KERNELS RALLY FOR 2-1 OVER WISCONSIN IN SECOND GAME OF SERIES
Cedar Rapids, IA – Cedar Rapids scored a pair of runs in the sixth inning, in a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Pat Winkel drove in the tying run with one-out and two on base in the frame. His single to center field scored Jake Rucker and
*Cedar Rapids, IA – *Cedar Rapids scored a pair of runs in the sixth inning, in a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
Pat Winkel drove in the tying run with one-out and two on base in the frame. His single to center field scored Jake Rucker and allowed Seth Gray to move up to third. Then, Wisconsin relief pitcher Robbie Baker was called for a balk, which allowed the Kernels to score the decisive run.
Winkel led the night offensively for Cedar Rapids, going 3-for-4 at plate. He was the only player with multiple hits for the Kernels.
Starting pitcher Travis Adams set the tone for Cedar Rapids on the mound. In his fourth start and fourth appearance of the season, the right-hander from Desert Hot Springs, California struck out five of the Timber Rattlers’ first seven batters.
Bobby Milacki (6-1) relieved Adams to start the sixth inning and earned the victory. Hunter McMahon threw the final two innings for the Kernels to earn his second save.
The victory was the fourth in the last five games for the Kernels, who have the first two games of the six-game series against Wisconsin.
Game three of the series is tomorrow at 6:35 p.m. at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Stadium in Cedar Rapids.
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