Yard Goats use 15 Hit Attack to Win Series Against the Bowie Baysox

Final: Hartford: 7 Bowie: 4

WP: Cande (1-0)

LP: Bright (0-1)

S: Darnell (1)

Time: 2:18

Attendance: 5,638

Hartford, Connecticut- Warming Bernabel and Bladimir Restituyo each had three hits, including a home run, as the Hartford Yard Goats beat the Bowie Baysox, 7-4 on Sunday at Dunkin Park. Bernabel and Restituyo each hit their first home runs of the season in a 15-hit effort helping the Yard Goats take four of six games on their opening homestand. Starter Jarrod Cande pitched five innings with five strikeouts to earn his first win. Evan Shawver relieved Cande with two scoreless innings. The Yard Goats are 5-2 and in first place in the Eastern League’s Northeast Division.

The Baysox scored the first run of the game on an Anthony Servideo single that brought home T.T. Bowens to make the score 1-0.

Bernabel led off the second inning with a home run to left field, against Baysox starter Trace Bright to knot the score at one apiece.

Restituyo led off the third inning with a go-ahead home run to give the Yard Goats a 2-1 lead.

Bernabel reached base again in the fourth inning on a single, and with two outs Zach Kokoska drove in Bernabel giving the Yard Goats a 3-1 lead.

The Yard Goats added some insurance on four runs in the seventh inning. With one out, Restituyo and Sterlin Thompson reached on back-to-back singles. Ryan Ritter struck out before Yanquiel Fernandez delivered with an RBI base knock, followed by a Zac Veen RBI single. Bernabel added a two run double to make the score 7-1.

The Central Connecticut State University alumni Bowens hit a three-run home run off Yard Goats reliever Seth Halvorsen in the eighth inning to bring the score to 7-4.

Dugan Darnell earned the save with a scoreless ninth inning. Dylan Beavers drew a leadoff walk and Samuel Basallo followed with a single to center field. Darnell got out of the jam as Silas Ardoin hit into a double play and Billy Cook flew out to center field.

The Yard Goats will take the field next on Tuesday night against the New York Yankees affiliate, the Somerset Patriots (6:35 PM) at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. RHP Andrew Quezada will start for the Yard Goats. The Yard Goats return to Dunkin Park on April 23^rd to begin a six game homestand against Red Sox affiliate, the Portland Sea Dogs. The games will be broadcast on the free audacy app and streamed on MiLB TV.