Fireflies Game Notes: July 24 at Rome (Games 97 & 98)
July 24, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Columbia Fireflies (13-16, 47-49) @ Rome Braves (13-17, 53-46)
Game 1: RHP Chris Viall (3-5, 4.61) vs. RHP Odalvi Javier (2-7, 4.05)
Game 2: LHP Jake Simon (0-4, 2.88) vs. RHP Freddy Tarnok (4-1, 3.13)
Mon., July 23, 2018 - State Mutual Stadium (Rome, GA) - First Pitch 5:00 p.m. - Games 97 & 98
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UMBRELLA: Monday's game between the Fireflies and Braves has been postponed due to rain. The two teams will make up this contest as part of a doubleheader (two seven-inning games) on Tuesday at State Mutual Stadium.
ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia edged Augusta 2-1 at Spirit Communications Park. Luc Rennie owned Sunday's series finale against the GreenJackets. The righty set a Fireflies franchise record with 14 strikeouts across seven innings. Rennie threw 92 pitches and 71 of those were for strikeouts (77%).
Scoring Summary
- Bottom 7: Zach Rheams drove in Matt Winaker with a single (1-0, COL)
- Top 8: Jeffry Parra launched a solo home run (1-1)
- Bottom 8: Edgardo Fermin's sacrifice fly scored Jay Jabs (2-1, COL)
STRIKEOUT KING: Rennie inked his name in the team record books on Sunday afternoon. Here's the list of the top three strikeout performances in Fireflies history:
1. Luc Rennie (14) - July 22, 2018
2. Jordan Humphreys (12) - April 24, 2017
T-2. Chris Viall (12) - April 24, 2018
SUPER SCOTT: Catcher Scott Manea reached base twice again on Sunday. Manea has put together a splendid month of July:
- 18 GP: .311 BA, .425 OBP, 9 R, 8 2B, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 9 BB
His July batting average is the highest on the team and the catcher has started 15 straight games.
YOUNG AND SKILLED: Mets top prospect and former Firefly Andres Gimenez was promoted to Double-A Binghamton today. The 19-year-old is now the second-youngest player at the Double-A level (Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the youngest). Gimenez left Advanced-A St. Lucie tied for the league-lead with 28 stolen bases. He also hit .282 in 86 games with the Mets.
TIME CAPSULE: On July 23, 1988, Hall of Famer John Smoltz made his big-league debut with the Atlanta Braves. Smoltz faced the Mets at Shea Stadium and his first career strikeout was against Darryl Strawberry.
South Atlantic League Stories from July 24, 2018
- Miller Tosses 4.0 Scoreless IP in Relief - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Fireflies Split Doubleheader against Braves on Tuesday - Columbia Fireflies
- Garcia Belts Two-Run Homer as Dogs Even Series with Augusta - Charleston RiverDogs
- Doubleheader Split for Rome 4-1, 3-2 - Rome Emperors
- RiverDogs Take Game Two - Augusta GreenJackets
- Garcia Sharp, Five-Run Second Lifts Claws to 6-2 Win - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Drive and Crawdads Postponed on Tuesday - Greenville Drive
- Tuesday's Doubleheader in Kannapolis Postponed - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Tuesday's Tourists Game Postponed Due to Rain - Asheville Tourists
- Mother Nature Spoils Tuesday in H-Town - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Suns-Shorebirds Postponed on Tuesday - Hagerstown Suns
- Suns and BUSH's Beans Are Teaming up against Hunger - Hagerstown Suns
- Fireflies Game Notes: July 24 at Rome (Games 97 & 98) - Columbia Fireflies
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (July 24) - Charleston Dirty Birds
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