Dash vs. Red Sox - Game Notes - May 22, 2013
Published on May 22, 2013 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Winston-Salem Dash News Release
DASH BLITZ SOX, WIN FOURTH IN A ROW
Winston-Salem pummeled the Salem Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series and six-game road trip by the score of 11-1 Tuesday night at LewisGale Field. The Dash scored in five different innings, including four multi-run frames. Six players drove in at least one run, while another six scored at least once. Starter Chris Bassitt twirled his team-leading fifth quality start and earned his fifth victory, which is good for a share of the Carolina League lead. Three relievers combined with Bassitt on a three-hitter. As a result, the Dash have matched their longest win streak of 2013 (April 17-20).
RAVELO ROLLING
Dash infielder Rangel Ravelo went 3-for-3 with three RBIs to continue the torrid start to his High-A career. In five games, Ravelo boasts an average of .625 (10-for-16) with eight RBIs and four runs scored. Following his first career promotion to Winston-Salem on May 2, Ravelo played in two games before reopening a cut on his left thumb, an injury that sent him to the disabled list for two weeks. Upon his return, Ravelo is 6-for-10 with seven RBIs. Before joining the Dash, Ravelo was hitting .226 with nine RBIs in 17 games with Low-A Kannapolis.
FARRELL HURTING THE RED SOX
Jeremy Farrell, the son of Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell, had a field day against an affiliate of his father's club Tuesday. Farrell went 4-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs and three runs scored. Farrell set Dash single-game season highs in doubles (3) and extra-base hits (4). The former Pirates farmhand now has 32 RBIs, which is one RBI shy of Myrtle Beach's Trever Adams for the CL lead.
RELIEVING RESULTS
Dash relievers have not allowed an earned run in their last four games (13.2 IP). This recent run follows the bullpen's worst effort of 2013 on Thursday, when Myrtle scored eight earned runs in four innings against the Dash's 'pen.
BECK'S BAD LUCK
Dash starter Chris Beck owns a 2.80 earned run average, which is the eighth-lowest mark in the Carolina League. However, Beck paces the circuit and is tied for sixth in Minor League Baseball with six losses. Beck's 2.80 ERA is lower than the marks of the 61 other minor league hurlers with five or more losses thus far this season. During Beck's eight starts, Winston whackers have mustered only 23 runs, or 2.9 runs per game. The Dash have not surpassed the four-run mark in any of his outings in 2013.
HEISLER, MiLB-BEST STREAK ON HOLD
Outfielder Adam Heisler, who owns the longest active on-base streak in Minor League Baseball, was placed on the disabled list with a knee injury, the White Sox announced Wednesday. Dating back to last season, Heisler has reached base in 41 straight games. He hurt his knee last Sunday (May 12) in Potomac and missed the following three games (May 13-15) due to that injury. After returning to the lineup from Thursday through Saturday, the injury sidelined Heisler once again on Sunday and Tuesday.
DE PINTO RETURNS
Because of Heisler's injury, Joe De Pinto returns to Winston from Double-A Birmingham. The outfielder played in five games with the Barons and hit .375 (6-for-16) with two RBIs. The former USC Trojan began the campaign in Winston-Salem and hit .158 (6-for-38) in 10 games before a promotion to Double-A on April 26.
DIVISIONAL FUN
The Dash trail first-place Myrtle Beach by 5.5 games in the Southern Division's first-half standings. Even though Winston-Salem will not play the Pelicans again in the first half, the Dash are going to need to succeed against division foes in order to make a run at a first-half crown. Four of the next five sets and 12 of the next 17 games feature the Dash against either Carolina or Salem. In intradivision games, Winston-Salem is just 6-10 (16-11 against the Northern Division).
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