June 16 - Mudcats Game Notes
DOWNLOAD THE FULL GAME NOTES PACKETCAROLINA MUDCATS (MILWAUKEE BREWERS) at MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS (CHICAGO CUBS)Saturday, June 16, 2018 | 4:05 PM | Game 68/69, Away Game 34/35 | at TicketReturn.com Field | Myrtle Beach, SCRADIO: WDWG, The Big Dawg 98.5 FMSTREAMING AUDIO: www.carolinamudcats.com, TuneIn RadioSTREAMING VIDEO: MiLB.tv (Myrtle Beach Broadcast)Overall
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CAROLINA MUDCATS (MILWAUKEE BREWERS) at MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS (CHICAGO CUBS)
Saturday, June 16, 2018 | 4:05 PM | Game 68/69, Away Game 34/35 | at TicketReturn.com Field | Myrtle Beach, SC
RADIO: WDWG, The Big Dawg 98.5 FM
STREAMING AUDIO: www.carolinamudcats.com, TuneIn Radio
STREAMING VIDEO: MiLB.tv (Myrtle Beach Broadcast)
Overall Record: CAR: 32-35; MB: 33-34
Streaks: CAR: W2; MB: L5
Last 10 Games: CAR: 5-5, MB: 5-5
Home Record: CAR: 19-15; MB: 19-14
Road Record: CAR: 13-20; MB: 14-20
Division Record: CAR: 23-31; MB: 21-23
Current Series: CAR leads 2-0 (of 5)
Season Series: CAR leads 6-5 (of 20)
CAR v. OPP: 3-3 @CAR (8), 3-2 @OPP (12)
UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTERS:
SAT, 6/16, 4:05 PM, GM1: Carolina LHP Cam Roegner (6-3, 1.64) at Myrtle Beach RHP
SAT, 6/16, TBD, GM2: Carolina RHP
SUN, 6/17, 6:05 PM: Carolina RHP
TONIGHT: The Mudcats continue an eight game road trip tonight with a doubleheader and games three and four of a five game series versus the Pelicans in Myrtle Beach. Carolina lost its most recent series at Buies Creek (1-2), has won back-to-back games since versus the Pelicans and is now 3-2 in the current road trip.
ICYMI:
ABOUT THE LAST ONE:
STARTING OFF: Carolina League All-Star LHP Cam Roegner has the start the start in game one of today's doubleheader versus the Pelicans. Roegner is currently 6-3 with a CL leading 1.64 ERA over 12 starts this season. He has also totaled 51 strikeouts, 17 walks and a .231 average against over 71.1 innings pitched with the Mudcats this year. Roegner last pitched on June 10 versus Winston-Salem where he pitched through a career high 8.0 (scoreless) innings while also totaling a career best eight strikeouts... Recently promoted RHP Alec Bettinger will start for Carolina in game two of today's twin-bill. Bettinger went 5-4 with a 3.73 ERA over 12 games and 11 starts with Low-A Wisconsin before moving up to Carolina today. He also totaled 50 strikeouts, 17 walks and a .250 average against in 62.2 innings with the Timber Rattlers before the transfer.
WHERE THEY RANK: LHP Cam Roegner is currently 1st in the Carolina League in earned run average (1.64), 4th in WHIP (1.07), 3rd in fewest baserunners/9ip ratio (9.97) and 3rd in innings pitched (71.1)… SS
ON THE LISTS: The Mudcats roster currently features several of the Brewers top 30 prospects as ranked by Baseball America; including RHP
STINGY MAY: Carolina pitchers combined to pitch to a Carolina League best 2.65 ERA in May (258.1 IP, 105 BB, 255 SO, .225 AVG). They also went 16-13 in May, while the offense totaled 20 home runs, 4.48 runs/game and a .245 average (.702 OPS).
JUNE GLOOM: Carolina is collectively batting a Carolina League worst .195 in June. They also own a -7 run differential and have averaged just 3.78 runs per game since June 1 and since
GOT HEEEM:
MUDDIES ON THE POND: Carolina is batting a CL low .238 (.678 OPS) with runners on base. The Mudcats are also 9th in the CL when batting with runners in scoring position (.244, .717 OPS) and last in the CL when batting with RISP/2-outs (.223, .684 OPS) this season.
HITS AND Ks: The Carolina offense has totaled 144 more strikeouts than hits (655 SO, 511 H) so far this season. Carolina's difference in strikeouts over hits is currently the 2nd largest in MiLB. Since 1991, only the 2017 and 2007 Mudcats have finished a season with more strikeouts than hits. Carolina totaled 164 more strikeouts than hits in 2017 (1,245 SO [franchise record], 1,081 H) and 70 more strikeouts than hits in 2007 (1,219 SO, 1,149 H).
ALL THE STARS: The Mudcats placed four players on the 2018 Carolina League Southern Division All-Star team, including CL earned run average leader LHP Cam Roegner, starter RHP Marcos Diplan, INF Tucker Neuhaus and MiLB caught steals leader C Max McDowell.
THE MUDCATS HAVE…
... Stranded the 3rd most base runners in the CL (482).
... Averaged the 4th fewest runs per game in the CL (4.10).
... Totaled the 3rd fewest runs (275) in the CL this season.
... Allowed the 2nd fewest runs (260) in the CL this season.
... Totaled the worst K% in the CL this season (26.4%).
... Converted 52% of save opp. (15 SV, 29 SVO); 10th in CL.
... Totaled a CL leading 40 caught steals (.440 - 2nd in CL).
... Not made the playoffs since the 2008 season.
... Not made the playoffs during their Carolina League era.
... Been in Zebulon, NC since 1991 (28th season).
... Been in the Carolina League since 2012 (7th season).