ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Rattlers beat the Chiefs 3-0. Pitchers Marwin Vega, Austin Bibens-Dirkx, and Brian Kappel combined on a four hit shutout. Travis Scott hit a two-run double in the top of the fourth inning to give the pitchers all the runs they would need.
VIVA VEGA: Vega snapped a personal two game losing streak with seven shutout innings. He allowed four hits, walked three, and struck out five.
EARLY PROBLEM: The Chiefs had runners at second and third with no outs in the bottom of the third. Vega got Valerio Heredia to ground out to third to hold the runners. After a walk to Robinson Chirinos loaded the bases, Vega got Jake Whitesides to ground into a 1-2-3 double play to end the Chief threat.
BATS AWAKEN: The Rattler hitters responded in the top of the fourth. Wisconsin had four hits in the inning. Scott’s two-run double knocked in the first two runs of the game. Alex Liddi drove in Scott with a single later in the inning.
THREE IS A MAGIC NUMBER: Rattler outfielder Eddy Hernandez and designated hitter Chris Minaker each had three hits in last night’s game.
PLAYING AGAINST PEORIA: Minaker is 14-for-26 (.538) in six games against the Chiefs this season. Hernandez is 13-for-39 (.333) in eleven games against the Chiefs in 2006.
KAPPEL STAYS PERFECT: Rattler closer Brian Kappel worked a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth to earn his seventh save with Wisconsin. Kappel is 7-for-7 in save opportunities in the Midwest League. He was 5-for-5 in save opportunities with Everett in the Northwest League.
MOVING AROUND: Rattler second baseman Ron Garth was the cleanup batter last night. He had been the lead-off batter for the Rattlers against the Chiefs on Monday night.
SOMETHING TO SHOOT FOR: With six games remaining in the regular season, the Rattlers are 51-83. Wisconsin needs to go 3-3 over those last six games to pass the 2002 Timber Rattler team that finished the season 53-86. That 53-86 mark in the worst record in Wisconsin history.
STAYING OUT OF THE CELLAR: The eighth place Clinton LumberKings were swept in a doubleheader at home by the Fort Wayne Wizards last night. The seventh place Rattlers are four games up on the LumberKings with six games left. The Rattlers trail sixth place Burlington by 2-1/2 games.
OPPOSING STARTING PITCHER: Marco Carillo was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Cubs out of Mexico in 2005. Last season, he was 2-5 with a save and a 2.81ERA for the Cubs affiliate in the Arizona League. Carillo also pitched for the AZL Cubs in 2006 where he went 4-0 in thirteen games (three starts) with an ERA of 1.73. He faced the AZL Mariners once and allowed three runs on five hits over three innings on July 8th. Carillo is making his Midwest League debut tonight for the Chiefs.
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