Rattlers Earn Sweep of Bandits with 1-0 Win
GRAND CHUTE, WI - It wasn't easy, but the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers completed their three-game sweep of the Quad Cities River Bandits with a 1-0 victory on Thursday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Three Rattlers pitchers combined on the four-hit shutout, but the team needed to
GRAND CHUTE, WI - It wasn't easy, but the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers completed their three-game sweep of the Quad Cities River Bandits with a 1-0 victory on Thursday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Three Rattlers pitchers combined on the four-hit shutout, but the team needed to escape a huge jam in the top of the ninth to close out the win.
Wisconsin (28-32) grabbed the lead with a run in the bottom of the first inning.
The River Bandits (32-28) had runners on base against
In the fifth, Herrera walked
Herrera had one more jam to escape before his night was done. Jake Meyers singled with a runner on first and two outs in the top of the sixth inning to put runners at the corners. Then, Herrera walked his fourth batter of the game to load the bases. He got Shaver to ground into a force play at second to keep the lead intact.
The Rattlers nearly added to their lead in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Then, Wisconsin decided to intentionally walk
The loss dropped the River Bandits two games behind division-leading Peoria and 1-1/2 games behind Clinton, the team that holds the Western Division Wild Card at the moment. Both Peoria and Clinton won on Thursday night.
The Timber Rattlers continue their homestand on Friday night with game one of a four-game series against the Cedar Rapids Kernels.
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher
Break out the costumes and get ready to Trick-or-Treat because this game is also Halloween in June with a special appearance by Wisconsin Ghostbusters and their own Ecto-1.
Arty's Old Fashioned drinks will be available to fans 21 and over for $3 on an Arty's Old Fashioned Friday with WIXX. Stick around after the game to enjoy a FOX11 postgame fireworks display. Children 14 and under may participate in Kids Run the Bases thanks to Menasha Corporation after the fireworks display.
If you can't make it out to the game, there are several 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.