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Final: Wisconsin 9, Clinton 4 Rattlers hit three homers to bash Clinton By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CLINTON, IA - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have been hitting home runs at a torrid pace in the month of July. They had hit 23 in the first 25 games during the month. On Sunday, the Rattlers cracked three more homers to defeat the Clinton LumberKings 9-4 at Ashford University Field. Chadwin Stang, Cameron Garfield, and Nick Ramirez all went deep for Wisconsin to help the Rattlers snap Clinton's six-game winning streak. Stang wasted no time in extending his hitting streak to 13 games and in giving the Timber Rattlers a 1-0 lead. Wisconsin's centerfielder blasted the second pitch of the game over the wall in left-center for a solo home run. Wisconsin (61-43 overall, 17-18 second half) pushed their lead to 4-0 with three runs in the second inning. Ramirez doubled to start the frame and Ben McMahan drove him in with a triple. Mike Garza followed with an RBI single. Later in the inning, Max Walla drew a bases loaded walk with one out to force in a run for a 4-0 lead. Wisconsin would leave the bases loaded in the inning. Clinton (44-59, 21-14) got a run off Wisconsin starting pitcher Jacob Barnes in the bottom of the second inning. A sacrifice fly by Toby Demello got a run home. The LumberKings pulled to within a run on two-run single by James Zamarippa in the bottom of the fourth. Clinton loaded the bases with one out, but Barnes got out of the inning with an inning ending 4-6-3 double play. Garfield made it 5-3 with a homer to start the Rattlers fifth. But, Clinton came back with a two-out RBI single by Patrick Brady in the bottom of the fifth. That 5-4 lead held through the sixth inning. Then, Ramirez padded the advantage with one swing of the bat. Left-handed Clinton reliever Jeremy Dobbs walked Garfield with one out. Greg Hopkins reached on a fielder's choice after an errant throw to second on an attempt to force Garfield. That play left runners at first and second for Ramirez. Dobbs fell behind Ramirez 3-0 and grooved the next pitch thinking that Ramirez would be taking. The Rattlers first baseman was not taking. The lefty hit a titanic line drive home run way over the 401' marker in right-center field. The 3-run homer gave the Ramirez his twelfth home run of the season and the Rattlers an 8-4 lead. Ramirez tacked on one more RBI with a two-out double. His four RBI in the game gave Ramirez 52 runs batted in for the season and put him in the team lead in that category. Barnes worked five innings and picked up the win. Stosh Wawrzasek pitched four innings of scoreless relief and earned his first save of the season. Game three of the series in Clinton is Monday night. Matt Miller (8-7, 3.98) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. The LumberKings have Seon-Gi Kim (2-2, 3.76) set to take the mound. 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 (5th, 0 on in 1st inning off Trevor Miller, 0 out) Cameron Garfield (6th, 0 on in 5th inning off Trevor Miller, 0 out) Nick Ramirez (12th, 2 on in 7th inning off Jeremy Dobbs, 1 out) WP: Jacob Barnes (4-3) LP: Trevor Miller (6-7) SAVE: Stosh Wawrzasek (1) TIME: 2:51 ATTN: 2,732 Wisconsin Box Score The T-Rats pounded out 11 hits against LumberKings pitching, highlighted by a 3-5 day from Nick Ramirez. All three of his hits were for extra bases (two doubles and home run #12), he also knocked in 4 of Wisconsin's runs. Ramirez is hitting .303 in day games this season. Chadwin Stang went 2-4 with a walk and his 5th home run. Cameron Garfield belted his 6th of the season. Michael Garza had a 2-4 day at the plate and is hitting .300 in his last 10. Who would have guessed your team leader in triples would be Ben McMahan? He got his 7th of the season today (tied with Stang). Jacob Barnes got his 4th win of the year, going five innings and allowing four runs. He did give up nine hits, but limited the damage. Stosh Wawrzasek relieved him and had another fantastic outing. He worked the final four innings to get his first save. Stosh only gave up three hits and did not allow a run. That's four straight scoreless outings for him, spanning 12 innings of work. The Rattlers once again played another clean defensive game, not committing any errors. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Top of the 2nd Nick Ramirez doubles (20) on a line drive to center fielder James Zamarripa. Ben McMahan triples (7) on a fly ball to left fielder Patrick Brady. Nick Ramirez scores. Yadiel Rivera pops out to shortstop Christopher Taylor. Mike Garza singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Zamarripa. Ben McMahan scores. Carlos George singles on a fly ball to right fielder Kevin Rivers. Mike Garza to 2nd. Chadwin Stang singles on a line drive to center fielder James Zamarripa. Mike Garza to 3rd. Carlos George to 2nd. Max Walla walks. Mike Garza scores. Carlos George to 3rd. Chadwin Stang to 2nd. Cameron Garfield strikes out swinging. Gregory Hopkins flies out to center fielder James Zamarripa.

Final: Wisconsin 4, Kane County 1 Wisconsin completes the sweep in Kane County Goforth leads the way By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GENEVA, IL - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers did something with a 4-1 win over the Kane County Cougars at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark that they hadn't done since 2009. The win gave Wisconsin a three game sweep of the Cougars. David Goforth allowed a run on two hits and picked up his eighth win of the season. Chadwin Stang and Cameron Garfield provided key hits for the Timber Rattlers. Ben McMahan tripled with one out in the top of the second inning. Garfield followed with an RBI single and the Rattlers (60-42 overall, 16-17 second half) led 1-0 early. Goforth was sharp. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. A one out infield single by Tim Ferguson in the sixth broke up the no-hit bid. The Rattlers right-hander got out of the inning when the next hitter lined into an unassisted double play on the next pitch. Wisconsin pushed their lead to 2-0 in the top of the seventh inning. Garfield doubled to start the inning and a one out walk to Adrian Williams put runners on first and second. Stang blooped a single into right-center to score Garfield. The hit extended Stang's hitting streak to eleven games, the longest hitting streak of the season by a Timber Rattler. Kane County (50-53, 16-17) broke through against Goforth in the bottom of the seventh inning. Dannty Mateo drew a walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. A two-out RBI double by Michael Antonio drove in Mateo. Goforth got the final out of the inning to maintain the 2-1 lead. Goforth left after the seventh inning. He walked two and struck out five before turning it over to the bullpen. The Rattlers tacked on a pair of runs in the top of the ninth. Wisconsin had runners at second and third with two outs and Stang sent a grounder behind the third base bag. The ball was fielded cleanly by Antonio. Then, he turned and fired to first as his momentum carried him into foul territory. The throw to attempt to get the speedy Stang was low and bounced away from the first baseman and both runners scored on the throwing error for a 4-1 lead. Kevin Shackelford pitched a scoreless eighth and a scoreless ninth for Wisconsin to pick up his third save of the season. The Timber Rattlers continue their road trip with the start of a three game series at Clinton on Saturday night. Wisconsin right-hander Eric Semmelhack (0-0, 12.00) makes his first Midwest League start. The LumberKings counter with lefty Jordan Shipers (4-4, 3.76). Game time at Ashford University Field is 6:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 5:40pm. WP: David Goforth (8-5) LP: Bryan Brickhouse (2-3) SAVE: Kevin Shackelford (3) TIME: 2:30 ATTN: 10,133 Wisconsin Box Score The Timber Rattlers completed a series sweep of Kane County, behind another strong pitching performance, this time from David Goforth. He went 7 innings and gave up just one run on two hits. I've seen a lot of Goforth this season and it seems like when he gets hit hard, it's usually just been one bad inning that gets him. There was no such inning tonight. Kevin Shackelford pitched the final two innings, allowing just one walk to get his third save of the season. Cameron Garfield and Ben McMahan led the way for the T-Rats offense. Garfield was 2-3 with a double and two runs scored. He also knocked in a run and was hit by a pitch. McMahan went 2-4 with a triple and also scored two runs. He has now hit in 9 of his last 10 games. Michael Garza had a 1-3 night and Chadwin Stang was on base two times with a single and a walk. He also knocked in a run and stole two bases to give him 21 on the season. Wisconsin Play By Play 9th inning insurance thanks to a Kane County throwing error Wisconsin Top of the 9th Defensive Substitution: Kevin David replaces catcher Kenny Swab, batting 8th, playing catcher. Pitching Change: Kellen Moen replaces Malcom Culver. Ben McMahan singles on a ground ball to left fielder Julio Aparicio. Cameron Garfield hit by pitch. Ben McMahan to 2nd. Mike Garza out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Kellen Moen to second baseman Daniel Mateo. Ben McMahan to 3rd. Cameron Garfield to 2nd. Adrian Williams strikes out swinging. Chadwin Stang reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Michael Antonio. Ben McMahan scores. Cameron Garfield scores. With Max Walla batting, Chadwin Stang steals (21) 2nd base. Max Walla strikes out swinging

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Final: Wisconsin 4, Kane County 0 Rattlers shutout Kane County, win second straight game Chad Pierce & Michael Strong combine to K 13 in 6-hit shutout By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GENEVA, IL - Chad Pierce struck out eight over seven scoreless innings for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in a 4-0 win over the Kane County Cougars at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark on Thursday night. The eight strikeouts sets a professional single game high for the Fond du Lac native and gave the Rattlers their second straight win. Ben McMahan put the Rattlers (59-42 overall, 15-17 second half) in front in the top of the fourth inning. Greg Hopkins doubled with one out and moved to third on a groundball. McMahan singled to left to drive in Hopkins for the 1-0 lead. Kane County (50-52, 16-16) threatened to at least tie the game in the bottom of the seventh against Pierce. Michael Antonio drew a walk and Alex Llanos was hit by a pitch. Both runners were bunted into scoring position. Pierce got the next out on a shallow fly ball to right field, but needed help to get out of the frame with the lead intact. Kevin David sent a ground ball that was headed for centerfield and a two run single. Rattlers shortstop Yadiel Rivera made a diving grab of the ball behind second base, got to his feet, and fired a strike to first to beat the Cougars catcher by a half step to end the inning and keep the Rattlers up 1-0. The game did not stay 1-0 for long. Rivera started the top of the eighth with a single. Chadwin Stang drew a walk. Max Walla was called on to bunt and good things happened for the Rattlers. Cougars reliever Mike Giovenco fielded the ball and fired wide of first base. By the time the ball got back to the infield, Rivera and Stang had scored and Walla was standing on third base. Later in the inning, Nick Ramirez singled to knock in Walla for a 4-0 lead. Pierce was done after the seventh. He surrendered three hits, walked two, and hit a batter over his seven scoreless innings. In his last four starts, Pierce has allowed three runs over 28 innings. Michael Strong finished off the Cougars with five strikeouts over the final two innings. Wisconsin and Kane County conclude their three-game series on Friday night. David Goforth (7-5, 5.12) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. The Cougars have Bryan Brickhouse (2-2, 6.52) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 6:30pm. Tune in for broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:10. WP: Chad Pierce (4-3) LP: Kyle Zimmer (0-1) TIME: 2:28 ATTN: 7,181 Wisconsin Box Score Another strong pitching performance tonight from starter Chad Pierce. He went 7 innings and did not give up a run, allowing just three hits. Pierce struck out 8 Kane County batters. Mike Strong pitched the final two innings of scoreless relief. He struck out five. Greg Hopkins, Nick Ramirez and Yadiel Rivera all had 2 for 4 nights for the T-Rats. Chadwin Stang was 1-3 and drew a walk. Ben McMahan and Mike Garza had the other two Wisconsin hits. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Top of the 8th Pitching Change: Michael Giovenco replaces Andrew Triggs. Yadiel Rivera singles on a ground ball to left fielder Julio Aparicio. Chadwin Stang walks. Yadiel Rivera to 2nd. Max Walla hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Michael Giovenco. Yadiel Rivera scores. Chadwin Stang scores. Max Walla to 3rd. Brandon Macias hit by pitch. Gregory Hopkins strikes out swinging. Nick Ramirez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Max Walla scores. Brandon Macias to 2nd. Ben McMahan strikes out swinging. Cameron Garfield strikes out swinging.

Wasn't sure where to put this, since there hasn't been an official transaction yet I didn't put it in that thread, but feel free to move it. Wisconsin catcher Tyler Roberts is done for the season. He tore a ligament in his wrist on the last road trip on a play at the plate and had surgery on Monday.

Final: Wisconsin 5, Kane County 2 Wisconsin stops five game losing streak Timber Rattlers score five runs in second inning and beat Kane County 5-2 By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GENEVA, IL - Matt Miller tossed eight solid innings and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers scored all the runs Miller would need in the second inning in a 5-2 victory over the Kane County Cougars Wednesday night at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark. The win ended Wisconsin's five game losing streak. Kane County (50-51 overall, 16-15 second half) scored first with a little small ball. Justin Trapp singled, stole second, and moved to third on a ground out to the right side by Jack Lopez. Danny Mateo singled to drive in Trapp for a 1-0 lead. The Rattlers (58-42, 14-17) stormed back with five runs in the top of the second inning. Nick Ramirez doubled with one out. Mike Garza drove in Ramirez with a single to tie the game. Wisconsin loaded the bases when Lance Roenicke was hit by a pitch and Rafael Neda singled. Yadiel Rivera put the Rattlers in front with a run scoring fielder's choice. Chadwin Stang was next and he cracked a 2-run triple to right-center to put the Rattlers up 4-1. Max Walla followed with an RBI single to left and the Rattlers lead moved to 5-1. Miller took that four run lead and ran with it. He worked around a few base runners and kept the Cougars from scoring again until the seventh inning. Kenny Swab singled to start the inning, but needed a two-out triple from Trapp to score and cut Wisconsin's lead to 5-2. The Cougars would get no closer. Miller went back out for the eighth inning and retired Kane County in order. He allowed two runs on six hits, walked one, and struck out four to pick up his eighth win of the season. Tyler Cravy worked around a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth inning to toss a scoreless frame to close out the Cougars and pick up his second save of the season. Game two of the series is Thursday night at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark. Chad Pierce (3-3, 3.64) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Kane County sends Kyle Zimmer to the mound. Zimmer was drafted in the first round - and fifth overall - of the 2012 draft by the Kansas City Royals. He will be making his Midwest League debut on Thursday night. Game time is 6:30pm. Tune in for the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:10pm. WP: Matt Miller (8-7) LP: Angel Baez (5-3) SAVE: Tyler Cravy (2) TIME: 2:32 ATTN: 3,142 Wisconsin Box Score The Rattlers snapped their losing streak thanks to a nice pitching performance from Matt Miller. I'm not sure what to make of Miller. Sometimes he looks really good and other times, not so much. Tonight was a good night for him though as he went 8 innings, and gave up just two runs on six hits. Offensively, Wisconsin got a 2-4 night from Max Walla, who also walked once and stole a base. Rafael Neda also was 2-4. Chad Stang had a triple and two RBI. Nick Ramirez doubled, but also struck out three more times. Greg Hopkins continued to struggle since his return. He was 0-4 tonight and is now just 1 for his last 22. Michael Garza was 1-3 with a walk but was caught stealing for the 4th time in 5 attempts. Wisconsin Play By Play All of the Rattlers offense came in the second inning Wisconsin Top of the 2nd Gregory Hopkins strikes out swinging. Nick Ramirez doubles (19) on a fly ball to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Mike Garza singles on a ground ball to center fielder Alex Llanos. Nick Ramirez scores. Mike Garza to 2nd on the throw. Lance Roenicke hit by pitch. Rafael Neda singles on a fly ball to center fielder Alex Llanos. Mike Garza to 3rd. Lance Roenicke to 2nd. Yadiel Rivera grounds into a force out, shortstop Jack Lopez to second baseman Justin Trapp. Mike Garza scores. Lance Roenicke to 3rd. Rafael Neda out at 2nd. Yadiel Rivera to 1st. With Chadwin Stang batting, wild pitch by Angel Baez, Yadiel Rivera to 2nd. Chadwin Stang triples (7) on a fly ball to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Lance Roenicke scores. Yadiel Rivera scores. Max Walla singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tim Ferguson. Chadwin Stang scores. With Brandon Macias batting, Max Walla steals (10) 2nd base. Brandon Macias singles on a line drive to shortstop Jack Lopez. Max Walla to 3rd. Gregory Hopkins grounds into a force out, third baseman Michael Antonio to second baseman Justin Trapp. Brandon Macias out at 2nd.

Final: Lansing 6, Wisconsin 1 Lugnuts send Rattlers to fifth straight loss By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Lansing Lugnuts defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6-1 Monday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Kenny Wilson and K.C. Hobson each drove in two runs for the Lugnuts. Wisconsin wrapped up their six game homestand with a 1-5 record as they lost the last five games. Lansing (66-33 overall, 19-11 second half) got their first hit of the game on a leadoff double by Aaron Muñoz. A fly ball to right got him to third base. Then, Kenny Wilson singled to right and the Lugnuts led 1-0. K.C. Hobson added to the Lansing lead with a solo homer in the sixth inning. Jacob Barnes, the Rattlers starting pitcher, allowed those two runs on three hits. Barnes walked five and struck out five in the game, but he would be tagged with the loss. Lansing made it 3-0 in the top of the seventh inning with back-to-back doubles by Kipp Schutz and Hobson. Those two doubles came off Rattlers reliever Eric Semmelhack, a 12th round pick of the Brewers out of UW-Milwaukee in the 2012 draft. Semmelhack was making his Midwest League debut in Monday's game. The Timber Rattlers (57-42, 13-17) put the first two batters on base in the bottom of the eighth inning against Lansing reliever Tyler Ybarra to bring the tying run to the plate. Ybarra got out of the inning with a flyball to shallow right and a 4-6-3 double play. The Lugnuts pushed three runs across the plate in the top of the ninth inning. The Rattlers did not help themselves as they committed two errors. A wild pitch let one run score. Wilson had an RBI single and Gustavo Pierre tripled in a run for a 6-0 lead. Wisconsin loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. They would score their run when Greg Hopkins grounded into a force play at second for the second out. The Timber Rattlers are off on Tuesday and return to action on Wednesday in Kane County. Matt Miller (7-7, 4.10) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. Kane County has Angel Baez (5-2, 2.03) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 6:30pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:10pm. HOME RUN: LAN: K.C. Hobson (9th, 0 on in 6th inning off Jacob Barnes, 1 out) WP: Blake McFarland (5-3) LP: Jacob Barnes (3-3) TIME: 2:47 ATTN: 2,094 Wisconsin Box Score Jacob Barnes started for the Rattlers and breezed through the first four innings. He gave up a run in the fifth and another in the sixth, but had another quality start, going 6 innings and allowing just those two runs on three hits. He did walk five to go along with five strikeouts. Eric Semmelhack looked great in his first inning of work, but then struggled in his last two. He wound up allowing four runs on six hits over those three innings. Cameron Garfield had another strong night at the plate. he was 2-3 with a double and a walk. Ben McMahan and Michael Garza each had two hits as well. Brandon Macias was 1-4 and scored the team's only run. Garza got caught stealing. He didn't get much of a jump on the play and it wasn't even close. Lance Roenicke had a highlight reel catch in center, going high up on the wall to rob at least a double. Wisconsin Play By Play

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Final: Lansing 7, Wisconsin 5 Lansing's fast start stops Rattlers By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - It was like there were two games Sunday at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The Lansing Lugnuts scored seven runs on seven hits in the first four innings of the game. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers scored five runs on nine hits from the fifth inning to the end of the game. The Rattlers got the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth, but Lansing held on for the 7-5 decision. There were two outs in the top of the first inning when Chris Hawkins reached on an error. K.C. Hobson lined a singled to the gap in right-center and Hawkins raced around the bases to score the run that put Lansing (65-33 overall, 18-11 second half) up 1-0. Kipp Schutz reached on an error to start the top of the second. Rattlers starting pitcher Mark Williams walked the next batter. A bloop single to right by Chris Schaeffer scored Schutz. Shane Optiz was next and his ground rule double to right-center drove in two runs for a 4-0 Lansing lead. Williams retired the next five batters in a row, but a two-out double by Schutz in the third was followed by an RBI double off the bat of Andy Fermin to make it 5-0. Kenny Wilson made it 7-0 with a two-run homer with no outs in the fourth. The Lugnuts wouldn't get another hit in the game. Wisconsin (57-41, 13-16) struggled against Lansing starting pitcher Justin Nicolino. The Lugnuts lefty retired the first 13 batters he faced in the game. Nick Ramirez got the first hit for the Rattlers with a one out double. But, Nicolino responded with a pair of strikeouts to end the inning. The Rattlers scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Lance Roenicke singled and Chadwin Stang doubled to put runners at second and third with one out. Jonathan Lucroy stepped to the plate with two outs, and singled through the middle to drive in two runs. Nicolino turned the ball over to the bullpen to start the seventh inning and Ramirez greeted Phil Brua with a line drive homer over the left field wall. Rafael Neda, who took over for Lucroy at catcher for the top of the seventh, lined an RBI double to score Brandon Macias in the eighth and cut the Lugnuts lead to three runs. Ben McMahan hit a solo homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning off Lansing closer Ajay Meyer and Yadiel Rivera had a two out single to bring the tying run to the plate, but Meyer got the final out to end the game and pick up his 27th save of the season. The final game of the series is Monday night. Jacob Barnes (3-2, 2.91) is the scheduled starter for the Timber Rattlers. Lansing will counter with Blake McFarland (4-3, 4.19). Game time is 7:05pm. The Timber Rattlers present a 25-cent Hot Dog Special for you at Monday's game. Grab some ballpark franks for just 25 cents. Monday is also a Qdoba Q*Monday. Fans may receive a free ticket to any Monday home game on the 2012 schedule when they purchase a lunch entrée at the Qdoba by the Fox River Mall on a B104.7 Qdoba Q*Monday. Stop by Qdoba for lunch on Monday and you can get a free ticket to any Monday home game the rest of the season. If you can't make it to the ballpark you can also catch the action several different ways. The radio broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM and timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. Internet video of the game is available to MiLB.TV subscribers and Sports32 will broadcast the game to Time Warner Cable subscribers. HOME RUNS: LAN: Kenny Wilson (4th, 1 on in 4th inning off Mark Williams, 0 out) WIS: Nick Ramirez (11th, 0 on in 7th inning off Phil Brua, 0 out) Ben McMahan (9th, 0 on in 9th inning off Ajay Meyer, 1 out) WP: Justin Nicolino (6-2) LP: Mark Williams (5-8) SAVE: Ajay Meyer (27) TIME: 2:38 ATTN: 4,844 Wisconsin Box Score The Rattlers fell behind early, then tried to rally back, but it wasn't quite enough. Nick Ramirez led the offense, going 2-4 with a double and his 11th home run of the season. Ben McMahan also went deep for the Timber Rattlers. Jonathan Lucroy went 1-3 with a pair of RBI and a stolen base in his final rehab appearance with the Timber Rattlers. He also picked a runner off first base. Rafael Neda doubled in his only at bat and knocked in a run. Chadwin Stang was 1-4 with a double. Brandon Macias and Lance Roenicke had the other two Wisconsin base hits. Mark Williams started and gave up all seven runs, five earned on seven hits. He struck out four and walked one. The bullpen did a good job after that to allow the offense to try to catch up. Stephen Peterson worked 3.2 scoreless innings. He didn't allow a hit, and walked two while striking out four. Stosh Wawrzasek pitched two clean innings, not allowing a hit. That's three scoreless appearances in a row now for Stosh. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Bottom of the 6th Yadiel Rivera called out on strikes. Lance Roenicke singles on a soft line drive to left fielder Michael Crouse. Chadwin Stang hits a ground-rule double (19) on a fly ball to right-center field. Lance Roenicke to 3rd. Brandon Macias strikes out swinging. Jonathan Lucroy singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kenny Wilson. Lance Roenicke scores. Chadwin Stang scores. With Cameron Garfield batting, Jonathan Lucroy steals (1) 2nd base, Jonathan Lucroy to 3rd. Wild pitch by pitcher Justin Nicolino. Cameron Garfield grounds out, shortstop Shane Opitz to first baseman K. Hobson.

Final: Great Lakes 2, Wisconsin 1 (13 Innings) Wisconsin falls 2-1 in 13 innings to Great Lakes By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and Great Lakes Loons made their final meeting of the season memorable. The teams engaged in a pitching duel that lasted into the thirteenth inning. The Loons pushed a run across with two outs in the thirteenth for a 2-1 win. Three Timber Rattlers pitchers held Great Lakes to seven hits and recorded fourteen strikeouts. Seven Loons pitchers combined to strikeout 21 Wisconsin batters in the game. Great Lakes (47-50 overall, 13-14 second half) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Darnell Sweeney singled to left to send Pedro Guerrero home from second base. Timber Rattlers starting pitcher Chad Pierce would retire the next twelve batters in a row and gave up one more hit over his seven innings of work. The Fond du Lac native walked one and struck out five. The Rattlers (57-39, 13-14) tied the game with a run in the bottom of the sixth. Great Lakes starter Duke von Schamann left the game after Jonathan Lucroy's two out single moved Adrian Williams to second base. The Loons went to left-hander Danny Coulombe to face left-handed hitter Nick Ramirez. The Rattlers won this battle and Ramirez lined a 2-2 pitch to right and Williams beat the throw home with a dive into home plate. The bullpens took over from there. Wisconsin reliever Michael Strong pitched four scoreless innings and struck out nine batters without allowing a walk. The Loons used five relievers after Coulombe and they strikeout sixteen. At one point of the game - the final out of the eighth through the final out of the eleventh - three Great Lakes relievers (Juan Rodriguez, Matt Shelton, Mike Thomas) struck out ten Rattlers batters in a row. Wisconsin had an opportunity to close out the game in the bottom of the twelfth inning. Greg Hopkins and Ben McMahan singled to start the frame against Thomas. But, Thomas escaped with popped up bunt and a pair of strikeouts. The first two Loons were retired in the top of the thirteenth, but a four pitch walk put Pedro Guerrero on base. James Baldwin, who had been 0-for-4 with four strikeouts on the night, lined a double down the left field line to drive in Guerrero with the go-ahead run. Chadwin Stang would reach on an error to start the bottom of the thirteenth inning, but Jose Dominguez recovered to get the last three outs and finish off the game. Friday's game concluded a tight series between the teams. Two of the three games went to extra innings and all three games of the set between the Rattlers and Loons was decided by a single run. The Timber Rattlers begin a three-game series with the Lansing Lugnuts Saturday night. Both teams won their respective divisions in the first half. The Lugnuts have the best record (63-33) and the Timber Rattlers have the second best record in the Midwest League this season. David Goforth (7-4, 5.11) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Anthony DeScalfani (7-3, 3.26) is set to start for the Lugnuts. Game time is 6:35pm. Lucroy went 1-for-3 on Friday night as he caught six innings in the second game of his minor league rehabilitation assignment from the Milwaukee Brewers. He is scheduled to be the designated hitter for all of Saturday's game against Lansing. The band 1st Degree will perform a pre-game concert outside the stadium from 5:00pm to 6:30pm and the Timber Rattlers - in conjunction with Cumulus Broadcasting - are holding a Coats for Kids Drive. Donate a new or gently used coat or make a monetary donation in exchange for a Timber Rattlers hat or ticket voucher. Saturday is also Christmas in July at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The first 1,000 fans to attend the game will receive a miniature baseball ornament from Bumper to Bumper and there will be Christmas music and decorations to get you into the holiday spirit. After the game, the Timber Rattlers will make you wish that Christmas happened more than once a year with a special FOX 11 fireworks display set to holiday tunes. Plus, a Fly Away Saturday means that one lucky fan will win airfare for two from Funjet Vacations and Fox World Travel at this game! WP: Mike Thomas (3-2) LP: Tyler Cravy (1-4) SAVE: Jose Dominguez (3) TIME: 4:10 ATTN: 5,920 Wisconsin Box Score This was a really well pitched game by the Rattlers, and they deserved a better fate. Chad Pierce started and gave up only one run on threee hits in seven innings. Mike Strong came in after him and threw four scoreless. He struck out nine in his four innings, including four in a row when he came in to the game, and gave up just two hits. Tyler Cravy worked the 12th and 13th and took the loss after giving up a 13th inning run. The offense managed only five hits in 13 innings, all singles. Jonathan Lucroy went 1-3 before leaving after six innings. Greg Hopkins was 1-4 with a walk. Nick Ramirez was only 1-6 but did have the game tying RBI in the 6th inning. Ben McMahan and Chadwin Stang had the other hits for the T-Rats. Defensively the Rattlers played a clean game. Adrian Williams and Greg Hopkins had back to back web gems in the 5th inning to help out Pierce. Lance Roenicke recorded an outfield assist. Wisconsin Play By Play The 6th could have turned in to a big inning, but the Rattlers only got one run Wisconsin Bottom of the 6th Adrian Williams walks. Chadwin Stang flies out to left fielder Scott Schebler. Lance Roenicke strikes out swinging. Jonathan Lucroy singles on a soft line drive to center fielder James Baldwin. Adrian Williams to 2nd. Pitching Change: Daniel Coulombe replaces Duke von Schamann. Nick Ramirez singles on a line drive to right fielder Joseph Winker. Adrian Williams scores. Jonathan Lucroy to 3rd. With Gregory Hopkins batting, wild pitch by Daniel Coulombe, Nick Ramirez to 2nd. Daniel Coulombe intentionally walks Gregory Hopkins. Pitching Change: Yimi Garcia replaces Daniel Coulombe. Ben McMahan strikes out swinging.

Final: Great Lakes 4, Wisconsin 3 Loons take game two of series Rattlers commit four errors in 4-3 loss to Great Lakes By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers were sailing along with a 2-0 lead in the sixth inning Thursday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. But, the calm waters turned extremely choppy as the Great Lakes Loons scored three unearned runs in the top of the sixth and went on to defeat the Rattlers 4-3. Wisconsin (57-38 overall, 13-13 second half) went in front early. Chadwin Stang tripled with one out in the bottom of the third inning. Brandon Macias followed with a single through the drawn-in infield to score Stang for a 1-0 lead. The RBI was the 48th of the season for Macias. Yadiel Rivera knocked in another Wisconsin run in the fourth inning. Ben McMahan drew a two-out walk and Cameron Garfield followed with a single to extend the inning. Rivera would drop in a single down the right field line for a 2-0 lead. Rattlers starting pitcher Matt Miller cruised through the first 5-1/3 innings, but ran into trouble as the Wisconsin defense committed three errors in the frame. The first error occurred after Miller struck out Darnell Sweeney. The ball bounced away from catcher Rafael Neda and a throw to first was needed for the second out. But, Neda threw wildly to allow Sweeney to reach. Jesus Arredondo trickled a hit-and-run single through the left side of the infield to put runners at the corners. Miller got the second out of the inning on a pop out to shallow left, but the third out was elusive. O'Koyea Dickson sent a sinking line drive to left that skipped to the wall for a single, and error, and two runs scored to tie the game. Dickson, who took second base on the play would score as Scott Schebler singled to left on the next pitch and the Loons had a 3-2 lead. An odd play in the top of the seventh gave the Loons (46-50, 12-14) a 4-2 lead. James Baldwin singled and stole second. He was on second with one out when Joe Winker sent a deep fly ball to right field. Outfielder Ben McMahan made the catch against the wall, but stumbled a bit. As McMahan tried to get his footing, the speedy Baldwin raced for the plate and would score from second on the sacrifice fly for a 4-2 lead. Wisconsin rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning as Lance Roenicke singled and Stang doubled to put runners on second and third with no outs. Macias sent a grounder past the mound that looked like it was headed for center. But, Arredondo made a diving stop and threw to first in time to get Macias. Roenicke scored on the play, but Stang could only take third base on the play. He would be stranded when the inning ended. Roenicke would reach on a one out single in the bottom of the ninth inning, but the Loons held off the Rattlers with a pair of strikeouts to end the game. Game three of the series is Friday night. Fond du Lac native Chad Pierce (3-3, 3.86) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. The Loons will counter with Duke von Schamann (2-0, 2.53) as their starting pitcher. Game time is 7:05pm. Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy started Thursday's game at catcher and went 2-for-3 with a double. He left, as scheduled, after the bottom of the fifth inning. He will return to the Rattlers starting lineup on Friday for game two of his scheduled four game rehabilitation assignment. Box seats and reserved bleacher seats are sold out for Friday and Saturday night. General admission grass seats remain for both Friday and Saturday. The first 1,000 fans to enter Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium for the game on Friday will receive a poster of Timber Rattlers outfielder Mitch Haniger. This is poster number seven in a series of ten that are being given away this season. Taco Bell will have t-shirts and special in-game offers as they host hundreds of kids and family members from the Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay, too. Plus, it's a North Shore Bank Family night and children 12 and under eat free. After the game, sit back for a great 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 out to the ballpark, tune in for the game broadcast 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: Greg Wilborn (1-0) LP: Matt Miller (7-7) SAVE: Steven Rodriguez (1) TIME: 2:57 ATTN: 4,126 Wisconsin Box Score The Rattlers pounded out 11 hits, but also committed 4 errors. Chadwin Stang was 2-4 with a double and a triple. Jonathan Lucroy went 2-3 with a double. Cameron Garfield and Lance Roenicke were each 2-4. Matt Miller gave up four runs in seven innings but only one was earned. Stosh Wawrzasek tossed two scoreless innings of relief. Lucroy, Rafael Neda, Roenicke and Yadiel Rivera had the four T-Rats errors. Wisconsin Play By Play 6th innings trouble Great Lakes Top of the 6th Defensive Substitution: Rafael Neda replaces catcher Jonathan Lucroy, batting 3rd, playing catcher. James Baldwin called out on strikes. Darnell Sweeney strikes out swinging. Darnell Sweeney advances to 1st, on a throwing error by catcher Rafael Neda. Jesus Arredondo singles on a soft ground ball to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Darnell Sweeney to 3rd. Joseph Winker flies out to left fielder Lance Roenicke. O'Koyea Dickson singles on a line drive to left fielder Lance Roenicke. Darnell Sweeney scores. Jesus Arredondo scores. O'Koyea Dickson to 2nd. Fielding error by left fielder Lance Roenicke. Scott Schebler singles on a line drive to left fielder Lance Roenicke. O'Koyea Dickson scores. Pratt Maynard singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Gregory Hopkins. Scott Schebler to 2nd. Tyler Ogle reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Yadiel Rivera. Scott Schebler to 3rd. Pratt Maynard to 2nd. Jesse Bosnik flies out to left fielder Lance Roenicke in foul territory

http://dominicansummerleague.com/fotos/var/resizes/JUEGO-DE-ESTRELLAS/_RHC7459.JPG? The DSL site has this photo gallery by Raul Calvo from Sunday's All-Star Game with shots of infielder/outfielder Francisco Castillo (pictured above, far right) and manager Nestor Corredor.

Final: Great Lakes 4, Wisconsin 5 (10 Innings) Mac Attack! McMahan blasts game-winning homer in tenth for Rattlers Wisconsin beats Great Lakes 5-4 in ten innings By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - Ben McMahan drilled a two-out solo home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to propel the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to a 5-4 win over the Great Lakes Loons Wednesday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. McMahan also drove in the tying run with a double as Wisconsin started a six-game homestand with their ninth 'walkoff' win of the season. Nick Ramirez put the Rattlers (57-37 overall, 13-12 second half) on the board in the first inning. The slugging first baseman cracked a two-run homer that landed on the beach beyond the wall in right-center for a 2-0 lead. The homer was the tenth of the season for Ramirez. But, the Loons (45-50, 11-14) rallied back with two runs in the second and two more in the third off Rattlers starting pitcher Chad Thompson. Pedro Guerrero tied the game with a two-out, two-run double in the second. Joe Winker put Great Lakes in front with a one out triple to drive in a run in the third. A single by O'Koyea Dickson made it 4-2. Wisconsin went to the bullpen in the fourth inning and Jacob Barnes responded to the call. The right-hander scattered six hits and struck out six over 6-1/3 innings to keep the Loons at four runs. Cameron Garfield brought the Rattlers to within a run with a leadoff home run in the fourth inning. There were two outs and none on for Wisconsin in the bottom of the sixth when Ramirez drew a walk and Greg Hopkins singled. McMahan tied the game by pulling a 1-0 pitch inside the third base bag for a double into the left field corner to score Ramirez with the tying run. Barnes left the game after getting Darnell Sweeney to bunt foul with two strikes with a runner at first in the top of the tenth. Lefty Stephen Peterson replaced Barnes and retired the next two Great Lakes batters - both left-handed hitters - to set the stage for McMahan in the bottom of the tenth. Matt Shelton, the fifth Loons pitcher of the night, retired the first two batters in the bottom of the tenth. Then, McMahan jumped on the first pitch of his at bat against Shelton and lined it over the wall in left-center for his eighth home run of the season. The blast was the third 'walkoff' home run of the season for the Timber Rattlers. Game two of the series is Thursday night. Matt Miller (7-6, 4.29) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. The Loons have Greg Wilborn as their starter and he will make his first Midwest League start. Game time is 7:05pm. There is a lot going on at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium on Thursday night. Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy is scheduled to make the first of four appearances on a rehabilitation assignment for the Timber Rattlers. Thursday is Knights Jewelry Ladies Night. The first 500 ladies to attend the game will receive a gift bag including a nail file, special offers and candy compliments of Vande Walle's Candies. Ladies Night will also feature wine tasting, massages and salon/spa offers. The evening will wrap up with a diamond dig where a select number of ladies will compete to find a half-carat diamond in the sand beach area. 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 to the ballpark there are many ways to follow the action. Time Warner Cable subscribers can watch the broadcast on Sports32. The radio call is on AM1280, WNAM and timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. Fans with subscriptions to MiLB.TV can watch the internet video of the game. HOME RUNS: WIS: Nick Ramirez (10th, 1 on in 1st inning off Raydel Sanchez, 2 out) Cameron Garfield (5th, 0 on in 4th inning off Raydel Sanchez, 0 out) Ben McMahan (8th, 0 on in 10th inning off Matt Shelton, 2 out) WP: Stephen Peterson (3-2) LP: Matt Shelton (1-4) TIME: 3:16 ATTN: 4,467 Wisconsin Box Score Yet another walk-off win for the Rattlers. This time it was Ben McMahan providing the heroics. He went 2-5 with a double and that 10th inning walk-off home run. Chadwin Stang also had another 2 hit game, going 2-5 with a double and he stole his 19th base of the year. Greg Hopkins was finally back in the lineup for the T-Rats after getting drilled in the head a couple weeks ago. Really glad to have Hopkins back in the heart of the Timber Rattlers order. Nick Ramirez cracked his 10th home run and also walked. As previously mentioned, Cameron Garfield hit his 5th home run in 32 games. Brandon Macias was on base twice with a walk, and you guessed it, a hit by pitch. Macias also stole a base. Chad Thompson gave up four runs in threee innings, but Jacob Barnes came on in relief and completely shut down Great Lakes. He went 6.1 innings and did not give up a run. He allowed six hits and struck out six. Stephen Peterson got the last two outs of the 10th inning and notched his third win of the season. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Bottom of the 10th Nick Ramirez strikes out swinging. Gregory Hopkins flies out to center fielder James Baldwin. Ben McMahan homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field.

Andy Moye to the DL at Brevard. Alan Williams up from Wisconsin to take his place.

Final: Wisconsin 4, Fort Wayne 7 Fort Wayne holds off Rattlers By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers FORT WAYNE, IN - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers trailed 7-2 heading to the top of the ninth inning on Monday night at Parkview Field. The Rattlers scored two runs and had the tying run at the plate, but the Fort Wayne TinCaps held on for a 7-4 win. Wisconsin wrapped up their six game road trip to the Eastern Division with a 3-3 record. Tyler Stubblefield hit a solo homer with one out in the bottom of the first inning to put the TinCaps (44-50 overall, 13-11 second half) in front 1-0. Cameron Garfield got the Rattlers (56-37, 12-12) back to even with a solo homer in the top of the second inning. Wisconsin took the lead in the third inning. Chadwin Stang doubled with one out and took third base on a wild pitch. Lance Roenicke drove in Stang with a sacrifice fly to left for a 2-1. But, Fort Wayne rallied to take the lead in the bottom of the third inning. Felix Cabrera singled and Travis Jankowski doubled to start the inning. Mike Gallic drove in Cabrera with a grounder to short to tie the game. A two-out double by Yeison Asencio sent Jankowski home with a run to put the TinCaps in front 3-2. A single by Duanel Jones capped the inning and made it 4-2. Cabrera would homer in the fifth inning and the TinCaps lead was pushed to 5-2. Fort Wayne added two more runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Mike Gallic singled in Jankowski from second with one out. Gallic would steal second and be on the move to third base on a pitch to Asencio. Asencio sent a grounder to second for the second out, but Gallic never stopped runner and beat the throw to the plate for a 7-2 lead. The Rattlers batters went without reaching base from a one out walk to Garfield in the fourth inning to a leadoff double by Roenicke in the ninth. Then, the Rattlers scraped together a rally to bring the tying run to the plate in the ninth. Brandon Macias followed the Roenicke double with an RBI single, his 47th RBI this season. The Rattlers would load the bases with one out on an error and a walk and the TinCaps went to Matt Stites, their closer with the tying run coming to the plate. Mike Garza drove in Macias with a fielder's choice after a force out at second base to get the Rattlers to within 7-4. But, Stites got a strikeout to end the game. The Timber Rattlers are off on Tuesday before returning to action at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium on Wednesday night. The Timber Rattlers begin a series with the Great Lakes Loons at 7:05pm on Wednesday. Chad Thompson (4-2, 4.84) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. Raydel Sanchez (3-4, 4.03) is set to start for the Loons. The Milwaukee Brewers have announced that catcher Jonathan Lucroy is tentatively scheduled to be on a rehabilitation assignment with the Timber Rattlers from Thursday, July 19 through Sunday, July 22. Tickets are available for all six games of the homestand, including the four appearances by Lucroy. To purchase tickets, contact the Timber Rattlers Ticket office at (800) WI-TIMBER or (920) 733-4152, stop by Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium, or go online to timberrattlers.com. HOME RUNS: WIS: Cameron Garfield (4th, 0 on in 2nd inning off Frank Garces, 1 out) FW: Tyler Stubblefield (4th, 0 on in 1st inning off Mark Williams, 1 out) Felix Cabrera (1st, 0 on in 4th inning off Mark Williams, 2 out) WP: Frank Garces (6-4) LP: Mark Williams (5-7) SAVE: Matt Stites (8) TIME: 2:28 ATTN: 5,314 Wisconsin Box Score Chadwin Stang stayed hot, going 2-4 with two doubles and a run scored. He's batting .333 over his last 10 games and has hits in 8 of those 10 games. Cameron Garfield was 1-2 with a pair of walks. He hit his 4th home run in just his 32nd game, which ties his career high for a season. Lance Roenicke was 1-3 with a double. Brandon Macias was on base three times with one hit and two walks. Michael Garza was 1-4 but got caught stealing. Mark Williams went 5 innings and gave up five runs on eight hits. Mike Strong worked three innings and allowed two runs. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Top of the 9th Pitcher Change: James Jones replaces Daniel Cropper. Lance Roenicke doubles (4) on a pop up to second baseman Felix Cabrera. With Brandon Macias batting, wild pitch by James Jones, Lance Roenicke to 3rd. Brandon Macias singles on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Gaedele. Lance Roenicke scores. Ben McMahan reaches on fielding error by shortstop Tyler Stubblefield. Brandon Macias to 2nd. Nick Ramirez strikes out swinging. Cameron Garfield walks. Brandon Macias to 3rd. Ben McMahan to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Matthew Stites replaces James Jones. Mike Garza grounds into a force out, shortstop Tyler Stubblefield to second baseman Felix Cabrera. Brandon Macias scores. Ben McMahan to 3rd. Cameron Garfield out at 2nd. Mike Garza to 1st. Tyler Roberts called out on strikes.

Final: Wisconsin 8, Fort Wayne 2 Goforth and Garza lead Rattlers to victory By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers FORT WAYNE, IN - David Goforth tossed eight solid innings and Mike Garza drove in four runs to pace the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to an 8-2 win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps Sunday afternoon at Parkview Field. The win let the Rattlers end a brief two game losing streak. Wisconsin (56-36 overall, 12-11 second half) had the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the first and Garza drove in a pair of runs with a single to center. Garza, the 20th round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2012 draft, had struggled in his first seven games since joining the Timber Rattlers. He had been 3-for-33 with no RBI in his first week in the Midwest League. Goforth retired the first two batters in the bottom of the first inning. But, a two-out double was followed by an RBI single by Yeison Asencio to give Fort Wayne a run. The TinCaps (43-50, 12-11) scored again in the bottom of the third inning. Kyle Gaedele doubled with one out and Jace Peterson drove home Gaedele with a two out single to tie the game 2-2. Goforth didn't allow anything after that run. The score remained tied until the fifth inning. Lance Roenicke, who had singled with one out, was at third base with two outs. Ben McMahan snapped the tie with a sharp single to center to score Roenicke for a 3-2 lead. The inning probably should have ended on the next batter. Nick Ramirez hit a popup to shallow left field, but a combination of the wind and poor communication by the Fort Wayne fielders allowed the ball to drop in for a single and sent McMahan around to third base. Garza made the most of the opportunity and drilled a double into the left field corner to score two more runs with a double. Max Walla made it a four-run rally with an RBI single and the Rattlers had a 6-2 lead. Wind had nothing to do with the next hit by Ramirez. The Rattlers first baseman crushed a 2-2 pitch to right-center for his ninth home run of the season in the top of the seventh inning. The solo shot put the Rattlers up 7-2. Roenicke doubled in the ninth and scored on double by McMahan for Wisconsin's eighth run. Goforth made the longest start of his professional career with his eight innings on Sunday. He didn't walk a batter as he scattered eight hits and struck out three. The win was the seventh of the season for Goforth. Game three of the series is Monday night at Parkview Field. Mark Williams (5-6, 3.56) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Frank Garces (5-4, 2.55) is set to start for the TinCaps. Game time is 6:05pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 5:45pm. HOME RUN: WIS: Nick Ramirez (9th, 0 on in 7th inning off Dennis O'Grady, 1 out) WP: David Goforth (7-4) LP: Cody Hebner (6-5) TIME: 2:33 ATTN: 4,574 Wisconsin Box Score Good to see Nick Ramirez back in the lineup after missing the last couple games. He went 2-4 with a home run and a walk and scored two runs. Michael Garza was 2-5 with a double and 4 RBI. Ben McMahan had a 3-5 day with a double, two RBI, and a run scored. Lance Roenicke also went 3-5 with a double and two runs scored. Brandon Macias was 1-4 with a walk and a double. Rafael Neda singled and walked in four trips to the plate. Chadwin Stang was on base twice with a single and a walk, and recorded an outfield assist. The Rattlers got another strong starting performance, this time it was from David Goforth who pitched 8 innings and gave up just two runs. He struck out three. Tyler Cravy pitched the ninth inning. He walked one and struck out one. Wisconsin Play By Play Rattlers 4-run 5th inning Wisconsin Top of the 5th Chadwin Stang flies out to center fielder Travis Jankowski. Lance Roenicke singles on a fly ball to right fielder Yeison Asencio. With Brandon Macias batting, wild pitch by Cody Hebner, Lance Roenicke to 2nd. Brandon Macias flies out to center fielder Travis Jankowski. Lance Roenicke to 3rd. Ben McMahan singles on a ground ball to center fielder Travis Jankowski. Lance Roenicke scores. Nick Ramirez singles on a fly ball to left fielder Kyle Gaedele. Ben McMahan to 3rd. Mike Garza doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Gaedele. Ben McMahan scores. Nick Ramirez scores. Mike Garza advances to 3rd, on throwing error by shortstop Jace Peterson. Max Walla singles on a fly ball to center fielder Travis Jankowski. Mike Garza scores. Rafael Neda strikes out swinging.

Final: Wisconsin 3, Fort Wayne 4 TinCaps score two in ninth to beat Wisconsin By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers FORT WAYNE, IN - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers were the victims of a walkoff loss for the second night in a row. The Fort Wayne TinCaps scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to spoil a very nice outing by Rattlers starting pitcher Chad Pierce for a 4-3 victory Saturday night at Parkview Field. Travis Jankowski, who had two RBI in the game, drove in the winning run with a bases loaded single. The Rattlers (55-36 overall, 11-11 second half) rallied with two outs in the top of the first inning to grab a lead. Brandon Macias was hit by a pitch for the sixteenth time this season to get on with two away. Ben McMahan drilled a double to the gap in left-center to send Macias all the way home from first base for a 1-0 lead. In the second inning, Mike Garza scored from third on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 2-1. Fort Wayne (43-49, 12-10) got a run in the bottom of the second inning. Duanel Jones singled to start the inning, moved to second on a wild pitch, and took third on a fly out to right. An RBI grounder by Lee Orr got Jones home and cut the Wisconsin lead to a run. The teams traded runs in the fifth inning. Macias doubled to left-center and Max Walla raced home from first base for a 3-1 lead in the top of the frame. Fort Wayne came back in the bottom of the inning on a leadoff double by Kyle Gaedele, a sacrifice bunt by Felix Cabrera, and a sacrifice fly by Jankowsi for their run. After that, Pierce shutdown the TinCaps through the eighth inning. The Fond du Lac Wisconsin native pitched a professional high eight innings, struck out four and left the game with a 3-2 lead. He scattered five hits and walked two. Kevin Shackelford, who tossed three scoreless innings and picked up a win on Wednesday at Lake County, came on to pitch the ninth and gave up a leadoff double to Jones. Austin Hedges was next and his single to left put runners on the corners. Shackelford got ahead of Orr 0-2, but the TinCaps first baseman lined the next pitch through the middle of the diamond to drive Jones in with the tying run. A sacrifice bunt by Gaedele moved the both runners into scoring position and Wisconsin responded with an intentional walk to load the bases to set up a double play. But, Jankowski smacked the first pitch of his at bat into right to knock in the game winning run. Less than 24 hours earlier, the Timber Rattlers lost 7-6 in walkoff fashion in a 15 inning game at Lake County. The Timber Rattlers have won eight games on walkoff hits at home. But, including Saturday's game, opponents have eight walkoff wins over Wisconsin. Game two of the series from Parkview Field is Sunday afternoon. David Goforth (5-4, 5.42) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Cody Hebner (6-4, 4.42) is set to start for the TinCaps. Game time is 2:05pm CDT. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 1:45pm. WP: Daniel Cropper (4-1) LP: Kevin Shackelford (2-4) TIME: 2:37 ATTN: 7,411 Wisconsin Box Score Another tough loss for the T-Rats. Great game by Chad Pierce. He was in line for the win, going 8 innings and giving up just two runs on five hits. The start was his longest of the year and he set down the last 7 batters he faced in order. But Kevin Shackelford came on to work the ninth and gave up the tying and winning runs, allowing four hits and a walk, while recording just one out. Chadwin Stang was 3-5 to lead the offense. Stang has had multi-hit games in 5 of his last 10. Brandon Macias was 1-3 with a double, RBI and a run scored. He was also hit by a pitch (again). Ben McMahan was 1-3 with a double a walk and an RBI. Michael Garza and Yadiel Rivera each had a single and Garza stole his first base since joining the Rattlers. Wisconsin Play by Play The fatal 9th inning Fort Wayne Bottom of the 9th Pitcher Change: Kevin Shackelford replaces Chad Pierce. Duanel Jones doubles (18) on a line drive to left fielder Ben McMahan. Austin Hedges singles on a line drive to left fielder Ben McMahan. Duanel Jones to 3rd. Lee Orr singles on a line drive to center fielder Chadwin Stang. Duanel Jones scores. Austin Hedges to 2nd. Kyle Gaedele out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Kevin Shackelford to second baseman Adrian Williams. Austin Hedges to 3rd. Lee Orr to 2nd. Kevin Shackelford intentionally walks Tyler Stubblefield. Travis Jankowski singles on a ground ball to right fielder Max Walla. Austin Hedges scores. Lee Orr to 3rd. Tyler Stubblefield to 2nd.

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Final: Wisconsin 6, Lake County 7 (15 Innings) Captains edge Rattlers in 15-inning marathon Lake County spoils Walla's big night By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers EASTLAKE, OH - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers rallied from a 5-1 deficit and held 6-5 twelfth inning lead over the Lake County Captains at Classic Park on Friday night. But, the Jordan Smith drove in the tying run in the twelfth and the winning run in the fifteenth to defeat the Rattlers 7-6. Smith, who drove in three runs on the night, spoiled a big night for Rattlers outfielder Max Walla. Walla went 4-for-7 with two homers and three huge RBI for Wisconsin. Lake County (41-49 overall, 10-11 second half) took the lead with a first inning run. Rattlers starting pitcher Matt Miller issued a four-pitch walk with two outs to Luigi Rodriguez. Rodriguez would get into scoring position by stealing second base. Smith singled to left to score Rodriguez for a 1-0 lead. Tyler Roberts tied the game in the top of the fifth inning. The Timber Rattlers designated hitter lined a 1-0 pitch from Mason Radeke to the bleachers in left field for his fourth home run of the season. The solo shot tied the game 1-1. But, the tie did not last long. Patric Tolentino hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the fifth inning to push Lake County back in front. An error, a stolen base, and a two-out RBI double by Francisco Lindor gave the Captains another run for a 3-1 lead. The Captains plated two more runs with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Back-to-back RBI doubles by Tolentino and Todd Hankins put the Captains up 5-1. The Rattlers (55-35, 11-10) pulled closer with single runs in the seventh and eighth innings. Yadiel Rivera drew a leadoff walk and went from first to third on a wild pitch in the seventh inning. He scored on a second wild pitch in the inning. Walla lined a home run to left to start the Rattlers eighth inning and Lake County's lead was down to a pair of runs. In the ninth, Rivera walked and Roberts doubled to start the inning and put runners on second and third with no outs. Lance Roenicke entered the game as a pinch runner for Roberts. Adrian Williams grounded out to first to get Rivera home. But, Roenicke was still at third with the tying run with two outs in the inning. Walla got Roenicke home with a two-out single to left to tie the game 5-5. The score was still tied with one out in the top of the twelfth inning. Walla stepped into the batter's box and step up again. He lined another opposite field home run to left to put the Rattlers in front 6-5. It was the first lead of the night for the Rattlers. But, the Captains took advantage of a defensive miscue in the bottom of the twelfth to tie the game. Francisco Lindor reached on an error to start the inning. A sacrifice bunt moved him into scoring position. Smith would line a 2-0 pitch to center to send Lindor home with the tying run. Lake County had the winning run in scoring position in the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth inning, but could not break through with the winning run. In the fifteenth, Jose Ramirez blooped a double into center. An intentional walk was issued to Lindor. A passed ball with Luigi Rodriguez moved both runners into scoring position. So, another intentional walk was issued to load the bases and bring Smith to the plate again, But, before Smith could bat, the Rattlers brought Walla in from right field to play first base and set up a defense with five infielders and two outfielders. Smith would send a soft fly ball to left field. Ben McMahan, the Timber Rattlers leader in outfield assists with nine this season, made the catch and fired home, but a tad off target. Ramirez made a headfirst dive to the infield part of the plate and avoided the tag to score the winning run. The Timber Rattlers continue their road trip when they start a three-game series with the Fort Wayne TinCaps at Parkview Field on Saturday night. Chad Pierce (3-3, 4.05) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. Fort Wayne sends Matt Wisler (3-4, 2.42) to the hill. Game time is 6:05pm CDT. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM and timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 5:45pm. HOME RUNS: WIS: Tyler Roberts (4th, 0 on in 5th inning off Mason Radeke, 1 out) Max Walla (3rd, 0 on in 8th inning off Rob Nixon, 0 out) Max Walla (4th, 0 on in 12th inning off Manuel Carmona, 1 out) LC: Patric Tolentino (2nd, 0 on in 5th inning off Matt Miller, 0 out) WP: Kyle Petter (1-0) LP: Stephen Peterson (2-2) TIME: 4:22 ATTN: 4,504 Wisconsin Box Score Tough, tough loss for the Rattlers in 15 innings, but somehow I think they will bounce right back tomorrow. They've shown a remarkable ability to shake off nights like this and let it go before they hit the bus. Max Walla had a huge night going 4-7 with two home runs, a double, three RBI and two runs scored. Tyler Roberts was 2-4 with a home run and a double before being lifted in the 9th for a pinch runner. Cameron Garfield was on base five times. He was 2-4 with a double and three walks. Rough night at the plate for a couple of players. Chadwin Stang and Michael Garza each went 0-7 and Adrian Williams was 0-6. Brandon Macias, Yadiel Rivera and Ben McMahan each struck out four times. Matt Miller started for the T-Rats. He went 5.2 innings and gave up five runs, four earned, on seven hits. Stosh Wawrzasek threw four scoreless innings, giving up just two hits and striking out four. Alan Williams pitched 2.1 innings and allowed one unearned run. Stephen Peterson pitched 2.1 innings and gave up one run. He walked six, but four of the six were intentional. Wisconsin Play By Play 9th inning rally Wisconsin Top of the 9th Yadiel Rivera walks. Tyler Roberts doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Smith. Yadiel Rivera to 3rd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Lance Roenicke replaces Tyler Roberts. Adrian Williams grounds out to first baseman Jerrud Sabourin. Yadiel Rivera scores. Lance Roenicke to 3rd. Chadwin Stang called out on strikes. Max Walla singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zach MacPhee. Lance Roenicke scores. Brandon Macias grounds out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to first baseman Jerrud Sabourin.

Final: Helena 3, Idaho Falls 4 Helena Box Score The H-Crew had 9 hits, but they were all singles. Michael Nemeth was the only starter without a hit. Tyrone Taylor went 2-4 as the DH and stole two bases. Adam Giacalone was 1-3 with a walk. Michael Reed was 1-3. Tyler Wagner started but pitched just two innings, giving up one run. Brent Suter came in next. He went 4 innings and gave up two runs on six hits. Martin Viramontes pitched the seventh and eighth. He gave up one unearned run and was charged with the loss. Helena Play By Play Helena got a run in the sixth, but could have had more Helena Top of the 6th Alfredo Rodriguez lines out, right fielder Jerico Blanco to second baseman Carlos Garcia to first baseman Jared Schlehuber. Christopher McFarland walks. Pitcher Change: David Middendorf replaces Sam Selman. With Adam Giacalone batting, Christopher McFarland picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher David Middendorf to first baseman Jared Schlehuber to shortstop Adrian Martinez to first baseman Jared Schlehuber. Adam Giacalone walks. With Michael Reed batting, wild pitch by David Middendorf, Adam Giacalone to 2nd. Michael Reed reaches on throwing error by shortstop Adrian Martinez. Adam Giacalone to 3rd. Raul Mondesi singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ethan Chapman. Adam Giacalone scores. Michael Reed to 2nd. Michael Nemeth grounds out to first baseman Jared Schlehuber.

Final: Albuquerque 7, Nashville 0 Albuquerque Quiets Sounds, 7-0, In Homestand Opener McClung Strikes Out Season-High Nine In Defeat Nashville Sounds NASHVILLE, TN - Outfielder Matt Angle homered and drove three as the visiting Albuquerque Isotopes blanked the Nashville Sounds, 7-0, in the opener of a four-game series on Friday night at Greer Stadium. The shutout loss was Nashville's seventh of the season and also snapped a three-game winning streak. Isotopes starter Fernando Nieve (5-6) allowed four hits over six shutout innings for a quality start and victory. Outfielder Corey Patterson had two of Nashville's four hits. Second baseman Eric Farris and outfielder Caleb Gindl also singled. After Angle singled in the second, Brian Cavazos-Galvez gave Albuquerque a 2-0 lead with a two-run shot over the left field wall. The long ball was his sixth of the season. Angle added to the Albuquerque lead with a solo homer over the right field wall in the fourth. The Isotopes plated four runs in the next frame that made it 7-0. Alex Castellanos walked, moved to second a wild pitch, and scored the first run of the frame on a Josh Fields RBI single. Field would later steal second base and scored on another wild pitch from McClung. Angle then removed Nashville starter Seth McClung from the game with a two-run single to right field. McClung (2-11) lasted 4 2/3 innings in the loss, scattering nine hits for seven runs. The 31-year-old also struck out nine Isotopes, setting a season high for Sounds starters. Amaury Rivas followed up with 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief. Rob Wooten finished the game with two shutout frames. The Sounds and Isotopes continue their series on Saturday with doubleheader consisting of two seven-inning contests beginning at 6:05 pm CT at Greer Stadium. Nashville righty Claudio Vargas (3-1, 4.89) will toe the rubber against Albuquerque right-hander Will Savage (10-3, 5.34) in the opener. Nashville will send righty Donovan Hand (1-0, 2.79) to start the twinbill finale against Albuquerque righty Blake Johnson (0-0, 6.39). Nashville Box Score Not a great game for the Sounds all around. They only managed four hits, all singles. Corey Patterson was 2-3. Caleb Gindl was 1-4. Eric Farris was 1-3 with a walk. Taylor Green was 0-3 with a walk in his first game back at Nashville. Seth McClung started and struggled mightily. He gave up seven runs, all earned, on nine hits in 4.2 innings. The bullpen was the lone bright spot for the Sounds. Amaury Rivas and Rob Wooten combined for 4.1 innings of shutout ball. Rivas went 2.1 innings and gave up just one hit. Wooten pitched 2 innings, allowing one hit while walking one and striking out three. Nashville Play By Play The Isotopes put up four runs with two outs in the 5th Albuquerque Top of the 5th Trent Oeltjen strikes out swinging. Ivan De Jesus flies out to center fielder Logan Schafer. Alex Castellanos walks. With Josh Fields batting, wild pitch by Seth McClung, Alex Castellanos to 2nd. Josh Fields singles on a ground ball to center fielder Logan Schafer. Alex Castellanos scores. With Jerry Sands batting, Josh Fields steals (4) 2nd base. Jerry Sands walks. Tim Federowicz singles on a ground ball to pitcher Seth McClung. Josh Fields to 3rd. Jerry Sands to 2nd. With Matt Angle batting, wild pitch by Seth McClung, Josh Fields scores. Jerry Sands to 3rd. Tim Federowicz to 2nd. Matt Angle singles on a line drive to right fielder Caleb Gindl. Jerry Sands scores. Tim Federowicz scores. Pitcher Change: Amaury Rivas replaces Seth McClung, batting 9th. Brian Cavazos-Galvez flies out to right fielder Caleb Gindl.

Rattlers are going to the 15th and Chris is fired up if you want to listen in. Sounded like Max Walla just made a great diving catch to end the 14th. He also has two home runs tonight.

Does anybody know why Scooter didn't play in either of the games for Huntsville tonight? Did he get dinged on that 9th inning play at the plate on Wednesday night?

Brevard County rained out again