Link Report for Monday 7/3

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Today is the only day game (Noon Central) that the Maryvale guys will play all season.

 

Rehabbing from Tommy John, RHP Carlos Luna is listed as the starting first baseman despite his 60-day DL status. Surely, they'll correct that error shortly.

 

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Maryvale: at home vs. the AZL Indians, 12:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league

 

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Maryvale Box Score / Game Log

 

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Weather: 92 degrees, sunny.

Wind: 3 mph, Varies.

First pitch: 10:00 AM local time.

 

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We'll complete the Daily Menu late this afternoon. The other stateside affiliates all play this evening.

[WV Brew]

There must be a mistake somewhere. Carlos Luna listed as today's 1B but he's a pitcher as far as I know. Maybe a change in somebody's number?

[Mass Haas]

The rest of Monday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Colorado Springs: RHP Bubba Derby at Omaha (Royals), 6:35 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Dan Karcher, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox is on Twitter @SkySoxKarch; joining him again 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 Corbin Burnes at Birmingham (White Sox), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 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. Erik Bremer (@Erik_Bremer) 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. Only games in Chattanooga and Mobile won't be available.

 

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Carolina: LHP Kodi Medeiros at home vs. Winston-Salem (White Sox), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

We look forward to Mudcats audio with Greg Young (@gregyoungjr), especially after going without gameday audio for much of the Brewers' stay in Brevard County.

 

MiLB.TV - Yes, Carolina home games will be on MiLB.TV, sweet. It appears three other Carolina League teams (Salem, Myrtle Beach, and Winston-Salem) broadcast as well.

 

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Wisconsin: TBD at Beloit (Athletics), 6:40 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime

 

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.

 

In 2017, fifteen games will be broadcast on Spectrum Sports in Wisconsin, available on channel 32 and in HD on channel 1332. We'll keep you posted with our "DVR Alerts" days in advance.

 

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Helena: RHP Karsen Lindell at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:15 PM pre-game, 7:35 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

The broadcast duo of Craig Durham (@CraigMDurham) and Garrett Greene (@Garrett_Greene) has your H-Crew coverage for 2017

 

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DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Rangers #2 Squad, 9:30 AM

 

DSL Brewers/Indians: at the DSL Rangers #1 Squad, 9:30 AM

 

For each DSL contest, 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. You can also use that link to differentiate between Brewer and Indians' prospects on the co-op team.

[Mass Haas]

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

 

Colorado Springs

 

Biloxi

 

Carolina

 

Wisconsin

 

Helena

 

DSL Brewers

 

DSL Brewers/Indians

 

MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

[Mass Haas]

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

 

Carolina Media Notes - Linked on the Mudcats official 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 - Carolina League Southern Division

 

A - Midwest League Western Division

 

Pioneer League North Division

 

Arizona League Central Division

 

Dominican Summer League San Pedro Division

 

Dominican Summer League North Division

 

NOTE: Divisional standings for the two DSL teams point to the same shared page link.

 

NOTE #2: The Standings Links above will reflect second-half standings for Biloxi, Carolina, and Wisconsin. You can easily then click on "Overall Standings" once you've reached the initial link.

 

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Sortable individual stat pages:

 

Colorado Springs

 

Biloxi

 

Carolina

 

Wisconsin

 

Helena

 

Maryvale

 

DSL Brewers

 

DSL Brewers/Indians

 

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Weather.com:

 

Omaha, NE

 

Birmingham, AL

 

Zebulon, NC

 

Beloit, WI

 

Missoula, MT

 

Maryvale, AZ

 

Santo Domingo, DR

[And That]

Moises Perez was the mystery 1B today, not Carlos Luna after all. Moises was 0-3 w/3 Ks, so maybe he would have just assumed Luna got the credit.

[Mass Haas]

Congratulations to Helena OF Zach Clark, the Pioneer League Player of the Week, with these numbers:

 

.409/.458/.955, 5 G, 9-for-22, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 8 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 SB

 

Yeah, that'll do it.

[And That]

The Rattlers' starting pitcher tonight is... Josh Pennington.

 

The Rattlers' starting shortstop tonight is... Devin Hairston.

 

So that's new.

[Mass Haas]

Frosty Microbrews: Rattlers work to apply lessons from Braun, Villar

By Kyle Lobner / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

[Noche]

The Rattlers' starting pitcher tonight is... Josh Pennington.

 

The Rattlers' starting shortstop tonight is... Devin Hairston.

 

So that's new.

 

Hairston singled in his first AB.

 

Add Huira and Harrison to the mix and T-Rats should be better in 2nd half

[markedman5]

Burnes through 6 innings tonight. 4 hits 5 ks no runs according to Chris Harris

[MrTPlush]

My lord Burnes. Dude is absolutely nuts. Straight up dominates every single start. Excited he might be ready next year. Lots of solid pitching prospects working their way up.

[LouisEly]

Zack Brown has been pretty good as of late, looks like he's finally over the injury he had earlier this year.

 

I'll give credit where credit is due, since June 17th Trent Clark has raised his BA from .209 to .235, his OBP from .345 to .377, and his SLG from .316 to .370. He still has a ways to go, and the walks are great but at the next level pitchers are going to be less wild. The 27.6% K rate suggests he does a lot of looking, sometimes walking, sometimes striking out. He's going to have to be more aggressive.

 

Every draft there is a college pitcher or two who slips into the 4th round or later and blossoms in pro ball. The Brewers may have gotten lucky and nabbed two of them in the last four drafts.

[Humans Need Water]

Zack Brown has been pretty good as of late, looks like he's finally over the injury he had earlier this year.

 

I'll give credit where credit is due, since June 17th Trent Clark has raised his BA from .209 to .235, his OBP from .345 to .377, and his SLG from .316 to .370. He still has a ways to go, and the walks are great but at the next level pitchers are going to be less wild. The 27.6% K rate suggests he does a lot of looking, sometimes walking, sometimes striking out. He's going to have to be more aggressive.

 

Every draft there is a college pitcher or two who slips into the 4th round or later and blossoms in pro ball. The Brewers may have gotten lucky and nabbed two of them in the last four drafts.

Clark is also very, very young for level and was injured last year. While his K rate is high, partially because of his age, he's still a contact bat. I'd be curious to see how many of his walks are due to poor pitching control vs working the count/fouling pitches off earning that walk.

[Humans Need Water]

My lord Burnes. Dude is absolutely nuts. Straight up dominates every single start. Excited he might be ready next year. Lots of solid pitching prospects working their way up.

His adjustment from starting out almost in the stride compared to squaring up the batter now has made a tremendous impact on his game. His bulldog approach/mentality has always been awesome but this minor change he made has allowed for an increase in velocity and everything else to just fall in place more consistently. I still don't see him up in the rotation until late 2018 at the very earliest but probably 2019 (that's assuming everyone across the board is healthy and not having an imploding season).

[LouisEly]

I think you could say that Carolina got a little lucky tonight:

 

 

Carolina Bottom of the 9th

 

Monte Harrison singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Jack Charleston.

Dropped foul pop error by catcher Zack Collins.

Trent Clark walks. Monte Harrison to 2nd.

Max McDowell strikes out on a foul bunt.

Luis Aviles grounds out, first baseman Telvin Nash to pitcher Jack Charleston. Monte Harrison to 3rd. Trent Clark to 2nd.

Corey Ray walks.

Troy Stokes Jr. singles on a pop up to catcher Zack Collins. Monte Harrison scores. Trent Clark scores. Corey Ray out at home, catcher Zack Collins to first baseman Telvin Nash.

 

Sounds like Zack Collins had an inning to forget. How the heck do you single on a pop up to catcher?? If he dropped it, it would be an error; unless it was one of those everybody call it but nobody catches it and it drops untouched.

[Mass Haas]

Quite the start for DSL Brewers/Indians RHP Juan Gomez today. And yes, he's Brewers' property.

 

Can't remember one quite like it.

 

Details once the Link Report is complete by Tuesday AM.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Beloit 2, Wisconsin 1

 

Rattlers Drop Series Finale at Beloit

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

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Wisconsin Box Score

 

You'll learn about the two Timber Rattler debuts in Chris' summary.

 

Wisconsin Game Log

 

Also from the write-up:

 

Both teams loaded the bases with no outs in the first inning and both teams managed to score one run.

 

Wisconsin Top of the 1st

 

Demi Orimoloye singles on a line drive to left fielder Luke Persico.

Devin Hairston singles on a ground ball to right fielder JaVon Shelby. Demi Orimoloye to 2nd.

Weston Wilson singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Luke Persico. Demi Orimoloye to 3rd. Devin Hairston to 2nd.

Tucker Neuhaus strikes out swinging.

Joantgel Segovia singles on a soft line drive to center fielder Luis Barrera. Demi Orimoloye scores. Devin Hairston to 3rd. Weston Wilson to 2nd.

Trever Morrison grounds into a double play, third baseman Eric Marinez to second baseman Trace Loehr to first baseman Miguel Mercedes. Joantgel Segovia out at 2nd.

 

NOTE: Morrison (.560 OPS entering the game) was 0-for-4 here, with his other three trips being K's. That would have been a preferred action here as well. What a miserable 2017 thus far for the 2016 12th round pick out of Oregon State.

 

Beloit Bottom of the 1st

 

Luis Barrera singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Aguilar.

With Eric Marinez batting, Luis Barrera steals (10) 2nd base.

Eric Marinez walks.

Luke Persico singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Demi Orimoloye. Luis Barrera to 3rd. Eric Marinez to 2nd.

Miguel Mercedes out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Demi Orimoloye. Luis Barrera scores.

Trace Loehr flies out to left fielder Joantgel Segovia.

Edwin Diaz strikes out swinging, catcher Nathan Rodriguez to first baseman Weston Wilson.

[markedman5]

I think you could say that Carolina got a little lucky tonight:

 

 

Carolina Bottom of the 9th

 

Monte Harrison singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Jack Charleston.

Dropped foul pop error by catcher Zack Collins.

Trent Clark walks. Monte Harrison to 2nd.

Max McDowell strikes out on a foul bunt.

Luis Aviles grounds out, first baseman Telvin Nash to pitcher Jack Charleston. Monte Harrison to 3rd. Trent Clark to 2nd.

Corey Ray walks.

Troy Stokes Jr. singles on a pop up to catcher Zack Collins. Monte Harrison scores. Trent Clark scores. Corey Ray out at home, catcher Zack Collins to first baseman Telvin Nash.

 

Sounds like Zack Collins had an inning to forget. How the heck do you single on a pop up to catcher?? If he dropped it, it would be an error; unless it was one of those everybody call it but nobody catches it and it drops untouched.

 

 

Here's how.....https://twitter.com/brewerprospect/status/882056829748097024

[Mass Haas]

Roegner to return to mound

Josh Flickinger, Beloit Daily News

 

BELOIT - Cameron Roegner hopes to appear on a pitching mound near you, and soon.

 

Unfortunately for local fans of the Beloit Memorial graduate and current member of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Roegner won't appear in the four-game weekend series at Pohlman Field.

 

Roegner was officially placed on the disabled list prior to the series. He hopes to pitch later this week when the team travels to Cedar Rapids.

 

After throwing four hitless innings against Kane County Sunday, June 25, Roegner was all set to take his turn on the mound Friday night to start the game against the Snappers.

 

When he woke up Monday, he didn't feel right.

 

"I just was a little more sore than usual," Roegner said. "It's just something that pitchers deal with on occasion. You see guys go on and off the DL on occasion, and I'm hoping to just miss the one start. I've thrown the last few days, and everything feels good. I'm not worried about it at all."

 

Besides the four perfect innings, the outing against the Cougars in Grand Chute was notable for another reason: Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun was behind him in left field, while fellow rehabbing Brewer Jonathan Villar was at second.

 

Roegner took full advantage of Villar's presence as the second baseman ended up with four assists, including a pair of outstanding plays.

 

The unique opportunity to team up with a pair of big leaguers wasn't lost on Roegner.

 

"That's probably been the one time in pro ball I've been like 'Wow' about something," Roegner said. "I grew up a big fan of Braun (who debuted when Roegner was just about to turn 14). It's pretty sweet and just seeing how both of those guys approach the game and learning from them was a really cool experience. They were there for us if we had any questions. Everyone goes through the grind on the way to the big leagues. They've been there and they know that there is a lot of pressure. They understand exactly what you're going through."

 

Roegner said he learned more about the way to prepare for a game than any specific baseball skill.

 

"It was great to see and hear them talk about the way they prepared," Roegner said. "And when I talked to Braun, he told me it was the first time in his 11-year career he'd ever had to go on a rehab assignment. He said it was nice to kind of step back after being spoiled in the big leagues all that time. He said it helped him appreciate things a little more. But both of them were just great guys, awesome guys to talk to."

 

While the duo's baseball skill sets were obviously impressive, Roegner said their ability to think their way through the game set them apart as well.

 

"These guys are really, really smart," Roegner said. "Just watching Villar all weekend, he's reading swings, he's looking at counts, knowing what to look for and knowing where they might hit the pitch you are throwing. He just seemed to always be in the right spot at the right time. They aren't just big, strong guys with good hand-eye coordination. They really know the game."

 

After struggling mightily down the stretch of the first half, Wisconsin is off to a decent 5-6 start to the second half.

 

"That's one of the great things about single-A ball," Roegner said. "You can really flush that first half. It's not just hoping you can come back from 12 games back. You really can actually flush it. We're starting at square one and trying to reset as a team. I know we have more talent on our roster than what are record showed in the first half. We just have to go out and compete."

[bkrause2]

Final: DSL Rangers1 24, DSL Indians/Brewers 4

 

The Rangers scored nine runs in the first inning and rolled over the Indians/Brewers 24-4.

 

DSL Indians/Brewers Box Score

 

It was a start to forget for 20-year-old right-hander Juan Gomez, who gave up hits to the first nine batters he faced before being yanked without recording an out. All six pitchers who saw action in this one allowed at least one run, and unfortunately, all were Brewers. On a brighter note, the offense did manage 13 hits, with Jose Pena going 2-for-5 with a double while Luis Avila, Yorki Franco and Ismael Rosado managed two singles each.

 

DSL Indians/Brewers Game Log

 

The ugly first inning for Gomez is just so bad that it needs to be shared.

 

DSL Rangers1 Bottom of the 1st

Juan Almonte singles on a line drive to left fielder Jose Pena.

Rougned Odor singles on a ground ball to catcher Ismael Rosado. Juan Almonte to 2nd.

Max Morales singles on a line drive to left fielder Jose Pena. Juan Almonte scores. Rougned Odor to 2nd.

Andrison Pena singles on a line drive to left fielder Jose Pena. Rougned Odor scores. Max Morales to 2nd.

Beder Gutierrez homers (1) on a line drive to left field. Max Morales scores. Andrison Pena scores.

Yimmelvyn Alonzo singles on a line drive to left fielder Jose Pena.

With Welin Liriano batting, wild pitch by Juan Gomez, Yimmelvyn Alonzo to 2nd.

Welin Liriano triples (2) on a line drive to center fielder Bryan Dimas. Yimmelvyn Alonzo scores.

Fernando Valdez singles on a line drive to right fielder Yorki Franco. Welin Liriano scores.

Eudys Rivera singles on a ground ball to shortstop Luis Avila. Fernando Valdez to 2nd.

Pitching Change: Wilmy De Jesus replaces Juan Gomez.

With Juan Almonte batting, wild pitch by Wilmy De Jesus, Fernando Valdez to 3rd. Eudys Rivera to 2nd.

Juan Almonte singles on a line drive to center fielder Bryan Dimas. Fernando Valdez scores. Eudys Rivera scores.

Rougned Odor grounds into a double play, shortstop Luis Avila to second baseman Jesus Maestre to first baseman Javier Castillo. Juan Almonte out at 2nd.

Max Morales doubles (5) on a line drive to center fielder Bryan Dimas.

With Andrison Pena batting, wild pitch by Wilmy De Jesus, Max Morales to 3rd.

Andrison Pena pops out to first baseman Javier Castillo.

[bkrause2]

Final: DSL Rangers2 4, DSL Brewers 2

 

The Rangers scored two runs in the top of the first and never trailed as they beat the Brewers 4-2.

 

DSL Brewers Box Score

 

Brayan Salaya got the start and took the loss after going 1.1 innings and allowing a pair of runs. 20-year-old Venezuelan Jose Parra had his best relief outing of the year thus far, going 3.2 innings and giving up just one unearned run. Designated hitter Bryan Connell paced the offense, going 2-for-4 with two doubles while Francis Florentino and Jean Carmona added two hits each.

 

DSL Brewers Game Log

[MrTPlush]

Betancourt's 12th inning triple lifts Shuckers over Barons in series finale

Corbin Burnes tossed six shutout innings lowering season ERA to 1.13

By Biloxi Shuckers

 

Javier Betancourt smacked a two-run triple in the 12th inning on Monday night in Birmingham (Mark P Driscoll)

 

Biloxi Shuckers Box Score

 

 

Quick Summary:

Corbin Burnes, like usual, was absolutely dominant through six scoreless innings. Burnes only needed 84 pitches to get the job done while striking out five batters and walking none. It was a quiet day for the offense, but thanks to a dominant bullpen they got a chance to break through scoring three runs in the top of the 12th to win 4-1. Javier Betancourt was the only player to collect multiple hits and was a key part to the winning 12th inning.

 

Pitching Summary:

On the mound, Corbin Burnes (6.0 IP, 5 H, 5 K) started the game while Jorge Lopez (2.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 K), Tayler Scott (2.0 IP, 3 BB, 2 K), Josh Uhen (1.0 IP, K), Matt Ramsey (1.0 IP, BB, 3 K) provided the relief.

 

Hitting Summary:

Javier Betancourt (3-5, 2 RBI, R, 3B)

Gabriel Noriega (1-5, RBI, R)

Johnny Davis (1-6, RBI, SB)

 

 

Biloxi Shuckers Game Log

 

Shuckers score three in 12th inning to take one from Birmingham

 

Biloxi Top of the 12th

 

Pitching Change: Jace Fry replaces Robinson Leyer.

Clint Coulter hit by pitch.

Dustin DeMuth strikes out swinging.

Gabriel Noriega singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jeff Gelalich. Clint Coulter to 2nd.

Javier Betancourt triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Jake Peter. Clint Coulter scores. Gabriel Noriega scores.

Johnny Davis singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Jace Fry. Javier Betancourt scores.

With Angel Ortega batting, wild pitch by Jace Fry, Johnny Davis to 2nd.

With Angel Ortega batting, Johnny Davis steals (22) 3rd base.

Angel Ortega strikes out swinging, catcher Alfredo Gonzalez to first baseman Nick Basto.

Blake Allemand pops out to first baseman Nick Basto in foul territory.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Colorado Springs 5, Omaha 4

 

Sky Sox are 25-7 vs. their three division rivals Oklahoma City, Iowa, and Omaha - taking care of business, baby! Sox trailed 4-1 after seven, no problem, as you'll read at the link below where you'll find a fine wrap-up.

 

Sox Complete Comeback In 5-4 Victory

Nieuwenhuis drives in three as Sox take three of four in Nebraska

By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox

 

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Colorado Springs Box Score

Brett Phillips three singles, Garrett Cooper three walks, Kirk Nieuwenhuis three RBI; Phillips with a SB, he's only attempted four all season (3 SB), he was 29-for-46 the past two seasons. Mauricio Dubon 0-for-his-last-14 (one walk).

 

Colorado Springs Game Log

 

As noted in the summary, RHP David Goforth testing fate late, but held onto the one-run lead --

 

Omaha Bottom of the 8th

 

Pitching Change: David Goforth replaces Tyler Cravy.

Cam Gallagher grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubon to first baseman Garrett Cooper.

Frank Schwindel strikes out swinging.

Garin Cecchini singles on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Wren.

With Corey Toups batting, Garin Cecchini steals (2) 2nd base.

Corey Toups strikes out swinging.

 

Omaha Bottom of the 9th

 

Terrance Gore singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Nick Noonan.

Billy Burns grounds out, third baseman Nick Noonan to first baseman Garrett Cooper. Terrance Gore to 2nd.

Raul Mondesi flies out to right fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis.

Bubba Starling strikes out on a foul tip.