Preview - Bees Go for Sweep and Share of First vs. Patriots
June 9, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
New Britain Bees News Release
In 140 Characters or Less: The Bees shoot for the series sweep and a share of first tonight against the Somerset Patriots! First pitch 6:35PM!
Series: The Bees have taken the first two games of the first ever series with the Patriots. After tonight's game, the next series between the Liberty Division rivals comes at New Britain Stadium from June 20-22.
Promotions: Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Bernie Carbo will visit New Britain Stadium tonight to sign autographs for fans and toss the ceremonial first pitch.
Bees Tickets: Available at the New Britain Stadium Box Office | Call 860-826-BEES
The Bees: Cole Johnson enters his start tonight having tossed 15 straight scoreless innings over his last two starts. He shutout Long Island through seven innings on May 27, and allowed just three hits while blanking Sugar Land over eight innings on June 2. The back-to-back scoreless outings has helped lower his league-best ERA to just 1.58.
The Opposition: Trayvon Robinson has performed very well so far in this series, going 3-8 (.375) with a walk, double, a pair of runs scored, and a grand slam, which came in the fifth inning of last night's game.
Starters
New Britain- RHP Cole Johnson (4-3, 1.58) | Somerset- RHP Scott McGregor (3-4, 3.40)
Key to the Game- KO McGregor: With the Bees forcing the Patriots to burn through six relievers over the first two games of the series, New Britain has an opportunity to take advantage of the tired state of Somerset's bullpen. To do so, the Bees will have to try to knock Patriots starter Scott McGregor out of the game early to force Somerset to once again dip into that bullpen.
Broadcast: YouTube (youtube.com/NewBritainBees).
Bees Buzz: Anthony Marzi was an unsung hero in last night's win, tossing two important scoreless innings in the seventh and eighth to allow the Bees to put their comeback together...Jovan Rosa has gone deep in each of the first two games vs. Somerset and is 3-5 with four walks, four runs scored and two RBIs overall in the series...Michael Crouse's walk-off double last night extended his hitting streak to five games...
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