Louisville Bats Notes: 8-10-19
Game 118, Away 61Louisville Bats (49-68) at Rochester Red Wings (59-58)RHP Tejay Antone (2-7, 6.12) vs. LHP Charlie Barnes (NR w/ROC)7:05 PM | Saturday, August 10, 2019 | Frontier FieldLISTEN: Nick Curran, 790 KRD; iHeartRadio.com; iHeart app
Game 118, Away 61
Louisville Bats (49-68) at Rochester Red Wings (59-58)
RHP
7:05 PM | Saturday, August 10, 2019 | Frontier Field
LISTEN: Nick Curran, 790 KRD; iHeartRadio.com; iHeart app
TONIGHT'S GAME: The Bats and Red Wings meet in the middle game of a three-game set at Frontier Field, with Louisville trying to secure a series victory after taking Friday night's opener by a 3-1 score. Louisville earned its second straight comeback victory, defeating the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 6-1 in comeback fashion on Thursday night. Tonight,
AGAINST ROCHESTER: If the Bats win tonight, they will have their third straight series win against Rochester, after taking 2 of 3 against the Red Wings last season from July 16-18 on the road and July 27-29 at home. LOU last won 3 straight series against an opponent during the 2016 season, when the Bats won 3 consecutive series against Charlotte from July 25-August 31, going 8-1 in 9 games against the Knights.
10 CATCHERS… AGAIN!: Major League rehabber
COMEBACK-TO-BACK: Trailing 1-0 going into the seventh inning last night,
30 QS: Right-hander
NO HOMERS, NO WORRIES: The Bats have won back-to-back games despite not homering in either of them, going without a home run in 3+ straight ballgames for just the fifth time this season. LOU has not won back-to-back games without the aid of a home run since May 12-15 this season, winning 5-4 in 10 innings vs. Charlotte and 2-0 at Syracuse in game one of a doubleheader, respectively.
HALFWAY TO LONGEST STREAK: Coming off back-to-back wins, the Bats got back to .500 in August (4-4) and are 16-12 since the All-Star break. They are also 21-16 in their last 37 games dating back to June 29. Louisville rattled off a season-high 4-game winning streak from July 26-29, and has had 2 other 3-game winning streaks since the All-Star break, from July 17-19 and July 31-August 2.
GREAT 'PENMANSHIP: Louisville relievers
I'M SIRI-OUS: Center fielder
50TH WIN: Louisville goes for its 50th win of the season tonight, coming into play with a 49-68 record. Last season, LOU won its 50th game on August 3 at Columbus when they were 50-58. In 2017, LOU won its 50th game on August 20 vs. Rochester when they were 50-76.