CLEARWATER THRESHERS 2019 GAME INFORMATION 727-712-4300 • threshersbaseball.com • 601 N Old Coachman RD Clearwater, FL 33765 Email: [email protected] • Facebook: /threshersbaseball Twitter: @threshers • Instagram: threshersbaseball CLEARWATER THRESHERS (PHI) (55-51, 19-21) at FLORIDA FIRE FROGS (ATL) (39-66, 14-25) Tuesday, July 30, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. EDT Osceola County Stadium - Game 107 (41) - Home 57 (23) RHP Jerad Eickhoff (0-0, --) vs. LHP Philip Pfeifer (4-6, 3.49) TODAY’S GAME: Game one of a three-game series against the Florida Fire Frogs (ATL) from Osceola County Sta- BY THE NUMBERS dium...Clearwater is coming off an eight-game, seven-day homestand in which it dropped three of four against the Bra- Current Streak........W1 Game 1 of Series 15-17 denton Marauders (PIT), but won three of four against the Charlotte Stone Crabs (TB)...Fourth of five series (15 games) Last 5 Games .........3-2 Game 2 of Series 20-12 between the two clubs in 2019...The Threshers took two of three in the first series between the two squads from April Last 10 Games .......5-5 Game 3 of Series 16-13 15-17 in Kissimmee...Clearwater dropped all three contests against Florida earlier this month from July 12-14. Home...................26-30 Game 4 of Series ...4-9 Away ...................29-21 Rubber Match .........5-4 TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: 29-year-old Jerad Eickhoff makes his first rehab appearance for the Clearwater Day Games .........10-14 Series W-L-T ....15-12-6 Threshers on Tuesday night against the Florida Fire Frogs at Osceola County Stadium...The right-hander was placed on Night Games ......45-37 Series Sweeps .......4-4 the 10-Day Injured List on with right biceps tendinitis on June 17...The Evansville, Ind. native was 3-4 with a 5.71 ERA Double Headers ..0-3-2 (37er/58.1ip) at the major league level before being placed on the IL...The starter’s last big league appearance occured 2019 vs. FIRE FROGS on June 16 against the Atlanta Braves, in which the 6-foot-4 hurler allowed five runs on six hits, a walk and a strikeout Record .................................................................4-5 in just one inning of work. Home....................................................................2-4 Away ....................................................................2-1 ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Clearwater Threshers earned their first series win in July with a 2-1 victory over the Current Streak......................................................L3 Charlotte Stone Crabs on Sunday afternoon at Spectrum Field...The damage came early against Tommy Romero, as the home team struck for a run in the first with an RBI single from Madison Stokes, and tacked on an insurance run with THRESHERS AT A GLANCE Nick Maton’s sacrifice fly in the third...Alejandro Requena earned his first win of the month with a run allowed through 5.2 April .................... 11-14 Monday ...................6-7 innings...The starter set down 12 in a row after a single by Connor Hollis started the second frame...Austin Ross entered May......................17-12 Tuesday ................9-10 with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth, and struck out Garrett Whitley on three pitches to get out of the jam with June ......................18-7 Wednesday .............6-8 the lead in tact...Tyler Carr earned his fourth save in as many chances with two scoreless innings of relief. July .......................9-18 Thursday ..............10-4 August ....................0-0 Friday ......................8-7 BACK ON TRACK: After an ugly start to the month of July, Keylan Killgore has bounced back over his last three ap- September ..............0-0 Saturday ...............12-4 pearances...The southpaw posted an ERA of 16.20 (9er/5.0ip) through his first five appearances during the fourth month Sunday..................4-10 of the season, but has not allowed anybody to cross the plate through his last five innings...The Wichita State product vs. North .............29-24 was a perfect 7-for-7 in save opportunities heading into the month, but is 1-for-2 in July...The 22-year-old has recorded vs. South ............26-27 two strikeouts in each of his last three outings. Aphilliate report MLB Philadelphia Phillies (55-50): SERIES RECAP: After struggling through the first seven series of the month (0-5-2), the Clearwater Threshers pulled 3rd NL East: (-6.5) off their first series victory of July by taking three of four against the top team in the Florida State League South...The STREAK: W1 Stone Crabs entered the weekend set having allowed just 2.5 runs/game in the second half, but the Threshers’ put LAST GAME: 7/28 vs. Atlanta Braves (W, 9-4) across 16 runs through the four games, with 11 being tallied in the first two games...The Philadelphia Phillies affiliate’s DUE UP: 7/30 vs. San Francisco Giants (7:05 p.m. EDT) pitching staff also held their own against the formidable foe, holding the Tampa Bay Rays farm team to just 15 runs, NOTEABLE: Jean Segura: 2x3, r, 2b Adam Haseley: 2x4, r, hr, 2rbi but six were allowed in the lone loss on Saturday which featured a three-run ninth...Entering the series, Clearwater had managed just 61 games over the previous 23 games in the month (2.7 runs/game). AAA Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (51-54): T-4th International League North: (-9.0) JAMMIN’ JHAILYN: Jhailyn Ortiz stroked a single in his third at-bat on Sunday to extend his hitting streak to five STREAK: L1 games...Since the streak began on July 23, the 20-year-old has six hits over 21 at-bats, but has yet to deliver any home LAST GAME: 7/29 vs. Pawtucket Red Sox (L, 11-7) runs or RBIs...The young slugger has just one extra-base hit over the stretch with a double on July 26 against Charlotte. DUE UP: 7/30 vs. Pawtucket Red Sox (11:35 a.m. EDT) NOTEABLE: Phil Gosselin: 3x5, 2r, 2b, hr, 3rbi Ali Castillo: 3x5, r, 2b, rbi PILING ON THE PUNCH OUTS: Alejandro Requena (7), Austin Ross (3) and Tyler Carr (2) combined for 12 strike- outs on the mound for the Clearwater Threshers, lifting the pitching staff’s total up to 988...Clearwater leads the Florida AA Reading Fightin Phils (63-45, 24-17): State League in punch out - 59 more than the Fort Myers Miracle (MIN) for the top-spot. 1st Eastern League Eastern: (+3.5) STREAK: L1 HOME SWEET HOME?: With the 6-12 start to the month of July, Clearwater continues to stay below .500 with a LAST GAME: 7/29 at Bowie Baysox (4-2) DUE UP: 7/30 at Bowie Baysox (7:05 p.m. EDT) 26-30 record at Spectrum Field in 2019...The discrepancy in stats between home and road games is not that different NOTEABLE: Henri Lartigue: 2x4, r, hr, rbi for the Threshers...The club has a .257 average at home compared to .236 on the road, and has scored 20 more runs at Spectrum Field (220-200)...Clearwater has a .703 OPS at Spectrum Field, but has posted a .668 on the road...On A Lakewood BlueClaws (45-61, 16-20): the mound, the pitching staff does have a higher ERA on the home bump (3.85-3.22), and has a slighlty higher average 6th South Atlantic League Northern: (-10.0) against (.236-.233)...The Threshers have been swept four times this season, with three coming at home...The Threshers STREAK: W3 snapped a five-game losing streak at home with the 2-1 win in Tuesday’s opener of the twin bill against the Bradenton LAST GAME: 7/29 vs. Greenville Drive (W, 7-6/10 innings) DUE UP: 7/31 at Augusta GreenJackets (7:05 p.m. EDT) Marauders. NOTEABLE: Jonathan Guzman: 2x4, 2r, 2 2b, rbi, bb NO JUNE SWOON: Everything went the way of the Clearwater Threshers in the month of June, as the club posted a RK Williamsport Crosscutters (14-28): league-best, 18-7 record during the third month of the season...The offense had a dip in production in average (.246 in 6th New York-Penn League Pinckney: (-10.5) June to .277 in May), on-base percentage (.310 in June to .326 May) and OPS (.690 in June compared to .737 in May), STREAK: L1 7/28 vs. Batavia Muckdogs (L, 5-4) but excelled in the pitching department...The arms dropped their ERA by more than a point from 3.69 in May down to LAST GAME: DUE UP: 7/30 at Connecticut (7:05 p.m. EDT) 2.56 in June, and had 28 less walks with 68 in June compared to 96 in May...The bullpen took a step forward in June as NOTEABLE: Kendall Simmons: 1x3, 2r, hr, 2rbi well, going 9-2 and 10-for-11 in save opportunities...Relievers also posted a 1.58 ERA (17er/97.1ip), while collecting 119 Juan Aparicio: 1x3, 2b, rbi, bb (29-game on-base streak - strikeouts (one shy of tying April’s season-high). .400avg/.469obp) THRESHERS RECORD WHEN... vs. .500 or Better: 30-32 One-Run Games: 18-15 Lead After 6: 42-7 Out-Hit Opp: 40-9 Starter Goes more than 6.0 IP: 7-2 Errorless: 31-23 vs. Below .500: 25-18 Two-Run Games: 8-7 Tied After 6: 5-7 Hits Equal: 9-5 Starter Goes 6.0 IP: 15-13 Committing 1 Error: 12-23 Score First: 32-15 Shutouts: 8-11 Trail After 6: 7-39 Out-Hit by Opp: 6-37 Starter Goes less than 6.0 IP: 33-36 Committing 2+ Errors: 12-5 Opp.