Dees Deals, Jones Homers In Thursday Loss
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Hartford Yard Goats 7-5 on Thursday night at TD Bank Ballpark in game three of a six-game series. Somerset has now dropped four straight contests for the first time this season. RHP Bailey Dees (6.2 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 H, 0
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Hartford Yard Goats 7-5 on Thursday night at TD Bank Ballpark in game three of a six-game series. Somerset has now dropped four straight contests for the first time this season.
RHP Bailey Dees (6.2 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 9 K) struck out the first six batters he faced in the ballgame in order on his way to matching a career-high with 9 K. Over his last ten starts dating back to 4/13 @ NH, Dees has pitched to a 2.65 ERA in 54.1 IP with 56 K and a 1.12 WHIP. Dees matched a career-high in strikeouts, which he set earlier this season on 4/18 vs. HFD, going 6 IP with 3 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 9 K. Dees recorded 6+ strikeouts for the sixth time over 11 starts this season. The right-hander ranks among the Eastern League leaders with 59 K (7th) and 57.2 IP (4th).
Bailey Dees matches a season and career-high with 9️⃣ strikeouts🎟️🥊 pic.twitter.com/NaZOtswLxE
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) June 7, 2024
DH Spencer Jones (1-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, R) clubbed a three-run homer in the 2nd inning to give Somerset a 4-0 lead. Jones’s blast marked his fourth homer of the season and second in his last six games. Over his last six games dating back to last Friday 5/31 vs. BOW, Jones is 8-for-26 (.307) with 2 HR, 10 RBI, and 6 R. The Yankees No. 2 prospect has reached safely in 18 of his last 19 games since 5/16 vs. POR. Thursday marked Jones’s fifth multi-RBI performance of the season. Jones has recorded an RBI in 5 of his last 6 games.
SPENCER JONES WAYYYYY GONE!
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) June 6, 2024
The #Yankees No. 2 prospect crushes his fourth homer of the season, a three-run blast to make it 4-0 in the 2nd! pic.twitter.com/fu88OertH8
2B Ben Cowles (2-for-4, R) recorded a multi-hit game for the second straight night, also scoring a run. Cowles has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games. Cowles’s 16 multi-hit games this season are tops on the team.
CF Grant Richardson (2-for-4, 2B) doubled in the 8th inning, pushing home a run on an error which occurred the same play. Richardson recorded his 14th multi-hit game of the season, trailing only Cowles for the Patriots team lead. Richardson’s .273 BA this season is T-2nd on the team among qualified players, while his 13 2B are 2nd, despite only playing in 39 of Somerset’s 54 games.