game information www.cakesbaseball.com @cakesbaseball Wednesday, May 2 new orleans baby cakes (11-14) vs. round rock express (9-17) 12:00 p.m. CT Shrine on Airline Game #26 Metairie, LA LHP Adam Conley (1-3, 8.84) vs. RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx (0-3, 5.06) Home Game #14 THE BABY CAKES – e New Orleans Baby Cakes continue a four-game DAZZLING DEBUT – Trevor Richards went 7.1 innings last night, the ‘cakes corner homestand today with the third meeting against the Round Rock Express. longest outing by a New Orleans starting pitcher since Scott Copeland e ‘Cakes are looking to win the rst three games of a series for the rst worked 7.2 innings last August 17 vs. Round Rock. Richards also racked Current Streak ...........................W2 Home ..........................................94 time since August 11-13 last season at Colorado Springs. up nine strikeouts in his TripleA debut, a season high for a Baby Cakes Streak ..........................................W4 pitcher, giving him 19 punchouts in 12.0 innings over his last two outings Road ......................................... 210 YESTERDAY’S NEWS – Jon Rodriguez ripped a tworun single up the between Miami and New Orleans. Streak ............................................L1 middle in the bottom of the ninth inning, rallying the ‘Cakes to a 43 win Last 10 ........................................ 64 vs. RHP (starter) ......................812 over Round Rock for their second walko win in a row. In a reversal of DEAN OF HITS – Austin Dean has gone 3x9 with three walks and two vs. LHP (starter) ....................... 32 Monday’s script, the Baby Cakes squandered a late 20 lead. Rodriguez RBI in his rst three Triple-A games. Dean was hitting .420 (34x81) in vs. Division ................................ 84 had put New Orleans on the board in the h with an RBI double, then 22 games with AA Jacksonville, the fourthbest average in all of Minor vs. American Conference ...... 1114 scored on a single by Austin Dean. e ‘Cakes nursed the lead all the League Baseball, and has moved into a tie with Albuquerque’s Daniel vs. Paci c Conference .............. 00 vs. NL A liates .......................310 way until the eighth thanks to a dominating TripleA debut by Trevor Castro for the minor league lead with 37 hits overall. vs. AL A liates ......................... 84 Richards, who blanked the Express on three hits through seven innings Day ............................................. 32 until Round Rock rallied behind four hits in the eighth, including a HOT SOUP – Eric Campbell singled as part of last night’s ninthinning Night ......................................... 812 gametying twoout RBI single by Willie Calhoun o Severino Gonzalez. rally and has hit safely in ve of his last six games. Over his last 11 con Extra Innings .............................13 Shutouts ..................................... 32 Cameron Rupp tagged Gonzalez for a leado homer in the ninth to put tests, Campbell is hitting .303 (10x33) with two doubles, a home run and OneRun Games ........................ 45 the Express in front, but the ‘Cakes answered in the bottom half on back 10 RBI, picking up at least one RBI in seven of those games. He is 8x23 Score 5+ Runs ........................... 35 toback singles by Chad Wallach and Eric Campbell and a sacri ce bunt (.348) in eight games at home, compared with 6x36 (.167) in 10 games Scoring First .............................. 85 by Rafael Ortega, setting the stage for Rodriguez, who nished 3x4 with on the road. Opponent Scores First ............. 39 Commit Error .......................... 210 three RBI. Hit Home Run ............................44 RISPY BUSINESS – New Orleans went 2x7 with runners in scoring Quality Start ............................... 61 ON THE HILL – Adam Conley will make his teamleading sixth start of position last night and is a hitting PCLworst .231 (51x221) with RISP Outhit Opponent .......................53 the season, coming o his rst victory. He red 6.0 shutout innings on on the year. NOLA ranked last in the league in each of the last two years, Leading A er 6 ......................... 91 Trailing A er 6 ........................112 Friday in Nashville, limiting the Sounds to three hits battingbat .250 with RISP in 2017, and .257 in 2016. Leading A er 7 ......................... 91 in charting his rst quality start in his last 10 outings. On This Date ... Trailing A er 7 ........................112 BULLIEDBUL – Leading A er 8 ....................... 100 Conley had posted a 19.64 ERA through his rst three 1998: Mitch Meluskey homers, Over the last 20 games, the New Orleans starts, during which opponents batted .488 (20x41), reliefrel corps owns a 5.07 ERA (43 ER/76.1 IP). Last Trailing A er 8 ........................010 doubles and drives in four, and Russ Series Record ..........................240 but has surrendered two runs in 11.0 innings over Johnson goes 3-for-5 with four runs nightnig was the sixth blown save su ered by the bullpen, Series Openers .......................... 34 his last two turns with a .200 (8x40) batting average scored as New Orleans routs Tucson tiedtie with three other clubs for the most in the PCL. Series Finales .............................24 against. e southpaw has been masterful vs. Round 11-2. Daryle Ward chips in three Doubleheader Games ...............00 hits, two RBI and two runs scored. Rock in his career, owning a 2.59 ERA (7 ER/24.1 IP) SEIZESEI THE DAY – Dating back to last season, NOLA DH Sweep/Swept/Split ..........0/0/0 Come From Behind Wins ..............2 in ve career starts, including 6.0 innings of onerun has won 12 of the last 18 day games, including three Bat Around For/Against ...........1/1 ball last June 1. of ve this year. New Orleans is averaging 4.4 runs per Longest Win Streak ....................+4 game under the sun, compared with 3.3 runs per game at night. Longest Lose Streak .....................7 FOR STARTERS – Baby Cakes starting pitchers have given up only High Water Mark ........................+3 Low Water Mark ..........................6 20 earned runs in 75.1 innings (2.39 ERA) over the last 13 games and JUMBO-LAYA – Jumbo Diaz has converted each of his four save chances, White Jersey .............................. 63 opponents are hitting .200 (58x280). In the last eight home games, the putting him in a sevenway tie for third place in the PCL, while the rest Grey Jersey ..................................15 opposition is hitting .180 (31x172), as Colorado Springs hit .173 (13x75) of the ‘Cakes bullpen has gone 3x9. Diaz has surrendered one hit in 14 Blue Jersey ................................. 25 with one extrabase hit in four games against ‘Cakes starters on the last atbats (.071) with runners in scoring position. Pelicans Jersey ........................... 11 Misc. Jersey ................................10 homestand, and Oklahoma City was 9x46 (.196) before Round Rock went 9x51 (.176) the last two nights. HOME SWEET HOME – e ‘Cakes own the fourthbest home record in the league at 94, trailing Oklahoma City (120), Fresno (93) and TEAM LEADERS WALK IT OFF – New Orleans notched consecutive walko victories Colorado Springs (104). is is their best home start since opening 104 AB: Sierra ......................................89 for the rst time since June 23, 2009 vs. Albuquerque. e ‘Cakes had in 2012. AVG: Adames .......................... .227 previously su ered ve walko defeats on the road. Each of NOLA’s last H: Adames/Sierra ........................20 ROSTER MOVES – e Marlins activated JT Riddle from the disabled R: Galloway ..................................15 three wins over Round Rock have been in walko fashion, as Eury Perez 2B: Galloway...................................4 stroked a gamewinning RBI single to beat the Express last August 17, list (shoulder surgery), ending his rehab assignment with the Baby Cakes 3B: ree tied with ........................2 and New Orleans has at least one walko win over Round Rock in each have and optioned him to New Orleans, and Johnny Giavotella has been HR: Van Slyke/Rodriguez .............2 of the last ve seasons. released. Le hander Sean Burnett was activated from the disabled list RBI: Adames/Campbell ..............12 (viral infection) and righthander Colton Murray was transferred to SB: Galloway ...................................7 BATTLE OF THE BAMBINOS – e Baby Cakes and Scranton/Wilkes- extended spring training. W: Gallen ........................................3 Barre RailRiders, aka the Baby Bombers, are engaged in an online contest L: Conley .........................................3 to determine which team has the better baby mascot. Fans are asked to NAWLINS NOTES – Jon Rodriguez is the only Baby Cake with multiple SV: Diaz...........................................4 threehit games this season (April 12 at Colorado Springs) ... NOLA has ERA: Gunkel .............................2.08 visit www.battleo hebambinos.com and vote on Twitter through July 30. G: Gonzalez ..................................11 e team that loses the hashtag voting competition will donate $2,500 to played nine onerun games (45), tied with Colorado Springs for second GS: Four tied with .........................5 the winning team’s charity. e Baby Cakes have chosen the Junior League most in the PCL behind Omaha (12) ... New Orleans has lost all three IP: Gallen ...................................29.0 of New Orleans, and will be hosting ve diaper drives at upcoming games games played on Wednesdays ... Chad Wallach stretched