CarL1 Down East Wood Ducks

July 6 Game Information

Published on July 6, 2019 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Down East Wood Ducks News Release


The Woodies (8-8, 58-28) and Red Sox (11-5, 36-47) will play the rubber game of the three game series today at 3:05 p.m. when the Woodies send right-hander Collin Wiles (1-1, 3.72) to the mound to face Salem lefty Jhonathan Diaz (4-6, 5.50). The pregame show will begin at 2:50 p.m. on 960AM The Bull, and online at 960thebull.com as well as on the MiLB First Pich and TuneIn Radio Apps. Complete game notes are attached.

LAST TIME OUT: The Wood Ducks fell 5-1 to the Red Sox, in a rain-short-ened seven-inning contest. Curtis Terry extended his hitting streak to 12 in a row, while Yanio Perez drove in the lone run of the game for the Woodies. Reid Anderson went the distance, but gave up five runs on six hits over 6.0 innings of work, and suffered his fifth loss of the season.

A HALF FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS: The Down East Wood Ducks became just the sixth team in Carolina League history to finish a half with a winning percentage of .700 or better, while their 50 wins are the second most in any half in league history:

1. 1980 Peninsula (1st) 51-19 .729

2. 2019 DOWN EAST (1st) 50-20 .714

T3. 1982 Peninsula (2nd) 49-20 .710

T3. 1983 Lynchburg (1st) 49-20 .710

5. 1994 Wilmington (1st) 48-20 .706

6. 1980 Peninsula (2nd) 49-21 .700

GOING STREAKING: DIOSBEL ARIAS saw his 30-game on base streak come to a close Tuesday, going 0-1 in a pinch hitting appearance. Throughout the streak (5/27-7/1) Arias batted .340 and reached base at a .466 clip. He also worked 23 walks over the 30 games. The streak is the longest for a Wood Duck this year, and third longest on the year in the Carolina league. Only Nolan Jones (LYN, 34) and Zach Remillard (WS, 31) have had longer on-base streaks this year.

WALK THIS WAY: The Wood Ducks have been increasingly patient at the plate as the year has worn on. They walked 89 times in 26 games in the month of April and 94 times in 29 games in May. However, since the month of June began the Woodies have walked 126 times in 31 games, including a season high nine walks worked June 23 against Salem, and now rank fourth in the Carolina League in free passes.

TERRY ON A TEAR: Curtis Terry has hit safely in each of his last 12 ballgames, giving him the longest hitting streak of any Wood Duck this season, despite only 15 games played. Terry has gone 19-44 (.432) over that stretch, which includes five doubles, a triple, a home run, and five RBI. After starting 0-for-10 Terry now is batting .352 with an OPS of .937. His streak is the longest active in the Carolina League.

POZO PROVIDES THE PUNCH: Yohel Pozo doubled against the Red Sox Friday, and has now hit safely in ten of his last 11 games, going 13-for-40 (.325) over that stretch, with two home runs and nine RBI. Pozo has the lowest strikeout percentage on the team at just 8% on the year. This K% is also third lowest in the Carolina League (min. 200PA).

SUCCESS VS SALEM: Down East has won nine of their 13 meetings with the Red Sox this season, and as a team have batted .290 with eight home runs in the season series. After tallying a season-high 16 hits at Grainger Stadium in the suspended game on June 20, the Woodies tallied another 14-hit game against Salem on July 4.

LEFT STRANDED: Since the calendar flipped to July, the Wood Ducks have had difficulty plating runners in scoring plating runners in scoring position, going just 5-42 (.119) and stranding 36 runners on base in their last five games. Overall this season the Wood Ducks are batting just .237 with runners in scoring position, and that number slips to .223 in two-out situations.

NO RUNS FOR YOU!: The Wood Ducks 2-0 shutout win over the Dash Monday was their 14th on the season, which is second in all of minor league baseball ato the the Dunedin Blue Jays (15) of the Florida State League. Down East's team ERA of 2.70 is also the best in MiLB with only four teams sporting a mark below 3.00.

CUP OF JOE: Joe Kuzia has been tremendous out of the bullpen for the Wood Ducks since joining the club May 9. He has converted all ten save opportunities in addition to picking up a trio of wins in relief. Kuzia put together a 19-inning scoreless streak from 5/19-6/26. Overall this season he boasts an ERA of 0.63 and a WHIP of 0.99.

FANTASTIC FIRSTS: The Wood Ducks have jumped out in front early and often this year, outscoring opponents 51-20 in the first inning of play. The Wood Ducks have scored first in 57 of their 86 game this season, go-ing 46-11 (.807). Down East has scored first in 26 of their last 35 games.

MARTINEZ MASHING: JP Martinez has picked it up at the plate since the start of June, raising his batting average from .163 to .230. The outfielder has now hit safely in 16 of his last 20 games. He hit his eighth home run of the season for the Wood Ducks Thursday, and it was the third he hit against the Red Sox this season.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTH: It hasn't just been the Wood Ducks who have performed well this season, the Rangers organization as a whole has been among the best

1. Tampa Bay Rays 263-187 .584

2. Pittsburgh Pirates 252-194 .565

3. TEXAS RANGERS 243-192 .559

SHOWTIME: Former Wood Duck Locke St. John made his MLB debut for the Rangers June 25th getting a groundout and a flyout to retire the only two batters he faced. St. John becomes the seventh Wood Duck in three years to make it to the show. He joins Ricardo Rodriguez, Jeffrey Springs, C.D. Pelham, and Brett Martin, Joe Palumbo, and Pete Fairbanks. Down East has also had a player go from Adv.-A to the majors in one year in each of the three seasons (Rodriguez-'17, Pelham-'18, Fairbanks-'19).

RAGS AT THE HELM: Corey Ragsdale takes over as skipper for the Wood Ducks in 2019. Ragsdale will remain the Rangers Minor League Field Coordinator, while assuming a managerial seat for the first time since 2015, when he led the Hickory Crawdads to a South Atlantic League Championship, the second of his career.

HI, NICE TO MEET YOU: Between promotions and injuries there has been a lot of turnover in the Wood Ducks roster this season. With Scott Williams making his return from injury in relief on Tuesday, the Wood Ducks have had 44 player suit up this season, including 25 different pitchers.

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