Yankees prospect Carlos Lagrange earns 1st professional save
Lagrange’s first impression was bumpy. He issued a wild pitch that allowed the runner on third base to score, but the 23-year-old induced a weak fly ball to close the eighth.
COMPLETE YANKEES PROSPECT COVERAGE
Back on the hill for the ninth — his fifth time working in multiple innings in six appearances as a reliever — Lagrange worked himself into some trouble. Enmanuel Valdez hit a hard liner for a single, and Langangre hit Jhostynxon Garcia with a pitch to put two on with nobody out.
Then, Lagrange struck out Rafael Flores Jr. on three pitches, induced a flyout from Dominic Fletcher and struck out Nick Cimillo on four pitches to tie a bow on the effort.
In the process, Lagrange topped 101.5 mph on his fastball twice and reached triple digits six times. He has a 1.98 ERA and .188 batting average against, in addition to 19 strikeouts, in 13 2/3 innings of relief.
