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CarL1 Down East Wood Ducks

June 29 Game Information

June 29, 2019 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Down East Wood Ducks News Release


Tonight the Wood Ducks (6-3, 56-23) and Hillcats (4-5, 36-340) play game three of the four game series at 6 p.m. The Wood Ducks send right-hander Reid Anderson (3-4, 4.02) to the hill to face off with Hillcats righty Cody Morris (1-0, 6.75). The pregame show will begin at 5:50 p.m. on 960AM The Bull, and online at 960thebull.com as well as on the MiLB First Pitch and TuneIn Radio app. Complete game notes are attached.

LAST TIME OUT: The Wood Ducks took town the Hillcats, 5-1, to win their fifth consecutive game and take a 2-0 series lead. Josh Altmann reached base four times in the ballgame, while Curtis Terry knocked in a pair of runs. Michael Matuella earned his third win in relief, pitching two innings, and escaping a bases loaded jam in the sixth. Jefferson Medina recorded a three inning save.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Wood Ducks 56-23 (.709) record is the second best in all of Minor League baseball, as is their +120 run differential, while their 32 road wins are 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

GOING STREAKING: DIOSBEL ARIAS has now reached base safely in 27 consecutive games, becoming the fifth Wood Duck this year to tally a streak of 15 or more. Over that stretch Arias is batting .340 with an OBP of .475, including 22 walks. His streak is the longest by a Wood Duck this season, and longest active in the Carolina League.

KING OF THE HILL: John King has been outstanding for the Wood Ducks since being promoted on May 10. King picked up his second win for the Woodies this season downing the Mudcats on Wednesday. In the pro-cess, the lefty lowered his ERA to 1.07. He has only allowed more than one earned run in one appearance this year. He also boasts a K/BB ratio of 8.0 (8 BB/40 K). That mark leads the Carolina League (min. 40 IP).

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, in the moth of June the Woodies have walked 108 times in just 24 games, including a season high nine walks worked on Sunday against Salem.

FANTASTIC FIRSTS: The Wood Ducks have jumped out in front early and often this year, outscoring opponents 50-19 in the first inning of play. The Wood Ducks have scored first in 53 of their 79 game this season, going 44-9 (.830). Down East has scored first in 22 of their last 28 games.

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 eight 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 0.70 and a WHIP of 0.97.

JP's JUNE: JP Martinez has picked it up at the plate in the month of June, slashing .324/.422/.507 in 21 games played. In the process he has raised his batting average from .163 to .224. The outfielder has now hit safely in 12 of his last 14 games.

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. TEXAS RANGERS 222-162 .578

2. Tampa Bay Rays 225-168 .573

3. Pittsburgh Pirates 212-174 .549

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.

LAY IT DOWN: The Wood Ducks have produced 31 bunt hits through the first 77 games of the season. Hasuan Viera tallied his first against the Red Sox, Saturday, while Yonny Hernandez leads the way with 11 bunt hits.

SHOWTIME: Former Wood Duck Locke St. John made his MLB debut for the Rangers Tuesday 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 Josh Altmann and Franklin Rollin playing their first game for the Woodies on Wednesday there hav

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