Ha PORTLAND SEA DOGS GAME NOTES Double- A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox PORTLAND SEA DOGS (11-18) vs. NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS (21-7) Sunday, May 10, 2015 at 1:00 PM Hadlock Field Portland, Maine RHP Mike McCarthy (2-3, 5.32) vs. RHP Matt Flemer (1-1, 3.41) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 5/11 vs. TRE (6:00 PM) RHP William Cuevas (4-1, 3.28) vs. RHP Brady Lail (1-2, 4.43) 5/12 vs. TRE (6:00 PM) RHP Kyle Kraus (0-0, 5.79) vs. LHP Miguel Sulbaran (2-1, 2.45) 5/13 vs. TRE (6:00 PM) RHP Luis Diaz (0-3, 5.61) vs. LHP Eric Wooten (0-1, 7.20) 5/14 at NBR (6:35 PM) RHP Mike Augliera (1-5, 5.59) vs. LHP Yohan Flande (5-0, 1.36) 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): 2-3/1-2 (3-5) 2014 Record (H/R/OR): 7-3/6-4 (13-7) All- Time Record: 245-196 All- Time at Hadlock: 130-95 All- Time at New Britain Stadium: 115-101 All- Time Season Series (W/L/S): 12-5- 4 Current Streak: L3 Longest Win Streak: 2, 3x (5/1-2) Season Record: 11-18 Standing: 6 th, 10.5 GB Last 5 Games: 1-4 Last 10 Games: 4-6 Last 15 Games: 6-9 Last 20 Games: 7-13 April: 7-13 Series Record H/R: 1-3- 0/1-2- 1 Series Sweeps by Dogs H/R: 0/0 Series Sweeps by Opp. H/R: 1/0 Series Finales H/R: 1-3/0-4 Rubber Games H/R: 1-1/0-1 Postponements: 3 DH Record W- L- S: 0-0- 2 DH Remaining: 1 2015 Best Mark: 1-0 2015 Worst Mark: 11-18 All- Time Record: 1,515-1,482 All- Time at Home: 782-712 All- Time on Road: 733-770 Red Sox Affiliate: 861-860 Transactions (DL): 20 (2) Players Used: 30 McMillan s Career: 397-328 SEA DOGS ON HOMESTAND: Games: 2 Record: 0-2 Average:.131 (8-61) Runs- Per- Game: 0.5 (1 total) Home Runs: 0 RISP:.143 (1-7) Fielding Errors: 4 ERA: 3.00 (6 ER/18.0 IP) SP W- L- SV, ERA: 0-2- 0, 2.70 (3 ER/10.0 IP) RP W- L- SV, ERA: 0-0- 0, 3.38 (3 ER/8.0 IP) Save Opportunities: 0- for- 0 Holds: 0 LOOKING FOR ONE: The Sea Dogs have lost three straight games, and look to salvage the final game of their three- game set with the New Britain Rock Cats (Rockies affiliate) on Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field Portland has lost six straight at Hadlock Field for the first time since August 19-24, 2011 the franchise record for consecutive losses at home is 8 on June 17- July 1, 2009 The Sea Dogs continue their homestand on Monday night against the Trenton Thunder (Yankees affiliate). SILENCED BY YOHAN: Rock Cats lefty Yohan Flande (5-0) tossed a one- hit, complete- game shutout, leading the New Britain Rock Cats to a 3-0 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Saturday afternoon...flande yielded a one- out single to Mike Miller in the fourth and a two- out walk to Carlos Asuaje in the eighth for Portland s only baserunners Pat Valaika went 3- for- 3 with 2 RBI and Tom Murphy blasted a solo- homer in the sixth inning, his sixth of the season Mike Augliera (1-5) took the loss, but gave up only one earned run on 6 hits over 6 six innings pitched. MLB REHAB UPDATE: Shane Victorino went 0- for- 3 on Saturday and 0- for- 6 in two games with the Sea Dogs over the weekend Victorino did not have any chances in right field, playing 13 innings during the series Victorino is expected to join the Red Sox today in Toronto and could be activated on Monday night in Oakland Jonathan Roof replaced Victorino in both games, but did not bat. WHEN WAS THE LAST: The last 9- inning complete game for an opponent came on June 17, 2010 when Erie s Brooks Brown fired nine frames at Hadlock Field On Saturday, Flande retired 26 of 28 batters faced, throwing 70 of 98 pitches for strikes. RAISE THAT STREAK: Asuaje has reached base safely in a team- high 18 straight games, dating back to April 19 Yesterday was the first time that Asuaje hit sixth in the order Jantzen Witte went 0- for- 3 on Saturday, snapping a six- game hitting streak, his longest of the season. HIS RUN WAS NOT EARNED: Madison Younginer worked two innings of relief on Saturday, giving up one unearned run on one hit, two walks and one strikeout Kyle Martin worked the ninth, yielding a lead- off single, but retiring the next three batters Martin is scoreless in his last three games. 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: Friday: OF Kevin Heller assigned to Short- Season Lowell INF Marco Hernandez activated from the disabled list OF Shane Victorino assigned to Portland from Boston on a Major League Rehab Assignment Wednesday: C Mike Blanke contract purchased by Boston from Long Island (Independent League) and assigned to Portland C Mike Brenly voluntarily retires and accepts bullpen catcher s position with the Boston Red Sox Monday RHP Justin Haley placed on the disabled list LHP Robby Scott received from Triple- A Pawtucket BEEN A WHILE: The Rock Cats have not swept a series at Hadlock Field since April 27-29, 2001, taking a 3- game set New Britain has just two series sweeps in their franchise history in Maine. THAT WAS A FIRST: Portland was 5-0 in 3- run games until yesterday s loss to New Britain The Rock Cats lead the league in winning percentage in 2- run games (7-1,.875). LITTLE MISLEADING: RHP Mike McCarthy makes his 6 th start of the season in the series finale McCarthy has given up his 14 earned runs over two starts April 13 th vs. New Britain and April 29 th vs. Binghamton. THIS DATE IN SEA DOGS HISTORY: May 10, 2002 Portland won, 9-7 at Erie as Jesus Medrano drove in a pair of runs and was a home run shy of the cycle. The nine- inning game featured 16 runs, 27 hits, 16 walks, two hit batsman, and 25 men left on base and took three hours and 47 minutes to complete. AROUND THE RED SOX ORGANIZATION *Boston Red Sox (13-17, 5.5 GB AL East) Dustin Pedroia knocked in Boston s lone run in a 7-1 loss at Toronto...Mookie Betts and Pablo Sandoval each had two hits Joe Kelly suffered his second loss of the year. *Pawtucket Red Sox (18-12, 1.0 GA IL North) Pawtucket suffered a 3-2 loss to Columbus in 10 innings Deven Marrero and Jemile Weeks each had RBIs for Pawtucket Tyler Holt had the walk- off RBI hit for the Clippers. *Salem Red Sox (16-14, 2.0 GB CL Southern) Salem split a doubleheader on Saturday, dropping the opener 6-1, but winning the nightcap 4-2. *Greenville Drive (15-14, 3.0 GB SAL Southern) Greenville fell to Savannah 11-7 Cisco Telez went 4- for- 5, 3 RBI and 2 doubles Denier Lopez went 3- for- 5, HR and 3 RBI. HADLOCK HAPPENINGS: Today Kid s Run the Bases/15 th annual Mother s Day 5K Race beginning at 9 am Tomorrow Good Neighbor Night/MOMDay. 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 5-10 6-8 11-18 NIGHT 2-6 6-5 8-11 DAY 3-4 0-3 3-7 VS. LHP STARTER 2-5 2-2 4-7 VS. RHP STARTER 3-5 4-6 7-11 DOGS SCORE FIRST 2-1 6-3 8-4 OPPONENTS SCORE FIRST 3-9 0-5 3-14 SCORING 4+ RUNS 5-2 5-3 10-5 SCORING <=3 RUNS 0-8 1-5 1-13 LEAD AFTER 5 TH 5-0 5-1 10-1 TIED AFTER 5 TH 0-0 1-1 1-1 TRAIL AFTER 5 TH 0-10 0-6 0-16 LEAD AFTER 6 TH 5-0 5-0 10-0 TIED AFTER 6 TH 0-0 1-0 1-0 TRAIL AFTER 6 TH 0-10 0-8 0-18 LEAD AFTER 7 TH 5-0 5-0 10-0 TIED AFTER 7 TH 0-0 1-2 1-2 TRAIL AFTER 7 TH 0-10 0-6 0-16 LEAD AFTER 8 TH 4-0 5-1 9-1 TIED AFTER 8 TH 0-0 0-1 0-1 TRAIL AFTER 8 TH 0-8 0-5 0-13 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 0-0 0-3 0-3 TWO- RUN GAMES 2-0 0-2 2-2 THREE- RUN GAMES 1-1 4-0 5-1 GAMES DECIDED IN LAST AT- BAT 0-0 0-2 0-2 RECORD WHEN BATTING AROUND 2-0 1-0 3-0 WHEN HITTING A HOME RUN 2-1 3-3 5-4 COMMITTING AN ERROR 4-9 4-5 8-14 VS. EASTERN DIVISION 5-10 6-8 11-18 BINGHAMTON 0-3 2-2 2-5 NEW BRITAIN 2-3 1-2 3-5 NEW HAMPSHIRE 0-0 0-0 0-0 READING 1-2 2-1 3-3 TRENTON 2-2 1-3 3-5 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 0-2 1-0 1-2 TUESDAY 1-1 1-2 2-3 WEDNESDAY 1-1 1-1 2-2 THURSDAY 0-1 0-2 0-3 FRIDAY 1-1 1-1 2-2 SATURDAY 2-2 2-0 4-2 SUNDAY 0-2 0-2 0-4 APRIL 5-8 2-5 7-13 MAY 0-2 4-3 4-5 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, 5.32 ERA Career: 24-18, 4.45 ERA 3rd year in Portland (5th in the system) @mmccarthy35 INSIDE THE NUMBERS vs. OPP:.263 (25-95), 5 HR RISP:.250 (6-24), 1 HR vs. LHB:.235 (8-34), 1 HR vs. RHB:.279 (17-61), 4 HR HOME: 1-2, 9.00 (14 ER/14.0 IP) WHIP: 1.52 ROAD: 1-1, 0.00 (0 ER/9.2 IP) GO/AO: 0.60 LAST APPEARANCE: Took his second straight loss, giving up three unearned runs on May 5 th at Binghamton Worked 4.2 IP on 5 hits, 3 runs (all unearned) on 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. HOW ACQUIRED: 14 th Round pick by the Boston Red Sox in the 2011 draft. FACING NEW BRITAIN: 1-2, 7.77 ERA (19 ER/22.0 IP) in eight career appearances/three starts against the Rock Cats (2013-15). QUICK HITS: Career with Portland (2013-15): 13-10, 5.18 ERA (91 ER/158.0 IP) in 42 games/22 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). 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 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- current 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 5.32 5 5 23.2 25 18 14 11 14 CAREER 24-18 4.45 112 41 357.2 374 198 177 98 268 MCCARTHY VS. NEW BRITAIN W- L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 0-1 18.00 1 1 4.0 6 9 8 4 2 CAREER 1-2 7.77 8 3 22.0 27 20 19 8 15 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. 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 6 0 1-5 27 (4.5) 9.8 Haley 5 0 2-3 13 (2.6) 8.0 Augliera 6 2 1-5 7 (1.1) 8.1 McCarthy 5 1 2-3 25 (5.0) 5.3 Cuevas 5 1 4-1 21 (4.2) 9.5 Scott 1 0 1-0 8 (8.0) 9.0 Kraus 1 0 0-1 4 (4.0) 5.4
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 23- Jonathan Aro May 6 at Binghamton (SV) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 6/7 (86%) 3/1 1/1 0 4.0 (5/2) 6 (4/15) 19- Dayan Diaz May 8 vs. New Britain (ND) 2.0 1 1 1 1 4 8/9 (89%) 4/0 2/3 0 2.1 (5/5) 4 (5/8) 21- Pat Light May 7 at Binghamton (L) 1.2 1 1 1 2 3 6/9 (67%) 1/0 0/0 2 3.0 (4/22) 5 (5/1) 40- Kyle Martin May 9 vs. New Britain (ND) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 5/9 (56%) 5/1 2/2 0 2.2, 2x (4/21) 6 (4/11) 38- Simon Mercedes May 8 vs. New Britain (ND) 3.0 3 2 2 1 0 7/7 (100%) 6/0 0/0 0 4.2 (5/2) 5 (4/21) 29- Robby Scott May 7 at Binghamton (BS) 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 2/4 (50%) 2/1 0/1 0 2.0, 2x (5/7) 2 (5/7) 31- Madison Younginer May 9 vs. New Britain (ND) 2.0 1 1 0 2 1 6/8 (75%) 4/0 0/0 0 4.0 (4/27) 3 (4/18) 2015 BULLPEN TOTALS: 118.2 90 60 50 39 109 42/56 (75%) 27/3 5/7 3 #23 JONATHAN ARO RH 3-1, 2.11, 1 SV, 0 HLD 7 games VS LHB: 4-24 (.167), 0 HR VS RHB: 8-51 (.157), 0 HR OVERALL: 12-75 (.160), 0 HR W/RISP: 4-20 (.200), 0 HR 2015: 1 hit last 6.2 IP Scoreless in 5 of 7 outings First Double- A save on May 6 th at Binghamton Pitched 4 perfect innings on May 2 nd at Reading (4 IP, 3 SO) Allowed a season- high 7 runs (4 earned), suffering his first Double- A loss on April 27 th vs. Binghamton Tied a career- high with 6 K s on April 15 th vs. New Britain Wins in his first 2 Double- A outings Earned the win in Portland s first victory on April 11 th vs. Reading (Game 1, working 3 scoreless on one hit in his Double- A debut. Last season: Spent majority of season with Low- A Greenville, where he made 25 appearances, all in relief...named a South Atlantic League mid- season All- Star and the Red Sox Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Month for April...Also pitched in 7 games (1 GS) for High- A Salem...Combined to go 3-3 with 8 saves, a 2.16 ERA (21 ER/87.1 IP), and 98 SO and 29 BB...Promoted to Salem on July 29 th and made 7 appearances for Lone start in his last outing of the season on August 30 th at Wilmington (5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 6 SO). Acquired/Misc: Signed by the Red Sox as an International free agent on June 6, 2011 Made his pro debut in 2011 with DSL Red Sox, going 2-2, 3.06 ERA in 9 games/6 starts FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND #19 DAYAN DIAZ RH 0-0, 1.15, 2 SV, 0 HLD 9 games VS LHB: 3-21 (.143), 0 HR VS RHB: 4-33 (.121), 0 HR OVERALL: 7-54 (.130), 0 HR W/RISP: 1-10 (.100), 0 HR 2015: Season- high 4 K s on May 8 th vs. New Britain, allowing his 2 nd run of the year 5 outings from April 19- May 5: 10.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, BB, 10 SO Scoreless in 7 of 9 outings Earned his 2 nd save on May 1 st at Reading (2 IP, H, 3 SO) Allowed his first run on April 16 th at Trenton First save on April 15 th vs. New Britain Season- high 2.1 perfect on May 5 th at Binghamton Begins his first full season in Portland and 2 nd in the Red Sox system (split last year with Salem/Portland) 10 th in professional baseball. Last season: Went a combined 2-2, 1.80 ERA (10 ER/50.0 IP) in 35 games between Portland and High- A Salem, making his debut in the Red Sox system Fanned 56 batters on the season, compiling a 10.1 strikeouts- per- 9- innings Converted 7 of 8 save chances between Salem and Portland Promoted to the Sea Dogs on July 11 th and went scoreless in 9 of 11 appearances, going 2-1. 2.76 ERA (5 ER/16.1 IP) Lone save with Portland on August 6 th at Bowie Picked up his wins on July 27 th vs. New Britain and August 16 th vs. Richmond Acquired/Misc: Signed by the Red Sox as a minor league free agent on December 5, 2013 Signed by Chicago Cubs as a minor league free agent on January 19, 2013 Originally signed by the Houston Astros as an international free agent in October, 2005 YEARS IN PORTLAND (2014-15). #21 PAT LIGHT RH @Pat_Light 0-1, 3.94, 0 SV, 2 HLD 9 games VS LHB: 4-22 (.182), 2 HR VS RHB: 7-39 (.179), 1 HR OVERALL: 11-61 (.180), 3 HR W/RISP: 3-10 (.300), 0 HR 2015: 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...first YEAR IN PORTLAND. #40 KYLE MARTIN RH @KyleMartin32 0-0, 5.02, 2 SV, 0 HLD 9 games VS LHB: 7-26 (.269), 0 HR VS RHB: 13-36 (.361), 0 HR OVERALL: 20-62 (.323), 0 HR W/RISP: 5-25 (.200), 0 HR 2015: Scoreless in his last 3 outings (4 IP), earning hiss 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 FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #38 SIMON MERCEDES RH 1-0, 4.43, 0 SV, 0 HLD 7 games VS LHB: 5-34 (.147), 1 HR VS RHB: 10-38 (.263), 0 HR OVERALL: 15-72 (.208), 0 HR W/RISP: 6-25 (.240), 1 HR 2015: Has allowed 3 runs in his last 2 outings 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 Was on the disabled list from June 5- July 18 and appeared in 3 minor league rehab games with Short- Season Lowell (0-0, 1.64 ERA) Finished the season 3-2, 3.68 ERA (12 ER/29.1 IP) in 5 starts. 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, 4.35, 0 SV, 0 HLD 5 games/1 start VS LHB: 1-14 (.071), 0 HR VS RHB: 11-30 (.367), 1 HR OVERALL: 12-44 (.273), 1 HR W/RISP: 4-10 (.400), 0 HR 2015: 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 0-1, 3.45, 0 SV, 0 HLD 8 games VS LHB: 2-19 (.105), 1 HR VS RHB: 6-35 (.171), 1 HR OVERALL: 8-54 (.148), 1 HR W/RISP: 2-17 (.118), 0 HR 2015: Has yielded a run in 4 straight outings: 10.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, 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 @TherealAsuaje20.269 0 HR 10 RBI SAT: 0-2, BB VS LHP: 5-23 (.217), 0 HR PAST ROADTRIP: 6-23 (.261), RBI, 2B, 5 BB STREAK: - 1 (0-2) SERIES: 2-6, 2B, BB VS RHP: 20-70 (.286), 0 HR W/RISP: 9-26 (.346), 0 HR LONGEST: 5, 2x (April 21-25) 2015: Has reached base safely in 18 straight games Team leader in walks (17) Has hit safely in 12 of 16 games: 19- for- 59 (.322), 7 RBI, 4 2B, 10 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 24 of 26 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) FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #2 MIKE BLANKE C @MikeBlanke.000 0 HR 0 RBI SAT: DNP VS LHP: 0-3 (.000), 0 HR PAST ROADTRIP: 0-0 (.000), 0 HR STREAK: - 1 (0-4) SERIES: VS RHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR W/RISP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR LONGEST: - 2015: 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.155 2 HR 6 RBI SAT: DNP VS LHP: 2-21 (.095), 0 HR PAST ROADTRIP: 1-14 (.071), HR, 2 RBI, BB STREAK: - 4 (0-14) SERIES: 0-3, BB VS RHP: 9-50 (.180), 2 HR W/RISP: 2-17 (.118), 0 HR LONGEST: 3 (April 17-19) 2015: Last 8 games: 1- for- 28 (.036), 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) YEARS W/PORTLAND (2014-15). #22 KEURY DE LA CRUZ LF/DH @keuryy25.264 3 HR 13 RBI SAT: 0-3 VS LHP: 5-24 (.208), 0 HR PAST ROADTRIP: 6-26 (.231), HR, 6 RBI, 2 2B, 2 BB STREAK: - 2 (0-7) SERIES: 0-7 VS RHP: 14-48 (.292), 3 HR W/RISP: 5-17 (.294), 1 HR LONGEST: 3, 2x (May 5-7) 2015: Last 3 games: 1- for- 12 (.083) Has reached base safely in 17 of 21 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/LF @ReedGrags.220 0 HR 4 RBI SAT: DNP VS LHP: 4-17 (.235), 0 HR PAST ROADTRIP: 4-15 (.267), 2B, 2 BB STREAK: - 2 (0-8) SERIES: VS RHP: 9-42 (.214), 0 HR W/RISP: 5-13 (.385), 0 HR LONGEST: 3, 2x (April 21-23) 2015: Last 7 games: 4- for- 31 (.129), 2B, 2 BB Has reached base safely in 11 of 17 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 FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #7 MARCO HERNANDEZ SS/DH.235 1 HR 1 RBI SAT: 0-3 VS LHP: 4-17 (.235), 0 HR ROADTRIP: 0-0 (.000) STREAK: - 2 (0-7) SERIES: 0-7 VS RHP: 4-17 (.235), 1 HR W/RISP: 0-7 (.000), 0 HR LONGEST: 4 (April 12-16) 2015: 0- for- 7 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.212 1 HR 7 RBI SAT: 0-3 VS LHP: 1-22 (.045), 0 HR PAST ROADTRIP: 3-15 (.200), HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HB STREAK: - 1 (0-3) SERIES: 0-3 VS RHP: 13-44 (.295), 1 HR W/RISP: 4-23 (.174), 0 HR LONGEST: 2, 2x (May 2-4) 2015: Last 15 games: 12- for- 48 (.250), HR, 7 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_2.267 0 HR 8 RBI SAT: 1-4 VS LHP: 10-33 (.310), 0 HR PAST ROADTRIP: 5-28 (.179), 3 RBI, 3B, 2B, 3 BB STREAK: 5 (7-21) SERIES: 3-8, 2B VS RHP: 18-72 (.250), 0 HR W/RISP: 8-26 (.308), 0 HR LONGEST: 5, 2x (May 5- current) 2015: 5- game hitting streak: 7- for- 21 (.333), 3 RBI, 3B, 2B 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 Begins his first full season in the Red Sox system and his 4 th in the Red Sox system 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 @Trobe5.211 0 HR 0 RBI SAT: DNP VS LHP: 1-3 (.333), 0 HR PAST ROADTRIP: 0-4 (.000) STREAK: - 2 (0-8) SERIES: VS RHP: 3-16 (.188), 0 HR W/RISP: 0-4 (.000), 0 HR LONGEST: 3 (April 19-24) 2015: Hit safely in his first 3 starts 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.185 0 HR 2 RBI SAT: 0-0 VS LHP: 3-16 (.188), 0 HR PAST ROADTRIP: 3-15 (.200), 3B, 3 BB, HB STREAK: - 1 (0-1) SERIES: 0-1 VS RHP: 7-38 (.184), 0 HR W/RISP: 2-19 (.105), 0 HR LONGEST: 2 (April 24-25) 2015: Has a walk in 6 of his last 9 starts Last 5 games: 2- for- 13 (.154), 3 BB 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 Appeared in 1 game with Boston in Spring Training, going 0- for- 1. 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.324 0 HR 8 RBI SAT: 0-3 VS LHP: 5-18 (.278), 0 HR PAST ROADTRIP: 13-33 (.394), 2 RBI, 4 2B STREAK: - 1 (0-3) SERIES: 2-7 VS RHP: 19-56 (.339), 0 HR W/RISP: 8-26 (.308), 0 HR LONGEST: 7 (April 21-26) 2015: Multi- hit game in 7 of 9: 15- for- 40 (.375), 2 RBI, 4 2B Has hit safely in 14 of 18 games with 8 multi- hit games 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.258 0 HR 11 RBI SAT: 0-3 VS LHP: 7-29 (.241), 0 HR PAST ROADTRIP: 7-23 (.304), 4 RBI, 3B, 2B, 2 BB, HB STREAK: - 1 (0-3) SERIES: 1-6 VS RHP: 16-60 (.267), 0 HR W/RISP: 7-20 (.350), 0 HR LONGEST: 5 (April 21-24) 2015: Last 7 games: 8- for- 24 (.333), 4 RBI, 3B, 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 21 of 27 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 FIRST YEAR IN PORTLAND. #16 JANTZEN WITTE 1B/3B/DH @Jantzenwitte.357 2 HR 22 RBI SAT: 0-3 VS LHP: 5-24 (.208), 1 HR PAST ROADTRIP: 12-29 (.414), HR, 3 RBI, 4 2B, BB STREAK: - 1 (0-3) SERIES: 0-3 VS RHP: 30-74 (.405), 1 HR W/RISP: 12-28 (.429), 0 HR LONGEST: 6, 2x (May 2-7) 2015: Last 7 games: 12- for- 28 (.429), HR, 3 RBI, 4 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 19 of 26 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 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 5/4 @ 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 (6-14), 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 (26), Tekotte (2), Asuaje 2nd: Asuaje (22), Gragnani (3), Hernandez (2), Victorino (2) 3rd: Witte (22), Ramos (5), Asuaje, Tejeda 4th: Tejeda (15), De La Cruz (8), Chester (4), Witte 5th: Chester (14), De La Cruz (7), Martinez (4), Gragnani (2), Roberson, Witte 6th: De La Cruz (6), Gragnani (5), Martinez (4), Tekotte (4), Roof (3), Chester (2), Tejeda (2), Asuaje, Hernandez, Witte 7th: Martinez (9), Roof (6), Gragnani (5), Tekotte (5), Hernandez (4) 8th: Roof (8), Tekotte (5), Heller (3), Hernandez (3), Martinez (3), Roberson (3), Gragnani (2), Blanke, Brenly 9th: Tekotte (11), Heller (9), Brenly (7), Roberson, Witte STARTS BY POSITION C: Martinez (20), Brenly (6), Roberson (2), Blanke 1B: Witte (20), Chester (7), Brenly (2) 2B: Asuaje (18), Gragnani (8), Miller (2), Roof 3B: Gragnani (7), Tejeda (7), Miller (6), Witte (5), Asuaje (3), Roof SS: Miller (18), Hernandez (9), Tejeda (2) LF: De La Cruz (14), Tejeda (7), Heller (4), Asuaje (2), Gragnani, Roof CF: Tekotte (27), Heller, Ramos RF: Roof (14), Heller (7), Ramos (4), Tejeda (2), Victorino (2) DH: Chester (14), De La Cruz (7), Roberson (3), Asuaje (2), Gragnani, Hernandez, Witte CATCHING BREAKDOWN CS SBA CS% PB PICKOFFS Blanke 0 6 0% 0 0 Brenly 4 5 80% 0 1 Martinez 8 27 30% 1 2 Roberson 0 3 0% 0 0 PITCHING BREAKDOWN W- L- S ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR STARTERS 7-15- 0 5.26 126.2 148 84 74 59 114 12 RELIEVERS 4-3- 5 3.79 118.2 90 60 50 39 109 9
MULTI-HIT GAMES PLAYER 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL SEASON HIGH Asuaje 6 1 0 0 7 3, April 21 @ NBR Blanke 0 0 0 0 0 Chester 2 0 0 0 2 2, April 26 vs. TRE De La Cruz 3 1 0 0 4 3, May 6 @ BIN Gragnani 3 1 0 0 4 3, May 4 @ BIN Hernandez 1 1 0 0 2 3, April 13 vs. NBR Martinez 2 1 0 0 3 3, April 29 vs. BIN Miller 5 1 1 0 7 4, April 18 @ TRE Roberson 1 0 0 0 1 2, April 24 vs. TRE Roof 3 0 0 0 3 2, May 7 @ BIN Tejeda 6 2 0 0 8 3, May 4 @ BIN Tekotte 4 1 0 0 5 3, May 7 @ BIN Witte 7 3 1 0 11 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 1 1 0 0 2 3, April 27 vs. BIN 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 1 2 3 0 Blanke 0 0 0 0 Chester 0 3 0 2 De La Cruz 1 4 4 3 Gragnani 0 1 0 1 Hernandez 0 0 0 0 Martinez 0 1 2 1 Miller 0 2 3 2 Roberson 0 0 0 0 Roof 0 1 0 0 Tejeda 1 2 6 0 Tekotte 1 1 4 0 Witte 0 3 11 1 WALK- OFF WINS: Sea Dogs (0): Opponents (1): April 16 th @ TRE (Judge HR in 10 th ) BATTING AROUND: Sea Dogs (3), Opponents (3) OUTFIELD ASSISTS (2): De La Cruz, Heller 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 24 3 14 12 17 8 9 8 0 108 Opponents 11 12 32 15 20 12 18 13 7 1 141 Runs Per Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Portland 27 16 10 1 3 Opponents 37 19 5 4 5 1 Runs Per Out 0 1 2 Portland 20 48 40 Opponents 35 43 63
2015 SEA DOGS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS Individual Batting At- Bats, Game 6 Mike Miller, April 18 at Trenton Runs, Game 3 Mike Miller, April 21 at New Britain #2 Hits, Game 4 2x, last: Jantzen Witte, May 3 at Reading Singles, Game 4 Mike Miller, April 18 at Trenton Doubles, Game 2 4x, last: Jantzen Witte, May 3 at Reading Triples, Game 1 7x, last: Blake Tekotte, May 7 at Binghamton Home Runs, Game 1 9x, last: Keury De La Cruz, May 6 at Binghamton RBI, Game 3 11x, last: Jantzen Witte, May 3 at Reading Extra- Base Hits, Game 3 Jantzen Witte, May 3 at Reading Total Bases, Game 8 Jantzen Witte, May 3 at Reading Base on Balls, Game 3 Jonathan Roof, April 19 at Trenton Strikeouts, Game 3 5x, last: Carlos Asuaje, May 3 at Reading Stolen Bases, Game 2 Mike Miller, May 2 at Reading Longest Hitting Streak 7 Oscar Tejeda, April 21-27 Longest On- Base Streak 18 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 2x, last: William Cuevas, May 6 at Binghamton 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- current Consecutive Losses, Season 4 Mike Augliera April 12-28 Team Miscellaneous Longest Winning Streak 2 3x, last: May 1-2 Longest Losing Streak 4 April 26-29 Longest Home Winning Streak 2 2x, last: April 24-25 Longest Road Winning Streak 2 May 1-2 Longest Home Losing Streak 6 April 26- current Longest Road Losing Streak 2 2x, last: April 19-21 Longest Nine- Inning Game, Time 3:15 April 15 vs. New Britain 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 3x, last: April 25 vs. Trenton Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss 2 April 27 vs. Binghamton Comeback Wins 3 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 April 22 at New Britain 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 5 3x, last: April 17 at Trenton Triples, Game, Sea Dogs 2 April 14 vs. New Britain Triples, Game, Opponent 1 6x, last: May 2 at Reading 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 12 May 4 at Binghamton Left on Base, Game, Opponent 11 2x, last: April 23 vs. Trenton 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 7x, last: May 9 vs. New Britain Team Fielding Double Plays Turned, Game, Dogs 2 2x, last: April 26 vs. Trenton Double Plays Turned, Game, Opp. 3 April 13 vs. New Britain Errors, Game, Sea Dogs 3 2x, last: May 5 at Binghamton Errors, Game, Opponent 5 April 24 vs. Trenton Errors, Game, Individual 2 Hernandez, April 11 vs. Reading #2 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 3x, last: April 26 vs. Trenton Pitchers Used, Game, Opponents 5 2x, last: April 18 at Trenton Total Quality Starts, Sea Dogs 4 Last: Augliera, May 9 vs. New Britain * - Team Record T Ties Team Record L League Record