Link Report for Monday 6/13

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Monday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Colorado Springs: LHP Brent Suter at home vs. Iowa (Cubs), 7:30 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Dan Karcher, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox is on Twitter @SkySoxKarch; joining him this season is Dan Acheson (@Dan_Acheson)

 

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Colorado Springs games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. The video of each game is archived online, which is a nice feature. All MiLB.TV details available at the link.

 

NOTE: Notice that on MiLB.TV's page, you can click on "Filter", then "Milwaukee Brewers", and you'll see just the Crew's organizational TV lineup.

 

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Biloxi: RHP Jorge Ortega at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:10 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Chris Harris is the play-by-play voice of the Shuckers. Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be linking to his fantastic "Shuck Dynasty" blog. Thaddeus Krzus (@Shucks1stIntern) joins Chris often. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast.

 

MiLB.TV - Eight of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi is among them.

 

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Brevard County: LHP Kodi Medeiros at home vs. Palm Beach (Cardinals), 5:35 PM gametime

 

Sorry, no audio is available for this series...

 

Unfortunately, the Manatees have dropped their broadcast coverage for 2016.

 

No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. Ten of the 12 Florida State League teams provide audio (some only for home games), we'll do our best to let you know when an opponent's audio is going to be available.

 

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Wisconsin: RHP Devin Williams at Quad Cities (Astros), 6:40 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime; expect RHP Jordan Yamamoto to pitch in a tandem role

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

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 - Eight of the 16 Midwest League teams telecast their home games, and Wisconsin, once again, is among them. We'll let you know when a road TV feed is available.

 

NOTE: Thirty-nine (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on local TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (10) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (29) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule (scroll to bottom of link) so you can coordinate your DVR activity.

 

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DSL Brewers: at the DSL Cardinals, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day

 

We'll link to this Dominican Summer League Brewers' thread as part of the Daily Menu all season to assist you with your familiarity with these young men.

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

 

Colorado Springs

 

Biloxi

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

DSL Brewers

 

MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

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Look for these just prior to the respective game times --

 

Colorado Springs Media Notes - Linked on the Sky Sox official blog

 

Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog

 

Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog

 

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STANDINGS:

 

AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division

 

AA - Southern League South Division

 

High-A - Florida State League North Division

 

A - Midwest League Western Division

 

Dominican Summer League San Pedro Division

 

 

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Sortable individual stat pages:

 

Colorado Springs

 

Biloxi

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

DSL Brewers

 

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Weather.com:

 

Colorado Springs, CO

 

Biloxi, MS

 

Viera, FL

 

Davenport, IA

 

San Pedro de Macoris, DR

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Sunday's Game -- Homer-Fest!

 

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From Sunday - Josh Hader updates

 

Hader allows one hit in Triple-A debut

Brewers No. 4 prospect fans nine, gives up two runs over six innings

By Michael Peng / MiLB.com

 

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SB Nation:

 

Farm Tracker: Josh Hader’s Triple-A Debut

By Michael Schwarz

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View From Bernie's Chalet -- The Brewers 2016 Minor League All-Star Team!

 

Definitely feeling the Jordan Yamamoto respect...

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Brevard County will start with a rain delay.

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Reminder that the Timber Rattlers' Devin Williams / Jordan Yamamoto tandem game is televised on MiLB.TV for subscribers, as is the rest of the series in Quad Cities (Bandits' call).

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Houser gets W during family’s road trip

Dekota Gregory, Pryor (OK) Daily Times Sports Correspondent

 

When right-handed pitcher Adrian Houser was on the mound for Locust Grove in high school, his father and brother were in the dugout coaching and the rest of his family was in the stands. That scenario is now rare for the Houser family since Adrian has joined the Milwaukee Brewers’ Double-A affiliate, the Biloxi Shuckers late last season.

 

For the first time since the move, the entire Houser family traveled to Biloxi to watch Adrian pitch Saturday. He made the trip worth it in the Shuckers’ 4-2 win against the Birmingham Barons.

 

“I guess you can say it’s a motivation,” Houser said. “You always want to perform well in front of your parents and make them proud of you. And my dad is definitely still like a coach to me.”

 

Houser’s father, Mike, couldn’t give Adrian much advice after Saturday night’s performance. Adrian tossed a season-high seven innings and gave up only one unearned run in the fourth inning. He tallied eight strikeouts, compared to one walk, and allowed four hits in the outing.

 

“It’s always nice to have my family in town,” Adrian said. “And with my whole family here, and to be able to throw as well as I did in front of them, is really awesome. I’m glad they were here.”

 

Adrian tallied his first win since May 9 to improve his record to 3-5. He allowed only one run in his last start June 1, but the Shuckers lost in 14 innings.

 

Houser has allowed only one run in four of his last six starts. The outings have dropped his season ERA to 5.37 after a rough start to the year.

 

“I would say things are definitely starting to come together and get more consistent,” Houser said. “There’s still a lot of work left to be done, though.”

 

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Final: DSL Cardinals 8, DSL Brewers 5

 

DSL Brewers Box Score

 

Five runs on five singles and five walks (and two HBP's, including Jay Feliciano again, who DH'd here). Feliciano and LF Marcos Pinero each scored twice, though neither had a base knock in the game.

 

Leadoff rookie SS Luis Avila was on base three times, and has reached in all but one of the team's seven games. The outlier was his 0-for-7 on Saturday.

 

RF Bryan Connell had a tough game, 0-for-5 with four K's.

 

DSL Brewers Game Log

 

The three Cervecerito pitchers combined to walk none and fan three.

 

It was the pro debut for RHP Jefry Tamares, and it was very nice --

 

DSL Cardinals Bottom of the 8th

 

Pitching Change: Jefry Tamares replaces Freisis Adames.

Moises Castillo pops out to first baseman Josue Herrera in foul territory.

Esequeil Delgado grounds out, second baseman Luis Manon to first baseman Josue Herrera.

Wadye Ynfante grounds out, third baseman Javier Castillo to first baseman Josue Herrera.

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Weather.com:

 

Colorado Springs, CO

 

Sky Sox postponed by rain, doubleheader Tuesday evening.

 

Pretty sure Colorado Springs is actually a very pretty place, maybe just not for baseball outside of a few weeks each year. But the Sky Sox need months...

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Reminder that the Timber Rattlers' Devin Williams / Jordan Yamamoto tandem game is televised on MiLB.TV for subscribers, as is the rest of the series in Quad Cities (Bandits' call).

 

Yikes, this broadcast rated X for Xtremely disappointing...

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One game in the 5th, one in the 6th - Biloxi & Wisconsin trailing by a combined 19-1; but hey, the Manatees won!

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Well Harrison had 2 walks tonight......looking for something positive....

 

Your @1280WNAM / @UncleRaysWay Rattler of the Game is Monte Harrison 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BBs. #TRatNation

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3 more ks for Maverick and Clark tonight.

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Quad Cities shuts out Rattlers 12-0

Wisconsin held scoreless for second game in a row

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

Wisconsin Boxscore

As my niece says, "You guys are driving me crazy!"... she picked that one up from my sister in law and hasn't let it go yet, it applies perfectly here.

 

Thankfully games with little to talk about have been few and far between this season, but this was an obvious stinker.

Wisconsin Recap

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Miscues cost Shuckers in 9-2 loss to Barons

Loss ends Biloxi's three-game winning streak and drops them out of first place

Biloxi Shuckers

 

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Brett Phillips went 2-for-5 on Monday and has reached in 16 of his last 17 games. (Michael Krebs)

 

Biloxi Boxscore

As MH pointed out this was double suck for me tonight. While I put no stock in W/L record I was shocked to notice that Jorge Ortega is 0-6 now on the season, he's struggled for the most part since his start on 5-5 ballooning his ERA to 4.38.

 

Somehow Biloxi hitters pounded out double digit hits and yet only scored 2 runs, the only time the Shuckers went 1-2-3 was the first inning.

 

 

Biloxi Recap

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VIDEO via WLOX: Biloxi lowlights

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Birmingham smashes Shuckers

Patrick Ochs, Biloxi Sun-Herald

 

BILOXI -- Monday night's game got away from the Biloxi Shuckers relatively early.

 

Right-hander Jorge Ortega was in and out of trouble throughout his 4 1/3 innings of work and four errors behind him didn't help, either.

 

One night after the Shuckers rallied out of an early four-run deficit to knock off the visiting Birmingham Barons, homestanding Biloxi was unable to work its magic for a second straight night, falling 9-2.

 

The loss snapped a three-game winning streak at MGM Park.

 

Getting started

 

Birmingham scored one run in the first and fourth innings, two in the third and then blasted five runs in the fifth off of Ortega and reliever Tyler Spurlin.

 

Surrendering eight runs (six earned) on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts ballooned Ortega's ERA from 3.79 to 4.38.

 

"When you're not able to execute it's always going to be a difficult night. Everything was high in the strike zone," manager Mike Guerrero said. "I really think the errors opened up the flood gates.

 

"When you have to get four, five, six outs in an inning it's always tough.

 

"And if you're not having your best stuff, it's always going to be a bad outcome. We just have to play better."

 

The Barons could have extended the lead in the seventh with the bases loaded but second baseman Nick Shaw made a nice dive up the middle and flip to Noriega to start an inning-ending double play for reliever Hobbs Johnson.

 

Quiet offense

 

The Shuckers (36-27) had multiple chances to bite into the Barons' (27-37) large lead, perhaps none better than in the sixth. Garrett Cooper, Jacob Nottingham and Tyrone Taylor all reached base on starter David Holmberg to start the inning, but a Nick Ramirez double play and comebacker off the bat of newly acquired infielder Gabriel Noriega only pushed across one run.

 

The Barons left-hander ended up allowing just two runs on eight hits and one walk with five strikeouts in six innings to improve to 5-4 on the year.

 

"We had the base runners but we hit into double plays with the bases loaded," Guerrero said. "That's a killer. We had the big guys out there in the middle of opportunities and it didn't happen.

 

"It was a night where nothing went our way. Step three times back and pump tomorrow."

 

Lead Shuckers

 

Nottingham continued to swing a hot bat, picking up two more hits to improve his average to .264. Brett Phillips went 2-for-5 to push his on-base streak to six games. Noriega also had two hits, as did Trey Michalczewiski, Keon Barnum, Adam Engel and Marcus Lemon for the Barons. Johnson pitched three scoreless frames to close out the game for Biloxi despite walking six batters.

 

What's next?

 

After claiming the series with Sunday's 6-5 win, Biloxi entered Monday's contest tied with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos atop the Southern League's South Division.

 

Biloxi and Birmingham wrap the five-game series Tuesday with another 7:10 p.m. start. Biloxi will send left-hander Wei-Chung Wang (2-3, 4.61 ERA) to the mound against right-hander and former Vanderbilt ace Carson Fulmer (3-7, 5.37).

 

The Shuckers will conclude their first-half schedule with a five-game road trip to Jacksonville, starting Wednesday.

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Just saw this now, so haven't learned about Helena's plans, hopefully there is still online coverage.

 

Good luck to Dustin, who provided the H-Crew's calls for the past two seasons.

 

Billings Mustangs hire Dustin Daniel as play-by-play voice

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Final: Brevard County 8, Palm Beach 3

 

Manatees pummel Palm Beach with 13-hit effort

By Donald Rieber, Jr., Manatees Examiner

 

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Clint Coulter making a leaping catch in the second inning of Monday's game. (Brevard County Manatees - Tim Holle)

 

LINK: PHOTO GALLERY (6 Photos)

 

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Brevard County Box Score

 

For the second straight evening two of the more offensively challenged teams in the FSL combined for 11 runs, but this time the Manatees got the better end of the match-up. Ironically it was Awful Night at Space Coast Stadium where everything from the music to the between innings contest was "awful", but the offensive production was just the opposite.

 

Eight Manatees got at least one base hit, and 2-for-4 was a reoccurring theme as five Manatees recorded multi-hit games: Dustin DeMuth (2-for-4, homerun); Elvis Rubio (2-for-4); Fidel Pena (2-for-4, triple); Dustin Houle (2-for-4, double); Jose Cuas (2-for-4). With the homerun DeMuth moved into sole possession of the team lead with four long balls on the season. The Manatees also got clutch hitting, going 6-for-9 with runners in scoring position.

 

Returning to the mound for the first time in over two weeks, Kodi Medeiros had a solid 5.0 inning outing finishing with four hits, one earned run, one walk, and four strikeouts.

 

The game article includes plenty of quotes from Manatees manager Joe Ayrault including details on Clint Coulter's hitless, but still productive night.

 

Brevard County Game Log

 

Brevard County opened the game with three straight line drive base hits on their way to four 1st inning runs.

 

Brevard County Bottom of the 1st

Omar Garcia singles on a line drive to center fielder Blake Drake.

Angel Ortega singles on a line drive to right fielder Jhohan Acevedo. Omar Garcia to 2nd.

Dustin DeMuth singles on a line drive to right fielder Jhohan Acevedo. Omar Garcia scores. Angel Ortega to 3rd. Dustin DeMuth to 2nd on the throw.

Elvis Rubio grounds out, second baseman Darren Seferina to first baseman Casey Grayson. Angel Ortega scores. Dustin DeMuth to 3rd.

Clint Coulter out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Cole Lankford. Dustin DeMuth scores.

Fidel Pena singles on a ground ball to center fielder Blake Drake.

With George Iskenderian batting, wild pitch by Jacob Evans, Fidel Pena to 2nd.

George Iskenderian singles on a line drive to left fielder Cole Lankford. Fidel Pena scores.

Dustin Houle grounds into a force out, shortstop Jose Martinez to second baseman Darren Seferina. George Iskenderian out at 2nd.

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From Chris Mehring's Timber Rattlers game summary after their 12-0 Monday night loss --

 

"Wisconsin also saw their very slim playoff hopes become even slimmer with their loss. The second place Clinton LumberKings defeated the division leading Peoria Chiefs 9-2 on Monday. The Rattlers trail Peoria by six games with six games remaining in the half and since the Chiefs won the first half series from Wisconsin, Peoria holds the tie-breaker. Wisconsin trails Clinton by 5-1/2 games and the LumberKings have seven games left in the half. The LumberKings have the tie-breaker on the Rattlers so Wisconsin would need to win all of their remaining games in the half while the LumberKings would need to lose all of their remaining games with the three teams between Wisconsin and Clinton also losing a lot of games."

 

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