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Shuckers' Lopez goes seven one-hit frames Brewers No. 9 prospect takes no-no into final inning, strikes out nine By Josh Jackson / MiLB.com Even at this point in the season, Jorge Lopez is still finding ways to surprise his manager. "Every time he goes out, it's 'There's Jorge, doing something,'" Carlos Subero said. "I think every outing Jorge seems to take a step forward." Lopez held Jackson hitless for 6 1/3 innings and wound up allowing one hit over seven while piling up nine strikeouts in Double-A Biloxi's 3-1 win at Jackson on Tuesday. "I just attacked the guys with my pitches, and the players we have played tremendously," the Brewers' No. 9 prospect said. "All three of my pitches were in the zone. My curveball was really good tonight. I could throw it for strikes and get strikeouts or ground balls. And my fastball command was there, so everything was coming off that." The 2011 second-round pick had fanned nine twice before -- on July 2 this year and on Aug. 10, 2012 in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League. He's 12-5 to lead the Southern League in wins while ranking second with a 2.32 ERA and 128 strikeouts. "It's great to see him turn from a kid to a man in terms of pitching," Subero said. "Talent-wise, it's always been there. When he got here in April, my thought was that it would take him a year or a year and a half, following the pattern of talented kids I've had before. "Tonight, he walks a guy on four pitches. The next batter, he goes 3-2 and he throws a curveball and strikes him out. He wouldn't have been able to do that in April, but he's learned to trust in his stuff. Today, he didn't have his best command, but he still managed to take it -- no hits, no runs -- into the seventh." It's the second time this season Lopez has taken a no-hitter past the fifth, having worked a gem on May 10. "It was Mississippi, it was pretty much the same [as tonight]," Lopez said. "I had my command with my fastball and I threw off-speed pitches. I could see those guys wanted to hack at the fastball, so I was making sure to throw the off-speed pitches for strikes and get guys swinging." With Tuesday's outing, he extended his scoreless streak to 17 1/3 innings, dating back to his Aug. 7 loss to the M-Braves. Lopez, who threw 53 of 93 pitches for strikes, began his night by walking leadoff man Ian Miller, who moved up on Tyler Bortnick's sacrifice. The 22-year-old right-hander took a moment to reflect on his approach. "Every pitch I throw, I want to throw with really good conviction," he said. "That's the thing I've been grinding about. I wanted to try to make those guys swing." A strikeout and a groundout later, Lopez was out of trouble. The Caguas Military Academy product also walked the leadoff man in the fourth, fifth and sixth but shrugged it off each time. In the middle innings, he realized he was having a special night. "I just kept pitching like I wanted to throw a no-hitter," he said. "We have our really good defense, so I wanted to throw my pitches and if they make contact, let whatever happen." The Biloxi defense turned a nifty double play on a ball off Miller's bat to erase Jabari Henry's walk in the sixth. "They saved me with that really good double play," Lopez said. Lopez fielded a Tyler Smith comebacker to start the seventh, but Aderlin Rodriguez dropped a 1-1 pitch into shallow right field. He was thrown out trying for a double, but the no-hitter was over. "I was happy about my start," Lopez said. "I threw my fastball down and away [to Rodriguez] and he broke his bat, too, so I was like, 'Well, that happened, let's get going to throw with the same conviction and tempo.'" He worked a perfect seventh and was done when Biloxi sent eight men to the plate in the top of the eighth. Orlando Arcia, Milwaukee's top prospect and MLB.com's No. 13 overall, was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base for the Shuckers.

So how many fans realize the Brewers have the player with the Florida State League's second-best OPS? 24-year-old 1B Garrett Cooper only trails 22-year-old Reds' stud 2014 1st round Stanford SS Alex Blandino, who was promoted to AA two weeks ago. As WVBrew has pointed out often here, just a fantastic season for Cooper, who would be looking at an Organizational Player of the Year Award if not for somebody named Arcia in Biloxi.

Sky Sox scored two runs in each of the first three innings, then added three in the 4th. So naturally, they trail 12-9 after four innings in Colorado Springs.

AUDIO: The radio broadcast voice of the Helena Brewers, Dustin Daniel, conducts the first interview with David Denson since Denson came out publicly on Saturday night NOTE: Dustin passes along the word that Denson's statement still stands that he is not conducting any further interviews for the foreseeable future. *** Also linked in the Denson thread, comment there if you wish.

AUDIO: The radio broadcast voice of the Helena Brewers, Dustin Daniel, conducts the first interview with David Denson since Denson came out publicly on Saturday night NOTE: Dustin passes along the word that Denson's statement still stands that he is not conducting any further interviews for the foreseeable future.

A hometown paper update -- RHP Tristan Archer (Sullivan South) has allowed just one run over the course of his last four outings for the Brevard County Manatees, the High-Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Archer cites some recent work with pitching coach David Chavarria on his mechanics as a reason for the success. “I had a bullpen session a few weeks ago and [Chavarria] helped me get back to my normal arm slot, and when I found that, I feel that my command got better and my slider was better,” Archer said. “With the command I feel that I have been able to get ahead of hitters a lot more than I had been previously, and with the slider I have been able to put guys away or create weak contact early.” For the season, Archer is 2-4 with one save and a 4.05 ERA in 25 appearances.

LHP Kodi Medeiros is the Timber Rattler tandem for RHP Angel Ventura tonight.

Via Brewers Player Development -- Brandon Macias has been transferred to Colorado Springs; Yadiel Riverahas been transferred to Biloxi. *** Rivera has posted miserable AAA numbers after a promising Sky Sox start. So he gets to go back and take part in the playoffs, and the 26-year-old Macias nets more time at Colorado Springs.

From Monday's Link Report: Actually, ESPN's Keith Law was there and tweeted a confirmation of our guess on Lara's exit.

Biloxi right fielder Tyrone Taylor makes a great catch on a ball hit off the bat of Pensacola's Seth Mejias-Brean in Sunday's game

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Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - Home games only, it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Sky Sox' site. Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog Brevard County Media Notes - It's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Manatees' site. 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: Colorado Springs, CO Jackson, TN Viera, FL Davenport, IA Ogden, UT San Pedro de Macoris, DR

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

Tuesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Josh Roenicke at home vs. Reno (Diamondbacks), 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 Jorge Lopez at Jackson (Mariners), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 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 Brandon Woodruff at home vs. Daytona (Reds), 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: RHP Angel Ventura at Quad Cities (Astros), 6:40 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime 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 Nate Griep at Ogden (Dodgers), 7:40 PM pre-game, 8:00 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). NOTE: This series in Idaho Falls is available for subscribers (live and archived) via MiLB.TV (Chukars' audio feed accompanies the video). *** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle *** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Pirates, 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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This was Peterson's 4th appearance of the summer. The 6'7" 21-year-old 17th round pick out of a California community college had fared well since debuting late (July 28th).

Final, Game One: Reno 3, Colorado Springs 2 Final, Game Two: Reno 7, Colorado Springs 3 http://www.milb.com/assets/images/9/9/6/120581996/cuts/04_09_038_pk_ob2hbgp4_egghdnbd.jpg Matt Clark's first inning two-run blast gave the Sox an early 2-0 lead in game two of their double header with Reno in the 7-3 loss. (Photo by Paat Kelly) Aces Double Down, Sweep Sox In Twin Bill By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - After holding early leads in both games of Monday's doubleheader, the Sky Sox would drop 3-2 and 7-3 contests to the Reno Aces before a matinee crowd of 1,743 at Security Service Field. The two sides held each other scoreless through the first four innings of play in game one. Colorado Springs would draw first blood, scoring twice in the home fifth against Reno starter Aaron Blair (6-1, 3.33) to take the day's first lead. The runs would come after the right-hander got two quick outs in the frame as five consecutive Sox reached base safely before the final out was recorded. An RBI single by Luis Sardinas and run-scoring double by Domingo Santana did the damage for Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs' Domingo Santana hits an RBI ground-rule double in the fifth inning of a 3-2 loss to Reno Sox starter Zach Davies tossed five shutout frames before surrendering two runs in the sixth to allow Reno to tie it late. Like Blair, Davies would get two quick outs before the Aces rallied. The recently acquired righty gave up two walks and two singles in the inning with Gerald Laird's two-run knock serving as the biggest blow. Davies got the final out of the frame and would be replaced by Jeremy Horst in the seventh. Davies allowed just the two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three over six strong innings of work. Blair would also finish the sixth before being replaced in the seventh. He matched Davies' two-run evening, giving up seven hits and two free passes while striking out four along the way. Preston Guilmet (2-1, 2.79) took over in the seventh in a tie ballgame. Unfortunately the new Sox reliever would not fare as well, allowing the game-winning run on two hits with the biggest coming on an RBI single by Nick Evans. Enrique Burgos came on in the last of the seventh to close out game one, issuing just one free pass in a scoreless frame to secure the 3-2 comeback win for Reno. Colorado Springs Game One Box Score Colorado Springs Game One Game Log Hoping to was the bad taste out of their collective mouth, the Sox came out swinging in game two, scoring three fast runs off of Reno starter Allen Webster in the home first. Matt Clark's two-out, two-run blast gave Colorado Springs a 2-0 lead before consecutive singles by Michael Reed and Juan Centeno allowed Pete Orr to drive in the third run of the inning with an RBI knock of his own. Colorado Springs' Matt Clark belts a two-run homer in the first inning of a 7-3 loss to Reno The Sox held their 3-0 lead until the top of the third when starter Tim Dillard served up a two-run shot to former Sky Sox favorite Jordan Pacheco. The home run was just the second Dillard has allowed this year and cut Reno's deficit to one after three innings of play. Reno tacked one more run on in the fourth to tie the ballgame when catcher Blake Lalli plated Jamie Romak with an RBI single. Dillard's afternoon was done after allowing three runs on six hits and a walk while striking out one over four innings of work. The 3-3 did not last long as left-hander Jeremy Horst (0-1, 4.26) would fall victim to the long ball in the fifth. Horst put the first two runners he faced on base via a walk and a single before Danny Dorn moved the runners over with a sac bunt. Coming into the contest with 22 home runs on the season, Jamie Romak stepped to the plate in the most pivotal at-bat of the day. Romak wasted little time, slugging a three-run home run over the left field wall to push Reno ahead 6-3 after five. The Sox would be kept off the scoreboard the rest of the way as left-hander Matt Reynolds (3-5, 5.21) and righty Kaleb Fleck combined for three scoreless innings in relief of Webster to secure the eventual 7-3 win. Rob Wooten and Jim Henderson each twirled shutout frames in the Sox loss. Reno improves to 59-63 with the double header sweep as Colorado Springs falls to 51-71 on the season with the loss. Colorado Springs will look to get back in the win column on Tuesday evening as they try to salvage a series-split with these same Aces in the series-finale. Josh Roenicke (6-9, 5.60) is set to lead the way against Reno right-hander Caleb Clay (7-7, 5.16) with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 PM MDT. Colorado Springs Game Two Box Score Domingo Santana was 3-for-3, and finished the twinbill 4-for-7 with a double. Colorado Springs Game Two Game Log

Final: AZL Athletics 6, AZL Brewers 3 A-Crew led 2-1 heading to the bottom of the 5th, when a four-spot for the A's kids ruined the fun... Maryvale Box Score Well, you don't like seeing this: AZL Athletics Bottom of the 1st Rodolfo Penalo grounds out to first baseman Juan Ortiz. Jean Carlo Rodriguez pops out to shortstop Gilbert Lara. AZL Brewers pitcher Michael Petersen left the game due to an injured arm. Pitching Change: Brent Leach replaces Michael Petersen. Eric Marinez strikes out swinging. And again with the early pullout? AZL Brewers Top of the 4th Beau Wallace singles on a line drive to left fielder Jean Carlo Rodriguez. With Gilbert Lara batting, Beau Wallace caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Miguel Guzman to second baseman Carlos Hiciano. Gilbert Lara strikes out swinging. Nicolas Pierre grounds out, pitcher Xavier Altamirano to first baseman Robert Mullen. AZL Athletics Bottom of the 4th Defensive Substitution: Julio Mendez replaces shortstop Gilbert Lara, batting 7th, playing second base. Maryvale Game Log Typed this on Sunday AM -- 2015 13th round catcher Max McDowell (UConn) homered (his 2nd), singled, and was HBP (his third plunking in just 12 pro games). Two more HBP's for Max in this contest.

Final: Ogden 7, Helena 2 Raptors win series opener 7-2 Helena Brewers The Helena Brewers (3-14) lost their seventh straight game on Monday, falling 7-2 to the Ogden Raptors (10-7) at Lindquist Field in Utah. The Brewers would take a brief lead to start the game, leading 2-0 after three innings. Jose Cuas hit a solo homer in the top of the first, a 397 foot blast that put him in a tie for second on the team in round-trippers. He and Jake Gatewood now each have six. Steven Karkenny, the team leader in homers at seven, added to the lead with an RBI double off Chris Powell in the third to score Jonathan Oquendo. Powell, making his first professional start, gave up two runs in three innings of work on four hits. He would strike out four and walk one. Joshua Torres (2-3) threw three solid innings in his start before the wheels fell off in the last three. He gave up four runs on six hits in his last three frames on the hill after throwing shutout baseball on two hits in the first three. Three Ogden relievers collaborated for shutout baseball following Powell. Hector Rodriguez (2-0) earned the win on three shutout innings of relief. Ogden scored their first run of the ballgame in the fourth on an RBI triple from Matt Jones that allowed Jordan Tarsovich to cross the plate. They would proceed to score in four consecutive innings. Jones led the Raptors' offense, going 2-for-4 with a double, triple, and three RBI. Alex Farina pitched two innings of relief for Helena, struggling to find outs in the seventh. He would allow the first four batters he saw to reach, walking two and giving up two hits. Jones would work in his double with the bases loaded. The Brewers and Raptors will face off in the second game of their four-game series Tuesday at Lindquist Field. First pitch is set for 7:00 PM (8:00 Central). *** From the Raptors' Game Summary -- Alex Santana added another run to the tally in the bottom of the sixth inning on one of the most bizarre plays of the season. Santana popped up a 1-0 pitch just beyond the infield dirt on the third base side. Jose Cuas, the third baseman, tracked the ball the entire time, but shortstop Jake Gatewood came on the scene at the last second. Cuas and Gatewood looked at each other as the ball fell innocently to the grass. Cuas quickly picked up the ball and fired it to second base as Santana arrived. The throw was off to the right of Jonathan Oquendo and rolled all the way into the Helena bullpen, allowing Santana to score. The play was officially ruled a double and an error. Helena Box Score Not easy to lose 18 of 21, but the H-Crew has done it. Little to glean from this box/log... Helena Game Log

Helena's Jake Gatewood goes deep in the ninth Sunday in Idaho Falls (no audio on the clip)

AUDIO: Starting pitcher Cy Sneed joins Jerry Durney on the Manatees Radio Network *** PHOTO GALLERY: Nice photos of Clint Coulter and Jorge Ortega via Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Photography

LHP Nick Additon, 27, was scooped up quickly after his recent Brewers release, signed by the Orioles' to their AA Bowie squad (Eastern League), and has pitched well in his first two starts there.

At Colorado Springs yesterday (Sunday), two minor league free agents at season's end (RHP's Tim Dillard and Ariel Pena) swapped places on the Temp Inactive List, with Dillard now on the active roster again. Dillard has been "shipped out" and back seven times this season, although technically never leaving the Sky Sox traveling party and clubhouse.

Player of the Week in the 16-team Pacific Coast League -- nice honor announced today.

Give yourself enough time to enjoy the final version ESPN the Magazine feature article on the Biloxi opening-season mega road trip. NOTE: Here's the digital documentary as well, so well done, kudos Will Cain. *** Also enjoying Jeff Levering's media-attachment friendly recap of his trip to Biloxi and meetings with various Shuckers via his Minor Details Blog. *** From our old friend Mark McCarter in Huntsville, more good takes: How Biloxi got what Huntsville had -- and how Huntsville could get it back some day and Stars fell on Biloxi: A look at the new park where Huntsville's old team plays