Rattlers drop game, fall into first place tie
June 11, 2005 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release
FOX CITIES STADIUM -- The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers committed four errors in a 7-5 loss to the Cedar Rapids Saturday night to split a pair of games. The loss by the Rattlers drops them into a first place tie with the Clinton LumberKings, who won a pair of games today. Tommy Duenas hit a three run homer in a five run third inning and Fernando Rodriguez picked up the win despite walking six over five innings.
Wisconsin took an 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Kernel starting pitcher Fernando Rodriguez walked Brent Johnson with two out and the bases loaded to force in a run. Sebastien Boucher drew another bases loaded walk from Rodriguez to force in another run.
The Kernels (26-36) scored five times in the top of the third inning on only one hit. Wisconsin committed three errors in the inning. The second and third errors allowed runs to score and the game was tied at 2-2. Duenas, who homered in the completion of the suspended game earlier on Saturday, hit a line drive down the left field line that was ruled fair for a three run homer.
Marshal Hubbard got the Rattlers to within 5-4 with a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the third.
The Kernels loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the sixth against Rattler starter Aaron Jensen. Aaron Peel delivered a two-run double to rightcenter to put the Kernels up 7-4. Peel's double chased Jensen from the game. Rattler reliever Ivan Blanco walked the first batter he faced to load the bases. But, he worked out of the inning to keep the deficit at three.
Boucher drove in a run in the bottom of the sixth inning with a two out single, but the Rattlers left the tying runs on base and trailed 7-5 heading into the seventh. Francisco Cordova worked a 1-2-3 seventh for his first save of the season.
Clinton won a pair of games on Saturday over the Kane County Cougars at Alliant Energy Field in Clinton, Iowa. The Rattlers and LumberKings are tied atop the Western Division of the the Midwest League with identical 35-27 records. There are eight games remaining in the first half.
The final game of the Wisconsin-Cedar Rapids series is Sunday afternoon. Julio Santiago (0-1, 4.35ERA) is the scheduled starter for the Timber Rattlers. Cedar Rapids will counter with Rafael Rodriguez (4-2, 2.85).
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