Gwinnett Braves Game Notes
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rd nd Gwinnett Stripers (1-2, T-3 in IL South, 1.5 GB) Durham Bulls (2-2, 2 in IL South, 1.0 GB) LHP Kolby Allard (Triple-A Debut) AT RHP Chih-Wei Hu (0-1, 6.75 ERA) Tuesday, April 10, 2018 1:05 PM Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, NC Game #4 of 140 Road Game #4 Radio Broadcast: 97.7 FM Today’s Game: The Gwinnett Stripers continue the opening five-game road trip of 2018 today with 2018 RECORD BREAKDOWN game two of a three-game series vs. the Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays). In the South: Entering play, Gwinnett (1-2, .333) is tied with Norfolk (1-2, .333) for third place in Current Streak: Lost 2 the International League South Division. Both clubs trail first-place Charlotte (3-1, .750) by 1.5 games Last 10 Games: 1-2 and second-place Durham (2-2, .500) by a half-game. Long Winning Streak: 1 Game (4/6) All-Time vs. Durham: Gwinnett is 88-105 (.456) in 193 prior meetings with Durham, and has won Long Losing Streak: 2 Games (4/8-current) the season series vs. the Bulls three times in nine years: 2010 (12-9), 2012 (11-10) and 2015 (12-9). Record Since 2009: 632-660 (.489) Last Game: The Stripers held a 2-0 lead through six innings, but allowed four runs over the seventh Home: 0-0 Leading after 6: 1-1 and eighth innings to lose 4-2 to the Durham Bulls last night at Road: 1-2 Leading after 7: 1-1 Day Games: 0-1 Leading after 8: 1-0 DBAP. 1B Carlos Franco (2-for-4, HR, R, 2 RBI) plated both ROAD TRIP (1-2) Night Games: 1-1 Tied after 6: 0-1 Gwinnett runs, blasting an opposite-field solo homer off LHP Batting: Extra Innings: 0-0 Tied after 7: 0-1 Vidal Nuno in the second and adding an RBI single off RHP .136 (12-for-88), 5 2B, 0 3B, Doubleheaders: 0-0 Tied after 8: 0-1 Forrest Snow in the sixth. RHP Lucas Sims struck out seven 2 HR, 6 R, 5 RBI, 2 SB Shutout W/L: 0-0 Trailing after 6: 0-0 over 4.0 scoreless, three-hit innings for the Stripers, and RHP Pitching: Last AB W/L: 0-2 Trailing after 7: 0-0 Andres Santiago followed with 2.0 scoreless, hitless innings in 2.81 ERA (8 ER in 25.2 IP), Walk-Off W/L: 0-1 Trailing after 8: 0-1 relief to hold the 2-0 lead. However, RHP Evan Phillips (L, 0-1) 12 BB, 27 SO, 3 Holds, 1 Save Score First: 1-1 With a HR: 0-2 and LHP Phil Pfeifer (BS, 1) combined to allow four runs on Score Last: 0-0 Without a HR: 1-0 three hits, four walks and three wild pitches over 2.0 innings to put the Bulls in front. Durham relievers 1-Run Games: 0-0 Allow a HR: 0-1 Cody Hall (W, 1-0) and Hunter Wood (S, 1) kept Gwinnett hitless over the final 2.1 innings. 2-Run Games: 1-2 Allow no HR: 1-1 3-Run Games: 0-0 With an Error: 0-0 Starting Something: Stripers starting pitchers (Mike Soroka, Matt Wisler, Lucas Sims) have +3-Run Games: 0-0 Without an Error: 1-2 combined to go 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA (1 ER in 14.0 IP), three walks and 15 strikeouts in three games. April: 1-2 Vs. LH Starter: 0-1 Sims: With last night’s outing (ND, 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 SO), he is 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA (2 ER May: 0-0 Vs. RH Starter: 1-1 June: 0-0 Vs. Rehab Starter: 0-0 in 16.0 IP) and 24 strikeouts over his last three starts with Gwinnett dating back to 7/22/17. July: 0-0 Pre All-Star: 1-2 Wisler: Including Sunday’s start at Norfolk (ND, 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO), he is 6-1 with August: 0-0 Post All-Star: 0-0 a 2.35 ERA (15 ER in 57.1 IP) in his last 12 outings (8 starts) with Gwinnett dating back to 6/15/17. September: 0-0 Series W-L-T: 0-0-1 Soroka: Was the youngest Opening Day starter (20 years, 8 months, 2 days) in Gwinnett history on Friday at Norfolk. With the win in his Triple-A debut (5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO), he’s 2-0 with a VS. DURHAM (88-105 Since 2009) 0.47 ERA (1 ER in 19.0 IP) and 25 strikeouts in five outings when debuting at a new level. ’09- ‘17 2018 ’18 Offense vs. DUR Camargo on Rehab: Atlanta Braves INF Johan Camargo, on the 10-day disabled list since 3/26 Home: 47-47 0-0 .103, 1 HR, 2 RBI with a right oblique strain, had his rehab assignment transferred to Gwinnett from Advanced-A Florida Road: 41-57 0-1 ’18 Pitching vs. DUR yesterday. Following last night’s game (0-for-3, BB), he is batting .091 (1-for-11, 2 BB, 4 SO) in three Overall: 88-104 0-1 4.50 ERA, .214 BAA games on the rehab assignment. Camargo is a .299 hitter (72-for-241, 21 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 30 R, 27 RBI) in 82 career MLB games with the Braves, all during his 2017 debut. TEAM IL RANKINGS Batting: .136 (14th) ERA: 2.81 (5th) All Eyes on Acuña Jr.: OF Ronald Acuña Jr., rated No. 2 on MLB.com’s Top 100 Prospects Runs: 6 (11th) Runs: 8 (T-11th) list, is 0-for-11 with four strikeouts over his first three games of the season. Acuña started MLB Spring Hits: 12 (12th) ER: 8 (10th) Training 0-for-7 with three strikeouts over his first two games before going on to bat .432 (19-for-44, 2B: 5 (T-6th) Innings: 25.2 (11th) 1 2B, 4 HR, 8 R, 11 RBI, 4 SB) with a 1.247 OPS in 16 games with the Braves. th th 3B: 0 (T-8 ) SO: 27 (T-9 ) Breakout Season: Acuña hit .325 (181-for-557, 31 2B, 8 3B, 21 HR, 88 R, 82 RBI, 44 SB) in 139 HR: 2 (T-3rd) BB: 12 (8th) games between Advanced-A Florida, Double-A Mississippi and Gwinnett last year, earning the 2017 RBI: 5 (11th) CG: 0 (T-1st) Minor League Player of the Year award from both Baseball America and USA Today. He led Steals: 2 (T-7th) SHO: 0 (T-3rd) MiLB in hits, at-bats and games while ranking third in total bases (291) and ninth in steals. Following OBP: .208 (14th) Holds: 3 (T-2nd) the season, he was named MVP of the Arizona Fall League (.325, 7 HR, 16 RBI in 23G with Peoria). .261 (10th) 1 (T-4th) SLG: Saves: OPS: .470 (14th) WHIP: 1.17 (6th) Prospecting: The Stripers’ roster currently includes four members of the Atlanta Braves’ Top 30 Prospects list according to MLB.com: Acuña Jr. (No. 1), RHP Mike Soroka (No. 3), LHP Kolby Allard TEAM LEADERS (*Leads IL) (No. 6) and OF Dustin Peterson (No. 16). Soroka and Allard are making their Triple-A debuts. Soroka: Also rated No. 31 on MLB.com’s Top 100 Prospects list, he was named the Braves’ AVG: Franco (.273) ERA: 2 Tied (0.00)* Phil Niekro MiLB Pitcher of the Year for 2017 after going 11-8 with a 2.75 ERA in 26 starts for OBP: Decker (.375) WHIP: Wisler (0.60) Mississippi. In three outings with Atlanta this spring, he posted a 1.80 ERA and .125 BAA. SLG: Franco (.636) Wins: Soroka (1)* Allard: Also rated No. 58 on MLB.com’s Top 100 Prospects list, he went 8-11 with a 3.18 ERA in OPS: Franco (.970) IP: 2 Tied (5.0) 27 starts for Mississippi in 2017, earning selection to the Southern League Postseason All-Star Hits: Franco (3) SO: Sims (7) Team. In two outings with Atlanta this spring, he pitched 3.0 scoreless, hitless innings. HR: 2 Tied (1) QS: None Peterson: Returns to Gwinnett after an injury-shortened 2017 season (out from 3/3-5/18 with a left Runs: 6 Tied (1) CG: None hamate injury) in which he batted .248 with one home run and 30 RBI in 87 games. In 17 games with RBI: Franco (2) Holds: E. Phillips (2)* Atlanta this spring, he batted .259 with two homers and six RBI. Steals: 2 Tied (1) Saves: Biddle (1) Same Team, New Uniform: Fifteen non-rehab members of the Stripers’ current roster spent time with Gwinnett last season: RHPs Aaron Blair (7-9, 5.02 ERA in 25 starts), David Peterson (2-4, 4.12 ERA, 7 saves in 50 games), Evan Phillips (2-3, 4.75 ERA, 2 saves in 25 games), Andres Santiago (2-0, 0.00 ERA in 4 games), Lucas Sims (7-4, 3.75 ERA in 20 games, 19 starts) and Matt Wisler (7-5, 3.56 ERA in 18 games, 14 starts), LHPs Rex Brothers (0-0, 2.57 ERA, 1 save in 7 games) and Phil Pfeifer (0-2, 3.60 ERA, 1 save in 11 games), C Kade Scivicque (.272, 2 HR, 11 RBI in 24 games), INFs Carlos Franco (.232, 10 HR, 39 RBI in 93 games), Sean Kazmar Jr.