Rattlers Rout Peoria 19-5
GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers offense erupted for 21 hits on Monday afternoon to defeat the Peoria Chiefs 19-5 at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The Rattlers earned a split in the four-game set with the Midwest League affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. Zach
GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers offense erupted for 21 hits on Monday afternoon to defeat the Peoria Chiefs 19-5 at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The Rattlers earned a split in the four-game set with the Midwest League affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.
The game got off to a rocky start for the Rattlers (38-49 overall, 7-11 second half) when starting pitcher Nelson Hernández was knocked out of the game after he was hit on his upper right arm with a line drive by
Wisconsin grabbed the lead in the bottom of the second inning by scoring four runs before an out was recorded.
The Chiefs (49-38, 10-7) stormed back to tie the game with a two-out rally in the top of the third against reliever Matt Hardy, who had taken over for Hernández in the first inning, retired the first two batters of the frame, but allowed a walk, an RBI double by Lopez, an RBI single to
Friese kept the Chiefs in check as he tossed 3-1/3 scoreless innings while the Rattlers offense went off on Peoria.
Clark started the Rattlers fourth inning with a single and
Chiefs reliever CJ Saylor entered the game and walked Lara to load the bases. Then, back-to-back walks to
In the fifth, Morrison drove in two more runs with a single and the Rattlers were up 10-4.
Wisconsin continued its onslaught with two more runs in the sixth on an RBI single by Pierre and an RBI triple by Clark.
The biggest inning of the day for the Rattlers was the seventh as they scored seven runs. Feliciano had an RBI single and Diaz had a sacrifice fly to score the first two runs of the inning.
Clark doubled in a run with two outs for his fifth hit of the game. He became the first Rattlers with five hits in a game since
Lutz capped the Rattlers day at the plate with a long, three-run home run to centerfield. The homer was his eighth of the season. He reached base five times with a double, a homer, and three walks in the game.
The Chiefs did get on the scoreboard in the ninth inning on an RBI single by Lopez. But, it wasn't enough.
The last time the Timber Rattlers scored 19 runs in a game was on August 26, 2011 in a game against Kane County. The last time they had 21 hits was in a game against Fort Wayne on July 20, 2016.
The Timber Rattlers are off on Tuesday before returning to action on Wednesday for a road game against the West Michigan Whitecaps.