game information www.cakesbaseball.com @cakesbaseball Monday, April 9 new orleans baby cakes (3-1) vs. nashville sounds (1-3) 12:00 p.m. CT Shrine on Airline Game #5 Metairie, LA RHP Joe Gunkel (0-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Eric Jokisch (0-0, 0.00) Home Game #5 THE BABY CAKES – e New Orleans Baby Cakes conclude their IN THE NICK OF TIME – Nick Wittgren retired the side in order in ‘cakes corner seasonopening vegame series today against the Nashville Sounds. e the ninth inning on Saturday and has set down 20 of the last 21 Sounds ‘Cakes dropped 11 of 16 meetings with Nashville last year, including ve he has faced dating back to the 2015 season. In nine career appearances Current Streak ...........................W3 Home ..........................................31 of seven at the Shrine. A win today would give New Orleans four victories against Nashville, Wittgren owns a 1.64 ERA (2 ER/11.0 IP) with four Streak ..........................................W3 in its rst ve games for the rst time since starting 81 in 2012. saves. Saturday was his rst save for New Orleans since May 19, 2016 at Road ........................................... 00 Albuquerque, and the 22nd of his NOLA career, moving into a tie with Streak .........................................N/A YESTERDAY’S NEWS – Ben Meyer gave up one hit in 5.0 innings and Nate Field (200809) for sixth place on the franchise list. Last 10 ........................................ 31 vs. RHP (starter) ........................ 21 combined with two relievers on a two-hit shutout as the Baby Cakes vs. LHP (starter) ....................... 10 blanked Nashville, 4-0. Meyer needed only 12 pitches to strike out the side DOCTOR OF STYLE – Scott Van Slyke belted the Baby Cakes’ rst home vs. Division ................................ 31 in the rst inning, and did not give up a hit until Renato Nunez singled run of the season. New Orleans had been the PCL’s last remaining team vs. American Conference .......... 31 up with one out in the fourth. He struck out ve and walked two before without a home run in 2018. Van Slyke has reached base nine times in 15 vs. Paci c Conference .............. 00 vs. NL A liates .........................00 turning the ball over to Drew Rucinski and Severino Gonzalez, who each plate appearances, and yesterday charted the team’s rst three-hit e ort of vs. AL A liates ......................... 31 chipped in 2.0 scoreless frames to record the Baby Cakes’ rst shutout the season. Day ............................................. 10 of the year. e ‘Cakes scored all four runs in the rst three innings o Night ........................................... 21 former New Orleans le -hander Eric Jokisch. Isaac Galloway led o the DAZZLING DEBUT – A er Sandy Alcantara fanned eight batters in his Extra Innings .............................00 Shutouts ..................................... 11 game with a single and scored two batters later on a grounder by Jonathan TripleA debut on Saturday, Ben Meyer followed with 5.0 innings of one OneRun Games ........................ 10 Rodriguez. In the second, Galloway brought in a run on a elder’s choice hit ball in his debut yesterday. Over the last three games, featuring start Score 5+ Runs ........................... 10 and a throwing error by Sheldon Neuse allowed another run to score on ers making their ‘Cakes debuts, Zac Gallen, Alcantara and Meyers have Scoring First .............................. 20 the play. Scott Van Slyke drilled the Baby Cakes’ rst home run of 2018 combined to allow one run and 13 hits in 15.2 innings (0.57 ERA). Opponent Scores First ............. 11 Commit Error ............................ 11 leading o the third inning, extending the advantage to 4-0. Hit Home Run ............................00 SERIESLY – New Orleans has clinched the seasonopening series, the Quality Start ............................... 10 ON THE HILL – Joe Gunkel takes the mound in the series nale for his rst time doing so since taking three of four from Nashville to begin Outhit Opponent .......................20 rst start of the year. Gunkel worked 3.0 innings out of the bullpen on 2012. Last year, the Baby Cakes did not win a series until winning two of Leading A er 6 ......................... 30 Trailing A er 6 ..........................01 Opening Night, when he was charged with one run threethr against Omaha from July 46, a span of 21 series Leading A er 7 ......................... 30 on four hits. He inherited a basesloaded jam with On This Date ... wherewhe they lost 12 and tied nine, the longest drought Trailing A er 7 ..........................01 Leading A er 8 ......................... 30 no outs in the fourth and permitted all three runners 1999: Ryan ompson belts a in franchise history. to score. Gunkel has been primarily a starter in his Trailing A er 8 ..........................01 rstinning grand slam and Wade Series Record ..........................100 veyear pro career, starting 87 of his 126 appearances Miller, who had missed the nal BUNDLEBUN UP – Yesterday’s rstpitch temperature of four months of the 1998 season with Series Openers .......................... 01 entering this season, including 22 of 27 last year with a nger injury, pitches 5.0 scoreless 55 degrees was the coldest in the 21year history of the Series Finales .............................00 Oklahoma City and Jacksonville. His one start in the innings to beat Fresno 61. Lance ShrineShr on Airline. e previous record was 58 degrees Doubleheader Games ...............00 PCL came against Nashville on 4/20, when he gave up Berkman tacked on a tworun for a 7 p.m. start on May 3, 2011 vs. Memphis. Sweep/Swept/Split .................0/0/0 homer in the eighth.ght Come From Behind Wins ..........10 two runs one earned and six hits in 4.0 innings. Bat Around For/Against ...........1/1 PROSPECTPRO WATCH – e ‘Cakes roster includes Longest Win Streak ....................+3 THE SKIPPER – Arnie Beyeler returns to the ‘Cakes for his third season three of the Marlins’ top 14 prospects, according to MLB Pipeline, all of Longest Lose Streak .....................1 at the helm, joining Chris Bando (199395), Tony Pena (19992001) and whom were acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals in an o season trade High Water Mark ........................+2 Low Water Mark ..........................1 Chris Maloney (200204) as the only managers to manage the club for for AllStar out elder Marcell Ozuna. Righthanded pitchers Sandy White Jersey .............................. 21 three seasons. Entering his 15th season as a minor league manager, during Alcantara and Zac Gallen are rated third and 14th respectively, while Grey Jersey ..................................00 which he has gone 926909 (.505), Beyeler is 284279 in four seasons at out elder Magneuris Sierra is ranked seventh on the list. Blue Jersey ................................. 10 the TripleA level, including an International League crown with Paw Pelicans Jersey ........................... 00 Misc. Jersey ................................00 tucket in 2012, and owns a 124153 mark with New Orleans. He spent NEW FACES – Of the 25 players on the Opening Day roster, only six have the previous three seasons as the rst base coach and out eld instructor appeared in a New Orleans uniform: pitchers Adam Conley, Severino Gonzalez and Nick Wittgren, catcher Austin Nola, in elder Peter Mooney for the Boston Red Sox, with whom he won the World Series in 2013. TEAM LEADERS and out elder Isaac Galloway. AB: Galloway/Rodriguez ............15 THE STAFF – Pitching coach Jeremy Powell and hitting coach Tommy AVG: Van Slyke ....................... .455 Gregg join the sta , along with returning assistant Robert Rodriguez. SIR ISAAC – Isaac Galloway enters 2018 in seventh place on the team’s H: Van Slyke ...................................5 career stolen base chart with 50. Galloway swiped 31 bags in 2016, R: Van Slyke ....................................3 Powell is in his seventh season in the Marlins organization, the last two 2B: Galloway/Rodriguez ...............2 of which were with HighA Jupiter, where his 2017 pitching sta ranked tied with Duane Singleton (1995) and Brandon Watson (2005) for the 3B: ...................................................0 second in the Florida State League in ERA and shutouts. Gregg joins hbest singleseason total in club history, but was limited to 26 games HR: Van Slyke ................................1 the Marlins a er 11 years in the Royals system, including the last eight with the ‘Cakes last year a er su ering a sprained MCL in a home plate RBI: Campbell/Rodriguez ............2 with AAA Omaha. Gregg also worked for ve seasons in the PCL as the collision on 5/17 vs. Salt Lake. Prior to the injury, Galloway had just been SB: Ortega .......................................1 hitting coach for Memphis. Rodriguez, the older brother of Pirates in named the PCL’s Player of the Week a er slugging ve home runs during W: Gallen/Mazza/Meyer ...............1 elder Sean, is back for a second season a er serving as the head baseball a threegame stretch in Reno, becoming the rst NOLA player to earn L: Conley .........................................1 instructor for Total Baseball Sports Academy in Miami. Athletic trainer the weekly honor since Jake Marisnick in July 2014. SV: Wittgren ...................................1 ERA: Gallen/Meyer ..................0.00 Greg Harrel also returns for his second season in New Orleans following G: ree tied with ..........................1 a 10year run in the Dodgers organization,