Myrtle Beach Pelicans (35-43, 1-7) vs. Buies Creek Astros (43-34, 6-2) vs. THE ASTROS 2018 vs. Astros ......................................................................5-9 Friday, June 29, 2018 - 7:05 p.m. in Myrtle Beach ...........................................................2-6 Game No. 79 • Second Half Game No. 9 • Home Game No. 41 in Buies Creek .............................................................3-3 TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark • Myrtle Beach, S.C. All-Time vs. Buies Creek ...................................18-22 (.450) MiLB.tv • MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast • MiLB First Pitch • TuneIn 2017 Regular Season vs. Buies Creek .........................13-13 in Myrtle Beach ...........................................................5-9 RHP Cory Abbott (1-2, 6.23 ERA) vs. RHP Abdiel Saldana (6-0, 3.18 ERA) in Buies Creek .............................................................8-4 BIRDS BLANKED BY BUIES CREEK EVERY STORM RUNS OUT OF RAIN PELICANS BY THE NUMBERS The Myrtle Beach Pelicans were shut out by the Buies Creek Myrtle Beach has followed up 14 wins in 16 games with 14 Record ...............................................................................35-43 Astros 5-0 Thursday from TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans losses in 16 contests despite consistently excellent pitching. Home Record ..................................................................20-20 Ballpark. Carson LaRue pitched five shutout innings before The club has really struggled offensively during this stretch, Road Record ....................................................................15-23 Tyler Ivey and Ronel Blanco combined for the final four scoring a grand total of 29 runs over this 16-game time Current Streak .......................................................................L5 frames to complete the 11th shut out of the Birds, the most frame (1.8 per game). In fact, the Pelicans have tallied in the Carolina League. Buies Creek jumped out to an early three runs or fewer in 14 of their last 16 contests, and the Runs Scored ...................................285 (3.7 per game)/10th Runs Allowed ................................... 340 (4.4 per game)/6th lead courtesy of Osvaldo Duarte’s RBI triple and Cody club has also been shut out five times over this stretch. As Run Differential...........................................................-55/10th Bohanek’s RBI single in the first inning. With the score still a team over the last 16 games, Myrtle Beach is posting a Pythagorean Record .......................................................32-45 2-0 in the sixth, Carlos Canelon smacked an RBI double batting line of .188/.271/.247 (453 AB, 85 H, 17 2B, 2 3B, 2 Southern Division Standing/GB..................................5th/5.0 before Jacob Meyers brought in another run with a base hit HR, 49 BB, 3 HBP). Current Standings Streak ..................................... 5th, 4 days to get the margin to 4-0. An error allowed an Astros run to Long Standings Streak ........................5th, 31 days (5/3-6/2) score in the ninth, making things 5-0. POWER OUTAGE Series Record ..................................................................9-12-2 From the 2014 through 2017 seasons, Myrtle Beach finished Series Streak ...........................................................................L4 WARROOM INQUIRIES every campaign in the top half of the Carolina League in Pelicans’ Sweeps ..................... 3 (3-game, 6/8-6/10 vs. SAL) Throughout their recorded history, which dates back home runs. In fact, the Pelicans clubbed a total of 368 long Sweeps of the Pelicans .........3 (3-game, 6/11-6/13 at W-S) through the 2005 season, Myrtle Beach has never been balls, an average of 92 per year. However, the Birds are on swept in a five-game series. If Buies Creek wins Friday’s pace for just 61 bombs in 2018, which would be the fewest Batting Average/Rank ................................................ .235/9th On-Base Percentage ................................................. .314/9th series finale, the Pelicans would suffer their first five-game in a single season in Pelicans history. Entering play on Slugging Percentage ................................................. .334/10th brooming since at least the 2005 season. However, a defeat Friday, Myrtle Beach has gone nine games in a row without OPS ............................................................................ .649/10th would not mark the first time the Birds have dropped five hitting a dinger, their longest drought of the season. D.J. BABIP .................................................................................. .296 games in one series. Myrtle Beach fell in five of six games Wilson’s leadoff homer in the bottom of the first inning Strikeouts ........................................................604/4th-Fewest during three consecutive doubleheaders at Frederick from in game two of a doubleheader on June 16 was the Birds’ K% (MLB avg: ~22.0%)....................................................21.7% August 26-28 of the 2005 season. The Pelicans have also last roundtripper, meaning the club’s homerless drought Walks ..........................................................................269/T-3rd BB% (MLB avg: ~8.5%) ......................................................9.7% lost five straight home games and are trying to avoid their extends 76 innings. Hits ................................................................................. 573/9th first six-game Grand Strand skid since 2014. Doubles .......................................................................113/10th WALKING DEAD Triples ........................................................................... 13/T-8th MY HEART’S A MONASTERIO Under third-year Pelicans pitching coach Anderson Tavarez, Home Runs ......................................................................34/9th Myrtle Beach infielder Andruw Monasterio has reached Myrtle Beach has emphasized making opponents earn their Stolen Bases................................................................. 48/T-6th base multiple times in 12 contests during his 20-game on- way on base. After issuing the fewest walks in the Carolina Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) ......................... .694 base streak, which is the longest active run in the Carolina League in 2016 and the second-fewest last season, Myrtle Errors ............................................................................ 96/Most League. Monasterio’s on-base streak is the longest by a Beach’s 216 free passes this year are the lowest total in the Pelican since David Bote concluded the 2016 season circuit. Pelicans pitchers have issued no more than three FIP ..........................................................................................3.19 by reaching in 27 straight contests. Over these last 20 walks in 16 of their last 19 games, pushing the club’s walk ERA ............................................................................... 3.81/5th contests, the native of Caracas in Venezuela is 26-for- percentage down to 7.8 percent - the second-best mark in BABIP .................................................................................. .306 Strikeouts ...................................................................... 629/5th 71 (.366/.438/.465) with two doubles, one triple, one the league. K% (MLB avg: ~22.0%)....................................................22.6% home run, seven RBIs and nine walks. After slashing just Walks .......................................................................216/Fewest .241/.313/.287 (75 wRC+) in a brief stint at the High-A level PELICAN POINTS BB% (MLB avg: ~8.5%) ......................................................7.8% last year, Monasterio is hitting .281/.371/.357 (112 wRC+) Over their series against Buies Creek, the Birds’ bullpen has Hits Allowed .......................................................606/5th-Most this season. Part of his success is a better approach at the surrendered just three runs, two earned, on nine hits in 15.1 Home Runs ...............................................................38/Fewest WHIP ............................................................................ 1.25/3rd plate; after walking in 5.2 percent of his plate appearances innings for a 1.17 ERA. Pelicans relievers have struck out 15 in 2016 and 8.3 percent last year, Monasterio is posting a while walking only two during this span... Myrtle Beach will career-best 11.8 percent walk rate in 2018, the second-best host the Potomac Nationals Saturday to start a four-game SECOND HALF STANDINGS mark on the team. series, the first time the clubs will battle this season. SOUTHERN Buies Creek 6-2 -- Carolina 5-2 0.5 THE WEEK AHEAD Winston-Salem 5-3 1.0 Down East 3-5 3.0 DATE TIME OPPONENT PELICANS STARTER OPP. STARTER Myrtle Beach 1-7 5.0 Sat. June 30 6:05 ET Potomac RHP Erich Uelmen (1-0, 5.06) LHP Matthew Crownover (3-6, 5.27) Sun. July 1 6:05 ET Potomac RHP Tyson Miller (6-6, 3.71) LHP Nick Raquet (1-0, 6.35) NORTHERN Mon. July 2 7:05 ET Potomac LHP Bryan Hudson (4-7, 5.83) RHP Joan Baez (3-6, 4.92) Lynchburg 5-3 -- Tue. July 3 7:05 ET Potomac RHP Alex Lange (4-5, 3.69) LHP Ben Braymer (3-1, 1.85) Wilmington 4-3 0.5 Wed. July 4 6:00 ET at Buies Creek RHP Erick Leal (0-1, 1.27) TBA Potomac 3-4 1.5 Thu. July 5 6:00 ET at Buies Creek TBA TBA Salem 3-4 1.5 Fri. July 6 6:00 ET at Buies Creek TBA TBA Frederick 3-5 2.0 BIRD DROPPINGS Aramis Ademan: 5-for-15 (.333), 2B in last five