Link Report for Games of Sunday 7/10 -- Caleb Gindl's cycle and Taylor Green's grand slam powers Nashville

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Sunday's Daily Menu:

 

Nashville: RHP Josh Butler at Albuquerque (Dodgers), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime

Live Audio Link

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MiLB.TV -- for subscribers

Huntsville: RHP Cody Scarpetta at home vs. Carolina (Reds), 6:43 PM gametime

Live Audio Link

iPad/iPhone: Listen

Traditional Broadcast Live Audio Link -- Select the Carolina feed from the MiLB main audio page

Brevard County: TBD (perhaps RHP Hiram Burgos) at home vs. Fort Myers (Twins), 4:05 PM gametime

Live Audio Link -- Select the Fort Myers feed from the MiLB main audio page

 

Wisconsin: RHP Jimmy Nelson at Quad Cities (Cardinals), 1:40 PM pre-game, 2:00 gametime

Live Audio Link

 

Helena: RHP Eric Arnett at home vs. Great Falls (White Sox), 7:50 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime

Live Audio Link -- Select the Helena feed from the MiLB main audio page

Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle

 

DSL Brewers: Idle

[Mass Haas]

Follow Sunday's action as it happens:

 

Nashville (Gameday also available)

 

Huntsville (Gameday also available)

 

Brevard County

Wisconsin

Helena

[Mass Haas]

PCL American North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Omaha	49	41	.544	-	-	26-18	23-23	6-4	W1
	Memphis	47	42	.528	1.5	54	27-16	20-26	6-4	L1
	Iowa	41	49	.456	8.0	47	24-20	17-29	3-7	L6
	Nashville	40	49	.449	8.5	47	27-19	13-30	3-7	W1

SOU North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Chattanooga	11	6	.647	-	-	5-4	6-2	5-5	W2
	Huntsville	9	8	.529	2.0	52	4-4	5-4	6-4	L2
*	Tennessee	8	9	.471	3.0	51	5-3	3-6	4-6	L4
	Carolina	7	9	.438	3.5	51	4-4	3-5	4-6	W2
	Jackson	6	11	.353	5.0	49	3-5	3-6	4-6	W1

FSL North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Dunedin	9	6	.600	-	-	3-2	6-4	7-3	W1
	Tampa	9	7	.563	0.5	55	5-3	4-4	6-4	L1
	Clearwater	7	9	.438	2.5	53	4-6	3-3	5-5	L1
*	Daytona	7	9	.438	2.5	53	2-6	5-3	4-6	L4
	Brevard County	6	8	.429	2.5	54	4-5	2-3	3-7	L3
	Lakeland	6	8	.429	2.5	54	3-3	3-5	4-6	W1

MID Western
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Kane County	11	5	.688	-	-	4-3	7-2	6-4	W2
	Clinton	10	6	.625	1.0	-	5-4	5-2	7-3	W3
	Beloit	9	7	.563	2.0	54	3-4	6-3	4-6	L1
	Quad Cities	8	8	.500	3.0	53	3-4	5-4	5-5	W3
	Wisconsin	8	8	.500	3.0	53	3-6	5-2	6-4	L2
*	Burlington	6	10	.375	5.0	51	4-5	2-5	4-6	L3
	Cedar Rapids	6	10	.375	5.0	51	3-4	3-6	4-6	L3
	Peoria	6	10	.375	5.0	51	2-7	4-3	4-6	W1

PIO North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Billings	11	9	.550	-	-	5-5	6-4	6-4	L1
	Missoula	11	9	.550	-	-	5-5	6-4	7-3	W2
	Great Falls	9	11	.450	2.0	17	4-6	5-5	5-5	W1
	Helena	9	11	.450	2.0	17	5-5	4-6	2-8	L2

AZL Central
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	AZL Dodgers	10	6	.625	-	-	5-3	5-3	6-4	L2
	AZL Indians	8	7	.533	1.5	40	3-3	5-4	6-4	W3
	AZL Reds	8	8	.500	2.0	39	6-2	2-6	6-4	L1
	AZL Brewers	3	13	.188	7.0	34	1-7	2-6	1-9	L4

DSL S.D. North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	DSL Mariners	26	9	.743	-	-	14-4	12-5	8-2	W3
	DSL Brewers	21	13	.618	4.5	34	9-7	12-6	4-6	L1
	DSL Cardinals	12	23	.343	14.0	24	8-11	4-12	5-5	W1
	DSL Athletics	11	24	.314	15.0	23	7-9	4-15	4-6	L3

[Mass Haas]

Look for the Nashville and Wisconsin media notes here and here later on, respectively.

 

If Huntsville posts theirs, it will be found by placing your cursor over the "roster" banner at the Stars' home page.

 

Enjoy your summer Sunday.

[Mass Haas]

Huntsville: RHP Cody Scarpetta at home vs. Carolina (Reds), 6:43 PM gametime

 

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Well, I'm guessing Cody's not worried about missing this start (while on the big league club).

[battlekow]

BC postponed.

[Mass Haas]

It's 5:10 CT, Rattlers are tied at 5-5, bottom of the 10th in Quad Cities -- listen in.Wisconsin scored two in the top of the 9th, to grab a 5-3 lead, but then saw the River Bandits tie it in the bottom of the 9th.

[Mass Haas]

Both Wisconsin Manager Matt Erickson and Helena Manager Joe Ayrault were ejected today, epidemic on that as of late.

[TheCrew07]

Watching the Futures Game, Liddi can sure pick it at 3B, wow.

[TheCrew07]

Matt Moore is pitching right now from the Rays, his first 3 pitches... 95, 99, and 100... as a starting pitcher, left handed, with great control... and ohh my goodness a plus slider to make Liddi look silly. Moore and Price, 2 LHP pitchers headlining that rotation, I would think in the next year or so. I wonder who they trade to make room for Moore? Neimann?

[battlekow]

Final: @Quad Cities 6, Wisconsin 5 (11 innings)

Bandits beat Rattlers in 11 innings

Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

July 10, 2011 DAVENPORT, IA - The Quad Cities River Bandits topped the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6-5 in 11 innings on Sunday afternoon at Modern Woodmen Park. The Rattlers grabbed the lead twice, but could not hold on either time as they lost their third straight game.

The River Bandits (49-37 overall, 9-8 second half) scored in the bottom of the first inning. Quad Cities had runners on first and third with one two outs when Wisconsin starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson walked two consecutive batters. The first walk - to Michael Swinson - loaded the bases. The second walk - to Geoff Klein - forced in a run for a 1-0 lead.

The Rattlers (46-41, 8-9) answered in the top of the third inning. Jason Rogers drew a leadoff walk. One out later Cody Hawn extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a single to put runners on first and third. Greg Hopkins launched a 1-1 pitch from Boone Whiting over the wall in left for a three-run homer and a 3-1 Rattlers lead.

The River Bandits tied the game in the bottom of the fourth. Kolten Wong doubled in the run to make it 3-2. Later in the inning, Wong scored on a sacrifice fly by Oscar Tavares to tie the game 3-3.

Quad Cities had runners at first and third with no outs in the bottom of the fifth. Chris Edmondson sent a high fly to medium right-center field. Chad Stang made the catch and threw out the go ahead run at the plate.

The Rattlers bats came out of hibernation in the eighth inning. After Hopkins hit his home run in the second inning, River Bandits pitchers retired the next 18 Wisconsin batters. Joey Paciorek tripled with one out in the eighth. Mike Brownstein chopped a single over the drawn in infield to send Paciorek home.

Nick Shaw singled to right on a hit-and-run and Brownstein made it to third. River Bandits right fielder Oscar Tavares bobbled the ball as he tried to make a throw to third. Then, he flipped the ball casually to the cutoff man. Brownstein took off for home on the lob. Brownstein scored on the play and the Rattlers were up 5-3.

But the Rattlers could not hold the lead in the bottom of the eighth. Brian Garman, who was in his third inning of relief, got the first out. Then, a walk and a double put the tying runs in scoring position. Rattlers closer Greg Holle entered the game and got the second out.

Then, Jonathan Rodriguez pinch hit for Tavares. He lined a pitch from Holle off the wall in left for a two-run single to even the game 5-5.

Quad Cities loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the eleventh inning on a leadoff single, a stolen base, a walk, a ground out, and an intentional walk.

Klein, who drove in the first run of the game, drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly to left to give the Bandits a 6-5 win.

The final game of the series at Modern Woodmen Park is Monday night. Del Howell (1-4, 5.13) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. The River Bandits have Anthony Ferrara (7-4, 3.21) is scheduled to start. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm.

Wisconsin box score

Just a torrent of baserunners allowed by Nelson, who somehow kept the damage to three runs: 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 5 K, 4/3 GO/FO, 92 pitches, 53 strikes. It was usually steady Eric Marzec who faltered and allowed the winning run in the 11th. All five of the Rattlers' hits are mentioned above, and besides those and Rogers' walk, they put just two other men on base, a Paciorek free pass and a TJ Mittelstaedt HBP.

Wisconsin play-by-play

[markedman5]

Thornburg now pitching

[TheCrew07]

Thornburg is on the mound right now in the 5th.

 

Thornburg's first batter: 95 MPH FB, 79 Curve (looked good), 95 FB, 95 FB... ground out they are talking about reports labeling him a reliever and discussing delivery issues.

 

2nd Batter: 95 FB, 82 MPH breaking pitch (couldn't identify it, want to call it a change?)... ground out

 

3rd Batter: 79 Curve, 82 MPH breaking pitch again, might be the curve.. hit to left

 

4th Batter: 94 FB - fly out to left

[narwhalattack]

Consistently hit 95 on the gun with the fastball and the changeup seemed good (although he left some up in the zone)

[markedman5]

It kind of bugs me that whoever the analyst is(Hershiser?) just looks at the kids deleivery and assumes he will be a relief pitcher.

 

Plenty of guys with funky deliveries(and Thornburgs didn't look that bad to me) have become very effective starting pitchers.

 

Johnny Cueto's delivery is almost a Luis Tiant clone and he has done alright.

[battlekow]

It kind of bugs me that whoever the analyst is(Hershiser?) just looks at the kids deleivery and assumes he will be a relief pitcher.

Rick Sutcliffe, the windbaggiest of baseball windbags.

[And That]

Scarpetta could theoretically make it back down to Huntsville to start, or at least get into the ballgame, depending on when he got out of Milwaukee this afternoon.

[TheCrew07]

It just hit me, is Trout not playing in this? Gary Brown is in CF.

[And That]

About Thornburg... the ESPN gun is a couple MPH hot. He was working closer to 93. I wasn't blown away by the curve, and certainly not by the change. Still work to do, but definitely has the tools to be a starter.

[And That]

It just hit me, is Trout not playing in this? Gary Brown is in CF.

Trout was called up to Los Angeles... er Anaheim, or whatever... yesterday.

[TheCrew07]

Ahh, well good for him.

[TheCrew07]

About Thornburg... the ESPN gun is a couple MPH hot. He was working closer to 93. I wasn't blown away by the curve, and certainly not by the change. Still work to do, but definitely has the tools to be a starter.

So that was a change, the first one looked like it moved away from the the lefty, the 2nd just looped in there.

 

 

[And That]

Pretty sure the 79ish MPH one was the CB (with a pretty tight break) and the 82ish MPH one was the CH. I guess it says something that it isn't extremely clear.

 

Edit: I was bummed ESPN didn't show his delivery out of the stretch. He only made the one stretch pitch, and it was hit for an out.

[TheCrew07]

yep I thought the 79 was cleary a curve with a decent break... not great, but average or maybe slightly better. The angle is tough though for a RHP tailing something away... it's hard to tell if it's the angle or the pitch moved.