Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2018 game notes Monday, August 6th at 7:00 PM Contact: Mike Lindskog Municipal Stadium Game #115, Road Game #58 [email protected] San Jose, CA Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (67-47 , 32-12) AT San Jose Giants (48-66 , 14-30) LHP Leo Crawford (4-0, 2.82 ERA) vs. RHP Carlos Sano (3-3, 3.69 ERA) TODAY’S GAME: The Quakes begin 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 is 2018 2ND HALF STANDINGS game four of a six-game road trip, as Rancho was swept by the Lancaster JetHawks in a series that wrapped up yesterday. NORTH W L PCT GB VS SAN JOSE: Tonight is the 16th of 18 games to be played between these two clubs during the regular season and ninth of 11 Stockton* 21 23 .488 - contests at Municipal. After taking three-of-four over San Jose last time out, the Quakes lead the season series 12-3 with a record of Visalia 18 26 .395 3.0 7-1 at Municipal Stadium. Modesto 16 28 .372 5.0 LAST TIME OUT: The Quakes were swept for just the second time this year, as the Lancaster JetHawks dropped Rancho on Sunday San Jose 14 30 .326 7.0 evening, 10-9. A Manny Melendez RBI single off of Michael Boyle (1-1) was the difference, as his eighth-inning hit broke a 9-9 tie and put the JetHawks ahead to stay for good. Early on, Rancho jumped all over Lancaster starter Matt Dennis. Omar Estevez doubled SOUTH W L PCT GB home Cody Thomas to tie the game at 1-1. Jeren Kendall followed with an RBI single, scoring Estevez to give Rancho a 2-1 lead. Three Rancho Cucamonga* 32 12 .727 - batters later, Brandon Montgomery homered to right field, his first in a Rancho uniform this season, as the Quakes built a 5-1 lead. Lancaster 27 17 .614 5.0 Inland Empire 26 18 .591 6.0 Rancho added one final run when Cristian Santana doubled home Connor Wong to make it 6-1. Lancaster bounced back with six Lake Elsinore 22 22 .500 10.0 unanswered and retook a 7-6 lead by the end of the fifth inning. Rancho evened the game back at 9-9 in the top of the eighth before the JetHawks delivered the game-winning blow. * First-Half Division Winner SAYLOR APPROACHING HISTORY: Quakes manager Drew Saylor is two wins shy of surpassing a 20-year record to become the all-time winningest manager in franchise history. The third-year skipper is chasing former manager Mike Basso who compiled CAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD 223 wins over the 1996, 1997 & 1998 seasons. With 67 wins to his line this year, Saylor has led the Quakes to the best second-half Yesterday record in all of minor league baseball (32-12) and owns 222 career victories during his tenure in Rancho. Saylor has led the Quakes to the California League playoffs in each of his three seasons and is 13 wins away from recording just the second 80-win season in Rancho Cucamonga 9 at Lancaster 10 franchise history. Lake Elsinore 6 at San Jose 4 ONE TO FORGET: The Quakes are coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Lancaster JetHawks, just the second time Stockton 3 at Visalia 5 Rancho has been swept in a series this season. The Quakes had not been swept by an opponent since the season opening road trip Modesto 1 at Inland Empire 9 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 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 Today JetHawks topped the Quakes at The Hangar in 2003. WALKER'S WEEK: The Quakes reeled in a pair of league honors today as INF Jared Walker was named California League Player Rancho Cucamonga at San Jose, 7:00 PM 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 scored. Walker is the eighth Quake to receive league honors this season (Bannon (2), Lux, Estevez, Thomas, Crawford, May), setting a new-franchise best mark for most weekly awards in a single season. LUX POTM: Former Quakes INF and Dodgers 2016 first-round pick Gavin Lux enjoyed an incredibly productive month of July before his promotion to Double-A Tulsa on August 1st. On Monday, Lux was named California League Player of the Month by MiLB, 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. Tomorrow During the month Lux also strung together a 19-game hitting streak and 26-game on-base streak. Visalia at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 PM RECENT ROSTER MOVES: Yesterday RHP Elio Serrano was transferred to Rancho Cucamonga from short-season Ogden of the Inland Empire at Lancaster, 6:35 PM Pioneer League. RHP Ryan Moseley was placed on the temporarily inactive list. On Friday, RHP Wills Montgomerie and RHP Sven Rancho Cucamonga at San Jose, 7:00 PM Schueller were transferred to Rancho Cucamonga from Low-A Great Lakes. Stockton at Modesto, 7:05 PM LEO THE LEFTY: LHP Leo Crawford is scheduled to take the ball tonight for the Quakes in his seventh start of the season and third against the Giants. Crawford has excelled over two prior starts at Municipal Stadium in San Jose, tossing 12 combined shutout innings and allowing five hits in a pair of winning decisions. Over his two prior starts, Crawford has held Giants hitters to a .125 2018 QUAKES AT A GLANCE average while walking one and striking out 11. The Nicaragua native signed with the Dodgers as an International Free Agent in 2015 1st Half Record: 35-35 at the age of 18. 2nd Half Record: 32-12 OPPOSING PITCHER: RHP Carlos Sano is scheduled to make his 15th overall appearance and seventh start of the season tonight vs San Jose: 12-3 for the Giants. Sano has faced the Quakes in a pair of rehab appearances this season, most recently on July 6th where he tossed 3.2 vs SJ Home 5-2 scoreless and hitless frames, walking two and striking out three. Rancho had better success against Sano on June 21st, crossing four runs on six hits over 1.1 innings. A native of the Dominican Republic, Sano signed as a free agent with the Giants in November of vs SJ Road 7-1 2017 and is in his first full season apart of the San Francisco system. Home Record: 33-24 LISTEN TO THE QUAKES: Listen to every Quakes’ game on Fox Sports AM 1350, Online at rcquakes.com and the iHeartRadio Road Record: 34-23 and TuneIn Radio apps with the “Voice of the Quakes” Mike Lindskog and Andrew Chapman. Current Streak: L3 NEXT HOME GAME: Following a six-game road trip the Quakes return home on Friday August 10th to host the JetHawks (Colora- Probable Quakes Line-Up do Rockies affiliate) in the start of a six-game home stand. 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. #5 Cristian Santana DH 8/7 at San Jose RHP Edwin Uceta vs. LHP Mac Marshall 7:00 PM FOX Sports 1350 4. #30 Cody Thomas RF 5. #21 Omar Estevez SS 8/8 at San Jose RHP Isaac Anderson vs. RHP DJ Myers 7:00 PM FOX Sports 1350 6. #3 Jeren Kendall CF 7. #16 Carlos Rincon LF 8/10 Lancaster RHP Antonio Santos vs. TBD 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 8. #8 Nick Yarnall 1B 9. #6 Brandon Montgomery 3B 8/11 Lancaster RHP Matt Dennis vs. RHP Max Gamboa 7:05 PM FOX Sports 1350 P. #19 Max Gamboa 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. June 23 San Jose W, 5-2 June 24 San Jose W, 6-2 FIRST-HALF CHAMPS: The Quakes put together an impressive winning stretch over the final three weeks of June 25 at Lake Elsinore L, 0-3 the first half en route to their first-half championship.