Myrtle Beach Pelicans (47-71, 26-25) at Potomac Nationals (57-61, 27-24) vs. THE NATIONALS 2019 vs. Nationals ...............................................................5-3 Wednesday, August 14, 2019 - 7:05 p.m. in Myrtle Beach ..........................................................4-3 Game No. 119 • Road Game No. 55 in Potomac ..................................................................1-0 Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium • Woodbridge, Va. All-Time vs. Potomac.....................................190-195 (.494) MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast • MiLB First Pitch • TuneIn 2018 vs. Nationals ...............................................................6-7 in Myrtle Beach ..........................................................4-2 RHP JAVIER ASSAD (4-8, 3.63 ERA) vs. LHP NICK RAQUET (9-8, 4.38 ERA) in Potomac ..................................................................2-5 MARQUEZ DOMINATES, RAIN SHORTENS BIRDS WIN 47-71. Another key has been the bullpen, which has just PELICANS BY THE NUMBERS Brailyn Marquez threw five innings in a complete-game walked three batters over their last six games. When the shutout due to rain in the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 8-0 win bullpen is on, so are the Pelicans, as they are 28-15 when Record ................................................................ 47-71 over the Potomac Nationals from Pfitzner Stadium on the bullpen does not allow any runs. Home Record ................................................... 25-39 Tuesday. Before the rain set in after the fifth, Marquez Road Record ..................................................... 22-32 threw five innings, allowing three hits while striking out SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER? Current Streak ......................................................W2 four and not walking a batter. The lefty has now thrown The Pelicans are two games back of the Fayetteville 10 shutout innings to start his High-A career. The Pelicans Woodpeckers for second place in the Southern Division jumped out in front with four runs on the first. Following as of Wednesday. If the season were to end today, the Runs Scored ....................................453 (3.8/G)/8th singles from Carlos Sepulveda and Grant Fennell, Cam Woodpeckers would be in the playoffs and they also hold Runs Allowed ..................................515 (4.4/G)/8th Balego, Miguel Amaya (two-run) and Luke Reynolds the head-to-head lead over the Pelicans. Winston-Salem Run Differential ............................................. -62/9th all smashed doubles to make it 4-0. The Birds added on is 2.5 games back of the Pelicans and 4.5 back of the Southern Division Standing/GB ................3rd/-4.5 with two more in the fourth and a pair more in the fifth. Woodpeckers. The Pelicans have captured the season Current Standings Streak .......................3rd/4 days Fennell, Aramis Ademan and Sepulveda all ended up with series against the Dash while Winston-Salem lost the Long Standings Strk ........2nd/15 days (7/14-7/30) multi-hit games while Amaya drove in three. season series with Fayetteville. Fayetteville, which was Buies Creek last season, won the Mills Cup title in 2018 in MY OH AMAYA a one-game, hurricane-shortened series. Series Record ................................................ 13-22-1 Miguel Amaya has been a hot hitter for the Pelicans over Series Streak ............................................................ L1 the last month. After hitting just .217/.353/.361 with ON THE ROAD AGAIN Pelicans’ Sweeps ....................................................... 2 five homers in the first half of the season (49 games), he The Pelicans are on a short three-game road stretch at Sweeps of the Pelicans ............................................ 9 is hitting a strong .268/.375/.472 with five home runs Potomac, starting on Tuesday. The Birds will be back in the second half of the season (37 games). His second home for a six-game stretch in seven days (separated by Batting Average/Rank ................................. .228/9th half OPS (.847) is 133 points higher than his first-half an off day) from August 16 through 22 to finish off the OPS (.714). Since July 4, Amaya is hitting .318/.433/.543 home slate. In their last 19 games, 13 will be on the road. On-Base Percentage .................................. .318/8th with eight doubles, four home runs, 21 RBIs and 15 BB The Birds finish off the season with an 11-game road trip Slugging Percentage .................................... .337/9th compared to 14 strikeouts in a span of 25 games. The against Northern Division foes, playing three in Salem, OPS ............................................................... .655/9th Pelicans catcher is within two long balls of his career-best four in Potomac and four in Wilmington. Strikeouts ........................................................961/6th 12 he hit with Low-A South Bend in 2018. In 2018, his Walks ...............................................................435/1st second-half OPS (.634) was much lower than his first half MYRTLE BEACH’S JAVY Hits ...................................................................845/9th mark (.865). Defensively, Amaya also has the MiLB lead Today’s starter, Javier Assad, has been one of the most Doubles ...........................................................166/9th with caught-stealings (43). consistent pitchers all season long for the Pelicans. The Mid-Season All-Star in the Carolina League makes his Triples ................................................................22/6th AWAY FROM THE FRIENDLY CONFINES team-best 20th start today. He already leads the team Home Runs .......................................................65/7th Inside the pitcher-friendly TicketReturn.Com Field with 103.2 innings pitched this season. He also leads Stolen Bases .................................................. 119/3rd at Pelicans Ballpark, the Birds have been an entirely all qualifiers in the league with a .233 batting average different team than when they are on the road. At home, against. Over his last two starts, both quality starts, Assad Errors ...............................................................104/5th the Pelicans own the third-best ERA in the league (3.56), has a 2.13 ERA, allowing just three runs over 12.2 innings. while they are last (10th) in road ERA (4.78) in the Caro- In his most recent start against Winston-Salem, he came ERA .............................................................4.10/T-8th lina League. Their road slashline of .237/.325/.355 is also within one out of a seven-inning start, walking the last much better than home games: .219/.312/.321. The Birds batter he faced on a close 3-2 pitch before being removed Strikeouts ........................................................949/6th have hit 31 home runs at home and allowed 40 while due to a high pitch count. K% (MLB avg: ~22.0%).....................................22.2% they have hit 34 homers on the road in 10 fewer games Walks ...........................................................344/T-3rd and allowed a league-worst 45 road blasts. PELICAN POINTS BB% (MLB avg: ~8.5%) .......................................8.1% The Pelicans lead the league in walks with 435 (3.7 per Hits Allowed ......................................990/10th Most WHEN THE RED SIGN IS FLASHING, DO NOT WALK game). Cam Balego has been a master at drawing base on Home Runs .......................................................85/9th The Pelicans pitching staff has not given up many free balls in the second half. Since July 9 (31 games), Balego WHIP ..............................................................1.31/7th passes over the last few games. As a team, Myrtle Beach leads all of baseball (Major and Minor Leagues) with 30 arms have just walked seven batters over their last six walks. After walking 19 times in 48 games in the first half, games and have not walked a single batter three times in Balego has walked 33 times 49 games in the second half SECOND HALF STANDINGS that span. On the year, when walking three or fewer, the (1st half OBP: .347, 2nd half OBP: .417). Balego also leads SOUTHERN Birds are 37-39, much better than their overall record of the team with 15 hit-by-pitches this season. *Down East 30-20 -- Fayetteville 28-23 -2.5 Myrtle Beach 26-25 -4.5 THE WEEK AHEAD Winston-Salem 23-27 -7.0 DATE TIME OPPONENT PELICANS STARTER OPP. STARTER Carolina 21-30 -9.5 08/14 7:05 p.m. at Potomac Nationals RHP Javier Assad (4-8, 3.63 ERA) LHP Nick Raquet (9-8, 4.38 ERA) 08/15 7:05 p.m. at Potomac Nationals LHP Brendon Little (0-1, 16.88 ERA) LHP Tim Cate (4-3, 3.75 ERA) NORTHERN Salem 29-21 -- 08/16 7:05 p.m. vs. Salem Red Sox TBD TBD Potomac 27-24 -1.5 08/17 6:05 p.m. vs. Salem Red Sox TBD TBD Lynchburg 25-25 -3.5 08/18 6:05 p.m. vs. Salem Red Sox TBD TBD *Wilmington 24-25 -4.0 08/19 OFF DAY Frederick 18-31 -10.5 08/20 7:05 p.m. vs. Carolina Mudcats TBD TBD *Clinched Division (1st Half) BIRD DROPPINGS Aramis Ademan: L35G: .161 (18-for-112)/.271/.277 with 3 2B, 5 3B, 7 RBIs, 15 BB, 28 K. 1st half: .755 OPS, 2nd half: .580 OPS Jose Gutierrez: First 18G w/ Birds: .148/.145/.167 with 2B, 3 RBIs, 4 RS, 16 K 6G in SS Low A Eugene: .250/.348/.500 Miguel Amaya: L25G: .318 (27-for-85)/.433/.553 with 8 2B, 4 HR, 21 RBIs, 15 BB, 14 K, 15 RS. July: .311/.389/.492 Kevonte Mitchell: L51G: .182 (30-for-165)/.286/.309 w/ 6 2B, 5 HR, 16 RBIs, 22 BB, 15 RS. L19G: .676 OPS Cam Balego: L27G: .279/.451/.349 with 6 2B, 10 RBIs, 15 RS, 24 BB, 13 K. 4G hit streak: .357 (5-for-14), .971 OPS Luke Reynolds: 22G in South Bend (.260/.360/.390). First 9G back: .306 (11-for-36)/.342/.500 w/ 4 2B, HR, 6 RBIs Grant Fennell: L24G: .321 (27-for-84)/.398/.405 with 4 2B, HR, 14 RBIs, 13 RS, 10 BB. July: .339/.397/.419 in 18G. Carlos Sepulveda: L13G: .300 (15-for-50)/.327/.440 w/ 6 multi-hit games, 3 2B, 2 3B, 10 RS, 3 RBIs Wladimir Galindo: Galindo delivered a walk-off single in the 10th inning to win 1-0 over Wilmington on Sunday. Zac Taylor: 34G this season: .313/.380/.522 with 7 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 25 RBIs, 11 SB between Mesa, Eugene and South Bend Eric Gonzalez: In 43G with Low-A South Bend, hit .218/.293/.256 w/ 3 2B, 23 RBIs.