Pinstriped Performances: Patriots Walk Off To The Finals

A dramatic evening at TD Ballpark saw the Patriots rally past the Sea Dogs to book their place in the Eastern League Championship Series, while Scranton engineered a comeback of their own.

Michael Beltre. Photo by Matt Kardos

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (79-64): The RailRiders overcame a 5-2 deficit to score six unanswered runs, then held off a late Lehigh Valley rally for an 8-7 win, though Durham won as well to keep them at arm’s length.

• Star of the Game: Ben Rortvedt – 2-for-5, 1 home run (6), 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Rortvedt’s eighth-inning solo shot added to a one-run lead
• Estevan Florial: 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 2 stolen bases
• Armando Alvarez: 2-for-2, 1 double, 2 runs scored
• Tyler Wade: 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Michael Beltre: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 strikeout. Beltre tied the score with a two-run single in the sixth
• Zach Greene: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 27 pitches (19 strikes)
• Deivi Garcia: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 55 pitches (34 strikes). Garcia’s ERA sits at an unsightly 8.17
• Jose Mujica: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches (21 strikes). Mujica earned the win
• Michael Gomez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 18 pitches (10 strikes)
• Richard Rodriguez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches (9 strikes)
• Luke Bard: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches (11 strikes). Bard got the win despite a shaky ninth

Jasson Dominguez. Photo by Matt Kardos

Somerset Patriots: Down to their last out, staring at a winner-take-all Game 3 tomorrow night, the Patriots scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score, and then walked off in the 10th for a 6-5 win over Portland and a date with the Erie SeaWolves for the league title.

• Star of the Game: Brandon Lockridge – 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts. Lockridge drove in Jeisson Rosario, the automatic runner, with a ground-ball single to right field, sending everybody home
• Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 walks, 1 strikeout. Dominguez had his first multi-hit game at Double-A
• Austin Wells: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 walk
• Andres Chaparro: 1-for-5, 1 RBI, 2 strikeouts. Wells and Chaparro’s singles drove in the tying runs with two outs in the ninth
• Clayton Beeter: 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 6 K, 80 pitches (48 strikes)
• Steven Jennings: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches (7 strikes)
• Emmanuel Ramirez: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 22 pitches (13 strikes)
• Nick Ernst: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches (4 strikes)
• Matt Minnick: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 28 pitches (12 strikes)
• Tanner Myatt: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 pitches (5 strikes)
• Carson Coleman: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches (10 strikes). Coleman earned the win for his shutdown 10th inning, setting the stage for Lockridge’s heroics