Jim Goulart

On Thursday, RHP Miguel Sanchez was activated from the Biloxi 7-day DL (June 29th placement) and subsequently moved to the AAA Sky Sox roster.

Final: West Michigan 4, Wisconsin 3 Wisconsin Suffers Another Walkoff Loss to Whitecaps Sac fly in the bottom of the ninth give West Michigan a 4-3 win By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers From Chris' linked summary: Wisconsin is now 11-20 in games decided by one run after suffering their sixth walkoff loss of the season. *** Box Score / Game Log Lather, rinse, repeat.

Final: Colorado Springs 3, New Orleans 2 SKY SOX GARNER WIN #50 IN FIRST GAME OF SECOND HALF COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Sky Sox ended the first half of the season with a loss to New Orleans, but began the second half of the season with a 3-2 win over the Baby Cakes Thursday night to pick up their 50th win of the 2018 campaign. After dropping the final game of the first half to New Orleans 7-4 on July 8, the Sky Sox kicked off the second half of the season by jumping out to an early lead over the Baby Cakes on Thursday night. After two quick and quiet scoreless innings led off the night, Colorado Springs would score first in the top of the third. In his second at-bat of the evening, Brett Phillips drew a one-out walk, coming home one batter later on an Orlando Arcia RBI double to take a 1-0 lead over the Cakes. In the fifth inning the Sky Sox would score again, this time in less traditional fashion. Colorado Springs' starting pitcher Aaron Brooks led off with a double, and though the Baby Cakes recorded two swift outs, Tyrone Taylor would reach and Brooks would come home on a New Orleans throwing error to make it a 2-0 game. Brooks would close out the bottom of the fifth for the Sky Sox, having given up no runs on three hits with a sole walk and four strikeouts on the night. In the top of the sixth, the Sky Sox would extend their lead once more. Dylan Moore, who just represented the Sky Sox in the All-Star Game in Columbus Wednesday, reached after being hit by pitch. With Andres Blanco at the plate, Moore stole second, with Blanco reaching and Moore scoring one pitch later on New Orleans' second error of the night to make it 3-0 Sky Sox. The Baby Cakes responded in the bottom half of the frame with a couple runs of their own. Pinch-hitter Isaac Galloway led off with a four-pitch walk off Colorado Springs' new pitcher, Erik Davis. Galloway then stole second, and advanced to third on the Sky Sox first error of the night that also allowed Austin Dean to reach. J.B. Shuck flew out for the second out of the inning to score Galloway from third and make it a 3-1 affair. Tomas Telis then singled to plate Dean and make it a one-run ballgame at 3-2. After scoreless seventh and eighth innings, the Sky Sox headed into the ninth frame hanging on to a one-run lead. Jake Hager grounded out for the first out of the ninth, before Quintin Berry and Phillips both popped out to go down in order and give the Baby Cakes one last shot in the bottom half. Southpaw Quintin Torres-Costa came into the game for the Sky Sox to try to close out the ninth, striking out Telis for the first out of the inning. Christian Adames then singled to give New Orleans a chance, but Austin Nola then grounded into a double play to end the game, giving Torres-Costa his second win of the year and the Sky Sox their 50th win of the season. After the three-day All-Star Break, the Sky Sox are on the road for four games against the Baby Cakes in New Orleans before returning home on Monday, July 16 to take on the Round Rock Express (TEX) for four games. Friday's Preview: In game two of the second half of the season and this four-game series against the Baby Cakes in New Orleans, the Sky Sox are sending a yet-to-be-announced pitcher to the mound to face off against New Olreans' righty Tyler Cloyd, who is searching for his second win of the season. All-Star Game Recap: The Pacific Coast League claimed the 12-7 victory over the International League for a second consecutive year at the 31st annual Triple-A All-Star Game at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio Wednesday. The 2018 mid-summer Classic featured two Sky Sox All-Stars - catcher Christian Bethancourt and infielder Dylan Moore. After the IL squad got the night started with a run in the bottom of the first, the PCL batted across six runs in the top of the second, including an RBI single by Sky Sox All-Star starting catcher Bethancourt. The PCL would score two more in the top of the third to take an 8-1 advantage. Bethancourt completed his service after three frames of catching. He went 1-for-2 with an RBI single and a line drive out to second base. The IL got within a run after combining for six runs over the fourth and fifth innings. In the top of the sixth, the PCL extended their lead to 10-7, including a run scored by Sky Sox infielder Moore, who walked in his first at bat and remained in the game defensively at first base. Moore finished going 0-for-1 with a walk and a strikeout. First Half in the books: The Sky Sox finished the first half of season with the third-best record in the Pacific Coast League (49-39), behind Fresno (52-37, 2nd, Pacific North) and Memphis (56-34, 1st, American South). As a squad, the offense ends the half with a .274 average (801-for-2924), which is good for sixth best in the PCL. Over 89 games, the team has collected 161 doubles, 36 triples, 85 home runs, 420 RBI, 304 walks, 736 strikeouts, and are the outright leaders in stolen bags (118) by 40. On the pitching end of things, Colorado Springs staff fares fifth best with their 49-39 record and 4.30 ERA. The staff to this point have totaled 759.0 innings of work and allowed 767 hits over 3,296 batters faced with 363 ER, 64 home runs, 294 walks, and 694 strikeouts tallied. In Comparison: At the half last season (2017), the Sky Sox also led the American Northern Division. After 89 games, the Colorado Springs squad finished six games up in the conference with a 55-34 record. This season, the Sky Sox finish the half also atop the conference with a 49-39 record but just one-and-a-half games up. Four Call-Ups: Over the first half of the 2018 season, four Sky Sox players have been called up to the Show for the first time in their career – catcher Jacob Nottingham, right-handed pitcher Freddy Peralta, infielder Nate Orf, and right-handed pitcher Corbin Burnes. 170 Transactions: In the first half of the 2018 campaign for the Sky Sox, the Brewers in conjunction with the Sky Sox made a total of 170 transactions. In the bunch, there have been 17 total players selected/recalled from the Sky Sox roster. First Half Notable Happenings: - 2-Hitter (Combined) by Freddy Peralta, J.J. Hoover, Michael Brady, and Jorge Lopez, 4/5 (Gm. 2) @ Omaha - Home Run in 3 straight games by Keon Broxton, 4/10-11-14 v. NO (2)/RR (1), Five RBI game by Kyle Wren, 6/6/2018 @ Fresno - 3-Hitter (Combined) by Corbin Burnes, Nick Ramirez, Erik Davis, 4/19/18 @ New Orleans - 17 Runs scored and 20 Combined Hits on April 30 against Nashville - Corbin Burnes 13-strikeout game on May 6 against Oklahoma City (road - 7.0 IP) - Grand Slam by Kyle Wren, 6/2/2018 vs. Iowa - Freddy Peralta 11-strikeout game on June 10 against Sacramento (road - 6.0 IP) - Eight-run seventh inning against Las Vegas on June 15 (home) - Three Walk-Off wins in June including back-to-back on June 17/18 over Salt Lake (5 total pre-All-Star) *** Box Score / Game Log Hello, sea level box score!

Sky Sox with the update tweet on the PCL All-Star Game

Biloxi hitting coach Al LeBoeuf on Corey Ray

Final: West Michigan 3, Wisconsin 2, ten innings Whitecaps Take Timber Rattlers Wisconsin loses on close call for ball four with bases loaded By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers *** Box Score / Game Log

AUDIO via Voice of the Mudcats Greg Young: Infielder Devin Hairston

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More Wisconsin VIDEO via WeAreGreenBay.com

Final: Wisconsin 19, Peoria 5 Whoa, let's repeat that! Final: Wisconsin 19, Peoria 5 Oh yeah, you want to read this. Rattlers Rout Peoria Clark leads Wisconsin's 21-hit attack with five hits and four RBI By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers *** Oh yeah, you want to watch this. *** Oh yeah, you want to listen to this. AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "In this edition of the Papa John's Pizza Postgame Podcast, Chris Mehring goes it alone to dissect the win, give kudos to the bullpen, and run through the offensive numbers in a 19-5 win over the Peoria Chiefs. Then, hear Zach Clark, Tristen Lutz, and Matt Erickson in the clubhouse comments section." *** MiLB features are always welcome -- Clark rattles off career-high five hits Outfielder falls homer shy of cycle with four RBIs, three runs By Chris Tripodi / MiLB.com Zach Clark has improved his batting average by 38 points and his OPS by 102 since June 17. (Wisconsin Timber Rattlers photo) Multiple quotes within... *** Box Score / Game Log 31 Rattler baserunners via H, BB, HBP, as OBP's ignite. Hopefully innings-horse RHP Nelson Hernandez is OK. (You did read about his super-early exit, right?)

Final: New Orleans 7, Colorado Springs 4 SKY SOX FALL IN FINAL GAME TO BABY CAKES BEFORE ALL-STAR BREAK Summary and notes at the link... *** Box Score / Game Log The Sky Sox summaries sometimes overlook the Colorado Springs arms, instead focusing on naming position players. See the lines for the five pitchers used here and which one managed a scoreless outing..

Our Brewerfan site down time threw off my overnight posting schedule, apologies for the late Monday postings above and below.

Final: Peoria 2, Wisconsin 1 Chiefs Take Another Close Game from the Rattlers By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers *** *** AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "The Peoria Chiefs defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 2–1 on Sunday afternoon at Neuroscience Group Field. Chris Mehring & Kyle Lobner discuss the Rattlers fifth one-run loss to the Chiefs, some of the missed opportunities, and the ejections. Hear from manager Matt Erickson, Zach Clark, and Dylan File in the comments from the clubhouse." *** PHOTO GALLERY: Via the Post-Crescent *** Box Score / Game Log Ejections: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers designated hitter Darren Seferina ejected by HP umpire Steven Hodgins (6th); Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Batting Coach Hainley Statia ejected by HP umpire Steven Hodgins (7th) You'll hear the story behind the ejections within the podcast.

VIDEO via WLOX: Biloxi highlights

VIDEO, Sunday via the Mudcats: Home run-palooza

Will say that this morning's extended downtime was unrelated to the periodic "few minutes" of unavailability as described above. There was a definite unplanned outage at the hosting site that hosts more of the back-end stuff, and not the actual forum contents. When that was completely down, the forum was as well. They came back up, and we did, along with their other impacted clients.

A Saturday catch-up -- VIDEO via @BrewersFarm: Payton Henry HR

Here's a list of the Brewers' players eligible for minor league free agency this fall. Alphabetical within current level. COLORADO SPRINGS: RHP Alec Asher (Signed minor league deal with Colorado 1/26, released 3/14) C Jett Bandy (Signed minor league deal with Texas 11/7) C Christian Bethancourt (Signed to play in Korea 12/12) IF Andres Blanco (Signed minor league deal including big league camp invite with Atlanta 12/7) UT Emilio Bonifacio (Signed minor league deal including big league camp invite with Tampa Bay 1/29 RHP Michael Brady RHP Hiram Burgos (Released on 10/2, joining the Brewers' coaching ranks) OF Clint Coulter RHP Erik Davis RHP Tim Dillard (Signed minor league deal including big league camp invite with Texas 12/17) RHP Paolo Espino (Signed minor league deal with Washington 1/15) UT Nick Franklin (Signed minor league deal including big league camp invite with Pittsburgh 2/7) IF Jake Hager (Re-signed by Brewers to a minor league deal with a big league camp invite on 10/29) RHP Ariel Hernandez (Signed minor league deal including big league camp invite with Texas 12/19) C Dustin Houle (Signed minor league deal with New York Mets 1/3) OF Rymer Liriano (Signed minor league deal including big league camp invite with New York Mets 1/3) IF Dylan Moore (Signed major league deal with Seattle 11/10) IF Shane Opitz LHP Nick Ramirez (Signed minor league deal with Detroit 12/18) 1B/OF Richie Shaffer OF Tyrone Taylor (Added to Milwaukee's 40-man roster on 10/29) RHP Jake Thompson (Signed to play in Korea 12/12) LHP Mike Zagurski (Signed minor league deal with Chicago Cubs 12/19) BILOXI: RHP Jeff Ames (Signed minor league deal with Minnesota 1/15) C Tyler Heineman (Signed minor league deal with Arizona 11/14) IF Gabriel Noriega RHP Jim Henderson (tucked on the 60-day DL; Brewers' effectively able to add coaching staff at Helena, where Henderson oversees the bullpen) C Natanael Mejia (on the DL, but actually a coach on the co-op Brewers/Indians DSL squad) CAROLINA: RHP Victor Diaz WISCONSIN: IF Darren Seferina IF Fidel Pena (on the 60-day DL, but in actuality, on the unofficial coaching staff)

The list below does not include those eligible for minor league free agency, which is linked separately here. Alphabetical within current level. COLORADO SPRINGS: RHP Tristan Archer RHP Bubba Derby C Tuffy Gosewisch RHP Deolis Guerra INF Jake Hager UT Nate Orf LHP Quintin-Torres-Costa RHP Dan Reynolds BILOXI: IF Blake Allemand SS Luis Aviles, Jr. 1B Jake Gatewood RHP Preston Gainey RHP Nate Griep RHP Conor Harber LHP Brad Kuntz C Carlos Leal C Max McDowell RHP Jon Olczak RHP Cody Ponce RHP Tyler Spurlin OF Dillon Thomas CAROLINA: RHP Rodrigo Benoit RHP Phil Bickford RHP Nattino Diplan LHP Jake Drossner RHP Alec Kenilvort LHP Nathan Kirby IF Tucker Neuhaus RHP Jorge Ortega LHP Drake Owenby LHP Angel Perdomo RHP Wuilder Rodriguez OF Joantgel Segovia LHP Christian Trent RHP Josh Uhen RHP Devin Williams WISCONSIN: C Jeyner Baez OF Jay Feliciano RHP Nelson Hernandez RHP Carlos Herrera RHP Christian Meister RHP Michael Petersen OF Nic Pierre HELENA / MARYVALE: RHP Jesus Brea RHP Carlos Luna IF Julio Mendez

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Forcing his way into 40-man roster discussion in October, because he can walk otherwise, and his agent would be able to filter through many offers, including other direct 40-man additions. TWEET with additional thoughts, but yikes on the home/road split (1.071 / .597)!