June 29-30

The blast furnace opened for business in earnest on Friday, in the evening I was west of the river in York for the first time in five weeks. The Revolution hosted the Somerset Patriots in the opener of a weekend series, game-time temperature was advertised as 95 degrees. They have a time/temperature clock in the ballpark which I have always thought reads perhaps a few degrees warmer than it really is, if it wasn't actually 95 the humidity made it feel like it. When I'm in York I usually sit on the third-base side where the sun sets behind some concession areas, it affords some early shade before the sun actually hits the horizon. On nights like this the strategy pays off. The Revs took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run single by Melky Mesa, in the fourth the Patriots tied it thanks to a York fielding error. Somerset went ahead 3-2 in the ninth, in the home half Mesa singled and Michael Burgess followed with a two-run shot to right field giving the Revs the walkoff 4-3 win. Logan Williamson started for York and worked six innings in the heat, Grant Sides was the winning pitcher in relief. Jenny and I did our usual lunch date on Saturday, the rest of the day was spent indoors with the AC on and running. Take care, thanks for reading.