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Final: @Wisconsin 3, Beloit 1 Wisconsin box scoreMatt Miller rebounded, much like Randy Wolf, from a 1st-inning run to have quite a good (if wild) outing: 7.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 6 K, 7/6 GO/FO, 99 pitches, 61 strikes. Always good for a hit batter or two, that Matt Miller. Alan Williams inherited a runner and two outs from Miller and allowed a hit before punching out the next batter to end the 8th. Adrian Rosario worked a perfect 9th, striking out the side. Chad Stang hit his second homer, and Mike Brownstein and Brandon Macias each had two hits. Nick Ramirez was 1-3 to raise his average to .118. TJ Mittelstaedt was 0-3 with a walk and has one hit in his last 30 at-bats; he did steal his 20th base. Wisconsin play-by-playRecap coming shortly, I'm sure.

Almonte fuels Sounds' huge inningBy Danny Wild / MLB.com In a game that seemed to drag on, Erick Almonte said a marathon seventh inning zipped by. "It was our first day game in about a month and it was almost four hours, but it was kind of cool to make that comeback that way," Almonte said. "It went by quick." Trailing by seven runs and having little luck against Reno starter Zach Kroenke, Nashville scored 10 times in the seventh. "We just started hitting like crazy," said Almonte. "We hit the ball in the right places." The Sounds needed just about all of those runs Wednesday afternoon as they held on for a wacky 11-9 win in Reno that featured 11 pitchers, 27 hits and 18 walks. Limited to pinch-hitting duties in the last few games, Almonte doubled twice and had five RBIs in the seventh. Nashville, which had a five-run inning in the opener of the series, used a three-run ninth on Monday to beat the Aces. It completed the four-game sweep in unusual fashion. "We've just had so much confidence in the last two weeks, especially on the road. we just have that confidence at the end of games," Almonte said. "But they made it interesting." Nashville's big inning included five doubles, four walks, a wild pitch, two pinch-hitters and three Reno relievers. Andy Gonzalez came off the bench and ended up making two outs in the frame. But the Sounds tied a record by ripping eight doubles for the fifth time in club history. Esmerling Vasquez replaced Kroenke to start the seventh, and things went downhill from there for the Aces. Vasquez walked Logan Schafer and hit Taylor Green with one out before uncorking a wild pitch to set the table for Almonte, who smacked a two-run double to left. "We were down by seven runs at that time, and with two runners on base, I just wanted to put a good swing on it," Almonte said. "I did, hit a double that scored two, and we scored a couple more and then I got to bat again with the bases loaded." A "couple more" is a bit of an understatement -- consecutive walks set up back-to-back two-run doubles by Caleb Gindl and Brandon Boggs, both off Kam Mickolio. Pinch-hitter Mat Gamel singled before Schafer delivered the fourth double of the inning, plating Boggs and chasing Mickolio. Jeff Bennett retired Gonzalez but intentionally walked Green to face Almonte, who cleared the bases with his 13th double that put Nashville in front, 10-7. "We were tied already at that point, so worst-case scenario, we have the game tied with two outs," Almonte said. "But I was able to connect on the ball and hit another double." Reno responded with a run in the bottom of the inning on a fielder's choice by Michael Restovich, but Nashville countered in the ninth as Gonzalez scored on Randy Flores' wild pitch. Ryan Langerhans hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth, but the Aces' rally stalled when Mike McClendon retired Cole Gillespie on one pitch. Almonte began the season with Milwaukee but has remained at Nashville since rehabbing a concussion he suffered in late April. His last game with the Brewers came on April 25. At Triple-A, the 33-year-old utility man is batting .304. He tied a Sounds' record on June 6 when he plated seven runs against New Orleans. "When that happened -- the concussion -- they sent me back to Triple-A and I thought, 'There's nothing I can do, just go there, put up my numbers and it's a chance to contribute,'" said Almonte, who hit .103 in 16 games with Milwaukee. "That's what I'm doing. I don't worry about the big leagues. I know the Brewers are doing well, but I want to help this ballclub, so right now, I'm just doing my job here." Almonte said he'd never been apart of a rally like Wednesday's. "To bat twice and get five RBIs in one inning, it doesn't happen often," he added. "It was a great inning, everyone was jumping on me." Salt Lake set the Pacific Coast League record for runs in an inning when they scored 16 times in the sixth against Vernon on Aug. 18, 1923. Although a 10-run rally was probably not part of the Souns' plan, Almonte said his teammates didn't change their approach. "We were able to work the pitches in the second inning with no outs, but we didn't score a run. Their starter did a good job throwing the ball for strikes, getting ahead, but we moved on," he said. "It was a long game." http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2011/08/10/fTDp7XRc.jpg (Jim Redman/MiLB.com)

Final (game one?): Brevard County 9, @Dunedin 2 (9 innings) Brevard County box scoreThere was supposed to be a doubleheader, and indeed the box score for game two is set up already, but when the 7th inning ended with the Manatees up by seven runs, they just kept on playing. Nick Bucci was quite good: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 3/4 GO/FO; both runs came in the 6th. Scooter Gennett rapped out four singles to raise his batting average to .302, the first time it's been over .300 in a very long time. Scooter's BA splits by month: .318 / .212 / .314 / .339 / .406. Remarkable in context how bad his May was. Shea Vucinich had three hits, including a double. Hunter Morris drew his 17th walk; he's gone to the plate 434 times this year. Brevard County play-by-playDunedin Bottom of the 6thBrad McElroy singles on a ground ball to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson.A. J. Jimenez pops out to second baseman Scooter Gennett.Sean Ochinko doubles (28) on a fly ball to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Brad McElroy to 3rd.Brian Van Kirk strikes out swinging.With Ryan Schimpf batting, wild pitch by Nicholas Bucci, Brad McElroy scores. Sean Ochinko scores. Throwing error by catcher Shawn Zarraga.Ryan Schimpf called out on strikes. I wonder how often a team's only runs--plural--score on the same wild pitch.

Final: Nashville 11, @Reno 9 Sounds Come Back To Sweep Reno In Road Trip FinaleNashville Sounds RENO, Nev. - The Nashville Sounds completed a four-game series sweep of the Reno Aces, thanks to a 10-run seventh inning rally in an 11-9 victory on Wednesday afternoon at Aces Ballpark. With the win, The Sounds (60-59) finished 6-2 on the eight-game road trip through Colorado Springs and Reno and are posting a winning record for the first time since April 17th when they were 6-5. The sweep was the third sweep of the season for the Sounds. Nashville previously swept New Orleans from June 25-28 at Greer Stadium and Iowa from July 18-21 at Principal Park. The Sounds were also swept by Reno at Aces Ballpark last season, their only meeting in 2010. Exploding for at least 10 runs in four of the last six victories, the Sounds tied a club record by ripping eight doubles in the victory for the fifth time in club history, including five two-baggers in the seventh inning. Trailing 7-0 after six innings, the seven-run comeback was the biggest this season, as Nashville previously produced six-run comebacks on June 2 vs. Iowa and July 5 vs. Memphis. Reno jumped out to a 3-0 lead before making an out thanks to a pair of home runs in the bottom of the second inning. First baseman Juan Miranda crushed a leadoff homer over the right field berm, his fifth of the year. After catcher Konrad Schmidt was hit by starter Josh Butler, shortstop Angel Berroa crushed his second long ball of the season, a two-run shot to left for the next two runs. Reno moved ahead at 4-0, as Butler got into trouble in the next inning after retiring the first two batters. Former Sounds outfielder Cole Gillespie got the rally started with a two-out single to left moved to third as the next two batters walked to load the bases. Butler then grazed Berroa with an inside fastball that allowed Gillespie to score. The Aces tacked on three more runs for a 7-0 lead in the fifth inning courtesy of a season-high five walks by reliever Zack Segovia. The frame began similar to the second, as Gillespie started with a leadoff single for the only hit in the inning. Segovia would then issue walks to five of the next seven batters he faced, including three consecutive two-out walks with the bases loaded before being removed from the contest. The Sounds scored 10 runs in the seventh inning by sending 14 batters to the dish, highlighted by five different run-scoring doubles, including two from first baseman Erick Almonte. The 10 runs scored were the most in an inning this season, as Almonte drove in the first two and final three runs. New reliever Esmerling Vasquez walked center fielder Logan Schafer and hit third baseman Taylor Green to get things started. Both runners moved to scoring position on a wild pitch and scored when first baseman Almonte lined a double to left field. After Vasquez walked Maysonet, he was removed for reliever Kam Mickolio, who walked catcher Martin Maldonado to load the bases. Consecutive first pitches from Mickolio were then attacked for two-run doubles by outfielders Caleb Gindl and Brandon Boggs for the next four runs. Boggs moved to third on a single from pinch hitter Mat Gamel and scored as Schafer ripped a game-tying RBI double to right field to chase Mickolio. Former Sounds reliever Jeff Bennett then entered the game and intentionally walked Green to load the bases, before Almonte unloaded an opposite field, go-ahead, three-run double off the right field wall. Nashville reliever Sean Green began the next frame and recorded the first out before getting into trouble. Reno quickly loaded the bases with a walk and two singles to remove Green. Randy Flores entered the game and induced an infield groundout and pop up to end the jam, but not before Reno scored a run to come with two runs at 10-8. The Sounds tacked on an insurance run in the ninth for an 11-8 lead. Andy Gonzalez doubled, moved to third on a bunt single, and scored on a wild pitch. Reno made the game interesting in the bottom of the ninth inning by rallying against reliever Randy Flores. May singled to lead off and scored on a Ryan Langerhans single combined with a Gonzalez throwing error to make it 11-9. After a controversial foul ball call down the third base line, Mike McClendon picked up his eighth save by throwing one pitch for a game-ending fly out. A combined 18 walks were issued in the matinee finale between the clubs. Nashville issued nine walks, while Reno also walked nine for an offensive season-high for the Sounds. Maldonado worked a career-high three walks. Butler matched a season-low with three innings pitched on the afternoon. The 26-year-old surrounded four runs on four hits and three walks and three strikeouts in 88 pitches (42 strikes). Segovia tossed a scoreless fourth inning before allowing three runs on five walks in the fifth. Daniel Herrera (1-0) worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Flores worked 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Reno starting pitcher Zach Kroenke's quality start was wasted, as the left-hander tossed six shutout frames while fanning four in a no-decision. Mickilo (2-3) took the loss after allowing five runs and not recording an out. After a league-wide off day tomorrow, the Sounds travel back to Music City to welcome the Las Vegas 51s (AAA-Blue Jays) for a four game series, beginning at 7:05 pm CT on Friday evening at Greer Stadium. Right-hander Amaury Rivas (7-11, 5.01) is scheduled to make the start against Las Vegas right-hander Chad Beck (1-1, 4.50). Nashville box scoreAngel Berroa! Jeff Bennett! A ten-run inning! Zack Greinke's telephone twin! The Pacific part of the Pacific Coast League is fun. Green was on four of six trips with two hits, a walk, and the HBP; Maldonado was also on four times, adding a single to his three free passes. As you can see in the PBP above, Eric Farris was pinch-hit for in the 7th, which is something we'll have to keep an eye on. Farris had a double and a walk in his three plate appearances before leaving. Nashville play-by-play

Final: @DSL Mariners 11, DSL Brewers 5 DSL Brewers box scoreAfter six home games in a row, the Cerveceritos finally went on the "road" and dropped a game to the hated Marineritos. Milton Gomez, the youngest pitcher in the system, was absolutely tattooed: 1.1 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 0 K. Whoa. Juan de Leon homered and doubled, and Yonki Hernandez tallied a triple and two walks. Young guns watch: Orlando Arcia (1-5); Esthervin Matos (0-4, BB); Raul Mondesi (1-3, HBP, SF); Elvis Rubio (DNP). DSL Brewers play-by-play Modesi showing off the family arm: DSL Mariners Top of the 8thRandy Perez grounds out, second baseman Francisco Castillo to first baseman Juan De Leon.Ketel Marte singles on a fly ball to center fielder Dionis Hinojosa.With Janelfry Zorrilla batting, wild pitch by Angel Ventura, Ketel Marte to 2nd.Janelfry Zorrilla singles on a fly ball to left fielder Raul Mondesi. Ketel Marte out at home on the throw, left fielder Raul Mondesi to catcher Natanael Mejia. Janelfry Zorrilla to 2nd on the throw.With Axel Wel batting, Janelfry Zorrilla picked off and caught stealing 3rd base, catcher Natanael Mejia to shortstop Orlando Arcia to third baseman Sthervin Matos.

Joseph Duarte, the Houston Chronicle's Rice beat writer, says McFarland won't make a decision until Monday. Despite the fact that McFarland's Twitter handle is "RiceOwl00", he's definitely still in play for the Brewers.

Final (game two): Tennessee 4, @Huntsville 2 (7 innings) Huntsville box scoreDan Merklinger was doing okay until the 6th, when he allowed two runs without getting an out: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 6/1 GO/FO, 89 pitches, 61 strikes. Santo Manzanillo and Rob Wooten each worked perfect innings, Manzanillo fanning one and Wooten two. After only getting three hits in the first game, the Stars outdid themselves with four in the nightcap. Matt Cline had one, so he had a nice day at least. Steffan Wilson had two, and happily Khris Davis picked up the final one. Brock Kjeldgaard started in center field. Huntsville play-by-play Tennessee Top of the 6thTy Wright singles on a ground ball to first baseman Sean Halton.Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Nelson Perez replaces Ty Wright.Rebel Ridling doubles (21) on a fly ball to center fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Nelson Perez scores.Josh Vitters doubles (24) on a fly ball to right fielder Steffan Wilson. Rebel Ridling scores.Pitcher Change: Santo Manzanillo replaces Dan Merklinger, batting 9th.Luis Flores flies out to center fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Josh Vitters to 3rd.Nate Samson pops out to second baseman Matt Cline.Junior Lake strikes out swinging.

Baseball America's Jim Callis says the Brewers' chances of signing either Carlos Rodon and Chris McFarland are "iffy". However, Fox Sports Houston's MK Bower still classifies McFarland as a "flight risk" (from the perspective of Rice University, that is).

Final (game one): Tennessee 8, @Huntsville 0 (7 innings) Huntsville box scoreThe Stars had almost as many errors (two) as they did hits (three). Michael Bowman was blasted for seven runs in two innings. Jesus Sanchez did a nice job in relief, allowing a run in four innings with three strikeouts and no walks. Two of Huntsville's three hits belonged to Matt Cline, and the other was a Brock Kjeldgaard double; BK also walked. Khris Davis was 0-3 and saw his average dip to .186. At least he's got another game tonight. Lee Haydel somehow committed two fielding errors in center field. Huntsville play-by-play

BC postponed.

Final (game two): @Brevard County 6, Lakeland 5 (7 innings) Brevard County box scoreNice doubleheader sweep. This one wasn't a walk-off win, but BC did score the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 6th. Mark Rogers was better than he's been in awhile, despite the run total: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR. Hunter Morris and Chris Dennis each went deep; that's Morris's first homer in awhile. Morris, Dennis, and D'Vontrey Richardson each had two knocks. Brevard County play-by-playHuge hit by Juan Sanchez: Brevard County Bottom of the 4thD' Vontrey Richardson singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Rockett.Hunter Morris singles on a line drive to right fielder Avisail Garcia. D' Vontrey Richardson to 3rd.Shea Vucinich singles on a fly ball to center fielder Michael Rockett. D' Vontrey Richardson scores. Hunter Morris to 2nd.Chuck Caufield out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Trevor Feeney to first baseman Jordan Lennerton. Hunter Morris to 3rd. Shea Vucinich to 2nd.Trevor Feeney intentionally walks Chris Dennis.Brent Dean strikes out swinging.Juan Sanchez doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Tony Plagman. Hunter Morris scores. Shea Vucinich scores. Chris Dennis scores. Juan Sanchez out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Tony Plagman to catcher Eric Roof to third baseman Wade Gaynor.

Final (game one): @Brevard County 5, Lakeland 4 (13 innings) Brevard County box scoreThe first nine and a half innings are written up here. BC did not capitalize on their 10th inning opportunity but did eventually prevail. Six of the Sea Cows ended up with two hits, but not among them were D'Vontrey Richardson (0-5, SF, 4 K) and Hunter Morris (0-6). Ouch. Roque Mercedes twirled four wonderful innings of relief to pick up the win, allowing just one hit over four innings while fanning five and walking none. Brevard County play-by-playHow it didn't end: Brevard County Bottom of the 10thPitcher Change: Kenny Faulk replaces Luke Putkonen.Juan Sanchez singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Kenny Faulk.Scooter Gennett singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Kenny Faulk. Juan Sanchez to 2nd.Pitcher Change: Zach Samuels replaces Kenny Faulk.Kentrail Davis grounds into a force out, first baseman Tony Plagman to third baseman Wade Gaynor. Juan Sanchez out at 3rd. Scooter Gennett to 2nd. Kentrail Davis to 1st.D' Vontrey Richardson strikes out swinging.With Hunter Morris batting, Scooter Gennett caught stealing 3rd base, catcher Rob Brantly to third baseman Wade Gaynor. How it did: Brevard County Bottom of the 13thKentrail Davis singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Rockett.D' Vontrey Richardson called out on strikes.Hunter Morris flies out to left fielder Shawn Roof.With Shea Vucinich batting, wild pitch by Zach Samuels, Kentrail Davis to 2nd.Shea Vucinich singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Rockett. Kentrail Davis scores.

Huntsville postponed as well.

Final: DSL Dodgers 5, @DSL Brewers 1 DSL Brewers box scoreOnly four hits over the whole game for the Cerveceritos' hitters, but their starting pitcher Jorge Ortega gave up ten in five innings, along with five runs. Esthervin Matos tripled once in three trips, and Orlando Arcia drew two walks. He now has 26 walks and only 15 strikeouts in 203 plate appearances. Dionis Hinojosa stole his 28th base. DSL Brewers play-by-play

Timber Rattlers rained out in Kane CountyChris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GENEVA, IL - Monday’s Midwest League contest between the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and the Kane County Cougars at Elfstrom Stadium has been called off due to rain. The teams will play a pair of seven inning games on Tuesday night. Game one is scheduled to start at 4:00pm. Game two will start thirty minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Tune in for the broadcast of Tuesday’s doubleheader on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 3:40pm. Brooks Hall (5-3, 3.66) is the scheduled starting pitcher in game one for Wisconsin. The game two starter for the Rattlers has not been announced. Kane County is scheduled to start Leondy Perez (4-11, 3.53) and Santiago Garrido (1-3, 6.20). Eric Arnett, the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers on Monday, is not available on Tuesday due to leaving the team to attend a family funeral.

Final: AZL Diamondbacks 5, @AZL Brewers 3 AZL Brewers box score6'4" lefty Will West, signed as an undrafted free agent out of high school this summer, continues to intrigue, today posting a 7/0 K/BB and a 5/1 GO/FO in his four innings of work, though he allowed three unearned runs; he owns a 27/5 K/BB in 23 innings now. The Brewers committed five errors in total. Hitaniel Arias had two hits and a double for the second straight game, and Jimmie Pharr followed up yesterday's two-homer game with his first career triple. Malcolm Dowell, back in center, was 0-3 with a walk, and Michael Reed, taking over in left, was 0-4; each fanned twice. AZL Brewers play-by-playRather interesting 1st inning, in which West struck out the side around some mayhem: AZL D-backs Top of the 1stPedro Ruiz singles on a ground ball to shortstop Renaldo Jenkins. Pedro Ruiz advances to 2nd, on throwing error by shortstop Renaldo Jenkins.With John Leonard batting, Pedro Ruiz advances to 3rd on a balk.John Leonard called out on strikes.Socrates Brito reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Andres Martinez. Pedro Ruiz scores.With Joseph Weik batting, Socrates Brito steals (12) 2nd base.With Joseph Weik batting, Socrates Brito steals (13) 3rd base.Joseph Weik strikes out swinging.Wagner Mateo strikes out swinging. More fun in the new West: AZL D-backs Top of the 3rdPedro Ruiz reaches on fielding error by second baseman Kevin Berard.With John Leonard batting, Pedro Ruiz steals (4) 2nd base.With John Leonard batting, wild pitch by Will West, Pedro Ruiz to 3rd.John Leonard singles on a fly ball to right fielder Ronny Puello. Pedro Ruiz scores.With Socrates Brito batting, wild pitch by Will West, John Leonard to 2nd.Socrates Brito called out on strikes.Joseph Weik flies out to left fielder Michael Reed.Wagner Mateo singles on a fly ball to left fielder Michael Reed. John Leonard scores. Wagner Mateo to 2nd on the throw.Pat Donahue strikes out swinging.

Suspended (game one): Lakeland 4, @Brevard County 4 (9.5 innings) SUNDAY'S MANATEES/FLYING TIGERS GAME SUSPENDED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHERBrevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. -- The first game of the doubleheader Sunday, August 7 between the Brevard County Manatees and the Lakeland Flying Tigers has been suspended due to inclement weather. The game will be picked up from the point where it was stopped, in the bottom of the tenth inning at 5:05 p.m. The second game of the doubleheader will begin 30 minutes following the conclusion of the suspended game. Since Brevard County and Lakeland have two other games against each other to make up, those games will be made up as doubleheaders on both Friday, August 12 in Lakeland and Sunday, August 14 in Brevard County. Brevard County box scoreTyler Thornburg shot himself in the foot with his lack of control: 6 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 8 K, 1 HR, 106 pitches, 61 strikes. Three of the runs came in the 2nd inning, so at least he recovered well. Eric Marzec worked three scoreless innings, though he was also off a bit, walking three. Two of the four Sea Cow runs came on sac flies, one each by Scooter Gennett and D'Vontrey Richardson. Gennett has two hits so far, and Shawn Zarraga has reached three times on a hit, a walk, and a HBP. Brevard County play-by-playThis would get Bill Schroeder tsking like mad: Lakeland Top of the 2ndWade Gaynor pops out to second baseman Scooter Gennett.Rob Brantly walks.Avisail Garcia walks. Rob Brantly to 2nd.Corey Jones homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Rob Brantly scores. Avisail Garcia scores.Daniel Fields called out on strikes.William Bergolla grounds out, second baseman Scooter Gennett to first baseman Hunter Morris. ...and this, too: Lakeland Top of the 4thRob Brantly flies out to right fielder Kentrail Davis.Avisail Garcia called out on strikes.Corey Jones walks.Daniel Fields walks. Corey Jones to 2nd.William Bergolla singles on a fly ball to right fielder Kentrail Davis. Corey Jones scores. Daniel Fields to 3rd.Shawn Roof called out on strikes.

Final: @AZL Dodgers 9, AZL Brewers 6 AZL Brewers box scoreAs pointed out above, 5th-rounder Michael Reed made his pro debut, starting in center field and batting 9th. He went 1-4 with a strikeout. Malcolm Dowell returned earlier than expected from his concussion with a single, double, and walk, ceding his usual CF spot to Reed. Jimmie Pharr cracked two homers and drove in five. Hitaniel Arias also had two hits, one of them a double. RHP Chad Thompson, who got a nice $100K bonus to sign as a 27th-rounder and had been excellent so far, bombed today, allowing six runs while retiring just four batters. Joel Pierce was uneven again: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K. Michael Schaub tossed a scoreless inning with a walk and a strikeout. AZL Brewers play-by-playThompson probably should have gotten out of the 1st with just two runs in rather than the five that eventually scored: AZL Dodgers Bottom of the 1stDevin Shines flies out to left fielder Malcolm Dowell.Bryant Hernandez singles on a pop up to second baseman Kevin Berard.Joseph Winker doubles (9) on a fly ball to left fielder Malcolm Dowell. Bryant Hernandez scores.Christopher O'Brien singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jose R. Garcia. Joseph Winker scores.Alex Santana flies out to left fielder Malcolm Dowell.Gianison Rosa walks. Christopher O'Brien to 2nd.Tae-Hyeok Nam triples (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Malcolm Dowell. Christopher O'Brien scores. Gianison Rosa scores.Bladimir Franco singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Reed. Tae-Hyeok Nam scores.Malcolm Holland strikes out swinging.

Final: Wisconsin 7, @Kane County 6 Wisconsin comes back to top CougarsBy Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GENEVA, IL - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers scored five times in the top of the sixth inning to erase a 5-1 Kane County lead Sunday afternoon. The Rattlers tacked on a run and held on for a 7-6 win at Elfstrom Stadium. The win snapped Wisconsin's three game losing streak. The Rattlers (55-57 overall, 17-25 second half) scored a run without a hit in the top of the first inning. Mike Brownstein walked with one out, stole second, and went to third on a passed ball. After TJ Mittelstaedt walked, Jason Rogers stepped to the plate. The Rattlers left fielder sent a fly ball to deep center that was tracked down for an out. But, Brownstein tagged and scored for a 1-0 lead. The Cougars (53-58, 25-17) answered in the bottom of the first. Angel Franco singled to start the inning and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. An RBI single by Brian Fletcher tied the game. Kane County plated two runs in the bottom of the second. Orlando Calixte tripled to start the frame, but was still at third with two outs. Jovan Pickett dragged a bunt up the first base line to score the run. Then, Pickett stole second and went to third on a throwing error. A single by Franco got Pickett home for a 3-1 Kane County lead. Fletcher struck again in the fifth inning. His two run home run to center with two outs off Rattlers starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson out of the game and gave the Cougars a 5-1 advantage. Cougars starting pitcher Jason Adam did not come out for the sixth inning. He had worked five innings, allowed one run on two hits, and turned that lead over to the bullpen. Wisconsin started their rally right away in the sixth. Brownstein and Mittelstaedt drew walks to start the inning against Kane County reliever Michael Giovenco. Both runners were off on an 0-2 pitch to Rogers and it kept the Rattlers out of a double play as Rogers sent a grounder to short. Nick Ramirez was next and he sent a high popup to shallow left. But, the ball dropped in between Kane County defenders and Brownstein raced home for the first run of the inning. The defense betrayed the Cougars on the next batter. Joey Paciorek hit a grounder to third that went through the legs of Jason Kuebler to let Mittelstaedt score and the Rattlers were down 5-3. Greg Hopkins kept the rally going with a single to center that scored Ramiez. Plus, a bobble in center allowed let Hopkins take second as Paciorek cruised into third. Franklin Romero put the Rattlers in front with a bloop single to center that scored both runners. Wisconsin padded their lead with a run in the top of the seventh. Brownstein reached second when Fletcher dropped a fly ball to left. Mittelstaedt advanced Brownstein to third with a grounder. Rogers cashed in Brownstein with a sacrifice fly to center and the Rattlers were up 7-5. Kane County got to within a run in the bottom of the seventh inning on an RBI grounder. The Cougars had runners at the corners with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning and Hopkins flashed some leather to keep the Rattlers in front. Julio Aparicio hit a hard grounder to the left of the Rattlers third baseman. Hopkins dove to make the stop, got to his feet, and fired a strike to first to retire the speedy Aparicio for the final out. Alan Williams, who came on in the eighth, worked a scoreless ninth to pick up the save. Casey Medlen, who replaced Nelson in the fifth inning, struck out four over 2-1/3 innings. Medlen, the 37th round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2011 draft, earned his first professional win. Game three of the series is Monday night at Elfstrom Stadium. Wisconsin has Eric Arnett as the scheduled starting pitcher. Arnett will be making his 2011 Midwest League debut on Monday. Leondy Perez (4-11, 3.53) is set to start for the Cougars. Game time is 6:30pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:10pm. Wisconsin box scoreNelson was hit very hard: 4.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 5/0 GO/FO. Maybe working on the two-seamer today? Williams allowed a hit and a walk while fanning two. Paciorek, Hopkins, and Romero had two hits. Paciorek came into the game throwing out 31% of would-be base-stealers and nailed two of five today but also committed a throwing error. Brownstein was on three times and scored three runs. Mittelstaedt swiped his 18th & 19th bags. Wisconsin play-by-play

Final (game two): @Huntsville 3, Tennessee 2 (7 innings) Huntsville box scoreCody Scarpetta again battled his control but was otherwise quite effective: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K, 96 pitches, 61 strikes (one of the walks was intentional). Lucas Luetge struck out the only batter he faced. Santo Manzanillo almost blew the game, giving up two runs in the 7th. Khris Davis finally got on the home run board at AA with a solo shot, and Zelous Wheeler and Matt Cline also went deep. Lee Haydel had a two-hit game and stole his 15th base. Huntsville play-by-playScarpetta wasn't in trouble in the 6th but was getting up there in pitches and was lifted so Luetge could face the lefty: Tennessee Top of the 6thRebel Ridling flies out to right fielder Brock Kjeldgaard.Ty Wright flies out to right fielder Brock Kjeldgaard.Pitcher Change: Lucas Luetge replaces Cody Scarpetta, batting 9th.Nelson Perez strikes out swinging. Manzanillo: Tennessee Top of the 7thPitcher Change: Santo Manzanillo replaces Lucas Luetge, batting 9th.Nate Samson grounds out, third baseman Zelous Wheeler to first baseman Steffan Wilson.David Macias walks.Jae-Hoon Ha doubles (11) on a ground ball to left fielder Khris Davis. David Macias to 3rd.James Adduci grounds out sharply, pitcher Santo Manzanillo to first baseman Steffan Wilson.Josh Vitters singles on a ground ball to left fielder Khris Davis. David Macias scores. Jae-Hoon Ha scores.Blake Lalli strikes out swinging, catcher Dayton Buller to first baseman Steffan Wilson.

Final: @Kane County 5, Wisconsin 2 Cougars scratch past RattlersBy Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GENEVA, IL - The Kane County Cougars defeated the Wisconsin 5-2 Saturday night at Elfstrom Stadium. Yowill Espinal's two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning gave Kane County a lead they would never lose. The loss was the third straight for the Timber Rattlers. Kane County (53-57 overall, 25-16 second half) broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth. Rattlers starting pitcher Maverick Lasker had allowed one hit and faced the minimum through the first five innings. But, a leadoff walk and a single put runners at first and third with no outs in the sixth. Espinal was at the plate to bunt the runners over, but a wild pitch by Lasker put both Cougars on base in scoring position. Espinal fought off a tough 1-2 pitch from Lasker later in the at bat to bloop in a two-run single for a 2-0 Kane County lead. The Rattlers (54-57, 16-25) came back with a run in the top of the seventh. Mike Brownstein drew a leadoff walk, but was forced out at second on a TJ Mittelstaedt grounder. Mittelstaedt beat the throw to first to keep the Cougars from turning two. Then, Mittelstaedt got a good read on a pitch in the dirt with Jason Rogers at the plate. The throw to second was wild and Mittelstaedt reached third base. Rogers drove in Mittelstaedt with a grounder to short. Kane County put three insurance runs on the board in the bottom of the eighth inning. Espinal reached on a bunt single with one out. Angel Franco tripled to send Espinal home. Later in the inning, Brian Fletcher and Jake Kuebler had back-to-back RBI singles with two outs to give the Cougars a 5-1 lead. Wisconsin tried to rally in the top of the ninth against Kane County closer Chas Byrne. Brownstein reached on an infield single and Mittelstaedt drew a walk to put two on with no outs. Rogers sent a deep drive to left-center that sounded great off the bat. But, the ball did not carry and centerfielder Brett Eibner ran the ball down just short of the track. Nick Ramirez knocked in Brownstein with a single to get the Rattlers to within 5-2. But, Byrne got the next batter to ground into a game-ending 6-4-3 double play. Game two of the series is Sunday afternoon at Elfstrom Stadium. Jimmy Nelson (6-7, 4.12) is the scheduled starter for the Timber Rattlers. Jason Adam (5-6, 4.68) is set to start for the Cougars. Game time is 1:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 12:40pm. Wisconsin box scoreLasker's final line: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. Ramirez also drew a walk! [trumpets] Mittelstaedt also singled. Reggie Keen was 2-3. Brandon Macias was 0-3 with a CS in his MWL debut. Wisconsin play-by-play

Final (game one): @DSL Brewers 7, DSL Cardinals 0 (7 innings) DSL Brewers box score20-year-old righty Eduard Reyes made his return from PED suspension with five shutout innings, allowing just one hit and two walks while fanning six. Welcome back, Eduard. Please behave and earn a promotion to AZL, k thx. No real big lines for the offense. Orlando Arcia had a hit and a walk, as did Esthervin Matos. LF Dionis Hinojosa was perfect, 1-1 with two walks, and is hitting .317 now. Do we know any teams that need a left fielder? Arcia committed his 11th error; recall that when he was signed it was mentioned that second base might be in his future. Matos stole his ninth base in 23 games. DSL Brewers play-by-play

Final (game one): Tennessee 5, @Huntsville 2 (7 innings) Huntsville box scoreLooks like the Hot Sheet love finally jinxed Wily Peralta, who still seems unwilling to turn the corner into top-100 land: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 3/7 GO/FO, 105 pitches, 55 strikes. Seems Peralta wasn't throwing enough strikes and was getting the ball up when he did find the zone. He gave up two two-out, two-run homers, including one that was part of a three-run 6th inning that really ruined his line. Peralta did single, one of the Stars' four hits. Hainley Statia stayed hot with a single and a walk. Brock Kjeldgaard and Khris Davis were both 0-3. Huntsville play-by-playThe two innings in which Peralta was scored upon: Tennessee Top of the 4thJunior Lake flies out to right fielder Brock Kjeldgaard.Rebel Ridling singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lee Haydel.Ty Wright flies out to right fielder Brock Kjeldgaard.Josh Vitters homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Rebel Ridling scores.Nelson Perez doubles (12) on a ground ball to right fielder Brock Kjeldgaard.Luis Flores flies out to right fielder Brock Kjeldgaard in foul territory. Tennessee Top of the 6thJunior Lake pops out to shortstop Hainley Statia.Rebel Ridling walks.Ty Wright pops out to second baseman Sergio Miranda.With Josh Vitters batting, passed ball by Anderson De La Rosa, Rebel Ridling to 2nd.With Josh Vitters batting, wild pitch by Wily Peralta, Rebel Ridling to 3rd.Josh Vitters singles on a ground ball to second baseman Sergio Miranda. Rebel Ridling scores.Nelson Perez homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Josh Vitters scores.Luis Flores walks.Nate Samson walks. Luis Flores to 2nd.Pitcher Change: Darren Byrd replaces Wily Peralta, batting 9th.Ryan Searle grounds out, second baseman Sergio Miranda to first baseman Steffan Wilson. Wow. He really lost it there in the 6th.

Toby reported that Dowell has a concussion.