Link Report for Sun. 9/4 -- Gennett and Richardson send off BC with a bang

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Sunday's Daily Menu:

 

Nashville: RHP Josh Butler at Memphis (Cardinals), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime

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

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers

 

Huntsville: RHP Cody Scarpetta at home vs. Mobile (Diamondbacks), 1:03 PM gametime

Live Audio Link

iPad/iPhone: Listen

Traditional broadcast -- Mobile feed

Brevard County: RHP Tyler Thornburg at Daytona (Cubs), 4:35 PM gametime

Live Audio Link -- Daytona feed

Wisconsin: RHP Eric Arnett at Beloit (Twins), 1:40 PM pre-game, 2:00 gametime

Live Audio Link

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers

 

Helena: RHP Drew Gagnon at Great Falls (White Sox), 1:50 PM pre-game, 2:05 gametime

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

 

Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Season complete; 17-39 record, worst in the 13-team league

 

DSL Brewers: Season complete; 44-27 regular season, first-round playoff series loss

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Pacific Coast League American Northern
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
#	Omaha	79	61	.564	-	-	40-32	39-29	6-4	W1
	Memphis	76	65	.539	3.5	E	44-25	32-40	6-4	W3
	Nashville	70	72	.493	10.0	E	40-32	30-40	4-6	L3
	Iowa	64	77	.454	15.5	E	38-31	26-46	3-7	L1

SOU North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Chattanooga	41	27	.603	-	-	20-13	21-14	6-4	W4
*	Tennessee	39	29	.574	2.0	1	22-13	17-16	6-4	L1
	Carolina	30	37	.448	10.5	E	16-17	14-20	4-6	W1
	Jackson	29	39	.426	12.0	E	15-20	14-19	5-5	W1
	Huntsville	27	40	.403	13.5	E	11-21	16-19	4-6	L2

FSL North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
#	Dunedin	40	29	.580	-	-	20-14	20-15	6-4	W4
	Tampa	37	31	.544	2.5	E	17-19	20-12	5-5	W3
	Clearwater	35	33	.515	4.5	E	23-12	12-21	5-5	L4
	Brevard County	34	33	.507	5.0	E	13-17	21-16	8-2	W4
*	Daytona	29	37	.439	9.5	E	14-17	15-20	4-6	L4
	Lakeland	27	40	.403	12.0	E	13-20	14-20	3-7	L3

MID Western
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Quad Cities	40	26	.606	-	-	22-12	18-14	8-2	W3
@	Clinton	38	29	.567	2.5	-	19-15	19-14	6-4	W1
@	Kane County	36	32	.529	5.0	1	14-19	22-13	3-7	L1
	Beloit	30	36	.455	10.0	E	15-17	15-19	4-6	L1
*	Burlington	30	36	.455	10.0	E	17-15	13-21	7-3	W4
	Cedar Rapids	28	39	.418	12.5	E	16-19	12-20	3-7	L1
	Wisconsin	28	39	.418	12.5	E	15-20	13-19	4-6	L5
	Peoria	26	41	.388	14.5	E	12-20	14-21	4-6	W1

PIO North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Great Falls	22	11	.667	-	-	11-5	11-6	8-2	W6
	Billings	20	13	.606	2.0	4	10-4	10-9	7-3	L2
*	Missoula	15	18	.455	7.0	E	9-8	6-10	2-8	L1
	Helena	10	23	.303	12.0	E	6-13	4-10	3-7	W1

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Follow Sunday's action as it happens:

 

Nashville (Gameday also available)

Huntsville (Gameday also available)

Brevard County

Wisconsin

Helena

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

 

If Huntsville posts theirs (last did so on Tuesday 8/30), it will be found by placing your cursor over the "roster" banner at the Stars' home page.

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GAME POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

Huntsville Stars

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Today’s game between the Mobile BayBears and Huntsville Stars has been postponed due to inclement weather resulting from Tropical Storm Lee. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Monday.

First pitch will be at 1:03 p.m. with game two starting 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. One ticket will get fans into both games. Tickets from today’s game can be redeemed at the ticket office for a general admission ticket to tomorrow’s doubleheader.

Monday is Case of the Mondays presented by Buffalo Rock and halfway to Mardi Gras! Write down the dumbest thing your boss ever said for a chance to win a case of soda, thanks to Buffalo Rock! And don’t forget, 15 pieces of flair is a minimum! It’s also a special Bud Light Thirst-Aid Monday! All 20-ounce draft beers will be $2 from the time the gates open until the fifth inning of the second game.

For more information, visit huntsvillestars.com or call (256) 882-2562.

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Final: @Beloit 5, Wisconsin 1

Snappers stop Rattlers 5-1

Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

BELOIT, WI – The Beloit Snappers beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-1 on Sunday afternoon at Pohlman Field. Beloit erased an early Rattlers lead with three runs in the second inning and sent Wisconsin to its sixth straight loss.

Wisconsin (66-72 overall, 28-40 second half) took the lead on an unearned run in the top of the second. Cody Hawn reached second on a dropped fly ball to left with one out. Brandon Macias followed with an RBI single. Later in the inning, the Rattlers had runners at the corners with one out. But, Macias was thrown out at the plate trying to score from third on a foul pop to shallow right. The Rattlers offense did not threaten

Beloit (69-68, 31-36) charged back to take the lead in the bottom of the second inning. Michael Gonzales started the inning with a double. A one out single by Tyler Grimes tied the game as Gonzales scored. The Snappers went in front on an RBI grounder by Andrew Lee. Beloit scored their final run of the inning on a double steal. Jhonatan Arias took off for second base and drew a throw. Wang Wei-Lin raced home from third and beat the throw for a 3-1 Beloit advantage.

The Snappers added to their lead with single runs in the fourth inning and in the eighth inning. Leer’s sacrifice fly in the fourth made it 4-1. An RBI single by Lin – his fourth hit of the day – came in the eighth inning and made it 5-1.

Four Beloit pitchers held the Timber Rattlers to one unearned run on seven hits and combined for ten strikeouts. Michael Tonkin, making just his third start of the season, allowed an unearned run and struck out five for his fourth win of the season.

Wisconsin plays their final game of the 2011 season on Monday afternoon when they take on the Snappers at Pohlman Field. Charly Bashara (4-5, 5.53) is the scheduled starter for the Timber Rattlers. Beloit has AJ Achter (5-7, 4.66) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 2:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 1:40pm.

Wisconsin box score

Wisconsin play-by-play

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Final: @Great Falls 9, Helena 5

Helena box score

The Brewers got all their runs in the 6th but were already down 6-0 at that point. Drew Gagnon started and got hit around: 2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K. K/BB nice at least. Not quite for Tommy Toledo: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 7/2 GO/FO. Adrian Williams had a nice day, 3-5 atop the order, and Yadiel Rivera was good too, 2-4 with a double, a walk, and his seventh steal, though he also committed two errors. Steve Felix went deep for the fifth time. Max Walla was hit by a pitch but struck out in his all three of his official at-bats.

Helena play-by-play

Helena Top of the 6th

• Adrian Williams singles on a ground ball to shortstop David Herbek.
• Yadiel Rivera doubles (14) on a fly ball to center fielder Randall Thorpe. Adrian Williams to 3rd.
• Benjamin McMahan grounds out, third baseman Kyle Eveland to first baseman Martin Medina. Adrian Williams scores. Yadiel Rivera to 3rd.
• Parker Berberet out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Mark Haddow. Yadiel Rivera scores.
• Max Walla hit by pitch.
• Kyle Dhanani singles on a ground ball to second baseman Joe De Pinto. Max Walla to 2nd.
• Steve Felix homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Max Walla scores. Kyle Dhanani scores.
• Pitcher Change: Austin Evans replaces Blair Walters.
• Kenneth Allison strikes out swinging, catcher Jimmy Jacquot to first baseman Martin Medina.

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One guy I had an eye on last year was Jonathan Pokorny. He got off to a bad start this year which is tough to overcome in the bullpen, but has posted very good numbers after their all-star break. 32.2 IP, 24 H, 14 BB (a little higher than desired), 30 K, 1.45 GO/AO, .211 BAA. For the year against lefties he posted 22IP, 16 H, 14 BB (not good), 24 K. If he can improve his control he may still have a future in the bullpen.

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Final: Brevard County 6, @Daytona 4

Brevard County box score

The Sea Cows scored three runs in the top of the 9th to steal the game. Manuel Ruiz tossed three shutout innings before faltering in the 4th and allowing three runs. Eric Marzec followed that up with three one-run innings; Marzec has posted a very good ERA since being assigned to the FSL but has only nine strikeouts in 20.1 innings. Given that it was the last game of the year and he hadn't played for over half a week, I thought D'Vontrey Richardson might be done for the year, especially after he didn't start the game, but he took over early for Kentrail Davis and gave us something to whet our appetites with over the offseason with a four-hit, two-double denouement. Scooter Gennett was also excellent with three hits, including a triple, and a walk. Tyler Thornburg did not pitch.

Brevard County play-by-play

Brevard County Top of the 9th

• Juan Sanchez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Abner Abreu.
• Brent Dean strikes out swinging.
• Scooter Gennett singles on a fly ball to left fielder Abner Abreu. Juan Sanchez to 2nd.
• Pitcher Change: Frank Batista replaces Yoannis Negrin.
• Shea Vucinich walks. Juan Sanchez to 3rd. Scooter Gennett to 2nd.
• Hunter Morris out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Taiwan Easterling. Juan Sanchez scores. Scooter Gennett to 3rd.
• D' Vontrey Richardson singles on a ground ball to third baseman Matthew Cerda. Scooter Gennett scores. Shea Vucinich to 2nd.
• Chuck Caufield singles on a line drive to left fielder Abner Abreu. Shea Vucinich scores. D' Vontrey Richardson to 2nd.
• Pitcher Change: Jordan Latham replaces Frank Batista.
• Scott Krieger grounds out, shortstop Elliot Soto to first baseman Justin Bour.

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Final: @Memphis 5, Nashville 2

Skid Hits Four As Sounds Fall To Redbirds, 5-2

Nashville Sounds

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds dropped their fourth straight contest on Sunday evening, falling 5-2 to the division-rival Memphis Redbirds at AutoZone Park.

Nashville - which out-hit Memphis 8-4 in the contest - left nine on base on the night, finishing just 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position.

Memphis took the night's first lead by plating an unearned run against Josh Butler in the bottom of the first inning.

With one out, Tyler Greene reached on a fielding error by Sounds shortstop Edwin Maysonet, stole second, and came home to score on Nick Stavinoha's double down the left field line, the lone hit permitted by Nashville starter Josh Butler through the first five innings of play.

After leaving a runner in scoring position in each of the first five innings, the Sounds finally broke through in the sixth against Memphis reliever Pete Parise.

With one out, Brandon Boggs (2-for-4) legged out his second double of the night before scoring the tying run on Caleb Gindl's RBI two-bagger down the right field line, which chased Parise from the contest [audio].

Nashville missed a chance to take the lead when Gindl was caught stealing third just prior to Mike Rivera hammering a double off the center field wall.

Memphis responded to the Sounds' score immediately, plating four runs off Butler in the home half of the sixth to reclaim the lead at 5-1.

Adron Chambers and Greene opened the frame with consecutive singles before Stavinoha came through with his second run-scoring knock of the night, a two-run double to left. The two-bagger upped the slugger's Redbirds-record RBI total to 109 on the year.

The inning continued as Memphis loaded the bases when Andrew Brown drew a walk and Bryan Anderson was hit by a Butler pitch. Freddie Bynum followed by drawing a five-pitch walk from the right-hander to force home Stavinoha for a 4-1 lead. The Redbirds plated their fourth run of the frame when Pete Kozma lifted a sacrifice fly to center.

Nashville closed out the evening's scoring in the ninth with a single run against Memphis reliever Chuckie Fick. Gindl drew an inning-opening walk, stole second, moved to third on a Rivera flyout, and later scored on an Eric Farris fielder's choice groundout.

Jess Todd (2-4) was awarded the victory for the Redbirds after working 1 2/3 scoreless frames of relief.

Butler (9-8) took the loss for the Sounds after giving up five runs (four earned) on four hits over six innings of work.

Nashville will look to avoid a series sweep when the Sounds and Redbirds wrap up the 2011 season with a 1:05 p.m. Labor Day finale on Monday. Right-hander Mike Fiers (7-0, 1.21) will man the bump for Nashville to face Memphis right-hander Brian Broderick (7-6, 5.04).

Nashville box score

Dan Meadows and Mike McClendon each tossed scoreless innings of relief, McClendon with two strikeouts.

Nashville play-by-play

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