Clinton LumberKings Game Notes Class A Midwest League Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners Clinton LumberKings Media Relations Dept. | 563.242.0727 ext. 106 | [email protected] | www.lumberkings.com th th Dayton Dragons (28-30, 5 in East / 5.0 GB) Clinton LumberKings (20-39, 8 in West / 20.0 GB) RHP Josh Smith (5-3, 1.90 ERA) VS. RHP George Mieses (1-6, 6.54 ERA) Wednesday, June 8, 2011 7:00 PM Alliant Energy Field, Clinton, IA Game #60 Radio Broadcast: AM 1390 KCLN Walker, Sena, Nava Combine on Four-Hitter: Clinton right-handers Taijuan Walker , RECORD BREAKDOWN Jandy Sena and Jessie Nava combined on a four-hit shutout and Carlos Ramirez drove in the games’ only run with an RBI single in the second as the LumberKings defeated Dayton 1-0 last night at Current Streak: Won 3 Alliant Energy Field. Walker yielded three hits, walked one and struck out three over just 2.0 innings, Last 10 Games: 7-3 and Sena (W, 3-2) picked him up with 4.0 innings of scoreless, one-hit ball while striking out three. Long Winning Streak: 3 Games (2x, current) Nava (S, 2) worked past a hit and three walks over the final 3.0 innings thanks in part to catcher Steven Baron , who caught Jefri Sierra trying to steal second base in the seventh and pinch-runner Long Losing Streak: 8 Games (5/7-5/14) All-Time Record: 4158-4372 Jaren Matthews attempting to do the same with one out in the ninth. Nava struck out Juan Duran looking with the tying run at first base, ending the game. The Kings scored their lone run off Dragons’ Vs. West: 14-38 Leading after 6: 15-5 right-hander Daniel Renken (L, 2-6) in the second as Kevin Rivers singled off Renken on the mound Vs. East: 6-1 Leading after 7: 14-5 and moved to second on Renken’s throwing error to first. After a Jabari Blash fly ball to center sent First Half: 20-39 Leading after 8: 12-3 him tagging to third, Rivers scored as Ramirez lined a 3-1 pitch into left field. Ramirez finished 1-for-3. Scoring First: 16-17 Tied after 6: 5-3 The LumberKings have won three-straight for the third time this season and will attempt to win Scoring Last: 17-14 Tied after 7: 3-2 their fourth-straight for the first time since doing so from 8/22/10 to 8/25/10 (3 vs. PEO, 1 vs. QC). Extra-Innings: 3-2 Tied after 8: 2-2 Doubleheaders: 5-5 Trailing after 6: 0-32 1-0 Notes: The 1-0 win was Clinton’s third shutout and eighth win by a run this season (8-10). April: 7-16 Trailing after 7: 1-32 The other two shutout wins have come on the road, 4/14 at Beloit (a 3-0 win in 13 innings) and 5/26 at May: 8-22 Trailing after 8: 1-29 Cedar Rapids (a 2-0 win). Last night was the LumberKings’ first 1-0 win since 7/8/10 vs. Quad Cities, June: 5-1 Last AB Wins: 5 July: 0-0 Walk-off Wins: 1 when James Jones lined a walk-off single scoring Tim Morris in the bottom of the seventh of game August: 0-0 Shutouts: 3 two of a doubleheader…Clinton’s last 1-0 win in nine innings came on 4/28/09 when Terry Serrano’s September: 0-0 Times Shut Out: 4 walk-off double scored Mario Martinez to beat Burlington in the bottom of the ninth. Right-handers Home: 7-20 10+ Runs: 2-0 Brett Lorin and Steven Hensley (W, 4-0) combined on a four-hit shutout that night also. Road: 13-19 1 Run Games: 8-10 - “Sky” is the Limit: Though he only pitched 2.0 innings last night, 18-year-old right-hander LumberKings vs. Dayton in 2011 Taijuan “Sky” Walker ran his scoreless streak to 14.2 innings spanning three starts as he limited Season: 1-0 Home: 1-0 Road: 0-0 Dayton to three hits and a walk while striking out three last night. After starting out 0-2 with a 9.95 ERA Offense: .207, 0 HR Pitching: 0.00, 9 K over his first two professional starts with Clinton, the 6’4” flamethrower is 2-0 with a 1.72 ERA (3 ER in 15.2 IP), five walks and 30 strikeouts over his last five outings…that includes Clinton’s other most- TEAM TOTALS recent shutout on 5/26 at Cedar Rapids (5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 7 K in 2-0 win). Seattle’s first-round pick rd Baseball America. th th (43 overall) in 2010, Walker is rated the #4 prospect in the Mariners’ system by Hitting: .231 (15 ) ERA: 4.40 (16 ) HR: 33 Strikeouts: 479 Right-hander Jandy Sena tied a season high with 4.0 scoreless innings in The Pen is Mightier: XBH: 122 Starter W: 10 relief last night, becoming the first Clinton pitcher to reach three wins (3-2). Sena last tossed 4.0 Runs: 216 Holds: 7 scoreless innings in his second outing with double-A Jackson on 5/28 at Mobile (4.0 IP, 4 K). Right- Steals: 82 Saves: 12 hander Jessie Nava is 1-1 with two saves and a 1.93 ERA (2 ER in 9.1 IP) since arriving in Clinton - from extended Spring on 5/24. Right-hander Jonathan Arias worked around a hit and a walk in a non- save ninth on Saturday night at Lake County, extending his bullpen-best scoreless streak to 12.0 TEAM LEADERS IP . The catcher-turned-pitcher has lowered his ERA from 12.86 to 4.74 and has struck out 20 batters during that span. Right-hander Keli’i Zablan has converted two-straight saves after blowing his first Average: Tim Morris (.270) career attempt on 5/19 at Burlington…the Ewa Beach, HI native has not allowed a run in his last 2.2 IP. Hits: Mickey Wiswall (53) Doubles: Steven Baron / Stefen Romero (10) Sams is MWL Player of the Week: RF Kalian Sams capped a monster week on Sunday Triples: Julio Morban (5) with a 3-for-5 game including two doubles and an RBI at Lake County. Sams was named the Home Runs: Kalian Sams (7) Midwest League Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after hitting .429 (12-for-28) with four RBI: Mickey Wiswall (25) doubles, a triple, four HR, nine runs scored, 12 RBI and five steals in eight games for the week ending Stolen Bases: Kalian Sams (13) 6/5, becoming Clinton’s first Offensive award winner since Vinnie Catricala (8/22/10 to 8/29/10). Wins: Jandy Sena (3) The fourth-year MWL veteran saw his eight-game hitting streak (.385, 13-for-31, 4 HR, 14 RBI), Innings: Forrest Snow (71.2) and team-best six-game RBI streak (10 RBI since 5/31) snapped last night (0-for-2, then ejected). ERA: Tyler Burgoon (1.96) He’s still hitting .313 with a team-high seven HR and 18 RBI since coming back to the club from high-A Quality Starts: Forrest Snow (7) High Desert. The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands native has a hit in 19 of 25 games with Strikeouts: Forrest Snow (66) Clinton…he’s homered 13 times this season (6 at High Desert), 23 times in his career with Clinton (including 15 HR last year) and 27 times in the Midwest League (including 4 HR with WIS in 2007). Holds: Edlando Seco (2) Sams also leads the club with 13 steals in 13 attempts this season, already a career-high . Saves: Tyler Burgoon (6) Forecast Calls for Snow: Right-hander Forrest Snow won for just the second time this year and the first time in eight starts on Sunday at Lake County, turning in a career-high 8.0 innings with just one run allowed to beat the Captains. It was the team-leading 7 th quality start for Snow , who has worked 6.0-plus innings in nine of his 12 starts including eight-consecutive starts. He’s given up just two runs in his last 15.0 IP for an ERA of 1.20, lowering his season ERA from 4.45 to 3.77. Seattle’s 36 th round pick in 2010 out of the University of Washington, Snow ranks amongst MWL leaders in innings pitched (2 nd with 71.2 IP) and strikeouts (5 th with 66). An All-Star Performance from K-Pax: Newly-minted Midwest League All-Star, left-hander James Paxton turned in his first career scoreless start Saturday in a win at Lake County, the second of his career. He yielded a season-low two hits over 5.0 innings, walked four and struck out nine, lowering his ERA from 2.43 to 2.11 in the process. Seattle’s 4 th round pick out of independent ball in 2010, Paxton is 2-1 with a 1.39 ERA (6 ER in 32.1 IP) and 48 strikeouts over his last six starts dating back to his pro debut, a loss vs. Peoria (career-high 3 ER). The Ladner, BC, Canada native has struck out 54 batters over 38.1 IP this season, a 12.68 strikeouts/9.0 IP average. He’s set to be Clinton’s lone representative on Tuesday, June 21 at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, IA for the 2011 MWL All-Star Game.