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I had mentioned Cameron Garfield's status previously in this "Time Flies" post.

Disciples of Uecker: Notable first-half performances

Biloxi's Nathan Orf slaps an RBI double as the Shuckers top Tennessee, 9-2

Helena's Monte Harrison slaps a solo shot in the first as the Brewers top Orem, 8-5

Rehabbing LHP Jarret Martin (shoulder surgery) hasn't pitched in Maryvale since getting roughed up on July 2nd, that's not a good sign.

Brewers put the wood to the Owlz Neil K. Warner, (Orem) Daily Herald OREM - The Helena Brewers are last in the Pioneer League in hitting with a .266 average, but it appears as though the Brewers have found their stroke. On Monday night the Brewers erupted for a season-high 16 hits in an 8-5 win over Orem and this was coming off a 14-10 win over the Owlz on Sunday. It was the first time Orem had lost back-to-back home games this season and it marked the first time the Owlz had lost a home series. “This is the first time we’ve lost a series. They’re not used to going 20 days without a day off, not that it's an excuse, the bottom line we didn’t play well tonight there’s no sugar-coating it,” said Orem manager Dave Stapleton. “Basically, we played bad defense and when we got the lead, our pitchers haven’t been able to hold the lead. It’s unfortunate because now we’ll have to play on the road for nine games.” Helena took a 2-0 lead but the Brewers could have had more had they not run themselves out of the first three innings. Omar Cotto led off the game with a single to center and tried to stretch it to a double. Bad idea, because Kyle Survance Jr. threw him out easily at second. Monte Harrison followed with a solo blast to center. The Brewers played long ball again in the second when Jake Gatewood homered to right-center. Carlos Belonis followed with a single and he tried to test Tanner Lubach’s arm. Bad idea, he was thrown out at second. Helena threatened again in the third. Cotto beat out a bunt and when Harrison hit a ground ball to Michael Pierson at third, Pierson threw out Harrison at first and Cotto got greedy. He tried to take third but after Jeff Boehm caught the ball at first, he threw back to Pierson, who had plenty of time to put the tag on him for the third out of the inning. Orem then took the lead with three runs in the third. Pierson singled to lead off the inning and then caught a break when Helena pitcher David Carver, a lefty, threw over to first. Pierson took off on his first move and would have been out but when Gatewood applied the tag, the ball popped out of his glove. Tanner Lubach singled him home. Kyle Survance Jr. followed with a single and David Fletcher drove in both runners with a double to center. Helena added a run in the fourth to tie the game and then broke the game open in the sixth with five runs that were aided by two Orem errors. Harrison led off the inning with a single and Steven Karkenny walked. David Denson then grounded out to first and Harrison scored when Orem reliever Ronnie Glenn struck out Gatewood swinging but the ball was in the dirt and got past Lubach. He ran down the ball and threw to first but his throw was in the dirt. Boehm threw home to try and get Karkenny but his throw was off the mark. Belonis then tripled in a run and scored when Jose Cuas beat out a bunt. Orem tried to mount a comeback in the eighth. With David Fletcher singled and Boehm doubled him home but the rally died after fly outs from Jared Foster and Ranyelmy Mendoza. The Owlz had one more chance in the ninth when they loaded the bases with two outs and scored on a wild pitch but Fletcher flew out to deep right center to end the game. The loss dropped Orem to 16-10 on the year but the Owlz are still in first place in the South Division with a 2-game lead over Grand Junction. Helena improved to 10-12 and is in third place in the North Division. Survance Jr. was one of the bright spots for the Owlz. He came into the game with the best batting average in the league at .442. He went 2-for-4. Fletcher also went 2-for-4 and drove in a run. Orem will now hit the road for its Montana trip. The Owlz will begin a three-game series against Billings on Wednesday and then will travel to Helena for three games.

Final: Helena 8, Orem 5 Helena takes series with 8-5 victory Helena Brewers The Helena Brewers (10-12) beat the Orem Owlz (16-10) 8-5 on Monday at Brent Brown Ballpark to win their first series against a Southern Division opponent since the 2013 season. Lefty David Carver (1-0) had a solid outing for Helena, pitching six innings in the start, giving up three runs and striking out four. Helena homered twice early on to take a 2-0 lead after two innings. Monte Harrison and Jake Gatewood each had solo shots in the first and second innings, respectively. For Harrison, it was the first pitch he saw after returning from back spasms. He would go 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a stolen base. Orem responded to the 2-0 deficit with three runs in the third. David Fletcher cranked a two-RBI double and Tanner Lubach added an RBI single to give the Owlz their lone lead of the game at 3-2. The Brewers took the lead for good when they posted five runs in the sixth on four hits being helped along by three Orem errors. Carlos Belonis lined an RBI triple off Ronnie Glenn (3-1) to highlight the scoring. Glenn was pulled from the game after recording just two outs. Orem tried to make it an interesting game late, scoring two runs in the last two innings and putting the tying run at the plate in the ninth. With two aboard David Fletcher would fly out to right to the end game. The Brewers now head back to Helena after an 11-game road trip to host the Grand Junction Rockies in a three-game series. First pitch on Wednesday from Kindrick Field is set for 7:05 PM (8:05 Central). Helena Box Score H-Crew banged out 16 base knocks and drew two walks, finishing 3-for-9 with RISP. The box is a feast for the eyes and a nice boost across the board for the boys as seven players had multi-hit games, led by Omar Cotto's three-hit night (he DH'd here). 20-year-old catcher Kevin Martinez was 0-for-4, falling to 0-for-17 on the season (but with five walks). This is his first stateside season. Helena Game Log David Carver didn't walk anyone in his six innings, the 23-year-old 2nd year pro (35th round, Lamar) is giving up opposing hits at a .344 clip in the early going, but this was certainly an encouraging outing for him.

AUDIO: We talk with 8th round Kansas State RHP Nate Griep about recovering from a triceps strain and joining a former teammate in the Brewers' system. *Hit 95 in his first game back...

Chris Harris Tweet -- Since June 2, Jorge Lopez is 5-1 with 1.34 ERA (7 ER/47 IP) in 7 starts 43 K's, 13 BB's. 0.89 WHIP and .177 Opp AVG. 4th in @MiLB w/7+ GS.

Congratulations! Pioneer League Player of the Week David Denson, Helena (.500/.563/1.286, 4 G, 7-for-14, 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 CS) After struggling in an early season look with Class A Wisconsin, Denson was demoted back to Rookie-level Helena, where he's been a world beater through his first 15 games. The 20-year-old is batting .327 with four homers and a 1.051 OPS so far, including a breakout last week that featured three of his four home runs in the Pioneer League. The 2013 15th-rounder also sprinkled in a pair of three-hit games and collected 10 total bases while homering twice on Sunday.

Following is a list of players who are free to leave the organization five days after the World Series when minor league free agency begins. These players and the Brewers could agree to sign an additional one-year minor league deal to extend the relationship. Or the Brewers could add the player to the 40-man roster, thus extending the "ownership" of the player. A player who has exhausted all seven years of his original minor league affiliation to the organization that signed him is eligible. Here are the Brewers farmhands who have been with the organization for their full seven-year affiliated commitment (or even longer in the case of Tim Dillard, Taylor Green and Rob Wooten). We've been following these five guys their whole affiliated pro careers. RHP Hiram Burgos RHP Tim Dillard C Cameron Garfield - RELEASED 7/18 IF Taylor Green RHP Rob Wooten Other potential (and likely) free agents: LHP Nick Additon - RELEASED 8/2 C Nevin Ashley - ADDED TO THE 40-MAN ROSTER 9/8 RHP Manny Barreda RHP Yhonathan Barrios - ADDED TO 40-MAN ROSTER 9/22 RHP Jaye Chapman C/3B/LF Robinzon Diaz RHP Derek Eitel - RELEASED 8/2 RHP John Ely- RELEASED 7/21 OF Josh Fellhauer IF Hector Gomez - ELECTED FREE AGENCY 8/8 OF Ben Guez RHP Jim Henderson LHP Jeremy Horst LHP Michael Kirkman - RELEASED 8/1 C Tyler LaTorre - RETIRED 8/1 LHP Brent Leach - RELEASED 8/24 LHP Jarret Martin C Sandy Martinez OF Matt Long IF Donnie Murphy - RELEASED 8/2 RHP Wirfin Obispo - RELEASED 7/25 IF Pete Orr RHP Ariel Pena - ADDED TO 40-MAN ROSTER 9/4 OF Bryan Petersen - RELEASED 8/1 RHP Josh Roenicke OF Hainley Statia *Dominican Summer League catcher Sandy Martinez, who debuted in 2010 at age 17 in the Angels' system, normally would not qualify for free agency this fall, but he signed a unique one-year contract with Milwaukee this spring. Thanks to the Brewers for verifying the accuracy of this list for us. By some time tonight/tomorrow, we'll post the list of players who are eligible to be added to the 40-man roster (to protect them from Rule 5 theft by another organization).

DVR ALERT! Wednesday's Timber Rattlers game (MyNew32 TV, LHP Kodi Medeiros scheduled) and Thursday's game (TWC SportsChannel), both air at 7:00 PM local time. Nice opportunity to watch given the MLB All-Star break.

8 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (Pitch count: 96 pitches, 75 strikes) Just imagine how few pitches it would have been for Jorge Ortega if not for the errors, in bold are the extra at-bats/pitches: Charlotte Bottom of the 3rd Yoel Araujo lines out to shortstop Angel Ortega. Braxton Lee flies out to center fielder Omar Garcia. Andrew Velazquez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Christopher McFarland. Pat Blair reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Taylor Brennan. Andrew Velazquez to 3rd. Pat Blair to 2nd. Willy Adames strikes out swinging. Charlotte Bottom of the 4th Mike Marjama doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Ratterree. Granden Goetzman flies out to center fielder Omar Garcia. Jace Conrad lines out to shortstop Angel Ortega. Maxx Tissenbaum reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Garrett Cooper. Mike Marjama scores. Yoel Araujo singles on a ground ball to second baseman Christopher McFarland. Maxx Tissenbaum to 2nd. Braxton Lee reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Angel Ortega. Maxx Tissenbaum to 3rd. Yoel Araujo to 2nd. Andrew Velazquez flies out to right fielder Jose Pena. Charlotte Bottom of the 5th Pat Blair strikes out swinging. Willy Adames called out on strikes. Dropped foul pop error by first baseman Garrett Cooper. Mike Marjama flies out to left fielder Michael Ratterree. *** So that's five extra batters Ortega had to face - if we not-so-generously assign even three pitches to each at-bat, that puts Ortega at 81 pitches through eight innings. Jorge actually had a 9-10 GB-FB mix today. There's nobody like this guy, can't wait to see how he translates at higher levels.

As per this twitter reply from Brewers Player Development, looks like a lengthy absence. Hat tip R.C. Giese. Atencio was formally transferred to the 60-day DL at Maryvale today. We don't have a definitive injury update. Time is certainly on his side...

Helena's David Denson hits his second home run in the ninth inning of a 14-10 win over Oremo on Sunday

Here's a reminder (Sunday's Link Report) of an unusually exciting Sky Sox walkoff win. This play below wasn't the walkoff inning, but it was huge, and it also gives us a look at the Sky Sox' Grateful Dead-inspired jerseys in action -- Colorado Springs' Nevin Ashley clears the bases with an eighth-inning double in a 6-5 win over Oklahoma City

VIDEO via WLOX: Game action from Saturday's Biloxi loss *** Biloxi's Taylor Green smacks an RBI double as the Shuckers fall, 8-2, to Tennessee, on Sunday

Monday's farmhand birthdays -- Well, as of today, he's not a farmhand, so we know it's a Happy 26th for RHP Tyler Cravy. Also, Wisconsin catcher Carlos Leal (.322/.384/.422 plus excellent defense) turns 24 today - now get that man a promotion for his birthday!

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: Sevierville, TN Port Charlotte, FL Beloit, WI Orem, UT San Pedro de Macoris, DR

To see tweets as to when the Link Report has been technically "completed" with available links, as well as to know when the new day's Report has been posted, please follow @Mass_Haas on Twitter.

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

Monday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: Idle - RHP David Goforth will be in Omaha Wednesday for the AAA All-Star Game ********** Biloxi: RHP Jorge Lopez at Tennessee (Cubs), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:05 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 Tennessee is available via MiLB.TV. ********** Brevard County: RHP Jorge Ortega at Charlotte (Rays), 9:00 AM gametime Free Live Audio Link - Stone Crabs Feed Only No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: LHP Luis Ortega at Beloit (Athletics), 6:40 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime; expect RHP Jon Perrin 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. 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: LHP David Carver at Orem (Angels), 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). MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction and Orem in July, and Idaho Falls in August, those games will be available to watch online. NOTE: This series in Grand Junction is available via MiLB.TV. *** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle *** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Red Sox #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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The Manatees will look to avoid the sweep Monday, when they send their ace, Jorge Ortega (7-5, 2.25 ERA) to the mound. He will be opposed by Buddy Borden (8-3, 2.48 ERA). Note the early start time of 10:00 AM Well, that's actually 9:00 AM for you Central Time Zone folks. So we'll effort an early Link Report, but just in case not, here's the link for the Charlotte Sand Gnats audio game broadcast.