Colorado Springs Sky Sox (38-55), 22 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 1 | |
| Colorado Springs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
RHP Drew Gagnon (L, 1-10): 4.1 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 2 HR — 6.96 ERA
RHP Wirfin Obispo: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K — 5.63 ERA
C Nevin Ashley: 3-for-3, HR (6), 2 R, RBI, BB — .309 AVG
DH Matt Clark: 2-for-2, RBI, BB — .263 AVG
Biloxi Shuckers (10-13), 4.5 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |
| Biloxi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
RHP Jorge Lopez (L, 8-4): 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 2 HR -— 2.70 ERA
LHP Jed Bradley: 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 5.27 ERA
SS Orlando Arcia: 0-for-4, K — .309 AVG
1B Nick Ramirez: 0-for-4, 3 K — .274 AVG
Brevard County Manatees (10-13), 6 GB
Postponed: Rain
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (8-16), 12.5 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |
| Kane County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
RHP Angel Ventura (W, 4-4): 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2 K — 3.42 ERA
LHP Kodi Medeiros (s, 1): 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — 4.13 ERA
DH Carlos Leal: 3-for-4, HR (2), R, RBI -— .318 AVG
SS Blake Allemand: 2-for-5, R, RBI — .254 AVG
Helena Brewers (14-16), 4 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orem | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 1 | |
| Helena | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
LHP Drake Owenby (L, 1-1): 3.1 IP, 13 H, 8 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HR — 6.75 ERA
RHP J.B. Cole: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K — 4.68 ERA
2B George Iskenderian: 3-for-4, R, K — .310
AZL Brewers (9-15), 6 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZL Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0 | |
| AZL Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
RHP Caleb Smith (L, 1-3): 3.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K — 6.04 ERA
RHP John Olczak: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K — 1.93 ERA
SS Gilbert Lara: 0-for-4, K — .313 AVG
RF Demi Orimoloye: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 K — .339 AVG
DSL Brewers (17-26)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSL Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |
| DSL Brewers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
RHP Nattino Diplan (L, 1-5): 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K — 4.17 ERA
2B Franly Mallen: 1-for-4, 2B, R, RBI — .259 AVG
RF Yerison Pena: 1-for-3, 2B, R, RBI, BB — .356 AVG
Prospect of the Day:
Yesterday I wrote that I would be most interested in seeing how the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers competed against the Kane County Cougars, who had put together a ridiculous 21-3 record to open the Midwest League’s second half. It turns out that the Rattlers were pretty much the only thing worth watching on Monday.
For Milwaukee’s other affiliates, it was a lousy evening in the results department. Aside from Wisconsin, the other five teams that played on Monday were outscored by a combined 40-15. There were a few solid pitching performances, particularly of the bullpen-saving variety, but overall the individual numbers were as pedestrian as the team totals.
Wisconsin RHP Angel Ventura, therefore, wins Prospect-of-the-Day thanks to an effective performance at Kane County. Ventura, 22, has been well off the Brewers’ prospect radar. Signed as an international free agent in 2010, he spent three years in the DSL and one year in the AZL, posting mediocre numbers at both stops. In 2015, however—his first year of full-season A-ball—Ventura has been one of Wisconsin’s most consistent performers (4-4, 3.42 ERA, 79 IP, 71 H, 3 HR, 32 BB, 73 K). From mid-May through early-July he kept his ERA between 2.18 and 2.84. Set aside a rough outing at Kane County on July 9th (4.2 IP, 9 ER), and his ERA still would stand at 2.54 rather than 3.42. Using a mid-90s fastball and an average slider, he has amassed nearly a strikeout per inning. On the whole, while it remains difficult to project a future role for all young players, particularly those who are in the midst of a mini-breakout at 22, Ventura at least has established himself as a prospect worth watching.
Speaking of which:
What I’ll Be Watching on Tuesday:
Wily Peralta will make his third rehab start, this time with the Biloxi Shuckers, who host the Mobile Bay Bears. Braden Shipley, one of Arizona’s top prospects, is scheduled to start for Mobile.