MWL1 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Rattlers beat West Michigan 5-3 to start homestand right

Published on August 11, 2015 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release


GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers began their six-game homestand with a 5-3 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps Tuesday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Blake Allemand and Tucker Neuhaus each drove in a pair of runs for the Wisconsin.

The Timber Rattlers (39-74 overall, 16-27 second half) started the game with four runs in the bottom of the first inning. Francisco Castillo began the rally with a leadoff single. Allemand, the 5th round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2015 draft, was next and he hit a deep drive to right that cleared the fence for a two-run homer. The home run was Allemand's first as a professional and gave the Rattlers a 2-0 lead.

Whitecaps starting pitcher Ross Seaton got the next two batters, but had trouble finding the third out. Greg McCall doubled to keep the inning alive. Sthervin Matos delivered a single to left that knocked in McCall. Matos would steal second before scoring on a single to center by Neuhaus to make it 4-0.

Tuesday night's first inning rally snapped a streak of eleven straight games in which Wisconsin's opponents scored first.

West Michigan (57-55, 24-19) tallied two runs after two outs in the top of the third. Mike Gerber doubled to reach base with two away. Kade Scivicque followed with a single to knock in Gerber. Christin Stewart kept the inning going with another single. Joey Pankake drove in Scivicque with a broken-bat single and the score was 4-2.

Neuhaus gave the Rattlers a little insurance in the bottom of the sixth. Sthervin Matos reached base when he was hit by a pitch with two outs and took second base on a passed ball. Neuhaus pulled a double into the corner in right and Matos scored for a 5-2 lead.

The Whitecaps got a run in the top of the seventh against reliever Scott Lieser. David Gonzalez and Ross Kivet singled with no outs to put runners on the corners. Gerber sent Gonzalez home with a sacrifice fly but that would be as close as West Michigan would get.

Luke Curtis entered the game in the top of the eighth inning to replace Lieser and would retire all six batters he faced to close out the game and earn his fifth save of the season.

Game two of the series is Wednesday night. Kodi Medeiros (4-2, 4.09) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Artie Lewicki (1-3, 3.96) is set to start for the Whitecaps. Game time is 7:05pm.

The first 1,000 fans to attend this game will receive a poster of Cody Ponce, Timber Rattlers pitcher and Milwaukee Brewers 2nd round pick in the 2015 draft, courtesy of Dunkin Donuts. This is poster eight in a series of ten that are being given away this season. There will be a school bus in front of the stadium and Timber Rattlers fans are invited to bring in school supplies as a donation to Stuff the Bus. Supplies that are collected will be sent to area children in need.

Fans may enjoy Cher-Make hotdogs, Pepsi products, and Miller beer for $1 during the game as part of WIXX Bang for Your Buck Night! Stay after the final out to enjoy a midweek fireworks display courtesy of Thrivent.

If you can't make it out to the ballpark, there are several ways to follow the action. MyNEW 32'sSports Showdown will televise the game starting at 7:00pm. The radio broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. The broadcast is also available on Tune In Radio and IHeartRadio. If you are a subscriber to MiLB.TV, the game is also available on that platform.

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