The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers got a solid start from J.D. Thompson, four scoreless innings of relief from the bullpen, some key hits, and a flawless defense to beat the Beloit Sky Carp 4-2 at ABC Supply Stadium on Wednesday night.

Game Highlights

Luis Peña started the game with a triple on the first pitch from Beloit starting pitcher Brayan Mendoza. Daniel Dickinson knocked in Peña with an infield single for Wisconsin’s early 1-0 lead.

The Rattlers doubled their lead with a two-out rally in the top of the second. Luiyin Alastre singled and moved to second on a wild pitch. Blayberg Diaz singled up the middle to score Alastre for a 2-0 lead.

Beloit responded with a two-out rally in the bottom of the second. Thompson had retired the first five batters he faced before walking Esmil Valencia to extend the Sky Carp second. Valencia stole second and scored on a bloop single by Emilio Barreras.

In the fifth, Alastre and Peña got Wisconsin back in front. Alastre singled and moved to second on a ground out. Peña followed with a sharp single to center to send Alastre home with the go-ahead run.

Wisconsin added to that lead in the top of the eighth inning. Braylon Payne scored from third on a wild pitch by Beloit reliever Justin Storm with two outs for a 4-2 lead.

Three Rattler relievers did their job to close out the game. José Meneses pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout as the first pitcher out of the Wisconsin bullpen. Michael Fowler was next. He pitched around a lead-off single and a wild pitch that put a runner on second with no outs.

Yerlin Rodriguez got the bottom of the ninth. He walked the first two batters to bring the winning run to the plate for Beloit. Rodriguez regrouped to get the first out on a popout to shallow left. He ended the game by getting Brian Sanchez to ground into a 4-6-3 double play for his fourth save of the season.

Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.