2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Wednesday, August 28, 2019 - 6:45 p.m. FirstEnergy Stadium -- Reading, PA Bowie Baysox (74-60, 44-22) @ Reading Fightin' Phils (77-56, 38-28) LHP Alex Wells (8-4, 2.81 ERA) vs. RHP Spencer Howard (1-0, 2.52 ERA) Game #135 // Road Game #65 2019 SEASON In Case You Missed It: The Baysox evened the series against Reading with a 3-1 win over Reading on Tuesday night. With Overall Record 74-60, 44-22 the game tied at one in the eighth inning, Brett Cumberland gave Bowie the lead with a solo home run. Cedric Mullins Home Record 41-29 added an insurance run later in the inning with an RBI double. The Baysox other run on the night came on an RBI triple from Road Record 33-31 Mason McCoy. Zac Lowther gave Bowie an outstanding start, allowing just one run in 6.0 innings and striking out eight. Versus Eastern Division 26-19 Steve Klimek pitched a scoreless seventh inning and earned the win, while Cristian Alvarado picked up a six-out save. Versus Western Division 48-41 Current Streak W1 Baysox Starter: LHP Alex Wells will make his 23rd start of the year for the Baysox today. Wells is coming off his toughest Last Homestand 5-2 outing of the year, allowing seven runs in 4.1 innings against Altoona. Six of the seven runs came in the fifth inning. Wells has allowed four runs or more in three of his last six starts, but has not allowed more than four runs in any of his other starts Current Road Trip 1-1 this season. Wells had a tremendous start against Reading on July 31, allowing just one run in 7.0 innings and striking out Last 5 Games 3-2 seven. Wells enters this start fifth in the league in ERA and fourth in WHIP. Last 10 Games 6-4 When Scoring 4+ Runs 56-14 In the Other Corner: RHP Spencer Howard will make his sixth start of the season for the Fightin' Phils today. Howard has When Scoring 3- Runs 19-46 been very good for Reading, allowing two earned runs or less in four of his five starts. Last time out, Howard pitched 6.0 After Day Off 9-9 scoreless innings against Hartford, striking out seven. Howard began the season with Advanced-A Clearwater where he In Shutouts 16-16 made four starts before being placed on the injured list. He did not pitch between April 23 and June 27 before rehabbing in In 1-Run Games 20-16 the GCL. He made three more starts with Clearwater in July before being promoted to Reading on July 26. Howard was the Phillies' second-round pick in the 2017 MLB Draft out of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is ranked as the fourth-best prospect In 2-Run Games 17-13 in the Philadelphia organization by MLB Pipeline. vs. Left-Handed Starters 19-18 vs. Right-Handed Starters 55-42 Down the Stretch They Go: WIth the Baysox win last night and Erie being rained out, Bowie took a 0.5-game lead in the Day Games 17-19 Western Divsion. It is the first time that Bowie has been alone in first place since July 26. The Baysox magic number to clinch Night Games 57-41 the division is down to six with six games remaining. Erie has seven games left, including a doubleheader today against Ahead After 7 Innings 58-3 Richmond. Behind After 7 Innings 6-45 Tied After 7 Innings 9-12 All-League Lowther: LHP Zac Lowther was announced as the left-handed pitcher on the Eastern League Post-Season All-Star Team. Lowther has won 13 games this season, the most in the Eastern League. He also ranks third in ERA, second in Ahead After 8 Innings 59-1 strikeouts and third in innings pitched. Behind After 8 Innings 4-44 Tied After 8 Innings 6-9 Career Year for Perez: C Carlos Perez has set career-highs for home runs (14) and RBIs (57) during the 2019 season. Perez In Extra Innings 8-5 has homered four times in his last twelve games and has driven in 14 runs during that stretch. Saturday night, Perez hit a In Doubleheaders 5-7 go-ahead three-run home run in the sixth inning in the win over Altoona. When Scoring First 49-19 Opponents Score First 25-41 Klimek's Emergence: RHP Steve Klimek is currently in the midst of an 12.0 inning scoreless streak, the longest active Outhit Opponent 53-13 streak for a Baysox pitcher. Over his last eleven outings, Klimek has pitched 17.1 innings and allowed just one earned run, nine hits and has struck out 21. Outhit by Opponent 15-44 Equal Hits 7-2 Jimenez Dominant in August: RHP Francisco Jimenez has been outstanding for the Baysox in August. In seven outings, Hit a Home Run 46-21 five of which have been at least 1.2 innings, he has posted a 0.59 ERA in 15.1 innings and struck out 19 batters. No Home Runs 28-39 No Errors Committed 48-24 An Elite Closer: RHP Cristian Alvarado has been dominant for the Baysox since the beginning of June. Since June 1, Baysox vs. Reading Alvarado has pitched 44.0 innings and allowed just seven earned runs, good for an ERA of 1.43. Opponents are batting just .174 against him since the beginning of June and he has struck out 50 batters. All 12 of Alvarado's saves have come since 2019 Record: 3-2 June 28. 7/29 vs. Reading W, 4-2 A Different Pitcher: RHP Tyler Herb struggled in three April starts with Bowie, going 0-2 with a 9.95 ERA. Since returning 7/30 vs. Reading W, 6-5 after making 16 appearances with Triple-A Norfolk, Herb has made six starts and is 4-0 with a 2.00 ERA in 36.0 innings. 7/31 vs. Reading L, 3-1 8/26 at Reading L, 4-2 Clutch Cumberland: C Brett Cumberland has hit two game-tying or go-ahead home runs in the eighth inning or later 8/27 at Reading W, 3-1 in the last week, with one coming from each side of the plate. Last night, Cumberland hit a go-ahead solo home run as a 8/28 at Reading right-handed hitter in the win against Reading. Last Wednesday, Cumberland hit a game-tying blast from the left side in 8/29 at Reading the ninth inning in a win against Binghamton. An Even Matchup: The Baysox have taken three of the five games against Reading this year. Each of the five contests have been decided by two runs or less. The Baysox and Fightin' Phils have two of the four best full-season records in the Eastern League this season. This Day in History: On August 28, 2016, Chance Sisco hit a home run and drove in a three in a 6-2 win over Binghamton. 2019 TEAM LEADERS Statistic Name Total Statistic Name Total Home Runs Carlos Perez 14 ERA Zac Lowther 2.66 RBI Carlos Perez 57 Wins Zac Lowther 13 Batting Avg Mason McCoy .272 Strikeouts Zac Lowther 145 Runs Ryan McKenna 75 Saves Cristian Alvarado 12 UPCOMING BAYSOX SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS Date Time Opponent Pitchers Thursday, August 29 7:10 p.m. at Reading Fightin' Phils RHP Mike Baumann (5-2, 2.24 ERA) vs. LHP David Parkinson (10-8, 3.59 ERA) Friday, August 30 7:05 p.m. at Richmond Flying Squirrels RHP Tyler Herb (4-2, 4.07 ERA) vs. TBD Saturday, August 31 6:05 p.m. at Richmond Flying Squirrels RHP Cody Sedlock (1-2, 4.20 ERA) vs. TBD Sunday, September 1 6:05 p.m. at Richmond Flying Squirrels LHP Zac Lowther (13-7, 2.66 ERA) vs. TBD TODAY’S BAYSOX STARTER: Alex Wells HT: 6’1” LBS: 190 B: L T: L BORN: 2/27/97 PLACE: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia AMATEUR: None HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by BAL as an international free agent in 2015 2019 Stats Career Highs W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K Hits: 12 (6/29/18 w/ Frederick, A+) Bowie: 8-4 2.81 22 22 128.0 113 44 40 21 98 Earned Runs: 7 (3x, last: 8/23/19 vs. Altoona) CAREER: 30-22 2.78 84 84 465.2 421 166 144 73 362 Innings Pitched: 8.0 (2x, last: 7/15/19 w/ Bowie) Walks: 4 (2x, last: 5/8/19 at Altoona) Strikeouts: 9 (6/11/18 w/ Frederick, A+) WELLS 2019 DAY-BY-DAY 2019: Tossed 4.2 scoreless innings against Akron on 4/20 in his AA debut...allowed just DATE CLASS OPP REC W/L IP H R ER BB SO two runs on three hits in seven innings against Akron on 4/27...picked up his first AA 4/20 AA @ AKR 0-0 ND 4.2 4 0 0 3 5 win...took the loss on 5/3 in Erie...allowed three earned runs in four innings...Earned his 4/27 AA v. AKR 1-0 W 7.0 3 2 2 1 2 first AA road win 5/8 at Altoona (2 ER in 5 IP)...pitched 7.0 scoreless innings in Akron 5/3 AA @ ERI 1-1 L 4.0 6 3 3 1 4 on 5/15...pitched 2.0 scoreless innings against Binghamton on 5/20 before leaving 5/8 AA @ ALT 2-1 W 5.0 6 2 2 4 2 the game after being hit by a line drive...tossed 7.0 scoreless innings in Erie on 5/27..