Arias Bashes Multiple Hits in Regular Season Finale
The Somerset Patriots dropped the regular season finale against the Hartford Yard Goats 5-3 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ on Sunday afternoon. The Patriots fell to 11-7 against the Yard Goats this season, including a 7-5 record at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots closed the season 74-64, marking
The Somerset Patriots dropped the regular season finale against the Hartford Yard Goats 5-3 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ on Sunday afternoon.
The Patriots fell to 11-7 against the Yard Goats this season, including a 7-5 record at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots closed the season 74-64, marking Somerset’s best regular season record since 2024.
Patriots’ pitching punched out 11 batters, marking the fifth time in the last six games Somerset struck out double-digit hitters. Somerset ended the regular season with a .269 K% - ranking fourth in Double-A.
Michael Arias ends a scoreless first inning with a NASTY changeup for his first strikeout! 😤 pic.twitter.com/xV1INaz7Sx
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) September 13, 2026
RHP Michael Arias (2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K) made his first start of the season. Arias recorded his seventh consecutive scoreless outing to pump his scoreless inning streak to 12.0 innings to end the 2026 regular season.
After a 13.1 IP scoreless streak from April 30 to June 3, the 12.0 IP scoreless streak is Arias’ second of 12.0-plus innings this season. Across his last nine games, he’s allowed a 0.60 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and .176 BAA with 14 K to 4 BB in 15.0 IP.
RHP Chris Veach (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K) worked his fourth consecutive scoreless outing across all levels. Dating back to May 23, Veach registered nine scoreless outings in his last 10 games pitched across all levels. During that span, he posted a 0.73 ERA, 1-0 record, 0.65 WHIP and .100 BAA with 3 SV in 12.1 IP.
CF Jace Avina (2-for-4, BB, R) notched his 29th multi-hit game of the season. Reaching base in 12 of his last 13 games of the year, Avina slashed .283/.356/.453 with 2 HR, 5 XBH and 6 RBI in that span. Avina closed the season with a .254/.350/.467 slash line with 21 HR, 68 RBI and 16 SB.
Roderick Arias SMACKS a game-tying RBI single! 💥 pic.twitter.com/nVgqypEJk5
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) September 13, 2026
3B Roderick Arias (2-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 SB, 1 R) secured his ninth multi-hit game with Somerset this season. Arias’ stolen base was his career-high 38th this season, surpassing his 37 SB with Tampa in 2024. Arias’ 38 SB are tied for eighth in the Yankees minor league system.
1B Josh Moylan (1-for-3, BB) ended his season on a season-long 11-game on-base streak. During Moylan’s 11-game on-base streak, he went 13-for-33 (.394/.459/.818) with 4 HR, 13 RBI and 6 XBH. After hitting .223/.291/.490 with 16 HR and 40 RBI in his first 70 games of the season across all levels, Moylan debuted a new batting stance on July 11. After the switch, he ended the year slashing .271/.328/.525 with 13 HR and 40 RBI in 52 games.
2B Connor McGinnis (1-for-4) finished the season with hits in three straight games. After having a .547 OPS in his first 20 games at Double-A, McGinnis slashed .267/.353/.476 with 10 HR and 38 RBI in 62 games after clubbing his first Double-A home run on June 16 in Portland. McGinnis ended with a .357/.460/.476 slash line with a HR, 8 RBI and 3 XBH in 15 games against Hartford this season.
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