NIAGARA FALLS RAPIDS (AAA)
1st place | 54-30, .643 PCT | M# 59 | LAST 10: 3-7
R: 492 | RA: 428 | PAYROLL: $0
07/16/2026
BNN Index | INT | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
K. Anthony .360
B. Bateman .353
B. Matthews .297
M. Mervis .287
   
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Mervis 12
B. Matthews 10
M. Shaw 8
K. Clemens 6
2 tied with 5
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Mervis 48
B. Matthews 42
K. Anthony 37
E. Haase 34
M. Shaw 33
TEAM LEADERS W
J. Tong 8
C. Criswell 6
R. Fitts 6
K. Teng 5
2 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS ERA
R. Fitts 3.95
C. Criswell 4.12
J. Tong 4.24
T. Johnson 4.77
   
TEAM LEADERS K
J. Tong 82
T. Johnson 72
R. Fitts 56
R. Gasser 55
J. Espada 41
WHO'S HOT?
WHO'S NOT?
P Jose Espada 0-1, 29.70 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Nick Dean 1 1 0 1 0 5.68 1.58 Exhausted
Starter R Kai-Wei Teng 15 6 5 1 0 4.14 1.36 Rested
Starter R Jose Espada 15 9 1 2 2 4.89 1.58 Exhausted
Starter R Paxton Schultz 7 2 1 1 0 4.15 1.56 Exhausted
Starter R Richard Fitts 16 12 6 2 0 3.95 1.29 Rested
Long Relief R Thyago Vieira 6 0 2 0 0 9.53 2.38 Exhausted
Long Relief R Hancel Rincon 14 1 3 1 1 7.68 1.60 Exhausted
Middle Relief R Dedniel Nunez 14 0 0 0 1 4.15 1.35 Rested
Middle Relief R Craig Yoho 6 0 1 0 0 11.42 2.31 Rested
Middle Relief R J B Bukauskas 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.50 Rested
Middle Relief R Zack Weiss 6 0 0 1 1 7.94 1.68 Rested
Setup R Huascar Brazoban 22 0 2 2 2 3.66 1.38 Slightly Tired
Setup R Phil Bickford 28 0 3 3 5 7.12 1.55 Rested
Closer R Joel Payamps 29 0 2 0 13 2.81 1.32 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
97 R Collin Price C 16 60 17 4 10 11 7 12 .283 .353 .583 0.6
15 R Chris Okey C 32 107 28 4 13 18 7 21 .262 .319 .411 0.3
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
28 R Matt Shaw 3B 42 168 45 8 33 27 22 33 .268 .351 .494 0.7
30 R Dalton Guthrie 2B 29 117 38 3 20 23 8 22 .325 .365 .470 0.4
86 L Matt Mervis 1B 61 237 68 12 48 41 21 51 .287 .345 .477 0.1
40 S Ivan Castillo SS 15 45 10 0 2 4 4 7 .222 .280 .267 -0.4
21 R Keaton Anthony 1B 58 225 81 5 37 39 20 25 .360 .413 .524 1.4
21 R Joshua Kuroda-Grauer SS 23 79 20 1 11 6 4 8 .253 .289 .354 -0.1
26 L Josh Lester 1B 44 159 43 4 21 24 15 29 .270 .326 .409 -0.2
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
8 S Cole Carrigg CF 48 190 52 3 23 34 11 36 .274 .316 .411 0.5
29 R Esmerlyn Valdez RF 6 21 2 0 1 0 1 8 .095 .130 .143 -0.5
19 R Dairon Blanco LF 35 111 36 0 9 20 11 16 .324 .392 .423 0.7
22 L Brett Bateman CF 69 238 84 2 23 45 34 37 .353 .432 .445 1.4
12 L Ji-hwan Bae CF 29 72 16 4 13 14 10 16 .222 .321 .431 0.2
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Dairon Blanco LF .324 0 9 9
2 R Dalton Guthrie 3B .325 3 20 2
3 R Matt Shaw 2B .268 8 33 6
4 L Matt Mervis DH .287 12 48 2
5 R Keaton Anthony 1B .360 5 37 0
6 S Cole Carrigg CF .274 3 23 8
7 R Esmerlyn Valdez RF .095 0 1 0
8 R Collin Price C .283 4 10 1
9 R Joshua Kuroda-Grauer SS .253 1 11 2
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Dairon Blanco LF .324 0 9 9
2 R Keaton Anthony DH .360 5 37 0
3 R Matt Shaw 2B .268 8 33 6
4 L Matt Mervis 1B .287 12 48 2
5 R Esmerlyn Valdez RF .095 0 1 0
6 S Cole Carrigg 3B .274 3 23 8
7 R Collin Price C .283 4 10 1
8 L Brett Bateman CF .353 2 23 6
9 R Joshua Kuroda-Grauer SS .253 1 11 2
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
SS Christian Koss sprained knee 3 weeks On IL, eligible for return
C Eric Haase fractured thumb one week On IL, eligible for return
2B Brice Matthews fractured finger 1-2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Thu 7/16
vs WBS
RHP A. Curry
1-6, 8.41
Fri 7/17
vs WBS
RHP B. Adams
2-7, 5.85
Sat 7/18
vs WBS
RHP L. Morales
3-1, 2.58
Sun 7/19
@ SPR
RHP C. Dallas
1-4, 7.18
Mon 7/20
@ SPR
LHP W. Johnston
4-4, 5.77
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Carolina Riptides
NEWS
STANDINGS
Federal Division W L PCT GB
Niagara Falls Rapids 54 30 .643 -
Providence Friars 52 32 .619 2.0
Memphis Magicians 48 35 .578 5.5
Oklahoma City Outlaws 48 36 .571 6.0
Ottawa Lynx 45 39 .536 9.0
Binghamton Bats 41 43 .488 13.0
Austin Bats 40 43 .482 13.5
Nashville Bootleggers 34 50 .405 20.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 54-30, .643 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 29-13, .690 PCT
Record on the road 25-17, .595 PCT
Record in X-inning games 6-3, .667 PCT
Record in one-run games 14-7, .667 PCT
Record versus LHP 13-6, .684 PCT
Record versus RHP 41-24, .631 PCT
Record last 10 games 3-7, .300 PCT
Record in April 14-2, .875 PCT
Record in May 22-7, .759 PCT
Record in June 13-12, .520 PCT
Record in July 5-9, .357 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .293 - 9th in INT
On-Base Percentage .360 - 9th in INT
Slugging Percentage .454 - 8th in INT
On-Base + Slugging .814 - 9th in INT
Runs Scored 492 - 9th in INT
Hits 894 - 7th in INT
Extra-Base Hits 278 - 6th in INT
Home Runs 97 - tied for 9th in INT
Bases On Balls 305 - tied for 8th in INT
Strikeouts 556 - 8th in INT
Stolen Bases 68 - 7th in INT
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.82 - 2nd in INT
Starters' ERA 4.51 - 1st in INT
Bullpen ERA 5.27 - 10th in INT
Runs allowed 428 - 2nd in INT
Hits allowed 788 - 1st in INT
Opponents AVG .266 - 1st in INT
BABIP .302 - 1st in INT
Home Runs allowed 102 - 9th in INT
Bases On Balls 294 - 7th in INT
Strikeouts 621 - 1st in INT
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