STOCKTON PORTS GAME INFORMATION STOCKTON PORTS (OAKLAND ATHLETICS) AT INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (LOS ANGELES ANGELS) Saturday, July 7, 2018 Overall Record: STK: 54-32; IE: 39-47 Home Record: STK: 27-17; IE: 20-22 Season Series: at San Manuel Stadium, 6:05 p.m. Streaks: STK: L2, IE: W2 Road Record: STK: 27-15; IE: 19-25 Ports versus IE (2018): Last 10: STK: 5-5, IE: 2-8 Current Series: IE leads 2-1 1-2 @STK (6), 4-3 @IE (9) 7/7, SAT, 6:05 p.m.: Stockton LHP Zack Erwin (7-5, 4.74 ERA) at Inland Empire RHP Nick Tropeano (MLB rehab) Broadcast Information: All Ports games are broadcast 7/8, SUN, 5:35 p.m.: Stockton RHP Dustin Hurlbutt (3-3, 2.81 ERA) at Inland Empire LHP Nate Bertness (1-7, 5.79 ERA) online at stocktonports.com, MiLB.com or via the TuneIn Radio app with Zack Bayrouty in his 13th season calling the play-by-play. FIRST HALF STANDINGS TODAY: The Ports and Inland Empire 66ers play the fourth game of a five-game series at San Manuel PORTS RECORD WHEN... North W L PCT GB Stadium. It marks Stockton’s second visit of the season to San Bernardino as the Ports took three of four Leading after 5 42-4 Ports 44 26 .629 - from the 66ers May 11-14. The season series is even at 5-5. Tied after 5 3-3 Rawhide 37 33 .529 7.0 Trailing after 5 9-25 Giants 34 36 .486 10.0 Leading after 6 46-3 Nuts 30 40 .429 14.0 STARTERS: Zack Erwin makes his 16th start of the season tonight for Stockton…last pitched on Monday Tied after 6 1-4 versus Lancaster and earned his team-best seventh win, tossing six innings and allowing one run on two Trailing after 6 7-25 SECOND HALF STANDINGS hits while striking out six…facing Inland Empire for the first time…spent all of last season with Low-A Beloit Leading after 7 46-5 North W L PCT GB and made 19 starts, going 6-4 with a 2.08 ERA in 95.1 innings pitched…began the 2016 season with Tied after 7 4-3 Ports 10 6 .625 - Stockton and made 18 appearances (16 starts), going 3-10 with a 6.53 ERA before being sent to Beloit to Trailing after 7 4-24 Rawhide 8 8 .500 2.0 finish the season…acquired by the A’s along with J.B. Wendelken from the Chicago White Sox in Leading after 8 47-5 Giants 5 11 .313 5.0 Tied after 8 3-3 exchange for Brett Lawrie on Dec. 9, 2015…originally drafted by the White Sox in the fourth round of the Nuts 4 12 .250 6.0 Trailing after 8 2-24 2015 draft out of Clemson. Nick Tropeano makes the start on a Major League rehab assignment tonight In Extra Innings 5-2 OVERALL STANDINGS for Inland Empire…has made 10 starts for the Angels this season and is 3-4 with a 4.83 ERA…hasn’t pitched In Double Headers 2-0 North W L PCT GB since June 10 as he’s been rehabbing a shoulder injury. in April 16-9 Ports 54 32 .628 - in May 17-12 Rawhide 45 41 .523 9.0 LAST GAME: Inland Empire scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth to overcome a three-run deficit in June 18-8 Giants 39 47 .453 15.0 and hand the Ports a 7-6 loss. It was Stockton’s fifth loss of the season when leading after the eighth in July 3-3 Nuts 34 52 .395 20.0 in August 0-0 inning. Jonah Heim went 2-for-3 and drive in four runs for the Ports while Luis Barrera went 2-for-4 and scored three times. in September 0-0 Scoring First 37-9 THE OPPONENT: The Inland Empire 66ers enter this series having lost seven straight games. They were most recently swept in a five-game 1-Run Games 16-9 series at Rancho Cucamonga. The 66ers are last in the league in team batting average (.248) and sixth in team ERA (4.60). Shutouts 9-10 In 4-Game Series 5-2-2 In 3/5-Game Series 12-3 BACK-TO-BACK LOSSES: With their loss last night the Ports suffered back-to-back losses for the first time since June 8-9 (Visalia). It marked Overall Series 17-5-2 just the second time this season Stockton has lost back-to-back road games, the only other time it happened being three straight losses at San By Sweeps 4-0 Jose April 13-15. vs. North Division 27-18 vs. South Division 27-14 PEREZ PEAKING: Ports IF Brallan Perez, who was not an everyday player at the start of the season, enters tonight’s contest batting .395 vs. RH Starter 44-25 over his last 10 games and .500 over his last five. He fell a home run shy of hitting for the cycle in back-to-back games (July 3-4). Perez, who vs. LH Starter 10-7 was batting .266 on June 1, has raised his average to .318. He hit .341 in 82 at-bats in June and is batting .409 (9-for-22) thus far in July. When hitting a HR 30-9 Ports strike out ≥ 8 35-23 PITCHING PROWESS: As a staff, the Ports have issued the second-fewest number of walks in the Cal-League (230) entering today’s contest. Ports strike out ≤ 7 19-9 Stockton boasts the fourth-best staff ERA in the league (3.74) entering tonight’s contest and are tied with Visalia, Rancho Cucamonga and Scoring 5 or more 38-7 Inland Empire for the most shutout victories (nine) in the league. Scoring 4 or less 16-25 Opp. scores ≥ 5 11-22 Opp. scores ≤ 4 43-10 FIRST HALF CHAMPIONS: With their victory on June 11, Stockton won the First Half championship in the North Division for the first time Totaling ≥ 8 hits 41-13 since 2003 and the first time as an Oakland A’s affiliate. The title assures them a berth in the California League playoffs in September. Totaling ≤ 7 hits 13-19 Allowing ≥ 8 hits 27-24 ALL-STAR ACCOLADES: The Ports had eight players selected as Mid-Season All-Stars which matches Modesto for the most All-Star selections Allowing ≤ 7 hits 27-8 for a North Division team. Pitchers Parker Dunshee, Brian Howard and Miguel Romero were all selected along with catcher Jonah Heim. 2017 OVERALL RECORD Kevin Merrell and Nate Mondou represented the infield for the Ports while Dairon Blanco and Skye Bolt represented the outfield. Blanco Most above .500 24 games went 4-for-5 and was named the All-Star Game MVP. Most below .500 1 game QUICK HITS: ROSTER UPDATES - Stockton’s First Half title in 2018 is their first since becoming an Oakland A’s affiliate in 2005 and their first since 2003. 6/12-Goldstein added from - The Ports won the Second Half title in 2017, finishing with an overall record of 71-69. They were swept by Modesto in the best-of-five North Nashville 6/13-Dunshee sent to Midland Division Finals. 6/13-Romero sent to Midland - 2016 marked the fifth time the Ports missed the post-season as an A’s affiliate as they finished the season with a record of 60-80, tied for last 6/14-Buchter added on MLB in the North Division rehab - Stockton finished the 2015 season with a record of 74-66 which garnered them the No. 2 seed in the North Division in the playoffs. The Ports 6/14-Krall added from Midland went on to drop the third game of the best-of-three Mini-Series to the San Jose Giants in the California League playoffs. 6/15-Powell completed MLB - The Ports finished the 2014 season with the best overall record in the California League at 85-55, their best record since becoming an A’s rehab 6/17-Buchter completed MLB affiliate in 2005, including a 48-22 mark in the second half. They were swept in two games by Visalia in the North Division Mini-Series rehab - The Ports finished the 2012 season with a record of 56-84, their worst record since becoming an A’s affiliate in 2005 6/17-Bolt sent to Midland - Stockton suffered a 16-game losing streak from April 29-May 15, 2012, their longest losing streak as an A’s affiliate 6/21-Howard sent to Midland - The Ports finished the 2011 season at an overall mark of 75-65, riding a 17-game winning streak from June 12 through July 1 6/21-Altamirano added from - The Ports have made the playoffs eight times since becoming an A’s affiliate in 2005, missing out in 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2016 Beloit - This is the 69th year of professional baseball in Stockton 6/22-Damron added from Beloit - This is the 40th consecutive year of professional baseball in Stockton 6/23-Bayer placed on temporary th inactive list - This is the 14 year for Stockton as an affiliate of the Oakland A’s 6/25-Lage added from Vermont 6/29-Loehr added from Beloit 7/2-Chapman added on MLB rehab 7/3-Chapman completed MLB rehab 7/3-Merrell placed on the DL 7/3-Cochran-Gill added from Midland TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – STOCKTON PORTS LHP ZACK ERWIN (7-5, 4.74 ERA) LHP Zack Erwin (7-5, 4.74 ERA) makes his 16th start of the season tonight for Stockton.