2021 Game Notes Pensacola Blue Wahoos Double-A Affiliate Miami Marlins www.BlueWahoos.com/Media Double-A South Game #39, Home Game #19 (11-9), Pensacola Blue Wahoos (22-16) vs. Montgomery Biscuits (17-20), 6:35 PM CT Probable Pitching Matchup RHP Tobias Myers (2-2, 4.71) vs. RHP Max Meyer (3-1, 1.59) Thursday, June 17, Montgomery Biscuits vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 6:35 PM CT Friday, June 18, Montgomery Biscuits vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 6:35 PM CT, RHP Tommy Romero (0-0, 1.96) vs. RHP Edward Cabrera (0-0, -.--) Saturday, June 19, Montgomery Biscuits vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 6:05 PM CT, RHP Easton McGee (0-0, 3.86) vs. LHP Jake Eder (1-2, 1.26) Sunday, June 20, Montgomery Biscuits vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 4:05 PM CT, TBA vs. RHP Jeff Lindgren (2-3, 4.17) Monday, June 20, DAY OFF Tuesday, June 21, Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Birmingham Barons, 7:05 PM CT, LHP Will Stewart (2-3, 4.33) vs. TBA 2021 At A Glance Blue Wahoos vs. Biscuits Record 22-16, 1st, -- GB 2021 Overall: 1-1 Home: 1-1 Away: 0-0 Home Attendance (Total/Average) 82,480/4,124 2019 Overall: 3-8 Home: 1-5 Away: 2-3 Come From Behind Wins 5 2018 Overall: 5-4 Home: 2-3 Away: 3-1 Last Shutout By Blue Wahoos (0 in 2021) 9/2/19 at MTG (8-0) 2017 Overall: 6-5 Home: 4-2 Away: 2-3 Last Shutout By Opponent 6/11/21 at CHA (0-1) Vs. RHS/LHS 15-11/7-5 -The Biscuits rank 4th in batting (.238) while the Wahoos rank in 7th in Blue Wahoos/Opponents scoring first 17-4/5-12 batting (.216). Games decided in final AB/Walk-Off 2-0/0-0 -The Blue Wahoos pitching staff ranks 4th in the league (3.72) while the 1-Run Games 11-4 Biscuits rank 6th (4.62). Home/Road 11-9/11-7 2021 Matchups: Series Openers/Finales 6-1/3-3 June 15-20 in Pensacola (1-1) After 7.0 Ahead/Tied/Trailing 17-2/2-1/3-12 July 20-25 in Montgomery (6) After 8.0 Ahead/Tied/Trailing 17-1/1-1/3-13 August 10-15 in Pensacola (6) Extra Inning Games/Home/Road 1-1/1-1/0-0 August 31 - September 5 in Montgomery (6) Last Night’s Recap: -A night after a signature, walk-off win, the Blue Wahoos played a game Wednesday they will Hello, Edward quickly seek to forget. They committed five fielding errors and assorted other miscues in a 7-3 -RHP Edward Cabrera joined the Blue Wahoos on 6/15, meaning the Wahoos have two of loss against the Montgomery Biscuits in the second game of their week-long series. the Marlins Top 5 pitching prospects on the roster (Max Meyer, #3 / Cabrera #5) -The game included 312 pitches, including 165 by the Wahoos’ four pitchers. The Blue Wa- hoos had nine hits, including a 3-for-4 night from first baseman LorenzoAlonso. Blue Wahoos -Cabrera last reached Double-A in 2019 who made 8 starts and went 4-1, with a 2.56 ERA starting pitcher Will Stewart worked out of a bases-load jam in the first and overcame a leadoff -The right hander completed a rehab assignment with Jupiter with a right biceps strain; he error in the second inning. The biggest damage occurred in the fifth inning when the Biscuits made 2 starts and pitched a combined 6 scoreless innings with 4H, 0BB, and 11Ks. took extended a 2-0 lead with three runs. Stewart finished the night working 4.2 innings, giving up seven hits and four runs, all off singles. Mad Max -The series continues Thursday with the Blue Wahoos sending Max Meyer, the No. 3 overall -Max Meyer is making his team-leading 8th start of the season tonight against the Biscuits. pick in the 2020 draft, to the mound for his eighth start this season. Meyer has a 1.38 earned -Over Meyer’s last 5 starts, the former #3 overall pick is 2-0 with a 0.36 ERA (1 ER / 25 IP) run average which is the fourth best in Double-A among starters. with 10 walks, 26Ks, and a 0.96 ERA. -Meyer leads all Double-A starters since May 18th in ERA. Extra Burdick 2021 Offensive Leaders -Entering play today, OF Peyton Burdick is T-1st in the AA-South in extra base hits (18) and Games: Peyton Burdick 38 is T-2nd in doubles (9) Runs: Peyton Burdick 25 Hits: Jerar Encarnacion 33 Walk This Way Doubles: Peyton Burdick 9 -The Blue Wahoos lead the league in walks (163) and have the 5th most in all of AA (Midland Triples: Peyton Burdick 2 ranks #1, 182). -Peyton Burdick (27) and Lazaro Alonso (24) lead the Double-A South in walks Home Runs: Peyton Burdick 7 -Burdick trails only Adley Rutschman’s 30 (Bowie) and Nick Pratto’s (28) for the most in Runs Batted In: Jerar Encarnacion 19 Double-A. Total Bases: Peyton Burdick 62 -Pensacola pitchers have allowed the second-fewest walks (102) in Double-A. The only Stolen Bases: Several 4 team that has issued fewer walks is Montgomery (90). Average Nick Fortes .283 On-Base: Lazaro Alonso .381 Nick Fortes Slugging: Jerar Encarnacion .450 -Since May 23, Nick Fortes is hitting an .344 (22-64) with a GW HR, 6 doubles, a triple, a HR, 9RBI, 8BBs, and 8 runs scored while reaching base at a .432 clip. 2021 Pitching Leaders ERROR 505 Games: Colton Hock 15 -Pensacola dropped Wednesday game to the Biscuits 7-3 in large part to 5 Wahoos errors, Wins: Several 3 their most of any one game this season Starts: Several 7 -The Wahoos have now comitted the 2nd-most errors in the Double-A South (Birmingham Saves: Colton Hock 9 - 48) Innings Pitched: Jeff Lindgren 36.2 Strikeouts: Jake Eder 55 Against The Division ERA Jake Eder 1.26 -The Blue Wahoos have not dropped a series against a divisional foe to begin the season WHIP: Jake Eder 0.93 -Against Mississippi (4-2 in 5/6 - 5/9 / 3-3 in 6/1 - 6/6) -Against Biloxi (4-2 5/25 - 5/30) Around The Farm: AAA-Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (22-15): Despite a four-hit game by Brian Road Warriors Miller on Wednesday, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp were victimized by a trio of three- -The Blue Wahoos are 11-7 away from Blue Wahoos Stadium this season and currently own the best road winning percentage (.611) in the Double-A South. run innings, falling 11-2 to the Charlotte Knights at Truist Field. JAX went just 3-for-12 with runners in scoring position, leaving 13 runners on base, while Charlotte launched Mullet Night three homers in their win. -Every Thursday home game, the Blue Wahoos will be wearing their special edition “Mullets” jerseys. The “Mullets” is an homage to the team name that finished runner up to “Blue High A-Beloit Snappers (18-20): The Beloit Snappers offense came to play Wahoos”. on Wednesday against the Peoria Chiefs thanks to nine hits, including a two-run home run from Griffin Conine. Kameron Misner had two hits and an RBI.Troy Johnston went Triple Crown 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Thomas Jones and Connor Scott reached base -In 2020, the Blue Wahoos became the first team in MiLB history to win the ‘triple crown’ three times. of major Minor League awards, taking home the MiLB Best Overall Golden Bobblehead, Ballpark Digest’s Best Double-A Ballpark, and the Baseball America Bob Freitas Award as A-Jupiter Hammerheads (20-18): The Hammerheads defeated the St. Lucie the Best Double-A Organization. Mets 8-4 in a rain-shortened contest on Wednesday. Victor Mesa Jr. led the way Top Prospects offensively hitting 2-for-4 with a double, 2RBI and 2 runs. -According to MLB Pipeline, the Marlins possess the 4th best farm system in baseball. -Pensacola’s roster features five of the Marlins top 30 prospects: OF JJ Bleday (2), RHP Max Meyer (3), OF Jerar Encarnacion (18), LHP Jake Eder (29) and OF Victor Victor Mesa (30). Starting Pitcher Max Meyer, RHP, #11 Hometown: Woodbury, MN Age: 22 Year Team W-L ERA G GS IP H ER BB K AVG WHIP 2018 U MINN Big 10 2-3 2.06 26 0 43.2 25 10 13 54 .162 0.87 2019 U MINN Big 10 5-3 2.11 16 11 76.2 58 18 20 87 .199 1.02 2020 U MINN Big 10 3-1 1.95 4 4 27.2 15 6 8 46 .153 0.83 NCAA Career 10-7 2.07 46 15 148.0 98 34 41 187 .180 0.94 B/T: R/R HT: 6’0” WT: 196 Born: March 12, 1999 Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round (3rd) of the 2020 MLB Draft out of the University of Minnesota Notes: -Selected by the Miami Marlins with the 3rd overall pick in the MLB Draft. Became highest drafted 2021 Highs Gopher since Paul Molitor was taken 3rd overall by the Brewers in 1977. Innings: 6.0, last 6/5 vs. MIS -Enters the 2021 as the #3 prospect in the Marlins system by both MLB Pipeline and Baseball Hits: 8, last 5/11 vs. BIR America. Ranks second among Marlins pitching prospects behind RHP Sixto Sanchez.