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Rattlers Bite Loons With Three-Run Ninth

July 19, 2010 - Midwest League (MWL1)
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GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have been waiting all season for a comeback like the one that they got on Monday afternoon. That it came against the team with the best record in baseball was just icing on the cake. Wisconsin scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Great Lakes Loons at Time Warner Cable Field. Kentrail Davis doubled in two runs to tie the game and Khris Davis singled in the other Davis to plate the winning run. Heading into Monday, Wisconsin was 0-30 in games that they trailed after eighth innings. They are 1-30 in those games now.

Eric Arnett returned to make the start for Wisconsin (37-55 overall, 11-13 second half). The #1 pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2009 draft had been sent down to the Arizona League after a start on June 12 that sent his record to 0-7. After throwing six straight balls to start Monday's game, the tall right-hander settled in and held the Loons to one hit over six innings.

However, that one hit was a solo home run by Angelo Songco to start the fourth inning to give the Loons (62-31, 19-5) a 1-0 lead.

Wisconsin had several opportunities early in the game, but Great Lakes starter Brett Wallach stranded three Rattlers in the first, two more in the second, and one at second base in the third inning.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Wisconsin had runners at second and third with no outs and Wallach escaped without letting a run score.

Great Lakes added to their run without a hit in the top of the seventh against Wisconsin reliever Adrian Rosario. Rafael Ynoa walked, stole second, went to third on a throwing error, and scored on a wild pitch for a 2-0 advantage.

Cutter Dykstra finally got the Rattlers on the scoreboard in the bottom of the eighth inning. Kentrail Davis, who had three hits on the afternoon, started the frame with a double. But he had only made it to third base with two outs. Dykstra singled sharply to right field and the Rattlers had pulled to within a run.

But, the Loons tacked on an insurance run in the top of the ninth on an RBI grounder by JT Wise.

Michael Marseco started the rally in the bottom of the ninth with a walk against Steve Ames. Austin Stockfisch was next and his hot shot to right was stopped by Ynoa. The Loons second baseman was falling over backwards towards second and he flipped the ball over his head to shortstop Christian Lara covering the base. But, the spectacular play went as a near miss because Lara came off the bag to field the ball and both Marseco and Stockfisch were safe.

Ames got the next two batters, but he could not get the final out.

Kentrail Davis, who was up in a similar bottom of the ninth situation in Wisconsin's 6-5 loss to the Loons on Saturday, lined the first pitch he saw from Ames on Monday to the gap in left-center to send Marseco and pinch runner Erik Miller home with the runs that tied the game 3-3.

Khris Davis stepped in next delivered a single to right on a 2-2 pitch to send Kentrail Davis home with the winning run.

The Rattlers are off on Tuesday. They return to action when they begin a nine-game road trip on Wednesday. Game one of the road trip is against the West Michigan Whitecaps at Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, Michigan. Maverick Lasker (5-3, 3.36) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Victor Larez (6-7, 4.56) will get the ball for the Whitecaps.

Game time on Wednesday is 6:00pm CDT. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM beginning with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 5:40pm.

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