Vs. Orem Owlz (1-0, 43-33) RHP Grant Holmes (1-1, 4.91) Vs
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Ogden Raptors (0-1, 37-39) vs. Orem Owlz (1-0, 43-33) RHP Grant Holmes (1-1, 4.91) vs. RHP Michael Bolaski (5-3, 4.52) Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 – 7:05 MT | Brent Brown Ballpark, Orem, Utah Game 77 | Away Game 39 (14-24) RADIO: 97.5 FM KZNS LEADING OFF: The Raptors and the Orem Owlz play the second MATCHUP game of a best-of-three series. The Owlz lead the series 1-0. Orem Raptors: Won 2nd half by 2.5 games Owlz: Won 1st half by 1 game won the season-series 8-7 this year. The Raptors have made the 2014: Orem leads series 9-7 (5-3 at Brent Brown Ballpark) playoffs in six of the last seven seasons, playing Orem in the 9/5 vs. ORM: Game 1: L, 8-3 (Owlz score six runs in second inning) Divisional Round in five of those years. 9/6 @ ORM: Game 2: 9/7 @ ORM: Game 3 (if necessary): LAST TIME OUT: The Raptors lost to the Owlz in Game 1, 8-3. UPCOMING PROBABLES (All Times MT) Orem scored six runs in the second inning off Raptors starter Brock Sunday, Sept. 7 at ORM – 5:05 p.m. Game 3 (if necessary) Stewart. Cody Bellinger had two hits with a triple and two RBI, RHP Jeff Brigham (0-3, 3.58) vs. RHP Argenis Fernandez (9-5, 4.23) and Theo Alexander had the only other two-hit day for Ogden. Orem’s Andrew Daniel went 3-for-5 with a double and drove in MANAGER JACK MCDOWELL: The Raptors skipper is in his first three runs. Juan Moreno also had three hits for Orem. season as the field manager and in his first in the Dodgers organization. He was a 12-year veteran in the Major Leagues FAMILIAR FACES: The Raptors return three players from 2013. playing for the White Sox, Yankees, Indians and Angels. He was a Pitchers Billy Flamion, and J.D. Underwood and outfielder Jacob three-time All Star and won the 1993 American League Cy Young Scavuzzo all return to the Raptors from 2014. Award with a 22-10 record, including 10 complete games and four shutouts. He was drafted by the White Sox with the fifth overall pick PLAYOFF FORMAT: The season is split into two halves, with 38 in 1987 after two All-American seasons at Stanford and a College games in each half. The first half ends on July 26 at home against World Series Championship. Idaho Falls. The First-half winner will host Games 2 and 3 (if necessary) of the first round of the playoffs. Teams for the same PITCHING COACH GREG SABAT: The Raptors pitching coach is in division play a best-of-three series in the first round starting on his first season in the Dodgers organization. He previously served Sept. 5. The championship round will also be best of three and will as the pitching coach with the Gulf Coast Tigers in Detroit’s start on Sept. 9 with the Southern Division Champion hosting Games organization for 15 seasons where he also coordinated early Major 2 and 3 (if necessary). League Camp for pitchers prior to Spring Training. In winter leagues, he has coached in Hermosillo, Mexico, the Dominican SCHEDULING QUIRKS: The Raptors will play 76 games this season, Republic and Venezuela. 38 in each half. The Raptors will play 16 games against divisional opponents (Grand Junction, Idaho Falls and Orem) and seven games HITTING COACH LEO GARCIA: The Raptors hitting coach is in his against teams in the Northern Division (Billings, Great Falls, Helena second season with the Raptors and his sixth in the Dodgers and Missoula). All Raptors home games will start at 7:00, except organization. He served as the hitting coach for the Arizona League Sunday when games will begin at 4:00. Dodgers the previous four seasons. He spent the previous eight years as a coach and coordinator in the San Francisco minor league LINDQUIST FIELD: The Raptors have called Lindquist Field home system, serving as that organization’s Latin America coordinator in since 1997. Lindquist Field holds 7,000 people and has helped 2007 after six seasons as the hitting coach for the Giants’ Rookie- Ogden lead the league in attendance every year since it opened. level Arizona League club in Scottsdale from 2001-06. He also BaseballParks.com named Lindquist Field the Best View in all of managed the Giants’ Dominican Summer League team in 2000. He baseball and DigitalBallparks.com named it the 2007 Ballpark of the played 13 seasons of affiliated baseball in the White Sox, Reds and Year. The outfield wall from the left-field line to center field and the Royals organizations, including two Major League seasons with the right-field fence is 16 feet high. The wall in the right-center gap, Reds from 1987-88. known as “Raptor Ridge,” is 24 feet high. The bottom of the left-field wall is padded, and the top is lined with brick. Chain-link fence lines RECENT TRANSACTION: On Sept. 3, Joe Meggs was re-added to Lindquist Field from left-center to the right-field line. From home the Raptors roster after a day with AAA Albuquerque, and Justin plate, the left-field line is 335 feet, center field is 390, right-center is Chigbogu was placed on the disabled list with a hand injury. 350 and the right-field line is 335 feet away. Mount Ben Lomond looks over left field, Lewis Peak over center field and Mount Ogden over right field. LEAGUE AWARDS: The Pioneer League notices a Pitcher and Player each week of the season. Raptors pitcher Jose De Leon was named Pitcher of the Week for the week of Aug. 4-10. Against Helena, he pitched seven shutout innings and allowed just three hits with 11 strikeouts and no walks. De Leon was also named Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 23-29. In two starts against Orem, De Leon went 1-0 with a 2.77 ERA, striking out 18 batters, including 12 in seven innings on June 23 in a win. Edinson Bock won Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 16-22 earlier this season. He allowed no hits or runs over six innings, striking out seven and walking three, earning one win. STARTER Today’s starter vs. Orem RHP Grant Holmes Year TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP Rookie PLAYER NOTES: HOLMES’ 2014 STARTS Date Opp Score Dec IP H R/ER BB SO Score @ • Ranked as the Dodgers’ No. 4 prospect Removal 8/15 HEL L, 7-1 L 3.1 9 7/7 2 4 1-6 in the system 8/20 ORM W, 7-6 W 5.0 2 0/0 1 5 5-0 8/27 GJ W, 5-4 ND 5.0 3 2/2 2 9 2-2 9/1 IDF L, 6-5 ND 5.0 5 1/1 1 7 2-1 • Selected in the first round of the 2014 Draft, 22nd overall HOLMES vs. OREM Totals: 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/5.0 IP)-1 Start • Pitched five shutout innings and Lindquist Field: 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/5.0 IP)-1 Start allowed just two hits in his best start on Brent Brown Ballpark: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/5.0 IP)-0 Starts Aug. 20 against Orem • Started the season with the Arizona League Dodgers and went 1-2 with an ERA of 3.00 in seven appearances VS. OREM: Player AVG OBP AB H HR BB SO Notes Daniel 1.000 1.000 1 1 0 1 0 Davis .000 .000 2 0 0 0 1 Everett .000 .000 2 0 0 0 0 Hermosillo .000 .000 2 0 0 0 1 Linares .000 .000 2 0 0 0 0 Palmer .000 .000 2 0 0 0 1 Soto .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 Wass .500 .500 2 1 0 0 1 Whitten .000 .000 2 0 0 0 1 Totals .125 .222 16 2 0 1 5 Tomorrow’s starter vs. Orem RHP Jeff Brigham SEASON NOTES • Has pitched four innings in his last three starts and at least three innings in his last seven • 1.20 ERA in five road appearances over 15.0 innings and 5.60 ERA in six Lindquist Field appearances over 17.2 innings VS. OREM IN 2014: • Has not faced the Owlz BULLPEN #21 RHP JOE BROUSSARD: 2-2, 3 SV, 3.35 ERA in 17 G Last Game: 9/2 vs. IDF 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Last Win: 7/17 vs. GTF Last Save: 8/26 at GJ First Batters: 3/15, 5 K, 2 BB IR/IRSc: 6/3 #33 LHP BILLY FLAMION: 1-2, 3 SV, 3.33 ERA in 21 G Last Game: 9/3 at IDF 1.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Last Win: 6/19 vs. GJ Last Save: 8/28 at GJ First Batters: 6/18, 2 BB, 4 K, HBP IR/IRSc: 20/6 #47 RHP VAUGHN HAYWARD: 0-1, 0 SV, 5.52 ERA in 17 G Last Game: 9/5 vs. ORM (Game 1) 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB Last Win: None Last Save: None First Batters: 4/16, 2 K, 2 BB IR/IRSc: 10/4 #43 RHP DANNY KELLER: 0-0, 0 SV, 6.75 ERA in 3 G Last Game: 9/3 at IDF 1.0 IP, 1 H Last Win: None Last Save: None First Batters: 0/2, 1 BB IR/IRSc: 0/0 #27 RHP KARCH KOWALCZYK: 1-0, 1 SV, 4.71 ERA in 14 G Last Game: 9/2 vs.