May 8, 2024 – Midwest League (MWL)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release
DAVENPORT, IA – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 5-3 lead over the Quad Cities River Bandits Wednesday night at Modern Woodmen Park. The Bandits got close, but another flawless performance by the Rattlers defenders put the 5-4 decision in the win column.
Wisconsin (19-10) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Gregory Barrios and Luke Adams had consecutive doubles with two outs to give the Rattlers a run.
Jadher Areinamo made a sweet defensive play to end the bottom of the first inning and started the top of the second by stretching a routine single into a double. Tayden Hall moved Areinamo to third with a ground out. Eduarqui Fern á ndez drove in Areinamo with another ground out for a 2-0 lead.
Patricio Aquino, the Wisconsin starting pitcher, was cruising through 3-2/3 inning before struggling to find the final out of the fourth. He hit Jared Dickey on a 1-2 pitch and walked Dustin Dickerson on a 3-2 pitch. Aquino went to a full count on Jack Pineda before Pineda singled to right to get Dickey home to score the River Bandits first run.
Quad Cities (17-12) took the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning against reliever Mark Manfredi. The Wisconsin left-hander walked the lead-off hitter, struck out the next two batters, and was 1-2 to Brett Squires. However, Squires lined a home run to right and gave the Bandits a 3-2 advantage.
Ben Kudrna, the River Bandits starting pitcher, worked around a one-out single in the top of the sixth inning and turned the 3-2 lead over to his bullpen for the seventh.
Brandon Johnson took over for the Bandits. The right-hander had made nine appearances with three walks and 25 strikeouts over twelve scoreless innings before Wednesday. The Timber Rattlers were not fazed by this information.
Areinamo started the inning with a single. Tayden Hall walked. Then, Fern á ndez snapped an 0-for-14 slide with a bloop single to left to load the bases.
Terence Doston was next, and he sent a fly ball to deep center. All three runners tagged to move up a base with Areinamo scoring the tying run. Luis Lara lined the next pitch down the line in left for a two-run double and a 5-3 Wisconsin lead.
Squires took Manfredi deep again in the eighth inning. This time it was a lead-off homer to cut Wisconsin’s lead to a single run. Aaron Rund took over for Manfredi after the home run and retired the next…
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