Baseball Ducks Defeat Patriots 6-4 In Series Opener by Somerset Patriots May 1, 2018 Bridgewater, NJ- The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots 6-4 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening. The Ducks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Tyler Holt and a sacrifice fly by Lew Ford. Dan Lyons’ sacrifice fly in the second inning gave Long Island a 3-0 advantage. The Patriots cut the lead to 3-2 with a two-run fifth inning. The first run came across on a throwing error and Endy Chavez followed with an RBI groundout. Long Island answered in the top of the sixth inning on a Ford solo home run (1) that made the score 4-2. The Ducks extended the lead to 6-2 in the top of the seventh inning on a two-run single by Jordany Valdespin. Julio Borbon launched a no-doubt two-run home run (1) in the bottom of the seventh inning to cut the lead to 6-4. “The big home run there made it close and really gave us a chance,” said Somerset Patriots manager Brett Jodie. “You get one guy on there and you have the opportunity to be right back in the ballgame, which we were. I liked how our offense came back. We didn’t have a lot of hits, but we did some things right. As a whole we just need to get a little better.” Andrew Barbosa (1-0) picked up the win, allowing two runs- one earned- on two hits and six strikeouts in five innings pitched. Rick Teasley (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing three runs on four hits in four innings of work. Vinnie Pestano earned his second save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning pitched. The 2018 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford continues at TD Bank Ballpark with a 6:35 pm game against the Long Island Ducks on Wednesday, May 2nd. The game features Fox Hollow Baseball Bingo and Senior Wednesday. For tickets, visit www.somersetpatriots.com. Post Views: 1,010 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 Topics2018 SeasonAtlantic LeagueBrett JodieEndy ChavezGame RecapJulio BorbonRick TeasleySomerset 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. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... After 0-6 Start, Yard Goats Are Back On Track Yankees Hot Corner – Didi Gregorius makes Yankee fans euphorious