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Thursday's Daily Menu: Times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Aaron Wilkerson at Memphis (Cardinals), 6:35 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime, it's Game Two of a Best-of-Five Series, Sky Sox trail 1-0 Free Live Audio Link Dan Karcher, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox is on Twitter @SkySoxKarch; joining him again this season is Dan Acheson (@Dan_Acheson) MiLB.TV is available for the playoffs and offseason archives for $19.99 if you're not already a subscriber. ********** Helena: RHP Alec Bettinger at Billings (Reds), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Garrett Greene (@Garrett_Greene) has your H-Crew coverage for 2017

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Final: Billings 10, Helena 2 Brewers Held To Four Hits at Dehler Park Helena scores a run in the first, manages just three hits in the remaining eight innings in a 10-2 defeat against the Mustangs By Garrett Greene / Helena Brewers *** *** Helena Box Score RHP's Nelson Hernandez (innings now limited) and Parker Bean with scoreless relief stints. Love, love, love 19-year-old 6'3" corner infielder Gabriel Garcia, on base all four times here and now at .304/.421/.509. Helena Game Log

Final: Memphis 4, Colorado Springs 1 Sky Sox Drop Game One Nate Orf drove in the lone Sky Sox run in the third inning on a two-out single; Aaron Wilkerson makes Sky Sox season debut in game two Thursday night By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox *** Other than these three Taylor Jungmann pitches, he pitched well enough, but here you go -- *** Colorado Springs Box Score CF Johnny Davis 1-for-4 but caught stealing in his AAA debut... Colorado Springs Game Log

From the Transaction Thread --

Catch up on the Sky Sox and Timber Rattler season-ending games, new posts up today.

Mudcats Press Release -- Yamamoto named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week Jordan Yamamoto pitched through 14.0 scoreless innings between August 28 and September 4

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS of Tuesday's Helena Game

The Inner Monologue of @DimTillard Playoffs & PONAR

Memphis Redbirds: 5 things to watch in the PCL playoffs

Part Two has now been released And the conversation wraps up in Part Three

Pacific Coast League playoff preview MVP Walker leads Reno; Sky Sox seek first title since 1995 By Chris Jackson / Special to MiLB.com Full schedule included...

Look for this just prior to game time -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - Linked on the Sky Sox official blog *** STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League South Division High-A - Carolina League Southern Division A - Midwest League Western Division Pioneer League North Division Arizona League Central Division Dominican Summer League San Pedro Division Dominican Summer League North Division NOTE: Divisional standings for the two DSL teams point to the same shared page link. NOTE #2: The Standings Links above will reflect second-half standings for Biloxi, Carolina, and Wisconsin. You can easily then click on "Overall Standings" once you've reached the initial link. *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Carolina Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers DSL Brewers/Indians *** Weather.com: Memphis, TN Billings, MT

Follow Wednesday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Helena

Wednesday's Daily Menu: Times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Taylor Jungmann at Memphis (Cardinals), 6:35 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime, it's Game One of a Best-of-Five Series Free Live Audio Link Dan Karcher, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox is on Twitter @SkySoxKarch; joining him again this season is Dan Acheson (@Dan_Acheson) MiLB.TV is available for the playoffs and offseason archives for $19.99 if you're not already a subscriber. ********** Helena: RHP Harold Chirino at Billings (Reds), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Garrett Greene (@Garrett_Greene) has your H-Crew coverage for 2017

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Final: Quad Cities 7, Wisconsin 3 Rattlers Drop Season Finale By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Thank you Chris, for another appreciated season of talent on the airwaves, in text such as the link above (do give it a click to see how Adrian Houser wrapped up), podcasts, video tweets, you name it. *** Wisconsin Box Score Keston Hiura was pinch-hit for in the 8th in what seems an odd move, in what would have been his last at-bat prior to instructionals. Hopefully OK. Several Timber Rattlers managed to finish above .200 -- I'd say the Mendoza line, but Mario's career ended in 1982, how many generations of young ballplayers have come and gone unfamiliar with the line's namesake? Wisconsin Game Log

Final: Memphis 5, Colorado Springs 4 Sox Split Series With Redbirds, 5-4 Sox finish season 10 games over second-place Dodgers By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox Yadiel Rivera's RBI single in the fifth inning sparked a two-run frame, giving the Sox a 3-2 lead Monday afternoon. (Paat Kelly photo) The Memphis Redbirds scored a pair of runs in the 10th inning to secure a series split, winning Monday's contest 5-4 over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in front of 5,280 at Security Service Field in the regular season finale. Despite the loss, the Sky Sox (80-57) finish the season 10 games over second-place Oklahoma City in the PCL American Northern Division standings, marking the first time that the Sox have won a division by double-digits since winning the PCL Southern Division by 11 ½ games in 1992. Colorado Springs scored first for the first time in the series, taking a 1-0 lead after the first inning. Quintin Berry lined a leadoff single to center field and advanced to second on a Zac Gallen balk. After moving to third base on a groundout, Ivan De Jesus hit a slow-rolling RBI grounder to shortstop to plate Berry for the game's first run. After the visitors took a 2-1 lead after three innings, the Sox stormed back with a pair of runs in the fifth inning to take a 3-2 lead. Yadiel Rivera grounded a single up the middle to score Lucas Erceg, who doubled to lead off the frame. One batter later, Tim Dillard showed bunt, but pulled back and grounded a ball through the legs of second baseman Aledmys Diaz. Tyler Heineman came around to score the go-ahead run on the error. The Sox fought back with a run in the 10th inning. Berry led off the inning by blasting his second Sky Sox home run to deep right-center field off Sean Gilmartin to trim the deficit to 5-4. For the first time in 20 years, the Sky Sox will play in the Pacific Coast League postseason beginning Wednesday, September 6, at 6:05 PM MT (7:05 Central) against the Memphis Redbirds. RHP Taylor Jungmann (9-2, 2.59 ERA) takes the ball in game one in West Tennessee against Redbirds RHP Dakota Hudson (1-1, 4.42 ERA). *** Colorado Springs Box Score Former (unsigned) Brewer draft pick and converted catcher Rowan Wick on the mound for Memphis... Colorado Springs Game Log

Jungmann won't have any minor league options in 2018.

Via the Sky Sox -- finalizing the playoff-opening roster: The Colorado Springs Sky Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers have announced that RHP Rob Scahill and RHP Michael Blazek have been reinstated from the temporary inactive list. In addition, OF Johnny Davis, OF Troy Stokes Jr. and RHP Aaron Wilkerson have been transferred from Double-A Biloxi to Colorado Springs. In a trio of corresponding moves, OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis and LHP Andrew Barbosa have been transferred to Double-A Biloxi and RHP Wuilder Rodriguez has been transferred to Class-A Carolina. Roster at 25.

Helena: RHP Gabe Friese at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Garrett Greene (@Garrett_Greene) has your H-Crew coverage for 2017 *** Helena Box Score

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AUDIO via Matt Pauley's Brewers Extra Innings Podcast Sun. 9/3: "As the Brewers take 3 of 4 from the NL East leading Washington Nationals, they are closing in on a wild card position while staying in contention for the division title. Is it more likely that the Brewers can make the post-season as a division winner or a wild card? Matt examines that topic and more. Matt will be joined by The Brewer Nation's Adam Rygg. Carolina Mudcats broadcaster Greg Young joins Matt to review the 2017 Mudcats campaign." Enjoy the whole podcast, but for the specificity of this forum, the Greg Young chat begins at the 41:15 minute mark.

AUDIO via Matt Pauley's Brewers Extra Innings Podcast Sun. 9/3: "As the Brewers take 3 of 4 from the NL East leading Washington Nationals, they are closing in on a wild card position while staying in contention for the division title. Is it more likely that the Brewers can make the post-season as a division winner or a wild card? Matt examines that topic and more. Matt will be joined by The Brewer Nation's Adam Rygg. Carolina Mudcats broadcaster Greg Young joins Matt to review the 2017 Mudcats campaign."

To make room for Carolina's RHP Wuilder Rodriguez to make Monday's start with the Sky Sox, RHP Rob Scahill was placed on the Temporary Inactive List, retro to 9/3.