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Myrtle Beach Pelicans (17-26) vs. Lynchburg Hillcats (22-18) vs. THE HILLCATS 2018 vs. Hillcats ....................................................................1-2 Monday, May 21, 2018 - 7:05 p.m. in Myrtle Beach ...........................................................0-0 Game No. 44 • Home Game No. 19 in Lynchburg ................................................................1-2 TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark • Myrtle Beach, S.C. All-Time vs. Lynchburg ...................................202-175 (.536) MiLB.tv • MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast • MiLB First Pitch • TuneIn 2017 Regular Season vs. Lynchburg .................................8-6 in Myrtle Beach ...........................................................3-4 RHP Tyson Miller (3-4, 3.58 ERA) vs. RHP Eli Morgan (0-0, 0.00 ERA) in Lynchburg ................................................................5-2 MYRTLE BEACH SWEPT IN DOUBLEHEADER REMEMBER THE ALAMO PELICANS BY THE NUMBERS The Myrtle Beach Pelicans were broomed by the Frederick Over 13 games from April 16 through May 7, Pelicans first Record ...............................................................................17-26 Keys in Sunday’s doubleheader, 6-1 and 10-1. In game one, baseman Tyler Alamo went just 8-for-46 (.174), drawing Home Record .................................................................... 8-10 Jhonny Pereda socked a solo home run in the first inning. just three walks with one hit-by-pitch for a .240 on-base Road Record ...................................................................... 9-16 However, that was Myrtle Beach’s only offense against percentage. However, the Cypress, Calif., native has notched Current Streak .......................................................................L2 Keys starter Michael Baumann, who pitched a seven-inning a hit in eight of his 10 games since, a season-high that also complete game, yielding just that one run on four hits includes three multi-hit efforts. Over these last 10 contests, Runs Scored ..................................... 171 (4.0 per game)/9th Runs Allowed .................................219 (5.1 per game)/10th with a pair of strikeouts. Wilson Garcia homered twice for Alamo is 13-for-34 (.382), lashing three doubles and two Run Differential...........................................................-48/10th Frederick, and Stuart Levy also launched a two-run shot. home runs to drive in seven runs. He has also drawn five Pythagorean Record .......................................................16-27 In the finale, the Keys exploded for six runs in the second walks. Perhaps the biggest change for Alamo in 2018 has Southern Division Standing/GB..................................5th/8.0 inning. Wladimir Galindo smoked a solo home run in the been his ability to get the ball in the air. After lifting 31.5 Current Standings Streak ...................................5th, 18 days fourth, but Frederick responded with four more tallies in percent of his batted balls in the air in 2017, his fly ball rate Long Standings Streak ........................5th, 23 days (4/9-5/2) the bottom of the fourth to make it 10-1. The two Pelicans of 41.5 percent in 2018 ranks as the 15th-highest in the Series Record ....................................................................3-8-2 losses marked a series defeat for Myrtle Beach. Carolina League. Series Streak ...........................................................................L2 Pelicans’ Sweeps ...................................................................... 0 YOU USED TO CALL ME ON THE BULLPEN PHONE... PEREDA, PEREDA, PEREDADISE Sweeps of the Pelicans ..............2 (3-game, 4/16-18 at BC) Myrtle Beach’s seven games, which include a pair of Perhaps the biggest surprise of the season offensively for doubleheaders, have totaled 51 innings for the club’s Myrtle Beach, Jhonny Pereda leads the Pelicans in average Batting Average/Rank ................................................ .240/8th On-Base Percentage ............................................... .322/10th pitching staff. The Pelicans’ bullpen has combined to throw (.303) and on-base percentage (.370). Over his last 30 Slugging Percentage ................................................... .345/9th just 14.0 of those frames, making up 2.0 innings per game starts, the native of San Sebastian, Venezuela is hitting OPS ............................................................................ .667/10th and 27.5 percent of the club’s total during this span. In .325/.384/.447 with three doubles, one triple, three home BABIP .................................................................................. .304 comparison, prior to this stretch, Myrtle Beach relievers had runs and 25 RBIs. Pereda ranks fourth in the Carolina League Strikeouts ........................................................354/T-3rd-Most made up 127.0 of the club’s 305.1 frames, or 41.6 percent. in average due to a contact-oriented approach that has seen K% (MLB avg: ~22.0%)....................................................22.6% Unfortunately for the Birds, fewer innings from their bullpen him whiff at just 8.7 percent of pitches, the 14th-lowest in Walks ............................................................................. 157/7th BB% (MLB avg: ~8.5%) ....................................................10.0% might not be a good thing; Over the past 21 games dating the circuit. Pereda’s frequent contact is often strong, as his Hits ................................................................................. 328/6th back to April 28, Pelicans relievers have posted 2.54 ERA 26.0 percent line drive rate places 10th in the league. He Doubles ............................................................................62/8th thanks to 27 runs, 18 earned, on 58 hits (8.2 H/9) in 63.2 has sprayed his batted balls to the opposite field (41.4 Triples .................................................................................8/7th innings. Myrtle Beach’s relief pitchings have also whiffed 66 percent, fourth-most in the league) and up the middle (25.3 Home Runs ......................................................................22/9th (9.3 K/9) over this span. percent) a combined 67.7 percent of the time. Stolen Bases................................................................. 29/T-6th Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) ......................... .680 ...LATE GAME, WHEN YOU NEED MY ARM ERROR 503: SERVICE UNAVAILABLE Errors ............................................................................ 63/Most Part of the reason Myrtle Beach has relied on its bullpen Myrtle Beach made five errors in Sunday’s doubleheader, less is that the club’s starting pitching has gotten stronger continuing an ugly defensive trend in 2018. The Pelicans’ 63 FIP ..........................................................................................3.40 and stronger as the year has gone on. While southpaws errors on the season are 13 more than Winston-Salem and ERA ............................................................................... 4.42/7th Jose Paulino and Bryan Hudson have struggled at times, Lynchburg, the next-closest Carolina League teams, which BABIP .................................................................................. .320 Strikeouts ...................................................................... 347/4th the club’s other four starters, all right-handers in Keegan are as close to the Birds as they are to second-place Salem K% (MLB avg: ~22.0%)....................................................22.1% Thompson, Tyson Miller, Alex Lange and Matt Swarmer, (37). Myrtle Beach has made 38 errors in the 23 games since Walks .......................................................................133/Fewest have pitched fairly well throughout the year. The quartet of April 26, the most in MiLB by four miscues over that span. BB% (MLB avg: ~8.5%) ......................................................8.5% righties have collectively gone 9-11 with a 3.70 ERA in 153.1 Hits Allowed .......................................................356/4th-Most innings, yielding 71 runs, 63 earned, on 151 hits (8.9 H/9). PELICAN POINTS Home Runs ....................................................... 23/4th-Fewest WHIP ............................................................................ 1.37/4th Thompson, Miller, Lange and Swarmer have combined for Myrtle Beach has not won a series since taking two of three 147 strikeouts (8.6 K/9) against 35 free passes (2.1 BB/9). in Salem from April 27-29. The Pelicans have lost four sets FIRST HALF STANDINGS Myrtle Beach’s right-handers are averaging 5.1 innings per and split another since then... The Birds’ deficit of 8.0 games start. in the Southern Division matches their largest of the season. SOUTHERN Down East 25-18 -- Buies Creek 23-19 1.5 UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS AND GAME TIMES Winston-Salem 23-19 1.5 Carolina 21-22 4.0 DATE TIME OPPONENT PELICANS STARTER OPP. STARTER Myrtle Beach 17-26 8.0 Tue. May 22 7:05 ET Lynchburg LHP Bryan Hudson (3-3, 5.23) RHP Justin Garza (2-1, 2.16) Wed. May 23 7:05 ET Lynchburg RHP Alex Lange (1-2, 4.25) LHP Sam Hentges (3-2, 3.23) NORTHERN Thu. May 24 7:05 ET Lynchburg RHP Matt Swarmer (4-2, 2.75) RHP Zach Plesac (3-2, 4.30) Potomac 22-17 -- Fri. May 25 7:00 ET at Carolina RHP Keegan Thompson (1-3, 4.14) TBA Lynchburg 22-18 0.5 Sat. May 26 5:00 ET at Carolina LHP Jose Paulino (0-6, 9.85) TBA Salem 20-20 2.5 Sun. May 27 6:00 ET