Link Report for Thurs. 7/9 -- The Best Pitching Night of the Season Thus Far

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Thursday's Daily Menu:

 

Times Central; pitchers subject to change --

 

Nashville: RHP Tim Dillard at home vs. Round Rock (Astros), 6:35 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

Huntsville: RHP Mike Jones at Chattanooga (Dodgers), 6:00 PM pre-game; 6:15 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

Brevard County: RHP's Amaury Rivas and Alex Periard at home in a doubleheader vs. Clearwater (Phillies), 4:00 PM gametime; each contest slated for seven innings

Sorry, no audio for this series

Wisconsin: RHP Trey Watten at home vs. West Michigan (Tigers), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

Helena: RHP Nick Bucci at home vs. Idaho Falls (Royals), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

Arizona Summer League: at home in Maryvale vs. the Giants' toddlers; no more day games -- all games begin at 7:00 local time in the desert; no audio, naturally...

 

Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: at home vs. the DSL Marlins (see this thread for some roster background) -- all games are 10:30 local time in the Dominican, and no need to ask about web audio; we usually won't see updated box scores until the overnight...

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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 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_07_09_rreaaa_nasaaa_1

 

Huntsville:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_09_hunaax_cngaax_1

 

Brevard County Game One:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_09_clrafa_breafa_1

 

Brevard County Game Two:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_09_clrafa_breafa_2

 

Wisconsin:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_07_09_wmiafx_wisafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572

 

Helena:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_07_09_idarok_helrok_1&did=t433&sid=t433

 

Arizona Rookie (Maryvale):

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_09_giarok_brrrok_1

 

Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&gid=2009_07_09_dmlrok_dobrok_1&cid=3130&t=g_box

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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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We're going to include the link to Kraig McNutt's Nashville blog in the same post as the Nashville media notes link going forward.

Kraig with a detailed account of a fan being injured by a foul ball, and the emotional reaction of a Round Rock player. Plus dozens of photos from last night's 10-0 loss.

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"Voice of the Rattlers" Chris Mehring's informative and entertaining Rattlers Radio Blog includes game notes an hour or two before gametime. Video report on "Peanut Free Night" Nice effort by Rattlers staff.

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Midwest League Standings

 

Arizona League Standings

 

Dominican Summer League Standings

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 Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nashville 48 38 .558 - 27-19 21-19 L1 Iowa 44 41 .518 3.5 25-17 19-24 L1 Memphis 41 44 .482 6.5 26-17 15-27 L1 Omaha 34 51 .400 13.5 15-23 19-28 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Tenn 12 5 .706 - 5-2 7-3 W7 Chattanooga 8 8 .500 3.5 5-2 3-6 W1 Tennessee 8 9 .471 4.0 3-4 5-5 L3 Huntsville 7 10 .412 5.0 4-6 3-4 L6 Carolina 5 11 .313 6.5 3-7 2-4 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dunedin 8 3 .727 - 5-2 3-1 W1 Clearwater 8 4 .667 0.5 1-2 7-2 L1 Brevard County 7 4 .636 1.0 3-3 4-1 W2 Tampa 6 4 .600 1.5 3-3 3-1 L3 Daytona 6 7 .462 3.0 2-5 4-2 L1 Lakeland 4 7 .364 4.0 1-3 3-4 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Great Falls 9 6 .600 - 5-2 4-4 L1 Missoula 9 6 .600 - 6-2 3-4 W2 Helena 8 7 .533 1.0 3-4 5-3 L2 Billings 4 11 .267 5.0 2-6 2-5 L1 

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Adam McCalvy:

 

Triple-A Nashville infielder Adam Heether was named the Brewers Minor League player of the month for June and Class A Brevard County right-hander Evan Anundsen won pitcher of the month honors. Heether, 27, batted .348 for the month with three homers and 14 RBIs in 26 games, and Anundsen was 2-1 with a 1.84 ERA in four starts. Both are home-grown players; Heether was Milwaukee's 11th-round Draft pick in 2003 and Anundsen was a fourth-round pick in 2006.

[trwi7]

Dang, Rivas had his no hitter broken up in the 6th. Manatees lead 5-0.

[TheCrew07]

I cannot say anything good about my boy because every single time I do he goes on another BB binge... let's just say I'm happy for him.

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Brett interviews Lookout's skipper John Valentin about his Dodger prospects, the Yankee/Red Sox rivalry, and the Dodgers organization.

 

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Huntsville scores 1 2 in the 1st against J.D. "The Real Deal" Durbin... yes that's a self proclaimed nick name. After his first professional inning which was scoreless he came back into the dugout and told a teammate, "See, I told you I was the real deal!", it stuck.

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Chris interviews the Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Green Bay discussing the excellent relationship they have with Taco Bell

 

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Steve interviews Minor League Pitching Coordinator Lee Tunnell. They discuss developing pitchers, where they start, and how they progress. They also discuss Bucci at length, a different take on his promotion to AA than we had originally heard. I highly recommend this excellent interview, it's longer than the usual interview, but very informative.

 

[twobrewers]

Brevard County has to be very happy with their pitching performance today.

 

Two shutouts lead by Rivas and Periard.

[battlekow]

Wow, Nick Bucci.

[BoKnowsBall]

Nice to see Lucroy with a nice night but Green didn't get a hit (obviously not really disappointed but he had been hot at the plate

[wibadgers23]

It's time for Fiers to move up a level. He's 24 years old in rookie ball and has yet to give up run while striking out 12 in 8 innings.

[tratfan]

Wow what a night of pitching performances. Bucci, Periard, and Rivas with shutouts. And not to mention Parra going 7 shutout. Ill tell you what, first time posting but ive been here daily looking in at the comments and box scores and im pretty excited about our pitching prospects from A+ ball down.

[LouisEly]

In 67.2 professional innings, w00ten has given up 48 hits, 10 ER, 19 BB, and 98 Ks.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Helena 2, Idaho Falls (Royals) 0

 

Link while active, text follows:

 

Bucci's start powers Brewers past Chukars

By JASON SCOTT - Helena Independent Record

 

Nick Bucci's stuff was as good as he could've hoped for Thursday night.

 

During the Brewers' 2-0 win over Idaho Falls at Kindrick Legion Field, the Helena starter got ahead, used good pitch location and worked quickly to stymie the Chukars.

 

Idaho Falls scrambled for two hits across seven innings while striking out nine and walking none, earning his third win in four starts.

 

"I just went out there to be aggressive, I worked quick, I was throwing a lot of strikes and everything went good," said Bucci, a 6-foot, 2-inch righty who hails from Ontario. "I had my defense behind me and tried to go after guys."

 

Bucci's effort was nearly matched by Idaho Falls starter Sugar Ray Marimon, who went five strong innings while scattering six hits. The Brewers used the small-ball approach, using bunts, hit-and-run plays and aggressive baserunning to get their two runs across.

 

"That guy (Marimon) was good too," Brewers manager Rene Gonzales said after the game. "He was pretty much right there with Bucci. The guy was working well and that's what we have to do to win."

 

Despite Marimon's best efforts, Helena was able to get a pair of runs across the plate. In the third inning, Joey Paciorek walked and stole second base. A deep fly to center by Josh Prince got Paciorek to third and an error by Chukars shortstop Angel Franco allowed him to score.

 

The Brewers found a way to score again in the fifth. With two outs, Prince reached second on a Mike Brownstein single, then headed for third on a hit-and-run by Scott Krieger that pulled Franco deep into the hole. Prince only sped up going around third as Gonzales sent him home and Franco's throw home was toward third base, allowing the speedy shortstop to put an insurance run on the board.

 

"That play was pretty cool, wasn't it?" Gonzales said with a smile. "We had to scratch for those two runs tonight. We're going to have to force the issue in some cases. It's not the plan going in, it's just what the game dictated."

 

While the Brewers were finding ways to score, Bucci was finding ways to get Idaho Falls batters out. The hurler, who will celebrate his 19th birthday next Friday, has worked quickly in each of his four starts and has a team-high three wins. He sports a 4.71 ERA over 21 innings. In that span, he's struck out 17 batters while walking just three.

 

"I make a conscious effort to work fast," Bucci said. "It keeps defense on their toes and then they make plays for us."

 

Bucci's outing was backed up by reliever Michael Fiers, who pitched two innings out of the bullpen and allowed no hits, earning his fourth save of the year. Fiers stranded Franco on first in the ninth inning - only the third Chukars' baserunner - with a strikeout that ended the game.

 

The win stops a two-game skid and puts Helena back in second place in the Pioneer League North division, tied with the Great Falls Voyagers. The Missoula Osprey are a half game ahead.

 

"We're a real good team," Bucci said. "The breaks weren't going our way in the last few games but tonight we battled through to get the win."

The Brewers again welcome the Chukars to Kindrick tonight at 7:05 PM (8:05 Central) for the rubber match of the three-game series.

 

Helena Box Score

So when you listened to Lee Tunnell's interview above, it took some of the fantasy about the "names placed in a hat to see who will go to Huntsville story" -- who knows, maybe there's truth in both accounts; CF / C Michael Roberts behind the dish for this one...

 

Helena Game Log

No Idaho Falls runner ever reached second base -- wow...

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Final, Game One: Brevard County 5, Clearwater (Phillies) 0

Brevard County Game One Box Score

RHP Amaury Rivas retired the first 12 batters he faced, the 13th reached on an error. Only allowed his first "real" baserunner in the 6th on a leadoff walk, which was followed by a GIDP; his no-hit bid (he was only four outs away in a seven-inning game) ended on a groundball single to right by the next batter. Rivas K'd six in his six innings; RHP Mark Willinsky stranded a man on third base to preserve the shutout win; the 23-year-old Rivas sports good peripheral numbers, and will be challenged outside the confines of FSL ballparks in 2010...

 

Brevard County Game One Game Log

All five runs in the 4th --

 

Brevard County Bottom 4th

• Lee Haydel singles on a line drive to left fielder Steve Susdorf.
• With Steffan Wilson batting, Lee Haydel steals (27) 2nd base.
• Steffan Wilson doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Steve Susdorf. Lee Haydel scores.
• Chris Errecart singles on a line drive to right fielder Tim Kennelly. Steffan Wilson to 3rd.
• Caleb Gindl walks. Chris Errecart to 2nd.
• Eric Farris grounds out to first baseman Michael Durant. Steffan Wilson scores. Chris Errecart to 3rd. Caleb Gindl to 2nd.
• Zelous Wheeler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Javis Diaz. Chris Errecart scores. Caleb Gindl scores.
• With Carlos Corporan batting, Zelous Wheeler steals (9) 2nd base.
• Carlos Corporan singles on a ground ball to right fielder Tim Kennelly. Zelous Wheeler scores. Carlos Corporan to 2nd on the throw.
• With Brent Brewer batting, Tyler Cloyd picks off Carlos Corporan at 2nd on throw to Fidel Hernandez.
• Brent Brewer grounds out, third baseman Cody Overbeck to first baseman Michael Durant.

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Final, Game Two: Brevard County 11, Clearwater (Phillies) 0

Brevard County Game Two Box Score

RHP's Alex Periard (five innings) and Omar Aguilar (two) combine on the four-hit shutout; Periard worked eight ground ball outs pitching to contact (one walk, five K's) -- a fortunate lineout DP ended a Thresher threat in the 3rd; all the infielders were back to their traditional positions in both games after the experimentation (and errors) of the past week...

 

Brevard County Game Two Game Log

Three runs in the 1st, eight in the 5th, here you go...

 

Brevard County Bottom 1st

• Logan Schafer singles on a line drive to center fielder Javis Diaz.
• With Lee Haydel batting, throwing error by Darren Byrd on the pickoff attempt, Logan Schafer to 3rd.
• Lee Haydel out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Derrick Mitchell. Logan Schafer scores.
• Steffan Wilson singles on a line drive to right fielder Arlon Quiroz.
• Chris Errecart hit by pitch. Steffan Wilson to 2nd.
• Caleb Gindl walks. Steffan Wilson to 3rd. Chris Errecart to 2nd.
• Sergio Miranda grounds out, first baseman Matthew Rizzotti to pitcher Darren Byrd. Steffan Wilson scores. Chris Errecart to 3rd. Caleb Gindl to 2nd.
• With Zelous Wheeler batting, wild pitch by Darren Byrd, Chris Errecart scores. Caleb Gindl to 3rd.
• Zelous Wheeler grounds out, second baseman Fidel Hernandez to first baseman Matthew Rizzotti.
  

Brevard County Bottom 5th

• Pitcher Change: Santo Hernandez replaces Darren Byrd.
• Brent Brewer walks.
• Derrick Alfonso reaches on fielding error by shortstop Jesus Villegas Andino. Brent Brewer to 2nd.
• Logan Schafer singles on a ground ball to right fielder Arlon Quiroz. Brent Brewer scores. Derrick Alfonso to 3rd on the throw.
• With Lee Haydel batting, wild pitch by Santo Hernandez, Derrick Alfonso scores. Logan Schafer to 2nd.
• Lee Haydel singles on a ground ball to first baseman Matthew Rizzotti. Logan Schafer to 3rd.
• Steffan Wilson doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Derrick Mitchell. Logan Schafer scores. Lee Haydel to 3rd.
• Pitcher Change: Michael Schwimer replaces Santo Hernandez.
• Chris Errecart reaches on fielding error by third baseman Yonderman Rodriguez. Lee Haydel scores.
• Caleb Gindl singles on a line drive to right fielder Arlon Quiroz. Steffan Wilson scores. Chris Errecart to 2nd.
• Sergio Miranda singles on a fly ball to right fielder Arlon Quiroz. Chris Errecart to 3rd. Caleb Gindl to 2nd.
• Zelous Wheeler grounds out, second baseman Fidel Hernandez to first baseman Matthew Rizzotti. Chris Errecart scores. Caleb Gindl to 3rd. Sergio Miranda to 2nd.
• Brent Brewer singles on a ground ball to center fielder Javis Diaz. Caleb Gindl scores. Sergio Miranda scores.
• Pitcher Change: Daniel Brauer replaces Michael Schwimer.
• Derrick Alfonso strikes out swinging.
• Logan Schafer flies out to center fielder Javis Diaz.

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Final: Huntsville 3, Chattanoga (Dodgers) 0

 

Huntsville Site Game Summary

 

Stars Blank Chattanooga to End Losing Streak

Looks Limited to Four Hits by Three Huntsville Hurlers

By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars

 

Mike Jones spun six scoreless innings and Drew Anderson drove in two runs to push Huntsville past Chattanooga 3-0 Thursday night in the second of a four-game set at AT&T Field. The Stars snapped a season-high six-game skid to improve to 8-10 in the second half and 46-41 overall, while the Lookouts dropped to 8-9 in the second half and 38-48 overall. The Stars earned their fifth shutout win of the season after allowing 45 runs on 58 hits in the previous five games.

 

Shane Justis tripled with one out in the first inning and scored when Anderson followed with a double, as the Stars scored first for the first time in seven games. Jonathan Lucroy then doubled with one out to drive in Anderson and push Kevin Melillo, who had walked, to third base. The rally stymied when Lucroy was tagged out trying to make his way back to the bag on a ground ball to second base.

 

Justis led off the third with a walk and scored on a double by Anderson, who drove in his fourth run of the series. Lookouts starter J.D. Durbin then retired nine of the last ten hitters he encountered and left after five frames, charged with three runs on five hits, while walking two and fanning one. He suffered the loss to fall to 1-3.

 

Josh Bell led off the Lookouts second inning with a double but never advanced, as Jones struck out the next two hitters and ended the inning with a groundout. He then worked out of a situation where he had runners at first and second base and one out in the third by getting Ramon Nivar to bounce into a force play and Russ Mitchell to ground out. The right-hander retired nine of the last 10 batters he faced, six with a groundout, and finished by inducing a dozen ground ball outs. He struck out four and walked one to earn his second victory of the year with the Stars and sixth overall.

 

Juan Sandoval took over in the seventh and retired all six batters he faced before giving way to Rob Wooten, who gave up a leadoff double to Nivar before striking out the next two hitters and getting a ground ball out to end the game. Wooten earned his third save in as many chances.

 

The series continues Friday with right-hander Donovan Hand taking the mound for the Stars against Lookouts' right-hander Jesus Castillo. Coverage of the game begins at 6:00 PM central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.

 

Huntsville Box Score

Shane Justis (OBP of .372) on base four times...

 

Huntsville Game Log

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Final: DSL Brewers / Orioles 6, DSL Marlins 5

DSL Brewers / Orioles Box Score

SS Andres Martinez the lone position player to see action -- doubled, drove in two, stole a base; RHP Edwin Linares with a huge save bailing out LHP Jose Ramos, stranding the tying and lead runners in the 9th...

 

DSL Brewers / Orioles Game Log

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Final: Arizona Giants 6, Arizona Brewers 3

 

Arizona Box Score

Rehabbing RHP R.J. Seidel bounced back in a big way from his prior start, extra solid through six shutout innings; game was scoreless through seven innings, when just-turned 19-year-old Dominican RHP Luis Guerrero, who showed promise in Maryvale in '08, was singled to death in the 8th...

 

Arizona Game Log

Brewers scored three in the 9th after the big deficit...

 

AZL Brewers Bottom 9th

• Defensive Substitution: Luis Munoz replaces center fielder Evan Crawford, batting 1st, playing center field.
• Pitcher Change: Kaohi Downing replaces Christopher Heston.
• Carlos George singles on a ground ball to second baseman Julio Izturis.
• Connor Lind singles on a line drive to right fielder Sundrendy Windster. Carlos George to 2nd.
• With Maxwell Walla batting, passed ball by Jesus Navarro, Carlos George to 3rd. Connor Lind to 2nd.
• Maxwell Walla singles on a line drive to right fielder Sundrendy Windster. Carlos George scores. Connor Lind to 3rd.
• Sean Halton out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Sundrendy Windster. Connor Lind scores.
• Pitcher Change: Shawn Sanford replaces Kaohi Downing.
• Wayne Dedrick singles on a line drive to center fielder Luis Munoz. Maxwell Walla to 2nd.
• Allixon Cequea singles on a ground ball to first baseman Kyle Mach. Maxwell Walla to 3rd. Wayne Dedrick to 2nd.
• Franklin Romero strikes out swinging.
• Tyler Roberts walks. Maxwell Walla scores. Wayne Dedrick to 3rd. Allixon Cequea to 2nd.
• Demetrius McKelvie strikes out swinging.