Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Great Lakes Loons 9-11, 48-42 (Seattle Mariners) 5-16, 29-60 (Los Angeles Dodgers) Friday, July 13, 2018 – 6:30 p.m. Ashford University Field (opened 1937) – Clinton, IA Game #91 of 140 RHP Ryne Inman (3-5, 5.20) vs. RHP Max Gamboa (3-4, 4.30) Class A AFFILIATE OF THE Today’s Preview: The Clinton LumberKings (A, Mariners) meet the Great Lakes Loons (A, Dodgers) for the first and only time this season with the finale of a three-game series. This is the second year in a row in which Series Information the Loons visit the LumberKings. In 2017, the LumberKings took two of three from Great Lakes at Ashford All-Time Series (2008): University Field winning the final two games of the series after dropping the opener. The LumberKings trail the Great Lakes leads, 21-25 all-time series, dating back to 2007, 21 to 25. Since Clinton has been affiliated with the Seattle Mariners (2009) they trail in the head-to-head matchups 12 games to 20 games. Since 2009 (SEA): LumberKings Starter: Ryne Inman, 22, makes his 16th appearance and start of the season for the Clinton Great Lakes leads, 12-20 LumberKings. The Georgia native was given the loss his last time out for a three inning outing against the Seattle Mariners (Majors) Beloit Snappers. The start was his first after being active off the disabled list and short by design with Clay 2018: Great Lakes leads, 0-2 (of 3) American League (West) Chandler piggy backing off the start. Inman pitched well, only allowing one runs during his time out and did In Clinton: Great Lakes leads, 0-2 58-36 2nd 3.0 GB not walk anyone while surrendering five hits and striking out two. The righty was one of four LumberKings this Last night: L, 11-2 vs. Los Angeles season sent to Lansing for the 54th annual Midwest League All-Star game. The injury that had landed him on In Great Lakes: Series tied, 0-0 Heredia (SEA), 1-3, 2B, RBI the disabled list from June 27th through July 8th had prevented him from making an appearance in the All-Star One-Run Games: Loons lead, 0-1 Upton (LAA), 2-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 K game. The Seattle Mariners selected him in the 15th round of the 2015 MLB Draft out of High School where he Extra-Innings: Loons leads, 0-1 Skaggs (LAA), W, 6 IP, 5 H, R, 5 K helped his school’s team to a state championship, a team that was named in a publication as the best team in the nation. Inman has described the moment as the favorite of his baseball career as it came with a group of guys 2018 Meetings: Mariners Minor League System that he had grown up with. Date Location Result/Time th Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A) Loons Starter: Max Gamboa, 22, makes his 17 appearance and 11th start of the season for the Great Lakes 7/11 CLINTON L,1-0 (10) Pacific Coast League Loons. The Californian native, earned the win his last time out for five inning outing against the Dayton Dragons. 7/12 CLINTON L, 10-1 Pacific Conference (North) For his fourth consecutive start he allowed one run or less, allowing just a single run on four hits while walking 7/13 CLINTON 6:30 PM none and striking out professional career high seven batters. Gamboa has been with the Loons since Opening 49-42 2nd 3.5 GB th Last Night: W, 4-3 vs. Fresno Day but did miss time in early June with a stint on the disabled list. Since being activated on June 26 he has th Law (TAC), 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K gone 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA. The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted him in the 18 round of the 2017 MLB Draft out Straw (FRE), 4-5, R of Pepperdine University. He forwent his senior season to signed with the Dodgers along with fellow Mill Valley native Marcus Chiu. Both players were willing to look past their initial fandom to sign their professional contracts Evans (TAC), W, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, BB, 4 K as they had grown up fans of the Dodgers bitter rival San Francisco Giants. Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) Last Time Out: he Clinton LumberKings ran their season long losing streak to seven games, failing to score a Texas League (North) run in a 1-0 loss to the Great Lakes Loons. LumberKings pitching combined to strike out 15 batters over the 10 11-7 2nd 2.5 GB innings but failed to score a run in their fifth shutout loss of the season. Scott Boches started for Clinton and Last Night: W, 6-5 vs. Springfield turned in his best start of the season and his professional career. Over his five innings of work he allowed no MWL 2nd Half Standings Curletta (ARK), 1-4, 4 RBI runs on just two hits while walking none and striking out five. For his time out Boches was given a no decision. Mendoza (SPR), 3-4, 2 RBI, BB The Loons tallied just four hits on the night, all singles, with both of their hits against Boches coming in the MWL Western Division Hermann (ARK), W, 0.2 IP, H, 0 R, 0 K third inning. Great Lakes starter Edwin Uceta was equally impressive over his six shutout innings of work. The W-L GB Loons broke the scoreless tie in the top of the tenth inning against LumberKings reliever Marvin Gorgas. Luke Modesto Nuts (High-A) Heyer was assigned to second to start the inning, as per Minor League Baseball extra inning rules, and did not Beloit 13-6 - California League (North) move after the first two batters of the inning were retired by way of the strikeout. Gorgas then issued an Cedar Rapids 14-7 - 8-14 T3rd 4.0 GB intentional walk to Hunter Feduccia after falling behind 3-0 and Josh McLain drove home what proved to be *Quad Cities 11-9 2.5 Last Night: W, 2-0 vs. Visalia the winning run with an RBI single to center. %Peoria 10-9 3.0 Liberato (MOD), 1-4, RBI, K Kane County 10-11 4.0 Wilson (VIA), 1-4, 2B, 2 K Familiar Face in a New Place: The series ends with the final chance for LumberKings outfielder Ariel Sandoval Clinton 9-11 4.5 Newsome (MOD), W, 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 K to visit with his former team. As a former prospect in the Los Angeles Dodgers farm system, Sandoval played Wisconsin 7-13 6.5 with the Great Lakes Loons during the 2016 season. Although a member of the team that would eventually win Burlington 4-16 9.5 Clinton LumberKings (Class A) the Midwest League championship he was not with them when Great Lakes topped Clinton in five games in the Midwest League (West) Championship series. Sandoval made his way into the Seattle Mariners organization following a trade with the th 9-11 6th 4.5 GB Dodgers during Spring Training this year on March 24 . MWL Eastern Division Last Night: L, 10-1 vs. Great Lakes W-L GB Here Comes the East: Wednesday night’s series opener with the Great Lakes Loons marked the start to the final Pena (CLI), 1-4, RBI, K *Bowling Green 14-7 - meetings with the Eastern Division in the 2018 season. Nine games will be played with Eastern Division teams, Montgomery (GL), 3-6, R, 2 RBI, SB three with the Great Lakes Loons, Lansing Lugnuts, Lake County Captains, and Fort Wayne Tincaps. The %Lansing 13-8 1.0 Tavarez (GL), W, 5.2 IP, R, 4 BB, K LumberKings have struggled mightily against the east this season at home and are now 1-7 following Wednesday Fort Wayne 12-9 2.0 night’s loss. Lake County 11-10 3.0 Everett AquaSox (Rookie) South Bend 11-10 3.0 Northwest League (North) The Streak Goes On: The Clinton LumberKings longest losing streak of the season, eight games, continued to West Michigan 11-10 3.0 13-14 3rd 1.0 GB roll onwards on Thursday night as Clinton was trounced 10-1 by the Loons. The previous high for consecutive Last Night: L, 3-1 vs. Salem-Keizer Dayton 9-12 5.0 games lost was five, something done twice this season. This is currently the LumberKings fourth losing streak of Great Lakes 5-16 9.0 Garcia (EVE), 2-4, RBI the season, losing three games or more. The losing streak is also the longest active streak in the Midwest League. Bart (SK), 1-4, R, HR, RBI, 2 K *First Half Division Champion Still (SK), W, 3 IP, R, BB, K This date in baseball history: On this date in 2014, backstop Buster Posey and southpaw Madison Bumgarner %First Half Wild Card Wild Card become the first batterymates in major league history to hit grand slams in the same game when they both go AZL Mariners (Rookie) deep in the Giants’ 8-4 victory over the Diamondbacks at AT&T Park. The left-hander's four-run round-tripper Arizona League (West) marks only the second time that a hurler has hit two in a season, a feat also accomplished by Tony Cloninger, 7-12 5th 7.5 GB who hit both his grand salamis in the same game in 1966.