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Rough end to Rattler road trip

July 20, 2009 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release


LANSING, MI - The Lansing Lugnuts hit three homers and banged out 21 hits in a 15-1 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Monday night at Oldsmobile Park. Wisconsin ended the six game road trip to Great Lakes and Lansing with a 1-5 record and got outscored 54-22.

Lansing (34-58 overall, 8-15 second half) broke in front in the first inning. Johermyn Chavez drove the run that put the Lugnuts up 1-0 with a sacrifice fly.

Mike McDade hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the third inning. One out later, Jon Talley hit a solo shot. Later in the frame, an error and a bad hop single kept the inning alive for Chris Emanuele. The Lansing Lugnut hitter picked up an RBI single, his third hit of the game for a 5-0 lead.

It took the Rattlers (46-47, 12-11) awhile, but they finally solved Lansing starter Chad Beck. Brett Lawrie singled with one out in the seventh and stole second. Jose Duran singled with two outs to drive in Lawrie and cut the Lugnut lead to 5-1. But, that was it for Wisconsin's offense.

But, Lansing put a crooked number on the board in the bottom of the seventh by scoring five runs with two outs. A two-run single by Luis Fernandez was followed by an RBI double off the bat of Brian Van Kirk. That double knocked Rattlers reliever Pedro Lambertus out of the game. Chavez welcomed Liam Ohlman to the game with a two-run homer and the Lugnuts were up 10-1.

Lansing added five more in the eighth inning. Van Kirk was up with two outs, the bases loaded, and a 3-2 count. He looped a fly ball into right field for a single to drive in two runs. The ball also got past right fielder Juan Sanchez for an error to allow the runner at first to come around to score. Ohlmann walked Chavez and Wisconsin called on Rigoberto Almonte to get out of the eighth.

He would allow a two-run double to McDade to account for hit number 21 and run number 15 for the Lugnuts before getting the final out.

Wisconsin went down quietly in the top of the ninth inning and finished the season series 1-5 against the team with the worst record in the Midwest League.

The Rattlers are off on Tuesday and return to action on Wednesday at Time Warner Cable Field. Wisconsin will host the Dayton Dragons, the Midwest League affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Lefty Daniel Meadows (11-1, 3.60) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Dayton has JC Sulbaran (2-2, 5.12) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 7:05pm.

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