Fightin Phils Open Second Half With Win Over Patriots
Reading, Pennsylvania –The Reading Fightin Phils (1-0, 30-40) defeated the Somerset Patriots (0-1, 44-26) by the score of 3-2 on Tuesday evening at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Reading, Pennsylvania –The Reading Fightin Phils (1-0, 30-40) defeated the Somerset Patriots (0-1, 44-26) by the score of 3-2 on Tuesday evening at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Domingo Germán went 3.1 scoreless with 3 K’s for Somerset tonight. #RepBx pic.twitter.com/1QCu7rI2Bd
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) June 29, 2022
New York Yankees RHP Domingo Germán went 3.1 scoreless innings, allowed two hits and struck out three in his rehab start for Somerset.
Guess who?
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) June 28, 2022
Anthony Volpe’s 18th double of the season gives us the lead. pic.twitter.com/p6JOWLS91j
Anthony Volpe got the scoring started in the top of the third with an RBI double down the left field line.
Reading took the lead with a three-run fifth inning. Wendell Rijo and Jonathan Guzman’s RBI singles and a Vito Friscia RBI double made it a 3-1 ballgame.
Somerset got one back in the eighth when Jeisson Rosario drew a bases loaded walk for the 3-2 final.
Noah Skirrow (4-4) went seven innings and allowed a run on five hits for the win. Mitch Spence (2-4) took the loss after he allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits in 2.2 innings of work. Brian Marconi (10) earned the save with a perfect ninth inning and two strikeouts.
The 2022 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford will continue on the road in Reading with a 7:00 pm game against the Fightin Phils at FirstEnergy Stadium on Wednesday night.
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.
To learn more, visit: www.somersetpatriots.com