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Final: Wisconsin 5, Lake County 3 Rattlers defense never rests Wisconsin turns four double plays in 5-3 win over Lake County By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers EASTLAKE, OH - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers staged another comeback victory in a 5-3 win over the Lake County Captains Thursday at Classic Park. But, it was the defense that kept the Rattlers in front to the end. Wisconsin's infield turned four double plays in the game, including huge, rally-killing double plays in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings. The win was the fourth in a row for the Rattlers. Wisconsin (55-34 overall, 11-9 second half) scored a run in the top of the first inning to take the lead. Chadwin Stang started the game with a double. Yadiel Rivera drew a walk and an errant pickoff throw to second allowed both runners to move up a base. Ben McMahan drove in Stang with a sacrifice fly. Lake County (40-49, 9-11) answered with three runs on one swing of the bat in the bottom of the first. Wisconsin starting pitcher Chad Thompson walked two of the first three batters he faced. Jordan Smith made him pay. Smith lined a 1-2 pitch from Thompson to deep right-center for a three-run home run and a 3-1 lead. Mike Garza started the Rattlers second inning with a double and Lance Roenicke drove him in with a single to cut the Captains advantage to a single run. Wisconsin had a great opportunity in the top of the fifth inning as they loaded the bases with one out. But, Lake County escaped with a fine defensive play off a Yadiel Rivera shot down the third base line that turned into a double play. The Rattlers would get another chance in the sixth and they would not waste it. Brandon Macias doubled to start the inning. McMahan followed with an RBI single to tie the game 3-3. Nick Ramirez put the Rattlers ahead with a double to right-center to send McMahan all the way home from first base. Garza sent Ramirez to third with a ground ball to the right side. Then, Roenicke drove a single through the drawn in infield to score Ramirez for a 5-3 lead. Reliever Jacob Barnes gave up leadoff singles in each of the four innings he worked and had runners on first and second with less than two outs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings. But, he worked his way out of each spot of trouble to earn his second save of the season. The two biggest double plays for the Rattlers defense came in the seventh and eighth innings. In the seventh, Lake County had runners at first and second with no outs and called on Leonardo Castillo to bunt. Barnes got Castillo to pop the bunt up back to the mound. Barnes made the catch and fired to second to double the runner off. In the eighth, a single and a one out walk put runners on first and second against Barnes again. This time it was with Smith coming to the plate. Smith, who had the homer in the first and a single in the sixth, hit a hard line drive through the middle that was ticketed for center. But, shortstop Yadiel Rivera made a diving stab of the line drive. Rivera got up and jogged to the second base bag to easily doubled the runner off to complete the twin killing. The Captains would get the leadoff man on base in the bottom of the ninth. Barnes would not need a double play to end the game. He recorded a pair of strikeouts and a grounder to short to close out the Captains. Thompson allowed the three run homer in the first, but nothing else over his five innings of work to pick up his fourth win of the season. Game three of the series is Friday night at Classic Park. Matt Miller (7-6, 4.17) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. Lake County has Mason Radeke (5-3, 3.23) as their scheduled starting pitcher. Game time is 6:00pm CDT. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 5:40pm. HOME RUN: LC: Jordan Smith (5th, 2 on in 1st inning off Chad Thompson, 1 out) WP: Chad Thompson (4-2) LP: Enosil Tejada (0-1) SAVE: Jacob Barnes (2) TIME: 2:48 ATTN: 5,528 Wisconsin Box Score The Rattlers with another comeback win. Lance Roenicke was 2-3 with 2RBI, he also walked and stole a base. Rafael Neda was on base three times with a single and two walks. Nick Ramirez was 1-3 with a double and was hit by a pitch. Brandon Macias was 1-3 with a double and a walk. Chad Thompson gave up three runs in the first, but then settled down and wound up going five innings. He allowed just those three runs and earned his fourth win. Jacob Barnes earned the save with another fine relief outing. He worked the final four innings and didn't give up a run, scattering five hits. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Top of the 6th Pitcher Change: Enosil Tejeda replaces Shawn Morimando. Brandon Macias doubles (21) on a line drive to left fielder Zach MacPhee. Ben McMahan singles on a fly ball to right fielder Bryson Myles. Brandon Macias scores. Nick Ramirez doubles (16) on a line drive to left fielder Zach MacPhee. Ben McMahan scores. Mike Garza grounds out to first baseman Jerrud Sabourin. Nick Ramirez to 3rd. Lance Roenicke singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryson Myles. Nick Ramirez scores. With Rafael Neda batting, Lance Roenicke steals (2) 2nd base. Rafael Neda walks. Adrian Williams grounds into double play, shortstop Francisco Lindor to second baseman Jose Ramirez to first baseman Jerrud Sabourin. Rafael Neda out at 2nd.

Final: DSL Tigers 2, DSL Brewers 0 DSL Brewers Box Score MiLB.com still hasn't updated yet, if/when they do I can go back and change the links but these should work for now. Not really much to talk about offensively here. The famous Harry Doyle line comes to mind...One hit? Elvis Rubio was 1-4 with the only base hit for the Brewers. Catcher Natanael Mejia drew two walks. Juan Ortiz walked once and stole his 9th base of the year. The pitching for the Brewers was pretty good though. Milton Gomez was the tough luck loser, going five innings and allowing just one earned run. Marcos Padilla and Joan De La Cruz each pitched a scoreless inning of relief. DSL Brewers Play By Play

Rattler Radio Nine after 9 "8.Yes, Ramirez had a double and three more RBI. But, let’s take a look at his defense at first base tonight. He dug the throw to first on the 1-2-3 double play in the seventh out of the dirt, robbed Francisco Lindor of an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth with a diving play, started a 3-6 double play with a dive to his right, and he started another 3-6 double play to end the game. Pardon the language, but that is DAMN good defense."

Final: Wisconsin 11, Lake County 8 Rally Rattlers strike again Wisconsin trails 8-3, but wins 11-8 at Lake County By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers EASTLAKE, OH - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers rallied from an 8-3 deficit to defeat the Lake County Captains Wednesday night at Classic Park. Yadiel Rivera went 4-for-4 with a home run and Brandon Macias drove in four runs for the Rattlers. Lake County (40-48 overall, 9-10 second half) jumped to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Luigi Rodriguez started the scoring with an RBI double. A single and a walk loaded the bases for Bryson Myles, who knocked in a run with a single. A sacrifice fly by Alex Lavisky plated another run. Leonardo Castillo was next and he doubled to the wall in left. One run scored, but Myles was thrown out at the plate to end the inning. Wisconsin (54-34, 10-9) rallied for three runs in the top of the third inning to cut the deficit to a run. The Rattlers loaded the bases on two singles and a walk. Macias drove in the first run of the inning with a sacrifice fly. Nick Ramirez came through with a two-out, two-run double to make it 4-3. But, the Captains answered with three runs in the bottom of the third and one more in the bottom of the fourth. Myles cracked a two-run double in the third. Then, he stole third and scored on a throwing error. In the fourth, Rodriguez banged a single, his third hit of the game, with two outs to drive in a run and Lake County went up 8-3. The Rattlers stormed back in the top of the fifth inning to tie the game. Macias struck with an RBI single that scored Rivera and sent Chadwin Stang to third with no outs. Then, with Nick Ramirez at the plate, Macias took off for second and drew a throw. Stang broke for the plate and avoided the tag on the return throw to steal home. Moments later Ramirez singled to left-center and Macias scored to get the Rattlers within two runs. Garfield cranked the next pitch to the bleachers in left field for a two-run homer and a tie game. Rivera and Stang set up Macias for the go ahead RBI in the sixth. Rivera doubled for his third hit of the game and moved to third on a single by Stang. Stang would steal second base to put two runners in scoring position. Macias drove in his third run of the night with an infield single and the Rattlers led 9-8. Lake County had a huge threat in the bottom of the seventh inning as they loaded the bases with no outs against Kevin Shackelford. The Rattlers reliever escaped the frame by getting Lavisky to ground into a 1-2-3 double play and Castillo to ground out to first. The Rattlers offense provided a pair of insurance runs with two outs in the top of the eighth. Rivera smacked a two-out solo home run. His team-leading tenth home run of the season gave him a 4-for-4 night with four runs scored. Then, Stang would single and steal second. Macias picked up his fourth RBI of the night with a single off the glove of the third baseman. Michael Strong pitched a scoreless eighth and a scoreless ninth to close out the game. The save was Strong's first as a professional. Game two of the series is Thursday morning. Chad Thompson (3-2, 4.79) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Shawn Morimando (302, 3.90) is slated to go for the Captains. Game time is 10:00am CDT. Tune in for the Miller Lite Pregame Show on AM1280, WNAM or timberratlers.com at 9:40am. HOME RUNS: WIS: Cameron Garfield (3rd, 1 on in 5th inning off Felix Sterling, 1 out) Yadiel Rivera (10th, 0 on in 8th inning off Antwonie Hubbard, 2 out) WP: Kevin Shackelford (2-3) LP: Felix Sterling (3-8) SAVE: Michael Strong (1) TIME: 2:42 ATTN: 3,490 Wisconsin Box Score Huge night at the plate for Yadiel Rivera who went 4-4 with a double, a home run and 4 runs scored. Chadwin Stang stayed hot out of the leadoff spot, going 3-4 with a walk and scored 3 runs. He also stole 3 bases, including the steal of home that Chris mentioned. Brandon Macias was 2-4 with 3 RBI (there was a scoring change after Chris had posted his story), Nick Ramirez was 2-5 with 3 RBI and Cameron Garfield was 2-4 with a walk, a double, a home run and two RBI. Ben McMahan recorded two outfield assists. Mark Williams had a rough outing, giving up eight runs, seven earned on ten hits. Kevin Shackleford relieved him and earned the win with 3 scoreless innings of relief. Mike Strong worked the eighth and ninth and did not surrender a hit or run to earn the save. Wisconsin Play by Play The Rattlers game-tying five run fifth Wisconsin Top of the 5th Yadiel Rivera singles on a line drive to left fielder Todd Hankins. Chadwin Stang singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Felix Sterling. Yadiel Rivera to 2nd. With Brandon Macias batting, passed ball by Jake Lowery, Yadiel Rivera to 3rd. Chadwin Stang to 2nd. Brandon Macias singles on a line drive to left fielder Todd Hankins. Yadiel Rivera scores. Chadwin Stang to 3rd. Ben McMahan strikes out swinging. With Nick Ramirez batting, Chadwin Stang steals (16) home. Brandon Macias steals (7) 2nd base. Nick Ramirez singles on a line drive to center fielder Luigi Rodriguez. Brandon Macias scores. Cameron Garfield homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Nick Ramirez scores. Mike Garza strikes out swinging. Lance Roenicke pops out to second baseman Jose Ramirez.

Brad, impressive looking site. I know you are not the self promotional type but any pics or blog links added to the link reports would only supplement the content here in a positive way. Thank you. It's still a work in progress, shouldn't actually be viewable yet. Yikes hope I didn't post something I shouldn't have. Anyway, you are correct, I don't like self promotion, but I'm really proud of the work we did on it so I will definitely let you guys know when it goes live. Should be either Friday or Monday.

Awesome! Thank you!

Oh boy, I need someone Friday night as well. It is my bachelor party night. Woot! I'll cover TC07 on Saturday, now who can cover us Friday? I believe that is: Nashville Brevard County Helena DSL I don't have anything going on Friday night, so if you can't find anyone else, I can do my best Mass Haas impersonation for a night and take 5 teams. You just worry about taking care of Cinnamon and Bambi. (i.e. Enjoy your bachelor party!) Also, I'm going to need a sub to take the Rattlers on Saturday July 21st and Saturday July 28th if someone is able to help me out.

I didn't have much of a problem with the rankings. There are some guys I would have moved around. For instance I'm much higher on Scooter Gennett and not nearly as high on Eric Farris or David Goforth. My list would tend to include guys like McFarland, Reed, Arcia and Taylor rather than some of the older guys who have kind of leveled out, but like x-tai said, everyone is entitled to their opinion. I'm a little more bothered by some of the factual errors in the write-up. Well that and the fact that at least two of the photos used were used without permission of the photographer , but rankings are always subjective.

Final: Kane County 4, Wisconsin 6 Rattlers roar back to top Cougars By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers spotted the Kane County Cougars three runs on Monday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Wisconsin would score six unanswered runs and go on to a 6-4 win. Brandon Macias had four hits to pace the Rattlers attack. Kane County (44-44 overall, 10-8 second half) went in front with the first three runs of the game. Julio Aparicio hit a leadoff home run in the top of the second inning. In the third inning, Daniel Mateo and Aparicio each had two out RBI triples off Wisconsin starter David Goforth. Ben McMahan started the comeback with a solo home run in the third inning. The homer was the seventh of the season for McMahan. Wisconsin (53-34, 9-9) tied the game in the fifth inning with a pair of runs. Macias doubled and McMahan walked with one out. Nick Ramirez singled to drive in Macias and an error on the play allowed both McMahan and Ramirez to each move up a base. Cameron Garfield got McMahan home with the tying run on a ground out. The Rattlers sprinted in front with three quick runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Chadwin Stang's bunt single with Max Walla at third and Adrian Williams at first caught the Cougars off guard and got Walla home to put Wisconsin up 4-3. Williams made the next run with his legs. He would get a walking lead from second base and easily stole third. The throw to third deflected off Williams into left field. By the time the Cougars could corral the baseball, Williams had scored and Stang had sprinted around to third base. Macias smacked an RBI single through the drawn in infield to score Stang for a 6-3 advantage. Goforth scattered nine hits over six innings. He struck out two and did not walk a batters in the game to earn his sixth win of the season. Alan Williams pitched two scoreless innings out of the bullpen to get to closer Tommy Toledo in the ninth. Toledo allowed a solo homer to Tim Ferguson with one out in the ninth, but closed out the 6-4 win without any more incidents. The Timber Rattlers are off on Tuesday. Wisconsin returns to action on Wednesday night from Eastlake, Ohio with a game against the Lake County Captains. Mark Williams (5-6, 2.86) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Cody Anderson (4-5, 3.11) is set to start for Lake County. Game time is 6:00pm CDT. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 5:40pm. HOME RUNS: KC: Julio Aparicio (3rd, 0 on in 2nd inning off David Goforth, 0 out) Tim Ferguson (2nd, 0 on in 9th inning off Tommy Toledo, 1 out) WIS: Ben McMahan (7th, 0 on in 3rd inning off Kyle Smith, 1 out) WP: David Goforth (6-4) LP: Jason Mitchell (3-5) SAVE: Tommy Toledo (6) TIME: 2:42 ATTN: 2,533 Wisconsin Box Score As Mass mentioned, the Rattlers got a huge day from Brandon Macias today. He went 4-5 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI. Max Walla was 2 for 4 and scored a run. Yadiel Rivera was 1-3 with a walk. Ben McMahan homered for the T-Rats. The Rattlers did a great job of situational hitting in the sixth inning. First Adrian Williams singled through the vacated shortstop hole on a beautifully executed hit and run. Then Brandon Macias lined a single back up the middle through a draw in infield. Just really well done. Great coaching. Great execution. Just fun to watch. David Goforth got the win after giving up three runs in six innings. Alan Williams worked two scoreless innings and Tommy Toledo earned his sixth save, despite giving up a home run in the 9th. I was actually kind of surprised to see Toledo hit 94 on the stadium. Pretty sure that's the fastest I've seen him clocked at all season. Wisconsin Play By Play Wisconsin Bottom of the 6th Yadiel Rivera strikes out swinging. Max Walla singles on a ground ball to center fielder Alex Llanos. Adrian Williams singles on a ground ball to left fielder Julio Aparicio. Max Walla to 3rd. Chadwin Stang singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Jason Mitchell. Max Walla scores. Adrian Williams to 2nd. With Brandon Macias batting, Adrian Williams steals (3) 3rd base, Adrian Williams scores. Throwing error by catcher Kenny Swab. Brandon Macias singles on a ground ball to center fielder Alex Llanos. Chadwin Stang scores. Ben McMahan strikes out swinging. Brandon Macias steals (6) 2nd base. Nick Ramirez strikes out swinging.

Yup I just found this thread over at Brew Crew Ball with the tweets from McCalvy that clarifies it somewhat.

Oh really? I was not aware of that. Thanks for the correction.

Maysonet was actually DFA'd on 6/22 so he's no longer on the 40-man and would need to be re-added to be called up. If it's somebody not on the 40-man already, my guess would be Bianchi.

Final: Jacksonville 5, Huntsville 10 Huntsville Box Score The Stars won their third in the row with the help of the long ball. Huntsville had six home runs, including two each from Hunter Morris and T.J. Mittelstaedt. Kentrail Davis and Domnit Bolivar had the other two Huntsville bombs. Morris finished the day 3-5 with a triple, two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored. Mittelstaedt, filling in at second base while Scooter Gennett was playing in the Futures game, was 2-5 with the two round trippers. Davis finished the day 3-4 and knocked in two. Hainley Statia also had a 3-4 day with a double. Lee Haydel was 2-5. Josh Prince was on base three times with a single and two walks, but got thrown out stealing yet again. With only three players on the bench, the Stars turned to pitcher Josh Stinson to pinch hit early in the game. Johnnie Lowe made the start for Huntsville. He went four innings, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks. He struck out six. Dan Merklinger followed with two scoreless innings to get the win. R.J. Seidel pitched the seventh and surrendered two runs on two hits, though both were unearned. Daniel Meadows pitched the final two innings and did not allow a run, giving up just one hit. Huntsville Play By Play Three home run inning for Huntsville Huntsville Bottom of the 6th Hunter Morris homers (13) on a line drive to right field. Hainley Statia singles on a ground ball to second baseman Paul Gran. Tommy Manzella strikes out swinging. Kentrail Davis homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Hainley Statia scores. Pitcher Change: Kyle Kaminska replaces Bryan Evans, batting 9th. Adam Weisenburger lines out to right fielder Kyle Jensen. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Domnit Bolivar replaces Dan Merklinger. Domnit Bolivar homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Lee Haydel singles on a fly ball to right fielder Kyle Jensen. Josh Prince flies out to center fielder Jose Duarte.

Final: Kane County 0, Wisconsin 10 Rattlers shutout Kane County By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - It was a total team effort for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Sunday afternoon against the Kane County Cougars at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Pitchers Chad Pierce and Stephen Peterson combined to shutout the Cougars on eight hits. Cameron Garfield and Chadwin Stang each had three hits to lead the Rattlers to a 10-0 victory over the Cougars. Garfield also had three RBI in the game. Stang and Brandon Macias started the Timber Rattlers first inning with consecutive singles. One out later, Ben McMahan drove in Stang with a double off the glove of Cougars third baseman Daniel Mateo. Garfield sent both Macias and McMahan home with a two-out double off the center field wall for a 3-0 lead. Wisconsin (52-34 overall, 8-9 second half) tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Adrian Williams drew a one out walk and Stang singled to right to put runners on the corners. An errant pickoff throw to first by Bryan Brickhouse let Williams score and Stang to race around to third base. Macias dropped a perfect suicide squeeze to let Stang score the second run of the inning for a 5-0 lead. Pierce got into and out of a pair of jams to work six scoreless innings. In the fourth, Kane County (44-43, 10-7) loaded the bases with one out. Pierce got a strikeout and a flyball to right to end the threat. In the fifth, Tim Ferguson reached on a leadoff double. But, Ferguson was left stranded at third base as the inning ended. The Rattlers offense got revved up again in the bottom of the sixth inning. Garfield delivered an RBI double and Yadiel Rivera knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly. Later in the inning, Stang had another sacrifice fly to push the lead to 8-0. Stang and Macias tacked on consecutive RBI singles in the eighth inning to account for the final score. Pierce walked one and struck out four in the game to earn his third win of the season. Peterson struck out a pair over three scoreless innings to rack up his second save. The final game of the series - and the homestand - is Monday afternoon. David Goforth (5-4, 5.42) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Kane County has Kyle Smith (0-0, 2.63) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 12:05pm. 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 for the Baker Tilly Business Persons Special. The offer is also good for senior citizens. As part of a B104.7 Qdoba Q*Monday fans may receive a free ticket to tomorrow's game or for any Monday home game on the 2012 schedule 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, there are many ways to catch the action from Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The radio call is available on AM1280, WNAM and timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 11:45am. Sports32 will have the telecast for Time Warner Cable subscribers. The game is also available to MiLB.TV subscribers. WP: Chad Pierce (3-3) LP: Bryan Brickhouse (1-1) SAVE: Stephen Peterson (2) TIME: 2:26 ATTN: 3,911 Wisconsin Box Score The Rattlers dominated this game from start to finish. Chad Pierce and Stephen Peterson combined to shut out Kane County. Pierce went six innings, gave up six hits and a walk and struck out four. Peterson got the three inning save by working a scoreless 7th, 8th, 9th. Cameron Garfield led the offesive attack, going 3 for 4 with two doubles, two runs scored and three RBI. Chadwin Stang also had three hits out of the leadoff spot for the Timber Rattlers. Stang also had an outfield assist. Brandon Macias had a 2 for 4 day with two RBI. Ben McMahan, Nick Ramirez and Adrian Williams each had a hit. McMahan's was a double. Wisconsin Play By Play All the offense the Rattlers needed Wisconsin Bottom of the 1st Chadwin Stang singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jack Lopez. Brandon Macias singles on a ground ball to right fielder Julio Aparicio. Chadwin Stang to 2nd. Mike Garza flies out to left fielder Tim Ferguson. Ben McMahan doubles (13) on a ground ball to third baseman Daniel Mateo. Chadwin Stang scores. Brandon Macias to 3rd. Nick Ramirez grounds out, pitcher Bryan Brickhouse to first baseman Murray Watts. Cameron Garfield doubles (7) on a fly ball to center fielder Alex Llanos. Brandon Macias scores. Ben McMahan scores. Cameron Garfield out at 3rd, center fielder Alex Llanos to second baseman Justin Trapp to third baseman Daniel Mateo.

Coulter, Crew score 17 -- in first inning Brewers' first-round pick helps AZL club trounce Royals, 23-8 By Andrew Pentis / Special to MLB.com http://www.milb.com/images/2012/07/08/bZB6ON9E.jpg Clint Coulter, the Brewers' top pick last month, recorded three hits Saturday. (Getty Images) Baseball lineups aim to put up a crooked number on the scoreboard every inning. In their first frame Saturday night, the Arizona League Brewers nearly put up two crooked numbers. Milwaukee's Rookie-level affiliate scored 17 runs before making the game's first three outs and went on to crush the host Royals, 23-8. The Brewers sent 22 batters to the plate in the opening inning, collecting 12 hits and drawing five walks. The Royals also hit a batter, committed two errors and a balk. The Royals burned through three pitchers -- rehabbing Major League reliever Juan Gutierrez (0-1) and 2011 draftees Christian Witt and Christian Witt each recorded one out -- and made two defensive switches in the frame. A bit of context: No Minor League team has scored more than 17 runs in a single inning this season. Plus, the 23 runs overall represent an Arizona League season high, besting the AZL Diamondbacks' 22-run total on June 24. At the forefront of the victorious lineup was first-round Draft pick Clint Coulter, who was selected 27th overall last month. The 18-year-old catcher singled three times in five at-bats and caught six innings before leaving his 10th game as a pro. Coulter, who signed four days after the Draft, singled twice and grounded out in the first, while leadoff man -- and second-round pick -- Tyrone Taylor tripled, doubled and reached on an error, all in the space of one inning. In his seventh pro game, Taylor finished 4-for-7 with three RBIs and four runs scored -- all career highs. No. 3 hitter Jose Pena recorded five hits in seven at-bats and fell a home run short of the cycle. He doubled and singled twice in the first inning alone. Taylor opened the game with a double, Coulter singled and Pena followed with an RBI base hit. With one out, a throwing error by shortstop Ramon Torres produced another run and Angel Ortega singled to chase Gutierrez. Renaldo Jenkins greeted Witt with an RBI double before Malcolm Dowell and Dionis Hinojosa walked to force in a run. Third baseman Diego Goris' error allowed two more runs to score, but Coulter was retired on a ground ball for the second out. Pena doubled to make it 9-0, then scored on Jalen Harris' triple. Alan Sharkey and Angel Ortega singled and Jenkins walked against Lumpkins to load the bases. Dowell was plunked and Hinojosa walked to force in two runs and Taylor emptied the bases with his third triple of the season. Coulter capped the inning with an RBI single to center field. The Brewers also posted a crooked digit in the third (two runs) and seventh innings (three runs) before scoring their final run in the eighth. The Royals rallied for six runs in the bottom of the first against starter Daniel Keller, who was charged with all eight runs on 12 hits over three frames. Brewers relievers Taylor Magnum (1-1) and Zachary Quintana each allowed one hit over three scoreless innings, with Quintana recording his first save.

Rattler Radio Nine after 9

Wow, that's a nice little first inning. Kinda fun to be on the other side of that for once. Any time you can get three at bats in an inning, things are going good.

Final: Jacksonville 4, Huntsville 7 Huntsville Box Score The Stars used the long ball to rack up seven runs on nine hits. They got home runs from Hunter Morris (12), Kentrail Davis (2) and Anderson De La Rosa (5). De La Rosa's came off former Brewers farmhand Bobby Bramhall. Morris went 2 for 4 with a triple and knocked in three. Lee Haydel was 2 for 3 with a walk. Hainley Statia and Evan Anundsen each doubled for Huntsville. Josh Prince was caught stealing for the 12th time in 40 attempts. Anundsen got the win after allowing just two runs on three hits over six innings. Kyle Heckathorn, pitching out of the bullpen, allowed two runs in two innings. Brandon Kintzler turned in another 1-2-3 inning, striking out two to get the save. Huntsville Play By Play Four run fifth inning for the Stars Huntsville Bottom of the 5th Pitcher Change: Bobby Bramhall replaces Alan Oaks, batting 9th. Anderson De La Rosa homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Evan Anundsen doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Kyle Jensen. Lee Haydel singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jose Duarte. Evan Anundsen to 3rd. Josh Prince out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jeff Dominguez. Evan Anundsen scores. T. J. Mittelstaedt strikes out swinging. Hunter Morris triples (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Jose Duarte. Lee Haydel scores. Hainley Statia doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Jeff Dominguez. Hunter Morris scores. Tommy Manzella strikes out swinging.

Final: Kane County 5, Wisconsin 1 Cougars spoil Rattlers return home By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers were looking forward to a home game after a rough six-game road trip to Iowa. But, Angel Baez and the Kane County Cougars wrecked the Wisconsin return to Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium with a 5-1 win over the home team. Baez struck out five over six innings and sent the Rattlers to their third straight loss. Kane County (44-42 overall, 10-6 second half) got off to a fast start with a first inning run. Rattlers starting pitcher Matt Miller hit Justin Trapp to start the game. Trapp stole second and went to third on a single by Jack Lopez. A sacrifice fly by Daniel Mateo got Trapp home for a 1-0 Cougars lead. The Cougars made it 3-0 in the top of the third inning. Daniel Mateo drew a bases loaded walk to force in a run. Miller got Jorge Bonifacio to ground into a 6-4-3 double play that let in another run. Cameron Garfield, who had two hits in the game, put Wisconsin (51-34, 7-9) on the board with a two-out solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning. But, that was the only run the Timber Rattlers would get. A two-run homer by Alex Llanos in the top of the sixth inning had padded the Kane County lead. Baez turned the ball over to the Cougars bullpen to start the seventh and a pair of Kane County relievers held the Rattlers off the scoreboard over the final three innings to maintain the lead and eventually close out the game. The trio of Cougars pitchers held Wisconsin to four hits in the game. Game two of the series is Sunday afternoon. Fond du Lac native Chad Pierce (2-3, 4.45) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Kane County has Bryan Brickhouse (1-0, 5.14) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 1:05pm. The first 500 fans to attend the game will receive a magnet from Lamers Bus Lines of former Timber Rattler - and current Toronto Blue Jay - Brett Lawrie. This is magnet #2 in a series of four that are being given away during the 2012 season. Before the game fans can play catch on-field courtesy of American Eagle. Timber Rattlers players will be available for an autograph session after the game. Time Warner Cable customers can receive up to four half-priced reserved bleacher tickets when showing their TWC bill at time of ticket purchase. As part of 107.5, The Fan Brewers Sunday, Rattlers players will be wearing Brewers-themed jerseys on-field during the game. If you can't make it out to the game on Sunday, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com. The Miller Lite Pregame Show begins at 12:45pm. Sunday's game is also available to subscribers of MiLB.TV. HOME RUNS: KC: Alex Llanos (1st, 1 on in 6th inning off Matt Miller, 1 out) WIS: Cameron Garfield (2nd, 0 on in 4th inning off Angel Baez, 2 out) WP: Angel Baez (4-2) LP: Matt Miller (7-6) TIME: 2:25 ATTN: 5,366 Wisconsin Box Score Not much offense for the Timber Rattlers tonight. Their only run came on a home run by Cameron Garfield. Garfield was 2 for 4 on the night. The only other Wisconsin hits were singles by Adrian Williams and Max Walla. Michael Garza was 0 for 4 with a strikeout and an error in his T-Rats debut. Matt Miller took the loss, going six innings and giving up five runs on seven hits. Alan Williams pitched two scoreless innings of relief, striking out two. Tyler Cravy pitched a scoreless ninth inning. Wisconsin Play By Play Garfield's home run Wisconsin Bottom of the 4th Ben McMahan strikes out swinging. Nick Ramirez flies out to left fielder Tim Ferguson. Cameron Garfield homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Yadiel Rivera pops out to second baseman Justin Trapp.

Oh fuuuuudge, Wily Peralta just came out of the game for Nashville after taking a line drive off his leg. It looked like it got him square. The ball ricocheted all the way in to foul territory. He was pitching another really good ball game up until that point. Only gave up one unearned run, and not much was hit real hard (well, until that liner). He also helped himself at the plate with a pair of walks and a safety squeeze bunt for an RBI. May be just a coincidence, but I noticed Peralta's last three starts which have all been pretty good, have been caught by Dayton Buller. The one before that when he struggled had Jaramillo behind the plate. Also, no Logan Schafer after he left last night's game with a thumb injury. Caleb Gindl started for him in CF.

Wow, that was just ridiculous. Another umpire who thinks someone bought a ticket to see him.

Final: Wisconsin 11, Cedar Rapids 12 Kernels get last comeback to beat Rattlers Borenstein's big night leads Cedar Rapids to 12-11 win Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Zach Borenstein's career night spoiled a huge comeback by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Friday night at Perfect Game Field. The Timber Rattlers scored eight times in the top of the eighth inning to storm back from a 10-3 deficit. But, Borenstein hit his second home run of the game with two outs and a runner at third in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Kernels a 12-11 victory. Borenstein went 4-for-5 with two homers, two doubles, and six RBI in the game. The Kernels (37-48 overall, 5-10 second half) got the first run of the game. Eric Stamets was hit by a pitch to start the inning. Alex Yarbrough followed with a double to put runners on the corners with no outs. An RBI grounder to second by Frazier Hall scored Stamets for a 1-0 lead. Wisconsin (51-33, 7-8) broke out in front with a pair of runs in the fifth inning. Cameron Garfield was hit by a pitch and Yadiel Rivera doubled to put runners at second and third with no outs. The double by Rivera was the first Wisconsin hit off Kernels starting pitcher Michael Johnson. It was also the last. Johnson left the game after the double by Rivera with a blister on his pitching hand. Reliever Logan Odom could not hold the lead for the Kernels. Max Walla got the tying run home with a RBI grounder to first. Chadwin Stang sent Rivera home with a single for a 2-1 Rattlers lead. Cedar Rapids tied the game in the bottom of the inning. Borenstein, who had doubled to lead off the frame, scored from third on a two-out wild pitch by Thompson. Nick Ramirez pushed the Rattlers back in front in the top of the sixth inning with a long home run to right-center. The homer, his eighth of the season, was a solo shot to start the frame and make the score 3-2. The Kernels answered with a two-out rally in the bottom of the sixth inning against reliever Jacob Barnes. Barnes walked the leadoff batter, but struck out the next two hitters was on the verge of getting out of the frame. But, Zach Wright tied the game by blooping a double down the right field line. Borenstein was next and he blooped a double down the left field line to send Wright home with the go ahead run. Trevor Hairgrove capped the inning with a single through the middle of the diamond to score Borenstein with a run for a 5-3. The Kernels appeared to put the game away with five runs in the bottom of the seventh. Yarbrough doubled with two runners on base to knock in both runners. Later in the inning Borenstein welcomed reliever Stosh Wawrzasek with a three-run home run. That put the Kernels up 10-3 heading to the eighth inning. Wisconsin loaded the bases with one out against Joe Melioris and Walla, a lefty, was due to hit. The Kernels went to get a lefty out of the bullpen, Stephen Tromblee. Walla worked the count to 3-1 and pulled a pitch past the first base bag. The ball rolled into the right field corner for a three-run triple to cut the Kernels lead to 10-6. Adrian Williams kept the inning going with a walk. Stang followed with a bunt single to get Walla home and the score was 10-7. Lance Roenicke loaded the bases with an infield single. Then, Brandon Macias dropped a single into center to score a single run. The score was 10-8 with the bases loaded again, one out, and Ben McMahan due to hit. McMahan had already batted with the bases loaded once in the game. In the fifth inning, he flew out to right. In the eighth, McMahan drove a flyball to the wall in right field for another three-run triple and the Rattlers took the lead 11-10. Closer Tommy Toledo came on to pitch the eighth inning and he worked around a two out single. In the ninth, he could not work around Borenstein. Andy Workman doubled with one out and took third base on a grounder to short for the second out of the inning. Borenstein lined the first pitch he saw from Toledo over the wall in right for the game-winning home run. Wisconsin returns home to begin a brief three game homestand against the Kane County Cougars. Game one of the set is Saturday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The Timber Rattlers have Matt Miller (7-5, 3.95) as their scheduled starting pitcher. Kane County plans to send Angel Baez (3-2, 2.52) to the mound as their starter. Game time is 6:35pm. The Timber Rattlers and Fox River Mall invited Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, Belle, and Tiana to our castle for the game and they look forward to greeting fans under the first base picnic pavilion during the game as part of Storybook Princess Night. The first 500 fans to attend the game will receive coupon packets, bracelets and feather boas compliments of Fox River Mall and the first 500 kids will also receive a princess toothbrush provided by Dental Associates. Exhibitors from the mall (Things Remembered, Great American Cookie Company, Pandora, and more) will be on the main concourse of the stadium with services and prizes like hand massages, beauty kits, and bracelets. Little princess fans may register to win Fox River Mall gift cards and Club Sassafras Princess Parties, too. Plus, it's a Fly Away Saturday. One lucky fan will win charter airfare for two from Funjet Vacations and Fox World Travel at this game. The Timber Rattlers are still celebrating Independence Day, so stick around after the game for a FOX-11 fireworks display! If you can't make it out to the game, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:15pm. Saturday's game will also be available to subscribers of MiLB.TV. HOME RUNS: WIS: Nick Ramirez (8th, 0 on in 6tth inning, off Logan Odom, 0 out) CR: Zach Borenstein (5th, 2 on in 7th inning off Stosh Wawrzasek, 2 out) Zach Borenstein (6th, 1 on in 9th inning, off Tommy Toledo, 2 out) WP: Ty Kelley (4-1) LP: Tommy Toledo (7-1) TIME: 3:28 ATTN: 3,402 Wisconsin Box Score Ouch. That was a punch to the gut. Huge comeback by the Rattlers tonight with an 8 run eighth inning only to lose it in the ninth. Surprisingly with 11 runs scored, Wisconsin only had two guys with multiple hits. Chadwin Stang was 2 for 5 with 2 RBI, and Ben McMahan was 2 for 5 with a triple and 3 runs batted in. Nick Ramirez cracked his eighth home run of the year. Max Walla knocked in four runs. Brandon Macias went 1 for 3 and drew two walks. Not sure what happened with Carlos George but he came out of the game in the 5th inning and was pinch ran for by Adrian Williams who drew a pair of walks after staying in the game at second base. Chad Thompson was the T-Rats starter tonight. He went five, allowing two runs on six hits and striking out four. Jacob Barnes followed and had a rough outing. He gave up seven runs, all earned in just 1 2/3 innings. Stosh Wawrzasek came in to relieve Barnes with two on in the seventh and promptly gave up a three run bomb. Tommy Toledo came in after the Timber Rattlers took the lead in the eighth. He worked a scoreless eighth before giving up the two run walk-off shot with two outs in the ninth. Wisconsin Play By Play The 8th inning comeback Wisconsin Top of the 8th Ben McMahan singles on a line drive to center fielder Chevy Clarke. Nick Ramirez strikes out swinging. Cameron Garfield walks. Ben McMahan to 2nd. Yadiel Rivera walks. Ben McMahan to 3rd. Cameron Garfield to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Stephen Tromblee replaces Joe Melioris. Max Walla triples (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Andy Workman. Ben McMahan scores. Cameron Garfield scores. Yadiel Rivera scores. Adrian Williams walks. Chadwin Stang singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Kevin Moesquit. Max Walla scores. Adrian Williams to 2nd. Lance Roenicke singles on a ground ball to shortstop Eric Stamets. Adrian Williams to 3rd. Chadwin Stang to 2nd. Brandon Macias singles on a line drive to right fielder Andy Workman. Adrian Williams scores. Chadwin Stang to 3rd. Lance Roenicke to 2nd. Ben McMahan triples (5) on a fly ball to right fielder Andy Workman. Chadwin Stang scores. Lance Roenicke scores. Brandon Macias scores. Nick Ramirez strikes out swinging, catcher Zach Wright to first baseman Trevor Hairgrove. Cameron Garfield strikes out swinging, catcher Zach Wright to first baseman Trevor Hairgrove.

Final: Chattanooga 2, Huntsville 4 Huntsville Box Score The Stars rode the bat of Hunter Morris to a 4-2 win and a series win over Chattanooga. Morris was 3 for 4 on the night and hit his 11th home run of the season. Josh Prince had a two for four night with a double, an RBI and scored a run. Scooter Gennett, Tommy Manzella and Hainley Statia had the other Huntsville base hits. Josh Stinson started and allowed just two unearned runs in six innings to earn the win. Darren Byrd pitched an inning and 2/3 of scoreless ball, striking out four. Mitch Stetter retired the one batter he faced and Brandon Kintzler worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning for the save. Huntsville Play By Play The two unearned runs came after what should have been an inning ending strikeout Chattanooga Top of the 4th J. T. Wise flies out to center fielder Josh Prince. Kyle Russell called out on strikes. Pedro Baez singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tommy Manzella. Matt Wallach walks. Pedro Baez to 2nd. Aaron Miller strikes out swinging. Passed ball by catcher Adam Weisenburger. Pedro Baez scores. Matt Wallach to 2nd. Aaron Miller to 1st. Rafael Ynoa singles on a fly ball to center fielder Josh Prince. Matt Wallach scores. Aaron Miller to 2nd. Nick Buss grounds out, second baseman Scooter Gennett to first baseman Hunter Morris. Huntsville Bottom of the 6th Scooter Gennett pops out to first baseman J. T. Wise in foul territory. Hunter Morris homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. Hainley Statia called out on strikes. Tommy Manzella flies out to right fielder Kyle Russell

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Final: Wisconsin 3, Cedar Rapids 5 Stamets steals the show Kernels top Rattlers 5-3 By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-3 Thursday night at Perfect Game Field. Eric Stamets had three hits, scored two runs, drove in two runs, and stole a base to lead the Kernels past Wisconsin. Brandon Macias started the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning. Mitch Haniger was next and he doubled. A two-out RBI single by Ben McMahan put the Rattlers (51-32 overall, 7-7 second half) up 2-0. But, the Kernels (36-48, 4-10) came back in the bottom of the first. Stamets hit a solo homer with one out. Alex Yarbrough was next and he tripled. A sacrifice fly by Gary Mitchell drove in Yarbrough with the tying run. Stamets struck again in the bottom of the second. Cedar Rapids had a runner on and two outs when an error extended the inning to Stamets. The sixth round pick of the Angels from the 2012 draft made Wisconsin pay with an RBI single to put the Kernels up 3-2. Yadiel Rivera tied the game with a solo home run in the top of the fourth. Rivera lifted a 3-1 pitch over the wall in left for his ninth home run of the year to even the game 3-3. Stamets was a big part of the two-run Kernels rally in the bottom of the fourth inning. He reached on a two-out infield single that deflected off the glove of Rattlers starting pitcher Kevin Shackelford to put runners at first and third. Then, Stamets stole second base to get two runners in scoring position. Yarbrough came through with a two run single to left-center and the Kernels took a 5-3 lead. Michael Strong took over on the mound for the Timber Rattlers in the bottom of the fifth inning and kept the Kernels in check. The lefty out of Oklahoma State allowed two hits and struck out eight over four scoreless innings. But, the Kernels bullpen didn't crack after De Jiulio worked a scoreless fifth. Carmine Giardina struck out seven over three innings. Ty Kelley came on and retired the side in order in the ninth for his twelfth save. The final game of the three game series is Friday night. Chad Thompson (3-2, 4.91) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Cedar Rapids has Michael Johnson (4-3, 5.24) as their scheduled starting pitcher. Game time is 6:35pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:15pm. HOME RUNS: WIS: Brandon Macias (6th, 0 on in 1st inning off Frank De Jiulio, 1 out) Yadiel Rivera (9th, 0 on in 4th inning off Frank De Jiulio, 1 out) CR: Eric Stamets (1st, none on in 1st inning off Kevin Shackelford, 1 out) WP: Frank De Jiulio (4-2) LP: Kevin Shackelford (1-3) SAVE: Ty Kelley (12) Wisconsin Box Score Brandon Macias and Yadiel Rivera each went 2 for 4 for the Timber Rattlers and each had a home run. Mitch Haniger was 1 for 2 before leaving with and injuty. Kevin Shackelford started and took the loss, giving up five runs on nine hits in four innings. Michael Strong pitched four scorles innings of relief but the Rattlers couldn't rally back. Wisconsin Play By Play The Rattlers started off the game on the right foot Wisconsin Top of the 1st Chadwin Stang flies out to center fielder Chevy Clarke. Brandon Macias homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Mitch Haniger doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Chevy Clarke. Nick Ramirez pops out to third baseman Trevor Hairgrove. Ben McMahan singles on a fly ball to left fielder Zachary Borenstein. Mitch Haniger scores. Yadiel Rivera grounds out, shortstop Eric Stamets to first baseman Frazier Hall.