MWL1 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Three-Run Ninth Snaps Rattlers Losing Streak

August 28, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release


PEORIA, IL - Mike Garza's ninth inning RBI single broke a 1-1 tie and led the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to a 4-1 win over the Peoria Chiefs Tuesday night. The victory helped the Rattlers avoid a sweep in Peoria and ended a four game losing streak.

Jorge Soler drew a walk to start the second inning. A balk allowed Soler to move to second base. An error with two outs let Soler score for a 1-0 Peoria (62-71 overall, 27-37 second half) lead.

That unearned run was all that Rattlers starting pitcher David Goforth would allow in the game. Goforth allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out five over seven innings.

Wisconsin (75-58, 31-33) tied the game in the fourth. Mike Garza hit a leadoff single. Lance Roenicke sacrificed him to second base. Rafael Neda's shar single to left got Garza to third. Carlos George sent a slow grounder to short. Neda was forced out at second, but George beat the throw to first to avoid the inning ending double play. That allowed Garza to score the tying run.

Nick Ramirez started the Rattlers half of the seventh inning with a double and was sacrificed to third base. But, the Rattlers could not cash in that opportunity.

The game remained tied until the top of the ninth inning. Ben McMahan singled to start the inning. Ramirez followed with a single to send McMahan around to third base. Garza stepped in and lined a single to left-center and McMahan scored to run that put the Rattlers up 2-1.

Wisconsin would score two more runs in the ninth inning thanks to a pair of errors that padded the lead to 4-1.

Santo Manzanillo, who relieved Goforth to start the eighth inning, gave up a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth inning. But, Manzanillo got the first out on a foul popup and finished the game with a 4-6-3 double play.

The Timber Rattlers return to Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium on Wednesday night to begin a three game series against the Beloit Snappers. Chad Thompson (4-2, 4.72) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Beloit has David Hurlbut (5-6, 2.82) as their scheduled starting pitcher. Game time is 7:05pm.

The first 1,000 fans to attend Wednesday's game will receive a poster of Brewers pitching prospect David Goforth. This is poster #10 in a series of ten that have been given away this season.

Wednesday is also a Bang for Your Buck Night from 105.7 WAPL with $1 Cher-Make hot dogs, $1 Pepsi Products, and $1 Miller Beers!

If you can't make it to the game, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. Wednesday's game is also available to subscribers of MiLB.TV.

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