Clinton Lumberkings Vs. Burlington Bees
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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. Burlington Bees 23-20 (Seattle Mariners) 19-25 (Los Angeles Angels) Thursday, May 24, 2018 – 6:30 p.m. Ashford University Field (open 1937) – Clinton, IA Game #44 of 140 LHP Ray Kerr (1-3, 6.00) vs. RHP Simon Mathews (0-2, 4.88) Class A AFFILIATE OF THE Today’s Preview: The Clinton LumberKings (A, Mariners) meet the Burlington Bees (A, Angels) for the second time this season with the finale of a five game-set. This is the Bees second visit to Clinton in 2018, the Series Information LumberKings took both games in rained shortened two game set at Ashford University Field April 17 through 19. All-Time Series (1962): The April 18th rain out will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday evening. The LumberKings trail the Burlington leads, 417-431 all-time series, dating back to 1963, 417 to 431. Since Clinton has been affiliated with the Seattle Mariners (2009) they trail in the head-to-head matchups 80 games to 81. Since 2009 (SEA): LumberKings Starter: Ray Kerr, 23, makes his eighth appearance and start of the season for the Clinton Burlington leads, 80-81 LumberKings. The California native is coming off his second quality start of the season in which he held the Cedar Rapids to Kernels to two runs, one earned, over six innings of work while walking three and striking out 2018: Clinton leads, 4-2 (of 18) six. Despite throwing the ball well, Kerr was given a no decision for his time out as the LumberKings would go In Clinton: Clinton leads, 4-2 Seattle Mariners (Majors) on to fall 6-4. The lefty was signed as a nondrafted free agent on out of Lassen Community College in 2017 and American League (West) made just one appearance as a professional during the 2017 season with the Arizona League Mariners. The In Burlington: Series tied, 0-0 29-19 3rd 2.0 GB outing came in relief, in Clinton Kerr has worked exclusively as a starter. He missed one start following his One-Run Games: Clinton leads, 3-0 season debut due a blister that had formed on his pitching hand. He missed just one start before returning to the Last night: W, 1-0 vs. Oakland Extra-Innings: Clinton leads, 1-0 starting rotation. A life long fisherman, Kerr has said if he were not in professional baseball his next dream job Heredia (SEA), 2-4, R, 2B would be a fisherman. 2018 Meetings: Lowrie (OAK), 2-3, R, BB, K Gonzalez (SEA), W, 7 IP, 0 R, 6 K Bees Starter: Simon Mathews, 22, makes his 10th appearance and seventh start of the season for the Burlington Date Location Result/Time Bees. The Connecticut native took a no decision for his last time out, a five-inning outing against the Wisconsin 4/17 CLINTON W, 3-2 Timber Rattlers in Wisconsin. He held the Timber Rattlers scoreless on two hits while walking one and striking 4/18 CLINTON *POSTPONED* Mariners Minor League System out eight. Prior to his start in Wisconsin, Mathews received a spot start up in Triple-A on May 14 with the Salt 4/19 CLINTON W, 5-3 Lake Bees and held the Fresno Grizzlies scoreless over his 4.2 innings of work. It was his second stint with the 5/21 CLINTON W, 4-3(10) Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees this season. He made a relief appearance with them for his second outing of the 2018 season on 5/22 CLINTON L, 4-0 (7) April 10. He has pitched out of the starting rotation since April 21 after beginning the year in the bullpen. The Pacific Coast League 5/22 CLINTON W, 3-2 (7) Los Angeles Angels signed him as a nondrafted free agent on June 21, 2017 out of Georgetown University. He 5/23 CLINTON L, 4-1 Pacific Conference (North) originally pitched at Temple his freshman season but transferred to Georgetown following the baseball program 5/23 CLINTON 6:30 PM 24-23 2nd 4.0 GB being discontinued. In high school, Mathews lettered in baseball in all four seasons and two years lettered in 6/5 at Burlington 6:30 PM soccer. Last Night: L, 11-6 vs. El Paso 6/6 at Burlington 6:30 PM 6/7 at Burlington 6:30 PM Marjama (TAC), 2-4, R, 2 RBI Last Time Out: The Clinton LumberKings turned in another quite night at the plate and fell to the Burlington 6/25 CLINTON 6:30 PM Urias (EP), 3-5, 2B, RBI Bees 4-1 on Wednesday night as Ashford University Field. Clinton (23-20) tallied just one hit against Burlington 6/26 CLINTON 6:30 PM Miranda (TAC), W, 6 IP, 2 R, 3 K (19-25) starter Oliver Ortega before a late fell short. LumberKings starter Tommy Romero held the Bees scoreless 6/27 CLINTON 6:30 PM through the first three innings before allowing the game's first run in the top of the fourth. Torii Hunter Jr. singled 8/21 at Burlington 6:30 PM to lead-off the inning and quickly moved to third on a combination stolen base and wild pitch. Franklin Torres 8/22 at Burlington 6:30 PM Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) then scored Hunter from third with a fielder's choice. The Bees continued to add to their lead. Adding another 8/23 at Burlington 6:30 PM Texas League (North) run in the top of the fifth, the final inning of work for Romero (3-3), and then taking a 3-0 lead with another 9/1 at Burlington 6:30 PM 22-23 4th 1.0 GB single run in the sixth. Ziemba would stay on to work the ninth and earn his second save of the season. Singles 9/2 at Burlington 2:00 PM by Dimas Ojeda and Eugene Helder brought the tying run to the plate in Ryan Costello, who grounded out to 9/3 at Burlington 2:00 PM Last Night: L, 9-3 vs. Midland second to end the game. The loss, in conjunction with wins by the Peoria Chiefs and Quad Cities River Bandit, Taylor (ARK), 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI drops the LumberKings out of first place and into third. Martin (MID), 3-5, 2 R, 2B, 3B It’s Been Awhile: Wednesday night’s loss to the Burlington Bees marked another night where the Clinton Seddon (MID), W, 5.2 IP, 2 R, 4 K LumberKings were outhit by their opponents. The last time Clinton out hit their opposition was on the first night of the homestand, Friday night, against Cedar Rapids. Over the stretch, the LumberKings are being outhit 58 to Modesto Nuts (High-A) 29. California League (North) Power Outage: For the first six weeks of the season the Clinton LumberKings were among the leaders in home MWL 1st Half Standings 20-26 4th 7.0 GB runs in the Midwest League. Coming into the home-stand finale with the Burlington Bees, the LumberKings are Last Night: L, 4-1 vs. San Jose tied for sixth in long flies with 31. It has now been a week since the LumberKings last hit a home run, May 17th MWL Western Division White (MOD), 2-4, R in Peoria, a Ryan Costello home run. W-L GB Rivera (SJ), 2-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Down and Out: The Clinton LumberKings poor showing in the month of May continued with a 4-1 loss to the Peoria 24-19 - Adon (MOD), W, 5.1 IP, R, 5 K Burlington Bees on Wednesday night. After going 14-6 in the month of April, the LumberKings have begun the Quad Cities 25-20 - month of May with a 9-14 record. A reason for the poor showing in May has been a lack of success at home. This Clinton 23-20 1.0 Clinton LumberKings (Class A) month, the LumberKings are 4-9 at home, a contributing factor in the drop in the standings. The loss on Tuesday Cedar Rapids 21-20 2.0 knocked the LumberKings out of first and into third place, a position that would have them on the outside looking Midwest League (West) in on the playoffs if the season were to ended today. Kane County 21-21 2.5 23-20 3rd 1.0 GB Beloit 19-22 4.0 Last Night: L, 4-1 vs. Burlington Slow Start: A lack of hits, and thus, base runners over the last seven days has contributed to slide in stolen base Wisconsin 21-25 4.5 th Thurman (CLI), 1-3, 2B, K production by LumberKings base runners. The team has combined to steal 32 bases this season good for the 14 Burlington 19-25 5.5 most in the Midwest League. The total give Clinton just three more than the bottom feeding Kane County Pina (BUR), 2-5, 2B, RBI, 2 K Cougars. When runners have gotten on the small stolen bases total has not come from a lack of trying. The MWL Eastern Division Ortega (BUR), W, 5 IP, H, 0 R, 6 K LumberKings have been caught stealing 21 times this season, tied for the second most in the league. W-L GB Offense Goes Flat: The slump by LumberKings hitters at the plate can be seen in the splits by the team over Lansing 29-17 - Everett Aquasox (Rookie) their last 10 and 5 games.