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June 27, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Winston-Salem Dash News Release


WINSTON-SALEM DASH (3-1, 35-39) vs. LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (1-3, 31-43)

Monday, June 27, 2011, 7:00 p.m. | BB&T Ballpark ⌂ Winston-Salem, NC

Webcast available on www.wsdash.com 15 minutes before first pitch

Game No. 75 | Home Game No. 40 | 2011 Home Record 19-20 | 2011 Road Record 16-19

RHP Andre Rienzo (1-3, 3.68) vs. LHP Dimasther Delgado (4-4, 4.80)

Cat Burglers: The Dash trailed for most of the game yesterday, but scored three times in the eighth inning to turn a one-run deficit into a 5-3 win. Down 3-2 entering the eighth inning, Tyler Saladino tied the game with a solo home run to lead off the frame against Matthew Frevert. After Daniel Wagner walked and Jose Martinez struck out, Ian Gac blasted a two-run home run over the center field wall to snap the tie and propel Winston into the lead. The win was the fourth in five games for the Dash and the team improved 2-34 when trailing after seven innings this season.

Chicks Dig the Long Ball: Winston-Salem has done the bulk of its damage against opposing pitchers in the second half via the home run. Of the 14 runs scored by the Dash since the All-Star break, 11 have come off of eight homers. Winston leads the Carolina League in home runs this season with 68, 15 more than second-place Salem.

Sunday Best: The Dash continued their success on Sundays yesterday with their series-opening win over the Hillcats. Winston-Salem improved to 9-2 on the Sundays this season, the team ‚¬â„¢s best mark on any one day of the week in 2011.

Another Gac-Breaker: All-Star designated hitter Ian Gac ‚¬â„¢s eighth-inning two-run home run proved to be the game-winner for Winston-Salem, as the Dash reversed a pair of deficits to win the series opener. The dramatic home run was nothing new for the slugger; in fact, it has become habit for Gac to hit important home runs this season. Of his league-leading 19 homers, 11 have either tied the game or gave the Dash the lead. In addition to topping the Carolina League in home runs, Gac also leads the league in games played (74), RBI (51, tied with Salem ‚¬â„¢s Dan Butler), extra-base hits (40), runs scored (51), total bases (150), and HR/AB ratio (1/14.68). He also ranks among the league leaders in at bats (2nd, 279), doubles (4th, 21), and slugging percentage (5th, .538).

Ty High: After missing the first month of the season with a broken hand, Tyler Saladino is starting take off offensively. He went 2 for 4 with a solo home run to tie the ballgame last night ; he has had a base hit in 12 of his last 14 games and a multi-hit game in eight of the last 13 contests he has played in. Since June 5, Saladino is batting .350 (21 for 60) with seven doubles, three homers, nine RBI, and eight runs scored. He has raised his batting average 67 points to .252 during this period. Currently, Saladino is on a seven-game hitting streak.

June Swoon: Andre Rienzo looks for a strong finish to a rough month of June for the right-hander. The Carolina League All-Star entered June 1-1 with a 2.68 ERA and a .203 opponent batting average. In four starts this month, Rienzo is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA and a .395 opponent batting average. Rienzo picked up his only win of the season against the Hillcats, tonight ‚¬â„¢s opponent. He allowed two runs (one unearned) over five innings in the Dash ‚¬â„¢s 6-5 win at BB&T Ballpark on May 6.

Recovery Summer: Jose Martinez ‚¬â„¢ first full healthy season as a professional continues to proceed swimmingly. Martinez missed roughly two full seasons worth of baseball from 2008 ‚¬"2010 after a series of right knee injuries that required three separate surgeries. Café went 2 for 4 last night and is hitting .305, good for fourth in the Carolina League. After a six-game stretch when he went 1 for 23 that spanned the end of May and beginning of June, Martinez has hit in 16 of his last 18 games. He is batting .329 (25 for 76) during this period with 11 RBI. His 12 RBI in June are the most he has had in any month this season and he has hit in his last seven games.

Today ‚¬â„¢s Opposing Starter: LHP Dimasther Delgado (4-4, 4.80) makes his 11th start of the season for Lynchburg and first against the Dash. Delgado made a relief appearance against Winston-Salem on May 5 and got the win after six innings where he allowed one run (earned) on three hits and struck out six. The victory was his second in a string of four straight appearances with a win (three starts). Delgado entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the 18th-best prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization even after not playing all of last year. He broke his left hand (just above the wrist), the femur in his right leg, and tore a ligament in his right knee after a car accident in his native Panama in February 2010, causing him to miss the whole season. In 2009 with low-A Rome, Delgado was 5-7 with a 3.61 ERA in 17 starts. He was signed as a minor league free agent by the Braves organization in 2007. His repertoire includes a fastball in the low-90s, a changeup heralded as one of the best in the organization, and a curveball.

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