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 6-3, 45-34 (Seattle Mariners) 3-6, 34-45 (Milwaukee Brewers) Saturday, June 30, 2018 – 6:35 p.m. Neuroscience Group Field (opened 1995) – Grand Chute, WI Game #80 of 140 LHP Oliver Jaskie (3-7, 6.23) vs. RHP Bowden Francis (4-4, 4.41) Class A AFFILIATE OF THE Today’s Preview: The Clinton LumberKings (A, Mariners) meet the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A, Brewers) for the third time this season with the third game of a four-game series. This will be the LumberKings final trip Series Information to Neuroscience Group Field this season. The LumberKings split a four-game series with the Timber Rattlers at All-Time Series (1963): Ashford University Field April 9-12 in the two team’s first meeting of the year. Clinton made their first trip to Wisconsin leads, 309-367 Wisconsin April 23-26 splitting a four-game series. The LumberKings trail the all-time series, dating back to 1963, 309 to 367. Since Clinton has been affiliated with the Seattle Mariners (2009) they trail in the head-to- head matchups 72 games to 75 games. Since 2009 (SEA): Wisconsin leads, 72-75 th Seattle Mariners (Majors) LumberKings Starter: Oliver Jaskie, 22, makes his 15 start and appearance of the season for the Clinton LumberKings. The Michigan native took the loss his last time out for a 5.1 inning outing against the Burlington 2018: Series tied, 5-5 (of 19) American League (West) Bees at Ashford University Field. The lefty allowed five runs on seven hits while walking four and striking out In Clinton: Series tied, 2-2 52-31 2nd 2.5 GB four. Jaskie has faced the Timber Rattlers once before this season and it was his strongest start of the season. Last night: W, 4-1 vs. Kansas City He earned his first win of the year for seven shutout innings of work in which he benefited from four double In Wisconsin: Series tied, 3-3 Segura (SEA), 2-4, R, RBI play balls. He scattered five hits during his time out while walking two and striking out three. Jaskie comes into One-Run Games: Series tied, 0-0 th Moustakas (KC), 2-4, RBI this start as the 24 best prospect in the Seattle Mariners organization, according to MLB.com. The Mariners Extra-Innings: Clinton leads, 1-0 Gonzalez (SEA), W, 9 IP, 6 H, R, 7 K took him in the sixth round of the 2017 MLB draft out of the University of Michigan signing him for $245,600. While in school, he tied a school record for strikeouts his junior year with 172 Ks matching future big leaguer 2018 Meetings: Mariners Minor League System Jim Burton’s 1970 mark. Date Location Result/Time th th Timber Rattlers Starter: Bowden Francis, 22, makes his 15 appearance and 13 start of the season for the 4/9 CLINTON L, 10-4 Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The Florida native, earned the win his last time out for a seven-inning outing against Pacific Coast League 4/10 CLINTON W, 5-1 the Quad Cities River Bandits in which he did not allow a run on four hits while walking none and striking out a 4/11 CLINTON W, 4-2 Pacific Conference (North) professional career high 10 batters. This will be his first start of the season against the Clinton LumberKings but 4/12 CLINTON L, 4-6 th 42-39 2nd 5.5 GB his second appearance. He faced Clinton in his first bullpen assignment of the year on April 11 at Ashford 4/23 at Wisconsin W, 6-2 Last Night: W, 4-2 vs. Reno University Field. He worked three innings and allowed one run on a home run to Joseph Rosa. His brother, pitcher 4/24 at Wisconsin L, 3-1 Bechman (TAC), 1-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, K Harrison Francis, was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth round of the 2017 MLB Draft. The 4/25 at Wisconsin L, 5-4 Negron (REN), 1-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K Brewers drafted Bowden in the seventh round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Chipola Junior College. 4/26 a Wisconsin W, 7-3 Morin (TAC), W, 1.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 K 6/28 at Wisconsin L, 4-1 Last Time Out: Jack Larsen homered in his first at-bat back from the disabled list in the Clinton LumberKings 6/29 at Wisconsin W, 9-7(10) 9-7, 10 inning, win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Friday night at Neuroscience Group Field. Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) 6/30 at Wisconsin 6:35 PM LumberKings (6-3, 45-34) batters tallied 15 hits against five different Timber Rattlers (3-6, 34-44) pitchers to 7/1 at Wisconsin 1:05 PM Texas League (North) earn the win. The LumberKings faced Major Leaguer Zach Davies, who was making a rehab start, and pounded 8/24 CLINTON 6:30 PM 6-1 1st 0.5 GB the righty for six runs on 10 hits over his three innings of work. In the top of the first, Eugene Helder doubled 8/25 CLINTON 6:30 PM Last Night: W, 2-1 vs. Corpus Christi with one out and scored the game's first run on a Ryan Costello triple to right center field. Larsen then capped 8/26 CLINTON 2:00 PM Pizzano (ARK), 2-4, R, 3B the rally with a home run to right for his eighth homer of the year. The game remained tied through nine innings 8/27 CLINTON 6:30 PM Alvarez (CC), 1-3, R until the LumberKings came up with two runs in the top of the 10th. Larsen was the free base runner assigned to McKay (ARK), W, 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, K second, as per Minor League extra inning rules, and moved to third on bloop single to right by Johnny Adams. Larsen scored on a sacrifice fly by Zach Scott off Timber Rattlers reliever Cody Beckman and Dimas Ojeda scored Adams with a double to the gap in left center field. Modesto Nuts (High-A) California League (North) Jack is Back: Jack Larsen missed 18 days with a left shoulder injury that had come from a collision with the 2-7 4th 5.0 GB right field wall at Ashford University Field on June 11th. Due to the injury he missed the final week of the first Last Night: W, 3-1 vs. Lake Elsinore half and a chance to start in the all-star game. Larsen was activated before Friday night’s game and wasted no White (MOD), 2-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI, K time picking up where he left off homering to right in his at-bat back. By the time the dust had settled, Larsen Reed (LE), 1-4, R, K went 2-for-4 with four runs scored, a home run, a triple, two RBIs, and a walk in his return to the LumberKings MWL 2nd Half Standings Wells (MOD), W, 6 IP, 3 H, R, 3 H, 7 K lineup. Sandy Tossed: One of the storylines from Friday’s action packed game at Neuroscience Group Field was a fight MWL Western Division Clinton LumberKings (Class A) that had broken out between Timber Rattlers pitcher Carlos Herrera and LumberKings outfielder Ariel Sandoval. W-L GB Midwest League (West) The brawl cleared the benches and the bullpens but not other players participated in the scuffle. Both players Cedar Rapids 8-1 - 6-3 3rd 2.0 GB were ejected by first base umpire Jake Botek marking the third time this season Sandoval has been tossed from a %Peoria 7-2 1.0 Last Night: W, 9-7 (10) vs. Wisconsin game. In contrast, manager Denny Hocking has not been tossed this season. Clinton 6-3 2.0 Larsen (CLI), 2-4, 4 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K Beloit 4-5 4.0 Eating Their Vegetables: Over the ten innings of action on Friday night the LumberKings rattled off 15 hits Harrison (WIS), 3-4, R, HR, 2 RBI Kane County 4-5 4.0 Kober (CLI), W, 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K with all but one of the starting nine collecting at least one hit in the game. Keegan McGovern collected the first three-hit game of his professional career and Clinton hitters made the most of their hits combining to hit nine *Quad Cities 3-6 5.0 extra base hits. McGovern and Larsen homered, while Costello and Larsen tripled, and Eugene Helder, Costello, Wisconsin 3-6 5.0 Everett AquaSox (Rookie) Rainis Silva, McGovern, and Dimas Ojeda all doubled. Burlington 1-8 7.0 Northwest League (North) 9-6 1st 1.0 GB Yeomans Work: A five-run rally by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in the bottom of the fourth inning on Friday MWL Eastern Division Last Night: W, 4-3 vs. Eugene night turned what was a 6-2 lead into a 7-6 deficit. Steven Moyers came on in relief and recorded the final out of Stowers (EVE), 1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB the fourth on the tenth batter to come up for Wisconsin in the inning. Moyers stayed on settled the game for W-L GB Durna (EUG), 2-4, R, 3B, K Clinton with 4.1 innings of shutout work in which he allowed only two Timber Rattlers to reach during his time %Lansing 8-1 - Ellingson (EVE), W, 2.1 IP, 0 R, H, 4 K out.