Broadcast/Media Relations: Erik Oas | [email protected] | Tel: 563-242-0727 x107 | 537 Ballpark Drive Clinton, IA 52732 | www.lumberkings.com Clinton LumberKings vs. Beloit Snappers 12-6 (Seattle Mariners) 9-7 (Oakland Athletics) Saturday, April 28, 2018 – 4:00 p.m. Harry Pohlman Field (open 1982) – Beloit, WI Game #19 of 140 LHP Oliver Jaskie (1-0, 0.59) vs. RHP Xavier Altamirano (0-1, 2.79) Today’s Preview: The Clinton LumberKings (A, Mariners) meet the Beloit Snappers (A, Athletics) for the second Class A AFFILIATE OF THE time this season with the second game of a three-game series. In the two teams’ first meeting this year at Ashford University Field in Clinton, the LumberKings came away with a three-game sweep, their first of the year. The three-game sweep contributed to a seven-game winning streak for Clinton, their longest of the season. The LumberKings trail the all-time series, dating back to 1982, 221 to 258. Since Clinton has been affiliated with the Series Information Seattle Mariners (2009) they trail the head-to-head matchups 78 games to 81. All-Time Series (1982): Beloit leads, 221-258 LumberKings Starter: Oliver Jaskie, 22, makes his fourth start of the season for the LumberKings. The lefty opened the road trip for Clinton with a seven-inning shutout performance against the Wisconsin Timber Since 2009 (SEA): Rattlers to run the LumberKings winning streak to seven games. Jaskie benefited from four double play balls during his time out, the most turned by the LumberKings in a game in over three years. He earned the win for Beloit leads, 78-81 Seattle Mariners (Majors) his time out, his first with the LumberKings, and his seven innings are still the most thrown by a Clinton pitcher th American League (West) this season. The Seattle Mariners selected Jaskie in the 6 round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of the University 2018: Clinton leads, 3-1 (of 18) of Michigan where he was teammates with 2017 LumberKing Johnny Slater. Coming into the 2018 season, the In Clinton: Clinton leads, 3-0 14-11 3rd 2.0 GB Michigan native was ranked by Baseball America as the 21st best prospect in the Mariners system, the highest Last night: L, 6-5 vs. Cleveland ranked prospect on the current LumberKings roster. In Beloit: Beloit leads, 0-1 Haniger (SEA), 2-3, 2 R, 2B, HR,2 RBI One-Run Games: Series tied, 1-1 Lindor (CLE), 3-5, R, HR, RBI, K Snappers Starter: Xavier Altamirano, 23, makes his third start of the season for the Beloit Snappers. The Extra-Innings: Series tied, 0-0 Douglas Arizona native, did not face the LumberKings when the Snappers came to Clitnon April 20-22 but did Kluber (CLE), W, 8.2 IP, 3 R, 10 K face them twice during the 2017 season. In his last outing, Altamirano was given a no decision for a five-inning 2018 Meetings: outing against the Peoria Chiefs in which he did not allow a run on just one hit while walking one, hitting a batter, Mariners Minor League System and striking out two. It took him just 65 pitches to get through his five innings, which stood in contrast to his Date Location Result/Time season debut where he threw 80 pitches and failed to get through five-innings; lasting 4.2 innings against the 4/20 CLINTON W, 9-5 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Altamirano was drafted in the 27th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Oakland 4/21 CLINTON W, 5-4 Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A) Athletics out of Oral Roberts. He turned heads in high school with remarkably performances such as throwing Pacific Coast League 4/22 CLINTON W, 5-1 three no-hitters and recording a 19-strikeout game. When he was not on the mound, Altamirano was on the court 4/27 at Beloit L, 2-1 Pacific Conference (North) where he lettered in basketball and won his team’s MVP award three years in a row. 4/28 at Beloit 4:00 PM 11-10 2nd 3.5 GB 4/29 at Beloit 2:00 PM About Last Night: The Clinton LumberKings could muster just one run against Beloit Snappers pitching in a Last Night: W, 3-2 vs. Fresno 6/15 at Beloit 7:00 PM 2-1 loss at Harry Pohlman Field on Friday night. A Matt Clancy wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning 6/16 at Beloit 7:00 PM Heredia (TAC), 2-4, R, 2B, BB, K proved to be the difference in the series opening loss. It took until the top of the third inning for the LumberKings 6/17 at Beloit 2:00 PM Reed (FRE), 1-3, R, HR, RBI, BB, K (12-6) to tally their first hits of the night. Three consecutive hits off Snappers (9-7) starter Jean Ruiz pushed 7/6 at Beloit 7:00 PM Lawrence (FRE), W, 5 IP, R, 3 K across Clinton's first, and only, run of the night. Louis Boyd singled with one out in the inning and scored all the 7/7 at Beloit 7:00 PM way from first when Ryan Scott doubled down the line at third. The RBI was Scott's fourth of the season and his 7/8 at Beloit 2:00 PM third to come against Ruiz. Wyatt Marks relieved Snappers starter, Ruiz, and picked up the win. Marks (3-1) 7/9 at Beloit 7:00 PM Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) went the rest of the way for Beloit not allowing a run over his 4.2 inning outing in which he walked one and 8/15 CLINTON 6:30 PM Texas League (North) struck out nine. 8/16 CLINTON 6:30 PM 10-9 3rd 1.5 GB 8/17 CLINTON 6:30 PM Since the Beginning: Jack Larsen added to his team leading streak of reaching base safely on Friday night. Last Night: L, 6-2 vs. Springfield Larsen went 1-for-4 with a walk to make it 16 straight games of reaching base safely, or every game he has Curletta (ARK), 2-4, 2B, RBI, K appeared in this season. Knizner (SPR), 2-4, R, HR, RBI Nothing for Free: LumberKings pitching staff has combined to allow 52 runs through the first 18 games of the O’Reilly (SPR), W, 6.1 IP, R, 2 K season. The LumberKings have has 12 games this season without committing an error. All of the runs Lumberkings pitching has allowed to this point this season have been earned. The LumberKings are now the only Modesto Nuts (High-A) remining team in all of professional baseball, at any level, to have not allowed an unearned to this season. California League (North) Just in Time: Friday night’s 2-1 loss to Beloit was a quick affair. It took just 2 hours and 11 minutes to finish, MWL 1st Half Standings 8-14 4th 5.0 GB making it the quickest nine inning game of the season for Clinton by one minute. The previous quickest game Last Night: W, 5-4 vs. San Jose times of 2 hours and 12 minutes was also played against the Beloit Snappers, a 5-1 win on Sunday, April 22 at MWL Western Division Zammarelli (MOD), 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI Ashford University Field. W-L GB Johnson (SJ), 1-3, R, 3B, RBI A Second Time for Everything: Friday night’s loss to the Beloit Snappers marked just the second time this Clinton 12-6 - Kuzminsky (MOD), 2 IP, R, BB, K season that the LumberKings where outhit. Clinton tallied just five hits compared to the Snappers nine. When Burlington 11-8 1.5 being outhit this season the LumberKings are 0-2. Despite outhitting their opponents in 16 of their first 18 games, Cedar Rapids 8-6 2.0 th Clinton LumberKings (Class A) the LumberKing are hitting just .245 as a team and rank 10 in batting in the Midwest League. Beloit 9-7 2.0 Midwest League (West) Golden Sombrero, again: One night after LumberKings outfielder Greifer Andrade set a new season high for Kane County 9-10 3.5 12-6 1st +1.5 GB strikeouts in a single game with four K’s, Ariel Sandoval followed with a four-strikeout night of his own in the Peoria 9-10 3.5 Last Night: L, 2-1 vs. Beloit series opener with Beloit. Sandoval went 0-for-4 with the four strikeouts to match a career high for K’s in a single Quad Cities 8-10 4.0 Scott (CLI), 1-3, 2B, RBI, K game. Sandoval last struck out four times in the same game on May 29 of last season while playing in the Wisconsin 6-15 7.5 California League with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. McDonald (BEL), 2-4, R, 2B MWL Eastern Division Marks (BEL), W, 4.2 IP, 0 R, 9 K I Thought this was Over With: While the LumberKings and Snappers played in a timely 2 hours and 11 minutes W-L GB on Friday night, in Quad Cities, the River Bandits and Cedar Rapids Kernels took 4 hours and 26 minutes to play a 13-inning game that had five runs scored in the extra frames. The 13-inning game is the longest in the Midwest Lansing 14-7 - Everett Aquasox (Rookie) League this season after rules were implemented for extra inning games to speed up the conclusion. West Michigan 13-7 0.5 Northwest League (North) Lake County 11-9 2.5 0-0 T1st 0.0 GB This date in baseball history: On this date in 2012, Bryce Harper makes his much-anticipated debut in the South Bend 9-9 3.5 **Not Playing** Nationals' 4-3 loss to Los Angeles at Chavez Ravine.