WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS GAME NOTES Wisconsin Timber Rattlers PO Box 7464 Appleton, WI 54912-7073 Fax: (920) 733-8032 Pho ne: (920) 733-4 152 Tw itter: @Timb erRatt lers Midwest League Affiliate of www.timberrattlers.com [email protected] the Milwaukee Brewers GAME #108: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (52-55) v. Cedar Rapids Kernels (59-49); Tuesday, September 7; 6:35pm TUE, September 7 v. Cedar Rapids RHP Victor Castañeda (4-7, 4.90) vs. RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long (2-2, 2.35) 6:35pm | MiLB.tv WED, September 8 v. Cedar Rapids LHP Brandon Knarr (1-0, 4.61) vs. RHP Cody Laweryson (1-4, 4.94) 12:05pm | MiLB.tv THU, September 9 v. Cedar Rapids LHP Antoine Kelly (HAC Debut) vs. RHP Louis Varland (5-1, 1.85) 6:35pm | MiLB.tv FRI, September 10 v. Cedar Rapids RHP Justin Jarvis (1-7, 5.53) vs. RHP Sean Mooney (0-1, 11.25) 6:35pm | MiLB.tv SAT, September 11 v. Cedar Rapids LHP Nick Bennett (3-4, 4.34) vs. LHP Aaron Rozek (0-1, 4.38) 1:05pm | MiLB.tv SUN, September 12 v. Cedar Rapids RHP TJ Shook (1-1, 11.57) vs. LHP Tyler Watson (2-3, 4.52) 12:05pm | MiLB.tv All Games are Broadcast on AM1280, WNAM & the Internet | All home and select road games on MiLB.tv 2021 REGULAR SEASON: LAST ACTION: The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers beat ABOUT CEDAR RAPIDS: The Cedar Rapids Kernels are Streak: W2 the Beloit Snappers 7-5 at Neuroscience Group Field charter members of the High-A Central League. The Last 5 Games 4-1 on Sunday afternoon. Joey Wiemer hit a walkoff, three- current franchise began its existence as the Cedar Rapids Last 10 Ga mes: 5-5 run home run in the bottom of the ninth. Wisconsin Braves, an affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves in the Three-I Best Record: 5-2 Worst Record: 47-54 trailed 5-1 before rallying with three runs in the seventh League in 1958. That was the same year and league the Home Record: 30-23 and three runs in the ninth. Sunday’s crowd of 4,938 current Timber Rattlers franchise joined the Three-I Road Record: 21-32 was the largest home attendance of the season, too. League as the Fox Cities Foxes. Both teams moved to the Daytime Record: 16-6 WHAT A SERIES: The Rattlers went 5-1 in the series Midwest League when the Three-I League ended after the Night Record: 35-49 against the Snappers. They trailed in four of the five 1961 season. Cedar Rapids has been called the Braves, Starters: 26-33 Red Raiders, Cardinals, Astros, Giants, and Reds until Relievers: 25-22 victories and had three walkoff wins against Beloit in the just-completed series. they became the Kernels in 1993. That was the same Quality Starts: 11 Saves/Chances: 22/41 REDEMPTION DAY: In his first five at bats, Wiemer year the California Angels became the parent club of the Longest Win Streak: 4 was 0-for-5 and had left twelve runners on base. He Kernels. That affiliation remained through the 2012 Longest Losing Streak: 5 made the first out in the first inning with a runner at first season. Cedar Rapids has been affiliated with the Rattlers Score First: 34-20 and the last out of the fourth with runners on second Minnesota Twins since 2013. The Kernels made the Opp. Score First: 17-35 Midwest League playoffs every year they were affiliated Comeback Wins: 21 and third. Wiemer also made the final out of the Lead Entering 8th: 33-8 second, sixth, and seventh innings with the bases with the Twins. Notable alumni include Mike Trout, Byron Buxton, Trevor Hoffman, and Ted Simmons. Tied Entering 8th: 4-2 loaded. Wiemer’s homer was his third walkoff homer of Trail Entering 8th: 4-42 the season between Wisconsin and Carolina. ABOUT THE TWINS: Minnesot a’s former High-A Affiliate Lead Entering 9th: 35-5 FOUR! Carlo Rodríguez went 4-for-5 with a walk and was the Fort Myers Miracle in the Florida State League. Tied Entering 9th: 2-2 Trail Entering 9th: 3-44 three RBI for the Rattlers on Sunday. It was his first From 1995 through 2019, the Twins were affiliated with Wins in last AB: 11 four-hit game of the season and his 23rd multi-hit game four teams in the Midwest League. They were with the “Walkoff” Wins: 4 of the season. Fort Wayne Wizards (1995-1998), Quad City River Bandits Opp. Wins in last AB: 16 OH, WHAT A RELIEF THEY WERE! Brady Schanuel (1999-2005), Beloit Snappers (2006-2012), and Cedar Opp. “Walkoff” Wins: 8 (2IP), Evan Reifert (IP), and Cam Robinson (IP) Rapids Kernels (2013-2019). Extra Innings: 2-6 combined to pitch four scoreless innings on Sunday. In PROSPECTING IN THE SERIES: MLB Pipeline puts eight Doubleheaders: 10-2 Shutouts: 4-7 the six-game series with Beloit, the Wisconsin bullpen Rattlers on their list of Brewers Top 30 Prospects: Sal One-run game 14-14 has allowed four runs – three earned – over 23 innings. Frelick (#2), Joe Gray Jr. (#9), Antoine Kelly (#10), Freddy Scoring 4 or less: 13-39 PLAYOFFS? The teams with the top two records in the Zamora (#11), Zavier Warren (#14), Carlos Rodríguez Scoring 5 or more: 38-16 High-A Central League will meet in a Championship (# 22), Joey Wiemer (#23), and Victor Castañeda (#30). Allowing 4 or less: 35-13 Series at the end of the season. The current standings MLB Pipeline has four Kernels on their list of Twins Allowing 5 or more: 16-42 of the top five teams in the playoff race: prospects: Matt Wallner (#14 ), Aaron Sabato (#16), Series Record: 6-7-5 QC 70-36 .660 - - Yunior Severino (#27), and Louie Varland (#29). Matt CR 59-49 .546 -12.0 - Canterino (#10) and Blayne E nlow (#15) are currently on GL 59-49 .546 -12.0 - the Kernels injured list. RATTLERS: SEPTEMBER 2021: LC 58-50 .537 -13.0 -1.0 Date Opp. W/L SCORE 2021 SEASON SERIES: DAY 56-52 .528 -15.0 -3.0 9/1 BEL W 6-5 DATE H/A W/L SCORE 9/2 BEL W 4-3 TALE OF THE TAPE: 5/25 A L 9-2 9/3 BEL L 3-1 WIS CR 5/26 A W 5-0 9/4 BEL W 4-1 Games: 107 108 5/27 A PPD – RAIN 9/5 BEL W 7-5 9/6 OFF DAY Record: 52-55 59-49 5/28 A W 6-2 9/7 CR Home Record: 31-23 36-24 5/29 A W 8-1 (7) 9/8 CR Away Record: 21-32 23-25 5/29 A W 6-1 (7) 9/9 CR Division Record: 46-49 52-44 5/30 A L 10-2 9/10 CR One-Run Game Record: 14-14 14-14 7/27 H L 5-2 9/11 CR Extra-Innings Record: 2-6 2-6 7/28 H L 9-6 (8) 9/12 CR 9/13 OFF DAY Current Streak: W2 L1 7/29 H W 4-1 9/14 @GL Last Ten Games: 5-5 5-5 7/30 H L 6-5 (11) 9/15 @GL Last Five Games: 4-1 2-3 7/31 H W 12-2 9/16 @GL OFFENSIVE CATEGORIES: 8/1 H L 3-0 9/17 @GL Team AVG: .245 .236 8/17 A L 4-2 (10) 9/18 @GL Team OPS: .736 .746 8/18 A L 10-1 9/19 @GL Strikeouts: 1131 1149 8/19 A L 9-8 Walks: 466 472 8/20 A L 3-1 Home Runs: 100 133 8/21 A W 12-5 Stolen Bases: 174 84 8/22 A W 6-2 PITCHING CATEGORIES: 9/7 H Team ERA: 5.17 3.86 9/8 H Opponent AVG: .248 .222 9/10 H Walks: 452 385 9/11 H Strikeouts: 1086 1166 9/12 H Home Runs Allowed: 135 72 ALL-TIME SERIES: Saves/SV Opportunities: 22/41 24/45 v. Cedar Rapids: 165-195 OTHER: Regular Season: 165-193 Runs/game: 5.4 4.9 Playoffs: 0-2 Runs against/game: 5.4 4.4 Home: 86-102 Run Differential: -5 +49 Road: 79-93 PITCHING MATCHUP CEDAR RAPIDS SCHEDULED STARTING PITCHER: WISCONSIN SCHEDULED STARTING PITCHER: RHP SAWYER GIPSON-LONG: The Twins selected Gipson-Long in RHP VICTOR CASTAÑEDA: The Brewers signed Castañeda as a Minor the sixth round of the 2019 draft out of Mercer University. League Free Agent off the reserve list of Toros de Tijuana from the Mexican League on July 4, 2017. SO CAL UNCENSORED : Gipson -Long was the Southern California TORO! TORO! Castañeda was 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA over nine games – Collegiate Baseball League’s Pitcher of the Year in 2017. He was 7-0 four starts – for Tijuana in 2017 as an 18-year-old. with a 1.10 ERA and 52 strikeouts over 41 innings pitched for the Palm Springs Power. Perfect Game/Rawlings also placed Gipson-Long on FROM MEXICO TO MONTANA: Casta ñeda was 2-6 with a 5.13 ERA in their Summer Collegiate All- America Third Team that season. fourteen games – eight starts for Helena in the Pioneer League in 2018. He walked fifteen and struck out 40 in 47-1/3 innings pitched last season. BIG BEAR: Gipson-Long was 13-5 with 165 strikeouts over 140 WELCOME TO WISCONSIN: Castañeda was 4-2 with six saves in 32 innings pitched in three seasons at Mercer.