STOCKTON PORTS GAME INFORMATION STOCKTON PORTS (OAKLAND ATHLETICS) VS. VISALIA RAWHIDE (ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS) Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Overall Record: STK: 77-63; VIS: 70-70 Home Record: STK: 37-33; VIS: 35-35 Season Series: Game 1: NDCS Streaks: STK: L2, VIS: W2 Road Record: STK: 40-30; VIS: 35-35 Ports versus VIS (2018): at BIB, 7:10 p.m. Last 10: STK: 6-4, VIS: 5-5 Current Series: 0-0 4-10 @STK (14), 8-5 @VIS (13) 9/5, WED, 7:10 p.m.: Stockton RHP Matt Milburn (9-5, 3.49 ERA) vs. Visalia RHP Riley Smith (8-6, 3.57 ERA) Game 1-NDCS Broadcast Information: All Ports games are broadcast 9/6, THU, 7:10 p.m.: Stockton RHP Wyatt Marks (2-0, 3.58 ERA) vs. Visalia RHP Jeff Bain (4-2, 4.03 ERA) Game 2-NDCS online at stocktonports.com, MiLB.com or via the TuneIn 9/7, FRI, 7:00 p.m.: Stockton RHP Kyle Friedrichs (2-2, 3.27 ERA) at Visalia TBD Radio app with Zack Bayrouty in his 13th season calling the play-by-play. FIRST HALF STANDINGS TODAY: The Ports and Visalia Rawhide open the best-of-five North Division Championship Series at Banner PORTS RECORD WHEN... North W L PCT GB Island Ballpark. Games 1 and 2 will be at Banner Island Ballpark, with Games 3 and 4 (if necessary) at Leading after 5 57-6 Ports 44 26 .629 - Recreation Ballpark in Visalia. Game 5 (if necessary) would be played on Sunday at Banner Island Ballpark. Tied after 5 5-6 Rawhide 37 33 .529 7.0 The winner of this series will take on the winner of the South Division Championship Series between the Trailing after 5 15-51 Giants 34 36 .486 10.0 Leading after 6 64-5 Lancaster JetHawks and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in the California League Championship Series. Nuts 30 40 .429 14.0 Tied after 6 3-7 Trailing after 6 10-51 SECOND HALF STANDINGS STARTERS: Matt Milburn starts Game 1 of the North Division Championship Series for Stockton…last Leading after 7 66-6 North W L PCT GB pitched on Wednesday at San Jose and did not factor into the decision, going six innings and allowing two Tied after 7 5-9 Rawhide 33 37 .471 - runs on six hits while striking out two…made three starts during the regular season versus Visalia and went Trailing after 7 6-48 Ports 33 37 .471 - 1-0 with a 3.50 ERA against the Rawhide…finished the regular season second in the league in ERA Leading after 8 67-5 Nuts 32 38 .457 1.0 Tied after 8 6-8 (3.49)…threw his second complete-game shutout of the season and set down 27 of 28 batters on August Giants 25 45 .357 8.0 Trailing after 8 2-50 23 versus Modesto at Banner Island Ballpark, retiring the first 17 batters he faced before allowing a double In Extra Innings 9-4 OVERALL STANDINGS to Beau Branton, then setting down the final 10 batters in succession…saw his stretch of 18.1 consecutive In Double Headers 2-0 North W L PCT GB scoreless innings come to an end in his start at Inland Empire on July 6…threw a complete-game shutout at in April 16-9 Ports 77 63 .550 - San Jose on June 26, Stockton’s first since 2007 and just the second one since the franchise became an A’s in May 17-12 Rawhide 70 70 .500 7.0 affiliate in 2005…made two spot-starts with Triple-A Nashville and went 1-0 with a 2.61 ERA in 10.1 innings in June 18-8 Nuts 62 78 .443 15.0 pitched (5/20, 5/26)…spent all of 2017 with Low-A Beloit and made 28 appearances (22 starts) and posted in July 11-18 Giants 59 81 .421 18.0 in August 14-14 a 7-11 record with a 4.34 ERA…after being drafted in 2016, split time between the AZL A’s and Short- Season Vermont and combined to go 1-2 with a 4.66 ERA in 36.2 total innings…selected by the A’s in the in September 1-2 29th round of the 2016 draft out of Wofford College. Riley Smith starts Game 1 of the North Division Championship Series for Visalia…last Scoring First 54-17 pitched on August 28 at Modesto and suffered the loss, going six innings and allowing five runs on seven hits…made three starts versus 1-Run Games 22-18 Stockton during the regular season and went 1-0 with a 2.95 ERA against the Ports…finished the regular season third in the league in ERA Shutouts 11-14 In 4-Game Series 6-3-4 (3.57)…split time in 2017 with Short-Season Hillsboro and Low-A Kane County, going a combined 7-4 with a 3.07 ERA in 22 appearances (16 th In 3/5-Game Series 16-12 starts)…drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 24 round of the 2016 draft out of Louisiana State. Overall Series 22-15-4 By Sweeps 5-2 LAST GAME: The Ports scored three runs in the seventh inning to tie the game at 4-4, but Visalia scored three runs over the final two innings vs. North Division 45-40 to earn a 7-4 win over the Ports to close out the regular season on Sunday. Daulton Varsho hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs for vs. South Division 32-23 the Rawhide. Edwin Diaz homered for Stockton. vs. RH Starter 62-48 vs. LH Starter 15-15 THE OPPONENT: The Visalia Rawhide clinched a playoff berth with a Modesto loss Saturday night in San Jose. The Rawhide finished the When hitting a HR 46-19 second half tied atop the North Division standings with Stockton and, because of owning the head-to-head tiebreaker, was crowned the Second Ports strike out ≥ 8 48-40 Half champion. Visalia led the league in team ERA (3.73) and finished fifth in the league in team batting average (.255). Ports strike out ≤ 7 29-23 Scoring 5 or more 55-12 PLAYOFF HISTORY: Stockton is tied with San Jose for the most California League championships won by a franchise in league history (11). Scoring 4 or less 22-51 Opp. scores ≥ 5 16-44 Stockton’s last league title came in 2008 when they defeated the Lancaster JetHawks (Red Sox) in four games. The Ports appeared in the Opp. scores ≤ 4 61-19 playoffs last season and were swept in the North Division Championship Series by the Modesto Nuts, the eventual Cal-League champions. Prior Totaling ≥ 8 hits 58-26 to that, their last playoff appearance was in 2015 when they lost in the third and final game of the best-of-three Mini Series to the San Jose Totaling ≤ 7 hits 19-37 Giants. The Ports and Rawhide last played in the postseason in 2014 when Visalia swept the best-of-three North Division Mini Series. The Ports Allowing ≥ 8 hits 40-54 are 117-111 all-time in the Cal-League playoffs. This is the ninth time they’ve qualified for the post-season since the franchise became an Allowing ≤ 7 hits 37-9 Oakland A’s affiliate in 2005. 2018 OVERALL RECORD Most above .500 24 games MARVELOUS MILBURN: Ports RHP Matt Milburn was near-perfect on August 23 versus Modesto. Milburn retired 27 of 28 batters in a 2-0 Most below .500 1 game Ports victory over Modesto. It marked Milburn’s second complete-game shutout of the season as he threw one in San Jose on June 26. Milburn is the only pitcher in the Cal-League to throw a complete game this season and just the second Ports player to do it since the franchise became ROSTER UPDATES an Oakland A’s affiliate in 2005 (Kevin Deaton-2007). 7/20-Lage sent to Beloit 7/20-Blanco placed on the DL 7/21-Toffey traded to NY Mets FIRST HALF CHAMPIONS: With their victory on June 11, Stockton won the First Half championship in the North Division for the first time 7/22-Vance added from AZL A’s since 2003 and the first time as an Oakland A’s affiliate. The title assures them a berth in the California League playoffs in September. 7/28-Deichmann activated from the DL QUICK HITS: 7/31-Diaz sent to Midland - Stockton’s First Half title in 2018 is their first since becoming an Oakland A’s affiliate in 2005 and their first since 2003. 7/31-Marinez added from - The Ports won the Second Half title in 2017, finishing with an overall record of 71-69. They were swept by Modesto in the best-of-five North suspended list 8/2-Marks added from Beloit Division Finals. 8/8-Pimentel placed on the DL - 2016 marked the fifth time the Ports missed the post-season as an A’s affiliate as they finished the season with a record of 60-80, tied for last 8/8-Perez placed on the DL in the North Division 8/8-Rosa signed as a free agent - Stockton finished the 2015 season with a record of 74-66 which garnered them the No. 2 seed in the North Division in the playoffs. The Ports 8/8-Diaz added from Midland went on to drop the third game of the best-of-three Mini-Series to the San Jose Giants in the California League playoffs.