Myrtle Beach Pelicans (22-28) vs. Down East Wood Ducks (29-21) vs. THE WOOD DUCKS 2021 vs. Wood Ducks ............................................................1-2 Friday, July 2, 2021 - 7:05 p.m. in Myrtle Beach .......................................................................1-2 in Kinston ........................................................................0-0 Game No. 51 • Home Game No. 21 2019 vs. Down East .............................................................4-13 Ticketreturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark • Myrtle Beach, S.C. All-Time vs. Down East (since 2017) ............... 36-37 (.493) RHP Manuel Espinoza (2-4, 3.78 ERA) vs. RHP Leury Tejada (1-2, 5.01 ERA) LAST TIME OUT rate this season. The two have combined for 21 caught PELICANS BY THE NUMBERS The Pelicans grabbed their first win of the series 9-4 over stealings, tied for the second most in the Low-A East the Wood Ducks on Thursday night. After the first two while allowing 67 stolen bases, just the sixth-most in Record ....................................................................22-28 games were low-scoring contests, the Pelicans turned the league. Their success rate currently sits at 24%, the Home Record .........................................................8-12 seven hits into nine runs while walking six times off the fourth-highest in the Low-A East. Road Record .........................................................14-16 Wood Ducks’ pitching staff. LF Jordan Nwogu posted his Current Streak .......................................................... W1 first multi-RBI game of his career with a two-run triple HOWARD RETURNS and an RBI hit-by-pitch for a 3 RBI game. DH Ethan Hearn After nearly a month-long stint on the IL where he also brought in two runs to make his total now 3 RBI for missed 21 games, Cubs’ 2020 first-round draft pickSS Runs Scored ....................................211 (4.2/G)/10th the series, while RF Jonathan Sierra also brought in two Ed Howard returned to the starting lineup and went 0-2 Runs Allowed ....................................235 (4.7/G)/6th runs. RHP Richard Gallardo started the game and picked against Charleston on 6/17. In his first two games back, Run Differential ...............................................-24/9th up the win with six innings pitched, the farthest outing Howard was taken out after seing four innings of action. Low-A East, South Division Standing/GB ..........4th/12.5 for a Birds’ pitcher this season. Howard went 12-76 (.158) with 33 strikeouts in his first Current Standings Streak .......................4th/3 days 21 professional games after becoming the first Cubs Long Standings Strk ...........3rd (May 27-June 10) ALL THAT POWER first-round selection out of high school since 2021 (Albert As a team, the Pelicans have struggled for home runs this Almora Jr.) He hit his first professional home run on 6/26 season, ranking 11/12 in the Low-A East with 27 homers. at Columbia with a solo shot that clanked off the foul pole Series Record.........................................................2-4-1 The power numbers are on the rise, as the Birds matched to lead-off the game. Series Streak ...............................................................T1 their season-long streak at five games in a row with a Pelicans’ Sweeps ..........................................................0 home run from 6/19-6/25, including five out of the six BUDDY’S BACK Sweeps of the Pelicans ..............................................0 games in the series in Columbia (6/22-6/27). OF Yohen- A familar face will be leading the Pelicans in 2021 as drick Pinango got things started with a solo homer in the Buddy Bailey returns to manage the club for his second Batting Average/Rank .............................. .216/11th first game of the series, while IF Fabian Pertuz followed stint in Myrtle Beach. Bailey previously led the Pelicans On-Base Percentage ................................. .299/11th with a two-run shot in Wednesday’s game (6/23) for his from 2016-18, and will be coaching his 15th season in first of the year. In Thursday’s game,IF Flemin Bautista the Cubs organization. During his first three years with Slugging Percentage ................................ .321/11th kept the streak going with his first home run of the sea- the Pelicans, Bailey recorded 216 wins, three half-season OPS ................................................................ .620/11th son on a two-run shot in the third inning. SS Ed Howard Southern Division Championship titles, one Southern Di- Strikeouts .........................................................503/7th hit his first career home run to lead-off the game on vision Championship title, and the Carolina League Cham- Walks ................................................................164/12th Saturday 6/26. The Birds used home runs to tie and take pionship in 2016. In 2017, Bailey became just the 11th Hits ......................................................................350/8th the lead in the final game of the series on Sunday 6/27, minor league manager to reach the 2,000-win plateau- he Doubles ................................................................68/8th with IF Matt Mervis hitting a solo shot to tie the game currently sits with 2,162. Bailey is the winningest active Triples ...................................................................10/7th at three in the eighth, and OF Jacob Wetzel smashing a manager in MiLB, and currently sits 18 wins away from three-run homer to take the lead 6-3 in the ninth. The six Spencer Abbott for fifth place on the all-time wins list. Home Runs ......................................................27/11th home runs total in the series is the most for the Pelicans 2021 wil be his 33rd season as a minor league manager. Stolen Bases.....................................................30/12th this season. PELICAN POINTS Errors .....................................................................51/8th NO-HITTER Since Down East was established in 2017, the Pelicans The Pelicans had four pitchers combine to throw the have gone 35-35 in the 70 games played leading up to ERA .....................................................................4.10/7th second no-hitter in club history on Wednesaday 6/23 this series. The two teams have played in 20 series, with Strikeouts .........................................................520/5th in Columbia against the Fireflies. LHP DJ Herz, RHP the Wood Ducks holding a 10-8-2 advantage. Jeremiah Estrada, RHP Bailey Reid, and RHP Danis Cor- Walks ..................................................................223/5th rea tossed the first no-hitter for Myrtle Beach since Nick This will be a rematch of the 2017 Carolina League semi- Hits Allowed ................................................ 360/T-6th Tepesch and Jimmy Reyes combined for a no-no against final series, where the Wood Ducks won the first two Home Runs .........................................................34/7th the Wilmington Blue Rocks on May 19, 2012. The group games to take down Myrtle Beach and were later named WHIP ..................................................................1.37/7th struck out 16 batters with Herz and Estrada both striking co-champions with Lynchburg after the championship out seven apiece. C Pablo Aliendo was behind the plate series was called off due to Hurricane Irma. for Myrtle Beach. LOW-A EAST STANDINGS NO SWIPING SOUTH The Pelicans catching staff ofPablo Aliendo and Ethan Charleston 34-15 -- Hearn have been catching runners stealing at a high Columbia 26-21 7 Augusta 22-28 12.5 Myrtle Beach 22-28 12.5 THE WEEK AHEAD NORTH DATE TIME OPPONENT PELICANS STARTER OPP. STARTER Delmarva 33-16 -- 07/03 6:05 p.m. vs. Down East Wood Ducks RHP Jose Miguel Gonzalez (2-1) RHP Nick Krauth (1-2) Salem 28-23 6 Lynchburg 25-24 8 07/04 6:05 p.m. vs. Down East Wood Ducks LHP Didier Vargas (2-2) RHP Mason Englert (4-1) Fredricksburg 15-36 19 07/05 OFF CENTRAL 07/06 7:05 p.m. at Augusta GreenJackets TBD Down East 29-21 -- 07/07 7:05 p.m. at Augusta GreenJackets TBD Carolina 28-22 1 07/08 7:05 p.m. at Augusta GreenJackets TBD Fayetteville 21-29 8 07/09 7:05 p.m. at Augusta GreenJackets TBD Kannapolis 15-35 14 BIRD DROPPINGS - The Pelicans tossed a combined no-hitter on June 23, 2021 for the first time since 2012 (2nd in team history) - C/DH Pablo Aliendo tied the longest hitting streak by a Pelican this season at nine games (5/25-6/5) - The six-game losing streak from 6/13-6/19 was the longest of the season for the Pelicans - The Pelicans committed a season-high five errors against Columbia on Wednesday 6/2 - With two home runs in the third inning on Sunday 6/20, the Pelicans set a new season-high for HR in an inning - The Pelicans were held scoreless for 23.1 innings from the 8th inning on 6/17 to the 2nd inning on 6/19 against the - 13 runs is marked a new season-high for the Pelicans against Lynchburg (5/21), while the 14 hits are also a season-high RiverDogs - A three-game winning is the longest of the season for Myrtle Beach (May 23-26, May 28-30, June 20-22), they - The Pelicans rank 116/120 MiLB teams in OBP (.299) improved to over .500 for the first time this year with a 4-0 win over Salem on Sunday 5/30) - The Pelicans committed 10 errors in six games against Columbia (6/22-6/27) PAGE 2 • 2021 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES SITUATIONAL RECORDS & MISC., HIGHS AND LOWS PELICANS SITUATIONAL RECORD Against the 2021 Opponents Pitching Number of Days (in division) Team Total Home