Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: July 23 at Rome (Game 97)
Published on July 23, 2018 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Please note the following New York Mets minor league transactions.
Effective Monday, July 23, 2018
- OF Quinn Brodey transferred from Columbia to Advanced-A St. Lucie
- OF Jose Brizuela transferred from short-season A Brooklyn to Columbia
Columbia Fireflies (13-16, 47-49) @ Rome Braves (12-17, 49-48)
RHP Chris Viall (3-5, 4.61) vs. RHP Odalvi Javier (2-7, 4.05)
Mon., July 23, 2018 - State Mutual Stadium (Rome, GA) - First Pitch 7:00 p.m. - Game 97
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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 this day, back in 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 23, 2018
- Hoppers Suffer 3rd Walk-Off Loss of Trip - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Contreras Strong in Dogs Debut as Augusta Claims Series Opener - Charleston RiverDogs
- Crawdads Take Series Opener from Drive - Greenville Drive
- Hot Start With A Six-Run First Inning Lifts Legends Over Tourists - Lexington Legends
- Tourists Fight But Fall After Big Legends First Inning - Asheville Tourists
- Matheny and Marte Shine in Win - Augusta GreenJackets
- Tonight's Game Postponed - Rome Emperors
- Fireflies and Braves Postponed Due to Rain - Columbia Fireflies
- Monday's Road Contest in Kannapolis Postponed - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Preview: Another One-Run Win - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: July 23 at Rome (Game 97) - Columbia Fireflies
- Lexington's Manny Olloque Named MiLB.com's Player of the Week - Lexington Legends
- Enmanuel De Jesus Named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week - Greenville Drive
- Suns-Shorebirds Rained out on Monday - Hagerstown Suns
- Rain Washes Away Opener in H-Town - Delmarva Shorebirds
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (July 23) - Charleston Dirty Birds
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