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Final: Huntsville7, @Chattanooga 1, completed early, rain Stars Claim Rubber Match Steve Jarnicki, Huntsville Stars Chattanooga, TN - The Huntsville Stars defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 7-1 Monday night to claim the rubber match of their five-game series with the Lookouts at AT&T Field. The Stars won three out of five from the Lookouts. The game was called in the top of the seventh with one out due to heavy rain and lightning. The Stars jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning against Lookouts starter Raydel Sanchez (2-6). Josh Prince doubled high off the left center field wall scoring Brent Suter, who also doubled. Nick Ramirez grounded out to second scoring Prince making it 2-0. The Lookouts cut the Stars lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the third. Noel Cuevas doubled down the left field line scoring Darnell Sweeney. The Stars added to their lead in the top of the seventh inning. They recorded four straight hits and it started with Erik Komatsu hammering a leadoff home run over the right field wall to make it 3-1. It was Komatsu's first longball of the year with the Stars, and 4th overall in 2014 in 164 at-bats. Shea Vucinich then tripled. Yadiel Rivera scored Vucinich on a single to left field. Two batters later Nick Shaw added a two-run single extending the Stars lead to 6-1. With the bases loaded and one out, Lookouts RHP Juan Gonzalez walked Adam Weisenburger forcing in Shaw, making it 7-1 Stars. The Stars batted around in the seventh. Komatsu came to the plate and was trailing 0-1 in the count with one out, when the game was delayed due to heavy winds and lightning. Heavy rains came down soon thereafter and the game was officially called after a 33-minute delay. Suter turned in a quality start for the Stars, his second straight. The left-hander tossed six innings of four hit baseball allowing one unearned run. He also struck out six. Suter earned the win and improved to 9-6 on the season. The Stars (11-13, 57-37) will return to Huntsville and have the day off on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Stars will host the Tennessee Smokies, the Double-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars will have RHP Drew Gagnon (5-4, 3.26) on the mound. Tennessee will feature RHP Matt Loosen (4-3, 5.47). The game can be heard starting at 6:15 pm CDT on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM and wtkiradio.com. Huntsville Box Score Second strong start for Brent Suter after an extended rough stretch; Suter can rake, the RH bat is up to .273 with a .668 OPS in 24 plate appearances. Nick Shaw has an OPS north of 1.000 in July's 31 AB's, he really needs to take a snapshot of his current MiLB page for framing. Contributions up and down the lineup here, pretty box score... Huntsville Game Log

Huntsville's notes: MORE FROM LAST NIGHT: The Stars were defeated for only the third time this season on a walk-off hit from their opponent. The Stars fell to 16-11 on the season in one-run games which is still the 2nd best record in one-run games in the Southern League. Only Jacksonville at 21-11 is better in games decided by one-run. Chattanooga is now 13-19 in one-run games, which is the 2nd worst one-run record in the league. The Lookouts 32 one-run games they’ve been involved in are the third most played in the league. The Stars scored one of their four runs with two outs. In the series the Stars have now scored 15 of their 23 runs with two outs. The Stars did not homer yesterday, but still have homered six times in their last six games… RHP Andy Moye allowed 0 ER in just 2 IP. Huntsville starters in their last 14 starts are 3-6 with a 5.81 ERA (45 ER, 69.2 IP)… Eric Marzec allowed a pair of solo home runs. Stars pitchers have now given up nine home runs in the last eight games. They have now allowed 79 home runs on the season which is the most allowed in the Southern League, eight more than the next team Jacksonville…In the month of July, the Huntsville pitching staff has the second highest ERA in the Southern League at 4.62. The Stars, Birmingham and Tennessee are the only three teams to have a team ERA above 4.00 in the month… In the last 13 games the Stars offense is batting .266 (131-492). Out of the 131 hits, only 38 have gone for extra base hits … Hainley Statia went 1-4 with an RBI single which continued his excellent hitting against Chattanooga. In the series, Statia is 5-11 with 4 RBI. On the season, Statia is batting .462 with two home runs and 10 RBI in eight games against the Lookouts. All three of this 3-RBI games have come against Chattanooga… Nick Ramirez recorded a pinch-hit single in the 7th, his first pinch-hit at bat of the year. The single extended his hit streak to six straight games. He has now hit safely in twelve out of his last thirteen games…D’Vontrey Richardson did not play yesterday but went 2-3 with two RBI before coming out of the game in the sixth when he was hit by a pitch on Friday. He has hit safely in 13 of his last 18 games. In those 18 games, he is hitting .344 (21-61 with 2 HR and 8 RBI)…Kentrail Davis returned to the lineup snapping an 0-16 skid with an infield single in the 4th inning. Davis batted 6th in the order. This season Davis has batted first, second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth and has best results have come out of the leadoff spot where he’s a .301 batter with an on base percentage of .421 in 30 games. Josh Prince went 1-5 with an RBI single. He is now 16 for his last 56 (.286) at the plate... Nick Shaw went 1-4 with an RBI single. In the second half of the season through 17 games, Shaw is batting .340 with 6 RBI compared to just .229 in the first half of the season. Shaw has also been a better hitter when he plays 2B. As a 2B, he is batting .419 in 31 at bats compared to batting .229 with 192 at bats when he plays shortstop… Since the Stars clinched the 1st half championship they’ve gone 18-18.

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 -- Brevard County Media Notes - again, it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Manatees' site. Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog *** 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 Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale Dominican Summer League Brewers *** Weather.com: Chattanooga, TN Viera, FL (Melbourne) Grand Chute, WI (Appleton) Grand Junction, CO Boca Chica, DR

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

DVR ALERT! Starting Wednesday, three consecutive Timber Rattlers games will be televised -- in order MyNew32 TV, TWC SportsChannel, and MyNew32 TV again. Broadcast time 7:00 PM each evening.

Monday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: Idle; AAA All-Star Game is Wednesday ********** Huntsville: LHP Brent Suter at Chattanooga (Dodgers), 6:00 PM pre-game, 6:15 gametime Free Live Audio Link Steve Jarnicki is the new play-by-play voice of the Stars - welcome aboard! Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveJarnicki. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. MiLB.TV - It appears seven of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games (not the Stars). ********** Brevard County: RHP Austin Ross at home vs. Charlotte (Rays), 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: RHP Barrett Astin at home vs. Quad Cities (Astros), 11:45 AM pre-game, 12:05 PM gametime Free Live Audio Link - 1280 AM WNAM Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio. For the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from seven Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. NOTE: Thirty-nine (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (30) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule so you can coordinate your DVR activity. ********** Helena: RHP Devin Williams at Grand Junction (Rockies), 4:45 PM pre-game, 5:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link There's a new Voice of the Helena Brewers in 2014, as Dustin Daniel (@dustin__daniel on Twitter) takes over for legendary Steve Wendt. We look forward to Dustin building his own legacy moving forward. MiLB.TV -- This entire seven-game road trip (Orem and Grand Junction) will be available for viewing by MiLB.TV subscribers, including archived broadcasts. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle ********** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Angels, 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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But he's a AAA All-Star! Something tells me he'd rather be home during the break with his newborn. Don't believe we've seen online confirmation, but we hope all went well in that regard.

You heard this as part of Saturday's Link report, now watch as well -- VIDEO: Nashville's Caleb Gindl hits a three-run homer as the Sounds beat Round Rock, 5-3, on Saturday *** Sunday -- The Sounds scored first in the contest when shortstop Hector Gomez's hit an RBI single down the right-field line to score Eugenio Velez, who reached base on balls and moved into scoring position with his 17th stolen base of the season. AUDIO: Hector Gomez RBI Single Infielder Jason Rogers powered the Sounds' offense, going 3-for-4 and delivering the game-tying three-run home run in the 5th inning, but the Sounds would not score again. VIDEO: Jason Rogers 3-Run Jack

Futures Game another step to majors for Brewers prospect Lopez Phil Ervin, FOX Sports Wisconsin MINNEAPOLIS -- Jorge Lopez sat in the Target Field bullpen for seven innings, patiently biding his time and soaking up what he referred to after as the experience of a lifetime. When World Futures manager Bert Blyleven finally called his number, the gangly, right-handed Brewers prospect loped out to the mound and told himself to keep his nerves in check. After all, a sold-out house for the Futures Game is a far cry from the cramped ballparks of the Florida State League. "I just think like 'don't nervous, don't look around and just concentrate on playing,'" the 21-year-old from Puerto Rico grinned afterward, not a trace of sweet dropping from his curly-haired Mohawk. A low-90s sinker and a curveball and changeup that regularly fool batters have Lopez steadily ascending through Milwaukee's farm system. In 16 starts during his first High-A season, the 6-foot-4, 165-pounder is 8-4 with a 3.26 ERA. Drafted in the second round of the 2011 draft, Lopez spent two seasons playing rookie ball before joining the Low-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers last summer. Then came his latest promotion to the Brevard County Manatees. And an All-Star caliber season to date. "Me, I just take day by day," said Lopez, who speaks broken English but grasps the language much better than he did upon reaching the professional ranks directly out of high school. "It's a process, you know? I just take the steps and get better, like try to get better each and every day." Lopez was born Feb. 10, 1993 in Cayey, P.R., a town of about 48,000 in the American commonwealth's central mountain range. Its higher elevation makes for cooler temperatures than the rest of the island, and its strong infrastructure includes a Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble manufacturing plants. "It's a small city," Lopez said, "but it's one of the best." Lopez played youth baseball there for 10 years before moving to nearby Caguas to attend high school and attract scouts' attention. The Brewers signed him on as part of their movement to develop more pitching depth throughout their minor league ranks. Three years later, he was one of 19 Single-A prospects to participate in the Futures Game, the first of three baseball showcases culminating in Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game. Facing fellow Florida State Leaguer J.P. Crawford of the Phillies' farm system, Lopez coaxed a sharp ground-out to second in his one batter faced. Blyleven, the Hall of Fame hurler, then replaced Lopez in attempt to keep his promise of playing all 25 players on the World roster. But this day wasn't about accumulating innings -- just recollections. "It was my first time pitching in front of a lot of people -- a lot of people," Lopez said. "I just had fun." The World Futures wound up losing 3-2. Lopez, though, took it as another juncture on his journey to the big leagues. "I never played with those guys, and it's good to see and watch them," Lopez said. "We just take the opportunity for to take the time and have fun with them."

Futures Game another step to majors for Brewers prospect Lopez Phil Ervin, FOX Sports Wisconsin MINNEAPOLIS -- Jorge Lopez sat in the Target Field bullpen for seven innings, patiently biding his time and soaking up what he referred to after as the experience of a lifetime. When World Futures manager Bert Blyleven finally called his number, the gangly, right-handed Brewers prospect loped out to the mound and told himself to keep his nerves in check. After all, a sold-out house for the Futures Game is a far cry from the cramped ballparks of the Florida State League. "I just think like 'don't nervous, don't look around and just concentrate on playing,'" the 21-year-old from Puerto Rico grinned afterward, not a trace of sweet dropping from his curly-haired Mohawk. A low-90s sinker and a curveball and changeup that regularly fool batters have Lopez steadily ascending through Milwaukee's farm system. In 16 starts during his first High-A season, the 6-foot-4, 165-pounder is 8-4 with a 3.26 ERA. Drafted in the second round of the 2011 draft, Lopez spent two seasons playing rookie ball before joining the Low-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers last summer. Then came his latest promotion to the Brevard County Manatees. And an All-Star caliber season to date. "Me, I just take day by day," said Lopez, who speaks broken English but grasps the language much better than he did upon reaching the professional ranks directly out of high school. "It's a process, you know? I just take the steps and get better, like try to get better each and every day." Lopez was born Feb. 10, 1993 in Cayey, P.R., a town of about 48,000 in the American commonwealth's central mountain range. Its higher elevation makes for cooler temperatures than the rest of the island, and its strong infrastructure includes a Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble manufacturing plants. "It's a small city," Lopez said, "but it's one of the best." Lopez played youth baseball there for 10 years before moving to nearby Caguas to attend high school and attract scouts' attention. The Brewers signed him on as part of their movement to develop more pitching depth throughout their minor league ranks. Three years later, he was one of 19 Single-A prospects to participate in the Futures Game, the first of three baseball showcases culminating in Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game. Facing fellow Florida State Leaguer J.P. Crawford of the Phillies' farm system, Lopez coaxed a sharp ground-out to second in his one batter faced. Blyleven, the Hall of Fame hurler, then replaced Lopez in attempt to keep his promise of playing all 25 players on the World roster. But this day wasn't about accumulating innings -- just recollections. "It was my first time pitching in front of a lot of people -- a lot of people," Lopez said. "I just had fun." The World Futures wound up losing 3-2. Lopez, though, took it as another juncture on his journey to the big leagues. "I never played with those guys, and it's good to see and watch them," Lopez said. "We just take the opportunity for to take the time and have fun with them."

Wonderfully detailed Manatees game summary earlier, here's more: AUDIO, Game Highlights: The 'Tees defeat Charlotte, 7-5. AUDIO: After a 7-5 win, Tyrone Taylor and Damien Magnifico join the Manatees Radio Network.

Victor Roache nets FSL Player of the Week honors for his 8-for-21, three HR effort. Slightly raining on the parade, Roache did fane nine times (two walks) in that stretch.

VIDEO: Helena's Mitch Meyer hits a leadoff homer in the fourth inning of a 7-5 win at Grand Junction

VIDEO: Longer-than-usual local news report with game highlights of the Helena 7-5 victory

Helena Brewers starting pitcher Chad Thompson throws against the Grand Junction Rockies on Sunday afternoon at Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, Colorado. Thompson (3-2) earned the win after allowing just three runs on four hits through five innings while fanning five. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/71/771c1b52-0b0e-11e4-9d6a-0019bb2963f4/53c35d48506f8.preview-620.jpg Helena Independent Record account of this road game -- A day after being dismantled by the Grand Junction Rockies in the series opener, the Helena Brewers bounced back with big bats. The Brewers pounded 15 hits in a 7-5 victory Sunday afternoon at Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, Colorado. Helena got a home run from designated hitter Mitch Meyer, his fifth of the year. Sthervin Matos and Jack Cleary each had doubles, and Brandon Diaz added a triple for the visitors, who are now 11-16 this season. Helena scored two runs in the top of the third to take a 2-0 lead, but that was quickly erased in the bottom of the inning when Rockies catcher Hamlet Marte stroked a three-run homer off of Brewers starter Chad Thompson. Meyer’s solo shot came in the Brewers’ big fourth inning, when Helena scored five runs in the frame to take a 7-3 lead. The Brewers were able to hold off the Rockies for the win, despite two Grand Junction runs in the ninth against reliever Javier Salas. Salas earned his first save after pitching three innings of two-hit ball. Thompson (3-2) earned the win for the Brewers, allowing three runs on four hits through five frames. He struck out five and walked a pair. Grand Junction starter Carlos Polanco (3-3) suffered the loss. Left fielder Edgardo Rivera paced Helena offensively with his 3-for-4 effort. Matos and Francisco Castillo each had a pair of RBIs. Diaz, Elvis Rubio and Gregory Munoz also had multi-hit games for the Brewers, which had nine more hits than they did the previous night. Randy Reyes and shortstop Max George, who had a cycle Saturday night, each had two hits to lead the Rockies (15-12) attack.

Timber Rattlers with a noontime start today, Link Report hopefully up just before gametime.

Final: @AZL Brewers 5, AZL Rangers 0 Maryvale Box Score Hawaii HS RHP Jordan Yamamoto with a two-innings coreless debut, and in-between his two innings, he watched his team post four runs for him -- AZL Rangers Top of the 1st Ti'Quan Forbes lines out to pitcher Jordan Yamamoto. (Welcome to pro ball, here's a liner right back at you....) Darius Day singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carlos Belonis. With Jose Cardona batting, Jordan Yamamoto picks off Darius Day at 1st on throw to David Denson. Jose Cardona strikes out swinging. AZL Brewers Bottom of the 1st Troy Stokes grounds out, second baseman Yeyson Yrizarri to first baseman Smerling Lantigua. Carlos Belonis singles on a line drive to center fielder Jose Cardona. Monte Harrison singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jose Cardona. Carlos Belonis to 3rd. Monte Harrison to 2nd on the throw. David Denson strikes out swinging. Garrett Cooper singles on a line drive to center fielder Jose Cardona. Carlos Belonis scores. Monte Harrison scores. Garrett Cooper to 2nd on the throw. Jake Gatewood walks. With Leudi Otano batting, wild pitch by Brett Martin, Garrett Cooper to 3rd. Jake Gatewood to 2nd. Leudi Otano walks. Pitching Change: Ariel Jurado replaces Brett Martin. Jonathan Oquendo singles on a line drive to right fielder Darius Day. Garrett Cooper scores. Jake Gatewood scores. Leudi Otano to 3rd. Daniel Leonardo flies out to right fielder Darius Day. AZL Rangers Top of the 2nd Sherman Lacrus flies out to right fielder Carlos Belonis. Todd McDonald singles on a line drive to right fielder Carlos Belonis. Carlos Arroyo grounds into a double play, shortstop Jonathan Oquendo to second baseman Daniel Leonardo to first baseman David Denson. Todd McDonald out at 2nd. So Yamamoto faced the minimum over his two innings... Monte Harrison's OBP is at .424 (OPS .782), on base three times here. Maryvale Game Log Nice work by all the arms (well, silly, it was a shutout after all), so enjoy the pitching lines in the box.

Final: @Chattanooga 5, Huntsville 4 Lookouts Stun Stars Steve Jarnicki, Huntsville Stars Chattanooga, TN - Pinch hitter Chris O'Brien delivered a walk-off two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning giving the Chattanooga Lookouts a 5-4 win over the Huntsville Stars Sunday afternoon at AT&T Field. With the Stars leading 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth, Bobby Coyle and O'Koyea Dickson produced back to back singles off Stars RHP Kevin Shackelford. Angel Sanchez then executed a sacrifice bunt advancing the runners to second and third base with one out. Tim Dillard then entered out of the Stars bullpen to face pinch hitter Daniel Mayora. Mayora, dumped an RBI single to left field scoring Coyle making it 4-3. O'Brien came off the Lookouts bench and came through with the clutch game winning hit against Dillard. O'Brien stroked the two-run double over RF Josh Prince's head. Dillard, who gave up the game winning hit, suffered his first loss of the year, dropping to 4-1. Chattanooga got a pair of solo home runs earlier in the game from Dickson and Coyle against Stars RHP Eric Marzec to take a 2-1 lead. The Stars, who led briefly 1-0 after the top of the fourth, regained the lead in the seventh inning against RHP Tyson Brummett. The Stars strung together five consecutive hits against Brumett. With the Stars trailing 2-1 and with runners at first and third base, Prince bunted for an infield hit scoring Shea Vucinich tying the game at 2-2. Nick Shaw roped an RBI single to right-center field scoring Nick Ramirez to give the Stars a 3-2 lead. Hainley Statia came through right after the Shaw hit, and singled into right field scoring Prince. The Stars led 4-2 after Statia's RBI hit. Vucinich led the Stars by going 3-for-4. The Stars (11-13, 57-37) and the Lookouts (10-14,36-58) are now even at 2-2 in their five game series. Game five, the rubber match, will be Monday night. The Stars will have LHP Brent Suter (8-6, 3.79) on the hill. Chattanooga will feature RHP Raydel Sanchez (2-5, 5.56) on the mound. The game can be heard starting at 6:00 pm CDT on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM and wtkiradio.com. Huntsville Box Score From May 20th - July 2nd, 40-man roster RHP Kevin Shackelford was assigned to Brevard County, to help him overcome earlier AA struggles, and unfortunately, the return to the Stars has still found rough going, depsite a stellar stint with the 'Tees. It's unclear why starting RHP Andy Moye had to exit after just two scoreless innings of work. First baseman Nick Ramirez did not start the game, but finished 1-for-2 with a pinch-hit single. Ramirez has appeared in 92 of the Stars' 94 games, onbviously the vast majority of those in the starting lineup. Huntsville Game Log Good inning: Huntsville Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Tyson Brummett replaces Andres Santiago, batting 9th. Erik Komatsu flies out to left fielder Bobby Coyle. Shea Vucinich singles on a line drive to left fielder Bobby Coyle. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Nick Ramirez replaces Eric Marzec. Nick Ramirez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Scott Schebler. Shea Vucinich to 3rd. Josh Prince singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman O'Koyea Dickson. Shea Vucinich scores. Nick Ramirez to 2nd. Nick Shaw singles on a line drive to right fielder Scott Schebler. Nick Ramirez scores. Josh Prince to 3rd. Hainley Statia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Scott Schebler. Josh Prince scores. Nick Shaw to 2nd. Robinzon Diaz strikes out swinging. Joey Paciorek flies out to center fielder Noel Cuevas. Bad inning: Chattanooga Bottom of the 9th Bobby Coyle singles on a ground ball to center fielder Erik Komatsu. O'Koyea Dickson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Shea Vucinich. Bobby Coyle to 2nd. Angel Sanchez out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher Robinzon Diaz to second baseman Nick Shaw. Bobby Coyle to 3rd. O'Koyea Dickson to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Daniel Mayora replaces Alberto Rosario. Pitching Change: Tim Dillard replaces Kevin Shackelford, batting 3rd. Defensive Substitution: Greg Hopkins replaces pitcher Kevin Shackelford, batting 5th, playing third base. Daniel Mayora singles on a line drive to left fielder Shea Vucinich. Bobby Coyle scores. O'Koyea Dickson to 3rd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Chris O'Brien replaces Jhan Marinez. Chris O'Brien doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Josh Prince. O'Koyea Dickson scores. Daniel Mayora scores.

Baseball America's -- PITCHER OF THE DAY: Damien Magnifico, rhp — high Class A Brevard County (Brewers) "For a night, the hard-throwing righty lived up to his name. The Brewers' fifth-rounder in 2012 out of Oklahoma allowed only six hits and a run over eight innings while walking one and striking out five. For the season, Magnifico's 6-5, 3.70. Despite his extraordinary heat, Magnifico's been very ordinary this season outside of a stellar May. His command remains an issue and he profiles, thanks to his blazing fastball, as a back-end reliever."

Per his own tweet, look for RHP Jordan Yamamoto to debut for Maryvale Sunday night.

And here's the feature.

Timber Rattlers manager Matt Erickson right at home Erickson relishes time in baseball, managing Rattlers Mike Woods, Post-Crescent Media An extensive Q&A...

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. Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog *** 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 Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale Dominican Summer League Brewers *** Weather.com: Nashville, TN Chattanooga, TN Viera, FL (Melbourne) Grand Chute, WI (Appleton) Grand Junction, CO Maryvale, AZ

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