Jim Goulart

Final: Idaho Falls 18, Helena 5 Remember I was wondering where those usual high-flying Pioneer League box scores were a few weeks ago? Yeah, about that... Brief game summary here -- the H-Crew hasn't posted a formal summary (at least as of yet), can't blame them. *** PHOTOS: Five in all, the 2nd is RHP Victor Castaneda, name was omitted. *** *** Box Score / Game Log Brewer pitchers put 28 men on base via hits allowed, walks, and HBP's. A 2.01 WHIP in his six starts - I was off-the-mark (at least so far) in my pick-to-click RHP Victor Castaneda. Credit where due -- two RHP's who had been struggling, Tyler Tungate and Brandon Presley, had solid multi-inning efforts. Imagine if they had not on this night. It's been a brutal pro debut season for University of Iowa 27th round pick Brady Schanuel (3.11 WHIP), and 2017's 20th rounder, RHP Austin Rubick from the University of Arizona, has put 20 men on base via walk or HBP in just 7.2 IP. Toby makes a valid point here. OF/1B Bryan Connell is now 3-for-7 after two stateside games (played 1B in this one), and the Panamanian now doesn't have the shadow profile pic on his MiLB page but an actual photo. Three-hit night for 19-year-old Venezuela product RF Jesus Lujano, one a triple.

Final: Dayton 12, Wisconsin 5 Rattlers Drop Series Finale to Dragons By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Kenny Corey went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored for the Timber Rattlers on Friday night. *** AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "In Friday's postgame podcast, Chris Mehring & Kyle Lobner discuss a very long night at the ballpark, where it all went wrong, and were it could have gone right. Plus, hear clubhouse comments from Matt Erickson and Kenny Corey, who had four hits in five trips to the plate in the loss to the Dragons." *** Box Score / Game Log T: 3:27 (1:20 delay). Ugh. Wisconsin actually had 20 at-bats with runners in scoring position (four hits).

VIDEO: Trent Grisham's go-ahead three-run opposite-field shot

As also posted in our season-long Shuckers' feature article archive thread -- VIDEO via WLOX: "Zack Brown: leading the Southern League, leading the way for Biloxi"

VIDEO via WLOX: "Zack Brown: leading the Southern League, leading the way for Biloxi"

FYI -- Biloxi currently with a similar 14-11 makeup.

At Colorado Springs, RHP Tim Dillard and OF Quintin Berry were each placed on the 7-day DL in moves almost assuredly phantom in nature. OF Rymer Liriano has been officially added to the roster, which sits at 25, but 14 pitchers and only 11 position players. We're likely to see OF Brett Phillips returned to the club this weekend. Others capable of playing outfield, but for the moment, Liriano, Tyrone Taylor, and Domingo Santana are the only true outfielders on the team.

Final: DSL Red Sox #2 Squad 1, DSL Brewers/Indians 0 And it was in walkoff fashion: DSL Red Sox2 Bottom of the 9th Yulis Hernandez walks. Andres Gari grounds into a force out, second baseman Moises De La Cruz to shortstop Elian Gonzalez. Yulis Hernandez out at 2nd. Andres Gari to 1st. Ronaldo Pulgar grounds out, shortstop Elian Gonzalez to first baseman Rafael Brito. Andres Gari to 2nd. Gabriel Quintero doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Marlin Made. Andres Gari scores. Box Score / Game Log This is a day after this shared squad hung on for a 14-13 win, of course. Baseball, because well, baseball. As noted above, birthday boy RHP Alexis Ramirez threw well, five scoreless. The following two pitchers were Cleveland property, and has been noted all season, the Indians pitchers on this co-op team are near universally bad, like putrid bad, although they surrendered just the one losing run here. (The full-blown DSL Indians team ERA is a respectable middle-of-the-DSL-pack 4.13. The co-op team is last in the league at 6.29, hardly the Brewers' fault. The full Brewers club is at 3.59, 14th in the 44-team league. Yup, 44 teams. There were five Brewer position players in the lineup, and considering the final score, that's not a good thing.

Final: DSL Cardinals "Red" Squad 5, DSL Brewers 1 Box Score / Game Log Brewer pitchers allowed 19 baserunners via hit or walk and there was also a wild pitch and an error thrown in for good measure, so surrendering just five runs seems like some sort of mini-victory for the 24-16 mini-Cerveceros, who turned three double plays to help the cause. Nearly all the damage was to starter 20-year-old 3rd year pro and Venezuelan native Henry Medina, who had been wonderful in seven prior starts and still sports a 2.05 ERA after allowing 12 hits in 5.1 innings here. 17-year-old (not 18 until December!) stud (I'll say it, stud) CF Carlos Rodriguez used his left arm to rack up two OF assists to bring his season total to eight, and his LH bat to stroke three more singles to lift his line to .364/.395/.443. Listed at 5'10", 150, you know that frame and profile will fill nicely. Only a double, single, and two walks from the rest of the lineup, with no one else reaching twice. *** The two OF assists: DSL Cardinals Red Top of the 3rd Erik Pena singles on a ground ball to center fielder Carlos Rodriguez. Erik Pena out at 2nd, center fielder Carlos Rodriguez to shortstop Daniel Castillo. DSL Cardinals Red Top of the 6th Claudio Ramirez lines out to right fielder Alwinson Valdez. Joyser Garcia doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Oswel Leones. Pitching Change: Jose Alberro replaces Henry Medina. Erik Pena strikes out swinging. Joerlin De Los Santos singles on a line drive to center fielder Carlos Rodriguez. Joerlin De Los Santos out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Carlos Rodriguez to catcher Jesus Chirinos to shortstop Daniel Castillo.

Joining big leaguer Tyler Saladino with a July 20th birthday is DSL RHP Alexis Ramirez. You'll read about it tonight, but here's a preview. Despite a team loss, Ramirez had a very good day.

Of course, after posting the YouTube links above, I see that Biloxi released a sweet twinbill highlight package. It includes the Luis Aviles, Jr. inside-the-park HR.

Also from Thursday (in Carolina):

From Thursday's Doubleheader:

Timber Rattlers DVR Alerts Saturday, July 21 vs. Bowling Green 6:35pm - CW 14 Sunday, July 22 vs. Bowling Green 1:05pm - CW 14 Tuesday, July 23 vs. Bowling Green 7:05pm - Spectrum Sports

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On the topic of former Brewer on-base AAAA type OFs, Michael Reed is having quite the season with a 1.000+ OPS in AA and AAA, with an OBP of .462. Surprised me to see that he was still only 25. Reed is back in the big leagues with Atlanta.

FRIDAY 7/20 PRE-GAME: AUDIO via the Journal-Sentinel Brewers Podcast: "The all-star break was a wildly newsworthy time for the Milwaukee Brewers, and not for good reasons. Josh Hader's past came back to haunt him when a series of offensive tweets from his teenage years came to light, and then the team learned that it had lost out to the Dodgers -- a team heading to Miller Park on Friday -- in the pursuit of top trade prize Manny Machado. Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt and host JR Radcliffe talk about what comes next for the team in the wake of this news, plus what to expect in the second half and maybe a bit about an All-Star Game that was already eventful for the franchise-record five Brewers involved." *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show (with guest host Kevin Holden of CBS 58): WSSP's Tim Allen *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show (with guest host Kevin Holden of CBS 58): Kevin Kennedy, Dodgers Radio Voice and former MLB Manager

Final: Round Rock 4, Colorado Springs 3 SKY SOX DROP FINAL GAME AGAINST ROUND ROCK TO SPLIT SERIES Check out the full summary and related notes, which includes these two paragraphs from the summary with the names of several demoted big leaguers: Colorado Springs answered in the bottom half of the fourth inning, tying up the game with a pair of runs. Orlando Arcia led off with a double, advancing to third on a wild pitch. Tyrone Taylor then grounded out, scoring Arcia in the process. Domingo Santana followed up the run with a single, moving up to third in the next at-bat on a Christian Bethancourt single. Jett Bandy then hit a deep sacrifice fly to score Santana from third, equalizing the game at two runs apiece. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Sky Sox took their first lead of the contest. Arcia tripled for his second hit of the night to put the go-ahead run 90 feet from home. Two batters later, Santana hit a slow ground out, allowing Arcia to sprint home to give Colorado Springs a 3-2 lead. *** Did you see this in the Transaction Thread? *** Box Score / Game Log Not sure I get that Christian Bethancourt isn't currently in the big leagues "somewhere" -- three more hits here.

Final: Wisconsin 1, Dayton 0, ten innings Wisconsin Wins 1-0 on a Tenth Inning Walkoff Sac Fly Three Rattlers pitchers shutout Dayton as Payton Henry delivers the game-winning RBI By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Former Rattler Malik Collymore had chances to ruin the fun, as you'll read above... *** *** *** AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "In Thursday's Postgame Podcast, Chris Mehring & Kyle Lobner discuss the Rattlers fourth walkoff win of the season and the scoreless pitchers' duel that took place for the first 9–1/2 innings of the game. Then, hear from Manny Piña, who met with the media before the game and postgame comments from Payton Henry, Christian Taugner, Clayton Andrews, and Matt Erickson." *** Box Score / Game Log SS Trever Morrison on base three times, OBP up to .337 - the 23-year-old still light on the slugging side, though, but a needed bounceback season. Fellow 23-year-old RHP Christian Taugner an innings horse with supreme control...

Helena Brewers first baseman Chad McClanahan surging in third pro season Erik C. Anderson, 406mtsports.com Quotes within and learn about a Montana family connection...

As also posted in our season-long Helena feature article archive thread -- Helena Brewers first baseman Chad McClanahan surging in third pro season Erik C. Anderson, 406mtsports.com Quotes within and learn about a Montana family connection...

Final: Idaho Falls 12, Helena 7 Defense Collapses As Brewers Blow Lead Twice Chukars Score Six In The Ninth As Helena Commits Five Errors Yeison Coca stops a Idaho Falls chopper near 2nd and catches the runner at 1st during Wednesday's game at Kindrick Legion Field. Helena, MT - After jumping out to a 6-0 lead, the Brewers appeared to be well on their way to a win on Thursday night over Idaho Falls. However, the Chukars tied it at six in the fifth, with the last four runs scoring being unearned. Helena retook the lead 7-6 in the eighth, but it all came apart in the ninth, as Idaho Falls put the first five on, scoring six in the inning to take a 12-7 lead they wouldn't relinquish. The Brewers are four games back of first place Great Falls with five games left in the first half. It's a bit gory, but you should dive in to the rest the game summary at the link above. *** *** Box Score / Game Log E: Carmona (10, fielding); Coca (7, throw); Egnatuk (12, fielding); Connell (1, fielding); Sibrian (4, throw). Game summary hinted at other lapses that didn't necessarily go down as errors. Peter Strzelecki had been very, very good prior to allowing five hits to the only men he faced in the 9th. My Cape Cod League "bud" Joey Matulovich will always get my recognition, especially after 3.1 scoreless innings. 19-year-old corner OF Bryan Connell made his stateside debut, 2-for-5, three K's. David Fry, a senior college sign, doing what he should be doing vs. Pioneer League pitching in Pioneer League ballparks. First baseman Chad McClanahan still on fire, on base four times, more on him in the next post.

AUDIO via the Sky Sox Soundcloud: The latest from Manager Rick Sweet Do take in the entire podcast, but at the 04:25 minute mark, Voice of the Sky Sox Dan Karcher and Sweet go over two new signings by Milwaukee, corner IF/OF Richie Shaffer and former Brewers trade acquisition RF Rymer Liriano. Sweet and Karcher do a nice job of noting Shaffer's 30 AAA International League HR's in 2017, as well as Liriano's lost 2016 season after a spring training beaning while with the Crew. Both players are 27 years old, Shaffer the 25th overall pick of the rays in 2012, and Liriano a former Top 100 MLB prospect. Each has big league time, as you'll be able to review at their linked player pages above.

Carolina VIDEOS: Dallas Carroll and Demi Orimoloye back-to-back RBI doubles *** Ryan Aguilar, normally patrolling the outfield, with the catch at first base *** Wes Wilson with the "D" at third base *** Walk-off walk at the 01:45 minute mark