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GAME INFORMATION Double-A Southern League Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners For Information contact Chris Harris at [email protected] 4 Fun Place • Jackson, TN 38305 • (Phone) 731.988.5299 • (Fax) 731.988.5246 Game #98/99 • Second Half #27/28 • Series #22 • Home Game #48/49 Jackson Generals (17-10, 59-38, 1st North, +0.5) vs. Huntsville Stars (11-17, 46-52, 5th North, -6.5) Game 1 - LHP James Paxton (4-3, 3.26) vs. RHP Johnnie Lowe (0-1, 10.57) Game 2 - LHP Anthony Fernandez (4-0, 2.12) vs. To Be Announced Saturday, July 21, 2012 • 4:05 p.m. DH • Pringles Park • Jackson, Tenn Upcoming Games and Probable Pitchers: All Times CT Today’s game broadcasted on NewsTalk 101.5 FM, Date Time Opponent Pitcher jacksongeneralsbaseball.com & TuneIn Radio App. July 24 7:05 vs. Montgomery RHP Brandon Maurer (7-2, 3.74) vs. RHP Alex Colome (6-3, 4.12) July 25 12:05 vs. Montgomery RHP Forrest Snow (1-4, 4.46) vs. LHP Kyle Lobstein (5-5, 4.02) July 26 7:05 vs. Montgomery RHP Taijuan Walker (6-5, 4.39) vs. RHP Jacob Thompson (7-7, 5.02) July 27 7:05 vs. Montgomery LHP James Paxton (4-3, 3.26) vs. RHP Matt Buschmann (6-7, 4.10) TODAY’S GAME: The Generals wrap up their 4-game series in 3 days against Huntsville with a scheduled double-header. The Generals are 5-3 in - BY THE NUMBERS - 7-inning games. Jackson leads the SL North standings by 1/2 game over Chattanooga. Huntsville is the only team in the league with a winning record against the Generals (9-8). GENERALS RECAP: Starter Taijuan Walker allowed 1 run in 6.0 innings and LF Kalian Sams hit his 9th home run of the season to lead Jackson to a 7-3 win over Huntsville on Friday night. Walker (6.0,5,1,1,2,3) allowed 1 run on 5 hits in 6.0 innings to record his 6th win this season. Closer Carter Capps (2.0,3,0,0,0,5,WP) recorded his 18th save in 20 chances this season and marked the 10th time this season to toss more than an inning 18 to record a save. RH Chih-Hsien Chiang extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a 1x4 with 2 RBI. Sams (2x3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB) and Leury League-leading saves from Jackson Bonilla (2x4, R, 3B) each recorded 2 of Jackson’s 10 hits. closer Carter Capps... THRIVING IN THE JULY HEAT: The Generals have a league-best record of 12-5 during the month of July. Jackson also has a league-best batting average in July, .277 and a league-best ERA of 3.29. “KISS IT GOODBYE”: Over the course of the last 6 games, the Generals have hit 9 home runs, including 3 multi-homer games. During the past 4 a RECORD BREAKDOWN games, Jackson has scored 29 runs. In 17 games in July, Jackson has hit 16 home runs and currently leads the league with 77 homers. FEELS GOOD AT THE TOP: The Generals 59 wins are the most in the Southern League. Jackson ranks 1st in pitching, with a 3.16 ERA and T-2nd Current Streak: Won 1 in team batting average at .263. The Generals lead the league in total bases, slugging percentage and home runs with 77. Last 10 Games: 8-2 WHO’S HOT?: OF Chih-Hsien Chiang is batting .378 (17x45) with 8 runs scored, 4 doubles, 2 home runs and 4 RBI during his current 10-game hit streak. Long Winning Streak: 6, (4/23-4/28 -> INF Rich Poythress has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games, batting .412 (21x51) with 7 runs scored, 4 doubles and 6 RBI. Long Losing Streak: 4, 5/7-5/10 -> OF Denny Almonte is batting .313 (10x32) with 9 runs scored, 4 doubles, 2 triples and 9 RBI in his 6 games with an at-bat. Pringles Park: 31-16 -> RH Yoervis Medina has allowed 1 run in his last 25.2 innings in relief (0.35 ERA). During this 16 game stretch has limited opponents to a .208 Road: 28-22 (19x91) average, while walking 8 and striking out 25. 13-9 -> LH Mauricio Robles is 1-0 with 1.33 ERA (3 ER, 20.1 IP) in last 16 appearances. During this stretch he has limited opponents to a .094 (6x64) Series Openers: average while walking 14 and striking out 16. In 3 starts since returning from the DL on July 3, Rubber Games: 4-2 Series Records: 16-5 VIVA LA ROMERO: INF Stefen Romero has hit safely 20 of 23 games with 12 multi-hit games with Jackson since his promotion, batting .367 (33x90) with 17 runs scored, 10 doubles, 2 triple, 4 home runs and 27 RBI. Vs. South: 27-19 Leading After 6: 46-1 K-PAX IS BACK: In 3 starts since returning from the DL on July 3, LH James Paxton is 1-0 with a 1.26 ERA (2 ER, 14.1 IP). He has limited opponents Vs. North: 32-19 Leading After 7: 50-1 to a .296 (16x54) average, while walking 2 and striking out 16. First Half: 42-28 Leading After 8: 49-2 CAPPING OFF GAMES: RH Carter Capps has allowed only 2 earned runs (3 R) over his last 35.1 (0.51 ERA). This season he is 2-3 with 18 Second Half: 17-10 Tied After 6: 9-9 saves and a 1.31 ERA (7 ER, 48.0 IP). He has limited opponents to a .214 (39x182) average, while walking 12 and striking out 70. Capps has held Scoring First: 41-12 Tied After 7: 8-10 opponents scoreless in 32 of 36 relief appearances this season. Scoring Last: 25-14 Tied After 8: 6-8 FERNANDEZ MANIA: LH Anthony Fernandez became the first Jackson pitcher in franchise history to post back-to-back 9-inning complete games Extra Innings: 3-6 Trailing After 6: 4-28 in his first 2 starts. In 5 starts since being promoted for High Desert to Jackson, Fernandez is 4-0 with a 2.12 ERA (8 ER, 34.0 IP). Doubleheaders: 1-0-3 Trailing After 7: 1-26 FIRST HALF CHAMPIONS: Jackson won their 4th first half Championship in club history with a 42-28 record and ended the half with a 7-game lead April: 17-8 Trailing After 8: 0-24 in the division. The 42 first half wins ranked 3rd all-time in franchise history during a first half. May: 14-14 Last AB Wins: 7 June: 16-11 Walk-off Wins: 3 RECORD SETTING NIGHT: Last Thursday, the Generals broke the Southern League record for doubles in one game with 11, eclipsing the previous July: 12-5 Shutouts: 10 mark of 10 set by the Mobile BayBears on May 25, 2000. The Generals also matched the league mark with 13 extra-base hits, becoming the first team to do so without the benefit of a homer. August: 0-0 Times Shut Out: 5 September: 0-0 10+ Runs: 6-1 PRYOR ON REHAB ASSIGMENT IN TACOMA: Former General RH Stephen Pryor is currently on an MLB rehab assignment with the Rainiers. White Jersey: 10-5 4+ Runs: 39-6 The reliever was placed on Seattle’s 15-Day Disabled List on June 13 with a strained left groin. He picked up 2 saves over 9.0 scoreless outings with Grey Jersey: 5-5 1-Run Games: 15-14 Tacoma prior to his first MLB promotion on June 1. Pryor has allowed 2 hits, walked 3 and struck out 2 in 4.0 scoreless innings in 4 relief appearances Black Jersey: 43-26 Generals HR: 36-14 with Tacoma. He went 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA (2 ER, 2.2 IP), while walking 3 and striking out 3 in 2 rehab appearances with Single-A High Desert (July 9-11).… Special Jersey: 2-1 Opponent HR: 13-20 Generals vs. Huntsville in 2012 - 19 G TEAM LEADERS - (LEAGUE RANK) This Season: 8-9 Last Season: 12-8 Batting Average: Almonte, (.275) Home Runs: Dunigan, (19, 1st) Wins: Maurer, (7) Home: 5-7 Road: 3-2 Hits: Almonte, (87) RBI: Dunigan, (53) ERA: Maurer, (3.74, 8th) Offense: .277, 16 HR Pitching: 3.37, 133 K Doubles: Dunigan, (18) OBP: Almonte, (.360) Strikeouts: Maurer, (88) TEAM TOTALS Triples: Almonte/Sams, (4) Slugging: Dunigan, (.542, 3rd) Saves: Capps, (18, 1st) Stolen Bases: Martinez, (21) Total Bases: Dunigan (162, 4th) Holds: Medina, (9, T-2nd) Batting AVG: .263 ERA: 3.16 HR: 77 Strikeouts: 752 Upcoming Promotions at Pringles Park XBH: 278 Starter W 41 Saturday Tuesday, July 24 Wed, July 25 Thursday, July 26 Friday, July 27 Runs: 429 Holds: 37 Christmas in July Two For Tuesdays Super Splash Day #2 Dollar Night Half Pint Brawlers Steals: 103 Saves: 30 High-Tech Fireworks Midget Wrestling PG Crawdads Classics Night Baseball & Business GENERALS BLOG National Guard Appreciation Kids Eat Free Friday You can follow all the Generals news on our new blog, Inside the Jackson Generals, with broad- THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY caster Chris Harris. 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