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1 BRADENTON MARAUDERS GAME NOTES Low-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday, June 5, 2021 (6:30 p.m. ET) || TD Ballpark || Dunedin, FL BRADENTON MARAUDERS (18-10) at DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS (9-19) RHP Jared Jones (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs RHP Lazaro Estrada (0-0, 2.19 ERA) UPCOMING GAMES, PROBABLES, & PROMOTIONS DATE TIME (Local) OPPONENT MARAUDERS STARTER OPPOSING STARTER PROMOTION Sunday, 6/6 1:00 PM @ Dunedin RHP Adrian Florencio LHP Naswell Paulino N/A Tuesday, 6/8 6:05 PM vs Daytona TBA TBA — Wednesday, 6/9 6:05 PM vs Daytona TBA TBA Bark in the Park/Truly Special Thursday, 6/10 6:05 PM vs Daytona TBA TBA Thirsty Thursday Friday, 6/11 6:05 PM vs Daytona TBA TBA Pride Night/Happy Hour /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: 18-10 (.643) CALL IT A DRAW: The Marauders’ loss last night ended a nine-game winning streak, which matched the franchise record Home: 11-7 (.611) of consecutive wins. Bradenton set the record between July 29 and August 8 of 2011, when the club swept three consecu- Road: 7-3 (.700) tive three-game series from Brevard County, Fort Myers, and Jupiter. 2021 Best Mark: 18-9 (.667) — (6/3) UN-RELIEF: Last night’s game ended a six-game stretch in which the Marauders bullpen allowed no more than one earned 2021 Worst Mark: 1-3 (.250) — (5/7) run in a game; Bradenton relievers last allowed more than one earned run last Thursday, May 27 against Palm Beach (3 HOME ROAD TOTAL ER). Oliver Mateo‘s four runs allowed last night matched his season-high, and Wandi Montout’s four runs allowed was the Day (Before 5:00 PM): 2-1 0-1 2-2 second-highest total of his career. Night: 9-6 7-2 16-8 NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: Ernny Ordonez, who joined the Marauders last Friday, has gone 6-for-20 with five RBI over Marauders Score First: 10-1 7-2 17-3 his first six games with Bradenton. Each of his first four hits were extra-base hits (three doubles, one triple), and four of his Opponent Scores First:1-6 0-1 1-7 five RBI have come in the ninth inning. Lead After 6th: 9-1 5-0 14-1 Tied After 6th: 0-1 0-1 0-2 ALWAYS ON: Jase Bowen ranks fifth in the Low-A Southeast with 46 total bases and is tied for second (along with team- Trail After 6th: 2-5 2-2 4-7 mate Endy Rodriguez) for second in the circuit with five home runs. The Pirates’ 11th-Round selection out of Central Catho- Lead After 7th: 9-2 6-0 15-2 lic High School in Toledo, Ohio has reached base safely in 13 of his last 14 games. Tied After 7th: 1-0 0-0 1-0 MISTAKES HAPPEN: The Marauders have committed an error in 16 of their last 17 games (27 total errors), with the only Trail After 7th: 1-5 1-3 2-8 errorless game during that period coming last Saturday against Palm Beach. The 17-game stretch began May 16 at Dune- Lead After 8th: 10-1 6-0 16-1 din, the day after the Marauders’ combined no-hitter. Bradenton has now committed the fourth-most errors in the Low-A Tied After 8th: 1-0 0-0 1-0 Southeast with 37. Prior to the 17-game span, Bradenton’s nine errors were the league’s fewest through their first 11 games. Trail After 8th: 0-6 1-3 1-9 ROAD WARRIORS: At 7-3, the Marauders own the best road winning percentage (.700) in the Low-A Southeast. In 2019, vs RHP Starters: 8-5 5-2 13-7 Bradenton finished just one game over .500 on the road, going 35-34 away from LECOM Park. vs LHP Starters: 3-2 2-1 5-3 Score 4+ Runs: 10-2 5-0 15-2 THE OPPONENT: The Blue Jays’ win last night ended a four-games losing streak, but the team still sits in last place in the Allow 4+ Runs: 5-6 3-3 8-9 West Division with a 9-19 record. They have yet to win a series this season (three series losses, one split), and they also No Errors: 2-0 3-1 5-1 own the second-worst run differential in the Low-A Southeast at –39. Commit An Error: 9-7 4-2 13-9 TOP PROSPECTS: The Marauders roster currently boasts seven prospects in MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 ranking for the organ- Outhit OPP: 8-2 6-1 14-3 ization: Hudson Head (#6), Eddy Yean (#13), Jared Jones (#17), Sammy Siani (#19), Nick Garcia (#21), Endy Rodri- OPP Outhits BRD: 3-4 0-2 3-6 guez (#27), and Alexander Mojica (#30). Three of the eight (Head, Rodriguez, and Yean) came to the organization via Equal Hits: 0-1 1-0 1-1 blockbuster trades: Head and Rodriguez came from the Padres and Mets, respectively, in the three-team Joe Musgrove Extra-Innings: 0-0 0-0 0-0 deal, and Yean came from Washington in the Josh Bell trade. 7-Inning Games: 0-0 0-0 0-0 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: New Jersey native Jonathan Johnston is in his first season as Marauders manager. The 1-Run Games: 2-1 1-1 3-2 U.S. Naval Academy graduate spent two seasons as a catcher in the Oakland Athletics system in 2008 and 2011 in between 2-Run Games: 3-0 3-0 8-0 a collective five years in the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. Prior to joining the Pirates organization in 2020, he held Shutouts: 0-2 2-0 2-2 coaching roles at UC San Diego and UNC Asheville. Walkoffs: 1-0 0-0 1-0 Hit 1 HR: 4-3 1-0 5-3 MISCELLANEOUS: Hudson Head has a 16-game on-base streak and has drawn 16 walks in his last 14 games (.188 AVG, but a .375 OBP)… Eli Wilson is batting .520 (13-for-25) over his last eight games… Logan Hofmann pitched a career-high Hit 2+ HR: 5-1 2-0 7-1 4 innings Thursday night, retiring 12 of 13 batters faced (1 walk) and lowering his ERA to 1.56. Series Record: 1-1-1 1-0-0 2-1-1 Tuesday: 1-2 2-0 3-2 Wednesday: 1-2 1-1 2-3 ABOUT LECOM PARK Thursday: 3-0 2-0 5-0 Friday: 1-2 1-1 2-3 Dimensions: Opened: 1923 Host of Pirates Spring Training since 1969 Saturday: 3-0 1-0 4-0 • • LF - 335 ft Sunday: 2-1 0-1 2-2 Renovated: 1983, 1993, 2013 • Previous tenants: St. Louis Cardinals (1923-24, White Jerseys: 7-4 0-0 7-4 LCF - 375 ft • • Capacity: 8,500 1930-36); Philadelphia Phillies (1925-27); Boston Gray Jerseys: 0-0 6-2 6-2 CF - 400 ft Black Jerseys: 2-1 1-1 3-2 Former names: City Park (1923-26), Red Sox (1928-29); Boston Bees (1938-40); Bos- RCF - 375 ft • Barbanegras Jerseys: 0-2 0-0 0-2 Ninth Street Park (1927-47), Braves ton/Milwaukee Braves (1948-62); Kansas City/ Specialty/Other: 2-0 0-0 2-0 RF - 335 ft Field (1948-61), McKechnie Field Oakland Athletics (1963-68) (1962-2017) 2 MARAUDERS STARTING PITCHER #37 Jared Jones (RHP) GAME-BY-GAME BREAKDOWN 6’1”/180 lbs — Age: 19 (August 6, 2001) Game Result Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR P/S Birthplace: Whittier, California May 25 vs Palm Beach W, 12-2 W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 48/29 Hometown: Whittier, California *Pitched 5th thru 7th… Both hits allowed were singles… Retired 5 in a row to finish School: La Mirada High School (Whitter, CA) June 1 @ Dunedin L, 2-1 — 1.0 2 1 0 0 3 0 19/13 Acquired: 2nd Round, 2020 (44th overall) *Pitched 6th… Addison Barger reached on leadoff E4… K, 1B, K, Steward Berroa RBI-2B, HBP, K Pitch Types: Fastball, Slider, Changeup Bold - indicates season-high CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/INFO Italics - indicates relief appearance REPERTOIRE: Fastball (mid- to high-90s), Slider (low-80s), Changeup 2021: Making first career start tonight… Made professional debut in relief on May 25 vs Palm Beach: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K… Has not allowed an earned run through first 4 IP of career… 2020: Drafted in the 2nd Round (44th overall) out of La Mirada High School… From the Long Beach Press-Telegram: Jones: “I was standing right next to my dad (Keith) and we both just really broke down and started crying. It was a moment to remember forever.” … Was committed to the University of Texas before being drafted… Before Covid shutdown: 3 GS, 2-1 record, 0.82 ERA, 28 K in 17 IP… Was also hitting .409 and was 8 for 8 in stolen bases… Also from the Press-Telegram, La Mirada head coach Jimmy Zurn: “What this kid’s been able to do from a pitching standpoint … and not just that, I’m talking in all areas of the game — hitting, stealing bases, the way he plays center field. And No. 1 is his competitive nature.