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WEST VIRGINIA POWER GAME NOTES South Atlantic League - Class-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners since 2019 - 601 Morris St. Suite 201- Charleston, WV 25301 - 304-344-2287 - www.wvpower.com - Media Contact: David Kahn WEST VIRGINIA POWER (17-7) AT LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS (8-18) Game: 26 (Road: 13 [6-5]) | May 2, 2019 | FirstEnergy Park | Lakewood, N.J. Radio: The Jock 1300 and 1340 AM - wvpower.com Airtime: 6:15 P.M. THE PITCHING MATCH-UP: RHP Josias De Los Santos (first start) vs. RHP Tyler McKay (0-2, 10.13 ERA) De Los Santos: Added to the Power’s roster May 1 from Ext. Spring Training McKay: Tossed 2.1 innings of relief and allowed two runs on three hits at WV April 15 POWER CLAIMS SERIES WITH 2-1 WIN: West Virginia was able to benefit from a catcher’s interference call in CURRENT ROAD TRIP the ninth inning that plated the go-ahead run, giving the Power just enough for a 2-1 win over the Lakewood BlueClaws Wednesday evening at FirstEnergy Park. West Virginia struck first in the sixth, asJake Anchia scored the team’s first Record: 2-0 Season Highs Batting Statistics: Batting Statistics: run thanks to a missed catch error on Lakewood right fielder Carlos De La Cruz. However, the BlueClaws tied it in the AVG: .113 (7-for-62) AVG: .362 (25-for-69) bottom of the sixth on an infield single by Rafael Marchan, who brought in Hunter Stovall after he tripled. That was the AB: 62 AB: 239 only tally Lakewood could muster against Steven Moyers, who spun six innings and gave up five hits while striking out RISP: 0-for-11 (.000) RISP: 11-for-26 (.423) six batters. David Ellingson tossed two scoreless frames to keep the game tied at one heading to the ninth. In the final H: 7 High H: 46/Low H: 25 frame, Anchia worked a leadoff walk against Kyle Glogoski before moving to second on a passed ball.Nick Rodriguez R: 4 High R: 20/Low R: 17 also earned a free pass, while both runners moved into scoring position on a wild pitch from new reliever Tyler Carr. HR: 1 High HR: 3/Low HR: 1 Jarred Kelenic was then intentionally walked to load the bases for Onil Pena. On a 1-0 pitch, Pena struck Marchan with BB: 12 BB: 29 SO: 25 High SO: 65/Low SO: 16 his swing, and catcher’s interference was called, plating the second run for the Power. Bryan Pall closed out the game SB: 1 SB: 2 by working around a one-out hit from Ben Pelletier, ending the game with strike-em-out, throw-em-out double play. Defensive Statistics: Defensive Statistics: W-L: 2-0 W-L: 3-4 THE STREAK CONTINUES: Kelenic currently possesses the longest active hitting streak in Minor League Baseball ERA: 0.50 ERA: 2.60 at 17 games (dating back to April 11), during which he is 31-for-68 (.455) with six home runs, 10 doubles and 17 RBI. Quality Starts: 1 Quality Starts: 1 He has also reached base safely in his last 18 games (dating back to April 10). The only other player to record a similar IP: 18.0 IP: 62.1 hitting streak this season is Jesus Fabela, who posted a 17-gamer from April 5-25 in the Triple-A Mexican League. H: 12 H: 48 R: 1 High R: 22/Low R: 15 The outfielder is the first Power player to post a 15-game hitting streak sinceBen Bengtson strung one together from ER: 1 High ER: 18/ Low ER: 15 5/29 to 6/14 last season. Kelenic collected his 10th multi-hit game of the season Wednesday (seventh two-hit game), SV/OPP: 2/2 SV/OPP: 1/1 the most on the Power. The 19-year-old’s .344 average ranks eighth-best in the league, while his six homers are tied BB: 4 High BB: 22/Low BB: 13 fourth-best and his 17 RBI are deadlocked at 10th-most in the SAL. Kelenic also has the third-best slugging percentage SO: 15 SO: 78 (.622), hits (32), extra-base hits (16) and OPS (1.060), as well as the second-most doubles (10). HR: 0 High HR: 2/Low HR: 0 Errors: 1 High Errors: 9/Low E: 1 FINDING HIS ROAD GROOVE: Moyers turned in his first successful start away from Appalachian Power Park Wednesday night, hurling six innings and allowing just one run on five hits while striking out six and walking one. 2019 VS. BLUECLAWS Prior to his outing in Lakewood, the 25-year-old was 0-1 with a 10.61 ERA outside the friendly confines of Charleston, 5-0 W.Va. With his third quality start of the season behind him, the southpaw has shrunk his road mark to 7.04, a difference Date Location Result of 3.57. Conversely, Moyers has not given up a run at home over his first two starts, spanning 13 innings on the mound. April 15 Charleston 5-4, Win (F/11) April 16 Charleston 7-1, Win April 17 Charleston 7-1, Win BANNER BULLPEN: The Power bullpen locked down another win Wednesday night, combining to twirl three scoreless April 30 Lakewood 2-0, Win innings in relief of Moyers. Ellingson did not allow a hit in his two innings of duty, walking a pair of batters and striking May 1 Lakewood 2-1, Win out one, while Pall ceded just one hit and picked up a strikeout. West Virginia’s relief corps has tossed seven shutout May 2 Lakewood 6:35 p.m. innings in the first two contests of this seven-game road swing. The Power has the lowest team ERA in the SAL (2.52). June 20 Lakewood 7:05 p.m. June 21 Lakewood 7:05 p.m. BRYAN’S BIG MOMENT: Pall recorded his first career Minor League save in his seventh career game Wednesday June 22 Lakewood 7:05 p.m. night. The Michigan product is currently in his first year of professional baseball after missing the 2017 and 2018 seasons June 23 Lakewood 1:05 p.m. August 8 Lakewood 7:05 p.m. due to Tommy John surgery. Pall is the third Power reliever to post at least one save this season, joining Dayeison Arias August 9 Lakewood 7:05 p.m. (2) and Nolan Hoffman (4). The Illinois native had seven saves over 50 career appearances with the Maize and Blue. Auugst 10 Lakewood 7:05 p.m. August 11 Lakewood 1:05 p.m. GOOD LUCK LOGAN: Prior to Wednesday’s game, the Seattle Mariners announced that RHP Logan Gilbert had August 23 Charleston 7:05 p.m. been promoted to High-A Modesto, the first Power pitcher elevated to a higher level this season. Gilbert leaves the August 24 Charleston 6:05 p.m. South Atlantic League after a dominant four starts, going 1-0 with a 1.83 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 19.2 innings of work. August 25 Charleston 2:05 p.m. 2018 Results: DIVISIONAL CLASHES: After playing just three games against Northern Division foes in the season’s first 23 games, 4-4 West Virginia now faces a division-heavy stretch starting with this road trip. The Power will play 8 of their next 12 games All-Time SAL Series: against members of their own division, including five straight against Lakewood and Greensboro before finishing their WV leads 110-90 next homestand with a three-game set against the Kannapolis Intimidators. West Virginia is 5-0 against their division in 2019 after sweeping Lakewood from 4/15-4/17 at Appalachian Power Park and winning the first two games in N.J. POWER AT A GLANCE POWER POINTS: With a 17-7 record through 24 games, West Virginia has posted its second-best start in team history 2019 Season Leaders (Active Only) through that many contests (18-5 in 2007)... Joseph Rosa swiped his fifth stolen base, the most on the team...Bobby Batting Avg: Jarred Kelenic - .344 Honeyman notched his second multi-hit game of the year... The Power turned two double plays, tying a season-high. Home Runs: Jarred Kelenic - 6 2019 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE FIRST HALF STANDINGS RBI: Jarred Kelenic - 17 Northern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Southern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Stolen Bases: Joseph Rosa - 5 * = Divison Winner W-L GB PCT * = Division Winner W-L GB PCT Wins: Chandler/Inman - 3 Delmarva 19-4 -- .826 Augusta 13-11 -- .542 Hickory 18-7 2.0 .720 Charleston 13-13 1.0 .500 ERA: Damon Casetta-Stubbs - 0.00 West Virginia 17-7 2.5 .708 Lexington 12-13 1.5 .480 Strikeouts: Ryne Inman - 37 Greensboro 16-9 4.0 .640 Greenville 11-14 2.5 .440 Kannapolis 10-14 9.5 .417 Asheville 10-15 3.5 .400 Saves: Nolan Hoffman - 4 Hagerstown 10-16 10.5 .385 Rome 9-16 4.5 .360 Lakewood 8-18 12.5 .308 Columbia 8-17 5.5 .320 This Date in Power History West Virginia has not enjoyed playing on PITCHING PROBABLES May 2 over the last 14 years. The team Date Opponent/Time Probable Pitchers (Away vs. Home) is 4-11 overall on this date, with their last 5/3/19 @Greensboro/7:00PM RHP Clay Chandler (3-0, 0.31 ERA) vs. RHP Osbaldo Bido (4-0, 0.91 ERA) win coming in a doubleheader finale in 5/4/19 @Greensboro/7:00PM RHP Ryne Inman (3-1, 3.52 ERA) vs.