Link Report for Friday 7/23 - TGIF!

[Jim Goulart]

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Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores

 

Both Arizona Complex League clubs in action

 

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Links for affiliate audio

 

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Standings and sortable stat pages

 

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MiLB.TV options: MiLB.TV available throughout. Wisconsin and Carolina are home feeds.

[Jim Goulart]

Details later:

 

DSL Brewers #1 Squad at DSL Cubs Red

 

DSL Giants Orange at DSL Brewers #2 Squad

[Ro Mueller]

Cooper Hummel at first base alert (first time in 228 minor league starts), as the Sounds play a doubleheader against Jacksonville today:

 

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[Ro Mueller]

Will this be Nick Belzer’s last Low-A start (he’ll turn 26 on August 1st; 3.45 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 5.3 K/9 in 44.1 innings)? He leads the Mudcats, who seek a third straight win:

 

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[Ro Mueller]

Justin Bullock looks for his 6th win in his 8th start for the Timber Rattlers, who need to bounce back from yesterday’s defeat:

 

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[Ro Mueller]

The red hot Biloxi Shuckers go for a 4th straight victory, as their lineup is heating up top to bottom:

 

1 - Mitchell - CF

2 - Turang - SS

3 - Fry - C

4 - Longo - LF

5 - Castro - RF

6 - Spanberger - DH

7 - G. Garcia - 3B

8 - Aguilar - 1B

9 - Devanney - 2B

X - Erceg- P

[Ro Mueller]

After a heart-breaking loss in Game One today, Andy Otero makes his AAA debut to lead the Sounds in Game Two:

 

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[CheeseheadInQC]

Quite the outing for Patricio Aquino today. Both DSL teams are currently boasting strikeout-walk rates of 2.5 or better, which would shatter the Brewers DSL record since the team returned and both rank in the top six in the lead, albeit very early on. Hopefully the Brewers have managed to unearth a few gems with some of these guys and in a couple of years we're talking about Aquino, Miguel Segura, Stiven Cruz, Alexander Vallecillo or Edwin Jimenez rising up Brewers prospect lists.

[Jim Goulart]

Box, Game One: Jacksonville (Marlins) 3, Nashville 2

 

Box, Game Two: Jacksonville (Marlins) 6, Nashville 5

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Sounds Swept in Doubleheader in Jacksonville

Nashville Suffers a Walk-Off Defeat in Each Game of Twinbill

 

Lorenzo Cain 2-for-4, legs are fine; infield hit and stolen base part of his evening

 

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Old friend Toby on Cooper Hummel

 

Derek Fisher yet to hit the DL in his latest injury situation, but last played way back on June 21st

 

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VIDEO Tweet: We're all big Luke Barker fans, but this 0-2 pitch ended Game One

 

VIDEO Tweet: Patrick Weigel gave up back-to-back triples in the 5th; Matt Lipka misplayed the first, so tough when it's right at the center fielder

 

VIDEO Tweet: Big bouncer off of Eric Yardley ends the nightcap

[Jim Goulart]

Box: Biloxi 4, Mississippi (Braves) 2

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Palma's Pinch-Hit Single Delivers Shuckers' 4-2 Win

Biloxi Wins Fourth Straight, Take Series From M-Braves

By Garrett Greene

 

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When Lucas Erceg pitches, it's a two-man bench for the Shuckers, one being the backup catcher. So Alexander Palma's pinch-hit appearance was indeed huge.

 

Brice Turang walked twice after we pointed out it had been a while.

 

Best part of this game, Brewers fans - Justin Topa. Garrett's note

 

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Old friend Hunter Morris abandons his Auburn roots? Good gig, though.

 

Alabama Baseball Hires Hunter Morris as Assistant Coach

Morris previously served as assistant coach of UT-Martin, where he was able to recruit at a high level as well as improve the team's power hitting

[Jim Goulart]

Box: Wisconsin 14, South Bend (Cubs) 9

 

Pre-Game Media Notes (download) - Via the new Timber Rattler Virtual Press Box

 

Wisconsin Stuns South Bend with an Eight-Run Eighth Inning

Rattlers rally for 14-9 win

By Chris Mehring

 

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AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "Chris Mehring and Kyle Lobner get to discuss a game of wild swings that saw the Timber Rattlers go from a 6-2 lead to a 9-6 deficit to a 14-9 win over the South Bend Cubs after scoring eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Plenty of stats, an answer to a listener question, a preview of the next T-Rat Talk, and comments from Korry Howell and Manager Matt Erickson."

 

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VIDEO Tweet via @BrewersPD: David Hamilton thievery

[Jim Goulart]

Box: Carolina 1, Down East (Rangers) 0

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Mudcats Walk-Off Wood Ducks With Walk-Off Walk

Carolina won its third straight on a walk-off walk from Felix Valerio on Friday night

 

AUDIO: Post-Game Interview with Manager Joe Aryault

 

Good insights from Skip as always...

 

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Back to Toby, who watched much of RHP Nick Belzer's start

 

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VIDEO Tweets via the Mudcats:

 

Belzer with the pickoff

 

Slo-mo Nick

 

Standard-speed Nick

 

Ashton McGee hot corner magic #1 - Incredible, catcher running, but still!

 

Ashton McGee hot corner magic #2

 

Walk this way, Felix

 

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VIDEO Tweet via @BrewersPD: Ernesto Martinez' big Thursday

[Jim Goulart]

Rain in the desert -- Both Arizona games postponed, to be made up August 13th

 

The Blue and Gold face each other on Saturday.

[Jim Goulart]

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DSL Brewers #1 Squad at DSL Cubs Red

 

DSL Brewers #1 Squad 6, DSL Cubs Red Squad 0, seven innings

 

Three pitchers combine for a two-hitter.

 

The heavy lifting done by 18-year-old (young 18, too, May) Dominican RHP Patricio Aquino, who has begun his pro career with eight scoreless (16 K, two BB's). Sassy molassy territory. Aguino did hit two batters here, but c'mon.

 

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18-year-old rookie Venezuelan CF Jose Gonzalez singled three times, stole a base, and scored three runs.

 

17-year-old Dominican RF Luis Castillo, a LH bat, singled twice, walked, and drove in a run.

 

We talk about unique names here quite a bit, but "Jose Gonzalez" and "Luis Castillo" are pretty MLB standard. They won't mind in the show someday.

 

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85 degrees, sunny, 1 MPH wind. Lather, rinse, repeat.

[Jim Goulart]

Details later:

 

DSL Giants Orange at DSL Brewers #2 Squad

 

DSL Giants Orange 5, DSL Brewers #2 Squad 4, seven innings

 

It was 4-4 after two frames.

 

Only three of the nine combined runs were earned, eight errors in the game, five by the Cerveceros.

 

Home run #2 for Jackson Chourio, oh yeah, fire up the $1.9 million 17-year-old.

 

Speaking of 17-year-olds, Venezuelan 2B Jadher Areinamo had three hits, including a double to lift his OPS to .902 after his first eight pro games (one BB, 4 K's in 29 AB's).