Jim Goulart

Box: Winston-Salem 6, Carolina 4 Hope yet for RHP Phil Bickford? No earned runs in his last ten innings (six appearances). Carolina Unable to Overcome Early Deficit in 6-4 Loss to Dash The Dash scored six runs over the first two innings while defeating Carolina 6-4 to even the series at 1-1

Box: Jacksonville 5, Biloxi 0 Not Drew Rasmussen's night. Information we have indicates that soon-to-be 26-year-old RHP Johan Belisario technically is not eligible for minor league free agency after this season despite a lengthy pro career. Perhaps he agreed to a two-year deal when he was signed as free agent in March. That would have been very astute of the Brewers. More goodness from LHP Clayton Andrews. Strong Game From Jacksonville's Guzman Stifles Shuckers Biloxi Held To One Hit In Defeat By Garrett Greene / Biloxi Shuckers *** VIDEO via WLOX: Those jerseys, though...

Box: San Antonio 3, Fresno 2, 12 innings Tough night for Corey Ray and Tyrone Taylor atop the lineup, sombrero for Tyrone... Brown Dazzles as Missions Clip Grizzlies in 12-Inning Affair *** Staying on the winning track Missions prevail, 3-2 in 12 innings, for their 70th victory By Jerry Briggs / San Antonio Missions Once again, so much squeezed into one notes column, including: Rick Sweet said Brewers officials are discussing the next move for pitcher Jimmy Nelson. He said he thinks Nelson will pitch another game in relief for the Missions but is awaiting a final decision. Nelson on Friday night enjoyed the most effective outing in his second rehab assignment in Triple-A this season. Hitting 96 mph on the radar gun, he pitched one inning, retired three straight and struck out the side. Corbin Burnes will be used as an opener on Monday for about three innings. It's not a full transition back to starting (yet), folks. Be sure to read the full article. *** As far as the Missions' current roster goes, even if you don't count Tyler Saladino, Taylor Williams and Jay Jackson as activated yet following their optional assignments, I get 26 active players here. When these three do get activated, obviously more changes are a'coming. *** Joe Alexander's walk-off photo gallery.

Box: Peoria 6, Wisconsin 2 Peoria Scores Early to Beat Wisconsin Rattlers Fall 6-2 to the Chiefs By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers *** *** AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "In Saturday's postgame podcast, Chris Mehring and Kyle Lobner go through the loss to the Chiefs, take a moment to point out the performances by Wilfred Salaman, Kekai Rios, and Brent Diaz, and talk about another amazing win for the San Antonio Missions at Triple-A. Matt Erickson and Salaman are also going to stop by with some comments from the Clubhouse." (We'll get to that San Antonio win in just a bit...) Chris and Kyle also discuss the injury status of third baseman Connor McVey (13:15 minute mark), full details pending. *** VIDEO via WFRV: Brewers first-round pick Ethan Small arrives with Timber Rattlers

Not sure how many Brewers fans caught this Friday night, how about this for Tim: Dillard Dominates in Complete Game Effort Nashville Pitcher Throws First Nine-Inning Complete Game Since 2016

Box: AZL Padres #2 Squad 6, AZL Brewers Gold 2 Just changed a bit below. Starter 23-year-old LHP Ian Exposito recorded ten of his 11 outs via strikeout, wow. But eight runners reached base against him, and four runs (three earned) were on his ledger. Two of those runs came in after Exposito's exit, as 19-year-old RHP Santiago Elizondo did not strand the inherited baserunners. Three bright spots: 19-year-old Pablo Abreu, still on rehab from the Timber Rattlers, on base thrice including a double. He was the DH again here. 18-year-old 2B Felix Valerio (Keon Broxton trade, Mets), two hits, including a double of his own. 18-year-old catcher Andres Melendez also had two base hits. But he has thrown out only 8-of-32 baserunners this year (25%) after throwing out 38% (23-of-61) in the same league last year.

Box: AZL Padres #1 Squad 3, AZL Brewers Blue 2 Weather: 108 degrees, Overcast. At least it was overcast. 108, barely fans in the stands, and the team is 13-25. Glorious thing, this introduction to pro ball. For the first time, 2nd round LHP Antoine Kelly allowed more than one run (two) in an outing. He can thank fellow southpaw Pablo Garabitos for stranding two of his baserunners. No fears, as Kelly walked none in his 2.2 innings and now sports a 21-to-2 K-to-BB in 17 frames. Garabitos has been very good in his 12 relief stints. RHP Harold Chirino missed all of 2018, and that's one of the rare instances the Brewers simply list "injured" in their media guide, no details. Five of the six outs he recorded here came via strikeout. 29th round SS Jackie Urbaez drove in both runs as we was 2-for-3 with a sacrifice fly. The Padres' kids didn't earn the eventual winning run -- AZL Padres 1 Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Eddy Tavarez replaces Harold Chirino. Yerry Landinez called out on strikes. Chandler Seagle walks. Wild pitch by pitcher Eddy Tavarez. Chandler Seagle to 2nd. Luis Paez singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jackie Urbaez. Chandler Seagle to 3rd. Chandler Seagle advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by first baseman Kevin Hardin. Wild pitch by pitcher Eddy Tavarez. Chandler Seagle scores. Luis Paez to 2nd. Payton Smith walks. CJ Abrams grounds into a double play, second baseman Orveo Saint to shortstop Jackie Urbaez to first baseman Kevin Hardin. Payton Smith out at 2nd. CJ Abrams out at 1st.

Box: DSL Brewers 7, DSL Cubs #2 Squad 4 Five-run rally to take the lead, no line drives, lots of seeing-eye ground balls, apparently: DSL Brewers Bottom of the 7th Pitching Change: Jorge Arellano replaces Ferrol Heredia. Juan Frias singles on a ground ball to pitcher Jorge Arellano. Alberis Ferrer singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jose Lopez. Juan Frias to 2nd. Henry Leon hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by catcher Pablo Aliendo. Juan Frias scores. Alberis Ferrer to 3rd. Henry Leon to 2nd. Eduarqui Fernandez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jose Lopez. Alberis Ferrer scores. Henry Leon to 3rd. Joneiker Ponce de Leon reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Lizardo Ruiz. Henry Leon scores. Eduarqui Fernandez to 2nd. Sebastian Burciaga hit by pitch. Eduarqui Fernandez to 3rd. Joneiker Ponce de Leon to 2nd. Jhonnys Cabrera strikes out swinging. Branlyn Jaraba singles on a ground ball to right fielder Samuel Duarte. Eduarqui Fernandez scores. Joneiker Ponce de Leon to 3rd. Sebastian Burciaga to 2nd. Pitching Change: Willians Vasquez replaces Jorge Arellano. Alejandro Marte grounds into a force out, third baseman Orlando Zapata to catcher Pablo Aliendo. Joneiker Ponce de Leon out at home. Sebastian Burciaga to 3rd. Branlyn Jaraba to 2nd. Alejandro Marte to 1st. Juan Frias singles on a ground ball to third baseman Orlando Zapata. Sebastian Burciaga scores. Branlyn Jaraba to 3rd. Alejandro Marte to 2nd. Alberis Ferrer grounds into a force out, pitcher Willians Vasquez to catcher Pablo Aliendo. Branlyn Jaraba out at home. *** Catcher Jhonnys Cabrera (.384 OBP) and third baseman Branlyn Jaraba each reached three times; LF Juan Frias (.394 OBP) and SS Alberis Ferrer each singled twice. Lightly-used 17-year-old rookie catcher Henry Leon, DH'ing here, was pinch-ran for after an HBP in the 8th. You'll see not spectacular, but OK, mound work in the box, including five solid innings from All-Star representative 18-year-old Panamanian rookie RHP Rafael Garcia.

Saturday's Pre-Game Media Notes: San Antonio Carolina Wisconsin

VIDEO Tweet via the Shuckers: Full highlight package of Biloxi's 7-2 Friday night win

Have been keeping the initial post in this thread up-to-date, the latest removing released RHP Alex Wilson.

Tweet: RHP Alex Wilson released at San Antonio. *** RHP Luke Barker activated from the injured list for the Missions after a minimum stay.

The DSL Brewers/Indians co-op game, scheduled for the Dodgers' complex in the northern part of the island, was rained out Saturday. No make-up date announced, although the clubs do play again. The DSL seasons end on August 24th.

Box: AZL Cubs #1 Squad 5, AZL Brewers Gold 4 18-year-old 37th round RF Abimael Gonzalez reached base three times, nearly doubling his season-long total of reaching safely. He was placed in the #2 hole in the lineup; we've seen players with weak seasons-to-date placed near the top of Maryvale orders recently to get them going, some with nice gameday results. CF Francis Florentino had three hits including a double. A third-year-pro, this is his 2nd season stateside in the desert. By the way, when you see Florentiono's photo at the link in his "gold" uniform, you realize that the Brewers' "bile" jerseys, thankfully retired at the big league level, are alive and well in Arizona.

Box: AZL Dodgers "Lasorda" Squad 2, AZL Brewers Blue 0 Mixed bag with the gloves, but mostly poor - one of the two runs allowed was unearned: E: SS Jackie Urbaez 2 (6, fielding, throw); 2B Danny Casals (6, fielding); CF Arbert Cipion (2, fielding); 3B Victor Vargas 2 (4, throw, throw). Outfield assists: Cipion (Mateo at 3rd base). DP: 3 (Hall, A-Casals; 2 Vargas-Casals-Kou). *** Weather: 107 degrees, Partly Cloudy. Catcher Alex Hall again with the full nine-inning effort. *** Soon-to-be 22-year-old Venezuelan RHP Henry Medina is acclimating himself nicely to stateside after three seasons on the island. Nice to see him getting stretched out now, as he was an innings-eater in the DSL.

Saturday's Rattlers game will be televised on CW-14 in Northeastern Wisconsin and on My-24 in Southeastern Wisconsin starting at 6:30 PM.

Joe Alexander Missions' Photo Galleries -- Corey Ray Trey Supak

http://www.brewerfan.net/images/store/dailylinkreport.jpg Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Dominican Summer League Scoreboard (includes DSL Brewers/Indians game) *** Links for affiliate audio *** Standings and sortable stat pages *** MiLB.TV options: Home feeds for all, except road for Carolina.

Would rather have the win, which the Mudcats got, as you read above. Here's the Tristan Lutz GITP.

Box: AZL Giants "Black" Squad 10, AZL Brewers Gold 0 Game had nothing to do with recent trade acquisition Ray Black coming over from the Giants, but we're just looking for something to distract from the final score. Actually, there's this, isn't there, Brent Suter? AZL Giants Black Top of the 1st Grant McCray strikes out swinging. Dilan Rosario strikes out swinging. Jairo Pomares strikes out swinging. *** Welcome back for the first time since 2017 to LHP Drake Owenby, the 2015 12th round pick out of the University of Tennessee. First game back since Tommy John surgery last August 9th, so just under 12 months. I bet he's made a wonderful friendship with fellow southpaw Suter, as their recoveries virtually mirrored each other. Owenby's inning did not go well as the 2nd inning game log will show, but congrats on officially getting back on a mound. *** Pro debut -- AZL Giants Black Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Seth Beard replaces Brayan Salaya. Jairo Pomares lines out to center fielder Larry Ernesto. Garrett Frechette strikes out swinging. Jin-De Jhang singles on a line drive to right fielder Francis Florentino. Matt Malkin triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Larry Ernesto. Jin-De Jhang scores. Francisco Medina singles on a line drive to center fielder Larry Ernesto. Matt Malkin scores. Bryan Hernandez called out on strikes. *** Nine games in Maryvale thus far for rehabbing Timber Rattlers OF Pablo Abreu.

Box: AZL Padres #1 Squad 5, AZL Brewers Blue 4 Non-drafted middle infielder (shortstop here) Danny Casals singled three times and drove in a run. 2018 9th round speedster OF Arbert Cipion has made big strides since last year, although the strikeout rate is still not pretty. On base three times here to lift his OBP to .359 and OPS to .740, and he stole his 17th base in 23 tries. Do you want to talk adjustments? Let's point out 19-year-old 2nd-year-pro, smallish (listed at 5'9", 147) Dominican native RHP Jhoan Cruz First three outings: 12.2 IP, 23 H, 18 ER, 3 BB, 12 K Most recent five outings: 22.2 IP, 21 H, 6 ER, 4 BB, 19 K

Maryvale Boxes, Details a Bit Later -- Blue shut out 2-0 Gold gets walked off, 5-4 Combined now 22-52

Vibes pitchers missing in action and the date of their last appearance: RHP Steve Pastora - July 4 RHP Paxton Schultz - July 10 LHP Jose Alberro - July 14

Box, Game One: Ogden 1, Rocky Mountain 0 Alternative box includes inning-by-inning linescore Run scored in the 7th and final inning. *** Box, Game Two: Ogden 11, Rocky Mountain 5 Alternative box includes inning-by-inning linescore Had a great opportunity to tie or win in the end. Rocky Mountain Bottom of the 7th Edwin Sano singles on a line drive to center fielder Sam McWilliams. Jose Sibrian singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ryan Ward. Edwin Sano to 2nd. Mound Visit. Nick Egnatuk out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Sauryn Lao to second baseman Jeremy Arocho. Edwin Sano to 3rd. Jose Sibrian to 2nd. Carlos Rodriguez walks. Cam Devanney strikes out swinging. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Luis Avila replaces Jose Sibrian. Bryan Torres grounds out, shortstop Zac Ching to first baseman Brandon Lewis. *** Raptors Take Both Games of Twin Bill Over Vibes Ogden Continues to Dominate By Travis Arnold / Rocky Mountain Vibes Dodgers' Ogden club is now a ridiculous 36-9.

Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes *** Box: Wisconsin 1, Clinton 0 Lazar Deals a 1-0 Win for Wisconsin Rattlers top Clinton behind eight strikeouts from Lazar By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers *** Are you like me, and see Mike Fiers' over the top effectiveness without blazing speed in Max Lazar? Lazar now with a 1.42 ERA, 89 K's and just 12 walks in 63.1 IP, and as Kyle Lobner notes in the audio below, how is Lazar not in MLB Pipeline's Brewers' Top 30? And the big difference between Fiers and Lazar, Max is exactly four years younger than Fiers when they were at the same level. So much time to continue his growth. *** AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "In Friday night's postgame podcast, Chris Mehring and Kyle Lobner talk about the Timber Rattlers pitching. They go through the turning points of the Wisconsin win, share some stats, and talk about the performances by Ethan Small, who made his Timber Rattlers debut on Friday, and Max Lazar, who struck out eight over six shutout innings. Pitching Coach Jim Henderson gets in on the conversation as well."