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Preview: Is It Still Raining Outside?

August 3, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Greensboro Grasshoppers News Release


Greensboro Grasshoppers

19-18 Second Half, 53-53 - Miami Marlins

at Kannapolis Intimidators

21-17 Second Half, 60-45 - Chicago White Sox

Friday - 4:05 p.m. - Doubleheader

Intimidators Stadium supported by Atrium Health - Kannapolis, N.C.

Games #107-108 of 136

LH Daniel Castano (3-2, 2.13) vs. Spencer Moran (1-1, 7.71)

RH Taylor Braley (4-5, 4.59) vs. TBD

Today's Preview: The Grasshoppers (A, Marlins) are slated to play a doubleheader on Friday against the Intimidators (A, White Sox) following three straight rainy days that washed out the final two games of Greensboro's 3-game series at Rome and postponed Thursday's series opener at Kannapolis. Greensboro holds a 9-4 edge in the season-series against Kannapolis, including a 3-game sweep at Kannapolis at the end of the First Half to prevent the Intimidators for securing a postseason berth. The Grasshoppers are on a season-best 5-game winning streak entering this series while the Intimidators have won eight of their last nine.

Hoppers Hurler: Daniel Castano, 23, makes his seventh start for the Grasshoppers after opening this year with Class A-Advanced Jupiter. He is coming off 6.0 scoreless innings as part of a shutout win on July 27 vs. Hickory. That night, he fanned seven while issuing his first three walks with Greensboro in 2018. Castano has now struck out 43 batters compared to three walks in 38.0 innings over six starts. Over his last two starts, he has worked 13.0 consecutive scoreless innings, last giving up a run on July 15 vs. Asheville. He has not faced a White Sox affiliate in his career. The left-hander began 2018 with a 5-6 record and 5.65 ERA (36 ER/57.1 IP), 37 strikeouts compared to 22 walks, and a .315 average against in 11 games (11 starts) in the Florida State League before a pair of rehab appearances with the GCL Marlins. His combined stats this season are 5-7 with a 5.43 ERA (40 ER/66.1 IP) in 13 games (12 starts). The Marlins acquired Castano on Dec. 14, 2017, as part of the trade that sent former Grasshopper and Major League outfielder Marcell Ozuna to the Cardinals. St. Louis selected Castano in the 19th round of the June 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Baylor. He spent last season in the New York-Penn League, going 9-3 with a 2.57 ERA (26 ER/91.0 IP) and 81 strikeouts in 14 games (14 starts) with the State College Spikes.

Hoppers Hurler: Taylor Braley, 22, makes his first start with the Grasshoppers since June 13 and his 13th of the season as he faces the Intimidators the second time this season. Braley landed on the DL in mid-June and missed five weeks before making a pair of rehab starts with the GCL Marlins last week, working a total of 6.0 scoreless innings and allowing six hits with no walks and four strikeouts. He earned wins in three of his last four starts with Greensboro, from May 28-June 13. In his lone start against Kannapolis, he took no decision while working 6.0 innings, allowing a run on six hits with six strikeouts and two walks as the Intimidators came back to win, 3-2, against the Grasshoppers bullpen on May 23. The right-hander split last season between the GCL Marlins and Batavia, going 1-2 with a 2.66 ERA (6 ER/20.1 IP) and 22 strikeouts in eight games (three starts). The Marlins selected Braley in the sixth round of the June 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Southern Mississippi.

Rain Rain Go Away: Greensboro has not played baseball since Monday (July 30) when the Grasshoppers scored a 6-5 win at Rome. This stretch of 3-straight days of rain postponing or cancelling games is the longest stretch in team history (since 2005). The Hoppers and Braves were rained out Tuesdays, and Wednesday's subsequent doubleheader was cancelled. Thursday's series-opener at Kannapolis was postponed, giving the Intimidators 10 Openings Lost this season, tying the second-most in the SAL with Asheville behind Hagerstown's 12 in 2018.

Alive With Five: Greensboro has now won five straight games, matching its longest streak of the 2018 season (June 15-23). The Grasshoppers' longest winning streak of last year came May 4-11 when the team won six straight.

One Run Wonders: Greensboro improved to 22-16 (.579) in games decided by one run in 2018 with a 6-5 win Monday at Rome - the team's last game. The Hoppers have the third-best winning percentage in 1-run games in the SAL this season, behind 24-16 Kannapolis (.600) and 21-15 Lakewood (.583). The Grasshoppers have the second-most wins by one run in the Sally League behind only Kannapolis.

Rockin' Rogers: Trevor Rogers' 12 strikeouts on Sunday set a new season-high by a Grasshoppers pitcher, surpassing the 10 strikeouts by Dustin Beggs on June 12 vs. Hickory in Game 1 of a doubleheader. That day, Beggs fanned 10 over 5.0 innings of work - the only other Grasshoppers pitcher with a double-digit strikeout game this season. Rogers also matched the longest outing by a Greensboro pitching in 2018, working 7.2 innings to equal Brady Puckett's 7.2 innings of work on May 5 vs. Greenville.

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