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To fill the spot vacated by Chris Dennis' promotion, SS Carlos George comes off the Rattlers' DL. Looks like we're up-to-date, save for Brevard still having a spot open.

Wisconsin: RHP Matt Miller at home vs. Kane County (Royals), 11:45 AM pre-game, 12:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link *** Box Score / Game Log *** MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Kane County 9 4 .692 - - 3-3 6-1 6-4 W1 Beloit 7 6 .538 2.0 - 3-3 4-3 4-6 L4 Clinton 7 6 .538 2.0 - 3-4 4-2 5-5 L1 Wisconsin 7 6 .538 2.0 - 2-5 5-1 6-4 L1 * Burlington 6 7 .462 3.0 57 4-3 2-4 5-5 W1 Cedar Rapids 6 7 .462 3.0 57 3-3 3-4 6-4 W3 Peoria 5 8 .385 4.0 56 2-5 3-3 5-5 W1 Quad Cities 5 8 .385 4.0 56 2-4 3-4 3-7 L1*** Wisconsin Lineup and Media Notes

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Don't believe we remembered to include a follow-up from Tom H. (via twitter) on the Mark DiFelice Nashville DL placement from earlier this week -- DiFelice has shoulder discomfort. You'd think there's no chance he'll appear now in next week's AAA All-Star game.

To make room on the Sounds' roster, both LHP Chase Wright and C Patrick Arlis go on the 7-day AAA DL.

Huntsville Press Release: HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Milwaukee Brewers have made roster moves that will impact their Double-A affiliate Huntsville Stars prior to the start of game four in Chattanooga. LHP Daniel Meadows and RHP Michael Fiers have been promoted to Triple-A Nashville. RHP Kyle Heckathorn and RHP Santo Manzanillo have been promoted to Huntsville from High-A Brevard County. Meadows is returning to Nashville after a quick trip back down to Huntsville. In 21 appearances this season, he is 6-2 with a 1.51 ERA. He is fifth in the Southern League in lowest opponents batting average at .192, third in walks per nine innings (1.94), and second in fewest baserunners per nine innings (8.42). Fiers, the reigning Southern League Pitcher of the Week, is 5-3 with a 2.64 ERA in 22 appearances, including eight starts. He’s converted five of six save opportunities and struck out 63 batters in 61.1 innings pitched. Heckathorn is 5-6 with a 4.01 ERA in 15 starts for the Brevard County Manatees. He split the 2010 season between level A Wisconsin and Brevard County. Manzanillo has converted 10 of 11 save opportunities in 28 appearances. His ERA is 1.52 and he is fifth in the Florida State League in lowest opponents batting average (.200). He spent the 2010 season with Wisconsin. With these moves, the Stars active roster sits at 24, the Southern League limit.

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One thing for sure, it's 100% positive Mananillo will be added to the 40-man roster this fall. Baltimore would have actually been more astute in grabbing him than Adrian Rosario in the last Rule 5.

From the Brevard County front office staff, they do a great job behind the scenes for us and their contacts, even if they toil in the lower-media profile FSL: - RHP Kyle Heckathorn transferred from Brevard County to Huntsville (as previously mentioned) - RHP Santo Manzanillo transferred from Brevard County to Huntsville - OF Chris Dennis transferred from Wisconsin to Brevard County So we await word on how Huntsville will free up two spots, and who might eventually fill Wisconsin's and Brevard County's.

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Five Kane County homers too much for Wisconsin Kuebler cracks three homers By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - Jake Kuebler hit three home runs to lead the Kane County Cougars to a 10-7 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Wednesday night at Time Warner Cable Field. The Cougars hit five home runs in the game to build a 10-3 lead. That was enough to hold off a late Timber Rattlers charge and end Wisconsin's four game winning streak. Kane County (37-45 overall, 9-4 second half) went in front in the top of the second inning. Kuebler launched a 2-0 pitch from Rattlers starting pitcher Del Howell with two outs. The ball banged off Kuebler's picture on the scoreboard in left-center to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead. In the third inning, Yowill Espinal - Kane County's number nine hitter - cracked a leadoff homer over the wall in left and the Cougars were up 2-0. Wisconsin (45-38, 7-6) cut the deficit to one run on an RBI grounder off the bat of Nick Shaw in the bottom of the third inning. But, the Cougars pulled away in the top of the fourth with four runs. They loaded the bases with one out. Then, Julio Aparicio singled in a run to start the scoring. A run scoring wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Espinal made the score 5-1. Angel Franco singled in one more run to chase Howell from the game with the Cougars in front 6-1. The Rattlers loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth inning with no outs, but could not score. In the sixth, Greg Hopkins and Mike Walker singled with one out. Both moved up a base on a wild pitch. An RBI grounder by Cody Hawn scored Hopkins. Jason Rogers followed with an RBI double to get the Rattlers to within three runs. But, the Cougars answered in the top of the seventh inning. Brian Fletcher started the inning with a home run to centerfield that cleared the batter's eye. Later in the inning, Kuebler bashed his second home run of the game. This one was a two-run shot to left to make the score 9-3. Kuebler, who was hitting .196 and had two homers in 37 game with the Cougars this season, hit his third home run of the night with two outs in the ninth inning for a 10-3 advantage. The Rattlers put together a little rally in the bottom of the ninth. Chad Stang and Shaw singled to start the inning, but they were still at first and second with two outs in the inning. Hopkins singled to left to score Stang. Then, Walker blasted a homer off the scoreboard. Walker's fourteenth home run of the season made the score 10-7. Hawn followed with a single, his third hit of the night. Rogers was next and his deep drive to left-center was rundown and caught by centerfielder Brett Eibner on the warning track for the final out. Game two of the series is Thursday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Field. Matt Miller (2-4, 4.74) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Kane County has Leondy Perez (2-8, 3.44) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 12:05 PM. Tomorrow is a Thirsty Thursday with 22 ounce Pepsi products and 16 ounce Miller products are available for $2. Fans may redeem a Thursday game ticket at Slugger's, located inside Super Bowl on Northland Avenue, for a chance to win great prizes from Miller Lite. Thursday also features s a bonus Baker Tilly Business Person's Special with a box seat ticket, a beverage, and a brat or hot dog for $11.50 and a business card. Senior citizens may also take advantage of this deal. Additionally, Thursday is Taco Bell Day at Time Warner Cable Field. Area Taco Bell restaurants are hosting kids and family members from local Boys & Girls Clubs. There will be an in game offer and T-Shirts from Taco Bell. If you can't make it out to the game, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 11:45 AM.

For Huntsville home games, we've linked to the more traditional road broadcast as well as the home coverage, which is featured in this note -- by Kyle Burger, WAAYTV.comHUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- A couch, lap top, web cam and a personality, that's the Huntsville Stars recipe for the broadcasting all home games at Joe Davis Stadium this year. The great thing about “The Living Room Show” is just that. Its like you're in your living room with one of your best friends watching the game and doing the play-by-play and color commentary, streaming live on the web. John Pearson will be the voice of the Stars and along side him to call the game can be you, the fan. “There are not any rules,” Pearson said while perched atop “The Joe”. “We're on and people can say what they want. Again it can be about the Stars and it can also be about what you're feelings are about Justin Bieber.” Pearson added that he’s hoping for it to be more more of a radio sports talk show with a game in the fore-ground. Not in the background. “We still want to you know what's going on in the game.” The goal for the webcast is to bring you the stadium experience, like no other professional baseball team in the country can. “With minor league baseball, you have to make it interesting,” Pearson said. “With guys coming through, you don't get to know them well enough. The product on the field is fantastic and you want the full broadcast or webcast experience. It’s something that's different and something the town will like. http://www.waaytv.com/media/lib/158/4/3/d/43d10efd-fdd7-43d8-aaa3-1ab4af596e81/Original.jpg

Rattler Radio Blog -- Post-Game Thoughts, including record-breaking news (in a bad way)...positive updates, too, though.

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MISSOULA SWEEPS: Brewers drop third straight, fall to third in division by Amber Kuehn, Helena Independent Record Chris Ellison may have only had one hit in Wednesday’s game at Kindrick Legion Field, but the Missoula outfielder made it count. Ellison took an outside fastball from Helena’s Kevin Shackelford and sent it sailing over the wall in left-center field, a two-run shot that broke a 2-all tie in the fifth inning and sent the Osprey to their fourth straight win, a 5-2 victory over the Brewers. Helena (8-9) fell below .500 for the first time this season and the reigning Pioneer League champions now find themselves in third place in a tight North Division race. “Tough one,” Brewers manager Joe Ayrault said after his squad was swept by Missoula. “We had them on the ropes early, then you could feel the momentum change a little bit. Good thing we got another game tomorrow.” Helena took a 2-0 lead in the second inning thanks to RBIs from Yadiel Rivera and Ruben Ozuna. The hosts had a chance to tack on more in the third, getting a walk sandwiched between a pair of singles to load the bases with no outs, and the heart of the order due up for the Brewers. But Missoula starter Enrique Burgos worked out of the jam in the most dominant way possible, striking out the side. The visitors tied the game with two runs in the fourth, then added three more an inning later off of Ellison’s home run, a wild pitch and three costly Helena errors. The 5-2 score would hold the rest of the way. “They beat us in some close games early on in the year and they were in first place for a while,” said Ellison, who entered the game batting .305. “We really wanted to come out here and prove we could play with them and I feel like we did that.” The Birds’ bullpen shined for the second straight night, giving up just one hit through three innings of relief with six strikeouts. Helena batsmen struck out a dozen times in the contest, and were fanned 22 times by Missoula pitchers in the short two-game set. “We have a young team and these guys are just aggressive, they get after it,” Ayrault said, adding that hitting coach Ned Yost IV preaches having a two-strike approach. “We have a lot of guys with good plate discipline.” Shackelford took the loss in his first start of the season, filling in for Brandon Williamson, who sat out his spot in the rotation with a concussion. Williamson was hit in the head by a line drive at Billings during the six-game road swing. Burgos earned his second win of the season for Missoula (9-8). “Shack did a great job in the start to give us those seven innings and (Thomas) Keeling was phenomenal there at the end,” Ayrault said of his reliever, who threw two scoreless innings out of the bullpen. But unfortunately for the Brewers, the Osprey arms were just a bit more effective and got the run support needed to take four games out of a five-day road trip. “Games are won on pitching and defense,” Ellison said, crediting his pitchers for solid play and his teammates for errorless ball. “Bats come and go, but as long as they keep this up I feel like we’re going to have a pretty good season.” The message in the Brewers’ clubhouse was the same it has been for the past few games: hit the reset button, put this one behind them and try to snap a three-game skid. “In baseball, you’ve got to have a short memory,” Ayrault said. “We’re going to head over to Missoula with a winning attitude.” Right-hander Chad Pierce is expected to start for Helena tonight, when the Brewers open a two-game set on the road. Jesse Darrah gets the nod for the Osprey. All photos by Dylan Brown Independent Record - Helena Brewers' Mike Nemeth dives back to third base, while Missoula third baseman Stephen Cardullo catches the ball Wednesday night at Kindrick Legion Field. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/ee/6eef2ada-a849-11e0-850c-001cc4c03286/4e152848d28dc.image.jpg Brewers shortstop Yadiel Rivera goes for a double play http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/46/846a98ea-a849-11e0-802e-001cc4c03286/4e15286cdc870.image.jpg Brewers second baseman Adrian Williams collects a grounder to make a play at first for the out http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/ac/9ac04db0-a849-11e0-ba0f-001cc4c03286/4e1528925c0f5.image.jpg Missoula Osprey shortstop Josh Parr tags out Helena Brewers' Max Walla on an attempted steal http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/55/b55cab8c-a849-11e0-8f12-001cc4c03286/4e1528bf05c84.image.jpg

'Tees thumped by Threshers Thornburg drops first decision of 2011 By Frank Longobardo / Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. -- Tyler Thornburg lost his first game of the 2011 season on Wednesday night, as the Brevard County Manatees were thumped by the Clearwater Threshers, 11-4. Thornburg - the reigning FSL Pitcher of the Week - went five innings and allowed four runs on seven hits, while walking three, striking out four and throwing two wild pitches. It was just the second time this year, between Wisconsin and Brevard County, that Thornburg gave up more than two runs in a start. Clearwater jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, but the Manatees were able to get one run back in the bottom of the inning, thanks to a lead-off homer by Scooter Gennett. The Threshers made it 4-1 in the third, when Darin Ruf hit a one-out solo homer off of Thornburg. Again though, Brevard County was able to cut into the deficit in the bottom of the inning, on a two-out, two-RBI single by Shea Vucinich that made it a 4-3 game. After Thornburg departed the game, Brevard County's bullpen struggled as the trio of Roque Mercedes, Jon Pokorny and Rolando Pascual combined to give up seven runs in 3 1/3 innings of work. Gennett led the way at the plate for the 'Tees as he was 3-for-5 with a double, home run, RBI and two runs scored. Vucinich also notched three hits, along with two RBI. Hunter Morris added two hits as well. Brevard County will look to even this four-game series in the finale on Thursday night at 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). The 'Tees will send Austin Ross (0-1, 6.30) to the mound, while a starting pitcher has yet to be announced by the Threshers for Thursday's game. Scooter Gennett was 3-for-5 with a homer, but Tyler Thornburg lost his first decision of 2011 as the Manatees were thumped by the Threshers, 11-4 on Wednesday night. (Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography) http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2011/07/06/XDT3xf3J.jpg

Lookouts Outshine Stars, 5-4 Chattanooga Lookouts All of the Lookouts positional starters contributed with at least one hit to lead Chattanooga to a 5-4 win over the Huntsville Stars in Wednesday night action at AT&T Field. Huntsville jumped off to an early 2-0 lead by plating two runs in the third inning. Anderson De La Rosa led off the inning with a single and scampered to third on a subsequent Matt Cline double. Dan Merklinger followed with a groundout to second baseman Jaime Pedroza, which scored De La Rosa and pushed Cline to third. Lee Haydel then hit another run-resulting groundout to Pedroza to account for the second run of the inning. The Lookouts usurped the Stars' lead in the fourth inning. Travis Denker and Wilberto Ortiz led off the inning with back-to-back solo shots off of Merklinger (5-5) to tie up the game. After a Pedroza strike out, Griff Erickson blasted a double to deep center. Lookouts starting pitcher Allen Webster then laid down a bunt that resulted in the ball plopping a few feet fair in front of the batter's box. Catcher De La Rosa aggressively threw to third base, but an errant throw into left field resulted in Erickson easily trotting home. Scott Van Slyke led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a double. Denker then struck out swinging on a wild pitch which enabled him to reach first and Van Slyke to third. Ortiz then grounded out in a double play; however, Van Slyke was able to score on the play to augment the Lookouts' lead, 4-2. Both teams exchanged one-run efforts in the sixth by means of a similar blueprint. Logan Scafer and Zelous Wheeler both hit doubles to account for Huntsville's run, while back-to-back doubles from Alfredo Silverio and Brian Cavazos-Galvez negated the Stars' efforts. Josh Lindblom entered the game in the ninth for the Lookouts and retired the side to record his twelfth save of the season. Webster (2-1) picked up the win for the Lookouts. In six innings of work, he yielded three runs on five hits. He struck out seven, while not issuing a walk. *** Kudos to the Chattanooga staff for using usurped and augment in the same game story -- impressive!

Final: Memphis 6, @Nashville 5, 13 innings Sounds Lose 6-5 To Memphis In Extras Nashville moves to 1-8 in extra-inning play this season Nashville Sounds NASHVILLE, Tenn. -The Nashville Sounds lost an extra-inning, 6-5 contest to division-rival Memphis Redbirds in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday evening at Greer Stadium. Memphis plated the winning run on a Nashville fielding error in the top of the 13th inning, which snapped a streak of four errorless games for the Sounds. Nashville (39-47) has played in a PCL-high 41 one-run games this season, going 18-23 in those contests. The Sounds' 23 one-run losses are most in the PCL and account for nearly half of the club's total defeats. Nashville also moved to 1-8 in extra-inning play. Sounds second baseman Eric Farris collected a season-high four hits and scored two runs from the leadoff spot. Brett Carroll, Caleb Gindl, and Edwin Maysonet each added two hits. After Farris led the bottom of the first with a single, Taylor Green put the Sounds on board with an RBI double to right field. The Redbirds knotted the contest at 1-1 in the next frame as Andrew Brown led off the inning with a ground rule double over the wall in right center. Brown would then move over to third on a groundout and come home on a sacrifice fly. Nashville went ahead 4-1 in the bottom of the third inning as Farris again led off with a single to start the rally. After Gindl walked, he and Farris advanced to scoring position on a wild pitch from Memphis starter Maikel Cleto. Carroll then doubled in the gap in center to plate both runners. (Audio of that two-run double available here.) The next batter, Erick Almonte, walked to reach base, and he and Carroll both moved to scoring position on a double steal. Cleto then tossed another wild pitch that allowed Carroll to score the Sounds' final run of the inning. The Redbirds exploded for four runs in the top of the sixth inning to go back ahead at 5-4. The inning was highlighted by Aaron Luna's two-out, three-run homer, as Sounds starter Sam Narron issued two walks and hit another in the frame. The Sounds tied the game at 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Pinch-hitter Jordan Brown knocked a two-out double to right field and scored on Farris' fourth hit of the game, a softly hit RBI single over the shortstop's head. Brown is now hitting .600 (6-for-10) as a pinch hitter. The next four innings were scoreless for both clubs before Memphis plated the go-ahead run in the 13th inning. Andrew Brown doubled to reach base to begin the inning. Carpenter then hit a dribbler down the first base line that hopped off the bag. After first baseman Almonte fielded the ball and overthrew pitcher Sean Green, which allowed Brown to come around and score. Wil Nieves recorded a hit in the bottom of the 12th to extend his hitting streak to seven games, the longest active on the club. In his third start of the season for the Redbirds, Cleto gave up four runs on six hits with three strikeouts in five innings in the no-decision. Narron was charged with five runs on seven hits in six innings in a no-decision. Relievers Justin James and Tim Dillard each provided two scoreless innings from the bullpen. Green (0-5) took the loss, giving up an unearned run while walking five in three innings. Coming into the game with a PCL-low 38 stolen bases on the season, the Sounds swiped a season-high three bags on the evening. The Sounds travel to Albuquerque for a quick four-game road trip with the Isotopes, beginning at 8:05 PM CT on Thursday night at Isotopes Park. Nashville right-hander Amaury Rivas (6-7, 4.34) takes the mound against Albuquerque left-hander Randy Keisler (4-4, 4.08). Nashville Box Score Four hours and 17 minutes -- the frequency of these tight ballgames for the Sounds, well documented by the Nashville staff here all season, has been amazing; the upper half of this box score certainly looks like a Tony LaRussa piece of work, as we are talking the Redbirds here; Eric Farris' stolen base was his 11th in 17 attempts -- if he were to steal 59 more consecutive bases this season, he'd match his numbers from his 2009 campaign at Brevard; Farris with four singles, Caleb Gindl and Taylor Green each reached base three times -- those two have locked up 40-man roster spots this fall, when they'll need to be protected from Rule 5; Sean Green threw 57 pitches, only 28 strikes, yet deserved a better fate somehow -- when he wasn't walking men, he did have a 7-0 ground ball ratio... Nashville Play-by-Play Yeah, Erick Almonte's game-ending error was the only one the Sounds committed, they also turned four double plays; Sean Green had to bat in a potential game-winning spot in the 12th -- combination of a near-empty bench and the status of the bullpen after a busy week -- Nashville Bottom of the 12th Taylor Green called out on strikes. Brandon Boggs strikes out swinging. Wil Nieves singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daryl Jones. Edwin Maysonet singles on a ground ball to second baseman Donovan Solano. Wil Nieves to 2nd. Sean Green called out on strikes.

Nashville Audio Archive -- July 6 - Chat with reliever Donovan Hand

Wisconsin Media Notes

Erick Almonte's home run from Tuesday night is now available in the Nashville archive (not Brandon Boggs' walkoff?).

Nashville's amazing Media Notes Huntsville's Media Notes

The two back-to-back posts starting here will answer your question.

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