AtL Somerset Patriots

Miller Tosses a Gem to Lead Patriots to 5-1 Win

May 4, 2010 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Somerset Patriots News Release


York, PA - Josh Miller took a perfect game into the fifth and a no-hitter into the sixth as he pitched the Somerset Patriots to a 5-1 win over the York Revolution and a fourth straight victory on Tuesday night at Sovereign Bank Stadium.

Miller (2-1) sent down the first 13 men he faced before allowing a walk to Val Majewski in the fifth. The right-hander wasn't deterred as he finished off the frame with a double play. The Revs erased the no-hitter and the shutout on one swing on Ian Bladergroen's solo home run to lead off the sixth. Miller only allowed one more hit and finished his night with a flourish, striking out the side in the seventh.

The Patriots offense staked Miller to a quick lead in the first against left-hander Jesus Sanchez when Wayne Lydon led off the game with a double and moved to third on an error. Ryan Freel brought the leadoff man home on a sacrifice fly. Sanchez was hit hard again in the third when Iggy Suarez bombed a deep drive over the 38-foot Arch Nemesis wall in left field to make it 2-0. That would be all the offense the Patriots would need. Nonetheless, Somerset added two more in the seventh on a Lydon triple and a final mark in the ninth with a Tim Raines Jr. solo shot.

Sanchez (1-1) was done after six innings, allowing six hits and two runs. For the Patriots, the bullpen continued to pitch smoothly as Brian Henderson and Ryan Houston pitched a scoreless final two innings.

Somerset (5-5) is now a half game back of the first play Revolution (6-5) heading into game two. A 6:30 first pitch is schedule on Wednesday as Justin Jones (0-0, 12.00) will square off with fellow southpaw Shane Youman (0-1, 6.14). Coverage begins at 6:25 on 1450, WCTC-AM and online at www.wctcam.com and www.somersetpatriots.com.

NOTES: Miller is now 5-0 in his career vs. York with a 2.12 ERA...after stranding a season-low six runners on Saturday, besting that on Sunday leaving four, the Patriots only left three men on base Tuesday. Jeff Nettles had his nine-game on-base streak snapped, going 0-4. This marks back-to-back games where the Patriots have hit two home runs. Freel had his first two-hit game as a Patriot. Suarez's home run was just the 18th of his career.

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