FSL1 Charlotte Stone Crabs

Stone Crabs Game Notes - Tue, May 14 vs Daytona

Published on May 14, 2019 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Charlotte Stone Crabs News Release


The Stone Crabs return to action at Charlotte Sports Park tonight after a 6-2 win over the Daytona Tortugas Monday. LHP Michael Plassmeyer makes the start for Charlotte at 6:30 p.m., against RHP Ryan Lillie of the Tortugas.

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

STONE CRABS TAME TORTUGAS 6-2

The Stone Crabs held off the Daytona Tortugas Monday to take the first game of the season with a 6-2 win. Jim Haley picked up three more hits and Paul Campbell went five strong innings to get the win.

SWISS ARMY JIM

Stone Crabs utility man Jim Haley has picked up his hitting, taking over the team lead in batting average with another three-hit performance Monday. The Penn State product is now 11-for-25 with two extra-base hits and 7 RBI in his last six games, raising his average from .250 to .286. On Monday, he became the first Stone Crabs player to occupy all nine spots in the batting order this year.

TORTUGA TIME!

The Stone Crabs welcome in the Daytana Tortugas to Charlotte Sports Park for a four-game set this week. This week's series is just one of two the teams will play this year. Daytona is led by consensus top-100 prospect and Reds' first-rounder Jonathan India. The former Florida Gator is one of five hitters in the FSL with 5 homers.Daytona's pitching staff has the second-worst ERA (3.84) in the league, ranking middle-of-the-pack in most offensive categories.

TIME FOR A PIGGYBACK RIDE!

The Stone Crabs will piggyback two of their newest arms on Tuesday. Left-hander Michael Plassmeyer will make his Charlotte Sports Park debut. The trade acquisition from Seattle made his High-A debut in Fort Myers Wednesday, but only went three innings due to rain. Right-hander Joe Ryan will then piggyback Plassmeyer. Ryan has two games of 11 strikeouts or more.

PITCHING PROWESS

The biggest reason for Charlotte's improvement this year has been their pitching. Since April 16, the Stone Crabs have pitched to a 2.86 ERA (70 ER in 220.2 IP), going 16-9 while lowering their season mark from 4.23 to 3.30. Over the last 23 games, the starting rotation had combined to go 8-2 with a 1.96 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP.

(101.0 IP, 72 H, 22 ER, 31 BB, 81 K)

OUT WHIT-TING THE LEAGUE

After a very slow start to the season, outfielder Garrett Whitley has been one of the Stone Crabs' best hitters over the last few weeks. He is 5-for-16 with five walks, a home run and 4 RBI in his last five games:

Games H-AB XBH RBI K% OPS

First 10 3-31 1 1 51.2 .436

Last 21 21-72 10 13 35.2 .931

COMEBACK CRABS

Leads have not been safe in Stone Crabs games this season. Friday marked the 11th comeback win for Charlotte, meaning they've held the lead from wire-to-wire only five times all season. The team that scores first is a stunning 18-19 in Charlotte games this year.

UNCLUTCH CRABS

Despite a clutch surge over the weekend, the Stone Crabs have sturggled all year in clutch situations. For the season, they are hitting .219/.300/.324 with runners on base and .216/.293/.320 with runners in scoring position, well below their season slash line of .241/.313/.336.

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