Link Report for Friday, 7/13

[reillymcshane]

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Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores

 

Dominican Summer League Scoreboard (includes DSL Brewers/Indians game)

 

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Links for affiliate audio

 

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Media notes, standings, and sortable stat pages

 

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The entire local TV Timber Rattlers broadcast schedule

 

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Must-follows for you on Twitter -- In addition to the affiliate Twitter accounts, please follow:

 

@BrewersFarm

 

@BrewCrewBlue

 

Believe me, the way they supplement any coverage and links we might be able to provide is invaluable.

[Jenkins5]

Lutz, Ray staying hot.... welcome back Hiura! Breaking through giant slump since return today

[Jenkins5]

Turang making debut today! 1-2 as of now. Feliciano in Zona rehabbing. McClanahan will be in Wisconsin soon you have to believe. LG Castillo was hitting .324 over last 10.... staying hot tonight

[reillymcshane]

Final: Biloxi 8, Jacksonville 4

 

Biloxi Slugs Four Homers in 8-6 Win Over Jackaonville

Hiura Goes Yard As Part of 4-for-4 Night

By Garrett Greene / Biloxi Shuckers

 

(Michael Krebs)

 

Biloxi Box Score

 

Biloxi clubbed four HRs on Friday to propel the club to a 8-6 victory over Jacksonville.

 

Keston Hiura, Jake Gatewood, Lucas Erceg and Tyler Heineman all hit HRs. Hiura had four hits while Corey Ray added two hits.

 

Batting

 

Corey Ray: 2-4, 2 2B, BB, 2 SB

Keston Hiura: 4-4, HR, SB

Jake Gatewood: 1-4, HR

Lucas Erceg: 1-4, HR

Tyler Heineman: 1-4, HR

 

Pitching

 

Thomas Jankins: 6.0 IP, 7 hits, 6 ER, 4BB, 4K, Win

Danny Reynolds: 2.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 ER, 2BB, 3K

Jon Olczak: 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 ER, 0BB, 1K, Save

 

Notes

 

Hiura broke out of a hitting slump in a big way with four hits, raising his batting average to .288.

 

Biloxi Game Log

 

Big five-run 6th helped the Shuckers to a win.

 

Biloxi Top of the 6th

Keston Hiura hit by pitch.

Jake Gatewood homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. Keston Hiura scores.

Lucas Erceg homers (9) on a fly ball to right field.

Luis Aviles Jr. grounds out, shortstop Joe Dunand to first baseman Eric Jagielo.

Tyler Heineman called out on strikes.

Trent Grisham hits a ground-rule double (6) on a fly ball to right field.

Pitching Change: Ryan Newell replaces Max Duval, batting 9th.

Thomas Jankins walks.

With Corey Ray batting, wild pitch by Ryan Newell, Trent Grisham to 3rd. Thomas Jankins to 2nd.

Corey Ray doubles (23) on a fly ball to left fielder Peter O'Brien. Trent Grisham scores. Thomas Jankins scores.

Troy Stokes Jr. strikes out swinging.

[And That]

Final: DSL Brewers 10, DSL Mets2 2

 

DSL Brewers Box Score

 

First, I made a mistake yesterday. The DSL does not currently have a split-season format. Currently the playoff procedure is that all 6 division winners at the end of the full season make the playoffs, with the top two winners getting a first round bye. Incidentally, the last time the Brewers made the DSL playoffs was 2011, on a team lead by Orlando Arcia and Jorge Ortega. Cult heroes Gian Rizzo and Osmel Perez were also present, as was current Brewers minor league coach/erstwhile catcher Natanael Mejia. You might recognize a few other names there as well, including Angel Ventura and Elvis Rubio.

 

Anywho - the good guys won today thanks to 7 walks, 4 HBPs and one costly Mets error that lead to 4 unearned runs. CF Carlos Rodriguez broke out of his mini-slump with a 2-4 day. DH (usually C) Andres Melendez had 2 hits as well, including a double.

 

Starter Henry Medina did a "Henry Medina" (aka as a "Jorge Ortega") - 5 innings of work, no walks, a couple hits, a couple strike outs. Jose Romero, who is usually a starter, pitched 3 strong innings of relief, ceding only an unearned run.

 

No game tomorrow as the DSL All Star game takes center stage. The Brewers have 3 representatives this year: OF Carlos Rodriguez, OF Bryan Connell, and RHP Wilber Perez.

 

DSL Brewers Game Log

 

The error-aided dagger:

 

DSL Brewers Bottom of the 8th

Pitching Change: Miguel Mata replaces Juan Martinez.

Victor Maria flies out to center fielder Eulises Sanchez.

Luis Silva reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Wilfred Astudillo.

With Alwinson Valdez batting, wild pitch by Miguel Mata, Luis Silva to 2nd.

Alwinson Valdez walks.

With Alberis Ferrer batting, wild pitch by Miguel Mata, Luis Silva to 3rd. Alwinson Valdez to 2nd.

Alberis Ferrer out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Eulises Sanchez. Luis Silva scores. Alwinson Valdez to 3rd on the throw.

Carlos Rodriguez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Felix Valerio. Alwinson Valdez scores.

Oswel Leones walks. Carlos Rodriguez to 2nd.

Andres Melendez doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Eulises Sanchez. Carlos Rodriguez scores. Oswel Leones scores.

Farlyn Manon hit by pitch.

Victor Vargas walks. Andres Melendez to 3rd. Farlyn Manon to 2nd.

Pitching Change: Enmanuel Almonte replaces Miguel Mata.

Victor Maria flies out to left fielder Jean Carlos Soto.

[And That]

Final: DSL Cubs1 3, DSL Brewers/Indians 0

 

DSL Brewers/Indians Box Score

 

The co-op team gets shut-out on 4 hits on a day the pitching actually held the opposing offense mostly in check. 17-year-old catcher Eduin Lugo made his pro debut as the team's DH, and went 1-2 with a walk before being pulled for a punch runner.

 

Alexis Ramirez worked 3 impressive innings of relief, logging 5 Ks against a walk and a hit. He didn't allow any runs.

 

DSL Brewers/Indians Game Log

[And That]

Final: AZL Brewers 2, AZL D-backs 1

 

AZL Brewers Box Score

 

As mentioned above, 1st round pick Brice Turang made his pro debut and played shortstop. He singled in his first PA, walked in his second, and then struck out a couple of times. He also happened to score both of the Baby Brewers' runs. For the first time this year that I can recall, the Brewers' lineup was comprised entirely of teenagers. The oldest player on offense was rehabbing Mario Feliciano (with had a 2-4 night making his first rehab appearance), who was born 11/20/98. The only other player born in 1998 was 2B Edwin Sano. Mostly everyone else was born in 1999, except for Micah Bello and Pablo Garabitos, who were both born in 2000. Garabitos, born 7/30/00, is 9 days younger than Bello if you're keeping track at home. I feel old.

 

Ernesto Martinez made his first official appearance in the lineup since 6/24 - no word on what was keeping him out. He actually was in the lineup on Wednesday, but that game was suspended.

 

Half of the Brewers' pitchers were teenagers, which isn't an impressive. Starter Jose Parra gave up a 2nd inning run, but it was zeroes the rest of the way with the kudos spread over 5 relievers. Among them was Christian Meister, a recent MiLB FA signee making his Brewers debut. He's technically on a rehab assignment from Colorado Springs, though since he hasn't pitched in affiliated ball since 2016, they may ease him back for awhile in Arizona.

 

Michele Vassalotti pitched 3 innings of relief, allowing 2 singles and striking out 1. Interesting factoid: in 55.2 career innings pitched, he has yet to allow a home run. Sorry for the jinx next time out, Michele.

 

AZL Brewers Game Log

[WV Brew]

Lynchburg 9, Carolina 7

 

Wilson Tallies Three Hits and Three Runs in 9-7 Loss to Lynchburg

Weston Wilson went 3-for-3 with three runs and ran his hit streak to 13 straight games

 

 

This was a real clunker thrown by Braden Webb. He especially had trouble with left handed hitters in the part I watched so I looked up his splits. On the year he is actually better against lefties than righties so maybe nothing in that. Alec Kenilvort and Daniel Brown finished the game for the Mudcats. Weston Wilson and Cooper Hummel had multi-hit games. Pat McInerney drew 3 walks but has not hit much so far at this level.

 

Braden Webb: 3 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 3 BB, 3 K

Alec Kenilvort: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

Daniel Brown: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 3 K

 

Weston Wilson: 3-3, 2B, BB

Cooper Hummel: 2-4, 2 2B

Pat McInerney: 0-1, 3 BB

 

Carolina Box Score

 

Carolina Game Log

[Mass Haas]

Frosty Microbrew: Bumps & Bruises Don't Deter Catchers' Development

By Kyle Lobner / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

 

Payton Henry and K.J. Harrison

[Mass Haas]

Seymour native dominating in Double-A baseball this summer

By Jordan Morey, Seymour (IN) Tribune

 

Biloxi's Zack Brown featured, plenty of quotes...

[Mass Haas]

Final: Wisconsin 6, West Michigan 5

 

Rattlers Hang On To Beat Whitecaps

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

Chris puts a bow on this one nicely...

 

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VIDEO from the road game includes Tristen Lutz' bomb

 

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Box Score / Game Log

[Mass Haas]

Final: New Orleans 4, Colorado Springs 3

 

BABY CAKES TAKE GAME TWO IN LOW-SCORING HOME RUN DERBY

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Sky Sox dropped game two to the Baby Cakes Friday night 4-3 to even the series at one game apiece. Though both teams hit two home runs, all four were solo shots, as the two squads combined to go 1-for-19 with runners in scoring position.

 

Just as was the case last night, the first two innings of Friday night's contest were scoreless, followed by the Sky Sox scoring first in the top of the third inning. After the first two Colorado Springs batters were retired, Brett Phillips hit his fifth homer of the season, and the Sky Sox first home run of the second half to make it 1-0. Orlando Arcia then immediately followed up Phillips' home run with a solo dinger of his own to make it 2-0 Sky Sox. That was Arcia's second AAA homer of the season (4th overall). It was the first time the Sky Sox have gone back-to-back since Independence Day, when Arcia hit his first homer of the season in the first inning against New Orleans at Security Service Field, immediately before Tyrone Taylor followed up with a homer of his own.

 

The Baby Cakes responded in the bottom half of the third, as Isaac Galloway hit a solo homer of his own to make it 2-1. It was Galloway's ninth home run of the season, and the first for New Orleans since the All-Star Break.

 

After another two scoreless frames, the Sky Sox would score once again. Arcia led off the inning with a single on the first pitch he saw, with Taylor doubling on the very first pitch he saw to put runners on second and third, two pitches into the inning. Domingo Santana then hit a sacrifice fly to plate Arcia and advance Taylor to third. Taylor would be left stranded 90 feet from home however, sending it to the bottom of the sixth 3-1.

 

That score was short-lived, however, with the home team firing back. Eric Campbell and Rafael Ortega led off the inning with back-to-back walks, with a wild pitch allowing both runners to move up a base. With one out on the board, Jonathan Rodriguez drew a walk of his own to load the bases. Peter Mooney then grounded into a force out, but a throwing error by the Sky Sox allowed both Campbell and Ortega to score to tie the game at three runs apiece.

 

The seventh inning saw baserunners for both teams, but there wouldn't be further scoring until the bottom of the eighth. With one out on the board and nobody on, Rodriguez belted the fourth solo home run of the game to give the Baby Cakes their first lead of the series. On the next pitch, Mooney singled, before Cito Culver struck out for the second out of the inning, and Tomas Telis struck out for the third to send it to the ninth and give the Sky Sox a chance to come back from the one-run deficit.

 

There would be no comeback for the Sky Sox, however, as they went three up and three down to end the game. Jake Hager, Dylan Moore and Andres Blanco all struck out, with the Baby Cakes taking game two 4-3 to even the series at one game apiece.

 

Saturday's Preview: In game three of the second half of the season and this four-game series against the Baby Cakes in New Orleans, the Sky Sox are sending a yet-to-be-announced pitcher to the mound to face off against New Orleans' southpaw Jarlin Garcia, who is searching for his second win of the season.

 

Leaving Men On: Though the Sky Sox and the Baby Cakes combined for seven runs on Friday night, they also combined to go 1-for-19 with runners in scoring position. Colorado Springs went 0-for-6 with RISP, while New Orleans went 1-for-13 with RISP. There were also four solo homers in the game; two for each squad.

 

Friday the 13th: The Sky Sox are now 11-11 all-time on Friday the 13th after the loss on Friday night (6-6 at home, 5-5 on the road). The Friday the 13th game earlier this year on Friday, April 13th against Round Rock here in Colorado Springs was postponed due to cold temperatures and high winds. Friday night's game was the fourth time that the Sky Sox have faced New Orleans on Friday the 13th, with the Sky Sox now 2-2 against New Orleans.

 

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Box Score / Game Log

 

LHP Nick Ramirez walked three in 1.2 innings.

[Mass Haas]

VIDEO from earlier in the week -- All-Star chat with Manager Rick Sweet

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaKCsyT-pD4&feature=youtu.be

 

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AUDIO via the Sky Sox Soundcloud: Friday's "Sweet 16"

[Mass Haas]

VIDEO via KRDO:

 

Sky Sox catcher almost gives up on his dream

Christian Bethancourt has found the love again

[Mass Haas]

Final: Helena 8, Idaho Falls 7

 

Brewers Survive Chukars Rally To Split Series

Idaho Falls Leaves Tying Run In Scoring Position In 8th & 9th

By Greg Mroz / Helena Brewers

 

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Helena Box Score / Game Log

 

Box has a little of everything, including poor Brewers defense, but that looks like the box score I'd pick out if I were out with the family and wanted an entertaining game for both the adults and the kids.

[Mass Haas]

Hiura posts first Double-A four-hit game

Top Brewers prospect homers, reaches base five times

By Rob Terranova / MiLB.com

[Mass Haas]

One more look --