Game Notes: San Antonio Missions at New Orleans Baby Cakes
July 5, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
San Antonio Missions News Release
San Antonio Missions (52-35) at New Orleans Baby Cakes (48-39)
Game #87/Road Game #43
Friday, July 5, 7:00 p.m.
Shrine on Airline
MiLB.tv / KONO 860 AM
RHP Thomas Jankins (8-0, 3.59) vs. RHP Cody Poteet (0-0, 3.86)
Jankins in June: Tonight's starter, Thomas Jankins was one of the top starters in the Pacific Coast League in June. He went 5-0 with a 3.12 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP during the month. He was among the PCL leaders in June in wins (5, 1st), ERA (3.12, 2nd), innings pitched (34.2, 2nd), and WHIP (1.36, 6th). He became just the second Missions pitcher since 2005 to collect five wins in a single month. Mike Ekstrom won five games in August 2008.
Rare Feat: Cory Spangenberg went 2-for-4 last night with a triple and a home run. It was the 39th triple of his career and just the fourth time in his career that he has collected a triple and a home run in the same game. The last time he did so came on June 4, 2018 with San Diego against Atlanta. Since being sent outright to San Antonio on May 18, Spangenberg is batting .366 with 31 runs, 14 doubles, 4 triples, 6 home runs, 24 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. In that time he is among the PCL leaders in triples (T-2nd), hits (60, 3rd), stolen bases (T-3rd), average (4th), OPS (1.040, 7th), doubles (T-7th), total bases (100, T-7th), extra-base hits (24, T-8th), and slugging (.610, 9th)
First is Best: The Missions have allowed their opponents to score first in each of the last seven games. Their opponents have scored in the first inning in six of those games. Over the seven-game stretch the Missions are 2-5. This season San Antonio is 18-19 when giving up the first run of the game compared to 34-16 when scoring first.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
San Antonio Express-News (@ExpressNews)
Missions seek to fill offensive voids after top two hitters called up to Majors https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Missions-seek-to-fill-offensive-voids-after-top-14070954.php?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow
Jerry Briggs (@BriggsMissions)
Pitcher Jay Jackson and catcher David Freitas, two Missions fan favorites, are set to play in next week's Triple-A All-Star Game in El Paso. https://atmilb.com/2JehgiQ
San Antonio Missions Baseball Club (@missionsmilb)
One week from today be one of the first 2,000 fans through the gates on July 12 and grab a @Brewers jersey.
#ThisIsMyCrew
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