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Helena rained out, doubleheader Saturday with a 6:35 PM Central start time. A reminder that the series is available, both live and archived, via MiLB.TV with the Idaho Falls feed.

VIDEO via WLOX: From the Biloxi 1-0 loss (go to the 2:00 minute mark)

Via Tom H. -- #Brewers Michael Blazek assured us he did not punch anything after HR other night. Isn't sure how fractured bone in hand. Blazek isn't sure if he will miss rest of season. To be determined.

Via MLB.com's Brandon Curry -- Michael Blazek's right hand fracture is a "mystery" to him when it comes to how it occurred. He didn't try and knock out a wall, by the way. Via Andrew Gruman -- Michael Blazek said he has a small fracture at the bottom of his fourth metacarpal. Noticed it while playing long toss. No surgery or pins.

Whoops, my database was incorrect, so I overlooked another birthday today. Happy 31st to Sky Sox catcher Nevin Ashley, having a career season!

Via Miller Park Prospects: Marcus on Who's Hot, always a treat

Via @BrewersPD: Timber Rattler moves - LHP Jarrett Martin to the DL, LHP David Carver released, RHP Zach Cooper and LHP Tyler Linehan activated from the DL. Bummer for Martin (on his 26th birthday yet), especially if it's still the shoulder he's been rehabbing since January surgery. LHP David Carver, 23, was the Brewers' 35th round pick in 2014 out of Lamar University. After getting a 2015 mid-season bump from Helena to Wisconsin, he posted a WHIP over 2.00 in five Timber Rattler appearances (four starts). Good luck to @carvingemup (awesome Twitter handle) in the future.

Keeping in mind we don't know the circumstances yet (it could be a salad tong incident, for all we know), but would you have felt the same way if the Brewers were contending right now and we do learn it was self-inflicted in anger?

RHP Tim Dillard was placed on the Sky Sox Temporary Inactive List (again) on Thursday, to make room for RHP Brandon Kintzler. Due to today's call-up of RHP David Goforth (due to Michael Blazek's fractured right hand), one would think that Dillard would then immediately be activated again, we'll see. The Sky Sox currently have a 13-11 pitcher/position player split, it would go back to 14-11 if Dillard (or another pitcher) comes back.

Blazek to DL with Right Hand Fracture, Goforth Recalled This looks bad, how will they spin this? Two days after surrendering a walk-off HR? Check for dents in the Wrigley lockerroom. Unfortunate if this was anger-related, but the timing is coincidentally just too much to think otherwise. And yes, that's blatantly unfair until we hear more, but...

Friday's Farmhand Birthday -- LHP Jarret Martin, currently working his way back from shoulder surgery with the Timber Rattlers, turns 26 today

Biloxi's Orlando Arcia lines a two-run double as the Shuckers top Pensacola Thursday, 6-5

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Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- 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: Round Rock, TX Biloxi, MS Viera, FL Grand Chute, WI Idaho Falls, ID 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 Hiram Burgos at Round Rock (Rangers), 6:35 PM pre-game, 7:05 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: LHP Josh Hader at home vs. Pensacola (Reds), 6:55 PM pre-game, 7:10 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 Cy Sneed at home vs. Dunedin (Blue Jays), 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: LHP Nathan Kirby at home vs. South Bend (Cubs), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime; expect RHP Eric Hanhold to pitch in a tandem role 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: LHP Drake Owenby at Idaho Falls (Royals), 7:55 PM pre-game, 8:15 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): at the Indians' complex in Goodyear, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league *** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Cubs, 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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Final, Game One: Round Rock 4, Colorado Springs 3 (walk-off loss) Final, Game Two: Colorado Springs 9, Round Rock 2 Sky Sox split with Round Rock ROUND ROCK, Texas - The Sky Sox put three tough losses behind them with a 9-2 dismantling of the Round Rock Express to split Thursday evening’s double header before a crowd of 7,231 at Dell Diamond. The Sky Sox offense would jump all over Express starter Jimmy Reyes (5-3, 2.48), tagging the left-hander for five runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks in his only two innings of work. Colorado Springs opened the game with three straight singles from the top of the order with the last being of the RBI variety off the bat of Domingo Santana to give the visitors a quick 1-0 lead. After a Matt Clark flyout, Nevin Ashley drilled a two-run double to left to extend the early advantage to 3-0. Santana drove in Kyle Wren for the second time with a one-out RBI single in the second before Ashley followed through with his third RBI of the game with a two-out knock. The second inning saw Colorado Springs extend their lead to 4-0 with spot-starter Rob Wooten turning in an excellent performance on the other side. The right-hander tossed three hitless frames to start the seven-inning contest, striking out four Express hitters along the way. Ashley continued his monster game with a two-run blast off of left-hander Will Lamb in the Sox fourth. The catcher’s seventh long ball of the season gave him five RBI on the night and the Sox a 7-0 lead after four. Matt Dominguez added a solo shot in the fifth to leadoff the frame against left-hander Alex Claudio, extending the lead to 8-0 before Round Rock broke through for their first run in the following frame. Preston Guilmet (2-0, 2.70) allowed one run over two innings of work on two fifth-inning walks followed by an RBI single off the bat of Patrick Cantwell. The right-hander would be the benefactor of the win as Wooten’s three-inning start could not qualify. The Sox got to Claudio for one more run in the sixth as Luis Sardinas scampered home on a wild pitch with two out and Ashley at the plate. Claudio would quiet Ashley’s bat to end the frame with Colorado Springs holding a 9-1 lead. The Sox held that lead until slugging-prospect Joey Gallo led off the Express seventh with his 13th long ball of the season against newly implanted reliever Jim Henderson. The right-handed veteran would settle down immediately, retiring the next three batters to secure a 9-2 win in Round Rock. Colorado Springs improves to 49-69 with the win while dropping the Express to 68-51 on the season. The Sky Sox will look to close out their 10-day, 11-game road trip with a win on Friday night in Round Rock as they take on these same Express in their series-finale. Hiram Burgos (2-2, 3.09) will lead the way for Colorado Springs with Round Rock’s starter to be named. First pitch is slated for 6:05 PM MDT (7:05 Central) from Dell Diamond. Colorado Springs Game Two Box Score RHP Brandon Kintzler with a AAA inning; Sardinas, Santana, and Ashley each 3-for-4... Colorado Springs Game Two Game Log *** The only write-up on Game One is via the Round Rock site -- The second night of doubleheader action at Dell Diamond provided the Round Rock Express (68-51) with a walk-off game one victory, 4-3, and a tough game two loss to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (49-69), 9-2. The Sky Sox bats showed life in the third inning of game one as 3B Matt Dominguez lined a single off Express starter Anthony Ranaudo. Ranaudo froze Dominguez with a fly out, but saw him advance on a ground out to put a man on second with two away. Sky Sox CF Kyle Wren delivered the first run of the doubleheader with an RBI single to center field, putting Colorado Springs ahead 1-0. Ranaudo crafted another fly out to end the inning. Round Rock answered in the home half of the third thanks to a lead-off double from C Brett Nicholas. Nicholas made his way to third on a ground out, beckoning CF Jared Hoying to the plate with one on and one out. Hoying ripped a triple off Colorado Springs starter Brent Suter, easily scoring Nicholas to even the contest at one. SS Hanser Alberto broke the tie with his fourth homer of the season, a two-run shot that sent the E-Train in front 3-1. Ranaudo (7-3, 3.67) saw his night come to a close after throwing shutout fourth and fifth innings with 5.0 innings pitched, four hits, one run (earned) and two walks. Suter (1-0, 2.38) went one out longer than his counterpart with 5.1 innings under his belt, seven hits, three runs (three earned), one walk and four Ks. Colorado Springs scored in both the sixth and seventh to tie the game at three as RHP Roman Mendez gave up an RBI double (Domingo Santana) and RBI single (Matt Long), forcing Round Rock to score in the bottom of the seventh to avoid extra innings. Sky Sox reliever Jaye Chapman took the helm from Suter and recorded a ground out to start the bottom of the seventh. The righty then issued a walk to RF Leonys Martin, but recovered with a pop out to put two in his pocket. Martin stole second with 1B Ryan Rua batting to place the go-ahead run in scoring position. Game one took a turn for the strange as Rua popped up a high fly ball to Sky Sox LF Domingo Santana who lost concentration and mishandled the final out, allowing Martin to score and give Round Rock its second straight walk-off victory, 4-3. Colorado Springs Game One Box Score Don't worry, Domingo, I've lost concentration and mishandled many a Link Report. Kyle Wren 3-for-4... Colorado Springs Game One Game Log Weather: 100 degrees, partly cloudy.

Includes several disabled list updates via Manager Matt Erickson's interview...

Rattler Radio Blog Postgame Entry -- Includes four audio interviews via Kyle Lobner

PHOTOS: Brevard County game (hey, Doug was there!)

Phillips adds big time talent to Shuckers' lineup Patrick Magee, Biloxi Sun-Herald http://media.sunherald.com/smedia/2015/08/13/15/23/oKkTq.AuSt.77.jpeg Biloxi Shuckers centerfielder Brett Phillips, right, joined the team after being traded by the Houston Astros. JOHN FTIZHUGH — SUN HERALD Prior to Wednesday night's 4-1 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, new Shuckers centerfielder Brett Phillips talked about how his first two weeks with the team hadn't gone how he would've liked. Five hours later, he stood in the same spot outside the team's locker room with a broad grin. Phillips went 4-for-4 at the plate Wednesday night, coming up a homer short of the cycle and reaching base in each of his four at-bats. He looked every bit the player who was rated in July by Baseball America as the No. 21 prospect in the minors. In the span of one game, he raised his batting average with the Shuckers from .222 to .300. The 21-year-old from Seminole, Fla., credited that quick turnaround to help he received from Biloxi hitting coach Sandy Guerrero. "We just slowed everything down," Phillips said. "Sandy told me to just think contact. When you're trying to do too much, you're trying to hit home runs and stuff. I just had to slow it down and make contact. That's all that was going through my head tonight, make contact. "I had success tonight, but it's the game of baseball. I've got to come back tomorrow and do it again." Phillips was acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers on July 30 after the team sent former All-Star outfielder Carlos Gomez and relief pitcher Mike Fiers to the Houston Astros. Phillips was sent to the Brewers along with two other pitchers who are now on the Shuckers' roster, right-hander Adrian Houser and lefty Josh Hader. "I had been on the trading block the whole month of July," Phillips said. "Every article that came out had 'If you want to make a trade with Houston, Phillips is going to have to be in it.' That's basically what I saw. I put it in the back of my head and I had to play the game the way I play. I play hard. I just put that behind me. Now that I'm traded, I'll play for my new team and help this team win a championship." Phillips was instantly inserted at the top of the lineup for the Shuckers, filling a role that had been shared by several players for the last couple of months. Entering Thursday night's game, Phillips led all minor leaguers with a total of 99 runs scored this season. While that run total is the envy of any leadoff hitter, there's a chance that Phillips' role could change in the future. He has a total of 16 homers hit this season and 33 over the last two years. Biloxi manager Carlos Subero believes those power numbers could eventually push Phillips further down the order. "He's always been a leadoff hitter, but it's very debatable," Subero said. "He's a kid that you can get in the two-hole or three-hole and see what he does with runners in scoring position." With Phillips batting first and Milwaukee's top prospect, shortstop Orlando Arcia, batting second, the future of a struggling Brewers franchise may be situated at the top of the batting order in Biloxi at the moment. Both players will be fighting for roster spots in Milwaukee by spring next year. There are areas where Phillips still has to improve before he gets the call up to the big leagues. He has stolen 51 bases as a pro, but he's been thrown out 32 times. "That's something I'm working on and getting better at," Phillips said. Once he perfects his craft on the base paths, Phillips can draw closer to that five-tool player label. "It's too early to say (whether he's a five-tool player)," Subero said. "He's got a tremendous arm. He really has a great arm and he can cover ground. He can run, he can hit and he seems to have some pull-side pop. He's definitely close to a five-tool player. Hopefully, he continues to make strides."

VIDEO via WLOX: Biloxi game highlights (only from early part of game before big five-run 5th) *** From the Biloxi Sun-Herald's game story, mostly a recap as seen above: The win was the first for recently-acquired pitcher Adrian Houser, who got his third start as a Shucker. Houser struck out eight batters and did not give up any walks during his six innings on the mound. “It feels great to get this win,” Houser said. “It’s my first with the new organization and the new guys. It’s good to get it under the belt and get it out of the way. This transition has gone really well. They are a good group of guys. We’ve been having a lot of fun and playing well.”

Nicholas' Top 15 at Disciples of Uecker