2019 Daytona Tortugas Game Notes
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FLORIDA STATE 2019 DAYTONA TORTUGAS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1995, 2000, 2004, GAME NOTES 2008, 2011, 2013 HIGH-A AFFILIATE OF THE CINCINNATI REDS | DAYTONATORTUGAS.COM Wednesday, July 3, 2019 | 7:05 p.m. ET | Jackie Robinson Ballpark | Daytona Beach, Fla. | Game #81 | Home Game #47 Daytona Tortugas (6-9, 41-39) Tampa Tarpons (7-7, 35-45) RHP Wendolyn Bautista (0-3, 4.60) RHP Jio Orozco (2-2, 4.19) LAST TIME OUT: Daytona dropped game two of the series on Tuesday night, as the Tampa Tarpons defeated the Tortugas, 9-2, in front of 2,395 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark...The Tarpons took the lead in the top of the 5th inning thanks to a pair of 3-run home runs by CF Estevan 2019 AT A GLANCE Florial (2-6, R, HR, 5 RBI, 2 SO) and 1B Steven Sensley (2-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI)...3B-1B José Martínez (2-5, R, RBI, 2 SO) also added a multi-hit Overall Record 41-39 effort for Tampa...Daytona scored both of their tallies in the 8th on a 2-run home run to left by DH Alejo López (1-2, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB)...RHP First-Half Record 35-30 Frank Germán (5.0 IP, 2 H, 5 BB, 6 SO) walked 5 hitters, but tossed 5.0 scoreless innings to earn his 4th win...Daytona’s RHP Jared Solomon (4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO) got off to a strong start, but failed to survive the 5th and suffered his 4th defeat...Tuesday night’s contest Second-Half Record 6-9 lasted 3 hours and 25 minutes. Home Record 21-25 Away Record 20-14 TONIGHT’S TARPONS STARTER: Tampa is scheduled to give the ball to RHP Jio Orozco for Wednesday’s rubber match...The 21-year-old Current Streak L1 earned his 2nd win of the year in his last start at Daytona on Thursday night (5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 3 BB, 2 SO)...Transferred to Tampa from Low-A Charleston on June 2...Collected a 4-2 record with a 2.81 ERA (16 ER in 51.1 IP) and 38 strikeouts in 9 appearances (7 starts) with the RiverDogs...Spent the entire 2018 campaign in Charleston...In 10 outings (9 starts), accumulated a 1-3 clip, a 4.50 ERA (23 ER in 46.0 IP), 1 Place (FSL North) T-4th save, and 36 strikeouts...Joined the roster on May 17 and placed on the disabled list from July 20 until the end of the campaign...Acquired by Games Ahead/Behind -4.0 the New York Yankees with RHP Juan De Paula from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for OF Ben Gamel on August 31, 2016...Ranked as Seattle’s No. 24 prospect by Baseball America entering the 2016 season...Selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 14th round of the 2015 MLB Draft out of Salpointe Catholic High School (Tucson, Ariz.)...Signed for $100,000...High school teammates with Tarpons C Donny Sands...Was 2019 Home Attendance 98,383 committed to the University of Arizona before signing...Full name is Jiovanni Nikolas Orozco...Throws a fastball, cutter, curveball, and changeup. Home Dates (Lost) 44 (1) Nightly Average Attendance 2,236 GET RUBBERY: The Tortugas snapped a remarkable cold streak in rubber matches on Wednesday, June 19...After losing 5-straight rubber matches and 16-of-17 dating back to May 3, 2018, at Jupiter, Daytona squeaked past Florida, 5-4, at Jackie Robinson Ballpark...In 6 series-de- Florida State League Rank 2nd ciding games, Daytona has only been outscored by a total of 21-14 with 5 one-run affairs (1-4)...Despite a stellar overall season in 2018, Daytona struggled mightily in rubber matches, accruing a 3-12 record in those affairs...Prior to Wednesday’s triumph, the ‘Tugas had not won a 2019 SECOND HALF FSL STANDINGS series-deciding game in the regular season since a 5-1 win at Dunedin on April 22, 2018...Daytona had previously won a rubber match, 5-3, in Game 3 of the North Division Championship Series on September 6, 2018, vs. Clearwater at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. NORTH SOUTH Team W-L GB Team W-L GB SWEET SWINGIN’ SUGILIO: OF Andy Sugilio continues to pepper the ball across the diamond for the Tortugas...The 22-year-old enters DUN* 10-4 - CHA 10-4 - Wednesday’s series finale on an 8-game hitting streak...Dating back to the beginning of the homestand on June 25 vs. Tampa, Sugilio has CLR 10-5 0.5 BRD 9-6 1.5 accumulated a .364 average (12-33) with 7 runs scored, a triple, 4 runs batted in, 3 walks, and 2 stolen bases...During that time, Sugilio has slashed .364/.417/.424 with an .841 OPS...The Dominican native has an opportunity to match his season-high hit-streak on Wednesday...Sugilio TAM 7-7 3.0 STL 9-6 1.5 hit in 9-consecutive contests from June 4-17, registering a .432 clip (16-37) with 7 runs scored, a double, a triple, 3 RBI, and 4 stolen bases. DBT 6-9 4.5 JUP 7-7 3.0 LAK 6-9 4.5 FTM* 5-10 5.5 THE ‘FAIR’ WAY: OF Stuart Fairchild was transferred to back from Double-A Chattanooga on Monday when OF T.J. Friedl was activated from FLO 4-11 6.5 PMB 4-9 5.5 the Lookouts’ injured list...The 23-year-old had found his stroke at the plate since coming back from a slight hamstring injury on May 4...In 45 at TNS at MIS Overall games between two levels since missing a week of action, the 23-year-old compiled a .321 average (52-162) with 24 runs scored, 15 doubles, 1 2015 0-0 SERIES 2-2HISTORY 2-2 triple, 7 home runs, 34 runs batted in, 3 stolen bases, 18 walks, and 5 hit-by-pitches...During the run, Fairchild slashed .321/.403/.556 with a .959 2014 6-4 1-4 7-8 OPS...Over his last 46 games – going back to April 27 vs. Bradenton – the Seattle, Wash. native reached base in 39-of-46 contests and picked at DBT at TAM Overall up a base-hit in 34 of those affairs...In his first 14 games, Fairchild was slashing .113/.175/.151 with a 6-for-53 ledger at the dish...In 45 affairs Since2019 ‘10 18-124-4 17-173-0 35-297-4 after, he has slashed .325/.410/.558 with 23 extra-base hits and raised his batting average 160 points from .113 to .273. Since2018 ‘05 27-263-3 27-303-3 54-566-6 MY DARLING CLEMENTINA: Although his batting average isn’t where he would like, C Hendrik Clementina has reached base frequently Since 2005 51-51 50-45 101-96 over the last several weeks...Entering Wednesday, the 22-year-old is on a season-best 19-game on-base streak dating back to May 29 at Palm 2019 TEAM COMPARISONS Beach...During that time, Clementina has accumulated a .242 average (16-66) with 10 runs scored, 5 doubles, 5 home runs, 14 runs batted in, 7 walks, and 2 hit-by-pitches...Despite the lengthy streak, the Willemstad, Curaçao native has only slashed .242/.329/.545 with an .874 OPS TORTUGAS TARPONS and a .289 BABIP...Clementina holds longest active on-base streak in the Florida State League entering Tuesday...Teammate INF Alejo López .244 (5th) Batting Avg .232 (11th) maintains the longest on-base streak in the FSL this season, reaching in 22-straight affairs between May 17 and June 12. 333 (5th) Runs 310 (T-7th) 654 (T-4th) Hits 598 (10th) SO NICE, HE DID IT TWICE: C Hendrik Clementina became the first Tortugas’ player to hit multiple home runs in a single-game on Sunday evening vs. Dunedin...The 22-year-old smashed a 3-run blast down the left-field line in the bottom of the first and added a 2-run clout to straight- 117 (6th) Doubles 114 (8th) away left in the bottom of the third...Both longballs came off of Dunedin’s RHP Máximo Castillo...The multi-home run contest was the first for 26 (3rd) Triples 4 (12th) Clementina since he went deep twice for Low-A Dayton on May 4, 2018, at Clinton (2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 SO)...The Willemstad, Curaçao 44 (7th) Home Runs 59 (3rd) native also compiled a career-best 6 RBI in the contest...The multiple-homer performance was the first by a Daytona player since 1B Ibandel 297 (5th) RBI 284 (8th) Isabel clocked a pair dingers on August 28, 2018, at Charlotte...Clementina’s feat was the first time a Tortugas’ player smashed a pair of homers 955 (6th) Total Bases 897 (8th) at home since Isabel accomplished the feat on in game two of a doubleheader on August 10, 2018, vs. Jupiter...Clementina’s 6 RBI performance 233 (7th) Walks 203 (12th) was the first by Daytona since 1B Ibandel Isabel drove in 6 tallies in a 9-6 win at Lakeland on June 2, 2018...The 6-RBI output is the most by a Daytona player at home since the organization rebranded to the Tortugas prior the 2015 season...No Daytona player has accumulated than 681 (7th) Strikeouts 665 (5th) many RBIs in a game at The Jack since SS Javier Báez drove in 7 for the then-Daytona Cubs on June 10, 2013, in a 9-6 victory vs.