PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (0-1) vs ATLANTA BRAVES (1-0) Friday, March 30, 2018 SunTrust Park 7:35 EDT Game 2; Road 2 RHP Nick Pivetta (NR) vs RHP Mike Foltynewicz (NR) YESTERDAY S ACTION: The Phillies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-5, in walk-off fashion at SunTrust Park in Atlanta The Phillies opened up the 2018 campaign with Aaron Nola (ND) on the hill, and he was sensational Nola went 5.1 innings and allowed a run on 3 hits with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts 48 of his 68 pitches were thrown for strikes... Nola exited the game with a 5-0 lead that the bullpen could not hold Offensively for the Phils, Cesar Hernandez homered on his second consecutive Opening Day (more on that below) and Rhys Hoskins (2-3, 2 2B, SB) picked up right where he left off in 2017. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE: In yesterday s opener, the Phillies saw a total of 171 pitches over 38 plate appearances Philadelphia s 4.50 pitches per plate appearance were tops among all clubs on Opening Day (next: TB, 4.40 P/PA) Aaron Altherr (21 pitches, 4 PA 5.25 P/PA), Maikel Franco (20 pitches, 4 PA 5.00 P/PA) and Carlos Santana (25 pitches, 5 PA 5.00 P/PA) each saw at least five pitches per plate appearance yesterday. HAIL CESAR!: Yesterday, Cesar Hernandez went 2-for-5 with a HR, his second consecutive Opening Day home run (other: 4/3/17 at CIN) Hernandez is one of three players who homered yesterday and now have done so in back-to-back Opening Days, joining HOU s George Springer and OAK s Khris Davis WSH s Bryce Harper and CIN s Scooter Gennett (rain out) can also join the group today as each homered last year on Opening Day The last Phillie to homer on consecutive Opening Days before Hernandez was his old double-play mate, Freddy Galvis (4/4/16 at CIN & 4/3/17 at CIN). YOUTH GROUP: The Phillies opened the season with a 25-man roster that averaged 26 years and 334 days old According to Elias, that was the youngest 25-man roster on Opening Day in the majors Following the Phillies are the Reds (27 years, 196 days) and Marlins (27 years, 351 days). NICK AT NITE: Tonight, the Phillies hand the ball to Nick Pivetta for his season debut Pivetta is coming off a spring where he posted a 3.93 ERA (8 ER, 18.1 IP) with 17 strikeouts to six walks Over his final three starts of the spring (3/16-25), Pivetta posted a 1.80 ERA (2 ER, 10.0 IP) with 11 strikeouts to just one walk Pivetta finished his 2017 campaign strong, going 3-0, 1.06 ERA (2 ER, 17.0 IP) with 19 strikeouts in his final three starts (9/18 vs LAD, 9/24 at ATL & 10/1 vs NYM) Pivetta is also riding a career-best 16.0-inning scoreless streak which dates back to last season (9/18/17-current). YOUNG GUNS: The Phillies rotation for the first three games of the 2018 season are as follows (age on Opening Day): RHP Aaron Nola (24 years, 298 days), RHP Nick Pivetta (25 years, 43 days) and RHP Vince Velasquez (25 years, 295 days) The three combine for an average age of 25 years, 90 days old According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that is the youngest average age for the first three starting pitchers of a season for the Phillies since 1962 That year, RHP Art Mahaffey, RHP Jim Owens and RHP Jack Hamilton combined for an average age of 25 years, 46 days old. HELLO, MY NAME IS: This year, 14 players on the Phillies Opening Day roster were not on the initial 25-man from just a year ago For the fourth consecutive season, 13 or more plays on the Phillies Opening Day roster were not on the initial 25-man roster the year before In addition, 10 Phillies are making their first career Opening Day roster: C Jorge Alfaro, RHP Victor Arano, INF J.P. Crawford, OF/1B Rhys Hoskins, INF/OF Scott Kingery, RHP Ben Lively, LHP Hoby Milner, RHP Nick Pivetta, RHP Jake Thompson and OF Nick Williams. SPRING RECAP: The Phillies completed Grapefruit League play with a record of 13-17-3 Philadelphia finished 4 th among all Grapefruit League teams with a 4.07 ERA, trailing only Boston (3.53), Minnesota (3.79) and Tampa Bay (3.92) Furthermore, Philadelphia s starting rotation posted a 4.00 ERA (47 ER, 105.2 IP) with 97 strikeouts to just 22 walks (4.41 SO/BB ratio). WATCH THE THRONE: Scott Kingery had himself quite a spring The Phillies 23-year-old inked a six-year contract taking him through the 2023 season with three additional club options that cover the 2024, 2025 and 2026 seasons In 56 at bats this spring, Kingery hit.411 with a 1.226 OPS, five home runs and four stolen bases Last season, Kingery appeared in 132 combined games between double- A Reading and triple-a Lehigh Valley, slashing.304/.359/.530 with 26 home runs, 29 doubles, eight triples and 29 stolen bases He was the only player at the major or minor league level to have 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases Originally selected by the Phillies in the 2nd round of the June 2015 draft out of the University of Arizona, Kingery won the Paul Owens Award last season as the top position player in the Phillies minor league system. KAPS LOCK: On October 30, 2017, Gabe Kapler was named the 54th manager of the Philadelphia Phillies Kapler, 42, had spent the last three years working for the Los Angeles Dodgers as the club s director of player development, overseeing their entire minor league system In 2007, Kapler took a brief hiatus from playing and managed the Greenville Drive, a single-a affiliate of the Boston Red Sox He also worked as a coach for Team Israel during the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifying period Kapler played parts of 12 seasons in the major leagues for the Detroit Tigers (1998-99), Texas Rangers (2000-02), Colorado Rockies (2002-03), Red Sox (2003-06), Milwaukee Brewers (2008) and Tampa Bay Rays (2009-10) He finished with a.268 batting average, 176 doubles, 82 home runs, 77 stolen bases and a.329 on-base percentage in 1,104 games He was a member of the 2004 World Series champion Red Sox On Opening Day, April 3, 2000 vs the White Sox, Kapler went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI. EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT: Tonight, the Phillies will play their 168 th consecutive game with a right-handed starting pitcher It is the second-longest streak without starting a lefthanded pitcher in Phillies franchise history The Phillies played 172 straight games without starting a left-handed pitcher from May 25, 1907 to June 24, 1908 Their last left-handed starting pitcher was Adam Morgan, September 28, 2016 at ATL. PHILLIES PHACTS Record: 0-1 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-1 Current Streak: Lost 1 Last 5 Games: 0-1 Last 10 Games: 0-1 Series Record: N/A Sweeps/Swept: N/A PHILLIES VS. BRAVES 2018 Record: 0-1 2018 at Home: N/A 2018 at ATL: 0-1 All-Time Record: 1154-1264-15 All-Time at Citizens Bank Park: 66-64 All-Time at SunTrust Park: 5-5 Current Streak: Lost 1 PHILLIES ON ROAD Games Played: 1 Record: 0-1 (.000) AVG/OBP/SLG:.194/.342/.355 Runs/Runs Per Game: 5/5.00 Home Runs: 1 Stolen Bases: 1 ERA: 7.27 Starters W-L: 0-0 Starters ERA: 1.69 Relievers W-L: 0-1 Relievers ERA: 16.20 Saves/Opp: 0/1 PHILLIES AT A GLANCE March: 0-1 Monday: N/A April: N/A Tuesday: N/A May: N/A Wednesday: N/A June: N/A Thursday: 0-1 July: N/A Friday: N/A Aug: N/A Saturday: N/A Sept: N/A Sunday: N/A vs East: 0-1 Day:0-1 vs Cent: N/A Night: N/A vs West: N/A 1 st Half: 0-1 vs AL: N/A 2 nd Half: N/A INSTANT REPLAY RESULTS *Manager s challenges, since 2014 PHI All-Time Challenges: 147 Overturned: 80 Success Rate: 54.4% 2017 Challenges: 31 Overturned: 18 Success Rate: 58.1% Last Challenge: 10/1 vs NYM Situation: B4, 1 out, R1, R3 PHILLIES RECORD WHEN THEY Score First: 0-1 Lead After 6: 0-1 Lead After 7: 0-1 Lead After 8: N/A Out-Hit Opp: N/A Last AB Decisions: 0-1 Opp. Score First: N/A Tied After 6: N/A Tied After 7: N/A Tied After 8: 0-1 Hits equal: N/A Walk-off Decisions: 0-1 Score 4 or more: 0-1 Trail After 6: N/A Trail After 7: N/A Trail After 8: N/A Out-Hit by Opp: 0-1 Starter goes > 6.0 IP N/A Score 3 or fewer: N/A Hit no HR: N/A Starter goes 6.0 IP N/A Hit at least 1 HR: 0-1 Starter goes < 6.0 IP 0-1 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE DATE TIME PROBABLE PITCHERS TV Saturday, March 31 at ATL 7:10 EDT RHP Vince Velasquez (NR) vs RHP Brandon McCarthy (NR) NBCSP+ Sunday, April 1 OFF DAY
2018 PHILLIES NOTES TONIGHT S STARTER PAGE 2 NICK PIVETTA RHP #43 Height: 6-5 Weight: 210 Age: 25 (born: 2/14/93) 2017: 8-10, 6.02 ERA Career: 8-10, 6.02 ERA SPRING TRAINING RECAP: 0-3, 3.93 ERA (8 ER, 18.1 IP), 16 H, 6 BB, 17 SO in 6 starts TONIGHT S START: Strong Finish: Went 3-0 with a 1.06 ERA (2 ER, 17.0 IP), 1.12 WHIP (8 BB, 11 H), 19 SO and.186 OPP AVG (11-59) in his final 3 starts of 2017, ending his season with an active 16.0-inning scoreless streak, which was the 3 rd -longest in baseball to end the season #Winning: Pivetta has earned the win in each of his last 3 starts If he is the winning pitcher today, he will be the first Phillies starter since 2015 (Cole Hamels, 5/8-23) to take a win in 4 straight outings Striking Company: Since 6/15/17, Pivetta has averaged a 9.81 SO/9.0 IP (113 SO, 103.2 IP), 6 th among NL starters (min. 100.0 IP) HIGHEST SO/9.0 IP NL STARTERS SINCE 6/15/17 (MIN. 100.0 IP) PLAYER CLUB SO/9.0 IP 1. Max Scherzer WSH 11.89 2. Rich Hill LAD 11.61 3. Zack Godley ARI 10.49 4. Jacob degrom NYM 10.40 5. AARON NOLA PHI 10.24 6. NICK PIVETTA PHI 9.81 vs NL East: 6-3, 5.59 ERA (41 ER, 66.0 IP) in 13 starts Has not allowed a run in his last 2 starts (11.0 IP) vs NL East clubs ROAD: 2017 and Career: 4-7, 6.65 ERA (51 ER, 69.0 IP) in 14 starts Went 6.0 scoreless IP in his final road start of 2017 on 9/24 at ATL, his only scoreless road start of the season 2017 SEASON: Among ML rookies, was 1st in SO/9.0 IP (9.47, min. 125.0 IP), 3rd in SO (140), 4th in starts (26) and 7th in innings (133.0) Was tied for the 9th-most SO in a season ever by a Phillies rookie and had the highest SO/9.0 IP and SO rate (24.0%) of any Phillies rookie ever to make at least 25 starts Had the most starts (26) in a single season by a Phillies rookie since 1990, when Pat Combs started 31 Among all NL pitchers (min. 125.0 IP), ranked 4 th in lowest % of pitches put in play (15.7), trailing ARI s Robbie Ray (13.7), WSH s Max Scherzer (14.3) and LAD s Rich Hill (14.7) Struck out a career-high 11 batters 8/16 at SD, which was the most by a Phillies rookie since Cole Hamels struck out 11 on 9/16/06 at HOU and the most by any Phillie since Vince Velasquez s 16-SO game on 4/14/16 vs SD Since at least 1913, Pivetta is the only Phillie to finish a start with at least 11 SO in 5.0 or fewer IP Began season with Lehigh Valley (AAA) and was named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week, 4/6-16 Allowed 1 hit in 7.0 IP on 7/2 at NYM, becoming the first Phillies rookie with just 1 hit allowed in 7.0+ IP since 8/23/01 (Brandon Duckworth) Earned his first major league win on 6/5 at ATL Recalled for the first time on 4/30 and made his ML debut that day at LAD as the starting pitcher (first of 4 stints with the Phillies) Had a 25.2-inning homerless streak, 5/18 at TEX 4 th inn. on 6/21 vs STL CAREER: Acquired by Philadelphia from WSH for RHP Jonathan Papelbon and cash, 7/28/15 Originally selected by WSH in the 4th round of the June 2013 draft Attended New Mexico Junior College Pitched for Canada in 2017 World Baseball Classic Was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team from 2009-12 Was the first Canadian-born starting pitcher to debut for the Phillies since 6/17/06 (Scott Mathieson vs TB) PIVETTA 2017 DAY-BY-DAY DATE-OPP DECISION IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA *4/9 vs PAW W, 5-2 6.0 3 2 1 0 0 8 *4/15 at PAW W, 6-0 7.0 5 0 0 0 0 5 *4/20 vs COL W, 4-2 6.0 4 1 1 0 2 11 4/30 at LAD L, 5-3 5.0 9 2 2 1 1 5 3.60 APRIL 0-1 5.0 9 2 2 1 1 5 3.60 5/5 vs WSH L, 4-2 5.0 9 4 4 3 0 6 5.40 5/13 at WSH ND, L, 6-4 4.2 5 4 4 1 4 5 6.14 5/18 at TEX ND, L, 8-4 4.2 3 1 1 0 4 5 5.12 *5/23 vs IND W, 3-1 7.0 7 1 1 0 0 9 *5/28 vs LOU W, 14-2 6.0 6 2 2 1 0 4 MAY 0-1 14.1 17 9 9 4 8 16 5.65 6/5 at ATL W, 11-4 5.0 6 3 3 0 3 4 5.18 6/10 at STL L, 7-0 5.0 4 4 4 0 4 2 5.52 6/15 vs BOS ND, W, 1-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 2 9 4.46 6/21 vs STL ND, L, 7-6 6.0 4 3 3 2 1 10 4.46 6/26 at ARI L, 6-1 2.2 7 6 6 1 5 3 5.40 JUNE 1-2 25.2 25 16 16 3 15 28 5.61 7/2 at NYM W, 7-1 7.0 1 1 1 1 4 4 4.85 7/7 vs SD ND, L, 4-3 7.0 5 3 3 3 0 9 4.73 7/14 at MIL L, 9-6 5.0 7 9 9 2 3 5 5.63 7/19 at MIA W, 10-3 5.1 5 3 3 2 1 4 5.58 7/25 vs HOU L, 5-0 6.0 6 5 5 0 1 7 5.73 7/31 vs ATL W, 7-6 6.0 3 1 1 0 1 5 5.42 JULY 3-2 36.1 27 22 22 8 10 34 5.45 8/5 at COL L, 8-5 2.2 8 8 8 1 1 1 6.11 8/11 vs NYM ND, L, 7-6 4.2 7 6 5 2 2 4 6.29 8/16 at SD L, 3-0 5.0 5 3 3 0 3 11 6.25 8/22 vs MIA L, 7-4 1.1 7 6 6 2 1 2 6.73 8/27 vs CHI W, 6-3 5.0 6 3 2 0 4 5 6.57 AUGUST 1-3 18.2 33 26 24 5 11 23 11.57 9/1 at MIA ND, W, 2-1 6.0 4 1 1 0 3 6 6.28 9/6 at NYM L, 6-3 5.0 10 6 6 1 0 5 6.49 9/12 vs MIA ND, W, 9-8 5.0 8 7 7 1 1 4 6.75 9/18 vs LAD W, 4-3 6.0 4 2 2 2 2 8 6.57 9/24 at ATL W, 2-0 6.0 5 0 0 0 1 4 6.26 10/1 vs NYM W, 11-0 5.0 2 0 0 0 5 7 6.02 SEPT./OCT. 3-1 33.0 33 16 16 4 12 34 4.36 *denotes minor league appearance #denotes ML rehab appearance 2017 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS 7.0, 3x, last: 7/7 vs SD IP 7.0, 3x, last: 7/7/17 vs SD 10, 9/6 at NYM H 10, 9/6/17 at NYM 9, 7/14 at MIL R 9, 7/14/17 at MIL 9, 7/14 at MIL ER 9, 7/14/17 at MIL 5, 2x, last: 10/1 vs NYM BB 5, 2x, last: 10/1/17 vs NYM 11, 8/16 at SD SO 11, 8/16/17 at SD 3, 2x, last: 7/7 vs SD HR 3, 2x, last: 7/7/17 vs SD N/A CG N/A N/A SHO N/A 3 G, 9/18-current Win Streak 3 G, 9/18/17-current 3 G, 8/5-22 Loss Streak 3 G, 8/5-22/17 2017 STAT CENTRAL CAREER 4-3, 5.34 ERA (38 ER, 64.0 IP) Home 4-3, 5.34 ERA (38 ER, 64.0 IP) 4-7, 6.65 ERA (51 ER, 69.0 IP) Away 4-7, 6.65 ERA (51 ER, 69.0 IP).253 AVG/.327 OBP/.373 SLG vs Left.253 AVG/.327 OBP/.373 SLG.308 AVG/.378 OBP/.605 SLG vs Right.308 AVG/.378 OBP/.605 SLG 1.1 fwar 1.1 4.26 xfip 4.26 1.51 WHIP 1.51.336 BABIP.336 24.0% SO% 24.0% 9.8% BB% 9.8% 2.46 SO/BB 2.46 43.8% GB% 43.8% 36.3% FB% 36.3% 75/5.08 Run support/rsa 75/5.08 11-15 Team record in starts 11-15 PIVETTA 2017 AND CAREER 2017: 8-10 6.02 26 26 133.0 144 91 89 57 140 Career: 8-10 6.02 26 26 133.0 144 91 89 57 140 PIVETTA vs BRAVES 2017: 3-0 2.12 3 3 17.0 14 4 4 5 13 Career: 3-0 2.12 3 3 17.0 14 4 4 5 13 Last Start 9/24/17 at ATL: W, 6.0 IP, 5 H, BB, 4 SO BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS PIVETTA vs BRAVES avg ab h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so CAMARGO.286 7 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 FLOWERS.000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FREEMAN.000 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 INCIARTE.571 7 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 MARKAKIS.143 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 RUIZ.000 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 SUZUKI.250 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 SWANSON.500 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 FOLTYNEWICZ vs PHILLIES avg ab h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so ALTHERR.286 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 FRANCO.333 12 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 HERNANDEZ.231 13 3 0 1 0 0 4 4 HERRERA.313 16 5 1 0 1 3 1 7 KNAPP.000 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 SANTANA.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOMORROW S STARTER at ATLANTA RHP VINCE VELASQUEZ vs RHP BRANDON MCCARTHY VELASQUEZ vs BRAVES 2017: 0-0 0.00 1 1 7.0 6 0 0 2 6 Career: 0-1 2.77 4 4 26.0 24 9 8 6 24 VELASQUEZ 2017 AND CAREER 2017: 2-7 5.13 15 15 72.0 74 44 41 34 68 Career: 11-14 4.45 58 46 258.2 253 136 128 100 278
2018 PHILLIES NOTES BULLPEN NOTES PAGE 3 2018 TOTALS W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG OPS MISC Starters 0-0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 0 1 3.158.411 0 QS/1 GS Relievers 0-1 16.20 3.1 6 7 6 3 3 3.400 1.526 0 SV/1 SVO #64 VÍCTOR ARANO RHP Last App: 3/26 at PIT: 1.0 IP, H, SO IR/Scored: -/- vs ATL (2017): N/A Road Trip: N/A SV/Opp: -/- vs ATL (career): N/A SunTrust Park (career): N/A Spring 2018: 0-0, 1.93 ERA (2 ER, 9.1 IP), 7 H, BB, 6 SO in 9 games Made his first Opening Day roster Batters are just 6-for-38 (.158) with 13 SO against him to start his career All 10 of his ML appearances have been at home #57 LUIS GARCÍA RHP Last App: 3/29 at ATL: 1.0 IP, H, SO, HB IR/Scored: -/- vs ATL (2018): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (1.0 IP) in 1 G Road Trip: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (1.0 IP) in 1 G SV/Opp: -/- vs ATL (career): 3-2, 4.81 ERA (13 ER, 24.1 IP) in 28 G SunTrust Park (career): 0-1, 21.60 ERA (8 ER, 3.1 IP) in 4 G Spring 2018: 0-0, 3.00 ERA (3 ER, 9.0 IP), 7 H, 4 BB, 10 SO in 10 games Made his 2 nd career Opening Day roster (2015) Among all NL relievers in 2017, finished 3rd in fewest HR/9.0 IP (0.38); set career bests in ERA (2.65) and innings pitched (71.1) Had a career-best 21.2-inning scoreless streak, 6/14-7/29 (18 G); was the longest by a Phils reliever in a single season since Larry Andersen s club relief-record 32.2- inning streak, 6/21-8/2/84 In his last 24 games (since 8/12/17), has posted a 1.54 ERA (4 ER, 23.1 IP); allowed at least 1 ER in 2 of those 24 games #33 DREW HUTCHISON RHP Last App: 3/24 at DET: W, 4.0 IP, H, 3 BB, 3 SO (start) IR/Scored: -/- vs ATL (2017): N/A Road Trip: N/A SV/Opp: -/- vs ATL (career): 0-1, 7.36 ERA (9 ER, 11.0 IP) in 2 G (2 GS) SunTrust Park (career): N/A t Spring 2018: 2-0, 2.75 ERA (6 ER, 19.2 IP), 12 H, 8 BB, 17 SO in 6 games (3 GS) Attended ML spring training as a non-roster invitee and had his contract selected on 3/24 Spent entire 2017 season with Indianapolis (AAA); named an IL midseason All-Star and tied for league lead in starts (26) & IP (159.1) and finished 10th in ERA (3.56) His first appearance of 2018 will be his first in the majors since 9/30/16 at STL; Has appeared as a reliever in 6 of his 84 career ML games #55 HOBY MILNER LHP Last App: 3/29 at ATL: 0.1 IP, H, R, ER, HR IR/Scored: 1/1 vs ATL (2018): 0-0, 27.00 ERA (1 ER, 0.1 IP) in 1 G Road Trip: 0-0, 27.00 ERA (1 ER, 0.1 IP) in 1 G SV/Opp: -/- vs ATL (career): 0-0, 4.50 ERA (3 ER, 6.0 IP) in 7 G SunTrust Park (career): 0-0, 3.86 ERA (1 ER, 2.1 IP) in 4 G t Spring 2018: 0-0, 5.63 ERA (5 ER, 8.0 IP), 9 H, 2 BB, 10 SO in 13 games Made his first career Opening Day roster Has posted a 1.23 ERA (3 ER, 22.0 IP) in his last 28 appearances (since 7/29/17) Has held LHH to a.169 AVG (11-65) with just 3 XBH (2 2B, HR) in his career Surrendered his first HR to a LHH yesterday (Freddie Freeman) #46 ADAM MORGAN LHP Last App: 3/29 at ATL: 0.2 IP, H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, SO, HR IR/Scored: 1/0 vs ATL (2018): 0-0, 27.00 ERA (2 ER, 0.2 IP) in 1 G Road Trip: 0-0, 27.00 ERA (2 ER, 0.2 IP) in 1 G SV/Opp: -/- vs ATL (career): 1-5, 5.86 ERA (28 ER, 43.0 IP) in 14 G (6 GS) SunTrust Park (career): 0-0, 12.46 ERA (6 ER, 4.1 IP) in 5 G Spring 2018: 1-0, 1.13 ERA (1 ER, 8.0 IP), 6 H, 3 BB, 6 SO in 8 games Made his second consecutive and second career Opening Day roster Averaged 10.37 SO/9.0 IP (63 SO, 54.2 IP) in 2017, becoming just the 4th Phillies LH reliever to average 10.00 SO/9.0 IP since 1900 Has posted a 2.30 ERA (7 ER, 27.1 IP) and averaged 11.20 SO/9.0 IP (34 SO, 27.1 IP) over his last 22 appearances (since 8/2/17) #50 HÉCTOR NERIS RHP Last App: 3/29 at ATL: L, 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB (IBB), HR IR/Scored: -/- vs ATL (2018): 0-1, 40.50 ERA (3 ER, 0.2 IP) in 1 G Road Trip: 0-1, 40.50 ERA (3 ER, 0.2 IP) in 1 G SV/Opp: -/- vs ATL (career): 3-1, 5 SV, 2.86 ERA (7 ER, 22.0 IP) in 20 G SunTrust Park (career): 0-1, 3 SV, 6.75 ERA (3 ER, 4.0 IP) in 5 G Spring 2018: 0-1, 4.15 ERA (4 ER, 8.2 IP) 12 H, 0 BB, 8 SO in 9 games Made his 3 rd consecutive Opening Day roster Has converted 20 consecutive saves (since 6/28/17), the longest such active streak in MLB; was longest by a Phillie in a season since 2008 (Lidge, 41) 2017 NL Relief Rankings: T-4th in games finished (56), 5th in games (74), 8th in saves (26) and 9th in save % (89.7) & innings (74.2) Was 15-for-15 in saves against the NL East and posted a 1.64 ERA in 36 games last season #93 PAT NESHEK RHP Last App: 3/22 vs DET: 1.0 IP, H, 3 SO IR/Scored: -/- vs ATL (2017): 1-1, SV, 0.00 ERA (4.2 IP) in 6 G Road Trip: N/A SV/Opp: -/- vs ATL (career): 1-1, SV, 0.93 ERA (1 ER, 9.2 IP) in 12 G SunTrust Park (career): 1-0, SV, 0.00 ERA (2.2 IP) in 3 G Spring 2018: 0-0, 4.50 ERA (2 ER, 4.0 IP), 5 H, BB, 9 SO in 4 games His 6.59 SO/BB ratio ranks 4 th among ML relievers since 2016 and he is 6 th in WHIP (0.90) & 7 th in ERA (2.22) Is believed to be the first player in baseball history to wear No. 93 2017 NL Relief Rankings: 1st in BB/9.0 IP (0.87), 2nd in ERA (1.59) & SO/BB ratio (11.50) and 3rd in WHIP (0.87); selected to his 2nd career All-Star Game in 2017 Began last season with PHI and was traded to COL on 7/26 Each of his 24 career appearances at CBP have been scoreless (22.2 IP); he is currently the only pitcher since 1913 to have a 0.00 ERA at a Phillies ballpark (min. 20 IP) #61 EDUBRAY RAMOS RHP Last App: 3/29 at ATL: 0.2 IP, H, UER, BB, SO IR/Scored: 1/1 vs ATL (2018): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0.2 IP) in 1 G Road Trip: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0.2 IP) in 1 G SV/Opp: 0/1 vs ATL (career): 0-1, 2.31 ERA (3 ER, 11.2 IP) in 12 G SunTrust Park (career): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (4.0 IP) in 5 G Spring 2018: 0-0, 7.27 ERA (7 ER, 8.2 IP), 11 H, 2 BB, 17 SO in 10 games; was tied for the most SO by any ML reliever in spring training Made 2 nd consecutive and 2 nd career Opening Day roster Has a 0.90 ERA (2 ER, 20.0 IP) in his last 17 appearances (since 8/22/17) and has struck out 29 Averaged 11.71 SO/9.0 IP (75 SO, 57.2 IP) last season, the 7th-highest mark ever by a Phillies reliever #44 JAKE THOMPSON RHP Last App: 1.0 IP, H, R, ER, 2 SO IR/Scored: -/- vs ATL (2017): 1-0, 0.00 ERA (5.0 IP) in 1 G (1 GS) Road Trip: N/A SV/Opp: -/- vs ATL (career): 1-1, 0.75 ERA (1 ER, 12.0 IP) in 2 G (2 GS) SunTrust Park (career): N/A Spring 2018: 0-1, 2.08 ERA (3 ER, 13.0 IP), 10 H, 6 BB, 12 SO in 9 games Made his first career Opening Day roster Has a 2.73 ERA (8 ER, 26.1 IP) in his last 5 outings (all starts) Has appeared in relief in 3 career games (5 ER, 5.0 IP, 9.00 ERA), and not at all since 5/10/17; has started 18 games (49 ER, 95.0 IP, 4.64 ERA)
2018 PHILLIES NOTES HITTING NOTES PAGE 4 #38 JORGE ALFARO C vs ATL (2017):.500 (5-10), RBI in 3 games vs ATL (career):.500 (5-10), RBI in 3 games At SunTrust Park (career):.429 (3-7) in 2 games Road Trip: N/A Current Streak: N/A Made his first Opening Day roster Spring Training 2018: Batted.275 (11-40), 3 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI,.370 OBP and a.500 SLG % in 17 games Reached base safely in 26 of his 29 ML games (all starts) last season and hit safely in 23 of those 29 contests Made 29 ML starts last season: 28 at C & 1 at 1st base Caught 4 runners in 17 SB attempts last season (23.5%) Career: 4 of 17 (23.5%) #23 AARON ALTHERR OF vs ATL (2018):.333 (1-3) in 1 game Road Trip:.333 (1-3) in 1 game vs ATL (career):.252 (26-103), 5 HR, 15 RBI in 30 games Current Streak: 1 G (.333, 1-3) At SunTrust Park (career):.231 (6-26), HR, 4 RBI in 7 games Spring Training 2018: Batted.296 (16-54), 3 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI,.356 OBP and a.574 SLG % in 18 games In 2017, led the club (min. 300 PA) in SLG % (.516), OPS (.856), HBP (7) and outfield assists (7) 11 of his 19 home runs last season came in the 7th inning or later Made 92 starts last season: 42 in LF, 38 in RF, and 12 in CF Of his 174 career ML hits, 78 have been for extra bases (44.8%; 41 2B, 9 3B, 28 HR) #2 J.P. CRAWFORD SS vs ATL (2018):.000 (0-3) in 1 game vs ATL (career):.083 (1-12) in 4 games At SunTrust Park (career):.083 (1-12) in 4 games Road Trip:.000 (0-3) in 1 game Current Streak: 0-for-3 Made his first Opening Day start Spring Training 2018: Batted.255 (13-51), 2 2B, HR and 4 RBI in 18 games Since 9/16/17, leads all National League hitters with 15 walks (2 nd in MLB behind NYY s Aaron Judge, 16) Has made 22 ML starts (11 at 3rd base, 7 at SS and 4 at 2nd base) without committing an error in 87 total chances Led the International League in walks (79) last season #18 PEDRO FLORIMON INF/OF vs ATL (2018):.000 (0-1) in 1 game vs ATL (career):.250 (6-24), 2 RBI in 7 games At SunTrust Park (career):.000 (0-1) in 1 game Road Trip:.000 (0-1) in 1 game Current Streak: 0-for-1 Spring Training 2018: Batted.288 (15-52), 4 2B, 2 3B, HR, 4 RBI,.373 OBP and a.500 SLG % in 25 games Led the club in games played during spring training Made 12 starts for the Phillies in 2017: 8 in CF and 1 each at 2nd base, SS, LF and RF (also made 1 appearance at 3rd base) Last season, appeared in games for Lehigh Valley at 2nd base (33), 3rd base (25), SS (15), LF (7), RF (6) and CF (1) Dislocated his right ankle on 9/2/17 at MIA and missed the remainder of the season His last ML home run came on 9/27/13 vs CLE Has played 93 ML games since #7 MAIKEL FRANCO 3B vs ATL (2018):.000 (0-2), RBI in 1 game vs ATL (career):.232 (42-181), 7 HR, 26 RBI in 48 games At SunTrust Park (career):.167 (6-36), HR, 4 RBI in 10 games Road Trip:.000 (0-2), RBI in 1 game Current Streak: 0-for-2 Spring Training 2018: Batted.211 (12-57), 2B, 6 HR, 15 RBI and a.544 SLG % in 19 games Ranked T-1 st in home runs and T-6 th in RBI in the 2018 Grapefruit League Set career highs in games (154), walks (41), doubles (29), extra-base hits (54) and sacrifice flies (5) last season Led the club in go-ahead RBI (24), HR (24) and RBI (76) in 2017 The Phillies went 15-9 (.625) last season when he homered Career: 40-21 (.656) 37.9% (142 of 375) of his ML hits have gone for extra bases (76 2B, 3 3B, 63 HR) #16 CESAR HERNANDEZ 2B vs ATL (2018):.400 (2-5), HR, RBI in 1 game Road Trip:.400 (2-5), HR, RBI in 1 game vs ATL (career):.332 (80-241), 3 HR, 14 RBI in 71 games Current Streak: 1 G (.400, 2-5) At SunTrust Park (career):.306 (11-36), HR, 3 RBI in 9 games Made his fifth Opening Day roster After hitting a HR yesterday, is 1 of 3 players who have now homered in back-to-back Opening Days (also: HOU s George Springer & OAK s Khris Davis) Was the first Phillie to homer on consecutive Opening Days since Freddy Galvis (4/4/16 at CIN & 4/3/17 at CIN) Spring Training 2018: Batted.214 (12-56), 2 2B, HR and 2 RBI in 19 games Among active hitters in the majors, ranks 2 nd in AVG (.332) against ATL (min. 200 AB), trailing only Albert Pujols (.350) In 2017, ranked 2 nd in the NL in infield hits (35) & bunt hits (9) and T-9 th in triples (6) Set career highs in doubles (26), HR (9), XBH (41), runs scored (85) and HBP (4) last season Led the team in runs (85), walks (61) and SB (15) in 2017 Hit 3 leadoff HR last season (4 career): 4/3/17 at CIN (Scott Feldman), 4/16/17 at WSH (Gio Gonzalez) and 5/27/17 vs CIN (Bronson Arroyo) #37 ODUBEL HERRERA CF vs ATL (2018): --- (0-0) in 1 game vs ATL (career):.289 (61-211), 9 HR, 24 RBI in 55 games At SunTrust Park (career):.375 (12-32), 2 HR, 6 RBI in 10 games Road Trip: --- (0-0) in 1 game Current Streak: N/A Made his fourth Opening Day roster Spring Training 2018: Batted.224 (11-49), 2B and 3 RBI in 18 games Since the start of 2015, ranks 3 rd in the majors in XBH (25) vs ATL, trailing WSH s Bryce Harper (27) & Daniel Murphy (27) In 2017, ranked 3 rd in the NL in doubles (42), T-7 th in bunt hits (5) and T-10 th in infield hits (21) Had a career-best 21-game hitting streak (.380 AVG, 30-79) from 7/28-9/8/17, longest by a Phillie since 2006 (Chase Utley had a 35-game hit streak) His hitting streak was the longest last season among all MLB players Led the team in doubles (42) and XBH (59) in 2017 Set career highs in doubles, XBH and RBI (56) #17 RHYS HOSKINS OF/1B vs ATL (2018):.667 (2-3), RBI in 1 game Road Trip:.667 (2-3), RBI in 1 game vs ATL (career):.269 (7-26), 3 RBI in 7 games Current Streak: 1 G (.667, 2-3) At SunTrust Park (career):.214 (3-14), 2 RBI in 4 games Made his first Opening Day start Collected a career-high 2 doubles on Opening Day Spring Training 2018: Batted.288 (15-52), 5 2B, 5 HR, 9 RBI,.403 OBP and a.673 SLG % in 19 games Ranked 3 rd in SLG %, 4 th in runs and 5 th in OBP among all qualifying 2018 Grapefruit League hitters Led the club in runs (14), walks (10) and T-1 st in extra-base hits (10) during spring training Since 8/14/17, among all MLB hitters, ranks 1 st in RBI (48), 3 rd in BB (34), T-3 rd in HR (18), 5 th in TB (108), T-5 th in XBH (27) and T-6 th in runs (37) Has made 30 starts in LF and 21 at 1st base in his ML career Among NL rookies in 2017, ranked 5 th in walks (37), 6 th in HR (18) and 9 th in RBI (48) Slugged his 18 th career HR in his 34 th game in 2017, the fastest player to reach that many home runs in terms of games played in MLB history Became the first MLB player to reach 40 career RBI in 40 or fewer games since 2001 (Albert Pujols in 36 G) Became the first Phillies player ever to do so Tied a Phillies record by homering in 5 straight games last season Became the 5 th Phillie in club history to do it and first since 2008, when Chase Utley did it twice Named the 2017 MVP and the Rookie of the Year of the International League
2018 PHILLIES NOTES HITTING NOTES PAGE 5 #4 SCOTT KINGERY INF/OF vs ATL (2018): N/A vs ATL (career): N/A At SunTrust Park (career): N/A Road Trip: N/A Current Streak: N/A First appearance will be his major league debut Spring Training 2018: Batted.411 (23-56), 4 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 8 RBI,.441 OBP and a.786 SLG % in 22 games Led the 2018 Grapefruit League in total bases (44) and ranked 2 nd in hits Fell 3 PA short of qualifying for spring training leaderboard Would have led all ML hitters in AVG during the spring Was T-1 st on the team in extra-base hits (10) in spring training Won the 2017 Paul Owens Award for best position player in the Phillies minor league system Among all minor league players last season, ranked 4 th in total bases (288), T-4 th in runs scored (103), 9 th in hits (165) and T-9 th in extra-base hits (63) Was the only player at the major or minor league level to have 25 or more HR (26) and SB (29) in 2017 Last season, played in the All-Star Futures Game in Miami, Fla., and earned an MiLB Gold Glove Award for defensive excellence at 2nd base Rated as the best 2nd base prospect in baseball, according to Baseball America #15 ANDREW KNAPP C vs ATL (2018):.333 (1-3), 2 RBI in 1 game Road Trip:.333 (1-3), 2 RBI in 1 game vs ATL (career):.136 (3-22), 3 RBI in 6 games Current Streak: 1 G (.333, 1-3) At SunTrust Park (career):.167 (2-12), 3 RBI in 3 games Made his second Opening Day roster and first Opening Day start His multi-rbi game yesterday was the second of his career and first since 5/28/17 vs CIN (3 RBI) Spring Training 2018: Batted.219 (7-32), 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and a.500 SLG % in 15 games Among NL rookies in 2017, ranked 9 th in walks (31) Made 51 starts at catcher last season Had 1 appearance at 1st base Made his 1 st error on 6/28/17 at SEA, his 31 st ML game Was the first Phillies catcher to begin his ML career with a 30-game errorless streak since 1956-57 (Joe Lonnett s 61-game streak, 4/22/56-9/13/57) Is 5-for-38 in throwing out baserunners in his career (13.2%) #41 CARLOS SANTANA 1B vs ATL (2018):.000 (0-5) in 1 game vs ATL (career):.250 (5-20), 2 RBI in 7 games At SunTrust Park (career):.000 (0-5) in 1 game Road Trip:.000 (0-5) in 1 game Current Streak: 0-for-5 Spring Training 2018: Batted.208 (11-53), 3 2B, HR and 5 RBI in 20 games Spent the first 8 seasons of his career with CLE (2010-17) Last season, ranked 3 rd in the AL in BB/SO (0.94), 4 th in BB (88), T-7 th in times on base (242), 8 th in PA/BB (7.58), 9 th in pitches faced (2,648) and T-10 th in IBB (6) Led all ML switch-hitters in walks in 2017 Named 2017 Wilson Defensive Player of the Year among all ML 1st basemen and was a finalist for the AL Gold Glove Award Made 153 starts last season: 139 at 1st base, 7 in RF and 7 as DH Hit his 6th career leadoff HR, 4/4/17 at TEX (Martin Perez) Played in his 1,000th career game, 5/16/17 vs TB Homered from both sides of the plate twice last season: 7/24/17 vs CIN and 8/15/17 at MIN #5 NICK WILLIAMS OF vs ATL (2018):.000 (0-4) in 1 game vs ATL (career):.178 (8-45), 3 RBI in 12 games At SunTrust Park (career):.238 (5-21), 3 RBI in 6 games Road Trip:.000 (0-4) in 1 game Current Streak: 0-for-4 Made his first Opening Day start Spring Training 2018: Batted.259 (14-54), 3 2B, 3B and 2 RBI in 18 games Among NL rookies in 2017, ranked 3 rd in AVG (.288), 4 th in OBP (.338), T-4 th in triples (4) & OF assists (4), T-5 th in multi-hit games (25), 6 th in RBI (55), 7 th in SLG % (.473), 8 th in TB (148), 9 th in hits (90) and T-9 th in runs (45) Hit an inside-the-park HR on the final day of last season, 10/1/17 vs NYM (Rafael Montero) In September/October 2017, ranked 2 nd in the NL in RBI (25) and was T-3 rd in hits (35) His 33 hits in September 2017 were the most by a Phillies rookie in September since 2003 (Marlon Byrd, 36 hits) Made 79 ML starts last season: 56 in RF, 12 in CF, 10 in LF and 1 as DH Became the first Phillie with 18 RBI in his first 20 games since 1936 (Leo Norris, 22) With LV last season:.280 (79-282), 16 2B, 2 3B, 15 HR, 44 RBI, 16 BB, 90 SO, 5 SB, 4 CS,.328 OBP,.511 SLG %,.839 OPS, 5 HBP in 78 games
2018 PHILLIES NOTES DAY-BY-DAY PAGE 6 GA/ GA/ Game Date Opp W-L Score WP/LP/SV Record Pos GB Attend Game Date Opp W-L Score WP/LP/SV Record Pos GB Attend 1 3/29 at ATL L 8-5 Vizcaino/NERIS (0-1) 0-1 T4 1.0 *40,208 82 6/28 vs WSH 2 3/30 at ATL 83 6/29 vs WSH 3 3/31 at ATL 84 6/30 vs WSH 4 4/2 at NYM 85 7/1 vs WSH 5 4/3 at NYM 86 7/3 vs BAL 6 4/4 at NYM 87 7/4 vs BAL 7 4/5 vs MIA 88 7/6 at PIT 8 4/7 vs MIA 89 7/7 at PIT 9 4/8 vs MIA 90 7/8 at PIT 10 4/9 vs CIN 91 7/9 at NYM 11 4/10 vs CIN 92 7/10 at NYM 12 4/11 vs CIN 93 7/11 at NYM 13 4/13 at TB 94 7/13 at MIA 14 4/14 at TB 95 7/14 at MIA 15 4/15 at TB 96 7/15 at MIA 16 4/16 at ATL 17 4/17 at ATL All-Star Break - Nationals Park - Washington, D.C. 18 4/18 at ATL 19 4/19 vs PIT 97 7/20 vs SD 20 4/20 vs PIT 98 7/21 vs SD 21 4/21 vs PIT 99 7/22 vs SD 22 4/22 vs PIT 100 7/23 vs LAD 23 4/24 vs ARI 101 7/24 vs LAD 24 4/25 vs ARI 102 7/25 vs LAD 25 4/26 vs ARI 103 7/26 at CIN 26 4/27 vs ATL 104 7/27 at CIN 27 4/28 vs ATL 105 7/28 at CIN 28 4/29 vs ATL 106 7/29 at CIN 29 4/30 at MIA 107 7/30 at BOS 30 5/1 at MIA 108 7/31 at BOS 31 5/2 at MIA 109 8/2 vs MIA 32 5/4 at WSH 110 8/3 vs MIA 33 5/5 at WSH 111 8/4 vs MIA 34 5/6 at WSH 112 8/5 vs MIA 35 5/7 vs SF 113 8/6 at ARI 36 5/8 vs SF 114 8/7 at ARI 37 5/9 vs SF 115 8/8 at ARI 38 5/10 vs SF 116 8/10 at SD 39 5/11 vs NYM 117 8/11 at SD 40 5/12 vs NYM 118 8/12 at SD 41 5/13 vs NYM 119 8/14 vs BOS 42 5/15 at BAL 120 8/15 vs BOS 43 5/16 at BAL 121 8/16 vs NYM 44 5/17 at STL 122 8/17 vs NYM 45 5/18 at STL 123 8/18 vs NYM 46 5/19 at STL 124 8/19 vs NYM 47 5/20 at STL 125 8/21 at WSH 48 5/21 vs ATL 126 8/22 at WSH 49 5/22 vs ATL 127 8/23 at WSH 50 5/23 vs ATL 128 8/24 at TOR 51 5/25 vs TOR 129 8/25 at TOR 52 5/26 vs TOR 130 8/26 at TOR 53 5/27 vs TOR 131 8/27 vs WSH 54 5/28 at LAD 132 8/28 vs WSH 55 5/29 at LAD 133 8/29 vs WSH 56 5/30 at LAD 134 8/31 vs CHI 57 5/31 at LAD 135 9/1 vs CHI 58 6/1 at SF 136 9/2 vs CHI 59 6/2 at SF 137 9/3 at MIA 60 6/3 at SF 138 9/4 at MIA 61 6/5 at CHI 139 9/5 at MIA 62 6/6 at CHI 140 9/7 at NYM 63 6/7 at CHI 141 9/8 at NYM 64 6/8 vs MIL 142 9/9 at NYM 65 6/9 vs MIL 143 9/10 vs WSH 66 6/10 vs MIL 144 9/11 vs WSH 67 6/12 vs COL 145 9/12 vs WSH 68 6/13 vs COL 146 9/14 vs MIA 69 6/14 vs COL 147 9/15 vs MIA 70 6/15 at MIL 148 9/16 vs MIA 71 6/16 at MIL 149 9/17 vs NYM 72 6/17 at MIL 150 9/18 vs NYM 73 6/18 vs STL 151 9/19 vs NYM 74 6/19 vs STL 152 9/20 at ATL 75 6/20 vs STL 153 9/21 at ATL 76 6/22 at WSH 154 9/22 at ATL 77 6/23 at WSH 155 9/23 at ATL 78 6/24 at WSH 156 9/24 at COL 79 6/25 vs NYY 157 9/25 at COL 80 6/26 vs NYY 158 9/26 at COL 81 6/27 vs NYY 159 9/27 at COL *Sellout 160 9/28 vs ATL 161 9/29 vs ATL 162 9/30 vs ATL