Link Report for Mon. 7/19 -- Arnett pitches well in return; Butler, Scarpetta, and Frederickson struggle

[Mass Haas]

I'm going to try and avoid turning this into a "game thread", but since I've been listening to Brevard during the Pittsburgh raindrops and while keeping an eye on the now-resumed Brewer game, I must say that Cody Scarpetta has had quite the inning, and not in a good way.

 

Game turned in scope very quickly. 'Tees up 6-0 against a Cardinal team that was laying down in the early going.

 

Scarpetta was cruising with two down and none on in the 4th, when six consecutive batters reached, four scoring, with LHP Daniel Meadows coming in to finally close the frame and strand two of Cody's baserunners. So the scoreless streak is over, and in a big way. 6-4 Brevard after four.

 

That'll be it for updates from Palm Beach until post-game.

 

Palm Beach Bottom 4th

• Xavier Scruggs strikes out swinging.
  
• Alex Castellanos flies out to right fielder Scott Krieger.
  
• Richard Racobaldo walks.
  
• Nick Derba walks. Richard Racobaldo to 2nd.
  
• Domnit Bolivar singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Richard Racobaldo scores. Nick Derba to 2nd.
  
• Ted Obregon singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Nick Derba to 3rd. Domnit Bolivar to 2nd.
  
• D'Marcus Ingram doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Erik Komatsu. Nick Derba scores. Domnit Bolivar scores. Ted Obregon scores.
  
• Niko Vasquez walks.
  
• Pitcher Change: Daniel Meadows replaces Cody Scarpetta.

[Mass Haas]

Osmel Perez, who still doesn't turn 17 until the 28th, followed and allowed just an unearned run in four innings, fanning five and walking none.

6'3", 196 RHP

 

Some may find it interesting that Perez is from Venezuela, not the Dominican, so the youngster doesn't even have the fallback of visiting home or such on those Sundays off in the DSL. Here's hoping he's one to watch for a long time to come...

 

[biedergb]

I'm hoping this day of redemption continues...go big Evan!

Umm.. maybe not so good for Evan.

[homer]

Is the DSL normally a really strong pitching league? I noticed there's only one .300 hitter on both the A's and Brewer roster tonight.

[Mass Haas]

It's 10:15 Central, Sounds and Isotopes tied at 6-6 in extras -- listen in

How they got there -- a four-run Nashville 9th! Holy unlikely hero, Batman!

Nashville Bottom 9th

• Joe Koshansky doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Restovich.
• Luis Cruz grounds out, pitcher Jon Link to first baseman John Lindsey.
• Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Erick Almonte replaces Donovan Hand.
• Erick Almonte singles on a ground ball to left fielder Michael Restovich. Joe Koshansky to 3rd.
• With Martin Maldonado batting, throwing error by Jon Link on the pickoff attempt, Joe Koshansky scores. Erick Almonte to 3rd.
• Martin Maldonado singles on a ground ball to right fielder Trent Oeltjen. Erick Almonte scores.
• Pitcher Change: Scott Dohmann replaces Jon Link, batting 9th.
• Coaching visit to mound.
• Johnny Raburn homers (3) on a line drive to right field. Martin Maldonado scores.
• Adam Stern pops out to shortstop Justin Sellers.
• Norris Hopper grounds out, shortstop Justin Sellers to first baseman John Lindsey.
  

[Mass Haas]

Final: Brevard County 8, Palm Beach (Cardinals) 4

 

Manatees Pound Cardinals

Palm Beach Cardinals Site

Jupiter, FL- The Brevard County Manatees (41-52; 14-10) pounded the Palm Beach Cardinals (52-41; 13-10) tonight at Roger Dean Stadium by a score of 8-4. The Manatees scored six runs over the first four innings off of Richard Castillo (6-7) to even the series at one game apiece.

Castillo surrendered six runs (three-earned) on nine hits over four innings.

 

Third baseman Peter Fatse led Brevard County offensively, going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Erik Komatsu, Scott Krieger, and Sean McCraw each finished with two hits apiece.

 

Daniel Meadows (4-3) relieved starter Cody Scarpetta in the fourth inning en route to his fourth win of the season. Meadows threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings and fanned six Cardinals. Scarpetta (ND) allowed four runs on five hits and walked three in 3 2/3 innings of work.

 

Center fielder D'Marcus Ingram was the bright spot for the Cardinals offense. Ingram finished 2-for-5 with a three-RBI double.

 

The two teams will meet up Tuesday in game three of this four-game series. Brett Zawacki will take the mound for Palm Beach and will look to get the Cardinals back in the win column. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM (5:35 Central).

 

Brevard County Box Score

Both LHP Daniel Meadows and ever-improving RHP Corey Frerichs stranded two runners upon entering the game -- they combined to toss 5.1 scoreless innings, fanning seven and walking only one; as noted above, Cody Scarpetta was on cruise control until a bout of wildness cost him in one inexplicable stretch in the 4th; the Manatees took advantage of wildness as well, twice scoring runs on bases-loaded HBP's in the early going...

 

Pete Fatse's two-out, two-run double in the 3rd was big; Mr. Productivity, Sean Halton now has 61 RBI this season (50 with the Manatees) and blasted an impressive two-run shot, his 9th, onto the freeway over the left field fence in the 4th; Erik Komatsu tripled and singled, but is now only 6-for-12 in stolen base attempts after nabbing his first 13 of the season unscathed; the Manatees are in the bottom half of the league batting statistics in nearly every category, but most of us I would think have been impressed with several of the individual batting peformances year-to-date -- it's not a lineup teeming with Power 50 names, but the Sea Cows are getting the job done as of late more often than not...

 

Brevard County Game Log

All three Brevard runs in the 3rd scored with two outs -- a unique error set it all up and allowed it to happen:

 

Brevard County Top 3rd

• Sean Halton strikes out swinging. Sean Halton advances to 2nd, on missed catch error by first baseman Xavier Scruggs, assist to catcher Nick Derba.
  
• Scott Krieger singles on a ground ball to left fielder Richard Racobaldo. Sean Halton to 3rd.
  
• Shawn Zarraga reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Xavier Scruggs to catcher Nick Derba. Sean Halton out at home. Scott Krieger to 2nd.
  
• Sean McCraw flies out to center fielder D'Marcus Ingram.
  
• With Brock Kjeldgaard batting, wild pitch by Richard Castillo, Scott Krieger to 3rd. Shawn Zarraga to 2nd.
  
• Brock Kjeldgaard walks.
  
• Juan Sanchez hit by pitch. Scott Krieger scores. Shawn Zarraga to 3rd. Brock Kjeldgaard to 2nd.
  
• Peter Fatse doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder D'Marcus Ingram. Shawn Zarraga scores. Brock Kjeldgaard scores. Juan Sanchez out at home on the throw, center fielder D'Marcus Ingram to second baseman Domnit Bolivar to catcher Nick Derba.

[Mass Haas]

Multi-tasking -- Three different Huntsville position players have pitched in the last two days.

 

As is often the case, particularly tonight, they performed better than the regular hurlers. Details a bit later...

[homer]

Kentrail Davis' last 7 games:

 

14 for 27, 7 doubles

[battlekow]

Final: West Tenn 12, @Huntsville 5

Huntsville box score

Ugly line from Josh Butler: 4 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HR. That homer was a grand slam. Whoops. The last two innings, both scoreless, were pitched by position players Chuckie Caufield and Andy Machado. Machado struck out a batter and Caufield managed to fan two, a nice feather in his cap. To their credit, the Stars kept battling, scoring four runs in the 9th inning. Brett Lawrie and Chris Nowak both had three hits, one of Lawrie's being a double. Taylor Green was 1-3 with a double and two walks, Caleb Gindl was 1-5 with a double, and Lee Haydel was 2-4 with a triple.

Huntsville play-by-play

Accentuate the positive:

 

West Tenn Top 8th

• Pitcher Change: Chuck Caufield
  replaces Mark Willinsky.
• Alex Liddi called out on strikes.
• Carlos
  Peguero strikes out swinging.
• Guillermo Quiroz singles on a
  line drive to center fielder Lee Haydel.
• Nate Tenbrink flies
  out to left fielder Drew T. Anderson.

West

Tenn Top 9th

• Pitcher Change: Anderson Machado replaces
  Chuck Caufield, batting 7th.
• Joseph Dunigan doubles (8) on a
  fly ball to right fielder Caleb Gindl.
• Carlos Triunfel grounds
  out, shortstop Zelous Wheeler to first baseman Chris Nowak.
• With
  Brandon Haveman batting, Joseph Dunigan advances to 3rd on a balk.
• Brandon
  Haveman walks.
• Matthew Lawson strikes out swinging.
• Johan
  Limonta flies out to left fielder Drew T. Anderson.

Look at Caufield getting a clutch K to keep it an 11-run game!

[Mass Haas]

The Stars do have a 3rd catcher in that awkward emergency-only spot that Patrick Arlis always holds. Arlis may be needed more in the near-term, as Anderson De La Rosa left this game in the 4th --

 

Huntsville Bottom 4th

• Drew T. Anderson strikes out swinging.
  
• Chris Nowak singles on a line drive to left fielder Joseph Dunigan.
  
• Taylor Green walks. Chris Nowak to 2nd.
  
• Anderson Machado strikes out swinging.
  
• Anderson De La Rosa hit by pitch. Chris Nowak to 3rd. Taylor Green to 2nd.
  
• Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Dayton Buller replaces Anderson De La Rosa.
  
• Lee Haydel flies out to right fielder Nate Tenbrink.

[battlekow]

Final: Orem 8, @Helena 3

Helena falls to Orem 8-3

Helena Brewers

 

The Helena Brewers fell to the Orem Owlz on Monday night at Kindrick Field. The Brewers surrendered five runs in the first inning and were never in contention as the Owlz went on to win 8-3.

 

Evan Frederickson (2-1, 6.38) took the loss for Helena. He started on the mound and pitched the first three innings. He allowed five runs in the first, thanks in part to some bad luck. The first batter popped up to second baseman Greg Hopkins, but the wind interfered as the ball fell safely to the ground. He pitched the second and third without allowing a hit.

 

The Brewers only combined for six hits on the night. John Dishon and Tony Pechek each had two. Dishon hit a solo shot in the second inning and a double in the ninth to account for two of the three runs. The other run came in the eighth after a singles from Pecheck and Robbie Garvey and walks from Shea Vucinich and Hopkins.

 

Garvey was just promoted from Arizona where he batted .356 with two doubles and four triples.

 

The Brewers return to action tomorrow night for the last game of the series and home stand. Helena is scheduled to start RHP Matt Miller (2-1, 2.88). Orem plans to start RHP Brian Diemer (2-0, 4.50).

 

Helena box score

Well, not much to say about Frederickson at this point. If a dropped pop-up makes anyone feel better, that's good. Seth Lintz at least posted decent peripherals (three strikeouts, one walk, three hits in four innings), though he allowed three runs. Thomas Keeling pitched a scoreless 9th, striking out one and walking one. Hopkins, Vucinich, and Cody Hawn were all 0-3, with the former two each drawing a walk and Hawn getting hit by a pitch.

 

Helena play-by-play

In all its glory:

 

Orem Top 1st

• Travis Witherspoon singles on a pop up to
  second baseman Gregory Hopkins.
• Daniel Eichelberger grounds
  out, second baseman Gregory Hopkins to first baseman Cody Hawn.
  Travis Witherspoon to 2nd.
• Kole Calhoun walks.
• With
  Ricky Alvarez batting, wild pitch by Evan Frederickson, Travis
  Witherspoon to 3rd. Kole Calhoun to 2nd.
• With Ricky Alvarez
  batting, wild pitch by Evan Frederickson, Travis Witherspoon scores.
  Kole Calhoun to 3rd.
• Ricky Alvarez grounds out, third baseman
  Michael Walker to first baseman Cody Hawn. Kole Calhoun scores.
• Wes
  Hatton singles on a fly ball to right fielder John Dishon.
• Michael
  Sodders singles on a ground ball to shortstop Shea Vucinich. Wes
  Hatton to 2nd.
• Thomas Nichols doubles (8) on a fly ball to
  left fielder Brandon Sizemore. Wes Hatton scores. Michael Sodders
  to 3rd.
• Ryan Broussard singles on a fly ball to left fielder
  Brandon Sizemore. Michael Sodders scores. Thomas Nichols scores.
  Ryan Broussard advances to 2nd, on fielding error by left fielder
  Brandon Sizemore.
• Andrew Oldfield walks.
• Travis
  Witherspoon flies out to center fielder Robert Garvey.

[battlekow]

Final: Albuquerque 7, @Nashville 6 (13 innings)

Sounds drop extra-inning game to Isotopes, 7-6

Nashville Sounds

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds lost to the Albuquerque Isotopes, 7-6, in 13 innings on Monday evening at historic Greer Stadium in the opener of a four-game set.

 

In his first game playing in Nashville since joining the Dodgers organization, Isotopes outfielder Trent Oeltjen knocked in the game-winning run in the top of the 13th inning, as Justin Sellers smacked a double to begin frame. Sellers moved to second on a sacrifice, and later scored as Oeltjen grounded out to first baseman Joe Koshansky.

 

At four hours and twenty minutes, it was Nashville's (51-44) longest game this season, as the club moved to 5-6 in extra-inning ball on the year.

 

The Isotopes used seven pitchers in the game, as Jesus Castillo (1-3) allowed one hit over 3 1/3 innings of shutout ball to pick up the win. Jack Taschner earned his second save.

 

Tim Dillard (2-5) picked up the tough loss on his 27th birthday, giving up just one run on three hits in four innings pitched in relief.

 

The Sounds took an early 1-0 lead in the opening frame as Adam Stern, Norris Hopper, and Mat Gamel hit consecutive singles off Albuquerque starting pitcher Seth Etherton.

 

The Isotopes knotted the game one in the top of the third inning as starter Chuck Lofgren walked two Albuquerque hitters to start the frame. John Lindsay singled home Etherton to tie the game and then was thrown out trying to advance to second base.

 

Oeltjen crushed an RBI triple to right center to score Etherton again and give Albuquerque the lead. The next batter, Ivan De Jesus Jr., hit a sacrifice fly to score Oeltjen for a 3-1 advantage.

 

In the next inning, outfielder Jamie Hoffmann hit a solo homer to left center that extended the Isotopes lead to 4-1, his fifth home run of the season. Hoffmann came into the contest hitting .467 (14-for-30) against Nashville through the first eight games of the season series.

 

In his first Triple-A appearance this season for the Sounds, Robert Hinton entered the game in the top of the seventh inning and walked the first batters on eight pitches and allowed a single to Russ Mitchell to load the bases with no outs. John Lindsay hit an infield groundout to bring home the next run for a 5-1 lead. Hinton stuck out the next two hitters to escape the inning.

 

After the first two hitters reached base with singles to begin the next inning, the Isotopes tacked on another run for a 6-1 lead, thanks to a Jay Gibbons infield groundout. The Sounds plated a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to reduce the deficit to four runs at 6-2. Johnny Raburn walked to lead off the inning, with Hopper doubling to put runners on second and third. Gamel then picked up his second RBI of the game by grounding out to second base and plating the runner from third.

 

Trailing four runs to the Isotopes, Nashville scored four runs in the ninth frame to tie the game at 6-6. Koshansky led off with a double to left center with pinch hitter Erick Almonte singling over Koshansky to third. Next up during the Martin Maldonado at-bat, Jon Link attempted to pick off Almonte at first and threw the ball into the visitor's bullpen, allowing Koshansky to score from third.

 

Reliever Scott Dohmann entered the game to relieve Link and allowed a Maldonado RBI base hit to extend his season-long hitting streak to nine games and score Almonte. Raburn, who entered the contest in the previous inning during a double switch, then crushed a game-tying two-run homer down the right field line, his third long ball of the season.

 

The Sounds rallied to load the bases with one out in the bottom of the 12th inning, but were unable to capitalize and win the game. Stern hit a leadoff single, followed by walks from Gamel and Brendan Katin, but Castillo struck out Koshansky and got Luis Cruz to pop out and end the inning.

 

Lofgren surrendered four runs on six hits and three walks over six innings pitched while matching a season-high six strikeouts. Hinton allowed one run on one hit and two walks with two strikeouts in one inning thrown. Donovan Hand gave up one run in two innings of work.

 

Etherton threw his fifth quality start for Albuquerque, allowing one run on four hits with a strikeout over six innings.

 

Albuquerque catcher Lucas May went 0-for-6 with six strikeouts in the contest.

 

The Sounds and Isotopes will continue their four-game series with Tuesday's 7:05 pm CT contest at Greer Stadium. Left-hander Chris Waters (5-6, 3.48) takes the mound for Nashville against Albuquerque lefty Alberto Bastardo (3-1, 4.87).

 

Nashville box score

The curse of Oeltjen! Plus, Taschner is a Wisconsinite. Gamel finished 1-5 with an intentional walk. Katin was 1-3 with a double and three walks. I was kind of startled to realize that Hinton struck out 56 batters in 45 innings for Huntsville this year, by far the highest K-rate of his career. I kind of started glossing over his name a long time ago because he's mostly been in AA since 2007, but he's still only 25--a year and a half younger than John Axford. You never know... I remember really wanting the Brewers to draft Isotopes reliever Josh Lindblom in 2008.

 

Nashville play-by-play

[battlekow]

Brewers fall behind early in 8-3 loss

Mark Vinson/Helena Independent Record

 

Through the first third of the Pioneer League baseball season, the only thing predictable has been the league’s unpredictability.

 

The most recent exhibit comes in the form of the defending league champion Orem Owlz, who used a five-run first inning and a strong start from a previously winless pitcher to snap a four-game losing streak and beat the Helena Brewers 8-3 before 816 at Kindrick Field on Monday night.

 

“That’s baseball,” Helena manager Joe Ayrault said. “The guys are playing hard.”

 

Helena (14-14) lost for the ninth time in its last 12 games and remained two games behind Great Falls in the North Division. But there was no sense of panic in the Brewers’ clubhouse.

 

“We’ll put this behind us and tomorrow’s a new day,” said Helena outfielder John Dishon, who had two of Helena’s six hits, including his first professional home run. “All the guys’ confidence is still there.”

 

Orem (14-14) trails Ogden by two games in the Southern Division entering tonight’s finale of a seven-game road-trip.

 

After outscoring the Owlz 10-2 in the first two games of the series, the Brewers fell behind 5-0 in the first inning and never caught up on Monday.

 

Four consecutive hits and a walk by Helena starter and loser Evan Frederickson (2-1) allowed Orem to score three times with two outs in the first and stake starter Josh Blanco to a big lead.

 

“Frederickson could have easily gotten out of the first inning with a zero,” Ayrault said.

 

Blanco, who entered the game with a 0-3 record and 8.27 ERA, surrendered one run and three hits in five innings.

 

“He was mixing his pitches real well,” Dishon said of Blanco.

 

“It gives you a ton of confidence,” Blanco said of the early cushion. “I was throwing the fastball, down in the zone and had good command.”

 

Trailing 8-2, Helena scored once in the eighth and threatened to get more, but third baseman Ricky Alvarez snagged a hard-hit ball by Brandon Sizemore and started an inning-ending double play.

 

Helena got three hits off Blanco and three off Orem relievers.

 

Before the game, the Brewers sent outfielder John Bivens to the Arizona League and recalled outfielder Robert Garvey.

[Mass Haas]

Brad Krause enjoyed Monday's walkoff almost as much as these Rattlers did -- link to his blog and photos

 

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[Mass Haas]

Timber Rattlers rally to beat Great Lakes

By Cory Jennerjohn, Post-Crescent staff writer

 

GRAND CHUTE - Khris Davis and Kentrail Davis gave the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers a dramatic 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Great Lakes Loons in a Midwest League game at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium on Monday.

 

The win snapped a zero-for-30 mark when Wisconsin was trailing entering the ninth.

 

"I think we should have run away with that game a lot earlier, but we stayed focused and came away with the win," said right fielder Kentrail Davis, who smacked a two-out, two-RBI double to left center in the ninth to tie the game.

 

Khris Davis followed with an RBI single to right to bring home the winning run and snap the team's four-game losing skid.

 

The Rattlers were zero-for-14 with runners in scoring position through the first seven innings before going three-for-three in the final two innings.

 

"We talk to our club and say that's why we play nine innings. It's not an eight-inning game," manager Jeff Isom said. "I'm glad that we don't have to have this interview if it was the other way around, because I would be one frustrated individual."

 

Rattlers starting pitcher Eric Arnett, the Milwaukee Brewers' No. 1 draft pick last season, did not get a decision, but pitched well in his first start since returning to Wisconsin. He allowed just one hit, a solo home run, in six innings. He walked three and struck out four.

 

Kentrail Davis finished with three hits for the Rattlers, while Khris Davis and Chris Dennis each had two hits as Wisconsin banged out 11 hits.

Arnett and Adrian Rosario held the Loons to three hits.

[Mass Haas]

More Wisconsin photos, these from the Post-Crescent

 

Nice story on the Rattlers' bullpen catcher with quotes from teammates and management -- an enjoyable read

[Mass Haas]

Stars blitzed by Diamond Jaxx

By Aaron Morse, Huntsville Stars

 

It got ugly early and stayed that way for the Huntsville Stars (46-49, 13-12) in their 12-5 defeat at the hands of the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (48-46, 9-16) Monday night.

 

In the second inning, Nate Tenbrink led off with an infield single off Stars’ starter Josh Butler. After Joe Dunigan walked, Carlos Triunfel tried to bunt the runners over, but Butler was able to get the lead runner at third base. Unfortunately that proved to be irrelevant as Butler walked Brandon Haveman to load the bases. That’s when Matt Lawson unloaded on a pitch up in the zone for a grand slam and his second homer in as many games.

 

They would pour it on from there as Butler (3-5) had his worst outing of the season, lasting only four innings, giving up 10 hits, nine runs (eight earned), as he walked three and struck-out two.

 

The Stars’ defense did not help matters as they made four errors in the contest. Meanwhile, the offense pounded out 13 hits, but left 12 men stranded, and was only 4-17 with men in scoring position.

 

The game got so ugly that the Stars brought in position players Chuck Caufield and Andy Machado to pitch. They each tossed a scoreless inning and Caufield was able to strike-out “Futures Game” participants Alex Liddi and Carlos Peguero in order.

 

Huntsville’s offense finally got going in the ninth inning. Back-to-back singles from Lee Haydel and Brett Lawrie started the inning. Two outs later Drew Anderson tallied his second RBI of the night as he singled home Haydel. Chris Nowak followed with a RBI single of his own. Taylor Green continued his recent hot streak at the plate as he doubled home Anderson and Nowak to make the score 12-5.

 

That’s all the Stars would get though as Steven Hensley (7-7) picked up the win with 6.1 strong innings. Lawrie, Nowak, Haydel, and Anderson tallied multi-hit games for the Stars. Meanwhile, seven different players had multi-hit games for the Diamond Jaxx.

 

The teams combined for 28 hits, but the runs column was all West Tenn. The loss puts the Stars in a three-way tie for first place in the SL North with Carolina and Tennessee. They’ll look to salvage a split of the four-game set Tuesday afternoon as they send Michael Fiers to the mound in the finale. Tune in on huntsvillestars.com beginning at 12:45 PM central time for the Window World Pre-Game Report.

[Mass Haas]

As you plan your Tuesday, please remember to visit us at 12:45 Central for Huntsville audio with Michael Fiers on the mound for the Stars.

[LouisEly]

ever-improving RHP Corey Frerichs

 

While he lost last year to injury, in 2008 he posted 73 IP, 57 H, a little high with 42 BB, and 92K at low A. Ks are down this year with only 53 in 62 innings, but also on 47 H in those 62 innings. So over the last 3 years (2.2 if you subtract injury time) in 144 IP he has given up only 114 H and K'd 151.