game information www.cakesbaseball.com @cakesbaseball ursday, April 25 new orleans baby cakes (11-8) at round rock express (11-8) 7:05 p.m. CT Dell Diamond RHP Hector Noesi (2-0, 1.80) vs. RHP Corbin Martin (0-1, 2.70) Game #20 Round Rock, TX Road Game #8 THE BABY CAKES – In a tie for rst place atop the PCL American MEYER OF WALKS – With a careerhigh ve walks issued last night, ‘cakes corner South, the New Orleans Baby Cakes and Round Rock Express meet for Ben Meyer’s 11 total free passes is tied for h most in the PCL. Of the game two of their vegame set. NOLA took game one to give the teams ve pitchers tied or ahead of Meyer, only one has thrown fewer than his Current Streak ...........................W4 Home ..........................................75 matching 118 records, and the two squads are now an even 33 on the 12.1 innings (Las Vegas’s Ben Bracewell has walked 11 in 6.1 innings). Streak ..........................................W3 season. e Express took three of ve in the seasonopening series in Meyer had previously never walked more than three hitters in an outing. Road ........................................... 43 New Orleans. e ‘Cakes went 44 at the Dell Diamond last year, a er Baby Cakes starters jumped from ranked seventh in the PCL in walks to Streak ..........................................W2 dropping 18 of 24 meetings there over the previous three seasons. NOLA 10th a er last night’s contest. As a team, New Orleans issued eight walks, Last 10 ........................................ 73 vs. RHP (starter) ........................ 77 is riding a seasonlong fourgame hitting streak, and sits three games the most since August 25, 2017 vs. Colorado Springs (9). vs. LHP (starter) ....................... 41 above .500 for the rst time since last April 8. vs. Division ................................ 43 DIAZZLING – Isan Diaz extended his hit streak to seasonhigh four vs. American Conference ........ 118 YESTERDAY’S NEWS – e ‘Cakes completed their biggest comeback games, hitting .389 (7x18), including his rst two multihit games of the vs. Paci c Conference .............. 00 vs. NL A liates .........................32 since 2001, eliminating a sevenrun defecit entering the seventh inning. year. Diaz has recorded a hit in seven of his last eight games, collecting vs. AL A liates ......................... 86 A trio of threerun home runs by Gabriel Guerrero, Harold Ramirez and 10 RBI on four doubles and a home run. He is currently tied with Austin Day ............................................. 35 nally Austin Dean in the 10th, plus Monte Harrison’s solo shot in the Dean with 12 total RBI on the season. Night ........................................... 83 ninth, led to an 118 ‘Cakes win. Jack May eld’s threerun homer in the Extra Innings .............................11 Shutouts ..................................... 20 bottom of the sixth spotted Round Rock a 70 cushion, but Guerrero HOME COOKING – e Baby Cakes’ home/road ERA di erence is the OneRun Games ........................ 54 answered in the seventh and Ramirez knotted the score an inning later. fourthgreatest in the PCL, allowing 1.01 (3.74 home ERA, 4.75 road) Score 5+ Runs ........................... 53 Harrison brie y gave the ‘Cakes a lead with his ninthinning blast, only fewer earned runs per game at the Shrine on Airline than on the road. Scoring First .............................. 64 for R.J. Alvarez to surrender a gametying homer to Kyle Tucker in the e team’s current home mark is second in the league, behind only Salt Opponent Scores First ............. 54 Commit Error ............................ 57 bottom half. Ben Meyer lasted only 3.1 innings, surrendering four earned Lake (2.93), and their road is h. Last season, the ‘Cakes ranked second Hit Home Run ............................67 runs on ve hits and ve walks, while counterpart Ryan Hartman held in home ERA (3.21) and ninth in road (4.68). Quality Start ............................... 32 NOLA to two hits over his 5.0 innings. Outhit Opponent .......................93 RIDDLE ME THIS – JT Riddle has a hit in each of his four games since Leading A er 6 ......................... 72 Trailing A er 6 ..........................25 ON THE HILL – Hector Noesi takes the ball for his fourth start of the being optioned from Miami, going 5x13 with a double, home run and Leading A er 7 ......................... 71 season. e 32-year-old right-hander pitched 5.0 innings in each of his fsix RBI. Riddle also got o to a blistering start with the ‘Cakes last year Trailing A er 7 ..........................26 three starts to date, scattering 12 hits in total. He last a er opening the season with the Marlins, batting .423 Leading A er 8 ......................... 71 faced Round Rock on April 6, holding the Express (22x52)(22 over his rst 13 contests from April 30May 15 Trailing A er 8 ..........................04 On This Date ... Series Record ..........................212 to two runs on ve hits with eight strikeouts, tied for and adding three doubles, one triple, three home runs 1994: Reliever Mike Ignasiak loses his Series Openers .......................... 51 second to only Zac Gallen’s 11 on Opening Day for minor-league record 53.2 consecutive and 17 RBI. Series Finales .............................32 most by a ‘Cakes starter this season. In his one road scoreless innings streak, but NOLA Doubleheader Games ...............33 game this season, he held Iowa scoreless on three hits. beats Memphis 12-8. Ignasiak strikes RISPYRIS BUSINESS – Over the last three contests, New Sweep/Swept/Split .................0/0/3 out Tripp Cromer, who reaches rst on Come From Behind Wins ..............6 With runners on base, Noesi is holding the opposition a wild pitch and scores on a double by OrleansOrl is 15x30 (.500) with runners in scoring posi Bat Around For/Against ...........2/2 to an .056 (1x18) batting average. Allen Battle. tion.tio In the rst 16 games of the year, the ‘Cakes were Longest Win Streak ......................4 hittinghit .227 (30x132) with RISP. At the Shrine, NOLA Longest Lose Streak ......................2 COMEBACK CAKES – Last night’s sevenrun rally was NOLA’s biggest is hitting .237 (23x97) while they own a .338 mark (22x65) on the road. High Water Mark ........................+3 Low Water Mark ..........................2 comefrombehind victory since May 9, 2001. In that game, Oklahoma e Baby Cakes’ .278 average with RISP ranks eighth in the league. White Jersey .............................. 53 City led 70 in the eighth inning before RBI doubles from Scott Servais Grey Jersey ..................................22 and Omar Ramirez and a frand slam by Alan Zinter highlighted a sixrun DO NOT PASS GO – Wilkin Castillo nabbed two of three basestealers Blue Jersey ................................. 33 eighth, and pinch hitter Raul Chavez capped the comeback with a walk last night, bringing the Baby Cakes’ caught stealing total to a PCLleading Pelicans Jersey ........................... 10 Misc. Jersey ................................00 o threerun homer in the bottom of the ninth for a 97 victory. nine. Castillo brought his mark up to three, tied for sixth in the league, and Bryan Holaday’s six is tied for the most. e duo’s combined .429 caught stealing percentage is second in the league behind Salt Lake, who DEAN OF HITS – Austin Dean’s rst three-hit game with the ‘Cakes in TEAM LEADERS 2019 extended his hitting streak to 10 games, one of eight PCL players to has caught ve of six attempted runners through their rst 18 games. AB: Diaz ........................................68 reach double-digits this year. Going back to last season, Dean has hit in AVG: Harrison ...........................327 16 straight games with New Orleans, the longest streak since Reid Brignac HAL 9000 – A er tallying the Baby Cakes’ rst fourhit game of the H: Ramirez ...................................21 season, Harold Ramirez is now hitting .350 (14x40) in his last 10 games, R: Harrison ...................................14 posted a 19-gamer from August 2-26, 2015. Dean now has a hit in 20 of 2B: Ramirez ....................................6 his last 21 contests with the Baby Cakes dating back to last year, and over with last night’s homer, four RBI, six runs and two walks. His ve doubles 3B: ree tied with.........................1 his last 25 Triple-A games, is batting .457 (48x105) with 11 doubles, six in that span is more than any other player on the club this season, and his HR: Galloway .................................4 home runs, 26 RBI and 21 runs scored. six in total is tied for 11thmost in the PCL. RBI: Diaz/Dean ............................12 SB: Berti ..........................................4 MONTE PYTHON – With his ninth inning home run, Monte Harrison NAWLINS NOTES – e ‘Cakes are 5-1 in series openers, including 2-0 W: Noesi/Gallen.............................2 extended his onbase streak to 11 games, recording hits in all but two vs. Round Rock ... Baby Cakes designated hitters are hitting .268 (15x56), L: ree tied with ...........................2 of those contests. Since going 0x10 to start the season, he is hitting .410 but are 9x22 over the last ve games with four homers and 11 RBI ... Matt SV: Quijada .....................................3 Snyder is 9x22 (.409) with seven RBI during his sixgame hit streak ... ERA: Gallen ...............................0.36 (16x39) with 13 runs, eight RBI, eight walks and 12 strikeouts. His on G: Alvarez/Eveld ............................7 base percentage