Reading Fightin Phils ((Phillies)) @ Trenton Thunder ((Yankees)) LHP Ranger Suarez (1-1, 3.90) vs. RHP Brian Keller (1-2, 5.40) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- Monday May 7, 2018 • 7:00 PM • Game 29 of 140 • ARM & HAMMER Park • Trenton, NJ 2 Game 1: RHP Yefry Ramirez (7-3, 3.48 ) vs. RHP Conner Greene (4-5, 3.73) LAST GAME: 2018 Eastern League Standings Ryan Bollinger carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning for the Thunder, who defeated the Harrisburg Senators, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon at ARM & HAMMER Park. 2.xEast Division W L GB Streak New Hampshire 17 9 -- W2 Bollinger retired 10 of the first 11 batters he faced in his Thunder (18-10) debut, and did not allow a hit until Yadiel Hernandez and Kelvin Trenton 18 10 -- W5 Gutierrez hit back-to-back singles with two out in the sixth inning. Hartford 17 12 1.5 W5 Binghamton 13 13 4.0 L2 Rehabbing Yankees third baseman Brandon Drury went 2-for-3 in the game with a third-inning solo homer to left-center field off Senators (10- Reading 10 15 6.5 L1 18) starter Luis Reyes. Portland 7 18 9.5 L5 The Thunder took a first-inning lead on a RBI-infield single by Trey Amburgey, and on the play, a throwing error by Harrisburg third baseman West Division W L GB Streak Drew Ward allowed an additional run to score. Abiatal Avelino capped the afternoon’s scoring by racing in from third on a wild pitch by Reyes Akron 18 11 -- W5 in the fifth inning. Altoona 15 12 1.5 L1 Richmond 15 12 1.5 W1 Stephen Tarpley held Harrisburg scoreless in the seventh and eighth innings, and Andrew Schwaab worked around two baserunners in the Bowie 13 15 4.5 L4 ninth to end the game. Harrisburg 10 18 7.5 L5 Erie 10 18 7.5 W1 The win gave the Thunder their season-high fifth straight win, and their first series sweep of the season. 2018 Monthly Report THUNDER CLAPS: CHASING THE NO-NO: Ryan Bollinger took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in his Thunder debut Sunday, losing the bid on a two -out single April: 12 -9, May: 6-1, June: 0-0, by Yadiel Hernandez. The left-hander's performance was Trenton's longest no-hit bid of the season, and still spearheaded the club's fourth July: 0-0, August: 0-0, September: 0-0 shutout of the year. Date Opponent Time/Result WALK IT OFF: Chris Gittens helped produce the Thunder's first walk-off victory of the season on his 10th-inning sacrifice fly to center on Saturday night. Previously, Trenton had seen neither a walk-off win nor a walk-off loss this season. The team is now 2-1 in extra-inning games. 5/1 @ Portland G1 W 6-1 (8) -27 5/1 @ Portland G2 L 6-4 (7) NEVER TELL ME THE ODDS: After two innings in Wednesday's game, the Thunder trailed the Sea Dogs 6-0, but rallied back to win, marking 5/2 @ Portland W 9-8 the largest deficit from which Trenton has come back this season. Additionally, after trailing 8-7 entering the 8th inning, the Thunder plated two 5/3 Harrisburg W 3-1 runs on a wind-blown popup to spark the 9-8 win, the team's first victory when trailing after seven innings. 5/4 Harrisburg W 9-0 HOME SWEET HOME The Thunder are in the midst of a seven-game homestand, their second of the season. Trenton has won its last four 5/5 Harrisburg W 3-2 (10) series at ARM & HAMMER Park, and has won eight of the last nine home games. 5/6 Harrisburg W 4-0 5/7 Reading 7:00 PM TROUBLE IN THE SENATE: The Thunder have taken five of six games from Harrisburg thus far, holding the Senators to a total of just six runs, plus a .155 batting average, across the six matchups. 5/8 Reading 7:00 PM 5/9 Reading 10:30 AM GITTIN’ ON BASE: With a double on Sunday, Chris Gittens extended his hitting and on-base streaks to season-highs of seven and 10 games, 5/10 @ Richmond 6:35 PM respectively. Gittens leads the Thunder with 16 walks, and is tied for second on the team with 22 hits. 5/11 @ Richmond 7:05 PM CALL HIM ACE: Erik Swanson owns the best ERA in the Eastern League at 0.65. The right-hander's seven innings of work Friday night 5/12 @ Richmond 6:05 PM matched his career-high as he held Harrisburg scoreless. Swanson is now 2-0 against the Senators, allowing just seven hits over 14 innings while 5/13 @ Richmond 1:05 PM striking out 16. 5/14 Akron 7:00 PM 5/15 Akron 7:00 PM GREATEST HITS: The Thunder rapped out a season-high 12 hits in Friday's victory, including three by Abiatal Avelino, who homered in the 5/16 Akron 10:30 AM first inning. Bruce Caldwell, Cesar Diaz and Jhalan Jackson all collected two hits each to lead the effort, as each of the nine Thunder batters reached base via a hit or a walk. 5/17 Bowie 7:00 PM 5/18 Bowie 7:00 PM EASTERN LEAGUE ALL-STAR CLASSIC RETURNS TO TRENTON: The 25th season in franchise history will be punctuated with ARM & 5/19 Bowie 7:00 PM HAMMER Park hosting an All-Star game for the third time in franchise history. Tuesday, July 10 will feature a special baseball game between 5/20 Bowie 1:00 PM the New York and Philadelphia Police Departments and the Case’s Pork Roll Home Run Derby. Wednesday, July 11 will see the East and West face-off. More information is available at www.TrentonThunder.com/2018ASG 5/21 5/22 @ Akron G1 6:35 PM 5/22 @ Akron G2 DH 5/23 @ Akron 10:35 AM 5/24 @ Akron 10:35 AM Upcoming Probable Starting Pitchers: 5/25 @ Erie 6:05 PM 5/26 @ Erie 6:05 PM Tuesday May 8th vs. Reading 7:00 PM RHP Dillon Tate (1-1, 5.24) vs. RHP Harold Arauz (2-0, 3.90) 5/27 @ Erie 1:35 PM 5/28 @ Erie 1:35 PM Wednesday+ May 9th vs. Reading 10:30 AM RHP Jonathan Loaisiga (0-0, 1.80) vs. LHP JoJo Romero (0-3, 7.18) 5/29 Reading 7:00 PM th Thursday May 10 @ Richmond 6:35 PM RHP Erik Swanson (5-0, 0.65) vs. TBA 5/30 Reading 7:00 PM Friday May 11th @ Richmond 7:05 PM RHP Will Carter (0-1, 5.59) vs. TBA 5/31 Reading 7:00 PM Sunday May 7th @ Erie 1:35 PM RHP Yefry Ramirez (3-0, 4.00) vs. RHP Artie Lewicki (1-1, 6.38) #31 Brian Keller 2018 Game By Game: 6’3” – 210 – Age: 23 (6/21/1994) Game Result Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR Pitches 4/9 vs NH L 11-1 L (0-1) 4.2 8 6 6 2 2 0 88/60 Born: Germantown, WI Resides: Germantown, WI *Allowed leadoff man to reach in all five innings… School: Univ. of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Acquired: 39th Round, 2016 4/18 @ Erie L 3-2 L (0-2) 5.2 7 3 3 2 4 0 100/65 *G2 of DH… Allowed all three runs in 5th inning… 37 degrees at time of 1st pitch 2018: Allowed 19 baserunners in first two outings… 4/24 vs HBG W 1-0 W (1-2) 5.2 2 0 0 1 6 0 92/60 *Retired 17-of-20 batters faced, 1B’s in 1st and 3rd inning, BB in 6th // 2nd 1-0 W for TT 2017: In first full season, established career-highs in most major 5/1 @ POR (G2) L 6-4 --- 4.0 8 3 3 4 2 0 94/57 categories… Began with Single-A Charleston, making 14 starts before *Stranded bases loaded in 1st and 2nd inning, left with 4-3 lead. earning a promotion to High-A Tampa on 7/5… Pitched his first career complete game 7/28 vs Palm Beach, earning him Florida State League Pitcher of the Week honors… Struck out career-high 11 batters (no- decision) in a 2-1 win (14 inn.) 8/9 vs Clearwater… In that game, combined with three Tampa relievers (Jose Pena, Trevor Lane, Stephen Tarpley) for 25 K, one shy of FSL record… His total of 157 K led all Yankees minor leaguers and were the most by a Yankees farmhand since 2007… 2016: Began his professional career pitching mostly in relief (13G/2GS) between three levels of the Yankees system… Over seven outings in the GCL, allowed one unearned run with 1 BB, 23 K over 20 IP… In his only appearance for short-season Staten Island, recorded a two-inning save on 9/4 vs Brooklyn… Held opponents to a .190 AVG overall… PERSONAL: Played all four collegiate seasons at Wisconsin – Milwaukee and as a senior, set school records with 10 wins, 103 K and 107.1 IP… Also won 2016 Horizon League Pitcher of the Year Award… Prior to college, starred at Germantown H.S., where he went 11-0 with a 0.42 ERA as a senior in 2012 and was named Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association State Player of the Year… INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL HIGHS: Eastern League Highs: Career Highs: IP: 5.2 IP 2x 4/24/18 vs HBG 9.0 IP 7/28/2017 vs.