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[TheCrew07]

Final: Beloit 5, Wisconsin 1

 

Citizen Kane quiets Rattlers in Beloit

 

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

BELOIT, WI - Kane Holbrooks

pitched five shutout innings for the Beloit Snappers in a 5-1 victory over the

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Wednesday night at Pohlman Field.

Anderson Hidalgo had three hits and Danny Rams homered and drove in three

runs to pace the offense for Beloit. The

Rattlers have lost three straight and are 1-6 in the first seven games of their

current nine game road trip.

 

The Snappers (43-39 overall,

6-7 second half) scored three times in the bottom of the fourth inning to the

lead. Josmil Pinto started the

inning with a double. One out later,

Hidalgo doubled in Pinto. One out

after that, Rams hit a line drive home run to center to make the score 3-0.

 

Holbrooks, who was a Midwest

League All-Star after being the Snappers closer in the first half of the season,

pitched five scoreless innings before turning the game over to the Beloit

bullpen. Holbrooks allowed two hits,

struck out five, and did not walk a batter.

 

Beloit added to their lead with

two runs in the bottom of the sixth. Hidalgo

tripled, his third hit of the game, to start the inning.

Wang Wei Lin doubled in Hidalgo. Rams

drove in Lin later in the inning with a sacrifice fly for a 5-0 lead.

 

Wisconsin (31-50, 5-8) got

their run in the top of the seventh inning.

Hunter Morris doubled, his second of the game, with one out.

Chris Dennis doubled with two outs to send Morris home to cut the lead to

5-1. But, the Rattlers could get no

closer.

 

Del Howell was the starting

pitcher for the Rattlers. He went

six innings and allowed 10 hits. The

Beloit leadoff batter reached in each of the six innings that Howell worked.

He struck out four in the game, but saw his record fall to 1-4.

 

Game two of the series is set

for Thursday night at Pohlman Field. Nick

Bucci (3-3, 3.55) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers.

Beloit will send Michael Tonkin (2-5, 3.70) to the mound.

Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in

for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame show at

6:40pm.

 

HOME RUN:

 

BEL: Danny Rams (7^th, 1 on in 4^th inning, off Del Howell,

2 out)

 

WP:

Kane Holbrooks (4-3)

LP: Del Howell (1-4)

 

TIME: 2:14

ATTN: 479

Wisconsin Boxscore

Michael Marseco got the night off after the head to helmet collision last night, more precautionary than anything else according to Chris. Del Howell wasn't as sharp tonight, giving up quite a few XBHs through his 6 complete. He allowed 10 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, and struck out 4. Mat Costello finished the game on the hill with 2 scoreless. Scooter Gennett extended his hit streak with the a fore mentioned triple, Hunter Morris was 2-4 with 2Bs, and Chris Dennis was 1-3 with a 2B.

 

Wisconsin Recap

The T-Rats had their chances but made outs on the bases.

Wisconsin Top 7th

• Khristopher Davis flies out to center fielder Aaron Hicks.
• Hunter Morris doubles (7) on a fly ball to center fielder Aaron Hicks.
• Cameron Garfield flies out to center fielder Aaron Hicks.
• Chris Dennis doubles (22) on a fly ball to left fielder Reggie Williams. Hunter Morris scores.
• Erik Miller reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Anderson Hidalgo unassisted. Chris Dennis out at 3rd

Wisconsin Top 8th

• Defensive Substitution: Yorby Martinez replaces center fielder Aaron Hicks, batting 1st, playing left field.
• Defensive switch from right field to center field for Wang-Wei Lin.
• Defensive switch from left field to right field for Reggie Williams.
• Pitcher Change: Chris Armstrong replaces Andrei Lobanov.
• Kyle Dhanani walks.
• D' Vontrey Richardson lines out to right fielder Reggie Williams.
• Cutter
  Dykstra strikes out swinging and Kyle Dhanani caught stealing 2nd,
  catcher Daniel Rams to second baseman Derek McCallum.

[battlekow]

Three-run sixth leads BC past Dunedin

Frank Longobardo/Brevard County Manatees

 

VIERA - The Brevard County Manatees broke a 4-4 tie with three runs in the sixth inning, to defeat the Dunedin Blue Jays 7-4 in the first game of a three-game series at Space Coast Stadium in Viera on Wednesday night.

 

Brevard County's big sixth inning started with back-to-back walks drawn by Michael Roberts and Steve Braun. Josh Prince then reached on a bunt single to load the bases with no outs. Matt Cline singled through the left side of the infield to drive in Roberts to give Brevard County a 5-4 lead.

 

Three batters later with two outs, Sergio Miranda hit the first pitch that he saw right past the diving Justin McClanahan at second base, to score Braun and Prince and make it a 7-4 game.

 

Brevard County (33-49 overall, 6-7 second half) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third on a one-out double by Sean Halton that drove in Prince and Erik Komatsu.

 

Darren Byrd made his first start on the mound as a Manatee and went four innings and allowed two runs on the night, that came on a triple by Dunedin (47-36, 6-7) catcher Travis d'Arnaud in the fourth to tie the game at 2-2. Byrd struck out one and walked one.

 

The Manatees scored one in the fourth and one in the fifth as Roberts drove in Scott Krieger on a RBI double in the fourth and Halton's sacrifice fly in the fifth scored Komatsu to make it 4-2 in favor of Brevard County after five innings.

Brandon Ritchie relieved Byrd and went 1 2/3 innings and Corey Frerichs inherited two runners from Ritchie in the sixth and both scored on a double by Brian Van Kirk as the Manatees allowed the Blue Jays to tie up the game once again at 4-4.

 

Frerichs would throw 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and earn the win. Andre Lamontagne shut the door on the Blue Jays in the ninth and earned his third save of the season.

 

Prince, Komatsu and Miranda had two hits each for the Manatees. Halton drove in three runs, while Miranda knocked in two.

 

Brevard County and Dunedin will continue its series on Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. at Space Coast Stadium in Viera.

 

It will be Thirsty Thursday, so start the weekend early with Thirsty Thursday drink specials - 20-oz Coca-Cola and 18-oz Budweiser products are just $2.00!

[TheCrew07]

Helena in extras, tune in if you're awake and looking for something to do. Milwaukee area native Tony Butler is currently on the hill.

[Mass Haas]

After six innings of the scheduled seven-inning Nashville nightcap, the Sounds and Redhawks are tied at 3-3, courtesy of a two-run 6th inning home run by catcher Ben Johnson.

 

It's 10:50 PM Central, all respect to Stu Paul, but because Nashville has a Gameday, you can "watch" their game while listening to Steve in Helena.

 

Of course, once the H-Crew wraps up, listen to Stu should the Sounds still be in action http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif.

 

 

[YoungGeezy]

Man Butler may be a steal in the Romanski form (except Butler had his chances, Brewers never game that to Josh). This kid was a third round draft pick, quickly shot up to be one on the best pitching prospects for Seattle and was considered by many to be the gem of the Bedard trade. Then he had just couldn't stay healthy and this season came out and struggled. He is only 22 years old, it is crazy to me how a O's of all teams could give up on a pitcher who has a lot of potential and is still young. Really he is the same age as Arnett, Heckathorn and the majority of our recently drafted pitchers so still could turn into a quality pitching prospect.

 

We now have the 2 best (or 2 of the 3 best if you count Pierce out of Fond du Lac) from that great Wisconsin 2006 high school class in Butler and Seidel.

[battlekow]

Final: @AZL Cubs 8, AZL Brewers 2

AZL Brewers box score

Brooks Hall got the start and went three innings, allowing three runs on two hits, two walks, and a hit batter while fanning four. The other five runs came off Kevin Shackelford. Only three different Brewer had hits: Kenny Allison was 3-4, T.J. Mittelstaedt was 2-4, and Nick Shaw was 1-4 with a double. The only other baserunners came on HBP to Justin Parker and Jhonatan Javier. The Brewers drew no walks. Yadiel Rivera was moved down to 7th in the order and went 0-4 with two strikeouts.

 

AZL Brewers play-by-play

Hey, at least they scored first:

 

AZL Brewers Top 1st

• Robert Garvey lines out to
  shortstop Dustin Harrington.
• Kenneth Allison singles on a line
  drive to right fielder Xavier Batista.
• Jason Rogers reaches
  on force attempt, fielding error by shortstop Dustin Harrington.
  Kenneth Allison to 2nd.
• Justin Parker hit by pitch. Kenneth
  Allison to 3rd. Jason Rogers to 2nd.
• Thomas Mittelstaedt
  singles on a line drive to right fielder Xavier Batista. Kenneth
  Allison scores. Jason Rogers scores. Justin Parker to 3rd.
• Yadiel
  Rivera strikes out swinging.
• Nick Shaw pops out to third
  baseman Jake McAloose in foul territory.

[TheCrew07]

Final, 11 innings: Great Falls 4, Helena 3

 

Helena Boxscore

Well darn, a Carlos George error ends up being the difference in the game. Hiram Burgos was solid as the starter going 5.2 IP, 1ER, 1BB, and 7SO. Adrian Rosario went the next 1.1 allowing and earned run on 3 hits. Tony Butler was more wild than the box would suggest pitching 5 straight balls at one point, but he got a huge pickoff to get himself out of a jam. Eric Marzak gets the tough loss in this one. John Dishon can really bunt with wood bats, another bunt base hit tonight. He was 2-5 with a triple. Reggie Keen was 1-5 with a 2B, Carlos George was 2-6, and Brandon Sizemore was 1-5 with a double.

 

Helana Recap

George was also picked off, not his best night.

Helena Bottom 1st

• Reggie Keen doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Dusty Harvard.
• Carlos George singles on a ground ball to center fielder Randall Thorpe. Reggie Keen scores.
• With Cody Hawn batting, Carlos George steals (3) 2nd base.
• Cody Hawn flies out to left fielder Dusty Harvard.
• With
  Shea Vucinich batting, Carlos George caught stealing 3rd base, pitcher
  David Holmberg to third baseman Juan Silverio to second baseman Ross
  Wilson.
• Shea Vucinich flies out to right fielder Ryan Lee.

Another costly out on the bases in the 4th.

Helena Bottom 4th

• John Dishon triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Ryan Lee.
• Michael Walker walks.
• Brandon
  Sizemore reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Juan Silverio
  to catcher Robert Vaughn. John Dishon out at home. Michael Walker to
  2nd.
• Gerald Ogrinc grounds into a force out, fielded by third
  baseman Juan Silverio. Michael Walker out at 3rd. Brandon Sizemore to
  2nd. Gerald Ogrinc to 1st.
• John Bivens strikes out swinging.

I tuned in just in time for this:

Great Falls Top 7th

• Kyle Davis singles on a line drive to left fielder John Bivens.
• Dusty Harvard grounds out, shortstop Carlos George to first baseman Brandon Sizemore. Kyle Davis to 2nd.
• Ross Wilson grounds out, second baseman Shea Vucinich to first baseman Brandon Sizemore. Kyle Davis to 3rd.
• Juan
  Silverio singles on a ground ball to left fielder John Bivens. Kyle
  Davis scores. Juan Silverio out at 2nd, left fielder John Bivens to
  second baseman Shea Vucinich.

The 11th.

Great Falls Top 11th

• Pitcher Change: Eric Marzec replaces Tony Butler.
• Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Jeffrey Tezak replaces Robert Vaughn.
• Jeffrey Tezak walks.
• Michael
  Earley out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Brandon Sizemore to
  second baseman Shea Vucinich. Jeffrey Tezak to 2nd.
• Randall Thorpe reaches on fielding error by shortstop Carlos George. Jeffrey Tezak scores.
• Kyle Davis strikes out swinging.
• With Dusty Harvard batting, Randall Thorpe caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Gerald Ogrinc to shortstop Carlos George.

Helena Bottom 11th

• Defensive Substitution: Jose Ramos replaces Jeffrey Tezak, batting 6th, playing catcher.
• Carlos George called out on strikes.
• Cody Hawn flies out to center fielder Randall Thorpe.
• Shea Vucinich reaches on throwing error by shortstop Kyle Davis. Shea Vucinich to 2nd.
• With John Dishon batting, wild pitch by Jacob Wilson, Shea Vucinich to 3rd.
• John Dishon called out on strikes.

[Mass Haas]

Missed Opportunities

By Brett Billings, Helena Brewers

 

There wouldn't be a complete game at Kindrick Field if there weren't a little drama. Unfortunately, the Helena Brewers were on the wrong end as they fell against the Great Falls Voyagers 4-3 in extra innings.

 

The Brewers (11-6) got on the board in the first inning. Reggie Keen led the inning off with a double, and Carlos George singled him in a few pitches later.

 

Great Falls (10-7) answered back in innings four and five, scoring a run in each frame.

 

Hiram Burgos started on the mound for Helena. He totaled 5.2 innings, allowing only one earned run while striking out seven Voyagers batters. He allowed one walk and seven hits.

 

The Brewers entered the seventh inning trailing by two but erased the deficit after two walks from Keen and Shea Vucinich and two singles from John Dishon and Mike Walker.

 

Tony Butler pitched three scoreless innings. He walked two and struck out one. Butler, 6'7" 220 lbs, was signed as a free agent by Milwaukee after being released by the Orioles in June. He is currently in Helena on a rehab assignment.

 

The score stayed deadlocked until the 11th inning. Great Falls' Jeff Tezak led off with a walk. He reached second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored when George misplayed a ground ball through the middle.

 

Eric Marzec took the loss. He pitched the top of the 11th and allowed one unearned run.

 

The Brewers look to bounce back tomorrow night as they host the Voyagers again at Kindrick Field. RHP Thomas Royse (0-1, 7.71) is scheduled to start for Great Falls. RHP Seth Lintz (0-0,12.20) will take the mound for Helena.

[Mass Haas]

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Brewers KO’d in extras

By AMBER KUEHN, Helena Independent Record

 

It took 11 innings to do it, but the Great Falls Voyagers gained some much-needed ground in the Pioneer League North standings Wednesday.

 

Jeff Tezak came home in the top of the 11th on a Carlos George error, and the Voyagers stranded Helena second baseman Shea Vucinich 90 feet from home to secure the 4-3 victory in the opening game of a crucial series.

 

Great Falls (10-7) now sits just one game back from the first-place Brewers (11-6). A series sweep would put the Voyagers atop the standings.

 

“Of course it’s nice to win ball games on a team that’s right in the race with you, but you want to win every game,” said Helena manager Joe Ayrault. “This early in the season, you don’t want to put too much pressure on.”

 

The Brewers struck early in their first game back at Kindrick Field after a weeklong road trip when George brought leadoff batter Reggie Keen home on an RBI single in the first. But Helena would strand seven runners over the next five innings, not scoring again until John Dishon and Mike Walker batted in a pair of runs in the seventh.

 

“The guys played hard,” Ayrault said. “We had some opportunities early in the game, situational hitting where we could have put some more runs up on the board.”

 

Helena has now left 48 runners on base over the last four games, but Ayrault isn’t concerned.

 

“It’s so early in the season,” the skipper said. “We’ve got a good group of guys ... we just got a little overanxious in those situations, trying to do too much. In extra innings we’ve got to make sure we’re shortening the swings, thinking line drive rather than trying to win the ball game with one swing of the bat.”

 

The Voyagers took their first lead of the game in the fifth when Kyle Davis pounded a triple off of Helena starter Hiram Burgos, the league leader in strikeouts. Davis would go on to score off George’s first error of the game, giving Great Falls the 2-1 edge.

 

The Brewers took advantage of a late Voyager error, and the crowd of 1,155 erupted when it appeared the “Cardiac Kids” had yet another comeback brewing.

 

With two outs in the bottom of the 11th, Vucinich reached second after what should have been a routine ground-out was overthrown by shortstop Davis. He then advanced to third on a wild pitch by closer Jacob Wilson, who struck out Dishon looking to get out of the jam and escape with the win.

 

Wilson picked up his second win of the season, fanning three and walking one in two innings of work, while not giving up any hits or runs.

 

“They played hard-nosed baseball, good defense the whole game,” Ayrault said of the visitors. “And tip your hat to their pitchers, they did well.”

 

DIAMOND NOTES: Brewers infielder Greg Hopkins is out for an indefinite time with a mild concussion after Tuesday night’s collision in Missoula...Hopkins was batting .375 for Helena...Centerfielder Franklin Romero was promoted to High-A Brevard during the recent road trip following a 3-for-3 performance against Billings.

 

All Photos by Dylan Brown Independent Record

Helena's John Dishon charges Great Falls' catcher, Rob Vaughn, but is ruled out by Mr. Corey Mattea Tuesday night at Kindrick Field.

 

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Helena's John Bivens reacts after striking out.

 

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Helena's Reggie Keen hits a ball deep into right field.

 

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Keen bunts the ball. He was thrown out at first.

 

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Hiram Burgos is greeted by fellow teammates after he pitched into the sixth inning.

 

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[Mass Haas]

Final, Game Two: Oklahoma City (Rangers) 5, Nashville 4, 13 innings (scheduled for seven)

 

Sounds Lose Marathon Nightcap, 5-4 In 13

Nashville Sounds

 

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Craig Gentry's fifth hit of the game gave Oklahoma City a 5-4 victory in a 13-inning marathon nightcap as well as a doubleheader sweep of the Nashville Sounds early Thursday morning at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark.

 

The teams played 20 innings of baseball on the night over their two contests, with Gentry's game-winning knock bringing a conclusion to play shortly after 1:00 AM CT.

 

The Sounds held leads in both contests, including a brief one-run advantage in extra frames in the nightcap, but were unable to record a win on the night as they fell to 2-6 in doubleheader play on the year.

 

After Oklahoma City hung an 11-6 defeat on the Sounds in the opener, the teams battled to a 4-4 tie through 13 innings in the nightcap before Gentry (5-for-7) blooped Mitch Stetter's 0-1 offering for a two-out, game-ending single in front of a hard-charging Lorenzo Cain in shallow center field to plate ex-Sound Hernan Iribarren to saddle Nashville with a heartbreaking 5-4 defeat.

 

Gentry's effort was the first five-hit game against Nashville since New Orleans' Mike Vento produced six hits versus Sounds pitching in a PCL record-tying, 24-inning contest on May 5-6, 2006 at Greer Stadium.

 

In the nightcap, the Sounds left a season-high 18 runners on base and were just 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position.

 

Nashville second baseman Johnny Raburn (2-for-6) spotted the visitors a 1-0 lead in the second frame with a two-out RBI double to center off Oklahoma City starter Elizardo Ramirez.

 

After the Sounds left the bases loaded during a scoreless top of the third, the RedHawks struck in the home half of the frame, registering three runs against Chuck Löfgren to take a 3-1 lead. All three runs came via the longball as Gentry belted a one-out solo shot to left, his third of the year, before Chris Davis swatted a two-out, two-run bomb to right, his tenth roundtripper.

 

Catcher Ben Johnson, who went 3-for-6 in his first game for the Sounds since May following a month on the disabled list, tied the contest at 3-3 in the top of the sixth when he slugged his second home run of the season, a two-out, two-run shot to right off RedHawks reliever Wille Eyre.

 

Nashville had a chance to pull in front in the top of the seventh but Gentry, the RedHawks' center fielder, threw out Brendan Katin at the plate as he attempted to score from second on Erick Almonte's single.

 

Raburn put the Sounds in front by a 4-3 count in the top of the ninth inning when his two-out RBI single to right off Zachary Phillips plated Katin, who opened the frame with a walk (audio available at the lead link in this post).

 

In the bottom of the frame, Brandon Kintzler inherited a first-and-third, one-out jam from Mike McClendon and uncorked a two-strike, two-out wild pitch to allow Gentry to scamper home from third with the tying run to make it a 4-4 game.

 

Neither team scored over the next four frames until Gentry's two-out game-winner off Stetter (2-2), who took the loss.

 

Michael Ballard (5-5) picked up the win for Oklahoma City after working one scoreless inning of relief in the nightcap.

 

Nashville Game Two Box Score

Mat Gamel's 9th error in 33 AAA games, his 3rd of the doubleheader, did not prove costly; Gamel went 0-for-7 with four K's in this nightcap, down to .264; Norris Hopper reached base five times, two singles and three walks; Luis Cruz on base four times, Brendan Katin, Erick Almonte, and Ben Johnson thrice each -- and the Sounds lost despite decent mound efforts! The kind of night that will be tough to bounce back from, two losses and a tired bullpen...

 

Nashville Game Two Game Log

[Mass Haas]

At least Mat Gamel's 0-for-7 game did include this:

 

In the nightcap, Craig Gentry made a leaping catch at the wall in the third inning to take away a home run from Mat Gamel.

[pete]

Good catch Haas. It'd be nice to know how Gamel looks at the plate.

[brewmann04]

what type of prospect is Andre Lamontagne ?