SOMERSET PATRIOTS SIX-TIME ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1 Patriots Park * Bridgewater, NJ 08807 * 908.252.0700 www.somersetpatriots.com Somerset Patriots (30-23) vs. New Britain Bees (28-27) Game #54 * Wednesday, June 27 * 7:05 pm * TD Bank Ballpark * Bridgewater, NJ On The Air: 1450 WCTC; WCTCam.com Twitter: @SOMPatriots @MarcSchwartz26 @8oyle PATRIOTS BREAKDOWN Series at a Glance (1st) Home Road Overall Tuesday (7:05 pm) SOM [LHP] Duane Below (3-2, 3.50 ERA) vs NB [RHP] Kyle Simon (3-4, 4.19) Season: 21-13 9-9 30-22 Wednesday (7:05 pm) SOM [RHP] Kyle Davies (0-3, 5.00 ERA) vs NB [RHP] Rainy Lara (3-2, 3.39) Day: 8-2 3-2 11-4 Thursday (7:05 pm) SOM [RHP] David Kubiak (3-0, 1.50 ERA) vs NB [LHP] Andy Van Hekken (2-5, 4.41) Night: 13-12 6-6 19-18 1-Run Gm: 12-4 2-1 14-5 2-Run Gm: 0-4 0-3 0-7 FIRST PLACE BEST PLACE: Somerset has at least shared first place every day Patriots vs. Bees in 2018 3 -Run Gm: 3-2 1-1 4-3 this season and have been alone in first for 55-straight days. The Patriots held at 4+Run Gm: 6-4 6-3 12-7 least a share of first place for 72-straight days in the first half last year. Date SITE RESULT Extras: 3-1 0-0 3-1 06/07 @ NB L 5-3 Hit a HR: 8-4 6-3 14-7 MAGIC NUMBER: Somerset’s magic number to win the first half is at seven. 06/08 @ NB W 12-5 No HR: 13-10 3-5 16-15 06/09 @ NB L 5-4 That means any combination of Patriots wins and New Britain Bees loses totaling 0 Errors: 9-8 7-2 16-10 06/10 @ NB L 6-3 seven will clinch a first half championship. The magic number over the Long 06/15 vs NB W 7-0 1-2 Errors: 11-4 2-4 13-8 nd Island Ducks (tied in 2 with the Bees) is at six thanks to Somerset’s tiebreaker. 06/16 vs NB L 7-5 3+ Errors: 1-2 0-2 1-4 06/17 vs NB W 2-1 OPPOSING STARTER LOT OF BUZZ: The Patriots welcome the red hot New Britain Bees for a huge 06/26 vs NB vs. LHP: 11-4 2-2 13-6 three game set to finish off the final home-stand of the first half. New Britain is 06/27 vs NB vs. RHP: 10-10 7-6 17-16 12 -3 in their last 15 games, and currently own the season series lead over the 06/28 vs NB SCORING FIRST Patriots 4-3. 08/02 vs NB Patriots: 13-5 7-4 20-9 08/03 vs NB Opponent: 8-10 2-3 10-13 EASY BEING TEASLEY: LHP Rick Teasley returned from a two-week stretch on 08/04 vs NB PATRIOTS SCORE the inactive list on May 24th. Since his return, he has allowed just five earned runs 08/05 vs NB 08/31 @ NB 3 or less: 5-10 1-5 6-15 over 33.2 IP in six starts, good for a 1.34 ERA, to go along with 32 strikeouts. 09/01 @ NB 4 or more: 16-3 8-4 24-7 09/02 @ NB TWINBILLS STARTING TO SMASH: Kyle Roller has been showing off the power lately, with DH Gm 1: 3-1 1-0 4-1 three HR and four RBI in his last seven games. His OBP over this stretch is .393. PATS vs. New Britain: 2-1 DH Gm 2: 4-1 0-0 4-1 PATS @ New Britain: 1-3 AFTER INNING INSANE DUANE: LHP Duane Below retired 21 of the final 23 batters he faced in Up 6th: 13-3 9-0 22-3 his 6/19 start @ Lancaster. He has earned back-to-back wins by allowing three PATS ‘18 Stat ‘18 Rank Tied 6th: 7-2 0-1 7-3 runs over 12 IP (2.25 ERA) and ranks fourth in the league in BB/9 (1.443). AVG: .266 3rd Runs: 238 4th Down 6th: 1-9 0-7 1-16 HR: 26 8th Up 7th: 11-2 8-0 19-2 K IS FOR KUBIAK: RHP David Kubiak dished out 8 Ks over 7.1 IP on Wednesday in the win at Lancaster. He carries a 1.50 ERA and has allowed just K: 358 2nd (least) Tied 7th: 5-1 0-2 5-3 BB: 183 4th six walks and 18 hits with 36 strikeouts in his first 30 innings pitched this year. Down 7th: 0-8 0-6 0-14 SB: 58 2nd______ Up 8th: 13-0 8-0 21-0 ERA: 3.56 3rd HOT ROD: Alfredo Rodriguez is currently riding a seven-game hit streak, over Tied 8th: 3-2 0-1 3-3 Saves: 13 T-4th which he is batting .448 (13-29) with two doubles, two runs and four RBI to bring Down 8th: 0-9 0-7 0-16 HR: 48 t-1st (most) his average up to .311. He ranks sixth in the league in hits (56), 10th in batting DAY K: 407 4th (.311) and in the top 20 in both at bats and doubles. BB: 134 1st (least) Monday: 0-0 0-1 0-1 Tuesday: 2-3 2-1 4-4 STARTING OFF RIGHT: Somerset starting pitchers have tossed at least five IP 2018 ATTENDANCE BESTS Wednesday: 7-1 1-1 8-2 and have allowed no more than three ER in 20 of the last 21 games. Since June 7,606 (6/16) Thursday: 2-3 1-1 3-4 3rd, starters are 9-4 with a 2.64 ERA (38 ER in 129.1 IP) and a 129/33 K/BB ratio. Friday: 4-2 2-1 6-3 7,598 (6/15) Saturday: 0-5 2-1 2-6 7,044 (6/6 (1)) RIORDAN ROARIN’: RHP Cory Riordan ranks second in the league in IP (63.1), 6,832 (5/11) Sunday: 6-0 1-2 7-2 fourth in K (49), second in BB/9 (1.28) and fifth in ERA (3.13). 6,617 (6/17) MONTH 6,213 (6/23) April 3-0 0-0 3-0 AGE JUST A NUMBER: Endy Chavez has a hit in nine of his last 10 games, 6,106 (4/27) May: 9-6 6-5 15-11 including eight RBI over his last five. The 40-year old is batting .325 (13-for-40) 6,071 (6/2) June: 9-7 3-4 12-11 over this stretch with a home run, seven runs scored and eight RBI. 6,022 (5/20) July: 0-0 0-0 0-0 5,868 (5/19) August: 0-0 0-0 0-0 ME AND JULIO: OF Julio Borbon has reached base safely in 22 of his last 24 5,763 (6/3) September: 0-0 0-0 0-0 5,630 (5/9 (1)) games with two HR, 18 RBI, nine SB and 23 runs over his last 28 games. He’s hit 5,418 (4/29) safely in 30 of his last 36 games, is second in the league in doubles (15), tied for VERSUS TEAM second in extra-base hits (21), and tied for second in runs (35). RW: 8-2 - 8-2 NB: 2-1 1-3 3-4 PATRIOTS HITTER’S NOTEBOOK LI: 4-2 2-1 6-3 JULIO BORBON Top 10 in runs scored (35), RBI (30), and stolen bases (12); 2nd in league in 2B (15) LIBERTY: 14-5/0-0 3-4/0-0 17-9/0-0 ALEX CASTELLANOS On the DL with hamstring injury; 4 HR and 17 RBI in only 92 AB LAN: 0-2 3-4 3-6 SMD: 1-2 0-0 1-2 ENDY CHAVEZ ALPB batting champion w/ Bridgeport in 2016 (.345); Only 10 K in 123 AB this year SL: 4-2 2-1 6-3 DANNY DORN After red hot start in month of June, is hitless in last 19 AB YRK 2-2 1-0 3-2 AARON DUDLEY Was hitting .400 on May 11 with a 1.042 OPS, .467 OBP, and .575 SLG before slump FREEDOM: 7-8/0-0 6-5/0-0 13-13/0-0 MIKE FRANSOSO T-11th in the league in hitting (.308), 2nd in OBP (.420), and T-7th in Runs (32) YOVAN GONZALEZ Hitting .208 vs RHP, .306 vs LHP with a .764 OPS and only 2 K in 36 AB nd SCOTT KELLY 94 career stolen bases ranks third all-time (22 shy of Michael Warner for 2 ) CRAIG MASSEY .333 average, .441 OBP after missing first two weeks of the season with an injury JUSTIN PACCHIOLI Hitting .304 vs LHP; Has raised average from .190 on May 24 to .258 ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ Patriots are 13-5 in games which he has scored this year; 10th in league in hitting KYLE ROLLER Led ALPB in SLG (.591), OBP (.429) & OPS (1.020), 3rd in AVG (.326) last year JUSTIN TRAPP 13 SB are tied for 4th in the league; hitting just .063 with 1 RBI with RISP & 2 Out ADAM WEISENBURGER Hitting .318 vs. LHP with .455 SLG and .839 OPS; 4 HR, 17 RBI in just 93 AB JERMAINE CURTIS Joined the Patriots on June 25 lmo SOMERSET PATRIOTS SIX-TIME ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1 Patriots Park * Bridgewater, NJ 08807 * 908.252.0700 www.somersetpatriots.com TODAY’S STARTER: #36 DUANE BELOW LHP HT: 6’3” WT: 210 lbs AGE: 32 RESIDES: Lakeland, FL Pitches: 4SFB (89-92), CUT (83-88), CH (82-84), 12-6 CRV (78-82) *19th Round Draft Pick by the Detroit Tigers in 2006 (Grew up one hour from Detroit in Britton, MI) *2017 Atlantic League All-Star with the Patriots as a reliever; finished 5-1, 2.88 ERA in 46 games (3rd on team), 62.1 IP, 65 H, just 9 BB, 58 K *Had a WHIP of just 1.19 last year, a 6.5 K:BB ratio, and a 1.29 BB/9 (2nd in Atlantic League for pitchers with >30 IP (Riordan 1st, 1.06)) *Did not allow a run in first 9 appearances last year; first half ERA of 2.21 en route to the All-Star Game, where he tossed a scoreless inning *Also did not allow a single earned run or a BB in final 12 appearances of the season (playoffs included) *Had 14 outings of 2+IP last year, and only gave up an earned run in 3 of those such outings *Spent first 8 pro seasons in the Tigers organization, making his MLB debut on 7/20/11 *Made 43 total MLB appearances from 2011-2013 with Detroit and Miami *2-5, 4.27 ERA and 45 K in 73 IP in his MLB career *Also spent 2 years with the New York Mets organization, mostly with AAA-Vegas in 2015-16 2018 START-BY-START DATE/OPP SCORE DEC.