Game Notes 6-23 Vs Huntsville
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GAME INFORMATION Double-A Southern League Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners For Information contact Chris Harris at [email protected] 4 Fun Place • Jackson, TN 38305 • (Phone) 731.988.5299 • (Fax) 731.988.5246 Game #73 • Second Half #3 • Series #15 • Home Game #38 Jackson Generals (1-1, 43-29, T-1st North, --) vs. Huntsville Stars (1-1, 36-36, T-1st North, --) LHP Anthony Fernandez (2-5, 3.68 w/HD) vs. RHP Kyle Heckathorn (2-6, 4.24) Saturday, June 23, 2012 • 6:05 p.m. • Pringles Park • Jackson, TN Upcoming Games and Probable Pitchers: All Times CT Today’s game broadcasted on NewsTalk 101.5 FM, Date Time Opponent Pitcher jacksongeneralsbaseball.com & TuneIn Radio App. June 24 6:05 vs. Huntsville RHP Brandon Maurer (5-1, 3.82) vs. RHP Hiram Burgos (2-1, 2.40) June 25 12:05 vs. Huntsville RHP Taujuan Walker (4-3, 3.79) vs. RHP Jimmy Nelson (1-0, 5.40) June 26 7:00 at Pensacola LHP Steve Garrison (4-3, 4.25) vs. RHP Tim Crabbe (3-3, 4.08) June 27 7:00 at Pensacola RHP Forrest Snow (0-1, 4.09) vs. LHP Tony Cingrani (1-1, 2.95) TODAY’S GAME: With the series tied 1-1, the Generals look to take the advantage tonight at 6:05 at Pringles Park against Huntsville (MIL). - BY THE NUMBERS - The Generals are 2-5 against the Stars at home this season and 5-7 against the Stars overall. GENERALS RECAP: The Generals evened the series at 1-1 with a 7-4 win over Huntsville on Friday night. Jackson collected 15 hits, while all 9 starters in the lineup recorded at least 1 hit. 2B Stefen Romero (2x5, R, 2B, RBI) collected his 2nd-straight multi-hit game to start his Double-A career, going 2x5. Joe Dunigan recorded his 13th home run, a 2-out 2-run home run in the 6th inning, and gave the Generals a 6-4 lead. LF Chris Pettit (3x4, 2 R, RBI) and SS Gabriel Noriega (3x4, R) each led the team with 3 hits, combining to go 6x8 with 3 runs 15 scored and 1 RBI. Starter Forrest Snow (5.1,5,4,4,2,6) picked up a no decision after allowing 4 runs on 5 hits in 5.1 innings. Relievers Jackson hits in last night’s 7-4 win Moises Hernandez (1.0,2,0,0,0,0), Mauricio Robles (0.2,0,0,0,0,0), Yoervis Medina (1.0,1,0,0,1,1) and Carter Capps (1.0,1,0,0,0,2) over the Huntsville Stars... combined to hold the Stars scoreless over the final 3.2 innings. Hernandez allowed 1 hit in 1.0 scoreless inning to earn his 4th win of the season, while Capps picked up his 10th save. Capps has not allowed an earned run in his last 22.0 innings in relief. WHO’S HOT?: OF Chih-Hsien Chiang has hit safely in 5 of 6 games with 4 multi-hit contests, batting .346 (9x26) with 2 runs scored, 5 a RECORD BREAKDOWN doubles and 8 RBI. -> INF Eric Campbell has hit safely in 5 of his last 6 games, batting .348 (8x23) with 7 runs scored, 1 home run and 1 RBI. Current Streak: Won 1 -> RH Yoervis Medina extended his scoreless inning streak to 14.1 innings over his last 9 relief appearances (since May 25). During this Last 10 Games: 5-5 stretch he has lowered his ERA from 7.83 to 4.82, while limiting opponents to a .167 (8x48) with 6 walks and 15 strikeouts. Long Winning Streak: 6, (4/23-4/28 THE WEEK OF TRANSACTIONS: INF Nate Tenbrink completed his rebab assignment with the AZL Mariners and was reinstated from the DL Long Losing Streak: 4, 5/7-5/10 and assigned to Jackson. RH Andrew Kittredge was also promoted Jackson from A Clinton yesterday. LHP Brian Moran was promoted to AAA Pringles Park: 24-13 Tacoma yesterday, while LHP Danny Hultzen and INF Nick Franklin to Tacoma on Wednesday. LHP Anthony Fernandez, RHP Jonathan Road: 19-16 Arias and INF Stefen Romero were all promoted to Jackson from A High Desert on Thursday. OF Chih-Hsien Chiang cleared waivers and will Series Openers: 9-6 be active with Jackson. Chiang designated for assignment on June 16 to create room on the 40-man roster for LHP Oliver Perez. Rubber Games: 2-1 PANK TO THE FUTURE...WALKER TOO: Generals Manager Jim Pankovits was selected as a coach for the U.S. All-Star team and will Series Records: 10-4 coach along side manager George Brett. RHP Taijuan Walker was selected to play for the U.S. squad in the 14th annual SiriusXM All- Star Futures Game to be played July 8 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City (2 p.m. PT/ESPN2, MLB Network Radio) as part of All-Star Vs. South: 17-13 Leading After 6: 32-0 weekend. Walker is 4-3 with a 3.79 ERA (24 ER, 57.0 IP) in 12 starts with Jackson. He has limited opponents to a .249 (53x247) average, Vs. North: 26-16 Leading After 7: 33-0 while walking 23 and striking out 59 in 57.0 innings. As one of the youngest players in the Southern League, he has allowed 2 or less First Half: 41-28 Leading After 8: 32-1 earned runs in 9 of his 12 starts this season, including holding opponents scoreless in 3 starts. Second Half: 1-1 Tied After 6: 7-8 Scoring First: 31-8 Tied After 7: 7-9 FIRST HALF CHAMPIONS: Jackson won their 4th first half Championship in club history with a 42-28 record and ended the half with a Scoring Last: 23-11 Tied After 8: 6-7 7-game lead in the division. The 42 first half wins ranked 3rd all-time in franchise history during a first half. Extra Innings: 3-5 Trailing After 6: 3-21 HOW’D THEY DO IN THE ALL-STAR GAME?: RH Carter Capps – (0.1,0,0,0,0,0) LH Danny Hultzen – (1.0,0,0,0,1,1) RH Taijuan Walker Doubleheaders: 1-0-3 Trailing After 7: 1-19 – (1.0,2,2,1,0,1) C Jesus Sucre – (0x2) SS Nick Franklin – (0x3, BB) CF Denny Almonte – (1x2, R, HR, RBI) PH/LF Joe Dunigan – (0x2) April: 17-8 Trailing After 8: 0-17 LH Bobby LaFromboise – DNP due to promotion to AAA Tacoma May: 14-14 Last AB Wins: 7 DUNIGAN WINS HOME RUN DERBY: Dunigan won the 2012 Southern League Home Run Derby. North Division teammates Dunigan June: 12-7 Walk-off Wins: 3 and Justin Bour, both left-handed hitters, smacked 5 homers apiece in the 1st round and 1 in what was supposed to be the championship July: 0-0 Shutouts: 9 showdown. Forced to go an extra round, Bour again homered once. But, Dunigan cleared the fence on his 2nd and 3rd swings, his winning August: 0-0 Times Shut Out: 4 blast landing high on the hill in right-center. Generals outfielder Denny Almonte also participated in the home derby. September: 0-0 10+ Runs: 3-1 White Jersey: 8-5 4+ Runs: 25-6 CAPPING OFF GAMES: RH Carter Capps has not allowed an earned run in his last 22.0 innings in relief (16 games). This season he is Grey Jersey: 5-5 1-Run Games: 12-13 2-2 with 10 saves and a 1.30 ERA (5 ER, 34.2 IP). He has limited opponents to a .195 (25x128) average, while walking 10 and striking out Black Jersey: 28-18 Generals HR: 25-9 53. Capps has held opponents scoreless in 22 of 25 relief appearances this season. His 13.76 strikeouts per 9.0 innings currently Special Jersey: 2-1 Opponent HR: 10-17 ranks 2nd amongst all relievers in the Southern League. Generals vs. Huntsville in 2012 - 19 G TEAM LEADERS - (LEAGUE RANK) This Season: 5-7 Last Season: 12-8 Batting Average: Sucre, (.304) Home Runs: Dunigan, (13, 3rd) Wins: Maurer, (5) Home: 2-5 Road: 3-2 Hits: Almonte, (70) RBI: Dunigan, (36) ERA: Walker, (3.79) .280, 10 HR 3.36, 97 K Offense: Pitching: Doubles: Dunigan/Pettit, (14) OBP: Almonte, (.364) Strikeouts: Maurer/Walker, (59) TEAM TOTALS Triples: Pettit, (3) Slugging: Dunigan, (.532, 2nd) Saves: Capps, (10, T-4th) Stolen Bases: Martinez, (21, 4th) Total Bases: Dunigan (118) Opponents AVG: Paxton, (.214) Batting AVG: .263 ERA: 3.12 HR: 52 Strikeouts: 569 Upcoming Promotions at Pringles Park XBH: 190 Starter W 29 Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday, July 3 Thursday, July 12 Runs: 306 Holds: 25 Post Game Fireworks Church Bulletin Baseball & Business Independece Day Dollar Night Steals: 82 Saves: 22 Modern Woodmen Night Sunday Super Splash Day #1 Fireworks Relay for Life Night Saul2Paul Pre-Game Rally the Mascot GENERALS BLOG Sam Bomar Night Concert Appearance You can follow all the Generals news on our new blog, Inside the Jackson Generals, with broad- THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY caster Chris Harris. 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