Kirsten Karbach kmkarbach@gmail.com Game Notes Dunedin (2-1) vs Clearwater (1-2) Sunday, April 8, 2018 Dunedin Stadium, 1:00 p.m. Game No. 4 LISTEN LIVE: threshersbaseball.com Starting Pitchers RHP Alejandro Requena (0-0) vs RHP Josh DeGraaf Shark Bytes Organization Report GAMBOA, LARTIGUE REACH 3 TIMES IN 6-1 LOSS: Arquimedes Gamboa and Henri Lartigue combined to reach base six times on Saturday night, but the Dunedin Blue Jays powered past the Clearwater Threshers, 6-1 at Dunedin Stadium. Gamboa finished 2-for-4 with a walk, and is now 4-for-11 (.364) through his first three games. Lartigue walked and singled twice, going 2-for-3 in his Threshers debut. McKenzie Mills worked a perfect first and got out of a bases-loaded, no out situation unscathed in the second, but the Blue Jays utilized the long ball to put up three runs and take the lead in the third. Mills permitted four runs on six hits across four innings, throwing 80 pitches (50 strikes). HOMER HAPPY: In the first three games of this series, the Threshers and Blue Jays have combined to launch eight home runs after Bradley Jones and Riley Adams went back-to-back for the Blue Jays in the third inning last night. Jose Pujols and Adam Haseley each went yard in the season opener for Clearwater, while Nash Knight homered for Dunedin. The Threshers clubbed three home runs on Friday when Darick Hall and Edgar Cabral went back-to-back to open the second inning, and Luke Williams added a one-out solo shot in the frame. Clearwater led the Florida State League in home runs a season ago, going yard 104 times on the season. 1ST ROUNDERS HIGHLIGHT OPENING DAY ROSTER: The Threshers Opening Day roster features a pair of first round draft picks in the outfield, in 2016 first overall pick Mickey Moniak, and 2017 eighth overall pick Adam Haseley. The lineup will also include 2017 South Atlatic League MVP Darick Hall, who set the Lakewood BlueClaws records for home runs (27) and RBIs (96) last season, and 2017 SAL All- Stars Jose Gomez and Edgar Cabral. FSL All-Star reliever Jeff Singer is back in Clearwater to start the season after tying with Seth McGarry for the league lead in saves (19) in 2017. HEAD TO HEAD: The Threshers look for a split of the four-game series this afternoon at Dunedin Stadium. Last year the Threshers finished 5-9 against the Blue Jays, with a 2-5 recordon the road. Dunedin won the wild card in 2017 after Tampa took both halves, and the Blue Jays would earn the title of FSL co-champions after the FSL Finals were cancelled due to Hurricane Irma. Philadelphia Phillies (3-4) 4th in NL East Last Game: W 20-1 vs MIA Next Up: vs. MIA, 1:35 p.m. Note: Maikel Franco and Aaron Altherr w/ GSs; Franco 6 RBIs; Vince Velasquez 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 6 K, went 2-4. AAA Lehigh Valley (1-0) 1st in IL North Last Game: W 3-1 @ Pawtucket Next Up: @ Pawtucket, 1:35 p.m. Note: Zach Eflin 5 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K. AA Reading (0-3) T-5th in EL East Last Game: L 7-4 vs Erie Next Up: vs Erie, 2:15 p.m. Note: Zach Green 2-4, 2 RBI; Jan Hernandez and Cord Sandberg 2-4. A Lakewood (1-1) T-3rd in SAL North Last Game: PPD @ Kannapolis Next Up: DH @ Kannapolis, 1:35 p.m. Note: 2nd round pick Spencer Howard scheduled to start game one. SS Williamsport ( - ) -th in NYP Pinckney Last Game: Next Up: 6/15 vs State College, 7:05 p.m. Note: R GCL East ( - ) -th in GCL Northwest Last Game: 2018 FSL Standings NORTH Daytona 2-1 Bradenton 2-1 Dunedin 2-1 Fort Myers 2-1 Tampa 2-1 Palm Beach 2-1 Clearwater 1-2 Charlotte 1-2 Florida 1-2 Jupiter 1-2 Lakeland 1-2 St. Lucie 1-2 SOUTH R GCL East ( - ) -th in GCL Northwest Last Five Games: 4/7 @ DUN: L 6-1 4/6 vs DUN: W 8-0 4/5 vs DUN: L 5-4 A Look Ahead: Monday: Jupiter at Clearwater, 7 p.m. LHP Daniel Castano (0-0) vs TBD Tuesday: Jupiter at Clearwater, 7 p.m. RHP Sam Perez (0-0) vs TBD Wednesday: Jupiter at Clearwater, 12 p.m. TBD vs RHP Connor Seabold (0-0)
TONIGHT S THRESHERS STARTING PITCHER #44 Alejandro Requena RHP HT: 6-2 WT: 200 BATS: Right THROWS: Right AGE: 21 BORN: November 29, 1996 in Villa de Cura, VZ ACQUIRED: Traded from COL on 7/26/17 Career Info: Traded to PHI from COL w/p JD Hammer and INF Jose Gomez for P Pat Neshek on 7/26/17...Finished 5th in SAL in ERA (2.74), 4th in WHIP (1.05), 5th lowest BB/9 ratio (starters) in SAL...2017 SAL All-Star. Vs. Dunedin: W/L ERA G GS H R ER BB K HR No Appearances 2018 Game-by-Game: Date Opp W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K NP-S Last time out: - 2018 Longest Outing... Strikeouts... Walks... HR Allowed... Hits Allowed... Runs Allowed... Team Record: Run Support: Srike %:
TONIGHT S OPPOSING STARTING PITCHER #13 Josh DeGraaf RHP HT: 6 4 WT: 195 BATS: Right THROWS: Right AGE: 25 BORN: January 28, 1993 in Morris, IL COLLEGE: Taylor University ACQUIRED: Drafted in the 31st round, 2015 Career Info: Pitched in AA New Hampshire from 5/5-6/8...With DUN, had a 3.01 ERA in 15 starts, 5.40 in 11 relief app...moved to the rotation 6/23...Won the Dunedin Blue Jays 2017 Community Service Award. Season vs. Clearwater: W/L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB K HR No Appearances Last Time Out: - THRESHERS BULLPEN NOTES #25 Aaron Brown Age: 25 LHP #19 Ismael Cabrera Age: 23 RHP Last Outing: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K *Drafted in 3rd rd, 2014 (Pepperdine) *Two-way player in college *Played first three pro seasons as an OF *.252 with 22 HR in 296 career games *Made his pitching debut on 7/6/17 in GCL IP: 2 K: 1 BB: ER: Last Outing: 1 IP, 1 K *Signed by PHI in 2014 *Multiple innings in 21 of 33 outings last yr *5.66 ERA in day games (12), 2.48 night games (21) *App in 1 gm for CLR in 2016 (7/7 @ DUN) IP: 1 K: 1 BB: ER: #47 Jakob Hernandez Age: 21 LHP #37 Felix Paulino Age: 23 RHP Last Outing: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K *Drafted in 21st rd, 2017 out of UT-Arlington *1st two collegiate yrs at Seward County CC * Made his pro debut on July 6 in the GCL *Struck out 8 of first 9 batters he faced as a pro *Did not issue a walk in 2017 (11 IP) IP: 2 K: 2 BB: 1 ER: 2 Last Outing: L, 2 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K *Signed by PHI in 2014 *6.33 ERA in 1st half, 3.13 in 2nd half in 2017 *Ended the year in BlueClaws rotation *2015 GCL All Star. IP: 2 K: 4 BB: 1 ER: 1
THRESHERS BULLPEN NOTES #55 Blake Quinn Age: 23 RHP #16 Alexis Rivero Age: 23 RHP Last Outing: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K *Drafted in 9th rd, 2016 (Cal State Fullerton) *Pitched first 2 years at Fresno State *Started last yr in rotation; moved to pen 5/26 *5.58 ERA in 7 starts, 3.53 in 23 relief outings *Held LH to a.221 average, RH hit.298 IP: 2 K: 3 BB: ER: Last Outing: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K *Signed by PHI on 11/7/12 *SAL All Star in 2015, FSL All Star in 2016 *3.14 ERA thru April and May last yr w/rea *Made 8 app with LHV *5 of 8 runs in AAA came in 1st two outings IP: 1.2 K: 2 BB: 1 ER: - #24 Jeff Singer Age: 24 LHP Last Outing: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 R, 1 K *Signed as a NDFA on 10/15/15 *2017 FSL All-Star *19 saves T-2nd-most all-time by a Thresher * T-1st SVs in the FSL in 2017 *Pitched in 2 Major League ST gms (0R/2.1 IP) IP: 1 K: 1 BB: 1 ER: - Reliever Effectiveness Inherited Runners IR-Scored Strand% Aaron Brown Ismael Cabrera Jakob Hernandez Felix Paulino Blake Quinn Alexis Rivero 2 0 100 Jeff Singer TOTAL 2 0 100
THRESHERS OFFENSIVE NOTES #30 Edgar Cabral Age: 22 C #4 Henri Lartigue Age: 23 C Last Game: 1-2, HR, 3 R, 2 BB Current Streak: 1 GM *Drafted in 11th rd, 2015 (Mt. San Antonio Col.) *Non-roster invite to Phillies Spring Training *2017 SAL All Star *Threw out 44-of-91 combined (48.4%) in 2017 H: 1 (2x - Last 4/6 vs DUN) 1 1 Last Game: 2-3, BB Current Streak: 1 GM *Drafted in the 7th rd, 2016 (Ole Miss) *Threw out 34.4% (11-of-32) in 2017 *Played three games at first base last year *Hit.277 vs RH,.163 vs LH in 2017 H: 2 #7 Arquimedes Gamboa Age: 20 INF #10 Wilson Garcia Age: 24 1B Last Game: 2-4, R, 2B, BB, K Current Streak: 3 GM *Signed by PHI in 2014 *Ranked as PHI No. 20 prospect (Baseball Am) *Ended 2017 season on a 14-game hitting streak *52 K s in 350 PA (6.73 TPA/K) career ( 15-17) H: 2 Last Game: 0-3 *Re-signed as minor league free agent in Jan. *.250 in 1st half,.294 in the 2nd half in 17 *Played in 87 games at 1B, 33 as DH *Batted.342 in 27 games in August H: #3 Jose Gomez Age: 21 INF #21 Darick Hall Age: 22 1B Last Game: 1-4, R, K Current Streak: 1 GM / 2 On-Base *Traded from COL on 7/26/17 *2017 SAL All-Star *Debuted in CLR on 8/7 *Hit.324 over his final 10 games H: Last Game: 1-4, RBI, K Current Streak: 2 GM *Drafted in the 14th rd, 2016 (Dallas Baptist) *Two-way player in college *2017 SAL MVP *Set LWD records for HR (27) and RBI (96) H: 1 1 1 #34 Austin Listi Age: 24 INF #13 Raul Rivas Age: 21 INF Last Game: 1-3, BB Current Streak: 2 GM *Drafted in the 17th rd, 2017 (Dallas Baptist) *Teammates w/darick Hall at Dallas Baptist *Hit 24 home runs as a redshirt senior in 2017 *Has appeared at 1B, LF, and RF H: 2 3 Last Game: 0-3, BB, 2 K / 1 On-Base *Signed by PHI on 2/12/15 *Appeared in 4 Major League ST games *Has played 2B, SS, and 3B in his pro career *Batted.306 with RISP for Lakewood H: #9 Luke Williams Age: 21 INF #17 Adam Haseley Age: 21 OF Last Game: 0-4 *Drafted in the 3rd rd, 2015 *Played all 205 career gms at 3B prior to 18 *29 SB last yr T-1st in Phillies system *Career SB success rate of 89% (49-of-55) H: 1 1 1 Last Game: 0-4 *Drafted in the 1st rd, 2017 (Virginia) *Ranked PHI No. 8 prospect (Baseball America) *Ranked 11th nationally in hitting (.390) in 17 *3.58 ERA as Virginia s Sunday starter H: 2 3 1
THRESHERS OFFENSIVE NOTES #5 Kevin Markham Age: 23 OF #2 Mickey Moniak Age: 19 OF Last Game: 0-4 *Drafted in 24th rd, 2017 (UT-San Antonio) *Played two years at North Central TX College *Appeared at all 3 OF positions in the GCL *Hit.329 in August H: Last Game: 0-5, 3 K *Drafted 1st overall, 2016 (La Costa Canyon HS, CA) *Ranked PHI No. 9 prospect (BA) *In 2017 - hit.270 1st half,.201 second half *Entering 18: 145 career gms in CF, 2 in LF H: 1 #23 Jose Pujols Age: 22 OF Last Game: 0-4, 2 K *Signed by PHI in 2013 *Hit 4 of his 8 HR in August *Set LWD record with 24 HR in 2016 (since broken) *2016 SAL midseason & post-season All-Star H: 1 1 1 PRONUNCIATIONS Arquimedes Gamboa - Ar-kee-may-des Gam-boa Cabral - Cah-brawl Haseley - Hays-lee Lartigue - Lar-Teeg Llovera - Yo-Vera Moniak - MOH-nee-ack Requena - Re-CAIN-uh
2018 Records: TOTAL HOME ROAD Overall: 1-2 1-1 0-1 Scoring First: 1-1 1-0 0-1 Opp. Scores First: 0-1 - - Vs. RH Starter: 0-2 0-1 0-1 Vs. LH Starter: 1-0 1-0 - CLR Starter 6+IP: - - - CLR Starter 7+IP: - - - CLR Starter 8+IP: - - - Outhit Opponent: 1-0 1-0 - Equal # Hits: - - - Outhit by Opponent: 0-2 0-1 0-1 Score <3 Runs: 0-1 - 0-1 Score 3-4 Runs: 0-1 0-1 - Score 5+ Runs: 1-0 1-0 - Commit 0 Errors: 1-1 1-1 - Commit 1-2 Errors: 0-1 - 0-1 Commit 3+ Errors: - - - Leading After 6th: 1-0 1-0 - Tied After 6th: 0-1 0-1 - Trailing After 6th: 0-1 - 0-1 Leading After 7th: 1-0 1-0 - Tied After 7th: - - - Trailing After 7th: 0-2 0-1 0-1 Leading After 8th: 1-0 1-0 - Tied After 8th: - - - Trailing After 8th: 0-2 - 0-1 Walk-Offs: - - - Extra Innings: - - - 1-Run Games: 0-1 0-1 - 2-Run Games: - - - 3-Run Games: - - - Day Games: - - - Night Games: 1-2 1-1 0-1 Shutout Record: 1-0 1-0 - Doubleheaders: - - - Series Record: - - - April: 1-2 1-1 0-1 Sunday: - - - Monday: - - - Tuesday: - - - Wednesday: - - - Thursday: 0-1 0-1 - Friday: 1-0 1-0 - Saturday: 0-1 - 0-1 Threshers vs. FSL North: Opponent: Home: Road: Total: Daytona Dunedin 1-1 0-1 1-2 Florida Lakeland Tampa Threshers vs. FSL South: Opponent: Home: Road: Total: Bradenton Charlotte Fort Myers Jupiter Palm Beach St. Lucie Catcher Efficiency SB CS CS% E PB cera Record Edgar Cabral 2 1 33.3 - - 2.50 1-1 Henri Lartigue 1-0 - - 6.75 0-1 Gabriel Lino Pitcher Defensive Stats SB CS CS% E PO Aaron Brown Ismael Cabrera Bailey Falter Jakob Hernandez Mauricio Llovera Adonis Medina - 1 100 - - McKenzie Mills 1-0 - - Felix Paulino Blake Quinn Alejandro Requena Alexis Rivero Connor Seabold 2 - - - - Jeff Singer Outfield Assists
RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOT Opp. 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 - - 11 CLR 1 3 1 - - 4 1 1-13 Individual Highs Most Hits: 2 Adam Haseley, Austin List Arquimedes Gamboa, Henri Lartigue (4/7@ DUN) Most 2Bs: 2 Austin Listi Most 1 (5 players) Most 3 Austin Listi Most BB: 2 Edgar Cabral Longest Hit Streak: 3 Arquimedes Gamboa (4/5-4/7) Longest On-Base Streak: 3 Arquimedes Gamboa (4/5-4/7) Most Consecutive Games w/ - Most IP (Starter): 5.1 Adonis Medina Most IP (Reliever): 2 (4 players) Most K s: 5 Adonis Medina Longest Scoreless Streak: 5.1 Adonis Medina (4/6) Walk-Off Wins Season Highs/Lows Team Batting: Most Runs: 8 Most Runs (Inning): 3 (3 times) Most Hits: 10 Most Doubles: 3 Most Triples: - Most HRs: 3 Most SBs: 2 Most BBs: 4 Most Strikeouts: 9 Most LOB: 10 Fewest LOB: 1 Team Pitching: Most Runs Allowed: 6 Least Runs Allowed: 0 Most Runs Allowed (Inning): 3 (3rd inning, 4/7 @ DUN) Most Hits Allowed: 11 Fewest Hits Allowed: 7 Most HR Allowed: 2 Most BB Allowed: 3 Most Strikeouts: 10 Most Strikeouts (9 Inning Game): 10 Team Misc. Come-From-Behind Wins: - Largest Comeback: - Losses After Leading: 1 Largest Margin of Victory: 8 Largest Margin of Defeat: 5 Longest W Streak: 1 Longest L Streak: 1 Largest Blown Lead in Loss: Led 1-0 in 3rd Longest Game, Inn: - Longest Game, Time: 2:39 Longest 9-Inning Game: 2:39 Shortest 9-Inning Game: 2:25 Most Errors: 1 Most DPs Turned: 1 Highest Attendance: 4,508 Lowest Attendance: 1,272
2018 DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPPONENT SCORE RESULT RECORD POS WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT TIME 04/05 DUN 5-4 L 0-1 T-4th Zeuch, T. Paulino, F. Snead, K. 3,816 2:25 04/06 DUN 8-0 W 1-1 T-1st Medina, A. Saucedo, T. - 4,508 2:35 04/07 @DUN 6-1 L 1-2 T-4th Murphy, P. Mills, M. - 1,272 2:39
TRANSACTIONS April 04/05/18 Threshers place P s Grant Dyer, Nick Fanti, Will Hibbs, and OF Jesus Alastre on the 7-day disabled list.