ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Swing got out to a 3-0 lead after the top of the third inning and cruised to a 7-2 victory over the Rattlers. Randy Roth homered and drove in a pair of runs for the Swing. Cory Meacham made the start for the Swing and pitched four scoreless innings.
RED HOT ROTH: Roth went 2-for-4 last night to extend his current Midwest League best hitting streak to seventeen games. Roth also leads the MWL in homers (10) and RBI (31).
WHY TAKE HIM OUT? Meacham left after reaching his pitch limit in the fourth inning. Last night was his first start since coming off the disabled list.
FREE RUNS: The Swing scored two of their four runs against Rattler starting pitcher Jason Snyder on wild pitches. Snyder has thrown seven wild pitches in 36 innings this season.
DE-FENSE! The Timber Rattlers turned four double plays in the game last night. They just missed on a fifth.
GOPHER BALLS: Wisconsin pitching gave up just five home runs in the first 25 games of the season. The staff has allowed seven homers, including two last night, in the last six games.
REVENGE OF THE STITT: In his first appearance as a member of the Swing, Brian Stitt earned the save. Stitt, a Midwest League All-star as a Timber Rattler in 2004, entered the game with Quad Cities leading 5-2, two outs, and a runner at second base. He got the final out of the eighth and pitched a 1-2-3 ninth. Stitt had sixteen saves, three shy of the Timber Rattler single season record, in 2004 for Wisconsin.
OFFENSIVE ONSLAUGHT: Rattler catcher JB Tucker had three of Wisconsin’s seven hits last night. Tucker is 9-for-16 during his current four game hitting streak.
ON THE OTHER HAND: Wisconsin outfielder Jairo Hernandez is hitless in his last eleven at bats. In nine games with Wisconsin, Hernandez is 3-for-32 (.094).
UNFRIENDLY CONFINES: The Rattlers dropped to just 5-11 at Fox Cities Stadium with the loss to the Swing last night.
PRO DEBUT: Timber Rattler catcher Julian Henson made his professional debut last night. As a pinch hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning, Henson struck out.
OPPOSING STARTING PITCHER: Josh Wilson was the second round pick of the Cardinals in the 2005 draft out of Tyler (TX) High School. Wilson was 2-2 with a 4.22 ERA in twelve starts for the Johnson City Cardinals in 2005. He walked 23 and struck out 32 in 53 innings pitched for the Appalachian League of the Cardinals. In his last start, Wilson received a no decision against the South Bend Silver Hawks. He allowed seven runs (six earned) on nine hits over 4-2/3 innings on May 5.
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