Link Report for Thursday 9/7

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Thursday's Daily Menu:

 

Times are Central

 

Colorado Springs: RHP Aaron Wilkerson at Memphis (Cardinals), 6:35 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime, it's Game Two of a Best-of-Five Series, Sky Sox trail 1-0

 

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 is available for the playoffs and offseason archives for $19.99 if you're not already a subscriber.

 

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Helena: RHP Alec Bettinger at Billings (Reds), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

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

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

 

Colorado Springs

 

Helena

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Look for this just prior to game time --

 

Colorado Springs Media Notes - Linked on the Sky Sox 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:

 

Memphis, TN

 

Billings, MT

[Mass Haas]

AUDIO via Wednesday's Game One Pre-Game: Manager Rick Sweet

[markedman5]

Wilkerson with 5 shutout innings and 8 ks so far.

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6 innings...1 walk.....10 ks

 

Memphis doing no damage against him.....

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Impressive

 

[And That]

The Cubs won the AZL crown. Barf.

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Final: Colorado Springs 5, Memphis 0

 

Wilkerson's Gem Propels Sox To 5-0 Win

Aaron Wilkerson no-hit the Memphis Redbirds for seven innings in his first Triple-A start of the 2017 season Thursday night; Yadiel Rivera records 3-for-3 night with two runs from No. 8 spot

By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox

 

Aaron Wilkerson tossed seven no-hit innings to help the Sky Sox tie the best-of-five series with a 5-0 shutout in game two in front of 5,565 at AutoZone Park Thursday night.

 

Making his first start with the Sky Sox in 2017, Wilkerson kept the Redbirds off the scoreboard over seven no-hit innings. The righty struck out 11 Memphis batters, tying his June 9 outing for the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp at MGM Park on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

 

That mark also ties the individual and team record for strikeouts in a Sky Sox playoff game and helped secure the first postseason shutout in Sky Sox franchise history.

 

The Sky Sox broke the deadlock with three runs in the fifth inning. On a full count, Johnny Davis lined a two-out RBI single through the second base hole to score Yadiel Rivera. One batter later, Ivan De Jesus' sharp grounder to third baseman Patrick Wisdom was bobbled, allowing Kyle Wren to score.

 

Davis came in to score the third run during the ensuing at-bat, when Chris Colabello lined an RBI single up the middle to increase the lead to 3-0. Rivera added to the Sox lead with a run in the sixth inning, launching a two-out double to the wall in left field, scoring Tyler Heineman and giving the Sox a 4-0 advantage.

 

The Sox shortstop lined his second double to left field to lead off the ninth inning, completing his 3-for-3 night from the No. 8 spot in the lineup. Three batters later, RHP Arturo Reyes unleashed a wild pitch to allow Rivera to score his second run of the night and give the visitors a 5-0 lead.

 

The Sox look to take a series lead when they return home Friday night for the first Sky Sox postseason game in the state of Colorado in 20 years. RHP Angel Ventura takes the mound in game three at 6:00 PM MT (7:00 Central)against Redbirds' RHP Ryan Helsley. The night also features a baseball-themed Friday Night Fireworks show, presented by United Restoration.

 

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Wilkerson spins hitless ball for Sky Sox

Brewers righty fans 11 in seven frames in Game 2 of PCL semis; notched 143 strikeouts in 142 1/3 innings in the Southern League this season

By Kelsie Heneghan / MiLB.com

 

Quotes at the link; photo in the home whites from 2016...

 

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Gee, it's time to revisit our 2017 Rule 5 Protection & The 40-Man Roster Thread, says Mr. Wilkerson.

 

 

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Colorado Springs Box Score

 

Have a night, Yadiel!

 

Clean defense, too -- a "Rick Sweet" win...

 

Colorado Springs Game Log

 

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Final: Billings 8, Helena 3

 

Bats Go Quiet Again For Brewers In Loss

Helena held without a hit after the fourth inning in 8-3 defeat at Billings, seventh straight loss to Mustangs

By Garrett Greene / Helena Brewers

 

Details, several not ideal, at the link above...

 

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Helena Box Score

 

RF Nic Pierre on base three times.

 

Helena Game Log

 

Mustangs started 9th round LHP Packy Naughton, which might be the most Boston-name ever, because he was, in fact, born there (then on to Virginia Tech). Billings then followed with giant RHP Zac Correll, who is from the nearby Massachusetts town I lived in 20+ years ago.

 

Yes, struggling to focus on the 27-47 H-Crew this AM.

 

So, go Sky Sox!

[CheezWizHed]

Yes, I want the Brewers to make the playoffs, but I can't say that I'm impressed by how they emptied the AAA team as they were going in the playoffs. I can't imagine Michael Blazek is impressed either... He pitched well for the team (2.70 ERA away from CS) but is relegated to relieving for Wilkerson, who just made his first AAA start.

 

Seems like a poor way to treat the team after they worked so hard all season to make the playoffs.

[LouisEly]

Not sure why you take a guy out with a no-hitter in tact after throwing only 105 pitches. If you're up over 120 pitches, if you're well over your innings the prior season, or if you're under 25, I could understand. But at 28, Wilkerson is past the danger zone and has pitched roughly the same number of innings he did last season.

 

Leave the dude in.