Sat. 5/7 - Timber Rattlers with the Lone Matinee

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The High-A Timber Rattlers aim to clinch a series win (up 3-1 at present) at home against Fort Wayne and LHP Russell Smith (6.60 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 9.0 K/9 in 15 innings) hopes to register his first official win in the Brewers' system. CF Joe Gray Jr. is finally finding a bit of success at the plate, coming in with a 5-game hitting streak:

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The Canadians (Tyler Black, Tristan Peters) are coming through. Black walked, stole 2 bases and scored on a Joe Gray Jr. sacrifice fly. Peters then singled in Darrien Miller (who'd walked). 2-0 Wisconsin after the 1st inning.

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Joe Gray Jr. staying focused, committed, and heating up. He worked a walk in the first inning and now he launched a HR to left field in the 3rd. It's 3-0 T-Rats. Russ Smith has 4 k's of 1 hit and 1 bb ball through 3.

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Micah Bello got in on the action with a 2-run single. Then Darrien Miller reached base for the third time in 4 innings (walk, double, single), extending the lead to 6-0.

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RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez makes his 2nd start and 5th appearance of the year, as the Mudcats strive for a 4-1 series lead at home against Augusta. Yesterday’s hero RF Oswel Leones is batting 8th:

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RHP Cam Robinson, professional fireman. He faced down a TinCap 8th inning rally, entering the 6-3 game with 2-on, nobody out. A strikeout and 1-4-3 double play later, we head to the 9th.

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AAA Nashville is knotted at 2-2 in their series with Norfolk, with RHP Dylan File (4.84 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 6.4 K/9 in 22 1/3 IP) on the mound tonight. Red-hot 3B Mark Mathias (1.001 OPS in 62 plate appearances) is back in the lineup after a day off:

UPDATE: Brosseau called up to Brewers, replaced in lineup by Andruw Monasterio. Dahl is also swapped for Weston Wilson. Jonathan Davis will lead off.

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AA Biloxi sends RHP Lucas Erceg (likely an opener for LHP Andy Otero) to the mound in Montgomery as the squad tries to end its 5-game skid. 1B Thomas Dillard aims to homer for a 3rd consecutive game:

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The first 4 hitters reached base against Rodriguez (with 1 scoring), but he then settled in and retired 13 hitters in a row. 

OF Arbert Cipion turned around that 1-0 deficit with a 2-run homer in the 4th inning. A SS Eduardo Garcia RBI single in the 5th inning has Carolina ahead 3-1, though it's worrisome that Garcia immediately exited for a pinch runner.

RHP Miguel Segura came on in relief of Rodriguez in the 5th inning, but he's run into difficulty in the 6th inning.

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Consistent traffic against Segura eventually gave Augusta a 5-3 lead, but thankfully 7th inning singles by Leones, Chourio and Alberis Ferrer (2 RBIs) have tied it up.

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Dylan File and Nashville’s excellent bullpen threw a shutout against Norfolk, with Brice Turang getting the big 2-out RBI single in the 8th inning to win 1-0.

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