Link Report for Games of Friday, May 15th

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Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF!

 

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 home vs. Reno (Diamondbacks), 6:35 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime

 

Huntsville: LHP David Welch at home vs. Chattanooga (Dodgers), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:00 PM gametime

 

Brevard County: RHP's Mike Jones and Evan Anundsen in a doubleheader at Lakeland (Tigers), 4:00 PM gametime; each contest slated for seven innings

 

Wisconsin: RHP Cody Adams at Cedar Rapids (Angels), 6:20 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime

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Follow Friday'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_05_15_renaaa_nasaaa_1

 

Huntsville:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2009_05_15_cngaax_hunaax_1

 

Brevard County Game One:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_05_15_breafa_lakafa_1

 

Brevard County Game Two:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_05_15_breafa_lakafa_2

 

Wisconsin:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_05_15_wisafx_cedafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572

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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):

 

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Midwest League Standings

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 Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 19 14 .576 - 10-6 9-8 W2 Memphis 18 14 .563 0.5 10-6 8-8 L2 Nashville 19 16 .543 1.0 8-10 11-6 L1 Omaha 17 17 .500 2.5 8-8 9-9 L5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee 16 14 .533 - 7-6 9-8 W2 Huntsville 15 15 .500 1.0 6-10 9-5 L3 Chattanooga 15 19 .441 3.0 7-8 8-11 W3 West Tenn 12 19 .387 4.5 5-8 7-11 L2 Carolina 13 21 .382 5.0 6-9 7-12 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brevard County 22 10 .688 - 10-5 12-5 L3 Clearwater 18 15 .545 4.5 7-10 11-5 L1 Daytona 16 17 .485 6.5 8-9 8-8 W3 Lakeland 14 17 .452 7.5 9-8 5-9 W2 Dunedin 13 18 .419 8.5 4-11 9-7 L4 Tampa 13 19 .406 9.0 5-10 8-9 L2 

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From Thursday:

Nashville Pre-Game Coaches Chat with Manager Don Money -- Gamel talk, then some Gamel talk, and then for good measure, some Gamel talk

 

Hernan Iribarren Two-Run Single + Three Errors

 

Hernan Iribarren singles on a line drive to center fielder Alex Romero. Cole Gillespie scores. Patrick Arlis scores. Tony Gwynn scores. Hernan Iribarren to 3rd. Missed catch error by center fielder Alex Romero. Throwing error by center fielder Alex Romero. Throwing error by pitcher Cesar Valdez.

 

From Wednesday:

Tony Gwynn Diving Catch

 

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Plenty of tidbits within Chris Mehring's Wisconsin Week in Review here.

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Rattler Radio Blog:

May 15, 2009: Game notes

May 15, 2009: Timber Rattler Starting Pitcher (Cody Adams)

Probable Pitchers (next series vs. Clinton) -- Very tentative

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It looks like BC is suspended due to rain after 1 complete, the boxscore gives Anundsen credit for 1 IP, 1H, 1BB, and 3Ks

 

edit. who knows though with how sketchy the box scores have been this season.

 

edit2. Looks like Lawrie is getting the night off.

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Huntsville now delayed.

 

Nashville losing 3-0... Irribarren with 2 hits including a 3B.

 

WI down 5-0, Adams continues to be average, Miller with the only multi hit game thus far.

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From Brett in Huntsville:

 

The Friday night game scheduled between Huntsville and Chattanooga has been rained out. The teams played one scoreless inning before heavy rains and the threat of more rain throughout the night forced the postponement.

 

The two teams do not meet again in the first half of the season and will not make up the game.

 

The Stars travel to Mobile Saturday to begin a five-game series against the BayBears. Chris Cody will make the start for Huntsville against Mobile right-hander Matt Torra. Coverage of the game will begin at 6:50 PM central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.

 

We'll see what happens with the rotation over the coming week, how it will impact David Welch's side work between now and his next start, etc. What a nightmare the weather's been for the organizational pitching coaches.

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The rain also a nightmare for Buck Rogers -- Huntsville had a world-record setting event planned to begin after the game this evening, an all-weekend wiffle ball game with the funds raised scheduled to go to Habitats for Humanity. Mother Nature well out in front in the season standings in '09.

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Lakeland Site:

 

Tonight's scheduled Florida State League game between the Lakeland Flying Tigers and Brevard County Manatees has been postponed due to wet playing conditions at Joker Marchant Stadium. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday, May 16 at 4:00 PM (3:00 Central).

 

What is unclear at this time is whether there will be another doubleheader Sunday to make up Game Two. Saturday's first game will be a continuation of tonight's suspended game. Like Huntsville's David Welch (and Yovani Gallardo, it seems), Evan Anundsen's work schedule will be altered by the unfortunate start-and-stop situation, no doubt.

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Hey, at least Nick Tyson had a successful season debut.

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Do they Brewers still have any minor league affiliates?

Seems like every game lately has been canceled due to rain...

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Final: Cedar Rapids (Angels) 5, Wisconsin 2

 

Wisconsin Site Game Summary

 

Rattler road trip ends with a loss

By Chris Mehring / MiLB.com

 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Manuel Flores scattered ten hits over seven innings and was supported by some manufactured runs as the Cedar Rapids Kernels beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-2 on Friday night at Perfect Game Field. Angel Castillo and Matt Crawford each drove in a pair of runs for Cedar Rapids. Wisconsin wrapped up their seven game road trip with a 2-5 record.

 

The Kernels (16-18) scored an unearned run in the bottom of the second inning to take the lead. Adam Younger reached on an error. He stole second and went to third on a ground out. A sacrifice fly by Dwayne Bailey was deep enough to chase Younger home with the first run of the game.

 

The Kernels manufactured two more runs in the bottom of the third inning. Alexi Amarista singled, stole second and went to third on an error. A walk and a hit batsman loaded the bases with no outs. Back-to-back RBI grounders by Castillo and Crawford made the score 3-0.

 

Cedar Rapids added two more runs in the fifth. Castillo drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly. Then, Crawford drove in his second run with an RBI double for a 5-0 lead.

 

Wisconsin (12-21) had some chances. In the second inning Michael Vass was at third and Jose Duran was at first. Edgar Trejo lifted a fly ball to medium right and Vass tried to score. But, Castillo made a strong throw to the plate to cut down Vass and end the inning.

 

The Rattlers loaded the bases with three singles in the top of the sixth, but could not cash in against Flores in the frame.

 

Wisconsin finally broke through in the seventh inning. Erik Miller collected his third hit of the night, a one-out double. One out later, Michael Marseco singled to center to drive in Miller. Flores would get the final out of the seventh and turn the game over to the Kernel bullpen. Flores did not walk a batter and struck out a pair to put himself in position for his second win.

 

In the eighth, Wisconsin again loaded the bases against reliever Matt Shoemaker. They scored a run on an infield grounder by Miller. Then, a walk to pinch hitter Brett Lawrie reloaded the bases. Mike Kohn relieved Shoemaker to get the final out of the inning.

 

Kohn gave up a single in the ninth, but struck out the other three batters he face to finish the game and get his first save of the season.

 

Wisconsin Box Score

You'd never know it considering the final score and that the T-Rats outhit the Kernels by 12-to-7, but Wisconsin was 4-for-13 with RISP and Cedar Rapids 1-for-12; sounds like a roster shakeup is in the works for the boys...

 

Wisconsin Game Log

Erik Miller picked off in the 3rd, of course just preceding a Sean McCraw double...

 

Chris Mehring explained the non-start for Brett Lawrie: Lawrie is not in the starting lineup for the first time this season. He is 2-for-12 in the first three games of this series and 2-for-22 on the road trip.

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Final: Nashville 8, Reno (Diamondbacks) 4

Nashville Site Game Summary:

Link for Jason Bourgeois photo, text follows --

 

Sounds Take Three Of Four From Reno

NASHVILLE- The Nashville Sounds won a wild one on Friday night by a score of 8-4 against the Reno Aces in front of 7,678 fans at historic Greer Stadium.

 

Nashville cracked out 17 hits on the evening, led by Jason Bourgeois' 4-for-4 performance with three runs scored and first home run of the season.

 

Sound starter Tim Dillard (6-1) earned his PCL-leading sixth win of the season, allowing three runs on five and two-thirds innings pitched while striking out two.

 

The Sounds took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on Bourgeois' two out RBI single to center field that scored Erick Almonte, extending his season-long hitting streak to seven games.

 

Joe Koshansky added to the Sounds lead in the bottom of the third inning, hitting a two-run home run to right field after a triple from Hernan Iribarren, making the score 3-0. Koshansky's long ball was his seventh of the season, and first at historic Greer Stadium.

 

AUDIO: Joe Koshansky Two-Run Homer

 

Bourgeois' second hit of the game led off the fourth inning. After Cole Gillespie reached on an infield error and a sacrifice bunt by Dillard, Tony Gwynn knocked home Bourgeois for a 4-0 Sounds lead.

 

Reno was finally able to get to Dillard in the top of the sixth. Watson and Alex Romero singled, followed by a walk to Jon Hester to load the bases. An infield single by Chris Roberson scored Watson, with Romero scoring on an error, making the score 4-2. Ruben Gotay knocked home John Hester in the next at-bat, reducing the Sounds lead to 4-3.

 

Nashville came back to score two runs in the bottom of the same frame, all with no outs. Bourgeois again led off the inning with infield-single and stole second base on the first pitch to Cole Gillespie. Bourgeois then broke for third and scored on a hit-and-run single to centerfield by Gillespie, extending the Sounds lead to 5-3. Gwynn's second RBI of the night made it 6-3 Sounds.

 

The Aces struck back with another run in the top of the seventh inning to trim the lead to 6-4, but Bourgeois followed with a solo shot to right field to extend the lead back to three runs for a 7-4.

 

Tony Barnette (2-3) picked up the loss for Reno, surrendering four runs on eight hits over four innings.

 

Nashville's bullpen shut down the opposition again this evening, allowing no earned runs in three and a third innings following Dillard's performance. Chris Smith earned his eighth save of the season for the Sounds.

 

The Sounds welcome the Las Vegas 51s to Music City at 6:00 PM tomorrow night at historic Greer Stadium for a four-game series, their lone meeting during the 2009 season. Southpaw Lindsay Gulin (1-1, 8.38) faces lefty Brian Burres (1-3, 6.65).

 

Nashville Box Score

Tim Dillard has a heck of a chance to be the AAA All-Star Game starter, although this wasn't his best outing; Chris Smith should be there as well; Sounds turn four double plays; it was a positive statistical night for each and every Sound that played, you'll hardly ever see that, but it's true here; Hernan Iribarren is cruising with an .849 OPS, nice; six Sounds with muliple-hit games...

 

Nashville Game Log