CLEARWATER THRESHERS 2019 GAME INFORMATION 727-712-4300 • threshersbaseball.com • 601 N Old Coachman RD Clearwater, FL 33765 Email: [email protected] • Facebook: /threshersbaseball Twitter: @threshers • Instagram: threshersbaseball CLEARWATER THRESHERS (PHI) (52-50, 16-20) vs. CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS (TB) (62-39, 27-9) Thursday, July 25, 2019 - 7:00 p.m. EDT Spectrum Field - Game 103 (37) - Home 53 (19) RHP Colton Eastman (4-5, 3.31) vs. RHP Joe Ryan (6-2, 1.70) TODAY’S GAME: Game one of a four-game series against the Charlotte Stone Crabs (TB) at Spectrum Field... BY THE NUMBERS Game five of an eight-game homestand against Charlotte and the Bradenton Marauders (PIT) (1-3)...Clearwater is Current Streak......... L2 Game 1 of Series 14-17 coming off a series loss to the Marauders at Spectrum Field (1-3)...Third of four series (13 games) between the two Last 5 Games .........2-3 Game 2 of Series 19-12 clubs in 2019...The Threshers dropped two of three against the Tampa Bay Rays affiliate from May 17-19 in Clear- Last 10 Games .......2-8 Game 3 of Series 16-12 water. Home...................23-29 Game 4 of Series ...3-9 Away ...................29-21 Rubber Match .........5-4 TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: 22-year-old Colton Eastman makes his 13th appearance - 12th start - at the Day Games ...........9-14 Series W-L-T ....14-12-6 Advanced-A level in game one of the four-game series against the Charlotte Stone Crabs on Thursday night at Spec- Night Games ......43-36 Series Sweeps .......4-4 trum Field...The 6-foot-3 hurler picked up his sixth win of the season with five innings of relief with the Reading Fightin’ Double Headers ..0-3-2 Phils on July 18 against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats...The right-hander allowed four runs - one earned - on four 2019 vs. STONE CRABS hits, three walks and nine strikeouts on 88 pitches - 57 strikes...Eastman’s last outing with the Threshers was a loss Record .................................................................3-3 against the Florida Fire Frogs on July 13...The starter allowed three runs on four knocks, three free passes and four Home....................................................................1-2 punch outs in six stanzas for his fourth quality start of the season...Thursday will be the Fresno native’s first career Away ....................................................................2-1 start against the Tampa Bay Rays affiliate. Current Streak.................................................... W2 THRESHERS AT A GLANCE ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Clearwater Threshers dropped the finale of the four-game series against the Bra- April .................... 11-14 Monday ...................6-7 denton Marauders at Spectrum Field on Wednesday, 2-1...Kyle Glogoski took his first loss of the season at the May......................17-12 Tuesday ................9-10 Advanced-A level, surrendering just one run through five innings of work...Rodolfo Duran provided the only offense June ......................18-7 Wednesday .............6-8 for the home team with a lead-off home run in the eighth inning. July .......................6-17 Thursday ................9-4 August ....................0-0 Friday ......................7-7 GLOWING GLOGOSKI: Kyle Glogoski has been terrific since being added to the Clearwater roster on June 22... September ..............0-0 Saturday ...............12-3 The 20-year-old has just a 1-1 record, but actually lowered his ERA from 2.19 to 2.12...The right-hander has not Sunday..................3-10 allowed more than two earned runs in any of his six starts, which included two outings with no runs allowed...The vs. North .............29-24 New Zealand native has gone five frames in five of his appearances, with just one start lasting 4.2 innings on June vs. South ............23-26 29 against the St. Lucie Mets (NYM). Aphilliate report LIVING DURAN-GEROUSLY: Rodolfo Duran launched his second homer of the series against the Bradenton MLB Philadelphia Phillies (54-48): Marauders on Wednesday...The backstop accounted for two of the seven runs scored by the Threshers over the four- 3rd NL East: (-5.5) : W3 game set...The 21-year-old is one of five Clearwater batters hitting at least .250 in the month of July with a team-best STREAK LAST GAME: 7/24 at Detroit Tigers (W, 4-0) .300 average in 17 games played...The native of the Dominican Republic also leads the club with four dingers, and DUE UP: 7/26 vs. Atlanta Braves (7:05 p.m. EDT) trails only Daniel Brito’s nine RBIs with eight during the fourth month of the season. NOTEABLE: Vince Velasquez: W, 5.2ip, 4h, 2bb, 9so WAGING WARREN: Zach Warren fired two scoreless innings of relief in the finale on Wednesday afternoon...The AAA Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (48-52): (-10.0) southpaw has not allowed a run over his last three appearances out of the bullpen, stretching across six innings... 5th International League North: STREAK: L1 The Tennessee product last allowed a run against the Palm Beach Cardinals on July 11, with four runs allowed in 1.1 LAST GAME: 7/24 vs. Toledo Mud Hens (L, 13-0) frames...Outside of that blip, the left-handed hurler has allowed just one run in July in 10 innings. DUE UP: 7/25 vs. Toledo Mud Hens (7:05 p.m. EDT) NOTEABLE: Ali Castillo: 2x4, 3b PILING ON THE PUNCH OUTS: Kyle Glogoski (5), Michael Gomez (4) and Zach Warren (4) combined for 13 strikeouts on the hill for the Clearwater Threshers on Wednesday afternoon, lifing the Philadelphia Phillies affiliate AA Reading Fightin Phils (61-41, 22-13): 1st Eastern League Eastern: (+5.5) total to 954 during the 2019 campaign...Clearwater remains the only team in the Florida State League with at least STREAK: W2 900 punch outs, and leads the Fort Myers Miracle (MIN) by 59 heading into the weekend. LAST GAME: 7/24 vs. Binghamton Rumble Ponies (W, 8-6) DUE UP: 7/25 at New Hampshire Fisher Cats (7:05 p.m. EDT) HOME SWEET HOME?: With the 3-11 start to the month of July, Clearwater continues to stay below .500 with a NOTEABLE: Darick Hall: 2x3, 3r, hr, 3rbi, 2bb 23-29 record at Spectrum Field in 2019...The discrepancy in stats between home and road games is not that different Cornelius Randolph: 1x3, r, 2b, rbi, 2bb for the Threshers...The club has a .257 average at home compared to .236 on the road, and has scored four more A Lakewood BlueClaws (41-60, 12-19): runs at Spectrum Field (204-200)...Clearwater has a .705 OPS at Spectrum Field, but has posted a .668 on the road... 6th South Atlantic League Northern: (-10.0) On the mound, the pitching staff does have a higher ERA on the home bump (3.90-3.22), and has a higher aver- STREAK: L1 age against (.238-.233)...The Threshers have been swept four times this season, with three coming at home...The LAST GAME: 7/24 vs. Charleston RiverDogs (W, 4-3/10) Threshers snapped a five-game losing streak at home with the 2-1 loss in Tuesday’s opener of the twin bill against DUE UP: 7/25 vs. Charleston RiverDogs (7:05 p.m. EDT) NOTEABLE: Seth Lancaster: 3x5, 2r, hr, 2rbi the Bradenton Marauders. RK Williamsport Crosscutters (11-27): LEAVING MEN ON BASE: After plating 47 runs through the first seven games of the second half (6.7 runs/game) 6th New York-Penn League Pinckney: (-12.5) to lead to a 5-2 start, the Clearwater offense has managed 85 runs the last 29 contests (2.9 runs/game) to go 11-18 STREAK: W1 ever since...Over the stretch, Clearwater has managed just a .205 average with a chance to drive a runner home LAST GAME: 7/24 vs. Auburn Doubledays (L, 3-1/W, 7-1) DUE UP: 7/25 vs. Auburn Doubledays (7:05 p.m. EDT) (44-for-215)...The Philadelphia Phillies affiliate has 198 hits over the 29-game stretch (6.8 hits/game), with 62 going NOTEABLE: GAME ONE: Jose Conopoima: ND, 4.0ip, 5h, r, bb for extra bases (31 percent)...Since going 3-for-6 with runners in scoring position in July 20’s 3-0 victory over the St. GAME TWO: Juan Aparicio: 2x3, r, rbi (26-game on-base streak) Lucie Mets, the Threshers have gone 4-for-35 over the last five contests (1-4). Johan Rojas: 2x3, r , 3b, 2rbi, bb THRESHERS RECORD WHEN... vs. .500 or Better: 27-31 One-Run Games: 16-15 Lead After 6: 41-7 Out-Hit Opp: 38-9 Starter Goes more than 6.0 IP: 6-2 Errorless: 29-23 vs. Below .500: 25-18 Two-Run Games: 7-7 Tied After 6: 4-6 Hits Equal: 9-4 Starter Goes 6.0 IP: 15-13 Committing 1 Error: 12-22 Score First: 30-15 Shutouts: 8-11 Trail After 6: 6-39 Out-Hit by Opp: 5-37 Starter Goes less than 6.0 IP: 31-35 Committing 2+ Errors: 11-5 Opp. Score First: 22-35 Walk-Off Decisions: 2-4 Lead After 7: 42-4 Collect 0-4 Hits: 2-14 Starter Gets Decision: 30-34 Opp. is Errorless: 15-27 Score 4 or More: 37-12 Extra Innings: 4-4 Tied After 7: 6-3 Collect 5-9 Hits: 24-29 Reliever Gets Decision: 22-16 Score 3 or Fewer: 15-38 Trail After 7: 3-42 Collect 10+ Hits: 26-7 vs. Left-Handed Starter: 15-12 Opp. Score 4 or More: 11-36 Lead After 8: 41-1 Hit No HR: 18-31 vs. Right-Handed Starter: 37-38 Opp.