Weather situation in Peoria for tonight

Hello, I am Telemachus, the Tarping Tapir.

Just letting you know that the tarp is on the field at O'Brien, um, Field in Peoria. And with good reason.

Here is the grounds crew putting the tarp on as the sky is bisected between Joy....pump it up pump it up. And pain, keep it comin. Like sunshine, what else what else. And rain.

Yes. Quite dark. Thank you.

I will try to keep you informed.And there may be a few more pictures later.

July 28, 2010: Transactions

RHP Andy Sauter is on the disabled list.

LHP Tony Butler ('07) has been transferred to Wisconsin from Helena.

July 28, 2010: Lineup

D’Vontrey Richardson..CF

Scooter Gennett.......2B

Kentrail Davis........RF

Khris Davis...........LF

Hunter Morris.........1B
Chris Dennis..........DH

Cutter Dykstra........3B

Cameron Garfield.......C

Michael Marseco.......SS

Maverick Lasker.......SP

July 28, 2010: Tonight's Starting Pitcher

RHP MAVERICK LASKER: Selected by Milwaukee in the 5th round of the 2008 draft out of Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Phoenix, Arizona.

LAST SEASON: Lasker went 5-1 with a 3.26 ERA in 13 games (one start) for the Arizona League affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. He was a late season addition to the Timber Rattlers roster and Lasker went 1-1 in a pair of Midwest League starts.

LAST START: Lasker won his fourth straight decision with a win at West Michigan on July 21. He allowed one run on four hits over seven innings in a 3-1 Wisconsin victory. Lasker struck out two and walked one.

PRO CAREER DELAYED: Lasker did not pitch professionally in 2008. He was placed on the disabled list of the Arizona League affiliate of the Brewers in July and was not activated until September.

WHERE EAGLES DARE: Lasker’s team made it to the Arizona State Baseball Championship Game for Class 4A-I.

SAYING NO TO SAN DIEGO: Lasker turned down a scholarship offer to play college baseball at San Diego State University.

PRO DEBUT: Lasker made his first appearance as a professional as a reliever for the Arizona League Brewers on June 27, 2009 against the Angels. He pitched two innings, allowed two runs on two hits, walked two and struck out one in his relief appearance.

MAULING THE COUGARS: Lasker made his Midwest League debut on August 31, 2009 at Kane County. He pitched seven scoreless innings and picked up the win. Lasker allowed four hits, walked two, and struck out three.

RANKING: Baseball America lists Lasker as the #30 prospect in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

VS. PEORIA: Lasker has never faced the Chiefs before this evening.

VS. CUBS: Lasker made two appearances (one start) against the Cubs Arizona League affiliate in 2009. He went 1-0 and allowed six runs on 11 hits over nine innings.

STILL ALIVE: Lasker is in the second round of Minors Moniker Madness. Click the link to vote for him as he takes on Shooter Hunt.

PROFESSIONAL BESTS:

INNINGS PITCHED: 9.0 (6/29/10 v. Quad Cities)

STRIKEOUTS: 10 (8/11/09 @AZL Athletics)

............2010 DAY-BY-DAY

DATE..OPP...DEC..IP..H R ER BB SO ERA

4/13..CLI*.......5.0 3 1.1..2..5..1.80

4/18..@QC*..Loss 5.0 7 4.3..0..3..3.60

4/23..BEL*..Loss 4.0 6 6.6..3..3..6.43

5/1+..@BEL.......2.0 1 0.0..0..0..5.63

5/5...QC*........4.2 4 2.2..6..6..5.23

5/11^.@QC*..Win..5.0 2 2.2..4..6..4.91

5/16..BEL...Win..2.0 2 0 0..0..1..4.55

5/22..BUR........2.0 1 0 0..0..2..4.25

5/29..@CR*..Loss 5.0 6 4 4..1..1..4.67

6/3...@FW* .Win..5.2 5 3 1..3..5..4.24

6/9^..BG*........4.2 4 1 0..2..2..3.80

6/15..@CLI*.Win..7.0 5 1 1..0..6..3.46

6/20..@KC...Win..4.0 3 0 0..0..3..3.21

6/29..QC*........9.0 4 3 1..1..8..2.91

7/3...@CR*.......3.1 7 4 4..2..1..3.29

7/9...@BEL.......6.2 6 3 3..2..5..3.36

7/21..@WMI Win...7.0 4 1 1..0..2..3.18

+-Game two of a doubleheader

^-Game one of a doubleheader

*-Start

July 28, 2010: Game Notes

ABOUT MONDAY: The Timber Rattlers split a doubleheader at South Bend with the Silver Hawks. South Bend won game one 4-3. Wisconsin won game two 4-3.

GAME ONE RECAP: The teams traded leads four times. Wisconsin scored first with a run in the first inning. The Silver Hawks scored twice in the fourth. Wisconsin scored a pair of runs in the top of the fifth inning to take a 3-2 lead. David Nick hit a two-out, two-run homer off Nick Bucci to put the Hawks in front 4-3 for the winning margin.

GAME TWO RECAP: The Rattlers grabbed a 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the second inning. South Bend tied the game in with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Michael Marseco and D’Vontrey Richardson broke the tie with consecutive RBI doubles with two outs in the inning. Jon Pokorny allowed a run in the bottom of the seventh, but held on for his tenth save.

FINE WAY TO END IT: Richardson’s RBI double in the top of the seventh inning of game two ended a 0-for-21 streak for him.

WELCOME BACK: Hiram Burgos was the winning pitcher of the second game. Burgos started the season as the closer for the Timber Rattlers, but was sent to Helena in Mid-May. Burgos returned to allow two runs (one earned) on four hits over six innings for the victory. Burgos walked one and struck out five in that second game at South Bend.

DOUBLEHEADER RESULTS: Monday was the eighth doubleheader of the season for the Timber Rattlers. In the eight twinbills during 2010, Wisconsin has swept one, been swept in three, and split four. This number of doubleheaders does not include the four Timber Rattlers games that have been suspended and completed the following day.

THE ROAD EAST: The Rattlers played their final two regular season games against the Eastern Division on Monday. The Rattlers went 10-14 against the Eastern Division this season: 3-9 at home and 7-5 on the road.

ROSTER MOVES: Wisconsin made two moves before tonight’s game. RHP Andy Sauter has been placed on the disabled list. LHP Tony Butler, who was with Wisconsin in 2007, has joined the Rattlers from Helena.

HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT: The Rattlers had a scheduled off day yesterday. They are set to play 20 straight days (July 28 to August 16) until their next scheduled off day on August 17.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The Peoria Chiefs are the Midwest League affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. Peoria went 38-31 in the first half and missed the playoffs. They finished two games behind Quad Cities for the Western Division Wild Card. Peoria is 12-16 in the second half and are currently 50-47 overall this season. In their most recent series, the Chiefs took two out of three at Lake County.

2010 SEASON SERIES: The Rattlers and Chiefs have played six games this season, all in the first half and Wisconsin is 1-5 against the Chiefs. Peoria swept a three game series from the Rattlers at O’Brien Field from April 27-29 by scores of 5-4, 4-2, and 8-7. The Chiefs took two out of three from the Rattlers at Time Warner Cable Field May 18-20. The Chiefs won their two games in Grand Chute 11-7 and 9-6 in 15 innings. The Rattlers beat the Chiefs 14-1 on May 18.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST: The Timber Rattlers are hitting .254 as a team. They have scored 469 runs (4.8/game) and hit 56 home runs. The Chiefs are hitting .263 as a team. They have scored 453 runs (4.6/game) and hit 42 homers. Wisconsin pitchers have a team ERA of 4.46 while allowing a total of 490 runs (5.0/game) this season. Peoria pitchers have a team ERA of 4.12 while allowing a total of 467 runs (4.8/game). The Timber Rattler defense has committed 136 errors. The Chiefs defense has committed 233 errors. Wisconsin is 19-29 in road games this season. Peoria is 30-18 at home in 2010.

PROSPECTING: Baseball America’s Prospect Handbook placed three members of the current Peoria roster on their list of Top 30 prospects in the Chicago Cubs organization. Infielders Hak-Ju Lee (#6) and Logan Watkins (#7) are both in the top ten. Pitcher Jeff Antigua is at #19 and is the only current Peoria pitcher on the list.

PEORIA STARTING PITCHER: RHP Ryan Searle was signed as a non-drafted free agent out of Australia in 2007. He is 4-5 with a 4.65ERA in 15 games (12 starts) for the Chiefs this season. He spent all of 2009 and the start of 2010 pitching for Daytona, the Florida State League affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. Searle was 7-11 with Daytona in 2009 and started the year 1-1 in four games (two starts) before joining Peoria in early May. In his start prior to this evening, Searle lost his fourth straight decision by giving up four runs on six hits over four innings at Fort Wayne on July 22. He walked four and struck out three in that start. Tonight is the first time that Searle is facing the Timber Rattlers. He has made six appearances (three starts) against Brewers affiliates in his professional career. Searle pitched three scoreless innings with five strikeouts against the Arizona League Brewers in 2007. In the Florida State League during the 2009 season, Searle went 2-1 against the Brevard County Manatees, Milwaukee’s affiliate in the FSL. On April 11 of this season, Searle picked up the win in a relief outing against the Manatees.

July 28, 1960 & July 28, 1985

Sponsored by Rasmussen College

50 Years Ago Today

FOX CITIES FOXES....5
CEDAR RAPIDS BRAVES 9

The Foxes were up 5-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning.  BUT, Cedar Rapids scored eight runs after the stretch.

Jim Lehew had a bad day in the bottom of the seventh.  He entered the game with two runners on base and the Foxes up 5-2.  Lehew gave up a three-run homer to Charlie Smith that tied the game 5-5.  Tommie Aaron followed with another homer that put the Braves up 6-5.  Gene Johnson reached on an error and Herm Hubbard hit the third homer in four batters faced by Lehew.

Boog Powell had a good day. He went 3-for-3 with a homer, a pair of runs, and a pair of RBI.

The loss dropped the Foxes to 53-38 on the season.  They still lead the Three-I League, BUT their lead over second place Sioux City is down to 1-1/2 games.

25 Years Ago Today:
.............................R..H E
KENOSHA TWINS..100 003 000 - 4..6 1
APPLETON FOXES 000 401 02x - 7 11 2

ATTENDANCE: 841

Wes Kent continued his hot hitting with three RBI for the Foxes.  Mike Taylor's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth drove in the run that broke the 4-4 tie.

John Stein pitched a complete game and moved his record to 2-0 in two starts since being promoted from the Gulf Coast League.

Appleton is now 65-36 on the season.  They are in first place in the Northern Division of the Midwest League.  The Foxes lead Kenosha by 15 games.

Brewers System Report: Games of July 27, 2010

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MILWAUKEE (MAJ: 48-54; National League Central): The Brewers lost 12-4 to the Reds at Miller Park. Yovani Gallardo homered for Milwaukee but allowed six runs on ten hits over 2-2/3 innings. Cincinnati collected 19 hits in the game.

NASHVILLE (AAA: 56-47; Pacific Coast League American Northern Division): The Sounds beat Omaha 16-2. Mat Gamel drove in four runs for Nashville.

HUNTSVILLE (AA: 49-52 overall; 16-15 second half; Southern League North Division): The Stars were off on Tuesday.

BREVARD COUNTY (Advanced-A: 46-54; 19-12 second half; Florida State League North Division): The Manatees beat St. Lucie 2-0. Three Brevard County pitchers combined on a 5-hit shutout. Sean McCraw drove in one of the two runs for the Manatees.

HELENA (Rookie: 18-18; Pioneer League North Division): The Brewers won 6-3 at Orem. Helena scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to rally for the win. Tony Butler (’07) pitched a scoreless inning in relief for the victory.

AZL BREWERS (Rookie: 20-10; Arizona League Central Division): The Brewers lost 14-0 to the Reds.

BREWERS SYSTEM SCHEDULE TODAY:

Cincinnati (Edinson Volquez 1-1) at MILWAUKEE (Yovani Gallardo 9-4) 7:10pm CDT

Omaha (Blaine Hardy 2-3) at NASHVILLE (Sam Narron 6-3) 7:05pm CDT

Mississippi (Julio Teheran 0-0) at HUNTSVILLE (Michael Bowman 7-8) 7:00pm CDT

BREVARD COUNTY (Dan Merklinger 4-4) at St. Lucie (Bradley Holt 2-3) 6:00pm CDT

HELENA: OFF DAY

AZL Royals at AZL BREWERS 9:00pm CDT

Rattlers Alumni Report: MLB Games of July 27, 2010

@Rays 3, Tigers 2

TB:

Rafael Soriano ('00): IP, 2H, 0R, BB, SAVE #27

@Indians 4, Yankees 1

CLE:

Asdrubal Cabrera ('05): 2-for-4, RUN

Shin-Soo Choo ('02): 3-for-4, RUN

NYY:

Alex Rodriguez (Foxes, '94): 0-for-4

@White Sox 11, Mariners 0

CWS:

Matt Thornton ('00): IP, 2H, 0R, 3K

SEA:

Michael Saunders ('06): 1-for-4, RBI

Ryan Rowland-Smith ('03): 5IP, 11H, 11R, 2BB, K, Loss

@Blue Jays 8, Orioles 2

BAL:

Adam Jones ('04): 3-for-4

@Phillies 9, Diamondbacks 5

PHI:

Greg Dobbs ('02): 0-for-3

Raul Ibanez (Foxes, '94): 2-for-4, 2 RUNS, RBI

VOTE FOR MAVERICK! AGAIN!

Rattlers pitcher Maverick Lasker has made it through the to second round of Moniker Madness! A big THANK YOU to everyone who got out there and voted for Maverick.

Now, he needs your vote again.  You have permission to buzz the tower!

Maverick is a #7 seed and is facing the #2 seed (and a former Beloit Snapper) Shooter Hunt. You know what that means?

It's Shooter's turn!...to lose.

Damn you people! This is a baseball promotional contest! Not a rock concert!

All the more reason to VOTE FOR MAVERICK!

July 27, 2010: Standings Update

The Timber Rattlers are 30 games into the second half and done with the Eastern Division for the regular season. Now seems like a good time to see where the team stands in the second half playoff standings for the Western Division.

For the purposes of this post, the Cedar Rapids Kernels and the Quad Cities River Bandits are left out of the standings. The Kernels (first half Western Division Champion) and the River Bandits (first half Western Division Wild Card) are already into the 2010 post season.  In the first round of the playoffs, Cedar Rapids will play the second half wild card and Quad Cities will play the second half champion.

Here is a link to the current standings.

The race for the second half Western Division title:

TEAM.........W-L..GB

Kane County 17-13.--

Wisconsin...15-15 2.0

Clinton.....14-15 2.5

Beloit......13-15 3.0

Burlington..13-15 3.0

Peoria......12-16 4.0

The race for the second half Western Division wild card:

TEAM.........W-L..GB

Wisconsin...15-15 --

Clinton.....14-15 0.5

Beloit......13-15 1.0

Burlington..13-15 1.0

Peoria......12-16 2.0

July 27, 1960 & July 27, 1985

Sponsored by Rasmussen College

50 Years Ago Today:

GAME ONE (7 innings)
FOX CITIES FOXES..0
DES MOINES DEMONS 4

GAME TWO (9 innings)
FOXES..10
DEMONS..5

John Boozer was the winner for the Demons in game one.  It was his eleventh of the season.  Don Lightner hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the first inning off Chuck Symeon.

Game two went much better for the Foxes.  Fox Cities collected 14 hits and Dean Chance got the win.  Jim Montgomery went 6-for-8 in the doubleheader and drove in three runs in the second game.

The Foxes are 53-37 and in first place in the Three-I League.  Second place Sioux City is 2.5 games back.

25 Years Ago Today:
..............................R..H E
MADISON MUSKIES 302 020 000 - 7 10 4
APPLETON FOXES..230 210 00x - 8 11 2

ATTENDANCE: 1,876

John Caianiello broke a 7-7 tie with an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning.  Troy Thomas drove in three runs for Appleton and Ken Reed got the win - his eighth - despite allowing seven runs over six innings.  But, the story in the Post-Crescent on July 28 was all about the defense:

Roy Anderson led off the eighth with a single.  After Bob Gould popped out, pinch hitter Mike Cupples slammed a sharp ground ball that was headed for center field.  However, shortstop Pete Venturini made a diving [stop] and tossed to second baseman Jerry Bertolani, who relayed to first baseman Greg Tarnow for the twin killing.

...

With one out in the ninth inning, Mark Howie singled  off Jeff Anderson.  After Dave White replaced Anderson, Tyler Brilinski stroked a grounder at Bertolani.  Bertolani made the grab, raced over and stepped on second and then tossed to Tarnow to end the game.

The Foxes are 64-36 and are still in first place in the Northern Division of the Midwest League.  Their lead over second place Kenosha is 14 games.

Midwest League Action: Games of July 26, 2010

Complete Scoreboard

@South Bend 4, Wisconsin 3; WI 4 @SB 3: Nick's knock.

Beloit 8 @West Michigan 2: Fall.

Quad Cities 5 @Dayton 0: Three good and one awful. This link would be an article by Hall of Famer Hal McCoy and he is talking about Homer Bailey's rehab start for the Dragons.

Peoria 6 @Lake County 5: Grinds.

Cedar Rapids 6 @Bowling Green 0: Smoke.

@Great Lakes 5, Kane County 0: Shut.

@Lansing 9, Clinton 5: Cycle-plus.

@Fort Wayne 6, Burlington 1: Streaking!

Brewers System Report: Games of July 26, 2010

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MILWAUKEE (MAJ: 48-53; National League Central): The Brewers beat Cincinnati 3-2.  Rickie Weeks hit a two run homer to tie the game 2-2.  Jim Edmonds hit a pinch hit home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Brewers the lead.  John Axford pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.

NASHVILLE (AAA: 55-47; Pacific Coast League American Northern Division): The Sounds won 12-6 at Albuquerque.  Lorenzo Cain ('09) went 3-for-5 with two triples and three RBI for Nashville.

HUNTSVILLE (AA: 49-52 overall; 16-15 second half; Southern League North Division): The Stars lost 2-1 at Jacksonville.  Wily Peralta ('09) made his Double-A debut and allowed a run on six hits over six innings.  The Suns broke a 1-1 tie with a run in the bottom of the ninth for the win.

BREVARD COUNTY (Advanced-A: 45-54; 18-12 second half; Florida State League North Division): The Manatees were off on Monday.

HELENA (Rookie: 17-18; Pioneer League North Division): The Brewers lost 10-2 at Orem.  Helena had 11 hits in the game.

AZL BREWERS (Rookie: 20-9; Arizona League Central Division): The Brewers beat the Reds 5-3.

BREWERS SYSTEM SCHEDULE TODAY:

Cincinnati (Edinson Volquez 1-1) at MILWAUKEE (Yovani Gallardo 9-4) 7:10pm CDT

Omaha at NASHVILLE 7:05pm CDT

HUNTSVILLE: OFF DAY

BREVARD COUNTY at St. Luci6:00pm CDT

HELENA at Orem 8:05pm CDT

AZL BREWERS at AZL Reds 9:00pm CDT

Rattlers Alumni Report: MLB Games of July 26, 2010

@Blue Jays 9, Orioles 5

BAL:

Adam Jones ('04): 1-for-5

Yankees 3 @Indians 2

NYY:

Alex Rodriguez (Foxes, '94): 0-for-4

CLE:

Asdrubal Cabrera ('05): 0-for-3

Shin-Soo Choo ('02): 1-for-4

@White Sox 6, Mariners 1

SEA:

Michael Saunders ('06): 1-for-3, RUN

Rob Johnson ('05): 1-for-3

Felix Hernandez ('03): 7IP, 9H, 4R, 3BB, 3K

Red Sox 6 @Angels 3

BOS:

David Ortiz ('96): 2-for-4, 2 RUNS, 2 RBI, HR #20 & 21

@Phillies 5, Rockies 4

PHI:

Raul Ibanez (Foxes, '94): 1-for-3, RBI

Greg Dobbs ('02): 2-for-4, 2 RUNS

Press Box Photos (South Bend)

This is the view from the press box at Coveleski Stadium in 2008.

This is the view from the press box at Coveleski Stadium in 2010.

There are some pictures on this blog from way back that have a better shot, but you can tell from here that the posts that held up the net are gone and so is the net that sloped back to keep foul balls from going into the seats behind home plate.

I am looking for those old pictures, but that may need to wait until I get back to Appleton and am able to go through some of those old shots from about three computers ago.

July 26, 2010: Game one lineup

D'Vontrey Richardson..CF

Scooter Gennett.......2B

Kentrail Davis........RF

Khris Davis...........DH

Chris Dennis..........1B

Cutter Dykstra........3B

Cameron Garfield.......C

Michael Marseco.......SS

Erikl Miller..........LF

Nick Bucci............SP

July 26, 2010: Tonight's Starting Pitchers

GAME ONE

RHP NICK BUCCI: Selected by Milwaukee in the 18th round of the 2008 draft out of St. Patrick High School in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

LAST SEASON: Bucci went 6-3 with a 4.31ERA in 13 games (12 starts) for the Helena Brewers in 2009.

LAST START: Bucci took the loss against Lansing on July 15 in the second game of the doubleheader at Time Warner Cable Field. Bucci allowed four runs on five hits over 6-2/3 innings. He walked three and struck out eight, but Lansing won 4-2.

LAST APPEARANCE: Picked up his first professional save with two scoreless innings at West Michigan on July 21. Bucci allowed two hits with a pair of walks and a strikeout.

THAT’S A STREAK: Bucci had a 15-1/3 inning scoreless streak end in the first inning against Burlington on May 23.

DOUBLING UP: Before moving to Helena for the 2009 Pioneer League season, Bucci made three relief appearances for Huntsville, the AA Southern League affiliate of the Brewers. In three games with the Stars, Bucci went 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA. However, two of those appearances for Huntsville were scoreless.

O, CANADA! Bucci pitched for Team Canada in the 2009 World Cup of baseball and helped them to the bronze medal in the competition. It was Canada’s first medal in the World Cup.

ALL-STAR ACTION: Bucci faced one batter in the 2010 Midwest League All-Star Game on June 22 in Fort Wayne. He got Bo Greenwell of Lake County to ground out to first base.

LEAGUE AWARD: The Pioneer League recognized Bucci as their pitcher of the week on July 20 for his performance for the week of July 13-19.

ORGANIZATION AWARDS: The Brewers named Bucci their minor league pitcher of the month for July, 2009. Bucci went 5-0 with a 2.13ERA during July last season. Bucci was also named the Brewers minor league pitcher of the month for May, 2010 by the Brewers. Bucci was 3-1 with a 1.13ERA in six games (five starts) for the Rattlers during May.

RATED: Baseball America rated Bucci as the #29 prospect in the Milwaukee Brewer organization in their 2010 Prospect Handbook. He was also ranked as the #17 prospect in the Pioneer League by BA after the 2009 season.

VS. SOUTH BEND: Bucci has never faced the Silver Hawks.

VS. DIAMONDBACKS: Bucci made three starts against Missoula, the Pioneer League affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, in 2009. He went 1-0 with a 5.14 ERA and allowed nine runs on 13 hits over 14 innings with six walks and nine strikeouts. Bucci allowed four homers to the Osprey in 2009, but only one to a current Silver Hawk (Keon Broxton).

PROFESSIONAL BESTS:

INNINGS PITCHED: 7.1 - (8/22/09 @ Orem)

STRIKEOUTS: 9 (2x - Last: 7/15/09 @ Idaho Falls)

........2010 GAME-BY-GAME

DATE..OPP...DEC..IP...H R ER BB K ERA

4/9+..KC*........3.0..1 2 0..5..5 0.00

4/14..@BUR.......4.0..1 1 0..0..5 0.00

4/19..@QC*.......4.1..4 1 1..5..2 0.79

4/24..BEL........2.0..2 3 3..1..1 2.70

5/1+..@BEL* Loss 4.1..3 3 2..4..1 3.06

5/6...QC.........3.0..1 0 0..0..2 2.61

5/13..BEL*..Win..6.0..3 0 0..3..7 2.03

5/18..PEO*..Win..6.0..1 0 0..3..3 1.65

5/23..BUR*..Win..7.0..7 2 2..2..6 1.82

5/28..@CR*.......5.2..6 1 0..4..4 1.59

6/2...@FW*..Loss 6.2..7 3 2..3..7 1.74

6/9^..BG*...Loss 4.0..4 4 4..4..3 2.26

6/13..DAY*.......3.0 10 6 6..1..2 3.07

6/20..@KC*.......1.0..1 1 1..3..0 3.06

6/28..QC*........3.1..4 4 4..3..4 3.46

7/3...@BUR*......6.0..6 4 3..3..8 3.55

7/8...@BEL* Win..7.0..4 3 3..1..2 3.58

7/15+ LAN*..Loss.6.2..5 4 4..3..8 3.72

7/21 @WMI*..Save 2.0..2 0 0..2..1 3.63

GAME TWO

RHP HIRAM BURGOS: Selected by Milwaukee in the 6th round of the 2009 draft out of Bethune-Cookman University. When he takes the mound in game two, Burgos will be making his first Midwest League start.

LAST SEASON: Burgos started his professional career with Helena, the Pioneer League affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Burgos was 3-2 with a 5.62 ERA in 14 games (seven starts) with Helena.

LAST START: Burgos beat the Orem Owlz in a Pioneer League game on July 18. Burgos allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts over eight innings for Helena. The Pioneer League named Burgos as their Pitcher of the Week on July 19 for this performance.

LAST TIMBER RATTLERS APPEARANCE: Burgos tossed four innings of relief at Time Warner Cable Field on May 15 against the Beloit Snappers and took the loss. Burgos gave up a two-out RBI single in the top of the eighth inning that allowed the Snappers to take a 4-3 lead. He walked two and struck out two as the Rattlers lost by that 4-3 score.

AT B-CU: Burgos won 21 games and struck out 250 batters in a four year career with Bethune-Cookman. In his final season with the Wildcats, Burgos was 6-3 with a 3.74ERA and 94 strikeouts over 79-1/3 innings pitched. He was part of four straight MEAC championship teams and was a Second Team All-MEAC selection in 2007.

WINTER BALL: Burgos went on to pitch for Mayaguez in the Puerto Rican Winter League this past offseason. He made 10 appearances (nine starts) and was 3-2 with a 2.27ERA. Burgos was named the PRWL Rookie of the Year for his performance.

START OF 2010: Burgos worked (mainly as the closer) out of the Timber Rattlers bullpen at the start of the season. He went 1-5 with a 5.40ERA and was 0-for-3 in save opportunities. Burgos was sent down to Helena after the appearance against Beloit on May 15. He was recalled from Helena after the start against Orem on July 18.

VS. SOUTH BEND: Tonight is the first time Burgos is facing the Silver Hawks.

VS. DIAMONDBACKS: Burgos has made four appearances (two starts) against the Missoula Osprey, the Pioneer League affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, in his career. Burgos was 0-1 in three games (one start) against Missoula in 2009 and allowed 14 runs (10 earned) on 19 hits over 8-1/3 innings with five walks and 11 strikeouts. Burgos also faced Missoula on June 22 of this season and allowed six runs on nine hits over four innings, but was not involved in the decision.

PROFESSIONAL BESTS:

INNINGS PITCHED: 8.0 (7/18/10 v. Orem)

STRIKEOUTS: 10 (7/12/10 @Billings)

............2010 DAY-BY-DAY

........Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

DATE OPP..DEC..IP..H R ER BB SO ERA

4/9+ KC...Win..4.0 2 1 1..1..6..2.25

4/15 @BUR......1.0 0 0 0..0..0..1.80

4/19 @QC.......1.0 0 0 0..0..0..1.50

4/20 CR...Loss 2.0 4 3 2..1..1..3.38

4/24 BEL..Loss 2.0 4 2 2..1..1..4.50

4/29 @PEO......2.0 4 2 2..0..1..5.25

5/3..@BEL Loss 1.1 3 2 1..0..2..5.40

5/6..QC...Loss 0.2 2 2 2..1..1..6.43

5/9..CR........2.0 2 1 1..0 .1..6.19

5/15 BEL..Loss 4.0 2 1 1..2..2..5.40

..............2010 DAY-BY-DAY

..............Helena Brewers

DATE OPP...........DEC IP..H R ER BB SO ERA

6/22.Missoula*.........4.0 9 6 6..0...6 13.50

6/27 @Great Falls* Win 6.1 4 1 1..1...9 6.10

7/2..@Billings*....Win 7.0 4 1 1..0...8 4.15

7/7..Great Falls*......5.2 7 2 1..1...7 3.52

7/12.@Billings*........7.0 3 0 0..2..10 2.70

7/18.Orem*.........Win 8.0 4 1 1..1...8 2.37

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