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Sunday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Ariel Pena at 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: RHP Drew Gagnon at home vs. Jackson (Mariners), 3:45 PM pre-game, 4:00 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: Doubleheader at home vs. Clearwater (Phillies), 2:35 PM pre-game, 3:05 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Given the long run of postponements, we won't guess on the rotation for today until the latest Media Notes are posted... 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: LHP Anthony Banda and RHP Victor Diaz in a doubleheader at Quad Cities (Astros), 3:40 PM pre-game, 4:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings 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. NOTE: Quad Cities does broadcast their games via MiLB.TV. The next televised Timber Rattlers game is Friday, June 11th on MyNew32 TV. ********** Helena: RHP Josh Uhen at home vs. Billings (Reds), 1:45 PM pre-game, 2:05 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 -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction, Orem, and Idaho Falls (one series each), those games will be available to watch online. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home vs. the Reds' tykes, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league Miller Park Prospects - Arizona League Primer ********** DSL Brewers: Idle

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Final: @AZL Reds 7, AZL Brewers 2 Maryvale Box Score Five Brewer errors, a few of which contributed to four unearned runs, spelled doom here. The A-Crew offense only managed four hits (one a Jake Gatewood double), five walks, and 14 K's. All those K's seem to be a pattern, so a review of Arizona League team batting stats shows the Brewers with the 2nd-most in the league. You'll also notice on those sortable stats that the team is in the bottom 3rd of the league in all the slash-line numbers. CF Troy Stokes did walk twice to boost his OBP to .345. The Brewers' team ERA is a flashy 3.27 (league (team) pitching stats), and despite Saturday's situation, the Maryvale arms have limited the unearned runs as well. 20-year-old Dominican RHP Milton Gomez has been the biggest victim of defensive lapses, and was so in this one as well. Three 2014 college draft arms followed, as you'll see in the box. Maryvale Game Log The ugly frame -- AZL Reds Bottom of the 3rd Jose Siri triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Monte Harrison. Bryson Smith reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Daniel Leonardo. Jose Siri scores. Gavin LaValley singles on a fly ball to center fielder Monte Harrison. Bryson Smith scores. Gavin LaValley to 3rd. Throwing error by center fielder Monte Harrison. Reydel Medina out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Monte Harrison. Gavin LaValley scores. Narciso Crook strikes out swinging. Paul Kronenfeld homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Morgan Lofstrom doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Troy Stokes. Josciel Veras walks. Hector Vargas lines out to right fielder Carlos Belonis.

Final: Jackson 7, @Huntsville 6, ten innings Stars lose back and forth extra innings game Steve Jarnicki, Huntsville Stars Huntsville, AL - The Jackson Generals won a back and forth game with the Huntsville Stars Saturday night at Joe Davis Stadium. There were four ties and five lead changes. Jackson eventually won the game 7-6 in ten innings over the Stars in Huntsville to even the five game series at 1-1. Julio Morban hit the Generals second home run of the day in the top of the tenth inning against Stars reliever Kevin Shackelford (1-2) breaking a 6-6 tie and giving the Generals a 7-6 lead. Shackelford ended up taking the loss out of the Stars bullpen. The Stars had runners on the corners with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but Richard Vargas struck out Josh Prince to end the game. Vargas earned his fifth save of the season. Jackson took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Patrick Kivlehan grounded out to second base scoring Leon Landry. The Stars came back in the bottom of the first tying the game at 1-1 when Robinzon Diaz singled past the shortstop and into centerfield scoring Kentrail Davis. The Stars took their first lead of the game in the bottom of the second. Davis stroked a two-out two-run double to left field giving the Stars a 3-1 advantage. Dario Pizzano tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the fourth on at two-run triple against Huntsville starter Jed Bradley. Bradley took a no decision after pitching 6.2 innings allowing eight hits on four runs. D.J. Peterson gave the Generals the lead again on his solo home run that just cleared the wall in left center. It was Peterson's first Double-A home run. The Stars tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth on a Nick Ramirez RBI single to right field scoring Prince. The Stars recaptured the lead in the bottom of the seventh against Moises Hernandez. Diaz broke the 4-4 tie on an RBI single scoring Nick Shaw to make it 5-4. Erik Komatsu then followed with a groundout back to the pitcher which scored Davis putting the Stars ahead 6-4. In the top of the eighth, Tim Dillard hit Kivlehan to start the inning. Morban then singled to right field. Davis the right fielder misplayed the ball allowing Kivlehan to score from first base cutting it to a one run game. Dillard struck out the next two batters before David Goforth entered the game. With two outs, and Morban at third base, Pizzano hit a double to right center scoring Morban tying the game at 6-6. Kyle Hunter improved to 2-3 as he earned the win out of the Generals bullpen after tossing 1.1 scoreless innings. The Stars (8-9, 54-33) and Generals (5-12,36-50) are tied 1-1 in their five game series. Game three of the series will be Sunday at Joe Davis Stadium in Huntsville. The Stars will have RHP Drew Gagnon (5-3, 3.14) on the mound. Jackson will send RHP Victor Sanchez (3-4, 4.30) to the hill. The game can be heard starting at 3:45 pm CDT on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM and wtkiradio.com. Huntsville Box Score Jed Bradley pitched 6.2 innings -- eight hits, four runs, one walk, six K's, one HR. Overall, 11 K's vs. just that one walk for Stars hurlers, but the seven runs (six earned) sullies that mark. Kentrail Davis and Nick Shaw each drew three walks, as Davis also doubled and filled the box score, unfortunately including that key error. Kentrail's OBP up to .381. The Brewers still own Davis' rights for two more seasons, as he was late signing and missed his would-be rookie 2009 season. Welcome back, Adam Weisenburger, walk, sacrifice bunt, run scored. Huntsville Game Log From a fan perspective, nine different half-innings saw a run (or two) scored, Great game, if unsatisfying loss...

The latest on the progress now being made in Biloxi

Hope everyone read the player profiles on Tyler Cravy and Taylor Williams linked elsewhere on this forum this AM.

Rattlers profile: Williams has been solid on mound Tim Froberg, Post-Crescent Media The latest in the series of player profiles and Q&A's...

From Friday's game -- VIDEO: Nashville's Shawn Zarraga hits an RBI single as the Sounds top Round Rock, 4-0. VIDEO: Nashville's Jeremy Hermida belts a two-run homer as the Sounds top Round Rock, 4-0. *** Hermida is red-hot, and if Ryan Braun's injury requires a DL stint, one wonders if Hermida might leapfrog Caleb Gindl and find his way on to the 40-man roster...

Brewers earn Saturday split by Amber Kuehn, Helena Independent Record Coming up just one run short of a sweep, the Helena Brewers dropped the nightcap of a doubleheader 6-5 to the Billings Mustangs on Saturday night at Kindrick Legion Field. Helena handed Billings a 5-3 setback in the first game, which was a makeup contest from a June 20 rainout. “The first game we were solid,” Brewers manager Tony Diggs said. “Once everybody settled in, it was good all around. We swung the bats well and we played good defense.” Both contests were seven-inning games. Helena is now 9-11, while Billings is 10-10. Brewers second baseman Francisco Castillo had the hot bat on the evening. After going 3 for 4 with a pair of RBIs in the first game, Castillo was 2 for 4 with a three-run, bases-clearing triple in the second tilt. Billings and Helena meet again today in a matinee, with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 PM (2:05 Central). Josh Uhen gets the nod for the Brewers. GAME ONE: HELENA 5, BILLINGS 3 Cy Sneed and Brandon Moore pitched effectively, and Castillo went 3 for 4 with a pair of RBIs to lead the Brewers to a 5-3 victory in top open the doubleheader. The Mustangs took the early lead in the first on a sacrifice fly by Cory Thompson, but the Brewers answered back in the second. Greg McCall and Tucker Neuhaus hit back-to-back singles to start, and Mitch Meyer advanced the duo on a sac bunt. McCall came home on an RBI single by Natanael Mejia, and Alan Sharkey’s RBI single scored Neuhaus with the go-ahead run. Castillo’s two-run single made it 4-1 as the Brewers batted around against Billings starter Tejay Antone. Helena added an insurance run in the fourth on Brandon Diaz’s RBI single. The Mustangs trimmed into the lead with a pair of runs in the seventh, but Moore worked out of the jam to earn his first win of the season. Diaz and Mejia were each 2 for 3 for the Brewers. Mejia, a catcher, was playing out of position at third base after the promotion of Dustin DeMuth and the pre-game scratch of Gregory Munoz left Helena short on infielders. Neuhaus was moved over to shortstop, the position he has played for most of his career prior to being drafted, and Sharkey appears to be the new everyday first baseman for Helena. DeMuth was promoted to the Low-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Saturday after returning home from a two-game trip to Great Falls. He left Helena as the Pioneer League-leader in hits (25), second in average (.403) and fourth in on-base percentage (.441). Upon his promotion, DeMuth was also the team leader in total bases, slugging percentage and OPS. “That’s great for him,” Diggs said. “But he was a pretty solid bat in our lineup.” Diggs said Sthervin Matos should fill that void. He was promoted from the Arizona League and played in the second game. He was batting below the Mendoza line in the AZL, but was 2 for 4 in his Helena debut. Antone was tagged with the loss for the Mustangs after allowing four earned runs on seven hits through 2 2/3 innings. Sneed, the Helena starter, settled down after giving up back-to-back base hits in the first, pitching shutout ball after that first frame. Sneed and Moore combined to strike out seven. GAME TWO: BILLINGS 6, HELENA 5 Coming to Helena Saturday evening between games, catching a ride shortly after his plane arrived in Great Falls, Matos wasted little time finding his groove. The third baseman, who woke up Saturday morning in Phoenix, impressed with a booming solo shot in the fourth inning. Matos, who spent the past three years in the Dominican Summer League, received the call up from the AZL upon DeMuth’s promotion. He reportedly hadn’t even arrived in the Capital City as of first pitch of Game 1, but was in the lineup batting cleanup for the nightcap. Although his first play of the game was a defensive error, Matos more than made up for it with a home run in the fourth. The ball cleared the net in left, sailing roughly 415 feet, and appeared to hit the side of the house across the street. “That’s a testament to him, showing pretty good fortitude,” Diggs said. “He traveled all day and he comes in and makes an impact. Was he a little tired? Maybe. But I think adrenaline takes over.” Matos’ homer was the only tally on the scoreboard for the Brewers heading into the final frame, as the hosts trailed 6-1 after six. But a couple of singles by Mejia and Edgardo Rivera, along with a Billings error, loaded the bags for Castillo’s heroics. Castillo’s line-drive triple one-hopped the wall in right, scoring three runs to cut into Billings' lead. Elvis Rubio then struck an RBI single for his first hit of the night to make it 6-5, but Matos struck out swinging to end the comeback. 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Saturday's Brevard County/Clearwater game postponed Doubleheader scheduled for Sunday at 4:05 p.m. Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. - The scheduled game on Saturday, July 5 between the Brevard County Manatees and the Clearwater Threshers at Space Coast Stadium has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader tomorrow, July 6. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 4:05 PM (3:05 Central). Game two will start approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Both games will be seven regulation innings. The fireworks show has been cancelled. Four-time All-Star and 2008 American League Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee is tentatively scheduled to pitch game one for the Threshers tomorrow.

Rattlers rained out in Quad Cities Wisconsin scheduled to play two on Sunday By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers DAVENPORT, IA - Saturday night's game between the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park has been rained out. The teams will play a doubleheader on Sunday. Wisconsin and Quad Cities will play a pair of seven inning games on Sunday. Game one is scheduled to start at 4:00 PM. There will be a thirty minute break between the end of game one and the start of game two. Both games may be heard on AM1280, WNAM or IHeartRadio starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 3:40pm. Sunday's doubleheader is also available on MiLB.TV. *** More photos from Chris within his pre-game blog post.

Hogan High graduate Tyler Cravy has big league dreams Ex-Hogan High pitcher Tyler Cravy has big league dreams by Thomas Gase, Vallejo (CA) Times-Herald Hogan High School may have been closed for the last three years, but one of its best athletes is still going strong. Tyler Cravy, a 2007 graduate for the Spartans and a former Napa Valley College baseball pitcher, is currently in the Milwaukee Brewers' system. Although his minor league career has seen some bumpy roads in several states across the United States, he still has the same dream he had as a kid — to play in the major leagues. "I actually got to pitch in Miller Park (the Milwaukee Brewers' home field) when I was with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers," Cravy said. "It's a nice stadium and it's full of awesome fans and nice people. I definitely envisioned myself pitching there in a Major League game." Cravy started the Double-A Southern League All-Star game for the Huntsville Stars this year. Soon after, he was promoted to the Brewers' Triple-A team, the Nashville Sounds. The Triple-A level is one step away from the Milwaukee Brewers, leaving the 24-year-old Cravy so close to realizing his dream, he could practically taste it. But like Cravy's stellar pitching, his career has had a lot of curves. How it all started Cravy said the first time he threw a curveball was at the age of 9 after his father taught him. Since many in the baseball world say you shouldn't throw a curveball until your teenage years because it might hurt your arm, Cravy had to hide it. "It was a little tough to learn the pitch at first," Cravy said. "As a young kid though, I used it a lot but I just called them changeups. It wasn't until I was 14 or 15 that I was pretty comfortable throwing the pitch." Not only did Cravy become comfortable with the pitch, he started to dominate opposing batters with it. Cravy began his high school career at Hogan. He then transferred to Benicia for a semester during his sophomore year before transferring back to Hogan. Under the guidance of Hogan High head coach John Baptista and assistant coach Damien Nieves, Cravy soon became one of the best pitchers in the Solano County Athletic Conference. "He had a real good fastball, but he had an outstanding curveball, especially at the high school level," remembers Baptista, a member of the Vallejo Sports Hall of Fame. "When he was pitching and he had two strikes on a batter and hadn't thrown the curve yet, I would just tell my assistants, 'Here comes another one. Here comes another strikeout.'" Nieves, now the head baseball coach at Jesse Bethel High, agreed with Baptista. "On the baseball field, he was a great worker," Nieves said. "He still had to gain a little weight later on in life as he was really thin, but he had a long arm. He had great velocity and a great curveball." Cravy helped Hogan to an 18-8 overall record his senior year in 2007 — including a pair of wins over perennial league powerhouse Benicia. It was at a game against Bethel, however, that Cravy's career really seemed to take off. "I was pitching against Bethel and some scout from the Boston Red Sox had come to see T.J. Warren of Bethel and I guess I pitched well that day," Cravy said. "After the game, he came up to me and told me he had liked what he had seen." Cravy was on cloud nine following his high school career. He was one of the best pitchers in Northern California. He was confident, optimistic and excited. He also had to have hernia surgery. The first bounce-back from an injury In 2008, hernia surgery forced Cravy to take a year off from pitching. After briefly attending Diablo Valley College, Cravy fought back from the injury in 2009 to pitch for Napa Valley College. "I didn't think about the injury too much at the time," Cravy said. "I had been injured enough and knew I would get through it. I was a little worried though because I was now pitching in college when I came back and I hadn't played in a long time." One of the first things he noticed when he came back was he was throwing the ball faster than ever. "I used to throw a fastball around 85-86 miles per hour in high school, and all of a sudden I was now throwing around 90 or 91 mph," Cravy said. "It definitely surprised me. I wasn't expecting that at all." It all came together for Cravy in 2009 with Napa. He went 8-3 in 15 appearances, while allowing less than three runs per game. He broke the school record for most strikeouts in a season with 110 in 90 1/3 innings. He was named to the Community College Baseball All-America Team and was the Bay Valley Conference Player of the Year for 2009. So in June of 2009 Cravy shouldn't have been too shocked when he saw his name flash on the bottom of his computer screen — he had been drafted by the Brewers in the 17th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. "I thought the draft started at noon on the West Coast, but it was actually 9 a.m. when the draft started so I woke up late and the draft was already in the 15th round or close to it," Cravy said. "I sat at home on my computer and watched the draft tracker and all of a sudden my name came across the screen. At first it was totally surreal and then I turned around and yelled to my mom that the Brewers had just drafted me. Everyone just got real happy after that." Cravy signed a deal that included a $75,000 signing bonus the next day. Soon after, he was headed to Arizona to begin his professional career. The road to the bigs Cravy's minor league career has been a little like the Beatles' hit on the album "Revolver": It's been here, there and everywhere. Cravy's first assignment was in Maryvale, Ariz., with the Brewers' rookie league team. "I was definitely a little nervous and after a while I got a little homesick," Cravy said. "It was basically my first time away from home but after the first year, I got used to it." In 2010 Cravy pitched for the advanced rookie league team in Helena, Mont. He continued to pitch in Montana until he was sent to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Brewers' Low-A team. Cravy had a 3-2 record and a 5.75 ERA there. These were not mind-staggering numbers by any means, and later that year he was sent down to Helena again. Cravy would have to make an adjustment if he wanted to get back on track. Turning things around Cravy would improve in 2012 by going 2-5 but with a much lower ERA of 3.38. Still, it was in 2013 that Cravy really started to see better results when he began pitching for the Brevard County Manatees, the Brewers' Class-A affiliate. While there, Cravy got important advice from Mark Dewey, the former San Francisco Giants' pitcher in the 1990s who is now the Manatees' pitching coach. "I was a reliever in Brevard County at first but then a couple starters got hurt and I filled in," Cravy said. "I started to do well because I developed a new pitch, a cutter, that really started to become my out pitch even more than my curve ball. I also learned not to always go for the strikeout. I always figured I had to strike out people and I saw myself falling behind in counts. Dewey helped me be more confident and composed on the mound." In 2013 with Brevard County, Cravy went 4-2 with an ERA of just 2.04. He was brought up shortly after to the Huntsville Stars, the Brewers' Double A team, where he pitched well by going 8-1 with a miniscule 1.72 ERA. He was rewarded for his pitching performance last month when he was named the starter for the Double A Southern League All-Star Game. Under that spotlight, he threw one inning and struck out one batter. "I was surprised when they picked me because there are so many good pitchers," Cravy said. "Still, it was an honor to start that game and I had a lot of fun." One last hurdle Soon after pitching well in the All-Star game, Cravy would get another call — one that would leave him just one step away from his dream of the major leagues. Although Cravy was thrilled to move up again, this time to the Triple A Nashville Sounds, he went 11 days without pitching and in the end, it caused another setback. While warming up for his first Triple-A game, Cravy didn't feel right and instead felt a lot of pain in his left oblique. "It happened before the game, but here was a chance of a lifetime for me," Cravy said. "For a few innings it wasn't that, but then everything seemed to tighten up and by the fourth inning I could hear it popping every time I threw. After that I had to come out." Cravy gave up just one run in 3 1/3 innings, but his pitching with the Sounds will have to go on hold for a little while. He was diagnosed with a left oblique strain that will keep him out around a month. He is on the Sounds' disabled list and is currently rehabbing in Arizona. "I don't think it will keep me down that long and I don't think it's too serious," Cravy said. "I just want to stay positive, stay focused and I don't want to have a bad attitude with this." Baptista doesn't see as much of Cravy as he used to, but he still keeps a close eye on how Cravy is doing and is confident the former Hogan pitcher can once again bounce back. "I've been lucky enough to have coached 33 players that have made it to the majors," Baptista said. "He will be No. 34 if he can make it. He certainly has the ability to do so. I hear from scouts all the time telling me, 'Hey, your guy is doing well and moving on up.' I always smile when I hear that. He's a well-rounded baseball player and I know he has what it takes." Hogan High graduate Tyler Cravy pitches as a member of the Huntsville Stars, a minor league affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, earlier this year. Cravy pitched and graduated from Hogan High in 2007. (PHOTO - Huntsville Stars) http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site296/2014/0705/20140705__VAL-L-FRONT%20AND%20CENTER-0706~1_GALLERY.jpg

From Dustin Daniel in Helena: Dustin DeMuth was promoted to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers today after returning home from a two-game trip to Great Falls. He left Helena as the league-leader in hits (25), 2nd in average (.403) and 4th in OBP (.441). Upon his promotion DeMuth was also the team leader in total bases, slugging pct. and OPS. *** Pleasant surprise as Adam Weisenburger was only sidelined on June 13th, back seemingly early from a broken index finger on his throwing hand.

@BrewersPD: Adam Weisenburger activated from HVL DL. Lucas May (Stars) & Garrett Cooper (Rattlers) to the DL with their respective teams. Dustin DeMuth to WIS; 3B Sthervin Matos to Helena

Weather.com: Round Rock, TX Huntsville, AL Viera, FL (Melbourne) Davenport, IA Helena, MT Goodyear, AZ Santo Domingo, DR

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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

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

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

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Mike Fiers at 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: LHP Jed Bradley at home vs. Jackson (Mariners), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:30 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: LHP Hobbs Johnson 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: LHP Anthony Banda at Quad Cities (Astros), 5:40 PM pre-game, 6:00 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. NOTE: Quad Cities does broadcast their games via MiLB.TV. The next televised Timber Rattlers game is Friday, June 11th on MyNew32 TV. ********** Helena: RHP's Josh Uhen and Cy Sneed in a doubleheader at home vs. Billings (Reds), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings 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 -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction, Orem, and Idaho Falls (one series each), those games will be available to watch online. ********** 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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The Great Falls Tribune's game story is from the Voyagers' perspective, but includes this Helena text -- Michael Blanke came on in the eighth, and the wheels fell off the apple cart. Edgardo Rivera bunted his way on base, and Francisco Castillo executed a perfect hit-and-run single to right, moving Rivera to third. Castillo then stole second, but when the ball eluded Zach Stoner behind the plate, not only did Rivera score, but Castillo kept going right to third. Munoz then tried to score on a passed ball but was thrown out by Stoner to Blanke covering the plate. Gregory Munoz was then hit by a pitch, and Poe had seen enough of Blanke and brought in Connor Walsh. Walsh then walked Brandon Diaz as Munoz took third and later scored when Tucker Neuhaus reached on a fielder’s choice. Both runners advanced to second and third on a wild pitch, before Ryan Jones’ error where the ball skipped right through the wickets. Helena added some insurance in the ninth as Rivera walked with one out, stole second, took third on Castillo’s single to short and scored on a grounder by Munoz. Luke Curtis finished off the Voaygers with a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his second save as the win went to reliever Wesley Cox (1-0).