Florida Fire Frogs Game Notes: July 28, 2018
Published on July 28, 2018 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Florida Fire Frogs News Release
TODAY'S GAMES: Games two and three of a four-game series against the Bradenton Marauders (PIT) at Osceola County Stadium (0-1)...Games three and four of a rain-shortened, five-game homestand against the Charlotte Stone Crabs (TB) and Marauders (0-2)...Florida is coming off an 0-1 series loss to the Stone Crabs at home...Third, and final, series (12 games) against the Pittsburgh Pirates' affiliate, with eight matchups taking place in Kissimmee...The Atlanta Braves' affiliate split a four-game series against Charlotte at Osceola County Stadium from June 12-14.
TODAY'S STARTING PITCHERS: 20-year-old Huascar Ynoa makes his High-A debut in the opener of the twin bill against the Bradenton Marauders on Saturday afternoon...The native of the Dominican Republic was not ranked in the Atlanta Braves' top-30 prospect list at the beginning of the season (MLB.com), but is currently ranked 23rd...The 6-foot-2 hurler allowed just one run on six hits, a walk and six strikeouts in an 8-1 victory over the Charleston RiverDogs on July 22...Saturday will be Ynoa's first career start against the Marauders.
23-year-old Jeremy Walker makes his 20th start of 2018 in the night cap of the doubleheader against the Bradenton Marauders on Saturday night...The 6'5" hurler did not factor into the decision of a 2-1 loss to the Clearwater Threshers on July 21 at Spectrum Field...The right-hander allowed an unearned run in the first innings, but held the Threshers off the scoreboard through his remaining six innings of work, scattering five hits and striking out four on 90 pitches (64 strikes)...Saturday will be Walker's second start against the Marauders...The product of Gardner-Webb suffered the loss in a 5-2 defeat at LECOM Park on June 4...The Advance, N.C. native surrendered two runs on five hits, three free passes and four punchouts across thre frames.
PACHE STAYS HOT IN LOSS TO MARAUDERS: Cristian Pache picked up two RBI doubles on Friday afternoon, but the Florida Fire Frogs dropped their contest against the Bradenton Marauders, 5-4, in eight innings at Osceola County Stadium. The back end of the doubleheader was postponed due to rain, and will be made up as part of a twin bill on Saturday.
Pache started the scoring with his first run-scoring two-bagger in the second inning, pushing across Lucas Herbert for the one-run edge. The 19-year-old capped off a two-run fourth with another double to score Isranel Wilson for the 3-0 lead.
Bradenton scored a run in the fifth, two in the sixth, and two more in the eighth to force extras and pull ahead in the additonal frame.
SETTING THE PACE: Cristian Pache picked up two more hits on Friday to move his season total up to a league-leading 104...The Atlanta Braves' fifth-ranked prospect is batting .329 through 21 games in July, 40 points higher than his previous monthly high back in April...With both of his hits being doubles, the 19-year-old tied Alay Lago for the most two-baggers collected in a season with 20.
HITTING HIS MARKS: For the third time this season, Ian Anderson went at least five innings and did not walk a batter in the no-decision on Friday...The Braves' third-ranked prospect finished the day with six punchouts over his five innings of work, while allowing a run on three hits...The right-hander did not allow a baserunner until Mitchell Tolman singled with one out in the fifth for the third-longest no-hit bid of the season for the Fire Frogs...The Rexford, N.Y. native has not allowed more than two runs in a start since four runs crossed against him on May 25 against the Tampa Tarpons...Since the start of June, the 6-foot-3 hurler has allowed 11 runs - 10 earned - on 38 hits, 16 free passes and 56 strikeouts through 55 innings of work for an ERA of just 1.64, but only has a 2-3 record.
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