2019 Daytona Tortugas Game Notes
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FLORIDA STATE 2019 DAYTONA TORTUGAS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1995, 2000, 2004, GAME NOTES 2008, 2011, 2013 HIGH-A AFFILIATE OF THE CINCINNATI REDS | DAYTONATORTUGAS.COM Sunday, August 4, 2019 | 5:35 p.m. ET | Jackie Robinson Ballpark | Daytona Beach, Fla. | Game #110 | Home Game #56 Daytona Tortugas (20-24, 55-54) St. Lucie Mets (28-16, 60-50) RHP Jared Solomon (0-5, 4.31) RHP Joe Cavallaro (5-3, 3.90) LAST TIME OUT: Daytona snapped a 4-game losing streak, as the Tortugas toppled the St. Lucie Mets, 4-3, in front of 2,063 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Saturday night...C Hendrik Clementina (1-4, 2 RBI, SO) put the ‘Tugas ahead for good with a 2-run single in the bottom of the 6th...3B Bryant 2019 AT A GLANCE Flete (2-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, SO) posted 2 hits, including a 2-run homer in the 3rd...SS José García (2-4, R) and RF Andy Sugilio (2-4, 2B) each compiled multi-hit games...SS Manny Rodríguez (2-3, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) registered the only multi-knock night for St. Lucie, adding a 2-RBI blast in the top of the Overall Record 55-54 4th...RHPs Austin Orewiler (5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB, 6 SO) and Michael Byrne (2.1 IP, SO), LHP Andy Cox (0.2 IP), and RHP Connor Bennett (1.0 First-Half Record 35-30 IP, SO) combined to retire the final 17 Mets’ hitters in-a-row after Rodríguez’s homer...Byrne garnered his 5th win in relief, as Bennett tallied his 1st Florida State League save...Orewiler took a no-decision...St. Lucie’s RHP Luc Rennie (6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, BB, 5 SO) accrued a quality start depite takingh Second-Half Record 20-24 is 5th loss. Home Record 27-28 TONIGHT’S METS STARTER: St. Lucie is scheduled to give the ball to RHP Joe Cavallaro in the rubber match on Sunday evening...The 24-year-old Away Record 28-26 earned his 2nd-straight victory in his last start on Tuesday night vs. Palm Beach (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 8 SO)...Holds a 2-0 mark with a 3.45 ERA (6 Current Streak W1 ER in 15.2 IP) and 18 SO in 3 starts since returning to the rotation on July 19...Earned the victory in his lone appearance vs. Daytona on July 4 (4.1 IP, H, BB, 2 SO)...Has faired better at home than on the road in 2019...At First Data Field, Cavallaro has accumulated a 3-1 clip with a 2.48 ERA (8 ER in 29.0 IP), 1 save, and 29 K’s in 12 appearances (2 starts)...On the road, he is 2-2 with a 5.47 ERA (16 ER in 26.1 IP), 2 saves, and 26 SO in 15 outings (1 start)...Spent time with Low-A Columbia, Double-A Binghamton, and St. Lucie in 2018...Was a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star with Low-A Place (FSL North) 4th Columbia, managing a 8-2 mark with a 2.09 ERA (18 ER in 77.1 IP) and 83 SO in 13 appearances (12 starts)...Transferred to Double-A Binghamton on Games Ahead/Behind -2.5 July 5 and took a no-decision in his lone start that day vs. Erie (5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, BB, 5 SO)...Joined St. Lucie on July 7 and went 2-4 with a 4.84 ERA (24 ER in 44.2 IP) in 9 appearances (8 starts) throughout the rest of the year...Selected by the New York Mets in the 24th round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of the University of South Florida...Signed for $100,000. 2019 Home Attendance 116,292 GET RUBBERY: After losing 5-straight rubber matches and 16-of-17 dating back to May 3, 2018, at Jupiter, Daytona has earned 3-straight wins in Home Dates (Lost) 52 (2) series-deciding games...The Tortugas walked-off the Tampa Tarpons on July 3, 5-4, in 10 innings and captured another win, 7-3, on the road on July 24... Nightly Average Attendance 2,236 Daytona snapped their skid when they squeaked past Florida, 5-4, at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on June 19...In 8 series-deciding games (3-5), Daytona has only been outscored by a total of 28-26 with 6 one-run affairs (2-4)...Despite a stellar overall season in 2018, Daytona struggled mightily in rubber matches, Florida State League Rank 2nd accruing a 3-12 record in those affairs...Prior to their triumph against the Fire Frogs, the ‘Tugas had not won a series-deciding game in the regular season since a 5-1 win at Dunedin on April 22, 2018...Daytona had previously won a rubber match, 5-3, in Game 3 of the North Division Championship Series on September 6, 2018, vs. Clearwater at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. 2019 SECOND HALF FSL STANDINGS CONNECT FOUR: Daytona’s lucky number on offense this season has been 4...Entering Sunday’s series finale, when the Tortugas score 4-or-more NORTH SOUTH runs in a contest they hold an impressive 48-14 record (.774)...However, when opposing pitching holds them to 3-or-fewer tallies, Daytona’s team Team W-L GB Team W-L GB record dips to 7-40 (.149)...Dating back to July 23, the ‘Tugas have won each of their last 5 contests when they score 4+ runs...Additionally, Daytona has not won when they score less than 3 tallies since they defeated Lakeland, 2-1, in game 2 of a doubleheader on July 13...The Tortugas last 9-inning when DUN* 22-21 - CHA 31-12 - when scoring fewer than 3 was on July 9 in Fort Myers, 2-1. TAM 21-21 0.5 STL 28-16 3.5 SHOT OF JAMESON: OF Jameson Hannah is Daytona’s newest player, as the left-handed swinging outfielder was assigned to the Tortugas roster on LAK 20-23 2.0 BRD 24-18 6.5 Thursday...The 21-year-old went 2-for-4 with a run scored, a single, a triple, and a walk in his Tortugas and Reds’ organizational debut on Friday vs. St. DBT 20-24 2.5 FTM* 22-21 9.0 Lucie and is 2-for-8 to start his Daytona career...Acquired by the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for RHP Tanner Roark...Hannah enters Cincinnati’s prospect list at No. 7, according to Baseball America...He is considered the organization’s 10th-best farmhand CLR 20-25 3.0 JUP 21-23 10.5 by MLBPipeline.com and FanGraphs...Prior to the trade, the Flower Mound, Texas native had spent the entire season with High-A Stockton, slashing .283/.341/.381 in 92 games for the Ports...Hannah accrued a .283 average (106-375) with 48 R, 25 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 31 RBI, and 6 SB in FLO 17-26at TNS5.0 atPMB MIS 14-30Overall17.5 the California League...Before the swap, the outfielder was tied for 2nd in the Cal League in doubles (25) and 4th in hits (106)...Hannah was originally 2015 0-0 2-2 2-2 selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round (60th overall) of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Dallas Baptist University...Signed with the A’s for $1.8 million. SERIES HISTORY 2014 6-4 1-4 7-8 LORENZO’S OIL: OF Lorenzo Cedrola has been on a tear for Daytona as of late...The 21-year-old enters Sunday on a season-high 11-game hitting at DBT at STL Overall streak dating back to the start of the road trip against Lakeland...Since July 20, Cedrola has registered a .432 average (16-37) with a .432/.488/.541 Since2019 ‘10 18-121-1 17-170-4 35-291-5 slash line...The outfielder has scored 8 runs, tallied 2 doubles, 1 triple, 4 runs driven in, 3 walks, and struck out on just 4 occassions...Cedrola has also Since ‘05 27-26 27-30 54-56 been plunked by a pitch during that time and holds a stellar 1.028 OPS...The native of Venezuela also controls a 13-game on-base streak stretching to July 2018 1-4 4-5 5-9 17 vs. Jupiter...He’s slashed .386/.449/.477 since the outset of that run...Since the start of the second half, Cedrola has been superb, registering a Since 2005 40-38 38-50 78-88 .306 clip (34-111) with 14 runs scored, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 12 RBI, 7 stolen bases, and 8 walks to just 12 strikeouts in 34 games...Since the All-Star Break, Cedrola leads the squad in hitting (.306), on-base percentage (.371). 2019 TEAM COMPARISONS CUT YOUR LOSSES: For the most part, Daytona has avoided the bad kind of streaking in 2019...With their win on Saturday, the Tortugas snapped a TORTUGAS METS season-high-tying 4-game losing streak starting on July 30 at Jupiter...During the rough patch, the ‘Tugas scored only 1 run in 3-of-4 affairs and were outscored 23-6 by the Hammerheads and Mets....Daytona had previously dropped 4-consecutive contests from June 27-30 vs. Tampa and Dunedin, as .248 (2nd) Batting Avg .245 (T-5th) well from July 4-7 at St.