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CarL1 Down East Wood Ducks

June 23 Game Information

June 23, 2019 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Down East Wood Ducks News Release


Today the Wood Ducks (1-2, 51-22) conclude their four game series with the Salem Red Sox (2-1, 27-43) when they send send righty Reid Anderson (3-3, 3.58) to the mound to face off with Salem righty Thad Ward (0-0, -.--) in his Carolina League debut. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. The broadcast will begin at 12:50 p.m. on 960AM The Bull, and online at 960thebull.com as well as on MiLB First Pitch, and TuneIn Radio Apps. For tickets and more information visit woodducksbaseball.com or call (252) 686-5172. Complete game notes are attached.

LAST TIME OUT: Marcus Wilson homered twice for the Red Sox, as the Wood Ducks fell for the second straight night, 4-2. Clay Middleton doubled and drove home his first run of the year in the loss. It was the lone extra base hit in the ball game for the Woodies. Jake Latz gave up a run over four innings in the start, while Jefferson Medina and Cole Uvila combined for five innings in relief.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Wood Ducks 51-22 (.699) record is the best in all of Minor League baseball, as is their +112 run differential, while their 28 road wins are tied for the most in MiLB.

MERRY CLINCHMAS: The Wood Ducks will be heading to the Carolina League playoffs for the second time in three seasons. The Wood Ducks won a share of the Mills Cup in 2017 when they claimed the second half crown with a record of 38-32.

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

MASHING MARTINEZ: JP Martinez blasted his seven home run for the Woodies, and eighth overall this season last Wednesday against Poto-mac. Martinez has now hit six homers over his last 21 games played, rais-ing his slugging percentage from .239 to .365 over that span. Martinez now sports an isolated power of .178, despite hitting for a .191 average. Last year Martinez homered eight times in 60 games for Short-Season Spokane.

LAY IT DOWN: The Wood Ducks have produced 30 bunt hits through the first 73 games of the season. Hasuan Viera tallied his first against the Red Sox, Saturday, while Yonny Hernandez leads the way with 11 bunt hits.

EXTRA-EXTRA: The Wood Ducks improved to 7-1 in extra-inning games with their victory over Myrtle Beach on Sunday. This year in extra frames the Wood Ducks have scored the inherited runner 9 out of 10 times, while holding opponents to just 4-for-10.

STINGY STAFF: The Wood Ducks pitching staff has worked to a 2.18 ERA in the month of June, allowing just 39 earned runs in 18 games. They have combined to strike out 133 while walking just 56. The Woodies have only six times allowed more than two earned runs in a game this month.

GOING STREAKING: DIOSBEL ARIAS has now reached base safely in 21 consecutive games, becoming the fourth Wood Duck this year to tally a streak of 15 or more. Over that stretch Arias is batting .357 with an OBP of .494, including 17 walks. His streak is the longest active in the Carolina League. Ryan Dorow is now also riding an on-base streak of 15 straight, batting just .222 but boasting an OBP of .373 over that span.

FANTASTIC FIRSTS: The Wood Ducks have jumped out in front early and often this year, outscoring opponents 46-18 in the first inning of play. The Wood Ducks have scored first in 49 of their 73 game this season, going 40-9 (.816). Down East has scored first in 19 of their last 23 games.

SHOWTIME: Former Wood Duck Joe Palumbo made his Major League debut for the Texas Rangers, June 8, going four innings, and giving up four runs on six hits, while striking out four. Peter Fairbanks was also called up by the club, June 8, and made his debut June 9, throwing two scoreless innings and striking out three in relief. They are the fifth and sixth Wood Duck in franchise history to make their Major League debut, joining Ricardo Rodriguez, Jeffrey Springs, C.D. Pelham, and Brett Martin.

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.

TOP-30 in Kinston: The Woodies now have six Top-30 prospects as ranked by MLB Pipeline: 2. J.P. Martinez, 4. Anderson Tejeda, 5. Bub-ba Thompson, 19. Diosbel Arias, 20. A.J. Alexy, and 21. Sam Huff.

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