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game information www.cakesbaseball.com @cakesbaseball Monday, May 20 new orleans baby cakes (23-21) at iowa cubs (26-18) 12:08 p.m. CT Principal Park RHP Ben Meyer (1-4, 6.61) vs. RHP Duane Underwood, Jr. (2-4, 6.39) Game #45 Des Moines, IA Road Game #21 THE BABY CAKES – e New Orleans Baby Cakes conclude a sixgame GOOSE EGGS – e Baby Cakes tossed their sixth shutout of the season ‘cakes corner set against the Iowa Cubs this a ernoon. e teams split doubleheaders in yesterday’s doubleheader, moving past Tacoma and San Antonio and yesterday and on ursday, with the ‘Cakes claiming Friday’s contest to into sole possession of rst place in the league. NOLA’s 62 record overall Current Streak ...........................W1 Home ......................................1311 carry a 32 series lead into today’s nale. New Orleans leads the season in shutouts ranks fourth in the league. New Orleans has ranked rst or Streak ............................................L1 series, 64, and the teams will meet ve times at the Shrine beginning on second in the PCL in shutouts in eight of the last nine seasons, including Road ....................................... 1010 Saturday. last year’s secondplace nish with 12 (Omaha, 14). Streak ..........................................W1 Last 10 ........................................ 55 vs. RHP (starter) ....................1718 YESTERDAY’S NEWS – Deven Marrero homered and Yadiel Rivera MONTÉ PYTHON – Monté Harrison stole his PCL-leading 16th base vs. LHP (starter) ....................... 63 added a tworun double to back 5.0 shutout frames from Dustin Beggs on Friday, three ahead of Round Rock’s Myles Straw. Twelve of his steals vs. Division ............................1012 as the Baby Cakes earned a split of the doubleheader with a 30 victory have come within the last 12 games, including a threeswipe performance vs. American Conference ...... 2321 in game two. Rivera blasted a pair of home runs in the opener, including on May 8 at San Antonio, the rst such game for New Orleans since vs. Paci c Conference .............. 00 vs. NL A liates .....................1313 a tworun shot in the h inning to knot the score at 44, before Johnny Henry Mateo in 2006. Harrison has not yet been caught stealing, joining vs. AL A liates ....................... 108 Field answered with a solo homer in the bottom half to provide the win Omaha’s Brett Phillips as the only two players in the league to have at least Day ............................................. 78 ning margin in Iowa’s 54 win and spoil a 10strikeout performance from 10 steals without being caught. He is tied for the teamlead ve total three Night ....................................... 1613 Zac Gallen. Marrero got the ‘Cakes on the board with his solo home run hit games and is tied with Austin Dean for the most overall multihit Extra Innings .............................24 Shutouts ..................................... 62 in the second inning of the nightcap, and Beggs danced around trouble games on the ‘Cakes with 12. Last year, his 28 stolen bases were second OneRun Games ........................ 79 by stranding ve baserunners in 5.0 innings. Rivera continued his strong only to Brian Miller’s 40 for the Marlins organizational lead. Score 5+ Runs ......................... 137 series by lacing a tworun double in the sixth, and Brian Moran and Scoring First ............................ 167 Jordan Milbrath combined to blank the ICubs over the nal two innings GALLENT EFFORT – Zac Gallen was credited with a sixinning com Opponent Scores First ........... 714 Commit Error ........................ 1111 to complete the shutout. plete game in game one yesterday, the rst complete game of the year for Hit Home Run ........................1715 the Baby Cakes and the second of his career, joining a 6.0inning e ort Quality Start ............................. 115 ON THE HILL – Ben Meyer makes his eighth start of the season, coming for HighA Palm Beach in 2017. Gallen fanned 10, his third doubledigit Outhit Opponent .....................196 o backtoback losses to San Antonio. e right-hander gave up three strikeout performance of the season to maintain his spot atop the league Leading A er 6 ....................... 183 Trailing A er 6 ........................215 runs in each outing, though he completed 5.0 innings for only the second leaderboard with 74 punchouts, 22 ahead of second-place Austin Gomber Leading A er 7 ....................... 193 time this season in Wednesday’s setback. He has issued at least three walks of Memphis. Despite taking his rst defeat of the campaign, Gallen still Trailing A er 7 ........................216 in all seven outings for a season total of 26, third- ranksran rst in the circuit in batting average against Leading A er 8 ....................... 142 most in the PCL. Meyer walked fewer than three in (.165),(.1 WHIP (0.65), and innings pitched (60.1). Trailing A er 8 ........................013 On This Date ... Series Record ..........................325 nine of his 11 starts for New Orleans last year. He has 2016: New Orleans blasts a season-best Series Openers .......................... 83 held opponents to a .208 average (10x48) in the rst four home runs, with Matt Juengel, Isaac SAINTSAI LEWIS – Lewis Brinson is batting .348 (8x23) Series Finales .............................55 two innings, but a .304 mark (21x69) from the third Galloway, Destin Hood and Robert in his last seven games with two home runs, three runs Doubleheader Games ...............55 Andino all going yard in an 8-1 win at inning on. Meyer faced the ICubs in his second start scored,sco and eight RBI. He had hit safely in eight of Sweep/Swept/Split .................0/0/5 Albuquerque. e four homers are the Come From Behind Wins ..............7 of the campaign on April 17 and took the loss a er most in a game since crushing six on July ninenin games before going a combined 0x5 in yesterday’s Bat Around For/Against ...........2/4 yielding ve runs (four earned) on four hits in 4.2 IP. 17, 2014 at Omaha. doubleheader.dou Longest Win Streak ......................4 Longest Lose Streak ......................3 FOR STARTERS – e ‘Cakes rotation is the only in the PCL with more DEVVING UP – Deven Marrero has hit safely in each of his last eight High Water Mark ........................+5 Low Water Mark ..........................2 than 200 innings pitched (235.1), and 200 strikeouts (249), 47 ahead of starts and has ve multihit e orts over his last 18 games, hitting .333 White Jersey .............................. 97 secondplace Memphis. e starters are on pace for 792 strikeouts this (19x57) in that stretch and raising his season average from .219 to .276. Grey Jersey ..................................66 season, which would top 2017 Fresno (770) for the best PCL mark going He has accumulated two doubles and ve home runs over the period, Blue Jersey ................................. 77 back to at least 2005, and would beat the club record set in 2012 (645). going deep on backtoback days for the rst time in his career May 34 Pelicans Jersey ........................... 11 Misc. Jersey ................................00 Baby Cakes starters also lead the circuit in ERA (3.48), WHIP (1.20) and vs. Oklahoma City, then homering in consecutive starts on May 12 and average against (.227). 14. From the sixth inning on, Marrero is hitting .346 (18x52) with three doubles, a triple, four home runs and 10 RBI. TEAM LEADERS NO RELIEF – e New Orleans bullpen su ered its ninth defeat on AB: Diaz ......................................150 ursday, tied for sixthmost in the PCL despite throwing the fewest FOLLOW THE SUN – e Baby Cakes look to get to .500 in day games, AVG: Dean ............................... .365 innings of any relief corps in the league. e ‘Cakes are 9x19 in save op having won six of their last eight. e NOLA pitching sta owns a 4.94 H: Dean/Harrison........................42 ERA (65 ER/118.1 IP) under the sun, compared with a 3.74 mark in night R: Diaz ...........................................30 portunities, and their 10 blown saves are tied for thirdmost in the PCL, 2B: Ramirez ..................................12 one fewer than San Antonio (12x23) and Tacoma (6x17). e pen owns games, while the o ense has been led by Austin Dean’s .438 batting aver- 3B: Harrison....................................2 a 5.23 ERA (79 ER/134.0 IP), ranking ninth in the circuit, and has now age (14x32) in day games. HR: Rivera ......................................9 surrendered 31 home runs, secondmost in the PCL (Reno, 42). RBI: Dean .....................................30 STEAL AWAY – e ‘Cakes have stolen 44 bases on the season, third SB: Harrison .................................16 YADI – A er posting his rst career twohomer game on Friday, Yadiel most in the league. e club has picked up the pace in May with 23 stolen W: Gallen ........................................5 Rivera accomplished the feat again in game one of yesterday’s twin bill. bags this month in 19 games while getting caught just four times. L: Meyer/Eveld ...............................4 In his 10th professional season, Rivera had hit just 43 home runs in 1,016 SV: Alvarez .....................................5 NAWLINS NOTES – Isan Diaz is 8x18 with a double, a home run and ERA: Hernandez .......................1.25 career games entering the year, but with nine home runs, he is just three G: Alvarez .....................................16 away from matching his career high set in 2012 with LowA Wisconsin.