2019 Daytona Tortugas Game Notes
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FLORIDA STATE 2019 DAYTONA TORTUGAS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1995, 2000, 2004, GAME NOTES 2008, 2011, 2013 HIGH-A AFFILIATE OF THE CINCINNATI REDS | DAYTONATORTUGAS.COM Thursday, August 29, 2019 | 7:05 p.m. ET | Jackie Robinson Ballpark | Daytona Beach, Fla. | Game #134 | Home Game #69 Daytona Tortugas (31-37, 66-67) St. Lucie Mets (35-32, 67-66) RHP Austin Orewiler (8-10, 4.52) RHP Colin Holderman (0-0, -.--) LAST TIME OUT: The Tortugas rallied in the bottom of the 10th to complete their 3rd-straight comeback against St. Lucie, as the Tortugas defeated the Mets, 3-2, in front of 2,377 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark...St. Lucie took a lead in the top of the 10th on an RBI ground-rule double from SS Manny 2019 AT A GLANCE Rodríguez (1-4, 2B, RBI, 2 SO)...Daytona walked-off the Mets in the bottom of the 10th, as 2 runs scored on a throwing error via a fielder’s choice Overall Record 66-67 by CF Lorenzo Cedrola (1-5, RBI)...1B Bruce Yari (3-4, 2B, RBI, BB, SO) led the ‘Tugas with a season-high-tying 3 hits...3B Blake Tiberi (2-4, R, SO) accrued a multi-hit night for the Mets...RHP Michael Byrne (1.0 IP, H, R) garnered his 7th win of the season in relief...Despite not giving up a hit, RHP First-Half Record 35-30 Thomas McIlraith (3.0 IP, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 SO) suffered his 5th loss for St. Lucie...Neither the Tortugas’ RHP Mac Sceroler (7.0 IP, 3 H, R, 8 SO) or Mets’ Second-Half Record 31-37 RHP Joe Cavallaro (6.1 IP, 6 H, R, ER, 3 BB, 4 SO) received decisions despite twirling quality starts. Home Record 35-34 TONIGHT’S METS STARTER: St. Lucie is set to hand the ball to RHP Colin Holderman for his Florida State League debut on Thursday...The 23-year-old Away Record 31-33 was transferred from Low-A Columbia earlier in the day...Did not receive a decision in his last start for the Fireflies on Saturday evening at Rome (5.1 Current Streak W3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB, SO)...Registered a 3-2 mark with a 4.09 ERA (25 ER in 55.0 IP) in 13 appearances (12 starts) for Columbia...Began the year with the Fireflies and had a stint on the 7-day injured list from May 5 until June 14...Made a pair of rehab starts with Short-Season Brooklyn (0-0, 1.80 Place (FSL North) [2H] 4th ERA, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 4 SO)...Missed the entire 2018 campaign due to injury...Spent the 2017 season with Brooklyn and Columbia, including a rehab outing with the Gulf Coast League Mets...Combined to tally a 2-3 mark with a 5.11 ERA (21 ER in 37.0 IP) with 30 strikeouts in 10 appearances (9 starts)...Selected Games Ahead/Behind [2H] -6.5 by the New York Mets in the 9th round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of the Heartland C.C. (Normal, Ill.)...Signed for $400,000...Had been committed to Mississippi State University before signing his pro contract. 2019 Home Attendance 139,010 A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: As a result of Hurricane Dorian’s impending landfall this weekend, the Florida State League announced Home Dates (Lost) 66 (2) that following Thursday’s games, the remainder of the 2019 season – including the postseason – has been cancelled...This marks the 2nd time Nightly Average Attendance 2,106 in 3 years that the FSL’s season has been altered due to severe weather...In 2017, the league cancelled its Championship Series due to Hurricane Irma, leaving the Dunedin Blue Jays and Palm Beach Cardinals as co-champions...Prior to that, it last occured due to Hurricane Iván in 2004...When that Florida State League Rank 2nd championship series was washed out, it left the Daytona Cubs and the Tampa Yankees as co-title holders...All Daytona fans holding tickets for this weekend’s scheduled games against the Jupiter Hammerheads can redeem them at the Tortugas’ box office for tickets to any 2020 Daytona home game. 2019 OVERALL FSL STANDINGS IT’S A WALK OFF: St. Lucie 1B Matt Winaker’s throwing error on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Daytona’s CF Lorenzo Cedrola enabled the Tortugas NORTH SOUTH to walk-off the Mets, 3-2, in 10 innings on Wednesday night...The walk-off victory was Daytona’s 6th of the season...It was the ‘Tugas first walk-off Team W-L GB Team W-L GB triumph since 1B Bruce Yari delievered a game-ending, 2-run triple in the bottom of the 9th to give Daytona a 3-2 win over the Florida Fire Frogs on DUN* 79-55 - CHA# 81-52 - August 7...Daytona had also garnered a game-ending victory when LF Stuart Fairchild brought home the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th against the Tampa Tarpons on July 3...The Tortugas have also won on a walk-off RBI single by 2B Alejo López against Fort Myers on May 24, DBT 66-67 12.5 FTM* 74-58 6.5 a bases-loaded walk in the 10th to Fairchild vs. Clearwater on May 22...Yari also played a role in Daytona’s 1st walk-off winner of the year on April 24 vs. CLR 67-68 12.5 BRD 72-62 9.5 Dunedin, smashing a double with the winning run aboard...An error in right allowed the winning run to score on the play...The Tortugas themselves have LAK 65-69 14.0 STL 67-66 14.0 been walked-off 6 times in 2019. TAM 63-71 16.0 PMB 57-72 22.0 HENDRIK MOTOR SPORTS: C Hendrik Clementina is finishing the 2019 campaign with a flourish for the Tortugas...In 21 games over the season’s FLO 53-81at TNS26.0 atJUP MIS 54-77Overall26.0 final month, the 22-year-old has tallied a .313 average (25-80) with 9 runs scored, 2 doubles, 4 home runs, 21 RBI, and 5 walks...Clementina 2015 0-0 2-2 2-2 has slashed an impressive .313/.356/.488 with a .844 OPS, as well...Even though he was named a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star, the SERIES HISTORY Willemstad, Curaçao native accrued a .218 mark (38-174) with 9 runs scored, 6 doubles, 5 home runs, and 19 RBI in 46 games during the first half... 2014 6-4at DBT 1-4at STL 7-8Overall However, since the All-Star break, Clementina has accumulated a .280 average (45-161) with 21 runs scored, 7 doubles, 9 homers, and 35 RBI Since2019 ‘10 18-124-2 17-171-7 35-295-9 with a .280/.337/.491 slashline with a .828 OPS in 44 affairs...Additionally, the slugger’s K% has dropped from 27.9% in the first half to 22.5% in the Since ‘05 27-26 27-30 54-56 second half...Since the second-leg of the campaign began on June 17, the backstop is tied for 7th in the FSL in home runs (9) and tied for 8th in RBI (35). 2018 1-4 4-5 5-9 Since 2005 43-39 39-52 82-91 JOSÉ CAN YOU SEE: SS José García was recognized as the Florida State League Player of the Week on Monday afternoon for the time between August 19-25...Over a span of 6 games, the 21-year-old slashed an impressive .500/.571/.708...Additionally, García compiled 7 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2019 TEAM COMPARISONS a home run, 5 RBI, 3 walks, and 3 stolen bases...The Havana, Cuba native is the 2nd Tortuga to be recognized for a weekly honor this year, joining LHP Reíver Sanmartín who was the circuit’s Pitcher of the Week from May 20-26...García is the first position player to be awarded since 1B Ibandel Isabel TORTUGAS METS was awarded the league’s Player of the Week from August 6-12, 2018...Over the season’s final month, the shortstop has been scalding hot...Through 25 .253 (1st) Batting Avg .243 (T-5th) games, García has registered a .378 average (37-98) with 20 runs scored, 10 doubles, 3 homers, 15 RBI, 3 walks, and 7 stolen bases...Among players 548 (4th) Runs 517 (6th) qualifiers during the month, the Pompano Beach, Fla. resident is 2nd in all of High-A in batting average (.378)...He is also 3rd in hits (37), tied 1123 (1st) Hits 1024 (6th) for 3rd in doubles (10), 6th in OPS (.997), tied for 6th in runs scored 2018), tied for 7th in extra-base hits (13), 8th in total bases (56), and 10th in slugging (.571) 186 (8th) Doubles 192 (7th) 39 (T-2nd) Triples 26 (6th) THROUGH THE WIRE: The Tortugas have played a plethora of tight games throughout the course of the 2019 season...Coming into Thursday’s show- 67 (T-7th) Home Runs 51 (12th) down, Daytona has played in 52 1-run games during the campaign (39.1%)...In those contests, the Tortugas are essentially even, accumulating a 490 (4th) RBI 465 (T-6th) 27-25 record...As expected, Daytona is 19-11 in 1-run contests at home and 8-14 on the road...In 2018, the ‘Tugas battled in 41 contests decided by a run 1588 (3rd) Total Bases 1421 (9th) and went 21-20...The Tortugas have official surpassed the most 1-run games played in franchise history, outdoing the 2006 campaign when the then-Cubs embarked in 48 of them (27-21)...The Tortugas have also contested in 21 games that have been decided by exactly 2 runs (14-7)...Overall, 392 (5th) Walks 430 (2nd) 54.9% (73-of-133) of Daytona’s games this season have been decided by 2-runs-or-less.