THE FLYING TIGERS (36-35, 0-1, 6th, 1.0 GB) ... Lakeland finished in fifth place in the first half with a 36-34 record, trailing Daytona by 11.0 games. The Flying Tigers second-half opening series at Brevard County was cut short by rain as the clubs played just one game with the Manatees, coming out on top by a 4-2 score on Thursday. Friday and Saturday’s games were rained out and will be made up at a later date (see below). Lakeland is hitting .263 as a team, good for sixth highest in the league while the staff ERA of 3.84 ranks fifth.
THE THRESHERS (40-32, 1-2, T-4th, 1.0 GB) ... Clearwater finished in second place with a 39-30 record but was outdistanced by the Cubs by 7.5 games. The Threshers are 3-11 since June 7 and have won just once in their last seven contests. Clearwater is fourth in the league with a .270 team batting average while the Threshers’ staff ERA of 3.26 is lowest in the league. The staff has mowed down 595 batters, second highest strikeout total in the league. Sebastian Valle leads the Threshers with a .350 average in his 44 games played while Jeremy Barnes is next at .268, also in 44 games played. Darin Ruf (.282) has the highest mark among those batter with 60 or more games played.
LAKELAND PROBABLE STARTERS ...
- Sunday (6/26) - Drew Smyly (3-2, 2.92 ERA) struck out eight and walked none while holding Daytona to two unearned runs on just three hits, but did not factor into the decision on June 21. Smyly, who had won his three previous starts, has a 2.03 earned run average in his last four starts with 23 strikeouts and seven walks.
- Monday (6/27) - Luke Putkonen (0-2, 7.11 ERA) will be looking for his first victory since joining the club on June 9. He has dropped his last two decisions, allowing six runs in each game, and also pitched six innings in each game while allowing 18 hits in the two games.
- Tuesday (6/28) - Trevor Feeney (5-7, 4.52 ERA) took the loss in his last start, allowing four runs on a pair of homers in five innings against Brevard County. Giving up the long ball is something Feeney has had problems with this year, surrendering 11 dingers on the season. After tossing seven shutout innings against Daytona on June 10, he has allowed seven runs over his last two starts.
RARE RAIN OUTS ... Friday’s rain out at Brevard County was the first of the year for Lakeland who had played all 71 contests this season on the date the game was originally scheduled. Saturday’s game was also a washout. Both games will be made up as part of doubleheaders on Sunday, August 7 at 4:05 p.m. and Monday, August 8 at 5:05 p.m.
JONES' STREAK SNAPPED AT 17 ... During the 17-game streak, Jones was 27-for-70 (.386) with 10 runs scored. The 17-game streak was the longest in the Florida State League this season.
LOTSA WINS ... Lakeland’s Jared Wesson is tied for the Florida State League lead with eight wins along with Clearwater’s Julio Rodriguez and two other starters. The Thresher’s Jonathan Pettibone is rightbehind with seven victories.
LAKELAND HAS HIS NUMBER ... Jonathan Peittibone has faced Lakeland twice this season with one loss and a no-decision. He is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA against Lakeland and is 7-3 with a 2.51 ERA against the rest of the league.
MOTHER MAY I ... Clearwater’s Trevor May leads the league with 102 strikeouts and 11.77 strikeouts per nine innings pitched.
LESS IS MORRISON ... Michael Morrison has surrendered just one run in his last 14 outings dating back to May 4 and just three earned runs since April 11.
TOP DEFENSIVE SQUADS ... Lakeland and Clearwater sit atop the league’s defensive standings with identical .982 fielding percentages. The Threshers have committed a league-low 48 errors while the Flying Tigers are right behind with 50. Both teams are in the middle of the league in double plays turned (66 for Clearwater and 64 for Lakeland). Wade Gaynor continues to lead FSL third baseman with a .958 fielding percentage while Daniel Fields leads league outfielders with a .993 mark.
GUNS BEHIND THE PLATE ... Lakeland’s Julio Rodriguez has thrown out 38.6 percent of would be base stealers this season which is second best in the league while Clearwater’s Sebastian Valle is third with a 37.1 efficiency mark.
FLYING HIGH ... Brent Wyatt is 0-for-6 his last two games, but 19-for-48 (.396) since June 8 ... William Bergolla is 10-for-27 (.320) with two doubles and homer in his last seven games ... Daniel Fields is 4-for-13 (.308) his last four games ... Avisail Garcia is 14-for-49 (.286) since June 10 ... Julio Rodriguez had three hits in his last game on June 23 and has 12 hits, including three doubles and a homer since June 9.
GROUNDED ... Wade Gaynor is 1-for-14 (.071) his last four games ... Jordan Lennerton is 1-for-12 (.083) his last four starts ... Eric Roof is 4-for-29 (.138) his last eight games ... Tony Plagman is 4-for-14 (.222) his last five games.
RE-ENTRY ... Michael Rockett has rejoined the Flying Tigers from AA Erie where he was batting .309 in 23 games. To make room on the roster, Alexander Moreno was sent to the Gulf Coast League team. Moreno had been with Lakeland since June 10, but didn’t see any game action. In addition, Matt Little has been activated from the disabled list where he had been since June 2.
NUNEZ MAKES AN IMPACT ... Recently promoted shortstop Gustavo Nunez hit an inside-the-park home run in his fourth game as a member of the Erie SeaWolves.
LAKELAND ALUM NAMED TO FUTURES SQUAD ... Former Flying Tiger Francisco Martinez has been named to the World roster for the 2011 XM All-Star Futures Game to be played at Chase Field in Phoenix on July 10 as part of Major League Baseball’s All-Star week festivities.
LAKELAND IN THE FSL ... Kenny Faulk is third with 18 saves and also third among relievers with 11.57 strikeouts per nine innings pitched and second with 1.19 walks per nine innings ... Brent Wyatt continues to lead with a .438 on-base percentage ... Tony Plagman is tied for third with 52 runs batted in ... Jordan Lennerton is third with 50 walks ... Tyler Stohr is tied for second with seven holds.
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