Luis Medina and Three Homers Power Patriots Win
Published on August 26, 2021 under Eastern League (EL)
Somerset Patriots News Release
Somerset Patriots pitcher Luis Medina
(Somerset Patriots)
Bridgewater, New Jersey - Luis Medina struck out a career-high 12 batters as the Somerset Patriots (58-40) defeated the Akron RubberDucks (60-38) 7-3 before 5,815 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday night.
Oswaldo Cabrera got the scoring started with a solo home run (17) in the first.
Medina then cruised along until the fifth inning when Clark Scolamiero hit a two-run home run (2) to gain the lead. The hard-throwing Medina scattered three hits in his 5.1 innings of work in a no-decision.
Somerset took the lead in the sixth on Dermis' Garcia's two-run shot (25) and extended it further on a wild pitch followed by an Isiah Gilliam three-run blast (8) in the eighth.
Jose Fermin hit a solo home run (3) in the ninth for the 7-3 final.
Jefry Valdez (W, 3-1) earned the win with 2.2 scoreless innings of relief. Ben Krauth (L, 1-1) took the loss after he allowed two runs on two hits in 1.1 innings pitched.
Somerset continues its six-game series against Akron on Friday night. First pitch at TD Bank Ballpark is set for 7:05 p.m.
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