Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 Game Notes
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Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 game notes Saturday, May 12th at 7:05 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog LoanMart Field Game #36, Home Game #17 [email protected] Rancho Cucamonga, CA Visalia Rawhide (20-15) AT Rancho Cucamonga quakes (16-19) RHP Connor Grey (4-1, 3.99 ERA) vs. RHP Jordan Sheffield (0-3, 7.20 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes continue a four-game series at LoanMart Field hosting the Visalia Rawhide (Arizona Diamondbacks Afiliate). Saturday is the second game of a short four-game homestand for the Quakes before they hit the road for a three-game set in 2018 1ST HALF STANDINGS Stockton against the Ports. The Quakes will be wearing special Star Wars themed jerseys on the field and you can bid on them, using NORTH W L PCT GB the LiveSource app. Thanks to Safeco Insurance, all proceeds benefit Alzheimer's Greater Los Angeles! Los Angeles Dodgers Logan Stockton 21 14 .600 - Forsythe and Justin Turner join the Quakes tonight as part of major league rehab assignment. San Jose 21 14 .600 - VS VISALIA: This is the ninth of 11 overall meetings between the two clubs and the second of four match-ups at LoanMart Field. Visalia 20 15 .571 1.0 The Quakes last played Visalia in a three-game series at Recreation Park 5/4-5/6 and took two of three in a series victory against the Modesto 16 19 .457 5.0 North Division opponents. Chris Mathewson received the win out of the bullpen in game two for the Quakes and Parker Curry pitched to the victory in game three of the set. Following a 3-1 loss to Visalia on Friday, the season series is tied at four games apiece. SOUTH W L PCT GB LAST TIME OUT: The Quakes' offense was stagnant on Friday night, squeezing just four hits against Rawhide pitching en route to Inland Empire 17 18 .486 - dropping the series opener at LoanMart Field, 3-1. Rancho was unable to solve Visalia starting pitcher Riley Smith until the second Lancaster 16 19 .457 1.0 Rancho Cucamonga 16 19 .457 1.0 time through the lineup, as Smith set an early tone with three perfect innings. The lone run for Rancho came in the fourth inning Lake Elsinore 13 22 .371 4.0 when Cristian Santana singled home Logan Landon. Logan Forsythe, who joined the Quakes on a major-league rehab assignment was 0-for-3 at the plate and replaced in the seventh inning by Rylan Bannon. Starting pitcher Dean Kremer (2-2) tied a career-high with nine strikeouts but was hit with his second loss of the season. CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD D-LUX: Gavin Lux became the first Quakes player this season to receive California Player of the Weeks honors on April 30th after hitting for a combined .417 average over a six-game stretch. Lux continues to be one of the most consistent bats in the league, batting at a .452 clip over his last ten outings, with five multi-hit games over that stretch. Lux began the season just 1-for-20 at the plate over Yesterday his first five games and has now pushed his batting average to .345. The Kenosha, WI native was the 20th overall pick by the Dodgers Lancaster 2 at San Jose 3 in 2016 and currently ranks as the #13 prospect in the Dodgers system by Baseball America and MLBPipeline.com Lake Elsinore 1 at Modesto 3 RIGHT VS LEFT: The Quakes are hitting significantly better this season against right-handed pitchers compared to left-handers. Stockton 8 at Inland Empire 7 F/10 Over 1,043 at-bats against righties, the Quakes have accumulated 288 total hits, good for a .276 batting average. Rancho has seen far Visalia 3 at Rancho Cucamonga 1 less from south-paws this season totaling just 166 at-bats and has scattered 38 hits for a .229 average. STARTING STRONG: Quakes starting pitchers delivered three strong outings over the weekday series in Lake Elsinore. Andrew Today Sopko helped set the early tone, allowing just one run over six innings in a win on Tuesday. Dustin May pitched five scoreless frames and struck out a season-high nine Storm hitters on Wednesday night, while Tony Gonsolin packaged a scoreless five innings on Lancaster at San Jose, 5:00 PM Thursday en route to his first win of the season. Prior to Dean Kremer allowing a run after 4.1 innings on Friday, Quakes starting Stockton at Inland Empire, 6:05 PM pitchers combined to throw 19.2 consecutive scoreless innings, a season high stretch of the rotation. Lake Elsinore at Modesto, 7:05 PM CURRENT STREAKS: Gavin Lux currently leads the Quakes with a season-high 12-game hitting streak and has reached base on a Visalia at Rancho Cucamonga, 7:05 PM hit in 18 of his last 19 games. During his streak, Lux has five three-hit games with 23 total hits. Omar Estevez has reached on a hit in five of his last six games and Cristian Santana has found the hit column in four of his last five. Tomorrow RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Today, Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner has been added to the Quakes roster as part Lancaster at San Jose, 1:00 PM of a MLB rehab assignment. Turner is also expected to play for Rancho in Sunday's 2:05pm game. All rehabbing Dodgers are brought Lake Elsinore at Modesto, 2:05 PM to you by San Manuel Casino. Friday, INF Logan Forsythe was added to the Quakes roster as part of a MLB rehab assignment. For- Stockton at Inland Empire, 2:05 PM sythe is the second Dodger to join the Quakes on injury rehab this season after Yasiel Puig joined the Quakes on Tuesday in Lake El- Visalia at Rancho Cucamonga, 2:05 PM sinore. Thursday, INF Nick Yarnell was transferred from Low-A Great Lakes to Rancho Cucamonga. Zach Reks was transfered from Rancho Cucamonga to Double-A Tulsa of the Texas League. OF Logan Landon was transferred from Triple-A Oklahoma City to Rancho Cucamonga. THE "SHEFF" IS COOKIN: Jordan Sheffield (0-3) will make his seventh start of the season for the Quakes and third against the 2018 QUAKES AT A GLANCE Visalia Rawhide. Sheffield pitched against Visalia in his most recent outing, allowing three runs over 4.2 innings and striking out four 1st Half Record: 16-19 in his third loss of the season. He has tossed 9.2 total innings against Visalia this season, allowing eleven hits and striking out nine. 2nd Half Record: 0-0 The Tullahoma, TN native was drafted in the 1st round of the 2016 draft by the Dodgers out of Vanderbilt. Jordan is the older brother vs Visalia: 4-4 of Justus Sheffield who is the top rated pitching prospect in the New York Yankees system. vs Vis Home OPPOSING PITCHER: Connor Grey (4-1) is scheduled to make his seventh start of the year for the Rawhide and second against 0-1 the Quakes. Grey pitched against the Quakes in his most recent outing at Recreation Park on 5/5, allowed two runs over five innings vs Vis Road 4-3 in a no-decision. The right-hander is a native of Frewsburg, NY in his third professional season with the Diamondback organization. Home Record: 7-9 LISTEN TO THE QUAKES: Listen to every Quakes’ game on Fox Sports AM 1350, Online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio Road Record: 9-10 and TuneIn Radio apps with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Andrew Chapman. Current Streak: L1 NEXT HOME GAME: The Quakes continue the series with the Rawhide on Sunday afternoon with first pitched scheduled for 2:05 PM. All kids welcome to run around the bases after the game, thanks to Smile Generation! Probable Quakes Line-Up UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 1. #6 Logan Landon LF 2. #50 Logan Forsythe DH Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 3. #31 Justin Turner 3B 5/13 vs Visalia RHP Bo Takahashi vs. RHP Andrew Sopko 2:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 4. #33 Connor Wong C 5. #3 Jeren Kendall RF 5/14 vs Visalia RHP Emilio Vargas vs. RHP Dustin May 10:35 AM FOX Sports 1350 6. #21 Omar Estevez SS 7. #25 Rylan Bannon 2B 5/15 at Stockton RHP Tony Gonsolin vs. TBD 7:10 PM FOX Sports 1350 8. #19 Donovan Casey CF 9. #40 Nick Yarnall 1B 5/16 at Stockton RHP Dean Kremer vs. TBD 7: 10 PM FOX Sports 1350 P. #11 Jordan Sheffield RHP .