Yanks' Manny Banuelos finally allows runs
Lefthander Manny Banuelos pitches for the Yankees in a spring training start against the Red Sox on March 14, 2011. Credit: AP
DUNEDIN, FLA. -- For the first time this spring, Manny Banuelos allowed a run. And he didn't stop there.
In a rare poor outing by the Yankees' top-ranked prospect, the lefthanded pitcher allowed two walks, then a three-run home run by Edwin Encarnacion, a triple by Brett Lawrie and a run-scoring single by Colby Rasmus. Four runs on three hits and two walks, raising his earned run average to 7.20 from 0.00.
"He's a young guy. He's got four pitches to be in the big leagues. With experience, he's going to learn how to make adjustments during the games," said catcher Francisco Cervelli, who sat and talked with him for a while in the clubhouse. "It's just a bad day. The next time, he's going to come back and do what he always does."
"A lot of it has to do with feeling comfortable, and finding timing," he said. "I've kind of been between timing mechanisms. I'm trying to eliminate some of the extra movement, and getting acclimated to that. It's almost like you're going backward at first."
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