Road Trip Stalls as Somerset Falls in Portland on Thursday

PORTLAND, ME - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Portland Sea Dogs by a score of 3-1 on Thursday night at Hadlock Field..

The loss drops the Somerset Patriots to 4.5 games back of the Sea Dogs for first place in the second half standings with 21 games remaining in the regular season.

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Somerset had its three-game win streak snapped, falling to 6-2 on their current road trip.

RHP Zach Messinger (5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K) did not factor into a decision, ending his streak of three straight wins.

In six starts since the All-Star break, Messinger lowers his ERA to 1.98, which ranks 4th in the Eastern League. His 36.1 IP over this span rank second in the league.

Messinger ends the night ranking among the Eastern League leaders with 132.1 IP (1st), .218 AVG (1st), 1.14 WHIP (1st), 123 K (T-2nd) and a 3.40 ERA (5th).

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RHP Eric Reyzelman (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K) pitched a scoreless eighth inning for Somerset, striking out three batters. Reyzelman has now totaled 24 strikeouts over 15.2 innings pitched at the Double-A level since being called up on July 2.

Overall this season, Reyzelman has posted a 1.45 ERA over 24 appearances in the Yankees’ minor league system with 50 K over 31.0 IP.

CF Cole Gabrielson (1-for-3, R, BB, 2 K) scored the Patriots’ only run and started in center field for the first time at the Double-A level. In six Double-A games, Gabrielson is 6-for-17 (.353 AVG) with 4 RBI, 2 R and 2 BB (.450 OBP).

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