Link Report for Sat. 8/28

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Saturday's Daily Menu:

Times Central; pitchers subject to change --

 

Nashville: LHP Sam Narron at home vs. New Orleans (Marlins), 6:20 PM pre-game; 6:35 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

Huntsville: RHP's Andre Lamontagne and Wily Peralta in a doubleheader at Mobile (Diamondbacks), 5:50 PM pre-game; 6:05 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings

Live Audio Link

 

Brevard County: RHP Darren Byrd at home vs. Clearwater (Phillies); 6:05 gametime

Sorry, no audio for this series...

 

Wisconsin: LHP Del Howell at home vs. Kane County (Athletics), 6:15 PM pre-game; 6:35 gametime

Live Audio Link

Helena: LHP Evan Frederickson at Idaho Falls (Royals), 8:00 PM pre-game; 8:15 gametime

Live Audio Link

Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle; last game of the regular season is Sunday

 

DSL Brewers: Season complete

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A $6.95 subscription to MiLB.TV will allow you to see live and archived games from the four-game Helena series at Idaho Falls which began Friday, along with the coming Nashville series in Oklahoma City, which starts Monday.

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Follow Saturday'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 Game One (Gameday also available)

 

Huntsville Game Two (Gameday also available)

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

Helena

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PCL American North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Iowa	76	57	.571	-	-	37-31	39-26	6-4	W2
	Memphis	75	59	.560	1.5	10	43-25	32-34	8-2	W4
	Omaha	73	61	.545	3.5	8	35-31	38-30	5-5	L2
	Nashville	70	63	.526	6.0	6	37-31	33-32	6-4	L1

 

 

SOU North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
*	Tennessee	39	22	.639	-	-	24-9	15-13	6-4	W2
	Huntsville	30	30	.500	8.5	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	L1
	Chattanooga	29	32	.475	10.0	E	15-18	14-14	6-4	L1
	West Tenn	28	33	.459	11.0	E	15-13	13-20	4-6	L2
	Carolina	25	34	.424	13.0	E	12-18	13-16	3-7	L1

FSL North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Tampa	38	21	.644	-	-	19-9	19-12	6-4	L1
	Daytona	36	24	.600	2.5	8	21-10	15-14	5-5	L1
	Brevard County	34	28	.548	5.5	5	18-15	16-13	4-6	L3
	Lakeland	30	30	.500	8.5	1	14-11	16-19	5-5	W2
	Clearwater	26	34	.433	12.5	E	15-14	11-20	5-5	W1
*	Dunedin	26	35	.426	13.0	E	14-18	12-17	5-5	W1

MID Western
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Quad Cities	36	23	.610	-	-	11-14	25-9	5-5	L2
	Clinton	34	25	.576	2.0	-	20-13	14-12	7-3	W2
	Kane County	32	27	.542	4.0	9	17-12	15-15	5-5	W1
*	Cedar Rapids	32	28	.533	4.5	9	17-14	15-14	3-7	L3
	Beloit	29	28	.509	6.0	6	15-13	14-15	5-5	L1
	Peoria	28	29	.491	7.0	6	15-14	13-15	5-5	W3
	Wisconsin	29	31	.483	7.5	6	15-13	14-18	5-5	W1
	Burlington	20	37	.351	15.0	E	14-17	6-20	4-6	L1

PIO North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Helena	15	9	.625	-	-	7-5	8-4	7-3	W5
*	Great Falls	14	12	.538	2.0	12	8-4	6-8	6-4	L1
	Billings	12	12	.500	3.0	12	7-5	5-7	5-5	W3
	Missoula	11	15	.423	5.0	9	6-8	5-7	4-6	L2

AZL Central
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
#	AZL Brewers	33	22	.600	-	-	12-12	12-10	4-6	L3
	AZL Dodgers	30	24	.556	2.5	E	12-10	13-8	6-4	W1
	AZL Reds	30	24	.556	2.5	E	12-8	13-9	8-2	W5
	AZL Indians	21	34	.382	12.0	E	8-14	10-12	2-8	L1

DSL S.D. North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
#	DSL Mariners	43	28	.606	-	-	23-13	20-15	7-3	L1
	DSL Cardinals	39	32	.549	4.0	E	24-11	15-21	5-5	L2
	DSL Athletics	32	39	.451	11.0	E	17-19	15-20	6-4	W2
	DSL Brewers	28	43	.394	15.0	E	17-18	11-25	3-7	W1

[Tedaldtada]

I miss TheCrew07 (football coach, right?). I'm excited for TC07's return, though, as I'm sure he (?) will have a lot to say about our MiLB system.

 

Excited for Wily tonight. His season has been great, but I would love to see a 7 IP 10 K game from him.

 

On another note, I noticed Hunter Morris played some LF, and had an assist, last night. That tells me that the organization sees him and Dennis as rough equals when it comes to their futures. I think that is about right.

 

Holy Helena! Would love for Miller to be solid again tonight.

 

Edit: Btw, Wily = Willie, correct?

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Crap, is it raining in the dirty south again?

 

 

Edit: yup

 

 

Edit 2: top prospect, Phillip Aumont, is pitching for Clearwater against BC tonight. Komatsu welcomes him with an RBI single in the first.

[brewmann04]

will Angel play the rest of the season as Dh and what are the brewers future plans with him.

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?

 

I'm not sure what kind of insight you are looking for here. No one freakin' knows. What do you think?

[Tedaldtada]

Fredrickson, and not Miller, with the start tonight.

[DHonks]

tedaldtada29, why be so impolite? It's a valid question if someone knows an answer. The reality--it would seem--is that he's not comfortable in the OF or at catcher, so the Brewers are at least letting him get in his time at DH. He's come around offensively lately though...so that's good.

[Tedaldtada]

I think your reading a little to much into the tone of the post DHonks. I answered the question, stated the obvious, then asked for the opinion of the guy with the question. Don't you think if anyone here knew the answer, it would be old news by now? The question is so broad in scope, that idk how anyone could answer that anyways.

 

With that said (I probably should have just shut up), I am sorry for coming off condescending. I enjoy being a part of this community, and I would like to do as little to jepordize that I as I can.

[DHonks]

I understand, I just love the Minor league forum and don't want it to be as condescending as the MLB one can be. This is usually about optimism and debate, so let's move on and keep things that way

 

on another note, how excited would we be if Carlos George could walk???

[Tedaldtada]

Haha, yea, or if he could field his position. Carlos is still young, so he could still mature impressivly. I'm willing to give him another 3-4 years to try.

 

Last time Ichecked the box, Fredrickson seems to have nasty stuff tonight, but the nastiness has still been attached to some wildness.

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Final: Kane County 8, @Wisconsin 4

Cougars push Rattlers' playoff hopes to the edge

Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

GRAND CHUTE, WI – Leonardo Gil and the Kane County Cougars put a serious dent into the playoff hopes of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Saturday night. Gil drove in four runs to lead the Cougars to an 8-4 win in the first game of an important four game series at Time Warner Cable Field. The Rattlers entered play 3-1/2 games behind the Cougars in the Wild Card race in the Midwest League’s Western Division, but Kane County cashed in on five of eight walks by Wisconsin pitchers to drop the Rattlers farther behind them in the standings.

 

Wisconsin (55-74 overall, 29-32 second half) got on the board right away. Cutter Dykstra singled to start the bottom of the first. Scooter Gennett followed with an RBI double. Gennett was out trying to stretch his hit into a triple, but the Rattlers were up 1-0.

 

The Cougars (65-64, 33-27) tied the game in the third inning. Wisconsin starting pitcher Del Howell retired the first two hitters of the inning, but issued a walk to Myrio Richard. Gil was next and he doubled off the wall in left-center to drive in Richard.

 

Kane County took advantage of a pair of walks to start the top of the fifth inning. Mitch LeVier tried to move the runners along with a sacrifice bunt, but reached on a single when there was some miscommunication by the defense. Gil drove in the go ahead run with a sacrifice fly to right. After a single reloaded the bases, Rashun Dixon singled in a run and the Cougars had a 3-1 lead.

 

Wisconsin rallied for a run – with a little help from the Cougars – in the bottom of the fifth. D’Vontrey Richardson singled to start the inning. He went all the way around to third base on an errant pickoff throw by Joseph. An RBI grounder by Austin Stockfisch scored Richardson and Wisconsin was only down a run.

 

But, the Cougars answered with three runs in the top of the fifth inning. Jose Crisotomo started the inning with a triple. The next two batters drew walks to load the bases. LeVier singled in two runs and Gil knocked in another run to give Kane County a 6-2 lead.

 

The Rattlers gave Kane County a run in the top of the seventh inning. Conner Crumbliss doubled with two outs. Tyreace House was at the plate. After a pitch home, Stockfisch threw past Adrian Rosario and the ball was loose on the infield. Crumbliss took off for third base and would score when Gennett’s throw to third was wild.

 

Gil added another run to Kane County’s total with a solo homer in the top of the eighth.

 

Wisconsin attempted to rally in the bottom of the eighth inning as they had runners at the corners with no outs. The Rattlers got a pair of runs in the inning on sacrifice flies by Kentrail Davis and Khris Davis to cut the deficit to 8-4. But, the Rattlers got no closer.

 

The loss put a serious dent into the playoff hopes of the Timber Rattler. Kane County now leads Wisconsin by 4-1/2 games for the Second Half Western Division Wild Card. Plus, Beloit and Peoria, the two teams directly in front of Wisconsin in the standings also won on Saturday night.

 

Game two of the series is Sunday afternoon at 1:05pm. Damon Krestalude (2-9, 7.29) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Wisconsin. Kane County plans on Chris Mederos (6-5, 2.63) as their starting pitcher.

 

The first 1,000 fans into the ballpark before the game will receive a bobblehead featuring Fang T. Rattler and Bernie Brewer lounging on beach chairs. Fans may play catch on the field before the game and participate in a postgame autograph session.

 

There is also a special live postgame auction on the final Brewers Sunday presented by 107.5, The Fan. The special Brewers-themed Timber Rattlers jerseys will be up for bid after the game.

 

If you can’t make it out to Time Warner Cable Field on Sunday, you may tune into the game broadcast on AM1280, WNAM. The Miller Lite Pregame Show kicks off the action at 12:45pm.

 

Wisconsin box score

Howell really struggled with his control: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 3 K, 7/3 GO/AO. Rosario, who has generally been pretty good, allowed four runs in 2.2 innings. Dykstra was on three times with two singles and a walk, and Gennett added a single to go with his double. Both Davises drew matching walked to go with their matching sac flies, and Khris also singled. Gennett committed an error and Richardson threw a runner out at home.

 

Wisconsin play-by-play

Rosario ultimately struggled, but he did do a good job after inheriting a bases-loaded mess from Howell:

 

Kane County Top of the 5th

• Conner Crumbliss walks.
• Tyreace House walks. Conner Crumbliss to 2nd.
• Mitch LeVier singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Del Howell. Conner Crumbliss to 3rd. Tyreace House to 2nd.
• Leonardo Gil out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kentrail Davis. Conner Crumbliss scores.
• Anthony
  Aliotti singles on a line drive to center fielder D' Vontrey
  Richardson. Tyreace House to 3rd. Mitch LeVier to 2nd.
• Rashun
  Dixon singles on a line drive to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson.
  Tyreace House scores. Mitch LeVier to 3rd. Anthony Aliotti to
  2nd.
• Pitcher Change: Adrian Rosario replaces Del Howell.
• Jason Christian strikes out swinging.
• Juan Nunez grounds into a force out, shortstop Michael Marseco to second baseman Ryan Gennett. Rashun Dixon out at 2nd.

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Final: @Nashville 5, New Orleans 3

Sounds top Zephyrs in front of packed house on Saturday

Nashville Sounds

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds beat the New Orleans Zephyrs, 5-3, on Saturday evening in front of 8,104 fans at Greer Stadium in the fourth game of a five-game series.

 

Joe Koshansky extended his hitting streak to a season-high eight games on the night, as the slugger knocked a two-run homer in the second inning. Catcher Martin Maldonado also added two hits with a solo shot in the same inning.

 

With the win, Nashville (71-63) moved to 5.5 games behind the first place Iowa Cubs in the PCL Northern Division.

 

New Orleans put the first run on the board in the top of the second inning to take a 1-0 lead as Sounds starter Sam Narron allowed four consecutive two-out singles.

 

The Sounds quickly went ahead at 3-1 in the next frame with two homers. Brendan Katin hit a leadoff single and scored on Koshansky's two-run home run down the right field line. The home run was Koshansky's team-leading 23rd home run and 72nd RBI. After Jorge Sosa struck out the next two Sounds in the inning, Maldonado crushed a solo shot off the Vanderbilt Sports Medicine sign over the left field wall for the Club's third run, his sixth of the season.

 

New Orleans trimmed the lead to one run in the top of the fourth inning. After Danny Richar doubled, catcher Neil Wilson singled home the New Orleans second baseman for the first run.

 

Reliever Scott Strickland came into the game into the game in the sixth for the Zephyrs and gave up two runs to extend Nashville's lead to three runs. After Mat Gamel crushed a double off the wall in right center and Koshansky being hit on a 3-0 pitch, Luis Cruz smacked a two-run double off the wall in center to plate both runners. Cruz's double was his team-leading 29th two-bagger of the season.

 

Matching the team-lead in his ninth quality start and the win, Narron (9-7) gave up two runs while scattering eight hits with three strikeouts in six innings pitched. David Johnson added two scoreless innings while fanning two and walking one. Chris Smith gave up a solo homer in the ninth inning to Neil Wilson, but picked up his PCL-leading 24th save.

 

In a spot start for New Orleans, Sosa (5-4) took the loss after allowing three runs on four hits in five innings pitched for the Zephyrs.

 

Sounds outfielder Adam Stern snapped a 10-game hitting streak after going 0-for-4 on the night. Stern's streak was Nashville's seventh double-digit hit streak and the club's longest active on the team.

 

New Orleans third baseman Brian Barden extended his hitting streak to a team-leading 13 games, while right fielder Scott Cousins went hitless to snap his 11-game hit streak.

 

The Sounds and Zephyrs will wrap up their five-game series with tomorrow's 6:35 pm CT finale at Greer Stadium, the last home game of the regular season. Right-hander Josh Butler (4-1, 5.97) will start for Nashville against New Orleans righty 1-1, 4.94).

 

Nashville box score

I love it when Gamel crushes things. Listen to Maldonado's homer here.

 

Nashville play-by-play

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Final: Clearwater 11, @Brevard County 8

Brevard County box score

Brutal. BC allowed ten runs over the last four innings, including a seven-run 8th, to blow the game. Trey Watten was responsible for three of those 8th-inning runs, and Corey Frerichs let in four more without recording an out. Sean Halton was 2-4 with a double and drove in four, Brock Kjeldgaard had two doubles, Matt Cline was 3-4 with a walk, and Erik Komatsu and Sean McCraw were each on three times.

 

Brevard County play-by-play

Clearwater Top of the 8th

• Darin Ruf singles on a ground ball to center fielder Erik Komatsu.
• Tim Kennelly singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Darin Ruf to 2nd.
• Joel Naughton grounds out to first baseman Sean Halton. Darin Ruf to 3rd. Tim Kennelly to 2nd.
• Jim Murphy singles on a line drive to right fielder Peter Fatse. Darin Ruf scores. Tim Kennelly to 3rd.
• Pitcher Change: Corey Frerichs replaces Trey Watten.
• Carlos Perdomo walks. Wild pitch by pitcher Corey Frerichs. Tim Kennelly scores. Jim Murphy to 2nd.
• Troy Hanzawa walks. Jim Murphy to 3rd. Carlos Perdomo to 2nd.
• Derrick Mitchell hits a grand slam (13) to left field. Jim Murphy scores. Carlos Perdomo scores. Troy Hanzawa scores.
• Fidel Hernandez doubles (7) on a line drive to right fielder Peter Fatse.
• Pitcher Change: Ruben Flores replaces Corey Frerichs.
• Steve Susdorf doubles (26) on a fly ball to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Fidel Hernandez scores.
• Darin Ruf flies out to center fielder Erik Komatsu.
• Tim Kennelly flies out to center fielder Erik Komatsu.

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Clearwater's big inning sinks BC
Frank Longbardo/Brevard County Manatees

 

VIERA, Fla. - A seven-run rally by the Clearwater Threshers topped off by a grand slam from Derrick Mitchell, all but eliminated the Brevard County Manatees from playoff contention as the Manatees fell 11-8 on Saturday night in front of 2,535 at Space Coast Stadium.

 

Brevard County (61-71 overall, 34-29 second half) jumped out to an early 7-1 lead, including a five-run fourth that was highlighted by a three-run double by Sean Halton. But the bullpen couldn't hold it as Trey Watten allowed three runs and Corey Frerichs allowed four in the eighth - without recording a single out.

 

Darren Byrd started on the mound for the Manatees and went 5 1/3 innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on six hits, while striking out one Clearwater (64-67, 27-34) hitter.

 

Matt Cline went 3-for-4 with a run scored, while Josh Prince, Halton and Brock Kjeldgaard each picked up two hits. Halton drove in four runs and Angel Salome drove in two. Salome was ejected in the sixth inning for arguing a called third strike call.

 

With the Manatees loss - its fourth straight - and a win by the Tampa Yankees, Brevard County is now 6 1/2 games out of first place with seven games to play.

 

The 2010 regular season home schedule will conclude with the series finale against the Threshers beginning at 1:05 p.m. Cody Scarpetta (7-11, 3.80 ERA) is scheduled to start on the hill for Brevard County.

[brewmann04]

hey i have no issue i just know there alot of inside people and i was curious,but i don' get upset but appreciate doug for the help

[battlekow]

Final: Helena 9, @Idaho Falls 1

Helena box score

The Brewers' bats stayed hot, and Evan Frederickson was wild but effective. The H-Crew got seven runs between the 6th & 7th innings to blow the game open. Frederickson walked six and had two wild pitches in six innings but also fanned six and allowed just one hit and only an unearned run. Brent Dean homered for the second straight game, a three-run shot, Brandon Sizemore and Carlos George both had two hits, and Shea Vucinich singled and walked twice. Johnny Dishon tripled and was hit by a pitch for the 8th time already.

 

Helena play-by-play

Frederickson walked a batter in every inning but the 1st, which is actually a good thing, because it means he didn't walk three or four in an inning as he's prone to doing.

 

The two big innings:

 

Helena Top of the 6th

• Michael Walker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Reggie Taylor.
• Brent Dean pops out to second baseman Yowill Espinal.
• Brandon Sizemore singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jovan Pickett. Michael Walker to 2nd.
• Robert Garvey triples (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Reggie Taylor. Michael Walker scores. Brandon Sizemore scores.
• John Dishon hit by pitch.
• Pitcher Change: Jordan Roualdes replaces Chad Blauer.
• Carlos George singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jovan Pickett. Robert Garvey scores. John Dishon to 2nd.
• With
  Franklin Romero batting, Carlos George caught stealing 2nd base,
  catcher Dale Cornstubble to second baseman Yowill Espinal, John Dishon
  to 3rd.
• With Franklin Romero batting, wild pitch by Jordan Roualdes, John Dishon scores.
• Franklin Romero flies out to center fielder Juan Polonia.

Helena Top of the 7th

• Shea Vucinich walks.
• Gregory Hopkins singles on a ground ball to third baseman Thomas Zebroski. Shea Vucinich to 2nd.
• Michael Walker called out on strikes.
• Brent Dean homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Shea Vucinich scores. Gregory Hopkins scores.
• Brandon Sizemore singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jovan Pickett.
• Robert
  Garvey grounds into a force out, second baseman Yowill Espinal to
  shortstop Justin Trapp. Brandon Sizemore out at 2nd. Robert Garvey
  to 1st.
• John Dishon strikes out swinging.

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Rain again in Mobile, the Stars and BayBears are scheduled to play a doubleheader at 4:05 PM today, weather permitting.

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MiLB.com with a few additional notes on the Helena one-hitter.

 

The Helena Independent Record does the best they can on a road game recap, as Idaho Falls' newspaper is subscription-based.