2062.40 Charlotte Flyer Facts From Sim 9 (And May in general)

[Krathan]

The Flyers ended the sim with back to back losses on June 2 and 4. They suffered a 9-3 loss against Calgary and a 5-2 loss against Las Vegas. This was the first time Charlotte had lost 2 games in a row since April 26-27 at Charm City.

Prior to those two losses, the Flyers had won 6 games in a row. It was their third winning streak of at least 6 games since that Charm City series.

Charlotte had the best record in the BBA for the month of May, going 24-5. They started the month tied with Brooklyn for last place in the Atlantic. They ended the month one half game ahead of Charm City for first place in the Atlantic. They are now one half game behind Charm City.

At the beginning of May, the Flyers were projected to have less than a 10% chance to make the playoffs. They are now projected to have an 89.6% chance to make the postseason.

The Flyers went 3-0 in 1 run games during the last week, including a walk off win against Calgary. They are now 10-4 in 1 run games on the season after starting the year 0-3 in 1 run games.

The Flyers pitching staff was one of the worst in the JL last season. After the most recent sim, the pitching staff had the 4th best ERA in the JL at 3.99. The starters are 5th at 4.26 and the bullpen is 4th at 3.59.

Dallas Dixon was limited to just 44 games in 2061 due to a number of injuries. He suffered a day to day injury this sim and will spend the next week on the IL as a precaution. His first injury this season occurred after Dixon had already played 48 games.

Buwono Mainaky had a 5.02 ERA in 2061, his worst since joining Charlotte. So far this year, he was an ERA of 2.95, aided by a May ERA of 1.85 in 39 innings over 6 starts.

Rookie infielder Jack Liss is still looking for his first BBA hit. He must stay on the big league roster as a player who was taken in this year's Rule 5 draft, but he is 0-8 in 10 games, 2 starts so far this year. He has scored a run.

Josh Dougherty recently earned his 200th career save. He was also named the JL pitcher of the month for May. He went 2-0 with 11 saves and a 0.56 ERA in 15 appearances for the month.