Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Quad Cities River Bandits 19-19, 58-50 (Seattle Mariners) 20-18, 60-48 (Houston Astros) Thursday, August 2, 2018 – 6:35 p.m. Modern Woodmen Park (opened 1931) – Davenport, IA Game #109 of 140 RHP Scott Boches (2-3, 3.23) vs. RHP Chad Donato (0-0, 3.24) Class A AFFILIATE OF THE Today’s Preview: The Clinton LumberKings (A, Mariners) meet the Quad Cities River Bandits (A, Astros) for the third time this season and the last time in Quad Cities this year with the second game of a three-game series. Series Information This year the LumberKings wont the first meeting by taking two of three from the River Bandits in Clinton May All-Time Series (1960): 29th through the 31st. Clinton had a chance to clinch a playoff spot in Quad Cities with two wins in their second Quad Cities leads, 414-456 meeting but instead were swept in the three-game series and missed the playoffs. The LumberKings trail the all- time series, dating back to 1960, 414 to 456. Since Clinton has been affiliated with the Seattle Mariners (2009) they trail in the head-to-head matchups 72 games to 76 games. Since 2009 (SEA): Seattle Mariners (Majors) Quad Cities leads, 72-76 American League (West) LumberKings Starter: Scott Boches, 23, makes his 22nd appearance and sixth start of the season for the 63-45 2nd 5.0 GB Clinton LumberKings. The Pennsylvania native, was hung with the loss his last time out for a five inning 2018: Quad Cities leads, 2-5 (of 12) Last night: L, 8-3 vs. Houston outing against the Peoria Chiefs in Clinton. He allowed four runs for the second consecutive outing on a season In Clinton: Clinton leads, 2-1 Cruz (SEA), 1-4, R, HR, RBI high seven hits while walking two and striking out three. Boches has yet to win a startin since moving into the Gonzalez (HOU), 2-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 K LumberKings rotation. Still Boches has been sharp as a starter this year going 0-2 with a 3.13 ERA over 23 In Quad Cities: QC leads, 0-4 Keuchel (SEA), W, 7 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 K innings of work. This will be his third appearance and first start of the season against the Quad Cities River One-Run Games: QC leads, 0-1 Bandits. He has combined to work three innings against the River Bandits this season allowing four runs for a Extra-Innings: Series tied, 0-0 Mariners Minor League System 12.00 ERA. The Seattle Mariners selected him in the 30th round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Marist College. Boches sang the national anthem after practicing once before on the team bus trip back from Kane County on 2018 Meetings: Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A) July 3rd. Pacific Coast League Date Location Result/Time Pacific Conference (North) River Bandits Starter: Chad Donato, 23, makes his seventh appearance and fifth start of the season for the Quad 5/29 CLINTON L, 4-2 53-55 3rd 9.5 GB Cities River Bandits. The Texas native, was given a no decision his last time out for a four-inning outing against 5/30 CLINTON W, 13-6 Last Night: L, 3-0 vs. Oklahoma the Cedar Rapids Kernels in Cedar Rapids. Donato did not allow a run during the start and allowed just one hit 5/31 CLINTON W, 5-2 Vogelbach (TAC), 1-4, 2B, BB while walking one and striking out four. He began his 2018 season with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the New Your- 6/12 at Quad Cities L, 4-0 th Farmer (OKC), 2-4, R, HR, RB, K Penn League before earning a promotion to the River Bandits on June 27 .This will be his first start of the season 6/13 at Quad Cities L, 5-4 th Allie (OKC), W, 1 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K against the Clinton LumberKings. The Houston Astros selected him in the 11 round of the 2016 MLB Draft 6/14 at Quad Cities L, 5-2 and signed him for $100,000. He did not make his professional debut until 2017 due to an injury that sidelined 8/1 at Quad Cities L, 9-1 Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) him for the remainder of the 2016 season. Donato pitched collegiately at the University of West Virginia where 8/2 at Quad Cities 6:35 PM Texas League (North) he helped in a Big-12 Championship game run for the Mountaineers. He grew up in the Houston area a “big fan 8/3 at Quad Cities 6:35 PM 20-19 2nd 3.0 GB of the Astros” which made his 2016 draft selection a “lifelong dream come true.” 8/29 CLINTON 6:30 PM Last Night: L, 8-4 vs. NW Arkansas 8/30 CLINTON 6:30 PM Curletta (ARK), 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB Last Time Out: A Eugene Helder home run was all the Clinton LumberKings had to show in a 9-1 loss to the 8/31 CLINTON 6:30 PM Peterson (NW ARK), 2-3, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB Quad Cities River Bandits on Wednesday night at Modern Woodmen Park. The loss was the LumberKings (19- Herrmann (ARK), W, 2 IP, 2 H, R, 2 K 19, 58-50) fourth straight against the River Bandits (20-18, 60-48) as they still have yet to win a game in Quad Cities this season. Jairo Solis started for Quad Cities and was sharp over 5.2 innings of work. He allowed just Modesto Nuts (High-A) three hits while walking one and striking out seven to earn his second win of the season. The only runs scored against Solis (2-4), or any River Bandits pitcher, came in the top of the second inning with the LumberKings California League (North) trailing 1-0. Helder hit a towering solo home run to left for his sixth big fly of the year, which briefly tied the 16-24 T2nd 2.0 GB game at one. Kerr stayed on to work into the fourth but failed to make it out of the inning. In the end, he was Last Night: W, 10-2 vs. Stockton credited with 3.1 innings allowing eight runs on eight hits while walking four and striking out three. For his Morgan (MOD), 2-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB, K time, Kerr was given the loss, his 10th of the year. Edgardo Sandoval came on in relief for River Bandits starter Calabuig (STO), 2-4, R, 2B, BB Solis and silenced the LumberKings offense with 3.1 shutout innings of work. Sandoval was awarded his first Garcia (MOD), W, 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K save of the season for his work, holding Clinton to just three bases runners over the final four innings. MWL 2nd Half Standings Clinton LumberKings (Class A) Promotion: The Clinton LumberKings roster has seen many changes over the last week from promotion to trades. MWL Western Division Midwest League (West) All-Stars Collin Kober and Ryan Costello are no longer with Clinton following Kober’s promotion to High-A W-L GB 19-19 5th 7.5 GB Modesto and Costello was packaged in a trade to the Minnesota Twins on July 30th. The LumberKings have only Last Night: L, 9-1 vs. Cedar Rapids one of their four All-Stars remaining following the promotion outfielder Jack Larsen to the Modesto Nuts. Larsen Cedar Rapids 27-12 - Helder (CLI), 2-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI was selected to start for the Western Division but did not play due to a sore shoulder that had landed him on the Beloit 23-14 3.0 Sierra (QC), 2-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, BB, K disabled list. In a corresponding move the LumberKings have received infielder Connor Hoover from the Shot- %Peoria 23-14 3.0 Solis (QC), W, 5.2 IP, 3 H, R, BB, 7 K season Everett AquaSox. *Quad Cities 20-18 6.5 Clinton 19-19 7.5 Everett AquaSox (Rookie) House of Horrors: The fourth game of the season for the LumberKings at Modern Woodmen Park went the Kane County 18-20 8.5 Northwest League (North) same as the previous three, ending in a loss. The 9-1 defeat on Wednesday night was Clinton’s most lopsided Wisconsin 17-20 9.0 loss of the season in Quad Cities this year and it is still the only place this season where the LumberKings have 5-4 T2nd 1.0 GB Burlington 11-24 14.0 Last Night: W, 10-3 vs. Boise played and not won a game. Raleigh (EVE), 2-5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI Morgan (SK), 1-4, R, 2B, BB, K Helder is it: For the second time in the last week the LumberKings suffered a 9-1 loss where their only run came MWL Eastern Division Brown (SK), W, 4 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 5 K on a home run. Eugene Helder who was the walk-off hero for the LumberKings on Tuesday night, was the offense W-L GB in the series opener in Quad Cities. His second inning home run to left was his sixth of the season and briefly tied *Bowling Green 23-16 - AZL Mariners (Rookie) the score before the River Bandits pulled away in the third.