Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 Game Notes
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Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 game notes Tuesday, May 15th at 7:10 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog Banner Island Ballpark Game #39, Road Game #19 [email protected] Stockton, CA Rancho cucamonga quakes (17-21) AT Stockton Ports (23-15) RHP Tony Gonsolin (1-1, 3.72 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Milburn (1-2, 5.29 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes begin a three-game road series at Banner Island Ballpark against the Stockton Ports (Oakland Athlet- ics Affiliate). Tuesday is the first game of a short three-game road trip for the Quakes before they return to LoanMart Field to host the 2018 1ST HALF STANDINGS Lake Elsinore Storm. NORTH W L PCT GB VS STOCKTON: This is the seventh of 12 overall meetings between the two clubs and the fourth of six games at Banner Island Stockton 23 15 .605 - Ballpark. The Quakes last played Stockton in a three-game series at LoanMart Field 4/24-4/26 and lost two of three against the North San Jose 22 16 .579 1.0 Division opponents. Parker Curry received the win out of the bullpen in the final game of the series in the only victory for the Visalia 22 16 .579 1.0 Quakes over Stockton this season. In the first road series of the year at Banner Island Ballpark, the Ports swept the Quakes in three Modesto 16 22 .421 7.0 straight games, 4/9-4/11. Stockton leads the 2018 season series over Rancho five-games-to-one. LAST TIME OUT: Visalia starting pitcher Emilio Vargas held Rancho without a hit until the seventh inning on Monday afternoon, SOUTH W L PCT GB as the Quakes were shut out for the third time this season in a 5-0 loss to the Rawhide. Vargas set the early tone, striking out four Inland Empire 18 20 .474 - consecutive hitters to begin the game and recorded three perfect innings before Gavin Lux walked in the fourth. The Quakes loaded Lancaster 18 20 .474 - Rancho Cucamonga 17 21 .447 1.0 the bases in the seventh inning vs. Visalia but Steve Berman popped out to end the inning. Vargas received the win and Quakes start- Lake Elsinore 16 22 .421 2.0 er Dustin May suffered his second loss of the season. TOURING THE MINORS: Quakes outfielder Logan Landon has been mobile throughout the Dodgers system in the early going. Landon was called up from Rancho Cucamonga to Double-A Tulsa on April 30th where he played in one game. Shortly after, Landon was promted to Triple-A Oklahoma on 5/3 where he played in four games (2-for-8, 2 runs, RBI) before returning to the Quakes. CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD Against the Rawhide on 5/13, Landon hit the first walk-off home run of the season for the Quakes, a two-run homer on Mothers Day to give the Quakes a 3-2 win over Visalia. Yesterday RIGHT VS LEFT: The Quakes are hitting significantly better this season against right-handed pitchers compared to left-handers. Lancaster 8 at San Jose 7 Over 1,128 at-bats against righties, the Quakes have accumulated 307 total hits, good for a .272 batting average. Rancho has seen far Lake Elsinore 9 at Modesto 1 less from south-paws this season totaling just 180 at-bats, scattering 42 hits for a .233 average. Stockton 5 at Inland Empire 4 STARTING STRONG: Quakes starting pitchers delivered three strong outings over the weekday series in Lake Elsinore, 5/8-5/10. Visalia 5 at Rancho Cucamonga 0 Andrew 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 Today on 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 pitchers combined to throw 19.2 consecutive scoreless innings, a season high stretch for the rotation. Inland Empire at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 PM CURRENT STREAKS: Gavin Lux saw a team-high 12-game hitting streak come to a close after striking out as a pinch-hitter in the Modesto at San Jose, 6:30 PM ninth inning of Saturday's game. Despite the streak coming to an end, Lux has still reached base on a hit in 19 of his last 22 games. Visalia at Lancaster, 6:35 PM During his streak, Lux has five three-hit games with 23 total hits. Omar Estevez has reached on a hit in six of his last nine games and Rancho Cucamonga at Stockton, 7:10 PM Cristian Santana has also found the hit column in six of his last nine games. RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Sunday, RHP Sven Schueller was transfered from Rancho Cucamonga to Extd Spring Training. Zach Tomorrow Pop has been transferred from Low-A Great Lakes to Rancho Cucamonga. Sunday, Quakes RHP Jordan Sheffield was placed on the Inland Empire at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 PM DL with right-forearm tightness. Michael Boyle was been activated from the DL to the active Rancho roster. Saturday, Los Angeles Modesto at San Jose, 6:30 PM Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was added to the Quakes roster as part of a MLB rehab assignment. Turner is expected to play Visalia at Lancaster, 6:35 PM for Rancho in Sunday's 2:05pm game. All rehabbing Dodgers are brought to you by San Manuel Casino. Friday, INF Logan Forsythe Rancho Cucamonga at Stockton, 7:10 PM was added to the Quakes roster as part of a MLB rehab assignment. GONSOLIN GOES: Tony Gonsolin (1-1) will make his eighth start of the season for the Quakes and second against the Stockton Ports. Gonsolin last pitched against Stockton on 4/24 , and allowed four runs on eight hits in a loss. Most recently in a start at Lake 2018 QUAKES AT A GLANCE Elsinore, Gonsolin threw five shutout innings and struck out six en route to his first win of the season. The Vacaville, CA native was 1st Half Record: 17-21 drafted in the 9th round of the 2016 draft by the Dodgers out of the University of Saint Mary's in the West Coast Conference. 2nd Half Record: 0-0 OPPOSING PITCHER: Matt Milburn (1-2) is scheduled to make his seventh start of the year for the Ports and second against the vs Stockton: 1-5 Quakes. Milburn pitched against the Quakes at LoanMart Field on 4/26, and was tagged for 11 hits and six earned-runs in his first vs STK Home loss of the season. Milburn was able to settle in his last time out, allowing two runs over six innings at Visalia in a no-decision. The 1-2 Dallas, TX native was a 29th round pick by the A's in 2016 out of Wofford College. vs STK Road 0-3 LISTEN TO THE QUAKES: Listen to every Quakes’ game on Fox Sports AM 1350, Online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio Home Record: 8-11 and TuneIn Radio apps with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Andrew Chapman. Road Record: 9-10 NEXT HOME GAME: Following a three-game series in Stockton, the Quakes return home on May 18th to host the Lake Elsinore Current Streak: L1 Storm. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will recieve a Cody Bellinger bobblehead thanks to San Manuel Casino. Probable Quakes Line-Up UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 1. #14 Gavin Lux SS 2. #25 Rylan Bannon 3B Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 3. #5 Cristian Santana 1B 5/16 at Stockton RHP Dean Kremer vs. LHP Zack Erwin 7: 10 PM FOX Sports 1350 4. #33 Connor Wong C 5. #21 Omar Estevez 2B 5/17 at Stockton RHP Chris Mathewson vs. RHP Jake Bray 11:10 AM FOX Sports 1350 6. #6 Logan Landon CF 7. #19 Donovan Casey LF 5/18 vs Lake Elsinore TBD vs. RHP Andrew Sopko 7: 05 PM FOX Sports 1350 8. #30 Cody Thomas RF 9. #8 Nick Yarnall DH 5/19 vs Lake Elsinore TBD vs. RHP Dustin May 7: 05 PM FOX Sports 1350 P. #16 Tony Gonsolin RHP 2 REHABBERS: Last week, the Quakes had three seprate Dodgers join the club as apart of major league rehab assign- 1st Half Schedule & Results ment . Dodgers INF Justin Turner joined the Quakes along with INF Logan Forsythe in the weekend series vs. Visalia. & Turner was 0-for-6 at the plate while Forsythe finished 1-for-10 with a double during their time in Rancho. Yasiel Puig joined the club on rehab assignment Tuesday in Lake Elsinore. On Tuesday, Puig was 0-for-4 at the plate and was Date Opponent Result/Time removed from the game in the seventh inning. April 5 at Visalia L, 9-11 April 6 at Visalia W, 4-1 April 7 at Visalia L, 3-7 FAMILIAR FACES ON THE FARM: A total of 16 former Quakes returned to Rancho Cucamonga to start the April 8 at Visalia W, 8-4 2018 campaign, including 12 of the 14 original pitchers on the roster. Jordan Sheffield and Tony Gonsolin, ranked April 9 at Stockton L, 2-10 18th and 24th in the Dodgers' system, by MLBPipeline.com, return to the Quakes to help anchor the rotation. Former April 10 at Stockton L, 0-1 Quakes Dean Kremer, Issac Anderson and Andrew Sopko will also pitch out of the rotation.