MAHONING VALLEY (22-20) at VERMONT (20-23) Thursday -- August 2, 2012 --- Overall Game #44 --- Home Game #20 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS RECORD: The Lake Monsters are 20-23 overall after a 6-1 loss to '11 record after 43 games: 23-20 Date Opponent Score Record Mahoning Valley on Wednesday ... Vermont is 2-2 in last 4 games after '11 record after 44 games: 24-20 6/18 TRI-CITY* 2-10 L 0-1 Best after 43: 28-15, 1996 6/19 TRI-CITY* 7-4 W 1-1 being swept in 3-game series at Auburn ... The Lake Monsters are 6-15 Worst after 43: 8-35, 2003 6/20 @Tri-City* 7-4 W 2-1 over last 21 games after 4-game winning streak put Vermont season- Best after 44: 29-15, 1996 6/21 @Tri-City* 3-5 L 2-2 Worst after 44: 8-36, 2003 6/22 @Lowell 3-5 L 2-3 high 6 games over .500 at 14-8 ... Lake Monsters 11-8 at Centennial. 6/23 @Lowell 8-7 W 3-3 6/24 @Lowell 7-2 W 4-3 Last 5 Vermont (2-3) Opponent (3-2) LAST NIGHT: Lake Monsters opened a 6-game homestand 6/25 CONNECTICUT* 3-2 W 5-3 Avg .246 (43x175) .234 (40x171) with a 6-1 loss to Mahoning Valley ... Scrappers got an unearned 6/26 CONNECTICUT* PPD (rain) Runs 17 (3.4 rpg) 16 (3.2 rpg) 6/27 CONNECTICUT* 9-7 W 6-3 RISP .226 (12x53) .154 (10x65) run in 1st inning, then a 2-run homer in 3rd for 3-0 lead ... Lake CONNECTICUT* 2-6 L 6-4 ERA (er/ip) 2.62 (13/44.2) 3.13 (16/46.0) BB/SO 20/44 14/36 Monsters starter Michael Ynoa (0-1) allowed 3 runs (2 earned) 6/28 LOWELL* 5-6 L 6-5 Errors 5 6 6/29 LOWELL* 2-1 W 7-5 on 5 hits over 2.1 innings for loss ... Vermont scored its only run 6/30 LOWELL* 4-3 W 8-5 Last 10 Vermont (4-6) Opponent (6-4) bottom 3rd on a John Wooten sacrifice fly ... Scrappers added 7/1 @Connecticut PPD (rain) Avg .263 (88x335) .229 (73x319) 7/2 @Connecticut 0-8 L 8-6 Runs 41 (4.1 rpg) 38 (3.8 rpg) single runs in 4th, 5th and 7th inning as Mahoning Valley leadoff @Connecticut 6-9 L 8-7 RISP .234 (26x111) .177 (22x124) batters reached safely in 7 of 9 innings and scored 5 runs ... 7/3 @Connecticut 4-3 W 9-7 ERA (er/ip) 3.39 (32/85.0) 3.52 (34/87.0) BB/SO 49/89 33/67 7/4 HUDSON VALLEY* 2-1 W 10-7 Bruce Maxwell was 2-for-4 with a double, while Deyvi Jimenez Errors 13 15 7/5 HUDSON VALLEY* 0-6 L 10-8 allowed 1 unearned run and struckout 5 over 3.0 innings of relief 7/6 HUDSON VALLEY* 5-3 W 11-8 7/7 STATE COLLEGE* 4-2 W 12-8 DOUBLE TO THE MAX: Bruce Maxwell is 8-for-14 Vermont vs. MAHONING VALLEY 7/8 STATE COLLEGE* 8-2 W 13-8 with 6 doubles in last 4 games and has hit safely in 8 straight All-Time: 22-13 2012: 0-1 2011: 2-1 7/9 STATE COLLEGE* 2-1 W 14-8 Home: 11-7 Home: 0-1 Home: 2-1 7/10 (15-for-30, .500) to raise his average from .213 to .291 ... Has 7/11 @Jamestown 2-3 L 14-9 Away: 11-6 Away: 0-0 Away: 0-0 7/12 @Jamestown 6-12 L 14-10 8 doubles in last 7 games after just 2 doubles in first 23 games. vs. Indians Affiliate: 35-22 7/13 @Jamestown 5-6 L 14-11 Current Win/Loss Streak: 1 loss 7/14 @Williamsport 4-3 W 15-11 TOP PICKS JOIN VERMONT: 2012 1st-round draft Long Winning Streak: 6 (8/28/00 - 7/6/03) 7/15 @Williamsport 3-8 L 15-12 pick Addison Russell and 2nd-round selection Nolan Sanburn Long Losing Streak: 3 (8/8/09 - 7/8/10) 7/16 @Williamsport 3-2 W 16-12 have joined the Lake Monsters ... Russell, the 11th pick overall, Largest Vermont Win: 8 (8-0, 7/13/07) 7/17 @Connecticut* 3-4 L 16-13 Largest Scrappers Win: 9 (11-2, 7/12/07 & 9-0, 8/8/09) 7/18 @Connecticut* 1-4 L 16-14 was hitting .416 (42x101) with 29 runs, 6 homers and 27 RBI in 7/19 TRI-CITY* 3-6 L 16-15 Last Vermont Shutout: 8-0, 7/13/07 Last Scrappers Shutout: 9-0, 8/8/09) 7/20 TRI-CITY* 0-6 L 16-16 25 games for the Arizona League A’s ... Sanburn will make pro 7/21 @Tri-City* 3-7 L 16-17 debut on Friday night ... The right-hander was 4-1 with a 2.43 Most Vermont Runs: 19 (8/22/00) Most Scrappers Runs: 12 (4 times- last: 7/21/06) 7/22 @Tri-City* 4-2 W 17-17 ERA in 22 games for the University of Arkansas this spring. 7/23 LOWELL* PPD (rain) 2012 Overall 2012 Series 7/24 LOWELL* 3-5 L 17-18 VT NYP MV NYP VT MV LOWELL* 5-1 W 18-18 LONG BALL: Mahoning Valley hit a home run Wednesday Avg .243 8t .252 4 .156 .306 7/25 @Auburn 7-8 L 18-19 in Scrappers win over Vermont ... Lake Monsters are now 3-15 R 167 11t 184 6t 1 6 7/26 @Auburn 5-6 L 18-20 H 345 8 353 5t 5 11 7/27 @Auburn 0-4 L 18-21 this season when the opponent hits a home run (0-3 when 2 HR 12 12t 17 9 0 1 7/28 @Aberdeen 7-2 W 19-21 or more homers) ... Vermont is 4-6 when they hit a home run. BB 145 8 149 7 2 4 7/29 @Aberdeen 1-2 L 19-22 SO 300 10 330 4 9 8 7/30 @Aberdeen 8-2 W 20-22 HOME OFFENSIVE: After just 1 run on 5 hits in loss on SB 25 11t 35 8t 0 2 7/31 E 65 3t 65 3t 2 1 8/1 MAHONING VALLEY*1-6 L 20-23 Wednesday, Lake Monsters hitting just .227 with 3.53 runs ERA 3.60 7 3.59 7 4.00 1.00 8/2 MAHONING VALLEY* 7:05 H 354 5 353 6 11 5 per game at Centennial (.254 and 4.17 runs per game on road). SHO 0 12t 0 12t 0 0 8/3 MAHONING VALLEY* 7:05 HR 21 2t 18 7 1 0 8/4 BATAVIA* 6:05 WIN FREE THURSDAY: So far in 2012, Lake Monsters BB 145 7 125 10 4 2 8/5 BATAVIA* 6:05 SO 358 2 268 14 8 9 8/6 BATAVIA* 7:05 are 0-6 in games played on Thursdays (8-3 in weekend games). 8/7 @Hudson Valley 7:05 8/8 @Hudson Valley 7:05 FALLING BEHIND: Vermont opponents had scored 1st run of the game in 9 of the last 10 8/9 @Hudson Valley 7:05 8/10 @Brooklyn 7:00 games and 12 of last 14 games ... Lake Monsters are being outscored 102-58 over first 4 innings of 8/11 @Brooklyn 6:00 games, then 43-26 in 5th inning (Vermont outscoring its opponent 83-51 from 6th inning on). 8/12 @Brooklyn 5:00 8/13 8/14 All-Star Game at Mahoning Valley 44,696 TO 2 MILLION: Vermont has all-time attendance mark of 1,955,304 in 664 openings, 8/15 STATEN ISLAND* 7:05 including 46,027 (2,707 per game) in 2012 ... On pace to hit 2 million on last homestand of season. 8/16 STATEN ISLAND* 7:05 8/17 STATEN ISLAND* 7:05 8/18 BROOKLYN* 6:05 UP ON THE FARM LAST NIGHT IN OAKLAND A’S ORGANIZATION 8/19 BROOKLYN* 6:05 8/20 BROOKLYN* 7:05 Triple A: SACRAMENTO 5, Memphis 2 -- The RiverCats are 67-45 in South Division of Pacific Coast League. 8/21 @Staten Island* 7:00 8/22 @Staten Island* 7:00 Double A: MIDLAND 6, Frisco 5 (10) -- The RockHounds are 52-55 in South Division of the Texas League. 8/23 @Staten Island* 7:00 8/24 @Tri-City* 7:00 Single A: Lancaster 15, STOCKTON 2 -- The Ports are 43-66 in the North Division of the California League. 8/25 @Tri-City* 7:00 8/26 @Tri-City* 5:00 Single A: BURLINGTON 3, Wisconsin 1 -- The Bees are 53-54 in Western Division of Midwest League ... 8/27 CONNECTICUT* 7:05 Aaron Shipman (.210, 27 R, 11 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 22 RBI) was 1-for-3 with 1 triple and 2 RBI ... Nick Rickles 8/28 CONNECTICUT* 7:05 (.246, 32 R, 16 2B, 6 HR, 33 RBI) was 1-for-2 with 1 run and 2 walks ... Drew Granier (11-6, 2.94 ERA, 128.2 8/29 @Lowell* 7:05 IP BB SO 8/30 @Lowell* 7:05 , 38 , 123 ) allowed 1 run on 4 hits with 1 walk and 8 strikeouts over 6.0 innings, while Seth Frankoff 8/31 TRI-CITY* 7:05 (3-7, 5.27 ERA, 82.0 IP, 33 BB, 63 SO) tossed 2.0 scoreless innings with 1 hit and 2 strikeouts for the victory.