Link Report for Thurs. 4/23 -- Four One-Run Wins; Only Manatees Fall

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Thursday's Daily Menu:

 

All times Central; pitchers subject to change --

 

Link here for the live audio choices - audio will no longer archive.

 

Sorry, no audio for this Brevard County series

 

Nashville: RHP Tim Dillard at Memphis (Cardinals), 6:40 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime

 

Huntsville: LHP David Welch at Carolina (Reds), 6:00 PM pre-game; 6:15 gametime

 

Brevard County: TBD at Tampa (Yankees), 10:00 AM gametime

 

Wisconsin: LHP Efrain Nieves and LHP Evan Frederickson in a twinbill at home vs. Peoria (Cubs), 5:20 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime; each contest seven innings

[Mass Haas]

Time Warner Cable will broadcast the first game of the Timber Rattler doubleheader live on channel 32.

Remember, your "scouting reports" are always welcome.

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Diehard Sounds fans can actually watch the series in Memphis via MiLB.TV. The cost is $6.95 monthly, $29.95 for the season for live and archived video feeds. The Sounds will likely be on MiLB.TV approx. 15-20 times this season, I'd imagine. It does not appear single game purchases are still available any longer, and blackouts (Memphis area in this case) do apply.

[Mass Haas]

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 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_04_23_nasaaa_mrbaaa_1

 

Huntsville:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2009_04_23_hunaax_cmcaax_1

 

Brevard County:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_04_23_breafa_tbyafa_1

 

Wisconsin Game One:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_04_23_peoafx_wisafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572

 

Wisconsin Game Two:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_04_23_peoafx_wisafx_2&did=t572&sid=t572

[Mass Haas]

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

 

Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format):

 

[Mass Haas]

 Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 9 5 .643 - 4-2 5-3 W1 Memphis 8 5 .615 0.5 6-3 2-2 W1 Nashville 8 6 .571 1.0 3-5 5-1 L1 Omaha 8 6 .571 1.0 2-2 6-4 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee 6 6 .500 - 2-2 4-4 L1 Carolina 6 7 .462 0.5 2-1 4-6 W1 Huntsville 6 7 .462 0.5 5-5 1-2 L1 West Tenn 5 8 .385 1.5 1-2 4-6 W1 Chattanooga 3 10 .231 3.5 2-3 1-7 L4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brevard County 8 4 .667 - 6-1 2-3 W7 Clearwater 7 5 .583 1.0 4-4 3-1 L1 Lakeland 6 6 .500 2.0 5-2 1-4 W1 Daytona 6 7 .462 2.5 3-3 3-4 L1 Tampa 5 7 .417 3.0 2-2 3-5 L3 Dunedin 5 8 .385 3.5 1-4 4-4 W1 

[Mass Haas]

Midwest League Standings

 

Brian tells me that we should be able to see the Midwest League standings with the others before too long (technical stuff). Thanks for your patience.

[BoKnowsBall]

No Gillespie in the lineup- headed to AAA finally?

[Mass Haas]

No Gillespie in the lineup- headed to AAA finally?

 

Yes, see the Transaction thread. Looks like Mark Rogers turn is being skipped, nothing but your possible speculation on why right now, other than cautiousness (no DL move).

 

But we get rewarded with the wonderful not-quite-yet 21-year-old Evan Anundsen, perhaps the most predictable starter in the system -- in a good, ground ball machine, fantastic control kind of way.

[TheCrew07]

No Rogers either, hmm.

[trwi7]

Aargh, the only thing I hate about U-Verse is I don't get channel 32.

 

FS Wisconsin should really try to get a few games next year.

[Mass Haas]

Another photo gallery slide show (with identifying captions) on the Timber-Rattlers.

 

Thanks to Chris Mehring for the heads-up.

[Mass Haas]

But we get rewarded with the wonderful not-quite-yet 21-year-old Evan Anundsen, perhaps the most predictable starter in the system -- in a good, ground ball machine, fantastic control kind of way.

Wow, I jinxed the heck out of Evan immediately after that post. Walks, line drives, fly balls, six runs, three earned.

[BoKnowsBall]

Of course the game which the Trats bats finally start to come through is the game where Nieves struggles

[battlekow]

Lawrie made a couple nice defensive plays, leaping high to spear a line drive once and then in the ninth inning making a sharp, strong throw to third on a grounder to get a runner trying to advance from second. The announcers were kind of scratching their heads trying to think of the last time they saw a second baseman try to throw ahead of a runner like that, but hey, he got the out.

 

Generous scoring to give him a double on his hit, IMO; lots of defensive hijinks on that play. In addition to the hit, he also lined out sharply earlier; Reid Nichols trotted out the old "the ball just sounds different off his bat" saw when he was in the booth.

 

Nice game at the plate from Dykstra, especially the stolen bases, which are his first two of the year; however, he looked pretty bad out in center, but then again it was very windy.

[Never Outhustled]

I love everything about the TWS Timberratler broadcast except that they don't give any radar gun readings. Pedro Lambertus appeared to throw gas, as was reported last year. Lambertus has the typical power pitchers build, with a very thick lower half. When I watch Mike Marseco, I think "this must be what Craig Counsel looked like".

[battlekow]

According to Keith Law, Lambertus touches 95.

[TheCrew07]

I'm extremely jealous of you guys that are able to watch FSN WI

[wibadgers23]

It's frustrating to look at the boxscore and see Gamel with three RBI's, but then to look down and see another "E" next to his name. Ugh.

[uwisfan]

yeah "Braun, Jr" up to his old tricks

[Mass Haas]

Final: Tampa (Yankees) 6, Brevard County 0

Brevard County Box Score

Manatees' bats uncharacteristically silenced, including 0-for-11 with RISP; Roque Mercedes with a 4th strong relief appearance to start his season...

 

Brevard County Game Log

[Mass Haas]

Final, Game One: Wisconsin 7, Peoria (Cubs) 6

 

Wisconsin Site Game Summary:

 

GRAND CHUTE, WI -- The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to erase a 5-2 deficit. Then, the Rattlers held on to defeat the Peoria Chiefs 7-6 in game one of a doubleheader on Thursday night at Time Warner Cable Field. Cutter Dykstra led the way with a 3-for-3 night, three runs scored, two stolen bases, and a pair of RBI.

Peoria (5-6) grabbed the lead in the top of the first inning. Josh Harrison tripled with one out. An RBI single by Rebel Ridling drove in Harrison.

The Rattlers (5-6) answered back in the bottom of the first inning. Peoria starter Chris Archer walked the first two batters he faced. A double steal put runners at second and third. Brock Kjeldgaard knocked in the tying run with an RBI groundout.

But, the Chiefs staged a two-out rally in the top of the second to retake the lead. Nelson Perez singled and Kyler Burke doubled to put runners on second and third with two outs. David Macias singled up the middle to drive in both runs for a 3-1 advantage.

Dykstra singled with one out in the bottom of the third inning. He scored on John Delaney's RBI double to right field to pull the Rattlers to within 3-2.

The Chiefs padded their lead in the fifth inning. Burke doubled again, this time to start the inning. He scored on a single by Harrison, who was out trying to stretch the hit into a double. Ridling crushed the next pitch for his first home run of the season. But, that padding wasn't enough for Peoria.

Wisconsin rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning. Reliever Jose Pina walked Michael Marseco on four pitches to start the rally. Dykstra smacked a double down the third base line and Marseco scored to knock Pina out of the game. Delaney followed with a single against Josh Whitlock to put runners at first and third.

Brett Lawrie was next and -- with Delaney running -- lined a hit to leftcenter. Dykstra scored easily. Delaney stopped at third as Lawrie hustled into second. The throw from Peoria shortstop Junior Lake went to second, but it was wild and Delaney scored the tying run while Lawrie went to third.

One out later, Corey Kemp lined a hot shot back at Whitlock on the mound. Whitlock had his glove knocked off and by the time he tracked down the ball, his only play was to first as Lawrie scored the go ahead run.

Wisconsin tacked on a run in the bottom of the sixth. A two-out RBI single by Dykstra made it 7-5.

The Chiefs scored a run against Pedro Lambertus in the top of the seventh, but he got out of the inning to pick up the save.

 

Wisconsin Game One Box Score

 

Wisconsin Game One Game Log

[trwi7]

Is the T-Rats offense finally breaking out? 7 runs in game one and 4 so far in game two in three innings.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Huntsville 2, Carolina (Reds) 1

 

Details later tonight from Brett; listened in to the latter innings as Mike McClendon barely held on for the save...

[trwi7]

Brett Lawrie is a triples machine.