Link Report for Tuesday 7/18

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Tuesday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Colorado Springs: RHP Angel Ventura at Omaha (Royals), 11:30 AM pre-game, 12:00 PM 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: Idle

 

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Carolina: RHP Jordan Yamamoto at Salem (Red Sox), 9:50 AM pre-game, 10:05 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: Idle

 

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Helena: RHP Alec Bettinger at Ogden (Dodgers), 7:40 PM pre-game, 8:00 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Garrett Greene (@Garrett_Greene) has your H-Crew coverage for 2017

 

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Maryvale: Idle

 

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DSL Brewers: at the DSL Cubs' #2 Squad, 9:30 AM

 

DSL Brewers/Indians: at home vs. the DSL Pirates, 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 Tuesday's action as it happens with box score / game log links:

 

Colorado Springs

 

Carolina

 

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

 

Carolina Media Notes - Linked on the Mudcats official 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

 

Salem, VA

 

Ogden, UT

 

Santo Domingo, DR

[Mass Haas]

Timber Rattler DVR Alert

 

THURS. 7/20 vs. South Bend (Cubs), 7:00 PM

 

Spectrum Sports are available on channel 32 and in HD on channel 1332 in Eastern Wisconsin

 

Conveniently, the big league Brewers are idle on this evening, as they play a matinee.

[Mass Haas]

AUDIO via Matt Pauley's Brewers Extra Innings Podcast Sun. 7/16: "The All-Star game is in the books and now the Brewers are on an 11-week sprint to try to claim the NL Central title. Will they make moves and what kind of moves will they make? How dangerous are the Cubs after the acquisition of Jose Quintana? Matt addresses those issues and more in this week's episode. Tim Muma from Brew Crew Ball joins the discussion. Matt also gets an update on the Brewers' prospects at Double-A with Biloxi Shuckers voice Chris Harris."

 

Enjoy the entire podcast, to be sure, but for the focus of this Minor League Forum, Chris' appearance begins at the 36:50 minute mark.

[Mass Haas]

The Land of Booms and Busts

by Noah Nofz, BP Milwaukee

 

Nice read on a take on a Sky Sox road game...

[WV Brew]

Mudcats blanked 1-0 in series finale loss

Jordan Yamamoto allowed just one unearned run and struck out seven in the loss

By Carolina Mudcats | July 18, 2017 3:18 PM ET

 

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Here's some flavor of the game from the game story:

 

The Mudcats left nine men on base and were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position in the loss. Raudes left two on in both the fourth and fifth innings and Boyd stranded three in the seventh and one in the eighth before pitching a three up, three down ninth.

 

Boyd earlier escaped a bases loaded jam in the seventh after striking out Monte Harrison to end the frame and left Corey Ray at third after getting Lucas Erceg to pop out to end the eighth. Erceg's pop up nearly fell for a hit, but was snagged by Salem's Jeremy Rivera with a sliding, over-the-shoulder, catch in shallow left.

 

Jordan Yamamoto (7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K) was the hard luck loser when an error by Isan Diaz led to the game's only run. Yamamoto has maybe the best command of the remaining Mudcats' starters. I especially like that he can spot his curveball to either side of the plate rather than just throwing it down the middle. Wuilder Rodriguez worked the eighth walking one and striking out two while lowering his ERA under 1.00 at 0.99.

 

6 hits and 5 walks for the Mudcats but no runs. Trent Clark (2-3, 2B, BB) was caught twice trying to steal which didn't help. Jake Gatewood and Luis Aviles were each 1-3 with a walk. Max McDowell was 2-3 with a double.

 

Carolina Box Score

 

Carolina Game Log

 

What could have been:

 

Carolina Top of the 7th

 

Pitching Change: Logan Boyd replaces Roniel Raudes.

Lucas Erceg grounds out, second baseman Jose Sermo to first baseman Josh Ockimey.

Luis Aviles walks.

Max McDowell doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Mike Meyers. Luis Aviles to 3rd.

Jose Cuas strikes out swinging.

Trent Clark walks.

Monte Harrison strikes out swinging.

 

 

Carolina Top of the 8th

 

Corey Ray walks.

Jake Gatewood singles on a line drive to center fielder Tate Matheny. Corey Ray to 2nd.

Isan Diaz grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Sermo to first baseman Josh Ockimey. Corey Ray to 3rd. Jake Gatewood out at 2nd.

Lucas Erceg pops out to shortstop Jeremy Rivera.

[Mass Haas]

AUDIO via Monday's Sky Sox pre-game: Interesting chat with Nate Orf, discusses his newly-needed outfield play, Garrett Cooper's maturation as a person and teammate in addition to as a player, and we learn that somehow a failure in a new drainage system caused the additional "wet grounds" rainouts in Colorado Springs after the initial downpours

[Mass Haas]

Final: Omaha 9, Colorado Springs 7

 

Late-Inning Rally Falls Short In 9-7 Loss

Sox send 11 men to the plate in six-run seventh inning

By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox

 

Relatively brief, so we'll old school it with a copy-and-paste:

 

The Sky Sox offense came alive after the sixth inning for the second straight game, but the Omaha Storm Chasers hung on for a 9-7 win in front of 4,772 at Werner Park Tuesday afternoon.

 

Down 7-0 entering the seventh inning, Colorado Springs (58-35) used a six-run, two-out rally to pull within a run. The Sox drew four walks off reliever Christian Binford, with Tyler Bortnick driving in Lewis Brinson on the final walk. Gabriel Noriega followed one batter later with a two-run single up the middle to score Nick Noonan and Tyler Heineman.

 

Kyle Wren grounded the second consecutive RBI single up the middle to score Bortnick, and Mauricio Dubon drove in Noriega and Wren on a two-run double into the left field corner to complete the inning's offense. In all, the Sky Sox sent 11 batters to the plate and batted around in an inning for the second straight game after sending 10 men to the plate in the 12th inning Monday night.

 

After the hosts plated an eighth run in the bottom of the seventh, the Sky Sox cut the deficit to a single run with one in the top of the eighth. After Nate Orf led off the inning with a double down the left field line, Noonan grounded a single past the diving Dean Anna at second base for the third baseman's first hit of the afternoon.

 

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Colorado Springs Box Score

 

Chris Colabello 0-for-4 with a walk in his Sky Sox maiden voyage; this box score lineup isn't very recognizable compared to early this season, nothing unusual in that.

 

If you check his most recent ten-game log, while several outings have been positive, RHP Angel Ventura hasn't been totally immune from a tough one like today's.

 

Colorado Springs Game Log

 

Wily Peralta threw 21 pitches, 10 strikes --

 

Omaha Bottom of the 7th

 

Pitching Change: Wily Peralta replaces Tom Wilhelmsen.

Dean Anna walks.

Cheslor Cuthbert grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubon to first baseman Chris Colabello. Dean Anna to 2nd.

Ryan O'Hearn reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Mauricio Dubon. Dean Anna scores.

Frank Schwindel grounds into a double play, third baseman Gabriel Noriega to second baseman Tyler Bortnick to first baseman Chris Colabello. Ryan O'Hearn out at 2nd.

 

And a AAA Sky Sox debut --

 

Omaha Bottom of the 8th

 

Pitching Change: Jeanmar Gomez replaces Wily Peralta.

Logan Moon walks.

With Garin Cecchini batting, Logan Moon steals (1) 2nd base.

Garin Cecchini grounds out, second baseman Tyler Bortnick to first baseman Chris Colabello. Logan Moon to 3rd.

Brayan Pena singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lewis Brinson. Logan Moon scores.

Jack Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Jeanmar Gomez to first baseman Chris Colabello. Brayan Pena to 2nd.

Ruben Sosa grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubon to first baseman Chris Colabello.

[LouisEly]

Yamamoto just keeps getting the job done. He isn't known for velocity, but his K rate is >9 which is very good for a 21-year-old in high A (and a 20-year-old in low A last year).

 

Would love an updated scouting report on him.

[bkrause2]

Final: DSL Pirates 9, DSL Indians/Brewers 7

 

The Pirates scored six runs in the top of the seventh as they defeated the Brewers co-op team by a score of 9-7.

 

DSL Indians/Brewers Box Score

 

No Brewers pitchers saw action in this one, but a handful of position players did, with Edwin Sano going 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI out of the leadoff spot. Shortstop Elian Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with a double before being lifted for a pinch hitter.

 

DSL Indians/Brewers Game Log

[OnaBadger58]

Yamamoto just keeps getting the job done. He isn't known for velocity, but his K rate is >9 which is very good for a 21-year-old in high A (and a 20-year-old in low A last year).

 

Would love an updated scouting report on him.

He reminds me a lot of Yovanni. He really has been flying under the radar.

[bkrause2]

Final: DSL Brewers 8, DSL Cubs2 6

 

The Brewers jumped out to an early lead, then held off a late Cubs rally to notch their third straight win.

 

DSL Brewers Box Score

 

Freisis Adames got the start and picked up the win, going 5.2 innings and giving up three runs while striking out six. Jenri Montas followed with 2.1 scoreless and Jesus Brea got the final two outs to record the save. Anderson Melendez went 3-for-5 with a double and scored a pair of runs. Francis Florentino went 2-for-4 with a walk and was hit by a pitch, while Pablo Abreu chipped in a single and a triple and Victor Maria added a single and a double. Bryan Connell and Luis Avalo each doubled as well and Ernesto Martinez drew three walks. Jean Carmona was out of the lineup once again and hasn't played since being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning of a game back on July 13th.

 

DSL Brewers Game Log

 

The Brewers got four free passes in the second inning that helped them plate four runs and open up a lead.

 

DSL Brewers Top of the 2nd

Luis Avalo doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Luis Ubiera.

Luis Manon walks.

Anderson Melendez pops out to second baseman Orian Nunez.

Francis Florentino walks. Luis Avalo to 3rd. Luis Manon to 2nd.

Pablo Abreu grounds into a force out, shortstop Josue Huma to third baseman Henrry Pedra. Luis Avalo scores. Luis Manon out at 3rd. Francis Florentino to 2nd. Pablo Abreu to 1st.

Aaron Familia walks. Francis Florentino to 3rd. Pablo Abreu to 2nd.

Ernesto Wilson Martinez walks. Francis Florentino scores. Pablo Abreu to 3rd. Aaron Familia to 2nd.

Pitching Change: Edison Novas replaces Jonathan Bruzual.

Bryan Connell doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Luis Ubiera. Pablo Abreu scores. Aaron Familia scores. Ernesto Wilson Martinez to 3rd.

Victor Maria flies out to center fielder Alonso Gaitan.

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VIDEO TWEET via @BrewerProspect: Mudcats' RHP Jordan Yamamoto K montage

 

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VIDEO TWEET via @BrewerProspect: Doubles by SkySox' Lewis Brinson/Mauricio Dubon

 

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Another look at Dubon's --

 

[Mass Haas]

Final: Ogden 17, Helena 8

 

Brewers End Road Trip On Sour Note

Raptors bat around twice as Brewers fall

By Garrett Greene / Helena Brewers

 

Yes, do read the above for details on the H-Crew's eight runs scored...

 

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Helena Box Score

 

Actually, three of the seven Brewer pitchers fared well, especially recently-turned 21-year-old 24th round RHP Robbie Hitt, who stranded two inherited runners, and then tossed two more scoreless, walking none and fanning three.

 

Helena Game Log

 

If you're into analyzing a five-run 1st and a ten-run 4th for the bad guys, then you'll find it here.

[igor67]

Nic Pierre now has a 7 game streak of 2 hit games going

[82brewcrew82]

Yamamoto just keeps getting the job done. He isn't known for velocity, but his K rate is >9 which is very good for a 21-year-old in high A (and a 20-year-old in low A last year).

 

Would love an updated scouting report on him.

He reminds me a lot of Yovanni. He really has been flying under the radar.

 

He's not Yovanni. He and Medeiros are the two pitchers I keep missing at Mudcat games but the season isn't over yet. The reports I have heard always make me put him in that group with Ventura and Perrin. Guys who don't rely on velocity. Unfortunately that usually means we have to take a wait and see approach with those guys and see how their stuff plays as they move up.

 

EDIT: I think I remember some report about an uptick in velocity with him but I can't find it. If true and there has been an actual change in the skill set, then yes, there might be something there. Until I hear such, I rank him down list despite the results.

[LouisEly]

I think the point is that Gallardo wasn't a high velocity guy either - he usually sat around 92.

 

As long as someone has a K rate >9, I don't particularly care how hard they throw. At 21 and in high A, there is some projection there even if he is only 6' tall.