Julio Carreras highlighted a four-run seventh inning with a two-run double with two outs to help the Yard Goats to a 4-2 come-from-behind victory against the Reading Fightin Phils on Sunday afternoon in front of a sellout crowd at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Hartford. Will Gaddis worked two scoreless innings for the win while improving to 5-0.
The Yard Goats won the series, taking four of six from Reading and will host the Yankees’ affiliate, Somerset, on Tuesday night to begin a six-game series in Hartford.
The Fightin Phils opened the scoring in the first inning on Wendell Rijo’s home run off Mike Ruff. Reading added a run in the second as Kevin Vicuna cranked a solo home run.
Phillies pitching prospect Mick Abel worked five scoreless innings and yielded just a single with three walks and eight strikeouts.
The Yard Goats rallied for four runs in the seventh off the Reading bullpen. Hartford loaded the bases and Tyler Hill’s grounder scored Brenton Doyle to make it 2-1. Carreras followed with a two-run double, scoring Zac Veen and Hill to give the Yard Goats a 3-2 lead. Hunter Stovall added an RBI single to make it 4-2.
Fineas Del-Bonta Smith and Gaddis each worked two scoreless innings of relief, and Steven Jones recorded two strikeouts for the save.
