ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Timber Rattlers were beaten 4-3 by the Snappers. Bruce Pugh struck out 10 over five shutout innings for the win. The loss was the fifth straight for Wisconsin.
SURPRISE START: Nick Tyson made an emergency start for the Timber Rattlers yesterday when Daniel Meadows was a late scratch due to illness. Tyson went 5-2/3 innings and allowed three runs on seven hits with four strikeouts.
THREE BATTERS IN: The Snappers had a 2-0 lead three batters into the bottom of the first inning. Aaron Hicks singled; Drew Thompson tripled; and Nate Hanson had a sacrifice fly.
MEANWHILE: The Rattlers had one hit in five innings against Pugh. Wisconsin did draw four walks – two in the second and two in the third – but, Pugh’s 10 strikeouts kept the Timber Rattlers off the board.
AND ONE: Angel Morales singled in a run to make the score 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning.
ON THE BOARD: Kyle Dhanani knocked in a run with a grounder in the top of the sixth.
INSURANCE: The Snappers added a run in the bottom of the seventh on a throwing error.
COMEBACK: Michael Vass drove in a run in the top of the eighth with a double and scored on an error. Both runs scored after two outs to get the Rattlers to within 4-3.
FALLING SHORT: The Rattlers lost by one run yesterday. Wisconsin has lost the last five games that have been decided by one run.
RUN, RATTLERS, RUN: Wisconsin set a new season high for stolen bases in a game yesterday. They stole seven bases against the Snappers. Jose Duran led the way with three. Derrick McPhearson had a pair and Derrick Alfonso and Brandon Sizemore each had one.
RITCHIE RICH: Brandon Ritchie allowed one unearned run on two hits over 2-1/3 innings out of the Wisconsin bullpen. Ritchie appeared in 48 games, had an ERA of 1.54, and opponents hit .190 against him. His 48 appearances tied Joe Kantakevich for seventh in that category on the single season Timber Rattlers list.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The Beloit Snappers are the Midwest League affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Beloit has missed the Midwest League playoffs. The Snappers were 27-43 in the first half. They are 29-40 in the second half to give them an overall record of 56-83.
SEASON SERIES: The Timber Rattlers are 7-6 against Beloit in 2009. Wisconsin is 2-3 against the Snappers at Pohlman Field.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST: The Timber Rattlers are hitting .236 as a team. They have scored 545 runs (3.9/game) and hit 61 home runs. The Snappers are hitting .251 as a team. They have scored 601 runs (4.3/game) and hit 66 homers. Wisconsin pitchers have a team ERA of 4.34 while allowing a total of 686 runs (5.0/game). Beloit pitchers have a team ERA of 4.30 while allowing 700 runs (5.0/game). The Timber Rattler defense has committed 168 errors. The Snappers defense has committed 171 errors. Wisconsin is 21-46 on the road. Beloit is 28-40 at Pohlman Field this season.
BELOIT STARTING PITCHER: LHP Daniel Osterbrock was the seventh round pick of the Twins in the 2008 draft out of the University of Cincinnati. Osterbrock’s first pro season was with Elizabethton last season and he was 7-2 with a 3.00ERA, eight walks, and 104 strikeouts in 75 innings pitched. He was an Appalachian League Post-season All-Star and the Appalachian League Pitcher of the Year. Ostrerbrock is 6-10 with a 5.40 ERA in 27 games (25 starts) for the Snappers this season. He has walked 35 and struck out 131 in 130 innings. In his start prior to today, Osterbrock got a no decision at Quad Cities on September 2. He allowed one run on four hits and struck out 11 over six innings. Osterbrock has made two starts against the Timber Rattlers this season. He was the starter in the second game of a doubleheader against the Timber Rattlers on June 7 and pitched a 7-inning complete game for the win. He gave up one run on four hits, did not walk a batter, and struck out six for the win. On August 15 at Time Warner Cable Field, Osterbrock beat the Rattlers again. He allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits over five innings. Osterbrock struck out seven in that game. Osterbrock is third in the Midwest League in strikeouts. He trails Kenn Kasparek of Clinton (134) and Simon Castro of Fort Wayne (157) in that category.
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