Columbus Clippers Game #65 Game Information Home Game #30 Media Relations Department - 330 Huntington Park Ln., Columbus, OH 43215 - (614)-462-5250 - [email protected] Tuesday, July 20 (7:05) - Huntington Park Iowa Cubs Columbus Clippers (Chicago Cubs) vs. (Cleveland Indians) RHP Mike Hauschild (0-3, 4.50) RHP Zack Godley (3-3, 3.98) (26-37) (28-36) LAST GAME Upcoming Probables July 18 R H E LOB Wednesday, July 21 vs. Iowa (7:05): RHP Cory Abbott (1-4, 6.75) vs. RHP Kevin Herget (4-3, 4.96) Columbus 6 13 0 10 Thursday, July 22 vs. Iowa (12:05): RHP Joe Biagini (1-4, 5.34) vs. LHP Logan Allen (0-3, 11.88) St. Paul7 11 4 7 Friday, July 23 vs. Iowa (7:05): RHP Matt Swarmer (1-4, 7.84) vs. RHP Heath Fillmyer (1-2, 6.10) W: Nick Vincent (2-1) Saturday, July 24 vs. Iowa (7:05): LHP Justin Steele (0-0. 1.35) vs. RHP Brad Peacock (0-1, 10.80) L: Kyle Dowdy (3-4) Tonight's Game S: The Clippers will send RHP Zack Godley to the mound tonight, looking to bounce back from Sunday's heart-wrenching loss (third time HR: Call (4, 5); Astudillo (2), blowing a 4-run lead this year; tied for 2nd most in IL, Charlotte has five such losses). Iowa will counter with RHP Mike Hauschild. The Kerrigan (9) Clippers are 24-29 (.453) against right handers this year. Hauschild has never pitched against the Clippers in his career. Highlights Alex Call went 3x4 with a pair of vs. the Cubs homers and 3RBI. Gabriel Columbus hammered the Cubs in the first series between the two this year, taking five of six in Des Moines (outscored Iowa 40-29). Arias was 3x5 with a triple and Individually, Connor Marabell has hit .500 (8x16) with a HR and 7RBI against the Cubs in 5G, while Nolan Jones has hit .421 (8x19) Gavin Collins went 2x5 with with a HR and 2RBI in 6G. Trenton Brooks is hitting .318 (7x22) with 2HR and 8RBI in 6G. 2RBI. Golden Gophers The trip to Minnesota was not kind for Columbus pitching, as they gave up 17HR in 6G (tied for most allowed in a series this year, 5/25- 5/30 vs. Nashville). After a terrific start to the season (1HR in first 6G), the Clippers are now tied with Charlotte at the bottom of the IL with 95HR allowed. They've given up a long ball in nine straight (22HR total) for the second time this year (5/21-5/30, also 22HR). Pitching Problems CLIPPER QUICK FACTS The Clippers are one of four IL teams to have posted back to back shutouts this year (Charlotte, Durham, Toledo), blanking Indy from 7/6- Current Streak: L2 7/7, but the 9G since have been a nightmare, with the Clippers allowing 80 runs (worst 9G stretch in IL; also gave up 75 from 5/22-6/1, no Home Streak: L1 other team has given up more than 73 in 9G). All but two of the runs allowed have been earned, resulting in an IL-worst 9.04ERA. Home: 13-16 July: 5-10 Hammering Gimenez Tuesday: 6-5 Andres Gimenez homered once in seven of eight games from 6/13-6/22 (34AB; 6HR in Huntington Park), but has failed to go deep since Night Games: 25-29 (10G, 40AB). Gimenez still had a hit in each of the first 7G of his homerless streak (.393, 11x28), but has gone 0x12 in his last 3G (last vs. West: 28-30 played 7/3 at Toledo). The only other 3G hitless streak Gimenez has had with Columbus was 6/10-6/12 (right before HR streak). Last 10: 3-7 Consecutive days in 5th: 17 Luplow Rehab Scoring at least 4 runs: 22-12 Jordan Luplow has rejoined the Clippers on his rehab from a sprained left ankle (on DL since 5/28, moved to 60-day on 6/17). Luplow Scoring less than 4 runs: 6-24 appeared once for Columbus, 6/11 at Iowa (0x2, BB, K), before getting shutdown. He restarted his rehab on 7/12 in Goodyear, playing Come from behind wins: 12 twice in the rookie league (1x3, 2BB). With Cleveland, Luplow was hitting .173/.331/.439 with 7HR and 20RBI in 36G (98AB). Last at bat wins: 4 Team Batting: .244, 9th Back in the Mix Team Pitching: 5.51, 14th Owen Miller is batting .244 (22x90) since returning from a three week stint in Cleveland, turning in 11 hitless games in 25 chances (four Team Defense: .980, 10th hitless games in first 16). Miller reached the threshold to qualify for the batting title Friday and is now sitting in 8th place in the IL (ranked 3rd prior to promotion). In addition, Miller places 5th in the IL with a .392OBP (0x9 with 6K in last 2G; .341, 14x41, in 11G prior). LEAGUE STANDINGS South W - L Pct GB Three Left Turns DUR 44 - 20.688 - Gabriel Arias has scored in four of the last 11G, totalling five runs, following a streak of 22 runs in 15 of 18G (6/12-7/4). Still, beginning NAS 40 - 25 .615 4.5 with a 3-run game on 6/12 at Iowa, Arias has scored 27 runs in his last 29G, leading the IL in that time (hitting .318, 35x110, since 6/12). JAX 33 - 31 .516 11.0 On the season, Arias is tied for 3rd in the IL in runs (40) and is on pace to score 80 (most since Cord Phelps' 82 in 2012). GWN 32 - 34 .485 13.0 MEM 29 - 36 .446 15.5 Kept In CHA 25 - 39.391 19.0 Oscar Gonzalez has yet to go deep through 10G with Columbus (40AB since 7/4 HR with Akron), his longest drought of the year (had NOR 24 - 38 .387 19.0 two homerless streaks of 6G with Akron). After 25XBH in 49G at Double-A, Gonzalez has just one double (7/17 at St.Paul) at Triple-A, resulting in a .297SLG (led EL with .601SLG at time of promotion). He has not walked since his Triple-A debut (.289OBP). West W - L Pct GB OMA 40 - 24 .625 - Party's Over TOL 36 - 28 .563 4.0 After three straight games (7/14-7/16) in which every starter had a hit (one such game through first 59), Columbus was held to a season- STP 33 32 .508 7.5 low three hits on 7/17 (seven of nine starters then had a hit during 13-hit game on 7/18). Connor Marabell currently leads the team with IND 32 -32 .500 8.0 a 6G hit streak (.292, 7x24 since 7/9), looking to become the sixth Clipper to reach 7G this year. COL28 - 36 .438 12.0 LOU27 - 37 .422 13.0 ORGANIZATION REPORT vs. IOWA IOW 26 - 37 .413 13.5 Cleveland (47-44), 2nd place Akron (38-26), 1st place All-Time July 19 R H E 7/19 OFF DAY Home Road Overall League Notes Cleveland 3 80 7/20 vs. Richmond, 6:35 6-5 10-6 16-11 Houston 4 9 0 Lake County (36-30), T2nd place 2021 W- Greinke (9-3), L- Mejia (1-5), S- Pressly (17) 7/19 OFF DAY Home Road Overall HR- Reyes (16); Alvarez (17) 7/20 vs. Great Lakes, 7:00 0-0 5-1 5-1 Reyes: 2x4, R, 2RBI, HR, 2K Lynchburg (31-33), 3rd place 2019 Parker: 1.2IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K 7/19 OFF DAY Home Road Overall 7/20 at HOU, 8:10 (McKenzie vs. Garcia) 7/20 at Delmarva, 7:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 Governors' Cup Champions: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2019 IL West Division Champions: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 Columbus Clippers Game Information Tuesday, July 20 This Date in Clipper History Huntington (Small) Park 7/20/1994 In each of the first 11 years since the move downtown, Huntington Park has ranked among the top two in the IL in homers per game, At Norfolk, in the top of the 9th, totaling 2.25 per contest (1,763HR, 783 games). In 2019, HP averaged over three per game for the first time ever (seventh time catcher Jorge Posada singled averaging over a pair), as the Clippers surrendered a record 127HR and just missed out on triple digits themselves (97HR was second in a run to force extra innings highest team total). Including the postseason, the Clippers have been out-homered over the life of the park (972 to 930). and then came through with a 2- run triple in the top of the 11th to year gms COL opp total avg rankyear gms COLopp total avg rank yeargms COL opp total avg rank lead the Clippers to a 4-2 win 200971 57 73 130 1.83 2nd 2013 72 63 72135 1.882nd 2017 71 95 88 183 2.58 1st 2010 72 90 83 173 2.40 2nd 201472 64 85 149 2.07 2nd 2018 69 68 76 144 2.09 2nd over the Tides. Posada would 2011 72100 77 177 2.46 1st2015 72 62 64 126 1.75 2nd 2019 69 97 127 224 3.25 2nd go on to be named to the 1995 2012 71 91 88 179 2.52 1st 2016 72 74 69 143 1.99 1st 2021 29 36 49 85 2.93 4th and 1996 postseason IL All-Star teams, becoming the 4th Clipper Deadball Era to make multiple squads.