Game Notes: Tampa Tarpons (45-20) vs. Clearwater (32-33)
July 20, 2021 - Florida State League (FSL)
Tampa Tarpons News Release
CLEARWATER THRESHERS (32-33) vs TAMPA TARPONS (45-20)
RHP Rodolfo Sanchez (0-3, 5.61) vs. RHP Matt Sauer (1-3, 4.07)
Tuesday - George M. Steinbrenner Field - Tampa, FL - 6:30 p.m.
Games #66 - Home Game #36 - Radio: N/A - Phone App: MiLB First Pitch
LAST TIME OUT: The Tarpons closed out the season-series vs. the Lakeland Flying Tigers with a 5-4 victory on Sunday afternoon at GMS Field...RHP Yoendrys Gomez made the start and held Lakeland to 2ER over 3.2IP (3H, 1BB, 4K, HR, WP), tossing a season-high 65 pitches (40 strikes)...Tampa scored on an error in the 1st before Eduardo Torrealba (1-for-3, BB, RBI, R) delivered a 2-out RBI single in the 2nd...After the Flying Tigers tied the game at 2-2 in the 4th, Carlos Narvaez (1-for-4, RBI) put the Tarpons back in front with an RBI single in the 6th...RHP Anderson Muñoz (W, 3-0) tossed a scoreless 3.1IP (1H, 1BB, 3K) in relief of Gomez...Everson Pereira (2-for-2, BB, HBP, 2RBI, 2R, CS) lined the would-be game-winning 2-run single in the 7th...Lakeland cut the deficit to 5-4 against RHP Carson Coleman (H, 1) in the 8th (1.0IP, 3H, 2ER)...LHP Edgar Barclay (SV, 2) tallied 3Ks while stranding a leadoff error in a scoreless 9th...Ryder Green (3-for-4) singled thrice to pace the Tarpons in hits.
HAUVER'S HOT JULY: On Saturday, INF Trevor Hauver logged his third-straight multi-hit game, including his 8th HR of the season. After batting .227 with 0 HRs over 21 games in June, the 22-year-old has heated back up in July, batting .356/.487/.559 (21-for-59) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 13R and 15BB in his 18 games played this month.
MARTIAN LANDING: Fresh off his appearance in the MLB All-Star Futures Game, OF Jasson Dominguez has been promoted from the Florida Complex League to the Tampa Tarpons. The 18-year-old entered the game for the American League as a pinch-hitter and finished 0-for-3 with a lineout and a pair of strikeouts, completing the game as the centerfielder. Dominguez batted .200/.407/.200 (4-for-20) with 5R, 1RBI, 6BB and 2SB over seven games with the FCL Yankees to begin his professional career. The Esperanza, Dominican Republic native is ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the Yankees organization by Baseball America.
VS. CLEARWATER: Tonight, the Tarpons will open a six-game series against the Clearwater Threshers. Tampa currently leads the season-series, 4-2. The two clubs are scheduled to face off 24 times throughout the season.
400 CLUB: Tampa enters today with an MiLB-best 480 runs scored (7.38/G). No other team in the Southeast League has scored more than 374 runs (St. Lucie). Anthony Volpe (56R) currently leads the league in runs scored, with Austin Wells (2nd, 54R), Trevor Hauver (4th, 45R), Andres Chaparro (5th, 44R) and Pat DeMarco (T-7th, 42R) also ranking in the top 10.
LEAGUE LEADERS: The Tarpons enter today leading the Southeast League in several categories, including runs (480), hits (572), RBI (438), doubles (123), triples (20), home runs (87), walks (387), AVG (.275), OBP (.398) and SLG (.478). The Tarpons have six players ranked among the top-10 RBI leaders in the league, including: Austin Wells (2nd, 51RBI), Anthony Volpe (4th, 49RBI),Trevor Hauver (5th, 48RBI) and Andres Chaparro (6th, 44RBI).
2021 PLAYOFFS: Minor League Baseball announced the restoration of a postseason schedule, including the Southeast League. The playoffs will feature one five-game series between the top two teams in the league (winning percentage), regardless of the division. The first two games of the series will be hosted by the 2-seed on 9/21 and 9/22. After an off day on 9/23, play will move to the home field of the 1-seed for the remainder of the series.
PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK: The Tampa Tarpons took both weekly awards for July 5th-11th, with RHP Randy Vasquez named Southeast League Pitcher of the Week and OF Everson Pereira named Southeast League Player of the Week. Vasquez made one start, logging a quality start with a scoreless 6.0IP (2H, 5K) in a win at Dunedin on July 9. Pereira batted .500 (9-for-18) with 2HR, 9RBI and 4R in his first week since being added from the Florida Complex League. Pereira becomes the fourth Tarpons player to win Player of the Week, joining INF Eric Wagaman (June 21-27), INF Anthony Volpe (May 31-June 6) and INF Trevor Hauver (May 4-9).
VOLPE WINS JUNE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: The Southeast League announced INF Anthony Volpe as Player of the Month for the month of June. Volpe batted .392/.515/.848 (31-for-79) with 9 doubles, 3 triples, 7HR, 22RBI, including a 15-game hitting streak from 6/2-19 (longest in the Southeast League). Volpe becomes the second Tarpons infielder to win a Player of the Month award in 2021, joining INF Trevor Hauver (May).
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