Burlington beats Rattlers 4-3 with ninth-inning run
April 10, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release
BURLINGTON, IA - Jake Yacinich's third hit of the night did in the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Friday night at Community Field. The shortstop of the Burlington Bees lined a single to center in the ninth inning to drive in the run that beat the Rattlers 4-3.
Burlington (2-0) took the lead with an unearned run in the bottom of the third inning against Cy Sneed and Yacinich was in the middle of the action. Sneed jammed Yacinich with a pitch, but the slow tapper back the mound coupled with the speed of Yacinich forced Sneed to rush his throw. The ball skipped down the right field line to allow Yacinich to race all the way to third with one out. Exicardo Cayones hit a sacrifice fly to center to drive in Yacinich with the first run of the game.
Wisconsin (0-2) answered in the top of the fifth inning. Dustin DeMuth started the inning with a single against Burlington starter Mike Bolaski. A one out single by Carlos Leal got DeMuth to third. Jose Pena struck out, but strike three went to the backstop and DeMuth crossed the plate on the wild pitch to tie the game.
The Bees went back in front in the bottom of the fifth inning with another unearned run. Brandon Gildea doubled against reliever Angel Ventura with one out and went to third on a passed ball. Michael Hermosillo hit the next pitch to right for a sacrifice fly and a 2-1 lead.
The Timber Rattlers came back with two runs in the top of the sixth inning to take their first lead of the season. Gregory Munoz and Brandon Diaz started the inning singles. They were at second and third with one out and Elvis Rubio at the plate. Rubio lined a double to left-center to score both runners to give Wisconsin a 3-2 lead.
But Burlington tied the game in the bottom of the sixth. Cayones drew a leadoff walk and was still at second base with two outs. Natanael Delgado stroked the first pitch he saw from Ventura back through the middle of the diamond for an RBI single to knock in Cayones with the tying run.
Leal lead off the seventh inning with a single, his third hit of the night. The Rattlers put two runners on with two outs in the eighth and Leal collected his fourth hit of the evening with a one out single in the top of the ninth. But, Wisconsin could not push a run across the plate.
Luke Curtis, the third Timber Rattlers pitcher of the night, pitched a scoreless eighth, but was in trouble right away in the ninth inning as Caleb Adams singled to start the inning. A sacrifice bunt by Gildea and an infield single by Hermosillo set the stage for Yacinich.
Yacinich lined a 2-1 pitch from Curtis up the middle. Jake Gatewood made a valiant diving effort to keep the game alive, but the ball was just out of the reach of the Wisconsin shortstop. Adams scored easily from third to give the Bees their second straight win over the Rattlers to open the season.
The final game of the series is Saturday at Community Field. Left-hander Zach Hirsch is the starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Burlington sends Jeremy Rhoades to the mound. Game time is 6:30pm.
The game broadcast can be heard on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:10pm. The game is also available on TuneIn Radio.
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