ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Quad Cities River Bandits beat the Timber Rattlers 4-3. Four River Bandit pitchers combined to strikeout 15 batters in the game. The Rattlers led 3-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning. An RBI triple by Dave Carpenter drove in the tying run. A run scoring fielder’s choice by Justin Roberson plated the go ahead run.
BACK ON THE MOUND: Nathan Adcock got the starting nod for the Timber Rattlers last night. He pitched five innings, allowed two runs (both unearned) on four hits, walked three, and struck out five. He left the game with a 3-2 lead, but picked up a no decision.
THE WAY TO FIFTEEN: Quad Cities starting pitcher Shaun Garceau picked up six strikeouts in 3.2IP and reliever Wayne Daman got one punchout in 1.1IP. Winning pitcher JD Stambaugh got seven strikeouts over three innings. Francisco Samuel pitched a scoreless ninth inning with one ‘K’ for the save.
FOR COMPARISON: The most strikeouts by Rattler hitters as a team in 2007 was 18 against Kane County on June 8.
OFFENSE: Gerardo Avila and Gavin Dickey led the Rattler offense with two hits each. Dickey also picked up an RBI. Daniel Carroll reached base four times, scored twice, and stole a base in his Rattler debut.
OUCH: Three Timber Rattler batters were hit by pitches last night. Garceau plunked Ron Garth, Carroll, and Joe Dunigan.
COMING BACK: The Rattlers trailed 2-1 after four innings, but scored twice in the top of the fifth to take the 3-2 lead. Carroll singled to drive in Avila and took second on a throwing error. Garth’s two-out single to center sent Carroll across the plate with the go ahead run.
JUST MISSED: Carpenter had tripled in the tying run in the bottom of the sixth and was standing on third with the go ahead run. Jose Garcia drew a walk to set up a potential double play. Roberson sent a slow chopper to Garth at second base. The Rattlers got Garcia for the force, but Roberson beat the relay to first and Carpenter scored what turned out to be the winning run.
GAME ONE QUAD CITIES STARTER: Brian Broderick was selected in the 21st round by the Cardinals in the 2007 draft out of Grand Canyon University. Broderick split time between Johnson City and Batavia last season he was 3-3 with a 2.55ERA in 16 appearances (9 starts) in his first pro season.
GAME TWO QUAD CITIES STARTER: Blake King was a 44th round pick of the Cardinals in the 2005 draft out of Eastern Oklahoma State College. He signed as a draft-and-follow before the 2006 draft. He made three starts against the Timber Rattlers in 2007 and was 0-2 with an 8.68ERA. He started last season in Quad Cities, but was moved to Batavia in the New York-Penn League in late June.
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