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Rattler Radio Post-Game Thoughts

VIDEO: Nashville's Martin Maldonado homers *** Speaking of Maldonado, this interview is very educational (learn about Taylor Green's transformation, Mat Gamel's "problem", and more) -- Nashville Audio Archive -- August 6 - Chat with Hitting Coach Sandy Guerrero

Look for the Nashville and Wisconsin media notes here and here later on, respectively. If Huntsville posts theirs (last did so on Wednesday 8/3), it will be found by placing your cursor over the "roster" banner at the Stars' home page.

Seven-inning complete game from Tyler Thornburg would be helpful today. Another doubleheader for Brevard on Monday.

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 63 51 .553 - - 34-26 29-25 7-3 W1 Memphis 57 57 .500 6.0 24 34-21 23-36 5-5 L2 Nashville 56 59 .487 7.5 23 34-25 22-34 5-5 L1 Iowa 50 65 .435 13.5 17 30-26 20-39 4-6 W1 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Chattanooga 25 16 .610 - - 10-10 15-6 6-4 W3 * Tennessee 22 20 .524 3.5 26 14-6 8-14 7-3 L1 Carolina 19 22 .463 6.0 23 9-11 10-11 5-5 W1 Huntsville 19 22 .463 6.0 23 8-13 11-9 5-5 W1 Jackson 18 24 .429 7.5 22 9-11 9-13 5-5 W1 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Tampa 23 19 .548 - - 11-10 12-9 5-5 W2 Clearwater 22 20 .524 1.0 28 16-8 6-12 6-4 W1 Dunedin 22 20 .524 1.0 28 9-8 13-12 7-3 L1 * Daytona 20 22 .476 3.0 26 10-11 10-11 4-6 L3 Brevard County 18 21 .462 3.5 26 6-12 12-9 3-7 W1 Lakeland 18 22 .450 4.0 26 8-11 10-11 5-5 L1 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Quad Cities 26 15 .634 - - 14-7 12-8 8-2 W2 Kane County 25 16 .610 1.0 - 10-9 15-7 7-3 W1 Clinton 21 20 .512 5.0 26 11-10 10-10 5-5 L1 Beloit 18 23 .439 8.0 23 9-11 9-12 3-7 L1 Cedar Rapids 17 24 .415 9.0 22 11-11 6-13 3-7 L2 Peoria 16 25 .390 10.0 21 8-12 8-13 6-4 W2 Wisconsin 16 25 .390 10.0 21 8-14 8-11 3-7 L3 * Burlington 14 27 .341 12.0 19 9-10 5-17 5-5 W1 PIO North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Great Falls 6 1 .857 - - 3-1 3-0 6-1 W4 * Missoula 4 3 .571 2.0 30 3-1 1-2 4-3 W2 Billings 2 5 .286 4.0 28 1-2 1-3 2-5 L2 Helena 2 5 .286 4.0 28 0-3 2-2 2-5 L4 AZL Central Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak AZL Dodgers 21 16 .568 - - 11-8 10-8 8-2 W2 AZL Reds 21 17 .553 0.5 19 11-8 10-9 7-3 W1 AZL Indians 20 18 .526 1.5 18 11-8 9-10 5-5 W2 AZL Brewers 8 27 .229 12.0 9 4-14 4-13 1-9 L6 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Mariners 38 17 .691 - - 20-8 18-9 4-6 L1 DSL Brewers 34 21 .618 4.0 14 17-11 17-10 6-4 W3 DSL Cardinals 21 34 .382 17.0 1 13-15 8-19 6-4 L2 DSL Athletics 20 37 .351 19.0 E 11-15 9-22 5-5 W1

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

Sunday's Daily Menu: Nashville: RHP Frankie De La Cruz at Reno (Diamondbacks), 7:50 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link -- Select the Nashville feed from the MiLB main audio page MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Huntsville: RHP Kyle Heckathorn at home vs. Tennessee (Cubs), 6:43 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- Select the Huntsville feed from the MiLB main audio page iPad/iPhone: Listen Traditional Broadcast Live Audio Link -- Select the Tennessee feed from the MiLB main audio page Brevard County: RHP Tyler Thornburg and Evan Anundsen in a doubleheader at home vs.Lakeland (Tigers), 3:05 PM gametime; each contst slated for seven innings Sorry, no audio available for this series... Wisconsin: RHP Jimmy Nelson at Kane County (Royals), 12:40 PM pre-game, 1:00 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: RHP Tyler Cravy at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime Live Audio Link -- Select the Helena feed from the MiLB main audio page Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Dodgers' complex in Glendale; 1:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league DSL Brewers: Idle

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Timber Rattlers Profile: No. 38 Jason Rogers, outfielder compiled by Mike Woods, Appleton Post-Crescent Quick hits - Age: 23. - Position: Outfield/First base. - Height, weight: 6-2, 250. - Bats/throws: Right/right. - Resides: Riverdale, Ga. - Notes: Selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 32nd round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. … Attended Columbus State University and was named a 2010 first-team all-American by the Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association. … Tied the Columbus State and Peach Belt Conference marks for home runs in a single season (26) in 2010. … Graduated from Banneker High School (Ga.). Favorites - MLB team growing up: "New York Yankees. I liked the players they had: Derek Jeter, A-Rod. Back in the '90s, too, when they had Bernie Williams and Scott Brosius. I just loved the way they played." - MLB player growing up: "A-Rod." - Thing about hometown: "Probably the restaurants that they had downtown. A great atmosphere." - TV show: "ESPN SportsCenter." - Thing you own: "My 'Live Strong' bracelet." - Thing to eat at a baseball game: "Hot dogs. With ketchup and mustard." - NFL team: "Atlanta Falcons. My favorite player growing up was Jamal Anderson." Q&A Q: What was your first reaction after being selected by the Brewers? A: "At the time, I was in New Hampshire doing summer ball. I was at a retirement home eating dinner with the senior citizens. My girlfriend at the time, she told me I had been drafted by the Brewers and I was excited. I was with my teammates and I told them. Called my parents, too, right after. It was an exciting time." Q: Were any other teams interested in you before the draft? A: "Yeah, the Reds and the A's. They followed me a little bit, especially the Reds. So I thought it was going to be them. But I got a call the morning of the draft and the Brewers told me that they were probably going to draft me." Q: Did you have any knowledge of the team or Wisconsin? A: "I knew a little bit about the Brewers. I followed them a little bit. I didn't know anything about Wisconsin. I have family in Milwaukee but I never really knew about it." Q: What was your experience like in the Arizona Rookie League last season in Phoenix? A: "Whew! It took me awhile to get used to the weather down there. It's hot and my body was tightening up. Arizona is a nice place to be. We had a good season and won the championship and it was a great learning experience for me." Q: What was the biggest difference in making the jump from college ball to the minors? A: "Just trying to be more consistent. The way they pitch you isn't going to be all fastballs. They're going to switch things up. The guys are throwing hard. The Dominicans were really throwing hard and stuff. That's the level of play, though. Everybody's stronger, faster and bigger." Q: What do you remember most about Banneker High School? A: "I only played there a year and a half. I was a transfer. But I knew some of the people there because I had played with some of them during recreational ball. We had a good team. A lot of athletes, but we just couldn't come together as a team." Q: Banneker High School is in College Park (Ga.), which has produced a number of athletes, including Cam Newton (NFL, Panthers), Josh Smith (NBA, Hawks) and Morgan Burnett (NFL, Packers). Did you play against any of them? A: "Amazing athletes. I played against Cam for a year in football. And my dad coached him in recreational ball. He's a great athlete. Carlos Thomas, too. He was in the NFL with the 49ers and has a brother (Levon) that's played in the NFL, too." Q: You set a Columbus State and Peachbelt Conference record with 26 home runs in 2010. Do you view yourself as a slugger? A: "I'm really more of a line-drive hitter, a gap hitter. The 26 home runs, I just got good pitches to hit. I felt good that year. I was in better shape then. I'm trying to get back there." Q: Was Columbus State the only school interested in you out of high school? A: "There was another school — North Alabama. They were interested, too. But I always liked Columbus State. The atmosphere, the coaches and the teams. They always had good teams. It was a fun place to be." Q: What do you think about Appleton? A: "They love their sports here. Football, basketball, baseball, it doesn't matter. It's a great place to be. Not too big and not too small." Q: What do you think of all the Packers stuff? A: "Yeah, I dropped my wife off today at the airport and there was a lot of cheese stuff around. Cheese curds … actually my mom and dad visited (Lambeau Field). They got some cheeseheads and stuff." Q: In what areas would you like to improve? A: "Health, because the last couple of years, I've been injured a little bit. Hitting-wise, not trying to get pull happy. Trying to hit the ball the other way." Q: What was the rehabbing like with your injured left hand? A: "It was three weeks of rehab. I picked up a bat the fourth week. I was mainly doing tee work and soft toss." Q: What do you do to relax? A: "I mainly watch a lot of movies and listen to music. I listen to music a lot on my laptop. A little hip hop and R&B." Q: What are your expectations for yourself in the near future? Do you have a timetable to get to the majors? A: "To get better every day. Whatever I'm doing — defense, hitting. Get stronger and definitely stay in shape. Two or three more years maybe … hopefully, that's a good timetable for me." The Toolbox Timber Rattlers manager Matt Erickson breaks down Jason Rogers: "He kind of came here in a unique situation. He was a first-base project in our organization last year. He played there for the rookie ball team. When we broke for camp, we had a couple of first basemen in (Mike) Walker and Cody Hawn. They saw some versatility with (Rogers) of possibly playing the outfield, a left-field corner spot. He swings the bat. He stays inside the ball. He's got some gap-to-gap power. He's had five or six home runs since his injury and a few of those have been to right field. "He's getting comfortable in the outfield and throwing to the right bases and becoming a little better base runner. He's made some strides at being more aggressive. He stole some bases early. He's a big man and moves very well for a big guy. If we can get some pre-pitch anticipation from him, I think he can be more of a weapon on the bases." Jason Rogers of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers is hitting .265 through Friday's game. Ron Page/The Post-Crescent http://cmsimg.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=U0&Date=20110807&Category=APC020602&ArtNo=108070583&Ref=AR&MaxW=300&Border=0

"but the Mad Bahamian, Sean Albury, remains darn near perfect." I just copyrighted this tonight. Remember this in 2014, Miller Park faithful. All the merchandising coin goes to me.

It's been too long since we wished Helena RHP Brandon Williamson well, it's been since July 1st since he last pitched when this scary incident occurred.

Final: @Missoula 10, Helena 5 Belza lifts O's over Brewers By Fritz Neighbor of the Missoulian Tom Belza got Launch-a-Ball Night going early Saturday, drilling a three-run homer that paced the Missoula Osprey to a 10-5 win over Helena in a Pioneer League baseball game at Ogren-Allegiance Park. Aside from a messy ninth inning it was a textbook win for the O's, the Northern Division's first-half champions. They improved to 4-3 this half while making short work of Helena starter Drew Gagnon, who didn't make it out of the third inning. Osprey right-hander Raymond Hernandez again looked like an ace, improving to 6-0 - 5-0 as a starter - with six strong innings. He gave up four hits and two runs and fanned six. Eric Groff had two hits to increase his club-record hitting streak to 23 games and drove in a run with a sixth-inning double. Groff then scored on Stephen Cardullo's single to put Missoula up 10-2. Such is the nature of playing a team stocked with hitters: Four of the top five O's in the lineup are north of .300 in batting average. Manager Hector De La Cruz is enjoying this. "Last year was a struggle. We struggled," he said. "This year we've got more guys with experience." One of them is Groff, who hit the second pitch he saw for a single in Missoula's two-run first inning. It was Belza, though, who had the big blow - a clout over the fence in right-center that made it 6-1 in the second inning. "He does a good job out there," said De La Cruz of his designated hitter, who is hitting .344. "He's one where you kind of expect something good at the plate every time." Belza said it was a 1-1 fastball that he parked. "He (Gagnon) did get ahead of me with a breaking ball," he said, as O's officials set up hoops for prize-hunting, tennis ball-launching fans. "Then there was a change-up in the dirt. I don't know - I wasn't looking for anything in particular, but I got a fastball and was able to drive it out of here." Belza swung a hot bat to start the season before cooling off in late July. He's 10 for 23 in August. "Peaks and valleys in baseball - that's what it's all about," said the second-year pro out of Oklahoma State. "You just have to grind out ABs when you're not seeing the ball very well. Like I've said before, the only thing you can do is go up there and get good plate appearances. And hope for the best." Cardullo, playing shortstop, had two hits and two RBIs for Missoula, which is 29-16 overall. In the fifth he hit a liner that took a bad hop past Ben McMahan in left for a triple, and he scored on Ty Linton's single to make it 8-2. Linton tripled and scored on a passed ball ahead of Belza's second-inning homer; in the third he was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored on Justin Bianco's single to put Missoula ahead 7-1. Helena catcher Tyler Roberts, who had a rough night with foul tips and wild pitches, managed two hits - including an RBI double off Johan Jaime in the ninth. Roberts drove in two, including an RBI single in the second inning. Jaime hit a batter and gave up three runs before fanning Adrian Williams to end the game. Missoula's Victor Lara threw two sparkling innings of relief of Hernandez, fanning five. Hernandez, who was hit hard in his last outing, was back in form. De La Cruz said the Californian is done switching between starts and bullpen duty; he's now strictly a starter. "You know he's going to give us a quality start almost every time he's out there," said Belza. "He's going to throw strikes. It's good for the defense too, because the defense is in the game, on their toes. We're pretty comfortable with him out there." Missoula ends its current home stand Sunday against the Brewers. Game time is 5:00 PM (6:00 Central). NOTES: Groff is a ways away from the Pioneer League record hitting streak: Billings' Chris Valaika hit in 32 straight in 2006... In 2003 Ricardo Nanita of Great Falls hit in 30 straight games, and before that the Pioneer League record was 27 games, by Billings' K.C. Gillum in 1990. ... Groff's 30 RBIs ties him for sixth in the PL, with Helena's Nick Ramirez. Ramirez is no longer with Helena. ... The O's have won 26 of their last 36 games. Helena Box Score Just not loving the rookie ball roster management this year, Reid Nichols -- fill us in, as we already discussed the Maryvale roster above; 23rd round pick Ben McMahan yet to see any action behind the plate, now listed as an outfielder by MiLB.com; Parker Berberet (nine games behind the plate thus far) starts at first base which pushes stellar 1B glove Mike Nemeth to third base (actually, because Kyle Dhanani is nursing a hand injury, Nemeth is needed at the hot corner), and your DH is another C / 1B / OF type in Steve Felix. We understand that Tyler Roberts is the primary catcher, fine, but everything just feels very disjointed like it did a few years back when we counted six catchers in a starting H-Crew lineup. And it's obviously not translating into wins. Go find some athletic young independent leaguers looking for their first affiliated deals and build up these rookie rosters. Golden sombrero here for 2B Adrian Williams. Helena Play-by-Play The words "line drive" fill Drew Gagnon's game log, unfortunately, so his bad outing was legit; lefty Tom Keeling still too wild; but the Mad Bahamian, Sean Albury, remains darn near perfect.

Don't overanalyze player lines from that last DSL box score. The listed totals and stats reflect the players as they would have been if the game had ended back when scheduled on July 8th.

Final, Game Two: DSL Cardinals 2, @DSL Brewers 1, nine innings (as scheduled) DSL Brewers Game Two Box Score OK, so this wan't a makeup of the July 30th rainout, that will wait for another day; this game, and OK, while we're listing it as Game Two, this was actually Game One on the day and was the completion of a suspended game from back on July 8th. Here's what Eric wrote at that time (a suggested click for you -- to save me typing). DSL Brewers Game Two Play-by-Play So pretty amazingly, both clubs returned the same relievers to the mound who left off nearly a month ago. Too bad for the Cerveceritos, who did very little in 5.1 combined innings off the Cardinal hurler. Meanwhile, 19-year-old RHP Elvis Mora had a miserable top of the 9th (make them earn it, kid) and not even Orlando Arcia could save the squad in the last gasp effort -- DSL Cardinals Top of the 9th Ronnierd Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Yonki Hernandez. Fernando Baez out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Juan De Leon to second baseman Raphachel Colatosti. Ronnierd Garcia to 2nd. Domingo Diaz pops out to second baseman Raphachel Colatosti. Rafael Medina walks. With Jhohan Acevedo batting, wild pitch by Elvis Mora, Ronnierd Garcia to 3rd. Rafael Medina to 2nd. With Jhohan Acevedo batting, wild pitch by Elvis Mora, Ronnierd Garcia scores. Rafael Medina to 3rd. Jhohan Acevedo strikes out swinging. DSL Brewers Bottom of the 9th Raphachel Colatosti singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jhohan Acevedo. Yonki Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Kender Villegas to first baseman Rafael Medina. Raphachel Colatosti to 2nd. Dionis Hinojosa grounds out, second baseman Robelys Reyes to first baseman Rafael Medina. Raphachel Colatosti to 3rd. Orlando Arcia flies out to left fielder George Araujo.

Final: @Colorado Springs 4, Nashville 3 Walk-off, ugh... Sounds Suffer Walkoff Loss In Series Finale At Colorado Springs Sky Sox Plate Four Late Runs Against Nashville Bullpen To Steal Win Nashville Sounds COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado Springs scored four runs in the final two frames, including two in the bottom of the ninth, to hang a walkoff 4-3 loss on the Nashville Sounds on Saturday evening at Security Service Field in the finale of a four-game series. With the win, the Sky Sox salvaged a split of the four-game set. It marked the Sounds' 11th walkoff loss among their 34 road defeats. After the Sounds had two runners thrown out at the plate in the top of the ninth as they attempted to extend a 3-2 lead, Colorado Springs touched Nashville closer Mike McClendon for a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame to hang a tough loss on the visitors. McClendon was greeted by a Mike Paulk liner that glanced off the glove of left fielder Jordan Brown for a leadoff double, placing the potential tying run in scoring position. Scott Beerer followed with a sacrifice bunt to third that was bobbled by Taylor Green, putting runners on the corners with no outs. Matt Pagnozzi ripped a game-tying single to left to bring home Paulk to even the score at 3-3. Pinch-hitter Jordan Pacheco attempted to bunt the runners up a base, but Green threw out Beerer at third on the play for the first out of the inning. After McClendon struck out Ryan Rohlinger for the second out, Matt Macri lined a game-ending RBI single to left to plate Pagnozzie with the winning run. The late heroics made a winner out of Jim Miller (6-5), who worked the top of the ninth for the Sky Sox. McClendon (3-3) took the loss after suffering his third blown save of the year for the Sounds. Sounds starting pitcher Amaury Rivas drove in the first run of the night with a two-out, bases-loaded squeeze bunt up the first-base line, plating Mat Gamel. Nashville increased its lead to 3-0 in the sixth with a pair of two-out RBI singles off Sky Sox starter Edgar Gonzalez. Gamel reached on a one-out fielding error by Macri at second base and Edwin Maysonet walked, his third free pass of the night, before catcher Martin Maldonado and pinch-hitter Erick Almonte delivered back-to-back run-scoring knocks to chase the Colorado Springs right-hander from the contest. Both runs came home in unearned fashion as a result of the error. Rivas scattered three hits over five scoreless innings for the Sounds, walking one batter and striking out four in his 74-pitch effort, but was left with a no-decision for his efforts following the late collapse by the Nashville bullpen. Daniel Meadows followed Rivas with two scoreless frames of relief before Randy Flores took over in the eighth and surrendered the first Colorado Springs scoring of the night. In the bottom of the eighth, Rohlinger drew a one-out walk then trotted home on Mike Jacobs' two-out, two-run homer to right-center. The slugger's 23rd roundtripper of the year, which came on a 3-2 offering from the left-hander, pulled the Sky Sox within a run at 3-2 and chased Flores from the contest. Later in the frame, Colorado Springs continued the rally against new Sounds reliever Donovan Hand, putting runners on first and second by virtue of a walk and a single before Maldonado picked Joe Mather off second to bring an end to the inning with Nashville's one-run lead intact. Nashville attempted to score an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning but came up empty as Colorado Springs threw out two runners at the plate in the inning to keep it a one-run contest. After Taylor Green tripled with one out and Gamel was issued an intentional walk to put runner on the corners, Maysonet dropped a drag bunt up the first-base line and Jacobs threw home to nail Green, who overslid the plate and was tagged out. Caleb Gindl followed with a single to center, but Gamel was gunned down at the dish by Mather as he attempted to score on the play. The Sounds travel to Reno tomorrow to wrap up their road trip with a four-game series against the Aces (AAA-Diamondbacks). Right-hander Frankie De La Cruz (6-6, 3.73) will man the bump for Nashville in Sunday's 8:05 PM CT series opener to face Reno left-hander Wade Miley (3-0, 3.66). Nashville Box Score Mike McClendon doing his best as of late to dissuade a possible Mets PTBNL claim -- it's gotta be distracting for the potentially listed reliever; Randy Flores (two-run HR for lefty bat Mike Jacobs) doing his best to convince the Brewers they don't need a loogy wannabe, not until September call-ups, anyway; show Flores how, Daniel Meadows; Taylor Green, tripled and singled, hitting cleanup in Don Money's nightly pinwheel lineup shuffle (Eric Farris' turn at # 3, he was 0-for-5)... Nashville Play-by-Play Pretty sad loss, a win would have had the Sounds a game within .500...

Rattler Radio Post-Game Thoughts (and when will Eric Arnett make his first 2011 Wisconsin start?)

Cougars infielder Yowill Espinal turns a double play as Wisconsin's Mike Brownstrein slides into second base Saturday at Elfstrom Stadium. | Donnell Collins~For Sun-Times Media http://couriernews.suntimes.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.common.streams.StreamServer.cls?STREAMOID=KsUMcx1Vyc2j9EMwz3xKV8$daE2N3K4ZzOUsqbU5sYsYkNtv7fYEFANwmMO_5vOEWCsjLu883Ygn4B49Lvm9bPe2QeMKQdVeZmXF$9l$4uCZ8QDXhaHEp3rvzXRJFdy0KqPHLoMevcTLo3h8xh70Y6N_U_CryOsw6FTOdKL_jpQ-&CONTENTTYPE=image/jpeg Corresponding game story from the Kane County perspective -- apparently a wide strike zone aided Maverick Lasker, which he put to use nicely until the 6th...

Final: Brevard County 9, @Lakeland 6 Brevard County Box Score Starter Austin Ross with a much-needed mostly respectable effort, pitching 6.2 innings, allowing two earned runs (five runs overall), two of which crossed the plate after his departure. He gave up six hits (two doubles), walked none (one HBP) and fanned four. Three different Manatees cracked their first Brevard home runs of 2011 after joining the Sea Cows from various outposts -- Chuckie Caufield (Huntsville) had a solo shot in the 2nd, and Brent Dean (Helena) and Chris Dennis (Wisconsin) went deep in a four-run 5th, Dean's with a man on. D'Vontrey Richardson survived his latest injury scare, an ealy exit two days ago, to drive in three with two singles and a sacrifice fly. Dennis and Caufield joined Richardson and Scooter Gennett with two-hit games, with now 28-year-old vet Chuckie legging out a triple behind his earlier round-tripper. Scooter scooted to his 10th stolen base (in 17 tries). INJURY? Kentrail Davis popped out in the 3rd, apparently played defense in the bottom of the frame, but was replaced in the 4th. Brevard County Play-by-Play A two-base sacrifice fly to extremely deep center, or maybe after a diving catch? Brevard County Top of the 1st Scooter Gennett singles on a fly ball to left fielder Tony Plagman. Kentrail Davis pops out to shortstop Shawn Roof. With D' Vontrey Richardson batting, Scooter Gennett steals (10) 2nd base. D' Vontrey Richardson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Daniel Fields. Scooter Gennett scores. Hunter Morris flies out to left fielder Tony Plagman. Gotta love game logs -- saw the Flying Tiger CF had an assist (at first base) -- here's how, hot potato deflection of some sort: Brevard County Top of the 2nd Shea Vucinich flies out, center fielder Daniel Fields to left fielder Tony Plagman. D'Vo and Scooter make Lakeland pay for a hideous 9th inning baserunning blunder -- Lakeland Bottom of the 9th Jordan Lennerton doubles (21) on a line drive to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Jordan Lennerton out at 3rd, center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson to second baseman Scooter Gennett to third baseman Shea Vucinich. Tony Plagman flies out to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Wade Gaynor flies out to left fielder Chris Dennis.

Final: @AZL Cubs 9, AZL Brewers 5 Arizona Box Score Wow, things are tough for the under-manned A-Crew, especially with the recent promotions of Steve Felix to Helena and Brandon Macias to Wisconsin; 18-year-old OF Malcolm Dowell has not played since July 22nd, fellow 18-year-old OF Matt Franco left Thursday's game early and apparently is not available, and OF Ruben Ozuna, while back in Maryvale, hasn't played since July 27th (groin). So other than their one healthy backup catcher (Jimmie Pharr), there weren't enough position players to field a team, so LHP Elliott Glynn, the 22-year-old drafted in the 39th round this past June, was your starting LF and actually singled in four trips, driving in one. Glynn last batted in the Huskies' 2009 season (.266 in 64 AB's), and wow, added two outfield assists (one was direct, the other led to a rundown putout)! AZL Cubs Bottom of the 1st Kyung-Min Na flies out to left fielder Elliott Glynn. Darien Martin triples (3) on a line drive to right fielder Ronny Puello. Marco Hernandez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jose R. Garcia. Darien Martin scores. Taylor Davis singles on a line drive to left fielder Elliott Glynn. Marco Hernandez out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Elliott Glynn to third baseman Jalen Harris. Neftali Rosario singles on a ground ball to left fielder Elliott Glynn. Taylor Davis to 2nd. Eduardo Gonzalez singles on a line drive to center fielder Jose R. Garcia. Taylor Davis scores. Neftali Rosario to 2nd. Ryan Durrence strikes out swinging. 3B Jalen Harris doubled twice but committed two more errors; C Adam Weisenburger tripled and walked; SS Renaldo Jenkins reached three times (two walks, one HBP); Brewer batters fanned 14 times. RHP Mike White allowed three runs but scraped through four innings; RHP Danny Keller and LHP Connor Whalen had rough short stints. Arizona Play-by-Play To the envy of all the other rookie pitchers hoping to pick up a bat, Elliott Glynn contributed to the A-Crew's one highlight inning, a four-run 7th -- AZL Brewers Top of the 7th Renaldo Jenkins walks. Ronny Puello strikes out swinging. Andres Martinez reaches on fielding error by center fielder Kyung-Min Na. Renaldo Jenkins to 3rd. Andres Martinez to 2nd. Elliott Glynn singles on a line drive to left fielder Eduardo Gonzalez. Renaldo Jenkins scores. Andres Martinez to 3rd. Kevin Berard out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Eduardo Gonzalez. Andres Martinez scores. Jalen Harris doubles (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Eduardo Gonzalez. Elliott Glynn scores. Jalen Harris scores. Throwing error by catcher Neftali Rosario. Throwing error by left fielder Eduardo Gonzalez. Pitcher Change: Andrew McKirahan replaces Sheldon McDonald. Adam Weisenburger walks. Hitaniel Arias grounds out to first baseman Taylor Davis. The front office needs to consider a DSL bat or two to fly to Maryvale.

Starting at third base for a slumping Greg Hopkins. See Link Report tonight for game updates.

Rattler Radio Pre-Game Notes

Rattlers Media Notes: TRANSACTIONS: LHP Charly Bashara has been placed on the disabled list. INF Brandon Macias (stats), a non-drafted free agent out of the University of Kansas, has joined the Timber Rattlers from the Arizona League affiliate of the Brewers for Saturday night's game.

Nashville Media Notes

The audio quality may need a bit of tweaking on your PC, but get your tissues out --

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 62 51 .549 - - 33-26 29-25 7-3 L2 Memphis 57 56 .504 5.0 26 34-21 23-35 5-5 L1 Nashville 56 58 .491 6.5 25 34-25 22-33 5-5 W1 Iowa 49 65 .430 13.5 18 29-26 20-39 3-7 L1 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Chattanooga 24 16 .600 - - 10-10 14-6 6-4 W2 * Tennessee 21 19 .525 3.0 28 14-6 7-13 7-3 W6 Huntsville 18 21 .462 5.5 25 7-12 11-9 5-5 L1 Carolina 18 22 .450 6.0 24 9-11 9-11 4-6 L1 Jackson 17 24 .415 7.5 23 9-11 8-13 5-5 L1 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Dunedin 22 19 .537 - - 9-8 13-11 7-3 W2 Tampa 22 19 .537 - - 10-10 12-9 5-5 W1 Clearwater 21 20 .512 1.0 29 15-8 6-12 6-4 L1 * Daytona 20 21 .488 2.0 28 10-11 10-10 5-5 L2 Lakeland 18 21 .462 3.0 28 8-10 10-11 5-5 W2 Brevard County 17 21 .447 3.5 27 6-12 11-9 3-7 L2 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Quad Cities 25 15 .625 - - 14-7 11-8 8-2 W1 Kane County 24 16 .600 1.0 - 9-9 15-7 6-4 L1 Clinton 21 19 .525 4.0 28 11-10 10-9 6-4 W2 Beloit 18 22 .450 7.0 25 9-10 9-12 4-6 W1 Cedar Rapids 17 23 .425 8.0 24 11-11 6-12 4-6 L1 Wisconsin 16 24 .400 9.0 23 8-14 8-10 3-7 L2 Peoria 15 25 .375 10.0 22 7-12 8-13 5-5 W1 * Burlington 13 27 .325 12.0 20 8-10 5-17 4-6 L1 PIO North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Great Falls 5 1 .833 - - 2-1 3-0 5-1 W3 * Missoula 3 3 .500 2.0 31 2-1 1-2 3-3 W1 Billings 2 4 .333 3.0 30 1-2 1-2 2-4 L1 Helena 2 4 .333 3.0 30 0-3 2-1 2-4 L3 AZL Central Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak AZL Dodgers 20 16 .556 - - 10-8 10-8 8-2 W1 AZL Reds 20 17 .541 0.5 20 10-8 10-9 6-4 L1 AZL Indians 19 18 .514 1.5 19 10-8 9-10 4-6 W1 AZL Brewers 8 26 .235 11.0 11 4-14 4-12 1-9 L5 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Mariners 38 16 .704 -0.5 - 20-7 18-9 5-5 W1 DSL Brewers 33 20 .623 4.0 15 16-10 17-10 6-4 W2 DSL Cardinals 20 33 .377 17.0 2 13-15 7-18 6-4 L1 DSL Athletics 19 37 .339 19.5 E 11-15 8-22 4-6 L1