Link Report for Sunday 9/3 - AZL season ends on sour note

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Sunday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Colorado Springs: RHP Aaron Brooks at home vs. Memphis (Cardinals), 2:00 PM pre-game, 2:30 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 Luis Ortiz at Mobile (Angels), 4:45 PM pre-game, 5:05 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 - Nine of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi is among them. Only games in Chattanooga won't be available.

 

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Carolina: RHP Jordan Yamamoto at home vs. Myrtle Beach (Cubs), 4:45 PM pre-game, 5:00 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: RHP Thomas Jankins at Quad Cities (Astros), 12:55 PM pre-game, 1:15 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 Michael Petersen at home vs. Billings (Reds), 1:45 PM pre-game, 2:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

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

 

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Maryvale: It's a one-game quarterfinal playoff at home vs. the AZL Cubs, 9:00 PM gametime, no audio

[Mass Haas]

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

 

Colorado Springs

 

Biloxi

 

Carolina

 

Wisconsin

 

Helena

 

Maryvale Playoff Game

 

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:

 

Colorado Springs, CO

 

Mobile, AL

 

Zebulon, NC

 

Davenport, IA

 

Helena, MT

[markedman5]

What kind of prospect is Yamamoto?

 

[CheezWizHed]

What kind of prospect is Yamamoto?

 

 

A successful one

[Eye Black]

Final: Wisconsin 6, Quad Cities 4

 

Ghelfi's Two-Run Double in Ninth Lifts Rattlers Past Bandits

Wisconsin wins 6-4 on final Sunday of the season

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

No better way to relish a Timber Rattlers win than by reading the recap story from Chris. Insightful as always.

 

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VIDEO TWEET via the Rattlers: The final out

 

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Wisconsin Box Score

 

Five of the Timber Rattlers eight hits were for extra bases (4 doubles, 1 home run).

 

Trever Morrison went 2-for-5 with a double to raise his batting average to an even .200 in 295 Midwest League at-bats. Morrison's hitting streak is now extended to seven-games heading into the final game of the year.

 

Wisconsin Game Log

 

Six strikeouts over 5.0 innings pitched for Thomas Jankins. Jankins is the Midwest League leader in total innings pitched this season at 141.2 IP. His 1.22 WHIP ranks 11th in the league among all qualified pitchers.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Billings 16, Helena 7

 

Mustangs romp past Helena Brewers

Erik C. Anderson, Helena Independent Record

 

The Billings Mustangs dominated the thinned Brewers in every facet of the game on Sunday, winning 16-7 at Kindrick Legion Field.

 

The Brewers were riding a bit of momentum entering the two-game series against Billings. Helena had taken three of four from league-leading Great Falls, giving the Brewers an outside shot at making the playoffs. While that shot is still alive, even after dropping two games to Billings (32-37), the Brewers are looking at a steep challenge.

 

“It’s kinda hard because we face the leading in the second half team, Great Falls, beat them three out four with two really good games,” Brewers manager Nestor Corredor said. “And then we face Billings yesterday, and we don’t allow a run for seven innings and then we give up two, and lose two-nothing. It was another unbelievable game from our pitching staff.”

 

The Brewers (26-44) were unbelievable on Sunday too, but for all the wrong reasons.

 

Andy Sugilio got the first hit of the game in the top of the second inning.

 

Michael Petersen walked two more, and then received a visit at the mound from pitching coach Rolando Valles. Petersen battled back, recording a strikeout, and battled the next batter to an 0-2 count before a soft pop to left-center field brought one run in, but sloppy base running gave the Brewers a force-out at third. Petersen enacted a fly-out to get out of the inning with only giving up one run after loading up the bases.

 

Jay Feliciano drew a four-pitch walk and Nick Roscetti hit a double down the left field line, but the Brewers couldn’t advance their runners from second and third base.

 

Petersen looked like he had a strong start to the third inning, but after building up an 0-2 count, Jeter Downs fought back and dropped a fly ball into center field, and then an error while fielding gave Downs second base.

 

Miles Gordon hit a sky-high home run, estimated at 420 feet, and gave the Mustangs a 3-0 lead.

 

Petersen gave up a blooper single to right field and his afternoon was over.

 

The Brewers sent Roberto Delgado to supplant Petersen.

 

Delgado got out of the inning, but struggled in the fourth, as the Brewers' defense didn’t offer him much help. Stuart Fairchild doubled to bring in a run, followed by Suigilio’s two-RBI double. Then, Hendrik Clementina singled to score another run. Billings had a 7-0 lead going into the bottom of the inning, and it felt insurmountable.

 

“Sure enough today, early day, we go south,” Corredor said. “We did not pitch. We did not play defense. We did not hit. It’s tough.”

 

K.J. Harrison got the Brewers on board with a single shot home run. Roscetti flew out to bring in the Brewers' second run.

 

Clementina got an RBI off a ground-rule double in the top of the sixth.

 

In the bottom of the sixth, Roscetti hit an RBI single, making the score 8-3.

 

Montrell Marshall hit a one-run homer in the top of the seventh.

 

Helena added two runs in the bottom of the seventh when Payton Henry led off the inning with a walk. Antonio Pinero hit a double to left field and brought in Henry. A wild pitch moved Pinero to third and then Harrison hit a sacrifice fly to bring the Brewers within four runs, 9-5.

 

Sugilio kept the Mustangs offense going in the top of the eighth, hitting a triple to score another run. Clementina smacked a fly out to bring in a run and then Alejo Lopez flew out to bring in the Mustangs’ 12th run of the game.

 

Billings poured it in the top of the ninth. Miles Gordon hit an RBI single and Raul Wallace reached on a throwing error for an RBI. Sugilio singled to bring in an RBI. Clementina grounded out to bring in the Mustangs' 16th run.

 

The Brewers tacked on two in the bottom of the ninth. Jose Gomez hit an RBI double and a wild pitch from Connor Bennett allowed Gomez to come across.

 

The Mustangs finished with 18 hits, while Helena had eight to go along with five errors.

 

The game showed the distances between the two teams. Billings was able to shift players in and out of the lineup and even experiment with players at new positions. Helena, after moving Tristen Lutz and Kenny Corey down to the Arizona League, had no such luxury.

 

Corredor said his team certainly misses two of its best bats.

 

“Corey and Lutz, when Dallas Carroll left and Zach Clark left, they kind of balanced our lineup,” Corredor said. “Those three games we beat Great Falls, they were a big part of two. You lost your leadoff and your second hole guy. Both guys playing positions that are obviously very important for us. At the same time, they go down there to try to win a championship. When you are a winning player, you need to find a way to be on a winning team regardless. They're starting over there, they made the playoffs there, and now they deserve the opportunity to go down there and finish it.”

 

With Great Falls’ loss to Missoula on Sunday, the Brewers remain five games behind the Voyagers with six games to play.

 

“We still have a chance. That’s the message,” Corredor said. “Even if we are eliminated, we have to go out there and compete like we want to win every day.”

 

Helena plays at 4:05 PM on Labor Day (3:05 Central), starting a two-game series with Missoula, the final two home games of the season.

 

“We'll try to be on the field a little bit earlier than today,” Corredor said. “I know yesterday was a quick game and it should be OK for today. Obviously the players did not show up with a good energy. The message is come back tomorrow and play another game and another day of life.”

 

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Helena Box Score

 

Helena has only 11 position players, an unheard of low number for a rookie level squad. Starting RF Nic Pierre was pulled after striking out in the 6th inning, thinning the bench even more.

 

Helena Game Log

[Mass Haas]

First posted last Sunday 8/27 --

 

AUDIO via the Sky Sox Soundcloud: Part One of a conversation with Athletic Trainer Aaron Hoback

 

Part Two has now been released

[Mass Haas]

Final: Memphis 15, Colorado Springs 7

 

Rally Falls Short In 15-7 Defeat

Sox use four-run sixth to cut into deficit

By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox

 

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox scored seven runs in the middle innings, but the Memphis Redbirds struck early to take game three of the four-game series, 15-7, in front of 6,727 at Security Service Field Sunday afternoon.

 

Colorado Springs (80-56) cracked the scoreboard for the first time in the fourth inning. Ivan De Jesus led off with a triple into the left field corner and came in to score one batter later when Chris Colabello lifted a sacrifice fly to the warning track in center field. In the three games against Memphis this series, Colabello is 6-for-9 with three runs scored and four RBI.

 

The Sox scored a pair of runs in the fifth inning, cutting the deficit to 13-3. Yadiel Rivera led off with a double, advanced to third base on a Lucas Erceg single and scored on a wild pitch from Memphis starter Matt Pearce. Kirk Nieuwenhuis added an RBI on a groundout to first base, scoring Erceg.

 

The first six batters reached safely as part of a four-run sixth inning. With the bases loaded, Rene Garcia lined a two-run single up the middle to plate Colabello and Nate Orf. Rivera lined a single to left field to score Mauricio Dubon and Erceg grounded his second hit in as many at-bats past Bruce Caldwell at second to score Garcia and cut the deficit to 13-7.

 

The 2017 regular season comes to a close Monday afternoon at 12:30 PM MT (11:30 AM Central), when RHP Tim Dillard (3-2, 5.43 ERA) faces RHP Zac Gallen (1-1, 3.45 ERA) for a Labor Day matinee. Security Service Federal Credit Union presents the Shirt Off Our Backs giveaway, where the jerseys of both Manager Rick Sweet and the Sky Sox starting lineup will be raffled off throughout the game.

 

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Colorado Springs Box Score

 

LHP Nick Ramirez retired the only batter he faced in his AAA debut; there still isn't a person on the planet who can figure out the recent waiver claim of RHP Aaron Brooks.

 

Nate Orf on base three more times; Lucas Erceg 2-for-3.

 

Colorado Springs Game Log

[Mass Haas]

Helena players visit a local 2nd grade

 

5'3" Jose Gomez (far left) not exactly towering over the kids

 

Good for the guys in the community with all the affiliates -- schools, hospitals, etc.

[Mass Haas]

[reillymcshane]

Yamamoto, Hanhold and Griep combine on 1-0 shutout

Yamamoto went seven scoreless and wrapped up his season with a 21.1 scoreless innings streak

By Carolina Mudcats

 

 

Carolina Box Score

 

It was a classic pitchers’ duel on Sunday, and this time the Mudcats were left standing with a 1-0 victory of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. The game’s star was Jordan Yamamoto, who threw seven shutout innings to get the win. He ends the season with a scoreless streak of 21.1 innings. Nate Griep would successfully work the 9th to get his 30th save of the season.

 

The Mudcats managed only three hits on the day, but two of them came in the 6th inning - a leadoff double by Jose Cuas and an RBI single courtesy of Monte Harrison.

 

Carolina dodged some bullets on Sunday as the Pelicans went 0-6 with runners in scoring position, and stranded eight men on base.

 

The Mudcats are 72-65 for the year. They wrap up the season tomorrow, Monday, September 4.

 

Pitching Summary:

 

Jordan Yamamoto: 7.0 IP, 7 hits, 0 ER, 1BB, 7k, winn

Eric Hanhold: 1.0 IP, 1 hits, 0 ER, 1K, hold

Nate Griep: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 ER, 2BB, 1K, save

 

Hitting Summary:

 

Monte Harrison: 1-3, game-winning RBI

Wendell Rijo: 1-3

Jose Cuas: 1-3, 2B

 

Carolina Game Log

 

The games only run came in the 6th.

 

Carolina Bottom of the 6th

Pitching Change: Dakota Mekkes replaces Alec Mills.

Jose Cuas doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Eddy Martinez.

Trent Clark grounds out, second baseman Trent Giambrone to first baseman Vimael Machin. Jose Cuas to 3rd.

Corey Ray walks.

Monte Harrison singles on a ground ball to left fielder Eddy Martinez. Jose Cuas scores. Corey Ray to 2nd.

Weston Wilson walks. Corey Ray to 3rd. Monte Harrison to 2nd.

Cooper Hummel flies out to left fielder Eddy Martinez.

Luis Aviles strikes out swinging.

[reillymcshane]

Davis' four steals and Noriega's 13th inning single lifts Shuckers over BayBears

Johnny Davis has a league-leading 52 stolen bases after four on Sunday

By Biloxi Shuckers

 

 

Biloxi Box Score

 

Biloxi rode some good pitching on Sunday, defeating the Mobile BayBears 4-2 in 13 innings. Jorge Lopez was outstanding in relief, throwing three perfect innings to get the win, while Matt Ramsey would close out the game to get his 27th save. On the offensive side of the diamond, the Shuckers had only six hits, but were lead by Johnny Davis, who not only had a hit and two walks, but stole four bases (giving him league leading 52 for the year).

 

The BayBears struggled at the plate, going 0-12 with runners in scoring position.

 

Pitching Summary:

 

Luis Ortiz: 4.0 IP, 4 hits, 2 ER, 4BB, 1K

Travis Hissong: 3.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3K

Josh Uhen: 2.0 IP, 1 hits, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0K

Jorge Lopez: 3.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3K, Win

Matt Ramsey: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0K, Save

 

Hitting Summary:

 

Johnny Davis: 1-3, 2BB, 4 SB

Gabriel Noriega: 2-6, 2 RBI

 

Biloxi Game Log

 

Biloxi scored two in the top of the 13th to get the victory, the big blow a two run single from Gabriel Noriega.

 

Biloxi Top of the 13th

Johnny Davis hit by pitch.

With Dustin DeMuth batting, Johnny Davis steals (51) 2nd base.

Dustin DeMuth called out on strikes.

Blake Allemand flies out to left fielder Brennon Lund.

Jake Gatewood walks.

With Gabriel Noriega batting, Johnny Davis steals (52) 3rd base. Jake Gatewood steals (3) 2nd base.

Gabriel Noriega singles on a line drive to center fielder Derek Jenkins. Johnny Davis scores. Jake Gatewood scores.

Troy Stokes strikes out swinging.

[Mass Haas]

VIDEO TWEETS via the Mudcats --

 

Jordan Yamamoto K Montage

 

The Offense in a 1-0 Win

[Mass Haas]

AUDIO via the Shuck Dynasty Soundcloud - Game highlights

[Mass Haas]

[And That]

AZL Cubs 9, AZL Brewers 6

 

AZL Brewers Boxscore

 

It's hard to get too worked up about the AZL season, but there is a tinge of disappointment that a team that did so well in the regular season loses a game in the postseason, and that's all she wrote. The Brewers' defense contributed to 3 unearned runs, the pitching staff could not keep the Cubs off of the bases, and the offense couldn't keep up as the Brewers' season ends with a 9-6 loss.

 

Brent Diaz, Kenny Corey, and Julian Jarrard each managed two hits to lead the way for the offense. Both of Diaz' hits were doubles, while Pat McInerney and Rob Henry added doubles as well.

 

Phil Bickford started and unfortunately had his worst outing of the season allowing 4 runs in 3 innings of work. Branden Nunn allowed all three unearned runs to score in addition to an earned run in 3 1/3 innings. Tyler Thorne closed the season out with 2 2/3 innings of 1 run ball.

 

AZL Brewers Game Log

 

An unfortunate ending:

 

AZL Brewers Bottom of the 9th

Julian Jarrard strikes out swinging.

Brent Diaz walks.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Pablo Abreu replaces Brent Diaz.

Robert Henry doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Jose Gutierrez. Pablo Abreu to 3rd.

Jean Carmona flies into a sacrifice double play, center fielder Jose Gutierrez to shortstop Delvin Zinn to second baseman Carlos Sepulveda. Pablo Abreu scores. Robert Henry out at 2nd.

[young guns]

The cubs just ruin everything.