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Final: AZL Brewers 12, @AZL Angels 2 AZL Brewers Box Score Nice bench-clearing effort in which the A-Crew jumped out to early lead and all hands jumped in the fun. An 8-2 lead became an 11-2 lead in the 7th. Eight singles, four doubles, and four triples! Nine-for-22 with RISP! Jose Sermo, the DH in this one, had one of the doubles and singles. CF Johnny Davis singled twice and doubled. 17-year-old 6'4" 245 lb. David Denson walked and had one of the triples, that must have been fun to see. Let's not overlook clean defense in this game from the Crew, thanks. RHP's Martin Viramontes, Alex Lavandero, Josh Uhen, and Dylan Brock combined to only allow one earned run, with Uhen (three innings) and Brock (final two frames) with especially clean lines. The fireballing Viramontes is technically assigned formally to Maryvale, but the former Timber Rattler should begin 2014 at Brevard County as a guy to watch. AZL Brewers Game Log AZL Brewers Top of the 2nd Jose Sermo triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Brad Guenther. David Denson walks. With Brandon Diaz batting, wild pitch by Clint Sharp, Jose Sermo scores. David Denson to 2nd. Brandon Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Glenn Beltran. David Denson to 3rd. With Jack Cleary batting, Brandon Diaz steals (19) 2nd base. Jack Cleary doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Glenn Beltran. David Denson scores. Brandon Diaz scores. Steven Halcomb grounds out, second baseman Nathan Goro to first baseman Taylor Johnson. Jack Cleary to 3rd. Yonki Hernandez reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Erick Salcedo. Jack Cleary scores. Yonki Hernandez to 2nd. Johnny Davis strikes out swinging. Francisco Castillo triples (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Ricky Martinez. Yonki Hernandez scores. Pitching Change: Greg Terhune replaces Clint Sharp. Tucker Neuhaus grounds out, shortstop Erick Salcedo to first baseman Taylor Johnson. AZL Brewers Top of the 3rd Jose Sermo strikes out swinging. David Denson triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Ricky Martinez. Brandon Diaz doubles (7) on a line drive to center fielder Brad Guenther. David Denson scores. Jack Cleary grounds out, shortstop Erick Salcedo to first baseman Taylor Johnson. Brandon Diaz to 3rd. Steven Halcomb singles on a line drive to left fielder Glenn Beltran. Brandon Diaz scores. Yonki Hernandez reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Ismael Dionicio. Steven Halcomb to 2nd. Johnny Davis doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Ricky Martinez. Steven Halcomb scores. Yonki Hernandez to 3rd. Francisco Castillo grounds out, shortstop Erick Salcedo to first baseman Taylor Johnson. AZL Brewers Top of the 7th Jack Cleary singles on a line drive to left fielder Glenn Beltran. Steven Halcomb flies out to left fielder Glenn Beltran. Yonki Hernandez triples (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Ricky Martinez. Jack Cleary scores. Johnny Davis singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nathan Goro. Yonki Hernandez scores. With Luis Aviles batting, passed ball by Chase Patterson, Johnny Davis to 2nd. Luis Aviles strikes out swinging. Tucker Neuhaus singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ricky Martinez. Johnny Davis scores. Jose Sermo strikes out swinging.

Tough update for the young man: D.J. Peterson suffered an open fracture of the left mandible. Will undergo surgery today at U of I Medical Center in Iowa City.

Not to be confused with our Brewer Minor League Free Agency Eligibles After the 2013 Season Thread, this thread focuses on those players who will be eligible to be selected in December 12th's Rule 5 Draft, and considers who Milwaukee should add to the 40-man roster to protect. (We don't anticipate any of the players listed in the free-agent eligible thread will be added.) Last year the Brewers added the following five players: RHP Hiram Burgos OF Khris Davis 2B Scooter Gennett OF/INF Josh Prince (since removed but still in the system) RHP Nick Bucci (since removed but still in the system) Check out the players the Brewers have added to the 40-man roster during the 2013 season, except for Jimmy Nelson, these players could have been lost via Rule 5 last fall: 1B/OF Sean Halton RHP Donovan Hand C/1B Blake Lalli (since removed and no longer with the organization) RHP Jimmy Nelson RHP Rob Wooten Remember -- Players who signed when 18 or younger are eligible for the draft after five years. Players who signed when 19 or older are eligible after four years. According to the rules, it's how old a player was on the June 5th immediately preceeding his signing. Below are the players not eligible for free agency, but who would be Rule 5 eligible if not placed on the 40-man roster. If a player is italicized, it's the first year the Brewers have to consider the player. The others, not italicized, like Kentrail Davis and Kyle Heckathorn, were eligible to be plucked last year but weren't. Will they be exposed again? Players listed alphabetically within level: Current AAA Players -- OF Kentrail Davis UT Irving Falu IF Taylor Green RHP Kyle Heckathorn LHP Brent Leach RHP Dustin Molleken 1B Hunter Morris C Matt Pagnozzi 3B Stephen Parker OF/IF Josh Prince IF/OF Hainley Statia OF/IF Eugenio Velez Current AA Players -- SS Hector Gomez RHP Brooks Hall RHP Greg Holle RHP Arcenio Leon RHP Eric Marzec 1B Jason Rogers RHP Kevin Shackelford 2B Nick Shaw RHP Nick Bucci OF Chadwin Stang IF/OF Shea Vucinich 3B/1B Mike Walker C Shawn Zarraga Current A-Level (or below) players -- RHP Eric Arnett RHP Tyler Cravy C Brent Dean RHP Estevenson Encarnacion C Cameron Garfield RHP Seth Harvey 1B/DH Cody Hawn 2B Greg Hopkins RHP Andre Lamontagne RHP Leonard Lorenzo RHP Matt Miller OF/IF T.J. Mittelstaedt C Rafael Neda OF Jose Pena OF D'Vontrey Richardson C Tyler Roberts RHP Austin Ross RHP Cody Scarpetta OF Max Walla UPDATED: The following players never filed retirement papers formally and remain Brewers property. Technically, they will appear on the Brewers' Rule 5 eligible list to other clubs: INF's Brent Brewer, Andres Martinez, and Michael Marseco, OF Ronny Puello, RHP Rolando Pascual

Not to be confused with our Brewer Minor League Free Agency Eligibles After the 2013 Season Thread, this thread focuses on those players who will be eligible to be selected in December 12th's Rule 5 Draft, and considers who Milwaukee should add to the 40-man roster to protect. (We don't anticipate any of the players listed in the free-agent eligible thread will be added.) Last year the Brewers added the following five players: RHP Hiram Burgos OF Khris Davis 2B Scooter Gennett OF/INF Josh Prince (since removed but still in the system) RHP Nick Bucci (since removed but still in the system) Check out the players the Brewers have added to the 40-man roster during the 2013 season, except for Jimmy Nelson, these players could have been lost via Rule 5 last fall: 1B/OF Sean Halton RHP Donovan Hand C/1B Blake Lalli (since removed and no longer with the organization) RHP Jimmy Nelson RHP Rob Wooten Remember -- Players who signed when 18 or younger are eligible for the draft after five years. Players who signed when 19 or older are eligible after four years. According to the rules, it's how old a player was on the June 5th immediately preceeding his signing. Below are the players not eligible for free agency, but who would be Rule 5 eligible if not placed on the 40-man roster. If a player is italicized, it's the first year the Brewers have to consider the player. The others, not italicized, like Kentrail Davis and Kyle Heckathorn, were eligible to be plucked last year but weren't. Will they be exposed again? Players listed alphabetically within level: Current AAA Players -- OF Kentrail Davis UT Irving Falu IF Taylor Green RHP Kyle Heckathorn LHP Brent Leach RHP Dustin Molleken 1B Hunter Morris C Matt Pagnozzi 3B Stephen Parker OF/IF Josh Prince IF/OF Hainley Statia OF/IF Eugenio Velez Current AA Players -- SS Hector Gomez RHP Brooks Hall RHP Greg Holle RHP Arcenio Leon RHP Eric Marzec 1B Jason Rogers RHP Kevin Shackelford 2B Nick Shaw RHP Nick Bucci OF Chadwin Stang IF/OF Shea Vucinich 3B/1B Mike Walker C Shawn Zarraga Current A-Level (or below) players -- RHP Eric Arnett RHP Tyler Cravy C Brent Dean RHP Estevenson Encarnacion C Cameron Garfield RHP Seth Harvey 1B/DH Cody Hawn 2B Greg Hopkins RHP Andre Lamontagne RHP Leonard Lorenzo RHP Matt Miller OF/IF T.J. Mittelstaedt C Rafael Neda OF Jose Pena OF D'Vontrey Richardson C Tyler Roberts RHP Austin Ross RHP Cody Scarpetta OF Max Walla UPDATED: The following players never filed retirement papers formally and remain Brewers property. Technically, they will appear on the Brewers' Rule 5 eligible list to other clubs: INF's Brent Brewer, Andres Martinez, and Michael Marseco, OF Ronny Puello, RHP Rolando Pascual

Voting continues through August 29th: Moniker Madness is back, and they've abandoned the bracket format for a different voting look. Rankings as of 2:15 PM Central on Friday for the four Brewers are Brevard RHP Damien Magnifico (7th of 75), Huntsville RHP David Goforth (38th place), Huntsville OF Chadwin Stang (47th), and Dionis Hinojosa (74th, no longer last!). *** Stryker Trahan is still your leader, here's your leaderboard.

VIDEO from Thursday: Nashville's Kentrail Davis homers in the seventh inning of a 9-5 loss to Albuquerque

Happy 23rd Birthday to Helena RHP Eduard Reyes, we documented his recent troubles yesterday, hopefully a birthday brightens his situation.

Weather.com: Albuquerque, NM Pearl, MS Viera, FL (Melbourne) Clinton, IA Orem, UT Tempe, AZ San Pedro De Macoris, DR

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.

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

Programming notes -- In addition to the Sounds (always), both Huntsville and Helena are available via MiLB.TV for their current series. Helena will also be available (live and archived) for their next stop in Grand Junction. Speaking of MiLB.TV, rare four-packs of games will be available when Wisconsin (all home games covered) returns to Appleton Saturday. *** DVR Alert! (One day's notice) Saturday's 6:35 PM Timber Rattlers game will be televised on MyNew32 TV out of Green Bay. "Showdown: Timber Rattlers Pre-Game" airs at 6:00. MyNew32 TV is still in a dispute with Time Warner Cable.

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! All times are Central Nashville: RHP Alfredo Figaro at Albuquerque (Dodgers), 7:15 PM pre-game, 7:35 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 Drew Gagnon 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 Damien Magnifico at home vs. Dunedin (Blue Jays), 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 Austin Ross at Clinton (Mariners), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 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: RHP Barrett Astin at Orem (Angels), 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): at the Angels' complex in Tempe, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Braves, 9:30 AM gametime, although game data won't be available until later in the day

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RHP R.J. Seidel has been activated from the 7-day DL at Nashville after a minimum stay; Sounds roster now at 25-man maximum.

Final: @AZL Brewers 8, AZL Angels 7, ten innings AZL Brewers Box Score How's this for your extra-inning walkoff play? AZL Brewers Bottom of the 10th Elvis Rubio grounds out, third baseman Ismael Dionicio to first baseman Taylor Johnson. Brandon Diaz triples (5) on a line drive to left fielder Natanael Delgado. Brandon Diaz scores. Throwing error by shortstop Erick Salcedo *** Not a good defensive day, which didn't aid starter RHP Gian Rizzo's cause. Elvis Rubio's 15-game hitting streak ended with an 0-for-5 night. But 2B Francisco Castillo added four more hits to his team-leading total, and 3B Jose Sermo was 3-for-5 with a double and four RBI. Former UCLA RHP Ryan Deeter remains unscored upon in his six pro appearances. AZL Brewers Game Log There were ten different half-innings in which runs scored in this one - six by the Angels, four by the Maryvale Crew, so if you're going to fully digest one game log this week, make it this one. We'll post here the Brewers' big four-run frame, which put them up 7-5 at the time, lots of two-out clutchness here: AZL Brewers Bottom of the 7th Pitching Change: Keynan Middleton replaces Dan Tobik. Defensive Substitution: Chase Patterson replaces catcher Pedro Pizarro, batting 8th, playing catcher. Brandon Diaz walks. Tanner Norton grounds out, shortstop Erick Salcedo to first baseman Taylor Johnson. Brandon Diaz to 2nd. Alan Sharkey grounds out, shortstop Erick Salcedo to first baseman Taylor Johnson. Brandon Diaz to 3rd. Yonki Hernandez doubles (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Brad Guenther. Brandon Diaz scores. Edgardo Rivera walks. Francisco Castillo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brad Guenther. Yonki Hernandez scores. Edgardo Rivera to 3rd. Francisco Castillo to 2nd on the throw. Pitching Change: Francisco Santana replaces Keynan Middleton. Tucker Neuhaus walks. Jose Sermo singles on a line drive to right fielder Brad Guenther. Edgardo Rivera scores. Francisco Castillo scores. Tucker Neuhaus to 3rd. Jose Sermo to 2nd on the throw. Elvis Rubio grounds out, shortstop Erick Salcedo to first baseman Taylor Johnson. *** You have to check out the relief work in the 8th by RHP Scott Harkin and in particular in the 10th by RHP Tyler Spurlin. Six inherited runners, none score, more clutchy-ness!

Here's the Orem site game story, you pretty much just need to read the headline -- Owlz win 12-4, on five-game winning streak Orem falls behind 4-0 after the top of the 3rd and scores 12 unanswered runs to take a 12-4 lead in a game called during the 7th-inning stretch Helena Box Score Back on July 20th, we were singing RHP Eduard Reyes' praises. My goodness, check out the lines in five of his last six outings. Brewers banged out ten hits and drew two walks in their seven innings at the dish, so there are some batting lines for you to check out. Adam Giacalone reached three times, including an HBP, to raise his Helena 2013 OBP to .464 in 30 games. Helena Game Log

Looks as though the Nashville audio links are faulty, perhaps they'll be updated later today.

Peterson hit in face by fastball Mariners first-rounder hospitalized after being struck in jaw By Ashley Marshall / Special to MiLB.com Seattle third-base prospect D.J. Peterson was hospitalized Thursday evening after being hit in the face by a fastball in a Class A game for Clinton. The organization's No. 3 prospect was struck in the jaw by Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' right-hander Jorge Lopez in the bottom of the third inning of the LumberKings' 8-5 loss. The 22-year-old right-hander was not unconscious and he was able to stand up near home plate under supervision from manager Eddie Menchaca and athletic trainer Katsu Ichihara. He was transported off the field and taken by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Clinton for X-rays. Results of the examination were not immediately available, but Peterson could miss the remaining 11 games of the season. "He was down for, I would say, two or three minutes, maybe a little bit longer," Clinton broadcaster Chad Seely said. "He was down by home plate and a utility vehicle came and helped him off. He stood up under his own power and he was still conscious. ... He was crouched down, like how a catcher sits. He was taken off the field pretty quickly. " Seely said he thought Lopez's pitch -- an 0-1 offering -- may have glanced off Peterson's shoulder before hitting his face. It was the first time he had been struck by a pitch in his professional career. Peterson was replaced by pinch-runner Jamodrick McGruder, who remained in the game and played second base. Brock Hebert moved from second to short and Martin Peguero moved across from short to third. Selected by the Mariners 12th overall in the June Draft out of the University of New Mexico, Peterson is hitting .304 with 13 homers and 47 RBIs in 55 games across two levels this year. Peterson, who struck out in his first at-bat, was the Midwest League Offensive Player of the Week for Aug. 12. *** Mariners’ top draft pick DJ Peterson leaves game after being hit in face with pitch by Ryan Divish, Tacoma (WA) News-Tribune The Mariners’ top pick of the 2013 draft – DJ Peterson – was struck in the face by a pitch tonight and was taken off the field on a cart and to a local hospital via ambulance in the third inning of Class-A Clinton’s 8-5 loss to Wisconsin. According to Clinton’s radio play-by-play man and director of media relations, Chad Seely, Peterson was hit with a fastball on a 0-1 count from pitcher Jorge Lopez, whose fastball averages right around 90-91 mph. “From the radio booth, it looked like the ball might have deflected slightly off his shoulder before hitting him,” Seely said. “But it caught him flush.” Seely said Peterson is still undergoing tests to see if there is a fracture to his jaw. If there is, he’d have to be transported to a hospital in Iowa City. Somewhat impressively, Seely said Peterson wasn’t knocked to the ground after getting hit. He stayed on his feet and dropped into a crouch before being attended to by the team’s trainer. Fractured or not, it seems unlikely that Peterson would be back this season. The LumberKings have 11 games remaining in the season. They are three games up for the final playoff berth in the Northwest League. Losing Peterson would hurt the team’s offense. He was hitting .293 with seven home runs and 20 RBI for Clinton in his first month with the team.

Rattler Radio Blog - Singing the praises of Roache, Cooper, and others, a must-read as Chris also provides added context to the next post here.

More from Huntsville via Chadwin Stang -- OF Rene Tosoni wasn't in Stars' lineup Thursday, and with good reason, congrats!

Via MiLB.com in Huntsville -- Wahoos' Stephenson survives big test Reds' No. 2 prospect fans eight, allows a run over five innings By Robert Emrich / MiLB.com Yikes, won't be 21 until February...

AUDIO links embedded within game story -- *** Stars Avoid Sweep, Beat Blue Wahoos Alex Cohen, Huntsville Stars To wrap up a six-game set and 11-game homestand at Joe Davis Stadium, the Huntsville Stars avoided a potential series sweep and beat the Pensacola Blue Wahoos by a score of 2-1 on Thursday night. Following a tremendous outing from Stars pitcher Ariel Pena the night before, Huntsville starting pitcher Brooks Hall more than built on that outing. Hall gave up just four hits in five scoreless innings while striking out five batters in a no-decision. The 23-year-old has now not given up an earned run over his last four outings, spanning 17.0 innings. Prior to Hall's exit before the sixth inning, the Stars put him in line for his third win on the year in the third inning. Following a one-out single from outfielder Eric Patterson, an RBI single from first baseman Jason Rogers put the Stars up 1-0 (audio). For Rogers, the RBI was his league-leading 82nd on the season. Hall would be in line for the win until the sixth inning, where Pensacola was able to tie up the game against Stars righty Eric Marzec. After a one-out triple by outfielder Ryan LaMarre, an RBI single from first baseman Mike Costanzo knotted things up at 1-1. The score remained that way until the seventh inning, where the Stars offense returned the favor and scored the eventual game-winning run on a miscue from the pitcher. With runners at first and third and two outs, a wild pitch by Pensacola righty Loek Van Mill allowed shortstop Hector Gomez to score the final run of the game. Huntsville reliever Greg Holle pitched a scoreless inning and righty Casey Medlen blanked the Blue Wahoos in the ninth innings for his eighth save on the year to secure the victory (audio, final out). Righty Arcenio Leon earned the win in relief, improving to 2-7 on the year after recording just one out in the sixth nning. The win for the Stars snaps their five-game losing streak. It also caps up their season-long homestand with a 4-7 record and wraps up their season series against Pensacola with a 4-6 record. On Friday, the Stars will head west to begin a five-game set against the Mississippi Braves at Trustmark Park. Huntsville will send RHP Drew Gagnon (4-7, 5.52 ERA) to the hill while Mississippi will counter with RHP Michael Lee (8-8, 3.86 ERA). First pitch is at 7:05 PM.

AUDIO: Helena Brewers LHP Trevor Seidenberger talks about his the progress of his first professional season and his time at TCU