The Eastern League returned, and all six series saw the road team win the first game of the weekend series.
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Patriots Four-Run Fourth Leads to Win over Portland
Somerset scored two in the first and one in the third. In the fourth, a Jackson Castillo RBI single, a Jace Avina RBI double, a wild pitch, and a passed ball led to the Patriots scoring four to make it 7-0. Portland got a solo home run from Brooks Brannon. Connor McGinnis homered for the Patriots in the win. Jack Cebert for Somerset went 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing a hit. He walked two and struck out nine.
Akron Blanks Binghamton
Josh Hartle got the start for the RubberDucks, going five scoreless innings. He allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out six, improving to 4-4. Jacob Cozart led the offense going 2-4 with a three-run home run. Binghamton’s two hits came from Chris Suero and Jose Ramos.
Delgado Two-Run Home Run Leads Altoona past Reading.
The Curve broke a 2-2 tie on a wild pitch in the sixth. In the seventh, Keiner Delgado hit a two-run home run to take a 5-2 lead. They won the game 6-2.
Fisher Cats Score Two Early and Two Late to Beat Harrisburg
New Hampshire got RBI singles from Hedbert Perez and Dub Gleed to take a 2-0 lead in the first. Jorge Burgos added insurance with a two-RBI single in the eighth; he also had an RBI double in the seventh. Devin Fitz-Gerald led the Senators with two hits and the lone RBI in a 5-2 loss.
Yard Goats Three-Run Seventh Leads Them Over Chesapeake
Hartford trailed the Baysox 2-1 entering the seventh as GJ Hill tied it with an RBI ground-rule double. Andy Perez then broke the tie with a two-run single. Jack O’Dowd hit a three-run home run in the ninth en route to their 7-3 win. Thomas Sosa homered for Chesapeake in the loss. Jack Mahoney went six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out four.
Stephenson Leads Erie over Richmond
The SeaWolves got on the board in the first on an Andrew Jenkins sacrifice fly. They added another in the sixth on a Justice Bigbie strikeout, but it was a wild pitch. Seth Stephenson singled home two runs in the top of the ninth to secure the win. E.J Exposito hit a solo home run for Erie to secure a 5-2 win. Richmond got runs on groundouts. Kenny Serwa went five scoreless innings, allowing two hits, two walks, and two strikeouts. Yunior Marte for Richmond went five innings, allowing two runs on two hits. He walked one and struck out six.
