(WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS) – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers received a strong start from Ethan Dorchies last night and promising news about Luis Peña this morning. The Rattlers defeated the Fort Wayne TinCaps 9-3 at Parkview Field on Wednesday in a game that ended in the bottom of the eighth inning due to a medical emergency involving Peña.
“Luis Peña overheated and passed out in the dugout during last night’s Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game in Fort Wayne,” said Milwaukee Brewers President – Baseball Operations and General Manager Matt Arnold. “He was transported to the hospital and treated with an IV. He is doing well, according to our medical staff, though it is a situation we will continue to monitor.”
Peña had been removed from the game before the bottom of the eighth and was in the third base dugout watching the game when the medical event occurred. The game was ruled a completed contest after a discussion by both coaching staffs, front office personnel of the TinCaps, and Minor League Baseball officials.
Fort Wayne (6-11) took advantage of a throwing error by Andrew Fischer to put Zach Evans at second with one out in the top of the first. The TinCaps moved Evans to third on a grounder to the right side of the infield. Alex McCoy drove home Evans with a single for a 1-0 lead.
Wisconsin (10-5) responded in the top of the second by sending nine men to the plate and scoring four runs. Marco Dinges walked and Josh Adamczewski singled to put runners on the corners with no outs. Daniel Dickinson tied the game with a sacrifice fly to left to score Dinges.
Josiah Ragsdale worked a walk on a full count to bring Tayden Hall to the plate. Hall knocked in both Adamczewski and Ragsdale with double to left-center. Later in the inning, Peña moved his hitting streak to eleven games with an RBI single to put Wisconsin up 4-1.
Carlos Rodriguez cracked a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning for the TinCaps.
The Rattlers again responded to the Fort Wayne run with more offense in their next turn at bat. Dinges reached on an error and Adamczewski walked to start the inning. They both moved up on a groundout. A wild pitch on strike three to Dickinson let Dinges score. Ragsdale followed with an RBI double to drive Adamczewski home.
Dinges started another rally when he led off the fifth inning with an infield single. Eric Bitonti singled with one out and an error on the play allowed Dinges to score. Juan Baez knocked in Bitonti from third with a sacrifice fly later in the frame for an 8-2 lead. Hall was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning for Wisconsin’s last run.
Dorchies, the Wisconsin starting pitcher was outstanding after the home run by Rodrgiuez. He retired the final eleven batters he faced in the game before turning the game over to the bullpen after five innings. Dorchies allowed two runs – one earned – on two hits with no walks and four strikeouts. Dorchies earned his first professional win with his performance on Wednesday.
The TinCaps scored a two-out run in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Dylan Grego.
Bitonti is on a fourteen-game on-base streak after last night. Adamczewski and Dinges both scored three runs for Wisconsin.
Game three of the series is Thursday night at Parkview Field. Wande Torres (0-0, 6.00) is set to start for the Timber Rattlers. Fort Wayne has named Carson Montgomery (0-0, 2.25) as their starter. Game time is 6:05pm CDT.
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