Link Report for Wed. 7/20 -- Updated: Josh Butler dodges another bullet, will be OK after line drive to the leg

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Wanted to post early on, we'll have full details by mid-morning.

 

Top prospect watchers nationally will have an eye on this game (11:05 AM Central, there should be Palm Beach audio) --

 

Cardinals' young right-hander Carlos Martinez (1-1, 3.78 ERA) will make his second appearance at Roger Dean Stadium Wednesday afternoon against Tyler Thornburg (2-2, 2.05 ERA) and the Manatees.

 

That is just a ridiculous matchup and hopefully Tyler puts on a show.

 

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With a similar 11:05 AM Central start time (10:45 pre-game), Chris Mehring will have his call of Timber Rattlers - Lugnuts from Lansing. Matt Miller will be on the mound for Wisconsin.

[Mass Haas]

Wednesday's Daily Menu:

Nashville: RHP Josh Butler at Iowa (Cubs), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime
Live Audio Link -- Select the Iowa feed from the MiLB main audio page
MiLB.TV -- for subscribers

* NOTE for friends, family, and fans specific for the Sounds: The Sounds' audio feed won't be available from Iowa for the duration of the series, a technical issue of some sort. Please click on the Iowa feed to follow the likes of Gindl, Green, etc. today and Thursday.

Huntsville: RHP Cody Scarpetta at home vs. Chattanooga (Dodgers), 6:43 PM gametime
Live Audio Link -- Select the Huntsville feed from the MiLB main audio page
iPad/iPhone: Listen
Traditional Broadcast Live Audio Link -- It's the Lookouts feed...

Brevard County: RHP Tyler Thornburg at Palm Beach (Cardinals), 11:05 AM gametime
Live Audio Link -- Select the Palm Beach feed from the MiLB main audio page

Wisconsin: RHP Matt Miller at Lansing (Blue Jays), 10:45 AM pre-game, 11:05 gametime
Live Audio Link

Helena: Idle

Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home vs. the Indians' little ones; 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league

DSL Brewers: at the DSL Athletics, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until late afternoon at the earliest

[Mass Haas]

Follow Wednesday's action as it happens:

 

Nashville (Gameday also available)

 

Huntsville (Gameday also available)

 

Brevard County

Wisconsin

Arizona Rookie (Maryvale)

DSL Brewers

[Mass Haas]

PCL American North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Omaha	53	44	.546	-	-	28-20	25-24	5-5	L1
	Memphis	50	47	.515	3.0	45	29-21	21-26	4-6	W1
	Nashville	45	52	.464	8.0	40	29-22	16-30	6-4	W2
	Iowa	44	53	.454	9.0	39	27-23	17-30	3-7	L2

SOU North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Chattanooga	14	11	.560	-	-	7-8	7-3	5-5	L2
	Carolina	12	12	.500	1.5	45	7-7	5-5	7-3	W2
	Huntsville	12	13	.480	2.0	44	4-6	8-7	3-7	W2
*	Tennessee	11	14	.440	3.0	43	6-4	5-10	3-7	L1
	Jackson	10	15	.400	4.0	42	4-6	6-9	5-5	L2

FSL North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Tampa	13	12	.520	-	-	8-7	5-5	4-6	L2
*	Daytona	12	13	.480	1.0	45	4-6	8-7	5-5	L2
	Dunedin	12	13	.480	1.0	45	5-7	7-6	3-7	L1
	Brevard County	11	12	.478	1.0	46	5-6	6-6	5-5	W3
	Lakeland	11	12	.478	1.0	46	6-7	5-5	6-4	L2
	Clearwater	10	15	.400	3.0	43	6-6	4-9	3-7	L3

MID Western
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Beloit	14	10	.583	-	-	8-7	6-3	6-4	W2
	Kane County	14	10	.583	-	-	7-8	7-2	5-5	W1
	Quad Cities	14	10	.583	-	-	9-6	5-4	8-2	L1
	Clinton	13	11	.542	1.0	46	0-0	0-0	0-0	W1
	Cedar Rapids	11	13	.458	3.0	44	8-7	3-6	5-5	L2
	Wisconsin	10	14	.417	4.0	43	5-10	5-4	2-8	W1
*	Burlington	9	15	.375	5.0	42	7-8	2-7	3-7	L1
	Peoria	9	15	.375	5.0	42	4-11	5-4	4-6	L3

PIO North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Missoula	17	12	.586	-	-	6-6	11-6	7-3	L1
	Billings	15	14	.517	2.0	8	8-9	7-5	4-6	L1
	Great Falls	14	15	.483	3.0	7	8-9	6-6	6-4	W1
	Helena	14	15	.483	3.0	7	6-6	8-9	5-5	W2

AZL Central
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	AZL Dodgers	12	11	.522	-	-	6-5	6-6	3-7	W1
	AZL Reds	12	11	.522	-	-	7-5	5-6	6-4	L1
	AZL Indians	11	11	.500	0.5	34	5-6	6-5	6-4	L2
	AZL Brewers	5	17	.227	6.5	28	3-8	2-9	2-8	W1

DSL S.D. North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	DSL Mariners	32	11	.744	-	-	17-4	15-7	8-2	W1
	DSL Brewers	27	16	.628	5.0	25	13-9	14-7	6-4	L3
	DSL Athletics	15	30	.333	18.0	11	10-12	5-18	4-6	W3
	DSL Cardinals	14	30	.318	18.5	11	10-12	4-18	3-7	L1

[Mass Haas]

Wisconsin Lineup and Media Notes Info

[Mass Haas]

I imagine everyone else is just getting silence for the Palm Beach weekday matinee. Probably only a few hundred folks in attendance for this stellar pitching matchup, gotta love the Florida State League.

 

Well, Rattler Radio is hardly a bad alternative, to say the least, and the first inning is going swimmingly for Wisconsin, as Mike Walker and Jason Rogers go deep back-to-back, with the inning still in progress.

[Mass Haas]

Take that, Cardinals fans! So sorry....

 

Brevard County Top of the 1st

• Scooter Gennett pops out to third baseman Niko Vasquez in foul territory.
  
• Kentrail Davis singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Conley.
  
• With Khristopher Davis batting, Kentrail Davis steals (27) 2nd base.
  
• Khristopher Davis grounds out, shortstop Ted Obregon to first baseman Xavier Scruggs.
  
• D' Vontrey Richardson doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Alan Ahmady. Kentrail Davis scores.
  
• Josh Prince grounds out, third baseman Niko Vasquez to first baseman Xavier Scruggs.

Brevard County Top of the 2nd

• Scott Krieger walks.
  
• With Chris Dennis batting, wild pitch by Carlos Martinez, Scott Krieger to 2nd.
  
• Chris Dennis walks. Wild pitch by pitcher Carlos Martinez. Scott Krieger to 3rd.
  
• Sean McCraw pops out to shortstop Ted Obregon.
  
• Juan Sanchez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alan Ahmady. Scott Krieger scores. Chris Dennis to 2nd.
  
• Scooter Gennett singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Carlos Martinez. Chris Dennis to 3rd. Juan Sanchez to 2nd.
  
• Kentrail Davis walks. Chris Dennis scores. Juan Sanchez to 3rd. Scooter Gennett to 2nd.
  
• Khristopher Davis out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kyle Conley. Juan Sanchez scores. Scooter Gennett to 3rd.
  
• D' Vontrey Richardson walks. Kentrail Davis to 2nd.
  
• Pitcher Change: Chris Corrigan replaces Carlos Martinez.
  
• Josh Prince grounds out, shortstop Ted Obregon to first baseman Xavier Scruggs.

Tyler Thornburg strong thus far, through 2+ scoreless innings.

[jjfanec]

Thornburg is great again. What are the chances he gets to AA at some point this year?

[monkeyman343434]

is anyone getting the feed from Palm Beach?

[TheCrew07]

Thornburg is great again. What are the chances he gets to AA at some point this year?

Not sure I would qualify only 5 IP and 3 BB as great. I'd hope he'd more efficient at some point and those walks would return more to his WI rate before a promotion.

 

 

[Mass Haas]

It's 1:50 Central Time, Wisconsin just entered extra innings tied at 5-5. Listen in.

[WV Brew]

Pascual! (Said in the voice Jerry Seinfeld uses when Newman comes to the door).

[Mass Haas]

Pascual! (Said in the voice Jerry Seinfeld uses when Newman comes to the door).

I guess we can't hope the Mets will take Rolando off our hands as a PTBNL..

 

Palm Beach Bottom of the 8th

• Pitcher Change: Rolando Pascual replaces Jonathan Pokorny.
  
• Greg Garcia hit by pitch.
  
• Starlin Rodriguez flies out to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson.
  
• With Alan Ahmady batting, wild pitch by Rolando Pascual, Greg Garcia to 2nd.
  
• Alan Ahmady walks.
  
• Xavier Scruggs singles on a line drive to left fielder Khristopher Davis. Greg Garcia to 3rd. Alan Ahmady to 2nd.
  
• Greg Garcia out at home, catcher Sean McCraw to pitcher Rolando Pascual. Alan Ahmady to 3rd. Xavier Scruggs to 2nd.
  
• Niko Vasquez walks.
  
• Kyle Conley walks. Alan Ahmady scores. Xavier Scruggs to 3rd. Niko Vasquez to 2nd.
  
• Pitcher Change: Mark Willinsky replaces Rolando Pascual.
  
• Adam Melker hits a ground-rule double (12) on a fly ball to left field. Xavier Scruggs scores. Niko Vasquez scores. Kyle Conley to 3rd.
  
• Luis De La Cruz doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Khristopher Davis. Kyle Conley scores. Adam Melker scores.
  
• Ted Obregon flies out to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson.

Willinsky didn't help.

 

Amazing how long Link Report devotees have been subjected to Rolando pascual's eye-piercing game logs.

 

By the way, we now have dueling 5-5 extra-inning game logs...

[TheCrew07]

I'm still shocked that someone like Krestalude was let go and someone like Pascual is still pitching, dump the dude already.

[WV Brew]

In the Brewers' defense, I'm pretty sure Pascual would be considered to have a higher ceiling. If he can ever figure out how to throw a strike, he would be more likely to contribute than Krestalude. I'm not holding my breath though.

[Mass Haas]

Final: @Lansing 6, Wisconsin 5, 12 innings

 

Lugnuts beat Rattlers 5-4 in 12 innings

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

LANSING, MI – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers had the team with the best record in the Midwest League down, but could not keep them there. The Lansing Lugnuts rallied to beat the Rattlers 6-5 in 12 innings on Jackson Field at Cooley Law School Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

 

Wisconsin (48-47 overall, 10-15 second half) grabbed a very early lead. One out into the first inning, Reggie Keen tripled high off the wall in left-center. Mike Walker lined the next pitch over the wall in right-center for a two-run home run. Jason Rogers was next and his drive to right-center also cleared the wall for a home run.

 

Greg Hopkins continued the attack with a ringing double off the wall in left field. Joey Paciorek singled to send Hopkins to third base. Chad Stang’s RBI fielder’s choice sent Hopkins home for a 4-0 lead.

 

Lansing (54-38, 16-9) got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third inning. They loaded the bases with one out. Rattlers starting pitcher Matt Miller got the second out, but Marcus Knecht (Brewers' draft pick, 23rd round, 2008) blooped in a single to left-center and drove in a pair of runs. Knecht was thrown out at second as he tried to stretch his hit into a double.

 

The Lugnuts continued to cut into Wisconsin’s lead. They scored again in the fourth inning on an RBI grounder by Eli Boike and the Rattlers lead was just 4-3.

 

Miller kept Wisconsin in front by putting up zeroes in the fifth and sixth innings. The right-hander went six innings, struck out five, and was in line for his fourth win of the season.

 

But, the Lugnuts tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. Michael Crouse hit a two-run homer off reliever Stosh Wawrzasek with one out. Crouse’s twelfth homer of the season made the score 5-5.

 

The game stayed tied until the twelfth. Greg Holle came on to pitch and gave up a single to Crouse to start the inning. Crouse stole second and third with no outs to get into prime scoring position with the winning run.

 

The Rattlers decided to walk the next two batters intentionally to load the bases for a potential force play at the plate. Wisconsin got the play that they wanted, but not the result.

 

Holle got ahead of Knecht 0-2 and got him to send a high chopper to Mike Brownstein at second base. Brownstein was in on the grass and had to leap to grab the ball. Once he came down, he threw home for the force play, but Crouse was ruled safe and the Lugnuts picked up the win.

 

The series in Lansing continues on Thursday night. The Timber Rattlers have Maverick Lasker (1-2, 4.76) as their scheduled starting pitcher. The Lugnuts have Andrew Leibel (1-0, 1.50) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 6:05 PM CDT/7:05 PM EDT. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 5:45 PM.

 

Wisconsin Box Score

The Rattlers extra-inning blues continue, but you can't fault extra-frame pressure when you blow a 4-0 first inning lead; decent enough start for Matt Miller, and Rattler newcomer Casey Medlen tossed scoreless 9th, 10th, and 11th innings, facing just one over the minimum; all nine Rattlers had at least one base hit, Mike Walker and Jason Rogers each added singles to their early home runs...

 

Wisconsin Play-by-Play

Decent chance to go ahead in the 11th --

Wisconsin Top of the 11th

• Pitcher Change: Tyler Powell replaces Danny Barnes.
  
• Jason Rogers hit by pitch.
  
• Gregory Hopkins out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Tyler Powell to first baseman K. C. Hobson. Jason Rogers to 2nd.
  
• Joseph Paciorek grounds out, third baseman Bryson Namba to first baseman K. C. Hobson.
  
• Chad Stang grounds out, second baseman Matt Nuzzo to first baseman K. Hobson.

[Mass Haas]

Final: @Palm Beach 6, Brevard County 5, 10 innings

No, not a repeat of the prior post...

Brevard County Box Score

Well, we won't waste time re-hashing Rolando Pascual's struggles (see above), but we will note that RHP Mark Willinsky has now allowed 66 hits in 44.2 innings -- it's hardly a small sample of opponents hitting .346 against; from purely a team fun standpoint, the Manatees aren't "out of it" for the 2nd half standings, so it can't be a rockin' clubhouse when the 11th and 12 pitchers can't be trusted with a 5-0 8th inning lead; when you realize struggling RHP Roque Mercedes (idle today) is the 10th pitcher, well, let's just leave it at that; we don't have a pitch count for Tyler Thornburg, but six baserunners allowed in five scoreless innings is generally considered a positive day, right? LHP Jon Pokorny rebounded from Monday's struggle with two scoreless; SS Josh Prince (hitting 6th?) was the only Manatee not to reach base once; several did twice, and CF D'Vontrey Richardson doubled, singled, and walked; only one add-on run after knocking out Carlos Martinez...

 

Brevard County Play-by-Play

11 Sea Cows stranded, or is it beached? But the team was 3-for-11 with RISP, and there were no glaring failures in that regard. No near-rallies in the late innings at all for the Brevard boys, though...

[Mass Haas]

Nashville Media Notes

[TheCrew07]

Khris Davis has an OPS over 250 points higher than Kentrail... If Heckathorn doesn't make it that might be the worst 1st round in Brewer history. In 2009 if you had told us Kentrail would have a .700ish OPS in A ball no one would have believed you, except maybe X, I think he was quite hard on that pick initially.

[pogokat]

How about Richardson though...he's really putting it together...

 

I think Kentrail will have an MLB career...he's just a backup of in the making

[battlekow]

The opposing starter in Wisconsin's game was Sean Nolin, whom the Brewers drafted but did not sign in the 50th round in 2008. As you can see, he's done pretty well with the Toronto as their 6th-rounder last year.

[battlekow]

Final: DSL Brewers 7, @DSL Athletics 3

DSL Brewers box score

17-year-old RHP Gian Rizzo and 16-year-old SS Orlando Arcia continue to steal the show. Rizzo went six innings, allowing just one run on seven hits and a walk while fanning five, and now has a precocious 43/8 K/BB in 42 professional innings. Arcia collected two hits for the sixth time in his last seven games, one of them a double, which pushed his line to a sterling .316/.403/.504, including 17 walks against just 11 strikeouts. Crazy kids. Two other crazy kids, Esthervin Matos and Elvis Rubio, were both absent from the lineup after not starting game two yesterday. Raul Mondesi is mentioned by official sources more than any other Cervecerito, one suspects mostly because of his name, since he's never hit much; nevertheless, he was the only player besides Arcia to reach more than once today, with a single and a walk.

DSL Brewers play-by-play

Juan Francisco continues to pitch poorly, blowing the lead in the 7th today, but the D-Crew stormed right back:

DSL Athletics Bottom of the 7th

• Pitcher Change: Juan Francisco replaces Gian Rizzo.
• Gabriel Santana hit by pitch.
• Jose Sayegh triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Dionis Hinojosa. Gabriel Santana scores.
• Rodolfo Penalo out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jose Pena. Jose Sayegh scores.
• Jonesy Zarraga flies out to center fielder Dionis Hinojosa.
• Vicmal De La Cruz grounds out, second baseman Francisco Castillo to first baseman Juan De Leon.

DSL Brewers Top of the 8th

• Francisco Castillo strikes out swinging. Francisco Castillo advances to 1st, on throwing error by catcher Andy Paz.
• With Dionis Hinojosa batting, Francisco Castillo steals (9) 2nd base.
• With Dionis Hinojosa batting, wild pitch by Robin Rosario, Francisco Castillo to 3rd.
• Dionis Hinojosa walks.
• With Orlando Arcia batting, Dionis Hinojosa steals (19) 2nd base.
• Orlando Arcia singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jose Sayegh. Francisco Castillo scores.
• With Deivi Mejia batting, Dionis Hinojosa advances to 3rd on a balk. Orlando Arcia advances to 2nd on a balk.
• Deivi Mejia singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jose Sayegh. Dionis Hinojosa scores. Orlando Arcia to 3rd.
• Jose Pena pops out to second baseman Rodolfo Penalo.
• Raul Mondesi singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jonesy Zarraga. Orlando Arcia scores. Deivi Mejia to 2nd.
• Juan De Leon grounds into double play, shortstop Gabriel Santana to second baseman Rodolfo Penalo to first baseman Jose Rosario. Raul Mondesi out at 2nd.

[hyerbro1]

Peralta with a very nice start for Huntsville. I am pretty sure he wanted to make a statement to the voters of the Power 50 before the next installment is done.

 

7 IP, 3 hits, 1 BB, 9k 90 pitches

[battlekow]

Final: Chattanooga 3, @Huntsville 1

Huntsville box score

As was pointed out just above, Wily Peralta twirled a phenomenal game, and could have even gone back out for the 8th. As it stood, though, it was in the 9th that the Stars really needed him; Santo Manzanillo pitched a perfect 8th, handing a tie game to Rob Wooten, who promptly untied it by giving up a two-out, two-run homer. Huntsville got two hits off the Lookouts' excellent closer Josh Lindblom, whom I wanted the Brewers to draft in 2008, but it was for naught. Hainley Statia, still just 25, had a fine night, cracking his first homer since 2009 to go with a single and a walk; he's now hitting .279 with decent patience, albeit no power. Zelous Wheeler also had two hits, and Logan Schafer was on twice with a single and a walk. Erik Komatsu had a bad game, 0-5 with two strikeouts.

Huntsville play-by-play

The bottom of the 9th was promising but quickly snuffed out. Looks like Cool Breeze could work on his bunting:

Huntsville Bottom of the 9th

• Pitcher Change: Josh Lindblom replaces Josh Wall, batting 1st, replacing left fielder Alfredo Silverio.
• Steffan Wilson singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Brian Cavazos-Galvez.
• Logan Schafer singles on a line drive to center fielder Brad Coon. Steffan Wilson to 2nd.
• Erik Komatsu ground bunts into a force out, pitcher Josh Lindblom to third baseman Wilberto Ortiz. Steffan Wilson out at 3rd. Logan Schafer to 2nd. Erik Komatsu to 1st.
• Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Lee Haydel replaces Robert Wooten.
• Lee Haydel lines into double play, second baseman Elian Herrera to shortstop Ivan Ochoa. Logan Schafer doubled off 2nd.