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Final: Colorado Springs 6, Memphis 4 Cravy, Four-Run Second Power Sky Sox In 6-4 Win Starter Allows One Run on HR Over Six IP, Gets Run Back With Own HR By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/4/7/2/118152472/cuts/04_13_002sm_pk_45qxsop8_jtkk4rc7.jpg Tyler Cravy hit his first career HR while tossing six innings of one-run ball in the Sky Sox 6-4 win. (File Photo by Paat Kelly) Sky Sox starter Tyler Cravy did it all on Tuesday night in Memphis, leading his team to a 6-4 win over the Redbirds with his right arm and his bat in front of 2,361 fans at AutoZone Park. Cravy (2-3, 4.18) tossed six extremely strong innings of three hit, one-run baseball and though he walked five Redbirds batters, he struck out seven of them to limit damage. Tuesday marked the third consecutive start in which Cravy has pitched six innings (fourth overall) and it was by far his most impressive of the 2015 season. The right-hander would not only electrify on the mound, but would strike opponents in an unexpected fashion in the top of the second inning. With his team already leading 3-0 on the strength of a Matt Clark solo shot, a Ben Guez RBI double to score Nevin Ashley and a Donnie Murphy RBI groundout, Cravy would come to the plate with two outs. He would drill the first pitch he saw from Cardinals starter Tim Cooney (2-2, 4.44) over the left field wall for his first career professional home run, extending Colorado Springs early lead to 4-0. The home run gave Cravy his first career RBI and was just his second hit recorded in six minor league seasons. His last came in 2014 while a member of the Double-A Huntsville Stars. The Sky Sox offense put another run on the scoreboard in the very next inning as Ashley's two-out RBI double to left-centerfield plated Pete Orr who lead off the frame with a walk. Cravy would make his lone mistake in the home fourth, serving up Redbirds leftfielder Xavier Scruggs' sixth long ball of the young season. The solo cut the Memphis deficit to four after four innings. Trailing by four would become a theme for Memphis as the Sky Sox held four-run leads three separate times through the course of the ballgame. Ariel Peńa would take over for Cravy after his 102 pitch count would take him from the game. Peńa allowed one run on two hits while striking out one in his lone inning of work. Colorado Springs would get the run back in the top half of the eighth off of Redbirds reliever Tyler Waldron on Bryan Petersen's two-out double and a clutch RBI single by the hot-hitting Murphy. Cooney would go seven innings and pitch well outside of the rocky four-run second, allowing five total runs on seven hits and a walk. Memphis would make their final push at a comeback in the home eighth, scoring two runs on consecutive doubles and a wild pitch with Brandon Kintzler having taken over to start the frame for the Sox. Kintzler would work out of further trouble and send the Sox into the ninth with a slightly slimmer 6-4 lead. The Sky Sox would go down quietly to start the ninth before Corey Knebel took the mound in a save situation in the bottom of the inning. Knebel would nail down the win, walking a batter while striking out two to earn his fourth save of the season and give his team a 6-4 victory. The win improves Colorado Springs to a 9-16 record, identical to that of the Redbirds through 25 games played. The Sky Sox will look to build on the win on Wednesday evening in game three of this four-game set in Memphis. Coming off his best start of 2015, Taylor Jungmann (1-1, 8.74) gets the call for the Sox as he is set to face off with Redbirds lefty John Gast (1-2, 6.75) with first pitch set for 6:05 PM MDT at AutoZone Park. Colorado Springs Box Score Catcher Nevin Ashley and his .987 OPS now batting 5th... Colorado Springs Game Log

Tweet via Adam McCalvy: On rehab, Scooter Gennett was impressed by #Brewers No. 3 prospect. “[Monte] Harrison looks like the Under Armour mannequin."

PHOTO via Bob Brainerd: The eyes have it. Tucker_Neuhaus sporting his new eyewear, seeing the ball clearly now for TimberRattlers.

VIDEO (Sunday): Colorado Springs' Matt Long hits a triple in the Sky Sox's 4-2 loss to the Omaha Storm Chasers *** VIDEO (Monday): Shane Peterson records an outfield assist in the Sky Sox's 5-4 loss to the Memphis Redbirds Greg Garcia singles on a fly ball to right fielder Shane Peterson. Scott Moore scores. Greg Garcia out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Shane Peterson to third baseman Donnie Murphy to second baseman Pete Orr.

VIDEO INTERVIEW included at link -- Gennett completes injury rehab with Timber Rattlers Tim Froberg, Post-Crescent Media Apparently Scooter game down with a serious case of "red eye" during his Appleton stay...

Via the Brewers -- Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April -- RHP Brooks Hall Minor League Player of the Month for April -- RF Clint Coulter

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 *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin *** Weather.com: Memphis, TN Clearwater, FL Grand Chute, WI

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

DVR Alert! Tonight's Timber Rattlers game airs on Time Warner Cable, 6:30 airtime.

Tuesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Tyler Cravy at Memphis (Cardinals), 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: Idle (Well-Deserved!) ********** Brevard County: RHP Javier Salas at Clearwater (Phillies), 6:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link (Clearwater Feed Only) No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Orlando Torrez at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Twins), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime; expect RHP Angel Ventura 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 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.

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Release info was originally posted April 2nd: Cleary has signed with the Joliet (IL) Slammers of the independent Frontier League, joining former Brewer farmhand infielders Alfredo Rodriguez and Mike Garza.

Some misleading information in that blog post, especially regarding Leal. Catcher Carlos Leal leads the Timber Rattlers offense with a .377 (20-for-53) mark. All this while converting to being a position player for the first time. Yeah, Leal is a career catcher who was told to take a one-year mound detour.

Jeff Levering's Minor Details Blog, latest entry -- scroll to 2nd half of post for affiliate summaries *** No matinees Tuesday...

Final: Memphis 5, Colorado Springs 4 Redbirds Edge Sky Sox Late In 5-4 Loss Starters' Struggles Turn To Battle of Bullpens in Tight Contest By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/5/2/6/122406526/cuts/04_27_032_pk_muhonf8g_8zskrqm4.jpg Matt Long lead the way offensively, collecting three hits an RBI and a run scored in the Sky Sox 5-4 loss to Memphis. (File Photo by Paat Kelly) The Sky Sox and Memphis Redbirds played a tough, seesaw battle of a ballgame in Colorado Springs' eventual 5-4 loss in front of 1,900 fans at AutoZone Park on Monday night. Neither starter was particularly sharp on Monday night, turning in relatively brief and similar outings. With Memphis' originally scheduled starter Tyler Lyons getting the call to St. Louis to pitch for the big club on Tuesday, Nick Greenwood would take the mound on short notice. In 3.2 innings of work in the spot start the lefty allowed four runs on eight hits while striking out one. Sox starter Nick Additon would struggle early in his four inning start, allowing three runs in the first inning of work to give Colorado Springs an early hole to climb out of. The former Redbird would settle down over his next few innings, giving up one more run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded. The run would knot the ballgame at four after four innings of play. In all, Additon would allow four runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out four over four innings. The game would ultimately come down to a battle of the bullpens as both starters would be gone by the fifth inning. The Memphis bullpen twirled 5.1 innings of scoreless baseball to keep the Redbirds in the ballgame despite giving up seven total hits in that time. A combination of Kurt Heyer (1-1, 2.70), Keith Butler, Dean Kiekhefer and Marcus Hatley were able to limit the damage and keep the game even until their offense broke through in the home seventh. Already with two innings and three strikeouts under his belt, left-hander Jed Bradley (0-2, 10.03) had also done a nice job keeping his team in the ballgame until a pesky leadoff single caused him trouble in the seventh. Memphis catcher Travis Tartamella's base knock eventually gave the Redbirds their latest lead of the ballgame as David Goforth would give up a run-scoring Stephen Piscotty double immediately after coming on for Bradley with one out in the inning. The Sky Sox would not be able to fight back this time as they would be kept off the board for the next two frames by the Memphis bullpen, falling by just one run after a tightly-contested contest which saw the offense pound out a whopping fifteen base-hits. Robinzon Diaz, Ben Guez, Matt Long and Shane Peterson each collected three hits to lead the way. Tyler Cravy (1-3, 4.91) will look to play stopper to the Sox current two-game slide as he takes the mound for the Sky Sox against Redbirds left-hander Tim Cooney (2-1, 3.63) on Tuesday evening in game two of the four-game series in Memphis. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 PM MDT at AutoZone Park (7:05 Central). Colorado Springs Box Score Losing to Cardinals farm teams always painful; LH starter Nick Additon currently defining veteran free-agent signing failing to impress in opportunity; NL opponent means Matt Long's defensive line says LF-2B-RF via double-switch maneuvering... Colorado Springs Game Log Outfield assists: Peterson, S (Garcia, G at 2nd base), Guez (Johnson, D at 2nd base). Nice, but not enough for the win...

VIDEO: Scooter Gennett Wraps Up Rehab Assignment With Rattlers

VIDEO: News report with the very latest on the Biloxi stadium project as the fines pile up *** A separate brief video, without commentary:

AUDIO HIGHLIGHTS and PHOTOS: Shuck Dynasty Blog postgame entry

Comeback win over BayBears places Shuckers back in first place Nathan Orf had a pair of RBIs including the game-winner in the eighth Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/2/5/2/122321252/cuts/DSC07141_6vti2zs4_d4n6ho9s.JPG Nathan Orf was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, including the game-winner on Monday afternoon. (Photo by John Shadrick) HUNTSVILLE, AL - The Shuckers jumped back into first place in the South Division after a dramatic come-from-behind, 4-3 victory over the Mobile BayBears on Monday afternoon at Joe Davis Stadium in Huntsville. It was the second straight one-run win and Biloxi becomes the first Southern League team to 16 wins this season. The Shuckers dropped three of five in the set, but won back-to-back one-run contests, upping the record to 5-2 in one-run affairs. The Shuckers rallied from down 2-0 and then 3-2 in the eighth inning to pull ahead for good. Kyle Wren (1x4, R, SB) singled to lead off the eighth and advanced to second on a gorgeous sacrifice bunt by Yadiel Rivera (2x3, R, SB). The speedster swiped third to put the tying run 90-feet away, and Orlando Arcia (2x4, RBI, R, 2B, SB) ripped a double to bring in the tying run. Nick Ramirez (0x3, R, BB) struck out and then Michael Reed (1x2, RBI, 2 BB, SB) walked to load the bases for Nathan Orf (2x3, 2 RBI, 2B, BB). Orf flared a broken-bat single to right to bring in Arcia and give Biloxi a one-run lead at 4-3. The pressure mounted in the ninth with Wifrin Obispo (SV, 5) seeking his fifth save in five chances. A leadoff single to Mitch Haniger was followed by two wild pitches to put the tying run on third with nobody out. Obispo settled down, getting Tom Belza to pop out to catcher Parker Berberet - who had come on for an injured Adam Weisenburger (0x3) Obispo then struck out Brandon Drury on three pitches. Reed made the defensive play of the day with a diving catch in right-centerfield to rob Sean Jamieson of a game-tying hit, ending the game. Mobile (15-9) broke Jorge Lopez's (5 IP, 2 R, 7 H, BB, 6 SO) scoreless-inning streak at 12.1 before it recorded an out; Belza doubled to start the game and Drury followed with a RBI single. The Brewers' 15th-ranked prospect settled down after the opening frame, retiring ten in-a-row from the second to the fifth inning before a two-out double by Jamieson ended the streak. Rudy Flores gave the BayBears a two-run cushion with an RBI single to bring home Jamieson. Biloxi (16-9) tied the game off of reliever R.J. Hively in the sixth. Back-to-back one-out singles by Rivera and Arcia put two on for Ramirez, who grounded into a fielder's choice from first base to second to put runners on the corners. Reed and Orf singled to bring in both runners, with Reed being thrown out trying to score on Orf's base hit to end the Shuckers' inning. The BayBears responded with a run in the seventh when Drury tripled with two outs on a misplayed ball by Tyrone Taylor (0x3) in left-centerfield and Jamieson brought him in on an error by Arcia, giving Mobile a 3-2 advantage. The combination of Martin Viramontes (1.2 IP, R - 0 ER - 2 H, SO), Mike Strong (0.1 IP), Jaye Chapman (W, 2-1, IP, BB, 2 SO) and Obispo locked down the BayBears' offense and kept the game alive for Biloxi's offense. The Shuckers swiped a season-high four bags during Monday's contest, eclipsing the mark set on April 26 against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Arcia recorded his 11th multi-hit game with a 2-for-4 day at the plate and Orf picked up two hits for the second-straight day going 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, including the game-winner. The win concluded a stretch of 21 games in 20 days, as Biloxi will take Tuesday off before hosting the Mississippi Braves for a five-game series in Pearl, Miss. Shuckers fans wearing club apparel will receive free admission to each of the five games at Trustmark Park. The Shuckers will send out RHP Brooks Hall (3-0, 0.96), while the Braves will have RHP Jason Hursh (0-1, 8.50) on the bump. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 PM, with coverage beginning at 6:45 on 1240-AM WGCM, 1580-AM WPMO and the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network. Fans can also listen to the game using the TuneIn Radio app or by going to www.biloxishuckers.com. Biloxi Box Score Having a 3rd catcher on the active roster came in handy in the 9th, as Tyler LaTorre had been used as a pinch-hitter earlier; via a Shuckers tweet: Yadiel Rivera snapped an 0-for-16 today by going 2-for-3 with a run scored, now hitting 289 Biloxi Game Log A cozy 148 attended on this Monday afternoon; somewhat telling, the Huntsville Times, including our old friend Mark McCarter, didn't post a single mention of this five-game series online...

AUDIO (Saturday): Jerry Durney of the Manatees Radio Network chats with RHP Jorge Ortega about his dominant outing in Daytona (RHP Javi Salas does a skilled job as interpreter) *** AUDIO (Sunday): RHP Hiram Burgos joins the Manatees Pregame Show to chat about Saturday night's start and his influence on younger pitchers in the organization *** AUDIO (April 12th interview, hadn't been posted earlier): 2B Chris McFarland joins the Manatees Pregame Show

AUDIO, Game Highlights: Daytona wins, 2-1 on a walk-off wild pitch

AUDIO, Game Highlights: Daytona scores five runs in the seventh inning to defeat Brevard County, 6-4

Final: Biloxi 4, Mobile 3 Biloxi Bottom of the 8th Pitching Change: Will Locante replaces Seth Simmons, batting 7th, replacing Alex Glenn. Kyle Wren singles on a ground ball to first baseman Rudy Flores. Yadiel Rivera out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher Ronnie Freeman to second baseman Sean Jamieson. Kyle Wren to 2nd. With Orlando Arcia batting, Kyle Wren steals (9) 3rd base. Orlando Arcia doubles (6) on a fly ball to left fielder Tom Belza. Kyle Wren scores. Nick Ramirez strikes out swinging. Orlando Arcia steals (3) 3rd base. Pitching Change: Jimmie Sherfy replaces Will Locante, batting 7th. Michael Reed walks. Nathan Orf singles on a fly ball to right fielder Socrates Brito. Orlando Arcia scores. Michael Reed to 2nd. With Tyrone Taylor batting, Michael Reed steals (6) 3rd base. Tyrone Taylor hit by pitch. Nathan Orf to 2nd. Michael Reed out at home, catcher Ronnie Freeman to pitcher Jimmie Sherfy. Mobile Top of the 9th Pitching Change: Wirfin Obispo replaces Jaye Chapman, batting 9th. Mitch Haniger singles on a fly ball to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. With Tom Belza batting, wild pitch by Wirfin Obispo, Mitch Haniger to 2nd. Defensive Substitution: Parker Berberet replaces catcher Adam Weisenburger, batting 8th, playing catcher. With Tom Belza batting, wild pitch by Wirfin Obispo, Mitch Haniger to 3rd. Tom Belza pops out to catcher Parker Berberet in foul territory. Brandon Drury strikes out on a foul tip. Sean Jamieson flies out to right fielder Michael Reed. Incredible last two half-innings to listen to -- great rally to take the lead; Obispo puts a man on 3rd with none out, then pitches out of it. Weisenburger got banged up somehow on the wild pitch and had to exit, will wait for news there. Awesome diving catch by Reed to end the game. *** The usual game post with full details and links tonight, some audio, too, we imagine...

40-man roster LHP Mike Strong has been activated from the Shuckers' 7-day DL after the minimum time. We never did get a formal online confirmation on his injury, so we're just glad he's back and ready to go.

AUDIO: Updated to include today's pregame interview with 1B Nick Ramirez