Jones Reaches Stolen Base Milestone, But Somerset Falls on Saturday
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Erie SeaWolves on Saturday night by a final score of 5-3 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. The Patriots stole 5+ bases on the SeaWolves for a second straight night, now totaling 16 stolen bases in the series and 236 on the
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Erie SeaWolves on Saturday night by a final score of 5-3 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ.
The Patriots stole 5+ bases on the SeaWolves for a second straight night, now totaling 16 stolen bases in the series and 236 on the season to lead all Double-A teams and rank sixth in Minor League Baseball.
All five games in the series vs. Erie have been decided by two runs or less.
The loss clinched a season series loss for the Patriots against the SeaWolves, dropping them to 4-7 vs. Erie.
RHP Yoendrys Gomez (4.0 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 4 BB, 5 K) made his career-high 18th start of the season and threw a season-high 83 pitches in the game.
DH Spencer Jones (2-for-4, R, BB, 2. K) put together his fourth multi-hit game out of 11 at the Double-A level.
Jones stole second base in the fifth inning, accomplishing the first 40 stolen base season of his professional career. Jones joins former Patriots Brandon Lockridge (Double-A and Triple-A) and Jasson Dominguez (Double-A, Triple-A, MLB) as the only three players in the Yankees organization with 40 steals this season. Jones has four stolen bases in the series vs. Erie.
Jones extended his Double-A best hit streak to four games in which he is now 7-for-16 with 2 R, 4 SB, 3 BB and 1 HBP. During the streak Jones has pieced together three multi-hit games and has an OBP of .550.
Mission Accomplished✅@Yankees top prospect Spencer Jones has stolen his 40th base of the season. pic.twitter.com/l3myBI9Ym9
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) September 10, 2023
LF Jeisson Rosario (2-for-4, RBI, R, K, SB) put together his 20th multi-hit game of the season, which leads all active members of the Patriots. Rosario ends the night batting a season-best .220.
Rosario extended his hit streak to seven straight games, tying his longest hit streak of the season. During the streak, Rosario is 11-for-26 with 5 RBI, 4 R, 2 2B and 4 BB with an OBP of .500.
C/1B/2B/RHP Mickey Gasper (0.2 IP, 1 BB) came in to record the final two outs in the top of the ninth inning, making his third career pitching appearance and his first since 2019.