2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Monday, July 1, 2019 - 7:05 P.M
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2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Monday, July 1, 2019 - 7:05 p.m. Dunkin Donuts Park -- Hartford, CT Bowie Baysox (39-41, 9-3) @ Hartford Yard Goats (42-37, 5-7) LHP Alex Wells (5-1, 1.97 ERA) vs. RHP Ben Meyer (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Game #81 // Road Game #39 2019 SEASON In Case You Missed It: The Baysox five-game winning streak came to an end yesterday as they were defeated by Overall Record 39-41, 9-3 the Akron RubberDucks 5-0. Bowie only managed two hits on the afternoon. The Baysox received strong work from Home Record 21-21 the bullpen in the loss, with Pedro Araujo and Tyler Erwin combining to pitch 4.0 scoreless innings of relief. Road Record 18-20 Versus Eastern Division 16-8 Baysox Starter: LHP Alex Wells will be making his 13th start of the year for the Baysox today. Wells, who was Versus Western Division 23-33 named an Eastern League All-Star last week, is making his second consecutive start against Hartford. Last week in Current Streak L1 Bowie, Wells pitched 7.0 innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits in a no-decision. After a giving up three Last Homestand 5-2 runs (two earned) in the first inning, Wells posted six consecutive zeroes to finish his outing. Wells also started Last Road Trip 5-1 against Hartford on June 2, and tossed a season-high 7.2 innings, allowing just one earned run and picking up a win. With his All-Star selection this year, Wells continued his streak of being named an All-Star in each of his Last 5 Games 4-1 professional seasons: 2016 in Aberdeen, 2017 in Delmarva, 2018 in Frederick and 2019 in Bowie. Last 10 Games 7-3 When Scoring 4+ Runs 28-10 In the Other Corner: RHP Ben Meyer will be making his first appearance in the Rockies' organization today, after When Scoring 3- Runs 11-31 being released by the Marlins on June 25. Meyer had made 14 starts with Triple-A New Orleans and posted a 7.43 After Day Off 5-7 ERA in 63.0 innings before being released. In 2018, Meyer had a 4.24 ERA in 63.2 innings with New Orleans. He In Shutouts 6-11 made his MLB debut with the Marlins on June 7, 2018, and pitched 19.0 innings in the big leagues with a 10.42 In 1-Run Games 10-10 ERA. While in the Marlins system, Meyer jumped straight from Advanced-A Jupiter to Triple-A New Orleans, making today's start the first of his career in Double-A. The 26-year-old was a 29th round pick in 2015 by Miami out of the In 2-Run Games 8-7 University of Minnesota. vs. Left-Handed Starters 12-12 vs. Right-Handed Starters 27-29 Red Hot Baysox: Over the last few weeks, the Baysox have been the hottest team in the Eastern League. Bowie Day Games 10-16 comes into tonight winners of five of six, 10 of 13, 15 of 20 and 22 of the last 26 games. After taking three of four at Night Games 29-25 home against Akron over the weekend, the Baysox have now won eight consecutive series. The Baysox currently sit Ahead After 7 Innings 28-1 one game behind Erie for first place in the Western Division. Behind After 7 Innings 4-33 Tied After 7 Innings 7-7 Bullpen Dominance: The Baysox received outstanding work from the bullpen during the 5-2 homestand last week, Over the seven games, the bullpen combined to allowed just one run in 26.0 innings of work, good for a 0.35 ERA. Ahead After 8 Innings 32-0 Behind After 8 Innings 2-32 Sox and Goats: The Baysox have had success against Hartford so far this season, winning six of the nine games that Tied After 8 Innings 5-5 the two clubs have played. After losing two of three in Bowie against the Yard Goats from May 31-June 2, Bowie In Extra Innings 5-3 went to Hartford and swept a three-game series from the Goats from June 18-20. Last week in Bowie, the Baysox In Doubleheaders 0-4 took two of three from Hartford. Many of the Baysox players have had individual success against the Yard Goats When Scoring First 26-10 as well. INF Jesmuel Valentin is 10-23 (.435) with four RBI against Hartford this year. INF Mason McCoy and INF Opponents Score First 13-31 Rylan Bannon are each hitting over .320 in nine games played against the Yard Goats. On the mound, LHP Alex Outhit Opponent 28-7 Wells has posted a 1.84 ERA in two starts against Hartford and LHP Bruce Zimmermann pitched a complete game four-hit shutout at Dunkin Donuts Park. Outhit by Opponent 7-33 Equal Hits 4-1 Road Warriors: A number of Baysox have had a lot of success away from Prince George's Stadium this season. Hit a Home Run 28-14 Offensively, INF Mason McCoy is hitting .340 in 22 road games this season. He has hit his only home run away from No Home Runs 11-27 home and has driven in nine of his 12 runs on the road. In 37 road games, INF Rylan Bannon in hitting .318 with No Errors Committed 26-17 two home runs and 12 RBI. On the mound, LHP Alex Wells in pitching to a 1.62 ERA in seven road starts this season. Baysox vs. Hartford RHP Cristian Alvarado has a 1.40 ERA in 19.1 innings away from home and RHP Francisco Jimenez has posted a 1.46 ERA in six road appearances. 2019 Record: 6-3 All-Stars: INF Mason McCoy, INF Rylan Bannon, LHP Zac Lowther and LHP Alex Wells were all named Eastern 5/31 vs. Hartford L, 2-1 League All-Stars on Monday. McCoy is currently the Eastern League leader in hitting with a .325 batting average, 6/1 vs. Hartford L, 3-1 while Bannon has drive in 28 runs. Lowther and Wells each rank in the top five in the Eastern League in ERA and 6/2 vs. Hartford W, 5-2 have eached taken home an Eastern League Pitcher of the Week honor. 6/18 at Hartford W, 2-0 6/19 at Hartford W, 10-8 McCoy's Impact: INF Mason McCoy joined the Baysox on May 6 before a series in Altoona, and the team has taken 6/20 at Hartford W, 5-1 off since his addition. At the time McCoy was added to the roster, Bowie was 7-23. Since then, the club is 32-18, and 6/24 vs. Hartford L, 3-2 has five winning streaks of at least four games. In 49 games, McCoy is batting .322 with one home run, 13 RBI, 34 6/25 vs. Hartford W, 7-2 runs, nine doubles, four triples, 22 walks and four stolen bases. His .322 batting average leads the Eastern League. 6/26 vs. Hartford W, 4-3 McCoy has reached base in 42 of the 49 games he has played with Bowie, and has 20 multi-hit games, compared to 7/1 at Hartford only 12 contests in which he has not recorded a hit. 7/2 at Hartford 7/3 at Hartford This Day in Baysox History: On July 1, 2018, the Baysox hit seven home runs en route to a 12-10 win over the Erie SeaWolves. Bowie has scored at least ten runs in three consecutive years on July 1. 2019 TEAM LEADERS Statistic Name Total Statistic Name Total Home Runs Yusniel Diaz 7 ERA Alex Wells 1.97 RBI Ryan McKenna 32 Wins Zac Lowther 8 Batting Avg Mason McCoy .322 Strikeouts Bruce Zimmermann 81 Runs Ryan McKenna 45 Saves Tyler Erwin 8 UPCOMING BAYSOX SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS Date Time Opponent Pitchers Tuesday, July 2 7:05 p.m. at Hartford Yard Goats RHP Dean Kremer (3-4, 3.96 ERA) vs. Matt Dennis (0-0, 5.63 ERA) Wednesday, July 3 7:15 p.m. at Hartford Yard Goats RHP Mike Baumann (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Jack Wynkoop (5-9, 3.30 ERA) Thursday, July 4 6:35 p.m. vs. Harrisburg Senators LHP Bruce Zimmermann (3-2, 2.75 ERA) vs. TBD Friday, July 5 7:05 p.m. vs. Harrisburg Senators RHP Marcos Molina (4-6, 4.36 ERA) vs. TBD TODAY’S BAYSOX STARTER: Alex Wells HT: 6’1” LBS: 190 B: L T: L BORN: 2/27/97 PLACE: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia AMATEUR: None HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by BAL as an international free agent in 2015 2019 Stats Career Highs W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K Hits: 12 (6/29/18 w/ Frederick, A+) Bowie: 5-1 1.97 12 12 68.2 55 17 15 17 48 Earned Runs: 7 (2x, last: 6/29/18 w/ Frederick, A+) CAREER: 27-19 2.64 74 74 406.1 363 139 119 69 312 Innings Pitched: 8.0 (6/11/18 w/ Frederick, A+) Walks: 4 (2x, last: 5/8/19 at Altoona) Strikeouts: 9 (6/11/18 w/ Frederick, A+) WELLS 2019 DAY-BY-DAY 2019: Tossed 4.2 scoreless innings against Akron on 4/20 in his AA debut...allowed just DATE CLASS OPP REC W/L IP H R ER BB SO two runs on three hits in seven innings against Akron on 4/27...picked up his first AA 4/20 AA @ AKR 0-0 ND 4.2 4 0 0 3 5 win...took the loss on 5/3 in Erie...allowed three earned runs in four innings...Earned his 4/27 AA v.