Yard Goats Beat MLB Veteran Carlos Carrasco
September 13, 2024 - Eastern League (EL)
Hartford Yard Goats News Release
Akron, OH- Sean Sullivan fired a season-high six scoreless innings, and the Yard Goats scored two runs off veteran Carlos Carrasco, who was on a MLB rehab assignment, as Hartford shutout Akron 3-0 on Friday night at Canal Park in Ohio. The Yard Goats scored the first run in the third inning on a balk, and Adael Amador followed with an RBI double off Carrasco, who has won 110 games in 15 major league seasons with the Cleveland Guardians and New York Mets. Kyle Datres smashed a solo home run in the fifth inning. Relievers Anderson Bido, Alec Barger and Zach Agnos retired nine of ten batters faced ending the Yard Goats five-game losing streak.
Carrasco retired the first six batters before Bladimir Restituyo led off the third inning with a double. Zach Kokoska followed with a solid single to right field putting runners at the corners. Carrasco was called for a balk allowing Restituyo to score and giving Hartford a 1-0 lead. Adael Amador then belted a double over the centerfielder's head scoring Kokoska to make it 2-0. Carrasco departed after three full innings.
Yard Goats starter Sean Sullivan retired six of the first seven batters and allowed just one hit over the first three innings. After working around a two-out single in the fourth inning, he hurled a 1-2-3 fifth. The left-hander got help on a nice double play after a leadoff single in the sixth inning. He turned things over to the bullpen in the seventh.
The Yard Goats made it a 3-0 game as Kyle Datres cranked a solo home run over the left center field fence in the fifth inning off reliever Aaron Davenport. The line drive shot was his ninth home run of the season.
Relievers, Anderson Bido, Alec Barger and Zach Agnos retired nine of the final ten batters of the game. Agnos struck out the last two batters and retired the side in order for his sixth save.
The Yard Goats continue a six-game series against the RubberDucks at Canal Park in Ohio on Saturday night at 6:05 PM. RHP Connor Van Scoyoc will start for the Yard Goats and Trenton Denholm will start for the RubberDucks. The game will be broadcast on the free Audacy app and milb.tv.
--
Final: Hartford 3, Akron 0
WP: Sean Sullivan (2-0)
LP: Carlos Carrasco (0-1)
S: Zach Agnos (6)
Time: 2:10
• Discuss this story on the Eastern League message board...
Eastern League Stories from September 13, 2024
- Crawford's Clutch Hitting Not Enough as Harrisburg Defeats Reading on Friday - Reading Fightin Phils
- Yard Goats Beat MLB Veteran Carlos Carrasco - Hartford Yard Goats
- Akron Falls 3-0 to Hartford - Akron RubberDucks
- Messinger Mutes Cats in Shutout Win, Magic Number Shrinks to Two - Somerset Patriots
- Senators Outdistance Reading Friday Night - Harrisburg Senators
- Third Straight Win Highlighted by Ten Late Runs - Altoona Curve
- Strong Bullpen Effort Falls Short - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
- Workman Falls a Single Shy of the Cycle as Erie Beats Bowie - Erie SeaWolves
- Binelas Leads Sea Dogs to 6-3 Win - Portland Sea Dogs
- Curve Score 10 Unanswered Runs Late to Beat Squirrels - Richmond Flying Squirrels
- Baysox Bats Sputter in Friday Defeat - Bowie Baysox
- Binghamton Falls to Portland on Friday - Binghamton Rumble Ponies
- Anthony Rizzo Inducted into the Portland Sea Dogs Hall of Fame - Portland Sea Dogs
- September 13, 2024 Sea Dogs Game Notes - Portland Sea Dogs
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.