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game information www.cakesbaseball.com @cakesbaseball Friday, April 20 new orleans baby cakes (5-10) vs. COLORADO SPRINGS SKY SOX (10-4) 7:00p.m. CT Shrine on Airline Game #16 Metairie, LA LHP Adam Conley (0-2, 19.64) vs. RHP Freddy Peralta (3-0, 1.13) Home Game #9 THE BABY CAKES – e New Orleans Baby Cakes continue a seven NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE – Joe Gunkel notched eight strikeouts to ‘cakes corner game homestand tonight with the nale of a fourgame series against match his career high accomplished two other times, most recently on the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. New Orleans fell in all three meetings at August 18, 2016 at Durham while pitching for Norfolk. It also tied Sandy Current Streak .............................L2 Home ..........................................53 Security Service Field last week and has lost eight of the last 10 to the Sky Alcantara for the most by a Baby Cakes pitcher this season (April 7 vs. Streak ............................................L2 Sox dating back to last season. Following a 41 start to the campaign, the Nashville). Gunkel lowered his ERA to 1.13 (2 ER/16.0 IP), tied for sixth Road ........................................... 07 Baby Cakes have dropped nine of 10 contests. best in the league. He paces all PCL hurlers in WHIP (0.69), opponents Streak ............................................L7 batting average (.133) and fewest baserunners per 9.0 IP (5.54). Last 10 ........................................ 19 vs. RHP (starter) ......................310 YESTERDAY’S NEWS – Corbin Burnes struck out nine in 6.1 scoreless vs. LHP (starter) ....................... 20 innings and combined with two relievers on a threehit shutout of the GOOSE EGGS – e Baby Cakes were shut out for the second time this vs. Division ................................ 41 Baby Cakes in a 30 win for Colorado Springs. Burnes gave up backto season (Opening Day vs. Nashville) and the third time in the last eight vs. American Conference ........ 510 back singles to Magneuris Sierra and Cristhian Adames to put men at the meetings with Colorado Springs at the Shrine, joining 10 setbacks last vs. Paci c Conference .............. 00 vs. NL A liates .........................19 corners with one out in the rst inning, but he bounced back to strike out June 24 and August 24. NOLA was blanked 13 times in each of the last vs. AL A liates ......................... 41 Jonathan Rodriguez and Rafael Ortega, and the Baby Cakes managed just two seasons, leading the league both years. Day ............................................. 21 three baserunners the rest of the night. Joe Gunkel matched Burnes for 5.0 Night ........................................... 39 innings while limiting the Sky Sox to two hits and equaled his career high BULLIED – Over the last 10 games, the New Orleans bullpen owns a Extra Innings .............................02 Shutouts ..................................... 12 with eight strikeouts. e Sky Sox broke the ice in the seventh with three 6.98 ERA (31 ER/40.0 IP) and has allowed a home run in eight of those OneRun Games ........................ 13 consecutive singles to start the inning against Chris Mazza, including one contests (nine total) while opponents have batted .343 (59x172). A ‘Cakes Score 5+ Runs ........................... 24 from Burnes, and a Johnny Davis with the bases loaded brought in the reliever has taken the loss in each of the last six defeats, during which the Scoring First .............................. 44 game’s rst run. Mazza’s wild pitch later in the inning extended the lead pen has su ered three blown saves. Opponent Scores First ............. 16 Commit Error ............................ 17 to 20, and Christian Bethancourt’s home run in the eighth provided an Hit Home Run ............................23 insurance tally. Nick Ramirez worked 2.1 innings of hitless relief, and Erik SIR ISAAC – Isaac Galloway’s stolen base on Monday was the 54th of Quality Start ............................... 21 Davis recorded the nal out. his New Orleans career, moving past Kyle Logan into sole posession of Outhit Opponent .......................32 second place on the franchise’s alltime list. Only Colin Porter (61) has Leading A er 6 ......................... 41 Trailing A er 6 ..........................08 ON THE HILL – Adam Conley gets the call for his mormore steals in a New Orleans uniform. Galloway has Leading A er 7 ......................... 41 fourth start of the year and second against Colorado On This Date ... hit safely in six of his last seven contests, going 9x23 Trailing A er 7 ..........................09 Leading A er 8 ......................... 50 Springs. Conley has worked just 7.1 innings over 2001: Mendy Lopez homers in the (.3(.391) with one triple, one home run and four RBI. his rst three outings, going 02 with a 19.64 ERA, Trailing A er 8 ..........................07 top of the 10th to lead New Orleans Series Record ..........................120 including a loss to the Sky Sox on April 10 where he to a 98 win at Salt Lake. Lopez STESTEAL AWAY – e Baby Cakes are tied for h in Series Openers .......................... 13 recorded ve outs and surrendered four runs. He is nishes 3for4 with two RBI and the PCL with 12 stolen bases and have been caught Series Finales .............................12 2-5 with a 6.47 ERA in eight career starts vs. Colorado the home run, the rst of three in onlonly twice, the secondbest success rate in the league Doubleheader Games ...............00 a fourgame stretch for the NOLA Springs, and has a 14.46 ERA in three starts against behbehind Omaha (8x9). Sweep/Swept/Split .................0/0/0 second baseman. Come From Behind Wins ..............1 the Sky Sox over the last two seasons. Conley has not Bat Around For/Against ...........1/1 pitched more than 3.0 innings in his last ve starts ADAADAMES FAMILY – Cristhian Adames has a hit in Longest Win Streak ....................+4 dating back to last September with the Marlins. ve consecutive games and in 11 of his last 13 contests, batting .269 Longest Lose Streak .....................7 (14x52) in that stretch. He is one of 14 players in the PCL to collect at High Water Mark ........................+3 Low Water Mark ..........................5 JOHNNY G – Johnny Giavotella is 2x9 with two walks and an RBI double least two triples over the rst two weeks of the season, both of which White Jersey .............................. 42 in his rst three games with the ‘Cakes, playing on the same eld where have come at home, where he is 8x27 (.296). Grey Jersey ..................................04 he helped Jesuit High School win the 2005 Louisiana state championship. Blue Jersey ................................. 13 Giavotella went on to earn AllAmerican honors in his three seasons FAMILIAR RELATIONS – e ‘Cakes are playing all but one game in Pelicans Jersey ........................... 01 Misc. Jersey ................................00 at the University of New Orleans before being dra ed by the Kansas April against the same three opponents. NOLA is in the midst of playing City Royals in the second round in 2008. In 26 pro games at the Shrine, 14 straight games against Colorado Springs and Oklahoma City, around a pair of vegame sets against Nashville. Giavotella is batting .344 (33x96) with eight doubles, three home runs TEAM LEADERS and 17 RBI. AB: Adames/Sierra ......................56 ROSTER MOVES – Miami has recalled righthander Nick Wittgren, AVG: Van Slyke ....................... .357 RISPY BUSINESS – e Baby Cakes are hitting .217 (31x143) through who was 02 with a 10.13 ERA in seven appearances with New Orleans, H: Van Slyke .................................15 and the Baby Cakes have added righty Colton Murray from extended R: Galloway ..................................10 the rst 14 games, leading only Omaha (.184) among PCL clubs. New 2B: Van Slyke ..................................3 Orleans ranked last in the league in each of the last two seasons, batting spring training. Murray pitched in a pair of games with the ‘Cakes last 3B: Adames .....................................2 .250 with RISP in 2017, and .257 in 2016. week, allowing eight runs (six earned) on seven hits in 1.2 innings. HR: Van Slyke/Rodriguez .............2 RBI: Van Slyke/Adames ................8 31 ALWAYS – e Baby Cakes announced last ursday they would be NAWLINS NOTES – Jonathan Rodriguez is 5x15 with four walks in six SB: Galloway ...................................4 retiring jersey 31 in honor of Wally Ponti , Jr., who wore the number as games vs. Colorado Springs ... e Baby Cakes have outscored opponents W: Five tied with ............................1 an AllAmerican third baseman at LSU prior to his passing in 2002. e 2521 over the rst three innings, and have been outscored 6029 from L: ree tied with ...........................2 Ponti Classic featuring LSU has been played at the Shrine on Airline in the fourth inning onward ... Cito Culver is mired in a 1x17 slump with 11 SV: ree tied with ........................1 strikeouts over his last ve games ... Since becoming a Marlins a liate in ERA: Gunkel .............................1.13 Ponti ’s native Metairie annually since 2004 and has raised more than G: Wittgren .....................................7 $1.5 million for charitable organizations. e ceremony, marking the rst 2009, NOLA has posted a winning April only twice, going 159 in 2012 GS: Five tied with ..........................3 number to be retired in franchise history, will take place July 27 when the and 1312 in 2013 ... Austin Nola is a career .327 hitter (34x104) in 31 IP: Gallen ...................................17.0 Baby Cakes host Tacoma. games vs. Colorado Springs with nine doubles, two triples and 12 RBI. K: Alcantara/Meyer .....................17 BB: Alcantara ...............................11 upcoming schedule and probable starters date time (CT) opponent probable pitchers radio/tv online Saturday, April 21 6:00 vs. Oklahoma City RHP Zac Gallen (1-1, 3.18) vs. RHP Guillermo Moscoso (0-0, 6.00) Fox Sports 1280 AM / CST 37 MiLB.tv Sunday, April 22 1:00 vs. Oklahoma City RHP Sandy Alcantara (0-0, 3.52) vs. RHP Walker Buehler (1-0, 2.08) Fox Sports 1280 AM / CST 37 MiLB.tv Monday, April 23 11:00 vs.