April 28 Carolina Mudcats Game Information
Published on April 28, 2016 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Carolina Mudcats News Release
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS (KANSAS CITY ROYALS) at CAROLINA MUDCATS (ATLANTA BRAVES)
Thursday, April 28, 2016 | 7:00 PM | Game 21, Home Game 10 | at Five County Stadium
Wilmington LHP Collin Rodgers (1-1, 3.52) at Carolina RHP Enderson Franco (1-1, 9.00)
The Mudcats go for the sweep tonight as they take on the visiting Wilmington Blue Rocks in the finale of a three game series at Five County Stadium. The Mudcats took games one and two in the series on Tuesday and Wednesday and tonight try for their first series sweep of the season. RHP Enderson Franco gets the start for Carolina and brings a 1-1 record and 9.00 ERA into tonight's finale against the Blue Rocks. Franco last pitched on April 22 in Myrtle Beach and pitched through the fifth for the first time this season while also earning his first win. The Blue Rocks will start LHP Colin Rodgers in tonight's series finale. Rodgers enters tonight's start at 1-1 and has pitched to a 3.52 ERA over three starts this season. He has faced Carolina once already this year and held them without a run over four innings out of the bullpen in his season debut on April 12. Rodgers walked three, struck out one and held the Mudcats to one hit back on April 12 in Wilmington.
Tonight's game begins at 7:00 p.m. at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, NC and will air on the Mudcats Radio Network with the pregame show beginning at 6:45 p.m.
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