Yard Goats Fall to Somerset in Hartford

May 22, 2021 - Eastern League (EL)
Hartford Yard Goats News Release

Hartford, CT- The Somerset Patriots defeated the Hartford Yard Goats by the score of 7-2 on Saturday night in front of a sellout of 6,372 at Dunkin' Donuts Park. It was the first sellout of the season for the Yard Goats with the ballpark operating at 100% capacity. The Yard Goats had a 2-1 in the fourth inning and it was a 4-2 game going to the ninth inning. Hartford DH Elehuris Montero blasted his fourth home run of the season, a long shot off the videoboard. The Patriots are in first place in the Northeast Division with a 12-5 record.

The Patriots scored the first run of the game on a solo home run by Dermis Garcia, a solo shot in the first inning, off Hartford starter Garrett Schilling. It was Garcia's fourth home run this week and his 10th RBI in the series.

The Yard Goats tied the game in the second inning as Jimmy Herron cracked an RBI single scoring Sean Bouchard. Hartford took a 2-1 lead in the third inning as Elehuris Montero blasted a home run off the videoboard in left field.

Somerset took a 3-2 lead in the fourth inning when Max Burt smashed a two-run homer scoring Max McDowell. Meanwhile, three Somerset relievers held the Yard Goats to just one run over the final seven innings. The Patriots added three runs in the ninth inning.

The Yard Goats wrap up their first homestand on Sunday afternoon (1:05 PM) against the New York Yankees affiliate, the Somerset Patriots. Tickets are available by visiting the Yard Goats website, yardgoatsbaseball.com. The game will be broadcast on AM 1410 WPOP and FM 100.9 FM and newsradio1410.iheart.com.

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Somerset 7, Hartford 2

WP- Reid Anderson (1-0)

LP- Garrett Schilling (0-1)

T-2:58

A-6,372

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