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Down East Wood Ducks Game Notes - at Kannapolis

August 18, 2021 - Carolina League (CarL)
Down East Wood Ducks News Release


The Down East Wood Ducks (52-38) continue their series with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (26-65) tonight at 7:00 p.m. from Atrium Health Ballpark. The Wood Ducks will send RHP John Matthews (2-4, 7.78) to the mound and Kannapolis will counter with RHP Martin Carrasco (1-4, 5.11).

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ERRORS AND WALKS FUEL WOOD DUCKS WIN AGAINST KANNAPOLIS: For the second time this season, the Down East Wood Ducks plated multiple runs without recording a hit in a 5-1 win against the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, Tuesday night. The Woodies plated their first three runs thanks to two defensive errors and four walks.

ROAD WARRIORS: Down East seems more comfortable playing on the road. Right now, the Wood Ducks are 30-19 (.612) on the road this season. This season, the Woodies have only lost two road series and are 5-2-1 with one six-game sweep and a series split against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

SWIPER KEEP SWIPING!: Being fast and loose on the base paths has been the secret to their success. When the Wood Ducks steal a base, they are 43-24 on the season. Currently, the Wood Ducks are the top team in all of MiLB in stolen bases (225) . Jayce Easley (51), Luisangel Acuña (34) lead the way for the Wood Ducks as their two primary and best base stealers. Only one member of the active roster does not have a stolen base.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Woodies have been .500 or better at home for the first time since May 13th when they won their first two home games of 2021 against the Mudcats.

EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM: The Woodies are outscoring opponents 477 - 433 and 134 - 102 in the first two innings. Down East is 16-4 when they score first at home, and 42-13 overall when they score first.

MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHAT'S THE FAIREST JERSEY OF THEM ALL?: The Wood Ducks have plenty of jerseys to choose from when they take the field. Currently they have a 30-19 road record and are 22-19 at home. When they suit up in their camo jerseys, the Wood Ducks have an 25-17 record overall, with a 6-5 record at home. Their green jersey has the best winning percentage (.632) with an 12-7 record this season. Down East has played ten games in specialty jersey's and are 6-4. As the Avocados Luchadores, they are 2-2 and are 1-1 as the Collard Greens at home this season. The Woodies have struggled in their White (Home) jersey's this season, sporting a 9-10 record (.474).

ROLLER COASTER RIDE: After a great start to the season, the Woodies saw inconsistent play through June and most of July. Down East played .500 baseball in the month of July, going 14-14 with a team ERA of 5.99. The Woodies are now 9-4 in the month of August, with a 4.61 ERA. With their win last night, Down East is outscoring their opponents 88-67 through ten games in August.

BUT CAN THEY GET ON BASE?: The Wood Ducks have seen a lot of streaks this season. Although they're in the middle of the pack in the Low-A East in OBP (.339) the Woodies have seen some of their players reach some impressive on-base streaks. Jayce Easley's season-high is a 25-game on-base streak (7/4 - 8/3). Luisangel Acuña has four on-base streaks of 5+ and two of 10+ games, with his season-high at 16 straight games. The highest active streak is 18 games and that belongs to Cristian Inoa.

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