Bridgewater, NJ – Tonight the Somerset Patriots (30-14) host the Sugar Land Skeeters (33-13) for a doubleheader at TD Bank Ballpark. Game one is scheduled to begin at 4:35 p.m. and the second contest will start 30 minutes after the first game ends. Each game will be seven innings long. Download today’s comprehensive game notes. The Patriots are 4-3 against the Skeeters this year. These two squads will be playing three games in 24 hours. This is the final series of the first half between these Freedom Division foes.
Paul Phillips’ career Atlantic League record is 12-3
Starting Pitching Matchup Game One
Righty Paul Phillips (3-1, 4.64 ERA) toes the rubber for Somerset while fellow righty hurler Adam Miller (1-1, 2.10 ERA) will take the hill for the Skeeters.
Starting Pitching Matchup Game Two
Lefty Graham Taylor (3-2, 5.20 ERA) toes the rubber for Somerset while fellow southpaw Jason Lane (4-2, 3.78 ERA) will take the hill for the Skeeters.
Freedom Division Update
The Sugar Land Skeeters (33-13) currently lead the Somerset Patriots (30-14) by 2.0 games for first place. Somerset has played two fewer games than Sugar Land.
Something Has Gotta Give
The Patriots have the best team batting average (.301) in the Atlantic League while the Skeeters have the best team ERA in the Atlantic League (2.84).
Monty Ballin’
This year Luis Montanez is hitting .429 with RISP and with two outs and RISP Luis Montanez is hitting .389.
Jake Can Rake
Jake Fox leads the Atlantic League with 14 home runs and is tied for the Atlantic League lead in RBI (40) with Andy Marte of York.
E-Mart Swag
Eddy Martinez-Esteve leads the Atlantic League in batting average hitting at a tremendous .377 clip. He has a comfortable 41 point lead over the next best hitter in the league which is Aharon Eggleston. Martinez-Esteve has hit safely in 21 of his last 23 games. He has reached base safely in 22 of his last 23 contests.
Chicks Dig The Long Ball
The Somerset Patriots lead the Atlantic League in home runs hit with 46.
Better Than Average
The Patriots have five players in the top 15 in the Atlantic League in batting average: Martinez-Esteve (1st .377), Eggleston (2nd, .336), Montanez (4th, .329), Fox (T-11th, .311), Smith (13th, .307)
Fantastic Four
The Patriots are 27-6 when they score four or more runs. The Patriots are 3-8 when they score 3 or fewer runs.
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