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Charleston RiverDogs Game Notes Game 109 Charleston RiverDogs (53-55, 16-22) vs. Hickory Crawdads (65-38, 24-13) Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park, Charleston, S.C. 7:05 p.m. – Wednesday, July 31, 2019 RHP Hans Crouse (3-1, 3.77) Today’s Starters RHP Luis Medina (1-8, 6.90) Last RiverDogs Game: July 29 South Atlantic League 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CHS 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 9 1 DEL 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 8 2 The RiverDogs leaned on a big third inning and six solid frames from starter Jhony Brito to salvage a four-game split with a 7-5 win over the Delmarva Shorebirds in Monday night’s road trip finale 2019 Second-Half Standings from Perdue Stadium. Brito (W, 4-3) filled up the zone early, retiring the first nine batters in a row Northern Division W L GB to start the game before allowing a leadoff homer to center fielder Zach Watson in the fourth. *Delmarva (Orioles) 25 13 - Charleston backed Brito’s strong effort with most of the offense they would need in the third, Hickory (Rangers) 24 13 0.5 sending 10 men to the plate to score five times. After three straight hits to open the inning, Hector Greensboro (Pirates) 19 18 5.5 Guance (L, 8-4) plunked Oswald Peraza to push across the first run and walked in another later in Kannapolis (White Sox) 19 19 6.0 the frame. Left fielder Canaan Smith added the only run-scoring hit of the frame, when he singled Hagerstown (Nationals) 18 19 6.5 to plate the second tally in the of the inning. Tanner Myatt walked three straight in the seventh before giving up a two-run single to SS Adam Hall. Keegan Curtis stranded the tying and go-ahead West Virginia (Mariners) 18 20 7.0 runs in the seventh before finishing the game for his second save in as many appearances. Lakewood (Phillies) 16 20 8.0 Doggie Bites Southern Division W L GB • Tough Sledding: The RiverDogs are in the midst of a stretch of 15 games facing the top-2 Augusta (Giants) 22 16 - team’s in the South Atlantic League: the Delmarva Shorebirds (73-34) and the Hickory Asheville (Rockies) 20 18 2.0 Crawdads (65-38). Charleston most recently took the final two games of a four-game set in Rome (Braves) 19 19 2.0 Maryland and now entertain the Rangers affiliate at Riley Park for the first time this year. *Lexington (Royals) 16 21 4.5 Hickory has won 5 of the first 7 meetings with Charleston at L.P. Frans Stadium. Charleston (Yankees) 16 22 6.0 • Prospect Watch: Charleston will face former second-round pick Hans Crouse to open the homestand on Wednesday. Crouse is one of nine prospects featured on MLB.com’s Top-100 Greenville (Red Sox) 16 22 6.0 list to have appeared in the South Atlantic League this year. Crouse, rated the 83rd overall Columbia (Mets) 15 23 7.0 * first-half division winner prospect in baseball and the third in the Rangers’ org, went just 3.0 innings coming off a stint on the IL when he faced the RiverDogs on June 23. He did not allow a hit walking two and striking out a pair. • Land of Canaan: Charleston outfielder Canaan Smith has continued to swing a hot bat in his turnaround month of July, going 10-for-20 and reaching base 15 times over the course the Dogs’ most recent road trip. The Rockwall, Texas native has gone 32-for-84 (.380) in July,# anSecond average-Half that Division is the Winner 2nd-best mark in the league over that stretch, while reaching base in 21 of 25 games. The All-Star starter in left field enters play Wednesday ranking first among qualifying hitters in OBP (.413), 3rd in hitting (.313), and 4th in OPS (.870). • Locking Back In: After a cold start to start the second half, center fielder Brandon Lockridge is starting to heat back up, collecting multiple hits in three of his last seven games, a span where the former fifth-rounder is 11-for-32 (.344), including a RiverDogs Quick Stats 1st Half Record: 37-33 pair of doubles. In an All-Star first half, the Troy product’s 21 doubles were the most for a RiverDog before the break since nd rd 2 Half Record: 16-22 J.R. Murphy’s 23 in 2011. His 11 home runs still lead the club and his 41 total extra base hits are the 3 -most in the SAL. Home Record: 25-25 • Dogs on the Move: On Thursday, the Yankees promoted All-Star right-handers Luis Gil and Alexander Vizcaino to High-A Road Record: 28-30 Tampa; now five of Charleston’s Opening Day staff have moved up. The dynamic duo logged the second and third most Current Streak: W2 innings loads on the team, trailing only Roansy Contreras, while piling up strikeouts as two of the most prolific swing-and- Current Home Streak: L1 miss arms in the circuit. Gil left the league ranking third in the league in ERA (2.39), 2nd in K/9 (12.14), and second in Current Road Streak: W2 swinging-strike rate (15.8%). Vizcaino ranked tops in the league in swinging-strike rate (17%) and 4th in K/9 (10.37). This Homestand: - Last Road Trip: 3-4 Slow Starters: Charleston’s potent offense that finished top-5 in the league in runs scored in the first-half has gotten off to a • Last Five: 3-2 slow start out of the break, scoring three or fewer runs in 23 of 37 games in the second-half, including 10 of Charleston’s Last Ten: 5-5 last 15 contests. Since the break, Charleston ranks 13th in the SAL in hitting (.228), runs scored (147), and last in team Team AVG (rank): .236 (10th) OPS (.616), slugging percentage (.306) and homers (9). Going back even further to May 26, the Charleston lineup has Team HR (rank): 65 (T6th) produced the league’s worst team OPS (.630) over the last 59 games, having scored just 230 runs, an average of 3.9 per Runs Scored: 458 (T9th) game and ranking 12th in the league in that stretch. Team ERA (rank): 3.87 (9th) • One Base at a Time: The RiverDogs’ maligned offense since early June has particularly been lacking in power production Team K (rank): 970 (T6th) Team SV (rank): 27 (T6th) that was a staple of the club early in the season. Charleston’s 25 home runs over their last 59 games (dating back to May 2019 vs. HIC: 2-5 26) are the second-fewest in the league after the RiverDogs lineup produced 41 homers, the fourth-most in the league, over their first 50 games. They have hit just nine since the break, 39 fewer than the top home run team since the break (HIC). • Pinstriped Prospects: The RiverDogs once again tap into a deep farm system in the New York Yankees in their 14th season of affiliation with the 27-time World Champs. Losing some of their organizational talent due to promotions and trades last year, the Yankees’ system fell from the 2nd-best in the game to 20th on the BA rankings heading into 2019. Despite this, the Bronx Bombers are stocked with intriguing talent at the lower levels, including seven of the Yanks’ pre-season Top-30 prospects currently on the RiverDogs’ active roster (MLB.com/BA): RHP Roansy Contreras (10/7), RHP Luis Medina (14/11), SS Oswald Peraza (--/16), RHP Yoendrys Gomez (24/26), OF Josh Stowers (25/--), RHP Tanner Myatt (29/--), and RHP Harold Cortijo (30/--). Upcoming Matchups (subject to change) --- Listen to the RiverDogs on 1250 WTMA and online at www.riverdogs.com. Thursday, August 1, 7:05PM: Charleston vs Hickory: RHP Roansy Contreras (0-2, 3.38) vs LHP Grant Wolfram (4-2, 4.47) Friday, August 2, 7:05PM: Charleston vs Hickory: RHP Yoendrys Gomez (0-1, 6.00) vs RHP Ronny Henriquez (3-5, 4.76) Saturday, August 3, 6:05PM: Charleston vs Delmarva: LHP Josh Maciejewski (0-1, 1.50) vs TBD Sunday, August 4, 5:05PM: Charleston vs Delmarva: RHP Harold Cortijo (4-2, 2.70) vs TBD Media Relations Contact: Matt Dean Email: [email protected] Today’s Starter #30 LUIS MEDINA (RHP) HT: 6’1” WT: 175 B/T: R/R HOMETOWN: Santo Domingo, D.R. AGE: 20 BORN: 5/3/99 ACQUIRED: NDFA, 2015 Repertoire: 4SM, CB, CH W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB K BAA 2019 1-8 7.33 16/16 0 0 70.0 74 60 57 56 81 .276 MiLB Career 4-13 6.39 41/40 0 0 149.1 139 125 106 130 171 .248 (4 Seasons) 2019 IP- 6.0, 2x (vs ROM, H- 10, (@ASH, 4/9) ER- 10, (@ASH, 4/9) BB- 7, (@ASH, 5/24) K- 10, (vs ROM, 7/11) Highs: 7/11) Career IP- 6.0, 2x (“”) H- 10, (“”) ER- 10, (“”) BB- 7, 2x (“”) K- 10, (“”) Highs: Last 3 Games: IP H R ER BB K Career Notes… @LWD (7/24) 5.2 4 1 1 4 7 • Rated the Yankees’ No. 11 prospect by Baseball America @AUG (7/17) 6.0 8 4 3 0 7 and No. 14 by MLB.com in the preseason vs ROM (7/11) 6.0 2 0 0 1 10 o “Best Fastball” and “Best Curveball” in the Yankees organization per BA 2019 Notes… Added to RiverDogs Opening Day roster… • Enters his fourth season as a pro after going 1-3, 6.25 ERA in made unofficial exhibition start for the Dogs @MB on 4/2, 12 starts with the Pulaski Yankees (R) in 2018 giving up 4 runs in 3.1 innings with 6 walks, 4 SO…Struggled through official season debut on 4/9 @ASH, o Ranked sixth in the APPY League in K/9 (11.75) and completing just 2.0 innings and giving up career-highs with led the league in walks (46, 11.5 BB/9) among those 10 ER on 10 hits… Got back on track in next two starts, with at least 30 IP giving up three runs in eight innings, striking out nine… allowed three or more runs in four straight starts, going • Signed with the Yankees for $280,000 out of the Dominican fewer than 5.0 innings each from 5/12-6/1…fanned a Republic as a 16-year-old in 2015 career-best 10 batters over six scoreless frames on 7/11 vs o Was reported throwing up to 96 mph as a 15-year-old ROM…Walked at least one batter in his first 15 starts of the season…Enters play on 7/31, leading the SAL in walks (60)…over 3 starts from 7/11-7/24, has a 2.04 ERA… RiverDogs Starters in 2019 Pitcher Games Started W-L Team W-L Run Support Runs/Gm Brito 4 1-2 1-3 17 4.3 Contreras 18 7-5 9-9 81 4.5 Cortijo 9 4-2 6-3 35 3.9 Gomez 1 0-1 0-1 3 3.0 Maciejewski 1 0-1 0-1 0 0.0 Martinez 6 1-2 3-3 26 4.3 Medina 17 1-8 4-13 70 4.1 Myatt 3 0-0 1-2 12 4.0 SITUATIONAL RECORDS TOTAL HOME AWAY DAY NIGHT SCORING BY INNING vs.