WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLER GAME NOTES Wisconsin Timber Rattlers PO Box 7464 Appleton, WI 54912-7073 Phone: (920) 733-4152 Fax: (920) 733 -8032 Midwest League Affiliate of www.timberrattlers.com [email protected] the Milwaukee Brewers Game #76 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (46-29, 2-4) v. Peoria Chiefs (38-37, 3-3); Thursday, June 28, 2012; 7:05pm Probable Starting Pitchers Thursday, June 28 v. Peoria RHP Chad Pierce (1-2, 3.73) v. LHP Gerardo Concepcion (2-5, 7.38) 7:05pm Listen on 1280WNAM; Watch on MiLB.TV or Sports32 Friday, June 29 v. Peoria RHP David Goforth (5-4, 5.42) v. RHP Michael Jensen (7-3, 3.24) 7:05pm Listen on 1280WNAM; Watch on MiLB.TV Saturday, June 30 v. Peoria RHP Mark Williams (4-6, 2.57) v. RHP Zach Cates (0-0, 1.93) 6:35pm Listen on 1280WNAM; Watch on MiLB.TV Sunday, July 1 @ Quad Cities RHP Chad Thompson (3-1, 4.82) v. RHP Willy Paulino (2-5, 5.10) 5:00pm Listen on 1280WNAM Monday, July 2 @ Quad Cities RHP Matt Miller (6-5, 4.07) v. RHP Tyrell Jenkins (1-3, 5.36) 7:00pm Listen on 1280WNAM 2012 SEASON AT A GLANCE ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Timber Rattlers ABOUT THE CHIEFS: The Peoria Chiefs are the Streak: W2 defeated the Quad Cities River Bandits 6-5 for their Midwest League affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. Peoria Last 5 Games 2-3 second consecutive win. Wisconsin scored all six of was affiliated with the Cubs from 1985 to 1994. The Last 10 Games 4-6 2011 Best Mark: 44-23 their runs in the second inning. Matt Miller picked St. Louis Cardinals were the parent club for the Chiefs 2011 Worst Mark: 0-2 up his sixth win of the season and Tommy Toledo from 1995 through 2004. Then, the Cubs came back First Half 44-25 worked a scoreless ninth for his fourth save. to be affiliated with Peoria in 2005. Casey Kopitzke, a Second Half 2-4 native of Green Bay and a former UW-Oshkosh Home Record: 27-11 SECOND CITY: Wisconsin grabbed a 2-0 lead on baseball player, is the manager of the Chiefs. Road Record: 19-18 Daytime Record: 13-7 back-to-back RBI doubles by Nick Ramirez and Night Record: 33-22 Cameron Garfield in the second inning. Later in THEIR SEASON SO FAR: The Chiefs are 38-37 on Starters: 23-16 the season. They finished the first half at 35-34 in a tie Relievers: 23-13 the frame Lance Roenicke and Mitch Haniger had Quality Starts: 23 two-out, two-run singles to push Wisconsin‟s lead to for third place. They are 3-3 in the second half. In Saves/Chances: 25/36 6-0. their most recent series, the Chiefs took two of three Longest Win Streak: 8 games at Clinton. Peoria is 16-22 on the road this Longest Losing Streak: 6 season. Rattlers Score First: 37-12 MILLER’S TALE: Miller struck out five and walked Opp. Score First: 9-17 three over five innings. He threw over 100 pitches, Comeback Wins: 12 but held the River Bandits to four runs before exiting CHICAGO’S 2011 DRAFT CLASS: Peoria has six Lead Entering 8th: 31-3 the game. players on their current roster who were selected by Tied Entering 8th: 9-7 the Cubs in the 2011 draft: Pitchers Michael Jensen Trail Entering 8th: 3-18 th rd Lead Entering 9th: 34-3 BANDITS COME BACK: Quad Cities pulled to (26 ) and Sheldon McDonald (33 ); infielders Javier st rd th Tied Entering 9th: 8-5 within 6-5 by scoring three times in the third, once in Baez (1 ), Zeke DeVoss (3 ), Paul Holiman (19 ); and th Trail Entering 9th: 1-20 the fourth, and once in the seventh. outfielder Taiwan Easterling (27 ). Wins in last AB: 14 “Walkoff” Wins: 7 Opp. Wins in last AB: 9 GOPHER BALLS: The River Bandits hit two 2012 SEASON SERIES: Wisconsin is 6-2 in the first Opp. “Walkoff” Wins: 5 homers off Wisconsin pitching last night. Rattlers eight meetings between the teams this season. The Extra Innings: 5-4 pitchers have allowed 52 home runs this season. Rattlers and Chiefs met in a four game series at Time Double headers: 3-1 Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium from April 12 Shutouts: 5-2 Five Midwest League teams have given up more One-run game 16-11 homers than Wisconsin in 2012. to April 15. The Rattlers went 3-1 in that set, winning Scoring 4 or less: 17-25 the first three games in that set. Wisconsin and Peoria Scoring 5 or more: 29-4 ORDER OF THE LANCE: Roenicke had three hits met in Peoria from May 26 through 29. The Rattlers Allowing 4 or less: 37-11 again won the first three games of that series. Allowing 5 or more: 9-18 and walked once last night. In his two starts for the Rattlers this season, Roenicke is 5-for-8. ALL-TIME SERIES: Since 1995, Wisconsin and Peoria have met 268 times. The Rattlers are 129-139 RATTLERS IN JUNE ODIE WOULD BE HAPPY: Garfield‟s three hits Date Opp. W/L SCORE gave him seven multi-hit games over his 18 games in the All-Time Series. Wisconsin is 61-73 in home 6/1 @CR L 14-9 played for the Rattlers in 2012. He has raised his games against the Chiefs. That record includes a 2-0 6/2 @BEL L 9-5 average on the season to .321. mark at Miller Park in the series. 6/3 @BEL W 3-1 6/4 @BEL W 9-8 T-SQUARED: Toledo allowed a hit and threw a wild PEORIA PROSPECTING: Baseball America’s 2011 6/5 OFF DAY pitch to put the tying run in scoring position with one Prospect Handbook listed four members of the current 6/6 CLN W 6-4 out in the ninth inning. He responded by retiring the Peoria roster as a Top 30 prospect in the Cubs 6/7 CLN L 2-1 organization: Infielder Javier Baez, the ninth overall 6/8 CLN W 7-4 next two hitters to pick up his second save in as 6/9 BEL W 4-0 many days. pick in the 2011 draft, is ranked as the #2 prospect in 6/10 BEL W 5-2 (10) the Cubs organization. Infielder Zeke DeVoss (#14); 6/11 BEL W 8-7 YOU GET USED TO IT: Wednesday night was the pitcher Jose Rosario (#22); and outfielder Taiwan th 6/12 @CLN W 3-1 (10) 27 one run game Wisconsin has played this Easterling (#28) are also on the list. 6/13 @CLN W 4-2 season. It was the fourth game decided by a single 6/14 @CLN W 9-1 run out of the six games the team has played in the PEORIA STARTING PITCHER: Gerardo Concepcion 6/15 @QC L 3-2 was signed by the Cubs as an international free agent second half. 6/16 @QC CANCELED after Concepcion defected from Cuba. He pitched for JUST BRINGING IT UP: Last night‟s win clinched 6/17 @QC L 4-2 the Industriales, a team based in Havana that plays in 6/18 END OF FIRST HALF at least a .500 record for the Timber Rattlers in the the in the Cuban National Series, during 2011. 6/19 MWL ALL-STAR GAME month of June. They are 12-9 in June with three Concepcion went 10-3 with a 3.36ERA in 21 games – 6/20 OFF DAY games left to play in the month. A win in any of the 16 starts – and was named the Rookie of the Year for 6/21 OFF DAY three games in the series with Peoria will clinch a the CNS. He defected from Cuba while playing for the 6/22 @BUR L 2-1 winning record for Wisconsin for the third straight Cuban National Team at a tournament in The 6/23 @BUR L 8-5 month. Netherlands. In his start before tonight, Concepcion 6/24 @BUR L 5-4 lost to Quad Cities on June 23. He allowed three runs 6/25 QC L 4-1 PROSPECTING: There are three members of the on five hits over 4-1/3 innings. Concepcion walked 6/26 QC W 2-1 active Timber Rattlers roster who are rated as top three and struck out three in the game. He faced the 6/27 QC W 6-5 30 prospects in the Milwaukee system by Baseball Rattlers on May 26\T andIMBER took the loss RATT in that game.LER 6/28 PEO America in their 2011 Prospect Handbook: Wisconsin got to him for eight runs – five earned – on 6/29 PEO Shortstop Yadiel Rivera (#15), pitcher David Goforth 6/30 PEO 12 hits with a walk and four strikeouts over 4-2/3 (#17) and pitcher Drew Gagnon (#23) are on the list. innings. TONIGHT’S STARTER th RHP CHAD PIERCE: Selected by Milwaukee in the 38 round of the 2011 HONORS: Pierce was named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Year draft out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. and a First Team All-Horizon League in 2011. He was also the Horizon League Newcomer of the Year in 2010. LOCAL BOY MADE GOOD: Pierce is a native of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. LAST START: Pierce made the start at Missoula on August 12, 2011.