ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Wizards beat upon the Timber Rattlers 13-4. Wisconsin took an early 2-0 lead, but Fort Wayne scored four runs in the bottom of the second. Wisconsin tied the game with two in the top of the third. The Wizards went ahead 6-4 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third. A three-run home run by Kyle Banks in the bottom of the fifth inning made it 9-4 Fort Wayne.
ROUGH START: Timber Rattler starting pitcher Marwin Vega gave up nine runs on six hits, three walks, a hit batsman, and three wild pitches. His earned run average has jumped from 1.56 to 4.84 last night.
A NEW SEASON HIGH: Three Rattler pitchers combined to walk eight Wizard batters to set a new single game high this season. Vega had three walks, Ruben Flores walked four batters in just 1/3 of an inning, and Nick Allen walked one over his final 2-2/3 innings.
STILL A RARE EVENT: The home run by Banks was only the fourth given up by the Timber Rattler pitching staff this season. In 99 innings, Timber Rattler starting pitchers have given up three long balls. Relievers have only been hit for one homer in 72 innings.
0-for-6: In nineteen games this season, the Timber Rattlers have given up five or more runs six times. They have lost all six times they have done that.
PARTY ON GARTH: Ron Garth extended his hitting streak to nine games with a second inning single. The nine-game hitting streak is the longest on the Rattlers this season. Garth added an RBI double in the third inning and is 13-for-40 (.325) during the streak.
FAMILY AFFAIR: Fort Wayne outfielder Will Venable is the son of Wizard hitting coach Max Venable. Will Venable was the 7th round pick out of Princeton by the Padres in 2005. Max Venable played twelve seasons in the Major Leagues between San Francisco, Montreal, Cincinnati, and California.
SPORTS CONNECTION: Wizard catcher Nick Hundley is the son of Tim Hundley, the defensive coordinator for the Texas-El Paso football team.
OPPOSING STARTING PITCHER: Fabian Jimenez was 4-11 with a 7.03ERA for the Wizards last season before being sent down to Eugene in the Northwest League where he went 1-3 with a 2.22ERA. On July 2 of last season, Jimenez lasted just 3-2/3 innings against the Rattlers and gave up five runs on nine hits to take the loss. Everett beat him in the Northwest League on August 6, 2005. He went six innings and gave up just two runs on two hits with five strikeouts. On April 21 of this season, Jimenez got a no decision against the Swing of the Quad Cities. He gave up four hits and a run over six innings with two walks and five strikeouts.
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