Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 game notes Friday, July 6th at 7:00 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog San Jose Municipal Stadium Game #86, Road Game #42 [email protected] San Jose, CA Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (48-37 ,, 13-2) AT San Jose Giants (39-46 , 5-10) RHP Isaac Anderson (3-5, 3.96 ERA) vs. RHP Melvin Adon (2-5, 4.87 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes continue their five-game series with the San Jose Giants (San Francisco Giants) with game three of the five-game set. This trip marks the first of three trips to Municipal Stadium in the second half. Upon completing this series, the 2018 2ND HALF STANDINGS Quakes will return home on Monday, July 9th to face Lancaster for four straight. NORTH W L PCT GB VS SAN JOSE: Today is the seventh of 18 total meetings between the Quakes and Giants and the third of 11 games to be played at Stockton* 10 5 .667 - Municipal Stadium. In Rancho's last series against San Jose, the Quakes took three of four games over the North Division opponents Visalia 8 7 .533 2.0 at LoanMart Field. Last night's win gives Rancho a 5-1 series-lead over the Giants. San Jose 5 10 .333 5.0 LAST TIME OUT: A five-run tenth sent the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to their tenth straight victory on Thursday night, as they Modesto 4 11 .267 6.0 beat the San Jose Giants 8-3 at Municipal Stadium. With pinch-runner Connor Wong aboard at second base to start the tenth, Jeren Kendall put down a sacrifice bunt. San Jose reliever Rodolfo Martinez (3-7) fielded the bunt, but his throw to third base was high and SOUTH W L PCT GB late, as Wong slide in safely. With the infield pinching in with runners at first and third and no outs, Estevez hit a hard grounder off Rancho Cucamonga* 13 2 .867 - the glove of shortstop Brandon Van Horn, allowing Wong to score, giving the Quakes the lead for good at 4-3. Landon followed with Lancaster 9 6 .600 4.0 Lake Elsinore 6 9 .400 7.0 a two-run double, Jared Walker singled and Steve Berman walked to load the bases. Rylan Bannon then singled off the glove of third Inland Empire 5 10 .333 8.0 baseman Wander Franco, making it 7-3. Cody Thomas followed with a hard grounder to first baseman Gio Brusa. Brusa came home to get the force at the plate, but his throw bounced in the dirt for the second Giants' error of the inning, making it 8-3. Andre Scrubb * First-Half Division Winner (2-0), who came on with two outs in the eighth, retired all three batters he faced in the tenth to hang on for the win. STREAK STUFF: The Quakes enter Thursday on a season-long ten-game winning streak, putting their record at a season-best, elev- CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD en games over the .500 mark at 13-2 in the second half and 48-37 overall. The streak started on June 26th at Lake Elsinore with three Yesterday straight shut-out wins, a franchise-first. Prior to this run, the longest winning streak of the year was five games. Over the current Rancho Cucamonga 8 San Jose 3 F/10 stretch, the Quakes are outscoring their opponents 57-17. The longest winning streak in franchise history is 11 straight, accom- Visalia 1 Lake Elsinore 2 plished back in 1999 (June 1-12). Rancho has also won eight straight at LoanMart Field, a season-high. Modesto 2 Lancaster 7 PITCHING: One of the reasons for Rancho's recent success can be traced to the pitching, which now ranks second in the league Stockton 8 Inland Empire 10 with a 3.57 ERA, behind only Visalia, who owns a 3.22 ERA. During their ten-game winning streak, they've allowed just 17 runs, an average of 1.70 runs per game. D-LUX: Since missing two weeks (including the All-Star Game) with a hamstring injury, Gavin Lux has hit in eight of nine games, Today including eight in a row. Three of the last five games, Lux has recorded two hits in each and smacked his first round-tripper since Modesto at Lancaster, 6:35 PM coming off the DL in Tuesday night's 4-1 win over Inland Empire. Lux is batting .312 on the year after going 1-for-6 last night. Rancho Cucamonga at San Jose, 7:00 PM HEATING UP: After going 0-for-17 in June, Nick Yarnall has hit safely in all three July games, going 6-for-11 with a home run. Yar- Visalia at Lake Elsinore, 7:00 PM nall hit just one homer for the Quakes (in just his third game on May 12) after being called up from Great Lakes, where he slugged six. Stockton at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Thursday was a busy transaction day for the Quakes, as there were five total moves. Leaving the Quakes for Double-A Tulsa of the Texas League were All-Star Dean Kremer (5-3, 3.30 ERA, 16 GS), and relievers Michael Boyle (1-0, 0.87, 13 G, 3 SV) and Nolan Long (4-0, 1.14, 17 G, 2 SV). Activated off the DL is catcher Steve Berman (.298 avg, 3 HR, 11 RBIs, 15 G). In addition, the Dodgers have signed lefty pitcher Ben Holmes and assigned him to Rancho Cucamonga. Holmes was drafted Tomorrow Rancho Cucamonga at San Jose, 5:00 PM by the Miami Marlins in the ninth round of the 2014 draft out of Oregon State University. Holmes went 0-0 with a 5.56 ERA in eight Visalia at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 PM appearances this year, spread between High-A Jupiter of the Florida State League and Double-A Jacksonville of the Southern League. Modesto at Lancaster, 6:05 PM ANDERSON DEALS: Right-hander Isaac Anderson will make his ninth start and 21st appearance of the year in tonight's game Stockton at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM against the Giants. Anderson settled with a no-decision in his only appearance against the Giants this year on June 21st, allowing four earned runs on six hits with no walks and six strikeouts over four innings. Anderson enters tonight's game coming off of his two strongest outings of the year, earning wins against Lake Elsinore (June 26) and Inland Empire (July 1) and allowing just one run across the starts (10 total innings). The Wichita, KS native was drafted by the Dodgers in the 40th round of the 2015 draft out of 2018 QUAKES AT A GLANCE Wichita State and is in his fourth professional season. 1st Half Record: 35-35 OPPOSING PITCHER: Right-hander Melvin Adon will make his 16th start for San Jose and his second against the Quakes. In 2nd Half Record: 13-2 his last start against Rancho (June 21st), Adon allowed one run on five hits over four innings and settled with a no-decision. Adon vs San Jose: 5-1 is coming off of a loss his last time out against Stockton where he allowed five runs over five innings on June 26th. A native of the vs SJ Home 3-1 Dominican Republic, Adon signed with the Giants as an International Free Agent in 2015. LISTEN TO THE QUAKES: Listen to every Quakes’ game on Fox Sports AM 1350, Online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio vs SJ Road 2-0 and TuneIn Radio apps with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Andrew Chapman. Home Record: 24-20 NEXT HOME GAME: The Quakes return home on July 9th to host the Lancaster JetHawks (Colorado Rockies Affiliate). Tickets are Road Record: 24-17 available online at rcquakes.com or by calling our ticket office at (909) 481-5000. Current Streak: W10 Probable Quakes Line-Up UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 1. #14 Gavin Lux SS 2. #21 Omar Estevez 2B Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 3. #30 Cody Thomas RF 7/7 @ San Jose RHP Dustin May vs. RHP DJ Myers 5:00 PM FOX Sports 1350 4. #6 Logan Landon LF 5. #3 Jeren Kendall CF 7/8 @ San Jose TBD vs. TBD 5:00 PM FOX Sports 1350 6. #33 Connor Wong DH 7. #11 Zach McKinstry 3B 7/9 vs Lancaster TBD vs. LHP Leo Crawford 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 8. #29 Steve Berman C 9. #36 Jared Walker 1B 7/10 vs Lancaster TBD vs. RHP Ryan Moseley 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 P. #18 Isaac Anderson RHP 2 REHABBERS: The Quakes have had five Dodgers join the club as apart of major league rehab assignment this season. 2nd Half Schedule && Results RHP Walker Buehler joined the Quakes most recently from a rehab start on June 3rd. Rich Hill joined the Quakes for a start in Lake Elsinore on 6/14, striking out ten over 4.1 innings. Dodgers INF Justin Turner joined the Quakes along with INF Logan Forsythe in a weekend series vs. Visalia (5/12-5/13). Turner was 0-for-6 at the plate while Forsythe fin- Date Opponent Result/Time ished 1-for-10 with a double during the time in Rancho. Yasiel Puig joined the club on rehab assignment Tuesday (5/8) June 21 San Jose L, 5-6 in Lake Elsinore. Puig was 0-for-4 at the plate and was removed from the game in the seventh inning.