Dees Delivers Dominance As Patriots Seize First Place
The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 8-2 on Wednesday night in game two of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. Paired with a Portland loss, Somerset takes sole possession of first place in Northeast Division by 0.5 games with four left to play. Over their last
The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 8-2 on Wednesday night in game two of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. Paired with a Portland loss, Somerset takes sole possession of first place in Northeast Division by 0.5 games with four left to play. Over their last 26 games, the Patriots are 19-7 while outscoring opponents 128-73 (+55). In their last nine games, Somerset’s pitching staff has thrown to a 2.48 ERA and Eastern League best 0.90 WHIP. Cole Ayers, Matt Sauer, and Danny Watson combined to hurl 3.2 shutout IP of relief with 1 H, 0 BB, and 2 K. Since 8/13 @HFD, Somerset’s bullpen owns a Double-A best 2.12 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and 3.18 K/BB.
RHP Bailey Dees (5.1 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 4 K) earned his seventh win of the season, yielding 2 ER over 5.1 IP with 4 K. In his last four starts, Dees is 3-0 with 3 ER in 22.2 IP (1.19 ERA) and 29 K. Over his first 4 IP, Dees held the Fisher Cats off the board on 1 H and 1 BB with 3 K. Dees ranks among Eastern League leaders this season with 145 K (1st), 137.2 IP (5th), .226 AVG (5th), and a 1.25 WHIP (7th).
RHP Danny Watson (1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K) fired a shutout 9th inning with 1 K. Over his last six appearances, Watson has pitched to a 1.29 ERA in 7 IP with 4 H, 0 BB, and 7 K.
RF Jared Wegner (2-for-3, 3 RBI, R, 2B, BB) extended Somerset’s lead to 8-2 with a two-run single in the 8th inning as part of a two-hit, three-RBI night. Wednesday marked Wegner’s 11th multi-hit game of the season and 9th multi-RBI performance. Wegner’s 3 RBI matched a career high. Over his last 13 games, Wegner is batting .293 with 2 HR, 11 RBI, and 7 R.
Jared Wegner ropes a two-run single to extend the lead to 8-2 in the 8th😤 pic.twitter.com/197dVeu0r0
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2B Anthony Seigler (1-for-3, RBI, 2 R, BB) scored a pair of runs in the contest in addition to an RBI single in the 1st Over his last 25 games since 8/14, Seigler is batting .325/.434/.530 with 3 HR, 14 RBI, and 18 R. Seigler has reached base in five straight games. Seigler has worked a walk in three straight games and has 13 BB over his last 18 games. Seigler’s 42 BB since 6/17 are tops in the Eastern League, while his 61 BB this season lead the Patriots.