Clinton Lumberkings Game Notes Class a Midwest League Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners
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Clinton LumberKings Game Notes Class A Midwest League Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners Clinton LumberKings Media Relations Dept. | 563.242.0727 ext. 106 | [email protected] | www.lumberkings.com nd rd Quad Cities River Bandits (29-21, 2 in West / 1.0 GB) Clinton LumberKings (27-23, 3 in West / 3.0 GB) RHP Zach Russell (6-9, 4.24 ERA) VS. RHP Stephen Kohlscheen (2-3, 4.94 ERA) Thursday, August 18, 2011 6:30 PM Alliant Energy Field, Clinton, IA Game #122 Radio Broadcast: AM 1390 KCLN Bandits Batter Bullpen for Shocking Comeback: The LumberKings opened up a 9-2 lead RECORD BREAKDOWN on Quad Cities over the first five innings, but the River Bandits scored the next 10 runs including six in the eighth to take a 12-9 lead, ultimately beating Clinton 12-10 last night at Alliant Energy Field. An Current Streak: Lost 1 RBI single by Mickey Wiswall and two-run HR to center by Kalian Sams opened up a 3-0 advantage Last 10 Games: 6-4 in the second inning, and the Kings raised the lead to 6-2 an inning later as Mike McGee tripled home Julio Morban and scored on a single by Sams. Morban added an RBI double in the fourth for a 7-2 Long Winning Streak: 4 Games (7/25-7/29) lead, chasing Bandits’ right-hander Trevor Rosenthal from the game after just 3.1 innings. Lefty Tony Long Losing Streak: 8 Games (5/7-5/14) All-Time Record: 4191-4404 Butler yielded a two-run HR to Nick Longmire and a sac fly to Cody Stanley for three runs, two earned over 6.0 innings, leaving with a 9-3 lead. Then, the Bandits came back…right-hander Matt Bischoff Vs. West: 40-57 Leading after 6: 34-9 surrendered three runs in the seventh, two coming home on a single by Jonathan Rodriguez. Right- Vs. East: 11-13 Leading after 7: 38-8 hander John Taylor (L, 0-2) then gave up four runs in the eighth before exiting in favor of right-hander First Half: 24-46 Leading after 8: 37-5 Tyler Burgoon . Burgoon (BS, 6) allowed two inherited runners to score, tying the game at 9-9 and Scoring First: 34-25 Tied after 6: 9-10 then gave up a towering three-run HR to Rodriguez, putting the Bandits up, 12-9. McGee homered in Scoring Last: 34-23 Tied after 7: 9-11 the eighth, but it wasn’t enough. Right-handers Hector Corpas (W, 2-2) and Aidan Lucas (H, 3) Extra-Innings: 7-5 Tied after 8: 7-8 combined for a run over 2.0 innings and lefty Dean Kiekhefer (S, 6) pitched a perfect ninth. Doubleheaders: 5-5 Trailing after 6: 8-51 April: 7-16 Trailing after 7: 4-51 Quest for the West: With last night’s loss (now 8-8 in August), the LumberKings remain 3.0 May: 8-22 Trailing after 8: 2-52 games behind Kane County (30-21) for the West Division’s top second-half playoff spot and fall to a June: 13-11 Last AB Wins: 12 3.0-game lead on Beloit (24-27) for the Wild Card. Clinton has been in third place or higher for 47 July: 15-13 Walk-off Wins: 4 of 53 days this half , including 10-straight days with a share of second place from 7/5 to 7/15. After August: 8-8 Shutouts: 6 finishing a Midwest League-worst 24-46 in the first half, manager Eddie Menchaca’s club attempts to September: 0-0 Times Shut Out: 9 secure a second-half playoff spot and reach the MWL postseason for the 10 th time in the last 14 years. Home: 21-39 10+ Runs: 4-1 Road: 30-31 1 Run Games: 16-19 - Mickey Mash Club: Mickey Wiswall went 4-for-5 with four singles last night (tied career high for LumberKings vs. Quad Cities in 2011 hits), extending his hitting streak to four games…he’s batting .529 (9-for-17) on the streak. On Monday at Peoria, he went 2-for-4 with a HR and three RBI, reaching the 10-homer and 50-RBI plateaus …it Season: 3-7 Home: 1-3 Road: 2-4 was his biggest RBI output since driving in four on 7/18 vs. Lansing. The #27 prospect in the Mariners’ Offense: .259, 7 HR Pitching: 4.92, 81 K system according to Baseball America , Wiswall is batting .288 (17-for-59) with two HR and nine RBI in August, his best month since hitting .309 (30-for-97) with five HR and 14 RBI in June. TEAM TOTALS Clutch Carlos: Carlos Ramirez went 3-for-6 with an RBI in the leadoff spot last night and is now Hitting: .232 (16 th ) ERA: 3.79 (8 th ) 6-for-11 (.545) in his last two games batting first in the order. On Monday night in Peoria, he fell a HR: 81 Strikeouts: 1,009 triple shy of the cycle , going 3-for-5 with a first-inning double, third-inning solo HR (#4 on the year) XBH: 267 Starter W: 29 and ninth-inning RBI single. On Saturday night, he lifted a game-winning two-run HR off RHP Luis Liria th th Runs: 467 Holds: 20 in the top of the 10 , giving the LumberKings a 3-1 win over the Chiefs. That hit provided Clinton’s 12 Steals: 148 Saves: 28 last at-bat win, fourth against the Chiefs in extra-innings . Ramirez also singled home the tying and - winning runs ( Robbie Anston and Matt Browning ) for a 2-1 win in the bottom of the 11 th on 7/31. TEAM LEADERS Starting to Dominate: LHP Tony Butler worked his fourth quality start in nine outings last night (6.0 IP, 3 R, 6 K) despite the no-decision…including that outing, the LumberKings’ starting rotation Average: Stefen Romero (.271) is 9-4 with a 2.68 ERA (45 ER in 151.0 IP) and 15 quality starts in the last 25 games. LHP Roenis Hits: Mickey Wiswall (111) Elias improved to 2-0 on Sunday in Peoria with two runs and seven strikeouts over a career-high 6.2 Doubles: Stefen Romero (19) IP…he’s 2-0, 2.89 in three starts since joining Clinton. RHP Stephen Kohlscheen tied a career-high Triples: Julio Morban (6) with 7.0 IP and seven strikeouts last Friday against Cedar Rapids…he’s 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA (1 ER in Home Runs: Stefen Romero (15) 18.0 IP) in his three starts with the Kings. RHP Taijuan Walker went 2-0 with a 0.60 ERA over his last RBI: Stefen Romero (53) three starts, lowering his ERA from 3.31 to 2.89…that’s eighth-lowest in the MWL. Stolen Bases: Kalian Sams (25) Mighty M’s: Mike McGee logged his third-straight two-hit game last night, going 2-for-5 with his Wins: Taijuan Walker (6) second triple and third HR…he’s got five multi-hit games in his last seven starts, batting .344 (11-for- Innings: George Mieses (114.2) 32) in that span. Julio Morban went 2-for-5 with an RBI double last night and is hitting .313 (21-for- ERA: Anthony Fernandez (2.84) 67) in 16 games since coming off the DL on 7/24…he hit .419 (13-for-31) on an eight-game hitting Quality Starts: Anthony Fernandez (9) streak that included a double, triple (team-leading 6 th ), HR, eight runs and five RBI. On Sunday, Tim Strikeouts: Taijuan Walker (113) Morris went 2-for-5 with a three-run HR and season-high four RBI, becoming the second King to hit a Holds: Nava / Kiel / Reed / Seco (3) three-run clout this year ( Kalian Sams , 6/26 vs. Burlington) and the fourth to plate four RBI. Saves: Tyler Burgoon (13) Romero is Rolling: Stefen Romero saw his career-best 13-game hitting streak snapped on 8/9 , but is 6-for-22 with hits in five of six games since. Romero hit .333 (17-for-51) with three doubles, a triple, four HR and 12 RBI on the streak, the longest by a LumberKing this season. He has a hit in 29 of his last 33 games and is batting .312 (63-for-204) since May including 12 HR and 39 RBI in 53 games . He leads the team in average (.271), HR (15), RBI (53) and OPS (.795). Ace Status: LHP Anthony Fernandez pitched a career-high 9.0 innings and tied a career-high with nine strikeouts Saturday night, limiting Peoria to a run on five hits as he earned his fifth win. The outing was his team-leading ninth quality start, all coming in his last 11 outings following a seven-game stint at high-A High Desert (1-1, 7.39). Fernandez is 4-1 with a 1.96 ERA (17 ER in 78.0 IP) in that 11-game span, lowering his ERA from 4.17 to 2.84…his ERA is seventh-lowest in the MWL. Bullpen Briefs: RHP Tyler Burgoon suffered his sixth blown save last night, ending a string of 4.2 scoreless innings…he still leads the ‘pen in ERA (2.47), wins (5), saves (13) and WHIP (1.21). LHP Ryan Kiel earned his first save with Clinton on Monday night, tossing 2.0 scoreless IP with two strikeouts…he’s on a scoreless streak of 7.0 innings spanning three outings.