Patriots Top RubberDucks 2-1
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (33-19) defeated the Akron RubberDucks (30-23) by a final score of 2–1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday night.
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (33-19) defeated the Akron RubberDucks (30-23) by a final score of 2–1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday night.
Akron struck first when Julian Escobedo singled home Chris Roller in the top of the second.
Somerset took the lead in the bottom of the sixth after Chad Bell and Max Burt scored on back-to-back groundouts by Elijah Dunham and Josh Breaux to give the Patriots a 2-1 advantage. Burt went 2-for-3 with a run scored on the night.
Will Warren (1-1) impressed in his home debut with two strikeouts and an run allowed through six innings for the win. Steven Jennings retired the final three batters of the night for the save (2).
Joey Cantillo (2-3) gave up two runs in 5.1 innings pitched to suffer the loss.
The 2022 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford will continue at home on Thursday, June 9 with a 6:35 pm game against the RubberDucks at TD Bank Ballpark.
About The Somerset Patriots
The Somerset Patriots are the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate and develop today’s top minor league talent into the pinstriped superstars of tomorrow for MLB’s winningest team. The Patriots compete in the Double-A Eastern League and play their home games at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ, where fans of all ages and levels of baseball fandom get to enjoy the unique experience that is minor league baseball. To learn more, visit: www.somersetpatriots.com_._