5/26/2006

Game Notes for 5/26

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Jeff Baisley hit three home runs and drove in five as the Cougars mauled the Timber Rattlers 11-3 at Elfstrom Stadium. Jared Lansford gave up two hits over seven shutout innings for his fourth win of the season.

LANSFORD DEALS: Lansford won his second straight start against the Rattlers. He has gone thirteen innings without allowing a run to Wisconsin’s offense. Lansford has given up just three hits over those thirteen innings. He has struck out five and walked eight in those two games.

THERE WERE BASERUNNERS: Last night, the Rattler hitters drew eight walks and got hit three times in addition to the five total hits.

THERE WERE TWIN KILLINGS: Kane County turned four double plays last night, including three behind Lansford.

BREAKING UP THE SHUTOUT: Michael Saunders three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning gave the Rattlers their runs and helped the team to avoid being shutout for the sixth time this season. Last night was the third time this month that the Rattlers have avoided a shutout by scoring at least one run in the eighth or ninth inning.

BAISLEY BLASTS: Baisley hit his three homers off three different Rattler pitchers. His first was a solo homer off Rattler starter Harold Williams in the second. His second was a two-run shot off Ruben Flores in the sixth. The final blast was a two-run homer off Rollie Gibson in the eighth. For his performance last night, Baisley was named Star of the Day on milb.com.

BAD TRIFECTA: Not only did last night mark the third straight loss for the Rattlers; it also was the third straight game the opponents have scored ten or more runs in a game. The Rattlers have been outscored 33-11 and outhit 43-18.

SLOW STARTS: In the month of May, the opponents have scored first in seventeen out of twenty-three games. In those seventeen games in which the opponents have scored first this month, Wisconsin is 4-13.

BIG SCORES: Opponents have scored five or more runs 23 times this season. The Rattlers are 3-20 when opponents score more than five runs in a game.

TOUGH STREAK: Rattler reliever Rollie Gibson walked the first batter he faced last night. The first batter to face Gibson in a game has reached base in ten consecutive games. Gibson has issued eight walks and given up a pair of singles to the first batter he has faced during the streak.

SEASON RECORD: The Rattlers have slipped to a season low ten games under .500 (18-28).

ON THE ROAD: The Timber Rattlers are 10-10 away from home this season, but have lost four straight road games -- all to Kane County.

OPPOSING STARTING PITCHER: Victor Mazzaro was a third round pick of the Athletics out of Rutherford (NJ) High School in the 2005 draft. He did not sign with Oakland until September and did not play professionally last season. In his last start, Mazzaro pitched seven shutout innings at Cedar Rapids against the Kernels. He gave up six hits, walked one and struck out four. This is Mazzaro’s first appearance against the Timber Rattlers and against an affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.

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