FL Joliet Slammers

Slammers vs. Otters - Game Notes - June 20, 2013

June 20, 2013 - Frontier League (FL)
Joliet Slammers News Release


Last time out...

Joliet fell in game one of their scheduled double header on Wednesday by a score of 5-0 but bounced back in game two to prevail 6-0. Matt Zielinski tossed a complete game shutout and held the Slammers to four hits in game one. Evansville tallied four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take the lead and never look back against Joliet starter Shawn Kale. In the second game of the double headers the Slammers struck first with a run in the second inning on a RBI grounder from Nick Akins. Akins would drive in another run in the seventh with a RBI single but it was a Marquis Riley grand slam in the same inning that sunk the Otters as the Slammers won 6-0 behind the outstanding pitching of Chuck Lofgren. Lofgren went six shutout innings and struck out seven batters while only surrendering two hits. Justin Erasmus finished the game off for Joliet in the 7th as the Slammers snapped their 5-game losing streak.

For Starters...

Corey Kimes is coming off an outing against the Traverse City Beach Bums on June 14 where he went five innings and gave up five runs (three earned) on four hits. He would suffer the loss as Joliet fell 12-2 in the game. Kimes, a former star for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, brings an undefeated record in affiliated ball to Joliet. The Ottawa, IL native went 5-0 in 2012 between the Elizabethton Twins of the Appalachian League and the Beloit Snappers of the Midwest League. In two seasons of affiliated baseball, Kimes has posted an impressive 3.25 ERA in 22 appearances including six starts. He was an 18th round selection of the Minnesota Twins in the 2011 MLB draft.

Rubber match...

Tonight is the deciding game of the three-game series between the Otters and Slammers, otherwise known as the "rubber match." The Slammers are 2-2 in rubber matches so far this season and they are looking for their second road series win of the year.

Shutouts...

The Slammers were shutout in game one of yesterday's double header and they shutout the Otters in game two. Overall this season the Slammers have been shutout four times while they have shutout their opponent twice.

Holding on...

The Slammers have posted an impressive 10-1 record when leading after six innings this season. However they are 2-16 when tied are trailing after six.

High five!

The Slammers continue to dominate when scoring five or more runs as they have a 9-1 record in that situation. They are 3-16 when scoring fewer than five runs.

Yak...

Outfielder and first baseman Jerod Yakubik had a DL stint earlier in the year but has picked up the pace and is currently hitting a team high .300 (12-40) and has hit safely in seven of the last eight games.

Hits matter...

The Slammers are 10-2 when they out-hit the opponent. But they are 1-15 when they get out-hit.

Where are the runs?

The Slammers have scored only 108 runs this season, the second fewest in the Frontier League.

They gone!!

Slammers' pitching has struck out 229 batters so far this season; second most in the Frontier League.

Transaction Wire...

The Slammers placed INF Grant DeBruin on the 7-Day DL. They activated RHP Mike Barsotti. LHP David Jensen retired. RHP Brian Valente was released. The Slammers signed OF Kyle Robinson, INF Mike Mercurio and RHP Matt Dillon.

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