August 31, 2010: Midwest League Playoff Pitcure

Here are the updated playoff standings heading into action on Tuesday with the schedule of remaining games for the respective teams that are still alive in the second half Western Division Playoff Race.

SECOND HALF WEST DIVISION PLAYOFF RACES

CLUB.........W-L..DIV GB WC GB

Clinton.....36-27... - ....-
Kane County 34-28...1.5 ...-

Beloit......32-28...2.5...1.0

Peoria......30-31...5.0...3.5
Wisconsin...30-33...6.0...4.5

REMAINING GAMES:
Wisconsin (7): 1 v. KC; 3 v. QC; 3 @KC
Kane County (7): 1 @WI; 3 v. PEO; 3 v. WI
Clinton (7): 1 @PEO; 3 v. BEL; 3 @BUR
Beloit (7): 1 v. BUR; 3 @CLN; 3 v. CR
Peoria (7): 1 v. CLN; 3 @KC; 3 @QC

August 31, 2010: Tonight's Lineup

Cutter Dykstra........3B

Kentrail Davis........RF

Hunter Morris.........1B

Khris Davis...........LF

Chris Dennis..........DH

D’Vontrey Richardson..CF

Cameron Garfield.......C

Joey Paciorek.........2B

Michael Marseco.......SS

Jake Odorizzi.........SP

August 31, 2010: Tonight's Starting Pitcher

RHP JAKE ODORIZZI: Selected by Milwaukee as a supplemental 1st round pick (32nd overall) in the 2008 draft out of Highland (IL) High School.

LAST SEASON: Odorizzi made 12 appearances (10 starts) for the Helena Brewers in the Pioneer League. He was 1-4 with a 4.40 ERA and struck out 43 while walking nine over 47 innings pitched.

LAST START: Odorizzi pitched eight no-hit innings and struck out 10 Cedar Rapids Kernels at Perfect Game Field on August 23. Odorizzi walked one, hit one, and got the win when Adrian Rosario got the final three outs without allowing a hit in a 3-0 Wisconsin win.

HIGHLAND HIGH: Odorizzi was 14-0 with three saves in his senior season with the Bulldogs. He allowed one earned run over 89-1/3 innings pitched to put up an ERA of 0.08 and struck out 146 batters while walking just six in his final season as a Bulldog and helped lead the team to its first ever Class 3A State Championship.

AWARDS: In his senior season, Odorizzi was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Illinois; a Louisville Slugger Pre-season All-American; a Rawlings/Perfect Game All-American; and a member of USA Today’s All-USA Team.

ALL-STAR ACTION: Odorizzi faced one batter in the 2010 Midwest League All-Star Game on June 22. He struck out Danny Payne of the Fort Wayne TinCaps for the second out of the inning.

NOT IN THE CARDS: Odorizzi had committed to playing baseball and football at the University of Louisville before signing with the Brewers.

IN THE RANKINGS: Baseball America rated Odorizzi as the #2 prospect in the Pioneer League after the 2009 season. The publication placed him at #9 in the Brewers organization heading into the 2010 season.

BREWERS CAREER: In 23 games (14 starts) before this season, Odorizzi was 2-6 with a 4.12 ERA. He had walked 18 and struck out 62 in 67-2/3 innings as a Brewers farmhand before this season.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED: In five starts (and one relief appearance) by Odorizzi, the game has gone into extra innings.

LEAST SURPRISING: Odorizzi was named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week on August 30 for his performance against the Kernels on August 23

VS. KANE COUNTY: Odorizzi has made one start against the Cougars this season. He pitched seven shutout innings at Elfstrom Stadium on May 25 for the win. Odorizzi walked two and struck out seven in that game.

PROFESSIONAL BESTS:

INNINGS PITCHED: 8.0 (8/23 @Cedar Rapids)

STRIKEOUTS: 10 (2x: Last 8/23 @Cedar Rapids)

............2010 DAY-BY-DAY
DATE..OPP...W/L/S IP..H R ER BB K ERA
4/11..CLN...Save..4.0 1 0 0..1..4 0.00
4/16..@BUR*.Win...5.0 0 0 0..1..8 0.00
4/21..CR*.........4.0 3 2 2..3..7 1.50
4/28..@PEO..Loss..2.0 5 4 3..0..1 3.21
5/3...@BEL*.......3.0 3 5 4..5..5 4.76
5/8...CR*.........5.2 4 2 2..0..8 4.37
5/14+.BEL*........6.0 3 1 1..2..6 3.77
5/20..PEO*........5.0 6 4 4..2..6 4.28
5/25..@KC*..Win...7.0 5 0 0..2..7 3.54
5/30..@CR*........6.0 5 2 2..1..8 3.47
6/4...@LC.........3.0 5 3 3..1..4 3.81
6/10..BG*.........4.0 4 4 3..4..0.4.02
6/16..@CLN*.Win...5.0 4 1 0..1..5 3.68
6/26..BUR*..Win...6.0 4 0 0..0.10 3.34
7/1...@BUR*.......7.0 8 1 1..1..8 3.14
7/11..BUR...Win...7.0 4 0 0..2..9 2.86

7/17..GL*.........6.0 4 4 4..3..7.3.08
7/25..@SB...Win...6.0 3 1 1..2..8 2.98
8/2...CLN*..Loss..7.0 6 4 3..2..2 3.04
8/8...@CLN* Loss..6.0 8 4 4..2..4 3.21
8/16..CR*.........4.1 7 6 6..1..3 3.58
8/23..@CR*..Win...8.0 0 0 0..1 10 3.34

*-Start
+-Second game of a doubleheader

August 31, 2010: Game Notes

ABOUT MONDAY: The Cougars beat the Timber Rattlers 4-3. Wisconsin trailed 4-1 heading to the bottom of the ninth inning. They scored two runs and had the bases loaded with no outs, but Ryan Doolittle got the final three outs to deny the Rattlers the comeback win.

FOUR! The Cougars scored a run in the top of the second and three runs in the top of the third to grab a 4-0 lead.

IN PERSPECTIVE: Rattlers starting pitcher Hiram Burgos walked six batters in 5-1/3 innings yesterday. In his two starts prior to Monday, Burgos had pitched 14 innings without issuing a single walk.

21: One of the Kane County runs in the third inning scored on a bases loaded walk. Wisconsin pitchers have walked 21 batters with the bases loaded this season, the most in the Midwest League.

COMEBACK STARTS: Cameron Garfield doubled and took third base on an error with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Michael Marseco followed with a double to drive in Garfield.

HEATING UP: Kentrail Davis singled and Hunter Morris doubled to start the bottom of the ninth. A wild pitch on ball four to Khris Davis sent Kentrail Davis home. D’Vontrey Richardson doubled off the wall in left to drive in Morris and send Khris Davis to third with the tying run.

COOLED OFF: Doolittle came out of the bullpen and intentionally walked Chris Dennis to load the bases. Then, he got a 5-2-3 double play and a leaping grab by Leonardo Gil on a line drive to third to end the game.

DAY GAMES: Monday was the final day game at home for the Rattlers. Wisconsin is 20-20 in day games this season. There is one more day game on the schedule, Labor Day afternoon at Kane County.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The Kane County Cougars are the Midwest League affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. Kane County is 34-28 in the second half. They currently hold the Second Half Western Division Wild Card spot. Kane County is 66-65 overall. They are coming into the series with the Rattlers after taking two out of three games at Beloit August 25-27.

2010 SEASON SERIES: The Rattlers and Cougars have met 11 times this season. Wisconsin is 7-4 against Kane County in 2010. Wisconsin took two of three from the Cougars at Time Warner Cable Field April 9-10. In a three game series at Kane County May 25-27, the Rattlers won two of three. Wisconsin also swept an abbreviated two game series at Elfstrom Stadium June 19-20. Wisconsin and Kane County wrap up the 2010 season with a three game series at Elfstrom Stadium September 4-6.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST: The Timber Rattlers are hitting .255 as a team. They have scored 629 runs (4.8/game) and hit 74 home runs. The Cougars are hitting .253 as a team. They have scored 634 runs (4.8/game) and hit 62 homers. Wisconsin pitchers have a team ERA of 4.82 while allowing a total of 700 runs (5.3/game) this season. Kane County pitchers have a team ERA of 3.89 while allowing a total of 584 runs (4.5/game). The Timber Rattler defense has committed 171 errors. The Cougars defense has committed 156 errors. Wisconsin is 29-37 at home this season. Kane County is 31-37 on the road in 2010.

KANE COUNTY STARTING PITCHER: RHP Aaron Larsen was selected out of Bethany College by the Oakland Athletics in the 34th round of the 2010 draft. Larsen was 1-4 with a 3.25ERA in 13 games and was a Second Team All-Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference selection as both a pitcher and a shortstop. Larsen went 5-2 with a 2.89ERA in 14 games (four starts) for the Arizona League affiliate of the A’s after signing with them. Tonight is his first Midwest League affiliate. In his start prior to tonight, Larsen pitched five shutout innings and allowed one hit against the Giants on August 26. Larsen made his first professional start against the Brewers Arizona League affiliate on August 5 and allowed five runs (one earned) on four hits over 2-1/3 innings. That is his only appearance against an affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.

August 31, 1960 & August 31, 1985

Sponsored by Rasmussen College

50 Years Ago Today:

TOPEKA REDS......2

FOX CITIES FOXES 7

Sioux City lost 10-1 to Cedar Rapids. The loss by the Soos and the win by the Foxes clinched the Three-I League Pennant for the Foxes.

This is the first pennant for an Appleton professional baseball team since 1910.

Buster Narum pitched a complete game and struck out 11 for the win. The Foxes are 80-50 on the season.

25 Years Ago Today:

..................................R..H E

APPLETON FOXES..010 100 001 001 - 4 14 3

MADISON MUSKIES 002 010 000 000 - 3..7 4

Jim Markert hit a homer in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game. Jim Byrd tripled in the top of the twelfth. Buck Autry singled him home.

The Muskies got a pair of runners on with one out in the bottom of the twelfth, but Mark Ruckbeil got out of the inning.

The Foxes are 85-52. They are two games left in the Midwest League season and the Foxes have clinched the best record in the MWL.

The race for the wild card cleared up a bit on August 31, 1985. Cedar Rapids and Kenosha entered the day with identical 77-59 records. Kenosha won 8-0 at Wausau. Cedar Rapids lost 6-4 at home in 12 innings to Clinton. The Twins have a one game lead for the wild card.

Midwest League Action: Games of August 30, 2010

Complete Scoreboard

Kane County 4 @Wisconsin 3: Crush.

Clinton 7 @Peoria 2: On the chin.

@Beloit 7, Burlington 3: Keep pace.

@Quad Cities 4, Cedar Rapids 3: Adams will miss rest of season.

@Lake County 7, South Bend 5: Swing state.

@West Michigan 10, Great Lakes 3: Pitching mark.

Dayton 9 @Lansing 7: Dooms Nuts.

@Bowling Green 4, Fort Wayne 1: win, eliminated.

Brewers System Report: Games of August 30, 2010

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MILWAUKEE (MAJ: 62-69; National League Central): The Brewers lost 5-4 in ten innings at Cincinnati.

NASHVILLE (AAA: 72-64; Pacific Coast League American Northern Division): The Sounds lost 3-1 in Oklahoma City. Nashville had nine hits in the game.

HUNTSVILLE (AA: 64-68 overall; 31-31 second half; Southern League North Division): The Stars were off on Monday.

BREVARD COUNTY (Advanced-A: 61-72; 34-30 second half; Florida State League North Division): The Manatees were off on Monday.

HELENA (Rookie: 37-28 overall; 18-9 second half; Pioneer League North Division): The Brewers won 5-3 at Idaho Falls. Helena scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to break a 3-3 tie and win their eighth straight game.

AZL BREWERS (Rookie: 34-22; Arizona League Central Division): The Brewers beat the Rangers 6-5 with three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to advance to the Arizona League Championship Game.

BREWERS SYSTEM SCHEDULE TODAY:

MILWAUKEE (Yovani Gallardo 11-6) at Cincinnati (Aaron harang 6-7) 6:10pm CDT

NASHVILLE at Oklahoma City: Doubleheader; Game one starts at 5:05pm CDT

HUNTSVILLE at Montgomery 7:05pm CDT

BREVARD COUNTY at Tampa 6:05pm CDT

Billings at HELENA Conclusion of suspended game from August 9 6:30pm CDT; 7 inning game to follow

AZL Reds at AZL BREWERS 9:00pm CDT

Rattlers Alumni Report: MLB Games of August 30, 2010

@Braves 9, Mets 3

ATL:

Eric O'Flaherty ('05): 1.1IP, H, 0R, K

@Dodgers 3, Phillies 0

PHI:

Raul Ibanez (Foxes, '94): 0-for-3

@Reds 5, Brewers 4 (10)

MIL:

Lorenzo Cain ('09): 1-for-3, RUN

Angels 5 @Mariners 3

SEA:

Michael Saunders ('06): 1-for-4, RBI

Adam Moore (0-for-3, RBI

White Sox 10 @Indians 6

CLE:

Asdrubal Cabrera ('05): 1-for-6, RUN

Shin-Soo Choo ('02): 1-for-5, RUN

Luis Valbuena ('06): 1-for-2, RBI

Sliding in safe

That is a picture from Patrick Ferron's photo gallery of yesterday's game at the Post Crescent website.

August 30, 2010: Starting Lineup

Cutter Dykstra........3B

Scooter Gennett.......2B

Kentrail Davis........RF

Hunter Morris.........1B

Khris Davis...........LF

D’Vontrey Richardson..CF

Chris Dennis..........DH

Cameron Garfield.......C

Michael Marseco.......SS

Hiram Burgos..........SP

August 30, 2010: Today's Starting Pitcher

RHP HIRAM BURGOS: Selected by Milwaukee in the 6th round of the 2009 draft out of Bethune-Cookman University.

LAST SEASON: Burgos started his professional career with Helena, the Pioneer League affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Burgos was 3-2 with a 5.62 ERA in 14 games (seven starts) with Helena.

LAST START: Burgos picked up the win at Burlington on August 25. He allowed four runs on eight hits in a 7-4 Wisconsin victory. Burgos did not walk a batter and struck out one for the win.

STARTER KIT: Burgos is 7-0 as a starter this season. He is 4-0 in six starts with the Rattlers. He went 3-0 in six starts for the Helena Brewers.

WINTER BALL: Burgos went on to pitch for Mayaguez in the Puerto Rican Winter League this past offseason. He made 10 appearances (nine starts) and was 3-2 with a 2.27ERA. Burgos was named the PRWL Rookie of the Year for his performance.

START OF 2010: Burgos worked (mainly as the closer) out of the Timber Rattlers bullpen at the start of the season. He went 1-5 with a 5.40ERA and was 0-for-3 in save opportunities. Burgos was sent down to Helena after the appearance against Beloit on May 15. He was recalled from Helena after the start against Orem on July 18.

VS. KANE COUNTY: Burgos pitched four innings in relief against the Cougars on April 9 in the second game of the doubleheader at Time Warner Cable Field. He allowed a run on two hits with a walk and six strikeouts.

PROFESSIONAL BESTS:

INNINGS PITCHED: 8.0 (7/18/10 v. Orem)

STRIKEOUTS: 10 (7/12/10 @Billings)

..........2010 DAY-BY-DAY

........Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

DATE OPP..DEC..IP..H R ER BB SO ERA

4/9+ KC...Win..4.0 2 1 1..1..6..2.25

4/15 @BUR......1.0 0 0 0..0..0..1.80

4/19 @QC.......1.0 0 0 0..0..0..1.50

4/20 CR...Loss 2.0 4 3 2..1..1..3.38

4/24 BEL..Loss 2.0 4 2 2..1..1..4.50

4/29 @PEO......2.0 4 2 2..0..1..5.25

5/3..@BEL Loss 1.1 3 2 1..0..2..5.40

5/6..QC...Loss 0.2 2 2 2..1..1..6.43

5/9..CR........2.0 2 1 1..0 .1..6.19

5/15 BEL..Loss 4.0 2 1 1..2..2..5.40
7/26 @SB*+ Win 6.0 4 2 1..1..5..4.50
7/31 CLN.......3.0 3 0 0..2..5..4.03

8/4..PEO* Win..7.0 6 1 1..1..8..3.50
8/9..@CLN* Win 7.0 8 4 4..0..4..3.77
8/14 CR*.......6.0 5 3 3..3..5..3.86
8/19 BEL*......8.0 5 2 2..0..9..3.63
8/25 @BUR* Win 6.0 8 4 4..0..1..3.86

*-Start
+Game two of a doubleheader

August 30, 2010: Game Notes

ABOUT SUNDAY: The Timber Rattlers defeated the Kane County Cougars 11-10 in 11 innings. Khris Davis singled in the winning run in the bottom of the eleventh inning.

CLUB 20: Davis homered in the second inning, a two-run blast that put the Rattlers up 2-1. He becomes the fourth member of the 20 home run club in Timber Rattlers history. Juan Silvestre (21-1999); Matt Hagen (21-2003), and Brock Kjeldgaard (20-2009) are the other members.

WELL, THAT WAS INTERESTING: The Rattlers had a 9-4 lead heading into the top of the eighth inning. Kane County drew five walks in the inning, including three with the bases loaded, to score three runs. Wisconsin got a run on a Kentrail Davis two-out triple in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 10-7 lead, but the Cougars drew five more walks, including one with the bases loaded in the top of the ninth to tie the game 10-10. Five Wisconsin pitchers combined to walk 14 Kane County batters. The Rattlers pitching staff has walked 20 opposing batters with the bases loaded, the most in the Midwest League, this season.

THAT’S TWO: Yesterday was the second extra-innings victory for the Rattlers. The team is 2-10 in extra innings this season.

THAT’S TWO, TOO: Khris Davis recorded his second game-ending hit of the season yesterday. Davis had also driven in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat Great Lakes on July 19.

THAT’S THREE: Sunday was the third time the Rattlers have allowed 10 or more runs in a game and picked up a victory this season. Wisconsin is 3-17 in games in which they have allowed 10 or more runs.

THAT’S FOUR: Sunday was the fourth time in 2010 that Wisconsin has recorded a walk-off victory at home. The Rattlers beat Kane County on an RBI single by Scooter Gennett in the first game of the season on April 9. There was the hit by Davis to beat the Loons on July 19. Hunter Morris doubled in a pair of runs in the bottom of the eleventh to beat Cedar Rapids on August 14.

FOCUS ON OFFENSE: Cutter Dykstra, Kentrail Davis, Hunter Morris, and Chris Dennis all had three hits on Sunday. The Rattlers knocked out 16 hits in the game.

A BAKER’S DOZEN FOR CUTTER: Dykstra had three singles and scored three runs on Sunday to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. He is 22-for-55 (.400) and has scored 15 runs during the streak. Dykstra has bumped his season average from .294 to .313 and is currently fifth in the Midwest League batting race.

AMONG THE LEADERS: Chris Dennis drove in a run yesterday. He has 81 RBI and is third in the Midwest League in that category.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The Kane County Cougars are the Midwest League affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. Kane County is 33-28 in the second half. They currently hold the Second Half Western Division Wild Card spot. Kane County is 65-65 overall. They are coming into the series with the Rattlers after taking two out of three games at Beloit August 25-27.

2010 SEASON SERIES: The Rattlers and Cougars have met ten times this season. Wisconsin is 7-3 against Kane County in 2010. Wisconsin took two of three from the Cougars at Time Warner Cable Field April 9-10. In a three game series at Kane County May 25-27, the Rattlers won two of three. Wisconsin also swept an abbreviated two game series at Elfstrom Stadium June 19-20. Wisconsin and Kane County play seven of the last ten games of the 2010 season against each other.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST: The Timber Rattlers are hitting .255 as a team. They have scored 626 runs (4.8/game) and hit 74 home runs. The Cougars are hitting .253 as a team. They have scored 630 runs (4.8/game) and hit 62 homers. Wisconsin pitchers have a team ERA of 4.83 while allowing a total of 696 runs (5.4/game) this season. Kane County pitchers have a team ERA of 3.90 while allowing a total of 581 runs (4.5/game). The Timber Rattler defense has committed 169 errors. The Cougars defense has committed 155 errors. Wisconsin is 29-36 at home this season. Kane County is 30-37 on the road in 2010.

KANE COUNTY STARTING PITCHER: RHP Dan Straily was Oakland’s 24th round pick in the 2009 draft. He was selected out of Marshall. In his final season with the Thundering Herd, Straily went 4-3 with a 4.27ERA in 13 games. He spent his first pro season with Vancouver, Oakland’s Northwest League affiliate. He was 5-3 with a 4.19ERA in 16 games (11 starts) with the Canadians. Straily struck out 66 and walked 18 in 59 innings with Vancouver. In his start prior to this afternoon, Straily recorded a no decision at Beloit on August 25. He allowed two runs on four hits with five strikeouts over five innings. Straily has made five starts in August and has a 5.51 ERA, but has not been involved in a decision. He has started three times against the Timber Rattlers in 2010. Straily beat the Rattlers at Time Warner Cable Field on April 10, picked up a no decision at Elfstrom Stadium on May 27, and lost to Wisconsin at Kane County on June 19. In his three starts against the Rattlers, Straily has allowed seven runs (six earned) on 14 hits and five walks over 17 innings. Straily has struck out 19 Timber Rattlers this season, including 10 in seven innings on May 27.

August 30, 2010: Midwest League Playoff Pitcure

Here are the updated playoff standings heading into action on Monday with the schedule of remaining games for the respective teams that are still alive in the second half Western Division Playoff Race.

SECOND HALF WEST DIVISION PLAYOFF RACES

CLUB.........W-L..DIV GB WC GB

Clinton.....35-27... - ....-
Kane County 33-28...1.5 ...-

Beloit......31-28...2.5...1.0

Peoria......30-30...4.0...2.5
Wisconsin...30-32...5.0...3.5

REMAINING GAMES:
Wisconsin (8): 2 v. KC; 3 v. QC; 3 @KC
Kane County (8): 2 @WI; 3 v. PEO; 3 v. WI
Clinton (8): 2 @PEO; 3 v. BEL; 3 @BUR
Beloit (8): 2 v. BUR; 3 @CLN; 3 v. CR
Peoria (8): 2 v. CLN; 3 @KC; 3 @QC

August 30, 1960 & August 30, 1985

Sponsored by Rasmussen College

50 Years Ago Today:

GAME ONE (7 INNINGS)

TOPEKA REDS......12

FOX CITIES FOXES..5

GAME TWO (9 INNINGS)

REDS..1

FOXES 8

In game one, Foxes manager Earl Weaver was ejected from the game. I can see why after the Reds scored seven in the third and five in the sixth.

In game two, Arne Thorsland won his 13th game of the season. The story noted that the victory broke the franchise record for wins that had been set in 1959. Frank Bruckbauer won 12 for the Foxes in 1959.

The Foxes Player of the Day was Photi Anthony. He homered twice in game two and scored four runs in game one.

The Foxes magic number to clinch the Three-I League Championship is at two. They are 79-50 on the season after the action on August 30, 1960.

25 Years Ago Today:

GAME ONE

.............................R..H E

APPLETON FOXES 201 010 003 - 7 12 1

KENOSHA TWINS..100 003 000 - 4..4 2

GAME TWO

..................R H E

FOXES 100 002 0 - 3 4 1

TWINS 300 011 x - 5 5 2

In game one, Jim Winters tripled in two runs in the top of the ninth inning for the extra innings victory. Dave White tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning for the save, his 18th of the season. The winning pitcher? Oh, some guy by the name of Bobby Thigpen, who worked 2-2/3 scoreless innings in relief. The story notes that Thigpen had been called up from Sarasota earlier in the day.

Kenosha kept their wild card hopes alive with a win in the second game.

The Foxes are 84-52 on the season after the action on August 30, 1985.

Midwest League Action: Games of August 29, 2010

Complete boxscore

@Wisconsin 11, Kane County 10 (11): Power.

@Beloit 11, Burlington 5: Pound.

Clinton 6, @Peoria 1; @Peoria 2, Clinton 1: Boost.

Cedar Rapids 5 @Quad Cities 2: Not good enough.

Lake County 1 @South Bend 0: Stumble.

@West Michigan 8, Great Lakes 1: Keep playoff drive going.

@Lansing 8, Dayton 3: 3HRs.

@Bowling Green 7, Fort Wayne 5: Big Albert.

Brewers System Report: Games of August 29, 2010

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MILWAUKEE (MAJ: 62-68; National League Central): The Brewers beat the Pirates 8-4. Ryan Braun went 4-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and his nineteenth home run of the season. Trevor Hoffman earned career save #599.

NASHVILLE (AAA: 72-63; Pacific Coast League American Northern Division): The Sounds beat New Orleans 10-1. Brendan Katin had a pair of homers and seven RBI for Nashville. The Sounds pitchers allowed two hits.

HUNTSVILLE (AA: 64-68 overall; 31-31 second half; Southern League North Division): The Stars split a doubleheader at Mobile. The BayBears won game one 5-3 as they scored four runs in the first inning and held off Huntsville. The Stars won game two 2-1. Caleb Gindl drove in both runs and Andre Lamontagne struck out nine over 5-2/3 innings for the win.

BREVARD COUNTY (Advanced-A: 61-72; 34-30 second half; Florida State League North Division): The Manatees lost 3-1 to Clearwater. Brevard County had four hits in the game.

HELENA (Rookie: 36-28 overall; 17-9 second half; Pioneer League North Division): The Brewers beat Idaho Falls 9-2. Matt Miller allowed two runs on four hits with five strikeouts over five innings for his seventh win of the season. The victory was the seventh straight for Helena.

AZL BREWERS (Rookie: 34-22; Arizona League Central Division): The Brewers beat the Rangers 9-3.

BREWERS SYSTEM SCHEDULE TODAY:

MILWAUKEE (Randy Wolf 10-10) at Cincinnati (Homer Bailey 3-2) 6:10pm CDT

NASHVILLE (Tim Dillard 4-6) at Oklahoma City (Brandon McCarthy 3-1) 7:05pm CDT

HUNTSVILLE: OFF DAY

BREVARD COUNTY: OFF DAY

HELENA at Idaho Falls 8:15pm CDT

AZL Rangers at AZL BREWERS 9:00pm CDT*

*Arizona League semifinals

Rattlers Alumni Report: MLB Games of August 29, 2010

@Rays 5, Red Sox 3

TB:

Rafael Soriano ('00): Ip, 0H, 0R, BB, K, SAVE #39

BOS:

David Ortiz ('96): 0-for-4

Scott Atchison ('99): IP, H, 0R

@Mariners 2, Twins 1

SEA:

Adam Moore ('06): 0-for-2, RBI

Matt Tuiasosopo ('05): 0-for-2, RBI

Royals 6 @Indians 2:

CLE:

Asdrubal Cabrera ('05): 1-for-3

Shin-Soo Choo ('02): 0-for-4

Luis Valbuena ('06): 1-for-3

Phillies 5 @Padres 0

PHI:

Raul Ibanez (Foxes, '94): 0-for-4

Profiling Efrain Nieves

Head over to the Post Crescent website for the Efrain Nieves Profile. Here is the fun part:

Q: What's one thing that people don't know about you?

A: "About golf. I'm starting to learn the game of golf. I just started playing golf two weeks ago. That's something people don't know about me."

Q: Do you like golf?

A: "I like it a lot. I bought a brand new set of golf clubs."

Q: Are you pretty good?

A: (Sighs) "Terrible".

August 29, 2010: Today's Starting lineup

Cutter Dykstra........3B

Scooter Gennett.......2B

Kentrail Davis........RF

Hunter Morris.........1B

Khris Davis...........LF

D’Vontrey Richardson..CF

Chris Dennis..........DH

Cameron Garfield.......C

Michael Marseco.......SS

Damon Krestalude......SP

August 29, 2010: Today's Starting Pitcher

RHP DAMON KRESTALUDE: Selected by Milwaukee in the 17th round of the 2008 draft out of Port St. Lucie (FL) High School.

LAST SEASON: Krestalude made two appearances with the Brevard County Manatees (Florida State League) in early June. He was transferred to Helena once the Pioneer League started. Krestalude was 3-4 with a 5.35ERA in 15 games (nine starts) for the Helena Brewers.

A SEASON IN THE DESERT: In 2008 - his first season as a Brewers’ farmhand - Krestalude went 1-4 with a 3.15ERA for Milwaukee’s Arizona League affiliate.

DOWN IN FLORIDA: Krestalude worked two innings of relief against Sarasota on June 6, 2009 and allowed a run on a hit. On June 13, Krestalude got the start at Palm Beach. He pitched 4-2/3 scoreless innings and gave up three hits. Krestalude also hit a batter, walked four and struck out three in his start for the Manatees.

O, PIONEER LEAGUE: Krestalude was the first Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week in 2009. In his first appearance for the Helena Brewers, Krestalude pitched six shutout innings and gave up just one hit against Missoula on June 25. Krestalude picked up the win, walked one, and struck out three.

BREWERS CAREER: Krestalude was 4-8 with a 4.42 ERA in his first two seasons as a pitcher in the Milwaukee minor league system. He has made 31 appearances (15 starts) since 2008.

SAVING THE DAY: Krestalude earned his first professional save on April 16 at Burlington. He tossed four scoreless innings, allowed one hit, and struck out three.

LAST START: Krestalude made the start at Cedar Rapids on August 23. He allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits over 4-1/3 innings. Krestalude walked none and struck out six, but was not involved in the decision.

VS. KANE COUNTY: Krestalude has never faced the Cougars in his career. Today is his first ever appearance against an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics.

PROFESSIONAL BESTS:

INNINGS PITCHED: 8.0 (8/2/09 v. Billings)

STRIKEOUTS: 7 (8/2/09 v. Billings)

..........2010 GAME-BY-GAME

DATE OPP...DEC..IP..H R ER BB SO ERA

4/11 CLN*..Win..5.0 5 2..2.0..2..3.60

4/16 @BUR..Save 4.0 1 0..0 0..2..2.00

4/20 CR*........5.0 3 2..2 2..4..2.57

4/27 @PEO*.,....5.0 6 4..4 1..5..3.79

5/2..@BEL*......5.0 2 2..2 4..3..3.75

5/7..CR*...Loss 5.1 3 2..2 1..5..3.68

5/19 PEO*..Loss 2.0 7 6..6 3..1..5.11

5/24 BUR*..Win..6.0 5 2..2 2..1..4.81

6/3..@FW........1.2 2 1..1 2..3..4.84

7/5..@CR*..Loss 2.1 6 5..5 4..0..5.55

7/10 BUR*.......4.0 3 1..1 1..4..5.29

7/16 LAN*..Loss 6.0 9 5..5 2..6..5.53

7/23 @WM*..Loss 2.0 6 9..9 3..3..6.71
7/30 @PEO* Loss 5.0 7 3..0 2..2..6.19
8/7..@CLN* Loss 4.0 7 6..6 3..1..6.62
8/13 @QC*.......4.1 5 2..2 5..2..6.47
8/18 BEL*..Loss 2.1 9 9..9 2..2..7.35
8/23 @CR........4.1 7 4..3 0..6..7.29

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