Salem Red Sox Game Notes for Mon, Jun 11, 2018 Salem Red Sox (28-31) vs. Potomac Nationals (31-27) G1: RHP Jake Thompson (3-3, 4.48) v. LHP Matthew Crownover (3-4, 5.60) G2: LHP Jhonathan Diaz (0-0, 0.00) v. LHP Ben Braymer (1-1, 3.21) Haley Toyota Field 05:05 PM Salem, VA Game #60/61 (28-31) Home #32/33 (17-14) vs. P-Nats #9/10 (5-3) 2018 AT A GLANCE PREVIOUSLY, WITH THE SALEM RED SOX...: The Sox broke out of an offensive Media contact: Home 17-14 malaise Sunday night with an astonishing rally in the eighth inning, but stranded the Ben Gellman, 540-302-0235 Road 11-17 tying run in the eighth and ninth frames as they fell 4-3 to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. [email protected] Day 4-10 Salem didn’t have a hit until the fifth inning, but still made their hosts sweat in the Broadcast Outlets: Night 23-21 game before ultimately falling. It was the first time the Pelicans had swept Salem ESPN Roanoke, 1240 AM since July 19-21 of 2015, and the first three-game road sweep Salem had suffered ESPN Blacksburg, 810 AM Extra Innings 2-5 since July 4-6, 2017 at the Carolina Mudcats. Brett Netzer drove in two for the Sox, www.SalemSox.com/ListenLive 1-Run Games 5-9 who fell to a season-worst three games below .500. MiLB.TV 2-Run Games 8-4 3-Run Games 3-3 TODAY’S STARTERS: Jake Thompson gets the ball in the first game of the doubleheader Monday. The righty got the win 4+Run Games 12-15 in his last outing, holding the Winston-Salem Dash to two runs on five hits and two walks in six innings while fanning five. Last 5 Games 2-3 He’s 3-3 with a 4.48 ERA, and is 1-0 with a 4.66 ERA against Potomac (2 GS). Jhonathan Diaz makes his Salem debut in Last 10 Games 4-6 the nightcap; the 21-year-old lefty is 2-5 with a 3.79 ERA in 11 starts for Low-A Greenville. April 14-10 June by the Numbers May 11-15 STALLED IN THE CLUTCH: Salem has a striking gap in performance with runners in scoring posi- Record 3-6 June 3-6 tion this season. During their wins, the Sox have batted .328 with runners in scoring position, an Home 1-2 July 0-0 admirable number. When they’ve lost, that number has dropped all the way to .211. On the whole, Away 2-4 August 0-0 the Sox are hitting .271 with runners in scoring position, and just .232 when there are two outs. Team ERA 4.12 September 0-0 Starters 4.47 Pre All-Star 28-31 BOMBS AWAY, BOBBY: For the third straight season, the Salem Red Sox have boasted a third Bullpen 3.67 Post All-Star 0-0 baseman who could mash. After Rafael Devers blasted 11 homers in 2016 and Michael Chavis Team AVG .272 crushed 17 in 2017, Dalbec has already hit 13 homers, giving him a three-dinger edge over Poto- Lead after 7 23-4 Runs/Game 4.9 mac’s Rhett Wiseman for the league lead. Dalbec has hit nine of those homers at Haley Toyota Tied after 7 3-4 Home Runs 6 Field, and six of them have been multi-run shots. However, the Sox are just 7-6 when he homers. Behind after 7 2-23 Lead after 8 26-3 MAYBE BUILD A WIND FARM?: The Red Sox struck out a whopping 1,195 times 2018 SERIES V. PELICANS Tied after 8 1-5 in 2017, smashing the Salem record of 1,072, set in 1984. They fell just short of Behind after 8 1-23 the previous Carolina League high of 1,198, set by the 1990 Lynchburg Red Sox. 1G 2G 3G 4G Scores First 20-10 The Carolina Mudcats broke the record with 1,245 whiffs. Salem’s fanned 452 Won --- --- --- --- Opp Scores First 8-21 times this season in 59 games, on pace for 1,073 strikeouts. Lost --- --- 2 --- Sox 10+ Hits 13-8 Opp 10+ Hits 7-17 DIVISION DUELS ON TAP: The Red Sox finish the first half with nine games in Split --- --- --- --- Opp Starts RH 20-24 seven days, and all of them come against their main divisional rivals. The Sox will Sweeps --- --- --- --- host the P-Nats for five games in three days, with doubleheaders bookending the Opp Starts LH 8-7 Opp. Sweeps --- --- 1 --- C-F-B Wins 11-11 series. They will then finish the first half with a four-game road series at Lynch- Home --- --- 0-1 --- W-L in Last AB 10-13 burg, the first time that Salem has gone east to take on their local rivals in 2018. Walk-off W/L 2-4 Away --- --- 0-1 --- ALL-STAR SOX: Five members of the Red Sox were named to the Carolina League Shutouts by Sox 2 All-Star Team for the Northern Division. Relievers Daniel Gonzalez and Matthew Shutouts by Opp. 4 Gorst each earned a nod, while catcher Roldani Baldwin and SOX VS. THE CAROLINA LEAGUE Sunday 5-7 infielders Jerry Downs and Santiago Espinal comprised the Northern Home Away 2018 All-Time Monday 2-3 hitting delegation for the Sox. Frederick (20) 3-0 3-4 6-4 289-295 Tuesday 4-2 Lynchburg (15) 0-4 0-0 0-4 552-553 Wednesday 5-4 SALEM ALUMNI REPORT: Potomac (21) 3-2 2-1 5-3 413-400 Thursday 4-5 e Andrew Benintendi doubled and scored a run, and Wilmington (26) 7-2 1-3 8-5 243-262 Friday 6-3 Rafael Devers chipped in an RBI, but the Red Sox fell v. Northern (84) 13-8 6-8 19-16 Saturday 2-7 5-2 to the White Sox. Yoan Moncada went 2-5 with a Buies Creek (11) 3-1 1-3 4-4 10-7 White Jerseys 6-3 run scored for Chicago, and Brandon Workman struck Carolina (11) 0-0 0-0 0-0 64-44 Blue Jerseys 11-12 out three batters in one inning for Boston. e Down East (7) 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-4 Red Jerseys 7-13 Anthony Rizzo singled and drove in the only run for the Myrtle Beach (6) 1-2 0-3 1-5 180-186 Gray Jerseys 0-0 Chicago Cubs on Sunday as they fell 7-1 to the Pirates. Winston-Salem (21) 0-3 4-3 4-6 546-545-3 Military Jerseys 3-1 v. Southern (56) 4-6 5-9 9-15 Alternate Jerseys 1-2 Totals 17-14 11-17 28-31 3419-3575-6 1+ Homers 17-13 No Homers 11-18 Next Games Probables Time Doubleheaders 7-1 Tue, Jun 12 Salem RHP Bryan Mata (3-2, 3.73) v. Potomac RHP Sterling Sharp (4-3, 3.65) TBD Postponements H: 4 A: 3 Wed, Jun 13 Salem TBD v. Potomac RHP Wil Crowe (8-0, 2.56) 07:05 PM Cancellations H: 0 A: 2 Wed, Jun 13 Salem TBD v. Potomac TBD 04:05 PM Longest Win Streak 5 (2x, 5/19-22) Thu, Jun 14 Salem TBD v. Lynchburg TBD 07:05 PM Longest Losing Streak 8 (5/6-13) Manager Pitching Coach Hitting Coach First Base Coach Trainer Strength Coach Asst.Trainer Joe Oliver Lance Carter Nelson Paulino Angel Sanchez Nick Kuchwara Joe Hudson Carson Wooten 3rd Season 1st Season 4th Season 1st Season 3rd Season 1st Season 1st Season Opponent Stats / Highs and Lows 2018 Red Sox vs. NATIONALS GM Result Winner Loser Save GM Result Winner Loser Save Apr 16 L, 9-4 Fuentes Raudes --- Jul 04 Apr 17 W, 7-4 D. Gonzalez Howard --- Jul 05 Apr 18 L, 9-5 Mapes D. Hernandez Pantoja Jul 06 May 04 W, 9-7 J. Thompson J. Baez Gorst Jul 07 May 05 W, 5-4 D. Gonzalez McGowin A. Martinez Jul 08 May 06 L, 5-2 Crowe Oliver Klobosits Jul 21 May 30 W, 2-0 (7) D. Gonzalez Braymer Gorst Jul 22 May 31 W, 10-8 (7) Cosart J. Pantoja Y. Pimentel Jul 23 Jun 11-1 All-Time vs. Potomac: 413-400 Jun 11-2 Home: 216-192 Away: 197-208 Jun 12 Last sweep by Salem: May 30-31, 2018 at Salem (2 games) Jun 13-1 Last sweep by Potomac: July 25-27, 2015 at Salem (3 games) Jun 13-2 INDIVIDUAL HITTING: Most Runs, Game ..........................................3, five players Most Hits, Game ................................................. 3, several Most Doubles, Game ................................2, Dalbec/Espinal Most Triples, Game.............................................. 1, several Most Home Runs, Game ...............3, Washington (5/4 @ POT) SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS Most HR, Month .........................................6, Baldwin (May) TEAM HITTING: Most Total Bases, Game ...........12, Washington (5/4 @ POT) Most Runs, Game .....................................13 (5/22 @ FRE) Most RBI, Game .......... 5 (2x, Washington 5/4, Dalbec 5/31) Most Runs, Inning ..................................6 (5/22 @ FRE, t3) Most RBI, Month ...............................18, Dalbec (April/May) Most Hits, Game ................14 (2x; 4/26 v. FRE, 5/4 @ POT) Most Walks, Game ..................... 3, Hill/Procyshen/Sciortino Fewest Hits, Game ....................................... 1 (4/14 @ BC) Most Strikeouts, Game .............................. 4, Dalbec (6/10) Most Consecutive Hits, Inning .................................... 4 (2x) Longest Hit Streak ................................. 12, Espinal/Netzer Most Doubles, Game ................................... 6 (4/26 v. FRE) Longest HR Streak ..................................2, Baldwin/Dalbec Most Triples, Game......................................3 (4/17 v.