LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS GAME NOTES - 4/6/18 IRONPIGS (0-0|80-62 in ’17|2nd) @ PAWTUCKET RED SOX (0-0|67-75 in ’17|4th) Fri: RHP Zach Eflin (1-4, 4.57 in IL in ’17) vs. RHP Justin Haley (2-2, 2.93 in IL in ’17) 2018 IL RANKINGS IRONPIGS RECORDS: OFFENSE: PITCHING: 2018 Season: Overall: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 AVG .000 t1st ERA* 0.00 t1st 2017 vs. PAW: Overall: 10-7 Home: 3-5 Away: 7-2 R 0 t1st Hits* 0 t1st 2017 Season: Overall: 80-62 Home: 44-27 Away: 36-35 Hits 0 t1st CG 0 t1st All-Time: Overall: 705-731 Home: 372-346 Away: 333-385 HR 0 t1st SHO 0 t1st BB 0 t1st SV 0 t1st UPCOMING PROBABLES: SO 0 t1st HR* 0 t1st TRIPLE-A AFFILIATE OF THE Sat: RHP Tom Eshelman (10-3, 2.23 in IL in ’17) vs. LHP Jalen Beeks (6-7, 3.86 in IL in ’17) SB 0 t1st BB* 0 t1st Sun: RHP Drew Anderson (9-4, 3.59 in AA in ’17) vs. RHP William Cuevas (4-11, 4.85 in IL in ’17) CS* 0 t1st SO 0 t1st Mon: LHP Cole Irvin (9-9, 3.39 in A/AA in ’17) vs. RHP Domingo German (8-6, 2.88) @ SWB E* 0 t1st OBA* .000 t1st Tue: RHP Enyel De Los Santos (10-6, 3.78 in ’17) vs. LHP Daniel Camerena (6-6, 3.65) @ SWB *Ranked in Ascending Order ’18 BY THE NUMBERS TONIGHT’S OPENER: The IronPigs begin the 11th season in franchise history with Game 1 of a three-game, weekend series at McCoy Stadium in Paw- Place in North Division t1st tucket, R.I. For the fourth me in fi ve years, the Pigs begin with the Red Sox -- who have taken two of these three mee ngs, including Games Back (Division) --- a 14-7 victory at Coca-Cola Park last year. Lehigh Valley, which seeks its fi rst Governors’ Cup tle in franchise history, has won the Games Back (WC) --- Wild Card in each of the past two seasons and has reached the IL postseason three mes overall. The Paw Sox -- Boston’s top affi liate Current Streak --- -- fi nished in fourth place in the North Division for a second-consecu ve season in 2017. The Sox look to return to the playoff s for Longest Win Streak --- the fi rst me since 2014, when they were IL Champions. Following this season-opening series, the Pigs travel to Scranton/WB for Longest Losing Streak --- a three-game set against the RailRiders before their home-opener on April 12 against Louisville... First pitch tonight is at 7:05 p.m. Largest Lead --- Largest Deficit --- IRONPIGS IN OPENERS (3-7; 1-4 ON ROAD; 1-2 VS. PAWTUCKET): High-Water Mark --- LHV is 3-7 on Opening Day all-time (won in ’11 & ’12 after an 11-G losing streak for the Phils’ Triple-A affiliates on OD from ’00-10): Low-Water Mark --- 4/3/08 @ Scranton/WB L, 4-0 LHP Kei Igawa had no-hitter thru 6 in 1-hit shutout; Jason Lane HR in 2nd proved enough Postponements (H/R) ---/--- 4/9/09 vs. Scranton/WB L, 11-3 2-R 1B by Pablo Ozuna in 4th put Pigs up 3-2; but SWB then outscored LHV 9-0 (all off pen) 2017 Attendance --- 4/5/10 @ Syracuse L, 8-7 LHV blows leads of 6-4 (B8) & 7-6 (B9); SYR walks-off on Pete Orr 1B off Ehren Wassermann Year-to-Date Average --- 4/7/11 vs. Scranton/WB W, 7-2 Pigs had a 3-R 1st off David Phelps; 2 HR in 5th (Young/Larish); Vance Worley 6. IP scoreless IL Rank --- 4/5/12 vs. Scranton/WB W, 3-0 Pigs score all 3 R (on 1 hit) in the B2: Tyler Cloyd pitches 6 perfect IP in Triple-A debut for W W-L-T 4/4/13 vs. Syracuse L, 11-2 Cloyd allowed 5-R T3, inc. a 3-R HR by Micah Owings; Ross Ohlendorf tossed 6 IP scoreless vs. RHP (starter) 0-0 4/3/14 @ Pawtucket W, 4-0 Buchanan, staked to 2-0 lead in T1, goes first 6 IP of a 2-hit shutout (5 K); Murphy 3-4, 2B, 3B vs. LHP (starter) 0-0 4/9/15 vs. Pawtucket L, 4-0 Joely Rodriguez allowed 2 ER over 4.0 IP; LHV commits 5 E; Brian Johnson starts a 7-hit SHO vs. North Division 0-0 4/8/16 “@” Syracuse-G1 L, 5-1 Misplayed 2B led to 2 R in B1 off Jake Thompon; SYR starter A.J. Cole earned win (5 IP, R, ER) vs. South Division 0-0 4/7/17 vs. Pawtucket L, 14-7 LHV led 4-3 on a 2-R 1B by J. Alfaro in T2; PAW took lead for good w/ 6 R off J. Thompson in T3 vs. West Division 0-0 Day 0-0 ALONG CAME JONES...: Night 0-0 First-year skipper Gary Jones, the fifth manager in Pigs history, served at the helm of the Paw Sox for or three seasons from 1999- Extra Innings 0-0 01 (218-211) and set a then franchise-record 82 wins in 2000... His 1,039 wins overall rank 16th among all active MiLB managers. One-Run Games 0-0 Three or Less 0-0 PITCHING FITS!: Scoring First 0-0 The strength of the Pigs’ Opening Day Roster is expected to be in the starting rotation, as third-year pitching coach Dave Lundquist Opponents Score First 0-0 begins the season with major-league seasoned RHP Zach Eflin as the Opening Day starter and four of the Top-30 prospects in the Leading after 5 0-0 Phillies organization according to MiLB Pipeline in RHP Enyel De Los Santos* (#15), RHP Tom Eshelman (#16), RHP Drew Anderson Trailing after 5 0-0 (#25), and LHP Cole Irvin (#26). In addition, RHP Jose Taveras --who was added to the Phillies’ 40-Man Roster in the offseason -- is Tied after 5 0-0 on the DL and could return to the Pigs later this month... The average age of the players in the rotation is just 23 years, 246 days old. Travel Days 0-0 • Eshelman, the IL’s starting pitcher in the 2017 Triple-A All-Star Game, led the IL in WHIP (0.94) and ranked second in ERA (2.23). Series Openers 0-0 • LHP Brandon Leibrandt, a key starter in the 2017 stretch-run, will begin in the bull after going 5-3, 3.94 in 12 GS his IL debut. Series Finales 0-0 TONIGHT’S PITCHERS: Rubber Matches 0-0 RHP Zach Eflin -- see pg. 7 for more on ZE, a member of the 40-Man... IL Career (2): 6-6, 3.55 in 19 G, 18 GS... Didn’t Face PAW in ’17 Doubleheader Games 0-0 Sweep/Swept/Split ---/---/--- RHP Justin Haley -- a member of Minnesota’s 2017 Opening Day roster -- is a 6-5, 230-pound, 26-year-old who was originally 2-Game Series 0-0-0 drafted by BOS in the 6th round of 2012 out of Fresno State University. He bounced around after being selected by LAA in the 2016 3-Game Series 0-0 Rule 5 Draft on 12/8, being traded to SD on 12/9 and then to MIN for RHP Miguel Diaz later that day. He was then returned to BOS Sweep/Swept ---/--- on 7/24/17... Last season, the Sacramento, Calif. native appeared in 10 G for MIN (0-0, 6.00) before landing on the DL on 5/29 with 4-Game Series 0-0-0 right shoulder soreness... Was returned to BOS after making 7 rehab appearances... Combined to go 2-2, 2.93 (61.1/20) in 12 G, 11 Sweep/Swept ---/--- GS with ROC and PAW... Was a 2016 MiLB.com Organizational All-Star with Boston between Double-A Portland (5-4, 2.20 in 12 GS) 5-Game Series 0-0 and PAW (8-6, 3.59 in 15 G, 14 GS)… Originally selected by CLE in the 46th round of 2010 out of Sierra College (CA), but did not sign… Sweep/Swept ---/--- • Career vs. LHV: 1-3, 6.00 in 5 GS (24.0/16)… Last: 8/25/16 vs. LHV: n/d, 5.1 ip, 4 h, 2 er, 6 k (W, 4-3) Monday 0-0 • Scouting Report: FB (90-94; 45 grade, locates well); CV (45 grade); SL (50 grade) CH (40 grade)... Deceptive downhill delivery Tuesday 0-0 2018 PIGS BY THE NUMBERS [25 ACTIVE PLAYERS]: Wednesday 0-0 The Pigs Opening Day Roster currently consists of 11 pitchers, 2 catchers, 7 infielders and 5 outfielders. Thursday 0-0 • The average age on Opening Day (April 6) will be 26 years, 114 days -- the Pigs’ second youngest all-time (26 years, 6 days). The Friday 0-0 Saturday 0-0 BACON BITS: KEY PLAYER INFORMATION Sunday 0-0 • INF Alexi Amarista, signed by PHI on 3/26, hit .268-2-7 (15-56) in the VWL • C Logan Moore has nailed 45.5% (66-145) SB a in AA/AAA over last 3 years April 0-0 • INF Dean Anna spent ’14 in the IL, ba ng .207-2-21 in 65 G between SWB/IND • OF Danny Or z has spent parts of last 4 years in the IL (.252-57-231 in 444 G) May 0-0 June 0-0 • OF Collin Cowgill spent ’16 in the IL, ba ng .234-4-30 in 103 G w/ COL • OF Andrew Pullin ranked 2nd in MiLB in 2B (42) & 5th in XBH (66) last year July 0-0 • OF Dylan Cozens, an IL midseason All-Star, fi nished 4th in the IL in HR (27) • OF Roman Quinn, who missed 93 G in ’17, led MLB with 9 SB in Spring August 0-0 • INF Ma McBride is a Bethlehem na ve & product of Liberty HS, Lehigh U.