Somerset Patriots' Nestor Cortes on the mound

Nestor Sets the Tone in Nasty Shutout Win, Backed by Hardman's Career Night

The Somerset Patriots overpowered the Bowie Baysox by a score of 10-0 on Friday night in the fourth of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. With 10 K, Patriots pitchers have struck out 10+ in seven of their last eight games and 58 total times this season. The shutout marked the Patriots second of the week and seventh of the season. Somerset's pitching staff has thrown to a 2.45 ERA over the first four games of the seri... Full Story