Bridgewater, NJ- The New Britain Bees (7-8, 33-52) defeated the Somerset Patriots (7-8, 49-36) 4-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday evening. The Patriots took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a solo home run by Christian Marrero (3). The Bees tied up the game in the top of the third inning on an RBI ground out by Jovan Rosa. New Britain took the lead on a sacrifice fly by Yusuke Kajimoto in the top of the fifth inning. The Bees added two runs to their advantage in the top of the seventh inning on a solo home run by Jamar Walton (9) and a sacrifice fly by James Skelton to make the score 4-1. Somerset cut the lead in half on Justin Pacchioli’s RBI triple in the bottom of the seventh inning for the 4-2 final. “We had a lot of hits on the board, but never came up with that big hit to drive in some runs,” said Somerset Patriots manager Brett Jodie. “We had some opportunities, but came up a little short.” Nick Greenwood (1-2) picked up the win, allowing an earned run on eight hits in six innings pitched. Connor Root (0-1) took the loss, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits in five innings pitched. Sean Gilblair came in for his seventh save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning pitched. The 2017 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford will continue at home on Tuesday evening with a 7:05 pm game against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. For tickets, visit www.somersetpatriots.com. Post Views: 1,179 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Somerset Patriots Latest posts by Somerset Patriots (see all) Somerset Patriots Announce Added Programming On Radio Partner 1450 WCTC-AM - May 7, 2020 Somerset Patriots Bring Back All-Star RHP David Kubiak - April 7, 2020 Somerset Patriots Land Eight-Year Major Leaguer Vance Worley - March 27, 2020 Somerset Patriots Acquire Major League LHP Pat Dean - March 10, 2020 Related Topics2017 SeasonAtlantic LeagueBrett JodieChristian MarreroConnor RootGame RecapJustin PacchioliSomerset PatriotsTD Bank Ballpark Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. More in Uncategorized You Know I’m Right, Episode 110: New York Giants’ Insider Paul Dottino (Audio/Video) On the 110th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics The 2021 Summer Olympic games are scheduled to take place from July 23 –... Poirier McGregor Trilogy Is a Hot Ticket but is the Donation Beef a Show? Before UFC 257, Conor McGregor predicted that he would win the fight, but more... Next Level Indoor Golf (Video) Want to golf but don’t belong to a country club? Interested in learning how... The Patriots Walk Over Bees 5-2 Somerset Patriots Add Utility Player Justin Trapp