Season-High Five Home Runs Power Somerset over Richmond Tuesday

The Somerset Patriots defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels in game one of a six-game series at The Diamond in Richmond, Va. on Tuesday by a score of 7-3.

The Patriots set a season-high with five home runs, which were all solo shots. Somerset also collected a season-high 15 hits. Somerset hit five home runs as a team for the first time since 6/7/24 vs. HFD.

RHP Brendan Beck (4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 6 K) threw a season high in pitches, strikes, and strikeouts in his fourth start of the season and did not factor into the decision.

At Your Beck and Call

The 2021 @Yankees' second-round draft pick Brendan Beck posted a new season-high in pitches, strikes, and strikeouts.

4.1 IP | 5 H | 2 R | 6 K
Pitches (Strikes): 72 (53) pic.twitter.com/zdh5kvlwlP

— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) April 30, 2025

At the conclusion of the game, Beck is second in the Eastern League in AVG (.149), third in WHIP (0.67) and fourth in ERA (0.93). After allowing a sacrifice fly in the second inning, Beck’s scoreless streak to begin his Double-A career ended at 16.1 IP spanning four starts. Beck has allowed two earned runs across 19.1 innings this season.

RHP Indigo Diaz (1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K) picked up his second win of the season in his team-leading ninth appearance out of the bullpen this season.

3B Dylan Jasso (3-for-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R) crushed his first multi-home run game at the Double-A level.

DYLAN JASSO GOES YARD AGAIN! 🌟

Jasso blasts his first multi-home run game at the Double-A level! pic.twitter.com/w134KgKmiN

— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) April 30, 2025

Jasso became the second player on the Patriots to tally a multi-home run game (Jones, 2x). Jasso hit two home runs in a game for the third time in his career, with the first two occurrences coming with Single-A Tampa. With five home runs on the season, Jasso tied Rafael Flores for the second most home runs on the team and entered into a six-way tie for third in the Eastern League.

CF Spencer Jones (1-for-4, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB, K) blasted his eighth home run of the season in the third inning.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER SPENCER JONES HOME RUN!

The @Yankees' minor league leader in home runs hits his eighth of the season! pic.twitter.com/DEehbRoA7R

— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) April 29, 2025

Jones continues to pace the Eastern League with eight home runs. Jones is second in Minor League Baseball, one home run shy of tying the Minor League lead.

1B Tyler Hardman (4-for-5, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, R, K) led the team in hits and collected three legs of the cycle.

We saw the @Yankees have a multi-home run inning and thought we'd give it a try. pic.twitter.com/eTXxCZ6iKT

— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) April 29, 2025

The performance marked Hardman’s third career four-hit game and his first since 7/28/23 vs. BOW.

C Rafael Flores (3-for-5, HR, RBI, R, 2 K) hit his fifth home run of the season in the eighth inning at an exit velocity of 109.6 mph and an estimated distance of 434 feet.

FIVE BIG BOOMS!@Yankees No. 15 prospect Rafael Flores hits the 5⃣th home run for Somerset! Patriots lead 7-2 in the eighth! pic.twitter.com/iFvTTfbg3G

— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) April 30, 2025

Flores has hits in ten of his last eleven games over which he is 15-for-44 (.341/.348/.659) with 11 RBI, 8 R, and 8 XBH. Flores leads all Yankees minor leaguers with 19 RBI this season, which ranks third in the Eastern League.

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