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TAMPA TARPONS OFFICIAL GAME NOTES George M. Steinbrenner Field • One Steinbrenner Drive • Tampa, FL 33614 Phone: (813) 875-7753 • E-Mail: Tarpons [email protected] • Social Media: @TampaTarpons Florida State League Champions: 1957, 1961, 1994, 2001 (co. w/ Brevard County), 2004 (co. w/ Daytona), 2009, 2010 JUPITER HAMMERHEADS (0-0, 41-28) vs. TAMPA TARPONS (0-0, 35-35) RHP Esmerling De La Rosa (0-1, 3.66) vs. RHP Albert Abreu (2-2, 4.10) Thursday, June 21, 2018 • George M. Steinbrenner Field • Tampa, FL • 6:30 p.m. Game #1/71 • Home Game # 1/38 • Radio: TuneIn Radio (Tampa Tarpons) • Phone App: MiLB First Pitch YESTERDAY'S NEWS: Tampa finished the first-half on a high note, snapping a season-worst six-game losing streak with a 5-1 win in the finale at Fort Myers on Wednesday afternoon…RHP Adonis Rosa (W, 7-1) fired 6.0 shutout innings (2H, 1BB, 6K)…Isiah Gilliam (2-for-5, ACTIVE ROSTER 2 2B's, RBI, R) put the Tarpons ahead with an RBI double in the 4th…Dom Thompson-Williams (2-for-4, HR, 2B, 3RBI, R) clubbed his 11th 36 Abreu, Albert ................RHP homer (6th w/ Tampa) and hit. 500 (6-for-12) in the series…Diego Castillo (2-for-5) and Ben Ruta (2-for-4, BB, 2R, SB) also had multi-hit games…The Miracle scored its lone run in the 8th off LHP Justin Kamplain (H, 3)(2.0IP, 1H, 1ER, 0BB, 0K)…RHP Matt Wivinis tossed a 14 Carter, Will .....................RHP scoreless 9th (1.0IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, 1HB). 11 Diehl, Phillip .................LHP REMARKABLE ROSA: For the third time this season, RHP Adonis Rosa logged an appearance of 6.0IP and 0R. The 23-year-old lowered 48 Frawley, Matt ................RHP his ERA to 3.18, ranking sixth in the Florida State League. Rosa (7-1) is also tied with Clearwater RHP Adonis Medina (7-2) for the most wins in the league. 12 Green, Nick....................RHP LET'S GO STREAKING: Isiah Gilliam (2-for-5, 2 2B's, RBI, R) doubled in the 4th on Wednesday, extending his hitting streak to 14 games. 8 Kamplain, Justin ............LHP In that span, the 21-year-old is batting .362 (21-for-58) with 2HR and 9RBI. Gilliam previously had a 10-game hit streak between April 9th-20th, including seven multi-hit games. 47 Lane, Trevor ..................LHP OPENING NIGHT - ACT TWO: Tonight marks the beginning of the 2nd-Half of the Florida State League schedule. The Tarpons finished 27 Nelson, Nick ..................RHP with an even 35-35 record at the half way point, falling 4.0GB of the 1st-Half Champion Daytona Tortugas (37-29). Meanwhile, the early postseason spot in the South Division was captured by the Palm Beach Cardinals (39-25). Tampa will look to win its second-straight 2nd- 4 Rosa, Adonis ...................RHP Half North Division title and return to the playoffs for the third-straight season. 16 Schwaab, Andrew .......RHP VS. JUPITER: Tonight will be the first of eight scheduled games between the Tampa Tarpons and Jupiter Hammerheads. Last season, 22 Trieglaff, Brian ..............RHP Tampa won the season-series over Jupiter, 6-2, including 2-2 at GMS Field and 4-0 at Roger Dean Stadium. 19 Whitlock, Garrett .........RHP CASTILLO WINS ALL-STAR GAME MVP: Tampa's very own Diego Castillo was named the Bush's Best Most Valuable Player of the 2018 Florida State League All-Star Game on Saturday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Castillo started at 2B and finished 2-for-4 at the 28 Wivinis, Matt .................RHP plate, including a go-ahead RBI double in the 2nd before adding a second double in the 4th. The North Division defeated the South Divi- sion for the third-straight season, winning 5-0. INF Brandon Wagner (0-for-3, BB, R) started at 1B and RHP Nick Green (1.0IP, 1K) started 25 Deglan, Kellin .................... C on the mound, tossing a 1-2-3 frame. RHP Adonis Rosa (1.0IP, 1H) and LHP Trevor Lane (0.1IP, 0H) contributed to the shutout. 5 Numata, Chace ................... C WAGNER COMPETES IN HOME RUN DERBY: Tampa All-Star Brandon Wagner participated in the Home Run Derby on Friday night, but 15 Sands, Donny .................... C hit just 4HR and failed to escape the first round. Fort Myers' Travis Blankenhorn combined to hit 31HR, including 10 late homers in Round 2 to reach the finals. Blankenhorn then smashed 12 homers to defeat Daytona's Taylor Trammell, 12-11, to win the trophy. 7 Aguilar, Angel .................. INF FOR STARTERS: RHP Albert Abreu (2-2, 4.10) will make his ninth start of the season. Last time out, tossed 5.0 shutout frames (6H, 0BB, 2 Castillo, Diego ................. INF 6K, 1HB, 85P/55S) in a no-decision at Clearwater 6/13…Began the season on the disabled list after undergoing an emergency appen- dectomy in February. 1 Park, Hoy Jun ................... INF 2017: Began the season with Single-A Charleston, going 1-0 with a 1.84 ERA (14.2IP, 3ER) in three games (two starts) before being pro- 3 Rijo, Wendell .................... INF moted to Tampa on 4/23, where he went 1-3 with a 4.19 ERA (34.1IP, 16ER) in nine starts…Missed nearly three months over two stints on 33 Wagner, Brandon ......... INF the disabeld list with elbow inflammation…made two rehab starts in th GCL, allowing 1ER in 4.1IP…Pitched for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League, going 1-2 with a 2.60 ERA (27.2IP, 8ER) in six starts…was named the AFL "Pitcher of the Week" for the period 17 Diaz, Cesar ....................... OF from 10/16-21. 24 Gilliam, Isiah ................... OF Personal: 22-years-old, 6-2, 190 - Guayubin, Dominican Republic…Acquired from Houston, along with RHP Jorge Guzman, in exchange for C Brian McCann on 11/17/16…Originally signed by the Astros as a non-drafted free agent on 8/5/13.…Ranked as the No. 6 Yankees 6 Ruta, Ben ............................ OF prospect by Baseball America and the No. 3 Yankees prospect by MLB Pipeline…added to New York's 40-man roster on 11/20/17…full name is Albert Enmanuel Abreu Dias. 21 Thompson-Williams, Dom ....OF UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS 2 SEASON SERIES vs. JUPITER (0-0) DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE PITCHERS TIME Fri. June 22 vs. Jupiter RHP Josh Roeder (2-1,4.80) vs. RHP Nick Green (5-2, 2.25) 6:30 p.m. 6/21 6:30 p.m @ Tampa Sat. June 23 vs. Jupiter RHP Jorge Guzman (0-3, 2.44) vs. RHP Garrett Whitlock (2-1, 2.35) 12:00 p.m. Sun. June 24 vs. Jupiter RHP Ethan Clark (0-1, 2.51) vs. RHP Nick Nelson (2-2, 4.29) 1:00 p.m. 6/22 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE STANDINGS 2018 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE LEADERS NORTH 2nd GB 1st Overall Batting 6/23 12:00 p.m. @ Tampa Clearwater 0-0 0.0 32-36 32-36 AVG: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) .356 X-Daytona 0-0 0.0 37-29 37-29 Hits: Brian Miller (JUP) 83 6/24 1:00 p.m. @ Tampa Dunedin 0-0 0.0 31-37 31-37 Runs: Jared Oliva (BRD) 44 Florida 0-0 0.0 29-37 29-37 HR: Ibandel Isabel (DBT) 16 RBI: Austin Listi (CLR) 45 Lakeland 0-0 0.0 36-34 36-34 Stolen Bases: Andres Gimenez (STL) 23 7/9 6:30 p.m. @ Jupiter Tampa 0-0 0.0 35-35 35-35 Base On Balls: Hoy Jun Park (TPA)/TJ Friedl (DBT) 38 SOUTH 2nd GB 1st Overall Pitching 7/10 6:30 p.m. @ Jupiter Bradenton 0-0 0.0 35-30 35-30 Wins: Adonis Rosa (TPA)/Adonis Medina (CLR) 7 Charlotte 0-0 0.0 34-33 34-33 Saves: Eduardo Jimenez (LAK) 11 Fort Myers 0-0 0.0 28-40 28-40 Strikeouts: Austin Warner (PMB) 77 7/11 6:30 p.m. @ Jupiter ERA: Spenser Watkins (LAK) 1.74 Jupiter 0-0 0.0 41-28 41-28 WHIP: Eduardo Vera (BRD) 1.00 X-Palm Beach 0-0 0.0 39-25 39-25 AVG: Luis Escobar (BRD) .213 St. Lucie 0-0 0.0 27-40 27-40 7/12 6:30 p.m. @ Jupiter MINOR LEAGUE REPORT TEAM HIGHS/LOWS 2018 RECORDS Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders GENERAL (34-36), T-3rd in International League North Division. Longest Winning Streak ............................................5 (4/22-26) TOTAL HOME ROAD Last: 6/20 vs. Lehigh Valley: W, 5-3. Longest Losing Streak ................................................6 (6/11-19) Next: 6/21 vs. Lehigh Valley - 7:05 p.m. Longest Game, Time, 9 inn. ......................... 3:20 (4/12 at STL) Overall: .............................35-35 ........21-16 .......14-19 Note: Tyler Austin (1-for-4, HR, 3RBI, R) hit a go-ahead Longest Game, Time ...................................... 3:20 (4/12 at STL) 3-run homer in the 7th. Zack Zehner (1-for-1, HR, 2RBI, Longest Game, Innings ......................................11 (5/9 at DAY) 1st Half: ............................35-35 ........21-16 .......14-19 R) hit a pinch-hit, walk-off 2-run homer in the 9th. Mark Shortest Game, Time, 9 inn. ...................... 2:01 (5/12 vs. FLA) 2nd Half: ............................ 0-0 ............ 0-0 ...........0-0 Payton (1-for-2, 2BB, R) had the only other SWB hit. LHP Shortest Game, Time .....................1:39 (5/29 vs. LAK, DHG1) Josh Rogers made a quality start (6.0IP, 5H, 2ER, 1BB, 4K, Most LOB ................................................12, 4x (last: 6/8 vs.