Fireflies Game Notes: August 28 vs. Charleston (Game 127)
August 28, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Columbia Fireflies (26-33, 60-66) vs. Charleston RiverDogs (27-34, 60-69)
RHP Tony Dibrell (5-6, 3.76) vs. RHP Miguel Yajure (4-2, 2.77)
Tues., August 28, 2018 - Spirit Communications Park - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 127
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LAST TIME OUT: Columbia stumbled on Monday night and fell to the RiverDogs, 4-0. Zach Rheams tallied three hits, his fourth three-hit game of the year. Ryan Selmer also logged two scoreless IP in his debut with COL.
WHAT'S AT STAKE: Columbia aims for its third straight series win for the first time since late May:
May 29-31 @ CSC (2-1) ... May 25-27 v. GVL (2-1) ... May 21-23 v. WV (2-1)
WHAT'S ALSO AT STAKE: Tony Dibrell starts on Tuesday. He's two strikeouts away from breaking the Fireflies single-season strikeout record (Joe Shaw, 2016 - 134). Dibrell enters Tuesday's game with 133.
LATE-SEASON SURGE: Even despite losing back-to-back games, Columbia is 8-4 over its last 12 games.
IMPROVEMENT, Pt. I: Columbia has made a major jump over the last two months. The Fireflies are 11-11 in August compared to 10-18 in July. The Fireflies are hitting .238 as a team this month compared to .218 in July.
IMPROVEMENT, Pt. II: Hansel Moreno was hitting .177 just 24 games into the season. Since June 8, Moreno is batting .289 (61-for-211, 57 games). That's the best average during that span among current Fireflies.
BACK, BACK, BACK...GONE!, Pt. I: As a team, the Fireflies have blasted 80 homers in 2018, a new single-season team record. The Fireflies have 22 in August (22 games). That's 2nd only to Asheville (28 in 23 Aug. GP).
BACK, BACK, BACK...GONE! Pt. II: Scott Manea and Matt Winaker are both inching closer to the Fireflies single-season home run record:
1. Dash Winningham & Brandon Brosher (2017) - 13
2. Matt Winaker (2018) & Dash Winningham (2016) - 12
3. Scott Manea (2018) - 11
4. Quinn Brodey (2018) - 10
YOU AGAIN?: Tuesday is the 19th matchup between Columbia and Charleston this season. Fourteen of the prior 18 meetings have been decided by two runs or fewer. None of the matchups have been decided more than four runs.
South Atlantic League Stories from August 28, 2018
- Opportunity Missed; Tourists Fall in 11 - Asheville Tourists
- Legends Drop Game Two to Greenjackets - Lexington Legends
- GreenJackets Get Revenge in Game Two - Augusta GreenJackets
- Yajure's Strong Stretch Ends in Columbia, RiverDogs Throttled by Fireflies - Charleston RiverDogs
- Suns Held to Three Hits in 5-2 Loss on Tuesday - Hagerstown Suns
- Offense Ignites While Dibrell Sets Strikeout Record - Columbia Fireflies
- Hernandez Single Buries 'Birds in Ninth - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Stafford's Home Run Leads Power to Fifth Straight Win - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Owenby Walks It Off, Braves Win 2-1 - Rome Emperors
- Braves Walk off with Win over Drive on Tuesday - Greenville Drive
- Four Named to SAL Post-Season All-Star Team - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Fireflies Game Notes: August 28 vs. Charleston (Game 127) - Columbia Fireflies
- Czinege and Golden Claim Back-To-Back Player of the Week Awards - Asheville Tourists
- Casey Golden Named SAL Most Valuable Player - Asheville Tourists
- No Rhyme Or Reason About It, RiverDogs Give Away Ten Grand, Approach Record Year in Final Homestand - Charleston RiverDogs
- Minick Law - Hard Hitting Player Feature - Moises Ceja - Asheville Tourists
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (august 28) - Charleston Dirty Birds
- SAL Annual All Star Team Announced - SAL1
- Denyi Reyes Named South Atlantic League Most Outstanding Pitcher - Greenville Drive
- Encarnacion, Jarrett Named Postseason All-Stars - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Cruz and Mitchell Tabbed as 2018 South Atlantic League Annual All-Stars - Charleston Dirty Birds
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