CarL1 Down East Wood Ducks

July 8 Transactions and Game Information

July 8, 2019 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Down East Wood Ducks News Release


Today the Texas Rangers announced the following transactions affecting the Down East Wood Ducks

+ RHP Noah Bremer reinstated from 7-day IL. He will wear number 33.

- RHP Collin Wiles transferred to Double-A Frisco

Today the Wood Ducks (10-8, 60-28) play the middle game of their three-game series with the Pelicans (9-9, 30-55) at 7:05 p.m. The Pelicans send left-hander Ryan Kellogg (2-5, 4.32) to the mound, while the Wood Ducks counter with right-hander Noah Bremer (1-0, 3.58), making his first start in over two months after being activated from the injured list. The pregame show will begin at 6:50 p.m. on 960AM The Bull, and online at 960thebull.com as well as on the MiLB First Pitch and TuneIn Radio Apps.

LAST TIME OUT: The Wood Ducks shut-out the Pelicans, 7-0, Sunday, as Alex Eubanks and Cole Uvila combined on the first nine-inning one-hit-ter in team history. Curtis Terry led the offense with two solo home runs, giving him 18 home runs overall on the season. It was the second multi-homer game of his career. Tyler Depreta-Johnson and Diosbel Arias also added in multi-hit games.

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.

MONEY IN THE BANK: Alex Eubanks was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week, Monday, becoming the seventh Wood Duck this season to garner a weekly award. In two starts on the week Eubanks combined to work 11 scoreless innings, giving up just four hits, and collecting a pair of victories. Since joining the starting rotation, Eubanks has worked to 4-1 record with just a 0.87 ERA. He has not allowed an earned run in five of his six starts.

TERRY ON A TEAR: Curtis Terry saw his 12-game hit streak (19-44, .432) come to an end on Saturday, but his on-base streak reached 16 with two home runs on Sunday. Terry now has an OPS of .988 in 17 games played with the Woodies.

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 THE BIRDS: The Wood Ducks have gone 11-3 against the Pelicans this season, which is more wins than they have against any oth-er team in the league. Down East has hit seven home runs in 14 games against Myrtle Beach, while posting an ERA of 2.48 and a .206 opponents' batting average.

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 10-55 (.182) and stranding 47 runners on base in their last six games. Overall this season the Wood Ducks are batting just .239 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 Pelicans, Sunday was their 15th on the season, which is tied for the most in all of minor league baseball with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League. Down East's team ERA of 2.66 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 58 of their 88 game this season, go-ing 47-11 (.810). Down East has scored first in 27 of their last 37 games.

MARTINEZ MASHING: JP Martinez has picked it up at the plate since the start of June, raising his batting average from .163 to .226. The outfielder has now hit safely in 16 of his last 22 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.

THE FUTURE IS HERE: Sam Huff clubbed a game-tying home run in the seventh inning of the SiriusXM Futures Game on Sunday to take home MVP honors. Huff becomes the second Ranger all-time to take home the award, joining Joey Gallo (2014).

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 265-193 .579

2. Pittsburgh Pirates 257-197 .566

3. TEXAS RANGERS 248-194 .561

SHOWTIME: Former Wood Duck Pedro Payano made his Major League debut for the Rangers, June 6, becoming the eighth Wood Ducks to make it to The Show. Payano delivered a scoreless sixth inning against the Twins. He joins Ricardo Rodriguez, Jeffrey Springs, C.D. Pelham, and Brett Martin, Joe Palumbo, Pete Fairbanks, and Locke St. John. 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.

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