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June 28 Carolina Mudcats Game Information

June 28, 2016 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Carolina Mudcats News Release


CAROLINA MUDCATS (ATLANTA BRAVES) at FREDERICK KEYS (BALTIMORE ORIOLES)

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 | 7:00 PM | Game 76, Away Game 40 | at Nymeo Field

Overall Record: CAR: 31-44; FRE: 38-36

Streaks: CAR: L2; FRE: W1

Last 10 Games: CAR: 4-6, FRE: 5-5

Carolina LHP Michael O'Neal (1-1, 2.41) at Frederick RHP Matt Grimes (7-4, 1.55)

Tonight's game begins at 7:00 p.m. at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick, MD and will air on the Mudcats Radio Network with the pregame show beginning at 6:45 p.m.

Carolina Mudcats games air over the radio on The Big Dawg 98.5 FM and are streamed online at www.carolinamudcats.com via TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio app. TuneIn Radio is the official digital audio partner of MiLB.com. All home games are additionally streamed live in high definition video and live game audio via MiLB.tv.

ICYMI: Braxton Davidson and Reed Harper both hit home runs, but the Keys rallied for two runs and three hits in the ninth against Chase Johnson-Mullins while walking off 6-5 against the Mudcats on Monday night at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. Johnson-Mullins (BS, 2, 0-4, 3.13) entered the ninth with a 5-4 lead and retired the first batter he faced before giving up three hits and two runs in the final frame.

ABOUT THE LAST ONE: Last night was the second walk-off, last at bat, loss for the Mudcats in Frederick this season. The Keys also walked-off against Carolina on 6/4 after breaking a 4-4 tie in the 11th on a game winning single from Jay Gonzalez. The Mudcats have been walked off three times this season (4/21 at MB, 6/4 at FRE, 6/27 at FRE).

ON TO THE NEXT ONE: The Mudcats continue a seven game road trip with game two of a three game series tonight in Frederick against the Keys. The Mudcats are coming off a ninth inning loss to the Keys last night and are 2-3 in the current road trip. Carolina was 4-4 versus Frederick in the first half, including a 2-2 mark at home and a 2-2 record on the road. The Mudcats are batting .237 and have pitched to a 3.81 ERA against the Keys this season.

STARTING OFF: Michael O'Neal will make a spot start for the Mudcats tonight in game two of three in Frederick against the Keys. O'Neal is 1-1 this season and has pitched to a 2.41 ERA over 13 games and 18.2 innings pitched. Tonight marks his first start with the Mudcats, but his second overall this season. O'Neal also made a spot start for the Mississippi Braves on 5/23 in Mobile. He pitched through 4.0 scoreless innings (4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 SO) in his first appearance for the MBraves late last month. He also pitched on 6/13 in Mississippi against the Jacksonville Suns in game two of a doubleheader (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HB). O'Neal is in his first professional season in affiliated baseball. He was signed by the Braves last November after being released by the Gateway Grizzlies of the independent Frontier League in 2015.

HOT AT THE PLATE: Sal Giardina is batting .342/.359/.474 (13-for-38) over his last 10 games and has raised his season average from .106 to .216 over his last 12 games... Tanner Murphy is batting 6-for-17 over his last six games and is batting .353/.522/.588 over his last six... Reed Harper has hit safely in five straight (8-for-19) and is batting .421/.421/.632 (8-for-19, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI) over his last five games.

TRENDING: The Mudcats bullpen is 3-4 with five saves and a 1.47 ERA since A.J. Minter made his debut on 5/22 (92.0 IP, 74 H, 26 R, 15 ER, 43 BB, 74 SO, .224 AVG)... A.J. Minter has pitched through seven straight appearances without allowing a run (7 G, 8.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 8 SO)... The Mudcats starting rotation is 2-0 and has pitched to a 2.45 ERA over the first five games of the second half (5 GS, 29.1 IP, 29 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 3 HR, 7 BB, 14 SO, .252 AVG)... Carolina's catchers have caught 18 of 59 base stealers since 5/19 (41 SB, .305); raising the club's caught stealing efficiency from .143 to .221 on the season.

WHIFFS: Braxton Davidson (89 SO, 32.0%) and Jordan Edgerton (82 SO, 28.9%) are 3rd and 4th respectively in the league in most individual strikeouts. Davidson, however, has lowered his strikeout percentage to 25.6% (21 SO) over his last 21 games and is batting .299/.415/.537 with 5 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR and 16 RBI over that same span. The Mudcats are 3rd in the Carolina League in fewest strikeouts as a team (525 SO, 19.5%).

WHERE THEY RANK: Matt Withrow is currently 11th in the league in earned run average (3.50) and 5th among qualified starters in average against (.226)... Chase Johnson-Mullins and Evan Phillips are tied for 2nd in the league in saves (8). Johnson-Mullins is also 2nd in games (23) and tied for 3rd in games finished (14)... Braxton Davidson is 3rd in the league in most strikeouts (89)... Jordan Edgerton is 4th in most strikeouts (83) in the league... Starter Max Povse is currently 3rd in the Carolina League in strikeouts (80), 1st in FIP (2.64), 5th in highest SO/9ip ratio (8.85) and 3rd in lowest BB-IBB/9ip ratio (1.66)... Ryan Clark leads the league in most losses (9), most HR allowed (13) and most R/ER (56/49) allowed.

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