Dominguez Delivers Again Despite Series-Opening Loss in Hartford
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Hartford Yard Goats by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday night at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford, Connecticut. RHP Matt Sauer (3.1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 4 BB, 5 K) was tagged with his second loss of the season. CF Jasson
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Hartford Yard Goats by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday night at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford, Connecticut.
RHP Matt Sauer (3.1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 4 BB, 5 K) was tagged with his second loss of the season.
CF Jasson Dominguez (2-for-5, RBI, R, HR, K) hit his 12th home run of the season and second in the last three games during the fourth inning.
JASSON DOMINGUEZ CANNOT BE STOPPED
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 19, 2023
The #Yankees top prospect lifts off for his 12th homer of the year, a game tying solo blast 💥 👽 pic.twitter.com/l7lHaCNwvP
The performance marks the first time in Dominguez’s career where he has posted multiple hits in four straight games. Dominguez has also now posted multiple hits in six of his last seven games (12-for-27) and multiple hits in eight out of 13 games played during the month of July. His 19 multi-hit games lead the Patriots.
During July, Dominguez is slashing .333/.424/.510 (.934 OPS) with 7 RBI, 7 R, 2 HR, 1 3B, 1 2B, 8 BB and 7 SB. Since the first day of July, Dominguez has raised his batting average 23 points to a season-high .220.
SS Trey Sweeney (1-for-5, 3 RBI, 3B, K) brought home Somerset’s final three runs with his second triple of the season. Sweeney has collected 5 RBI in his last two games.
Box Score: 7-18-23