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AZL Rangers 7 AZL Brewers 2 Box Score Rehabbing pitchers and few hits were the story for the Brewers. Andre Lamontagne and Vinnie Chulk each threw a scorless inning. Francisco Rivero, a bit of mystery man for me, was stretched out to 2 innings on the night. He held them as well. Next was Danny Keller and he did some Danny Keller-ish things (see: gave up a bunch of hits, walks and runs.) Carlos Sosa saw an inning and gave up a run too, but the big disappointment is how Zachary Quintana got smoked. At the plate, Dustin Houle went 2-3 with a 2B. No other hits or walks for anyone. Seeing how we played the Rangers, maybe now is a good time to remind everyone about one of the quirks of this past draft. Here is how the Rangers and Brewers picks stack up over the 1st 2 rounds. 1st Round: 27: C Clint Coulter (R-): 150 AB's .287/.429/.413 9 XBH 3 SB (37.5%) SOlid start to his career, but Brinson has been amazing. 28: OF Victor Roache (Instructs): NA, but his offensive ceiling is very comparable to anyone on this list 29: OF Lewis Brinson (R-): 216 AB's .301/.363/.565 36 XBH 13 SB (86.7%) With Gallo promotoed, Brinson is probably the MVP of the AZL League 1st Round Suppy 38: OF Mitch Haniger (A): 49 AB's .289/.379/.429 5 XBH 1 SB (100%) Not the same ceiling as the HS kids but there is still All-Star potential in the bat. 39: 3B Joey Gallo (R+): 177 AB's .288/.422/.718 33 XBH (21 HR) 6 SB (100%) Also, striking out 38.4% of the time, but he clearly has an 80 power grade. 53: P Collin Wiles (R-): 32.2 IP 7.71 ERA 22:11 K:BB Seen as an overdraft, but is super projectable. 2nd Round: 83: OF Jaime Jarmon (R-): 119 AB's .185/.326/.235 4 XBH 5 SB (62.5%) Raw as can be. 92: OF Tyrone Taylor (R+): 75 AB's .387/.434/.667 14 XBH 6 SB (66.7%) Was clearly headed for Brewers' Rookie League MVP award. Did Texas actually not draft a raw HS OF? I'll take him. 93: OF Nick Williams (R-): 182 AB's .319/.382/.467 17 XBH 14 SB (93.3%) Looks like another keeper for the talent laden Rangers. If I still care about such things in 20 years, it would be super-duper interesting to see which group of players produces the highest WAR. Texas probably has the betting edge for most scouts currently, but Brewers prospects always seem to squeeze plenty of value out of themselves despite less than stellar reports. Game Log

Maryvale is up 2-0. [sarcasm]I fully expect the potent Rangers to score 3 runs before it's over.[/sarcasm] Look for the recap in the morning. Edit: Seconds after I click, the box score updates. 2-2 game now in the 6th.

Deja vu on the final score me thinks. Helena 3 Grand Junction (Rockies) 2 Box Score Game ball goes to Tyler Wagner. Just a wonderful start. He recorded 21 outs allowing just 2 H 2 R 0 ER 2 BB while notching 7 K and a sparkling 11:1 GO:FO ratio. It has not been the smoothest transition to the pros for Wagner, but many expected that. If this kid can be a quick learner, he may just be a quick riser. Big arm that just needs some direction and innings. Mike Francisco tallied a save with 2 scoreless innings and 3 K. At the dish, Chris McFarland (1-4 HR) provided the big blow while Paul Eshleman (1-4) captured the GW hit. Adam Giacalone hit a 2B. So did Emmanuel Quiles and Jose Pena except both of them also added singles finishing the night 2-4. Pena and Giacalone each stole a bag too. I just realized I have been spelling Eshleman wrong. My bad Paul. Game Log Wagner was perfect through 2 and no-hitting 'em through 4.1 innings

Lakeland (Tigers) 3 Brevard County 2 F/7 Box Score Nick Bucci started the 2nd half of the twin bill for BC. He was what I would call sloppily effective. 15 outs allowing 3 H 2 R 2 ER 6 BB and 1 HBP with 5 K and a 5:3 GO:FO ratio. I am certainly optimistic about Nick going forward. Once he firms up his command again, look out. Eric Arnett finished the game with 2 IP but he gave up the winning run to Lakeland on a homer in the 6th. At the plate, Joey Paciorek had a very good game going 3-3. Reggie Keen and Nick Shaw were each 1-2 with a BB and Mike Walker had 2 hits. John Dishon stole his 15th and 16th bases. This BC rotation could be very strong again early in 2013. Gagnon, Miller, Pierce, Bradley, Moye, Goforth and Hall are all options. Although, the way Gagnon is going, he might be in Huntsville with Jungmann, Bucci and Nelson. Game Log That is just so Keen of him to do down 1 in a tight playoff chase. Brevard County Bottom of the 7th Pitching Change: Matt Little replaces Ryan Woolley. Joey Paciorek singles on a line drive to center fielder Luis Castillo. John Dishon pops out to second baseman Hernan Perez. Franklin Romero Jr. grounds out, pitcher Matt Little to first baseman James Robbins. Joey Paciorek to 2nd. Reggie Keen singles on a ground ball to center fielder Luis Castillo. Joey Paciorek scores. With Nick Shaw batting, Reggie Keen picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Matt Little to first baseman James Robbins to shortstop Dixon Machado.

Whoa, switch hitter Andre Lamontange is pitching tonight for the Maryvale squad. Has not pitched since a very impressive 2010.

Lakeland (Tigers) 3 Brevard County 2 F/8 Box Score Man, what a tough loss and at a crucial time. Drew Gagnon continues to impress, this time in a big time game. He recorded 15 outs allowing just 3 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB and 1 HR. He notched 5 K and 2:5 GO:FO ratio. The fact that Drew is maybe 10th or 11th in the pitcher pecking order in the minors should have Brewers fans very excited. Just a solid prospect with room to grow. Greg Holle got 6 outs but he gave up the tying run in top of the 7th. Being a shortened game, that was not good timing at all. Alan Williams came on next and promptly allowed the winning run in the top of the 8th. At the plate, Jason Rogers (1-3 2B IBB) continues his assault on minor league pitching. Nick Shaw and Cody Hawn each had two hits. All of BC's runs came on a 2-run shot from Parker Berberet. It was his 2nd with the Manatees. Game Log Nice bounce-back for Drew. Lakeland Top of the 4th Tyler Collins homers (7) on a line drive to right field. Wade Gaynor called out on strikes. Dean Green strikes out swinging. Curt Casali called out on strikes. Holle almost squeaked out of it. Lakeland Top of the 7th Dean Green singles on a line drive to right fielder John Dishon. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Matt Perry replaces Dean Green. Curt Casali out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Mike Walker to first baseman Jason Rogers. Matt Perry to 2nd. James Robbins strikes out swinging. Hernan Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder John Dishon. Matt Perry scores. Hernan Perez to 2nd on the throw. Michael Rockett flies out to right fielder John Dishon. Williams almost squeaked out of it. Lakeland Top of the 8th Pitching Change: Alan Williams replaces Greg Holle. Marcus Lemon singles on a ground ball to right fielder John Dishon. Dixon Machado out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Alan Williams to first baseman Jason Rogers. Marcus Lemon to 2nd. Tyler Collins hit by pitch. Wade Gaynor flies out to left fielder Juan Sanchez. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Luis Castillo replaces Matt Perry. Luis Castillo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Juan Sanchez. Marcus Lemon scores. Luis Castillo out at 2nd, left fielder Juan Sanchez to second baseman Shea Vucinich.

League Leaders in Brewers Org. MWL: League average .704 OPS, 3.87 ERA Ben McMahan is 9th in BA at .293, 5th in OPS at .841 (19.5% above league average), 1st in 3B with 11, tied for 14th in HR with 12, tied for 14th in RBI with 63, tied for 10th in TB with 186 Brandon Macias is 14th in BA at .285, 12th in OPS at .806 (14.5% above league average), tied for 6th on R with 76, tied for 11th in H with 121, tied for 6th in 2B with 33, tied for 15th in TB at 179, tied for 12th in BB with 52 Chadwin Stang is 31st in OPS at .751 (6.7% above league average), tied for 6th in runs with 76, tied for 17th in H with 116, tied for 24th in 2B with 24, 4th in 3B with 9, tied for 15th in TB at 179, tied for 14th in SB with 25 (73.5%) Jason Rogers is tied for 24th in 2B with 24 Nick Ramirez is 6th in HR with 15, tied for 14th in RBI with 63 Yadiel Rivera is tied for 14th in HR with 12 Max Walla is tied for 30th in BB with 45 Chad Pierce is 14th (of 43 qualifiers) in ERA at 3.43 (3.46 FIP), 26th in IP at 112.2, tied for 11th in K at 104, 12th in WHIP at 1.22 Matt Miller is 19th in ERA at 3.68 (3.87 FIP), 8th in IP at 132, tied for 19th in K with 95 Mark Williams is 21st in ERA at 3.72 (3.57 FIP), 19th in WHIP at 1.28 David Goforth is 38th in ERA at 5.02 (4.78 FIP), 7th in IP at 132.2 Seth Harvey is 9th in SV with 13 PL: League Average .771 OPS, 5.02 ERA Adam Giacalone is 5th in BA at .337, 18th in OPS at .844 (9.5% above league average), 13th in H with 67, 9th in 2B with 14, 19th in TB with 87, 15th in BB with 25 Chris McFarland is 23rd in BA at .293, 12th in R with 39, 9th in H with 69, tied for 25th in 2B with 11, 18th in RBI with 32, 18th in TB with 91, tied for 24th in BB with 20, tied for 12th in SB with 11 (64.7%) Alfredo Rodriguez is 27th in BA at .289, 17th in H with 61, tied for 12th in 2B with 13, tied for 29th in RBI with 27, tied for 19th in BB with 22, tied for 23rd in SB with 7 (46.7%) Raul Mondesi Jr. is 25th in R with 31, tied for 8th in 3B with 4, tied for 22nd in HR with 4, tied for 29th in Sb with 5 (83.3%) Michael Reed is tied for 28th in R with 29, 16th in BB with 24, teid for 12th in SB with 11 (91.7%) Ruben Ozuna is tied for 15th in 3B with 3, tied for 17th in SB with 9 (75%) Yonki Hernandez is 10th in steals with 13 (86.7%) Leonard Lorenzo is 16th (of 19 qualifiers) in ERA at 5.17, 10th in IP with 55.2, tied for 7th in K with 55, 15th in WHIP (of 19 qualifiers) at 1.49 Brent Suter is tied for 23rd IP at 43.2 IP, 21st in K with 42 Will West is 29th in IP at 41.1 Martin Viramontes is 26th in K with 38 Connor Whalen is tied for 3rd in SV with 7 AZL: League Average .748 OPS, 4.82 ERA Jose Pena is 20th in BA at .299, 14th in OPS at .877 (17.2% above league average), tied for 21st in R with 30, 12th in H with 50, tied for 28th in 2B with 9, tied for 2nd in 3B with 7, tied for 10th in HR with 5, 10th in RBI with 31, 7th in TB with 88 Clint Coulter is 24th in BA at .295, 19th in OPS at .863 (15.4% above league average), 16th in R with 31, 24th in H with 43, tied for 15th in HR with 4, 19th in RBI with 28, 31st in TB with 62, 4th in BB with 34 Jose Sermo is 26th in BA at .292, tied for 14th in H with 47, tied for 11th in 3B with 4, tied for 15th in HR with 4, tied for 24th in RBI with 24, tied for 19th in TB with 73 Khris Davis is tied for 28th in HR with 3 (in 6 G) Taylor Smith-Brennan is 5th in BB with 29 Dionis Hinojosa 18th in SB with 10 (90.9%) Malcom Dowell is tied for 23rd with 8 SB (80%) Edgardo Rivera is tied for 23 with 8 SB (88.9%) Angel Ortega is tied for 29th in SB with 7 (70%) Joel Dicent is 18th (of 23 qualifiers) in ERA at 6.07, 16th in IP with 43, 25th in K with 37, 21st (of 23) in WHIP at 1.81 Danny Keller is 23rd in ERA at 9.80, 21st in IP with 41.1, 23rd in WHIP at 2.08 Zachary Quintana is tied for 27th in IP with 37.1 Anothony Banda is 28th in K with 35

Grand Junction 9 Helena 0 Box Score Joel Pierce put together a pretty darn good outing with a nice 11 out start. He gave up just 3 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB while setting down 5 and posting a 2:3 GO:FO ratio. His ERA is now under 9.00 on the year. Baby steps. Connor Whalen pitched (1 IP 0 R) after Pierce pushing Leonard Lorenzo towards the end of the game. Lorenzo really struggled allowing most of the Grand Junction damage. Elliot Glynn was summoned to suffer through the end of this one. He gave up a few more insurance runs in the 9th. At the plate, Helena could not get much going. Ruben Ozuna did rap out two more hits. Jose Sermo hit a 2B among his two hits. Chrs McFarland also hit a 2B. Game Log

AZL Reds 1 AZL Brewers 0 F/6 (Completed Early) Box Score Not much happening at the plate. Jose Sermo went 2-3 with a 2B. SS Angel Ortega also hit a 2B in 2 AB's. Clint Coulter and Jalen Harris went 1-3. Dionis Hinojosa went 0-1 with a BB and 2 SB's. The pitchers were much more exciting. First, Eduard Reyes continues his fine season with 4 more very solid innings. He allowed 6 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB and notched 6 K and a 3:0 GO:FO. Rehabbing Santo Manzanillo finished the game with 2 perfect innings. No hits, no walks, no wild pitches, no balks and no K's. Just 5 GB and 1 FB for Santo. Dustin Houle has a clean 6 innings behind the plate. Can someone tell me if Wandy is related to Wily (Peralta, that is)? I spent 5 minutes trying to figure it out, and so far I see no mention of that. Game Log

Hey guys, that League Leaders post I promised is gonna have to wait until tomorrow. My softball team suffered a pretty close (tough) loss in the Sweet 16 of the 'Tosa Tourney and I just feel like writing up some game stories and hitting the sack. Look for it tin tomorrow's L.R.

League Leaders throughout the System: PCL: Not much here. Logan Schafer is tied for 9th in 3B with 7 Eric Farris is 5th in SB with 37 (80.4%) Wily Peralta is 17th in ERA at 4.75 (3.76 FIP), 15th in IP with 130.2, 8th in K at 128 and tied for 24th in WHIP at 1.56 SL: Hunter Morris is 3rd in AVG at .298, 2nd in OPS at .898, 8th in R with 67, 2nd in H at 141, 1st in 2B (38), tied for 12th in 3B with 5, tied for 1st in HR with 23, 2nd in RBI with 98, 1st in TB with 257 Scooter Gennett is 6th in AVG at .296, 27th in OPS at .722, 16th in runs at 58, 1st in H with 144, 5th in 2B with 28, 5th in TB with 186, tied for 27th in SB with 11 (78.6%) Kentrail Davis is 16th in AVG at .268, 21st in OPS at .737, 24th in R at 52, 17th in H at 106 tied for 8th in 3B with 6, 22nd in TB with 154, 19th in BB with 46, 18th in SB with 17 (68%) Josh Prince is 30th in OPS at .717, 5th in R with 70, 11th in H at 116, tied for 9th in 2B with 25, tied for 17th in RBI with 51, 16th in TB with 163, 3rd in BB with 71, 1st in SB with 41 (71.9%) Khris Davis is tied for 24th in HR with 8 (in only 44 games) Josh Stinson is 2nd in ERA at 3.13, 9th in IP at 129.1, tied for 26th with 83, 25th in WHIP at 1.61 Evan Anundsen is 23rd (out of 27 qualifiers) at 4.89, 24th in IP at 106.2, 20th in WHIP at 1.48 Kyle Heckathorn is 24th at 5.01, 22nd in IP at 111.1, tied for 23rd in K with 84, tied for 13th in WHIP at 1.39 Hiram Burgos is 32nd in K with 77 (in 83.1 IP) Three shutouts have been thrown this season in the Southern League. One belongs to Evan Anundsen. FSL: Mike Walker is 18th in BA at .279, 16th in OBP at .358, 23rd in OPS at .758, tied for 16th in R with 59, 7th in H with 118, tied for 18th in 2B with 22, tied for 19th in HR with 9, 5th in RBI with 68, 15th in TB with 169, 14th in BB with 48 Nick Shaw is 9th in R with 66, 3rd in BB with 63 Cody Hawn is 27th in R with 55, 6th in 2B with 27, tied for 15th in HR with 10, 11th in RBI with 63, tied for 23rd in TB with 153 Reggie Keen is 12th in H with 113, tied for 28th in TB with 149, 2nd in SB with 41 Shea Vucinich is 12th in 2B with 25, tied for 22nd in BB with 43 T.J. Mittelstaedt is tied for 7th with 7 3B, tied for 19th in HR with 9, tied 28th in RBI with 46, 25th in BB with 42, tied for 26th in SB with 14 Jason Rogers is 34th in BB with 38 (in just 56 games) John Dishon is tied for 26th in SB with 14 Taylor Jungmann is 9th in ERA at 3.59 (3.56 FIP), 1st in IP with 143, 13th in K with 87, tied for 12th in WHIP at 1.31 Jed Bradley is 28th (out of 29 qualifiers) in ERA at 5.53 (4.54 FIP), 18th in IP with 107.1, 27th in WHIP at 1.67 Jimmy Nelson is 26th in K with 77 Casey Medlen is tied for 3rd in SV with 19 *********** I will do the bottom four teams tomorrow.

My gosh, I have a day off! Maybe I'll cook up some sort of LR bonus post.

Late rally powers Owlz past Brewers 6 hours ago • Independent Record Michael Snyder scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Sherman Johnson added an insurance solo home run in the eighth, powering the Orem Owlz to a 6-4 Pioneer League home win over the Helena Brewers on Sunday afternoon. Jake Boyd (2-0) pitched 2 2/3 innings of one-hit relief with four strikeouts to get the win for the Owlz on a night where both starters got roughed up early. Helena’s Ryan Gibbard lasted just four innings on the mound and allowed eight hits, three earned runs and a walk while striking out three. Damien Magnifico (0-2) entered in relief in the fifth inning and took the loss after a wild three-inning stint in which he allowed four hits and two runs, walked two, tossed a pair of wild pitches and struck out four batters. Orem starter Gabriel Perez stuck around for 5 2/3 innings despite giving up nine hits, four earned runs and a walk while striking out four. Robert Powell was perfect in getting the final two outs from the mound for the Owlz to get his fourth save. Wendell Soto was 2 for 4 with a double and a pair of RBIs to lead the Orem offense. The Owlz outhit the Brewers 13-10 on the night and stranded nine runners to Helena’s seven. Jose Pena had a two-run homer in the second inning that momentarily knotted the score for Helena early, and finished 2 for 4. Paul Eshleman and Ruben Ozuna had two hits apiece. Helena is off today and opens a four-game homestand against Grand Junction on Tuesday.

AZL Brewers 14 AZL Reds 8 Box Score Heck of a night at the plate for the Brewers. Patience, power, and plenty of contact. Leading the way was Clint Coulter (1-1 4 BB). Despite just 42 AB's his SR year of HS, Coulter has displayed an advanced approach at the plate. The K's are somewhat concerning as it they mat indicate a longish swing, but his overall numbers have not suffered. Coulter's August line: .333/.500/.529 with a 15:16 BB:K and 5 XBH. There are plenty of others to mention at the plate. Edgardo Rivera went 1-4 with a BB and SB. Jalen Harris went 1-3 with 2 BB and SB. Dustin Houle went 2-5 with a 2B. Taylor Smith-Brennan stacked good games with a 2-4 night with a 3B, BB and 5 RBI. Jose Garcia, who has been starting for the promoted Jose Pena, went 2-5 with a Bomberotti. Rounding out the hitters, Dionis Hinojosa went 1-2 with a BB and HBP making it three times on base for him. On the mound, Vinnie Chulk made a successful rehab start throwing the rare scoreless inning in this one. Mike Francisco was thrown to the wolves for almost 5 innings as he gave up most of the damage. Ryan Fasano did come on to close things out. Ryan got 10 outs allowing 4 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB and recording 3 K and 3 GO for a multi-inning save. Think back a few months to the draft. The Brewers are thinking hitters. We need a SS. Why not pop Tanner Rahier in the 1st or Suppy 1st rounds, right? In fact, after we did not, I can remember Keith Law chastising us. Law is bullish on Rahier, but our guy Coulter has had the better career thus far. After being taken in the 2nd round by the Reds and signing for overslot, expectations were that Rahier would hit the AZL League hard. That has not been the case. Game Log

Orem (Angles) 6 Helena 4 Box Score Another loss for the Brewers but there are interesting tidbits to mention. Jose Pena seems to be handling the promotion okay with a 2-hit game including his 2nd HR for Helena. He seems primed to join the full season ranks with a strong off-season. Ruben Ozuna was in the leadoff spot again and he smacked another 2 hits and stole his 9th base. Ruben turns 21 tomorrow and now, with a solid finish, can claim three straight solid seasons at the plate. The fielding is another story. Paul Eshleman, who is not the best with the bat, cracked 2 2B's tonight. On the mound, Ryan Gibbard was hit hard. The electric Damien Magnifico came on next for an extended relief outing. He was pretty good again. 3 IP 4 H 2 R 1 ER 2 BB 4 K 2 WP and 2:2 GO:FO for Damien. In all honestly, I was kind of expecting Evan Fredrickson-esque wildness from Magnifico, but he seems to have a much better handle than that. Cool! Alfredo Rodriguez went hitless and made his 17th error. Ozuna also made another error but he did gun out a guy at 2nd base too. Game Log

One silver lining for the 'Tees is that they roughed up Phillies prospect Austin Wright. Threshers rally to edge Manatees 14-13 08/19/2012 5:10 PM ET By Joe Charlton/Clearwater Threshers August 19, 2012 - The Clearwater Threshers won in extremely exciting fashion on Sunday, rallying to top the Brevard County Manatees 14-13 in a wild game. It was the day of the hitters on a sultry sunny afternoon, as the teams combined for 27 runs on 35 hits. There were also seven errors and 10 walks, contributing the matchup which lasted nearly three-and-a-half hours. Trailing 13-12 in the bottom of the ninth, the Threshers used two hits and two errors to rally and score the tying and game-winning runs to win in dramatic walk-off fashion. Neither starting pitcher found any kind of rhythm on the mound, as Threshers lefty Austin Wright was unable to complete three innings. He was tagged for eight runs (six earned) on nine hits, and also walked three batters. Manatees starter Brandon Williamson wasn't much better better, as he yielded eight runs (five earned) on six hits and a walk. Early home runs helped fuel the Threshers in the beginning stages of the game, as Zach Collier hit his third round-tripper in as many games, while Jim Murphy and Carlos Alonso also went deep off Williamson. Brevard's big inning was in the top of the second, as they plated four men off the strength of RBI hits by Nick Shaw and Shea Vucinich. The game's pace picked up in the middle innings, as Threshers right Hector Neris posted 3.1 shutout innings, while Manatees righty Seth Harvey went three shutout frames. The bats came alive again in the latter third of the matchup however, as both teams scored in the seventh and eighth before the Threshers put it away in the ninth. Brevard plated four more runners in their half of the seventh, as Juan Sanchez hit a two-run double while Jason Rogers and Mike Walker contributed RBI singles to bring more teammates home. The Threshers countered with one in the seventh and three in the eighth, as Pete Lavin, Harold Martinez, and Carlos Alonso all contributed RBI singles. In the bottom of the ninth, the Threshers put their first man on when Edgar Duran struck out but reached when the catcher's throw was errant to first base. After a sac bunt moved Duran to second, Jim Murphy lined an RBI single to center which scored Duran and allowed Murphy to go all the way to third on an error by center fielder Reggie Keen. Anthony Hewitt came on to pinch run at third, and after an intentional walk to Chris Duffy, Alonso lined an RBI single into right field to plate Hewitt and score the winning run. Martinez finished 4 for 5, while Alonso went 3 for 6 to help lead the home team. Rogers finished 4 for 6 for Brevard while Sanchez went 3 for 4 with a home run and five RBIs. The Threshers will take a day off along with the rest of the league on Monday, and then return to action at Bright House Field Tuesday to start a three-game series with the Daytona Cubs. Shark Bites: Tyler Knigge, the former Threshers closer earlier this year, has a 3.71 ERA and two saves for Double-A Reading... The Threshers are 10-9 this season in games that are tied after eight innings... Only two teams have an ERA higher than the Threshers in the month of August, while only three teams have a higher team batting average this month.

'Tees drop 14-13 slugfest to Threshers 08/19/2012 5:14 PM ET By Frank Longobardo / Brevard County Manatees CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Brevard County Manatees finished up their six-game road trip with a wild 14-13 defeat at the hands of the Clearwater Threshers on Sunday afternoon at Bright House Field. The afternoon started with the 'Tees (29-27 second half, 58-66 overall) getting on the board in the top of the first on a two-out, two-run single from Cody Hawn. Clearwater (29-26, 65-56) though would take a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the first and a big part of that came from homers by Zach Collier and Carlos Alonso off of Brevard's starting pitcher Brandon Williamson (3-9, 6.15). Brevard County would answer Clearwater's four-run inning, with one of their own in the top of the second. Both Nick Shaw and Mike Walker recorded one-out RBI singles, as Shaw's drove in one run and Walker's drove in two. Shea Vucinich would close out the scoring in the inning with a sacrifice fly to right that plated Jason Rogers. The Threshers scored four runs again in the second inning, this time all with two outs. Edgar Duran's sacrifice fly cut Brevard's lead to 6-5 and then Zach Collier tied the game up by reaching on an error by Vucinich, which allowed Albert Cartwright to score. Jim Murphy then blasted a two-run homer to center to give Clearwater a 8-6 lead. Once again, the 'Tees would answer the Threshers' big inning in the top of the third, thanks to a two-run homer by Juan Sanchez that tied the game at 8-8. After two innings, Williamson's day was over as he allowed eight runs - five of them earned - on six hits, while walking one and not recording a strikeout. The game remained 8-8 until the top of the seventh inning, when Sanchez's two-run double gave Brevard a 10-8 lead and then back-to-back two-out RBI singles from Rogers and Walker gave the Manatees a 12-8 lead. Seth Harvey had relieved Williamson in the third and threw three scoreless innings, while striking out three batters. Thomas Keeling came on for the 'Tees in the sixth and after throwing a scoreless sixth, ran into trouble in the seventh and eighth. After a John Hill sacrifice fly in the seventh cut Brevard's lead to 12-9, the 'Tees were able to pad their lead to 13-9 in the eighth on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Sanchez. Keeling retired the first two batters in the eighth but then allowed a double to Christopher Duffy and then a single by Alonso plated Duffy and made it a 13-10 game. After yielding a single to Lavin, Keeling was lifted for Greg Holle. Holle proceeded to allow back-to-back RBI singles to Harold Martinez and Cameron Rupp as Clearwater's deficit was now cut to just one run. Brevard was unable to plate a run in the top of the ninth as the Threshers now had a chance to win it in the bottom of the ninth. Duran would strike out to lead off the inning, but would reach base on the dropped third strike as Cody Hawn could not make the catch on Joey Paciorek's throw. Drew Hillman then sacrificed Duran to second on a bunt and then Murphy singled to center to plate Duran, as Murphy would get all the way to third thanks to a fielding error by Reggie Keen. With the game now tied, Rogers came in from the outfield to be Brevard's fifth infielder and Duffy was intentionally walked as the 'Tees could now either cut the winning run off at home or turn the double play. Neither scenario would occur as Alonso's single to left ended the game and completed the comeback for the Threshers. The loss capped off a 1-5 road trip for the Manatees. Brevard began the trip just one game back of first place and they will come home three games back with 13 games remaining on the regular season schedule. Brevard County and Clearwater combined for 27 runs, 35 hits and seven errors on the wild afternoon. Brevard's 17 hits were one shy of a season-high and the 'Tees were 8-for-16 with runners in scoring position. Six Manatees recorded at least two hits as Rogers tallied four and Sanchez notched three and five RBI. Walker drove in three runs and Hawn added two RBI of his own. After an off day on Monday, the 'Tees will be back in action at Space Coast Stadium for their final homestand of the season, beginning on Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. against the Lakeland Flying Tigers (30-25, 66-54). Box Score Well, it was a good game if you like tons of runs, hits, and errors along with a smattering of failed 1-run strategy. 17 hits for BC headlined by Jason Rogers (4-6) and Juan Sanchez (3-4 2B HR). It was Sanchez's 1st action in 12 days, so it makes sense he knocks in 5 with a bomb and two other hits. John Dishon (2-3 2 BB) was a beast too making the 8 and 9-holes in the BC lineup particularly fearsome. As should be obvious, the pitchers had it rough. Some of that is on the D, especially with the game on the line. There was one beacon of hope in Seth Harvey. Click the link to check out his very impressive career stats. Seth has risen to top of the BC bullpen list. The Cody Hawn and Reggie Keen errors are unacceptable. After big nights at the plate for each, I am sure they will remember the defensive miscues more than anything. FIELDING E: Vucinich (14, fielding), Hawn (5, missed catch), Keen (3, fielding). A much needed off day tomorrow. Game Log Man, that is painful. Clearwater Bottom of the 9th Edgar Duran strikes out swinging. Edgar Duran advances to 1st, on a missed catch error by first baseman Cody Hawn, assist to catcher Joey Paciorek. Drew Hillman out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Juan Sanchez to first baseman Cody Hawn. Edgar Duran to 2nd. Jim Murphy singles on a line drive to center fielder Reggie Keen. Edgar Duran scores. Jim Murphy advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by center fielder Reggie Keen. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Anthony Hewitt replaces Jim Murphy. Greg Holle intentionally walks Christopher Duffy. Carlos Alonso singles on a line drive to right fielder John Dishon. Anthony Hewitt scores. Christopher Duffy to 2nd.

AZL Brewers 6 AZL Padres 4 Box Score This one looked like it was going to be a slugfest, but the finish was rather dampened by some decent pitching. Joel Dicent started and gave up all 4 runs the Papas scored. Anthony Banda had a very good outing considering his season to date. He recorded 8 outs giving up just 1 H and 2 BB in the process. The tall, thin lefty from Texas deserves plenty of time to develop in the system. Everyone loves the guys that hit the ground running, but late bloomers are just as important. Austin Blaski pitched a clean 9th for his 1st save. With the thundersticks, statistical anomaly, Taylor Smith-Brennan (3-3 3B), had a fantastic game. Renaldo Jenkins had 2 H but he also get picked off. The whole team cooled off considerably after the 4-run 1st. In the field, there were peaks and valleys, Clint Coulter style. FIELDING E: Coulter (7, missed catch). PB: Coulter 2 (19). Pickoffs: Coulter (Gabella at 1st base). Game Log 55% of the hits in the 1st. AZL Brewers Bottom of the 1st Edgardo Rivera reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Cade Kreuter. Edgardo Rivera to 2nd. Dionis Hinojosa singles on a line drive to center fielder Edwin Moreno. Edgardo Rivera scores. With Clint Coulter batting, Dionis Hinojosa steals (8) 2nd base. Clint Coulter singles on a line drive to left fielder Alexi Colon. Dionis Hinojosa to 3rd. Deivi Mejia singles on a line drive to center fielder Edwin Moreno. Dionis Hinojosa scores. Clint Coulter to 2nd. Alan Sharkey grounds out to first baseman Cade Kreuter. Clint Coulter to 3rd. Deivi Mejia to 2nd. Angel Ortega lines out to second baseman Malquiel Brito. Taylor Smith-Brennan singles on a ground ball to shortstop Felipe Blanco. Clint Coulter scores. Deivi Mejia scores. Renaldo Jenkins singles on a line drive to right fielder Wynton Bernard. Taylor Smith-Brennan to 3rd. Malcolm Dowell grounds out to first baseman Cade Kreuter. P.S. The very rare 3-0 night for me.

Helena 10 Orem (Angels) 6 Box Score The offense was the story tonight as none of the pitchers were very good. Five Brewers had 2 hits; Ruben Ozuna (2-4 BB), Chris McFarland (2-5 2B), Alfredo Rodriguez (2-4 2B BB), Joe Andrade (2-5) and Paul Eshleman (2-4 HR). Everyone else had 1 hit with Michael Turay (1-4 2B BB) being the best of the bunch. Taylor Wall was good enough with 5 IP 7 H 4 R 3 ER 1 BB 0 K. Martin Viramontes was out of control and only struck out 2 while getting 11 outs. Connor Whalen got the rare 1-out save with the team up by 5 when he entered. Connor allowed 1 run to score before finishing off the win. Game Log Fun stuff. Helena Top of the 6th Michael Turay doubles (9) on a fly ball to right fielder Chevy Clarke. Jose Pena singles on a ground ball to shortstop Wendell Soto. Michael Turay to 3rd. Joe Andrade singles on a line drive to right fielder Chevy Clarke. Michael Turay scores. Jose Pena to 2nd. Raul Mondesi singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Michael Snyder. Jose Pena to 3rd. Joe Andrade to 2nd. Pitching Change: Mike Morin replaces Garrett Baker. Paul Eshleman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Joel Capote. Jose Pena scores. Joe Andrade to 3rd. Raul Mondesi to 2nd. Mike Morin intentionally walks Ruben Ozuna. Christopher McFarland singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jonathan Walsh. Joe Andrade scores. Raul Mondesi to 3rd. Ruben Ozuna to 2nd. Alfredo Rodriguez walks. Raul Mondesi scores. Ruben Ozuna to 3rd. Christopher McFarland to 2nd. Adam Giacalone singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jonathan Walsh. Ruben Ozuna scores. Christopher McFarland to 3rd. Alfredo Rodriguez to 2nd. Michael Turay walks. Christopher McFarland scores. Alfredo Rodriguez to 3rd. Adam Giacalone to 2nd. Jose Pena grounds into a force out, shortstop Wendell Soto to second baseman Sherman Johnson. Alfredo Rodriguez scores. Adam Giacalone to 3rd. Michael Turay out at 2nd. Jose Pena to 1st. Joe Andrade singles on a line drive to right fielder Chevy Clarke. Adam Giacalone scores. Jose Pena to 3rd. Joe Andrade to 2nd on the throw. Pitching Change: Brandon Efferson replaces Mike Morin. Raul Mondesi strikes out swinging, catcher Anthony Bemboom to first baseman Wade Hinkle.

Brevard County 6 Clearwater (Phillies) 5 Box Score Hey, awesome comeback win for the water mammals! A night after Jesse Biddle, who was rumored to be a Brewers favorite pre-draft, no-hit them for 7 innings, the 'Tees scratched out an ugly win. Taylor Jungmann was steady as ever, going 6 innings allowing 7 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 1 HR while recording a K and an 8:3 GO:FO ratio. Clearwater scored in the 1st and 6th against Taylor. Alan Williams gave up a bomb along with 3 more hits in 2 pretty unsuccessful innings but he got a W. Casey Medlen saved his 19th game in impressive fashion. At the plate, Cody Hawn smacked 2 2B's including a big one in the 8th inning. Cody also walked twice putting him on base four times. Jason Rogers was on four times himself with 2 H, a BB and a reached on an error. The winning run came off the bat of Shea Vucinich as he scorched a 2-out run scoring 9th inning 2B. Nick Shaw committed his 20th error while Franklin Romero Jr. chucked out another baserunner. FRJ's best tool is his arm. Game Log The gift. Brevard County Top of the 8th Pitching Change: Colton Murray replaces Ryan O'Sullivan. Reggie Keen doubles (19) on a line drive to left fielder Peter Lavin. Nick Shaw reaches on a throwing error by catcher Cameron Rupp. Reggie Keen scores. Jason Rogers reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Placido Polanco. Nick Shaw to 2nd. Mike Walker strikes out swinging. Shea Vucinich walks. Nick Shaw to 3rd. Jason Rogers to 2nd. Cody Hawn doubles (26) on a line drive to center fielder Zach Collier. Nick Shaw scores. Jason Rogers scores. Shea Vucinich scores. Pitching Change: Juan Sosa replaces Colton Murray. Parker Berberet strikes out swinging. John Dishon walks. Franklin Romero Jr. grounds out, second baseman Carlos Alonso to first baseman Harold Martinez. The heroics. Brevard County Top of the 9th Reggie Keen walks. Nick Shaw out on a sacrifice bunt to first baseman Harold Martinez. Reggie Keen to 2nd. Jason Rogers singles on a ground ball to third baseman Placido Polanco. Reggie Keen to 3rd. Mike Walker strikes out swinging. Shea Vucinich doubles (25) on a line drive to right fielder Anthony Hewitt. Reggie Keen scores. Jason Rogers to 3rd. Juan Sosa intentionally walks Cody Hawn. Parker Berberet strikes out swinging.

Big 4-run 8th (all unearned) ties the game for the Manatees.

AZL Giants 11 AZL Brewers 4 Box Score This was a Brewers game and it was not a pretty game, but I repeat myself. Santo Manzanillo made a rehab appearance. Every out he made came via a strikeout. I really wish he would have made more than two outs. Danny Keller, an overslot signing out of HS in California, has been really struggling as a professional. At 6'5" and 190 lbs, he is physically imposing, but his repertoire, in its current form, is simply not. Hitters are batting close to .400 against him this season. The worst part, he has pitched worse this year then last. Gross. 2012 3rd rounder Zach Quintana was the only decent pitcher on the night between all three of the teams I cover. He managed 8 outs while giving up 3 H 0 R 0 BB and recording 4 K and a 2:1 GO:FO ratio. With a nice 3 pitch mix, Quintana has had some decent success in Maryvale. This is a kid born in 1994. Amazing. Alan Sharkey went 3-4 and Dionis Hinojosa went 2-4 with a 2B and SB. Clint Coulter took one BB but he also struck out three times. Jalen Harris also K'ed three times. Malcom Dowell was thrown a bone by being placed in the leadoff spot, but he could only muster a single hit in 5 AB's. Harris, Jose Garcia and Dustin Houle have far too many errors considering the number of chances they have had. FIELDING E: Harris (7, throw), Sharkey (9, fielding), Mejia, D (1, catcher interference), Ortega (14, fielding), Garcia, Jo (3, throw). PB: Houle (13). DP: (Sharkey-Ortega-Sharkey). Oh, what will tomorrow bring? Game Log

Orem 18 Helena 6 Box Score' Orem scored in 7 of the 8 innings they came up to bat. No Helena pitcher made more than 8 outs. 1 Hitter: Ruben Ozuna went 2-4 with 2 2B with 2 2-out RBI 1 Pitcher: Connor Whalen got 2 outs without giving up a run. He did give up 2 hits though. Then there is the fielding section. Jose Pena has had his troubles in the field all year and Chris McFarland is clearly having a bad day. FIELDING E: McFarland 3 (14, throw, throw, fielding), Pena, Jo (1, fielding). Game Log

My goodness, my teams, as it stands now, are losing 31-7 on the night. At least I was at the Brewers game tonight for a live win. Edit: Jeez, soon after I typed this, opposing teams tacked on another 9 runs.

'Tees thumped 11-0 by Threshers 08/17/2012 10:03 PM ET By Frank Longobardo / Brevard County Manatees CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Brevard County Manatees managed just one hit and four base runners total as they were thrashed 11-0 by the Clearwater Threshers on Friday night at Bright House Field for their fourth consecutive loss. Nick Shaw broke up Clearwater's no-hitter with a one-out bloop single to center in the bottom of the ninth. Both Reggie Keen and Jason Rogers drew walks and Parker Berberet reached on an error to represent the only other Brevard County base runners on the night. The Manatees (28-26 second half, 57-65 overall) struck out a season-high 16 times, including 12 times in seven innings against Threshers (28-25, 64-55) starter Jesse Biddle. Brevard County's previous season-high in strikeouts was 15, which occurred just this past Tuesday against Dunedin. Clearwater jumped out to a 3-0 lead on 'Tees starter Matt Miller (1-1, 10.00) in the first inning, thanks to two-out RBI singles from Zach Collier and Carlos Alonso. The Threshers scored another run in the third on a sacrifice fly to make it a 4-0 game. The game unraveled for Miller and the Manatees in the fourth, thanks to a two-out RBI single by the rehabbing Placido Polanco and then the crushing blow being a three-run homer to right by Peter Lavin to make it an 8-0 game. Miller did not get past the fourth as he had his worst start of the season between both Class-A Wisconsin and Brevard. He allowed ten hits to go along with a season-high eight runs. He walked one and struck out six. Eric Arnett relieved Miller and allowed two runs in two innings of work including a solo homer to Zach Collier to lead-off the fifth inning. Tommy Toledo pitched the final two innings for the 'Tees and allowed one run on two hits. Despite their fourth straight loss, the 'Tees are still three games back of first place Tampa, but are in fifth place in the North Division. The Manatees will look to 2011 first round pick Taylor Jungmann (10-6, 3.61) to its losing streak on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. Jungmann is 2-0 with a 1.31 ERA in three August starts. Clearwater will counter with Seth Rosin (0-1, 4.50) who is making his second start with the Threshers. Rosin came over to the Phillies organization as part of the Hunter Pence trade with the San Francisco Giants back on July 31. Box Score Hand it to Jesse Biddle and the Phillies team tonight. They straight destroyed us. That is all. Game Log