Louisville Bats Notes: 5-17-19
Game 41, Away 21Louisville Bats (17-23) at Buffalo Bisons (14-22)RHP José López (2-2, 5.29) vs. RHP Sean Reid-Foley (0-2, 8.13)7:05 PM | Friday, May 17, 2019 | Sahlen FieldLISTEN: Nick Curran, 790 KRD; iHeartRadio.com; iHeart app
Game 41, Away 21
Louisville Bats (17-23) at Buffalo Bisons (14-22)
RHP
7:05 PM | Friday, May 17, 2019 | Sahlen Field
LISTEN: Nick Curran, 790 KRD; iHeartRadio.com; iHeart app
NEW YORK STATE OF MIND: The Bats stay in the Empire State for a three-game series against the Buffalo Bisons, Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Bats just wrapped up a three-game set at Syracuse, dropping 2 of 3 games to the Mets for the second time this season and finishing the 2019 schedule against them with a 2-4 record. Tonight, right-hander
AGAINST BUFFALO: The Bats and Bisons are scheduled to meet a total of 6 times this season, 3 at each club's home ballpark. Last season, Louisville did not play a single game at Sahlen Field (then named Coca-Cola Field) due to inclement weather from April 16-18. There were 2 cancellations and one postponement, with the game being made up at Louisville Slugger Field with the Bats as the "road" team in game two of a doubleheader on July 24. The Bats last placed a game at Buffalo on July 30, 2017.
DESPAIGNE OPTS OUT: Starting pitcher
- With Despaigne's departure, he joins outfielders
UNPLUGGED THE POWER CORD:
LOW FIVE: The Mets hit 5 home runs last night, including 2 sets of back-to-back homers, a homer from an ex-Louisville Bat (Dilson Herrera), and a three-run shot from the opposing starting pitcher (Hector Santiago). The 5 homers surrendered were the most Louisville's given up in a game this season, and the most since allowing 5 at Charlotte on August 16, 2018.
NINE IS NOT SO FINE: The Bats' nine-run loss on Thursday was the team's worst loss of the season by run differential, supplanting the 11-4 loss on April 25 vs. Durham as the team's largest loss this season. The 12 runs given up were the second-most Louisville's given up in a game, to only April 26's 16-14 loss vs. Durham in the highest scoring game in Louisville Slugger Field history. Before last night, the Bats actually hadn't suffered a loss by 8+ runs since June 22, 2018 vs. Norfolk (16-1 loss). On the contrary, Louisville has won games this season by 8-0, 15-4 and 8-0 scores.