2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Sunday, April 14, 2019 - 1:35 p.m. Prince George's Stadium -- Bowie, MD Harrisburg Senators (9-1) vs. Bowie Baysox (2-7) LHP Ben Braymer (1-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. LHP Zac Lowther (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Game #10 // Home Game #4 2019 SEASON In Case You Missed It: The Baysox dropped a season-high fourth consecutive contest to Harrisburg yesterday. Overall Record 2-7 The Senators used three home runs to score eight runs in the third innings. Bowie's runs came on a Rylan Bannon Home Record 0-3 home run, Ademar Rifaela RBI double, T.J. Nichting RBI single and a Jesmuel Valentin fielder's choice. The final Road Record 2-4 score was 10-4. Versus Eastern Division 0-0 Versus Western Division 2-7 Say it Lowther: LHP Zac Lowther makes his second start of the year for the Baysox today. He pitched five scoreless Current Streak L4 innings in Harrisburg on 4/7 and earned the win. In 2018, Lowther started the year in Delmarva and posted a 1.16 Current Homestand 0-3 ERA in six starts. He was called-up to Frederick at the end of May and went 5-3 with a 2.53 ERA in 92.2 innings with Last Road Trip 2-4 the Keys. At the end of the season, Lowther was named the Co-Jim Palmer Award Winner, given to the best minor league pitcher in the Orioles organization. Lowther shared the honor with Baysox LHP Keegan Akin, who was Last 5 Games 1-4 the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year. Lowther enters the 2019 season at the #8 prospect in the Orioles system, Last 10 Games 2-7 according to MLB.com When Scoring 4+ Runs 2-3 When Scoring 3- Runs 0-4 In the Other Corner: LHP Ben Braymer pitches for the second time this year for the Senators. Braymer will be the After Day Off 1-3 first left-handed starter to pitch against the Baysox this year. Braymer is currently 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA after his start In Shutouts 0-1 against Hartford on 4/9. Braymer split last season between A-Hagerstown and High-A Potomac. Combined, he went In 1-Run Games 0-2 9-3 with a 2.28 ERA in 28 appearances and 11 starts. He struck out 118 batters in 114.2 innings and held opponents In 2-Run Games 0-3 to a .219 batting average. Braymer was a 18th round pick in 2016 by the Nationals out of Auburn University. vs. Left-Handed Starters 0-0 vs. Right-Handed Starters 2-7 Nice to See You Again: This is the second series of the year between Bowie and Harrisburg. The Senators took the Day Games 1-3 opening series of the season from the Baysox, winning three of the four contests. On Opening Day, Harrisburg hit Night Games 1-4 two home runs en route to an 8-4 victory. The two clubs played a doubleheader on Saturday due to rain Friday Ahead After 7 Innings 1-0 night, and the Senators swept the two games, winning 6-5 and 4-2. The Baysox got their first win of the year in the final game of the series, scoring five runs in the third inning en route to a 6-2 win. In the first game of this series, Behind After 7 Innings 0-6 Harrisburg won 2-0 and pitched a combined no-hitter. Friday night, it was a 4-2 Senators win, and last night, the Tied After 7 Innings 1-1 Baysox gave up a season-high 10 runs in a loss. Ahead After 8 Innings 1-0 Behind After 8 Innings 0-4 All We Do is Wynns: C Austin Wynns begins a major league rehab assignment with the Baysox this weekend. The Tied After 8 Innings 1-1 28-year-old spent parts of 2015, 2016 and 2017 with Bowie, and was a career .279 hitter in 130 AA games. Wynns In Extra Innings 1-0 made his major league debut with the Orioles on June 5, 2018 and hit .255 with four home runs in 42 games with In Doubleheaders 0-2 Baltimore last year. When Scoring First 1-4 Top Tier Talent: The Bowie Baysox roster is filled with some of the top prospects in the Orioles' farm system. Opponents Score First 1-3 According to MLB.com, seven of the top 30 prospects in the organization will begin the season in Bowie. Outfielder Outhit Opponent 2-2 Yusniel Diaz headlines the roster, coming into the year as Baltimore's number one prospect. Outielder Ryan Outhit by Opponent 0-5 McKenna (#7) and Left-Handed Pitcher Zac Lowther (#8) also rank in the Orioles' top ten. Pitchers Hunter Harvey Equal Hits 0-0 (#12), Dillon Tate (#18), Zach Pop (#20) and Infielder Rylan Bannon (#23) round out the top prospects that start Hit a Home Run 1-4 the 2019 campaign with the Baysox. No Home Runs 1-3 No Errors Committed 1-2 The Buck Starts Here: 2019 marks Buck Britton's first season as manager of the Bowie Baysox. Britton replaces Gary Kendall, who was the head man in Bowie from 2011-2018. Britton picked up his first victory as a AA manager on Baysox vs. Harrisburg April 7 against the Harrisburg Senators. Last season, Britton managed the Delmarva Shorebirds, leading the club 2019 Record: 1-4 to a 68-66 record. Prior to getting into coaching, Britton played nine seasons in Minor League Baseball, and spent parts of 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 with the Baysox. Buck is the brother of former Baysox and Orioles' left- 4/4 @ HBG L, 8-4 hander Zack Britton. 4/6 @ HBG L, 6-5 4/6 @ HBG L, 4-2 This Day in Baysox History: On April 14, 2018, the Baysox scored nine runs in the 10th inning to defeat the 4/7 @ HBG W, 6-2 Harrisburg Senators 15-6. Corbin Joseph went 5-6 with five RBIs, Cedric Mullins had a home run and three RBI and 4/11 @ HBG L, 2-0 Aderlin Rodriguez drove in two runs in the win. 4/12 @ HBG L, 10-4 4/13 4/14 6/21 6/22 6/23 7/4 7/5 7/6 2019 TEAM LEADERS 7/7 Statistic Name Total Statistic Name Total 7/15 7/16 Home Runs Rylan Bannon 2 ERA Zac Lowther 0.00 7/17 RBI Rylan Bannon 7 Wins 2 Tied 1 Batting Avg Martin Cervenka .300 Strikeouts Hunter Harvey 12 Runs Yusniel Diaz 6 Saves N/A N/A UPCOMING BAYSOX SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS Date Time Opponent Pitchers Monday, April 15 6:35 p.m. vs. Erie SeaWolves RHP Tyler Herb (0-0, 2.25 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Manning (2-0, 0.75 ERA) Tuesday, April 16 6:35 p.m. vs. Erie SeaWolves LHP Bruce Zimmermann (0-0, 1.80 ERA) vs. RHP Alex Faedo (0-0, 1.50 ERA) Wednesday, April 17 6:35 p.m. vs. Erie SeaWolves RHP Marcos Molina (0-2, 4.09 ERA) vs. RHP Spenser Watkins (1-0, 5.40 ERA) Thursday, April 18 6:35 p.m. at Akron RubberDucks RHP Hunter Harvey (0-1, 8.31 ERA) vs. TBD TODAY’S BAYSOX STARTER: Zac Lowther HT: 6’2” LBS: 235 B: L T: L BORN: 4/30/96 PLACE: Brooklyn Heights, OH AMATEUR: Xavier HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by BAL in the CBB 2nd round in 2017 2019 Stats Career Highs W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K Hits: 7 (6/13/18 w/ Frederick, A+) Bowie: 1-0 0.00 1 1 5.0 2 0 0 2 6 Earned Runs: 5 (7/16/18 w/ Frederick, A+) CAREER: 11-6 1.97 36 34 183.0 123 44 40 48 232 Innings Pitched: 7.0 (3x, last: 8/27/18 w/ Frederick, A+) Walks: 4 (2x, last: 7/16/18 w/ Frederick, A+) Strikeouts: 13 (4/9/18 w, Delmarva, A) LOWTHER 2019 DAY-BY-DAY 2019: Started against Harrisburg on 4/7...earned the win...did not allow a run...struck DATE CLASS OPP REC W/L IP H R ER BB SO out six. 4/7 AA @ HBG 1-0 W 5.0 2 0 0 2 6 2018: Split the season between Delmarva and Frederick...made 16 starts in Frederick... went 5-3 with a 2.53 ERA...struck out 100 batters in 92.2 innings...posted a 1.16 ERA in 31.0 innings in Delmarva...struck out 51 batters...BAL Oranizational All-Star...BAL Co- Minor League Pitcher of the Year. 2017: Made 11 starts in Aberdeen...went 2-2 with a 1.66 ERA in 54.1 innings...struck out 75 batters...NYPL All-Star. Career Notes: Selected by BAL in the CBB 2nd round (74th overall) of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Xavier...Orioles #8 prospect according to MLB.com...college roommate of Baysox INF Rylan Bannon Throws: Fastball, Curveball, Changeup Last Win: 4/7/19 @ Harrisburg Last Loss: 8/27/18 w/ Frederick 2019 Highs and Lows (All Games) Most IP: 5.0 Most Walks: 2 Fewest IP: 5.0 Fewest Walks: 2 Most Strikeouts: 6 Most Hits: 2 Fewest Strikeouts: 6 Fewest Hits: 2 Most Earned Runs: 0 Most Runs: 0 Fewest Earned Runs: 0 Fewest Runs: 0 2019 BAYSOX BULLPEN #32 Cristian Alvarado 2019 Season: 2019 Highs: Career Highs: B/T: R/R Throws: FB, SL, CH 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K IP: 3.1 (4/13 v.