ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Lugnuts beat the Rattlers 8-6. The Lugnuts erased a 3-0 lead and a 5-3 lead on their way to the win. Lansing scored three times in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 6-5 lead. Yuber Rodriguez, Jonathan Baksh, and Josh Bell hit consecutive doubles to start the inning. Bell scored the go ahead run on an RBI grounder by Jonathan Diaz.
START FAST: The Rattlers scored three runs in the top of the first inning. Ron Garth singled in a run with two outs. An error on a Joe White grounder later in the inning allowed the other two runs in the inning to score.
TOUGH BOUNCE: Rattler starting pitcher Steve Richard had a 3-1 lead with one out and a runner at first in the bottom of the fourth inning. Baksh sent a grounder back to the mound that got Richard on the foot for an infield single. Richard got out of the inning one batter later. In the bottom of the fifth, Richard had one out, one runner on base, and a 1-2 count on Scott Campbell when he was pulled from the game as a precaution. The Lugnuts tied the game with a pair of two-out RBI singles off Justin Souza in the fifth.
BACK IN FRONT: The Rattlers got back in front in the top of the sixth on back-to-back doubles by Alex Liddi and Carlos Peguero. Peguero scored later in the inning on an RBI fielder’s choice by Jamie McOwen.
THEN, LANSING CAME BACK: In the bottom of the sixth, Rodriguez double to start the inning against Souza. Baksh followed with an RBI double. Bell was next and he doubled in the tying run. Joe Kantakevich relieved Souza after the double by Bell. Bell scored on the RBI grounder.
LAUNCH CODE: Reed Eastley hit the first pinch-hit home run of the season for the Rattlers. His ninth inning home run was also the first pinch-hit of the season for Wisconsin. The last Rattler pinch-hit home run was by Ron Garth on May 21, 2006.
MATCHING THE LOW: With their sixth straight loss, the Timber Rattlers have matched their previous season low of 28 games under .500. Wisconsin is now 30-58. They had been 17-45 after their ninth straight loss on June 11.
OPPOSING STARTER: Kyle Ginley was the 17th round pick of the Blue Jays in the 2006 draft out of St. Petersburg (FL) Junior College. He was mainly a reliever in two stops in the Toronto system last season. In eight games (one start) for Pulaski in the Appalachian League, Ginley was 1-1 with a 4.73ERA and 42 strikeouts in 26-2/3 innings. He made two appearances (one start) for Auburn in the New York-Penn League and went 1-0 while allowing no runs on five hits over ten innings. In his last start, Ginley beat Fort Wayne. On July 7, Ginley allowed one run one three hits over 5-1/3 innings with three walks and five strikeouts. Ginley got a no decision in his start against the Timber Rattlers on May 20 on Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. He allowed a run on three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts over four innings in that game. Lansing won that game 2-1.
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