Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Lansing Lugnuts 10-11, 49-42 (Seattle Mariners) 13-9, 56-36 (Toronto Blue Jays) Saturday, July 14, 2018 – 6:30 p.m. Ashford University Field (opened 1937) – Clinton, IA Game #92 of 140 RHP Clay Chandler (5-1, 3.56) vs. RHP Graham Spraker (0-1, 3.06) Class A AFFILIATE OF THE Today’s Preview: The Clinton LumberKings (A, Mariners) meet the Lansing Lugnuts (A, Blue Jays) for the first and only time this season with the opener of a three-game series. This is the second year in a row in which Series Information the Lugnuts visit the LumberKings. In 2017, the LumberKings dropped both games in a rained shortened two- All-Time Series (1996): game series at Ashford University Field. The LumberKings trail the all-time series, dating back to 1996, 65 to Lansing leads, 65-74 74. Since Clinton has been affiliated with the Seattle Mariners (2009) they trail in the head-to-head matchups 13 games to 16 games. Since 2009 (SEA): LumberKings Starter: Clay Chandler, 24, makes his 18th appearance and 10th start of the season for the Lansing leads, 13-16 Seattle Mariners (Majors) Clinton LumberKings. The Kentucky native came out of the bullpen last time out in order to give Ryne Inman a American League (West) brief three innings start in his return back from the disabled list. Chandler threw five innings against the Beloit 2018: Series tied, 0-0 (of 3) 58-37 2nd 4.0 GB Snappers, allowing four runs on five hits while walking one and striking out two. The outing was the second In Clinton: Series tied, 0-0 Last night: W, 10-7 vs. Colorado longest relief performance of the season. The only other relief outing which was longer was when Chandler Hermann (SEA), 1-3, R, 3B, BB, K threw 5.2 innings against the Bowling Green Hot Rods on May 3rd. This season he has split time between the In Lansing: Series tied, 0-0 Story (COL), 2-5, R, HR, 4 RBI, K bullpen and starting staff tunring in some of his best work as a starter. In nine starts this season Chandler has One-Run Games: Series tied, 0-0 Musgrave (COL), W, 3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 K posted a 4-1 record to go with a 3.18 ERA. In contrast, as a reliever he is 1-0 with an ERA of 4.20. The Seattle Extra-Innings: Series tied, 0-0 th Mariners signed him as a nondrafted free agent on June 29 , 2017 out of Southeast Missouri State Univeristy. Mariners Minor League System 2018 Meetings: Lugnuts Starter: Graham Spraker, 23, makes his ninth appearance and sixth start of the season for the Lansing Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A) Lugnuts. The Arizona native, received a no decision during his last outing. Over 3.2 innings or work against the Date Location Result/Time Pacific Coast League South Bend Cubs he allowed three runs on five hits while walking none and striking out three. The start was his Pacific Conference (North) 7/14 CLINTON 6:30 PM longest start over his previous three starts. The success of Spraker this season has stemmed mainly from the way 7/15 CLINTON 2:00 PM 50-42 2nd 2.5 GB he has worked to lefties. This season, has posted an ERA of 1.88 and opponent batting average of .176 against Last Night: W, 8-7 vs. Fresno 7/16 CLINTON 11:00 AM lefties this season. Against righties he owns an ERA of 4.00 with an opponent batting average of .270. The Law (TAC), 3-5, 2 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, K Toronto Blue Jays selected him in the 31st round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Quincy University where he split Fisher (FRE), 1-5, R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 K time between pitching and DHing his freshman year before focusing exclusively on pitching. Alvarez (TAC), W, 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 K Last Time Out: Ariel Sandoval's 11th home run of the season was enough for the Clinton LumberKings to end Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) Texas League (North) the longest losing streak of the season in a 1-0 win over the Great Lakes Loons on Friday night at Ashford 12-7 2nd 2.5 GB University Field. The game featured two delays totaling two hours and 19 minutes of stoppage and four Last Night: W, 7-2 vs. Springfield LumberKings (10-11, 49-42) pitchers combined to earn their sixth shutout win of the season. The game started Mariscal (ARK), 1-3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB 46 minutes after the scheduled start time due to rain and began with Ryne Inman taking the ball for Clinton. Urias (SPR), 4-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB Inman worked just two innings before the second delay of the night, one hour and 30 minutes, forced him from De Jong (ARK), W, 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, K the game. Tyler Jackson followed Inman out of the bullpen and continued to keep the Loons (5-17, 29-61) out MWL 2nd Half Standings of the run column with four shutout innings of relief. For his time Jackson (1-0) earned his first win of the Modesto Nuts (High-A) season while allowing four hits and striking out three. Sam Delaplane earned his team leading sixth save of the MWL Western Division season with a drama free 1-2-3 ninth inning ending a losing streak that had reached eight games. Ariel Sandoval California League (North) W-L GB represented all of the offense and the only extra base hit for the LumberKings of the series. He launched his 8-15 T3rd 5.0 GB Cedar Rapids 15-7 - Last Night: L, 4-2 vs. Stockton 11th home run of the season in the bottom of the sixth off Great Lakes reliever Devin Hemmerich (1-5). Zammarelli (MOD), 2-3, BB Beloit 13-7 1.0 Mondou (STO), 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB How ‘Bout That Night: The Lansing Lugnuts come into Clinton after suffering one of the oddest defeats of the %Peoria 11-9 3.0 Friedrichs (STO), W, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 5 K season down in Burlington while the LumberKings are coming off delayed filled 1-0 win over the Great Lakes *Quad Cities 11-10 3.5 Loons. The game was scheduled to start at 6:30 but was delayed 46 minutes due to rain. When the game finally Clinton 10-11 4.5 Clinton LumberKings (Class A) began at 7:16 play lasted for just an inning and a half when the game entered its second delay of the night due to Kane County 10-12 5.0 Midwest League (West) lightning. In the end the game featured two hours and 19 minutes of delays, the most of any game this season. Wisconsin 8-13 6.5 10-11 6th 4.5 GB Last Night: W, 1-0 vs. Great Lakes Here Comes the East: Wednesday night’s series opener with the Great Lakes Loons marked the start to the final Burlington 5-16 9.5 Sandoval (CLI), 1-4, R, HR, RBI, 3 K meetings with the Eastern Division in the 2018 season. Nine games will be played with Eastern Division teams, Morales (GL), 2-3, K, 3 SB three with the Great Lakes Loons, Lansing Lugnuts, Lake County Captains, and Fort Wayne Tincaps. The MWL Eastern Division Jackson (CLI), W, 4 IP, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K LumberKings have struggled mightily against the east this season at home and are now 2-7 following Firiday W-L GB night’s win. *Bowling Green 15-7 - Everett AquaSox (Rookie) Northwest League (North) Skid Ends: The longest losing streak of the season came to end for the Clinton LumberKings on Friday night as %Lansing 13-9 2.0 14-14 T1st 0.0 GB the LumberKings took the series finale with the Great Lakes Loons 1-0. The longest skid of the season had Fort Wayne 12-10 3.0 Last Night: W, 3-1 vs. Salem-Keizer reached eight games but had marked just the fourth losing streak, losing three or more, of the season for the South Bend 12-10 3.0 Garcia (EVE), 1-4, R, HR, RBI, 2 K LumberKings. Villar (SK), 1-4, 2B, RBI, K Lake County 11-11 4.0 Hernandez (SK), W, 6 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 7 K West Michigan 11-11 4.0 This date in baseball history: On this date in 1934, at Navin Field in Detroit, in an effort to keep the consecutive Dayton 10-12 5.0 AZL Mariners (Rookie) game streak intact, the Yankees have lumbago-stricken Lou Gehrig bat leadoff and list him as the shortstop in Great Lakes 5-17 10.0 the lineup. After singling in the first inning, the 'Iron Horse' leaves the game without fielding as the Tigers pound Arizona League (West) *First Half Division Champion 8-12 5th 6.0 GB out 11 doubles to edge the Yankees, 12-11. Last Night: W, 10-8 vs. AZL Dodgers %First Half Wild Card Wild Card Izturis Jr. (M’s), 3-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI Broadcast Information: Erik Oas returns for his second season as the “voice” of LumberKings baseball. All Vison (DOD), 3-6, 2 R games will be broadcast live on 100.3 FM WCCI and online at LumberKings.com via the TuneIn Radio App.