LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS GAME NOTES - 4/25/18 LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS (7-9|t4th|2.5 GB) @ NORFOLK TIDES (9-6|1st|2.0 GA) W-1: RHP Tom Eshelman (1-2, 5.29) vs. RHP Yefry Ramirez (1-1, 3.77) 2018 IL RANKINGS W-2: RHP Jake Waguespack (0-0, 4.50 in AA) vs. RHP Tim Melville (1-0, 2.45) OFFENSE: PITCHING: IRONPIGS RECORDS: AVG .254 5th ERA* 4.40 12th 2018 Season: Overall: 7-9 Home: 4-3 Away: 3-6 R 70 6th Hits* 134 8th 2018 vs. NOR: Overall: 1-3 Home: 1-2 Away: 0-1 Hits 135 6th CG 0 t4th 2017 Season: Overall: 80-62 Home: 44-27 Away: 36-35 HR 11 t5th SHO 1 t4th All-Time: Overall: 712-739 Home: 376-349 Away: 336-390 BB 67 1st SV 3 t7th SO 136 5th HR* 14 13th TRIPLE-A AFFILIATE OF THE UPCOMING PROBABLES: SB 15 5th BB* 51 4th Fri: LHP Cole Irvin (0-1, 5.40) vs. LHP Nestor Cortes (0-0, 0.00) vs. SWB CS* 5 t10th SO 152 5th Sat: RHP Enyel De Los Santos (1-0, 1.98) vs. RHP Brody Koerner (1-1, 6.75) vs. SWB E* 8 3rd WHP* 1.33 7th Sun: RHP Zach Eflin (2-2, 4.05) vs. RHP Chance Adams (0-1, 4.82) vs. SWB *Ranked in Ascending Order ’18 BY THE NUMBERS TODAY’S GAMES: PIGS IN IL RANKINGS A er a rainout last night, the IronPigs (7-9) play a doubleheader -- Games 2 and 3 of a three-game Place in North Division t4th series -- against the South Division-leading Norfolk Tides (9-6) at Harbor Park... With a 6-3 loss on BATTING Games Back (Division) 2.5 R 13 Mitch Walding t1st Monday, the Pigs have dropped three-consecu ve games to the Tides and fi ve of their last six 10 Dylan Cozens t8th Games Back (WC) 2.0 games overall. Lehigh Valley has started 1-3 on this six-game, South Division road trip and has fallen 3B 1 Roman Quinn t8th Current Streak L2 back to a season low-water mark of two games below .500... The Tides -- Bal more’s top affi liate -- 1 Andrew Pullin t8th Longest Win Streak W4 (4/13) has won fi ve of their last six contests to soar three games above .500 for the fi rst me this season... 1 Dean Anna t8th Longest Losing Streak L3 (2x) The Pigs are off Thursday before star ng a six-game, North Division homestand with the opener of a HR 3 Dylan Cozens t1st Largest Lead +0.5 (4/7) three-game series against Scranton/WB on Friday... First-pitch of Game 1 today is set for 12:05 p.m. SB 7 Roman Quinn 1st Largest Deficit 3.0 (3x) 5 Dylan Cozens t3rd BB 13 Dylan Cozens 1st High-Water Mark 2 (2x) DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE!: 10 Jesmuel Valen n t6th Low-Water Mark 2 (2x) Today marks the first doubleheader for the Pigs this season. Last year, they were a franchise-best 10 Mitch Walding t6th Postponements (H/R) 0/1 15-4 in doubleheader games. In addition, they set a single-season record with six sweeps (prev. 4 in PITCHING 2018 Attendance 51,167 2016)... After recording just seven combined sweeps in their first eight seasons (2008-15) in 48 twin- W 2 Zach Efl in t4th Year-to-Date Average 7,310 bills (14.6%), the Pigs enjoyed 10 sweeps over the past two seasons (2016-17) in 15 tries (66.7%). G 7 Pedro Beato t5th IL Rank 3rd • All-time, the Pigs are 66-60 (.524) in DH games, with 17 sweeps in 63 tries (swept 12 times). 7 Zac Cur s t5th 7 Tom Windle t5th W-L-T SOUTHERN REBELS: SV 3 Pedro Beato t3rd vs. RHP (starter) 6-4 Although the Pigs have their best all- me record (163-151) against South Divisions teams among HLD 3 Aus n Davis t1st vs. LHP (starter) 1-5 2 Ranfi Casimiro t5th the three IL divisions, LHV has started 2-5 against the South a er back-to-back series losses versus vs. North Division 2-3 2 Zac Cur s t5th Norfolk and at Durham... This comes a er the Pigs went just 11-16 against the South last season vs. South Division 2-5 SO 22 E. De Los Santos 6th -- marking just the third me in 10 seasons they fi nished with a losing record against the South. vs. West Division 3-1 IP 20.0 Zach Efl in 8th Day 1-3 TRAIL BLAZERS?: Night 6-6 The Pigs have allowed their opponents to score first in the last two contests and in 10 of their last 11 games overall (a span that Extra Innings 0-1 started with eight straight from April 12-20)... For the season, LHV has trailed first in 11 (69%) of 16 games -- and have yet to win One-Run Games 1-2 when training after five innings (0-7). Three or Less 3-6 Scoring First 3-2 (MORE) ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT...: Opponents Score First 4-7 • INF Joey Meneses (1-3, BB, 2 R) extended his ac ve team-high hi ng streak to eight games (9-24; .375-0-2, 3 2B, 3 BB, 3 R) Leading after 5 6-0 • C Nick Rickles (1-3, RBI) extended his RBI streak to a LHV season-high, six-consecu ve games (5-21; .238-0-6, 2 2B, R) Trailing after 5 0-7 • Plagued by tough breaks, RHP Zach Efl in (L, 4.0 ip, 10 h, 6 r, 6 er, 2 k) fell one run shy of his IL career high of 7 R (7/24/17 vs. GWN) Tied after 5 1-2 • Relievers LHP Hoby Milner (2.0 ip, 2 bb, k) and LHP Aus n Davis (2.0 ip, h, bb, 3 k) extended the pen’s scoreless streak to 10.1 IP Travel Days 0-0 Series Openers 3-3 TODAY’S GAME 1 PITCHERS (a rematch of a NOR 7-4 win 4/18 @ LHV): Series Finales 1-4 RHP Tom Eshelman* -- see pg. 7 for more on TE, the IL starter in the ’17 Triple-A ASG... 4/18 vs. NOR: L, 5.1 ip, 7 h, 5 r, 3 er, 2 bb, 6 k (L, 7-4) Rubber Matches 0-2 Doubleheader Games 0-0 RHP Yefry Ramirez – the #26 prospect in the BAL system according to Baseball America – is a 6-2, 220-pound, 24-year-old acquired by BAL via trade with NYY for cash considerations on 7/31/17... Originally signed by ARI as an international free agent on 5/28/11 Sweep/Swept/Split ---/---/--- and claimed off waivers by NYY on 12/10/15... The Santo Domingo native spent 2017 in the Eastern League (AA), splitting between 2-Game Series 0-0-1 Trenton (10-3, 3.41 in 18 GS) and Bowie (5-0, 3.66 in 6 GS)... Combined to go 15-3, 3.46 in 24 GS and was selected as a 2017 EL 3-Game Series 0-3 midseason All-Star... A member of the Orioles’ 40-Man Roster, Ramirez received his first call up on 4/10/18, but did not pitch… Sweep/Swept ---/--- Signed as a position player in 2011 before ARI converted him to pitcher in 2012... MILB Career (7): 36-27, 3.46, 107 G, 83 GS. 4-Game Series 1-0-0 • Career vs. LHV: 4/18 @ LHV: W, 5.2 ip, 4 h, 4 er, 3 bb, 7 k (W, 7-4); hr-Valentin Sweep/Swept ---/--- • Scouting Report: FB (90-96; below average control); SL (83-85; vertical break); CH (81-83; 50 grade, out-pitch)… 3/4 arm slot 5-Game Series 0-0 Sweep/Swept ---/--- *ESHELMAN, SPECIAL MAN: Monday 1-2 RHP Tom Eshelman, the IL’s starting pitcher in the 2017 Triple-A All-Star Game, has dropped two of his first three starts -- after not Tuesday 0-2 recording a second loss until his ninth start last season (started 5-1, 1.69 in his first eight starts)... Still, the 23-year-old is 11-5, 2.61 Wednesday 1-1 in 21 GS (138.0 ip, 40 er) in his IL career -- and has recorded a Quality Start in 16 (76%) of 21 trips to the mound. Thursday 1-0 Friday 1-1 BACON BITS: KEY PLAYER INFORMATION Saturday 3-0 • INF Alexi Amarista has hit safely in 6 of his 8 G, reaching safely in 7 G • OF Danny Or z has hit safely in 10 of last 14 G (16-48; .333-2-8, 2B, 3 BB, 9 R) Sunday 0-3 • INF Dean Anna has hit in 11 of L12 (15-47; .319-0-5, 2B, 3B, 5 BB, 5 R, SB) • INF Trevor Plouff e hit .273-1-2 in 4 G (3-11) at RR (AAA) before released 4/10 April 7-8 May 0-0 • OF Collin Cowgill has hit safely in 6 of his 8 G (7-28, .250-1-5, 2 2B, 4 R) • OF Andrew Pullin ranked 2nd in MiLB in 2B (42) & 5th in XBH (66) last year June 0-0 • OF Dylan Cozens is ba ng .300-3-8 in last 12 G (12-40; 2 2B, 8 BB, 8 R, 4 SB) • OF Roman Quinn, who led MLB w/ 9 SB in ST, leads IL w/ 7 SB in 8 a empts July 0-0 • INF Ma McBride has reached safely in 7 of 9 G (6-28; .214-2-6, 4 BB, 3 R) • C Nick Rickles has recorded an RBI in each of his 6 G (5-21; .238-0-6, 2 2B, R) August 0-0 • INF Joey Meneses has hit safely in last 8 G (9-24; .375-0-2, 3 2B, 3 BB, 3 R) • INF Jesmuel Valen n has hit in 8 of L11 (13-39; .333-1-4) since star ng 0-15 September 0-0 • C Logan Moore has nailed 46.7% (70-150) SB a in AA/AAA over last 4 years • INF Mitch Walding has hit safely in 8 of L12 (13-43; .302-2-6, 2 2B, 8 BB, 12 R) all 140 games broadcast live on ESPN 1160/1230/1320 AM and at www.ironpigsbaseball.com • all 70 home games televised on TV2 Sports (SECTV) ’17 BY THE NUMBERS SERIES WITH NOR: NOR leads the season series, 3-1..