MWL1 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Ratterree pops Peoria Rattler right fielder homers, doubles, and drives in two

Published on May 15, 2014 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release


PEORIA, IL - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers rolling with a 4-3 win over the Peoria Chiefs on Thursday night at Dozer Park. Michael Ratterree had a hand in three of Wisconsin's four runs. Tristan Archer, Zach Quintana, and Chris Razo made those four runs stand for Wisconsin's third straight win.

The game didn't start on time due to rain, but after a rain delay of 98 minutes, the Rattlers gout out to the early lead.

Ratterree started the Wisconsin second inning rally with a one out double. Omar Garcia was hit by a pitch to put another runner on base. Paul Eshleman's grounder up the middle hit second base and bounded into center. Ratterree scored and Garcia wound up on third base. Steve Halcomb's grounder to third was bobbled and instead of a potential inning ending double play, the throw was to first to get Halcomb as Garcia scored the second run of the inning.

Wisconsin (19-20) loaded the bases in the top of the third inning. Ratterree knocked Chris McFarland home from third base with a sacrifice fly to center to give the Rattlers a 3-0 advantage.

Ratterree had a hand in the fourth Wisconsin run of the night, when he lined a solo homer with one out in the sixth inning to left field. Ratterree's sixth home run of the season gave the Rattlers a 4-0 lead.

Peoria (23-16) cut that lead in half with one swing of the bat in the bottom of the sixth. Mason Katz hit a 3-1 pitch from Archer over the wall for a two-out, two-run homer.

Archer got the final out of the sixth inning to conclude his night. The right-hander allowed two runs on five hits with three walks and three strikeouts. He turned the 4-2 lead over to the bullpen.

Quintana worked a scoreless seventh, but allowed a two-out bloop single to Jake Stone that let a run score and slice the Rattlers lead to a single run.

Razo took over in the bottom of the ninth and retired the first two batters. An error kept the Chiefs alive and brought Ronald Castillo to the plate. Castillo, who had three hits in his first four at bats of the game, sent an easy grounder to first on the first pitch he saw from Razo and the game ended as Eshleman fielded the ball and stepped on first for the final out.

The Timber Rattlers ended Peoria five-game winning streak with the win and also ended a streak of their own with the victory. In their five previous road series of 2014, Wisconsin had dropped the first game in each of those series. That streak stopped with the win over the Midwest League affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Game two of the series starts Friday morning at 11:00am. Anthony Banda (1-4, 4.35) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Peoria has Bob Kaminsky (0-1, 2.16) set to start for them. Tune in for the action on AM1280, WNAM or IHeartRadio starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 10:40 am.

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