Late Rally and Strong Pitching Lifts Patriots Past Fisher Cats
May 25, 2021 - Eastern League (EL)
Somerset Patriots News Release
Somerset Patriots pitcher J.P. Sears
(Somerset Patriots)
Hartford, Conn. - The Somerset Patriots (14-5) plated two runs in the bottom of the eighth to defeat the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (7-12) 2-1 and earn their seventh win in a row.
The game was tied 0-0 heading into the eighth inning on the back of strong pitching before a two-out rally put Somerset ahead. Matt Pita led off the inning and reached second base before back-to-back RBI singles from Donny Sands and Dermis Garcia provided the Patriots with a 2-0 lead.
Somerset's starter Janson Junk struck out seven batters without a walk over four scoreless innings to begin the night for Patriots pitchers. Left-handed reliever J.P. Sears (W, 2-0) entered in the fifth inning and continued to keep the Fisher Cats bats at bay.
Sears worked 4.2 innings of relief - the longest outing for a Patriots reliever this season - and did not allow a run until a Gabriel Moreno sac fly in the top of the ninth. The southpaw also struck out a season-high eight batters.
After New Hampshire plated a run off Sears in the ninth, Greg Weissert (S, 3) struck out Samad Taylor to strand the tying run at second base and hand Somerset their seventh-straight win.
The win puts Somerset a season-best nine games above .500 and are now tied with the Erie SeaWolves (14-5) for the best overall record in the Double-A Northeast League.
The Patriots and Fisher Cats continue their series Wednesday night. Glenn Otto (2-1, 3.78 ERA) takes the mound for Somerset against Troy Miller (0-0, 0.00 ERA) for New Hampshire. First pitch at TD Bank Ballpark is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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