Patriots Win To Move Into First Place Tie With One Game To Go
Bridgewater, NJ – In a must-win game, the Somerset Patriots (43-25) defeated the Hartford Yard Goats (43-25) by a final score of 2–1 before a season-high crowd of 8,069 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night.
Bridgewater, NJ – In a must-win game, the Somerset Patriots (43-25) defeated the Hartford Yard Goats (43-25) by a final score of 2–1 before a season-high crowd of 8,069 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night.
Elijah Dunham puts us on the board with an RBI single in the bottom of the third! He’s now 9-for-17 during the series with a hit in all five games! pic.twitter.com/3Gkz8x9G6Q
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) June 26, 2022
Elijah Dunham plated the first run of the evening with an RBI single in the bottom of the second that brought home Anthony Volpe. Dunham batted 1-for-2 on the night with two walks and an RBI. He has collected a hit in his last six games and is 10-for-21 this series.
Basti-Bomb #8 💣😱
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) June 26, 2022
Jesus Bastidas crushes a solo shot to extend our lead to 2-0 in the fourth! pic.twitter.com/2GxEp0tHdy
Jesus Bastidas (8) extended the lead to 2-0 the next inning with a no-doubt solo homer to left field.
After Brenton Doyle knocked in Aaron Schunk in the top of the eighth for the first Hartford run of the game, Dunham robbed Kyle Datres of a base hit with a diving grab to end the inning and prevent the game from being tied.
Will Warren (3-2) registered 5.1 innings shutout innings and fanned seven batters for the win. His seven strikeouts were the most in a Patriots uniform this season. Nick Bush (5-5) allowed two earned runs through 4.2 frames for the loss. Carson Coleman (5) notched the final six outs and punched out the final batter for the save.
The winner of tomorrow’s matinee game will take the first half Northeast Division title and clinch a postseason berth.
The 2022 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford will continue at home with a 1:05 pm game against the Yard Goats on Sunday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark.
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.
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