ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Kane County beat the Rattlers 5-1. Trey Shields pitched seven innings, allowed one run on seven hits, walked one, and struck out seven for the win. Paul Fagan allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits over seven innings for the loss.
HOW THEY SCORED: Kane County batters had only one RBI last night. Jeff Baisley’s two-out ground-rule double in the first inning knocked in Wes Long for a 1-0 Cougar lead. Kane County got a pair of runs on a throwing error by Fagan in the second and tacked on another run in that inning when Mike Massaro grounded into a double play. The Cougars got their final run in the ninth on a throwing error by third baseman Jeff Flaig.
WALKS’LL KILL YA! Fagan walked four last night and is fourth in the Midwest League in that category with 36. The first three Cougars to reach on a walk from Fagan scored. Long drew a one out walk in the first on four pitches. Nick Blasi and Raul Padron drew back-to-back free passes to start the second inning and came in on Fagan’s throwing error on a sacrifice bunt.
BUNTING: The Rattlers had three bunt hits last night. Casey Craig had a pair of bunt singles. Michael Saunders also had a bunt single. Bryan Sabatella was retired on a bunt attempt in the fourth inning.
PUTTING ON ERRS: The Rattlers had a total of four errors in last night’s game. That was the most they have had in a game since May 31 at Burlington. The Rattlers have committed 85 errors in 2006. Quad Cities have the most errors in the league with 97. Both Beloit and Clinton have been charged with 86 errors. The Rattlers and Southwest Michigan are tied with 85 errors this season.
TURNING TWO: The Rattler defense did turn three double plays last night to give them 51 twin killings this season.
OPPOSING STARTING PITCHER: Jared Lansford was a second round pick of the Athletics in 2005 draft out of Santa Clara (CA) High School. He was 0-1 with a 1.27ERA for the AZL Athletics in 2005. In 21-1/3 innings he struck out 20 and walked just five. Lansford is 2-0 against the Rattlers this season. In two starts against Wisconsin, he has not allowed a run and only three hits over thirteen innings. He has walked eight and struck out six Rattlers this season. Lansford has lost his last two starts. His last time out, he gave up six runs on five hits with four walks over 4-2/3 innings against the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays on June 4 at Kane County. On May 14th, Lansford tossed a seven inning no-hitter against the Beloit Snappers in the first game of a doubleheader at Pohlman Field. Lansford is the son of former major leaguer Carney Lansford.
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