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June 8 Game Information

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


Tonight the Wood Ducks (43-18) and Keys (28-31) play game three of the four game series at 6 p.m., as the Wood Ducks send lefty Jake Latz (4-1, 2.29) to the hill to face off with Fredrick righty Brenan Hanifee (4-4, 4.87). Farm Appreciation Weekend continues as the Woodies will again play as the Kinston Collard Greens. They will also host a farmers market at Grainger Stadium from 4-7 p.m. and the first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a Collard Greens bucket hat presented by Boiler Room Oyster Bar. The broadcast 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 Apps. For tickets and more information visit woodducksbaseball.com or call 9252) 686-5172.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Wood Ducks have now scored first in 12 of their last 13 games, and are 34-8 overall this year when striking first in a ballgame. They are also now 9-2 when tied after eight innings of play. Down East now sits with a magic number of three, 7.5 games up on Win-ston-Salem with 9 games to play. The Wood Ducks have the second best record in minor league baseball trailing only Delmarva (SAL, 45-14).

YONNY IS MONEY: Yonny Hernandez drove in a run with the bases loaded yesterday in the fourth inning. This season 11 of his 25 RBI have come with the bases full.

THE LATZ EFFECT: After struggling to start with the Wood Ducks, Jake Latz has turned it around, giving up just two earned runs over his last 27 innings of work, and winning his last four starts. He has lowered his ERA from 10.38 to 2.29 over that stretch, and has struck out 36 while walking just 9 in his las five outings. The Woodies are 6-2 overall in his 8 starts. He was named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for May 27-June 2.

BAHR NONE!: Jason Bahr has been incredibly consistent for the Wood Ducks this season, giving up two earned runs or fewer in all nine starts. He picked up his fifth win of the season on Tuesday to lead all Wood Ducks starters, and his 1.90 ERA ranks second in the Carolina League.

LEO LEADS THE WAY: Wood Ducks outfielder Leody Taveras has reached base safely in 19 straight ballgames, batting .296, and sporting an OBP of .412 over that span, dating back to May 17. His streak is tied with KJ Harrison (POT) as the longest active in the Carolina League. Taveras also had an 11-game on base streak for the Woodies from April 23-May 7.

POZO PROVIDES THE PUNCH: Woodies catcher Yohel Pozo has put the ball in play all season, striking out just 13 times in 42 games played this year, he fewest strikeouts for any Wood Duck who has played in at least 25 games. His strikeout rate is just 7.6% this season.

STINGY STAFF: The Wood Ducks pitching staff has worked to a 1.47 ERA in the month of June, allowing just 9 earned runs in 6 games. They have combined to strike out 48 while walking just 17. The Woodies have only once allowed more than two runs in a game this month.

HOME RUN HAPPY: After starting the year slowly in the power de-partment, the Wood Ducks have now hit 15 home runs in their last 17 games, including five games with multiple home runs. Down East now is fourth in the Carolina League in home runs with 38.

HUFF KEEPS HITTING: Sam Huff came through with his second walk-off RBI this season with a fielder's choice against the Keys, Thursday. He hit his fourth home run of the season for the Wood Ducks Saturday, and his 19th overall this season, third most in all of minor league baseball. Huff has nine multi-hit games in 27 games played in Down East. He eclipsed his 2018 home run total (18), which came over 118 games, in just 52 games this season.

MAGNIFICENT MAY: The Wood Ducks finished the month 20-9, their highest win total in a month in franchise history. They wrapped up the month 21 games above .500 and with a 7.5 lead in the Southern Divi-sion. They enjoyed three win streaks of 4+ games during May, including six straight victories to close the month.

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.

SHOWTIME: Former Wood Duck Brett Martin made his MLB debut for the Rangers April 19, firing a scoreless ninth inning in a 7-2 loss to the Astros. Martin needed just nine pitches to get through the inning, recording three ground ball outs. The left-handed reliever becomes the fourth Wood Duck in franchise history to make their Major League de-but, joining Ricardo Rodriguez, Jeffrey Springs, and C.D. Pelham. Martin pitched for the Woodies in their inaugural season in 2017, helping Down East to a share of the Carolina League Championship.

TOP-30 in Kinston: The Woodies now have seven Top-30 prospects as ranked by MLB Pipeline: 2. J.P. Martinez, 4. Anderson Tejeda, 5. Bubba Thompson, 6. Leody Taveras, 19. Diosbel Arias, 20. A.J. Alexy, and 21. Sam Huff.

LAST TIME OUT: Ryan Dorow lined a game-winning hit with the bases loaded in the tenth inning to lift the Wood Ducks to a 3-2 win over Frederick. The only other run in the ballgame came on a Diosbel Arias RBI single in the first. Sal Mendez pitched into the eighth inning for the Wood Ducks, allowing just one earned run. Cole Uvila picked up his sec-ond win of the year in relief. The Wood Ducks also turned a season-high four double plays in the win.

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