Five Blasts Power Patriots Over Sea Dogs
Portland, Maine – Five home runs led the Somerset Patriots (8-7, 52-32) to an 8-2 win over the Portland Sea Dogs (11-4, 41-43) on Thursday afternoon at Hadlock Field.
Portland, Maine – Five home runs led the Somerset Patriots (8-7, 52-32) to an 8-2 win over the Portland Sea Dogs (11-4, 41-43) on Thursday afternoon at Hadlock Field.
Blake + Beltre + Burt = 4-0 lead pic.twitter.com/KSx8I3b1G2
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 14, 2022
Somerset jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second on a Blake Perkins RBI double, a Michael Beltre RBI single and a two-run blast by Max Burt (6).
🚨Volpe Bomb🚨
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 14, 2022
Yankees No. 1 prospect Anthony Volpe launches his 12th homer of the season. pic.twitter.com/e62Ac8T9Zm
Beltre (7) struck again in the fourth with a solo home run. Three batters later, Anthony Volpe (12) went deep to extend the lead to 6-0.
Portland got on the board in the fifth on RBI singles by Alex Binelas and Christian Koss to make it a 6-2 ballgame.
Blake Blast💥
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 14, 2022
Blake Perkins hits his seventh in the seventh. pic.twitter.com/Tzw1k6XF7i
Perkins (7,8) blasted a solo home run in the seventh and another in the ninth to finish the game 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI. It was his second multi-homer game of the season.
Blake Blast💥: The Sequel
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 14, 2022
Perkins adds another bomb (8) on the day for his second multi-home run game of the season. pic.twitter.com/XmTyRLPNVY
Luis Medina (3-3) picked up the win after he allowed two earned runs on seven hits and three strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched. Dylan Spacke (1-4) suffered the loss with four earned runs on six hits in three innings.
The 2022 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford will continue on the road on Friday night with a 6:00 pm game versus the Portland Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field. Fans can catch all the action on FOX Sports New Jersey 93.5 FM | 1450 AM, the Flagship Station for Patriots Baseball.
About the Somerset Patriots
The Somerset Patriots are the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate and develop today’s top minor league talent into the pinstriped superstars of tomorrow for MLB’s winningest team. The Patriots compete in the Double-A Eastern League and play their home games at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ, where fans of all ages and levels of baseball fandom get to enjoy the unique experience that is minor league baseball.
To learn more, visit: www.somersetpatriots.com