CarL1 Winston-Salem Dash

Winston-Salem Dash: Game Notes (July 6 vs. Down East)

Published on July 6, 2018 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Winston-Salem Dash News Release


The Dash look to pick up a third consecutive victory over the Down East Wood Ducks on Friday at BB&T Ballpark. First pitch is set for 7 p.m..

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WINSTON-SALEM DASH (10-4, 51-33) vs. Down East Wood Ducks (6-9, 41-44)

LHP Tanner Banks (7-2, 2.57 ERA) vs. RHP Emerson Martinez (4-7, 4.46 ERA)

7 p.m. - BB&T Ballpark (Winston-Salem, N.C.)

Game #85 (Home Game #42)

FORBES, RIVERA LEAD DASH ON THURSDAY

Ti'Quan Forbes and Laz Rivera combined to go 7-for-8 with three doubles, a triple and two RBIs to lead the Dash to a 7-3 win over Down East on Thursday night at BB&T Ballpark. Gavin Sheets gave the Dash the lead with a two-run single in the first, and Zach Remillard capped a three-run third with a two-run blast to right. Up 5-3 in the sixth inning, Forbes completed his 4-for-4 night with an RBI double to right-center to make it a 6-3 contest. Rivera followed with an RBI double down the left field line to bookend his 3-for-4 performance. On the hill, the Dash bullpen combined to toss six shutout innings. Kyle Kubat tossed three shutout innings to pick up his third win of the year.

NOTHING LIKE A LITTLE PAYBACK

Forbes, who played with the Wood Ducks in 2017, has shined against his former team this year. In 13 games against Down East, the 21-year-old is batting .333 (16-for-48) with three homers, a double, a triple and 11 RBIs. During this current homestand, Forbes is 7-for-9 against the Woodies. Forbes was traded from the Rangers to the White Sox on August 31, 2017, in exchange for right-hander Miguel Gonzalez. Forbes was originally drafted by Texas with the 59th overall pick in 2014.

A DEEPER LOOK AT THE NUMBERS

Thanks to their strong second-half start, Dash are atop the Carolina League in several offensive categories, including runs (434), hits (769), RBIs (408) and slugging percentage (.428). Here's a look at some of the hottest performers for Winston-Salem in the second half:

OF Micker Adolfo: 16-for-46 with four homers and 13 RBIs

INF Laz Rivera: 19-for-56 with 14 runs, seven doubles, three homers and nine RBIs

OF Blake Rutherford: 13-for-42 with three doubles, two homers and 12 RBIs (listed as day-to-day after tumbling over the short wall in right field)

INF Gavin Sheets: 23-for-61 with two homers and nine RBIs; carried a 15-game hitting streak (snapped on Monday)

LOCKED IN LUIS

Since earning a promotion from Low-A Kannapolis to begin the second half of the season, outfielder Luis Gonzalez has been on a tear. The former third-round pick out of the University of New Mexico is batting .373 (19-for-51) with 10 runs scored, eight doubles and six RBIs. Gonzalez has recorded seven multi-hit games in his 11 games with Winston-Salem, including a career-best 4-for-5 performance on June 30 at Wilmington.

2 DASH STARS - FUTURES GAME BOUND

Former Dash right-hander Dylan Cease and outfielder Luis Basabe have been tabbed to play in the 2018 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which will take place on Sunday, July 15, at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The game will feature Cease as a member of the USA Team and Basabe as a member of the World Team. Cease dominated the Carolina League throughout the first half of the season, going 9-2 with a 2.89 ERA while racking up 82 strikeouts. Meanwhile, Basabe hit .266 with 12 doubles and nine home runs in 58 games for Winston-Salem, while leading the team in slugging percentage (.502). Cease and Basabe, who are both currently with the Barons, are the sixth and seventh Dash alumni to participate in the All-Star Futures Game, joining Zack Collins (2017), Eloy Jimenez (2016 & 2017), Frankie Montas (2014), Yolmer Sanchez (2012) and Daniel Hudson (2009).

BANKS OPEN

Tanner Banks will make his 13th start of the year for the Dash on Friday. The southpaw is 7-2 with a 2.57 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 77 innings pitched. An 18th-round pick out of the University of Utah, Banks has not gone less than five innings in a start or registered a loss since May 4. More information is available on page 3.

DASH DOTS

After starting the year 3-7 against the Woodies, the Dash have won five of their last six games against Down East...Lincoln Henzman recorded his first scoreless outing at BB&T Ballpark on Friday.

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