Athletics

The Marlins stormed to a 12-6 victory over the Yankees to win the Minors Division Championship game on Thursday, May 10. The team went undefeated in the playoffs winning four playoff games in a row against the League’s best. Starter Josh Swerdlow held the Yankees to 5 runs on 4 hits while striking out 3. Christopher Durante came on in relief for the last 2 innings, and shut down the Yankees for the rest of the game, striking out 5 of the last 6 batters he faced, giving up just 1 hit. More details on the game can be found on the game story. Congratulations, Marlins!