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 26-23 (Miami Marlins) 22-27 (Milwaukee Brewers) Tuesday, May 28, 2019 – 6:35 p.m. (CDT) Neuroscience Group Field (opened 1995) – Grand Chute, WI Game #50 of 139 RHP Alberto Guerrero (2-0, 2.52) vs. RHP Reese Olson (1-3, 6.47) Class-A AFFILIATE OF THE Today’s Preview: The LumberKings (A, Marlins) are back on the road for a brief three-game trip with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A, Brewers). This will be the second meeting of the season between the two teams with the LumberKings sweeping Wisconsin in three games when they met Series Information in Clinton April 18th through the 20th. The sweep is still the only one of the season for the All-Time Series (1963): LumberKings. The two teams have been playing each other since 1963 with Wisconsin leading the Wisconsin leads, 315-374 all-time head-to-head meetings 315 games to 374. Since 2019 (MIA): LumberKings Starter: Alberto Guerrero, 21, makes his ninth appearance and seventh start of Clinton leads, 3-0 the year with the LumberKings. The Panama native worked just one inning his last time out before rains in Beloit forced a suspension at Harry Pohlman Field. In his one inning out he 2019: Clinton leads, 3-0 (of 18) allowed no runs while walking one and striking out none. This will be Guerrero’s first In Clinton: Clinton leads, 3-0 appearance against the Burlington Bees this season. He was signed on July 3rd, 2014 as an In Wisconsin: Series tied, 0-0 international free agent and began his professional career a year later in 2015 with the DSL One-Run Games: Clinton leads, 3-0 Miami Marlins (Majors) Marlins. Guerrero spent last season in Batavia and went 3–6 with a 3.49 ERA and 69.2 innings National League (East) Extra-Innings: Clinton leads, 1-0 of work. He entered this season with four seasons of professional baseball experience and a 10– 17-34 5th 13.0 GB 15 with a 3.14 ERA with 200.2 innings of work. This will be his third appearance during a day Last night: W, 3-2 at Washington game – a scenario where he has thrived. Over 11 innings of work in the day light he is 1-0 with a 2019 Meetings: Walker (MIA), 3-5, 2B, RBI, K 0.82 ERA. Date Location Result/Time Parra (WAS), 1-4, R, 2B Timber Rattlers Starter: Reese Olson, 19, makes his 10th appearance and sixth start of the 4/18 CLINTON W, 5-4(10) Urena (MIA),W, 7 IP, 2 R, BB, 4 K season for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The Greenville, Georgia native was given the loss his 4/19 CLINTON W, 4-3 4/20 CLINTON W, 3-2 last time out for a two-inning outing against the Peoria Chiefs at Dozer Park. He allowed five runs, Marlins Minor League System 5/28 at Wisconsin 6:35 PM four earned, on five hits while walking one and striking out one. Over his last three outings, Olson 5/29 at Wisconsin 6:35 PM has worked exclusively as a starter and has been hit hard – allowing 14 runs over just 9.1 innings. 5/30 at Wisconsin 6:35 PM New Orleans Baby Cakes (Triple-A) As a reliever this year he is 1-0 with a 2.63 ERA while as a he starter he is 0-3 with a 9.33 ERA. 6/20 at Wisconsin 7:05 PM Pacific Coast League This will be his second outing of the year against Clinton. He faced the LumberKings in relief on 6/21 at Wisconsin 7:05 PM Pacific Conference (South) April 18th and was given a no decision for four innings of work in which he allowed two runs on 6/22 at Wisconsin 6:35 PM 6/23 at Wisconsin 1:05 PM 28-24 3rd 4.0 GB five hits while walking none and striking out two. Both of the runs he surrendered came on home 7/30 at Wisconsin 6:35 PM Last Night: L, 1-2 vs. Iowa runs – one by Demetrius Sims and one by Ricardo Cespedes. The Milwaukee Brewers took Olson 7/31 at Wisconsin 7:05 PM th Marrero (NO), 1-4, 2B, K in the 13 round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of North Hall High School in Greensboro. 8/1 at Wisconsin 7:05 PM Evans (IA), 2-4, R, 2B, RBI 8/2 at Wisconsin 7:05 PM First of His Kind: Sean Reynolds will always be a player with a large amount of strikeouts. 8/24 CLINTON 6:30 PM Norwood (IA), W, 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, K Sunday afternoon was the sixth time this season that he has struck out four times in a game. His 8/25 CLINTON 2:00 PM first strikeout on Sunday was his 100th of the year making him the first player in professional 8/26 CLINTON 6:30 PM Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Double-A) 8/27 CLINTON 6:30 PM baseball in 2019 to strikeout 100 times. Reynolds enters the series finale with Burlington with 103 Southern League (South) strikeouts. 19-31 7th 11.0 GB Last Night: DAY OFF Money Hits: At times the LumberKings offense has been stalled by a lack of hits with men in scoring position. Jerar Encarnacion is an exception and comes into the series final with a .345 MWL 1st Half Standings Jupiter Hammerheads (High-A) average with men in scoring position and an even higher .448 batting average with runner sin MWL Western Division Florida State League (South) scoring position and two men out. W-L GB 13-34 6th 17.0 GB Century Mark: Three runs were enough for the Clinton LumberKings on Sunday afternoon Quad Cities 32-15 - Last Night: DAY OFF against the Bees as they held on for a 3-2 win. The runs give the LumberKings 99 runs at home Burlington 28-22 5.5 over 24 games with their next marking their 100th. On the road Clinton has scored 111 times in 25 Kane County 27-23 6.5 Clinton LumberKings (Class A) games. Clinton 26-23 7.0 Midwest League (West) Cedar Rapids 25-25 8.5 25-23 4th 7.0 GB Where Did the Hits Go: The LumberKings over their last five games have gone 3-2 in spite of Wisconsin 22-27 11.0 Last Night: **RAINED OUT** an offense that has struggled to find hits. Over the last five games, Clinton is batting .204 as a Peoria 21-28 12.0 team with only five players boasting averages over .200 in that times; Jerar Encarnacion (.316), Beloit 17-31 15.5 Batavia Muckdogs (Rookie) J.D. Osborne (.250), Connor Scott (.211), Demetrius Sims (.333), and Christopher Torres (.278). MWL Eastern Division New York-Penn League (Pickney) Milestone Strikeout: Three pitchers for Clinton on Saturday night combined to strikeout 12 W-L GB **Not Playing** Burlington Bees batters. Humberto Mejia fanned nine over his seven innings, Cam Baird struck Great Lakes 30-18 - out two in the eighth, and C.J. Carter added the final strikeout of the night in the ninth. It marked Bowling Green 31-20 0.5 GCL Marlins (Rookie) the 20th time this season that Clinton pitching has struck out 10 or more batters in a game. Lake County 30-20 1.0 Gulf Coast League (East) South Bend 28-21 2.5 **Not Playing** This Date in Baseball History: On this date in 1968, the American League votes to divide itself Fort Wayne 23-25 7.0 into two divisions and plans to reduce its schedule to 156 games. The Junior Circuit, however, Lansing 21-28 9.5 will reconsider and will continue to play a schedule of 162 contests. West Michigan 18-32 13.0 Dayton 15-36 16.5 Broadcast Information: All Clinton LumberKings games will be broadcast live on 100.3 FM *First Half Division Champion WCCI and online at LumberKings.com via TuneIn Radio App with the Erik Oas, in his third season as the “Voice of the LumberKings.” Upcoming Probable Pitchers: Clinton/Opponents. WED 5/29 at Wisconsin RH George Soriano (0-4, 5.30) vs. RH Justin Jarvis (0-0, 5.19) 6:35 p.m. THU 5/30 at Wisconsin RH Jake Walters (0-0, 2.57) vs. RH Adam Hill (5-3, 3.63) 6:35 p.m. FRI 5/31 vs. Kane County RH Humberto Mejia (5-0, 2.22) vs. TBA 6:30 p.m. SAT 6/1 vs. Kane County RH Chris Vallimont (3-3, 2.43) vs. TBA 6:30 p.m. Tonight’s Starting Pitcher #41 Alberto Guerrero HT: 6-3 WT: 192 Bats: Right Throws: Right Age: 21 Born: December 13, 1997 Resides: Pacora, Panama Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on July 3rd, 2014 LAST TIME OUT: Guerrero threw just one inning his last time out before rains forced a suspended contest and ended his outing with the Beloit Snappers at Harry Pohlman Field. He allowed one hit over the inning, did not allow a run, and walked one while striking out none. The LumberKings would blow a six-run lead in the game and fall 11-6. AGAINST THE BEES: This will be the first start and appearance of Alberto Guerrero’s professional career against the Burlington Bees and his first against an affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels.