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WEST VIRGINIA POWER GAME NOTES South Atlantic League - Class-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates since 2009 - 601 Morris St. Suite 201- Charleston, WV 25301 - 304-344-2287 - www.wvpower.com LEXINGTON LEGENDS (23-36; 48-80) AT West Virginia Power (31-28; 66-62) Game 129 | August 25, 2016 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV Radio: Charleston’s ESPN 104.5 & 1490 - wvpower.com Airtime: 6:45 pm PITCHING MATCH-UP RH Julio Pinto (1-4, 7.22) vs. RH Dario Agrazal (7-11, 4.47) Pinto: Allowed 1 R on 4 H over 5.0 IP w/ 5 K & 1 BB in 8/19 ND vs. HAG (4-1 Suns) Agrazal: Allowed 2 R on 7 H over 7.0 IP w/ 5 K and 0 BB in 8/20 Loss @ KAN (4-0 Intimidators) LEADING OFF: West Virginia won their fourth consecutive game with a 6-4 victory Wednesday night. The Power RESULTS/ SCHEDULE offense staked starter Mitch Keller to a 4-0 lead after three innings. After John Bormann doubled in a run in the second, two more runs crossed in the inning on a single and a throwing error. Carlos Munoz added a run in the third with an August 16 @ Lexington 13-2 W RBI single to pad the Power advantage. Following five shutout frames from Keller, the Legends tied the game in a August 18-1 @ Lexington 12-4 L four-run and nine-batter sixth against reliever Yunior Montero. West Virginia retook the lead for good in the eighth August 18-2 @ Lexington 2-1 L on a wild pitch and a throwing error by catcher Chase Vallot which allowed the go-ahead run to score. Daniel Arribas August 19 @ Kannapolis 4-0 W drove home one more in the frame, and Julio Eusebio faced the minimum in the ninth to cement the 6-4 win. August 20 @ Kannapolis 4-0 L August 21 @ Kannapolis 5-2 W HATE TO SEE YOU GO: West Virginia and Lexington meet for the 20th and final time during the 2016 season on August 22 @ Kannapolis 5-1 W Thursday night. West Virginia has dominated the season series, winning 15 of the 19 meetings against their rivals, and August 23 Lexington 4-0 W has won 30 of the prior 38 match ups dating back to 2015. West Virginia is 8-1 at home against Lexington this season. August 24 Lexington 6-4 W August 25 Lexington 7:05 pm HOMESTAND STATISTICS August 26 Lakewood 7:05 pm August 27 Lakewood 7:05 pm G AVG. AB H R HR BB SO SB August 28 Lakewood 2:05 pm WVP Hitting- 2 .271 59 16 10 0 3 20 0 August 30 @ Columbia 7:05 pm 2016 VS. LEGENDS W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR 15-4 WVP Pitching- 2-0 2.00 18.0 15 4 4 8 18 0 Date Location Result April 14 Charleston 5-0 W April 15 Charleston 6-5 W (10) DANNY DELIVERS: With his eighth inning RBI single, Daniel Arribas extended his season long hitting streak April 16 Charleston 7-2 W to seven games, the longest current such streak on the Power roster. The first baseman is 8-22 (.363) with five RBI April 17 Charleston 5-4 W over that span. April 22-1 Lexington 5-1 W April 22-2 Lexington 3-1 W SO OVER IT: The Power improved to 66-62 overall on the season with their game two victory Wednesday, marking April 23 Lexington 5-1 W the first time the club has been at least four games above .500 since July 17. A win in the series finale would place April 24 Lexington 11-10 L West Virginia five games over the even mark for the first time since June 2nd when the team improved to 29-24. June 13 Lexington 5-3 W June 14 Lexington 7-3 W KELLER KEEPS IT GOING: After another five shutout frames, Mitch Keller has now thrown 23 consecutive June 15 Lexington 12-4 W scoreless innings dating back to the first inning of his start on August 6 at Delmarva. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa native June 27 Charleston 13-6 L has allowed 13 hits while striking out 28 and walking just four over the four game stretch. The right-hander started June 28 Charleston 3-2 W the season with fifteen consecutive shutout innings before giving up his first run. June 29 Charleston 5-1 W August 16 Lexington 13-2 W SHUTOUT SHOW: West Virginia notched its 13th shutout of the season in the series opener on Tuesday, the second August 17 Lexington Ppd highest figure in the South Atlantic League. Charleston has blanked opponents 15 times this season, the highest August 18-1 Lexington 12-4 L amount in the league. August 18-2 Lexington 2-1 L August 23 Charleston 4-0 W CHECK THE RECORDS: Following his seven punch outs Wednesday night, Mitch Keller is at 131 strike outs for August 24 Charleston 6-4 W the season, giving him sole possession of the third highest single-season mark in West Virginia Power history. Tyler August 25 Charleston 7:05 pm Glasnow holds the record after he fanned 164 in 2013 and Will Inman is second with his 134 strikeouts in 2006. Keller’s 2.46 ERA would be the third best mark in team history, trailing Inman (1.71), and Yeudy Garcia (2.10). 2015 Results POWER POINTS: Casey Hughston hit his team-leading seventh triple of the season in the first inning of Monday’s WV won 16-4 5-1 win over Kannapolis... The two hits given up by the Power in the series opener against Kannapolis matched the All-Time SAL Series lowest amount of hits allowed by Power pitchers in a game this season... The 12 runs allowed by Power pitchers Power lead 129-103 August 18 against Lexington was the second most allowed by the team this season... POWER AT A GLANCE AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Houston edged Pittsburgh 5-4. Gerrit Cole dropped to 7-9 while Jordy Mercer 2016 Quick Records hit his ninth home run of the season in the loss ... Columbus downed Indianapolis 3-1. Drew Hutchison took the loss Overall Record: 66-62 after allowing three runs in five innings, and Austin Meadows knocked his fourth home run as an Indian.... Harrisburg Second Half Record: 31-28 won a walk off 4-3 over Altoona. The Curve held a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the ninth before the Senators struck for Place: 3 a pair to win the game. ... Jupiter knocked off Bradenton 6-1. Jordan Luplow accounted for the only Marauders run with his eighth home run of the season... The Black Bears defeated Williamsport 6-2. GB: 5.0 Home: 36-25 PROMO UPDATE: On Saturday, August 27, the first 1,000 fans at Appalachian Power Park will receive a Tyler Away: 30-37 Glasnow and Josh Bell bobblehead, presented by IHOP. The game also features an appearance by the Pirate Parrot Last 5 4-1 and a Mystery Ball sale to help raise money for Pirates Charities. Last 10 6-4 ON THE AIR: West Virginia Power games can be heard on Charleston’s ESPN Radio 104.5 FM and 1490 AM in 2016 Leaders Charleston, online at wvpower.com and on the TuneIn Radio App. Batting Avg: Tolman- .269 Home Runs: Polo- 12 PITCHING PROBABLES RBI: Munoz- 61 Date Opponent Power Starter vs. Opponent Stolen Bases: Reyes- 28 August 26 Lakewood RH Logan Sendelbach (8-6, 3.65) vs. RH Seranthony Dominguez (3-2, 3.22) Wins: Three tied w/8 August 27 Lakewood RH Bret Helton (8-8, 3.97) vs. RH Franklyn Kilome (5-8, 4.34) ERA: Keller- 2.46 August 28 Lakewood RH Gage Hinsz (5-8 3.76) vs. RH Jose Taveras (7-8, 3.47) Strikeouts: Keller- 131 August 30 @ Columbia RH Mitch Keller (8-5, 2.46) vs. TBA Saves: Eusebio- 11 TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER 44 | DARIO AGRAZAL | RHP Height: 6-3 Weight: 216 Born: December 28, 1994 in Aguadulce, Panama Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 7/01/12 Power Media Guide: Page 11 Pirates Media Guide: Page 202 2016: Pitched five shutout innings in 4/10 Win @ GBO, walking one and striking out one... Allowed two runs on four hits over five innings in 5/08 Loss vs. HAG... Pitched seven innings in 5/14 no-decision at Lakewood, allowing one run on six hits... Allowed one run on six hits over six innings in 5/25 win at CSC... Surrendered four home runs in 6/16 loss vs. CSC... Worked a quality start in 6/24 win @ ASH... Earned fifth win with a quality start vs. LEX on 6/29, going seven innings and allowing one run on three hits... Allowed two runs on six hits over six and a third in 7/04 no-decision @ GBO... Gave up one run on five hits over six innings in 7/09-1 ND @ WD...L 2015: Posted a 6-5 mark for the Black Bears with a 2.72 ERA over 14 games, all starts... Worked 76 innings with 45 strikeouts and 11 walks... Selected as a mid-season NYPL All-Star... Finished in the top five in the league in earned run average, WHIP and innings pitched... Allowed the fewest walks per nine innings among New York- Penn League starting pitchers... Made one appearance in the post season, earning a win over Williamsport on September 10 with five and two-thirds innings of one-run, five-hit, five strikeout ball in game one of the semi-final round.