Fightin Phils Hold Off Patriots Surge For Win

Reading, Pennsylvania - The Reading Fightin Phils (4-1, 33-41) defeated the Somerset Patriots (1-4, 45-29) by a score of 9-6 on Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium.

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Rodolfo Duran gets us on the board in first inning, but the Patriots now trail 3-1 heading to the bottom of the third. pic.twitter.com/PqQsXpPEoF

— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 2, 2022

Rodolfo Duran’s RBI single up the middle scored Anthony Volpe to give the Patriots an early 1-0 lead in the first.

Reading answered in the bottom of the frame to take the lead. The first run came home on a wild pitch followed by sacrifice flies by Aldrem Corredor and Wendell Rijo for a 3-1 advantage.

The Fightins extended the lead in the third on a bases loaded walk by Jack Conley and an RBI single by Kevin Vicuna in which another run scored on an error to make it a 6-1 game.

Back-To-Back home runs by Chad Bell (10) and Michael Beltre (4).

It’s the third straight night with a home run for Bell🛎 pic.twitter.com/QdOPzNsAJi

— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 3, 2022

Back-to-back home runs by Chad Bell (10) and Michael Beltre (4), and a bases loaded hit by pitch of Duran, cut the lead to 6-4. It was the third straight game in which Bell went deep.

Beltre struck again in the seventh with an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-5.

Bases loaded walks to Rijo and Conley, as well as a hit by pitch of Vicuna, gave Reading a four-run lead in the seventh.

🚨Anthony Volpe home run🚨

The @Yankees top prospect launches his 11th home run of the season.#RepBX #PatriotsInPinstripes pic.twitter.com/b2QeY1dDy5

— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 3, 2022

Volpe (11) crushed a solo home run in the eighth for the 9-6 final.

Jack Perkins (2-3) got the win with three runs on five hits in 2.2 innings of work. Luis Medina (2-3) suffered the loss after he allowed six runs (five earned) on two hits in 2.2 innings pitched. JoJo Romero (2) earned the save with a scoreless ninth inning pitched.

The 2022 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford will continue on the road on Sunday night with a 6:45 pm game versus the Reading Fightin Phils at FirstEnergy Stadium. Fans can catch all the action on FOX Sports New Jersey 93.5 FM | 1450 AM, the Flagship Station for Patriots Baseball.

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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