Jim Goulart

Final, Game Two: AZL Brewers 7, @AZL Indians 4 AZL Brewers Box Score Nice sweep for the A-Crew. Fireballing RHP Martin Viramontes did not allow an earned run over his three-inning start. Have to wonder if Viramontes would be added back to the Wisconsin roster if the Rattlers earn their way in to the postseason. RHP Gian Rizzo posted his first scoreless outing in a month, for the two-inning save. RHP Drew Ghelfi got the win despite an uneven two-inning middle relief appearance. AZL Brewers Game Log Strong games by the bottom three in the order, as RF Yonki Hernandez, 2B Steven Halcomb, and SS Luis Aviles combined to reach seven times over eleven plate appearances. An unfortunate golden sombrero for young David Denson in the cleanup spot, 45 K's in 127 AB's in an otherwise sweet campaign.

Misc. links this AM -- Brad takes a brief look at the fall league Brewers Jason Arndt has recent quotes from Brevard County RHP Tyler Cravy and OF Mitch Haniger

Stars Drop Road Finale By Matthew Raines, Huntsville Stars Pearl, MS. – The Huntsville Stars, looking to salvage a disappointing season, played their final road game of the season against the Mississippi Braves on Tuesday. Huntsville fell behind quickly before coming back to tie the game in the sixth. Unfortunately for the Stars, Mississippi managed to scratch a run across late and escaped with a 4-3 win, leaving the Stars to finish the year 30-37 away from Joe Davis Stadium. With the score tied at three in the bottom of the eighth, Robby Hefflinger grounded a ball to shortstop Hector Gomez who misplayed it, allowing Edward Salcedo to score the winning run. Mississippi pitcher Pat Egan (former Brewers Rule 5 selection - MH) then came on and nailed down the win, keeping the Braves playoffs hopes alive and dealing the Stars another heartbreaking loss. After the Stars stranded runners at the corners in the top of the first, the Braves got three straight hits to begin the inning plating Mycal Jones, followed by a double play that scored Christian Bethancourt, making the score 2-0 Braves going to the second inning. Mississippi added another run in the bottom of the third when Salcedo got on base thanks to a fielder’s choice, stole two bases and was then singled home by Jose Martinez and the Braves looked to be cruising. The Stars though had life left in them. In the top of the sixth inning, Chadwin Stang singled to get on base. After two flyouts, Stang stole second. Jason Rogers and Mike Walker both walked to load the bases. That ended the night for Mississippi starting pitcher Mitch Atkins who gave way to Shae Simmons. With Brock Kjeldgaard at bat, Simmons threw a pitch to the backstop, allowing Stang to score. Kjeldgaard then singled to left, bringing in Rogers and Walker. This tied the score at three going into the bottom of the sixth. Huntsville starter Brooks Hall left after the third inning, having giving up three runs on six hits while throwing 64 pitches. Kevin Shackelford (L 1-1) took the loss after giving up one unearned run on one hit and a walk in an inning of work. The Stars bullpen was heavily taxed again, with four pitchers combining to pitch the final five innings, though they only gave up a single unearned run and three hits after Hall left. Mississippi pitcher Gary Moran (W 4-2) got the win after pitching two innings, giving up one hit and a walk. The Braves were led at the plate by Salcedo who went two for four with two runs scored. The Stars were led at the plate by Nick Shaw who went two for four and Rogers who went one for two with a run scored and two walks. With the loss, the Stars record stands at 56-77 on the year, 27-38 in the second half of the season. The Braves record moves to 74-60 on the year, 36-28 in the second half. The Huntsville Stars and Mississippi Braves will observe a league wide off-day on Wednesday. The Stars will then begin their final home series of the year on Thursday. The Stars will take on the Jackson Generals in the final series of the year for both teams as the North Division playoff teams have already been decided.

The Nashville site game story has since been updated to include audio highlights.

Celebratory Rattler Radio Blog Postgame Entry -- Photos, video, and fun (LHP) "Hobbs Johnson with two innings and five more strikeouts. His K:BB ratio with the Rattlers 21:4 in eleven innings. His K:BB ratio since joining the Brewers organization: 30:4 in 19 innings" Oh yeah...

Helena Pre-Game AUDIO: Milwaukee Brewers Senior Director of Baseball Operations Tom Flanagan talks about his position and different aspects of his job

VIDEO: Three Helena highlights from Monday's split doubleheader -- Michael Ratterree hits a solo homer in the Brewers' 3-2 loss to Grand Junction Renaldo Jenkins doubles in a 3rd inning run in the Brewers' 16-3 win over Grand Junction Jenkins then singles in a run in the huge 11-run sixth inning *** You will also find nearly three minutes of Helena-Grand Junction doubleheader highlights in this TV news report.

Final: AZL Brewers 3, @AZL Indians 2, 12 innings (scheduled for seven innings) AZL Brewers Box Score Wow, these two teams are going to squeeze at least 28 innings into about 18 hours. Birthday boy with the go-ahead base knock -- AZL Brewers Top of the 12th Alan Sharkey singles on a line drive to right fielder Silento Sayles. Elvis Rubio out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Grant Fink to first baseman Gerald Bautista. Alan Sharkey to 2nd. Tanner Norton strikes out swinging. Jack Cleary singles on a ground ball to third baseman Grant Fink. Alan Sharkey to 3rd. Steven Halcomb singles on a line drive to center fielder Clint Frazier. Alan Sharkey scores. Jack Cleary to 2nd. Johnny Davis flies out to center fielder Clint Frazier. RHP Devin Williams closes out his rookie campaigh on a high note - 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 5 K. Not yet 19 (September 21st), Williams finishes with a 3.28 ERA and strong K and ground ball ratios. Kudos, young man, see you in Appleton next April. LHP Clint Terry and RHP Sean Wardour each allowed one run in two innings apiece for game ERA's of 4.50, neither walked a batter, but saw stolen bases play a part. Just-turned 22-year-old undrafted RHP Scott Harkin (Sonoma State, CA) completed a stellar summer, tossing three scoreless frames. LHP Chris Matulis worked around a leadoff walk for the save, ending the game in style with a 6-4-3 DP. AZL Brewers Game Log Infielder Jose Sermo, playing second base in this one, had the only multiple-hit game, 2-for-5. First baseman David Denson (have we mentioned he won't be 18 until November ?) reached base twice in three plate appearances to lift his OBP to .395 and his OPS to .858. RF Elvis Rubio, barely 19, almost always avoids an empty line, contributed an RBI double. Early lead -- AZL Brewers Top of the 1st Johnny Davis flies out to right fielder Silento Sayles. Edgardo Rivera triples (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Clint Frazier. Tucker Neuhaus grounds out, third baseman Grant Fink to first baseman Gerald Bautista. Edgardo Rivera scores. Jose Sermo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Clint Frazier. With David Denson batting, Jose Sermo caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Juan De La Cruz to shortstop Ivan Castillo. Each team scored just before extra innings -- AZL Brewers Top of the 7th Tucker Neuhaus grounds out, second baseman Ordomar Valdez to first baseman Gerald Bautista. Jose Sermo strikes out swinging. David Denson singles on a line drive to center fielder Clint Frazier. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Yonki Hernandez replaces David Denson. With Elvis Rubio batting, Yonki Hernandez steals (6) 2nd base. Elvis Rubio doubles (11) on a fly ball to left fielder Victor De Jesus. Yonki Hernandez scores. Tanner Norton strikes out swinging. AZL Indians Bottom of the 7th Defensive Substitution: Alan Sharkey replaces Yonki Hernandez, batting 5th, playing first base. Pitching Change: Sean Wardour replaces Clint Terry. Ivan Castillo singles on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Davis. Silento Sayles strikes out swinging. With Ordomar Valdez batting, Ivan Castillo steals (13) 2nd base. Ordomar Valdez singles on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Davis. Ivan Castillo scores. Clint Frazier grounds out, shortstop Steven Halcomb to first baseman Alan Sharkey. Ordomar Valdez to 2nd. Juan De La Cruz lines out to second baseman Jose Sermo.

The Timber Rattlers moved to within 1-1/2 games of the Clinton LumberKings for the second half Western Division Wild Card spot. Clinton plays at Beloit on Tuesday night. A loss by Clinton let the Rattlers move to within a game of the LumberKings with six games remaining in the regular season. Clinton, a Mariners farm team, were shut out 2-0, their 6th straight loss. But remember, the Timber Rattlers must finish a game ahead of Clinton because Wisconsin loses the head-to-head tiebreaker. So, in effect, the Rattlers must pick up two more games with six remaining. Still exciting, though.

I just hope as many of you as possible enjoyed the thoroughly entertaining (and thankfully satisfying) call from Chris on today's Rattlers matinee.

Brevard RHP Andre Lamontagne has been on the DL since 7/4, though, and I guess it's moot now that we've pasted the actuals in this thread .

As we've noted elsewhere on the forum, we've learned that Molleken signed a minor league deal that included the 2014 season.

Via the Brewers Player Development staff -- Representng the Brewers in the AFL in '13- OF Mitch Haniger, C Adam Weisenberger, 1B Jason Rogers, RHP's Kevin Shackelford, David Goforth, Taylor Jungmann

We have removed RHP Dustin Molleken from the potential minor league free agent list above, as we have learned he signed for 2013 and 2014 with the Brewers. Molleken has subsequently been added to the Rule 5 - 40-man roster thread, as unless he is added to the 40-man prior to Rule 5, he'll be eligible to be plucked by another team next December.

We have removed RHP Dustin Molleken from the potential minor league free agent list above, as we have learned he signed for 2013 and 2014 with the Brewers. Molleken has subsequently been added to the Rule 5 - 40-man roster thread, as unless he is added to the 40-man prior to Rule 5, he'll be eligible to be plucked by another team next December.

Happy 23rd Birthday to SS Steven Halcomb, Maryvale's undrafted free agent out of Gonzaga.

Weather.com: Oklahoma City, OK Pearl, MS Viera, FL (Melbourne) Grand Chute, WI (Appleton) Grand Junction, CO Goodyear, AZ

STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern 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 DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris Division *** NOTE: To view first half or overall standings for Huntsville, Brevard County, Wisconsin, and Maryvale, you'll notice options at the respective links for that. Otherwise it's second-half standings as the default view for those three leagues.

Look for Nashville and Wisconsin media notes at the links just prior to their game times. New this season: Brevard County has media notes; as of now, it's a unique link each day, but look for it just prior to game time each day within the "Stats and Scores" banner here. Also new this season: Helena has media notes; it's a unique link each day, but look for it just prior to game time each day within the "Stats and Scores" banner here.

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.

Programming notes -- In addition to the Sounds (always), both Huntsville and Helena are available via MiLB.TV for their current series. Speaking of MiLB.TV, it's a rare four-pack of games as Wisconsin (all home games covered) has returned to Appleton. *** DVR Alert! (One day's notice) Wednesday's 7:05 PM Timber Rattlers game will be televised on MyNew32 TV out of Green Bay. "Showdown: Timber Rattlers Pre-Game" airs at 6:30. MyNew32 TV is still in a dispute with Time Warner Cable.

Tuesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: LHP Zach Kroenke at Oklahoma City (Astros), 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 $39.99 season-long package ($9.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: RHP Brooks Hall at Mississippi (Braves), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link Alex Cohen is the play-by-play voice of the Stars; follow him on Twitter @alexmcohen. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. It appears four Southern League teams air their home games on MiLB.TV, and we'll let you know when those dates pop up on the schedule. ********** Brevard County: RHP Tyler Cravy at home vs. Lakeland (Tigers), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the link based on listed schedule Manatees audio, hooray! Dave Walkovic is the first play-by-play voice of the 'Tees since 2007, he's joined by Andy Towne; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio. All home games and many road games are scheduled to be broadcast. When road games are only available via the opponents' audio feed, we'll let you know that. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Jorge Lopez at home vs. Kane County (Cubs), 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. MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; Wisconsin is one of four Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV. So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from four Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. NOTE: Many of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and WACY-TV My NEW32 will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and will try to provide day-before DVR reminders, so regularly check with us. ********** Helena: LHP Trevor Seidenberger at Grand Junction (Rockies), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Voice of the Helena Brewers Steve Wendt is back on board, and this year he's added Twitter to the mix @steve_wendt. We've been treated to Steve's work for many years now (ten!); he is among the very best at the art of the pre-game interview, especially considering how at ease he makes all these first-time professional ballplayers. MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction (August), those games will be available for viewing online. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Doubleheader at the Indians' complex in Goodyear, 7:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league ********** DSL Brewers: Season complete (26-45), final individual stats found here

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AUDIO: Stars 1B Jason Rogers hits his league-leading 22nd homer on the year to cut the Stars deficit versus the M-Braves to 2-1 in the 7th