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1 BRADENTON MARAUDERS GAME NOTES Low-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, June 22, 2021 (11:00 a.m. ET) || LECOM Park || Bradenton, FL JUPITER HAMMERHEADS (21-21) vs BRADENTON MARAUDERS (27-15) RHP Eury Perez (1-1, 0.72 ERA) vs RHP Luis Ortiz (0-2, 4.57 ERA) UPCOMING GAMES, PROBABLES, & PROMOTIONS DATE TIME (Local) OPPONENT MARAUDERS STARTER OPPOSING STARTER PROMOTION Wednesday, 6/23 6:05 PM vs Jupiter RHP Santiago Florez RHP Chris Mokma Bark in the Park/Truly Special Thursday, 6/24 6:05 PM vs Jupiter RHP Logan Hofmann LHP Dax Fulton Thirsty Thursday Friday, 6/25 6:05 PM vs Jupiter RHP Nick Garcia RHP George Soriano Happy Hour Saturday, 6/26 6:05 PM vs Jupiter RHP Adrian Florencio RHP M.D. Johnson Faith and Family Night Sunday, 6/27 1:05 PM vs Jupiter RHP Jared Jones RHP Matt Givin — /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: 27-15 (.643) ON THE BRINK: By winning four of six games in the previous series in Tampa, the Marauders enter Tuesday just one Home: 15-9 (.625) game out of first place in the West Division standings. Bradenton has had either partial or full possession of second place Road: 12-6 (.667) since May 9, but has not yet touched first place this season. 2021 Best Mark: 18-9 (.667) — (6/3) CHANGE OF SCENERY: Tonight’s starter, Luis Ortiz, surrendered season-highs in hits (6) and runs (5) in his previous 2021 Worst Mark: 1-3 (.250) — (5/7) start last Tuesday in Tampa. The right-hander got back on track in a relief appearance Saturday, though, tossing a scoreless HOME ROAD TOTAL eighth inning. Day (Before 5:00 PM): 2-2 2-2 4-4 Night: 13-7 10-4 23-11 BASH BROTHERS: Jase Bowen and Endy Rodriguez are tied for second in the Low-A Southeast with six home runs each. The six homers are career-highs for both men. They are also the two leading hitters on the team (Rodriguez 36 hits, Marauders Score First: 12-2 11-2 23-4 Bowen 33), and are the team’s two leaders in multi-hit games (Rodriguez 11, Bowen 8). Opponent Scores First:3-7 1-4 4-11 Lead After 6th: 12-2 8-1 20-3 THE OPPONENT: The Hammerheads are in second place in the East Division, but are just .500 (21-21) on the season and Tied After 6th: 0-1 1-2 1-3 own the league’s third-worst run differential (-32). Jupiter is coming off a series split against St. Lucie, and overall, have won Trail After 6th: 3-6 2-3 5-9 two series, lost two, and split three. Lead After 7th: 11-3 8-0 19-3 EXTREME SPORTS: Jupiter ranks last in the Low-A Southeast in numerous offensive categories, including batting average Tied After 7th: 1-0 0-1 1-1 (.206), home runs (13), RBI (167), OBP (.312), and SLG (.285). The Hammerheads do, however, rank at or near the top of Trail After 7th: 2-6 1-5 3-11 the league in numerous pitching categories, including ERA (3.57, 1st), WHIP (1.38, 3rd), walks (198, 3rd-fewest), and home Lead After 8th: 12-1 8-0 20-1 runs allowed (26, 3rd-fewest). Tied After 8th: 1-0 0-1 1-1 TOP PROSPECTS: The Marauders roster currently includes eight prospects in MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 ranking for the Pi- Trail After 8th: 1-8 1-5 2-13 rates organization: Hudson Head (#5), Eddy Yean (#12), Jared Jones (#16), Sammy Siani (#18), Nick Garcia (#20), vs RHP Starters: 11-7 8-4 19-11 Endy Rodriguez (#25), Alexander Mojica (#28), and Dariel Lopez (#29). Three of the eight (Head, Rodriguez, and Yean) vs LHP Starters: 4-2 4-2 8-4 came to the organization via blockbuster trades: Head and Rodriguez came from the Padres and Mets, respectively, in the Score 4+ Runs: 13-3 8-2 21-5 three-team Joe Musgrove deal, and Yean came from Washington in the Josh Bell trade. Allow 4+ Runs: 8-8 4-6 12-14 No Errors: 5-0 4-1 9-1 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: New Jersey native Jonathan Johnston is in his first season as Marauders manager. The U.S. Naval Academy graduate spent two seasons as a catcher in the Oakland Athletics system in 2008 and 2011 in between Commit An Error: 10-9 8-5 18-14 a collective five years in the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. Prior to joining the Pirates organization in 2020, he held Outhit OPP: 10-2 8-2 18-4 coaching roles at UC San Diego and UNC Asheville. OPP Outhits BRD: 4-6 2-3 6-9 Equal Hits: 0-2 2-1 2-3 MISCELLANEOUS: Hudson Head established a new career high with 5 RBI on Sunday in Tampa (previous high: 2 RBI, Extra-Innings: 0-0 0-0 0-0 three times) … Eli Wilson is in the Low-A Southeast’s top 10 in batting average (.362, 3rd), OBP (.519, 3rd), SLG (.534, 7-Inning Games: 1-0 2-0 3-0 10th), and OPS (1.054, 6th)… Endy Rodriguez has recorded two RBI in each of his last three games, the first time in his career he’s plated a run in three straight games. 1-Run Games: 3-1 2-3 5-4 2-Run Games: 3-1 4-0 7-1 MAKING HEAD-LINES: Hudson Head drove in a career-high five runs in Sunday’s win in Tampa. The Pirates’ number-five Shutouts: 1-2 2-0 3-2 prospect cleared the bases with a three-run double in the second inning, drew a bases-loaded walk in the fourth, and hit a Walkoffs: 2-0 0-1 2-1 solo home run in the eighth. The Texas native has reached base safely in 26 of his last 28 games, rebounding quickly after Hit 1 HR: 6-4 5-0 11-4 having a 25-game on-base streak broken on Friday. Hit 2+ HR: 6-1 2-0 8-1 Series Record: 2-1-1 3-0-0 5-1-1 Tuesday: 2-2 2-1 4-3 Wednesday: 2-2 2-1 4-3 ABOUT LECOM PARK Thursday: 4-0 2-0 6-0 Friday: 2-2 3-1 5-3 Dimensions: Opened: 1923 Host of Pirates Spring Training since 1969 Saturday: 4-0 2-1 6-1 • • LF - 335 ft Sunday: 2-2 1-2 3-4 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 9-3 9-3 CF - 400 ft Black Jerseys: 4-1 3-3 7-4 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 #41 Luis Ortiz (RHP) GAME-BY-GAME BREAKDOWN 6’2”/211 lbs — Age: 22 (January 27, 1999) Game Result Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR P/S Birthplace: San Pedro de Macoris, DR May 4 vs Fort Myers L, 6-3 — 3.0 2 1 1 2 5 1 52/31 Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, DR *Threw 29 pitches in 1st inning… Went on to retire the final seven batters he faced School: N/A May 11 @ Dunedin W, 11-4 — 4.0 3 1 1 1 7 0 57/38 Acquired: International Free Agent, 2018 *Struck out career-high 7… Leadoff man reached in 3 of 4 innings, but didn’t allow a runner past 2B Pitch Types: 4FB, 2FB, CH, SL, CB May 18 vs Lakeland L, 7-0 L (0-1) 0.2 4 4 0 0 1 0 35/23 *Retired first 2 batters, then 5 straight hits: 2 INF singles, 2-run double, back-to-back RBI-singles CAREER STATISTICS May 21 vs Lakeland L, 9-2 — 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15/9 *First career relief appearance… Perfect 6th inning: Strikeout - Strikeout - Groundout YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K May 25 vs Palm Beach W, 12-2 — 4.0 4 2 0 1 1 0 65/44 2019 Bristol 2-2 4.09 11/11 0 50.2 48 31 23 4 24 37 *All 4 hits allowed were singles… Faced 5 hitters in 3 of 4 innings (clean 2nd inning) 2021 Bradenton 0-2 4.57 9/7 0 21.2 29 19 11 1 10 27 June 1 @ Dunedin W, 7-5 — 2.1 5 4 3 2 3 0 67/37 *Went to six 3-ball counts… In 3rd, 2 BBs led to Addison Barger 2-run 2B, was pulled Total 2 seasons 2-4 4.23 20/18 0 72.1 77 50 34 5 34 64 June 8 vs Daytona L, 8-2 — 4.0 4 2 1 2 6 0 59/38 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/INFO *SF in 1st, RBI-2B in 4th… K’d 3 to escape bases loaded, 0 out in 4th… Game suspended (lightning) REPERTOIRE: Fastball (93-95 MPH), Changeup, Slider (80-83), Curveball (78-79) June 15 @ Tampa L, 10-5 L (0-2) 1.2 6 5 5 2 1 0 47/27 *Allowed 3 hits, 1 run in 1st… 30 pitches in 2nd: BB, 1B, BB, Sac Fly, K, RBI-1B, 2-run 2B, removed 2021: Playing second professional season (full-season debut)… Was the Marauders June 19 @ Tampa L, 7-6 — 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10/7 opening night starter on May 4 vs Fort Myers… In second start of season, struck out a *Appeared in relief in 8th: leadoff single, 6-4-3 double play, swinging strikeout career-high 7 batters over 4.0 IP at Dunedin… Made first career relief appearance May 21 vs Lakeland… In previous start, last Tuesday at Tampa, allowed season highs in hits (6) and runs (5)… Leads all Marauders starters with 29 hits allowed and a .315 oppo- nents’ batting average.