Game #61 Delmarva Shorebirds vs. Lakewood BlueClaws (Phillies) Arthur W. Perdue Stadium BASEBALL Brendan Gulick, Director of Broadcasting Arthur W. Perdue Stadium 6400 Hobbs Road Salisbury, Md. 21804 O: 410-219-3112 ext. 142 C: 440-781-2093 bgulick@theshorebirds.com www.theshorebirds.com 1997 & 2000 SAL Champions 2002 & 2005 Northern Division Champs 21st Season of Baseball Note of the Day Natanael Delgado s walk-off home run was Delmarva s fourth walk-off win of the year at home, but the first walk-off homer. Gerrion Grim, Drew Turbin and DJ Stewart have all delivered for the Shorebirds this season as well. 2016 League Standings NORTHERN DIVISION Hickory 34-25 3.5 Delmarva 33-25 4 Greensboro 31-29 7 West Virginia 30-29 7.5 Lakewood 23-36 14.5 Kannapolis 23-37 15 Team Hagerstown Record 38-22 GB - SOUTHERN DIVISION Augusta 31-28 4.5 Asheville 30-29 5.5 Greenville 30-29 5.5 Columbia 30-30 6 Rome 24-35 11.5 Lexington 22-37 13.5 Team Statistics Team Charleston Record 35-23 GB - Batting Avg. -.243 Runs - 238 2B - 90 3B - 17 HR - 36 SB - 49 Pitching ERA - 3.13 K - 510 SV - 19 HLD - 7 Fielding Field% -.976 Errors - 51 Team Leaders AVG -.323, Yermin Mercedes H - 60, Yermin Mercedes RBI - 34, Alex Murphy R - 35, Cedric Mullins 2B - 11, three tied 3B - 5, Cedric Mullins HR - 10, Alex Murphy XBH - 20, two tied TB - 95, Alex Murphy BB - 37, D.J. Stewart OBP -.369, DJ Stewart SLG -.489, Yermin Mercedes SB - 13, two tied ERA - 0.94, Ryan Meisinger W - 5, two tied IP - 60.2, Brian Gonzalez QS - 5, Brian Gonzalez G - 18, Christian Turnipseed SV - 8, Christian Turnipseed HLD - 3, two tied K - 66, Cristian Alvarado WHIP - 0.83, Christian Turnipseed Delmarva (33-25) SHOREBIRDS GAME PREP Location...Salisbury, MD Date...June 10, 2016 Venue...Arthur W. Perdue Stadium First Pitch...7:05 pm Radio...WTGM Fox Sports 960 AM Online...www.theshorebirds.com Year-to-Date Attendance...163,963 2016 Series...DEL leads 6-3 2015 Series...WV won 15-8 DEL Current Streak...1W Delmarva Lakewood (0-0) (23-36) SHOREBIRDS BLUECLAWS TODAY S STARTING PITCHERS LHP Brian Gonzalez (5-2, 2.37) vs. RHP Drew Anderson (0-1, 1.72) UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Date Time Opponent Pitching Matchup June 11 6:35 pm vs. Lakewood LHP Reid Love (3-3, 3.00) vs. RHP Jose Taveras (2-4, 3.58) June 12 2:05 pm vs. Lakewood RHP Cristian Alvarado (3-4, 4.01) vs. LHP Tyler Gilbert (3-5. 3.99) June 13 7:05 pm vs. Kannapolis RHP Francisco Jimenez (4-6, 6.04) vs. TBA June 14 7:05 pm vs. Kannapolis RHP Ofelky Peralta (2-3, 3.00) vs. TBA PREVIEW: Delmarva opened it s final homestand of the first half with a seven game stretch against Lakewood and Kannapolis last night by walking off with a 2-1 win in 10 innings. The BlueClaws return to the Eastern Shore after splitting a four game set with the Shorebirds in the last weekend in May. The Shorebirds finished up a six game road trip with a 2-4 mark against Greensboro and West Virginia, while Lakewood finished their homestand 3-3 against Hickory and Lexington. Since the Shorebirds opened the season with a 4-6 mark and lost two of the first three series, they have a series record of 9-3-2 over their last 14 sets, going 29-19 over that stretch. There are 11 games left for the Shorebirds in the first half, and they enter the evening four games behind divisionleading Hagerstown. TONIGHT S OPPONENT: Right-hander Drew Anderson makes his fourth start of the season tonight, and his third against the Shorebirds. Anderson missed significant time with Tommy John surgery after hoping to originally avoid the procedure. He was a 21st rounder in 2012 from Reno, Nevada-area high school. Anderson pitched in Lakewood in 2014 as well, when he injured his elbow pitching against the Shorebirds in May of that season. LAST GAME QUICK HITS: The Shorebirds played their third extra innings game in four nights, but they came out on top 2-1 thanks to Natanael Delgado. Delgado was activated off of the Disabled List prior to yesterday s game, and he finished the night 2-4 with a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the tenth off of Luis Morales. Delgado helped the Shorebirds to an 8-1 record in extra inning affairs. Ofelky Peralta battled early control problems, but a double-play in the first and two runners caught stealing in the fourth really helped him settle down. PLAYER TO WATCH WHO S HOT/WHO ELSE ALEX MURPHY C Alex Murphy has been the most consistent offensive weapon for Ryan Minor s club this season. He s rotated between catcher, first base and DH, and has been on a tear lately. Murphy is hitting.260 with 10 homers and had reached base safely in 22 straight games until 5/26. WHO S HOT RYAN MOUNTCASTLE Ryan Mountcastle had a rough start to the season, hitting.162 in 18 April games. Since then, he s hitting.337 (34-101) in 27 games over May and June to bring his average up to.266, which is second best on the team. He went 1-4 with an RBI last night. WHO ELSE GARRETT CLEAVINGER Cleavinger was the Orioles Minor League Pitcher of the Month in April and was even better in May. The lefty is now 5-0 with 2 saves & a 1.56 ERA in 15 games this season.
TONIGHT S SHOREBIRDS STARTER #25 LHP Brian Gonzalez (5-2, 2.37) Height: 6 3 Weight: 230 Age: 20 (October 25, 1995) Hometown: Miramar, FL School: Archbishop McCarthy HS Acquired: 3rd Round, 2014 2016 GAME-BY-GAME DATE OPP. DEC IP H R ER HR BB K Left W/L 4/8 HAG ND 5.2 6 3 2 1 1 5 Trail 3-1 L 6-4 4/13 KAN ND 5.0 6 4 3 1 2 7 Up 7-4 L 8-7 4/19 GBO W 5.0 4 1 1 0 1 2 Up 3-1 W 3-1 4/24 KAN W 5.0 5 2 2 0 6 3 Led 5-2 W 13-2 5/2 CSC-1 W 6.0 4 0 0 0 2 3 Led 5-0 W 5-0 5/8 ASH ND 6.0 5 1 1 0 1 5 Tied 1-1 W, 3-1 5/14 GBO L 6.0 4 1 1 0 1 5 Trail 1-0 L, 1-0 5/19 LWD W 6.0 5 0 0 0 3 7 Led 3-0 W, 4-0 5/24 GBO W 6.0 2 1 1 0 1 10 Led, 5-1 W, 5-1 5/29 LWD L 5.0 8 4 3 0 2 4 Trail, 4-1 L, 4-2 6/4 GBO ND 5.0 6 2 2 0 2 2 Trail, 2-1 L, 4-3 TONIGHT S STARTER: The Shorebirds hand the ball to southpaw Brian Gonzalez in the second game of the series against Lakewood. This will be his 35th start in the South Atlantic League and his 45th career start since being drafted early in the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft. He was selected in the third round of the draft, but was the Orioles top selection that summer. Gonzalez has a 2016 Shorebirds season-best among starting pitchers with five wins entering this evening s game. ARSENAL: 2-Seam Fastball, 4-Seam Fastball, Curve, Circle Change 2015 WITH THE SHOREBIRDS: Gonzalez pitched 105.1 innings in Delmarva last year, starting in each of the 23 games in which he worked. He finished the campaign 4-9 with a 5.71 ERA. Gonzalez finished the season on a sour note, tainting what was otherwise a fairly strong year. He allowed at least four runs in each of his last four outings. Brian has great stuff and was dominating in his four winning decisions. Gonzalez was high school teammates at Archbishop McCarthy in Fort Lauderdale, FL with Cincinnati Reds Top 10 prospect and 1st round draft pick Nick Travieso. Two years after the Reds took Travieso 14th overall, the Orioles selected Gonzalez in the third round (90th overall). Chicago White Sox catcher Alex Avila, Detroit Tigers outfielder Nick Castellanos and Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Danny Farquhar are among the most notable professional baseball players from Archbishop Mc- Carthy. LAST OUTING: Gonzalez battled through some control problems in Greensboro and gave Delmarva a chance to win, but he left with a no-decision after five innings. He allowed two runs on six hits and left in a 2-1 game. The first run he allowed came when Anfernee Seymour stole home on a failed pickoff and rundown between first and second base. The second run came on a two out grounder through the middle, just past Ryan Mountcastle. He dealt with baserunners in every inning and didn t have the same success he s found with his breaking ball over the last four starts. 2016 SINGLE GAME STATS PRO CAREER GAME HIGHS Low Runs: 0, twice Innings: 6.1 vs. LWD (5/19/15) High Runs: 4, twice Runs: 7 vs. HAG (6/29/15) Low Hit: 2, 5/24 vs. GBO Hits: 8, 5/29/16 vs. LWD (7, 2x) High Hits: 8, 5/29 vs. LWD Walks: 6, vs. KAN (4/24/16) Innings: 6.0, five times Strikeouts: 10, vs. GBO (5/24/16) Most Walks: 6, 4/24 vs. KAN Pitches: 96-56 vs. KAN (4/13/16) Strikeouts: 10, 5/24 vs. GBO Hit Batters: 2, 3x (last 5/2/16) 2016 MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS W L ERA GS IP ER Home 2 2 2.05 4 22.0 5 Road 3 0 2.56 7 38.2 11 Day 0 1 3.94 3 16.0 7 Night 5 1 1.81 8 44.2 9 AVG AB H HR BB SO vs. Left:.254 59 15 0 7 17 vs. Right:.237 169 40 2 15 36 TOTALS:.241 228 55 2 22 53 2016 INNING-BY-INNING Inning ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG GIDP 1 4.91 11.0 17 7 6 1 3 9.370 1 2 0.82 11.0 6 2 1 0 3 7.162 2 3 1.64 11.0 9 2 2 0 3 6.225 0 4 0.82 11.0 6 1 1 0 5 10.162 1 5 3.27 11.0 10 5 4 1 5 14.233 1 6 3.18 5.2 7 2 2 0 3 7.280 0 7 8 9+ 2016 MONTH-BY-MONTH Month Record ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG April 2-0 3.48 20.2 21 10 8 2 10 17.263 May 3-2 1.54 35.0 28 7 6 0 10 34.220 June 0-0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 2 2.286 July August CAREER STATISTICS Season Team W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 Aberdeen 0-1 5.00 9.0 10 5 5 0 2 11 2015 Delmarva 4-9 5.71 105.2 98 76 67 8 59 81 2016 Delmarva 5-2 2.26 60.2 55 19 16 2 22 53 TOTALS 9-12 3.96 200.0 174 101 88 10 91 170 CAREER AGAINST THE BLUECLAWS: Gonzalez makes his sixth career start against Lakewood tonight. In three starts in 2015, Gonzalez went 2-1 with a 4.30 ERA, but that doesn t tell the whole story. On May 19th last year, Gonzalez tossed arguably the best game of his career when he fired six shutout frames and allowed just one base hit. He walked two and struck out five. He was solid again on June 16th, allowing two earned runs on seven hits in five innings. His final start of the 2015 season also came against Lakewood on August 15th, and Gonzalez surrendered five runs in 3.2 innings and took the loss. Two of his four wins last season came against Lakewood. He made one start against the BlueClaws last weekend and earned the win in six shutout innings. This season, he is 1-1... he threw six shut out frames in Lakewood on May 19th with seven strikeouts, but he lost at home on May 29th when he gave up four runs (three earned) on eight hits in five innings. TOMORROW S PROBABLE: Reid Love is slated to take the ball tomorrow night for the Birds. He is 3-3 with a 3.00 ERA this year, and makes his third career start against Lakewood.
Game #61 Delmarva Shorebirds vs. Lakewood BlueClaws (Phillies) Arthur W. Perdue Stadium MANAGER RYAN MINOR Minor, 42, returns for his eighth season on the Shorebirds coaching staff, and his sixth as the team s manager. In 2015, he led the Shorebirds to 71 wins, the most victories for the franchise since 2009. This is Minor s second stint in Salisbury, having previously managed the Shorebirds for three seasons (2010-12) and spent two seasons (2008-09) as the hitting coach for the Shorebirds. In between, he managed the Frederick Keys (Advanced-A) in 2013. During his tenure as manager of the Shorebirds, the team compiled 302 wins, the most of any Delmarva manager. Minor aided the development of current Orioles, Manny Machado and Jonathan Schoop, who played for the Shorebirds in 2011. Minor, a longtime resident of Salisbury with his wife Allyson and two children Reagan and Finley, enjoyed a four-year run in the major leagues from 1998 through 2001. He spent his first three years with the Orioles and his final season with the Montreal Expos. Minor s playing career is best remembered for replacing Cal Ripken, Jr. at third base on September 20, 1998 when the consecutive games streak of 2,632 came to a close. The Orioles drafted Minor in the 33rd round of the 1996 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Oklahoma. In 1997, he played for Shorebirds and was an SAL All-Star third baseman. He batted.307 with 24 home runs and 97 RBIs. Minor still owns the franchise single season records for doubles (42). Minor also owns a decorated college basketball career. He is seventh all-time in scoring at Oklahoma with 1,946 points. He was selected in the second round (32nd overall) of the 1996 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Year Team Record 2016 Delmarva Shorebirds 33-25 2015 Delmarva Shorebirds 71-67 2014 Delmarva Shorebirds 66-73 2013 Frederick Keys 61-78 2012 Delmarva Shorebirds 52-86 2011 Delmarva Shorebirds 55-85 2010 Delmarva Shorebirds 59-81 Managerial Record: 397-495 Shorebirds Record: 336-417 SHOREBIRDS UP CLOSE Overall Record TOTAL HOME ROAD 33-25 17-10 16-15 First Half 33-25 17-10 16-15 Second Half 0-0 0-0 0-0 Vs. Northern Division 26-19 13-8 13-11 Vs. Southern Division 7-6 4-2 3-4 Day Games 9-4 3-1 6-3 Night Games 24-21 14-9 10-12 Shorebirds Score 1st 22-7 11-2 11-5 Opponent Scores 1st 11-18 6-8 5-10 Games Won in Last AB 9-1 5-0 4-1 Vs. RH Starters 29-16 15-8 14-8 Vs. LH Starters 4-9 2-2 2-7 Birds Starter 6+ Innings 12-8 5-3 7-5 Birds Starter 7+ Innings 1-1 1-1 0-0 Birds Starter 8+ Innings 0-0 0-0 0-0 When Hitting a HR 16-10 6-3 10-7 When Not Hitting a HR 17-15 11-7 6-8 Out Hit Opponents 21-5 10-2 11-3 Out Hit by Opponents 8-18 5-6 3-12 Equal # of Hits 4-2 2-2 2-0 Commit 0 Errors 18-11 10-4 8-7 Commit 1-2 Errors 13-9 7-5 6-4 Commit 3+ Errors 2-5 0-1 2-4 One Run Games 9-8 6-3 3-5 Two Run Games 7-4 5-1 2-3 5+ Run Games 8-8 5-2 3-6 Shutout Record 6-3 3-3 3-0 Leading After 7th 22-3 12-1 10-2 Trailing After 7th 2-22 1-9 1-13 Tied After 7th 8-0 3-0 5-0 Leading After 8th 20-1 10-0 10-1 Trailing After 8th 1-20 1-8 0-12 Tied After 8th 6-1 2-1 4-0 Extra Innings Games 8-1 4-1 4-0 Doubleheaders 5-3 3-1 2-2 Series Record 10-5-2 5-1-2 5-4-0 April Record 13-9 6-5 7-4 May Record 15-12 8-5 7-7 June Record 5-4 3-0 2-4 July Record 0-0 0-0 0-0 August Record 0-0 0-0 0-0 September Record 0-0 0-0 0-0 Monday Record 2-6 1-3 1-3 Tuesday Record 6-1 3-0 3-1 Wednesday Record 6-3 5-0 1-3 Thursday Record 5-3 3-1 2-2 Friday Record 3-7 1-3 2-4 Saturday Record 4-4 2-2 2-2 Sunday Record 7-1 2-1 5-0 REELIN AND DEALIN: The Shorebirds pitching staff has been arguably their asset this season. They currently have the league s second best ERA (3.13), third most saved games (19), third most strikeouts (510), fourth fewest HR allowed (25) and second fewest hits allowed (434 in 58 games). STREAKY DEFENSE: Delmarva s defense has either been superb or costly as the season nears the halfway point. Of the 51 errors the Birds have committed, seven came in the first two games of the year and 33 have come in the last 33 contests. In the other 24 games, Delmarva has tallied just nine errors and 29 total errorless games. RUNS PER GAME: Here is a look at what the Shorebirds have done over the last twelve years. Year Runs Scored Per Game 2016 238 4.1 2015 621 4.5 2014 592 4.3 2013 532 3.9 2012 567 4.1 2011 612 4.4 2010 579 4.1 2009 536 3.9 2008 636 4.5 2007 662 4.8 2006 582 4.2 2005 671 4.7 SHOREBIRDS AT HOME: Below is a look at what the Shorebirds have done at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium over the last 13 years. Year Home Road 2016 17-10 16-15 2015 39-29 32-38 2014 33-36 33-37 2013 32-37 22-45 2012 29-42 23-44 2011 29-41 26-44 2010 30-41 28-41 2009 38-29 28-41 2008 41-29 37-32 2007 36-31 32-37 2006 36-33 28-40 2005 42-28 30-39 2004 36-30 33-39 SHOREBIRDS SHUTOUTS: The Birds lead the circuit with six shutout wins. They had 12 last year, second most in team history.
Game #61 Delmarva Shorebirds vs. Lakewood BlueClaws (Phillies) Arthur W. Perdue Stadium SHOREBIRDS: OPPONENTS: 2016 INNING BREAKDOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 XX Total 19 22 29 37 22 23 19 35 10 5 16 238 31 30 26 15 18 22 27 27 11 2 1 210 2016 CATCHER S BOX CS SB ATT PCT PB W-L A. Murphy 14 34 48.292 6 8-15 Y. Mercedes 18 39 57.316 15 24-9 S. Levy 0 0 0.000 0 1-0 B. Coluccio 0 0 0.000 0 0-1 Total 32 73 105.305 21 33-25 2016 OUTFIELD ASSISTS Rifaela (5) - 2 on 4/12 at KAN Delgado (3) - 5/2 vs. CSC, 5/7 vs. ASH Mullins (2) - last on 5/16 vs. WV Stewart (1) - 4/26 vs. GVL Grim (1) - 5/29 vs. LWD RECORD BY BATTING ORDER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Murphy 8-6 10-9 13-9 Levy 1-0 Laurino 1-5 10-11 8-7 Turbin 0-1 0-1 4-3 24-12 Mountcastle 15-10 2-3 8-7 Juvier 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 4-3 5-6 Andujar 3-1 8-9 2-1 3-2 6-5 Graham 3-6 Mullins 28-21 Stewart 0-1 24-17 8-3 Rifaela 3-2 4-3 0-1 4-3 7-4 7-3 Grim 5-2 2-3 4-4 0-1 Mercedes 1-2 15-12 10-4 1-2 Delgado 3-6 8-2 8-4 Coluccio 0-1 Anderson 3-1 3-1 2-2 RECORD BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 8-15 14-3 9-6 1-0 19-22 0-1 29-15 0-1 22-19 5-1 18-12 2-4 7-7 12-6 2-6 1-0 28-21 30-19 2-2 0-1 1-1 6-3 14-11 4-1 2-5 9-4 0-1 24-9 3-11 10-10 9-2 0-1 8-4
2016 STARTS BY POSITION Left Field Player G D.J. Stewart...49 Gerrion Grim...7 Ademar Rifaela...2 Center Field Player G Cedric Mullins...49 Ademar Rifaela...9 Right Field Player G Ademar Rifaela...25 Natanael Delgado...20 Gerrion Grim...13 Shortstop Player G Ryan Mountcastle...39 Ricardo Andujar...19 Second Base Player G Drew Turbin...44 Jack Graham...8 Ricardo Andujar...6 Third Base Player G Alejandro Juvier...30 Ricardo Andujar...15 Austin Anderson...12 Drew Turbin...1 First Base Player G Steve Laurino...41 Alex Murphy...17 Catcher Player G Yermin Mercedes...33 Alex Murphy...23 Stuart Levy...1 Brandon Coluccio...1 MULTI-HIT GAMES Player 2H 3H 4H 5+H Total Stuart Levy Alex Murphy 10 1 11 Ricardo Andujar 5 2 7 Jack Graham A. Juvier 2 2 Steve Laurino 1 2 1 4 R. Mountcastle 3 3 1 1 8 Drew Turbin 8 8 Gerrion Grim 2 1 3 Cedric Mullins 9 5 1 15 DJ Stewart 6 3 1 10 Ademar Rifaela 8 1 9 Yermin Mercedes 13 6 19 Natanael Delgado 6 1 7 Austin Anderson 3 3 MULTI-RBI GAMES Player 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5+RBI Total Stuart Levy Alex Murphy 7 3 10 Ricardo Andujar Jack Graham A. Juvier 1 1 Steve Laurino 2 1 3 R. Mountcastle 2 2 Drew Turbin 1 1 2 Gerrion Grim Cedric Mullins 2 1 3 DJ Stewart 5 5 Ademar Rifaela 5 1 6 Yermin Mercedes 1 3 1 5 Natanael Delgado 3 1 4 Austin Anderson 1 1
Game #61 Delmarva Shorebirds vs. Lakewood BlueClaws (Phillies) Arthur W. Perdue Stadium TEAM HIGHS/LOWS MOST RUNS, INNING: 6, 4/24 at KAN Opponents - 5, GBO on 5/25 (4, six times) MOST RUNS, GAME: 13, 4/24 at KAN Opponents - 16, ASH on 5/7 FEWEST RUNS, GAME: 0, three times Opponents - 0, six times MOST HITS, GAME: 18, 4/24 at KAN (17, 6/6 at WV) Opponents - 22, ASH on 5/4 (10 more than KAN on 4/13) FEWEST HITS, GAME: 1, 4/20 vs. GBO Opponents - 3, twice MOST DOUBLES, GAME: 6, (5/18 & 6/7 vs. WV); 5 (2x, 4/21 & 5/12) Opponents - 7, ASH on 5/7 MOST TRIPLES, GAME: 2, twice Opponents - 2, 4/16 vs. HAG MOST HOME RUNS, GAME: 3, 5/25 at GBO (2, seven times) Opponents - 3, LEX on 5/4 and GBO on 5/23 MOST STOLEN BASES, GAME: 4, 5/10 vs. ASH Opponents - 5, HAG on 4/8 MOST ERRORS, GAME: 4, three times Opponents - 3, three times MOST STRIKEOUTS, GAME (HITTING): 17, 5/25 at GBO (16, 4/16 vs. HAG) Opponents - 18, CSC on 4/30 (16, LWD on 5/26) MOST WALKS, GAME (HITTING): 8, twice Opponents - 10, KAN on 4/23 MOST LEFT ON BASE, GAME: 15, 6/6 at WV 13, 5/21; 12, 4/24 & 5/10 Opponents - 14 (10 RISP), KAN on 4/23 MOST DOUBLE PLAYS TURNED, GAME: 4, 5/18 vs. WV Opponents - 4, GBO on 4/19 MISCELLANEOUS LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 5 LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 4 LARGEST COMEBACK: 2 (three times) LARGEST BLOWN LEAD: 4 (4/18 vs. GBO) LONGEST GAME (TIME, min. 9 IP): 4:51 (6/6 at WV) SHORTEST GAME (TIME, min. 9 IP): 2:13 (4/20 vs. GVL) LONGEST GAME (INNINGS): 16 (6/7 at WV...13 inn. 2x) LARGEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 5,875 (5/28 vs. LWD) LARGEST ROAD ATTENDANCE: 7,011 (6/3 at GBO) LONGEST RAIN DELAY: 1:20 (5/31 vs. HIC) SERIES WON: 10 SERIES LOSSES: 5 SERIES SPLIT: 2 SWEEPS: 2 SWEPT: 1 SHOREBIRDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH/LOWS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: MOST HITS - 4, five times (Mullins, Mountcastle 2x, Laurino, Stewart) MOST RUNS SCORED - 4, Stewart, 4/22; Mullins 4/24 at KAN MOST DOUBLES - 3, Yermin Mercedes, 4/21 vs. KAN MOST TRIPLES - 1, 17 times MOST HOME RUNS - 2, Alex Murphy, 5/25 at GBO MOST RBIS - 5, Mercedes, 4/24 at KAN, and Laurino, 5/18 vs. WV MOST WALKS (HITTER) - 3, two times MOST STEALS - 3, Stewart, 6/6 at WV MOST INNINGS, START - 7.0, two times MOST INNINGS, RELIEF - 4.0, Elias Pinales, 4/14 vs. HAG MOST STRIKEOUTS (PITCHER) - 10, three times MOST WALKS (PITCHER) - 6, Brian Gonzalez, 4/24 at KAN MOST HITS ALLOWED - 9, Elias Pinales, 5/7 at ASH MOST RUNS ALLOWED - 10, Francisco Jimenez, 5/7 vs. ASH MOST EARNED RUNS ALLOWED - 9, Francisco Jimenez, 5/7 vs. ASH LOW-HIT COMPLETE GAME - N/A LONGEST HITTING STREAK: 13 games - Alex Murphy (5/8-5/22) 9 games - Alex Murphy (4/7-4/15), Ademar Rifaela (5/16-5/28) 8 games - Ryan Mountcastle (4/29-5/8) LONGEST ON-BASE STREAK: 27 games - Ademar Rifaela (4/18-6/1) 22 games - Alex Murphy (5/2-5/25) 16 games - Alex Murphy (4/7-4/22), Mercedes (5/7-5/24) LONGEST RBI STREAK: 4 games - Murphy - (6/3-7)*... 3 games - Mullins - (6/6-8)* 3 games (3x) - Mercedes - (4/22-24, 5/7-9, 5/22-24) 3 games (3x) - Murphy - (4/8-10, 4/20-22) - Stewart (1x) - (5/24-5/26) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 3 games - Brian Gonzalez (4/19, 4/24, 5/2) 3 games - Ryan Meisinger (4/27, 4/30, 5/8) LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 2 games - Crisitian Alvarado (4/16, 4/21)... Reid Love (5/10, 5/16)... Ofelky Peralta (5/27, 6/3)... Francisco Jimenez (5/2, 5/7 & 6/3, 6/8) LONGEST SCORELESS INNINGS STREAK: Reliever: Ryan Meisinger, 19.1 (4/18-6/4) Reliever: Garrett Cleavinger, 11.2 (5/10-6/6), 10.2 (4/15-4/29) Starter: Brian Gonzalez, 15.0 (4/24-5/8) * = active streak MID-INF DOUBLE PLAY COMBINATIONS Tandem # of DP s Type Most Recent Mountcastle/ 4 6-4-3 6/3 Turbin Mountcastle/ 4 4-6-3 6/9 Turbin Mountcastle/ Andujar 1 4-6-3 5/2 (G2) Andujar/Turbin 2 4-6-3 6/6 Andujar/Turbin 1 6-4-3 5/21 Mountcastle/ Graham 1 6-4-3 5/29
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS HITTERS NOTES ALEX MURPHY #32 R/R 5-11 210 C SERIES (LWD): 0-4, 2 K LAST SERIES (WV): 4-15, HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB CURRENT HIT STREAK: 0 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 13 (5/8-5/22) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 0 LONGEST ON BASE STREAK: 22 (5/2-5/25) VS. LHP:.352 (19-54), 6 XBH, 9 RBI VS. RHP:.227 (35-154) 14 XBH, 25 RBI, 45 K LAST HR: 6/7 at WV HR S: Solo (5), 2R (3), 3R (1), 4R (0) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 11 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 10 RISP:.267 (16-60), 2 2B, 2 HR, 22 RBI RISP, 2 OUTS:.194 (6-31), 2 2B, HR, 12 RBI YERMIN MERCEDES #17 R/R 5-11 175 C SERIES (LWD): 0-4, K LAST SERIES (WV): 0-10, K, BB CURRENT HIT STREAK: 0 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 7, 2x (4/21-29, 5/7-14) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 0 LONGEST ON BASE STREAK: 16 (5/7-5/24) VS. LHP:.429 (21-49), 8 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI VS. RHP:.285 (39-137), 3 2B, 4 3B, HR, 16 RBI LAST HR: 5/24 vs. GBO HR S: Solo (1), 2R (2), 3R (1), 4R (0) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 19 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 5 RISP:.377 (20-53), 6 2B, 3B, HR, 23 RBI, 5K RISP, 2 OUTS:.261 (6-23), 22B, 3B, 8RBI, 3K Trailing 3-1, he hit a 3-2 fastball with 2 outs and the bases loaded into the left-center field gap for a bases-clearing double (4/8 vs. Mariano Rivera III at HAG) Torched Hagerstown pitching in season-opening series.500 (7-14), 4 2B, 7 RBI 2 out, 2-run homer in 8th on 4/12 at KAN lifted DEL to 2-1 victory His 2-run single to CF was DEL s only hit of the game in 3-1 win over GBO on 4/20 Reached base safely in each of the first 16 games of the year... Only game without a base hit was on 4/16 vs. HAG. On-Base streak snapped on 4/23 at KAN Trailing 2-0 in KAN on 4/24, his 2-run opposite field shot tied the game - the first of 13 unanswered runs against the Intimidators 3 K first 7 games, but 54 K the next 47 games (through Wednesday night) 2-run HR on 5/13 in bottom 6 lifted DEL to 5-4 win minutes before fog ended game Extended hit-streak to season-best 13 games on 5/22 vs. LWD, snapped on 5/23 Drove in 2 runs in 13th to lift Delmarva to win on 6/6 at WV Drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round of the 2013 MLB First Year Player Draft out of Calvert Hall H.S. in Baltimore where he was the Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year High School teammate Troy Stokes was drafted in the 4th round in 2014 by Milwaukee He played in Delmarva last year for the first month of the season, hitting.258 in 32 games before being set back by several injuries He finished the season in Aberdeen, batting.291 in 15 games He also began the year in Delmarva in 2014 and played just four games in late April and early May before not appear on the field again until mid-june in Aberdeen. He has the most professional service-time of any American-born player on the roster Went 3-4 with 3 2B in loss to KAN on 4/21... first 3-XBH game by a Shorebird in 2016 Went 3-5 with 1B, 2B, HR and 3 RBI in 10-4 win at KAN on 4/22 4/24 at KAN, 3-5 with 3B and 5 RBI, finished series 11-18 with 7 XBH (4 2B, 2 3B, HR), 6 R and 9 RBI... Raised his batting average from.321 to.435 Earned SAL Player of the Week on April 25th. He had recorded 8 multi-hit games over 10 contests and at that point led the SAL in hitting (.435) With his 2-4 night on 4/27, he hit.500 (20-40) from 4/16-4/27 Recorded 5-straight multi-hit games in Asheville and vs. Greensboro 5/7-5/12 Snapped a 7-game hitting streak on 5/15 in 0-4 effort vs. GBO Launched homers in back-to-back games in GBO on 5/23 and 5/24 Broke a 16-game on-base streak with a 0-4 effort on 5/25 at GBO Played in 64 games for the Shorebirds last year, hitting.272 with 8 homers and 42 RBI s Signed as an international free agent by the Washington Nationals prior to the start of the 2011 season, where he played 44 games as an 18-year old in the Dominican Summer League Played independent league ball in 2014 with two different teams in the Pecos League and then with a team in the United League. The Orioles picked him up between the 2014 and 2015 seasons RICARDO ANDUJAR #7 L/R 6-0 160 INF SERIES (WV): 4-15, 2BB, SB, 3R, RBI, 3K LAST SERIES (GBO): 0-2, 2 K CURRENT HIT STREAK: 3 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 7 (4/24-5/5) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 3 LONGEST ON BASE STREAK: 9 (4/8-4/20) VS. LHP:.250 (10-40), 2 RBI, 4 BB, 8 K VS. RHP:.222 (26-117), 5 RBI, 9 BB, 26 K LAST HR: HR S: Solo (0), 2R (0), 3R (0), 4R (0) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 8 MULTI-RBI GAMES: RISP:.238 (10-42), 7 RBI, 4 BB, 7 K RISP, 2 OUTS:.091 (2-22), 3 BB, 3 K NATANAEL DELGADO #16 L/L 6-1 170 OF SERIES (LWD): 2-4, HR, RBI, K LAST SERIES (WV): Did Not Play CURRENT HIT STREAK: 4 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 4 (4/26-4/30) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 4 LONGEST ON BASE STREAK: 10 (4/22-5/8) VS. LHP:.160 (4-25), 2 RBI, 7 K VS. RHP:.328 (22-67), 7 XBH, 12 RBI, 27 K LAST HR: 6/9 vs. LWD HR S: Solo (1), 2R (0), 3R (1), 4R (0) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 7 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 4 RISP:.219 (7-32), HR, 13 RBI RISP, 2 OUTS:.333 (5-15), HR, 6 RBI From 2nd AB on 4/27 through 2nd AB on 4/24, went 0-15 with 4 BB Extended hit-streak to seven games on 5/5 at Lexington Reached base in 29 of the first 37 games of the year (did not reach on 4/22, 5/8, 5/17, 5/21, 5/23, 5/24, 5/28, 6/3) Snapped a 7-game hit streak and 7-game on-base streak with an 0-5 game on 5/8 ASH Went 0-4 on 4/21 at KAN, all 4 AB s with RISP, 3 AB s ended the inning Snapped an 0-21 skid on 4/26 with a double to left-center in the 6th Has reached base safely in all 9 games played since going 0-21 RBI Double to CF in the bottom of 8 on 4/27 broke a 3-3 tie vs. GVL Came in off the bench on 5/8 at ASH, played hero with game-tying RBI groundout and game-winning RBI double in the tenth inning Snapped a 10-game on-base streak with an 0-4 effort on 5/9 at ASH Homered in homestand opener on 5/12 vs. GBO... *DEL first HR of the year at home* Placed on Delmarva DL with Left Hand Injury on 5/31, retroactive to 5/28 Activated off the DL on 6/9 and hit a walk-off HR in the bottom of 10 to beat LWD 2-1 Signed a free agent contract with the Orioles on 6/19/2015 after being released by the Boston Red Sox He spent 2014 with the Orioles in the GCL and hit.318 in 63 games After earning a promotion in 2015 to Aberdeen, he hit.270 He plays three infield positions: in 221 career games, he s started 134 at shortstop, 45 games at third base and 28 at second base. He s also started once at first base and once in right field Was rated pre-season by Baseball America as the 29th best prospect for the Angels Was acquired by Baltimore in a trade on 3/29/2016 He hit.241 in 108 games last year for the Burlington Bees, Class A Affiliate of the Angels in the Midwest League Last year was his first and only season of full-season pro ball, after playing rookie ball the two seasons prior Originally signed with the Angels out of the Domincan Republic in 2012 at age 16
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS HITTERS NOTES RYAN MOUNTCASTLE #4 R/R 6-3 195 INF SERIES (LWD): 1-4, RBI LAST SERIES (WV): 8-18, 22B HR, 2RBI, 4R, BB, 5K CURRENT HIT STREAK: 1 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 8 (4/29-5/8) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 1 LONGEST OB STREAK: 10 (5/10-5/29) VS. LHP:.333 (16-48), 0XBH, 8BB, 12K, 4RBI VS. RHP:.240 (29-121), 12XBH, 10RBI, 10BB 26K LAST HR: 6/6 at WV HR S: Solo (1), 2R (1), 3R (0), 4R (0) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 8 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 3 RISP:.286 (14-49), 11 RBI, 6 BB, 15 K RISP, 2 OUTS:.227 (5-22), 3 RBI, 3 BB, 7 K STEVE LAURINO #21 R/L 6-3 215 INF SERIES (WV): 1-11, R, 2K LAST SERIES (GBO): 1-9, BB, HR, RBI CURRENT HIT STREAK: 0 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 5 (5/15-5/19) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 0 LONGEST ON BASE STREAK: 7 (5/15-5/22) VS. LHP:.159 (7-44) 2HR, 3RBI, 10BB, 13K VS. RHP:.238 (24-101) 72B, HR, 12RBI, 10BB, 23K LAST HR: 6/3 at GBO HR S: Solo (3), 2R (0), 3R (0), 4R (0) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 4 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 3 RISP:.257 (9-35), 2 2B, 11 RBI, 7BB, 8K RISP, 2 OUTS:.250 (4-16), 2B, 5RBI, 3BB, 4K Homered on opening night to help seal a win Started the first homestand 0-16, finished 1-19 with 9 K Broke out of a 2-23 skid on 4/22 with a 2-4 game vs. KAN, including a 2B, RBI, SB & R Had break out game on 5/7 at Asheville, going 4-4 with 4 singles, RBI and R... second 4-hit game by a Shorebird this year (Mullins was 4-6 on 4/24) Reached base in 20 of 22 games through 5/16 vs. Greensboro Snapped a 8-game hitting streak with an 0-4 night on 5/9 at ASH Opened the year hitting.154 (10-65)... entering 5/19, had hit.386 (22-57) over his last 16 games to bring season average up to.262... finished May with.375 AVG Played on 5/28 for the first time since 5/19 while nursing a sore left knee Had a single-game season high 5 hits against WV on 6/6 in a 5-6 performance Baltimore selected him 36th overall in the 2015 draft out of Hagerty High School in Oviedo, Florida He his.296 in 53 games last year between GCL and Aberdeen Was drafted as a shortstop, but some scouts project him better as a third baseman Second youngest player on the team (to Ofelky Peralta), after just turning 19 on 2/18 Played just 10 games in Aberdeen last year after 43 in GCL. He hit.212 for ABD Led the Shorebirds with 14 BB through his first 16 games, but he s taken only five walks since then Brought average up from.181 to.250 with a 4-5 day on 5/18, capping off a 6-11 series against WV and a 9-16 stretch from 5/15-5/18 Drove in a career-high 5 runs on a 4-5 day vs. WV on 5/18 (2 2B, 2 1B) Snapped a 6-game on-base streak with 0-4 game on 6/8 at WV Drafted in the 25th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by Baltimore out of Marist College Signed quickly and played in 73 games for Aberdeen last year, hitting.244 with 16 extra-base hits and 24 RBIs Showed good power during his senior year of college, belting six home runs and clubbing 14 doubles Became just the 19th player drafted out of Marist College, none of which have made it to the Major Leagues Played 66 games at first base last year and served as the DH seven times AUSTIN ANDERSON #43 L/R 5-11 190 INF SERIES (LWD): 1-4, K LAST SERIES (WV): 3-14, 2K, R, HP CURRENT HIT STREAK: 4 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 4 (6/4-6/9) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 4 LONGEST ON BASE STREAK: 4 (6/4-6/9) VS. LHP:.214 (3-14), 2B, 2 RBI, 2K VS. RHP:.205 (8-39), HR, 2 RBI, 10 K LAST HR: 6/1 vs. HIC (G2) HR S: Solo (1), 2R (0), 3R (0), 4R (0) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 3 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 1 RISP:.444 (4-9), 2B, 3 RBI RISP, 2 OUTS:.500 (2-4), 1 RBI DREW TURBIN #9 L/R 5-11 200 INF SERIES (LWD): 0-1, 2 BB, R, K LAST SERIES (WV): 3-14, SAC, 2B, R, BB, 3K, SB CURRENT HIT STREAK: 0 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 5 (4/21-4/29) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 5 LONGEST ON BASE STREAK: 13 (4/18-5/6) VS. LHP:.313 (10-32), HR, 4 RBI, 5 BB, 7 K VS. RHP:.207 (23-111), 6 XBH, 11 RBI, 17 BB, 32 K LAST HR: 6/1 vs. HIC (G2) Inside Park HR S: Solo (1), 2R (1), 3R (0), 4R (0) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 8 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 2 RISP:.205 (9-44), 4 2B, 11 RBI, 5BB, 10K RISP, 2 OUTS:.240 (6-25), 4 2B, 8RBI, 3BB, 4K Made his Shorebirds debut on 5/23/16 after being reinstated from the DL Belted his first HR of the year to RF in G2 of DH sweep over HIC on 6/1 4/26 vs. GVL collected his first triple of the season to dead center field, drove in a run Snapped a 13-game on-base streak with a 0-4 performance on 5/8 vs. ASH Collected 3 RBI on 5/12 vs. GBO Had the game-winning RBI single to right field on 5/15 Blasted first HR of the year on 5/23 at GBO off of LHP Ben Holmes, who entered the game as one of the best relievers in all of MiLB Made first pro start at 3B on 5/29 - had played all 137 previous games in career at 2B Went 3-4 in DH vs. HIC on 6/1, including a 2-run double and an inside the park homer Tied his career-high with 4 RBI on 6/1 (game 2)... second time he s had 4 RBI Native of Sorrento, Florida who played his college ball at the University of Mississippi Was selected in the 9th round of the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft Missed all of 2015 after tearing labrum in his right shoulder Served a 50 game suspension after testing positive for an amphetamine, a stimulant in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, at the beginning of the 2015 season. Played for the Aberdeen IronBirds in 2014, hitting.307 in 49 games with 14 extra-base hits and 19 RBI Lost in 2014 CWS Semi s to 2013 Champ and 2014 Runner-Up Virginia, helping the Rebels to their 5th ever appearance in the CWS and their first since 1972. Was drafted in the 14th round by Baltimore in 2015 out of Dallas Baptist... DBU made the NCAA Regionals both years and is one of the premier mid-major NCAA Division I programs in the country. They finished 2015 with a 46-15 record. Played all 70 games at second base for Aberdeen in 2015 after signing with BAL He is native to Hayden, Idaho - he s the only professional baseball player ever to claim Hayden as his hometown He finished last season with a.254 average, 20 extra-base hits and 30 RBIs
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS HITTERS NOTES ADEMAR RIFAELA #2 L/L 5-10 180 OF SERIES (LWD): 0-3, BB LAST SERIES (WV): 4-13, 22B, 3B, 2RBI, BB, 5K CURRENT HIT STREAK: 0 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 9 (5/16-5/28) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 5 LONGEST ON BASE STREAK: 27 (4/18-6/1) VS. LHP:.211 (8-38), 3 RBI, 6 BB, 8 K VS. RHP:.265 (30-113), 4HR, 19RBI, 9BB, 32K LAST HR: 5/27 vs. LWD HR S: Solo (2), 2R (1), 3R (0), 4R (1) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 9 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 6 RISP:.262 (11-42), 2 2B, 3B, HR, 16 RBI RISP, 2 OUTS:.409 (9-22) 22B, HR, 11RBI, 3K GERRION GRIM #18 R/R 6-2 190 OF SERIES (LWD): 1-3, 2B, 2 K LAST SERIES (WV): 1-2, 2B, BB, R CURRENT HIT STREAK: 2 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 5 (4/19-4/30) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 2 LONGEST ON BASE STREAK: 5 (4/19-4/30) VS. LHP:.276 (8-29), 3 2B, 3 RBI, 7 K VS. RHP:.200 (9-45), 3 2B, 4 RBI, 5 BB, 24 K LAST HR: HR S: Solo (0), 2R (0), 3R (0), 4R (0) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 3 MULTI-RBI GAMES: RISP:.250 (5-20), 2 2B, 7 RBI RISP, 2 OUTS:.364 (4-11), 2 2B, 4 RBI Delivered a 2-run double to break a scoreless tie, top of the 8th opening night Snapped a season-best 6-game hit streak with an 0-4 showing in series finale at LEX Started the season 1-25 vs. LHP, but is 3-5 since then His 27-game on-base streak is currently the longest by a Shorebird this year Grand Slam in top of 13th at LWD on 5/22 sealed a 6-1 win Snapped a 9-game hitting streak with a 0-3 effort vs. LWD on 5/29, but kept On-Base Streak alive In game one of a DH on 6/3 at GBO, Rifaela went 0-3 and snapped a 27-game on-base streak Went 3-4 with a 2B and an RBI on 4/23 at KAN to make it 4-8 with 2 2B and 2 RBI in the series His walk-off RBI single to CF on 4/30 against CSC s Jose Mesa was DEL s first walk-off of the season Struck out 13 times in 23 at bats in a six game stretch between 4/24-5/7... totaled 20 strikeouts in his first 49 at bats of the season Pinch-hit on 5/15 in bottom nine, drew a walk, stayed in RF and walked again in 2nd AB Since going 3-4 at KAN on 4/23, he is hitting.116 (5-43) Made his first career appearance on the mound in the 16th inning at WV on 6/7 and got the final two outs of the game, including a strikeout Signed with the Orioles as an international free agent in 2013 Went 6 for 30 in seven games in Aberdeen last year before getting promoted the DEL In 59 games for Delmarva IN 2015, hit.262 with five homers and 20 RBI One of 68 professional baseball players in the United States native to Curacao... there are only seven MLB Players, including Orioles infielder Jonathan Schoop (pronounced Scope) Curacao is a small island in the southern Caribbean Sea, 40 miles off the northern shores of Venezuela. Population is 150,000 over 171 square miles Drafted by Baltimore - selected in the 14th round in 2014 out of Jefferson College, a junior college in Hillsboro, Missouri Played the majority of his two professional season in the GCL (75 of his 78 games), making just 3 appearances at the end of the season last year in Aberdeen He entered the year as a.225 career hiter with five home runs and 22 RBI CEDRIC MULLINS #11 S/L 5-8 175 OF SERIES (WV): 3-19, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 6 K LAST SERIES (GBO): 2-10, 2B, HR, RBI, 3 K CURRENT HIT STREAK: 0 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 4 (5/16-19, 5/26-6/1) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 3 LONGEST ON BASE STREAK: 15 (4/12-5/2) VS. LHP:.196 (11-56), HR, RBI, 7BB, 13K VS. RHP:.258 (39-151), 16XBH, 19RBI, 13 BB, 29 K LAST HR: 6/6 at WV HR S: Solo (3), 2R (0), 3R (0), 4R (0) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 15 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 3 RISP:.255 (12-47), 4 2B, 2 3B, 14 RBI RISP, 2 OUTS:.346 (9-26), 3 2B, 2 3B, 11RBI DJ STEWART #10 L/R 6-0 230 OF SERIES (LWD): 0-4, 2 K LAST SERIES (WV): 6-16, 2BB, 32B, 4RBI, 2R, 3SB CURRENT HIT STREAK: 0 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 5 (5/24-5/28) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 0 LONGEST ON BASE STREAK: 10 (5/20-6/1) VS. LHP:.178 (8-45), 2B, 2HR, 11BB, 11K VS. RHP:.243 (33-136), 10 2B, 3 HR, 17 RBI LAST HR: 5/28 vs. LWD HR S: Solo (4), 2R (0), 3R (0), 4R (0) MULTI-HIT GAMES: 10 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 5 RISP:.207 (12-58), 18 RBI, 9 BB, 20 K RISP, 2 OUTS:.238 (5-21), 6 RBI, 5 BB, 6 K He s the every day CF, starting 49 of the first 57 games Registered a Shorebirds then individual season-high four hits on 4/24 at KAN, going 4-6 with a double and four runs scored. That 4-hit game was matched by Mountcastle on 5/7 In game 1 of 5/2 DH vs. CSC, went 3-3 with 2 2B and a 3B. The second 2B came with the bases loaded and it was with the bases loaded and it was misplayed in right field, allowing Mullins and all 3 baserunners to score Clobbered his first homer of the season at Asheville on 5/7, just his 3rd career HR Tied a career-high 3 RBI in a 3-5 effort vs. GBO on 5/12 Destroyed WV pitching in 3-game series: 9-12 with 3 XBH and 2 R 10 multi-hit games in May... He hit.282 in May after hitting.214 in April Had 5 multi-hit games in 6 affairs between 5/16-5/21 Drafted in the 13th round by Baltimore in 2015 out of Campbell University Hit.264 in 68 games in Aberdeen last year, including 21 multi-hit games Played CF in 66 of the 68 games, DHing twice First multi-hit and multi-rbi game on 4/18 vs. GBO on infield single and single to CF 4/22 vs. KAN, scored a team-high four runs while reaching base a Shorebirds individual season-high five times (all five plate appearances) with two hits, two walks and a HBP In series vs. KAN from 4/21-24, Stewart went 6-8 with 7R, 6 BB, HP, 2 RBI and a double. He reached base safely in 14 out of 15 plate appearances. Was ejected on 5/8 after having a 3-0 count and arguing that the next 3 strikes were outside the zone Hit his first home run of the season on a 1-2 fastball against Alec Kenilvort 5/9 at ASH Broke a 1-18 skid with a HR on 5/26 vs. WV - dated back to his first HR in ASH Hit.212 in May (18-85) over 25 games; was hitting.161 (10-62) until going 6-12 from 5/24-26... Walk-off single in 11th to win 1-0 on 5/26 vs. LWD Baltimore selected Stewart 28th overall in 2015 out of Florida State. He was the ACC Player of the Year in 2014, a 2x First-Team All-ACC Selection ( 14, 15) and was named a First Team All-American by several publications In three years (177 games) at Florida State, he hit.344 with 27 home runs, 168 RBI, 54 doubles and 157 runs scored. He drew 69 walks in 64 games as a senior and was also hit by a pitch 10 times that year. D.J. stands for Demetrius Jerome Hit.218 in 62 games in Aberdeen last year with 6 HR and 24 RBI
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS MISCELLANEOUS NOTES JACK GRAHAM #15 R/R 5-9 190 INF SERIES (GBO): 0-2, K LAST SERIES (LWD): 0-5, 2 BB, 3 K CURRENT HIT STREAK: 0 LONGEST HIT STREAK: 2 (4/23-5/7) CURRENT ON BASE STREAK: 0 LONGEST ON BASE STREAK: 2 (4/23-5/7) VS. LHP:.091 (1-11), RBI, BB, 3 K VS. RHP:.143 (2-14), 5 BB, 6 K LAST HR: HR S: Solo (0), 2R (0), 3R (0), 4R (0) MULTI-HIT GAMES: MULTI-RBI GAMES: RISP:.000 (0-5), RBI, 2 K RISP, 2 OUTS:.000 (0-2), 1 K Picked up first RBI on the year with ground out in 7th vs. ASH on 5/7 Was drafted by Baltimore in the 38th round of the 2015 MLB First Year Player Draft Spent his first two years of college at Youngstown State University before transferring to NCAA Div. II Slippery Rock University Split last year between GCL and Aberdeen, playing in just 13 games. He collected 5 hits in 40 at bats on the year Not the same Jack Graham that was on the roster last season as a bullpen catcher His father, Brian, is the Baltimore Orioles Director of Player Development and is in his 35th year of professional baseball. He was a 4th round pick of the A s in 1982 and had a 5-year Minor League career before a successful stint managing CLE affiliates for 8 yrs. AWARDS Player/Coach Award Dates Stats Yermin Mercedes - Catcher SAL Player of the Week April 18-24.520 (13-25), 5 2B, 2 3B, HR, 10 RBI, 5 R EJECTIONS Player/Coach Date/Location Umpire Reason Ryan Minor 4/11 at Kannapolis Jason Johnson Arguing Balls/Strikes DJ Stewart 5/8 at Asheville Darrell Roberts Arguing Balls/Strikes
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS BULLPEN NOTES STARTERS: BULLPEN: W/L Quality Starts IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA 16-19 17 300.1 262 130 115 18 112 280 3.45 W/L Saves/Opps. IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA 17-6 19/28 211.0 172 79 63 7 89 230 2.69 PATRICK BAKER #33 R/R 6-3 215 RHP LAST WIN: 5/6 VS. LEX LAST SAVE: 4/20vs, GBO LONGEST OUTING: 3.0, SEVEN TIMES SHORTEST OUTING: 1.2, TWO TIMES MOST STRIKEOUTS: 6, 4/24 vs. KAN MOST WALKS: 2, THREE TIMES Vs. LH:.204 (11-54), 4 BB, 16 K Vs. RH:.284 (19-67), 7 BB, 21 K INHERITED/STRANDED: 5/3 SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: 1/2 LAST HR ALLOWED: 5/16 vs. WV ARSENAL: 2-SEAM, CURVE, SPLIT GARRETT CLEAVINGER #35 R/L 6-1 210 LHP LAST WIN: 5/21 vs. LWD LAST SAVE: 6/1 vs. HIC LONGEST OUTING: 3.1, 6/7 at WV SHORTEST OUTING: 1.0, 5/15 vs. GBO MOST STRIKEOUTS: 6, 5/26 vs. LWD MOST WALKS: 4, 4/23 vs. KAN Vs. LH:.200 (9-45), HR, 0 BB, 20 K Vs. RH:.195 (15-77), 2 HR, 11 BB, 26 K, 3B INHERITED/STRANDED: 10/10 SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: 2/2 LAST HR ALLOWED: 6/6 at WV ARSENAL: 2-SEAM, 4-SEAM, CURVE, CIRCLE CH LAST 5 APPEARANCES DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR 5/16 WV ND 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 5/20 LWD H 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 5/25 GBO ND 1.2 4 4 4 2 2 0 6/3 GBO ND 3.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 6/7 WV ND 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 LAST 5 APPEARANCES DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR 5/21 LWD W 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5/26 LWD ND 3.0 1 0 0 0 6 0 6/1 HIC S 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6/6 WV ND 3.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 6/9 LWD ND 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Fastball velocity consistently sitting in the mid 90 s, touching 96... hardest throwing reliever on staff Appeared in 16 games for Aberdeen last year, starting 3 of his last 4 games Finished last season with a 1-1 record, 4.41 ERA and 1 save in 2 chances Played collegiately at Anne Arundel Community College near Annapolis, MD Attended Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, Virginia, where current SF Giants LHP Javier Lopez played (Lopex is a 14-year vet in MLB) Was named the Orioles Minor League Pitcher of the Month in April, by going 3-0 with a 1.84 ERA over 14.2 innings. The three wins was a team best, and he struck out 21. Earned the win by striking out the side in the top of the 11th on 5/15 vs. GBO, leads team with four wins through the first 36 games Dominated LWD in back-to-back outings on 5/21 & 5/26, allowing 2 hits in 5.1 with 8K Bailed out Peralta on 6/9 by stranding the bases loaded and keeping the lead 1-0 Pitched collegiately at the University of Oregon Was Baltimore s 3rd round selection in the 2015 First Year Player Draft Finished at OU with an 18-4 record and a 1.94 ERA in 109 relief appearances 2014 Louisville Slugger Pre-season All-American, 2013 Freshman All-American Went 6-1 with a 2.16 ERA in Aberdeen last year in 19 games... he allowed 3 earned runs in his last appearance of the year, after allowing 3 total earned runs in his first 18 games Held opponents to a.137 Avg. as a Freshman, setting the single-season program record JAY FLAA #31 R/R 6-3 225 RHP LAST WIN: 6/7 at WV LAST SAVE: LONGEST OUTING: 3.0, FOUR TIMES SHORTEST OUTING: 0.1, 4/18 vs. GBO MOST STRIKEOUTS: 6, 5/23 vs. GBO MOST WALKS: 3, 5/29 vs. LWD Vs. LH:.176 (6-34), 2 BB, 7 K, HR Vs. RH:.240 (12-50), 8 BB, 16 K, HR INHERITED/STRANDED: 7/5 SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: 1/1 LAST HR ALLOWED: 5/23 vs. GBO ARSENAL: 4-SEAM, CURVE, CIRCLE CH MICHAEL COSTELLO #43 R/R 6-4 205 RHP LAST WIN: LAST SAVE: LONGEST OUTING: SHORTEST OUTING: MOST STRIKEOUTS: MOST WALKS: Vs. LH: Vs. RH: INHERITED/STRANDED: SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: LAST HR ALLOWED: ARSENAL: 4-SEAM, CURVE, CIRCLE CH LAST 5 APPEARANCES DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR 5/12 GBO ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5/18 WV S 3.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 5/23 GBO ND 3.0 2 2 2 1 6 1 5/29 LWD ND 3.0 2 0 0 3 0 0 6/6 WV W 3.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 Gave up his second career homer in 16-7 loss to Asheville on 5/7 Established new career-high with 6 K s at GBO, but also gave up third career HR Picked up 3rd win of the season after three great innings at WV in 13 inning, 5 hour game LAST 5 APPEARANCES DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR Had never allowed more than 1 hit or 1 run in any of his first 21 professional appearances Finished 2015 1-0 with 4 saves and a 1.31 ERA. He struck out 23 and walked 5 in 20.2 IP Began his collegiate career as a freshman at University of Mary Transferred to North Dakota State University where he pitched for three seasons Drafted in the 40th Round of the 2015 MLB First Year Player Draft out of Radford University... he was the 1,213th pick (3rd to last selection) Made 9 appearances, 8 starts for the GCL Orioles last year. He finished the year with a 1-2 record and a 3.18 ERA in 31 innings Missed 2012 (sophomore year of college) with Tommy John Suregery
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS BULLPEN NOTES CHRISTIAN TURNIPSEED #47 R/R 5-11 214 RHP LAST WIN: 5/26 vs LWD LAST SAVE: 5/21 vs. LWD LONGEST OUTING: 2.1, 5/14 vs. GBO SHORTEST OUTING: 0.1, 4/16, 4/17 vs. HAG MOST STRIKEOUTS: 4, 5/26 vs. LWD MOST WALKS: 3, 4/22 vs. KAN Vs. LH:.160 (4-25), 2B, 3B, 2 BB, 6 K Vs. RH:.138 (8-58), 2B, 2 HR, 19 K, 6 BB INHERITED/STRANDED: 13/11 SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: 8/10 LAST HR ALLOWED: 6/9 vs. LWD ARSENAL: 2-SEAM, 4-SEAM, SLURVE, SPLITTER RYAN MEISINGER #30 R/R 6-4 235 RHP LAST WIN: 5/8 vs. ASH LAST SAVE: 5/24 vs. GBO LONGEST OUTING: 3.0, FOUR TIMES SHORTEST OUTING: 0.1, 4/7 vs. HAG MOST STRIKEOUTS: 7, 5/19 vs. LWD MOST WALKS: 3, 4/7 vs. HAG Vs. LH:.216 (8-37), 2B, 9 K, 2 BB Vs. RH:.171 (12-70), 2 2B, RBI, 34 K, 7 BB INHERITED/STRANDED: 2/0 SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: 3/6 LAST HR ALLOWED: ARSENAL: 4-SEAM, SLIDER, CIRCLE CH LAST 5 APPEARANCES DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR 5/21 LWD S 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5/26 LWD W 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 6/1 HIC ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6/6 WV ND 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 6/9 LWD BS 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 LAST 5 APPEARANCES DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR 5/19 LWD S 3.0 2 0 0 0 7 0 5/24 GBO S 3.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 5/28 LWD H 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6/4 GBO BS, L 2.0 3 2 1 0 3 0 6/7 WV BS 3.0 4 1 1 1 3 0 Picked up first save of 2016 in dramatic fashion late, stranding the bases loaded (tying run at the plate) Issued three bases-loaded walks on 4/22 at KAN... those runs were the first he had ever allowed as a professional, breaking a stretch of 34.0 scoreless innings to start his career. Gave up a walk-off, 2-run HR with a 1-0 lead to Jan Hernandez on 5/20 at LWD Allowed solo HR to LWD Jiandido Tromp on 6/9 in top 9 of 1-0 game, but DEL won in 10 Was selected in the 28th round of the 2015 MLB First Year Player Draft Pitched collegiately at Georgia Gwinnett College and North Georgia College and State University Notched 4 saves and did not allow a single run in 18 innings of work in Aberdeen last year Also tossed 10 scoreless innings in the GCL last year Finished 2015 with 28.1 innings, 30 K, 7 BB, 11 H, 0 R, and a.117 opponents BA Picked up first save of the season with 4 K in last six batters on 4/12 at KAN Allowed tying run (inherited runner) to score on 4/18 in top of 8th, took L in 10th on a safety squeeze bunt from the clean-up hitter Allowed inherited runner to score from second base on 4/21 at KAN because of 2 WP Shut down Asheville in longest outing of the season, earning third straight win on 5/8 Left game on 5/14 with groin injury in the seventh inning Activated on 5/19 and dominated Lakewood, fanning seven in 3.0 innings Drafted in the 11th round of the 2015 MLB First Year Player Draft our of Radford Univ. Was a standout pitcher in the Big South Conference. He went 12-1 in his collegiate career with a 2.59 ERA in 125 innings Was lights out as a senior, going 5-0 with a 1.62 ERA and 17 saves. Opponents hit just.174 against him. Closed most games for the Ironbirds last year in the NYPL, finishing with a 1.99 ERA in 17 games in Aberdeen. Made 1 appearance in the GCVL before being promoted ELIAS PINALES #37 L/L 6-4 155 LHP LAST WIN: 6/9 vs. LWD LAST SAVE: LONGEST OUTING: 4.0, 4/14 vs. HAG SHORTEST OUTING: 0.1, 4/21 vs. KAN MOST STRIKEOUTS: 3, THREE TIMES MOST WALKS: 2, TWICE Vs. LH:.300 (9-30), 2 BB, 6 K Vs. RH:.313 (21-67), 6 BB, 12 K INHERITED/STRANDED: 2/2 SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: LAST HR ALLOWED: ARSENAL: 2-SEAM, 4-SEAM, SPLIT, 3-FINGER CH JESUS LIRANZO #36 R/R 6-2 175 RHP LAST WIN: LAST SAVE: LONGEST OUTING: 2.0, TWICE SHORTEST OUTING: 1.1, 5/22 vs. LWD MOST STRIKEOUTS: 3, 5.27 vs. LWD MOST WALKS: 3, 6/8 at WV Vs. LH:.100 (1-10), 2 BB, 5 K Vs. RH:.091 (1-11), 3 BB, 3 K INHERITED/STRANDED: SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: LAST HR ALLOWED: ARSENAL: 2-SEAM, SLIDER, SPLITTER LAST 5 APPEARANCES DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR 5/22 LWD ND 3.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 5/27 LWD ND 3.0 4 3 1 1 2 0 6/4 GBO ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/6 WV ND 3.0 3 1 0 1 1 0 6/9 LWD W 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 LAST 5 APPEARANCES DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR 5/22 LWD ND 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5/27 LWD ND 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 6/3 GBO ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6/6 WV ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6/8 WV ND 2.0 1 2 2 3 2 0 Left the game on 4/21 with a head injury Outstanding effort out of the bullpen on 5/22 when the Shorebirds played a 13 inning game against Lakewood. Made his DEL debut on 5/22 at LWD Pitched all of 2015 with Aberdeen, going 4-0 with a 4.15 ERA Signed as an international free agent with the Orioles in 2010, began career in 2011 with two years in the DSL From July 2012, Pinales has bounced back and forth between the GCL and Aberdeen, with 3 stints in each place Coming off of the best year of his career by far. 11 of the 17 runs he allowed in 15 total appearances came in just two games Originally signed a NDFA contract with Atlanta on 5/4/12 and was released on 6/25/12 after pitching 1.0 inning for the DSL Braves The Braves resigned him on 3/22/13 and he pitched again in the DSL, this time just 2.1 innings in 3 games, including a start. He walked 6 and gave up 3 runs. Atlanta released him on 6/14/13 Signed by Baltimore on 7/10/13 and reported to the DSL Orioles2 He did not pitch in 2014 after being placed on the 7-Day Disabled List on 5/30/14 Pitched 23 games for the DSL Orioles in 2015, going 3-2 with a 2.35 ERA