Loons beat Rattlers in ninth

The Great Lakes Loons showed a flare for the dramatic Friday, scoring a pair of runs in their final at-bat for a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over Wisconsin.

With the Loons trailing by a run in the bottom half of the ninth, Scott Van Slyke led off the inning with a four-pitch walk. Rollie Gibson relieved Ron Harmon, and Justin Fuller laid down a sacrifice bunt sending Van Slyke to second. Bridger Hunt followed with a single to left scoring Van Slyke to tie the game.

With the count 1-2 to Adolfo Gonzalez, Hunt stole second base. On the next pitch, Gonzalez hit a grounder between third and short that Alex Liddi fielded and threw low to first. Hunt hustled all the way from second to score on the play and give the Loons the victory.

Reliever Miguel Ramirez (2-0) picked up the win after pitching a scoreless ninth. Gibson got the loss, giving up both runs in the ninth. His record falls to 0-2.

The game was plagued by defensive miscues as there were seven errors committed between the Midwest League’s two worst defensive teams. Of the six runs by the Loons, only one was earned.

The Loons (14-20) will take on the Detroit Tigers’ Low-A farm team, the West Michigan Whitecaps Saturday night. Left-hander Cody White gets the call for the Loons going up against Christopher Cody for West Michigan. Game time is set for 6:35 p.m.