SOMERSET PATRIOTS SIX-TIME ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1 Patriots Park * Bridgewater, NJ 08807 * 908.252.0700 www.somersetpatriots.com Somerset Patriots (11-9, 53-37) vs. Sugar Land Skeeters (9-11, 39-51) Game #91 * Saturday, July 29th * 7:05 pm ET * Constellation Field * Sugar Land, Texas On The Air: WCTC-AM 1450; WCTCam.com; Twitter: @SOMPatriots @MarcSchwartz26 @ChrisDrabik PATRIOTS BREAKDOWN Series at a Glance st nd (1 /2 ) Home Road Overall Friday (8:05 pm) SL def. SOM 7-1; Talbot tosses six scoreless on three hits; three different Skeeters with home runs Season: 25-12/7-3 17-16/5-5 42-28/11-9 Saturday (7:05 pm) SOM [RHP] Connor Root (0-1, 3.62 ERA) vs SL [RHP] Jake Hale (6-3, 2.60 ERA) Day: 9-2/1-1 6-5/1-1 15-7/2-2 Sunday (7:05 pm) SOM [LHP] Efrain Nieves (1-2, 4.43 ERA) vs SL [RHP] Brett Marshall (6-6, 4.34 ERA) Night: 16-10/6-2 11-11/3-5 27-21/9-7 Monday (8:05 pm) SOM [RHP] Will Oliver (4-2, 5.01 ERA) vs SL [RHP] Bobby Blevins (4-6, 5.40 ERA) 1-Run Gm: 8-3/4-0 2-6/2-2 10-9/6-2 Tuesday (8:05 pm) SOM [LHP] Mike Antonini (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs SL TBA 2-Run Gm: 1-3/0-1 4-4/0-0 5-7/0-1 Wednesday (8:05 pm) SOM [RHP] Lucas Irvine (7-2, 3.60 ERA) vs SL [RHP] Mitch Talbot (4-2, 4.68 ERA) 3-Run Gm: 2-4/1-0 1-1/0-2 3-5/1-2 4+Run Gm: 13-2/2-2 10-5/2-2 23-7/4-4 Patriots vs. Skeeters in 2017 Extras: 6-3/1-0 1-0/0-0 7-3/1-0 PROMOTION-A-PALOOZA: 2017 has featured three different Patriots earning Hit a HR: 10-4/1-1 9-6/4-1 19-10/5-2 a promotion to MLB clubs, tying a franchise record (‘08): OF Chris Marrero (SFG), RHP Tyler Cloyd (SEA) & LHP Nik Turley (MIN). Marrero played in 37 games here Date SITE RESULT No HR: 14-8/6-2 8-9/0-5 22-17/6-7 in 2015, Turley appeared in 10 games (8 GS) in 2016 & Cloyd made three starts 05/16 vs SL W 2-0 0 Errors: 14-4/5-0 12-8/1-3 26-12/6-3 05/17 vs SL W 6-0 in 2017, earning his call-up just 27 days after his last Somerset appearance. 1-2 Errors: 11-7/2-3 4-8/3-3 15-15/5-6 05/17 vs SL L 7-4 There has been a record 19 Patriots to reach the majors after playing in Somerset. 3+ Errors: 0-0/0-0 1-0/0-0 1-0/0-0 05/18 vs SL L 4-3 OPPOSING STARTER 05/22 @ SL W 10-8 CONGRATS ARE IN ORDER: 14 Patriots have had their contracts purchased vs. LHP: 7-1/1-1 4-2/0-2 11-3/1-3 05/23 @ SL W 6-3 in 2017: 10 by MLB organizations. LHPs Jeremy Bleich, Logan Darnell (twice) & 05/23 @ SL W 5-3 vs. RHP: 18-11/6-2 13-14/4-4 31-25/10-6 Aaron Laffey along w/ RHPs Tyler Cloyd, Ryan Kelly, Vin Mazzaro, Mitch Atkins, 06/02 vs SL W 2-1 (11) SCORING FIRST OF Jerry Sands & INF Tyler Bortnick had their contracts’ purchased this season. 06/03 vs SL W 9-2 Patriots: 13-3/4-1 12-6/2-1 25-7/6-2 LHP Rick Teasley (Taiwan), INF Olmo Rosario (twice, Mexico) and RHP Scott 06/04 vs SL L 6-2 Opponent: 12-9/3-2 5-10/2-5 17-19/5-7 McGregor (Taiwan) also had their contracts’ purchased earlier this season. 07/07 vs SL L 12-0 PATRIOTS SCORE 07/08 vs SL L 10-4 3 or less: 7-8/4-2 1-11/2-3 8-19/6-5 07/09 vs SL W 2-1 MERRY CLINCH-MAS: Having won the first half Liberty Division Championship, 07/28 @ SL L, 7-1 4 or more: 18-4/3-1 15-4/2-3 33-8/5-4 the Somerset Patriots have clinched a playoff berth and have now won an Atlantic TWINBILLS 07/29 @ SL League-record 18 half championships, including eight first-half championships. 07/30 @ SL DH Gm 1: 3-0/1-0 3-2/0-0 6-2/1-0 07/31 @ SL DH Gm 2: 2-1/1-0 4-1/0-0 6-2/1-0 ALL THE STARS: A league-high eight SOM players were selected to the All-Star 08/01 @ SL AFTER INNING Game: RHP David Kubiak, LHPs Rick Teasley & Duane Below, C Yovan Gonzalez, 08/02 @ SL Up 6th: 18-1/4-0 14-1/3-0 32-2/7-0 INFs Carlos Guzman & Tyler Bortnick, & OFs Aharon Eggleston & Justin Pacchioli. Tied 6th: 3-1/2-0 1-2/0-0 4-3/2-0 PATS @ TD BANK: 5-5 Down 6th: 4-10/1-3 2-13/1-6 6-23/2-9 ABOVE AVERAGE: Justin Pacchioli – now among qualified batters – ranks PATS @ SL: 3-1 Up 7th: 20-0/5-0 15-2/2-0 35-2/7-0 seventh in the Atlantic League in batting (.305). Yovan Gonzalez – one PA shy of Tied 7th: 4-1/1-0 1-0/2-2 5-1/3-2 PATS ‘17 Stat ‘17 Rank qualifying – would otherwise rank fifth in the league in batting (.319). AVG: .271 4th Down 7th: 1-11/1-3 1-14/0-4 2-25/1-7 Runs: 441 2nd Up 8th: 17-0/6-0 9-2/4-0 26-2/10-0 ROLLING IN THE DEEP: Kyle Roller has reached base in 36 of his last 39 HR: 52 T-7th Tied 8th: 5-2/0-0 1-0/0-1 6-2/0-1 games (hits in 31-of-39). Over that stretch, Roller is 50-for-145 (.345) with 12 K: 556 2nd (least) Down 8th: 0-10/1-3 1-11/0-5 1-21/1-8 home runs, 36 RBI, 32 runs scored & 25 walks. He also recently became the 2nd BB: 366 1st DAY Patriot ever to record a cycle and the 5th to record eight RBI in a game (6/28). SB: 122 2nd Monday: 2-0/0-0 2-0/1-1 4-0/1-1 ERA: 3.80 1st Tuesday: 3-2/1-0 4-3/1-1 7-5/2-1 MORE THAN LUKE-WARM: RHP Lucas Irvine has strung together five-straight Saves: 14 T-7th Wednesday: 5-1/2-0 4-1/0-2 9-2/2-2 quality starts, including 8.1 innings of one-run baseball on 7/27. Over this stretch, HR: 77 6th Irvine has allowed just five runs over 35.0 IP (1.29 ERA), lowering his season-ERA K: 643 4th Thursday: 0-5/1-0 2-1/1-0 2-6/2-0 BB: 238 2nd (least) Friday: 4-2/1-1 1-3/1-1 5-5/2-2 from 4.91 to 3.61. He has won four of his last seven starts, including a nine- Saturday: 7-0/0-1 2-4/0-1 9-4/0-2 strikeout performance (6/24), and is tied for first on the team in wins (7). Sunday: 4-2/1-1 2-4/1-0 6-6/2-1 2017 ATTENDANCE BESTS MONTH STARTING OFF RIGHT: Over the course of this past seven-game homestand, 7,916 (7/28) April 6-1/0-0 0-3/0-0 6-4/0-0 Patriots starting pitchers allowed just eight earned runs over 41.0 innings (1.76 7,219 (6/16) 7,032 (6/03) May: 10-4/0-0 12-7/0-0 19-11/0-0 ERA) with 36 strikeouts and just eight walks. 6,970 (6/17) June: 12-7/0-0 4-5/0-0 16-12/0-0 6,524 (7/26 D) July: 0-0/7-3 1-1/4-6 1-1/11-9 WALK IT OFF: Somerset has enjoyed 11 walk-off wins this season, including three walk-off wins in its last four home games. Yovan Gonzalez is responsible for 6,103 (6/18) August: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 6,097 (5/19) four of the 10 winners, including a walk-off solo home run on Opening Night, September: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 6,083 (4/21) while Kelly has pitched in a pair of game-winning base hits. 6,023 (7/07) VERSUS TEAM 5,892 (6/07) TOP 20: All season long, the Somerset Patriots will be unveiling their Top 20 BPT: 4-3/0-0 2-1/1-2 6-4/1-2 5,889 (5/05) players in franchise history. OF Michael Warner was just named the 8th greatest 5,750 (5/27) NB: 2-1/2-1 6-1/1-2 8-2/3-3 Patriot of all time. Follow along all season to find out who will join him! LI: 4-2/0-0 2-5/2-1 6-7/2-1 LIBERTY: 9-6/2-1 10-7/4-5 20-13/6-6 PATRIOTS HITTER’S NOTEBOOK LAN: 4-0/0-0 2-4/0-0 6-4/0-0 ADAM DONACHIE 26-90, 2 HR, 12 R, 12 RBI last 22 G; 5th year w/ SOM; Coached in Korea last year SMD: 2-2/4-0 2-2/0-0 4-4/4-0 SL: 4-3/1-2 3-0/0-1 7-3/1-3 AHARON EGGLESTON Reached base safely in 55 of 70 games; 5th BB (42), 9th in OBP (.377) YRK 5-1/0-0 0-3/0-0 5-4/0-0 GREG GOLSON Last 27 G: 32-for-117, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 17 R, 4 2B, 3 3B; ‘13-14 w/ LAN, ‘16 w/ NB FREEDOM: 15-6/4-1 7-9/0-1 22-15/5-3 YOVAN GONZALEZ Four GW hits at home (4/21, 5/6, 6/2 & 6/14); 13-game OB streak to begin the year CARLOS GUZMAN Lead active team in RBI (40), 1st in hits (74), at-bats (294) and games played (77) SCOTT KELLY Has reached base safely in 34-of-his-last-40 games; Hit 3rd pro HR 7/15 @ LI CHRISTIAN MARRERO Hits in 20 of 26 games with SOM; 32-97, 3 HR, 16 R, 21 RBI, 22 BB MARK MINICOZZI Reached base in 17 of last 21 games: 20-72 (.278), 11 BB; 21 games w/ LI in ‘16 JUSTIN PACCHIOLI On-base 48 of last 59 games; Qualified batter as of 7/26 – 2nd in ALPB in OBP (.406) ZACH RACUSIN RBI double in first pro at-bat (7/9); Led Georgetown Univ.