ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Wizards held off the Rattlers 8-7. Both teams scored five runs in the second inning. The Wizards got a homer from David Freese in the top of the third and a home run from Daryl Jones in the top of the sixth to take a 7-5 lead. Wisconsin got to within 8-7 in the bottom of the ninth, but John Madden got his twelfth save of the season.
PAIR OF FIVES: Fort Wayne jumped to the early lead with RBIs from Jones, AJ Davidiuk, and Jodam Rivera. Josh Alley smacked a two-run double off Rattler starting pitcher Nick Allen for the five run outburst. Wisconsin rallied in the bottom of the second against Jarrett Gardner on RBI singles from Travis Scott, Jeff Flaig, and Eddy Hernandez; an error by Gardner; and a sacrifice fly by Mike Saunders.
NEW HIGH: Allen struck out five Wizards over five innings last night. His previous professional high for strikeouts in a game was four. Allen had struck out four opponents in a game nine times in his career.
END OF THE LINE: Austin Bibens-Dirkx gave up a two-out run in the top of the eighth inning and his scoreless streak ended at thirteen innings. An RBI double by Will Venable gave the Wizards an 8-6 lead.
BAM! POW! WHOOSH! WIFF! Madden struck out the first two batters in the bottom of the ninth inning. Then, Chris Minaker (BAM!) doubled off the wall. Next, Saunders (POW!) drove in Minaker with a single. Saunders (WHOOSH!) stole second to get into scoring position. But, Madden (WIFF!) struck out Ron Garth to end the game.
WILD THING: Reliever Harold Williams walked four batters last night. He continues to lead the Midwest League in walks with 72.
DRIVE FOR FIVE: Last night, the Rattlers lost their fifth game in a row. Including their current streak, Wisconsin has had four losing streaks of at least five games.
SEASON LOW: The loss yesterday dropped the Rattlers to 39-70 on the season. This is a season low thirty-one games under .500 for the season.
OPPOSING STARTING PITCHER: Wade LeBlanc was the 2nd round pick of the Padres in the 2006 draft out of Alabama. LeBlanc was 11-1 with a 2.92ERA for the Crimson Tide in his final season at Alabama. He went 1-0 with a 4.29ERA in seven appearances for Eugene in the Northwest League after signing with the Padres. His first Midwest League start was on July 28 against Southwest Michigan. He worked four shutout innings and allowed four hits while striking out seven. This is LeBlanc’s first appearance against the Rattlers and against an affiliate of the Mariners.
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