May 1 - Carolina Mudcats Game Information
Published on May 1, 2018 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Carolina Mudcats News Release
CAROLINA MUDCATS (MILWAUKEE BREWERS) at MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS (CHICAGO CUBS)
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | 7:05 PM | Game 25, Away Game 11 | at TicketReturn.com Field | Myrtle Beach, SC
RADIO: WDWG, The Big Dawg 98.5 FM
STREAMING AUDIO: www.carolinamudcats.com, TuneIn Radio
STREAMING VIDEO: MiLB.tv
Overall Record: CAR: 11-13; MB: 9-15
Streaks: CAR: L4; MB: W2
Last 10 Games: CAR: 3-7, MB: 6-4
Home Record: CAR: 8-6; MB: 4-7
Road Record: CAR: 3-7; MB: 5-8
Division Record: CAR: 7-11; MB: 6-11
Current Series: First game (of 3)
Season Series: CAR leads 2-1 (of 21)
CAR v. OPP: 2-1 @CAR (10), 0-0 @OPP (11)
UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTERS:
TUE, 5/1, 7:05 PM: Carolina LHP Nathan Kirby (0-1, 4.66) at Myrtle Beach RHP Keegan Thompson (0-2, 4.19)
WED, 5/2, 7:05 PM: Carolina LHP Cam Roegner (2-0, 0.83) at Myrtle Beach RHP Tyson Miller (2-2, 3.15)
THU, 5/3, 7:05 PM: Carolina TBA at Myrtle Beach LHP Bryan Hudson (2-2, 6.16)
ICYMI: Weston Wilson homered for the second straight game, Trey Supak struck out eight and took a no-hitter into the fifth, but Anderson Tejeda, Chuck LeBlanc and Alex Kowalczyk each hit home runs while leading the Wood Ducks to a sweep clinching 6-3 victory versus the Mudcats on Sunday afternoon in Kinston.
ABOUT THE LAST ONE: The Mudcats were swept in a series for the first time this season after the Wood Ducks took the finale of a three game series 6-3 on Sunday in Kinston. The sweep also ran Carolina's current losing streak to a season high four straight games.
VS. MYRTLE BEACH: Carolina went 13-8 versus Myrtle Beach last season, with nearly half of those wins coming over the final seven games between the two teams. The Mudcats went 6-1 to close out the 2017 season against Myrtle Beach, including a four game sweep at home last September.
MUDCATS STARTER: Left-hander Nathan Kirby has tonight's series opening start against the Pelicans in Myrtle Beach. Kirby is currently 0-1 with a 4.66 ERA over four starts this season and has totaled eight strikeouts against six walks over 9.2 innings pitched. He last pitched on April 25 versus the Pelicans and worked through 2.2 scoreless and hitless innings. He also reached a season high 44 pitches (28 strikes) while also striking out one and walking one.
OPP STARTER: Righty Keegan Thompson heads to the mound for the Pelicans in tonight's opener against the Mudcats. Thompson is 0-2 with a 4.19 ERA over four starts so far this season. He has also struck out 14 while walking only four over 19.1 innings pitched. He last pitched on April 25 in Carolina and held the Mudcats to just two hits over 5.0 scoreless innings (3 BB, 3 SO).
STRUGGLING LATE: Mudcats pitchers have combined to pitch to a 7.63 ERA (17 R, 13 ER) in the ninth inning so far this season. They have also pitched to a 5.68 ERA in the eighth and a 5.25 ERA in the seventh. Opponents are also batting .290 in the ninth, .278 in the eighth and .258 in the seventh against the Mudcats this season... The Carolina pitching staff owns a 3.63 ERA from the 1st through 6th innings this season.
P.O.W.: Weston Wilson was named the Carolina League Player of the Week for the week ending on April 29. Wilson hit .412/.500/.1.059 and led the Carolina League in OPS (1.559), slugging and home runs (3) during the last week of games running from April 23 through April 29... Ryan Aguilar also won the award the week prior for the week ending on April 22.
WHERE THEY RANK: Cam Roegner (0.83) and Trey Supak (1.78) rank 2nd and 7th respectively in lowest earned run average in the Carolina League this season... Conor Harber is currently 4th among CL relievers in highest SO/9ip ratio (14.40)... Marcos Diplan leads the CL in most walks (17)... Chase Williams leads the CL in most games (10) and games finished (9)... Ryan Aguilar is tied for 3rd in the CL in OBP (.424)... Luis Aviles Jr. is 3rd in the CL in stolen bases (11)... Tucker Neuhaus is 3rd in the CL in most strikeouts (33)... Max McDowell leads CL catchers in most caught steals (15) and caught stealing efficiency (.500).
GOT HEEEM: Max McDowell leads MiLB catchers in most caught steals (15) and is tied for 4th in MiLB in caught stealing/stolen base efficiency (.500) for catchers with at least 15 attempts against... McDowell caught four base runners attempting to steal and picked off another at first on Opening Night, April 5 vs. Winston-Salem.
WALK THIS WAY: The Mudcats pitching staff has combined to walk a Carolina League and Minor League Baseball high 121 batters so far this season. Carolina is also second in MiLB in BB/9 (5.36) having walked 121 over 24 games and 203.1 innings this season. Only the Great Lakes Loons (Low-A, Midwest League) have a higher BB/9 (5.54) than the Mudcats so far this season.
NO HITS, NO PROBLEM: Outfielder Rob Henry is currently 0-for-6, but owns a .533 OBP as he has walked seven times (1 R, 1 RBI, 2 SO, 1 SF, 1 HBP) in 15 plate appearances so far this season. According to SABR (since 1980) only Barry Bonds (1995) and Roberto Perez (2016) had similar starts to a season after each totaling eight walks before their first hit.
THE MUDCATS HAVE...
... Stranded the 3rd most base runners in the CL (183).
... Averaged the 2nd fewest runs per game in the CL (3.8).
... Walked a CL and MiLB high 121 batters this season.
... Not made the playoffs since the 2008 season.
... Not made the playoffs during their Carolina League era.
... Been in Zebulon, NC since 1991 (28th season).
... Been in the Carolina League since 2012 (7th season).
INTRA-DIV: The Mudcats are currently in a stretch of 19 consecutive intra-division games. The stretch began on April 19 with a four game series against Buies Creek (1-3), continued then with a three game series versus Myrtle Beach (2-1), then a three game series at Down East (0-3) and now the current series in Myrtle Beach (0-0). The Mudcats are currently just 3-7 over their last nine games. After today, the Mudcats will play 22 of their next 30 games versus CL Southern Division teams.
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