Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Peoria Chiefs 23-25, 62-56 (Seattle Mariners) 28-18, 67-49 (St. Louis Cardinals) Sunday, August 12, 2018 – 2:00 p.m. Dozer Park (opened 2002) – Peoria, IL Game #119 of 140 LHP Ray Kerr (4-10, 4.40) vs. RHP Angel Rondon (3-0, 2.51) Class A AFFILIATE OF THE Today’s Preview: The Clinton LumberKings (A, Mariners) meet the Peoria Chiefs (A, Cardinals) for the fourth and final time this season with the second game of a four-game series. In their last meeting, the LumberKings Series Information dropped the first two games before walking off the Chiefs in back-to-back nights for the first time this season. All-Time Series (1983): This will be just the second time the LumberKings come to Peoria this year. The two teams last met in Peoria Clinton leads, 243-218 May 14th through the 17th with the LumberKings dropping three out of the for games. In the head-to-head meetings going back to 1983 the LumberKings lead the head-to-head series 243 to 218. Since becoming a Seattle Mariners affiliate in 2009, the LumberKings lead the head-to-head meetings 82 to 59. Since 2009 (SEA): Seattle Mariners (Majors) Clinton leads, 82-59 American League (West) LumberKings Starter: Ray Kerr, 23, makes his 22nd appearance and start of the season for the Clinton 68-50 3rd 5.0 GB LumberKings. The California native, earned the win his last time out for a dominant six shutout innings of 2018: Peoria leads, 5-7 (of 15) Last night: W, 3-2 vs. Houston work against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. He held Wisconsin to just two Eddie Silva infield singles during In Clinton: Peoria leads, 3-4 Herrmann (SEA), 1-4, R, 3B, RBI, K his time out while walking two and striking out a season high eight. Kerr has faced the Peoria Chiefs twice Reddick (HOU), 1-4, 2B before this season and have combined to go 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA allowing six runs, four earned, over 6.2 In Peoria: Peoria leads, 2-3 LeBlanc (SEA), W, 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 K innings of work while walking four and striking out five. The Seattle Mariners signed Kerr as a nondrafted free One-Run Games: Clinton leads, 2-1 agent out of Lassen Community College on August 24th, 2017. An avid fisherman, Kerr has said if he were not Extra-Innings: Clinton leads, 1-0 Mariners Minor League System playing professional baseball he would be a professional fisherman. 2018 Meetings: Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A) Chiefs Starter: Angel Rondon, 20, makes his seventh appearance and start of the season for the Peoria Chiefs. Pacific Coast League The Dominican native, received a no decision for his last start despite throwing the ball well over six innings of Date Location Result/Time Pacific Conference (North) work against the Quad Cities River Bandits in Peoria. He did not allow a run while allowing just three hits while 5/14 at Peoria L, 5-2 57-60 3rd 10.0 GB walking two and striking out eight. The St. Louis Cardinal signed Rondon as an international free agent on 5/15 at Peoria L, 13-1 Last Night: W, 4-3 vs. Salt Lake City January 6th, 2016 and then assigned him to the Dominican Summer League. He made his state side debut in 2017 5/16 at Peoria L, 7-5 Perkins (TAC), 1-2, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB with the Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League. Rondon opened his 2018 season in the New York- 5/17 at Peoria W, 7-2 Hudson (SL), 4-4, R Penn League with the State College Spikes and then earned a call up to the Peoria Chiefs on June 11th. In his 6/1 CLINTON L, 4-3 Morin (TAC), W, 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 BB, K Chiefs debut he worked 7.2 innings against the Lake County Captains allowing one run on five hits while walking 6/2 CLINTON W, 5-0 none and striking out six. 6/3 CLINTON L, 7-1 Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) 7/28 CLINTON L, 5-1 Texas League (North) Last Time Out: Keegan McGovern homered for the ninth time this season and Clinton LumberKings pitching 7/29 CLINTON L, 12-3 25-23 2nd 3.0 GB held on for a 5-2 win over the Peoria Chiefs on Saturday night at Dozer Park. Three LumberKings (23-25, 62- 7/30 CLINTON W, 4-3 (11) Last Night: W, 8-5 vs. Midland 56) pitchers combined to hold the Chiefs (28-18, 67-49) to just two runs. Clinton staked themselves to an early 7/31 CLINTON W, 5-4 Curletta (ARK), 1-5, R, GS, 4 RBI lead against Peoria's starting pitcher Alvero Seijas. Billy Cooke was hit by a pitch to open the game, moved to 8/11 at Peoria W, 5-2 Bolt (MID), 3-5, R, HR, 2 RBI second on a wild pitch, and scored on a Connor Hoover RBI single through the right side of the infield. 8/12 at Peoria 2:00 PM Walker (ARK), W, 1.1 IP, 2 H, R, 0 BB, K McGovern then walked and Eugene Helder doubled home Hoover. The scoring was capped in the inning on a 8/13 at Peoria 7:00 PM Seijas (4-7) throwing error down the line in right. In the top of the third inning, the LumberKings added their 8/14 at Peoria 7:00 PM Modesto Nuts (High-A) final runs of the night. McGovern opened the frame with a solo home run to right and Dimas Ojeda followed two batters later with a double to left center field. Steven Moyers did not allow a base runner to reach over his California League (North) three-shutout innings of relief and was awarded his first hold of the season. Kyle Wilcox came on in the bottom 20-29 3rd 2.5 GB of the ninth and set down the Chiefs 1-2-3 to earn his sixth save of the year. Last Night: L, 6-1 vs. Visalia White (MOD), 0-3, R, BB, 2 K Billy’s Return: Billy Cooke opened the season with the Clinton LumberKings but was sent down to the Arizona Chisholm (VIA), 2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI League Mariners to rehab an injury and work on a new offensive approach at the plate. At the time of the demotion Smith (VIA), W, 7 IP, 2 H, R, 8 K he was batting just .155. Since returning to the LumberKings on July 31st he risen his average to .177 by hitting .303 (10/33) with four runs scored, two doubles, a triple, three walks, and two hit-by-pitches. Clinton LumberKings (Class A) Midwest League (West) Moyers Streaking: LumberKings pitching was sharp in Saturday night’s win over the Peoria Chiefs and perhaps MWL 2nd Half Standings 23-25 7th 8.0 GB none sharper then Steven Moyers who was perfect over his three innings of relief. This season Moyers has been Last Night: W, 5-2 vs. Peoria the emergency spot starter and had last worked as a starter throwing six shutout innings against the Wisconsin MWL Western Division McGovern (CLI), 1-2, 2 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB Timber Rattlers. Moyers work on Saturday night ran his scoreless innings streak to 9.1 innings dating back to W-L GB Benson (PEO), 1-2, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB August 1st. Chandler (CLI), W, 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, BB, 4 K Cedar Rapids 31-17 - Road Warrior: Keegan McGovern continued his success on the road this season with a home run and two walks %Peoria 28-18 2.0 Everett AquaSox (Rookie) in Saturday night’s win. The LumberKings everyday left fielder has played in 20 games away from Ashford Beloit 28-19 2.5 Northwest League (North) University Field this season and is batting .319, highest average on the team, with six home runs while driving in *Quad Cities 26-22 5.0 9-7 T2nd 0.5 GB 16 runs. This is his first time playing in Peoria this season. Wisconsin 24-24 7.0 Last Night: W, 7-0 vs. Eugene Kane County 23-24 7.5 Raleigh (EVE), 1-3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB Scott to Return: LumberKings infielder Zach Scott was taken out in the third inning of the series opener between Clinton 23-25 8.0 the LumberKings and Kernels on Wednesday night at Ashford University Field. The issue for Scott was a tight Slaughter (EUG), 1-2, 2B, BB, K Burlington 14-31 15.5 Razo (EUG), W, 6 IP, H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K hamstring that sidelined him for the remainder of the series with Cedar Rapids. Scott is available for the series opener and could see a return to the LumberKings starting lineup for game two on Sunday afternoon. AZL Mariners (Rookie) MWL Eastern Division Arizona League (West) A Skid Snapped: The Clinton LumberKings win on Saturday night over the Peoria Chiefs was their first win to W-L GB come on the road since Sunday, July 22nd at Parkview Field against the Fort Wayne TinCaps. Over the stretch, 4-9 5th 5.0 GB *Bowling Green 29-19 - the LumberKings had been swept in a three-game series twice, once by the Cedar Rapids Kernels, and once by Last Night: **DAY OFF** the Quad Cities River Bandits, to bring their road losing streak to seven games, the longest road losing streak of %Lansing 27-21 2.0 the season.