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Box: Wisconsin 9, Beloit (Marlins) 5, ten innings Wisconsin (download) - Via the new Timber Rattler Virtual Press Box Wisconsin Spoils Beloit’s First Game at New Stadium Gray drives in four as Rattlers rally from 5-0 down to beat Snappers 9-5 in ten innings By Chris Mehring VIDEO reports from the action at the new ballpark -- WREX WIFR *** VIDEO Tweet via @BrewersPD: Highlighting the recent (and season-long) efforts of Thomas Dillard

Box: Pensacola (Marlins) 5, Biloxi 2 Mitchell Homers Again But Shuckers Fall 5-2 Erceg Tosses Longest Outing of His Career For Biloxi By Garrett Greene SS David Hamilton singled and walked in his AA debut. VIDEO Tweet (and scroll for commentary) - Hamilton *** VIDEO Tweet via the Shuckers: Garrett Mitchell flexes

Box: Nashville 3, Toledo (Tigers) 2 Pre-Game Media Notes Weston Wilson's Late Single Key in Sounds Win Wilson’s Eighth Inning RBI Leads Sounds to Series Opener Win SS Brice Turang 0-for-3, one K, in his AAA debut. RHP Luke Barker with the scoreless two-K inning for the save. #FreeLukeBarker All due credit to RHP Josh Lindblom - not sitting on that $3M this year (or next). His 2022 status is confusing, he gets his guaranteed money, but do the Brewers immediately retain his rights come this fall? He could help the big league club now it seems (well, five days from now given this start). *** VIDEO Tweets via the Sounds -- Corey Ray gets into one Weston Wilson is just solid, man *** The latest Nashville pre-game audio interviews, released on Monday via Jeff Hem's blog: July 28 – INF Daniel Robertson July 28 – LHP Andy Otero August 1 – Manager Rick Sweet Sweet discusses the now-suddenly overloaded Sounds roster, and oh yeah, he has serious respect for future big leaguer Weston Wilson.

Box: ACL Athletics 7, ACL Brewers Blue 2, seven innings Two more top ten college position players made their debuts here. It was a degree warmer at the Athletics' site, 110 degrees. At least their game was two innings shorter. 5th round SS Ethan Murray (Duke) was 0-for-2 and 10th round 1B Wes Clarke (South Carolina) singled in two AB's. Catcher Jeferson Quero (.980 OPS, 45 AB's) continues to live up to all the plaudits in his true 18-year-old season (19 in October), two more hits here, caught the full game. 2019 32nd round Florida HS pick Jefferson Figueroa (hey, a Jefferson / Jeferson battery) allowed just one hit in his three inning start - six K's, no walks. He also found time to interact with Brewers' Coordinator - Baseball Diversity Initiatives Junior Spivey (photo).

Box: ACL Brewers Gold 7, ACL White Sox 0 RHP Israel Puello, one of the three RHP's received from the Phillies by the Brewers in the 2020 David Phelps trade, finally debuted with the Crew with a scoreless inning. Including the 2021 Media Guide, there was no entry regarding injury status for Puello. Brad Ford, then writing for BrewCrewBall, has some details regarding Puello (and the other trade pieces) in this August 2020 article. The following five innings were likely the highlight of 2nd-year soon-to-be 19-year-old RHP Brailin Rodriguez' pro career. A similarly-aged RHP, rookie Jeison Pena, walked three, but kept the final three innings scoreless. First-round CF Sal Frelick's pro debut was nice - 2-for-3, SB (one K). 8th round 2B (University of Minnesota) Zack Raabe - great, another Zach/Zack to keep track of - was 0-for-3, two K's, in his first pro action. A dream come true for Raabe John Wagner, Forest Lake (MN) Times July 23, 2021 3rd round 3B Alex Binelas was 1-for-3, RBI. Surely the Louisville product will share the memory of his 109 degree debut with his two college-pick teammates.

Box: DSL Brewers #1 Squad 2, DSL Cardinals Red 1, game suspended by rain in the top of the 4th All aboard the Miguel Segura hype train! Four appearances (three starts) - 13 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 20 K 18-year-old Venezuelan RHP Rosmel Reyes makes his pro debut -- walk, 5-3 groundout, E-6, tarp comes out.

Box: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 8, DSL Yankees #2 Squad 6 18-year-old Venezuelan RHP Gerson Calzadilla has yet to allow an earned run (one unearned) in his first five pro outings, he retired all ten batters he faced here, stranding two runners for his starter. This was the pro debut for 20-year-old Dominican RHP Braudin Ciprian - two runs in two innings, but unearned. We are 16 games into the season, but playing time is often shared game-to-game. Even so, those OPS' listed in the box start to represent more meaningful samples as we move on.

MiLB.TV options: Only Wisconsin is on the road. The Timber Rattlers have the pleasure of opening Beloit's new ballpark! Although I know the game is being televised locally near Beloit, it does not indicate MiLB.TV as an option. Surely Beloit will broadcast eventually, but apparently not quite yet.

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'The total package': Timber Rattlers outfielder Joe Gray Jr. flashes impressive skills Dan Wussow, Appleton Post-Crescent Loaded with quotes, good stuff here...

Box: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 6, DSL Yankees #2 Squad 5 Walk-off winner, chicken dinner! Two runs in the 8th, two more in the 9th... In just his 9th pro game, 18-year-old Yesbel Herrera (listed as a CF but playing first base here, positions often a mish-mash at this level) hit his 2nd HR of the season with one out in the 9th for the celebration. 18-year-old Venezuelan RF Eduarh Colina was 2-for-4 and is off to a nice start after 11 pro games. No earned runs allowed in a combined three innings for two debuting RHP's, 18-year-old Venezuelan Jesus Rivero (one unearned run) and 19-year-old Dominican Erik Ozuna. Ozuna got the win as the game-winner was struck.

Box: DSL Cardinals Red 3, DSL Brewers #1 Squad 1 Hello, Stiven Cruz! Making his 4th start, the 19-year-old Nicaraguan RHP tossed five hitless, scoreless innings. Cruz walked two and fanned nine. Always keep an eye on the pitchers that the Brewers have identified as starters from the very beginning of their pro careers. 17-year-old Dominican LF Luis Castillo, a LH bat, doubled and singled. He also started a triple play, 6-4-2-4. The "2" in that triple play was 17-year-old Venezuelan catcher Eric Martinez, making his professional debut. He's a young 17, too, having turned April 6th. Although he went 0-for-3 at the plate, he'll always have the triple play to look back on from his first pro game.

Box: ACL Cubs 16, ACL Brewers Blue 13 And yet the final three innings were scoreless! Catcher Jeferson Quero is 4-for-5 in SB attempts. Nice to have 18-year-old legs, plus he was the DH in this game. After scoring on a passed ball in the first inning, switch-hitting 1B/LF Erys Bautista, the author of a three-homer game on July 22nd, was forced to exit.

Box: ACL Brewers Gold 5, ACL Rockies 4, seven innings Rockies had been 20-4 entering this game. Four errors by the Gold club led to two unearned runs, yet a victory. 19-year-old rookie Dominican RHP Andy Garcia pitched well in his 4th start. Outside of former Phillies farmhand RHP Justin Miller, who got the save, all the Gold players here were international signings. 107 degrees at game time.

Box: Lynchburg (Indians) 10, Carolina 4 SS Freddy Zamora on base four times - double, two singles, walk. *** Via the News & Advance -- Wolf pitches into the sixth, Melendez and Planez homer as Hillcats top Mudcats Josh Wolf’s first 12 appearances with Lynchburg produced a mixed bag of results. There were instances in which the former second-round selection was electric, but didn’t factor into the decision. Other times, the 20-year-old right-hander was hit hard and didn’t last long into his outing. He finally put it together Sunday to help the Hillcats close out their series against Carolina with a victory. Wolf pitched into the sixth inning for the first time this season, former Brewers farmhand Andres Melendez and Alexfri Planez homered, and Lynchburg clubbed the Mudcats 10-4 to win the six-game series at Bank of the James Stadium. The Hillcats (40-37) won four of the six games, yet still remain 5 ½ games back of first-place Salem (46-32) in the Low-A East North Division standings, as the Red Sox topped Kannapolis 6-2. Wolf (1-3) is in his first season in the Cleveland Indians’ farm system. He was one of two prospects sent from the New York Mets in the Francisco Lindor trade earlier this year. He allowed one earned run or less in seven of his first 12 starts, but also was hammered in four starts in which he surrendered four or more earned runs. Sunday, he allowed four earned runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings, but the Hillcats provided more than enough run support with nine unanswered runs between the first and fourth innings. Melendez and Planez hit two-run homers in the second and third innings, respectively, to give Lynchburg a 5-2 lead, and the Hillcats tacked on four more runs in the fourth to put the game out of reach. Christian Cairo only had one hit, but drew three walks, stole two bases and scored three times to provide a spark at the time of the lineup. Two of his runs came on Jhonkensy Noel singles in the first and fourth innings, and Cairo stole home in the sixth inning for the game’s final run. Noel went 3 for 4 and Planez went 2 for 4. Both drove in two runs. Daritzon Feliz pitched three scoreless innings and Alec Wisely recorded the final two outs. Mudcats starter TJ Shook (2-1) took the loss. He allowed six earned runs on six hits, walked one and struck out four in three innings. Zavier Warren (2 for 4) gave the Mudcats (46-32) a 2-0 lead in the first inning with a two-run double that scored Ashton McGee and Felix Valerio. Alex Hall’s sixth-inning double scored Warren, and Michael Wilson drew a bases-loaded walk to score Joey Wiemer in the sixth.

Box: Cedar Rapids (Twins) 3, Wisconsin 0 Wisconsin (download) - Via the new Timber Rattler Virtual Press Box Homestand Ends with Shutout Loss to Cedar Rapids Wisconsin drops 3-0 decision to Kernels By Chris Mehring *** *** AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "The Timber Rattlers ended their 12-game homestand with a 3-0 loss to the Cedar Rapids Kernels for a 6-6 record over the last two weeks. Chris Mehring & Kyle Lobner had a few notes to pass along about Sunday's game. Then, Manager Matt Erickson joins them to discuss the week that was, the week ahead, and saying good bye to Pohlman Field."

Box: Montgomery (Rays) 11, Biloxi 2 Shuckers See Chance Slip Away Late in 11-2 Defeat Garrett Mitchell Homers In Return to Lineup By Garrett Greene *** RHP Carlos Luna has a 57-to-8 K-to-BB ratio in 51.1 IP between Wisconsin and Biloxi. Very similar to fellow new Shucker RHP Justin Bullock in that regard. *** VIDEO Tweet via the Shuckers: The Mitchell blast

Box: Columbus (Indians) 6, Nashville 0, completion of Saturday's suspended game Box: Columbus 2, Nashville 0, seven inning, regularly scheduled game Pre-Game Media Notes Sounds Shutout in Doubleheader Nashville Mustered Just Four Hits in the Twin Bill *** Seems like the constant churning of this roster, never-ending influx of MLB rehabbers, etc., is finally catching up to this unit. We've never seen anything like it to this extent.

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For the sake of convenience, click on a name and see how they are doing in their new home - notes reflect Sunday AM, August 1st July departures: C Payton Henry - RHP John Curtiss trade, yet to debut with AAA Jacksonville (Marlins) RHP Reese Olson - LHP Daniel Norris trade, still at High-A, but reports indicate he'll be promoted to AA by the Tigers soon (UPDATE: Promoted 8/16) 3B Alberto Ciprian Eduardo Escobar trade - the 18-year-old made his debut in the D-Backs system Sat. 7/31 (1-for-2, RBI, BB) OF/C/1B/3B Cooper Hummel - Eduardo Escobar trade, and yes, listed as a third baseman as well, hit for the cycle in his 2nd game in D-Backs system (video) RHP Ryan Weber - Claimed by Seattle, made two MLB appearances, then optioned to AAA Tacoma LHP Nathan Kirby - INF Kevin Kramer trade; has struggled in five AA games with Erie (Pirates) RHP Bowden Francis - Rowdy Tellez trade; has pitched well overall in four starts for AAA Buffalo (Blue Jays); most recent start was his roughest, 5 IP, 4 R, 3 HR RHP Trevor Richards - Rowdy Tellez trade; 1-1 in six appearances spanning seven innings for Toronto (0.86 WHIP) *** June departures: RHP Bobby Wahl - Claimed by Los Angeles Dodgers; was immediately optioned to AAA, where he made two appearances. Then in short order, DFA'd two weeks later, cleared waivers and was released, then resigned to a minor league deal by LA, and placed on the 7-day AAA injured list. C Samuel Escudero - the RHP Jandel Gustave and LF Troy Stokes Jr. trade with Pittsburgh; the 17-year-old is off to a slow start in 11 games for the DSL Pirates Gold squad RHP Zack Godley - Elected free agency; signed by Cleveland, five AAA starts (7.58 ERA); released by Cleveland August 2nd; UPDATE: Signed by the Mets UT Jake Hager - Claimed by Mariners; spent a month at AAA, was just DFA's and claimed by Diamondbacks; TBD if AAA or MLB next *** May departures: OF/1B Billy McKinney - LHP Pedro Quintana trade (Quintana yet to debut); now with the Dodgers after 39 games with the Mets RHP J.P. Feyereisen - SS Willy Adames / RHP Trevor Richards trade; currently on the IL with shoulder discomfort no structural damage, though he is dealing with some biceps tendinitis; 2.42 ERA in 21 games with Tampa Bay prior RHP Drew Rasmussen - SS Willy Adames / RHP Trevor Richards trade; has been in MLB since June 24 after eight AAA appearances; 4.00 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in ten games (18 appearances) with the Rays C Jacob Nottingham - Claimed by Seattle, later outrighted to AAA, where he made only one appearance before landing on the injured list June 18th. INF Logan Forsythe - Released, has not seen action since June 18th release; not on final Olympic team, had participated in qualifying action. LHP Wade LeBlanc - Released, now in MLB with STL, ten games (six starts) RHP Phil Bickford - Claimed by Los Angeles Dodgers and has remained in their big league bullpen since call-up on May 23rd (2.60 ERA, 1.16 WHIP in 30 appearances) RHP Paxton Schultz - PTBNL in Derek Fisher trade; in the rotation in High-A for the Blue Jays *** April departures: IF/OF Orlando Arcia - Traded (RHP Weigel / Sobotka); optioned to AAA on 7/31 after 27 days with the big league Braves IF/OF Dee-Strange Gordon - Released; first signed with Cubs, then opted out there, now in AAA for the Pirates

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Box: Carolina 11, Lynchburg (Indians) 2 Hillcats pitching implodes in seventh as Mudcats cruise to triumph Via "The News & Advance" Lynchburg starter Juan Zapata kept the ball in the strike zone and allowed the Hillcats to remain close through six innings Saturday evening against Carolina. The bullpen, however, was erratic, and the Mudcats capitalized in a big way. Carolina took advantage of four hits, four walks and three stolen bases to score six times in the seventh inning, and the Mudcats cruised from there for an 11-2 triumph over the Hillcats at Bank of the James Stadium. Mudcats designated hitter Felix Valerio, who delivered the big hit in the seventh inning, went 4 for 4 with six RBIs. He was one of five players with a multi-hit performance as Carolina rattled off 15 hits and drew eight walks to create scoring opportunities aplenty against Lynchburg. Zapata (1-3) exited after six innings in which he allowed two runs (one earned) on seven hits with three strikeouts. He didn’t walk any batters, and that allowed the Hillcats to remain close despite being handcuffed by Mudcats starter Brandon Knarr. Valerio drove in both of the runs against Zapata with a first-inning single and third-inning sacrifice fly. That all changed in the top of the seventh. Trey Benton, the first to relieve Zapata, faced five batters and threw 21 pitches. However, only five of those pitches were in the strike zone. The Mudcats (46-31) drew four walks and stole three bases against Benton in his brief ⅓-inning outing. The deficit was only three runs with Jacob Forrester replacing Benton, but Valerio greeted him by pouncing on a 2-0 offering for a bases-clearing triple to right field. Micah Bello and Ernesto Martinez capped the seventh-inning scoring with an RBI single and RBI double, respectively, as the lead swelled to 8-0. Jhonkensy Noel, who went 3 for 4, got the Hillcats on the board with a solo homer in the seventh inning, and that was the only mistake Knarr (6-2) made over 6 2/3 innings. He struck out 11, scattered six hits and allowed the one run. Johnathan Rodriguez’s eight-inning single scored Christian Cairo that allowed the Hillcats to cut the deficit to 9-2. Carolina finished the victory as Freddy Zamora and Valerio drew bases-loaded walks in the ninth. *** VIDEO Tweet: Valerio's three-run triple (what a season for the 20-year-old 5'7" cleanup hitter!)

Box: Wisconsin 12, Cedar Rapids (Twins) 2 Offense Provides Twelve Runs and Bullpen Does The Work for a Timber Rattlers Win Three Wisconsin pitchers hold Kernels to two runs and combine for 13K in a “bullpen game” By Chris Mehring *** *** Four Rattlers reached base thrice (Howell, Gray, Kahle, Coca). Three others reached twice.

Box: Montgomery (Rays) 6, Biloxi 4 Biscuits Hold On For 6-4 Win Over Shuckers Turang Launches Fifth Home Run For Biloxi By Garrett Greene Often the broadcasters will share info, especially home games, but Garrett Greene has no answers as he indicates here. Mitchell's been with the team at least for the past two games, and perhaps the whole time since last playing the full game on Sunday July 25th. It's one thing when we try to figure out absences across the farm system, but when it's the talented #1 prospect who has already missed stretches of time, well, we're going to wonder. *** VIDEO Tweet: Turang's long HR off the scoreboard It's been a rough season for LHP Cody Beckman, so props given here for three scoreless in relief.