2018 game information single-a advanced affiliate osceola county stadium • 631 heritage park way • (321) 697-3156 email: [email protected] • facebook: /floridafirefrogs twitter: @firefrogsbb • instagram: floridafirefrogs 2018 vs. Daytona Tortugas: 0-0 All-Time vs. Daytona: 7-7 Date Site Result Winner Loser Save FLORIDA FIRE FROGS (ATL) (0-0) 4/5 at DBT 4/6 at DBT 4/7 FLO at 4/8 FLO 4/23 at DBT Daytona Tortugas (CIN) (0-0) 4/24 at DBT 4/25 at DBT 6/21 at DBT RHp Jeremy Walker (0-0, --) 6/22 at DBT 6/23 at DBT vs. RHP Tony Santillan (0-0, --) 6/24 at DBT 6/29 FLO 6/30 FLO 7/1 FLO Thursday, April 5, 2018 - 7:05 PM ET - Jackie Robinson Ballpark 7/9 FLO 7/10 FLO 7/11 FLO Game #1 - Road Game #1 7/12 FLO Fire Frogs Recap (All-Time) TODAY’S GAME: Opening day in the Florida State League and game one of a 4 game series split between Daytona and Kissimmee. This is the TEAM LEADERS (FSL RANK) Current Streak ..................................................-- Average .................................................................... -- Last 5 Games ...................................................-- first of five series in 2018. Last year, the Fire Frogs went 7-7 against the Tortugas and 2-5 in Daytona. Hits ........................................................................... -- Last 10 Games .................................................-- Home .................................................... --(25-34) Doubles .................................................................... -- Away ..................................................... --(23-47) Triples....................................................................... -- Day Games ............................................. --(10-7) TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP Jeremy Walker gets the call for the season opener in his Florida Fire Frogs debut. Walker played in his first Home Runs ............................................................... -- Night Games ......................................... --(38-74) RBI ........................................................................... -- Double Headers .....................................--(3-3-3) full professional season with Single-A Rome and went 7-11 with a 3.97 ERA (61 ER/138.1 IP) and 100 strikouts over 27 starts. Runs ......................................................................... -- April ...................................................... --(10-14) May ....................................................... --(12-17) Stolen Bases ............................................................. -- June ........................................................ --(7-14) Wins ......................................................................... -- July ......................................................... --(7-18) HIGHLY RANKED PROSPECTS: Entering the 2018 season, the Atlanta Braves have the second rated farm system in Minor League Baseball, Saves ....................................................................... -- August .................................................. --(12-16) according to MLB.com. Ian Anderson is ranked the top prospect on the Fire Frogs and 49th in Minor League Baseball by MLB.com. Cristian Pache, ERA .......................................................................... -- September ................................................ --(0-2) Innings Pitched ................................................................-- vs. LHSP ............................................... --(10-18) Joey Wentz and Bryse Wilson are also Fire Frogs players ranked in the top 15 in the Braves organization, accoding to MLB.com. vs. RHSP .............................................. --(38-63) Strikeouts .................................................................. -- Game 1 of Series .................................. --(18-21) WHIP ........................................................................ -- Game 2 of Series .................................. --(16-23) Games ...................................................................... -- Game 3 of Series .................................. --(10-26) YOUNG STARTING PITCHING: The average age of the five projected starting pitchers is 20.6-years-old. Every starting pitcher is 22-years-old or Game 4 of Series .....................................--(3-11) Side-by-Side Comparison (FSL Rank) Game 5 of Series ...................................... --(1-0) younger with Ian Anderson(19) being the youngest. Rubber Match ........................................... --(6-7) Series W-L-T...................................... --(11-23-4) Series Sweeps .......................................... --(1-8) -- Average -- .500 or better ........................................ --(33-49) NEW MANAGER: Luis Salazar is in his first sea-son as the Fire Frogs skipper and his eighth season overall as a manger in the Braves organi- -- Runs -- Below .500 ............................................ --(15-32) -- Home Runs -- Scoring First ......................................... --(36-31) zation. Salazar spent his first five seasons (2011 to 2015) with the organization as the High-A skipper before managing the Double-A Mississippi Opponent Scores First .......................... --(12-50) -- Doubles -- One-Run Games .................................. --(13-26) Braves for the last two seasons (2016 and 2017). Salazar, who has 20-plus years of minor-league coaching and managerial experience, owns an -- Triples -- Two-Run Games ..................................... --(9-18) -- Stolen Bases -- overall managerial record of 769-836 (.479) over 14 seasons. Walk-Offs .................................................. --(5-6) -- ERA -- Extra Innings ............................................. --(4-6) -- Strikeouts -- Leading After 6 ..................................... --(37-12) -- Low BB -- Trailing After 6......................................... --(7-61) NEW PITCHING COACH: The 2018 season is Mike Maroth’s third with the Braves organization and his first in a coaching role. Maroth joined the Tied After 6 ............................................... --(4-8) -- Saves -- Leading After 7 ....................................... --(41-5) club in September of 2015 and spent his first two years working as the minor league pitching rehabilitation coordinator. Prior to joining Atlanta, An Eye on the Tribe Trailing After 7......................................... --(3-68) Tied After 7 ............................................... --(4-7) Maroth spent four seasons as a pitching coach in the Detroit Tigers farm system, includ-ing working his final year (2015) with Triple-A Toledo. AAA Gwinnett Braves (0-0), T-1st (--) IL South: Leading After 8 ....................................... --(33-3) STREAK: -- Last Game: -- Trailing After 8......................................... --(1-63) Maroth’s Major League playing career spanned six sea-sons from 2002 to 2007, and included a pair of orga-nizations, Detroit (2002-07) and the DUE UP: 4/6 at Norfolk (7:05 p.m. ET) Tied After 8 ............................................... --(3-5) NOTEABLE: Starter Gets Decision ........................... --(30-53) St. Louis Cardinals (2007)…He made 161 appearances at the Major League level during his career, including 150 starts… Maroth compiled a Reliever Gets Decision ......................... --(18-28) AA Mississippi Braves (0-0), T-1st (--) SL South: Starter Goes 5+ .................................... --(37-52) 50-67 career record and a 5.05 ERA. STREAK: -- Last Game: -- Starter Goes <5 .....................................--(11-29) DUE UP: 4/5 vs. Tennessee (8:00 p.m. ET) Scoring 0-3 Runs .................................. --(14-56) NOTEABLE: Scoring 4-7 Runs .................................. --(21-23) Scoring 8-10 Runs .................................... --(8-2) NEW HITTING COACH: Rene Tosoni is in his first season as a full-time coach in 2018...Tosoni, who made the transition from player to coach A- Rome Braves (0-0), T-1st (--) SAL Southern: Scoring 11+ Runs ..................................... --(5-0) after retiring from his professional playing career in 2016, spent the 2017 season working as an assistant coach with Atlanta’s Double-A affiliate STREAK: -- Last Game: -- Shutouts ..................................................--(11-9) DUE UP: 4/5 vs. Hagerstown (7:00 p.m. ET) Opponent Scores 0-4 ........................... --(44-34) Mississippi. The former outfielder played parts of seven seasons with the Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers or-ganizations from 2007 to NOTEABLE: Opponent Scores 5+ .............................. --(4-47) Collecting 0-3 Hits .................................... --(3-1) 2013, including making his major league debut during the 2011 season with Min-nesota…He also spent parts of three seasons, from 2014 to 2016, Collecting 4-6 Hits .................................. --(6-33) Collecting 7-9 Hits ................................ --(17-10) playing in the Independent League. Collecting 10-12 Hits ............................ --(10-16) Collecting 13+ Hits ................................. --(12-2) Out-Hitting Opponent ............................ --(40-21) Out-Hit by Opponent ............................... --(4-48) 2018 vs. FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE: Hits are Equal ......................................... --(4-12) North Home Road Total South Home Road Total Hitting a Home Run .............................. --(19-24) Clearwater Threshers (PHI) 0-0 (6) 0-0 (6) 0-0 (12) Bradenton Marauders (PIT) 0-0 (8) 0-0 (4) 0-0 (12)