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TAMPA TARPONS OFFICIAL GAME NOTES George M. Steinbrenner Field • One Steinbrenner Drive • Tampa, FL 33614 Phone: (813) 875-7753 • E-Mail: Tarpons [email protected] • Social Media: @TampaTarpons Florida State League Champions: 1957, 1961, 1994, 2001 (co. w/ Brevard County), 2004 (co. w/ Daytona), 2009, 2010 DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS (16-22) vs. TAMPA TARPONS (22-17) RHP Patrick Murphy (2-2, 4.58) vs. RHP Nick Nelson (0-1, 5.14) Thursday, May 17, 2018 • George M. Steinbrenner Field • Tampa, FL • 10:30 a.m. Game #40 • Home Game # 22 • Radio: TuneIn Radio (Tampa Tarpons) • Phone App: MiLB First Pitch YESTERDAY'S NEWS: The Tarpons blanked the Blue Jays, 4-0…RHP Nick Green (W, 4-1) logged his fourth quality start, tossing 6.0 score- less innings (3H, 1BB, 6K)…Angel Aguilar (2-for-4, 2B, RBI, 2R) tallied his seventh multi-hit game…Nathaniel Coronado (1-for-4, RBI) and ACTIVE ROSTER Isiah Glliam (1-for-4, RBI) both hit RBI singles…Alexander Palma (1-for-4, R) and Keith Skinner (1-for-3, R) both singled and scored… 36 Abreu, Albert ................RHP RHP Matt Wivinis (1.0IP, 0H, 2K), LHP Justin Kamplain (1.0IP, 0H, 1BB) and RHP David Sosebee (1.0IP, 1H, 2K) completed the shutout. 11 Diehl, Phillip .................LHP THE STREAK LIVES: Estevan Florial (0-for-3, BB) drew a walk in the 1st to extend his league-best on-base streak to 32-consecutive games. Florial has only failed to reached base in one of his 35 games played this season (4/7 vs. Lakeland). 12 Green, Nick....................RHP 23 Harris, Hobie .................RHP ERA LEADERS: Wednesday's shutout win lowered the Tampa pitching staff's ERA to 2.83. Tarpon pitchers lead the Florida State League in ERA, strikeouts (385) and shutouts (6). Tampa's ERA ranks fifth in all of Minor League Baseball, trailing Double-A Akron (2.47), Double-A 8 Kamplain, Justin ............LHP Trenton (2.62), Single-A Augusta (2.64) and Single-A Lakewood (2.67) 14 King, Michael ................RHP LOCKED IN: RHP Trevor Stephan tossed his first-career complete game on Tuesday in Game 1 of the doubleheader vs. Dunedin. The right-hander showed excellent command, throwing 70 of his 91 pitches for strikes and not issuing a walk over 7.0IP (5H, 2ER, 11K, HR). 47 Lane, Trevor ..................LHP The 11 strikeouts was also a new career-high for Stephan. The 22-year-old currently leads the league in strikeouts (49), WHIP (0.78) and 27 Nelson, Nick ..................RHP opponent batting average (.160). 4 Rosa, Adonis ...................RHP GO, DIEGO, GO: Diego Castillo enters today with hits in eight of his last 10 games, batting .333 (11-for-33) with three multi-hit games in that span. The 20-year-old is also one of the toughest to strike out in the league, averaging 8.63 TPA/SO (3rd lowest in the FSL). 44 Sosebee, David ............RHP VS. DUNEDIN: Today will be the fourth of 15 scheduled meetings between the Tampa Tarpons and Dunedin Blue Jays. The season-series 32 Stephan, Trevor ...........RHP is currently tied, 1-1. Tampa finished 10-6 vs. Dunedin in the 2017 regular season, including 7-3 at George M. Steinbrenner Field and 3-3 at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium. 19 Whitlock, Garrett .........RHP 28 Wivinis, Matt .................RHP 2018 ALL-STAR WEEKEND TICKETS ON SALE NOW: For the first time in franchise history, Tampa will play host to the Florida State League All-Star Game. Neither the original Tarpons nor the Tampa Yankees had ever hosted the event. The Home Run Derby will be on Friday, June 16 Young, Paul ...................RHP 15th and the 57th Annual FSL All-Star Game will be played on Saturday, June 16th at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Tickets are NOW AVAIL- ABLE by visiting TarponsBaseball.com or by calling (813) 673-3060. Exclusive ticket deals and group packages are also available. 25 Deglan, Kellin .................... C SPLASH FROM THE PAST: The Tampa Tarpons are back for the first time since 1987. Over the offseason, the Tampa Yankees rebranded by 10 Skinner, Keith .................... C becoming the Tarpons. The original Tampa Tarpons played baseball at Al Lopez Park (current site of Raymond James Stadium) from 1957- 7 Aguilar, Angel .................. INF 1987, winning Florida State League championships in 1957 and 1961. 2 Castillo, Diego ................. INF FOR STARTERS: RHP Nick Nelson (0-1, 5.14) will make his third start since joining Tampa. Last time out, took a no-decision vs. Florida on 5/11 (4.0IP, 3H, 1ER, 3BB, 6K, WP, 86P/51S)…Began the season with Single-A Charleston, going 1-1 with a 3.65 ERA (24.2IP, 18H, 10ER, 1HR, 9 Coronado, Nathaniel ..... INF 2HB, 7BB, 35K) in five starts with the RiverDogs…did not allow a run in his final 13 innings pitched with Charleston. 1 Park, Hoy Jun ................... INF 2017: Spent the season in the Single-A Charleston rotation, making 22 starts and registering a 3-12 record and 4.56 ERA (100.2IP, 103H, 54R/51ER, 50BB, 110K, 5HR)…tied for the SAL lead in losses…after going 0-6 with a 6.34 ERA (38.1IP, 27ER) in his first nine outings, was 33 Wagner, Brandon ......... INF 3-6 with a 3.47 ERA (62.1IP, 24ER) in his final 13 starts. 34 Florial, Estevan ............... OF Personal: 22-years-old, 6-1, 195 - Panama City, Florida…Selected by the Yankees in the fourth round in 2016 out of Gulf Coast State Col- 24 Gilliam, Isiah ................... OF lege…Played two seasons (2015-16) at Gulf Coast State College (Fla.), where he went 13-5 with a 4.16 ERA (114.2IP, 108H, 64R/53ER, 49BB, 121K) in 22 games (21 starts)…had committed to play at the University of Florida before signing with the Yankees…graduated from 18 Palma, Alexander .......... OF Rutherford H.S. (Fla.) in 2014…was selected by the Giants in the 31st round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft but did not sign…Ranked as the No. 27 Yankees prospect by MLB Pipeline. 30 Robinson, Timmy .......... OF UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS SEASON SERIES vs. DUNEDIN (2-1) DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE PITCHERS TIME Fri., May 18 at Lakeland RHP Garrett Whitlock (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Gregory Soto (1-0, 5.20) 6:30 p.m. 5/15 5:00 p.m @ Tampa W/7, 4-2 Sat., May 19 at Lakeland RHP Albert Abreu (1-0, 2.13) vs. LHP Austin Sodders (2-2, 4.10) 6:00 p.m. 5/15 7:00 p.m. @ Tampa L/7, 2-0 Sun., May 20 at Lakeland RHP Trevor Stephan (3-1, 1.98) vs. RHP Anthony Castro (2-2, 3.82) 1:00 p.m. 5/16 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa W, 4-0 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE STANDINGS 2018 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE LEADERS 5/17 10:30 a.m. @ Tampa 6/1 6:30 p.m. @ Dunedin NORTH 1st Half GB Batting Daytona 24-14 0.0 AVG: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) .378 6/2 6:30 p.m. @ Dunedin Hits: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) 54 Tampa 22-17 2.5 6/3 1:00 p.m. @ Dunedin Lakeland 18-20 6.0 Runs: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) 29 Dunedin 16-22 8.0 HR: Darick Hall (CLR) 10 7/2 6:30 p.m. @ Dunedin RBI: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) 36 Clearwater 16-23 8.5 Stolen Bases: Brian Miller 12 7/3 6:30 p.m. @ Dunedin Florida 15-23 9.0 Base On Balls: TJ Friedl (DBT) 24 7/13 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa SOUTH 1st Half GB Pitching 7/14 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa Jupiter 25-14 0.0 Wins: 10 tied at 4 4 7/15 1:00 p.m. @ Tampa Palm Beach 23-15 1.5 Saves: Lukas Schiraldi (JUP)/Eduardo Jimenez (LAK) 6 7/19 6:30 p.m. @ Dunedin Bradenton 20-19 5.0 Strikeouts: Trevor Stephan (TPA) 49 ERA: Spenser Watkins (LAK) 1.17 Charlotte 18-21 7.0 7/20 6:30 p.m. @ Dunedin WHIP: Trevor Stephan (TPA) 0.78 St. Lucie 16-20 7.5 AVG: Trevor Stephan (TPA) .160 7/21 6:30 p.m. @ Dunedin Fort Myers 17-22 8.0 MINOR LEAGUE REPORT TEAM HIGHS/LOWS 2018 RECORDS Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders GENERAL (18-19), 4th in International League North Division. Longest Winning Streak ............................................5 (4/22-26) TOTAL HOME ROAD Last: 5/16 vs. Lehigh Valley: W, 3-1. Longest Losing Streak ................................................3 (4/10-12) Next: 5/17 vs. Lehigh Valley - 10:35 a.m. Longest Game, Time, 9 inn. ......................... 3:20 (4/12 at STL) Overall: .............................22-17 ........13-8 ...........9-9 Note: RHP Chance Adams (W, 1-2) tallied a season-high Longest Game, Time ...................................... 3:20 (4/12 at STL) 10 K's in 7.0 shutout innings (1H, 2BB)…retired the final Longest Game, Innings .....................................10 (4/10 at STL) 1st Half: ............................22-17 ........13-8 ...........9-9 14 batters faced. Ryan McBroom (2-for-3, HR, 2RBI, R) and Shortest Game, Time, 9 inn. ...................... 2:01 (5/12 vs. FLA) 2nd Half: ............................ 0-0 ............ 0-0 ...........0-0 Mike Ford (1-for-3, HR, RBI, R) both homered. RHP Cody Shortest Game, Time ....................1:42 (5/15 vs. DUN, DHG2) Carroll (SV, 3) got the save (1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K). Most LOB .............................................. 12, 2x (last: 5/11 vs. FLA) Most Errors .............................................................4 (4/14 at FTM) Tarpons Score First: ......16-6 ..........10-1 ...........6-5 LHP Josh Rogers (3-3, 2.61) will start this morning. Largest Margin of Victory ..............................12 (4/18 vs.