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CLEARWATER THRESHERS 2019 GAME INFORMATION 727-712-4300 • threshersbaseball.com • 601 N Old Coachman RD Clearwater, FL 33765 Email: [email protected] • Facebook: /threshersbaseball Twitter: @threshers • Instagram: threshersbaseball CLEARWATER THRESHERS (PHI) (2-5) at LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS (DET) (4-3) Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 6:30 EDT Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium Game 8 - Road 6 LHP Damon Jones (0-0, 0.00) vs RHP Elvin Rodriguez (0-1, 13.50) TODAY’S GAME: Finale of a four-game series against the Lakeland Flying Tigers (DET) (1-2)...First of four series against the Flying BY THE NUMBERS Tigers in 2019...First of two series (seven games) at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium...The Threshers finished 2018 with a 7-4 record Current Streak........W1 Game 1 of Series ...0-2 against the Detroit Tigers affiliate, including a 3-3 mark at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. Last 5 Games .........2-3 Game 2 of Series ...0-2 Last 10 Games .......2-5 Game 3 of Series ...2-0 TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: 24-year-old Damon Jones makes his second start of the season in the finale of the four-game series Home.......................1-1 Game 4 of Series ...0-1 against the Lakeland Flying Tigers at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium...The 6-foot-5 hurler set a team-high with eight strikeouts Away .......................1-4 Rubber Match .........0-0 against the Dunedin Blue Jays on April 5, but lasted just three innings...The Twin Falls, Idaho native allowed an unearned run no no hits, but Day Games .............0-1 Series W-L-T ........0-1-0 walked four on 73 pitches (37 strikes) in the no-decision...Thursday will be Jones’ first career start against the Flying Tigers. Night Games ..........2-4 Series Sweeps .......0-0 Double Headers ..0-0-0 ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Clearwater Threshers’ snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 shutout over the Lakeland Flying Tigers 2019 vs. FLYING TIGERS on Wednesday night at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium...Spencer Howard led the way on the mound with six scoreless innings in Record .................................................................1-2 his second start of the season, and the combination of Jonathan Hennigan (two innings) and Zach Warren (one inning) locked down the final Home....................................................................0-0 three frames to secure the victory...Simón Muzziotti picked up the first hit of the game for either side with a triple in the right field corner to Away ....................................................................1-2 lead off the fourth, and scored on Nick Maton’s RBI single to right for the winning run...Madison Stokes and Danny Mayer homered in the Current Streak.................................................... W1 seventh to provide the insurance runs. THRESHERS AT A GLANCE STREAKS STAY ALIVE: Both Simon Muzziotti and Matt Vierling stretched their hitting streaks to six games on Wednesday night, with April ........................2-5 Monday ...................0-1 both batters finishing with one hit...Muzziotti’s triple in the fourth inning led to the first run of the game for the road team, while Vierling’s line May..........................0-0 Tuesday ..................0-1 drive to center in the eighth was the second time the product of Notre Dame reached on the night...Madison Stokes extended his hitting June ........................0-0 Wednesday .............1-0 game to five games witha two-run shot onto the berm inthe seventh to push theThreshers’ lead to 3-0. July .........................0-0 Thursday ................0-1 August ....................0-0 Friday ......................0-1 MATON’S MOTOR: Nick Maton stole another base in the four-game series on Wednesday night...The Chatham, Ill. native already has September ..............0-0 Saturday .................1-0 four stolen bases in 2019 after picking up just five in 114 games with the Lakewood BlueClaws in 2018...The 22-year-old posted a career Sunday....................0-1 mark of 10 in just 58 contests with Williamsport in 2017...The Threshers are a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen base chances against the Flying vs. North .................2-5 Tigers this week. vs. South ................0-0 Aphilliate report FIRE THE CANNON: On the defensive side of things, Rodolfo Duran has picked up where he left off behind the plate from his 2018 MLB Philadelphia Phillies (7-4): season...The native of the Dominican Republic has thrown out 40 percent of attempted base stealers (4-for-10), including two more caught T-1st NL East: (--) stealings on Wednesday night...For his career, the 21-year-old has nabbed 39.9 percent of players attempting to snag a bag against him STREAK: L2 (83-for-208). LAST GAME: 4/10 vs. Washington Nationals (L, 15-1) DUE UP: 4/12 vs. Washington Nationals (7:05 p.m. EDT) PHILLIES PHARM PROSPECTS: The Opening Day roster for the Clearwater Threshers features six top-30 prospects (MLB.com) in NOTEABLE: César Hernandez: 2x3, bb the Philadelphia Phillies organization: RHP Spencer Howard (5), OF Simon Muzziotti (12), LHP Kyle Young (17), INF Nick Maton (18), C Rodolfo Duran (19), INF Daniel Brito (20)...Muzziotti will be the youngest player on the team at just 20-years-old...RHP Austin Ross is the AAA Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (5-2): T-1st International League North: (--) oldest player on the roster at 24-years-old...Three countries are represented on the Threshers roster: United States, Venezuela and the STREAK: W1 Dominican Republic...12 different states are represented on the Opening Day roster, with five players residing in California, two each in Illi- LAST GAME: 4/10 vs. Scranton/WB RailRiders (W, 3-2) nois and Texas, and one each in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee. DUE UP: 4/11 at Rochester Red Wings (6:05 p.m. EDT) NOTEABLE: Roman Quinn: 2x3, r, bb, rbi, sb MEET THE NEW SKIPPER...: The Clearwater Threshers have a new manager for the 2019 season, Marty Malloy...The Trenton, Fla. Cole Irvin: ND, 6.0ip, 6h, 1r, 0er, bb, so native spent two years in the same role for Lakewood (A, 2017-18)... Spent the previous four years (2013-16) with the Houston Astros, AA Reading Fightin Phils (4-2): including three years as the manager for their Gulf Coast League (R) team, one year as the GCL hitting coach and one year as the Florida 1st Eastern League Eastern: (+1.0) Instructional League coordinator...Also coached at the amateur level as head coach (two years) and volunteer assistant (six years) for STREAK: L1 Trenton High School and six years as an infield instructor at Gatorball Baseball Academy in Gainesville, FL...Played 12 years (1992-2003), LAST GAME: 4/10 at New Hampshire Fisher Cats (L, 5-4) including his first eight in the Atlanta Braves minor league system. DUE UP: 4/12 vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (7:10 p.m. EDT) NOTEABLE: Mickey Moniak: 2x4, r, hr, 2rbi Tom Eshelman: ND, 5.0ip, 5h, 2r, bb, 4so ...AND HIS MATES: Joining Malloy from Lakewood is pitching coach Brad Bergesen...The Auburn, Ala. native pitched in the major leagues for four years for the Baltimore Orioles (2009-11) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2012), going 19-25 with four complete games and a A Lakewood BlueClaws (3-4): 4.61 ERA in 102 games (59 starts). T-4th South Atlantic League Northern: (-3.0) STREAK: L1 Chris Heintz takes over as the hitting coach in 2019...The Tampa, Fla. native was previously an assistant coach for the University of South LAST GAME: 4/10 vs. Hagerstown Suns (L, 5-4) Florida for five years (2010-14)...Prior to his time with USF, spent two years in the Minnesota Twins minor league system as manager for the DUE UP: 4/11 at Delmarva Shorebirds (7:05 p.m. EDT) Matt Kroon: 2x5, 2rbi Gulf Coast League (R) team and coach for single-A Beloit...Appeared in 34 major league games for the Twins over three seasons (2005- NOTEABLE: Carlos De La Cruz: 2x4, r 07) after being selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 19th round of the 1996 draft...In 2013, was inducted into the USF Hall of Fame. Tyler McKay: ND, 4.0ip, 4h, 2r, 1er, 1bb, 5so Harold Garcia is the third coach on the staff...The Kissimmee, Fla. resident originally signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent in 2005, he is in his first year on the organization’s player development staff..Played eight of his nine minor league seasons with the Phillies. In 2010, with Clearwater (A), broke a 59-year-old record by hitting safely in 37 consecutive games. THRESHERS RECORD WHEN... vs. .500 or Better: 2-4 One-Run Games: 0-1 Lead After 6: 2-0 Out-Hit Opp: 2-0 Starter Goes > 6.0 IP: 0-0 Errorless: 0-3 vs. Below .500: 0-0 Two-Run Games: 0-1 Tied After 6: 0-0 Hits Equal: 0-1 Starter Goes 6.0 IP: 1-0 Committing 1 Error: 0-1 Score First: 2-2 Shutouts: 1-0 Trail After 6: 0-5 Out-Hit by Opp: 0-4 Starter Goes < 6.0 IP: 1-5 Committing 2+ Errors: 1-1 Opp. Score First: 0-3 Walk-Off Decisions: 0-0 Lead After 7: 2-0 Collect 0-4 Hits: 0-1 Starter Gets Decision: 2-4 Opp. is Errorless: 0-1 Score 4 or More: 2-0 Extra Innings: 0-0 Tied After 7: 0-0 Collect 5-9 Hits: 1-4 Reliever Gets Decision: 0-1 Score 3 or Fewer: 0-5 Trail After 7: 0-5 Collect 10+ Hits: 1-0 vs. Left-Handed Starter: 2-0 Opp.