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August 9 Game Information

August 9, 2019 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Down East Wood Ducks News Release


Today the Down East Down East (28-18, 78-38) hit the road to take on the Frederick Keys (17-28, 46-68). The Wood Ducks will send righty Tim Brennan (4-0, 2.25) to the mound to face off right-hander Ofelky Peralta (0-2, 8.44) in a rematch from last Friday. The broadcast will begin at 6:50 p.m. on 960AM The Bull, and online at 960thebull.com as well as on the MiLB First Pitch and TuneIn Radio Apps. Complete game notes are attached.

LAST TIME OUT: Down East was swept in a double-header by Carolina Thursday, losing 9-5 in game one, and 1-0 in game two. Reid Anderson suffered the loss in game one giving up seven runs on nine hits, including three two-run home runs. Josh Altmann hit his third homer for the Woodies, while Clay Middleton and Yanio Perez tallied two-hit games. Tristen Lutz provided all the offense in game two with a solo home run in the fourth. John King suffered the loss despite allowing just four base runners over five innings. Josh Advocate struck out a ca-reer-high five out of the bullpen in game one, while Michael Matuella fanned four in game two.

CLUTCH GENE: Curtis Terry's walk-off home run, Tuesday, was the Woodies 8th walk-off victory this season, and fourth walk-off homer. Down East has now won four times when trailing after eight innings, in addition to going 9-4 in extra innings and 28-13 in one-run contests.

STRIKING FIRST: The Wood Ducks have outscored opponents 69-35 in first innings this season, and have struck first in 73 of their 116 games this season, going 59-14 (.808) when scoring first on the year. Down East has also scored first in 12 of their last 16 contests.

SUPER SAM: Sam Huff saw his 24-game on-base streak snapped in game two on Thursday. Over the stretch he had batted .325 with an OBP of .423 to go along with five home runs, and 10 RBI dating back to July 9. Huff's 19 game hitting streak was the second longest in the Carolina League this year, trailing only Wilbis Santiago (LYN) with 21.

TERRY ON A TEAR: Curtis Terry hit his seventh home run for the Woodies Tuesday against Carolina, and has now hit safely in 36 of his last 40 games,, including 15 multi-hit games. He is currently riding a nine-game hitting streak (15-34, .441) and is now sporting a 1.000 OPS since joining Down East, June 21. Within that stretch was a 12-game hit streak (19-44, .432) which came to an end last Saturday, Terry now has 22 home runs on the season combined with his time in Hickory. Terry was also named the Carolina League Player of the Month for the Month of July.

MAGNIFICENT MENDEZ: Sal Mendez has been excellent for the Wood Ducks this season, especially since joining the starting rotation. Mendez leads the Carolina League with a 2.00 ERA, and as a starter that mark is just 1.54. Eight of Mendez' 13 starts have been quality outings, and he has given up just five earned run in 36.2 innings (1.23 ERA) in six starts since the beginning of July.

UNKIND AUGUST: After entering the month of August with a 2.62 team ERA the Wood Ducks have allowed 34 ER in 58.0 innings, for a 5.28 ERA in the month. Down East has also been victimized by the long ball, allowing 8 in 7 games, after giving up just 51 in their first 116 games of the season, the fewest in the league.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTH: It hasn't just been the Wood Ducks who have performed well this season, the Rangers organization as a whole has been among the best:

1. TEXAS RANGERS 378-288 .568

2. Tampa Bay Rays 404-309 .567

3. Arizona Diamondbacks 400-315 .559

LIGHTING THE MATCH: Michael Matuella has been surging for the Wood Ducks out of the bullpen as of late. Over his last ten appearances he has worked to a 1.29 ERA, striking out 23 over 14 innings of work. Over that stretch he has lowered his season ERA from 4.63 to 3.38.

COLE CRUISING: Cole Uvila struck out a career-high five batters in 2.2 perfect innings in relief, last Tuesday against Carolina. Exactly one week later he fanned four more Mudcats to pick up the victory in relief This season Uvila boasts a 12.82 K/9 (66 K/46.1 IP), and has struck out three or more batters in 12 of his 29 appearances this season.

THE FUTURE IS HERE: Sam Huff clubbed a game-tying home run in the seventh inning of the SiriusXM Futures Game on Sunday to take home MVP honors. Huff becomes the second Ranger all-time to take home the award, joining Joey Gallo (2014). Huff has now hit 11 home runs for the Wood Ducks and 26 overall on the season.

A HALF FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS: The Down East Wood Ducks became just the sixth team in Carolina League history to finish a half with a winning percentage of .700 or better, while their 50 wins are the second most in any half in league history:

1. 1980 Peninsula (1st) 51-19 .729

2. 2019 DOWN EAST (1st) 50-20 .714

T3. 1982 Peninsula (2nd) 49-20 .710

T3. 1983 Lynchburg (1st) 49-20 .710

5. 1994 Wilmington (1st) 48-20 .706

6. 1980 Peninsula (2nd) 49-21 .700

SHOWTIME: Former Wood Duck Emmanuel Clase was called up to the Rangers, Friday, and made his MLB debut Sunday, working 1.2 scoreless innings in a win over Detroit. Clase becomes the ninth Down East player to make it to The Show. He joins Ricardo Rodriguez ('17), C.D. Pelham ('18) and Peter Fairbanks ('19) to go from Advanced-A to the Majors in a single season. Clase struck out 11 and did not allow an earned run over seven innings with the Woodies.

RAGS AT THE HELM: Corey Ragsdale takes over as skipper for the Wood Ducks in 2019. Ragsdale will remain the Rangers Minor League Field Coordinator, while assuming a managerial seat for the first time since 2015, when he led the Hickory Crawdads to a South Atlantic League Championship, the second of his career.

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