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Tampa Bottom of the 5th Abraham Almonte bunt grounds out, pitcher Austin Ross to first baseman Hunter Morris. Walter Ibarra walks. Zoilo Almonte flies out to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Defensive Substitution: Sean McCraw replaces catcher Shawn Zarraga, batting 7th, playing catcher. Brevard County Manatees catcher Shawn Zarraga left the game due to an injured head. Kyle Roller strikes out swinging. Likely took an opponent's backswing? What is it with head injuries the past few weeks? Wisconsin's T.J. Mittelsteadt while getting tagged at first base, Josh Butler and Brandon Williamson just avaoiding critical mound line drive dangers, etc. Know I'm missing others...

Tampa Bottom of the 6th Pitcher Change: Santo Manzanillo replaces Austin Ross. JR Murphy called out on strikes. Rob Segedin strikes out swinging. Luke Murton strikes out swinging, catcher Sean McCraw to first baseman Hunter Morris. Nice to see, and he was protecting a 7-4 lead, but when did Santo Manzanillo and his 18 games finished and ridiculously good numbers become a 6th inning pitcher? http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_503447.jpg

Let the Khris Davis discussion begin for yet another night -- line drive RBI single in the 1st for the re-invigorated Manatees. Brevard County Top of the 1st Scooter Gennett singles on a line drive to center fielder Abraham Almonte. Kentrail Davis grounds out, second baseman Kelvin Castro to first baseman Luke Murton. Scooter Gennett to 2nd. Hunter Morris singles on a line drive to left fielder Rob Segedin. Scooter Gennett to 3rd. Khristopher Davis singles on a line drive to left fielder Rob Segedin. Scooter Gennett scores. Hunter Morris to 3rd. D' Vontrey Richardson grounds into double play, second baseman Kelvin Castro to shortstop Walter Ibarra to first baseman Luke Murton. Khristopher Davis out at 2nd.

Taylor Green's back at third base tonight (Eric Farris at second base).

Wisconsin Media Notes

Stars GM Buck Rogers highlights some interestingly positive items -- guess the home / away thing carries down to AA: The Stars are 5-4 this half and two games out of first place. Some interesting stats include: The Stars are… - 5-0 in game #2 of doubleheaders. - 15-6 in one-run games. - 6-1 at home on Saturdays. - 9-4 on Fridays. - .667 (26-13) at home.

Nashville Media Notes Huntsville Media Notes

I too, am frustrated, but will vent another time about the need for a pretty explosive bench makeover. Miscellaneous notes -- The 40-man roster is now at 37. That was Tim Dillard's final option. He was also optioned in 2008 and 2009. Of course, he could still be yo-yo'd this season if need be.

Adam McCalvy tweets -- Dillard optioned, Saito activated. Discuss in the thread here.

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 45 37 .549 - - 25-17 20-20 6-4 W3 Memphis 43 38 .531 1.5 62 25-16 18-22 5-5 W2 Iowa 39 43 .476 6.0 57 22-20 17-23 8-2 W1 Nashville 37 44 .457 7.5 56 25-18 12-26 6-4 L2 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Chattanooga 7 2 .778 - - 4-1 3-1 7-2 L1 Huntsville 5 4 .556 2.0 60 3-1 2-3 5-4 W2 * Tennessee 5 4 .556 2.0 60 3-1 2-3 5-4 L1 Carolina 4 5 .444 3.0 59 3-2 1-3 4-5 W1 Jackson 3 6 .333 4.0 58 1-3 2-3 3-6 W1 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Brevard County 5 2 .714 - - 3-1 2-1 5-2 W1 * Daytona 5 4 .556 1.0 62 1-2 4-2 5-4 W2 Dunedin 5 4 .556 1.0 62 2-1 3-3 5-4 W1 Tampa 4 5 .444 2.0 61 3-3 1-2 4-5 L2 Lakeland 3 4 .429 2.0 62 2-1 1-3 3-4 L1 Clearwater 3 6 .333 3.0 60 2-4 1-2 3-6 L1 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Beloit 6 2 .750 - - 3-0 3-2 6-2 W1 Kane County 6 2 .750 - - 1-1 5-1 6-2 L1 Clinton 5 3 .625 1.0 62 3-3 2-0 5-3 W2 * Burlington 4 4 .500 2.0 61 3-2 1-2 4-4 W3 Cedar Rapids 3 5 .375 3.0 60 1-1 2-4 3-5 W1 Quad Cities 3 5 .375 3.0 60 1-4 2-1 3-5 L4 Wisconsin 3 5 .375 3.0 60 2-4 1-1 3-5 L1 Peoria 2 6 .250 4.0 59 0-3 2-3 2-6 L3 PIO North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Billings 7 5 .583 - - 4-3 3-2 6-4 W2 Helena 7 5 .583 - - 5-2 2-3 5-5 L2 Great Falls 5 7 .417 2.0 25 1-2 4-5 4-6 L1 Missoula 5 7 .417 2.0 25 3-4 2-3 5-5 W1 AZL Central Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak AZL Dodgers 7 2 .778 - - 4-1 3-1 7-2 W4 AZL Indians 5 5 .500 2.5 45 3-2 2-3 5-5 L1 AZL Reds 5 5 .500 2.5 45 4-1 1-4 5-5 W1 AZL Brewers 2 7 .222 5.0 43 0-4 2-3 2-7 L6 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Mariners 20 8 .714 - - 10-4 10-4 7-3 W2 DSL Brewers 20 9 .690 0.5 44 9-5 11-4 7-3 L2 DSL Athletics 10 20 .333 11.0 33 6-8 4-12 3-7 L1 DSL Cardinals 9 21 .300 12.0 32 5-11 4-10 4-6 W1

Follow Saturday's action as it happens: Nashville (Gameday also available) Huntsville (Gameday also available) Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Arizona Rookie (Maryvale) DSL Brewers

Saturday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Amaury Rivas at Round Rock (Rangers), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Live Audio Link iPad/iPhone: Listen MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Huntsville: RHP Wily Peralta at home vs. Mississippi (Braves), 6:43 PM gametime Live Audio Link iPad/iPhone: Listen Live Audio Link -- Select the Mississippi feed from the MiLB main audio page Brevard County: RHP Austin Ross at Tampa (Yankees), 5:00 PM gametime Sorry, no audio available for this series... Wisconsin: RHP Matt Miller at Cedar Rapids (Angels), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: LHP Mike Strong at Great Falls (White Sox), 7:50 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link -- Select the Helena feed from the MiLB main audio page Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Diamondbacks' complex in Phoenix; 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league DSL Brewers: at the DSL Mariners, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until late afternoon at the earliest

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martinezfan, last year's champ, is currently riding an active nine-game streak (Sean Halton Friday night). Best I can tell, that's the season high for those who are playing via this thread this season.

Final: @AZL Dodgers 11, AZL Brewers 10 Walk-off loss... Arizona Box Score What a wild one -- Brewers led 7-1 heading to the bottom of the 3rd, when a five-spot brought the Dodgers to within one; the Dodgers actually scored nine consecutive runs to grab a 10-7 lead before the Maryvale boys scored three in the top of the 7th to tie it; it would remain that way until the fateful 9th when RHP Mitch Conner saw a leadoff walk, a sacrifice bunt, and then a ground-rule double end the game. 2011 6th round RHP Danny Keller, the California high schooler, made his first pro start (2nd appearance), and allowed one run in two innings; RHP Mike White had a very tough three innings (eight earned runs), LHP Stephen Peterson pitched well (one run in 3 IP, 0 BB, 5 K), but the undrafted free agent is 23 years old and as always, we have to weigh level vs. performance even at the lowest rungs of the system. Fantastic to see 3B Jalen Harris isn't seriously injured, and a nice night here -- on base four times with a double, two singles, and a walk; another teenager, CF Malcolm Dowell, also reached base four times (from the leadoff spot), two singles, two walks, SB; teenager # 3 in this paragraph, 2B Kevin Berard, continues to shine, on base three more times (two of three in SB attempts); teenager # 4, SS Renaldo Jenkins doubled twice and stole a base; C Cameron Garfield hit a three-run HR, and 1B Hitaniel Arias had a solo shot... Arizona Play-by-Play Brewers four-run 1st -- AZL Brewers Top of the 1st Malcolm Dowell walks. Kevin Berard hit by pitch. Malcolm Dowell to 2nd. Cameron Garfield homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Malcolm Dowell scores. Kevin Berard scores. Hitaniel Arias called out on strikes. Adam Weisenburger doubles (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Ronny Lugo. Jalen Harris grounds out, third baseman Bladimir Franco to first baseman Tae-Hyeok Nam. Renaldo Jenkins doubles (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Ronny Lugo. Adam Weisenburger scores. Ronny Puello grounds out, third baseman Bladimir Franco to first baseman Tae-Hyeok Nam. Ah, kids being kids -- Kevin Berard needlessly greedy here -- AZL Brewers Top of the 6th Pitcher Change: Gregory Downing replaces Luis Mesa. Jose R. Garcia strikes out swinging. Malcolm Dowell walks. With Kevin Berard batting, Gregory Downing picks off Malcolm Dowell at 1st on throw to Tae-Hyeok Nam. Kevin Berard walks. With Cameron Garfield batting, Kevin Berard steals (2) 2nd base. With Cameron Garfield batting, Kevin Berard caught stealing 3rd base, catcher Jose Capellan to third baseman Bladimir Franco.

Rattler Radio Blog -- Postgame Thoughts

Helena Box Score RH relievers Seth Harvey and Jacob Barnes combined for six scoreless innings after Williamson's unfortunate departure, although Harvey did allow an inherited runner to score; two Brewers were picked off first base -- ugh; RF Max Walla doubled as part of an encouraging 3-for-4 night, but added a caught stealing on what was a poor night on the basepaths for the Crew; Brewer batters fanned 18 times and Brewer hurlers fanned nine; the box score is pretty meaty in terms of multi-hit games and such, so please take a peek... Helena Play-by-Play You know Brandon Williamson was in tough shape when the line drive off his head deflects all the way to right field -- Kurtis Muller singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Walla, deflected by pitcher Brandon Williamson. Danny Vicioso scores.

Helena pitcher Brandon Williamson was taken to a hospital after being hit in the head by a Mustangs line drive in the third inning on Friday. Photo by Paul Ruhter / Gazette Staff

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Final: @Billings 4, Helena 3, 10 innings Helena Independent Record summary of the road game -- Big health scare for starting pitcher Brandon Williamson BILLINGS — The Billings Mustangs plated runs in the ninth and 10th innings Friday at Dehler Park, beating the Helena Brewers 4-3 to move into a tie for first place in the Pioneer League North Division standings. It was the Brewers’ fourth extra-inning affair this season, but the first time Helena dropped a game in extra frames. Billings second baseman Sammy Diaz was hitless in the game, but came up with the game-winning RBI fielder’s choice in the 10th to score Nick O’Shea. The Brewers (7-5) led 3-2 heading to the bottom of the ninth. With one out, Devin Lohman singled on a line drive to center, then moved into scoring position off a wild pitch from closer Alan Williams. Williams relieved Jacob Barnes at the top of the inning. Drew Poulk then struck an RBI double to right to plate the tying run, and Williams worked out of a jam, striking out the final two batters he faced. Williams, the league-leader in saves with three, suffered his first blown save of the season and was tagged with his first defeat. It was only a minor blemish compared to what Helena starter Brandon Williamson went through in the third inning. Williamson took a line drive to the head off the bat of Kurtis Muller, causing a delay while medical personnel attended to the 6-foot-3 right-hander. Williamson was helped off the field on a cart before later being transported to the hospital via ambulance. A CT scan came back clean and Williamson was traveling on the team bus Friday night. “It was tough to get that out of my mind,” Brewers manager Joe Ayrault said of Williamson, who lay motionless for several minutes but never lost consciousness. “I was thinking about him the whole game, and I know our players were as well.” After the Mustangs (7-5) took a 2-0 lead in the third, Helena answered to tie the game in the fifth frame. Max Walla led off with a base hit to left, followed three at-bats later by Ruben Ozuna’s two-out single. A passed ball by Danny Vicioso put two Brewers in scoring position, setting up Adrian Williams’ two-run single to center. Billings reliever Brooks Pinckard picked up his first win of the season, striking out the side in the tenth for a perfect one-inning outing.

You can hear his home run call via the Nashville game summary page.

Nashville Audio Archive -- July 1 - Chat with Pitcher Mark DiFelice Discusses that he's chosen to focus on his bullpen role now, pitching back-to-back days, etc.

We'll note it early tonight -- it's another Eric Farris at SS, Taylor Green at 2B night. Actually, wouldn't we rather see Green more often at third base these days? *** RHP Mike White starts for Maryvale tonight, that one-inning "scare" start was just a bullpen day last week.

Of the nine K's thus far, seven swinging...