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Fireflies Game Notes: June 7 vs. Charleston (Game 57)

Published on June 7, 2018 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release


Columbia Fireflies (28-28) vs. Charleston RiverDogs (28-29)

RHP Joe Cavallaro (6-1, 2.22) vs. RHP Jio Orozco (0-1, 5.14)

Thurs., June 7, 2018 - Spirit Communications Park - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 57

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ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies rallied valiantly in the late innings on Wednesday, but fell to the RiverDogs, 6-5. Trailing 6-2 at the time, Columbia scored twice in the seventh and once more in the eighth before ultimately falling one run short. Starter Tony Dibrell was solid: he struck out seven over six innings of work.

STREAKIN': Outfielder Raphael Gladu extended his franchise-record hit streak to 20 straight games on Wednesday. Gladu's 20-game streak is the longest in all of low-A baseball in 2018 and one of the longest active streaks in professional baseball. Gladu is hitting .370 (27-for-73) during the hit streak.

Longest Active Hitting Streaks in MiLB & MLB:

1. Randy Cesar (Corpus Christi Hooks - HOU, AA) - 28

2. Mauricio Dubon (Colorado Springs Sky Sox - MIL, AAA) - 23

3. Daniel Castro (Albuquerque Isotopes - COL, AAA) - 23

4. Raphael Gladu (COLUMBIA) - 20

5. Jordan Devencenzi (Beloit Snappers - OAK, A) - 19

Gladu is also on a 25-game on-base streak.

GOING YARD: Columbia blasted three homers (Ali Sanchez, Scott Manea, Quinn Brodey) on Wednesday for the second time this season. The Fireflies previously drilled three in a game on Sunday, May 6 vs. Lakewood (Jeremy Vasquez, Edgardo Fermin, Quinn Brodey).

GOING YARD, Pt. II: Two of those long balls on Wednesday were drilled in the same inning (Sanchez, Manea - 4th). That's the third multi-homer inning for Columbia in 2018:

May 5: 8th inning - Gio Alfonzo, Quinn Brodey

May 6: 6th inning - Edgardo Fermin, Quinn Brodey

Wed.: 4th inning - Ali Sanchez, Scott Manea

CLOSE CALLS: Nine of the 13 games Columbia and Charleston have played in this season have been decided by one run. All 13 games have been decided by a total of just 21 runs.

SUPERB VISON: Columbia is one of two teams in MiLB with three players leading their respective league in total walks, the other being the Fresno Grizzlies (HOU):

South Atlantic League (Low A) Pacific Coast League (AAA)

1. Blake Tiberi (COL) - 34 1. Drew Ferguson (Fresno), 39

2. Matt Winaker (COL) - 32 T-2. A.J. Reed (Fresno), 37

3. Jeremy Vasquez (COL) - 32 T-2. Tyler White (Fresno), 37

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