May 20 - Carolina Mudcats Game Information
May 20, 2016 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Carolina Mudcats News Release
CAROLINA MUDCATS (ATLANTA BRAVES) at WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS (KANSAS CITY ROYALS)
Friday, May 20, 2016 | 7:05 PM | Game 40, Away Game 21 | at Frawley Stadium
Overall Record: CAR: 16-23; WIL: 11-28
Streaks: CAR: W1; WIL: L1
Last 10 Games: CAR: 4-6, WIL: 2-8
Carolina RHP Matt Withrow (1-3, 4.05) at Wilmington RHP Josh Staumont (0-4, 5.72)
The Mudcats continue a seven game road trip tonight with game one of four against the Blue Rocks at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington. Carolina is coming off a series loss in Potomac and is currently 1-2 in the seven game trip. The Mudcats are 16-23 this season and currently sit in third place behind the Salem Red Sox and Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Carolina is 11.5 games back of first, 6.0 games back of second and just 2.0 games ahead of last place Winston-Salem. The Blue Rocks are coming off a 2-1 home series loss the Frederick Keys and currently sit in last place in the Northern Division. Wilmington is 15.5 games out first and enter tonight's game at 11-28 this season.
RHP Matt Withrow starts for the Mudcats in tonight's series opener in Wilmington. Withrow has not yet faced the Blue Rocks this season and enters at 1-3 with a 4.05 ERA over six starts this season. He last pitched on 5/14 against Lynchburg in Zebulon and allowed four runs on five hits over 5.0 innings pitched. He is 1-2 with a 6.46 ERA over his last three starts; with all three coming against the Carolina League Northern Division leading Hillcats. Lynchburg combined to hit four home runs off Withrow (including two in his last start on 5/14) over his last three starts and scored 11 runs on 13 hits over that stretch... RHP Josh Staumont will start for the Blue Rocks tonight and comes in at 0-4 with a 5.72 ERA over eight games and five starts. He has struck out 42 over 28.1 innings this season and is currently 3rd in the league in strikeouts and is the league leader in walks (26). Staumont has faced the Mudcats twice and has pitched to a 2.00 ERA over nine innings pitched against them (9.0ip, 7h, 2r, 2er, 5bb, 14so).
Tonight's game begins at 7:05 p.m. at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, DE and will air on the Mudcats Radio Network with the pregame show beginning at 6:45 p.m.
Carolina Mudcats games air over the radio on The Big Dawg 98.5 FM and are streamed online at www.carolinamudcats.com via TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio app. TuneIn Radio is the official digital audio partner of MiLB.com. All home games are additionally streamed live in high definition video and live game audio via MiLB.tv.
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