Jones Goes Deep Again, Somerset Falls in Reading Opener
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by Reading Fightin’ Phils on Tuesday night by a final score of 10-4 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, PA. RHP Zach Messinger (6.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 HR) matched his career-high mark of nine strikeouts for the
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by Reading Fightin’ Phils on Tuesday night by a final score of 10-4 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, PA.
RHP Zach Messinger (6.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 HR) matched his career-high mark of nine strikeouts for the first time this season and third time in his career.
Messinger pitched through the sixth inning for the third time in four starts this season. He ends the day as the Eastern League leader in innigns pitched with 23.0 and strikeouts with 27.
CF Spencer Jones (3-for-5, 2 RBI, R, HR, K) smashed his second home run of the season in the fourth inning to give the Patriots a 3-1 lead.
The homer signaled Jones’ second straight game with a home run, marking the second time in his career that Jones has homered in back-to-back games (July 18-19, 2023 with High-A Hudson Valley).
Jones put together his third straight multi-hit game and his second straight three-hit game. It’s the third time in Jones’ career that he has eclipsed three hits in back-to-back games and the first time since May 13-14, 2023 with High-A Hudson Valley.
Over his last three games, Jones is now 8-for-13 (.615 AVG) with 3 RBI, 5 R, 2 HR and 3 SB.
Spencer Jones is a MACHINE!
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) April 23, 2024
The #Yankees No. 2 prospect has homered in back-to-back games, as we take a 3-1 lead in the 3rd! pic.twitter.com/vC3N5N2nS2
SS Jordan Groshans (2-for-4, RBI, R, 2 K) made his Patriots team debut and picked up his first two hits for the team.
1B JC Escarra (2-for-4, RBI, R, 3B, 2B) accomplished his third multi-hit game of the season with two extra-base hits.
2B Ben Cowles (1-for-2, RBI, BB, K) reached base twice and hit his Eastern League-leading eighth double of the season, which was also his Eastern League-leading 10th extra-base hit of the season. Cowles ends the day as the Patriots’ team leader in BA (.345) and OPS (1.003).