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Final: @AZL Brewers 11, AZL Dodgers 2AZL Brewers box score Coming on in relief of mystery man Michael Schaub after three innings, Charly Bashara was outstanding, striking out ten over six scoreless frames to pick up the win. Tyler Roberts, who's been ice-cold this month, homered, as did Derrick Shaw, who had three hits. Nick Shaw continues to show what a good college hitter can do to the kids in the Arizona League, going 2-3 with two walks. Kenny Allison chipped in with a single, double, walk, and three steals, including one of home. TJ Mittelstaedt also walked twice and swiped two bags. AZL Brewers play-by-play Each of Allison's steals came during a separate time on base. His steal of home came during the Brewers' five-run 3rd: AZL Brewers Bottom of the 3rd Nick Shaw walks. Kenneth Allison walks. Nick Shaw to 2nd. Jason Rogers singles on a fly ball to left fielder Preston Mattingly. Nick Shaw to 3rd. Kenneth Allison to 2nd. Thomas Mittelstaedt grounds into a force out, second baseman Enlly Morales to shortstop Charlie Mirabal. Nick Shaw scores. Kenneth Allison to 3rd. Jason Rogers out at 2nd. Thomas Mittelstaedt to 1st. Pitcher Change: Brandon Martinez replaces Nathan Eovaldi. With Tyler Roberts batting, Kenneth Allison steals (15) home. Thomas Mittelstaedt steals (9) 2nd base. Tyler Roberts grounds out, shortstop Charlie Mirabal to first baseman Beau Brett. Thomas Mittelstaedt to 3rd. Steve Felix triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Chance Gilmore. Thomas Mittelstaedt scores. Derrick Shaw homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Steve Felix scores. John Bivens flies out to left fielder Preston Mattingly.

Final: Helena 4, @Casper 3Helena box score Things looked grim when the Brewers gave up a run in the bottom of the 8th to hand the Ghosts a 3-2 lead, but the H-Crew stormed back with one in the 9th to tie and another in the 10th to win. Starter Austin Ross again pitched very well: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 9/2 GO/AO. That runs his K/BB to 37/5 in 33 innings--amazing. Alex Jones and Brian Garman worked scoreless innings for the win and save, respectively. Cody Hawn posted a perfect night at the plate, 2-2 with three walks, to continue his recent resurgence. Helena play-by-play The rallies: Helena Top of the 9th Franklin Romero grounds out, third baseman Brett Tanos to first baseman Blake McDade. Cody Hawn singles on a line drive to right fielder Juan Crousset. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Shea Vucinich replaces Cody Hawn. Gregory Hopkins pops out to second baseman Jose Rivera. Michael Walker reaches on fielding error by shortstop Jeffrey Squier. Shea Vucinich to 3rd. Brandon Sizemore singles on a line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Shea Vucinich scores. Michael Walker to 3rd. Brent Dean strikes out swinging. Helena Top of the 10th John Dishon singles on a ground ball to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Carlos George out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Blake McDade to second baseman Jose Rivera. John Dishon to 2nd. Robert Garvey reaches on catcher interference by Michael Ramirez. Robert Garvey to 1st. Franklin Romero flies out to right fielder Juan Crousset. John Dishon to 3rd. With Shea Vucinich batting, Robert Garvey steals (7) 2nd base. Wild pitch by pitcher Juan Perez. John Dishon scores. Shea Vucinich flies out to left fielder Corey Dickerson.Jeez, Casper basically handed the game to them.

Odorizzi, Wisconsin deliver no-hitterRobert Emrich/Special to MLB.com Pitching at Perfect Game Field on Tuesday, Jake Odorizzi didn't throw one, but he came awfully close. Odorizzi matched career highs with 10 strikeouts over eight innings and Adrian Rosario fanned two in the ninth inning to seal the no-hitter as Class A Wisconsin blanked Cedar Rapids, 3-0. The Brewers' first-round pick in 2008, Odorizzi faced just three batters over the minimum. After a leadoff fielding error by second baseman Connor Lind in the second inning, the right-hander retired the next eight in order. Odorizzi walked a batter, hit another and did not allow a runner to reach second base. "Everything was working," he said. "Everything clicked, I could throw anything in any count, it's nice to have that when it comes around." Odorizzi ended his night by striking out Terrell Alliman after an 11-pitch at-bat. In doing so, he matched the career high in strikeouts he set during the Timber Rattlers' June 26 11-7 victory over Burlington. "It was pretty satisfying (ending it with a strikeout)," he said. "I was throwing a lot of fastballs, because if he was going to get a hit, I wanted him to earn it. He really battled, hats off to him." The 20-year-old, who also throws a slider, curveball and a changeup, had struggled in his previous start Aug. 16. He allowed six runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings in an 11-10 loss, also against Cedar Rapids. "I knew it was going to be the last time I would face these guys this year. I wanted to come out and have a good outing, but I never imagined it would be this good," Odorizzi said. It was the fourth no-hitter in the Midwest League in 2010. It was the third such Timber Rattlers' feat, and the first since Derrick Van Dusen did so against Cedar Rapids on Aug. 27, 2001. Odorizzi and Wisconsin came close to a no-hitter earlier this season. After pitching five hitless innings against Burlington on April 16, Odorizzi watched Timber Rattlers reliever Damon Krestalude surrender a double with two outs in the ninth. "It does (feel sweet) to finally complete it this time," Odorizzi said. "Last time it was a heartbreaker, losing it with two outs in the ninth. This time, watching the ninth inning go by, I had a good feeling. It meant a lot to the whole team." The Illinois native, who has never thrown a complete game in three seasons as a pro, tried to convince Wisconsin coaches to let him pitch the ninth. "I did my best lobbying act, tried everything I could think of. But I was about 120 pitches into it, and they said, 'No more, your career is more important,'" Odorizzi said. "I just had to go with it and respect their decisions and take the congratulations from everyone." The game remained scoreless until the fifth, when Timber Rattlers right fielder Kentrail Davis hit a bases-loaded fielder's choice that plated Michael Marseco. Joe Paciorek squeezed in a run and D'Vontrey Richarson added an RBI single in the sixth. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2010/08/24/9KHRXVHi.jpg (Ken Weisenberger/MiLB.com)

Final: Montgomery 7, @Huntsville 0Huntsville box score Not much going on in this one. Michael Bowman was doing fine through five innings, having allowed two scores, but he was hit for three more runs, and Eddie Morlan for yet another, in the Biscuits' four-run 6th. Each of the first six batters in Huntsville's lineup drew a walk, but the Stars could manage just four hits. Brett Lawrie committed his 22nd error (fielding). Jeremy Jeffress tossed a scoreless 9th, allowing a hit and inducing three ground outs. Huntsville play-by-play The Stars put a runner on second four different times but could never break through. This was the most egregious offense: Huntsville Bottom of the 3rd Anderson Machado doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder John Matulia. Chuck Caufield hits a sacrifice bunt. Anderson Machado to 3rd. Chuck Caufield to 1st. Dayton Buller strikes out swinging. Lee Haydel called out on strikes. Brett Lawrie flies out to center fielder Rashad Eldridge.

Final: Wisconsin 3, @Cedar Rapids 0Odorizzi & Rosario combine on no-hitter at Cedar Rapids Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Jake Odorizzi and Adrian Rosario grabbed a piece of history on Tuesday night in the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3-0 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Perfect Game Field. The duo combined to no-hit the Kernels for the first Wisconsin no-no since August 27, 2010. Odorizzi struck out 10 over eight innings. Rosario pitched around a one out walk in the ninth to record the final two outs to close out the gem. Kentrail Davis gave the Rattlers (53-72 overall, 27-30 second half) the lead in the fifth inning. He stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and one out. Davis hit a sharp grounder that was headed to center. But, Kernels starter Stephen Locke deflected the ball to second baseman Jean Segura for a 1-4-3 putout to get the run home from third. Wisconsin tacked on two more runs in the top of the sixth inning on two hits that barely traveled a combined 90 feet. Joey Paciorek dropped a perfect squeeze bunt up the first base line to drive in the first run. D’Vontrey Richardson sent a high chopper up the third base line with the bases loaded. Locke went over to field the ball, but had no play as the third Wisconsin run of the night crossed the plate. Odorizzi had the Kernels off kilter all night. The Kernels (74-50, 31-25) got their first base runner of the night on an error in the second inning. In the fourth Odorizzi hit Jose Jimenez with two outs. Then, the Brewers pitching prospect retired the next ten batters in a row. Cedar Rapids got a leadoff walk when John Karcich took a 3-2 pitch out of the zone in the eighth inning. Odorizzi got Justin Bass to fly out to right for the first out. Carlos Ramirez struck out and that brought Terrell Alliman, the number nine batter in the order to the plate. Alliman fouled of five different two-strike pitches and worked the count full before Odorizzi finally struck him out for the final out of the eighth. Odorizzi threw nearly 30 pitches in the eighth inning and his pitch count ballooned to nearly 110 for the evening. The decision was made to go to Rosario for the ninth. The slender righty out of the Dominican Republic got Jean Segura to fly out to center for the first out, but he walked Michael Wing to put a runner on base. Rosario responded by striking out Jeremy Cruz for the second out. Then, Jimenez chased three straight pitches in the dirt for the final out. Wisconsin’s last no-hitter was tossed in Cedar Rapids. Derrick Van Dusen struck out twelve in a 9-inning complete game to beat the Kernels at old Veterans Memorial Stadium. The last combined no-hitter in Timber Rattlers history was on July 26, 1990 when John Conner and Jim Smith teamed up to beat the Wausau Timbers. One other note about the no hitter. Odorizzi was the starting pitcher at Burlington on April 16, 2010. He pitched five innings without allowing a hit as the starter. Then, Damon Krestalude got to within one strike of a combined no-hitter at Community Field against the Bees. The Timber Rattlers continue their road trip by starting a three-game series against the Burlington Bees at Community Field on Wednesday night. Hiram Burgos (4-5, 3.63) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. The Bees have Tyler Sample (5-8, 4.47) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 6:30pm. Tune in for the play-by-play action on AM1280, WNAM beginning with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:10pm. Wisconsin box score Awesome! The only thing better would have been if Mike Trout was still on the Kernels. The no-hitter would have been sweet revenge for all the torment Trout caused them in the first half, though of course if he was still on the team, he probably would have had a hit (or three). Odorizzi threw 107 pitches, 79 for strikes. Hunter Morris and Chris Dennis were each 2-4 with a walk; Morris kept his power stroke in practice with a double. Khris Davis was 1-4 with a walk, Kentrail Davis went 0-5, and Richardson added a walk to his infield single while fanning twice. Scooter Gennett again did not play. Wisconsin play-by-play

Tuesday's Manatees/Yankees game postponed Frank Longobardo/Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. --- The scheduled game on Tuesday, August 24 between the Brevard County Manatees and the Tampa Yankees has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Wednesday, August 25 beginning at 5:05 p.m. Fans with tickets from Tuesday evening's game can exchange them at the Space Coast Stadium ticket office for any other remaining Manatees regular season home game. For more information, please visit manateesbaseball.com or call (321) 633-9200.

Three Rattlers are MWL Postseason All-Stars Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - Three Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have been named to the 2010 Midwest League Postseason All-Star Team. Second baseman Scooter Gennett, outfielder Khris Davis, and closer Jon Pokorny were elected to the team in a vote by the managers of the 16 teams in the Midwest League. These three Rattlers are the first postseason all-stars for the Timber Rattlers since Matt Tuiasosopo was the shortstop on the 2005 team. Gennett, who was the starting second baseman for the West Division at the 2010 All-Star Game in Fort Wayne, is hitting .321, the highest batting average of current Midwest League players. In his first professional season, Gennett has nine home runs and 54 RBI. Davis was the starting left fielder for the West Division in the 2010 All-Star Game and he stole the show on the night before the game by winning the Midwest League Home Run Derby. Davis is hitting .284 with 19 homers and 65 RBI. The nineteen homers are good for third in the Midwest League and are two shy of tying the Timber Rattlers franchise record for home runs in a single season. Pokorny, a ninth round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2009 draft out of Kent State, started the season in long relief and set up roles. In early June, he was moved into the closer's spot and has been almost perfect. Pokorny is 16 for 19 in save opportunities this season and is tied for fifth in the Midwest League in saves. Pokorny, who was named to the postseason squad as a left-handed reliever, is three saves shy of tying the Wisconsin franchise record for saves in a single season. The naming of three Timber Rattlers to this season's postseason All-Star team marks the most Wisconsin players on the team in franchise history. The previous high had been two in four straight seasons form 1998 to 2001. PAST TIMBER RATTLERS MWL POSTSEASON ALL-STARS PLAYER POS [/b] [/b]SEASON[/b] Matt Tuiasosopo SS 2005 Shin-Soo Choo OF 2002 Pedro Lirano 2B 2001 Jamal Strong OF 2001 Shawn McCorkle 1B 2000 Chris Snelling OF 2000 Juan Silvestre OF 1999 Clint Chrysler LHRP 1999 Jermaine Clark 2B 1998 Ryan Anderson LHSP 1998 The three MWL Postseason All-Stars and the entire Wisconsin Timber Rattlers team are home to wrap up their regular season home schedule for 2010 with a homestand from August 28 through September 3. Tickets are available for all seven games of the homestand and may be purchased one of three ways: On-line at www.timberrattlers.com, over the phone at 800-WI-TIMBER, or in person at the Time Warner Cable Field Box Office.

Final: Nashville 6, @Iowa 4Sounds earn series split with 6-4 win Nashville Sounds DES MOINES, Iowa - The Nashville Sounds gained a series split with a 6-4 victory over the division-leading Iowa Cubs on Tuesday afternoon at Principal Park in the finale of the four-game set. With the victory, Nashville (68-62) secured a 10-6 win in the season series against the I-Cubs. The Sounds trail Iowa by six games in the PCL American Conference Northern Division with 14 games remaining on their schedule. Third baseman Mat Gamel (2-for-4) continued his torrid August for the Sounds, putting the visitors on the board with a two-run homer in the top of the first inning. The blast, off Iowa starter Chris Carpenter, was the infielder's second in two days and 13th of the year. Adam Stern, who preceded Gamel by reaching on a fielder's choice, also scored on the longball. Iowa rallied to take a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the opening frame against Sounds starter Josh Butler. The go-ahead run in the inning scored in unearned fashion following a fielding error by first baseman Joe Koshansky. The Sounds tied the game at 3-3 with a two-out rally in the top of the second. After the first two batters were retired, Norris Hopper drew a walk from Carpenter, swiped his team-leading 22nd base of the year, and scored on Stern's opposite-field RBI double to left. Stern's double extended the outfielder's hitting streak to seven games, which is the longest active on the club and matches his best effort of the season. He is hitting .368 (57-for-155) in his last 47 games for the Sounds. The game remained tied until the fifth, when second baseman Ray Olmedo belted a two-run homer to right off Iowa reliever Hung-Wen Chen, his third roundtripper of the season, to put Nashville on top, 5-3. Luis Cruz, who went 3-for-5 on the afternoon, opened the frame with a single before scoring on Olmedo's blast. Iowa right fielder Brad Snyder pulled the Cubs within 5-4 in the bottom of the inning with his 21st home run of the season, a one-out solo shot to right. Nashville tacked on an insurance run in the ninth when catcher Martin Maldonado (3-for-4) drew a one-out, bases-loaded walk from Cubs reliever Jeff Stevens to force home Koshansky. Stevens minimized the damage, though, as he fanned pinch-hitter Erick Almonte and induced an inning-ending grounder from Hopper. Butler (4-1) picked up his fourth win in five decisions for the Sounds after he allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits while walking three batters and striking out four in his five innings of work. The right-hander tossed 95 pitches on the afternoon. The Nashville bullpen did a solid job behind Butler. Mitch Stetter, Carlos Villanueva (who struck out the side in his lone inning), and David Johnson all worked scoreless frames to turn things over to closer Chris Smith in the ninth. Johnson faced the biggest threat from the Cubs, who put runners on second and third with only one out against the right-hander. However, he recovered to post back-to-back strikeouts of Wellington Castillo and Jim Adduci to escape the jam with the Sounds' lead intact. Smith worked around a two-out walk to post a scoreless ninth and nail down his PCL co-leading 23rd save of the year. Chen (2-3) took the loss for Iowa after giving up two runs on five hits in his four innings of relief work behind Carpenter, who made his career Triple-A debut in the contest and allowed three runs in three frames. The Sounds return to Nashville this evening and will open their final homestand of the 2010 season on Wednesday night, when they welcome New Orleans (AAA-Marlins) to town. Right-hander Tim Dillard (4-6, 4.69) will take the hill for the Sounds in Wednesday's 7:05 p.m. opener of a five-game series. The Z's will counter with left-hander Wes Whisler (2-6, 6.64). Nashville box scoreWay to stay hot Mat Gamel and Luis Cruz! Especially nice to greet a Cubs pitching prospect rudely. Brendan Katin was 0-2, but he drew two walks and was hit by a pitch. Nashville play-by-play Despite what the recap says, Johnson didn't strike out Adduci but rather got him to fly out; you can listen to the play here.

As expected, Gomez was activated from the DL today.

Rivas overcomes struggles to recapture early-season form Guy Curtright/Special to MLB.com This has been a year of stellar starting pitching in the Southern League, but no one began the season better than Amaury Rivas. The Huntsville right-hander was 4-0 with a 0.90 ERA in his first five starts. He pitched a seven-inning complete game and allowed just 15 hits in 30 frames. That kind of domination couldn't last indefinitely, and it didn't. By mid-June, Rivas was 5-5 with a three-game losing streak. But working one's way to the Majors is about making adjustments and weathering the tough times. The native of the Dominican Republic was able to do just that, following the losing streak with five victories in a row. Rivas has won six of his past seven decisions and improved to 11-6. His ERA is 3.37 in 23 starts, and he has 105 strikeouts to 45 walks in 130 2/3 innings. "He has a tremendous arm," Huntsville pitching coach John Curtis said. "He's got a real good fastball and changeup combination, plus a pretty good slider. He pitches in the low 90s and hits the mid-90s. "But the thing about him is his persona. He's a bull out there on the mound." Included in the Brewers prospect's impressive body of work this season is a seven-inning shutout of Chattanooga on June 30 in which he scattered four hits. He followed that gem by limiting Tennessee to three hits and a run over six innings on July 5. The 24-year-old experienced a tender elbow and missed his next start, eventually making a short stay on the disabled list and losing a chance to pitch in the All-Star Game at his home park on July 14. But even by then, Rivas knew there wasn't a serious problem. "It hurt, but not anymore," he said then. Rivas knows about elbow issues. He underwent Tommy John surgery and missed most of the 2007 season before returning better than ever. Rivas was 13-7 with a 2.98 ERA in the Florida State League last season, ranking second in victories and fifth in ERA. He was also third in the FSL in strikeouts with 123 and was named the Brewers' Minor League Pitcher of the Year. "He's made no one wonder this season why he won that award," Curtis said. "He's a comer for us. He's done a terrific job." In a normal year, Rivas might be a candidate for the Southern League's Most Outstanding Pitcher Award. But that is down to a race between Jacksonville teammates Tom Koehler and Elih Villanueva this season. Kohler is 15-2 with a 2.78 ERA, while Villanueva is 13-4 with a 2.18 ERA. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2010/08/23/BU4qLClo.jpg (Billy Lenox)

Dan Merklinger named FSL Pitcher of the Week Frank Longobardo/Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. --- The Florida State League announced on Monday afternoon that Brevard County Manatees starting pitcher Dan Merklinger was named the league's pitcher of the week for the period of August 16-22. In two starts last week, Merklinger went 2-0 with a 1.12 earned run average in 16 innings pitched. He struck out 17 hitters and allowed nine hits, while not walking a single batter. On August 16, Merklinger went eight innings and allowed one run on four hits in Brevard County's 4-1 win over the Dunedin Blue Jays. Five days later in Daytona Beach, the South Orange, NJ native was magnificent again, as he threw eight innings and allowed one run on five hits and struck out 12 batters in a 15-2 Manatees victory. His 12 strikeouts was one shy of tying his highest single-game total of the season (13 against St. Lucie on July 28). In his last ten starts, dating back to June 30, Merklinger has not allowed any more than three earned runs in any of his starts, leading to a 2.10 ERA over that span. His strikeout-to-walk ratio has also been exceptional since June 30, as he has struck out 6.81 batters per walk (75 strikeouts/11 walks). He also leads the Manatees with 126 innings pitched. Merklinger was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of Seton Hall University. He is the first Manatee in 2010 to be selected as a Florida State League Player of the Week.

Richardson is Offensive Player of the Week Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - D'Vontrey Richardson made a run at a Midwest League record last week. He missed out on that bit of history, but he was recognized for the attempt. The center fielder for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers was named the Player of the Week for the Midwest League on Monday for his play from August 16-22. Richardson reached based in 11 consecutive plate appearances from August 18-20 in a series against the Beloit Snappers. The Midwest League record for reaching base safely in consecutive plate appearances is 14. For the week, Richardson went 10-for-20 (.500) with three doubles, two triples, and a home run. He also drew eight walks in six games during the week to run his on base percentage to .643. The six extra-base hits in the week gave Richardson a slugging percentage of 1.000. The 5th round selection of the Milwaukee Brewers out of Florida State University in the 2009 draft is the second Timber Rattlers player to win the Midwest League Player of the Week this season. Khris Davis won the award on June 28. Davis and the Timber Rattlers are currently on a road trip. They will return home to start the final homestand of the 2010 season on Saturday, August 28. Tickets are available for the seven games on the August 28 through September 3 homestand and may be purchased one of three ways: On-line at www.timberrattlers.com, over the phone at 800-WI-TIMBER, or in person at the Time Warner Cable Field Box Office. =================================== Paxson is Midwest League Trainer of the Year Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have an award winning trainer. Jeff Paxson has been selected as the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society Midwest League Trainer of the Year. He now is in the running for the Minor League Trainer of the Year Award against the other 16 winners from the other leagues in minor league baseball. Paxson was selected for the award in a vote by the trainers of the 16 teams in the Midwest League. The Minor League Trainer of the Year Award will be announced at the 2010 Baseball Winter Meetings in December.

Final: Montgomery 6, @Huntsville 5 Huntsville box score New dad Andre Lamontagne allowed six runs--all unearned--over the first two innings, and though Huntsville pulled to within a run on with a three-spot in the 4th, they could never draw even. Lamontagne's control was off, as he walked five in four innings and threw only 47 of his 88 pitches for strikes. Drew Anderson homered and walked (his evil twin started at shortstop for the Biscuits), and Brett Lawrie was on three times with a single and two walks. Taylor Green took the collar, and Caleb Gindl did not play. Huntsville play-by-play How did Lamontagne allow six unearned runs? Glad you asked: Montgomery Top 1st Emeel Salem singles on a line drive to center fielder Lee Haydel. Rashad Eldridge walks. Emeel Salem to 2nd. Jose Ruiz called out on strikes. Nevin Ashley reaches on force attempt, fielding error by shortstop Zelous Wheeler. Emeel Salem to 3rd. Rashad Eldridge to 2nd. John Matulia out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Drew T. Anderson. Emeel Salem scores. Rashad Eldridge to 3rd. Drew M. Anderson walks. Nevin Ashley to 2nd. Matt Spring hits a grand slam (2) to left center field. Rashad Eldridge scores. Nevin Ashley scores. Drew M. Anderson scores. Mike Folli lines out to center fielder Lee Haydel. Montgomery Top 2nd Shawn O'Malley walks. With Emeel Salem batting, passed ball by Anderson De La Rosa, Shawn O'Malley to 2nd. Emeel Salem grounds out, second baseman Brett Lawrie to first baseman Chris Nowak. Shawn O'Malley to 3rd. Rashad Eldridge out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lee Haydel. Shawn O'Malley scores. Jose Ruiz lines out to first baseman Chris Nowak.

Final: Nashville 8, @Iowa 6Nashville beats Iowa, 8-6, on Monday Nashville Sounds DES MOINES, Iowa. - The Nashville Sounds topped the Iowa Cubs, 8-6, on Monday evening at Principal Park in Des Moines in the third game of a four-game set. With the win, Nashville (67-62) moved to six games behind division-leading Iowa. Luis Cruz was a single away from the cycle, as the Sounds shortstop went 3-for-3 with three RBIs in the victory. The Sounds took an early 3-0 lead in the opening frame and didn't look back. Brendan Katin doubled home Adam Stern for Nashville's first run, followed by a Joe Koshansky RBI single. Cruz then doubled home Koshansky for the third run of the game. Nashville plated five runs on three second inning home runs to take an 8-0 lead over Iowa. Sounds starting pitcher Sam Narron helped his own cause to lead off the second inning, as the pitcher knocked a 3-1 pitch over the wall in right center for his first homer of the year and Nashville's second home run by a pitcher this season. The long ball was Narron's second homer of his career. After Stern walked, Mat Gamel tattooed a two-run shot to right field in his first game since serving a two-game suspension. Koshansky singled again, followed by a two-run home run by Cruz, his 10th of the season. The Sounds are 10-0 when Cruz homers. Iowa slowly chipped away at the Sounds lead, as Brian LaHair knocked in a second inning RBI for the Cubs' first score. After a Ray Olmedo fielding error, Robinson Chirinos hit a two-out, two-run double in the in the sixth inning, with Jonathon Mota singling home Iowa's third run. Sam Fuld led off the seventh inning with a triple and scored on the next play when Ty Wright singled to center. Donovan Hand came into the ballgame and allowed a single and then a sacrifice fly to Brad Snyder that trimmed the lead to 8-6, but that's all the damage Iowa would do. Narron (8-7) picked up the win after giving up six runs (two earned) while scattering 11 hits in six plus innings for the Sounds. Hand chipped in with two shutout innings. Brandon Kintzler picked up his fourth save of the season with a perfect ninth. Austin Bibens-Dirkx (5-2) took the loss, allowing eight runs on 10 hits in five innings pitched. The Sounds and Cubs will play the season finale between the clubs at 12:05 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon at Principal Park. Right-hander Josh Butler (3-1, 6.08) takes the mound against Cubs righty Chris Carpenter (NR). Nashville box score Listen to Narron's homer here. Cruz's career high in homers is the 12 he hit for Mobile in 2006. Stern was on three times with two hits and a walk. Kintzler struck out one Nashville play-by-play Cruz came up in the 7th needing a single for the cycle, but ended up doing something he's done a lot more rarely than single this year: Nashville Top 7th Brendan Katin flies out to right fielder Ty Wright in foul territory. Joe Koshansky strikes out swinging. Luis Cruz walks. Ray Olmedo strikes out swinging.

Final: Wisconsin 6, @Cedar Rapids 5Richardson sparks Rattlers rally Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – D’Vontrey Richardson showed the Cedar Rapids Kernels why he was named the Midwest League’s most recent Offensive Player of the Week. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers center fielder went 3-for-5 with three doubles, a runs scored, and two RBI. The two RBI came in the top of the ninth inning and gave Wisconsin a 6-5 lead over the Kernels. There were a few nervous moments in the bottom of the ninth, but the Rattlers held on to prevail at Perfect Game Field on Monday night. The Rattlers (52-72 overall, 26-30 second half) jumped in front with a run in the first inning. Richardson doubled to start the game. Two outs later, Chris Dennis cashed in the opportunity with an RBI double for a 1-0 lead. The Kernels (74-49, 31-24) answered with an unearned run in the bottom of the second after an error on a grounder to second with two outs let the tying run score from third. Wisconsin loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the third inning, but Kehrer got a strikeout and a 5-4-3 double play to end the threat. The Kernels took the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Rattlers starting pitcher Damon Krestalude struck out the first two batters of the inning. Then, Michael Wing doubled. Justin Bass followed with a single to drive in Bass and the Kernels were up 2-1. Cedar Rapids added a pair of runs in the fifth inning. Matt Long drove in a run with a fielder’s choice. Later in the frame an RBI grounder off the bat of Casey Haerther made the score 4-1. Khris Davis was hit by a pitch to start the Wisconsin sixth inning. Hunter Morris tripled in Davis. But, he was still at third with two outs. Kernels starter Tyler Kehrer uncorked a wild pitch to let Morris in to cut the Kernels advantage to 4-3. Then, a two-out bloop double by Jon Karcich off the glove of right fielder Erik Miller scored Bass from first base and Cedar Rapids was up 5-3. Wisconsin started their comeback in the top of the eighth inning. Morris lined a homer to left. The opposite field blast for the Wisconsin first baseman was his eighth of the season. Johnny Hellweg came on to close down the Rattlers in the top of the ninth, but he walked Connor Lind to start the inning. Pinch hitter Kentrail Davis struck out, but Michael Marseco drew a walk to put two runners on base. That was when the reigning Midwest League Offensive Player of the Week made his presence known. Richardson scalded a 3-1 pitch from Hellweg to the gap in left-center field. The ball quickly got out to the 407’ sign and Lind and Marseco raced home with the runs to put Wisconsin up 6-5. Wisconsin closer Jon Pokorny walked the leadoff batter in the bottom of the ninth. A sacrifice bunt moved the tying run into scoring position. Then, Pokorny walked another batter to put the winning run on base. Pokorny struck out Jeremy Cruz on a 2-2 off-sped pitch, but both runners took off on the pitch and would advance safely on a double steal to put a little more pressure on the Rattlers closer, especially with Kernels RBI leader Casey Haerther at the plate, But, Pokorny, who had blown his last two save opportunities – including last Monday to Cedar Rapids at home, struck out Haerhter to end the game and close out Wisconsin’s stirring comeback. Eric Arnett, who came off the disabled list earlier on Monday, pitched two scoreless innings in relief to pick up his first Midwest League victory. The final game of the four game series between the Kernels and Rattlers is Tuesday night at Perfect Game Field. Jake Odorizzi (6-3, 3.58) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Cedar Rapids will counter with Steven Locke (7-6, 4.35). Game time is 6:35pm. Tune in for the play-by-play action on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:15pm. Wisconsin box score D'Vo! Mehring couldn't get over how hard Richardson's third double was hit--"He almost put that ball THROUGH the wall!"--and was still talking about it during the bottom of the inning. You could hear the special quality of the crack of the bat even over the webcast. Richardson now has 10 extra-base hits and nine walks in his last ten games. For some reason, maybe the vast unfulfilled potential that he represents--I've been pulling especially hard for Richardson this year and it's really rewarding to see him finally go off on his first extended hot streak. May it be the first of many, D'Vontrey. Krestalude did get hit hard, but on the bright side he struck out six and walked none in his 4.1 innings. Can you believe this is Arnett's first MWL win? Says a lot about his season, but I don't want to beat him up too bad since he had a good outing, allowing just a hit while striking out a batter and recording the other five outs via ground ball. Morris keeps padding that gaudy ISO; if only he'd boost that walk rate. The Scooter Gennett watch continues. Wisconsin play-by-play Richardson pitched in on defense as well: Cedar Rapids Bottom 6th Michael Wing flies out to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Justin Bass singles on a fly ball to right fielder Erik Miller. Carlos Ramirez called out on strikes. Jon Karcich doubles (19) on a fly ball to right fielder Erik Miller. Justin Bass scores. Jon Karcich out at 3rd, right fielder Erik Miller to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson to third baseman Joseph Paciorek.

Final (game two): @Daytona 4, Brevard County 2 (7 innings)Brevard County box score Ouch. Daytona got all four runs in the bottom of the 6th to steal the win. Darren Byrd had pitched five scoreless innings up to that point, but was responsible for all four late scores. Brock Kjeldgaard (HR, 1B, BB) and Josh Prince (1B, 2 BB, SB) were on three times for the 'Tees, and Sergio Miranda added two hits. Erik Komatsu was 0-3 but was hit by a pitch; he was also HBP in the earlier game today, so he'll enjoy the ice bath tonight. Brevard County play-by-play BC scored a run in the 7th to narrow the gap to two and had the tying runs in scoring position for slugger Sean Halton: Brevard County Top 7th Josh Prince walks. With Matt Cline batting, Josh Prince advances to 2nd on defensive indifference. Matt Cline lines out to first baseman Rebel Ridling. Sergio Miranda singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Crawford. Josh Prince scores. Erik Komatsu hit by pitch. Sergio Miranda to 2nd. Angel Salome grounds out, second baseman DJ LeMahieu to first baseman Rebel Ridling. Sergio Miranda to 3rd. Erik Komatsu to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Jeff Beliveau replaces James Leverton. Sean Halton strikes out swinging.

Final (game one): @Brevard County 7, Daytona 3Brevard County box score In the completion of yesterday's suspended game, Mike Ramlow was a pen-saver, tossing four shutout innings while striking out five and allowing nothing but two hits. Sean Halton and Scott Krieger both homered, and Angel Salome was 2-2 with a double, two walks, and a HBP. Sergio Miranda and Juan Sanchez added two hits, and Erik Komatsu tripled, walked, and was hit by a pitch. It should be noted that the game (well, apart from the first five outs) actually took place at Daytona, because the teams had no more scheduled games at Space Coast Stadium. Brevard County play-by-play Pete Fatse's assist here helped the 'Tees escape the top of the 6th with a narrow 4-3 lead: Daytona Top 7th Greg Rohan singles on a line drive to right fielder Scott Krieger. Jose Valdez singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Sergio Miranda. Greg Rohan to 2nd. Evan Crawford singles on a line drive to left fielder Peter Fatse. Greg Rohan to 3rd. Jose Valdez to 2nd. Junior Lake called out on strikes. DJ LeMahieu lines into a force out, left fielder Peter Fatse to third baseman Sergio Miranda. Greg Rohan scores. Jose Valdez out at 3rd. Evan Crawford to 2nd. DJ LeMahieu to 1st. Ryan Flaherty walks. Evan Crawford to 3rd. DJ LeMahieu to 2nd. Rebel Ridling strikes out swinging.

I think we all kind of hoped Eric Arnett's DL stint was a mercy phantom injury and that his year was over, but that's not the case: Arnett was activated today, with Nick Bucci, who was a late scratch from his start yesterday, heading to the DL. As usual, please discuss Arnett in the Arnett thread.

Final: @Birmingham 5, Huntsville 1Huntsville box score Wily Peralta was fine through three innings, holding the Barons scoreless and fanning three, but then got tagged for five runs in the 4th. He walked three, hit a batter, and threw only 44 of his 77 pitches for strikes, so he was obviously struggling with his control. Mike Fiers and Lucas Luetge each pitched two scoreless innings of relief. The Stars had only three hits, one each by Lee Haydel, Zelous Wheeler, and Anderson de la Rosa. Brett Lawrie drew a walk. Caleb Gindl was 0-2 before leaving the game early (Is he dinged up? In the doghouse? What's the deal?) and Taylor Green was 0-4. Huntsville play-by-play Peralta's end: Birmingham Bottom 4th Jim Gallagher walks. Christian Marrero singles on a ground ball to right fielder Drew T. Anderson. Jim Gallagher to 2nd. Josh Phegley grounds out, shortstop Zelous Wheeler to first baseman Chris Nowak. Jim Gallagher to 3rd. Christian Marrero to 2nd. Salvador Sanchez singles on a line drive to left fielder Lee Haydel. Jim Gallagher scores. Christian Marrero to 3rd. C. J. Retherford hit by pitch. Salvador Sanchez to 2nd. Dale Mollenhauer triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Christian Marrero scores. Salvador Sanchez scores. J. Retherford scores. Coaching visit to mound. Justin Greene walks. Tyler Kuhn out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Dale Mollenhauer scores. Eduardo Escobar flies out to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Huntsville loaded the bases with no outs in the 7th but could only score one run: Huntsville Top 7th Brett Lawrie walks. Zelous Wheeler singles on a line drive to left fielder Jim Gallagher. Brett Lawrie to 2nd. Coaching visit to mound. Drew T. Anderson walks. Brett Lawrie to 3rd. Zelous Wheeler to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Deunte Heath replaces Johnnie Lowe. Chris Nowak strikes out swinging. Taylor Green grounds out, second baseman Tyler Kuhn to first baseman Christian Marrero. Brett Lawrie scores. Zelous Wheeler to 3rd. Drew T. Anderson to 2nd. Anderson Machado pops out to shortstop Eduardo Escobar. Nowak struck out all four times up.

Final: @Helena 11, Idaho Falls 4Helena swaps roles with Chukars, takes series Brett Billings/Helena Brewers The Helena Brewers erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning to power past the Idaho Falls Chukars 11-4 on Sunday afternoon at Kindrick Legion Field. The win means that the Brewers will remain in first place atop the Pioneer League North as they embark on a seven-game road trip, three at Casper and four at Idaho Falls. Helena started the game hot, scoring two in the first inning after Idaho Falls plated one run to start the game. Robbie Garvey singled to start the frame and scored on a sacrifice fly by Greg Hopkins. Mike Walker, who was red hot on the series, singled in Cody Hawn who walked earlier in the inning. Walker had seven hits in the series and is has hit safely in 11 of his last 18 at bats. The Brewers scored a run in innings three and four to go ahead 4-1, but the Chukars answered back with three in the sixth to tie the game. Helena ended the suspense in the seventh, scoring seven runs on six hits. Walker, who finished with four RBI, plated three with a bases-clearing double. Brent Dean had a two-RBI single three batters later. John Dishon doubled to score Dean. Robbie Garvey followed suit and doubled in Dishon to give the Brewers an 11-4 advantage. Matt Miller started on the mound. He tossed five innings, allowed four runs, and didn't get a decision. Ryan Bernal earned the win, his first of his professional career. He tossed innings six and seven without allowing a run. The Brewers get tomorrow off as they make the eight-hour trek to face Casper for three games. They will return home to face the Billings Mustangs on Tuesday, August 31st to finish the game that was suspended on August 9th and make-up the game that was postponed on August 10th. First pitch will be at 5:30 with Billings leading 3-0 and coming to the plate in the top of the fifth. Game 2 will be a seven-inning game and start thirty minutes after the completion of Game 1. The Brewers are opening the gates at 5:00 and admission will be $2 to sit anywhere. Helena box score Hawn, Hopkins, and Walker have all been hot lately. Walker doubled twice as part of his three hits, Hawn clobbered his 12th homer of the year and also singled and walked, and Hopkins added a hit and a walk. Dean and Brandon Sizemore had three hits, and Dishon added a single and HBP to his double. Rafael Neda recorded a single, his first hit with Helena. Miller struggled with his control, walking four while striking out just one; he continues to keep the ball on the ground, though--10/3 GO/AO today. Eric Marzec continued his bullpen dominance, striking out two in a scoreless frame. Helena play-by-play Miller ran into a wall in the 6th: Idaho Falls Top 6th Murray Watts singles on a ground ball to center fielder Robert Garvey. Kevin David walks. Murray Watts to 2nd. Travis Jones singles on a fly ball to center fielder Robert Garvey. Murray Watts to 3rd. Kevin David to 2nd. Geulin Beltre walks. Murray Watts scores. Kevin David to 3rd. Travis Jones to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Ryan Bernal replaces Matthew Miller. Malcom Culver grounds into double play, shortstop Shea Vucinich to second baseman Gregory Hopkins to first baseman Cody Hawn. Kevin David scores. Travis Jones to 3rd. Geulin Beltre out at 2nd. Thomas Zebroski doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Robert Garvey. Travis Jones scores. Reggie Taylor grounds out, second baseman Gregory Hopkins to first baseman Cody Hawn.

Final: @Cedar Rapids 10, Wisconsin 2Kernels crack Rattlers early Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – The Cedar Rapids Kernels were the early birds on Sunday afternoon. Cedar Rapids scored eight runs in the first two innings to build an early lead and cruise to a 10-2 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Perfect Game Field. The Rattlers are just 1-7 in eight games against the Kernels in Cedar Rapids this season. Wisconsin (25-30 second half) had two runners on with one out in the top of the first inning, but could not score. The Kernels made Wisconsin pay for missing that opportunity. Jon Karcich led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run off Efrain Nieves. Later in the inning, Casey Haerther doubled in a run for a 2-0 lead. The Kernels had the bases loaded with one out in the inning, but didn’t score again in the first. But, it was a different story in the second. Nieves, who was on as Sunday’s starter due to a late scratch of scheduled starter Nick Bucci, retired the first batter. Then, Karcich sent a fly ball to center. But, D’Vontrey Richardson lost the ball in the sun and the ball dropped just in front of him to allow Karcich to motor to second for a double. Matt Long followed with a triple. Jeremy Cruz singled in Long and the Kernels were up 4-0. Haerther followed with a double to put runners on second and third. A ground rule double by Randal Grichuk knocked in both Cruz and Haerther for a 6-0 lead. That double ended a streak of five straight hits for Cedar Rapids (74-48, 31-23). Grichuk scored from second base when a throw to first was wild after a grounder off the bat of Jose Jimenez. A single by Michael Wing chased Nieves from the game with the Kernels leading 7-0. Santo Manzanillo relieved and got the second out of the inning with a force out at second that put runners at the corners. Manzanillo threw wildly to first on a pickoff attempt and that allowed Jimenez to score and the Kernels were up 8-0. Richardson lined a solo homer to left in the third inning to get the Rattlers on the scoreboard. In the fourth, Chris Dennis doubled, took third on a passed ball, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Cameron Garfield. Game three of the series with the Kernels is Monday evening. Damon Krestalude (2-9, 7.35) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. Cedar Rapids sends Tyler Kehrer (5-4, 4.62) to the hill. Game time is 6:35pm. You may tune in for the play-by-play action on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:15pm. Wisconsin box score Richardson also doubled, rebounding from his oh-fer last night to keep his hot streak going. Kentrail Davis and Hunter Morris were 1-4, and Khris Davis was 0-4. Scooter Gennett again did not play. Manzanillo tossed 4.1 innings of scoreless ball to restore some sanity and eat some needed innings after Bucci's late scratch. Jon Pokorny pitched the 8th and gave up two scores, the third straight outing he's allowed 2+ runs. Wisconsin play-by-play

Final: @Iowa 3, Nashville 2Sounds lose second straight game to I-Cubs, 3-2 Nashville Sounds DES MOINES, Iowa - The Nashville Sounds suffered their second consecutive loss to the division-leading Iowa Cubs on Sunday afternoon, falling 3-2 at Principal Park. With the defeat, the Sounds (66-62) dropped a season-high eight games behind the I-Cubs with only 16 games remaining on their schedule. Nashville out-hit Iowa in the game, 8-6, but finished just 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base on the afternoon. After the Sounds left runners in scoring position in each of the first two frames, Iowa took a 1-0 lead in the second on Bryan LaHair's RBI single off Nashville starter Marty McLeary (6-8), who drew the loss despite a quality start effort (6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R). Nashville pulled in front, 2-1, in the fifth when Adam Stern (3-for-4) led off with a double then scored on Erick Almonte's second home run of the season, a two-run shot to left-center off Iowa starter Jay Jackson. The I-Cubs responded immediately, however, getting both runs back in the home half of the frame against McLeary. LaHair led off with a double and tied the contest at 2-2 when he scored two batters later on a Matt Camp double. The Cubs pulled back ahead later in the frame when catcher Chris Robinson scored on a bases-loaded, double-play groundout. The Sounds' best chance to tie the contest again came in the eighth, when they put runners on first and second with one out against Cubs reliever Jeff Gray. However, Norris Hopper bounced into a fielder's choice before the right-hander induced an inning-ending lineout from Ben Johnson to escape the jam unscathed. Right-hander Jeff Stevens worked around a one-out Stern single in the ninth to work a scoreless frame and notch his fifth save of the year. Jackson (10-8) picked up the win for Iowa after holding the Sounds to two runs on five hits while striking out six over his five innings of work. The division rivals continue the series with a 7:05 p.m. meeting on Monday. Left-hander Sam Narron (7-7, 4.32) is scheduled to start for the Sounds. Iowa will counter with right-hander Austin Bibens-Dirkx (5-1, 2.61). Nashville box score You can listen to Almonte's homer here. Excellent game--and season--from Stern. Carlos Villanueva and Chris Smith each tossed a scoreless inning of relief. Mat Gamel did not play for the second straight game. Nashville play-by-play

Chris Mehring reports that Nick Bucci was scratched last night, which is why Efrain Nieves is starting today.

Khris Davis and Cameron Garfield are back in the starting lineup for the Rattlers, but still not Scooter Gennett.