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. Lakeland Flying Tigers: 0-0 All-Time vs. Lakeland: 4-5 Date Site Result Winner Loser Save Florida Fire Frogs (ATL) (5-9) 4/20 FLO 4/21 FLO 4/22 FLO vs. 4/26 at LAK 4/27 at LAK Lakeland Flying Tigers (DET) (4-10) 4/28 at LAK 4/29 at LAK 8/17 at LAK RHP Ian Anderson (0-0, 3.12) vs. RHP Anthony Castro (1-0, 0.00) 8/18 at LAK 8/19 at LAK 8/24 FLO 8/25 FLO Friday, April 20, 2018 - 6:31 PM ET - Osceola County Stadium 8/26 FLO Game #15 - Home Game #6 Fire Frogs Recap (All-Time) TEAM LEADERS (FSL RANK) Current Streak ................................................ L1 TODAY’S GAME: Game one of a three-game series with the Lakeland Flying Tigers (DET)... First of four series between the Average ................................... Jared James - .360 (T8) Last 5 Games ................................................3-2 two clubs in 2018...Florida went 4-5 against Lakeland in 2017, including 2-2 at Osceola County Stadium. Hits .............................................Jared James - 18 (T5) Last 10 Games ..............................................4-6 Doubles ........................................Jared James - 4 (T6) Home .................................................2-3 (27-37) Away ..................................................3-6 (26-53) Triples...........................................Jared James - 2 (T1) Day Games ..........................................1-1 (11-8) TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: 19-year-old Ian Anderson makes his third start of 2018 in game one against the Lakeland Home Runs ............................Brett Cumberland - 3 (T4) Night Games ......................................4-8 (42-82) Flying Tigers on Saturday night...The 6’3” hurler came into the campaign as the Atlanta Braves fifth-ranked prospect in both RBI .............................................Jared James - 8 (T18) Double Headers .....................................--(3-3-3) Baseball America and MLB.com, and is the 42nd- (Baseball America) and 51st- (MLB.com) overall rated prospect in baseball. Runs ................Brett Cumberland/Jared James - 7 (T30) April ...................................................5-9 (16-23) Stolen Bases ........................Ray-Patrick Didder - 4 (T6) May ....................................................... --(12-17) June ........................................................ --(7-14) Wins ............................................ Jon Kennedy - 2 (T4) July ......................................................... --(7-18) The native of Rexford, N.Y. blanked the Palm Beach Cardinals over five frames on just one hit, three walks and five strikeouts Saves .................................. Sean McLaughlin - 1 (T14) August .................................................. --(12-16) on April 14...The right-hander tossed in 78 pitches, with 48 going for strikes. ERA ..................................................... Joey Wentz - 0.64 (4) September .............................................0-1 (0-3) Innings Pitched .........................Joey Wentz - 14.0 (T20) vs. LHSP ............................................1-3 (11-21) Strikeouts ....................................Joey Wentz - 15 (T11) vs. RHSP ...........................................4-5 (42-68) Game 1 of Series ...............................2-2 (20-23) Jose Godoy broke up the no-hit bid with a two-out single in the fifth, but was erased on an inning-ending fielder’s choice by WHIP .........................................Joey Wentz - 0.71 (T3) Game 2 of Series ...............................2-2 (18-25) Kramer Robertson. Games ................................... Sean McLaughlin - 6 (T1) Game 3 of Series ...............................1-3 (11-29) Side-by-Side Comparison (FSL Rank) Game 4 of Series .................................0-2 (3-13) Game 5 of Series ...................................... --(1-0) Rubber Match ........................................... --(6-7) Friday will be Anderson’s first career start against the Tigers. Series W-L-T...............................1-3-0 (12-26-4) Series Sweeps .......................................... --(1-8) .218 (12) Average .263 (4) .500 or better .....................................4-8 (37-57) WENTZ CONTINUES HOT STRETCH, FLORIDA FALLS IN FINALE: The Florida Fire Frogs’ attempt at their first series 35 (12) Runs 49 (10) Below .500 .........................................0-1 (15-33) sweep of 2018 fell short with a 3-2 loss to the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday night at Osceola County Stadium. 11 (6) Home Runs 7 (T10) Scoring First ......................................4-4 (40-35) 20 (T5) Doubles 17 (T9) Opponent Scores First .......................2-4 (14-54) One-Run Games ...............................3-5 (16-31) 5 (T3) Triples 6 (2) Two-Run Games ................................2-1 (11-19) Joey Wentz started and tied season-highs with five shutout innings and six strikeouts. The southpaw allowed three hits and 10 (T5) Stolen Bases 10 (T5) Walk-Offs ...............................................1-2 (6-8) did not walk a man, while firing in 72 pitches, with 49 crossing the zone for strikes. 3.79 (4) ERA 3.98 (T7) Extra Innings ..........................................0-3 (4-9) 105 (8) Strikeouts 118 (T4) Leading After 6 ..................................4-1 (41-13) 58 (12) Low BB 36 (5) Trailing After 6......................................1-6 (8-67) Justin Ellison got the home team on the board with a solo shot in the third against Gabriel Llanas for the 1-0 advantage... Tied After 6 ............................................0-1 (4-9) 3 (T6) Saves 2 (T8) Leading After 7 ....................................3-1 (44-6) The blast was Ellison’s third-career home run with the Fire Frogs after posting two long balls with the club in 2017...Florida An Eye on the Tribe Trailing After 7......................................0-6 (3-74) Tied After 7 ............................................2-1 (6-8) maintained the one run advantage heading into the sixth, but St. Lucie struck for three runs against the Fire Frogs’ bullpen AAA Gwinnett Stripers (5-6), T-2nd (-1.0) IL South: Leading After 8 ....................................3-1 (36-4) to gain the lead. STREAK: W3 Last Game: 4/18 vs Scranton/WB (W, 6-3) Trailing After 8..................................... 0-6 (1-69) DUE UP: 4/20 at Pawtucket (7:05 p.m. ET) Tied After 8 ............................................2-1 (5-6) NOTEABLE: Did not play on Thursday Starter Gets Decision ........................1-3 (31-56) WHIMSICAL WENTZ: Joey Wentz continued his impressive start to the season with Florida, as the 20-year-old southpaw tied Reliever Gets Decision ......................4-6 (22-34) Starter Goes 5+ .................................1-3 (38-55) season-highs with five innings pitched and six strikeouts. Through three starts this season, the 6-foot-5 hurler has allowed just AA Mississippi Braves (6-8), T-3rd (-3.0) SL South: Starter Goes <5 .................................4-6 (15-35) one run over 14 innings (0.64 ERA), while giving up eight hits, walking two, and striking out 15. STREAK: W2 Last Game: 4/19 vs. Pensacola (W, 3-2) Scoring 0-3 Runs ...............................4-7 (18-63) DUE UP: 4/20 vs. Pensacola (8:00 p.m. ET) Scoring 4-7 Runs ...............................1-2 (22-25) Scoring 8-10 Runs .................................... --(8-2) NOTEABLE: Austin Riley had another three-hit night with two Scoring 11+ Runs ..................................... --(5-0) JAMES’ JAMS: Jared James continued his hitting streak with a one-out triple in the seventh inning on Thursday night. The doubles and an RBI. The third baseman has collected 10 hits Shutouts ............................................1-2 (12-11) 24-year-old finished the three-game series against St. Lucie with .636 average (7-for-11), five runs socre, a double, two triples, during his four-gamel hitting streak, doubling three times, tripling Opponent Scores 0-4 ........................4-4 (48-38) twice, and homering once. Opponent Scores 5+ ...........................1-5 (5-52) one home run and four RBI to go along with a stolen base. During his current five-game hitting streak, James is batting .579 Collecting 0-3 Hits .................................... --(3-1) Collecting 4-6 Hits ...............................1-8 (7-41) (11-for-19). A- Rome Braves (8-6), T-4th (-1.0) SAL Southern: Collecting 7-9 Hits .............................2-0 (19-10) STREAK: L1 Last Game: 4/19 vs. Augusta (L, 6-1) Collecting 10-12 Hits .........................1-0 (11-16) DUE UP: 4/20 vs. Augusta (7:00 p.m. ET) Collecting 13+ Hits ..............................1-1 (13-3) TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT: With 14 games played this season, 11 have already been decided by two runs or less for NOTEABLE: Tallied only four hits as a team, while committing four Out-Hitting Opponent .........................4-2 (44-23) errors defensively. Out-Hit by Opponent ............................1-6 (5-54) Florida. The Fire Frogs have gone 5-6 this season in close contests, and are 27-50 in just over a year in those games. All five Hits are Equal ......................................0-1 (4-13) of the Fire Frogs victories have been decided by two runs or less (three by one run, two by two runs). Hitting a Home Run ...........................3-6 (22-30) Opponent Hits a HR ..........................0-6