FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Interstat) — Cade Denton allowed one earned run over 4 1/3 innings and Jared Thomas went 3 for 4 with a home run as the Hartford Yard Goats beat the Somerset Patriots 5-3 Sunday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2026, in Eastern League play at TD Bank Ballpark. Hartford improved to 66-70. Somerset fell to 72-64. Denton struck out five and gave up two hits for the win. Davison Palermo pitched two innings for his second save. Brady Kirtner took the loss. Hartford collected 10 hits, while Somerset had eight. Roderick Arias went 2 for 5 with two RBIs for Somerset. Michael Arias threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief. Chris Veach and Trent Sellers each tossed scoreless relief for Somerset, and Matt Keating added a scoreless inning. Sam Weatherly allowed one earned run over 2 2/3 innings for Hartford. Attendance was 4,910, and the game lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes.