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game information www.cakesbaseball.com @cakesbaseball Tuesday, April 10 new orleans baby cakes (4-1) at Colorado springs sky sox (3-1) 7:40 p.m. CT Security Service Field Game #6 Colorado Springs, CO LHP Adam Conley (0-1, 21.00) vs. RHP Freddy Peralta (1-0, 0.00) Road Game #1 THE BABY CAKES – e New Orleans Baby Cakes embark on their THE FOUR THE MERRIER – e Baby Cakes’ fourgame win streak ‘cakes corner rst road trip of 2018 with the opener of a threegame set tonight against equals their longest from all of last year, accomplished twice (July 915 the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. e ‘Cakes claimed eight of 15 meetings and August 69). New Orleans last won ve in a row from August 1721, Current Streak ...........................W4 Home ..........................................41 with the Sky Sox last year, including ve of eight at Security Service Field. 2016. A win tonight would push NOLA four games above .500 for the Streak ..........................................W4 New Orleans batted .307 vs. Colorado Springs last season, compared with rst time since being 5349 on July 21, 2014, which was also the last time Road ........................................... 00 a .247 mark against the rest of the PCL. the club was in rst place past Opening Day. Streak .........................................N/A Last 10 ........................................ 41 vs. RHP (starter) ........................ 21 YESTERDAY’S NEWS – e Baby Cakes scored ve times in the rst in- SERIESLY – New Orleans clinched the seasonopening series, the rst vs. LHP (starter) ....................... 20 ning on Monday a ernoon and held o the Nashville Sounds, 7-4. Each of time doing so since taking three of four from Nashville to begin 2012. vs. Division ................................ 41 the game’s rst two hitters reached on errors by Nashville third baseman Last year, the Baby Cakes did not win a series until winning two of three vs. American Conference .......... 41 Sheldon Neuse, opening the door to a big inning. Scott Van Slyke ripped against Omaha from July 46, a span of 21 series where they lost 12 and vs. Paci c Conference .............. 00 vs. NL A liates .........................00 a one-out double into the right eld corner to score both runners, and tied nine, the longest drought in franchise history. vs. AL A liates ......................... 41 Cristhian Adames followed with a triple, then scored on an in eld single Day ............................................. 20 by J.B. Shuck. With two outs, Shuck stole second base and raced home on DOCTOR OF STYLE – Scott Van Slyke has reached base 11 times in 19 Night ........................................... 21 Peter Mooney’s single to le for 5-0 lead. e ‘Cakes took advantage of a plate appearances, going 7x15 with three walks and a hit by pitch. Van Extra Innings .............................00 Shutouts ..................................... 11 third Sounds error, this time a dropped y ball by center elder Dustin Slyke’s .579 OBP is tied for h in the PCL. A er hitting the Baby Cakes’ OneRun Games ........................ 10 Fowler, to score a run in the h inning, and Jonathan Rodriguez hit his rst home run of the season on Sunday, he doubled twice yesterday to tie Score 5+ Runs ........................... 20 rst home run of the year in the seventh to extend the advantage to 7-1. Jonathan Rodriguez for the team lead with three extra-base hits. Scoring First .............................. 30 Nashville nicked Colton Murray for three runs in the ninth before Jumbo Opponent Scores First ............. 11 Commit Error ............................ 11 Diaz entered to record the nal two outs and earn his rst save. James DAZZLING DEBUTS – James Buckelew earned the win yesterday with Hit Home Run ............................20 Buckelew worked 4.0 shutout innings in relief of spot starter Joe Gunkel. 4.0 shutout innings out of the bullpen, the third straight game a ‘Cakes Quality Start ............................... 10 pitcher picked up his rst TripleA victory. Chris Mazza was the winner Outhit Opponent .......................30 ON THE HILL – Adam Conley gets the call for his second start, coming in relief on Saturday in his TripleA debut, as was Sunday’s starter Ben Leading A er 6 ......................... 40 Trailing A er 6 ..........................01 o an Opening Night defeat where he yielded seven Meyer.Mey Along with Sandy Alcantara, the four NOLA Leading A er 7 ......................... 40 runs and seven hits in three-plus innings vs. Nashville. On This Date ... hurlershur who had yet to see TripleA action entering Trailing A er 7 ..........................01 Leading A er 8 ......................... 40 Conley split last season between the Marlins and 1993: A er two days of rainouts, 2018201 have combined to go 20 with a 1.06 ERA (2 Baby Cakes, going 88 with a 6.14 ERA in 22 games ER/17.0ER/ IP). Trailing A er 8 ..........................01 the New Orleans Zephyrs o cially Series Record ..........................100 (20 starts) at the big league level and 33 with a 5.49 play their rst game, and sweep a doubleheader in Indianapolis, Series Openers .......................... 01 ERA in 12 starts at TripleA. He is 24 with a 5.80 41 and 62. Tony Diggs collects IN THE NICK OF TIME – Nick Wittgren earned the Series Finales .............................10 ERA in seven career starts vs. Colorado Springs, and New Orleans rst hit, and Troy savesav on Saturday, his rst save for New Orleans since Doubleheader Games ...............00 was hit hard in a pair of outings last year, including a OLeary drives in the rst run with a May 19, 2016 at Albuquerque. It was the 22nd of his Sweep/Swept/Split .................0/0/0 fourthinningg ddouble. Come From Behind Wins ..........10 season-high eight runs allowed in a June 22 home loss. NOLANOL career, moving into a tie with Nate Field (2008 Bat Around For/Against ...........1/1 09) for sixth place on the franchise list. Longest Win Streak ....................+4 THE SKIPPER – Arnie Beyeler returns to the ‘Cakes for his third season Longest Lose Streak .....................1 at the helm, joining Chris Bando (199395), Tony Pena (19992001) and SIR ISAAC – Isaac Galloway stole his rst base of the year yesterday and High Water Mark ........................+3 Low Water Mark ..........................1 Chris Maloney (200204) as the only managers to manage the club for the 51st of his New Orleans career, moving into a tie with Carlos Her- White Jersey .............................. 31 three seasons. Entering his 15th season as a minor league manager, during nandez, Tim Barker and John Finn for fourth place on the franchise’s lea Grey Jersey ..................................00 which he has gone 926909 (.505), Beyeler is 284279 in four seasons at derboard. Galloway swiped 31 bags in 2016, tied with Duane Singleton Blue Jersey ................................. 10 the TripleA level, including an International League crown with Paw (1995) and Brandon Watson (2005) for the hbest singleseason total Pelicans Jersey ........................... 00 Misc. Jersey ................................00 tucket in 2012, and owns a 124153 mark with New Orleans. He spent in club history, but was limited to 26 games with the ‘Cakes last year a er the previous three seasons as the rst base coach and out eld instructor su ering a sprained MCL in a home plate collision on 5/17 vs. Salt Lake. for the Boston Red Sox, with whom he won the World Series in 2013. TEAM LEADERS PROSPECT WATCH – e ‘Cakes roster includes three of the Marlins’ AB: Galloway/Rodriguez ............19 THE STAFF – Pitching coach Jeremy Powell and hitting coach Tommy top 14 prospects, according to MLB Pipeline, all of whom were acquired AVG: Van Slyke ....................... .467 Gregg join the sta , along with returning assistant Robert Rodriguez. from the St. Louis Cardinals in an o season trade for AllStar out elder H: Van Slyke ...................................7 Marcell Ozuna. Righthanded pitchers Sandy Alcantara and Zac Gallen R: Van Slyke ....................................4 Powell is in his seventh season in the Marlins organization, the last two 2B: ree tied with ........................2 of which were with HighA Jupiter, where his 2017 pitching sta ranked are rated third and 14th respectively, while out elder Magneuris Sierra is 3B: Adames .....................................1 second in the Florida State League in ERA and shutouts. Gregg joins ranked seventh on the list. HR: Van Slyke/Rodriguez .............1 the Marlins a er 11 years in the Royals system, including the last eight RBI: Van Slyke/Rodriguez ............3 with AAA Omaha. Gregg also worked for ve seasons in the PCL as the NAWLINS NOTES – NOLA has won four of the rst ve games for the SB: ree tied with ........................1 hitting coach for Memphis. Rodriguez, the older brother of Pirates in sixth time in club history, and the rst time since starting a franchise-best W: Four tied with ...........................1 elder Sean, is back for a second season a er serving as the head baseball 8-1 in 2012 ... Magneuris Sierra snapped a 0x15 skid to open the year with L: Conley .........................................1 instructor for Total Baseball Sports Academy in Miami. Athletic trainer a bunt single in the fourth inning yesterday ... Austin Nola is a career .344 SV: Wittgren/Diaz .........................1 hitter (33x96) in 29 games vs. Colorado Springs with nine doubles, two ERA: Gallen/Meyer ..................0.00 Greg Harrel also returns for his second season in New Orleans following G: Seven tied with..........................2 a 10year run in the Dodgers organization, the last two of which were triples and 11 RBI ... Cristhian Adames hit .364 (28x77) in 21 games at GS: Five tied with ..........................1 with AAA Oklahoma City. Strength coach Rob Reichert, a University of Security Service Field as a member of the Sky Sox in 2014 ... New Orleans IP: Gallen/Gunkel .......................6.0 Louisiana graduate, and video coordinator Andrew DunnBauman are in leads the PCL with a .989 elding percentage (2 errors in 186 chances) ... K: Alcantara ....................................8 their rst seasons with the Baby Cakes.