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April 9 - Carolina Mudcats Game Information

Published on April 9, 2019 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Carolina Mudcats News Release


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CAROLINA MUDCATS (MILWAUKEE BREWERS) at POTOMAC NATIONALS (WASHINGTON NATIONALS)

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 | 5:00 PM | Game 5/6, Away Game 5/6 | Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium | Woodbridge, VA

RADIO: GM:1 WRMT, Sports 1490 AM / GM:2 WDWG, The Big Dawg 98.5 FM

STREAMING AUDIO: www.carolinamudcats.com, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App

STREAMING VIDEO: N/A

Overall Record: CAR: 2-2; POT: 3-1

Streaks: CAR: L1; POT: W3

Last 10 Games: CAR: 2-2, POT: 3-1

Home Record: CAR: 0-0; POT: 3-1

Road Record: CAR: 2-2; POT: 0-0

Division Record: CAR: 2-2; POT: 0-0

Current Series: First game (of 3)

Season Series: First game (of 14)

CAR v. OPP: 0-0 @CAR (7), 0-0 @OPP (7)

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTERS:

GAME 1, 4/9 at Potomac, 5:00 PM: Carolina RHP Christian Taugner (0-0, -.--) at Potomac RHP Malvin Pena (0-0, -.--)

GAME 2, 4/9 at Potomac, TBD: Carolina RHP Matt Smith (0-1, 0.00) at Potomac RHP Luis Reyes (0-0, -.--)

WED, 4/10 at Potomac, 7:05 PM: Carolina RHP Bowden Francis (0-0, 4.50) at Potomac RHP Kyle Johnston (0-1, 15.43)

TONIGHT: The Mudcats and P-Nats were rained out last night in Potomac and will now play a doubleheader tonight beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, VA. Tonight's twin bill will account for games one and two of the current three game series between the two teams. It will also include games five and six of Carolina's season opening seven game road trip... Carolina is currently 2-2 on the season after splitting their season opening series at Down East against the Wood Ducks.

ICYMI: Carolina's starter Dylan File retired nine straight and had six strikeouts over the first three innings on Sunday, but ended up allowing four runs and four hits in the fourth while taking the loss as the Wood Ducks defeated the Mudcats 7-1 on Sunday afternoon at Grainger Stadium. Carolina's only run of the game came in the ninth on a home run by Rob Henry.

TONIGHT'S STARTER - GM:1: Christian Taugner gets the start for the Mudcats in game one of today's doubleheader in Potomac. Taugner finished the 2018 season with Carolina, but began the year with Low-A Wisconsin. While with the Timber Rattlers, Taugner went 7-7 with a 3.49 ERA over 22 starts and 123.2 IP. He also totaled 19 walks and 90 strikeouts while pitching to a 1.25 WHIP with Wisconsin last season. He ranked 10th in Midwest League in ERA (3.49), second in innings (123.2), first in lowest BB% (3.7%) and second in K/BB (4.74) before his transfer to Carolina. Taugner went on to go 3-1 with a 4.91 ERA over five starts with the Mudcats to finish the season (25.2 IP, 7 BB, 19 SO).

TONIGHT'S STARTER - GM:2: Matt Smith has the start in game two today in Potomac. Smith missed the last two seasons due to injury and had last pitched for a Brewers affiliate in 2016 after pitching for the AZL Brewers, Helena and Wisconsin in what was his first professional season (3 teams: 1-4, 4.13 ERA, 14 G, 5 GS, 48.0 IP, 11 BB, 39 SO). Smith made his return to affiliated professional baseball a few days ago on 4/4 at DE where he allowed two unearned runs and one hit over 3.0 innings pitched. Smith ended up with the loss in that outing, as the two runs scored against him broke a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning. He worked the sixth, seventh and eighth innings on 4/4 and finished with three walks and five strikeouts.

HOW THEY'RE BUILT: The Mudcats open the 2019 season with 11 returning players from last season... The 2019 squad features three of the Brewers' Top 30 prospects (as rated by MLBPipeline.com) including OF Tristen Lutz (No. 5), C Payton Henry (No. 10) and C Mario Feliciano (No. 22).

'CATS v. NATS: The Mudcats are just 40-64 all-time (since 2012) versus the Potomac Nationals. They are additionally just 13-41 when playing in Potomac and 27-23 when playing the P-Nats at home. Carolina went 1-5 overall last season versus Potomac, including an 0-3 record in Potomac and 1-2 at home.

AT THE PFITZ: The Mudcats traveled to Potomac once last season and were swept in a three-game series by the Nationals from 7/27 through 7/29... Carolina is just 13-41 all-time when playing the P-Nats at Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, VA... The Carolina League's new re-balanced season schedule will have the Mudcats traveling to Potomac twice overall in 2019, including the current series in Carolina's season opening road trip and a second half opening four game series 6/20 through 6/23. The P-Nats will additionally travel to Five County Stadium to play the Mudcats in Zebulon once in the first half (April 26-April 28) and once in the second half (June 27-June 30).

BIG LEAGUE CAMP: Devin Hairston played in 13 MLB Spring Training games for the Brewers in 2019 (2-for-8, 3 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 6 SO). Hairston also traveled with Milwaukee to Montreal for an exhibition game versus Toronto on 3/25 and scored a run... Tristen Lutz played in 17 MLB Spring Training games (1-for-18, 4 R, 3 BB, 10 SO)... Rodrigo Benoit appeared in five MLB Spring Training games (5 G, 3.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 4 SO)... Matt Hardy appeared in one MLB Spring Training game and earned a victory on 3/24 vs. ARI (1-0, 0.2 IP, 1 BB)... Additional MLB Spring Training appearances: Mario Feliciano (2 G, 0-for-4, R, RBI, BB, SO), Payton Henry (11 G, 1-for-12, R, 2B, RBI, BB, 3 SO), Ryan Aguilar (1 G, 1 PA, 1 HBP), Julio Garcia (1 G, 0-for-1), Zach Clark (1 G, 0-for-2, 2 SO), Rob Henry (2 G, 0-for-1, SO), Joantgel Segovia (1 G, 1-for-1, R).

PLAYOFF DROUGHT: The Mudcats failed to reach the playoffs again in 2018, stretching their current playoff drought to seven consecutive Carolina League seasons. Carolina has additionally failed to reach the playoffs in 10 consecutive seasons overall between their time in the Carolina League (2012-Present) and Southern League (1991-2011). The Mudcats last reached the playoffs in 2008 when they lost to the Mississippi Braves in the Southern League Championship Series... Current post-season droughts in MiLB (full-season teams): Buffalo (AAA)/Delmarva: 13 seasons, New Orleans (AAA): 11 seasons, Iowa (AAA): 10 seasons, Hartford (AA): 9 seasons, Louisville (AAA): 8 seasons.

ON THIS DATE: April 9 , 2003 - LHP Ryan Snare, LHP Steve Kent and RHP Ryan Baker combined to throw the second no-hitter in club history as the Mudcats defeated Mobile, 1-0, in the second game of a doubleheader on April 9. Snare allowed three walks and struck out six over the first five innings. Kent recorded a line out, a fly out and fanned a batter in the sixth to pick up the win and Baker earned his second save of the season with a perfect seventh, striking out one.

THE MUDCATS HAVE...

... played in Zebulon, NC since 1991 (29th season).

... played in the Carolina League since 2012 (8th season).

... been an affiliate of the Brewers since 2017 (3rd season).

... operated under the ownership of the Brewers since Oct. 2017.

... not made the playoffs since the 2008 season.

... not made the playoffs during their Carolina League era.

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