2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Sunday, June 23, 2019 - 1:00 P.M
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2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Sunday, June 23, 2019 - 1:00 p.m. FNB Field -- Harrisburg, PA Bowie Baysox (30-38, 3-0) @ Harrisburg Senators (42-28, 0-2) LHP Bruce Zimmermann (2-1, 2.49 ERA) vs. TBD Game #73 // Road Game #38 2019 SEASON In Case You Missed It: The Baysox won their sixth straight Eastern League series with a 5-2 win in game 2 of Overall Record 30-38, 4-0 3 against the Harrisburg Senators Saturday night. Dean Kremer bounced back with five innings of one-run, Home Record 16-19 8-strikeout performance. Yusniel Diaz provided some breathing room in the 5th inning, lining a 2-run single after Road Record 18-19 Mason McCoy executed a successful squeeze bunt to open the scoring. Diaz finished with a 3-RBI night, while T.J. Versus Eastern Division 14-7 Nichting homered for the second game in a row. Versus Western Division 20-31 Current Streak W5 Baysox Starter: RHP Dean Kremer makes his eighth start of the year and sixth with the Baysox today. Kremer is Current Homestand 5-1 looking to bounce back from a Sunday afternoon loss against Trenton The Thunder struck for four runs over his final Last Road Trip 5-0 two innings of work to come from behind and give Kremer his fourth loss of the season. Today will be Kremer's 15th career AA start and 1st this season against Harrisburg. He comes in with a career AA record of 6-6 with a 3.22 ERA. Last 5 Games 5-0 He has struck out 94 batters in 81.0 career AA innings. Last 10 Games 9-1 When Scoring 4+ Runs 24-9 Pitching Dominance: The Baysox pitching staff had its most dominant stretch of the season during the last When Scoring 3- Runs 10-29 series against New Hampshire. From the fourth inning on Wednesday until the fifth inning on Thursday, Bruce After Day Off 5-7 Zimmermann, Cristian Alvarado, Zach Muckenhirn and Marcos Molina combined to retire 31 consecutive Fisher In Shutouts 6-10 Cats hitters. In 1-Run Games 7-9 McCoy's Impact: INF Mason McCoy has had an undeniable impact on the Baysox since being called-up from In 2-Run Games 8-6 High-A Frederick on May 6. Bowie began the year 7-23, but has posted an 27-15 record since McCoy joined the vs. Left-Handed Starters 10-11 roster. In 40 games with the Baysox, McCoy is hitting .322 with a home run, 12 RBI, 56 hits, 27 runs, seven doubles, vs. Right-Handed Starters 24-27 four triples and three stolen bases. McCoy also has 18 multi-hit games with the Baysox, and at least three hits in Day Games 10-14 eight contests. Night Games 24-24 Ahead After 7 Innings 24-1 Rifaela Getting Hot: OF Ademar Rifaela has been on fire since the last Baysox homestand. In seven games, Rifaela Behind After 7 Innings 3-30 is 13-31 (.419) with nine RBI, three triples, a home run and 2 runs scored. Rifaela picked up his 500th career hit in the Tied After 7 Innings 7-7 Baysox win over New Hampshire on Thursday night. This hot streak earned Rifaela a promotion to Triple-A Norfolk on June 20. Ahead After 8 Innings 27-0 Behind After 8 Innings 2-29 Diaz on Fire: OF Yusniel Diaz also had a massive homestand for the Baysox, leading to an Eastern League Player Tied After 8 Innings 5-5 of the Week honor. In eight games, the Orioles #2 prospect is 11-32 (.34) with three home runs, 15 RBI, 8 runs In Extra Innings 5-3 scored and 3 walks. He also hit home runs in three consecutive games for the Baysox during the homestand. On In Doubleheaders 0-4 Wednesday night, Diaz hit a two-run walkoff home run in the tenth inning. He followed that up with a three- When Scoring First 25-9 run blast lastThursday and a solo shot the following Friday night. It was the second time in Diaz's career that he Opponents Score First 9-30 homered in three consecutive games. Outhit Opponent 26-7 Top Tier Talent: The Bowie Baysox roster is filled with some of the top prospects in the Orioles' farm system. Outhit by Opponent 5-30 According to MLB.com, 12 of the top 30 prospects in the organization are in Bowie. Outfielder Yusniel Diaz (#2), Equal Hits 3-1 Outfielder Austin Hays (#5), Outielder Ryan McKenna (#7), Left-Handed Pitcher Zac Lowther (#8) and Right- Hit a Home Run 23-12 Handed Pitcher Dean Kremer (#9) rank in the Orioles' top ten. Pitchers Hunter Harvey (#12), Dillon Tate (#17), No Home Runs 11-25 Zach Pop (#20), Alex Wells (#26), Catcher Brett Cumberland (#24), InfielderRylan Bannon (#23) and Infielder No Errors Committed 23-15 Mason McCoy (#30) round out the top prospects that are spenidng the 2019 campaign with the Baysox. Baysox vs. Harrisburg The Buck Starts Here: 2019 marks Buck Britton's first season as manager of the Bowie Baysox. Britton replaces 2019 Record: 4-5 Gary Kendall, who was the head man in Bowie from 2011-2018. Britton picked up his first victory as a AA manager on April 7 against the Harrisburg Senators. Last season, Britton managed the Delmarva Shorebirds, leading the 4/4 @ HBG L, 8-4 club to a 68-66 record. Prior to getting into coaching, Britton played nine seasons in Minor League Baseball, and 4/6 @ HBG L, 6-5 spent parts of 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 with the Baysox. Buck is the brother of former Baysox and Orioles' 4/6 @ HBG L, 4-2 left-hander Zack Britton. 4/7 @ HBG W, 6-2 4/11 @ HBG L, 2-0 This Day in Baysox History: Ryan Mountcastle enjoyed a 4-for-4 day from the plate to lead the Baysox to a 9-1 4/12 @ HBG L, 4-2 win in game 1 of a June 23, 2018, doubleheader at Richmond. 4/13 @ HBG L, 10-4 4/14 @ HBG W, 5-4 (12) 6/21 @ HBG W, 6-2 6/22 @ HBG W, 5-2 6/23 7/4 7/5 7/6 2019 TEAM LEADERS 7/7 Statistic Name Total Statistic Name Total 7/15 7/16 Home Runs Ryan McKenna 5 ERA Alex Wells 1.90 7/17 RBI Rylan Bannon 27 Wins Zac Lowther 7 Batting Avg Mason McCoy .322 Strikeouts Bruce Zimmerman 70 Runs Ryan McKenna 40 Saves Tyler Erwin 8 UPCOMING BAYSOX SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS Date Time Opponent Pitchers Monday, June 24 7:05 p.m. vs. Hartford Yard Goats RHP Marcos Molina (4-5, 3.76 ERA) vs. TBD Tuesday, June 25 7:05 p.m. vs. Hartford Yard Goats LHP Zac Lowther (7-4, 1.95 ERA) vs. TBD Wednesday, June 25 7:05 p.m. vs. Hartford Yard Goats LHP Alex Wells (5-1, 1.90 ERA) vs. TBD Thursday, June 26 7:05 p.m. vs. Akron RubberDucks RHP Dean Kremer (2-4, 4.28 ERA) vs. TBD TODAY’S BAYSOX STARTER: Bruce Zimmermann HT: 6’2” WT: 215 B: L T: L BORN: 2/9/95 PLACE: Baltimore, MD AMATEUR: Mount Olive College (NC) HOW ACQUIRED: Via trade from ATL in July 2018 2019 Stats Career Highs W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K Hits: 10 (6/8/18 w/ Rome, A) Bowie: 2-1 2.49 12 12 68.2 55 21 19 22 70 Earned Runs: 7 (2x, last: 6/8/18 w/ Rome, A) CAREER: 13-9 2.98 48 48 226.2 200 88 75 75 239 Innings Pitched: 9.0 (6/18/19 @ Hartford) Walks: 4 (4x, last: 5/4/19 at Erie) Strikeouts: 11 (3x, last: 5/10/19 vs. Richmond) ZIMMERMANN 2019 DAY-BY-DAY 2019: Made season debut on 4/10 at Richmond...allowed just two hits and one run in DATE CLASS OPP REC W/L IP H R ER BB SO five innings...took a no-decision on 4/16 against Erie...allowed three hits and two runs 4/10 AA @ RIC 0-0 ND 5.0 2 1 1 2 3 and six innings...pitched six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts on 4/23 at Erie... 4/16 AA v. ERI 0-0 ND 6.0 3 2 2 0 2 allowed five run in 3.1 innings in Erie on 5/4...tied a career-high 11 strikeouts in 5.2 4/23 AA @ ERI 0-0 ND 6.0 5 1 0 0 7 scoreless innings on 5/10 vs. Richmond...earned the win...pitched 6.0 innings on 5/16 4/29 AA vs. RIC 0-0 ND 6.0 7 1 1 2 5 against Erie...allowed two earned runs on three hits...pitched 6.0 scoreless innings 5/4 AA @ ERI 0-1 L 3.1 6 5 5 2 1 5/10 AA v. RIC 1-1 W 5.2 2 0 0 4 11 against Binhgamton on 5/22...struggled against Akron on 5/29...allowed a season-high 5/16 AA v. ERI 1-1 ND 6.0 3 2 2 3 4 nine hits and five earned runs...pitched 4.2 innings in New Hampshire on 6/5...allowed 5/22 AA v. BNG 1-1 ND 6.0 6 0 0 2 7 two runs (one earned) on five hits...struck out eight and took a no-decision...Tossed a 5/29 AA v.