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MEDIA INFORMATION Frederick Keys (17-17, 2nd, 2.5 GB / Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks (20-15, 1st, 0.0 GB / Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals Games No. 36 & 37 • Home Games No. 19 & 20 • Frawley Stadium • Tuesday, May 14, 2019 • 4:35 p.m. BLUE ROCKS BREAKDOWN Today’s Starting Pitchup Matchup HOME: 9-9 | AWAY: 11-6| STREAK: W1| LAST 5: 2-3 | LAST 10: 5-5 Wilmington: LHP Daniel Tillo RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY: For the sixth time this season and the sec- omd straight day Mother Nature wreaked havoc on the Blue Rocks, as Frederick: RHP Cody Sedlock Wilmington’s game with Frederick was postponed. Tomorrow’s Starter for the Blue Crew LAST TIME ON THE FIELD: Marcelo Martinez held Potomac to Daniel Lynch is one of three first-round only a single score over six innings and the Wilmington Blue Rocks selections the Royals used on starting offense did just enough in a 2-1 win over the Nationals on Saturday at pitching in the 2018 Draft. Lynch was the Frawley Stadium. The victory ended the Blue Crew’s three-game losing 34th overall pick out of the University of streak and increased their lead in the Carolina League North to 2.5 Virginia and signed for $1.7 million. He games as they reached the halfway point of the opening half. struggled his first two seasons as a Cava- lier, posting a combined ERA of over five PLENTY OF CLOSE CALLS: The Blue Crew have excelled as a freshman and sophomore, but saw in close games this season. Wilmington leads the Carolina things click in 2018. As a junior he low- League with 15 contests decided by a single score in 2019. The ered his ERA to 3.88 and struck out 105 Rocks are an impressive 13-3 in those close calls. They are also in only 88.2 innings. Then he split his de- stellar at holding late leads, going 13-1 when taking an advantage but professional season between Low-A into the eighth inning and 14-0 when leading after eight. Lexington and Rookie-Burlington. Lynch TOP OF THE STANDINGS TO YOU: Wilmington has been allowed one run or fewer in 10 of his to- in first place for over two-thirds of the 2019 season—28 of the tal starts. He is the organization’s fourth- campaign’s first 38 days. ranked prospect according to MLB.com. OFFENSE LOOKING TO GET GOING: Despite spending two- thirds of the season atop the Carolina League North standings, the 2019 Regular-Season Series: WIL vs. FRE Wilmington offense continues to be a work in progress this season. The Series Tied 2-2 in 2019 Rocks managed just five hits on Saturday, which was the fourth straight time Wilmington has managed five knocks or fewer in a contest and 16th time in 2019. The Rocks also went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring Date Site Result position and have just 11 total knocks with men at second and/or third base in their last 12 games. Overall the Blue Crew attack is last in the 4/29 Frederick L 5-1 Carolina League with a collective .197 batting average. Wilmington is 4/30 Frederick W, 5-4 also last in the loop in on-base percentage, runs, hits and extra- 5/1 Frederick L 12-2 TRYING TO FIND IT AT FRAWLEY: The Rocks were able to get back to .500 at home for the season with Saturday’s win. Wilm- 5/2 Frederick W 5-4 ington has had more success on the road this season, however, going 5/14 Wilmington 11-6 outside of the First State as opposed to just 8-9 at home. The Blue Crew offense has been much more potent away from the friendly 5/14 Wilmington confines of Frawley Stadium, scoring 29 more runs in away affairs. Eleven of the Blue Crew’s 12 homers have come on the road and 5/15 Wilmington Wilmington has not hit a home run in its home ballpark since Opening 5/16 Wilmington Night—a string of 17 consecutive contests. The Rocks are also hitting 40 points lower as a team at home. 6/20 Wilmington 6/21 Wilmington UNBALANCED SCHEDULE: Wilmington has had an odd schedule to start the 2019 season. Wilmington opened the 6/22 Wilmington campaign with a series against Salem and then played 17 consecutive games against CL South opponents. The Rocks went 6/23 Wilmington 9-8 during that stretch. The Blue Crew are now in the midst of 6/27 Frederick playing 24 out of 27 against the CL North. Wilmington is 9-5 so far during this string of the slate and 9-7 vs. the CL North. 6/28 Frederick PROSPECT-LADEN ROSTER FOR THE ROCKS: The 2019 Wilmington 6/29 Frederick Blue Rocks roster features six of the Kansas City Royals’ top seven prospects 6/30 Frederick and 11 of the organization’s top 27 according to MLB.com. The team also has three first round picks from the 2018 Draft alone in their starting rotation. Upcoming Probable Starters and Schedule Wednesday, May 14 vs. Frederick 6:35 p.m. LHP Daniel Lynch vs. RHP Dean Kremer 89.7 WGLS-FM Thursday, May 15 vs. Frederick 10:35 a.m. RHP Brady Singer vs. LHP DL Hall 89.7 WGLS-FM Friday, May 16 at Potomac 7:05 p.m. RHP Jackson Kowar vs. TBA 89.7 WGLS-FM RADIO: Rowan Radio, 89.7 WGLS-FM WEBCAST: wgls.rowan.edu or bluerocks.com Wilmington Blue Rocks Game Notes MEDIA INFORMATION CONTINUED HOME RUN NOTES Blue Rocks vs. the Carolina League Blue Rocks 2-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (2 IN 2018 ) Opponent Record Home Road 4.14.19 Seuly Matias at CAR (Solo HR & 2-R HR) Frederick 2-2 0-0 2-2 3-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (HAS NEVER HAPPENED) Lynchburg 3-0 0-0 3-0 BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (1 IN 2018) Potomac 1-1 1-1 0-0 LAST TIME: 7.9.18 D.J. Burt & Emmanuel Rivera at FRE Salem 3-4 2-2 1-2 LEADOFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2018) Northern Div. 9-7 3-3 6-4 4.14.19 7.10.18 Nick Heath at FRE (Off big-league rehabber Chris Tillman) Opponent Record Home Road GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (3 IN 2018) LAST TIME: 6.24.18 Meibrys Viloria at POT (off Jeremy Hellickson) Carolina 5-1 1-0 4-1 WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (0 IN 2018) Down East 1-3 1-3 0-0 LAST TIME 7.24.17 Chase Vallot vs. SAL (10th inning) Fayetteville 0-0 0-0 0-0 PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (1 IN BOTH 2018) Myrtle Beach 0-0 0-0 0-0 LAST TIME: 5.16.15 Dex Kjerstad at LYN Winston-Salem 5-4 3-3 2-1 INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (2 IN 2018) Southern Div. 11-8 5-6 6-2 LAST TIME: 8.19.18 @ W-S Oliver Nunez (4th inning, solo HR) BLUE ROCKS HOME RUNS: 9 (63 IN 2018 / 23 HOME & 40 AWAY) Runners Left On Base Carolina 6 Lynchburg 1 Blue Rocks: 195| Opponents: 233 Down East 0 Myrtle Beach 0 Fayetteville 0 Potomac 0 Numbers With RISP Frederick 2 Salem 1 Blue Rocks: .168 Avg. (47-for-280) Winston-Salem 2 Blue Rocks On... FRAWLEY 1 ROAD 11 Mondays: 1-2 April: 15-11 Tuesdays: 3-1 May: 5-4 Opponents Wednesdays: 1-4 June: 0-0 2-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (4 IN 2018) Thursdays: 2-3 July: 0-0 LAST TIME 8.19.18 Yermin Mercedes (Solo HR & GW 3-R HR) Fridays: 2-1 Aug: 0-0 3-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (1 IN 2018) Saturdays: 6-3 Sept: 0-0 LAST TIME: Michael Chavis (SAL) 4.19.17 at Hayley Toyota Sundays: 3-1 BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2017/0 IN 2016) First Game of Series: 6-5 LAST TIME 8.10.18 Jared Young & Andruw Monasterio off Nolan Waston at MB Last Game of Series: 6-3 BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK (0 IN 2018) Series Won: 4 LEADOFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2017) Series Lost: 3 LAST TIME: 7.3.18 Luis Gonzalez (W-S) off Gerson Garabito at Wilmington Series Split: 2 GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (3 IN 2018) Series Swept: 3 LAST TIME: 7.21.17 Drew Turbin (FRE) off Cristian Castillo (5-3 Loss) Rubber Matches: 0-1 WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2018) LAST TIME: 8.19.18 Yermin Merceds at Frederick 2019 Roster (29) PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0 IN 2018) Pitchers (14) Catchers (3) Holden Capps MJ Melendez INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2018) J.C. Cloney Sebastian Rivero Daniel Duarte Stephan Vidal HOME RUNS ALLOWED TO: 6 (92 in 2018/ 33 Home & 59 AWAY) Carolina 1 Lynchburg 0 Robert Garcia Down East 1 Myrtle Beach 0 Jackson Kowar Infielders (5) Fayetteville 0 Potomac 1 Rito Lugo Ricky Aracena Frederick 5 Salem 2 Winston-Salem 6 Daniel Lynch Dennicher Carrasco Marcelo Martinez Angelo Castellano FRAWLEY 6 ROAD 10 Josh Mitchell Cristian Perez Tad Ratliff Nick Pratto Brady Singer Collin Snider Outfielders (6) Daniel Tillo Marten Gasparini Nolan Watson Brewer Hicklen Tyler Zuber Kyle Isbel Rudy Martin Seuly Matias Blake Perkins TODAY’S BLUE ROCKS STARTING PITCHER #45 LHP Daniel Tillo Acquired: Third-Round Pick in 2017 Draft Born: Sioux City, IA Age: 22 (June 13, 1996) Resides: Sioux City, IA Ht: 6’5 Wt: 215 College: Iowa Western Community College Bats/Throws: L/L Pitch Repertoire: 4FB, 2FB, SL, CH THE BOOK ON DANIEL TILLO: Daniel Tillo will make his seventh start of the season for the Blue Rocks on Tuesday.