Gwinnett Stripers Game Notes
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Gwinnett Stripers (67-47, 1st in IL South, 2.5 GA) Rochester Red Wings (58-57, 3rd in IL North, 6.0 GB) RHP Touki Toussaint (1-2, 5.31 ERA) RHP Griffin Jax (Triple-A Debut) Thursday, August 8, 2019 7:05 PM Frontier Field, Rochester, NY Game #115 of 139 Road Game #56 Radio: 97.7 FM / 93.5 FM Tonight’s Game: The Gwinnett Stripers continue a two-city, six-game road trip tonight with the finale of a three-game series vs. the Rochester Red Wings (Triple-A, Minnesota Twins). IL South: International League South Division standings entering 8/8: Gwinnett (1st, 67-47, 2.5 Current Streak: Won 1 GA), Durham (2nd, 65-50, 2.5 GB), Charlotte (3rd, 61-53, 6.0 GB), Norfolk (4th, 45-68, 21.5 GB). Last 10 Games: 5-5 Atop the IL: The Stripers lead the IL in wins (67) and winning percentage (.588). Their 67-47 mark Long Winning Streak: 8G (5/10-5/18) is the best record in Gwinnett history through 114 games (previous best was 64-50 in 2009). Long Losing Streak: 5G (4/16-4/20) Last Game: The Stripers overcame a 2-0 deficit to beat the Rochester Red Wings 4-3 last night at Series W-L-T: 19-10-7 Record Since 2009: 768-774 (.498) in 1,542G Frontier Field. Gwinnett scored all four runs in the eighth inning as 2B Andres Blanco (1-for-4, R, RBI) hit an RBI single and SS Pedro Florimon (1-for-3, 3B, R, 2 RBI) laced a go-ahead two-run triple off Home: 36-23 Leading after 6: 56-5 LHP Jeremy Bleich (BS, 2, L, 3-3). Florimon later scored on a wild pitch. RHP Kyle Wright tossed 6.0 Road: 31-24 Leading after 7: 58-3 one-run innings in a no-decision, and relievers Chad Sobotka (W, 2-1), Jacob Webb (H, 2), and A.J. Day Games: 15-10 Leading after 8: 62-1 Minter (S, 3) combined to allow two runs over 3.0 frames. Minter stranded two runners in the ninth. Night Games: 52-37 Tied after 6: 6-2 Extra Innings: 4-3 Tied after 7: 3-4 The Wright Stuff: Kyle Wright extended his quality start streak to six last night (ND, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 Doubleheaders: 1-3 Tied after 8: 1-5 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 1 HB, 0 BB, 6 SO), but saw his run of five consecutive starts with a win ended (fell short Shutout W/L: 5-5 Trailing after 6: 5-40 of Gwinnett-record six consecutive starts with a win, set by Kanekoa Texeira from 7/20-8/15, 2015). In Last AB W/L: 7-11 Trailing after 7: 5-40 his last eight starts with the Stripers since 6/14, Wright leads the IL in wins (6-0), ERA (2.13, 12 ER in Walk-Off W/L: 3-2 Trailing after 8: 3-38 50.2 IP), strikeouts (57), WHIP (0.97), and BAA (.211). That dominant stretch has lowered his season Score First: 41-19 With a HR: 56-22 ERA from 7.22 to 4.33 and improved his record from 3-4 to 9-4 (leads IL with 9 wins). Score Last: 31-18 Without a HR: 11-25 1-Run Games: 12-14 Allow a HR: 36-34 Arms Leading the Way: The Stripers own an IL-best 28-14 (.667) record since 6/22 thanks to 2-Run Games: 11-7 Allow no HR: 31-13 a league-best 3.78 ERA (155 ER in 369.0 IP) over that 42-game span (Syracuse is 2nd with 4.21 ERA). 3-Run Games: 9-7 With an Error: 31-29 Starters are 19-10 with a 3.77 ERA (90 ER in 214.2 IP) and 18 quality starts, while relievers are 9-4 +3-Run Games: 35-19 Without an Error: 36-18 with a 3.79 ERA (65 ER in 154.1 IP) and 12 saves (12-for-14, 85.7%). Kyle Wright (5-0, 2.08 ERA in April: 15-10 Vs. LH Starter: 21-13 6GS), Patrick Weigel (5-0, 2.39 ERA in 8G, 4GS), and Bryse Wilson (4-1, 3.14 ERA in 5GS) are a May: 16-13 Vs. RH Starter: 46-34 combined 14-1 with a 2.49 ERA (26 ER in 94.0 IP) in 19 outings (15 starts) since 6/22. June: 15-12 Vs. Rehab Starter: 2-3 July: 19-9 Pre-All-Star: 51-38 Talented Tandem: Between Mississippi and Gwinnett this season, 20-year-olds Cristian Pache August/Sept: 2-3 Post-All-Star: 16-9 (.278, 111-for-399, 28 2B, 8 3B, 11 HR, 50 R, 54 RBI, 8 SB, .814 OPS in 106G) and Drew Waters (.319, 137-for-429, 35 2B, 9 3B, 5 HR, 64 R, 42 RBI, 13 SB, .843 OPS in 110G) have combined to bat (1-1 at ROC, SWB) .300 (248-for-828) with 96 extra-base hits, 114 runs, 96 RBI, and 21 steals in 216 games. Waters Batting (7 Runs Scored) Pitching (11 Runs Allowed) ranks among MiLB leaders in doubles (T-4th), at-bats (T-8th), games (T-8th), and triples (T-10th). .261 (18-for-69), 2 2B, 2 3B, 5.82 ERA (11 ER in 17.0 IP), Prospecting: The Stripers have nine of the Braves’ Top 30 Prospects according to MLB.com: OF 0 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB 10 BB, 21 SO, 1 QS, 1 SV Cristian Pache (1), OF Drew Waters (2), RHP Ian Anderson (3), RHP Kyle Wright (4), RHP Bryse Wilson (6), RHP Huascar Ynoa (10), RHP Patrick Weigel (12), LHP Tucker Davidson (13), and C (39-42 Since 2009) Alex Jackson. Pache (11), Waters (27), Anderson (34), and Wright (38) are all Top 100 Prospects. ’09- ‘18 2019 2019 Head-to-Head Historic Homer Total: The Stripers have hit 174 home runs over 114 games (1.53 HR/game), Home: 20-18 3-0 Outscoring 32-17 the most ever in a single season by an Atlanta Braves Triple-A affiliate (broke record of 161 HR Road: 15-23 1-1 .300, 4 HR, 30 RBI Overall: 35-41 4-1 3.48 ERA, .230 BAA set by 1993 Richmond Braves). Eight of those homers are grand slams, a new Gwinnett single-season record (previous record was 7 in 2011). The Stripers rank third in the IL in homers behind Columbus (1st, 183 HR in 114G) and Scranton/WB (2nd, 180 HR in 115G). Gwinnett is on pace to hit 212 homers in 2019, just 20 short of IL single-season record (232 HR by Baltimore in 1932). Seventeen different Batting: .267 (8th) ERA: 4.17 (1st) players have gone deep for the Stripers this year (7 have 10-plus HR, 4 have 20-plus HR). Runs: 658 (2nd) Runs: 517 (1st) Hits: 1032 (6th) ER: 465 (1st) Ortega on Fire: Rafael Ortega ranks 10th in the IL in batting since 6/1, hitting .307 (66-for-215, 18 2B: 210 (T-8th) Innings: 1003.1 (2nd) 2B, 10 HR, 39 R, 41 RBI, 7 SB, .913 OPS) in 57 games. In 108 total games, he is batting .288 (121- 3B: 22 (7th) SO: 969 (8th) for-420, 34 2B, 3 3B, 21 HR, 83 R, 58 RBI, 13 SB, .908 OPS). He leads the IL in runs, doubles, total HR: 174 (3rd) BB: 357 (1st) bases (224), and extra-base hits (58), and ranks among the IL top 10 in at-bats (2nd), games (3rd), hits RBI: 619 (2nd) SHO: 5 (T-5th) (T-3rd), and walks (T-4th, 58). Ortega has reached base safely in 96 of 108 games (88.8%), scoring Steals: 50 (14th) Holds: 29 (T-8th) in 57 (52.7%). The Stripers are 19-3 (.864) in 22 games when he has scored multiple runs. th th OBP: .348 (T-5 ) Saves: 30 (T-6 ) More on Ortega: Rafael Ortega is closing in on several Gwinnett single-season offensive records, SLG: .468 (5th) WHIP: 1.33 (1st) including doubles (has 34, 1 shy of Freddie Freeman’s 35 in 2010 and Ernesto Mejia’s 35 in 2013), OPS: .815 (4th) BAA: .256 (4th) walks (has 58, 4 shy of Wes Timmons’ 62 in 2009), runs (has 83, 5 shy of Matt Young’s 88 in 2010), and total bases (has 224, 40 shy of Mauro Gomez’s 264 in 2011). (*Leads IL) Odds & Ends: Ryan LaMarre is batting .361 (44-for-122, 8 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, 26 R, 21 RBI, 6 SB, AVG: LaMarre (.305) ERA: Wilson (3.83) 1.043 OPS) in 35 games since 6/19…he leads the IL in triples (8) and ranks 11th in batting (.305). OBP: Demeritte (.387) WHIP: Wilson (1.25) Pedro Florimon is batting .333 (23-for-69, 2 3B, 3 HR, 16 R, 19 RBI, 1 SB, .976 OPS) in 23 games SLG: Duvall (.582) BAA: Wilson (.262) since the Triple-A All-Star Break…he ranks among the IL top 10 in triples (T-8th, 4). Alex Jackson is OPS: Demeritte (.945) Wins: Wright (9)* tied for the IL home run lead since 6/27 with 12 in 28 games, batting .282 (29-for-103, 5 2B, 22 R, 29 Hits: Ortega (121) IP: Allard (110.0) RBI, 1.033 OPS) in that span…he ranks among the IL top 10 in homers (T-7th, 24).