Winston-Salem Dash: Game Notes (august 25 At Buies Creek)
Published on August 25, 2018 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Winston-Salem Dash News Release
In what is now a playoff preview with Buies Creek having clinched a playoff spot on Friday, the Dash will play game two of their three-game set on Saturday at Jim Perry Stadium. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.
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WINSTON-SALEM DASH (37-21, 78-50) at Buies Creek Astros (36-22, 73-54)
RHP Luis Martinez (7-7, 4.85 ERA) vs. RHP Jose Hernandez (1-1, 3.48 ERA)
5 p.m. - Jim Perry Stadium (Buies Creek, N.C.)
Game #129 (Away Game #65)
BIG INNINGS BUOY DASH ON FRIDAY
Thanks to a pair of big innings from the Dash offense, Winston-Salem crushed Buies Creek 12-3 in the series opener on Friday night at Jim Perry Stadium. With the Dash trailing 2-1 in the top of the fourth inning, Ti'Quan Forbes stroked a run-scoring single into right-center to knot the contest at two. Following a groundout, JJ Muno tripled down the right-field line to make it a 3-2 contest. Then, Zach Remillard lined a run-scoring double down the left-field line to up the advantage to two. Winston-Salem capped the six-run frame when Blake Rutherford stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs. On a 0-2 pitch, Rutherford smashed a bases-clearing double to right. Winston-Salem added four more runs in the fifth inning to pull ahead 11-2.
10 GAMES LEFT
With 10 games left in the regular season, Winston-Salem still has a slim opportunity to clinch the best record in the Dash era (2009-present). The best mark in the franchise's history was set in 2012 when the Dash went 87-51-1. To surpass that mark, Winston-Salem will need to go 9-1 or 10-0 the rest of the way.
CREAM OF THE CROP
Winston currently boasts nine of the top prospects in the Sox system per MLB Pipeline, including infielders Nick Madrigal (No. 4), Gavin Sheets (No. 15) and Laz Rivera (No. 28), outfielders Luis Robert (No. 3), Blake Rutherford (No. 7) and Luis Gonzalez (No. 14), and right-handers Alec Hansen (No. 10), Tyler Johnson (No. 23) and Lincoln Henzman (No. 30).
NOW, IT'S A PLAYOFF PREVIEW
Thanks to Carolina's loss to Frederick at Nymeo Field, the Buies Creek Astros have clinched a playoff spot by becoming the de facto second-half Southern Division champion. As a result, Winston and Buies Creek will meet in the Southern Division Championship Series, with game one of the best-of-five series taking place at Jim Perry Stadium. Winston will host games three through five.
BEST OF THE BEST
After sealing up a first-half Southern Division championship, Winston-Salem now has the third-best winning percentage in full-season Minor League Baseball with a .609 mark. Here's a look at the top teams:
1. Bowling Green Hot Rods
(Midwest League - A): 84-46 (.646)
2. Lakewood BlueClaws
(South Atlantic League - A): 79-49 (.617)
3. Winston-Salem Dash
(Carolina League - A+): 78-50 (.609)
LUIS AND LUIS
Both Luis Gonzalez and Luis Robert stroked two-run hits in the fifth on Friday. Gonzalez registered a two-run single while Robert smacked a two-run double. Gonzalez, who was a third-round pick in 2017 out of New Mexico, is posting a team-best .887 OPS, and he leads the team with a 147 wRC+. Gonzalez also has the third-lowest strikeout rate on the team at 16.0%, trailing Madrigal (5.7%) and Forbes (15.8%). Meanwhile, Robert is 21-for-81 at the High-A level with five extra-base hits. The 21-year-old has shown a propensity to pull the ball in the early stages of his career, as Robert has hit 50.9% of his batted balls to the pull side with Winston-Salem.
DASHING AROUND THE LEAGUE
Having taken game one of their three-game series, the Dash still rank first in the Carolina League in runs (658), batting average (.273), hits (1,165), doubles (244), triples (42) and RBIs (616). Meanwhile, the ballclub ranks second in on-base percentage (.342). On the mound, Winston-Salem ranks fourth in the circuit in ERA (3.64) and fourth in the league with 1,033 strikeouts.
DASH DOTS
Luis Martinez will take the hill on Saturday...Last time out against the Astros, the righty allowed a career-high 12 hits in a loss...Hunter Schryver has now tossed 11 innings as a White Sox farmhand without an earned run allowed.
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