2021 SOMERSET PATRIOTS GAME NOTES Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees
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2021 SOMERSET PATRIOTS GAME NOTES Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees TD Bank Ballpark | 1 Patriots Park, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 | 908-252-0700 | SomersetPatriots.com | @ SOMPatriots Richmond Flying Squirrels (21-15) vs. Somerset Patriots (22-13) LHP Michael Plassmeyer (2-1, 3.64) vs. RHP Glenn Otto (2-2, 4.50) Tuesday, June 15, 2021 | Game #36 | Home Game #18 7:05 p.m. | TD Bank Ballpark | Bridgewater, NJ Radio: 1450 WCTC| TV: MiLB.TV Patriots Breakdown AFC Richmond: Somerset welcomes the Richmond Flying Squirrels to TD Bank Ballpark Overall..........................................................................................22-13 this week for the first meetings between the two sides. Richmond enters in fifth place in First Half.....................................................................................22-13 Second Half....................................................................................0-0 the Southwest Division despite sporting a 21-15 record. They feature two top-15 prospects Home..............................................................................................12-5 in the San Francisco Giants organization: No. 3 Heliot Ramos and No. 11 Sean Hjelle. Road...............................................................................................10-8 Streak..............................................................................................W1 LUUUUKE: New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit begins a rehab assignment with Day...................................................................................................3-2 Night.............................................................................................19-11 Somerset Tuesday night. He marks the second rehab assignment in franchise history (Zack Britton). Voit hit .277 with the Yanks in 2020, led all of Major League Baseball in Vs. Northeast Division...............................................................15-8 Vs. Southwest Division................................................................7-5 home runs (22) and ranked second in the American League in RBI (52). Voit has played in 12 games in the majors this season, and has already played in six games on rehab with Vs. NL Affiliates...........................................................................15-3 Vs. AL Affiliates...........................................................................7-10 Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He’s expected to be with the Patriots all week. 1-Run................................................................................................5-2 2-Run................................................................................................5-2 A New Hope: The Yankees announced 15 transactions involving the Patriots prior to 3-Run................................................................................................1-2 Tuesday game. Three players (RHP Luis Gil, RHP Greg Weissert, and LHP Matt Krook) 4+Run.............................................................................................11-7 Extras................................................................................................2-2 were transferred to Triple-A Scranton. Four players (RHP Reid Anderson, INF Oliver Shutout.............................................................................................4-2 Dunn, RHP Carlos Espinal, and RHP Shawn Semple) were transferred to High-A Hudson W/ HR..........................................................................................18-10 No HR..............................................................................................4-3 Valley. Seven new players (RHP Luis Medina, LHP Ken Waldichuk, RHP Hayden Wesne- 0 Errors...........................................................................................10-5 ski, RHP Zach Greene, RHP Nick Green, RHP Addison Russ, and INF Luke Voit) were all 1-2 Errors........................................................................................11-7 3+ Errors...........................................................................................1-1 transferred to Somerset. Additionally, INF Matt Pita was activated off the injured list. vs. LHP.............................................................................................6-2 vs. RHP.........................................................................................16-11 Birthday Boy: SS Oswald Peraza is celebrating his 21st birthday today. The No. 4 Yankees prospect also makes his home debut. He went 4-for-24 with one homer last week in Erie. Somerset Score 1st.......................................................................16-6 Opp Score 1st.................................................................................6-7 Score 3-..........................................................................................6-11 Digging the Long-Ball: Somerset hit six home runs in their most recent series in Erie. The Score 4+.........................................................................................16-2 team has 10 home runs over it’s last nine games and now have 45 home runs collectively Lead after 7th................................................................................14-1 on the season, second-most in the Double-A Northeast League (50, Bowie) and tied for Tied after 7th..................................................................................1-2 Trail after 7th..................................................................................2-9 sixth-most in all of Double-A (55, Northwest Arkansas). Lead after 8th................................................................................15-0 Tied after 8th..................................................................................1-2 Trail after 8th..................................................................................1-9 Home Run Dependant: Somerset scored 13 runs over its six-game series in Erie, with 11 of those runs being scored on a home run. The lone exceptions were a steal of home by May.................................................................................................16-7 June..................................................................................................6-6 Oswaldo Cabrera Friday night and a run-scoring fielder’s choice from from Diego Castillo July...................................................................................................0-0 when he started the play at second base Sunday afternoon. August..............................................................................................0-0 September.......................................................................................0-0 Starting with a Bang: The Patriots have hit 15 home runs in the first inning this season: Series Record..................................................................................4-2 Sweeps (SOM-Opp)......................................................................1-0 the most in all of Minor League Baseball and eight more than any other team in the Double-A Northeast League. Additionally, Somerset is collectively hitting .320 in the first Somerset vs. Richmond 2021 vs. Richmond.........................................................................0-0 inning - tops in the league - and is outscoring their opponents 38-14 in the first frame. @ RIC.......................................................................0-0 @ SOM.....................................................................0-0 All-Time...........................................................................................0-0 Hits and Misses: The Patriots pitching staff owns the lowest ERA (3.09) in all of Double-A @ RIC.......................................................................0-0 baseball. The team has also struck out the most batters (425), leads in WHIP (1.15) and has @ SOM.....................................................................0-0 the lowest batting average against (.202) amongst all Double-A teams. UPCOMING PROBABLES Double-A Northeast League Standings Northeast Division W L GB L10 Stk Southwest Division W L GB L10 Stk Wed., June 16, 7:05 p.m. vs. RIC Medina (R) vs. Kilian (R) Somerset 22 13 - 4-6 W1 Bowie 25 9 - 6-4 W2 Thur., June 17, 7:05 p.m. vs. RIC Waldichuk (L) vs. Hjelle (R) Portland 20 16 2.5 4-6 L4 Erie 23 12 2.5 6-4 L1 New Hampshire 14 21 8.0 5-5 W4 Altoona 22 13 3.5 6-4 W2 Fri., June 18, 7:05 p.m. vs. RIC Junk (R) vs. Toplikar (R) Binghamton 11 24 11.0 5-5 L2 Akron 20 14 5.0 4-6 L2 Reading 11 25 11.5 7-3 W3 Richmond 21 15 5.0 6-4 L1 Sat., June 19, 7:05 p.m. vs. RIC Wesneski (R) vs. TBD Hartford 10 26 12.5 3-7 L3 Harrisburg 12 23 13.5 4-6 W1 Sun, June 20, 1:05 p.m. vs. RIC Otto (R) vs. Plassmeyer (L) 2021 SOMERSET PATRIOTS GAME NOTES Page 1 ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ STARTING PITCHER ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ #19 GLENN OTTO | RHP CAREER HIGHS Height Weight B/T IP (START): 6.0, 3x most recent; 5/4/21 vs. HGB 6-5 240 R/R HITS: 10, 5/14/21 @ NH RUNS: 7, 2x most recent: 5/14/21 @ NH Born: March 11, 1996 (25) ERs: 7, 2x most recent: 5/14/21 @ NH Birthplace: Spring, Texas WALKS: 5 - 4/25/19 vs. CLR Acquired: Drafted by NYY 2017, 5th round STRIKEOUTS: 14, 5/20/21 @ HFD HOME RUNS: 1, 2x School/High School: Rice University/ Concorida Lutheran H.S. PITCHES: 92 - 4/18/19 @ CLR Highest Level: Advanced-A (2019 - Tampa) SCORELESS STRK: 6.1 IP, 5/8/21 - 5/14/21 CURRENT: Recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts and had a no-hitter through 4.1 IP @ HFD on 5/20...Named Double-A Northeast