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 Friday, August 2, 2019 | 7:05 p.m. ET | Jackie Robinson Ballpark | Daytona Beach, Fla. | Game #108 | Home Game #54 Daytona Tortugas (19-23, 54-53) St. Lucie Mets (27-15, 59-49) RHP Mac Sceroler (4-2, 4.07) LHP Thomas Szapucki (1-1, 2.60) LAST TIME OUT: Jupiter completed a 3-game sweep of Daytona on Thursday night, as the Hammerheads defeated the Tortugas, 4-3, at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium...Hammerheads took the lead for good in the bottom of the 6th on a safety squeeze bunt by RF Jhonny Santos (1-3, R, RBI, SO) 2019 AT A GLANCE and an RBI infield single by CF Connor Scott (3-4, R, RBI)...LF Jerar Encarnación (2-4, 2B, RBI), 1B Lazaro Alonso (2-4, 2 SO), and SS Demetrius Sims (2-3) each added multi-hit games for Jupiter...SS José García (2-4, R, RBI, SO) and RF Lorenzo Cedrola (2-4, 2B) registered multi-hit nights for Overall Record 54-53 Daytona...LHP Will Stewart (5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 SO) collected his 5th win of the season for the Hammerheads as their “bulk” pitcher...RHP Drew First-Half Record 35-30 Steckenrider (1.0 IP, H) threw a scoreless 1st inning in a rehab start...Daytona’s RHP Aaron Fossas (6.0 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 SO) hurled a quality start, but suffered his 1st Florida State League loss of the season...Game featured a 15-minute delay at the start due to wet grounds. Second-Half Record 19-23 TONIGHT’S METS STARTER: St. Lucie is scheduled to give the ball to LHP Thomas Szapucki in Friday’s series opener...The 23-year-old ranks as the Home Record 26-27 Mets’ No. 8 prospect by FanGraphs and No. 9 by Baseball America...Considered New York’s 12th-best farmhand by MLBPipeline.com...Took a Away Record 28-26 no-decision in his last start on Saturday evening at Bradenton (4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 6 SO)..Transferred from Low-A Columbia on July 3...Made 11 appearances (8 starts), accumulating an 0-0 mark with a 2.08 ERA (5 ER in 21.2 IP) and 26 strikeouts for the Fireflies...Missed the entire 2018 season Current Streak L3 recovering from Tommy John surgery...Spent the 2017 campaign with Columbia, going 1-2 with a 2.79 ERA (9 ER in 29.0 IP) in 6 starts...Dealt with shoulder impingement before undergoing Tommy John...Selected by the New York Mets in the 5th round of the 2015 MLB Draft out of William T. Dwyer High School (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.)...Signed for $375,000...Had been committed to the University of Florida. Place (FSL North) 4th THAT’S A LOVELY ACCENT YOU HAVE: OF Jameson Hannah is Daytona’s newest player, as the left-handed swinging outfielder was assigned to the Games Ahead/Behind -3.5 Tortugas roster on Thursday...The 21-year-old was acquired by the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for RHP Tanner Roark...Hannah enters Cincinnati’s prospect list at No. 7, according to Baseball America...He is considered the organization’s 10th-best farmhand by MLBPipeline.com and FanGraphs...The Flower Mound, Texas native had spent the entire season with High-A Stockton, slashing .283/.341/.381 2019 Home Attendance 112,944 in 92 games for the Ports...Hannah accrued a .283 average (106-375) with 48 R, 25 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 31 RBI, and 6 SB in the California League... Home Dates (Lost) 50 (2) Prior to the trade, the outfielder was tied for 2nd in the Cal League in doubles (25) and 4th in hits (106)...Hannah was originally selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round (60th overall) of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Dallas Baptist University...Signed with the A’s for $1.8 million. Nightly Average Attendance 2,259 WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE?: OF Lorenzo Cedrola has been on a tear for Daytona as of late...The 21-year-old enters Friday’s series opener on a Florida State League Rank 2nd season-high 10-game hitting streak dating back to the start of the road trip against Lakeland...Since July 20, Cedrola has registered a .455 average (15-33) with a .455/.514/.576 slash line...The outfielder has scored 8 runs, tallied 2 doubles, 1 triple, 4 runs driven in, 3 walks, and struck out on just 4 occassions...Cedrola has also been plunked by a pitch during that time and holds a stellar 1.090 OPS...The native of Venezuela also holds a 12-game on- 2019 SECOND HALF FSL STANDINGS base streak stretching to July 17 vs. Jupiter...He’s slashed .400/.467/.500 since the outset of that run...Since the start of the second half, Cedrola has been superb, registering a .308 clip (33-107) with 14 runs scored, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 12 RBI, 7 stolen bases, and 8 walks to just 12 strikeouts NORTH SOUTH in 33 games...Since the All-Star Break, Cedrola leads the squad in hitting (.308), on-base percentage (.375). Team W-L GB Team W-L GB REDEMPTION TOUR: The Tortugas were swept for the just 3rd time this season on Thursday night in Jupiter...Prior to that contest, Daytona DUN* 22-19 - CHA 29-11 - prevented a sweep with a 4-2 win vs. Jupiter on July 18...Daytona was swept for just the 2nd time this season as a result of their 4-3 loss to the St. Lucie TAM 19-21 2.5 STL 27-15 3.0 Mets on July 7 at First Data Field...The Tortugas had not been swept until they dropped all 3 affairs to the Dunedin Blue Jays at Jackie Robinson Ballpark from June 28-30...Prior to that, the ‘Tugas hadn’t been swept in a series of 3+ games at home since they dropped 4 in-a-row to Lakeland from July 7-10, CLR 20-23 3.0 BRD 22-18 7.0 2017....Daytona is 2-3 in 5 games when they have the potential to be swept (26-26)...Before the Dunedin series in late June, the Tortugas had not been swept since they lost all 4 games against the Lakeland Flying Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium from August 13-16, 2018...The Tortugas themselves DBT 19-23 3.5 FTM* 22-19 7.5 have completed 6 sweeps this season. LAK 18-23 4.0 JUP 21-22 9.5 WE’RE GOING TO ASPEN: Officially announced on Wednesday, the Cincinnati Reds dealt a pair of former Daytona Tortugas in a 3-way trade with the FLO 16-26at TNS6.5 atPMB MIS 13-28Overall16.5 Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres...In the deal, the Reds acquired RHP Trevor Bauer from the Indians...Cincinnati also sent RF Yasiel Puig to Cleveland in the deal...Additionally, former Tortugas OF Taylor Trammell was dealt to the Padres and LHP Scott Moss was flipped to the Indians...Both 2015 0-0 SERIES 2-2HISTORY 2-2 Trammell and Moss were a part of the 2018 Daytona Tortugas squad that won the North Division crown in the first half and the postseason...In 110 games for the ‘Tugas in 2018, Trammell accumulated a .277 average (110-397) with 71 R, 19 2B, 4 3B, 8 HR, 41 RBI, and 25 SB...The Reds’ former 1st-round 2014 6-4at DBT 1-4at STL 7-8Overall pick tied for 3rd in the Florida State League in walks (58) and runs scored (71), 4th in on-base percentage (.375), and tied for 4th in steals (25)...Moss also Since ‘10 18-12 17-17 35-29 shined for Daytona in 2018...The 24-year-old made 25 starts for the ‘Tugas, tallying a 15-4 record with a 3.68 ERA (54 ER in 132.0 IP), 41 BB, and 112 2019 0-0 0-4 0-4 SO ...Moss led the FSL in wins (15), was tied for 2nd in games started (25), and ranked 4th in innings pitched (132.0)...According to MLBPipeline.com, Since2018 ‘05 27-261-4 27-304-5 54-565-9 Trammell slots in as the Padres’ No. 3 prospect, while Moss ranks as the Indians’ 17th-best farmhand...Trammell will report to Double-A Amarillo for the Padres...Moss is slated to join Double-A Akron for the Indians...The Indians also acquired OF Franmil Reyes, LHP Logan Allen, and INF Víc- Since 2005 39-37 38-50 77-87 tor Nova from San Diego in the 3-team swap...Bauer went 9-8 with a 3.79 ERA (66 ER in 156.2 IP), 63 BB, and 185 SO in 24 starts for Cleveland this year. 2019 TEAM COMPARISONS SO YOU’RE SAYING THERE’SA CHANCE: With 30 games remaining in the 2019 regular season, Daytona remains in the thick of the playoff race in the Florida State League North Division...Entering Friday’s matchup with St. Lucie, the Tortugas hold a 19-23 mark in the season’s second half...They are TORTUGAS METS currently 4th in the North Division and are 3.5-games behind the Dunedin Blue Jays for 1st place...Since Dunedin captured the first-half crown in the North, the playoffs could come down to a wild-card berth given to the team with the second-best overall record in the division...Entering the day, Daytona .248 (3rd) Batting Avg .245 (T-4th) is 54-53 overall, which has them a 1.0-game behind Clearwater for 2nd place in the overall North Division standings...The Tortugas are 9.5 games 440 (3rd) Runs 434 (5th) behind Dunedin for the best total mark in the division...The Fort Myers Miracle were the first-half champions in the South Division, while the Charlotte 887 (1st) Hits 841 (T-4th) Stone Crabs currently have a 3.0-game lead over the St.