Link Report for Mon. 5/31 -- 2010 RBI: SS Luis Cruz 28, Prince Fielder 19

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Monday's Daily Menu:

 

Times Central; pitchers subject to change --

 

Nashville: LHP Chase Wright at home vs. Iowa (Cubs), 1:50 PM pre-game; 2:05 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

Huntsville: RHP Alex Periard at home vs. Mobile (Diamondbacks), 3:45 PM pre-game; 4:00 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

Brevard County: Idle

 

Wisconsin: RHP Eric Arnett at Cedar Rapids (Angels), 1:50 PM pre-game; 2:05 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

DSL Brewers: at home vs. DSL Athletics, 9:30 AM

[Mass Haas]

Follow Monday'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.

 

Nashville (Gameday also available)

 

Huntsville (Gameday also available)

Wisconsin

DSL Brewers (Box score won't update until late evening / overnight)

[Mass Haas]

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings
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Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK 
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Nashville 28 21 .571 - 11-10 17-11 L1 
Omaha 27 21 .563 0.5 15-14 12-7 W8 
Iowa 26 23 .531 2.0 12-13 14-10 W1 
Memphis 26 23 .531 2.0 14-9 12-14 W1 
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Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings
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Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK 
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Tennessee 29 20 .592 - 12-13 17-7 W1 
West Tenn 26 23 .531 3.0 9-15 17-8 W2 
Huntsville 24 26 .480 5.5 10-15 14-11 W1 
Carolina 23 27 .460 6.5 11-14 12-13 L2 
Chattanooga 22 28 .440 7.5 12-13 10-15 W2 
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Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings
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Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK 
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Dunedin 31 20 .608 - 12-14 19-6 L2 
Lakeland 29 21 .580 1.5 14-10 15-11 L2 
Clearwater 29 22 .569 2.0 14-11 15-11 L1 
Tampa 27 24 .529 4.0 13-13 14-11 W2 
Daytona 24 27 .471 7.0 9-15 15-12 L2 
Brevard County 18 32 .360 12.5 11-18 7-14 W1

[Mass Haas]

MID Western (click column headers to sort)
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Cedar Rapids	32	18	.640	-	17-4	15-14	9-1	W5
	Quad Cities	30	20	.600	2.0	18-7	12-13	8-2	W2
	Clinton	30	21	.588	2.5	17-10	13-11	9-1	W3
	Peoria	28	23	.549	4.5	17-8	11-15	4-6	W1
	Beloit	26	25	.510	6.5	13-13	13-12	1-9	L1
	Kane County	21	30	.412	11.5	13-12	8-18	1-9	L3
	Wisconsin	18	32	.360	14.0	12-17	6-15	5-5	L4
	Burlington	17	33	.340	15.0	9-15	8-18	2-8	L2

[Mass Haas]

DSL S.D. North (click column headers to sort)
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	DSL Brewers	1	0	1.000	-	0-0	1-0	1-0	W1
	DSL Cardinals	1	0	1.000	-	1-0	0-0	1-0	W1
	DSL Athletics	0	1	.000	1.0	0-0	0-1	0-1	L1
	DSL Mariners	0	1	.000	1.0	0-1	0-0	0-1	L1

[TheCrew07]

To listen in to Arnett's start, or not to listen... decisions, decisions...

[Mass Haas]

RHP Mike McClendon is scheduled to start Wednesday for Nashville. Learn this and how incredibly very hot veteran RH stick Erick Almonte has been for the Sounds (hmmm, a veteran RH bench bat) -- all in the always chock-full Nashville media notes.

[Mass Haas]

Rattler Radio blog:

 

May 31, 2010: Game Notes

 

May 31, 2010: Today's Starting Pitcher (uneven or not, the last Eric Arnett effort was statistically pleasing, build on that, Eric!)

 

May 31, 2010: Lineup (Looks like scheduled days off for Cameron Garfield and Cutter Dykstra)

 

Memorial Day in Cedar Rapids

[Mass Haas]

Also with tidbits worth your perusal --

 

Huntsville Media Notes

[TheCrew07]

Ha, Chris just mentioned the Kernels have successfully stolen on 27 of 30 attempts against the T-Rats this season. WI has only converted 8 of 16 steal attempts of their own. I'm sure a large percentage of Trout's 25 are against the T-Rats, he seems to steal a base or 2 every game. Jean Siguira has 19 on the season and seems to swap a base every time he gets on as well.

[WV Brew]

Well, Trout just stole first on Marseco. Never mind, double play before he could do any more running.

[TheCrew07]

Garrett Richards has struck out 10 T-Rats so far, and 8 of the last 10 batters, at one point he had stuck out 7 in a row.

[miggs721]

Arnett seems to be turning the corner, with 5 shutout innings and no walks so far...back to back good outings...

[TheCrew07]

Trout just stole his 2nd base of the game, that's 27 on the season, and he's 10 for 10 against the T-Rats... more than 1/3 of his steals against 1 team... cripes.

[battlekow]

No Salome at Huntsville.

[BrewCrewForever]

Real nice outing by Arnett today. Perhaps he is starting to put it together. Back to back good outings.

[miggs721]

I don't know much about the scout that was watching Arnett last start, but I don't put much credence in his reports, todays outing showed that he can pitch late into games, great control and solid K potential....I take nothing but positive stuff away from this 2-0 loss. And the one game I made it to last year, I got myself a romlb sweet spotted by Trout....dude is a flat out stud

[sfl2hnq17]

man oh man gindl; he is stone cold right now...

[battlekow]

Final: Cedar Rapids 2, Wisconsin 0

Richards, two other Kernels shut out Rattlers

Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

CEDAR RAPIDS,

IA – Garrett Richards struck out 11 Rattlers hitters and Casey Haerther

knocked in the only runs of the game. Cedar Rapids defeated the

Wisconsin

Timber Rattlers 2-0 on Memorial Day at Perfect Game Field. Haerther was

3-for-3 and his double in the sixth inning proved to be enough for the

Kernels

to beat Wisconsin for the seventh straight time.

 

Richards kept

the Rattlers (18-33) off the scoreboard through the first six innings by

keeping the Rattlers from even putting the ball in play. At one point

in

the game, Richards struck out seven straight batters.

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin starting

pitcher Eric Arnett did his part in keeping the Rattlers in the

game. He pitched a career high seven innings and matched his

professional

high for strikeouts with six. But, the Kernels (33-18) did just enough

offensively to beat Arnett and the Rattlers.

 

Haerther

broke the scoreless tie with one swing of the bat. Mike Trout had

singled

to start the sixth inning. One out later, Jeremy Cruz was hit by a

pitch.

Haerther lined the first pitch from Arnett to right-center for a double

to

knock in both runners. Haerther was out trying to stretch the hit into a

triple, but the damage had been done. The Kernels had a 2-0 lead.

 

 

 

 

 

The Rattlers

had a pair of hits against reliever Jeremy Berg to put two runners on

base with

one out in the top of the eighth inning. However, Berg got out of the

jam

with a popout and a strikeout.

 

Mike Kenney

worked a 1-2-3 top of the ninth for the save.

 

 

 

The Rattlers

continue their 13-game road trip by starting a series at Fort Wayne

against the

defending Midwest League Champion TinCaps. Kyle Heckathorn (2-3, 2.97)

is

the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Fort Wayne has scheduled

Nick

Greenwood (2-2, 4.12). Game time at Parkview Field is 6:05pm CDT.

Wisconsin box score

You know it was a bad day for the offense when the second Rattler mentioned is tomorrow's starter. Scotter Gennett and Kyle Dhanani each had two hits, but D'Vontrey Richardson, Khris Davis, and Chris Dennis were each 0-4. Arnett allowed six hits, walked none, and hit a batter in his second straight encouraging start. Can Mike Trout get promoted already?

 

Wisconsin play-by-play

[battlekow]

Final: Nashville 8, Iowa 0

Cruz crushes grand slam in Nashville's 8-0 win

Nashville Sounds

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Shortstop Luis Cruz belted a grand slam as part of an eight-run eighth inning to propel the Nashville Sounds to an 8-0 win over the division-rival Iowa Cubs on Memorial Day afternoon at historic Greer Stadium in the finale of a four-game series.

Nashville (29-21) improves to a PCL-best 13-5 in division play after taking three of four from the Cubs for the series win, the team's only winning series in May.

Sounds starting pitcher Chase Wright also had a great day from the mound in his fourth quality start. The left-hander surrendered a season-best three hits with no walks over seven shutout innings while fanning a Sounds' career-high six batters in a no-decision. After hitting the first batter of the game, Wright retired the next ten consecutive hitters and 21 of his next 23 before departing after the seventh.

Mitch Stetter (1-0) earned the win, fanning one batter over one shutout frame. In his Sounds season-debut, Jeff Bennett pitched a perfect ninth inning, as the Cubs were held to just three hits in the shutout between the three pitchers on the afternoon.

The Sounds batted around for the fourth time on the year and scored all eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the most runs plated in an inning this season.

Pinch hitter Erick Almonte led off the frame with a single to left field off reliever Scott Maine to start the rally. The next batter Josh Anderson reached base on an infield throwing error, followed by a sacrifice bunt by shortstop Ray Olmedo. After Chuck Caufield came into the game to pinch-run for Almonte, Maine intentionally walked Adam Heether to pitch to Joe Koshansky and load the bases. Maine walked Koshansky on four pitches to plate Caufield for the first run, then walked Trent Oeltjen on four straight for the second run.

Right-hander Blake Parker came into the game to relieve Maine and gave up an RBI-single to Norris Hopper for the third run. Cruz then came to the dish and crushed Parker's first pitch down the left field line and over the wall for a grand slam, his fourth long ball and 28th RBI of the season. The grand slam was Nashville's second of the season after Olmedo recorded a grand slam last week in Sacramento.

Later in the eighth, Caufield walked in his at-bat and then scored for an 8-0 lead on an Anderson RBI-double. Caufield scored two runs in the inning without being credited with an at-bat.

Maine (0-1) picked up the loss after giving up five runs (four earned) with three walks in 1/3 of an inning.

Cubs starter Mitch Atkins took a no-decision in a quality start, allowing just three hits with two walks and a season-high eight strikeouts over six scoreless innings.

The Sounds welcome the Albuquerque Isotopes to Music City for a 7:05 pm CT opener on Monday evening at historic Greer Stadium. Right-hander Kameron Loe (4-3, 3.16) will start for the Sounds against Isotopes right-hander Seth Etherton (1-0, 4.24).

 

Nashville box score

You can listen to Cruz's grand slam here. Cruz also had a single, and Heether was 1-2 with two walks.

 

Nashville play-by-play

[Never Outhustled]

I'm pretty sure about 2 things, Eric Arnett is a very good prospect, and Kevin Goldstein is a tool.

[battlekow]

Final: Mobile 8, Huntsville 7

Late runs not enough
Connor Shreve/Huntsville Stars

 

The Huntsville Stars heroic rally fell one run short amidst Memorial Day celebrations at Joe Davis Stadium in Huntsville in an 8-7 loss to the Mobile Bay Bears. The loss drops the Stars three games under .500 with a record of 24-27.

 

Stars starter Alex Periard (2-4 4.53) proved to be his own worst enemy in the first, walking four Bay Bears batters. After a Colin Cowgill leadoff double, the first two walks were issued to Evan Frey and Kory Casto which loaded the bases for Konrad Schmidt. The catcher scored two with a single up the middle (audio - Wheeler and Lawrie mis-communicated on the play). Periard walked two more batters and threw a wild pitch, allowing two additional runs (audio, audio)before a strike out and a Tom Layne double play ended the inning.

 

Periard did settle down to allow only four hits and one run over his next five innings. The 22 year old worked six innings, giving up seven hits and five runs while walking five Bay Bears and striking out two. Periard continued his 2010 trend of throwing at least five innings in every one of his starts this season. His counterpart however received the offensive support he needed in throwing 100 pitches over five innings for the win. The only blemish on Tom Layne’s (6-2 3.15) line was a Lorenzo Cain home run that departed The Joe over the left field fences in the first inning (audio).

 

The Stars waited until the bottom of the eighth to start their ill fated rally. Mobile reliever Kyler Newby began his outing by firing a ball off the helmet of Zelous Wheeler. Drew Anderson and Martin Maldonado both added singles to bookend a Lee Haydel pop out. Seventh inning defensive substitution Taylor Green picked the right time to send a ball out of the park. His first home run of the year (audio), and the Stars first grand slam brought Huntsville to within one run and set up the defining play of the game, a play at the plate on Brett Lawrie.

 

The Stars second baseman singled and moved to third on a Cain base hit. Cain stole second and when Mobile short stop Jake Wald bobbled the throw, Lawrie dashed for home. Schmidt’s block of the plate forced Lawrie’s slide to the foul side of the diamond and his tag on the base runners left foot came in time, according to home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott. Huntsville’s youngster was instantly thrown out of the ballgame for throwing his helmet up the third base line in showing his displeasure at the call; manager Mike Guerrero joined him in the clubhouse moments later (audio).

 

Mobile and Huntsville added to the tension with two runs a piece in the final inning.

 

Huntsville will try to start the month of June on the right foot Tuesday night in game two of the current series. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (CDT) and, as always it can be streamed live at www.huntsvillestars.com

 

Huntsville box score

Great to see Cain and Green homer. Cain also singled, walked, and stole his 11th base of the year, while Green added two singles and totaled six RBI. Lawrie and Caleb Gindl also each had two hits--it's almost like April again. Mat Gamel was also 2-5. Unusual to see Periard walk so many, and it's really crucial to his success as a ground-ball pitcher that he not, given that he's usually assured of a bunch of singles getting through. Still no Angel Salome.

 

Huntsville play-by-play

The Stars put the tying run at third in the 9th:

 

Huntsville Bottom 9th

• Mat Gamel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Evan Frey.
  
• Zelous Wheeler singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ollie LintonJr. Mat Gamel to 2nd.
  
• Drew T. Anderson flies out to center fielder Ollie LintonJr.
  
• Anderson Machado called out on strikes.
  
• With Martin Maldonado batting, wild pitch by Reid Mahon, Mat Gamel to 3rd. Zelous Wheeler to 2nd.
  
• Martin Maldonado walks.
  
• Taylor Green singles on a fly ball to right fielder Evan Frey. Mat Gamel scores. Zelous Wheeler scores. Martin Maldonado to 3rd. (audio)
  
• Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Sean McCraw replaces Nick Green.
  
• Sean McCraw grounds into a force out, shortstop Jake Wald to second baseman Jacob Elmore. Taylor Green out at 2nd.

Ken Macha probably would have pinch hit with a pitcher there.

[JoeHova]

When you say no Angel Salome, do you mean that he just didn't play or that he didn't show up in Huntsville at all?

[battlekow]

When you say no Angel Salome, do you mean that he just didn't play or that he didn't show up in Huntsville at all?

The former. According to Coach, he's in Huntsville, but I have no way of verifying that.