Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 game notes Tuesday, June 5th at 6:35 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog The Hanagar Game #58, Home Game #26 [email protected] Lancaster, CA Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (27-30) AT Lancaster JetHawks (27-30) RHP Dustin May (2-3, 5.14 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Dennis (3-6, 6.28 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes begin a three-game series against the Lancaster JetHawks (Colorado Rockies Affiliate) on the road at The Hangar. This is the fourth of six total games between the two clubs over a seven day stretch, with the first three match-ups taking 2018 1ST HALF STANDINGS place at LoanMart Field in Rancho Cucamonga. Tuesday begins the third series played at The Hangar for Rancho during the first-half NORTH W L PCT GB schedule. Stockton 35 22 .614 - VS LANCASTER: This is the tenth of 28 overall meetings between the two clubs and the seventh of 15 games at The Hangar. The San Jose 30 27 .526 5.0 Quakes last met with the JetHawks in a three-game series at LoanMart Field 6/1-6/3 and won two-of-three against the South Division Visalia 29 28 .509 6.0 opponents. Starting pitcher Dea Kremer was credited with the win in the first game of the series, as the Quakes shutout Lancaster Modesto 25 32 .439 10.0 2-0. In game two of the set, Stetson Allie pitched a scoreless fifth inning of relief and secured his first victory of the season. After taking two-of-three from Lancaster, Rancho currently leads the season series five-games-to-four. SOUTH W L PCT GB LAST TIME OUT: The Quakes put an end to a no-hit bid by Lancaster in the eighth inning on Sunday afternoon, but fell a run shy Lake Elsinore 28 29 .491 - in the conclusion of the series, 3-2. In the eighth, Cody Thomas walked to begin the inning. Marte followed with a two-run home run Rancho Cucamonga 27 30 .474 1.0 Inland Empire 27 30 .474 1.0 on the first pitch of his at-bat, pushing the Quakes within a run at 3-2. Rancho would go on to leave the bases loaded in the eighth Lancaster 26 30 .474 1.0 against new reliever Justin Lawrence. Starting pitcher Andrew Sopko allowed two of three Lancaster runs when Roberto Ramos hit a two-run home run to right field in the first inning. Sopko would settle in, allowing an additional run on a ground out in the fourth, but worked through the seventh inning for his fifth quality start of the season despite the loss. On the mound for Lancaster, David Hill made his California league debut and first overall appearance since June of 2016. After hitting Zack McKinstry and walking Rylan CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD Bannon to open the game, Hill (1-0) went on to retire 15 straight across five hitless innings and received the win. Sunday GROUNDING THE HAWKS: On the offensive end, Gavin Lux and Rylan Bannon have shown the most success against Lancaster Inland Empire 6 at Lake Elsinore 7 pitching this season. Lux is batting .455 (15-for-333) with five doubles, three home runs and eleven RBI's to go along with a team- Modesto 6 at San Jose 5 high OBP of .526. Bannon is batting .265 (9-for-34) with a team-high five home runs and a slugging percentage of .794 Stockton 0 at Visalia 11 ONE RUN NO FUN: Rancho has struggled in one-run games this season going 5-13 in tightly contested contests. Rancho dropped Lancaster 3 at Rancho Cucamonga 2 a one-run contest in the series finale against Lancaster on Sunday (2-3), and of recent is 1-6 over the last seven games decided by a run. Yesterday CHASING THE TOP: The Quakes are rumbling at the right time, winners of seven of their last ten games with 13 games left to play NO GAMES in the first-half schedule. Rancho is currently in a three-way tie with Lancaster and Inland Empire for second place in the California League south division, a game back of first place Lake Elsinore. Today CURRENT STREAKS: After just two hits for the Quakes offense on Sunday, Rancho saw a number of hitting streaks come to a close. Stockton at San Jose, 6:30 PM Rylan Bannon ended an eight-game hitting streak going 0-for-1 with three walks but has still reached safely in nine straight games. Rancho Cucamonga at Lancaster, 6:35 PM Jeren Kendall was 0-for-4 putting an end to a six-game stretch. Gavin Lux has secured a hit in ten of his last twelve games with seven Lake Elsinore at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM multi-hit games over the span. Cristian Santana has reached on a hit in ten of his last 14 games. Visalia at Modesto, 7:05 PM RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Thursday, RHP Parker Curry and LHP Michael Boyle were both promoted to Double-A Tulsa of the Texas League. RHP Nolan Long was transferred from Double-A Tulsa to Rancho Cucamonga. Long began the year with the Quakes and was 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA before earning the promotion on 4/24. RHP Marshall Kasowski and INF Zach McKinstry were trans- Tomorrow Stockton at San Jose, 6:30 PM ferred from Low-A Great Lakes of the Midwest League to Rancho Cucamonga. Rancho Cucamonga at Lancaster, 6:35 PM MAY DAY: Dustin May (2-3) is scheduled to make his seventh start of the season for the Quakes and first start against the Jet- Lake Elsinore at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM Hawks. May last pitched against Lake Elsinore on 5/30 at LoanMart Field, allowing four runs over five innings and striking out six Visalia at Modesto, 7:05 PM in his second win of the season. May first joined the Quakes rotation on 5/3, going 2-3 over six total starts in the month of May (28 IP, 16 ER, 6 BB, 29 K's). The Justin, TX native was a third round pick by the Dodgers in 2016 out of Northwest H.S. (Justin, TX) and currently ranks as the number ten prospect in the system by MLBPipline.com. 2018 QUAKES AT A GLANCE OPPOSING PITCHER: Matt Dennis (3-6) is scheduled to make his 12th start of the year for the JetHawks and third this season 1st Half Record: 27-30 against Rancho. Dennis last pitched against the Quakes in a start on 4/27, allowing five runs over four innings in a loss despite strik- 2nd Half Record: 0-0 ing out a season-high ten Rancho hitters. Last time out, Dennis pitched a season-high seven innings against Inland Empire allowing vs Lancaster: 5-4 four earned run in a no-decision. An Arlington Heights, IL native, Dennis was drafted by the Rockies in the 14th round of the 2016 vs Lan Home 2-1 draft out of Bradley University. LISTEN TO THE QUAKES: Listen to every Quakes’ game on Fox Sports AM 1350, Online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio vs Lan Road 3-3 and TuneIn Radio apps with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Andrew Chapman. Home Record: 15-17 NEXT HOME GAME: The Quakes return to LoanMart Field to host the Inland Empire 66ers (Los Angeles Angels affiliate) for a Road Record: 12-13 three-game series on Friday, June 8th. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive a Justin Turner Bobblehead giveaway, presented Current Streak: L1 by Smile Generation. Tickets are available at rcquakes.com or by calling (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. #5 Cristian Santana 1B 6/6 at Lancaster RHP Tony Gonsolin vs. RHP Brandon Gold 6:35 PM FOX Sports 1350 4. #3 Jeren Kendall CF 5. #6 Logan Landon RF 6/7 at Lancaster RHP Dean Kremer vs. RHP Rico Garcia 6:35 PM FOX Sports 1350 6. #33 Connor Wong C 7. #30 Cody Thomas LF 6/8 Inland Empire TBD vs. RHP Isaac Anderson 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 8. #50 Hamlet Marte DH 9. #11 Zack McKinstry 2B 6/9 Inland Empire TBD vs. RHP Andrew Sopko 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 P. #136 Dustin May RHP 2 REHABBERS: The Quakes have had three different Dodgers join the club as apart of major league rehab assignment this season. Dodgers INF Justin Turner joined the Quakes along with INF Logan Forsythe in a weekend series vs. Visa- 1st Half Schedule && Results lia. 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 (5/8) in Lake Elsinore. Puig was 0-for-4 at the plate and was removed Date Opponent Result/Time 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 17th and 23rd in the Dodgers' system, by MLBPipeline.com, return to the Quakes to help anchor the rotation.