Zoilo Almonte 3 home runs vs Braves 072314

Zoilo Almonte of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders hit three home runs in a 12-4 victory over the Gwinnett Braves on July 23, 2014. Scranton/Wilkes Barre is the Triple A team of the New York Yankees. For the game he was 4 for 6 with 3 home runs, 7 RBI, and 3 runs while batting third and playing right field. He hit a solo shot in the first inning, had a 3-run blast in the third and finished with another 3-run blast in the fifth. He has split the season between SWB and the Yankees as he has hit .287/.330/.507 with 16 HR, 55 RBI, 39 R, 5 SB in 72 games at SWB and .160/.160/.280 with 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB in 10 games with the Yankees. Across two MLB seasons with the Yankees he has hit .221/.254/.298 with 2 HR, 10 RBI, 10 R, 4 SB in 44 games. He originally signed with the Yankees in 2005 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Almonte turned 25 on June 10.