OFFICIAL GAME NOTES George M. Steinbrenner Field • One Steinbrenner Drive • Tampa, FL 33614 Phone: (813) 875-7753 • E-Mail: [email protected] • Social Media: @TampaTarpons Florida State League Champions: 1957, 1961, 1994, 2001 (co. w/ Brevard County), 2004 (co. w/ Daytona), 2009, 2010 TAMPA TARPONS (17-20) at PALM BEACH CARDINALS (23-14) RHP Miguel Yajure (1-4, 4.18) vs. RHP Edgar Gonzalez (2-5, 3.78) Wednesday, May 15, 2019 • Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium • Jupiter, FL • 6:30 p.m. Game #38 • Away Game #19 • Radio: TuneIn Radio (Palm Beach Cardinals) • Phone App: MiLB First Pitch LAST TIME OUT: Isiah Gilliam (1-for-3, HR, BB, RBI, 2R) clubbed his fourth homer, and Dermis Garcia (2-for-4, 2B, ACTIVE ROSTER 2RBI) extended his league-leading RBI total to 28 runs batted in, but the Tarpons fell, 5-3, in Palm Beach on Tuesday night…A trio of errors led to a pair of unearned runs scored by the Cardinals…RHP Clarke Schmidt (L, 1-2) returned 5 Bristo, Braden ......................RHP from the Injured List and made the start (5.0IP, 8H, 5R/3ER, 0BB, 2K, 74P/47S)…Diego Castillo (1-for-3, 2B, BB, R) 22 Frawley, Matt .......................RHP reached base twice…RHP Janson Junk logged a perfect outing (3.0IP, 2K). 30 German, Frank ....................RHP 14 Harris, Hobie ........................RHP 15 Junk, Janson ........................RHP DERMIS DELIVERS: Last night, Dermis Garcia hit a two-run double in the 9th. Garcia ranks first in the Florida State 17 Lehnen, Dalton ................... LHP League in RBI (28), second in HRs (8) and SLG (.517), and fifth in Total Bases (61) and Extra-Base Hits (14). 21 Otto, Glenn ..........................RHP 23 Sears, JP ................................ LHP GILLY GILLY!: Isiah Gilliam hit a solo homer in the 1st-inning last night in Palm Beach; his fourth HR and his first in 16 Semple, Shawn ...................RHP 55 place appearances. Gilliam now has 13 extra-base hits - just three shy of the top spot in the Florida State League. 32 Schmidt, Clarke ..................RHP 34 Weissert, Greg .....................RHP QUICKTIME: Last night's game time was clocked at two hours and five minutes…the quickest nine-inning game 12 Yajure, Miguel .....................RHP 25 Zurak, Kyle ...........................RHP of the season for the Tarpons. This comes a day after playing the series-opener in Palm Beach in two hours and 18 10 Lopez, Jason ..............................C minutes, which is now the second-quickest game played by Tampa. 33 Sands, Donny ............................C 6 Aguilar, Angel ........................INF HOMER HAPPY: Despite ranking second-to-last in the Florida State League with a team batting average of .219, the 3 Cabrera,Oswaldo .................INF Tampa Tarpons are tied for first in the league (w/ Clearwater) with 27 home runs. 13 different Tarpons have contrib- 2 Castillo, Diego .......................INF uted to the 27 homers, led by Dermis Garcia's eight dingers. 40 Garcia, Dermis ......................INF 1 Mateo, Welfrin .......................INF STREAK SNAPPED: Diego Castillo failed to reach base on Wednesday, snapping his 20-game on-base streak - tied 27 Sensley, Steven.....................INF 26 Carrizales, Omar ....................OF for the longest such streak in the Florida State League this season. The 21-year-old had been batting .347 (25-for-72) 24 Gilliam, Isiah ...........................OF with 11BBs to just 7Ks in that span. Castillo was 0-for-28 to begin his season but has batted .289 (28-for-97) since 9 Hill, Tyler ..................................OF April 11. 7 Olivares, Pablo .......................OF STEINBRENNER FIELD REHAB CENTER: Yankees OF Aaron Hicks (left lower back strain) joind the Tarpons last LAST 10 GAMES (5-5) week, becoming the fourth player to rehab with this season. LHP CC Sabathia made a rehab start on April 7th, re- covering from offseason heart surgery.3B Miguel Andújar (right shoulder strain) and SS Troy Tulowitzki (strained 5/3 @ Florida ...........................L, 3-0 left calf) joined the Tarpons on April 30. 5/4 @ Florida .....................W/6, 4-3 5/5 @ Florida .....................W/6, 2-1 MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT: The Tampa Tarpons are set to host Military Appreciation Night on Saturday, May 5/6 vs. Dunedin ......................L, 5-3 18th, when they play host to the Daytona Tortugas. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. and the first pitch is scheduled for 5/7 vs. Dunedin ....................W, 4-1 6:30 p.m…The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive an Armed Forces Card Set, featuring military members lo- 5/8 vs. Dunedin ......................L, 1-0 cal to the Tampa Bay Area. The Tarpons will also honor those heroes in an on-field ceremony…Tarpons players and 5/10 @ Fort Myers ...........W/7, 5-2 coaches will wear special military-themed uniforms that will be available for bid in an online auction. The auction 5/11 @ Fort Myers ...........W/7, 4-3 will open on Friday, May 10th at 8:00 a.m. and last until Saturday, May 18th at 7:00 p.m. Proceeds from the auction 5/13 @ Palm Beach ...............L, 4-3 will benefit the Central Florida USO…Following the game, fans are invited to stay and witness a fireworks show. 5/14 @ Palm Beach ...............L, 5-3 UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS SEASON SERIES vs. PALM BEACH (0-2) DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE PITCHERS TIME Thur., May 16 @ Palm Beach RHP Frank German (1-1, 3.65 ERA) vs. RHP Perry DellaValle (1-2, 2.43 ERA) 10:30 a.m. 5/13 6:30 p.m @ Palm Beach L, 4-3 Fri., May 17 vs. Daytona TBA (0-0, -.-- ERA) vs. LHP JP Sears (1-1, 3.60 ERA) 6:30 p.m. Sat., May 17 vs. Daytona TBA (0-0, -.-- ERA) vs. TBA (0-0, -.-- ERA) 6:30 p.m. 5/14 6:30 p.m. @ Palm Beach L, 5-3 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE STANDINGS TARPONS AT A GLANCE Records 5/15 6:30 p.m. @ Palm Beach NORTH 1st Half GB Overall Record: ..............................................................................17-20 Dunedin (TOR) 19-15 - Place: ..................................................................................................... 4th Daytona (CIN) 19-18 1.5 Games Back: ........................................................................................3.5 Home: ................................................................................................8-11 5/16 10:30 a.m. @ Palm Beach Clearwater (PHI) 18-19 2.5 Away: ....................................................................................................9-9 Tampa (NYY) 17-20 3.5 Last 5: .....................................................................................................2-3 Last 10: ..................................................................................................5-5 Florida (ATL) 14-22 6.0 8/12 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa Lakeland (DET) 14-22 6.0 Hitting Leaders Batting Average: ..................................................Isiah Gilliam (.279) Runs Scored: ..............................................................Isiah Gilliam (21) SOUTH 1st Half GB Home Runs: .............................................................Dermis Garcia (8) 8/13 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa Fort Myers (MIN) 24-13 - Runs Batted In: ..................................................... Dermis Garcia (28) Stolen Bases: .............................................................. Isiah Gilliam (6) Palm Beach (STL) 23-14 1.0 Pitching Leaders Bradenton (PIT) 21-16 3.0 Wins: .............................................................................................4 Tied (2) 8/14 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa St. Lucie (NYM) 18-16 4.5 ERA: ...........................................................................Rony Garcia (2.45) Charlotte (TB) 19-19 5.5 Strikeouts: .................................................................. Deivi Garcia (33) Saves ..................................................................................Kyle Zurak (5) Jupiter (MIA) 11-23 11.5 8/15 6:30 p.m. @ Tampa TONIGHT'S STARTING PITCHER #12 MIGUEL YAJURE RHP HT: 6'1 WT: 175 AGE: 21 BORN: May 1, 1998 in Cabimas, Venezuela. ACQUIRED: Signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on 3/5/15. ARSENAL: Fastball, Curveball, Changeup. LAST TIME OUT: Took the loss vs. Dunedin despite logging his second quality start of the season, holding the D-Jays to 1ER in 6.0IP (5H, 2BB, 2K, 83P/55S). VS. PALM BEACH: This will be Yajure's first-career appearance against the Cardinals. 2018: Spent the entire season with Single-A Charleston, 2019 GAME-BY-GAME going 4-3 with a 3.90 ERA (64.2IP, 64H, 38R/28ER, 15BB, Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR ERA NP-S 56K, 3HR) in 14 starts with the RiverDogs. 4/8 vs. STL L 3.0 4 2 2 2 1 0 6.00 61-39 4/13 @ DAY L 6.0 9 5 2 1 3 0 4.00 85-55 2017: Missed the entire season due to having "Tommy 4/19 @ CLR W 6.0 7 4 4 3 3 1 4.80 92-53 John" surgery following the 2016 season. 4/26 vs. CLR L 5.1 7 5 2 1 4 1 4.43 98-64 5/2 vs. CHA ND 6.0 8 5 4 2 7 0 4.78 87-61 2016: Pitched in nine games (six starts) for the GCL Yan- 5/8 vs. DUN L 6.0 5 1 1 2 2 0 4.18 83-55 kees East, going 1-2 with a 2.87 ERA (31.1IP, 24H, 10ER, 5BB, 21K, 1HR) before injuring his elbow and shutting down. 2015: Made 14 starts for Yankees 2 in the Dominican Summer League, going 0-2 with a 1.42 ERA (57.0IP, 54H, 20R/9ER, 20BB, 36K, 1HR)…Had the sixth-lowest ERA among DSL pitchers who threw at least 50.0IP. 2019 FSL SPLITS vs. Left: .339 (19-for-56), 0HR Home: 0-3, 3.98 ERA (9ER/20.1IP) Day: N/A vs. Right: .296 (21-for-71), 2HR Away: 1-1, 4.50 ERA (6ER/12.0IP) Night: 1-4, 4.18 ERA (15ER/32.1IP) SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings Pitched ......................................6.0 (x4, Last: 5/8 vs. Dunedin) Innings Pitched ............................... 6.0 (x5, Last: 5/8/19 vs. Dunedin) Hits Allowed ................................................................9 (4/13 @ Daytona) Hits Allowed .....................................................10 (8/28/18 @ Columbia) Runs Allowed ............................................ 5 (x3, Last: 5/2 vs. Charlotte) Runs Allowed .....................................................7 (8/28/18 @ Columbia) HRs Allowed .........................................1 (x2, Last: 4/26 vs. Clearwater) HRs Allowed .................................. 1 (x7, Last: 4/26/19 vs.