Link Report for Monday 8/20

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Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scoresboard

 

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Links for affiliate audio

 

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Media notes, standings, and sortable stat pages

 

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The entire local TV Timber Rattlers broadcast schedule

[LouisEly]

Zack Brown back on the mound!

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Final: DSL Tigers1 6, DSL Brewers 1

 

The Tigers scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back, rolling over the Brewers by a score of 6-1. Leony Rosario got the start and took the loss, giving up five runs over five innings. 19-year-old Dominican righty Jose Espiritu followed and worked the final three frames, allowing just one unearned run. Catcher Jesus Chirinos led the offense, going 2-for-4 with a double while leadoff hitter Victor Vargas added two base hits.

 

Box Score / Game Log

 

 

Final: DSL Pirates1 7, DSL Indians/Brewers 5

 

The Brewers' co-op team tied the game in the seventh inning, but the Pirates plated two runs in the top of the eighth to help send the Indians/Brewers club to their seven straight defeat. Outfielder Alejandro Marte finished the day 2-for-4 and Elian Gonzalez added a triple. No Brewers' pitchers saw action in the game.

 

Box Score / Game Log

[reillymcshane]

Final: Biloxi 6, Pensacola 5

 

Coulter's Eighth Inning Homer Seals Shuckers Comeback

Ray Becomes Single-Season Shuckers RBI Leader In Win

By Spencer Siegel / Biloxi Shuckers

 

(Michael Krebs)

 

Biloxi Box Score

 

Down 5-2 heading into the 7th, Biloxi rallied for four runs, including three in the 8th, to secure a 6-5 come-from-behind victory.

 

Zack Brown, coming back from a leg injury, pitched well, giving up only one run in four innings of work. Macros Diplan did not pitch so well, surrendering three runs in three innings. Diplan got the win due to the Shucker comeback. Nate Griep worked a perfect 9th inning (no hits, no walks, three strikeouts) for the save.

 

The Shuckers offense was led by Blake Allemand (three hits), Clint Coulter (two hits) and Tyler Heineman (two hits), each of whom hit a home run.

 

The Shuckers won despite three errors on the day, including two by Keston Hiura.

 

Batting

 

Tory Stokes Jr.: 1-3, 2B, BB

Blake Allemand: 3-4, 2B, HR

Trent Grisham: 0-2, 2BB

Clint Coulter: 2-4, HR

Tyler Heineman: 2-3, HR, BB

 

Pitching

 

Zack Brown: 4.0 IP, 5 hits, 1 ER, 0BB, 4K

Cody Ponce: 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 1 ER, 0BB, 0K

Marcos Diplan: 3.0 IP, 4 hits, 3 ER, 3BB, 2K, Win

Nate Griep: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 ER, 0BB, 3K, Save

 

Notes

 

Corey Ray has gone into another funk. His batting average has dropped 20 points (from .264 to .244) since July 27. Ray did drive in his 70th run of the season on a ground out. That set a franchise record.

 

Biloxi Game Log

 

Three-run shot by Coulter does the damage.

 

Biloxi Bottom of the 8th

Lucas Erceg flies out to center fielder Jose Siri.

Blake Allemand doubles (12) on a fly ball to right fielder Narciso Crook.

Trent Grisham walks.

Clint Coulter homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Blake Allemand scores. Trent Grisham scores.

Tyler Heineman flies out to center fielder Jose Siri.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Gabriel Noriega replaces Marcos Diplan.

Gabriel Noriega flies out to center fielder Jose Siri.

[reillymcshane]

Zack Brown back on the mound!

He had a good night. Four innings, five hits, 1 ER, no walks and four strikeouts. I'm guessing they didn't want him out there too long after the injury.

[phnxcrew]

Coulter's OPS is near .800.... has he "found it" with the possibility of being unemployed soon? Sure would be nice if one of Coulter, Gatewood or Grisham somehow figured things out and realized their potential. At least a couple of them can go nuts at CS next year and be part of a package for something decent.

[markedman5]

Since no game thread is up for today i'll just post here that Ray just hit homer #26 on the season.

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Final: Cedar Rapids 12, Wisconsin 4

 

Kernels Pull Away Late; Beat Rattlers 12-4

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

 

GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Cedar Rapids Kernels defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 12-4 on Monday afternoon at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium by scoring nine runs in the last two innings. The Kernels picked up the win in the three-game series with the Rattlers with the victory in Monday's rubber game.

 

Wisconsin (60-66 overall, 29-28 second half) grabbed the lead in the first inning. Darren Seferina started the rally with an infield single. Tristen Lutz followed with a double to put runners on second and third. Eddie Silva drove in Seferina with a ground out for the 1-0 lead.

 

The Kernels (67-59, 35-22) took the lead in the top of the third inning. Ben Rodriguez drove a two-out double to the gap in left-center on a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded to knock in all three runners for a 3-1 lead.

 

The Rattlers rallied to re-take the lead in the bottom of the third. Cedar Rapids starter Tyler Watson walked Seferina and Lutz with one out. KJ Harrison drew a two out walk to load the bases. A wild pitch by Watson allowed Seferina to score. Then, Gilbert Lara doubled to send Lutz and Harrison home for the 4-3 advantage.

 

That was where the score stayed as neither team mounted much offense in the middle of the game. Wisconsin got a pair of walks with two outs in the sixth inning, but left both runners. Wisconsin didn't have a hit after the double by Lara in the third.

 

Cedar Rapids didn't have a hit after the double by Rodriguez in the third inning until the eighth inning. But, when the Kernels bats woke up again, they blew past the Rattlers.

 

Gabriel Maciel bunted for a hit to start the inning. Michael Helman followed with a double. A two-base error by third baseman Eddie Silva on a grounder off the bat of Ryan Jeffers knocked in both runners and gave the Kernels a 5-4 lead. Trevor Larnach was next and he doubled in Jeffers to make it 6-4. A sacrifice fly by David Bañuelos tacked on a final run in the inning.

 

Cedar Rapids put the game away with five runs in the top of the ninth inning. Maciel started the inning with a triple and Helman singled to make it 8-4. Two more singles loaded the bases for a sacrifice fly by Rodriguez. Andrew Bechtold had a two-run single and Bañuelos capped the scoring with an RBI single.

 

The loss dropped the Rattlers to six games behind the Kernels in the race for the second half Western Division title. Wisconsin is now three games behind Beloit in the second half Western Division Wild Card chase. That deficit could expand to 3-1/2 games depending on the outcome of Beloit's game with Burlington tonight. Wisconsin has thirteen games left in the regular season.

 

The Timber Rattlers continue their homestand on Tuesday night with the first game of a three-game series against the Quad Cities River Bandits. Nelson Hernández (10-9, 4.88) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Luis Garcia (5-2, 2.89) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the River Bandits. Game time is 7:05pm.

 

Wisconsin Badgers basketball legend Sam Dekker is coming back to the ballpark for Strike Out Cancer Night with Bergstrom Automotive and McClone on Tuesday. There are a limited number of tickets remaining for a Meet & Greet with Dekker in the Fox Communities Credit Union Fox Club from 5:30pm to 6:30pm before the game.

 

The first 1,000 fans to attend Tuesday's game will receive a bobblehead of Sam Dekker shooting the BratZooka! from the SkipperBud's boat during last year's Strike Out Cancer Night. Timber Ratters players and coaches will wear jerseys inspired by the University of Wisconsin during this game. These jerseys are up for bid in an online auction at TimberRattlersAuctions.com. The auction ends at 9:00pm on Tuesday.

 

Show your business card when you purchase a ticket and for $15 you will receive a box seat ticket, a beverage and your choice of brat or hot dog. The offer is also available to senior citizens (55 & older) and military personnel courtesy of Baker Tilly, WVBO, and AM1280 WNAM.

 

If you can't make it out to the ballpark, there are many ways to catch the action. The radio broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Pregame Show at 6:45pm. The broadcast is also available on the Tune In and IHeart Radio apps. Subscribers to MiLB.tv can watch the game over the internet.

 

Wisconsin Box Score

 

Wisconsin Game Log

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Brewers And Owlz Suspended Due To Rain

Game Will Be Completed In Full With Seven Inning Game To Follow

[bkrause2]

Final: AZL Indians2 5, AZL Brewers 1 (Game One)

 

The Maryvale crew played a doubleheader on Monday, making up a game from August 8th that had been postponed due to rain. The Indians broke a 1-1 tie with a run in the third and they never looked back as they topped the Brewers by a score of 5-1. Freisis Adames started and took the loss after going 7.1 innings and giving up all five runs (four earned). Anderson Melendez had the lone multi-hit game for the Brewers, going 2-for-4 while catcher Luis Avalo added a double for the team's only extra-base hit of the game.

 

Box Score / Game Log

 

 

 

Final: AZL Indians2 8, AZL Brewers 2 (Game Two)

 

The Indians earned a sweep of the doubleheader by putting up four runs in the first inning and cruising to an 8-2 victory. Reese Olson started the back half of the double dip and was charged with the loss after working 3.1 innings and allowing five runs (three earned). First baseman Aaron Familia went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI shortstop Orveo Saint reached base twice, collecting a single and a walk.

 

Box Score / Game Log

[Mass Haas]

Final: Biloxi 6, Pensacola 5

 

Coulter's Eighth Inning Homer Seals Shuckers Comeback

Ray Becomes Single-Season Shuckers RBI Leader In Win

By Spencer Siegel / Biloxi Shuckers

 

Trailing 5-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Blake Allemand doubled off the right field wall with one out. Trent Grisham followed with a walk, bringing up Clint Coulter. The first baseman worked the count before demolishing a fastball from RHP Robinson Leyer (L, 4-3) out to left field, giving the Shuckers their 6-5 edge. It was Coulter's 11th homer of the season, part of a 2-for-4 night where he extended his hitting streak to a team-high nine games.

 

[Mass Haas]

VIDEO via the Shuckers: Full game highlights

[Mass Haas]

Final: Cedar Rapids 12, Wisconsin 4

 

Kernels Pull Away Late; Beat Rattlers 12-4

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

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AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers had a one-run lead late on Monday, but the Cedar Rapids Kernels passed and pulled away with nine runs over the final two innings to beat Wisconsin 12–4. On the postgame podcast, Chris Mehring & Kyle Lobner talk about some of the good things and most of the bad things. Then, there are comments from manager Matt Erickson."