Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Peoria Chiefs 2-3, 35-39 (Miami Marlins) 2-3, 32-42 (St. Louis Cardinals) Wednesday, June 26, 2019 – 6:30 p.m. (CDT) NelsonCorp Field (opened 1937) – Clinton, IA Game #75 of 139 RHP Alberto Guerrero (3-2, 2.51) vs. LHP Collin Schmid (3-2, 4.46) Today’s Preview: The LumberKings (A, Marlins) return home for their first home games of the second Class-A AFFILIATE OF THE half with a seven-game stand that opens with the second game of a four set with the Peoria Chiefs (St. Louis Cardinals). This will be the third meeting of the year between the two teams with Clinton winning Series Information both of the meetings two games to one. When the LumberKings were last home, they took two of three from Peoria – their last series win. They have been playing each other since 1983 with the LumberKings All-Time Series (1983): leading the all-time head-to-head meetings 248 games to 222. Clinton leads, 249-222 LumberKings Starter: Alberto Guerrero, 21, makes his 14th appearance and 12th start of the season for Since 2019 (MIA): the Clinton LumberKings. The Panama native was hung with the loss his last time out for a six-inning Clinton leads, 5-2 outing in which he allowed four runs on five hits while walking three and striking out five against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Neuroscience Group Field. This will be his third start of the season 2019: Clinton leads, 5-2 (of 18) against the Peoria Chiefs. Guerrero has won both of his previous starts and is a combined 2-0 with a In Clinton: Clinton leads, 3-1 3.27 ERA over 11 innings of work against the Chiefs. Guerrero has been with the LumberKings since In Peoria: Clinton leads, 2-1 Opening Day and was signed as an international free agent on July 3rd, 2014. One-Run Games: Series tied, 2-2 Miami Marlins (Majors) Extra-Innings: Series tied, 1-1 National League (East) Chiefs Starter: Collin Schmid, 21, makes his eighth appearance and start of the season for the Peoria 30-47 5th 15.5 GB Chiefs. The New Bern, North Carolina native was given a no decision his last time out for a six-inning 2019 Meetings: Last night: L, 1-6 vs. Washington outing against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. He allowed two runs on seven hits while walking one and Rojas (MIA), 2-3, 2B, K striking out seven. This will be his first outing of the year against the LumberKings and was selected by Date Location Result/Time th Turner (WAS), 1-5, R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 K the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13 round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Appalachian State. He began his 4/15 at Peoria W, 8-7 Scherzer (WAS), W, 8 IP, R, 5 H, 10 K college career with six tough starts before changing his delivery and rebounding to rank third in school 4/16 at Peoria L, 1-2 history in strikeouts with 224. During his high school career Schmid on two separate occasions notched 4/17 at Peoria W, 8-4 Marlins Minor League System no-hitters. 6/11 CLINTON L, 0-1 6/12 CLINTON W, 3-2 New Orleans Baby Cakes (Triple-A) Rally for the Win: The Clinton LumberKings were looking at their seventh loss over their last eight 6/13 CLINTON W, 3-1 Pacific Coast League games and were looking a 2-0 shutout loss going into the bottom of the eighth. Clinton then rallied for 6/25 CLINTON W, 4-2 6/26 CLINTON 6:30 PM Pacific Conference (South) four-runs for a 4-2 win. Will Banfield had the big blow with a two-run home run to left that put the LumberKings on-top for good. Four of their six hits in the game came in the eighth – three of them going 6/27 CLINTON 6:30 PM 42-36 3rd 7.0 GB 6/28 CLINTON 6:30 PM for extra bases. Last Night: L, 5-8 vs. Oklahoma City 7/4 CLINTON 6:30 PM Brinson (NO), 2-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI 7/5 CLINTON 6:30 PM Rios (OKC), 1-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB Bullpen Heroics: Two of the Clinton LumberKings newest faces helped to lead the way to a 4-2 win 8/10 at Peoria 6:35 PM Martin (OKC), W, 7 IP, 4 R, 4 BB, 4 K over the Chiefs. Raul Brito and Cason Sherrod each made their hoe debuts and factored into the decision. 8/11 at Peoria 5:05 PM Raul Brito earned the win and worked 1.2 perfect innings of relief and struck out the side in order in the 8/12 at Peoria 12:05 PM eighth. Sherrod then earned the save for a 1-2-3 ninth inning. In all, both pitchers combined to not allow Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Double-A) 8/31 CLINTON 6:30 PM a base runner over 2.2 innings – striking out five of the eight batters they retired. 9/1 CLINTON 2:00 PM Southern League (South) 9/2 CLINTON 2:00 PM 4-2 T1st 0.0 GB A Sticky Situation: Hits with runners in scoring position have been hard to come by for the LumberKings Last Night: W, 5-3 at Pensacola this season. On Tuesday night it was more of the same until the eighth inning until three hits with men in Mahan (JAX), 1-3, R, 3B, 3 RBI, K scoring position came at once. They are still batting .214 as a team with men in scoring position a raise Mastrobuoni (PEN), 1-4, R, HR, RBI of just one point. Still the three hits with runners in scoring position were the most by the LumberKings Guzman (JAX), W, 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 K June 8th when they had four in one innings against the Burlington Bees. Jupiter Hammerheads (High-A) Leading the League: The LumberKings captured a series opening win over the Chiefs but still went Florida State League (South) down by way of the strikeout 12 times. This year Clinton has struck out a combined 822 times as a team 5-2 2nd 1.5 GB – the most in the league, 68 more than the next closest team, the Burlington Bees. Last Night: W, 3-0 vs. Bradenton Brown (JUP), 3-4, R, HR, RBI, K New Heights: Tanner Andrews pitched well enough to earn the win on Tuesday night but instead was MWL 2nd Half Standings Castro (BRD), 1-3, K given a no decision. Instead he departed after 6.1 innings in line to take the loss before rallying in the Garrett (JUP), W, 7 IP, 0 R, BB, 11 K bottom of the eighth. Still, Andrews set a new professional career high for strikeouts with nine. In total, MWL Western Division Clinton pitching struck out 14 batters to mark the 27th time this year that LumberKings pitching struck W-L GB Clinton LumberKings (Class A) out 10 or more batters in a game. Kane County 4-1 - Midwest League (West) %Cedar Rapids 3-2 1.0 35-38 T5th 2.0 GB Home Run for the Lead: Will Banfield’s seventh home run of the year was the deciding factor in the Wisconsin 3-2 1.0 Last Night: W, 4-2 vs. Peoria LumberKings in the Tuesday night win. The blast went for Clinton’s 53 home run of the year as a team. *Quad Cities 2-2 1.5 Banfield (CLI), 1-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, K Tying them with the Burlington Bees for the most home runs in the Western Division. They currently Burlington 2-3 2.0 Yepez (PEO), 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB, K rank tied for third in the league for home runs. Clinton 2-3 2.0 Brito (CLI), W, 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K Peoria 2-3 2.0 First Time in a Long Time: Davis Bradshaw’s triple in the second inning on Sunday ended the longest Beloit 1-3 2.5 triple drought of the season for Clinton. It marked the first triple of the month and the first since Demetrius Batavia Muckdogs (Rookie) Sims had tripled in the second inning of a LumberKings 5-2 win over Burlington at NelsonCorp Field on New York-Penn League (Pickney) May 25th. MWL Eastern Division 7-3 2nd +0.5 GB W-L GB Last Night: W, 7-3 vs. West Virginia This Date in Baseball History: On this date in 1916, the Indians became the first major league club to %Lake County 4-1 - Dinicola (BAT), 3-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI field a team with numbered uniforms when they take on Chicago at Cleveland's League Park. The use of Bowling Green 3-2 1.0 Wood (WV), 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB, K large numerals on the players' left sleeve and corresponding scorecards last just a few weeks, and, after *Great Lakes 3-2 1.0 Martinez (BAT), W, 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 6 K a brief trial next season, the concept will be abandoned. Lansing 3-2 1.0 South Bend 3-2 1.0 GCL Marlins (Rookie) Broadcast Information: All Clinton LumberKings games will be broadcast live on 100.3 FM WCCI Dayton 2-3 2.0 Gulf Coast League (East) and online at LumberKings.com via TuneIn Radio App with the Erik Oas, in his third season as the Fort Wayne 1-4 3.0 1-0 T2nd 0.5 GB “Voice of the LumberKings.” West Michigan 1-4 3.0 Last Night: DAY OFF *First Half Division Champion % First Half Wild Card Upcoming Probable Pitchers: Clinton/Opponents.