2021 game notes Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 6:30 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog LoanMart Field Game #55, Home Game #26 [email protected] Rancho Cucamonga, CA (26-28) AT Rancho Cucamonga QuakeS (27-27) RHP Nick Thwaits (0-5, 5.74 ERA) vs. LHP Jose Hernandez (2-0, 5.03 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes will look to make it two in a row today as they play game two of the six-game home stand against DIVISION STANDINGS the Lake Elsinore Storm. The Quakes will look to keep the offense rolling after an 11-run affair in last night’s win. Today is Bark in the Ballpark Night presented by Terra Vista Animal Hospital. Four-legged friends are welcome to tonight’s game, thanks to Terra Vista NORTH W L PCT GB San Jose 36 19 .655 - Animal Hospital. Pet Friendly seats are located on Base side of the stadium, from Club Box 5 over to the Fault Zone. Don’t Fresno 35 20 .636 1 forget to purchase your pet pass for $3, with proceeds to benefit the Rancho Cucamonga Animal Shelter! Modesto 33 22 .600 3 LAST NIGHT’S GAME: The Quakes returned home last night after a two-week road trip, and they greeted the home crowd with Stockton 23 32 .418 13 an 11-7 win to start the series against the Lake Elsinore Storm. The Storm started the scoring with a pair of runs in the top of the first, but the Quakes would then rattle off the game’s next eight runs. The Quakes blasted four home runs in this contest with Diego Carta- SOUTH W L PCT GB ya, Jonny DeLuca and Sauryn Lao all hitting solo home runs in the third inning of this one. Eddys Leonard hit a two-run shot in the Rancho Cucamonga 27 27 .500 - fourth as well to push the Quakes lead to 7-2 after four innings. The Storm tried to rally back in this one, as they trimmed the Quakes 26 28 .481 1 lead down to four runs, but Rancho hung on as Carlos Alejo shut the door and earned his second save. The win went to Julian Smith Lake Elsinore 26 29 .473 1.5 (3-4), giving him three in relief on the season. Visalia 13 42 .236 14.5 WELCOME HOME OFFENSE: The Quakes wasted no time feeling comfortable at the plate in front of their home crowd last 2021 PLAYOFF STANDINGS night. Rancho pushed across 11 runs and tallied 17 hits as they took game one of this series against Lake Elsinore. The Quakes offense NORTH W L PCT GB was inconsistent over the last two series on the road, but last night they scored in six of their eight offensive frames. Rancho lost one San Jose 36 19 .655 - of their biggest offensive contributors in Brandon Lewis as he was called up to Great Lakes last week. With his departure, Rancho will Fresno 35 20 .636 1 be looking to others to step up and produce at the plate. Last night was a good start, as seven of the nine starters tallied a hit, and six Modesto 33 22 .600 3 batters tallied multi-hit games for the Quakes. Rancho Cucamonga 27 27 .500 8.5 BACK IN THE SOUTH: After a tough two weeks on the road against North Division opponents, the Quakes will face South Di- Inland Empire 26 28 .481 9 vision opponents in their next three series. After their series against the Storm, the Quakes will play host to the ** Top two teams qualify for 2021 playoffs, regardless of division and then will hit the road to face last-place Visalia. Rancho has had success against their South Division opponents, they currently TUESDAY’S SCORES boast a record of 19-11 against their division opponents so far this season. Rancho will be looking to rack up the wins as they chase a Rancho Cucamonga 11 Lake Elsinore 7 playoff spot. Inland Empire 11 Visalia 10 PLAYOFFS? YES, PLAYOFFS!: At the beginning of the 2021 season, it was understood that there would be no playoffs across Fresno 6 San Jose 3 the country for all of , due to the ongoing global pandemic. In an article released by Baseball America earlier Modesto 3 Stockton 2 today, they confirmed that will implement a “revised” playoff plan, allowing each league to crown a cham- pion with a playoff series. The playoffs will be shortened to a single series, that features the top two teams (by record), regardless of TODAY division. The top three teams in all of Low-A West currently reside up North, where San Jose has a two-game lead over Fresno and a Fresno at San Jose, 6:30 PM five-game lead over Modesto. The Quakes are currently 7.5 games back of Fresno in that setting, with 66 games remaining in the 120- Lake Elsinore at Rancho Cucamonga, 6:30 PM game season. The 2022 season will see the league move to a 132-game schedule and the first-half and second-half winners of each Stockton at Modesto, 7:05 PM respective division meet in the playoffs. Visalia at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM JOSE HERNANDEZ: Rancho will be going with an opener to begin the ballgame today, and that role will fall to Jose Hernandez. Hernandez has worked as an opener for the Rancho pitching staff two times before; both times he has worked a scoreless first inning TOMORROW allowing just a single hit in each of those appearances. Hernandez is 2-0 on the season, and though he won’t have a shot at earning a Fresno at San Jose, 6:30 PM win tonight, he will try to put Carlos Duran in a position to earn a win. Lake Elsinore at Rancho Cucamonga, 6:30 PM CARLOS DURAN: Jose Hernandez will most likely be handing the ball off to Carlos Duran after the first inning. Duran has yet to Stockton at Modesto, 7:05 PM work behind an opener this season, as he has made eight consecutive starts. Rancho hasn’t had a great record of using an opener this Visalia at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM season, as they are yet to win a game when using an opener. Duran has lost his last two starts, so he will be looking to rebound with a strong performance against the Storm tonight. Duran has pitched 11.1 innings against the Storm this season, and will be making his 2021 QUAKES AT A GLANCE fourth appearance against the club from Lake Elsinore. 1st Half Record: 27-27 NICK THWAITS: The Lake Elsinore Storm will be looking to even the series with Nick Thwaits on the mound. Thwaits has had a 2nd Half Record: 0-0 tough season as he holds an 0-5 record. Rancho has handed Thwaits two of those losses, and this will be his fourth time facing the vs Lake Elsinore: 8-5 Rancho offense. Thwaits struggled in his last outing, as he took the loss against Inland Empire, allowing four runs on seven hits. vs L.E. Home: 1-0 NEW RADIO HOME: Throughout the 2021 season, you can catch all the action from the ease of your phone or computer. Listen vs L.E. Road: 7-5 online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio app (Keyword: Quakes) with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Davis Elling- ton. To listen LIVE at LoanMart Field, tune your portable FM radio to 91.3 FM. Home Record: 14-11 HOME GAMES: The Quakes are home for the next two weeks, hosting both Lake Elsinore and Inland Empire for 12 games over a Road Record: 13-16 13-day stretch. Coming up on Thursday is “Thirsty Thursday” and Friday is Bobblehead Giveaway, thanks to Smile Gener- Current Streak: W2 ation. Don’t miss out on post-game Fireworks this coming Saturday, courtesy of Massage Envy! Tickets are available at rcquakes.com. Probable Quakes Lineup UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 1. #11 J. Vogel LF Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 2. #3 S. McWilliams 2B 3. #10 E. Leonard DH 7/8 vs Lake Elsinore RHP Dwayne Matos vs. RHP Gavin Stone 6:30 PM RCQuakes.com 4. #17 D. Cartaya C 5. #14 7/9 vs Lake Elsinore RHP Levi Thomas vs. RHP Robbie Peto 6:30 PM RCQuakes.com J. Vivas 3B 6. #6 A. De Jesus SS 7. #15 J. DeLuca RF 7/10 vs Lake Elsinore LHP Noel Vela vs. RHP Jimmy Lewis 6:30 PM RCQuakes.com 8. #5 S. Lao 1B 7/11 vs Lake Elsinore RHP Jesus Lugo vs. RHP Kendall Williams 5:00 PM RCQuakes.com 9. #7 E. Mateo CF P. #50 J. Hernandez LHP