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Final, Game Two: Colorado Springs 13, Nashville 6 Sox Sweep Doubleheader With Sounds Sox hit two inside-the-park home runs on same day for first time since 9/3/1994 By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox Mauricio Dubon's third-inning inside-the-park home run marked the first time that the Sox have hit two such home runs in the same day since 1994. (Paat Kelly photo) *** *** *** Colorado Springs Game Two Box Score Same left fielder victimized each time! What kind of jutting edge is out there, yikes!? Another 18 baserunners within the Sky Sox' six trips to the plate. I will be relentless in mentioning how relentless this lineup is. You read in the Sky Sox media notes how Garrett Cooper had tweaked his back on a swing Tuesday, and he did sit out Game One, but was back here doing Garrett Cooper things. Jett Bandy is 12-for-29 with only three K's since joining Colorado Springs. Others deserve mention here, but just do yourself a favor and enjoy the crooked numbers directly. Nate Orf pinch-hit for Yadiel Rivera in the 3rd, perhaps part of a planned exit? Colorado Springs Game Two Game Log Ten runs in a two-inning span -- Col. Springs Bottom of the 3rd Mauricio Dubon hits a home run (1). Lewis Brinson homers (10) on a line drive to left center field. Ivan De Jesus Jr. grounds out, third baseman Renato Nunez to first baseman Matt Olson. Garrett Cooper doubles (26) on a line drive to right fielder Mark Canha. Brett Phillips grounds out, second baseman Joey Wendle to first baseman Matt Olson. Garrett Cooper to 3rd. Andrew Susac walks. Jett Bandy walks. Andrew Susac to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Nate Orf replaces Yadiel Rivera. Nate Orf walks. Garrett Cooper scores. Andrew Susac to 3rd. Jett Bandy to 2nd. Kyle Wren triples (7) on a line drive to right fielder Mark Canha. Andrew Susac scores. Jett Bandy scores. Nate Orf scores. Pitching Change: Felix Doubront replaces Dalton Sawyer. Mauricio Dubon grounds out to first baseman Matt Olson. Col. Springs Bottom of the 4th Defensive Substitution: Beau Taylor replaces first baseman Matt Olson, batting 3rd, playing catcher. Defensive switch from catcher to first base for Matt McBride. Lewis Brinson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Mark Canha. Ivan De Jesus Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Kenny Wilson. Lewis Brinson to 2nd. Garrett Cooper singles on a line drive to left fielder Kenny Wilson. Lewis Brinson scores. Ivan De Jesus Jr. to 2nd. Brett Phillips homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. Ivan De Jesus Jr. scores. Garrett Cooper scores. Andrew Susac flies out to center fielder Jaff Decker. Jett Bandy singles on a line drive to right fielder Mark Canha. Nate Orf strikes out swinging. Pitching Change: Simon Castro replaces Felix Doubront. Kyle Wren strikes out swinging.

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Final, Game One: Colorado Springs 10, Nashville 6 Eight-Run Third Sparks 10-6 Game One Win Orf hits second inside-the-park home run of 2017 By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox Nate Orf recorded the second inside-the-park of the season during the eight-run third inning Wednesday evening. (Paat Kelly photo) *** *** Colorado Springs Game One Box Score Fourteen hits and three walks in the team's six visits to the plate, relentless might be the best way to describe this team, stadium conditions or not. It's a beauty of an offensive box in every way, all nine spots. Wily Peralta followed up Taylor Jungmann's start, as you'll see. Colorado Springs Game One Game Log Yeah, eight-run innings will be chronicled -- Col. Springs Bottom of the 3rd Lewis Brinson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Kenny Wilson. Ivan De Jesus Jr. singles on a ground ball to second baseman Joey Wendle. Lewis Brinson advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by second baseman Joey Wendle. With Brett Phillips batting, wild pitch by Corey Walter, Ivan De Jesus Jr. to 2nd. Brett Phillips triples (7) on a line drive to right fielder Mark Canha. Lewis Brinson scores. Ivan De Jesus Jr. Jett Bandy doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Kenny Wilson. Brett Phillips scores. Kirk Nieuwenhuis strikes out swinging. Nate Orf hits an inside-the-park home run (4) on a line drive down the left-field line. Jett Bandy scores. Nick Noonan singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jaff Decker. Kyle Wren triples (6) on a line drive to right fielder Mark Canha. Nick Noonan scores. Mauricio Dubon singles on a line drive to left fielder Kenny Wilson. Kyle Wren scores. Lewis Brinson pops out to second baseman Joey Wendle in foul territory. Ivan De Jesus Jr. doubles (17) on a fly ball to left fielder Kenny Wilson. Mauricio Dubon scores. Pitching Change: Josh Smith replaces Corey Walter. Brett Phillips walks. Passed ball by catcher Beau Taylor. Ivan De Jesus Jr. to 3rd. Jett Bandy pops out to catcher Beau Taylor in foul territory.

Mid-morning updates for the amazing Sky Sox, plus the two rookie teams. See you then, thanks for your patience.

Final: Wisconsin 5, Cedar Rapids 3 Five-Run Second Inning Is Enough for Wisconsin Victory Rattlers win at Cedar Rapids By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Ronnie Gideon heads for the plate after Gilbert Lara's single to right in the second inning on Wednesday night at Cedar Rapids. *** VIDEO TWEET: Chris on the call (and the camera) for the game's final out *** Wisconsin Box Score Credit to this bunch -- 7-7 thus far in the second half looks pretty darn good based on the late first-half troubles, now build on it, and we may have some fun with this group as well. That being said, the individual numbers still leave a lot to be desired. Wisconsin Game Log Gee, which inning do we pick? Wisconsin Top of the 2nd Weston Wilson grounds out, shortstop Gorge Munoz to first baseman Lewin Diaz. Joantgel Segovia singles on a ground ball to second baseman Travis Blankenhorn. Ronnie Gideon walks. Joantgel Segovia to 2nd. Nathan Rodriguez walks. Joantgel Segovia to 3rd. Ronnie Gideon to 2nd. Gilbert Lara singles on a fly ball to right fielder Hank Morrison. Joantgel Segovia scores. Ronnie Gideon scores. Nathan Rodriguez to 3rd. With Ryan Aguilar batting, wild pitch by Evan Sanders, Gilbert Lara to 2nd. Ryan Aguilar doubles (5) on a fly ball to left fielder Christian Cavaness. Nathan Rodriguez scores. Gilbert Lara scores. Demi Orimoloye singles on a fly ball to right fielder Hank Morrison. Ryan Aguilar to 3rd. Pitching Change: Logan Lombana replaces Evan Sanders. With Carlos Belonis batting, passed ball by Ben Rortvedt, Ryan Aguilar scores. Demi Orimoloye to 2nd. With Carlos Belonis batting, Demi Orimoloye steals (19) 3rd base. Carlos Belonis grounds out, shortstop Gorge Munoz to first baseman Lewin Diaz. Devin Hairston grounds out, second baseman Travis Blankenhorn to first baseman Lewin Diaz.

As also archived in our season-long Biloxi feature thread -- DeMuth staying mentally tough in Minors By ZACK ELDRIDGE - Staff Writer, TheNewsDispatch.com (Michigan City, IN) Former La Porte High School baseball star Dustin DeMuth bats in a game for the Biloxi Shuckers, the Double A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers Photo courtesy of Hunter Reed/Biloxi Shuckers

DeMuth staying mentally tough in Minors By ZACK ELDRIDGE - Staff Writer, TheNewsDispatch.com (Michigan City, IN) Former La Porte High School baseball star Dustin DeMuth bats in a game for the Biloxi Shuckers, the Double A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers Photo courtesy of Hunter Reed/Biloxi Shuckers Early in the campaign, Dustin DeMuth was raking and he felt good. Since, he’s hit a bit of a wall on the baseball field, but his overall numbers are still decent. Nevertheless, the former La Porte High School baseball star and current Biloxi Shucker has tried to stay grounded throughout the ebbs and flows of a Minor League Baseball season. So far this season, DeMuth is hitting .252 with 23 RBI for the Biloxi (Miss.) Shuckers, the Double A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. “It’s been going well,” DeMuth said. “The first couple of weeks went really well. And then, I’ve kind of hit a lull here in the middle of the season. But hopefully, we can get back on track and start swinging it better and start winning some more games.” On May 9, DeMuth was hitting .294. But his average has dropped since. In total, DeMuth has a .343 on-base percentage and a .350 slugging percentage in 66 games. He has 54 hits, including 10 doubles and three home runs. DeMuth, who was drafted by the Brewers in the fifth round in 2014 out of Indiana University, helped Biloxi to a 36-33 record in the first half of the season, which ended on June 18. So far in the second half, the Shuckers have a 6-6 mark. DeMuth has primarily been playing first base for Biloxi, after playing first and third previously in his pro career. He has had some noteworthy games this season. In a game on June 13, DeMuth had three hits with a home run. In addition, he had a walk-off single in early May. He said what sticks out the most to him from this season so far is the stellar pitching he and his teammates have to play against on a daily basis. “Just the amount of good pitching we face throughout the season,” DeMuth said. “Every team we play, there’s a good amount of arms on each team, so it’s a grind day in and day out, but that’s what baseball is.” He added it’s more of a mental challenge to stay positive all the time when you hit a rough patch. “Definitely the mental part of the game is probably most important, to be honest,” DeMuth said. “Just trying to trick yourself to saying, ‘You feel good at the plate, or you’re seeing this guy well.’ It’s kind of just trying to trick yourself into thinking that you’re feeling better than maybe what you are.” DeMuth has been with Biloxi since late July last year. And he turns 26 years old on July 30. When asked, ‘Do you think there’s a possibility you might get moved up to Triple A this season? Or are you kind of not focused on that, just really more on doing your job day in and day out?’ DeMuth replied: “I’m more focused on just doing my job. I can’t really control if I get moved up or whatever. So I’m just trying to do the best I can day in and day out. And if they feel I’ve earned my promotion, then so be it. But if I don’t, I’m not going to say it wasn’t a good season if I don’t get moved up.”

Another look -- *** VIDEO via WXXV: Field-level camera angle Biloxi action *** VIDEO via WLOX: More, because everyone loves a win

VIDEO TWEET: A fun highlight package from the Shuckers

As also posted in our season-long Timber Rattlers feature thread: Very good hometown feature on RHP Josh Pennington, plenty of quotes from the young man -- Resilient Pennington back on track in Brewers’ system Brian Cunniff, ShoreNewsToday (NJ) "Pennington’s strength – and the reason Milwaukee was so interested in trading for him – is the power on his fastball. In Monday’s start with Wisconsin, Pennington said he was consistently clocked at 95 to 98 miles per hour." Yee-hah!

Very good hometown feature on RHP Josh Pennington, plenty of quotes from the young man -- Resilient Pennington back on track in Brewers’ system Brian Cunniff, ShoreNewsToday (NJ)

Tyrone Taylor, idle since 6/28, back in the Maryvale lineup. *** Rough 1st inning for my guy Antonio Pinero with Helena -- FIELDING E: Pinero 3 (5, fielding, fielding, throw).

At Colorado Springs, INF Yadiel Rivera is back from Maryvale, technically he had been on the Sky Sox DL, but his time in Arizona was to do some hitting-related work. To make room, RHP Forrest Snow has been placed on the Temporary Inactive List. RHP Wily Peralta's rehab assignment also begins with the Sky Sox.

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - Linked on the Sky Sox official blog Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog Carolina Media Notes - Linked on the Mudcats official blog Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio 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: Colorado Springs, CO Biloxi, MS Zebulon, NC Cedar Rapids, IA Billings, MT Glendale, AZ Santo Domingo, DR

Follow Wednesday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Game One Colorado Springs Game Two Biloxi Carolina Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers DSL Brewers/Indians MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP's Taylor Jungmann and Tim Dillard in a doubleheader at home vs. Nashville (Athletics), 5:00 PM pre-game, 5:30 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings 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 -- for subscribers; all Colorado Springs games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. The video of each game is archived online, which is a nice feature. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. NOTE: Notice that on MiLB.TV's page, you can click on "Filter", then "Milwaukee Brewers", and you'll see just the Crew's organizational TV lineup. ********** Biloxi: RHP Taylor Williams at home vs. Pensacola (Reds), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link Chris Harris is the play-by-play voice of the Shuckers. Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be linking to his fantastic "Shuck Dynasty" blog. Erik Bremer (@Erik_Bremer) joins Chris often. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast. MiLB.TV - Eight of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi is among them. Only games in Chattanooga and Mobile won't be available. ********** Carolina: RHP Cody Ponce at home vs. Salem (Red Sox), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link We look forward to Mudcats audio with Greg Young (@gregyoungjr), especially after going without gameday audio for much of the Brewers' stay in Brevard County. MiLB.TV - Yes, Carolina home games will be on MiLB.TV, sweet. It appears three other Carolina League teams (Salem, Myrtle Beach, and Winston-Salem) broadcast as well. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Braden Webb at Cedar Rapids (Twins), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio. MiLB.TV - Eight of the 16 Midwest League teams telecast their home games, and Wisconsin, once again, is among them. We'll let you know when a road TV feed is available. In 2017, fifteen games will be broadcast on Spectrum Sports in Wisconsin, available on channel 32 and in HD on channel 1332. We'll keep you posted with our "DVR Alerts" days in advance. *** Helena: RHP Harold Chirino at Billings (Reds), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link The broadcast duo of Craig Durham (@CraigMDurham) and Garrett Greene (@Garrett_Greene) has your H-Crew coverage for 2017 *** Maryvale: at the White Sox' complex in Glendale, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league *** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Tigers, 9:30 AM DSL Brewers/Indians: at home vs. the DSL Indians, 9:30 AM For each DSL contest, game data won't be available until later in the day We'll link to this Dominican Summer League Brewers' thread as part of the Daily Menu all season to assist you with your familiarity with these young men. You can also use that link to differentiate between Brewer and Indians' prospects on the co-op team.

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Final: Helena 5, Billings 4 Fireworks Early Send Brewers to 5-4 Win Grand Slam early is enough for Brewers on 4th of July By Garrett Greene / Helena Brewers Read at the link above, then everything below will make sense... *** VIDEO: Including Yerald Martinez' grand slam *** PHOTOS by Rebecca Noble, mtnsports.com Carlos Herrera Grand Slam celebration *** The Billings Gazette game story includes: "I went in with a plan, and I knew what I had to do," said 21-year-old outfielder Yerald Martinez of his first home run of the season. "I waited and I saw the pitch I was looking for and put a good swing on it." *** Helena Box Score Well, we certainly can document this, because it was crazy quiet offensively afterwards -- Helena Top of the 1st Jose Gomez strikes out swinging. Chad McClanahan walks. Jay Feliciano walks. Chad McClanahan to 2nd. Brent Diaz called out on strikes. Gabriel Garcia walks. Chad McClanahan to 3rd. Jay Feliciano to 2nd. Zach Clark singles on a ground ball to second baseman Alejo Lopez. Chad McClanahan scores. Jay Feliciano to 3rd. Gabriel Garcia to 2nd. Yerald Martinez hits a grand slam (2) to right center field. Jay Feliciano scores. Gabriel Garcia scores. Zach Clark scores. Franly Mallen strikes out swinging. Helena Game Log Clutch work from RHP Andrew Vernon here -- Billings Bottom of the 8th Pitching Change: Andrew Vernon replaces Rodrigo Benoit. Stuart Fairchild flies out to right fielder Yerald Martinez. Montrell Marshall walks. Andy Sugilio singles on a line drive to left fielder Jose Gomez. Montrell Marshall to 3rd. Leandro Santana strikes out swinging. Alejo Lopez called out on strikes. CWH edit: fixed title score

Final: Wisconsin 2, Cedar Rapids 1 Wisconsin Beats Kernels with Ninth-Inning Run Neuhaus drives in go-ahead run with two-out single for win By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers *** *** VIDEO via KCRG: Definitely from the Kernels perspective (I like the phrase "Men of Corn"), another look at Neuhaus' go-ahead hit *** VIDEO TWEET via @BrewerProspect: 1st professional HR for 6th round pick Devin Hairston Devin Hairston is greeted at the Timber Rattlers dugout after his fourth inning home run at Cedar Rapids on Tuesday night. Chris Mehring, while on the call, a master of media, simultaneously snapping the photo. Later he provided this: VIDEO TWEET: Final Out *** Wisconsin Box Score One of the most impressive pitching / clean defense games of the Wisconsin season, for sure, as Mr. Counsell would say... Wisconsin Game Log

More from the Springs via @BrewerProspect's Twitter feed -- Garrett Cooper with his MiLB-leading 16th HR of the year Both of Lewis Brinson's doubles (one already noted above)

Final: Colorado Springs 9, Nashville 8 Any time the organization can "take it" to Nashville... Eighth-Inning Rally Fuels 9-8 Win Noonan records hit No. 1000 in front of season-high crowd By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox With his eighth-inning RBI single, Nick Noonan recorded hit No. 1000 of his professional career. (Paat Kelly photo) *** Brinson keeps knocking in runs for Sky Sox Top Brewers prospect batting .447 since returning from big leagues By Alex Kraft / MiLB.com No new quotes this time around, however, in a still-worthwhile statistical read. *** Colorado Springs Box Score So glad you read Robby's outstanding summary so that you already know about Kyle Wren's four stolen bases, how smoking hot not only Lewis Brinson is, but also Brett Phillips, and how Tim Dillard gets a start today. And yes, kudos, Nick Noonan, 1000 minor league hits, but more proud of his 28 big league knocks. Colorado Springs Game Log Seven-and-a-third innings of three-run relief after a really rough return-to-action start by Hiram Burgos.

We still owe you four contests, look for those before too long (or after our morning commutes, in other words ).

AUDIO via Monday's Sky Sox Pre-Game: Lewis Brinson

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VIDEO TWEET: Game lowlights from the Shuckers *** Brewers prospect Corbin Burnes on Double-A: You feel like you’re one call away from MLB Patrick Ochs, Biloxi Sun-Herald *** Biloxi Sun-Herald Game Story with quotes and an Aaron Wilkerson photo