Rattlers' Garth doesn't miss a beat

Ronald Garth made an impressive return from the disabled list on Tuesday, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs to help the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers past the South Bend Silver Hawks, 7-6, in 10 innings.

Garth, who had been sidelined since July 18, hardly missed a beat. He had RBI singles in the first and third innings, singled again in the sixth and homered leading off the eighth to forge a 6-6 tie for the Timber Rattlers (11-21).

The 21-year-old second baseman raised his batting average 11 points to .277.

Johan Limonta drew a leadoff walk to start the 10th and was replaced by pinch-runner Juan Guzman. Silver Hawks reliever Kyler Newby (4-1) uncorked an errant pickoff attempt and a wild pitch to plate the winning run.

Austin Bibens-Dirkx (1-1) tossed two scoreless innings to pick up the victory.

Frank Curreri had a big night in a losing cause, slugging a three-run homer in the third and delivering a two-run double in the fifth for South Bend (21-10).