Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Cedar Rapids Kernels 35-23, 67-59 (Miami Marlins) 32-26, 71-57 (Minnesota Twins) Thursday, August 22, 2019 – 6:30 p.m. (CDT) NelsonCorp Field (opened 1937) – Clinton, IA Game #129 of 139 RHP Tanner Andrews (6-4, 3.94) vs. RHP Matt Canterino (1-0, 0.90) Today’s Preview: The LumberKings (A, Marlins) return home for their final multi-series Class-A AFFILIATE OF THE Series Information homestand of the year with the second game of a three-game series with the Cedar Rapids Kernels (A, Twins). This will be the final meetings during the 2019 regular season for the two teams. The All-Time Series (1962): LumberKings have played the Kernels in four series this year. In their last meeting, the Cedar Rapids leads, 442-480 LumberKings took two out of three from the Kernels at Perfect Game Field their first and only two wins in Cedar Rapids this year. The two teams have been playing since 1962 with the Kernels Since 2019 (MIA): leading the all-time head-to-head meetings 442 games to 480 games. Cedar Rapids leads, 5-9 2019: Cedar Rapids leads, 5-9 (of 13) LumberKings Starter: Tanner Andrews, 23, makes his 20th appearance and 16th start of the season for the Clinton LumberKings. The Rochester Indiana native, earned the win his last time In Clinton: Cedar Rapids leads, 3-5 out for a seven inning start against the Kane County Cougars at Northwestern Medicine Field. In Cedar Rapids: Kernels leads, 2-4 He allowed two runs on five hits while walking three and striking out six. This will be Andrews One-Run Games: CR leads, 2-3 fourth start of the year against Cedar Rapids. Thus far, he has gone 1-1 with a 7.47 ERA over Extra-Innings: CR leads, 0-1 Miami Marlins (Majors) 15.2 innings of work with four walks and 17 strike outs against the Kernels this year – allowing National League (East) at least one home run in each outing. He has allowed home runs to Andrew Bechtold, two to 45-80 5th 29.5 GB Gilberto Celestino, and Ben Rodriguez. Andrews had begun his time with the LumberKings in a 2019 Meetings: Last night: L, 0-5 at Atlanta piggy back role with Jake Walters and then was moved into his own rotation spot for the start of Date Location Result/Time Brinson (MIA), 2-4, 2B, K the second half. Still very close with his small town back in Indiana, Andrews has and still does Hechavaria (ATL), 1-2, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI 5/16 CLINTON L, 4-5 umpire Little League when he is back in town. The Miami Marlins selected him in the 10th 5/17 CLINTON L, 5-6(11) Teheran (ATL), W, 7 IP, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of the University of Purdue 5/18 CLINTON L, 2-8 5/19 CLINTON W, 8-7 Marlins Minor League System Kernels Starter: Matt Canterino, 21, makes his fourth appearance and start of the season for the 6/4 CLINTON L, 6-8 Cedar Rapids Kernels. The Southlake Texas native, earned the win his last time out for a five- 6/5 CLINTON W, 2-1 New Orleans Baby Cakes (Triple-A) 6/6 CLINTON L, 0-1 inning outing against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Neuroscience Group Field. He allowed no Pacific Coast League 6/14 at Cedar Rapids L, 1-3 Pacific Conference (South) runs during his time out on just one hit while walking none and striking out five. A power arm 6/15 at Cedar Rapids L, 1-4 68-58 3rd 7.5 GB from the University of Rice, the Minnesota Twins took him in the second round of the 2019 MLB 6/16 at Cedar Rapids L, 1-8 Last Night: W, 5-3 vs. Omaha Draft. His fastball will top out at 96 MPH that works off a high 70’s curveball and slider. Canterino 7/27 at Cedar Rapids L, 0-3 7/28 at Cedar Rapids W, 5-0 Dean (NO), 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI earned the reputation of a work horse with two seasons at Rice of over 90 innings of work. 7/29 at Cedar Rapids W, 9-7 Weiss (OMA), 3-4, 2 RBI, K 8/21 CLINTON W, 9-0 Bugg (NO), W, 2 IP, R, 2 H, BB, 4 K The Numbers in A Win: The LumberKings 9-0 win on Wednesday marked their sixth shutout 8/22 CLINTON 6:30 p.m. win of the season – their first to come at home. All but one LumberKing collected a hit in the 8/23 CLINTON 6:30 p.m. th Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Double-A) win. In total, they had 14 hits - the 36 time this year they have had 10 hits or more in a game th Southern League (South) and they struck out 11 – also the 36 time they had struck out 10 or more batters in a game. 34-24 2nd 1.0 GB Last Night: W, 7-6 at Birmingham The Sparkplug: Christopher Torres has been the regular leadoff hitter for the LumberKings this Garrett (JAX), 5-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI season and has been red hot in the second half after slow start to the season. He batted just .167 in Tomscha (BIR), 1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB the first half while he currently owns a .288 average in the second half. His 19-game hitting streak Vesia (JAX), W, 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K was the longest in the Midwest League this season. Torres continued the longest active streak for reaching base safely on the team with a three hit performance now 17-games. Jupiter Hammerheads (High-A) MWL 2nd Half Standings Florida State League (South) We’re Going Streaking: During the second half the LumberKings have built their success on 29-32 5th 13.0 GB streakiness. They have turned in several winning streaks thus far but it has been the individual MWL Western Division Last Night: L, 1-4, at Lakeland hitting streaks that have powered such runs. Currently Davis Bradshaw is the latest LumberKing W-L GB Alonso (JUP), 2-3, R, HR, RBI, BB to turn in a hitting streak of 10-games or longer – the third of the second half for Clinton. Following Kane County 37-21 - Proctor (LAK), 2-3, R, RBI a two-hit performance on Tuesday night in Kane County, Bradshaw now owns an active hitting Clinton 35-23 2.0 Hill (LAK), W, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 K streak of 12 games! Over the stretch he his batting .380 or 19-for-50. %Cedar Rapids 32-26 5.0 *Quad Cities 32-26 5.0 Clinton LumberKings (Class A) Counting Down: The Clinton LumberKings are attempting to punch their ticket to the postseason Midwest League (West) Wisconsin 32-26 5.0 for the first time since 2016. Their series opening win over the Kernels reduced their magic number Beloit 24-34 13.0 35-23 2nd 2.0 GB to clinch a playoff spot to nine. Any combination of Timber Rattlers losses and LumberKings wins Last Night: W, 9-0 vs. Cedar Rapids Burlington 24-34 13.0 that adds up to nine over the final 12 games will lead to a playoff berth! Peoria 18-40 19.0 Edwards (CLI), 2-4, R, 2 RBI, K Severino (CR), 1-1, 2B Burdick Back: In a Thursday night loss to the Burlington Bees on August 15th, the reigning MWL Eastern Division Roberson (CLI), W, 6 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 6 K Midwest League Player of the Week Peyton Burdick was hit on the left hand. As a result, Burdick W-L GB was day-to-day and missed four games before returning to the lineup on Tuesday night in Kane Batavia Muckdogs (Rookie) Bowling Green 35-23 - County. He then had the big hit of the night with a two-run single in the fourth that put Clinton on New York-Penn League (Pickney) South Bend 33-25 2.0 top for good – turning a one run deficit into a one run lead. 35-29 T1st 0.0 GB *Great Lakes 32-26 3.0 Last Night: ALL-STAR BREAK Lansing 30-28 5.0 This Date in Baseball History: On this date in 1933, Bill Veeck suggests the idea of a mid- %Lake County 29-29 6.0 summer series of interleague games and proposes a split-season schedule format. Although the GCL Marlins (Rookie) Dayton 25-33 10.0 Cub president's concept of games between the two circuits receives some support, Senator owner Gulf Coast League (East) Fort Wayne 24-34 11.0 Clark Griffith opposes the proposal, calling the American League a major league not in need of 26-19 1st +1.5 GB West Michigan 22-36 13.0 grandiose schemes he deemed as "Hippodrome stuff". Last Night: L, 4-13 at GCL Mets *First Half Division Champion Owings (MIA), 2-4, R, 3B % First Half Wild Card Broadcast Information: All Clinton LumberKings games will be broadcast live on 100.3 FM Rodriguez (MET), 3-4, 3 R, 2B, BB McCall (MET), W, 4 IP, 2 H, R, 2 BB, 3 K 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.