Myrtle Beach Pelicans (58-71, 24-35) at Down East Wood Ducks (56-73, 21-38) Vs
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Myrtle Beach Pelicans (58-71, 24-35) at Down East Wood Ducks (56-73, 21-38) vs. THE WOOD DUCKS 2018 vs. Wood Ducks ....................................................... 14-7 Friday, August 24, 2018 - 7:00 p.m. in Myrtle Beach ...........................................................7-3 Game No. 130 • Second Half Game No. 60 • Road Game No. 65 in Kinston .....................................................................7-4 Grainger Stadium • Kinston, N.C. All-Time vs. Down East......................................30-18 (.625) MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast • MiLB First Pitch • TuneIn 2017 Regular Season vs. Down East ...........................16-11 in Myrtle Beach ...........................................................8-7 RHP Cory Abbott (4-5, 2.97 ERA) vs. RHP Steven Bruce (5-8, 3.19 ERA) in Kinston .....................................................................8-4 BIRDS BLOW LATE LEAD IN LOSS TO DASH WHO’S ON FIRST? PELICANS BY THE NUMBERS The Winston-Salem Dash used a four-run eighth inning After posting a 6.23 ERA in his first three starts with Myrtle Record ...............................................................................58-71 Thursday to beat the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 5-4 from BB&T Beach, Cory Abbotthas surrendered more than two earned Home Record ..................................................................33-32 Ballpark. The Dash plated the game’s first run in the second runs in just one of his last eight starts. During that span, Road Record ....................................................................25-39 inning before a Luis Ayala RBI single equalized the margin at the San Diego native has posted a 2.01 ERA thanks to 13 Current Streak .......................................................................L1 one in the fourth. The Birds took the lead with a three-run runs, 10 earned, on 34 hits in 44.2 frames. A second-round seventh inning. Jhonny Pereda’s RBI single coupled with a pick in 2017 out of Loyola Marymount, Abbott has whiffed Runs Scored ...................................448 (3.5 per game)/10th Runs Allowed ...................................517 (4.0 per game)/3rd Winston-Salem error brought in two runs. Jared Young then 46 against 14 walks over this run. Out of the 93 Carolina Run Differential............................................................-69 /8th collected an RBI base hit of his own to extend the lead to League pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched, Abbott Pythagorean Record .......................................................55-74 4-1. However, in the bottom of the eighth, the Dash used ranks in the top 25 in both strikeout percentage (13th, 26.5 Southern Division Standing/GB............................... 4th/13.0 two bases-loaded walks and two sacrifice flies to move percent) and FIP (14th, 2.99). When opponents do put the Current Standings Streak ...................................4th, 42 days in front of Myrtle Beach. The contest featured 16 walks ball in play, Abbott has suppressed hard contact by posting Long Standings Streak ............. 4th, 42 days (7/13-present) between the two clubs, with Roberto Caro and Christian a 14.0 percent line drive percentage, the 10th-lowest in the Series Record ............................................................... 15-19-4 Donahue each registering three free passes. circuit. Series Streak ...........................................................................T1 Pelicans’ Sweeps ..................... 5 (4-game, 7/13-7/16 at DE) TODAY IN PELICANS HISTORY NO PEACH HOUSE Sweeps of the Pelicans ............. 8 (2-game, 8/6-8/7 at W-S) August 24 has been a special day for the Myrtle Beach During the month of August, the Birds are batting just Pelicans recently. A year ago today, Pelicans manager Buddy .212/.291/.280 to post a .571 OPS, far below their league- Batting Average/Rank .............................................. .235/10th On-Base Percentage ............................................... .311/10th Bailey became the 11th manager in Minor League Baseball worst mark on the season of .635. Over the first 21 games Slugging Percentage ................................................. .323/10th history to reach 2,000 career wins when the Birds beat the of August, Myrtle Beach has mustered just 25 extra-base OPS ............................................................................ .635/10th Down East Wood Ducks 5-4 from TicketReturn.Com Field at hits. The Pelicans are also a woeful 32-for-157 (.204) during BABIP .................................................................................. .293 Pelicans Ballpark. On August 24, 2016, Myrtle Beach won the month with runners in scoring position, plating a total of Strikeouts ........................................................962/4th-Fewest 2-1 in 10 innings at Carolina to clinch a postseason spot en 58 runs (2.8 per game) in August. K% (MLB avg: ~22.0%)....................................................21.0% route to the club’s fourth Mills Cup Championship. Walks ............................................................................. 416/6th BB% (MLB avg: ~8.5%) ......................................................9.1% KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE Hits ............................................................................... 950/10th START SPREADING THE NEWS Over the Pelicans’ last 29 contests, 25 have been decided by Doubles .......................................................................162/10th Over the last 20 games, Myrtle Beach starting pitchers three runs or less, including a remarkable 20 by just one Triples ...............................................................................20/9th have ceded three earned runs or less 19 times. During that tally. In the 100 battles prior to this run, the Birds had Home Runs ................................................................... 52/10th span, the club’s starters have pitched a total of 96.0 innings, played in just 20 one-run games. On the season, Myrtle Stolen Bases................................................................. 91/T-4th yielding 35 earned runs on 73 hits for a 3.28 ERA. The Beach has played 84 games decided by no more than three Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) ......................... .701 Birds’ bullpen has started to heat up recently as well; After runs, the second-highest total in the Carolina League. The Errors .......................................................................... 143/Most posting a 6.38 ERA due to 13 runs, all earned, on 27 hits in Pelicans are 42-42 (.500) in those engagements. Eight of the 18.1 frames in the seven games from August 2-11, Pelicans Birds’ last 11 contests have been decided by one score. FIP ..........................................................................................3.31 relievers have allowed just 11 runs, nine earned, on 38 hits ERA ............................................................................... 3.54/3rd in 46.2 innings (1.74 ERA) over the last 11 contests. BABIP .................................................................................. .299 PELICAN POINTS Strikeouts ...................................................................... 986/7th Thanks to a four-game series split in Winston-Salem, Myrtle K% (MLB avg: ~22.0%)....................................................21.4% AND NOW OUR WATCH HAS ENDED Beach has stretched their run without a set loss to four. Walks .............................................................. 383/2nd-Fewest Myrtle Beach was officially eliminated from the postseason This is the club’s longest roll without a series loss since a BB% (MLB avg: ~8.5%) ......................................................8.3% on Wednesday, ending a seven-season playoff run that season-best six straight from May 21-June 10. During that Hits Allowed ...................................................989/4th-Fewest had matched a Carolina League record (2001-07 Kinston span, Myrtle Beach won 15 of 17 games, including nine in Home Runs ...............................................................59/Fewest WHIP ............................................................................1.26/2nd Indians). The Pelicans had not missed the postseason since a row during the tail end of the stretch... The Birds have hit 2010. With Thursday’s loss at Winston-Salem, Myrtle Beach just 52 home runs this season, and the club is on pace for has recorded its first losing season since the Birds went 58- just 56 long balls this year. That mark would be the lowest in SECOND HALF STANDINGS 82 (.414) during that 2010 campaign. club history (64 homers, 2013). SOUTHERN Buies Creek 36-21 -- Winston-Salem 36-21 -- THE WEEK AHEAD Carolina 25-32 11.0 Myrtle Beach 24-35 13.0 DATE TIME OPPONENT PELICANS STARTER OPP. STARTER Down East 21-38 16.0 Sat. Aug. 25 6:00 ET at Down East LHP Bryan Hudson (6-10, 4.43) RHP Jason Bahr (1-3, 5.61) Sun. Aug. 26 2:00 ET at Down East RHP Erich Uelmen (3-3, 5.00) LHP Tyler Thomas (0-0, 1.13) NORTHERN Mon. Aug. 27 7:05 ET Buies Creek RHP Alex Lange (6-8, 3.78) TBA Lynchburg 36-22 -- Tue. Aug. 28 7:05 ET Buies Creek RHP Tyson Miller (9-8, 3.63) TBA Potomac 29-28 6.5 Wed. Aug. 29 7:05 ET Buies Creek RHP Erick Leal (1-1, 1.37) TBA Wilmington 29-29 7.0 Thu. Aug. 30 7:05 ET Buies Creek TBA TBA Salem 28-30 8.0 Fri. Aug. 31 7:00 ET at Frederick TBA TBA Frederick 25-33 11.0 BIRD DROPPINGS Aramis Ademan: 1-for-31, .032 in last 8 G; 14-for-48, .292, 2 2B, 5 RBIs, 4 BB in prev. 13 G Christian Donahue: 2-for-3, HR, RBI,