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Scahill’s Strikeouts Make Sky Sox History

Even though the Sky Sox lost their second straight game and fell out of first place in the Pacific Northern Division, Colorado Springs starting pitcher Rob Scahill made Sky Sox history last night with his ten strikeout performance.  It was Scahill’s second double-digit strikeout start already this season at home, with the right-handed Rockies prospect fanning 11 Tucson Padres on April 19th, making Scahill the FIRST player in Sky Sox history to have two 10-strikeout appearances at Security Service Field.  Prior to last night, 16 different pitchers had a 10-strikeout game at home, but Scahill is the first to repeat the feat.

Scahill is also now the third pitcher in Sky Sox history to have at least two 10-strikeout games in a season.  Mike Saipe was the first notch two double-digit strikeouts starts, with 10 K’s in 7 IP at Tucson on May 5th, 1998 and 12 K’s in 9IP home vs. Vancouver ten days later on May 15th, 1998.  The other pitcher was former Sky Sox Pitching Coach Doug Linton, who did it three times in the 2000 season.  Linton struck out 12 batters in 9 IP on May 14th, 2000 at Nashville, then had 10 strikeouts at home vs. Calgary on July 4th, 2000, then struck out 11 batters in 9 IP in New Orleans on August 15th, 2000.  One other Sky Sox pitcher, Jason Young, had two 10-strikeout games,b ut over the span of two seasons.  Young had a 11-strikeout game in 6 IP at home vs. Iowa on August 29th, 2002, then the next season, Young struck out 10 batters in 6 IP at Autozone Park in Memphis on July 24th, 2003.

The performance by Scahill also marks the third time already this season that a Sky Sox starter has notched a double-digit strikeouts, with Guillermo Moscoso striking out ten April 17th vs. Tucson.   The only other season where there were three 10-strikeout games at home in the same season was in 2002, and all were at home just like this season.  Bryan Rekar had a 10-strikeout game in 7 1/3 IP vs. Omaha on July 14th, 2002, then Victor Santos had a 11-strikeout game in 5 IP on July 26th, 2002 against Iowa, then Jason Young had a 11-strikeout game in 6 IP vs. Iowa on August 29th, 2002.  Scahill and Moscoso also set a Sky Sox record with their strikeouts performances against Tucson earlier in the season being only three days a part, breaking the previous record of ten days set in 1998.

Sky Sox Notes for 4/20 vs Tucson

Observations from yesterday’s game: 10-2 Loss to Tucson, Snaps 5-Game Win Streak

  • STRIKEOUTS IN LOSS: Sky Sox starter Rob Scahill set a Sky Sox record yesterday for most strikeouts in a losing effort with 11 K’s in his 5.1 innings of work against Tucson.  The total was one shy of the home record of 12, set by Nate Minchey vs Tucson on June 4, 1997 and matched by Mike Saipe against Vancouver on May 15, 1998.  Also the performances by Scahill and Guillermo Moscoso just two days apart is a new Sky Sox record for time period between two double-digit strikeout performances, breaking the previous record of 10 days apart set in 1998.  The last time multiple Sky Sox pitchers had 10 or more strikeouts in a game in the same season was 2002 (Bryan Rekar, Victor Santos, Jason Young).
  • NO RUNS RELIEVER: With his 1.1 scoreless innings yesterday, Sky Sox reliever Mike Ekstrom has still yet to allow a run this season.  Ekstrom has pitched 9.1 innings on the year, the second most scoreless innings of any pitcher in the Pacific Coast League behind Rob Delaney of New Orleans (11 innings).
  • BASES LOADED STRUGGLES: The Sky Sox only managed one run out of two bases loaded situations in yesterday’s loss, and for the season Colorado Springs has only one hit (McBride triple in the ninth inning against Tacoma on April 12) and are batting .091 (1-for11) with the bases loaded this season.
  • DOUBLE-DIGIT RUNS: The Sky Sox have given up double-digit runs three times this season, tied for second most in the Pacific Coast League, but are one of four PCL teams that has yet to score double-digit runs this season (Memphis, Nashville, Reno).

Tonight’s Sky Sox Starter: RHP Alex White (0-1, 4.32 ERA)

  • Only Sky Sox starter yet to record a win, starter in Sky Sox first home win on 4/14 vs Las Vegas
  • Has allowed two earned runs in each of his first two starts
  • Made seven starts for the Rockies at the end of last season, going 2-4 with a 8.42 ERA (36.1 IP, 34 ER) with 24 strikeouts and 16 walks

Sky Sox Notes: 4/18 vs Tucson

Observations from last night’s game: 8-1 Rout of Tucson in Series Opener

  • MOSCOSO’S K’S: Sky Sox starter Guillermo Moscoso notched his first win of the season, going 6.2 innings and striking out 10 Tucson Padres, the most strikeouts of any Sox starter this season.  The ten strikeouts is the most by a Colorado Springs starter since July 17th, 2004, when Jeff Francis struck out 12 New Orleans Zephyrs at New Orleans.  The ten strikeouts were the most at Security Service Field since Jason Young mowed down 11 Iowa Cubs on August 29th, 2002.
  • SOX STREAKING: The Sky Sox have currently won four straight, and five of their last six games, and during the streak the Sky Sox have allowed just six total runs.  Sky Sox starters have an ERA of 1.59 in their 22.2 combined innings pitched during the win streak, and have allowed just two earned runs in the last 17.2 innings.  Before last night’s seven-run win, the largest margin of victory for the Sky Sox in 2012, Colorado Springs had won the previous three games by a combined three runs with two last at-bat wins.
  • ROOM ABOVE .500: With last night’s 8-1 win, the Sky Sox now sit at 8-5, the most games above .500 the Sky Sox have been since May 12, 2010 when they were 18-15.
  • THREE OR LESS:  The Sky Sox have held their opponent to three runs or less in eight of the 13 games this season, and the Sox are undefeated in those games (8-0). Colorado Springs has not won a game when they allow more than three runs (0-5).

Today’s Sky Sox Starter: Carlos Torres (0-0, 4.00 ERA)

  • Torres has never faced the Tucson Padres or any Tucson franchise in his career, as he is making his third career PCL start in tonight’s game.
  • Only regular Sky Sox starting pitcher (Friedrich, Moscoso, Scahill, White) that the Sky Sox are undefeated when starting.
  • Leads the Sky Sox in walks with six, issuing five in his first start of the 2012 season.
  • Named the Triple-A Starting Pitcher of the Year by MiLB.com in 2009 while with the Charlotte Knights.

Sox Notes for 4/17 vs Tucson

Observations from last night’s games: Sox Sweep Doubleheader

  • Yesterday’s 2-1 win in the first game of the doubleheader featured two pitchers who notched complete games, Las Vegas right-hander Jesse Chavez and Sox left-hander Christian Friedrich, the first complete games by any PCL pitchers so far this season.  The complete game was the first complete game by a Sky Sox pitcher since August 8, 2010 (Alan Johnson) and the first complete game win since June 5, 2010 (Chaz Roe).
  • Sky Sox outfielder Andrew Brown ended the first game in dramatic fashion with a walk-off home run on the first pitch of the bottom of the seventh inning.  Not only the first walk-off hit for a Sky Sox player, but it was also the first RBI for a Sky Sox DH this season
  • After allowing 14 runs and 18 hits in the series opener against Las Vegas, the Sky Sox pitching staff held the 51s to five runs and 16 hits in the last three games of the series combined.
  • Sky Sox infielder DJ LeMahieu had his team-high nine game hitting streak snapped in the second game of the doubleheader.  LeMahieu hit .405 during the streak with a HR and 5 RBI.

Tonight’s Sky Sox Starter: Guillermo Moscoso (0-2, 11.05 ERA)

  • Moscoso has only faced the Tucson Padres once in his three years in the PCL, in 2011 as a member of the Sacramento River Cats.  Moscoso suffered the loss by giving up five earned runs, including a two-run home run in the first inning, in a 7-5 loss on April 25, 2011.
  • Second start of 2012 lasted only 2.1 innings, with Moscoso giving up 12 hits, seven earned runs in the Sky Sox 5-15 loss at Tacoma April 11th.
  • Lost first start of 2012, but struck out six Reno Aces and retired 10 of the last 12 batters he faced after giving up two runs in the first inning.
  • While with the Oakland A’s last season, Moscoso ranked second among AL rookies in ERA and third in opponents batting average (.212), based on a minimum of 81.0 innings pitched, while also ranking fifth among AL rookies in wins, sixth in games started and innings pitched (128.0) and tied for eighth in strikeouts (74).

Observations from last night’s game: 2-0 Shutout of Tacoma

  • The Sky Sox held the Rainiers to three total hits, the first time since Colorado Springs have held an opponent to three hits or less since August 22, 2010 against the Fresno Grizzlies.  The blanking of Tacoma also matched the Sky Sox total for shutouts all of last season (1)
  • Last night’s starting pitcher Christian Friedrich and catcher Wil Nieves were two of the main factors in last night’s win, and did so with performances that were a bit unordinary based on their  career statistics.  In his first Triple-A win of his career Friedrich pitched 7.1 innings, only the second time he had pitched more than seven innings in a game in 78 career starts, and allowed no earned or unearned runs, a feat he had pulled off only twice in his last 52 MiLB starts dating back to the 2009 season.  Nieves, who provided a clutch insurance run with his solo homer in the ninth inning, has only 53 home runs in 3,642 career minor league at-bats (one every 68 at-bats) and had only two home runs in 208 at-bats last season.
  • DJ LeMahieu leads the PCL with five steals in the first six games of the season.  The infielder had nine all of last season in 145 games across three levels with the Chicago Cubs (4 with Double-A Tennessee in 50 games, 5 with Triple-A Iowa in 58 games and none with the Cubs in 37 games).

Tonight’s Sky Sox starter: Guillermo Moscoso

  • Lost first start of 2012, but struck out six Reno Aces and retired 10 of the last 12 batters he faced after giving up two runs in the first inning.
  • Moscoso has faced the Rainiers once in his professional career, last year in the second game of the 2011 season for the Sacramento River Cats.  In that start, the right-hander gave up an early run, the only run he allowed, in the first inning on an RBI triple by Matt Tuiasosopo.  Moscoso allowed only three more baserunners the rest of his five-inning start after the first, getting the no decision in the Rainiers 3-1 win.
  • Has a career Minor League record of 44-29 with a 3.19 ERA (676.2 IP, 240 ER) in 142 appearances and 103 starts.

Sox Scribbles – Pre-Game Info For 4/6 Matchup with Reno Aces

Observations from last night’s game: 5-2 Loss to Reno Aces

  • Christian Friedrich, Stephen Dodson and Jared Wells combined for 12 strikeouts, the most team strikeouts on a Sky Sox Opening Day as far back as 1990 (Box Score records for 1989 and 1988 season Opening Days unavailable).  The 12 strikeouts also matched the season high for the Sky Sox all of last season, a number Colorado Springs reached nine times in 2011.
  • Shortstop Tommy Field went 2-for-4 with an RBI in his Triple-A debut (Field had made his MLB debut in 2011, jumping straight from Double-A Tulsa, and batted .271   (13-for-48) with 3 RBI in 16 games replacing injured Troy Tulowitzki in September)
  • Right-hander Jared Wells struck out side in the sixth inning in first Triple-A action since 4/16/10

Tonight’s Starter: Guillermo Moscoso

  • The Sky Sox are Moscoso’s third Pacific Coast League team Moscoso has appeared with (Sacramento 2011, Oklahoma City 2009-10).  Moscoso has a career record in the PCL of 15-14 and a 4.09 ERA (239.2 IP, 109 ER) with 44 career starts (47 appearances).
  • He began last season at Triple-A Sacramento, but then was called up in May and made first Major League start on May 24th.  Moscoso ranked second among AL rookies in ERA (3.38) and third in opponents batting average (.212), based on a minimum of 81.0 innings pitched, while also ranking fifth among AL rookies in wins (8)and tied for eighth in strikeouts (74).

Transactions: 

  • In the first transaction of the 2012 season for the Sky Sox, the Rockies have added right-handed pitcher Adam Ottavino to the Colorado Springs roster and moved infielder Brendan Harris to the Tri-City Dust Devils roster.  Ottavino was claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals on April 3, 2012.
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