Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2021 Game Notes
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Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2021 game notes Thursday, June 3rd, 2021 at 6:30 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog LoanMart Field Game #26, Home Game #15 [email protected] Rancho Cucamonga, CA Inland Empire 66ers (12-13) AT Rancho Cucamonga QuakeS (13-12) LHP Ryan Smith (2-1, 1.66 ERA) vs. RHP Gavin Stone (0-0, 5.28 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: Welcome to LoanMart Field, as the Quakes 12-game home stand continues tonight, as they look to get their STANDINGS second win of the series against the Inland Empire 66ers. Rancho with a win, can re-establish their two-game advantage in the standings over the Inland Empire. Today is a big giveaway as we will be giving the first 750 fans through the gates a Walker Buehler NORTH W L PCT GB Replica Jersey, presented by San Manuel Casino. Before he started dominating for the Dodgers, Buehler terrorized the Cal League as a Modesto 18 8 .692 - member of your Quakes! San Jose 16 10 .615 2 LAST NIGHT’S GAME: There were ten runs scored last night, and Rancho found themselves on the wrong side of a 6-4 final score. Fresno 16 10 .615 2 Stockton 11 15 .423 7 There were five home runs hit in this game, and the offense started with the first batter of the game, as Caleb Scires led the game off with a solo shot. Rancho responded with a run of their own in the bottom half, as AJ Pollock singled, and later came in to score on a Diego Cartaya RBI single. The tie was broken in the top of the fourth inning, as Braxton Martinez launched a solo home run to SOUTH W L PCT GB Rancho Cucamonga 13 12 .520 - put the 66ers back in front. Again the lead wouldn’t last long, as Jonny DeLuca and Eddys Leonard both launched solo shots in the Inland Empire 12 13 .480 1 bottom of the fourth inning to give the Quakes their first lead of the game. The biggest swing of the game came in the top of the fifth Lake Elsinore 11 15 .423 2.5 inning, as Jeremiah Jackson blasted a go-ahead three-run home run to put the Inland Empire up 5-3. It was Jackson’s fifth homer of Visalia 6 20 .231 7.5 the season, and it was the fifth home run hit in this game. Rancho had a chance to regain the lead in the sixth inning, as they loaded the bases with just one out, but a double-play ended their chances. Both teams plated one more run down the stretch of the game, and Inland draws even in the series with a game won by each team so far. Only one game separates these two teams in the standings now, TODAY as the South Division is looking like a close three-horse race after a month of play. Modesto at San Jose, 6:30 PM HOME RUNS HURT: Both teams combined for 16 hits in this game, each team totaling eight of them. However, it was the home Inland Empire at Rancho Cucamonga,6:30 PM runs that ruled this contest, as five were blasted in the contest last night. In the first two games, Inland Empire has scored all of their Visalia at Fresno, 6:50 PM runs by way of the home run. Rancho hit a pair of home runs themselves, but with nobody on base, the Quakes fell short. Rancho will Lake Elsinore at Stockton, 7:05 PM look to slow the Inland Empire home run attack, as they have already blasted four in the first two games of the series, which is unusal, as the 66ers are next to last in the league in long-balls with just 15 in 25 games. DEFENSE HAS BEEN SOLID: The Rancho defense has only committed a pair of errors in their last eight games. The defense TOMORROW for the Quakes has become a real strength for the team after a tough start to their season, where they made eight errors in their first Modesto at San Jose, 6:30 PM six games of the series against these Inland Empire 66ers. Eddys Leonard has been leading the defensive charge for Rancho at the Inland Empire at Rancho Cucamonga,6:30 PM shortstop position ever since he became the everyday shortstop with Alex De Jesus resting an arm injury. With Jake Vogel down with Visalia at Fresno, 6:50 PM an injury as well, Edwin Mateo and Jonny DeLuca will have to split the center-field duties until the speedster returns. Lake Elsinore at Stockton, 7:05 PM GAVIN STONE: Gavin Stone makes his fifth start and sixth appearance of the season, and his second start against the Inland Empire. Gavin Stone went 3.2 innings in his last start and allowed just a single run on just four hits. Stone made the opening day start for Rancho down at San Manuel Stadium against Inland Empire, where Stone went three innings and allowed just a single hit and racked CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD up six punch-outs. Gavin Stone was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth round of the 2020 Draft out of the University of Yesterday Central Arkansas. Stone is looking for his first win of his season in a Quakes uniform. RYAN SMITH: The Inland Empire 66ers are sending another starter to the mound in game three of the series sporting a very impressive Modesto 10, San Jose 5 ERA. Ryan Smith has registered just a 1.66 ERA over 21.2 innings and has tallied a pair of wins on the season already. The left-hander was Inland Empire 6, Rancho Cucamonga 4 drafted in the 18th round out of Princeton University. He has registered 37 strikeouts while walking only six batters to date. In his last start Fresno 4, Visalia 3 against the Fresno Grizzlies, Smith went 6.1 innings and allowed just a single run. However, Smith was saddled with the loss in that contest, Stockton 5, Lake Elsinore 4 and will look to rebound today. AROUND THE FARM: It was a good day for the rest of the Dodgers affiliates, and the Dodgers themselves. The Great Lakes Loons got their 13th win of the season and have reached a .500 record, as they won a close 5-4 contest against the West Michigan Whitecaps. 2021 QUAKES AT A GLANCE The Tulsa Drillers took a win last night in a big way over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Tulsa tallied nine runs on 11 hits as they 1st Half Record: cruised to a 9-1 win on the road. Up in AAA, the Oklahoma City Dodgers had the day off, but will be starting a series today at home 13-12 against the 17-6 Houston Astros affiliate Sugar Land Skeeters. The Dodgers were in action last night, as they hammered their way to a vs Inland Empire: 4-3 14-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Dodgers were aided by an 11-run first inning, with Cody Bellinger blasting a grand slam vs IE Home 1-1 and totaling 6-RBIs on his own in just the first frame. Walker Buehler got the win, as well as a two-RBI double. The Dodgers will have vs IE Road 3-2 the day off today, before starting a series against the Atlanta Braves of the NL East on Friday. Home Record: 6-8 NEW RADIO HOME: Throughout the 2021 season, you can catch all the action from the ease of your phone or computer. Listen on- Road Record: 7-4 line at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio app (Keyword: Quakes) with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Davis Ellington. Current Streak: L1 To listen LIVE at LoanMart Field, tune your portable FM radio to 91.3 FM. HOME GAMES: We hope to see you at LoanMart Field this week, as the Quakes are home through Sunday, with Sunday being another Walker Buehler Replica Jersey Giveaway (750 fans) thanks to San Manuel Casino. Gates open at 1pm on Sunday! Probable Quakes Lineup UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 1. #3 S. McWilliams RF Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 2. #14 J. Vivas 2B 3. #23 B. Lewis 3B 6/4 vs. Inland Empire RHP Jack Kochanowicz vs. RHP Robbie Peto 6:30 PM RCQuakes.com 4. #15 J. DeLuca CF 5. #10 E. Leonard SS 6/5 vs. Inland Empire RHP John Swanda vs. RHP Jimmy Lewis 6:30 PM RCQuakes.com 6. #5 S. Lao 1B 7. #29 B. Wulff DH 6/6 vs. Inland Empire LHP Brent Killam vs. RHPKendall Williams 2:00 PM RCQuakes.com 8. #33 W. Chalo C 9. #25 A. de Jongh LF 6/8 at Lake Elsinore RHP Carlos Duran vs. TBD 5:35 PM RCQuakes.com P. #44 G. Stone RHP.