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Final: Billings 7, Helena 4 Billings Edges Helena Late To Even Series Brewers Finish Night 2 For 15 With Runners In Scoring Position By Greg Mroz / Helena Brewers Helena Brewers infielder Brice Turang attempts to complete the double play at first after forcing out Billings' Zeek White at second during Friday’s game in Helena. BMGPhotos.com *** Box Score / Game Log Was wondering if "Zeek" was the real name of the Billings player (it isn't). Several three-hit nights to see. Brice Turang only one error in a dozen Maryvale games, but three errors in four Helena contests.

Final: Wisconsin 9, Clinton 2 Rattlers Cruise To Win in Clinton Wisconsin takes big lead and wins 9-2 By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers *** Box Score / Game Log Seven Timber Rattlers reached base at least twice, impressive, as the squad reached 19 times via H, BB, HBP. Zach Clark 2-for-2, in SB attempts, needed as he's now 16-for-26 in attempts. 23-year-old Ivy Leaguer (Brown) RHP Christian Taugner has walked only 19 in 123.2 innings. Strikeout high here (seven), as you just read in Chris' write-up.

Final: Tacoma 9, Colorado Springs 3 RAINIERS TAKE GAME ONE OF SERIES FROM SKY SOX SATURDAY NIGHT TACOMA, Wash. – After winning game three against the Reno Aces last night, the Sky Sox dropped game one against the Tacoma Rainiers tonight 9-3. In the first game of this four-game contest, it was the home team who scored first, in the bottom of the second inning. Andrew Aplin led off the inning with a walk, advancing to third on a Seth Mejias-Brean single to put runners on the corners with one out. Zach Vincej then grounded into a force play, with Aplin scoring and Mejias-Brean out at second. A wild pitch allowed Vincej to move into scoring position for Ben Gamel, who doubled him home to make it 2-0. Gordon Beckham then hit an RBI single to extend the lead to three runs. In the bottom of the fourth, Tacoma extended their lead further. Mejias-Brean led off with a double, moving up to third on a ground out and coming home on a Gamel single. Gamel advanced to third on a Beckham double and scored on a Daniel Vogelbach ground out to give the Rainiers a 5-0 lead. In the top of the fifth, the Sky Sox scored for the first time this evening. Despite two quick strikeouts to start the inning, Tyrone Taylor hit a solo home run—his 14th of the year—to make it 5-1. In the bottom of the fifth, Colorado Springs' starter Adrian Houser was pulled from the game after giving up a leadoff double. Houser finished the day with six runs (all earned) allowed on nine hits with four walks and a sole strikeout in four-plus innings of work. After the leadoff double by Aplin, Cameron Perkins singled to put runners on first and third for Mejias-Brean, who forced Perkins out at second, scoring Aplin in the process to make it 6-1. Vincej was then hit by pitch to put two on for Gamel who singled to load the bases. Beckham then singled to score Mejias-Brean and re-load the bases for Vogelbach, who hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Vincej. David Freitas then hit an RBI single to score Gamel and make it an eight-run game at 9-1. After no score change in the sixth or seventh innings, the Sky Sox fought back in the eighth. Dylan Moore hit a one-out single, Nate Orf was hit by pitch, and Tyler Saladino singled to load the bases. A wild pitch let everyone move up 90 feet to make it 9-2. Domingo Santana was then hit by pitch to re-load the bases for Dustin Houle, who hit a sacrifice fly to score Orf and make it 9-3. There would be no further runs scored in the game, with the Rainiers taking game one 9-3 over the Sky Sox. The Sky Sox are in Tacoma for a four-game set against the Rainiers, before taking a day off prior to returning home to Security Service Field on the ninth to take on the Nashville Sounds. Sunday's Preview: The Sky Sox continue their four-game set in Tacoma against the Rainers tomorrow, with first pitch scheduled for 3:35 p.m. CST. Colorado Springs righty Aaron Brooks is set to face Tacoma's right-hander Christian Bergman. Both pitchers are in search of their eighth win of the season. Box Score / Game Log Nick Ramirez, who started a game at first base earlier this week, pitched two scoreless late, with the game out of hand.

AUDIO via the Sky Sox Soundcloud: "(Part One) Erik Bremer talks with Brewers baserunning and outfield coordinator Tony Diggs before the Sky Sox start their series in Tacoma"

VIDEO: Carolina's Conor Harber K Montage ***

It did show up! Early action only, Chad McClanahan HR within --

Friday's Game: And now we get HR #1 as well --

AUDIO via Denver Radio: WTMJ's Matt Pauley *** AUDIO via WSSP's packed Friday Pre-Game Show: Starting at the 05:00 minute mark, it's Craig Counsell's pre-game dugout chatter, followed by the roundtable discussion, a clubhouse interview with Mike Moustakas, and finally, Tim Allen. *** VIDEO via Fox Sports Wisconsin: A portion of Craig Counsell's postgame media session after Friday's walk-off win *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM the Fan: Their full postgame show after the 5-4 walk-off win vs. the Rockies

In addition to Orlando Arcia (24 years old), sidelined Sky Sox RHP Hiram Burgos enjoys a birthday today. He turns 31.

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We conclude with Helena, talk about an entertaining game - holy cow! What a night from top to bottom -- walk-offs for the big league Crew, the Rattlers, and the H-Crew! Wins elsewhere (DSL co-op team aside). Soggy in Carolina, but they'll make up for it by winning two on Saturday. Final: Helena 13, Billings 12, ten innings Brewers Blitz Billings With Walk Off Win Helena Now Owns Five Walk Off Wins In 2018 By Greg Mroz / Helena Brewers Great job by Greg, not easy summarizing a game like this, no need to detail every single run, but he captures the night very well. Do disregard the photo caption, although L.G. Castillo did net the game-winner later on... *** And we needed that recap, because for the first time in quite a while, no video, photos, or feature Helena stories Friday night. Box Score / Game Log Standings shows why this was big. MiLB Pipeline notes Je'Von Ward's huge night. Contributions by so many, enjoy. Yeison Coca just 11-for-20 in SB attempts. Slow down, Yeison -- I mean, speed up.

Final: Colorado Springs 13, Reno 3 Your only online home for this road game summary... SKY SOX SCORE DOUBLE DIGITS TO CLOSE OUT SERIES RENO, Nev. – After dropping the first two games of this series, the Sky Sox left no doubt about taking the final game of the three-game set against the Reno Aces on Friday night with a 13-3 victory, including eight runs in the first two innings. Dylan Moore set the tone for the evening with a leadoff homer for Colorado Springs in the first at-bat of the game. It was Colorado Springs' third leadoff home run of the season. The first came on 5/19 off the bat off Keon Broxton in game two of a doubleheader versus the Memphis Redbirds in Colorado Springs. The last came via Nate Orf on 6/15 at home against the Las Vegas 51s. Moore's leadoff homer is the first to come on the road for the Sky Sox this season. Orf flew out for the first out of the game, before Christian Bethancourt hit another solo homer for his team-leading nineteenth of the season to give the Sky Sox a 2-0 lead. In the second inning, Broxton led off with a double. Rymer Liriano then singled to plate the speedy Broxton, before Shane Opitz doubled to put two in scoring position for Sky Sox starter Brandon Woodruff, who cleared the bases with a single of his own to make it 5-0. Moore then replaced Woodruff on first via a force out at second, advancing to second himself on a Reno error. Orf then doubled to plate Moore, with Bethancourt following suit with an RBI double of his own. With two outs, Jett Bandy singled to score Bethancourt and make it 8-0. In the bottom of the third, Jamie Westbrook homered to make it 8-1 and out Reno on the board for the first time this evening. The Sky Sox went on to score again in the fourth as well as the fifth. In the top of the fourth, Moore hit his second solo homer of the night to make it 9-1. VIDEO: Dylan Moore HR #2 In the top of the fifth, Orf hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded to score Opitz to put Colorado Springs up by nine runs. In the bottom of the fifth, Rey Fuentes drew a leadoff walk to put one on for Westbrook, who hit his second homer of the night on the first pitch of the at-bat to reduce the deficit to seven runs, at 10-3. After a scoreless sixth frame, Colorado Springs poured it on in the top of the seventh with another three runs. Opitz led off with a walk, moving up on a Quintin Berry single. Orf walked to load the bases for Bethancourt, who hit into a ground out that scored Opitz. Domingo Santana then singled to score Berry and Orf to make it a 10-run affair at 13-3. After two and a half more quiet innings, that score would hold, with the Sky Sox taking game three 13-3, falling in the series two games to one. Despite losing this game by ten runs, in the bottom of the ninth inning the Aces had a bright spot, with two outs and two strikes on the board, Ildemaro Vargas hit a triple to extend his hitting streak to 29 games. The Sky Sox head to Tacoma for a four-game set against the Rainiers, before taking a day off prior to returning home to Security Service Field on the 9th to take on the Nashville Sounds. Saturday's Preview: The Sky Sox begin their four-game set in Tacoma against the Rainers, with first pitch scheduled for 9:05 p.m. CST. Colorado Springs righty Adrian Houser is set to face Tacoma's right-hander Casey Lawrence. Houser is looking for his second win of the season, whereas Lawrence is in search of his seventh. A Good Night for Homers: The two homers by Dylan Moore marks the fifth time that a Sky Sox player has hit a two-homer game against Reno. Moore also had a two-homer game in Memphis on May 25th, 2018. The last time a Sky Sox player had two 2-homer games on the road in the same season was Eliezer Alfonzo, who had a two-homer game on June 22nd, 2011 in Tacoma and on June 26th, 2011 in Salt Lake. *** Box Score / Game Log The trade of ji-Man Choi left Rick Sweet without any semblance of a true first baseman. It was Christian Bethancourt there Friday, just the second time in his career (both coming this season).

AUDIO via the Sky Sox Soundcloud: Manager Rick Sweet

*** Enjoyed that? Well, here then -- VIDEO: The full game highlight package via the Shuckers

Final: Wisconsin 5, Burlington 4, ten innings Lutz delivers walkoff, RBI single in bottom of the tenth By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers The video and podcast availability is fantastic, but it all starts with Chris' write-ups, as above. Dig in. *** *** *** AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "The Timber Rattlers beat the Burlington Bees 5–4 in ten innings on Friday night to conclude their homestand on an upbeat note. Chris Mehring & Kyle Lobner talk about the win, the four-man outfield, the turning points, and the performances. Then, hear from Tristen Lutz, Matt Erickson, and Matt Hardy in the clubhouse comments." *** Box Score / Game Log Att: 4,932. Awesome. Good for those folks, they missed a great Brewers game, but this game was entertaining as heck as well. We're so seriously spoiled. Chris and Kyle made a point of discussing not just the lack of MiLB TV in certain Midwest League outposts, but also the sometimes lack of radio coverage for road games.

As an FYI -- Jean Carmona made his debut in the Orioles' system, leading off and playing shortstop for Aberdeen in the New York-Penn League, 1-for-4 Friday night. *** Luis Ortiz to debut at AAA Sunday *** Jorge Lopez back to starting

Late Wednesday: AUDIO via the Mike Heller Show, hosted by Ted Davis and Jon Arias (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): Jerry Coleman of 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore to get the scoop on Jonathan Schoop - (go to the 30:25 minute mark) *** AUDIO via WTMJ's "Sports Central": GM David Stearns *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM the Fan: Their full postgame show after the 6-4 extra innings loss in L.A. *** Thursday: AUDIO via WTMJ's "Brewers 360": GM David Stearns *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Show: "Jeremy Jeffress makes his debut on the network! He’ll join us every Tuesday at 12:15pm throughout the season" *** AUDIO via the Mike Heller Show hosted by Ted Davis (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): Tom Haudricourt - (go to the 97:00 minute mark) *** AUDIO via WTMJ's "Sports Central": Lane Grindle *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM the Fan: Their full postgame show after the 21-5 loss in L.A. *** Friday: AUDIO via WTMJ's "Brewers 360": COO Rick Schlesinger *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Show: "Eric Goodman of Mile High Sports Radio in Denver gives us the low-down on the Rockies" *** AUDIO via the Drew Olson Show (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): Tom Haudricourt - (go to the 68:40 minute mark) *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Big Show": Adam McCalvy

Rain Washes Away Series Opener between Mudcats and Salem Sox The Mudcats were rained out for the third straight day; doubleheader now scheduled for Saturday at 3:30 PM Another Link Report night off for WV Brew, who does an amazing job all season for us!

Rookie 18-year-old Dominican LHP Joandris Tolentino was moved from the DSL Brewers full squad to the co-op Indians team.

So the Sky Sox roster is a bit bizarre right now -- - 26 players listed as active, but Tyler Saladino hasn't officially technically been activated after his option, that could happen tonight - With the current roster showing 14 active pitchers, that's where the organization will need to make a move - Three catchers, five outfielders (none of whom have infield defense flexibility), and only three active infielders pre-Saladino (Dylan Moore, Shane Opitz, and Nate Orf) - Notice that recently re-signed infielder Eric Sogard is listed as on the AAA DL, whether a phantom move or not Colorado Springs, losers of three in a row, three games back in the division race (no wild card in the PCL) - standings link. And surely Manager Rick Sweet is just "going with the flow".

As also posted in our various team feature article archive threads -- Ashby makes strong first impression with Rattlers Dan Wussow, Appleton Post-Crescent *** Canisius' Dallas and Lancaster's Castillo earn Class A All-Star nods By Miguel Rodriguez, Buffalo (NY) News Quotes within from both Aaron Ashby and L.G. Castillo in the respective articles... Not sure we posted the Helena All-Star Press Release -- Four Helena Brewers Named To Pioneer League All Star Team Fry, Castillo, McClanahan & Salaman To Represent Helena By Greg Mroz / Helena Brewers

Canisius' Dallas and Lancaster's Castillo earn Class A All-Star nods By Miguel Rodriguez, Buffalo (NY) News Quotes within from outfielder L.G. Castillo... *** Four Helena Brewers Named To Pioneer League All Star Team Fry, Castillo, McClanahan & Salaman To Represent Helena By Greg Mroz / Helena Brewers

Ashby makes strong first impression with Rattlers Dan Wussow, Appleton Post-Crescent

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