Yard Goats Win Third Consecutive Game
Yard Goats Win Third Consecutive Game Reading, PA- The Hartford Yard Goats defeated the Reading Fightin Phils 3-1 on Tuesday night in the first of a six-game series at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania. Hartford starting pitcher Eiberson Castellano worked six innings and allowed just one run and had four
Yard Goats Win Third Consecutive Game
Reading, PA- The Hartford Yard Goats defeated the Reading Fightin Phils 3-1 on Tuesday night in the first of a six-game series at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania. Hartford starting pitcher Eiberson Castellano worked six innings and allowed just one run and had four strikeouts earning his first win as a Rockies farmhand. Bryan Betancourt homered, Braylen Wimmer had another two hits and Victor Juarez earned the save in the Yard Goats first road game of the season. Yard Goats starters are 3-0 and have allowed just three runs in 22 innings this season.
The Yard Goats scored a pair of runs in the third inning to take a 2-0 lead against Reading starter Brayden Tucker. Benny Montgomery started the rally with a leadoff single and scored on a sacrifice fly by Braylen Wimmer. Later in the inning, Reading catcher Kehden Hettiger threw the ball into left field while attempting to pick off Dyan Jorge at third base and Jorge scored giving the Yard Goats a 2-0 lead.
Hartford starter Eiberson Castellano worked around some early traffic before settling into his groove and got help by three double play grounders. The first-year Yard Goats hurler retired eight in a row before yielding a home run to veteran Alex Binelas in the fifth inning which made it a 2-1 game. Castellano finished strong in six solid innings and had four strikeouts before giving way to Alberto Pacheco who fired two scoreless innings in his Yard Goats debut.
The Yard Goats made it a 3-1 game as catcher Bryant Betancourt led off the ninth inning with a solo home run off reliever Saul Teran. The long homer to right field was the first of the season for Betancourt.
Victor Juarez worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning and recorded a strikeout for his second straight save.
The Yard Goats continue their six-game road trip on Wednesday evening (6:45 PM) in Reading, PA. LHP Griffin Herring will make his Yard Goats debut and will start for Hartford while RHP Luke Russ will start for Reading. The game will be broadcast on the free Audacy App, iHeartRadio app, Yard Goats website and streamed on MiLB.TV.