Somerset Patriots' Zach Messinger in action

Messinger Shines, But Patriots Falter Against Phils

The Somerset Patriots fell to the Reading Fightin Phils 7-1 on Saturday night in game five of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. RHP Zach Messinger (5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 BB, 3 K) hurled 5 shutout IP in his 25th appearance (23rd start) of the season. Messinger went 3-0 with a 1.52 ERA in five August starts with a 1.11 WHIP in 29.2 IP. Since the start of July, Messinger has posted a 2.83 ERA in 57.1 IP. The Yankees No. 17 pr... Full Story