Here is how the Timber Rattlers have fared on June 30…since 2000
2000: The Rattlers beat Kane County 8-3 at home. Shawn McCorkle, Justin Leone, and Gorky Estrella all homered for the Rattlers. Cha Seung Baek allowed three runs on seven hits over seven innings for the win. Rattler records after this game: 7-2, 45-32
2001: The Rattlers lost 5-3 at Burlington. Wisconsin had a 3-0 lead until the Bees scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Rattler records after this game: 8-2, 50-28
2002: The Rattlers beat Burlington 14-10. Tim Merritt hit a grand slam as part of a five run eighth inning that put the Rattlers up 14-4. Burlington made the game very interesting with six runs in the top of the ninth inning off Ramon Royce and Mike Kesten. In the end, the Rattlers had enough for the win. Rattler records after this game: 2-8, 32-47
2003: The Rattlers won 9-2 at Quad City. Tomo Aoki homered and Cesar Jimenez allowed one unearned run over seven innings for the win. Rattler records after this game: 3-9, 41-37
2004: The Rattlers lost 8-6 to Dayton in ten innings. Joey Votto went up 6-5 with a two-run homer in the top of the ninth off Brian Stitt. Votto hit a two-run homer earlier in the game. Wisconsin tied the game on a Bryan LaHair RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. The Dragons scored twice in the tenth after there were two outs and no runners on base. Rattler records after this game: 3-4, 34-42
2005: The Rattlers won 4-3 at Fort Wayne. Julio Santiago pitched 7-2/3 scoreless innings and Wisconsin took a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth on two-run singles by Oswaldo Navarro and Brandon Green. The Wizards scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth off Ivan Blanco, but Craig James got the final out for the save. Rattler records after this game: 2-6, 41-37
2006: The Rattlers lost 4-1 at West Michigan. Nick Allen allowed four runs in 5-1/3 innings and took the loss. Rattler records after this game: 2-7, 29-50
2007: The Rattlers lost 4-3 at Quad Cities. Tyler Herron allowed one run on three hits over six innings for the win. Wisconsin got close with two runs in the eighth and a leadoff double in the ninth, but they could not tie the game. Rattler records after this game: 4-6, 26-52
A 4-4 record might sound uninteresting, but the some of those eight games are among the more memorable games I remember. That 14-10 game against Burlington, the Bees had a legitimate shot at coming back for the win after being down ten runs heading into the ninth. Yep, Joey Votto was pretty good back in 2004. Blanco is all I'm going to say about 2005. Overall, a fascinating day in Rattler history.
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