MISSOULA OSPREY GAME NOTES MSO Hub | 140 N. Higgins Ave. | Missoula, MT 59802 | (406) 543-3300 @OspreyBaseball | Arizona Diamondbacks Rookie-Advanced Four-time Pioneer League Champions | 1999, 2006, 2012, 2015 Helena Brewers (36-39 19-18, 15-22 R) vs. Missoula Osprey (38-36 19-16, 23-14 H) Starting Pitchers: RHP Max Lazar (3-2, 4.35) vs. RHP Edgar Martinez (4-6, 6.42 ERA) | Thursday, September 6th | 7:05 PM 2018 TEAM STATS vs. HELENA UPCOMING SCHEDULE MIS HEL OVERALL ROAD HOME DATE TIME (MT) OPP PROB. STARTERS Streak W3 L3 2018 Record 8-7 3-5 5-2 2018 1st Half 3-3 2-2 3-2 LAST 5 2-3 3-2 2018 2nd Half 5-4 4-5 2-0 LAST 10 5-5 4-6 Current Streak W3 W1 W2 BA/RANK .290/3 .273/5 All-Time Record 140-150 47-80 70-59 OBP/RANK .355/3 .337/5 2018 GAME LOG DATE SITE RESULT DATE SITE RESULT R/RANK 429/4 407/6 6/19 MISSOULA W 3-1 6/20 MISSOULA L 13-6 HR/RANK 59/4 55/6 6/25 MISSOULA W 10-2 6/25 HELENA L 4-1 SB’S/RANK 64/6 80/4 6/26 HELENA W 2-0 6/27 HELENA L 11-8 ERA/RANK 4.91/4 5.08/5 7/30 HELENA W 14-7 7/31 HELENA L 4-3 8/1 HELENA L 6-3 8/2 HELENA W 14-2 K/RANK 547/8 584/7 9/1 HELENA L 6-5 9/2 HELENA L 6-5 BB/RANK 247/3 248/4 9/3 HELENA W 4-0 9/4 MISSOULA W 3-2 SHUTOUTS 4/1 3/4 9/5 MISSOULA W 7-1 ALL GAMES CAN BE HEARD ON 102.9 ESPN Missoula Ogren Park Allegiance Field in Missoula, Montana AROUND THE LEAGUE Media Relations contact: Mick Tidrow | 435-294-5045 | [email protected] 2018 Osprey #’s YESTERDAY TODAY’S GAMES TIME LAST OSPREY OUTING: It took a little while, but the Osprey offense woke up in OGD 7, IDF 8 Ogden @ Idaho Falls 7:05 PM a big way during a 6-run 6th inning to turn a 1-1 tie into a 7-1 win over the Hel- ORM 1, GJ 3 Orem @ Grand Junction 7:05 PM Batting Leaders MIS 7, HEL 2 Helena @ Missoula 7:05 PM ena Brewers on Wednesday night at Ogren Park Allegiance Field. The awaken BIL 6, GF 3 Billings @ Great Falls 7:05 PM bats help support winning Osprey starting pitcher Deyni Olivero who scattered seven Brewer hits over five innings while only allowing one run. Osprey LF Kris- Batting Average Last Game (9/5/18) tian Robinson hit a towering solo homerun to centerfield and CF Alek Thomas SHANNON - .354 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x F drove home two with a triple to the right center gap to help the Osprey with Hits MIS 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 7 their big 6th inning. With the win, the Osprey improved to 38-36 on the season HEL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 ALMOND - 79 WP: Stevens (3-0); LP: Vassalotti (0-1) and guaranteed they will end the season with a winning record no matter the HR- MIS: Robinson (3) outcome of Thursday night’s season finale. HR Recap: Alek Thomas and Eddie Hernandez each finished with three hits and a triple to power Missoula past Helena for the SHANNON - 14* third night in a row. SEASON NEARLY IN THE BOOKS: With Thursday signaling the end of the RBI 2018 season, the Missoula Osprey will finish above .500 for the first time since 2015 due to being two game above .500 with one game to go. That season, the SHANNON - 55 QUICK TEAM FACTS Osprey completed the year with a 42-33 season, culminating in the team’s fourth Runs league title. Last year, Missoula finished 38-38. Missoula has one rainout this year. - Location: Missoula, Montana KENNEDY - 46 - Founded: 1999 ROSTER SHAKEUP: With just one game left on the season, the Missoula Osprey Stolen Bases - Nickname: Osprey (1999-Present) bid farewell to Zack Shannon, Zachery Almond and Buddy Kennedy as they JESUS MARRIAGA - 12 - Affiliation: Arizona Diamondbacks join the Hillsboro Hops in an attempt to help the playoff push in the Northwest Walks - Level: Rookie-Advanced League. - League: Pioneer | Division: North SHANNON - 28 - Park Name: Ogren Park Allegiance Field POWER CHASING DUO: Shannon and Almond finished close to the single- - Park Address: 700 Creg Lane season home run record mark in Missoula Osprey Baseball history. The record - Year Opened: 2004 stands with Paul Goldschmidt and Jon Griffin, who each belted 18 home runs in Pitching Leaders - Capacity: 3,500 (estimate) a season. Goldschmidt accomplished the feat in 2009 while Griffin tied the mark Wins - Record attendence: 4,316 vs. Billings 7/3/12 in 2011. Shannon’s 14 this season is tied the fifth-highest total ever in a single - Field Dimentions: L-R: 309-360-398-401-287 season in Osprey history. CRUZ - 5 - Wall Height: L-R: 17’-8’-16’-8’-24’ Saves - Home Dugout: 3rd base line ANOTHER WINNING SEASON: Since the Missoula Osprey opened play in 1999, MENENDEZ - 8 th team has played to nine winning seasons in 20 years, including a team best 52- Coaching Staff: 24 in the 2001 season to coincide with the Arizona Diamondbacks championship Strikeouts - Manager: Mike Benjamin - 2nd season run in Major League Baseball. CRUZ - 53 - Pitching Coach: Shane Loux - 2nd season Innings Pitched - Hitting Coach: Jose Amado - 1st season SHUT THE DOOR: Missoula has eight saves in August after Bryan Menendez CRUZ - 68.1 - Bench Coach: Eddie Oropesa - 1st Season closed the door for his eighth on the season, already more than any save total in - Strength and Conditioning: Nate Freidman a single month in the season. Games Pitched - Athletic Trainer: Damon Reel MENENDEZ - 20 HOME IS WHERE THE HERAT IS: Entering Thursday’s season finale, Missoula is WHIP Postseason Information: 23-14 at home this year. The record is the best in the North Division for any team - Pioneer League Championships: 4 playing at home while it trails only Ogdens mark of 24-14 as the leagues best TINEO - 1.04 - 1999, 2006, 2012, 2015 mark. * League Leader - Pioneer League Division Championships: 6 - 1999, 2006, 2009, 2012, ‘15, ‘17 ZAC(K) ATTACK RANKINGS: Zack Shannon is first in batting average at .354 - Pioneer League Playoff Appearances: 8 alongside Amado Nunez of Great Falls. Shannon is second in the leauge in on- + Returner from ‘17 - ‘99, ‘01, ‘06, ‘09, ‘11, ‘12, ‘15, ‘17 base percentage with a .439 mark. Zachery Almond has the fourth-most bases totaled this year with 136 and the fifth-highest average at .345. Shannon is on 2018 PIONEER LEAGUE STANDINGS pace to finish first in the league with 14 homers while Almond second at 13. North OVR % GB 1ST 2ND STRK L10 2018 OSPREY TEAM PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BIL 39-36 .520 -- 15-23 23-14 W3 7-3 INNING WATCH: Missoula has been a team jolted by first inning offense this Cesar Garcia: See-zar MIS 38-36 .514 .5 22-16 19-16 W3 5-5 year, scoring 56 runs to begin a game this year. Opponents have posted just 32 Pedro Zorrilla: Zoh-ree-yah HEL 36-39 .480 3.0 22-16 19-18 L3 5-5 total runs in the first inning against the Osprey. Missoula’s highest scoring inning Jesus Marriaga: Mar-ee-ah-gah is the 7th this season with 67 runs brought home after scoring one more in the GF 34-40 .459 4.5 22-16 12-24 L3 3-7 Trent Autry: Auh-tree 7th last night vs. Helena. South OVR % GB 1st 2nd STRK L10 Nick Dalesandro: Day-LUH-sand-row OGD 46-29 .613 -- 26-13 20-17 L1 5-5 Jake Polancic: POE-lan-SICK WORKHORSE WORKMAN: In his first professional season, reliever Blake Work- Daniel Wasinger: WAH-singer GJ 43-32 .573 3.0 22-17 23-14 W3 6-4 man is making a major impression. On the year, the Cal State Fullerton product IDF 42-33 .560 4.0 20-18 21-16 W1 7-3 is 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA, but has allowed two runs in his last 12 outings, spanning Orem 21-54 .280 25 12-27 9-27 L5 2-8 over 17.1 innings for an ERA of 1.05 in that span. Workman has the lowest ERA on the team out of any qualified pitcher. OSPREY BY THE NUMBERS TEAM BATTING AND PITCHING INDIVIDUAL BATTING OVERALL ROAD HOME MOST RUNS, GAME: LONGEST ON-BASE STREAK: Shannon: 33 Osprey 14 (2x), Last: 8/2 vs. Helena LONGEST HITTING STREAK: Kennedy: 16 Record 38-36 15-22 23-14 Opponent 17, 8/30, Billings (* = current) 2016:Current 6-9, Streak 4.66 ERA W3 W1 W2 2016: 6-9, 4.66 ERA 2016:MOST HITS,6-9, 4.66GAME: ERA Longest W Streak 4 (3x) 1 7 MOST RUNS, INNING: Osprey Hernandez, 5, 7/18 vs. Ogden Longest L streak 3 3 1 Osprey 6 (4x), Last: 9/5, 6th inning vs. Helena Opponent Amado Nunez, 5, 8/4, Great Falls Opponent 9, 3rd inning, 7/29. Billings MISCELLANEOUS MOST RUNS, GAME: Last 5 3-2 2-3 4-1 MOST HITS, 9-INNING GAME: Osprey Thomas, 4, 8/12, vs.
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