Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 Game Notes
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Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 game notes Sunday, July 15th at 5:35 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog San Manuel Stadium Game #95, Road Game #47 [email protected] San Bernardino, CA Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (55-39 , 20-4) AT Inland Empire 66ers (45-49 , 12-12) LHP Austin Hamilton (1-1, 3.00 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Madero (1-0, 0.00 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes continue a four-game series on the road in San Bernardino taking on the Inland Empire 66ers (Los Angeles Angels Affiliate) in game three of the set. This is the first of two road trips to San Manuel Stadium during the second half for 2018 2ND HALF STANDINGS the Quakes. NORTH W L PCT GB VS INLAND EMPIRE: Today is the 21st of 30 total meetings between the Quakes and 66ers and the ninth of 14 games to be played Stockton* 13 11 .542 - at San Manuel Stadium. The Quakes enter Sunday evening leading the season series 14-games-to-six. The Quakes swept the 66ers in Visalia 10 14 .417 3.0 the previous series played, a five-game set at LoanMart Field (6/28-7/3) and have won six of the last seven games against IE. Modesto 9 15 .375 4.0 LAST TIME OUT: The Quakes fell on the wrong side of a low-scoring affair Saturday night and were shutout for the sixth time on San Jose 9 15 .375 4.0 the season as the 66ers walked off in the ninth, defeating Rancho 1-0. The Quakes had a chance to break the scoreless tie with two runners in scoring position and no outs in the eighth. Logan Landon flew out to left field and Cody Thomas was thrown out at home SOUTH W L PCT GB attempting to score. Leo Crawford allowed just two hits and struck out four over seven innings and was replaced by Connor Strain to Rancho Cucamonga* 20 4 .833 - open the eighth. Strain wrapped up the inning on a 4-6-3 double-play but ran into trouble during the final frame. Strain (0-1) allowed Lancaster 13 11 .542 7.0 Inland Empire 12 12 .500 8.0 three consecutive singles to begin the ninth and Marshall Kasowski inherited the bases loaded from the pen. Kasowski punched out Lake Elsinore 10 14 .417 10.0 David MacKinnon swinging, but Jonah Todd followed with the game-winning single to walk Inland Empire off at 1-0. Jorge Tavarez (1-0) covered the final three innings for Inland Empire behind starting pitcher Nate Bertness and was positioned for the win on * First-Half Division Winner Saturday night. STREAK STUFF: With their 6-2 loss on Wednesday, the Quakes franchise-record 15-game winning streak ended. The streak CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD started on June 26th at Lake Elsinore with three straight shut-out wins, a franchise-first. The Quakes went on to sweep consecutive Yesterday five-games series, at home against Inland Empire and on the road in San Jose. Prior to the run, the longest winning streak of the year Lake Elsinore 11 at Lancaster 4 was five games. Over the stretch, the Quakes outscored their opponents 92-33. The Quakes passed the previous franchise record of Visalia 2 at San Jose 10 11 straight wins on Saturday, July 7th, accomplished back in 1999 (June 1-12) as a San Diego Padres affiliate. Rancho had won ten Rancho Cucamonga 0 at Inland Empire 1 straight at LoanMart Field, a season-high.. Following Wednesday's loss the Quakes have won two of their last four games and have Stockton 1 at Modesto 4 taken the upper hand in 17 of their last 19 games played. Saturday's loss to the 66ers ended a 9-game road winning streak. D-LUX: Gavin Lux carries a season-high 16-game hitting streak into tonight's game (26-for-69, .376 avg). Lux has eight multi-hit games during what is the longest active hitting streak in the league. The longest hitting streak this season was a 19-game stretch by Today Stockton's Jonah Heim (4/20-5/12). Lux also owns the second longest hitting streak of the year for the Quakes at 12 games. Visalia at San Jose, 5:00 PM TROPHY CASE: The Quakes swept the California League weekly honors to open July as INF Omar Estevez and LHP Leo Crawford Lake Elsinore at Lancaster, 5:05 PM received Player and Pitcher of the Week nods, respectively. Estevez batted .370 (10-for-27) over seven games, homering four times Rancho Cucamonga at Inland Empire, 5:35 PM and driving in 10. Crawford received the honors after tossing seven shutout innings and allowing just one hit over a start on July 4th Stockton at Modesto, 6:05 PM in San Jose. This marks the first time in the Dodger era that the Quakes have swept the league's weekly awards. Rancho set a fran- chise record with seven league honorees in 2017 and now hold six distinctions this year (Lux, Bannon (2), Estevez, May, Crawford). RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Today, LHP Jason Richman has been transferred from Rancho Cucamonga to triple-A Oklahoma City of the Pacific Coast League. RHP Elio Serrano has been transferred from Rookie-Level Ogden of the Pioneer League to Rancho Cu- Tomorrow Visalia at San Jose, 12:30 PM camonga. On Saturday, RHP Tony Gonsolin was transferred from Rancho Cucamonga to double-A Tulsa of the Texas League. RHP Lake Elsinore at Lancaster, 6:35 PM Isaac Anderson was transferred from double-A Tulsa to Rancho Cucamonga. Rancho Cucamonga at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM HAMILTON'S HILL: RHP Austin Hamilton is scheduled to make his second start and fourth overall appearance on the hill tonight Stockton at Modesto, 7:05 PM for the Quakes. Hamilton faced Lancaster in his first start of the season on 7/11 and allowed three runs on five hits over four com- plete innings in a loss. The second year farmhand joined the Quakes on July 2nd from Low-A Great Lakes and debuted in the Cal League on July 3rd against Inland Empire. Hamilton tossed three perfect innings against the 66ers in relief behind Dodgers rehabber Walker Buehler. An Okeechobee, FL native, Hamilton was signed by the Dodgers in 2017 as a non-drafted free agent out of Valdosta 2018 QUAKES AT A GLANCE State University in Valdosta, GA. 1st Half Record: 35-35 OPPOSING PITCHER: RHP Luis Madero will start tonight for the 66ers in his 2nd start of the season and first against the Quakes. 2nd Half Record: 20-4 Madero was assigned to the 66ers on July 6th from the Burlington Bee's and debuted in the Cal League with six shutout innings vs Inland Empire: 14-6 against Lake Elsinore on July 10th. Originally signed by the Diamondback as an International free agent in 2014, the 21-year-old was vs IE Home 9-3 traded to the Angels in 2017 in exchange for RHP David Hernandez of Los Angeles. LISTEN TO THE QUAKES: Listen to every Quakes’ game on Fox Sports AM 1350, Online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio vs IE Road 5-3 and TuneIn Radio apps with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Andrew Chapman. Home Record: 27-21 NEXT HOME GAME: The Quakes return home next Wednesday, July 18th for a six-game homestand against north division rivals Road Record: 28-18 San Jose and Modesto. Join us on July 18th for Terra Vista Animal Hospital Bark in the Ballpark night with pet passes starting at $3, Current Streak: L1 benefiting the Rancho Cucamonga Animal Shelter. Tickets are available online at rcquakes.com or by calling (909) 481-5000. Probable Quakes Line-Up UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 1. #11 Zach McKinstry 2B 2. #25 Rylan Bannon DH Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 3. #30 Cody Thomas LF 7/16 at Inland Empire RHP Isaac Anderson vs. RHP Erik Manoah 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 4. #21 Omar Estevez SS 5. #5 Cristian Santana 3B 7/18 vs. San Jose TBD vs. RHP Dustin May 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 6. #33 Connor Wong C 7. #6 Logan Landon CF 7/19 vs. San Jose TBD vs. RHP Parker Curry 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 8. #50 Hamlet Marte 1B 9. #9 Saige Jenco RF 7/20 vs. San Jose TBD vs. LHP Leo Crawford 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 P. #17 Austin Hamilton LHP 2 REHABBERS: The Quakes have had five Dodgers join the club as apart of major league rehab assignment this season. & RHP Walker Buehler joined the Quakes most recently from a rehab start on July 3rd. Rich Hill joined the Quakes for 2nd Half Schedule & Results a start in Lake Elsinore on 6/14, striking out ten over 4.1 innings. Dodgers INF Justin Turner joined the Quakes along with INF Logan Forsythe in a weekend series vs. Visalia (5/12-5/13). Turner was 0-for-6 at the plate while Forsythe fin- Date Opponent Result/Time ished 1-for-10 with a double during the time in Rancho. Yasiel Puig joined the club on rehab assignment Tuesday (5/8) June 21 San Jose L, 5-6 in Lake Elsinore. Puig was 0-for-4 at the plate and was removed from the game in the seventh inning. June 22 San Jose W, 5-4 June 23 San Jose W, 5-2 FIRST-HALF CHAMPS: The Quakes put together an impressive stretch of winning over the final three weeks June 24 San Jose W, 6-2 of the season en route to their first-half championship.