SOUTHERN MARYLAND BLUE CRABS (17-17) VS. NEW BRITAIN BEES (13-21)
In 140 Characters or Less: It’s time for a Saturday doubleheader featuring the Bees and Blue Crabs! Game 1 underway at 12:05, game 2 at 6:35 #ItsBetterWithTheBees
Series: In the opener of the series and the first time the two clubs have played each other this season, Southern Maryland took a 3-1 victory. The series continues with a split admission doubleheader today; game 1 scheduled to start at 12:05 followed by the night cap at 6:35. The series will conclude on Sunday afternoon at 1:35.
TICKETS: Game 1:BUY HERE | Available at the New Britain Stadium Box Office | Call 860-826-BEES Game 2: BUY HERE | Available at the New Britain Stadium Box Office | Call 860-826-BEES
PROMOTIONS: The Bees take on the Blue Crabs in a split admission doubleheader tomorrow, starting with a 7 inning game for game 1 at 12:05 P.M., followed by the night cap at 6:35 P.M. After game 2, FIREWORKS!
The Bees: In last night’s game, New Britain may have fallen short on the scoreboard but they had several key performances. Yusuke Kajimoto and Jon Griffin each has multiple hits; Kajimoto with 2 and Griffin with 3. It’s the third time this season that Griffin has had 3 hits in a single game, and Kajimoto has tallied multiple hits in 4 of his last 5 games. Out of the bullpen, Jason Jarvis threw 4 scoreless innings of relief after Mike Lee threw 5 innings.
The Opposition: The first inning was when the Blue Crabs offense saw the most action. They scored all 3 of their runs in that inning, and were held to zeroes for the rest of the game. RBI singles from Devon Rodriguez and Zach Cone brought home the 3 runs, with the two players going a combined 4-8 in the game. Starter Drew Hayes pitched 6 1/3 strong innings, only allowing the 1 Bees run which came late in his outing, striking out 7 batters along the way.
Starters- Game 1: New Britain: Brian Dupra (3-1, 3.34) | Southern Maryland: Brian Grening (1-1, 3.63) Game 2: New Britain: Anthony Marzi (3-2, 3.81) | Southern Maryland: Gaby Hernandez (2-0, 3.29)
Key to the Game- Grening off balance: The numbers show that Brian Grening struggles more when pitching on the road than when he does at home. He has a 2.08 ERA in 2 starts at home compared to a 4.38 ERA on the road in 4 starts, allowing only 3 total runs at home while allowing 14 on the road. In his most recent start at Bridgeport, he gave up 6 runs off of 13 hits in 5 2/3 innings, not walking any hitters and striking out 3. Look for New Britain’s bats to be strong against Grening, keeping him off balance on the mound and scoring a large quantity of early runs.
Broadcast: The Bees’ Official YouTube Channel (youtube.com/newbritainbees) and Facebook Live (facebook.com/newbritainbees), starting at 11:50 A.M.
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Bees Buzz: With his 2 hits yesterday, Yusuke Kajimoto is 7 hits away from 300 total hits in his professional career… Jovan Rosa has recorded a hit in 8 consecutive games…Craig Maddox’s hitting streak was snapped at 8 games yesterday, which ties the season’s longest hitting streak by any Bees player…Yusuke Kajimoto extended his on base streak to 9 consecutive games yesterday…Both Yusuke Kajimoto and Jon Griffin notched multiple hits in the game. Kajimoto now has multiple hits in 4 of his last 5 games, and Jon Griffin got 3 hits in a game for the third time this season…Jason Jarvis has not allowed a run in his past 5 innings of relief…Jovan Rosa extended his consecutive games played for the Bees streak to 174 yesterday, and his overall consecutive games played streak to 197, including postseason.
About the New Britain Bees
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