Ha PORTLAND SEA DOGS GAME NOTES Double- A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox PORTLAND SEA DOGS (85-50) vs. READING FIGHTIN PHILS (63-70) Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 7:00 PM Hadlock Field Portland, Maine LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-0, 0.74) vs. RHP Ryan O Sullivan (5-8, 4.23) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 8/27 vs. REA (7:00 PM) RHP Keith Couch (8-1, 2.69) vs. LHP Adam Loewen (2-5, 3.18) 8/28 vs. REA (6:00 PM) LHP Brian Johnson (10-2, 1.83) vs. LHP Hoby Milner (9-6, 4.33) 8/29 vs. HAR (7:00 PM) RHP Luis Diaz (3-3, 3.86) vs. TBA 8/30 vs. HAR (6:00 PM) RHP Justin Haley (2-2, 1.47) vs. TBA Listen Live on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network or watch at MILB.TV SEA DOGS VS. READING 2014 Record (H/R/OR): 6-2/8-3 (14-5) 2013 Record (H/R/OR): 5-5/5-2 (10-7) All- Time Record: 111-116 All- Time at Hadlock: 58-52 All- Time at First Energy Stadium: 53-64 All- Time Season Series (W/L/S): 8-12- 0 Current Streak: W10 Longest Win Streak: 10 (8/15- current) Season Record: 85-50 Standing: 1 st, 2.5 GA Last 5 Games: 5-0 Last 10 Games: 10-0 Last 15 Games: 11-4 Last 20 Games: 14-6 2 nd Half (after 71 games): 39-25 Series Record H/R: 13-5- 1/11-5- 5 Series Sweeps by Dogs H/R: 4/5 Series Sweeps by Opp. H/R: 1/1 Series Finales H/R: 13-6/12-9 Rubber Games H/R: 1-1/1-1 Postponements: 12 DH Record W- L- S: 5-2- 4 DH Remaining: 0 2014 Best Mark: 85-50 2014 Worst Mark: 2-3 All- Time Record: 1,501-1,460 All- Time at Home: 774-698 All- Time on Road: 727-762 Red Sox Affiliate: 847-838 Transactions (DL): 91 (3 + 1 TIA) Players Used: 49 McMillan s Career: 383-307 SEA DOGS ON HOMESTAND: Games: 1 Record: 1-0 Average:.200 (6-30) Runs- Per- Game: 3.0 (3 total) Home Runs: 1 RISP:.143 (1-7) Fielding Errors: 0 ERA: 0.00 (0 ER/9.0 IP) SP W- L, ERA: 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/6.0 IP) RP W- L- SV, ERA: 0-0- 1, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/3.0 IP) Save Opportunities: 1- for- 1 Holds: 1 MAKE THAT 10: The Sea Dogs have won 10 straight, their longest since a 10- gamer from May 31- June 13, 2006, and continue their four- game series with the Reading Fightin Phils on Tuesday night at Hadlock Field Portland needs two wins for the best record in franchise history the 1995 team holds the team mark at 86-56 With a win tonight, the Sea Dogs will have their third, 11- game winning streak in franchise history - the last in 2000 (April 12-26) The team record for consecutive wins is 12 (April 25- May 7, 1997). HANGING ZEROS: Portland secured their second straight shutout, opening up an 8- game homestand with a 3-0 win over the Reading Fightin Phils on Monday night RHP Justin Haley (2-2) tossed six frames on four hits, one walk and five strikeouts RHP Wilfredo Boscan earned a save with two innings and RHP Noe Ramirez pitched a perfect ninth for his 16 th save of the year The game- winning RBI happened two batters into the first inning, thanks to Mike Miller s run- scoring double, plating Shannon Wilkerson David Chester led off the second with a solo- homer (#7) and Stefan Welch added an RBI double in the fourth. RANKING THE DOGS: The Top 5 winning percentages (Full- Season Clubs) in Minor League Baseball: Low- A Kane County 87-46 (.654), Low- A Asheville 85-47 (.644), Low- A Savannah 82-47 (.636), Low- A Hagerstown 84-49 (.632), and Portland 85-50 (.630) The Red Sox have the 5th best record as an organization in MiLB at 398-327 (.549). PITCHING WINS: Portland has a quality start in 10 of their last 11 games, and the pitching staff has posted a 1.43 ERA (10 ER/63.0 IP) over that span This month, the Dogs lead the Eastern League in pitching with a 2.66 ERA The Dogs bullpen has not allowed a run in their last 28.0 inning pitched. MORE ON THOSE ARMS: Portland s lead the Eastern League with a 3.46 ERA The franchise mark is a 3.24 ERA in 2001 and the best as a Red Sox affiliate is 2005 s 3.82 ERA The Sea Dogs have never led the league in ERA the finished second in 2001 Haley has a quality start in all five Double- A appearances. SHUTOUTS AND SAVES GALORE: The pitching staff has 14 shutouts this season, two shy of the franchise record, which happened in both 2005-06 With 36 saves, the 2014 team ranks 7 th in franchise history (1996 holds the mark at 45)...The 2004 team has the most as a Red Sox affiliate with 40. SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION: Follow the Sea Dogs on Twitter: @PortlandSeaDogs or @seadogsradio Connect on Facebook, Instagram and Vine Media requests to Chris Cameron at 207-874- 9300 or ccameron@seadogs.com.
ROSTER MOVES: Sunday RHP Mike Augliera activated from the temporary inactive list...rhp Pete Ruiz placed on the temporary inactive list Wednesday RHP Mike Augliera placed on the temporary inactive list INF Sean Coyle activated from the disabled list. 2 ND IN LINE: With last night s win, the Dogs secured their second best home record in team history. TWO OUT MAGIC: The Sea Dogs have scored 256 out of 640 runs with two outs (40%), and as a team they are hitting.256 (139- for- 542) with RISP and two- out Portland s pitchers are holding the opponent to.209 (106- for- 508) with RISP and 2- outs. THIS DATE IN SEA DOGS HISTORY: August 26, 2001 Luke Wilcox hits 2 homers and Hansel Izquierdo combines with 2 relievers on a 5- hitter in a 4-0 win over Binghamton. AROUND THE RED SOX ORGANIZATION *Boston Red Sox (57-74, 18.0 GB AL East) The Red Sox gave up three in the ninth, but scored a run in the tenth and won 4-3 over Toronto Yoenis Cespedes drove in Brock Holt for the GW run Mookie Betts hit his second homer. *Pawtucket Red Sox (75-62, 3.5 GB, IL North) The PawSox snapped a two game skid with a 6-2 win over Buffalo Garin Cecchini had a 3- run double - Justin Henry and Alex Hassan had 6 hits and 2 RBI combined. *Salem Red Sox (2 nd Half 31-28, 1.5 GA, CL Southern) Salem used a four- run 7 th to beat the Blue Rocks 6-2 Jantzen Witte had three hits and three RBI Pat Light went 6.1 innings and allowed just one run on five hits. *Greenville Drive (2 nd Half, 22-41, 22.0 GB SAL Southern) Greenville had the day off Monday and resume the final week of the season with the first in a series against the Charleston RiverDogs. *Lowell Spinners (35-33, 7.5 GB, NYPL Stedler) The Spinners scored five in the second and beat the Tigers 7-3 Mike Meyers and Bryan Hudson had three hits Joseph Monge and Nick Moore had two RBIs each in the win. *GCL Red Sox (33-24, 3.0 GA, GCL South) The GCL Red Sox split two with the Orioles 2-3, 6-5 Michael Chavis had three hits including his first professional home run in the 6-5 win. *DSL Red Sox (50-19, 4.0 GA, DSL BCS) The Red Sox await their competition in the DSL Postseason. HADLOCK HAPPENINGS: Tonight Tuesday AAA Night/Shawn Thornton Appearance Wednesday Hump Day with Caesar the Camel. RADIO & TV NETWORK: U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network: Flagship Stations: WPEI 95.9 FM & WPPI 95.5 FM (Portland/Topsham) Network Affiliates: WERZ 1240 AM (Lewiston/Auburn), WTME 780 AM (Rumford), WKTQ 1450 AM (South Paris) MILB.TV will carry all home games this season and selected road contests. HOME AWAY OVERALL OVERALL 43-22 42-28 85-50 NIGHT 30-16 32-20 72-36 DAY 13-6 10-8 23-14 VS. LHP STARTER 14-10 14-13 28-23 VS. RHP STARTER 29-10 28-15 57-25 DOGS SCORE FIRST 29-5 38-11 67-16 OPPONENTS SCORE FIRST 13-17 5-17 18-34 SCORING 4+ RUNS 31-9 39-6 70-15 SCORING <=3 RUNS 12-13 3-22 15-35 LEAD AFTER 5 TH 33-7 30-6 63-13 TIED AFTER 5 TH 3-1 8-5 11-6 TRAIL AFTER 5 TH 5-15 6-16 11-31 LEAD AFTER 6 TH 34-4 30-5 64-9 TIED AFTER 6 TH 4-4 8-3 12-7 TRAIL AFTER 6 TH 4-15 5-19 9-34 LEAD AFTER 7 TH 33-3 34-3 67-6 TIED AFTER 7 TH 5-2 7-1 12-3 TRAIL AFTER 7 TH 5-17 1-24 6-41 LEAD AFTER 8 TH 29-2 30-2 59-4 TIED AFTER 8 TH 4-1 4-2 8-3 TRAIL AFTER 8 TH 2-13 1-21 3-34 EXTRA INNINGS 3-0 5-1 8-1 DOUBLEHEADER GAMES 9-5 5-3 14-8 SHUTOUTS 6-3 8-6 14-9 ONE- RUN GAMES 16-9 9-10 25-19 TWO- RUN GAMES 7-6 6-4 13-10 THREE- RUN GAMES 6-3 6-2 12-5 GAMES DECIDED IN LAST AT- BAT 10-4 9-5 19-9 RECORD WHEN BATTING AROUND 5-1 3-0 8-1 WHEN HITTING A HOME RUN 22-7 28-8 50-15 COMMITTING AN ERROR 17-10 24-14 41-24 VS. EASTERN DIVISION 34-15 31-22 65-37 BINGHAMTON 8-2 4-7 12-9 NEW BRITAIN 7-3 6-4 13-7 NEW HAMPSHIRE 8-3 7-4 15-7 READING 6-2 8-3 14-5 TRENTON 5-5 6-4 11-9 VS. WESTERN DIVISION 9-7 11-6 20-13 ALTOONA 3-1 2-0 5-1 AKRON 0-3 2-1 2-4 BOWIE 1-2 2-1 3-3 ERIE 2-1 1-2 3-3 HARRISBURG 0-0 3-0 3-0 RICHMOND 3-0 1-2 4-2 MONDAY 8-1 3-3 11-4 TUESDAY 4-5 6-2 10-7 WEDNESDAY 4-3 5-5 9-8 THURSDAY 5-3 5-6 10-9 FRIDAY 6-3 8-4 14-7 SATURDAY 9-4 10-3 19-7 SUNDAY 7-3 5-5 12-8 APRIL 7-4 8-4 15-8 MAY 12-4 11-6 23-10 JUNE 7-5 9-5 16-10 JULY 12-4 5-10 17-14 AUGUST 5-5 9-3 14-8 SEPTEMBER 0-0 0-0 0-0
SEA DOGS STARTING PITCHER #23 EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ LHP 6-2 200 Age: 21 (Born 4/7/93) 2014: 5-7, 3.87 ERA (BOW & PRT) Career: 24-26, 3.31 ERA 1st year in Portland (1st in the system) @eduardorod5 INSIDE THE NUMBERS vs. OPP:.260 (108-415), 6 HR RISP: 293 (29-99), 1 HR vs. LHB:.217 (25-115), 0 HR vs. RHB:.277 (83-300), 6 HR HOME: 4-3, 3.44 (21 ER/55.0 IP) WHIP: 1.34 ROAD: 1-4, 4.33 (25 ER/52.0 IP) GO/AO: 1.09 LAST APPEARANCE: Took a no- decision in Portland s 1-0 win at Harrisburg on August 21 st Allowed five hits, two walks and five strikeouts over 7 IP. HOW ACQUIRED: Traded to Boston by Baltimore in exchange for LHP Andrew Miller on July 31, 2014 Originally signed by Baltimore as a non- drafted free agent on January 22, 2010 FACING READING: Making his first career start against the Reading Fightin Phils. QUICK HITS: Went 3-7, 4.79 ERA in 16 starts with the Bowie Baysox from April 3- July 27 Opening Day pitcher for the Baysox on April 3 rd vs. Harrisburg (earned the win) Ranked the #10 Prospect in the Red Sox system according to Baseball America. LAST SEASON: Went a combined 10-7, 3.41 ERA (55 ER/145.0) in 25 starts between High- A Frederick (6-4, 2.85 ERA in 14 starts) and Double- A Bowie (4-3, 4.22 ERA in 11 starts) Was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week to close out the season (8/26-9/2)...Was named to the Carolina League All Star team...named to the futures game Owens won his Double- A debut against Rodriguez on August 3 at Bowie. CAREER/PERSONAL NOTES: Entered the 2014 season as the #3 prospect in the Orioles system Ranked behind pitchers Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman, but the top ranked left handed pitcher... Ranked by MLB.com as the #3 prospect in the Orioles system entering the season and the #68 prospect overall...selected to play in the futures game. SEA DOGS STARTERS IN 2014 PITCHER STARTS QS TEAM REC R/S KO/AVG Owens 20 12 15-5 115 (5.8) 9.4 Couch 16 7 12-4 91 (5.7) 6.8 Pena 13 0 6-7 78 (6.0) 7.0 Augliera 23 9 10-13 85 (3.7) 4.6 McCarthy 12 5 8-4 58 (4.8) 6.3 Johnson 19 14 15-4 99 (5.2) 7.8 Boscan 5 0 2-3 13 (2.6) 7.7 Wright 1 0 1-0 6 (6.0) 7.2 Doubront 1 0 1-0 5 (5.0) 4.5 Diaz 12 5 8-4 48 (4.0) 7.5 Scott 1 0 1-0 3 (3.0) 6.8 Kehrt 3 1 1-2 11 (3.7) 4.9 Haley 5 5 2-3 12 (2.4) 7.0 Rodriguez 4 3 3-1 11 (2.8) 10.3 RODRIGUEZ S 2014 DAY-BY-DAY (BOW & PRT) DATE- OPP DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA 4/3 vs. HAR W, 12-6 5.0 8 5 4 0 2 2 7.20 4/9 vs. RIC L, 1-5 5.0 5 4 4 0 1 5 7.20 4/14 @ ERI L, 3-4 6.0 6 4 4 1 2 5 6.75 5/22 vs. ERI ND, 6-3 5.0 2 1 1 0 2 2 5.57 5/28 vs. AKR ND, 3-1 (7) 5.2 3 1 1 0 2 5 4.73 6/3 @ NHF L, 2-10 3.0 8 6 6 0 1 4 6.07 6/8 @ POR ND, 4-5 6.1 6 2 2 1 1 5 5.50 6/13 vs. HAR L, 5-11 5.0 8 5 5 1 3 7 5.93 6/18 @ TRE W, 3-2 6.0 5 2 2 0 0 4 5.55 6/24 vs. TRE W, 6-3 7.0 6 1 1 1 1 4 5.00 6/29 @ RIC L, 3-4 3.2 6 4 3 0 4 3 5.15 7/4 @ AKR ND, 5-2 6.0 5 2 1 0 2 7 4.81 7/9 @ HAR L, 0-2 3.2 6 2 2 0 2 4 4.81 7/17 @ ALT ND, 8-6 4.1 7 5 5 1 2 4 5.15 7/22 vs. HAR ND, 2-4 7.0 3 1 0 0 1 5 4.69 7/27 vs. ALT L, 3-6 4.0 6 5 3 0 3 3 4.79 8/3 vs. TRE W, 4-1 5.1 2 1 1 1 1 7 1.69 8/8 @ RIC ND, 1-5 6.0 3 0 0 0 3 9 0.79 8/15 vs. RIC W, 5-1 6.0 8 1 1 0 0 7 1.04 8/21 @ HAR ND, 1-0 7.0 5 0 0 0 2 5 0.74 8/26 vs. REA With Bowie from April 3- July 27: 3-7, 4.79 ERA in 16 starts BOLD COMPLETE GAME SEASON HIGHS IP: 7.0, 3x, Last: August 21 at Harrisburg SO: 9, August 8 at Richmond BB: 4, June 29 at Richmond HITS: 8, 4x, Last: August 15 vs. Richmond RUNS: 6, June 3 at New Hampshire EARNED RUNS: 6, June 3 at New Hampshire Low- Hit Games: 2, May 22 vs. Erie Longest Win Streak: 2, June 18-24 Longest Losing Streak: 2, April 9-14 Longest Scoreless Streak: 16.0, August 8-15 10 + Strikeout Game: 11, June 12, 2010 (Career- high) RODRIGUEZ S 2014 AND CAREER W- L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2014 5-7 3.87 20 20 107.0 108 52 46 35 97 CAREER 24-26 3.31 91 90 473.1 425 218 174 160 407 RODRIGUEZ VS. READING W- L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2014 0-0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 0-0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Misc: With Bowie Baysox from April 3- July 30 Bowie s Opening Day Starter Has three of four wins against Trenton (June 18-24) 4 th complete game of his professional career on April 14 th at Erie Spent one month on the disabled list (April 15- May 21) with a sprained knee. April: 1-2, 6.75 ERA (12 ER/16.0 IP) in 3 starts Lone win on Opening Day, April 3 rd vs. Bowie. May: 0-0, 1.69 ERA (2 ER/10.2 IP) in 2 starts Returned from the disabled list on May 22 nd and took no- decisions against Erie and Akron. June: 2-3, 5.52 ERA (19 ER/31.0 IP) in 6 starts Season high back- to- back wins against Trenton on June 19-24. July: 0-2, 3.96 ERA (11 ER/25.0 IP) in 5 starts Took a loss in his final start with Bowie on July 27 th vs. Altoona.
SEA DOGS BULLPEN NOTES FIRST BATTERS SEASON RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST APPEARANCE (DEC) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP HOLDS IP SO 12- Mike Augliera August 24 at N. Hampshire (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0/1 (0%) 0/0 0/0 0 2.0 (August 24) - 31- Wilfredo Boscan August 25 vs. Reading (H) 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 6/13 (46%) 11/5 1/2 3 5.0 (May 27) 5 (May 27) 19- Dayan Diaz August 22 at N. Hampshire (ND) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 5/9 (56%) 0/0 1/1 2 2.1, 2x (June 2) 5 (June 2) 28- Aaron Kurcz August 22 at N. Hampshire (ND) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 20/31 (65%) 9/2 3/5 1 2.2 (August 6) 6 (July 12) 30- Mike McCarthy August 21 at Harrisburg (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 10/13 (77%) 7/1 0/0 2 4.0 (June 5) 5 (July 21) 24- Noe Ramirez August 25 vs. Reading (SV) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 28/40 (70%) 8/3 16/19 3 3.0, 4x (July 11) 4, 2x (June 7) 29- Robby Scott August 24 at N. Hampshire (ND) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 20/32 (63%) 7/2 3/5 4 3.0, 3x (May 21) 4 (May 17) 2014 BULLPEN TOTALS: 389.0 379 156 139 129 341 149/231 (65%) 87/33 36/53 21 #12 MIKE AUGLIERA RH @mikeaugie24 7-10, 4.69, 0 SV, 0 HLD 24 gm/23 gs VS LHB: 77-258 (.298), 6 HR VS RHB: 87-304 (.286), 6 HR OVERALL: 164-562 (.292), 12 HR W/RISP: 39-125 (.312), 2 HR 2014: Moved to the bullpen on August 24 th and made his second career relief appearance at New Hampshire, earning his 7 th win of the season (2 IP, 2 H, 0 R)...6-10, 4.76 ERA in 23 starts 2-1, 2.68 ERA (6 ER/20.1 IP) in August Worked 8 IP on July 28 th vs. Reading and May 18 th vs. Trenton Had 11 scoreless innings from April 12-26 Earned his first Double- A win on April 12 th vs. New Britain Tied a career- high with 7 strikeouts on July 23 rd vs. Binghamton. Last season: Made 26 starts for High- A Salem, leading the club in wins (9) and IP (140.1) 9-6, 4.23 ERA overall Won his only postseason start, tossing 6.2 shutout innings with 7 SO and 1 walk in Game 2 of the Mills Cup Finals at Potomac...Tossed the 5 th most IP in the Carolina League Had 3 scoreless outings of 7.0 innings or more and a 2.53 ERA (9 ER/32.0 IP) from July 1- August 5, earning CL Pitcher of the Week three times in that stretch Acquired/Misc: 5 th Round pick by the Boston Red Sox in the 2012 draft out of Binghamton University...Pitched for the Sanford Mainers in 2010 FIRST YEAR WITH PORTLAND. #31 WILFREDO BOSCAN RH 1-7, 4.07, 1 SV, 3 HLD 18 gm/5 gs VS LHB: 35-108 (.324), 3 HR VS RHB: 38-132 (.288), 3 HR OVERALL: 73-240 (.304), 6 HR W/RISP: 26-69 (.377), 2 HR 2014: 0-5, 3.82 ERA (13 ER/30.2 IP) in his last 9 games/5 starts First save on August 20 th at Harrisburg 1-4, 3.72 ERA (15 ER/36.1 IP) in 13 relief outings/0-3, 4.63 ERA (12 ER/23.1) in 5 starts Did not allow an earned run over 4 outings from July 2-21 Has yielded a run in 12 of 17 outings Lone win on July 2 nd at Trenton (3.2 IP, H, 0 R, 3 SO) Worked 5 innings of relief on May 27 th vs. New Britain (4 H, R, BB, 5 SO) Made his Sea Dogs debut on May 21 vs. Binghamton (Game 2), took a no- decision over 3 IP Began season in Extended Spring and assigned to Pawtucket on April 15 th Earned wins in both outings with Pawtucket (April 17 & 24 against Rochester. Last season: Went a combined 1-4, 5.95 ERA (41 ER/62.0 IP) in 19 games/10 starts between Double- A San Antonio and Triple- A Tucson. Acquired/Misc: Signed by the Red Sox as a free agent on March 20, 2014 Originally signed by the Texas Rangers as a non- drafted free- agent in 2007 Has pitched in Double- A with Frisco and San Antonio (San Diego) San Diego acquired Boscan from the Texas Rangers as part of a completion for a previous trade in exchange for right- handed pitcher Cory Burns on December 6, 2012 FIRST YEAR WITH PORTLAND. #19 DAYAN DIAZ RH 2-1, 3.46, 1 SV, 2 HLD 9 games VS LHB: 8-24 (.333), 0 HR VS RHB: 7-29 (.269), 0 HR OVERALL: 15-53 (.283), 0 HR W/RISP: 3-18 (.167), 0 HR 2014: Scoreless in 7 of 9 outings (2 Holds) First Hadlock Field win on August 16 th vs. Richmond (2 IP, 2 H, 2 K) Season- high 4 runs on August 10 th at Richmond (Loss, 0.1 IP) First save on August 6 th at Bowie Worked 2 scoreless innings in his first 3 appearances First win on July 27 th at New Britain First appearance at Hadlock Field on July 23 rd vs. Binghamton (2 IP, 2 H, 2 K) 2 scoreless on 2 hits, earning a hold in his debut on July 20 th at New Hampshire Pronounced (Dye- yawn) Assigned to Portland on July 18 th from High- A Salem scoreless in 9 of his last 10 games 0-1, 1.34 ERA (5 ER/33.2 IP) in 24 games/1 save with the Sox Scoreless in 18 of 24 appearances, with a strikeout in 20 of 24 Season- high 5 K s on June 2 nd at Potomac No earned runs in May (10 games, 10.1 IP, 4 H) Has not allowed more than one earned run this season. Last season: 0-1, 3.00 ERA (7 ER/21.0 IP) in 13 games with AZL Cubs, High- A Daytona and Double- A Tennessee Started the season on the disabled list April 4- July 2 Posted a 3.22 strikeout- to- walk ratio overall (29 SO/9 BB). Acquired/Misc: Signed by the Red Sox as a minor league free agent on December 5, 2013 Signed by Chicago Cubs as a minor league free agent on January 19, 2013 Originally signed by the Houston Astros as an international free agent in October, 2005 FIRST YEAR WITH PORTLAND #28 AARON KURCZ RH @AaronKurcz 3-2, 2.09, 3 SV, 1 HLD 31 games VS LHB: 15-52 (.288), 0 HR VS RHB: 14-92 (.152), 0 HR OVERALL: 29-144 (.201), 0 HR W/RISP: 7-52 (.135), 0 HR 2014: Last 8 games: 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 12.0 IP, 11 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 16 SO No earned runs in 27 of 31 outings this season Allowed 2 runs in a blown save on July 20 th at New Hampshire, most runs allowed since April 28 th vs. Reading Season- high 2.2 IP on August 6 th at Bowie Matched a career- high with 6 SO (first in Double- A) on July 12 th vs. New Hampshire 2 nd save on July 1 st at Trenton One unearned run in 19 outings from May 2- July 18: 23.0 IP, 12 H, R, 0 ER, 9 BB, 27 SO Strikeout in 27 of 31 outings Allowed 5 runs (2.0 IP) over two games (April 25-28) First save on April 28 th vs. Reading (1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R) First action since July 21, 2012 on April 22 nd at Binghamton (IP, H, 3 K) Activated on April 21 st from the disabled list (April 3-20) Missed all of last season due to Tommy John Surgery. 2012 season: 3-4, 3.09 ERA (17 ER/50.1 IP) in 29 games Before going on the disabled list on July 22, was leading the team with 72 strikeouts Had at least 2 SO in 21 of 29 outings (12.88 SO per 9 IP best among EL Relievers) Fanned 5 against Trenton four times (May 3 rd, 11 th, July 1 st, 8 th ) 1-0, 1.32 ERA (2 ER/13.2 IP) in May First save on April 13 th vs. Binghamton. Acquired/Misc: Received from the Chicago Cubs as the player to be named later in the Theo Epstein compensation (March 14, 2012) Originally a 10 th round pick by the Cubs in the 2010 draft Attended the College of Southern Nevada and the United States Air Force Academy YEARS W/PORTLAND (2012, 14) #30 MIKE MCCARTHY RH @mmccarthy35 10-4, 4.71, 0 SV, 2 HLD 25 g/12 gs VS LHB: 31-143 (.217), 5 HR VS RHB: 62-215 (.288), 7 HR OVERALL: 93-358 (.260), 12 HR W/RISP: 23-83 (.277), 2 HR 2014: Earned his 10 th win on August 21 st at Harrisburg (2 perfect innings, 3 K s).made his Triple- A debut on August 1 st vs. Syracuse (3.2 IP, 3 H, R, ER, BB, 3 SO) 4-0, 4.18 ERA (15 ER/32.1 IP) in 12 relief outings/6-4, 4.99 ERA (34 ER/61.1 IP) in 12 starts Earned his 9 th win on July 21 st vs. Binghamton (3 IP) Had a win in three straight appearances (2 starts, 1 relief): 3-0, 2.25 ERA (4 ER/16.0 IP) from May 19- June 5 Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (April 28 th - May 4 th ) Back- to- back 6 scoreless inning starts (April 28 th vs. Reading, May 4 th vs. Binghamton)...Season- high 6 K s on May 4 th against Binghamton. Last season: Went a combined 6-5, 4.82 ERA (66 ER/123.1 IP) in 31 games/16 starts between Portland and High- A Salem...Had a 4.72 ERA before being promoted to the Sea Dogs on June 15 th, but was scoreless in 4 of his 1 st 5 appearances with Portland Sent back to Salem on August 1 st for the rest of the season 1-3, 6.03 ERA (25 ER/37.1 IP) in 10 games/5 starts with Portland. Acquired/Misc: 14 th round pick by the Red Sox in the 2011 draft Attended Cal- State University- Bakersfield Posted a 1.62 ERA with 116 strikeouts and 28 walks over 127 2/3 innings over 17 games (16 starts) as a redshirt senior Biology Major Writes a weekly column for the Bakersfield Californian titled Life in the Minors YEARS W/PORTLAND (2013-14) #24 NOE RAMIREZ RH @NOERAMIREZ24 2-1, 2.06, 16 SV, 3 HLD 40 games VS LHB: 24-101 (.238), 0 HR VS RHB: 31-138 (.225), 0 HR OVERALL: 55-239 (.230), 0 HR W/RISP: 13-71 (.183), 0 HR 2014: Scoreless in last 4 outings after 3 straight blown saves from August 5-12: 0-1, 9.00 ERA (4 ER/4.0 IP), 8 H, 2 BB, 4 SO No homers allowed 16- for- 19 in saves 21- for- 25 in career saves in Double- A Tied a season- high with 4 K s on June 7 vs. Bowie Strikeout in first 20 games scoreless in 33 of 40 Three 3- inning stints (3 against New Hampshire, Reading) Worked 2+ IP in 4 straight outings from April 13-25 First save on April 18 th at New Britain Allowed his first runs on April 10 th vs. New Britain (1.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R) Retired all 4 batters with 2 K s and a hold on April 4 at Reading Named Eastern League Mid- Season All- Star (Did not participate) Last season: First full year as a reliever, went 3-2, 2.38 ERA (20 ER/75.2 IP) between High- A Salem (21 games) and Portland (15 games)...promoted to Sea Dogs on June 29 th, going 1-1, 2.83 ERA in 15 games Went 5 of 6 in save chances in his final 10 appearances first Double- A save on July 24 th at New Britain. Acquired/Misc: 4 th round pick by the Red Sox in the 2011 draft Attended Cal- State Fullerton (29-6, 2.61 ERA, 49 games/41 starts) All- Big West First Team as junior Attended Alhambra HS (CA) same school as legendary Met Ralph Kiner YEARS W/PORTLAND (2013-14) #29 ROBBY SCOTT LH @RobbyScott36 8-2, 1.91, 3 SV, 4 HLD 32 gm/1 gs VS LHB: 23-55 (.418), 1 HR VS RHB: 29-154 (.188), 2 HR OVERALL: 52-209 (.249), 3 HR W/RISP: 7-46 (.152), 0 HR 2014: Scoreless in 10 of his last 12 outings: 2-0, 1.80 ERA 2 saves: 15.0 IP, 14 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 17 SO 1 st save at Hadlock Field on July 21 st vs. Binghamton Season- high 4 runs (3 earned) on July 10 th at Binghamton First start in affiliated- ball on June 21 st vs. Altoona (4 IP, 4 H, R, ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, HR) 1 st save on May 30 th at Trenton Wins in four straight outings from May 5-21: 9.1 IP, 5 H, BB, 8 SO May totals: 4-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/10.1 IP) in 5 games Season- high 4 K s on May 17 th vs. Trenton (earned his 5 th win) and August 5 th at Bowie... started the season with 14.1 scoreless innings (April 6-30) First 2 wins against Binghamton Retired 19 straight batters from April 6-14, earning his first Double- A win on April 14 th vs. Binghamton Named Eastern League Mid- Season All- Star (tossed a scoreless fourth). Last season: Spent the entire season with High- A Salem, going 4-4, 2.79 ERA (21 ER/67.2 IP) in 31 games with 2 saves Went 2-1, 0.57 ERA (2 ER/31.1 IP) over his final 13 regular season appearances. Acquired/Misc: Signed by Boston as a non- drafted free agent on August 9, 2011 Attended Florida State University - mother played volleyball at Florida State and is in the Hall of Fame...uncle Joe Wessel starred on special teams for the FSU football team (1981-84) FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND.
SEA DOGS BATTING NOTES #18 MICHAEL ALMANZAR INF/DH @michaelalma02.272 5 HR 25 RBI MON: DNP VS LHP: 15-53 (.283), 1 HR ROADTRIP: 4-16 (.250), 2 RBI, BB STREAK: - 1 (0-1) SERIES: VS RHP: 29-109 (.266), 4 HR W/RISP: 12-47 (.255), 2 HR LONGEST: 6, 2x (July 26-30) 2014: Last 10 games: 7- for- 34 (.206), 6 RBI, 2B Season- high 3 hits on August 23 rd at New Hampshire Grand slam on August 9 th at Richmond Second 6- game hitting streak 7- for- 19 (.368), RBI from July 26-30 First multi- RBI game on July 14 th vs. New Hampshire First homer on July 9 th at Binghamton (Game 1) Assigned to Portland on July 2 nd, returned by Baltimore due to Rule 5 MLB Draft Was on Baltimore s ML Disabled list from March 30- June 29 and designated for Assignment on June 30 th Hit a combined.156 (5- for- 32), HR, 4 RBI, 3 2B in 9 MLB Rehab Games with GCL Orioles, High- A Frederick and Triple- A Norfolk. Last season: Hit.268 (136- for- 507) with career- highs in homers (16) and RBI (81) with Portland Hit the franchise s 7 th inside- the- park homer on May 24 th at Binghamton (Grand Slam off Cory Mazzoni franchise s second inside- the- park grand slam George Lombard June 24, 2004 @ Erie) Career- high 5 RBI on May 16 th at New Hampshire Named Eastern League All- Star (1- for- 2) Tied a franchise record with 8 at- bats on July 12 th at Binghamton Led team in multi- hit games (38) and multi- RBI games (21). Acquired/Misc: Selected by Baltimore in the 2013 MLB Rule V draft and returned to Boston on July 2, 2014 Signed by Boston as a NDFA on July 2, 2007 YEARS W/PORTLAND (2013-14). #5 CARSON BLAIR C/DH.295 2 HR 8 RBI MON: 1-3, 2B, BB VS LHP: 2-7 (.286), 0 HR ROADTRIP: 6-17 (.353), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2B STREAK: 2 (3-8) SERIES: 1-3, 2B, BB VS RHP: 11-37 (.297), 2 HR W/RISP: 3-13 (.231), 0 HR LONGEST: 6 (August 6-15) 2014: Hit safely in 10 of 12 Double- A starts Season- high 3 RBI on August 20 th at Harrisburg First 2 Double- A homers in back- to- back games (August 19-20) at Harrisburg 8 th career triple on August 14 th vs. Akron (Game 1 DH) 1- for- 3, 2 BB and GWRBI single on August 6 th at Bowie (Double- A debut) Assigned to Portland on August 5 th from High- A Salem (replaced Blake Swihart) Hit.261 (62- for- 238), 9 HR, 41 RBI, 40 RS, 19 2B, 2 3B, 48 BB, 88 SO in 67 games with the Salem Sox Hit.471, 3 HR, 14 RBI in June Career- high 6 RBI on May 8 th vs. Carolina (Grand Slam) 5 RBI on June 1 st at Potomac Threw out 25- of- 77 (33%). Last season: Hit a combined.250 (31- for- 124), 4 HR, 4 RBI in 44 games with High- A Salem (41 games) and the Lowell Spinners (3 games) Threw out 44% of runners Appeared in 3 games from Lowell (July 19-21) in a minor league rehab (2- for- 8, RBI, 4 BB). Acquired/Misc: 35 th round pick by Boston in the 2008 draft out of Liberty Christian School (Argyle, Texas) Committed to Tulane, but signed with the Red Sox FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #2 MIKE BRENLY C/1B/DH/3B/LF @mikebrenly.173 2 HR 17 RBI MON: DNP VS LHP: 6-36 (.167), 0 HR ROADTRIP: 0-8 (.000) STREAK: - 5 (0-14) SERIES: VS RHP: 17-97 (.175), 2 HR W/RISP: 8-34 (.235), 2 HR LONGEST: 5 (May 26- June 7) 2014: Last 13 games: 2- for- 42 (.048), 2 RBI 2 nd homer on July 11 th vs. New Hampshire 2 doubles on July 7 th at Binghamton 5- game hitting streak: 7- for- 17 (.412) from May 26- June 7 First triple and 3 extra- base hits (3B, 2 2B) on June 7 th vs. Bowie First career grand slam on May 19 th vs. Binghamton #2 (career- high 4 RBI) Disabled list from April 26- May 18 & TIA from May 22-24 3- game hitting streak: 4- for- 8 (.500), 2 RBI from April 9-12 GWRBI on April 12 th vs. New Britain (2- run single) PH- single on April 9 at Trenton for his first hit in the system. Last season: Signed by the Diamondbacks as a minor- league free agent on April 4 th, but did not debut with Triple- A Reno until May 30 th Appeared in 8 games with the Aces, hitting.118 (2- for- 17), RBI, 2B. Acquired/Misc: Signed by Boston as MILFA on January 30, 2014 Originally drafted by the Cubs in the 36 th round of the 2008 draft out of UNLV Father Bob Brenly played 9 seasons in MLB and managed the 2001 World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #33 DAVID CHESTER DH/1B @davechester.240 7 HR 30 RBI MON: 1-3, HR, RBI VS LHP: 17-65 (.262), 2 HR ROADTRIP: 0-10 (.000), 2 BB STREAK: 1 (1-3) SERIES: 1-3, HR, RBI VS RHP: 29-127 (.228), 5 HR W/RISP: 11-58 (.190), 1 HR LONGEST: 7 (June 15-23) 2014: Last 20 games: 14- for- 69 (.203), 3 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB Tied a season- high with 3 hits on July 13 th vs. New Hampshire 7- game hitting streak: 9- for- 23 (.391), HR, 9 RBI, 2 2B from June 15-23 Has hit safely in 35 of 51 games 14 RBI with the bases loaded (2 nd on the team) 2- for- 2, 2 RBI, BB in his Hadlock Field debut on June 20 th vs. Altoona First Double- A homer a grand slam on June 18 th at Erie 3- for- 4, RBI, 2B in his Double- A debut on June 10 th at Altoona Assigned on June 10 th from High- A Salem (DL April 29- June 9) Hit.220 (18- for- 82) with 3 HR, 15 RBI in 22 games with Salem (April 3-28). Last season: Hit a combined.271 (117- for- 432) with 19 homers and 85 RBI in 123 games from Low- A Greenville (94 games) and High- A Salem (28 games). Acquired/Misc: 33 rd round pick by Boston in the 2011 draft out of the University of Pittsburgh Led the Big East Conference with 16 homers as a senior Also led Pitt in RBIs (60) and on- base percentage (.470) and ranked second in batting average (.345) FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND #3 SEAN COYLE 2B/3B/DH @seencoyle.299 14 HR 56 RBI MON: 0-4 VS LHP: 36-108 (.333), 7 HR ROADTRIP: 4-19 (.211), HR, RBI, 3 BB STREAK: - 1 (0-4) SERIES: 0-4 VS RHP: 58-206 (.282), 7 HR W/RISP: 29-93 (.312), 2 HR LONGEST: 12 (April 21- May 31) 2014: Last 24 games: 21- for- 87 (.241), 3 HR, 9 RBI, 2B, 6 BB On DL from August 8-19...Hit.221, 3 HR, 13 RBI in July Season- high 5 RBI on June 29 th at Reading 13- for- 14 in SB attempts (first time caught on July 28 th vs. Reading) Hit.348, 6 HR, 22 RBI, 8 2B, 3B in June Homered through the Sullivan Tire sign on June 20 th vs. Altoona (make- up of a suspended game from June 11 th Altoona) GWRBI on June 26 th at Reading, 3- run double in the 7 th with two outs 12- game hitting streak: 21- for- 44 (.477), HR, 7 RBI, 7 2B from April 21- May 31 Game- winning RBI double on May 23 rd at New Hampshire Has reached base safely in 71 of 85 games On the disabled list from April 29- May 22 Hit the first homer at Hadlock Field on April 14 th vs. Binghamton First Double- A hit was a homer off Severino Gonzalez on April 4 at Reading Tied a franchise record with 5 K s on July 19 th at New Hampshire Eastern League Mid- Season All- Star (1- for- 2, SB) & Named to Future s Game (0- for- 2). Last season: Appeared in 60 games last season, including 6 on a rehab stint with GCL Red Sox Hit a combined.242 (58- for- 240) with 16 homers, 35 RBI, 12 doubles and 12 stolen bases between High- A Salem (48 games), Low- A Greenville (6 games) and GCL Red Sox Tied for 3 rd in the system in homers and spent June 4- August 5 on the DL (knee). Acquired/Misc: 3 rd round pick by Boston in the 2010 draft out of Germantown (PA) Academy Hit.555 and a school- record 13 homers as a senior His brother, Tommy Coyle is in the Rays system Resides in Chalfont, Pa, only 70 miles east of Reading FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #22 KEURY DE LA CRUZ LF/DH @keuryy25.299 7 HR 28 RBI MON: 0-4 VS LHP: 16-82 (.195), 0 HR ROADTRIP: 7-22 (.318), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB STREAK: - 1 (0-4) SERIES: 0-4 VS RHP: 54-152 (.355), 7 HR W/RISP: 16-65 (.246), 0 HR LONGEST: 7 (August 12-20) 2014: Has hit safely in 10 of 12 games: 18- for- 42 (.429), 4 HR, 7 RBI, 2 2B, 7 BB E.L. Player of Week (August 11-17) First Hadlock Field homers in back- to- back games August 14-15 Tied a career- high with 3 walks on August 6 th at Bowie 3 rd homer and 3 RBI on July 27 th at New Britain Season- high 2 doubles on August 3 rd vs. Trenton Career- high 5 on June 27 th at Reading (3 RBI) First 2 Double- A homers on June 15 th at Akron (3 rd career multi- homer game) Went 2- for- 4 with a double his first 3 Double- A starts 2- for- 4, 2B in his Double- A debut on June 1 st at Trenton Activated from DL on June 1 st (broken wrist). Last season: Spent the entire season in High- A Salem, leading the team in 133 games played Hit.258 (138- for- 535) with 9 homers, 89 RBI, 36 doubles, 6 triples and 16 stolen bases Carolina League Mid and Post- Season All- Star, finishing second in the league in RBI Named Red Sox Minor League Hitter of the Month for June:.387 (43- for- 111) with 12 EBH and 27 RBI in 28 games. Acquired/Misc: Signed by Boston as an IFA on February 6, 2009 Named Latin Program Player of the Year in his pro debut with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #21 RYAN DENT INF/OF @RDdeucess.248 1 HR 6 RBI MON: DNP VS LHP: 4-27 (.148), 0 HR ROADTRIP: 2-14 (.143) STREAK: - 2 (0-7) SERIES: VS RHP: 22-78 (.282), 1 HR W/RISP: 7-37 (.189), 0 HR LONGEST: 4, 2x (July 29-31) 2014: Last 18 games: 16- for- 65 (.246), HR, 3 RBI, 3 2B First homer on August 7 th at Bowie 5- for- 6 on July 29 th s doubleheader vs. Reading double in 3 straight games from July 19-21 Tied a season- high with 3 hits on July 29 th vs. Reading First multi- hit game and RBI on July 14 th vs. New Hampshire Assigned to Portland on July 10 th from High- A Salem Hit.248 (63- for- 254), 3 HR, 31 RBI, 20 2B, 3 3B, 37 BB, 56 SO, 12 SB, 3 CS in 72 games with the Red Sox Best month was April (.286), hit.275 in June (HR, 10 RBI) Season- high 5 hits on June 1 st at Potomac 5 RBI on Opening Night (April 3 rd at Myrtle Beach). Last season: Hit.257 (47- for- 183) with 3 homers, 22 RBI and 7 doubles over 57 games with Portland Appeared in 16 games with Triple- A Pawtucket, hitting.167 (6- for- 36), RBI. Acquired/Misc: 1 st round sandwich pick by the Red Sox in the 2007 draft (62 nd overall compensation for Boston losing Keith Foulke) YEARS W/PORTLAND (2011-14) Played all 4- infield positions, and all 3 OF positions and pitched in his previous three seasons with Portland Career with Sea Dogs (2011-13):.234 (145- for- 619), 8 HR, 57 RBI, 24 2B, 9 SB.
SEA DOGS BATTING NOTES #35 KEVIN HELLER RF @HellzBellz5.167 0 HR 3 RBI MON: DNP VS LHP: 0-3 (.000), 0 HR ROADTRIP: 3-14 (.214), 3 RBI, 2B STREAK: 1 (1-4) SERIES: VS RHP: 4-21 (.190), 0 HR W/RISP: 1-6 (.167), 0 HR LONGEST: 2 (August 19-21) 2014: 3- run double on August 24 th at New Hampshire Season- high 3 walks on August 17 th vs. Richmond 1- for- 6 in August 14 th s DH vs. Akron, season debut with Portland Assigned to Portland on August 12 th from High- A Salem Hit.253 (80- for- 316), 7 HR, 48 RBI, 21 2B, 2 3B, 45 BB, 90 SO, 41 RS, 12 of 17 in SBA with the Sox Had 2 homers and tied a season- high with 4 RBI on May 24 th vs. Potomac Season high 3 HR and 14 RBI in May Played LF and RF. Last season: Appeared in 48 games with Low- A Greenville (38), High- A Salem (3) and Portland (7), hitting a combined.219 (32- for- 146), 2 HR, 13 RBI, 4 2B, 3 3B Went 3- for- 20 (.150) in 7 games with the Sea Dogs in his Double- A debut. Acquired/Misc: 40 th round pick by the Red Sox in the 2012 draft out of Amherst College (MA) Alma matter of Red Sox General Manager Ben Cherington (1996) Hit.374 as senior at Amherst, School s all- time leader in Hits (172), Runs (136), RBI (126) YEARS W/PORTLAND (2013-14). #7 HEIKER MENESES INF/DH @HeikerM1.189 1 HR 22 RBI MON: 0-3 VS LHP: 21-104 (.202), 0 HR ROADTRIP: 4-11 (.364) STREAK: - 1 (0-3) SERIES: 0-3 VS RHP: 33-181 (.182), 1 HR W/RISP: 16-71 (.225), 0 HR LONGEST: 4 (May 25-29) 2014: Last 20 games: 15- for- 70 (.214), 4 RBI, 4 2B 2 nd walk- off hit on August 16 th Richmond (bases- loaded single in the 10 th ) First homer on July 14 th vs. New Hampshire (14 th of his career) Game- winning 2- run single in 8 th July 13 th vs. New Hampshire and GW 2- run double on July 30 th vs. Reading Season- high 3 RBI on July 6 vs. New Britain Hit.155 in June Walk- off RBI single on May 11 th vs. New Hampshire (13-12 win) First triple on May 10 th vs. New Hampshire First multi- RBI game on May 8 th vs. New Hampshire First RBI on May 4 th at Binghamton 2 hits in his Sea Dogs debut on April 26 th vs. Trenton with Triple- A Pawtucket from April 3-24:.241 (14- for- 58), 0 HR, 3 RBI in 16 games Season- high 3 hits on April 13 & 16 Non- Roster Invitee to Major League Spring Training. Last season: Hit a combined.253 (95- for- 376) with 3 homers, 36, RBI, 15 doubles, 5 triples, 46 runs and 13 stolen bases in 110 games with Portland and Pawtucket...Hit an inside- the- park home run on April 16 th at Binghamton Hit.255 in 92 games with Portland and was promoted to Pawtucket on August 13 th (.241, 5 RBI). Acquired/Misc: Signed by the Red Sox as an international free agent on October 23, 2007 YEARS W/PORTLAND (2013-14). #15 MIKE MILLER INF.324 2 HR 8 RBI MON: 1-4, RBI, 2B VS LHP: 3-15 (.200), 0 HR ROADTRIP: 10-20 (.500), 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 2B STREAK: 7 (13-31) SERIES: 1-4, RBI, 2B VS RHP: 19-53 (.358), 2 HR W/RISP: 5-11 (.455), 0 HR LONGEST: 7 (August 17- current) 2014: 7- game hitting streak: 13- for- 31 (.419), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 2B Has hit safely in 13 of 16 games Has 2 of 3 career homers with Portland First AA homer was a game- winner on August 21 st at Harrisburg GWRBI infield single on August 9 th at Richmond 2- for- 2, RBI, 2 BB on his Double- A debut on August 3 rd vs. Trenton Assigned to Portland on August 2 nd from High- A Salem (Carolina League) In 49 games (31 at SS, 14 at 2B, 3 at 3B) with Salem Hit.307 (59- for- 192), 0 HR, 18 RBI, 8 2B, 24 RS, 15 BB, 25 SO, 7 of 11 in SBA Season- high 4- for- 4 on July 2 nd at Frederick Hit.346 with runners- in- scoring position Began the season in Extended Spring Training and assigned to Salem on June 1 st. Last season: Went 16- for- 45 (.356) in 15 games for Single- A Greenville before landing on the DL on 4/25, where he spent the remainder of the season Led the Drive in AVG, OBP (.442), and SLG (.489) at the time he was placed on the disabled list. Acquired/Misc: 9 th round pick by the Red Sox in the 2012 draft out of Cal Poly Tech All- Big West 1st Team as Senior, hitting.345 for Cal Poly Mustangs FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #17 JONATHAN ROOF OF/3B/2B/DH.251 3 HR 19 RBI MON: 1-3 VS LHP: 13-56 (.232), 1 HR ROADTRIP: 2-11 (.182), 2B STREAK: 1 (1-3) SERIES: 1-3 VS RHP: 30-115 (.261), 2 HR W/RISP: 10-47 (.213), 0 HR LONGEST: 5, 3x (August 2-7) 2014: Last 10 games: 5- for- 34 (.147), 2B, 2 BB Walk- off RBI double off the Maine Monster on July 22 nd vs. Binghamton First Double- A homer off LHP Ryan Robowski on June 16 th at Erie first at Hadlock on June 22 nd vs. Altoona First multi- RBI game on June 14 th at Akron (2 RBI) 2- for- 5, 3B in his Hadlock Field debut on June 3 rd vs. Erie 2- for- 3, RBI, 2B, BB in his Double- A debut on June 1 st at Trenton With High- A Salem (April 3- May 31), hit.301 (58- for- 193) with 4 HR, 23 RBI, 15 2B, 2 3B 27 BB, 32 SO in 50 games Appeared at 2B, 3B, SS, LF and RF Had 17 multi- hit games and a season- high 3 RBI on April 28 th vs. Winston- Salem. Last season: Signed by Detroit as a minor league free agent on January 17, 2013, then traded to the Phillies on March 24 Split time between Low- A Lakewood (16 G) and High- A Clearwater (68 G), hitting a combined.254 (78- for- 307) with 6 HR, 42 RBI, 15 2B, 3 3B Appeared at SS (47 G), 2B (26 G), LF (8 G), RF (5 G), and DH (3 G). Acquired/Misc: Selected from the Philadelphia Phillies in the Triple- A phase of the Rule 5 Draft, 12/12/2013 His father, Gene, played parts of 3 seasons in the majors with STL and MON and is currently a coach in the Tigers system His brother, Shawn Roof, played for Erie from 2008-11 and New Britain (2012) Originally a 39 th round pick by Boston in 2007, but attended Michigan State University and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 8 th round in 2010 FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND Appeared in 49 games with Triple- A Tucson in 2012, hitting.249 with 11 RBI. #20 STEFAN WELCH 1B/DH/3B.232 8 HR 48 RBI MON: 1-3, RBI, 2B VS LHP: 23-111 (.207), 2 HR ROADTRIP: 5-19 (.263), 3 HR, 6 RBI, 2B, 2 BB STREAK: 4 (5-14) SERIES: 1-3, RBI, 2B VS RHP: 50-203 (.246), 6 HR W/RISP: 25-84 (.298), 1 HR LONGEST: 8 (April 18-29) 2014: Last 28 games: 22- for- 90 (.244), 3 HR, 9 RBI, 4 2B HR on August 19, 22 & 22, previous homer on June 11 th at Altoona 2 hits on August 5 th at Bowie, first multi- hit game since June 17 Hit.167, 2 HR, 11 RBI in June Season- high 2 triples on June 5 th vs. Erie 3 hits and 2 doubles on May 30 th at Trenton Scored a team- high 4 runs on May 24 th at New Hampshire First triple on May 26 th at New Hampshire 8- game hitting streak: 9- for- 33 (.273), HR, 7 RBI, 2 2B from April 18-29 First Hadlock Field homer on April 29 th vs. Reading First 5 RBI game in Double- A on April 11 th vs. New Britain Reached base five times on April 12 th vs. New Britain (3- for- 3, BB, HB) Last season: Split last season between Altoona and High- A Salem, hitting a combined.261 (89- for- 341) with 11 homers, 52 RBI and 21 doubles in 104 games Hit.292 in 75 games with Salem with 10 homers and 46 RBI Went 3- for- 10, 2 doubles and a homer for Team Australia in the World Baseball Classic. Acquired/Misc: From Pittsburgh on June 5, 2013 for cash considerations Originally a signed by the NY Mets as a non- drafted free agent on January 19, 2005 at age 16 Attended Norwood Morialta High School in Australia Played cricket, football, and basketball for local Adelaide clubs and school teams Father, Darren, pitched for Team Australia in the 1988 Olympics FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND, 3 rd in the Eastern League: Altoona 2012-13 Has played in the WBC for Team Australia in 2009 & 2013. #11 SHANNON WILKERSON OF @shanwilkerson.264 2 HR 43 RBI MON: 1-3, BB VS LHP: 34-114 (.298), 2 HR ROADTRIP: 3-18 (.167), RBI, 3B, BB STREAK: 2 (3-8) SERIES: 1-3, BB VS RHP: 61-246 (.248), 0 HR W/RISP: 27-90 (.300), 1 HR LONGEST: 9 (April 4-14) 2014: Last 9 games: 5- for- 31 (.161), 3 RBI, 3B, 6 BB First GWRBI on August 3 rd. Trenton Hit.286 in July (HR and season- high 15 RBI) 2- for- 4, RBI on his 26 th Birthday July 20 th at New Hampshire Tied a season- high with 3 RBI in July 19 th at New Hampshire With Triple- A Pawtucket (May 25- June 24), hit.234 (18- for- 77), 6, RBI, 2 2B, 3B in 25 games (Triple- A debut) Reached base safely in 23 straight games from April 4- May 3 (.329, HR, 13 RBI) First triple on May 3 rd at Binghamton First homer on April 21 st at Binghamton Season- high 9- game hitting streak from April 4-14: 13- for- 37 (.352) Last season: Spent the entire season in Portland, hitting.237 (110- for- 465) with 4 homers, 37 RBI, 23 doubles, 6 triples and 23 stolen bases in 124 games Led the team in runs scored (76) and stolen bases Last 32 games of the season: 38- for- 128 (.297) Hit.304, 2 HR, 7 RBI in May Season- high 3 RBI in back- to- back games on April 27 th & 28 th at Trenton first homer on April 7 vs. Trenton Tied a career- high with 4 hits on August 2 nd at Bowie. Acquired/Misc: 8 th round pick by the Red Sox in the 2009 draft Named 2009 Division II Player of the Year after leading Peach Belt Conference in batting (.441), slugging (.891), runs (82), hits (101), homers (24) and triples (7) as a junior for Augusta State (GA) University...Set school records in batting, RBI (82), hits, runs and total bases (204) YEARS W/PORTLAND (2012-14)
2014 PORTLAND SEA DOGS HOME RUNS Player NO. Solo 2- run 3- run vs.lhp vs.rhp GA GW GT Record Last Almanzar 5 2 1 1 1 4 3 1-4 8/12 vs. AKR Blair 2 2 2 1 2-0 8/20 @ HAR Brenly 2 1 1 1 1 2-0 7/11 vs. NHF Chester 7 3 2 5 2 1 7-0 8/25 vs. REA Coyle 14 9 3 1 7 7 4 1 2 11-3 8/23 @ NHF De La Cruz 7 6 1 7 2 2 2 5-1 8/23 @ NHF Dent 1 1 1 0-1 8/7 @ BOW Heller Meneses 1 1 1 1-0 7/14 vs. NHF Miller 2 2 2 1 1 2-0 8/23 @ NHF Roof 3 2 1 1 2 1 1-2 7/27 @ NBR Welch 8 4 3 1 2 6 3 1 1 7-1 8/23 @ NHF Wilkerson 2 1 1 2 2-0 7/13 vs. NHF HOME RUN NOTABLES GRAND SLAMS (2): Almanzar (August 9 th at Richmond), Brenly (May 19 th vs. Binghamton #2) BACK- TO- BACK (2): Marrero & Shaw (May 5 at Reading), Shaw & Welch (May 24 at New Hampshire) WALK- OFF (0): MULTI (3): De La Cruz, June 15 at Akron, Ramos, May 7 at Reading, Spring June 26 at Reading FIRST INNING LEADOFF GAME (2): Betts (2), April 3 & May 7 at Reading FINAL AT- BAT/ROAD (11): Almanzar 2 (July 9 at Binghamton #1, August 9 at Richmond) Betts (April 19 at New Britain), Blair (August 20 at Harrisburg), Coyle (July 2 at Trenton), De La Cruz (July 27 at New Britain), Dent (August 7 at Bowie), Marrero (June 28 at Reading), Miller (August 21 st at Harrisburg), Ramos (May 7 at Reading), Spring (April 22 at Binghamton) RECORD BY HR: 0 (35-35), 1 (30-12), 2 (12-1), 3 (6-2), 4 (2-0), 5 (0-0) HADLOCK FIELD HOME RUN & MISCELLANEOUS MAINE MONSTER HOMERS (10): Chester (2), Coyle (2), Almanzar, Betts, Brenly, Meneses, Roof, Swihart OFF THE MAINE MONSTER (NOT HR S) (18): Swihart (3), Betts (2), Blair (2), Dent (2), Almanzar, Coyle, Gibson, Marrero, Meneses, Rivero, Roof, Spring, Wilkerson INTO US CELLULAR PAVILION (6): Shaw (3), De La Cruz, Greenwell, Welch OVER THE DUNKIN DONUTS VIDEO BOARD (1): Coyle STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1st: Betts (54), Gibson (44), Wilkerson (24), Hissey (7), Greenwell (3), Roof (2), Miller 2nd: Marrero (68), Wilkerson (23), Miller (16), Swihart (12), Gibson (5), Roof (5), Dent (2), Brenly, Hissey, Johnson, Meneses 3rd: Shaw (47), Swihart (37), Coyle (24), Almanzar (11), Welch (10), De La Cruz (3), Lavarnway (3), Johnson 4th: Coyle (33), Welch (31), Rivero (21), Almanzar (17), Chester (11), De La Cruz (9), Spring (6), Ramos (4), Swihart (2) 5th: Swihart (32), Chester (20), Almanzar (18), Welch (18), Ramos (15), Coyle (12), De La Cruz (10), Blair (8), Rivero 6th: De La Cruz (26), Chester (23), Ramos (17), Spring (10), Welch (10), Coyle (9), Swihart (9), Rivero (8), Brenly (6), Roof (5), Blair (4), Meneses (3), Almanzar, Dent, Gibson, Greenwell, Wilkerson 7th: Meneses (20), Brenly (17), Roof (17), De La Cruz (16), Spring (12), Welch (12), Coyle (11), Ramos (10), Gibson (6), Dent (4), Hissey (3), Wilkerson (3), Greenwell (2), Chester, Heller 8th: Hissey (27), Meneses (19), Gibson (17), Roof (16), Brenly (11), Dent (10), Welch (9), Greenwell (9), Heller (6), Wilkerson (4), Bethea (2), Ramos (2), Spring (2), Welch 9th: Wilkerson (44), Meneses (43), Dent (14), Hissey (12), Gibson (9), Greenwell (8), Brenly (3), Heller, Roof STARTS BY POSITION C: Swihart (81), Brenly (29), Spring (14), Blair (11) 1B: Welch (68), Shaw (35), Chester (15), Almanzar (7), Brenly (6), Lavarnway (2), Johnson, Spring 2B: Coyle (56), Betts (41), Meneses (15), Miller (9), Dent (6), Gibson (5), Roof (3) 3B: Almanzar (37), Meneses (29), Coyle (18), Rivero (12), Roof (11), Welch (8), Shaw (6), Dent (5), Miller (5), Gibson (3), Johnson SS: Marrero (66), Meneses (39), Gibson (16), Dent (11), Miller (3) LF: De La Cruz (56), Hissey (31), Gibson (17), Rivero (10), Roof (9), Greenwell (7), Dent (3), Ramos, Wilkerson CF: Wilkerson (69), Gibson (40), Betts (12), Ramos (7), Greenwell (4), Hissey (2), Dent RF: Ramos (39), Roof (24), Wilkerson (29), Hissey (17), Greenwell (11), Heller (8), Dent (5), Gibson DH: Chester (40), Coyle (15), Spring (15), Welch (15), Swihart (11), De La Cruz (8), Rivero (8), Shaw (6), Almanzar (3), Brenly (3), Bethea (2), Betts (2), Marrero (2), Meneses (2), Blair, Greenwell, Lavarnway, Ramos CATCHING BREAKDOWN CS SBA CS% PB PICKOFFS Blair 1 5 20% 1 0 Brenly 14 27 52% 0 1 Spring 3 18 17% 2 0 Swihart 28 59 47% 0 1 PITCHING BREAKDOWN W- L- S ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR STARTERS 55-33- 1 3.58 764.1 740 336 304 217 599 56 RELIEVERS 30-17- 35 3.22 389.0 379 156 139 129 345 22
MULTI-HIT GAMES PLAYER 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL SEASON HIGH Almanzar 10 1 0 0 11 3, August 23 at NHF Blair 3 0 0 0 3 2, August 23 at NHF Brenly 3 1 0 0 4 3, June 7 vs. BOW Chester 5 2 0 0 7 3, July 12 vs. NH Coyle 20 5 0 0 25 3, June 29 at REA De La Cruz 17 3 0 1 21 5, June 27 at REA Dent 5 2 0 0 7 3, July 29 vs. REA #1 Heller 0 0 0 0 0 Meneses 12 0 0 0 12 2, August 23 at NHF Miller 5 2 0 0 7 3, August 24 at NHF Roof 11 0 0 0 11 2, August 14 vs. AKR Welch 10 4 0 0 14 3, August 12 vs. AKR Wilkerson 19 5 0 0 24 3, August 9 at RIC MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL SEASON HIGH Almanzar 2 2 1 0 5 4, August 9 at RIC Blair 0 1 0 0 1 3, August 20 at HAR Brenly 4 0 1 0 5 4, May 19 vs. BNG 2 Chester 4 1 1 0 6 4, June 18 at ERI Coyle 7 4 1 1 13 5, June 29 at REA De La Cruz 1 3 0 0 4 3, July 27 at NBR Dent 0 0 0 0 0 Heller 0 1 0 0 1 3, August 24 at NHF Meneses 4 1 0 0 5 3, July 6 vs. NBR Miller 1 0 0 0 1 2, August 23 at NHF Roof 4 0 0 0 4 2, August 6 at BOW Welch 9 1 0 1 11 5, April 11 vs. NBR Wilkerson 11 2 0 0 13 3, July 19 at NHF RBI BREAKDOWN PLAYER GAME TYING GO AHEAD 2- OUT GWRBI Almanzar 0 8 10 3 Blair 3 1 1 2 Brenly 2 4 5 2 Chester 0 7 5 3 Coyle 4 18 16 11 De La Cruz 3 4 10 3 Dent 1 1 2 0 Heller 0 0 3 0 Meneses 4 5 10 5 Miller 0 3 4 4 Roof 2 4 8 1 Welch 6 10 14 6 Wilkerson 0 8 23 2 WALK- OFF WINS: Sea Dogs (6): April 27 vs. Trenton (Ramos 2- run single in the 15 th inning), May 11 vs. New Hampshire (Meneses RBI single in 9 th inning), May 22 vs. Binghamton (Betts 2- run triple in 9 th inning), June 8 vs. Bowie (Gibson RBI single in the 10 th inning), July 22 vs. Binghamton (Roof RBI double in the 9 th inning), August 16 th vs. Richmond (Meneses RBI single in the 10 th ) Opponents (2): May 14 at New Britain (Waring walk), July 20 at New Hampshire (Berti RBI single) BATTING AROUND: Sea Dogs (10), Opponents (4) OUTFIELD ASSISTS (18): Wilkerson (5, 4 CF & RF), De La Cruz (3 LF), Gibson (3, 2 CF & RF), Ramos (3, 2 RF & CF), Roof (2 RF), Greenwell (1 CF), Hissey (1 CF) TRIPLE PLAY: April 21 at Binghamton 5-4- 3 (Coyle- Betts- Shaw) first in franchise history. PICKOFF BY PITCHERS (7): Johnson (2), McCarthy (2), Boscan, Pena, Scott EJECTIONS (3): McMillon 2 (April 22 at Binghamton and August 1 vs. Trenton), Coyle (July 1 at Trenton), Runs By Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X TOT Portland 87 88 88 85 67 56 68 43 37 20 637 Opponents 66 49 55 60 71 58 67 37 22 5 492 Runs Per Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Portland 190 68 30 22 10 5 1 Opponents 167 62 28 20 7 2 Runs Per Out 0 1 2 Portland 156 235 251 Opponents 98 213 181