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Helena Pre-Game Audio: Brewers head groundskeeper Levi Dreisen talks about what it takes to maintain Kindrick Legion Field.

Brewers still perfect in extras, take down Owlz By Curt Synness, Helena Independent Record With two down and none on in the bottom of the 10th inning of a tie game between the Helena Brewers and the Orem Owlz, it appeared the contest might be headed for another extra inning. But then the Brewers got a spark of life when Renaldo Jenkins singled. After Jenkins stole second base, Ruben Ozuna — with the count at 2 and 2 — lined a hard shot at Owlz third baseman Alex Allbritton. Allbritton had robbed Helena of a base hit the previous frame, but this time, despite a great stop, Ozuna beat the throw to first. Jenkins advanced to third on the play, and Omar Garcia stepped to the plate with the winning run just 90 feet away. Orem reliever Michael Smith — the visitors’ fifth pitcher of the game — uncorked a wild pitch on his very first delivery to Garcia, and Jenkins raced home for a 3-2 Brewer victory. It was the home team’s fourth extra innings game this year. They’ve won all four. The key to the Pioneer League win was Helena’s pitching corps, as the hosts used four hurlers to limit Orem to five hits and no earned runs. Helena moves to 31-23 overall and 8-8 in the second half of the season after the third of a four-game series versus Orem. The Owlz slide to 29-24, 9-6. The Brewers jumped out to a 2-0 advantage in the first stanza on RBI singles by Adam Giacalone and Dustin Houle. Helena pitchers Tristan Archer and David Otterman were working on a shutout until the seventh inning, when Orem tallied a pair of unearned runs to knot the score on two Helena errors and a wild pitch. Archer, a 6-foot-3, 165-pound right hander, retired the first seven men he faced and wound up surrendering two hits in four innings, with two strikeouts and no walks. Otterman went 2 2/3 innings, fanning four and walking three. He was replaced by Danny Keller with two outs in the sixth. Keller is a 6-5, 190-pound righty from Agoura, Calif., with a retro windup — lifting both hands over his head and a high leg kick. He allowed just one hit in 2 1/3 frames, with a whiff and a walk. Estevenson Encarnacion relieved in the 10th to earn the win, retiring the Owlz in order. The Brewers banged out 14 hits on the night, led by the three-hit performances of Dionis Hinijosa and Giacalone. Garcia and Ozuna chipped in with two hits apiece. The two clubs meet in the series finale tonight at Kindrick Legion, starting at 7:05 PM (8:05 Central). Helena will then host Grand Junction in a three game set, Saturday through Monday. James Ridle photo, Blackfoot Media Group Helena’s Ruben Ozuna hits a single during the first inning Thursday in a game against the Orem Owlz at Kindrick Legion Field. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/d6/2d645a54-0639-11e3-adc9-0019bb2963f4/520dc070cf64b.preview-620.jpg

Brewers Walk-Off in the Tenth By Zac Vierra / Helena Brewers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/9/8/2/57159982/cuts/Jenkins_Slide_at_Home_zxha34w7_rvtgw0sy.jpg When Renaldo Jenkins (above, photo by Seth Eikomstead) slid home with the winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning on Thursday, 1,133 Brewers fans celebrated the Helena's third walk-off win of the season. But the man who might have been happiest about the 3-2 victory over Orem was Helena third baseman Jalen Harris. Harris made two errors in the top of seventh inning that led to a pair of Orem runs as the Owlz tied the game at two in the frame. In the tenth, Jenkins pulled a two out single to left, stole second, and advanced to third when Ruben Ozuna reached on an infield single. He would score the winning run when a pitch by Michael Smith got through the five hole of the catcher Cambric Maye. And just like that Harris was off the hook for his miscues. "The team picked him up and that's what I just told him, it's a team sport," said Helena manager Tony Diggs. It didn't take long for the Brewers to jump on Orem starter Arjenis Fernandez. With one out in the first inning, Dionis Hinojosa reached on an infield single and Fernandez walked Michael Ratterree. Adam Giacalone would follow with a soft single to left-center that plated Hinojosa and sent Ratterree to third. Dustin Houle would then smoke the next pitch to center for a single as Ratterree scored and the Brewers took a 2-0 lead. The Helena pitching was excellent all night. Tristan Archer got the start and tossed four shutout innings on just two hits. David Otterman and Danny Keller combined to toss the next five innings on just three hits and Estevenson Encarnacion pitched a 1-2-3 tenth before the heroics in the bottom of the inning. "They competed and went right after guys. They made guys come out there and beat them with their best stuff. Keller comes in and gets a big out to pick up Otterman and then throws some pretty solid innings for himself and then Encarnacion comes in and picks up a win. It was a good game pitching wise," said Diggs. The two Orem runs were scored in the seventh when Michael Fish led off the inning with a groundball that ate up Harris and Ryan Dalton followed with a grounder to third that Harris fielded cleanly, but he lost the ball on the transfer and both runners were safe on a second consecutive error. Fish would later score on a wild pitch and Dalton would come home on a single by Cambric Moye. But the errors would become a part of baseball history when the Brewers improved to 4-0 in extra innings with the walk-off win. "A win is a win whether you can get it in ten or get it in nine. Hopefully you can get it in nine but hats off to them they never stopped playing," said Diggs. The final game of the series will take place on Friday night as Helena will look for its ninth series win of the year.

Magnifico! Moniker Madness is back, and they've abandoned the bracket format for a different voting look. Rankings as of 4:30 Central on Thursday for the four Brewers are Huntsville RHP David Goforth (38th place), Huntsville OF Chadwin Stang (43rd), Brevard RHP Damien Magnifico (7th), and Dionis Hinojosa (73rd of 75).

Weather.com: Reno, NV Huntsville, AL Tampa, FL Grand Chute, WI (Appleton) Helena, MT Maryvale, 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.

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Follow Thursday'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 -- DVR Alert! (As we mentioned yesterday) Tonight's Timber Rattlers game is being telecast on Time Warner Cable Sports 32 at 7:00 PM. Not a true pre-game, but the always-suggested "Timber Rattlers Field Pass" will air for a half-hour at 6:00 PM. *** Tonight's Brevard County finale in Tampa is available via the Tampa feed only. Manatee home feed audio returns this Friday.

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Johnny Hellweg at Reno (Diamondbacks), 8:45 PM pre-game, 9:05 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 Taylor Jungmann at home vs. Mobile (Diamondbacks), 6:28 PM pre-game, 6:43 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 Jacob Barnes at Tampa (Yankees), 6:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Tampa feed only for this game ********** Wisconsin: RHP Eric Semmelhack at home vs. Peoria (Cardinals), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 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 Tristan Archer at home vs. 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 home vs. the mini-Mariners, 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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We posted this back on June 1st -- Arguila walked 16 in 7.1 innings covering just six appearances. He was released earlier this month by the Brewers, his last outing was on August 1st. A flyer by the Brewers that didn't fly... *** But the Brewers have also added a young arm. Assuming he's Dominican, but that's not confirmed. Out of the International Prospect League, meet RHP Jesus Brea - listed at 6'3", 194 lbs., Brea will turn 18 years old this coming Christmas Day. Unlike this summer's signings in the new signing period (those players will debut next season), Brea was signed in May and has just been added to the DSL Brewers roster. There are nine games left in the DSL season, so perhaps he'll sneak in an appearance or two. Here's video of then-16-year-old Brea from April 2012. Series of three photos here. As we often note, no matter how obscure (Brandon Kintzler out of indy ball, Jim Henderson assigned to A-Ball at age 26 as a "favor"), no signing is insignificant. Hopefully we'll link back to this August 15th post in five years when Brea makes his big league debut.

Giacalone in attack mode By Greg Rachac / Special to MiLB.com Nobody wants to go backward. In Minor League Baseball, it's move up or bust. Yet many times there's a method to the madness. For Adam Giacalone, a return to Helena has meant a chance to make specific refinements to his swing and become the power hitter the Milwaukee Brewers envision. "I took it as a way to get better," said Giacalone, a first baseman who was reassigned to the Pioneer League from Class A Wisconsin of the Midwest League on July 13. "To come back and have the opportunity to play every day and work and get my way back up, that's what I'm going to do. One of the biggest things you can do in baseball is learn from your struggles." The left-handed-hitting Giacalone was picked by Milwaukee in the 16th round of the 2012 Draft out of Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kan. He played his first professional season in Helena last year, where he hit .317 with three home runs and 32 RBIs in 69 games. He began this season in Wisconsin, batting .249 in 64 games. But one thing stood out: Giacalone's power was nonexistent. In the Midwest League, the 6-foot-2, 220-pounder went homerless, which prompted Brewers brass to make a calculated decision. "He's a contact guy," said Helena manager Tony Diggs. "He drives the ball up the middle a lot, and that's very good for a lefty to be able to stay on the ball like that. It's just a matter of him getting into position to hit with more authority. We're looking for a little more power coming from a first baseman. "His first day back, we sat down and had a little bit of a conversation just to go over the expectations and maybe even the disappointment he had being back here. But he was fine with everything. He knows he's here to work hard and get things back on track, and hopefully give him a chance to get out of here as soon as possible." Both Diggs and Giacalone say the first baseman's restructured workload in Helena consists of being more aggressive at the plate. Giacalone constantly squares up pitches, but now it's a matter of attacking the strike zone more in an effort to increase his home run numbers. Through 23 games in Helena this season, Giacalone was hitting .386 with three homers and 23 RBIs. His slugging percentage was .511, more than 200 points higher than it was at Wisconsin. It's all part of the role Giacalone knows he must fill. "I've shown I can hit for a decent average, but that might not be what a first baseman is supposed to do," Giacalone said. "What I've been trying to work on is staying on my legs, staying on my lower-half a lot more and staying back on the ball. "It's been nice to see some results. But you can never be satisfied. There's things I'm still trying to work on and trying to get comfortable with."

Catching up with RHP Joel Pierce, the Canadian 2010 7th round high school pick that didn't pan out

There is a full Timber Rattlers photo gallery at the link -- *** Rodriguez hoping to end season on a high note by Mike Woods, Post-Crescent Media GRAND CHUTE — It’s late in the year, he knows his players are a bit weary but Wisconsin Timber Rattlers manager Matt Erickson doesn’t want to give Alfredo Rodriguez any rest. “He’s a guy that everyday I come in here I look for a way to get him in the lineup,” said Erickson. “He’s earned that.” Rodriguez continued to earn his manager’s respect Wednesday as he went two-for-four at the plate to extend his hitting streak to 11 games and was part of two of the Rattlers’ five double plays during a 3-1, 11-inning loss to Peoria in Midwest League play before 6,698 fans on Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Wednesday was the fifth extra-inning game between the Timber Rattlers and Chiefs this season, with Peoria taking four of those games. Rodriguez has hit .355 during his hitting streak to raise his overall average to .269. “I’ve just stayed with it,” said Rodriguez of his recent success. “I really haven’t changed much. Being aggressive and not letting the pitcher dictate my at-bat. Just coming out of the gates swinging. “You just try to keep an aggressive approach and try and think everything’s a strike. You don’t want to be passive because when you’re passive they (the pitchers) dictate stuff. Being aggressive is going out there with a plan and sticking with it and not letting anything else change that.” While being too aggressive can be a detriment, Rodriguez has shown a good knowledge of the strike zone as he’s second on the team with 42 walks. “He hit lead-off for a stretch there and he was real patient at the plate, and that’s one of his attributes, he does know the strike zone pretty good,” said Erickson. “But when there are times, in hitters’ counts or with runners on base, we want to make sure he’s aggressive because he’s a guy that can swing the bat a little bit. “I think, as far as offensively is concerned, he’s very simple. He probably has our most repeatable swing, beautiful stroke throughout the year. And anytime you have a repeatable swing, you’re going to have chances to put together good at-bats on a daily basis and right now he’s caught a streak where he’s got a few hits in a row.” The Chiefs opened the 11th with Charlie Tilson reaching on a bunt single, and Bruce Caldwell followed with a two-run shot off Rattlers reliever Ryan Gibbard. Peoria reliever Dixon Llorens struck out the side in the 11th to preserve the win. Rodriguez hopes he can carry his hot streak until the end of the season. “I feel like I’ve been pretty confident all year. Sometimes the ball just falls your way,” said Rodriguez, the Brewers’ 17th-round pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. “I wouldn’t say it’s luck. It’s a long season and some days you hit three line drives and they get caught by people and some days you hit three balls not so well and they fall in. “I’m always motivated. I know we’re getting near the end of the season and I definitely want to finish strong. It’s been my first full season and I’m just trying to end it on a good note.”

Video highlights from the Rattlers' TV broadcast, including the unfortunate late HR

Rattler Radio Blog - Includes video of some nice defensive work and Orlando Arcia's HR

Photos by James Ridle/Blackfoot Media Group Helena Brewers third baseman Jalen Harris makes the tag against Orem’s Mark Shannon. Shannon was called safe on the play. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/39/939cffac-056b-11e3-991d-0019bb2963f4/520c67a819639.preview-620.jpg Helena’s Anthony Banda delivers a pitch during the fifth inning Wednesday against the Orem Owlz. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/0a/f0ae3440-056b-11e3-8e93-0019bb2963f4/520c67f6d8696.preview-620.jpg

Banda Comes Up Big in Win Southpaw posts 4th quality start, offense gets back in gear By Zac Vierra / Helena Brewers After a rough performance by the Helena pitching staff on Tuesday night, the Brewers got exactly what they needed on Wednesday: a lights out performance by starter Anthony Banda. The 6'3" southpaw earned his second win of the season after allowing just one run on three hits in six innings. He struck out a career-high eight in an 8-4 victory for the Brew Crew over Orem. It was the fourth time this season Banda has posted a quality start and he has allowed just one run in his last two starts. "It's one of these things where we needed to put a game like this together," said Helena skipper Tony Diggs. "He [threw] predominantly [his] fastball today, he threw a few silders, a few changeups, but for the most part he was able to locate his fastball today." Despite the terrific pitching performance, the Brewers were trailing after three and a half thanks to a solo homer by Brandon Bayardi. The Helena offense, which had been struggling in the past four games, managed to tie the game without the benefit of a hit in the bottom of the fourth. With runners on second and third and two outs, the Brewers collected their first hit of the game and it was a clutch one as Jalen Harris pulled a single to left to plate a pair and give Helena a 3-1 lead. "He's done that a lot all year," said Diggs. "Great job by him. Great two-out hit, scores two runs, opens things up for us." And Harris's hit did open up the floodgates for the Brewers. After Harris had advanced to second on the throw home on his single, he would score when Angel Ortega hit a groundball that ate up shortstop Alex Allbritton. Renaldo Jenkins would follow with a single and when Victor Alcantara threw a pitch in the dirt, both runners tried to advance. Catcher Zachary Livingston tried to get Jenkins at second but his throw went wildly into center field as Ortega scored and Jenkins scampered to third. Jenkins would later score on a wild pitch as the Brewers put up a six spot on just two hits in the fourth. After a long layoff, Banda would respond with a quick 1-2-3 inning that allowed the Brewers offense to get back to work. "That's when it really matters. When you put up a zero after scoring runs like that, it gets everybody back in and you bring them back in for them to get a chance to hit again," said Diggs. And right away the bats responded as Michael Ratterree hit an absolute laser to left that just cleared the fence for his eighth homer of the year. Banda would toss another impressive frame in the sixth. After he walked the first two batters of the inning, Banda retired the next three via a strikeout, a pop out, and a fly to left to end his night. A night after committing four errors, the Brewers defense also rebounded and the seventh inning was exhibit A. Ranyelmy Mendoza led off the inning by hitting a groundball that looked like it was going to find the hole between first and second, but Adam Giacalone dove to his right and flipped the ball to pitcher Trevor Seidenberger to get the out. Livingston would then hit a sinking liner to center and Garcia made a diving catch for the second out. Ortega would finish the frame with yet another fine play after he made a leaping catch on a line drive off the bat of Mark Shannon. "Defensively we played really well," said Diggs. "Pitching and defense, that's what it's all about." Helena would pick up an insurance run in the sixth when Omar Garcia hit an RBI single to plate Harris and Orem grabbed three runs in the eighth, but Andy Hillis closed the door in the final frame to preserve the win. Helena and Orem will be at it again on Thursday night for the third game of the series. First pitch is at 7:05 PM (8:05 Central). Anthony Banda photo by Seth Eikomstead http://www.milb.com/assets/images/8/5/4/57056854/cuts/18_Anthony_Banda_P_pfs9jfob_2jusi626.jpg

AUDIO: Milwaukee Outfield/baserunning coordinator Reggie Williams talks about what he looks for when he visits Helena for a second time Williams shares an interesting story about Huntsville's Nick Shaw on the bases and the impact on Jason Rogers at the plate.

Stars No-Hit By BayBears Alex Cohen, Huntsville Stars Following a come-from-behind victory to begin their series one night earlier, the Huntsville Stars were no-hit by combined five pitchers, losing to the Mobile BayBears by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday night. For the BayBears, the no-hitter began with starting pitcher Archie Bradley on the mound. The Diamondbacks top prospect twirled five scoreless innings while striking out seven batters and walking five to improve to 9-5 on the season. After Bradley was taken out of the game with 98 pitches before the sixth inning, four Mobile relievers combined to blank the Stars bats through the final four innings to ensure the no-no. Righties Matt Gorgen, Derek Eitel and Wily Paredes each tossed an inning of scoreless relief while closer Jake Barrett finished things off in the ninth when he sent down the Stars in order for his 10th save on the year. On offense, the BayBears capitalized on two Stars errors to give the Mobile hurlers enough run support. In both the third inning and the seventh inning, BayBears second basemen Mike Freeman reached on an error and ultimately scored on a two-out single by outfielder Ender Inciarte. Seven games into their season series, Inciarte is 15-for-23 (.652) at the plate against the Stars pitching staff with three of his four homers on the year and seven runs batted in. In a losing effort, Stars starting pitcher Andy Moye fell to 5-13 on the year after giving up just one unearned run on four hits in six innings of work. The no-hitter for the BayBears was their first in franchise history. It came just a little over a year after the Stars had a combined no-hitter with five pitchers of their own against the Chattanooga Lookouts on August 2nd, 2012 at Joe Davis Stadium. With the loss, the Stars winning streak was snapped at three games. On Thursday, Huntsville will send RHP Taylor Jungmann (9-7, 3.72 ERA) to the hill while the BayBears will counter with LHP Andrew Chafin (9-6, 2.73 ERA). First pitch is at 6:43 PM.

Bradley, Mobile no-hit Huntsville Top D-backs prospect starts five-pitcher feat for BayBears By Jake Seiner / MiLB.com When Archie Bradley finally returned to the Mobile dugout in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday, he was struck by its eerie silence. "It was pretty quiet," the top D-backs prospect said. "Kind of the calm before the storm." The right-hander had been in the clubhouse doing his usual post-start arm maintenance after throwing five hitless innings. He returned in time to see Jake Barrett snap the silence with a perfect inning to seal the first no-hitter in Double-A BayBears history. Bradley, Matt Gorgen, Derek Eitel, Willy Paredes and Barrett combined on the feat in a 2-0 victory over the Huntsville Stars. The no-no was the second in eight days in the Southern League. Tennessee's Eric Jokisch no-hit Jacksonville on Aug. 6. Bradley struck out seven and walked five while tossing 51 of his 98 pitches for strikes over his outing. The No. 7 prospect on MLB.com's Top 100 list improved to 9-5, dropping his ERA to 2.00. The right-hander has allowed two or fewer earned runs in five consecutive starts. The only flaw in Bradley's effort was the walk total. On July 27, the right-hander walked seven Birmingham batters while completing five two-run innings, but he had issued just one walk in 16 innings over two starts since. "I thought I threw the ball well overall," he said. "Any time you don't give up any runs or hits, that's obviously good. I struggled with my command a little bit. "That's where I think my maturity and my mental side of the game picked me up. I was struggling with my command, but I was able to stay sharp and pitch out of jams." He showed off that mental aptitude in the first inning, when he walked two but evaded the jam by getting Rene Tosoni to pop out and then striking out Brock Kjeldgaard looking. "Those two guys are good hitters with good numbers," Bradley said. "Obviously, when you're command is a little off, you just have to step off the mound and compose yourself. [Catcher Rossmel Perez] came out to talk and settle me down, and then I made the pitches to get out of the jam." The strikeout was the first of three by Kjeldgaard, including a final punchout when Barrett retired the left fielder after a mound visit from Perez to end the game. Barrett began the at-bat by working a 1-2 count, but then threw consecutive balls to work a full count. The 2-2 pitch was a slider that missed, and as soon as he missed it, Barrett figured he'd get a visit from Perez. The 23-year-old catcher jogged out, but the right-hander didn't let him say much. "As soon as we got to two outs, I knew the no-hitter was on the line and I was just thinking about striking the guy out with my best strikeout pitch," Barrett said. "Once it was 1-2, I was just thinking, 'Throw a nasty slider.' "That's all I was thinking about. [Perez] came out to me, asked me what I wanted to throw, and I told him right away that I wanted to throw a slider. ... As soon as I saw him, I told him, 'Yeah, I'm throwing the slider.'" The 22-year-old froze Kjeldgaard with the 3-2 breaking ball, and home-plate umpire Alex Ransom rang up strike three. "As soon as we got the last guy out, everybody rushed to the mound, all came out and were real happy," Barrett said. "It was a great feeling shaking hands with the other pitchers." The save was Barrett's 10th in 17 appearances this season and lowered his ERA to 0.51. Gorgen logged a perfect sixth that included strikeouts of Jason Rogers and Tosoni. Eitel replaced Gorgen for the seventh, and Kjeldgaard was his first test. The Huntsville slugger put good wood on a pitch and drove it deep -- but into the wind -- toward left field. Mobile left fielder Justin Greene tracked the high fly down at the warning track and reeled it in for the first out. After walking Mike Walker, Eitel then struck out Anderson De La Rosa and Hector Gomez swinging to end the seventh. Paredes tossed a scoreless eighth and Barrett entered the game. Rogers led off, driving a fly ball well into center but within the range of Ender Inciarte. Tosoni then shot a line drive to left, but Justin Greene got a bead on the ball and made a running grab for the second out. Barrett then struck out Kjeldgaard to end the game.

Remember LHP Chris Cody? Indy Atlantic League update. Funny the article mentions Wayne Franklin and Corey Thurman, all former Brewers property.

Stars lose 2-0, no-hit by Archie Bradley and four D-Backs relievers. Minigoon's detailed update later on. Tough one, as both Mobile runs were unearned.