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Final: Peoria 1, Wisconsin 8 Wisconsin batters Peoria GRAND CHUTE, WI - Shaun Marcum pitched six strong innings and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers offense hammered out twelve hits in an 8-1 win over the Peoria Chiefs Monday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Marcum picked up the win in his third rehabilitation start for the Rattlers. Ben McMahan led the way for the offense with three hits, three runs, and two RBI. Wisconsin (72-53 overall, 28-28 second half) scored three times in the bottom of the first inning. Peoria was charged with two errors in the inning to help the Rattlers get off to the fast start. Chadwin Stang reached on an infield single and Max Walla both reached on an error to start the inning. A sacrifice fly by Brandon Macias drove in Stang for the 1-0 lead. McMahan followed with a single to right. Walla, who was running on the pitch, would score when the Peoria right fielder overran the ball. Greg Hopkins doubled later in the frame to send McMahan home for a 3-0 lead. McMahan hit a two-run homer in the third inning to extend the Rattlers lead to 5-0. In the fourth inning, Rafael Neda led off with a double. Yadiel Rivera followed with an RBI single and Wisconsin was up 6-0. Peoria (56-69, 21-35) got a run off Marcum in the top of the fifth. Jacob Rogers drew a walk with one out. A two out double by Bijan Radamacher drove in Rogers. The Rattlers got that run back in the bottom of the fifth inning on an RBI grounder from Hopkins and took a 7-1 lead. Marcum tossed a scoreless sixth inning before calling it a night. He allowed one run on four hits, walked one, and struck out three. Marcum, who was on a 75 pitch limit, threw 71 pitches - 50 for strikes - and was in line for the win. Wisconsin added one more run. Macias tripled with one out in the seventh and scored on a passed ball. That was more than enough for reliever Jacob Barnes. The Rattlers right-hander tossed three scoreless innings, struck out three, and earned his third save of the season. The final game of the four game series is Tuesday afternoon. Mark Williams (7-9, 3.86) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Jeff Antigua (1-2, 1.99) is set to start for the Chiefs. Game time is 12:05pm. Tuesday is a Baker Tilly Business Persons Special. Show your business card when you purchase a ticket and for $11.50 you will receive a box seat ticket, a beverage and your choice of brat or hot dog. This offer is also available to senior citizens. One fan in attendance will win a 32" flat-screen TV from American TV of Appleton on American TV Tuesday! If you can't make it out to the ballpark tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show starting at 11:45am. HOME RUN: Ben McMahan (12th, 1 on in 3rd inning off Joe Zeller, 1 out) WP: Shaun Marcum (1-0) LP: Joe Zeller (2-4) SAVE: Jacob Barnes (3) TIME: 2:40 ATTN: 2,735 Wisconsin Box Score Shaun Marcum looked good in his six innings. He gave up just one run on four hits. Jacob Barnes held the Chiefs scoreless in the final three innings. Each pitcher struck out three Peoria hitters. Ben McMahan had a big offensive night, going 3-3 with two RBI and three runs scored. Brandon Macias went 2-4 with a triple and scored two runs. Rafael Neda was 2-4 with a double, which could have possibly been a triple, but he stumbled coming around first base. Yadiel Rivera also went 2-4. Greg Hopkins was 1-3 with a walk (just his 16th walk of the season). Chadwin Stang singled, walked and stole a base. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Bottom of the 1st Chadwin Stang singles on a ground ball to shortstop Timothy Saunders. With Max Walla batting, Chadwin Stang steals (25) 2nd base. Max Walla reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Zeke DeVoss. Chadwin Stang to 3rd. Brandon Macias out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pin-Chieh Chen. Chadwin Stang scores. Ben McMahan singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Max Walla scores. Ben McMahan to 2nd. Fielding error by right fielder Jorge Soler. Nick Ramirez grounds out, first baseman Jacob Rogers to pitcher Joseph Zeller. Ben McMahan to 3rd. Gregory Hopkins doubles (21) on a fly ball to center fielder Pin-Chieh Chen. Ben McMahan scores. Mike Garza lines out softly to second baseman Zeke DeVoss.

Final: Peoria 4, Wisconsin 3 Peoria edges Rattlers in 4-3 win GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Peoria Chiefs broke a 2-2 tie with single runs in the seventh and eighth innings and held on for a 4-3 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Sunday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The loss was Wisconsin's second straight to the Chiefs. Zeke DeVoss started the game with a triple. A sacrifice fly by Dustin Geiger put Peoria (56-68 overall, 21-34 second half) in front 1-0. Geiger struck again with two outs in the third inning. He lined a solo homer to left. Geiger's sixteenth home run of the season made it 2-0. The Rattlers (71-53, 27-28) pounced on a Peoria miscue to tie the game in the bottom of the third. Yadiel Rivera was at second with two outs and Ben McMahan struck out. But, the ball eluded catcher Chadd Krist to allow McMahan to reach, Rivera to take third base, and the inning to continue. Nick Ramirez was down to a 1-2 count against Peoria starter Yao-Lin Wang. Ramirez pulled the next pitch just inside the first base bag and two runs scored as the ball rattled around in the right field corner. That tied the game 2-2. Peoria took advantage of three straight one out walks by Wisconsin reliever Eric Semmelhack in the top of the seventh inning. A slow roller to short by Pin-Chieh Chen got the go ahead run home. Wes Darvill provided an insurance run with a two-out RBI single in the eighth inning for a 4-2 advantage. Wisconsin tried to rally in the bottom of the ninth. Max Walla drew a one out walk and Rivera singled to center. That forced the Chiefs to make a pitching change from Justin Berg to Larry Suarez. After the change, Chadwin Stang grounded into a force play at second base and the Rattlers had runners at the corners with two outs. Brandon Macias was down to his last strike against Suarez when he got a seeing-eye single into right field to score Walla. Stang raced for third on the play and - when he drew a throw - Macias took second to get the winning run into scoring position. But, Suarez denied the Rattlers a Sunday comeback by retiring McMahan on a popup to end the game. Game three of the series is Monday night. Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Shaun Marcum will make his third rehabilitation start for the Timber Rattlers. Peoria has Joe Zeller (2-3, 3.05) as their scheduled starting pitcher. Game time is 7:05pm. One fan in attendance at the game will win Marcum's game-worn jersey. On Monday, the Dark KnightTM is taking time away from Gotham City to greet citizens at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Batman will be available to meet & greet fans and pose for photographs throughout the evening. It is also a B104.7 Qdoba Q*Monday and fans may receive a free ticket to this game when they purchase a lunch entrée at the Qdoba by the Fox River Mall on Monday. If you can't make it out to the ballpark, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. Monday's game is also available to subscribers of MiLB.TV. ,p> WP: Yao-Lin Wang (4-3) LP: Eric Semmelhack (2-2) SAVE: Larry Suarez (3) TIME: 3:03 ATTN: 4,639 Wisconsin Box Score Yadiel Rivera had the only multi-hit game of the day for the Rattlers. He went 2-3 with a walk and scored a run. Nick Ramirez knocked in two runs, going 1-4. Chadwin Stang, Cameron Garfield and Greg Hopkins each had a hit and a walk. Garfield and Max Walla each stole a base. Chad Thompson pitched in his first game in a month after coming off the DL and was solid in five innings. He gave up two runs on four hits and struck out five. Eric Semmelhack relieved him and gave up two runs in 2.2 innings. Michael Strong pitched the final 1.1 innings. He allowed two hits and three walks but did not give up a run. Wisconsin Play By Play The Rattlers had a chance in the ninth but came up just short Wisconsin Bottom of the 9th Lance Roenicke grounds out, third baseman Timothy Saunders to first baseman Jacob Rogers. Max Walla walks. Yadiel Rivera singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder Pin-Chieh Chen. Max Walla to 2nd. Pitching Change: Larry Suarez replaces Justin Berg. Chadwin Stang grounds into a force out, shortstop Wes Darvill to second baseman Zeke DeVoss. Max Walla to 3rd. Yadiel Rivera out at 2nd. Chadwin Stang to 1st. Brandon Macias singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Max Walla scores. Chadwin Stang to 3rd. Brandon Macias to 2nd on the throw. Ben McMahan pops out to first baseman Jacob Rogers.

Final: Peoria 9, Wisconsin 2 Chiefs cool Rattlers By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - Jorge Soler had four hits and the Peoria Chiefs right fielder led the way to a 9-2 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Saturday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Soler homered, doubled, singled twice, stole a base, and drove in two runs. The Chiefs collected 14 hits and Peoria starting pitcher Michael Jensen reached double digits in wins. Rattlers starter David Goforth struck out seven, but took the loss. Peoria (55-69 overall, 20-34 second half) grabbed the early lead as Tim Saunders drove in a run with a single in the top of the first inning. Wisconsin (71-52, 27-27) answered in the bottom of the second inning. Yadiel Rivera singled to knock Greg Hopkins in to tie the game. The Rattlers took the lead with an unearned run in the fourth inning. Rivera reached on an error with one out and stole second. A walk and an error loaded the bases. Chadwin Stang's run scoring fielder's choice scored Rivera and the Rattlers were up 2-1. The Chiefs came back in the top of the fifth inning. They loaded the bases on three singles. Saunders lifted a fly ball to medium right field. Stang made the catch and a strong throw to the plate, but Peoria catcher Yaniel Cabezas just beat the throw to score the tying run. Peoria would score another run in the inning as pitcher David Goforth's pickoff throw to first with runners on first and third was wild to allow Oliver Zapata to score the go ahead run from third. Soler launched a home run to the Peoria bullpen in left-center to start the sixth inning and put the Chiefs in front 4-2. Goforth left after six innings. He allowed four runs - three earned - on nine hits. Goforth also set a professional single game high for strikeouts with seven. Jensen went five innings, but allowed two runs - one earned. Jensen struck out seven, too. He was in line to pick up his tenth win of the season after he left the game. The Peoria batters removed all doubt in the seventh inning. The Chiefs had runners on first and second with two outs and the crowd was ready for the seventh inning stretch. Then, Soler lined a double down the third base line for an RBI against reliever Maverick Lasker. Jacob Rogers followed with a two run single and the Chiefs went up 7-2. Bijan Rademacher kept the inning going with a single. Then, Cabezas doubled in a run. Lasker hit Zapata to load the bases and Zeke DeVoss drew his second walk of the inning to force in a run to put the Chiefs up 9-2. The Rattlers had only one hit over their final three at bats and didn't threaten to score. Game two of the series is Sunday afternoon. Chad Thompson (4-2, 5.16) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Yao-Lin Wang (3-3, 2.98) is set to start for the Chiefs. Game time is 1:05pm. Sunday is the final Brewers Sunday presented by 107.5, The Fan of the 2012 season. Timber Rattlers players will wear their Brewer-themed jerseys for the last time and there will be a live auction after the game. Fans will be able to bid on their favorite jerseys and take them home. Proceeds from the auction will go to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Also on Sunday, Time Warner Cable customers can receive up to four half-price reserved bleacher tickets when they show their TWC bill at the ticket window at time of ticket purchase. Fans are invited to play catch on the field before the game courtesy of American Eagle. An autograph session featuring the players will take place during the auction. If you can't make it out to the ballpark tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 12:45pm. Sunday's game is also available to subscribers of MiLB.TV. HOME RUN: Jorge Soler (2nd, 0 on in 6th inning off David Goforth, 0 out) WP: Michael Jensen (10-5) LP: David Goforth (8-8) TIME: 3:20 ATTN: 5,297 Wisconsin Box Score Bad night for Rattlers pitching. David Goforth gave up four runs, three earned on nine hits over six innings. He did strike out seven batters. Maverick Lasker got shelled in an inning of work. He walked three, hit a batter and gave up four hits, leading to five earned runs. On the bright side, Michael White had his first scoreless outing as a Rattler. He did walk three batters in two innings of work, but allowed just one hit. Not much to speak of offensively, outside of a 2-4 night from Greg Hopkins. He doubled and scored a run. Ben McMahan was 1-4 with a triple. Yadiel Rivera and Adrian Williams had the other two Wisconsin hits. Rafael Neda walked twice. Chadwin Stang and Rivera each stole a base. Jorge Soler was as advertised for Peoria, going 4-5 with a home run. Wisconsin Play By Play Lasker's nightmare inning. Most of the damage came after two outs. Peoria Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Maverick Lasker replaces David Goforth. Zeke DeVoss walks. Pin-Chieh Chen grounds into a force out, third baseman Brandon Macias to second baseman Adrian Williams. Zeke DeVoss out at 2nd. Pin-Chieh Chen to 1st. With Timothy Saunders batting, Pin-Chieh Chen steals (29) 2nd base. Timothy Saunders walks. Dustin Geiger flies out to left fielder Ben McMahan. Jorge Soler doubles (2) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Ben McMahan. Pin-Chieh Chen scores. Timothy Saunders to 3rd. Jacob Rogers singles on a line drive to center fielder Carlos George. Timothy Saunders scores. Jorge Soler scores. Bijan Rademacher singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ben McMahan. Jacob Rogers to 2nd. Yaniel Cabezas doubles (5) on a soft line drive to right fielder Chadwin Stang. Jacob Rogers scores. Bijan Rademacher to 3rd. Oliver Zapata hit by pitch. Zeke DeVoss walks. Bijan Rademacher scores. Yaniel Cabezas to 3rd. Oliver Zapata to 2nd. Pin-Chieh Chen grounds into a force out, second baseman Adrian Williams to shortstop Yadiel Rivera. Zeke DeVoss out at 2nd.

Final: Wisconsin 5, Beloit 2 Everyone contributes in Rattlers win at Beloit By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BELOIT, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers defeated the Beloit Snappers 5-2 on Friday Night at Pohlman Field. Each Rattler in the lineup contributed in some way to help the Rattlers to win their second straight over their in-state rivals. There was solid pitching, a couple of really good defensive plays, timely hitting, and opportunistic base running in the win. Wisconsin (68-55 overall, 29-24 second half) had three hits in the top of the first inning, but needed an error to score their run. Chadwin Stang was at second base and Ben McMahan was at first with one out. Nick Ramirez singled to center and Stang was thrown out at the plate as he tried to score on the hit. Cameron Garfield's grounder to short turned into an error as the throw to get the inning ending force play at second went into right field. McMahan scored on the play for a 1-0 Wisconsin lead. Run scoring doubles by Greg Hopkins and Mike Garza in the fourth inning put the Rattlers up 3-0. Wisconsin pulled a double steal to get a run in the fifth. Chadwin Stang was at third and broke for the plate as the throw went through to second in an unsuccessful attempt to get Lance Roenicke on a stolen base attempt. McMahan tacked on a run in the sixth inning with a two-out RBI single for a 5-0 edge. Rattlers starting pitcher Chad Pierce was in and out of trouble through his five innings of work. But, he stranded eight Beloit runners on base, including five in scoring position, and struck out four to put himself in position for his sixth win of the season. Tyler Cravy took over for Pierce in the sixth inning and retired the first seven batters he faced. Then, Miguel Sano put Beloit (67-56, 28-25) on the scoreboard. The slugging third baseman for the Snappers lifted a 3-1 pitch from Cravy over the wall in center for his 25th home run of the season. Cravy would allow another run on a two out RBI single by Nate Roberts in the ninth, but he nailed down the final out for his third save of the season. The Timber Rattlers begin a seven game homestand Saturday night with the first game of a four-game series against the Peoria Chiefs. David Goforth (8-7, 5.04) is scheduled starter for the Timber Rattlers. Michael Jensen (9-5, 3.63) is set to be the starting pitcher for the Chiefs. Game time is 6:35pm. Before the game, enjoy the music of Overdrive as they play a concert outside the stadium. Then, Waste Management and the Rattlers want you to show your Green & Gold pride for Go Green & Gold Night. Wear your gear for the team up in Green Bay and get ready for some football! The first 1,000 fans to attend the game will receive a poster of Timber Rattlers outfielder Ben McMahan. This is poster #9 in the series of ten that are being given away this season. Fly Away Saturday means that one lucky fan will win airfare for two from Funjet Vacations and Fox World Travel at this game! Stick after around the game for a FOX 11 postgame fireworks display. If you can't make it out to the ballpark tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:15pm. Saturday's game is also available on MiLB.TV. HOME RUN: BEL: Miguel Sano (25th, 0 on in 8th inning off Tyler Cravy, 1 out) WP: Chad Pierce (6-4) LP: Tyler Jones (3-5) SAVE: Tyler Cravy (3) TIME: 2:55 ATTN: 1,201 Wisconsin Box Score The Rattlers got a strong pitching performance from Chad Pierce and Tyler Cravy. Pierce started and threw five scoreless innings to get his sixth win. Cravy pitched the final four innings and allowed just two runs to earn the save. The Rattlers struck out 13 times but also managed five runs on 12 hits. Greg Hopkins had a 2-5 night with two doubles. Ben McMahan was 2-4 with a walk. Michael Garza went 2-4 with a double, and Adrian Williams was 2-4 as well. Every Timber Rattler except Max Walla had a hit. It was a rough night for Walla, going 0-5 wiht 3 strikeouts. Chadwin Stang and Lance Roenicke each stole a base. Wisconsin Play By Play The Rattlers stole a run in the 5th Wisconsin Top of the 5th Chadwin Stang walks. Lance Roenicke singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nate Roberts. Chadwin Stang to 2nd. Ben McMahan flies out to right fielder Nate Roberts. Chadwin Stang to 3rd. Nick Ramirez strikes out swinging. Chadwin Stang steals (23) home. Lance Roenicke to 2nd. Lance Roenicke steals (5) 2nd base. Cameron Garfield walks. Gregory Hopkins strikes out swinging.

Final: Wisconsin 6, Beloit 5 Rattlers hold on to beat Beloit By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BELOIT, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers took a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning on Thursday night at Pohlman Field against the Beloit Snappers. The Rattlers won, but nothing is ever easy in this in-state rivalry. The Snappers scored three in the bottom of the ninth, but Wisconsin held on for a 6-5 win. Cameron Garfield had three more hits and two more RBI over his recent hot stretch to lead the offense. Garfield extended his hitting streak to six games with a two-run homer in the second inning to put the Rattlers (70-51 overall, 26-26 second half) up on Beloit early in the game. Lance Roenicke led off the Wisconsin third inning with his first professional home run. The Rattlers added runs in the third on a double by Garfield and a sacrifice fly by Greg Hopkins. Garfield would add a single in the sixth inning as he went 3-for-4 on the night. He is 12-for-22 during his six game hitting streak. Beloit (67-55, 28-24) got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth inning. A two-out RBI double by Stephen Wickens plated a run off Rattlers starting pitcher Mark Williams. Wisconsin got the run back in the top of the fifth. Brandon Macias hit his second double of the game - and 32nd of the season - with one out and went to third on a wild pitch. Ben McMahan followed with a triple to right-center to score Macias. The triple was the tenth of the season for McMahan and tied him for the Midwest League lead in that category. Williams gave up an RBI double to Kennys Vargas with one out in the fifth inning and the Snappers were within 6-2. Kevin Shackelford came on in relief of Williams and got out of the sixth with no more damage. Williams allowed two runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out three for the win. But, there were a few nervous moments late...very late in the game. Shackelford worked 2-2/3 scoreless innings and turned the 6-2 lead over to Stosh Wawrzasek for the bottom of the ninth. Wawrzasek entered Thursday's game with a scoreless streak of 18-2/3 innings. He gave up a hit to Beloit's leadoff batter, struck out the next batter, and walked the third batter to bring Miguel Sano to the plate in the ninth. Sano, the Midwest League leader in homers and RBI, ripped a double into the left field corner to score a run and make the score 6-3. Wawrzasek walked the next batter to load the bases and put the winning run at the plate in the form of Drew Leachman. Leachman drilled a 3-1 pitch off the wall in left-center field for a two-run double to pull the Snappers to within a run. The hit also put the tying run at third and Leachman at second with the winning run. There was still only one out. Wisconsin decided to walk Wickens intentionally to load the bases and set up the double play. Wawrzasek didn't need it. He struck out Matt Koch to get the second out. Pinch-hitter Tyler Grimes, the ninth Snapper to bat in the inning, watched strike three go by for the final out of the game as the Rattlers held on for the win. The Timber Rattlers and Snappers play game three of the series at Pohlman Field on Friday night. Chad Pierce (5-4, 3.59) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Tyler Jones (3-4, 5.25) is set to start for Beloit. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. HOME RUNS: WIS: Cameron Garfield (9th, 1 on in 2nd inning off Jason Wheeler, 0 out) Lance Roenicke (1st, 0 on in 3rd inning off Jason Wheeler, 0 out) WP: Mark Williams (7-9) LP: Jason Wheeler (13-6) TIME: 3:03 ATTN: 542 Wisconsin Box Score As homer mentioned earlier, another big night for Cameron Garfield. He was 3-4 with a double and his ninth home run of the year. He also knocked in 3 runs. It's really been an impressive bounce back season for him, as he;s up to .303 now and is hitting for power as well. Brandon Macias also had another nice night. He was 2-3 with two doubles and a walk. Macias is now 10-20 in his last five games. Lance Roenicke hit his first home run of the season. Nick Ramirez was 1-3 with a walk and Greg Hopkins went 1-3 with a sac fly. Fresh off being named MWL Pitcher of the Week, Mark Williams had a solid outing. He worked 5 1/3, giving up two runs on five hits. Kevin Shackelford had a really nice outing in relief, throwing 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Stosh Wawrzasek struggled in the ninth, giving up three runs on three hits, and walking three. But with the tying run on third and the winning run on second, Stosh managed to strike out the final two Snappers to preserve the victory. Attendance total of 542? Ouch. I guess football season is upon us. I'm guessing something happened to Beloit catcher Jairo Rodriguez, as he left the game after grounding out in the seventh. The Snappers had to insert their DH to catch and play National League ball with the pitcher's spot hitting. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Top of the 3rd Lance Roenicke homers (1) on a line drive to left field. Brandon Macias doubles (31) on a line drive to left fielder Drew Leachman. Ben McMahan strikes out swinging. Nick Ramirez singles on a fly ball to center fielder JaDamion Williams. Brandon Macias to 3rd. Cameron Garfield doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Drew Leachman. Brandon Macias scores. Nick Ramirez to 3rd. Gregory Hopkins out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Drew Leachman. Nick Ramirez scores. With Mike Garza batting, Cameron Garfield caught stealing 3rd base, catcher Jairo Rodriguez to third baseman Miguel Sano.

Final: Wisconsin 10, Beloit 13 Snappers outslug Wisconsin Teams combine for seven homers in Beloit's 13-10 win By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BELOIT, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and the Beloit Snappers combined to hit seven home runs and bang out 25 hits Wednesday night at Pohlman Field. The Snappers outlasted the Rattlers 13-10 in a back-and-forth game that was finally decided when Beloit scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Beloit (67-54 overall, 28-23 second half) scored an unearned run off Shaun Marcum in the bottom of the second inning. A dropped popup allowed Miguel Sano to reach second base. A fly ball out to deep left-center moved Sano to third. He scored on a two out single by Stephen Wickens. Wisconsin (69-51, 25-26) used the long ball to take the lead in the top of the third inning. Chadwin Stang launched a two-run homer off Beloit starting pitcher Cole Johnson to put the Rattlers in front 2-1. Johnson would walk Brandon Macias with two outs and be replaced by Tim Atherton. Ben McMahan welcomed Atherton to the game by lining a two-run homer to left for a 4-1 lead. Beloit would score twice in the fourth inning to pull to within a run. Eddie Rosario doubled and would score on a single by Kennys Vargas. Vargas would try to stretch the platy into a double and would be thrown out for the second out. Marcum gave up a single and two walks to load the bases before he left due to his pitch count. Jacob Barnes relieved Marcum and walked in a run before getting the final out of the fourth. That walk allowed the Snappers to get to within 4-3. Marcum pitched 3-2/3 innings, allowed three runs - two earned - on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts. The Snappers tied the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. Barnes retired the first two batters he faced in the inning, but allowed a walk, a single, and a walk to load the bases. A walk to Wickens forced in the tying run. Wisconsin responded in the top of the sixth with three runs. Rafael Neda smacked an RBI single to right and Greg Hopkins raced home from second base to take the lead. Stang followed with a two-run double to make it 7-4. But, Beloit kept coming back. JD Williams hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut into Wisconsin's lead to make it 7-6. Barnes gave up a hit and a walk in the seventh inning and left with two outs and runners at the corners. Michael Strong got the fly ball to left off the bat off the bat of Nate Roberts he needed to end the inning. But, the ball was dropped and two runs scored to put the Snappers up 8-7. Then, the Rattlers came back. Neda singled with one out and was replaced by pinch-runner Adrian Williams. The pinch-runner didn't need to run. Yadiel Rivera drove a 2-0 pitch from Beloit closer Corey Williams over the fence in right-center for a two-run home run and a 9-8 Wisconsin lead. Beloit wasn't done. Eddie Rosario homered on a 3-2 pitch to lead off the frame and tie the game 9-9. A single, a strikeout, and a walk, put runners at first and second with one out. Wickens singled to shallow right and the runner at third was going to hold, but the ball was bobbled in right and the go ahead run scored. Matt Koch drilled a three-run homer make it 13-9 in favor of Beloit. Nick Ramirez drilled a solo homer - the fourth Wisconsin homer of the night - with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. The home run was the fifteenth of the season for the Snappers. But, that was as close as the Rattlers would get. Game two of the series is Thursday night at Pohlman Field. Mark Williams (6-9, 3.88) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Jason Wheeler (13-5, 3.28) is the scheduled starter for the Snappers. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. HOME RUNS: WIS: Chadwin Stang (7th, 1 on in 3rd inning off Cole Johnson, 1 out) Ben McMahan (11th, 1 on in 3rd inning off Tim Atherton, 2 out) Yadiel Rivera (12th, 1 on in 8th inning off Corey Williams, 1 out) Nick Ramirez (15th, 0 on in 9th inning off Zack Jones, 2 out) BEL: JD Williams (5th, 1 on in 6th inning off Jacob Barnes, 1 out) Eddie Rosario (9th, 0 on in 8th inning off Michael Strong, 0 out) Matt Koch (8th, 2 on in 8th inning off Michael Strong, 1 out) WP: Corey Williams (4-4) LP: Michael Strong (1-1) TIME: 3:38 ATTN: 1,830 Wisconsin Box Score Crazy back and forth game in Beloit that the Rattlers came out on the wrong side of. Shaun Marcum made his second rehab start for Wisconsin and went 3.2 innings. He allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits before being lifted. Jacob Barnes relieved him and gave up five runs (three earned) on five hits in three innings of work. Mike Strong surrendered five runs in just an inning and a third and was charged with the loss. Chadwin Stang went 2-5 with a double and a home run and had 4 RBI to lead the offensive attack. Rafael Neda was 3-4 before exiting for a pinch runner late in the game. Yadiel Rivera was 2-4, including his 12th home run of the season. Greg Hopkins was 2-5 with a double. Nick Ramirez and Ben McMahan each homered for their only hits of the night. Brandon Macias was on base three times with a single and two walks. Rivera, McMahan and Max Walla each committed an error defensively. Wisconsin Play By Play Tough 8th inning for the Rattlers Beloit Bottom of the 8th Defensive Substitution: Cameron Garfield replaces Adrian Williams, batting 8th, playing catcher. Eddie Rosario homers (9) on a line drive to center field. Miguel Sano singles on a ground ball to shortstop Yadiel Rivera. Kennys Vargas strikes out swinging. Drew Leachman walks. Miguel Sano to 2nd. Stephen Wickens singles on a ground ball to right fielder Max Walla. Miguel Sano scores. Drew Leachman to 2nd. Fielding error by right fielder Max Walla. Matthew Koch homers (8) on a line drive to center field. Drew Leachman scores. Stephen Wickens scores. Tyler Grimes walks. With Nate Roberts batting, Tyler Grimes caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Cameron Garfield to shortstop Yadiel Rivera. Nate Roberts strikes out swinging.

Something to keep an eye on Helena Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Patrick Johnson replaces Eddie Butler. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Ruben Ozuna replaces Michael Reed. Michael Reed called out on strikes. Raul Mondesi flies out to right fielder Julian Yan. Michael Turay pops out to shortstop Matt Wessinger in foul territory. From the Fans of Michael Reed Facebook page FROM BENTON - Please pray for Michael. He was hit in the finger tonight. He said the guy threw it at him as he tried to bunt and he used the bat to protect himself, but it also caught his index finger. The laces of the ball cut the glove off his hand and split open his finger (lots of blood!). His first knuckle may be broken as well. They are taking him to the Hospital in the morning. Praying that it is not broken and it heals quickly.

Final: Clinton 4, Wisconsin 7 Wisconsin tops Clinton to take series By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers wrapped up their regular season series against the Clinton LumberKings with a 7-4 win Monday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Ben McMahan and Greg Hopkins each drove in a pair of runs in the game for the Rattlers. Wisconsin (69-50 overall, 25-25 second half) got on the board in the first inning. Max Walla doubled with one out. McMahan doubled with two outs to drive in Walla. Nick Ramirez was next and he lined a single to right to score McMahan for a 2-0 lead. Clinton (53-65, 30-20) got their first run in the fourth inning. Jabari Blash doubled to start the inning. A single by Kevin Rivers drove in Blash and the Wisconsin lead was a single run. Chadwin Stang put the Rattlers back up by two runs with an RBI single in the fourth inning. Wisconsin starting pitcher Eric Semmelhack tossed a scoreless fifth inning for Wisconsin and turned the game over to Maverick Lasker. Semmelhack allowed one run on six hits and struck out five to put himself in line for his second win of the season. The LumberKings got to Lasker for a run in the top of the sixth inning on a run scoring fielder's choice to make the score 3-2. Wisconsin padded the lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. Hopkins stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs against reliever Josh Corrales and plated two runs with a single. Corrales hit Mike Garza to reload the bases and was replaced by John Taylor, who promptly hit Rafael Neda to force in a run to make the score 6-2. Lasker got into trouble in the eighth inning as he allowed an RBI single to Mike Dowd with one out. But, Lasker escaped the inning by getting Guillermo Pimentel to ground into an inning ending double play. McMahan provided Wisconsin with their seventh run of the game with a single to score Walla in the bottom of the eighth inning. Walla was on base three times on Monday and scored all three times. Dillon Hazlett would hit a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning, but Lasker got the final outs of the game to close out the LumberKings and pick up his first save of the season. The Rattlers took two of three from Clinton in the just completed series at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Wisconsin went 12-3 in the season series against the LumberKings. Wisconsin is off on Tuesday for their final scheduled off day of the regular season. The Rattlers resume Midwest League play on Wednesday in Beloit. Shaun Marcum of the Milwaukee Brewers is scheduled to make his second rehabilitation start for Wisconsin. Cole Johnson (1-1, 1.11) will get the start for the Snappers. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. PITCHER OF THE WEEK NOTE: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers pitcher Mark Williams was named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week earlier on Monday. Williams went 1-0 in two games - one start - last week. He allowed no runs on six hits, walked two, and struck out thirteen in eight innings. Williams pitched a seven-inning complete game shutout and struck out eleven in the second game of a double header against Cedar Rapids on August 10. This is the second time Williams has been named the Pitcher of the Week for the Midwest League in 2012. HOME RUN: CLN: Dillon Hazlett (5th, 0 on in 9th inning off Maverick Lasker, 1 out) WP: Eric Semmelhack (2-1) LP: Seon-Gi Kim (3-4) SAVE: Maverick Lasker (1) TIME: 3:18 ATTN: 1,869 Wisconsin Box Score I somehow came down with the flu or something in the middle of August so I'm going to keep it short tonight. Ben McMahan and Brandon Macias each had 2-5 nights. Nick Ramirez was on base four times with a single and three walks. Every Rattler except Rafael Neda had a hit tonight. Eric Semmelhack struck out five in five innings and allowed just one run. Maverick Lasker picked up the four inning save, allowing three runs on six hits. Wisconsin Play By Play Brew Crew Ball's Timber Rattlers Notebook

Final: Clinton 9, Wisconsin 4 Rattlers fall to LumberKings By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Clinton LumberKings cracked fifteen hits and scored nine runs on Sunday afternoon to beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 9-4. Clinton jumped to an early lead and never let the Rattlers get back into the game at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Clinton (53-64 overall, 30-19 second half) had the lead four batters into the game. They had two on with one out in the top of the first inning and Ramon Morla cracked a home run to left field for a 3-0 lead. Dan Paolini made it 4-0 with a two-out RBI single in the second. Greg Hopkins cut that four run deficit in half for Wisconsin in the bottom of the second inning. Cameron Garfield singled with one out and Hopkins followed with a two-run homer to left. The home run was the first for Hopkins since June 9 and made the score 4-2. Clinton added to their lead in the third on a sacrifice fly by Anthony Phillips. That was the final run allowed by Wisconsin starting pitcher David Goforth. The LumberKings put the game away with a four run sixth inning against reliever Michael White. The LumberKings loaded the bases on a single, a hit batsman, and a single. Paolini singled in the first run of the frame. White would get a 4-6-3 double play for a pair of outs, but a run scored to make it 7-2. Blash followed with a long home run to left and the LumberKings were up 9-2. Wisconsin (68-50, 24-25) got a run in the bottom of the seventh. Ben McMahan doubled to start the inning and went to third on a wild pitch. Cameron Garfield's grounder to short scored McMahan. Greg Hopkins struck again in the bottom of the ninth. He singled with two outs to score McMahan for the final run of the game. Hopkins drove in three of the four runs scored by the Rattlers on Sunday. The final game of the series is Monday night. Eric Semmelhack (1-1, 5.82) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Clinton counters with Seon-Gi Kim (3-3, 5.03). Game time is 7:05pm. Monday is a B104.7 Qdoba Q*Monday. Stop by the Qdoba by the Fox River Mall for lunch on Monday, purchase a lunch entrée and you receive a free ticket to the games. Monday is also a 25-cent hotdog night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Purchase a hotdog for a quarter during the game. If you can't make it out to the game, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. HOME RUNS: CLN: Ramon Morla (9th, 2 on in 1st inning off David Goforth, 1 out) Jabari Blash (13th, 1 on in 6th inning off Michael White, 2 out) WIS: Greg Hopkins (9th, 1 on in 2nd inning off Jordan Shipers, 1 out) WP: Kyle Hunter (3-5) LP: David Goforth (8-7) SAVE: Jeremy Dobbs (1) TIME: 2:39 ATTN: 4,006 Wisconsin Box Score David Goforth started for the Rattlers and gave up five runs over five innings. He allowed eight hits and walked four while striking out six. Michael White relieved Goforth but he also struggled, allowing four runs on seven hits over four innings. Greg Hopkins led the way for the Timber Rattlers offensively, going 2-4 with his ninth home run of the season. He knocked in three of the four Wisconsin runs. Cameron Garfield also had a 2-4 day with a run scored and an RBI. Ben McMahan went 1-3 with a double and a walk and scored two runs. Brandon Macias had the only other hit for the Rattlers. Wisconsin Play By Play Tough sixth inning for Michael White Clinton Top of the 6th Pitching Change: Michael White replaces David Goforth. David Villasuso singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Christopher Taylor hit by pitch. David Villasuso to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Jharmidy De Jesus replaces Christopher Taylor. Jamal Austin singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Ben McMahan. David Villasuso to 3rd. Jharmidy De Jesus to 2nd. Daniel Paolini singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Lance Roenicke, deflected by third baseman Brandon Macias. David Villasuso scores. Jharmidy De Jesus to 3rd. Jamal Austin to 2nd. Ramon Morla grounds into a double play, second baseman Carlos George to shortstop Yadiel Rivera to first baseman Gregory Hopkins. Jharmidy De Jesus scores. Jamal Austin to 3rd. Daniel Paolini out at 2nd. Jabari Blash homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Jamal Austin scores. Patrick Brady singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brandon Macias. With Dillon Hazlett batting, Patrick Brady steals (2) 2nd base. Dillon Hazlett strikes out swinging

Final: Clinton 8, Wisconsin 9 (13 Innings) Ramirez delivers game-winning hit in the thirteenth By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers almost let one get away on Saturday night against the Clinton LumberKings. The LumberKings scored three times in the top of the ninth inning to send the game to extra innings. Nick Ramirez knocked in the winning run with a two-out bases loaded single in the thirteenth inning for a 9-8 win. The win was the third in a row for Wisconsin. Rafael Neda put the Rattlers (68-49 overall, 24-24 second half) up 1-0 in the second inning. Neda's double high off the wall in left field scored Greg Hopkins from first base. Ben McMahan made it 4-0 in favor of the Timber Rattlers in the third inning. Max Walla singled and Brandon Macias doubled to start the inning. McMahan followed with his tenth home run of the season, a three-run blast over the wall in left-center. The LumberKings (52-63, 29-18) scored their first run of the game in the top of the fourth inning. Patrick Brady hit a homer for the first Clinton hit of the game off Wisconsin starting pitcher Chad Pierce. They added a run in the top of the sixth inning on an RBI double by Jamal Austin. Wisconsin added to their lead with single runs in the sixth and seventh innings. Adrian Williams drove in a run with a single in the sixth. A balk called on Clinton reliever David Colvin allowed Macias to score from third and the Rattlers were up 6-2. Pierce left the game after seven innings. He allowed the two runs on five hits with a walk and six strikeouts. He did not figure into the decision. Clinton got to within a run in the top of the eighth inning as they scored three runs off Rattlers reliever Michael Strong. The LumberKings had runners at first and second with no outs and an error on a force play at second allowed a run to score. Dan Paolini followed with a two-run double and Clinton was down 6-5 with the tying run at second with no outs. Strong would escape the inning with the lead. The Rattlers got a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth. Consecutive RBI doubles by Carlos George and Max Walla with two outs drove put the Rattlers up 8-5. But, Clinton came back. A double and an error put two runners on with one out. Strong got the second out with a strikeout. But, Austin singled in a run. Then, Paolini tied the game with his second two-run double of the game. The game stayed tied 8-8 until the bottom of the thirteenth inning due to stellar relief work from Stosh Wawrzasek and Tyler Cravy of the Rattlers and Matt Brazis and Stephen Shackelford for Clinton. Wawrzasek and Cravy combined to work four scoreless innings and record six strikeouts. Brazis struck out five in three scoreless frames and Shackelford pitched a scoreless twelfth with a pair of strikeouts. Shackelford retired the first batter in the bottom of the thirteenth. Then, George singled to center. Walla's fly ball to left was dropped and Wisconsin had two runners on with one out. A wild pitch moved both George and Walla up a base and led to an intentional walk to Macias, who had four hits and reached base six times on Saturday. The LumberKings got the second out on a strikeout and that brought Ramirez to the plate. The Rattlers first baseman lined the first pitch from Shackelford into right field for a single to drive in George with the winning run. The 'walkoff' hit was the third of the season for Ramirez and Wisconsin got to celebrate their tenth 'walkoff' win at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium this season. Game two of the series is Sunday afternoon. Wisconsin will have David Goforth (8-6, 4.88) as their scheduled starting pitcher. Clinton has Jordan Shipers (4-5, 3.80) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 1:05pm. Purchase your tickets at the gate on Sunday, August 12th, and a portion goes toward pediatric cancer research and local support programs as part of Strike Out Cancer Day with McClone Insurance Group and CW14.! Shear Chaos will be at the game for those wishing to donate to Locks of Love! It is also a 107.5 The Fan Brewers Sunday and Timber Rattlers players will wear their Brewer-themed jerseys during the game. Fans are invited to play catch on the field before the game courtesy of American Eagle. There is also an autograph session after the game with all of the players. If you can't make it to the game, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 12:45pm. Sunday's game is also available to subscribers of MiLB.TV. HOME RUNS: CLN: Patrick Brady (1st, 0 on in 4th inning off Chad Pierce, 0 out) WIS: Ben McMahan (10th, 2 on in 3rd inning off Mayckol Guaipe, 0 out) WP: Tyler Cravy (2-5) LP: Stephen Shackelford (4-2) TIME: 4:20 ATTN: 5,596 Wisconsin Box Score Every Timber Rattlers starter had at least one hit. Nick Ramirez had an 0-6 night before he came through with the clutch hit in the bottom of the 13th inning. As Chris mentioned, that's Ramirez's third walk-off hit of the season. One batter earlier Ben McMahan crushed what looked for a second like a game winning grand slam, but it went foul. (Carlos Gomez would have been proud of the bat flip by McMahan). He did hit his 10th home run of the season earlier in the game as part of a 2-6 night. Brandon Macias had a great offensive night. He went 4-5 with a walk, scored two runs and stole a base. Yadiel Rivera was 3-6 with a double. Carlos George and Max Walla each were 2-7. Chad Pierce started and went seven strong innings. He allowed two runs and struck out six and was in line for the win when he left the game. Mike Strong came on in relief and allowed six runs in two innings, though only two were earned. Stosh Wawrzasek did what Stosh has done all season since joining the T-Rats. He allowed just one hit over three innings. He has been incredible for the Rattlers, allowing just two earned runs in 24.1 innings. Tyler Cravy worked a scoreless 13th for the win. Wisconsin Play By Play The game winning 13th inning Wisconsin Bottom of the 13th Adrian Williams bunt grounds out, pitcher Stephen Shackleford to first baseman Daniel Paolini. Carlos George singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jamal Austin. Max Walla reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Guillermo Pimentel. Carlos George to 2nd. With Brandon Macias batting, wild pitch by Stephen Shackleford, Carlos George to 3rd. Max Walla to 2nd. Stephen Shackleford intentionally walks Brandon Macias. Ben McMahan strikes out swinging. Nick Ramirez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jabari Blash. Carlos George scores. Max Walla to 3rd. Brandon Macias to 2nd.

Final: Cedar Rapids 0, Wisconsin 2 (Game Two) Williams Ks 11 in game two for 2-0 shutout By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - Mark Williams made a spot start for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in game two of Friday's doubleheader against the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Williams made the most of it as he tossed a complete game shutout and struck out eleven in a 2-0 Rattlers victory. The win gave the Rattlers a sweep in the twinbill. Cedar Rapids (46-71 overall, 14-33 second half) had a few chances early against Williams. A walk and a two out single put runners at first and second in the third inning. Williams ended that inning with a strikeout. Alex Yarbrough doubled to start the fourth. Williams got a flyout to center, a grounder to first and strikeout number six to keep Yarbrough from scoring. Wisconsin (67-49, 23-24) had difficulty mounting a rally against Kernels starting pitcher Austin Wood, who did not give up a hit in his first 4-1/3 innings. That would change in the bottom of the fifth. Greg Hopkins and Mike Garza each singled with one out. Yadiel Rivera followed with a single to center and Hopkins scored the first run of the game. Later in the inning, Max Walla's two-out single scored Garza and the Rattlers were up 2-0. Williams went back out for the sixth inning and pitched around a one out single by recording his ninth and tenth strikeouts of the night. The Rattlers starter headed to the mound for the top of the seventh and a chance for the first complete game by a Rattlers pitcher this season. He got the first two outs, but allowed a single to Abel Baker that extended the game. Cedar Rapids went to pinch-hitter Frazier Hall, who had homered off Shaun Marcum in game one of the doubleheader. Williams got Hall to chase a 2-2 pitch for strike three to end the game with his eleventh strikeout of the game. The Timber Rattlers continue their homestand with a three-game series against the Clinton LumberKings. Game one against Clinton is Saturday night. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin native Chad Pierce (5-4, 3.67) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. The LumberKings will send Mayckol Guaipe (3-0, 3.19) to the mound. Game time is 6:35pm. Saturday is Jimmy Buffett Night and Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium becomes Margaritaville. The Rattlers players will wear special Jimmy Buffett jerseys and you can bid during the silent auction to take one of the jerseys home. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Fox Valley Humane Association. It's also a Fly Away Saturday. One lucky fan will win airfare for two from Funjet Vacations and Fox World Travel at this game! FOX 11 presents a postgame fireworks display. Stick around after the fireworks for a concert tropical songs from OD-TAPO-IMI. If you can't make it out to the ballpark, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:15pm. Saturday's game is also available to subscribers of MiLB.TV. WP: Mark Williams (6-9) LP: Austin Wood (5-11) TIME: 1:54 ATTN: 3,674 Wisconsin Box Score I was kind of kicking myself for not going to see Marcum vs. Bedrosian in Game One tonight and thought I'd really be mad at myself when Austin Wood had a no-hitter going halfway through game two, but the Rattlers finally got to him in the fifth. Yadiel Rivera and Max Walla each went 1-3 and knocked in a run. Cameron Garfield doubled for the only T-Rats extra base hit. Greg Hopkins was on base twice with a single and a walk, as was Brandon Macias who walked and was hit by a pitch. Speaking of which, that was a Timber Rattlers record 19th time that Macias was plunked this season, surpassing the old mark set in 1996 by Luis Tinoco. Mark Williams pitched a great game to earn his sixth win of the season. He went the whole way, striking out 11 Cedar Rapids hitters. He gave up six hits, but this was the definition of scattering six hits over seven innings, never allowing more than one hit in any single inning. Wisconsin Play By Play All the offense Mark Williams would need came in the fifth inning Wisconsin Bottom of the 5th Cameron Garfield lines out to right fielder Drew Martinez. Gregory Hopkins singles on a ground ball to right fielder Drew Martinez. Mike Garza singles on a line drive to center fielder Andy Workman. Gregory Hopkins to 2nd. Yadiel Rivera singles on a ground ball to center fielder Andy Workman. Gregory Hopkins scores. Mike Garza to 2nd. Chadwin Stang strikes out swinging. Max Walla singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Andy Workman. Mike Garza scores. Yadiel Rivera to 3rd. Brandon Macias walks. Max Walla to 2nd. Ben McMahan strikes out swinging, catcher Abel Baker to first baseman Gary Mitchell.

Final: Cedar Rapids 4, Wisconsin 6 (Game One) Fast start gives Rattlers win in game one By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers scored five times in the first inning and held off the Cedar Rapids Kernels for a 6-4 victory in game one of a doubleheader at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium on Friday night. The Wisconsin offense corrected their recent struggles with a big first inning. The Rattlers (66-49 overall, 22-24 second half) sent ten men to the plate and scored five runs. Ben McMahan drove in the first two runs of the frame with a triple. Nick Ramirez followed with an RBI single for a 3-0 lead. Yadiel Rivera kept the hits coming with a single to send Ramirez to third base. Carlos George made it 4-0 with a RBI single. Adrian Williams capped the scoring in the inning with a sacrifice fly to left. Frazier Hall got the Kernels (46-70, 14-32) on the board with a solo homer in the top of the second inning. That was the only hit allowed by Marcum. The Brewers right-hander struck out three and walked none over three innings. Marcum, who was schedule to throw just 40 pitches in the game, tossed 36 - 26 for strikes - as he retired nine of the ten batters he faced. Wisconsin tacked on a run in the bottom of the second inning. Brandon Macias tripled in Max Walla for a 6-1 lead. Kevin Shackelford pitched a scoreless fourth and a scoreless fifth, but ran into trouble in the sixth inning. Eric Stamets singled in a run and stole second. Alex Yarbrough drew a walk and the pair pulled a double steal to get to second and third. Andy Workman singled to drive in both runners and make the score 6-4. Stosh Wawrzasek relieved Shackelford and struck out Hall. But a walk to the next batter put the tying runs on base. Wawrzasek got out of the frame with a groundout. Wawrzasek walked the leadoff batter in the top of the seventh, but retired the next three Kernels to earn his third save of the season. WP: Kevin Shackelford (3-4) LP: Cam Bedrosian (3-9) SAVE: Stosh Wawrzasek (3) TIME: 2:09 Wisconsin Box Score The Rattlers jumped all over Angels pitching prospect Cam Bedrosian right away. They sent 10 men to the plate in the first inning, racking up five of their six runs in the first. Ben McMahan was 1-2 with a triple and had 2 RBI. he was also hit by a pitch. Max Walla went 2-4. Brandon Macias, Nick Ramirez and Carlos George all went 1-3 with an RBI. Yadiel Rivera was on base two times with a single and a hit by pitch. He also made a real nice defensive play with the tying run at the plate in the seventh on a little chopper over the mound to throw the runner out at first. Shaun Marcum was making his first rehab start and looked pretty good. He made one mistake that Frazier Hall crushed for a 2nd inning home run but that was the only hit Marcum allowed in three innings. He threw 36 pitches and 28 of them went for strikes. Kevin Shackelford came on in relief of Marcum and allowed three runs in 2.1 innings. Stosh Wawrzasek came in to get the last two outs in the sixth and worked a scoreless seventh to earn the save. Wisconsin Play By Play Five run first inning Wisconsin Bottom of the 1st Chadwin Stang singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Andy Workman. Max Walla singles on a ground ball to left fielder Gary Mitchell. Chadwin Stang to 2nd. Brandon Macias grounds into a force out, shortstop Eric Stamets to second baseman Alex Yarbrough. Chadwin Stang to 3rd. Max Walla out at 2nd. Brandon Macias to 1st. Ben McMahan triples (9) on a fly ball to center fielder Andy Workman. Chadwin Stang scores. Brandon Macias scores. Nick Ramirez singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder Andy Workman. Ben McMahan scores. Yadiel Rivera singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Drew Martinez. Nick Ramirez to 3rd. Carlos George singles on a line drive to center fielder Andy Workman. Nick Ramirez scores. Yadiel Rivera to 2nd. Rafael Neda walks. Yadiel Rivera to 3rd. Carlos George to 2nd. Adrian Williams out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Gary Mitchell. Yadiel Rivera scores. Chadwin Stang strikes out swinging, catcher Zach Wright to first baseman Frazier Hall.

Final: Cedar Rapids 15, Wisconsin 1 Rattlers drop 15-1 decision to the Kernels By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - A return home did not halt the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers recent woes. The Cedar Rapids Kernels defeated the Rattlers 15-1 Wednesday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Andy Workman did most of the damage with four RBI, but the Kernels cracked 18 hits off a total of three Wisconsin pitchers to send the Rattlers to their fourth straight loss. Wisconsin (65-49 overall, 21-24 second half) scored first. Lance Roenicke was at first base and Cameron Garfield singled down the line in left. Roenicke stopped at third. The throw went to second base and took a bad bounce. Roenicke scored and the Rattlers were up 1-0. The Kernels (46-69, 14-31) stormed back in the third inning. An RBI double by Eric Stamets and a RBI single by Alex Yarbrough put Cedar Rapids up 2-1. A two-run homer by Workman made it 4-1. Cedar Rapids sent nine men to the plate and scored five times in the top of the fourth inning. A grounder off the bat of Trevor Hairgrove drove in the first run of the frame. Staments drove in another run with a single and Workman knocked in a run with a grounder. Frazier Hall capped the inning with a two-run double to make it 9-1. Wisconsin had a few chances early. Carlos George singled to start the third inning, Ben McMahan doubled with two outs in the fourth, and Mike Garza doubled to lead off the fifth inning. But, three Kernels pitchers would retire the final fifteen Wisconsin hitters of the game after the double by Garza. Eswarlin Jimenez allowed an unearned run on five hits over 5-2/3 innings. Joe Melioris pitched 2-1/3 innings of perfect relief and Frank De Jiulio worked a 1-2-3 ninth to close out the Rattlers. Jimenez is 6-4 with a 3.67ERA on the season. But, Jimenez is 3-0 with a 1.89ERA against the Timber Rattlers in 2012. The Kernels were not done with the offense. They scored two runs in the sixth on a single and an error. Cedar Rapids added two more on back-to-back RBI doubles by Drew Martinez and Stamets. An RBI grounder and an error in the eighth inning pushed two more runs home to give the Kernels a 15-1 lead. Game two of the series is Thursday night. Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Shaun Marcum is scheduled to make the start for the Timber Rattlers. Cam Bedrosian (3-8, 5.08) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Kernels. Game time is 7:05pm. The first 500 fans to attend this game will receive a magnet of current Timber Rattler - and Milwaukee Brewers pitching prospect - David Goforth. As part of Thirsty Thursday, 16oz soda and beer for just $2 as part of Thirsty Thursday presented by Slugger's Sports Bar! After the game, those in attendance can take their ticket stub to Sluggers Sports Bar - located in Super Bowl on Northland Avenue - to win Miller Lite drinks and prizes. Sports32 will have the broadcast of the game for subscribers of Time Warner Cable. The radio broadcast of the game is available on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. Subscribers of MiLB.TV can tune in for the game that way, too. HOME RUN: CR: Andy Workman (9th, 1 on in 3rd inning off Jacob Barnes, 1 out) WP: Eswarlin Jimenez (6-4) LP: Jacob Barnes (4-5) TIME: 2:49 ATTN: 4,984 Wisconsin Box Score This one was just plain all-around ugly. The pitching staff surrendered 15 runs on 18 hits, the offense managed only one unearned run on five hits, and the defense committed three errors. Ben McMahan and Michael Garza each went 1-3 with a double. Lance Roenicke, Cameron Garfield and Carlos George each added a single. Jacob Barnes started and went five innings, giving up nine runs, six earned, on nine hits. Michael White made his T-Rats debut in relief of Barnes and allowed four runs on six hits in two innings. Tyler Cravy pitched the final two innings and gave up two runs, one earned, on three hits. Greg Hopkins, Chadwin Stang and Carlos George each had an error and George was also caught stealing. Wisconsin Play By Play Plenty of bad in this one. Feel free to click through for all the details, here was the Wisconsin first inning, where they actually took the lead early on. Wisconsin Bottom of the 1st Chadwin Stang grounds out, second baseman Alex Yarbrough to first baseman Frazier Hall. Lance Roenicke singles on a ground ball to shortstop Eric Stamets. Brandon Macias flies out to right fielder Drew Martinez. Cameron Garfield singles on a line drive to left fielder Zachary Borenstein. Lance Roenicke scores. Cameron Garfield to 2nd. Throwing error by left fielder Zachary Borenstein. Ben McMahan grounds out, shortstop Eric Stamets to first baseman Frazier Hall.

Final: Wisconsin 4, Beloit 10 Snappers rout Rattlers By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BELOIT, WI - The Beloit Snappers beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 10-4 Tuesday night at Pohlman Field. Eddie Rosario hit a homer and drove in four runs for the Snappers. Beloit scored in all but two innings as they topped Wisconsin for the third game in a row. Beloit (61-53 overall, 22-22 second half) grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Nate Roberts doubled and JD Williams dropped a bunt single to put runners on the corners with no outs. Rosario's sacrifice fly got Roberts home. A two-out single by Kennys Vargas drove in Williams. The Rattlers (65-48, 21-23) got a run in the top of the second inning. Greg Hopkins doubled to start the inning. An error on a sacrifice bunt by Carlos George put runners on second and third. Rafael Neda drew a walk to load the bases with no outs. Wisconsin got a run when Adrian Williams hit into a 4-3 double play. Beloit scored a run in the bottom of the second inning on a double steal as Stephen Wickens scored from third after Roberts drew a throw as he stole second base. The Rattlers got another run in the third inning. Brandon Macias doubled and took third on a single by Cameron Garfield. Nick Ramirez singled to right to drive in Macias and make the score 4-2. Beloit started to pull away in the third inning. Rosario hit a homer to start the frame. In the fourth, Rosario would knock in Roberts with a single. Miguel Sano followed with an RBI triple. In the fifth, Tyler Grimes drove in a run with a two-out single. Roberts followed with an RBI triple and would score on an error to make the score 9-2 in favor of the Snappers. Wisconsin's defense held Beloit off the scoreboard in the sixth inning, but an RBI grounder by Rosario in the seventh made it 10-2. The RBI was the fourth of the night for Rosario. Eric Semmelhack pitched the first four innings for Wisconsin and allowed six runs on ten hits. He would be charged with the loss. Maverick Lasker worked the final four innings and allowed four runs (two earned). Chadwin Stang extended his hitting streak to 19 games with a single in the fourth inning. He picked up his second hit of the night in the ninth inning. His RBI double scored Williams. Stang would score on an odd play as Beloit reliever Corey Kimes got a strike out on a pitch in the dirt for the apparent final out of the inning. But, the routine throw to first was wild and Stang crossed the plate to account for the final run of the game. Wisconsin had ten hits and Beloit committed three errors. But, the Timber Rattlers stranded eleven runners on base as they went 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position in the game. The Timber Rattlers return to Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium to start a series with the Cedar Rapids Kernels on Wednesday night. Jacob Barnes (4-4, 3.05) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Cedar Rapids sends Eswarlin Jimenez (5-4, 3.94) to the mound. Game time is 7:05pm. Wednesday is Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Night with a special Wednesday night fireworks show after the game. Plus, $1 Cher-Make hot dogs, $1 Pepsi Products, and $1 Miller Beers are available for everyone as part of 105.7 WAPL Bang for your Buck Night with soda, hot dogs, and beer available for $1. If you can't make it to the ballpark, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. Wednesday's game is also available to subscribers of MiLB.TV. HOME RUN: BEL: Eddie Rosario (8th, 0 on in 3rd inning off Eric Semmelhack, 0 out) WP: Tyler Jones (3-4) LP: Eric Semmelhack (1-1) TIME: 3:07 ATTN: 1,333 Wisconsin Box Score Rough night in Beloit for Rattlers pitching. Eric Semmelhack gave up ten hits and six earned runs over four innings. Maverick Lasker pitched in relief of Semmelhack and allowed four runs in four innings, though only two of Lasker's runs were earned following errors by Nick Ramirez and Greg Hopkins. The offense pounded out 10 hits but only two of those went for extra bases. Chadwin Stang went 2-5 with a double out of the leadoff spot. His hitting streak is now at 19 games. Cameron Garfield went 2-4 with a walk as the DH. Nick Ramirez also had two hits and knocked in a run. Adrian Williams was on base three times with a single and a pair of walks. Brandon Macias was 1-4 with a double and a walk. Wisconsin Play By Play The Rattlers had bases loaded with nobody out in the second but managed only one run. Wisconsin Top of the 2nd Gregory Hopkins singles on a ground ball to left fielder Drew Leachman. Carlos George hits a sacrifice bunt. Missed catch error by first baseman Kennys Vargas, assist to pitcher Tyler Jones. Gregory Hopkins to 3rd. Carlos George to 1st. Rafael Neda walks. Carlos George to 2nd. Adrian Williams grounds into a double play, second baseman Eddie Rosario to first baseman Kennys Vargas. Gregory Hopkins scores. Carlos George to 3rd. Rafael Neda out at 2nd. Chadwin Stang strikes out swinging.

Final: Wisconsin 3, Beloit 5 Beloit's big inning enough to beat the Rattlers Garfield hits two of Wisconsin's three homers in loss By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BELOIT, WI - The Beloit Snappers scored five runs in the third inning on Monday night at Pohlman Field. It was enough for the Snappers to beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-3. Miguel Sano tormented the Timber Rattlers with another home run and offset a two homer night by Wisconsin's Cameron Garfield. The loss was the second straight for the Rattlers. Brandon Macias gave Wisconsin (65-47 overall, 21-22 second half) a quick lead when he hit a home run to lead off the game. Garfield followed with a solo home run of his own two outs later and the Rattlers were up 2-0 against Beloit starter Taylor Rogers. Beloit (60-53, 21-22) struck back hard in the bottom of the third inning against Wisconsin starting pitcher David Goforth. AJ Pettersen doubled with one out for the Snappers first hit of the game. Nate Roberts would double to score Pettersen. A walk to JD Williams was followed by a two-run double off the bat of Eddie Rosario. Then, Sano drilled a two-run homer put the Snappers up 5-2. The homer for Sano was his 23rd of the season and gave him 86 RBI this year. The blast was his fourth in nine games against Wisconsin this season. Garfield, who went 3-for-3 with a walk on the evening, struck again in the sixth inning with another solo home run. That got the Rattlers to within two runs. Garfield has eight home runs this year. Chadwin Stang started the eighth inning with a double off Beloit reliever Corey Williams. The double extended Stang's hitting streak to eighteen games, the second longest hitting streak in the Midwest League this season. Garfield would walk with one out to put the tying runs on base for Nick Ramirez, but Williams struck out Ramirez for the second out. Beloit went to right-handed reliever Zack Jones to match up against Ben McMahan. The first pitch from the Beloit reliever went to the backstop for a wild pitch to move the tying runs into scoring position. Jones, a foruth round pick of the Minnesota Twins in the 2012 draft, would escape by getting McMahan to pop out to right. Jones would pitch a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his third save of the season. The final game of the series is Tuesday night at Pohlman Field. Eric Semmelhack (1-0, 3.46) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Tyler Jones (2-4, 5.26) is set to go for Beloit. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280 or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. HOME RUNS: WIS: Brandon Macias (7th, 0 on in 1st inning off Taylor Rogers, 0 out) Cameron Garfield (7th, 0 on in 1st inning off Taylor Rogers, 2 out) Cameron Garfield (8th, 0 on in 6th inning off Talor Rogers, 1 out) BEL: Miguel Sano (23rd, 1 on in 3rd inning off David Goforth, 1 out) WP: Taylor Rogers (1-1) LP: David Goforth (8-6) SAVE: Zack Jones (3) TIME: 2:38 ATTN: 749 Wisconsin Box Score Have a day Cameron Garfield! The 21-year-old catcher was on base all four times. He had the two home runs mentioned by Chris as well as a single and a walk. Brandon Macias also had a home run for the Rattlers. The three long balls accounted for all the offense tonight. Lance Roenicke went 2-4 with a double. Chadwin Stang returned to action after an ankle injury kept him out of the past few games and he went 1-4 with a double to extend his hitting streak to 18 games. Ben McMahan had the other T-Rats base hit. David Goforth was the starting pitcher, but he wound up going only four innings tonight. As has been his MO, when he gets in to troulbe, it's usually one big inning that gets him. Tonight it was the third, when he gave up all five of the runs he would surrender. Five walks, five hits and an error on Goforth all contributed to the damage. Stosh Wawrzasek continued his fine season, with three more scoreless innings of relief. He hasn't given up a run in a month and has dropped his ERA to 0.92. Tonight he allowed just two hits and struck out five. Mark Williams pitched a scoreless eight inning, walking one and striking out two. Wisconsin Play By Play All of Beloit's runs came in the third Beloit Bottom of the 3rd Jairo Rodriguez strikes out swinging. Adam Pettersen doubles (10) on a line drive to center fielder Chadwin Stang. Nate Roberts doubles (10) on a ground ball to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Adam Pettersen scores. With JaDamion Williams batting, throwing error by David Goforth on the pickoff attempt, Nate Roberts to 3rd. JaDamion Williams walks. Eddie Rosario doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Nate Roberts scores. JaDamion Williams scores. Eddie Rosario to 3rd on the throw. Miguel Sano homers (23) on a fly ball to center field. Eddie Rosario scores. Kennys Vargas walks. Stephen Wickens walks. Kennys Vargas to 2nd. Wang-Wei Lin flies out to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Jairo Rodriguez grounds out, second baseman Gregory Hopkins to first baseman Nick Ramirez.

I'd agree with your assessment for the most part. The difference between 2010 and 2012 has been pretty noticeable. Not that he was ever bad defensively, but I think his defense has been better this season, at least in the games I've seen. Garfield's done a good job of blocking and I've also noticed a good amount of steals that haven't necessarily been on the catcher either (pitches in the dirt, huge jumps, etc). I don't know that he'll ever be a gold glover or anything, but his bat will be what keeps him moving up the ladder and his defense is good enough that he should be fine to stay behind the plate. In terms of defense I would put Neda ahead of Garfield, but Garfield ahead of Tyler Roberts. Just my opinion.

Rattler Radio Nine after 9 1.A couple of injury updates to start. Stephen Peterson said that his ankle buckled when he went to field that bunt in the seventh inning last night. He was getting treatment before the game. That will probably be the case over the next few days. 2.Chadwin Stang said that he was feeling as good as he has ever felt last Sunday and Monday in Clinton. Then, he tweaked something in the game against Burlington. He mentioned that he probably could have played today, but the decision was made to hold him out for one more day.

Final: Wisconsin 2, Beloit 8 Snappers smack Rattlers on Sunday in Beloit BELOIT, WI - JD Williams hit a grand slam home run in the fourth inning to give the Beloit Snappers a huge early lead on Sunday afternoon at Pohlman Field. The Snappers would cruise to an 8-2 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Miguel Sano hit a solo homer to start the Beloit half of the second inning. The home run, an opposite field blast to right-center, was his 22nd of the season. Sano leads the Midwest League in that category. Rattlers starting pitcher Chad Pierce retired the first two batters he faced in the bottom of the third inning. Then, Beloit (59-53 overall, 20-22 second half) would load the bases on two singles and a walk. An error on a ground ball off the bat of Kennys Vargas allowed two runs to score and the Snappers to take a 3-0 lead. Wisconsin (65-46, 21-21) got on the board in the top of the fourth inning. Cameron Garfield walked and went to second on a wild pitch. Ben McMahan's fly ball to center was lost in the sun by Williams and Garfield took third on the play. Mike Garza's sacrifice fly got Garfield home for the run to pull within 3-1. The first three Beloit batters to hit in the bottom of the fourth bunted. Wang Wei Lin bunted for a hit. Jairo Rodriguez attempted to bunt Lin into scoring position, but reached on a hit when his popped up bunt bounced away from Pierce, who made a diving attempt at a catch. Tyler Grimes completed the streak of bunts when his foul bunt was run down by Garfield behind home plate for the first out of the inning. But, Pierce would hit the next batter to load the bases. Williams made up for his miscue in the field in the top of the inning by hitting a high fly ball down the right field line that carried over the wall for a grand slam and a 7-1 lead for Beloit. Both offenses were silent until late in the game after that home run. Beloit scored a run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning to go up 8-1. Nick Ramirez launched a solo homer with two out in the top of the ninth for Wisconsin's first hit since McMahan's fourth inning single. The home run was the fourteenth of the season for Ramirez. Beloit starting pitcher David Hurlbut allowed one run on two hits with five strikeouts over six innings for his fifth win of the season. Each team has won a game in the first two played of the four game series. Game three of the series is Monday night at Pohlman Field. David Goforth (8-5, 4.67) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Taylor Rogers (0-1, 7.00) is set to start for the Snappers. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the radio broadcast on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. HOME RUNS: WIS: Nick Ramirez (14th, 0 on in 9th inning off Mason Melotakis, 2 out) BEL: Miguel Sano (22nd, 0 on in 3rd inning off Chad Pierce, 0 out) JD Williams (3rd, 3 on in 4th inning off Chad Pierce, 1 out) WP: David Hurlbut (5-5) LP: Chad Pierce (5-4) TIME: 2:26 ATTN: 2,430 Wisconsin Box Score The Rattlers were beaten pretty soundly in this one. Chad Pierce allowed seven runs in just four innings. Two of the runs were unearned, but Pierce was still hit around pretty good. He gave up eight hits, including two home runs. Kevin Shackelford had another nice outing in relief, throwing two scoreless innings. Tyler Cravy allowed one run in two innings of work. Not much offense again today as Wisconsin managed only three hits. Nick Ramirez cracked his 14th home run of the season in the 9th inning. A Brandon Macias double and a gift base hit for Ben McMahan were the only other hits for the Rattlers. Macias committed his 14th error of the season. Wisconsin Play By Play The only bright spot offensively for the Rattlers Wisconsin Top of the 9th Pitching Change: Mason Melotakis replaces Tim Atherton. Gregory Hopkins flies out to right fielder Nate Roberts. Cameron Garfield flies out to left fielder Wang-Wei Lin. Nick Ramirez homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. Ben McMahan lines out to right fielder Nate Roberts.

Final: Wisconsin 2, Beloit 1 Wisconsin holds off Beloit for narrow victory By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BELOIT, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers scored two runs in the first inning and held on for a 2-1 victory over the Beloit Snappers Saturday night at Pohlman Field. Matt Miller allowed one run in six innings for his tenth win of the season. Three relievers combined to work the final three innings to preserve the win. The Timber Rattlers (65-45 overall, 21-20 second half) jumped on Beloit starting pitcher Jason Wheeler right away. Brandon Macias singled to start the game and Carlos George bunted for a hit. Greg Hopkins, the third hitter of the game, singled to right to drive in Macias and get George to third base. Nick Ramirez grounded into a double play that allowed George to score the second run of the inning. Wheeler would strike out ten and allow three more hits over eight innings, but he was never in a position to pick up his thirteenth win of the year. Beloit (58-53, 19-22) got a run back in the bottom of the second inning. Kennys Vargas hit a solo homer with one out to make the score 2-1. Miller walked the tightrope for the rest of his six innings of work. He pitched around a leadoff double and a pair of walks in the third inning. In the fourth, Beloit put two runners on base with one out on a walk and a single. Both were left stranded. In the sixth inning, Miguel Sano doubled with one out. Miller retired the next two batters on a fly ball and a grounder to maintain the 2-1 lead. Stephen Peterson relieved Miller to start the seventh inning and walked the first batter he faced. The next batter dropped a sacrifice bunt and Peterson got the out at first, but was injured on the play and had to leave the game. Michael Strong would throw a wild pitch to move the tying run to third base, but got a strikeout and a liner to second to end the seventh. Strong came back out to pitch the bottom of the eighth inning and got the first out. A single by Eddie Rosario put the tying run on first base and with the right-handed Sano and switch-hitting Vargas due up, the Rattlers went to right-handed reliever Stosh Wawrzasek. Wawrzasek struck out Sano, who leads the Midwest League in homers with 21 and RBI with 83, for the second out of the inning. Wawrzasek struck out Vargas to end the eighth and strand the tying run at first. Wawrzasek worked a perfect ninth inning - with a pair of strikeouts - to close out the Snappers and earn his second save of the season. Game two of the series is Sunday afternoon at Pohlman Field. Chad Pierce (5-3, 3.35) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. David Hurlbut (4-5, 2.78) is set to start for the Snappers. Game time is 2:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 1:40pm. HOME RUN: BEL: Kennys Vargas (7th, 0 on in 2nd inning off Matt Miller, 1 out) WP: Matt Miller (10-7) LP: Jason Wheeler (12-5) SAVE: Stosh Wawrzasek (2) TIME: 2:35 ATTN: 2,276 Wisconsin Box Score Not much offense for the Rattlers again tonight, but their pitchers were just a little bit better than Beloit's and they squeaked out a 2-1 win. Matt Miller with his fourth straight excellent start to get his 10th win of the season. He went 6 innings, and gave up just one run. The bullpen was equally as dominant, allowing just one hit in three innings. Stephen Peterson worked 1/3 of an inning. Chris noted in his recap that Peterson left with an injury, hopefully it was something minor. Michael Strong tossed one scoreless and Stosh Wawrzasek pitched a perfect 1 2/3 innings to earn the save. Stosh was dominant, striking out four of the five batters he faced. Carlos George had a 2-4 night and made his second straight start in center field. Rafael Neda was 1-3. He's batting almost .300 since the All-Star break. Brandon Macias, Greg Hopkins and Nick Ramirez each went 1-4 for the T-Rats other three hits. Ben McMahan walked once but was thrown out trying to steal. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Top of the 1st Brandon Macias singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nate Roberts. Carlos George singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Miguel Sano. Brandon Macias to 2nd. Gregory Hopkins singles on a fly ball to right fielder Nate Roberts. Brandon Macias scores. Carlos George to 3rd. Nick Ramirez grounds into a double play, second baseman Eddie Rosario to first baseman Kennys Vargas. Carlos George scores. Gregory Hopkins out at 2nd. Ben McMahan strikes out swinging.

Final: Burlington 1, Wisconsin 0 Bees earn a split with a 1-0 shutout By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - A four game battle between possible Midwest League playoff opponents ended in a stalemate. The Burlington Bees defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1-0 on Friday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Sean Jamieson had three hits - including a solo homer in the fifth inning - for Burlington. Both teams wound up with two wins in the four game series. Burlington (54-55 overall, 21-19 second half) scored the only run of the game on a solo homer by in the fifth inning. Jamieson hit a home run to left field with one out off Jacob Barnes for a 1-0 lead. Barnes pitched seven innings, would allow four hits, and match his single game high for strikeouts as a professional with nine. But, he would be tagged with the loss. Wisconsin (64-45, 20-20) had two good chances to score. Carlos George started the bottom of the fourth inning with a double, but would be caught trying to steal third. Brandon Macias drew a walk, but was left at first base. In the eighth inning, Yadiel Rivera tripled to the right field corner to start the inning against reliever Raul Alcantara. Left-handed reliever Chas Mye came on to face left-handed pinch hitter Nick Ramirez and got the strikeout. Burlington went to closer Jonathan Joseph to get right-handed hitters Lance Roenicke on a pop out Carlos George on a strikeout. Joseph came back out to work a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his eleventh save of the season. If the season had ended after Friday's game, Wisconsin and Burlington would play each other in the first round of the Midwest League playoffs. The Timber Rattlers won the Western Division in the first half. The Bees are currently second in the divisional standings for the second half, two games behind first place Clinton and two games in front of third place Kane County. There are still thirty games left in the regular season. Plus, the teams meet in the three game series in Burlington over Labor Day weekend to end the regular season. The Timber Rattlers begin a four game series in Beloit on Saturday night. Matt Miller (9-7, 3.79) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Beloit sends Jason Wheeler (12-4, 3.41) to the mound. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. HOME RUN: BUR: Sean Jamieson (8th, 0 on in 5th inning off Jacob Barnes, 1 out) WP: Jose Macias (6-5) LP: Jacob Barnes (4-4) SAVE: Jonathan Joseph (11) TIME: 2:46 ATTN: 5,030 Wisconsin Box Score Tough loss for the T-Rats after yet another very well pitched game. The offense just couldn't get anything going as they got shutout on five hits. Jacob Barnes started and pitched seven innings. He gave up just one run on four hits and struck out nine. Barnes dropped his ERA to 3.05 on the season. Mark Williams pitched the final two innings of relief, giving up just one hit. He also walked one and struck out one. Carlos George had a 2-4 night with a double. He also wound up starting in center field which as far as I can tell was his first ever appearance in the outfield. The Rattlers were playing shorthanded in the outfield after Chadwin Stang was a late scratch from the lineup. Greg Hopkins went 1-3. Yadiel Rivera was 1-3 with a triple, and Adrian Williams was 1-2 before being lifted for pinch-hitter Nick Ramirez late in the game. Brandon Macias was tossed in the 9th inning, though I'm not sure why. Perhaps Chris will mention it in Nine after 9. Wisconsin Play By Play Yadiel Rivera led off the 8th with a triple but the Rattlers couldn't get him home. Wisconsin Bottom of the 8th Yadiel Rivera triples (5) on a fly ball to right fielder Douglas Landaeta. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Nick Ramirez replaces Adrian Williams. Pitching Change: Chas Mye replaces Raul Alcantara. Nick Ramirez strikes out swinging. Pitching Change: Jonathan Joseph replaces Chas Mye. Lance Roenicke pops out to first baseman Maxwell Muncy in foul territory. Carlos George strikes out swinging.

Final: Burlington 1, Wisconsin 3 Back-to-back homers propel Rattlers to win By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - Yadiel Rivera and Chadwin Stang hit consecutive solo home runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a 1-1 tie with the Burlington Bees on Thursday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Field at Fix Cities Stadium. Pitchers Eric Semmelhack, Maverick Lasker, and Kevin Shackelford made sure that was enough. The trio of Wisconsin hurlers held that 3-1 lead to the end of the game as Wisconsin defeated Burlington. Rashun Dixon gave the Bees (53-55 overall, 21-18 second half) a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning. He hit a leadoff home run off Eric Semmelhack. The homer was the second of the series and ninth of the season for Dixon. That was the only run for the Bees. Semmelhack would work around three hits and three walks over five innings and - thanks to just enough offense - he would pick up the win. Wisconsin (64-44, 20-19) answered in the Dixon home run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Mike Garza drove in Max Walla with a two-out single to tie the game. The Rattlers continued their recent power surge to take the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Rivera cracked a one out solo home run to the Burlington bullpen beyond the wall in left-center for a 2-1 lead. Stang was next and he crushed a 1-2 pitch over the batter's eye in center. The back-to-back homers put the Rattlers up 3-1. Wisconsin had homered 28 times in 28 games in the month of July and the two homers on Wednesday gave them 30 home runs in their last 30 games. Stang, who also doubled later in the game, pushed his hitting streak to 17 games with his two hits on Thursday. The 17-game hitting streak is tied for the second longest in the Midwest League this season. The Rattlers centerfielder is 26-for-73 (.356) during the streak. Lasker took over for Semmelhack and tossed three scoreless innings. Kevin Shackelford tossed a scoreless ninth for his fourth save of the season. The final game of the four game series is Friday night. Jacob Barnes (4-3, 3.24) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Julio Ramos (0-0, 0.75) is set to start for the Bees. Game time is 7:05pm. Fang T. Rattler, the mascot of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers turns 18 this year and the Rattlers are throwing him a big party on Friday night. Numerous mascots from local businesses and sports teams will join the festivities. The annual mascot kickball game begins at 6:00pm on field. All of the mascots will help with promotions and interact with fans during the game. Just watch out for Gnaf T. Rattler, the evil twin of Fang. It is also Gnaf's birthday, but he is a little jealous of the attention that Fang is receiving on his big day. There is a CANS 4 CAKE Food Drive with donations to benefit St. Joe's Food Program, too. Bring in a non-perishable food item as a donation and receive a slice of Fang's birthday cake. It's also a North Shore Bank Family Night and children 12 and under eat free. Settle in after the game to watch a spectacular fireworks display. Children 14 and under may participate in Kids Run the Bases presented by Jernegan's Health Mart after the fireworks. If you can't make it to the game, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show starting at 6:45pm. Friday's game is also available on MiLB.TV. HOME RUNS: BUR: Rashun Dixon (9th, 0 on in 4th inning off Eric Semmelhack, 0 out) WIS: Yadiel Rivera (11th, 0 on in 5th inning off AJ Cole, 1 out) Chadwin Stang (6th, 0 on in 5th inning off AJ Cole, 1 out) WP: Eric Semmelhack (1-0) LP: AJ Cole (5-3) SAVE: Kevin Shackelford (4) TIME: 2:41 ATTN: 2,639 Wisconsin Box Score Eric Semmelhack got his first Timber Rattlers win, going five innings and allowing just one run on three hits. Maverick Lasker pitched three solid innings of relief, giving up just two hits. Kevin Shackleford pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his fourth save. It looked like it was going to be a long day for Rattlers hitters, as Burlington starter A.J. Cole mowed them down in the first three innings. But they got to Cole for a run in the fourth and two more in the fifth. Yadiel Rivera and Chadwin Stang hit back-to-back home runs. Both were absolutely crushed. Rivera's in to the Burlington bullpen and Stang to straight away center field over the batter's eye. Stang finished the day 2-4. Max Walla, Michael Garza and Rafael Neda were all 1-3. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Bottom of the 5th Rafael Neda grounds out sharply, third baseman Wade Kirkland to first baseman Maxwell Muncy. Yadiel Rivera homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Chadwin Stang homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Max Walla called out on strikes. Brandon Macias flies out to left fielder Rashun Dixon.

Final: Burlington 3, Wisconsin 1 Bees break tie late to beat Rattlers By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - Aaron Shipman tripled in a pair of runs in the top of the ninth inning to give the Burlington Bees a 3-1 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium on Wednesday night. Both starting pitchers were good, but neither were around for the decision. Max Muncy put the Bees (53-54 overall, 21-17 second half) in front in the second inning. He hit a home run to right-center off Rattlers starting pitcher David Goforth and the solo shot made it 1-0. The Rattlers (63-44, 19-19) were primed to tie the game in the bottom of the fourth inning. Chadwin Stang extended his hitting streak to sixteen games with a leadoff triple against Bees starting pitcher Drew Granier. But, Granier got out of the jam with a pair of strikeouts around a line out to third base. Goforth left the bases loaded in the top of the fourth inning and faced the same situation with two outs in the top of the sixth. He stranded three Bees in the sixth, too. Wisconsin tied the game in the bottom of the sixth. Stang tripled with one out to set up the inning. Wednesday marked the second time Stang has had two triples in a game this season. It was also the third time he's had two triples in a game in his Rattlers career. Lance Roenicke drove in Stang with a sacrifice fly to even the game 1-1. That was the only run allowed by Granier. The Bees starting pitcher struck out eight and walked one over six innings. Goforth would toss seven innings and strike out four. He worked around four walks and five hits to allow just one run. Nick Rickles started the Burlington ninth inning with a single off reliever Tyler Cravy. Chi-Fang Pan dropped a bunt in front of the plate that left an opportunity to get Rickles, the Bees catcher, at second base. However, the throw sailed into center for an error and the Bees had a pair of runners in scoring position and no outs. Cravy got the first out, but Shipman lined a triple to right-center to put Burlington up 3-1. Bees closer Jonathan Joseph retired the Rattlers in order in the bottom of the ninth inning to finish off the Rattlers. Game three of the series is Thursday afternoon. Eric Semmelhack (0-0, 4.50) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. AJ Cole (5-2, 2.06) is set to start for the Bees. Game time is 12:05pm. Thursday is a Baker Tilly Business Persons Special. Show your business card when you purchase a ticket and for $11.50 you will receive a box seat ticket, a beverage and your choice of brat or hot dog. This offer is available to senior citizens, too. All fans can enjoy 16oz soda and beer for just $2 as part of Thirsty Thursday presented by Slugger's Sports Bar! After the game, those in attendance can take their ticket stub to Sluggers Sports Bar - located in Super Bowl on Northland Avenue - to win Miller Lite drinks and prizes. If you can't make it out to the ballpark, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 11:45am. Thursday's game is also available to subscribers of MiLB.TV. HOME RUN: BUR: Max Muncy (3rd, 0 on in 2nd inning off David Goforth, 1 out) WP: Seth Frankoff (3-7) LP: Tyler Cravy (1-5) SAVE: Jonathan Joseph (10) TIME: 2:12 ATTN: 4,585 Wisconsin Box Score I feel like I've been saying this a lot lately, but another fantastic pitching performance from a Timber Rattlers starting pitcher tonight. Dave Chavarria is certainly doing something right in Appleton. Tonight it was David Goforth on the hill. He went 7 innings and gave up just one run on five hits. Goforth is 3-1 with a 3.80 ERA since the All-Star break. He struck out four and walked four. Tyler Cravy took the loss in relief. He pitched two innings and gave up two runs, one earned, on two hits. Chadwin Stang scored the only T-Rats run. He went 2-4. Both of his hits were triples. Stang led off the fourth inning with a triple but Roenicke struck out and Macias lined out to third. The Rattlers managed only three other hits, a double by Brandon Macias and singles from Ben McMahan and Max Walla. Cameron Garfield committed a throwing error but also did throw out Oakland's #8 prospect Aaron Shipman trying to steal two times. Wisconsin Play By Play The Timber Rattlers only scoring of the game Wisconsin Bottom of the 6th Carlos George bunt grounds out, third baseman Wade Kirkland to first baseman Maxwell Muncy. Chadwin Stang triples (9) on a fly ball to right fielder Aaron Shipman. Lance Roenicke out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Bobby Crocker. Chadwin Stang scores. Brandon Macias doubles (26) on a fly ball to left fielder Royce Consigli. Drew Granier intentionally walks Nick Ramirez. Ben McMahan lines out softly to pitcher Drew Granier.

Final: Burlington 3, Wisconsin 5 Rattlers swat Bees Pierce K's eight; McMahan delivers two-run triple to break tie By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers pitcher Chad Pierce is enjoying his time in the rotation. Pierce struck out eight Burlington Bees batters on Tuesday evening at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium and picked up his fifth win of the season. Wisconsin rallied from an early deficit with four runs in the fifth inning to defeat Burlington 5-3. Burlington (52-54 overall, 20-17 second half) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Bobby Crocker doubled with one out, went to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Rashun Dixon. Crocker and Dixon struck again in the third inning. Crocker singled with two outs. Dixon followed with a two-run homer to left and the Bees were up 3-0. That would be all the runs the Bees would get in the game. Wisconsin (63-43, 19-18) got a run back in the bottom of the third. Both Yadiel Rivera and Chadwin Stang singled to start the inning. A sacrifice bunt by Lance Roenicke moved both runners into scoring position. Brandon Macias sent home Rivera with a sacrifice fly for the first Rattlers run. The Rattlers charged in front with four runs in the bottom of the fifth. Rafael Neda started the inning with a double and Rivera drew a walk. Roenicke drove in Neda with a one out single to left field. Macias followed with a single to center to send Rivera home with the tying run. McMahan was next and his triple to the wall scored two for a 5-3 lead. The triple was the eighth of the season for McMahan. Pierce took over from there. The right-hander kept the Bees off the scoreboard and carried that lead to the ninth. He matched his single game high for strikeouts as a professional with eight. He walked one and scattered seven hits to earn his fifth win of the season. Pierce is 3-1 in six games since joining the Rattlers starting rotation on June 28. He has struck out eight in each of his last two starts. Michael Strong got the final three outs for his second save of the season. Game two of the four game homestand is Wednesday night. David Goforth (8-5, 4.88) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Burlington has Drew Granier (11-6, 3.01) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 7:05pm. Wednesday night is Salute to Toilet Paper Night. Products from Kimberly Clark will be on display near the main entrance and the first 1,000 fans to attend the game will receive travel packs of Kleenex. The Paper Discovery Center will also have a display on the main concourse that includes making origami and Papier-mâché baseballs. There will be a toilet paper theme to on-field promotions and contests throughout the game, too. Wednesday night is also a 105.7 WAPL Bang for Your Buck Night with $1 Cher-Make hot dogs, $1 Pepsi Products, and $1 Miller Beers. The first 1,000 fans to attend the game will receive a baseball cap from 105.7 WAPL. If you can't make it out to the game, you can catch the action several ways. Sports32 will broadcast the game to subscribers of Time Warner Cable. The radio broadcast can be heard on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. The game is also available to subscribers of MiLB.TV. WP: Chad Pierce (5-3) LP: Chris Lamb (0-1) SAVE: Michael Strong (2) TIME: 2:34 ATTN: 2,342 Wisconsin Box Score Chad Pierce with another quality start for the Rattlers. He went 8 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits, while striking out eight. Michael Strong pitched the ninth to earn his second save. The Timber Rattlers offense racked up 10 hits on the night. Brandon Macias and Lance Roenicke each had 2-3 nights. Ben McMahan was 1-4 with a triple and drove in two. Michael Garza was on base two times with a single and a walk, and Yadiel Rivera went 1-2 with a walk and two runs scored. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Bottom of the 5th Rafael Neda doubles (7) on a fly ball to center fielder Bobby Crocker. Yadiel Rivera walks. Chadwin Stang strikes out swinging. Lance Roenicke singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Royce Consigli. Rafael Neda scores. Yadiel Rivera to 2nd. Brandon Macias singles on a line drive to center fielder Bobby Crocker. Yadiel Rivera scores. Lance Roenicke to 3rd. Ben McMahan triples (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Bobby Crocker. Lance Roenicke scores. Brandon Macias scores. Nick Ramirez lines out to first baseman Maxwell Muncy. Pitching Change: Jose Macias replaces Chris Lamb. Gregory Hopkins called out on strikes.

Final: Wisconsin 7, Clinton 0 Rattlers shutout Clinton to wrap successful road trip By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CLINTON, IA - Matt Miller and Stephen Peterson combined on a seven-hit shutout at Clinton on Monday night at Ashford University Field. Nick Ramirez contributed three RBI, including a two-run homer, in the 7-0 win over the LumberKings. Max Walla hit a solo homer with one out in the top of the first inning to give the Rattlers (62-43 overall, 18-18 second half) a 1-0 lead. The home run was the 27th hit by the Timber Rattlers this month. The LumberKings (45-60, 21-15) almost answered in the bottom of the first inning against Miller. Ji-Man Choi singled to left with one out and Chris Taylor at second. Taylor attempted to score, but left fielder Ben McMahan threw out Taylor at the plate for the second out of the inning. The assist was the eleventh of the season for McMahan. Wisconsin padded their lead in the third. Brandon Macias drove in two runs with a double in the top of the third inning. One out later Ramirez lined a two-run homer to left-center and the Rattlers were up 5-0. Miller tossed six scoreless innings and scattered five hits. He worked around two walks and struck out three batters. Wisconsin added two more runs in the top of the eighth inning. Chadwin Stang started the inning with an infield single. That hit extended Stang's hitting streak to 14 games. He would take third on an errant pickoff throw. Later in the inning he would score on a throwing error on a play at second base. Ramirez knocked in the final run of the game with a single. Ramirez drove in seven runs in the final two games at Clinton to give him 55 for the season. Peterson worked the final three innings in a scoreless fashion to record his third save of the season. The Timber Rattlers wrapped up their six game road trip to Kane County and Clinton with a 5-1 record. The Timber Rattlers return home to start a four game series with the Burlington Bees on Tuesday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Chad Pierce (4-3, 3.35) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Left-hander Chris Lamb (0-0, 5.59) is set to start for the Bees. Game time is 7:05pm. A Chad Pierce poster will be given away to the first 1,000 fans to attend the game. This is poster number eight in a series of ten that are being given away this season. A stress ball from Cars.com will also be given away to the first 1,000 to attend Tuesday's game. Tuesday is an American TV Tuesday presented by 103.9 WVBO. One fan in attendance will win a 32" flat-screen TV from American TV of Appleton. If you can't make it out to the game, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. HOME RUNS: Max Walla (6th, 0 on in 1st inning off Seon-Gi Kim, 1 out) Nick Ramirez (13th, 1 on in 3rd inning off Seon-Gi Kim, 2 out) WP: Matt Miller (9-7) LP: Seon-Gi Kim (2-3) SAVE: Stephen Peterson (3) TIME: 2:36 ATTN: 748 Wisconsin Box Score What a well pitched game for the Rattlers. That's their second shutout in the last 5 games. Matt Miller is quietly having a pretty solid season. As a 23 year old, repeating Low-A, he should have success and he has lately. Since the All-Star break he is 4-2 with a 3.20 ERA. I'd still like to see more consistency out of him, but that's three really good starts he's strung together now. Tonight he threw six shutout innings, giving up five hits. Stephen Peterson pitched the finals three innings and was just as good, giving up only two hits. Peterson has allowed just one run in his last six outings. Offensively it was Nick Ramirez leading the charge, homering for the second straight game. He went 2-4 and knocked in three runs. Max Walla was 1-3 with a walk and hit his 6th home run of the season. Brandon Macias was on base twice with a double and a walk. He had 2 RBI and scored two T-Rats runs. Yadiel Rivera was 1-3 with a walk and Chadwin Stang had a single and a walk. Defensively Ben McMahan threw out a Clinton runner at the plate. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Top of the 3rd Adrian Williams grounds out, third baseman Anthony Phillips to first baseman Ji-Man Choi. Chadwin Stang walks. With Max Walla batting, throwing error by Seon Gi Kim on the pickoff attempt, Chadwin Stang to 3rd. Max Walla walks. Brandon Macias doubles (24) on a line drive to center fielder James Zamarripa. Chadwin Stang scores. Max Walla scores. Cameron Garfield flies out to left fielder Patrick Brady. Nick Ramirez homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Brandon Macias scores. Ben McMahan singles on a ground ball to shortstop Christopher Taylor. With Yadiel Rivera batting, Michael Dowd picks off Ben McMahan at 1st on throw to Ji-Man Choi.

Final: Helena 3, Billings 5 Helena Box Score The H-Crew banged out 11 hits this afternoon but could only manage to turn those hits in to three runs. The Brewers jumped out to a lead in the third inning when Ruben Ozuna scored on an RBI groudout by Michael Reed. The lead didn't last long as Billings responded with two in their half of the inning. Helena tied it back up in the fifth on an infield single by Kevin Berard and then took the lead in the seventh when Raul Mondesi Jr scored on a base hit by Reed. But Billings again responded with three in the bottom of the seventh. Catcher Michael Turay was 2-4 with a double and scored two runs. As Mass Hass pointed out to me, Adam Giacalone continued his hot hitting in July. He went 2-3 with a walk. Giacalone has an 8 game hitting streak now and is batting .402 in the month of July. Helena's outfield accounted for five of the Brewers 11 hits. Ruben Ozuna and Raul Mondesi Jr. each had 2-4 days and Michael Reed added a single and a walk. Kevin Berard has had a rough start to the season, but went 2-4 for the second straight game. Ryan Gibbard got his third start of the year and went six innings. He allowed just two runs on four hits. Damien Magnifico gave up three runs, two earned in two innings of relief. A throwing error by Turay on a bunt opened the door for the big 3 run seventh inning from Billings. Raul Mondesi also committed his fifth error of the season. Helena Play By Play 7th inning trouble Billings Bottom of the 7th Pitching Change: Damien Magnifico replaces Ryan Gibbard. Robert Maddox walks. Jeff Gelalich walks. Robert Maddox to 2nd. Carlos Sanchez singles on a bunt ground ball to catcher Michael Turay. Robert Maddox scores. Jeff Gelalich to 3rd. Carlos Sanchez to 2nd. Throwing error by catcher Michael Turay. Matt Lentz singles on a ground ball to second baseman Christopher McFarland. Jeff Gelalich scores. Carlos Sanchez to 3rd. Fray Sosa grounds into a double play, second baseman Christopher McFarland to shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez to first baseman Adam Giacalone. Carlos Sanchez scores. Matt Lentz out at 2nd. Taylor Wrenn grounds out, third baseman Kevin Berard to first baseman Adam Giacalone.