Link Report for Games of Sunday, August 16th

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Sunday's Menu:

 

Times Central; pitchers subject to change --

 

Nashville: RHP Tim Dillard at home vs. Fresno (Giants), 5:35 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

Huntsville: LHP David Welch at Mobile (Diamondbacks), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

Brevard County: RHP's Michael Bowman and Evan Anundsen in a double-dip at Lakeland (Tigers), 3:00 PM gametime; each game slated for seven innings; Game One is actually the completion a suspended game, Manatees up 5-1 and threatening for more early...

Sorry, no audio for this series

Wisconsin: LHP Daniel Meadows at home vs. Beloit (Twins), 12:50 PM pre-game; 1:05 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

Helena: RHP Kyle Heckathorn at home vs. Orem (Angels), 4:50 PM pre-game; 5:05 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

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

 

Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: at 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...

[Mass Haas]

Follow Sunday'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_08_16_freaaa_nasaaa_1

 

Huntsville:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_16_hunaax_mobaax_1&did=t559&sid=t559

 

Brevard County Game One (Completion of Suspended Game):

 

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&gid=2009_08_15_breafa_lakafa_1&cid=503&t=g_box

 

Brevard County Game Two:

 

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&gid=2009_08_16_breafa_lakafa_1&cid=503&t=g_box

 

Wisconsin:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_16_belafx_wisafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572

 

Helena:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_08_16_orerok_helrok_1&did=t433&sid=t433

 

Arizona Rookie (Maryvale):

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_16_royrok_brrrok_1

 

Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles:

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_16_dobrok_dmlrok_1

[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):



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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.

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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.

[Mass Haas]

Midwest League Standings

 

Arizona League Standings

 

Dominican Summer League Standings

[Mass Haas]

 Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nashville 65 56 .537 - 36-25 29-31 W2 Memphis 64 56 .533 0.5 38-23 26-33 L1 Iowa 61 59 .508 3.5 36-22 25-37 W1 Omaha 50 69 .420 14.0 24-34 26-35 W3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Tenn 27 23 .540 - 14-11 13-12 W4 Chattanooga 26 24 .520 1.0 16-10 10-14 L4 Tennessee 25 25 .500 2.0 11-14 14-11 W2 Carolina 18 31 .367 8.5 8-16 10-15 W1 Huntsville 17 31 .354 9.0 7-12 10-19 L3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tampa 33 12 .733 - 11-7 22-5 W1 Brevard County 27 17 .614 5.5 18-10 9-7 W2 Dunedin 25 22 .532 9.0 14-8 11-14 W1 Clearwater 24 23 .511 10.0 14-12 10-11 L1 Lakeland 21 25 .457 12.5 8-9 13-16 L2 Daytona 19 27 .413 14.5 10-16 9-11 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Missoula 7 5 .583 - 4-5 3-0 W2 Great Falls 6 6 .500 1.0 0-3 6-3 L1 Billings 3 7 .300 3.0 3-2 0-5 L5 Helena 3 8 .273 3.5 2-4 1-4 L3 

[wibadgers23]

Lawrie with his 3rd 3-hit game in his last 5 games. Also had a homerun. Daniel Meadows, a 49th round draft pick in 2008 with his 13th victory on the season.

[TheCrew07]

Helena rained out, we'll have to wait another day for Heckathorn's debut.

[wibadgers23]

All of these rainouts are getting disturbing. Looks like BC is in another rain delay.

[Never Outhustled]

Carlos Corporan is starting ar catcher for the 3rd straight game. Looks like Fragile Salome is injured again.

[homer]

Gamel with a dinger. He's heating up.

[jvrocksaz]

Adam Heether with 3 hits, all doubles... Been doing it all year! I would like to see him spend some time in RF before the year is done!

[twobrewers]

Is it possible to have an entire season rained out?

 

It would be nice if Brevard County actually played baseball once and awhile.

[wibadgers23]

Khristopher Davis is playing for the first time since June 27th and has two hits so far including a homerun.

[Mass Haas]

Nashville Pre-Game Coaches Chat with Manager Don Money

 

Final: Nashville 8, Fresno (Giants) 5

 

Nashville Site Game Summary:

Link for Mat Gamel photo, text follows --

 

Bowker's Big Night Lifts Fresno Past Sounds

 

NASHVILLE - Left fielder John Bowker belted two home runs and tallied seven RBIs to lead the Fresno Grizzlies to an 8-5 victory over the Nashville Sounds on Sunday evening at historic Greer Stadium.

 

Despite the loss, the first-place Sounds (65-57) maintained their half-game lead over Memphis in the PCL American Conference Northern Division.

 

The victory snapped Fresno's nine-game losing streak to the Sounds, which dated back to the 2007 season.

 

Bowker's seven RBIs in the contest matched the single-game Grizzlies record, previously accomplished by Dante Powell in 1998.

 

Fresno took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning when third baseman Juan Ciriaco and shortstop Jake Wald ripped back-to-back one-out doubles off Sounds starter Tim Dillard.

 

Nashville third baseman Mat Gamel continued his recent hot hitting when he put the home team in front by a 3-1 count with one swing of the bat in the bottom of the frame, slugging an opposite-field three-run homer off Ryan Sadowski that careened off the guitar-shaped scoreboard in left-center.

 

The blast - which also scored Joe Koshansky (walk) and Adam Heether (double) - was the ninth roundtripper of the season for Gamel, who is batting .385 (10-for-26) during his current six-game hitting streak.

 

Bowker put the visitors back in front in the top of the third, 4-3, with a wind-aided three-run homer to left off Dillard, his team-leading 19th longball of the year.

 

Fresno tacked on an insurance run in the seventh when Sounds reliever David Johnson issued a two-out, bases-loaded walk to Bowker, forcing home Matt Downs to increase the lead to 5-3.

 

Catcher Carlos Corporan kept the game close for Nashville with two outstanding blocks of the plate as Sounds outfielders gunned down Fresno baserunners. Center fielder Corey Patterson threw out Clay Timpner at the dish in the fifth and left fielder Adam Stern followed suit in the eighth by throwing out Ciriaco.

 

AUDIO: Carlos Corporan Tag At The Plate

 

Bowker gave Fresno some breathing room in the top of the ninth when he slugged his second homer of the night, a three-run shot to right off Sounds reliever John Axford that extended the lead to 8-3.

 

The Sounds didn't go down without a fight, however, in the home half of the ninth against Fresno reliever Geno Espineli. Brendan Katin legged out a one-out RBI triple to right that plated Heether (3-for-4), who preceded him with his third double of the evening. Corporan followed with a run-scoring single through the right side of the infield.

 

Facing the potential tying run with only one out, Espineli recovered to induce a deep flyout to center from Stern then a game-ending groundout from Patterson to preserve the win.

 

Pinch-hitter Johnny Raburn doubled in the bottom of the seventh for Nashville to extend his longest hitting streak of the season to seven games.

 

Sadowski (6-2) earned the win for Fresno after he allowed three runs on three hits over 5 1/3 innings of work.

 

Dillard (10-6) took the loss for the Sounds after giving up five runs on eight hits over 6 1/3 frames. He fanned a season-high seven batters in the outing.

 

The teams wrap up the four-game set with a 6:00 PM finale on Monday night. Left-hander Chase Wright (7-6, 4.07) will take the hill for the Sounds to face Fresno right-hander Matt Kinney (7-11, 5.59).

 

Nashville Box Score

J.J. Hardy 0-for-4 with a throwing error; top three in the order 0-for-14; the only thing left for Adam Heether to do is do the catching gear -- second base here; if he's not rewarded with a 40-man roster spot and a September call-up, there's no justice; RHP John Axford's inning a bummer; Angel Salome's finger must be bothering him...

 

Nashville Game Log

[Mass Haas]

Jeff Suppan To Make Rehab Start in Nashville Thursday

[Mass Haas]

Final: Huntsville 3, Mobile (Diamondbacks) 2

 

Huntsville Site Game Summary

Huntsville Heads Home After Beating BayBears

Stars Survive Rain, Late Rally to Fend Off Mobile

By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars

 

David Welch tossed five scoreless frames, Drew Anderson drove in a pair of runs and Huntsville staved off a late rally to down Mobile 3-2 Sunday night in the last of a five-game set at Hank Aaron Stadium. The Stars snapped a three-game losing streak to improve to 18-31 in the second half and 56-62 overall, while the BayBears slipped to 21-29 in the second half and 58-62 overall. The BayBears claimed the season series ten games to five.

 

Lorenzo Cain legged out an infield hit with one out in the fourth and came in to score the first run of the game when Anderson followed with a double into the alley in left-center field, as he drove in his 50th run of the season. Barry Enright suffered the loss to fall to 8-8 after allowing the lone run on four hits and recording one strikeout over five frames.

 

Jordan Norberto took over for Enright in the sixth inning when play resumed after a 28 minute rain delay and gave up a solo home run to Cain, his second of the series and fourth with the Stars. Huntsville loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh without a hit for Anderson, who followed with a single to plate pinch-hitter Freddy Parejo to make it 3-0 before Shane Justis was thrown out at the plate to end the frame.

 

Welch blanked the BayBears on four hits, while walking one and fanning one. He retired Enright on a fly ball out and Evan Frey on a line drive out to end the home fifth with Bryan Byrne at second base as the rain poured down and stopped play after an hour and 27 minutes. Welch picked up the win to improve to 7-8 on the season and tossed twelve scoreless innings in his two turns at "the Hank."

 

Mike McClendon worked a perfect sixth inning and gave way to Wes Littleton, who stranded two runners in the seventh but gave up a pair of runs in the eighth. Evan Frey singled to start the frame, stole second base, moved to third on a groundout and crossed the plate after a wild pitch. Pedro Ciriaco then legged out an infield hit, moved to second base on a Taylor Green throwing error, stole third and scored on a Ricardo Sosa sacrifice fly to trim the Stars' lead to one.

 

Rob Wooten took over in the ninth and gave up singles to Cyle Hankerd and Byrne before he battled back to fan Chris Rahl and induce pinch-hitter Yunesky Sanchez to bounce into a game-ending double play. Wooten is eight for eight in save chances.

 

The Stars return home Monday night to open a five-game series with first place West Tenn with right-hander Brandon Kintzler taking the mound for the Stars against DJaxx' southpaw Robert Rohrbaugh. Coverage of the game begins at 6:45 PM central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.

 

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Link while active, text follows:

 

Welch, Huntsville topple BayBears

By ARTHUR L. MACK

Mobile Press-Register Sports Correspondent

 

Huntsville took advantage of a 28-minute rain delay, a good outing from starter David Welch and a two-hit performance from Lorenzo Cain to beat the Mobile BayBears 3-2 in the series finale at Hank Aaron Stadium on Sunday night.

 

Welch (7-8) went five innings in front of an announced crowd of 2,637. He struck out only one batter, surrendered only four hits and didn't allow a run. Cain had a solo homer and scored two runs, Drew Anderson added two RBIs and Rob Wooten picked up his eighth save.

 

"We needed a win to feel good about ourselves, and we hope to feed off of it," said Huntsville manager Bob Miscik. "Welch's been doing a good job the last two or three outings, and tonight he gave it (the game) to us. As for Cain, he's finally starting to get it, because he's been hurt most of the year. He's been getting some good at-bats, and that's what I like to see."

 

Barry Enright (8-8) took the loss for Mobile, going five innings and allowing only one run and four hits. Bryan Byrne went 3-for-4, while Evan Frey and Pedro Ciriaco scored both of Mobile's runs.

 

Mobile's plan was to have Enright go seven innings at the most, but a brief steady rain forced the grounds crew to place the tarp on the infield. BayBears manager Hector De La Cruz, though, felt that Enright could have stayed on longer.

 

"I didn't think it was right to stop the game, because I think Enright would have been able to go through seven," he said. "That was our plan, but with the delay, I didn't want him to get hurt."

 

Mobile was down 3-0 before getting a pair of runs in the eighth. Frey led off with a single, stole second and advanced to third on Mark Hallberg's grounder before scoring on a wild pitch. Ciriaco followed with a single and went to second on a wild throw into the dugout. He stole third before scoring on Ricardo Sosa's sacrifice fly.

 

The BayBears had an opportunity in the ninth when Cyle Hankerd and Byrne, who represented the winning run, led off with back-to-back singles. But Chris Rahl missed two bunt attempts and struck out, and pinch hitter Yunesky Sanchez hit into a double play.

 

"When you don't execute that play (the bunt attempt), it's tough," said De La Cruz. "We've got to learn to execute the fundamentals, because if you don't, it'll cost you the game. If we had executed the play and Huntsville plays the infield in, anything can go by them."

 

Huntsville Box Score

Encouraging action and words on Lorenzo Cain; well-earned day off for Jonathan Lucroy...

 

Huntsville Game Log

[Mass Haas]

Lakeland, FL - Today's scheduled Florida State League games between the Lakeland Flying Tigers and the Brevard County Manatees have been cancelled due to heavy rain and wet playing conditions at Joker Marchant Stadium. The two teams resumed yesterday's suspended game with the Manatees leading 5-1 in the top of the second inning. The teams were only able to play until the bottom of the third inning before the heavy rain moved into Marchant Stadium. The games will not be made up.

 

So the entire three-game series in Lakeland was lost.

 

That is officially ten games knocked completely off the schedule this season.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Wisconsin 3, Beloit (Twins) 1

Wisconsin Site Game Summary

Lawrie & Meadows make a winning combination

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

GRAND CHUTE, WI - Pitching and hitting combined for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Sunday afternoon for a 3-1 win over the Beloit Snappers. Brett Lawrie had three hits, including his thirteenth homer of the season. Daniel Meadows allowed one unearned run over seven innings for his thirteenth win of the year. Brandon Ritchie pitched two scoreless innings to get his third save of the year.

 

Beloit (48-72 overall, 21-29 second half) took advantage of a two-out error to score the first run of the game. James Beresford was at second with two outs and Ramon Santana at the plate in the third inning. Santana hit a grounder to short that was fielded cleanly (by Josh Prince), but the throw to first was poor and Beresford hustled home with the run.

 

Wisconsin (53-66, 19-30) answered with three straight hits and a little hustle of their own in the fourth inning. Lawrie started the frame with a single. Brock Kjeldgaard was at the plate and a pitch skipped by the catcher. Lawrie saw an opportunity and went from first to third on the wild pitch. Kjeldgaard followed with a single to left and the game was tied 1-1.

 

Corey Kemp gave the Rattlers the lead with a double to right-center on the next pitch. Kjeldgaard scored from first without a play and Wisconsin went up 2-1.

 

Meadows pitched seven innings and allowed the one unearned run on six hits. He struck out four and walked one.

 

Lawrie gave the Rattlers a 3-1 lead with a two-out solo homer to left-center in the bottom of the eighth inning.

 

Ritchie struck out a pair of batters in a perfect eighth inning. He gave up a one-out single in the top of the ninth inning, but got a game-ending 6-4-3 double play to nail down the win.

 

The Timber Rattlers and Snappers meet in game three of the series on Monday night. Wily Peralta (4-3, 3.34) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Brad Tippett (6-5, 2.47) is set to start for the Snappers. Game time on Monday is 7:05 PM.

 

Wisconsin Box Score

As in Nashville and Huntsville, rough day for the very top of the order; 3B Kyle Dhanani doubled and singled...

 

Wisconsin Game Log

[Mass Haas]

Rain delays Heckathorn's first start for Brewers

By The Independent Record

Kyle Heckathorn's first start for the Helena Brewers will have to wait an extra day.

 

The Brewers' 2009 supplemental draft pick was signed on July 25 and scheduled to make his first mound appearance Sunday afternoon in the final game of the series with Orem.

 

But when rain refused to let up and it appeared the game wasn't going to get started by 5:00 PM, the game was postponed. Even with the tarp, Kindrick Field would've been difficult to prepare in time to play and another storm was threatening to move in later in the evening.

 

The contest is slated to be made up on Friday in Orem as part of a doubleheader, with two seven-inning games.

 

The 6-foot-6 Heckathorn will now make his first start for Helena tonight in Ogden, as the Brewers begin a three-game stint against the Raptors. In 13 starts for Kennesaw State University (Georgia), the right-hander was 4-1 with a 3.41 ERA, giving up 33 earned runs on 85 hits in 86.1 innings, while striking out 98 batters.

 

Helena is now 3-8 in the season's second half, sitting in the Pioneer League North basement.

 

Tonight's first pitch in Ogden, Utah, is scheduled for 7:05 PM (8:05 Central). Elisaul Pimentel is likely to start for the Raptors.

[Mass Haas]

The DSL kids have only five games left in their season.

 

It looks like, as was the case once before this year, that MiLB.com inadvertently listed their normal Sunday off as active. Their game will likely be played Monday instead.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Arizona Brewers 14, Arizona Royals 0

Riding momentum from Saturday's walkoff...

 

Arizona Box Score

Four pitchers combine on a three-hitter; 20-year-old RHP Jose Oviedo (31st round, 2009) has had a nice summer; RHP Maverick Lasker rocks -- another three innings, one hit and nothing else; 12 hits and nine walks for the Brewer bats, so you'll find some nice production as you peruse the box this AM; ten games remain for the A-Crew...

 

Arizona Game Log

[MLS1965]

..... the only thing left for Adam Heether to do is do the catching gear.....

LoL.. The trivia question at the stadium last night.. " Which Nashville Sound has played the most positions this year..?" Answer.. Adam Heether.. SEVEN...!! 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, RF, LF, P

[LouisEly]

So the entire three-game series in Lakeland was lost.

 

That is officially ten games knocked completely off the schedule this season.

 

There is a benefit to playing in California.

[CheezWizHed]

..... the only thing left for Adam Heether to do is do the catching gear.....

LoL.. The trivia question at the stadium last night.. " Which Nashville Sound has played the most positions this year..?" Answer.. Adam Heether.. SEVEN...!! 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, RF, LF, P

So does he have the speed for CF? We have a hole for 2010... http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif