ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Timber Rattlers took advantage of ten walks and defeated the Peoria Chiefs 8-3 at O’Brien Field. Joe White and Reed Eastley each knocked in a pair of runs in support of a strong outing by starting pitcher Steve Richard.
ROCKET RICHARD: The Rattler starter matched his season high for innings pitched with seven innings. He allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits with six strikeouts. The Chiefs scored a run in the first and had the bases loaded with no outs in the second. A sacrifice fly drove in the second run of the game. After that, Richard allowed only two more base runners for his second straight win.
MAKE THAT TWO STRAIGHT: Richard has won two straight starts. He is the first Rattler starting pitcher to win two consecutive starts
WALK THE LINE: The ten walks drawn by the Rattler hitters was a season high. Their previous high was six in a game at Great Lakes on May 9. Alex Liddi and Carlos Peguero both drew bases loaded walks to force in runs.
GET ON, GET IN: Rattler leadoff hitter Calvin Beamon reached base five times in five plate appearances last night. He singled, walked three times, and reached on a fielder’s choice. Beamon scored three runs.
AFTER TWO THEY GO: All eight of the runs scored by the Rattlers crossed the plate after two outs.
ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL: The win last night was the ninth time this season Wisconsin picked up a victory when the opponent scored first. It was their tenth come-from-behind win overall.
PLUS/MINUS/PLUS/PLUS: Rattler catcher Juan Beltran threw out a would be base-stealer last night. He thrown out 20 of 47(.426) attempted base thieves this season. Beltran was also charged with his team-leading 16th passed ball last night. The Rattlers are 13-20 when Beltran is the catcher.
SPLITSVILLE: The win last night gave the Rattlers a split in the four game series at Peoria. Wisconsin is now 16-24 on the road this season.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The Swing of the Quad Cities are the Midwest League affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They are currently 3-4 and in sixth place in the Western Division. The Swing are 41-35 overall. In their most recent series, the Swing dropped two out of three games at Clinton. Quad Cities is managed by Keith Mitchell.
THE SEASON SERIES: The Rattlers and Swing have met twelve times this season. The Rattlers are 4-8 against Quad Cities. They are 2-2 at John O’Donnell Stadium. In the last series between Wisconsin and the Swing, the Rattlers split four games at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Quad Cities won the first two games of the series 7-6 and 3-0. Wisconsin took the final two games of the series 5-2 and 6-5.
PROSPECTING: BASEBALL AMERICA has placed three members of the current Quad Cities roster on their list of top 30 St. Louis Cardinal prospects. Outfielder Daryl Jones, the third round pick in the 2005 draft out of Spring (TX) High School, is the highest ranked Swing at #10. Pitcher Tyler Herron, a supplemental first round pick in 2005, checks in at #18. The final Quad Cities player on BA’s list is pitcher Brad Furnish, a second round pick out of TCU in 2006, at #23.
FROM THE DRAFT: Quad Cities just received the 13th round pick of the Cardinals from the 2007 draft. Steven Hill was picked by the Cards out of Stephen F. Austin.
OPPOSING STARTER: Kyle Mura is making his first professional start tonight. Mura, a 42nd round pick of the Cardinals in the 2006 draft out of Loyola Marymount University, made 20 relief appearances for State College in the New York-Penn League last season. So far in 2007, Mura has made 18 relief appearances and is 2-0 with a 2.08ERA. He has made three relief appearances against the Rattlers this season. In five innings, Mura has allowed two runs on five hits with three strikeouts. In his last outing, Mura allowed one run on three hits over three innings at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium on June 24.
QUAD CITIES SECOND PITCHER: Elvis Hernandez is the scheduled second pitcher in the tandem rotation employed by the Swing. 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 three times as a starter this season. He is 0-2 with a 3.38 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. The Rattlers also beat Hernandez in Grand Chute in his last outing. On June 24, Hernandez gave up four unearned runs over 3-2/3 innings with three walks and three strikeouts.
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