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Nashville Pre-Game Audio via Jeff Hem: Hitting Coach Bob Skube discussses some improvements and adjustments that several Sounds hitters have made this year, including Sean Halton, Hunter Morris, Caleb Gindl and Josh Prince.

As passed along by fan in Tampa -- Mark Rogers topped out at 95 twice tonight per guns behind plate. Off speed stuff looked really good.

Mark Rogers worked 2.2 innings - his final two outs beyond the prior post: Tampa Bottom of the 3rd Mason Williams flies out to left fielder T. J. Mittelstaedt. Robert Refsnyder strikes out swinging, catcher Rafael Neda to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Pitching Change: Taylor Mangum replaces Mark Rogers. Ben Gamel singles on a line drive to left fielder T. J. Mittelstaedt. Peter O'Brien grounds into a force out, shortstop Yadiel Rivera to second baseman Gregory Hopkins. Ben Gamel out at 2nd.

Obscure Alumni Reference via MLB Trade Rumors: Michael Valancius of DRaysBay asks if the Rays should have given Dane De La Rosa (MLB stats / Minor League stats) more of a chance in the big leagues before letting him go to the Angels. In 53.0 innings with the Angels, he has a 3.74 ERA with 8.0 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9. *** Do you see that little one-game sliver in Helena in 2007 as De La Rosa's Brewers entirety in his linked minor league line above? The One That Got Away: Dane De La Rosa (from Tampa. Milwaukee, too?) *** The initial post about his Brewers signing De La Rosa was released in spring training 2008. On to indy ball for two more years. Good for him.

Turns out this is a Mark Rogers rehab start night for Brevard. So far, two innings -- Tampa Bottom of the 1st Mason Williams strikes out swinging, catcher Rafael Neda to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Robert Refsnyder grounds out, third baseman Brandon Macias to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Ben Gamel singles on a ground ball to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. With Peter O'Brien batting, wild pitch by Mark Rogers, Ben Gamel to 2nd. Peter O'Brien flies out to right fielder Mitch Haniger. Tampa Bottom of the 2nd Matt Snyder strikes out swinging. Cito Culver singles on a line drive to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Taylor Dugas strikes out swinging. Jeff Farnham singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brandon Macias. Cito Culver to 3rd. With Jose Toussen batting, wild pitch by Mark Rogers, Cito Culver scores. Jeff Farnham to 2nd. Jose Toussen flies out to left fielder T. Mittelstaedt.

OF Chadwin Stang, blogger

Happy 23rd Birthday to Helena Brewers OF Dionis Hinojosa *** Speakiing of Dinois -- Hinojosa currently 71st of 75. Other rankings as of 4:15 Central on Wednesday. Moniker Madness is back, and they've abandoned the bracket format for a different voting look. The four Brewers are Huntsville RHP David Goforth (42nd place), Huntsville OF Chadwin Stang (35th), Brevard RHP Damien Magnifico (8th), and Hinojosa. Leaderboard - former Brewer Zelous Wheeler currently #1 in voting.

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

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.

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

Programming notes -- DVR Alert! (Hardly any notice) Tonight's Timber Rattlers game is being telecast on MyNew32 TV beginning at 6:30 with their pre-game show. Of course, many of you locals have lost that channel due to the Time Warner Cable dispute. *** DVR Alert! (One day's notice) Thursday's Wisconsin game will be broadcast 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. *** The remainder of the Brevard County series in Tampa is available via the Tampa feed only. Manatee home feed audio returns this Friday.

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: LHP Aaron Laffey 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 Preston Gainey 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: LHP Anthony Banda 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): Idle ********** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Braves, 9:30 AM gametime, although game data won't be available until later in the day

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VIDEO: Sean Halton belts a home run in Nashville's 14-3 loss to Reno

AUDIO: Highlights and lowlights -- Tampa holds off Brevard County in a 7-3 victory

AUDIO: A two-run triple from Mike Walker gives the Stars a 4-3 lead in the seventh inning *** AUDIO: David Goforth strikes out Garrett Weber to give the Stars a 4-3 victory over the BayBears

Did you read the Kentrail Davis feature in our Nashville thread this AM?

The Brewers must know they're going to either add RHP R.J. Seidel to the 40-man this fall or know that he'll sign on for another minor league contract year. Seidel is set to become a minor league free agent, but the Brewers are limiting his innings. *** Boy when Michael Olmsted blows up, he really blows up. Not sure, but I believe if the Brewers tried to sneak him through waivers and remove him from the 40-man (they don't have to now, but could), then I believe the Brewers would still own his rights for another year before he could become a minor league free agent (time in Japan count as service years?). Otherwise, they could be patient with Olmsted, as he still has two option years left. But that 40-man spot looks vulnerable.

Sounds Blown Out By Aces, 14-3 Nashville's Sean Halton Hits Three-Run Bomb In Loss Nashville Sounds AUDIO: Sean Halton's 3-Run Jack RENO, Nev. - The Nashville Sounds were no match for the Reno Aces Tuesday night at Aces Ballpark, and gave up a season-high 14 runs in the 14-3 loss. Trailing 3-2 in the sixth, the Aces batted around to hang six runs on the Sounds. In his first at-bat for Reno, Jake Fox lifted a pinch-hit single into centerfield off of reliever Tim Dillard to give the Aces a one-run lead. Both of the scoring runners reached base off of Zach Kroenke (5-14), who began the inning. Dillard was touched for an infield bunt single and offered a walk to Tyler Bortnick to load the bases for Reno. Catcher Ed Easley cashed in with a bases-clearing three-run double that dropped just between two charging outfielders. Easley scored on the following single by Mike Jacobs before Dillard closed out the inning. The side-armed pitcher allowed four runs on four hits and one walk. Reno initially cut into the Sounds' lead in the fourth inning, with the bases loaded, when shortstop Josh Wilson drove a two-run base-hit to left field off Kroenke, who allowed a total of four runs on the night to be charged his 14th loss. Sounds outfielder Sean Halton, 2-for-3, got Nashville on the board in the first inning with a three-run home run to left-center field. The jack, Halton's 11th of the year, scored Kentrail Davis, 2-for-3, and Eugenio Velez, 3-for-5, whom both reached base on singles to lead off the frame. Right-hander R.J. Seidel made the start for Nashville, following 15 days of rest, and delivered two scoreless innings. He allowed two hits to start the game, but retired the side in the first inning to work out of a bases-loaded jam. After a 1-2-3 second inning and 34 total pitches, Seidel called it a night, giving way to Zach Kroenke. Reliever Travis Webb pitched a scoreless seventh inning for Nashville, but Michael Olmsted was unable to follow suit in the eighth, letting the Aces bat around for the second time and plate six runs on four hits and three walks. It is the first time in nine appearances that Olmsted has allowed a run. Brent Leach recorded the inning's final two outs. Pitcher Michael Bolsinger (5-5) picked up the win for Reno, allowing three runs on six hits and five walks over six innings of work. The right-hander fanned nine Sounds en route to his fifth victory of the season. The Sounds play game three of four against Reno Wednesday night at Aces Ballpark. Throwing for Nashville will be LHP Aaron Laffey (5-6, 5.81) opposite the Aces RHP Charles Brewer (5-9, 5.15). Nashville Box Score Check out Jeff Hem's Twitter timeline this AM - he has the interesting tidbits we might normally post in this spot... Nashville Game Log

VIDEO: Brief Huntsville TV Report Highlights

Helena Independent Record by James Ridle/Blackfoot Media Group Helena Brewers shortstop Angel Ortega takes flight to complete the double play after tagging out Orem’s Kody Eaves at second base Tuesday at Kindrick Legion Field. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/4d/84dd9d48-04a6-11e3-8466-001a4bcf887a/520b1cf90c8dc.preview-620.jpg

Sounds' Kentrail Davis began baseball training in his backyard by Mack Burke, The Tennessean Sounds outfielder Kentrail Davis stuck with baseball after most of his Mobile, Ala., friends stopped playing the sport as they got older. “I really just (started) to play because all of my friends played,” Kentrail said. “That’s kind of how we all did things, and after a while I really started to like it. Just kept playing, and my friends stopped (playing). I hung with it.” Today, Kentrail, 25, is an outfielder for the Sounds and one step away from the major leagues. A standout in high school, he played in the 2006 AFLAC All-American High School Baseball Classic, and was named by Baseball America as the Louisville Slugger/National High School Baseball Coaches Association High School Player of the Year for the state of Alabama in 2007, his senior year. Davis credits a lot of his early motivation in the game to his father, Kenny, who tried hard to work with him on his game. “My dad just kind of pushed me and said, ‘Hey, you want to be better at this, you need to work at it,’ and that’s what I did,” Davis said. “My dad is my biggest motivator, my biggest fan.” Kenny spent long hours working construction when Kentrail was young but managed to find the time to work with, and motivate, his son to push himself to success in baseball. Kenny provided support in several ways, including a batting cage that he placed in the yard for Kentrail. “We got him a batting cage, so he could hit every day,” Kenny said. “We didn’t have to make him hit. It was just something he wanted to do. “We got a pitching machine, and I would go out there and feed (baseballs) to him (through the machine) or toss them to him. I did construction work and worked long hours, so when I wasn’t there, he would go out there and turn the feeder on and get his swings in.” Once Kentrail’s skills started to progress, he began attending camps and showcases and started working with training coaches. During the summer months, he even played for travel baseball teams that showcased a plethora of talent. “When I was younger, my dad would work with me, but when I got older he would take me to coaches that he thought maybe had more experience than him,” Kentrail said. Kenny said Kentrail played with current Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer on a summer travel team named the Florida Bombers. In high school, Kentrail was scouted by professional teams and recruited by some of the best college baseball programs in the country before he settled at Tennessee. He passed up signing with the Colorado Rockies out of high school after they took him in the 14th round of the 2007 June amateur draft. “That was a very exciting time for me then, coming out of high school,” Kentrail said. “I summed it up to three schools and that was LSU, Alabama and Tennessee. “I took my recruiting trip (to Tennessee), and it was awesome,” Kentrail said. “After that, I felt good there.” He hit .330 with 13 home runs and 44 RBIs in his freshman year at Tennessee, which led to him being named to the freshman All-American first team. He finished his sophomore season in 2009 with a .308 batting average with nine home runs and 30 RBIs. “(Playing at Tennessee) definitely prepared me for what I’m facing now,” Kentrail said. “It taught me to discipline myself and develop a standard for how to do things.” The Brewers took Kentrail 39th overall in the June 2009 supplemental draft, and he exploded onto the scene in 2010 when he played in 97 games with Milwaukee’s Low-A Wisconsin and Advanced-A Brevard County teams. That summer he hit a combined .304 with three home runs and 64 RBIs. Kentrail has since slowed down a bit over the past couple of seasons. He played all of 2011 with Brevard County, where he hit .245 with eight home runs and 46 RBIs while stealing 33 bases. He spent all of 2012 with Double-A Huntsville, where he improved his average to .274 and added seven home runs and 41 RBIs. This season, Kentrail started at Double-A Huntsville and hit .266 with five home runs and 33 RBIs in 88 games before being promoted to Nashville on July 11. Since his promotion, Kentrail has provided a steady bat in the lineup and speed on the basepaths for the Sounds. He has hit .255 with six RBIs and a .336 on-base percentage in 28 games before Tuesday’s game while trying to develop a consistent approach at the plate. “I know he may be discouraged sometimes about not playing at the level he thinks he should be playing at, but you know, that’s how it is,” Kenny said. “He’s going to keep working. “He’s determined to get (to the major leagues), so hopefully he’ll get there.” Kentrail has fallen into a few hitting slumps since he began his time in Nashville, but he has also put together long strides of consistent hitting at times, which can be attributed to his humble, resilient approach to hitting. “I just try to get into a state where I think ‘Hey, this will pass,’ ” Kentrail said. “When you’ve been through something so many times, you kind of know how to get out of it, you really don’t panic about it. “I just keep grinding away,” he added. “You learn how to grind your way out of it.”

Rough Night Ends Early Owlz rout Brewers, game called in the eighth due to rain By Zac Vierra / Helena Brewers It was a night the Brewers would like to forget. And thankfully due to Mother Nature it ended early. Helena allowed 11 runs on 16 hits and committed four errors, and mustered only four hits in a rain-shortened 11-1 loss to Orem on Tuesday. The Owlz would take the lead in the second inning off Zach Quintana. With one out, Kody Eaves reached on an infield single. Michael Fish would follow by pulling a rocket down the third base line and when the ball rolled all the way to the wall, Eaves came around to score to give Orem the 1-0 advantage. It wouldn't take long for Helena to get the run back as Adam Giacalone took the first pitch he saw from Garrett Nuss deep for his third home run of the season. That would be the only run the Brewers would get all night. Orem would quickly regain the lead in the top of the third as they loaded the bases with no outs and Brandon Bayardi pulled a single to left to plate Mark Shannon. Alex Allbritton would follow by hitting a blooper down the right field line that was just out of the reach of the dive of Michael Ratterree as two runs scored on the double. With two runners in scoring position the Brewers brought the infield in and it cost them a run as Eaves hit a pop up to shallow left that shortstop Angel Ortega couldn't get to as Bayardi scored on the play. The Owlz would grab another run in the top of the fourth as Jose Rondon hit a double to left that scored Shannon who had reached earlier on an error. Quintana would be pulled with two outs and runners on the corners and Allbritton would greet Ryan Fasano to the game with a frozen rope to left-center that scored a pair. Orem would make it 9-1 when Fish pulled a homer to left to lead off the fifth. The Owlz would pick up a pair of runs in the eighth on a RBI double by Eaves and a RBI single by Fish and shortly after the players were called off the field due to lightning. A few minutes later the skies would open up and after a delay of an hour and four minutes, the game was called. Nuss picked up his first pro win after limiting the Brewers to one run on three hits in five innings. Quintana got his third loss after surrendering seven earned runs on ten hits. Fish went 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBI and Allbritton had a pair of hits and four runs batted in to boost the Owlz. The Brewers will look to rebound on Wednesday night in the second game of series. First pitch is at 7:05 PM (8:05 Central).