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Cole Figueroa steals Masahiro Tanaka's spotlight in Yankees minors

Masahiro Tanaka, making his second rehab start, delivered the headlines, but Cole Figueroa delivered the power.

Batting ninth, the second baseman was 5-for-5 with five RBIs, a double and a home run in Yankees' Triple-A affiliate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's 9-6 win over Pawtucket on Wednesday.

All of Figueroa's hits came with two outs.

Figueroa's bases-loaded double in the second inning drove in three runs. He singled in the third, but Jonathan Galvez was tagged out at home. Figueroa singled in the sixth but was stranded when centerfielder Mason Williams struck out swinging. A solo home run in the eighth was Figueroa's fourth RBI of the day, and his line drive single to center in the ninth scored catcher Austin Romine for the fifth RBI.