June 17 - Mudcats Game Notes
DOWNLOAD the full game notes packet.POTOMAC NATIONALS (WAS) at CAROLINA MUDCATS (MIL)Saturday, June 17, 2017 | 4:00 PMGame 66/67, Home Game 36/37at Five County Stadium (6,500)RADIO: The Big Dawg 98.5 FM, WDWG STREAMING AUDIO: www.carolinamudcats.com, TuneIn RadioSTREAMING VIDEO: MiLB.tvOverall Record: CAR: 34-31; POT: 32-25Streaks: CAR: L1; POT: W2Last 10 Games: CAR:
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POTOMAC NATIONALS (WAS) at CAROLINA MUDCATS (MIL)
Saturday, June 17, 2017 | 4:00 PM
Game 66/67, Home Game 36/37
at Five County Stadium (6,500)
RADIO: The Big Dawg 98.5 FM, WDWG
STREAMING AUDIO: www.carolinamudcats.com, TuneIn Radio
STREAMING VIDEO: MiLB.tv
Overall Record: CAR: 34-31; POT: 32-25
Streaks: CAR: L1; POT: W2
Last 10 Games: CAR: 5-5, POT: 6-4
Home Record: CAR: 19-16; POT: 18-16
Road Record: CAR: 15-15; POT: 14-19
Division Record: CAR: 22-17; POT: 22-31
Current Series: POT leads 1-0 (of 4)
Season Series: POT leads 1-0 (of 8)
CAR vs. OPP: 1-0 @CAR (4), 0-0 @OPP (4)
UPCOMING PROBABLES:
SAT, 6/17, 4:00 PM: Potomac RHP
SAT, 6/17, TBD: Potomac LHP
SUN, 6/18, 2:00 PM: Potomac RHP
ICYMI: Last night's game was suspended with two outs in the top of the first inning due to heavy rain at Five County Stadium. It will resume this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. and will be played in its entirety, through the ninth inning. A seven inning game will follow approximately :30 minutes following the conclusion of the first game.
ABOUT THE LAST ONE: (Friday)
STARTING OFF: Trey Supak will take over for
SEEING STARS: Isan Diaz, Jake Gatewood,
DOUBLE DOUBLE: Troy Stokes Jr. was 3-for-3 with a grand slam on 6/16 for the Mudcats. The grand slam was the first of his career and counted for his team best 10th home run of the season. Stokes has also totaled 13 stolen bases this season and is the first Mudcats player to collect at least 10 HR and 10 SB before the All-Star break since
JUNE GLOOM: The Mudcats are 6-7 and batting just .219 in June. Carolina is currently last in the league in hits (90) and 9th in strikeouts (130) this month. They are also 9th in the league in AVG (.219), 4th in OBP (.320) and 9th in SLG (.331) among all Carolina League teams in June…
WALK THIS WAY: Trent Clark has reached base via walk 13 times over his last 13 games and is batting .1762 with a .373 OBP since 5/31. Clark is currently 2nd in the Carolina League in base on balls overall this season (43).
VIA THE BIG FLY: The Mudcats have hit six home runs over their last seven games (since 6/8) and have scored 10 of their last 18 runs on home runs over those same seven games.
THIEVERY: The Mudcats have totaled a Carolina League high 84 stolen bases this season. Carolina is also 3rd in MILB in steals this season. Corey Ray leads the Mudcats in steals (15 SB, 5 CS) and is currently tied for 4th in the league in stolen bases this season.
WHERE THEY RANK: Freddy Peralta is currently 8th in the Carolina Leauge in ERA (3.04) and 2nd in the CL in strikeouts (78), 1st in K/9ip (12.46) and 3rd in average against (.189)… Jake Gatewood is tied for the league lead in games played (65) and is 6th in the CL in runs scored (41), tied for 7th in hits (69), 2nd in doubles (21), 3rd in XBH (30) and tied for 5th in HR (9)… Isan Diaz is currently tied for 10th in extra-base hits (21), tied for 5th in home runs (9) and tied for 3rd in games (64)… Troy Stokes Jr. is tied for 4th in the CL in home runs (10), 7th in runs (38), tied for 8th in extra-base hits (23), tied for 6th steals (13) and tied for 3rd in games (64)… Nate Griep leads the CL in saves (13) and games finished (20)… Cody Ponce is currently 5th in the Carolina League in innings pitched (73.0) and 2nd in lowest BB-IBB/9ip ratio (1.23)… Corey Ray is tied for 4th in the CL in steals (15) and 7th in doubles (14)… Luis Aviles is tied for 5th in the CL in stolen bases (14)… Trent Clark is 2nd in the CL in walks (43) and tied for 6th in steals (13). Clark also leads the league in outfield assists (10).
HEATING UP: Lucas Erceg has totaled five (5) multi-hit games since 6/4 and is batting .395/.400/.553 over his last 10 games (15-for-38, 4 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI)…
THE HAVES:
- The Mudcats have combined to hit just .220 and are 9-10 since 5/25 (3.73 R/G, -16 DIFF)
- The Mudcats have averaged 4.42 runs/game and are 22-14 since 5/7.
- The Mudcats have a +3 run differential and are 22-14 since 5/7.
- The Mudcats have totaled a league high 84 stolen bases this season.
- The Mudcats have been intentionally walked a Carolina League and MiLB high 14 times this season.
- The Mudcats have hit a Carolina League high 54 batters this season (t2nd most in MiLB).
- The Mudcats have gone 22-15 since Jake Gatewood took over the cleanup spot in the lineup