8/13: Mudcats vs. Dash Game Notes
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WINSTON-SALEM DASH (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) at CAROLINA MUDCATS (MILWAUKEE BREWERS)
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 | 7:00 PM | Game 120, Home Game 61 | 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: 60-59; WS: 60-53
Streaks: CAR: L2; WS: L3
Last 10 Games: CAR: 5-5, WS: 4-6
Home Record: CAR: 34-26; WS: 30-28
Road Record: CAR: 26-33; WS: 30-25
Division Record: CAR: 24-35; WS: 25-27
Current Series: First game (of 3)
Season Series: WS leads 7-4 (of 14)
CAR v. OPP: 2-2 @CAR (7), 2-5 @OPP (7)
UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS...
TUE, 8/13 vs. WS, 7:00 PM: Winston-Salem RHP
WED, 8/14 vs. WS, 11:00 AM: Winston-Salem RHP
THU, 8/15 vs. WS, 7:00 PM: Winston-Salem LHP
TONIGHT: After dropping two of their last three games, the Mudcats continue a six-game, seven day, home stand tonight with the first game of a three game series versus the Winston-Salem Dash at Five County Stadium... Tonight's game is the first of three in the series and the 12th of 14 total overall between the two teams this season. The Dash lead the overall season series 7-4 while going 5-2 against the Mudcats in Winston-Salem and 2-2 against Carolina in Zebulon.
ICYMI: Salem's
ABOUT THE LAST ONE: The Mudcats were forced to use emergency catchers Rob Henry and
CAROLINA'S STARTING PITCHER(S)...
Matt Hardy: 7-2, 3.52 ERA, 33/3 G/GS, 64.0 IP, 14 BB, 75 SO, 1.22 WHIP
Last start, 8/8 at DE: ND, 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 38 pitches
Starter: 0-1, 3.86 ERA, 3 GS, 11.2 IP, 1 BB, 11 SO, .300 AVG
Reliever: 7-1, 3.44 ERA, 30 G, 52.1 IP, 13 BB, 64 SO, .249 AVG
OF LATE: The Mudcats have gone just 9-21 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 .205 with 2.9 R/G and a run differential of -25 runs since 7/10... Carolina scored first in both games of last Thursday's doubleheader in Kinston at Grainger Stadium and have now scored first in a game just five times since 7/15 while going 8-17 in that same span. They have also scored first in a game eight times since 7/10 and are 9-21 during that span of games.
WHERE THEY RANK: Mario Feliciano is 1st in the CL in home runs (19), 1st in RBI (78), 1st in slugging (.477), 4th in OPS (.802), tied for 5th in hits (113), 4th in runs (59), 1st in extra-base hits (44) and 1st in total bases (198)... Payton Henry is tied for 4th in the CL in home runs (13) and tied for 3rd in RBI (66)...
WHO'S HOT: Tristen Lutz has hit safely in five of his last seven of his last 10 games and is batting .381/.409/.690 with a 1.100 OPS during that span (16-for-42, 6 R, 1 2B, 4 HR, 8 RBI)... Mario Feliciano has hit safely in 10 of his last 14 games and is batting .340/.407/.623 with a 1.029 OPS during that same span (18-for-53, 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 36-24 versus Carolina League Northern Division teams this season. They have also gone 18-11 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 57 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 26-31 with a 4.22 ERA (3.1 BB/9, 8.0 SO/9, 30.0 CS%) in games caught by Feliciano.
ALL THE Ks: The Carolina offense has combined to total a Carolina League high 1,202 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.