WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS GAME NOTES Wisconsin Timber Rattlers PO Box 7464 Appleton, WI 54912-7073 Fax: (920) 733-8032 Phone: (920) 733-4152 Twitter: @TimberRattlers Midwest League Affiliate of www.timberrattlers.com [email protected] the Milwaukee Brewers Game #44: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (13-30) @ Kane County Cougars (20-23); Sunday, May 24, 2015 – 6:30pm SUN, May 24 @Kane County LHP Luis Ortega (0-3, 5.40) v. RHP Brad Keller (1-4, 3.09) 6:30pm | MiLB.TV MON, May 25 @Kane County RHP Joshua Torres (0-1, 2.25) v. RHP Markus Solbach (3-2, 3.13) 1:00pm | MiLB.TV TUE, May 26 @Cedar Rapids RHP Devin Williams (0-2, 5.87) v. LHP Stephen Gonsalves (4-1, 1.50) 6:35pm WED, May 27 @Cedar Rapids RHP Cy Sneed (2-5, 1.81) v. RHP Felix Jorge (2-2, 2.13) 6:35pm THU, May 28 @Cedar Rapids LHP Kodi Medeiros (1-2, 5.03) v. RHP Jared Wilson (4-0, 2.58) 6:35pm All Games are Broadcast on AM1280, WNAM and timberrattlers.com | All home games on MiLB.tv 2015 REGULA R SEASON : ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Wisconsin Timber ABOUT THE COUGARS: The Kane County Cougars Streak: W2 Rattlers beat the Kane County Cougars 5-3 at Fifth are the Midwest League affiliate of the Arizona Last 5 Games 3-2 Third Bank Ballpark on Saturday night. Greg Diamondbacks. This is their first year as an affiliate of Last 10 Games 5-5 Best Record: 3-8 McCall drove in three runs and David Burkhalter the Diamondbacks. Kane County was affiliated with Worst Record: 9-28 pitched three innings to earn his second save. the Chicago Cubs in 2013 and 2014 and won the First Half 13-30 Midwest League title in 2014. Former Major League BACK AND FORTH: The Timber Rattlers scored a Second Half player Mark Grudzielanek is in his first year as the Home Record: 6-19 run in the first inning on an RBI single by Greg Road Record: 7-11 manager of the Cougars. McCall. Kane County took the lead with single runs Daytime Record: 5-9 Night Record: 8-21 in the second and third innings. Wisconsin tied the TALE OF THE TAPE: game with a sacrifice fly by McCall in the fifth. WIS KC Starters: 7-26 Relievers: 6-4 Team AVG: .223 .265 LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN: Wisconsin grabbed the Quality Starts: 7 Runs/game: 3.1 4.3 Saves/Chances: 8/10 lead in the top of the seventh with two runs. Last Runs against/game: 5.0 4.2 Longest Win Streak: 3 night was the second game in a row Wisconsin has Run Differential: -81 +7 Longest Losing Streak: 12 broken a tie with two runs in the top of the seventh. Rattlers Score First: 11-8 Team ERA: 4.27 3.45 On Saturday, Monte Harrison scored from second Opp. Score First: 2-22 Home Runs: 15 13 Comeback Wins: 4 on a sacrifice bunt by McCall and Francisco Castillo Lead Entering 8th: 12-1 2014 Draft Picks: 8 4 drove in the second run with a single. Tied Entering 8th: 0-1 KANE COUNTY IN 2015: The Cougars are 20-23 this Trail Entering 8th: 0-26 EVERYBODY HITS: All nine Timber Rattlers in the season. They are in fifth place in the Western Lead Entering 9th: 12-0 batting order had at least one hit as the team Tied Entering 9th: 0-1 Division. In their most recent series, Kane County split collected twelve hits in the game. Trail Entering 9th: 0-27 a four-game series at Beloit. The Cougars are 6-15 at Wins in last AB: 1 “Walkoff” Wins: LOOK OUT! Harrison, Jake Gatewood, and Elvis home this season. Rubio were all hit by pitches last night. Harrison, Opp. Wins in last AB: 2 ALL-TIME SERIES: Since 1995, Wisconsin and Kane Opp. “Walkoff” Wins: 1 Rubio, and Dustin DeMuth have all been hit by a County have met 327 times. The Timber Rattlers are Extra Innings: 0-1 pitch six times this season to lead the team. Double headers: 1-1 160-167 against the Cougars. Wisconsin is 73-94 at Shutouts: 3-2 STARTER: Kodi Medeiros was the starting pitcher Kane County during the series. The teams met in the One-run game 0-7 first round of the 2014 Midwest League Playoffs and Scoring 4 or less: 6-28 for the Rattlers and allowed two runs on nine hits Scoring 5 or more: 7-2 over 5-2/3 innings pitched. He was not involved in the Cougars swept the best-of-three series 2-0. The Allowing 4 or less: 13-10 the decision. In two starts last week, Medeiros has Timber Rattlers are 2-7 in postseason play with the Allowing 5 or more: 0-20 allowed four runs on 14 hits with 12 strikeouts over Cougars. Wisconsin won the 2000 First Round 10-2/3 innings pitched. matchup in three games. Kane County has swept the RATTLERS IN MAY: Rattlers out of the playoffs in 1997, 2001, and 2014. RELIEVER: Luke Curtis entered the game with two Date Opp. W/L SCORE outs and two on in the bottom of the sixth and got a KANE COUNTY PROSPECTING: There are four 5/1 QC L 2-1 strikeout to end the inning. The Rattlers took the active Cougars who are rated as Top 30 Prospects in 5/2 QC L 5-2 lead in the top of the seventh and Curtis earned his the Arizona organization by Baseball America. Pitcher 5/3 QC L 10-1 third win of the season. Touki Toussaint is the highest ranked player at #5. 5/4 CR L 9-3 5/5 CR L 7-3 Stryker Trahan, who is listed as a catcher/outfielder, is CLOSER: Burkhalter earned his second save on rated #21. Pitchers Jeferson Mejia (#23) and Brent 5/6 CR L 8-2 this road trip. He has allowed one run on four hits 5/7 @QC L 4-1 Jones (#25) are also on the list. with six strikeouts in seven innings pitched on the 5/8 @QC L 11-6 road to earn the first two saves of his professional KANE COUNTY STARTING PITCHER: RHP Brad 5/9 @QC L 6-3 th career. Keller was an 8 round pick of the Diamondbacks in 5/10 OFF DAY the 2013 draft out of Flowery Branch (GA) High 5/11 CLN L 8-3 PROSPECTING: There are four members of the 5/12 CLN L 4-3 School. Keller pitched in the Arizona League and the Timber Rattlers active roster who are rated as top Pioneer League in 2013 and the Arizona League, 5/13 CLN L 6-5 (10) 30 prospects in the Milwaukee system by Baseball 5/14 CLN W 9-3 Pioneer League, and Northwest League in 2014. In America in their 2015 Prospect Handbook: his start prior to this evening, Keller allowed a run on 5/15 KC L 2-1 Outfielder Monte Harrison (#4), pitchers Devin 5/16 KC L 4-2 six hits with a walk and three strikeouts over five Williams (#8) and Kodi Medeiros (#11), and infielder 5/17 KC L 12-2 (7) innings at Beloit on May 19. He was not involved in Jake Gatewood (#17). 5/18 @BUR W 4-2 the decision. In his career prior to this season, Keller 5/19 @BUR W 6-3 was 13-7 with a 3.43ERA over 30 games – 25 starts. ALTERNATE LIST: MLB Pipeline places four 5/20 @BUR L 4-2 current Timber Rattlers on their list of Top 30 He had struck out 123 and walked 58 in 133-2/3 5/21 @BUR L 6-3 Brewers Prospects: Harrison (#3), Gatewood (#5), innings pitched in his career before 2015. He is 1-4 5/22 @KC W 4-0 Williams (#7), and Medeiros (#8). with a 3.09 ERA in eight starts with 39 strikeouts and 5/23 @KC W 5-3 13 walks in 43-2/3 innings pitched this season. 5/24 @KC THE ROAD AHEAD: Wisconsin concludes their Tonight is the first time Keller will face the Timber 5/25 @KC 11-game with a series at Cedar Rapids (5/25-28) Rattlers. He made three starts against the Helena 5/26 @CR after this series. The Rattlers return home for a 10- 5/27 @CR Brewers, Milwaukee’s Pioneer League affiliate, in game, 11-day home stand with series against Beloit 2014. Keller went 1-1 with a 2.57ERA in those three 5/28 @CR (5/29-6/1), Lake County (6/3-6/5), and Fort Wayne 5/29 BEL starts against Helena. He allowed seven runs – four (6/6-6/8). 5/30 BEL earned – on 14 hits with seven walks and 12 strikeouts 5/31 BEL over 14 innings pitched. TONIGHT’S TANDEM STARTING PITCHER SCHEDULED RELIEVER LHP LUIS ORTEGA: Ortega was acquired from the Boston Red Sox in a RHP MILTON GOMEZ: Gomez signed with the Brewers as an trade involving Burke Badenhop on November 22, 2013. International Free Agent out of the Dominican Republic on July 2, 2010. ORIGINALLY: The Red Sox signed Ortega as an International Free Agent TWO YEARS OF A DOMINICAN SUMMER : Gomez pitched for out of the Dominican Republic. Milwaukee’s Dominican Summer League affiliate in 2011 and 2012. He was 6-9 in 22 games – 17 starts – with 69 strikeouts over 83-2/3 innings IN THAT SYSTEM: Ortega spent two seasons pitching in the Red Sox pitched.