Reading Fightin Phils ((Phillies)) Vs. Trenton Thunder ((Yankees)) RHP Seth Mcgarry (1-0, 0.82) Vs
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Reading Fightin Phils ((Phillies)) vs. Trenton Thunder ((Yankees)) RHP Seth McGarry (1-0, 0.82) vs. RHP Nick Green (1-2, 6.75) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- Sunday July 14, 2019 • 5:15 PM • Game 89 of 140 • FirstEnergy Stadium • Reading, PA Last Game: E.L. Standings (1st Half): E.L. Standings (2nd Half): Chris Gittens hit two home runs and Brian Keller delivered his first quality start of the season in an 8-3 win over the Reading Fightin Phils on d2.Eastx Division W L GB Streak East Division W L GB Streak Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. *Trenton 38 27 -- Reading 15 9 -- L2 Reading 39 28 -- Hartford 10 12 4.0 W1 Gittens supplied the early offense with a solo shot off Mauricio Llovera Hartford 37 30 2.0 Binghamton 11 14 4.5 L1 in the second inning and a two-run blast in the fourth inning to help Binghamton 34 29 3.0 Portland 10 13 4.5 W1 push the Thunder to a 4-0 advantage after four innings. The Eastern League All-Star selection recorded his second multi-homer game of the New Hampshire 31 36 8.0 Trenton 10 13 4.5 W2 season and the seventh overall in his career. Portland 27 40 12.0 New Hampshire 9 14 5.5 L1 West Division W L GB Streak West Division W L GB Streak The early run support was more than enough for right-hander Brian Keller who turned in his longest start of the season. Keller scattered four *Harrisburg 42 28 -- Bowie 17 5 -- L1 Altoona 35 32 5.5 Altoona 14 7 2.5 L2 hits and one walk over seven innings and needed just 87 pitches to navigate the Reading lineup. Akron 34 35 7.5 Erie 14 7 2.5 L2 Erie 31 34 8.5 Richmond 9 13 8.0 L6 The Thunder put the game away with three runs in the eighth inning. Bowie 30 38 11.0 Harrisburg 8 13 8.5 W3 Matt Lipka lifted a fly ball to shallow right that got past the dive of right Richmond 23 44 17.5 Akron 8 15 9.5 W1 fielder Cornelius Randolph plating two runs and he scored later in the *Denotes First Half Champions inning on a wild pitch to push the lead to 8-1. 2019 Monthly Report: Thunder Claps THE MATCHUP: This series is the first of two trips the Thunder make to Reading in 2019; the team returns to FirstEnergy Stadium April: 15- 7, May: 16-12, June: 14-13, for a three-game series August 16-18. Trenton went 3-2 at the Fightins’ home in 2018, taking two of three games July 31 through July: 3-8, August: 0-0, September: 0-0 August 2 before splitting a two-game set August 22 and 23. The Thunder own the all-time head-to-head matchup against Reading, 174 -158. Date Opponent Time/Result 7/1 @ Portland L 7-1 LEADING THE WAY: Three Thunder players are currently in the league’s top 10 in batting: Chris Gittens (.293, T-4th), Ben Ruta (.282,-2 79th ), and Hoy Jun Park (.279, 10th),. Gittens also leads the league with a .411 OBP and ranks near the top with 16 HR (2nd), 55 RBI 7/2 @ Portland G1 L 7-1 (2nd), and 49 BB (2nd), while Park and Ruta are tied for third with five triples. 7/2 @ Portland G2 L 1-0 7/3 @ Portland L 9-2 READING BETWEEN THE LINES: The Thunder are trying to win their first series since June 24-26, when they took two of three 7/4 Hartford L 2-1 from the Fightins at ARM & HAMMER Park. After that series win, Trenton split a four-game set with New Hampshire before 7/5 Hartford L 7-5 slipping into a season-high seven-game losing streak July 1-6. 7/6 Hartford L 7-6 7/7 Hartford W 3-0 GOOD STUFF FROM GITTY: Chris Gittens’ two-homer game Saturday was his second multi-homer game of the season, the seventh of his career, and the fourth by a Thunder player this season. Over his last 7 games, the Texas native is batting .407 (11-for-27) *All-Star Break @ Richmond with 3 home runs and 8 RBI. 7/11 @ Reading L 5-3 7/12 @ Reading W 3-0 LIGHTNING LIPKA: Outfielder Matt Lipka’s cycle Thursday night was the second cycle of his career (previously accomplished on 7/13 @ Reading W 8-3 April 25, 2013 for Lynchburg in the Carolina League while a member of the Braves organization) and the fourth in Thunder franchise 7/14 @ Reading 5:15 PM history. The four hits were a season-high for Lipka and matched his career-high (five prior instances). The cycle is part of a now five- 7/15 @ Altoona 6:30 PM game hitting streak (a season-high) that’s seen Lipka go 10-for-19, raising his batting average 46 points. 7/16 @ Altoona 6:30 PM ALL-STAR REPORT: Each of the Thunder’s five all-stars saw playing time in Wednesday’s Eastern League All-Star Classic at The 7/17 @ Altoona 6:30 PM Diamond in Richmond. Chris Gittens was the Eastern Division’s starting first baseman and went 0-for-3 with a walk; Hoy Jun Park 7/18 Hartford 7:00 PM replaced Hartford’s Alan Trejo at shortstop in the 5th inning and went 0-for-2 with a pair of groundouts; Ben Ruta started in right 7/19 Hartford 7:00 PM field and went 1-for-2 with a 1st-inning single; Daniel Alvarez pitched the fourth inning, striking out three around an unearned run; 7/20 Hartford 7:00 PM and Trevor Lane faced two batters to begin the 8th, allowing a leadoff single before inducing a flyout. Lane took the roster spot of 7/21 Hartford 5:00 PM st original selection Deivi Garcia, who pitched a perfect 1 inning in Sunday’s Futures Game in Cleveland. 7/22 Akron 7:00 PM 7/23 Akron 7:00 PM WHO THEY ARE: Of the 24 players on the Thunder roster, 13 were drafted by the Yankees, eight were signed as minor league or international free agents, and three were acquired via trade. Fifteen of the 25 played under Patrick Osborn at High-A Tampa at some 7/24 Akron 11:00 AM point in 2018. 7/25 @ Erie G1 5:05 PM 7/25 @ Erie G2 DH 7/26 @ Erie 7:05 PM 7/27 @ Erie 7:05 PM Upcoming Probable Starting Pitchers: 7/28 @ Erie 7:05 PM Mon. July 15 @ Altoona 6:30 PM RHP Nick Nelson (3-2, 3.47) vs. RHP Pedro Vazquez (6-1, 2.58) 7/29 @ Erie 12:05 PM 7/30 Altoona (suspended game) 5:00 PM Tues.+ July 16 @ Altoona 6:30 PM RHP Albert Abreu (4-7, 3.82) vs. LHP Sean Brady (3-6, 3.57) 7/30 Altoona G2 DH Wed. July 17 @ Altoona 6:30 PM RHP Adonis Rosa (3-1, 4.19) vs. LHP Brandon Waddell (2-1, 1.44) 7/31 Altoona 7: 00 PM Thur. July 18 vs. Hartford 7:00 PM TBA vs. TBA #45 Nick Green 2019 Game By Game: 6’1” – 175 – Age: 24 (3/25/1995) Game Result Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR Pitches 4/5 @ Erie L 11-1 L (0-1) 2.2 8 7 7 2 2 1 58/33 Born: Fountain, CO Resides: Fountain, CO *Piggy-back on Stephan, entered with 1st and 2nd, 0 outs in 4th escaped inning without damage. School: Indian Hills CC (IA) Acquired: Trade TEX, 2016 4/10 @ Akron L 5-2 --- 4.1 4 1 1 1 7 0 60/44 *Piggy-back on Stephan, entered with 2 on an 2 out, stranded both… Retired 8-of-first-9 faced 4/15 vs. Akron W 8-6 --- 5.1 2 3 3 2 2 0 73/43 Acquired by the Yankees from Texas with RHP Dillon Tate and RHP Erik Swanson in *Retired 12-of-14 after 1st inning Sac Fly // 2 left on base in 6th, both scored // TT: 6 runs scored 6th-8th exchange for OF Carlos Beltrán and cash considerations on 8/1/16… Was originally 4/23 @ NH (7) L 8-6 --- 5.0 4 6 4 2 2 0 68/43 selected by Texas in the seventh round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft… Allowed *No H allowed until 2 outs in 4th… 6-run 5th included throwing error by Green // NH swept DH just 18 home runs in 395.0 IP (0.4/9 IP), allowed 3 in first 20.0 IP with Thunder… 6/15 vs. Brooklyn L (0-1) 3.1 4 1 0 1 4 0 61/41 6/20 vs. Connecticut L (0-2) 5.1 5 3 2 0 6 0 72/55 2019: Returned to NYY on 3/27 after being selected in Rule V Draft by Arizona 6/25 vs. Hudson Valley --- 5.0 7 6 5 2 6 0 81/51 Diamondbacks… Pitched in a piggy-back role in first 2 outings: Surrendered seven runs in 2.2 IP in first appearance of the season… Struck out a Thunder-high 7 batters 6/30 vs. NH W 7-5 W (1-1) 6.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 92/52 on 4/10 @ Akron… Allowed just two baserunners over the first four innings of his *Allowed 3-of-1st-4 men to reach then retired 11 in a row // 4 straight hits in 5th led to both runs start on 4/23 @ NH, allowed first six batters to reach in fifth inning… Placed on IL on 7/6 vs HFD L 7-6 L (1-2) 6.0 7 7 6 4 5 0 90/60 *Retired first 6 batters, 3 errors committed in 4-R 4th inning // 1 K in each of first 5 innings 4/28 (shoulder)… Made 3 rehab starts for SI totaling 13.2 IP, 16 H, 10 R (7 ER), 3 BB, 12 K… 2018 : Went 7-5 with a 3.28 ERA in 20 starts for High-A Tampa… 115.1 IP, 104 H, 57 BB, 93 K… Made Thunder debut on 8/16 @ Portland and went 5.0 IP… Recorded the longest no-hit bid by a Thunder starter on 8/29 @ Altoona going 6.2 IP without a hit until OF Bryan Reynolds lined a single past the dive of the 2B Bruce Caldwell… Started Game 2 of the ELDS @ New Hampshire and was lifted after 1.2 IP, allowed 3R HR to Max Pentecost and 2-R 3B to Harold Ramirez in 2nd inning… 2017 : Went 8-9 with a 4.49 ERA (126.1IP, 131H, 74R/63ER, 39BB, 112K) in 26 starts with Single-A Charleston…held left-handed batters to a .201 (38-for-189) batting average…went 4-4 with a 2.77 ERA (65.0IP, 20ER) in 13 starts before the All-Star break…did not allow an earned run in three consecutive starts from 4/29-5/13 (20.2IP, 2R)… 2016: Combined at short-season Single-A Spokane, short-season Single-A Staten Island and Single-A Charleston to go 6-3 with a 3.34 ERA (62.0IP, 53H, 28R/23ER, 20BB, 65K, 1HR) in 12 starts… made two starts at Staten Island, posting a 1-1 record and 1.69 ERA (10.2IP, 7H, 3R/2ER, 3BB, 7K)…was promoted to Charleston on 8/17 and won all three starts with the RiverDogs while logging a 1.06 ERA (17.0IP, 13H, 3R/2ER, 3BB, 14K)…following the trade, allowed one-or-zero earned runs in all five starts in the Yankees organization while going 4-1 with a 1.30 ERA (27.2IP, 4ER)… INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL HIGHS: Eastern League Highs: Career Highs: PERSONAL : Played one season (2014) at Indian Hills Community College (Iowa), IP: 7.0 IP 8/29/18 @ REA 8.0 IP 5/6/2017 vs Delmarva where he was named second-team All-Region after going 3-1 with a 2.97 ERA (36.1IP, K 7 K 4/10/19 @ AKR (4.1 IP) 9 K 2x, 8/30/17 vs Hickory (5.0 IP) 12ER)…graduated in 2013 from Fountain-Fort Carson H.S.