TheCrew07

I'm going to actually agree with Paul. Jack Z's group proved to be adept at identifying key position players, the Brewers "historically" are not. That success came in a finite set of years, not so recently, that people keep going back to. What has Bruce Seid's staff been good at? Finding role players mostly to this point, but I do like the upside in Roache and Taylor particularly and I still find Coulter intriguing from the 2012 draft. However we're a long ways away from any of those young men contributing and or being impact players on the MLB level today. I firmly believe the Brewers should build around pitching first, taking 1 arm with high upside in each draft isn't going to get it done. It didn't work for Z's staff, what has changed now with the Brewers that we will be able to count on hitting on that 1 guy like San Francisco continually has? The Brewers are neither adept at identifying nor developing pitching, that's been historically true for the entire modern era. I'm not suggesting that if the disparity talent is so large between 2 players that the pitcher should come first, I absolutely believe in BPA, but I don't think the Brewers should draft another OF bat if there is a pitcher of similar talent sitting there either. We can find productive and cost effective position players in FA, the same hasn't been true of pitching, nor will it be easier going forward as salaries continue to escalate faster than the Brewers can grow their payroll. The gap is widening between the haves and have nots in baseball, the Brewers made tremendous gains from a payroll perspective over the last 6 years but those days are over with the new local TV contracts being signed by large market teams. If the debate is between a pitcher and position player of similar talent I'd rather the Brewers take the pitcher and try to make up for in volume what they lack in precision, like what TB has done. We absolutely need impact potential on both sides of the ball, I would never debate that, however I also think it's easier to trade for young hitting than it is to trade for young pitching. Unfortunately our best trade bait that the FO may have been willing to part with is old (by professional sports standards) and got injured, I sure would have loved to flip Ramirez/Hart for another potential long-term position prospect like Corey Seager. It looks like we had a pretty good year in Latin America with signings and the with last 2 drafts I'm hoping at least the positional side of the minors will start looking up. However the flip side is that it's awfully hard to say that Devin Williams is going to be an impact pitcher today, I certainly like the upside, but outside of him whom can we point to? Jorge Lopez is definitely back on my radar, but he's still awfully inconsistent as well, he's been alternating good and bad outings for a while now. We have no impact lefty anywhere in the organization, I'd argue no legitimate left handed starting pitcher, and somehow we keep letting our best lefty relievers go? It's ludicrous. Given the state of potential impact pitching vs hitting, we have much a greater immediate need for better pitching talent than we do hitting. As franchise we need to be able to draft/sign and develop our pitching or we'll never truly get over the top, that's been and will remain my guiding principal as such if the debate is regarding similar talent, always take the pitcher until the organization can prove otherwise.

Winning isn’t everything, but it’s not nothing.

So much for the Kris Bryant concerns...Billy Hamilton of the Reds and Tyler Glasnow of the Pirates also discussed. Prospect Notebook: Kris Bryant Extends Hit Streak To 10

Peoria puts out Wisconsin 3-1 Chiefs take game one of important series By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers PEORIA, IL - The Peoria Chiefs stopped the three-game winning streak of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers with a 3-1 victory at Dozer Park on Wednesday night. The Chiefs, who currently hold the second half Western Division Wild Card spot, knocked the Rattlers farther back in the playoff chase. Peoria (61-51 overall, 23-22 second half) grabbed the lead with a run in the bottom of the second inning. Jordan Walton doubled to start the frame. Jeremy Schaffer followed with a single to right to put runners on the corners. Bruce Caldwell drove in Schaffer with a sacrifice fly to center for a 1-0 lead. Wisconsin (48-62, 19-26) tied the game in the top of the fifth. Orlando Arcia singled and stole second. Chris McFarland tripled to the gap in right-center to send Arcia home with the tying run. But, the Chiefs went back in front in the bottom of the fifth. Juan Herrera singled and stole second against reliever Chris Razo to start the inning. Razo struck out Jonathan Keener, the next batter in the order, but a wild pitch let Herrera take third and Keener to reach base. Charlie Tilson grounded into a force out at second to get Herrera home for a 2-1 advantage. Peoria added an insurance run in the sixth inning. Breyvic Valera singled and stole second to start the inning. Walton singled to right to drive in Valera and the Chiefs were up 3-1. Perry scattered seven hits over seven innings, walked none, and struck out four to put himself in position for the win. Joe Donofrio took over for Perry in the top of the eighth and struck out the side in order. Michael Reed started the top of the ninth with an infield single. Reed, who had two hits in four trips to the plate in the game, extended his current hitting streak to thirteen games. But, Donofrio would not let the Rattlers rally as he struck out the next two batters and got the final out of the game on a fly ball to right. The loss dropped the Timber Rattlers four games behind the Chiefs in the race for the second half Western Division Wild Card spot with 25 games remaining in the season. Game two of the series at Dozer Park is scheduled for Thursday night. Ryan Gibbard (4-3, 5.15) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Silfredo Garcia (3-4, 4.76) is set to start for the Chiefs. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or IHeartRadio starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. WP: Chris Perry (2-1) LP: Chris Razo (1-1) SAVE: Joe Donofrio (5) TIME: 2:15 ATTN: 2,562 Wisconsin Boxscore Well the Rattlers managed just 1 run on 8 hits, but once again very few were XBHs, actually only 1 to be exact, Chris McFarland smacked a triple. Alfredo Rodriguez, Michael Reed, and Garrett Cooper accounted for 3/4 of the T-Rats offensive output, each getting 2 hits in the contest. Austin Ross posted his 2nd consecutive nice outing, he's ending on an upswing while Taylor Wall did what he's done all season. Wisconsin Recap Wisconsin didn't go down quietly in many innings, but somehow only threatened in the one they scored, did the contact play make a return on the play at home? Wisconsin Top of the 5th Orlando Arcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Charlie Tilson. With Tyler Roberts batting, Orlando Arcia steals (17) 2nd base. Tyler Roberts grounds out, third baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Jeremy Schaffer. Christopher McFarland triples (8) on a fly ball to right fielder Nick Martini. Orlando Arcia scores. Alfredo Rodriguez reaches on a fielder's choice out, second baseman Bruce Caldwell to catcher Jonathan Keener. Christopher McFarland out at home. Lance Roenicke flies out to center fielder Charlie Tilson. Wisconsin Gameday

Cubs' LHP Eric Jokish. Smokies' Jokisch no-hits Suns

A quick Cubs mention in this one. Prospect Notebook: Hunter Renfroe Stars At NWL All-Star Game

Full time? I don't think so based on the incredibly small sample I've watched him play out there, he seems best suited to a corner spot which doesn't fit his skill set with the bat very well. Is his inability to stick full time in CF due to his speed, ability to track balls/take good paths, arm, or some combination of the three? I wouldn't think speed would be an issue. I'm not sure how to answer that exactly, he just doesn't jump off the field at you defensively, he's not bad, he just doesn't stand out. It's more of a gut feeling from watching him play the corners, I haven't been there in person to see him play CF. It's not necessarily a speed thing, though I'd categorize him in the same manner of Eric Farris, he's above average as a runner, but I don't think he's a + guy. He's just not making plays that stand out like running down balls in the gaps. I don't know how to qualify it exactly other than to say he just doesn't look the part. He's just a really solid baseball player and as I pointed in a LR earlier this year, it's too bad he has no power because with D' Vo coming back CF is absolutely loaded, but he has everything else you'd want in a player... decent arm, speed, good approach at the plate, positional versatility... For what it's worth I actually liked Haniger more than Reed in CF for whatever reason (again small sample based on TV viewing). I also haven't watched him as closely as I have some other prospects like an Arcia or Taylor for example, so maybe that has something to do with it as well.

No one from the division. Prospect Notebook: Jayson Aquino Takes On Low Class A

Alluded to earlier, here are the best tools for each league. Low Class A 2013 Best Tools High Class A 2013 Best Tools Double-A 2013 Best Tools Triple-A 2013 Best Tools

3B Juan Silverio of the Reds and 2B Jonathan Rodriguez of the Cards. Offensive Players of the Week

Catching up from yesterday. Ryan Sheriff & Dixon Llorens of the Cards. Pitchers of the Week

The Reds' Amir Garett. Reds' Garrett fires on all cylinders

Stephen Piscotty of the cards. Texas notes: Piscotty in good position

Wisconsin wins third straight Rattlers score six in first on the way to an 8-5 win over Beloit By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers used a fast start and five solid innings from Jorge Lopez to defeat the Beloit Snappers 8-5 on Tuesday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The win was the third straight victory for the Rattlers. Beloit (65-49 overall, 22-22 second half) had the first good scoring chance. They put their first two batters of the game on base. But, Lopez stranded both runners with a strikeout, a fly ball to right, and another strikeout. The Wisconsin offense went to work right away against Beloit starting pitcher Andres Avila. Consecutive singles by Lance Roenicke, Michael Reed, and Mike Garza loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the first. Victor Roache drove in Roenicke with a sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead. Garrett Cooper followed win an RBI single. Max Walla drew a walk to reload the bases. Orlando Arcia was next and he blooped a two-run double to left field. Tyler Roberts followed with another two-run double and the Rattlers (48-61, 19-25) were up 6-0. Beloit got on the scoreboard with a solo home run by Renato Nunez in the top of the fourth inning. That was the only run Lopez allowed in his five innings. Wisconsin tacked on runs in the fourth and sixth innings to push their lead out to 8-1. Reed scored from third on a passed ball in the fourth. Cooper drove in Reed with a ground rule double in the sixth. Lopez was touched for three hits, walked two, and struck out three before turning the game over to the bullpen. Hobbs Johnson, the 14th round pick of the Milwaukee in the 2013 draft, worked a scoreless sixth. But, the Snappers loaded the bases with one out on a walk, a single, and a hit batsman. Aaron Shipman singled to knock in the run that cut the Wisconsin lead to six runs. Johnson came back to end the inning with a strikeout and a flyout. Beloit picked up a run in the eighth inning off Jono Armold on an RBI single by Ryan Delgado. In the ninth, the Snappers loaded the bases with one out against Armold. The Rattlers reliever got the second out with a strikeout, but walked Matt Olson on a 3-2 pitch to force in a run. Then, Ryan Mathews singled on an 0-2 pitch to drive in a run and the Snappers had pulled within 8-5 with the bases loaded and Delgado at the plate. But, Armold ended the game by getting Delgado to fly out to Reed in right-center. Reed went 3-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored to pace the Rattlers offense. Reed is now on a twelve game hitting streak and is 21-for-52 (.404) during this streak. The Timber Rattlers hit the road on Wednesday night to take on the Peoria Chiefs at Dozer Park. Austin Ross (0-0, 5.84) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Chris Perry (1-1, 3.04) is the scheduled starter for the Chiefs. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or IHeartRadio starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. HOME RUN: BEL: Renato Nunez (18th, 0 on in 4th inning, 0 out) WP: Jorge Lopez (5-6) LP: Andres Avila (4-3) TIME: 3:01 ATTN: 3,928 Tuesday afternoon – Postgame post for August 6, 2013 Wisconsin Boxscore Between the game story and blog post Mehring hit it all. Wisconsin Recap Wisconsin Gameday

Full time? I don't think so based on the incredibly small sample I've watched him play out there, he seems best suited to a corner spot which doesn't fit his skill set with the bat very well.

Maybe in the end it's as simple as angles. How many different points of view and possible paths are you willing to take in your view? How wide is your view? Just the MLB club? Just the MLB budget? Just the minor leagues? The division? The NL? MLB in general? What Monty, TLB, I, and many others have been talking about is about moving 1-3 somewhat expendable pieces to build a foundation around which we can sustain success. When have you that view you are someone who's trying to take in and account for as many different variables (angles) as possible. You want to build something which sustainable and competitive for the longterm, this year doesn't matter anymore than next year, or any other year. There will be up and downs with injuries and performance setbacks, but a strong foundation will keep the team competitive. Many posters here just simply obsess about the MLB team, or the position players, or just want to watch the best possible baseball for their season ticket package. That's fine but the problem is when we start talking about organization building if you aren't willing to step out and make an effort to take a wider of view of what's happening to the organization, around the division, around the league, and eventually around MLB then it's impossible to have intelligent discussion. Why? Because you aren't seeing the entirety of the picture, and without that context it’s extremely difficult to understand what’s truly being proposed. That’s why even after hundreds of posts the retort when suggesting trading whatever popular player for a position of greater need is typically along of the lines of, “you just want to trade everyone”. For example, the argument simply cannot always be the same clichés like “prospects fail” when the free agent veteran players the Brewers can afford to bring in tank at a similar rate, but at a much higher cost. Since 2008 I’ve been saying the exact same thing about our pitching, then I said it again when Marcum and Greinke were acquired, but yet somehow myself and other who share that view get labeled with the “revisionist history” card. How does that work when we’ve been saying the same things for all these years? Even now that the bottom fell out and we have relievers starting, how about acknowledging that there was probably something to what we being discussed. Maybe posters don’t take the time to read those long well thought posts, but if that’s the case, reading a post like that is too much effort, then why even comment on the ideas? How can you possibly understand what someone is saying if you just skim that kind of post? For the most part I'm done discussing this stuff, because by now it should be obvious that the way the team operated had a serious cost. We made the play-offs twice, we won 1 play-off series. I don't believe in shifting blame around, in the past I've taken everyone responsible to task for their part in what's been happening... Jack Z, Reid Nichols, Bruce Seid, Doug Melvin, Mark A... they're all responsible for the good and the bad, why does it matter who's to blame for how much? I was a huge Melvin fanboy for years until I sat down and took an honest look at the organization. I didn't set out to "hate" anyone in the the Brewers front office, they are my team, they are our team, but when I set out on a different path it was no longer possible to view those people in the same manner I had previously. After all these years of the same cliched repsonses being thrown back it's obviously not worth the effort to sit down and type out posts about organization building. There are so few people in the middle that the discussion has degenerated to the point of extremism coming from both sides. I happen to believe that history has proven the Brewer's strategy wasn't sustainable, and ultimately wasn't even that all that successful. Being better than we were for 20 years and having 2 nice runs shouldn't have been the end-game in my opinion, which is why I've argued so vehemently against the organization's policies for so long. Either you're willing to see it or you aren't, but either way this discussion has been stale for years and it's time to move on.

Rattlers stage ridiculous ninth inning rally for win Wisconsin scores five runs in 9th for 6-5 win over Beloit By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/6/6/0/56015660/cuts/August5Celebration_au9k27b7_ohnizbq4.jpg Michael Reed is pulled out of a pile of Timber Rattlers after the Timber Rattlers walkoff victory over the Beloit Snappers on August 5, 2013 (Ann Mollica/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers) GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers stunned the Beloit Snappers with a five run ninth inning for a 6-5 victory on Monday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. This was the second time in just over a week Wisconsin has scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to win a game 6-5. Chris McFarland gave Wisconsin (47-61 overall, 18-25 second half) a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. He cracked a single to center with two outs to drive in Garrett Cooper. Beloit (65-48, 22-21) evened the game in the top of the fifth inning. Ryan Mathews hit a home run with two out and none on base on a 2-0 pitch from Rattlers starting pitcher Tyler Wagner. Wagner went six innings, allowed one run on three hits, struck out four, and walked none. But, he left with the game tied 1-1 and had a no decision. Mathews doubled with one out in the top of the eighth against Wisconsin reliever Harvey Martin. He was still at second with two outs and Aaron Shipman at the plate. Martin got a grounder to second, but the ball went under McFarland's glove and into right-center to let Mathews score the go ahead run. Beloit tacked on three more two-out runs in the top of the ninth inning. They had two on base with Matt Olson at the plate. Olson cracked a 2-1 pitch from Martin to the beach beyond the wall in right-center and the Snappers were up 5-1. Dakota Bacus, the Snappers starting pitcher, went back out for the bottom of the ninth inning. Victor Roache was the leadoff batter for the Rattlers and demolished an 0-1 pitch from Bacus deep into the night for a home run to cut the lead to 5-2. The home run was the eighteenth of the season for Roache, who has homered in each of his last three games. Cooper continued the rally with a sharp single to left field and that knocked Bacus out of the game. Tyler Vail threw a wild pitch with Parker Berberet at the plate to get Cooper to second base. Vail would strike out Berberet for the first out of the inning. Berberet finished the game 0-for-3 with a hit batsman to see his hitting streak end at 19 games. Max Walla was next and a wild pitch sent Cooper to third. Then, Walla singled up the middle to drive in Cooper to make the score 5-3. McFarland continued the rally with a single to move Walla to second. Orlando Arcia doubled to right to drive in Walla, send McFarland to third, and make the score 5-4. The Snappers brought the infield in for Alfredo Rodriguez, who hit the ball sharply at the shortstop. The throw home got McFarland by a lot for the second out of the inning. Michael Reed stepped in with runners at the corners and two outs. He blooped a single the dropped between the third baseman and shortstop in short left to drive in Arcia with the tying run. Rodriguez noticed that no one was covering third base and he kept running. Vail raced to third to cover the bag, but the throw from left was off target. Rodriguez scored the winning run and the Rattlers celebrated the unlikely walkoff win. The Rattlers also beat Burlington 6-5 with a 5-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday, July 28. The final game of the four game series is set for Tuesday afternoon. Wisconsin has Jorge Lopez (5-7, 5.42) scheduled to start for the Timber Rattlers. Beloit has Andres Avila (4-2, 5.05) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 12:05pm. Magnet number three in the series of four that are being given away this season by Lamers Bus Lines features Timber Rattlers outfielder Tyrone Taylor. The first 500 fans to attend this game will receive this magnet. Show your business card at the box office on Tuesday and you will receive a box seat ticket, your choice of beverage, and your choice of brat or hotdog for $11.50 from Baker Tilly, WNAM, and WVBO. This offer is also available to fans 55 & older. If you can't make it to the ballpark, tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or IHeartRadio starting with the Miller Lite Pregame show at 11:45am. Tuesday's game is also available on MiLB.tv. HOME RUNS: BEL: Ryan Mathews (11th, 0 on in 5th inning off Tyler Wagner, 2 out) Matt Olson (15th, 2 on in 9th inning off Harvey Martin, 2 out) WIS: Victor Roache (18th, 0 on in 9th inning off Dakota Bacus, 0 out) WP: Harvey Martin (2-2) LP: Tyler Vail (5-4) TIME: 2:26 Wisconsin Boxscore After a Chris McFarland error allowed the go ahead run in the 8th and then Harvey Martin followed that up in the 9th by giving up a 3 run HR, I was so pissed I turned off the game. Of course curiosity get's the best of me and I check back in just time to see the game winning throwing error. From the TV broadcast Martin topped out at 91, but he was mixing his pitches well. He was not locating all that well, but somehow when he missed he was missing in just about the same spot across the other side of the plate and it worked out for him. Tyler Wagner looked really good topping out in the mid 90s, he left a couple of pitches up, one of which was hammered off the score board for a HR. Brad Woodall was continually talking about his FB movement in this game and he does have a much better vantage point than we do with a shakey CF camera. Truth be told that CF camera makes me a little seasick at times. The Rattlers had 4 hits through 8 innings, but piled on 6 in the 9th for that come from behind victory. Michael Reed, Garrett Cooper, and Chris McFarland all had 2 hits a piece. The 9th inning HR by Victor Roache and 2B by Orlando Arcia were the only XBHs for the T-Rats in the contest, but they were timely. One item that I thought was pretty cool team chemistry wise which Chris won't cover in the game story and probably won't cover in the blog was when Max Walla lined a foul ball directly into the T-Rats dugout during the 4th inning. Arcia acted like he was going to throw the ball back at him and then quick thinking Michael Garza grabbed a towel and waved the white flag. Walla got quite a bit of good natured ribbing when he got back into the dugout after his AB. With the series win the Rattlers are now 3-8 vs Beloit this year. One last thought, I'm not sure if I mentioned it before but Reed was on the DL with a hamstring issue and Tyrone Taylor is on the DL with a hip flexor. Wisconsin Recap McFarland didn't get the glove all the way down to the ground on what looked like it was going to be short hopping liner... instead of hopping up the ball skidded right underneath his glove. Beloit Top of the 8th Nick Rickles grounds out, third baseman Mike Garza to first baseman Garrett Cooper. Ryan Mathews doubles (21) on a fly ball to right fielder Max Walla. Dayton Alexander strikes out swinging. Aaron Shipman reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Christopher McFarland. Ryan Mathews scores. With Chris Bostick batting, Aaron Shipman caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Parker Berberet to shortstop Orlando Arcia. The game winning rally which I'm sure Mehring will cover in great detail above. It appeared that Matthews couldn't decide where to go with the ball and he eventually threw against his body and the throw sailed way wide of 3rd. Berberet's strike out ended his hit streak. Wisconsin Bottom of the 9th Victor Roache homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Garrett Cooper singles on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Mathews. Pitching Change: Tyler Vail replaces Dakota Bacus. With Parker Berberet batting, wild pitch by Tyler Vail, Garrett Cooper to 2nd. Parker Berberet strikes out swinging. With Max Walla batting, wild pitch by Tyler Vail, Garrett Cooper to 3rd. Max Walla singles on a line drive to center fielder Dayton Alexander. Garrett Cooper scores. Christopher McFarland singles on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Mathews. Max Walla to 2nd. Orlando Arcia doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Aaron Shipman. Max Walla scores. Christopher McFarland to 3rd. Alfredo Rodriguez reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Daniel Robertson to catcher Nick Rickles. Christopher McFarland out at home. Orlando Arcia to 3rd. Michael Reed singles on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Mathews. Orlando Arcia scores. Alfredo Rodriguez scores. Throwing error by left fielder Ryan Mathews. Wisconsin Gameday

Other than his power the thing that jumps out most about Roache has been his horrific defense. Some guys have MLB quality gloves in A ball, some guys you can comfortably project to be average, and then there are guys like Victor who I'm not comfortable projecting to even be average after what I've watched this season. Hopefully he gets much better as he moves up. He's been fantastic at the plate since the all-star break, but I don't think he'll ever hit for high average in MLB. If he can continually adjust as he progresses up through the system I think he's in that .250-.270 range as a hitter and he's an easy 20 HR run guy. His patience is about what you'd hope for, he could be a .330/.500 OBP/OPS guy or he could be nothing, he strikes me as a guy who's not going to have much middle ground. Either he's an everyday LF (for a NL club) or he's not going to have a career. I'm pleased with the progress he's made at the plate, he's squaring up balls much better, which should be obvious considering he's homered every 4th game since the break. I do have my concerns about how well he'll fair hit tool wise as he faces more advanced stuff and pitchers whom are able to better execute a specific strategy against hitters. He's covered up the most obvious hole he had in his swing and some first half issues with breaking balls, he's made good progress this season. He's not a great runner and his arm appears to be averagish so most his value is going to come from his bat. However, he's got a great attitude, I haven't read or listened to a single interview where his work ethic wasn't praised, so there's a possibly with some refinement to his hitting mechanics and pitch recognition he could very special with the bat. Again, I'm not into projecting best case scenarios for anyone, but he does have power, and if he can consistently make better contact, he could make an impact in the middle of the order.

Another Card's LHP Anthony Ferrara. Cards' Ferrara fans nine, allows one hit

Cards' LHP Ryan Sherriff. Sherriff takes no-hit bid into ninth

Pirates dominate the NL squad, also quite a few Cards' prospects Jammers boast seven NYPL All-Stars

Mike Olt of the Cubs and Victor Roache discussed today. Prospect Notebook: Opportunity Opens For Wilmer Flores

Subscriber Content. Tyrone Taylor Puts Adjustments To Work In Wisconsin

Rattlers beat Beloit 6-1 Roache and Berberet go deep in support of Semmelhack's fine start By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers put together all facets of their game on Sunday afternoon and defeated the Beloit Snappers 6-1 at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Eric Semmelhack allowed one run over six innings as the starting pitcher. Victor Roache and Parker Berberet each hit homers as part of Wisconsin's eleven hit onslaught and the defense played an errorless game. Christopher Bostick and Renato Nunez got Beloit (65-47 overall, 22-20 second half) on the scoreboard first. Bostick started the top of the fourth inning with a triple. Nunez followed with a sacrifice fly to drive in Bostick. Wisconsin (46-61, 17-25) came back with a two out rally in the bottom of the fourth. Max Walla singled with two out and none on the get Chris McFarland to the plate. McFarland lined a triple into the corner in right to drive in Walla to tie the game. Michael Reed drew a one out walk in the Wisconsin half of the fifth inning and was at second base with two outs. Then, Roache smacked a double to left-center to send Reed home and the Rattlers were up 2-1. Semmelhack worked around a one out double in the top of the sixth inning and ended his day with the Rattlers in front. He didn't walk a batter, struck out one, gave up five hits, and was in position to pick up his first win since April 25. Taylor Wall came out of the bullpen in the top of the seventh inning and worked a perfect frame to maintain the one run advantage. Then, Roache and Berberet gave Wall some breathing room in the bottom of the seventh. Mike Garza started the rally with a one out single. Roache was next and he crushed a 1-1 pitch from Vincent Voiro over the scoreboard in left-center field for a two-run home run. That was the seventeenth home run of the season for Roache. It also gave him three RBI for the day and 61 runs batted in for the season. Garrett Cooper followed the home run by Roache with a single. Berberet followed with a line drive home run over the wall in left field for his seventh home run of the season and a 6-1 lead. Berberet's tater also extended his current hitting streak to nineteen games. He has tied Chadwin Stang for the third longest hitting streak in Timber Rattlers history. Wall would retire the Snappers in order in the eighth, but Beloit loaded the bases with one out in the top of the ninth. Then, Wall got Nick Rickles to ground into a game-ending 1-2-3 double play. The Rattlers host game three of the series Monday night. Tyler Wagner (8-8, 3.48) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Beloit has Dakota Bacus (9-4, 3.86) on the bump. Game time is 7:05pm. The newest mascot of the Timber Rattlers joins the Timber Rattlers Bobblehead Club on Monday night. The first 1,000 fans to attend this game will receive a bobblehead of Whiffer courtesy of Dairy Queen. Since it's also a KRUZ 106.7 Qdoba Q*Monday, purchase a lunch entrée at either Qdoba location in Appleton and receive a free ticket to either of the remaining Monday home game during the 2013 season. If you can't make it out to the game, Time Warner Cable SportsChannel has the television broadcast starting at 7:00pm. The radio broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM or IHeartRadio starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. Monday's game is also available to subscribers of MiLB.tv. HOME RUNS: Victor Roache (17th, 1 on in 7th inning off Austin House, 1 out) Parker Berberet (7th, 1 on in 7th inning off Austin House, 1 out) WP: Eric Semmelhack (2-6) LP: Vincent Voiro (5-5) SAVE: Taylor Wall (6) TIME: 2:19 ATTN: 4,982 Seashells and Balloons – August 4, 2013 Wisconsin Boxscore That's 2 consecutive really nice outings by Eric Semmelheck. Taylor Wall is looking like more than LOOGY thus far, I guess we'll see as he moves up. Micheal Garza, Victor Roache, and Max Walla had the multi-hit games. The Rattlers also played clean defense, it's been a tough stretch defensively for this club. Wisconsin Recap Wisconsin Gameday

Sounds Extend Win Streak To Six With 10-6 Victory Over Tucson Nashville Cranks Out 16 Hits, Belts Three Homers In Series Opener Triumph Nashville Sounds http://www.milb.com/assets/images/9/7/6/55822976/cuts/PrinceStarWars_4xnc6zuj_9c8x8j8h.jpg (Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds extended their season-best winning streak to six games with a 10-6 victory over the Tucson Padres in front of 8,731 fans on Saturday evening at Greer Stadium. AUDIO: Blake Lalli HR AUDIO: Robinzon Diaz HR AUDIO: Hainley Statia HR The series opener victory on Star Wars Night featured 16 hits by the Sounds (44-71), including one by every member of the starting lineup. Red-hot hitters Robinzon Diaz and Eugenio Velez each went 3-for-4 to pace Nashville, which posted a double-digit run total for the sixth time this season. Blake Lalli, Josh Prince, and Hainley Statia also contributed multi-hit efforts. Tucson grabbed an early lead against Sounds starter Aaron Laffey, plating three runs in the top of the first inning. The T-Pads loaded the bases with one out on a Dan Robertson game-opening walk and a pair of singles by Dean Anna and Mike Wilson before Gregorio Petit put the visitors on the board with a two-run single to left. After re-loading the bases with another single, Tucson plated its third run on a Jesus Merchan grounder. Anna (4-for-4) upped the Tucson advantage to 4-0 in the second when he belted his ninth home run of the year, a one-out solo shot to right off Laffey. Lalli (2-for-4) put the Sounds on the board in the bottom of the second inning with a one-out solo homer to right off Tucson starter Jason Lane, the backstop's ninth big fly of the year. The Sounds pulled within a run at 4-3 in the fourth on Diaz's two-run homer to left off Lane, his third roundtripper of the year. Hunter Morris, who preceded Diaz with a double off the batter's eye to extend the Sounds' longest active hitting streak to six games (8-for-25, .320), also scored on the bomb. On the Morris double, Sean Halton was thrown out at the plate by a perfect Padres relay as he attempted to score from second following his team-leading 24th double of the year. After Tucson tacked on a run in the top of the fifth on a Petit RBI grounder, Nashville squared the contest at 5-5 in the home half of the frame. Statia (2-for-4) led off with a solo homer to left, his fifth tater of the season. Laffey followed with a double down the right field line and scored two batters later on a Baltimore chop infield single off the bat of Velez, who has hit safely in six of his last seven contests at a .458 clip (11-for-24). Nashville took a 6-5 lead in the sixth with a run off T-Pads reliever Ryan Kelly. Diaz -- who is batting .391 (25-for-64) over his last 18 games -- led off with a double to left, moved to third on a Lalli single, and score the go-ahead run on Josh Prince's RBI single to right-center. Prince was thrown out on the play as he tried to extend the knock to a double. Laffey took a no-decision for the Sounds after allowing five runs on six hits over six frames of action. The southpaw walked two batters and struck out four during his 89-pitch outing. Tucson knotted the contest at 6-6 in the top of the seventh against Sounds reliever Tim Dillard. Anna ripped his PCL-leading 37th double of the year, a one-out ground-rule two-bagger to left-center, and scored on Wilson's two-out single. The back-and-forth affair continued in the eighth as Nashville reclaimed a 10-6 lead by sending nine batters to dish to plate four runs against reliever Kevin Quackenbush. Prince had the game-winning RBI with his second go-ahead knock of the night, a single to right that plated Diaz. Pinch-hitter Stephen Parker contributed an RBI fielder's choice before Velez drew a bases-loaded walk to up the lead to three. Halton followed with a fly ball to right that dropped but Velez was forced at second on the play, leaving the Nashville right fielder with only an RBI fielder's choice for his efforts. Dillard (2-2) picked up the win for the Sounds after allowing one run in his two innings of work, while Quackenbush (6-2) was saddled with the loss after giving up four runs in his lone frame of action. The teams continue the series with another 6:35 p.m. meeting on Sunday evening. Right-hander Johnny Hellweg (10-4, 2.28), a winner in his last eight starts, will toe the slab for the Sounds and face Tucson right-hander Anthony Bass (2-5, 6.79). Nashville Boxscore Nashville Recap Nashville Gameday