Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 game notes Tuesday, August 7th at 7:00 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog Municipal Stadium Game #116, Road Game #59 [email protected] San Jose, CA Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (68-47 , 33-12) AT San Jose Giants (48-67 , 14-31) RHP Edwin Uceta (0-0, -.-- ERA) vs. LHP Mac Marshall (0-3, 4.29 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes continue a three-game series at Municipal Stadium, taking on the San Jose Giants (San Francisco Giants affiliate). This is the fifth and final series between the two clubs in the second half and the third on the road in San Jose. Today 2018 2ND HALF STANDINGS is game five of a six-game road trip that concludes on Wednesday. NORTH W L PCT GB VS SAN JOSE: Tonight is the 17th of 18 games to be played between these two clubs during the regular season and tenth of 11 Stockton* 21 23 .488 - contests at Municipal Stadium. Following a 5-3 win over the Giants last night, the Quakes lead the season series 12-3 with a record of Visalia 18 26 .395 3.0 8-1 at Municipal Stadium. Modesto 16 28 .372 5.0 LAST TIME OUT: The Quakes launched five solo home runs on Monday night against the Giants, scoring four unanswered runs to San Jose 14 31 .311 7.5 snag their first win of the road trip, 5-3 at Municipal Stadium. San Jose scored all three of their runs with two outs in the first against Leo Crawford. Wander Franco doubled home a pair and Dillon Dobson singled home a run to give the Giants an early 3-1 lead. Jared SOUTH W L PCT GB Walker inched Rancho back within a run, homering in the third. The Quakes would go on to deliver with game winning blow in the Rancho Cucamonga* 33 12 .733 - seventh against San Jose reliever Peter Lannoo (1-7). Carlos Rincon and Nick Yarnall jacked back-to-back home runs to jump back Lancaster 27 17 .614 5.5 Inland Empire 26 18 .591 6.5 in front 4-3. Connor Strain (1-2) held the Giants in check with two scoreless innings out of the bullpen and was positioned for the Lake Elsinore 22 22 .500 10.5 win in the series opener. Giants RHP Hunter Strickland entered on in the eighth as apart of a major league rehab assignment and was taken deep by Cristian Santana to cap the game at 5-3. Andre Scrubb entered out of the bullpen in the ninth and struck out a pair to * First-Half Division Winner secure the save, his third on the season. SAYLOR APPROACHING HISTORY: Quakes manager Drew Saylor has tied a 20-year record to become the all-time winnin- CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD gest manager in franchise history. With last night's win over the Giants, Saylor has evened former manager Mike Basso who compiled Yesterday 223 wins over the 1996, 1997 & 1998 seasons. With 68 wins to his line this year, Saylor has led the Quakes to the best second-half record in all of minor league baseball (33-12) and owns 223 career victories during his tenure in Rancho. Saylor has led the Quakes Rancho Cucamonga 5 at San Jose 3 to the California League playoffs in each of his three seasons and is 12 wins away from recording just the second 80-win season in franchise history. ONE TO FORGET: The Quakes are coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Lancaster JetHawks, just the second time Rancho has been swept in a series this season. The Quakes had not been swept by an opponent since the season opening road trip when the club lost three straight in Stockton (4/9-4/11), beginning the season to a sluggish 2-5 start over the first week. On Friday Today night, Rancho tied a franchise worst margin of defeat in a 21-1 loss to Lancaster. Rancho had not lost a game by 20 runs since the JetHawks topped the Quakes at The Hangar in 2003. Visalia at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 PM LUX POTM: Former Quakes INF and Dodgers 2016 first-round pick Gavin Lux enjoyed an incredibly productive month of July Inland Empire at Lancaster, 6:35 PM before his promotion to Double-A Tulsa on August 1st. On Monday, Lux was named California League Player of the Month by MiLB, Rancho Cucamonga at San Jose, 7:00 PM the first Quake to receive the honor this season. Over 26 games, Lux batted .360 with 41 hits, 23 runs, 3 HR, 13 RBI and 64 TB. Stockton at Modesto, 7:05 PM During the month Lux also strung together a 19-game hitting streak and 26-game on-base streak. WALKER'S WEEK: The Quakes reeled in a pair of league honors on Monday as INF Jared Walker was named California League Player of the week. Over a six-game stretch (7/30-8/5), Walker batted .409 with nine hits, four home runs, eight RBI and nine runs Tomorrow scored. Walker is the eighth Quake to receive league honors this season (Bannon (2), Lux, Estevez, Thomas, Crawford, May), setting a Rancho Cucamonga at San Jose, 12:30 PM new-franchise best mark for most weekly awards in a single season. Visalia at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 PM RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Yesterday, RHP Edwin Uceta was transferred to Rancho Cucamonga from Low-A Great Lakes of the Inland Empire at Lancaster, 6:35 PM Midwest League. LHP Austin Hamilton was placed on the Disabled List. On Sunday RHP Elio Serrano was transferred to Rancho Stockton at Modesto, 7:05 PM Cucamonga from short-season Ogden of the Pioneer League. RHP Ryan Moseley was placed on the temporarily inactive list. On Friday, RHP Wills Montgomerie and RHP Sven Schueller were transferred to Rancho Cucamonga from Low-A Great Lakes. UCETA DEBUT: RHP Edwin Uceta was promoted yesterday to the Quakes and will debut on the mound tonight against San Jose. 2018 QUAKES AT A GLANCE Uceta has spent the whole season with Low-A Great Lakes where he was 5-6 with a 3.25 ERA over 20 starts and 99.2 total innings for 1st Half Record: 35-35 the Loons. A native of the Dominican Republic, Uceta signed with the Dodgers as an International Free Agent in 2016 at 18-years-old. 2nd Half Record: 33-12 OPPOSING PITCHER: LHP Mac Marshall will get the start tonight for the Giants, his 14th of the season and second against Rancho vs San Jose: 13-3 Cucamonga. Marshall last squared off with the Quakes in a relief outing on July 20th and tossed a scoreless inning. His only start vs SJ Home 5-2 against the Quakes was on June 22nd and the south-paw was saddled with a loss, allowing four runs over two innings. The Lilburn, GA native was picked up by the Giants in the 4th round of the 2015 draft out of Chipola Junior College in Florida. vs SJ Road 8-1 LISTEN TO THE QUAKES: Listen to every Quakes’ game on Fox Sports AM 1350, Online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio Home Record: 33-24 and TuneIn Radio apps with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Andrew Chapman. Road Record: 35-23 NEXT HOME GAME: Following a six-game road trip the Quakes return home on Friday August 10th to host the JetHawks (Colo- Current Streak: W1 rado Rockies affiliate) in the start of a six-game home stand. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive a Walker Buehler bobble Probable Quakes Line-Up head thanks to All-Star KIA. Tickets are available online at rcquakes.com or by calling (909) 481-5000. 1. #36 Jared Walker 2B UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 2. #33 Connor Wong C Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 3. #30 Cody Thomas RF 8/8 at San Jose RHP Isaac Anderson vs. RHP DJ Myers 7:00 PM FOX Sports 1350 4. #21 Omar Estevez SS 5. #3 Jeren Kendall CF 6. #16 Carlos Rincon LF 8/10 Lancaster RHP Logan Longwith vs. RHP Wills Montgomerie 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 7. #50 Hamlet Marte DH 8/11 Lancaster RHP Antonio Santos vs. RHP Max Gamboa 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 8. #8 Nick Yarnall 1B 9. #6 Brandon Montgomery 3B 8/12 Lancaster RHP Matt Dennis vs. LHP Leo Crawford 2:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 P. #11 Edwin Uceta RHP 2 REHABBERS: The Quakes have had seven Dodgers join the club as apart of major league rehab assignment this sea- & son. LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu and RHP Zac Rosscup both joined the Quakes on Thursday and combined for five shutout in- 2nd Half Schedule & Results nings in a win over Lake Elsinore. RHP Walker Buehler joined the Quakes for a rehab start on July 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 put on the Date Opponent Result/Time uniform along with INF Logan Forsythe in a weekend series vs. Visalia (5/12-5/13). Turner was 0-for-6 at the plate while June 21 San Jose L, 5-6 Forsythe finished 1-for-10 with a double during the time in Rancho. Yasiel Puig joined the club on rehab assignment for June 22 San Jose W, 5-4 one game (5/8) in Lake Elsinore. Puig was 0-for-4 at the plate and was removed from the game in the seventh inning.