Rehabbing Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton was 2 for 3 with three RBI as the Somerset Patriots beat the Portland Sea Dogs, 8-1, in an Eastern League game Tuesday in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey.
Stanton, who has yet to play for New York this season as he recovers from tendon injuries in both elbows, hit a two-run single in the fifth inning and an RBI single in the seventh. This was the first game of Stanton’s rehab assignment.
Sea Dogs starting pitcher David Sandlin allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out two.
Ronald Rosario hit an RBI single in the top of the ninth for Portland.
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