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Colorado Springs Sky COLORADO SPRINGS SKY SOX 2017 GAME NOTES MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2017 - 6:40 PM (MDT) Colorado Springs Sky Sox Public Relations Department • Director: Nick Dobreff • (616) 485-3913 • [email protected] Director of Broadcasting • Dan Karcher • [email protected] www.SkySox.com Facebook.com/SkySoxBaseball @SkySox SkySoxBaseball TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS RECORD: 74-51 Colorado Springs: RHP Paolo Espino (4-1, 3 .88) VS. Oklahoma City: LHP Justin Marks (3-2, 4 .53) SKY SOX SEASON AT A GLANCE Game Number . 126 Home Record . 40-22 Home Game Number . 63 Road Record . 34-29 Overall Record . 74-51 vs . RHP: . 63-45 vs . Pacific Northern . 9-7 vs . LHP . 11-6 vs . Pacific Southern . 9-7 Night . 50-37 vs . American Northern . 33-13 Day . 24-14 vs . American Southern . 23-24 Last 10 . 5-5 One-Run Games . .. 13-9 Current Streak . W3 RECORD: 66-61 TONIGHT’S STARTER IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SKY SOX AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS u The Colorado Springs Sky Sox continued their recent u RHP Paolo Espino makes his 14th start of the season hot offensive stretch, scoring eight unanswered runs to start and first in his career against the Oklahoma City Dodgers. RUNS: Orf 2nd 91 Phillips T-5th 78 the game en route to a 12-2 win over the Oklahoma City u The native of Panama took a no-decision in game Dodgers Sunday afternoon. two of the August 15 doublehader in Iowa (4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, Wren T-5th 78 u Junior Guerra allowed two hits in 5.2 innings of 4 BB, 4 K) STOLEN BASES: Wren 2nd 24 scoreless baseball, while Rene Garcia and Ivan De Jesus u Espino made his Major League debut May 19 in TRIPLES: Orf T-5th 10 each went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI and two doubles to lead the Chicago, where he threw four innings, allowing two earned Phillips T-5th 10 offense. runs and striking out three Cubs in Milwaukee’s 6-3 win at Wren T-5th 10 MAKING HIS MARK a rainy Wrigley Field. BATTING AVG: De Jesus 1st .351 u Playing in his first game with the Sky Sox,Quintin u 2017 marks his 11th professional season, having Brinson T-3rd .331 Berry went 3-for-6 with a home run and two RBI, along been drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 10th round of the SLUGGING %: Phillips 4th .595 with a plethora of solid defensive plays in center field. 2006 Draft. Brinson 10th .562 u Berry is one of 15 Sky Sox players who have hit u Spent 2016 with the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs ON-BASE % De Jesus 3rd .412 a home run in his debut. Some notable names on that list (Washington), where he went 8-11 with a 3.30 ERA in 26 PCL AMERICAN NORTH STANDINGS include Ryan Cordell, Mark Bellhorn, Charlie Blackmon, appearances (24 starts) . TEAM W L PCT GB Scooter Gennett, Jordan Pacheco and Nolan Arenado. u Signed as a minor league free agent with the Brew- ers on November 10, 2016, with an invitation to Spring SKY SOX 74 51 .592 -- REACHING THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN Training included in the contract. OKLAHOMA CITY 66 61 .520 9.0 u The Sky Sox are among the Pacific Coast League u Represented his home country of Panama in the 2006 IOWA 63 64 .496 12.0 leaders in several major offensive categories. and 2009 World Baseball Classic, as well as in the 2013 u Colorado Springs is second in the PCL in team on- and 2017 WBC qualifiers. OMAHA 62 66 .484 13.5 base percentage (.361), third in the PCL in team batting 2017 VS. THE PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE average (.291), and tied for fourth in slugging percentage SHINING BRIGHT ON ECLIPSE DAY (.459) with the Albuqerque Isotopes. u Through the first 14 games of the season series TEAM OVERALL HOME ROAD u The Sox are also third in the league in both runs with OKC, the Sox are hitting .280 as a team, outscoring ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES 2-2 0-0 2-2 scored (756) and runs batted in (701) behind the Reno Aces Oklahoma City 84-48 with 45 extra-base hits. EL PASO CHIHUAHUAS 2-2 0-0 2-2 u The pitching staff has also been a bright spot, going FRESNO GRIZZLIES 4-0 4-0 0-0 and the Fresno Grizzlies. IOWA CUBS 9-6 5-1 4-5 u This combination has given the Sox the second-best 11-3 with a 3.11 ERA against Oklahoma City...The Sox LAS VEGAS 51s 1-3 0-0 1-3 record in the PCL in terms of winning percentage behind have averaged six runs a game, while OKC has averaged MEMPHIS REDBIRDS 6-6 3-1 3-5 the Memphis Redbirds. a tad over three runs a game. NASHVILLE SOUNDS 9-5 5-2 4-3 NEW ORLEANS BABY CAKES 5-7 3-5 2-2 2017 Season vs. OKLAHOMA CITY (11-3) • ALL-TIME (81-97) • HOME (49-39) OKC DODGERS 11-3 5-1 6-2 OMAHA STORM CHASERS 13-4 8-1 5-3 DATE W/L SCORE WP LP SV RENO ACES 1-3 1-3 0-0 5/2 @ OKC W 8-6 (14) Kohlscheen (1-0) Geltz (1-2) Blazek (1) ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 3-6 2-4 1-2 5/3 @ OKC W 3-2 Hader (3-2) Rhame (0-1) Dillard (1) SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS 1-3 1-3 0-0 SALT LAKE BEES 4-0 0-0 4-0 5/4 @ OKC L 2-6 Castillo (1-1) Burgos (1-2) TACOMA RAINIERS 3-1 3-1 0-0 5/5 @ OKC W 15-3 Suter (2-1) Shibuya (0-1) 6/1 @ OKC W 6-3 Cravy (4-1) Heston (2-2) Goforth (2) RECENT TRANSACTIONS 6/2 @ OKC W 1-0 (10) Wang (4-0) Rhame (0-2) Goforth (3) AUGUST 19 6/3 @ OKC L 0-4 (6) Marks (2-0) Woodruff (6-4) RHP Angel Ventura placed on the disabled list (retro 8/18) 6/4 @ OKC W 3-1 Jungmann (1-0) Masterson (4-3) Barbosa (1) OF Quintin Berry signed by Milwaukee and assigned to 6/18 OKC L 2-11 Castillo (4-3) Snow (1-1) Triple-A Colorado Springs 6/19 OKC W 5-2 Blazek (1-1) Oaks (3-2) Wang (1) 6/20 OKC W 9-2 Barbosa (2-1) Font (5-4) AUGUST 20 6/21 OKC W 4-3 Jungmann (4-0) Masterson (5-4) Scahill (4) RHP Chase Anderson transferred to Milwaukee (End MLB 8/19 OKC W 11-1 Derby (4-0) Gamboa (6-7) Rehab) 8/20 OKC W 12-2 Guerra (2-2) Font (9-8) UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PITCHING PROBABLES DAY DATE OPP. TIME (MDT) SKY SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER Tuesday 8/22 OKC 6:40 PM RHP Taylor Jungmann (8-2, 2 .87) RHP David Hale (2-2, 3 .97) Thursday 8/24 @NEW 6:00 PM RHP Michael Blazek (2-4, 3 .66) LHP Mike Kickham (2-2, 6 .14) Friday 8/25 @NEW 6:00 PM RHP Angel Ventura (6-4, 4 .15) RHP Omar Bencomo (0-2, 7 .71) Saturday 8/26 @NEW 5:00 PM RHP Bubba Derby (4-0, 3 .38) RHP William Cuevas (2-5, 4 .34) TRIPLE-A AFFILIATE OF THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS // PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1992 & 1995 SKY SOX STARTING PITCHER Complete bio information available on Page 35 of the 2017 Sky Sox Paolo Media Guide Espino #21@PaoloEspino10 BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 215 OPENING DAY AGE: 30 BORN: January 10, 1987 in Panama City, Panama RESIDENCE: Panama City, Panama YEARS PRO: 11 ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent on Novemeber 11, 2016 THE ESPINO FILE: 2016: Spent the entirety of last season in the Washington Nationals system in Triple-A Syracuse, where Espino went 8-11 with a 3.30 ERA in 26 appearances (24 starts)...Gave up 56 earned runs and struck out 133 batters in 152.2 innings in the International League. 2015: Split the season between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse...In Central Pennsylvania, Espino went 0-3 with a 4.26 ERA in 7 starts for the Senators, but improved when he made the jump to Syracuse...Went 8-6 with a 3.21 ERA in 19 starts for the Chiefs, allowing42 earned runs and striking out 88 batters in 117.2 innings. Miscellaneous/Personal: Graduated from Pendleton (FL) High School, where he was a teammate of current Milwaukee Brewers Spanish translator Carlos Brizuela... Played for Team Panama in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classic, and also played for his country during the WBC qualifiers in 2012 and 2016...Was named an Eastern League All-Star in 2010 with Double-A Akron (CLE) and finished the year with a 9-4 record and a 4.00 ERA...Led the Carolina League in earned run average (2.59) and WHIP (1.04) while playing for Class-A Advanced Kinston (CLE)...Is married to wife Leslie and the two have a daughter named Alana. LAST TIME OUT SEASON BESTS (STARTS) • Took a no-decision after tossing four scoreless innings in the second game of the August 15 doubleheader at Iowa (Sox won 6-4) IP: 6 .2 (4/23 v . NSH) H: 2 (2x, Last: 5/30 @ NSH) R: 0 (3x, Last: 8/15 @ IOWA) ER: 0 (3x, Last: 8/15 @ IOWA) AGAINST THE DODGERS HR: 0 (5x, Last: 8/15 @ IOWA) BB: 0 (3x, Last: 7/16 v .
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