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Stone Crabs Game Notes - Fri, April 26 at Lakeland

April 26, 2019 - Florida State League (FSL1)
Charlotte Stone Crabs News Release


The Stone Crabs bid for their third straight win at 6:30 p.m. at Joker Marchant Stadium Friday. RHP Tommy Romero makes the start for Charlotte, against RHP Dane Myers of the Lakeland Flying Tigers.

Coverage begins at 6:15 p.m. on the Stone Crabs Baseball Network.

CRABS PITCH WAY TO 2-1 WIN

The Charlotte Stone Crabs' pitching staff held the opponent to a season-low three hits Thursday, claiming the series opener with the Lakeland Flying Tigers 2-1. The Stone Crabs got RBI hits in the 7th inning from Thomas Milone and Zach Rutherford to take the lead. It was the first time in 2019 that Charlotte won a game when trailing after six innings.

STARTING STRONG

The Stone Crabs' starting pitchers have been outstanding over the last seven games. The rotation has combined to go 3-0 with a 0.72 ERA and a 0.77 WHIP.

(37.2 IP, 19 H, 3 ER, 10 BB, 32 K)

WHO'S HOT?

Despite a slow start to the season, two members of the Stone Crabs' offense have been particularly hot of late. Carl Chester recorded his second straight three-hit game Thursday, and is now 7-for-11 with three extra-base hits and 4 RBI in his last three contests. Meanwhile, Garrett Whitley is 9-for-26 (.346 AVG) with 4 doubles, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 6 walks (.469 OBP, .615 SLG) in his last eight games.

TIME TO FLY

The Stone Crabs hit the road Thursday for their first overnight road trip of the season. They are slated for four games with the Lakeland Flying Tigers starting Thursday. Lakeland ranks towards the bottom of the league in most offensive categories, but places second in the Florida State League in WHIP (1.08). However, they promoted four of their best players in the last two days (Casey Mize, Gregory Soto, Chad Sedio, Will Vest)

BUMPY ROAD BEHIND US

The Stone Crabs began the season by playing the four best teams in the Florida State League for 17 straight games. This week, they began a stretch of 13 straight games against losing clubs. They'll play six games out of 10 against the Tampa Tarpons of the New York Yankees organization.

SHORTSTOP SHUFFLE

The Stone Crabs' infield has shown extraordinary versatility early in the season. Charlotte has started four different players at shortstop for at least four games each. They've started five different players at second base and four at third base.

Starts at SS: Tyler Frank (6), Zach Rutherford (6), Vidal Brujan (5), Taylor Walls (4)

BABY CRAB RALLIES

One reason for the Stone Crabs' early struggles has been their inability to hit in the clutch and string rallies together. Charlotte has spent the entire season batting below .200 with men on base and with runners in scoring position. They've also slugged well under .300 in those situations. Through 21 games, they've had only three rallies of three runs or more. However, two of those three rallies have come in the last week.

LEAGUE RANKS

Stone Crabs infielder Vidal Brujan leads the Florida State League in stolen bases (10). Riley O'Brien is second in innings (28.0), tied for 4th in strikeouts (29), 5th in opponents' average (.160) and 9th in ERA (1.93). Carl Chester is top 10 in hits (22), AVG (.324) and OBP (.403).

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