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Final, 14 Innings: Burlington (Royals) 7, Wisconsin 6 Burlington breaks Rattlers in 14 innings By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BURLINGTON, IA - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers hit four home runs and rallied from deficits of 4-1 and 5-4 Saturday night at Community Field. But, the Burlington Bees defeated the Rattlers 7-6 in 14 innings to sweep the three game series. Drew Robertson's RBI single in the bottom of the fourteenth ended the game and sent Wisconsin to 0-10 in extra innings. The Bees (27-51 overall, 5-4 second half) scored single runs in the second, third, and fourth innings to grab a 3-0 lead. Jose Bonilla and JD Alfaro had RBI doubles in the second and third innings respectively. Rene Oriental tripled to lead off the fourth inning. He scored on the play when the throw to third wound up in the Burlington dugout. Cutter Dykstra got the Rattlers (30-47, 4-5) on the board with a leadoff homer in the top of the fifth. But, Alfaro struck again in the bottom of the fifth. He leadoff the Burlington half of the inning with his second home run of the season to put the Bees in front 4-1. Wisconsin used the long ball in the top of the sixth inning to tie the game. D'Vontrey Richardson walked to start the inning. Then, Gennett lined a home run off the scoreboard above the wall in right-center field. One out later, Hunter Morris cleared the wall in left-center to tie the game 4-4. The home run by Morris, a 4th round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers out of Auburn University in the 2010 draft, was his first as a professional. Rattlers starting pitcher Nick Bucci left after a scoreless bottom of the sixth. He struck out eight and walked three, but he was not involved in the decision. Burlington went back in front in the bottom of the seventh inning. Slugger Carlo Testa stepped to the plate with runners at the corners and one out. He dragged a bunt up the first base line on a safety squeeze to get the run in that put the Bees up 5-4. Khris Davis had the answer for the Rattlers. The reigning Midwest League Home Run Derby Champion drilled the first offering from Rodolfo Encarnacion over the batters' eye beyond the wall in center field. Davis's twelfth homer of the season tied the game 5-5. The Rattlers took their first lead of the night thanks to four straight walks by Burlington reliever Onasis Sirrett in the top of the twelfth. Morris drew the bases loaded free pass to force in the go ahead run. But, Burlington came back in the bottom of the twelfth. Two singles and a walk against Rattlers reliever Andy Sauter loaded the bases with one out for the Bees. Sauter walked Hilton Richardson to force in the tying run. Wisconsin extended the game by going to a five infielder alignment with Gerard Hall at the plate. Davis came in from left field to play third. Dykstra shuffled to play short and shortstop Michael Marseco moved in front of the second base bag. Hall sent a high chopper over the mound and Marseco threw home for the force out. Sauter concluded the inning by striking out Alfaro to send the game to the thirteenth. In the bottom of the fourteenth, Sauter walked Luis Del Rosario to start the inning. Del Rosario entered the game as a pinch runner in the bottom of the tenth inning. A sacrifice bunt, the sixth of the game by the Bees, moved Del Rosario into scoring position. Robertson put an end to the game - and extended the extra innings misery for the Rattlers - by singling to right on a 1-0 pitch. Del Rosario raced home and beat the throw to send the Bees to their fifth straight victory. Wisconsin continues their road trip by starting a series at Cedar Rapids on Sunday evening. Maverick Lasker (5-3, 2.91) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. Garrett Richards (6-4, 3.69) is set to go for the Kernels. Game time from Perfect Game Field is 5:05pm. You may tune into the game on AM1280, WNAM or www.timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 4:45pm. HOME RUNS: WIS: Cutter Dykstra (4th, 0 on in 5th inning, off Nick Wooley, 0 out) Scooter Gennett (5th, 1 on in 6th inning, off Nick Wooley, 0 out) Hunter Morris (1st, 0 on in 6th inning, off Nick Wooley, 1 out) Khris Davis (12th, 0 on in 8th inning, off Rodolfo Encarnacion, 0 out) BUR: JD Alfaro (2nd, 0 on in 5th inning, off Nick Bucci, 1 out) WP: Brandon Barrow (1-0) LP: Andy Sauter (0-3) TIME: 4:10 ATTN: 1,548 Wisconsin Boxscore Another day, another 1 run loss, and of course the extra innings futility streak continues. From a peripheral standpoint, Nick Bucci had one of his better statistical efforts of the season. Not mentioned the summary were Mat Costello who went 2.2 IP giving up 1 run on 5 hits and John Pokorny who hrew 2.1 innings of scoreless ball while walking 1 and striking out 5. Scooter Gennett was 3-6 with a 2B/HR and Hunter Morris was 2-4 including that HR mentioned above. No other T-Rat had multiple hits in this 14 inning contest. D'Vo was picked off yet again.. someone needs to teach that young man how to read a pitcher. Wisconsin Recap Other than the 4 HRs, nothing to write home about. Small ball didn't pay off in the 11th. Wisconsin Top 11th Luis Del Rosario remains in the game as the designated hitter. Pitcher Change: Mitch Hodge Nielsen replaces Ryan Dennick. Hunter Morris walks. With Cameron Garfield batting, wild pitch by Mitch Hodge Nielsen, Hunter Morris to 2nd. Cameron Garfield out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Mitch Hodge Nielsen to second baseman Gerard Hall. Hunter Morris to 3rd. Mitch Hodge Nielsen intentionally walks Cutter Dykstra. Erik Miller bunt pops out to first baseman Joey Lewis. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Chris Dennis replaces Kyle Dhanani. With Chris Dennis batting, Cutter Dykstra steals (12) 2nd base. Chris Dennis strikes out swinging.

Final, 11 Innings: Missoula (D-Backs) 7, Helena 6 Helena Boxscore I say boohiss not only to losing to Missoula and their peanut promotion, but losing in extra. Seth Lintz was the starter and predictably his innings were eventful. His ERA is up over 12 but the good news is that it's coming down and he actually gave up less runs than innings pitched this time out. Evan Frederickson followed him and pitched 3 innings giving up 1 ER while walking 3 and striking out 6. Brian Garman took the loss on a horrible defensive play in extra. Reggie Keen was 2-6, Shea Vucinich continues to be a monster going 3-5 with a 3B/HR/BB, Cody Hawn was 2-6 with a double, and John Dishon was 2-5 with a 2B. The Brewers committed 3 errors in the contest but Gerald Ogrinic did pick off a runner at 1B. Helena Recap The H-Crew gave this one away after taking the lead in the 9th. Helena Top 9th Connor Lind reaches on throwing error by shortstop Antonio Sepulveda. Connor Lind to 2nd. Reggie Keen singles on a ground ball to pitcher William Harvil. Connor Lind to 3rd. Shea Vucinich strikes out swinging. Cody Hawn doubles (6) on a fly ball to center fielder Chris Jarrett. Connor Lind scores. Reggie Keen to 3rd. Gregory Hopkins singles on a ground ball to second baseman Adonys Canelo. Reggie Keen scores. Cody Hawn to 3rd. Michael Walker walks. Gregory Hopkins to 2nd. John Dishon strikes out swinging. John Bivens grounds out, second baseman Adonys Canelo to first baseman Bobby Stone. Missoula Bottom 9th Pitcher Change: Brian Garman replaces Evan Frederickson. Eric Groff doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder John Bivens. Bobby Stone grounds out, shortstop Shea Vucinich to first baseman Cody Hawn. Eric Groff to 3rd. Richie Rowland strikes out swinging. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Zachary Varnell replaces Roberto Rodriguez. With Zachary Varnell batting, wild pitch by Brian Garman, Eric Groff scores. Zachary Varnell strikes out swinging, catcher Gerald Ogrinc to first baseman Cody Hawn. Missoula Bottom 11th Eric Groff singles on a line drive to center fielder Reggie Keen. Bobby Stone singles on a line drive to right fielder John Dishon. Eric Groff to 2nd. Richie Rowland grounds into a force out, shortstop Shea Vucinich to second baseman Connor Lind. Eric Groff scores. Bobby Stone out at 2nd. Richie Rowland advances to 1st, on throwing error by second baseman Connor Lind.

Thank goodness I'm going to play MW2 now with some friends on Xbox, I REALLY hate the peanut promotion. Tune in to Steve in Helena, you'll hear it in the background all inning long.

In his career he hasn't taken many walks or struck out much, he's a contact hitter. Yes he found power out of nowhere, but he puts the ball in play. It's not a knock on him, it's who he is. Where did I say anything about Gamel? Green and Lawrie could figure in the mix there, maybe a stop gap FA type... I'm not one to ever get hung up on names. Gamel could possibly start out at 3B and ultimately end up at 1B, whatever the case it's completely irrelevant... take the good deal when it presents itself, for whomever it presents itself for. The point is people need to get past the idea that if a guy is performing well he's untouchable, the situations are always quite a bit more gray than that. We can never trade anyone because they are a position player who's preforming well and is cheap, meanwhile the rotation remains garbage which limits the ceiling of the team as whole. Typically the only trades we see on this forum are for CY type pitching or looking to dump our garbage for something of substance... how realistic are those ideas from the start? Teams do not outperform their pitching, it's really that simple. I maintain we need to build an impact rotation first and go from there, if not we'll always be spinning our wheels not really going anywhere. I didn't knock McGehee at all, I stated the obvious. His age is relevant because he'll be the wrong side of 30 by the end of arbitration. I'd rather not pay him more each year as he's approaching a decline in his skills. He's no cheaper than any of his replacements would be, if you can trade him for an impact arm, why not? Maybe you missed this part: As I've been saying since 2008, I'll trade any position player not named Ryan Braun for pitching. Package them together, separately, whatever... I don't care. I'm not married to anyone without a contract buying out part of their FA. If we aren't buying wins at a reduced rate, I'm not interested in that player long term.

The shoulder strain and elbow tendinitis are my least favorite diagnosis. I sincerely hope Rob is able to put his injuries behind him and have a successful career.

This chain of events with Angel has been my single biggest disappointment in the entire organization since Little Ben couldn't get anyone out in Milwaukee. I'm sure many understand how big I am on pitching and can image how personally I took his failure, I feel pretty much the same way for Angel. At C he had the potential to be special, in the corner OF, he's a guy who's been mostly a DH. I'm not making lite of his mental health, the situation is what at is, and this has nothing to do with how coach32sm pimped Angel, I've just been on his bandwagon since draft day. By all accounts Angel has been an excellent teammate (repeated stories in print about his good nature and how far he's gone to help his latin teammates), he's given back to his HS program at GW, he's just a very good young man, he's the kind of player and person I root very hard for. Milwaukee will be fine with Lucroy, i have no doubt that Lucroy will be a good MLB catcher, but I'll always wonder what could have been for Angel and I'm still holding out hope that he returns to catching. Zach Grienke's career once looked pretty bleak as well.. and believe me I understand you don't experience the highs if not for the lows, but for whatever reason I've been extremely deflated by this news.

That had better be an error on Gomez

Sure if we ignore that at one point he had a 30 game stretch where he hit sub .200 then yes he only "slumped a bit" in June. His season line is nice, but he's still very replaceable, once people accept that notion then we can have an intelligent conversation about him. I like Casey, but I'm not one to let my emotions get in the way. Objectively he's a poor fielding contact hitter. He's just a solid baseball player who's already in his late 20s. Until we get enough pitching I think pretty much every player with a viable replacement option is replaceable, at some point we need to get ahead of the curve pitching wise or we're always going to be stuck in this FA pitching trap. Once again this is turning into Player A vs Player B conversation when that's not what this is all about. We're trying to say that Player A < Player B + Acquired Player C. I don't care about the names, I'm into the concept.

It's not naive, it's an observation. Each MiLB pitching coach is responsible for every pitcher on his staff and only the starters get side bullpen sessions. I'll take Chris Hook as an example, how much time for individual instruction on the mound does he get in season with his prospects? Did Frederickson make tremendous strides last season? Did Arnett this season? Is the problem physcial, mechanical, or mental? Del Howell has made good progress so far this season, but where did his issues lie? What are the easiest issues for a pitching coach to address in season? Hell, I know from experience sometimes it just helps to have a different set of eyes with a slightly different perspective. Is Chris Hook a bad coach? No, and I don't mean to suggest that. When I do mean to suggest is that the system isn't really setup to promote individual instruction with each player. I think it's naive to assume that 3 MiLB coaches per team a couple of roving instructors have enough time to get all of their players enough individual instruction/attention on a consistent enough basis to keep the ball moving in the proper direction. The minors are about development, but it appears that development is more trial by fire than "here's what you're doing wrong and we'll work on these issues to fix it". Certainly all of the coaches are giving as much time "Mr Fix it advice" as they can, everyone wants the prospects to succeed, intent isn't the issue. Time for individual instruction is the issue, not only with the pitchers but with the position players as well. Studies have shown it takes 10s of 1000s of repetitions to learn a different muscle memory, is it any wonder why our poor fielding position players don't make much progress? If you listen to Jeff Isom from the T-Rats in the audio archives from this season he discusses skipping batting practice to work on fielding because the T-Rats have been so bad defensively... there just isn't time for everything so he has to trade off one thing for the other. As far as Peterson goes, I doubt he'll spend significant time with every true pitching prospect we have. He might watch video and coach through the other coaches, but in training camp he'll be consumed with the pitchers on the big league staff and if the reports from last off season were accurate he didn't have much contact with any of the pitchers out of season. Again it's an issue of time, there's only one of him and his focus should be on the MLB camp, there just won't be enough hours for him to work with every pitcher in the system. Think about it this way... if he spent 20 minutes with each pitcher each day, he'd only get time for 24 different pitchers in a day in an 8 hour day, which means he'd roughly get to each pitcher twice a week... that's just if they worked in the bullpen and practiced for 8 hours a day which they don't. I would guess a typical bullpen takes 30-45 minutes outside of the fielding, bunting, long toss, and all of the other drills the pitchers do every day. I'm guessing a more realistic number would be 4-5 pitchers per day... how many days would it take Peterson to get back around to the start and hit up each pitcher a second time if he was working with the entire organization? It's just not feasible to expect him to have a meaningful impact with every young arm given the current structure. If they changed the structure and brought in 8-10 pitchers for a couple of weeks during the off season to give them some 1 on 1 then I could see him having an impact, sort of like a mini camp for each different level prospects R-MLB. The youngsters would be able to take what they learned and incorporate it into their off season programs. However, I don't see MLB going to "mini camps" anytime soon. Minor leaguers do have instructs in October but that's not really the same thing as I'm suggesting. My main point here is that I don't think many posters truly appreciate how little time there actually is for 1 on 1 individual instruction in the minor leagues.

I think this is the biggest disconnect on these boards, this whole notion of proven talent. We can't afford to dump the pitching prospects to acquire a proven top of the rotation starter, we just don't have enough ammunition to get a deal done. Even if we did I don't think it would be a wise move given the cost of acquiring said pitcher and the cost of keeping said pitcher. I'd much rather target prospects, hoard as many possible, and hopefully someday end up in the position TB finds itself in, having cheap top of the line replacements waiting for the rotation giving them true roster flexibility because they aren't making decisions solely based on cost., Our salvation as an organization lies in "unproven" prospect talent and not trading for established talent. Consider me skeptical of the notion that Melvin will find a better deal for impact talent trading position players in the off season. He may get more MLB ready talent, high floor/low ceiling type players, but I'm not interested in making quantity deals anymore, not that I ever was in the first place.

Well Peterson won't impact the minors this season and I'm not sure how much contact he'd have with the minor league kids, but it would stand to reason he'd work with our top prospects at some point. I like what Tunnell has done thus far (Axford for one), but he's already got his hands full with guys like Arnett, Rogers, Frederickson, Manzanillo, Scarpetta, Bucci, and Jeffress. I think we're already past the point where 1 guy has enough time for all these prospects... players aren't necessarily going to automatically improve given more innings to pitch. Sometimes I think people expect our players in the minors just to get better because they are playing, I just don't think it's that simple. If they continue to do the same things wrong, they will continue to have the same results, regardless how many pitches or ABs they get.

Wow Huntsville fans I'm sorry I jinxed your team... I tuned in right as Nick Green inexplicably lost the handle on the ball trying to make a pick off throw and the inning has deteriorated from there.

Santo Manzanillo remains a player I'm intrigued by... his arm is just so good. However, the lack of strikes and then the meatball that accompanies his pitching when he doesn't locate is extremely frustrating. He's just so up and down... one outing he blows every hitter away, the next he doesn't record an out. I know it's that bad statistically, but that's the feeling I get listening to the games. Add 5 MPH to Frederickson's velocity and you have the exact same pitcher, just pitching with the other hand. Ohh well.

He's a bit of a project but it's not a bad deal, I'm not all that enthralled with a K rate below 8 from a pitcher with that kind of arm in A+, but he's got all the tools. If he maxes out as a 2 that's alright by me, I'd take an entire rotation of 2s. My only hesitation would be the Brewers haven't had much luck reigning in pitchers in the minors who lacked control prior to Lee Tunnell and Rick Peterson. He could reasonably pitch all next season in AA as well and he's not struggling any worse than Perez who I'm really high on, he's got plenty of time to figure it out. All things considered I'd make this trade.

Off topic but just wondering if you are referring to 107.5? The 30 minutes a day they don't spend talking about the Packers are the most unintelligible, uninformed, frustrating 30 minutes in sports talk.Yes, the morning show, it was Chris and he's just so clueless about sports I can't believe he was actually a beat writer. edit. I actually I might be combining 2 parts of the same story. I know the phone call was during the morning show 9-11, but I remember Harry Sidney having something to say about it and Chris works the fanline show 4-6. The Packer discussion is usually pretty decent, but all the rest is incredibly frurstrating

I was gonna post that as well but figured you'd beat me to it anyway. Nice 1st inning for the boys, the Davis boys both tripled, T-Rats up 4-0

I think Odorizzi started for the T-Rats? Does that mean Heckathorn got the bump? edit. Chris says he's just being skipped edit 2. BK I hate you.

hmm, i hope that means heckathorn is getting the bump after tonight's game

Butler, Heckathorn, Cravy, and possibly Scarpetta. Could be a very interesting pitching day.

The clowns up here in GB were calling for Parra to be sent back to the pen yesterday because his IP per start is so low. Of course they completely ignored the fact that he's just finally been stretched out and has the fewest starts of the pitchers currently in the rotation... then the next caller said they should pickup Looper because he's still available, he's better than what we have, and he won 14 games last year. I just turned off the radio at that point I was so mad. We're never going to get over the hump until we get enough top of the rotation starters developed and pitching in the rotation. Sending Parra back to the pen is asinine at this point. This is a team that's way below .500 but has actually played better with the younger players in key roles in the bullpen and rotation. Why would I want to go back to Hoffman, Davis, Hawkins, and so on? I'd rather all of the old guys (in baseball terms) just went away. Narveson is a nice a pitcher, he's just very average, Bush's stuff has fallen below average, Davis has always been a pitchability guy and isn't part of the future. If they want to move someone to the bullpen, start with those 3. Keep Parra in the rotation for the rest of the season, either he takes a step forward for the rotation or he becomes part of the bullpen's future. Having Parra's future defined makes building the rotation (note I didn't say patching) that much easier because now we know exactly what we have and where we need to get too. I'm not sure why Narveson gets so much love around here, he's not a better pitcher than Parra, and going forward I actually think Loe is the better pitcher than Narveson if I'm talking a rotation slot for the back of the rotation.

D'Vo could use the night off as he struggled all the way around yesterday, Garfield on the other hand has been hitting well, .317 over his last 10. Brett Jackson is one of the headlines today on MiLB.com because he's performed well in the 2 games since his promotion to AA. I've been warily eying the Cubs system for some time as it continues to improve. I hate it when they get positive press, that system certainly isn't the joke it was 3 years ago though.

Andrew Miller isn't on the same level as any of those guys you mentioned, none of them were bought low and none of them struggled the way Miller has. At least make a plausible comparison. There is a wide gulf between giving value to get value and buying low.

Final, 14 innings: Quad Cities (Cardinals) 7, Wisconsin 6 Winning streak ends in extra innings By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The five-game winning streak of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ended in gut-wrenching fashion on Monday night. The Quad Cities River Bandits beat the Rattlers 7-6 in 14 innings at Time Warner Cable Field. The final inning featured a triple and a wild pitch to score the go-ahead run for Quad Cities and a Timber Rattlers runner thrown out at the plate. Quad Cities (43-30 overall, 3-1 second half) jumped on Timber Rattlers starting pitcher Nick Bucci right away in the first inning. Bucci walked Michael Swinson to start the inning. Devin Goodwin drove in Swinson with a single. Bucci would walk the next two batters to load the bases. One out later, Robert Stock singled to knock in a pair of runs for a 3-0 lead. Wisconsin (29-43, 3-1) answered in the bottom of the second inning. Khris Davis walked to start the inning and scored on a double by Hunter Morris. Cameron Garfield drove in Morris later in the inning with a sacrifice fly. The River Bandits made the score 4-2 in the top of the fourth inning. CJ Beatty doubled in a run to knock Bucci out of the game. The Rattlers loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the fourth inning. They managed a run when Michael Marseco grounded into a 6-4-3 double play. Kentrail Davis put Wisconsin in front for the first time in the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth. The homer, the first for Davis as a professional, was a line shot to right-center that landed on the beach seating area and gave the Rattlers a 5-4 lead. A two-out RBI single by Stock in the top of the seventh tied the game for a moment. Khris Davis, who had been named the Midwest League Batter of the Week earlier in the day, stepped to the plate in the bottom of the seventh. He lifted a high fly ball to left field. The ball had enough to clear the fence for a 6-5 Wisconsin lead. The home run was the eleventh of the season for Khris Davis and his third in four games during the second half of the season. But, the Bandits came back to tie the game in the top of the eighth. Swinson singled with two outs against Caleb Thielbar. Goodwin was next and he tripled off the wall in left-center to send Swinson home to even the score 6-6. Both teams had chances to take the lead before the fourteenth. Wisconsin loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, but could not score. Quad Cities got a leadoff triple from Jason Stidham in the top of the eleventh, but Rattlers reliever Jon Pokorny got out of the frame with the game still tied. Quad Cities took the lead in the top of the fourteenth against Matt Costello. After retiring the first two batters, Frederick Parejo tripled to right. That brought pinch hitter Edgar Lara to the plate. Costello struck out Lara on a 2-2 pitch in the dirt. But, the ball got past catcher Cameron Garfield and all the way to the backstop. Lara reached first and Parejo scored on the wild pitch. Khris Davis doubled with one out in the bottom of the fourteenth off River Bandits closer Aaron Terry. Morris followed with a single to right. Davis headed home with the tying run, but Parejo's throw to the plate was in plenty of time to cut down Davis. Terry recorded the final out with a strikeout, the eighteenth of the game by River Bandits pitching. Wisconsin is 0-8 in extra inning games this season. They also fall to 3-20 in games decided by a single run. Monday was the shortest game of the week for the River Bandits. Quad Cities played sixteen innings on Sunday night at home in a 4-3 win over the Kane County Cougars. The series continues on Tuesday night. It's the first Bang for Your Buck Night of the second half with soda, hotdogs, and Miller Beer are available for $1. Additionally, it is a KRAFT Singles Tuesday Night Tickets[/i]. Fans who bring in a KRAFT Singles package wrapper and purchase one reserved seat will receive a second reserved seat free. Maverick Lasker (5-3, 3.21) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. The Bandits have Joe Kelly (3-5, 3.46) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 7:05pm. If you can't make it out to the game, you may tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or on timberrattlers.com. The Miller Lite Pregame show starts at 6:45pm. HOME RUNS: Kentrail Davis (1st, 1 on in 5th inning, off Deryk #@%+$#, 0 out) Khris Davis (11th, 0 on in 7th inning, off Michael Blazek, 1 out) WP: Dan Calhoun (5-0) LP: Matt Costello (0-1) SAVE: Aaron Terry (9) TIME: 4:34 ATTN: 2,060 Wisconsin Boxscore Some day this team will win an extra inning game and the masses will rejoice. Nick Bucci's peripherals are catching up to him. If Santo Manzanillo could consistently locate I'd be all over him as a prospect. Caleb Theilbar had a 2 innings, John Pokorny had to work some magic to go scoreless, Jeremy Jeffress did what he does to A ball hitters, and Matt Costello deserved better as the winning run scored on a strike out which would have been the 3rd out that got away from Garfield. Scooter Gennett was 3 for 7 with 2 doubles, Kentrail Davis was 3 for 7 with a HR, Kris Davis was 2-5 with a 2B and a HR, Hunter Morris was 2-6 with a 2B, Cameron Garfield was 3-6, and Cutter Dykstra was 2-4. Wisconsin Recap Bucci's 1st. Quad Cities Top 1st Michael Swinson walks. With Devin Goodwin batting, Michael Swinson steals (3) 2nd base. Devin Goodwin singles on a ground ball to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Michael Swinson scores. Devin Goodwin advances to 2nd, on throwing error by center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Jason Stidham walks. Matthew Adams walks. Devin Goodwin to 3rd. Jason Stidham to 2nd. Niko Vasquez called out on strikes. Robert Stock singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kentrail Davis. Devin Goodwin scores. Jason Stidham scores. Matthew Adams to 2nd. Frederick Parejo strikes out swinging. C. J. Beatty grounds out, second baseman Ryan Gennett to first baseman Hunter Morris. T-Rats had their chances. Wisconsin Bottom 9th Ryan Gennett doubles (22) on a line drive to right fielder Frederick Parejo. Pitcher Change: Jesse Simpson replaces Michael Blazek. Kentrail Davis grounds out, shortstop Niko Vasquez to first baseman Matthew Adams. Ryan Gennett to 3rd. Jesse Simpson intentionally walks Khristopher Davis. Hunter Morris walks. Khristopher Davis to 2nd. Cameron Garfield grounds into double play, pitcher Jesse Simpson to catcher Robert Stock to first baseman Matthew Adams. Ryan Gennett out at home. Quad Cities Top 14th Pitcher Change: Matt Costello replaces Jeremy Jeffress. Niko Vasquez flies out to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Robert Stock grounds out, first baseman Hunter Morris to pitcher Matt Costello. Frederick Parejo triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Kentrail Davis. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Edgar Lara replaces C. J. Beatty. Edgar Lara strikes out swinging. Wild pitch by pitcher Matt Costello. Frederick Parejo scores. Edgar Lara to 1st. Luis Mateo grounds out, pitcher Matt Costello to first baseman Hunter Morris. Wisconsin Bottom 14th Defensive switch from second base to left field for Jason Stidham. Defensive switch from shortstop to third base for Niko Vasquez. Defensive Substitution: Ryan Jackson replaces Edgar Lara, batting 8th, playing shortstop. Defensive switch from third base to second base for Luis Mateo. Pitcher Change: Aaron Terry replaces Daniel Calhoun. Kentrail Davis strikes out swinging. Khristopher Davis doubles (18) on a fly ball to right fielder Frederick Parejo. Hunter Morris singles on a ground ball to right fielder Frederick Parejo. Khristopher Davis out at home on the throw, right fielder Frederick Parejo to catcher Robert Stock. Hunter Morris to 2nd on the throw. Cameron Garfield strikes out swinging. Pokorny was huge in the 11th... the lead off triple was played poorly. Quad Cities Top 11th Jason Stidham triples (2) on a line drive to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Matthew Adams pops out to second baseman Ryan Gennett. Niko Vasquez strikes out swinging. Robert Stock grounds out, pitcher Jonathan Pokorny to shortstop Michael Marseco to first baseman Hunter Morris.

Final: Helena 8, Billings (Reds) 7 Helena Boxscore Another day, another come from behind victory, this team just refuses to lose. Seth Lintz was scoreless through 3, though he was living dangerously letting runners get into scoring position in all 3 innings, but it all came apart for him in the 4th. Evan Frederickson is unhittable in rookie ball when he's throwing strikes, actually that's probably true of him no matter what level he pitches at. If he'll locate, he'll dominate... Evan went 4 strong innings tonight allowing 2 hits, 1 walk, and 4 Ks. Brian Garman and the defense behind him struggled in the 9th but Brian limited the damage enough to secure his fist save. Franklin Romero Jr and Carlos George each had 2 hits including a double, John Bivens had 2 hits, and Shea Vucinich went on an OPS binge going 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and a HR! Not too shabby for a 2B (today). The H-Crew overcame 3 errors today. Helena Recap In case you were wondering... Billings Top 4th Donald Lutz doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Reggie Keen. Oliver Santos grounds out to first baseman Cody Hawn. Donald Lutz to 3rd. Chris Berset doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Reggie Keen. Donald Lutz scores. Billy Hamilton doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Franklin Romero. Chris Berset scores. Dayne Read singles on a ground ball to third baseman Gregory Hopkins. With Devin Lohman batting, Billy Hamilton steals (1) 3rd base. With Devin Lohman batting, Dayne Read steals (2) 2nd base. Devin Lohman grounds out, third baseman Gregory Hopkins to first baseman Cody Hawn. Billy Hamilton scores. Yorman Rodriguez singles on a ground ball to left fielder John Bivens. Dayne Read scores. Trey Manz doubles (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Reggie Keen. Yorman Rodriguez scores. With Juan Duran batting, wild pitch by Seth Lintz, Trey Manz to 3rd. Juan Duran lines out to second baseman Shea Vucinich. Wow... Helena Bottom 8th Carlos George singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dayne Read. With John Dishon batting, throwing error by Tyler Cline on the pickoff attempt, Carlos George to 3rd. John Dishon singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Oliver Santos. Carlos George scores. Franklin Romero bunt grounds out to pitcher Tyler Cline. Franklin Romero out on batter interference. Helena Brewers Manager Joe Ayrault ejected by 1B umpire Blake Felix. Cody Hawn walks. John Dishon to 2nd. Pitcher Change: James Walczak replaces Tyler Cline. Gregory Hopkins walks. John Dishon to 3rd. Cody Hawn to 2nd. Michael Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Juan Duran. John Dishon scores. Cody Hawn to 3rd. Gregory Hopkins to 2nd. With Shea Vucinich batting, passed ball by Chris Berset, Cody Hawn scores. Gregory Hopkins to 3rd. Michael Walker to 2nd. Shea Vucinich doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder Yorman Rodriguez. Gregory Hopkins scores. Michael Walker scores. John Bivens grounds out to first baseman Donald Lutz. Shea Vucinich to 3rd. Gerald Ogrinc grounds out, shortstop Devin Lohman to first baseman Donald Lutz. Billings Top 9th Pitcher Change: Brian Garman replaces Evan Frederickson. Devin Lohman singles on a ground ball to center fielder Franklin Romero. Yorman Rodriguez reaches on force attempt, fielding error by shortstop Carlos George. Devin Lohman to 2nd. Trey Manz singles on a fly ball to right fielder John Dishon. Devin Lohman to 3rd. Yorman Rodriguez to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Theo Bowe replaces Trey Manz. Juan Duran grounds into a force out, third baseman Gregory Hopkins to second baseman Shea Vucinich. Devin Lohman scores. Yorman Rodriguez to 3rd. Theo Bowe out at 2nd. Juan Duran to 1st. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Jefry Sierra replaces Juan Duran. Donald Lutz strikes out swinging. Wild pitch by pitcher Brian Garman. Yorman Rodriguez scores. Jefry Sierra advances to 3rd, on throwing error by catcher Gerald Ogrinc. Oliver Santos grounds out, second baseman Shea Vucinich to first baseman Cody Hawn. EDIT: To link to correct game for box score...

Marseco has made huge defensive play after huge defensive play in extra innings, the T-Rats are going to the bottom of the 13th.