Rattlers fall in tenth to Clinton
May 14, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release
GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie Wednesday's game with the Clinton LumberKings at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. But, Kristian Brito singled with two outs in the top of the tenth to drive in the run to beat Wisconsin 6-5 and send the Rattlers to their twelfth straight loss.
Clinton (15-18) broke the scoreless tie with two runs in the top of the fourth. Chris Mariscal singled and Taylor Zeutenhorst doubled. Brito singled with one out to drive in Mariscal. Zeutenhorst scored on a grounder off the bat of Daniel Torres.
Those were the only two runs allowed by Wisconsin starting pitcher Kodi Medeiros. The lefty allowed five hits over five innings, walked one, and struck out eight. The eight strikeouts by Medeiros matched the most he has had in a single game as a professional.
The Timber Rattlers (8-25) got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth inning. Gregory Munoz reached on an error, moved to second on a wild pitch, and took third on a single by Brandon Diaz. Tucker Neuhaus drove in Munoz with a sacrifice fly to pull the Rattlers to within 2-1.
But, Clinton responded in the top of the sixth against reliever David Burkhalter with a run. Burkhalter struck out the first three batters of the inning, but Taylor Zeutenhorst - the second batter of the inning - reached when strike three got to the backstop. Brito lined a two-out double to right and Zeutenhorst scored from first for a 3-1 lead.
The LumberKings made it 5-1 in the top of the seventh. Aaron Barbosa reached on a one-out single and Erick Mejia got on first after Burkhalter dropped a flip to first from Alan Sharkey for an error. Burkhalter got the second out, but walked Mariscal on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases. Zeutenhorst followed with a two-run single and the LumberKings were up four.
Wisconsin rallied in the ninth against Troy Scott. Munoz reached on an error by Brito. Neuhaus, who had extended his current hitting streak to eleven games with a single in the seventh, drew a walk. Dustin DeMuth followed with a single to right and Munoz scored. Sharkey was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Elvis Rubio was next and his slow grounder to short wound up scoring both Neuhaus and DeMuth when Brito missed the throw to first. Sharkey wound up at third on the play as the tying run.
Francisco Castillo tied the game when his sinking line drive to center was caught by Barbosa. Sharkey tagged on the play and scored the tying run.
In the top of the tenth, Mariscal doubled off Mark Williams to start the inning, but he was still at second with two outs and a 1-2 pitch due to Brito. The Clinton first baseman lined a single to right and Mariscal scored without a throw.
Munoz reached on a one out single in the bottom of the tenth, but the Rattlers left him stranded.
The Timber Rattlers stranded 13 runners and went 4-for-17 with runners in scoring position. However, three of their four hits with runners in scoring position moved runners from second to third without scoring a run.
Wisconsin has lost twelve straight games. The team record of fourteen straight losses was set by the 2007 team.
The first 1,000 fans to attend the game will receive a poster featuring Wisconsin infielder Dustin DeMuth, the 5th round pick of the Brewers in 2014, courtesy of Dunkin Donuts. Thirsty Thursday means 16oz soda, beer, and Arty's Old Fashioned drinks are available for just $2.
If you can't make it out to the stadium, there are numerous ways to catch the action. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel will televise the game starting at 6:30pm. The radio broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:15am. The broadcast may also be heard on Tune In Radio and IHeartRadio. Subscribers may watch the game on MiLB.tv.
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