Carolina Mudcats Game Information
September 4, 2016 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Carolina Mudcats News Release
WINSTON-SALEM DASH (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) at CAROLINA MUDCATS (ATLANTA BRAVES)
Sunday, September 4, 2016 | 4:00 PM | Game 137/138, Home Game 68/69 | at Five County Stadium
Overall Record: CAR: 49-87; WS: 56-80
Streaks: CAR: W2; WS: L1
Last 10 Games: CAR: 4-6, WS: 4-6
SUN, 9/4, 4:00PM: Winston-Salem RHP Robinson Leyer (3-3, 3.94) at Carolina RHP Enderson Franco (5-12, 4.93)
SUN, 9/4, TBD: Winston-Salem RHP Jordan Stephens (7-10, 3.57) at Carolina LHP Ryan Lawlor (1-5, 4.99)
Today's doubleheader begins at 4:00 p.m. at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, NC and will air on the Mudcats Radio Network with the pregame show beginning at 3:45 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: Jordan Edgerton had a triple and four RBI, Keith Curcio tripled and scored three times and Travis Demeritte had two hits and scored three runs as the Mudcats opened their final series of the season with a 9-4 win against the Dash at Five County Stadium on Saturday night.
ABOUT THE LAST ONE: Jordan Edgerton totaled four (4) RBI in a game for the fourth time this season last night after going 1-for-4 with 4 RBI... Keith Curcio was 2-for-3 with his eighth triple of the season last night and is now tied for the 3rd most triples in the Carolina League this season.
ON TO THE NEXT ONE: The Mudcats continue their final home stand of the 2016 season today with a doubleheader and games two and three of a four game series versus the Winston-Salem Dash at Five County Stadium. The Mudcats are 9-8 against the Dash this season, including a 6-2 record at home and a 3-6 record in Winston-Salem.
STARTING OFF: Enderson Franco and Ryan Lawlor get the games one and two starts respectively for the Mudcats today against the visiting Dash... Franco enters today's start at 5-12 with a 4.93 ERA over 25 games and 24 starts for the Mudcats this season. He has pitched through a career high 137.0 innings and is currently 3rd in the league in innings and 3rd in most losses (12) this season. Franco last started on 8/28 in Winston-Salem and suffered his second straight loss after allowing five runs on nine hits over five innings pitched. The loss was also his eighth away from home season and came during his 15th and final road start of the year. Franco finished the year at 3-8 with a 6.43 ERA over 15 road starts, but is 2-4 with a 2.91 ERA at home... Lawlor is 1-5 and has pitched to a 4.99 ERA over 13 games and six starts this season. He most recently has appeared solely out of the bullpen since returning from the disabled list in August. He started the 2015 season as a starter and was 1-2 with a 4.66 ERA in six starts before eventually landing on the disabled list before the end of the first half.
TWIN BILLS: The Mudcats are 8-18 in doubleheaders this season and currently lead the CL in most doubleheaders (13) played this year. Carolina has been swept in a doubleheader six times this season, split six and swept one doubleheader so far in 2016. The Mudcats were 6-8 in doubleheaders last season, 6-8 in 2014, 7-10 in 2013 and 5-9 in 2012.
ALL THAT POWER: Travis Demeritte is batting .246/.381/.474 with a Carolina League high 5 triples since joining the Mudcats on 7/29. Demeritte is tied for 4th in the CL in XBH (15) since 7/29 including 7 doubles, 5 triples and 3 home runs. Demeritte has hit to a .234 ISO so far with the Mudcats. By comparison, Bobby Bradley leads the CL in ISO this season at .235.
STRONG FINISH: Travis Demeritte is 13-for-34 (.382/.475/.676) with eight runs, five doubles, one triple, one home run and three RBI over his last nine games... Jordan Edgerton is 12-for-35 (.343/.342/.600) with four doubles, one triple, one home run and 12 RBI over his last nine games... Erison Mendez hit .367/.377/.483 over 19 games in August and is batting .314/.352/.413 over 40 games in the 2nd half... Keith Curcio hit .372/.455/.547 over 24 games in July and is batting .285/.378/.415 in the 2nd half... Matt Withrow went 3-1 with a 1.64 ERA over his finale six starts of the year (33.0 IP, 18 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 HB, 18 BB, 44 SO).
AUGUST LOWS: Only the Florida State League's Brevard County Manatees (4-25, .138, MIL) and Southern League's Birmingham Barons (5-24, .172, CWS) finished with a lower winning percentage in August than the Mudcats (6-22, .214, ATL) in Minor League Baseball. The Mudcats started August 2-0, but were 4-22 through the remainder of the month with losing streaks of 10 and in August (separated by one game).
50 BELOW: The Mudcats are one of five full season MiLB teams with fewer than 50 overall wins this season: Brevard County Manatees (40-96, .294, FSL, MIL), Dayton Dragons (47-91, .341, MWL, CIN), Inland Empire 66ers (47-91, .341, CAL, LAA), Birmingham Barons (49-89, .355, SOU, CWS) and Carolina Mudcats (49-87, .360, CAR, ATL).
RECORDS TO AVOID: The Mudcats have won a league low 49 games this season and are a league worst 49-87 (.360). Carolina's franchise record for fewest wins in a season is 52 and was set in 1992 when the Mudcats finished at just 52-92 (.361). The 2016 Mudcats will need to finish with 51 wins in order ensure a higher winning percentage than the 1992 team. The Mudcats also finished a season with fewer than 60 wins in 2011 (53-86, .381), 1997 (55-82, .401), 2013 (57-83, .407), 2010 (58-79, .423) and 1998 (59-80, .424)... Braxton Davidson has set a new Mudcats franchise record for strikeouts with 182 (35.8%) so far in 2016. Davidson passed Lee Mitchell's Mudcats record of 139 Ks (2006) in a season on 8/4. The CL record for Ks in a season is 211 and was set by Kinston's Glenallen Hill in 1985.
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH:
- Carolina is last in the league when batting with runners in scoring position (.232, 275-for-1183) this season.
- Carolina is last in the league when batting with RISP/2-outs in an inning (.204, 112-for-550) this season.
- The Mudcats have lost a league high 30 one-run games this season and are 15-30 in one-run games.
- Carolina's starting rotation is just 6-26 and has combined to pitch to a 5.51 ERA since July 1.
- Carolina's bullpen is 1-6 with a 5.90 ERA and three saves in five opportunities (5.45 BB/9) since August 1.
- Carolina catchers have caught 49 base runners and allowed 80 stolen bases since 6/5 (.339 CS Efficiency)
- This is the 26th season of Mudcats baseball at Five County Stadium and 5th for Carolina in the Carolina League.
- The Mudcats last reached the playoffs in 2008 while a member of the Southern League (Double-A, Florida Marlins).
- By affiliates: Pirates '91-'98. Rockies '99-'02. Marlins '03-'08. Reds '09-'11. Indians '12-'14. Braves '15-Present.
Carolina League Stories from September 4, 2016
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