Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Beloit Snappers 9-6, 48-37 (Seattle Mariners) 8-6, 40-43 (Oakland Athletics) Saturday, July 7, 2018 – 7:00 p.m. Harry Pohlman Field (opened 1982) – Beloit, WI Game #86 of 140 RHP Randy Bell (1-0, 3.60) vs. LHP Ivan Andueza (0-4, 4.12) Class A AFFILIATE OF THE Today’s Preview: The Clinton LumberKings (A, Mariners) meet the Beloit Snappers (A, Athletics) for the fourth time this season with the second game of a four-game series. This will be Clinton’s finale trip of the year Series Information to Harry Pohlman Field. The LumberKings have played the Snappers well this season and are 7-2 against Beloit All-Time Series (1982): this year coming into this series. Clinton has won all three of their series with Beloit this year starting with a Beloit leads, 225-260 three-game sweep in the first meeting April 20th through the 22nd. The LumberKings trail the all-time series, dating back to 1982, 225 to 260. Since Clinton has been affiliated with the Seattle Mariners (2009) they trail in the head-to-head matchups 82 games to 83 games. Since 2009 (SEA): Beloit leads, 82-83 Seattle Mariners (Majors) LumberKings Starter: Randy Bell, 23, makes his second appearance and start of the season for the Clinton LumberKings. The Louisiana native earned his first win as a LumberKing his last time out. Over a six-inning 2018: Clinton leads, 7-3 (of 18) American League (West) outing against the Kane County Cougars at Northwestern Medicine Field he allowed four runs, three earned, on In Clinton: Clinton leads, 3-0 56-33 2nd 2.5 GB seven hits, while walking one and striking out five. The win was his fourth overall of the season after spending Last night: L, 7-1 vs. Colorado the first half of the 2018 season as a starter with the Modesto Nuts of the High-A California League. In 13 starts In Beloit: Clinton leads, 4-3 Span (SEA), 3-4, R, HR, RBI with the Nuts he went 3-4 with a 4.95 ERA while walking 18 and striking out 61. The Seattle Mariners took One-Run Games: Series tied, 1-1 Blackmon (COL), 3-5, 2 R, HR, RBI, K Bells in 10th round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of South Alabama University. In high school, lettered in Extra-Innings: Series tied, 0-0 Marquez (COL), W, 6 IP, 5 H, R, 5 K football, baseball, and track, while helping the baseball team to capture two state championships. While in college the winning ways continued as he helped the Eagles to a NJCAA Division II College World Series in 2018 Meetings: Mariners Minor League System Enid, Oklahoma. Date Location Result/Time Snappers Starter: Ivan Andueza, 23, makes his 13th appearance and 10th start of the season for the Beloit Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A) 4/20 CLINTON W, 9-5 Snappers. The Venezuelan native, took the loss for his last outing which was his first outing to come at home 4/21 CLINTON W, 5-4 Pacific Coast League nd since May 22 , a stretch of six games. The lefty worked 6.2 innings against the Quad Cities River Bandits 4/22 CLINTON W, 5-1 Pacific Conference (North) allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits while walking none and striking out a season high seven batters. He 4/27 at Beloit L, 2-1 th 45-42 2nd 5.5 GB began the season in the Snappers bullpen and made his season debut against the LumberKings on April 29 at 4/28 at Beloit W, 8-6 Last Night: W, 8-4 vs. Albuquerque Harry Pohlman Field. The outing is his only previous work that he has turned in against Clinton this season. He 4/29 at Beloit W, 8-5 Vogelbach (TAC), 3-5, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI received a no decision for his time out, allowing one run on five hits while walking three and striking out three. 6/15 at Beloit L, 9-1 Vazquez (ABQ), 1-2, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB The Oakland Athletics signed Andueza as an international free agent in 2015 and he then spent the first two 6/16 at Beloit W, 9-4 seasons of his professional career pitching for the DSL A’s before making his state side debut in 2015 with the Perez (TAC), W, 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 8 K 6/17 at Beloit W, 8-5 AZL A’s. 7/6 at Beloit L, 9-5 Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) 7/7 at Beloit 7:00 PM Last Time Out: Keegan McGovern and Johnny Adams went back-to-back with home runs for the Clinton 7/8 at Beloit 2:00 PM Texas League (North) LumberKings in a 9-5 loss to the Beloit Snappers on Friday night at Harry Pohlman Field. Despite outhitting the 7/9 at Beloit 7:00 PM 9-5 2nd 1.0 GB Snappers (8-6, 40-43) 10-9 the LumberKings (9-6, 48-37) dropped their third straight to fall into third place in 8/15 CLINTON 6:30 PM Last Night: L, 9-4 vs. Corpus Christi the Western Division. LumberKings starter Oliver Jaskie was roughed up over his four plus innings of work. The Fillia (ARK), 1-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, K Snappers scored in all but one of the five innings Jaskie (4-8) worked in. Beloit pushed and unearned run across Wren (CC), 4-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB in the first, added two runs in the second inning, a single run in the third, and then erupted for five runs in the Bielak (CC), W, 6.2 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 5 K bottom of the fifth. Jaskie took the loss for Clinton, allowing eight runs, five earned, on six hits while walking five and striking out two. Ruiz (2-6) did not allow another run over his five innings of work. He held Clinton to one run on three hits while walking one and striking out seven to pick up his second win of the season. In the top Modesto Nuts (High-A) of the seventh, the LumberKings got a little closer with back-to-back home runs from Keegan McGovern and California League (North) Johnny Adams that opened the inning. It was the second time this season that Clinton had gone back-to-back 4-12 4th 6.0 GB with home runs, McGovern's going for his fourth of the year, and Adams his ninth of the season. After adding a Last Night: L, 6-5 vs. Lancaster run in the top of the eighth, the LumberKings rallied in the top of the ninth to put the tying run into the on-deck MWL 2nd Half Standings Liberato (MOD), 2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI circle but Snappers reliever Joshua Reagan struck out McGovern to end the game. George (LAN), 1-3, R, HR, RBI, K MWL Western Division Sandoval Suspended: A fight that broke out on Friday, June 29th with Wisconsin Timber Rattlers pitcher Carlos Baker (LAN), W, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, K W-L GB Herrera and LumberKings outfielder Ariel Sandoval finally had its day in court with League President Dick Neusbaum handing down his reprimands. Sandoval was given a three-game suspension, the league required Cedar Rapids 12-3 - Clinton LumberKings (Class A) minimum for fighting, in addition to a fine that his fellow teammates agreed to chip in for with each player paying Clinton 9-5 2.5 Midwest League (West) $5 of the fine. He began serving his suspension on Thursday night and will be eligible to play again on Sunday %Peoria 8-5 3.0 9-6 3rd 2.5 GB against the Beloit Snappers. Beloit 7-6 4.0 Last Night: L, 9-5 vs. Beloit *Quad Cities 6-8 5.5 McGovern (CLI), 1-4, R, HR, RBI, 2 K The Wrong Kind of Streak: Friday night’s loss to the Beloit Snappers was the LumberKings third straight Kane County 6-9 6.0 Hargrove (BEL), 4-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI officially making the current run a losing streak. Losing streaks have been rare to Clinton this season and they Wisconsin 5-9 6.5 Ruiz (BEL), W, 5 IP, R, BB, 7 K are currently in just their fourth of the season. Twice this year the LumberKings have loss five straight games and this is the second time this season that they have lost three. Burlington 3-11 8.5 Everett AquaSox (Rookie) Back-to-Back: One of the lone bright spots for Clinton on Friday night were the home runs that leadoff the top MWL Eastern Division Northwest League (North) of the seventh inning. Keegan McGovern slugged his fourth home run of the year on a ball over the tall wall in W-L GB 12-10 1st +2.0 GB straight away center field and Johnny Adams followed three pitches later with his ninth of the year to left. It Fort Wayne 11-4 - Last Night: L, 9-0 vs. Vancouver marked the second time this season that LumberKings hitters have gone back-to-back with home runs something th %Lansing 10-5 1.0 Sanders (EVE), 1-3, 2B, BB they had not done since Ariel Sandoval and Jack Larsen went back-to-back on Opening Night on April 7 .