2019 game notes Monday, July 8th at 6:00 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog “The Diamond” Game #87 (#19), Road Game #47 (#12) [email protected] Lake Elsinore, CA Rancho Cucamonga QuakeS (52-34, 11-7) AT (44-42, 9-9) RHP Andre Jackson (2-1, 4.03 ERA) vs. RHP Gabe Mosser (0-0, *.** ERA)

TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes are set to play game five of their current six-game road trip on Monday, with game two of their cur- rent three-game series at The Diamond against the Lake Elsinore Storm ( affiliate). After this three-game series, the 2ND HALF STANDINGS Quakes will head back home to LoanMart Field for a three-game set against the , as part of a six-game home stand. NORTH W L PCT GB VS LAKE ELSINORE: This is the 23rd of 30 meetings between the Quakes and the Storm this season and the 11th of 15 games to be Visalia 10 8 .556 - played at The Diamond. In the first half, Rancho posted a 10-5 record against the Storm, going 5-4 at home, but 5-1 at Lake Elsinore. Modesto 9 9 .500 1 Sweeping the Storm at LoanMart Field last week, paired with a win on Sunday gives Rancho a 15-7 overall against the Storm this year. Stockton 9 9 .500 1 ANOTHER JULY DAY, ANOTHER WIN: The Quakes (52-34, 11-7) took down the Storm (44-42, 9-9) on Sunday night by a final San Jose 8 10 .444 2 score of 6-1. It was nothing new in game one of the set, as Josiah Gray (6-0) hurled seven innings of one-run baseball with six strike- SOUTH W L PCT GB outs and just one walk. On the other side, Caleb Boushley (3-2) shouldered the loss, tossing 5.2 innings with two runs (one earned). Lancaster 11 7 .611 - Rancho CucamongA Offensively, Connor Wong had the game-winning hit with an RBI single in the top of the sixth. In the top of the eighth, Stevie Ber- 11 7 .611 - Lake Elsinore 9 9 .500 2 man provided some insurance with a two-run triple, as he went 2-for-4 on the night. 5 13 .278 6 HAPPY WHEN SKIES ARE GRAY: Josiah Gray, nicknamed JoJo, is on a tear on California League mound’s right now. If you take out his debut, in which he gave up three earned runs in 0.2 innings, these are Gray’s numbers: 6-0 record, 1.96 ERA, 72 strikeouts and 10 walks. The New Rochelle, NY native might just be on a fast track to a second promotion in 2019. CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD KEEP IT GOIN’: Last night’s win for Rancho gave them a seventh straight win overall, extending their longest winning streak of the YESTERDAY year and giving them a 7-0 record to start the month of July. The last time the Quakes won five in a row, they swept a five-game series in San Bernardino from the 66ers, in the final road trip of the first half. They are now 18 games over .500 for the first time this year at RANCHO CUCAMONGA 6 at Lake Elsinore 1 52-34 and an incredible 31-15 away from LoanMart Field. The franchise record for wins is 15 straight, set during the 2018 season. Lancaster 10 at Inland Empire 4 DOMINATION STATION IN SAN BERN: The Quakes have dominated the over recent years, but last night Modesto 2 at San Jose 3 was a “take-the-cake” type moment, as the Quakes won by 12 and outscored Inland Empire 33-3 over the three-game series. Rancho’s Visalia 7 at Stockton 3 offense smashed seven home runs over the last two days at , in what is regarded as a very pitcher-friendly ball- park. The Quakes are now 15-4 overall against the 66ers and 10-2 in San Bernardino. MANN OF THE HOUR...OR MONTH: Devin Mann was named Cal League Player of the Month for June on Tuesday, July 3rd. TODAY Mann hit .292 in 24 games, with ten homers and 21 RBI. Mann is one of the leading candidates for Cal League MVP, as he enters RANCHO CUCAMONGA at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 PM Monday’s action ...... at .284 (11th in the league) with 17 homers (second) and 56 RBI (second). He’s tied for second in the league Modesto at San Jose, 7:00 PM in slugging (.526) and fourth in OPS (.877). Lancaster at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM ANDRE JACKSON: Right-hander Andre Jackson will take the ball for Rancho as he makes his seventh start overall and his third Visalia at Stockton, 7:10 PM against the Storm. Against Lake Elsinore this year in two starts, Jackson is 1-0 with three earned runs in 9.1 innings of work. In his last start overall, against this Lake Elsinore club, Jackson scattered just two hits over five innings, surrendering one earned run in a TOMORROW win on July 3rd. After going winless in his first four starts, he’s now 2-0 in his last two starts. The Vail, AZ native was drafted by the Dodgers out of the University of in 12th round of the 2017 draft. Modesto at San Jose, 12:30 PM RANCHO CUCAMONGA GABE MOSSER: Right-hander Gabe Mosser makes his 15th start of the season, yet it his California League debut on Monday night. at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 PM Mosser’s first 14 starts of the season all came as a member of the Fort Wayne Tin Caps (Low A), where he posted a 4-5 record with a Lancaster at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM 4.25 ERA. In 2018 with the Tri-City Dust Devils (Short Season), the right-hander made 16 appearances, all out of the bullpen, notch- Visalia at Stockton, 7:10 PM ing a 2.37 ERA and a 2-1 record. The Allentown, PA native was drafted out of high school in the 27th round of the 2018 draft. POLLOCK/SEAGER IN REHAB MODE: On Thursday, Dodgers’ OF A.J. Pollock was added to the Quakes’ roster via a Major League Rehab Assignment, presented by San Manuel Casino. In the free-agent signee’s 28 games with the Dodgers prior to his elbow 2019 QUAKES AT A GLANCE injury, he hit .223 with two homers, three doubles and 14 RBI. On Friday, Corey Seager was also added to the Ranco roster via a Ma- 1st Half Record: 41-27 jor League Rehab Assignment, appearing in his first game with the Quakes since he was named Cal League MVP in 2014. Seager has been on the shelf with a Grade-2 strain of his left hamstring since mid-June, where he left off with a .278 average, eight homers and 38 2nd Half Record: 11-7 RBI. So far with Rancho, Pollock is 0-for-9 with four strikeouts, while Seager is 2-for-4 with an RBI. vs Lake Elsinore: 15-7 ROSTER MOVES: Earlier today, Rancho activated starting pitcher Andre Jackson from the Temporary Inactive List, while also vs LE Home 8-4 bringing back INF Brandon Montgomery from the Oklahoma City Dodgers. The corresponding moves were sending C Ramon vs LE Road 7-3 Rodriguez back to Ogden, and placing LHP Darien Nunes on the Temporary Inactive List. Home Record: 21-19 STICK WITH US ON THE ROAD: Listen to “The Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Toph Buzzard as they call every game of Road Record: 31-15 the 2019 season on NewsTalk AM1290, or online at rcquakes.com via the iHeart Radio App or TuneIn Radio App. Current Streak: W7 BACK HOME ON JULY 10TH: Don’t miss Terra Vista Animal Hospital Bark in the Ballpark next Wednesday night, as four-legged friends will be welcome to the ballpark with the purchase of a $3 pet pass, with proceeds to benefit the Rancho Cucamonga Animal Shelter. Get tickets online at rcquakes.com or by calling (909) 481-5000. PROBABLE QUAKES LINEUP 1. #19 Corey Seager SS UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 2. #30 A.J. Pollock CF Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 3. #33 Devin Mann 2B 7/9 @ Lake Elsinore LHP Leo Crawford vs. RHP Seth Blair 6:00 PM NewsTalk 1290 4. #48 Niko Hulsizer LF 5. #25 Donovan Casey RF 7/10 vs San Jose RHP Dereck Rodriguez vs. LHP Austin Hamilton 7:05 PM NewsTalk 1290 6. #11 Connor Wong C 7. #29 Miguel Vargas 3B 7/11 vs San Jose TBD vs. RHP Michael Grove 7:05 PM NewsTalk 1290 8. #17 Marcus Chiu 1B 9. #34 Starling Heredia DH 7/12 vs San Jose TBD vs. RHP Josiah Gray 7:05 PM NewsTalk 1290 P. #36 Andre Jackson RHP