Yard Goats rally past Baysox

Michael Toglia hit two homers, driving in five runs, as the Hartford Yard Goats rallied to an 8-7 victory over the Baysox in Bowie, Maryland, on Sunday afternoon. The Yard Goats won five of six in the series at Prince George’s Stadium.

Bowie took a 4-0 lead on two-run homers by Hudson Haskin in the first and Jordan Westburg in the third. Toglia pulled Hartford to 4-2 with a two-run shot to right-center in the fourth. Zach Watson put the Baysox up 5-2 with a homer to left in the bottom of the fourth. The Yard Goats took their first lead of the day in the seventh on an RBI double by Isaac Collins and a three-run homer by Toglia. Bowie regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Haskin and an RBI single by J.D. Mundy. Niko Decolati came through with the winning hit in the eighth for Hartford, singling home Aaron Schunk and Willie Maciver with one out in the eighth.

Yard Goats starter Noah Davis gave up seven hits and five runs in five innings, walking three and striking out four. Fineas Del Bonta-smith (1-0) got the win, pitching a scoreless seventh. P.J. Poulin pitched 1 ⅓ innings for the save, striking out two.

The Yard Goats open a six-game series at Richmond on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Hartford Athletic game at Tulsa postponed: Hartford Athletic’s game Saturday night against FC Tulsa in Oklahoma was postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak among the Tulsa squad. A new date for the match has yet to be determined. The statement from FC Tulsa said there were several positive COVID-19 tests in the organization. Hartford Athletic said none of their players or staff has tested positive.