2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 6:35 P.M
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2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 6:35 p.m. Prince George's Stadium -- Bowie, MD New Hampshire Fisher Cats (28-32) @ Bowie Baysox (24-37) RHP Yennsy Diaz (4-4, 3.71 ERA) vs. RHP Dean Kremer (0-3, 6.89 ERA) Game #62 // Home Game #30 2019 SEASON In Case You Missed It: The Baysox captured the series in Portland with a 4-2 12-inning victory on Sunday. The Overall Record 24-37 game was a pitcher's duel into the sixth inning, thanks to Baysox starter Alex Wells, who allowed just one earned Home Record 11-18 run in 6.0 innings of work. Portland scored one run in that sixth to take a 1-0 lead, but Bowie tied the game in the Road Record 13-19 top of the seventh on an RBI double from Preston Palmeiro. The game remained tied 1-1 until the top of the 11th, Versus Eastern Division 6-6 when Bowie took its first lead of the game on an RBI single from Carlos Perez. Portland tied the game at 2-2 in Versus Western Division 18-31 the bottom of that inning, but the Baysox answered with two runs in the 12th inning. Engelb Vielma and Ryan Current Streak W2 McKenna each had RBIs in that inning. Tyler Erwin pitched a scoreless bottom of the 12th to earn the win. Last Homestand 1-5 Last Road Trip 4-2 Baysox Starter: RHP Dean Kremer makes the start for the Baysox today. This will be his fourth start with Bowie and sixth start overall in 2019. After two scoreless outings in High-A Frederick, Kremer has struggled a bit with the Last 5 Games 4-1 Baysox this year, but had his best outing to date in New Hampshire last week. In that outing, Kremer allowed just Last 10 Games 5-5 three earned runs in 6.0 innings while striking out five. So far for his career, Kremer has made 12 AA starts (one with When Scoring 4+ Runs 16-9 Tulsa) and is 5-5 with a 3.32 ERA. Kremer led all of Minor League Baseball in strikeouts last season with 178, and is When Scoring 3- Runs 8-28 currently ranked as the #9 prospect in the Orioles system, according to MLB.com. After Day Off 3-7 In Shutouts 4-10 In the Other Corner: RHP Yennsy Diaz makes his 11th start and 12th appearance of the year for the Fisher Cats In 1-Run Games 7-8 today. Diaz pitched against the Baysox in the series last week and was excellent, going 7.0 innings and allowing just one earned run on four hits. It was the third time this year that Diaz has pitched 7.0 innings, and his fifth outing In 2-Run Games 5-6 where he allowed one earned run or less. Prior to that start against Bowie, Diaz had allowed nine earned runs vs. Left-Handed Starters 9-11 in 10.2 innings over his previous two outings. Diaz currently ranks as the #22 prospect in the Blue Jays system, vs. Right-Handed Starters 15-26 according to MLB.com. Day Games 10-13 Night Games 14-25 Business Trip: The Baysox took care of business on their road trip up to New England. Bowie earned two series Ahead After 7 Innings 16-1 wins on the trip, and posted a 4-2 record. Both series on the trip, against New Hampshire and Portland, were very Behind After 7 Innings 2-29 similar, as the Baysox lost the first game both times, then came back to win the second game by one run and the Tied After 7 Innings 6-7 third game by two runs to clinch the series. Ahead After 8 Innings 19-0 Wells Wins Pitcher of the Week: LHP Alex Wells has been named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the Behind After 8 Innings 1-29 period from 5/27-6/2. Wells made two starts during the week, one in Erie and one at home against Hartford. In his Tied After 8 Innings 4-5 two outings, the 22-year-old tossed 14.2 innings and allowed just one earned run on 10 hits. He also struck out nine In Extra Innings 4-3 batters while only walking one. Wells became the second Baysox pitcher to win a pitcher of the week honor in 2019, In Doubleheaders 0-4 as Zac Lowther earned the award earlier in May. When Scoring First 16-8 Opponents Score First 8-30 Strong Southpaws: LHP Zac Lowther and LHP Alex Wells have each been dominant for the Baysox this season. Outhit Opponent 17-6 Wells has made nine starts with Bowie, and is 3-1 with a 1.61 ERA in 50.1 innings. Lowther leads the team with five wins and his ERA sits at 2.12. The two left-handers have each already won an Eastern League Pitcher of the Week Outhit by Opponent 4-30 award, and have the lowest ERA for any two qualified teammates in the Eastern League. Equal Hits 3-1 Hit a Home Run 16-12 Top Tier Talent: The Bowie Baysox roster is filled with some of the top prospects in the Orioles' farm system. No Home Runs 8-24 According to MLB.com, 12 of the top 30 prospects in the organization are in Bowie. Outfielder Yusniel Diaz (#2), No Errors Committed 14-14 Outfielder Austin Hays (#5), Outielder Ryan McKenna (#7), Left-Handed Pitcher Zac Lowther (#8) and Right- Baysox vs. New Hampshire Handed Pitcher Dean Kremer (#9) rank in the Orioles' top ten. Pitchers Hunter Harvey (#12), Dillon Tate (#17), Zach Pop (#20), Alex Wells (#26), Catcher Brett Cumberland (#24), InfielderRylan Bannon (#23) and Infielder 2019 Record: 2-1 Mason McCoy (#30) round out the top prospects that are spenidng the 2019 campaign with the Baysox. 6/4 at New Hampshire L, 3-0 The Buck Starts Here: 2019 marks Buck Britton's first season as manager of the Bowie Baysox. Britton replaces 6/5 at New Hampshire W, 3-2 Gary Kendall, who was the head man in Bowie from 2011-2018. Britton picked up his first victory as a AA manager 6/6 at New Hampshire W, 7-5 on April 7 against the Harrisburg Senators. Last season, Britton managed the Delmarva Shorebirds, leading the 6/11 vs. New Hampshire club to a 68-66 record. Prior to getting into coaching, Britton played nine seasons in Minor League Baseball, and 6/12 vs. New Hampshire spent parts of 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 with the Baysox. Buck is the brother of former Baysox and Orioles' 6/13 vs. New Hampshire left-hander Zack Britton. This Day in Baysox History: On June 11, 2013, the Baysox went on the road and defeated Reading 7-4. Brandon Waring hit a home run in the game, and Oliver Drake earned the win. 2019 TEAM LEADERS Statistic Name Total Statistic Name Total Home Runs Ademar Rifaela 7 ERA Alex Wells 1.61 RBI Ademar Rifaela 24 Wins Zac Lowther 5 Batting Avg Rylan Bannon .271 Strikeouts Bruce Zimmermann 56 Runs Ryan McKenna 28 Saves Tyler Erwin 7 UPCOMING BAYSOX SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS Date Time Opponent Pitchers Wednesday, June 12 6:35 p.m. vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats LHP Bruce Zimmermann (1-1, 2.85) vs. RHP Hector Perez (4-2, 5.34 ERA) Thursday, June 13 6:35 p.m. vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats RHP Marcos Molina (3-5, 3.34 ERA) vs. RHP Patrick Murphy (4-6, 3.97 ERA) Friday, June 14 6:35 p.m. vs. Trenton Thunder RHP Hunter Harvey (2-5, 6.12 ERA) vs. TBD Saturday, June 15 6:35 p.m. vs. Trenton Thunder LHP Zac Lowther (5-4, 2.12 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: 0-3 6.89 3 3 15.2 21 12 12 8 13 Innings Pitched: 7.0 (2x, last: 7/5/18 w/ Tulsa, AA) CAREER: 13-13 3.62 75 42 268.1 240 123 108 99 336 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...took 5/15 A+ @ WIL 0-0 ND 6.0 2 0 0 2 9 the loss in New Hampshire on 6/4...allowed three runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings. 5/21 AA v. BNG 0-1 L 4.0 7 5 5 3 5 5/28 AA v. AKR 0-2 L 5.2 7 4 4 3 3 2018: Began the season with High-A Rancho Cucamonga...made 16 starts and went 6/4 AA @ NH 0-3 L 6.0 7 3 3 2 5 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.