Winston-Salem Dash: Game Notes (April 6 at Carolina)
April 6, 2018 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Winston-Salem Dash News Release
The Dash look to snap their 18-game losing streak at Five County Stadium on Friday against the Carolina Mudcats. Full game notes are attached.
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WINSTON-SALEM DASH (0-1) at CAROLINA MUDCATS (1-0) LHP Bernardo Flores vs. RHP Trey Supak 7 p.m. - Five County Stadium Game #2 (Road Game #2)
LATE RALLY DOWNS DASH ON OPENING DAY
Despite a strong start from Dane Dunning and 14 hits from the Dash offense, the Carolina Mudcats used a four-run eighth inning to pull out a come-from-behind, 6-5 victory over Winston-Salem in the season opener. Trailing 5-2 in the eighth, the Muddies plated four runs off reliever Zach Thompson, with the last two being unearned. Jon Olczak locked down the save with a scoreless ninth. Dunning, who was making his eighth career start against the Mudcats, went five innings and allowed just three hits and one run while striking out eight.
STILL A HIT
Despite the loss, Winston-Salem had a solid day at the plate. Each starter in the Opening Day lineup, with four players registering multi-hit games:
* OF Luis Basabe: 2-for-5, 2B * C Yermin Mercedes (CWS organizational debut): 3-for-4 with an RBI 2B; tied for most hits in the CL on Opening Night with Salem's Brett Netzer * OF Blake Rutherford (High-A debut): 2-for-4 with a walk * INF Yeyson Yrizarri: 2-for-4, 2B & two RBIs
NOTABLE DEBUTS
Along with Rutherford, three other players made their High-A debut for the Dash on Thursday:
* INF Gavin Sheets: 1-for-4 with a bunt single; fielding error in the eighth allowed the tying run to score * OF Micker Adolfo: 1-for-5 with an RBI single in the eighth * INF Mitch Roman: 1-for-3 with a walk; threw out a runner at home plate with a relay throw
SEVEN OF THE SOX TOP PROSPECTS
Of the top 15 prospects in the White Sox system according to MLB Pipeline, seven of them have been placed on Winston-Salem's Opening Day roster (six active and one on the DL). Outfielder Luis Robert will begin the season on the disabled list, but he highlights this septet as the third-best prospect. Right-hander Dylan Cease (fifth), Dunning (sixth), Rutherford (seventh), Adolfo (11th), Sheets (12th) and outfielder Luis Basabe (14th) round out this group.
HOUSE OF HORRORS
Five County Stadium continues to be a difficult place to play for Winston-Salem. After Carolina has now won 18 consecutive meetings against the Dash in Zebulon, N.C. Winston's last road win against the Mudcats was on August 3, 2016. That day, left-hander Tanner Banks threw eight innings of one-run ball as Winston-Salem pulled out a 3-1 victory over Carolina.
OMAR VIZQUEL TO MANAGE DASH
A three-time All-Star during his 24-year big league career, Omar Vizquel has replaced Willie Harris as the Dash's skipper for the 2018 season. An 11-time Gold Glove winner, Vizquel takes on his first managerial job in affiliated baseball. Widely considered one of the greatest defensive shortstops in MLB history, Vizquel played 2,968 games across six different MLB teams: Seattle Mariners (1989-1993), Cleveland Indians (1994-2004), San Francisco Giants (2005-08), Texas Rangers (2009), Chicago White Sox (2010-11) and Toronto Blue Jays (2012).
ANOTHER RETURNER TAKES THE HILL
Left-hander Bernardo Flores, who spent time in the Dash's rotation alongside Dunning in 2017, gets the ball against Carolina on Friday. Following an exceptional 14-game stint with Low-A Kannapolis, where he went 8-4 with a 3.00 ERA in 14 starts, Flores was bumped up to the High-A level on June 16. Despite going 2-3 with a 4.24 ERA in nine starts, the southpaw was starting to find his grove before being sidelined by an oblique injury in late August. Over his last five outings, Flores registered a 2-0 record with a 2.08 ERA.
DASH DOTS
Winston faced tonight's starter Trey Supak twice last year...The righty went 2-0 against the Dash with a 1.38 ERA (2ER in 13 IP)...Winston's 14 hits were tied for the most for the club on an Opening Day in the Dash era (2009-present), with the other occurrence taking place in 2016 at Lynchburg.
Carolina League Stories from April 6, 2018
- Dash Drop Mudcats 6-3 on Friday Night in Zebulon - Carolina Mudcats
- Birds' Defensive Miscues, Keys' Alvarado Lead to Loss - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- Adolfo, Flores Lead Dash to First Win in 2018 - Winston-Salem Dash
- Hot Start Fuels the Woodies' First Win of 2018 - Down East Wood Ducks
- Keys Post Double Digit Shutout Win - Frederick Keys
- Offense Breaks out in Potomac's 9-2 Win - Potomac Nationals
- Hillcats and Wood Ducks Postponed Saturday Due to Pending Forecast - Lynchburg Hillcats
- Walk-Off Sox Stun 'Stros 4-3 Friday - Salem Red Sox
- Wilmington Doomed by Two-Out Hits - Wilmington Blue Rocks
- Wood Ducks Silent 'Cats Bats on Friday - Lynchburg Hillcats
- April 6 - Mudcats Game Information - Carolina Mudcats
- Winston-Salem Dash: Game Notes (April 6 at Carolina) - Winston-Salem Dash
- Potomac Nationals Game Notes vs Wilmington - Potomac Nationals
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans: Game Notes, April 6 vs. Frederick - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- Four Run Eighth Leads Mudcats to 6-5 Opening Night Victory - Carolina Mudcats
- Late Carolina Rally Downs Dash on Opening Day - Winston-Salem Dash
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