Game #93 Preview — Dash vs. Myrtle Beach
5Game #93 — Home Game #48
Winston-Salem Dash (10–12, 38–54) vs. Myrtle Beach Pelicans (12–11, 48–45)
Sunday, July 17–5:00 p.m.
BB&T Ballpark (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
GAME BACKGROUND:
Winston-Salem rallied for three in the bottom of the ninth to force extras, but Myrtle Beach edged the Dash 12–10 in 12 innings in Saturday’s series opener. The Dash look to put on another strong offensive showing against Myrtle Beach on Sunday at BB&T Ballpark.
STARTING LINEUP:
Marcus Davis accumulated four hits in the Dash’s wacky 12–10 loss in 12 innings on Saturday (Jody Stewart/W-S Dash).
Michael Suiter — CF
Gerson Montilla — 3B
Mason Robbins — RF
Nick Basto — LF
Zack Collins — C
Telvin Nash — 1B
Marcus Davis — DH
Toby Thomas — 2B
Cleuluis Rondon — SS
Zach Thompson — RHP
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DASH DOTS:
- Winston-Salem has scored 10 runs in each of its last two games, marking the franchise’s first run of back-to-back double-digit run outputs since May 7–8 of 2015. The Dash blasted Frederick 14–2 before downing Myrtle Beach 10–6. Winston boasts a .331 average in July, which paces the Carolina League (2nd — Lynchburg, .321). Only the Albuquerque Isotopes (Triple-A, Colorado) have a better July average in the Minors (.338). In the club’s 15 games this month, Winston-Salem is averaging 7.1 runs per game (107 total), which is second to Lynchburg in the CL.
- One night after matching a season-high for runs in an inning (eight in the fourth against Potomac), the Dash set a new single-game mark for hits in a 2016 contest. Winston-Salem banged out 21 hits, one more than its previous high-water mark on April 22 at Salem. This marked the Dash’s biggest offensive effort in hits since August 21, 2011, a 23-knock explosion at Potomac. The Dash-era record for hits is 26, which also took place against Potomac on July 23, 2010.
- Of the Dash’s 21 base hits, Marcus Davis and Mason Robbins recorded four apiece, which matched career-highs for both men. Davis, who tied the game with an RBI double in the ninth, is hitting .347 with two homers and 14 RBIs in 17 games since the All-Star break. Robbins notched his team-leading 29th multi-hit game Saturday, pushing his average to .302 (7th-best in the CL).
- The White Sox announced Sunday that All-Star outfielder Hunter Jones has earned his first career promotion to Double-A Birmingham. The former Cleveland farmhand leaves as the CL leader in hits (104), while he is second in runs (62) and fourth in stolen bases (31). He was the last player on the circuit to miss one of his team’s games (the 70th and final contest of the first half). Overall, Jones was a .286 hitter with five home runs and 34 RBIs in 90 games.
- Even though the Dash lost an All-Star, they did receive an All-Star Sunday. Outfielder Landon Lassiter, who was a midseason South Atlantic League honoree, has joined the Dash from Low-A Kannapolis. Lassiter is a North Davidson High School alumnus and a High Point native who played three seasons at the University of North Carolina. In 77 games with the Intimidators, Lassiter hit .283 with two homers and 24 RBIs.
- Thanks to a 3-for-4 effort that included a two-run homer in the sixth, Brett Austin pushed his season-long hit streak to eight games. During the surge, the former NC State star is 14-for-30 (.467) with 10 RBIs and seven extra-base hits. Fellow catcher Zack Collins, the White Sox top pick in last month’s MLB Draft, is 4-for-10 (.400) with five RBIs in his first two games with the Dash. Toby Thomas leads the CL and is second in High-A with a .425 average (34-for-80) since the All-Star break (6-for-9 in his last two games).
- Because of their 12-inning defeat Saturday, the Dash dropped to 2–5 in extras, which stands under all other Carolina League clubs in that baseball category.
- Righty Zach Thompson, Sunday’s starter, gave up a career high-tying seven runs against Frederick in his High-A debut on Monday.
BROADCAST INFORMATION:
Television coverage of Sunday’s contest will be available on My48 at 2 p.m. A full channel guide is available here. The game will also be broadcast live on wsdash.com/broadcast and the TuneIn Radio app. The Pregame Dash will begin at 4:45 p.m., with the first pitch set for 5 p.m.
-Joe
