Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 game notes Thursday, May 10th at 7:00 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog The Diamond Game #34, Road Game #19 [email protected] Lake Elsinore, CA Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (15-18) AT Lake Elsinore Storm (13-20) RHP Tony Gonsolin (0-1, 4.50 ERA) vs. RHP Ronald Bolanos (0-2, 8.50 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes conclude a three-game road series in the rubber-match contest against the Lake Elsinore Storm (San Diego Padres affiliate). Thursday's game is the final game of a six-game road trip for the Quakes. 2018 1ST HALF STANDINGS VS LAKE ELSINORE: This is the seventh of 31 overall meetings between the two clubs and the third of 13 match-ups at The Lake NORTH W L PCT GB Elsinore Diamond. The Quakes last played Lake Elsinore in a four-game series at LoanMart Field 4/19-4/22 and worked a four-game Stockton 20 13 .606 - split against the South Division foes. Sven Schueller received the win out of the bullpen in game two for the Quakes and Nolan Long Visalia 19 14 .576 1.0 pitched to the victory to game three of the set. Followin a 1-0 shutout loss to the Storm on Wednesday, the season series between the San Jose 18 15 .545 2.0 two clubs is tied at three games apiece. Last season the Quakes were 14-13 overall against the Storm. Modesto 15 18 .455 5.0 LAST TIME OUT: The Quakes were unable to score a run on Lake Elsinore starting pitcher Adrian Morejon Wednesday night and were shut out for the second time this season, as the Storm evened the series with a 1-0 victory.Morejon hurled seven scoreless in- SOUTH W L PCT GB nings while striking out a season-high seven Quakes hitters before the offense positioned him for the victory in the home-half of the Lancaster 16 17 .485 - seventh inning. Rancho reliever Jason Richman loaded the bases in the seventh and Kelvin Melean came home to score on a passed Inland Empire 16 17 .485 - Rancho Cucamonga 15 18 .455 1.0 ball to give Lake Elsinore the outright 1-0 lead. The Quakes were unable to back starting pitcher Dustin May, who was strong in his Lake Elsinore 13 20 .394 3.0 second start of the season, not allowing a run and striking out a season-high nine over five innings. Richman (1-2), who allowed the unearned run in the seventh inning, was tacked with his first loss of the season. D-LUX: Gavin Lux became the first Quakes player this season to receive California Player of the Weeks honors on April 30th after CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD hitting for a combined .417 average over a six-game stretch. Lux continues to be one of the most consistent bats in the league, batting at a .452 clip over his last ten outings, with five multi-hit games over that stretch. Lux began the season just 1-for-20 at the plate over his first five games and has now pushed his batting average to .345. The Kenosha, WI native was the 20th overall pick by the Dodgers Yesterday in 2016 and currently ranks as the #13 prospect in the Dodgers system by Baseball America and MLBPipeline.com Rancho Cucamonga 0 at Lake Elsinore 1 JOIN THE HIT PARADE: As a unit, the Quakes offense continues to generate impressive hit totals over the last four series. The Stockton 4 at Visalia 2 Quakes have put double-diget numbers in the hit column in eight of the last twelve games across matchups with Lancaster, Modesto, Inland Empire 9 at Lancaster 8 Visalia and Lake Elsinore. Spanning the previous week from 4/29-5/5 the Quakes averaged ten hits per game with 70 total knocks San Jose 9 at Modesto 5 over seven games. The Quakes are second in the league with a combined .275 batting average, trailing only Lancaster (.287). 315 total hits for Rancho this season is good for third in the league, trailing Modesto (320) and Lancaster (327). Today BETTER DAYS FOR THE DEFENSE: After a four-error game on Friday in Visalia, in which the Quakes allowed four unearned runs, the defense has committed four errors over the last four games . Rancho continues to try and clean up the defensive effort Inland Empire at Lancaster, 6:35 PM entering Thursday's games with a league worst fielding percentage of .959 Stockton at Visalia, 7:00 PM CURRENT STREAKS: Gavin Lux currently leads the Quakes with an twelve-game hitting streak and has reached base on a hit in Rancho Cucamonga at Lake Elsinore, 7:00 PM 18 of his last 19 games. During his streak, Lux has five three-hit games with 23 total hits. Outfielder Saige Jenco has pieced together a San Jose at Modesto, 7:05 PM moderate five-game hitting streak (6-for-18). Cristian Santana has reach on a hit in four straight games. RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Today, INF Leonel Valera has been transferred from Rancho Cucamonga to Extended Spring Training. Nick Tomorrow Yarnell has been transferred from Low-A Great Lakes to Rancho Cucamonga. Zach Reks have been transfered from Rancho Cucamonga to Lancaster at San Jose, 7:00 PM Double-A Tulsa of the Texas League. OF Logan Landon has been transfered from Triple-A Oklahoma City to Rancho Cucamonga. Tuesday, Lake Elsinore at Modesto, 7:05 PM catcher Hamlet Marte was promoted from the Quakes to Double-A Tulsa of the Texas League. Outfielder Yasiel Puig was added to Stockton at Inland Empire, 7:05 PM the Rancho Cucamonga roster as apart of a major league rehab assignment going 0-for-4. Puig was the first Dodgers rehaber to join Visalia at Rancho Cucamonga, 7:05 PM the Quakes this season. GONSOLIN GOES: Tony Gonsolin (0-1) will make his seventh start of the season for the Quakes and first against the Lake Elsinore Storm. Gonsolin made five total appearances against the Storm in 2017 holding hitters to a combined .265 average while 2018 QUAKES AT A GLANCE walking two and striking out 12 over nine innings. Last time out, Gonsolin did not allow a run over 4.1 innings and struck out three 1st Half Record: 15-18 at Visalia in a no-decision on 5/5. The Vacaville, CA native was drafted in the 9th round of the 2016 draft by the Dodgers out of the 2nd Half Record: 0-0 University of Saint Mary's in the West Coast Conference. vs Lake Elsinore: 3-3 OPPOSING PITCHER: Ronald Bolanos (0-2) will make his fifth start of the year for the Storm and second against the Quakes. vs LE Home Morejon last pitched against the Quakes at LoanMart Field on 4/21 and allowed four runs over four innings whie striking out four in 2-2 a no-decision. The left-hander is a native of Santa Cruz del Norte,Cuba in his second professional season with the Padres. vs LE Road 1-1 LISTEN TO THE QUAKES: Listen to every Quakes’ game on Fox Sports AM 1350, Online at rcquakes.com and the iHeart- Home Record: 7-8 Radio and TuneIn Radio apps with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Andrew Chapman. Road Record: 8-10 NEXT HOME GAME: After three at Lake Elsinore, the Quakes return home to LoanMart Field on May 11th for the start of a four- Current Streak: W3 game series hosting the Visalia Rawhide. Bring the Family to $1 Feast Night and enjoy $1 Hot Dogs, $1 Pepsi Products and $1 Ice Cream Sandwiches, thanks to Family RV! Tickets are available online at rcquakes.com or by calling (909)-481-5000. Probable Quakes Line-Up UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 1. #14 Gavin Lux 2B 2. #25 Rylan Bannon 3B Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 3. #5 Cristian Santana 1B 5/11 vs Visalia RHP Dean Kremer vs RHP Riley Smith 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 4. #33 Connor Wong C 5. #3 Jeren Kendall CF 5/12 vs Visalia RHP Jordan Sheffield vs. RHP Connor Grey 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 6. #21 Omar Estevez SS 7. #19 Donovan Casey LF 5/13 vs Visalia RHP Andrew Sopko vs. RHP Bo Takahashi 2:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 8. #30 Logan Landon DH 9. #31 Cody Thomas RF 5/14 vs Visalia RHP Dustin May vs. RHP Emilio Vargas 10:35 AM FOX Sports 1350 P. #36 Tony Gonsolin RHP 2 PUIG JOINS THE QUAKES: Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig joined the Quakes on a major league re- 1st Half Schedule & Results hab assignment Tuesday in Lake Elsinore. Puig was played on the 10-day disabled list on April 29 with a left-hip pointer & and bruised foot. On Tuesday, Puig was 0-for-4 at the plate and was removed from the game in the seventh inning. In 24 games for the Dodgers this season, Puig is hitting just .193 after setting a career high with 28 HR's in the 2017 season Date Opponent Result/Time for Los Angeles. Puig was reactivated by the Dodgers on Wednesday. April 5 at Visalia L, 9-11 April 6 at Visalia W, 4-1 April 7 at Visalia L, 3-7 FAMILIAR FACES ON THE FARM: A total of 16 former Quakes returned to Rancho Cucamonga to start the April 8 at Visalia W, 8-4 2018 campaign, including 12 of the 14 original pitchers on the roster.