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Sky Sox 7/28 Notebook

SOX OFFENSE RED HOT IN JULY: The Sky Sox have totaled 180 runs during the month of July, 17 more than any other team in the PCL, and are averaging 7.2 runs per game this month.  The Sky Sox are tied for second in team hits in the month of July with Oklahoma City at 281, trailing only Reno’s 282 hits (who overtook the Sox by outhitting them 11-8 in last night’s Sox win).  The Sky Sox have totaled at least eight hits in 16 straight games.

BLACKMON’S HOT BAT: Since returning to the Sky Sox on July 4 from injury, outfielder Charlie Blackmon leads the PCL in runs scored at 25 and is tied for the league lead in hits at 35, tied with Reno’s A.J. Pollock.  Blackmon has collected a hit in 18 of the 22 games since returning, and has raised his average from .203 to .306 during those 22 games.  Blackmon had just 13 hits and 12 runs in his first 17 games this season for the Sox.

HERNAN STREAKING: Sky Sox infielder/outfielder Hernan Iribarren extended his team-high hitting streak to 14 games with his double as a defensive replacement, continuing his longest hitting streak in his four seasons in Triple-A.  This streak has passed his previous career high of 12 games set in 2009 while he was with the Nashville Sounds.  The streak is the third longest by a Sky Sox player this season (Matt McBride and Tim Wheeler had 17-game streaks).

Sky Sox 7/28 Lineup in Series Opener with Fresno Grizzlies (San Francisco Triple-A) at Security Service Field:

1 – Jonathan Herrera – 2B

2 – Tim Wheeler – RF

3 – Charlie Blackmon – CF

4 – Matt McBride – LF

5 - Brendan Harris - 3B

6 – Chad Tracy - 1B

7 - Brandon Wood - SS

8 – Wil Nieves – C

9 – Alex White – SP (RHP)

Sky Sox Starter Notes:

  • White faced the Grizzlies for the first time in his career on April 26 in Fresno, allowing only two runs over his six innings while striking out a season high six, but received no runs of support in a 3-0 loss for the Sky Sox
  • In his last start White earned his first win for the Sky Sox since April 20 (outdueled Mariners number one prospect Danny Hultzen in the game)
  • Fewest run support per start at 3.7 runs of any Sky Sox starter this season with more than five starts (3.6 runs in support in his ten starts with the Rockies this season)
  • Has allowed two earned runs or less in six of ten starts with the Sky Sox this season (3 ER or less in eight of ten starts)

Sky Sox 7/27 Notebook

ACES TAKE SEASON SERIES: The loss by the Sox in extras last night seals the season series win for the Aces, and in the four seasons the Aces have been in the PCL Colorado Springs has only won the season series in 2010 at 9-7 (Reno took 11 of 16 last season and won the first season series 8-7 in 2009).

SOX AND SWEEPS: The Sky Sox are on the verge of being swept for the first time this season and are one of six teams in the PCL that have yet to be swept (Albuquerque, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Reno, Sacramento).  The Sky Sox have been on the verge of a sweep only once this season before tonight’s game, losing the first three games to Oklahoma City at Security Service Field before winning the second game of a doubleheader on May 24.  The Sox were swept six times during the 2011 season, including five times on the road.

HERNAN STREAKING: Sky Sox infielder/outfielder Hernan Iribarren not only forced extra innings with his RBI single in the ninth inning, but also extended his team-high hitting streak to 13 games.  It is the longest hitting streak for Iribarren in his four seasons in Triple-A, passing his previous career high of 12 games set in 2009 while he was with the Nashville Sounds.  The streak is tied for the third longest by a Sky Sox player this season (Matt McBride and Tim Wheeler had 17-game streaks and Andrew Brown had a 13-game streak).

2ND HALF SOX: Since the beginning of the second half, Sky Sox players rank at or near the top in nearly every major offensive category: Matt McBride, Brendan Harris and Chad Tracy ranked first, second and third respectively in RBI (22, 16, 15).  Charlie Blackmon and McBride rank first and second in hits at 28 and 26 respectively.  Blackmon and Tommy Field rank first and second in runs scored at 20 and 16.  Blackmon and McBride are two of eight players with an average above .400 since the All-Star Break.  Harris is tied for the lead in the PCL with 11 XBH since the second half began, and has the second most doubles at nine.  McBride is tied for the second most total bases since the break at 40, trailing Round Rock’s Brad Nelson at 44.

Sky Sox Lineup 6/9 vs Sacramento

1 – #5 Tommy Field – SS

2 – #17 Tim Wheeler – CF

3 – #12 Andrew Brown – LF

4 – #40 Matt McBride – 1B

5 – #2 Hernan Iribarren – RF

6 – #28 Chad Tracy – DH

7 – #23 Brandon Wood – 3B

8 – #29 Brendan Harris – 2B

9 – #38 Wilkin Castillo – C

SP – #7 Carlos Torres – RHP

SOX STARTER NOTES: Carlos Torres has allowed only one earned run in his last 13 innings with the Sky Sox.  In eight starts with the Sox, has not allowed more than three runs in a game (one run or less in five starts).  Sky Sox won in Torres’ first four starts this season (1-3 in last four starts).

HERNAN ON BASE:  Sky Sox outfielder Hernan Iribarren collected three hits in the modified doubleheader yesterday, the most of any Colorado Springs player, and has totaled the second most hits on the team this season at 59 (Matt McBride leads the team with 62 hits) while leading the team in walks (23) and on-base percentage (.383).  Iribarren has reached base in 27 of his last 30 starts, and has the second best average (.312) of any Sky Sox player with double-digit starts.

WHEELER RIGHT AT HOME:  Sky Sox outfielder Tim Wheeler was the only player on the Sky Sox to get a hit in both games of yesterday’s modified doubleheader, and in his six games so far this season at Security Service Field he has collected a hit in all six games.  Wheeler is batting .333 (8-for-24) with two doubles and three runs scored at home this season, and has raised his average from .172 to .245 since the current homestand began.  Wheeler missed the Sky Sox first 19 home games due to a hand injury.

Sky Sox Lineup 6/7 vs Sacramento

1 – #5 Tommy Field – SS

2 – #17 Tim Wheeler – CF

3- #2 Hernan Iribarren – 2B

4 – #12 Andrew Brown – RF

5 – #28 Chad Tracy – 1B

6 – #24 Jimmy Cesario – DH

7 – #23 Brandon Wood – 3B

8 – #6 Brandon Roberts – LF

9 – #38 Wilkin Castillo – C

Starting Pitcher – #13 Tyler Chatwood – RHP

  • CURRENT STREAKS:  The Sky Sox enter tonight’s game with five players who have hitting streaks of at least four games, with Sky Sox first baseman Chad Tracy leading the way with a team-high seven game hitting streak, his longest of the season, and has collected a RBI in six of the seven games while scoring seven runs.  Colorado Springs outfielders Hernan Iribarren and Andrew Brown both have six game hitting streaks, and Iribarren has reached base safely in 26 of his last 29 games.  Sox catcher Dallas Tarleton has a five game hitting streak, and has collected a hit in all six of his Triple-A starts, while Tim Wheeler has yet to go hitless in a game at Security Service Field (Wheeler missed the first 19 home games due to injury).
  • HAVING A FIELD DAY: Since Sky Sox shortstop Tommy Field was moved to the leadoff spot in the lineup during the second game of Colorado Springs’ doubleheader with Oklahoma City on May 24, Field has put together seven multi-hit games during that span.  From the top spot in the lineup, Field is batting .375 (18-for-48) with 11 runs and seven RBI.  Field has either collected a run scored or a RBI in ten of the 12 games he has batted in the leadoff spot this season.

Sky Sox Notes: 4/7 @ Reno

Observations from last night’s game: 9-5 loss to Reno Aces

  • The Rockies top outfield prospect and seventh overall prospect Tim Wheeler notched his first Triple-A hit with a double in the first inning.
  • Utility player Hernan Iribarren missed last season due to a torn ACL, but showed no signs of rust entering last night’s game as a pinch-hitter and remaining in the game as an outfielder going 2-for-3 with a RBI.
  • Aces outfielder A.J. Pollack recorded five hits against the Sky Sox in last night’s 9-5 loss, a feat that was accomplished four times against Colorado Springs last season.  Pollack is the second Reno player to record five hits against the Sky Sox, as Wily Mo Pena was the first last season on June 11th, 2011.
  • The Sky Sox have lost their last seven games on the road to the Aces.

Tonight’s Sky Sox starter: Carlos Torres

  • Torres is making his first Triple-A appearance since 9/2/10 after spending the 2011 season in Japan with the Yomiuri Giants.
  • Has spent parts of two seasons in the Major Leagues, both with the Chicago White Sox, with a career record of 1-3 with a 6.86 ERA (42.0 IP, 32 ER) in 13 appearances and six starts
  • During his last stint in the Minor Leagues, Torres was a member of Triple-A Charlotte making 25 starts and two relief appearances.  He posted a 9-9 record with a 3.42 ERA (160.1 IP, 61 ER), 140 strikeouts and 71 walks while holding hitters to a .217 average.
  • Named the Triple-A Starting Pitcher of the Year by MiLB.com in 2009 during his first season with the Charlotte Knights.
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