Trio of Homers Drops Patriots on Thursday Night
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Erie SeaWolves on Thursday night by a final score of 4-3 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. RHP Matt Sauer (5.2 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 B, 4 K, 3 HR) was the losing pitcher, but did not allow any hits
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Erie SeaWolves on Thursday night by a final score of 4-3 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ.
RHP Matt Sauer (5.2 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 B, 4 K, 3 HR) was the losing pitcher, but did not allow any hits outside of the third inning.
CF Spencer Jones (1-for-4, K) reached base twice and has now pieced together his first hit streak at the Double-A level.
C Ben Rice (2-for-5, K) hit safely for a third straight game and registered his 17th multi-hit game out of 41 at the Double-A level.
Rice ends the night batting .325 with a 1.030 OPS since joining the Patriots.
3B Max Burt (2-for-4, RBI) extended his hit streak to four games, collecting an RBI for the third straight game to open this week’s series.