2021 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 6:35 p.m. NYSEG Stadium -- Binghamton, NY Bowie Baysox (21-7) @ Binghamton Rumble Ponies (9-20) RHP Grayson Rodriguez (1-0, 1.80 ERA) vs. RHP Luc Rennie (0-1, 7.20 ERA) Game #29 // Road Game #18 2021 SEASON About the Last One: Hartford came back from two separate seven run deficits to best Bowie 13-11 Overall Record 21-7 with a two-run, two-out walk-off home run from Javier Guevara on Sunday afternoon. The home run Home Record 10-1 was the second of the day for Guevara and the ninth hit by the two clubs combined on a wild day for Road Record 11-6 offensive productivity. Bowie got out to a huge lead out of the gate. The Baysox sent 11 men to the Versus Northeast Division 10-2 plate scoring seven runs on eight hits in the opening inning. It was highlighted by a two-run Joey Versus Southwest Division 11-5 Ortiz home run. In the second inning, Johnny Rizer’s first Double-A home run pushed Bowie’s lead Current Streak L2 back to seven at 9-2. But Hartford would not go away. They took advantage of a critical fielding error Current Road Trip 4-2 in the third inning to score three unearned runs in a five-run rally to make it 9-7. Bowie would use solo home runs from Adley Rutschman (8) and Chris Hudgins (4) to push the lead to 11-7. But the Last Homestand 4-1 day of long balls was not done. Hartford tied the game hitting two, two-run home runs in consecutive Last 5 Games 3-2 innings. First was Guevara in the fifth inning, followed by Sean Bouchard in the sixth. That set the Last 10 Games 8-2 table for Guevara’s dramatic blast in the ninth. When Scoring 4+ Runs 18-7 When Scoring 3- Runs 3-0 Bowie's the Best: Bowie is now in sole-possession of the title of best team in all of the minor leagues. After Day Off 2-2 They sit with a 21-7 record, good enough for an .750 winning percentage. In Shutouts 3-0 In 1-Run Games 6-3 Hitting the Road: The Baysox are on their first of two, two-week road trips this season. This is their first 12 game road trip in team history. Bowie will not play another home game until June 15th, when In 2-Run Games 2-1 they return home to take on the Akron RubberDucks. Bowie will have another two-week trip from the vs. Left-Handed Starters 5-0 last week of July through the first week of August. This week, Bowie will be taking on the Binghamton vs. Right-Handed Starters 16-7 Rumble Ponies, who currently sit in fourth place in the Double-A Northeast League's Northeast Day Games 4-1 Division. Their record stands at 9-20, and they are currently 11.0 games behind of the division-leading Night Games 17-6 Somerset Patriots. Ahead After 7 Innings 17-1 Behind After 7 Innings 3-5 Gray-Rod's Day: Baseball America just named right-hander Grayson Rodriguez the best pitching Tied After 7 Innings 1-1 prospect in baseball, and he will be making his second Double-A start on Tuesday night in Binghamton. In his first one, last Wednesday against Hartford, Rodriguez threw five innings and struck Ahead After 8 Innings 15-1 out eight batters, earning a win in his fourth consecutive start dating back to his time in Aberdeen. He Behind After 8 Innings 2-4 holds a 1-0 record with a 1.80 ERA with Bowie. For more information on Rodriguez, see page two. Tied After 8 Innings 1-2 In Extra Innings 3-2 In the Other Corner: Binghamton will be starting righty Luc Rennie in the series opener on Tuesday. In Doubleheaders 2-0 Rennie is looking for his first win with Binghamton, and will be making his fourth start. In his last start, When Scoring First 17-3 he only got through 2.0 innings against the Akron RubberDucks before being pulled, and allowed two Opponents Score First 4-4 runs on five hits while being saddled with the loss. Outhit Opponent 14-3 Outhit by Opponent 4-5 This Day in Baysox History: Bowie held on against the Portland Sea Dogs as Zac Lowther earned the win on June 8, 2019. The Baysox plated five runs in the third inning and held on to win, 6-5. Equal Hits 2-0 Hit a Home Run 16-7 No Home Runs 5-0 No Errors Committed 10-3 Baysox vs. Binghmaton 2021 Record: 0-0 June 8 @ BIN 6:35 p.m. June 9 @ BIN 6:35 p.m. June 10 @ BIN 6:35 p.m. June 11 @ BIN 7:05 p.m. June 12 @ BIN 6:35 p.m. June 13 @ BIN 1:05 p.m. 2021 TEAM LEADERS Statistic Name Total Statistic Name Total Home Runs Adley Rutschman 8 ERA Kevin Smith 0.86 RBI Adley Rutschman 22 Wins Tyler Joyner 3 Batting Avg Adley Rutschman .293 Strikeouts D.L. Hall 46 Runs Adley Rutschman 26 Saves Six Tied 1 Stolen Bases Two Tied 5 WHIP D.L. Hall 1.00 UPCOMING BAYSOX SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS Date Time Opponent Pitchers Tuesday, June 8 6:35 p.m. @ Binghamton Rumble Ponies RHP Grayson Rodriguez (1-0, 1.80 ERA) vs. RHP Luc Rennie (0-1, 7.20 ERA) Wednesday, June 9 6:35 p.m. @ Binghamton Rumble Ponies LHP Kevin Smith (0-0, 0.86 ERA) vs. LHP Josh Walker (1-0, 4.09 ERA) Thursday, June 10 6:35 p.m. @ Binghamton Rumble Ponies RHP Cody Sedlock (0-0, 3.94 ERA) vs. RHP Adam Oller (1-2, 4.91 ERA) TODAY’S BAYSOX STARTER: RHP Grayson Rodriguez HT: 6’5” WT: 220 B: L T: R BORN: 11/16/99 Hometown: Nacogdoches, TX AMATEUR: Central Heights High School HOW ACQUIRED: Selected in 1st Round (11th overall) of 2018 Draft 2019 Stats W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K Delmarva (A) 10-4 2.68 20 20 94.0 57 30 28 36 129 CAREER: 14-6 2.29 35 34 141.2 89 41 36 50 197 Rodriguez 2021 DAY-BY-DAY Entered the year ranked as the #3 prospect in the DATE CLASS OPP REC W/L IP H R ER BB SO 2019: 5/4/21 A+ Wilmington 0-0 ND 4.0 1 0 0 2 5 Orioles system and the #47 prospect in all of baseball by 5/9/21 A+ Wilmington 0-0 ND 3.1 4 1 1 2 7 Baseball America… Named the Orioles Jim Palmer Minor 5/15/21 A+ Hud. Valley 1-0 W 5.0 3 1 1 0 11 5/21/21 A+ Wilmington 2-0 W 6.0 1 1 1 0 8 League Co-Pitcher of the Year (along with RHP Michael 5/27/21 A+ Brooklyn 3-0 W 5.0 2 1 1 1 9 6/2/21 AA Hartford 4-0 W 5.0 4 1 1 2 8 Baumann) after going 10-4 with a 2.68 ERA and 129 strikeouts for Class-A Delmarva… Selected as a South Atlantic League Midseason and Postseason All-Star. Started the 2019 South Atlantic League All-Star Game… Represented the O's in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, retiring all three batters faced… Named to the Baseball America Low Class-A All-Star Team… Named Orioles Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April (3-0, 0.54 ERA, 28 strikeouts)… Went 6-0 with a 0.82 ERA (4 ER, 43.2 IP) in eight home starts. Held batters to a .113 average (16-141) with 61 strikeouts in those home contests… Allowed two earned runs or less in 17 of his Last Win: June 2 vs. Hartford (AA) Last Loss: N/A 20 starts, including eight games in which he did not allow a run… Had three starts in August in which he did not allow a 2021 Highs and Lows (All Games) hit, including a six-inning effort in his final start of the season Most IP: 6.0 (5/21 vs. Wilmington) Most Walks: 2 (3 Tied) Fewest IP: 3.1 (5/9 vs. Wilmington) Fewest Walks: 0 (2 Tied) on 8/29 at Lakewood. For the month of August, he held SAL Most Strikeouts: 11 (5/15 vs. Hudson Valley) Most Hits: 4 (5/9) Fewest Strikeouts: 5 (5/4 vs. Wilmington) Fewest Hits: 1 (2 Tied) batters to a .122 average (9-74) with 32 strikeouts… For the Most Earned Runs: 1 (Five Tied) Most Runs: 1 (5 Tied) season, held right-handers to a .165 average while lefties hit Fewest Earned Runs: 0 (5/4 vs. Wilmington) Fewest Runs: 0 (5/4) .182... 2018: Made 9 appearances with GCL Orioles, pitching in 19.1 innings… Racked up 20 strikeouts while only posting a 1.40 ERA… Did not allow a run at Ed Smith Stadium in 3 appearances, recording a WHIP of 0.86 by scattering 6 baserunners over 7 innings of work… In 5 July games, only allowed 6 hits and no runs over 9.0 innings of work… CAREER NOTES: Drafted in the first round (11th overall) by the Orioles in the 2018 draft out of Central Heights HS (Nacogdoches, TX)… Won 14 games on the mound in his Junior season with a measly 0.38 ERA while also batting .513… Won Texas 3A State Championship in 2017… Was Named the Texas Sports Writer's Association Player of the year… Aims to become first Blue Devil alum to make the Majors (3 draftees before him).