Muckdogs Game Notes
July 5, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Batavia Muckdogs News Release
Today's Game- The Muckdogs can deal the Mahoning Valley Scrappers their first series loss of the season with tonight's game. Batavia has won three of their last four games, and all three wins have been one-run games.
That was yesterday- RJ Peace was able to hold the league's top offense to just one run over hte five innings that he pitched in the ballgame. He got his run support in the fourth, when the Muckdogs dropped three runs on the Scrappers. Albert Guaimaro had his second straight three-hit game, and has four RBIs in the last two games combined. Elkin Alcala shut the door in the eighth and ninth to seal the deal and clinch the 4-3 victory.
Offense Overload- In nine of the first 18 games, Batavia has managed to score at least six runs in each of those contests. Batavia has one of the top scorers in the league, with Jerar Encarnacion sitting in first place with 15 runs scored, Sean Reynolds is second with 14, and Demetrius Sims in third with 13.
Missing Encarnacion- The Muckdogs' offense has been missing Jerar Encarnacion, who has been on a tear to start off the season. On his current eleven game hit streak to open the year, he's hitting .479. Despite being down with injury, he's still second in the league in hits (23). He's third in doubles (6), fourth in extra base hits (7) and sits atop the league with his .479 average and with his .500 OBP. He also has the most defensive assists by any outfielder in the league with three, all coming on June 19th against West Virginia. Batavia is 3-4 since Encarnacion left the lineup.
Beginning from behind- The Muckdogs have had trouble with giving up early leads in ballgames. Batavia has trailed after the fifth inning on 11 different occasions so far this season, and have gone 3-8 in those contests.
Many Mahoning Meetings- The Scrappers and the Muckdogs will meet ten more times this season after today's matchup. The next meeting arrives on July 20-22 at Dwyer Stadium
Recent Roster Action- On July 4th, RHP Peyton Culbertson and SS Gunnar Schubert were promoted from the GCL Marlins.
Marlins Update- Miami shut out Tampa Bay in a day game on Independence Day. After losing in 16 innings the night before, they won 3-0 yesterday. Jose Urena combined with three other relievers to combine for a four-hit shutout.
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