Jim Goulart

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_18_srcaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_18_wtdaax_hunaax_1&did=t559&sid=t559 Brevard County: http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&gid=2009_08_18_breafa_dunafa_1&cid=503&t=g_box Wisconsin: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_18_belafx_wisafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572 Helena: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_18_helrok_ogdrok_1&did=t433&sid=t433 Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_18_brrrok_mrnrok_1 Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_18_dyarok_dobrok_1

Tuesday's Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chris Cody at home vs. Sacramento (Athletics), 5:35 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Nick Green at home vs. West Tenn (Mariners), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP Michael Bowman at Dunedin (Blue Jays), 6:00 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series Wisconsin: RHP Dave Bush at home vs. Beloit (Twins), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: RHP Jake Odorizzi at Ogden (Dodgers), 7:45 PM pre-game; 8:00 gametime Live Audio Link Arizona Summer League: at the Mariners' complex in Peoria; no more day games -- all games begin at 7:00 local time in the desert; no audio, naturally... Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: at home vs. the DSL Yankees #1 squad; (see this thread for some roster background) -- all games are 10:30 local time in the Dominican, and no need to ask about web audio; we usually won't see updated box scores until the overnight...

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To make room for Brett Lawrie, Huntsville assigns last night's starting pitcher, RHP Brandon Kintzler, to the Helena roster in a paper move. Why does MiLB have roster limits if they're just going to look the other way at these blatant paper moves to bypass the limits?

Baseball America indicates that the Brewers have signed undrafted CF Robbie Garvey out of the College of Southern Nevada, a two-year school. It appears he had been committed to UNLV for the '09 season, but must have remained at CSN. Garvey is a LH bat -- 5'10", 170. Click on his name on this roster page for a photo and brief bio. He's a speedster, as you'll find his name among hits, triples, and stolen base leaders here.

Thanks for your patience, everyone -- we really strive to have all Link Report updates up by 6:00 AM Central, kind of like your morning newspaper delivered to your front porch. With all the misery on the big league level these days, we know a lot of folks are following the kids more closely than ever, looking to 2010 and beyond.

Final: Fresno (Giants) 6, Nashville 2 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Mat Gamel photo, text follows -- Sounds Split Series With Grizzlies NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds lost to the Fresno Grizzlies, 6-2, on Monday night at historic Greer Stadium. With the loss, Nashville (65-58) splits the four-game series with Fresno and moves into a tie for first place in the American Northern Division. Fresno starting pitcher Matt Kinney (8-11) earned the win, surrendering just one run on two hits while striking out six in six innings. Kinney helped his own cause in the top of the second inning, doubling to deep right field and scoring catcher Nestor Rojas for a Grizzlies 1-0 lead. Jesus Guzman added another RBI single in the next inning that extended the lead to 2-0. Grizzlies left fielder John Bowker belted a three-run shot to right field in the next frame off Wright, his 21st of the year and third in the series. Shortstop J.J. Hardy doubled to deep center with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning to start the rally for the Sounds. Hardy advanced to third on a wild pitch, then scored on an Erick Almonte infield grounder, trimming the Fresno lead to 5-1. After Brendan Katin reached base on a base hit to start the bottom of the eighth inning, the Sounds got another run on an RBI double by catcher Carlos Corporan, scoring Katin and bringing Nashville within three runs at 5-2. AUDIO: Carlos Corporan RBI Double Clay Timpner added a solo shot to right field in the top of the ninth, his sixth homer of the season, putting the Grizzlies ahead by four at 6-2. Sounds starter Chase Wright (7-7) took the loss, after allowing five runs (four earned) on nine hits with two strikeouts and two walks in four innings of work. Sam Narron added four scoreless innings in relief. Mat Gamel extended his hitting streak to seven games on the evening, one few of his season-high. Nashville went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position on the evening. Hosting the squad with the best record in the PCL at 75-46, the Sounds welcome the 2008 PCL Champion Sacramento River Cats to Music City tomorrow at 6:00 PM CT for a four-game set, their only series this season. Left-hander Chris Cody (6-6, 4.34) takes the mound for Nashville. Nashville Box Score RH reliever Ryan Houston is really struggling, allowing runs in seven of his last ten appearances... Nashville Game Log

David Weiser's starsboxscore.com Hey Mickey! Jonathan Lucroy ties Lopez record... goes after another With the kids back in school, the Stars attracted a dismal gathering of 613 on one of the nicest nights weather-wise of the season. Despite mostly cloudy skies and an occasional late-inning mist, a very welcome breeze blew in from center most of the night. For the loyalists, it was double pleasure. And I speak not just of the weather. The game was by far the best of the second half. Jonathan Lucroy, needing a hit in his last at-bat to extend his hitting streak to a season-high 17 games, also needed a double to tie a club record of six consecutive games with a double, set by Mickey Lopez in 2000 during his record 22-game hit streak....... With two out in the 8th, and the Stars behind, 3-1, Lucroy swung at a belt-high 3-1 pitch from former Huntsville pitcher Luis Villareal over the heart of the plate. It was hard hit and carrying, but watching it sink, would centerfielder Ezequiel Carrera catch up to it? NO! It sailed over his head and dropped in front of the warning track slightly left of dead-center for a double! I was relieved, but I'm happy I didn't become the only one aware of Lucroy's feat. I shared what I knew with members of the Stars staff and the press Sunday. So it was pleasing to hear the PR announcement that Lucroy's hit tied the club record. (I wonder if Lucroy, himself, knew. I suppose I'll find out tomorrow when Brad Shepard, who intended on talking to the streaking catcher, writes his story.)...... The record-tying double also extended Lucroy's hit streak to 17 games, the longest on the club since Lopez's 22-game streak of August 2000. (See a list of longest hit streaks from 2000-present on the standings link)..... But with two out, the Stars backs were still against the wall. Lucroy was in scoring position, but Taylor Green (5-for-45 entering the game) was in a deep slump...... Green fouled off a 2-2 pitch, then took two pitches from Villareal, both outside, for a walk. Phil Plantier went to his bullpen, for right-hander Phillippe Aumont, a 1st round pick in 2007 and #8 prospect in the Midwest League a year ago...... Chuckie Caufield, all season long one of the best hitters on the team with runners in scoring position (.299 coming in), lined a 3-2 pitch to left-center, easily scoring Lucroy, who was off on the pitch...... Down 3-2, the Stars now had Green 90 feet away and a good runner in Caufield on first. Freddy Parejo, who had struck out in the 3rd, and meekly fouled out to 1st baseman Rich Poythress twice, was the hitter. Parejo was 2-for-25 since coming back from Nashville. It looked like the inning would end here. Parejo popped the ball up to the right side, the ball floating towards shallow right, but would it be caught fair or foul?...... The ball parachuted in front of right fielder Greg Halman right on the chalk line! Umpire Craig Barron demonstrably signaled fair, and seizing Halman's surprise at the call, and stupor, Caufield wasted no time circling the bases....... Green scored to tie the game, and Caufield's hook slide beat Halman's throw to the plate for the go-ahead run. This was a team victory, though...... Michael Garciaparra turned a slow, 0-out grounder into a 5-3-6 double play in the 2nd inning, by throwing out former Star Callix Crabbe who tried to go from 1st to 3rd...... Starter Brandon Kintzler, who faced seven hitters and threw 27 pitches in the 1st, settled down after that DP, and gave up just two hits in his final four innings of work...... Finally, Juan Sandoval, Zack Braddock (in his first game since July 7), and Rob Wooten held the 1st place Diamond Jaxx hitless for four innings. So props to the pitching staff, especially the relief corps for one of the finest games of the year. And I have to add that Wooten, in picking up his 9th save, struck out the side in the 9th on 13 pitches, 10 for strikes, making Guillermo Quiroz (.316 leading off an inning), Johan Limonta (.302 vs. Huntsville), and Matt Mangini look silly! Tuesday night, Nick Green (0-3, 4.26) takes the hill for the Stars against Diamond Jaxx right-hander Luis Munoz (6-6, 4.53), who has a tendency this year to get rattled with runners on base (8.41 ERA, 10.41 w/RISP). The Stars have not won three in a row since late June. Sandoval pitched two scoreless innings in relief for the first time since July 9, a 3-0 shutout over Chattanooga...... Mike Jones was promoted to Nashville earlier in the day. Jones leaves with a 3-5 record and 4.59 ERA. He gave up seven runs on 11 hits in 10 2/3 innings over his last two starts, both of which he lost. Braddock and Josh Butler both came off the disabled list. Butler (1-1, 2.25) is slated to start Wednesday's game. Butler last pitched on July 2 in relief against the Smokies. Right behind Jonathan Lucroy in the streak department is Drew Anderson, who extended his hitting streak tonight to 12 games. Anderson is 19-for-45 (.422) since the start of streak on August 4. Since then, his average has climbed from .302 to .319 -- 3rd best in the league...... The league's leading hitter? Diamond Jaxx leadoff hitter Ezequiel Carrera (.340)....... Lorenzo Cain has hit safely in nine of his last ten games and is hitting .286 in August with eight RBIs....... Shane Justis is 2-for-his-last-28. After hitting .365 in May, .301 in June, and .311 in July, he's batting .190 this month. He flied out to left, center, and right tonight and struck out swinging in the 3rd....... Kevin Melillo is also slumping, going 3-for-28 in his last eight games....... Adam Stern, who hit just .203 in July for the Stars, is 7-for-19 since his call-up to the Nashville Sounds...... Johnny Raburn, who left the Stars with a .233 average on July 5, is hitting .310 there...... Vinny Rottino is hitting .385 for the Chattanooga Lookouts since his trade to the Dodgers, July 31. He left a .249 average behind at Huntsville. Vinny managed, however, to edge into the Top 20 in career hits for Huntsville -- 19th with 224....... Drew Anderson, with two hits tonight, now has 240, three behind 13th place Alcides Escobar...... Rottino finished his Stars career with 10 HRs and 100 RBIs....... Adam Heether hit three doubles in a game in an 8-5 loss to Fresno Sunday....... Brewerfan.com reports that Derrick Ellison has caught on with the Mets organization after a short stay in independent baseball with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League. Ellison was assigned to Class AA-Binghamton (Eastern) and has made two scoreless appearances for them since. He finished with a 2-2 record and 4.45 ERA for the Stars. Former Chattanooga Lookouts manager, scout, and former Twins manager Cal Ermer, died Sunday, August 9. He was 85. Ermer was a frequent visitor to Joe Davis Stadium while he was scouting.

Link while active, text follows: Now it's starting to click Sluggish beginning to season now over for Stars' Lucroy By Brad Shepard For The Huntsville Times During spring training, Milwaukee Brewers all-star outfielder Ryan Braun encouraged Stars catcher Jonathan Lucroy about the upcoming season. When Braun found out the organization's 10th-rated prospect hit a combined .301 with 20 homers and 77 RBIs last year at both levels of Single-A, he gave Lucroy a ringing endorsement. "Braun told me, 'You're going to rake this year,' " Lucroy recalled. "I thought, 'Man, if Ryan Braun tells me that, it's going to happen.' I came in here expecting to, and when I didn't, it was tough." Instead, Lucroy who admitted he was much more concerned about his defensive abilities than his bat slumped terribly for much of the first half. His struggles continued, and, many times, he walked back to the dugout after a strikeout wondering how he'd missed the good pitch at which he'd just swung. Then, a little more than two weeks ago while in Montgomery, Lucroy decided to make a slight adjustment to his mechanics. "I sped up my tempo a little bit when I'm in the box," Lucroy said. "All year, I'd been kind of struggling getting my timing right, and I just made an adjustment, and now, I'm where I need to be. It's been working out well." At the time of the technique tweak before the July 29 doubleheader against the Biscuits, Lucroy was batting .245. He hit safely in both games of the twinbill, and since then, he has hit in 16 straight games. After Monday's game against West Tenn, he's also doubled in six consecutive games - tying a franchise record set by Mickey Lopez in 2001 - and raised his batting average during the streak to a respectable .274 with eight homers and 58 RBIs. "It makes the middle of our lineup better for sure," Stars coach Jim Lett said. "Luc has been consistent throughout his entire career. The thing that impresses me the most about guys like that is they're able to make adjustments, and that's what this game is all about. "If you don't handle adjustments, it's a long road, and that's what he's done well." Improving at the plate hasn't negatively impacted Lucroy's defense, either. So far this season, he has thrown out 40 percent of base runners (46-of-115) trying to steal and managed Huntsville's pitching staff respectably, according to coaches. When Brewers assistant general manager Gord Ash came to town over Independence Day, it was actually Lucroy's defense that he raved about first. "He's done a nice job," Ash said. "This is an important season for him in terms of working with more experienced pitchers and learning to call a game, and I think he's handled all of that very well. "He did start slowly with the bat, but he is capable of much more than he's shown to date, and I think as he becomes more accustomed to his role, he'll continue to do that." Ash's words were prophetic. Now, Lucroy will try to carry his surging bat through the Southern League playoffs and maybe to a higher level before the end of the season. "There were plenty of times I got frustrated, I'd come back to the dugout after going 0-for-5; I had some rough days, boy," he said. "But mostly everything I do is about feel, not film. "I knew sooner or later, that switch was going to flick, and everything was going to be fine, and now, it is."

Final: Huntsville 4, West Tenn (Mariners) 3 Huntsville Site Game Summary Stars Come Back to Stun DJaxx Timely Hitting Topples First Place Team By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars Freddy Parejo's two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning drove in the tying and winning runs in Huntsville's 4-3 comeback win over West Tenn Monday night in the opener of a five-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars won their second straight to improve to 18-31 in the second half, while the Jaxx lost a four-game win streak and dipped to 27-24 in the second half. West Tenn's lead in the North Division was trimmed to a game over both Tennessee and Chattanooga with 19 games left in the season. The Stars have won 14 of the 20 games between the two teams. Former Stars' southpaw Luis Villarreal retired the first two hitters in the eighth before Jonathan Lucroy doubled to push his hitting streak to 17 games and establish a Huntsville record with a two-base hit in his sixth straight game. Taylor Green walked and Villarreal was replaced by Phillippe Aumont, who gave up a base hit to Chuck Caufield that plated Lucroy to cut the lead to 3-2 and sent Green to third. Parejo, with two hits in 25 at-bats since his return from triple-A, sliced a shallow fly ball just inside the right-field line to chase home both runners to give the Stars their first lead of the night. Aumont took the loss to fall to 1-3, while Zach Braddock grabbed the win in his first appearance since July 7 after a perfect eighth inning. Rob Wooten struck out the side in order in the ninth to earn his ninth save in as many chances and finish off a run of 14 consecutive West Tenn batters retired to end the game. Starter Brandon Kintzler fanned the last two he faced and was followed by Juan Sandoval, who set down the side in turn in the sixth and seventh innings. West Tenn loaded the bases in the first inning with nobody out on a single, a hit batter and a walk and pushed across the first run of the night on a Guillermo Quiroz fielder's choice grounder. Johan Limonta followed with a run-scoring hit before Matt Mangini bounced into a double play to chase in the third run against Kintzler. The right-hander lasted five frames, allowing four hits, walking three and fanning six in his third start. Drew Anderson singled with two outs in the sixth inning, stole second base, stayed there when Lucroy walked and scored to cut the Jaxx lead to 3-1 on a single by Green that chased Jaxx' starter Robert Rohrbaugh from the game. The southpaw allowed a run on six hits, walked one and fanned four and was followed by Anthony Varvaro, who tossed a scoreless inning and a third. The series continues Tuesday night with right-hander Nick Green taking the hill for the Stars against West Tenn right-hander Luis Munoz. 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 Welcome back, Zach Braddock; Rob Wooten just gets it done, doesn't he? Taylor Green two singles and a walk -- he needed that; pretty sure that the incredible David Weiser crunched the numbers in such a way that Brett knew about the consecutive-games-with-a-double-streak -- I mean, how do you track that? Huntsville Game Log

Final: Brevard County 8, Dunedin (Blue Jays) 3 Game Summary from the Blue Jays Site Jays continue to stumble in 8-3 loss By Tim Livingston / Dunedin Blue Jays For three hours, the Brevard County Manatees put on a clinic of pro baseball at Dunedin Stadium on Monday night and it just so happened that the Dunedin Blue Jays were available to partake in the lessons that were given by the FSL North Division champs. Whether it was pitching (13 strikeouts), hitting (14 hits) or base running (five steals), the Manatees were on top of their game, as Eric Farris and his 5-for-5 night led Brevard County to an 8-3 win over the Blue Jays. Vince Bongiovanni (6-8) gave up as many runs on Monday night as he did the previous Wednesday against the Manatees as his seven earned runs given up in four-plus innings jumped his ERA up to 4.99 on the season, where it was sitting below 4.00 before he saw the Manatees last week. Monday's game saw the right-hander out of sync early, as Logan Schafer led off the game with a triple to deep center field. That was followed by a single from Farris to make it 1-0. Farris would steal second base and come around on a Steffan Wilson double to make it 2-0. The Manatees scored two more in the third inning when Caleb Gindl, fresh off a DL stint, took a 2-2 pitch from Bongiovanni on a frozen rope just over the fence in straightaway right field for a two-run shot, his 14th of the season, to put Brevard County up 4-0. Dunedin would cut the lead in half in the bottom of the third when Sean Shoffit came in on a double play ball off the bat of Moises Sierra, followed by a Matt Liuzza RBI single to score Bradley McElroy, making it 4-2. But Dunedin would get no closer as Bongiovanni gave up a double to Schafer to lead off the fifth that was followed up by as perfect a bunt by Farris as you'd ever see, tickling the third base line before stopping just shy of Schafer standing on third, turning an attempted sacrifice into the second baseman's third hit of the night. Then, Gindl bounced a routine ball to Jesus Gonzalez at first. Schafer was going home on contact, but Gonzalez hesitated coming home with his throw, and Schafer ended up beating the tag on a play where he might have been out by 15 feet had Gonzalez thrown it without hesitating. This chased Bongiovanni with Brevard County up 5-2, and when Trystan Magnuson came in, he didn't fare much better, giving up a Chris Errecart RBI single and a sacrifice fly to Lee Haydel to make the score 7-2, with all the runs charged to Bongiovanni. The Manatees added an eighth run on an RBI double by Brent Brewer to finish off their offensive onslaught that saw them slap 14 hits off six different Blue Jays pitchers. Farris had the best night of all with five safeties, including a double, and also stole two bases to up his league-leading total to 59 on the year. Brevard County upped their league-leading team total to 179, which is far ahead of Daytona's 134 in second place. Dunedin got a 2-for-3 night from Liuzza, who drove in two of the Blue Jays' three runs on the night, but the team struck out 13 times, including three each from McElroy and Gonzalez. Kevin Ahrens and Adam Loewen each had two, as well. The win went to Dan Merklinger (3-1), who pitched four innings and gave up one run on two hits while striking out five. Dunedin has lost four of five games and are 4-12 on the year against the Manatees. They have scored only six runs in their last four games. They will try again on Tuesday night against Brevard County in game two of their series at 7:00 PM (6:00 Central), when they send lefty Chuck Huggins to the hill in search of a win. Brevard County Box Score That's as complimentary an opponent's view of things as we've seen all season; RHP Omar Aguilar strikes out the side after a leadoff walk in the 9th -- when does he take the confidence gained back in the FSL elsewhere? Almost every game this team brings something majorly positive to Link Report readers -- great job all season, guys... Brevard County Game Log

More from me "from the office" later this AM...

Link while active, text follows: Rattlers pitcher Meadows hoping to climb the ladder in Brewers chain By Ryan Wilson Post-Crescent staff writer GRAND CHUTE - Daniel Meadows isn't into chasing records. Chasing improvement on the other hand? He's all over that. Fortunately for Meadows, he finds himself at a place where records and improvement meet. His 13th win of the season on Sunday leaves him two shy of tying the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers franchise record of 15 set by Bobby Livingston in 2003. The Rattlers carried on the momentum of Meadows' victory on Sunday into Monday night, beating Beloit 8-2 in front of 3,350 fans at Fox Cities Stadium. The Rattlers broke the game open early, scoring four times in the second and adding three more in the third behind three RBI from Corey Kemp, a two-run RBI double by Sean McCraw, and an RBI triple by Derrick McPhearson. Liam Ohlmann earned the win, while Evan Frederickson gave up just one hit over the final four innings to collect the first save of his career. However, there was no such time to relax during Meadows' good outing on Sunday, when he allowed just one unearned run over seven innings in Wisconsin's 3-1 win. But that's all part of the learning process for the 21-year-old. "From where I started at and where I am now is a big difference," said Meadows. "I've been in the bullpen. I've started. I'm just trying to get better each time I go out there. This is 'A' ball, and that's what we're trying to do - to get better so we can move on to the next level." Wisconsin pitching coach Chris Hook says he's seen the difference in Meadows from the time he arrived in Appleton. "When he first got here it was all about the changeup," said Hook. "But what has happened since then is that he's got better command of his fastball, and he's added a cutter-slider to the mix. So while his main pitch when he got here was the changeup, he kind of went away from it to establish his other pitches. Now, he's bringing it back and it's become more effective." While the wins this year have been nice, Meadows' main focus continues to be on the development of those pitches. That doesn't mean he holds his positive results in low regard. "At spring training, if you would have told me I would be 13-5 with 100 innings pitched and an all-star, I would have laughed at you," said Meadows, who could have four more chances as a starter this season to break the single-season win record. "I'm so happy to be where I'm at right now, it's just great." And lately, being in Appleton has been a good spot for a young pitcher to see what the future can hold. In the past few weeks, the Timber Rattlers have welcomed major leaguers Dave Bush - who will pitch again for Wisconsin tonight - and Jeff Suppan in for rehab starts. "You watch Suppan throw his bullpen, he's not missing spots," said Hook. "I think they have to understand that to get to the big league level, you're going to have to throw good stuff. But you're also going to have impeccable command. That's a big lesson for this club because they've struggled with that all year. And it's a good lesson." Lesson learned, according to Meadows. "You just keep your mouth shut, watch and learn," he said. "You see those guys and how they work. Obviously they're not that much different than you, but they've made it to that top level."

Final: Wisconsin 8, Beloit (Twins) 2 Wisconsin Site Game Summary Rattlers keep the hits coming By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - Corey Kemp had three hits and drove in three runs to pace the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to their fifth win in their last six games. The Rattlers beat the Beloit Snappers 8-2 on Monday night at Time Warner Cable Field. Wisconsin (54-66 overall, 20-30 second half) broke the scoreless tie with four runs in the bottom of the second inning. Brock Kjeldgaard started the onslaught with a leadoff double. Kemp followed with an RBI single. After a hit batsman and a sacrifice bunt put two runners in scoring position, Sean McCraw doubled to center to drive in two more. Derrick McPhearson ended the inning with a run-scoring triple. The Snappers (48-73, 21-30) got a run in the top of the third inning when starting pitcher Wily Peralta hit Ramon Santana with the bases loaded to force in a run. But, Wisconsin scored three more runs in the bottom of the third. A single, a double, and an error loaded the bases for Kemp. He singled to left-center for his second and third RBI of the night. Kyle Dhanani grounded into a double play with runners at the corners and the runner from third scored for a 7-1 lead. Liam Ohlmann worked two scoreless innings in relief of Peralta. Then, Evan Frederickson relieved Ohlmann for the sixth. An unearned run scored on a dropped popup to cut the lead to 7-2. But, a Pete Fatse RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning put the Rattlers back up by six. Frederickson pitched the final three innings without incident and picked up his first professional save. The tall left-hander allowed one hit, walked five, and struck out five in closing out the Snappers. The Timber Rattlers play the final game of the four game series with the Snappers on Tuesday night. Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Dave Bush (3-4, 5.67) is scheduled to make a rehab start for Wisconsin. Beloit will send Daniel Berlind (3-12, 5.02) to the mound. Game time is 7:05 PM. Tuesday night is the final WAPL Bang For Your Buck Night. Soda, hotdogs, and beer are available for $1. There are grass seat tickets remaining for Tuesday's game. Wisconsin Box Score LHP Evan Frederickson walked five in his otherwise effective four-inning stint; RHP Wily Peralta has fanned 106 and walked just 38 in 92 innings; SS Josh Prince caught stealing, now 6-for-8 in SB attempts with the Rattlers, 32-for-41 overall; four doubles and a triple among the 10 Wisconsin hits; Pete Fatse and Corey Kemp three knocks apiece... Wisconsin Game Log

Final: Ogden (Dodgers) 11, Helena 10 Wild one early, 10-9 Ogden after five innings, then a walkoff loss late... The Ogden newspaper site updates late, here's the Helena Independent notes from this road game -- Brewers fall in ninth; skid reaches four The Helena Brewers are kicking themselves after Monday night's series opener in Ogden. The Brewers blew two leads and gave up the winning run in the ninth, falling to the Raptors 11-10. The loss marks Helena's fourth straight, matching the Brewers' longest losing skid of the season. Helena jumped out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning. Ogden's never-say-die tenacity was the Brewers' demise, as the Raptors crawled back to take a 10-9 lead in the sixth inning. The Brewers, who stranded 14 runners on base throughout the contest, gained a bit of confidence in the top of the ninth. After Mike Brownstein led off the final frame with a single, Chris Ellington would get his third hit of the night. With runners at the corners, Joey Paciorek came up to the plate. With the tying run 90 feet from home and the count 0-2, Paciorek delivered with a ground ball to the right side, scoring Brownstein. Unfortunately for Helena, the Raptors had one more rally left in them. Brewers lefty Kristian Bueno walked Gorman Erickson, then Nick Akins stroked a double to send Erickson to third. Kyle Orr then hit the game-winning RBI single and Bueno was handed his first loss of the season. Scott Krieger was 3-for-6 for the Brewers with a double, a single, and RBI and two runs scored. Ellington had another outstanding night, going 3-for-5 with three runs scored. Helena Box Score A combined 43 baserunners via hit, walk, or HBP; first baseman Sean Halton reached all five plate appearances as part of a very big night for the heart of the order; Cutter Dykstra doubled twice out of the six spot, and Shawn Zarraga reached base three times in the 7-hole, but a combined 0-for-10 night from DH Edgar Trejo and CF Michael Roberts at the bottom of the lineup hurt; hard to blame them, however, when so many of the pitchers failed to come through given all the early offense, with only RHP Chad Robinson truly successful... Helena Game Log

Thanks for all the notes above -- bad night for a major power failure here, hot and extremely humid. First update is to tell you the DSL kids were rained out.

Flip-flop: Frederickson starting, Peralta relieving for the T-Rats tonight.

To make room for RHP Mike Jones in Nashville (Jones gets the starting nod on Wednesday, by the way), LHP Chris Narveson was temporarily placed on the Helena roster in a paper-move.

You can refer to the names in bold in this thread on our draft forum.

Jim Callis of Baseball America: The Brewers have signed Tennessee outfielder Kentrail Davis for $1.2 million. That's the highest bonus in the supplemental first round so far this year. Brewerfan / Patrick Ebert Scouting Report Info

Media Relations Director Brian Massey of Huntsville with good news on three fronts: The Milwaukee Brewers and the Huntsville Stars announced today that RHP Mike Jones has been promoted to Nashville. Also RHP Josh Butler and LHP Zack Braddock have both been reinstated from the 7-Day Disabled List.

Link while active, text follows: GoGamecocks.com Pitcher Brooks Hall, from T.L. Hanna High in Anderson, joined the parade of University of South Carolina signees who turned pro instead. A fourth-round selection by Milwaukee, Hall signed his contract Monday afternoon in Anderson on a piece of land revered in his family. Hall's grandfather, James Hall, suffered a heart attack and died while on a tractor preparing a baseball field five minutes from Brooks' house. Brooks Hall signed his Brewers contract on that very spot Monday. "He was a huge baseball fan," Brooks Hall said. "He would have loved to have been here. He went to all my games. It was a big significance to sign where he died. I know he was watching down." Hall received a $700,000 signing bonus, more than three times the amount Major League Baseball slotted for that draft position. Even though it came down to deadline day before he signed, Hall wasn't worried about a deal being struck. He and Lee Long, his advisor from Columbia's Palmetto Sports Management Group, were in constant contact with Brewers officials in the weeks leading up to the deal. Giving up his scholarship to USC wasn't easy, Hall said. But the chance to fulfill a dream was too good to pass up. "It was a hard decision because coach (Ray) Tanner and coach (Chad) Holbrook are really nice guys and I like them a lot," Hall said. "But this opportunity came up. I just want to play baseball for my whole life. If you get an opportunity to do this, you've got to do it."

Link while active, text follows: T.L. Hanna's Hall signs with Brewers By Keith Farner, Anderson (S.C.) Independent Mail ANDERSON - It took longer than he had hoped, but Brooks Hall is officially a professional baseball player. On deadline day for players drafted in June to sign, Hall signed with the Milwaukee Brewers this afternoon for $700,000. Hall, a righthander who formerly pitched for T.L. Hanna, said he was relieved that the long process was over. "It feels different," Hall said. "But I like it." Hall was drafted in the fourth round, 136th overall. Hall's father, Buck, said it took longer than expected because Hall signed over slot money, which was set at $198,000. Hall had signed to play at South Carolina, but has said since draft day that his preferred plan was to go pro over college. He was the third pitcher selected by the Brewers, but first out of high school. A year after Hall said he pitched five innings as a junior, Hall began the season as the Jackets' ace and threw a perfect game before an elbow injury limited him to shortstop and designated hitter roles. He went 4-1 on the mound in 20 1/3 innings, allowed five earned runs, and had a 1.74 ERA. He struck out 12 on 76 pitches in the perfect game, a 9-0 victory over Greenwood in late March. At the plate, he hit .324 with a .438 on-base percentage, and team-highs in walks (17) and stolen bases (8). Asked what his goal was to reach the big leagues, Hall said three years. "It's going to be hard, it's going to be a long trip, a long road," he said. "But I'm going to work hard and make it." Hall will report to an instructional league in Arizona in the next week, Buck Hall said.

Yes, true, I'm not sure what gave the impression otherwise...

4th round high school RHP Brooks Hall signs for $700,000 Here's his Brewerfan Draft Forum scouting report from colbyjack (Patrick Ebert of 5tooltalk.com)