Pensacola Blue Wahoos Double-A Affiliate: Minnesota Twins Game #23, Away #13 (7-5), Pensacola Blue Wahoos (15-7) Vs
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2019 Game Notes Pensacola Blue Wahoos Double-A Affiliate: Minnesota Twins www.BlueWahoos.com/Media Game #23, Away #13 (7-5), Pensacola Blue Wahoos (15-7) vs. Jackson Generals (12-8), 6:05 PM Probable Pitching Matchup RHP Brusdar Graterol (2-0, 2.01 ERA) vs. RHP Emilio Vargas (1-0, 3.43 ERA) Saturday, April 27, Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Jackson Generals Sunday, April 28, Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Jackson Generals, 2:05 PM, LHP Devin Smeltzer (2-1, 0.72) vs. RHP Sam Lewis (1-1, 2.41) Monday, April 29, Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Jackson Generals, 11:05 AM, RHP Griffin Jax (1-0, 0.41) vs. RHP Matt Peacock (1-1. 1.76) Tuesday, April 30, Off Day Wednesday, May 1, Pensacola Blue Wahoos vs. Biloxi Shuckers, 6:35 PM. RHP Sean Poppen (2-0, 0.75) vs. TBA 2019 At A Glance Blue Wahoos vs. Jackson Record 15-7, 1st, -- GB 2019: 1-1 Home: 0-0 Road: 1-1 Home Attendance (Total/Average) 43,574/4,357 Come From Behind Wins 3 -The Blue Wahoos and Generals will play 10 times in 2019. Last Shutout By Blue Wahoos (5) 4/24 vs. Mobile (1-0) -As a team, Jackson holds a .230 batting average and 3.30 ERA. Last Shutout By Opponent (2), 4/23 vs. Mobile (0-1) -The Blue Wahoos are hitting .226 and have a 1.77 team ERA. Vs. RHS/LHS 13-6/2-1 Blue Wahoos/Opponents scoring first 13-4/1-4 2019 Matchups: Games decided in final AB/Walk-Off 3-2/1-2 April 25-29 in Jackson (1-1) 1-Run Games 6-5 August 23-27 in Pensacola (0-0) Home/Road 8-2/7-5 Series Openers/Finales 5-0/2-2 After 7.0 Ahead/Tied/Trailing 10-0/3-3/0-3 Blankenhorn Joins Pensacola: After 8.0 Ahead/Tied/Trailing 10-0/2-2/0-4 -IF Travis Blankenhorn was promoted to Pensacola from A+ Fort Myers. Long a Twins top Extra Inning Games/Home/Road 2-2/0-0/2-2 prospect after being a 2015 3rd round pick, Blankenhorn currently ranks as the #28 prospect in the system by MLB Pipeline. The 2018 Florida State League Home Run Derby winner, Blankenhorn has hit dpuble-digit home runs each of the past three seasons. Yesterday’s Game: -JJorge Alcala suffered his first loss of the season after the #16 prospect was ERA Leaderboard: -The Blue Wahoos have the top two pitchers on the Southern League ERA leaderboard. tagged for 7 runs (6ER) on 6 hits. After trailing at one point 9-3, the Wahoos cut the 1. deficit to 9-7, but in the bottom of the 8th inning, Jackson rattled off 5 runs to put the 0.41 Griffin Jax (Pensacola) 2. game away 12-7. 0.72 Devin Smeltzer (Pensacola) 3. 1.42 Tyson Miller (Tennessee) -Jaylin Davis became the 1st Blue Wahoo this season to record a four-hit game go- ing 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, 2RBI and 2R scored. He is now hitting .700 in the series Best In Baseball: against the Generals, and over his last 10 the Wahoos outfielder is hitting .450. He -Pensacola’s 2.17 team ERA is the 3rd-best in major or minor league baseball at any level. now leads the team with a .351 batting average. 1. 1.96 Palm Beach Cardinals (A+) -Friday’s defeat for the Wahoos set new highs for Pensacola this season including 2. 2.01 Kane County Cougars (A) most runs allowed in a game (12) most hits in a game (11) and largest margin of 3. 2.17 Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA) defeat (5). 4. 2.42 Hickory Crawdads (A) 2019 Offensive Leaders 5. 2.45 Bradenton Marauders (A+) Games: Luis Arraez 22 Starting Success: Runs: Jordan Gore 15 -Through 22 games, Blue Wahoos starting pitchers have been brilliant. As a staff, Pensacola Hits: Luis Arraez 27 starters hold a 2.35 ERA and have struck out 127 batters in 114.2 IP (10.0 K/9) while allowing Doubles: Schales, Hamilton 4 just 30 earned runs on 88 hits. Triples: 5 tied 1 Home Runs: Davis, Schales 3 Providing Relief: -Complementing Pensacola’s starting pitching has been a strong bullpen. Over 76.1 IP, Wahoos Runs Batted In: Brian Schales 13 relievers hold a 1.89 ERA with 111 strikeouts (13.1 K/9). Pensacola leads the Southern League Total Bases: Brian Schales 29 with 9 saves and is tied for the league lead with 7 holds. Stolen Bases: Tanner English 5 Average: (20 AB) Jaylin Davis .351 League Leaders: On-Base: (20 AB) Brian Schales .405 -Luis Arraez is first in the Southern League in hits (27). Slugging: (20 AB) Jaylin Davis .579 -Jordan Gore is fourth in the league in runs scored (15) while Tanner English is T-6th (13). -Brian Schales is tied for third in the lead league in walks (14). -Pensacola’s staff has thelowest team ERA in the league (2.17). 2019 Pitching Leaders -Pensacola pitchers have the most strikeouts in the league (238). Games: Ryan Mason 7 -Pensacola’s staff has the league’s best WHIP (1.12) and the most saves (10). Wins: Jorge Alcala 4 -Devin Smeltzer leads the league with 30 strikeouts and is tied for the lead in WHIP (0.72). Starts: 4 tied 4 -Jorge Alcala leads the league with four wins. Saves: Dusten Knight 4 -Dusten Knight and Ryan Mason are tied for second in the league lead in saves (4). Innings Pitched: Devin Smeltzer 25.0 Striking First: Strikeouts: Devin Smeltzer 30 -The Blue Wahoos have scored first in 17 of 21 games this season. Pensacola has scored in the ERA (10 IP) Ryan Mason 0.00 first or second inning 12 times this season. They have lost four of the five games the opponent WHIP (10 IP) Ryan Mason 0.66 has scored first in. Holds: Jay, Moran 2 Hot Start: Around The Farm: -Pensacola’s 15-6 start is the best in franchise history, edging out the 2017 season when they AAA-Rochester Red Wings (8-12): Rochester and Pawtucket’s game on Friday was started 14-7 on their way to a league co-championship. washed out due to rain. A doubleheader is scheduled for May 24th. Reinforcements: -The addition of Travis Blankenhorn to Pensacola’s roster may be the first of many high profile High A-Fort Myers Miracle (13-9): Fort Myers fended off a late 9th-inning rally from the prospect promotions from Fort Myers to the Blue Wahoos this season. In addition to Blanken- Palm Beach Cardinals that saw the visitors score all 3 of their runs in the 8th inning or horn, seven of the Twins top prospects are currently with the Miracle, including #1 prospect later. Akil Badoo went 3-for-5 to lead the offense while Hector Lujuan had to come in Royce Lewis. Other top prospects include OF Trevor Larnach, OF Akil Baddoo, 1B Lewin Diaz, and record the final out of the 9th for his 1st save of the season. SP Jhoan Duran, C Ben Rortvedt, and 3B Jose Miranda. A-Cedar Rapids Kernels (9-11): Cedar Rapids contest against Kane County was post- Grzelakowski Ends Skid With Walk-Off: -After a tough 3-for-30 stretch, Taylor Grzelakowski has hits in five of his last six games and has poned due to inclement weather. A doubleheader has been schedules for April 28th. driven in at least run in four of those five. Recent Roster Moves: -LHP Daniel Carmena transferred to Pensacola from AAA Rochester -C Kidany Salva transferred from Pensacola to Elizabethton. -Travis Blankenhorn transferred from Fort Myers to Pensacola. -IF Brian Schales placed on the 7-day injured list (illness). Starting Pitcher Brusdar Graterol, RHP, #22 Hometown: Calobozo, VEN Age: 20 Year Team W-L ERA G GS IP H ER BB K AVG WHIP 2015 DSL (R) 0-1 2.45 4 4 11.0 12 3 1 17 .237 1.18 2017 GCL (R) 2-0 1.40 5 2 19.1 10 3 4 21 .152 0.72 ELZ (R) 2-1 3.92 5 5 20.2 16 9 9 24 .213 1.21 Total 4-1 2.70 10 7 40.0 26 12 13 45 .184 0.98 2018 CR (A) 3-2 2.18 8 8 41.1 26 12 13 45 .195 0.94 FTM (A+) 5-2 3.12 11 11 60.2 59 21 19 56 .261 1.29 Total 8-4 2.74 19 19 102.0 89 31 28 107 .234 1.15 Career 14-6 2.62 37 34 175.1 138 51 52 193 .215 1.08 2018 Highs B/T: R/R HT: 6’1” WT: 180 Born: August 26, 1998 Innings: 7.0, 2x, last 8/15 vs. CR Acquired: International Free Agent, August 2014 Hits: 9, 7/1 vs. LAK Notes: ER: 5, 7/1 vs. LAK -Enters 2019 ranked as the #1 pitching prospect in the Minnesota Twins organization and their K: 10, 2x, last 7/28 @ DBT #3 overall season. Ranks as the #21 right-handed pitching in baseball (Baseball America) Ranks Walks: 5, 4/20 @ CLI as #67 overall on MLB Pipeline. Pitches: 97, 7/28 @DBT -Signed in August 2014 as a 16-year-old international free agent from Venezuela for a $150,000 2019 Highs bonus. Innings: 7.0, 4/16 @ BLX -Missed majority of 2015 debut season and all of 2016 following Tommy John surgery.