Rattlers Take Series Opener from TinCaps
FORT WAYNE, IN - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers opened their three-game series against the Fort Wayne TinCaps at Parkview Field with a 6-3 win on Friday night. Alec Bettinger pitched six scoreless innings while Zach Clark and Joantgel Segovia each had a nice night at the plate for the Rattlers.Wisconsin
FORT WAYNE, IN - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers opened their three-game series against the Fort Wayne TinCaps at Parkview Field with a 6-3 win on Friday night.
Wisconsin (10-17) loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the second inning. Gabriel García drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly to send
Clark added to the Timber Rattlers lead in the fourth inning. He tripled with two outs and scored on a wild pitch for a 2-0 lead.
The Rattlers added to their lead in the top of the seventh.
Bettinger, the starting pitcher for the Rattlers, kept the TinCaps in check over his six innings. He allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out four to put himself in position for his first Midwest League win.
Fort Wayne (13-15) got on the scoreboard with a two-out rally in the bottom of the seventh against reliever
Clark gave Wisconsin a little more breathing room in the top of the eighth when he lined a long, two-run home run to left field with one out. The homer was the third of the season for Clark. Wisconsin has hit at least one home run in each of their last five games. The team has a total of six home runs in their first five games this week.
The Rattlers added another run later in the eighth inning with an RBI infield single by
Friese worked a scoreless eighth inning before giving way to
But, before the TinCaps could bat in their half of the ninth, Hortonville, Wisconsin native
Benoit appeared to end the game with a strikeout of
The game ended when Benoit got
Wisconsin has won four of their last five games.
Game two of the series is Saturday night at Parkview Field. Nelson Hernández (3-2, 6.55) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers.