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Final: Omaha 9, Colorado Springs 6 Storm Chasers Snap Sox Streak Brinson drives in three runs and Sox hit two homers in walk-off loss Look, first of all, how hard is it to beat a team seven times in six days? The Sky Sox were this close. The game summary linked above makes no mention of a story that will have impact at the big league level, in that RHP Tom Wilhelmsen was tasked with protecting a 6-4 lead for the save, and this happened: Omaha Bottom of the 9th Pitching Change: Tom Wilhelmsen replaces Wei-Chung Wang. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Raul Mondesi replaces Brayan Pena. Raul Mondesi strikes out swinging. Ruben Sosa singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Phillips. With Billy Burns batting, throwing error by Tom Wilhelmsen on the pickoff attempt, Ruben Sosa to 2nd. With Billy Burns batting, wild pitch by Tom Wilhelmsen, Ruben Sosa to 3rd. Billy Burns singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nick Noonan. Ruben Sosa scores. Dean Anna singles on a ground ball to pitcher Tom Wilhelmsen, deflected by first baseman Garrett Cooper. Billy Burns to 2nd. Bubba Starling singles on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Wren. Billy Burns scores on the throw. Dean Anna to 2nd. Ryan O'Hearn homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Dean Anna scores. Bubba Starling scores. Colorado Springs Box Score First thing you notice atop the box is that SS Mauricio Dubon exited the game. Then you see why: Col. Springs Top of the 5th Andrew Susac walks. Nate Orf grounds into a force out, second baseman Corey Toups to shortstop Dean Anna. Andrew Susac out at 2nd. Nate Orf to 1st. Kyle Wren hit by pitch. Nate Orf to 2nd. Mauricio Dubon pops out to second baseman Corey Toups. Colorado Springs Sky Sox shortstop Mauricio Dubon ejected by HP umpire Nick Mahrley. Lewis Brinson doubles (17) on a line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Nate Orf scores. Kyle Wren scores. Ivan De Jesus Jr. strikes out swinging. The MiLB.TV archive isn't quite up yet, I'll visit that later on and see exactly what occurred. Colorado Springs Game Log

Final: Arizona Brewers 4, Arizona Reds 1 A-Crew off to 5-1 start... Maryvale Box Score 19-year-old Puerto Rican LHP Wilfred Saloman bounced back from his stateside debut to toss six scoreless innings here (zero BB's, 2 K's). In four of his five starts this season, he hasn't allowed an earned run covering 20 innings. Just turned 22-year-old non-drafted signee RHP Branden Nunn (Missouri Baptist) tossed three innings, allowing just one run, for the save, in his 2nd pro outing. Yadiel Rivera (see earlier Rick Sweet interview post in this thread) homered and singled as he's working on his offensive game. You'll often see catchers split games in the desert, NDFA Kyle Beam had his first pro AB as the 2nd half of the catcher tandem (K). Beam is one of six catchers on this roster. Maryvale Game Log Besides Rivera, four players singled and four players walked. 39th rounder Robert Henry, playing right field in this game, was the one who did both.

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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: Omaha, NE Birmingham, AL Zebulon, NC Beloit, WI Missoula, MT Peoria, AZ Santo Domingo, DR

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

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: LHP Andrew Barbosa at Omaha (Royals), 6:35 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime 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 Freddy Peralta at Birmingham (White Sox), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 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 Marcos Diplan at home vs. Winston-Salem (White Sox), 3:45 PM pre-game, 4:00 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 Jordan Desguin at Beloit (Athletics), 6:40 PM pre-game, 7:00 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 Nelson Hernandez at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 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 Padres' complex in Peoria to face San Diego's #2 squad, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league *** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Rangers #2 Squad, 9:30 AM DSL Brewers/Indians: at home vs. the DSL Rangers #1 Squad, 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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VIDEO TWEETS via @BrewerProspect: Scroll down on the timeline for some excellent captures from Carolina

Final: Helena 10, Great Falls 3 Five Run First Sends Brewers to Fifth Straight Win Chirino carries no-hitter into the fourth as Helena sweeps Great Falls By Garrett Greene / Helena Brewers Garrett's finding his stride now in these recaps, winning and 10-run games helps out! *** VIDEO via KULR (Kooler!): Helena game highlights, including Zach Clark's three-run blast MORE VIDEO: This one includes Chad McClanahan's HR as well, loving the increased video presence from the Pioneer League thus far *** Helena Box Score Ten runs, 14 hits, five walks, no errors, pretty, pretty, pretty... Dallas Carroll hitting .432, yet it was nice to see a double now included in his 17 base knocks. Helena Game Log

Final: Colorado Springs 5, Omaha 2 Sky Sox Win Sixth Straight Dubon drives in two runs, while De Jesus and Cooper chip in with a RBI each By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox Look for an amazing Ivan De Jesus, Jr. stat note at the link above. *** Colorado Springs Box Score LHP Andrew Barbosa will need to be activated from the Temporary Inactive List prior to his Saturday night start, but that will not require a corresponding move. You pitch Taylor, Tristan, Tyler, and Tom, but then David and not Tim? C'mon, the alliteration police are watching. Colorado Springs Game Log Garrett Cooper two doubles, ho-hum.

AUDIO via Thursday's Sky Sox pre-game: Manager Rick Sweet's always worthwhile take on things, even more fun when the team is playing so well We learn that SS Yadiel Rivera is in Maryvale to specifically work on his offense, so that's what his "DL" stint is all about. Rivera is out of options heading into 2018. Rivera has a .232/.293/.325 line with the Sky Sox this season. You'll get a Rivera update when the Maryvale game gets linked a few posts from now. Ryan Cordell and Kirk Nieuwenhuis are both suffering from upper back / trap injuries, both considered mild, and should be available soon. Cordell is on the DL, Captain Kirk is not. Oh, and Sweet thinks playing a team nine games in a row (even if the Sky Sox have won the first six) is STUPID. *** Not sure we formally posted this earlier: Cooper Elected To 2017 PCL All-Star Team Brinson, Dubon Named To 2017 All-Star Futures Game Two Sox square off as Team USA meets Team World on July 9 at Marlins Park *** Corey Ray named to All-Star Futures Game Ray will join two other Brewers prospects in this year's Futures Game

On top of that, we can't get enough of Freddy Peralta as of late, such kudos for his command of the English language. AUDIO via Brewers.com Wed. 6/28: Lane Grindle's latest "Brewers on Tap" sits down with Josh Hader and prospect Freddy Peralta. The Peralta interview, taped a couple of weeks back, is at the 13:00 minute mark.

Final: Wisconsin 7, Beloit 4 Neuhaus Knocks Two Homers in Rattlers Win Wisconsin starts road trip with 7-4 win over the Beloit Snappers By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Chris includes his view from the booth in his always fine write-up linked above. You'll also learn about Tucker Neuhaus' propensity for multi-homer games in 2017, along with a tidbit on the Rattlers' prior road game woes. *** Here's a note from the Beloit Daily News helping explain a new DL stint, appears minor -- BELOIT - Beloit Memorial graduate Cameron Roegner will be back at Pohlman Field this weekend, but the southpaw won't be taking the mound for his Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Roegner was scheduled to start Friday night's game for the Rattlers against the Beloit Snappers, but won't due to some minor soreness. It would have been the second start of the season for Roegner at Pohlman Field. The first time around, he held Beloit to one earned run on three hits on May 24, making it a triumphant return to the place of many high school and American Legion ball triumphs. Things have gone well for Roegner since a tough start to his 2017 season. After his first four outings, Roegner carried an unsightly 10.32 ERA, thanks mostly to two disastrous innings. Since that time, Roegner has gone 3-2 with an ERA of an even 3.00 in 45 innings. He's coming off perhaps his finest outing of the season, a four-inning stint to close a Wisconsin win over Kane County Sunday. Roegner didn't allow a baserunner in four innings, striking out one along the way. *** Wisconsin Box Score Fine game for 1B Ronnie Gideon, but he may want to put the brakes on the SB attempts (now only 1-for-6). Even with three hits on the final day of the month, 18-year-old catcher Mario Feliciano's OPS for June was .531. Don't let that take away from what he's accomplished thus far, I already wish the kid could take a five-month nap, but that's still two months away, more if the Brewers keep him busy at instructionals. Wes Wilson reached three times via two walks and an HBP. Wisconsin Game Log Five years into his career as a 17-year-old draft pick, still isn't quite clear exactly what the Brewers have in Tucker Neuhaus, is it? The low OBP is a concern despite the power output.

Carolina Bottom of the 3rd Corey Ray doubles (18) on a line drive to right fielder Luis Alexander Basabe. Troy Stokes Jr. reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Brady Conlan. Corey Ray to 3rd. Lucas Erceg grounds into a force out, shortstop Danny Mendick to second baseman Toby Thomas. Corey Ray scores. Troy Stokes Jr. out at 2nd. Lucas Erceg to 1st. Jake Gatewood pops out to shortstop Danny Mendick. Isan Diaz pops out to third baseman Brady Conlan. Winston-Salem Top of the 4th Defensive Substitution: Jonathan Oquendo replaces second baseman Isan Diaz, batting 5th, playing second base. *** Was this disciplinary based on a reaction to the at-bat, or could he have tweaked something on his swing? Other than 23 of his 55 hits going for extra bases, this has been, to put it very mildly, a truly disappointing season thus far for Diaz.

Biloxi DL but not forgotten: 26-year-old 6th year pro RHP Preston Gainey went on the DL April 25th after five early-season appearances. Much of 2016 was lost to a lower back stress fracture, we're unaware of the nature of this season's injury.

AUDIO via a recent Shuckers pre-game: "Freddy Peralta talks about his first start with the Shuckers and his promotion to Double-A"

AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Tue. 6/27: Third base coach Ed Sedar *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Tue. 6/27: Adam McCalvy *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Wed. 6/28: NBC Sports' Seth Everett *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Wed. 6/28: Former Brewers closer Ken Sanders *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Fri. 6/30: WSSP's Tim Allen

AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Chuck & Winkler" Morning Show Wed. 6/28: WSSP's Tim Allen *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Chuck & Winkler" Morning Show Wed. 6/28: USA Today's Bob Nightengale

AUDIO via Brewers.com Wed. 6/28: Lane Grindle's latest "Brewers on Tap" sits down with Josh Hader and prospect Freddy Peralta.

AUDIO via ESPN Milwaukee Tue. 6/27: "FS Wisconsin's Sophia Minnaert joins Bryan & Dan to discuss Nicki Minaj, Skyline Chili, misconceptions about women in sports, and the addition of Stephen Vogt." (Brewer talk begins at the 8:00 minute mark) *** AUDIO via ESPN Milwaukee Wed. 6/28: "Fox Sports Wisconsin's Sophia Minnaert joins Homer and Gabe to talk about all things Brewers." (Brewer talk begins at the 2:55 minute mark)

AUDIO via WTMJ Tue. AM 6/27: Craig Counsell *** AUDIO via WTMJ Wed. AM 6/28: Jeff Levering *** AUDIO via WTMJ Thurs. AM 6/29: David Stearns

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: Omaha, NE Birmingham, AL Zebulon, NC Beloit, WI Great Falls, MT Goodyear, AZ Santo Domingo, DR