BELOIT, Wis. (Interstat) — Miqueas Mercedes pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers held on for a 4-3 win over the Beloit Sky Carp on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at ABC Supply Stadium.

Wisconsin scored single runs in the first and second innings before Eric Bitonti led off the eighth with his 25th home run. Luiyin Alastre later added a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0. Beloit answered in the bottom half when Chase Jaworsky hit a three-run homer, his fifth, to draw within one.

Mercedes (3-1) allowed three hits and struck out four. Michael Fowler earned his fifth save with 1 2/3 hitless innings. Brayan Mendoza (4-7) took the loss after allowing two earned runs over six innings with seven strikeouts.

Daniel Dickinson had two hits for Wisconsin, and Victor Ortega had two hits for Beloit. Both teams finished with five hits.

Attendance was 656, and the game lasted 2:37. Wisconsin improved to 68-56, while Beloit dropped to 65-64.