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VIDEO: Highlight package by the Shuckers of Thursday's win

An Interview with Milwaukee Brewers prospect Payton Henry Andy Patton, Prospects1500.com

As also posted in our season-long Timber Rattlers feature article archive thread -- An Interview with Milwaukee Brewers prospect Payton Henry Andy Patton, Prospects1500.com

Final: Wisconsin 7, Burlington 4 Wisconsin Wins in Burlington Lutz leads the way with a big night at the plate By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers *** VIDEO: Final out *** Box Score / Game Log OBP now .321 -- Tristen Lutz reached base in all five plate appearances. He was 3-for-3 with two doubles, walked once, and was hit by a pitch. He scored three runs. Contributions from all. RHP Carlos Herrera's misfire of a season continued, but he was trusted to close it out after making his own trouble.

Final: Grand Junction 8, Helena 7, eleven innings Rockies Outlast Brewers In Extra Inning Extravaganza Helena Leaves Winning Run At Third In Tenth As Grand Junction Wins In 11 By Greg Mroz / Helena Brewers Brewers couldn't catch a break with the umps at Friday nights rain delayed game agianst Grand Junction. Nester Corredor disagrees with a call at home plate. *** PHOTO GALLERY: Whoa, color palette! *** VIDEO: Learn how to pronounce Michele Vassalotti's first name *** Box Score / Game Log Be sure to read the full summary in the first link above. Such an event-filled game. Both teams victimized by poor defense. Ten hits for the H-Crew (and 11 walks and an HBP!), still lose, this one was a tough defeat. Brice Turang on base four times, drove in three. Third baseman Connor McVey on base three times in his Pioneer League debut.

Undrafted 3B Connor McVey bumped from Arizona to Helena. McVey turns 24 next April and likely would have been up sooner, but he missed a month and a half after he appeared in his second pro game.

Interesting footnote to the Brady and Davis DL placements. Both were very openly unhappy about it in the bullpen yesterday. Erik's done with Milwaukee and already has his agent making calls to other organizations. *** The agent mention by Davis is interesting considering what we heard in mid-May:

Via the Shuckers -- Friday night's game between the Biloxi Shuckers and Mobile BayBears has been postponed due to wet conditions. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday night starting at 5:35 PM Central.

Helena idle. The most hits for any affiliate today was eight, by the DSL Co-Op team as you'll read later, and they lost, 11-2. Biloxi wins on seven hits, Mudcats win on three hits, Maryvale wins on one hit, DSL Brewers win on six hits. Sky Sox lose on seven hits, Timber Rattlers lose on three hits.

Final: AZL Brewers 2, AZL Padres #2 Squad 0 Box Score / Game Log SS Korry Howell with the only hit for the good guys, yet they pull out a win! RHP Zack Brown's outing -- AZL Padres 2 Top of the 1st Jordy Barley strikes out swinging, catcher Luis Avalo to first baseman Aaron Familia. Angel Solarte singles on a line drive to center fielder Arbert Cipion. Sean Guilbe walks. Angel Solarte to 2nd. Jonny Homza strikes out swinging. Mason House flies out to center fielder Arbert Cipion. AZL Padres 2 Top of the 2nd Alison Quintero singles on a line drive to center fielder Arbert Cipion. Yordi Francisco singles on a ground ball to right fielder Anderson Melendez. Alison Quintero to 2nd. Michael Suarez flies into a force out, left fielder Francis Florentino to third baseman Jess Williams. Alison Quintero out at 3rd. Yordi Francisco to 2nd. Michael Suarez to 1st. Payton Smith strikes out swinging. Wild pitch by pitcher Zack Brown. Yordi Francisco to 3rd. Michael Suarez to 2nd. Jordy Barley bunt grounds out, pitcher Zack Brown to first baseman Aaron Familia. Winning "Rally" didn't even include the one base hit: AZL Brewers Bottom of the 8th Arbert Cipion walks. Ernesto Martinez hit by pitch. Arbert Cipion to 2nd. Anderson Melendez hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Tyler Mortensen. Arbert Cipion to 3rd. Ernesto Martinez to 2nd. Anderson Melendez to 1st. Aaron Familia grounds into a double play, second baseman Sean Guilbe to catcher Alison Quintero to first baseman Michael Suarez. Arbert Cipion out at home. Ernesto Martinez to 3rd. Anderson Melendez to 2nd. With Francis Florentino batting, wild pitch by Tyler Mortensen, Ernesto Martinez scores. Anderson Melendez to 3rd. With Francis Florentino batting, wild pitch by Tyler Mortensen, Anderson Melendez scores. Francis Florentino flies out to center fielder Angel Solarte.

Final: Burlington 3, Wisconsin 1 Bees Beat Rattlers in Burlington Wisconsin held to three hits in contest By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers *** Box Score / Game Log

Final: Iowa 9, Colorado Springs 3 SKY SOX FALL TO CUBS 9-3 IN SERIES FINALE *** Box Score / Game Log Zach Davies mentioned above...

RHP's Tim Dillard and Michael Brady placed on the AAA 7-day DL (each retro to 8/13)in order to welcome back RHP's Aaron Wilkerson and Jacob Barnes. Erik Davis' stay (prior post) retro to 8/15. At Biloxi, RHP Danny Reynolds hits the DL to make room for RHP Trey Supak, activated from the same list. To say that MiLB allows the Brewers to be liberal in their moves simply to maintain depth would be an understatement. Surely other organizations do so, but not sure if to the extent Milwaukee does. If nothing else, it certainly sets the pecking order, which isn't a big mystery to most.

Tuesday's Rattlers Game -- So Henry landed on the Wisconsin Temp Inactive List on Wednesday, and backup catcher Brent Diaz was shuttled back to the Timber Rattlers from Helena (likely from their "paper roster".) Guessing that Henry is injured in a minor way, but you've got to carry a second catcher, and this way, if Henry needs less than seven days to heal, he'll be back sooner. This is another indication why each affiliate in essence always has an "inactive" bullpen catcher with the team, available to be activated as needed.

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 *** Media notes, standings, and sortable stat pages *** The entire local TV Timber Rattlers broadcast schedule

VIDEO via the Shuckers: Wednesday Game Highlights

Final, Game One: Colorado Springs 3, Iowa 1, completion of suspended game Final, Game Two: Iowa 9, Colorado Springs 4 SKY SOX AND CUBS SPLIT FIRST TWO GAMES OF SERIES DES MOINES, Iowa – After game one of this quick three-game series against the Cubs in Iowa was suspended yesterday due to rain, the Sky Sox played two games on Wednesday evening, with the completion of game one going to the Sky Sox, 3-1. In the seven-inning game two, the Cubs responded with a big 9-4 win to even the series. GAME ONE The first four innings of game one were played on Tuesday evening before the game was suspended due to rain and rescheduled for today, with the Sky Sox leading 1-0 after those four innings of play. In the top of the first inning, in the first at-bat of the game, Nate Orf was hit by pitch, marking his 18th HBP this season and the second most in a season by any Sky Sox player. Clint Barmes holds the single season record with 22 HBP in the 2007 season. The hit by pitch by Orf is also his 35th HBP in the regular season in his Sky Sox career, tying former Sky Sox catcher Mark Strittmatter for second place all-time with 35 career HBP. Strittmatter played parts of seven seasons with the Sky Sox (1993, 1995-2000). Clint Barmes holds the career HBP record with 47 HBP (2003-2004, 2007-2008). Orf proved to be the only baserunner of the half-inning, however, after a double play and a pop out brought the top of the first to a close. There would be no scoring in the game until the top of the fourth frame three innings later, when the Sky Sox found their way onto the board first. Eric Sogard led off with a single on the first pitch of the inning, moving up to second on a Christian Bethancourt single. With two outs on the board, Domingo Santana lined Colorado Springs' third single of the inning to score Sogard and make it 1-0, before the suspension put the game on hold for a day. Through the first four innings, both starters had similar stat lines. Colorado Springs' starter Brandon Woodruff had allowed just two hits with a pair of walks and four strikeouts when the game was suspended, while Iowa's starter Jen-Ho Tseng had allowed just one run on three hits with one walk and five strikeouts. Tristan Archer took over on the mound for the Sky Sox in the fifth inning when the game resumed this afternoon, while Craig Brooks took over on the mound for the Cubs in the bottom half of the inning. Neither pitcher allowed a run or a hit in their outings, as Archer finished the day with two strikeouts through two innings of work, while Brooks allowed two walks with three strikeouts through 1.2 innings of work. The game remained a taut 1-0 contest until the bottom of the penultimate inning, when Iowa scored a sole run to tie the game at 1-1. Pinch-hitter Trey Martin led off the bottom of the eighth with a walk, advancing to second on a sacrifice bunt, and to third on a wild pitch. A sacrifice fly from Ryan Court brought Martin home to tie the game. In the top of the ninth, Santana led off with a walk of his own, moving up to second on a steal. Richie Shaffer and Quintin Berry both then drew walks to load the bases for Orf, who struck out for the second out of the inning. Sogard managed to draw a walk on four pitches, however, scoring Santana with Colorado Springs' fourth walk of the half-inning. Tyler Saladino then reached on a costly Iowa error that allowed Shaffer to score to give the Sky Sox a 3-1 lead, which would be enough to take game one. Game One Box Score / Game Log GAME TWO Game two looked like it might also be a low-scoring contest after the first two frames, at which point the Cubs led 1-0. In the bottom of the first inning, Bijan Rademacher drew a walk in the Cubs' first at-bat of the game, moving up 90 feet on a ground out. A Jason Vosler RBI single would then score Rademacher to give the Cubs their first lead of the series. In the bottom of the third, the Cubs offense exploded for five more runs. Cubs starting pitcher Luke Farrell opened with a ground-rule double, followed by a Rademacher single. Court singled home Farrell, and Vosler singled home Rademacher to make it a 3-0 game. Mark Zagunis then drew a walk, and a Taylor Davis RBI double scored Vosler and moved Zagunis into scoring position at third. Chris Gimenez then hit the Cubs' second ground-rule double of the inning, clearing the bases to give Iowa a 6-0 lead. In the top of the fifth frame, the Sky Sox broke up the shutout. Tyrone Taylor led off with a single, before Santana and Bethancourt drew back-to-back walks to load the bases for Dylan Moore. Moore singled to plate Taylor and reload the bases for Berry, who struck out while pinch-hitting in the pitcher's spot for the first out of the inning. Orf then lined an RBI single to plate Santana and make it a 6-2 game. The Cubs went on to extend their lead in the bottom half of the inning. Court and Zagunis both drew walks to put two on for Gimenez, who belted his second homer of the season to make it a 9-2 affair. Colorado Springs did not go quietly into the night, however, responding in the very next half-inning with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth. Jett Bandy and Taylor led off with a single and a double, respectively, with both coming home on a Bethancourt RBI double to make it a five-run game at 9-4. That score would hold, with the Cubs taking game two to even the series. Thursday's Preview: The Sky Sox head into the final game of the three-game set against Iowa Cubs, Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, with first pitch scheduled for 12:08 a.m. CST. Iowa righty Trevor Clifton (3-2) looks to pick up his fourth win of the season against MLB rehabber Zach Davies, who is 0-2 at Triple-A this season in four rehab starts. Swipin' Bags: The 143 Sky Sox stolen bases this season is currently the fourth most in a single season. The team record is 169 stolen bases, which was set in 2009. The next feat to reach is third-most 149 set in 2000 while the second-most 151 is held by 2016 squad. Sweet Tally: With another win on Wednesday, manager Rick Sweet's win count improves to 270 total (regular season) with the Sky Sox. Sweet trails Brad Mills by only one win to tie Mills' club record 271 wins as Sky Sox manager. If you include postseason wins, Sweet is at 272 overall wins, trailing Mills by only four overall wins. Game Two Box Score / Game Log

Final: Burlington 7, Wisconsin 1 Slow Start Costs Rattlers a 7-1 loss at Burlington Wisconsin drops ground in second half wild card race, too By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers *** Box Score / Game Log Check out the line for 1st year pro RHP J.T. Hintzen, what a shining star within this one...

One more look --

AUDIO via the Yahoo Sports Podcast with Tim Brown: Erik Kratz (go to the 41:15 minute mark) Cool interview... *** AUDIO via WTMJ's "Sports Central": "Author of the Sheehan Newsletter and a national MLB writer for SI.com, Joe Sheehan joins the show to talk Brewers rotation, possible waiver trades, and more on the Brewers."

1B/LF Richie Shaffer transferred from Biloxi to Colorado Springs. *** RH closer Nate Griep activated from Biloxi's DL after an eight-day stay.

AUDIO via the Mike Heller Show (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): Tom Haudricourt - (go to the 28:30 minute mark) *** VIDEO via Fox Sports Wisconsin: Craig Counsell's postgame media session *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM the Fan: Their full postgame show after the 7-0 win at Wrigley

Suspended after four innings: Colorado Springs 1, Iowa 0 Very encouraging four shutout innings from Brandon Woodruff. Domingo Santana an RBI single. Box Score / Game Log thus far