Game Information Burlington Bees (42-35)(4-4) vs Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (42-35) (5-3) Friday, June 27th, 2014 -6:30 PM Neuroscience Group Field- Game # 78 RHP Victor Alcantara (4-4, 4.43) vs RHP Taylor Williams (5-1, 3.03) Media Relations Department Community Field 2721 Mt. Pleasant Street - Burlington, IA 52601 Phone-(319)-754-5705 Fax-(319)-754-5882 [email protected] Burlington Bees Professional Baseball Club Todays Game 2014 Season Overall Record: 42-35 Location: Burlington, Iowa (25,665) -The Burlington Bees and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlerscontinue a four game se- Home Record: 24-18 Team Colors: Navy Blue & Yellow ries in Appleton on Saturday night. The Bees are coming off a series sweep over the Road Record: 18-18 Affiliation: Los Angeles Angels (2013) Beloit Snappers. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers recently swept the Bees in a four Record vs West: 35-31 League/Division: Midwest League/West game series in Burlington. Victor Alcantara takes the mound for the Bees against Record vs East: 7-4 Taylor Williams for the Timber Rattlers. Home Field: Community Field (3,200) Current Streak: W4 Opened: 1973 Last Time Out Last Homestand: 3-4 Dimensions: LF-338 CF-403 RF-318 - The Burlington Bees started a four game series in Wisconsin with a 5-4 win over Last Roadtrip: 1-0 General Manager: Chuck Brockett the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The Bees took the lead in the first inning thanks to Last 5 Games: 4-1 three straight singles, as Brandon Bayardi was able to plate Mike Fish, giving the Last 10 Games: 6-4 Bees Team History: Bees a 1-0 lead. Tyler Palmer made his Bees debut in the second inning with a triple When Scoring 4+ Runs: 33-10 First Season: 1924 to left and would then score on a throwing error on a rundown after a failed pickoff When Scoring 3+ Runs: 40-16 attempt, upping the Bees lead to 2-0. The Bees doubled their lead in the fourth on a After Day Off: 5-2 Joined Midwest League: 1962 RBI triple by Eric Aguilera and another run scoring single from Brandon Bayardi. The In Shutouts: 1-2 Midwest League Championships: 4 Timber Rattlers pulled to within a run in the seventh. Garrett Cooper smoked a two In 1 Run Games: 11-14 1965 1977 1999 2008 run double. Coope then came into score on a Steven Halcomb single and the Bees’ In 2 Run Games: 8-7 lead was cut to 4-3. Brandon Bayardi continued his hot hitting, crushing a homerun Vs. Left Handed Pitchers: 13-4 Coaching Staff (Years With Bees) to left, giving the Bees a huge insurance run at 5-3. Wisconsin plated a run run in the Vs. Right Handed Pitchers: 31-28 Manager: Bill Richardson (1st) ninth but the Bees pulled it out, winning 5-4. Starter Garrett Nuss struck out seven Day Games: 13-10 Record With Bees: (42-35) hitters, tying a season high, earning the win. Bayardi went 4-for-4 with three runs Night Games: 29-24 Pitching Coach: Ethan Katz (1st) batted in, in the Bees’ win. Ahead After 7 Innings: 31-3 Behind After 7 Innings: 2-14 Hitting Coach: Paul McAnulty (1st) Roster Moves Tied After 7 Innings: 3-14 Athletic Trainer: Chris Wells (2nd) - Bees reliever Joey Krehbiel recieved a promotion to the Inland Empire 66ers. Ahead After 8 Innings: 32-2 Strength & Conditioning Coach: Krehbiel appeared in 13 games in his second season in Burlington. The right hander Bedind After 8 Innings: 1-21 Aaron Auer (1st) went 5-for-5 in saves posting a 1.93 ERA. Alex Blackford returns to the Burlington Tied After 8 Innings: 4-8 Bees after pitching in five games with the 66ers. Blackford pitched in two games for In Extra Innings: 4-9 Los Angeles Angels Organization: the Burlington Bees earlier this season. Bees’ outfielder Exicardo Cayones recieved In Doubleheaders: 5-5 a promotion to A+ Inland Empire after hitting .256 with two homeruns and 21 RBI. When Scoring First: 27-16 MLB - LA Angels: 44-34 Outfielder Tyler Palmer joins the Bees from Orem. The former Miami Hurricane hit 2nd (-4.5) AL West @ Kansas City When Opponents Score First: 15-19 .296 with six RBI and stole four bases. Palmers was selected in the 21st round in Outhit Opponents: 31-9 6/27 L 8-6 vs Minnesota this years draft out of the University of Miami. Outhit by Opponents: 8-21 AAA - Salt Lake City Bees: 33-49 Prospecting - The Bees have three players that appear in the 2014 edition Equal Hits: 3-5 4th (-15.5) Pacific Southern @ Fresno of the Baseball America Top 30 in the Angels system. Pitcher Victor Alcantara (14) Hitting Homeruns: 24-16 6/27 W 9-7 @ Fresno position players Mike Fish (18) and Erick Salcedo (27). Bees’ second baseman Kody No Homeruns: 16-16 AA- Arkansas Travelers: 5-4 Eaves is ranked 20th by MLB.com. No Errors Commited: 11- 1st (-0.0) North @ Frisco Bee Stings: 6/27 W 3-2 @ Frisco - Eric Aguilera was named Midwest League Player of the Week for the second time A+- Indland Empire 66ers 1-8 this season after driving in 11 runs last week. 5th (-7) South vs RC - 6/27 W 3-2 vs RC Ismael Dionicio has been activated from the diabled list, taking the spot of Chad Hinshaw on the roster. R- Orem Owlz 8-4 1st (-) South - The Bees are 5-2 in games after an off day. R- AZL Angels 4-2 - With last nights’ win the Bees have won seven in a row against Beloit. 2nd (-0.5) East - It took 101 games for the Bees to win 40 games last season. R- DSL Angels 7-17 - Won their 40th game of the season on July 29th in 2013. 9th (-12) North - Upcoming Probables - Sunday @ Wisconsin RHP Harrison Cooney RHP Preston Gainey 1:05 PM Monday @ Wisconsin RHP Daniel Hurtado RHP Victor Diaz 12:00 PM Tuesday vs Clinton RHP Clint Sharp TBA 6:30 PM Bees Starting Pitcher RHP - Victor Alcantara Born: 4/03/1993 Overall: 4-4-1 4.43 15/9 Age: 21 Home: 3-3-1 5.06 9/5 Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Road: 1-1-0 3.58 6/4 Throws: Right HT: 6’2” WT: 190 First Half: 4-3-1 3.88 14/8 Acquired: International Free Agent Second Half: 0-1, 11.25 1/1 College/School: 2014 Season....Alcantara is making his tenth start of the 2014 season. Alcatara earned a save against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on 4/24 back in Burlington. Since that start in 2014 SEASON HIGHS Beloit Alcantara has worked 11 innings in relief. Alcantara picked up a loss on 4/11 vs Day- 2014 ton. Alcantara piggy backed Harrison Cooney back on May 20th at Quad Cities. Retired 14 IP-5 Three Times in a row on May 29th outing in Peoria. Started game one of a doubleheader on June 10th. R - 4 vs DAY 4/11 ER -4 vs DAY 4/11 2013 Season....Spent first professional season in America at Orem going 2-5 with 7.47 ERA in 17 games, 12 of them starts. Sturck out H- 3 Four Times 48 in 59 innings, walking 35. 2012 Season....Won five games for the Dominican Summer BB - 4 Three Times League Angels, striking out 77 in 72 innings, walking 40. Alcatara K- 5 @ LC 4/18 was used as a starter making 14 starts in 14 apperances. HR - 1 Twice 2014 DAY-BY-DAY Career ....Signed as an international free agent in 2012, Alcantara is DATE OPPONENT DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA from the same city as former Bees’ relief pitcher Eswarlin Jimenez. 4/5 G1 @ BEL ND * 4 3 2 2 2 4 4.50 Alcantara is rated the Angels’ 15th prospect according to Baseball 4/11 vs DAY L 3.2 3 4 4 3 3 7.04 America and 18th by MLB.com. Older brother Martin, pitched three 4/18 @ LC ND 3.1 2 2 2 4 5 6.55 seasons in the Cleveland Indians system. Last pitched for the AZL 4/24 vs WIS S 4 2 0 0 2 4 4.80 5/1 @ WIS ND 5 2 0 0 3 3 3.60 Indians in 2013. * 5/6 vs CLI ND * 2 0 1 1 3 1 3.68 5/9 vs KC L 2 3 3 3 2 3 4.50 5/15 vs CR W 5 0 0 0 3 4 3.72 5/20 @ QC ND 3 3 1 1 0 4 3.66 5/24 vs PEO W * 5 5 2 2 2 2 3.65 5/29 @ PEO L * 7 5 3 3 1 7 3.68 6/4 vs QC W * 5.1 2 3 3 4 6 3.83 6/9 vs BEL ND * 6.1 5 4 3 2 6 3.88 6/15 @ CR W * 5.1 4 3 3 3 5 3.98 6/22 vs WIS L * 4 5 5 5 4 3 4.43 Position Players Last Game: 0-4 2 Ismael Dionicio IF Series: 1-7 R RBI Acquired: NDFA 2009 School: Homestand: 2-9 R 2 RBI Current Streak: -1 Game 2014: Debuted with the Burlington Bees on April 30th in game two of a doubleheader, going 0-for-3....Picked up first hit on May Long Hit Streak: 4 Games 3rd at Kane County on a bunt single....Put together a season high four game hit streak from May 15th to May 19th.....Placed Last Home Run: on DL on June 2nd....Activated on June 21st.