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July 5 Joliet Slammers Game Notes

July 5, 2012 - Frontier League (FL)
Joliet Slammers News Release


JOLIET SLAMMERS (18-26) vs. FLORENCE FREEDOM (25-19)

Thursday, July 5 - 7:05 p.m. CT

Silver Cross Field - Joliet, IL

Game #45 - Home Game #24 (18-26), (8-15)

RHP #39 Tommy Mendoza (3-3, 4.75 ERA) vs. RHP #55 Scott Moviel (Freedom Debut)

Last time out.

Joliet dropped last night's game by a score of 12-4. Their pitchers walked a season-high nine batters in the game. Starter Michael Perconte walked five batters in the contest and things got out of hand in the fourth inning when the Freedom scored five runs, assisted by six walks issued by Slammers pitching in the inning. Florence had a 10-1 lead after six innings as they scored four more runs in the sixth frame. The only run until the eighth for Joliet came on an Abel Nieves solo home run. Joliet did score three runs in the eighth inning as Nieves and Erik Lis both smacked RBI doubles. But Florence scored two runs in the ninth to give the game its final score. Joliet went through six different pitchers in the loss. With the defeat the Slammers fell to a season-worst eight games under .500 and a season high 9.5 games out of first place behind the Schaumburg Boomers in the West Division.

For Starters.

Tommy Mendoza's last start was a no-decision has he went five innings, scattering eight hits and giving up two runs to the Rockford RiverHawks on June 30. He left with the lead but the Slammers ended up losing the game 11-5. Mendoza's last win came on June 14 when he went seven innings of two-run ball to beat the River City Rascals. Mendoza made his first start for the Slammers on June 27, 2011 and went on to post a 6-2 record during the regular season. He won both his starts in the playoffs while posting a 1.50 ERA. Mendoza was a 5th round draft pick of the Angels in 2005. He has a career ERA of 3.97 over six seasons in affiliated baseball. The right-handed pitcher rose to the Triple-A level at the age of 21 in 2009. He was 7-7 with a 3.36 ERA for Double-A Arkansas and was named a Texas League All Star before earning the promotion to Salt Lake. With the Bees he went 2-1 with a 2.91 ERA. Mendoza suffered from multiple injuries in 2010 which only allowed him to pitch in 10 games.

Hey now, you're an All-Star!

The Slammers announced the addition of Hector Pellot to the West Division All-Star team today. Pellot, 25, is currently hitting .297 with two home runs and 17 RBI. He has scored a team-leading 33 runs, smacked a team best 14 doubles and has drawn a team-high 28 walks. Pellot was added to the All-Star team by West Division manager Jamie Bennett. Abel Nieves and Amalio Diaz will also participate in the 2012 All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 11 at 7:05 p.m. in Normal, IL. Nieves was selected as a starter in the outfield for the West Division while Diaz was named to the pitching staff. Nieves, 26, has played every position for the Slammers this season except for center field, catcher and pitcher. He is currently hitting a team-leading .354 with four home runs and 22 RBI. Diaz, 25, has struck out 21 batters in 18.2 innings and has nine saves to his credit. The right-hander currently sports a 2.89 ERA.

Trying to avoid the sweep.

The Slammers have been swept twice this year, both times at home, including in their most recent home series against the Southern Illinois Miners June 27-29. They need to win tonight to avoid the sweep against Florence.

Home woes.

The Slammers are 8-15 at Silver Cross Field. They are a little better on the road at 10-11.

Freedom Follies.

The Slammers went 0-6 against the Freedom in 2011 and they are 0-2 this season. Florence is the only team Joliet has not beaten in the Frontier League.

Error indicator.

The Slammers are 4-20 in games when they make an error. They are 14-6 in games when they do not.

Out-hit.

When the Slammers out-hit an opponent they are 15-5, but when the opponent out-hits the Slammers Joliet has a record of 2-20.

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