Wingnuts Game Notes: June 15 vs. Kansas City
June 15, 2016 - American Association (AA)
Wichita Wingnuts News Release
After opening up their six-game homestand with a 5-1 win over Kansas City last night, the Wingnuts continue their three-game series with the T-Bones tonight at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.
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Wichita Wingnuts (13-12) vs. Kansas City T-Bones (11-15)
RHP Alex Boshers (1-2, 3.85) vs. RHP David Holman (2-1, 3.17)
7:05 p.m. - Lawrence-Dumont Stadium (Wichita, Kans.)
LINK DOMINATES KC AGAIN
Right-hander Jon Link dominated the Kansas City T-Bones for the second straight start Tuesday, as he led the Wingnuts to a 5-1 win at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. After shutting Kansas City out over seven innings six days ago, Link came back with another seven-inning outing, giving up just one run on five hits while tying his season-high with seven strikeouts. Wichita's offense got him the lead three batters into their half of the first. After a walk and a double put runners on second and third, Brent Clevlen picked up an RBI with a groundout, giving him 20 to tie him for the team lead. The Wingnuts doubled their advantage in the fourth, when Richard Prigatano and Harrison Kain hit back-to-back doubles. After a Vladimir Frias homer in the fifth got Kansas City their only run of the night, Wichita pushed across three more in the sixth. Leo Vargas doubled into the left field corner scoring a pair, and extending his hit streak to 11 in a row, the longest current streak for the Wingnuts. Zack Cox then capped the frame with a run-scoring single, one of his four hits on the night, which tied his career-high.
QUARTERLY REPORT
With one quarter of the 2016 regular season in the books, the Wingnuts are 13-12, tied for first place in the South Division with Laredo...Brent Clevlen leads Wichita with six homers, and is tied for the team lead with T.J. Mittelstaedt in RBIs with 20...Both Leo Vargas and Harrison Kain are among the league's top 10 hitters in batting average, with Vargas at .350 and Kain at .346...Richard Prigatano leads the team in stolen bases with 10 and Wichita has a total of 48 swipes, the most in the league...The Wingnuts have the top batting average (.295) and on-base percentage (.384) in the AA, and are second in runs scored per game at 6.1 per contest...Led by Mittelstaedt who has drawn the most walks in the league with 26, the Wingnuts have drawn the second-most free passes in the league with 125...Jon Link leads the Wingnuts in several categories including wins and quality starts (four of each), innings pitched (37.2), and strikeouts (28)...Rookie right-hander Jesse Pratt owns the top ERA among qualifiers on the team, having posted a 2.70 ERA in 20.0 innings, good for 10th in the AA.
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