2019 BOWIE BAYSOX GAME NOTES Friday, August 2, 2019 - 7:05 p.m. Prince George's Stadium -- Bowie, MD Portland Sea Dogs (47-61, 20-21) @ Bowie Baysox (59-49, 29-11) RHP Konner Wade (2-4, 3.20 ERA) vs. RHP Mike Baumann (2-1, 1.16 ERA) Game #109 // Home Game #57 2019 SEASON In Case You Missed It: After taking the first two games of the series against Reading, the Baysox dropped the series Overall Record 59-49, 29-11 finale, 3-1 in 11 innings. Bowie received a strong start fromAlex Wells, who pitched 7.0 innings and allowed just one Home Record 32-24 run, striking out seven. Zach Muckenhirn was excellent for 3.0 innings out of the bullpen, striking out a season-high Road Record 27-25 five batters. The Baysox lone run of the night came in the bottom of the sixth inning when Cedric Mullins and T.J. Versus Eastern Division 21-13 Nichting executed a double steal where Nichting stole home. Reading tied the game with a run in the seventh and then Versus Western Division 38-36 capitalized on two Bowie errors in the 11th to score twice and take the win. Even with the loss, the Baysox still enter this Current Streak L1 series with Portland as winners of 15 of the last 16 series. Current Homestand 2-1 Baysox Starter: RHP Mike Baumann will make his sixth start and eighth appearance of the season for the Baysox Last Road Trip 4-3 today. Last time out, Baumann pitched 6.0 solid innings in Binghamton, allowing just one earned run in a no-decision. Last 5 Games 3-2 Baumann has been outstanding since joining the Baysox on June 21, posting a 1.16 ERA in 38.2 innings and striking Last 10 Games 6-4 39 batters. Baumann has a remarkable 0.72 WHIP with Bowie and is holding opposing hitters to a .147 batting average When Scoring 4+ Runs 45-12 against. On July 16, Baumann pitched just the third nine-inning no-hitter in Baysox history. After that performance, When Scoring 3- Runs 15-37 Baumann was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week. For the entirety of July, Baumann was 2-1 with a 1.38 After Day Off 7-7 ERA in five starts. Baumann began the season with Advanced-A Frederick where he made 11 starts and led the Carolina In Shutouts 12-13 League with 77 strikeouts at the time of his promotion. Baumann was the starter for the Northern Divsion in the In 1-Run Games 14-12 Carolina League All-Star Game. The 23-year-old is currently ranked as the #9 prospect in the Baltimore organization by MLB Pipeline, after beginning the season ranked #27. In 2-Run Games 14-10 vs. Left-Handed Starters 15-16 In the Other Corner: RHP Konner Wade makes his 12th appearance and eighth start of the season for Portland today. vs. Right-Handed Starters 44-33 Wade last pitched against Harrisburg on July 27 and took the loss. He tossed 5.2 innings and allowed two runs while Day Games 14-18 striking out eight. This will be Wade's second start of the season against the Baysox, as he allowed five runs on eight Night Games 45-31 hits in 5.0 innings in Portland on June 8. Wade is a strike-thrower, as evidenced by his 40/8 strikeout to walk ratio in 56.1 Ahead After 7 Innings 45-3 innings with the Sea Dogs this season. The 27-year-old made a start with Triple-A Pawtucket on July 5 and allowed just Behind After 7 Innings 5-37 one run in 5.0 innings. Wade was signed by the Red Sox in May after spending 2018 playing Independent ball with the Tied After 7 Innings 8-9 Sugarland Skeeters. Wade is no stranger to the Eastern League, as he made 70 appearances between 2016 and 2017 with the Hartford Yard Goats. Wade was originally selected by the Colorado Rockies in the seventh round of the 2013 Ahead After 8 Innings 47-0 MLB Draft out of the University of Arizona. Behind After 8 Innings 3-37 Tied After 8 Innings 6-8 40 Wins in Two Months: The Baysox made history winning 40 games between June and July, the most in consecutive In Extra Innings 7-5 months in the franchise's existance. Bowie went 20-7 in June, the best record in any month in team history, then In Doubleheaders 2-4 followed that with a 20-8 month of July. The two-month record 40-15 was the best in professional baseball, and Bowie When Scoring First 40-15 won 15 of 16 series during that stretch. Opponents Score First 19-34 Outhit Opponent 42-8 July Numbers: During the month of July, Bowie went 20-8, thanks to having the best ERA (2.46) and WHIP (1.10) in the Eastern League, with that 2.46 ERA being the lowest for any Eastern League team in any month since Akron posted a Outhit by Opponent 12-39 2.34 ERA in April of 2018. Bowie ranked second in batting average (.260), runs scored (138), on-base percentage (.334), Equal Hits 6-1 slugging percentage (.417) and OPS (.751). On the mound, Baysox starters combined to go 15-2 with a 2.17 ERA in 169.2 Hit a Home Run 39-18 innings. At the plate, Yusniel Diaz led the Eastern League with 22 RBI and Carlos Perez had a 27-game on-base streak, No Home Runs 20-31 tied for the longest in the league this season. No Errors Committed 38-19 Baysox vs. Portland Down the Stretch They Go: WIth less than five weeks left in the regular season, Bowie and Erie are in a tight race for the second-half West Division title. Erie currently has a 1.5-game lead and 30 games to play, while the Baysox have 32 2019 Record: 2-1 games remaining. After playing 18 games against each other in April and May, the Baysox and SeaWolves do not play each other again this season. 6/7 at Portland L, 10-3 6/8 at Portland W, 6-5 Back-End Star: RHP Cristian Alvarado has been a dominant force in the back-end of the Baysox bullpen. Alvarado has 6/9 at Portland W, 4-2 allowed just three earned runs in 31.2 innings since June 4, good for a 0.85 ERA. Alvarado has three wins and four saves 8/2 vs. Portland over that stretch. Alvarado earned a win and a save in the first two games of the series against Reading, and on Tuesday 8/3 vs. Portland night became just the second Baysox pitcher to throw on consecutive days this season. 8/4 vs. Portland Welcome to Double-A Cody: RHP Cody Sedlock has been nearly untouchable since being promoted from Advanced-A Frederick to Bowie on July 17. In 11.0 innings with the Baysox, Sedlock has yielded just one hit and no runs while striking out 15. Sedlock in holding opponents to an .031 batting average against and has not allowed a hit in his last 8.2 innings. This Day in History: On August 2, 2011, L.J. Hoes hit two home runs and drove in six across a doubleheader that the Baysox swept from Portland, with wins of 7-6 and 5-4. 2019 TEAM LEADERS Statistic Name Total Statistic Name Total Home Runs Diaz/Perez 10 ERA Alex Wells 2.12 RBI Yusniel Diaz 51 Wins Zac Lowther 11 Batting Avg Mason McCoy .288 Strikeouts Zac Lowther 106 Runs Ryan McKenna 62 Saves Tyler Erwin 8 UPCOMING BAYSOX SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS Date Time Opponent Pitchers Saturday, August 3 6:35 p.m. vs. Portland Sea Dogs RHP Tyler Herb (1-2, 7.71 ERA) vs. RHP Denyi Reyes (6-9, 3.77 ERA) Sunday, August 4 1:35 p.m. vs. Portland Sea Dogs RHP Dean Kremer (7-4, 3.08 ERA) vs. RHP Bryan Mata (2-3, 4.11 ERA) Monday, August 5 OFF DAY Tuesday, August 6 7:00 p.m. at Trenton Thunder LHP Zac Lowther (11-5, 2.62 ERA) vs. TBD TODAY’S BAYSOX STARTER: Mike Baumann HT: 6’4” LBS: 225 B: R T: R BORN: 9/10/95 PLACE: Mahtomedi, MN AMATEUR: Jacksonville University HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by BAL in the 3rd round of the 2017 MLB Draft 2019 Stats Career Highs W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K Hits: 10 (6/28/18 w/ Frederick, A+) Frederick: 1-4 3.83 11 11 54.0 40 24 23 24 77 Earned Runs: 7 (2x, last: 8/7/18 w/ Frederick, A+) Bowie: 2-1 1.16 7 5 38.2 19 5 5 9 39 Innings Pitched: 9.0 (7/16/19 w/ Bowie, AA) CAREER: 20-12 2.71 53 50 265.2 191 91 80 105 265 Walks: 5 (3x, last: 6/9/19 w/ Frederick, A+) Strikeouts: 12 (4/30/19 w/ Frederick, A+) BAUMANN 2019 DAY-BY-DAY 2019: Began the season with Adavnced-A Frederick...posted a 3.83 ERA in 11 starts... DATE CLASS OPP REC W/L IP H R ER BB SO struck out 77 batters in 54.0 innings of work...started the Carolina League All-Star 4/10 A+ v. FAY 0-0 ND 5.0 1 0 0 0 10 Game after leading the league in strikeouts during the first half of the season..