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July 26 Joliet Slammers Game Notes

Published on July 26, 2011 under Frontier League (FL)
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JOLIET SLAMMERS (33-25) @ TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS (30-29)

Tuesday, July 26 - 6:05 p.m. CT

Wuerfel Park - Traverse City, MI

Game #59 - Road Game #30 (33-25, 15-14)

RHP #38 RYNE MILLER (0-3, 3.67 ERA) vs. RHP #15 SCOTT DUNN (3-2, 1.67 ERA)

Last Time Out...

Sean Estand singled in the eventual winning run in the seventh and Erik Lis hit his team leading 11th home run of the season as the Joliet Slammers (33-25) beat the Traverse City Beach Bums (30-29) by a final score of 4-3 Monday night. After the Beach Bums took an early 1-0 lead the Slammers got a two run home run from Erik Lis to jump ahead 2-1 in the fourth. Trey Manz tacked on a solo homer of his own in the sixth, but Traverse City scored two in the bottom of the frame to tie things up at three. The Slammers broke through in the seventh as David Fox and Josh Flores drew back to back walks. Then Estand singled in Fox to give Joliet the lead for good. Chuck Lukanen got his fourth win of the season, Brian Smith pitched a scoreless eighth and Joliet native Ryan Quigley earned his league leading 18th save. With the win the Slammers remained 1/2 game up on the Windy City ThunderBolts in the East.

For Starters...

Ryne Miller is coming off a strong start on July 21 as he went six innings against Lake Erie, scattering seven hits and surrendering only one run. Miller has a 1.44 ERA in four starts since joining the Slammers. The Slammers traded their 2012 first round pick in the Frontier League draft to River City for Miller on June 27. Advanced as high as Double A in the Red Sox organization. Career 4.52 ERA in minor league baseball over four seasons.

#Winning...

The Slammers have once again matched their season high of eight games over .500. This is the fourth time they've reached that mark. They have held first place by themselves in the East Division since July 8th.

Give me some relief!

In 18 appearances, Relievers Jeremy Tietze and Chuck Lukanen have combined to go 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 20 innings in the month of July.

Excellent Estand...

Over the team's last 10 games Sean Estand is hitting .378.

Plunked!

Slammers pitchers have hit a league high 47 batters this season. The Beach Bums are 2nd with 42 HBP.

July is hot...

The Slammers are 14-7 in July, the second best record in the Frontier League behind only the River City Rascals (16-4). The Slammers offense has also been heating up with the weather - they are hitting .293 as a team in their last ten games.

Pitching is the key...

The Slammers have the best team ERA in the East Division at 3.64. The bullpen has been especially good, compiling an ERA of 2.89.

Mr. Clutch...

David Fox is hitting .483 (in 29 AB) with 20 RBI with men in scoring position. Meanwhile Brad Netzel has also stepped his game up in the clutch, hitting .375 in 48 AB with runners in scoring position. As a team, the Slammers are hitting .270 with runners in scoring position, and that number jumps up to .283 with men in scoring position and two outs.

Lis leading the way...

All-Star Game MVP Erik Lis leads the Slammers in Games (all 58), At Bats, (221), Hits (68), Doubles (12), Home Runs (11), RBI (47), Total Bases (115), Slugging Percentage (.520), and OPS (.891). He is also second on the team in batting average at .308.

Transaction Wire...

The Slammers put catcher Ben Hewett on the 7-Day Disabled List today with an injured thumb and they signed catcher Brent Walters from the University of Saint Francis.

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