ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Rattlers beat the Chiefs 3-2. Wisconsin trailed 1-0 heading into the top of the sixth inning. Kuo Hui Lo hit a two-run homer and Gerardo Avila drove in run with a two-out RBI single. Steve Richard allowed one run over 5-1/3 innings for the win. Drew Fiorenza got the final three outs of the game for the save.
HOME RUN BY LO: Lo’s homer was his first of the season. The last round tripper he hit was on August 6, 2006 against the Beloit Snappers.
CLEMSON CONNECTION: Both Richard and Fiorenza were teammates for the Clemson Tigers before being drafted by the Mariners in 2006.
SAVING THE DAY: Fiorenza is 2-for-2 in save situations. The Rattler bullpen is 9-for-10 in save situations in the month of May.
MERRY MONTH OF MAY: Rattler reliever Justin Souza allowed one run in his appearance last night. That was only the third earned run he has allowed this month. Souza’s ERA is 1.72 in nine May games.
DOUBLE GIBSON: Rollie Gibson retired all four batters he faced last night. He entered the game in the bottom of the seventh inning with the tying run at second base and two outs. Gibson got Matt Camp to ground out for the final out of the inning and proceeded to work a 1-2-3 eighth inning with two strikeouts.
TWIN KILLINGS: The Rattlers turned a pair of double plays in key situations last night. Souza got Alfred Joseph to hit into an inning ending 6-4-3 double play in the sixth. Fiorenza gave up a one out single in the ninth, but got Wellington Castillo to hit into a game-ending 6-4-3 double play. The Rattlers have turned 32 double plays this season.
SACRIFICE: Greg Halman dropped a sacrifice bunt in the sixth inning. It was the seventeenth sac bunt by the Rattlers in 45 games this season. Wisconsin batters had just 24 sac bunts in 140 games in 2006.
TRU BELIEVER: Carlos Triunfel went 1-for-4 to extend his current hitting streak to six games. He is 12-for-23 (.521) during the career high streak. Triunfel is hitting .322 on the season and is ninth in the Midwest League in hitting.
OPPOSING STARTER: Chris Shaver was the fourth round pick of the Cubs in the 2004 draft out of the College of William & Mary. He pitched for Peoria in 2005 and went 3-7 with a 4.31ERA. Last season, he made two relief appearances for Daytona of the Florida State League before being promoted to West Tennessee in the Southern League. Shaver was 7-10 with a 2.99ERA in 26 starts for West Tennessee. He has made two starts for the Chiefs this season. In his last outing, Shaver got a no decision against Lansing on May 21. He allowed two runs on seven hits over 4-2/3 innings. Shaver walked one and struck out three. Shaver faced the Timber Rattlers twice in 2005. He went 0-1 with an 8.44ERA. In 10-2/3 innings he gave up 12 runs (10 earned) on eighteen hits, walked two and struck out eight.
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