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TAMPA TARPONS OFFICIAL GAME NOTES George M. Steinbrenner Field • One Steinbrenner Drive • Tampa, FL 33614 Phone: (813) 875-7753 • E-Mail: Tarpons [email protected] • Social Media: @TampaTarpons Florida State League Champions: 1957, 1961, 1994, 2001 (co. w/ Brevard County), 2004 (co. w/ Daytona), 2009, 2010 BRADENTON MARAUDERS (31-26) vs. TAMPA TARPONS (33-29) RHP Mike Wallace (3-1, 5.10) vs RHP Nick Green (4-2, 2.33) Sunday, June 10, 2018 • George M. Steinbrenner Field • Tampa, FL • 1:00 p.m. Game #63 • Home Game # 37 • Radio: TuneIn Radio (Tampa Tarpons) • Phone App: MiLB First Pitch YESTERDAY'S NEWS: Tampa scored 11 runs on 11 hits and evened the series with an 11-2 win on Saturday night…Diego Castillo (3-for-3, 2B, 2BB, 5RBI, 2R, SB) paced the offense with a career-high in RBI, including a go-ahead, two-out, bases-clearing double in the 5th…RHP Garrett ACTIVE ROSTER Whitlock (W, 2-0) earned the win in his first home start (5.0IP, 5H, 1ER, 1BB, 3K, HB)…Isiah Gilliam (3-for-5, 2RBI) added a pair of RBI singles in 36 Abreu, Albert ................RHP the 7th and 8th…Alexander Palma (2-for-5, 2RBI, R) contributed a two-run single in the 8th…Dom Thompson-Williams (1-for-4, HR, BB, RBI, 2R) smashed his 10th home run (fifth with Tampa) and extended his RBI streak to six-straight games…RHP Hobie Harris (2.2IP, 2H, 1ER, 0BB, 4K) 11 Diehl, Phillip .................LHP retired the first seven batters he faced…RHP Matt Wivinis (1.1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 4K) struck out the final four Bradenton batters. 48 Frawley, Matt ................RHP OFFENSIVE OUTBURST: The bats have come alive for the Tarpons this weekend, scoring 20 runs on 30 hits while splitting the first two games of the series with Bradenton. Tampa dropped the opener on Friday despite tallying a season-high 19 hits before collecting 11 more in Saturday 12 Green, Nick....................RHP night's victory. The Tarpons are collectively batting .395 (30-for-76) in the series. 23 Harris, Hobie .................RHP (WHIT)LOCKED IN: In four starts since joining the Tarpons, RHP Garrett Whitlock is 2-0 with a 0.96 ERA. The 21-year-old has held opponents 8 Kamplain, Justin ............LHP to 2ER in 18.2IP since being promoted from Single-A Charleston. Along the way, Whitlock has tallied 21 strikeouts while yielding just five walks. 47 Lane, Trevor ..................LHP VS. BRADENTON: Today will be the sixth of 16 scheduled meetings between the Tampa Tarpons and Bradenton Marauders. Tampa currently leads the season-series, 4-1. The Tarpons swept the three-game set when the teams first met at LECOM Park on 4/23-25. Alexander Palma is 27 Nelson, Nick ..................RHP batting .400 (8-for-20) with 3R, 1 double, 2HR, 6RBI and 1BB in five games against Bradenton. 4 Rosa, Adonis ...................RHP WAGNER NAMED ALL-STAR: On Tuesday, the Florida State League announced that Brandon Wagner has been added to the North Division Ros- 16 Schwaab, Andrew .......RHP ter of the 57th FSL All-Star Game. Wagner replaces Clearwater honoree Darick Hall after Hall was promoted to Double-A Reading on 6/1. Wagner becomes the eighth Tarpons player named an all-star. 22 Trieglaff, Brian ..............RHP HOPE WEEK: The Tampa Tarpons will conclude HOPE Week today. The New York Yankees designed HOPE Week (Helping Others Persevere & 19 Whitlock, Garrett .........RHP Excel) in 2009 to bring light to five remarkable stories intended to inspire individuals into action in their own communities. Read about what the Tarpons have planed by visiting www.TarponsBaseball.com and learn more about HOPE Week at www.hopeweek.com. 28 Wivinis, Matt .................RHP ALL-STARS ANNOUNCED: Seven Tarpons were announced as Florida State League Mid-Season All-Stars on Friday: RHP Trevor Stephan, RHP 25 Deglan, Kellin .................... C MIchael King, RHP David Sosebee and C Francisco Diaz were named despite having since been promoted to Double-A Trenton. Current Tampa players RHP Nick Green, LHP Trevor Lane and INF Diego Castillo were also selected. 10 Lidge, Ryan ........................ C 7 Barrios, Daniel ................. INF 2018 ALL-STAR WEEKEND TICKETS ON SALE NOW: For the first time in franchise history, Tampa will play host to the Florida State League All- Star Game. Neither the original Tarpons nor the Tampa Yankees had ever hosted the event. The Home Run Derby will be on Friday, June 15th and 2 Castillo, Diego ................. INF the 57th Annual FSL All-Star Game will be played on Saturday, June 16th at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE by visiting TarponsBaseball.com or by calling (813) 673-3060. Exclusive ticket deals and group packages are also available. 3 Metzgar, David ................ INF FOR STARTERS: RHP Nick Green (4-2, 2.33) will make his 11th start of the season. Last time out, took a no-decision despite tossing six shutout 1 Park, Hoy Jun ................... INF innings (6H, 3BB, 4K, WP, 94P/54S) vs. St. Lucie on 6/4…currently leads the Florida State League in ERA…has made a quality start (6.0+ IP/3ER-or- less) in seven of his 10 starts this season. 49 Torrealba, Eduardo ...... INF 2017: Went 8-9 with a 4.49 ERA (126.1IP, 131H, 74R/63ER, 39BB, 112K) in 26 starts with Single-A Charleston…held left-handed batters to a .201 33 Wagner, Brandon ......... INF (38-for-189) batting average…went 4-4 with a 2.77 ERA (65.0IP, 20ER) in 13 starts before the All-Star break…did not allow an earned run in 24 Gilliam, Isiah ................... OF three consecutive starts from 4/29-5/13 (20.2IP, 2R) 18 Palma, Alexander .......... OF Personal: 23-years-old, 6-1, 175 - Fountain, Colorado…Acquired from Texas, along with RHPs Dillon Tate and Erik Swanson, in exchange for OF Carlos Beltrán and cash on 8/1/16…was originally selected by the Rangers in the seventh round in 2014 out of Indian Hills Community College… 6 Ruta, Ben ............................ OF Played one season (2014) at Indian Hills Community College (Iowa), going 3-1 wit ha 2.97 ERA (36.1IP, 12ER)…graduated in 2013 from Fountain- Fort Carson H.S. (Colo.). 21 Thompson-Williams, Dom ....OF UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS SEASON SERIES vs. BRADENTON (4-1) DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE PITCHERS TIME Mon, June 11 at Clearwater RHP Nick Nelson (2-2, 4.00) vs. RHP Connor Seabold (2-4, 4.37) 7:00 p.m. 4/23 6:30 p.m @ Bradenton W, 6-4 Tue, June 12 at Clearwater RHP Adonis Rosa (6-1, 3.33) vs. RHP Adonis Medina (6-2, 4.82) 7:00 p.m. 4/24 6:30 p.m. @ Bradenton W, 4-3 Wed, June 13 at Clearwater RHP Albert Abreu (2-2, 4.73) vs. RHP Mauricio Llovera (2-4, 4.02) 10:30 a.m. 4/25 6:30 p.m. @ Bradenton W, 7-3 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE STANDINGS 2018 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE LEADERS 6/8 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa L, 10-9 6/9 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa W, 11-2 NORTH 1st Half GB Batting 6/10 1:00 p.m. @ Tampa Daytona 32-25 0.0 AVG: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) .356 Tampa 33-29 1.5 Hits: Brian Miller (JUP) 74 7/23 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa Lakeland 32-29 2.0 Runs: Adam Haseley (CLR)/Jared Oliva (BRD) 40 7/24 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa Clearwater 27-33 6.5 HR: Ibandel Isabel (DBT) 14 RBI: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) 44 7/25 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa Dunedin 26-33 7.0 Stolen Bases: Anthony Gimenez (STL) 21 8/9 6:30 p.m. @ Bradenton Florida 25-33 7.5 Base On Balls: Hoy Jun Park (TPA) 34 8/10 6:30 p.m. @ Bradenton SOUTH 1st Half GB Pitching 8/11 6:30 p.m. @ Bradenton Wins: 4 tied at 6 6 Palm Beach 35-21 0.0 8/12 1:00 p.m. @ Bradenton Jupiter 37-24 0.5 Saves: Lukas Schiraldi (JUP)/Eduardo Jimenez (LAK) 10 8/31 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa Bradenton 31-26 4.5 Strikeouts: Austin Warner (PMB) 62 ERA: Nick Green (TAM) 2.33 Charlotte 27-31 9.0 9/1 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa WHIP: Wennington Romero (DBT) 1.00 St. Lucie 24-32 11.0 AVG: Ian Anderson (FLO) .212 9/2 1:00 p.m. @ Tampa Fort Myers 23-36 13.5 MINOR LEAGUE REPORT TEAM HIGHS/LOWS 2018 RECORDS Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders GENERAL (27-33), 6th in International League North Division. Longest Winning Streak ............................................5 (4/22-26) TOTAL HOME ROAD Last: 6/9 vs. Louisville: L, 9-4. Longest Losing Streak ................................3, 2x (last: 5/29-30) Next: 6/10 vs. Louisville - 1:05 p.m. Longest Game, Time, 9 inn. ......................... 3:20 (4/12 at STL) Overall: .............................33-29 ........20-16 .......13-13 Note: LHP Josh Rogers (L, 5-5) made the start (4.2IP, 13H, Longest Game, Time ...................................... 3:20 (4/12 at STL) 5ER, 2BB, 3K). Tyler Wade (3-for-5, HR, 2B, RBI, 3R) hit Longest Game, Innings ......................................11 (5/9 at DAY) 1st Half: ............................33-29 ........20-16 .......13-13 his first homer and fell a triple shy of the cycle. Brandon Shortest Game, Time, 9 inn. ...................... 2:01 (5/12 vs. FLA) 2nd Half: ............................ 0-0 ............ 0-0 ...........0-0 Drury 92-for-3, 2B, 2BB, RBI, SB) and Bruce Caldwell (2- Shortest Game, Time .....................1:39 (5/29 vs. LAK, DHG1) for-3, BB) also had multi-hit games.