Link Report for Wed. 4/10 - Stars Home Opener; Rattlers Doubleheader Wintered Out

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Wednesday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Nashville: RHP Hiram Burgos at home vs. Oklahoma City (Astros), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime

 

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

 

Jeff Hem is the 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). The audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link.

 

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Huntsville: RHP Jimmy Nelson at home vs. Jacksonville (Marlins) in the Stars' home opener, 6:18 PM pre-game, 6:43 gametime

 

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

 

Alex Cohen is the play-by-play voice of the Stars; follow him on Twitter @alexmcohen. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. It appears four Southern League teams air their home games on MiLB.TV, and we'll let you know when those dates pop up on the schedule.

 

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Brevard County: RHP Drew Gagnon at Lakeland (Tigers), 5:00 PM pre-game, 5:30 PM gametime

 

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

 

Manatees audio, hooray! Dave Walkovic is the first play-by-play voice of the 'Tees since 2007, he's joined by Andy Towne; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio. All home games and many road games are scheduled to be broadcast. When road games are only available via the opponents' audio feed, we'll let you know that.

 

NOTE: Dave indicates that he hopes to include a pre-game interview prior to each game; it's a 30-minute pre-game! We'll fill you in if Brevard masters archiving a la Nashville and/or Helena.

 

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Wisconsin: RHP Tyler Wagner and LHP Mike Strong in a doubleheader at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Twins), 4:45 PM pre-game, 5:05 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings

 

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 four Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV.

 

So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from four Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games.

 

NOTE: 32 of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel has seventeen games scheduled and WACY-TV My NEW32 plans to show fifteen games. We'll let you know when, but won't be providing day-before DVR reminders, so regularly check for proper channel and time planning (scroll to the bottom of this link).

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My NEW32 is the new television partner of the Rattlers. They are scheduled to show fifteen games this season as part of their Sports Showdown broadcasts. All Timber Rattlers broadcasts on My NEW32 will include a thirty minute pregame show. My NEW32 is available as an over the air channel to Northeast Wisconsin and on channel 13 to Time Warner Cable subscribers. The debut of the Timber Rattlers on My NEW32 is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10 against the Kernels.

 

Now, tonight's initial TV schedule had the pre-game show airing at 6:00 PM. With the rainout makeup doubleheader now beginning at 5:05 PM, we'll try to get word to see if "My NEW32" will be adjusting their schedule at all.

 

(As for all these TV broadcasts, keep in mind you can always turn down the sound and listen to Chris' call if that's your preference.)

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

 

Nashville

 

Huntsville

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

Wisconsin

 

New MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

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STANDINGS:

 

AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division

 

AA - Southern League North Division

 

High-A - Florida State League North Division

 

A - Midwest League Western Division

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To see tweets as to when the Link Report has been technically "completed" with available links, as well as to know when the new day's Report has been posted, please follow @Mass_Haas on Twitter.

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Look for Nashville and Wisconsin media notes at the links just prior to their game times.

 

Once we're aware of the new online location for Huntsville's Media Notes this season, we'll let you know.

 

New this season: Brevard County has media notes; as of now, it's a unique link each day (we'll post when available), we've asked for a consistent posted link like Nashville uses, we'll see...

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NEW FEATURE!

 

Weather.com:

 

Nashville

 

Huntsville

 

Lakeland

 

Wisconsin (Appleton)

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T-Rats already postponed.

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A Pirates prospect

 

Lambo cycles into Altoona history

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Brewers on Twitter:

 

Big Leaguers (12)

 

Minor Leaguers (97)

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What!? It's over 90 here in WV today.

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What!? It's over 90 here in WV today.

Currently more than 60 degrees colder in Appleton at the moment. Sigh.

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Yikes, check out Chris' pictures from the Rattler Radio blog.

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Cingrani... darn him. Also a Gallo update for those who championed him before and during the draft last season.

 

Wednesday Prospect Notebook

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Brevard County Media Notes

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Turns out Scooter Gennett's absence yesterday was injury-related. Today, Jeff Hem tweeted:

 

Sounds mgr. Mike Guerrero told me Scooter Gennett is day-to-day w/ quad issue. He hit and ran during BP. Not starting for 2nd consec. game.

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Not sure where Scarpetta is headed, but from this tweet, it seems his start in AZ went well yesterday & he's off to join an affiliate:

 

Gotta love delays that force one more day in az! #goodbadweather

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Sounds lineup for tonight:

 

Gindl CF

Davis SS

Morris 1B

Halton LF

Parker 3B

Garner RF

Statia DH

Buller C

Chavez 2B

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Via Jeff Hem's blog:

 

Audio from Nashville — “Dish from Dan (O’Brien),” Part 2

 

Here is the second installment of a two-part interview with Dan O’Brien of the Brewers baseball operations department. In this segment, O’Brien discusses the state of the Astros (parent club for the Sounds’ current opponent and where O’Brien worked for 15 years back in the day), the impact the Astros’ move to the American League had on the Brewers’ preparation for the NL Central this year, whether or not O’Brien would like to see the National League adopt the designated hitter and how he thinks the Triple-A level has evolved over his 30-year career in baseball.

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Final: Brevard County 7 Lakeland 6

 

After a slow start to the season by the Brevard County offense, they came to life on Wednesday night to carry the Manatees to a 7-6 victory.

 

Brevard jumped out to an early lead, batting around and picking up five runs in the second inning, highlighted by a Greg Hopkins grand slam. Brandon Macias doubled with one out and Yadiel Rivera was hit by a pitch. After Lance Roenicke struck out, Dionis Hinojosa came through with an RBI single to score Macias and give the 'Tees a 1-0 lead. Chadwin Stang loaded the bases after being hit by a pitch, and Hopkins followed with the bases clearing slam to put Brevard County up 5-0.

 

Lakeland got a run in their half of the second and then got to starter Drew Gagnon for four more in the fifth to tie the game at 5-5.

The Manatees took the lead back for good in the seventh. Nick Ramirez doubled with two outs and then Cameron Garfield launched his first home run of the season for a 7-5 lead.

 

Lakeland pulled to within a run in the bottom of the seventh, making the score 7-6, but the Brevard County bullpen, behind Chad Pierce, Kevin Shackelford and Tommy Toledo shut the door to preserve the victory and bring the Manatees back to .500 on the early season at 3-3.

 

Brevard County Box Score

 

Greg Hopkins and Cameron Garfield each hit their first home runs of the season. Hopkins had the grand slam in the second and Garfield's was a two-run shot in the seventh. Nick Ramirez went 2-4 with a double for BC. Cody Hawn also had a pair of hits. Brandon Macias added a double and Dionis Hinojosa recorded his first hit of the season. Hawn got caught stealing on what sounded like a missed hit-and-run. Garfield gunned down the one Lakeland runner who tried to steal on him but did commit his second error of the season.

 

Drew Gagnon started and gave up five runs, all earned, in 4.1 innings. He allowed six hits and walked two while striking out three. Chad Pierce relieved him and did a nice job of stranding the runners he inherited in the fifth. Pierce went two innings and gave up one unearned run on one hit. He struck out five. Kevin Shackelford tossed 1.2 scoreless innings and Tommy Toledo set down Lakeland in order in the ninth to earn the save.

 

Brevard County Play-By-Play

 

The Manatees hit around in the second inning

 

Brevard County Top of the 2nd

 

Cody Hawn flies out to left fielder Jason Krizan.

Brandon Macias doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Jason Krizan.

Yadiel Rivera hit by pitch.

Lance Roenicke strikes out swinging.

Dionis Hinojosa singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jason Krizan. Brandon Macias scores. Yadiel Rivera to 3rd.

Chadwin Stang hit by pitch. Dionis Hinojosa to 2nd.

Gregory Hopkins hits a grand slam (1) to left field. Yadiel Rivera scores. Dionis Hinojosa scores. Chadwin Stang scores.

Nick Ramirez singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jason Krizan.

Cameron Garfield grounds into a force out, shortstop Eugenio Suarez to second baseman Brandon Loy. Nick Ramirez out at 2nd.

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Not Brewers related, but Cubs prospect Jorge Soler apparently lost his mind tonight in Daytona. Benches cleared following a hard slide by Soler to break up a double play, at which point Soler proceeded to grab a bat and go to town on the Clearwater dugout. That's got to be a nice little suspension coming for Soler. Too bad it didn't happen before they played Brevard County.

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Jarred Cosart was tough on the Sounds in his 5 innings tonight (1 H, 3 BB, 7 K, 0 R, 6:1 GO:FO). The former 38th round pick of the Phillies is now one of Houston's top prospects (sent in the '11 Hunter Pence trade); pretty cool story.

 

John Sickels's writeup from his '13 Astros top 20:

 

4) Jarred Cosart, RHP, Grade B: His talent is obvious but he's frustrating too. Awesome stuff with power sinker, hard curve, but his command comes and goes and he's not as dominant as he should be with his quality arm. Needs 100 innings in Triple-A to work more kinks out.

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Final: Huntsville 5 Jacksonville 1

 

The Huntsville Stars won their home opener tonight behind another stellar outing from Jimmy Nelson 5-1. Following a similar script for the season, the Stars fell behind 1-0 in the 1st. The damage could have been worse as Jacksonville had the bases loaded with no outs and 1 in, but Nelson recorded a strikeout and induced a double play ground ball to get out of that jam. Nelson went 6 innings, allowing 1 unearned run on 3 hits, 2 walks, a hit batter that actually drove in the only Jacksonville run and recorded 4 strikeouts. Brain Garman, Alan Williams, and Santo Manzanillo all pitched a scoreless inning in relief.

 

Huntsville Box Score

 

The Stars bats went to work in the 4th. Brock Kjeldgaard and Mike Walker each hit their 1st home runs of the season, both solo shots. The Stars added on with an RBI single from catcher Adam Weisenburger and a run scoring single from Jason Rogers and a double by Kentrail Davis to finish out the scoring.

 

Huntsville Play By Play

 

Jacksonville's 1st inning. You can see how close it was to getting away early. Great job by Nelson to bear down.

 

Jacksonville Top of the 1st

 

Derek Dietrich singles on a line drive to right fielder Kentrail Davis.

Danny Black reaches on a fielding error by second baseman T. J. Mittelstaedt. Derek Dietrich to 2nd.

J. T. Realmuto walks. Derek Dietrich to 3rd. Danny Black to 2nd.

Kyle Jensen hit by pitch. Derek Dietrich scores. Danny Black to 3rd. J. T. Realmuto to 2nd.

Jake Smolinski strikes out swinging.

Zack Cox grounds into a double play, shortstop Nick Shaw to second baseman T. J. Mittelstaedt to first baseman Jason Rogers. Kyle Jensen out at 2nd.

 

 

And here is the Stars taking the lead in the 4th

 

Huntsville Bottom of the 4th

 

Kentrail Davis called out on strikes.

Brock Kjeldgaard homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

Rene Tosoni called out on strikes.

Mike Walker homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

Adam Weisenburger singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Jensen.

Jimmy Nelson strikes out swinging

 

Game 2 of the series goes tomorrow night, weather permitting. Taylor Jungmann will pitch for the Stars. Game time scheduled for 6:43 Central time. Alex Cohen will have the pre-game show starting at 6:28.

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Sounds Held To Two Hits In 3-1 Loss To RedHawks

Nashville Sounds

 

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Dayton Buller (L) & Caleb Gindl celebrate Buller's 8th inning home run (Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds)

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds were held to two hits by Oklahoma City pitchers in their 3-1 loss to the RedHawks on Wednesday evening at Greer Stadium.

 

Nashville (3-4), which suffered back-to-back losses for the first time this season, was held to one run or less for the fourth time in their seven contests.

 

RedHawks starter Jarred Cosart (1-0) stifled the Sounds in his five scoreless frames, allowing only one run and striking out seven batters to earn the victory.

 

Oklahoma City grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning with an unearned run against Sounds starter Hiram Burgos, snapping the right-hander's scoreless streak at 19 innings.

 

The RedHawks loaded the bags on a single and a pair of walks before Che-Hsuan Lin scampered home to score the night's first run on a passed ball charged to Nashville catcher Dayton Buller. Burgos escaped further damage in the inning by striking out Chris Wallace and retiring Trevor Crowe on a lineout to strand a pair of runners in scoring position.

 

Oklahoma City third baseman Jimmy Paredes upped the visitors' lead to 3-0 in the fourth when he lined a two-run homer over the right field wall, his first roundtripper of the year. The blast, off Burgos, also plated Jake Elmore, who had preceded Paredes with a double.

 

Burgos (0-1) suffered the loss for the Sounds after giving up three runs (two earned) on three hits in his five frames. He walked four batters and struck out five, throwing 52 of his 81 pitches for strikes.

 

The Sounds squandered an early scoring opportunity, leaving the bases loaded in the second against Cosart. After the RedHawks right-hander gave up a single to Stephen Parker then issued consecutive two-out walks to Dayton Buller and Ozzie Chavez, he recovered to induce an inning-ending groundout from Caleb Gindl to thwart damage.

 

Gindl's groundout began a stretch of 16 consecutive Nashville batters retired by Oklahoma City pitchers.

 

Buller ended that string when he led off the bottom of the eighth with his first home run of the year, a solo shot to left that careened off the guitar-shaped scoreboard. The Nashville backstop connected on left-hander Wes Musick's 0-1 offering to make it a 3-1 contest.

 

Jose Valdez closed out the contest with a hitless ninth for Oklahoma City to notch his second save of the year.

 

The teams are scheduled to wrap up the four-game series with a 7:05 p.m. finale on Thursday evening. Right-hander Johnny Hellweg (1-0, 0.00) will take the hill for the Sounds to face Oklahoma City southpaw Brett Oberholtzer (0-0, 6.23).

 

 

Nashville Box

Gindl: 0-2, 2 BB

Parker: 1-4

Buller: 1-2, HR, RBI, BB

Chavez: 0-2, BB

 

[pre]Burgos: 5 IP 3 H 3 R 2 ER 4 BB 5 K 82 TP (51 strikes) 6:1 GO:FO PO E (pickoff throw)

Mike Olmsted: 2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 2 K

Jesus Sanchez: 2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K[/pre]

 

Nashville PbP

The Sounds had a great opportunity to open the scoring in the 2nd, but no luck:

 

Nashville Bottom of the 2nd

-Stephen Parker singles on a fly ball to left fielder Trevor Crowe.

-Cole Garner strikes out swinging.

-Hainley Statia strikes out swinging.

-Dayton Buller walks. Stephen Parker to 2nd.

-Ozzie Chavez walks. Stephen Parker to 3rd. Dayton Buller to 2nd.

-Caleb Gindl grounds out, first baseman Brandon Laird to pitcher Jarred Cosart.

 

After getting retired in order in every inning after the 2nd, the Sounds finally plated a run in the 8th from Buller's blast:

 

Nashville Bottom of the 8th

-Dayton Buller homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

-Ozzie Chavez grounds out, second baseman Jake Elmore to first baseman Brandon Laird.

-Caleb Gindl walks.

-Blake Davis strikes out swinging.

-Hunter Morris called out on strikes.

 

 

Nashville Gameday