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Charleston RiverDogs Game Notes Game 7 Charleston RiverDogs (3-3) vs. Asheville Tourists (4-2) McCormick Field, Asheville, NC 7:05 p.m. – Wednesday, April 10, 2019 RHP Roansy Contreras (1-0, 1.80) Today’s Starters LHP Ryan Rolison (1-0, 0.00) Last RiverDogs Game: April 9 South Atlantic League 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E CHS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 3 ASH 0 1 0 0 1 6 X 8 10 1 2019 First-Half Standings Right-hander Alexander Vizcaino led the charge for a game two bounce back, fanning seven and scattering three hits in his season debut, before the Tourists rallied behind a six-run, sixth inning to Northern Division W L GB hand the RiverDogs an 8-3 defeat and a sweep of a Tuesday evening doubleheader at McCormick Hickory (Rangers) 5 1 - Field. The Rockies affiliate opened the early evening twin bill with a 17-3 rout of Charleston in Delmarva (Orioles) 3 1 1.0 game one. The Tourists batted around in the sixth inning, tagging Aaron McGarity (0-1) for six runs Kannapolis (White Sox) 3 2 1.5 on six hits, including a game-tying home run by designated hitter Willie MacIver to open the inning. Greensboro (Pirates) 3 3 2.0 Left fielder Daniel Montano plated the game winner on an opposite field single to right to put the Lakewood (Phillies) 2 3 2.0 Rockies affiliate in front for good. West Virginia (Mariners) 2 3 2.0 Hagerstown (Nationals) 1 4 4.0 In game one, the Tourists lineup showcased their depth, pounding out 13 hits and six home runs, including a pair of grand slams by left fielder Will Golsan and shortstop Tanner Vavra. Charleston second baseman Kyle Gray clubbed his first home run of the season, a three-run shot to center. Southern Division W L GB Yankees prospect Luis Medina (0-1) was shaken up for ten runs on 10 hits in two-plus innings of Asheville (Rockies) 4 2 - work to take the loss. Greenville (Red Sox) 3 2 0.5 Charleston (Yankees) 3 3 1.0 Doggie Bites: Augusta (Giants) 2 3 1.5 • Stowers Impressing First Week on the Job: Brand-new Yankee farmhand Josh Stowers Columbia (Mets) 2 3 1.5 continued his hot start to the season on Tuesday, going 3-for-5 with a pair of walks between the Lexington (Royals) 2 3 1.5 two games of the doubleheader. The former Mariners farmhand has now reached base in 14 of Rome (Braves) 1 4 2.5 his 25 plate appearances (6 BB) with his new organization, leading the South Atlantic League with a .560 OBP while riding a five-game hitting streak. The Louisville product was acquired by the Yankees this offseason in the three-team deal that sent Sonny Gray to Cincinnati. • Lord of Grayreach: Charleston second baseman Kyle Gray provided one of the few highlights in Tuesday’s opener for# Second the -HalfRiverDogs Division Winner Quick Stats RiverDogs, popping a three-run home to dead center to put the Dogs on the board in the fourth. The West Virginia University 1st Half Record: 3-3 product’s longball marked the second of the season hit by the RiverDogs and the eighth of his professional career after tying 2nd Half Record: 0-0 for the team-lead with seven homers with Staten Island last year. His current 1.233 OPS is 4th in the SAL. Road Record: 3-3 • There’s Always Tomorrow: The RiverDogs had an evening to forget in Asheville on Tuesday as they were swept by the Home Record: 0-0 Tourists in a pair of seven-inning games, including a 17-3 rout in game one. The 14-run margin of defeat in the opener was Current Streak: L2 Current Road Streak: L2 the biggest Charleston loss since April 12, 2011 when the RiverDogs were blanked 15-0 by the Greenville Drive at Fluor Current Home Streak: - Field. It was the most runs Charleston has conceded since an 18-1 drubbing by the Rome Braves on July 22, 2004 at The This Road Trip: 3-3 Joe. Asheville’s potent lineup also cracked six home runs, the most allowed the RiverDogs pitching staff in their history as a Last Homestand: - Yankees affiliate (circa 2005). Asheville’s one and two spot hitters Will Golsan and Tanner Vavra each blasted grand slams Last Five: 2-3 while enjoying 6 RBI nights. No opposing batter had driven in six against the Dogs since Asheville’s Jordan Ribera on June Last Ten: 3-3 15, 2012, also at McCormick Field. Team AVG (rank): .230 (6th) Team HR (rank): 2 (9th) It’s Still Early, but…: RiverDogs pitching entered the series in Asheville with a league-leading 1.54 staff ERA that ballooned • Runs Scored: 23 (T4th) up to a league-worst 5.74 mark after Tuesday’s doubleheader. Charleston’s hurlers gave up over three times as many runs Team ERA (rank): 5.74 (14th) as they did in the four-game series in Columbia in 12 innings against the Tourists lineup yesterday (25:7) and almost as Team K (rank): 58 (T5th) many hits (23:26). The RiverDogs pitching staff has tapped into New York’s impressive development pipeline of young arms Team SV (rank): 1 (T5th) and has finished in the top-2 in the league in ERA each of the past three seasons, including leading the league and setting 2019 vs. ASH: 0-2 the franchises strikeout record in back-to-back season from 2016-17. • Pinstriped Prospects: The RiverDogs will again tap into a deep farm system in the New York Yankees. Losing some of their organizational talent due to promotions and trades in the last year, the Yankees’ farm system fell from the second-best system in the game to 20th on the Baseball America rankings. Despite this, the Bronx Bombers are stocked with intriguing talent at the lower levels of the farm system, including seven of the Yanks’ pre-season Top-30 prospects set to open the season with the RiverDogs (MLB.com/BA): RHP Roansy Contreras (10/7), RHP Luis Medina (14/11), RHP Luis Gil (13/25), C Josh Breaux (15/30), RHP Matt Sauer (17/10), OF Josh Stowers (25/--), and RHP Tanner Myatt (29/--). • Fresh Meat: Eight members of last year’s 64-72 squad return to open the season, but only three that spent more than 10 games in a RiverDogs uniform last year: OF Frederick Cuevas (55), C Eduardo Navas (54), and RHP Dalton Higgins (24). The Yankees’ 2018 Draft Class is well represented on Charleston’s initial roster with nine members of the class set to begin the season with the Dogs, including second-round selection Josh Breaux. 14 RiverDogs have collegiate baseball experience, ranging as far as Spokane, WA (Daniel Bies, Gonzaga) to as nearby as Florence, S.C. (Tanner Myatt, Florence-Darlington Tech). The RiverDogs roster represents 13 different U.S. states and is also highlighted by 9 international players from either the D.R. or Venezuela. Upcoming Matchups (subject to change) --- Listen to the RiverDogs on 1250 WTMA and online at www.riverdogs.com. Thursday, April 11, 7:05PM: Charleston vs Greensboro: RHP Matt Sauer (0-0, 0.00) vs TBD Friday, April 12, 7:05PM: Charleston vs Greensboro: RHP Tanner Myatt (0-0, 4.50) vs TBD Saturday, April 13, 6:05PM: Charleston vs Greensboro: RHP Luis Gil (0-0, 0.00) vs TBD Sunday, April 14, 5:05PM: Charleston vs Greensboro: RHP Alexander Vizcaino (0-0, 1.93) vs TBD Media Relations Contact: Matt Dean Email: [email protected] Today’s Starter #7 ROANSY CONTRERAS (RHP) HT: 6’0” WT: 175 B/T: R/R HOMETOWN: Yamasa, Dominican Republic AGE: 19 BORN: 11/7/99 ACQUIRED: 2016, NDFA Repertoire: 4SM, CB, CH W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB K BAA 2019 1-0 1.80 1/1 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 0 6 .250 MiLB Career 5-6 3.10 27/24 0 0 122.0 109 57 42 38 100 .236 (3 Seasons) 2019 IP- H- ER- BB- K- Highs: Career IP- 7.0 (7/16/18) H- 9, (7/15/17) ER- 5, (7/15/17) BB- 3, 3x (8/31/18) K- 10, (6/24/18) Highs: Last 3 Games: IP H R ER BB K Career Notes… @COL (4/4) 5.0 4 1 1 0 6 • Rated the No. 7 prospect in the Yankees system per Baseball America and No. 10 per MLB.com in pre-season • In 2018, made 7 starts with the RiverDogs after a July 21 call up and went 0-2, 3.38 ERA (28 SO, 12 BB, 34.2 IP) 2019 Notes…Added to RiverDogs Opening Day o As a then 18-year-old, became the youngest Dogs roster…Got the Opening Night nod for the RiverDogs and pitcher since Manny Banuelos in 2009 garnered the win with 5.0 innings of one-run ball with 6 SO (was the youngest pitcher to start on Opening Night for the o Recorded a 1.26 ERA in 5 starts with Staten Island to RiverDogs in the Yankees era)… start the year • Made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Yankees and GCL Yankees in 2017, posting a 4-4 record with a 4.02 ERA in 14 appearances (11 starts) o Made six starts in the DSL before being moved to the GCL RiverDogs Starters in 2019 Pitcher Games Started W-L Team W-L Run Support Runs/Gm Contreras 1 1-0 1-0 2 2.0 Gil 1 0-0 1-0 7 7.0 Medina 1 0-1 0-1 3 3.0 Myatt 1 0-0 0-1 2 2.0 Sauer 1 0-0 1-0 6 6.0 Vizcaino 1 0-0 0-1 3 3.0 SITUATIONAL RECORDS SCORING BY INNING TOTAL HOME AWAY DAY NIGHT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X ALL vs.