Fightin Phils Hold off Patriots' Surge for Win
July 2, 2022 - Eastern League (EL)
Somerset Patriots News Release
Somerset Patriots' Chad Bell rounding the bases after home run
(Somerset Patriots, Credit: Hannah Ally)
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.
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), 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.
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.
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