Yankees' Anthony Volpe picks up first hit of rehab assignment; George Lombard Jr. notches another multi-hit game for Double-A
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Anthony Volpe continues his road back to the Yankees with his second rehab start playing for the Somerset Patriots on Thursday night.
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The Yankees shortstop played five innings and finished 1-for-3 with a strikeout on the night. After going hitless in his two at-bats on Tuesday -- batting against Phillies ace Zack Wheeler -- Volpe has the first hit of his rehab assignment.
Batting second in the lineup, Volpe grounded out to third base in his first at-bat. In his second at-bat in the third inning, Volpe swung and missed on a 3-2 pitch down in the zone. He's struck out three times in his first five at-bats since starting his rehab assignment. But Volpe got the barrel on the ball in his third at-bat, this time coming in the fifth.
On a 3-0 count, Volpe had the greenlight and drove the ball up the middle for a base hit.
Anthony Volpe gets his first hit on his rehab assignment! pic.twitter.com/PPdiY98U3l
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that the plan is for Volpe to play back-to-back games on Thursday and Friday. The shortstop will take Saturday off before taking the field again on Sunday.
From there, Volpe will head to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where his workload will increase.
Yankees top prospect George Lombard Jr. started at third base for the Patriots on Thursday before shifting over to shortstop once Volpe's night was done.
Lombard's scorching-hot start to the minor league season continued, as he went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk through six innings of Thursday's game.
Over his first 10 games, Lombard is hitting .425 and has five multi-hit games this season.