Delmarva Shorebirds Game Notes for April 16, 2016
Published on April 16, 2016 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Delmarva Shorebirds News Release
Saturday April 16, 2016 7:05 PM Fox Sports AM 960
Delmarva Shorebirds (4-5) vs. Hagerstown Suns (6-3)
TODAY'S STARTING PITCHERS
RHP Cristian Alvarado (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Joan Baez (0-1, 6.75)
UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES
Date Time  Opponent  Pitching Matchup
April 17 2:05 pm vs. Hagerstown RHP Ofelky Peralta (0-1, 6.75) vs. RHP Matthew DeRosier (1-0, 3.60)
April 18 7:05 pm vs. Greensboro RHP Lucas Long (0-0, 0.82) vs. RHP Cody Poteet (0-1, 3.68)
April 19 7:05 pm vs. Greensboro LHP Brian Gonzalez (0-0, 4.22) vs. LHP Gabriel Castellanos (1-0, 0.90)
April 20 Â 7:05 pm vs. Greensboro RHP Corey Jones (0-1, 1.00) vs. RHP Kevin Guzman (0-1, 1.86)
PREVIEW: The four game series between Delmarva and Hagerstown continues tonight after the Suns took game one, 4-1, and game two, 1-0. The last two games have been frustrating for the Shorebirds offensively - the team has collected 11 hits in 64 at bats, struck out 29 times and has gone 1-21 with runners in scoring position with no RBI's. The Suns are the Class A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The season series is tied 3-3 entering tonight's game.
TODAY'S OPPONENT: Righthander Joan Baez takes the mound for the Suns. Baez allowed three runs in the first two innings of the game he pitched against the Shorebirds last Sunday, but found his command in the third and fourth innings before leaving the game with 81 pitches. He walked four and struck out one in taking his first loss of the campaign. Rodriguez is native to the Dominican Republic and signed as an international free agent with the Washington Nationals before the start of the 2014 season. The 21-year old is in his third season of professional baseball and has a career mark of 8-11 with a 3.33 ERA in nearly 150 innings of work. This is his second stint in the South Atlantic League and his second career start against the Shorebirds.
ROSTER OVERVIEW: Delmarva opens the year with each of the Orioles' First Round Draft picks last summer in shortstop Ryan Mountcastle and outfielder D.J. Stewart. According to Baseball America, the Shorebirds have five of the top 30 prospects in Baltimore's farm system on their roster. Aside from Mountcastle and Stewart, pitchers Ofelky Peralta (#17) and Garrett Cleavinger (#26), along with catcher Alex Murphy (#27), are among the O's most highly-touted farmhands. RHP's Christian Turnipseed and Ryan Meisinger have both posted solid numbers as well.
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