Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 game notes Monday, July 23rd at 10:35 AM Contact: Mike Lindskog LoanMart Field Game #102, Home Game #54 [email protected] Rancho Cucamonga, CA Modesto Nuts (40-61 , 10-21) AT Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (59-42 , 24-7) RHP Ljay Newsome (5-7, 4.92 ERA) vs. RHP Dustin May (6-3, 3.33 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes host the Modesto Nuts (Seattle Mariners affiliate) in the conclusion of a three-game series. This series marks the second trip to Rancho Cucamonga for the Nuts and closes the back half of Rancho's six-game home stand. 2018 2ND HALF STANDINGS VS MODESTO: This is the sixth of ten total meetings between the Quakes and Nuts and the sixth of seven games to be played at NORTH W L PCT GB LoanMart Field. The Quakes last squared off with the Nuts at home (4/30-5/3) and dropped three of four games to the north division Stockton* 17 14 .548 - opponents. RHP Dean Kremer recorded the only winning decision against Modesto following his start in game two of the set. The Visalia 13 18 .419 4.0 Quakes will conclude the season series with the Nuts at John Thurman Field (7/27-7/29) in the only road trip to Modesto this year. San Jose 11 20 .355 6.0 LAST TIME OUT: Los Temblores de Rancho Cucamonga took to the field on Sunday afternoon and were halted offensively as the Modesto 10 21 .323 7.0 Modesto Nuts evened the series with a 3-1 win over Rancho. Modesto pitching retired 16 in a row to close out the game as Los Tem- blores struggled to get a base runner. Cristian Santana supplied the only run of the day with a 457 foot solo-home run to center that SOUTH W L PCT GB gave Rancho a 1-zip lead in the second. Starting pitcher Isaac Anderson allowed the only run of his outing when Louis Boyd tied the Rancho Cucamonga* 24 7 .774 - game with a RBI-groundout in the fourth. Anderson lasted a season-long six innings and delivered his first quality start of the year Lancaster 17 14 .548 7.0 in a no-decision. Austin Hamilton recorded two outs in the seventh and worked out of the bullpen with a man on third. Joe Rizzo Inland Empire 16 16 .516 8.0 Lake Elsinore 16 15 .516 8.0 popped into shallow left and Santana had the ball slip in and out of his glove, scoring the go-ahead run. Leading 2-1 in the eighth, Modesto added insurance against Hamilton (1-2) with an RBI-single to cap the score at 3-1. Jeffeson Medina (4-2) recorded the win * First-Half Division Winner out of the bullpen as he, J.T Salter and Wyatt Mills combined for four perfect innings to lock down the game. Mills pitched the ninth and recorded his tenth save on the year. CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD D-LUX: Gavin Lux saw a season-long 19-game hitting streak come to a close on Friday after going 0-for-4 at the plate with a walk. Yesterday Lux had nine multi-hit games during the stretch that tied Stockton's Jonah Heim for the longest streak in the California League this Modesto 3 at Rancho Cucamonga 1 year. The Dodgers first-round draft pick in 2016 finished 30-for-82 (.365) over the span. Since halting the streak, Lux has recovered San Jose 5 at Lake Elsinore 8 with back-to-back multi-hit games and a home run in the series opener with Modesto. Lux also owns the second longest hitting Lancaster 4 at Visalia 9 streak of the year for the Quakes at 12 games. Inland Empire 5 at Stockton 8 HOME SWEET HOME: After recording a sub-.500 record (16-19) at home over the first-half of play, the Quakes are 14-4 at LoanMart Field following the All-Star break. Rancho has taken the upper hand in all four series played at LoanMart Field during the second-half and are outscoring opponents 112-66 at home. MANNYWOOD: On Wednesday, the Dodgers fostered a blockbuster trade to bring Baltimore Orioles slugger Manny Machado to Today Modesto at Rancho Cucamonga, 10:35 AM Los Angeles. In doing so, the Dodgers sent a five-prospect package to the Orioles that included four former Quakes, including three Lancaster at Visalia, 11:00 AM from this season's club: Cal League MVP candidate Rylan Bannon, Cal League strikeout leader Dean Kremer, and stingy reliever Zach San Jose at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 PM Pop. 2017 Quake Yusniel Diaz and Breyvic Valera, who was acquired from the Cardinals earlier this season, were the other two pros- Inland Empire at Stockton, 7:10 PM pects involved. Bannon, Kremer, and Pop all played large roles in the Quakes 2018 first half title and historic 15-game winning streak. NUT CRACKERS: Jeren Kendall and Hamlet Marte are coming off a strong series last time out against Modesto. Kendall was 4-for- 10 at the plate with a double and four runs scored while also stealing five bases on the series. Marte batted .429 (3-for-7) and was the only Quake to homer against the Nuts last time out. Tomorrow RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Today, RHP Marshall Kasowski has been promoted to Double-A Tulsa of the Texas League. RHP Lake Elsinore at Lancaster, 6:35 PM Nolan Long returns to Rancho Cucamonga from Double-A Tulsa. On Saturday LHP Antonio Hernandez was transferred to rook- Rancho Cucamonga at San Jose, 7:00 PM ie-league Ogden of the Pioneer League. Taking his spot on the roster is RHP Yeison Cespedes, promoted to Rancho Cucamonga from Stockton at Modesto, 7:05 PM Ogden. On Thursday, RHP Parker Curry was transferred to Double-A Tulsa of the Texas League. Taking his spot on the roster was Visalia at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM 18-year-old LHP Antonio Hernandez. MAY DAY: Dustin May steps to the mound today in his 16th start of the year and second against the Modesto Nuts. May made his 2018 season debut against Modesto on May 3rd and worked 3.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and was saddled with a loss. 2018 QUAKES AT A GLANCE The right-hander salvaged a win his last time out despite allowing five runs over five innings to San Jose. The Justin, TX native was 1st Half Record: 35-35 picked up by the Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 2016 draft out of Northwest High School and currently ranks as the ninth overall 2nd Half Record: 24-7 prospect in the Dodgers system and third best pitching prospect by MLBPipeline.com vs Modesto: 2-4 OPPOSING PITCHER: Ljay Newsome takes the ball today for the Modesto Nuts in his 19th start of the season and second against vs MOD Home Rancho. Newsome last squared off against the Quakes on May 2nd and allowed four runs on nine hits over six innings in a win. The 2-4 right-handers enters today following a loss to Lake Elsinore his last time out where he allowed four runs over 5.1 innings. A La Plata, vs MOD Road 0-0 MD native, Newsome was drafted by the Mariners in the 26th round of the 2015 draft out of Chopticon High School. Home Record: 30-23 LISTEN TO THE QUAKES: Listen to every Quakes’ game on Fox Sports AM 1350, Online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio Road Record: 29-19 and TuneIn Radio apps with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Andrew Chapman. Current Streak: L1 NEXT HOME GAME: Following a six-game road trip up North, the Quakes return home on July 31st to host the Lake Elsinore Probable Quakes Line-Up Storm (San Diego Padres affiliate) for a three-game series. Tickets are available online at rcquakes.com or by calling (909) 481-5000. 1. #14 Gavin Lux SS UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 2. #21 Omar Estevez 2B Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 3. #30 Cody Thomas RF 7/24 at San Jose LHP Ben Holmes vs. RHP Logan Webb 7:00 PM FOX Sports 1350 4. #3 Jeren Kendall DH 5. #6 Logan Landon CF 7/25 at San Jose RHP Max Gamboa vs. LHP Domenic Mazza 7:00 PM FOX Sports 1350 6. #5 Cristian Santana 3B 7. #36 Jared Walker 1B 7/26 at San Jose LHP Leo Crawford vs. TBD 12:30 PM FOX Sports 1350 8. #50 Hamlet Marte C 9. #9 Saige Jenco LF 7/27 at Modesto RHP Isaac Anderson vs. RHP Austin Hutchinson 2:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 P. #12 Dustin May RHP 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.