Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 Game Notes
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Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 game notes Thursday, July 5th at 7:00 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog San Jose Municipal Stadium Game #85, Road Game #41 [email protected] San Jose, CA Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (47-37 ,, 12-2) AT San Jose Giants (39-45 , 5-9) RHP Ryan Moseley (2-2, 3.83 ERA) vs. RHP Jason Bahr (2-0, 0.00 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes continue their five-game series with the San Jose Giants (San Francisco Giants) with game two of the five-game set. This trip marks the first of three trips to Municipal Stadium in the second half. Upon completing this series, the 2018 2ND HALF STANDINGS Quakes will return home on Monday, July 9th to face Lancaster for four straight. NORTH W L PCT GB VS SAN JOSE: Today is the sixth of 18 total meetings between the Quakes and Giants and the second of 11 games to be played at Stockton* 10 4 .714 - Municipal Stadium. In Rancho's last series against San Jose, the Quakes took three of four games over the North Division opponents Visalia 8 6 .571 2.0 at LoanMart Field. Last night's win gives Rancho a 4-1 series-lead over the Giants. San Jose 5 9 .357 5.0 LAST TIME OUT: Leo Crawford fired seven innings of one-hit, shut-out baseball, as the Quakes defeated the Giants by a final of 3-1 Modesto 4 10 .286 6.0 on Wednesday night at Municipal Stadium. The win for Rancho is their season-best ninth straight. All three of Rancho's runs came via the long-ball, as Omar Estevez broke a scoreless tie with an eighth-inning, two-run homer. Cody Thomas added an insurance run SOUTH W L PCT GB in the ninth with a solo-shot, giving the Quakes a 3-1 lead. San Jose's lone run came off Jason Richman, as he surrendered a solo blast Rancho Cucamonga* 12 2 .857 - to John Riley in the eighth. Crawford (2-0) earned the win, allowing one hit while striking out seven over seven innings. Zach Pop Lancaster 8 6 .571 4.0 Lake Elsinore 5 9 .357 7.0 registered his seventh save with a 1-2-3 ninth. Giants' reliever Domenic Mazza (1-1) took the loss. Inland Empire 4 10 .286 8.0 STREAK STUFF: The Quakes enter Thursday on a season-long nine-game winning streak, putting their record at a season-best, ten games over the .500 mark at 12-2 in the second half and 47-37 overall. The streak started on June 26th at Lake Elsinore with three * First-Half Division Winner straight shut-out wins, a franchise-first. Prior to this run, the longest winning streak of the year was five games. Over the current stretch, the Quakes are outscoring their opponents 49-14. The last time they won eight straight was back in 2015 (May 9-18). The last CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD time they won nine straight was in 2014 (June 25 - July 4). The longest winning streak in franchise history is 11 straight, accom- Yesterday plished back in 1999 (June 1-12). Rancho has also won eight straight at LoanMart Field, a season-high. Rancho Cucamonga 3 San Jose 1 PITCHING: One of the reasons for Rancho's recent success can be traced to the pitching, which now ranks second in the league Visalia 2 Lake Elsinore 3 F/11 with a 3.60 ERA, behind only Visalia, who owns a 3.23 ERA. During their nine-game winning streak, they've allowed just 14 runs, an Modesto 3 Lancaster 9 average of 1.55 runs per game. Stockton 9 Inland Empire 5 HIGH-FIVE: Cody Thomas loves hitting against San Jose. In Wednesday's win, Thomas went 2-for-4 with a ninth-inning homer, his fifth in five games against the Giants this year. Thomas now has ten homers on the year and seven in the second half. Overall against San Jose, Thomas is hitting .400 (8-for-20) with five homers and six RBIs in five games. Today D-LUX: Since missing two weeks (including the All-Star Game) with a hamstring injury, Gavin Lux has hit in seven of eight games, Modesto at Lancaster, 6:35 PM including seven in a row. Three of the last four games, Lux has recorded two hits in each and smacked his first round-tripper since Rancho Cucamonga at San Jose, 7:00 PM coming off the DL in Tuesday night's 4-1 win over Inland Empire. Lux is batting .315 on the year after going 1-for-5 last night. Visalia at Lake Elsinore, 7:00 PM HEATING UP: After going 0-for-17 in June, Nick Yarnall has hit safely in all three July games, going 6-for-11 with a home run. Yar- Stockton at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM nall hit just one homer for the Quakes (in just his third game on May 12) after being called up from Great Lakes, where he slugged six. RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Thursday was a busy transaction day for the Quakes, as there were five total moves. Leaving the Quakes for Double-A Tulsa of the Texas League were All-Star Dean Kremer (5-3, 3.30 ERA, 16 GS), and relievers Michael Boyle (1-0, 0.87, 13 G, 3 SV) and Nolan Long (4-0, 1.14, 17 G, 2 SV). Activated off the DL is catcher Steve Berman (.298 avg, 3 HR, 11 RBIs, 15 Tomorrow G). In addition, the Dodgers have signed lefty pitcher Ben Holmes and assigned him to Rancho Cucamonga. Holmes was drafted Modesto at Lancaster, 6:35 PM Rancho Cucamonga at San Jose, 7:00 PM by the Miami Marlins in the ninth round of the 2014 draft out of Oregon State University. Holmes went 0-0 with a 5.56 ERA in eight appearances this year, spread between High-A Jupiter of the Florida State League and Double-A Jacksonville of the Southern League. Visalia at Lake Elsinore, 7:00 PM MOSELEY SPOT-START: Right-hander Ryan Moseley will make his second start and 30th appearance of the year in tonight's Stockton at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM game against the Giants. Moseley took the loss in his only appearance against the Giants this year on June 21st, allowing two runs (one earned) on one hit with two walks and four strikeouts over two innings. In his only other start this year, allowed two runs (one earned on one hit with three walks and two strikeouts in a no-decision vs. Inland Empire on June 9th. Moseley was originally drafted 2018 QUAKES AT A GLANCE by Baltimore in the eighth round out of Texas Tech University by Baltimore in 2016. Was traded to the Dodgers in February of 2017 1st Half Record: 35-35 for lefty Vidal Nuno. Last season, went 0-1 with a 3.26 ERA in ten games (three starts) for Rancho. 2nd Half Record: 12-2 OPPOSING PITCHER : Right-hander Jason Bahr will make just his third start for San Jose and his first against the Quakes. In last vs San Jose: 4-1 start, scattered three hits over six scoreless frames in a win at Visalia on June 30th. Made 13 starts at Low-A Augusta of the South At- vs SJ Home 3-1 lantic League earlier this year, going 6-4 with a 2.74 ERA over 68.2 innings. Drafted in the fifth round of the 2017 draft by the Giants out of the University of Central Florida. vs SJ Road 1-0 LISTEN TO THE QUAKES: Listen to every Quakes’ game on Fox Sports AM 1350, Online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio Home Record: 24-20 and TuneIn Radio apps with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Andrew Chapman. Road Record: 23-17 NEXT HOME GAME: The Quakes return home on July 9th to host the Lancaster JetHawks (Colorado Rockies Affiliate). Tickets are Current Streak: W9 available online at rcquakes.com or by calling our ticket office at (909) 481-5000. 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. #30 Cody Thomas RF 7/6 @ San Jose RHP Isaac Anderson vs. RHP Melvin Adon 7:00 PM FOX Sports 1350 4. #5 Cristian Santana DH 5. #3 Jeren Kendall CF 7/7 @ San Jose RHP Dustin May vs. LHP Sandro Cabrera 5:00 PM FOX Sports 1350 6. #21 Omar Estevez 2B 7. #6 Logan Landon LF 7/8 @ San Jose TBD vs. RHP Raffi Vizcaino 5:00 PM FOX Sports 1350 8. #36 Jared Walker 1B 9. #50 Hamlet Marte C 7/9 vs Lancaster TBD vs. LHP Leo Crawford 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 P. #48 Ryan Moseley RHP 2 REHABBERS: The Quakes have had four Dodgers join the club as apart of major league rehab assignment this season. 2nd Half Schedule && Results Rich Hill joined the Quakes for a start in Lake Elsinore on 6/14, striking out ten over 4.1 innings. Dodgers INF Justin Turner joined the Quakes along with INF Logan Forsythe in a weekend series vs. Visalia (5/12-5/13). Turner was 0-for-6 at the plate while Forsythe finished 1-for-10 with a double during the time in Rancho. Yasiel Puig joined the club on Date Opponent Result/Time rehab assignment Tuesday (5/8) in Lake Elsinore. Puig was 0-for-4 at the plate and was removed from the game in the June 21 San Jose L, 5-6 seventh inning.