Link Report for Games of Thursday, July 3rd

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Thursday's Daily Menu: You can't say there's nothing to listen to after the big league game this afternoon...

 

All times Central; pitchers subject to change --

 

Nashville: LHP Lindsay Gulin at Memphis (Cardinals), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 PM gametime

 

Audio link via WNSR, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link):

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/clubs/ip_index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=t556

Huntsville: RHP Nic Ungs at Tennessee (Cubs), 6:00 PM pre-game; 6:15 gametime

 

Audio link via WUMP, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link):

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?sid=t559

 

Brevard County: LHP Chris Cody and RHP Alex Periard in a double-dip at Jupiter (Marlins), 3:00 gametime; each contest seven innings...

 

Audio link via the Hammerhead's feed:

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?cid=503&sid=t503

 

West Virginia: LHP Dan Merklinger at home vs. Hagerstown (Nationals), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime

 

Audio link via WSWW, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link):

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/clubs/ip_index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=t525

 

Helena: RHP Nick Tyson at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:50 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime

 

Audio link via KCAP, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link):

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/clubs/ip_index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=t433

 

Arizona: TBD at home in Maryvale vs. the cute little Angels, 10:30 AM local Mountain Standard Time

 

Never any audio for the Maryvale Crew...

[Mass Haas]

The Nashville games in the Memphis series this week are available via MiLB.com's online video package to subscribers.

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Follow Thursday's action as it happens:

Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Window". Open the Nashville Gameday. For the others, choose "Log" or "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.

 

Nashville:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_07_03_nasaaa_mrbaaa_1

 

Huntsville:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2008_07_03_hunaax_tenaax_1

 

Brevard County Game One:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2008_07_03_breafa_jupafa_1

 

Brevard County Game Two:

 

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2008_07_03_breafa_jupafa_2

 

West Virginia:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_07_03_hagafx_wvaafx_1

 

Helena:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_07_03_helrok_misrok_1

 

Arizona:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_07_03_angrok_brrrok_1

[Mass Haas]

This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated several hours prior to gametime.

 

Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format):

 

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 Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 52 36 .591 - 32-16 20-20 W5 Memphis 46 40 .535 5.0 22-20 24-20 W1 Omaha 41 43 .488 9.0 17-21 24-22 L3 Nashville 34 52 .395 17.0 17-22 17-30 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee 11 4 .733 - 6-3 5-1 W2 Carolina 8 7 .533 3.0 3-3 5-4 W1 Chattanooga 7 8 .467 4.0 5-4 2-4 W1 Huntsville 7 8 .467 4.0 3-3 4-5 L2 West Tenn 5 10 .333 6.0 1-5 4-5 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Lucie 8 5 .615 - 6-2 2-3 L2 Vero Beach 7 6 .538 1.0 2-3 5-3 L1 Daytona 6 6 .500 1.5 3-1 3-5 W2 Palm Beach 6 6 .500 1.5 5-4 1-2 W1 Jupiter 5 5 .500 1.5 1-1 4-4 L3 Brevard County 4 8 .333 3.5 1-4 3-4 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Virginia 9 4 .692 - 5-1 4-3 W5 Hagerstown 8 5 .615 1.0 3-4 5-1 L2 Lakewood 8 6 .571 1.5 4-2 4-4 W5 Lake County 7 7 .500 2.5 2-5 5-2 W3 Delmarva 5 8 .385 4.0 1-5 4-3 L5 Greensboro 5 8 .385 4.0 1-5 4-3 L6 Hickory 5 9 .357 4.5 2-4 3-5 W1 Lexington 3 11 .214 6.5 1-7 2-4 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billings 10 6 .625 - 2-0 8-6 W3 Great Falls 10 6 .625 - 5-4 5-2 L3 Helena 8 8 .500 2.0 5-6 3-2 W2 Missoula 4 12 .250 6.0 1-9 3-3 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Arizona League (R) - Arizona League Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZL Angels 6 3 .667 - 3-2 3-1 W1 AZL Rangers 6 3 .667 - 2-2 4-1 W3 AZL Giants 5 4 .556 1.0 3-1 2-3 L1 AZL Padres 5 4 .556 1.0 4-0 1-4 L1 AZL Royals 5 4 .556 1.0 5-0 0-4 W2 AZL Athletics 4 5 .444 2.0 2-3 2-2 L1 AZL Cubs 4 5 .444 2.0 4-1 0-4 W1 AZL Mariners 4 5 .444 2.0 2-2 2-3 L3 AZL Brewers 1 7 .125 4.5 1-3 0-4 L4 

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Tyson's start gets a mention in BA's Rookie League Daily Dish:

What to Watch for Today

After a disastrous June in the South Atlantic League, Nick Tyson (Brewers) will look to turn things around in Helena. He draws the start tonight against Missoula. In his final three outings in West Virginia, Tyson lasted a total of 1 1/3 innings, while surrendering 15 runs.

[battlekow]

Hitaniel Arias has missed two games in a row now.

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Final: Arizona Angels 8, Arizona Brewers 1

Arizona Box Score

A-Crew now 1-8 on the young season; during today's Milwaukee pre-game audio, Bob Uecker was discussing the conditions outside (112 degrees, this box score lists 102) and that the summer league game was underway as he spoke -- brutal -- I don't think we can understate these conditions; Opening Day RHP Luis Guerrero with a rough start; RHP's Ben Jeffers and Jose Sanchez acquitted themselves better in two-inning relief stints, Jeffers in particular as he stranded three of Guerrero's baserunners; offensively, it's the same old thing -- the kids struck out 12 times while drawing only one walk, six hits, all singles, spread throughout the lineup; SS Carlos George committed two throwing errors, giving him 11 errors on the season -- if he had committed just one, I wouldn't have mentioned it -- he'll come along...

 

Arizona Game Log

[DHonks]

Mass, it was actually quite pleasant today. It's been a bit humid here lately...like 20%. But I'd say 110 with 20% humidity feels comparable to Wisconsin's summertime 85 degrees with 80% humidity

[battlekow]

LaPorta got back on the board today with his first HR since June 14th.

[wvpowerblkwel]

Merklinger and Bryson combine for 9 innings of 5 hit 1 walk baseball with Merklinger giving giving up 1 earned run and Bryson none. The two combined for 13 strikeouts with Bryson hitting 91 on the stadium gun twice, which is typically 4-5 MPH slow! Not much offense for the Power tonite, but they took out the second place Suns to extend their 2nd half lead! Power pitching is really starting to come along on all ends!

[TheCrew07]

So Bryson normally sits in the 92-94 range with his fastball?

[battlekow]

Yeah, he tops out around 95.

[Bambis Bombers]

wvpowerblkwel, thanks for the first hand report. I was pleasantly surprised at Merklinger's line tonight - what speed was his fastball topping out at?

[TheCrew07]

I'm not sure how I feel about Tyson in Helena, he already was successful there, he's not Mercedes, his K to BB ratio is still excellent, he just gives up way more hits than he should. At any rate he had a decent line tonight.

[colbyjack]

Dykstra gets his first pro HR, a no-doubter in the 9th, and Luetge picks up his first career win, as the H-Crew pounds Missoula 15-5 by pulling a game above .500 after their terrible start. I know the injury situation was a hot topic a few days ago, but Dennis, Dykstra and Komatsu could form the next solid trio of minor league OFs in the Brewers system if they continue to advance together.

[BrewPackBuck]

Dykstra gets his first pro HR, a no-doubter in the 9th, and Luetge picks up his first career win, as the H-Crew pounds Missoula 15-5 by pulling a game above .500 after their terrible start. I know the injury situation was a hot topic a few days ago, but Dennis, Dykstra and Komatsu could form the next solid trio of minor league OFs in the Brewers system if they continue to advance together.

 

Exactly, and they are 19, 19, and 20 respectively in age. Some exciting stuff going on in the Brewers minor league system. I hope the Brewers trade for CC and I dont mind giving up a LaPorta or a Gamel (I would rather give up LaPorta if I had the choice) because it helps the team try for a playoff run and once the offseason hits we are going to get 2 picks for him and add on if Sheets doesnt resign thats 2 more picks and we are in the same situation we where last year with 7 picks in the top 90. Also with Parra looking very good we have Gallardo, Parra, Suppan, McClung, Bush. I hope Villy can get a grasp on how to effectively pitch a 3rd time through the order because I think he has the stuff to do it. Plus we still have Cappy. Sorry for the rant but like I said exciting times.

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Final: Memphis (Cards) 5, Nashville 1

 

Sounds Drop Road Trip Finale In Memphis, 5-1

Date Posted: 7/3/2008

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Redbirds posted a 5-1 victory over the Nashville Sounds on Thursday evening at AutoZone Park in the last of 16 meetings between the division rivals this season.

 

With the loss, Nashville (34-53) settled for a series split with the Redbirds as well as a 4-4 mark on the road trip.

 

Nashville took a 1-0 lead with its only run of the evening in the top of the second inning. Brad Nelson (3-for-4) led off with a single, moved to second on a Clayton Mortensen wild pitch, advanced to third on a groundout, and scored on Adam Heether's sacrifice fly to left.

 

Memphis evened the contest in the home half of the frame when Shane Robinson plated Josh Phelps with a two-out RBI single off Sounds starter Lindsay Gulin.

 

Neither team scored again until the seventh when Phelps greeted Sounds reliever Derrick Turnbow with a double to center and later gave Memphis a 2-1 lead when he scored on Bryan Anderson's two-out RBI single to center.

 

The Redbirds added three insurance runs in the eighth against rehabbing Sounds lefty Randy Choate. Phelps continued his strong night with a two-run triple to center, his first three-bagger of the year, before plating the game's final run on a Nick Stavinoha single.

 

Gulin took a no-decision for Nashville but lowered his ERA to 3.02 on the year with a quality start. The All-Star southpaw allowed one run on three hits over six innings of work.

 

Mortensen (4-1) picked up the win for Memphis with a quality start of his own, holding the Sounds to one run on six hits over seven innings.

 

Mark Worrell worked the final two frames in scoreless fashion to notch his third save of the year for the Redbirds.

 

Turnbow (1-2) took the loss after surrendering the go-ahead run in his lone frame of action for the Sounds.

 

Nashville outfielder Brendan Katin singled in the top of the sixth inning to extend his longest hit streak of the year to eight games, the longest active on the club.

 

The Sounds begin a brief three-game Independence Day weekend homestand on Friday evening with the 7 p.m. series opener against Round Rock (AAA-Astros). Left-hander Chris Narveson (2-10, 5.84) will take the mound for Nashville to face Express right-hander Chad Reineke (4-8, 5.15).

 

Nashville Box Score

Nashville Game Log

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Final: Huntsville 4, Tennessee (Cubs) 0

 

Stars Return Home After Breaking Even on Road

By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars

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Nic Ungs threw seven shutout innings and received home run support from Matt LaPorta and Cole Gillespie in Huntsville's 4-0 win over Tennessee in the last of a four-game set at Smokies Park. The Stars split the series and split their 10-game road trip to return home at 8-8 in the second half and three games behind the North Division leading Smokies, who are 11-5. The Stars completed their sixth shutout win of the season.

 

Mat Gamel led off the fourth inning with a single to extend his hitting streak to 14 games and then came into score when LaPorta ended a 46 at-bat home run drought with his league-leading 20th long ball of the season. LaPorta's last home run had come in the next to last game of the first half at Jacksonville on June 14.

 

LaPorta drew a walk with two out in the sixth and scored when Gillespie followed with a monstrous home run, his 11th of the year, off the top of the scoreboard in left-center field. It was his second long ball on the trip and second since May 28 at Mobile. Alex Maestri was taken out after six innings in his second double-A start, giving up four runs on six hits, while walking two and striking out five. He suffered the loss and fell to 0-1.

 

Ungs did not allow his first hit until Matt Craig's two-out single in the fourth and allowed only pinch-hitter Matt Matulia in the sixth to advance as far as third base. He left after retiring the side in order in the seventh, having thrown 78 pitches and recording 13 ground ball outs. Ungs earned his first win with the Stars and his first since his initial start of the year for triple-A Nashville on April 6.

 

Jason Shiell took over and threw a scoreless eighth inning before yielding singles to Nate Spears and Tyler Colvin to open the ninth. The veteran right-hander struck out Matt Craig before catcher Martin Maldonado, in his first double-A game, picked off Colvin at first base for the second out. Doug Deeds drew a walk but Jake Fox lined out to center field to end the game.

 

The Stars return home Friday night to open a four-game series against Birmingham with left-hander Troy Cate taking the hill for Huntsville against Barons' right-hander Justin Cassel. Coverage of the game begins at 6:50 pm central time and can be heard locally on SportsRadio 730 WUMP and through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com and www.730ump.com.

Huntsville Box Score

 

Huntsville Game Log

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Final: BC 5, Jupiter (Marlins) 4

 

Naturally, the second game of the double header was rained out...

 

In Jupiter, Taylor Green's two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning gave the Brevard County Manatees a 5-4 win against the Jupiter Hammerheads in Game 1 of Thursday night's doubleheader.

Jonathan Lucroy doubled and drove in two runs for the Manatees, who were outhit 9-4. Lorenzo Cain singled and collected his 41st RBI.

Winning pitcher Alex Periard (7-6) struck out five and walked none in 6 1/3 innings.

 

BC Box Score

BC Game Log

 

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Final: West Virginia 3, Hagerstown (DC) 2

 

POWER EDGE SUNS
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A pair of two out hits from Eric Fryer and Eric Farris along with great pitching from Dan Merklinger and Rob Bryson produced a 3-2 victory for the West Virginia Power over the Hagerstown Suns on Thursday night at Appalachian Power Park.

Anderson De La Rosa started the bottom of the third inning with his first homerun of the season to give the Power an early edge. The Suns tied the game a half inning later on Sean Rooney's RBI single. West Virginia wasted no time taking the lead back in the bottom of the fourth.

 

Steffan Wilson walked on six pitches with two outs and got to second base on a passed ball before Fryer drove him home with his first of two singles on the night. The Power added an insurance run in the fifth inning when Farris's base hit scored Matt Cline to make it a 3-1 Power lead. The Suns scored their final run on Tim Pahuta's RBI double in the eighth.

 

Merklinger (3-5) delivered his finest outing of the season in a winning effort. He stuck out a season high nine betters and allowed just a run on four hits over six innings. Rob Bryson (5) fanned four in three innings and allowed just an unearned run on one hit to get the save. Brad Meyers (4-3) was tagged with the loss after allowing three runs on six hits over six innings.

 

The Power improved to 42-41 on the year and 10-4 in the second half with the win. The Suns fell to 42-41 on the year and 8-6 in the second half with the loss. West Virginia has now won six in a row, their longest winning streak of the season. Fryer paced the Power with a 3-for-3 performance and was the only Power player with a multi-hit game. Caleb Gindl doubled in the eighth inning to extend his hitting streak to nine games. Former Charleston Wheeler Pokey Reese was the starting second baseman for the Suns and went 0-for-4 with a run.

 

The Power will continue the four game series against the Hagerstown Suns at Appalachian Power Park on Friday afternoon. Left hander Evan Frederickson (0-0, 0.00) will get the start for the Power and the Suns will counter with right hander Erik Arnesen (6-2, 4.22). The first pitch is scheduled for 4:05 PM.

 

WV Box Score

WV Game Log

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Final: Helena 15, Missoula (D Backs) 6

 

Osprey falls to Helena in front of record crowd
Brewers win, 15-6; over 3600 fans attend on Fireworks Night

Missoula Osprey

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MISSOULA, MONT - Before the fireworks show, the Missoula Osprey were hoping to light up the scoreboard in their series finale with the Helena Brewers on Thursday at Ogren Park Allegiance Field.

 

Instead, it was the Helena Brewers who scored runs in bunches, and rolled to a 15-6 win in front of a record crowd.

 

The big story of the night was the fans. The Osprey set a new single-game franchise attendance record, as 3,678 fans entered the gates. The old record, of 3,409 fans, was set exactly one year prior, on July 3, 2007.

 

Helena (9-8) pushed themselves further into the race for the North Division First-Half title by scoring five runs in the first and four more runs in the second, taking what would be an insurmountable 9-0 lead. Helena would score twice in the fourth, three more times in the seventh and added a run in the ninth.

 

The Osprey managed to get on the board in the third, on a RBI single by Alberto Diaz and a throwing error. Bobby Stone added a three-run home run for Missoula (4-13), while Isaias Ascencio added a run-scoring groundout in the ninth.

 

The Osprey had just seven hits against three Helena pitchers. Kyle Green had two of them, a single and a double, while Jorge Corniel, Victor Estevez and Ryne White added singles.

Helena Box Score

Helena Game Log

[Mass Haas]

This link includes brief audio from Brett...

 

Huntsville's Ungs nearly unhittable

By Alan Friedman / Special to MLB.com

After some early season obstacles, Huntsville hurler Nic Ungs is getting his season back on track.

The 28-year-old right-hander tossed seven one-hit innings en route to his first Double-A win of the year Thursday as the Stars blanked the Tennessee Smokies, 4-0, at Smokies Park.

"My catcher, [Martin] Maldonado, and I were on the same page," Ungs said after yielding only a two-out single to Matt Craig in the fourth inning and two walks.

"We had a good game plan going in. They're a pretty aggressive team, so I tried not to be predictable. I wanted to throw inside, throw away, change speeds and look for early contact, but not good contact."

Ungs (1-0), who lowered his ERA to 0.75 in his second appearance for the Stars, didn't record any strikeouts, but kept the Smokies off balance by inducing 14 groundball outs.

The former 12th-round pick signed a Minor League contract with the Brewers in January after seven seasons in the Florida Marlins organization. In 2007, he went 5-5 with a 4.98 ERA for Triple-A Albuquerque of the Pacific Coast League.

He started this season at Triple-A Nashville, but spent most of May on the disabled list with tendinitis in his pitching arm. Then he took some time to go home to Iowa because of a family illness.

Ungs was assigned to Huntsville upon his return to action and made his first start for the Stars on June 28 against the Carolina Mudcats, allowing one earned run on four hits over five innings. He did not receive a decision as the Stars dropped a 5-4 decision.

Three years ago, Ungs hurled a no-hitter for Carolina against the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx.

"I'm just trying to get the feel of being back," he said. "I'm enjoying the fact that I'm healthy again. And this is a great team to be associated with."

Jason Shiell preserved the shutout for the Stars (7-8) after allowing two hits and two walks with two strikeouts over the final two frames.

Huntsville scored all its runs via the longball as Matt LaPorta belted a two-run homer in the fourth and Cole Gillespie duplicated the feat in the sixth.

Starter Alessandro Maestri (0-1) surrendered four runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts over six innings for the Smokies (11-4).

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Helena Pre-Game Audio Interview with manager Rene Gonzales

Click on the KCAP archive of July 3rd, then browse to the 12:00 minute mark...