Adams Homers & Drives in Three for Rattlers in Game 1 Win
GRAND CHUTE, WI – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers cracked a dozen hits and rallied past the Cedar Rapids Kernels 5-3 in game one of a doubleheader on Wednesday at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Luke Adams homered in the fourth inning to snap a 3-3 tie and Mike
GRAND CHUTE, WI – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers cracked a dozen hits and rallied past the Cedar Rapids Kernels 5-3 in game one of a doubleheader on Wednesday at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Luke Adams homered in the fourth inning to snap a 3-3 tie and Mike Boeve stayed red hot for the Timber Rattlers.
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Wisconsin (7-3) had a chance to take the lead in the bottom of the first inning. Adams walked with two outs and stole second. Then, Boeve extended his season-opening on base streak to ten games with a walk. Gregory Barrios followed with a sharp single to left, but Adams was thrown out at the plate as he tried to score.
The Kernels (4-5) took the lead in the top of the third inning. Nate Baez singled and Willie Joe Garry Jr doubled to put runners on second and third with no outs. Wisconsin starter Patricio Aquino committed a balk to score Baez. Gabriel Gonzalez knocked in Garry with a grounder for a 2-0 advantage.
The Rattlers responded in their half of the third inning. Dylan O’Rae doubled and Luis Lara singled to put runners at the corners. Adams drove in Adams with a sacrifice fly. Lara stole second to get into scoring position. Then, Boeve drove in Lara with a single to tie the game.
Cedar Rapids went back in front in the top of the fourth on consecutive, one-out doubles by Danny De Andrade and Jay Harry.
Wisconsin had Terence Doston on third base with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning when the offense kicked into another gear. Lara singled to score Doston with a single up the middle. Adams, who homered on Sunday in South Bend, made it two straight games with a home run by lining 1-1 pitch to the Kernels bullpen beyond the wall in left-center to give the Rattlers a 5-3 lead.
Luke Adams crushes a 2-run homer to the deepest part of the ballpark! 🤯
— Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (@TimberRattlers) April 17, 2024
T-Rats are back on top!
Cedar Rapids 3 | Wisconsin 5#tratnation pic.twitter.com/yBNMvZ1HcU
Aquino stranded two runners in the top of the fifth inning to end his day. The right-hander walked one and struck one while allowing three runs on five hits before turning the game over to the bullpen.
Will Childers tossed a 1-2-3 top of the sixth inning before a sudden, heavy downpour over the stadium halted play to allow the tarp to go on the field.
The game restarted after a 21-minute delay. The slight pause didn’t faze Boeve, who doubled with two outs for his third hit of the game. Boeve was 3-for-3 with a walk in game one. He is 16-for-30 with eleven walks in the first ten games of the season.
The Kernels had one more crack at Wisconsin in the top of the seventh and they would try their luck against Yerlin Rodriguez. The righty got the first out, but walked Garry to bring the tying run to the plate. Rodriguez ended the game when he got the next batter to ground into a 6-4-3 double play. Rodriguez is 4-for-4 in save opportunities this season.