Columbus Clippers Game #38 Game Information Road Game #20 Media Relations Department - 330 Huntington Park Ln., Columbus, OH 43215 - (614)-462-5250 - [email protected] Thursday, May 16 (11:05) - McCoy Stadium Columbus Clippers Pawtucket Red Sox (Cleveland Indians) vs. (Boston Red Sox) RHP Cody Anderson (0-0, 0.00) RHP Mike Shawaryn (1-2, 2.79) (22-15) (13-23) LAST GAME Upcoming Probables May 15 R H E LOB Friday, May 17 at Syracuse (6:35): RHP Zach Plesac (1-0, 0.00) vs. TBA Columbus7 11 210 Saturday, May 18 at Syracuse (1:05): RHP Adam Plutko (0-2, 10.13) vs. TBA Pawtucket 4 2 1 7 Sunday, May 19 at Syracuse (1:05): RHP Asher Wojciechowski (3-1, 2.61) vs. TBA W: Shao-Ching-Chiang (1-3) Tuesday, May 21 vs. Toledo (6:35): TBA vs. RHP Shao-Ching Chiang (1-3, 6.75) L: Jeremy Bleich (0-1) Today's Game S: Henry Martinez (3) The Clippers will send RHP Cody Anderson to the mound today, followed by RHP Chih-Wei Hu (has not made a relief appearance this HR: Flaherty (4), Barnes (5), season). Pawtucket will counter with RHP Mike Shawaryn. The Clippers are 16-12 (.571) against right handers this season. Shawaryn Thompson (7), Bradley (8) has never pitched against Columbus in his career. Highlights The Clippers jumped out to a 6- vs. the Red Sox 0 lead on the strength of 3HR The Clippers have won 24 of the last 34 overall against Pawtucket. Dating to 4/28/12, 32 of the last 53 games between the two have before adding another in the 8th been decided by two runs or less (Clippers are 19-13). Individually, Trayce Thompson has had the most success against Pawtucket in for a final of 7-4. Brandon his career, hitting .314/.397/.725 with 5HR and 12RBI over 15 games. Max Moroff has 3HR and 13RBI in 15 games. Barnes was the only Clipper to Heading into Q2 send one out with a man on base (2-run). Through 37 games, the Clippers are leading the pack in the IL West (have made the playoffs each of the last four times when leading through the first quarter: 2016, 2015, 2011, 2010; won Governors' Cup all but 2016). Their team batting average (.253) ranks 12th in the IL (.252 was the IL average last season) and their team ERA (4.38) ranks 3rd (would have been dead last in 2018). On the Road Again CLIPPER QUICK FACTS After a 2-3 home stand, the Clippers are back out on the road, where they have not lost a series this season (4-0-1). Columbus owns the Current Streak: W2 2nd best road batting average this year (.285, three points behind Toledo; .213, 14th in the IL at home, three points behind Pawtucket) Road Streak: W2 and the best SLG (.521; .367 at home, 2nd worst in the IL). Columbus is averaging over two runs more per game on the road (6.3 to 3.9). Road: 13-6 May: 7-5 Close Ones Thursday: 4-1 After 20 straight games played within the margin of a grand slam (4/13-5/3), two of the last nine games have been decided by at least five Day Games: 6-5 runs. On the year, only five of 37 games have been won (3) or lost (2) by more than four runs (tied with Indianapolis for fewest such vs. North: 3-2 games). Despite the close scores, the team that has been leading after the 6th has gone on to win 26 of 30 games this year (.867). Last 10: 6-4 Consecutive days in 1st: 26 Offense Stepping Up Scoring at least 4 runs: 18-5 After last night's win, the Clippers are still the only team in the IL with a winning record when allowing at least four runs, sitting at 14-12 Scoring less than 4 runs: 4-10 (.538, won two in a row). Last night, they turned in their fourth 4HR game of the season, but barely squeaked by because three were solo Come from behind wins: 9 shots (lead IL in solo HR %, 68%). The Clippers have a +18 run differential on the season, good for 4th best in the IL. Last at bat wins: 8 Team Batting: .253, 12th Do the Math Team Pitching: 4.38, 3rd Since dropping below the Mendoza line on 4/28 (.197), Mark Mathias has a hit in 10 of 11 (.439, 18x41), including five multi-hit games, to Team Defense: .981, 5th raise his avaerage to .294. Mathias has nine multi-hit games on the season (3rd on the team) and he is one of four Clippers to have at least one 2-hit, one 3-hit and one 4-hit game (Oscar Mercado, Bobby Bradley and Brandon Barnes). LEAGUE STANDINGS North W - L Pct GB Racking Up Bases SYR 22 - 16.579 - Bobby Bradley ended his three game extra-base hit drought with a solo HR last night, his eighth bomb of the season (Clippers improved SWB 18 - 16 .529 2.0 to 9-1 all-time when he goes deep). Bradley now has 9XBH over a 12 game on-base streak (.420OBP since 4/30) that has seen him hit LHV 19 - 17 .528 2.0 in 10 of the 12 (.370, 17x46). He is sitting at .302 on the year (first time ever hitting over .300 this late in full season action). BUF 14 - 21 .400 6.5 ROC 14 - 21 .400 6.5 Power Behind the Plate PAW 13 - 23 .361 8.0 Eric Haase and Tim Federowicz have combined to become the most potent backstop run producers in the IL, leading the league with South W - L Pct GB 11HR and ranking 2nd with 27RBI (the duo ranks 2nd the IL with a .529SLG). Haase had only 1RBI through his first six games, but has DUR 23 - 15 .605 - driven in 15 in his last 20 games (8HR in last 20). Federowicz has 10RBI in his last 10 games. GWN 23 - 16 .590 0.5 CHA20 - 17 .541 2.5 Slowing Down NOR 18 - 19 .486 4.5 The Clippers have only 2SB in the last eight games, after having swiped four on 5/4 in Toledo (three games of 4SB this season; three West W - L Pct GB such games combined from 2017-18). Now that Oscar Mercado's IL-best 14SB have motored onto the Majors, Eric Stamets is the new COL 22 - 15 .595 - Speed King (8SB, tied for 6th in the IL). Stamets has successfully stolen 11 straight, dating to 8/12/18. IND 20- 16 .556 1.5 LOU 17 - 22 .436 6.0 ORGANIZATION REPORT vs. PAWTUCKET TOL 13 - 22 .371 8.0 Cleveland (22-19), 2nd place Akron (17-21), 4th place All-Time May 15 R H E 5/15 vs. Bowie, won, 5-2 (11) Home Road Overall League Notes OFF x x x 5/16 at Richmond, 6:35 141-110 133-120 274-230 DAY xx x Lynchburg (19-18), 2nd place 2019 Lindor: .279/.316/.465, 5HR, 11RBI 5/15 vs. Carolina, won, 6-4 Home Road Overall Luplow: .280/.339/.560, 4HR, 6RBI 5/16 vs. Carolina, 6:30 0-0 2-0 2-0 Bauer: 4-2, 3.02ERA, 59.2IP, 72K/27BB Lake County (22-15), 2nd place 2018 Clippard: 0-0, 1.42ERA, 6.1IP, 6K/1BB 5/15 vs. Fort Wayne, won, 10-6 Home Road Overall 5/16 vs. BAL, 6:10 (Straily vs. Bauer) 5/16 vs. Bowling Green, 6:30 1-2 2-1 3-3 Governors' Cup Champions: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2010, 2011, 2015 IL West Division Champions: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 Columbus Clippers Game Information Thursday, May 16 This Date in Clipper History Huntington (Small) Park 5/16/2010 In each of the first 10 years since the move downtown, Huntington Park has ranked among the top two in the IL in homers per game, Columbus beat Durham 5-0 at totaling 2.16 per contest (1,539HR, 714 games). Last year, HP averaged over a pair per game for the second straight year (sixth time Huntington Park, with Carlos overall), but needed 5HR (all by the Clippers) on the season's final day to jump into 2nd place. The team total of 68HR was the lowest Santana strumming a 2-run HR since 2015. Over the life of the park, the Clippers have hit fewer long balls than the opposition (798 to 784). to lead the way. Santana played in only 57 games for the year gms COL opp total avg rank yeargms COL opp total avg rank yeargms COL opp total avg rank 88 183 2.58 Clippers in 2010, receiving a 2009 71 57 73 130 1.83 2nd 20137263 72 135 1.88 2nd 201771 95 1st 2010 72 90 83 173 2.40 2nd2014 72 64 85 149 2.07 2nd 2018 69 68 76 144 2.09 2nd permanent promotion to the Big 2011 72 100 77 177 2.46 1st2015 72 62 64 126 1.75 2nd 201918 20 23 43 2.39 7th Leagues on 6/11. In his short 2012 71 91 88 179 2.52 1st 2016 72 74 69 143 1.99 1st time with Columbus, he batted .316 (62x196) with 13HR and Looong Losing Streak Snapped 51RBI, while posting a .447OBP On 5/2/18 at Louisville, the Clippers snapped an 82 game losing streak when trailing after eight innings, tying the Bats in the 9th and and .597SLG.