Cole Shoves On Major League Rehab In Front Of Record Crowd As Patriots Drop Opener
The Somerset Patriots dropped their series opener to the Hartford Yard Goats 5-4 on Tuesday night at TD Bank Ballpark in front of a record 8,260 fans. Somerset’s season high attendance of 8,260 also set a new Double-A era (2021-present) high. RHP Gerrit Cole (3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 BB,
The Somerset Patriots dropped their series opener to the Hartford Yard Goats 5-4 on Tuesday night at TD Bank Ballpark in front of a record 8,260 fans. Somerset’s season high attendance of 8,260 also set a new Double-A era (2021-present) high.
RHP Gerrit Cole (3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 5 K) threw 3.1 shutout frames with 5 K in his first game of rehab assignment. Cole became the sixth different Yankee to appear with Somerset on rehab assignment this season and 31st in franchise history.
#Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole in his first start on MLB rehab assignment:
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) June 4, 2024
3️⃣.1️⃣ IP | 0️⃣ R | 2️⃣ H | 4️⃣ K pic.twitter.com/LPoq2WF2t7
C Ben Rice (2-for-4, 2B, 2 R, BB) registered his 13th multi-hit performance of the season, tied for the second-most on the team. Rice extended his on-base streak to 13 games, over which he’s batting .340 with 10 RBI, 11 R, 5 2B, and 4 HR. Rice has now reached via BB in 3 of his last 4 games. His 32 BB are T-1st in the Eastern League. The Yankees No. 12 prospect ranks among the Eastern League leaders with 12 HR (T-1st), .511 SLG (5th), .893 OPS (5th), 32 BB (T-1st), 21 XBH (T-5th), 92 TB (4th), and 36 R (3rd).
RF Grant Richardson (1-for-3, 2 RBI) laced a two-run single in the 8th inning to cut the Patriots deficit to one run. Tuesday marked Richardson’s seventh multi-RBI performance of the season. Richardson has RBI in 2 of his last 3 games, and his 24 RBI place fourth on the team despite only playing in 37 of the team’s 52 games.
2B Anthony Seigler (1-for-3, HR, RBI, R) put Somerset on the board with a solo home run in the 3rd. Seigler has a hit in each of his last four games, over which he’s 6-for-15 (.400) with 4 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R, and 2 SB. Seigler has now homered four times over a four-game span for the first time in his career. Before Friday’s game vs. Bowie, Seigler had not homered in 38 games to begin the season. His 4 HR through 42 G is only three shy of his career-high mark of 7 HR, set in 97 G in 2022.
FIRE ME UP SEIGS💣
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) June 4, 2024
Anthony Seigler puts us on the board with his 4th homer in his last 4 games💪 pic.twitter.com/yLTB2xpnPL