2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 11:05 A.M
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2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 11:05 a.m. Prince George's Stadium -- Bowie, MD Binghamton Rumble Ponies (25-15) at Bowie Baysox (16-28) RHP Harol Gonzalez (3-0, 3.48 ERA) vs. LHP Bruce Zimmermann (1-1, 2.61 ERA) Game #45 // Home Game #23 2019 SEASON In Case You Missed It: Jason Krizan hit two home runs and drove in five runs to lead the Binghamton Rumble Overall Record 16-28 Ponies to a series win and a 7-3 victory Tuesday night. Home Record 9-13 Road Record 7-15 Baysox Starter: LHP Bruce Zimmermann is on the mound making his eighth start of the year for the Baysox. Versus Eastern Division 0-2 Zimmermann is coming off his fourth quality start of the season, holding the Erie SeaWolves to two earned runs Versus Western Division 16-26 on three hits over six innings. The start before, Zimmermann tied a career high by striking out 11 Richmond Flying Current Streak L2 Squirrels on May 10. Zimmermann has gone at least 5.0 innings in six of his seven starts this year, and has allowed Current Homestand 4-2 two earned runs or less in those same six starts. Last Road Trip 1-2 In the Other Corner: RHP Harol Gonzalez makes his sixth start of the year (& seventh overall appearance) for Last 5 Games 3-2 the Rumble Ponies today. The right-hander comes in with a 3.48 ERA on the season & looks to bounce back from Last 10 Games 6-4 a 4-earned run outing May 156 against Altoona in New York. IGonzalez has allowed no runs three times, but has When Scoring 4+ Runs 11-7 allowed three, four and five earned runs during the other three games. One of those socreless outings, however, When Scoring 3- Runs 5-21 was a no-hitter May 8 at Harrisburg, where he threw 6 2/3 hitless innings to start the no-hit bid. After Day Off 2-6 In Shutouts 4-8 Lowther Wins Pitcher of the Week: LHP Zac Lowther was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week on In 1-Run Games 4-6 Monday, for the period from May 13-19. Lowther pitched twice during the week, throwing 12.2 scoreless innings against Akron and Erie. The left-hander earned two wins, giving him a team-high four on the season, and is In 2-Run Games 2-5 currently in the midst of a 15.2 scoreless inning streak. vs. Left-Handed Starters 6-9 vs. Right-Handed Starters 10-18 Strong Starting Pitching: Entering Tuesdays, the Baysox received great work from the starting rotation. In 39.2 Day Games 6-10 innings, the last six Bowie starters combined for an ERA of 1.13. The stretch started with Zac Lowther tossing a Night Games 10-18 career-high 7.2 scoreless innings in Akron. The next day, Alex Wells threw 7.0 scoreless frames of his own. In the Ahead After 7 Innings 11-0 first two games of the series against Erie, Bruce Zimmermann and Marcos Molina allowed just two earned runs Behind After 7 Innings 1-21 in 6.0 innings. On Saturday, Hunter Harvey pitched 6.0 innings, allowing just one run. On Sunday, Lowther pitched Tied After 7 Innings 4-6 5.0 scoreless innings, extending his scoreless innings streak to 15.2. Last night, Wells pitched 2.0 scoreless frames before leaving wth an injury. Ahead After 8 Innings 13-0 Behind After 8 Innings 1-19 Bullpen Dominance: Along with great starting pitching, the Baysox bullpen was lights out in the series against Tied After 8 Innings 2-5 Erie. In all, eight different Baysox relievers pitched in the series and did not allow a run. In total, the Baysox pitching In Extra Innings 3-3 staff allowed only six runs in 37 innings of play against the SeaWolves over the weekend. In Doubleheaders 0-4 When Scoring First 12-7 Getting Hot: Over the last fourteen games, the Baysox have been one of the hottest team in the Eastern League, Opponents Score First 4-21 with nine wins in that span. In this stretch, Bowie has won series against Altoona and Richmond, and most recently Outhit Opponent 11-5 swept a four-game home series from Erie. Outhit by Opponent 3-22 Top Tier Talent: The Bowie Baysox roster is filled with some of the top prospects in the Orioles' farm system. Equal Hits 2-1 According to MLB.com, eight of the top 30 prospects in the organization will begin the season in Bowie. Outfielder Hit a Home Run 12-9 Yusniel Diaz headlines the roster, coming into the year as Baltimore's number one prospect. Outielder Ryan No Home Runs 4-19 McKenna (#7) and Left-Handed Pitcher Zac Lowther (#8) also rank in the Orioles' top ten. Pitchers Hunter Harvey No Errors Committed 10-9 (#12), Dillon Tate (#18), Zach Pop (#20), Infielder Rylan Bannon (#23) and Infielder Mason McCoy (#30) round out Baysox vs. Binghamton the top prospects that start the 2019 campaign with the Baysox. 2019 Record: 0-2 The Buck Starts Here: 2019 marks Buck Britton's first season as manager of the Bowie Baysox. Britton replaces Gary Kendall, who was the head man in Bowie from 2011-2018. Britton picked up his first victory as a AA manager 5/20 vs. Binghamton L, 3-0 on April 7 against the Harrisburg Senators. Last season, Britton managed the Delmarva Shorebirds, leading the 5/21 vs. Binghamton L, 7-3 club to a 68-66 record. Prior to getting into coaching, Britton played nine seasons in Minor League Baseball, and 5/22 vs. Binghamton spent parts of 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 with the Baysox. Buck is the brother of former Baysox and Orioles' 7/25 at Binghamton left-hander Zack Britton. 7/26 at Binghamton 7/27 at Binghamton This Day in Baysox History: On May 22, 2018, Corban Joseph and Ryan Mountcastle combined to hit two home 7/28 at Binghamton runs and drive in seven runs to lead the Baysox to an 8-5 win over the Altoona Curve at Prince George's Stadium. 8/19 vs. Binghamton 8/20 vs. Binghamton 8/21 vs. Binghamton 2019 TEAM LEADERS Statistic Name Total Statistic Name Total Home Runs Three Tied 4 ERA Zac Lowther 1.91 RBI Rylan Bannon 18 Wins Zac Lowther 4 Batting Avg Rylan Bannon .281 Strikeouts Hunter Harvey 40 Runs Rylan Bannon 18 Saves Tyler Erwin 4 UPCOMING BAYSOX SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS Date Time Opponent Pitchers Thursday, May 23 OFF DAY Friday, May 24 6:05 p.m. at Erie SeaWolves RHP Marcos Molina (2-4, 3.74 ERA) vs. TBD Saturday, May 25 6:05 p.m. at Erie SeaWolves RHP Hunter Harvey (2-3, 5.45 ERA) vs. TBD Sunday, May 26 1:35 p.m. at Erie SeaWolves LHP Zac Lowther (4-2, 1.91 ERA) vs. TBD TODAY’S BAYSOX STARTER: Bruce Zimmermann HT: 6’2” WT: 215 B: L T: L BORN: 2/9/95 PLACE: Baltimore, MD AMATEUR: Mount Olive College (NC) HOW ACQUIRED: Via trade from ATL in July 2018 2019 Stats Career Highs W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K Hits: 10 (6/8/18 w/ Rome, A) Bowie: 1-1 2.53 6 6 32.0 25 10 9 10 29 Earned Runs: 7 (2x, last: 6/8/18 w/ Rome, A) CAREER: 12-9 3.08 42 42 190.0 170 77 65 63 198 Innings Pitched: 7.0 (6x, last: 7/27/18 w/ Mississippi, AA) Walks: 4 (4x, last: 5/4/19 at Erie) Strikeouts: 11 (3x, last: 5/10/19 vs. Richmond) ZIMMERMANN 2019 DAY-BY-DAY 2019: Made season debut on 4/10 at Richmond...allowed just two hits and one run in DATE CLASS OPP REC W/L IP H R ER BB SO five innings...took a no-decision on 4/16 against Erie...allowed three hits and two runs 4/10 AA @ RIC 0-0 ND 5.0 2 1 1 2 3 and six innings...pitched six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts on 4/23 at Erie... 4/16 AA v. ERI 0-0 ND 6.0 3 2 2 0 2 allowed five run in 3.1 innings in Erie on 5/4...tied a career-high 11 strikeouts in 5.2 4/23 AA @ ERI 0-0 ND 6.0 5 1 0 0 7 scoreless innings on 5/10 vs. Richmond...earned the win. 4/29 AA vs. RIC 0-0 ND 6.0 7 1 1 2 5 5/4 AA @ ERI 0-1 L 3.1 6 5 5 2 1 2018: Pitched at three different levels during the season...began the year in A-Rome... 5/10 AA v. RIC 1-0 W 5.2 2 0 0 4 11 5/16 AA v, ERI 0-0 ND 6.0 3 2 2 3 4 made 14 starts...went 7-3 with a 2.76 ERA in 84.2 innings...struck out 99 batters and only walked 18...named a South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star...promoted to AA- Mississippi on June 28...went 2-1 in six starts...posted a 3.14 ERA...assigned to Bowie after being traded on July 31...went 2-3 with a 5.06 ERA. 2017: Spent his first professional season in rookie-level Danville...made 11 starts.