ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Bees beat the Timber Rattlers 3-2 in ten innings. Two of the three runs scored by the Bees were unearned, including the game winning run in the tenth.
THANKS, WE NEEDED THAT: On Sunday night in Kane County, the Rattlers needed to use two position players as pitchers to finish the game. Last night, Paul Fagan had the longest outing of the season for a Timber Rattler starter. Fagan pitched 7-1/3 innings and gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits with two walks.
THEY DID IT AGAIN: For the second time in just over a week, the Rattlers rallied to tie the game against Gilbert de la Vara. Last Sunday, Wisconsin scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the Bees and give de la Vara his first blown save of the season. Last night, Wisconsin trailed 2-1 going into the top of the ninth. Casey Craig singled to start the inning. Craig stole second with one out and took third after a wild pitch. An infield grounder by Luis Valbuena got Craig home with the tying run.
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY: Mike Saunders started the Rattler tenth inning with a triple off de la Vara. Pinch hitter Curtis Ledbetter struck out. Next, Eddy Hernandez grounded out to second. Saunders broke for the plated and crashed into catcher JP Lowen just after the ball arrived. Lowen held on for the second out and de la Vara got the final out on a pop out.
WINNING ON THE THROW: Chris McConnell singled to start the bottom of the tenth against Ruben Flores. A sacrifice bunt moved McConnell to second. Miguel Vega stepped to the plate and sent a chopper down the third base line. Flores fielded the ball cleanly, but hurried his throw and sailed it well down the right field line. McConnell scored easily with the winning run.
EXTRA INNING BLUES: Flores has pitched twice in extra innings this season. He allowed two hits and two runs without retiring a batter at Beloit on April 11th. He faced three batters last night and allowed the unearned run on one hit.
UNEARNED: The Timber Rattlers have committed eight errors in this series with the Bees. Those eight errors have led to seven unearned runs. Burlington has seven errors in the series, but their pitchers have allowed just four unearned runs.
MY SACRIFICE: The Bees dropped two sacrifice bunts last night. In five games against the Rattlers, Burlington has six sacrifice bunts.
ENDING: Valbuena’s ten-game hitting streak ended last night. He was 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Valbuena was 13-for-39 (.333) during the streak.
ICE COLD: Rattler shortstop Jeffery Dominguez is hitless in his last eighteen at bats.
LOOK OUT! Rattler reliever Edgar Guaramato hit two batters in 1-2/3 innings last night. In 4-1/3 innings, he has plunked five Bee batters.
NO K’s: The three Rattler pitchers did not record a strikeout last night.
OPPOSING STARTING PITCHER: Matt Kniginyzky was the 23rd round pick of the Royals out of High Point University. Kniginyzky was the closer for the Panthers and had seven saves in his final season. In his first pro season, Kniginyzky was 2-5 with five saves and a 4.66 ERA in 21 relief appearances for the Idaho Falls Chukars. Kniginyzky has won three straight games, including a win over Beloit in his last outing. He struck out nine over seven innings and gave up two runs on four hits. This is his first appearance against the Timber Rattlers and an affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.
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