2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 6:30 p.m. FNB Field -- Harrisburg, PA Bowie Baysox (0-0) @ Harrisburg Senators (0-0) RHP Marcos Molina (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Wil Crowe (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Game #1 Road Game #1 2018 SEASON Start Me Up: The Bowie Baysox kick off the 2019 season on the road agaisnt the Harrisburg Senators today. This is Overall Record 67-71 the second consecutive year that the Baysox have opened the season against the Senators. Last year, the two clubs Home Record 33-37 split a four-game series from April 5-8 at Prince George's Stadium to begin the year. Overall Harrisburg took 12 out Road Record 34-34 of the 22 meeting with Bowie last year. Versus Eastern Division 18-26 Versus Western Division 49-45 Baysox Starting Pitcher: RHP Marcos Molina gets the Opening Day start for the Baysox in 2019. This will be Final Streak W1 Molina's first appearance as a member of the Orioles' organization after being signed as a minor league free agent Final Homestand 1-3 in February. The 24-year-old spent the first six years of his career in the New York Mets organization, and was ranked Final Road Trip 3-1 in the Mets' top 15 prospects by MLB.com each of the last three years. Molina made 14 starts in AA Binghamton and two starts in AAA Las Vegas last year. Overall, he was 1-10 with a 6.94 ERA in 81.2 innings. Molina was released Final 5 Games 2-3 by the Mets in July of last season, and was later suspended for the rest of the season after testing positive for PEDs. Final 10 Games 6-4 The best season of his career was in 2014 when he went 7-3 with a 1.77 ERA in short-season Brooklyn. That year, When Scoring 4+ Runs 58-23 Molina was named a NYPL All-Star and NYM Organizational All-Star. For his career, Molina has a 3.99 ERA over six When Scoring 3- Runs 9-48 proessional seasons. After Day Off 4-6 In Shutouts 5-7 In the Other Corner: RHP Will Crowe makes the start for Harrisburg to begin the season. A second-round pick out In 1-Run Games 17-14 of South Carolina in 2017, Crowe is ranked as the fifth-best prospect in the Nationals organization by MLB.com. The In 2-Run Games 15-16 24-year-old dominated in High-A Potomac last year, going 11-0 with a 2.69 ERA in 87 innings, earning him Carolina vs. Left-Handed Starters 14-16 League Pitcher of the Year honors. Crowe was called-up to Harrisburg in August and struggled in five starts, posting vs. Right-Handed Starters 53-55 an 0-5 record with a 6.15 ERA. Day Games 16-17 Night Games 51-54 Top Tier Talent: The Bowie Baysox Opening Day roster is filled with some of the top prospects in the Orioles' farm Ahead After 7 Innings 44-4 system. According to MLB.com, seven of the top 30 prospects in the organization will begin the season in Bowie. Outfielder Yusniel Diaz headlines the roster, coming into the year as Baltimore's number one prospect. Outielder Behind After 7 Innings 9-54 Ryan McKenna (#7) and Left-Handed Pitcher Zac Lowther (#8) also rank in the Orioles' top ten. Pitchers Hunter Tied After 7 Innings 5-4 Harvey (#12), Dillon Tate (#18), Zach Pop (#20) and Infielder Rylan Bannon (#23) round out the top prospects that Ahead After 8 Innings 46-1 start the 2019 campaign with the Baysox. Behind After 8 Innings 6-54 Tied After 8 Innings 6-6 The Buck Starts Here: 2019 marks Buck Britton's first season as manager of the Bowie Baysox. Britton replaces Gary In Extra Innings 8-3 Kendall, who was the head man in Bowie from 2011-2018. Last season, Britton managed the Delmarva Shorebirds, In Doubleheaders 7-8 leading the club to a 68-66 record. Prior to getting into coaching, Britton played nine seasons in Minor League When Scoring First 48-21 Baseball, and spent parts of 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 with the Baysox. Buck is the brother of former Baysox and Orioles' left-hander Zack Britton. Opponents Score First 18-49 Outhit Opponent 47-14 Welcome Back: As the 2019 season gets started, the Baysox roster features 16 players that spent time in Bowie Outhit by Opponent 13-50 last year. Those include nine pitchers, one catcher, three infielders and three outfielders. Along with those players, Equal Hits 7-7 Pitching Coach Kennie Steenstra and Hitting Coach Keith Bodie both return to the Baysox. The roster has only three Hit a Home Run 46-34 players who are new to the Baltimore organization: Cael Brockmeyer, Marcos Molina and Sean Miller. No Home Runs 21-37 No Errors Committed 34-30 Trade Rewards: After the Orioles sold off many of their top players at last season's trade deadline, the Opening Day roster for the 2019 Baysox is seeing many of the rewards from those deals. Yusniel Diaz, Zach Pop and Rylan Bannon Baysox vs. Harrisburg all begin the season in Bowie after being acquired in the Manny Machado trade with the Dodgers last year. Dillon 2018 Record: 10-12 (22 games) Tate, the top prospect the Orioles received in the Zack Britton deal with the Yankees is with the Baysox, as is Bruce Zimmermann, who was brought into the organization in the trade that sent Darren O'Day and Kevin Gausman to April 5 vs. HBG L, 10-9 (F/13) the Braves. April 6 vs. HBG W, 7-1 April 7 vs. HBG L, 4-0 Even Openings: Over the last 14 Opening Days, the Baysox have played .500 baseball, winning seven and losing April 8 vs. HBG W, 6-4 seven. Last year, Bowie lost a 10-9 nail-biter at home to Harrisburg, but put up 13 runs in an Opening Day victory April 13 @ HBG L, 5-1 over Akron in 2017. The Senators have been a common first opponent for the Baysox over the last 15 years. This will April 14 @ HBG W, 15-6 (F/10) be the seventh time since 2005 that the two teams have opened the season against one another. Each team has April 15 @ HBG PPD to 6/20 won three of the Opening Day meetings. May 14 vs. HBG SUSPENDED May 15 vs. HBG L, 8-2 / SUSP. This Day in Baysox History: On April 4, 2014, the Baysox had a dominant 9-0 win against the Harrisburg Senators May 16 vs. HBG W, 5-4 / L, 5-2 at Prince George's Stadium. Garabez Rosa drove in four runs, and Christian Walker, Mike Ohlman and Ronald June 19 @ HBG W, 5-4 (F/10) Bermudez all had three hits. Future Baltimore Oriole Tyler Wilson pitched six scoreless innings, striking out five June 20 @ HBG L, 9-4 / L, 8-6 Senators to pick up the win. June 21 @ HBG W, 2-1 July 4 vs. HBG W, 7-6 (10) July 5 vs. HBG L, 8-5 2018 TEAM LEADERS July 6 vs. HBG L, 11-0 Statistic Name Total Statistic Name Total July 7 vs. HBG W, 3-2 (10) July 8 vs. HBG W, 8-4 Home Runs Aderlin Rodriguez 21 ERA Dean Kremer 2.58 July 26 @ HBG PPD RBI Aderlin Rodriguez 85 Wins Keegan Akin 14 July 27 @ HBG PPD Batting Avg Corban Joseph .312 Strikeouts Keegan Akin 142 July 28 @ HBG W, 9-2 Runs Corban Joseph 73 Saves B. Kline 15 July 29 (2) @ HBG L, 5-4/L, 4-3 UPCOMING BAYSOX SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS Date Time Opponent Pitchers Friday, April 5 7:00 p.m. @ Harrisburg Senators RHP Hunter Harvey vs. RHP Erick Fedde Saturday, April 6 6:00 p.m. @ Harrisburg Senators RHP Dillon Tate vs. RHP Sterling Sharp Sunday, April 7 1:00 p.m. @ Harrisburg Senators LHP Zac Lowther vs. RHP Tyler Mapes Monday, April 8 6:35 p.m. @ Richmond Flying Squirrels LHP Bruce Zimmermann vs. TBD TODAY’S BAYSOX STARTER: Marcos Molina HT: 6’3” WT: 225 B: R T: R BORN: 03/08/1995 PLACE: Santiago, DR AMATEUR: None HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by BAL as MiLB free agent in 2019 2018 Stats Career Highs W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K Hits: 11 (2x, last: 6/20/18 w/ Binghamton, AA) LAS VEGAS: 0-1 9.35 2 2 8.2 11 9 9 5 7 Earned Runs: 10 (6/20/18 w/ Binghamton, AA) BINGHAMTON 1-9 6.66 16 16 73.0 102 59 54 29 57 Innings Pitched: 8.0 (8/2/14 w/ Brooklyn, SS-A) CAREER: 23-33 3.99 80 72 417.2 406 211 185 117 363 Walks: 5 (3x, last: 6/8/18 w/ Binghamton, AA) Strikeouts: 12 (8/15/14 w/ Brooklyn, SS-A) MOLINA 2018 DAY-BY-DAY 2018: Made 16 starts between AA Binghamton and AAA Las Vegas...went 1-10 with a DATE CLASS OPP REC W/L IP H R ER BB SO 6.94 ERA in 81.2 innings...struck out 64 batters and walked 34...released by the Mets on July 14...suspended on August 2 for the remainder of the season after a positive test 4/9 AA v. AKR 0-1 L 5.0 6 4 4 1 5 4/17 AA @ NH 0-1 ND 4.0 6 2 2 2 2 for PEDs...entered the year as the Mets #8 prospect according to MLB.com.