Ha PORTLAND SEA DOGS GAME NOTES Double- A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox PORTLAND SEA DOGS (12-22) at NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS (26-7) Friday, May 15, 2015 at 6:35 PM New Britain Stadium New Britain, Conn. RHP Mike McCarthy (2-3, 4.71) vs. RHP Matt Flemer (1-1, 3.71) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 5/16 at NBR (6:35 PM) RHP William Cuevas (4-1, 2.93) vs. LHP Ryan Carpenter (3-2, 2.88) 5/17 at NBR (1:35 PM) RHP Justin Haley (0-4, 7.78) vs. RHP Shane Carle (5-0, 3.86) 5/18 Scheduled Off Day 5/19 vs. ALT (6:00 PM) RHP Luis Diaz (0-3, 5.58) vs. TBA Listen Live on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network or watch at MILB.TV SEA DOGS VS. NEW BRITAIN 2015 Record (H/R/OR): 2-4/1-3 (3-7) 2014 Record (H/R/OR): 7-3/6-4 (13-7) All- Time Record: 245-198 All- Time at Hadlock: 130-96 All- Time at New Britain Stadium: 115-102 All- Time Season Series (W/L/S): 12-5- 4 Current Streak: L3 Longest Win Streak: 2, 3x (5/1-2) Season Record: 12-22 Standing: 6 th, 14.5 GB Last 5 Games: 1-4 Last 10 Games: 2-8 Last 15 Games: 5-10 Last 20 Games: 7-13 April: 7-13 Series Record H/R: 1-5- 0/1-2- 1 Series Sweeps by Dogs H/R: 0/0 Series Sweeps by Opp. H/R: 2/0 Series Finales H/R: 1-5/0-4 Rubber Games H/R: 1-2/0-1 Postponements: 3 DH Record W- L- S: 0-0- 2 DH Remaining: 1 2015 Best Mark: 1-0 2015 Worst Mark: 12-22 All- Time Record: 1,516-1,486 All- Time at Home: 783-715 All- Time on Road: 733-771 Red Sox Affiliate: 862-864 Transactions (DL): 24 (1) Players Used: 30 McMillan s Career: 398-332 SEA DOGS ON ROADTRIP: Games: 1 Record: 0-1 Average:.297 (11-37) Runs- Per- Game: 2.0 (2 total) Home Runs: 0 RISP:.167 (2-12) Fielding Errors: 1 ERA: 4.50 (4 ER/8.0 IP) SP W- L- SV, ERA: 0-1- 0, 5.69 (4 ER/6.1 IP) RP W- L- SV, ERA: 0-0- 0, 0.00 (0 ER/1.2 IP) Save Opportunities: 0- for- 0 Holds: 0 THEY KEPT THE STREAK ALIVE: The Sea Dogs and New Britain Rock Cats (Rockies affiliate) continue their four- game weekend series on Friday night at New Britain Stadium New Britain has won 13 straight games and five in a row from Portland The Sea Dogs have dropped 13 of their last 18 games RHP Mike McCarthy makes his second straight start against RHP Matt Flemer both took a no- decision in New Britain s 7-3 win on May 10 th at Hadlock Field. RALLY JUST SHORT: Carlos Asuaje hit into a game- ending double play with runners at the corners, as the New Britain Rock Cats grabbed a 4-2 lead in the series opener on Thursday night New Britain struck for three runs off losing pitcher Mike Augliera (1-6) in the first inning Trevor Story went 1- for- 3 with 2 RBI and a triple, David Dahl finished 3- for- 4 with a solo- homer Oscar Tejeda continued his hot hitting, going 3- for- 4 with a double Luis Martinez went 2- for- 4, RBI Jason Gurka (3-0) earned the win in relief, working 3.1 scoreless on 3 hits and 2 strikeouts. NOT COOLING OFF: Tejeda has raised his average 87 points this month, and ranks second in the Eastern League in hitting at.352 (32- for- 91) The Dominican native has a multi- hit game in nine of his last 13 starts Tejeda is 7 for his last 10 with 4 RBI, 4 doubles and 2 runs scored. NICE REBOUND: Augliera gave up three runs in the first inning on 3 hits, but yielded only one run on 3 hits in his final 5.1 innings pitched The righty picked up his third quality start of the season McCarthy is making his second straight start against New Britain he s compiled a 0.93 ERA in 2 starts this month. RAISE THAT STREAK: Asuaje has reached base safely in a team- high 23 straight games, dating back to April 19 Altoona s Max Moroff has reached in a league- high 29 consecutive games Asuaje has reached base safely in 28 of 31 games in Double- A and leads the team with 19 walks. WELL EARNED: Jonathan Aro was promoted to Triple- A Pawtucket on Thursday, joining Dayan Diaz, who was promoted to Triple- A on Monday Aro went 3-2, 2.88 ERA (7 ER/22.1 IP) in 8 games with the Sea Dogs this season RHP Joe Gunkel joins Portland from High- A Salem and will be making his Double- A debut. 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: Yesterday: RHP Jonathan Aro promoted to Triple- A Pawtucket RHP Joe Gunkel received from High- A Salem Tuesday: RHP Justin Haley activated from the disabled list Monday: RHP Dayan Diaz promoted to Triple- A Pawtucket. IT S MILLER TIME: INF Mike Miller had a 3- game hitting streak, going 6- for- 15 (.400) Miller has played in 30 games this season and is tied with Asuaje for the team- lead in runs scored (18). DON T FORGET ABOUT ME: Jantzen Witte went 2- for- 4 last with a double, picking up his first multi- hit game since May 7 th at Binghamton. POWER OUTAGE: Portland and Akron are tied for last in the league with nine homers Keury De La Cruz had the last homer, blasting a two- run shot on May 6 th at Binghamton Marco Hernandez has the last homer at Hadlock Field April 14 th vs. New Britain. LIGHTS OUT: RHP Pat Light allowed 5 runs in his Double- A debut on April 11 th vs. Reading in game two of a doubleheader Light is scoreless in six of his last seven games, allowing just one run, one walk and eight strikeouts. THIS DATE IN SEA DOGS HISTORY: May 15, 1995 Lou Lucca s two- out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Sea Dogs a 5-4 win over Trenton Portland s fifth walk- off win in 16 games at Hadlock Field. AROUND THE RED SOX ORGANIZATION *Boston Red Sox (17-18, 3.5 GB AL East) Mookie Betts knocked in the game- winning run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, as the Red Sox won in Seattle 2-1 Matt Barnes earned his second win of the season Shane Victorino hit his first homer. *Pawtucket Red Sox (21-14, 2.0 GA IL North) Bryce Brentz hit a three- run homer during a four- run fourth inning, as the PawSox beat Columbus 4-1 Brian Johnson earned his 4 th win, working 6.2 innings on 5 hits and 1 run. *Salem Red Sox (18-17, 3.5 GB CL Southern) Mario Martinez s RBI double in the fourth inning was Salem s lone run, winning 1-0 against Winston- Salem. *Greenville Drive (18-15, 1.0 GB SAL Southern) Deiner Lopez hit a three- run homer in Greenville s 4-2 win at Charleston Dedgar Jimenez earned his second win of the season. HADLOCK HAPPENINGS: Next homestand from May 19-25 against the Altoona Curve (Pirates affiliate) and the Reading Fightin Phils (Phillies 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. HOME AWAY OVERALL OVERALL 6-13 6-9 12-22 NIGHT 3-7 6-6 9-13 DAY 3-6 0-3 3-9 VS. LHP STARTER 2-7 2-2 4-9 VS. RHP STARTER 4-6 4-7 8-13 DOGS SCORE FIRST 2-2 6-3 8-5 OPPONENTS SCORE FIRST 4-11 0-6 4-17 SCORING 4+ RUNS 5-3 5-3 10-6 SCORING <=3 RUNS 1-10 1-6 2-16 LEAD AFTER 5 TH 5-2 5-1 10-3 TIED AFTER 5 TH 1-0 1-1 2-1 TRAIL AFTER 5 TH 0-11 0-7 0-18 LEAD AFTER 6 TH 5-1 5-0 10-1 TIED AFTER 6 TH 0-1 1-0 1-1 TRAIL AFTER 6 TH 1-11 0-9 1-20 LEAD AFTER 7 TH 5-1 5-0 10-1 TIED AFTER 7 TH 1-1 1-2 2-3 TRAIL AFTER 7 TH 0-11 0-7 0-18 LEAD AFTER 8 TH 5-1 5-1 10-2 TIED AFTER 8 TH 0-0 0-1 0-1 TRAIL AFTER 8 TH 0-10 0-6 0-16 EXTRA INNINGS 0-0 0-1 0-1 DOUBLEHEADER GAMES 1-1 1-1 2-2 SHUTOUTS 0-3 1-2 1-5 ONE- RUN GAMES 1-1 0-3 1-4 TWO- RUN GAMES 2-0 0-3 2-3 THREE- RUN GAMES 1-2 4-0 5-2 GAMES DECIDED IN LAST AT- BAT 1-1 0-2 1-3 RECORD WHEN BATTING AROUND 2-0 1-0 3-0 WHEN HITTING A HOME RUN 2-1 3-3 5-4 COMMITTING AN ERROR 5-12 4-6 9-18 VS. EASTERN DIVISION 6-13 6-9 12-22 BINGHAMTON 0-3 2-2 2-5 NEW BRITAIN 2-4 1-3 3-7 NEW HAMPSHIRE 0-0 0-0 0-0 READING 1-2 2-1 3-3 TRENTON 3-4 1-3 4-7 VS. WESTERN DIVISION 0-0 0-0 0-0 ALTOONA 0-0 0-0 0-0 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 1-2 1-2 2-4 WEDNESDAY 1-2 1-1 2-3 THURSDAY 0-1 0-3 0-4 FRIDAY 1-1 1-1 2-2 SATURDAY 2-2 2-0 4-2 SUNDAY 0-3 0-2 0-5 APRIL 5-8 2-5 7-13 MAY 1-5 4-4 5-9 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 #28 MIKE MCCARTHY RHP 6-3 185 Age: 27 (Born 11/18/87) 2015: 2-3, 4.71 ERA Career: 24-18, 4.42 ERA 3rd year in Portland (5th in the system) @mmccarthy35 INSIDE THE NUMBERS vs. OPP:.259 (30-116), 5 HR RISP:.171 (6-35), 1 HR vs. LHB:.256 (11-43), 1 HR vs. RHB:.260 (19-73), 4 HR HOME: 1-2, 7.11 (15 ER/19.0 IP) WHIP: 1.47 ROAD: 1-1, 0.00 (0 ER/9.2 IP) GO/AO: 0.52 LAST APPEARANCE: Took a no- decision in Portland s 7-3 loss to New Britain on May 10 th at Hadlock Field Held the Rock Cats 0- for- 11 with runners- in- scoring position Worked 5 innings on 5 hits, one run, one walk and 2 strikeouts. HOW ACQUIRED: 14 th Round pick by the Boston Red Sox in the 2011 draft. FACING NEW BRITAIN: 1-2, 6.67 ERA (20 ER/27.0 IP) in nine career appearances/four starts against the Rock Cats (2013-15). QUICK HITS: Career with Portland (2013-15): 13-10, 5.08 ERA (92 ER/163.0 IP) in 43 games/23 starts. LAST SEASON: Named the Sea Dogs Citizen of the Year, and finished tied for second on the team in wins, going 10-4, 4.82 ERA (52 ER/97.0 IP) in 27 games/12 starts 4-0, 4.54 ERA (18 ER/35.2 IP) in 15 relief outings/6-4, 4.99 ERA (34 ER/61.1 IP) in 12 starts Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (April 28 th - May 4 th )...Went 6-0 over 12 appearances from April 28- June 11 Made his Triple- A debut with the Pawtucket Red Sox on August 1 st vs. Syracuse, yielding one run on 3 hits over 3.2 innings pitched Pitched for Perth Heat of the Australian Baseball League, earning the win in Perth s championship clincher against Adelaide on February 8 (3.2 IP, 7 K s). CAREER/PERSONAL NOTES: 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 Outdueled future #1 pick Gerrit Cole in Roadrunners 5-1 win over UCLA on May 13, 2011 Biology Major Writes a weekly column for the Bakersfield Californian titled Life in the Minors. SEA DOGS STARTERS IN 2015 PITCHER STARTS QS TEAM REC R/S KO/AVG Diaz 7 0 1-6 35 (5.0) 9.4 Haley 6 0 2-4 16 (2.7) 6.4 Augliera 7 3 1-6 9 (1.3) 7.9 McCarthy 6 1 2-4 28 (4.7) 5.0 Cuevas 6 2 5-1 23 (3.8) 9.4 Scott 1 0 1-0 8 (8.0) 9.0 Kraus 1 0 0-1 4 (4.0) 5.4 MCCARTHY S 2015 DAY-BY-DAY DATE- OPP DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA 4/13 vs. NBR L, 4-14 4.0 6 9 8 3 4 2 18.00 4/18 @ TRE W, 10-1 5.0 2 0 0 0 2 3 8.00 4/24 vs. TRE W, 10-3 6.0 4 0 0 0 1 5 4.80 4/29 vs. BIN L, 3-8 4.0 8 6 6 2 2 2 6.63 5/5 @ BIN L, 1-3 4.2 5 3 0 0 2 2 5.32 5/10 vs. NBR ND, 3-7 5.0 5 1 1 0 1 2 4.71 5/15 @ NBR SEASON HIGHS IP: 6.0, April 24 vs. Trenton SO: 5, April 24 vs. Trenton BB: 4, April 13 vs. New Britain HITS: 8, April 29 vs. Binghamton RUNS: 9, April 13 vs. New Britain (career- high) EARNED RUNS: 8, April 13 vs. New Britain (career- high) Low- Hit Games: 6, April 13 vs. New Britain Longest Win Streak: 2, April 18-24 Longest Losing Streak: 2, April 29- May 5 Longest Scoreless Streak: 11.0, April 18-24 10 + Strikeout Game: None in his career MCCARTHY S 2015 AND CAREER W- L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 2-3 4.71 6 6 28.2 30 19 15 12 16 CAREER 24-18 4.42 113 42 362.2 379 199 178 99 270 MCCARTHY VS. NEW BRITAIN W- L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 0-1 9.00 2 2 9.0 11 10 9 5 14 CAREER 1-2 6.67 9 4 27.0 32 21 20 9 17 2015 Misc: Had a team- high 11 consecutive scoreless innings from April 18-24 April: 2-2, 6.63 ERA (14 ER/19.0) in 4 starts Tossed six scoreless innings in a win on April 24 th vs. Trenton. May: 0-1, 0.93 ERA (ER/9.2 IP) in 2 starts Has allowed 14 of 15 earned runs in 2 starts.
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 24- Joe Gunkel May 11 vs. Carolina (ND) 3.0 2 1 0 0 3 0/0 (0%) 0/0 0/0 0 - - 25- Kyle Kraus May 12 vs. New Britain (ND) 3.0 3 2 2 0 2 3/4 (75%) 2/0 0/0 1 4.0 (4/29) 4 (4/29) 21- Pat Light May 12 vs. New Britain (ND) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 8/11 (73%) 1/0 0/0 2 3.0 (4/22) 5 (5/1) 40- Kyle Martin May 11 vs. Trenton (W) 3.0 0 0 0 0 5 6/10 (60%) 5/1 2/2 0 3.0 (5/11) 6 (4/11) 38- Simon Mercedes May 13 vs. Trenton (H) 2.0 4 1 0 1 0 8/8 (100%) 6/0 0/0 1 4.2 (5/2) 5 (4/21) 29- Robby Scott May 14 at New Britain (ND) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 2/6 (33%) 4/2 0/2 0 2.0, 2x (5/7) 2 (5/7) 31- Madison Younginer May 13 vs. Trenton (BS, L) 2.0 6 4 4 0 1 6/9 (67%) 4/0 0/1 0 4.0 (4/27) 3 (4/18) 2015 BULLPEN TOTALS: 129.2 99 68 55 42 120 48/65 (74%) 29/4 4/8 4 #24 JOE GUNKEL RH @Joe_Gunkel 0-0, 0.00, 0 SV, 0 HLD 0 games VS LHB: 0-0 (.000), 0 HR VS RHB: 0-0 (.000), 0 HR OVERALL: 0-0 (.000),0 HR W/RISP: 0-0 (.000), 0 HR 2015: Assigned to Portland today from High- A Salem (Aro to Triple- A) Went 1-1, 2.05 ERA with 2 saves in 8 games/2 starts with Salem Retired one batter to earn the save in his season debut on April 9 th at Carolina Lone win on April 23 rd at Carolina (4.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 SO) Held opponents 1- for- 15 (.067) with RISP. Last season: Went a combined 6-5, 3.47 ERA (40 ER/103.2 IP) in 27 games/15 starts with Low- A Greenville and High- A Salem Named a South Atlantic League Mid- Season All- Star Made his first 12 appearances as a reliever and was promoted to Salem on June 19 th. Acquired/Misc: 18 th Round pick by the Red Sox in the 2013 draft out of West Chester University of Pennsylvania Ranked by Baseball America as the #26 ranked prospect in the Red Sox system FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND #25 KYLE KRAUS RH @carl_kraus 0-0, 5.82, 0 SV, 1 HLD 5 games/1 start VS LHP: 4-23 (.174), 1 HR VS RHP: 11-41 (.268), 1 HR OVERALL: 15-64 (.234), 2 HR W/RISP: 3-19 (.158), 1 HR 2015: Has allowed a run in 4 of 5 outings 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 0-1, 3.50, 0 SV, 2 HLD 11 games VS LHB: 4-24 (.167), 2 HR VS RHB: 7-43 (.163), 1 HR OVERALL: 11-67 (.164), 3 HR W/RISP: 4-11 (.364), 0 HR 2015: No earned runs allowed in 8 of 11 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. #40 KYLE MARTIN RH @KyleMartin32 1-0, 4.15, 2 SV, 0 HLD 10 games VS LHB: 7-30 (.233), 0 HR VS RHB: 13-41 (.317), 0 HR OVERALL: 20-71 (.282), 0 HR W/RISP: 5-25 (.200), 0 HR 2015: Scoreless in his last 4 outings (7 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, 4.03, 0 SV, 1 HLD 8 games VS LHB: 6-38 (.158), 1 HR VS RHB: 13-43 (.302), 0 HR OVERALL: 19-81 (.235), 0 HR W/RISP: 7-29 (.241), 1 HR 2015: Has allowed 4 runs in his last 3 outings 1 st hold on May 13 th vs. Trenton 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, 3.86, 0 SV, 0 HLD 7 games/1 start VS LHB: 2-19 (.105), 0 HR VS RHB: 13-38 (.342), 2 HR OVERALL: 15-57 (.263), 2 HR W/RISP: 5-13 (.385), 0 HR 2015: 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 2 stints with Pawtucket (April 11-13, 28- May 3) made his Triple- A debut on April 11 th (1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 ER, BB, SO) w/pawtucket: 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/7.0 IP) in 3 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 0-2, 5.09, 0 SV, 0 HLD 9 games VS LHB: 5-24 (.208), 1 HR VS RHB: 9-42 (.214), 1 HR OVERALL: 14-66 (.212), 1 HR W/RISP: 4-21 (.190), 0 HR 2015: Has yielded 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 @TherealAsuaje20.263 0 HR 12 RBI THU: 1-4, BB VS LHP: 7-29 (.241), 0 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 6-23 (.261), 2 RBI, 2 2B, 2 BB STREAK: 1 (1-4) SERIES: 1-4, BB VS RHP: 23-85 (.271), 0 HR W/RISP: 9-31 (.290), 0 HR LONGEST: 5, 2x (April 21-25) 2015: Has reached base safely in 23 straight games Team leader in walks (19) Has hit safely in 16 of his last 21 games: 24- for- 80 (.300), 9 RBI, 5 2B, 12 BB 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 28 of 30 starts (including first 7 of Double- A career) First RBI came on a triple on April 14 th vs. New Britain 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. #32 MIKE BLANKE C @MikeBlanke.167 0 HR 1 RBI THU: DNP VS LHP: 1-5 (.200), 0 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 1-6 (.167), RBI, 3 BB STREAK: 1 (1-3) SERIES: VS RHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR W/RISP: 0-2 (.000), 0 HR LONGEST: 1 (May 13) 2015: First hit and RBI on May 13 th vs. Trenton (1- for- 2, RBI, 3 BB) Went 0- for- 4 in his season- debut on May 8 th vs. New Britain Assigned to Portland on May 6 th after his contract was purchased from Long Island Ducks (Independent League) by Boston Hit.188 (3- for- 16), 2 RBI, 2B, he was teammates with former Sea Dog Eric Niesen and Mark Rogers (attended Mt. Ararat School in Topsham Maine). Last season: White Sox converted him to a pitcher and he appeared in 13 games with Bristol (Rookie League), going 0-0, 4.72 ERA (7 ER/13.1 IP). Acquired/Misc: Contract purchased by Boston Red Sox from Long Island Ducks (Independent League).Traded by Chicago (AL) to Arizona on March 21, 2015, but was later released.originally a 14 th round pick by the White Sox in the 2010 draft out of the University of Tampa Appeared in 379 games in the White Sox system from 2010-14, including 94 with Double- A Birmingham in 2013 FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #35 DAVID CHESTER DH/1B @davechester.141 2 HR 6 RBI THU: 0-4 VS LHP: 2-23 (.087), 0 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 0-6 (.000), 2 BB STREAK: - 6 (0-21) SERIES: 0-4 VS RHP: 9-55 (.164), 2 HR W/RISP: 2-20 (.100), 0 HR LONGEST: 3 (April 17-19) 2015: Last 10 games: 1- for- 35 (.029), 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 @keuryy25.250 3 HR 16 RBI THU: 0-4 VS LHP: 5-31 (.161), 0 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 5-23 (.217), 3 RBI, 2 2B, BB STREAK: - 1 (0-4) SERIES: 0-4 VS RHP: 18-61 (.295), 3 HR W/RISP: 6-26 (.231), 1 HR LONGEST: 3, 2x (May 5-7) 2015: Last 9 games: 5- for- 32 (.156), 3 RBI, 2 2B Has reached base safely in 20 of 26 games 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) 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 Named Latin Program Player of the Year in his pro debut with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox YEARS W/PORTLAND (2014-15). #11 REED GRAGNANI INF/DH/OF @ReedGrags.239 0 HR 4 RBI THU: DNP VS LHP: 5-22 (.227), 0 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 4-12 (.333) STREAK: 2 (3-6) SERIES: VS RHP: 12-49 (.245), 0 HR W/RISP: 5-16 (.313), 0 HR LONGEST: 3, 2x (April 21-23) 2015: Last 11 games: 8- for- 43 (.186), 2B, 3 BB Has reached base safely in 14 of 21 games overall Reached base 5 times on May 4 th at Binghamton (3- for- 3, 2 BB) 1 st multi- RBI game on April 21 st vs. New Britain Reached base 4 times on April 15 th vs. New Britain (2- for- 2, RBI, 2 BB). Last season: Finished 6 th among all Red Sox minor leaguers with a.300 average (108- for- 360), spending the entire season with High- A Salem Added one homer, finishing second on the team in triples (8) and walks (64) and ranked third with 53 RBI Named a Carolina League Mid and Post- Season All- Star and earned Player of the Week on April 28- May 4 Finished second in the Carolina League in average but first in on- base percentage (.409) Picked up his second career- high 4- hit game on April 5 th at Myrtle Beach Second professional homer on August 15 th vs. Myrtle Beach. Acquired/Misc: 21 st round pick by Boston in the 2013 draft out of the University of Virginia (Originally drafted by Boston in 2009 but did not sign) Earned 1st- Team All- ACC honors at 2B and named to the ACC All- Tournament Team as a senior Favorite Player is Ted Williams FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #7 MARCO HERNANDEZ SS/DH.239 1 HR 1 RBI THU: DNP VS LHP: 5-22 (.227), 0 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 3-19 (.158) STREAK: 1 (1-5) SERIES: VS RHP: 6-24 (.250), 1 HR W/RISP: 0-10 (.000), 0 HR LONGEST: 4 (April 12-16) 2015: 3- for- 19 (.158) since being activated from the disabled list on May 8 th 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.208 1 HR 8 RBI THU: 2-4, RBI VS LHP: 1-27 (.037), 0 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 0-10 (.000), BB STREAK: 1 (2-4) SERIES: 2-4, RBI VS RHP: 15-50 (.300), 1 HR W/RISP: 5-26 (.192), 0 HR LONGEST: 2, 2x (May 2-4) 2015: Last 6 games: 3- for- 19 (.158), RBI RBI in 4 straight games from April 29- May 4 First homer on May 4 th at Binghamton Season- high 3 hits on April 29 th vs. 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.
SEA DOGS BATTING NOTES #15 MIKE MILLER SS/3B/2B @mrmiller_2.274 0 HR 8 RBI THU: 2-5 VS LHP: 12-40 (.300), 0 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 7-22 (.318), 2B STREAK: 3 (6-15) SERIES: 2-5 VS RHP: 22-84 (.262), 0 HR W/RISP: 11-32 (.344), 0 HR LONGEST: 5, 2x (May 5-9) 2015: Last 9 games: 13- for- 40 (.325), 3 RBI, 3B, 2B 2 RBI on May 6 th at Binghamton 2 doubles on April 29 th vs. Binghamton Scored 3 runs on April 21 st at New Britain (Game 2) Tied a career- high with 4 hits on April 18 th at Trenton (4- for- 6, 3 RBI) Back- to- back 2- hit games on April 11 th s DH vs. Reading. Last season: Assigned to Portland for his Double- A debut on August 2 nd, after beginning 2014 with High- A Salem Red Sox (Carolina League) Began the season in Extended debut and made his season debut on June 1st In 49 games (31 at SS, 14 at 2B, 3 at 3B) with Salem, hit.307 (59- for- 192), 0 HR, 18 RBI, 8 doubles, 24 runs scored and 7 stolen bases Hit safely in 18 of 23 games with the Sea Dogs, hitting.301 (28- for- 93) with 3 homers and 12 RBI 2- for- 2, RBI and 2 walks in his Double- A debut on August 3 rd vs. Trenton First Double- A homer on August 21 st at Harrisburg Career- high 4 RBI (3- for- 4, HR) on August 31 st vs. Harrisburg 3- for- 5 in Game 2 and 2- for- 4 in Game 3 of the Eastern Division Championship Series Following the 2014 season, appeared in three games with Surprise of the Arizona Fall League. 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 YEARS IN PORTLAND (2014-15). #10 TIM ROBERSON DH/C @Trobe5.240 0 HR 1 RBI THU: DNP VS LHP: 2-4 (.500), 0 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 2-6 (.333), RBI, HB STREAK: - 1 (0-3) SERIES: VS RHP: 4-21 (.190), 0 HR W/RISP: 1-6 (.167), 0 HR LONGEST: 3 (April 19-24) 2015: Has hit safely in 4 of 7 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. #17 JONATHAN ROOF RF/LF/3B/2B.164 0 HR 2 RBI THU: 1-4, 2B VS LHP: 3-19 (.158), 0 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 0-10 (.000), BB STREAK: 1 (1-4) SERIES: 1-4, 2B VS RHP: 8-48 (.167), 0 HR W/RISP: 2-24 (.083), 0 HR LONGEST: 2 (April 24-25) 2015: Last 9 games: 3- for- 26 (.115), 2B, 3 BB First double on May 14 th at New Britain First Triple on May 1 st at Reading 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). #13 OSCAR TEJEDA LF/3B/SS/RF.352 0 HR 14 RBI THU: 3-4, 2B VS LHP: 8-24 (.333), 0 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 7-20 (.350), 6 RBI, 3B, 3 2B STREAK: 3 (8-14) SERIES: 3-4, 2B VS RHP: 24-67 (.358), 0 HR W/RISP: 12-32 (.375), 0 HR LONGEST: 7 (April 21-26) 2015: Multi- hit game in 9 of his last 13: 23- for- 57 (.404), 8 RBI, 3B, 8 2B Has hit safely in 17 of 22 games with 10 multi- hit 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 3- hits on April 22 nd at New Britain and May 4 th at Binghamton 3 RBI on April 27 th vs. Binghamton 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.250 0 HR 12 RBI THU: 0-4 VS LHP: 8-31 (.258), 0 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 4-17 (.235), RBI, 2B, BB STREAK: - 1 (0-4) SERIES: 0-4 VS RHP: 18-73 (.247), 0 HR W/RISP: 7-23 (.304), 0 HR LONGEST: 5 (April 21-24) 2015: Last 11 games: 11- for- 39 (.282), 5 RBI, 3B, 2 2B 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 23 of 31 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.336 2 HR 22 RBI THU: 2-4, 2B VS LHP: 7-28 (.250), 1 HR PAST HOMESTAND: 2-17 (.118), 3 BB STREAK: 1 (2-4) SERIES: 2-4, 2B VS RHP: 32-88 (.364), 1 HR W/RISP: 13-34 (.382), 0 HR LONGEST: 6, 2x (May 2-7) 2015: Last 6 games: 4- for- 21 (.190), 2B, 3 BB Has four 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 22 of 31 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 Blanke 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 Miller Roberson Roof Tejeda Tekotte Witte 2 2 1 1 1 0-2 5/3 @ REA HOME RUN NOTABLES GRAND SLAMS (0): BACK- TO- BACK (0): WALK- OFF (0): MULTI (0): FIRST INNING LEADOFF GAME (0): FINAL AT- BAT/ROAD (0): INSIDE- THE- PARK (1): De La Cruz (April 16 at TRE) RECORD BY HR: 0 (7-18), 1 (5-4), 2 (0-0), 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) (4): Miller (2), De La Cruz, Tejeda INTO US CELLULAR PAVILION (2): 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 (30), Tekotte (3), Asuaje 2nd: Asuaje (27), Gragnani (3), Hernandez (2), Victorino (2) 3rd: Witte (27), Ramos (5), Asuaje, Tejeda 4th: Tejeda (19), De La Cruz (9), Chester (4), Witte 5th: Chester (14), De La Cruz (11), Martinez (4), Gragnani (3), Roberson, Witte 6th: De La Cruz (6), Gragnani (7), Martinez (5), Roof (4), Tekotte (4), Chester (3), Tejeda (2), Asuaje, Hernandez, Witte 7th: Martinez (10), Gragnani (6), Hernandez (6), Roof (6), Tekotte (5), Chester 8th: Roof (9), Tekotte (6), Hernandez (4), Martinez (4), Roberson (4), Heller (3), Gragnani (2), Blanke, Brenly 9th: Tekotte (13), Heller (9), Brenly (7), Roberson (2), Blanke, Roof, Witte STARTS BY POSITION C: Martinez (23), Brenly (6), Roberson (3), Blanke (2) 1B: Witte (25), Chester (7), Brenly (2) 2B: Asuaje (21), Gragnani (9), Miller (3), Roof 3B: Tejeda (9), Gragnani (8), Miller (7), Witte (5), Asuaje (4), Roof SS: Miller (20), Hernandez (12), Tejeda (2) LF: De La Cruz (18), Tejeda (8), Heller (4), Asuaje (2), Gragnani, Roof CF: Tekotte (31), Gragnani, Heller, Ramos RF: Roof (17), Heller (7), Ramos (4), Tejeda (3), Victorino (2), Gragnani DH: Chester (16), De La Cruz (8), Roberson (4), Asuaje (3), Gragnani, Hernandez, Witte CATCHING BREAKDOWN CS SBA CS% PB PICKOFFS Blanke 0 8 0% 1 0 Martinez 9 29 31% 1 2 Roberson 0 4 0% 0 0 PITCHING BREAKDOWN W- L- S ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR STARTERS 7-17- 0 4.97 154.0 174 98 85 70 132 13 RELIEVERS 5-5- 4 3.92 135.1 109 73 59 44 123 11
MULTI-HIT GAMES PLAYER 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL SEASON HIGH Asuaje 7 1 0 0 8 3, April 21 @ NBR Blanke 0 0 0 0 0 Chester 2 0 0 0 2 2, April 26 vs. TRE De La Cruz 4 1 0 0 5 3, May 6 @ BIN Gragnani 4 1 0 0 5 3, May 4 @ BIN Hernandez 2 1 0 0 3 3, April 13 vs. NBR Martinez 3 1 0 0 4 3, April 29 vs. BIN Miller 6 2 1 0 9 4, April 18 @ TRE Roberson 2 0 0 0 2 2, May 10 vs. NBR Roof 3 0 0 0 3 2, May 7 @ BIN Tejeda 6 3 1 0 10 4, May 13 vs. TRE Tekotte 5 1 0 0 6 3, May 7 @ BIN Witte 8 3 1 0 12 4, May 3 @ REA MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL SEASON HIGH Asuaje 1 1 0 0 2 3, April 24 vs. TRE Blanke 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 0 0 0 0 0 Martinez 1 0 0 0 1 2, May 4 @ BIN Miller 1 1 0 0 2 3, April 18 @ TRE Roberson 0 0 0 0 0 Roof 0 0 0 0 0 Tejeda 2 1 1 0 4 4, May 13 vs. TRE Tekotte 3 0 0 0 3 2, May 7 @ BIN Witte 3 4 0 0 7 3, May 3 @ REA RBI BREAKDOWN PLAYER GAME TYING GO AHEAD 2- OUT GWRBI Asuaje 2 3 3 0 Blanke 0 1 0 0 Chester 0 3 0 2 De La Cruz 1 5 4 4 Gragnani 0 1 0 1 Hernandez 0 0 0 0 Martinez 0 1 2 1 Miller 0 2 3 2 Roberson 1 0 1 0 Roof 0 1 0 0 Tejeda 1 2 10 0 Tekotte 2 1 4 0 Witte 0 3 11 1 WALK- OFF WINS: Sea Dogs (0): 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 (3), Opponents (3) OUTFIELD ASSISTS (3): De La Cruz, Heller, Roof PICKOFF BY PITCHERS (5): Augliera (2), D. Diaz, Haley, L. Diaz EJECTIONS (1): McMillon (April 29 th vs. Binghamton) Runs By Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X TOT Portland 13 25 7 19 12 21 10 11 8 0 126 Opponents 15 16 32 19 21 17 22 17 11 1 171 Runs Per Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Portland 35 16 12 2 3 Opponents 48 22 8 6 5 1 Runs Per Out 0 1 2 Portland 24 56 46 Opponents 43 55 73
2015 SEA DOGS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS Individual Batting At- Bats, Game 6 2x, last: Oscar Tejeda May 13 vs. Trenton Runs, Game 3 Mike Miller, April 21 at New Britain #2 Hits, Game 4 3x, last: Oscar Tejeda May 13 vs. Trenton Singles, Game 4 Mike Miller, April 18 at Trenton Doubles, Game 3 (T) Oscar Tejeda May 13 vs. Trenton Triples, Game 1 8x, last: Oscar Tejeda, May 12 vs. Trenton Home Runs, Game 1 9x, last: Keury De La Cruz, May 6 at Binghamton RBI, Game 4 Oscar Tejeda May 13 vs. Trenton Extra- Base Hits, Game 3 2x, last: Oscar Tejeda May 13 vs. Trenton Total Bases, Game 8 Jantzen Witte, May 3 at Reading Base on Balls, Game 3 2x, last: Mike Blanke, May 13 vs. Trenton Strikeouts, Game 3 7x, last: Jantzen Witte, May 13 vs. Trenton Stolen Bases, Game 2 Mike Miller, May 2 at Reading Longest Hitting Streak 7 Oscar Tejeda, April 21-27 Longest On- Base Streak 23 Carlos Asuaje, April 19- current 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 3x, last: Mike McCarthy, May 14 at New Britain 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 2 3x, last: May 1-2 Longest Losing Streak 4 2x, last: May 7-10 Longest Home Winning Streak 2 2x, last: April 24-25 Longest Road Winning Streak 2 May 1-2 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 3:01 April 16 at Trenton 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) May 8 vs. New Britain Largest Crowd, Road 7,598 April 22 at New Britain Largest Deficit Overcome in Win 1 4x, last: May 11 vs. Trenton Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss 3 May 13 vs. Trenton Comeback Wins 4 last: April 25 vs. Trenton * - Team Record T Ties Team Record L League Record
2015 SEA DOGS TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS Team Batting Runs, Game, Sea Dogs 10 2x, last: April 24 vs. Trenton Runs, Game, Opponent 14 April 13 vs. New Britain Runs, Inning, Sea Dogs 5 3x, last: 5 th, April 25 vs. Trenton Runs, Inning, Opponent 6 3 rd, April 13 vs. New Britain Hits, Game, Sea Dogs 16 April 18 at Trenton Hits, Game, Opponent 14 2x, last: May 13 vs. Trenton Extra- Base Hits, Game, Sea Dogs 6 April 22 at New Britain Extra- Base Hits, Game, Opponent 8 April 13 vs. New Britain Home Runs, Game, Sea Dogs 1 8x, last: May 4 at Binghamton 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 5 April 22 at New Britain Doubles, Game, Opponent 6 May 13 vs. Trenton Triples, Game, Sea Dogs 2 April 14 vs. New Britain Triples, Game, Opponent 2 May 14 at New Britain Total Bases, Game, Sea Dogs 23 April 22 at New Britain 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 2 2x, last: April 25 vs. Trenton Caught Stealing, Game, Opponent 2 May 3 at Reading Sacrifice Flies, Game, Sea Dogs 2 April 15 vs. New Britain Sacrifice Flies, Game, Opponent 1 9x, last: May 14 at New Britain Team Fielding Double Plays Turned, Game, Dogs 2 3x, last: May 11 vs. Trenton 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 2x, last: Witte, May 10 vs. New Britain Team Pitching Strikeouts, Sea Dogs 14 2x, last: May 1 at Reading Strikeouts (Extra- innings), Sea Dogs 11 April 16 at Trenton Strikeouts, Opponent 14 2x, last: May 3 at Reading Strikeouts (Extra- innings), Opponent 5 April 16 at Trenton Base on Balls, Game, Sea Dogs 6 3x, last: April 26 vs. Trenton Base on Balls, Game, Opponent 8 April 19 at Trenton 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 4x, last: May 10 vs. New Britain Pitchers Used, Game, Opponents 6 May 13 vs. Trenton Total Quality Starts, Sea Dogs 6 Last: Augliera, May 14 at New Britain * - Team Record T Ties Team Record L League Record