Louisville Bats Notes: 5-24-19
Game 47, Home 24Toledo Mud Hens (16-27) at Louisville Bats (18-28)RHP Rob Wooten (0-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Spenser Watkins (3-0, 5.92)7:00 PM | Friday, May 24, 2019 | Louisville Slugger FieldLISTEN: Nick Curran & Jim Kelch, 790 KRD; iHeartRadio.com; iHeart app
Game 47, Home 24
Toledo Mud Hens (16-27) at Louisville Bats (18-28)
RHP
7:00 PM | Friday, May 24, 2019 | Louisville Slugger Field
LISTEN: Nick Curran & Jim Kelch, 790 KRD; iHeartRadio.com; iHeart app
SERIES OPENER: Louisville and Toledo square off on Friday night in the first of a four-game Memorial Day weekend series at Louisville Slugger Field. Right-hander
AGAINST TOLEDO: The Bats welcome the Mud Hens to Louisville Slugger Field for the first time in 2019, already meeting 7 times at Fifth Third Field, including the first 4 games of the season from April 4-7. It's the latest into a season that the clubs will meet at one of their respective homes since Louisville's been affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds (2000), with 2007 being the closest, when the clubs met at Toledo for the first time from May 15-18.
O'GRADY (STILL) RULES!: First baseman
GOLDEN HOME RUN COMES A MONTH EARLY: O'Grady's 2-run homer in the bottom of the third was Louisville's 50th as a team this season, coming on May 23 in the team's 46th game of the season. In 2018, Louisville did not hit its 50th homer of the season until June 23 in the team's 70th game of the year. That blast was a two-run shot off the bat of
TRANSACTIONS: The Reds recalled RHP
DUE FOR SOME BETTER LUCK: Louisville's in the midst of a 3-game losing streak, dropping all 3 to Indianapolis by one run. Each of the Bats' last 5 losses have come by one run, owning a 6-11 record in games decided by a run on the year. It's the first time Louisville has played in 3 consecutive one-run games since August 4-8 last season, when they played in 4 straight, losing by 5-4, 9-8 and 3-2 scores, and winning 6-5.
THE BENCH IS ON FIRE:
YEAH BABY: Right-hander