Patriots Close Out Series With One Hit Win Over Sea Dogs
Bridgewater, NJ – Jhony Brito (2-1) and clutch hitting led the Somerset Patriots (14-7) to a 5-0 shutout win over the Portland Sea Dogs (10-11) at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon. Brito was in command throughout his entire seven innings of work. He gave up just one hit and
Bridgewater, NJ – Jhony Brito (2-1) and clutch hitting led the Somerset Patriots (14-7) to a 5-0 shutout win over the Portland Sea Dogs (10-11) at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon.
Brito was in command throughout his entire seven innings of work. He gave up just one hit and struck out six batters for the win. The right-handed hurler from the Dominican Republic has now thrown three shutouts in four starts and just two earned runs on the season.
Brandon locked in for a triple🔒@Brandon_Lock2 pic.twitter.com/I7udqRfMWO
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) May 1, 2022
Brandon Lockridge plated the first two runs of the game in the bottom of the third, shooting a ball into the right field gap for a bases clearing triple. Lockridge now has five RBI in the past three games.
Volpe goes yard #RepBX #PatriotsInPinstripes pic.twitter.com/ru4Ohmp1pa
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) May 1, 2022
The Patriots then homered twice in the bottom of the fifth as Anthony Volpe (3) blasted a solo home run to left field before Andres Chaparro (5) launched a two-run shot to add three runs to the lead.
Because I’m Chappy pic.twitter.com/xCze30uilF
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) May 1, 2022
Chris Murphy (0-2) took the loss after he gave up two runs in four innings.
The 2022 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford will continue at home on Tuesday, May 3 with a 11:05 a.m. game against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays) at TD Bank Ballpark.
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The Somerset Patriots are the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate and develop today’s top minor league talent into the pinstriped superstars of tomorrow for MLB’s winningest team. The Patriots compete in the Double-A Eastern League and play their home games at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ, where fans of all ages and levels of baseball fandom get to enjoy the unique experience that is minor league baseball. To learn more, visit: www.somersetpatriots.com