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RHP Jon Perrin was a late scratch from starting the second Wisconsin game.

Final: Albuquerque 3, Colorado Springs 1 Only notes are from the Isotopes site at this hour. Colorado Springs plated the first run of the game after a leadoff double in the third inning, but it would be their only run of the evening. Col. Springs Top of the 3rd Brandon Macias doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Tim Wheeler. Zach Davies out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher David Hale to second baseman Cristhian Adames. Brandon Macias to 3rd. Kyle Wren strikes out swinging, catcher Ryan Casteel to first baseman Wilin Rosario. Luis Sardinas singles on a ground ball to left fielder Angelys Nina. Brandon Macias scores. With Nevin Ashley batting, Luis Sardinas steals (14) 2nd base. Nevin Ashley grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Wilin Rosario. Albuquerque quickly answered with two runs in the bottom of the third against RHP Zach Davies. Consecutive singles from Rafael Ynoa, Trevor Story and Cristhian Adames plated the first run, while Story scored the second on a fielder's choice by Wilin Rosario. Back-to-back doubles by Angelys Nina and Ryan Casteel plated the Isotopes third run in the sixth. Colorado Springs Box Score Davies' final line -- 6 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 8:3 GB:FO Colorado Springs Game Log

Final: AZL Mariners 11, AZL Brewers 1 Maryvale Box Score The bulk of the damage was done against former Tampa Bay LHP Trevor Lubking; don't overlook the flawless work of undrafted LHP Shawn Clowers over the final three innings. Seven of the nine names in the lineup got their professional starts in the Dominican Summer League with the Crew. Maryvale Game Log

Final: Helena 7, Missoula 3 PHOTO GALLERY: Via Gary Marshall, BMGphotos.com at the article link Brewers win fifth straight at home Helena Independent Record It's late in the season, but the Helena Brewers may be hitting their stride. The club turned in another win on Thursday, this time a 7-3 decision over visiting Missoula. It was the fifth consecutive home win for the Brewers (10-17 second half, 26-37 overall) and sixth win over their last seven games. The team's poor second-half start put it in a deep hole, but the recent streak has pulled Helena to within five games of the North Division-leading Osprey (15-12, 38-26). Helena outhit the visitors 12 to 7, but started out trailing by two after the first inning. The deficit didn't last long, with the Brewers picking up four runs in the bottom of the second and another two in the third to take control. Brewers newcomer Trent Clark -- the 15th overall pick in this year's MLB Draft -- got off to a solid start. A transfer from Arizona along with shortstop Gilbert Lara, the center fielder went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and a walk. Lara was 1 for 4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI. Catcher Mitch Ghelfi (2 for 4) and second baseman Jonathan Oquendo (2 for 4) also fared well at the plate. Starter Joshua Torres (4-3) picked up the win, allowing three runs on five hits in five innings. Southpaw relievers Christian Trent and Quintin Torres-Costa each pitched two scoreless frames. The two teams will play again in a 7:05 PM game Friday (8:05 Central) at Kindrick Legion Field. *** More details from the Missoulian -- HELENA -- Eleven games separate them in the overall standings, but there hasn't been much difference between the first-place Missoula Osprey and last-place Helena Brewers in head-to-head competition this season. Helena evened the season series at 6-6 Thursday with a comfortable win at Kindrick Legion Field, 7-3, in front of 1,869 fans. Osprey ace Bo Takahashi (7-1) suffered his first loss of the season, allowing seven runs on 11 hits in the first four innings. The Brewers kept their hopes alive in the Pioneer League North Division second-half race, moving within five games of the Osprey (15-12 second half, 38-26 overall). Missoula's second-half lead was whittled to one game by second-place Billings, which won in Great Falls, 8-2. Helena (10-17, 26-37) beat Missoula for the second straight night by out-hitting the Osprey, 12-7. Shortstop Isan Diaz was one bright spot for the O's, going 2 for 3 with his 11th home run of the season. Just like Wednesday in Missoula, the Brewers benefited from solid pitching Thursday. Starter Joshua Torres (4-3) picked up the win, allowing three runs on five hits in five innings. Relievers Christian Trent and Quintin Torres-Costa each pitched two scoreless frames. *** Missoula gained the upper hand early with two runs on three hits in the first inning. Diaz slammed a one-out home run. Then after Luke Lowery lined a single, Austin Byler delivered an RBI triple to make the score 2-0. Takahashi ran into a heap of trouble in the second inning as Helena reeled off five straight hits in taking a 4-2 lead. Trent Clark and Gilbert Lara, who just joined the Brewers, started the rally with a single and double, respectively. A base hit by Mitch Ghelfi gave the hosts runners on first and third and Jonathan Oquendo cashed in with a run-scoring single. No. 9 hitter Carlos Belonis then notched a single to load the bases and with two outs Malik Collymore ripped a two-RBI base hit to give Helena a two-run lead. The Brewers tacked on another two runs in the third inning, stretching their lead to 6-2. Oquendo had an RBI single and Ghelfi scored on a Belonis fielder's choice. The Osprey cut into their deficit in the fourth. Marcus Wilson ripped a leadoff double and scored on a Matt McPhearson bunt. Takahashi ran into more trouble in the bottom of the inning. Collymore singled and Jose Cuas later came through with an RBI triple to make the score 7-3. Scott Schultz came on in relief of Takahashi in the fifth and stopped the bleeding. He allowed just one hit in two innings before making way for Andrew Potter after the sixth. Missoula wasted a Francis Christy two-out double off Trent in the seventh frame. Torres-Costa came on to pitch in the eighth and the O's failed to capitalize on a one-out single by Diaz. Torres-Costa struck out the side in the ninth. In total, the Osprey struck out nine times Thursday. Collymore, Clark, Ghelfi and Oquendo all had two hits to lead the Helena attack. Collymore and Oquendo each had two RBIs. Missoula's longest losing streak of the season occurred back in mid-July when it dropped three games in a row. The O's will try to avoid matching that number when they take on the Brewers in Helena again on Friday night. Helena Box Score Carlos Belonis and Troy Stokes add to their healthy stolen base totals and rates; Trent Clark caught stealing in his first Pioneer League attempt, but has a shiny .750 OBP after one game... Helena Game Log

PHOTO GALLERY: Biloxi game via Gulflive.com

Arcia, Wagner put in stellar nights as Shuckers claim series over Mobile Patrick Magee, Biloxi Sun-Herald BILOXI – With the Southern League playoffs set to start Sept. 10, the Biloxi Shuckers are looking more and more like the team that cruised to a first-half South Division championship. Tyler Wagner threw five scoreless innings to get the win and Orlando Arcia had an almost perfect night at the plate as the Shuckers beat the Mobile BayBears, 8-1, Thursday night before a crowd of 2,244 at MGM Park. The Shuckers (31-28) claimed the five-game series, 3-2, and moved within two games of first-place Pensacola (33-26). The Shuckers are headed in the right direction with just two more five-game series remaining in the regular season. “August was a tough one. July was tough too,” Shuckers third baseman Nathan Orf said. “The weather is starting to cool off. It's fun to come out with this group every day. We're capable of putting up big offensive numbers. I like where we're at. It's time to start playing some exciting ball the next couple of weeks.” Biloxi starts a five-game series against the Mississippi Braves in Pearl at 7 p.m. on Saturday before returning home to close out the regular season with a five-game stand against the Tennessee Smokies. One reason the Shuckers are beginning to resemble the team that rolled through the Southern League early in the year is that Arcia is starting to pick it up at the plate with an 11-game hitting streak. Arcia, who is batting .304, went 2-for-3 Thursday with three runs scored, two RBIs, a triple and two bases on balls. “I think the Arcia we saw in this series is the Arcia we saw in April all the way up to mid-May,” Biloxi manager Carlos Subero. “Arcia is patient at the pate. He had great at-bats. He was under control the whole game, basically every time he went up to the plate. It's nice to see him finishing like that.” The Shuckers touched up one of the BayBears' better pitchers Thursday night with right-hander Gabriel Arias (4-2) giving up five earned runs on eight hits in five innings. Arias, who spent a good chunk of the season at Triple-A, entered the game with a 4-1 mark and a 1.69 ERA for the BayBears this season. “Up until now, we haven't been able to hit him,” Subero said. “He's a soft throwing righty. He's got good command on both sides of the plate. The guys did a good job early with key hits there. After that, it was good to see our pitching hold up with the defense.” Biloxi scored three runs in the first inning on RBI doubles by Orf and Tyrone Taylor and an RBI single by Victor Roache. In the second inning, Arcia had an RBI triple and Josh Fellhauer laid down a perfect two-out bunt down the third base line to bring Arcia home from third. In the eighth inning, Arcia knocked in another run and Orf plated the final two runs on a double to right field. Every Biloxi batter, except Wagner, reached base in an 11-hit effort. Orf finished 2-for-5 with three runs batted in. Taylor, Roache and Adam Weisenburger all had a pair of hits as well. In a five-inning outing, Wagner gave up no runs on four hits while striking out six and walking none. Wagner improved to 11-4 to move into a three-way tie for the second most wins in the Southern League, only trailing teammate Jorge Lopez (12-5). “The plan was to let him go five innings and it was five scoreless,” Subero said. “He got in trouble one inning, but was able to get out of it.”

VIDEO via WLOX: Biloxi Game Highlights, worth your time, as always

The Midwest League Traveler - Photos from Tuesday's Timber Rattlers game

Thursday's Farmhand Birthday -- Happy 25th (rainy 25th, naturally) to Brevard County infielder Steven Halcomb!

Baseball America: Only Marlins have worse minor league W-L record; lots of Link Report "L's", but still development gains for Brewers this year.

PHOTO GALLERY: Catching up from Tuesday afternoon's Wisconsin game via our own (and Miller Park Prospects) Brad Krause.

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Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- 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 de Macoris *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers *** Weather.com: Albuquerque, NM Biloxi, MS Grand Chute, WI Helena, MT Maryvale, AZ

Follow Thursday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Biloxi Wisconsin Completion of Suspended Game Wisconsin Regularly Scheduled Game Helena Maryvale MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

UPDATE via the Manatees: Tonight's game has been postponed due to unplayable field conditions. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader tomorrow at 5:05 PM (4:05 Central).

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Zach Davies at Albuquerque (Rockies), 7:05 PM pre-game, 7:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link We welcome Dan Karcher, who is the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox; follow him on Twitter @SkySoxKarch 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 Tyler Wagner at home vs. Mobile (Diamondbacks), 6:25 PM pre-game, 6:40 gametime Free Live Audio Link We also welcome Chris Harris as the very first play-by-play voice of the Shuckers! Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be linking to his fantastic "Shuck Dynasty" blog. 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! All the Biloxi games for the rest of the season are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Brevard County: RHP Johnny Hellweg at home vs. Clearwater (Phillies), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link Dave Walkovic returns as the play-by-play voice of the 'Tees; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio, as all home games and the "commuter" road games are scheduled to be broadcast in 2015. ********** Wisconsin: First, it's the completion of this July 13th game against Beloit (Athletics) (tied at 2-2, top of the 5th), 5:15 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime - although in Appleton, the Timber Rattlers are the visiting team for the suspended game; then, there is a seven-inning nightcap, starting pitcher TBD Free Live Audio Link - WNAM 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. NOTE: Forty-two (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (34) 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 Joshua Torres at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link We welcome back and again look forward to hearing second-year Voice of the H-Crew Dustin Daniel (@dustin__daniel on Twitter). *** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home vs. the mini-Mariners, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league *** DSL Brewers: Season complete, the team finished the season at 32-40.

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As per the Shuck Dynasty Blog -- OF Brett Phillips has been placed on the DL with Biloxi, retroactive to August 25. 1B Garrett Cooper has been transferred to Biloxi from Brevard County. He will join Biloxi for the game Friday night against the Mississippi Braves in Pearl, MS. *** No word on the nature or severity of Phillips' injury.

VIDEO: Another look at the Rattlers' victory, this time via the MyNew32 TV game broadcast

VIDEO via WLOX: Biloxi game highlights

Nevin Ashley puts Colorado Springs on the board in its 2-1 loss to El Paso

Rattler Radio Blog Postgame Entry -- Photos and Win Probability Chart

Final: Wisconsin 6, Burlington 2 Wisconsin tops Burlington 6-2 to win series Burkhalter Ks eight; Denson & Neuhaus homer By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/4/0/0/128487400/cuts/6_May3Burkhalter_pxswc5b9_c2viluln.jpg David Burkhalter allowed one run on one hit and struck out eight over five innings for the win on Wednesday night against Burlington. (Wisconsin Timber Rattlers/Ann Mollica) GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers defeated the Burlington Bees 6-2 Wednesday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. David Burkhalter struck out eight over five innings while David Denson and Tucker Neuhaus homered for the Timber Rattlers. Denson gave Wisconsin (45-82 overall, 22-35 second half) the lead in the bottom of the first inning. Elvis Rubio reached on a two-out single. Denson cracked the next pitch into the Burlington bullpen in left-center for a two-run homer. Greg McCall singled in the bottom of the second inning and Sthervin Matos chased McCall home with a triple for a 3-0 lead. Denson had a hand in Wisconsin's fourth run of the night. He doubled off the wall in left to start the third inning. Jake Gatewood flew out to right to send Denson to third base. McCall was next and his sacrifice fly to right knocked in Denson. The first hit off Burkhalter came in the top of the fourth inning. David Fletcher, the sixth round pick of the Angels in the 2015 draft, lined a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left for his first professional homer. That would be the only hit Burlington (55-72, 20-38) would get against Burkhalter in the game. The Timber Rattlers scored twice in the bottom of the fourth. Luis Aviles bunted for a hit with one out. Neuhaus followed with a line drive to left. The ball stopped at the wall in left. Trevor Gretzky threw up his hands but went back after the ball and dug it out just before the umpires made a call. Neuhaus kept running and would beat the throw to the plate for an inside-the-park home run and a 6-1 lead. Burkhalter worked a 1-2-3 fifth inning to finish his night. He didn't walk a batter and his eight strikeouts set a new single-game high as a professional for him. Burkhalter would pick up his fifth game of the season. Cody Ponce took over for Burkhalter in the top of the sixth inning. He struck out four over four innings and allowed an unearned run in the ninth inning as he closed out the Bees for his third save of the season. Wednesday's victory gave the Rattlers a series victory over Burlington as they took two out of three games. The Timber Rattlers have won two straight series and five of their last seven games. The Timber Rattlers begins a series with the Beloit Snappers on Thursday night with the conclusion of a game that was suspended at Beloit on July 13. The game was tied 2-2 after four innings when the game was halted by rain. That game will be restarted at 5:35 PM on Thursday night with the Timber Rattlers batting in the top of the fifth. There will be a seven-inning game played thirty minutes after the conclusion the suspended game. Jon Perrin (1-5, 4.31) is the scheduled starter for Wisconsin in the second game. Joey Wagman (8-2, 3.67) is set to start game two for the Snappers. If you have a ticket for Thursday, it is good for both games. The parking lot opens at 3:00 PM and the gates to Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The first 1,000 fans to enter the stadium on Thursday will receive a mini-bat from The Stoneworx. A 95.9 KISS-FM Thirsty Thursday means 16oz soda, beer, and Arty's Old Fashioned drinks are available for just $2. If you can't make it out to the game, the radio broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45 PM. The broadcast is also available on Tune In Radio and IHeartRadio. If you are a subscriber to MiLB.TV, the game is also available on that platform. HOME RUNS: BUR: David Fletcher (1st, 0 on in 4th inning off David Burkhalter, 0 out) WIS: David Denson (2nd, 1 on in 1st inning off Kyle Middleton, 2 out) Tucker Neuhaus (3rd, 1 on in 4th inning off Kyle Middleton, 1 out, Inside-the-park) WP: David Burkhalter (5-7) LP: Keynan Middleton (5-10) SAVE: Cody Ponce (3) TIME: 2:32 ATTN: 4,920 Wisconsin Box Score Wisconsin Game Log

Final: AZL Dodgers 10, AZL Brewers 6 Maryvale Box Score Dodgers led 9-0 after three innings, then held on. RHP's David Lucroy (4.1 IP, 2 ER) and Gentry Fortuno (2 IP, 0 R) stabilized things late. We need to ask Baseball America staff to identify any stateside 17-year-old's who have posted better numbers than Fortuno. But RHP Jack Finnegan had his first rough outing in four appearances since being signed as a non-drafted free agent. CF Trent Clark and SS Gilbert Lara were given the evening off. SS Gregory Munoz (2-for-3, BB, SF, CS) and Juan Ortiz (playing LF in this game, 2-for-4 with a walk) had good offensive games. Maryvale Game Log

Final: Helena 7, Missoula 2 Solid pitching prevails for Helena Helena Brewers The Helena Brewers (9-17) split their two-game series with the Missoula Osprey (15-11) with a 7-2 win on Wednesday at Ogren Park Allegiance Field. The Brewers took the first lead of the game when Troy Stokes was walked with the bases loaded by Anfernee Benitez (3-4) to score Jose Cuas. Stokes is now on a seven-game hitting streak, his longest of the season. He went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI, and a walk. Benitez was roughed up by the Brewers for the second time this season. He would give up four runs on seven hits in five innings of work. In a 1-1 tie, the Brewers posted three runs in the fourth to take the lead for good. Carlos Belonis led off with a triple to center and Malik Collymore and Franly Mallen contributed RBI singles. Mallen, making his Pioneer League debut, went 1-for-4 with a strikeout. Marcos Diplan threw one-hit baseball in four innings in the start for Helena, but would not qualify for a decision. He gave up just one run and struck out five. Cuas provided two late insurance runs for the Brewers, doubling to score Steven Karkenny and Yerison Pena in the eighth to extend the Brewers' lead to five. Lefty Jake Drossner came on and held the hosts to one run in three-plus innings before fellow southpaw Brad Kuntz finished up with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless work. Kuntz picked up his first professional save, striking out four. The Brewers now head home to begin six games at home. First pitch between the Brewers and Osprey on Thursday from Kindrick Field is set for 7:05 PM (8:05 Central). *** Brewers cage Osprey, 7-2 Bill Speltz, the Missoulian Saddled by a trio of stubborn pitchers, the Missoula Osprey struggled to cut loose Wednesday. Clutch hits proved elusive in a 7-2 loss to the last-place Helena Brewers in front of 1,754 fans at Ogren-Allegiance Park. It marked Missoula's most lop-sided setback against a Pioneer League North Division foe in three-plus weeks. The Osprey (15-11 second half, 38-25 overall) saw their division lead dwindle to two games over second-place Billings. The Mustangs won at Great Falls, 3-2. Missoula stranded eight baserunners and was out-hit by Helena, 14-6. Starter Anfernee Benitez (3-4) took the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits with two walks in five innings. Marcos Diplan pitched four strong innings to start the game for Helena, allowing just one run on one hit with five strikeouts. Lefty Jake Drossner came on and held the hosts to one run in three-plus innings before Brad Kuntz finished up with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless work. Jason Morozowski and Kal Simmons each doubled and finished with a pair of hits to highlight the Osprey attack. Shortstop Jose Cuas had a big night for the Brewers (9-17, 25-37), going 3 for 5 with a double and two RBIs. Benitez ran into control problems as the Brewers jumped to a 1-0 lead in the first frame. Cuas led off with a single to left and moved up when Milan Post was hit by a pitch with one out. Cuas reached third on a bunt single by Carlos Belonis and scored when Troy Stokes drew a bases-loaded walk. Morozowski notched the first hit against Diplan in the third inning, a double down the first base line. He moved up on a wild pitch and scored on a wild pitch. Helena stung the Osprey for three runs with its two-out rally in the fourth. Belonis tripled and scored on a Franly Mallen infield single up the middle. Malik Collymore later connected for an RBI single and the Osprey compounded their troubles when center fielder Marcus Wilson made an errant throw home, allowing another run to score. Missoula managed just one hit off Diplan in four innings. Simmons greeted Drossner with a one-out single in the fifth, but the Osprey failed to capitalize. Missoula again failed to capitalize on a scoring opportunity in the sixth. Luke Lowery and Austin Byler collected back-to-back singles and moved up on a pitch in the dirt as Wilson fanned for the second out. Matt Railey stepped to the plate and hit a sharp liner to third base that was handled by Jonathan Oquendo. The Brewers added an insurance run in the seventh off Osprey reliever Matt Lees. He surrendered consecutive singles to start the inning and Yerison Pena's high-bouncer down the third base line went for a base hit, scoring Stokes. The Osprey are 6-5 in games against Brewers this season. Helena Box Score Nice to see Marcos Diplan's work -- yes, and the lefty relievers here; two throwing errors by debuting second baseman Franly Mallen - in 26 games at second base in the DSL, he committed three errors (11 in 27 games at SS). Helena Game Log