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 Akron RubberDucks (60-38) @ Somerset Patriots (58-40) LHP Adam Scott (2-2, 3.41) vs. RHP Jhony Brito (2-2, 4.24) Friday, August 27, 2021 | Game #99 | Home Game #51 7:05 p.m. | TD Bank Ballpark | Bridgewater, NJ Radio: 1450 WCTC| TV: MiLB.TV Down the RubberDucks: The Somerset Patriots take on the Akron RubberDucks for the first Patriots Breakdown Overall..........................................................................................58-40 time this season. Last night, the Patriots scored six of their seven runs on three home runs. First Half.....................................................................................38-21 Somerset has taken two of the first three against Akron. Second Half................................................................................20-19 Home............................................................................................30-20 Road.............................................................................................28-20 Playoff Picture: The Double-A Northeast League will feature a two-team playoffs this season Streak..............................................................................................W1 with one best-of-five Championship Series played between the two teams with the best overall Day...................................................................................................5-4 records regardless of division. The Patriots currently find themselves 0.5 games behind the Night.............................................................................................53-36 Bowie Baysox for the second playoff spot and 2.0 games behind theAkron RubberDucks for Vs. Northeast Division.............................................................26-15 the best overall record in the league. The Portland Sea Dogs are also in the conversation, cur- Vs. Southwest Division............................................................32-25 rently 1.5 game behind Somerset and 2.0 games behind the Baysox for the final playoff spot. 15 Vs. NL Affiliates.........................................................................36-17 of the Patriots’ final 21 games of the season are against Akron and Bowie. Vs. AL Affiliates.........................................................................22-23 Breaux, Chill: C Josh Breaux is 6-for-12 (.500) this week against the RubberDucks including 1-Run............................................................................................12-10 2-Run................................................................................................6-7 two doubles and a pair of home runs. He has now hit safely in six-straight games, over which 3-Run................................................................................................5-7 he is batting .400 (10-for-26) with two home runs, five RBI and six runs. Breaux now has 21 4+Run..........................................................................................35-18 Extras................................................................................................7-5 home runs on the year between High-A and Double-A. He currently ranks second in home Shutout...........................................................................................15-5 runs in the Yankees minor league system, trailing only his teammate Dermis Garcia (25). W/ HR..........................................................................................46-30 No HR..........................................................................................12-10 0 Errors.........................................................................................28-23 Dermis Dingers: INF Dermis Garcia hit his team-leading 25th home run of the season last 1-2 Errors......................................................................................29-15 night. Garcia owns the most homers among Yankees farmhands this season and lists eighth 3+ Errors...........................................................................................1-2 among all minor leaguers. The righty also continued a five-game hit streak with a pair of hits vs. LHP.........................................................................................13-13 last night. Over the streak, Garcia is 7-for-21 (.333) with a homer and four RBI. He is also bat- vs. RHP.........................................................................................45-27 ting .276 in August with a .349 OBP, raising his overall average on the year from .179 to .203. Somerset Score 1st.....................................................................39-13 Opp Score 1st.............................................................................19-27 Post Milone: Thomas Milone extended his on-base streak to a team-high 38 games with a base Score 3-........................................................................................10-26 Score 4+.......................................................................................48-14 hit Wednesday night. Milone’s streak dates back to May 11th and spans three tours in Somerset sandwhiched around two separate stops with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He has now Lead after 7th................................................................................44-3 Tied after 7th..................................................................................2-6 reached base safely in 42 of the 43 games in which he’s played with Somerset. Trail after 7th................................................................................4-25 Lead after 8th................................................................................42-0 Medina Magic: Tied after 8th..................................................................................4-5 RHP Luis Medina struck out a career-high 12 batters last night. Medina retired Trail after 8th................................................................................2-27 the first eight batters he faced, striking out five of them, and finished with a no-decision after tossing 5.1 innings of two-run, two-hit baseball. Medina finished a streak of 13.1 consecutive May.................................................................................................16-7 June..............................................................................................15-10 innings without a walk when he walked Victor Nova in the third. The streak began after he July...............................................................................................16-12 lasted just two innings and walked five on August 6 vs. the Bowie Baysox. August..........................................................................................11-11 September.......................................................................................0-0 Arms Race: Somerset’s pitching staff owns the lowest ERA (3.36), BAA (.211), and most shutout Series Record..................................................................................8-4 wins (15) across all MiLB levels. Additionally, the team boasts the second-lowest WHIP (1.16) Sweeps (SOM-Opp)......................................................................1-0 and ranks fifth in strikeouts (1,075). The Patriots pitching staff is just six strikeouts away omfr a Somerset vs. Akron franchise record for a single season. The current high (1,080) was set in 2016. 2021 vs. Akron.................................................................................2-1 @ AKR.....................................................................0-0 @ SOM.....................................................................2-1 Battering Bastidas: INF Jesus Bastidas snapped a 15-game on-base streak last night. Bastidas All-Time...........................................................................................2-1 @ AKR.....................................................................0-0 reached base safely in all 15 games to start his time at the Double-A level since his promotion @ SOM.....................................................................2-1 on 7/18 and hit safely in 12 of those 15 games. He currently owns a .283 batting average with a .415 OBP in Double-A, including a .424 OBP over eight games in August. UPCOMING PROBABLES Double-A Northeast League Standings Northeast Division W L GB L10 Stk Southwest Division W L GB L10 Stk Sat., Aug. 28, 7:05 p.m. vs. AKR Pilkington (L) vs. Vasquez (R) Somerset 58 40 - 5-5 W1 Akron 60 38 - 5-5 L1 Sun., Aug. 29, 5:05 p.m. vs. AKR Hillman (L) vs. Wesneski (R) Portland 55 40 2.0 3-7 L5 Bowie 58 39 1.5 6-4 W1 New Hampshire 46 48 10.0 5-5 W1 Altoona 52 45 7.5 6-4 W1 Binghamton 44 52 13.0 6-4 L1 Erie 52 47 8.5 3-7 L1 Reading 39 60 19.5 5-5 W3 Richmond 50 49 10.5 6-4 L1 Hartford 33 64 24.5 4-6 W2 Harrisburg 37 61 23.0 5-5 L2 2021 SOMERSET PATRIOTS GAME NOTES Page 1 ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ STARTING PITCHER ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ JHONY BRITO | RHP CAREER HIGHS Height Weight B/T IP (START): 8.0, 8/24/19 vs. KAN 6-2 160 R/R HITS: 12, 8/30/19 vs. GVL RUNS: 8, 6/17/16 vs. DSL IND Born: February 17, 1998 ERs: 8, 6/17/16 vs. DSL IND Birthplace: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic WALKS: 3, 2x most recent: 7/27 vs. WIL Acquired: International Free Agent Signing (2015) STRIKEOUTS: 10, 7/21 @ ABD School/High School: HOME RUNS: 2, 2x most recent: 8/30/19 vs. GVL PITCHES: