This Date in Timber Rattlers History: June 27
June 27, 2013: The Rattlers won 5–4 in eleven innings at Clinton. Wisconsin took a 4–2 lead with three runs in the top of the ninth. Tyrone Taylor tied the game with a lead-off home run and Chris McFarland put the Rattlers ahead with a two-out, two-run single. THEN, the
June 27, 2013: The Rattlers won 5–4 in eleven innings at Clinton. Wisconsin took a 4–2 lead with three runs in the top of the ninth. Tyrone Taylor tied the game with a lead-off home run and Chris McFarland put the Rattlers ahead with a two-out, two-run single. THEN, the LumberKings tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on an error and an RBI single. Michael Reed put the Rattlers ahead with an RBI single in the eleventh and Jono Armold pitched a 1–2–3 eleventh to close out the win.
2009: The Rattlers beat Peoria 2–1 in fourteen innings at home. The teams traded runs in the sixth inning: a solo homer by Josh Vitters in the top of the inning and and RBI fielder’s choice by Brock Kjeldgaard in the bottom of the inning. Wisconsin won the game on an error by Junior Lake, Peoria’s fifth error of the game, to let Juan Sanchez score in the bottom of the fourteenth.
2000: The Rattlers beat South Bend 1–0 at home. JJ Putz pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout with three walks and nine strikeouts. Ruben Castillo drove in the only run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.
1995: The Rattlers won 10–7 at Rockford. Kyle Towner went 5-for-5 with three runs and an RBI for Wisconsin. Jason Cook added three hits and three RBI.
Sean Halton(Timber Rattlers, 2010) made his MLB debut onJune 27, 2013with the Milwaukee Brewers in a game against the Chicago Cubs.
Cy Sneed(Timber Rattlers, 2015) made his MLB debut onJune 27, 2019with the Houston Astros in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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