By MARC `SCHWARTZ
May 12, 2021 at 10:40 PM
Micheal Beltre doubled home a run in the second inning in the Patriots 7-2 loss to the Fisher Cats.
Micheal Beltre doubled home a run in the second inning in the Patriots 7-2 loss to the Fisher Cats.
Credits: Heather Johns
May 12, 2021 at 10:40 PM
MANCHESTER, NH - The Somerset Patriots lost their second straight game against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 7-2 Wednesday night.
Somerset struck first with a two-out RBI double from Michael Beltre in the top of the second, and were cruising through the first four innings. The Patriots starting pitcher, Matt Krook, needed just 39 pitches to face the minimum over the first four innings.
By MARC RUSSINOFF
May 11, 2021 at 11:08 PM
Patriots catcher Donnie Sands doubled home 2 runs in the 8th inning and later scored, but the 3-run rally fell short.
Patriots catcher Donnie Sands doubled home 2 runs in the 8th inning and later scored, but the 3-run .
Credits: Heather Johns
May 11, 2021 at 11:08 PM
MANCHESTER, NH – The Somerset Patriots (5-2) at one point had erased their largest deficit of the season, but ultimately fell short to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (2-5) Tuesday night in a 6-5 loss to begin their longest road trip of the season.
The Fisher Cats had one of the top Toronto Blue Jays prospects, RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson (1-0) on the mound Tuesday night. Woods-Richardson, who had struck out eight batters over four innings in his first start of the year, struck out eight batters over five innings of one-run baseball this time out against Somerset.
Immaculata Grad Wagner Returns To Area With Somerset Patriots - Bridgewater, NJ - His versatility and solid bat are expected to be assets to the club in its first season as the Double-A affiliate of the Yankees.
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This past week, the minor leagues took the field for the first time since September 2019. It was a successful week within the Yankees organization, as three of the four affiliated teams finished the week with at least a share of first place in their respective divisions. In addition to team success, many of the Yankees top prospects put together outstanding season debuts. Since all four teams were off yesterday, let’s use the breather to take a look across the Yankees system at some of the top performers from week one of the minor league season.
And, like Chris Sale, Crawford spent 2020 rehabbing after Tommy John surgery.
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The Red Sox hope Sale’s return is as effective as Crawford’s was on Saturday at Hadlock Field.
Crawford, a right-hander in his fourth season as a pro, tossed four scoreless innings for the Portland Sea Dogs in a 5-1 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats before a pandemic-reduced capacity crowd of 1,835.
It was a textbook performance by Crawford, who established his fastball early – pinpointing on the corners – and then mixed in curveballs and plenty of cut fastballs (yes, Kutter throws a pretty good cutter). He gave up three hits and no walks while striking out five.