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Brevard County -- AUDIO: OF Victor Roache talks with Justin Rocke about his second half resurgence on the Manatees Pregame Show AUDIO, Game Highlights: Clearwater defeats Brevard County, 2-1 VIDEO: Manatees GM Kyle Smith performs the Ice Bucket Challenge to strike out ALS & nominates Daytona Cubs front office to participate or donate.

Sunday -- VIDEO: Huntsville's Yadiel Rivera slugs a solo homer as the Stars beat Birmingham, 13-0 Well, his jog, anyway -- great production work...

Sunday -- VIDEO: Nashville's Jason Rogers hits his third home run of a doubleheader sweep over Round Rock, driving in three

Final: @AZL Reds 4, AZL Brewers 3, ten innings Maryvale Box Score Tough loss. The Brewers gave up two runs in the bottom of the 9th to send the game to extra innings, and not only did rehabbing Hunter Morris play the whole game (1-for-3 - triple, walk), he committed a 10th inning error that helped lead to a loss in the 10th. But as noted earlier, this was LHP Kodi Medeiros' true Brewers welcome. The first rounder had little chance in the 1st as two errors led to one unearned run. Medeiros; final line - 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 7 K. Kodi slept well Monday night, that's a fantastic evening of Arizona League work. Maryvale Game Log Enjoy Kodi's night here.

AUDIO via Jeff Hem's blog -- "Tonight’s interview is this week’s installment of “Mondays with the Manager” with Sounds skipper Rick Sweet. He discusses the Sounds’ dominant play at home this season (42-21 at home vs. 24-35 on the road), the team’s recent offensive surge and what he has to keep in mind with his players at the time of the year, the so-called “dog days.”

Link Report post on new DSL catcher Yoel Vasquez' debut

It was an eventful DSL debut for 17-year-old catcher (turns 18 in ten days) Yoel Vasquez. A Venezuelan native listed at 6'1", 180, the right-handed bat was 1-for-3 with an RBI (one K). He threw out one of four baserunners on steal attempts, and had a throwing error and passed ball. Starting RHP Nattino Diplan threw four wild pitches, and RHP Pedro Peguero one. Vasquez got busy right away -- DSL Blue Jays Top of the 1st Rodrigo Orozco singles on a line drive to right fielder Yerald Martinez. With Jesus Severino batting, wild pitch by Nattino Diplan, Rodrigo Orozco to 2nd. Jesus Severino singles on a fly ball to center fielder Joantgel Segovia. Rodrigo Orozco scores. Jesus Severino out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Joantgel Segovia to catcher Yoel Vasquez to shortstop Franly Mallen. Enmanuel Moreta grounds out, second baseman Henry Correa to first baseman Nicol Valderrey. *** Protecting a 9-7 lead in the 8th, RHP Axel Cordero entered with the bases loaded, none out, and got out of it: DSL Blue Jays Top of the 8th Kevin Martinez remains in the game as the catcher. Pitching Change: Juan Diaz replaces Pedro Peguero. Bryan Lizardo reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Juan De Los Santos. Javier Hernandez singles on a line drive to left fielder Nicolas Pierre. Bryan Lizardo to 2nd. Edward Olivares hit by pitch. Bryan Lizardo to 3rd. Javier Hernandez to 2nd. Eddy Alcantara walks. Bryan Lizardo scores. Javier Hernandez to 3rd. Edward Olivares to 2nd. Pitching Change: Axel Cordero replaces Juan Diaz. Junior Vasquez pops out to shortstop Franly Mallen. Rodrigo Orozco flies into a double play, right fielder Yerald Martinez to catcher Kevin Martinez to third baseman Juan De Los Santos. Javier Hernandez out at home.

VIDEO: Huntsville's Hector Gimenez doubles home a run as the Stars beat Birmingham, 13-0, on Sunday

AUDIO: Nashville's Hector Gomez Ties Game Two With A Homer AUDIO: Rob Wooten Records Final Out

Watch HR #3 on the day at the link Rogers plates nine runs in Sounds' sweep Third baseman homers three times during pair of wins over Express By Tyler Maun / MiLB.com Just three innings into a long Sunday, Jason Rogers had a good day under his belt already. But there was a lot more to come. The Brewers infield prospect homered three times and drove in nine runs between two games as Triple-A Nashville swept a doubleheader from Round Rock with wins of 13-4 and 4-2 at Greer Stadium. "It was a long day today, but we played good, got the 'W's," Rogers said. "It feels good. I got good pitches to hit and put good swings on them." With three runs already home in the second inning, the third baseman connected on a two-run single to extend Nashville's lead. He followed Jeremy Hermida's RBI double with a three-run homer in the fourth. Two innings later, the 26-year-old belted a one-out solo home run. In the nightcap, Rogers sparked the Sounds again, breaking a tie with a three-run homer in the bottom of the third. "I felt real good," he said. "[Round Rock starter Justin Germano], we'd faced him before. I knew what he had and how they were going to pitch me, so I was trying to have a good approach and put some good swings on the ball." Over his last 10 games, Rogers is batting .387 (12-for-31) with four homers and 11 RBIs. "When I first got called up, they were pitching me a lot different than Double-A," he said. "I had to make that quick adjustment. I got in a groove, and I'm taking it game by game, at-bat by at-bat. "In Double-A, they pitch off their fastball. Here in Triple-A, you've got veterans. You've got guys who have been in the big leagues. You see a lot more breaking balls. They want you to swing at their pitches, so I had to make that adjustment to get my pitch." The victory put the Sounds at 66-56 on the season and atop the Pacific Coast League American Southern Division. "We're playing good baseball right now," Rogers said. "We're in first place. We've got two, two-and-a-half more weeks to go, and these games are important. We're doing a good job. "I want to get to the playoffs. The Huntsville team, the Double-A team I was with, they're going to the playoffs. This team, we were just two games behind when I first got called up. My goal is to do my part to help this team get to the playoffs." Nashville got a quality start from Taylor Jungmann in the opener. Jungmann (6-5) struck out nine over six innings, allowing two runs on four hits while walking two. In the finale, Ariel Pena (9-7) gave up a run on five hits while striking out eight and walking two in 5 2/3 innings. Rob Wooten closed out the Sounds nightcap, giving up a run in the seventh but picking up his 10th save.

VIDEO: Jason Rogers middle HR on the day included in brief Nashville sports report

Final: AZL Reds 4, @AZL Brewers 3, 12 innings Maryvale Box Score Teams combined for 28 K's; the transformation of the game of baseball as we've known it marches on in that regard. Maryvale Game Log AZL Reds Top of the 12th Narciso Crook singles on a line drive to left fielder Troy Stokes. With Luis Gonzalez batting, Narciso Crook steals (10) 2nd base. Luis Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Kaleb Earls to first baseman Juan Ortiz. Narciso Crook to 3rd. Jarrett Freeland called out on strikes. Hector Vargas singles on a line drive to right fielder Yunior Santana. Narciso Crook scores. Jose Siri grounds out, shortstop Jake Gatewood to first baseman Juan Ortiz.

Details on the final in the AM, but Maryvale scores three in the 5th to tie things at 3-3; they did leave the bases loaded, though... AZL Brewers Bottom of the 5th Jorge Quiterio doubles (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Jose Siri. Jonathan Oquendo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jose Siri. Jorge Quiterio to 3rd. Troy Stokes walks. Jonathan Oquendo to 2nd. Jake Gatewood singles on a ground ball to center fielder Junior Felix Arias. Jorge Quiterio scores. Jonathan Oquendo scores. Troy Stokes to 2nd. Carlos Belonis out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Ty Boyles to second baseman Shane Mardirosian. Troy Stokes to 3rd. Jake Gatewood to 2nd. Hunter Morris grounds out, second baseman Shane Mardirosian to first baseman Jarrett Freeland. Troy Stokes scores. Jake Gatewood to 3rd. Yunior Santana walks. Tanner Norton walks. Yunior Santana to 2nd. Pitching Change: Tyler Parmenter replaces Ty Boyles. Leudi Otano called out on strikes. *** Hunter Morris did single earlier, his first hit in his 3rd rehab game (fractured arm).

To see tweets as to when the Link Report has been technically "completed" with available links, as well as to know when the new day's Report has been posted, please follow @Mass_Haas on Twitter. *** Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Nashville Media Notes - it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Roster" banner on the Sounds' site. Brevard County Media Notes - again, it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Manatees' site. *** STANDINGS: (For split-season leagues, 2nd half standings are shown as the default, although overall standings are also available at the link.) AAA - Pacific Coast League American Southern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division Rookie Advanced - Pioneer League North Division Rookie - Arizona Summer League Central Division DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris *** Sortable individual stat pages: Nashville Huntsville Wisconsin Helena Maryvale Dominican Summer League Brewers *** Weather.com: Nashville, TN Viera, FL (Melbourne) Goodyear, AZ Santo Domingo, DR

Follow Monday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Brevard County Maryvale DSL Brewers MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

DVR Alert! The Rattlers are coming home this week, and they'll be on local TV on four consecutive evenings, Tuesday through Friday, with a 7:00 airtime each night. All the games will be on MyNew32 TV, except for Thursday's, which will air on TWC Sportschannel.

Monday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Donovan Hand at home vs. Round Rock (Rangers), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Jeff Hem is the play-by-play voice of the Sounds; follow him on Twitter @jeffhempbp; we'll link to his blog updates at On the Air…and Off MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Nashville games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: Idle ********** Brevard County: RHP Jorge Lopez at home vs. Clearwater (Phillies), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the proper link based on listed schedule Dave Walkovic returns as the play-by-play voice of the 'Tees; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio, as all games are scheduled to be broadcast in 2014. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: Idle ********** Helena: Idle ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Reds' complex in Goodyear, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league Miller Park Prospects - Arizona League Primer ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Blue Jays, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day We're also going to lock in the link to Brad Krause's fantastic Miller Park Prospects - Dominican Summer League primer right here, at least for the first couple of months of the DSL campaign, for your easy review. Brad will also be adding DSL Link Report duties to his Brevard coverage for us here. Thanks, Brad!

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Saturday's game -- VIDEO: Nick Shaw doubles in Huntsville's 5-0 loss to Birmingham

Nashville Game One: AUDIO: Jason Rogers Three-Run HR AUDIO: Jeremy Hermida Two-Run Double AUDIO: Jason Rogers' 2nd HR

That Peoria Star story includes two really sweet photos of Wei-Chung Wang, and one great action shot of Johnny Davis. Kudos and thanks, sir.

Chiefs beat Rattlers 6-4 in rehab outing against Brewers' Wang By Dave Eminian, Peoria Journal Star PEORIA -- Wisconsin welcomed Milwaukee Brewers reliever Wei-Chung Wang in the clubhouse Saturday night by requiring him to sing the national anthem as initiation. The Chiefs welcomed him Sunday on the mound with a run in the first inning -- and four straight singles with two outs in the third inning -- to launch a 6-4 victory before 5,807 at Dozer Park. It was a must-have game for the Chiefs, who shaved their deficit to three games behind Wisconsin in the Western Division playoff chase. "I feel really good, totally," Wang said. "I felt like every pitch was working, felt healthy and like I'm back to where I was earlier." Wang, a Rule 5 Draft acquisition last winter by the Brewers who overcame Tommy John surgery in 2012, had never pitched in the minors at the class A, AA or AAA levels until Sunday. He had an 11.12 ERA in 13 appearances this season with Milwaukee when the Brewers put him on the DL on July 10 with shoulder tightness. The Chiefs touched him for a 1-0 lead in the first inning without a hit, packaging a walk, error and groundout that plated Vaughn Bryan. Wang did not allow a hit until Chiefs center fielder C.J. McElroy Jr., singled to right field with two outs in the third inning, but that opened a barrage of four straight singles. McElroy stole second base off the lefty, then came around to score on a two-out single to right field from catcher Carson Kelly for a 2-2 tie. The Chiefs jumped on top, 3-2, when Ronald Castillo punched a two-out single through the hole at second to drive home Kelly. "They got those singles off me, but the one was because I didn't get to first base quick enough to cover, that was my fault," said Wang, who finished with three innings, 4 hits, 3 runs (two earned), 1 walk and 3 strikeouts on 51 pitches (36 strikes). "I like the progress I'm making. I don't know what the Brewers plan is for me yet, but I'm expecting to stay here for now and pitch more for Wisconsin." Chiefs third baseman Rafael Medina blasted a two-run homer off the protective netting beyond left field against reliever Barrett Astin for a 5-2 lead in the fourth inning. Jose Pena homered off Peoria lefty starter Kyle Helisek in the fifth to cut Peoria's lead to 5-3. David Denson doubled in the sixth, moved to third on a groundout, then scored on a sacrifice fly by Johnny Davis to close to within 5-4. The Chiefs answered in the sixth against former Illinois Valley Central star Chris Razo when Cesar Valera walked, Medina singled up the middle and Richy Pedroza plated Valera with a sacrifice foul fly out for a 6-4 lead. Chiefs righty Kevin Herget threw three scoreless innings in relief, while Kyle Barraclough added a scoreless ninth for a save. "I thought (Wang) was throwing well," McElroy Jr. said. "We attacked his fastball in the third inning. I wanted to put pressure on their defense, so once I got on, I took off with first movement. "This was a game that felt like a playoff game for us. We knew we had to beat them. All we can do is continue to control our side." CHIEFS BRIEFS: Illinois Valley Central product Chris Razo threw three innings in his homecoming relief appearance against the Chiefs on Sunday, allowing one run on 3 hits, 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. He has five career appearances against Peoria, with a 6.00 ERA, 12 hits, 6 walks and 11 strikeouts over 9 innings of work. ... Chiefs first baseman Justin Ringo had a three-hit game, while third baseman Rafael Medina and catcher Carson Kelly each had two.

True, but actually only four signed that year -- Taylor Hill would go on to be a 6th round pick, Marco Gonzales a 1st rounder.

Still intrigued with 20-year-old 2B Gregory Munoz. Any time the Brewers bump a DSL kid to an everyday job in Helena after just one pro season, bypassing Maryvale, we should all take notice. Doing the job in 2014, too.

It seems only a matter of time (September) before Jason Rogers (Columbus State, GA) becomes the first player from the 32nd round of the 2010 draft to make the big leagues. What a great story! Notice RHP Tommy Toledo was drafted by the Twins in that round, but didn't sign. Toledo has quite the draft history.