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GAME NOTES Low-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates 1 BRADENTON MARAUDERS GAME NOTES Low-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, May 11, 2021 (6:30 p.m. ET) || BayCare Ballpark || Clearwater, FL BRADENTON MARAUDERS (2-3) at DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS (1-5) RHP Luis Ortiz (0-0, 3.00 ERA) vs LHP Rafael Monsion (0-0, 3.38 ERA) UPCOMING GAMES, PROBABLES, & PROMOTIONS DATE TIME (Local) OPPONENT MARAUDERS STARTER OPPOSING STARTER PROMOTION Wednesday, 5/12 6:30 PM @ Dunedin RHP Santiago Florez RHP Lazaro Estrada N/A Thursday, 5/13 6:30 PM @ Dunedin RHP Eddy Yean LHP Naswell Paulino N/A Friday, 5/14 6:30 PM @ Dunedin RHP Domingo Gonzalez RHP Jol Concepcion N/A Saturday, 5/15 6:30 PM @ Dunedin RHP Jose Maldonado RHP Winder Garcia N/A Sunday, 5/16 1:00 PM @ Dunedin RHP Adrian Florencio RHP Rafael Ohashi N/A /bradentonmarauders @The_Marauders bradentonmarauders LISTEN LIVE: BradentonMarauders.com (All home games, select road games) || WATCH LIVE: MiLB.tv (Home games only) || BROADCASTER: Spenser Smith (@TheSpenserSmith) WIN-LOSS BREAKDOWN FROM THE CROW’S NEST Overall Record: 3-3 (.500) SUNDAY SPLURGE: The Marauders racked up season-highs in runs (18) and hits (16) in Sunday’s 18-9 win over Fort Home: 3-3 (.500) Myers. The nine-run outburst in the first inning was the team’s first nine-run inning since June 20, 2018, when Bradenton Road: 0-0 (.000) plated nine runs in the second inning against Clearwater. Additionally, the 18 runs were the Marauders’ first game of 15 or 2021 Best Mark: 3-3 (.500) — (5/9) more runs scored since 2017, when they pulled out a 20-2 win over Palm Beach on May 20. 2021 Worst Mark: 1-3 (.250) — (5/7) SUPER SAMMY: Sammy Siani hit his first career home run on Sunday against Fort Myers and collected a career-high five HOME ROAD TOTAL RBI. The Pirates first-round pick from 2019 went 3-for-4 in the game, including two doubles in the Marauders’ nine-run first Day (Before 5:00 PM): 1-0 0-0 1-0 inning. Siani’s five RBI made him the first Marauder since Dylan Busby (8/27/19 vs Palm Beach) to record five RBI in a Night: 2-3 0-0 2-3 game, and he finished a triple shy of becoming the first player in franchise history to hit for the cycle. Marauders Score First: 3-0 0-0 3-0 SATURDAY NIGHT STEALS: The Marauders stole a franchise-record eight bases on Saturday against Fort Myers, includ- Opponent Scores First:0-3 0-0 0-3 ing a three-steal performance by Jasiah Dixon, who became the first Marauder to swipe three bases in a game since Alfre- Lead After 6th: 3-0 0-0 3-0 do Reyes on June 29, 2017. Dixon leads the team with five steals, and as a team, the Marauders are 12-for-13 in base Tied After 6th: 0-1 0-0 0-1 stealing attempts this season. Trail After 6th: 0-2 0-0 0-2 Lead After 7th: 3-1 0-0 3-1 WELCOME ABOARD: Alexander Mojica currently owns the longest on-base streak among Marauders hitters, reaching safely in each of his first five games. The 18-year-old Dominican Republic native is batting .333 (4-for-13) with two home Tied After 7th: 0-0 0-0 0-0 runs, five RBI. Trail After 7th: 0-2 0-0 0-2 Lead After 8th: 3-1 0-0 3-1 TURN THIS THING AROUND: Entering Sunday’s game, the Marauders owned the Low-A Southeast’s fourth-lowest team Tied After 8th: 0-0 0-0 0-0 batting average (.205) and were batting .145 (8-for-55) with runners in scoring position. The club turned the tide with Sun- Trail After 8th: 0-2 0-0 0-2 day’s hit parade, going 9-for-21 with men in scoring position. vs RHP Starters: 3-2 0-0 3-2 TOP PROSPECTS: The Marauders roster currently boasts six prospects in MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 ranking for the organiza- vs LHP Starters: 0-1 0-0 0-1 tion: Hudson Head (#6), Eddy Yean (#13), Sammy Siani (#19), Nick Garcia (#21), Endy Rodriguez (#27), and Alexander Score 4+ Runs: 2-1 0-0 2-1 Mojica (#30). Three of the six (Head, Rodriguez, and Yean) came to the organization via blockbuster trades: Head and Allow 4+ Runs: 1-2 0-0 1-2 Rodriguez came from the Padres and Mets, respectively, in the three-team Joe Musgrove deal, while Yean came from No Errors: 1-0 0-0 1-0 Washington in the Josh Bell trade. Commit An Error: 2-3 0-0 2-3 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: New Jersey native Jonathan Johnston takes the helm in Bradenton for his first season in Outhit OPP: 3-2 0-0 3-2 the Pirates organization. The U.S. Naval Academy graduate spent two seasons as a catcher in the Oakland Athletics system OPP Outhits BRD: 0-0 0-0 0-0 in 2008 and 2011 in between a collective five years in the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. Prior to joining the Pirates Equal Hits: 0-1 0-0 0-1 organization in 2020 (he was originally slated to manage the short-season West Virginia Black Bears), he held coaching Extra-Innings: 0-0 0-0 0-0 roles at UC San Diego and UNC Asheville. 7-Inning Games: 0-0 0-0 0-0 THE OPPONENT: The Dunedin Blue Jays pitching staff was ravaged in the opening series, surrendering 78 runs on 73 hits 1-Run Games: 0-1 0-0 0-1 to the Tampa Tarpons over the six-game set. Dunedin dropped each of the first five games of the series before salvaging 2-Run Games: 1-0 0-0 1-0 Sunday’s series finale, 4-1. The five-game skid was the D-Jays’ longest losing streak to open a season since 2011, when Shutouts: 0-0 0-0 0-0 Dunedin lost its first six games. Walkoffs: 0-0 0-0 0-0 Hit 1 HR: 1-2 0-0 1-2 HEAD TO HEAD: The Marauders struggled against Dunedin in 2019, going 5-8 against the D-Jays despite outscoring them Hit 2+ HR: 1-0 0-0 1-0 in their 13 matchups, 63-57. Series Record: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 Tuesday: 0-1 0-0 0-1 Wednesday: 0-1 0-0 0-1 ABOUT LECOM PARK Thursday: 1-0 0-0 1-0 Friday: 0-1 0-0 0-1 Dimensions: Opened: 1923 Host of Pirates Spring Training since 1969 Saturday: 1-0 0-0 1-0 • • LF - 335 ft Sunday: 1-0 0-0 1-0 Renovated: 1983, 1993, 2013 • Previous tenants: St. Louis Cardinals (1923-24, White Jerseys: 2-2 0-0 2-2 LCF - 375 ft • • Capacity: 8,500 (Covid cap: ~2,000) 1930-36); Philadelphia Phillies (1925-27); Boston Gray Jerseys: 0-0 0-0 0-0 CF - 400 ft Black Jerseys: 1-1 0-0 1-1 Former names: City Park (1923-26), Red Sox (1928-29); Boston Bees (1938-40); Bos- RCF - 375 ft • Barbanegras Jerseys: 0-0 0-0 0-0 Ninth Street Park (1927-47), Braves ton/Milwaukee Braves (1948-62); Kansas City/ Specialty/Other: 0-0 0-0 0-0 RF - 335 ft Field (1948-61), McKechnie Field Oakland Athletics (1963-68) (1962-2017) 2 MARAUDERS STARTING PITCHER #41 Luis Ortiz (RHP) GAME-BY-GAME BREAKDOWN 6’2”/211 lbs — Age: 22 (January 27, 1999) Game Result Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR P/S Birthplace: San Pedro de Macoris, DR 5/4 vs Fort Myers L, 6-3 — 3.0 2 1 1 2 5 1 52/31 Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, DR *Threw 29 pitches in 1st inning… Went on to retire the final seven batters he faced School: N/A Acquired: International Free Agent, 2018 Bold - indicates season-high Pitch Types: 4FB, 2FB, CH, SL, CB Italics - indicates relief appearance CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/INFO 2021: Playing second professional season (full-season debut)… Was the Marauders opening night starter on May 4 vs Fort Myers, allowing a leadoff HR but went on to finish his outing by retiring seven in a row… 2020: (No MiLB season) 2019: Made 11 starts for Rookie-level Bristol… Limited opponents to a .246 AVG… Was strong in July (19.1 IP, 2.33 ERA, 4 BB, 17 K), but struggled in August (22.2 IP, 5.56 ERA, 16 BB, 13 K)… Recorded first career quality start on July 20 vs Kingsport (6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R/1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K)… 2018: Signed with Pirates as an international free agent on October 2… PERSONAL: Fastball touches 95, sits 93… Also throws changeup (best secondary pitch) and slider… Hometown, San Pedro de Macoris, is a city of nearly 200,000 in the south- east region of the Dominican… City is often called “The Cradle of Shortstops”… Tony Fernandez, Fernando Tatis (Sr. & Jr.)… Also Robinson Cano, Johnny Cueto, Miguel Sano, Sammy Sosa, and others… INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL HIGHS League Highs: Career Highs: IP: 3.0 IP 5/4/21 vs Fort Myers 6.0 2x, 8/8/19 vs Kingsport K: 5 K 5/4/21 vs Fort Myers 6 7/26/19 vs Elizabethton (5.0 IP) BB: 2 BB 5/4/21 vs Fort Myers 5 8/27/19 Danville (4.0 IP) H: 2 H 5/4/21 vs Fort Myers 7 8/15/19 @ Princeton (3.2 IP) R: 1 R 5/4/21 vs Fort Myers 7 7/14/19 @ Pulaski (3.1 IP) ER: 1 ER 5/4/21 vs Fort Myers 6 8/15/19 @ Princeton (3.2 IP) WStreak: — 2W 7/20/19—7/26/19 LStreak: — — MARAUDERS RUN SUPPORT BREAKDOWN PITCHER GS QS W-L TEAM W-L RUN SUPPORT AVG Florencio 1 0 0-0 1-0 10 (10 R in 1 GS) Florez 1 0 0-0 1-0 1 (1 R in 1 GS) Gonzalez 1 0 0-1 0-1 0 (0 R in 1 GS) Maldonado 1 0 0-0 1-0 2 (2 R in 1 GS) CAREER STATISTICS L.
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