Thirteen-Inning Marathon Ends in Defeat, Patriots Lose Heartbreaker to Reading on Friday
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Thirteen-Inning Marathon Ends in Defeat, Patriots Lose Heartbreaker to Reading on Friday

Published on September 12, 2025 under Eastern League (EL)
Somerset Patriots News Release


Somerset Patriots' Garrett Martin at bat
Somerset Patriots' Garrett Martin at bat
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The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Reading Fightin Phils in game four of a six-game set at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, Pa. on Friday by a score of 8-4 in 13 innings.

With a 13-inning game, Somerset played in its longest game by innings count this season and the second-longest contest in Double-A franchise history (14 innings - 6/22/23 vs. NH). With a game time of three hours and 53 minutes, the Patriots played their longest game in terms of time of game this season. Somerset fell to 7-6 in extra-innings games this season and 1-2 in extra-innings contests this week. Somerset dropped to 10-6 against Reading this year. Somerset's 10 wins are tied for the second-most victories against any other team (22 vs. NH, 10 vs. POR). Somerset fell to 49-33 all-time against Reading. The Patriots are 9-2 in the month of September, the best record in all of Minor League Baseball.

LHP Brock Selvidge (7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 5 K) worked seven innings with five strikeouts and did not factor into the decision.

Selvidge matched a Double-A career-high 7.0 IP for the first time this season, the third time in his career and the first time since 5/11/24 @ALT. Selvidge becomes the third Patriots pitcher to pitch seven innings this year (C. Schlittler - 4/24 vs. HFD, E. Rodriguez-Cruz - 7/22 @ERI and 8/5 vs. BNG).

CF Garrett Martin (1-for-4, R, 3 RBI, HR, SF, BB, K) led the Patriots with three RBI, highlighted by a two-run shot to tie the game in the eighth inning.

Martin set a new career-high with his 13th home run of the season, surpassing his mark of 12 in 87 games with High-A Hudson Valley in 2024.

RF Jackson Castillo (1-for-3, 2 R, RBI, 2B, SF, SB, 2 BB, K) paced the team with two runs scored and drove in a go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly in the 12th.

In September, Castillo is 10-for-32 (.313/.395/.469) with 8 R, 3 XBH (2 2B, 1 HR), 3 RBI, 5 BB, 1 SF, 1 SB and an .864 OPS in nine games.

SS Max Burt (3-for-6, 2 2B, 2 K) led the Patriots by tying a career-high three hits, including two doubles in the fifth and ninth innings.

Burt played in his first game since 8/8 vs. BNG. Burt collected his eighth multi-hit game of the season, his seventh career three-hit game and his first since 4/30 @RIC.

CF Brendan Jones (1-for-5, R, BB, SB, CS, BB) stole third base and scored as the free runner in the 12th.

In September, Jones is 10-for-36 (.278/.435/.333) with 11 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 10 BB, 11 SB and a .768 OPS in 10 games. Jones extended his on-base streak to 16 games, tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the Eastern League, a streak that began on 8/26 @BNG. Over his last 16 games, Jones has gone 18-for-59 (.305/.438/.390) with 17 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 14 BB, 13 SB, and an .828 OPS. Since his on-base streak began on 8/26 @BNG, Jones leads all EL players in SB (13) and R (17), tied for the league lead in BB (14, T. Johnson - ALT), fourth in OBP (.438), and ninth in H (19). Jones leads the entire Yankees organization with 49 SB. Jones ranks second among Yankees minor leaguers in BB (81), third in R (88), sixth in RBI (69), tied for sixth in H (110), seventh in TB (178), eighth in XBH (38), and ninth in OPS (.756).

1B Coby Morales (2-for-6, 2 K) picked up his fourth multi-hit game at Double-A this year with back-to-back singles in the sixth and eighth innings.

SS George Lombard Jr. (0-for-4, HBP, BB, 3 K) collected his Yankee minor league-leading 86th walk of the season in the ninth inning.

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