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VIDEO INTERVIEW AT LINK Lucroy ready for next step in return by Tim Froberg, Post-Crescent staff writer GRAND CHUTE — Jonathan Lucroy finished his rehabilitation assignment with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers the same way he started it. Lucroy said hello and goodbye to Grand Chute with a base hit. The Milwaukee Brewers catcher drilled a two-run single in his final at-bat Sunday to wrap up a productive four-game stay with the Timber Rattlers. Lucroy has been on the Brewers disabled list since late May with a broken bone in his right (throwing) hand. He’s expected to report to Class AAA Nashville and play at least a few games there, but could be activated by the Brewers as early as Thursday. “I think I’m almost there,” said Lucroy. “I’m just trying to get back in the groove and knock some rust off and move forward. I’ll go to Nashville now where I’m going to catch all nine innings there and get after it a little bit more.” Lucroy hit .333 with the Timber Rattlers, collecting four hits in 12 plate appearances with a double and two RBI. He was the Rattlers’ designated hitter Saturday night and caught six innings of the Rattlers’ 7-5 loss to the Lansing Lugnuts on Sunday afternoon. “I felt pretty good at the plate today,” said Lucroy. “On Saturday night I felt a little weird, but I felt a lot better today.” Opponents stole three bases off Lucroy in his three games behind the plate for the Rattlers, but he did throw out Lansing’s Gustavo Pierere on Sunday. “I still need work on my throwing,” said Lucroy. “My release point is still a little bit off, but I’ve been out for more than a month and it takes a little while to get it back.” Lucroy, who was hitting .345 with the Brewers before the injury, felt that he saw good pitching at the low Class A level. He was especially impressed with Justin Nicolino, a left-hander who was the winning pitcher in Sunday’s game. Nicolino was a 2010 second-round draft pick by the Toronto Blue Jays and is rated in Baseball American’s 2012 Prospect Handbook as the Blue Jays’ fifth-best prospect. He struck out eight in six innings and held the Rattlers hitless for 4 1/3 innings. “These guys are pretty nasty,” said Lucroy. “They had some pretty good stuff. This guy today made some really great pitches on me. “It’s hard because you get it in your head that you’re going to come here and get a lot of good pitches to hit, but it was the exact opposite for me. I didn’t get a lot of good pitches to hit and when I did, I missed them. They did a good job over there. It was definitely tougher than I thought it would be.” A Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium crowd of 4,844 saw Lucroy ground out to second and third base on his first two at-bats before delivering the two-run single off Nicolino in the bottom of the sixth. The 25-year-old Lucroy said he enjoyed his brief stay with the Timber Rattlers. “It was a lot of fun hanging out with these guys and spending some time with them,” he said. “It’s a good team, a good club with good coaches and staff. These guys work hard and really get after it. It was definitely a pleasure.” Rattlers players had no problem connecting with Lucroy. “He’s a good guy,” said Wisconsin first baseman Nick Ramirez. “He’s loose and did a lot of joking around with us. He was fun and it’s always nice to have a big-leaguer around the clubhouse just to watch his mannerisms and the way he handles himself. “Every day in this game, you have to go out and compete. He’s a hard-nosed guy who shows up each day ready to play. That’s the hardest part of this game.” Ramirez and Ben McMahan socked homers for the Rattlers on Sunday, but it wasn’t enough for Wisconsin, which spotted Lansing a 7-0 lead before coming back in the late innings to challenge the Lugnuts.

Mondesi Jr.’s HR not enough as Brewers fall 8-7 By Amber Kuehn, Helena Independent Record Raul Mondesi Jr. crushed a three-run bomb over the left-centerfield wall to make it a one-run game in the seventh and steal all momentum from Idaho Falls. An inning later, a storm moved into Kindrick Legion Field, stealing the Helena Brewers’ thunder and any hopes of quickly building off that momentum. Winds gusted and the rain came down horizontal, halting play for 19 minutes Sunday. The game resumed under sunny skies with fans hanging around hoping to see the home team make a comeback, with the heart of the Brewers’ order due up. They nearly got their wish, as Alfredo Rodriguez stroked a one-out single in the ninth to put the tying run aboard, but Chukars reliever Cory Hall fanned the final two batters he faced to preserve the 8-7 win for Idaho Falls. Chukars catcher Travis Lane slammed a two-run double off Brewers reliever Martin Viramontes in the sixth inning to give the visitors their first lead of the day. Idaho Falls plated four runs in the inning, peppering Viramontes with five hits. The right-hander struggled with his control from the minute he came out of the pen, with 13 of his first 25 pitches out of the zone. Lane’s hit was extra special, as the 21-year-old had been struggling at the plate all season. Lane, drafted in the 41st round in 2011, was batting .095 coming into Sunday’s contest and had struck out in his previous two at-bats. He knew he was due. “To be honest with you, I’ve struggled the whole season with timing, and just everything,” Lane said. “I’m just trying to put good swings on the ball. I think I was down in the count with two strikes as well, and he just left up something too good and I just put a good swing on it. “I was honestly just trying to get something to the outfield, because there was a guy on third and I just wanted to at least get a sac fly. It worked out.” Helena took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, a frame that featured three wild pitches from Chukars starter Zeb Sneed. Idaho Falls got off to an ominous start in that area, and finished the game with six wild pitches total and two passed balls. Lane did a better job of blocking a pair of balls in the dirt in the final frame. “That team was the best at reading balls in the dirt that we’ve seen all year, by far, they are unbelievable,” Lane said, crediting Helena. “They did that the whole game, even in the last inning. I’m blocking the ball and before I know it they’re already at second base.” The Brewers also swiped three stolen bases in the contest, including one by Rodriguez in the ninth inning that put the tying run in position to score. But the hosts struggled to bring guys in, hitting 5 for 16 with runners in scoring position and leaving eight men on. Helena reliever Joel Pierce was a bright spot for a pitching staff that struggled some Sunday, throwing 2 1/3 perfect innings out of the bullpen. It was Pierce’s best outing by far this season, and he lowered his ERA by more than four runs with the appearance. Sneed earned his first win of the season despite giving up four runs on six hits. Chukars DH Jin-Ho Shin led Idaho Falls at the plate, hitting 3 for 4 with two runs batted in. First baseman Jared Schlehuber, an Aurora, Colo., native, also had a pair of hits (double, single) despite the chaos that occurred in his hometown just two days earlier when a dozen were killed in the tragic movie theater shooting. The hot-hitting Chris McFarland was 3 for 5 with two RBIs for Helena, which opens a three-game homestand against the Ogden Raptors Monday. Southpaw Jake Hermsen is scheduled to pitch for Ogden, with right-hander Ryan Gibbard taking the mound for the Brewers.

Turns out Jono Armold's "bruise picture via tweet" belongs to the leg of his teammate RHP Ryan Fasano.

Mondesi goes yard, but Brewers fall 8-7 Helena Brewers The Helena Brewers entered Sunday afternoon with the opportunity to split the series against the Idaho Falls Chukars, but by the time the afternoon was over the Chukars escaped with an 8-7 victory. The loss drops the Brewers record to 11-22, while the Chukars improve to 15-18. The Brewers struck for two runs in the first inning for the second straight game on Sunday afternoon. The Brewers received back-to-back RBI singles from Chris McFarland and Alfredo Rodriguez to give them the 2-0 lead after one. McFarland would go 3-for-5 on the day to up his average to .323 on the season. Rodriguez also had a multi-hit game going 2-for-4. The Brewers would then knock in two more in the second to take an early 4-1 lead. In the top of the fifth things took a dramatic turn for the worst for the home team. The Chukars crossed the plate four times and would own an 8-4 lead going into the bottom of the 7th. It was at this point that the Brewers received their only home run of the contest, when Raul Mondesi Jr. hit his third home run of the season knocking in McFarland and Rodriguez. Idaho Falls would insert Cory Hall into the game to begin the eighth inning and it was all she wrote for Helena. Hall pitched two innings allowing no runs, while striking out three and picking up his third save of the season. Chukars starter Zeb Sneed was credited with his first professional win and Martin Viramontes received the loss for the Brewers. The Brewers will welcome the Ogden Raptors to Kindrick Legion Field tomorrow night First pitch is slated for 7:05 (8:05 Central). Mondesi homers, but Brewers fall. (Sleeping Giant Photography) http://www.milb.com/images/2012/07/22/tl4x4xVt.jpg

Audio from The Big Easy — “A Talk with The Big Cheesy” Jeff Hem's note -- Tonight’s interview is with Sounds first baseman Sean Halton, to whom his teammates refer as “Cheesy.” Among other topics, Halton discusses his great hitting in New Orleans this year (8-for-18, 2 HRs), what he thinks about his season — his first at Triple-A — so far, his upcoming return to his hometown of Fresno in a couple weeks, his love of football (namely the San Francisco 49ers) and his high school baseball career that included some playing time at shortstop (keep in mind Halton is 6’5, 265 lbs.).

Maryvale Brewer RHP Jono Armold shows us the nasty bruise a comebacker can leave --

Original print date a week ago, 7/15 *** Now Healthy, Academy’s Walla Returning to Form By Kevin Hendricks, Albuquerque Journal Staff Writer Friday night in Eastlake, Ohio, Max Walla showed a glimpse of the talent that led the Milwaukee Brewers to select him in the second round of the 2009 draft. Showing the ability that fans in Albuquerque remember, Walla went 4-for7, homered twice and drove in three runs in Class-A Wisconsin’s extra-inning loss to Lake County. For Walla, Friday’s performance was just another sign that the 21-year-old outfielder is getting comfortable with playing professional baseball. “I’ve had a few speed bumps so far, but it’s going pretty well,” Walla said. “I’m definitely making strides and getting better.” Among those speed bumps was a broken finger that delayed his Class-A debut and possibly led to some of his early struggles this year. But after hitting .238 in the first half of the season, Walla is healthy and hitting .297 in July (now at .250, but with a .798 OPS for the month). His two home runs Friday matched his total during the first three months of the season. Walla, who had 19 RBIs and nine extra-base hits in his first 52 games, has driven in 10 runs and has five extra-base hits in the 16 games since the All-Star break. “Hopefully I can bring my average up. Anything over .270 would be great,” Walla said. “I’m just trying to get better and hopefully hit for some power.” Walla is not only getting comfortable at the plate and in the field, he’s also getting accustomed to the grind of minor league baseball. “You basically get one off day a month. When you mix in road trips with that, it’s hard,” Walla said. “We just had a nine-hour bus ride the other morning and then played a game. It’s definitely easy to get caught up in how fast it goes. The first half of the season flew by. You just have to try to catch your breath every once in a while.” Walla was drafted out of Albuquerque Academy and signed with the Brewers. He had signed a letter of intent to play at Oklahoma State, but the Brewers made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. In addition to a $499,000 signing bonus, the Brewers gave Walla the chance to still pursue an education and college degree when his playing days come to an end. “For me, it wasn’t really that tough of a decision (to sign),” Walla said. “All the scouts come through and they ask what you’ll sign for and what you’re signability is like, so they know what to expect. For me, it was more about a team willing to put an investment in me and take a chance on me. I wanted to hit with a wood bat as soon as possible. Overall, it was a pretty good decision for me. They took me where I wanted to go and gave me an opportunity. “The biggest thing for me was they offered to pay for school when I’m done with baseball. On top of my bonus, if I go to school within two years of not playing anymore they’ll pay for it.” Of course, Walla hopes his playing days continue for a long while. And while reaching the majors is obviously his goal, Walla is enjoying his time riding buses across the Midwest and working on his game. “You never know when they’re going to call you up so you just have to keep playing and trying to get better,” Walla said. “You just need to focus on an immediate goal and stay focused on the here and now. I’m just going to play as long as I can and as hard as I can. Baseball is the same game no matter where you play it. I just want to keep playing the game the right way.”

Well two Helena recaps, including one from the club itself, with no mention of any kind about a Taylor injury... guessing that's a good sign ... ? I'm not saying this is what happened, but in past years you find out of instances of a player coming back into the dugout, and venting frustration (almost always aimed at himself) in such a way that the manager pulls the player from the game. Just an example of how an abrupt exit may not be injury-related.

Our usual Sunday notation -- Look for Nashville and Wisconsin media notes at the links just prior to their game times.

DVR ALERT! As we like to do, here's some notice for you. This Monday the 23rd, Time Warner Cable Sports 32 TV will broadcast the Rattlers game (7:05 PM).

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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: AAA Nashville does not play a split schedule. The other leagues, including the rookie leagues, do. When you click on a standings link for Huntsville, Brevard County or Wisconsin, you'll then be able to choose 1st half and/or overall standings in addition to the current 2nd half standings.

Follow Sunday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers

Sunday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Mark Rogers at New Orleans (Marlins), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link Jeff Hem is the new 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). We imagine the audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: Idle ********** Brevard County: RHP Drew Gagnon at home vs. Palm Beach (Mets), 4:05 PM gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the Palm Beach feed from the MiLB main audio page Once again this season, Brevard does not have its own audio coverage. It appears two teams in the Manatees North Division (within which the majority of games are played) have audio, and all six teams in the South Division have audio (at least for their home games), so there will be opportunities to listen to approx. 70% or Brevard's games this season, just all from the opponent's perspective. There are no Florida State League games on MiLB.TV this year. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Mark Williams at home vs. Lansing (Blue Jays), 12:45 PM pre-game, 1:05 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 only two (Great Lakes) Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV; Chris' call provides the audio. So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, all Timber Rattlers home games, and Stars' road games from four Southern League locales, plus one July Helena series (11th-13th). ********** Helena: LHP Taylor Wall at home vs. Idaho Falls (Royals), 1:50 PM pre-game, 2:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the Helena feed from the MiLB main audio page We're lucky to have Steve Wendt back on board for another H-Crew season. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Dodgers' complex in Phoenix; 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Blue Jays, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until late afternoon at the earliest

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Generals open DH with odd game, get swept by Stars By Craig Thomas, Jackson Sun A Saturday doubleheader between the Huntsville Stars and the Jackson Generals at Pringles Park promised plenty of baseball for local fans. The first game alone featured just about everything, including nine pitchers, several disputed calls and an ejection. Minor league doubleheaders usually involve a pair of seven-inning games, but that wasn’t near enough for a wild Game One. After 11 innings across three hours and 56 minutes, the Huntsville Stars stole a winnable game from the Jackson Generals, 5-4. The Generals also dropped Game Two of the doubleheader 7-1 to Huntsville. Down two runs, the Stars scored two runs in the seventh inning to force extra innings. The teams traded zeroes on the scoreboard until the 11th inning. In that frame, Huntsville’s Kentrail Davis tripled and eventually scored on a wild pitch by Mauricio Robles, who took the tough loss. The Generals appeared poised for a routine 4-2 win entering the seventh (and what could have been final) inning. James Paxton, Jackson’s starting pitcher, threw well over six innings but he walked his first two batters in the seventh. Yoervis Medina entered and, after a Huntsville sacrifice bunt, gave up a two-run single to right field which tied the game 4-4. Some close calls to follow did not go Jackson’s way. In the bottom of the eighth, Jackson’s Nate Tenbrink was called for interference as he tried to get back to second base on a ground ball. Manager Jim Pankovits argued fruitlessly. Later that inning, Rich Poythress hit a grounder to shortstop. It was fielded deep in the infield, so Stefen Romero tried to score from second base but was thrown out. Pankovits howled that he was safe, arguing for an extended time with the home plate umpire. The crowd loved Pankovits’ spirited reaction, but the umpire did not and ejected him. Denny Almonte had a two-run double for Jackson. Poythress and Joe Dunigan each hit one.

Zephyrs earn split with Nashville Sounds By Lyons Yellin, The Times-Picayune The Zephyrs didn’t know which Wily Peralta they would see Saturday in the first game of their doubleheader with Nashville. One version of Peralta, the Milwaukee Brewers No.1 pitching prospect, was 4-0 with a 1.88 ERA in his past six starts, and the other version was a pitcher who at one point was winless in nine consecutive decisions. It proved to be the latter. New Orleans hit Peralta early and often, pounding out eight hits en route to a 4-2 seven inning victory in front of 4,978 fans at Zephyr Field. Friday’s series opener was rained out. New Orleans is 41-16 when scoring first and Saturday it continued to have success in the early innings. The Zephyrs have scored first in 26 of their past 31 games, including 15 times in the first inning. After Peralta (5-9) retired the first two Zephyrs hitters, eight of the next nine batters reached base—the lone exception, starting pitcher Tom Koehler. “Our guys really battled and got some big hits,” Zephyrs Manager Ron Hassey said. “That kid (Peralta) really has some great stuff. We got to him early but he really settled down after that.” With two outs in the first, Bryan Petersen ripped a double to right-center, scoring Chris Coghlan from third for the lone run of the inning. On the play, Mike Cervenak attempted to score from first, only to be thrown out at the plate. The Sounds tied the score at 1 in the second when Sean Halton crushed a solo homer to left-center. “That’s what’s going to happen when you throw a fastball down the middle,” Hassey said about the pitch Halton took deep. “Koehler got behind on two breaking balls and (Halton) crushed it.” Koehler (10-8) was in control most of the night, allowing two runs on three hits with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.. In their half of the second, the Zephyrs seized the momentum. Gaby Sanchez, who was 2-for-3, and Nick Green, each singled to begin the inning. With runners at the corners, Luke Montz blasted his team leading 20th home run over the wall in left. Montz, who was 1-for-3, also leads the team with 56 RBIs. “We were very fortunate (Peralta) hung that pitch to Montz, or we might still be playing,” Hassey said, referring to the home run. “(Peralta) really settled down after that and was very impressive.” Nashville’s ineffectiveness at the plate continued against reliever Chris Hatcher, who pitched 1 1/3 innings, allowing only one hit. SOUNDS 3, ZEPHYRS 1: Pinch-hitter Sean Halton singled home Taylor Green for the first of two seventh inning runs, putting Nashville on top for good in the second game of the doubleheader. It was a bullpen game from the start for the Sounds, whose five pitchers combined to hold the Zephyrs to four hits. Jesus Sanchez (1-0) earned the win, allowing one-hit in his one inning of work. Eric Farris gave Nashville the early advantage, crushing a solo home run to left. The Zephyrs evened the score in the sixth on a Chase Lambin RBI single to right, scoring Coghlan from third. Zephyrs starter J.D. Martin allowed one run on two hits in five innings, earning a no decision. Dan Jennings (1-3) was saddled with loss. UP NEXT: The Zephyrs’ series with the Sounds continues today 6 p.m. New Orleans will start lefty Brad Hand (8-4, 3.80 ERA) against right-hander Brian Baker (2-3, 5.02).

FYI -- Steve Wendt indicated he did not see Tyrone Taylor limping after his groundout.

Chukars fan 14 Brewers as visitors win 6-3 By Curt Synness, Helena Independent Record The K’s the thing. It was for the Idaho Falls Chukars, anyway, when they downed the Helena Brewers Saturday at Kindrick Legion Field, 6-3. K as in strikeout, as three Idaho Falls pitchers combined to record 14 whiffs on the night. Starter Clayton Shultz went 5.0 innings and struck out seven Brewers. Reliever David Middendorf fanned four, followed by closer Fernando Cruz, who set down three batsmen on strikes. Middendorf and Cruz worked 2.0 innings apiece. The Chukars shut out the home team in the contest’s final five innings. “You just can’t strike out that many times and give yourself a chance to win,” Helena manager Jeff Isom said. “We had that early lead, but you gotta put the ball in play. Over half of our outs were strikeouts, so we need to cut back on those in order to give ourselves a better chance.” The Brewers took a 2-1 advantage in the second stanza, on three straight singles by Tyrone Taylor, Michael Reed and Christopher McFarland; and an RBI-groundout by Emmanuel Quiles. After the Chukars tied the game at 2-all, catcher Quiles fielded a bunt and got a force out on the lead runner at third base. Next, the Brewers turned a 5-4-3 (Andres Martinez to McFarland to Adam Giacalone) double play to kill the visitor’s rally. Idaho Falls pulled ahead 3-2 in the third, but the hosts got even in the next frame, when Quiles led off with a double, and subsequently raced home on Alfredo Rodriguez’s single. The Chukars broke the tie and scored the deciding run of the game in the sixth inning. After Carlos Garcia stroked a double, Travis Lane reached on a base on balls. Ethan Chapman brought home Garcia with a double, and then Lane came in on Aldeberto Mondesi’s ground out to second base. Helena’s top batter for the evening was Rodriguez, who went 2 for 4 with an RBI. Starter Will West was hung with the defeat. He went 5.1 innings, giving up eight hits and five runs. The two clubs end their four-game series today at Kindrick Legion Field, beginning at 1:05 PM (2:05 Central).

Brewers battle but fall 6-3 Helena Brewers The Brewers battled on Saturday night, but would eventually fall to the Idaho Falls Chukars 6-3. The contest drops the Brewers record to 11-21 on the season, while the Chukars hopes for a .500 first half continue to stay alive as they sit at 14-18. Idaho Falls struck quickly scoring one run in the first, but the Brewers offense answered in the bottom half of the inning. After an RBI single by Chris McFarland tied it, Emmanuel Quiles knocked in Michael Reed to give the Brewers the 2-1 advantage entering the second inning of play. The Chukars plated another run in each of the following two innings, but the Brewers would for the second time battle back in the bottom of the fourth. Once again, Quiles was in on the action doubling to left field to lead off the inning. Alfredo Rodriguez was then able to knock him home with a single to right. Rodriguez would finish the evening as the only Brewer with multiple hits going 2-for-4. The Chukars would strike for two runs in the sixth as well as another in the seventh. From there Idaho Falls held on for the 6-3 victory. Chukars starter Clayton Schulz notched his second win of the season, while Helena's Will West saw his record dip to (0-3). The Brewers and Chukars return to action Sunday night at Kindrick Legion Field as the Brewers look to split the series. First pitch is slated for 1:05 (2:05 Central).

Wisconsin Video Highlights

Audio from The Big Easy — “Easy Being (Taylor) Green” Jeff Hem's note -- Tonight’s interview is with Sounds infielder Taylor Green, who ended Thursday night’s game in Nashville with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth, just minutes before a huge thunderstorm hit. Green discusses his time in Milwaukee this year, his return to the Sounds to play every day, his thoughts about what fellow ’12 Sounds Mike Fiers, Edwin Maysonet and Martin Maldonado have done for the Brewers this year, and his moving around the infield between third, second and first base. *** Green said second baase comes easy to him and he plans to play winter ball this off-season and get experience at the corner outfield positions.

Early thoughts while listening to Alex's call of the Stars in Game One (now in extra innings, it's been a fun listen these past few frames) -- Wily Peralta bouncing back after a 2nd inning three-run jack-jackety-jack Without the K's, Taylor Jungmann again burned by five consecutive base hits (even if four were ground balls) The DSL kids really need to tighten up the defense -- player development...

Yet another Lance Roenicke feature, this one from the Post-Crescent, but must admit, it's in Q&A format, a good read, and sprinkles in some new info.

Via Chris Mehring: ROSTER MOVES: RHP Chad Thompson has been placed on the Timber Rattlers disabled list retroactive to July 19. RHP Eric Semmelhack has been transferred from Helena to the Rattlers. Semmelhack, a Wisconsin native, was selected by the Brewers in the 12th round of the 2012 draft out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Semmelhack had been 1-3 with a 4.02 ERA in six starts for the Helena Brewers.