What We Learned: The development of Hernan Perez

Yesterday's Results

Brewers 6, Rockies 4

Brewers News and Notes

Links from BCB

Hernan Perez Thriving For Brewers in Super-Utility Role | Kyle Lesniewski, BCB

Hernan Perez had to fight his way onto the team this season, and his good performance with the Brewers may have earned him a spot in the future.

Milwaukee Brewers Down On The Farm Report: Week 20 | Kyle Lesniewski, BCB

Looking back at weeks 19 and 20 in the minor leagues.

Links from Other Sites

Fan conscious after being hit by foul ball | Adam McCalvy, Brewers.com

A fan hit by a foul ball in last night’s game was conscious as she was taken to the hospital.

Hernan Perez has been unexpectedly great for the Brewers | Liz Roscher, Yahoo Sports

Joining in on the Hernan Perez bandwagon, Roscher looks at the career of Hernan Perez so far.

Minor League Update

Affiliate Update

Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA) | 62-64

• Yesterday: Colorado Springs 2, Round Rock 3
• Today: Colorado Springs @ Oklahoma City

Biloxi Shuckers (AA) | 64-62

• Yesterday: Mississippi 0, Biloxi 2
• Today: Mississippi @ Biloxi | 6:40 pm

Brevard County Manatees (A+) | 37-89

• Yesterday: Brevard County 0, Clearwater 3
• Today: Brevard County @ Clearwater | 6:00 pm

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A) | 63-65

• Yesterday: Peoria 5, Wisconsin 4
• Today: Peoria @ Wisconsin | 7:05 pm

DSL Brewers (R) | 25-43

• Yesterday: DSL Brewers 2, DSL Rockies 3
• Today: DSL Brewers @ DSL Tigers | 9:30 am

Helena Brewers (R) | 23-36

• Yesterday: Helena 1, Great Falls 4
• Today: Helena @ Great Falls | 8:00 pm

AZL Brewers (R) | 22-27

• Yesterday: No Game
• Today: AZL Brewers @ AZL Padres | 9:00 pm

News and Notes

Newest Shuckers give team a late lift | Patrick McGee, Sun Herald

The addition of Luis Ortiz, Clint Coulter, and Dustin DeMuth to the Shuckers roster has helped the team rebound from a rocky second half.

Tiimber Rattler Arms | Nicholas Zettel, Disciples of Uecker

Talent has been building at the Single-A level, with the Timber Rattlers boasting a group of well-developed pitchers.

Pipeline preview: Brugman looks to stay hot | William Boor, MLB.com

Phil Bickford is one of the pitchers to watch today as he starts for Brevard County.

NL Central Updates

Yesterday's Games

• Astros 1, Pirates 7
• Rangers 0, Reds 3
• Mets 7, Cardinals 4
• Cubs 5, Padres 3

Today's Games

• Astros (Colin McHugh) @ Pirates (Gerrit Cole) | 11:35 am
• Cubs (Kyle Hendricks) @ Padres (Paul Clemens) | 2:40 pm
• Rangers (Yu Darvish) @ Reds (Tim Adleman) | 6:10 pm
• Mets (Jacob deGrom) @ Cardinals (Carlos Martinez) | 7:15 pm

Around Baseball

Scott Kazmir (neck) sent to DL as Dodgers tie dubious MLB mark | Doug Padilla, ESPN.com

With Scott Kazmir going on the DL, the Dodgers have tied a record for number of players on the DL in a season with 27 so far. They currently have 15 players on the DL (12 of them pitchers).

Twenty MLB teams to attend Tim Tebow's workout on Aug. 30 | ESPN.com

Tim Tebow will hold a workout for MLB teams on August 30, and twenty teams (including the Brewers) are expected to attend.

Today's Action

Brewers (Zach Davies) vs. Rockies (Tyler Anderson) | 1:10 pm
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