Clinton Lumberkings Vs. Bowling Green Hot Rods
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Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Bowling Green Hot Rods 14-7 (Seattle Mariners) 13-11 (Tampa Bay Rays) Wednesday, May 2, 2018 – 11:00 a.m. Ashford University Field (open 1937) – Clinton, IA Game #21 of 140 RHP Tommy Romero (2-1, 1.29) vs. RHP Tobias Myers (1-2, 4.76) Today’s Preview: The Clinton LumberKings (A, Mariners) meet the Bowling Green Hot Rods (A, Rays) for the Class A AFFILIATE OF THE first and only time this season with the second game of a three-game series. In the two teams’ only meeting, at Series Information Ashford University Field in Clinton, in 2017 the LumberKings won a three-game series, 2-1. The LumberKings All-Time Series (2010): trail the all-time series, dating back to 2010, 10 to 134. Since Clinton has been affiliated with the Seattle Mariners Bowling Green leads, 10-14 (2009) they trail the head-to-head matchups 10 games to 14. Since 2009 (SEA): LumberKings Starter: Tommy Romero, 20, makes his fifth start of the season for the LumberKings. The Florida native earned the win his last time out against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in in Grand Chute. In Bowling Green leads, 10-14 another matinee, Romero worked 5.2 shutout innings in an eventual 7-3 LumberKings win. He held Wisconsin to five hits while striking out six and did not issue a walk for the first time this season. Romero has been one of 2018: Bowling Green leads, 0-1 (of 3) the most reliable starters in the LumberKings rotation, he turned in the first quality start of the season on April In Clinton: Bowling Green leads, 0-1 Seattle Mariners (Majors) 13 in Cedar Rapids. The Seattle Mariners took Romero in the 15th round of the 2017 MLB Draft and came into In Bowling Green: Series tied, 0-0 American League (West) the 2018 season as the 25th ranked prospect in the Seattle Mariners system according to Baseball America. One-Run Games: Hot Rods lead, 0-1 17-11 2nd 1.5 GB Hot Rods Starter: Tobias Myers, 19, makes his fourth start and fifth appearance of the season for the Bowling Extra-Innings: Hot Rods lead, 0-1 Last night: W, 6-3 vs. Oakland Green Hot Rods. The righty took the loss his last time out despite not allowing an earned run to the Lake County Gordon (SEA) 5-5, R, 2B, 2 SB Captains. He worked four innings allowing three hits while walking three and striking out five. Myers has failed 2018 Meetings: Lowrie (OAK), 1-4, R, HR, RBI to make it through the fifth inning in his last three outings. During his time out this season, he has been hit hard when behind in counts. Over 5.1 innings, when behind in counts, he has posted a 10.13 ERA allowing six of his Hernandez (SEA), W, 6 IP, 3 R, 7 K Date Location Result/Time nine earned runs including both of his home runs. The Florida native was originally drafted by the Baltimore 5/1 CLINTON L,2-1 (10) th Orioles in the 6 round of the 2016 draft out of Wood Haven High School. At the traded deadline last year, he 5/2 CLINTON 11:00 AM Mariners Minor League System was traded by the Orioles to the Tampa Bay Rays straight up for shortstop Tim Beckham. 5/3 CLINTON 6:30 PM Last Time Out: The Clinton LumberKings fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods on Tuesday night at Ashford Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A) University Field, 2-1, in the team's first extra inning contest of the season. The free base runner placed on second Pacific Coast League to start each extra inning proved to be the deciding run in an otherwise exciting pitcher's duel. The LumberKings Pacific Conference (North) (14-7) and Hot Rods (13-11) allowed a run apiece over the first nine innings. Clinton starter Nick Wells 12-13 2nd 4.5 GB surrendered the first run of the night in the top of the second. With two out in the frame, Bowling Green strung three hits together with Devin Davis scoring Moises Gomez with an RBI double. Wells turned in a quality start Last Night: L, 3-1 vs. Albuquerque for the LumberKings, his first of the season, and gave up just one run over six innings of work while allowing Miller (TAC), 1-3, R, BB, K four hits, walking two, and striking out four. The Hot Rods scored what proved to be the game's deciding run in Tapia (ABQ), 3-4, 2B, RBI the top of the tenth off Adonis De La Cruz (0-1). Per new Minor League Baseball rules, the inning opened with MWL 1st Half Standings Hoffman (ABQ), W, 5.2 IP, R, 8 K a runner at second, Gomez. A wild pitch and a sacrifice fly later scored him for the games deciding run. Zombro (1-0) worked around the LumberKings free base runner in the bottom of the inning with a strikeout, pop out, and ground out to receive his first win of the season. MWL Western Division Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) W-L GB Texas League (North) Best in the West: The LumberKings open the month of May as the best team in the Midwest League and are in Clinton 14-7 - first place in the Western Division by 2.0 games over the Cedar Rapids Kernels. A 14-6 record for Clinton in 11-12 3rd 3.5 GB Cedar Rapids 11-8 2.0 April gave the LumberKings their best month of baseball since the 2016 team went 19-10 in August. In 2017, it Burlington 12-10 2.5 Last Night: L, 1-0 vs. Tulsa took the LumberKings till August to record their first and only winning month of the year, going 15-14. Kane County 11-11 3.5 Curletta (ARK), 1-4, 2B Peoria 11-11 3.5 Peters (SPR), 1-1, RBI, 2 BB Um …Wow: Jack Larsen added to his bases loaded loor on Sunday afternoon in Beloit. The LumberKings outfielder cleared the bases with a triple to give Clinton a come from behind win. He now has 10 RBI with the Quad Cities 11-12 4.0 Baker (TUL), W, 1 IP, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K bases loaded this season and is 3-for-5 (.600) with a double, triple, and home run. He is slugging 1.800 with a Beloit 9-10 4.0 LumberKing at every base this season. Wisconsin 8-16 7.5 Modesto Nuts (High-A) California League (North) Not a Warm Reception: Clinton LumberKings fans made their displeasure known regarding the adoption of MWL Eastern Division Minor League Baseball’s rule for extra innings. In the first LumberKings extra inning game of the season, fans 10-16 4th 7.0 GB saw for the first time each extra half inning begin with a runner at second base. They booed in the top of the tenth W-L GB Last Night: L, 2-1 vs. RC when the rule was announced, placing a Hot Rod at second, and they booed in the bottom of the inning when Lansing 16-9 - Rizzo (MOD), 2-4, RBI, K again the rule was announced placing a LumberKing at second. West Michigan 14-10 1.5 Bannon (RC), 3-3, R, BB Bowling Green 13-11 2.5 League Leaders: As the LumberKings open the month of May, they bring in several of the Midwest League Dayton 11-11 3.5 Kremer (RC), W, 6 IP, R, 9 K leaders. Following a road trip that included 13 RBI, Jack Larsen has brought his RBI total to 19 good for third in Lake County 11-12 4.0 the league, trialing only Kevin Smith ,25, and Kacy Clemens, 22, of the Lansing Lugnuts. Ariel Sandoval, despite Fort Wayne 11-14 5.0 Clinton LumberKings (Class A) not hitting a home run over his last 14 games, is still tied for fourth in the league in long flies with four. Infielder Ryan Costello is tied for second in the league in doubles, 8, and tied for second in extra base hits, 11. On the South Bend 9-12 5.0 Midwest League (West) pitching side, starter Tommy Romero can boast the second highest strikeout per nine inning ratio in the league, Great Lakes 7-15 7.5 14-7 1st +2.0 GB 12, and reliever Adonis De La Cruz owns the lowest walk ratio per nine innings, 0.71, in the Midwest League. *First Half Division Champion Last Night: L, 2-1 (10) vs. BG %First Half Wild Card Winner th 10 Strikeouts: Tuesday night marked the 12 time this season that LumberKings pitching had combined to Adams (CLI), 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB, K th strikeout 10 batters or more. Clinton ranks in the middle of the pack (8 ) in the Midwest League for strikeouts as Davis (BG), 1-2, 2B, RBI, BB a team. They are closing in on their 200th save as a team and enters Wednesday’s matinee with 196 strikeouts as Zombro (BG), W, 1.2 IP, H, 0 R, K a team. Here Comes the East: The Bowling Green Hot Rods make their first and only trip to Clinton this season. The Everett Aquasox (Rookie) Hot Rods will be followed by the Dayton Dragons in a six-game home stand that features the first matchups with Northwest League (North) the Eastern Division this season.