Jim Goulart

AUDIO via Thursday's Sky Sox pre-game: LHP Sam Freeman

Looks like the Manatees are running a game-worn jersey auction that is going to run until the end of the season or a bit beyond.

From May 19th: Brewers wasted little time in picking up recently-released RH reliever Gage Smith, the 2014 25th round pick out of Florida State by the Tigers. Smith has posted a 2.01 ERA and 1.10 WHIP in 121 pro innings, topping out at High-A. The 25-year-old likely will head to Maryvale for a bit before being formally assigned to an affiliate. Smith joins Biloxi RHP Stephen Kohlscheen and LHP Brett Lee (Lee since released) as other relievers scooped up shortly after their releases this spring. The Brewers had converted Lee to a sidearm motion, as they had RHP Tyler Spurlin, now in Biloxi. Smith was yet another, so the Brewers were intent on adding that different look to the organization, and did so again yesterday with the waiver claim of Ben Rowen. *** As for LHP Zach Hirsch, the 3rd year pro out of Nebraska (19th round, 2014) who had Lane Grindle call his college games, the just-turned 26-year-old likely didn't see this release coming. Despite an 0-6 record, Hirsch had posted a 1.07 WHIP in 58.2 innings this summer, and has a 1.15 WHIP as a pro. In his last three outings he had not allowed a run over ten innings. In small samples since his signing, Hirsch had not dominated LH batters, but did have relatively even splits. Hopefully Zach's recent work nets him another affiliated contract. LHP Zach Hirsch 2015 Timber Rattler video highlights

REMINDER: This seven game Helena road trip features MiLB.com telecasts both in Orem and Grand Junction. For $12.99, you can buy this final month.

Spoiler alert: Including the loss from this morning you'll read about below, the DSL Brewers have lost 16 of 18 games.

Timber Rattler DVR Alerts (including tonight!) -- FRI. 8/5, 7:00 PM: MyNew32 TV SAT. 8/6, 6:30 PM: MyNew32 TV MON. 8/8, 7:00 PM: MyNew32 TV TUE. 8/9, 12:00 PM: TWC SportsChannel

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 Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog *** STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League South Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division Pioneer League North Division Arizona League Central Division Dominican Summer League San Pedro Division *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers *** Weather.com: Colorado Springs, CO Biloxi, MS Viera, FL Grand Chute, WI Orem, UT Goodyear, AZ San Pedro de Macoris, DR

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

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Wily Peralta at home vs. Nashville (Athletics), 7:30 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Dan Karcher, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox is on Twitter @SkySoxKarch; joining him 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 Angel Ventura at home vs. Pensacola (Reds), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:10 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. Thaddeus Krzus (@Shucks1stIntern) 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. ********** Brevard County: LHP Kodi Medeiros at home vs. Dunedin (Blue Jays), 5:35 PM gametime Sorry, no audio is available for this series... Unfortunately, the Manatees have dropped their broadcast coverage for 2016. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. Ten of the 12 Florida State League teams provide audio (some only for home games), we'll do our best to let you know when an opponent's audio is going to be available. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Jordan Yamamoto at home vs. Burlington (Angels), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 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. NOTE: Thirty-nine (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on local TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (10) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (29) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule (scroll to bottom of link) so you can coordinate your DVR activity. ********** Helena: RHP Scott Serigstad at Orem (Angels), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link We welcome and look forward to hearing first-year Voice of the H-Crew Craig Durham (@CraigMDurham on Twitter). ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Reds' complex in Goodyear, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Rockies, 9:30 AM, although 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.

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The Daily Menu in every Link Report goes over the MiLB availability. Every single AAA game, all but a handful of AA games, all Timber Rattler home games and some road games, and three Helena road series each season. All games are archived, if there's a big moment or injury you can watch after the fact. Not all teams use an overly of the count, score, etc. That can be frustrating.

Final: Arizona Reds 3, Arizona Brewers 2 Only 92 degrees! Sweater weather! Maryvale Box Score Brewer pitchers did not allow an earned run in this game, so the loss hurts in that regard. FIELDING E: York 2 (8, fielding, fielding); Thomas (3, fielding). Maryvale Game Log Offensively, all eight hits were singles, only one walk was drawn, and Brewers batters went down via strikeout 16 times. This was the 7th game in a row CF Jose Gomez had exactly two hits.

Final: Orem 6, Helena 3 Owlz Swoop In for 6-3 Win Three Home Runs Power Orem By Craig Durham / Helena Brewers OREM, UT - The Orem Owlz scored four unanswered runs to wipe out a pair of early Helena Brewers leads, taking the opening game of a four game series 6-3 in front of 1,234 at Brent Brown Ballpark. Wes Wilson put the Brewers on the board in the top of the 1st with an RBI triple, and Ronnie Gideon plated him one batter later to put the Brewers up 2-0 after one. Orem came back to tie it at 2-2 in the 2nd, scoring on the first of two Nick Flair home runs and a two-out double from Sam McDonnell. Helena reclaimed the lead in the top of the third on a Gideon sacrifice fly, but that would be the last lead the Brewers held all night. Flair led off the fourth with a 455-foot home run to left-center to tie the game 3-3, and the Owlz would collect a pair in the bottom of the 5th. Michael Petersen (1-3) came out to start the 5th, aiming to work more than four innings for the first time all season, but he was greeted by a Juan Moreno leadoff home run that put Orem ahead for good at 4-3. Cam Roegner came on in relief of Peterson and allowed an unearned run in the 5th and another run in the 8th. He did not strikeout a batter and walked three. Petersen struck out just one in his four innings of work. Wilson was the only Brewer to finish the game with more than one hit, while Gideon picked up two RBIs and extended his hitting streak to eight games. Helena will look to stop a three game skid on Friday night with Scott Serigstad on the hill opposite Brandon Glazer. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 (8:05 Central). *** Helena Box Score Orimoloye, Lara (single), Mallen 1-for-11 at the bottom of the order... Helena Game Log

AUDIO via WSSP's "Big Show: Brewers Asst. GM Matt Arnold

Rattler Radio Blog Postgame Entry - Photos and this: ***

Brewers prospect Isan Diaz maturing, flourishing Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Brewers prospect Isan Diaz maturing, flourishing Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

AUDIO via the Biloxi pre-game: Farm Director Tom Flanagan

AUDIO via WTMJ: Baseball America's JJ Cooper takes a look at the future of the Brewers

AUDIO via WTMJ: Baseball America's JJ Cooper takes a look at the future of the Brewers

As also archived in our season-long Timber Rattlers feature thread... Rattlers’ Burnes blessed with big-time talent Tim Froberg, Appleton Post-Crescent The Q&A feature includes a video interview...

Rattlers’ Burnes blessed with big-time talent Tim Froberg, Appleton Post-Crescent The Q&A feature includes a video interview...

In addition to Birthday Boy Hiram Burgos on the mound tonight for the Sky Sox (Happy 29th!), we wish Orlando Arcia a Happy 22nd.

REMINDER: This seven game Helena road trip features MiLB.com telecasts both in Orem and Grand Junction. For $12.99, you can buy this final month.