Muckdogs Game Notes
August 11, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Batavia Muckdogs News Release
Today's Game- Batavia heads to Williamsport for a two-game series against the Crosscutters before heading to the All-Star Break. The Muckdogs swept the Crosscutters the last time that they came to BB&T Ballpark.
That was last night- Two long balls from the Auburn Doubledays did Batavia in last night. After dropping down 2-0 after the second inning, Jerar Enacarnacion extended his hit streak to 11 games with a solo homer. Batavia later on would make it a one-run game again in the fifth, but a Jamori Blash home run was the final jab in Auburn's 5-3 win.
Stars Shining in Batavia- The Muckdogs are sending three players to the 2018 NYPL All-Star Game at State College. Jerar Encarnacion, Sean Reynolds and Manuel Rodriguez will represent the Muckdogs. Batavia's coaching staff will also be responsible for managing the North roster.
Rodriguez Rocks The 'Pen- LHP Manuel Rodriguez has been lights out for Batavia this season from the bullpen. He has not given up an earned run this season since June 19th. That stretch has lasted 30.2 innings for Rodriguez. Six of his last seven outings have seen him also strike out at least four batters, including a season-high seven his last time out.
Two-out trouble- The Muckdogs have had issues getting out of innings once they've reorded two outs. Batavia has given up a .279 average with RISP and two outs. Of Batavia's 260 runs against, 105 of them have crossed the plate with RISP and two outs.
Donadio digging in- Michael Donadio has now hits in 21 of his last 26 games. He's tallied 31 hits, three home runs and has crossed the plate nine times in that span. He is tied for second on the team with four home runs. He left St. John's with the second most all-time hits with 268.
Close Calls- Batavia has played a total of 52 games this season, 32 of which have been decided by two runs or less. Batvia has played the most one-run games of any team this season, and the Muckdogs are 16-16 in games decided by two or less. Batavia has the third-best reord in one-run games, and the worst record in two-run games at 2-7.
Recent Roster Action- On August 11th, Corey Bird's minor league rehab assignment came to a close and he returned to Class A-Adv Jupiter.
Marlins Update- The Marlins dropped to the New York Mets last night by a 6-2 final. Zach Wheeler went seven innings for the Mets, striking out eight batters while only giving up a two-run homer to Miguel Rojas.
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