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Wisconsin takes two from Snappers with 2-1 win

August 27, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
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GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers made it two wins over the Beloit Snappers on Thursday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium with a 2-1 victory in the nightcap. A trio of Wisconsin relievers held the Snappers to three hits and Tucker Neuhaus knocked in the go-ahead run for the second time on Thursday.

Beloit (51-78 overall, 25-34 overall) got on the scoreboard in the top of the first inning against Scott Lieser, who was making his first professional start. James Harris drew a leadoff walk and went from first to third on a hit-and-run single to right by Max Kuhn. Jose Brizuela put the Snappers in front with a sacrifice fly to center that scored Harris.

The Timber Rattlers (47-82, 24-35) tied the game in the bottom of the second. Sthervin Matos singled and stole second with one out. Natanael Mejia drove in Matos with a single to right-center and the game was tied 1-1.

Wisconsin took the lead in the fourth inning. Greg McCall started the inning with a double, but he was at third base with two outs. Luis Aviles drew a walk on a 3-2 pitch to keep the inning alive. Neuhaus, who earlier in the evening drove in the go-ahead run of Wisconsin's 4-2 victory in the completion of a suspended game, stepped up and dropped a single into right-center to score McCall for a 2-1 advantage.

Tyler Linehan, who took over for Lieser in the top of the fourth inning, tossed two scoreless innings to maintain the lead.

Zach Cooper came out of the Wisconsin bullpen in the top of the sixth and set the Snappers down in order, but the seventh was a different story.

Brizuela coaxed a walk out of Cooper to start Beloit's last time at the plate. Justin Higley drew a walk with one out to put two runners on base. Tim Proudfoot hit a flyball to the gap in right-center to move Brizuela to third with the tying run. Cooper wrapped up the win - and his first save with the Rattlers - when he struck out Shawn Duinkerk.

The Rattlers and Snappers continue their series on Friday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Josh Uhen (1-3, 5.66) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Beloit will counter with Heath Fillmyer (2-13, 5.20). Game time is 7:05pm.

It's Flintstones Night with Bam Bam sticks giveaway to the first 500 fans 12 & under from The Stoneworx on Friday night. Children 14 and under may participate in Kids Run the Bases thanks to Molina Healthcare after the postgame Fireworks display on this North Shore Bank/Y100 Family Night.

If you can't make it out to the game, the radio broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. The broadcast is also available on Tune In Radio and IHeartRadio. If you are a subscriber to MiLB.TV, the game is also available on that platform.

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