Jim Goulart

It was a wild split doubleheader afternoon in Colorado Springs. We'll work on making a formal post later this AM, if someone grabs that with any additional notes before I do, much appreciated.

Final: Helena 9, Billings 6 Brewers complete Mustang sweep A five-run fifth inning boosted the Helena Brewers to 9-6 win over the Billings Mustangs on Wednesday night at Dehler Park in Billings. Helena (5-1), which swept the two-game series, trailed the Mustangs (3-3) by four runs heading into the fifth frame before the surge of runs. A wild pitch and a balk gave the Brewers a pair of runs and a sacrifice fly by Ronnie Gideon made it a 3-0 contest. A Franly Mallen RBI single and Caleb Whalen RBI double (Whalen's first professional hit) gave the team a lead it wouldn't relinquish. Mallen went 3 for 4 with an RBI, Cooper Hummel was 2 for 3 with an RBI and three runs and Lucas Erceg went 2 for 3 for the Brewers, who've racked up a lofty 67 hits in six games. Gideon, a 23rd-round pick out of Texas A&M (college bio), recorded a two-RBI double in his professional debut. Gentry Fortuno, who came in for relief in the fourth, earned the win, giving up three runs (only one earned), five hits and tallying five strikeouts in six innings of work. Juan Ortiz's five-game hit streak came to an end. Jose Siri and Arajo Lopez paced Billings, each going 3 for 5. The Brewers begin a four-game road series with the Great Falls Voyagers with a 7:00 PM (8:00 Central) game Thursday at Centene Stadium. Helena Box Score Bullpen-saving 75-pitch effort by RHP Gentry Fortuno, taking over after RHP Rodrigo Benoit's three-inning start. A little sloppy - E: Erceg (2, throw); Segovia (1, fielding); Fortuno (1, pickoff); Mallen (1, missed catch). 2nd round 3B Lucas Erceg now 8-for-20, now we'll wait for that first base on balls. How many iPhone puns does Billings' Jose Siri hear? Helena Game Log Five-run frame -- Helena Top of the 5th Pitching Change: Soid Marquez replaces Antonio Santillan. Joantgel Segovia singles on a ground ball to second baseman Alejo Lopez. Lucas Erceg singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jose Siri. Joantgel Segovia to 2nd. Gilbert Lara grounds out, third baseman Alberti Chavez to first baseman Colby Wright. Joantgel Segovia to 3rd. Lucas Erceg to 2nd. With Juan Ortiz batting, wild pitch by Soid Marquez, Joantgel Segovia scores. Lucas Erceg to 3rd. Juan Ortiz walks. Ronnie Gideon out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mitch Piatnik. Lucas Erceg scores. With Yerald Martinez batting, Juan Ortiz steals (1) 2nd base, Juan Ortiz advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by catcher Chris Okey. Yerald Martinez walks. With Cooper Hummel batting, Juan Ortiz scores on a balk. Yerald Martinez advances to 2nd on a balk. With Cooper Hummel batting, wild pitch by Soid Marquez, Yerald Martinez to 3rd. Cooper Hummel walks. Franly Mallen singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daniel Sweet. Yerald Martinez scores. Cooper Hummel to 2nd. Pitching Change: Andy Cox replaces Soid Marquez. Caleb Whalen doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Mitch Piatnik. Cooper Hummel scores. Franly Mallen to 3rd. Joantgel Segovia flies out to center fielder Mitch Piatnik.

Final: Arizona Brewers 6, Arizona Angels 4, ten innings Weather: 108 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, L to R. Maryvale Box Score It was 2-2 after nine innings. 19-year-old Venezuelan 3rd-year-pro and 1st-year-stateside RHP Nelson Hernandez with a sweet start, 4 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 3 K - no pitch counts logged for this league. Hernandez was followed by the pro debuts of 33rd round RHP Emerson Gibbs (Tulane bio - 1 IP, 1 R) and 22nd round Beloit native RHP Cameron Roegner (Bradley bio - 2 IP, 1 R). Third-year pro RHP Juan Diaz tossed a scoreless 9th to net the win in his stateside debut, but needed help from LHP Boanerges Nova to close out the victory after the A-Crew plated four in the top of the 10th. Maryvale Game Log Two runs early... AZL Brewers Top of the 3rd Yoel Vasquez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Keith Grieshaber, deflected by first baseman Gabriel Santana. With Jay Feliciano batting, Yoel Vasquez advances to 2nd on a balk. Jay Feliciano reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Richard Fecteau. Jose Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Richard Fecteau to second baseman Keith Grieshaber. Yoel Vasquez to 3rd. Jay Feliciano to 2nd. Nicolas Pierre out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Tyler Bates. Yoel Vasquez scores. Pitching Change: Connor Lillis-White replaces Tyler Skaggs. Trey York doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Derek Jenkins. Jay Feliciano scores. Nick Cain flies out to center fielder Derek Jenkins. Four runs late... AZL Brewers Top of the 10th Pitching Change: Cory Geisler replaces Sean Issac. Nick Roscetti reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Gleyvin Pineda. Nick Roscetti advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by shortstop Gleyvin Pineda. Francisco Thomas hits a sacrifice bunt. Nick Roscetti to 3rd. Francisco Thomas to 1st. Johel Atencio pops out to second baseman Keith Grieshaber. Jay Feliciano homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Nick Roscetti scores. Francisco Thomas scores. Jose Gomez walks. Nicolas Pierre doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Derek Jenkins. Jose Gomez to 3rd. Pitching Change: Jason Broussard replaces Cory Geisler. Trey York grounds out, third baseman Richard Fecteau to first baseman Gabriel Santana. Jose Gomez scores. Nicolas Pierre to 3rd. Nick Cain grounds out, shortstop Gleyvin Pineda to first baseman Gabriel Santana. As the designated hitter batting 9th, 20-year-old 2nd-year-pro Jay Feliciano will always remember his first stateside hit. Leadoff CF Jose Gomez has now walked three times in three games, perhaps taking advantage of his 5'3" frame in the process. 2B Trey York, the 9th round pick out of East Tennessee State had his first base hit (congrats!), a double, in his third game now 1-for-12). This was the stateside debut and first stateside knock for 19-year-old Venezuelan catcher Yoel Vasquez, a 3rd-year-pro who missed all of 2015 (hamate fracture in his left wrist).

Final: DSL Brewers 12, DSL Angels 5 Back to .500 at 7-7... DSL Brewers Box Score The good guys scored a dozen runs on just eight hits because they drew seven walks and were hit by pitches five times (thankfully, no one left the game injured). 18-year-old 2nd year Venezuelan infielder Javier Castillo was on base four times, including a double, and knocked in five. DSL Brewers Game Log 19-year-old Dominican rookie RHP Jenri Montas has allowed only two hits and two earned runs in nine innings of work spanning three appearances (two starts). He's walked four and hit three in that span, but still, impressive.

Turns out RHP Angel Ventura is taking a turn on the 7-day DL at Brevard, not 100% sure if it's actually injury-related or just part of the overall "break" plan.

With the big league afternoon game, the daytime minor league action, and the two All-Star breaks, there may never be a better opportunity for you to listen in on the Helena kids, as they are the only media (audio) option for this evening. Craig Durham is your new play-by-play voice there, as we helped feature in Tuesday's Link Report.

So many Timber Rattlers DVR Alerts! THU, June 23, vs. Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:00 PM, TWC SportsChannel FRI, June 24, vs. Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:00 PM, MyNew32 TV SAT, June 25, vs. Quad Cities River Bandits, 6:30 PM, MyNew32 TV MON, June 27, vs. Clinton LumberKings, 7:00 PM, MyNew32 TV WED, June 29, vs. Clinton LumberKings, 7:00 PM, MyNew32 TV THU, June 30, vs. Clinton LumberKings, 7:00 PM, TWC SportsChannel

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 - 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 Dunedin, FL Billings, MT Tempe, AZ San Pedro de Macoris, DR

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

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: TBD and LHP Josh Hader in a doubleheader at home vs. Memphis (Cardinals), 1:00 PM pre-game, 1:35 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 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: Idle ********** Brevard County: LHP Kodi Medeiros at Dunedin (Blue Jays), 10:00 AM gametime Free Live Audio Link (Dunedin feed) 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: Idle ********** Helena: TBD at Billings (Reds), 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 ([b@CraigMDurham[/b] on Twitter). ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Angels' complex in Tempe, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league ********** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Angels, 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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It's a 10:00 AM Central start for the Manatees Wednesday, also a daytime Sky Sox twinbill; new Link Report kicks off by mid-morning.

Final: Arizona Brewers 5, Arizona Angels 3 Weather: 109 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, Varies. Maryvale Box Score Professional debuts: 6th round catcher Payton Henry (1-for-3, BB, run); Henry turns 19 on Friday 17-year-old Puerto Rico HS SS 37th round pick Jomar Cortes (1-for-3) RHP Matt Smith, 22, 34th round pick out of Georgetwown (one scoreless inning) RHP Andrew Vernon, 22, 28th round pick out of North Carolina Central (two scoreless) Stateside debuts: 1B Nicol Valderrey, 19 (1-for-3, RBI double) RHP Carlos Herrera, 18 (four scoreless, thank you Adam Lind!) LHP Joan De La Cruz, 21, a rough outing but a vulture win Maryvale Game Log Trailing 3-2 at the stretch, go-ahead rally -- AZL Brewers Bottom of the 7th Payton Henry singles on a ground ball to right fielder John Schuknecht. Nick Roscetti out on a sacrifice bunt to first baseman Brad Anderson. Payton Henry to 2nd. Nicol Valderrey doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Yefry Santana. Payton Henry scores. Jomar Cortes lines out to shortstop Keith Grieshaber. Ignacio Otano singles on a ground ball to center fielder Yefry Santana. Nicol Valderrey scores. Ignacio Otano out at 2nd, center fielder Yefry Santana to shortstop Keith Grieshaber.

Final: Helena 10, Billings 4 Juan Ortiz photo by Bob Zeller of the Billings Gazette Ortiz, Brewers knock around Mustangs http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/fc/afca2beb-5ffe-5259-b3a2-9f362e649ff6/576a1daddcad2.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800 BILLINGS -- Juan Ortiz continued his early season hitting surge and the Helena Brewers downed the Billings Mustangs 10-4 Tuesday night at Dehler Park. Ortiz went 3 for 5 with a pair of doubles, a triple and three RBIs, pacing a Brewers team which racked up a season-high 18 hits. The Dominican first baseman has recorded a hit in all of five of Helena's games and is now a combined 10 for 21 at the plate. Second-round draft pick Lucas Erceg also tripled for the Brewers (4-1), knocking in a pair of base runners. He also recorded a steal. Demi Orimoloye also tripled, giving the Brewers three in the rout. Brewers outfielders Joantgel Segovia and Yeraldy Martinez each went 3 for 5. A four-run, four-hit ninth inning and a four-hit, three-run seventh inning boosted Helena in its first road game of the season. Defensively, starter Karsen Lindell and reliever Wuilder Rodriguez handcuffed the Mustangs (3-2). Rodriguez, who earned the win, gave up no runs and two hits in four innings of work and had a pair of strikeouts. Lindell also went four innings, giving up two runs and two hits. The Brewers conclude their two-game series at Billings at 7:05 PM Wednesday (8:05 Central) at Dehler Park. Helena Box Score Neither team web site posts a game summary, so we rely on the account above for this road game, which was actually very helpful. My goodness, what a pretty box score, check out all the crooked numbers in all the right places. First baseman Juan Ortiz is just 21, and talk about player development -- two years in the DSL, two years in Maryvale, you'll notice at that link the decision to bring him stateside was questionable, his second island season was actually very ugly (.563 OPS). Helena Game Log

Final: Memphis 11, Colorado Springs 5 Sky Sox Drop Opener 11-5 To Memphis Pinto extends hit streak to 10 as Sky Sox fall to Redbirds By Aaron Cheris / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/4/7/0/185485470/cuts/05_09_2144_pk_pvo1wtm3_62vry5z6.jpg Josmil Pinto extended his hitting streak to 10 games in the Sky Sox loss on Tuesday. (Paat Kelly photo) "In his second start with the Sky Sox, Wily Peralta pitched three innings, allowing seven runs, six earned, on eight hits while striking out three." Yuck... VIDEO: Brief highlights via KOAA *** Colorado Springs Box Score Nate Orf's AAA line: .337/.408/.465 (.873 OPS) in 86 AB's; Orlando Arcia hitting .231 over his last ten games, OPS by month thus far: .768, .707, .705, not rousing numbers for the PCL... Colorado Springs Game Log

On a nine-hour bus trip to the All-Star Game, right as Game 7 in the NBA (not to mention WWE's Money in the Bank) was taking place, Brett Phillips did a mega-Twitter Q&A with fans, just scroll down a bit on his timeline to review.

PHOTO GALLERY at the link - includes Wes Helms! South pounds North in Southern League All-Star Game by Brandon Shields, Special to the Biloxi Sun-Herald PEARL — Tuesday was just another night at the ball park for Brett Phillips. The Biloxi Shucker outfielder went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the South's 5-1 win over the North in the Southern League All-Star Game at Trustmark Park in front of an announced crowd of 4,172. This was Phillips third all-star game. "It was a lot of fun. To go out there and play with a bunch of guys you play against every night is a lot of fun and over the last couple of days you actually get to know people," Phillips said. "It was an absolute honor to get selected for this game for the third time. The guys played great and I enjoyed it." All of the offense came in the fifth inning for the South All-Stars and it came on two hits from Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Brandon Dixon had an RBI infield single down the third base line and Phillip Ervin hit a towering grand slam to left center field to cap the South’s scoring for the night. Biloxi first baseman Garrett Cooper went 1-for-2 with a single to center field and made a nice play at first base on a chopped grounder that stole a hit from Montgomery's Casey Gillaspie. Biloxi catcher Jacob Nottingham went 0-for-2 at the plate, but did throw out Montgomery's Willy Adames at second base trying to steal in the second inning. Pitcher Stephen Peterson pitched a perfect sixth inning. Tristan Archer did not play. Mississippi shortstop and Atlanta Braves super prospect Dansby Swanson led the South with two hits. Adames and fellow Biscuit Kean Wong led the North with two hits. Former Arkansas ace, Brewers farmhand, and current Blue Wahoo Barrett Astin earned the win with a scoreless fifth. The Shuckers have Wednesday off before opening the second half Thursday with a 7:10 PM first pitch against the Montgomery Biscuits at MGM Park.

Kyle with a BP screenshot analysis on Isan Diaz

Go to the 03:50 minute mark for Jake's at-bat --

I'm sorry if I missed this in a different thread, but what happened to Jorge Lopez that caused him to go to the Inactive List? Is this just a mid-season "clear the head" move, or is something going on with him personally? Organization is rotating nearly all their pitchers through mini-breaks at various points in the season; while this could be a legitimate use (perhaps the need to attend a wedding or a funeral or attend to another family matter), this also my be the new "placed on Helena paper roster", which they can't quite do now that the Helena season is underway. TWEET: Actually Adam McCalvy posted on this subject Monday "Brewers prospect Jorge Lopez hasn't pitched since 6/11, but he's fine. Each Colo Springs starter is having a turn skipped. Lopez goes Thurs."

AUDIO via Monday's Sky Sox pregame: RH reliever David Goforth

Baseball Prospectus report on Timber Rattler RHP Miguel Diaz

Darn, it says something that they held back Peralta and Diplan for the final two innings. Bummer for Diplan and the squad. What a game.

On the other side of the alumni news, Cutter Dykstra was released after a long run in the Nationals' system.