Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 game notes Saturday, May 26th at 6:05 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog San Manuel Stadium Game #48, Road Game #24 [email protected] San Bernardino, CA Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (21-27) AT Inland Empire 66ers (24-24) RHP Tony Gonsolin (2-1, 3.32 ERA) vs. RHP Sean Isaac (1-0, 1.23 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes continue a three game series on the road against the Inland Empire 66ers (Los Angeles Angels affili- ate). Friday's game is the second of a short three-game road trip for the Quakes and the first trip to San Manuel Stadium this season. 2018 1ST HALF STANDINGS VS INLAND EMPIRE: This is the sixth of 30 overall meetings between the two clubs and the second of 14 games at San Manuel NORTH W L PCT GB Stadium. The Quakes last played the 66ers in a four-game series at LoanMart Field and won three of four against the South Division Stockton 29 19 .604 - opponents. Leo Crawford, Sven Schueller and Nolan Long all earned wins out of the bullpen during the series. Following an 8-1 San Jose 26 22 .542 3.0 victory for the Quakes in game one on Friday, Rancho currently leads the season series four-games-to-one. Visalia 25 23 .521 4.0 LAST TIME OUT: Dustin May fired six scoreless innings and Cody Thomas and Gavin Lux both went deep, as Rancho Cucamon- Modesto 22 26 .458 7.0 ga pulled to within three games of first-place Inland Empire with an 8-1 victory over the 66ers at San Manuel Stadium. May, who retired the first 12 hitters he faced, earned his first career win in the California League, allowing just two hits, while striking out six SOUTH W L PCT GB batters, while not surrendering a walk. In the seventh, Rancho busted it open, as Thomas delivered an RBI single with the bases load- Inland Empire 24 24 .500 - ed to make it 2-0. Lux followed two batters later with a grand slam, his third long-ball of the year to open it up at 6-0. Lancaster 23 25 .479 1.0 Lake Elsinore 22 26 .458 2.0 CONQUERING THE EMPIRE: On the offensive end against the 66ers, Rylan Bannon and Connor Wong have shown the most Rancho Cucamonga 21 27 .438 3.0 success against Inland Empire pitching this season. Bannon is batting .409 (9-for-22) with two doubles and a triple against the 66ers to go along with five RBI's. Wong is batting .368 (7-for-19) and has a team-high .478 OBP with three home runs and seven RBI's vs. Inland Empire. ONE RUN NO FUN: The Quakes have struggled in one-run games this season. Of the 47 total games played, 16 of those contests CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD have been decided by a run, where the Quakes have just a 4-12 record. The Quakes have dropped the last four one-run games and Yesterday have battled in a one-run affair over five of their last ten games played. San Jose 2 at Lake Elsinore 3 2013: The worst first half record for the Quakes in the Dodger era was in 2013 when the club finished 31-39, eight games below Rancho Cucamonga 8 at Inland Empire 1 the five-hundred mark. The Quakes currently sit six games below the five-hundred mark with 22 games left to play on the first half Stockton 9 at Lancaster 4 schedule. Visalia 4 at Modesto 6 THREE HUNDRED CLUB: Entering Saturday's game, the Quakes are collectively batting .311 against the 66ers over the first five games of the season series. Rancho has totaled 55 hits across 177 at-bats and has driven in 35 total runs against 66ers pitching. Today CURRENT STREAKS: Jeren Kendall had a season-high seven game hitting streak come to a close after going 0-for-3 on Thursday San Jose at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 PM against Stockton. Connor Wong saw a season-high hitting streak of eight games come to a close on Wednesday going 0-for-4 against Rancho Cucamonga at Inland Empire, 6:05 PM the Ports. Cristian Santana also lost a short four-game hitting streak yesterday but following a walk, has reached safely in five straight Stockton at Lancaster, 6:05 PM games. Visalia 4 at Modesto, 7:05 PM RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Friday, catcher Steve Berman was placed on the Disabled List. Catcher Hamlet Marte was transferred to Rancho Cucamonga from Double-A Tulsa of the Texas League. Marte started the 2018 season with Rancho and played in 19 games (.286, 2 HR, 10 RBI). Tomorrow GONSOLIN GOES: Tony Gonsolin (2-1) will make his tenth start of the season for the Quakes and second start against the 66ers. San Jose at Lake Elsinore, 1:00 PM Gonsolin last pitched against Inland Empire at LoanMart Field on 4/13 and allowed one lone run over 3.1 innings while striking out Rancho Cucamonga at Inland Empire, 2:05 PM four in a no-decision. Last time out, Gonsolin tossed a season-high seven innings and struck out five in a win against Lake Elsinore. Stockton at Lancaster, 2:05 PM Gonsolin was drafted by the Dodgers in the ninth round of the 2016 draft out of the University of Saint Mary's in the West Coast Visalia at Modesto, 2:05 PM Conference. OPPOSING PITCHER: Sean Isaac (1-0) is scheduled to make his first start of the year for the 66ers and fifth overall appearance on the hill. Isaac was transferred to Inland Empire from Triple-A Salt Lake on the Pacific Coast League on May 18 after making three appearances with the Bees (1-0, 7.88 ERA). He has since recorded four appearances out of the 66ers bullpen and last pitched 4.1 hit- 2018 QUAKES AT A GLANCE less innings against Lancaster on 5/19. The Torrance, CA native has also spent time this season at Low-A Burlington in the Midwest 1st Half Record: 21-27 League (1-1, 3.38 ERA) and Double-A Mobile of the Southern League (0-0, 9.00 ERA). Isaac was drafted in the 35th round by the 2nd Half Record: 0-0 Angels in the 2016 draft out of Vanguard University in Vanguard, CA. vs Inland Empire: 4-1 LISTEN TO THE QUAKES: Listen to every Quakes’ game on Fox Sports AM 1350, Online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio vs IE Home and TuneIn Radio apps with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Andrew Chapman. 3-1 NEXT HOME GAME: The Quakes head to Inland Empire for the first time this season for a weekend series against the 66ers before vs IE Road 1-0 returning on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28th for a special 2:05 PM game hosting the Lake Elsinore Storm. Monday's game marks Home Record: 10-15 the beginning of a seven-game home stand, as we welcome both the Storm and the Lancaster JetHawks. Don't forget that Friday, June Road Record: 11-12 1st is another Family RV $1 Family Feast Night, featuring hot dogs, Pepsi products and ice cream sandwiches for just one dollar each. Current Streak: W1 On Saturday, June 2nd, it's Best Western Heritage Inn Fireworks Night. Tickets are available by calling (909) 481-5000 or Online at rcquakes.com. Probable Quakes Line-Up UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLES 1. #14 Gavin Lux SS 2. #25 Rylan Bannon 3B Date Opp Pitching Probables Time Radio 3. #21 Omar Estevez 2B 5/27 at Inland Empire RHP Dean Kremer vs. RHP Erik Manoah 2:05 PM Fox Sports 1350 4. #3 Jeren Kendall CF 5. #5 Cristian Santana DH 5/28 vs Lake Elsinore TBD vs. Chris Mathewson 2:05 PM Fox Sports 1350 6. #33 Connor Wong C 7. #19 Donovan Casey RF 5/29 vs Lake Elsinore TBD vs. Andrew Sopko 7:05 PM Fox Sports 1350 8. #8 Nick Yarnall 1B 9. #9 Saige Jenco LF 5/30 vs Lake Elsinore TBD vs. Dustin May 7:05 PM Fox Sports 1350 P. #16 Tony Gonsolin RHP 2 REHABBERS: The Quakes have had three different Dodgers join the club as apart of major league rehab assignment 1st Half Schedule & Results this season .Dodgers INF Justin Turner joined the Quakes along with INF Logan Forsythe in a weekend series vs. Visa- & lia. Turner was 0-for-6 at the plate while Forsythe finished 1-for-10 with a double during their time in Rancho. Yasiel Puig joined the club on rehab assignment Tuesday (5/8) in Lake Elsinore. Puig was 0-for-4 at the plate and was removed Date Opponent Result/Time from the game in the seventh inning. 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. Jordan Sheffield and Tony Gonsolin, ranked April 9 at Stockton L, 2-10 18th and 24th in the Dodgers' system, by MLBPipeline.com, return to the Quakes to help anchor the rotation. Former April 10 at Stockton L, 0-1 Quakes Dean Kremer, Issac Anderson and Andrew Sopko will also pitch out of the rotation. The bullpen began the April 11 at Stockton L, 3-5 year made up entirely of former Quakes, with Stetson Allie, Chris Matthewson, Parker Curry, Andrew Istler, Nolan April 12 Inland Empire L, 4-5 Long, Ryan Moseley and Jason Richman making up the relief core.