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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS – 2011 S.A.L. POSTSEASON – 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS vs. LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS 8-6 Second Half, 42-41 – Miami Marlins 8-6 Second Half, 49-34 – Philadelphia Phillies Friday, July 6, 2018 – 7:00 p.m. First National Bank Field – Greensboro, N.C. Josh Feldman | [email protected] Game #84 of 138 Tel: 336-268-2891 | Fax: 336-273-7350 408 Bellemeade Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 LH Trevor Rogers (0-3, 8.42) vs. LH Damon Jones (6-3, 1.92) www.gsohoppers.com CLASS A AFFILIATE OF Today’s Preview: The Grasshoppers (A, Marlins) play for a series sweep over the BlueClaws (A, Series Information Phillies) in Friday’s finale of a 3-game set at First National Bank Field. Greensboro is coming off a pair of 1-run wins, including a 5-4 decision on Thursday night. In a tight Second Half race in Greensboro vs. Lakewood the South Atlantic League Northern Division, the Hoppers have pulled from a fifth place spot and Last season: Lakewood, 13-8 2.0 games back entering July 4 to now being tied for second and a half-game out of first two games later. Today, Marlins 2017 first round pick Trevor Rogers is slated to start. 2018: Greensboro, 8-7 Miami Marlins (Majors) In Greensboro: Greensboro, 5-4 National League (East) Hoppers Hurlers: Trevor Rogers, 20, makes his eighth career start and first against a Phillies In Lakewood: Series tied, 3-3 affiliate. He is looking for his first win after taking three losses in his first seven starts, including 36-52 5th 14.5 GB One-Run Games: Greensboro, 4-2 Last Night: L, 14-12 vs. Washington in his last outing on July 1 at Hickory. That evening, he allowed three runs on six hits over a new career-long 5.0 innings, striking out four and walking two. Rogers set his career-high of six Extra-Innings: Series tied, 1-1 Turner, T (WSH), 3-5, 3 R , 2 HR , 8 RBI Bour (MIA), 2-for-4, 2 R , HR , 3 RBI strikeouts in 3.1 innings on June 7 against Delmarva. The Marlins selected Rogers in the first 2017 Meetings: Anderson (MIA), 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI round (13th overall) in the June 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Carlsbad (N.M.) High School. The 6’6” left-hander signed with Miami following a High-School All-American First Date Location Result/Time Team season in 2017. He entered the season as Miami’s No. 5 Prospect according to MLB.com. 4/16 at Lakewood W 1-0 In his final season at Carlsbad High, he went 11-0 with a 0.33 ERA, 134 strikeouts and 13 walks 4/17 at Lakewood L 4-5(10) Marlins System while throwing three no-hitters. 4/18 at Lakewood W 5-4(10) 5/17 GREENSBORO L 1-4 New Orleans Baby Cakes (Triple-A) 5/18 GREENSBORO PPD (Rain) About Last Night: Edward Cabrera struck out a career-high eight batters, and the Hoppers earned a 5/19 GREENSBORO L 0-3 Pacific Coast League win over the BlueClaws, 5-4, on Thursday. Colton Hock earned his South Atlantic League-leading 5/20 GREENSBORO W 8-0 (7) (American Southern) ninth win, and Garvis Lara paced the Hoppers offense, going 2-4 with a home run, two RBI, and two GREENSBORO W 2-0 (7) 40-45 T-2nd 12.5 GB runs scored. The Hoppers broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning when Harrison DiNicola 5/29 at Lakewood L 1-5 doubled to cash Marcos Rivera for the go-ahead run. Hock (9-3) tossed 2.1 innings and struck out four 5/30 at Lakewood L 0-3 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Double-A) batters while walking none, but a Hoppers errors during his time on the mound resulted in a pair of 5/31 at Lakewood W 2-0 (7) inherited runners coming home. Cabrera finished with 5.2 innings pitched, allowing four runs (two 6/8 GREENSBORO W 7-2 Southern League (South) earned) on eight hits while fanning eight and walking two. Vincenzo Aiello tossed a scoreless ninth for 6/9 GREENSBORO L 5-6 3-11 5th 7.0 GB his second save (7) in as many days. Down 2-0 early, Greensboro put up a pair of runs in the home half 6/10 GREENSBORO L 0-2 Last night: L, 7-3 vs. Mobile of the second. Isael Soto led off the frame with a walk, and Lara added a single to put two men on. 7/4 GREENSBORO W 4-3 BlueClaws starting pitcher Spencer Howard fired a wild pitch that moved both men into scoring 7/5 GREENSBORO W 5-4 position, and Micah Brown followed with an RBI-groundout to cash Soto. Howard's second wild pitch 7/6 GREENSBORO 7:00 PM Jupiter Hammerheads (High-A) 7/23 at Lakewood 7:05 PM of the inning later brought home Lara to tie the game, 2-2. Greensboro took it's first lead in the bottom Florida State League (South) 7/24 at Lakewood 7:05 PM 5-8 5th 1.5 GB of the fourth when Lara blasted a 2-run home run (3) to right field for a 4-2 advantage. However 7/25 at Lakewood 11:05 PM Lakewood knotted the game in the top of the sixth, capitalizing on a Micah Brown throwing error that Last night: CANC. vs. Lakeland 7/26 at Lakewood 7:05 PM allowed two runs to come home. Lakewood's Luis Cedeno (0-2) took the loss, allowing a run on one hit 8/27 GREENSBORO 7:00 PM over 2.0 innings of relief. 8/28 GREENSBORO 7:00 PM Greensboro Grasshoppers (Class A) 8/29 GREENSBORO 7:00 PM South Atlantic League (Northern) Hock On Top: Greensboro reliever Colton Hock (9-3, 2.77 ERA) took sole possession of the SAL lead 8/30 GREENSBORO 7:00 PM 8-6 T-2nd 0.5 GB in wins with his ninth on Thursday over the BlueClaws. He is now tied for the second-most wins in Last night: W, 5-4 vs. Lakewood all full-season Minor League Baseball with eight other pitchers, trailing only Memphis ace Hock (GBO), W, 2.1 IP , 4 SO Dakota Hudson who leads the Minors with 12 wins. South Atlantic League Lara, G (GBO), 2-for-4, 2 R , HR , 2 RBI 2nd Half Standings Wins Pitcher Class League Team Season Stats Batavia Muckdogs (Short-Season A) 12 Dakota Hudson AAA PCL Memphis 12-2, 2.33, 16 G (16 GS), 77 K SAL Northern Division New York Penn League (North) 9 Enyel De Los Santos AAA IL Lehigh Valley 9-3, 1.89, 16 G (16 GS), 87 K W-L GB 9 Donn Roach AAA IL Charlotte 9-2, 2.65, 16 G (15 GS), 61 K 9-9 3rd 4.0 GB West Virginia 8-5 - 9 Mitch Keller AA EL Altoona 9-3, 3.71, 16 G (16 GS), 89 K Last night: SUSP vs. Mahoning Valley GREENSBORO 8-6 0.5 9 Dylan Cease High-A CL Winston-Salem 9-2, 3.13, 15 G (15 GS), 96 K *Lakewood 8-6 0.5 Rain ...to be resumed 7/6 @ 5:05 PM 9 Wil Crowe High-A CL Potomac 9-0, 2.44, 12 G (11 GS), 60 K Delmarva 8-7 1.0 9 Maverik Buffo A ML Lansing 9-3, 4.26, 16 G (14 GS), 62 K Hickory 8-7 1.0 Gulf Coast League Marlins (Rookie) 9 Nelson Hernandez A ML Wisconsin 9-5, 4.57, 17 G (17 GS), 59 K Gulf Coast League (East) Kannapolis 7-8 2.0 9 Tobias Myers A ML Bowling Green 9-4, 4.15, 14 G (12 GS), 62 K Hagerstown 4-10 4.5 5-10 4th 5.5 GB 9 Colton Hock A SAL Greensboro 9-3, 2.77, 21 G (2 GS), 52 K Last night: L, 7-2 vs GCL Cardinals Home Sweet Home: The Grasshoppers have won three straight games at First National Bank SAL Southern Division Dominican Summer Lg. Marlins (Rk) Field, dating back to the last game of the team’s previous home stand on June 29. This is the W-L GB Dominican Summer League third 3-game home winning streak for Greensboro this season and first since May 20 (1)–21 Asheville 9-4 - (Northwest) when they swept a doubleheader against Lakewood followed by the series opener against Charleston 9-4 - 13-15 5th 6.5 GB Kannapolis. The Hoppers last won four straight home games during the Second Half of the Columbia 7-7 2.5 2017 season when they won five home games from Aug. 4-16 by taking the last three games of a Greenville 7-8 3.0 series against Kannapolis (Aug. 4, 5, and 6) and winning the first two against Delmarva (Aug. *Rome 6-9 4.0 15 and 16). Lexington 5-8 4.0 Augusta 5-10 5.0 Lucky 13: Greensboro pitchers again matched the team’s season-high with 13 strikeouts in a 5-4 win on Thursday over Lakewood. This marked the fifth time Grasshoppers arms fanned 13 *First Half Division Champion batters in a game. The other baker’s dozen dealings came April 9 vs. Augusta, May 10 at Asheville, June 5 at Delmarva, and June 29 vs.