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Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2021 Game Notes Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2021 game notes Friday, August 27th, 2021 6:00PM Contact: Mike Lindskog Valley Strong Ballpark Game #99, Road Game #52 [email protected] Visalia, CA RanCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (54-44) AT Visalia Rawhide (28-71) RHP Robbie Peto (1-3, 4.96 ERA) vs. LHP Kyle Backhus (1-0, 4.63 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes continue their penultimate road trip tonight in Visalia, as they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks DIVISION STANDINGS Low-A West affiliate in game four of the six-game series. Last night’s win for the Quakes gives them a 12-3 mark against Visalia this year, including an incredible 8-1 here in Visalia. The club swept their only series here at Valley Strong Ballpark back in July, going 6-0. NORTH W L PCT GB Fresno 64 35 .646 - YESTERDAY’S GAME: Sauryn Lao had three hits and drove in three runs, while the pitching staff struck out 20 Visalia hitters, as San Jose 63 36 .636 1 part of a 9-4 win over the Rawhide on Thursday night. Quakes’ right-hander Emmett Sheehan fanned six batters and allowed just one Modesto 55 44 .556 9 hit over 2.1 innings to notch his first professional win in relief. Marco Hernandez slugged the game’s only home run, as his three-run Stockton 39 60 .394 25 blast in the second put the Quakes ahead to stay against Junior Mieses (2-7). The Quakes have now won two of three in this series. ALL THOSE STRIKEOUTS: Five Rancho pitchers combined to strike out 20 Visalia hitters on Thursday night, falling one punch- SOUTH W L PCT GB out shy of the franchise record of 21. That record was set earlier in the year, as the Quakes struck out 21 Inland Empire hitters back Rancho Cucamonga 54 44 .551 - on May 4th, in a game that featured 35 strikeouts combined between the two teams, which set a California League record. Nick Inland Empire 50 49 .505 4.5 Nastrini (5), Emmett Sheehan (6), Martin Santana (2), Nelfri Contreras (5) and Carlos Alejo (2) were the five pitchers who just missed Lake Elsinore 42 56 .429 12 out on some Quakes’ history. The Quakes are second in the league in strikeouts this year (1051), behind only San Jose (1192). Visalia 28 71 .283 26.5 DEJESUS IMPROVING EVERY DAY: Shortstop Alex DeJesus has been an interesting player to watch this year, as he’s certainly 2021 PLAYOFF STANDINGS grown in his first full year of full-season baseball. After finishing June with a .210 average, DeJesus has found his groove, batting .315 NORTH W L PCT GB in July and .310 so far in August, raising his average to .263 entering today’s game. In addition, he continues to lead the team in walks, Fresno 64 35 .646 +1 as he’s earned a league-high 64 walks. That’s good for a .383 OBP. San Jose 63 36 .636 - DOG DAYS OF AUGUST: Even though the season began in May, these are still the “dog days of August” around minor league Modesto 55 44 .556 8 baseball, especially in Low-A, where many players are getting their first taste of a full season of pro-ball. After a terrific July in which Rancho Cucamonga 54 44 .551 8.5 they went 18-9, the Quakes are just 11-11 in August. Offensively, there are several Quakes enjoying a terrific month, as it’s the pitch- Inland Empire 50 49 .505 13 ing (5.54 ERA) that’s having a rough go of it. Imanol Vargas (.348 avg), Ismael Alcantara (.319) and Sam McWilliams (.339) are all having their best months of the season, with Vargas leading the team with seven homers and 20 RBIs in just 19 games. YESTERDAY’S SCORES PLAYOFF UPDATE!: The 2021 Playoffs will look and feel differently than any other year, as this year’s edition will see the top two Modesto 5 Fresno 1 teams compete in a championship series, regardless of division. The Fresno Grizzlies currently have the best record in the league and Rancho Cucamonga 9 Visalia 4 have just a one-game lead over San Jose, who would be the #2 seed. Rancho, losers of six of their last nine, has fallen to fourth place San Jose 10 Lake Elsinore 3 overall, currently 8.5 games behind San Jose. With San Jose winning the season-long series (10-2) over Rancho, the Quakes must Inland Empire 11 Stockton 9 have a better record overall, so the San Jose lead is more like a 9.5 game advantage. The 2022 season will see the league move to a 132- game schedule and the first-half and second-half winners of each respective division meet in the playoffs. TODAY’S GAMES 2021 DRAFT: Thanks to a deep Dodgers’ farm system that remains strong despite the loss of their top two prospects at the trade Rancho Cucamonga at Visalia, 6:00 PM deadline, the Quakes have just two players on their 30-man roster that were drafted in the recent 2021 draft. Both Nick Nastrini Modesto at Fresno, 6:50 PM (fourth round) and Emmett Sheehan (sixth round) were called up less than two weeks ago, as both pitched in last night’s win. The Inland Empire at Stockton, 7:05 PM Rawhide on the other hand, now have nine players that were drafted back in July’s draft. In addition, Arizona has assigned four free San Jose at Lake Elsinore, 7:05 PM agents that were signed after this year’s draft, to the Visalia roster, giving them 13 players that weren’t even a part of Arizona’s farm system just two months ago. MLB.com currently lists Arizona as having the ninth-best farm system in baseball, while the Dodgers TOMORROW’S GAMES currently rank as the 16th-best farm system. Former Quake Diego Cartaya now profiles as LA’s best prospect. Rancho Cucamonga at Visalia, 6:00 PM ROBBIE PETO: Rancho will send Robbie Peto to the mound tonight, as he makes his 20th appearance and 18th start for the Modesto at Fresno, 6:50 PM Quakes. This will be Peto’s third appearance and second start against the Rawhide, as in two prior appearances, he’s 0-1 with an ERA Inland Empire at Stockton, 7:05 PM of 3.68. Peto has allowed three runs on six hits over 7.1 innings to the Rawhide this year. In his last outing overall, Peto allowed three San Jose at Lake Elsinore, 7:05 PM runs (two earned) on three hits over 5.2 innings in a no-decision versus San Jose on August 20th. Peto signed with the Dodgers as an undrafted free agent in 2020 out of Stetson University. 2021 QUAKES AT A GLANCE KYLE BACKHUS: Visalia will go with lefty Kyle Backhus in game four of the series, as he makes his fifth start and first career 1st Half Record: 32-27 appearance against the Quakes. In his last outing overall, Backhus allowed just two unearned runs on only two hits in a win versus 2nd Half Record: 22-17 Fresno on August 21st here in Visalia. The lefty set career-bests with six strikeouts and five innings pitched in that game. The Dia- vs Visalia Overall: 12-3 mondbacks signed Backhus this past July after going undrafted out of Sam Houston State. vs Visalia Home: 4-2 NEW RADIO HOME: Throughout the 2021 season, you can catch all the action from the ease of your phone or computer. Listen vs Visalia Road: 8-1 online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio app or the Tune-In Radio app (Keyword: Quakes) with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Davis Ellington. To listen LIVE at LoanMart Field, tune your portable FM radio to 91.3 FM. Home Record: 25-22 HOME GAMES: The Quakes are on the road through Sunday and will not return to LoanMart Field until Tuesday, August 31st, Road Record: 29-22 when they open the penultimate home stand against the Lake Elsinore Storm. Tuesday the 31st will be another Temblores Tuesday, Current Streak: W1 presented by the Art Laboe Show Live. Get tickets at rcquakes.com. Probable Quakes Lineup UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 1. #11 J. Vogel DH Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 2. #8 I. Alcantara LF 3. #15 J. Ramos RF 8/28 at Visalia RHP Jimmy Lewis vs. RHP Ross Carver 6:00 PM RCQuakes.com 4. #5 S. Lao 3B 5. #6 8/29 at Visalia RHP Kendall Williams vs. RHP Luke Albright 1:00 PM RCQuakes.com A. De Jesus SS 6. #18 I. Vargas 1B 7. #10 L. Diaz 2B 8/31 vs Lake Elsinore TBD vs. RHP Carlos Duran 6:30 PM RCQuakes.com 8. #33 W. Chalo C 9/1 vs Lake Elsinore TBD vs. RHP Nick Nastrini 6:30 PM RCQuakes.com 9. #7 E. Mateo CF P. #49 R. Peto RHP.
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