Welcome to the Dance! Game 1 lineups
OK, here we go!! First, we apologize for not posting lineups before last night’s game, but we’re back at it tonight! Tonight’s notes includes a little bit of Osprey playoff history…
Anyway, we also have the You Make The Call question ready tonight, too … which will be posted in the Osprey Online Box Suite before the second inning.
Pre-game, featuring plenty from last night and an interview with Andy Green, begins at 6:50, with the first pitch officially listed tonight at 7:15 on AM 930 KMPT and online at MissoulaOsprey.com.
To the lineups and such …
Missoula (41-35)
1 | 14 Pedro Ruiz | 2B | |
.313, 2 HR, 19 RBI | |||
2 | 9 Danny Pulfer | DH | |
.285, 2 HR, 27 RBI | |||
3 | 18 Jake Lamb | 3B | |
.329, 9 HR, 57 RBI | |||
4 | 7 Michael Perez | C | |
.293, 10 HR, 60 RBI | |||
5 | 19 Socrates Brito | RF | |
.312, 4 HR, 39 RBI | |||
6 | 15 Alex Glenn | LF | |
.300, 6 HR, 17 RBI | |||
7 | 21 Breland Almadova | CF | |
.306, 1 HR, 28 RBI | |||
8 | 33 Rudy Flores | 1B | |
.296, 3 HR, 32 RBI | |||
9 | 38 Andrew Velazquez | SS | |
.220, 0 HR, 4 RBI |
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P | 44 Chris Pack | P | |
Great Falls (40-36)
1 | 8 Adam Heisler | CF | ||
.269, 0 HR, 12 RBI | ||||
2 | 11 Zach Voight | SS | ||
.339, 0 HR, 9 RBI | ||||
3 | 3 Micah Johnson | 2B | ||
.273, 4 HR, 25 RBI | ||||
4 | 22 Kyle Robinson | RF | ||
.326, 2 HR, 44 RBI | ||||
5 | 12 Brent Tanner | DH | ||
.280, 4 HR, 42 RBI | ||||
6 | 7 Patrick Palmeiro | 1B | ||
.219, 2 HR, 20 RBI | ||||
7 | 10 Tyler Williams | 3B | ||
.255, 4 HR, 15 RBI | ||||
8 | 19 Zac Fisher | C | ||
.218, 2 HR, 10 RBI | ||||
9 | 6 Michael Johnson | LF | ||
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P | 25 Chris Beck | P | ||
The Skinny: The Osprey, who won the Pioneer League North Division Second Half crown on the final day of the regular season, open the PBL North Division Playoffs tonight against the Great Falls Voyagers, who won the first half title. About Last Night: History Made on Thursday: On the Mound Tonight: The Voyagers will go with right-hander Chris Beck, who is looking to bounce back into form after having some struggles down the stretch. Beck (4-3, 4.69) has watched his ERA bump up by a run over his last five outings, but is 2-2 in those outings and in his last start, allowed just a hit and a run in five innings of work against Helena on Sunday, striking out four batters in the process. Beck has had his hands full at times with the Osprey, going 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA in four outings, spanning 10 2/3 innings. The Osprey have hit .380 off of Beck, who has allowed a 2.06 WHIP against Missoula. Beck allowed eight hits and five runs (only two earned) in 2 2/3 innings of work in his last start at Ogren Park Allegiance Field on Aug. 28. |
Pitching Probables Game 3 – Sunday at Great Falls, TBA (if necessary) PBL South Division Playoff PBL Championship Series |
By The Numbers (2012 Regular Season):
Current Streak: |
W4 |
Extra Innings: |
6-4 |
Team Hitting: |
.288 |
First Half: |
18-20 |
Lead After 5: |
24-7 |
PL Rank: |
3rd |
Second Half: |
23-15 |
Tied After 5: |
11-2 |
Team Pitching: |
4.68 |
June: |
7-6 |
Trail After 5: |
6-26 |
PL Rank: |
3rd |
July: |
13-15 |
One-run games: |
12-10 |
Longest Winning Streak: |
5 games |
August: |
17-12 |
Two-run games: |
6-6 |
Longest Losing Streak |
6 games |
September: |
4-2 |
Three-run games: |
9-1 |
HR total at home: |
23 |
Score First: |
23-10 |
+3-run games: |
14-18 |
Pitching K total: |
683 |
Score Last: |
20-11 |
Shutout Record: |
5-4 |
Pitching K/9IP Ratio: |
8.97 |
Reaching 11-hit Mark: |
24-5 |
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Peanut Inning Success: |
17/38 |
PBL North Division Playoff Series Comparison:
Reg. Season |
Missoula |
Great Falls |
Home Record |
21-17 |
21-17 |
Road Record |
20-18 |
19-19 |
Hitting |
.288 |
.261 |
Lg. Rank |
3rd |
8th |
Pitching |
4.68 |
4.11 |
Lg. Rank |
3rd |
1st |
Home Runs |
51 |
29 |
HR Allowed |
68 |
30 |
Team OBP |
.361 |
.351 |
Team Slug. % |
.428 |
.374 |
Team OPS |
.789 |
.725 |
Head to Head |
Missoula |
Great Falls |
Home W-L |
5-3 |
1-7 |
Road W-L |
7-1 |
3-5 |
HTH Avg. |
.305 |
.223 |
HTH ERA |
3.22 |
4.64 |
HTH OBP |
.365 |
.319 |
HTH Slugging |
.429 |
.328 |
HTH OPS |
.794 |
.647 |
Head-To-Head Team Leaders |
Missoula |
Great Falls |
Hitting |
Almadova, .440 |
Robinson, .350 |
Home Runs |
Gutierrez, 2 |
3 with 2 |
RBI |
Lamb, 14 |
2 with 9 |
Pitching W-L |
Pack, 4-1 |
Isler, 2-0 |
Pitching ERA |
Capper, 0.82 |
Dvorsky, 1.69 |
Missoula Osprey Playoff History
Year | Opponent | Score |
1999 | @ Helena | W 4-2 (11) |
Helena | Won | |
@ Billings | Won | |
Billings | Won | |
2001 | Billings | W 4-3 |
@ Billings | L 2-6 | |
@ Billings | L 5-12 | |
2006 | Billings | W 6-4 |
@ Billings | W 10-2 | |
Idaho Falls | W 4-0 | |
@ Idaho Falls | W 7-2 | |
2009 | Great Falls | W 3-2 (11) |
@ Great Falls | L 2-3 | |
@ Great Falls | W 16-7 | |
@ Orem | W 7-6 | |
Orem | L 0-10 | |
Orem | L 10-13 | |
2011 | @ Great Falls | L 3-8 |
Great Falls | W 11-1 | |
Great Falls | L 2-12 | |
2012 | Great Falls | |
@ Great Falls | ||
@ Great Falls* |
*- if necessary
Overall Playoff Record: 13-7 .625
Home Playoff Record: 7-3 .700
Road Playoff Record: 6-4 .600
Divisional Round Record: 8-5 .615
Championship Round Record: 5-2 .714
Postseason Record vs. Great Falls: 3-3 .500