West Virginia Power (3-7) at Lexington Legends (3-7)
Game 11 | April 16, 2017 | Whitaker Bank Ballpark | Lexington, KY
Radio: The Jock 1300 & 1340 - wvpower.com      Airtime: 1:45 P.M.
PITCHING MATCH-UP
RH Matt Anderson (0-1, 7.71) vs. RH Nolan Watson (0-1, 2.00)
Anderson: Allowed 3 R on 7 H over 6.0 IP in 4/11 ND vs. ASH w/ 8 K & 1 BB (4-2 Tourists in 10)
Watson: Allowed 4 R (2 ER) on 3 H over 5.0 IP with 3 K in 4/11 Loss @ GVL (4-3 Drive)

 

LEADING OFF: West Virginia topped Lexington 3-2 on Saturday. Cam Vieaux matched the Legends’ Andre Davis with five shutout innings, but Lexington plated the first run in the bottom of the sixth. Trae Arbet evened the score with a solo home run to lead off the seventh. In the eighth, Stephen Alemais hit a two-run triple for a 3-1 Power lead. Lexington scored once in the ninth, but left the tying run on base. Hector Garcia earned the win in relief of Vieaux and Dylan Prohoroff picked up the first West Virginia save this year.

 

RIVALRY RENEWED: The Power play the Lexington Legends 25 times in 2017, accounting for 18% of West Virginia’s full 140 game schedule. The Power are 131-105 since 2005 against Lexington, including a 71-51 mark on the road. The two teams have also started a joint promotion paying tribute to the Hatfield and McCoy feud, featuring custom jerseys and a golden pig trophy for the winner of the full season series. The Power are 1-0 in their Hatfield jerseys this season. West Virginia hosts Lexington for a four-game set in early May.

ONE FOR THE ROAD: The Power enter play today looking for their first series win of the season. In 2016, West Virginia won 18 series, lost 18 and split three.

MR. ANDERSON: Matt Anderson makes his second start and third appearance of the season when he gets the ball on Sunday afternoon. The right-hander allowed three runs on back-to-back home runs in a loss to Rome in game one of a doubleheader on April 7 in a relief outing. Anderson started game two of the Asheville series, allowing three runs on seven hits over six innings, lowering his ERA from 27.00 to 7.71.

 

SECOND SIGHTING: Cam Vieaux was added to the Power roster from Extended Spring Training on Saturday and reliever Mike Wallace was transferred back to Extended. Vieaux started Monday against Asheville, but was transferred off the roster to add an extra arm to the bullpen before returning for a quality start on Saturday.

 

WILLY GETS THE CALL: Willy Garcia was called up on Friday by the Chicago White Sox and made his Major League debut against the Minnesota Twins. The outfielder is the 58th former Power player to reach the Majors and the first this season. Garcia played 122 games for West Virginia in 2012 for then-manager Rick Sofield and hit .240 with a team-high 18 home runs and 77 runs batted in. Pittsburgh designated Garcia for assignment in December and the Chicago claimed the 24 year-old, who doubled in his first big league at bat.

 

ZERO SUM GAME: On Friday, for the first time in a single game this year, no Power hitter was retired on strikes.

 

TOTAL RECALL: Shane Carle was recalled by the Colorado Rockies on Friday and could make his Major League debut this weekend. Carle was initially picked by the Pirates in the 10th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft and pitched for West Virginia in 2014. Pittsburgh traded Carle to Colorado in November of 2014 for reliever Rob Scahill.

 

POWER POINTS: Trae Arbet homered twice on Wednesday, becoming the first Power player to hit two home runs in a game this season... Kevin Mahala is the only Power player who have seen action in all ten games this season. Mahala has also started at least one game at all four spots on the infield this season... Ty Moore drove in six runs over 22 games for the Power last season. He has four RBI in five games this year.

 

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh rallied past the Cubs 8-7 in Chicago. The Cubs led 6-2 after six, but the Buccos plated five in the seventh for the W... Indianapolis was doubled up 6-3 by Toledo. Max Moroff hit his fourth home run in ten game this year... Altoona beat Akron 2-1. Edwin Espinal’s two-run home run in the fourth was the difference... Bradenton lost its third straight, falling 3-2 at Tampa.

 

PROMO PREVIEW: On Saturday, April 22, the first 1,000 fans through the gate at Appalachian Power Park will receive a 97.5 WQBE Rabbit bobblehead giveaway. Gates will open at 1:00 P.M. for the 2:05 game.

 

ON THE AIR: West Virginia Power games can be heard on The Jock 1300 & 1340 AM in the Kanawha Valley, online at wvpower.com and on the TuneIn Radio App. Adam Marco will call the action and will be joined by Steve Granado when the team plays at Appalachian Power Park.