Link Report for Mon. 4/9

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Monday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Nashville: RHP Seth McClung formally returns to the Brewers organization at Oklahoma City (Astros), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Jeff Hem is the new play-by-play voice of the Sounds; follow him on Twitter @jeffhempbp; we'll link to his blog updates at On the Air…and Off

 

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Nashville games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $39.99 season-long package ($9.99 to pay for a single month). We imagine the audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link.

 

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Huntsville: RHP R.J. Seidel at Jacksonville (Marlins), 10:50 AM pre-game, 11:05 gametime

 

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

 

I-Phone friendly audio link

 

Alex Cohen is the new play-by-play voice of the Stars; follow him on Twitter @alexmcohen. It's fantastic that Huntsville is returning to what will be a traditional broadcast format this year. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast.

 

MiLB.TV subsciption note: A total of 24 Stars' games (in Jacksonville and Tennessee) will be broadcast.

 

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Brevard County: RHP Austin Ross at Lakeland (Tigers), 5:30 PM gametime

 

Sorry, no audio for this series.

 

Once again this season, Brevard does not have its own audio coverage. It appears two teams in the Manatees North Division (within which the majority of games are played) have audio, and all six teams in the South Division have audio (at least for their home games), so there will be opportunities to listen to approx. 70% or Brevard's games this season, just all from the opponent's perspective. There are no Florida State League games on MiLB.TV this year.

 

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Wisconsin: RHP David Goforth at Burlington (Athletics), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link - 1280 AM WNAM

 

Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio.

 

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; Wisconsin is one of only two (Great Lakes) Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV; Chris' call provides the audio. So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, all Timber Rattlers home games, and 24 Stars' road games (one Helena series this summer, too).

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Follow Monday's action as it happens with box score / game log links:

 

Nashville

 

Huntsville

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

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STANDINGS:

 

AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division

 

AA - Southern League North Division

 

Florida State League North Division

 

Midwest League Western Division

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Link Report Tidbit:

 

LHP Bobby Bramhall, released by the Brewers in spring 2011 and who did not pitch professionally last season, was signed by the Marlins in January, pitched for their Jupiter High-A club earlier this week, and will join AA Jacksonville for the Stars-Suns game today.

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From Sunday, photos from New Orleans --

 

Taylor Green

Edwin Maysonet

 

Scooter Gennett and Kentrail Davis among the recognizable in these uncaptioned AA photos from Jacksonville.

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Guys are discovering the joys of days off in the Florida State League:

 

C Adam Weisenburger

 

A very fit RHP Eric Marzec

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Top Pitching Performances By MLB Prospects Over The Weekend - Brevard's LHP Jed Bradley made the BA list

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Jake Odorizzi is mentioned in the "Other Top Outings By Prospects" section (5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K; pitching for AA Arkansas)

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Media notes from Lakeland provide an all-enompassing preview of the Brevard series

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TLB, you in tonight? If not, I will take Brevard County and Nashville.

[TheCrew07]

I take WI and Huntsville, working from home today on Visio stuff so I'll have time.

[TooLiveBrew]

TLB, you in tonight? If not, I will take Brevard County and Nashville.

No, had time yesterday since it was the weekend. This week is going to be very busy for me unfortunately.

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Catching up on weekend video:

 

4/6/12: Nashville's Caleb Gindl knocks a 10th-inning double, one of his three hits in the Sounds' 2-1 loss to New Orleans.

 

4/7/12: Nashville's Taylor Green connects on a two-run homer in the Sounds' 4-2 loss to the New Orleans Zephyrs

 

4/6/12: Domnit Bolivar pulls Huntsville even with a ninth-inning double in the Stars' eventual 5-4, comeback win over Jacksonville -- Crushed it!

 

4/7/12: Huntsville's Scooter Gennett singles in a run in the Stars' 3-1 win over Jacksonville

 

Chris Mehring's audio accompanies the action:

 

4/6/12: Jason Rogers's first-inning home run gives the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers an early 1-0 lead over the Cedar Rapids Kernels

 

Cedar Rapids' Kaleb Cowart steals home in the Kernels' 7-6 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday

 

Wisconsin's Chad Stang hits a solo homer in the Timber Rattlers' 7-6 win over Cedar Rapids on Saturday

[TooLiveBrew]

The Green HR was off a LHP, no less. Thanks for linking these, Master Mass!

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Huntsville Media Notes

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Nashville Media Notes

 

Today's tidbit:

 

SOLID DEBUT: First baseman Sean Halton, who made his Triple-A debut on Thursday with a 4-for-4 effort that included a homer, has reached base in nine of his 17 plate appearances this year. Halton was responsible for Nashville’s only hit yesterday.

[TheCrew07]

Final: Jacksonville (Marlins) 7, Huntsville 4

 

Huntsville Box Score

It doesn't seem that long ago when R.J. Seidel was the Brewers 16th round pick in the 2006 draft does it? He retired the Suns in order until the 3rd when a looping fly ball fell, he walked a batter, then gave up HR and was promptly removed from the game. He went 2.2IP with 2H, 3ER, 1HR, 1BB, and 2SO. I'm unsure why he was pulled with only 48 pitches unless he hit his inning pitch count, my initial reaction was his removal had to be performance related. He gave up the HR to Jeff Dominguez a SS, who didn't have a hit prior to his HR. Josh Stinson came on in relief and pitched into the 5th before running into some trouble and getting pulled. Josh's line; 2IP, 3H, 2R, 0ER, 3BB, and 2SO. Darren Byrd replaced Stinson going 1.1 IP with nothing but 1 strike out in his line. Jesus Sanchez struggled in his 2 innings giving up 5H, 2ER, and a HR.

 

The Stars actually outhit the Suns 14 to 10 and at one point had 8 hits without scoring a run. Anderson De La Rosa and Lee Haydel both pounded out 3 hits, Haydel adding a 3B. Kentrail Davis, Jeff Bianchi, and Scooter Gennet had 2 hits a piece, Gennett did walk (his first) and poke a 2B as well. Brock Kjeldgaard was back in the line-up today going 0-3 and was pulled for Khris Davis during a double switch which looks like it will be a recurring theme this season, LF seems to be the position of choice for the double switches in the early going. The defense wasn't very good, there were 2 errors, both of which directly led to runs charged to Stinson.

 

Huntsville Game Log

The Stars missed a chance in the 3rd

Huntsville Top of the 3rd

• Kentrail Davis grounds out to first baseman Jaime Ortiz.
  Jeff Bianchi singles on a fly ball to right fielder Kyle Jensen.
  Scooter Gennett doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Jake Smolinski. Jeff Bianchi to 3rd.
  Brock Kjeldgaard reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Shawn Bowman to catcher Kyle Skipworth. Jeff Bianchi out at home.
  Hunter Morris strikes out swinging.

 

The Suns 5th inning was "the dagger" for any of you that listen to Packer radio broadcasts

Jacksonville Bottom of the 5th

• Jake Smolinski reaches on fielding error by third baseman Matt Cline.
  Jeff Dominguez flies out to center fielder Lee Haydel.
  Kyle Jensen walks. Jake Smolinski to 2nd.
  Shawn Bowman singles on a line drive to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Jake Smolinski to 3rd. Kyle Jensen to 2nd.
  Kyle Skipworth out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Jake Smolinski scores.
  Jaime Ortiz walks. Kyle Jensen to 3rd. Shawn Bowman to 2nd.
  Pitcher Change: Darren Byrd replaces Josh Stinson, batting 4th.
  Defensive Substitution: Khris Davis replaces pitcher Josh Stinson, batting 9th, playing left field.
  With Paul Gran batting, passed ball by Anderson De La Rosa, Kyle Jensen scores. Shawn Bowman to 3rd. Jaime Ortiz to 2nd.
  Paul Gran called out on strikes.
  

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Stars Struggle in Series Finale

Huntsville Stars

 

JACKSONVILLE, FL- Another potential Huntsville comeback fell a bit short on Monday afternoon, as the Stars fell to the Jacksonville Suns by a score of 7-4 in the rubber match of a five-game, season-opening series.

 

Jacksonville got the scoring started in the third inning, as shortstop Jeff Dominguez snapped an 0-for-12 slump to start the season with a 3-run home run off of Huntsville starting pitcher R.J. Seidel to give the Suns an early lead.

 

After the Suns plated two more runs in the fifth to make the score 5-0, the Stars offense finally woke up. In the sixth inning, catcher Anderson De La Rosa and center fielder Lee Haydel singled to start off the frame. They were eventually brought home by back-to-back RBI singles by left fielder Khris Davis and right fielder Kentrail Davis to cut the Suns lead to three.

 

In the seventh, the Stars diminished the Suns’ lead to one as De La Rosa and Haydel struck again with an RBI single and an RBI triple respectively.

 

Unfortunately, that is as close as Huntsville would get though. An RBI single by Suns catcher Kyle Skipworth in the seventh inning and then a solo home run from first basemen Curt Smith in the eighth inning would add needed insurance runs for the Suns to roll to their second consecutive victory.

 

For Jacksonville, Omar Poveda earned his first win of the year after giving up just two runs over 5.2 innings. Evan Reed notched his second save of the season with a final two scoreless innings. Huntsville starter Seidel fell to 0-1 on the season after giving up three runs in 2.2 innings pitched.

 

In terms of offense, the Stars pounded out 14 hits, including three apiece from De La Rosa and Haydel. Kentrail Davis, second basemen Scooter Gennett, and shortstop Jeff Bianchi each added two hits. Huntsville also left 11 runners on base.

 

The Stars will travel to Birmingham to start a five-game series with the Barons, AA-Affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, on Tuesday starting at 7:05 CT. Huntsville will look to LHP Dan Merklinger (0-1, 3.38 ERA) while the Barons counter with RHP Nestor Molina (0-1, 4.50 ERA).

 

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Molina is the prized prospect the ChiSox netted from the Jays in the Sergio Santos deal. With the Southern League's all five-game series set-up, Merklinger will face nothing but aces for these first few series, eventually circumstances among clubs will alter their rotations. -- Jim

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Timber Rattlers glad to be playing games that count

 

Timber Rattlers Lineup & Game Notes for April 9, 2012

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TRatsBaseball.com (Brad Krause) with a hugely informative Rattlers collection of links, news, notes, and opinions.

 

Brad reminds us of Chris Dennis' early-spring concussion, apparently not the final factor in Chris' release this past week. Hopefully he's feeling no after-effects.

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Gindl and Halton stay hot in the first for Nashville.

 

BC finally scored, and tied the game, late. 2011 WI MVP TJ Mittelstaedt went yard.

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'Tees hold on to beat Lakeland, 5-4

04/09/2012 9:40 PM ET

By Frank Longobardo / Brevard County Manatees

 

LAKELAND, Fla. - A two-out three-run home run by Mike Walker in the top of the ninth broke a 2-2 tie and Brevard County Manatees were able to hang on to beat the Lakeland Flying Tigers 5-4 on Monday night at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland.

 

Brevard County was down 1-0 going into the seventh inning and had been held to just one hit up to that point. T.J. Mittelstaedt was able to get the 'Tees on the scoreboard in the inning with a solo homer to right to tie the game.

 

The Manatees would take a 2-1 lead in the eighth as Reggie Keen's two-out double scored Walker. Walker led off the inning with a walk and moved up to second on a sacrifice bunt by Shea Vucinich and then to third on a ground out by Shawn Zarraga.

 

Lakeland tied the game in the bottom of the inning thanks to a two-out bloop single by Daniel Fields off of Alan Williams, which scored Wade Gaynor.

 

In the top of the ninth, Nick Shaw led the inning off with a single and would move to second on a sacrifice bunt by Mittelstaedt. Cody Hawn was then intentionally walked by Bruce Rondon, so the Flying Tigers could get a righty-righty match-up with Scott Krieger. That moved paid off as Krieger struck out swinging.

 

Rondon then had to face the left-handing hitting Walker and Walker proceeded to hit a three-run homer to right and Brevard County took a 5-2 lead.

 

Casey Medlen then came in to close the game in the bottom of the ninth and gave up two runs and put the tying run on first base, but he was able to shut the door for his second straight save.

 

Starting pitcher Austin Ross did not factor into the decision as he went five innings and allowed one run on five hits, while walking one and striking out four.

 

The Manatees and Flying Tigers will be back in action in Lakeland on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. for the middle game of their three-game series.

 

2011 first round draft pick Taylor Jungmann (1-0, 1.80 ERA) will make his second professional start on Tuesday night. He went five innings and allowed one run in Brevard County's opening day win against the Daytona Cubs last Thursday night.

 

For Lakeland, southpaw Shawn Teufel will take the mound. Last season, Teufel went 4-5 with a 3.78 ERA in 22 appearances for the Flying Tigers in 2011. He was 1-0 with a 2.51 ERA in three appearances against the 'Tees last season.

 

 

Box Score

 

Austin Ross got the start and was very good. He is back in High-A to start so he needs to impress early to stay on the SP prospect map. A more loaded system may have already moved him permanently to the pen, but the Brewers still have hope for him. After Ross came three of the system's more legit relief prospects in RHP Eric Marzec (24), LHP Alan Williams (22) and RHP Casey Medlen (22). All three scuffled. In the end, Williams got the win and Medlen got the save. Go figure.

 

The hitters were having trouble with Mark Sorensen for the first 6+ innings until T.J. Mittelstaedt (24) socked the game tying home run. Sorensen is not much of a prospect so I am not sure what the problem was. After he departed, the offense woke up scoring 4 times in the final 2 innings. 2011 WI Co-MVP Mike Walker (23) smacked a 2-on 2-out shot in the ninth. Shawn Zarraga (23) was on twice and is off to a hot start at the plate batting .455. Zarraga is listed at 6'0" 260 lbs on his MiLB.com page.

 

Top 3B prospect Nick Castellanos homered off Medlen in the 9th. He should be joining Prince and Miggy in Detroit within a few years. At 20, he has got to be one of the youngest players in A+.

 

Game Log

 

Medlen's inning extended by a Nick Shaw error.

 

Lakeland Bottom of the 9th

 

Pitcher Change: Casey Medlen replaces Alan Williams.

Nick Castellanos homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Tyler Collins doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder Franklin Romero Jr.

Avisail Garcia strikes out swinging.

James Robbins strikes out swinging.

James McCann singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nick Shaw. Tyler Collins scores. Throwing error by shortstop Nick Shaw.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Luis Castillo replaces James McCann.

Wade Gaynor flies out to center fielder Reggie Keen.

 

Edit: Added recap

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Sounds Lose Series Opener In Oklahoma City

04/09/2012 10:52 PM ET

Nashville Sounds

 

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Nashville Sounds came up on the short end of a 4-2 defeat to the Oklahoma City RedHawks on Monday evening at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in the opener of a four-game series.

 

Nashville (1-4) has been held to two runs or less in each of its contests this season.

 

The Sounds grabbed an early 1-0 lead, plating a run in the top of the first inning with a two-out rally against Oklahoma City starter Henry Sosa. After the first two batters were retired, Caleb Gindl continued his early hot hitting by legging out a triple to center then scored the night's first run when Sean Halton followed with an RBI single to left.

 

Right-hander Seth McClung got off to a solid start for Nashville. The 6-foot-8 hurler retired 12 of the first 13 RedHawks batters and did not allow a hit under the fifth inning, when Oklahoma City rallied to take the lead with a four-run frame.

 

The RedHawks, who sent nine batters to the plate in the frame, put together three consecutive singles to start the home half of the fifth, the third of which by Jimmy Paredes plated Brett Wallace to even the score at 1-1. McClung followed with a walk to Landon Powell and the final pitch of the at-bat eluded catcher Martin Maldonado for a wild pitch that allowed Brad Snyder to race home to give Oklahoma City a 2-1 advantage.

 

Jim Henderson took over on the Nashville hill and hit the first batter he faced before fanning consecutive batters for the first two outs of the frame. He wasn't able to escape the bases-loaded jam, however, as left fielder Fernando Martinez laced the first pitch he saw from the right-hander to center for a two-run single that extended the Oklahoma City lead to 4-1.

 

McClung (0-1) took the loss for Nashville in his season debut after being charged with four runs on three hits in his four-plus innings of work. He walked two batters and struck out one.

 

The Sounds got a run back in the top of the sixth with another two-run rally. Shortstop Edwin Maysonet ripped a two-out double to center off RedHawks reliever Adalberto Flores and scored on a triple off the bat of Corey Patterson, who went 2-for-4 in the contest after opening the season with 11 hitless at-bats.

 

Nashville would get no closer, though, as Enerio Del Rosario and Juan Abreu closed out the contest with 2 2/3 scoreless frames. Abreu worked around a two-out Hanley Statia single in the ninth to nail down his second save of the year.

 

Sergio Perez (1-0) earned the victory after working one scoreless inning of relief for Oklahoma City.

 

The teams continue the series with another 7:05 p.m. match up on Tuesday night. Brewers top prospect Wily Peralta (0-0, 1.50) will make his second start of the year for the Sounds. The right-hander will be opposed by Oklahoma City right-hander Paul Clemens (0-1, 3.00).

 

Box Score

 

No visuals of Seth McClung giving Zach Braddock (24) a piggyback ride tonight. McClung's up and down evening is recapped well above. Jim Henderson relieved McClung. Henderson has been very solid for the Brewers the past few years. He could make the Reds bullpen now, no? Victor Garate pitched 2 innings after Henderson's 2. Together, Henderson and Garate combined for 4 IP 2 H 0 R 0 BB 9 K.

 

Caleb Gindl tripled and Eric Farris was on twice with walks. Slow starter Logan Schafer had a hit. So did Sean Halton. Taylor Green went 0-4. Hainley Statia and Corey Patterson each had 2 hits.

 

This OKC Astros lineup is full of fringy big leaguers and former top prospects. Brett Wallace hit 5th and started at 3B. He netted the Cardinals Matt Holliday in 2009. Former bonus baby Fernando Martinez hit 3rd.

 

Game Log

 

Henderson couldn't quite cleanup McClung's mess.

 

Okla. City Bottom of the 5th

 

Brett Wallace singles on a line drive to center fielder Logan Schafer.

Brad Snyder singles on a line drive to right fielder Corey Patterson. Brett Wallace to 2nd.

Jimmy Paredes singles on a line drive to right fielder Corey Patterson. Brett Wallace scores. Brad Snyder to 3rd on the throw. Jimmy Paredes to 2nd.

Landon Powell walks. Wild pitch by pitcher Seth McClung. Brad Snyder scores. Jimmy Paredes to 3rd.

Pitcher Change: Jim Henderson replaces Seth McClung, batting 9th.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Collin DeLome replaces Sergio Perez.

Collin DeLome hit by pitch. Landon Powell to 2nd.

Justin Ruggiano called out on strikes.

Angel Sanchez strikes out swinging.

Fernando Martinez singles on a line drive to center fielder Logan Schafer. Jimmy Paredes scores. Landon Powell scores. Collin DeLome to 3rd.

Mike Hessman strikes out swinging.

 

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