Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Burlington Bees 31-25 (Seattle Mariners) 24-33 (Los Angeles Angeles) Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – 6:30 p.m. Community Field (opened 1947) – Burlington, IA Game #57 of 140 LHP Oliver Jaskie (1-5, 6.40) vs. RHP Luis Madero (2-3, 2.97) Class A AFFILIATE OF THE Today’s Preview: The Clinton LumberKings (A, Mariners) meet the Burlington Bees (A, Angels) for the third time this season with the opener of a three game-set. The team have meet twice this year at Ashford Univeristy Series Information Field with this being the first meeting at Community Field. The LumberKings swept a rain shortened two game All-Time Series (1962): series and then took four out five from Burlington May 21st through the 24th. The LumberKings lead the all-time Burlington leads, 418-431 series, dating back to 1983, 240 to 215. Since Clinton has been affiliated with the Seattle Mariners (2009) they lead in the head-to-head matchups 79 games to 56. Since 2009 (SEA): LumberKings Starter: Oliver Jaskie, 22, makes his 11th appearance and fourth start of the season for the Series tied, 81-81 Clinton LumberKings. The Michigan native ended a string of five straight losses by taking a no decision his last time out against the Quad Cities River Bandits. Jaskie lasted just four innings allowing three runs on four hits 2018: Clinton leads, 5-2 (of 18) while walking four and striking out seven. The start concluded a poor month of May for the lefty. Over his six In Clinton: Clinton leads, 5-2 Seattle Mariners (Majors) starts in the month he went 0-5 with a 9.33 ERA and logged just 27 innings. He made it through five innings American League (West) just twice in the month, a stretch that was far different then his 1-0, 2.00 ERA for the month of April. The In Burlington: Series tied, 0-0 th 37-22 1st +1.0 GB Seattle Mariners took Jaskie in the 6 round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of the University of Michigan where he One-Run Games: Clinton leads, 4-0 was teammate with 2017 LumberKing Johnny Slater. He comes into this start as the 25th ranked prospect in the Last night: **DAY OFF** Extra-Innings: Clinton leads, 2-0 Mariners organization, according to MLB.com. During his junior season at Michigan he tied the school single season strikeout record, 119, set in 1970 by future Big Leaguer Jim Burton. A strikeout total that ranked 2018 Meetings: Mariners Minor League System him17th in the NCAA that season. Date Location Result/Time Bees Starter: Luis Madero, 21, makes his 10th appearance and start of the season for the Burlington Bees. The Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A) 4/17 CLINTON W, 3-2 Venezuelan native, took the loss his last time out for a 4.1 inning outing against the Peoria Chiefs. He allowed 4/18 CLINTON *POSTPONED* Pacific Coast League four runs on a season high 10 hits while walking none and striking out two. Originally signed by the Arizona 4/19 CLINTON W, 5-3 Pacific Conference (North) Diamondbacks at the age of 16 he was then traded to the Angels organization for right-handed pitcher David 5/21 CLINTON W, 4-3(10) st 28-30 T2nd 6.5 GB Hernandez at the traded deadline last year on July 31 . Following the trade, he was assigned to Burlington to end 5/22 CLINTON L, 4-0 (7) his season and made six starts for the Bees and did not face Clinton. One of the stingiest starting pitchers in the Last Night: **DAY OFF** 5/22 CLINTON W, 3-2 (7) Midwest League when it comes to the walk, Madero has issued a free pass in just four of his nine starts this 5/23 CLINTON L, 4-1 season for a total of seven walks over 39.1 innings while also striking out 28. His fastball sits 90 to 91 MPH but 5/23 CLINTON W, 5-4 (10) Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) will top out at 93 and is he known to keep the ball down producing strikeouts and ground balls. The fastball works 6/5 at Burlington 6:30 PM off a slurvy breaking ball that scouts feel could be an above average pitch with more use of his changeup as of 6/6 at Burlington 6:30 PM Texas League (North) th late. Madero ranks as the 30 best prospect in the Angels organization coming into this start, according to 6/7 at Burlington 6:30 PM 27-28 2nd 0.5 GB MLB.com. 6/25 CLINTON 6:30 PM Last Night: **DAY OFF** 6/26 CLINTON 6:30 PM Last Time Out: The seesaw battle atop the Western Division continued as the Clinton LumberKings fell to the 6/27 CLINTON 6:30 PM Peoria Chiefs 7-1 on Sunday afternoon at Ashford University Field to fall back out of first place. Clinton (31-25) Modesto Nuts (High-A) 8/21 at Burlington 6:30 PM tallied just two hits in the game to register their fewest hits in a game this season. The Chiefs (32-25) pushed 8/22 at Burlington 6:30 PM California League (North) across the game's first runs in the top of the second inning against LumberKings starter Ray Kerr. In a rally that 8/23 at Burlington 6:30 PM 25-32 4th 10.0 GB started with two out in the inning, Julio Rodriguez doubled and was followed by JR Davis who reached on an 9/1 at Burlington 6:30 PM Last Night: **DAY OFF** error. Matt Fielder then drove home the pair with a two-run single to center that put Peoria on top for good. 9/2 at Burlington 2:00 PM Boasting the Midwest League's highest fielding percentage coming into the game, the LumberKings committed 9/3 at Burlington 2:00 PM six errors to set a new season high for defensive miscues. Chiefs starter Alex Fagalde (1-1) was very sharp over Clinton LumberKings (Class A) his 7.2 innings of work and earned his first win of the season. He allowed just one run on two hits while walking Midwest League (West) one and striking out a season high 10 batters. The Chiefs then piled on in the latter frames to add four more runs against LumberKings relievers and coast to a 7-1 win. The loss drops Clinton out of first in the Western Division 31-25 3rd 0.5 GB and ends their streak of three consecutive series wins. Last Night: **DAY OFF** Who Were Those Guys: Sunday’s loss to the Peoria Chiefs was one where the Clinton LumberKings uncharacteristically kicked the ball around to commit a season high six errors. The previous high was three errors Everett Aquasox (Rookie) in a game and dropped Clinton from their top raking in the Midwest League for highest fielding percentage. The Northwest League (North) LumberKings now own a .977 fielding percentage, the second highest in the league. MWL 1st Half Standings **Not Playing** A Well Deserved Rest: The Clinton LumberKings are coming off a league wide off day on Monday. The brief MWL Western Division AZL Mariners (Rookie) respite ended a stretch of three straight weeks without a day off. Three doubleheaders were dumped during the stretch making it a particularly grueling 24 games in 21 days without a day off. W-L GB Arizona League (West) Peoria 32-25 - **Not Playing* Cooke Goes Deep: Billy Cooke was the offense Clinton on Sunday in their 7-1 loss to Peoria, the LumberKings Quad Cities 32-25 - outfielder smacked a solo home run to left in the third inning for a solo shot, the only run Clinton would score. Clinton 31-25 0.5 The home run was Cooke’s first of the season and his third as a professional; his previous two clouts came in Kane County 29-26 2.0 2017, both with the LumberKings. Cedar Rapids 26-28 4.5 That’s It?: A Billy Cooke home run and Johnny Adams bloop single to right was all that the LumberKings could Beloit 25-29 5.5 manage to tally in the hit column on Sunday. The two hits throughout the game set a new season low for fewest Wisconsin 25-32 7.0 hits in a single game for the LumberKings. The previous low of three hits was something Clinton had done twice Burlington 24-33 8.0 before this season. MWL Eastern Division Keep ‘em Close and Go Long: The LumberKings come into the three-game series with the Burlington Bees with the highest winning percentage in the Midwest League in one-run games. Clinton is 11-3 in one-run games W-L GB Bowling Green 36-19 - this year good for a .611 winning percentage. The team also boasts a .750 winning percentage in extra inning games with a 6-2 mark tied with the Dayton Dragons for the highest percentage in the League. Lansing 36-21 1.0 Dayton 29-26 7.0 This date in baseball history: On this date in 1920, citing the abolition of the spitball as the reason for the West Michigan 28-28 8.5 dramatic increase of home runs, Tom Shibe denies the baseballs are livelier this season. The A's vice president is Fort Wayne 26-29 10.0 also a member of the company which makes the baseballs.