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This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated a few hours prior to gametime. Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): *** We're going to include the link to Kraig McNutt's Nashville blog in the same post as the Nashville media notes link going forward. *** "Voice of the Rattlers" Chris Mehring's informative and entertaining Rattlers Radio Blog includes game notes an hour or two before gametime.

Six of the starting nine (seven of the starting ten including the pitcher) from the suspended July Timber Rattlers game have either been promoted or placed on the DL (John Delaney). Here's the partial box score to reflect that until the game actually starts again. **** The Sounds' series in Albuquerque is available for a fee via MiLB.TV -- sorry for not reminding Nashville diehards earlier.

Follow Tuesday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Tab or New Window". Choose "Recap". While you're listening to your minor league game of choice (or watching/listening to the big league Crew when they are playing), simply refresh your game log browsers every so often. MiLB.com now has Gameday available for AA as well as AAA this season. Nashville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_25_nasaaa_albaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_25_monaax_hunaax_1&did=t559&sid=t559 Brevard County Game One: http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&gid=2009_08_25_clrafa_breafa_1&cid=503&t=g_box Brevard County Game Two: http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&gid=2009_08_25_clrafa_breafa_2&cid=503&t=g_box Wisconsin Completion of Suspended Game: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_07_wisafx_burafx_1 Wisconsin Regularly Scheduled Game: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_25_wisafx_burafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572 Helena: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_25_bilrok_helrok_1&did=t433&sid=t433 Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_25_brrrok_giarok_1

Tuesday's Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Mike Jones at Albuquerque (Dodgers), 7:10 PM pre-game; 7:35 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Brandon Kintzler at home vs. Montgomery (Rays), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP Amaury Rivas and LHP Lucas Luetge in a doubleheader at home vs. Clearwater (Phillies), 4:00 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... Wisconsin: First, it's the completion of a game at Burlington (Royals) that was suspended on July 7. The score of that game is 1-1 and the Rattlers have a runner at first with no outs in the top of the sixth. Then, in the nine-inning nightcap, RHP R.J. Seidel takes the mound. LHP Efrain Nieves will also pitch -- 4:45 PM pre-game; 5:00 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: RHP Eric Arnett at home vs. Billings (Reds), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link Arizona Summer League: at the Giants' complex in Scottsdale; no more day games -- all games begin at 7:00 local time in the desert; no audio, naturally... Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: Season complete -- the squad finished 27-43, 11th place in the 12-team division, 24.5 games behind the first-place DSL Giants. If it makes you smile, the DSL Cubs #2 squad finished last at 15-52, and lost their final 19 games of the season.

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Link while active, text follows: New player Kemp will hit field mostly at DH, first base during stint in Huntsville By Brad Shepard For The Times After his freshman year at Tennessee Tech, Corey Kemp decided to go to junior college for a year and transfer to a major Division I university because he wanted to play with the best. He wound up a second-team All-American at East Carolina. That competitiveness should serve Kemp well in the Brewers organization. After being selected in the 14th round of last year's draft, the 6-foot, 240-pound catcher finds himself behind Angel Salome and Jonathan Lucroy at the position. "Everyone's fighting for a spot on that big league team, and everybody wants to do well," he said. "Salome and Lucroy are great players, not only at the plate but behind it. All I can do is make it tough on the organization, play as hard as I can and play well." Kemp hasn't disappointed this season, hitting .280 with three home runs at Single-A Wisconsin. He joined the Stars on Friday to provide some assistance while Kevin Melillo recovers from an arm injury. But Kemp isn't helping at catcher. Instead, he has started two games at first base after splitting time there during the second half with the TimberRattlers. "He's going to help out and play a little there," Stars manager Bob Miscik said. "I don't know if he's going to get any time behind the plate. I see him as being our third catcher. "When he does play, it'll be against left-handed pitchers as a DH or at first base." Kemp - who said he spends his free time looking up Tennessee Vols football recruits' films and watching the History Channel - may be able to enjoy a little bit longer stay in Huntsville next year. If he continues his progression, he is looking forward to returning home to play at Triple-A Nashville. He is from nearby Franklin, Tenn. Regardless of where he plays, much like teammate Taylor Green, he's just trying to improve his versatility. Last year, Kemp went to the Arizona Instructional League as a catcher. This year, he will go as a first baseman. Kemp is enjoying the Double-A audition. Though he hasn't gotten a hit in six at-bats, his parents - Rick and Catherine - and his fiancee Kaitlin Lewis are much closer than they were when he was in Appleton, Wisc. "They were able to come to games this weekend," he said. "And now they're just a phone call away. It's awesome. Everybody wants to look up in the stands and see a familiar face."

Final: Arizona Brewers 5, Arizona Athletics 1 Arizona Box Score Just-turned 20-year-old RHP Travis Nevakshonoff, a 29th round pick in 2007 out of Canada, is rewarded for his long rehab work with a 1-2-3 three groundball debut inning; LHP's Casey Baron (rehab from Huntsville) and Del Howell, RHP's Seth Lintz and Caleb Thielbar followed, all successfully; Brewers 5-for-8 on busy basepaths; once again we'll note that with some prospects having toiled at the DSL level and the front office having gone fairly light in terms of roster depth in sheer numbers, those position players who are in Helena and Maryvale can't complain about their number of at-bats.... Arizona Game Log

Nashville Pre-Game Audio Chat with infielder Erick Almonte Final: Nashville 11, Albuquerque (Dodgers) 5 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Corey Patterson photo, text follows -- Sounds Top Isotopes, 11-5 ALBUQUERQUE - The Nashville Sounds topped the Albuquerque Isotopes, 11-5, on Monday night at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque. Sounds outfielder Corey Patterson went 3-for-5 with a home run, double, and three RBIs. Adam Heether added two hits, including a double and three RBIs in the win. Not committing an error for a season-high seven games, Nashville improves to 67-63, but still trails Memphis by 2 ½ games after a Redbird win. The Isotopes took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI single by Albuquerque first baseman J.D. Closser. The Sounds answered with four runs in the next frame, highlighted by a bases-loaded two-run double by Patterson, followed by a two-run single by shortstop J.J Hardy that made it 4-1. Albuquerque trimmed the lead to 4-2 on a bases-loaded walk by Sounds starter Chris Cody, who hit another two batters to fill the bases. After the run-scoring walk, Cody surrendered infield pop outs to Jamie Hoffman and Dee Brown that ended the charge.The Isotopes knocked home another two runs on four singles off Cody in the bottom of the fourth inning that tied the game at four. Nashville loaded the bases in the next inning after singles by Adam Stern and Hardy, followed by an Erick Almonte walk. Heether then delivered a one-out line drive single to left field that brought home Stern and Hardy. Second baseman Johnny Raburn added a sacrifice fly that scored Almonte to extend the Sounds lead to 7-4. The Sounds tacked one another three runs in the seventh inning on RBI doubles by Heether and catcher Patrick Arlis. Patterson added to the Nashville lead with a solo home run in the eighth inning, his third home run of the season. AUDIO: Patrick Arlis RBI Double Cody (7-7) earned the win, allowing four runs on seven hits with two strikeouts in five innings of work. Matt Ginter added two scoreless innings in relief. Eric Stults (5-3) took the loss, allowing seven runs (six earned) on nine hits over five innings. Henry Bonilla gave up three runs in two innings of work in relief. Nashville outfielder Tike Redman singled in the fifth inning in his Sounds debut. The Sounds and Isotopes play the finale of the four game series at 7:35 PM CT on Tuesday night at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque. Right-hander Mike Jones (0-1, 13.50) takes the mound for Nashville against Isotopes righty and former Brewer farmhand Giancarlo Alvarado (11-9, 3.68). Nashville Box Score Seven position players combined for 14 base hits, Corey Patterson a triple shy of the cycle, veteran Johnny Raburn a 3-for-4 night plus a sacrifice fly as he's benefiting from regular AAA at-bats; after this road trip, a four-game home series with Memphis looms large... Nashville Game Log

Huntsville LHP Casey Baron makes a rehab appearance in Maryvale, nice. Gotta love low-Rookie level baseball -- check out how the A-Crew scored in the 1st and the 2nd (single runs each): AZL Brewers Bottom 1st Carlos George hit by pitch. With Demetrius McKelvie batting, Carlos George steals (18) 2nd base. Demetrius McKelvie hit by pitch. With Khristopher Davis batting, wild pitch by Brett Hunter, Carlos George to 3rd. Demetrius McKelvie out at 2nd, catcher Abraham De Leon to shortstop Gernaldo Castillo. Khristopher Davis strikes out swinging. Brandon Sizemore hit by pitch. With Tyler Roberts batting, Carlos George steals (19) home. Brandon Sizemore steals (10) 2nd base. Tyler Roberts strikes out swinging. AZL Brewers Bottom 2nd Jose Garcia reaches on fielding error by third baseman Neudy Clime. With Allixon Cequea batting, wild pitch by Brett Hunter, Jose Garcia to 2nd. With Allixon Cequea batting, wild pitch by Brett Hunter, Jose Garcia to 3rd. Allixon Cequea walks. With Connor Lind batting, Jose Garcia steals (5) home. Allixon Cequea steals (1) 2nd base. Connor Lind pops out to first baseman Alcibiades Made in foul territory. Franklin Romero strikes out swinging. Pitcher Change: Argenis Paez replaces Brett Hunter. With Carlos George batting, Abraham De Leon picks off Allixon Cequea at 2nd on throw to Jeremy Wells.

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Stars Use Power to Push Past Montgomery HUNTSVILLE ENDS TWO LOSING STREAKS WITH FIRST WIN IN SERIES By Brett Pollock Josh Butler battled through six innings and Jonathan Lucroy hit the tie-breaking home run to push Huntsville past Montgomery 6-4 Monday night in the middle of a five-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars stopped a three-game slide to raise their second half mark to 22-35, while the Biscuits fell to 27-30 in the second half and 60-67 overall. The Stars snapped a six-game skid to Montgomery and beat the Biscuits for only a second time in eight tries. The visitors scored in the first inning on a run-producing hit by Jose Lobaton and a throwing error on shortstop Yohannis Perez in an attempt to turn an inning-ending double play. Butler struck out Fernando Cortez with two runners on to end the second inning, got Matt Fields to bounce into an inning-ending double play with two runners on in the third and induced Jason Perry to ground into a twin-killing in the sixth to navigate his way through that frame. Butler was charged with one earned run on seven hits, while fanning three and walking three. He picked up the win to improve to 2-1 and was followed by Mike McClendon, who tossed a perfect seventh inning and Zach Braddock, who worked a scoreless eighth inning. Rob Wooten retired the first two hitters in the ninth before a walk and a hit and defensive indifference put runners at second and third. Cortez singled in Jason Bowers and Rashad Eldridge to cut the Stars lead to 6-4 before Chris Nowak flied out to end the game. Montgomery starter Rayner Oliveros retired the first seven hitters he faced before Perez hit an opposite field home run to right-center field to get the home team on the board. It was his third of the year and first since June 3. The Stars tied the game in the fourth on a two-out double by Taylor Green that plated Shane Justis, who had been hit by a pitch to start the inning. Drew Anderson doubled with two out in the sixth and scored when Lucroy followed with his ninth long ball of the season to give the Stars a 4-2 edge. Oliveros suffered the loss after conceding four runs on five hits over six innings. Heath Rollins took over in the seventh and yielded a two-run home run to J.R. Hopf, his third of the season and first since July 5, that pushed the home side's lead to 6-2. The Stars hit three home runs in a game for a third time this season. The series continues Tuesday night with Stars' right-hander Brandon Kintzler making the start against Biscuits' southpaw Brandon Mann. Coverage of the game begins at 6:45 PM central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score I parlayed bets on Yohannis Perez and J.R. Hopf going deep tonight, so I can retire now; no errors in seven games at second base in Huntsville for Brett Lawrie, and so far, so good (.320) at the plate -- anybody else starting to think 2010 is going to be an absolute monster year for Brett? RHP Josh Butler has made at least three starts at four different levels of the system this season -- by the way, he's pretty solid, 12 ground ball outs here; a shaky 9th, but hey, it wasn't a save situation and Rob Wooten stopped the bleeding; LHP Zach Braddock on the mound in any way, shape, or form is a good thing -- he tuned 22 last Sunday... Huntsville Game Log

Wisconsin Site Game Summary THAT STINGS; BEES STRIKEOUT 15 RATTLERS IN 5-1 WIN By Chris Mehring BURLINGTON, IA - Shawn Griffin drove in four runs and Tim Melville struck out eight as the Burlington Bees dealt a serious blow to any playoff pretensions harbored by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Wisconsin entered the five-game series with the Bees trailing Burlington by three games for the Second Half Western Division Wild Card. But, the 5-1 loss at Community Field drops the Rattlers four games back with 14 games remaining in the season. Josh Prince hit the first pitch from Melville of the top of the fourth inning over the wall in left for his first professional homer. That gave Wisconsin (57-69 overall, 23-33 second half) a 1-0 lead. But, the right-handed starter for Burlington would not give up another run. Melville tossed six innings, walked one, allowed four hits and matched his career high for strikeouts. In the bottom of the fourth, an error and a walk put two Burlington runners on base against Rattlers starter Cody Scarpetta. Scarpetta got the first out with a strikeout, but Shawn Griffin hit a three-run homer to right on a 1-0 pitch and the Bees (56-70, 27-29) led 3-1. Dusty Odenbach kept the Rattlers off the board with four strikeouts over two innings of relief. Then, the Bees offense added a couple of insurance runs. Rattlers relief pitcher Corey Frerichs loaded the bases with a pair of singles and a walk in the bottom of the eighth. He got the first out, but walked Griffin to force in a run. Reliever Rigoberto Almonte entered the game and gave up an RBI grounder to Jose Bonilla before getting the final out of the inning. Blaine Hardy continued the strikeout display by striking out the side in order in the top of the ninth inning. On Tuesday, the Timber Rattlers and Bees will conclude a game that was suspended on July 7. The score of that game is 1-1 and the Rattlers have a runner at first with no outs in the top of the sixth. That game will be restarted at 5:00 PM. The regularly scheduled game is set for nine innings and will start 30 minutes after the conclusion of the suspended game. R.J. Seidel (1-2, 6.57) is the scheduled starter for the Rattlers. Mike Lehmann (4-5, 5.71) is set to go for the Bees. Wisconsin Box Score Cody Scarpetta turns 21 years old on Tuesday (the 25th) -- has it been a successful campaighn for him? Yeah, you'd have to say so, the walks can be annoying, but the walks per inning (53 in 101 IP) isn't quite as bad as you'd think... Wisconsin Game Log

Final: Huntsville 6, Montgomery (Rays) 4 Final: Burlington (Royals) 5, Wisconsin 1 Details coming up...

The Brewers have signed an additional bat for the outfield at the upper levels as the season winds down, and as others are set to depart soon for international play. First was Tike Redman, noted above. Signed from the independent Atlantic League's Camden Riversharks is 31-year-old Jon Knott, (career statistics), who was second in the Atlantic League in batting (.328) and fourth in doubles (24). Knott is a RH bat and corner outfielder. Knott made his pro debut in 2002 in San Diego's system, and has 31 career big-league AB's with the Padres and the Orioles. No official word on placement as of yet (Nashville vs. Huntsville).

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Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memphis 68 60 .531 - 40-27 28-33 W2 Nashville 66 63 .512 2.5 36-31 30-32 W1 Iowa 65 64 .504 3.5 37-24 28-40 W1 Omaha 55 73 .430 13.0 26-35 29-38 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee 30 27 .526 - 14-16 16-11 W2 West Tenn 30 27 .526 - 15-12 15-15 L1 Chattanooga 29 28 .509 1.0 17-11 12-17 W1 Huntsville 21 35 .375 8.5 10-16 11-19 L3 Carolina 20 37 .351 10.0 9-18 11-19 L3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tampa 40 14 .741 - 15-9 25-5 W5 Brevard County 31 19 .620 7.0 19-12 12-7 L2 Clearwater 29 26 .527 11.5 17-14 12-12 L1 Dunedin 26 28 .481 14.0 14-11 12-17 W1 Daytona 24 31 .436 16.5 11-17 13-14 W2 Lakeland 22 31 .415 17.5 9-12 13-19 L4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Great Falls 8 12 .400 - 2-8 6-4 W1 Missoula 8 12 .400 - 4-6 4-6 L2 Billings 6 13 .316 1.5 6-6 0-7 L2 Helena 5 14 .263 2.5 2-5 3-9 L2

This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated a few hours prior to gametime. Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): *** We're going to include the link to Kraig McNutt's Nashville blog in the same post as the Nashville media notes link going forward. *** "Voice of the Rattlers" Chris Mehring's informative and entertaining Rattlers Radio Blog includes game notes an hour or two before gametime.

Follow Monday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Tab or New Window". Choose "Recap". While you're listening to your minor league game of choice (or watching/listening to the big league Crew when they are playing), simply refresh your game log browsers every so often. MiLB.com now has Gameday available for AA as well as AAA this season. Nashville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_24_nasaaa_albaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_24_monaax_hunaax_1&did=t559&sid=t559 Wisconsin: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_24_wisafx_burafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572 Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_24_athrok_brrrok_1

Monday's Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chris Cody at Albuquerque (Dodgers), 7:10 PM pre-game; 7:35 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Josh Butler at home vs. Montgomery (Rays), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: Idle Wisconsin: RHP Cody Scarpetta at Burlington (Royals), 6:15 PM pre-game; 6:30 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: Idle Arizona Summer League: at home in Maryvale vs. the Athletics' kids; no more day games -- all games begin at 7:00 local time in the desert; no audio, naturally... Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: Season complete -- the squad finished 27-43, 11th place in the 12-team division, 24.5 games behind the first-place DSL Giants. If it makes you smile, the DSL Cubs #2 squad finished last at 15-52, and lost their final 19 games of the season.

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Final: Arizona Brewers 9, Arizona Cubs 6 Arizona Box Score The A-Crew broke open a 4-3 game with five in the top of the 8th for a 9-3 lead, then held on as the Cubbies scored three in the botton half of the same inning; LHP Matt Costello (always pump up the Massachusetts kids) continued his fine work this summer with five very solid innings in relief of rehabbing LHP Chris Capuano's one inning; another rehabbing LHP, Jose Romero, was the victim in the 8th; SS Carlos George reached base three times, and six others did twice; Brandon Sizemore homered, his 6th of the season, and doubled; Chris Dennis, rehabbing an ankle tendon, grounded out in his first at-bat then left the game... Arizona Game Log Four of the Brewers' five extra-base hits came in the five-run 8th -- AZL Brewers Top 8th Pitcher Change: Adam Spencer replaces Miguel Sierra. Wayne Dedrick flies out to center fielder Francisco Guzman. Khristopher Davis walks. With Brandon Sizemore batting, Khristopher Davis steals (2) 2nd base, . Khristopher Davis advances to 3rd, on missed catch error by second baseman Wes Darvill. Brandon Sizemore doubles (15) on a fly ball to left fielder Brandon May. Khristopher Davis scores. Jose Garcia triples (5) on a line drive to center fielder Francisco Guzman. Brandon Sizemore scores. Pitcher Change: Rogelino Carmona replaces Adam Spencer. Maxwell Walla strikes out swinging. Tony Pechek doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder Kevin Soto. Jose Garcia scores. Connor Lind doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Kevin Soto. Tony Pechek scores. Franklin Romero reaches on fielding error by left fielder Brandon May. Connor Lind scores. Franklin Romero to 3rd. Carlos George pops out to second baseman Wes Darvill.

Final: Orem (Angels) 10, Helena 1 Helena Independent Record: Orem blasts Helena again The Orem Owlz took four out of five games in the series against the Helena Brewers, spanking Rene Gonzales' crew 10-1 in the series finale of the Pioneer League game Sunday in Orem, Utah. The Brewers scored the only run of the season against Owlz starter Garrett Richards, but that was of little consolation when the Helena bullpen imploded in the fifth inning. With the score tied at 1, Andre Lamontagne relieved Brewers starter Jake Odorizzi, who hurled four innings and allowed just one run on four hits, fanning four. But what was once a ballgame turned into a blowout as Lamontagne allowed six hits, seven runs (three of them earned) and had a pair of errors in one inning. It was by far Lamontagne's worst outing of the season, as he picked up his third loss. He had not allowed more than two in an inning in any of his previous appearances this season. Richards got the win for Orem. Helena (5-14) improved on Saturday's offensive effort, getting six hits. Still, after five innings, it was all Orem. The Owlz (18-2) had 13 hits. Second baseman Cutter Dykstra was 2-for-2 for the Brewers, who got the scoring started in the top of the second. Cameron Garfield singled on a fly ball to center, then Shawn Zarraga followed with a single of his own. Dykstra then had a sacrifice bunt that advanced the runners, and Joey Paciorek got the lone RBI of the game on his groundout. It was the second straight game in which Helena failed to get an extra-base hit. Carlos Ramirez paced the Owlz at the plate, going 3-for-4 with the game's lone home run and his fourth of the season. Richard Cates' RBI single to left field in the third gave the Owlz their first run of the game, the only run allowed by Odorizzi. Orem continues to pull away with the lead in the Pioneer League South, while the Brewers can't seem to crawl out of the North basement. Helena has an off day today before returning home to host Billings at 7:00 PM (8:00 Central) Tuesday. DIAMOND NOTE: No player in the Helena lineup Sunday has a batting average above 300. However, seven of the Owlz batters top that, with first baseman Dillon Baird approaching .400. Helena Box Score By far this game overall was a positive purely on Jake Odorizzi's effort; Cutter Dykstra back, shaking off any head injury from earlier in the week... Helena Game Log

Link while active, text follows: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers break attendance record By Ryan Wilson Appleton Post-Crescent staff writer GRAND CHUTE - Neenah's Judy Youngquist was honored Sunday for being the fan who broke the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' single season attendance record. Youngquist was one of 5,459 fans who attended the Timber Rattlers' game against Cedar Rapids. More importantly, she was the 405th person to enter the stadium, allowing the team to top its old record of 233,797 fans set in 1996, the team's second season at Fox Cities Stadium. The team's 2009 attendance now is 238,852. Youngquist, who said she gets to several Timber Rattlers games, "but not as many as my husband," received several gifts for being fan No. 233,798. Her prize pack included a Wisconsin jersey, a bat signed by the Timber Rattlers, tickets to a Milwaukee Brewers game, a gift card and a VIP suite to a 2010 Rattlers game. She also threw out the first pitch on Sunday. "When we were in line, I saw them getting the cameras ready (behind the gate)," said Youngquist. "I thought it would be someone behind us, but when we came through the gate it was me. I am very surprised because we knew it was happening, but I didn't think it was going to be me." With his finger glued to a clicker, Timber Rattlers assistant general manager Aaron Hahn had to make sure the 405th fan entering the stadium was properly recognized. "Yeah, you never want to get called out afterward, and I hope nobody was counting outside the gate," joked Hahn. "But we're just happy to have the record in place." The Timber Rattlers are in the first year of an affiliation agreement with the Milwaukee Brewers that stretches through 2012, and have benefited at the box office from that association. But Rattlers president Rob Zerjav said other factors also have aided the club. "The weather has been great, but I also think we've done a good job with our product here as far as customer service," Zerjav said. "When you come out to the ballpark, you're going to have a good time. A lot of new people came because of our affiliation (with Milwaukee), but they came back because of their experience here at the ballpark." The team also has drawn fans from a larger area this year. From Milwaukee to Escanaba, Mich., interest in the team has grown. Anticipating that growth, the team developed agreements with radio and TV partners that are best able to reach their new fans. "This year we signed with WNAM for radio, and their reach is huge so you can get the games on a radio in a larger area," said Zerjav. "The TV games with Time Warner Cable reach into Milwaukee. (Brewers general manager) Doug Melvin has told me he's watched the games down there. So you know people are watching, and it's helped." The Timber Rattlers are not resting on their laurels. The organization already is looking ahead to 2010. "We want to have some downtime for the staff," said Zerjav. "But once September comes around we'll evaluate this season and begin to get ready for next year." Judy Youngquist (center) of Neenah is congratulated by Wisconsin Timber Rattlers staff Angie Ceranski (left) and Aaron Hahn. Youngquist was the 405th fan through gates at Fox Cities Stadium on Sunday, breaking an attendance record. Photo for The P-C by Wm. Glasheen http://cmsimg.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=U0&Date=20090824&Category=APC021102&ArtNo=908240513&Ref=AR&Profile=1019&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0

Final: Wisconsin 8, Cedar Rapids (Angels) 5 Wisconsin Site Game Summary Wisconsin rights the ship By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers snapped a brief two game losing streak with an 8-5 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels Sunday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Field. The Rattlers took advantage of plenty of mistakes by the playoff bound Kernels and also hustled their way to a few runs. Cedar Rapids pitchers walked five, hit five, and threw three wild pitches in the game. The teams traded runs in the first inning. Roberto Lopez singled in the Cedar Rapids run for a 1-0 lead. Brock Kjeldgaard singled to right with Mike Brownstein on first. Brownstein easily made third. Then, the routine throw to the infield got away. Brownstein scored on the error to tie the game. Wisconsin (57-68 overall, 23-32 second half) took the lead in the bottom of the third. Kernels starter Ryan Chaffee allowed a hit and hit two batters to load the bases. With one out, Kyle Dhanani sent a slow grounder to short. The Kernels got the force at second base, but Dhanani beat the play to first. As the Kernels tried to turn the inning ending double play, Brownstein, the runner at third, and Kjeldgaard, the runner at second, both crossed home plate. Cedar Rapids (70-56, 30-26) tied the game in the top of the fourth. Nolan Brannon's RBI single and a sacrifice fly by Jeff Jones evened the score 3-3. The Rattlers broke the tie with four runs and a little help from reliever Francis Cabrera in the fifth inning. Wisconsin scored two runs on two different wild pitches by Cabrera. The righty walked one, hit two, and gave up two hits. The second hit was a two-out, two-run single by Josh Prince that put the Rattlers up 7-3. The Kernels got to within two runs in the top of the sixth on a run scoring wild pitch and an RBI grounder by Jones. But Derrick McPhearson gave Wisconsin an insurance run with an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth and Evan Frederickson kept the Kernels off the scoreboard for the final three innings to preserve the win. The save was Frederickson's second of the season and he worked around two walks, a hit batsman, and a wild pitch with three strikeouts. Nick Tyson, who entered the game in the fourth inning, pitched 2-1/3 innings and picked up his fourth win of the season. The start an eight-game road trip on Monday night in Burlington. Wisconsin has Cody Scarpetta (4-9, 3.40) as the scheduled starting pitcher. Burlington will send Tim Mellville (5-7, 4.10) to the mound. Game time is 6:30 PM. Wisconsin Box Score LHP Evan Frederickson outshone RHP Wily Peralta in this one; five Rattlers were hit by pitches -- add that to four walks and eight base hits, and it was a productive day for a lineup that doesn't inspire via the batting averages in the box score... Wisconsin Game Log

Final: Daytona (Cubs) 11, Brevard County 2 Game Summary from the Daytona site: Cubs Offense Sparks Team to Victory Cubs Score Six Run in First Two Innings In the final game of their season long rivalry the Daytona Cubs (24-31) offense pummeled the Brevard County Manatees (31-19), 11-2. The Cubs jumped on top of the Manatees in the first. Tony Campana led off the game with an infield single to the left side. Campana advanced to second after Manatees starter Alex Periard walked Josh Vitters. Brandon Guyer singled to center and drove home Campana to give the Cubs the early lead. The Cubs offense opened the game wide open in the second. After Periard (1-2) struck out the first two batters in the inning, he allowed a single to Jericho Jones, walked Campana and then allowed both runners to advance on a wild pitch. Nate Samson then brought home both Jones and Campana with a single to right field. Guyer picked up his second RBI of the day as he singled to left field which scored Samson. That would be it for Periard as Brandon Rapoza was brought in for the Manatees to try end the inning. Rapoza did the exact opposite, Jake Opitz hit a two-run double to left field and gave the Cubs a 6-0 lead before Rapoza finally ended the frame. Rafael Dolis (3-8) had his strongest performance of the month as he pitched five innings and gave up just one run on five hits. That one run came on a Sergio Miranda two-out single as Miranda drove home Chris Errecart who led the inning off with a base hit. The Manatees added another run in the sixth. Off Cubs reliever Hank Williamson, Logan Schafer hit an infield single to start of the inning. Schafer scored on a double from Eric Farris. The Cubs would pad their lead with five runs over the last two innings and on the day tallied 16 hits. Brevard County Box Score Eight different Daytona batters reached at least twice, yikes; it's pretty much been a lost developmental season for RHP Alex Periard, many might forget he's on the 40-man roster; LHP Dan Merklinger got in four innings of work, but was relatively ineffective, although three of the runs he allowed were unearned; Manatees stroked nine base hits, but didn't draw a walk -- this bunch has been in the bottom third in the league in walks all season, despite all the other good things they've done offensively... Brevard County Game Log