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Follow Monday's action as it happens:
Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Tab or New Window". Choose "Recap". While you're listening to your minor league game of choice (or watching/listening to the big league Crew when they are playing), simply refresh your game log browsers every so often.

MiLB.com now has Gameday available for AA as well as AAA this season.

Nashville:

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_31_mrbaaa_nasaaa_1

Huntsville Game One:

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_31_hunaax_biraax_1&did=t559&sid=t559

Huntsville Game Two:

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_31_hunaax_biraax_2&did=t559&sid=t559

Wisconsin:

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_31_wisafx_kccafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572

Helena:

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_31_helrok_grfrok_1&did=t433&sid=t433

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings
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Team                   W     L     PCT     GB     HOME      ROAD      STREAK   
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Memphis                71    64    .526    -      40-27     31-37     L1       
Iowa                   71    65    .522    0.5    43-25     28-40     W5       
Nashville              71    65    .522    0.5    36-31     35-34     W3       
Omaha                  59    77    .434    12.5   30-39     29-38     W1       
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Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings
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Team                   W     L     PCT     GB     HOME      ROAD      STREAK   
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Tennessee              34    29    .540    -      16-17     18-12     L1       
West Tenn              34    29    .540    -      18-12     16-17     L1       
Chattanooga            33    30    .524    1.0    19-12     14-18     W1       
Huntsville             25    36    .410    8.0    13-16     12-20     L1       
Carolina               21    41    .339    12.5   10-20     11-21     L3       
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Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings
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Team                   W     L     PCT     GB     HOME      ROAD      STREAK   
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Tampa                  44    17    .721    -      17-11     27-6      W1       
Brevard County         36    22    .621    6.5    22-13     14-9      L1       
Clearwater             33    31    .516    12.5   17-15     16-16     W2       
Dunedin                31    30    .508    13.0   18-13     13-17     W4       
Daytona                27    35    .435    17.5   14-21     13-14     L2       
Lakeland               23    36    .390    20.0   9-12      14-24     L4       
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Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings
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Team                   W     L     PCT     GB     HOME      ROAD      STREAK   
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Missoula               13    13    .500    -      6-7       7-6       W4       
Great Falls            12    14    .462    1.0    3-8       9-6       W3       
Billings               7     18    .280    5.5    6-9       1-9       L4       
Helena                 7     18    .280    5.5    4-8       3-10      L3

Helena Press Release:

Major League All-Star Chris Capuano To Make Rehab Stint in Helena

HELENA, MT-Former Major League All-Star Chris Capuano is scheduled to make three appearances for the Helena Brewers as part of a minor league rehabilitation assignment the Helena Brewers announced on Monday. Capuano underwent ligament replacement (commonly known as Tommy John) surgery on his left elbow in May 2008 and has been undergoing treatment at Milwaukee's minor league complex in Maryvale, AZ.

Capuano, who was acquired by Milwaukee as part of a blockbuster trade in 2003 that sent Richie Sexson to Arizona, is scheduled to start on Wednesday, August 2nd versus the Missoula Osprey at Kindrick Field in Helena. The Springfield, MA native will be on strictly monitored pitch count.

"It's been a long year-and-a-half recovery from this elbow surgery and I'm excited to get out there and pitch competitively again," Capuano said on Monday. "This is an opportunity to come to a part of the country I've always wanted to visit and I'm happy to be back playing."

The 31-year old was a staple in Milwaukee's rotation from 2005-2007 and was an 18-game winner in 2005. Capuano won his first five starts of 2006 and was named to the National League All-Star roster. He has a career record of 42-48 with a 4.39 ERA over five Major League seasons. He debuted with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2003. The former Duke University star has not pitched in an MLB game since 2007.

"We are so pleased that we can help Chris Capuano in his trip back to the big leagues," Helena Brewers President Paul Fetz said. "We know that he'll be successful and in the process we can show off some Montana hospitality."

Capuano, who now resides in Scottsdale, AZ, will wear jersey #39, as he has done in the Major Leagues. His three outings are subject to change but are tentatively slated to all take place at Kindrick Field in Helena.

Chris Mehring reports that RHP Maverick Lasker (see Transactions thread), not RHP Trey Watten, gets the start for Wisconsin tonight.

An already interesting night just gained momentum...

I will make a similar post in the Transaction thread, but we've noted for weeks just how thin both the Arizona and Helena rosters were in position players all season. Now that the Maryvale season is complete, many players have been bumped up to Helena to help out --

Catcher Tyler Roberts, SS Carlos George, OF's Franklin Romero and Max Walla were sent to Great Falls to join the Brewers today. Walla is in the lineup Monday night.

Pitching-wise, LHP's Matt Costello and Caleb Thielbar, and RHP Jose Oviedo arrived in Montana as well.

Roberts and Walla provide left-handed bats, joining only switch-hitting Michael Marseco on the squad in that regard.

By the way, how does 22-year-old infielder Brandon Sizemore and his .916 OPS, half his 50 hits extra-base knocks, not get rewarded with a visit to Helena?

Seven scoreless innings for Maverick Lasker -- four hits, two walks, three K's. Quick and efficient, topping out around 87-88 early on before the radar board malfunctioned -- focused on off-speed stuff, as mentioned previously...