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Final: DSL Royals 10, DSL Brewers / Orioles 5 DSL Brewers / Orioles Box Score The combined Baltimore / Milwaukee squad actually led 5-1 to the 6th, but Brewer LHP Jose Ramos couldn't strand two runners for the Oriole starter in the 6th, allowed two more runs on his own account in the same inning, and then loaded the bases when he was brought back out in the 7th only to see Brewer teammate RHP Jaime King allow all the runners to score; only SS Andres Martinez played among Brewer position players, and he was a late replacement... It's apparent the Brewer organization has little to no control over this squad (pick up the phone, Reid!) as the 6'5", 228 pound lefty Ramos, who just turned 20 and has shown to be promising with an obviously ideal frame, has been abused to the point where he has now shown real signs of wear as of late as he has appeared in 19 of the 42 team games, with most outings covering more than one inning; Ramos has already made seven July appearances, most of which were two innings or more in length -- just imagine a Maryvale or Helena kid facing this workload -- I'm sure many folks gloss over the DSL portion of the Link Report, but this really has me miffed... DSL Brewers / Orioles Game Log

We can discuss the Adams suspension here.

Mark Rogers (one run on four hits and a walk, three K's) either was more economical or was given a longer leash as he worked 3.2 innings tonight. You can tell he was lifted strictly on pitch count as he struck out the only two men he faced in the 4th. Manatees up, 11-5, in the 8th.

So he went on the disabled list earlier, but we're told there wasn't an injury. Then he comes back, and there's a mysterious pitch count situation for someone who wasn't injured. I'm sure there is a lapse from the time a hint of a positive test comes out and MiLB crosses the T's and dots the I's on a suspension. Right now Adams is approaching Josh Murray territory as the worst 2nd round pick of the Jack Z. era. Ridiculous.

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nashville 51 40 .560 - 30-20 21-20 L1 Iowa 47 44 .516 4.0 26-17 21-27 W1 Memphis 45 45 .500 5.5 29-18 16-27 W2 Omaha 36 54 .400 14.5 15-24 21-30 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Tenn 15 7 .682 - 7-3 8-4 W1 Chattanooga 11 10 .524 3.5 6-4 5-6 W3 Tennessee 11 11 .500 4.0 4-6 7-5 W3 Huntsville 9 13 .409 6.0 4-6 5-7 L3 Carolina 7 15 .318 8.0 3-9 4-6 L3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brevard County 11 7 .611 - 6-5 5-2 W1 Tampa 10 7 .588 0.5 4-4 6-3 W1 Dunedin 11 8 .579 0.5 7-6 4-2 L1 Clearwater 10 8 .556 1.0 2-3 8-5 L1 Daytona 9 10 .474 2.5 4-7 5-3 L1 Lakeland 9 10 .474 2.5 2-4 7-6 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Missoula 13 9 .591 - 9-4 4-5 L1 Great Falls 12 10 .545 1.0 6-3 6-7 W1 Helena 11 11 .500 2.0 5-7 6-4 L1 Billings 8 14 .364 5.0 4-6 4-8 W3

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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.

The Nashville series at Iowa, and in a nice surprise, the Helena series at Idaho Falls, are available via the MiLB.TV subscription package -- $6.95 for the month, which will probably entice many of the families of the rookie H-Crew kids.

Follow Friday'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_07_17_nasaaa_iowaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_17_hunaax_msbaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_17_breafa_clrafa_1 Wisconsin: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_07_17_wisafx_swmafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572 Helena: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_07_17_helrok_idarok_1&did=t433&sid=t433 Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_17_royrok_brrrok_1 Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_17_dobrok_dryrok_1

Friday's Menu: TGIF! Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chris Cody at Iowa (Cubs), 6:40 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: LHP Sam Narron at Mississippi (Braves), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP Mark Rogers at Clearwater (Phillies), 6:00 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series Wisconsin: RHP Wily Peralta at Great Lakes (Dodgers), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime; LHP Evan Frederickson will pitch in relief Live Audio Link Helena: RHP Damon Krestalude at Idaho Falls (Royals), 8:00 PM pre-game; 8:15 gametime Live Audio Link Arizona Summer League: at home in Maryvale vs. the Royals' kids; no more day games -- all games begin at 7:00 local time in the desert; no audio, naturally... Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: at the DSL Royals (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...

FYI -- LHP Chris Narveson is scheduled to make a start (spot start?) for the Sounds on Sunday.

Link to Brett Christopherson Appleton Post-Crescent blog entry, text follows: Baseball America doesn't rate Juan Sanchez as one of the top prospects in the Milwaukee Brewers' system. But the 22-year-old infielder/outfielder has definitely caught the attention of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers coaching staff. "He loves playing the game, and it shows when he's out on the field," Rattlers manager Jeff Isom said. "I knew coming in he was going to be our utility guy up the middle." But Isom wasn't expecting the Venezuelan to provide a key lift in an outfield that has been battered with injuries. Over his last eight games, Sanchez has been penciled in at five positions: second base, shortstop, third base, center field and right field. He split time between third base and right field in the Rattlers' 11-1 Midwest League loss at Great Lakes on Wednesday. "It ends up we needed an outfielder with (Erik) Miller (being injured), so we put him out there in center field, never seen him out there, he's never played out there," Isom said. "Probably now one of our better outfielders. "He's got a great arm. Just the way he attacks the game is fun to watch. It's kind of like a toy for me now. 'OK, let's try him at third base. Let's try him at second.' I'm even attempted to put him behind the plate. I bet he could do that. Maybe we'll try him in the stands so he can sell peanuts, 50/50 raffle tickets. Who knows?" Sanchez spent the previous four seasons as part of the Twins organization after signing with Minnesota as a non-drafted free agent in August of 2004. Last year, he hit .314 with two homers and 17 RBI in 42 games with the rookie level Gulf Coast League Twins before being selected by the Crew in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft. While Sanchez's defensive versatility has been a godsend -- the Rattlers currently have three outfielders on the DL and earlier this season shipped outfielder Cutter Dykstra to the rookie level Helena Brewers as part of a position switch to second base -- he has also continued to show a steady stroke at the plate. Sanchez is hitting .251 with one homer, 19 doubles and 21 RBI in 80 games. So while Baseball America might not deem Sanchez an up-and-comer with the Brewers, Isom can't imagine playing on without the kid. "For us, we need somebody like that," Isom said. "It's big if you've got a few injuries here and there. You've got (second baseman) Brett (Lawrie) going to that Futures Game (earlier this week) and guys moving around, so we need somebody to have some versatility. "He's been a catalyst, also, offensively at times. Just has very good baseball instincts. As I was saying earlier, he's a baseball player. And we need more guys like that."

Link while active, text follows: Triple-A baseball: Iowa Cubs make a joyful noise, blast Nashville By RICK BROWN, Des Moines Register It is a special sound, a baseball exploding off a bat's sweet spot. "It's probably the best sound in the world," said Iowa Cubs first baseman Matt Craig. "It's loud, and it's pure." The sound of a three-run homer off Craig's bat in the seventh inning helped turn a 4-0 deficit into an 11-4 victory over division-leading Nashville Thursday before an announced crowd of 7,798 at Principal Park. "We were hitting balls right at people all night," Craig said. "They were bound to fall sooner or later. I'm glad we put it all together in the last couple of innings." Craig's home run was the first blow in a six-run seventh that took starter Esmailin Caridad off the hook. Caridad had been 0-7 in his previous seven starts at Principal Park, and left the game trailing 4-0 after six innings. Iowa sent 11 batters to the plate in the seventh, and got five outs to play with because of third baseman Adam Heether's two errors. Nashville starter Tim Dillard had been cruising, needing just 54 pitches to get through the first six innings. But So Taguchi's bloop single behind second base led off the seventh, then John-Ford Griffin walked. Craig followed with his three-run blast to right. "I wasn't trying to hit a home run," Craig said. "I was just trying to hit it hard somewhere." Heether couldn't handle Steve Clevenger's shot, and Clevenger got to second on the play. After Bobby Scales popped out, Matt Camp and Darwin Barney drew walks off Dillard to load the bases. Nate Spears, who had entered the game in the sixth to pinch hit for Caridad, gave Iowa the lead with a two-run single. Taguchi drove in the final run of the inning with a sacrifice fly. "Dillard, hats off to him," said Spears, who also hit a two-run double in Iowa's five-run eighth inning. "He had his sinkerball working for him. We had some hard outs. Nothing was falling for us. Luckily, they made a couple of mistakes and we were able to capitalize." Iowa's Matt Camp steps on the bag as Nashville first baseman Joe Koshansky waits for the ball in the fifth inning Thursday at Principal Park. Camp was called out on the play. (Photos by BILL NEIBERGALL/The Des Moines Register) http://cmsimg.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=D2&Date=20090716&Category=SPORTS1402&ArtNo=907170372&Ref=AR&Profile=1053&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0 Iowa's Matt Camp slides in to score Thursday night ahead of the tag by Nashville catcher Angel Salome in a six-run seventh inning. The Cubs won 11-4 at Principal Park. http://cmsimg.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=D2&Date=20090716&Category=SPORTS1402&ArtNo=907170372&Ref=H2&Profile=1053&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0

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Generally injuries are reported,I disagree, unless an injury occurs during the course of a game -- bad hop grounder breaks nose, player collides with catcher at the plate and breaks ankle, we hear about those. But how many times do we mention that a player has gone on the 7-day DL with an undisclosed injury? Often. And even if some of those are "phantom" injuries (alleviated this year by the use of the Helena roster for paper moves), we still don't learn the nature of most injuries until way after the fact, if at all. Braddock's not on the DL. Consider that a good thing.

Yeah, we know why, we're just not telling. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/ohwell.gif But seriously, if we knew, you'd know. I can tell you right now, the folks we're familiar with in the various affiliate front offices, be it broadcasters, media relations, management, they all are not at liberty in almost 99.9% of instances to discuss player absences. Adam McCalvy of MLB.com is on vacation for a while, maybe someone will put a bug in Tom H.'s ear and he'll ask Gord Ash about it. Gord at times has provided direct updates to credentialed media like Adam and Tom at times when asked.

Link while active, text follows: Sounds turn around losing ways New manager, new year help By Larry Taft THE TENNESSEAN The 2008 season was as miserable as any that Sounds pitcher Tim Dillard can recall. The same could be said for outfielder Brendan Katin or about any other member of the team. The Sounds had the worst record in the 16-team Pacific Coast League - 59-81 - the poorest in the franchise's 31-year history. At this time a year ago, the Sounds were 39-60, last in the PCL's American North Division and 20½ games out of first. "Even before the All-Star break, we knew we had no shot," Katin said. "It got to be that when we lost, it was like, 'What's one more?' " Sharp turnaround This season has been different. The 2009 edition of the Sounds not only has a new ownership group, but also the attitude and results have been a stark contrast to 2008. Nashville (51-39) grabbed sole possession of first in its division on May 15 and has not relinquished the lead. As it returns from the All-Star break tonight at Iowa - the opener of a 12-game road trip - it has a five-game division lead. Only Sacramento (56-34) has a better PCL record. "We had a respectable team that didn't jell last season. This year we've been pretty consistent all along. If you have a team where your hitting is there, your defense is there, your pitching is there, you're going to win some games," Dillard said. "We have a bunch of leaders in the clubhouse who'll say, 'Hey, if you are not going to do it tonight, I'll do it.' When you have a team like that, everyone's having fun." Much of the turnaround can be attributed to Manager Don Money, the four-time American League All-Star and first Milwaukee Brewer to start in the All-Star game. When he took over the team this season, he brought a cadre of managerial experience, including candor and focus on preparing players for the majors. He addresses issues with frankness, such as his assessment of his team's failure to convert scoring opportunities: "It's amazing how many times we've failed. We're probably averaging 20 percent of getting guys in from third base with less than two outs, which is terrible." Teaching winning baseball is not new for Money. In four seasons with Huntsville, Milwaukee's Double-A team, he became the franchise's all-time winningest manager with 275 victories and guided three of his clubs to the Southern League playoffs. "Everybody's going to lose some," he said. "On our last road trip, we lost six out of eight. We had a shot three times in Albuquerque. They were well-played games; we just didn't score. We lost 1-0, 2-0, 4-0. We were there all the time. "A hit here, a hit there and you can win 2-1 or 3-2, but hopefully the guys out there (in the clubhouse) know that I understand that they are trying. You try to put them in the position to succeed. Mistakes are part of baseball. Hopefully, they learn from them." Major moves With 16 years in the majors, Money is attuned to the grind of a long season, knowledgeable that pennants are lost but not won by the All-Star break. His rich understanding that player development is a Triple-A team's purpose helps him deal with an ever-changing roster. Among the Sounds' call-ups this season have been three of the club's top pitchers - Chris Smith, Mike Burns and Chris Narveson - and the top hitting prospect - Mat Gamel. Additional changes, almost a certainty, could dictate whether the Sounds make the worst-to-first turnaround or go into a tailspin. Money is realistic. "Early in the year we had the bullpen pretty well set up. Right now, we're starting to struggle a little more out of the pen," Money said. "We're getting to the situation in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings where we're not doing as well as we did earlier. The bullpen kept us in games and we were able to win late. Now, we just have to be diligent and hope we don't get that big long losing streak."

T-Wolves Pechek signs with Brewers Former Colorado State at Pueblo catcher Tony Pechek became the newest member of the Milwaukee Brewers organization Thursday when the club signed him to a minor league contract. Pechek will report to the Brewers' Rookie League team in the Arizona League on Sunday. Pechek's journey to a Major League organization was a bumpy one, as he played at four different colleges during his collegiate career, finally finding a home at CSU-Pueblo. An all-Central Region selection as a catcher in 2008 at CSU-Pueblo, hit .390 for the Pack with eight home runs, second-highest mark on the squad, with 76 RBI in 231 at bats. Pechek helped lead the ThunderWolves to the 2008 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament championship as well as the program's first berth in an NCAA Division II regional tournament since 2006. Prior to his time at CSU-Pueblo, he had played with two Division I programs, Wichita State and Creighton, and at Central Arizona College. A graduate from Pueblo South High School, he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 41st round of the 2005 draft out of high school. He instead opted for Wichita State, a highly-regarded NCAA Division I baseball program before his path brought him to CSU-Pueblo. Pechek said he feels much more prepared for the pros this time around. "Without a doubt, I feel more mature and ready this time around," Pechek said. "It feels more gratifying [than getting drafted in 2005] because I've gone through all the adversity to get to this point." Pechek becomes a second-generation pro ball player in his family, joining his father, Wayne, who was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1976 and played in the Giants' farm system for four seasons, reaching as high as the Phoenix Giants, the club's AAA affiliate, in 1980. He also played in the California Angels' organization. Tony Pechek Player Page at CSU-Pueblo

Link while active, text follows: Brewers can't hold lead, fall to Idaho Falls By Helena Independent Record The Helena Brewers suffered a tough loss Thursday night at the hands of the Idaho Falls Chukars. Despite leading after seven complete innings, the Brewers fell 4-3 thanks to a two-RBI triple by Idaho Falls first baseman Jason Morales in the eighth inning. The Brewers weren't helped by the fact that they left the bases loaded three times. Helena had at least a share of the lead for almost the entire game. Josh Prince singled in the fifth inning and stole his league-leading 21st base before scoring on a Chris Ellington single. Scott Krieger later scored to double the Helena lead. The Chukars answered in the bottom of the fifth when Deivy Batista drove home Marvin Cooper. The Helena bats were still alive, however, as the Brewers chalked another score in the top of the sixth when Chad Stang hit an RBI triple. He was later thrown out at home trying to tag up on Prince's flyout to foul territory. Idaho Falls scored again in the sixth to cut the Helena lead to one, then struck in the bottom of the eighth. Allen Caldwell singled off Eric Arnett to lead off the inning. After a Hilton Richardson base hit, Jason Morales tripled to left, driving home two runs. Arnett got the next two players out, but the damage had been done. Arnett was handed his first loss of the season. The Brewers' top draft pick of 2009 saw his ERA rise to 8.31. Idaho Falls pitcher Nick Wooley got the win, his first of the year. The loss drops the Brewers back to an even 11-11 while Idaho Falls moved to 13-7. Helena is in third place in the Pioneer League North, two games behind the Missoula Osprey. Helena Box Score Only one of Eric Arnett's first five appearances, none covering more than 2.1 innings, has been scoreless; Jake Odorizzi throwing strikes, doing a nice job of avoiding early-inning troubles that would knock him out, as he's worked at least five innings in his last four starts, never allowing more than two earned runs in any of those starts, with a 16-to-2 K-to-BB ratio, nice; 6'6" first baseman Hitaniel Arias with 21 K's in 56 AB's; RHP Chad Robinson hasn't pitched since June 28th -- uh-oh... Helena Game Log 2-for-14 with RISP and ten stranded usually doesn't equal a win -- it didn't here...

Huntsville Site Game Summary Braves Battle Through Wind and Rain to Beat Stars Mississippi Victorious in Marathon Game By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars Brett Butts scored the game winning run in the bottom of the eleventh inning on an infield pop up in the rain that was not caught, as Mississippi outlasted Huntsville 5-4 Thursday night in the second of a five-game set at Trustmark Park. The Braves improved to 9-13 in the second half and 40-52 overall, while the Stars slipped to 9-13 in the second half and 47-44 overall. The start of the game was delayed because of rain for an hour and 48 minutes. Butts, the winning pitcher, singled with one out in the 11th and moved to second on a check-swing infield single by Matt Young before Kody Kirkland flied out for the second out of the frame. Jason Heyward then skied a pop up towards third base that Taylor Green could not make the catch on after fighting the driving rain blowing across the field from left to right. Casey Baron, who opened the inning on the hill, suffered the loss to fall to 4-5 on the season, as the Braves won their third straight against the Stars after dropping the first four in the season series. Trailing 4-1, the Stars loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth before left-hander Tommy Palica was called on to face Adam Stern. The left-hand swinging outfielder lifted a fly ball to left field that Concepcion Rodriguez, fighting a stiff breeze blowing from left to right, got his glove on but couldn't wrap up as all three runners scored to tie the game. Young led off the home first against Mike Jones with a single and came in to score on a triple by Kody Kirkland, who would score to give the Braves a 2-0 lead when Jones uncorked his first wild pitch with the Stars. The Braves added to their lead in the home third when Heyward doubled with two outs and scored on a base hit by Freddie Freeman, who knocked in his third run of the series. Braves' starter Ryne Reynoso allowed only three singles, walked three and fanned three over 6 2/3 scoreless innings of work. He struck out Yohannis Perez with two runners on base to end the second inning and was lifted with two runners on and replaced by Jerome Gamble, who got Perez to fly out to end the seventh inning. The visitors finally got on the board in the eighth inning against Brian Dumensil when Shane Justis led off with a pinch-hit double that Heyward lost in the lights. Stern followed with a single before Chuck Caufield struck out for the first out of the frame. Drew Anderson then smashed a fly ball into the gap in right-center field that was hauled in on a fine running grab by Heyward, allowing Justis to score to cut the lead to 3-1. Jones settled in and wound up throwing seven innings and recording 11 ground ball outs, giving him 23 over his last two starts. He allowed eight hits, did not walk a batter and fanned five in matching his longest outing of the season. Rob Wooten took over for Jones and gave up a long ball to Heyward leading off in the eighth that increased the Braves lead to 4-1 and ended a stretch of 126 frames without a home run for the home team dating back to June 22. It was Heyward's first at the double-A level and gave him eight extra-base hits in his ten games with the Braves. The series continues Friday night with Stars left-hander Sam Narron taking the hill against Braves' right-hander Jeff Lyman. Coverage of the game begins at 6:50 PM central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score Teams combined to go 2-for-21 with RISP... Huntsville Game Log

Final: DSL Rays 9, DSL Brewers / Orioles 5 DSL Brewers / Orioles Box Score RHP Rolando Pascual struck out the side, allowing one hit in his lone inning; SS Andres Martinez 0-for-5 with three K's and his 11th error -- just a speed bump of a night, that's all; Joan Abreu reached three times as the DH... DSL Brewers / Orioles Game Log Looks like 17-year-old LF Juan Barrini and his .411 OPS were lifted mid-AB in the 8th when a wild pitch changed circumstances of the inning -- DSL O's/Brewers Bottom 8th Dick Guanipa walks. Eliecer Avila singles on a line drive to left fielder Alexis Elie Lamour. Dick Guanipa to 2nd. With Juan Barrini batting, wild pitch by Yomal Thomas, Dick Guanipa to 3rd. Eliecer Avila to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Cristian Araujo replaces Dick Guanipa. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Jose Jabalera replaces Juan Barrini.

Final: Idaho Falls (Royals) 4, Helena 3 We'll wait for a possible newspaper report in the early AM for a more thorough update...

Final: Mississippi (Braves) 5, Huntsville 4, 11 innings Walk-off loss as Taylor Green charged with an error on a dropped pop-up that would have sent the game to the 12th in rainy, humid Jackson, Mississippi -- details in the AM...

Final: Arizona Royals 12, Arizona Brewers 0 Arizona Box Score Brewers managed only four singles (two by Carlos George) and three walks; LF Demetrius McKelvie, moved up to the two-hole in the lineup, did draw his fourth walk since joining the squad July 4th, but he's now 1-for-26 with 16 K's, ouch; RHP Blake Billings threw four wild pitches in four ineffective innings, allowing six runs; RHP Tyler Cravy allowed three runs in his one inning; just-turned 23-year-old non-drafted RHP Andrew Sauter of UTexas-Arlington finished up... Arizona Game Log A game to forget for sure...

Final: Great Lakes (Dodgers) 9, Wisconsin 5 Wisconsin Site Game Summary Great Lakes lead is too much for Rattlers By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers MIDLAND, MI - The Great Lakes Loons were up 9-1 on the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers heading into the eighth inning at Dow Diamond on Thursday night. Wisconsin scored four times in the eighth and threatened in the ninth, but the Loons held on for the 9-5 win. JonMichael Redding allowed one run on three hits and struck out seven over six innings for his eleventh win of the season. Great Lakes (49-41 overall, 9-11 second half) had runners at first and third with no outs in the bottom of the first inning. Rattlers starting pitcher Cody Adams got Angelo Songco to ground into a 6-3 double play, but the runner at third scored on the play to put the Loons up 1-0. Wisconsin (45-44, 11-8) manufactured a run in the top of the second inning. Brock Kjeldgaard drew a walk, stole second, and went to third on a grounder by Michael Vass. A sacrifice fly by Jose Duran sent Kjeldgaard home with the tying run. But, the first six Loons hitters in the bottom of the second inning reached and four of them scored against Adams for a 5-1 lead. Alfredo Silverio doubled in the first run. Nick Buss singled in two more. Dee Gordon plated the fourth run of the frame with a single. The Loons would have the first five batters reach base in the bottom of the fourth inning against reliever Daniel Meadows. Silverio started the inning with a triple. A walk to Matt Wallach was followed by a bunt single by Nick Buss that sent Silverio home. Gordon singled to load the bases and Jaime Pedroza drew a bases loaded walk to force in another run. Pedroza and Silverio were involved in the next two runs for Great Lakes. Pedroz singled home a run in the sixth. Silverio homered against Nick Tyson in the seventh for a 9-1 lead. Silverio went 3-for-4 in the game and needed only a single to complete the cycle. Wisconsin clawed their way back into the game in the top of the eighth inning with four runs after Redding had left the game. Lorenzo Cain lined a one-out double to left-center against reliever Jordan Pratt to send Pete Fatse home from first base. Corey Kemp walked on four pitches, but Pratt would get the second out and seemed to get the third. However, the Rattlers got a break. Michael Vass sent an apparent routine flyball to the left-center field gap. But, both the left fielder and the center fielder lost the ball in the lights and the ball dropped in on the warning track for a two-run double. Later in the inning, Vass scored on a wild pitch to get the Rattlers to within 9-5. In the top of the ninth, Michael Marseco walked and Juan Sanchez doubled to start the frame against Loons reliever Robert Boothe. Lefty Cole St. Clair came on to face Fatse, a left-handed batter. But, right-hander Brett Lawrie came on to pinch hit. St. Clair struck out Lawrie. Then St. Clair struck out Cain. Then St. Clair struck out Kemp. Game over and save number five for St. Clair. The final game of the three game series at Dow Diamond is set for Friday night. Wily Peralta (3-1, 3.33) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. Josh Walter (5-3, 3.43) is set to start for the Loons. Game time is 6:05 PM CDT. Wisconsin Box Score Lorenzo Cain doubled twice in five AB's... Wisconsin Game Log