Stovall Homers Twice as Yard Goats Win Eighth Straight, Take First Place
July 26, 2022 - Eastern League (EL)
Hartford Yard Goats News Release
Hartford, Conn - Hunter Stovall cracked two solo homers to left field, and Willie MacIver launched his 13th home run of the season, as the Hartford Yard Goats beat the Portland Sea Dogs 6-1 in front of a sellout crowd Tuesday night at Dunkin' Donuts Park. Red Sox pitcher and UConn product Matt Barnes pitched a scoreless inning in relief for Portland as part of a Major League rehab assignment. Hartford won its eighth consecutive game and moved into first place in the Eastern League Northeast Division for the first time since June 25. The Yard Goats have won 11 of 13 games against the Sea Dogs.
Hartford jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning off Portland's starter Bryan Mata. MacIver, Isaac Collins, and Daniel Montano started the inning with walks. Hunter Stovall's groundout plated MacIver to get the Yard Goats on the board. Grant Lavigne stepped up to the plate and lined an RBI single to right field, doubling Hartford's lead.
Yard Goats starting pitcher Nick Bush allowed one run through four and two-thirds innings, striking out five batters. Portland scored on an RBI double by David Hamilton in the fifth, but Phineas Del Bonta-Smith secured the final out of the frame, keeping Hartford in front by a run.
In the bottom of the frame, Stovall launched a solo shot to left, adding some insurance for the Yard Goats. The homer was the shortstop's seventh of the campaign and extended Hartford's lead to 3-1. In the sixth, MacIver crushed a two-run homer to left-center field, adding to the Yard Goats' lead. Stovall homered again in the seventh, his second solo blast of the game, tallying Hartford's sixth run.
The Yard Goats continue their homestand against the Red Sox affiliate, the Portland Sea Dogs, on Wednesday night at 7:05. RHP Mitch Kilkenny will start for the Yard Goats and RHP Victor Santos will start for the Sea Dogs. The two squads will battle it out five more times, with the series concluding on Sunday afternoon.
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Final: Hartford 6, Portland 1
WP: Noah Gotsis (4-2)
LP: Bryan Mata (1-1)
T- 2:45
A- 6,850
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