LumberKings stop Rattlers winning streak
April 28, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release
CLINTON, IA - The Clinton LumberKings defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 7-2 Tuesday night at Ashford University Field. Arby Field homered and drove in three runs as the loss ended Wisconsin's longest winning streak of the season.
Wisconsin (6-13) grabbed the lead in the first inning. Monte Harrison's hard grounder to short skipped into short center and he hustled into second base for a double. Then, Brandon Diaz bunted out in front of the plate and the throw to first was wild. Harrison raced home with the run and the Rattlers were up 1-0.
Diaz was at second with one out in the first and dove back into the bag to beat a pickoff throw. He appeared to jam his right hand into the base and had to leave the game for pinch runner Mitch Meyer.
Clinton (8-11) took the lead in the bottom of the second inning. Joe DeCarlo started the inning with a double and took third on a single by Wayne Taylor. Daniel Torres drove in DeCarlo with a single to tie the game.
Kristian Brito was next and his liner to third was dropped by Sthervin Matos. The runners on base had frozen where they were, but Matos rushed a throw to second and the ball sailed into right field to let Clinton load the bases. Arby Fields drew a bases loaded walk to force in Taylor with the go ahead run. Gianfranco Wawoe swung at the next pitch and hit a sacrifice fly to left that made it 3-1.
Fields struck again in the bottom of the fourth inning when he hit an 0-2 pitch from Wisconsin starting pitcher David Burkhalter for a two-run home run to right and the LumberKings were up 5-1.
Clinton starting pitcher Pat Peterson struck out ten Rattlers and allowed two hits over five innings before giving way to the LumberKing bullpen.
The Rattlers got to reliever Troy Scott for a run on the top of the seventh. Elvis Rubio, who had two hits in the game, singled with one out and went to third on an errant pickoff throw. Carlos Leal drove in Rubio with a groundout to make it 5-2.
Wisconsin reliever Gian Rizzo pitched an 1-1/3 of scoreless relief and struck out three LumberKings before turning the game over to Kodi Medeiros to start the sixth.
Medeiros pitched an uneventful sixth, but loaded the bases with one out in the seventh on a single, a walk, and a hit batsman. Medeiros got the second out on a strikeout, but allowed a two-run single to Estarlyn Morales that gave Clinton a 7-2 lead.
The loss ended Wisconsin's three game winning streak. The win ended Clinton's three-game losing streak.
Game two of the series is Wednesday afternoon. Milton Gomez (0-1, 12.27) is the scheduled pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Clinton will counter with Lukas Schiraldi (1-1, 5.27). Game time is noon. The radio broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 11:40am. Wednesday's game is also available on the internet through TuneIn Radio.
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