Muckdogs Game Notes
August 1, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Batavia Muckdogs News Release
Today's Game- Batavia meets the State College Spikes (St. Louis) for the final game of a three game series. Batavia has dropped eight of their last eleven games, and returns home on Thursday for a three game series against the division-leading Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Batavia is currently 2-3 on this road trip.
That was last night- In a 1-1 tie until the eighth inning, Batavia was able to take the lead from a Matt Brooks RBI single, and tacked on two more in the ninth to win 4-1 over the State College Spikes. Alex Vesia got his first win as a Muckdog, Zach Wolf locked in his second save.
Osborne's outstanding- JD Osborne has been one of Batavia's top bats this season, hitting for a .354 average in the 26 games he has played in, including ten multi-hit games. He has the best OPS on the team with a .866, which has swelled to 1.001 in the month of July.
Two-out trouble- The Muckdogs have had issues getting out of innings once they've reorded two outs. Batavia has given up a .295 average with RISP and two outs. Of Batavia's 220 runs against, 95 of them have crossed the plate with RISP and two outs.
Donadio digging in- Michael Donadio has now hits in 15 of his last 20 games. He's tallied 23 hits, two home runs and has crossed the plate nine times in that span. He is second on the team with four home runs. He left St. John's with the second most all-time hits with 268.
Reynolds Raking- Sean Reynolds has been able to find the power in his bat this season. He currently leads the league in home runs and is tied for the lead in the league in RBI's and also leads the league in runs scored. He is also the league leader in walks with 30. Reynolds currently stands in third in the NYPL in extra-base hits
Close Calls- Batavia has played a total of 41 games this season, 25 of which have been decided by two runs or less. The Muckdogs are 12-13 in those games. Batavia has the fourth best reord in one-run games, and the worst record in two-run games at 2-6.
Recent Roster Action- On July 26th, Luis Mojica was transferred to the GCL Marlins , and Tyler Kolek was promoted from the GCL Marlins
Marlins Update- The Marlins lost 11-6 to the Braves last night. The Braves used a 19-hit attack to put up the eleven runs. Ten-year minor leaguer made his MLB debut, notched an infield single, and scored a run in his first game with the Marlins.
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