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Four-Game Win Streak Comes to an End on Saturday in Richmond

June 29, 2024 - Eastern League (EL)
Somerset Patriots News Release


Somerset Patriots' Trystan Vrieling on the mound
Somerset Patriots' Trystan Vrieling on the mound
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The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Richmond Flying Squirrels by a score of 11-3 on Saturday night at the Diamond in Richmond, VA.

The loss snapped Somerset's season-high four-game win streak to open the second half of the season.

RHP Trystan Vrieling (3.0 IP, 10 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR) was tagged with his second consecutive loss in his shortest outing of the season.

RHP Yorlin Calderon (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB) pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Vrieling, lowering his ERA to 2.10.

DH Grant Richardson (2-for-4, RBI, 2 R, HR, 2 K) gave Somerset its first run with a solo homer on the fifth inning, signaling his fourth homer of the season and his first since May 17 vs. Portland.

Richardson secured multiple hits for a second straight game and third out of four games played in the series. In four games vs. Richmond, Richardson has gone 6-for-16 at the plate with 1 RBI, 3 R, HR, 2B and 2 BB.

His 18 multi-hit games rank second on the team behind Benjamin Cowles (20).

LF Elijah Dunham (1-for-4, 3B, K) tripled in his first at-bat of the night for the Patriots' first hit.

Dunham extended his season-best hit streak to eight games, in which he is 11-for-35 (.314 AVG) with 5 RBI, 8 R, 2 HR, 2 2B and 3 BB.

The triple also extended his season-best on-base streak to 12 games in which he is 16-for-47 (.340 AVG) with 9 RBI, 10 R, 3 HR, 3B, 4 2B and 6 BB (.415 OBP).

RF Aaron Palensky (1-for-3, 2B) hit safely to extend his season-best hit streak to eight games in which he is 10-for-29 (.345 AVG) with 8 RBI, 6 R, HR, 2B and 2 BB.

Palensky also extended his season-best on-base streak to 15 games, which is tied for active the Eastern League lead (Kyle Teel, POR). During the on-base streak, Palensky is 14-for-50 with 12 RBI, 7 R, HR, 2B and 4 BB.

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