Jackson Generals (43-38 Overall, 4-7 Second Half) Up Next JXN Starter (W-L, ERA) MTG Starter (W-L, ERA) Vs. Montgomery Biscuits (50-31, 6-5 Second Half) Su 6/30 RHP Kevin McCanna, 3-4, 2.88 LHP Josh Fleming, 5-4, 3.87 Mo 7/1 RHP Cole Stapler, Double-A debut OP>RHP Riley O’Brien, 4-5, 4.11 Monday, July 1 | 6:05 pm CT | The Ballpark at Jackson Tu 7/2 RHP Matt Peacock, 3-3, 3.04 RHP Paul Campbell, 3-0, 3.00 Game 82 | Home Game 37 | Second Half Game 12 We 7/3 RHP Joel Payamps, 2-3, 3.71 LHP Kenny Rosenberg, 6-1, 3.20 Generals SP: RHP Cole Stapler (Double-A debut) Th 7/4 TBA At Chattanooga Lookouts, 5:15 Opponent SP: Opener & RHP Riley O’Brien (4-5, 4.11 ERA) At CHA July 4-9; Next home series: Vs. Birmingham, 7/11-7/16 G E N E R A L N O T E S MOST RECENT RESULT SERIES PRIMER: The Generals host the Montgomery Biscuits (AA, Tampa Bay Last Game R H E Rays) for the first time in 2019. The two North Division playoff entrants from 2018 Montgomery Biscuits 6 11 0 will play only 18 games this season, with thirteen of them coming in the Second Half. JACKSON GENERALS 3 8 2 The Generals were the only team to win four games against the Biscuits in the First W: Fleming (6-4) |HOME RUNS| Half, but Montgomery took home the North Division title to earn a playoff bid. L: McCanna (3-4) JXN: -- TBR Top-30 Prospects at MTG (with rank): OF Jesus Sanchez (#3), 2B S: Moats (3) OPP: -- Vidal Brujan (#6), SS Lucius Fox (#10), OF Josh Lowe (#15), SS Taylor Walls (#19), IF Tristan Gray (#28) GENERALS AT A GLANCE Overall Record (140 Games) 43-38 Second Half (70 Games) 4-7 LAS T GAME: Jackson, Tenn. – The Jackson Generals, the Double-A affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks, fell short in their series-opening First Half (70 Games) 39-31 game against Montgomery on Sunday, allowing the Biscuits to rally for a 6-3 win at Home (70 games, 35 per half) 16-20 The Ballpark at Jackson. The Generals (43-38) were bitten by a pair of multi-run Road (70 games, 35 per half) 27-18 innings engineered by Montgomery (50-31), who improved to 2-4 against Jackson Current Streak L1 this season. Full Recap: JacksonGeneralsBaseball.com SEASON STATS ENTERING SERIES Generals Stats (SL Rank out of 10) Biscuits TODAY’S PITCHING MATCHUP: After going 3-6 with a 3.36 ERA at High-A Visalia 43-37/2nd North Overall W-L & Standing 49-31/1st North in the season’s first three months, Cole Stapler makes his Jackson debut on +56 (2nd) Run Differential +66 (1st) Monday night. The Louisiana native was a 2017 draft pick of the Diamondbacks and .710 (2nd) On-Base-Plus-Slugging .695 (4th) walked just 6 batters in 75 innings in the California League this year. He squares off 78 (1st) Home Runs 60 (T-4th) with right-hander Riley O’Brien, whom the Generals tagged for four runs in a 45 (9th) Stolen Bases 109 (1st) Jackson triumph back in May. O’Brien will throw after a yet-to-be-announced 3.48 (6th) Earned Run Average 3.07 (1st) “opener,” a tactic employed by the Tampa Bay Rays’ organization to increase length .242 (T-4th) Opp. Batting Average .242 (T-4th) and effectiveness among their pitching staff. LEAGUE STANDINGS FLIP THE SWITCH: The Generals’ three best hitters since the All-Star Break --- North Division Teams 2nd Half W-L Games Back Jeffrey Baez (.308 BA), Ryan Grotjohn (.281), and Jazz Chisholm (.294) --- are Birmingham Barons (CWS) 7-4 -- all off to hot starts after batting below .250 in the First Half. Montgomery Biscuits (TB)* 6-5 1.0 Tennessee Smokies (CHC) 5-6 2.0 A ROTATION THAT’S NOT: Jackson has maintained an unusual streak with their Chattanooga Lookouts (CIN) 5-6 2.0 pitching rotation. Since the final series in April against Pensacola, the Generals’ five- Jackson Generals (ARI) 4-7 3.0 man starting rotation has not been consistent in back-to-back series, a span of 12 *-1st Half division champions series without the same five guys facing consecutive opponents in the same order. South Division Teams 2nd Half W-L Games Back Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (MIA) 7-4 -- ALL-STAR ALUMNUS: Former Generals infielder Ketel Marte won a three-way Mississippi Braves (ATL) 6-5 1.0 voting race this week over Ozzie Albies and Mike Moustakas to earn the starting nod Pensacola Blue Wahoos (MIN) 6-5 1.0 at second base for the National League in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game. The D-backs’ Mobile BayBears (LAA) 5-6 2.0 switch-hitter is the first former Jackson position player to earn an MLB ASG bid since Biloxi Shuckers (MIL)* 4-7 3.0 *-1st Half division champions Seattle third baseman Kyle Seager in 2014, and he joins former Mariners closer Edwin Diaz as the second ex-General in as many seasons to gain All-Star status. GENERALS VS. THIS OPPONENT Marte is batting .320 through his first 79 games with 20 homers & 51 RBI. DATE PARK SCORE NOTES vs. MTG (18 games) 5/22 W @MTG L 3-0 McKay: 6.0 IP, 0 R, 9 K; JXN: just 1 BB ANOTHER ONE TAKES THE BUS: Last Thursday, former General Alex Young 5/23 Th @MTG W 5-0 Valdez: 7.0 IP; Varsho: 3-4, HR, 3 RBI made his major league debut, throwing five innings against the San Francisco Giants 5/24 F @MTG W 3-2 Grotjohn: HR, 2 RBI; Chisholm: HR to help the D-backs to a 5-1 victory at Oracle Park. Young, who pitched at Jackson in 5/25 Sa @MTG W 6-5 Varsho: 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 R, HR 2017 & 2018, is the third General of the Diamondbacks era to debut in Major League 5/26 Su @MTG W 8-1 Takahashi: 5.0 IP; Young: 3 H, 3 RBI Baseball this month, and the eighth to make his debut this season. 6/30 Su JXN L 6-3 McCanna: 3.2 IP, 4 R; JXN: no R after B3 7/1 M JXN 6:05pm 7/2 Tu JXN 6:05pm FUTURES GAMER: Generals catcher Daulton Varsho was one of two D-backs 7/3 W JXN 6:05pm prospects to earn a selection to the 2019 MLB Futures Game, joining Kane County 7/18 Th @MTG 6:35pm outfielder Alek Thomas on the National League roster. The honor is the second to 7/19 F @MTG 6:35pm roll in for Varsho this season after his Midseason All-Star election in the Southern 7/20 Sa @MTG 6:05pm League. Last year, Jackson closer Yoan Lopez was Arizona’s Futures Game pick. 7/21 Su @MTG 5:05pm 8/13 Tu JXN 6:05pm ROCKY RELIEF: After losing lefty Lucas Luetge to Triple-A on May 30, the 8/14 W JXN 6:05pm Generals’ relief corps has looked thinner. Luetge was promoted after appearing in a 8/15 Th JXN 6:05pm 8/16 F JXN 6:05pm league -high 22 games with a 1.08 ERA and 20 scoreless appearances. Since Luetge’s 8/17 Sa JXN 6:05pm exit, 21 of Jackson’s last 65 calls to the ‘pen have resulted in runs allowed. 2019 Jackson Generals Game Notes 2 Starting Pitcher RHP #38 Cole Stapler / 3rd Year Pro / Nicholls St. (LA) University / Dutchtown (LA) HS Sent to JXN on July 1/Rd. 22, 2017 MLB Draft / 6-4, 240 lbs. / Age 24 2018: 3-9, 3.62 ERA across SS/A-/A+ Notes on 2018: After starting 5 times in 14 appearances as a 19 G/18 S, 99.1 IP, 22 BB, 90 K, .271 BAA rookie in 2017 with Missoula, started all in all but 1 of his 6 quality starts…allowed 4 homers all year appearances in 2nd pro season…Highest single-year innings count of 2019 Pre-JXN: 3-6, 3.36 ERA at High-A; his career, college or pro (99.1 IP)…Missed May 10-June 22 on IL… 14 GS, 75.0 IP, 87 K, 6 BB, .256 BAA When healthy, completed sixth inning 8 times…six quality starts… Career Notes: Won’t slow the game down by nibbling (career 6.2- to-1 K:BB ratio entering AA), but does have a slow windup to the ARSENAL: plate…Made 8 starts under current Generals manager Blake Lalli at Kane County in ‘18 (1-2, 2.95 ERA)…2nd-Team All-Southland FB (90-92), CT, CB Conference pitcher as a senior…finished college career with first career CG shutout & 10 strikeouts against Central Arkansas…drafted out of HS by Miami in 35th round, didn’t sign… Career High IP: 7.0 IP, 4x (last: 6/21 with A+ Visalia) Last Outing: June 26 – A+ Visalia @Stockton – 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 Career High Ks: 11 (5/17 with A+ Visalia) BB, 10 K…took the loss as Visalia was shut out…allowed 1 extra-base Career Low H: 2 (over 5.0 IP, 5/12 with A+ Visalia) hit on 87 pitches…1-for-2 in runners CS…gave up his only run on a History vs.