Clinton Lumberkings Vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
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Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 11-3 (Seattle Mariners) 3-14 (Milwaukee Brewers) Tuesday, April 24, 2018 – 6:35 p.m. Neuroscience Group Field (open 1995) – Appleton, WI Game #15 of 140 RHP Ryne Inman (1-0, 1.04) vs. RHP Nelson Hernandez (1-2, 9.82) Today’s Preview: The Clinton LumberKings (A, Mariners) meet the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A, Brewers) for All-Time Series (1963): Class A AFFILIATE OF THE the second time this season with the second game of a four-game series. Wisconsin has played just three games in Wisconsin leads, 307-364 Appleton this year after snow forced them to reschedule a home series in Peoria for three games. In the two teams’ first meeting this year, they split a four-game series at Ashford University Field. The LumberKings trail the all- Since 2009 (SEA): time series, dating back to 1963, 307 to 364. Since Clinton has been affiliated with the Seattle Mariners (2009) Wisconsin leads, 70-72 they trail the head-to-head matchups 70 games to 72. LumberKings Starter: Ryne Inman, 21, makes his third start of the season for the LumberKings. The righty 2018: Series tied, 2-2 (of 19) struggled to throw strikes his last time out at home against the Burlington Bees. He walked the bases loaded in In Clinton: Series tied, 2-2 the first inning and issued two more walks in the second inning. Inman managed to escape both jams without In Wisconsin: Clinton leads, 1-0 allowing a run but failed to make it to the fourth inning due to a pitch count of 75. He struck out three and Seattle Mariners (Majors) walked five during his outing and the LumberKings went on to drop the Burlington Bees 5-3. As one nine of One-Run Games: Series Tied, 0-0 American League (West) the LumberKings returners on the Opening Day roster this season, Inman will be making his third career start Extra-Innings: Series tied, 0-0 against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. In his two previous starts against Wisconsin he is 1-0 having worked 9.2 11-10 3rd 3.5 GB innings while allowing just two runs walking seven and striking out 15. Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2018 Meetings: Last night: L, 10-4 vs. Chicago 15th round of the 2015 draft, Inman was stand out stating pitcher at his high school in Parkview Georgia. During Haniger (SEA), 3-4, 2 R, HR, RBI his senior season he was a crucial part of his team’s high school stat championship, which Inman still refers to Date Location Result/Time Abreu (CWS), 4-5, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI as his favorite baseball memory. 4/9 CLINTON L, 10-4 4/10 CLINTON W, 5-1 Fulmer (CWS), W, 6 IP, 2 R, BB, 3 K Timber Rattlers Starter: Nelson Hernandez, 21, makes his forth start of the 2018 season for the Wisconsin 4/11 CLINTON W, 4-2 Timber Rattlers. It will be the righty’s first of his career against the LumberKings. Hernandez has struggled his 4/12 CLINTON L, 4-6 Mariners Minor League System last two times out for Wisconsin and has not made it through the fourth inning since his season debut against the 4/23 at Wisconsin W, 6-2 th Beloit Snapppers on April 8 when he threw six innings. The reason for the early departures have been high pitch 4/24 at Wisconsin 6:35 PM counts. In his second start of the season, Hernandez was removed after 3.1 innings of work in which he threw 74 4/25 at Wisconsin 6:35 PM Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A) pitches to the Peoria Chiefs, a road game, due to being hit hard. The Chiefs rattled off seven hits against 4/26 a Wisconsin 12:05 PM Pacific Coast League Hernandez and tagged him for six runs and was given the loss as a result. In his last outing Hernandez struggled 6/28 at Wisconsin 7:05 PM Pacific Conference (North) with the walk, issuing four free passes to mark a new professional career high. Hernandez was again hung with 6/29 at Wisconsin 7:05 PM 10-8 2nd 2.5 GB the loss for the start against the Kane County Cougars. The Timber Rattlers continued to have issues throwing 6/30 at Wisconsin 6:35 PM strikes after Hernandez’s departure and combined to walk 11 Cougars in a 13-2 loss in Peoria, a home game. A 7/1 at Wisconsin 1:05 PM Last Night: W, 4-1 vs. Sacramento Venezuelan native, Hernandez singed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers on July 2nd 2013. 8/24 CLINTON 6:30 PM Perkins (TAC), 2-4, R, K 8/25 CLINTON 6:30 PM Jones (SAC), 3-4, R, 2B, K About Last Night: A five run sixth inning by the Clinton LumberKings proved to be the difference in their 8/26 CLINTON 2:00 PM Whalen (TAC), W, 6.2 IP, R, 9 K seventh straight win, as they dropped the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6-2 on Monday night at Neuroscience Group 8/27 CLINTON 6:30 PM Field. Oliver Jaskie picked up his first win for Clinton (11-3) with seven shutout innings, the longest start of the season. Through the first five innings Jaskie (1-0) and Timber Rattlers (3-14) starter Alec Bettinger traded zeros Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) in a pitcher's duel. Jaskie navigated jams during him time out thanks to help from his defense which turned a Texas League (North) season high four double-plays. In the top of the sixth inning, the LumberKings broke the scoreless tie with s six run rally that all started with two out in the inning. Bettinger (0-2) saw the bases loaded against him before Jack 9-7 T1st 0.0 GB Larsen doubled high off the wall in straightaway center field to chase home three runs. The three-run double Last Night: W, 6-3 vs. Corpus Christi chased Bettinger from the game. The win is the LumberKings seventh straight, the teams longest winning streak Mariscal (ARK), 3-4, R, 3B, RBI, K since 2016's Western Division Championship team won 10 straight games. Ritchie (CC), 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, 2 K We’re Going Streaking!: Monday’s win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers opened a seven game road trip for MWL 1st Half Standings De Jong (ARK), W, 6 IP, 3 R, 5 K the LumberKings with their seventh consecutive win. Clinton now owns the Midwest League’s longest active win streak, and is the team’s longest winning streak since the 2016 Western Division championship team won 10 MWL Western Division Modesto Nuts (High-A) straight games. The franchise record is 12 straight games won done by another successful Clinton team, the 1963 W-L GB California League (North) C-Sox which went on to win the Midwest League Championship. The Timber Rattlers handed the LumberKings their last loss. The season finale of their four-game series on Thursday, April 12. The loss toe Wisconsin was the Clinton 11-3 - 6-12 4th 5.5 GB Timber Rattlers last, as they have now lost ten straight games. Cedar Rapids 7-4 2.5 Last Night: **DAY OFF** Burlington 8-7 3.5 Twin Killings: Four! Count ‘em four! The story early on in Clinton’s Monday night win was all of the double Kane County 8-7 3.5 plays they turned. Four double plays by the LumberKings marked the first time in over four years that the they Clinton LumberKings (Class A) Peoria 8-7 3.5 had turned as many double plays. They ended the night two back of the franchise record, 6, which were turned at Beloit 6-6 4.0 Midwest League (West) Ashford University Field on May 22, 1972 against the Danville Dans. Quad Cities 6-9 5.5 11-3 1st +2.5 GB Wisconsin 3-14 9.5 Last Night: W, 6-2 vs. Wisconsin And so It Ends: One of the few down sides of the LumberKings seventh straight win on Monday night was the end of the longest hitting streak of the season by a Clinton player. Greifer Andrade went o-for-4 in the 6-2 win Larsen (CLI), 1-3, R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB endging his hitting streak of nine games in which he went 10-for31. Andrade had collected a hit in his first nine MWL Eastern Division McInerney (WIS), 1-4, R, HR, RBI games of the season. Monday marked the first time this season that he failed to collect a hit. W-L GB Jaskie (CLI), W, 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 3 K West Michigan 11-4 - Load ‘em Up & Knock ‘em In: Jack Larsen has been making his living in 2018 when the bases are loaded. The LumberKings outfielder comes in with 10 RBI on the season 7 of which have come from hits with the bases Lansing 10-6 1.5 Everett Aquasox (Rookie) loaded. His three-run double with the sacks full in Monday night’s win over Wisconsin broke a scoreless tie and Dayton 9-6 2.0 Northwest League (North) gave the LumberKings a lead they would not relinquish. Larsen also own the only grand slam by a LumberKing Lake County 8-8 3.5 0-0 T1st 0.0 GB this season and is currently hitting .667 or 2-for-3 with the bases loaded, the highest batting average on the team.