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 #67 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (43-23) @ Clinton LumberKings (23-42); Thursday, June 14, 2012; 7:00pm Probable Starting Pitchers Thursday, June 14 @ Clinton RHP Drew Gagnon (5-1, 2.66) v. RHP Ambioris Hidalgo (2-8, 5.04) 7:00pm Listen on 1280WNAM Friday, June 15 @ Quad Cities RHP Chad Thompson (2-1, 5.55) v. LHP Hector Hernandez (4-4, 4.20) 7:00pm Listen on 1280WNAM Saturday, June 16 @ Quad Cities RHP David Goforth (5-4, 5.71) v. RHP Robert Stock (3-0, 5.02) 7:00pm Listen on 1280WNAM Sunday, June 17 @ Quad Cities LHP Will West (1-1, 6.20) v. LHP Kyle Hald (3-3, 3.21) 5:00pm Listen on 1280WNAM Monday, June 18 OFF DAY 2012 SEASON AT A GLANCE ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Wisconsin won their sixth ABOUT THE LUMBERKINGS: Clinton is the Midwest Streak: W6 straight game with a 4-2 win over the LumberKings. League affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They have Last 5 Games 5-0 Matt Miller struck out eight over six innings and partnered with Seattle since 2009. Eddie Menchaca, a Last 10 Games 9-1 2011 Best Mark: 43-23 picked up the win. Tyler Cravy struck out five over former Timber Rattlers player, is in his second season 2011 Worst Mark: 0-2 the final three innings to pick up his first professional as the manager of the LumberKings. First Half 43-23 save. Second Half THEIR SEASON SO FAR: The LumberKings are 23- Home Record: 25-10 MILLER’S TALE: Miller evened his record at 5-5 42 in the first half. The LumberKings are 16-18 at Road Record: 18-13 and lowered his ERA to 4.18 with his victory last home this season. Three LumberKings have been Daytime Record: 13-6 Night Record: 30-17 night. He allowed one run on five hits. selected to the Western Division team for the All-Star Game in Kane County. Outfielder Jamal Austin will join Starters: 20-15 SAVING THE DAY: Cravy allowed a run over three Relievers: 23-8 Greg Hopkins in the starting lineup. Pitchers Jordan Quality Starts: 21 innings to earn the save. Shipers and Tim Griffin will also represent the Saves/Chances: 23/31 SILVER ANNIVERSARY: Timber Rattlers pitchers Longest Win Streak: 8 LumberKings. Longest Losing Streak: 3 (3x) have struck out 25 LumberKings in the first two Rattlers Score First: 34-10 games of this series. SEATTLE’S 2011 DRAFT CLASS: Clinton has twelve Opp. Score First: 9-13 members of the 2011 Seattle Mariners draft class on Comeback Wins: 12 THAT’S MR. McMAHAN’S MUSIC: Wisconsin their active roster: Pitchers: John Taylor (22nd), David Lead Entering 8th: 28-3 trailed 1-0 heading into the top of the second inning. Colvin (27th), Ben Shankin (28 th), Kyle Hunter (31st), Tied Entering 8th: 9-4 Ben McMahan tied the game with a leadoff home Jeremy Dobbs (33rd), Trevor Miller (40th), and Josh Trail Entering 8th: 3-15 run. McMahan also had a single in the game. He th th Lead Entering 9th: 31-3 Corrales (44 ); catcher Mike Dowd (12 ); infielders has a six-game hitting streak (10-for-23) since th th Tied Entering 9th: 8-3 Dan Paolini (10 ) and Dillon Hazlett (20 ); and Trail Entering 9th: 1-16 coming off the disabled list on June 8. He also had outfielders Jamal Austin (13th) and Nate Melendres Wins in last AB: 14 his seventh outfield assist of the season last night. (17th). “Walkoff” Wins: 7 Opp. Wins in last AB: 6 BACK IN THE SWING: Last night, Tyler Roberts 2012 SEASON SERIES: Wisconsin is 7-1 against Opp. “Walkoff” Wins: 3 played his first game since May 23. Roberts came Clinton this season, including 5-0 at Ashford University Extra Innings: 5-4 off the disabled list on June 12 and was the starting Double headers: 3-1 Field. The Rattlers and LumberKings met in a three Shutouts: 5-2 catcher last night. He celebrated by putting the game set at Clinton from May 2-4. The Rattlers swept One-run game 14-8 Rattlers up 2-1 with an RBI single in the second. the three game series in Clinton. Wisconsin won Scoring 4 or less: 16-20 DEUCES WILD: Jason Rogers doubled twice last Scoring 5 or more: 27-3 game one 12-5; defeated the LumberKings 8-2 in Allowing 4 or less: 35-7 night to run his season total of two-base hits to 22. game two; and had Chad Thompson and Mark Allowing 5 or more: 8-16 He is tied for second in the Midwest League in that Williams toss a combined no-hitter in a 5-0 win for category with two other players. He score the game three. The Rattlers took two of three from Rattlers third run of Wednesday‟s game when Greg Clinton in Grand Chute last week. RATTLERS IN JUNE Hopkins drove him in with a sacrifice fly. Date Opp. W/L SCORE ALL TIME SERIES: Since 1995, Wisconsin and 6/1 @CR L 14-9 IT’S BEEN A VERY GOOD MONTH: Brandon Clinton have met 182 times. The Timber Rattlers are 6/2 @BEL L 9-5 Macias drove in the final Rattlers run of 104-78 in the series. Wisconsin is 46-42 at Clinton. 6/3 @BEL W 3-1 Wednesday‟s game with a double in the fourth. The teams have met one time in the playoffs. 6/4 @BEL W 9-8 Macias has hit in the leadoff spot in each of the Wisconsin swept the Western Division Finals from the 6/5 OFF DAY team‟s twelve games in June. He is 16-for-47 (.340) LumberKings in 2005. 6/6 CLN W 6-4 with an on base percentage of .436, eleven runs, CLINTON PROSPECTING: Baseball America’s 2012 6/7 CLN L 2-1 and thirteen RBI this month. 6/8 CLN W 7-4 Prospect Handbook listed two active Clinton 6/9 BEL W 4-0 AND THEY AIN’T EVEN DONE WITH THE HALF: LumberKings players on its list of the top 30 prospects 6/10 BEL W 5-2 (10) The Timber Rattlers are 43-23 in their first 66 in the Mariners organization. Outfielders Guillermo 6/11 BEL W 8-7 games of the half. The team‟s win total in this half is Pimentel (#12) and Jabari Blash (#20) both made the 6/12 @CLN W 3-1 (10) now the second most victories in a half in franchise list. 6/13 @CLN W 4-2 history. The franchise record for wins in a half was CLINTON STARTING PITCHER: Ambioris Hidalgo 6/14 @CLN set in 1996 when that team went 46-21. 6/15 @QC was signed by the Mariners as a non-drafted free HEY, NOW! YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR: Seven 6/16 @QC agent out of the Dominican Republic. He began his 6/17 @QC Timber Rattlers were named to the Western Division professional career with Seattle‟s Dominican Summer 6/18 END OF FIRST HALF team that will play in the Midwest League All-Star League affiliate in 2008 and played there through 6/19 MWL ALL-STAR GAME Game on June 19. Greg Hopkins will be the starting 2010. Hidalgo made his US minor league debut with @KC second baseman. Jason Rogers and Yadiel Rivera Pulaski, the Appalachian League affiliate of the were named as reserves. Pitchers Drew Gagnon, 6/20 OFF DAY Mariners, in 2011. Last season, Hidalgo was 1-3 with 6/21 OFF DAY Seth Harvey, Tommy Toledo, and Mark Williams will a 4.98 ERA in 11 games – all starts – and 40 6/22 @BUR also represent the Rattlers in the game at Kane strikeouts in 43-1/3 innings pitched. In his start prior to 6/23 @BUR County. this evening, Hidalgo lost at Cedar Rapids on June 9. 6/24 @BUR PROSPECTING: There are three members of the He allowed three runs on five hits with two walks and 6/25 QC active Timber Rattlers roster who are rated as top three strikeouts over five innings. Hidalgo made the 6/26 QC start against Wisconsin\TIMBER on May 3. RATTHe went sevenLER 6/27 QC 30 prospects in the Milwaukee system by Baseball 6/28 PEO America in their 2011 Prospect Handbook: innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on four 6/29 PEO Shortstop Yadiel Rivera (#15), pitcher David Goforth hits over seven innings. He walked two, struck out 6/30 PEO (#17) and pitcher Drew Gagnon (#23) are on the list. two, and took the loss. TONIGHT’S STARTER RHP DREW GAGNON: Selected by Milwaukee in the 3rd round of the THE CAPE: Gagnon pitched for the Brewster Whitecaps in the 2011 draft out of Long Beach State University. Cape Cod League in 2010. He was the starting pitcher for the East Division in the 2010 Cape Cod League All-Star Game at Fenway YEAR ONE: Gagnon went 0-3 with a save and an ERA of 8.03 in eight Park. appearances – seven starts – for the Helena Brewers in his first I DON’T WANT TO BE A PIRATE: The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted season as a professional. He struck out 27 and walked ten in 19.0IP for Gagnon in the tenth round of the 2008 draft.