Ha PORTLAND SEA DOGS GAME NOTES Double- A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox PORTLAND SEA DOGS (18-26) vs. READING FIGHTIN PHILS (23-19) Monday, May 25, 2015 at 1:00 PM Hadlock Field Portland, Maine RHP Mike Augliera (1-7, 5.18) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (6-2, 1.54) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 5/26 at BIN (6:35 PM) RHP Joe Gunkel (1-0, 4.32) vs. RHP Gabriel Ynoa (2-2, 4.35) 5/27 at BIN (6:35 PM) RHP William Cuevas (5-2, 3.24) vs. RHP Dillon Gee (MLB Rehab) 5/28 at BIN (10:35 AM) RHP Justin Haley (1-5, 6.03) vs. RHP Luis Cessa (3-3, 3.58) 5/29 at TRE (7:00 PM) RHP Luis Diaz (0-4, 6.20) vs. LHP Caleb Smith (2-3, 5.14) Listen Live on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network or watch at MILB.TV SEA DOGS VS. READING 2015 Record (H/R/OR): 2-5/2-1 (4-6) 2014 Record (H/R/OR): 6-5/8-3 (14-8) All- Time Record: 115-125 All- Time at Hadlock: 60-60 All- Time at First Energy Stadium: 55-65 All- Time Season Series (W/L/S): 9-12- 0 Current Streak: L1 Longest Win Streak: 4 (May 15-19) Season Record: 18-26 Standing: 6 th, 11.0 GB Last 5 Games: 2-3 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Last 15 Games: 7-8 Last 20 Games: 8-12 May: 11-13 Series Record H/R: 2-5- 0/2-2- 1 Series Sweeps by Dogs H/R: 0/0 Series Sweeps by Opp. H/R: 2/0 Series Finales H/R: 2-5/1-4 Rubber Games H/R: 2-2/0-1 Postponements: 3 DH Record W- L- S: 0-0- 3 DH Remaining: 0 2015 Best Mark: 1-0 2015 Worst Mark: 12-22 All- Time Record: 1,522-1,490 All- Time at Home: 786-719 All- Time on Road: 736-771 Red Sox Affiliate: 873-868 Transactions (DL): 35 (2) Players Used: 34 McMillan s Career: 404-336 SEA DOGS ON HOMESTAND: Games: 7 Record: 3-4 Average:.250 (53-212) Runs- Per- Game: 3.9 (27 total) Home Runs: 2 RISP:.290 (18-62) Fielding Errors: 7 ERA: 3.66 (24 ER/59.0 IP) SP W- L- SV, ERA: 1-4- 0, 4.26 (18 ER/38.0 IP) RP W- L- SV, ERA: 2-0- 1, 2.57 (6 ER/21.0 IP) Save Opportunities: 1- for- 1 Holds: 1 ALL PACKED UP, BUT ONE MORE: The Sea Dogs close out their 8- game homestand on Monday afternoon at Hadlock Field against the Reading Fightin Phils Portland is 3-4 during the homestand, taking 2 of 3 from the Curve, but have dropped 3 of 4 in this series The Sea Dogs are now 2-6- 0 in series at Hadlock Field this season, but still have a 3- game road winning streak RHP Mike Augliera makes his 9 th start of the season for the Dogs Portland has scored a total of 10 runs in his previous 8 starts. CLOSE CALL: Reading s bullpen held Portland scoreless in the final 3.1 innings, taking Sunday afternoon s contest 3-2 Ben Lively (4-1) worked 5.2 IP on 5 hits and 2 runs to beat Portland Nefi Ogando fired two scoreless to earn his second save of the season Luis Diaz (0-4) notched his first quality start of the season, giving up 5 hits and 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 walks and 3 strikeouts Brian Pointer went 2- for- 3, picking up the game- winning RBI in the sixth Jantzen Witte went 2- for- 3 with 2 doubles and an RBI Marco Hernandez finished 3- for- 4 with an RBI single. BEEN A WHILE: Diaz s last win was July 5, 2014 in game two of a doubleheader at New Britain (complete- game) The righty is 0-7, 5.34 ERA (54 ER/91.0 IP) in his last 18 starts Portland s starters are 1-4, 4.26 ERA (18 ER/38.0 IP) during the homestand, but the bullpen is 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA (6 ER/21.0 IP). FIRING SMOKE: Jorge Marban worked two scoreless frames on Sunday, yielding an infield- hit to Tony Thomas in the seventh Marban is scoreless in both Double- A outings, giving up just one hit and fanning six Robby Scott is now scoreless in three straight outings, picking up a season- high 3 strikeouts yesterday. THAT S YOUR LEADER: Witte picked up his 14 th multi- hit game of the season and 14 th double both lead the team Hernandez matched a season- high with 3 hits and has his highest average of the month at.280 Yesterday was Witte s team- leading 30 th RBI of the season. ROOF IS ON FIRE: Jonathan Roof went 1- for- 3, extending his season- high hitting streak to seven games: 8- for- 23 (.348), 2 RBI, 3B, 3 2B Roof is hitting a season- high.209 (18- for- 86) and has all five extra- base hits (3 doubles and 2 triples) in May The Kentucky native has made 29 starts in right field. 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 Luis Diaz activated from the temporary inactive list INF Reed Gragnani placed on he disabled list OF Aneury Tavarez received from High- A Salem Saturday: C Danny Bethea assigned from Short- Season Lowell INF Mike Miller promoted to Triple- A Pawtucket Wednesday: RHP Luis Diaz placed on the temporary inactive list RHP Jorge Marban received from High- A Salem. LIGHTS OUT: Pat Light s last 11 games: 1-1, 0.77 ERA (ER/11.2 IP), 3 H, 8 BB, 16 SO The righty earned his first Double- A win on May 15 th and first Double- A save on May 17 th both against New Britain Light has not allowed an earned run in 12 of 15 outings. MORE ON TODAY S STARTER: Augliera has a quality start in 2 of his last 3 outings, lowering his ERA to 5.18 since April 28 th The righty tied a career- high with seven strikeouts on May 9 th vs. New Britain. DOUBLEHEADER HISTORY: Portland has split all three doubleheaders: April 11 th vs. Reading (Opening Day), April 21 st at New Britain and yesterday against Reading The Dogs lead the league with 44 games played. THIS DATE IN SEA DOGS HISTORY: May 25, 2002 Adrian Gonzalez became the second Sea Dog to collect five hits in a game Portland beat Reading, 11-10 when Kevin Millar hit a home run in the bottom of the tenth inning his only hit during a three- game rehab stint. AROUND THE RED SOX ORGANIZATION *Boston Red Sox (21-23, 2.5 GB AL East) Wade Miley tossed eight strong innings on 4 hits and one run, leading the Red Sox to a 6-1 win over the Angels Mike Napoli went 2- for- 3, HR, 4 RBI and Xander Bogaerts finished 4- for- 4. *Pawtucket Red Sox (24-21, 1.5 GB IL North) The PawSox suffered a 5-4 loss to Columbus Mike Miller went 2- for- 3, picking up his first 2 Triple- A hits Luke Montz blasted a two- run homer in the ninth inning. *Salem Red Sox (22-22, 5.5 GB CL Southern) Trey Ball tossed 5.1 scoreless on 5 hits, as Salem shutout Winston- Salem 2-0 Tzu- Wei Lin delivered the offense with 2 RBI and a triple. *Greenville Drive (25-18, 2.0 GA SAL Southern) Greenville suffered a 3-2 loss to Charleston Dedgar Jimenez tossed six strong innings in a no- decision for the Drive. HADLOCK HAPPENINGS: Today: Most Improved Students/MOMDay Next homestand June 2-7 against Bowie (Orioles affiliate) and Richmond (Giants affiliate). RADIO & TV NETWORK: U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network: Flagship Stations: WPEI 95.9 FM & WPPI 95.5 FM (Portland/Topsham) Network Affiliates: WTME 780 AM (Rumford), WKTQ 1450 AM (South Paris) MILB.TV will carry all home games this season and selected road contests Play- by- play with Mike Antonellis and Mark Perlman Price HOME AWAY OVERALL OVERALL 9-17 9-9 18-26 NIGHT 5-9 8-6 13-15 DAY 4-8 1-3 5-11 VS. LHP STARTER 3-8 3-2 6-10 VS. RHP STARTER 6-9 6-7 12-16 DOGS SCORE FIRST 5-2 9-3 14-5 OPPONENTS SCORE FIRST 4-15 0-6 4-21 SCORING 4+ RUNS 7-3 8-3 15-6 SCORING <=3 RUNS 2-14 1-6 3-20 LEAD AFTER 5 TH 7-2 7-1 14-3 TIED AFTER 5 TH 2-0 1-1 3-1 TRAIL AFTER 5 TH 0-15 1-7 1-22 LEAD AFTER 6 TH 7-1 7-0 14-1 TIED AFTER 6 TH 1-1 1-0 2-1 TRAIL AFTER 6 TH 1-15 1-9 2-24 LEAD AFTER 7 TH 8-1 7-0 15-1 TIED AFTER 7 TH 1-1 1-2 2-3 TRAIL AFTER 7 TH 0-15 1-7 1-22 LEAD AFTER 8 TH 7-1 7-1 14-2 TIED AFTER 8 TH 0-0 0-1 0-1 TRAIL AFTER 8 TH 0-13 1-6 1-19 EXTRA INNINGS 0-0 1-1 1-1 DOUBLEHEADER GAMES 2-2 1-1 3-3 SHUTOUTS 0-3 1-2 1-5 ONE- RUN GAMES 2-4 0-3 2-7 TWO- RUN GAMES 2-0 2-3 4-3 THREE- RUN GAMES 2-2 4-0 6-2 GAMES DECIDED IN LAST AT- BAT 2-1 1-2 3-3 RECORD WHEN BATTING AROUND 2-0 1-0 3-0 WHEN HITTING A HOME RUN 3-2 6-3 9-5 COMMITTING AN ERROR 6-15 6-6 12-21 VS. EASTERN DIVISION 7-16 9-9 16-25 BINGHAMTON 0-3 2-2 2-5 NEW BRITAIN 2-4 4-3 6-7 NEW HAMPSHIRE 0-0 0-0 0-0 READING 2-5 2-1 4-6 TRENTON 3-4 1-3 4-7 VS. WESTERN DIVISION 2-1 0-0 2-1 ALTOONA 2-1 0-0 2-1 AKRON 0-0 0-0 0-0 BOWIE 0-0 0-0 0-0 ERIE 0-0 0-0 0-0 HARRISBURG 0-0 0-0 0-0 RICHMOND 0-0 0-0 0-0 MONDAY 1-2 1-0 2-2 TUESDAY 2-2 1-2 3-4 WEDNESDAY 1-3 1-1 2-4 THURSDAY 1-1 0-3 1-4 FRIDAY 1-2 2-1 3-3 SATURDAY 3-3 3-0 6-3 SUNDAY 0-4 1-2 1-6 APRIL 5-8 2-5 7-13 MAY 4-9 7-4 11-13 JUNE 0-0 0-0 0-0 JULY 0-0 0-0 0-0 AUGUST 0-0 0-0 0-0 SEPTEMBER 0-0 0-0 0-0
SEA DOGS STARTING PITCHER #12 MIKE AUGLIERA RHP 6-0 200 Age: 24 (Born 6/8/90) 2015: 1-7, 5.18 ERA Career: 19-26, 4.49 ERA 2nd year in Portland (4th in the system) @mikeaugie24 INSIDE THE NUMBERS vs. OPP:.330 (58-176), 3 HR RISP:.298 (17-57), 0 HR vs. LHB:.303 (23-76), 1 HR vs. RHB:.350 (35-100), 2 HR HOME: 0-5, 6.00 (16 ER/24.0 IP) WHIP: 1.78 ROAD: 1-2, 4.08 (8 ER/17.2 IP) GO/AO: 1.49 LAST APPEARANCE: Earned his third quality start of the season on May 20 th vs. Altoona, but suffered his 7 th loss of the season Yielded just 2 runs on 8 hits over 6.1 IP. HOW ACQUIRED: 5 th Round pick by the Boston Red Sox in the 2012 draft. FACING READING: 1-3, 4.45 ERA (15 ER/30.1 IP) in 5 career starts against the Fightins Took the loss in his first start of the season on April 12 th at Hadlock Field. QUICK HITS: Begins his second full season in Double- A. LAST SEASON: Made a team- high 24 starts and threw 148.0 innings for the Sea Dogs in his Double- A debut in 2014 His 8 wins tied him for 4 th on the squad with Keith Couch and Robby Scott Earned his first Double- A win on April 14 th against the New Britain Rock Cats at Hadlock Field Tied a career- high with 8 innings pitched on May 18 th and July 28 th Second career complete game on July 9 th at Binghamton in Game 1 of a doubleheader Capped off the season by going 3-1 with a 2.59 ERA (7 ER/26.1 IP) in August. CAREER/PERSONAL NOTES: Earned six wins with a 3.16 ERA (29 ER/82.2 IP) and led the America East Conference with 83 strikeouts and just 7 walks in 13 starts, including 7 complete games, as a senior at Binghamton University in 2012...Was an all- conference selection on three occasions...set school records with 23 wins, 298.1 innings, 50 starts, and 13 complete games in his collegiate career Pitched for the Sanford (ME) Mainers in 2010, going 4-2, 2.85 ERA in 7 starts 2011 Falmouth of the Cape Cod League and the Danbury Westerners of the New England Collegiate League Hails from Old Bridge, NJ, just 30 miles from Trenton. AUGLIERA S 2015 DAY-BY-DAY DATE- OPP DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA 4/12 vs. REA L, 2-10 3.2 5 4 2 0 2 5 4.91 4/17 @ TRE L, 0-7 6.1 6 3 3 0 0 5 4.50 4/23 vs. TRE L, 0-5 4.1 11 5 4 0 5 3 5.65 4/28 vs. BIN L, 1-7 3.2 10 7 7 1 1 3 8.00 5/4 @ BIN W, 4-1 5.0 6 1 1 0 2 3 6.65 5/9 vs. NBR L, 0-3 6.0 6 2 1 1 2 7 5.59 5/14 @ NBR L, 2-4 6.1 6 4 4 1 2 5 5.60 5/20 vs. ALT L, 1-2 6.1 8 2 2 0 2 3 5.18 5/25 vs. REA SEASON HIGHS IP: 6.1, 3x, last: May 20 vs. Altoona SO: 7, May 9 vs. New Britain (tied career- high) BB: 5, April 23 vs. Trenton (career- high) HITS: 11, April 23 vs. Trenton (tied career- high) RUNS: 7, April 28 vs. Binghamton EARNED RUNS: 7, April 28 vs. Binghamton Low- Hit Games: 5, April 12 vs. Reading Longest Win Streak: 1, May 4 Longest Losing Streak: 4, April 12- May 4 Longest Scoreless Streak: 4.0, April 17 10 + Strikeout Game: None in his career AUGLIERA S 2015 AND CAREER W- L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 1-7 5.18 8 8 41.2 58 28 24 16 34 CAREER 19-26 4.49 74 73 368.2 416 205 184 77 229 AUGLIERA VS. READING W- L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 0-1 4.91 1 1 3.2 5 4 2 2 5 CAREER 1-3 4.45 5 5 30.1 31 17 15 4 17 2015 Misc: Has a quality start in 2 of his last 3 outings Allowed a career- high 5 walks on April 23 vs. Trenton and also tied a career- high in hits allowed (11) First win on May 4 th at Binghamton. April: 0-4, 8.00 ERA (16 ER/18.0) in 4 starts May: 1-3, 3.04 ERA (8 ER/28.2) in 4 starts SEA DOGS STARTERS IN 2015 PITCHER STARTS QS TEAM REC R/S KO/AVG Diaz 9 1 2-7 51 (5.7) 8.0 Haley 8 1 3-5 22 (2.8) 7.8 Augliera 8 3 1-7 10 (1.3) 7.3 McCarthy 8 1 4-4 43 (5.4) 5.5 Cuevas 8 3 6-2 34 (4.3) 8.6 Scott 1 0 1-0 8 (8.0) 9.0 Kraus 1 0 0-1 4 (4.0) 5.4 Gunkel 1 0 1-0 4 (4.0) 10.8
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 25- Kyle Kraus May 22 vs. Reading (ND) 3.0 3 3 3 2 0 4/6 (67%) 2/0 1/1 1 4.0, 2x (5/16) 4 (4/29) 21- Pat Light May 23 vs. Reading #1 (ND) 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 12/15 (80%) 4/0 1/1 2 3.0 (4/22) 5 (5/1) 23- Jorge Marban May 24 vs. Reading (ND) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 2/2 (100%) 0/0 1/1 0 2.0, 2x (5/24) 3, 2x (5/24) 40- Kyle Martin May 15 at New Britain (ND) 2.1 2 1 0 2 3 6/11 (55%) 5/1 2/2 0 3.0 (5/11) 6 (4/11) 38- Simon Mercedes May 21 vs. Altoona (H) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 9/9 (100%) 6/0 0/0 2 4.2 (5/2) 5 (4/21) 29- Robby Scott May 24 vs. Reading (ND) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 3/8 (38%) 6/2 0/2 0 2.2 (5/20) 3 (5/24) 31- Madison Younginer May 23 vs. Reading #2 (W) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 7/12 (58%) 4/0 0/1 1 4.0 (4/27) 3 (4/18) 2015 BULLPEN TOTALS: 170.2 143 85 70 60 158 60/82 (73%) 34/4 7/11 6 #25 KYLE KRAUS RH @carl_kraus 0-0, 6.00, 1 SV, 1 HLD 7 games/1 start VS LHP: 8-35 (.229), 1 HR VS RHP: 19-60 (.317), 3 HR OVERALL: 27-95 (.284), 4 HR W/RISP: 3-29 (.103), 1 HR 2015: Has allowed a run in 6 of 7 outings Earned his first Double- A save on May 16 th at New Britain (4 IP) Made his first Double- A start on May 7 th at Binghamton (ND, 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO) Second stint with Portland Earned his first hold on May 4 th at Binghamton (2 IP. 0 H, BB, SO) 4 IP on April 29 th vs. Binghamton, allowing two runs Assigned to Portland on April 13 th from High- A Salem and gave up 5 runs on 6 hits over 3 IP 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/5.0 IP) in 3 games with High- A Salem Last season: Appeared in 27 games with High- A Salem, going 7-4, 4.43 ERA (41 ER/83.1 IP) and making three spot starts (1-1, 5.06 ERA) His seven wins were a career- high and tied for the team lead with Justin Haley Best month was July, going 1-0, 0.61 ERA (ER/14.2 IP) with a save in six games In May, went 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA (2 ER/13.1 IP) in 4 games. Acquired/Misc: 7 th Round pick by the Red Sox in the 2012 draft out of the University of Portland (OR) Went 27-20 with 3.30 ERA in 60 appearances (56 starts) at U. of Portland All- WCC 1 st team as sophomore, junior, and senior Marketing and Management Major Pitched for Hyannis of the Cape Cod League in 2011 YEARS W/PORTLAND (2013-15) #21 PAT LIGHT RH @Pat_Light 1-1, 2.74, 1 SV, 2 HLD 15 games VS LHB: 6-32 (.188), 2 HR VS RHB: 7-52 (.135), 1 HR OVERALL: 13-84 (.155), 3 HR W/RISP: 4-16 (.250), 0 HR 2015: Last 11 games: 1-1, 0.77 ERA (ER/11.2 IP), 3 H, 8 BB, 16 SO First Double- A win on May 15 th and first Double- A save on May 17 th both against New Britain No earned runs allowed in 12 of 15 outings Suffered the loss on May 7 th at Binghamton (1.2 IP, H, R) after 4 scoreless outings from April 26- May 5: 5.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 7 SO Season- high 5 K s on May 1 st at Reading, earning his second hold Yielded 5 runs (3 earned) in his Double- A debut on April 11 th vs. Reading (Game 2) Ranked #30 Prospect in the Red Sox system according to Baseball America. Last season: Combined with Low- A Greenville and High- A Salem to go 8-6 with a 4.83 ERA (71 ER/132.1 IP) in 25 starts...led Salem pitchers in starts (22) and IP (115.0)...Made 3 starts for the Drive before promotion to Salem on April 24 th...went 4-1 with a 2.06 ERA (8 ER/35.0 IP) in 6 starts from June 29- July 27...Recorded at least 5.0 IP and allowed 1 ER or fewer in 7 of his final 11 starts. Acquired/Misc: Sandwich pick (37 th overall) by the Red Sox in the 2012 draft, compensation for the Red Sox losing Jonathan Papelbon Went 14-14 with a 3.84 ERA (100 ER/234.1 IP) in 3 seasons at Monmouth University and became the highest draft pick in school history...favorite Player: Pedro Martinez FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #23 JORGE MARBAN RH @JMarban33 0-0, 0.00, 1 SV, 0 HLD 2 games VS LHB: 0-4 (.000), 0 HR VS RHB: 1-9 (.111), 0 HR OVERALL: 1-13 (.071), 0 HR W/RISP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR 2015: Scoreless in both outings, working 2 scoreless with 3 K s in each appearance Earned a save in his Double- A debut on May 21 st vs. Altoona (2 perfect innings, 3 K s) Assigned to Portland on May 20 th from High- A Salem Went 2-1, 1.69 ERA (3 ER/16.0 IP) in 8 games with Salem (Scoreless in 6 of 8 outings) Had season- high 3 K s in back- to- back outings (May 13 & 16) Signed by the Red Sox this past off- season from Perth of the Australian League after playing for Red Sox Scout Steve Fish, who was the team manager. Last season: Allowed only 1 ER in 10 relief appearances with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (8.0 IP)...Also made 34 appearances (4 starts) with Florence of the independent Frontier League, going 4-6, 4.27 ERA (22 ER/46.1 IP)...Following the season, went 4-1 with a 2.12 ERA (8 ER/34.0 IP) and 11.65 SO/9.0 IP as the closer for Australian Baseball League Champion Perth (teammates with Mike McCarthy). Acquired/Misc: Signed by the Red Sox as a minor league free agent on November 21, 2014 Originally signed by the Texas Rangers as a free agent in 2010, spent 2010-11 in Rangers system 2012-14 with Florence of the Independent League Made 73 relief appearances at Florida International University (2008-10)...Attended South Miami (FL) High School (2004) and Southwest (FL) High School (2005-07) #40 KYLE MARTIN RH @KyleMartin32 1-0, 3.66, 2 SV, 0 HLD 11 games VS LHB: 7-34 (.206), 0 HR VS RHB: 15-47 (.319), 0 HR OVERALL: 22-81 (.272), 0 HR W/RISP: 5-29 (.172), 0 HR 2015: No earned runs in his last 5 outings (9.1 IP) First Double- A win on May 11 th vs. Trenton, working 3 perfect inning Earned his second save on May 4 th at Binghamton Has allowed 8 runs to Trenton First Double- A save on April 14 th vs. Reading Fanned a career- high 6 batters over 2.2 IP in his Double- A debut on April 11 th vs. Reading (Game 2) Begins his 3 rd in the Red Sox system. Last season: Led the Salem Red Sox with 10 saves, compiling a 4-5 record with a 4.02 ERA (36 ER/80.2 IP) in 35 games His 10 saves ranked 4 th among all Red Sox minor leaguers Ranked third on the team in strikeouts with 82, despite not making a start Standout month was June, going 2-0 with a 1.10 ERA (2 ER/16.1 IP) and a save in six games Matched a season- high with five strikeouts on five separate occasions. Acquired/Misc: 9 th round pick by the Red Sox in the 2013 draft Appeared in 21 games (7 starts) for Texas A&M as a senior in 2013...Earned All- Big 12 honorable mention honors in 2012, converting 7 saves with a 3.20 ERA High School Coach was former Red Sox Pitcher Calvin Schiraldi FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #38 SIMON MERCEDES RH 1-0, 3.70, 0 SV, 2 HLD 9 games VS LHB: 7-39 (.179), 1 HR VS RHB: 13-49 (.265), 0 HR OVERALL: 20-88 (.227), 0 HR W/RISP: 7-31 (.226), 1 HR 2015: Has allowed 4 runs in his last 4 outings 2 nd hold on May 21 st vs. Altoona Season- high 4.2 IP on May 2 nd at Reading (3 H, R, 2 SO) Earned his first Double- A win on April 21 st vs. New Britain #2 season high 5 K s over 3 IP Worked 2.2 scoreless (0 hits, 3 K s) on April 16 th at Trenton...Gave up 6 runs on 6 hits over 2 IP in his Double- A debut on April 12 th vs. Reading Ranked #27 Prospect in the Red Sox system according to MLB.com. Last season: Combined with Short- A Lowell and High- A Salem to go 5-10 with a 4.41 ERA (47 ER/96.0 IP) Appeared in 3 games with Lowell from July 3-13, allowing 2 earned runs in 11 IP Earned the win in his Salem debut on April 6 th at Myrtle Beach, hurling 3.1 scoreless Lone save on April 21 st at Winston- Salem, firing three hitless frames. Acquired/Misc: Signed by the Red Sox as an international free agent on March 14, 2012 Made professional debut in 2012 with DSL Red Sox FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #29 ROBBY SCOTT LH @RobbyScott36 0-0, 3.06, 0 SV, 0 HLD 9 games/1 start VS LHB: 3-21 (.143), 0 HR VS RHB: 14-48 (.292), 2 HR OVERALL: 17-69 (.246), 2 HR W/RISP: 5-14 (.357), 0 HR 2015: Scoreless in his last 3 outings: 5.1 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 6 SO Season- high 3 K s on May 24 th vs. Reading Blown saves in back- to- back outings May 7 & 10 (4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO) No earned runs from April 17-25 Made his second start in affiliated- ball on April 21 st vs. New Britain #2 (4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 SO) Allowed 3 runs over 1.2 IP in his first appearance with Portland on April 15 th vs. New Britain 3 stints with Pawtucket (April 11-13, 28- May 3, 17) made his Triple- A debut on April 11 th (1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 ER, BB, SO) w/pawtucket: 1-0, 2.70 ERA (3 ER/10.0 IP) in 4 games. Last season: Named an Eastern League All- Star (tossed a scoreless fourth inning) in his first season with the Sea Dogs Went 8-2, 1.96 ERA (13 ER/59.2 IP) in 35 games, leading all relievers in wins and ERA Started the season with 14.1 scoreless innings and retired 19 straight batters from April 6-14, earning his first Double- A win on April 14 th vs. 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 Double- A save on May 30 th at Trenton Wins in four straight outings from May 5-21..May totals: 4-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/10.1 IP) and 1 save in 5 games Acquired/Misc: Contracted purchased by Boston from Yuma (Independent) 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) YEARS IN PORTLAND (2014-15). #31 MADISON YOUNGINER RH @MYounginer 1-2, 4.76, 0 SV, 1 HLD 12 games VS LHB: 5-33 (.152), 1 HR VS RHB: 14-53 (.264), 2 HR OVERALL: 19-86 (.221), 3 HR W/RISP: 5-26 (.192), 1 HR 2015: Scoreless in 2 of his last 3 outings, earning his first Double- A win on May 23 rd vs. Reading #2, after yielding a run in 5 straight outings: 0-1, 7.84 ERA; 10.1 IP, 12 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 4 BB, 6 SO, 2 HR Allowed his first run on April 16 th at Trenton (Aaron Judge walk- off homer in the 10 th inning) and second run on April 24 th vs. Trenton Made his regular season debut in Double- A (appeared in one playoff game last year) on April 12 th vs. Reading (2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 SO). Last season: Made his Double- A debut in Game 4 of the Eastern Division Championship Series against the Binghamton Mets, working 3 scoreless on one hit and one strikeout Promoted to Portland on September 5 th from High- A Salem (Noe Ramirez to Pawtucket) Went 3-3, 4.08 ERA (26 ER/57.1 IP) in 35 games with the High- A Salem Red Sox Allowed an earned run or less in 31 of 35 appearances Went 1-1, 0.82 ERA in August Season- high 5 strikeouts on May 27 th at Myrtle Beach Following the season, played for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, going 1-0, 7.36 ERA (6 ER/7.1 IP) in 7 games. Acquired/Misc: 7 th round pick by the Red Sox in the 2009 draft Attended Mauldin High School in South Carolina Is the cousin of former Red Sox infielder Brandon Snyder YEARS IN PORTLAND (2014-15).
SEA DOGS BATTING NOTES #5 CARLOS ASUAJE 2B/3B/LF/DH @TherealAsuaje20.281 1 HR 20 RBI SUN: 1-4 VS LHP: 11-39 (.282), 0 HR HOMESTAND: 8-23 (.348), HR, 5 RBI, 3B, 3 2B, BB STREAK: 4 (5-15) SERIES: 5-15, HR, 2 RBI, 2 2B VS RHP: 30-107 (.280), 1 HR W/RISP: 13-42 (.310), 0 HR LONGEST: 5, 3x (May 14-19) 2015: Has hit safely in 8 of his last 10 games: 12- for- 36 (.333), HR, 8 RBI, 3B, 5 2B, 7 BB First Double- A homer on May 22 nd vs. Reading Tied a career- high with 4 RBI on May 19 th vs. Altoona (3- for- 5) Reached base safely in 29 straight games (April 19- May 22), the second longest in the league Team leader in walks (25) has 6 multi- walk games Season- high 3 walks on May 15 th at New Britain Season- high 3 RBI on April 24 th vs. Trenton Season- high 3 hits in Game 2 of a doubleheader on April 21 st at New Britain Has reached base safely in 37 of 40 starts (including first 7 of Double- A career) First Double- A hit (double) on April 12 th vs. Reading Ranked #25 Prospect in the Red Sox system according to Baseball America and MLB.com Last season: Hit.310 (149- for- 480) with 38 2B, 12 3B, 15 HR, 101 RBI, and 59 BB in 129 games between Low- A Greenville (90 games) and High- A Salem (39 games) Split time between 2B (40), 3B (39), SS (6), and LF (36) Ranked among organizational leaders in 3B (1 st ), XBH (1 st ), SLG (1 st,.533), RBI (1 st ), AVG (5 th ), and HR (4 th ) Named to the South Atlantic League s mid- and post- season All- Star teams Led the SAL in SLG (.542) and OPS (.933) and ranked T- 1 st in 3B (10), 3rd in OBP (.391), and 10 th in AVG (.305) Paced the Drive in 3B, HR (11), RBI (73), and total bases (176), ranked 2 nd in AVG, OBP, and runs (59), and finished 3 rd in hits (99).. Promoted to Salem on 7/19 Named Red Sox Offensive Player of the Month for Aug/Sept, hitting.331 (41- for- 124) with 12 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 23 RBI, and 19 BB over 32 games. Acquired/Misc: 11 th round pick by the Red Sox in the 2013 draft out of Nova Southeastern University (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Speaks English & Spanish FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #2 DANNY BETHEA C @DB_Showtime26.333 0 HR 0 RBI SUN: DNP VS LHP: 1-2 (.500), 0 HR HOMESTAND: 1-3 (.333) STREAK: 1 (1-3) SERIES: 1-3 VS RHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR W/RISP: 0-0 (.000), 0 HR LONGEST: 1 (May 23) 2015: 1- for- 3 in his season debut on May 23 rd vs. Reading #2 Assigned to Portland from the Lowell roster on May 23 Appeared in 2 games with Low- A Greenville (April 12-16), going 2- for- 4 with a run scored. Last season: Appeared in 27 games with Lowell, Greenville and Portland, hitting a combined.247 (21- for- 85), 2 HR, 11 RBI and double Made his Double- A debut on July 14 th vs. New Hampshire (0- for- 3) and went 2- for- 5, 2 RBI, 2B on July 27 th at New Britain.Appeared in 17 games with the Dive, hitting.290 with 2 HR and 7 RBI. Acquired/Misc: Drafted in the 39 th round of the 2013 First- Year Player Draft Starred at St. John s University (NY) prior to being selected by the Red Sox YEARS W/PORTLAND (2014-15) #35 DAVID CHESTER DH/1B @davechester.132 2 HR 6 RBI SUN: 0-2, BB VS LHP: 2-27 (.074), 0 HR HOMESTAND: 1-13 (.077), BB STREAK: - 4 (0-10) SERIES: 0-10, BB VS RHP: 10-64 (.156), 2 HR W/RISP: 2-22 (.091), 0 HR LONGEST: 3 (April 17-19) 2015: Last 14 games: 2- for- 48 (.042), HR, 2 RBI First multi- RBI game on April 25 th vs. Trenton Both homers on the road: April 22 nd at New Britain & May 1 st at Reading Picked up 2 doubles on April 25 th vs. Trenton Begins his first full season in Double- A and his 5 th in the Red Sox system Appeared in 3 games with Boston in Spring Training, going 1- for- 1, RBI. Last season: Began with High- A Salem, hitting.220 (18- for- 82) with 3 homers and 15 RBI in 22 games Was on the disabled list from April 29- June 9 and made his Double- A debut with Portland on June 10 th at Altoona, going 3- for- 4 with an RBI double His first Double- A homer was a grand slam on June 18 th at Erie Hit.231 (49- for- 212) with 7 HR and 31 RBI with the Sea Dogs in 61 games and had 15 of 31 RBI with the bases loaded Season- high 7- game hitting streak from June 15-23: 9- for- 23 (.391), HR, 9 RBI and 2 doubles Homered twice in the Eastern Division Championship Series against the Binghamton Mets. 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) Favorite moment: Winning Carolina League Championship with Salem in 2013 YEARS W/PORTLAND (2014-15). #22 KEURY DE LA CRUZ LF/DH @keuryy25.246 3 HR 18 RBI SUN: 0-3, BB VS LHP: 7-41 (.171), 0 HR HOMESTAND: 5-25 (.200), RBI, 3 2B, BB STREAK: - 3 (0-9) SERIES: 1-13, BB VS RHP: 24-85 (.282), 3 HR W/RISP: 9-36 (.250), 1 HR LONGEST: 6 (May 16-22) 2015: Last 9 games: 8- for- 33 (.242), 2 RBI, 3 2B Has reached base safely in 27 of 35 games 2 doubles on May 19 th vs. Altoona Season- high 3 hits on May 6 th at Binghamton Picked up the 7 th inside- the- park homer in team history on April 16 th at Trenton (3 rd as a Sox affiliate) One multi- walk game (April 26 th vs. Trenton) Hit the team s first homer (Game- winning, 3- run homer) on April 11 th vs. Reading (Game 1) 32 nd career triple on April 14 th vs. New Britain. Last season: Began the first 2 months on Portland s disabled list with a broken wrist Made his Double- A debut on June 1 st in Trenton, going 2- for- 4 with a double Hit.295 (76- for- 258) with 7 HR and 30 RBI in 70 games with the Sea Dogs First 2 Double- A homers on June 15 th at Akron (3 rd career multi- homer game) Established a career- high with 5 hits on June 27 th at Reading Hit safely in 13 of his final 18 games: 24- for- 66 (.364) with 4 homers and 9 RBI Named Eastern League Player of Week (August 11-18) Hit.358 with runners- in- scoring position and two outs. Acquired/Misc: Signed by Boston as an International Free Agent on February 6, 2009 Latin Program Player of the Year in his pro debut with the DSL Red Sox YEARS W/PORTLAND (2014-15). #7 MARCO HERNANDEZ SS/DH.280 1 HR 5 RBI SUN: 3-4, RBI, 2B VS LHP: 10-34 (.294), 0 HR HOMESTAND: 9-25 (.360), 2 RBI, 2 2B, BB STREAK: 2 (5-10) SERIES: 5-13, RBI, 2B VS RHP: 13-48 (.271), 1 HR W/RISP: 5-21 (.238), 0 HR LONGEST: 6 (May 13-21) 2015: Has hit safely in 9 of 10 games: 12- for- 41 (.293), 4 RBI, 2 2B Tied a season- high with 3 hits on May 24 th vs. Reading First multi- RBI game on May 15 th at New Britain On the disabled list from April 19- May 7 (left oblique) 4- game hitting streak from April 12-16: 7- for- 15 (.467), including his first Double- A homer on April 14 th vs. New Britain Team s first 3- hit game on April 13 th vs. New Britain Begins his first season in the Red Sox system (6 th in professional baseball), after the previous five in the Chicago Cubs Organization, and has not played above High- A Appeared in 3 games with Boston in Spring Training, going 1- for- 3. Last season: Spent the entire season with High- A Daytona (Florida State League), hitting.270 (119- for- 441) with 3 homers and 55 RBI in 122 games (2 nd on the team) Led the team in triples (7) and stolen bases (22) Had a season- high 4 RBI on August 29 th vs. Tampa, blasting his 3 rd homer of the season Hit over.300 in three of five months, including a season- high.321 (25- for- 78) mark in April Had 33 multi- hit games Named to the Florida State League All- Star team, going 2- for- 4 with an RBI single. Acquired/Misc: From the Chicago Cubs as the player to be named later in the 7/30/14 trade that sent Felix Doubront to Chicago He was originally signed by the Cubs as an international free agent on July 17, 2009...FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #26 LUIS MARTINEZ C.202 1 HR 12 RBI SUN: 0-3, BB VS LHP: 3-35 (.086), 0 HR HOMESTAND: 4-15 (.267), 4 RBI, 2 2B, 2 BB STREAK: - 2 (0-5) SERIES: 0-5, 2 BB VS RHP: 17-64 (.266), 1 HR W/RISP: 9-38 (.237), 0 HR LONGEST: 2, 2x (May 2-4) 2015: Last 12 games: 7- for- 41 (.171), 5 RBI, 2 2B Season- high 3 RBI on May 19 th vs. Altoona (3- for- 4, 2 2B) RBI in 4 straight games from April 29- May 4 First homer on May 4 th at Binghamton 1 st multi- hit game on April 17 th vs. Trenton (2- for- 4, 2B)...1- for- 3 on April 11 th vs. Reading (Game 1) in his debut in the Red Sox system Enters his 9 th season in professional baseball. Last season Split between Triple- A Salt Lake (Angels) and Sacramento (Oakland), hitting a combined.242 (56- for- 231) with 4 homers and 25 RBI Threw out 23 of 66 (34.8%) attempted base stealers...began the season with the Bees, hitting.392 (20- for- 51, 8 2B, 2 HR) during a 15- game stretch from 4/16-5/13 and.326 (15- for- 46) in a 12- game span from 6/27-7/25. Acquired/Misc: Signed by Boston as a minor league free agent on 1/28/15 Originally drafted by San Diego in the 12 th round of the 2007 June draft Has appeared in 32 MLB games with San Diego (2011) and Texas (2012), hitting a combined.182, HR, 10 RBI Lone HR off Arizona s Bryan Shaw Got 2 nd call- up to Texas in 2012 due to injury to Mike Napoli Played in 60 games Bowie in 2013 FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #10 TIM ROBERSON DH/C @Trobe5.345 1 HR 10 RBI SUN: DNP VS LHP: 10-14 (.714), 1 HR HOMESTAND: 4-15 (.267), RBI, 2B STREAK: - 1 (0-3) SERIES: 0-3 VS RHP: 9-41 (.220), 0 HR W/RISP: 7-17 (.412), 1 HR LONGEST: 4 (May 15-19) 2015: Last 7 games: 13- for- 30 (.433), HR, 9 RBI, 3B, 2 2B Picked up the third cycled in franchise history on May 15 th at New Britain, going 4- for- 6 with his first career grand slam and a team- high 6 RBI Consecutive 4 hit games on May 15-16 Has hit safely in 9 of 14 starts First RBI on May 10 th vs. New Britain First multi- hit game on April 24 th vs. Trenton (2- for- 5) 1- for- 4 with a run- scored in his Double- A debut on April 19 th at Trenton Entering his 5 th year in the Red Sox system. Last season: Combined with Low- A Greenville and High- A Salem to hit.231 (97- for- 420) with 26 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, and 52 RBI Played 78 games at first and 8 starts at C Played first 15 games with Greenville before being assigned to Salem on April 26 After playing his next 40 games with Salem, transferred back to Greenville on June 19 and spent the rest of the season there Went 4- for- 6 with 3 R, 4 2B, and 7 RBI in the Drive s 21-1 win over Savannah on June 21, picking up his 1 st career 4- hit game and a new career best in RBI Hit 2 HR on August 9 at Lexington, his 1 st career multi- HR game. Acquired/Misc: Signed by the Red Sox as a non- drafted free agent on June 6, 2011 Hit.321 with 40 HR and 180 RBI in his career at Florida Gulf Coast University (2008-11) Graduated from Palm Beach Central (FL) High School FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND.
SEA DOGS BATTING NOTES #17 JONATHAN ROOF RF/LF/3B/2B.209 0 HR 4 RBI SUN: 1-3 VS LHP: 8-26 (.308), 0 HR HOMESTAND: 3-8 (.375), RBI, 3B, 2 BB STREAK: 7 (8-23) SERIES: 2-6, RBI, BB VS RHP: 10-60 (.167), 0 HR W/RISP: 2-27 (.074), 0 HR LONGEST: 7 (May 14- current) 2015: 7- game hitting streak: 8- for- 23 (.348), 2 RBI, 3B, 3 2B Has all 3 doubles in his last 6 games Both triples this month Triple- A debut with Pawtucket from April 27-29 (0- for- 4) First RBI on April 22 nd at New Britain Season- high 3 walks on April 19 th at Trenton First 2 hits on April 15 th vs. New Britain Begins his second season in Portland and his 6 th in professional baseball. Last season: Made his Red Sox organizational debut, hitting a combined.278 (106- for- 381) with 7 homers and 43 RBI in a career- high 109 games between High- A Salem and Portland Promoted to Portland for his Double- A debut on June 1st and hit.255 (48- for- 188) with 3 homers and 20 RBI, appearing at 2B (7), 3B (41), SS (8), LF (21), and RF (30) First Double- A homer on June 16 th at Erie and first at Hadlock on June 22 nd vs. Altoona Began the season with Salem (April 3- May 31) and hit.301 (58- for- 193) with 4 homers and 23 RBI in 50 games and was named a Carolina League All- Star. Acquired/Misc: Selected from the Philadelphia Phillies in the Triple- A phase of the Rule 5 Draft, December 12, 2013 His father, Gene, played parts of 3 seasons in the majors with St. Louis and Montreal 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 Appeared in 49 games with Triple- A Tucson in 2012, hitting.249 with 11 RBI YEARS IN PORTLAND (2014-15). #3 ANEURY TAVAREZ OF @aneurytavarez.000 0 HR 0 RBI SUN: 0-1 VS LHP: 0-0 (.000), 0 HR HOMESTAND: 0-1 (.000) STREAK: - 1 (0-1) SERIES: 0-1 VS RHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR W/RISP: 9-0 (.000), 0 HR LONGEST: - 2015: Promoted to Portland on May 24 th from High- A Salem (Gragnani to DL) 0- for- 1 as a pinch- hitter on Sunday in his Double- A debut Hit.280 (59- for- 132), 2 HR, 18 RBI, 8 2B, 4 3B, 17 BB, 28 SO, 8 SB in 39 games with High- A Salem Reached base safely in his last 16 games with Salem, starting on April 18: 17- for- 55,.309, 3 2B, 3 3B, HR, 4 R, 11 RBI Back- to- back RBI triples on May 3 & 4 vs. Potomac. Last season: Spent entire season with High- A Salem, leading the club in home runs and ranking second in steals Hit.250 (86- for- 344) with 11 homers, 50 RBI, 16 doubles, 5 triples and 18 stolen bases Was on the disabled list from April 10-18 and August 15 through the remainder of the season.hit.345 (19- for- 55) with 10 R and 3 HR during a 13- game hitting streak from June 2-19 9Following the season, hit.375 (21- for- 56) in 21 games for Oriente of the Dominican Winter League. Acquired/Misc: Signed by the Red Sox as an International free agent on October 18, 2010 FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #13 OSCAR TEJEDA LF/3B/SS/RF.333 1 HR 21 RBI SUN: 0-4 VS LHP: 15-37 (.405), 1 HR HOMESTAND: 5-25 (.200), HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB STREAK: - 2 (0-6) SERIES: 2-12, 2 BB VS RHP: 28-92 (.304), 0 HR W/RISP: 17-43 (.395), 0 HR LONGEST: 11 (May 12-23) 2015: 0- for- 6 last 2 games after a season- high 11- game hitting streak from May 12-23: 19- for- 46 (.413), HR, 13 RBI, 3B, 6 2B Has 15 RBI and 10 doubles this month First homer on May 19 th vs. Altoona Has hit safely in 25 of 32 games with 12 multi- hit games Named Eastern League Player of the Week (May 11-17), hitting.467, HR, 10 RBI, 6 2B, 3B Has 5 multi- RBI games...tied a franchise record with 3 doubles on May 13 th vs. Trenton, going 4- fo- 6 with a team- high 4 RBI 1 st triple on May 12 th vs. Trenton First multi- RBI game on April 24 th vs. Trenton Promoted to Portland on April 19 th from High- A Salem hit.273 (9- for- 22), 5, RBI, 3 2B, BB in 6 games Last season: Combined with High- A Potomac and Double- A Harrisburg to hit.262 (108- for- 413) with 63 R, 18 2B, 2 3B, 17 HR, and 69 RBI Played 3B (60), DH (40), SS (6), 2B (1), 1B (2), and LF (3) Named a Carolina League postseason All- Star Ranked 5 th among Nationals minor leaguers in HR Led Potomac in HR (16), RBI (65), and SLG (.460) Hit.311 (37- for- 119) in May Homered in both games of a doubleheader at Myrtle Beach on May 17, combining to go 5- for- 8 Tabbed CL Player of the Week for the period July 21-27 (.438, 14- for- 32, 6 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI) Hit 2 HR on July 27 vs. Carolina Promoted to Harrisburg on July 28 and played his final 18 games of the season there Hit safely in his final 6 contests (.333, 7- for- 21, 4 R, 3B, HR, 2 RBI) Made 12 appearances for Cibao of the Dominican Winter League Acquired/Misc: Signed by the Red Sox as a minor league free agent on February 13, 2015 Originally signed by the Red Sox as an International Free Agent on July 2, 2006 Has appeared in the Eastern League with Portland (2011, 12-15), Altoona (2012-13) and Harrisburg (2014) YEARS IN PORTLAND (2011-12, 15). #18 BLAKE TEKOTTE CF @blaketekotte.254 1 HR 16 RBI SUN: 0-4 VS LHP: 12-43 (.279), 0 HR HOMESTAND: 4-21 (.190), RBI, 2 BB STREAK: - 4 (0-12) SERIES: 0-12, BB VS RHP: 23-95 (.242), 1 HR W/RISP: 9-31 (.290), 0 HR LONGEST: 5 (April 21-24) 2015: Last 4 games: 0- for- 12...First homer in the Red Sox system on May 17 th at New Britain (game- winner) Back- to- back multi- RBI games on April 21 st & 22 nd at New Britain Reached base safely in 10 straight from April 16-25 and 30 of 41 games 1 st RBI on April 12 th vs. Reading Begins his first year in the Red Sox system and his 8 th in professional baseball Appeared in 13 games with Boston in Spring Training, going 6- for- 15, 5 RBI, 2B Last played in Double- A in 2011 with San Antonio, hitting.250, 10 HR, 37 RBI in 106 games. Last season: Combined with Triple- A Charlotte (Chicago- AL) and Triple- A Reno (Arizona), hitting a combined.249 (75- for- 301), 11 HR, 41 RBI in 88 games...hit safely in 19 of 22 games for the Knights from June 15- July 26 (.308 AVG, 24- for- 78, 4 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI)...Traded to the Diamondbacks for cash considerations on August 2 nd...played in 7 games for the Aces before being released on August 16 th. Acquired/Misc: Signed by the Red Sox as a minor league free agent on January 5, 2015 Originally a 3 rd round pick by San Diego in 2009 and has appeared in 50 MLB games with San Diego (2011-12) and Chicago- AL (2013), hitting a combined.188 (15- for- 80) with a homer (off Liam Hendriks on August 9, 2013 vs. Minnesota) and 3 RBI Favorite Player is Ken Griffey Jr FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #16 JANTZEN WITTE 1B/3B/DH @Jantzenwitte.331 3 HR 30 RBI SUN: 2-3, RBI, 2 2B, BB VS LHP: 13-41 (.317), 2 HR HOMESTAND: 6-21 (.286), 4 RBI, 4 2B, 2 BB STREAK: 2 (3-6) SERIES: 4-13, 3 RBI, 3 2B, BB VS RHP: 36-107 (.336), 1 HR W/RISP: 15-42 (.357), 0 HR LONGEST: 6, 2x (May 2-7) 2015: Last 10 games: 12- for- 36 (.333), HR, 7 RBI, 3B, 5 2B, 6 BB Hit his 3 rd homer on May 16 th at New Britain Walk- off RBI- HBP on May 23 rd vs. Reading in Game 2 of a doubleheader Has five 3 RBI games, a team- high Season- high 4 hits on May 3 rd at Reading (2 nd homer) Reached base 5 times on April 27 th vs. Binghamton (3B, 2B, 1B, 2 BB) Has hit safely in 28 of 40 games Had 6 RBI from April 12-14 First Double- A homer and season- high 3 RBI on April 13 th vs. New Britain Begins his 3 rd in the Red Sox system. Last season: Combined with Low- A Greenville and High- A Salem, hitting a combined.312 (153- for- 490), 12 HR, 93 RBI with a.379 OBP and.500 SLG... Named a South Atlantic League mid- season All- Star...Led all minor leaguers in sacrifice flies (13) and ranked 4 th in 2B (44)...Ranked 4 th among minor league first basemen in average...led all Red Sox minor leaguers in hits and doubles...produced a.995 fielding percentage (4 E/856 TC) in 99 games at 1B...Also saw time at 3B (26) and 2B (1)...Hit.373 (47- for- 126) vs. LHP and.291 (106- for- 364) vs. RHP...Played his first 65 games with the Drive and led the club in average (.330)...Hit.388 (66- for- 170) during a 47- game stretch from April 11- June 2, leading all minor leaguers in doubles (23) and XBH (31) and ranking 2 nd in AVG and RBI (tied, 45) in that span...hit 2 HR on 4/25 vs. Lexington, his 1 st career homers...went 3- for- 4 with 4 R, 4 RBI, and 3 BB on April 27 th vs. Lexington. Acquired/Misc: 24 th round pick by the Red Sox in the 2013 draft out of Texas Christian University (Notable alumni Jake Arrieta, Scott Atchison and Matt Carpenter) Named Big 12 Co- Scholar Athlete of the Year, 2 nd - Team All- Big 12, and 1 st - Team Academic All- Big 12 as a senior in 2013...Started all 57 of the Horned Frogs games, hitting.293 (61- for- 208) with 15 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, and 34 RBI Tennis Player Growing up/was at Fenway Park when the Red Sox won the 2013 World Series FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND.
2 015 PORTLAND SEA DOGS HOME RUNS Player NO. Solo 2- run 3- run vs.lhp vs.rhp GA GW GT Record Last Asuaje 1 1 1 0-1 5/22 vs. REA Bethea Chester 2 1 1 2 2 1 1-1 5/1 @ REA De La Cruz 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 2-1 5/6 @ BIN Gragnani Hernandez 1 1 1 1-0 4/14 vs. NBR Martinez 1 1 1 1 1 1-0 5/4 @ BIN Roberson 1 1 1-0 5/15 @ NBR Roof Tavarez Tejeda 1 1 1 1-0 5/19 vs. ALT Tekotte 1 1 1 1 1 1-0 5/17 @ NBR Witte 3 3 2 1 1 1-2 5/16 @ NBR HOME RUN NOTABLES GRAND SLAMS (1): Roberson (May 15 at NBR) BACK- TO- BACK (0): WALK- OFF (0): MULTI (0): FIRST INNING LEADOFF GAME (1): Miller (May 15 at NBR) FINAL AT- BAT/ROAD (0): INSIDE- THE- PARK (1): De La Cruz (April 16 at TRE) RECORD BY HR: 0 (9-21), 1 (8-5), 2 (1-0), 3 (0-0), 4 (0-0), 5 (0-0) HADLOCK FIELD HOME RUN & MISCELLANEOUS MAINE MONSTER HOMERS (1): Witte (April 13 vs. NBR) OFF THE MAINE MONSTER (NOT HR S) (6): Miller (2), Witte (2), De La Cruz, Tejeda INTO US CELLULAR PAVILION (3): Asuaje (May 22 vs. Reading), De La Cruz (April 11 vs. REA #1), Hernandez (April 14 vs. NBR) OVER THE DUNKIN DONUTS VIDEO BOARD (0): STARTS BY BATTING ORDER 1st: Miller (37), Tekotte (6), Asuaje 2nd: Asuaje (36), Gragnani (3), Hernandez (3), Victorino (2) 3rd: Witte (36), Ramos (5), Tejeda (2), Asuaje 4th: Tejeda (28), De La Cruz (10), Chester (4), Witte 5th: De La Cruz (19), Chester (14), Martinez (4), Gragnani (3), Roberson (3), Witte 6th: Martinez (9), Gragnani (7),, De La Cruz (6), Roberson (5), Roof (4), Tekotte (4), Chester (3), Hernandez (2), Tejeda (2), Asuaje, Witte 7th: Hernandez (13), Martinez (12), Roof (7), Gragnani (6), Tekotte (5), Chester 8th: Roof (13), Tekotte (6), Martinez (5), Chester (4), Hernandez (4), Roberson (4), Gragnani (3), Heller (3), Blanke, Brenly 9th: Tekotte (20), Heller (9), Brenly (7), Roof (3), Roberson (2), Bethea, Blanke, Witte STARTS BY POSITION C: Martinez (30), Brenly (6), Roberson (5), Blanke (2), Bethea 1B: Witte (31), Chester (9), Brenly (2), Tejeda (2) 2B: Asuaje (28), Gragnani (9), Miller (6), Roof 3B: Tejeda (11), Miller (10), Gragnani (8), Witte (8), Asuaje (6), Roof SS: Hernandez (21), Miller (21), Tejeda (2) LF: De La Cruz (26), Tejeda (10), Heller (4), Asuaje (2), Gragnani, Roof CF: Tekotte (41), Gragnani, Heller, Ramos RF: Roof (24), Heller (7), Tejeda (6), Ramos (4), Victorino (2), Gragnani DH: Chester (18), De La Cruz (9), Roberson (9), Asuaje (3), Gragnani (2), Hernandez, Tejeda, Witte CATCHING BREAKDOWN CS SBA CS% PB PICKOFFS Blanke 0 8 0% 1 0 Martinez 12 41 29% 1 2 Roberson 1 9 11% 1 0 PITCHING BREAKDOWN W- L- S ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR STARTERS 10-21- 0 4.99 205.2 235 129 114 85 172 16 RELIEVERS 8-5- 7 3.69 170.2 143 85 70 60 158 13
MULTI-HIT GAMES PLAYER 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL SEASON HIGH Asuaje 7 3 0 0 10 3, May 23 vs. REA Bethea 0 0 0 0 0 Chester 2 0 0 0 2 2, April 26 vs. TRE De La Cruz 6 1 0 0 7 3, May 6 @ BIN Gragnani 4 1 0 0 5 3, May 4 @ BIN Hernandez 4 2 0 0 6 3, May 24 vs. REA Martinez 3 2 0 0 5 3, May 19 vs. ALT Roberson 4 0 2 0 6 4, May 16 @ NBR Roof 4 0 0 0 4 2, May 17 @ NBR Tavarez 0 0 0 0 0 Tejeda 8 4 1 0 13 4, May 13 vs. TRE Tekotte 5 3 0 0 8 3, May 19 vs. ALT Witte 9 4 1 0 14 4, May 3 @ REA MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL SEASON HIGH Asuaje 2 1 1 0 4 4, May 19 vs. ALT Bethea 0 0 0 0 0 Chester 2 0 0 0 2 2, May 1 @ REA De La Cruz 2 2 0 0 4 3, May 2 @ REA Gragnani 1 0 0 0 1 2, April 21 @ NBR Hernandez 1 0 0 0 1 2, May 15 @ NBR Martinez 1 1 0 0 2 3, May 19 vs. ALT Roberson 0 0 0 1 1 6, May 15 @ NBR Roof 0 0 0 0 0 Tavarez 0 0 0 0 0 Tejeda 2 2 1 0 5 4, May 13 vs. TRE Tekotte 4 0 0 0 4 2, May 17 @ NBR Witte 4 5 0 0 9 3, May 16 @ NBR RBI BREAKDOWN PLAYER GAME TYING GO AHEAD 2- OUT GWRBI Asuaje 2 4 9 0 Bethea 0 0 0 0 Chester 0 3 0 2 De La Cruz 1 5 4 4 Gragnani 0 1 0 1 Hernandez 1 0 2 1 Martinez 0 1 5 1 Roberson 1 2 2 1 Roof 0 1 0 0 Tavarez 0 0 0 0 Tejeda 1 3 12 0 Tekotte 2 2 5 3 Witte 0 6 12 2 WALK- OFF WINS: Sea Dogs (1): May 23 rd vs. Reading #2 (Witte HBP w/2 outs) Opponents (2): April 16 th @ TRE (Judge HR in 10 th ), May 7 th at Binghamton (King RBI single in 9 th ) BATTING AROUND: Sea Dogs (4), Opponents (3) OUTFIELD ASSISTS (4): Roof (2), De La Cruz, Heller PICKOFF BY PITCHERS (7): Augliera (2), Cuevas, D. Diaz, Haley, L. Diaz, McCarthy EJECTIONS (1): McMillon (April 29 th vs. Binghamton) Runs By Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X TOT Portland 23 30 9 24 21 27 18 13 12 2 179 Opponents 24 22 38 22 26 22 24 21 14 1 214 Runs Per Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Portland 53 25 13 4 5 Opponents 64 28 10 7 6 1 Runs Per Out 0 1 2 Portland 42 73 64 Opponents 55 72 87
2015 SEA DOGS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS Individual Batting At- Bats, Game 6 4x, last: Hernandez, May 15 at New Britain Runs, Game 3 5x, last: Blake Tekotte, May 19 vs. Altoona Hits, Game 4 5x, last: Tim Roberson, May 16 at New Britain Singles, Game 4 Mike Miller, April 18 at Trenton Doubles, Game 3 (T) Oscar Tejeda May 13 vs. Trenton Triples, Game 1 13x, last: Blake Tekotte, May 19 vs. Altoona Home Runs, Game 1 14x, last: Carlos Asuaje, May 22 vs. Reading RBI, Game 6 Tim Roberson, May 15 at New Britain Extra- Base Hits, Game 3 3x, last: Tim Roberson, May 15 at New Britain Total Bases, Game 10 Tim Roberson, May 15 at New Britain Base on Balls, Game 3 3x, last: Carlos Asuaje, May 15 at New Britain Strikeouts, Game 3 7x, last: Jantzen Witte, May 13 vs. Trenton Stolen Bases, Game 2 Mike Miller, May 2 at Reading Longest Hitting Streak 11 Oscar Tejeda, May 12-23 Longest On- Base Streak 29 Carlos Asuaje, April 19- May 22 Individual Pitching Strikeouts, Game 10 William Cuevas, May 6 at Binghamton Walks, Game 5 Mike Augliera, April 23 vs. Trenton Runs Allowed, Game 9 Mike McCarthy, April 13 vs. New Britain Earned Runs Allowed, Game 8 Mike McCarthy, April 13 vs. New Britain Most Hits Allowed, Game 11 Mike Augliera, April 23 vs. Trenton Most Innings Pitched, Starter 6.1 4x, last: Mike Augliera, May 20 vs. Altoona Fewest Innings Pitched, Starter 0.1 Justin Haley, May 2 at Reading Consecutive Scoreless Innings 11.0 Mike McCarthy, April 18-24 Consecutive Wins, Season 3 William Cuevas, April 25- May 6 Consecutive Losses, Season 4 Mike Augliera April 12-28 Team Miscellaneous Longest Winning Streak 4 May 15-19 Longest Losing Streak 4 2x, last: May 7-10 Longest Home Winning Streak 2 2x, last: April 24-25 Longest Road Winning Streak 3 May 15- current Longest Home Losing Streak 7 April 26- May 10 Longest Road Losing Streak 2 2x, last: April 19-21 Longest Nine- Inning Game, Time 3:46 May 13 vs. Trenton Longest Extra- Inning Game, Time 3:32 May 15 at New Britain Shortest Nine- Inning Game, Time 2:05 May 1 at Reading Largest Margin of Victory 9 April 18 at Trenton Largest Margin of Defeat 10 April 13 vs. New Britain Largest Crowd, Hadlock Field 7,368 (T) 2x, last: May 24 vs. Reading Largest Crowd, Road 7,598 April 22 at New Britain Largest Deficit Overcome in Win 6 May 15 at New Britain Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss 3 May 13 vs. Trenton Comeback Wins 6 last: May 19 vs. Altoona * - Team Record T Ties Team Record L League Record
2015 SEA DOGS TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS Team Batting Runs, Game, Sea Dogs 14 May 19 vs. Altoona Runs, Game, Opponent 14 April 13 vs. New Britain Runs, Inning, Sea Dogs 5 5x, last: 1 st, May 16 at New Britain Runs, Inning, Opponent 6 3 rd, April 13 vs. New Britain Hits, Game, Sea Dogs 17 May 19 vs. Altoona Hits, Game, Opponent 17 May 15 at New Britain Extra- Base Hits, Game, Sea Dogs 10 May 19 vs. Altoona Extra- Base Hits, Game, Opponent 8 2x, last: May 19 vs. Altoona Home Runs, Game, Sea Dogs 2 May 15 at New Britain Home Runs, Game, Opponent 4 April 13 vs. New Britain Singles, Game, Sea Dogs 15 April 18 at Trenton Singles, Game, Opponent 11 April 22 at New Britain Doubles, Game, Sea Dogs 6 May 19 vs. Altoona Doubles, Game, Opponent 6 2x, last: May 15 at New Britain Triples, Game, Sea Dogs 3 (T) May 19 vs. Altoona Triples, Game, Opponent 3 (T) May 19 vs. Altoona Total Bases, Game, Sea Dogs 32 May 19 vs. Altoona Total Bases, Game, Opponent 28 April 13 vs. New Britain Left on Base, Game, Sea Dogs 15 May 13 vs. Trenton Left on Base, Game, Opponent 12 May 10 vs. New Britain Stolen Bases, Game, Sea Dogs 3 3x, last: May 2 at Reading Stolen Bases, Game, Opponent 6 May 8 vs. New Britain Caught Stealing, Game, Sea Dogs 3 May 21 vs. Altoona Caught Stealing, Game, Opponent 2 May 3 at Reading Sacrifice Flies, Game, Sea Dogs 2 3x, last: May 16 at New Britain Sacrifice Flies, Game, Opponent 2 May 19 vs. Altoona Team Fielding Double Plays Turned, Game, Dogs 2 6x, last: May 22 vs. Reading Double Plays Turned, Game, Opp. 3 April 13 vs. New Britain Errors, Game, Sea Dogs 5 May 10 vs. New Britain Errors, Game, Opponent 5 April 24 vs. Trenton Errors, Game, Individual 2 3x, last: Mike Miller, May 19 vs. Altoona Team Pitching Strikeouts, Sea Dogs 14 2x, last: May 1 at Reading Strikeouts (Extra- innings), Sea Dogs 14 May 15 at New Britain Strikeouts, Opponent 14 2x, last: May 3 at Reading Strikeouts (Extra- innings), Opponent 5 April 16 at Trenton Base on Balls, Game, Sea Dogs 7 May 19 vs. Altoona Base on Balls, Game, Opponent 8 2x, last: May 15 at New Britain Fewest Hits Allowed, Game, Dogs 4 2x, last: May 2 at Reading Fewest Hits Allowed, Game, Opp. 1 May 9 vs. New Britain Pitchers Used, Game, Sea Dogs 4 6x, last: May 19 vs. Altoona Pitchers Used, Game, Opponents 6 May 13 vs. Trenton Total Quality Starts, Sea Dogs 9 Last: Luis Diaz, May 24 vs. Reading * - Team Record T Ties Team Record L League Record