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1 BRADENTON MARAUDERS GAME NOTES Low-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, June 16, 2021 (6:30 p.m. ET) || Steinbrenner Field || Tampa, FL BRADENTON MARAUDERS (23-14) vs TAMPA TARPONS (27-10) RHP Santiago Florez (2-1, 1.17 ERA) vs RHP Jhonatan Munoz (2-1, 6.75 ERA) UPCOMING GAMES, PROBABLES, & PROMOTIONS DATE TIME (Local) OPPONENT MARAUDERS STARTER OPPOSING STARTER PROMOTION Thursday, 6/17 6:30 PM @ Tampa RHP Logan Hofmann RHP Matt Sauer N/A Friday, 6/18 6:30 PM @ Tampa RHP Nick Garcia RHP Randy Vasquez N/A Saturday, 6/19 6:30 PM @ Tampa RHP Adrian Florencio RHP Beck Way N/A Sunday, 6/20 12:00 PM @ Tampa RHP Jared Jones LHP Clay Aguilar N/A Tuesday, 6/22 6:05 PM vs Jupiter TBA TBA N/A /bradentonmarauders @The_Marauders bradentonmarauders LISTEN LIVE: BradentonMarauders.com (All home games, select road games) || WATCH LIVE: MiLB.tv (Home games only) || BROADCASTER: Spenser Smith (@TheSpenserSmith) WIN-LOSS BREAKDOWN FROM THE CROW’S NEST Overall Record: 23-14 (.622) STAVE OFF THE SKID: The Marauders’ losses last night and Sunday were the team’s first back-to-back losses since May Home: 15-9 (.625) 18 and 19 against Lakeland. The team has not lost three in a row since that same period; the two losses to Lakeland fol- Road: 8-5 (.615) lowed a series-ending loss at Dunedin on May 16. 2021 Best Mark: 18-9 (.667) — (6/3) SHEER DOMINANCE: Last Wednesday’s seven-inning complete-game shutout by Santiago Florez was the first complete- 2021 Worst Mark: 1-3 (.250) — (5/7) game shutout of any length by a Marauders pitcher since Oddy Nunez’s rain-shortened, eight-inning no-hitter on June 24, HOME ROAD TOTAL 2018 against Fort Myers. Florez leads the Low-A Southeast with a 1.17 ERA and a 0.78 WHIP, and over his past four starts, Day (Before 5:00 PM): 2-2 0-2 2-4 Florez owns a 0.42 ERA, allowing just one run over 21.2 innings, allowing only nine hits along with five walks and 32 Night: 13-7 8-3 21-10 strikeouts. Marauders Score First: 12-2 8-2 20-4 BAD BREEZE: The Marauders struck out a season-high 19 times last night, breaking the previous season-high of 16 (twice, Opponent Scores First:3-7 0-3 3-10 last on June 1 at Dunedin). Bradenton hitters own the third-highest strikeout total in the Low-A Southeast at 411, an average Lead After 6th: 12-2 5-0 17-2 of 11.1 strikeouts per game. Tied After 6th: 0-1 1-2 1-3 Trail After 6th: 3-6 2-3 5-9 GIVING AN INCH: Since Santiago Florez’s complete-game shutout last Wednesday, the Marauders have allowed an Lead After 7th: 11-3 7-0 18-3 average of 6.6 runs per game (33 runs allowed in the last 5 games). Tied After 7th: 1-0 0-1 1-1 BASH BROTHERS: Jase Bowen and Endy Rodriguez are tied for the Low-A Southeast lead with six home runs each. Trail After 7th: 2-6 1-4 3-10 The six homers are career-highs for both men. Bowen’s 24 RBI lead the team (T-8th-most in the league), while Rodriguez is Lead After 8th: 12-1 7-0 19-1 tied for fourth on the club at 19 RBI. Tied After 8th: 1-0 0-0 1-0 HOLY HOF: Logan Hofmann recorded a career-high nine strikeouts Friday night, the most by a Marauders reliever this Trail After 8th: 1-8 1-5 2-13 season. The right-hander has not allowed a run over his last two appearances (8 IP), yielding just one hit while walking two vs RHP Starters: 11-7 6-3 17-10 and striking out 12. vs LHP Starters: 4-2 2-2 6-4 Score 4+ Runs: 13-3 6-1 19-4 THE OPPONENT: The Tarpons lead the Low-A Southeast in a litany of statistical categories, including wins (27), runs Allow 4+ Runs: 8-8 3-5 11-13 (311), home runs (57), walks drawn (241), on-base percentage (.394), and slugging percentage (.476). Tampa’s totals in No Errors: 5-0 3-1 8-1 wins, runs, walks, and OBP are also tops in all of Minor League Baseball. Commit An Error: 10-9 5-4 15-13 TOP PROSPECTS: The Marauders roster currently boasts eight prospects in MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 ranking for the organi- Outhit OPP: 10-2 7-1 17-3 zation: Hudson Head (#6), Eddy Yean (#13), Jared Jones (#17), Sammy Siani (#19), Nick Garcia (#21), Endy Rodri- OPP Outhits BRD: 4-6 0-3 4-9 guez (#26), Alexander Mojica (#29), and Dariel Lopez (#30). Three of the eight (Head, Rodriguez, and Yean) came to the Equal Hits: 0-2 1-1 1-3 organization via blockbuster trades: Head and Rodriguez came from the Padres and Mets, respectively, in the three-team Extra-Innings: 0-0 0-0 0-0 Joe Musgrove deal, and Yean came from Washington in the Josh Bell trade. 7-Inning Games: 1-0 0-0 1-0 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: New Jersey native Jonathan Johnston is in his first season as Marauders manager. The 1-Run Games: 3-1 1-2 4-3 U.S. Naval Academy graduate spent two seasons as a catcher in the Oakland Athletics system in 2008 and 2011 in between 2-Run Games: 3-1 3-0 8-1 a collective five years in the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. Prior to joining the Pirates organization in 2020, he held Shutouts: 1-2 2-0 3-2 coaching roles at UC San Diego and UNC Asheville. Walkoffs: 2-0 0-0 2-0 Hit 1 HR: 6-4 2-0 8-4 MISCELLANEOUS: Hudson Head has a 24-game on-base streak and leads the Marauders with 30 walks (.206 AVG, but a .409 OBP, including .460 OBP during the current streak)… Endy Rodriguez is on a season-best 12-game on-base streak Hit 2+ HR: 6-1 2-0 8-1 (.225 AVG, .380 OBP, 6 RBI, 10 BB)… Series Record: 2-1-1 2-0-0 4-1-1 Tuesday: 2-2 2-1 4-3 Wednesday: 2-2 1-1 3-3 ABOUT LECOM PARK Thursday: 4-0 2-0 6-0 Friday: 2-2 1-1 3-3 Dimensions: Opened: 1923 Host of Pirates Spring Training since 1969 Saturday: 4-0 2-0 6-0 • • LF - 335 ft Sunday: 2-2 0-2 2-4 Renovated: 1983, 1993, 2013 • Previous tenants: St. Louis Cardinals (1923-24, White Jerseys: 8-6 0-0 8-6 LCF - 375 ft • • Capacity: 8,500 1930-36); Philadelphia Phillies (1925-27); Boston Gray Jerseys: 0-0 7-3 7-3 CF - 400 ft Black Jerseys: 4-1 1-2 5-3 Former names: City Park (1923-26), Red Sox (1928-29); Boston Bees (1938-40); Bos- RCF - 375 ft • Barbanegras Jerseys: 0-2 0-0 0-2 Ninth Street Park (1927-47), Braves ton/Milwaukee Braves (1948-62); Kansas City/ Specialty/Other: 3-0 0-0 3-0 RF - 335 ft Field (1948-61), McKechnie Field Oakland Athletics (1963-68) (1962-2017) 2 MARAUDERS STARTING PITCHER #50 Santiago Florez (RHP) GAME-BY-GAME BREAKDOWN 6’5”/222 lbs — Age: 21 (May 9, 2000) Game Result Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR P/S Birthplace: Barranquilla, Colombia May 6 vs Fort Myers W, 3-1 — 4.0 1 0 0 0 7 0 58/38 Resides: Barranquilla, Colombia *Retired 11 of 13 batters faced… Didn’t allow hit until leadoff single in 4th School: N/A May 12 @ Dunedin L, 4-3 — 5.0 7 3 3 2 6 0 78/51 Acquired: International Free Agent, 2016 *Retired 7 of first 8… Allowed 1 R, 2 H each in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th innings Pitch Types: Fastball, Slider, Curve, Change May 19 vs Lakeland L, 7-0 L (0-1) 3.2 2 1 1 3 7 0 78/50 *31 pitches in scoreless 1st inning… 4th inning: BB-BK-WP-RBI 1B-BB, pulled after back-to-back Ks CAREER STATISTICS May 26 vs Palm Beach W, 18-11 SV (1) 5.0 0 0 0 0 7 0 65/44 *Piggyback start behind Jose Soriano… Allowed just 2 baserunners (HBP and error) YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K June 2 @ Dunedin W, 1-0 W (1-1) 6.0 2 0 0 2 10 0 84/60 2017 DSL Pirates 2-5 4.56 14/14 0 53.1 43 38 27 2 38 30 *Career-high 10 strikeouts… Went to 3-ball count on just 3 of 24 total batters faced 2018 GCL Pirates 5-2 4.15 10/10 0 43.1 37 23 20 0 23 35 June 9 vs Daytona W, 3-0 W (2-1) 7.0 5 0 0 0 8 0 88/62 *7-inn. CG-shutout… Did not allow a runner past first base… 8 K’s, 8 groundouts, 5 flyouts 2019 Bristol 2-2 3.46 10/10 0 41.2 35 19 16 4 21 36 2021 Bradenton 2-1 1.17 6/5 1 30.2 17 4 4 0 7 45 Bold - indicates season-high Total 4 seasons 11-10 3.57 40/39 1 169.0 132 84 67 6 89 146 Italics - indicates relief appearance CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/INFO 2021: Is averaging 7.4 strikeouts per start (includes May 26 piggyback)… Tossed four scoreless innings in first start of season May 6 vs Fort Myers, retiring 11 of the 13 batters he faced… Has allowed more than two hits in a start just twice (May 12, June 9)… June at Dunedin, struck out career-high 10 batters over 6 scoreless innings (also matched career- high in innings pitched)… Threw complete-game shutout last Wednesday vs Daytona (first CG shutout of any length by a Marauders pitcher since Oddy Nunez, 6/24/18, a rain- shortened, 8-inning no-hitter)… Last 4 starts: 21.2 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 5 BB, 32 K, 69% strikes.