GENEVA,
IL - Jamie Richmond pitched eight full
innings Tuesday afternoon but suffered a
tough-luck loss in a quality start, as the
Kane County Cougars lost, 3-2, against the
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in front of 3,606
fans at Elfstrom Stadium. Though they split
their four-game series with Wisconsin after
winning the first two, the Cougars still
managed a 5-2 mark on their seven-game home
stand. They start an eight-game road trip --
their final one of the regular season --
Thursday after an off day Wednesday.
Richmond (7-10) allowed single runs in the
first, third and sixth innings for his
blemishes. He yielded only four hits, but
two were homers and one was an RBI double.
He walked two and fanned five in the loss,
and Justin Friend faced the minimum in the
ninth in his stead.
The Cougars cut a 2-0 deficit in half in the
third with a Todd Johnson sacrifice fly but
had only one hit over the middle three
innings. They left the bases loaded in the
eighth before Jake Smith homered leading off
the ninth to account for the game's final
run. Natividad Dilone (3-2) notched the win
for the Rattlers (20-38), and Keith Meyer
posted his fourth save.
The Cougars (27-31) start their eight-game
road trip Thursday night at 7 CT with the
opener of a four-game series against the
Clinton LumberKings. Anthony Capra (3-2,
2.82) is scheduled to oppose Ryan Tatusko
(2-9, 4.50).
Players of
the Game:
Michael Richard (offense);
Jamie Richmond (pitching)
