2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 6:35 P.M
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2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 6:35 p.m. Northeast Delta Dental Stadium -- Manchester, NH Bowie Baysox (20-35) @ New Hampshire Fisher Cats (25-29) RHP Dean Kremer (0-2, 8.38 ERA) vs. RHP Nate Pearson (0-1, 4.08 ERA) Game #56 // Road Game #27 2019 SEASON In Case You Missed It: The Baysox captured the final game of the series against Hartford with a 5-2 win. Alex Wells Overall Record 20-35 got the start, and tied a team-high going 7.2 innings and allowed just two runs (one earned). Offensively, Bowie Home Record 11-18 was led by Austin Hays, who hit two home runs in the game. The first was a two-run game-tying blast in the first Road Record 9-17 inning, and the second was a solo shot in the fifth. Hays became the second Bowie player this year with a multi- Versus Eastern Division 2-4 home run game. The Baysox put up 10 hits in the win, and four players had multi-hit games. Versus Western Division 18-31 Current Streak W1 Baysox Starter: RHP Dean Kremer makes his third start with Bowie and fifth start overall this season. After two Last Homestand 1-5 scoreless starts with High-A Frederick, Kremer has struggled in his two outings with the Baysox, allowing nine Last Road Trip 2-2 earned runs on 14 hits in 9.2 innings. In his last start against Akron, Kremer had a rocky first inning, allowing three runs, but settled in after that, yielding just one run over the next 4.2 innings. This will be Kremer's first road start of Last 5 Games 1-4 the season, and the second in his career against New Hampshire. On August 9, 2018, Kremer allowed two earned Last 10 Games 3-7 runs in a 6.0 innings start against the Fisher Cats. When Scoring 4+ Runs 13-9 When Scoring 3- Runs 7-26 In the Other Corner: RHP Nate Pearson is on the hill for New Hampshire today, making his sixth start with the After Day Off 3-6 Fisher Cats and 12th of 2019. Pearson began the year with High-A Dunedin, and posted a 0.86 ERA in six starts In Shutouts 4-9 before being promoted to New Hampshire on May 7. In his five starts with the Fisher Cats, Pearson has not pitched In 1-Run Games 5-8 more than 5.0 innings, but has not allowed a run in three of his outings. Pearson was a first-round pick by Toronto in the 2017 MLB Draft out of the Junior College of Central Florida, and currently ranks as the third-best prospect in the In 2-Run Games 3-6 Blue Jays system, according to MLB.com vs. Left-Handed Starters 7-11 vs. Right-Handed Starters 13-24 Wells Wins Pitcher of the Week: LHP Alex Wells has been named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the Day Games 8-13 period from 5/27-6/2. Wells made two starts during the week, one in Erie and one at home against Hartford. In his Night Games 12-23 two outings, the 22-year-old tossed 14.2 innings and allowed just one earned run on 10 hits. He also struck out nine Ahead After 7 Innings 15-1 batters while only walking one. Wells became the second Baysox pitcher to win a pitcher of the week honor in 2019, Behind After 7 Innings 1-27 as Zac Lowther earned the award earlier in May. Tied After 7 Innings 4-7 Strong Southpaws: LHP Zac Lowther and LHP Alex Wells have each been dominant for the Baysox this season. Ahead After 8 Innings 17-0 Wells has made eight starts with Bowie, and is 3-1 with a 1.62 ERA in 44.1 innings. Lowther leads the team with Behind After 8 Innings 1-27 four wins and his ERA sits at 1.66. Wells is currently tied for second in the Eastern League in ERA and Lowther ranks Tied After 8 Innings 2-5 fourth. The two left-handers have each already won an Eastern League Pitcher of the Week award, and have the In Extra Innings 3-3 lowest ERA for any two qualified teammates in the Eastern League. In Doubleheaders 0-4 When Scoring First 14-8 Opponents Score First 6-28 Top Tier Talent: The Bowie Baysox roster is filled with some of the top prospects in the Orioles' farm system. Outhit Opponent 14-6 According to MLB.com, 10 of the top 30 prospects in the organization are in Bowie. Outfielder Austin Hays (#5), Outielder Ryan McKenna (#7), Left-Handed Pitcher Zac Lowther (#8) and Right-Handed Pitcher Dean Kremer Outhit by Opponent 4-28 (#9) rank in the Orioles' top ten. Pitchers Hunter Harvey (#12), Zach Pop (#20), Alex Wells (#26), Catcher Brett Equal Hits 2-1 Cumberland (#24), Infielder Rylan Bannon (#23) and Infielder Mason McCoy (#30) round out the top prospects Hit a Home Run 15-12 that are spenidng the 2019 campaign with the Baysox. No Home Runs 5-22 No Errors Committed 13-12 The Buck Starts Here: 2019 marks Buck Britton's first season as manager of the Bowie Baysox. Britton replaces Gary Baysox vs. New Hampshire Kendall, who was the head man in Bowie from 2011-2018. Britton picked up his first victory as a AA manager on April 7 against the Harrisburg Senators. Last season, Britton managed the Delmarva Shorebirds, leading the club 2019 Record: 0-0 to a 68-66 record. Prior to getting into coaching, Britton played nine seasons in Minor League Baseball, and spent parts of 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 with the Baysox. Buck is the brother of former Baysox and Orioles' left- 6/4 at New Hampshire hander Zack Britton. 6/5 at New Hampshire 6/6 at New Hampshire This Day in Baysox History: On June 4, 2018, the Baysox beat the Altoona Curve 7-6 in 11 innings. Aderlin 6/11 vs. New Hampshire Rodriguez led the way for Bowie with four hits, including a home run and three RBI. Cedric Mullins hit a home run 6/12 vs. New Hampshire as well, and four other Baysox had multi-hit games. 6/13 vs. New Hampshire 2019 TEAM LEADERS Statistic Name Total Statistic Name Total Home Runs Ademar Rifaela 6 ERA Alex Wells 1.62 RBI Ademar Rifaela 23 Wins Zac Lowther 4 Batting Avg T.J. Nichting .272 Strikeouts Zac Lowther 51 Runs Ryan McKenna 24 Saves Tyler Erwin 6 UPCOMING BAYSOX SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS Date Time Opponent Pitchers Wednesday, June 5 6:35 p.m. at New Hampshire Fisher Cats LHP Bruce Zimmermann (1-1, 2.94 ERA) vs. RHP Yennsy Diaz (4-4, 4.02 ERA) Thursday, June 6 10:35 a.m. at New Hampshire Fisher Cats RHP Marcos Molina (3-5, 3.57 ERA) vs. RHP Hector Perez (4-2, 4.97 ERA) Friday, June 7 6:00 p.m. at Portland Sea Dogs RHP Hunter Harvey (2-4, 5.09 ERA) vs. TBD Saturday, June 8 6:00 p.m. at Portland Sea Dogs LHP Zac Lowther (4-4, 1.66 ERA) vs. TBD TODAY’S BAYSOX STARTER: Dean Kremer HT: 6’3” LBS: 180 B: R T: R BORN: 1/7/96 PLACE: Stockton, CA AMATEUR: University of Nevada - Las Vegas HOW ACQUIRED: Via trade in July of 2018 2019 Stats Career Highs W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K Hits: 9 (2x, last: 6/7/18 w/ Rancho Cucamonga, A+) Frederick: 0-0 0.00 2 2 9.2 6 0 0 4 14 Earned Runs: 7 (5/6/17 w/ Rancho Cucamonga, A+) Bowie: 0-2 8.38 2 2 9.2 14 9 9 6 8 Innings Pitched: 7.0 (2x, last: 7/5/18 w/ Tulsa, AA) CAREER: 13-2 3.60 74 41 262.1 233 120 105 97 331 Walks: 4 (6/30/18 w/ Rancho Cucamonga, A+) Strikeouts: 11 (2x, last: 7/5/18 w/ Tulsa, AA) KREMER 2019 DAY-BY-DAY 2019: Began the season with High-A Frederick...had two scoreless outings before DATE CLASS OPP REC W/L IP H R ER BB SO promotion to Bowie...allowed 5 earned runs on 7 hits on 5/21 vs. Binghamton...pitched 5/9 A+ v. POT 0-0 ND 3.2 4 0 0 2 5 5.2 innings against Akron on 5/28...allowed four earned runs and took the loss. 5/15 A+ @ WIL 0-0 ND 6.0 2 0 0 2 9 5/21 AA v. BNG 0-1 L 4.0 7 5 5 3 5 2018: Began the season with High-A Rancho Cucamonga...made 16 starts and went 5/28 AA v. AKR 0-2 L 5.2 7 4 4 3 3 5-3 with a 3.30 ERA in 79.0 innings...struck out 114 batters and only walked 26...named a California League All-Star...promoted to AA-Tulsa on July 5...made one start...pitched 7.0 scoreless innings and struck out 11...traded to BAL on 7/18 in deal for Manny Machado...made eight starts in Bowie after the trade and posted a 2.58 ERA...finished yeear iwth 178 strikeouts across three levels to lead all of Minor League Baseball. 2017: Spent the season with Rancho Cucamonga...made 33 appearances and six starts...had an ERA on 5.18 in 80.0 innings...struck out 96 batters.