Rodón Rolls, Moylan Mashes in Patriots’ Third Straight Win
The Somerset Patriots beat the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 5-1 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ on Thursday evening. The game was played in front of a sellout crowd of 6,585 – the 13th sellout at home this season. The win moved Somerset to 3.5 games back of first-place
The Somerset Patriots beat the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 5-1 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ on Thursday evening.
The game was played in front of a sellout crowd of 6,585 – the 13th sellout at home this season. The win moved Somerset to 3.5 games back of first-place Reading in the Northeast Division with 27 games remaining at the time of the game’s conclusion.
Somerset earned its eighth consecutive win over New Hampshire to secure the season series over the Fisher Cats.
The Patriots advanced to 13-8 against the Fisher Cats this season, including a 6-3 record at TD Bank Ballpark. Dating back to 2025, Somerset is 35-10 against New Hampshire.
With a scoreless tie entering the bottom of the second inning, Omar Alfonzo, Jackson Castillo and Connor McGinnis all reached base safely before Josh Moylan pounded a grand slam to give Somerset a 4-0 lead.
Moylan’s grand slam marked the second consecutive game that the Patriots have notched a grand slam and a franchise-record tying ninth grand slam of the season (2023). Somerset’s nine grand slams lead the Eastern League, are tied for the Double-A lead and are tied for second most in MiLB. With home runs in six of their last seven games, the Patriots’ 159 homers this season lead Double-A and are tied for seventh in MiLB at the time of the game’s conclusion.
Carlos Rodon looked FILTHY in his second rehab outing😤
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) August 14, 2026
4.1 IP | 0 R | 2 H | 1 BB | 7 K
58 pitches | 41 strikes pic.twitter.com/CFQbB8CQO7
LHP Carlos Rodón (4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K) tossed 41 of 58 pitches for strikes in his second rehab start due to left elbow inflammation between Somerset and Scranton Wilkes-Barre. Rodón allowed just three baserunners across 4.1 scoreless innings, striking out two batters in the second inning, three in the third and two more in the fourth. In two rehab outings with the Patriots and RailRiders, Rodón has allowed 3 R, 5 H and 3 BB while tallying 11 K in 7.0 IP (3.86 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and .200 BAA). Dating back to 2023, Rodón has allowed just 2 R off 9 H and 2 BB with 24 K in 16.2 IP across four rehab starts with Somerset.
Combining for 4.2 innings with one earned run allowed in relief of Carlos Rodón, Somerset’s bullpen has allowed two or fewer runs in seven of its last eight games, pitching to a 2.70 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in that span.
What a Double-A debut for Tyler Boudreau! 👏
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) August 14, 2026
3.2 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 6 K pic.twitter.com/cqyjkJbSjT
RHP Tyler Boudreau (3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K) piggybacked Rodón en route to his first Double-A win in his Somerset debut. Boudreau threw 30 of his 39 total pitches for strikes. Boudreau’s six punchouts marked his ninth outing this season with six-plus punchouts across all levels.
SS Core Jackson (1-for-4, RBI, SB) bounced an RBI single to center field, scoring Manny Palencia in the fifth inning. Jackson has an RBI in all three of his games at Double-A, improving to 3-for-11 with 4 RBI with the Patriots. Dating back to his time with Hudson Valley, Jackson has hit safely in seven of his last eight games. In that span, he’s slashing .333/.447/.567 with 4 XBH, 4 RBI and three multi-hit games.
LF Jackson Castillo (0-for-1, BB, HBP, R) extended his on-base streak to 12 games. During Castillo’s 12-game on-base streak, he’s reached safely in 20-of-50 plate appearances (.400 OBP).
2B Connor McGinnis (2-for-3, R) rocked a pair of singles for his 13th multi-hit effort with Somerset this season. McGinnis extended his on-base streak to 11 games. In that span, he’s slashing .244/.319/.390 with 2 HR, 10 RBI and 2 XBH. Since his first grand slam of the season and first Double-A home run on June 16, McGinnis is slashing .263/.332/.468 with 8 HR, 30 RBI and 18 XBH in 47 games.
Josh Moylan UNCORKS a GRAND SLAM 🍾
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) August 13, 2026
It's Moylan's career-high 20th HR across all levels this season! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/BCbRKtA6G9
1B Josh Moylan (1-for-3, HR, 4 RBI, R) smacked a grand slam in the second inning, pumping his career-high home run total to 20 across all levels this season. Moylan joins Garrett Martin (24), Tyler Hardman (23), DJ Gladney (21) and Yanquiel Fernández as one of five Yankees farmhands to hit 20 homers this season. Across his last 20 games, Moylan is batting .311/.338/.527 with 4 HR, 17 RBI, 8 XBH and four multi-hit games. Moylan improved his slash line to .298/.364/.553 with 3 HR and 12 RBI in 14 games against New Hampshire this season.
DH Manny Palencia (1-for-3, 2B, R) extended his on-base streak to seven games with a leadoff double in the fifth inning. After rocking just one extra base hit prior to July, Palencia’s eight XBH since July 1 have raised his season-long OPS from .504 to .660 in 19 games. Since the beginning of July, Palencia has eight multi-hit games and is slashing .380/.405/.577 with 3 HR, 9 RBI and 8 XBH in that span. Palencia’s .380 AVG leads all Double-A catchers and ranks third among all Double-A batters with over 70 plate appearances in that stretch.
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