Five Home Runs Power Patriots To Big Win In Portland
Portland, Maine – The Somerset Patriots (29-15) defeated the Portland Sea Dogs (22-23) by the score of 12-4 at Hadlock Field on Sunday afternoon.
Portland, Maine – The Somerset Patriots (29-15) defeated the Portland Sea Dogs (22-23) by the score of 12-4 at Hadlock Field on Sunday afternoon.
Back-To-Back 💣 💣
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) May 29, 2022
Elijah Dunham (7) with a birthday bomb followed by another from Jeisson Rosario (3) in the first. pic.twitter.com/0qrvxFFNmN
Back-to-back home runs in the first inning by Elijah Dunham (7) and Jeisson Rosario (3) put Somerset up 4-0.
Portland answered with two home runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning by Nick Sogard (2) and Pedro Castellanos (7) to make it a 4-3 ballgame.
Two more home runs by Brandon Lockridge (3) and Andres Chaparro (7) in the second put the Patriots up 8-3.
The Sea Dogs got a run back on a Christian Koss single in the third inning.
🚨Breaux Bomb💣🚨
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) May 29, 2022
Josh Breaux hits his ninth long ball of the season and our fifth of the game❗️ pic.twitter.com/aZ7m1P4MZP
Josh Breaux (9) hit Somerset’s fifth home run of the game in the top of the sixth for a 9-4 advantage.
Rosario added two more on a double in the ninth to finish with his second straight three RBI game. Max Burt added a sacrifice fly in the inning for the 12-4 final.
Mitch Spence (2-2) struck out seven and allowed four runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings pitched for the win. Jay Groome (2-2) suffered the loss after he allowed eight runs on six hits in two innings pitched.
The 2022 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford will continue on the road on Monday with a 4:05 pm game versus the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. 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