Adam Heether News

Two days before the deadline to protect prospects from next month's Rule 5 Draft, the Brewers on Wednesday added outfielder Lorenzo Cain and right-hander Amaury Rivas -- the team's reigning Minor League Pitcher of the Year -- to the 40-man roster.

Brewers infielder Craig Counsell and reliever David Weathers were among the 31 players who formally filed for free agency on Monday.

The Brewers have reinstated second baseman Rickie Weeks and relievers Mark DiFelice and David Riske from the 60-day disabled list.

A rundown of how area pros Anthony Jackson, Adam Heether, Brodie Downs and Kyle Loretelli performed this season in the minor leagues: ADAM HEETHER, 3B Heether, 27, a third baseman, batted a combined .296 with 18 home runs, 32 doubles, 67 runs scored and 71 runs batted in for Double-A Huntsville and Triple-A Nashville .

The stars are aligning, literally and figuratively, for Modesto's Eastlake Baseball Academy.

The Albuquerque Isotopes managed just four hits in a 4-1 loss to the Nashville Sounds Tuesday night at Isotopes Park as Sounds starter Mike Jones mowed through the usually dangerous 'Topes lineup to hand Albuquerque its third straight loss.

MILWAUKEE : The Brewers lost 8-5 at Pittsburgh. The Pirates scored six runs in the first two innings.

The Brewers will likely leave left-hander Manny Parra in the Minors at least through the Major League All-Star break, manager Ken Macha said Monday.

MILWAUKEE : The Brewers beat Cincinnati 9-5 at Miller Park . Ryan Braun and Mike Cameron homered in a six run fifth inning to erase a 5-3 deficit.

MILWAUKEE : The Brewers lost 6-5 at Cincinnati . Prince Fielder went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI for Milwaukee, but the Brewers could not dig out of an early hole .

Times Sports Staff paul.gattis@htimes.com Back from Triple-A, infielder hopes Stars will provide at-bats It seemed ironic that Adam Heether met for more than 30 minutes with Huntsville Stars manager Bob Miscik on Saturday afternoon.