ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Rattlers snapped their ten-game home losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Swing. Steve Richard pitched seven solid innings for the win. Kuo Hui Lo, Calvin Beamon, and Juan Diaz each had two hits and an RBI to lead the offense.
DOESN’T MATTER WHO SCORED FIRST: The Rattlers won for the eighth time this season when an opponent scored first in the game. Quad Cities scored an unearned run in the top of the second inning. The Rattlers answered with three runs in the bottom of the second on their way to the win. The Rattlers are 8-32 when opponents get the first run.
TRIPLES: Alex Liddi and Lo both had triples for the Rattlers last night. It was the second straight game in which Liddi has tripled. The Rattlers have had two triples in a game four times this season.
HOME RUN: Liddi hit his sixth home run of the season in the bottom of the second inning to tie the game. Liddi is tied with Carlos Peguero for the Timber Rattler team lead.
ROCKET RICHARD: The Rattler starter set a new career high for innings pitched in a game with his seven inning outing last night. He allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits, with a walk and five strikeouts.
STRIKE UP THE BAND: Justin Souza stepped into the closer role last night and pitched a scoreless ninth inning to record his first Timber Rattler save of the season.
RATTLER DEBUT: Outfielder James McOwen, the 6th round pick of the Seattle Mariners in the 2007 draft, made his Timber Rattler debut last night. The former Florida International Panther got the start in left field and went 0-for-4.
MLB DEBUT: Ryan Rowland-Smith (WI ’03) made his major league debut with 1-1/3 scoreless innings for Seattle on Friday night against the Cincinnati Reds.
ENDING STREAKS: Not only did last night’s win end Wisconsin’s ten game losing streak at home, it also stopped their streak of seven straight home losses to the Swing of the Quad Cities in Grand Chute. The last time the Rattlers beat the Swing at home was July 17, 2006.
OPPOSING STARTER: Elvis Hernandez was signed by the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2005. He pitched in Johnson City of the Appalachian League in 2006 and was 3-3 with a 3.48ERA in 13 starts. Hernandez has faced the Rattlers twice as a starter this season. He is 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA. He got a no decision on Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium on June 5, but gave up one run on two hits over four innings with five strikeouts. The Rattlers beat him at John O’Donnell Stadium on June 13. Wisconsin got to Hernandez for three runs on two hits and three walks in three innings.
SECOND SWING PITCHER: Kyle Mura was the 42nd round pick of the Cardinals in the 2006 draft out of Loyola Marymount University. He was 3-0 with a 5.96ERA in 20 relief appearances for State College in the New York-Penn League. Mura is 2-0 with a 1.93ERA in 17 relief appearances for the Swing this season. He has faced the Rattlers twice in 2007. Mura has given up one run on two hits in two innings.
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