Clinton LumberKings Game Notes Class A Midwest League Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners Clinton LumberKings Media Relations Dept. | 563.242.0727 ext. 106 | [email protected] | www.lumberkings.com rd th Clinton LumberKings (6-4, 3 in West / 1.0 GB) Peoria Chiefs (3-7, T-7 in West / 4.0 GB) RHP Jandy Sena (4-4, 4.75 ERA) VS. LHP Austin Kirk (4-5, 2.88 ERA) Monday, July 4, 2011 6:00 PM O’Brien Field, Peoria, IL Game #81 Radio Broadcast: AM 1390 KCLN Wiswall’s Sac Fly Leads Kings in 10th: The LumberKings gutted out another win in their RECORD BREAKDOWN final at-bat last night, beating Peoria 3-2 in 10 innings at O’Brien Field. Mike McGee ripped a one-out th double down the left-field line in the 10 , moved to third on a single by Carlos Ramirez and scored on Current Streak: Won 1 a sacrifice fly to shallow right-center by Mickey Wiswall . The Kings had erased a 2-0 deficit to send Last 10 Games: 6-4 the game to extras…McGee singled home Jetsy Extrano in the fifth inning and Carlton Tanabe tied Long Winning Streak: 3 Games (4x) the score with a two-out single to left scoring Anthony Phillips , who had reached on a two-base throwing error by Chiefs’ third-baseman Brandon May. Right-hander Jonathan Arias (W, 3-2) struck Long Losing Streak: 8 Games (5/7-5/14) All-Time Record: 4168-4383 out six over the final 3.0 innings for the win in relief. Starter Tony Butler yielded five walks and gave up two runs in the third inning on a bases-loaded fielder’s choice by Rubi Silva and two-out RBI single Vs. West: 22-45 Leading after 6: 20-6 by Greg Rohan, but exited with just two ER over 5.1 IP…lefty Edlando Seco added 1.2 scoreless Vs. East: 7-5 Leading after 7: 20-5 frames. Peoria right-hander Daniel Berlind (L, 0-2) fell with a run on three hits over 3.0 innings. First Half: 24-46 Leading after 8: 18-3 Scoring First: 22-19 Tied after 6: 6-6 Standings Watch: Last night’s win keeps Clinton alone in third place in the West Division , just Scoring Last: 24-16 Tied after 7: 6-6 1.0 game behind first-place Beloit and Kane County (both 7-3). The LumberKings have been in third or Extra-Innings: 5-3 Tied after 8: 5-4 higher in nine of 10 days this half after spending just three days above third in the first half (no days in Doubleheaders: 5-5 Trailing after 6: 4-39 first place) After finishing last in the first half at 24-26, manager Eddie Menchaca’s club attempts to April: 7-16 Trailing after 7: 3-39 secure a second-half playoff spot and reach the MWL postseason for the 10 th time in the last 14 years. May: 8-22 Trailing after 8: 2-38 June: 13-11 Last AB Wins: 10 Cardiac Kings: Of the six wins posted by the LumberKings this half, five have come in the last July: 2-1 Walk-off Wins: 3 at-bat including last night’s 10 th -inning winner for Mickey Wiswall . Wiswall has driven in the GW run August: 0-0 Shutouts: 4 September: 0-0 Times Shut Out: 7 in the last two last at-bat victories for Clinton including Friday night at Quad Cities when his RBI single Home: 12-29 10+ Runs: 2-0 scored Kevin Rivers in the top of the ninth in a 5-3 win over the Bandits. Steven Baron (now on the Road: 18-21 1 Run Games: 13-12 High Desert DL) started the trend on 6/24 vs. Burlington, keying a four-run eighth inning with a two-out, - two-run double in a 5-4 win over the Bees. Two days later, Robbie Anston lifted the Kings to a 5-4 LumberKings vs. Peoria in 2011 walk-off win in the bottom of the ninth against the Bees, lining a no-out single to center scoring Carlos Season: 2-9 Home: 0-3 Road: 2-6 Ramirez . Two days after that, Romero drove home a 12 th -inning walk-off winner with a single to right- Offense: .195, 7 HR Pitching: 5.73, 84 K center scoring Jetsy Extrano . The Kings have 10 last at-bat wins and three walk-off wins this year. Mickey Mash Club: Wiswall’s heroics last night capped a 1-for-4 game that saw him extend his TEAM TOTALS personal-best hitting streak to seven games..he’s hitting .370 (10-for-27), with a double, HR and five Hitting: .226 (16 th ) ERA: 4.15 (15 th ) RBI on the streak, the team’s longest active streak. Mickey and Carlos Ramirez belted back-to-back solo homers off LHP Ryan O’Rourke in a 14-5 loss to Beloit on 6/29 at Alliant Energy Field, the first HR: 43 Strikeouts: 664 instance of back-to-back clouts by LumberKings since Wiswall and Vinnie Catricala did it on 8/15/10 XBH: 156 Starter W: 14 at Beloit (off RHP Tom Stuifbergen). Ranked the #29 prospect in the Mariners’ system by Baseball Runs: 287 Holds: 11 America , Wiswall hit .309 in June with five HR and 14 RBI…he leads the club with 35 RBI. Steals: 104 Saves: 16 - Diff’rent Streaks: Newest LumberKing Mike McGee went 2-for-5 with a double, run scored and TEAM LEADERS RBI last night, giving him a hit in all five games with Clinton (.350, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI)…mix in his two-game stint in the AZL (.556, 3 triples, 4 RBI) and McGee has a hit in all seven games of his pro career Average: Mickey Wiswall (.260) since being selected in the 15 th round out of Florida State University. Carlos Ramirez went 1-for-5 last Hits: Mickey Wiswall (78) night to extend his hit streak to six-straight games…he’s hitting .333 (7-for-21) with a double, HR, five Doubles: Steven Baron / Stefen Romero (13) runs scored and two RBI on the streak. Carlton Tanabe saw a three-game RBI streak end on 7/2 but Triples: Julio Morban (5) drove in a run last night, his fifth in the last five games (had just 3 RBI over his first 19 games). Home Runs: Kalian Sams (8) RBI: Mickey Wiswall (35) Welcome Back: Making his first Midwest League start since beating the LumberKings on 8/31/07 Stolen Bases: with Wisconsin (6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 6 K in 4-1 Rattlers’ win), left-hander Tony Butler pitched effectively Kalian Sams (17) in his Clinton debut last night at Peoria The 6’7” southpaw limited the Chiefs to two runs on four hits Wins: Tyler Burgoon (5) over 5.1 innings, walked five and struck out three in a no-decision, avenging his last outing in the MWL Innings: George Mieses (76.0) with Wisconsin last year (5 ER over 0.0 IP on 8/5/10 vs. Peoria). Originally drafted by the Mariners in ERA: Tyler Burgoon (1.75) the 3 rd round in 2006 out of Oak Creek High School (WI), Butler was traded to Baltimore in the Erik Quality Starts: Forrest Snow (7) Bedard deal, released by the O’s, signed and released by Milwaukee and is back with Seattle this Strikeouts: James Paxton (80) season…he’s a career 12-21 with a 4.90 ERA in 84 outings spanning six seasons. His start continued Holds: Nate Reed (3) a solid trend for the rotation…they’re 1-0 with a 3.09 ERA (8 ER in 23.1 IP) over the last five games. Saves: Tyler Burgoon (8) The Pen is Mightier: Right-hander Jonathan Arias won for the third time last night at Peoria with 3.0 innings of scoreless ball including six strikeouts…the catcher- turned pitcher is 3-0 with two saves and a 2.16 ERA (4 ER in 16.2 IP) since the start of June. Right-hander Tyler Burgoon went 2.0 IP to earn his team-leading fifth win on Friday night at Quad Cities…despite allowing his fifth of 16 inherited runners to score and suffering his fifth blown save as a result, Burgoon still extended his own scoreless streak to 10.2 IP and lowered his ERA to a bullpen-best 1.75. Seattle’s 10 th round pick in 2010 out of the University of Michigan, Burgoon is 3-0 with two saves and a 0.00 ERA (0 ER in 10.2 IP) over his last five outings. Lefty Nate Reed has yielded just one ER over his last six games (10.1 IP), lowering his ERA from 4.60 to 3.04. Romero is Rolling: Stefen Romero nearly hit for the cycle Saturday night at Quad Cities (Clinton’s last cycle still belongs to Josh Spoerl on 7/19/00 at Kane County), falling a triple shy as he went 3-for-4 with a double, two-run HR and three RBI…he belted his second homer of the series in the fourth inning, his sixth of the season and his first career opposite-field blast (to right-center)…Romero drove in seven of Clinton’s 16 runs on the series. After hitting .224 over his first two months of the season, Romero is hitting .370 (20-for-54) since the start of June , including four doubles, three HR (all three coming against QC including one at home on 6/18 off RHP th Seth Blair) and 13 RBI in 15 games.