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Here's another video interview with Lawrie, this time by MLB FanHouse, followed by a scouting report from Frankie Piliere.

No you didn't; he was originally charged with six, but it was later revised to two.

Khris Davis has reached base in each of his last eight plate appearances: 7-7, 3 HR, 2B, BB. EDIT: Rattlers just took the lead on a bases-loaded HBP to Marseco.

Felix gets chance with Brewers Pat McCann/Panama City News Herald PHOENIX -- Steven Felix was going to give things a month to shake out. He said he was over the disappointment of not hearing his phone ring during the three-day Major League Baseball draft in June. Of seeing players of comparable or less ability being chosen while he was snubbed. The month just about was running out as the former Rutherford High School and Troy University standout was preparing for the College Home Run Derby held Wednesday at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. That's when one of the Trojans assistant coaches, Mark Smartt, contacted him. Smartt had been called, Felix said, by Joe Mason, a scout for the Milwaukee Brewers. Felix contacted Mason, and by Monday was on a plane headed for the Brewers spring training site. Following a physical and signing a free-agent contract, he is among 30-plus players participating in rookie ball. And dusting off his catching skills. "It was a little disappointing after the season I had," Felix said Thursday of not getting drafted. "I kept my head up and was looking for a free-agent deal. "I knew I was capable of doing more than they can," he said of some of the players drafted on the second and third day of the draft, "but there's nothing I can do about it." Felix hit .311 his senior season at Troy with 16 home runs, fifth in the Sun Belt Conference. His 69 runs scored were second in the conference and his .472 on-base percentage was fourth. That was as a left fielder, where he played exclusively last season after splitting duties his first three years catching and in the outfield. Felix caught throughout his prep career at Rutherford. "They needed catchers out here so I went back to catching," Felix said. He didn't hit the field until Wednesday, following the signing of a contract that provided some money up front. From now on he'll get paid every two weeks. "Right now I have the same shot as everybody else," Felix said. "It doesn't make a difference what round they were drafted in." Felix said the routine is four days on, one day off with games in the evenings. He said he is one of three catchers in camp, two of them fresh from high school. The other players came mostly out of junior college or four-year schools. "I don't second-guess myself or my coaches (at Troy) for putting me in the outfield," Felix said. "I know what I'm capable of doing and want to see how far I can get. I'm working on receiving and blocking, getting the rust off. "As long as I play good, you move up faster, but you never know what's going to happen. It just depends on how you play, who gets hurt." Felix said he was looking forward to participating in Omaha in one of the final events held at Rosenblatt, a new ballpark to host the College World Series starting next year. Especially so since Troy fell one game short of reaching the regional round of the NCAA playoffs in May. He said he'd been hitting in the cage at Troy, and the home run derby would have been a good experience. Otherwise he'd planned on taking a month to fully explore professional baseball before concentrating on a final semester he needs to graduate. His brother, Mike, a high draft choice in 2006, recently ended his pro career and currently is pursuing a college degree. "I talked to him so I kind of knew the process," Felix said. "He's moving on with his life now. I just came out here to play baseball."

This week's Minor League Transactions at Baseball America reveals a variety of Brewers moves. Perhaps most notably, RHP Kristian Bueno, the Brewers' 9th-round pick in 2006, has been released. Steven Felix, a undrafted catcher from Troy University, was signed (career stats). OF Chad Stang, who's been MIA all year, was placed on the 60-day DL. Catcher Michael Melillo, the Brewers' 31st-round pick in this year's draft, was also placed on the 60-day DL. OF Juan Barrini was transferred from the 7-day DL to the 60-day DL. The post also confirms that adding RHP Jeremy Jeffress to the 40-man roster did indeed consume one of his option years.

This article is from June 30th, but it's got some interesting content. Johnson makes decision to sign with the Brewers Joel Coleman/Starkville Daily News Former Starkville High standout R.J. Johnson has inked a professional contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and will join the rookie level Arizona League Brewers today in Phoenix. The Starkville Daily News All-Area Player of the Year signed Sunday, a little over two weeks since being selected in the 36th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Milwaukee club. Johnson, who in recent days has been mulling his options trying to figure out whether to head to college or sign with the Brewers, says the deal he signed gives him the chance to do both. “They’re gonna pay for my school,” said Johnson. “I was going to school either way it went, but why not play baseball in the summer and go to school in the offseason?” Brewers area scout Joe Mason says the signing package will pay Johnson “quite a lot of money” as part of a college scholarship agreement. “He’ll be able to go to school and go wherever he wants to go with it,” said Mason. Another key sticking point in negotiations, as indicated by Johnson after being drafted, was whether or not he would be given the chance to swing the bat. Though he was drafted as a pitcher after posting a 4-2 record with a 2.73 earned run average and 83 strikeouts in 48 2/3 innings pitched for Starkville in 2010, Johnson wanted a chance to prove himself offensively in a lineup each day. He hit .493 with 13 home runs and 44 RBIs this past season for the Yellowjackets. Mason said Johnson’s wish to hit will be granted when he gets to Phoenix. “We’re going to definitely give him a chance to (hit and pitch),” said Mason. “We’ll try and get him 10, 12, or 15 at-bats a week and he’ll work with pitching too. It’s gonna be tough on him but we’ll let it play out and see which way he needs to go.” By signing, Johnson becomes the first Starkville High baseball player to go pro straight out of school since Jackets head coach Danny Carlisle took over in the mid-1980s. Carlisle says he was filled with pride when Johnson signed and had some advice for his former star. “I told him to make the most of it,” said Carlisle. “I told him not to leave any stone unturned. Personally, I think he made a good decision (to sign). If he can make a living playing ball, what a great life.” For Johnson to maintain the professional lifestyle, he’ll first have to succeed in Phoenix. Yet it won’t just be on-field challenges that present themselves to the newest Brewers minor leaguer as Johnson must adjust to life away from Starkville. Carlisle thinks Johnson can tackle those issues and make it just fine. “It’s gonna be different for him,” said Carlisle. “He’s not going to have his parents or his grandmother there. He won’t have all his buddies around, but I really feel like he’s going to do well. While he’s out there, maybe he’ll get some time off and get to explore that part of the United States a little bit too.”

Brad Krause has another great blog entry up detailing yesterday's action for the Rattlers, including this helpful insight: Be sure to check out Brad's awesome photo gallery as well. Man, I love those uniforms.

Brad Krause included a couple shots of Cooper & Erickson in his excellent photo gallery from yesterday.

Final: AZL Brewers 6, @AZL Rangers 2AZL Brewers box score As I noted above, LHP Bobby Bramhall, very fresh off Tommy John surgery in November, pitched the first inning. It's great to see him back. He allowed two runs, both unearned. After that, it was the Jose Oviedo show: he worked the next seven innings, striking out ten while allowing only two hits, a walk, and a hit batter. Seth Harvey struck out the side around two hits in the 9th. Okay, the folk-hero act is back on for Tyler Roberts, who, no doubt punishing me for leaving him off my Power 50 ballot, went 3-5 with two doubles and a homer. Roberts is now hitting a silly .465/.540/.767 in his first eleven games this year. Max Walla was 0-2 with two walks. AZL Brewers play-by-play The Brewers' four-run 3rd: AZL Brewers Top 3rd Nick Shaw flies out to left fielder Braxton Lane. Kenneth Allison singles on a ground ball to left fielder Braxton Lane. Tyler Roberts hits a ground-rule double (6) on a fly ball to right field. Kenneth Allison to 3rd. Justin Parker walks. With Thomas Mittelstaedt batting, wild pitch by Carlos Melo, Kenneth Allison scores. Tyler Roberts to 3rd. Justin Parker to 2nd. With Thomas Mittelstaedt batting, wild pitch by Carlos Melo, Tyler Roberts scores. Justin Parker to 3rd. Thomas Mittelstaedt walks. With Joseph Paciorek batting, Thomas Mittelstaedt steals (1) 2nd base. Joseph Paciorek doubles (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Travis Meiners. Justin Parker scores. Thomas Mittelstaedt scores. Maxwell Walla walks. Pitcher Change: Andres Perez-Lobo replaces Carlos Melo. Demetrius McKelvie grounds into a force out, shortstop Oduber Herrera to third baseman Christian Villanueva. Joseph Paciorek out at 3rd. Maxwell Walla to 2nd. Demetrius McKelvie to 1st. Derrick Shaw grounds out, second baseman Santiago Chirino to first baseman Jhonny Gomez.

Here's a video interview of Lawrie prior to the game, conducted by MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo.

Taste of Futures Game motivated Lawrie Ian Browne/MLB.com ANAHEIM -- When highly touted Brewers prospect Brett Lawrie arrived at the Futures Game in St. Louis a year ago, his heart was pounding with excitement and his mind was racing with thoughts. But with a chance to make a return engagement to the spectacle for the game's top prospects on Sunday in Anaheim, Lawrie was decidedly calmer but no less driven. After Lawrie emerged from an early season slump in his first season at Double-A Huntsville (Southern League), a second trip to the Futures Game was, in a sense, a reward for responding to some adversity. "I knew that if I played well, I'd get the opportunity to come again," said Lawrie. "Obviously that wasn't really in my thoughts in the beginning. I just wanted to play good baseball -- just good Double-A baseball. Not having High A experience under my belt, obviously that's the biggest jump in baseball, from A ball to Double-A. I knew I was coming. I just had to stick with it, and I did. I knew I'd get here if I just played well." He was in the leadoff spot for the World Team in Sunday's contest at Angel Stadium and went 0-for-3. Lawrie is just 20 years old -- the second youngest player in the Southern League. "Age has never been a factor for me," Lawrie said. "I've always played with older guys. That's kind of always what I've done ever since growing up on the national team and in Canada, always playing with the best competition. That's where I excel, with the older guys. I didn't really play with a lot of guys my age. It's not really a big factor." The list of recent Brewers position players to play in the Futures Game is an impressive one, considering every single one of them since 2002 has made it to the Major Leagues -- either for Milwaukee or someone else. Bill Hall, Corey Hart, Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks, Nelson Cruz, Ryan Braun and Matt LaPorta are among the players in that group. In other words, this could bode very well for Lawrie's prospects. "It's crossed my mind a couple of times -- just obviously going to the big leagues in general. The question in my mind is, 'When am I going there?'" said Lawrie. "I don't really think about it that much because there's really not that much that I can control. All I can control is just playing every day, playing hard, being seen by the right people and playing the game the right way. Hopefully I get a chance sooner than later." The second baseman, formerly a catcher, was the 16th overall pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. A right-handed hitter out of British Columbia, Lawrie doesn't lack confidence. He doesn't know for sure when he will realize his dream of getting to the Majors, but his strong hope is for September. The Brewers have given him no indication. Lawrie hopes to make the decision for them. "Nope, nobody really says a word, it's kind of just [a case of] you go out there and you play every day. Be seen and not heard and hopefully I get a September callup," Lawrie said. "That was my main goal. If I played hard in Double-A and played well, hopefully I would get that call. I feel like right now, I deserve that. Obviously I've got the rest of the season to keep playing hard and just playing good baseball. If I hold my own the rest of the season and play well and do what I've been doing, hopefully I do get a call." At the All-Star break, Lawrie, a dynamic offensive player, is hitting .295 with 23 doubles, 11 triples, six homers, 44 RBIs and 24 stolen bases. As is often the case with top prospects, Lawrie has heard his name in trade rumors, something that will only intensify in the weeks leading up to the July 31 Trade Deadline. "Once again, [that's] out of my control," Lawrie said. "You hear things floating around. It's out of my control, but I don't want to go anywhere. I want to stay right where I am right now. To have to pack up and on to a whole new team would be something that's not up my alley right now. Maybe further down the road, but for now, I'm good where I am." When Lawrie made the decision to switch from catcher to second, his main motivation was that he thought it would get him to Milwaukee sooner. That transition has gone smoothly to date. "Obviously I've worked on it all year, and I've done a good job at it," Lawrie said. "My footwork from around the bag and just everything in general ... I've worked at it, and it's been fun. I feel like a second baseman -- yeah, you can say that." And as evidenced by his second consecutive Futures Game appearance, you could also say Lawrie's future looks pretty bright.

Manuel added: "In that instance, I thought he would have made the play with a better throw, and he just made an awful throw" Mixed reviews of Lawrie's BP session. Manuel gave it a thumbs-down: "He actually popped up quite a few, I thought he was trying too hard, wasn't terribly impressed w/his BP", but Frankie Piliere liked what he saw: "Yonder Alonso hitting titanic shots in BP. Lawrie looks superb also...[Lawrie] showed massive pwr to middle of the field"

Wow, Bobby Bramhall must be an exceptionally fast healer. He had Tommy John surgery in November, and yet here he is, pitching the first inning for the AZL Brewers.

Nice bounce-back for Keeling after two horrible appearances to begin his career and a three-walk first frame today.

That was a great play from Lawrie. I thought the throw was fine (in terms of strength, if not accuracy), but BA's John Manuel apparently decided to use it to further his opinion that Lawrie's arm strength has decreased: "Lawrie's arm not able to complete gr8 play" I know it was originally raised in the context of where Lawrie would play if he was moved to the outfield, but I have no idea why we're still talking about a second baseman's arm strength, especially after a play like that affirming that he can indeed play second.

Final: @Memphis 5, Nashville 1Sounds drop series finale in Memphis, 5-1 Nashville Sounds MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis starting pitcher P.J. Walters used both his arm and his bat to propel the Redbirds to a 5-1 victory over the Nashville Sounds on Sunday afternoon at AutoZone Park in the finale of a five-game series. Walters (3-2) tossed a quality start, holding the Sounds to one run on seven hits with five strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings, and the right-hander delivered a go-ahead, three-run double from the batter's box to lead Memphis to the win. The defeat, which snapped a three-game win streak for the Sounds, was the last of 16 contests between the division rivals in 2010. Nashville (48-42), which took three of five from the Redbirds this weekend, won the season series by a 9-7 margin. Sounds first baseman Joe Koshansky gave the visitors an early advantage when he led off the second inning with his team-leading 13th longball of the year, a solo shot to right-center off Walters. Memphis rallied to take a 4-1 lead with a four-run outburst against a pair of Nashville hurlers in the bottom of the sixth. Allen Craig and Joe Mather led off the frame with consecutive singles off Sounds starter Chuck Lofgren. After Bryan Anderson grounded into a force play that eliminated Craig from the basepaths and Nashville catcher Anderson De La Rosa picked Mather off second, Kevin Howard blooped a single to shallow center to put runners on the corners and chase Lofgren from the contest. Right-hander Donovan Hand was summoned from the bullpen to make his career Triple-A debut for the Sounds and was promptly tagged with a blown save as he was greeted by Donovan Solano's game-tying RBI single to left, which made it a 1-1 contest. Hand extended the inning with a mistake of his own when he mishandled Aaron Luna's lightly-hit comebacker; the error allowed the Redbirds to load the bases. Walters helped his own cause in a big way when he stepped into the box and hit a sinking liner to center that glanced off the glove of a diving Lorenzo Cain, plating three unearned runs on a play ruled as a double for the Memphis hurler. Howard tacked on an insurance run for Memphis in the eighth when he greeted Sounds reliever Chris Smith by hammering the right-hander's 1-0 offering over the right-center wall. The blast was the infielder's fifth round tripper of the year and upped the Redbirds' lead to 5-1. Fernando Salas worked the final two frames in scoreless fashion for Memphis to nail down his 16th save of the season. Lofgren (7-5) was saddled with a tough-luck loss for the Sounds after allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits while walking a pair of batters and striking out four in his 5 2/3 innings of work. Cain extended his hit streak to seven games with a fifth-inning double. The outfielder enters the break with a .368 average (14-for-38) in his nine games played for Nashville. Adam Stern had his season-best seven-game hit streak halted for the Sounds with a pinch-hit flyout in the seventh. The outfielder enjoyed a 6-for-9 series against the 'Birds and enters the All-Star break batting .545 (12-for-22) in his last eight games. After taking the next three days off for the Triple-A All-Star break, the Sounds return to action on Thursday night at Greer Stadium, when they welcome the division-rival Omaha Royals to Music City for the 7:05 p.m. opener of a four-game series. Left-hander Chris Waters (5-5, 3.55) will man the bump for the Sounds in Thursday's series opener to face Omaha right-hander Luis Mendoza (5-7, 4.57). A pair of Sounds players will compete in Wednesday night's Triple-A All-Star Game in Lehigh Valley, Pa. Shortstop Luis Cruz and right-handed pitcher Mike McClendon will serve as reserves for the Pacific Coast League stars in the 6:05 p.m. CT contest, which will be broadcast live on MLB Network as well as 104.5 FM "The Zone." Nashville box score Mat Gamel was 2-4 (with two strikeouts), the only Sound with multiple hits. Nashville play-by-play

Final: @Tampa 3, Brevard County 2Brevard County box score Things looked pretty good entering the 8th, with the Manatees holding a 2-0 lead on the strength of a Scott Krieger two-run homer and Jeremy Jeffress entering the game. Unfortunately, Jeffress faltered, allowing two runs (one earned) while walking four and loosing two wild pitches. He only allowed one hit and struck out two, so the stuff is fine--it's just his old control demons rearing their ugly heads. Brandon Ritchie picked up the loss, allowing a run in the bottom of the 10th. This spoiled a fine start from Dan Merklinger, who went six shutout innings, allowing seven hits and no walks and fanning six. Krieger was 3-4 with the homer, and Matt Cline was 1-3 with two walks. Erik Komatsu did not play. Brevard County play-by-play The decisive final three inning for the Yankees: Tampa Bottom 8th Pitcher Change: Jeremy Jeffress replaces Trey Watten. Jose Pirela walks. Corban Joseph reaches on fielding error by third baseman Matt Cline. Jose Pirela to 2nd. With Bradley Suttle batting, wild pitch by Jeremy Jeffress, Jose Pirela to 3rd. Corban Joseph to 2nd. Bradley Suttle singles on a line drive to center fielder Franklin Romero. Jose Pirela scores. Corban Joseph scores. Melky Mesa called out on strikes. Zoilo Almonte strikes out swinging. With Jose Gil batting, wild pitch by Jeremy Jeffress, Bradley Suttle to 2nd. Jose Gil walks. Mitch Abeita walks. Bradley Suttle to 3rd. Jose Gil to 2nd. Myron Leslie lines out to center fielder Franklin Romero. Tampa Bottom 9th Raymond Kruml flies out to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Jose Pirela walks. Pitcher Change: Brandon Ritchie replaces Jeremy Jeffress. With Corban Joseph batting, throwing error by Brandon Ritchie on the pickoff attempt, Jose Pirela to 2nd. Corban Joseph strikes out swinging, catcher Michael Roberts to first baseman Sean Halton. With Bradley Suttle batting, Jose Pirela steals (13) 3rd base. Bradley Suttle grounds out, third baseman Matt Cline to first baseman Sean Halton. Tampa Bottom 10th Melky Mesa singles on a line drive to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. With Zoilo Almonte batting, Melky Mesa steals (23) 2nd base. Zoilo Almonte grounds out, second baseman Steve Braun to first baseman Sean Halton. Melky Mesa to 3rd. Brandon Ritchie intentionally walks Jose Gil. Brandon Ritchie intentionally walks Mitch Abeita. Jose Gil to 2nd. Myron Leslie singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Melky Mesa scores. Jose Gil to 3rd. Mitch Abeita to 2nd.

Jordan Schelling on MLB.com: Happily, anyone regularly reading the forum here could indeed say they saw this coming from Axford. I think colby has been touting him since 2008, in fact.

LaTroy Hawkins will rehab with the AZL Brewers on Thursday.

Sunday profile: Greg Holle Andrew Santillo/Troy Record CBA graduate and former South Troy Dodgers pitcher Greg Holle signed with the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. He travels to Phoenix to take a physical and to throw with the Brewers’ rookie league affiliate in the Arizona League on Monday. Holle was drafted in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB First Year Player Draft and decided to skip his senior season at Texas Christian University. Greg’s father, Gary, who played briefly in the majors with the Texas Rangers, started his pro career with the Brewers. Age: 21 What’s on TV: The First 48. It’s a murder show on A&E. Also, Locked Up (MSNBC’s prison documentary show). That’s a lot of the stuff we watch on the road in hotels. I’d also say Family Guy. What’s in my IPod: A lot of country. I listen to a lot of Texas and Oklahoma artists. I’m also an AC/DC fan too. I saw them in concert. Favorite Flicks: No Country for Old Men. Tombstone. The new Rambo. What magazines I’m reading: Men’s Fitness Bookmarks: Facebook. gofrogs.cstv.com (TCU’s athletic website). YouTube. Love to trade places for a day with: Nolan Ryan First Job: mowing lawns Talent I’d most like to have: I have two. I want to be bilingual and I want to learn to play the guitar. Favorite Meal: My mom makes this Shepard’s [sic] pie with potato, corn and ground beef. Favorite place to visit: Anywhere near the beach. I like Texas a lot, I live here now, but any sort of beach town or beach city. Favorite sports teams: Growing up I was a huge Shawn Kemp and Ken Griffey Jr. fan, so I liked the (Seattle) SuperSonics and (Seattle) Mariners, but now I have to say the Brewers. My Motto: One I heard and have stuck to a little bit is ‘Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.’ Heroes: Both of my parents. My Bucket List: I want to play in the major leagues obviously. I also wouldn’t mind having a year to travel. I’d like to see Europe. As far as something high-risk, I would say skydiving. Favorite Restaurant: There’s a steakhouse down here (Fort Worth) called H3 Ranch (Hunter Brothers’ H3 Ranch). Best Sports Moment — individually: The (College) World Series. Honestly nothing tops that and the way we did it, to beat Texas in Austin. To make history (TCU had never advanced to the College World Series) and have it be in what ended up being my last year was great. Best Sport Moment — team: We put up an eight-spot in the top of the 8th inning against Florida State with two outs. (After trailing 7-2, TCU defeated Florida State 11-7 in an elimination game of the College World Series) Favorite Pitch: It’s probably my fastball. I like to challenge guys. Favorite Stadium you’ve played in: I got to pitch in the old Yankee Stadium. (Holle pitched in front of Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, who drafted Holle in the 35th round of the 2007 draft, coming out of CBA). Aside from that — Rosenblatt Stadium (in Omaha, the site of the College World Series). Batter of any era you’d want to face: Another pitcher (laughing). It has to be (Ken) Griffey Jr. because he was sort of my idol growing up. http://images.townnews.com/troyrecord.com/content/articles/2010/07/10/sports/doc4c391d712677b515601732.jpg

Final: @AZL Brewers 9, AZL Dodgers 4AZL Brewers box score 19-year-old Venezuelan Francisco Rivero allowed four runs in four innings; nevertheless, Rivero deserves to be commended for his precocious 19/3 K/BB so far, racked up in 22 innings of work. Skyler Crawford and Jose Sanchez teamed up to shut out the Diaper Dodgers for the rest of the game. Jason Rogers, Joey Paciorek, Kenny Allison, Max Walla, and Nick Shaw all had two hits for the Maryvale Crew, with Rogers, Paciorek, and Shaw each adding a walk as well. Walla tripled, just his fourth extra-base hit of the year. Demetrius McKelvie doubled but also struck out twice--that's 27 in 55 plate appearances, which is kind of amazing. Tyler Roberts' folk-hero status took a hit with an 0-5 line. AZL Brewers play-by-play Not sure why, but Justin Parker replaced Rogers at first base in the 9th; Rogers didn't bat in the preceding half inning. Do you sub for defense with a five-run lead?

Final (game two): DSL Mariners 5, @DSL Brewers 2 (7 innings)DSL Brewers box score Joel Dicent started and got roughed up a bit, allowed four runs in 4.1 innings. 16-year-old Venezuelan Osmel Perez, my favorite Brewer farmhand, tossed 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out one. Very little going on on offense. Juan De Leon was 1-2 with a walk, and Jose R. Garcia and Andres Martinez were each 1-3. Hitaniel Arias was 0-3, and Jose Pena did not play. DSL Brewers play-by-play

Final (game one): DSL Brewers 4, DSL Mariners 3 (12 innings)DSL Brewers box score This game was knotted at two until the 12th, when the Babiest Brewers scored two in the top half and held the Miniest M's to one in the bottom. Eduard Reyes again pitched very well: 7.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 7 K, 10/4 GO/AO. He turns 20 in a month. Hitaniel Arias was 1-3 with two walks and a HBP; Jose Pena was 1-4 with two walks; Jose R. Garcia was 2-6 with a double. Carlos Pena picked up his first hit since 6/24, 1-3 with a walk. DSL Brewers play-by-play The action-packed 12th: DSL Brewers Top 12th Ruben Sanchez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Randy Perez. Allixon Cequea out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Martin Abad to second baseman George Soto. Ruben Sanchez to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Yunior De Jesus replaces Martin Abad. Hitaniel Arias walks. Ronny Puello grounds into a force out, third baseman Jordy Lara to second baseman George Soto. Ruben Sanchez to 3rd. Hitaniel Arias out at 2nd. Ronny Puello to 1st. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Erickson Salaya replaces Ronny Puello. Jose Pena singles on a ground ball to center fielder Randy Perez. Ruben Sanchez scores. Erickson Salaya to 2nd. Jose R. Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Randy Perez. Erickson Salaya scores. Jose Pena to 2nd. Orton Rodriguez called out on strikes. DSL Mariners Bottom 12th Erickson Salaya remains in the game as the designated hitter. George Drullard homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Ivan Brea strikes out swinging, catcher Orton Rodriguez to first baseman Hitaniel Arias. Luis Matias grounds out, pitcher Rigoberto Almonte to first baseman Hitaniel Arias. Randy Perez grounds out, shortstop Andres Martinez to first baseman Hitaniel Arias.

Final: Brevard County 5, @Tampa 4 (11 innings) Brevard County box score No, seriously, someone should be broadcasting this stuff! The Manatees scored four in the 8th to tie the game and won it in the 11th. Wily Peralta's kinda weird season continued: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 10/3 GO/AO. I really expected him to be a lot more dominant this year. Hopefully the stuff will shine through eventually. Buddy Flores and Dan Meadows turned in solid, shutout relief work, with Flores striking out six in his 2.1 innings and Meadows working the last two frames to pick up the win. Sean Halton clobbered (probably exaggerating--I imagine most FSL homers are wall-scrapers) a two-out three-run homer as part of his 2-5 night. Josh Prince and Matt Cline were also 2-5, each with a single and a double. Brevard County play-by-play The two relevant innings: Brevard County Top 8th Scott Krieger strikes out swinging. Peter Fatse singles on a bunt ground ball to second baseman Corban Joseph. Josh Prince hits a ground-rule double (11) on a fly ball to right field. Peter Fatse to 3rd. Matt Cline singles on a ground ball to left fielder Raymond Kruml. Peter Fatse scores. Josh Prince to 3rd. Erik Komatsu grounds out, pitcher Adam Olbrychowski to first baseman Myron Leslie. Matt Cline to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Pat Venditte replaces Adam Olbrychowski. Sean Halton homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Josh Prince scores. Matt Cline scores. Sergio Miranda called out on strikes. Brevard County Top 11th Pitcher Change: Noel Castillo replaces Pat Venditte. Erik Komatsu strikes out swinging. Sean Halton singles on a line drive to right fielder Zoilo Almonte. Sergio Miranda singles on a ground ball to second baseman Corban Joseph. Sean Halton to 2nd. Brock Kjeldgaard flies out to right fielder Zoilo Almonte. Sean Halton to 3rd. Sean McCraw singles on a line drive to left fielder Raymond Kruml. Sean Halton scores. Sergio Miranda to 2nd. With Scott Krieger batting, wild pitch by Noel Castillo, Sergio Miranda to 3rd. Sean McCraw to 2nd. Scott Krieger strikes out swinging. Bookended by Scott Krieger swinging strikeouts--nice symmetry, sea cows.

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