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Huntsville Media Relations: Pitcher Wily Peralta has been activated from the disabled list. Peralta was placed on the DL back on May 5. In six games with the Stars, Peralta has gone 2-2 with a 4.02 ERA. His last outing was on May 4 against Jacksonville. He went 3.0 innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on four hits. He walked four and struck out five. In a related move, pitcher Jameson Dunn has been transferred to the Helena Brewers roster. In three games with the Stars, Dunn had a 3.00 ERA (3 IP / 2 ER). He recorded his first professional win on May 11 against Tennessee when he threw one scoreless inning. With these moves, the Stars active roster remains at 24, the Southern League limit. *** Making his pro debut at age 24 with Huntsville (undrafted free agent signing this past January out of Oral Roberts), Dunn would not seem to profile best as a stalwart on the Helena staff this June. He'll probably be the first plug in at Huntsville, Brevard, or Wisconsin as situations warrant.

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 19 16 .543 - - 11-5 8-11 4-6 L2 Iowa 15 20 .429 4.0 106 7-8 8-12 3-7 L1 Memphis 12 22 .353 6.5 104 9-10 3-12 2-8 L3 Nashville 12 22 .353 6.5 104 9-9 3-13 3-7 W3 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Tennessee 21 14 .600 - - 10-5 11-9 5-5 W2 Huntsville 19 15 .559 1.5 35 10-4 9-11 4-6 L2 Jackson 18 15 .545 2.0 35 6-7 12-8 6-4 W1 Chattanooga 18 17 .514 3.0 33 9-11 9-6 5-5 L2 Carolina 10 25 .286 11.0 25 7-13 3-12 3-7 L4 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Daytona 25 10 .714 - - 11-4 14-6 8-2 L1 Clearwater 23 12 .657 2.0 34 13-7 10-5 7-3 L1 Dunedin 18 17 .514 7.0 29 5-9 13-8 8-2 W4 Lakeland 17 18 .486 8.0 28 9-7 8-11 4-6 W1 Brevard County 13 22 .371 12.0 24 7-13 6-9 3-7 W2 Tampa 13 22 .371 12.0 24 7-13 6-9 4-6 W1 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Burlington 25 9 .735 - - 11-2 14-7 7-3 W1 Cedar Rapids 20 15 .571 5.5 - 10-6 10-9 3-7 L5 Beloit 18 14 .563 6.0 37 10-5 8-9 5-5 W1 Peoria 19 16 .543 6.5 35 11-5 8-11 7-3 L1 Wisconsin 17 15 .531 7.0 36 10-9 7-6 7-3 W6 Quad Cities 17 17 .500 8.0 34 8-10 9-7 6-4 W3 Kane County 12 24 .333 14.0 27 8-12 4-12 4-6 W1 Clinton 9 27 .250 17.0 24 4-16 5-11 1-9 L7

Follow Saturday's action as it happens: Nashville (Gameday also available) Huntsville (Gameday also available) Brevard County Wisconsin

The Huntsville pitching staff doesn't appear to be in shape for a "bullpen" game. Considering he's now eligible to come off the DL after his molar extraction dental work, it would be almost shocking if Wily Peralta were not activated prior to today's game. The Stars would need to make a corresponding move. With Tim Dillard's spot now open in Nashville, Robert Hinton's return to AAA makes too much sense (Toby's tweet).

Saturday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Amaury Rivas at home vs. Sacramento (Athletics), 6:20 PM pre-game; 6:35 gametime Live Audio Link iPad/iPhone: Listen MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Huntsville: TBD at Jackson (Mariners), 6:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- look for the Jackson feed off the master MiLB.com audio list Brevard County: RHP Kyle Heckathorn at home vs. St. Lucie (Mets), 6:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- look for the St. Lucie feed off the master MiLB.com audio list Wisconsin: RHP Matt Miller at Clinton (Mariners), 5:40 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Live Audio Link

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Post-game audio -- Yovani with Cory Provus Yovani with WSSP Jonathan Lucroy with the press pool Pre-game audio -- Mark Kotsay with WSSP

Sounds' newcomer brings bigtime bat by Greg Sullivan, The Tennessean While the Sounds have had some trouble with run production early in the season, their recent addition of a former Triple-A batting champion is already beginning to remedy that problem. Jordan Brown, who won the International League batting title in 2009 with a .336 average and spent part of last season with the Cleveland Indians, is now playing in his first home-stand with the Sounds after the Brewers acquired him on May 2. "The idea was that he could help our offense," said Brewers assistant general manager Gord Ash, who observed this week's Sounds series with the Fresno Grizzlies. "Our scouts have liked him for a good bit and finally he was made available." It was Brown who proved to be the difference in Thursday night's 5-2 win over Fresno, the Sounds second straight win before Friday night's game that featured a long rain delay. He tied a Pacific Coast League single-game record with three sacrifice flies in the game. Despite never hitting more than 15 home runs in a professional season, Brown has always managed to be a productive hitter, at least at the minor-league level. "When you hit in the middle of the lineup you're going to be in a position to help your team win ballgames," Brown said. "I take a lot of pride in what I do." That attitude and execution is not lost on the Sounds' coaching staff. "He was the right man in the right spot," Sounds manager Don Money said. "That's part of the game and when Milwaukee calls and says, 'Who knows how to play the game?' Those are the things we talk about." Brown, a 27-year-old infielder-outfielder, spent his first six professional seasons with the Indians organization, earning MVP honors in both the Eastern League and the Carolina League. The change in scenery this year, though, may work out in his favor, he said, following a difficult 2010 season where he worked to recover from a torn meniscus injury that he sustained in spring training. "I was with that team for six years," Brown said. "I was in need of a change. "I was healthy the whole year (in 2009). I was confident in my ability. I took advantage of it. I'll try and get that feeling back here with the new organization."

There you go. Goodnight. Awesome job as always, Eric.

Despite the end of his 13-game hit streak, Rattler RF Franklin Romero contributed a sacrifice fly, so kudos. However, with two K's, the hacktastic Romero now has a 25-to-0 K-to-BB ratio in 78 AB's. .308 AVG, .308 OBP.

Mostly players, and not fans here.?Turns out Friday the 13th was a very good day for Tim Dillard, always a cut-up.

Nashville Audio Archive -- May 13 - Chat with Starting Pitcher Josh Butler

Scooter Gennett back in action for the 'Tees...

Didn't last long, released yesterday...

At Nashville, infielder swap on the DL, Anderson Machado goes on, Milwaukee native Chris Nowak comes off. No other details.

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PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 19 15 .559 - - 11-5 8-10 5-5 L1 Iowa 15 19 .441 4.0 107 7-8 8-11 3-7 W1 Memphis 12 21 .364 6.5 105 9-9 3-12 2-8 L2 Nashville 11 22 .333 7.5 104 8-9 3-13 2-8 W2 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Tennessee 20 14 .588 - - 9-5 11-9 5-5 W1 Huntsville 19 14 .576 0.5 37 10-4 9-10 4-6 L1 Jackson 17 15 .531 2.0 36 6-7 11-8 5-5 L2 Chattanooga 18 16 .529 2.0 35 9-11 9-5 6-4 L1 Carolina 10 24 .294 10.0 27 7-13 3-11 3-7 L3 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Daytona 25 9 .735 - - 11-4 14-5 9-1 W1 Clearwater 23 11 .676 2.0 35 13-6 10-5 8-2 W2 Dunedin 16 17 .485 8.5 29 5-9 11-8 7-3 W2 Lakeland 16 18 .471 9.0 28 9-7 7-11 4-6 L2 Brevard County 12 22 .353 13.0 24 6-13 6-9 2-8 W1 Tampa 12 22 .353 13.0 24 6-13 6-9 3-7 L1 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Burlington 24 9 .727 - - 10-2 14-7 7-3 L1 Cedar Rapids 20 14 .588 4.5 - 10-6 10-8 4-6 L4 Beloit 18 14 .563 5.5 37 10-5 8-9 5-5 W1 Peoria 19 15 .559 5.5 36 11-5 8-10 7-3 W1 Wisconsin 16 15 .516 7.0 36 10-9 6-6 7-3 W5 Quad Cities 17 17 .500 7.5 34 8-10 9-7 6-4 W3 Kane County 11 24 .314 14.0 27 7-12 4-12 3-7 L1 Clinton 9 26 .257 16.0 25 4-15 5-11 1-9 L6

Follow Friday's action as it happens: Nashville (Gameday also available) Huntsville (Gameday also available) Brevard County Wisconsin

Good news for MiLB.TV subscribers. The good folks in Nashville have informed us that their home games will now be available on MiLB.TV (a one-camera operation tied into Stu Paul's audio).

Friday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chase Wright at home vs. Fresno (Giants), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link iPad/iPhone: Listen MiLB.TV -- for subscribers (archives as well) Huntsville: RHP Cody Scarpetta at Tennessee (Cubs), 6:15 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- look for the Tennessee feed off the master MiLB.com audio list Brevard County: RHP Maverick Lasker at home vs. Charlotte (Rays), 6:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- Stone Crabs' feed Wisconsin: RHP Tyler Thornburg at Clinton (Mariners), 6:10 PM pre-game; 6:30 gametime Live Audio Link

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From the "man among boys" section of this week's Baseball America Prospect Hot Sheet -- Mat Gamel, 1b, Brewers. One way or another Gamel will be in the big leagues next season, and probably with the Brewers. Not only will the 25-year-old be out of minor league options, but slugger Prince Fielder's uniform front likely won't read "Milwaukee" in 2012. For now Gamel's doing his best to prove that he's worthy of being the organization's first baseman of the future by batting .323/.390/.528 through 127 at-bats for Triple-A Nashville. His bat came alive this week with a 13-for-27 (.481) performance that included four homers, a double, eight RBIs and a 2-to-2 walk-to-strikeout distribution. The power will be key for the lefty-swinging converted third baseman because in the previous two seasons with the Sounds he hit a combined 24 homers and slugged an ordinary .493 in 679 trips to the plate.

Braves send scout to watch Sounds Don't make too much of it, part of his regular assignments monitoring seven specific clubs and their higher level affiliates

Photo gallery at the link as well Braddock solid in outing for Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, but sleep ailment remains a mystery by Mike Woods, Post-Crescent staff writer GRAND CHUTE — The idea of a professional athlete being put on the disabled list for what has been described as a "sleep disorder" is a tad difficult to understand. Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Zach Braddock didn't shed a whole lot more light on the subject following a rehab outing with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Friday at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. "I guess the easiest way to explain it is you want to go out there as close to 100 percent as possible,'' said Braddock. "And if you're not you know you want to address it." Braddock, a left-handed reliever, was put on the 15-day disabled list May 3. He had appeared in 12 games with the Brewers this season, giving up six hits and three earned runs in 9 2/3 innings. His ERA was 2.79. He had struck out nine and walked six, leading to concerns about his control as well as his velocity. "I feel better,'' he said. "Energy level is good. Body response has been good.'' Braddock certainly looked good against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. On a 20-pitch limit, he threw 22 pitches, 17 for strikes. He struck out all five batters he faced. The velocity on his fastball was consistently in the low to mid-90s. Striking out the side in the first on 11 pitches, no Kernels batter managed to even touch the baseball. "I think I went out there with full intensity, attacking the zone and attacking the hitters and just did the best I could,'' Braddock said. As for what kind of treatment he has been receiving, Braddock was vague. "Just working closely with (doctors) and monitoring everything very closely and just try and make improvements every day,'' he said. "Right now, we're just going through a series of processes and working closely with the team doctors and physicians.'' Brewers officials have said little about Braddock since he went on the disabled list. Asked recently if doctors have been able to provide Braddock with any relief, brewers.com reported Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said he was not authorized to say. Braddock will remain with the Timber Rattlers for a three-game trip to Clinton that begins today and is expected to make another appearance in the series. From there, he is unsure what the Brewers have in mind. Physically, he said he feels good. "It hasn't been a real question of physicality, it's not a real injury,'' he said. "Just a matter of timing and what the Brewers feel, and the doctors.'' Dealing with a mysterious ailment at 23 years of age is not what Braddock had in mind for his professional career. But he said he's taking it in stride as best he can. "There are a lot of ups and downs,'' said Braddock. "I had a coach once say baseball is a game of humbling experiences. There are two types players; those that are humble and those that are about to be. This is experience is no different than any other aspect of going out there and dealing with adversity.''