Game Day: Braves 8, Yankees 3

The Braves rapped out 12 hits, including a pair of triples, in a solid team victory Sunday afternoon against a young but scrappy and well-coached Yankees team.
Matt got the scoring started in the top of the 2nd inning, driving in Anthony and Alec with a hard single to center field.
In the words of Coach Dave, Tyler took one for the team that same inning, getting plunked on the leg. In the top of the 4th inning, Tyler delivered a piece of sweet-swinging payback, ripping a single to right field. Mr. T stole second and eventually came around to score on a grounder by Jason.
On the mound, Chris opened up the game by tossing 5Ks in 2-plus innings. Matt battled through a strange rule-book drama (more on that later). Alec continued his recent mastery with two scoreless innings to close out the game. All three pitchers benefited from strong defense. Jack picked a hard hit ball at third and threw a runner out. Chris caught a big fly to center field. And a tip of the catcher's mask to Anthony, who threw out a runner trying to steal second, with Jason applying the tag.
Rule book believe it or not: Bottom of the third, the Yankees batting, bases loaded, one out. Matt pitching. The Yankees batter hit a short fly just past Matt's grasp. Ryan picked up the ball and fired to catcher Nick standing on the plate. So that's easy to figure -- two outs, and the bases are still loaded, right?
Umm, not in this case. When the short pop-up was in the air, one of the umpires invoked the infield fly rule, a rule of sportsmanship designed to avoid situations where the team on defense could let a short fly ball drop to the ground and get a quick double play. Because the umpire had invoked that rule and the ball dropped to the ground, the batter was automatically out, and the other runners could advance at their own risk. Because the runner racing from third was then not forced to run home, he had to be tagged out. So he was called safe.
Yes, this is esoteric and confusing, and I doubt any of our boys had that in mind, nor could we expect them to at this age.
More highlights and note:
Batting: Chris reached safely each time, with a walk, a single and a triple. Connor slammed a triple to left center: the force of hit had me wondering if that would be our first homer of the season. Scott hit two singles and scored twice.
Give the other guys credit: Jason hit a rocket liner down the third base line, which was speared by the Yankees' third baseman.
Next game: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday June 9, vs. the White Sox. Look for a future email from the coaches on particulars.