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AUDIO: RHP Brandon Woodruff joins the Manatees Radio Network to talk about Tuesday's outing of the bullpen & recovering from his injury *** AUDIO: Chris McFarland smacks a two-run walk-off double in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Manatees defeat the Tampa Yankees, 5-4

Houser debuts with new club Dekota Gregory, Pryor Creek (OK) Times Sports Correspondent After being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers organization from the Houston Astros last week, former Locust Grove pitcher Adrian Houser made his first impression Monday night for the Biloxi Shuckers, Milwaukee’s Double-A affiliate. Houser didn’t disappoint, giving up three runs in 5 2/3 innings against division-leading Mobile Bay Bears, an Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate. The right-hander was tossing a shutout until the sixth inning and struck out six batters while giving up seven hits in the appearance. “It was kind of weird not playing with the same guys that I’ve been playing with my whole pro career, but it was still the same game I’ve been playing since I was five years old,” Houser said. “I mean I wanted to make a good impression, but I didn’t feel any pressure. I just wanted to keep things rolling from my last start and I feel like I did that.” Houser was also able to go back to his high school roots at Locust Grove Monday night. The former center-fielder stepped up to the plate for the first time since leading the Pirates to a state title in 2011, and also wore the same number he repped in high school, twelve. Houser went 0-2 at the dish, grounding out his first at bat and striking out during his final visit. “I actually kind of did feel like I was going back to my high school days,” Houser said. “I was thinking about it as I was sitting in the dugout. It was pretty cool. I enjoyed it.” The move to Biloxi rounded out a chaotic two-month stretch for Houser. The former second round draft pick was pitching in Lancaster, CA June 16 as a member of the JetHawks, Houston’s Class A Advanced affiliate. After being called up to Double-A by the Astros organization, Houser spent the next month with the Corpus Christi Hooks until being traded July 31. “It’s been kind of hectic,” Houser said. “I’ve been doing a lot of packing. Luckily, I’m a professional packer by now and know how to make it easy and quick. And been looking for places to stay. But, it’s been kind of fun to see all of the new places. It’s part of the job I guess you could say.”

Final: AZL Brewers 10, AZL Reds 5 A-Crew leads the second half division standings at 6-3, including 5-0 on the road... Maryvale Box Score Career game for 19-year-old Dominican RF Yerald Martinez, home run, two doubles, two walks, wow! That's one of the best game lines across all levels all season here. Not only did switch-hitting Venezuelan catcher Kevin Martinez get his first stateside hit, a double, snapping an 0-for-24 combined Helena-Maryvale season, but he added a single and walk and drove in two. First baseman Tyrone Perry reached base four times (two singles, two walks). LF Demi Orimoloye was 3-for-5 with a double. Maryvale Game Log RHP Miguel Diaz' elbow rehab is still strong, still scoreless with plenty of K's. Undrafted LHP Brad Kuntz continues to dazzle. RHP Connor Baits' historically uncomfortable season -- 5.44 WHIP, 18 wild pitches in 5.1 innings -- continues. Give credit to the Brewers for continuing to allow him to work through his rookie season. Inherited runners-scored: Grist 6-3, Diaz, A 2-1, Bennett 3-2. Scott Grist allowed three of Baits' inherited runners to score, but contrary to the box score, he did not inherit six baserunners!

Final: Colorado Springs 6, Oklahoma City 2 Sky Sox get help in win OKLAHOMA CITY - The Sky Sox snapped a four-game skid with a series-opening 6-2 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers before a crowd of 4,257 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark on Wednesday night. Starter Zach Davies made a strong first impression in his Sky Sox debut, allowing just one run on six hits and three walks while striking out seven Dodgers en route to picking up the win. OKC would pick up their lone run against the right-hander in the home fifth on an RBI single by top prospect Corey Seager. Davies would depart after six with the Sky Sox holding a then 6-1 lead. The Colorado Springs offense was held scoreless through two by a righty/lefty combo of Carlos Frias and Daniel Coulombe before breaking through for the game’s first run in the third against Joe Wieland (7-5, 5.30). Pete Orr plated Yadiel Rivera with an RBI single after the shortstop led off the frame with a double. The Sox would tag Wieland for three more runs in the fourth, stringing together four consecutive base hits to plate two before Rivera grounded into a run-scoring double play to extend the Sox lead to 4-0 in the fourth. Matt Dominguez’s double and Juan Centeno’s single accounted for the frame’s RBIs. Wieland surrendered two more runs before his night was through on a fifth-inning RBI triple by Domingo Santana who scored two batters later when Dominguez reached on a fielding error by OKC third baseman Andy Wilkins. Santana celebrated his 23rd birthday with a 3-for-5 day at the plate, scoring two runs and driving in one. The right-handed Wieland would depart after the seventh having allowed six runs (five earned) on 10 hits and a walk while striking out five over five innings of work. The Dodgers scored their final run in the home seventh against Sox lefty Jeremy Horst. The reliever got two quick outs in his first inning of work before Jose Peraza singled to extend the frame. Seager doubled in the next at-bat to send the speedy outfielder home, cutting the OKC deficit to 6-2 after seven. Horst and Jaye Chapman would close out the contest with scoreless eighth and ninth innings to send the Sky Sox to a 6-2 road win in Oklahoma City, improving their season record to 44-65. The Oklahoma City Dodgers fall to 67-44 with the loss. The Sky Sox are back at it on Thursday night in game two of this four-game set with the Dodgers. Josh Roenicke (5-8, 5.38) will look to lead Colorado Springs to their second straight win as he matches up with right-hander Trevor Cahill (0-2, 6.27) at Chickasaw Bircktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. First pitch is set for 6:05 PM MDT (7:05 Central). Colorado Springs Box Score As I noted on Twitter, Zach Davies wears #11, adding to his slender mystique. Not noted above, but Davies' defense was stellar in this one, CF Kyle Wren and in particular SS Yadiel Rivera (wow, did he impress) aided the cause. My goodness, does 6'5", 225 Domingo Santana look the part - central casting. Colorado Springs Game Log Davies was impressive, both in 1-2-3 innings and when in trouble; not dominant, but effective, especially with the big off-speed pitch when needed... Okla. City Bottom of the 1st Darnell Sweeney called out on strikes. Jose Peraza doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Domingo Santana. Corey Seager called out on strikes. Andy Wilkins grounds out, first baseman Jason Rogers to pitcher Zach Davies. Okla. City Bottom of the 2nd Austin Barnes grounds out, shortstop Yadiel Rivera to first baseman Jason Rogers. Kyle Jensen walks. Scott Schebler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Wren. Kyle Jensen to 2nd. O'Koyea Dickson walks. Kyle Jensen to 3rd. Scott Schebler to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Buck Britton replaces Daniel Coulombe. Buck Britton pops out to shortstop Yadiel Rivera on the infield fly rule. Darnell Sweeney flies out to left fielder Domingo Santana. Okla. City Bottom of the 3rd Jose Peraza lines out to center fielder Kyle Wren. Corey Seager flies out to center fielder Kyle Wren. Andy Wilkins strikes out swinging. Okla. City Bottom of the 4th Austin Barnes strikes out swinging. Kyle Jensen grounds out, third baseman Matt Dominguez to first baseman Jason Rogers. Scott Schebler called out on strikes. Okla. City Bottom of the 5th O'Koyea Dickson walks. Joe Wieland out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Jason Rogers to second baseman Pete Orr. O'Koyea Dickson to 2nd. Darnell Sweeney singles on a ground ball to left fielder Domingo Santana. O'Koyea Dickson to 3rd. Jose Peraza strikes out swinging. Corey Seager singles on a ground ball to right fielder Michael Reed. O'Koyea Dickson scores. Darnell Sweeney to 3rd. Andy Wilkins flies out to center fielder Kyle Wren. Okla. City Bottom of the 6th Austin Barnes doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Domingo Santana. Kyle Jensen called out on strikes. Scott Schebler singles on a ground ball to second baseman Pete Orr. Austin Barnes to 3rd. O'Koyea Dickson flies into a double play, center fielder Kyle Wren to catcher Juan Centeno. Austin Barnes out at home.

VIDEO: Via TWC's Timber Rattlers Field Pass, Chris Mehring interviews LHP Kodi Medeiros

Based on the last couple of minutes of that podcast (do yourself a favor and listen to the entire 11 minutes), we should join Joe Block (his tweet) and refer to Phillips as "Maverick" whenever possible going forward. See how easy?

AUDIO: MLB Trade Rumors podcast with Biloxi CF Brett Phillips

While this forum did a thorough job on documenting information on the Brewer trade acquisitions (Barrios - Ramirez deal), the haul from the Astros, and the Collymore youngster acquired from the Cards, we didn't really bring together all the links on tonight's Colorado Springs starter, 22-year-old RHP Zach Davies. Here was the lengthy Major League Forum thread that opened when news broke on the deal. Within that thread, and from elsewhere, here are some helpful links: MiLB.com Player Page, includes his Twitter home page link Baseball Reference Recent outing (full at-bat): Baltimore Sun: Orioles prospect Zach Davies' selection to Futures Game 'well deserved' Zach Davies Game Scouting Report (2013) Adam McCalvy's recent feature on the Davies acquisition

Via a tweet from Dustin Daniel, Voice of the H-Crew, great David Denson photo from his post-All Star Game award presentation:

Latest from Jeff Levering's "Brewers on Tap" podcast, trade acquisition-themed, with more from Zach Minasian

Brevard County RHP Cy Sneed's wife, Heather, with her latest blog post, borrowed from a Manatee fan program magazine.

From Tuesday's Sky Sox game -- With his team still leading 6-2, Iowa reliever Armando Rivero would take over in the ninth in hopes of closing out the Sox with a quick inning. The right-hander gave up a leadoff single to Domingo Santana before striking out Nevin Ashley and Dominguez consecutively to leave Colorado Springs with just one more out. Rivera extended the night with a base hit before Matt Long worked a walk to load the bases with two out, forcing Iowa manager Marty Pevey to make a call to the bullpen. I-Cubs closer Brian Schlitter took over with Kyle Wren coming to the plate for a potentially game-changing at-bat. The speedy outfielder would line Schlitter's offering off of the right-hander, allowing all three runners to score as the ball bounced into foul play in shallow right. The wacky, yet clutch, three-run double gave the Sox a chance at tying the game late with Luis Sardinas coming up. Unfortunately Sardinas would ground out to first to end the riveting contest, giving Iowa a 6-5 win. *** Watch Wren's hit here, without sound, and initially through the "grainy" Colorado Springs center-field MiLB.TV camera

Enjoying the listen while preparing the front end of this Link Report -- @BrewerNation's podcast including interviews with MLB Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo and Brewers' Director of Pro Scouting Zach Minasian -- great guests!

Wednesday's Farmhand Birthday -- New Sky Sox OF Domingo Santana turns 23 today.

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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: Oklahoma City, OK Mobile, AL Viera, FL Lansing, MI Goodyear, AZ San Pedro de Macoris, DR

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

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Zach Davies makes his Brewers' organization debut at Oklahoma City (Dodgers), 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: RHP Tyler Wagner at Mobile (Diamondbacks), 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! NOTE: This series in Mobile, is unfortunately, not available via MiLB.TV. ********** Brevard County: RHP Jorge Ortega at home vs. Tampa (Yankees), 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 Jon Perrin at Lansing (Blue Jays), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:05 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. So, for the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sky Sox games, most Shuckers games, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. *** Helena: Idle *** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Reds' complex in Goodyear, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league *** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Rangers #2 squad, 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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RHP Tyler Cravy back up to the big club (role to be determined -- looking at you, Kyle Lohse), RHP Preston Guilmet optioned to the Sky Sox.

Via @BrewersPD: LHP Brent Suter has been transferred to Col Springs. RHP Drew Gagnon has been transferred to Biloxi. Julio Mendez from DSL to AZL Brewers. Nice bump for the Harvard product Suter. As for Mendez, the Venezuelan in his 18-year-old season has split his time between 3B and 2B this season, with some shortstop sprinkled in, while posting a .260/.341/.312 line. Mendez is the first DSL'er to make the stateside jump since extended spring training. It hasn't translated into big league stints yet (hello, Orlando Arcia), but just in an overall sense, the percentage of prospects the Brewers sign from their non-Dominican Latin locales (such Venezuela and Panama) who become prospects to watch, is much higher than the percentage for their Dominican signees.

Final: Iowa 6, Colorado Springs 5 Late Sox Rally Comes Up Short In 6-5 Loss Offense Shows Late Life after Pena Allows One Run over Five Strong Frames By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/1/2/4/141258124/cuts/04_10_128_pk_fw2dweho_55q7tutq.jpg Ariel Pena gave the Sky Sox five impressive innings of one-run ball in his spot-start against the I-Cubs on Tuesday night. (Photo by Paat Kelly) COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The Iowa Cubs held off the Sky Sox after a wild ninth-inning rally in their 6-5 win before a crowd of 6,763 at Security Service Field on Tuesday night. The Sox and I-Cubs held each held their opponent scoreless through four innings of play thanks to impressive outings by starters Ariel Pena and Carlos Pimentel (8-5, 3.25). Iowa broke through for the game's first run in the fifth when Chris Valaika drove home Mike Baxter with a two-out RBI double. That run would prove to be the lone blemish on Pena's night as the right-hander departed at inning's end having allowed the one run on just three hits and a walk while striking out four in his five innings of work. The Sky Sox offense answered with two runs of their own in the very next frame thanks to consecutive one-out knocks by Matt Dominguez, Yadiel Rivera and pinch-hitter Michael Reed. Reed's two-run double against Pimentel gave the Sox a 2-1 lead through five and increased the young outfielder's RBI total to eight in four games since his call-up to Colorado Springs on August 1st. Jim Henderson tossed a 1-2-3 sixth inning in relief of Pena before coming out for the seventh with the Sox maintaining the slim one-run lead. The veteran righty struck out the first two batters of the frame before giving up a two-out base-hit to Taylor Davis. Sox manager Rick Sweet would call upon lefty Mike Strong (0-1, 18.00) to face the lefty-swinging Mike Baxter. Strong walked Baxter before consecutive doubles by Valaika and Pimentel plated three runs to give Iowa a then 4-2 lead. Strong would not record an out in the frame as David Goforth came on to retire John Andreoli, limiting further damage and sending the Sox into the home seventh trailing by two. Pimentel and left-hander Ryan Buchter combined for a scoreless seventh to keep Iowa ahead through seven. Pimentel left the game after allowing two runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out four over 6.1 innings of work. The I-Cubs offense would strike one more time before the night was through as slugging shortstop Javy Baez lived up to his heralded building with a long two-run blast off of Goforth in the eighth. The homer gave Baez a whopping 10 total RBI in the four-game set and would ultimately prove to be the game-winner as the Sox mounted an unexpected ninth-inning rally. With his team still leading 6-2, Iowa reliever Armando Rivero would take over in the ninth in hopes of closing out the Sox with a quick inning. The right-hander gave up a leadoff single to Domingo Santana before striking out Nevin Ashley and Dominguez consecutively to leave Colorado Springs with just one more out. Rivera extended the night with a base hit before Matt Long worked a walk to load the bases with two out, forcing Iowa manager Marty Pevey to make a call to the bullpen. I-Cubs closer Brian Schlitter took over with Kyle Wren coming to the plate for a potentially game-changing at-bat. The speedy outfielder would line Schlitter's offering off of the right-hander, allowing all three runners to score as the ball bounced into foul play in shallow right. The wacky, yet clutch, three-run double gave the Sox a chance at tying the game late with Luis Sardinas coming up. Unfortunately Sardinas would ground out to first to end the riveting contest, giving Iowa a 6-5 win. The I-Cubs improve to 60-50 with the win as Colorado Springs falls to 43-65 after the series-sweep. The Sky Sox will hit the road to begin a four-game series with the Oklahoma City Dodgers at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark on Wednesday night. Newly-acquired right-hander Zach Davies (NR) will make his Sky Sox debut against fellow righty Carlos Frias (2-0, 2.84) as Colorado Springs looks to snap their current four-game slide. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 PM MDT (7:05 Central). Colorado Springs Box Score Nice that we're getting staggered consecutive debut starts starts from Adrian Houser, Josh Hader, and now for Wednesday, Zach Davies. Two more hits, two more K's for Domingo Santana. We'll get used to that. Better than just K's. Nothing against LH reliever Mike Strong, who has had a nice season, but the 40-man additions the Brewers will be making in 2016 and 2017 stand to be so much more exciting. Colorado Springs Game Log RHP Drew Gagnon walked the bases loaded in the top of the 9th but escaped.

Final: AZL Reds 3, AZL Brewers 2 Maryvale Box Score I can't be too upset about the loss, because the winning pitcher was Reds' 19-year-old RHP Zac Correll, a 6'6" 230 lb. 13th round pick in 2014 from the nearby town where I used to live. Had really hoped that Brewers' Northeast scout Steffan Wilson could have sold him on draft day, maybe he did push hard. This is still happening, in case you were wondering -- Weather: 108 degrees, clear. Thankfully, this is still happening, too -- HR: Tyrone Perry (3, 2nd inning off Correll, 0 on, 1 out), Demi Orimoloye, D (6, 4th inning off Correll, 0 on, 1 out). Maryvale Game Log Only four hits and three walks for the A-Crew, third baseman Beau Wallace singled and walked twice, CF Trent Clark walked and tripled to combine to account for five of the seven baserunners. *** RHP Brandon Kintzler's rehab inning -- AZL Reds Top of the 1st Satchel McElroy grounds out, shortstop Gilbert Lara to first baseman Tyrone Perry. Jose Siri strikes out swinging. Jon Matthews grounds out, third baseman Beau Wallace to first baseman Tyrone Perry.

Final: Northwest League All-Stars 6, Pioneer League All-Stars 5, 10 innings Pioneer All-Stars drop fall to Northwest in extras Ryan Collingwood, Helena Independent Record SPOKANE -- David Denson sent a solo blast out of a sold-out Avista Stadium and also came up with an RBI double. That was enough for the Helena Brewers' designated hitter to earn MiLB.com Top Star for the Pioneer League in the first-ever Pioneer League vs. Northwest League All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Spokane. "Just having fun with my teammates," Denson said. "Coming out here was just a blessing and an experience in itself. Whatever was in God's plan to tell me which way was where I was going." Brewers teammate Marcos Diplan struck out two and didn't yield a run in his lone inning of work. While those occurrences were a coup for the Helena organization in the Pioneer League's first All-Star Game since 1964, it was the Northwest League which truly trumped. The Tri-City Dust Devils' Peter Van Gansen's walk-off base hit in the bottom of the 10th scored the Spokane Indians' Yeyson Yrizarri and lifted the Northwest League past the Pioneer League 6-5 in front of 7,083 fans late Tuesday night. If not for the walk-off hit, the game would have been called off at the end of the 10th with the tiebreaker going to the league which won the home run derby earlier in the evening. The Missoula Osprey's Luke Lowery of the Pioneer League edged LeDarious Clark of the Spokane Indians for the homer title. The Brewers' Denson made the most of this his three at-bats, smacking a solo shot in the sixth which gave his team a 3-2 lead and an RBI double that knotted the game at 4 in the eighth. Kevin Badlo of the Boise Hawks paced the Northwest League's offense with two RBI singles and also scored from third on a passed ball. Orem Owlz catcher Taylor Ward, a first-round draft pick, homered in the second inning for the Pioneer League. Van Gansen took home MVP honors for the Northwest All-Stars who, just a year ago, ended their All-Star game in a 0-0 tie. Box Score Denson grounded out to first base in the 10th... Game Log NWL All-Stars Bottom of the 4th Pitching Change: Marcos Diplan replaces Joe Gatto. Kevin Padlo walks. Miguel Gomez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jensen Park. Kevin Padlo to 3rd. Logan Taylor strikes out swinging. Jose Carlos Urena called out on strikes. Jose Vizcaino Jr. lines out softly to first baseman Austin Byler.