Jim Goulart

Look for the Wisconsin media notes here later on. If Huntsville posts theirs, it will be found by placing your cursor over the "roster" banner at the Stars' home page.

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 65 53 .551 - - 36-28 29-25 6-4 W1 Memphis 60 58 .508 5.0 21 34-21 26-37 6-4 L1 Nashville 60 59 .504 5.5 21 34-25 26-34 7-3 W4 Iowa 54 65 .454 11.5 15 34-26 20-39 7-3 W5 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Chattanooga 27 18 .600 - - 11-10 16-8 6-4 W1 * Tennessee 25 21 .543 2.5 23 14-7 11-14 8-2 L1 Carolina 20 24 .455 6.5 19 9-11 11-13 5-5 W1 Jackson 20 25 .444 7.0 19 9-11 11-14 6-4 W2 Huntsville 19 25 .432 7.5 18 8-16 11-9 4-6 L3 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Clearwater 25 21 .543 - - 17-9 8-12 7-3 W3 Tampa 24 22 .522 1.0 24 12-13 12-9 3-7 L3 Dunedin 23 22 .511 1.5 24 9-9 14-13 6-4 L1 Brevard County 21 21 .500 2.0 24 8-12 13-9 5-5 W4 * Daytona 21 23 .477 3.0 22 10-11 11-12 5-5 L1 Lakeland 18 24 .429 5.0 21 8-11 10-13 5-5 L3 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Quad Cities 28 17 .622 - - 15-7 13-10 7-3 W2 Kane County 27 18 .600 1.0 - 12-11 15-7 6-4 W1 Clinton 24 21 .533 4.0 23 12-10 12-11 5-5 W1 Beloit 20 25 .444 8.0 19 11-12 9-13 3-7 L2 Wisconsin 19 26 .422 9.0 18 9-14 10-12 6-4 W2 Cedar Rapids 18 27 .400 10.0 17 11-11 7-16 3-7 L1 Peoria 18 27 .400 10.0 17 10-13 8-14 7-3 L2 * Burlington 15 30 .333 13.0 14 10-12 5-18 3-7 L1 PIO North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Great Falls 7 4 .636 - - 4-3 3-1 6-4 L2 Billings 6 5 .545 1.0 27 2-2 4-3 6-4 W4 * Missoula 6 5 .545 1.0 27 4-1 2-4 6-4 L1 Helena 3 8 .273 4.0 24 1-5 2-3 2-8 W1 AZL Central Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak AZL Dodgers 23 17 .575 - - 12-8 11-9 7-3 W1 AZL Reds 22 19 .537 1.5 15 11-9 11-10 7-3 W1 AZL Indians 21 20 .512 2.5 14 12-8 9-12 5-5 L2 AZL Brewers 9 29 .237 13.0 5 5-15 4-14 2-8 W1 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Mariners 40 18 .690 - - 20-9 20-9 5-5 W2 DSL Brewers 36 23 .610 4.5 10 19-13 17-10 6-4 L1 DSL Cardinals 21 38 .356 19.5 E 13-15 8-23 4-6 L6 DSL Athletics 21 39 .350 20.0 E 12-16 9-23 4-6 W1

FYI -- we did read a media report this AM that indicated it was a late league decision to turn Brevard's doubleheader Wednesday into a single game, and play two today.

Follow Thursday's action as it happens: Huntsville (Gameday also available) Brevard County Game One Brevard County Game Two Wisconsin Helena Arizona Rookie (Maryvale) DSL Brewers

Thursday's Daily Menu: Nashville: Idle Huntsville: LHP Chase Wright at Jackson (Mariners), 7:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- Select the Jackson feed from the MiLB main audio page Brevard County: RHP's Hiram Burgos and Austin Ross in a doubleheader at Dunedin (Blue Jays), 4:00 PM gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Live Audio Link -- Select the Dunedin feed from the MiLB main audio page Wisconsin: LHP Del Howell at home vs. Beloit (Twins), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Helena: RHP Kevin Shackelford at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:50 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link -- Select the Helena feed from the MiLB main audio page Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): RHP Danny Keller at home vs. the not-so-artful Dodgers; 1:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league DSL Brewers: at the DSL Athletics, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until late afternoon at the earliest NOTE: The DSL kids could make up the August 5th rainout as part of a doubleheader today, but the MiLB scoreboard gives no indication of that as of this post time. We'll learn either way tonight.

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Huntsville Media Relations: JACKSON, Tenn. – The Milwaukee Brewers have made a pair of roster moves that will impact their Double-A affiliate Huntsville Stars prior to tonight’s series opener at Jackson. RHP Wily Peralta has been promoted to Triple-A Nashville. Additionally, LHP Chase Wright has been transferred to Huntsville from Nashville. Peralta is 9-7 with a 3.46 ERA in 21 starts this season at the Double-A level. He was named the Southern League’s Pitcher of the Week for July 25 – August 1 and the Brewers’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July. In 119.2 innings pitched, Peralta has recorded 117 strikeouts and allowed just 48 walks while keeping batters to a .243 average. In the month of July, Peralta went 4-0 with a 0.66 ERA in six starts. He struck out 38 in 41.0 innings. Peralta was signed by the Brewers as a non-drafted free agent on November 26, 2005. In 21 appearances with the Sounds, Wright is 5-6 with a 6.07 ERA. He’s struck out 44 batters in 75.2 innings pitched. Wright started the season with the Stars, making two appearances (5.0 IP, 1 ER). Wright was drafted by the New York Yankees in the third round of the 2001 First-Year Player Draft. With these moves, the Stars active roster stays at 24 with three on the DL. The Stars start a ten-game road trip with five games against the Jackson Generals (Double-A Seattle Mariners) tonight. Wright will take the mound for the Stars against RHP Kenn Kasparek.

If you like Mat Gamel and three-run HR's, then this video highlight is for you.

The rare very worthwhile Bleacher Report submission -- an Austin Ross interview

Brewers snap seven-game skid with five-run win by Amber Kuehn, Helena Independent Record Sights and sounds that had been absent from Kindrick Legion Field for more than a week were evident once again Wednesday night. Players high-fiving one another, smiling while signing autographs for young fans. Loud cheers that could be heard outside the clubhouse walls, giving way to blaring music. The Helena Brewers were winners again, and boy were they due for a celebration. Helena snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 9-4 victory over the Missoula Osprey, despite being outhit 10-8 by the Pioneer League’s first-half champions. John Dishon crushed a three-run bomb to break the game open in the sixth inning, Kenny Allison reached base four times to go along with a pair of RBIs, and the Brewers batted their way out of a scoreless slump. The hosts hadn’t scored in 19 innings, but that all changed with a two-run second inning that seemed to give the Brew Crew a renewed confidence. “It was definitely good for the whole team to come out and get some hits and to get a win today,” said Dishon, who connected on a hanging curveball from Missoula reliever Dexter Price and sent it sailing 335 feet for his fifth homer of the season. “The guys were pressing, and a lot of guys were upset we were losing, so it was great to win.” Dishon said it wasn’t the mechanics the Brewers had to work on throughout the week, but rather regaining that mental edge. “Just relax,” he said. “We came here and we didn’t have anything to lose. “When you’re struggling, baseball is definitely a mental thing. When you get that first hit out of the way, it feels good. Definitely relieves a lot of stress.” Though the main goal of Rookie ball may be development, it’s still more fun to be winning. And hitting, for that matter. Helena pounded out eight base knocks Wednesday after combining for just seven total in the previous series. Allison broke up a potential double-play ball in the second inning, coming in to second base hard and causing shortstop Stephen Cardullo to throw it away. That pushed two runs across for the Brewers, who would tack on three more in the fourth frame on back-to-back singles by Tyler Roberts and Allison, a sac fly by Mike Nemeth and two crucial errors by Missoula (6-5). The Osprey recorded four errors total in the game, an atypical night by the North Division’s top defensive squad. Meanwhile, the Brewers’ defense looked strong. Helena (3-8) went around the horn twice for two big twin killings, and the pitching staff did its part once again, striking out nine Osprey sluggers. “(Sean) Albury fell behind 3-0 then really beared down and got it done for us,” Helena manager Joe Ayrault said of his closer, who has yet to allow a run in 11 games this season. “(Thomas) Keeling was outstanding, too.” The visitors got on the board in the fourth with an RBI single by Jon Griffin, which scored Eric Groff after the second baseman reached on a leadoff double. The Osprey trimmed the Brewers’ lead to 5-3 an inning later, on a two-run dinger by Fidel Pena. Missoula’s final run would cross in a strange seventh inning, when Ty Linton reached on an infield single before going to third on back-to-back errant throws by Keeling and Max Walla, then heading home on an RBI bunt single by Justin Bianco that appeared at first to be nothing more than a checked swing. “It was a long week, we’re just happy to get a ‘W’,” said Parker Berberet, who was 2 for 4. “We just came out every day with a clean slate and worked hard, and we knew eventually it would pay off for us.” Andy Moye earned his fifth win of the season, while southpaw Taylor Siemens took his first loss. Does it mean more knowing the win to snap the skid came against the first-half division winners? “I don’t think so, I think just getting a win period,” Dishon said with a smile. “It’s a different attitude in the locker room right now.” NOTES: Wednesday’s game was Title Town Night at Kindrick, as the Brewers recognized Helena’s three crowns in three different sports. The Brewers were the 2010 Pioneer League champions, the Helena Bighorns hockey team won their first national title and Carroll College’s football team won its sixth NAIA national championship ... Missoula right-hander Raymond Hernandez (6-0, 3.12) starts for the visitors tonight in the final game of a two-game set, while fellow righty Kevin Shackelford (1-2, 4.41) gets the nod for the Brewers. 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Rattler Radio Post-Game Thoughts, and Chris discusses Adrian Rosario's effort you'll see on video below --

Miller starts slow, finishes strong in win over Beloit Snappers by Jim Oskola, Post-Crescent staff writer GRAND CHUTE — The way the first inning started for Wisconsin Timber Rattlers starting pitcher Matt Miller, it didn't appear that he would pitch into the eighth inning. With a pitch count of 20 after one inning, making it through five innings seemed more likely. Miller, after a visit from Rattlers pitching coach Chris Hook, got into a groove, going 7.2 innings to lead Wisconsin to a 3-1 win over the Beloit Snappers on Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium on Wednesday. The 7.2 innings pitched represented a single-game professional high. "Obviously, we struggled through a little bit," Miller said. "We went through some things early, struggled to find a groove. We got the first guy down 0-2 and for whatever reason things kind of went haywire. "My timing was off. I wasn't getting down through pitches. I've seen that happen once before in the first inning. I've been having trouble getting through that first one but one of these times I'm going to get it figured out." After getting out of the first inning, Miller walked the leadoff hitter in the second inning but then used only 76 pitches to breeze through the next 6.2 innings. "Once we started working ahead, we started putting together some 1-2-3 innings," Miller said. "When you're pitching ahead, we had a really good pace. Your blood gets going. (Catcher) Joey (Paciorek) and I were right on the same page after that, just attacking guys and getting through. My fastball command got better as the game went on." Rattlers manager Matt Erickson was pleased with the way Miller minimized the damage during the first inning and the way the Rattlers battlers executed. "He got into a nice little rhythm," Erickson said. "To be very honest, we haven't been very good with situational hitting in the second half. We went over it and took a lot of time talking about some of the approaches and it showed up in the first inning without a base hit." That first-inning run came about when Nick Shaw walked, went to second on a wild pitch, went to third on a ground out by Mike Brownstein and scored on a ground out by T.J. Mittelstaedt. Chad Stang, batting fourth in the lineup for only the second time this season, then put the Rattlers ahead to stay with his home run to center field. "I always look first pitch fastball early in the game and if it's right there in my wheelhouse, I put a good swing on it and see what happens," Stang said. "He gave it to me where I could handle it." By the numbers, Stang isn't a prototypical cleanup hitter. He's not a masher who hits three-run bombs. Stang, who entered the game batting .286, had only one home run and 10 runs batted in prior to his solo shot. "I've done it before," Stang said. "It wasn't anything new to me but it's just different responsibility in the lineup. You still have to keep doing the same things I'm doing and have good at-bats.''

Telling a player he's promoted ... or notJim Oskola, PostCrescent.com Timber Rattlers manager Matt Erickson has much more to do than just manage games and schedule practices for the group of players who want to play for the parent club in a couple of years. Erickson also gets to tell players when they're being promoted to Brevard County (the Brewers High A farm club) or, in some cases, being sent down to Helena of the Pioneer League. What does he tell them? "It's different for each individual," Erickson said. "There's all different reasons for moving up and moving down. We try to, as an organization, do what's best for the individual player. Everyone wants to be promoted. That's a good feeling for everybody but sometimes the best thing for the player is go backwards and work some things out so they can get better, get here and extend their careers. "To sit here and say it's the same for each individual is kind of crazy. It's always a different deal." Obviously, it's a lot more fun to tell a guy he's being promoted than telling him he's being sent down. "I've had that opportunity a few times this year," Erickson said. "(Chris) Dennis went back. Austin Ross and Tyler Thornburg were very deserving of their promotions. Eric Marzec was a fun one because he went to Nashville for about a week. He got about three opportunities there and did a really good job. Now he's in Brevard and that's really what it's all about - player development. You're trying to create value for each player and move them up the chain."

Miller time for the Timber Rattlers By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers starting pitcher Matt Miller overcame a shaky first inning and worked with a pair of Rattlers relievers to hold the Beloit Snappers to a run on Wednesday night at Time Warner Cable Field. The Rattlers offense came through with a pair of runs in the first and another in the fifth for a 3-1 win. Beloit (58-57 overall, 20-25 second half) went in front in the first inning without a hit. The first two batters reached on walks issued by Miller. A fly ball to right moved a runner to third. Then, Jairo Perez knocked in the run with a slow grounder up the third base line. Miller didn't give up much else over the rest of his 7-2/3 innings. The Rattlers (57-58, 19-26) responded in the bottom of the first inning. Nick Shaw drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a wild pitch, and took third on a grounder. T.J. Mittelstaedt's grounder to short got Shaw home with the tying runs. Chad Stang was next and he manufactured a run with one swing of the bat. The Rattlers centerfielder drove the first pitch of he saw in the first over the wall in left-center to put Wisconsin up 2-1. Mike Brownstein knocked in a run with a two out single in the bottom of the fifth to make it 3-1. Miller set a single game high as a professional for innings pitched with his 7-2/3 innings. He walked four, hit a batter, allowed three hits, and struck out six. Alan Williams was called on in the eighth inning with a runner at first and two outs. Williams allowed a single to the first batter he faced, but struck out the next batter to close out the eighth. Adrian Rosario came on for the top of the ninth and struck out the side in order on eleven pitches for his second save of the season. Game two of the series is Thursday night at Time Warner Cable Field. Del Howell (1-6, 5.59) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Ryan O'Rourke (3-3, 3.00) is set to start for Beloit. Game time is 7:05 PM. Break out the bell-bottoms, leisure suits, and disco moves because it's That 70's Night at the ballpark on Thursday night with special Guest Denny Diamond presented by West Business Services. Thursday is also a Thirsty Thursday with 22 ounce Pepsi products and 16 ounce Miller products are available for $2. Additionally, The Great Safety Adventure Tour from Kohl's Cares will be in the parking lot to allow families to learn about safety risks inside and outside the home. Plus, the first 1,000 fans to Time Warner Cable Field will receive a poster of Timber Rattlers outfielder T.J. Mittelstaedt. Also, Harbor House will be accepting donations of bath products and new bed linens as part of a drive to support their residents.

Nashville AUDIO: Erick Almonte's Go-Ahead Three-Run Double

Nashville Audio Archive -- August 10 - Chat with Catcher Martin Maldonado The Puerto Rico native doing just fine with his English (and his bat, and his glove...)

Wisconsin Media Notes

Recent (August 4th) audio interview with Frankie De La Cruz, as previously archived in our Minor League Forum.

From Brevard County Media Relations: OF Chris Dennis has been placed on the temporary inactive list at Brevard County. C Mike Roberts has been reinstated from the DL. He will be active for the Manatees today at Dunedin for their double header. *** Reminder -- TEMPORARY INACTIVE LIST- This list is used only during the season for short absences and may be used at the team's discretion for bereavement leave, family events which require a player to be away from his team, or other non-injury related reasons.. Players placed on the temporary inactive list must remain on the list for a minimum of three consecutive days.

Nashville Media Notes

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 64 53 .547 - - 35-28 29-25 6-4 L1 Memphis 60 57 .513 4.0 23 34-21 26-36 7-3 W3 Nashville 59 59 .500 5.5 22 34-25 25-34 6-4 W3 Iowa 53 65 .449 11.5 16 33-26 20-39 6-4 W4 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Chattanooga 26 18 .591 - - 10-10 16-8 6-4 L1 * Tennessee 25 20 .556 1.5 25 14-6 11-14 9-1 W3 Carolina 20 24 .455 6.0 20 9-11 11-13 5-5 W1 Jackson 20 25 .444 6.5 20 9-11 11-14 6-4 W2 Huntsville 19 25 .432 7.0 19 8-16 11-9 4-6 L3 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Tampa 24 20 .545 - - 12-11 12-9 4-6 L1 Clearwater 23 21 .523 1.0 26 17-9 6-12 6-4 W1 Dunedin 23 21 .523 1.0 26 9-8 14-13 7-3 W1 Brevard County 20 21 .488 2.5 25 8-12 12-9 4-6 W3 * Daytona 21 23 .477 3.0 24 10-11 11-12 5-5 L1 Lakeland 18 24 .429 5.0 23 8-11 10-13 5-5 L3 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Quad Cities 27 17 .614 - - 14-7 13-10 7-3 W1 Kane County 26 18 .591 1.0 - 11-11 15-7 5-5 L1 Clinton 23 21 .523 4.0 24 11-10 12-11 5-5 L1 Beloit 20 24 .455 7.0 21 11-12 9-12 3-7 L1 Cedar Rapids 18 26 .409 9.0 19 11-11 7-15 4-6 W1 Peoria 18 26 .409 9.0 19 10-13 8-13 7-3 L1 Wisconsin 18 26 .409 9.0 19 8-14 10-12 5-5 W1 * Burlington 15 29 .341 12.0 16 10-12 5-17 4-6 W1 PIO North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Great Falls 7 3 .700 - - 4-3 3-0 7-3 L1 * Missoula 6 4 .600 1.0 28 4-1 2-3 6-4 W1 Billings 5 5 .500 2.0 27 1-2 4-3 5-5 W3 Helena 2 8 .200 5.0 24 0-5 2-3 2-8 L7 AZL Central Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak AZL Dodgers 23 17 .575 - - 12-8 11-9 7-3 W1 AZL Indians 21 19 .525 2.0 15 12-8 9-11 5-5 L1 AZL Reds 21 19 .525 2.0 15 11-9 10-10 6-4 L2 AZL Brewers 9 29 .237 13.0 5 5-15 4-14 2-8 W1 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Mariners 39 18 .684 - - 20-9 19-9 4-6 W1 DSL Brewers 36 22 .621 3.5 12 19-12 17-10 7-3 W2 DSL Cardinals 21 37 .362 18.5 E 13-15 8-22 4-6 L5 DSL Athletics 20 39 .339 20.0 E 11-16 9-23 3-7 L2

Follow Wednesday's action as it happens: Nashville (Gameday also available) Brevard County Game One Brevard County Game Two Wisconsin Helena DSL Brewers

Wednesday's Daily Menu: Nashville: RHP Josh Butler at Reno (Diamondbacks), 2:50 PM pre-game, 3:05 gametime Live Audio Link -- Select the Nashville feed from the MiLB main audio page MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Huntsville: Idle Brevard County: RHP's Hiram Burgos and Nick Bucci in a doubleheader at Dunedin (Blue Jays), 4:00 PM gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Live Audio Link -- Select the Dunedin feed from the MiLB main audio page Wisconsin: RHP Matt Miller at home vs. Beloit (Twins), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Helena: RHP Andy Moye at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:50 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link -- Select the Helena feed from the MiLB main audio page Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Mariners, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until late afternoon at the earliest NOTE: The DSL kids could make up the August 4th rainout as part of a doubleheader today, but it's rare when they let the DSL teams play doubleheaders back-to-back days. It's possible that it will be made upon one of the three opportunities that remain in these final ten days of the season (ends on August 20th).

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