MWL1 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Rattlers Hold Off Bandits

August 12, 2010 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release


DAVENPORT, IA - The Wisconsin Timber Rattler got a solid start out of Del Howell, three hits and three RBI from Michael Marseco, three hits from Cameron Garfield, and another homer from Khris Davis to build an early lead at Quad Cities on Thursday night. Then, Wisconsin held off a late charge from the River Bandits for a 7-6 win at Modern Woodmen Park.

Wisconsin (47-67 overall, 21-25 second half) scored two runs in the top of the third inning to break a scoreless tie. Kentrail Davis singled in Cutter Dykstra. Then, Khris Davis knocked in a run with a fielder's choice.

The Rattlers padded their lead to 5-0 by scoring three times in the top of the fourth. Hunter Morris started the inning with a double and moved to third on an infield grounder. Garfield knocked in Morris with a single. Then, D'Vontrey Richardson walked and both runners moved up on what was ruled a wild pitch at the time. Marseco singled to send both Garfield and Richardson home and the Rattlers were up 5-0.

Howell stumbled a bit in the bottom of the fourth. There were two outs and a runner at first when Frederick Parejo reached on an error. Then, Robert Stock and Rainel Rosario had consecutive RBI singles and the Rattlers lead was down to 5-2. Howell left after a scoreless fifth inning. He allowed two unearned runs on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts.

The teams traded runs in the sixth inning. Marseco delivered a two-out RBI single to drive in Garfield in the top of the sixth. Then, Stock doubled in a run in the bottom of the sixth off Maverick Lasker.

Khris Davis made the score 7-3 in the top of the seventh inning and inched closer to Timber Rattlers history. The Wisconsin designated hitter blasted a solo homer with two outs. The long ball was his nineteenth of the season. He is two shy of the franchise record of 21 shared by Juan Silvestre and Matt Hagen.

But, the River Bandits (67-46, 27-17) fought back and made the game interesting in the eighth. There were two on and one out with Rainel Rosario, the number nine batter in the Quad Cities lineup, at the plate. Lasker was ahead 1-2 in the count, but Rosario lifted a fly ball to that cleared the wall in right for a three-run homer to make the score 7-6. But that was all the Bandits could muster.

Matt Costello relieved Lasker and got the final two outs in the eighth. Jon Pokorny nailed down the win - and his thirteenth save - with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.

The Timber Rattlers conclude their seven game road trip when they face the River Bandits on Friday night. Damon Krestalude (2-8, 6.62) gets the ball for the Rattlers. Eric Fornataro (7-11, 5.11) is set to go for the River Bandits. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm.

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