Gwinnett Stripers (72-52, 1st in IL South, 3.5 GA) Norfolk Tides (51-73, 4th in IL South, 21.0 GB) RHP Kyle Wright (9-4, 4.29 ERA) AT RHP Chandler Shepherd (1-10, 7.22 ERA) Monday, August 19, 2019 7:05 PM Harbor Park, Norfolk, VA Game #125 of 139 Road Game #60 Radio: 97.7 FM / 93.5 FM Tonight’s Game: The Gwinnett Stripers open a seven-game, two-city road trip tonight with game RECORD BREAKDOWN one of a four-game series vs. the Norfolk Tides (Triple-A, Baltimore Orioles) at Harbor Park. IL South: International League South Division standings entering 8/19: Gwinnett (1st, 72-52, 3.5 Current Streak: Lost 1 GA), Charlotte (T-2nd, 69-56, 3.5 GB), Durham (T-2nd, 69-56, 3.5 GB), Norfolk (4th, 51-73, 21.0 GB). Last 10 Games: 5-5 Atop the IL: The Stripers lead the IL in wins (72) and winning percentage (.581). Their 72-52 mark Long Winning Streak: 8G (5/10-5/18) is tied for the best record in Gwinnett history through 124 games (also went 72-52 in 2009). Long Losing Streak: 5G (4/16-4/20) Last Game: The Stripers finished the homestand at 3-3 with a 9-3 loss to Scranton/WB on Sunday Series W-L-T: 21-12-7 Record Since 2009: 773-779 (.498) in 1,552G at Coolray Field. RF Drew Waters (3-for-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI) helped Gwinnett to a 1-0 lead in the first inning and tied the game at 2-2 in the second, but the RailRiders answered with seven runs off the Home: 39-26 Leading after 6: 59-5 Stripers’ bullpen. LHP Corbin Clouse (L, 0-3) allowed a go-ahead solo homer to Kyle Higashioka in Road: 33-26 Leading after 7: 61-3 the third, RHP Rafael De Paula was tagged for four runs over 1.1 IP, and RHP Jacob Webb gave up Day Games: 16-11 Leading after 8: 66-1 two runs over 1.0 IP. Scranton/WB starter Adonis Rosa (W, 5-0) yielded two runs over 7.0 IP. Night Games: 56-41 Tied after 6: 6-3 Extra Innings: 5-3 Tied after 7: 4-4 th Arms Leading the Way: The Stripers, 39-33 (5 in IL) on 6/21, have gone an IL-best 33-19 Doubleheaders: 1-5 Tied after 8: 2-5 (.635) since 6/22 thanks in part to an IL-leading 3.86 ERA (195 ER in 455.0 IP) in that 52-game span. Shutout W/L: 5-5 Trailing after 6: 7-44 Starters are 22-12 with a 3.73 ERA (111 ER in 267.2 IP) and 21 quality starts, while relievers are 11-7 Last AB W/L: 9-11 Trailing after 7: 6-45 with a 4.04 ERA (84 ER in 187.1 IP) and 15 saves (15-for-18, 83.3%). Patrick Weigel (6-0, 2.76 ERA Walk-Off W/L: 4-2 Trailing after 8: 3-41 in 10G, 5GS), Kyle Wright (5-0, 2.25 ERA in 7GS), and Bryse Wilson (5-1, 2.52 ERA in 6GS) have Score First: 43-23 With a HR: 60-24 combined to go 16-1 with a 2.48 ERA (30 ER in 109.0 IP) in 23 outings since 6/22. Score Last: 35-20 Without a HR: 12-28 1-Run Games: 14-14 Allow a HR: 37-38 Historic Homer Total: The Stripers have hit 184 home runs over 124 games (1.48 HR/game), 2-Run Games: 12-9 Allow no HR: 35-14 the most ever in a single season by an Atlanta Braves Triple-A affiliate (broke record of 161 HR 3-Run Games: 10-9 With an Error: 33-31 set by 1993 Richmond Braves). Eight of those homers are grand slams, a new Gwinnett single-season +3-Run Games: 36-20 Without an Error: 39-21 record (previous record was 7 in 2011). Gwinnett ranks fourth in the IL in homers (9 behind IL-leading April: 15-10 Vs. LH Starter: 21-15 Columbus, 193 HR in 125G) and is on pace to hit 206 clouts in 2019, 26 short of the IL single-season May: 16-13 Vs. RH Starter: 51-37 record (232 HR by Baltimore in 1932). Eighteen different Stripers have gone deep this year, including June: 15-12 Vs. Rehab Starter: 4-3 eight players with 10-plus homers and four players with 20-plus homers. July: 19-9 Pre-All-Star: 51-38 August/Sept: 7-8 Post-All-Star: 21-14 Waters Making a Splash: Since joining the Stripers for his Triple-A debut on 8/5, 20-year-old Drew Waters is batting .333 (17-for-51, 3 2B, 1 HR, 10 R, 7 RBI, 1 SB, .809 OPS) with six multi-hit LAST HOMESTAND (1-2 vs. COL, 2-1 vs. SWB) efforts in 12 games. In 120 total games between Gwinnett and Double-A Mississippi this season, he’s Batting (24 Runs Scored) Pitching (30 Runs Allowed) batting .321 (151-for-471, 38 2B, 9 3B, 6 HR, 73 R, 48 RBI, 14 SB, .843 OPS). Waters ranks among nd th th th .246 (46-for-187), 5 2B, 1 3B, 4.85 ERA (28 ER in 52.0 IP), the MiLB top 10 in doubles (T-2 ), at-bats (5 ), hits (T-5 ), and games (T-9 , 120). 6 HR, 24 RBI, 3 SB 20 BB, 50 SO, 1 QS, 2 SV LaMarre Locked In: Ryan LaMarre enters play riding a season-best 26-game on-base streak VS. NORFOLK dating back to 7/6, the longest active streak in the IL (.354, 34-for-96, 7 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 19 R, 16 RBI, (129-104 Since 2009) 10 BB, .422 OBP). He leads the IL in batting since 6/20, hitting .356 (52-for-146, 11 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, ’09- ‘18 2019 2019 Head-to-Head 27 R, 22 RBI, 9 SB, 1.020 OPS) in 42 games in that span. For the season, LaMarre ranks among the Home: 66-44 6-4 Outscoring 94-61 IL top 10 in triples (T-1st, 8), batting (9th, .308), stolen bases (T-9th, 17), and hits (10th, 114). Road: 53-55 4-1 .280, 26 HR, 87 RBI Overall: 119-99 10-5 3.65 ERA, .261 BAA Return of Camargo: Optioned to Gwinnett by Atlanta on 8/16, Johan Camargo is batting .333 (3-for-9, 1 2B, 1 R, 2 RBI, .844 OPS) in two Triple-A games this season. In 43 games over three stints TEAM IL RANKINGS with Gwinnett (2017-19), he is batting .298 (51-for-171, 12 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 24 R, 29 RBI, .851 OPS). .266 (8th) 4.17 (1st) “Break”-ing Out: Since the Triple-A All-Star Break ended on 7/11, Pedro Florimon ranks among Batting: ERA: Runs: 700 (3rd) Runs: 560 (1st) the IL top 10 in on-base percentage (2nd, .446), RBI (T-2nd, 31), walks (3rd, 24), and OPS (5th, 1.033), Hits: 1113 (8th) ER: 505 (1st) batting .327 (34-for-104, 2 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 23 R, 1 SB) in 33 games. Alex Jackson is tied for third in 2B: 224 (T-11th) HR 119 (1st) the IL with 10 homers since the Triple-A All-Star Break, batting .255 (25-for-98, 3 2B, 19 R, 24 RBI, 1 th th th 3B: 23 (T-6 ) SO: 1059 (10 ) SB, .919 OPS) in 25 games. For the season, Jackson has a career-high 25 homers (T-7 in IL). th rd HR: 184 (4 ) BB: 391 (3 ) The Wright Stuff: In nine starts with Gwinnett since 6/14, Kyle Wright is 6-0 with a 2.26 ERA (14 RBI: 660 (3rd) SHO: 5 (T-7th) ER in 55.2 IP), .204 BAA, 1.01 WHIP, and 62 strikeouts (1st in IL). He earned five of those six wins Steals: 58 (14th) Holds: 32 (9th) during a team-best six-game quality start streak from 6/28-8/7 (5-0, 2.08 ERA). Wright has lowered his OBP: .346 (T-6th) Saves: 33 (T-6th) ERA from 7.22 to 4.29 and improved his record from 3-4 to 9-4 (T-1st in IL with 9 wins) since 6/14. SLG: .462 (5th) WHIP: 1.33 (1st) OPS: .808 (T-4th) BAA: .256 (3rd) Strikeout Artist: Since joining the Stripers on 8/5, Ian Anderson has struck out 18 batters over 16.0 IP spanning three starts (1-1, 5.63 ERA). He ranks second in MiLB in strikeouts with 165, trailing TEAM LEADERS (*Leads IL) only LHP Kris Bubic (174 SO) of the Kansas City Royals system. In 24 total starts between Mississippi and Gwinnett, Anderson is 8-6 with a 3.05 ERA (43 ER in 127.0 IP), .206 BAA, and 1.20 WHIP. AVG: LaMarre (.308) ERA: Wilson (3.58) OBP: Demeritte (.387) WHIP: Wilson (1.22)* Prospecting: The Stripers have eight of the Braves’ Top 30 Prospects according to MLB.com: OF SLG: Duvall (.582) BAA: Wilson (.257) Cristian Pache (1), OF Drew Waters (2), RHP Ian Anderson (3), RHP Kyle Wright (4), RHP OPS: Demeritte (.945) Wins: Wright (9)* Huascar Ynoa (10), RHP Patrick Weigel (12), LHP Tucker Davidson (13), and C Alex Jackson. Hits: Ortega (123) IP: Allard (110.0) Pache (11), Waters (25), Anderson (32), and Wright (36) are all MLB.com Top 100 Prospects.