Pensacola Blue Wahoos Double-A Affiliate: Minnesota Twins Game #17, Home #7 (5-1), Pensacola Blue Wahoos (11-5) Vs
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2019 Game Notes Pensacola Blue Wahoos Double-A Affiliate: Minnesota Twins www.BlueWahoos.com/Media Game #17, Home #7 (5-1), Pensacola Blue Wahoos (11-5) vs. Mobile BayBears (6-9), 5:05 PM Probable Pitching Matchup RHP Jorge Alcala (3-0, 2.30 ERA) vs. RHP Jesus Castillo (0-2, 5.40 ERA) Sunday, April 21, Pensacola Blue Wahoo vs. Mobile BayBears Monday, April 22, 6:35 PM Pensacola Blue Wahoos vs. Mobile BayBears, RHP Brusdar Graterol vs. RHP Jose Rodriguez Tuesday, April 23, 6:35 PM, Pensacola Blue Wahoos vs. Mobile BayBears, LHP Devin Smeltzer vs. RHP Jeremy Beasley Wednesday, April 24, 6:35 PM, Pensacola Blue Wahoos vs. Mobile BayBears, RHP Griffin Jax vs. RHP Adrian De Horta Thursday, April 25, Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Jackson Generals, 6:05 PM, RHP Sean Poppen vs. TBD 2019 At A Glance Blue Wahoos vs. Mobile Record 11-5, 1st, -- GB 2019: 4-2 Home: 1-0 Road: 3-2 Home Attendance (Total/Average) 27,859/4,643 Come From Behind Wins 1 -The Blue Wahoos and BayBears will play 25 times in 2019. Last Shutout By Blue Wahoos (4) 4/20 vs. Mobile (5-0) -As a team, Mobile holds a .205 batting average and 3.77 ERA. Last Shutout By Opponent (1), 4/13 vs. Jacksonville (0-1) -The Blue Wahoos are hitting .223 and have a 1.58 team ERA. Vs. RHS/LHS 9-4/2-1 Blue Wahoos/Opponents scoring first 10-3/0-3 2019 Matchups: Games decided in final AB/Walk-Off 1-2/0-2 April 4-8 in Mobile (3-2) 1-Run Games 5-4 April 20-24 in Pensacola (5) Home/Road 5-1/6-4 May 16-20 in Pensacola (5) Series Openers/Finales 4-0/1-2 June 22-26 in Pensacola (5) After 7.0 Ahead/Tied/Trailing 8-0/1-3/0-1 August 7-11 in Mobile (5) After 8.0 Ahead/Tied/Trailing 8-0/0-2/0-2 Extra Inning Games/Home/Road 1-2/0-0/1-2 Once Through The Rotation: -During their season-opening road trip to Mobile, Blue Wahoos starting pitchers threw 23.2 IP and allowed just 2 runs, good for a 0.76 ERA, and struck out 31. Yesterday’s Game: -Sean Poppen made his starting debut for the Blue Wahoos memorable, striking out Top 3 In ERA: 11 over 5.0 shutout innings while allowing just 2 hits. LHP Jovani Moran and RHP -The Blue Wahoos have the top three pitchers on the Southern League ERA leaderboard. Cody Stashak combined to strike out 7 more to give the Pensacola staff 18 Ks in 1. 0.50 Devin Smeltzer the 5-0 win. 2. 0.52 Brusdar Graterol -OF Tanner English was 2-2 with two RBI, two steals, and three runs scored. Ernie 3. 0.54 Griffin Jax De La Trinidad went 3-4 with an RBI. Jaylin Davis was 2-3 with a run and a stolen base. Best In Baseball: -The game was highlighted by John Matthew Peacock’s Home Run For Life. Born -Pensacola’s 1.58 team ERA is the best in major or minor league baseball at any level. significantly prematurely, 4-year-old John Matthew has battled medical issues 1. 1.58 Pensacola Blue Wahoos throughout his life. He circled the bases to a standing ovation from a sell-out crowd. 2. 2.01 Palm Beach Cardinals (A+) 3. 2.12 Kane County Cougars (A) 4. 2.18 Hickory Crawdads (A) 2019 Offensive Leaders 5. 2.28 Harrisburg Senators (AA) Games: Arraez, Schales 16 Runs: Jordan Gore 14 Starting Success: Hits: Luis Arraez 20 -Through 16 games, Blue Wahoos starting pitchers have been brilliant. As a staff, Pensacola starters hold a 1.39 ERA and have struck out 89 batters in 84.1 IP while allowing just 13 earned Doubles: Schales, Kerrigan 3 runs on 58 hits. Triples: Hamilton, De La Trinidad 1 Home Runs: Brian Schales 3 Providing Relief: Runs Batted In: Brian Schales 12 -Complementing Pensacola’s starting pitching has been a strong bullpen. Over 52.1 IP, Wahoos Total Bases: Brian Schales 23 relievers hold a 1.89 ERA with 73 strikeouts (12.6 K.9). Pensacola leads the Southern League Stolen Bases: Tanner English 5 with 7 saves and is tied for the league lead with 4 holds. Average: (20 AB) Luis Arraez .313 Keeping It Close: On-Base: (20 AB) Tanner English .429 -Through 16 games in 2019, the Blue Wahoos have already played in 9 one-run contests. Four Slugging: (20 AB) Brian Schales .460 of Pensacola’s five losses have been by one run (the other was a two-run loss). Only five games this season have been decided by more than a two-run differential, all wins. 2019 Pitching Leaders Special Start Time On Easter Sunday: Games: Stashak, Mason 5 -The Blue Wahoos game against Mobile on Sunday, April 21st will feature a 5:05 PM start time. Wins: Jorge Alcala 3 As part of the Easter Sunday celebration, the Blue Wahoos are offering an Easter Dinner buffet Starts: 5 tied 3 to fans served out of the Winn Dixie Deck for $33 (including game ticket). Saves: Dusten Knight 3 Innings Pitched: Devin Smeltzer 18.0 League Leaders: -Luis Arraez is tied for the Southern League in hits (20). Strikeouts: Devin Smeltzer 21 -Jordan Gore leads the league in runs scored (14). ERA (10 IP) Devin Smeltzer 0.50 -Brian Schales is tied for the lead league in walk (14). WHIP (10 IP) Devin Smeltzer 0.67 -Pensacola’s staff has the best team ERA in the league (1.58). Holds: Jovani Moran 2 -Pensacola pitchers have the most strikeouts in the league (162). -Pensacola’s staff has the league’s best WHIP (1.06) and the most saves (7). Around The Farm: -Devin Smeltzer is tied for the league lead in strikeouts (21). AAA-Rochester Red Wings (5-11): Rochester fell 13-8 to Lehigh Valley. Randy Cesar Battery Mates: was 3-4 with 2 RBI with 2 runs, including 3 doubles. John Andreoli was 2-4 with a HR -When Caleb Hamilton has been behind the plate this season, Blue Wahoos pitchers have (2). Chase De Jone allowed 5 earned in 2.0 IP. allowed just 3 earned runs in six games. Over 52.2 innings with Hamilton catching, Pensacola pitchers hold a 0.51 ERA. High A-Fort Myers Miracle (10-7): Fort Myers fell 7-2 to Charlotte. Lewin Diaz, Royce Average Attendance: Lewis, Michael Helman, and Travis Blankenhorn each had two hits. Charlie Barnes -With last night’s sell-out crowd, the Blue Wahoos moved into second place in the Southern allowed 7 runs in 1.2 IP, walking 5. Tom Hackimer maintained his 0.00 ERA with 2.1 League in average attendance, drawing 4,643 per game, trailing only Birmingham (6,200). shutout innings, striking out 5. Quotables-Dusten Knight On Back Flips: A-Cedar Rapids Kernels (7-9): The Kernels fell 5-4 to Beloit. Andrew Bechtold was 2-4 -”It’s just me celebrating our win and me celebrating doing a job. It helps me show my with run. Chris Williams was 1-3 with a HR and two RBI. Josh Winder allowed two runs personality...I do believe that [celebrations] are good for the game. It shows that it is entertainment. We love to do this and we want to show the fans that this is what we love. Hitters, over 5.0 IP and struck out 4. you hit a home run? Good job. Do a bat flip! I don’t care. I should have made a better pitch. As pitchers, when they get a strikeout, they made a good pitch. They’re happy, too.” Starting Pitcher Jorge Alcala, RHP, #16 Hometown: Bajos de Haina, DR Age: 23 Year Team W-L ERA G GS IP H ER BB K AVG WHIP 2015 DSL (R) 2-0 3.06 12 2 32.1 27 11 19 20 .227 1.42 2016 GCL (R) 1-1 1.21 6 3 22.1 14 3 6 35 .175 0.90 Tri-City (A) 0-1 5.27 3 3 13.2 20 8 4 15 .345 1.76 Greeneville (R) 2-1 1.80 6 4 20.0 12 4 8 20 .174 1.00 Total 3-3 2.41 15 10 56.0 46 15 18 70 .222 1.14 2017 Quad Cities (A) 2-0 2.03 6 4 31.0 16 7 12 35 .155 0.90 Buies Creek (A+) 5-6 3.45 16 14 78.1 55 30 33 60 .200 1.12 Total 7-6 3.05 22 18 109.1 71 37 45 95 .188 1.06 2018 Buies Creek (A+) 1-4 3.03 10 7 38.2 25 13 18 45 .182 1.11 Corpus Christi (AA) 2-3 3.54 9 5 40.2 36 16 17 37 .243 1.30 Chattanooga (AA) 0-4 5.85 5 4 20.0 23 13 14 22 .280 1.85 Total 3-11 3.81 24 16 99.1 84 42 49 104 .229 1.34 Career 15-20 3.18 73 46 297.0 228 105 131 289 .213 1.21 2018 Highs B/T: R/R HT: 6’3” WT: 180 Born: July 28, 1995 Innings: 8.0, 7/17 vs. FRI Acquired: Trade w/ HOU, July 27, 2018 w/ OF Gilberto Celestino for RHP Ryan Pressly Hits: 8, 2x, last 7/11 at MID Notes: ER: 3, 7x, last 8/24 vs.