Biloxi Shuckers (MIL) 10-10 (53-35) Vs Chattanooga Lookouts 5-14 (48-39) RHP Johnny Hellweg (0-2, 7.20) Vs
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Biloxi Shuckers (MIL) 10-10 (53-35) vs Chattanooga Lookouts 5-14 (48-39) RHP Johnny Hellweg (0-2, 7.20) vs. RHP D.J. Baxendale (3-2, 3.99) Game #89/MGM #15 | Friday July 17, 2015 | MGM Park | 7:10 p.m. TODAY’S GAME: Game 3 of a 5-game series vs. Chattanooga (MIN) Southern League Second Half Half Standings (1-1) and 7-game homestand. The Shuckers will welcome Mobile for RECORD BREAKDOWN a 2-game series on Monday and Tuesday...7th of 9 meetings (4-2) NORTH Rec GB SOUTH Rec GB Current Record: .....................................53-35 this season with the Minnesota Twins Double-A affiliate...are 13-5 Birmingham (CWS) 16-3 -- Mississippi (ATL) 11-9 -- Streak ....................................................... W1 in series play and won 10 of 11 series’ dating back to May 17...the Montgomery (TB) 10-9 6.0 Mobile (ARI) 11-9 -- Last 10 Games: .........................................4-6 Shuckers have the best overall record in the Southern League and Long Winning Streak: ............................... W6 T-6th-best winning percentage in all of MiLB full-season clubs. Tennessee (CHC) 8-11 8.0 Pensacola (CIN) 11-9 -- Jackson (SEA) 7-13 9.5 SHUCKERS (MIL) 10-10 1.0 Long Losing Sttreak: ...................................L3 Best Records in Minor League Baseball Home (MGM Park): ....................................9-5 Quad Cities (HOU) MID, 57-31, .648 Hickory (TEX) SAL, 54-35, .607 Chattanooga (MIN) 5-14 11.0 Jacksonville (MIA) 9-11 2.0 Home (Joe Davis): .....................................9-6 Corpus Christi (HOU) TEX, 58-32, .644 SHUCKERS (MIL) SOU, 52-35, .602 *****************************SHUCK NOTES******************************* Home (Other): ........................................... 6-4 Oklahoma City (LAD) PCL, 56-33, .629 Kane Co. (ARI), MID 53-35, .602 SHUCKERS WIN MIDSEASON MILBY FOR “BEST TEAM” IN MILB: Road ...................................................... 29-20 Visalia (ARI) CAL, 57-33, .633 Round Rock (TEX), PCL, 53-37, .589 MiLB.com handed out midseason awards on Friday and the Shuckers July ........................................................7-8 HELLWEG IN SEARCH OF FIRST BILOXI WIN: RHP Johnny Hellweg took home “Best Team” for their first half performance and South Division makes his 3rd Biloxi start and 8th this season between A+ Brevard Co. and crown, going 43-25 in the half and securing a playoff berth. the Shuckers, Hellweg has 11 walks and 3 strikeouts in 5.0 innings over STRONG SHUCKER: LHP Mike Strong earned his 5th save on Thursday VS. THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE his first 2 starts, going 0-2 with a 7.20 ERA. He ha surrendered 11 runs, night and among Southern League ranks first in opponents’ batting aver- North Home Road Total but only 4 earned runs. The 26-year-old Hellweg continues his recovery age (.158) and fewest baserunners/9IP ratio (8.52). Overall this season is from Tommy John surgery last April. The former 16th round pick of the 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA in a team-leading 32 games, 15 walks 45 strikeouts. Birmingham 3-2 (5) 3-2 (5) 6-4 (10) Angels is 2008 made his MLB debut in 2013 for the Brewers and was VS. THE VOLUNTEER STATE: The Shuckers improved to 9-7 this sea- Chattanooga 1-1 (5) 3-1 (5) 4-2 (10) acquired via trade from the Angels with Ariel Pena and Jean Segura in son against the 3 teams in the Southern League from the state of Tennes- Jackson (TN) 0-0 (5) 2-3 (10) 2-3 (15) 2012 for Zack Greinke see, Chattanooga (4-2), Tennessee (3-2) and Jackson (2-3). PERALTA, SHUCKERS POST NINTH SHUTOUT THURSDAY: The QUALITY FROM THE ROTATION: The starting rotation has 34 quality Montgomery 3-1 (4) 1-4 (5) 4-5 (9) Shuckers evened the series on Thursday night at MGM Park in front of starts this season and 20 in the last 35 games. Bi- Quality Starts 3,547 fans with a 3-0 shutout of the Chattanooga Lookouts. loxi starters have a 34-24 record and a 3.26 ERA Tyler Wagner - 10 Tennessee 0-0 (5) 3-2 (5) 3-2 (10) • The shutout was the ninth issued by Biloxi pitching as rehabbing righty this season with 385 strikeouts and 183 walks, Jorge Lopez - 8 Totals: 7-4 (25) 12-12 (30) 19-16 (55) Wily Peralta (3.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 SO - 58 pitches), Derek Eitel (W- 1-1, holding the opposition to a .238 batting average. Brooks Hall - 7 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, SO), Brooks Hall (1.0 IP, H, SO), Manny Barreda (1.2 • FIRST HALF CHAMPS: The Shuckers won Hiram Burgos - 4 South Home Road Total IP, H, BB, 3 SO) and Mike Strong (S, 4 - 1.1 IP, BB, 2 SO) combined to the first half title in the SL South. That officially Brent Suter - 4 Jacksonville 8-2 (10) 3-2 (5) 11-4 (15) post the shutout. ended Mobile’s 3-year run of South first half Hobbs Johnson - 1 • The Shuckers scored all 3 runs in the bottom of the fourth on bases load- titles. The Shuckers host game 1 and 2 of the Mississippi 4-4 (13) 4-1 (10) 8-5 (23) ed walks to Victor Roache and Parker Berberet, and another on an error. South Division Series, September 10 and 11 at MGM Park. If the Shuckers Mobile 5-5 (17) 2-3 (10) 7-8 (27) • It was Biloxi’s 3rd-straight win on a Thursday and are now 6-10 and the were to win the 2nd half, they would host Game 1, 2, 4 and 5 if necessary. 9 shutouts is T-1st in the SL. • ARCIA FIRST IN SL TO 100 HITS: Orlando Arcia recorded his 31st multi- Pensacola 0-0 (5) 8-2 (15) 8-2 (20) hit game on Friday in the 8th inning at TNS against reliever Rafael Soriano (212 BACK FROM THE FUTURE: Biloxi SS Orlando Arcia returned Wednesday MLB saves) becoming first player in the Southern League to 100 hits. He reached Totals: 17-11 (40) 17-9 (45) 34-19 (95) from Sunday’s Futures Game and went 2-for-5 with a home run in his first the mark on his 345th plate appearance and 15th in the minors to 100 hits. game back in a Shuckers’ uniform. The 20-year-old is in the midst of a 4-game • SHUCKERS AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS: SS Orlando Arcia: TEAM LEADERS (SL RANK) hitting streak, batting .444 (8-for-18) with a HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 2B and 2 SB in AVG (6th, .314), At-Bats (3rd, 328), Hits: (T-1st, 103), Doubles (2nd, 24), Average ................. Orlando Arcia, .314 (6) that span. Arcia in July is batting .347 (17x49) with 6 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, HR, 8 Runs (T-2nd, 52), Total Bases (2nd, 152), Extra-Base Hits (T-2nd, 34) 1B RBI, 5 SB and .373 OBP. Nick Ramirez: Home Runs (T-4th, 13), RBI (2nd, 57), Games (2nd, 86), Hits ....................... Orlando Arcia, 103 (T1) MGM PARK MAGIC: The Shuckers opened their Inaugural Season on the Runs (4th, 50), Total Bases (4th, 141) OF Michael Reed: Stolen Bases Home Runs ..............Nick Ramirez, 13 (T4) infamous 54-game road trip, chronicled by ESPN (went 33-21). The Shuckers (T-3rd, 23), Walks (T-4th, 47), RHP Tyler Wagner: ERA (6th, 2.50), LHP RBI .............................Nick Ramirez, 57 (2) are 9-5 at the new home with 4 of those wins coming in extra-inning walk-offs. Brent Suter: ERA (3rd, 2.13), RHP Jorge Lopez: ERA (7th, 2.58), Wins • Over the first 14 games at MGM Park, 51,466 fans attended, an average (T-2nd, 8), Opp. AVG (2nd, .204), LHP Hobbs Johnson: Opp. AVG (5th, Stolen Bases ..........Michael Reed, 23 (T3) of 3,929 per game despite the stadium being unfinished. .221) RHP Damien Magnifico: Saves (12, 3rd). Wins ............................ Jorge Lopez, 8 (T2) ERA ........................... Brent Suter, 2.13 (3) SIDE-BY-SIDE STAT COMPARISON 2015 Results vs. Chattanooga (Biloxi 3, Chattanooga 2) Strikeouts .................. Jorge Lopez, 86 (T6) (SL Rank) Date Site Result Winner Loser Save WHIP ....................... Jorge Lopez, 1.13 (7) Stat 5/27 @CHA W, 8-6 Magnifico (1-0) Boer (1-2) Saves ................. Damien Magnifico, 12 (3) .261 (3) AVG .259 (4) 5/28 @CHA L, 3-2 Berrios (6-2) Hall (4-3) Jones (7) 375 (5) RUNS 433 (1) 5/29 @CHA W, 3-2 Strong (2-0) Shibuya (0-2) Magnifico (4) 43 (7) HR 76 (1) 5/30 @CHA W, 11-8 Burgos (2-0) Baxendale (3-1) Chapman (2) 137 (8) 2B 155 (2) 5/31 @CHA CANCELLED 7/15 BLX L, 6-5 Reed (4-3) Magnifico (3-1) Chargois (6) 24 (8) 3B 37 (1) 7/16 BLX W, 3-0 Eitel (1-1) Lee (0-4) Strong (4) 92 (2) SB 103 (1) 7/17 BLX 3.32 (1) ERA 4.24 (9) 7/18 BLX 682 (2) SO 599 (T7) 7/19 BLX 2015 games will be aired on the inaugural 307 (7) LOW BB 271 (1) Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network: 25 (T5) SV 27 (T2) WPMO AM-1580 – Pascagoula-Moss Point WVGG AM-1440 UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS (ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL) Lucedale Date - Time Opponent: Pitching Matchup: WRBE FM-106.9 July 18 - 7:10 vs Chattanooga RHP Tyler Wagner (6-4, 2.50) vs. LHP Jason Wheeler (0-1, 3.24) Lucedale WMXI FM-98.1 July 19 - 5:10 vs Chattanooga RHP Jorge Lopez (8-3, 2.58) vs. LHP David Hurlbut (5-4, 4.78) Hattiesburg/Laurel July 20 - 7:10 vs Mobile RHP Brooks Hall (7-5, 4.78) vs.