YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS GAME NOTES 2019 GAME #45 JULY 29 RIDGEFIELD RAPTORS (6-8, 19-22) Yakima County Stadium Starter TBA Yakima, Washington AT 6:35 PM PT YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS (8-10, 19-25) RHP Tyler Frazier (2-0, 4.57 ERA) PIPPINS RECORD WHEN... PIPPINS PICKINGS HOME AWAY OVR PIPPINS DOMINATED BY RIDGEFIELD IN GAME TWO: After a record-setting day on offense on Saturday, the Pippins could not carry over their momentum, falling 15-1 to Ridgefield on Sunday to even up the Overall record: 15-9 4-16 19-25 three-game series at one game apiece. The Pippins were beaten in a similar fashion to their win in the vs. North Division: 11-5 1-9 12-14 opener, with Ridgefield taking a 2-0 lead early and then scoring runs in 7 of the next 8 innings in a game vs. South Division: 4-4 3-6 7-10 vs. LH SP: that was never particularly close. The Raptors knocked around Pippins' starter Trystan Vrieling, tagging 5-4 2-5 7-10 him for 8 earned runs on 12 hits over 3.2 innings of work, and then scored runs off of three different Pip- vs. RH SP: 10-5 2-10 12-14 Collecting first hit: 6-2 2-13 8-15 pins relievers. To make matters worse, the Pippins got almost nothing going offensively, scoring just one Opp. collects first hit: 9-7 2-2 11-9 run in the bottom of the fourth inning, when James Bell reached on an error and eventually scored on a Scoring first: 9-1 1-6 10-7 balk. Eli Schubert earned the win for Ridgefield, allowing just one unearned run over five innings, and Marc Opp. scores first: 6-8 3-9 9-16 Lidd faced one over the minimum in four innings of relief to pick up his second save of the summer. <5 hits: 1-1 1-4 2-5 5-9 hits: 6-6 1-9 7-15 FOR THE PIPPINS: Right-hander Tyler Frazier will make his fourth start of the summer for the Pippins' in 10+ hits: 8-2 2-2 10-4 the series finale against Ridgefield on Monday. The 6-foot-1, 150-pound right-hander from Oregon is 2-0 Outhitting opp.: 11-1 4-0 15-1 on the season with a 4.57 ERA, striking out 20 batters and walking 13 in 19.2 innings of work. Frazier took Opp. outhits: 3-5 0-12 3-17 a no-decision in his last start on Wednesday in Kelowna, allowing four earned runs over 4.2 innings of Hits are tied: 1-2 0-3 1-5 work. In his last start at home, on July 16 against Bend, Frazier struck out 8 over 7 scoreless innings. Pippins hit 1 HR: 4-1 1-1 5-2 Opp. hits 1 HR: 4-1 1-7 5-8 Pippins hit >1 HR: 0-0 0-0 0-0 FOR THE RAPTORS: Ridgefield has not announced a projected starter for Sunday's game. Opp. hits >1 HR: 0-0 1-3 1-3 Pippins hit 0 HR: 11-8 3-14 14-25 RUNS AT A PREMIUM: Saturday's one-run performance by the Pippins offense was the 18th time this Opp. hits 0 HR: 11-8 2-5 13-13 season that the Pippins scored 2 or fewer runs, and they dropped to 2-16 in those games with the loss. In <2 runs: 1-4 1-12 2-16 games in which the Pippins score at least 3 runs this year, Yakima Valley is 17-9, including a 13-5 mark at 3-7 runs: 8-5 1-3 9-8 home. On the season, the Pippins' 199 runs in 44 games (an average of 4.5 per game) ranks as 4th-few- 8+ runs: 6-0 2-1 8-1 est in the West Coast League. 1-run games: 1-1 2-6 3-7 2-run games: 6-1 0-0 6-1 DICARLO'S LONG STREAK: Infielder Nick DiCarlo went 2-for-4 with a double on Sunday, extending his on- Leading after 6 inn.: 13-1 1-1 14-2 Trailing after 6 inn.: base streak to 13 games. The streak, which dates back to a July 14 doubleheader against Port Angeles, 1-7 1-12 2-19 is the longest on-base or hitting streak by any Pippin this year, snapping the previous high set by Tanner Tied after 6 inn.: 1-1 2-2 3-3 Leading after 7 inn.: 13-1 2-1 15-2 Parker (both on-base and hitting) in June. DiCarlo has collected hits in 12 of the 13 games, with an 0-for-1 Trailing after 7 inn.: 0-8 0-13 0-21 with 3 walks performance on Friday in Kelowna the only game without a hit. Over the 2 week long span, Tied after 7 inn.: 2-0 2-1 4-1 DiCarlo has raised his on-base percentage from .395 to .429, and his batting average from .214 to .286. Leading after 8 inn.: 14-0 4-1 18-1 Trailing after 8 inn.: 0-8 0-12 0-20 AN EVENLY MATCHED SERIES: With five of the six games between the Pippins and the WCL's newest Tied after 8 inn.: 0-0 0-0 0-0 team, Ridgefield, in the books, the series has proven to be very evenly matched so far in Ridgefield's first Extra innings: 0-0 0-2 0-2 season. The Pippins lead the season series, 3 games to 2, and have outscored the Raptors by a slim 38- Monday: 1-1 0-0 1-1 32 margin after two lopsided games over the past two days. With a win on Monday, the Pippins can clinch Tuesday: 2-1 1-0 3-1 the inaugural season series against Ridgefield, one of two South Division teams to play the Pippins six Wednesday: 4-0 1-3 5-3 times this season. The other was Corvallis, who the Pippins went 0-6 against. Thursday: 2-2 0-2 2-4 Friday: 1-1 1-3 2-4 Saturday: 3-1 0-4 3-5 ODDS & ENDS: The Pippins have never lost in their history on July 29, going 5-0 in five seasons on this Sunday: 2-2 1-4 3-6 date...the Pippins failed to draw a walk on offense for the third time in 2019, and the first since June 15... Following off day: 3-1 0-1 3-2 Nick Brown tossed a scoreless ninth inning out of the bullpen, lowering his ERA on the season when Sunny weather: 13-7 3-12 16-19 pitching as a reliever to 2.57, as opposed to his 4.36 mark on the summer. Cloudy weather: 2-1 1-4 3-5 THE ROAD AHEAD: PIPPINS UPCOMING SCHEDULE AGAINST THE RAPTORS All times Pacific. Pippins starters listed first. Date Venue Result Record June 4th Ridgefield Sports Complex W, 4-3 1-0 Tue., 7/30 vs. Highline Bears (6:35 PM): LHP Anthony Alvarado (0-0, 42.42 ERA) vs. TBA June 5th Ridgefield Sports Complex W, 10-3 2-0 Wed., 7/31 vs. Highline Bears (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA June 6th Ridgefield Sports Complex L, 2-3 2-1 Fri., 8/2 at Wenatchee (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA July 27th Yakima County Stadium W, 21-8 3-1 Sat., 8/3 at Wenatchee (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA Sun., 8/4 at Wenatchee (5:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA July 28th Yakima County Stadium L, 1-15 3-2 July 29th Yakima County Stadium All games can be heard live at pippinsbaseball.com/live, with Miles Klotz on the call. Each home game can also be watched live via streaming video at pippinsbaseball.com/live. Spanish-language broadcasts All-time record: 3-2 of WCL home games can be heard on KDNA 91.9 FM, with Francisco Rios & Leonardo Rios on the call. 2018 record: N/A (expansion team) Most runs scored: 21 (7/27/19) PIPPINS ON THIS DAY: JULY 29th Most runs allowed: 15 (7/28/19) Largest home win: 21-8 (7/27/19) All-time record: 5-0 Most runs scored: 12 (2017) Notable event: 2015: Andrew Largest road win: 10-3 (6/5/19) 2018: W, 7-5 @ COW Fewest runs scored: 2 (2015) Bernstein strikes out 3 over 8 Largest home loss: 15-1 (7/28/19) Last win: 2018 (@ COW) Most runs allowed: 7 (14, 17) scoreless innings and the Pip- Largest road loss: 3-2 (6/6/19) Last loss: Never Fewest runs allowed: 0 (2015) pins shutout Medford, 2-0. YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS: MEMBERS OF THE WEST COAST LEAGUE 12 S. Second St., Yakima, WA, 98902 www.pippinsbaseball.com (509)-575-4487 @PippinsBaseball Media Contact: Miles Klotz ([email protected]) Yakima Valley Pippins Baseball TONIGHT’S PIPPINS STARTER RHP Tyler Frazier NOTES 2019 Summer Hometown: Corona, CA • Making his fourth start of the summer today against Ridgefield • Went a season-long 7 innings to earn the win against Bend on July 16...did not School: Oregon allow a run and struck out a season-high 8 • Has posted an ERA of 0.71 when excluding a late June start against Corvallis Year: Soph. Career • Played his freshman season at Oregon in 2019 Height: 6-1 • Appeared in 11 games, making 6 starts, and posted a 6.91 ERA • Struck out 21 batters and walked 15 in 27.1 innings pitched • Was one of Oregon's main midweek starters late in the year Weight: 150 • Pitched in the California Collegiate League in the summer of 2018, posting a 4.13 ERA B/T: R/R • Attended Santiago HS in Corona, CA • Three-time 1st team All-League pick in high school 2019 Game-by-Game Results • Posted a 7-4 record and 2.08 ERA as a high school senior • Arsenal: Fastball, Slider, Changeup, Curveball DATE OPP.