MWL1 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Home Is Welcome Sight For Timber Rattlers

Published on July 10, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release


GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers returned home from a 2-7 road trip in need of some wins. The team responded to the return to the friendly confines of Time Warner Cable Field with a 2-1 win over the Burlington Bees on Saturday night. Efrain Nieves pitched 4-2/3 scoreless innings of relief after the Rattlers scratched out a pair of runs to erase an early deficit.

Burlington (30-54 overall, 8-7 second half) took the lead with one out in the top of the first inning. Deivy Batista tripled. Carlo Testa followed with a triple and the Bees were up 1-0. That would be about all the Burlington offense could manage in the game.

Wisconsin (33-51, 7-9) manufactured a couple of runs in the third inning to take the lead. D'Vontrey Richardson reached on a fielder's choice. He stole second and went to third on a grounder to the right side. Scooter Gennett delivered a two-out RBI single to send Richardson across the plate with the tying run.

The Rattlers weren't done against Burlington starter Dusty Odenbach. Khris Davis was hit by a pitch and Hunter Morris drew a walk to load the bases for Chris Dennis.

Odenbach made it an anticlimactic at bat for one of the Midwest League leaders in RBI. The Bees pitcher committed a balk to send Gennett home with the go ahead run. The Wisconsin pitchers took over from that point.

Rattlers starting pitcher Damon Krestalude pitched four innings and gave up just one more hit after the consecutive triples in the first inning. Nieves came on in the fifth and retired nine of the first ten batters he faced. Nieves also worked around a leadoff walk in the top of the eighth.

A leadoff single in the top of the ninth inning was followed by a double play. But, with two outs, Jose Bonilla singled to chase Nieves.

Closer Jon Pokorny came on to get Fernando Cruz to pop out to end the game and pick up his sixth save of the season.

Game two of the series with the Bees is Sunday afternoon at 1:05pm. Jake Odorizzi (4-1, 3.14) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Tyler Sample (3-5, 3.97) is set to start for the Bees.

Milwaukee Brewers legend Cecil Cooper will be on hand for a Brewers Sunday presented by 107.5, The Fan. He will throw out a first pitch and be available for autographs before the game. Timber Rattlers players will wear jerseys inspired by the 1982 Brewers.

Sunday is Strike Out Cancer Day, too. One dollar for every ticket sold on Sunday will go to area charities that fight cancer. Please follow this link for more information on Strike Out Cancer Day.

If you can't make it out to Time Warner Cable Field, you may tune in to the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 12:45pm.

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