Wisconsin Edges River Bandits 4-3
GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers got a much-needed 4-3 victory over the Quad Cities River Bandits on Monday afternoon at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Wisconsin had lost six straight games to the River Bandits, the team with the best record in the Western Division of
GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers got a much-needed 4-3 victory over the Quad Cities River Bandits on Monday afternoon at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Wisconsin had lost six straight games to the River Bandits, the team with the best record in the Western Division of the Midwest League, before getting Monday's game into the win column.
The Timber Rattlers (58-61 overall, 27-23 second half) scored an unearned run in the bottom of the first inning.
The River Bandits (71-45, 28-22) threatened to score in the top of the second as Wisconsin starting pitcher
Howell also denied Dennis at least a lead-off double in the top of the fifth inning with a diving catch in the gap in left-center
Wisconsin added to their lead with three runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Fry's double was his fortieth of the season. He is ten off the team single-season record for doubles and eleven off the Midwest League's single-season record for doubles. Bo Robinson had 50 doubles for the Timber Rattlers in 1999.
An error on Fry later in the inning let Dennis score and the River Bandits were within 4-2.
In the eighth inning,
Bennett, the 6th round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2019 draft, earned the win. It was his first professional victory.
In the playoff chase, Monday's win allowed the Rattlers to stay three games behind the Clinton LumberKings in the second half Western Division Wild Card standings. Clinton won their game 7-0 at Peoria on Monday afternoon.
The Timber Rattlers are off on Tuesday for the final scheduled off day of the 2019 season. Wisconsin returns to action on Wednesday evening at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium against the Cedar Rapids Kernels.
Wednesday is our first-ever E-Sports Night! There will be characters from some of the most popular games out there, prizes, and even special concessions for this evening.
The first 1,000 fans to attend the game will receive a poster of Timber Rattlers pitcher and Milwaukee Brewers 2019 First-Round Draft Pick
Enjoy Cher-Make Hot dogs and 16-ounce Pepsi products for $1. There are also 16-ounce domestic beers available for $2 to those of legal drinking age. These specials are part of the Wednesday night Bang for Your Buck with Y100.
If you can't make it out to the ballpark on Wednesday night, the radio broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM and the TuneIn Radio app starting with the Papa John's Pizza Pregame Show at 6:45pm. MiLB.tv subscribers can watch the game over the internet