Jim Goulart

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

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Josh Roenicke at home vs. Iowa (Cubs), 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 Jorge Lopez at home vs. Jackson (Mariners), 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! ********** Brevard County: RHP Cy Sneed and LHP Zach Hirsch in a doubleheader at Jupiter (Marlins), 3:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Free Live Audio Link - This is the Hammerheads' feed No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: LHP David Carver at Quad Cities (Astros), 5:40 PM pre-game, 6:00 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. 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. NOTE: This series in Quad Cities is available via MiLB.TV (River Bandits' feed) *** Helena: RHP Alex Farina at Great Falls (White Sox), 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). MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Idaho Falls in August, those games will be available to watch online. *** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): It's a doubleheader at the Diamondbacks' complex in Scottsdale, 7:00 PM gametime; each contest slated for seven innings; the Brewers will be the "home team" in the nightcap; never audio for games in this league *** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Mets #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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Final: Great Falls 7, Helena 4 8th Inning Meltdown Dooms Brewers Helena Brewers The Helena Brewers (1-3) squandered a four-run lead late to lose 7-4 to the Great Falls Voyagers (3-1) on Friday at Centene Stadium. Jordan Yamamoto would have his best outing of the year, throwing seven shutout innings in the start for the Brewers, giving up just four hits and striking out four. He would leave with a 4-0 lead, but came home with no decision. Both teams tossed shutout baseball through five innings before the Brewers were able to break through for four runs in the sixth. Mike Gomez, the third Voyager pitcher of the night, gave up two-run homers to both Troy Stokes and Jose Cuas in the inning. It would be their fourth and third, respectively. Junior Rincon (2-4) came in for the bottom of the eighth with a 4-0 lead, but could not make it out of the inning. He would surrender six runs (three earned) in 2/3 of an inning and just one hit. Defense behind Rincon would be shaky in the eighth, committing two errors to allow two runs to score. It was Helena's third straight loss as they continue to struggle against Great Falls this season. Their record is now 1-8 against the Voyagers in 2015. The two teams will face off in the third game of their four-game series Saturday at Centene Stadium. First pitch is set for 7:00 PM (8:00 Central). Helena Box Score Darn, look what was written about RHP Junior Rincon on the 25th. No, really... From an organizational standpoint, RHP Jordan Yamamoto's seven shutout innings are much more important. DH David Denson and SS Jake Gatewood combined to go 0-for-10 with six K's... Helena Game Log This was a team meltdown, not just a Junior Rincon meltdown -- Great Falls Bottom of the 8th Pitching Change: Junior Rincon replaces Jordan Yamamoto. Joxelier Garcia hit by pitch. Frank Califano out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Junior Rincon to first baseman Milan Post. Joxelier Garcia to 2nd. Grant Massey walks. With Jake Jarvis batting, passed ball by Mitch Ghelfi, Joxelier Garcia to 3rd. Grant Massey to 2nd. Jake Jarvis grounds out, second baseman Jonathan Oquendo to first baseman Milan Post. Joxelier Garcia scores. Grant Massey to 3rd. Johan Cruz walks. Wild pitch by pitcher Junior Rincon. Grant Massey scores. Antonio Rodriguez doubles (8) on a line drive to center fielder Carlos Belonis. Johan Cruz scores. Zach Fish reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Jonathan Oquendo. Antonio Rodriguez scores. Jackson Glines reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Carlos Belonis. Zach Fish scores. Jackson Glines to 2nd. Pitching Change: Donnie Hissa replaces Junior Rincon. With Nick Parent batting, wild pitch by Donnie Hissa, Jackson Glines to 3rd. Nick Parent homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Jackson Glines scores. Joxelier Garcia walks. Frank Califano singles on a ground ball to left fielder Troy Stokes. Joxelier Garcia to 2nd. Grant Massey grounds out, first baseman Milan Post to pitcher Donnie Hissa. *** Hopefully Joantgel Segovia's ankle is OK (as noted earlier in the thread...)

AUDIO: Interview with Helena RHP Conor Harber, 16th round pick out of the University of Oregon, discusses the delays in his pro debut, which finally came Wednesday (two scoreless innings) NOTE: We've contacted MiLB to add that outing to Harber's player page

Final: Colorado Springs 3, New Orleans 1, 13 innings Clark’s home run lifts Colorado Springs over Zephyrs The Sky Sox ended a crazy trade deadline day with an exhausting 3-1 win over the Zephyrs before a Friday night crowd of 7,998 at Zephyr Field in New Orleans. The night’s starters would duel to a 1-1 tie through five plus strong frames. The Sox offense struck first, recording the game’s first run against Robert Morey in the fifth on a Kyle Wren sacrifice fly. The right-hander would not allow another in his 5.2 innings of work, giving up five hits and a walk while striking out four. Sox lefty Nick Addition gave his team an impressive five innings of scoreless ball, allowing just one hit and three walks while striking out five Zephyrs. New Orleans would be thrilled to see right-hander Rob Wooten come out of the bullpen in the sixth as the offense would tie the game and chase the reliever with one out to go in the frame. Jonathan Solano’s one-out sacrifice fly would do the damage before Jeremy Horst ended the frame and further scoring threats. Horst, David Goforth, Michael Kirkman, and Jim Henderson (1-1, 4.34) gave Colorado Springs a combined 7.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen to keep the Sky Sox in the ballgame as the New Orleans relief corps matched zeros until the fateful 13th. Scott McGough (0-1, 6.75) took over to face the top of the Sox order in the 13th, setting Wren and Henderson down quickly to bring Jason Rogers up with two out in the frame. Rogers drew a clutch two-out walk before Matt Clark took the Zephyrs right-hander deep over the right-centerfield fence on a pay-off pitch. Clark’s 14th long ball of the season gave the Sox a 3-1 lead that they would not relinquish despite a dicey final frame. One night after blowing a potential 2-1 save, Jaye Chapman (S, 9) came on to shut the door with his team leading by two in the 13th. The right-hander struck out Austin Nola to begin the inning before allowing back-to-back singles to Solano and Juan Diaz. Chapman got Brandon Bantz to fly out for the frame’s second out before walking Kila Ka’aihue to load the bases. The Sox closer would knuckle down, striking out Isaac Galloway to end the threat and the ballgame to secure a 3-1 getaway win for Colorado Springs. The hard-fought victory improves the Sox to 43-61 as New Orleans falls to 49-57 on the season. The Sky Sox travel home to begin a brief four-game homestand against the Iowa Cubs on Saturday night. Right-hander Josh Roenicke (5-7, 5.00) is slated to take on I-Cubs left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada (2-4, 3.11) with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 PM MDT (7:05 Central) from Security Service Field. Colorado Springs Box Score It hasn't been the season Matt Clark envisioned, but that was a big blast for sure before the flight home... Colorado Springs Game Log

Shuckers' Wagner keeps things grounded Brewers No. 16 prospect uses sinker in complete-game one-hitter By Robert Emrich / MiLB.com When Tyler Wagner is feeling down, so is his opponent. The Brewers' No. 16 prospect tossed a one-hitter Friday as Double-A Biloxi blanked Jackson, 5-0, in the opening game of a doubleheader at MGM Park. Wagner (8-5) took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before giving up a leadoff single to Tyler Bortnick. He erased him on a double play and recorded another to end the game after walking Daniel Paolini with one out in the seventh. The 24-year-old right-hander struck out five and walked three, facing two batters over the minimum in his 18th start for the Shuckers. "I think me and catcher Adam Weisenburger were on the same page," Wagner said, "trying to get early contact so I could get some ground balls. We can only focus on what we're doing right now and we're trying to get better everyday and I think I've been doing that. Tonight Adam and I worked perfectly and kept the Generals off the scoreboard." Wagner got plenty of those ground balls, recording 13 outs on the ground, including the two double plays. That's nothing new for the Nevada native, whose ground ball-to-fly ball ratio is well over 3.00 and who's induced 15 double plays. "My sinker, I try to use that to get a lot of weak contact," Wagner said. "With a runner on first base, I always try to maximize that and try and get a double play." The shutout was the second for Wagner, who whitewashed Clinton on May 8, 2013 while pitching for Wisconsin. While the personal achievement was nice, the 2012 fourth-round pick was happy to give his bullpen a breather. "It's a good thing, not only for me but to help the bullpen out. Give them a little bit of a break," he said. "It reassures me that I can go deep into ballgames and help the team win." Wagner's first season in the Southern League has been an unqualified success. He's tied for the league lead with a 2.38 ERA and is tied for third with eight wins. He also made his big league debut on May 31 against Arizona. "I feel like it's good," he said. "I'm constantly coming to the field and learning new things. It's different playing at this level and being with better competition and learning from them and seeing how they go about their business. These hitters are a little bit more specific with their approach. They know I'm a sinkerball pitcher, I mostly get ground balls. For me, establishing the bottom half of the zone at this level is very important." Nathan Orf delivered a two-run single in a three-run third, while Weisenburger drove in one run and scored another for the Shuckers. Generals starter Stephen Landazuri (0-3) was tagged with the loss after giving up five runs -- three earned -- on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. Biloxi completed the sweep with a 5-3 win in the nightcap as Brewers No. 22 prospect Victor Roache drove in three runs and top prospect Orlando Arcia went 3-for-3 with a pair of stolen bases and a run scored.

Biloxi's Tyler Wagner induces a game-ending double play to finish a one-hitter as the Shuckers beat Jackson, 5-0, in Game 1 Biloxi's Nathan Orf singles home two runs as the Shuckers beat Jackson, 5-0, on Friday in Game 1

Rare Maryvale rainout Friday, they'll play two on Saturday at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, looks like the Brewers will "host" the nightcap.

Helena Top of the 3rd Pitching Change: Braulio Ortiz replaces Tanner Banks. Joantgel Segovia reaches on a missed catch error by pitcher Braulio Ortiz, assist to first baseman Nick Parent. Steven Karkenny strikes out swinging. Joantgel Segovia steals (3) 2nd base. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Milan Post replaces Joantgel Segovia. David Denson grounds out to first baseman Nick Parent. Milan Post to 3rd. Jake Gatewood strikes out swinging. *** The team tweeted that Segovia hurt his ankle.

The beat guys learned in the pre-game today that RHP Brooks Hall will head to the Biloxi pen as LHP Josh Hader and RHP Adrian Houser enter the rotation there. Hall's ERA's April to July: 1.23, 6.55, 5.00, 6.00

The initial Additon transaction was on 7/29, and he was activated two days later (today, 7/31), to make the start for the Sky Sox.

Miller Park Prospects -- Latest "Who's Hot"

AUDIO via WSSP: Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline discusses the new Brewer acquisitions *** Also from Callis: Ranking the best 20 prospects (9 on Top 100 list) who moved before the deadline (four Brewers)

Rowdy Roddy -- Gone at 61 Darn, tough being a wrestling fan...

GetMoreSports.com: Tyrone Taylor discusses a tough first half and a second-half bounceback.

Many will remember the last trades prior to this week with the Cardinals and Orioles, but if you knew that Astros deal -- wait, who am I kidding... Cardinals (08/30/13) -- Acquired a player to be named (RHP Michael Blazek) in exchange for RHP John Axford Orioles (07/23/13) -- Acquired 3B Nicky Delmonico in exchange for RHP Francisco Rodriguez Astros (09/11/07) -- Acquired cash in exchange for RHP Dennis Sarfate

Here are the pertinent links re: Malik Collymore, the 20-year-old 2013 10th round pick, $275,000 bonus, acquired in the Broxton deal with St. Louis. He'll be assigned to Helena. Outfield? Second base? From our own (and Perfect Game's) colbyjack on the Major League Forum: That's an exciting addition (considering I wasn't expecting to get any player of substance in return for Broxton) as Collymore has some intriguing upside with a power/speed profile, although he's raw (or was coming out of high school). Here's what we (PG) wrote about him prior to the 2013 draft: http://www.milb.com/images/641471/generic/180x270/641471.jpg 204. MALIK COLLYMORE, 2b/ss, Port Credit HS, Mississauga, Ontario Collymore has always flashed considerable raw speed and power potential in his powerful, compact, well-defined 6-foot, 190-pound frame, but his performance at Perfect Game’s National Pre-Draft Showcase in Iowa in mid-May may have legitimately pushed him into the early rounds of this year’s draft. He ran the 60 in an event-best 6.54 seconds, homered in three of 10 batting-practice swings and went deep again in game competition. During speed training on a fast indoor track at Toronto’s York University he ran the 60 in a lightning-fast 6.22 seconds. Though Collymore has obvious speed, scouts say he needs to use it more efficiently on the bases and in the field under game conditions. Balls will also jump off his bat, but he’ll struggle making consistent contact with breaking pitches. With his simple hitting approach that emphasizes consistent contact, Collymore projects to hit more for doubles-power rather than true home-run power. His greatest challenge is on the defensive side of the ball, no matter where he eventually plays. He has plenty of arm strength to play on the left side of the infield and is capable of occasionally making the spectacular play at shortstop, but his hands and footwork appear best-suited for second base. *** From March 17th: Future Redbirds Top 25 Prospects for 2015: #14 - Malik Collymore *** Major League Forum post by trwi7 *** Good read by Jeff Moore of Baseball Prospectus *** Relevant (meaning today's), Nick Melotte's assessment of Collymore (via minorleagueball.com) *** Scroll down at the Viva el Birdos link for another "today" assessment *** Collymore bros stick together by Alexis Brudnicki on February 26, 2014 Alexis is a fine baseball writer on the Canadian scene, and promises a Collymore follow-up... Related "older" posts on that link's right sidebar... *** Via Eric Longenhagen -- "Malik Collymore is good-bodied and strong. Doesn't load hands, weight transfers early, kinda stiff. Hard to hit with all that going on." *** Young man has already updated his Twitter bio.

OF Robbie Garvey was a Brewers' non-drafted signing (2009-10). Look what Dodgers are doing with him now at AA.

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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: New Orleans, LA Biloxi, MS Jupiter, FL Davenport, IA Great Falls, MT Maryvale, AZ San Pedro de Macoris, DR

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

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! All times are Central Colorado Springs: TBD at New Orleans (Marlins), 6:30 PM pre-game, 7:00 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 and LHP Hobbs Johnson in a doubleheader at home vs. Jackson (Mariners), 5:55 PM pre-game, 6:10 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings 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! ********** Brevard County: RHP Cy Sneed at Jupiter (Marlins), 5:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link - This is the Hammerheads' feed No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** 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. 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. NOTE: This series in Quad Cities is available via MiLB.TV (River Bandits' feed) *** Helena: LHP Christian Trent at Great Falls (White Sox), 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). MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Idaho Falls in August, those games will be available to watch online. *** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home vs. the Diamondbacks' kids, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league *** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Mets #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.

At Colorado Springs, LHP Nick Additon is placed on the Temporary Inactive List, as OF Bryan Petersen is activated from that same designation.

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