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Ex-Fresno baseball star Halton drove 'way too fast' after call-up to Brewers By Anthony Galaviz — The Fresno Bee Sean Halton was going to the Opry Mills mall with his Nashville Sounds teammates last week when he got a call from Sounds manager Mike Guerrero that changed his life. 'You got about three hours before you fly out,' " Halton recalls Guerrero telling him. "I rushed back and got packed and drove way too fast to the airport. "The Milwaukee Brewers purchased the contract of the former Fresno High and Fresno City College star from the Sounds on Wednesday. "It's a dream come true," Halton said. "Just trying to make it last as long as I can. There's no place I'd rather be than playing with and against the best in the world. Nothing like it." Halton joined the Brewers in Milwaukee and played in his first major-league game against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. He got his first major-league hit when he singled in the fifth inning off former Washington High and Fresno State standout Matt Garza. "Matt's always been good to me," Halton said. "He's a stand-up guy and a true pro. He was one of the first guys to congratulate me, one of the things you'll never forget. "But I was just happy to be on first." Halton said that first-hit ball is in a case at the team's clubhouse getting ready to be framed, and he'll be able to keep the lineup card, too. Halton got his first big-league start Saturday against Pittsburgh and went 1 for 4. He hit a single off starter Francisco Liriano in his first at-bat, but grounded out against National League saves leader Jason Grilli in his final at-bat." Being at the plate versus their closer in the ninth, fans cheering -- pretty cool moment. But ... wish it all could've came in a W." At Nashville, Halton hit .288 with nine home runs and 35 RBIs in 66 games. He was picked by the Brewers in the 13th round of the 2009 draft out of Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho. Fresno City College coach Ron Scott and Fresno High co-coach Jason Papi both cited Halton's work ethic as a key to his success. Scott said Halton works out with his Rams team in the offseason and is a "great role model for young players." Papi said, "He's one of the hardest-working kids we've ever had in our program and I couldn't think of a more deserving person." Halton is the first former Fresno High player to get into the big leagues since Bobby Jones did it in 1993 -- and becomes the 13th former Warriors player to make it to Major League Baseball.

The Brewer Nation blog has audio interviews with the Timber Rattlers' Tyrone Taylor, Victor Roache, and Chris McFarland.

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Look for Nashville and Wisconsin media notes at the links just prior to their game times. 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 Monday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Completion of Suspended Game Brevard County Regularly Scheduled Game Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers New MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Programming Notes: No audio at all for this Brevard series. Dave, Andy and the crew return to the airwaves on Wednesday. *** DVR Timber Rattler Alerts for Monday evening, Tuesday afternoon: Mon July 1 Kane County 7:00 PM My NEW32 (Pre-Game at 6:30) Tue July 2 Kane County 12:00 PM Time Warner Cable SportsChannel

Monday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP R.J. Seidel at home vs. 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 $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 David Goforth at home vs. Chattanooga (Dodgers), 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: First, it's the completion of Sunday's suspended nine-inning game (Manatees lead, 6-0, in the top of the 2nd) at Lakeland (Tigers), 4:00 PM gametime, followed by the regularly-scheduled nightcap, now slated for seven innings; TBD as to how the pitching assignments will be made Sorry, for the first time this season, no audio at all for this series ********** Wisconsin: RHP Eric Semmelhack at home vs. Kane County (Cubs), 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: 32 of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel has seventeen games scheduled and WACY-TV My NEW32 plans to show fifteen games. We'll let you know when, but won't be providing day-before DVR reminders, so regularly check for proper channel and time planning (scroll to the bottom of this link). ********** Helena: LHP Anthony Banda at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:50 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 Idaho Falls (July) and Grand Junction (August), those games will be available for viewing online. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home in Maryvale vs. the Royals' brats; 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Braves, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day

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Helena Pre-Game Audio from the weekend: Outfielder Michael Ratterree talks about his first week with team and the transition from college ball to the pros. RHP Taylor Williams talks about his first start, the differences between starting and relieving, and his past baseball experience

This will just leave you shaking your heads, scroll down for Greer Stadium detail by Greer Stadium detail. Not good. I’d probably be up all night if I named every problem with this ballpark. Instead of naming them all, I’ll post a few. Let’s start with the restrooms. Usually upon entering a ballpark, I head straight for the seating area to search for balls. However, I arrived unusually early during one of the games to acquire a 2013 Nashville Sounds Team Trading Card Set that was given to the first 2,000 fans to pass through the gates. After waiting outside for nearly two hours, I had to take a wicked piss when I finally got inside. This bathroom was beyond horrendous. The piping behind the trough style urinals was broken and shooting a stream of water stronger than what was coming out of me. The sinks did not have hot water, and the soap dispensers were also broken. I’d hate to be a person who had to drop a #2. I quickly peered in the #2 stall and was surprised by a mouse chewing on the huge roll of toilet paper that was covered in dirt and laying on the uncleared floor. The only good thing I noticed in the bathroom was the huge mirror behind the sinks. Excellent for those Facebook “Mirror Pics”. Hopefully, someone from the Nashville Sounds reads this. Your bathroom on the Lower Third Base Line needs condemned. You should be ashamed to even let people use such facilities. I’ve been in Port-a-Johns at concerts that were in better shape. And that was just the start...

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle visits Regions Field in Birmingham Of course, no indication this means any new stadium plans in Huntsville are off the ground, or heck, have ever been seriously considered as of late.

Brief Helena Video Lowlights (rare for this squad recently)

You'll glean additional details from the Missoula perspective in the Missoulian version of the news copy: Osprey bullpen comes through in win over Brewers By KARL SCHNEIDER for the Missoulian The Missoula Osprey bounced back from Saturday night’s loss to even the three-game series against the Helana Brewers 1-1 with a 7-4 win Sunday evening at Ogren-Allegiance Park. Seven Osprey batters combined for 11 hits, helping to build the team’s reputation for a potent offense. “Our offense has been doing pretty well thus far. We have the potential on offense to put up some big numbers,” said Osprey manager Robby Hammock after the win. “We’re still not clicking on all cylinders offensively and we are still putting up enough runs to win games.” The Osprey bats got to work early in the game, driving in three runs on four hits in the second inning. But to keep things interesting the Brewers got themselves into position to put up a few runs of their own in the top of the third. With the bases loaded and only one out, Helena’s designated hitter, Clint Coulter, hit a shot to left field. Racing back to the wall, Osprey left fielder Chuck Taylor made a leaping catch as he crashed into the wall. “I actually played it kind of wrong,” Taylor said with a smile. “I went in a little bit, then got back. I knew the wall was coming up close so I just leaped, caught it and banged against the wall.” Although a run scored on the sacrifice fly, Taylor’s glove work kept the Brewers from taking the momentum from Missoula, which got out of the inning one batter later. With two outs in the third and nobody on base for Missoula, Jake Mayers sparked a rally with a stand-up triple to deep center and scored on the next at-bat to stretch the lead to 4-1. With two outs and a runner on first, the Brewers almost escaped the inning with only one run scoring, but on a routine ground ball to Helena’s third baseman, Jalen Harris, the ball snuck by, keeping the inning going for an additional two runs. After the third the O’s bats became relatively quiet, allowing the Brewers to score a few runs, haunting the fans with last night’s blown lead. But after the Osprey allowed Helena batters on base, they were able to get out the jams with minimal damage. “We’ve been playing good defense,” Hammock said. “Our pitching has been stretched a little bit. There’s just a bunch of innings where we are trying to stretch guys out so it’s been unfortunate late in the game, but today it worked out nice.” The highlight of the game came in the bottom of the eighth when Taylor struck again, this time from the plate. Down 0-2 in his at-bat, the switch-hitter smacked a leadoff home run to the opposite field. “(The pitch) was up and away and luckily we’ve got that short porch over there,” Taylor said of the 287-foot right field wall. “I was just able to find the barrel and get it over there.” Taylor, who after Sunday is batting a team-leading .385, and the Osprey will try to take the three-game series against the Brewers Monday evening at Ogren-Allegiance Park.

Brewers’ rally falls short in Missoula Helena Independent Record The Brewers’ winning streak came to an end in Missoula on Sunday, with the hometown Osprey holding off another late rally to deal Helena a 7-4 loss at Ogren Allegiance Field. Helena had won its previous six games to jump into the Pioneer League North Division lead. And, as happened in Saturday night’s come-from-behind victory, the Brewers got things going in the later stages. Trailing 6-1 after the third inning, Helena (7-4) started the top of the sixth with a Garrett Cooper walk. Michael Ratterree’s fifth double of the season pushed Cooper to third, and Dustin Houle’s double on a liner to right scored both Cooper and Ratterree. After a fly out and a strikeout, Houle stole third to give the Brewers a chance to push across another. But Nathan Orf’s chopper was stopped at short and the inning was over. The Brewers managed to push across another run in the seventh — Angel Ortega, on with a single, came home on a Clint Coulter RBI single — and, again, had a runner on third with two outs. But, again, Missoula (4-6) regrouped to end the inning, this time on a Ratterree fly to left. That, though, was as close as Helena would come. Geordy Parra came in in relief for Missoula, inducing a groundout and striking out two in the eighth. Silvino Bracho had the same line to close it out, then, in the ninth. Zach Quintana (0-1) took the loss for the Brewers, giving up 10 hits, six runs and three walks in his five innings of work. Missoula’s Bud Jeter, meanwhile, earned the win to improve to 1-1. Offensively, Houle and Ortega were the lone Helena players to pick up more than one hit — the club had nine, all told. Despite the loss, Helena still holds a one-game lead on Great Falls in the division. The Voyagers dealt Billings a 5-4 loss on Sunday — the fifth straight defeat for the reeling Mustangs — and will visit Helena for a two-game series starting on Tuesday at Kindrick Legion Field. First, however, Helena will close out its three-game set in Missoula, with today’s game set for 7:05 PM (8:05 Central). Helena’s Nathan Orf tags out Missoula’s Colin Bray at second base in the bottom of the second inning Sunday. Arthur Mouratidis Photo / The Missoulian http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/26/e2690ba8-e211-11e2-893f-001a4bcf887a/51d11869ab594.preview-620.jpg

There is a full photo gallery from the Post-Crescent at the link. Martin's Wisconsin debut spoiled by loss to Kane County by Mike Woods, Post-Crescent Media GRAND CHUTE — This is the story of Harvey Martin’s excellent adventure. It began in Mankato, Minn., when his Minnesota State baseball team qualified for the NCAA Division II World Series. Then it was to Cary, N.C., where the Mavericks lost to Tampa in the national championship game. Then it was back to Mankato, where Martin cleaned out his apartment and headed home to Farmington, Mich. “I was at my parents’ house the day of the first round,” Martin, the newest member of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, said of the MLB Draft. He was named the Division II National Pitcher of the Year so, logic seemed that somebody would scoop him up in the draft. But no one did. “I’ve learned that nothing is automatic,” said Martin. “I mean, I think you think you’ve got a pretty good shot at it. I thought that was going to help me. It was a disappointment it didn’t happen.” But the disappointment didn’t last long. A half hour after the draft ended, the Brewers called. And less than 48 hours later he was on a plane to Helena, Mont., site of the Brewers’ rookie league team. He passed his physical, took part in a minicamp for a couple of days and made two appearances in Helena before the phone rang again. So just after roughly two weeks, he left his hotel room at 4 a.m. Saturday morning, flew to Minneapolis and arrived in Appleton at 3 p.m. Saturday. Less than 24 hours after that, he was on the mound at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. “I didn’t doubt that I could be here,” said Martin, who threw 3 2⁄3 innings Sunday during a 4-3 loss to the Kane County Cougars. “That was my goal. I’m sure that’s everyone’s goal, obviously, is to bump up because we all want to play in the big leagues. “So when I got to Helena, my next step to climb the ladder was to get to Appleton. And to me it was get to Montana and impress people. With not getting drafted, I wanted to come out strong and show the Brewers organization what I can do. I was fortunate enough to have two good outings and they liked me.” Sunday did not turn out as well as he hoped, as he gave up the tying and winning runs in taking the loss. He gave up five hits total, two earned runs, struck out one and walked one. The winning run came on a solo homer by the Cougars’ Reggie Golden in the eighth inning. “I was obviously really excited,” Martin said. “You get your name called, and I’ve been here for two days. This stadium is awesome. These fans are awesome. The coaching staff seems awesome, too, from what I’ve gotten to know. “I felt like my changeup was working all day for me and the lone one I leave up the guy ends up hitting it out of the park. But it was a learning experience. I’ve had a lot excitement, a lot of stuff has been going on lately. I’m excited to get back at it and go out there.” Rattlers manager Matt Erickson said he was impressed with what he saw. “He had good tempo, good energy,” said Erickson. “He was in the bottom of the zone with his fastball. A little breaking ball and change-up, he mixed those in, too. It looked like there was an actual plan of setting up hitters. I thought he executed his pitches pretty good so I was pleased with how he threw the baseball.” The dream scenario for Martin would have been to get the win. But more important, after a whirlwind month of June in which he traveled more that 4,500 miles, he’s living his dream. “It’s been fun, that’s for sure,” he said.

Via Jeff Hem's blog -- Audio from Nashville — “On the Mound with Rick Tomlin” Here is tonight’s pregame interview with Brewers minor league pitching coordinator Rick Tomlin, who discusses all things pitching, such as hurlers like Johnny Hellweg, Tyler Thornburg and Jimmy Nelson, the planned skipped starts the Brewers are using for several pitching prospects throughout the system and his thoughts about a few standout pitchers — and potential future Sounds — at Double-A Huntsville like Ariel Pena, Taylor Jungmann and Drew Gagnon. *** Lengthy but worthwhile -- listen now or come back to it later on...

Brief Huntsville video highlights -- but alas, the TV crew never sticks around for the late innings...

Stars Complete Improbable Comeback By Alex Cohen / Huntsville Stars Trailing at one point 3-0 and then down 4-3 in the ninth inning, the Huntsville Stars came through with an improbable comeback and beat the Chattanooga Lookouts by a score of 5-4 on Sunday afternoon at Joe Davis Stadium. Much like the Stars previous two games, the Huntsville bats started off slow. Through five innings, they were being no-hit by Lookouts starting pitcher Chris Reed, who only allowed three baserunners over that span. In the meantime, the Lookouts broke out to an early lead against Stars starting pitcher Ariel Pena. With runners on first and second with one out in the second inning, an RBI single from outfielder Brian Cavazos-Galvez put Chattanooga on the board. Later in the inning, an RBI groundout by first baseman Angelo Songco gave the Lookouts a 2-0 lead. Two frames later, a solo homer by shortstop Miguel Rojas to begin the fourth inning gave the Lookouts a three-run lead against Pena. The 24-year-old righty earned a no-decision on Sunday after giving up those three runs on six hits in five innings of work. For the Stars, the comeback began in the sixth inning. After shortstop Hector Gomez broke up Reed's no-hit bid with a leadoff single, pinch-hitter Kentrail Davis walked and outfielder Chadwin Stang singled to load the bases with nobody out. During the next at-bat, second baseman Nick Shaw drew a four-pitch walk to score Gomez and put the Stars on the board. One batter later, Davis was plated on a run-scoring groundout by first baseman Jason Rogers to bring the Stars deficit to within a run. During the next inning, outfielder Shea Vucinich led off the bottom of the seventh with a towering solo homer off of Lookouts reliever Michael Thomas to tie up the ballgame at 3-3. After Chattanooga regained a one-run lead in the eighth inning against Huntsville reliever Kevin Shackelford, the Stars completed their comeback in the bottom half of the ninth inning. With Lookouts closer Yimi Garcia in the ballgame, catcher Adam Weisenburger launched a solo homer with one out to tie the game. The next at-bat, third baseman Mike Walker duplicated that result with a solo homer to dead centerfield that ended the game in walkoff fashion for the Stars. On the pitching side, Stars reliever Greg Holle improved to 3-2 on the season after earning the win with an inning of scoreless inning of relief. Shackelford, despite giving up a run in the eighth inning, gave up just one hit in two innings during his Double-A debut with Huntsville. For Huntsville, the win was their second walkoff victory of the season. On Monday, the Stars and Lookouts will play game three of a five-game series at Joe Davis Stadium. Huntsville will send RHP David Goforth (0-1, 13.50 ERA) to the bump to try to continue the momentum. Chattanooga will counter with RHP Andres Santiago (3-6, 4.90 ERA). First pitch is at 6:43 PM. Audio Highlights from Alex - OH YEAH! But where's the game-winning call on the HR by Walker?

Final: @AZL Royals 6, AZL Brewers 5 AZL Brewers Box Score A-Crew led 5-0 after six innings, so a tough one to take here. Just-turned 20-year-old Venezuelan RHP Jorge Ortega (Venezuela again, Brewers should just focus all their Latin efforts there given their success ratio from that country) had posted good rate numbers in his first two pro years in the DSL (stats), and that looks to be translating to Maryvale as well. Not Gian Rizzo-ish, but very solid. Only one of the four runs Tyler Spurlin allowed in the 7th was earned, but it wasn't a strong inning for him regardless. Scott Lieser allowed two runs in the 8th for the blown save. The two RHP's are among five non-drafted free agent signees currently on the the Maryvale staff. The three young outfielders here -- 8th round Florida high school pick Brandon Diaz in left, 2012 8th round CF Edgardo Rivero in center, and 23rd round Texas high school pick Eric Williams -- combined to reach base in 10 of 13 plate appearances, with Diaz on base all four times up. Williams has already seen action in all three outfield spots as well as two games at third base. He added an oufield assist and also stole three bases in this game, his first three successful attempts after one caught stealing earlier in the season. Have a game, young man! AZL Brewers Game Log Trying to rally, not the best of pinch-running experiences: AZL Brewers Top of the 9th Pitching Change: Andrew Brockett replaces Ronny Rios. Brandon Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Cristian Cano. Luis Aviles grounds into a force out, first baseman Samir Duenez to shortstop Logan Davis. Brandon Diaz out at 2nd. Luis Aviles to 1st. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Johnny Davis replaces Luis Aviles. With Edgardo Rivera batting, Andrew Brockett picks off Johnny Davis at 1st on throw to Samir Duenez. Edgardo Rivera singles on a ground ball to shortstop Logan Davis. Francisco Castillo strikes out swinging.

Flying Tigers Get Rare 5-4 Victory Over the Manatees By David Yates, Lakeland Ledger Correspondent LAKELAND - The Flying Tigers enjoyed a rare victory over the Manatees on Saturday night in 11 innings of FSL baseball at Joker Marchant Stadium. Tyler Hanover's bases-loaded walk provided Lakeland with a 5-4 win over Brevard County, only the second time the Flying Tigers have defeated their east coast rival this season in 10 tries. Manatees right-fielder Lance Roenicke had given his team a 4-3 lead with a solo homer in the top of the 11th , but Lakeland rallied for two runs in the home half of the 11th when Jason Krizan and Corey Jones singled, John Murrian was hit by a pitch, and Rashad Brown and Hanover both walked. The Flying Tigers had taken a 2-0 lead in the first inning when right-fielder Steven Moya rocketed a 3-1 fastball from Brevard starter Damien Magnifico 425 feet to center field for a two-run homer. Marchant has the deepest outfield in the Florida State League and players rarely hit balls out to center, even during spring training when the big boys are in town. The Manatees struck right back with three in the second, two coming on the Roenicke homer onto the berm. "I tried to throw a fastball in on him and left too much of it over the plate," Lakeland starter Jeff Ferrell said. Those three second-inning runs were the only ones Brevard would get off the 22-year-old North Carolina right-hander. Ferrell faced the minimum 15 batters over the next five innings and finished June with a 2-1 record and 2.37 ERA in six quality starts. "I feel like I am finally pitching the way I should after having Tommy John surgery two years ago," said Ferrell. The Flying Tigers (3-6 in the second half; 33-44 overall) play host to the Manatees (6-4; 43-34) again today at Marchant at 1:00 PM (12:00 Central).

In addition to the video highlights you get from Chris' blog with his calls on all home games, here are the video replays from the MyNew32 TV broadcast. Celebration in slow motion Post Game TV Interview with Manager Matt Erickson

Brewers streaking still after stunning Osprey By Amber Kuehn, Helena Independent Record Down but not out, the Helena Brewers put together a pair of masterful innings late Saturday night to stun Missoula on the road. Trailing 4-0, the Brewers scored eight unanswered runs — plating three in the eighth and five more in the ninth — to push their winning streak to six with an 8-4 victory. It was the second game in as many days the Osprey watched a lead vanish, having blown an 8-2 advantage Friday against Great Falls. Helena manager Tony Diggs was pleased with his team’s never-say-die mentality. “They played all 27 outs and didn’t roll over, even when they could’ve easily,” he said. “We came off a road trip where we had to travel all night to get here, and we did start off sluggish. But we played hard when it mattered most and we got things done.” Diggs refused to use the 5 1/2- to 6-hour bus trip following a three-game set in Billings as an excuse for his squad coming out a bit slow. It was the farthest the Brewers have gone this year, however. “Everybody has to travel,” he said. Missoula (3-6) appeared to have control of this one when Chuck Taylor’s two-run triple in the sixth inning extended the Osprey lead to 4-0. A double play by Missoula in the top of the seventh kept Helena off the board. But the shutout bid would be broken up an inning later when some key changes took place. Osprey pitcher Francisco Guzman relieved Robbie Buller, and the Brewers’ Charlie Markson came in to pinch hit for Jose Pena. Markson singled on a ground ball to center field before another pinch hitter — Nathan Orf — reached on a walk. Guzman then walked Michael Ratterree to load the bases. Markson came home when Ruben Ozuna grounded into a force out to put the Brewers on the board, and the visitors tacked on another in the next at-bat with Michael Turay’s RBI single. Following another pitching change, Angel Ortega’s RBI base hit brought the Brewers to within a run. Then came the real damage. Helena (7-3) led off the ninth with back-to-back singles, then Orf walked to load the bags once again. The Brewers had struggled with runners in scoring position early, but they made this one count. Ratterree’s line-drive double scored two more runs to give Helena the lead, Renaldo Jenkins came up with a clutch, two-run single with two outs, and Jenkins eventually came home on a wild pitch and throwing error by catcher Stryker Trahan for the final run of the evening. Andy Hillis retired the Osprey in order in the ninth to seal the win. Diggs believes the substitutions the Brewers made in the late innings were critical to the win. “Markson came in to play and performed well, picked up two big hits,” he said. “Then Orf gave us some real quality at-bats; he came in ready to play. That gave us a little bit of momentum, and then everybody else kicked it up a notch.” Brewers reliever Chris Razo picked up his Pioneer League-leading third win of the season after allowing just one hit through two innings of work. Eric Meyerchick was charged with the blown save and the loss for Missoula. Taylor Williams got the start on the mound for Helena, going three innings and giving up two runs — one earned — on three hits. He walked four but struck out five. The other two runs were charged to reliever Barrett Astin, Milwaukee’s third-round draft pick this year. “The pitching was solid,” Diggs said. “We made a couple mistakes and they took advantage of it.” Brewers catcher Clint Coulter saw his six-game hitting streak come to an end, but four Brewers finished with multi-hit games: Garrett Cooper was 2 for 4, Markson was 2 for 2 with a pair of runs scored, Turay was 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI and Jenkins finished 2 for 5 with a pair of runs batted in. With the win, the Brewers remained in first place in the North Division, two games ahead of Great Falls. Missoula sits in last. Diggs hopes the team’s current streak of success continues. “Guys just need to stay focused, and understand that every time they walk between the white lines they’re there to perform,” he said. As for games such as this one? “It does show me their character,” he said. “They’re in it to play until the last out.” NOTES: RHP Zach Quintana gets the starting nod tonight ... pitcher Harvey Martin was promoted to Single-A Wisconsin on Saturday after two appearances with Helena. He left with a 2.08 ERA ... Pitcher Tanner Poppe was promoted from Arizona to Helena. He comes in with a 1-0 record and has not allowed a run in six innings. He also has eight strikeouts to zero walks.

Huntsville TV report - Brief video lowlights (and it's Gah-nyo, buddy)

Fantastically informative piece by Kyle at BrewCrewBall, first-hand at the Rattlers game with quotes and insights galore.