Link Report for Mon. 7/23

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Monday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Nashville: RHP Brian Baker at New Orleans (Marlins), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Jeff Hem is the new play-by-play voice of the Sounds; follow him on Twitter @jeffhempbp; we'll link to his blog updates at On the Air…and Off

 

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Nashville games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $39.99 season-long package ($9.99 to pay for a single month). We imagine the audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link.

 

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Huntsville: Idle

 

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Brevard County: LHP Jed Bradley at Daytona (Cubs), 6:05 PM gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link -- Select the Daytona feed from the MiLB main audio page

 

Once again this season, Brevard does not have its own audio coverage. It appears two teams in the Manatees North Division (within which the majority of games are played) have audio, and all six teams in the South Division have audio (at least for their home games), so there will be opportunities to listen to approx. 70% or Brevard's games this season, just all from the opponent's perspective. There are no Florida State League games on MiLB.TV this year.

 

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Wisconsin: RHP Jacob Barnes at home vs. Lansing (Blue Jays), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link - 1280 AM WNAM

 

Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio.

 

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; Wisconsin is one of only two (Great Lakes) Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV; Chris' call provides the audio. So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, all Timber Rattlers home games, and Stars' road games from four Southern League locales, plus one July Helena series (11th-13th).

 

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Helena: RHP Ryan Gibbard at home vs. Ogden (Dodgers), 7:50 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link -- Select the Helena feed from the MiLB main audio page

 

We're lucky to have Steve Wendt back on board for another H-Crew season.

 

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

 

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

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Follow Monday's action as it happens with box score / game log links:

 

Nashville

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

Helena

 

Maryvale

 

DSL Brewers

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STANDINGS:

 

AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division

 

AA - Southern League North Division

 

High-A - Florida State League North Division

 

A - Midwest League Western Division

 

Rookie Advanced - Pioneer League North Division

 

Rookie - Arizona Summer League

 

DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris Division

 

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NOTE: AAA Nashville does not play a split schedule. The other leagues, including the rookie leagues, do. When you click on a standings link for Huntsville, Brevard County or Wisconsin, you'll then be able to choose 1st half and/or overall standings in addition to the current 2nd half standings.

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Time Warner Cable Sports 32 TV will broadcast the Rattlers game tonight (7:05 PM).

 

Looking forward to a scouting report or two for those able to check out RHP Jacob Barnes.

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Here's the Corey Hart Nashville Bobblehead for Tuesday night.

 

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Nashville Media Notes

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Sea Cows postponed.

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Wisconsin Media Notes

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Recently released RHP Roque Mercedes' name could be seen as French -- he signs with Quebec of the independent Can-Am League

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Congratulations to the Southern League Player of the Week --

 

Kentrail Davis, Huntsville

 

(.450/.522/.950, 6 G, 9-for-20, 1 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 6 R, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 2 CS)

 

Davis' bat has warmed up as the season has gone along -- he's hitting .329/.397/.614 in 20 July games, with three of his four homers and four of his six triples coming this month. After going 3-for-3 with a longball and a pair of triples in the opening game of Tuesday's doubleheader against Birmingham, the 24-year-old outfielder reached base in each of his six games this week. A first-round pick in 2009, Davis is putting together a strong second half of 2012 after a disappointing 2011 campaign for Brevard County in the Florida State League.

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Final: DSL Brewers 8, DSL Tigers 3

 

DSL Brewers Box Score

Holy biscuits, an offensive explosion in the Dominican with the babiest Brewers scoring 8 runs on only 8 hits. Francisco Castillo(2-3,HR,BB,SB) put up the only multi-hit effort and stole his 21st base, Carlos Pena added a HR and Juan De Leon a double.

 

Milton Gomez and Victor Diaz combined for 8 innings allowing just 4 hits, 4 walks, and 1 run on a solo HR against 7 strike outs. Felix Paulino gave up 2 runs and threw away a pickoff attempt during mop up duty in the 9th.

 

How many teams have a player hitting .191 on the season batting 3rd? Pena made it payoff big time today.

 

DSL Brewers Play By Play

 

The Brewers jumped out early with a single run in the 1st and then added single tallies again in the 6th and 8th, but the 5 run 5th was the game.

DSL Brewers Top of the 5th

• Yunior De La Cruz singles on a ground ball to third baseman Francisco Contreras. Yunior De La Cruz advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by third baseman Francisco Contreras.
  Juan De Leon doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Samuel Crafort. Yunior De La Cruz scores.
  Yunior Santana pops out to second baseman Yerison Pena.
  Raphachel Colatosti flies out to left fielder Omar Oses.
  Francisco Castillo singles on a fly ball to center fielder Samuel Crafort. Juan De Leon scores.
  With Alejandro Mendoza batting, Francisco Castillo steals (21) 2nd base.
  Alejandro Mendoza singles on a fly ball to center fielder Samuel Crafort. Francisco Castillo scores.
  Carlos Pena homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Alejandro Mendoza scores.
  Juan Ortiz flies out to left fielder Omar Oses.

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Congratulations to the Southern League Player of the Week --

 

Kentrail Davis, Huntsville

 

(.450/.522/.950, 6 G, 9-for-20, 1 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 6 R, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 2 CS)

 

Davis' bat has warmed up as the season has gone along -- he's hitting .329/.397/.614 in 20 July games, with three of his four homers and four of his six triples coming this month. After going 3-for-3 with a longball and a pair of triples in the opening game of Tuesday's doubleheader against Birmingham, the 24-year-old outfielder reached base in each of his six games this week. A first-round pick in 2009, Davis is putting together a strong second half of 2012 after a disappointing 2011 campaign for Brevard County in the Florida State League.

 

We dont have elite bats in the minors but between Davis, Morris, Scooter, Schafer, Gindl, and Green in the upper levels you would hope a couple could become everyday players.

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Audio from New Orleans — “Mondays with Mike (Guerrero)”

 

Jeff Hem's note -- Here is this week’s installment of “Mondays with Mike” with Sounds manager Mike Guerrero. Among the topics he discusses: the Sounds’ great pitching and defense lately and this season, the team’s continued struggle to score runs consistently, whether or not he considers right-hander Mark Rogers the most improved player on the Sounds this year, the job that catcher Dayton Buller has done lately and whether or not he feels the Sounds are holding up as the team has passed the 100-game mark for the year.

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The pitcher for Ogden tonight is Jake Hermsen. He is my sons brother-in-law and a product of New London WI and Northern Illinois. Seems weird to be rooting against Helena tonight.

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What happened to Tyrone Taylor? He hasn't played for the past 2 games and left early for the game before.

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Five-Run Eighth Inning Sinks Sounds In New Orleans, 7-4

Halton Homers Twice And Drives In Three In A Losing Effort

 

METARIE, La. - A late five-run rally by the New Orleans Zephyrs gave the visiting Nashville Sounds a 7-4 defeat on Monday evening at Zephyr Field in the finale of a four-game set.

 

With the Sounds leading 4-2 in the eighth with two outs, the Zephyrs batted around against three Sounds pitchers, highlighted by a Nick Green two-run single and Kevin Mattison two-run double against pitcher Tim Dillard (0-1).

 

With the loss, Nashville (45-57) split the series with New Orleans and lost the season series between the clubs by a 9-7 margin.

 

First baseman Sean Halton homered twice while driving in three runs in a losing effort. His two-homer performance was the second multiple-homer effort of the season and fifth by a Sound this season. Five of Halton's 11 homers this season have come against New Orleans.

 

Left fielder Jordan Brown also had two hits while Eric Farris recorded a late infield single to extend his hitting streak to six games.

 

New Orleans jumped out to an early 1-0 advantage as leadoff hitter Mattison jacked his 10th homer of the season.

 

Halton returned the favor in the net frame, going yard on the third pitch from Omar Poveda to knot the contest at 1-1.

 

· AUDIO: Halton's First Homer

 

The Zephyrs went back ahead in the home half of the fourth to take a 2-1 lead. Mike Cervenak belted Brian Baker's first pitch of the frame over the left field wall, his 10th of the season.

 

After Farris worked an inning-opening walk, Nashville took their only lead at 3-2 with Halton's second blast of the contest, which was initially ruled a double, but changed to a homer by the third base umpire.

 

· AUDIO: Halton Goes Deep Again

 

The Sounds added their last run in the next inning for a 4-2 lead, thanks to doubles from Brown and center fielder Logan Schafer.

 

· AUDIO: Schafer RBI Double

 

Both starters earned no-decisions. Baker gave up to runs on two solo homers while striking out four in five innings. Poveda gave up two homers for three runs in five innings of work.

 

Mike McClendon tossed two scoreless innings. Juan Perez was charged with one run. Dillard took the loss with four runs allowed in 1/3 of an inning. Robert Wooten collected the final out of the eighth inning.

 

Ryan Webb (1-0) pitched two scoreless frames for the win before Chris Hatcher notched his seventh save of the year.

 

The Sounds return to Music City tomorrow to begin an eight-day, nine-game homestand with the first of four games against the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds (AAA-Cardinals). Right-hander Seth McClung (2-12, 5.97) will make the start in the series opener against Memphis southpaw Tyler Lyons (1-5, 5.09).

 

Nashville Box Score

If Sean Halton keeps up this pace a while longer more posters than just JB12 will be calling for him to be part of the 1B competition.

 

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when the Brewers discussing converting Tim Dillard from a sinkerballer to a submariner. His velocity was sapped and the change essentially turned him into a RH specialist. He might have had more success just featuring that sinker in the bigs as a short reliever. I love extra movement on pitches as much as anyone, but I find this particular transformation troubling, though maybe he would have ended up a similar pitcher to Loe. Gotta give it up for him though, he just keeps pluggin away.

 

Caleb Gindl broke the .250 barrier, that's good to see, he still has enough games left he could climb to a respectable BA and he could also conceivably reach a .450ish SLG but there's just no way he'll reach his usual 60ish BBs per season.

 

Nashville Play By Play

 

The New Orleans 8th in all it's craptitude.

New Orleans Bottom of the 8th

• Pitching Change: Juan Perez replaces Mike McClendon, batting 9th.
  Chris Coghlan walks.
  Mike Cervenak strikes out swinging.
  Pitching Change: Tim Dillard replaces Juan Perez, batting 9th.
  Chris Aguila strikes out swinging.
  Gaby Sanchez doubles (6) on a fly ball to right fielder Caleb Gindl. Chris Coghlan to 3rd.
  Nick Green singles on a ground ball to center fielder Logan Schafer. Chris Coghlan scores. Gaby Sanchez scores. Nick Green to 2nd on the throw.
  Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Donnie Murphy replaces Ryan Webb.
  Donnie Murphy walks.
  Luke Montz singles on a ground ball to third baseman Taylor Green. Nick Green to 3rd. Donnie Murphy to 2nd.
  Kevin Mattison doubles (22) on a fly ball to center fielder Logan Schafer. Nick Green scores. Donnie Murphy scores. Luke Montz to 3rd.
  Gil Velazquez hit by pitch.
  Chris Coghlan walks. Luke Montz scores. Kevin Mattison to 3rd. Gil Velazquez to 2nd.
  Pitching Change: Robert Wooten replaces Tim Dillard, batting 9th.
  Mike Cervenak flies out to left fielder Jordan Brown.

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Final: Lansing 6, Wisconsin 1

 

Lugnuts send Rattlers to fifth straight loss

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Lansing Lugnuts defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6-1 Monday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Kenny Wilson and K.C. Hobson each drove in two runs for the Lugnuts. Wisconsin wrapped up their six game homestand with a 1-5 record as they lost the last five games.

 

Lansing (66-33 overall, 19-11 second half) got their first hit of the game on a leadoff double by Aaron Muñoz. A fly ball to right got him to third base. Then, Kenny Wilson singled to right and the Lugnuts led 1-0. K.C. Hobson added to the Lansing lead with a solo homer in the sixth inning.

 

Jacob Barnes, the Rattlers starting pitcher, allowed those two runs on three hits. Barnes walked five and struck out five in the game, but he would be tagged with the loss.

 

Lansing made it 3-0 in the top of the seventh inning with back-to-back doubles by Kipp Schutz and Hobson. Those two doubles came off Rattlers reliever Eric Semmelhack, a 12th round pick of the Brewers out of UW-Milwaukee in the 2012 draft. Semmelhack was making his Midwest League debut in Monday's game.

 

The Timber Rattlers (57-42, 13-17) put the first two batters on base in the bottom of the eighth inning against Lansing reliever Tyler Ybarra to bring the tying run to the plate. Ybarra got out of the inning with a flyball to shallow right and a 4-6-3 double play.

 

The Lugnuts pushed three runs across the plate in the top of the ninth inning. The Rattlers did not help themselves as they committed two errors. A wild pitch let one run score. Wilson had an RBI single and Gustavo Pierre tripled in a run for a 6-0 lead.

 

Wisconsin loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. They would score their run when Greg Hopkins grounded into a force play at second for the second out.

 

The Timber Rattlers are off on Tuesday and return to action on Wednesday in Kane County. Matt Miller (7-7, 4.10) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. Kane County has Angel Baez (5-2, 2.03) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 6:30pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:10pm.

 

HOME RUN:

LAN:

K.C. Hobson (9th, 0 on in 6th inning off Jacob Barnes, 1 out)

 

WP: Blake McFarland (5-3)

LP: Jacob Barnes (3-3)

 

TIME: 2:47

ATTN: 2,094

 

Wisconsin Box Score

 

Jacob Barnes started for the Rattlers and breezed through the first four innings. He gave up a run in the fifth and another in the sixth, but had another quality start, going 6 innings and allowing just those two runs on three hits. He did walk five to go along with five strikeouts. Eric Semmelhack looked great in his first inning of work, but then struggled in his last two. He wound up allowing four runs on six hits over those three innings.

 

Cameron Garfield had another strong night at the plate. he was 2-3 with a double and a walk. Ben McMahan and Michael Garza each had two hits as well. Brandon Macias was 1-4 and scored the team's only run. Garza got caught stealing. He didn't get much of a jump on the play and it wasn't even close. Lance Roenicke had a highlight reel catch in center, going high up on the wall to rob at least a double.

 

Wisconsin Play By Play

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Helena 5 Odgen (Dodgers) 4

 

Box Score

 

Connor Whalen allowed it to be much closer than it should have but Helena pulled one out here tonight. Ryan Gibbard started and went 4 IP giving up 4 H 0 R 0 BB 3 K 1 WP with a 6:1 GO:FO. Michael White threw 2 scoreless with 3 K to earn the win and Damien Magnifico threw a 2 scoreless innings to record a hold.

 

It was a pretty uninspiring effort at the plate. 2-hitter SS Alfredo Rodriguez went 1-2 with 2 BB. DH Michael Turay went 2-4 and 9-hitter 3B Andres Martinez went 1-3 as he crushed a home run. Adam Giacalone went 1-4, but he just missed having an opposite field homer in his 2nd AB. The ball ended up foul by just a few feet.

 

Chris McFarland (1-4) made two really nice plays that I heard. The 1st play was a diving stop, pop and throw to end an inning. The 2nd play was a running over-the-shoulder basket catch in foul ground behind 1B. McFarland clearly has what it takes to be a plus defender at 2B, it is up to him to reach that ceiling.

 

Game Log

 

Odgen game story

 

Seven Errors Lead to Raptors Loss

07/23/2012 12:44 AM ET

By Brandon Hart

 

HELENA, MONT. - The Ogden Raptors made a season-high seven errors in a 5-4 loss to the Helena Brewers Monday night at Kendrick Legion Field.

 

Jose Capellan and Malcolm Holland each made two errors, and Corey Seager, Kevin Thompson and Devin Shines each had one.

 

The seven errors led to three unearned runs in the game.

 

In the fourth, leading 2-0, the Brewers scored two runs, one earned. Alfredo Rodriguez, Chris McFarland and Adam Giacalone each hit singles to start the inning, loading the bases. Emmanuel Quiles then hit into a double play that scored Rodriguez and moved McFarland to third. Raul Mondesi Jr. then hit a grounder to second that was misplayed by Holland, allowing McFarland to score an unearned run.

 

In the fifth, the Brewers scored another unearned run. Tied 2-2, Andres Martinez led off the inning with a solo homer, his first of the season. Michael Reed then reached on a throwing error by Seager. After Rodriguez walked, McFarland flied out to center. Giacalone then hit a grounder to third. Thompson threw to second to try to start a double play, but Holland's throw to first was errant, allowing Reed to score, giving the Brewers a 3-2 lead.

 

In the eighth, the Brewers tacked on their final unearned run. With two outs, Mondesi reached on a throwing error by Thompson, which put Mondesi at third base. Michael Turay followed with an RBI single to left, putting the Brewers ahaed 5-2.

 

Despite the seven errors, the Raptors had a chance at the end to take the lead. In the ninth, trailing 5-2, Pat Stover and Capellan each singled to start the inning. After a Thompson strikeout, Holland grounded out to first, moving the runners to second and third. Jeremy Rathjen then walked to load the bases. Eric Smith then delivered a two-run single to right, with Rathjen moving to third. With the tying run at third and the go-ahead run at first, Shines struck out to end the game.

 

Jake Hermsen was tagged with his fourth loss. The lefty worked four innings and allowed four runs, two earned on four hits.

 

Michael Drowne was great out of the bullpen, throwing three hitless innings.

 

Rathjen and Smith finished with two hits each as the only Raptors with a multi-hit game.

 

The Raptors and Brewers continue their three-game series Tuesday. Lefty Matt Laney will start for the Raptors against Helena's Leonard Lorenzo. Game starts at 7:05 and can be heard on 97.5 Fox Sports Radio.

 

Edit: I cleaned up my plethora of typos.

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AZL Cubs 7 AZL Brewers 3

 

Box Score

 

So apparently the Arizona Cubs are going to trot out Albert Almora, Dan Vogelbach and Jorge Soler in the 3-5 spots in the order. That is just plain sick. Almora debuted tonight and homered, naturally. Vogelbach and Soler were held in check.

 

2012 3rd rounder Zachary Quintana got the start and was pretty good except the Almora homer. 5 IP 6 H 4 R 3 ER 2 BB 4 K 1 HR 1 WP 7:1 GO:FO for Quintana. Quintana will certainly be inserted into my top-30-ish Brewers prospects. Danny Keller followed Quintana on the mound and did not fare well. 7 outs 6 H 3 R 2 ER 0 BB 1 K 4:0 GO:FO for Danny. Tyler Magnum, kept the worms on notice with 3 more GO while recording 5 scoreless outs. Magnum did allow one Keller baserunner to score.

 

Jose Pena (2-4 3B BB) is putting up MVP numbers in Maryvale. Pena even added 2 OF Assists in this one. Edgardo Rivera (2-4 BB) is starting to heat up. If Rivera shows any semblance of a solid approach, we could be on to something (7:7 K:BB through 7 games). Clint Coulter went 0-1 with 2 BB while allowing his 12th and 13th PB's and 5th error of the season. This whole catcher bit has me a bit worried. Jose Sermo was 1-3 with a BB. Rounding out the bottom of the lineup was Angel Ortega (2-4) and Dionis Hinojosa (2-4 2B). Ortega committed his 10th error at SS.

 

Game Log

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Prospect Video 2012 | Taylor Jungmann, RHP Milwaukee Brewers

 

It's pitch-by-pitch video (with gun readings) from a May 6th start (it took two months to edit? - thanks regardless)

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Turay drives in deciding run in Brewers' 5-4 win over Raptors

by Curt Synness, Helena Independent Record

 

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

 

Fortunately for Helena Brewers closer Connor Whalen, he succeeded on his first retry of recording the game’s final out Monday at Kindrick Legion Field.

 

With the Brewers leading the Ogden Raptors 5-2 heading into the top of the ninth, Whalen was inserted into the game in relief of Damien Magnifico.

 

The Raptors managed to load the bases, but with two outs, Whalen worked a 1-and-2 count on Eric Smith — one strike away from the win.

 

But Smith proceeded to lace a two-run single to right field, closing the gap to 5-4, with the tying run on third.

 

Next up was Ogden’s Devin Shines, who Whalen was able to get ahead in the count 1-2, again one strike from victory. Only this time he closed the deal, fanning Shines on a called third strike to end the game.

 

But the key to the win, according to manager Jeff Isom, took place the inning before on Michael Turay’s run-scoring single.

 

“When we were ahead 4-2, we kept talkin’ in the dugout that we needed another run,” related Isom. “So then in the eighth Mike Turay got that clutch RBI single, and sure enough it turned out to be the difference.”

 

Turay’s game-winner scored Raul Mondesi Jr. from third, after the right fielder had gotten aboard after a groundball and a two-base throwing error.

 

Ogden took an early 2-0 lead in the opening inning, with the Brewers coming back to tie it up in the fourth.

 

Then in the fifth, Helena third baseman Andres Martinez broke the deadlock with a monster solo home run that cleared the 45-foot netting in left field.

 

“That was a well-struck ball,” Isom grinned. “Andres has some power; if he can put the ball in play, it has a chance to go out.”

 

The hosts ended up scoring another marker in the fifth stanza for a two-run advantage, before Turay’s decider — and his second hit of the game — in the eighth.

 

Smith paced the Raptors offense, with two hits and two RBIs.

 

Helena used four pitchers; starter Ryan Gibbard, Michael White, Magnifico and Whalen. White earned his second win and Whalen picked up his sixth save, tying him with Grand Junction’s Scott Oberg for the Pioneer League lead.

 

Gibbard went four innings, allowing four hits and two runs while striking out three.

 

Jake Hermsen took the loss for Ogden.

 

Several plays that didn’t show up in the box score for the Brewers were a pair of web gems by second baseman Chris McFarland and a long running catch in the left-center gap by centerfielder Michael Reed.

 

The teams meet again today at Kindrick Legion at 7:05 PM (8:05 Central).

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Wisconsin Video Highlights

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Helena Audio:

 

Brewers Scouting Director Bruce Seid

 

"There is a backup plan for him (Clint Coulter in regard to catching)..."

 

RHP Michael White, 2010 13th round pick