8/11: Mudcats vs. Red Sox Game Notes
DOWNLOAD / VIEW THE FULL GAME NOTES PACKETSALEM RED SOX (BOSTON RED SOX) at CAROLINA MUDCATS (MILWAUKEE BREWERS)Sunday, August 11, 2019 | 2:00 PM | Game 119, Home Game 60 | Five County Stadium (6,500) | Zebulon, NCRADIO: WDWG, 98.5 FM The Big DawgSTREAMING AUDIO:carolinamudcats.com via TuneIn RadioSTREAMING VIDEO: MiLB.tvOverall
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SALEM RED SOX (BOSTON RED SOX) at CAROLINA MUDCATS (MILWAUKEE BREWERS)
Sunday, August 11, 2019 | 2:00 PM | Game 119, Home Game 60 | Five County Stadium (6,500) | Zebulon, NC
RADIO: WDWG, 98.5 FM The Big Dawg
STREAMING AUDIO:carolinamudcats.com via TuneIn Radio
STREAMING VIDEO: MiLB.tv
Overall Record: CAR: 60-58; SAL: 52-63
Streaks: CAR: L1; SAL: W1
Last 10 Games: CAR: 5-5, SAL: 4-6
Home Record: CAR: 34-25; SAL: 28-31
Road Record: CAR: 26-33; SAL: 24-32
Division Record: CAR: 24-35; SAL: 26-27
Current Series: Tied 1-1 (of 3)
Season Series: CAR leads 6-4 (of 15)
CAR v. OPP: 3-3 @CAR (7), 3-1 @OPP (8)
UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS...
SUN, 8/11 vs. SAL, 2:00 PM: Salem RHP
MON, 8/12: Off
TUE, 8/13 vs. WS, 7:00 PM: Winston-Salem TBA at Carolina TBA
TODAY: Following last night's 3-0 loss, the Mudcats continue a six-game, seven day, home stand tonight with the finale of a three game series versus the Northern Division's Salem Red Sox at Five County Stadium... The Red Sox evened the series at 1-1 after blanking the Mudcats 3-0 last night... Carolina leads the season series 6-4 having gone 3-1 versus the Red Sox in Salem and 3-3 so far against Salem at home... Tonight's game is the final game of the three-game series, the third of seven second half games and the 11th of 15 total meetings between the two teams this season.
ICYMI:
ABOUT THE LAST ONE: The Mudcats dropped to 8-9 in shutouts this season after losing last night's 3-0 to the Red Sox in Zebulon. The shutout loss was Carolina's ninth overall this season and fourth since 7/24. It was also Carolina's sixth shutout loss since the All-Star break. They started the year going 4-3 in shutouts before the break.
CAROLINA'S STARTING PITCHER(S)...
Nelson Hernandez: 10-8, 4.26 ERA, 24 GS, 126.2 IP, 42 BB, 93 SO, 1.34 WHIP
Last start, 8/6 at DE: ND, 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO, 99 pitches
Post All-Star: 4-3, 3.04 ERA, 9 GS, 50.1 IP, 14 BB, 35 SO, 1.29 WHIP
Has allowed 14 home runs (1.84 HR/9); tied for 3rd most in Carolina League
OF LATE: The Mudcats have gone just 9-20 since 7/10 and since starting the second half at 12-8 over their first 20 games (6/20-7/9) following the All-Star break... The Mudcats have also combined to hit just .206 with 2.9 R/G and a run differential of -22 runs since 7/10.
FIRST: Carolina scored first in both games of Thursday's doubleheader in Kinston at Grainger Stadium and have now scored first in a game just five times since 7/15 while going 8-16 in that same span. They have also scored first in a game eight times since 7/10 and are 9-20 during that span of games.
WHERE THEY RANK:
WHO'S HOT: Tristen Lutz has hit safely in five straight games and is batting .450/.476/.950 with a 1.426 OPS during his current streak (9-for-20, 5 R, 1 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI). He has also hit safely in seven of his last night games and is batting .421/.450/.763 with a 1.213 OPS during that span (16-for-38, 6 R, 1 2B, 4 HR, 8 RBI)... Mario Feliciano has hit safely in nine of his last 13 games and is batting .340/.411/.640 with a 1.051 OPS during that same span (17-for-50, 13 R, 3 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 5 BB, 17 SO).
EXCLUSIVE COMPANY: Mario Feliciano currently leads the Carolina League in both home runs and RBI so far this season. The last CL player to lead the league in homers and RBI was Salem's
STREAKS OF NOTE:
KINGS OF THE NORTH: The Mudcats are currently 36-23 versus Carolina League Northern Division teams this season. They have also gone 18-10 versus Northern Division teams since 6/11 (at FRE)... The Mudcats are, however, just 8-27 vs. Southern Division teams since 5/25 (vs. DE, 2.5 G back of first before 5/25) and had suffered nine straight losses in games versus Southern Division teams before defeating the Pelicans 3-2 on 7/19.
BACK STOP SPLITS: Payton Henry and Mario Feliciano have split catching duties this season with Henry starting 60 games behind the plate and Feliciano starting 56 games at catcher... The Carolina pitching staff is 33-27 and has totaled a 3.52 ERA (3.0 BB/9, 8.7 SO/9, 37.6 CS%) in games started by and caught by Henry... Carolina's pitchers are 26-30 with a 4.23 ERA (3.1 BB/9, 8.0 SO/9, 31.0 CS%) in games caught by Feliciano.
ALL THE Ks: The Carolina offense has combined to total a Carolina League high 1,194 strikeouts this season (6th most in MiLB). The Mudcats are on pace to set both a CL and franchise record for most strikeouts for the third straight season.
THE TOP 30: The Carolina roster currently features five of Milwaukee's Top 30 prospects (as rated by MLBPipeline.com) including No. 1 INF
THE MUDCATS HAVE…
... played in Zebulon, NC since 1991 (29th season).
... played in the Carolina League since 2012 (8th season).
... been an affiliate of the Brewers since 2017 (3rd season).
... not made the playoffs since the 2008 season.
... not made the playoffs during their Carolina League era.
... operated under the ownership of the Brewers since Oct. 2017.