COLORADO SPRINGS SKY SOX 2017 GAME NOTES MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2017 - 6:40 PM (MDT) Colorado Springs Sky Sox Public Relations Department • Director: Nick Dobreff • (616) 485-3913 • [email protected] Director of Broadcasting • Dan Karcher • [email protected] www.SkySox.com Facebook.com/SkySoxBaseball @SkySox SkySoxBaseball TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS RECORD: 43-30 Colorado Springs: LHP Andrew Barbosa (2-1, 5 .85) VS. Omaha: LHP Eric Skoglund (2-3, 4 .47) SKY SOX SEASON AT A GLANCE Game Number . 74 Home Record . 22-12 Home Game Number . 35 Road Record . 21-18 Overall Record . 43-30 vs . RHP: . 39-26 vs . Pacific Northern . 5-3 vs . LHP . 4-4 vs . Pacific Southern . 4-4 Night . 29-20 vs . American Northern . 17-6 Day . 14-10 vs . American Southern . 17-17 Last 10 . 6-4 One-Run Games . .. 8-4 Current Streak . L1 RECORD: 37-36 TONIGHT’S STARTER IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SKY SOX AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS u The Colorado Springs Sky Sox ssettled for their u LHP Andrew Barbosa makes his third start of the 2017 RUNS: Cordell 8th 49 second split against the New Orleans Baby Cakes in 2017, Monday night and first against the Omaha Storm Chasers. RBIs: Cooper 3rd 62 dropping the Sunday matinee, 7-1, to wrap up their first of u The native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has made 18 appearances two visits to Louisiana. (including two starts) for the Sox this season, allowing 21 earned DOUBLES: Cooper T-9th 19 u Brett Phillips drove in the only Sox run in the runs in 32 .1 IP while striking out 32 batters . BATTING AVG: Cooper 1st .352 ninth inning on a bases-loaded fielder’s choice, scoring u Over his six-year professional career, Barbosa has made SLUGGING %: Cooper 3rd .591 pinch-hitter Tyler Heineman, who recorded the first of 114 appearances (84 starts), going 31-20 with a 3.46 career earned ON-BASE % Cooper 3rd .410 three straight singles. run average. LAST TIME WE MET... u Made 15 starts for the New York Mets organization in TEAM BATTING AVERAGE: T-5th .280 TEAM SLUGGING PERCENTAGE: 7th .431 u It’s been quite a while since division-rivals Omaha 2016, including seven with the Double-A Binghamton (NY) Mets. TEAM ON-BASE PERCENTAGE: 7th .346 and Colorado Springs met up on the diamond, with the two Barbosa went 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA in Upstate New York, striking TEAM RUNS SCORED: 6th 410 teams last squaring off Opening Day Weekend at Security out 36 batters in 38.2 innings. u TEAM RUNS BATTED IN: 6th 380 Service Field. Entering 2017, Barbosa had accumulated 494 strikeouts u in 417 .1 innings during his career (10 .7 strikeouts per 9 innings) . The Sky Sox opened the season with a 3-0 record, Through June 26, Barbosa is now up to 526 total Ks in 449 .2 innings PCL AMERICAN NORTH STANDINGS taking the first three games in the four-game set against the pitched . TEAM W L PCT GB Storm Chasers. u u The Sky Sox pitching staff shined Opening Day, with Selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 36th round SKY SOX 43 30 .589 -- Josh Hader leading a two-hit effort in a 2-1 win to begin of the 2015 Draft . Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves on OKLAHOMA CITY 42 32 .568 1.5 the season. July 9, 2015, and the New York Mets on December 16, 2015 . Signed with the Milwaukee Brewers on December 12, 2016 . OMAHA 37 36 .507 6.0 u Colorado Springs used a little walk-off magic to take IOWA 32 43 .427 12.0 game two, coming back from a pair of deficits in the ninth HEATING BACK UP and tenth innings to win 8-7 in 10 innings. u The hero of the aforementioned walk-off victory 2017 VS. THE PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE u The offense continued its early torrid pace Saturday, April 8, using a five-run fourth inning to blow open a close Friday, April 8, against the Storm Chasers, Kyle Wren TEAM OVERALL HOME ROAD game and clinch the series, 11-2. recorded his 14th two-hit game of 2017 Sunday afternoon ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES 2-2 0-0 2-2 against New Orleans. EL PASO CHIHUAHUAS 2-2 0-0 2-2 REACHING THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN u The Sox leadoff man went through a mini three-game FRESNO GRIZZLIES 4-0 4-0 0-0 slump, but Wren bounced back in his last two games at IOWA CUBS 5-2 3-0 2-2 u The Sky Sox are among the Pacific Coast League New Orleans, recording three hits in two games--including LAS VEGAS 51s 0-0 0-0 0-0 leaders in several major offensive categories. a lead-off home run for the lone run in Saturday’s 1-0 MEMPHIS REDBIRDS 6-6 3-1 3-5 u Colorado Springs is currently tied for fifth in the pitcher’s duel. NASHVILLE SOUNDS 6-4 2-1 4-3 PCL with the El Paso Chihuahuas in team batting average, u NEW ORLEANS BABY CAKES 4-4 2-2 2-2 Wren’s average had dropped to .301 entering Satur- OKC DODGERS 9-3 3-1 6-2 while placing seventh in team on-base percentage and team day’s contest, the closest that his average had been to the OMAHA STORM CHASERS 3-1 3-1 0-0 slugging percentage. .300 mark since his .299 average after the June 7 game RENO ACES 0-0 0-0 0-0 u The Sox are also sixth in the league in both runs against Round Rock. ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 1-3 1-3 0-0 scored and runs batted in. u Entering this week’s series with Omaha, Wren is one SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS 1-3 1-3 0-0 u This combination has given the Sox the third-best of four Sox batters to have played in all four games in the SALT LAKE BEES 0-0 0-0 0-0 record in the PCL in terms of winning percentage behind series (Garrett Cooper, Ryan Cordell, Brett Phillips) and TACOMA RAINIERS 0-0 0-0 0-0 the Reno Aces and the Memphis Redbirds. leads the four players with a .385 batting average (5-for-13) with four runs scored and one run batted in. RECENT TRANSACTIONS JUNE 26 OF Lewis Brinson optioned from Milwaukee. 2017 Season vs. OMAHA (3-1) • ALL-TIME (83-116) • HOME (50-54) INF Mauricio Dubon transferred from Double-A Biloxi. DATE W/L SCORE WP LP SV RHP Tyler Cravy activated from the disabled list. 4/6 v . OMA W 2-1 Hader (1-0) Dziedzic (0-1) Scahill (1) 4/7 v . OMA W 8-7 (10) Cravy (1-0) Edwards (0-1) C Rene Garcia placed on the disabled list (retro 6/25) 4/8 v . OMA W 11-2 Woodruff (1-0) Staumont (0-1) INF Yadiel Rivera placed on the disabled list (retro 6/25) 4/9 v . OMA L 3-8 Farrell (1-0) Burgos (0-1) INF Gabriel Noriega transferred to Double-A Biloxi UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PITCHING PROBABLES DAY DATE OPP. TIME (MDT) SKY SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER Tuesday 6/27 OMA (Game 1) 4:00 PM RHP Angel Ventura (2-1, 3 .00) LHP Jonathan Dziedzic (3-2, 3 .48) Tuesday 6/27 OMA (Game 2) TBA TBA RHP Christian Binford (3-5, 6 .60) Wednesday 6/28 OMA 12:30 PM RHP Michael Blazek (1-2, 3 .56) RHP Josh Staumont (3-7, 6 .49) Thursday 6/29 OMA 6:40 PM TBA TBA TRIPLE-A AFFILIATE OF THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS // PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1992 & 1995 SKY SOX STARTING PITCHER Complete bio information available on Page 23 of the 2017 Sky Sox Andrew Media Guide Barbosa #44 BATS: RIGHT THROWS: LEFT HEIGHT: 6-8 WEIGHT: 230 OPENING DAY AGE: 29 BORN: November 18, 1987 in San Juan, Puerto Rico RESIDENCE: Riverview, Florida YEARS PRO: 6 ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent on December 12, 2016 THE BARBOSA FILE: 2016: Spent the season in the New York Mets organization, after signing as a free agent on December 16, 2015...Made seven starts with the Double-A Binghamton Mets, posting a 2-0 record with a 2.33 earned runs average (10 earned runs in 38.2 innings pitched)...Started one game in the Pacific Coast League with the Las Vegas 51s, striking out six batters while allowing one earned run in five innings. 2015: Split the season between the Arizona and Atlanta farms systems, pitching for the Double-A Southern League’s Mobile BayBears and Mississippi Braves...Made nine starts for the Independent Atlantic League’s Long Island Ducks, striking out 59 batters in 51 innings pitched. Miscellaneous/Personal: Has produced 494 strikeouts in just 417.1 innings during his career in the minor leagues entering the 2017 season (10.7 strikeouts per nine innings)..Was a California League All-Star for the Visalia Rawhide in 2014 and led the league in both walks (70) and strikeouts (160) in 2013...Underwent Tommy John surgery on his left elbow in 2011...Attended South Florida Community College and the University of South Florida in Tampa. LAST TIME OUT SEASON BESTS (STARTS) • Earned his second win of the season June 19 against Oklahoma City, tossing 3.1 scoreless innings in the 9-3 win over the Dodgers. IP: 4 .2 (6/9 v . IOWA) H: 6 (6/9 v .