Louisville Bats Notes: 8-11-19
Game 119, Away 62Louisville Bats (49-69) at Rochester Red Wings (60-58)RHP Keury Mella (7-11, 4.98) vs. RHP Kohl Stewart (6-5, 6.00)1:05 PM | Sunday, August 11, 2019 | Frontier FieldLISTEN: Nick Curran, 790 KRD; iHeartRadio.com; iHeart app
Game 119, Away 62
Louisville Bats (49-69) at Rochester Red Wings (60-58)
RHP
1:05 PM | Sunday, August 11, 2019 | Frontier Field
LISTEN: Nick Curran, 790 KRD; iHeartRadio.com; iHeart app
TODAY'S GAME: Louisville goes for the series win today against Rochester in the finale at Frontier Field. Louisville won Friday's opener by a 3-1 score, before dropping last night's middle game by a 6-5 score in 10 innings. LOU goes for its 11th series win of the season, and fourth in their last 8 series. Louisville has also gone 4-1 in 5 road series finales since the All-Star break.
AGAINST ROCHESTER: If the Bats win today, 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.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: Today marks Louisville's 75th game this season against an above-.500 opponent, accounting for 63% (75 of 119) of its games. Coming into play Sunday, the Bats are 33-41 (.446) against above-.500 teams and 16-28 (.363) in the remaining games. In 2018, LOU finished the season 33-47 (.413) in 80 games against above-.500 teams, and 28-29 (.491) in the remaining 57 contests.
STRANDED: Louisville left 13 runners on base last night, tying a season-high which has now been reached 4 times this season, most recently on July 31 at Columbus before Saturday's loss. LOU has left at least 10 baserunners on in 21 different games this season, owning a 9-12 record this season in that scenario.
TRAHAN MAKES OUTFIELD DEBUT: The 2018 Rawlings Gold Glove award winner for shortstop in the minor leagues
SECOND HALF: Despite Saturday's 6-5 loss in extras, the Bats are 16-13 since the All-Star break. They are also 21-17 in their last 38 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.
ONE-RUN GAMES: Louisville played in its 41st one-run game this season, falling to 13-28 (.317) in those games. The 41 one-run games are tied for most in the IL with Indianapolis. LOU played 37 one-run games all of last season, finishing with a 16-21 (.432) record. LOU last played 40+ one-run games in 2016, when they went 25-18 (.625) in 43 one-run contests.
'PENPOINT CONTROL: Last night, right-handers
50TH WIN: Louisville goes for its 50th win of the season today, coming into play with a 49-69 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.
PROUD OF OUR GUYS: In the Reds' 10-1 rout of the Cubs last night,