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TAMPA TARPONS OFFICIAL GAME NOTES George M. Steinbrenner Field • One Steinbrenner Drive • Tampa, FL 33614 Phone: (813) 875-7753 • E-Mail: Tarpons [email protected] • Social Media: @TampaTarpons Florida State League Champions: 1957, 1961, 1994, 2001 (co. w/ Brevard County), 2004 (co. w/ Daytona), 2009, 2010 TAMPA TARPONS (23-18) at LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS (19-20) RHP Albert Abreu (1-0, 2.13) vs. LHP Gregory Soto (1-0, 5.20) Saturday, May 19, 2018 • Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, FL • 6:00 p.m. Game #42 • Road Game # 20 • Radio: TuneIn Radio (Tampa Tarpons) • Phone App: MiLB First Pitch YESTERDAY'S NEWS: Tampa dropped a pitchers' duel in the series-opener at Lakeland, 1-0…the game was called official in the middle of the 8th after continuous rainfall caused unplayable field conditions…RHP Garrett Whitlock tossed 6.0 shutout innings in his Tarpons debut ACTIVE ROSTER (5H, 1BB, 8K)…Hoy Jun Park (2-for-3, CS) connected on the only two hits against Lakeland starter Alex Faedo (W, 1-3), who tossed a career- 36 Abreu, Albert ................RHP best 7.0 scoreless frames (2H, 1BB, 5K, 1HB)…RHP Paul Young (L, 0-1) allowed the lone run of the game in the 7th (1.0IP, 1H, 1ER, 1BB, 0K)… Tampa was held to a season-low two hits while suffering its fourth shutout loss of the season 11 Diehl, Phillip .................LHP GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION: After posting a 1.13 ERA in 40.0IP with Single-A Charleston, RHP Garrett Whitlock earned a promotion to 12 Green, Nick....................RHP Tampa. While with the RiverDogs, Whitlock logged 26-straight scoreless innings across five starts. That streak ended when the 21-year-old 23 Harris, Hobie .................RHP allowed 1ER in 6.0IP in his final start with Charleston on 5/11. Whitlock began a new run on Friday in Lakeland, tossing 6.0 shutout innings in a no-decision against the Flying Tigers. The Snellville, Georgia native scattered five hits and one walk while tallying eight strikeouts. 8 Kamplain, Justin ............LHP FLORIAL EXITS: After going 0-for-2 with a pair of groundouts, Estevan Florial left the game in the 4th on Thursday, thus snapping his 14 King, Michael ................RHP on-base streak at 32-consecutive games. The 20-year-old was first diagnosed with right wrist soreness but later learned of a fracture in his hamate hook bone that will require surgery. Florial is expected to be out until August. 27 Nelson, Nick ..................RHP GO, DIEGO, GO: Diego Castillo enters today with hits in nine of his last 12 games, batting .316 (12-for-38) with three multi-hit games in that 4 Rosa, Adonis ...................RHP span. The 20-year-old is also one of the toughest to strike out in the league, averaging 8.94 TPA/SO (3rd lowest in the FSL). 44 Sosebee, David ............RHP ERA LEADERS: Tarpon pitchers lead the Florida State League in ERA (2.75), strikeouts (401) and shutouts (6). Tampa's ERA ranks fifth in all 32 Stephan, Trevor ...........RHP of Minor League Baseball, trailing Single-A Augusta (2.55), Double-A Akron (2.57), Single-A Lakewood (2.60) and Double-A Trenton (2.62). 22 Trieglaff, Brian ..............RHP VS. LAKELAND: Tonight will be the sixth of 16 scheduled meetings between the Tampa Tarpons and Lakeland Flying Tigers. The Flying Tigers currently leads the season-series, 3-2. Lakeland and Tampa split the opeing four-game series on April 5-8. Tampa finished 5-8 vs. 19 Whitlock, Garrett .........RHP Lakeland in 2017, including 2-4 at George M. Steinbrenner Field and 3-4 at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. Hoy Jun Park is hitting .438 (7-for-16, R, RBI, 2BB) in five games against the Flying Tigers this season. 28 Wivinis, Matt .................RHP 2018 ALL-STAR WEEKEND TICKETS ON SALE NOW: For the first time in franchise history, Tampa will play host to the Florida State League 16 Young, Paul ...................RHP All-Star Game. Neither the original Tarpons nor the Tampa Yankees had ever hosted the event. The Home Run Derby will be on Friday, June 15th and the 57th Annual FSL All-Star Game will be played on Saturday, June 16th at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Tickets are NOW AVAIL- 25 Deglan, Kellin .................... C ABLE by visiting TarponsBaseball.com or by calling (813) 673-3060. Exclusive ticket deals and group packages are also available. 10 Skinner, Keith .................... C SPLASH FROM THE PAST: The Tampa Tarpons are back for the first time since 1987. Over the offseason, the Tampa Yankees rebranded by 7 Aguilar, Angel .................. INF becoming the Tarpons. The original Tampa Tarpons played baseball at Al Lopez Park (current site of Raymond James Stadium) from 1957- 1987, winning Florida State League championships in 1957 and 1961. 2 Castillo, Diego ................. INF FOR STARTERS: RHP Albert Abreu (1-0, 2.13) will make his fourth start of the season. Last time out, made a quality start and earned the 9 Coronado, Nathaniel ..... INF win vs. Florida on 5/12 (6.0IP, 1H, 1ER, 2BB, 7K, HR, 84P/55S)…began the season on the disabled list after undergoing an emergency ap- pendectomy in February. 1 Park, Hoy Jun ................... INF 33 Wagner, Brandon ......... INF 2017: Began the season with Single-A Charleston, going 1-0 with a 1.84 ERA (14.2IP, 3ER) in three games (two starts) before being promoted to Tampa on 4/23, where he went 1-3 with a 4.19 ERA (34.1IP, 16ER) in nine starts…Missed nearly three months over two stints on the disa- 24 Gilliam, Isiah ................... OF beld list with elbow inflammation…made two rehab starts in th GCL, allowing 1ER in 4.1IP…Pitched for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Ari- zona Fall League, going 1-2 with a 2.60 ERA (27.2IP, 8ER) in six starts…was named the AFL "Pitcher of the Week" for the period from 10/16-21. 18 Palma, Alexander .......... OF Personal: 22-years-old, 6-2, 190 - Guayubin, Dominican Republic…Acquired from Houston, along with RHP Jorge Guzman, in exchange for C 30 Robinson, Timmy .......... OF Brian McCann on 11/17/16…Originally signed by the Astros as a non-drafted free agent on 8/5/13.…Ranked as the No. 6 Yankees prospect by Baseball America and the No. 5 Yankees prospect by MLB Pipeline…full name is Albert Enmanuel Abreu Dias. 21 Thompson-Williams, Dom ....OF UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS SEASON SERIES vs. LAKELAND (2-3) DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE PITCHERS TIME 4/5 6:30 p.m @ Lakeland W, 4-2 Sun., May 20 at Lakeland RHP Michael King (1-3, 1.79) vs. LHP Austin Sodders (2-2, 4.10) 1:00 p.m. 4/6 6:30 p.m. @ Lakeland L, 6-5 Mon., May 21 vs. Charlotte TBA (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Trevor Stephan (3-1, 1.98) 6:30 p.m. Tue., May 22 vs. Charlotte TBA (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Nick Green (4-1, 2.50) 6:30 p.m. 4/7 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa W, 2-0 4/8 1:00 p.m. @ Tampa L, 3-1 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE STANDINGS 2018 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE LEADERS 5/18 6:30 p.m. @ Lakeland L/8, 1-0 NORTH 1st Half GB Batting 5/19 6:00 p.m. @ Lakeland Daytona 24-16 0.0 AVG: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) .377 5/20 1:00 p.m. @ Lakeland Tampa 23-18 1.5 Hits: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) 55 5/29 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa Lakeland 19-20 4.5 Runs: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) 30 Dunedin 17-23 7.0 HR: Darick Hall (CLR) 11 5/30 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa RBI: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) 36 Florida 16-23 7.5 Stolen Bases: Brian Miller 14 5/31 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa Clearwater 16-25 8.5 Base On Balls: TJ Friedl (DBT) 25 7/6 6:30 p.m. @ Lakeland SOUTH 1st Half GB Pitching 7/7 6:00 p.m. @ Lakeland Jupiter 26-15 0.0 Wins: Scooter Hightower (BRD) 5 7/8 1:00 p.m. @ Lakeland Palm Beach 24-16 1.5 Saves: Lukas Schiraldi (JUP)/Eduardo Jimenez (LAK) 6 8/3 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa Bradenton 22-19 4.0 Strikeouts: Trevor Stephan (TPA) 49 ERA: Michael King (TPA) 1.79 Charlotte 19-21 6.5 8/4 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa WHIP: Trevor Stephan (TPA) 0.78 St. Lucie 17-20 7.0 AVG: Trevor Stephan (TPA) .160 8/5 1:00 p.m. @ Tampa Fort Myers 17-24 9.0 MINOR LEAGUE REPORT TEAM HIGHS/LOWS 2018 RECORDS Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders GENERAL (19-20), 4th in International League North Division. Longest Winning Streak ............................................5 (4/22-26) TOTAL HOME ROAD Last: 5/18 at Buffalo: L, 5-1. Longest Losing Streak ................................................3 (4/10-12) Next: 5/19 at Buffalo - 1:05 p.m. Longest Game, Time, 9 inn. ......................... 3:20 (4/12 at STL) Overall: .............................23-18 ........14-8 ...........9-10 Note: LHP Dan Camarena (L, 2-3) made the start (4.2IP, Longest Game, Time ...................................... 3:20 (4/12 at STL) 5H, 5R/4ER, 2BB, 5K, 1HR). Shane Robinson (2-for-4, 3B, Longest Game, Innings .....................................10 (4/10 at STL) 1st Half: ............................23-18 ........14-8 ...........9-10 R) had the lone multi-hit game). RHPs Joe Harvey (1.1IP, Shortest Game, Time, 9 inn. ...................... 2:01 (5/12 vs. FLA) 2nd Half: ............................ 0-0 ............ 0-0 ...........0-0 2K) and Giovanny Gallegos (2.0IP, 5K) logged scoreless Shortest Game, Time ....................1:42 (5/15 vs.