2021 game notes Wednesday, September 8th, 2021 Contact: Mike Lindskog San Manuel Stadium 7:05PM Game #110, Road Game #56 [email protected] San Bernardino, CA Rancho Cucamonga QuakeS (60-49) AT Inland Empire 66ers (53-53) RHP Huei-Sheng Lin (1-1, 6.04 ERA) vs. RHP Julio Goff (5-6, 3.26 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes are on the road for the final time this season, as they play game two of a six-game series against the DIVISION STANDINGS Inand Empire 66ers. Rancho is looking to solidify a season series win against the 66ers with a series win this week. Rancho is still holding onto a slim chance of slipping into the playoffs. Rancho trails the Giants by seven games in the playoff race. NORTH W L PCT GB Fresno 72 37 .661 - LAST NIGHT’S GAME: The Quakes took game one of the series, as they held onto a 6-4 vicotry at San Manuel Stadium. Rancho San Jose 67 42 .615 5 opened the scoring early with four runs in the top of inning. The Quakes got a pair of two-run homers from Sam McWilliams Modesto 59 50 .541 13 and Imanol Vargas. McWilliams is fresh off his player of the week award, and followed it up with a three hit game last night. The 66ers Stockton 41 65 .387 29.5 answered back with a pair of runs, including their second coming on an infield throwing error. The Quakes added a run in the fifth inning on a big two-out RBI single from Alex De Jesus. The Inland ballclub started to close in on the lead down the back stretch of SOUTH W L PCT GB the game. The 66ers got a solo home run from Gabe Matthews in the sixth, and they pulled within a run on a bases loaded walk. The Rancho Cucamonga 60 49 .550 - Quakes led 5-4, and got a huge insurance run thanks to a solo home run from Jose Ramos. Carlos Alejo pitched the final 2.1 innings Inland Empire 53 53 .500 5.5 of the game to collect his eighth save of the season. Ryan Sublette was awarded his first win of his professional career, as he pitched 2.1 Lake Elsinore 48 61 .440 12 innings of scoreless as the first man out of the bullpen. Visalia 33 76 .303 27 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: For last week’s efforts, McWilliams was named Player of the Week, the second time this season he’s 2021 PLAYOFF STANDINGS nabbed the award. McWilliams smashed three homers with 11 RBIs and hit .347 over seven games against the Lake Elsinore Storm. NORTH W L PCT GB Sam had a two homer game on Wednesdat, and finished the week off with a grand slam and six RBIs in Sundays 19-9 victory. Fresno 72 37 .661 +5 NEW HOME RUN LEADER: With a two-run home run in the first inning of last night’s game, Imanol Vargas took sole pos- San Jose 67 42 .615 - session of the home run lead for the Quakes this season. Imanol has now smashed a team-leading 16 home runs this season since Rancho Cucamonga 60 49 .550 7 being called up from the Arizona Complex League back on June 2nd. Vargas’ team-leading blast was his first of the season against a Modesto 59 50 .541 8 left-handed pitcher, as his previous 15 had all come against right-handed hurlers. Inland Empire 53 53 .500 12.5 AROUND THE FARM: The erupted for 18 runs in their win last night over the West Michigan Whitecaps. ** Top two teams qualify for 2021 playoffs, regardless of division Eddys Leonard and Jorbit Vivas both hit home runs for the Loons, it was Jorbit’s first for the Loons since being promoted. Gavin YESTERDAY’S SCORES Stone was sensational, as he pitched four hitless innings and struck out seven batters. The Tulsa Drillers on the other hand fell by a Lake Elsinore 14 Visalia 1 wide margin in a 10-2 loss at the hands of the . The City Dodgers pulled out an 8-7 victory over the Stockton 4 San Jose 2 Albuquerque Isotopes. With the Win OKC is now 53-52, and all Dodger affiliates once again possess a winning record. Fresno 11 Moesto 5 DODGERS UPDATE: The Dodgers took their second win of the series against the St. Louis Cardinals, with Albert Pujols getting a Rancho Cucamonga 6 Inland Empire 4 standing ovation from the hometown crowd. Pujols would homer in the at-bat in the first inning, as the Dodgers would go on to win 7-2. Los Angeles still continues to trail the Giants by a game in the standings, after the Giants won their game against the Rockies. TODAY PLAYOFFS? YES, PLAYOFFS!: At the beginning of the 2021 season, it was understood that there would be no playoffs across Visalia at Lake Elsinore, 5:35 PM the country for all of , due to the ongoing global pandemic. will now implement a Stockton at San Jose, 6:30 PM “revised” playoff plan, allowing each league to crown a champion with a playoff series. The playoffs will be shortened to a single series, Fresno at Modesto, 7:05 PM that features the top two teams (by record), regardless of division. The top two teams in all of Low-A West currently reside up North, Rancho Cucamonga at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM where Fresno has a four-game lead over San Jose. The Quakes continue to be third in the playoff race, and are currently 12 games back of Fresno and 7 out of a playoff spot with 11 games remaining in the 120-game season. The 2022 season will see the league move to a TOMORROW’S GAMES 132-game schedule and the first-half and second-half winners of each respective division meet in the playoffs. Visalia at Lake Elsinore, 5:35 PM HUEI-SHENG LIN: The Quakes turn to Huei-Sheng Lin to start game two of the series. Lin made his first start of the season against Stockton at San Jose, 6:30 PM Inland Empire back on August 14th. Lin went 4.2 innings and gave up just a single run on a pair of hits. Lin struck out six and didn’t Fresno at Modesto, 7:05 PM walk a batter, Lin got the no-decision in the start. On the season, Lin has made nine appearances of the Quakes, and he has allowed Rancho Cucamonga at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM more than two runs only twice in those nine appearances. Lin attended the National Taiwan Sports University in Chiayi, Taiwan. JULIO GOFF: The Inland Empire 66ers are looking to Julio Goff to take the hill in game two of the series. Goff will be making his 2021 QUAKES AT A GLANCE fifth appearance against Rancho this season. Goff is 1-3 against the Quakes this season, and his lone win came out of the bullpen all 1st Half Record: 32-27 the way back on May 6th. Goff lost his last start against the Ports, where he went seven innings and allowed two runs on only three 2nd Half Record: 28-22 hits. Goff is 1-1 in his last two starts, and has lost two of his last three decisions. vs Inland Empire: 14-11 NEW RADIO HOME: Throughout the 2021 season, you can catch all the action from the ease of your phone or computer. Listen vs Inland Empire Home: 6-6 online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio app or the Tune-In Radio app (Keyword: Quakes) with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike vs Inland Empire Road: 8-5 Lindskog and Davis Ellington. To listen LIVE at LoanMart Field, tune your portable FM radio to 91.3 FM. HOME GAMES: The Quakes will return for their final home stand of the season against the Visalia Rawhide on Tuesday, September Home Record: 30-24 14th. Tuesday will be another Temblores Tuesday, presented by the Art Laboe Show Live, as the Quakes will wear Temblores jerseys Road Record: 30-25 and caps. The weekend will also see multiple bobblehead giveaways as well! Tickets are available at rcquakes.com. Current Streak: W2 Probable Quakes Lineup UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 1. #11 J.Vogel CF Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 2. #15 J. Ramos RF 3. #3 S. McWilliams 2B 9/9 at Inland Empire RHP Jimmy Lewis vs. RHP Coleman Crow 7:05 PM RCQuakes.com 4. #5 S. Lao DH 5. #18 9/10 at Inland Empire RHP Kendall Williams vs.RHP Jack Kochanowicz 7:05 PM RCQuakes.com I. Vargas 1B 6. #10 L. Diaz 3B 7. #8 I. Alcantara LF 9/11 at Inland Empire RHP Jerming Rosario vs.TBD 7:05 PM RCQuakes.com 8. #9 M. Hernandez C 9/12 at Inland Empire RHP Nick Nastrini vs.TBD 5:35 PM RCQuakes.com 9. #25 K. Betancourt SS P. #43 H. Lin RHP