TAMPA TARPONS OFFICIAL GAME NOTES George M. Steinbrenner Field • One Steinbrenner Drive • Tampa, FL 33614 Phone: (813) 875-7753 • E-Mail: Tarpons [email protected] • Social Media: @TampaTarpons Florida State League Champions: 1957, 1961, 1994, 2001 (co. w/ Brevard County), 2004 (co. w/ Daytona), 2009, 2010 TAMPA TARPONS (34-30) at CLEARWATER THRESHERS (28-34) RHP Adonis Rosa (6-1, 3.33) vs RHP Adonis Medina (6-2, 4.82) Tuesday, June 12, 2018 • Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FL • 7:00 p.m. Game #65 • Road Game # 28 • Radio: TuneIn Radio (Tampa Tarpons) • Phone App: MiLB First Pitch YESTERDAY'S NEWS: Tampa's offense was stymied by Clearwater starter Connor Seabold as the Tarpons dropped the series-opener in Clearwater, 4-1…RHP Luis Cessa (L, 0-1) lasted just 1.2IP in his first rehab start (3H, 2ER, 4BB, 1K, 46P/19S)…scheduled starterRHP Nick Nelson made his first- ACTIVE ROSTER career relief appearance (5.2IP, 7H, 2ER, 2BB, 4K, HB, WP)…Isiah Gilliam (1-for-3) broke up Seabold's perfect game bid with a one-out single in the 36 Abreu, Albert ................RHP 5th…Ryan Lidge (1-for-3, HR, RBI, R) homered in the 6th for Tampa's lone run (his 2nd HR)…Seabold (W, 3-4) held the Tarpons to four baserunners and tied a season-high with 9K's while logging his first-career complete game (9.0IP, 3H, 1ER, 1BB). 34 Cessa, Luis - MLB ........RHP LET'S GO STREAKING: Isiah Gilliam singled in the 5th to extend his hitting streak to eight games. In that span, the 21-year-old is batting .355 (11- 11 Diehl, Phillip .................LHP for-31) with 2HR and 5RBI. Meanwhile, Ryan Lidge homered in the 6th to give him hits in all six games in which he's played with Tampa. 48 Frawley, Matt ................RHP 3 TEAM RACE: Tampa is fighting to win the 1st-Half Florida State League North Division Title for the third-straight season. The Tarpons (34-30) are currently in a virtual tie for second with Daytona (32-28) while both teams sit 0.5GB of Lakeland (34-29) for first place. Tampa has six games remaining 12 Green, Nick....................RHP in the first half (3 @ CLR / 3 @ FTM) while the Tortugas (4 @ STL / 3 vs. PMB) and Flying Tigers (3 vs. JUP / 4 @ CHA) each have seven left. 23 Harris, Hobie .................RHP VS. CLEARWATER: Tonight will be the fifth of 15 scheduled meetings between the Tampa Tarpons and Clearwater Threshers. The season-series is currently tied, 2-2. The Tarpons took two-of-three when the teams first met in Tampa on 4/20-22. 8 Kamplain, Justin ............LHP 47 Lane, Trevor ..................LHP EASY BEING GREEN: For the eighth time in 11 starts, RHP Nick Green made a quality start on Sunday (6.0IP, 3H, 1ER, 2BB, 3K, HB, HR). The 23-year-old currently has five-straight outings of at least 6.0IP and currently leads the Florida State League with a 2.25 ERA. 27 Nelson, Nick ..................RHP BABY BOMBERS: The Tarpons smashed seven home runs in the weekend series against the Maraudres, including two apiece by Ben Ruta and Alex- 4 Rosa, Adonis ...................RHP ander Palma. Tampa currently lead the Florida State League with 54 home runs this season. 16 Schwaab, Andrew .......RHP CESSA BEGINS REHAB: RHP Luis Cessa has joined the Tarpons on a Major League Rehabilitation Assignment. The Yankees placed Cessa on the disabled list on April 17 due to an oblique strain. The 26-year-old is expeted to throw 60 pitches today in a rehab start. 22 Trieglaff, Brian ..............RHP WAGNER NAMED ALL-STAR: Last Tuesday, the Florida State League announced that Brandon Wagner has been added to the North Division Roster 19 Whitlock, Garrett .........RHP of the 57th FSL All-Star Game. Wagner replaces Clearwater honoree Darick Hall after Hall was promoted to Double-A Reading on 6/1. Wagner be- comes the eighth Tarpons player named an all-star. The Princeton, New Jersey native plans to compete in the Home Run Derby on Friday. 28 Wivinis, Matt .................RHP ALL-STARS ANNOUNCED: Seven Tarpons were announced as Florida State League Mid-Season All-Stars on Friday: RHP Trevor Stephan, RHP MI- 25 Deglan, Kellin .................... C chael King, RHP David Sosebee and C Francisco Diaz were named despite having since been promoted to Double-A Trenton. Current Tampa play- ers RHP Nick Green, LHP Trevor Lane and INF Diego Castillo were also selected. 10 Lidge, Ryan ........................ C 2018 ALL-STAR WEEKEND TICKETS ON SALE NOW: For the first time in franchise history, Tampa will play host to the Florida State League All-Star 7 Barrios, Daniel ................. INF Game. Neither the original Tarpons nor the Tampa Yankees had ever hosted the event. The Home Run Derby will be on Friday, June 15th and the 57th 2 Castillo, Diego ................. INF Annual FSL All-Star Game will be played on Saturday, June 16th at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE by visiting TarponsBase- ball.com or by calling (813) 673-3060. Exclusive ticket deals and group packages are also available. 3 Metzgar, David ................ INF FOR STARTERS: RHP Adonis Rosa (6-1-1, 3.33) will make his seventh start (12th appearance) of the season. Last time out, started and tallied a 1 Park, Hoy Jun ................... INF season-high 7K's over 6.0 shutout innings in a win vs. St. Lucie on 6/7 (5H, 0BB, HB, 85P/58S)…has allowed just 1ER over his last 15.1IP…is 3-1 with a 3.30 ERA (30.0IP, 33H, 17R/11ER, 11BB, 29K, 2HR, 2HB) in six starts…is 3-0 with a 3.38 ERA (21.1IP, 21H, 8ER, 5BB, 18K) as a reliever. 49 Torrealba, Eduardo ...... INF 2017: Pitched primarily for Single-A Charleston, going 4-3 with two saves and a 3.04 ERA (83.0IP, 77H, 35R/28ER, 14BB, 79K, 8HR) in 21 games (eight 33 Wagner, Brandon ......... INF starts)…was promoted to Single-A Tampa on 8/8 and won all three starts while posting a 4.32 ERA (16.2IP, 15H, 8ER, 4BB, 16K, 1HR)…also made two spot starts for Triple-A Scranton/WB on 6/17-G2 at Buffalo (W, 6.0IP, 6H, 0R, 0BB, 4K) and 7/18-G2 vs. Norfolk (ND, 6.0IP, 3H, 2ER, 1BB, 3K, 1HR)…overall, 24 Gilliam, Isiah ................... OF was 8-3 with two saves and a 3.06 ERA (111.2IP, 101H, 45R/38ER, 19BB, 102K, 10HR) in 26 games (13 starts)…had a 1.64 ERA (44.0IP, 8ER) in 13 outings as a reliever…also tossed 6.0 scoreless relief innings (4H, 0BB, 7K) in Game 1 of the FSL Semifinal Series at Dunedin…following the season, pitched 18 Palma, Alexander .......... OF for Cibao of the Dominican Winter League, going 1-1 with a 1.82 ERA (24.2IP, 14H, 6R/5ER, 8BB, 21K, 1HR) in nine games (three starts). 6 Ruta, Ben ............................ OF Personal: 23-years-old, 6-1, 160 - Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic…Signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on 12/19/13. 21 Thompson-Williams, Dom ....OF UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS 1SEASON SERIES vs. CLEARWATER (2-2) DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE PITCHERS TIME Wed, June 13 at Clearwater RHP Albert Abreu (2-2, 4.73) vs. RHP Mauricio Llovera (2-4, 4.02) 10:30 a.m. 4/20 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa W, 4-3 Thur, June 14 at Clearwater RHP Garrett Whitlock (2-0, 0.96) vs. LHP Nick Fanti (2-2, 5.06) 7:00 p.m. 4/21 10:30 a.m. @ Tampa L, 7-3 Fri, June 15 All-Star Break Begins - Home Run Derby 6:30 p.m. 4/22 1:00 p.m. @ Tampa W, 2-1 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE STANDINGS 2018 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE LEADERS 6/11 7:00 p.m. @ Clearwater L, 4-1 6/12 7:0 p.m. @ Clearwater NORTH 1st Half GB Batting Lakeland 34-29 0.0 AVG: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) .356 6/13 10:30 a.m. @ Clearwater Hits: Brian Miller (JUP) 77 Daytona 32-28 0.5 6/14 7:00 p.m. @ Clearwater Tampa 34-30 0.5 Runs: Adam Haseley (CLR) 41 Clearwater 28-34 5.5 HR: Ibandel Isabel (DBT) 15 7/4 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa RBI: Nathaniel Lowe (CHA) 44 Florida 26-33 6.0 Stolen Bases: Anthony Gimenez (STL) 22 7/5 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa Dunedin 26-35 7.0 Base On Balls: Hoy Jun Park (TPA)/TJ Friedl (DBT) 35 7/31 7:00 p.m. @ Clearwater SOUTH 1st Half GB Pitching 8/1 7:00 p.m. @ Clearwater Palm Beach 37-22 0.0 Wins: 4 tied at 6 6 8/2 7:00 p.m. @ Clearwater Jupiter 37-26 2.0 Saves: Lukas Schiraldi (JUP)/Eduardo Jimenez (LAK) 10 8/6 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa Bradenton 31-27 5.5 Strikeouts: Brock Burke (CHA) 65 ERA: Nick Green (TAM) 2.25 Charlotte 29-31 8.5 8/7 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa WHIP: Tyler Wells (FTM) 0.90 St. Lucie 26-33 11.0 AVG: Tyler Wells (FTM) .185 Fort Myers 25-37 13.5 8/8 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa MINOR LEAGUE REPORT TEAM HIGHS/LOWS 2018 RECORDS Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders GENERAL (28-33), T-5th in International League North Division. Longest Winning Streak ............................................5 (4/22-26) TOTAL HOME ROAD Last: 6/11 vs. Rochester: W, 10-3. Longest Losing Streak ................................3, 2x (last: 5/29-30) Next: 6/12 DH vs.