CLEARWATER THRESHERS 2019 GAME INFORMATION 727-712-4300 • threshersbaseball.com • 601 N Old Coachman RD Clearwater, FL 33765 Email: [email protected] • Facebook: /threshersbaseball Twitter: @threshers • Instagram: threshersbaseball CLEARWATER THRESHERS (PHI) (24-24) at JUPITER HAMMERHEADS (MIA) (13-32) Saturday, May 25, 2019 - 5:30 EDT Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium - Game 49 - Road 26 LHP Damon Jones (1-3, 1.80) vs. RHP Jordan Holloway (2-1, 1.50) TODAY’S GAME: Game three of a four-game series against the Jupiter Hammerheads (MIA) from Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium (2- BY THE NUMBERS 0)...Game five of an 11-game, 11-day road trip against the Daytona Tortugas (CIN), Hammerheads and Charlotte Stone Crabs (TB) (4-2)... Current Streak........W2 Game 1 of Series ...6-9 Clearwater is coming off a 2-2 split against Daytona at Jackie Robinson Ballpark...First of two series (eight games) between the two clubs in Last 5 Games .........4-1 Game 2 of Series ...9-6 2019...The Threshers finished 3-5 against the Miami Marlins affiliate in 2018, including 3-1 on the road. Last 10 Games .......6-4 Game 3 of Series ...8-5 TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: 24-year-old Damon Jones makes his ninth start of the season in game three of the four-game series Home................... 11-12 Game 4 of Series ...1-4 against the Jupiter Hammerheads from Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Saturday night...The 6-foot-5 hurler suffered the loss on May Away ...................13-12 Rubber Match .........2-2 19 against the Charlotte Stone Crabs, surrendering five runs on seven hits, two walks and seven strikeout...The southpaw allowed a ca- Day Games .............3-5 Series W-L-T ........6-6-3 reer-high, three home runs in the losing effort...Saturday will be the Idaho Falls native’s first career start against the Miami Marlins affiliate. Night Games ......21-19 Series Sweeps .......1-1 Double Headers ..0-1-1 ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Clearwater Threshers reached the .500 plateau for the first time this season in a 3-1 victory over the Jupiter Hammerheads on Friday afternoon...Ethan Evanko allowed just one run on five hits and five punchouts...Matt Kroon had two hits in his team 2019 vs. HAMMERHEADS debut, including the game winning RBI with a run-scoring two-bagger in the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie...Keylan Killgore worked around Record .................................................................2-0 a lead-off double in the ninth to lock down his third save in as many tries. Home....................................................................0-0 Away ....................................................................2-0 FILLING IN NICELY: Ethan Evanko whirrled another outstanding start on Friday, limiting the home team to just one run on five hits and Current Streak.................................................... W2 five strikeouts...The product of Grand Canyon University is 2-0 as a starter with Clearwater, and has allowed just four runs in 13.1 innings (2.70 ERA)...The lefty has struck out 12 while walking four when making a start at the Advanced-A level. THRESHERS AT A GLANCE April .................... 11-14 Monday ...................3-4 THE GREAT BOHMBINO: Alec Bohm doubled in his first at-bat, and singled and scored in the sixth to come away with two more hits on May......................13-10 Tuesday ..................5-4 Friday...The third overall pick of the 2018 draft is riding a six-game hitting streak heading into Sunday, batting .320 (8-for-25) with a home run and four RBI since May 20. June ........................0-0 Wednesday .............2-3 July .........................0-0 Thursday ................4-2 IMPRESSIVE DEBUTS: Matt Kroon and Kyle Ajona made their Adanced-A debuts on Friday, and did not disappoint...Kroon doubled August ....................0-0 Friday ......................3-5 home Matt Vierling for the first run of the day in the fourth, and added a single and a run scored in the ninth to end his day with a multi-hit per- September ..............0-0 Saturday .................6-1 formance...The Scottsdale, Ariz. native also drew a free pass in the sixth inning, leading into Jake Scheiner’s sacrifice fly to put the Threshers Sunday....................1-4 back up by a run...Arjona whiffed five batters through three innings of relief of Evanko, earning his first hold of the season in the process. vs. North .............19-15 BACK ON TRACK: After blowing a save on Wednesday in the series finale against the Daytona Tortugas at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, vs. South ................5-9 the Threshers’ bullpen has bounced back against the Jupiter Hammerheads with six scoreless innings through the first two matchups... Aphilliate report Tyler Carr and Keylan Killgore have converted their save opportunies, making Clearwater 10-for-11 with a chance to shut the door in the month of May. MLB Philadelphia Phillies (30-21): 1st NL East: (+1.5) EXTRA! EXTRA!: With two more doubles on Friday, Clearwater has collected at least one extra-base hit in all 23 games in May...Through STREAK: W3 the second month of the season, the Philadelphia Phillies affiliate has posted a .420 slugging percentage due to 44 doubles, six triples and LAST GAME: 5/24 at Milwaukee Brewers (W, 6-4) 17 home runs. DUE UP: 5/25 at Milwaukee Brewers (4:10 p.m. EDT) NOTEABLE: Rhyse Hoskins: 2x4, 2r, hr, rbi, bb LEADERS OF THE PACK: Clearwater lifted its team batting average by a point to .258 with nine hits on Friday - three points higher than Scott Kingery: 2x4, r, 2b, rbi the Palm Beach Cardinals for first in the Florida State League...The Philadelphia Phillies affiliate paces the league in plenty of offensive cate- BULLPEN: 6.0ip, 3h, bb, 10so gories, including RBI (190) and slugging (.391). The Threshers are the only team in the league with an OPS over .700 (.711)...The Threshers did bounce into two double plays during the day game, becoming the final team in the league to hit into 20 twin killings (21). AAA Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (24-20): T-1st International League North: (-0.5) STRIKEOUT KINGS: The trio of Ethan Evanko (5), Kyle Ajona (5) and Keylan Killgore (1) combined for 11 strikeouts on Friday, lifting the STREAK: L1 staff’s total to 458 through 48 games - six more than the Fort Myers Miracle for the top spot in the league...Damon Jones leads all pitchers LAST GAME: 5/24 vs. Buffalo Bisons (L, 15-8) with 59 through just 40 innings of work. DUE UP: 5/25 vs. Buffalo Bisons (6:35 p.m. EDT) NOTEABLE: Lane Adams: 4x5, r, 3 2b, hr, 2rbi HEY, NOW! YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR: The Florida State League announced the rosters for the 2019 All-Star teams, and the Clearwater Damek Tomscha: 2x5, r, 2b, rbi Threshers will send five players to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium for the Mid-Summer Classic on June 15...LHPs Jonathan Hennigan and Gift Ngoepe: 1x4, r, hr, 4rbi, bb Damon Jones will represent the Philadelphia Phillies affliate on the mound, while INF Nick Maton and OFs Simón Muzziotti and Matt Vierling will take the field. AA Reading Fightin Phils (24-18): 3rd Eastern League Eastern: (-2.0) HOME COOKING: The Clearwater Threshers played 13 of their first 18 games of May at home at Spectrum Field, with only two games STREAK: L1 outside the city of Clearwater in Fort Myers at the start of the month...The Threshers went 5-7 at Spectrum Field in April (one official “road” LAST GAME: 5/24 at Harrisburg Senators (L, 11-2) game against Dunedin), and are off to a 6-6 start in the second month of the season...After a seven-game homestand from May 13-19, DUE UP: 5/25 at Harrisburg Senators (6:00 p.m. EDT) Clearwater will not see its home stadium again until May 31 against the Dunedin Blue Jays following an 11-game road trip...Clearwater has NOTEABLE: Jonathan Hennigan: 2.1ip, 4h, bb, 2so picked up the pace at the plate at home compared to on the road in 2019 (.270 average and 106 runs through 23 games compared to .247 Derek Hall: 2x4, 2b, rbi average and 95 runs through 25 games on the road), but have pitched better away from Spectrum Field, having allowed 85 runs on the Arquimedes Gamboa: 2x5, r, rbi road compared to 98. Austin Listi: 2x4, r WEEKLY ACCOLADE: Daniel Brito was named the Philadelphia Phillies Player of the Week for the week of May 13-19...The 21-year-old A Lakewood BlueClaws (15-32): posted a .455/.478/.727 slash line, going 10-for-22 with three doubles, one home run, six RBI and five runs in six games...The infielder hit 7th South Atlantic League Northern: (-21.5) safely in each of his six games during the week, including four contests with multiple hits. STREAK: L3 LAST GAME: 5/24 at Delmarva Shorebirds (L, 12-2) MONTHLY RECOGNITION: The Philadelphia Phillies announced their Players of the Month for April on May 6, and INF Alec Bohm was DUE UP: 5/25 vs. Kannapolis Intimidators (4:05 p.m. EDT) named Player of the Month and INF Jose Gomez was named Defender of the Month...Bohm, 22, hit .373 (31-for-83) with nine doubles, NOTEABLE: Luke Miller: 1x3, 2r, hr, rbi, bb three home runs, 11 RBI and posted a 1.039 OPS in 22 games with single-A Lakewood and one game with Advanced- A Clearwater...He Omaha, Neb. native hit .429 with a .671 slugging percentage over his final 19 games of the month, with multi-hit performances in 11 of those contests...Gomez started 14 games for Clearwater before being promoted to Double-A Reading to start May...The 22-year-old started at three infield positions (Second - nine games; Third - three games; Shortstop - two games), and was a perfect 50-for-50 in total chances.