Link Report for Fri. 8/16

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF!

 

All times are Central

 

Nashville: RHP Jimmy Nelson at home vs. Round Rock (Rangers), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

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 Ariel Pena at home vs. Mobile (Diamondbacks), 6:28 PM pre-game, 6:43 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

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 Chad Pierce at Daytona (Cubs), 5:35 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link -- Select the link based on listed schedule

 

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.

 

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Wisconsin: RHP Tyler Wagner at home vs. Peoria (Cardinals), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 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 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: Many of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and WACY-TV My NEW32 will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and will try to provide day-before DVR reminders, so regularly check with us.

 

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Helena: RHP Brandon Moore at home vs. Orem (Angels), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Voice of the Helena Brewers Steve Wendt is back on board, and this year he's added Twitter to the mix @steve_wendt. We've been treated to Steve's work for many years now (ten!); he is among the very best at the art of the pre-game interview, especially considering how at ease he makes all these first-time professional ballplayers.

 

MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction (August), those games will be available for viewing online.

 

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Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Mariners' complex in Peoria, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league

 

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DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Rojos (Reds' #2 squad), 9:30 AM gametime, although game data won't be available until later in the day

[Mass Haas]

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

 

Nashville

 

Huntsville

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

Helena

 

Maryvale

 

DSL Brewers

 

New MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

[Mass Haas]

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.

[Mass Haas]

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

 

New this season: Brevard County has media notes; as of now, it's a unique link each day, but look for it just prior to game time each day within the "Stats and Scores" banner here.

 

Also new this season: Helena has media notes; it's a unique link each day, but look for it just prior to game time each day within the "Stats and Scores" banner here.

[Mass Haas]

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

 

Rookie Advanced - Pioneer League North Division

 

Rookie - Arizona Summer League

 

DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris Division

 

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NOTE: To view first half or overall standings for Huntsville, Brevard County, Wisconsin, and Maryvale, you'll notice options at the respective links for that. Otherwise it's second-half standings as the default view for those three leagues.

[Mass Haas]

Weather.com:

 

Nashville, TN

 

Huntsville, AL

 

Daytona Beach, FL

 

Grand Chute, WI (Appleton)

 

Helena, MT

 

Peoria, AZ

 

San Pedro De Macoris, DR

[Mass Haas]

Voting continues through August 29th:

 

Moniker Madness is back, and they've abandoned the bracket format for a different voting look.

 

Rankings as of 3:00 Central on Friday for the four Brewers are Brevard RHP Damien Magnifico (8th of 75), Huntsville RHP David Goforth (35th place), Huntsville OF Chadwin Stang (43rd), and Dionis Hinojosa (74th).

 

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Sicnarf (Francis backwards, oh those clever parents) Loopstok is 1st, and Kyle Von Tungeln is keeping our guy Dionis out of the cellar.

[Mass Haas]

PCL undergoing realignment in 2014

 

But travel will still suck for the easternmost league franchise in Nashville -- heck, does this actually make it worse a bit?

 

The Sounds lose Iowa (Cubs) and Omaha (Royals), and gain Round Rock (Rangers) and New Orleans (Marlins) as divisional foes.

 

Of course, they'll still play Iowa and Omaha, just won't share a division with them.

[Mass Haas]

With Sean Halton's callup to Milwaukee and Alfredo Figaro's option to Nashville (his final major league option, by the way), the Sounds will be going with the rarely-seen 10 position player, 15-man pitching staff tonight in a designated-hitter game vs. Round Rock.

[TooLiveBrew]

Another Downhill Thunder/Ariel Speedwagon double feature night!

[Mass Haas]

With Sean Halton's callup to Milwaukee and Alfredo Figaro's option to Nashville (his final major league option, by the way), the Sounds will be going with the rarely-seen 10 position player, 15-man pitching staff tonight in a designated-hitter game vs. Round Rock.

 

Well, as it turns out, not quite on the 15-man staff.

[Mass Haas]

First 17 games w/Manatees:

 

Nicky Delmonico sporting the odd .207/.370/.276 small sample. Where will the OBP go when the balls start finding holes?

[dacbrewers]

Don't understand how Delmonico was a #4 prospect with Baltimore and now a #5 prospect with the Brewers. His numbers are horrible and his fielding isn't much better...

[Mass Haas]

Don't understand how Delmonico was a #4 prospect with Baltimore and now a #5 prospect with the Brewers. His numbers are horrible and his fielding isn't much better...

 

Not a night to remember tonight -- golden sombrero.

 

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Final: DSL Reds 1, DSL Brewers 5

 

DSL Brewers Box Score

 

In case you haven't noticed, and judging by the attendance you haven't, the Brewers have managed to win a few ball games, and are threatening to climb out of the cellar. 7 of the last 10 in fact for the Cerveceritos. Juan De Los Santos and Juan Ortiz provided all of the offense with De Los Santos belting a three run homer in the first inning, and Ortiz launching a two run shot in the fifth. The home run by De Los Santos was his second of the year, with his first coming yesterday. He went 2-for-4, with his other hit being a double, and scored two runs. Ortiz also walked and was hit by a pitch, in addition to his home run. Jorge Quiterio singled and drew a pair of walks. Juan De Leon had two hits and a walk in four plate appearances. Roosevert Chal walked twice and stole a base.

 

Orlando Torrez pitched six scoreless innings to pick up his second win of the season. He allowed just one hit and struck out two. Torrez recorded 11 ground ball outs to just two fly outs. Junior Flores pitched and inning and gave up the only run allowed by Brewers pitching. He didn't allow a hit, but walked a batter who advanced to second on a wild pitch, stole third, and scored on a ground out. Joshua Torres pitched the final two scoreless innings of relief.

 

DSL Brewers Play-By-Play

 

DSL Brewers Bottom of the 1st

Daniel Leonardo grounds out, third baseman Jose Monegro to first baseman Pabel Manzanero.

Gregory Munoz singles on a fly ball to center fielder Daniel Jimenez.

Jorge Quiterio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Jimenez. Gregory Munoz to 3rd.

Juan De Los Santos homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Gregory Munoz scores. Jorge Quiterio scores.

Juan Ortiz walks.

Yerald Martinez pops out to first baseman Pabel Manzanero.

Juan De Leon singles on a fly ball to center fielder Daniel Jimenez. Juan Ortiz to 3rd.

Kevin Martinez strikes out swinging.

 

DSL Brewers Bottom of the 5th

Juan De Los Santos doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Olvis Jimenez.

Juan Ortiz homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Juan De Los Santos scores.

Yerald Martinez strikes out swinging.

Juan De Leon walks.

Kevin Martinez grounds out, first baseman Pabel Manzanero to pitcher Yerry Santos. Juan De Leon to 2nd.

Roosevert Chal grounds out, second baseman Anthony Rubicondo to first baseman Pabel Manzanero.

[Mass Haas]

Regardless of today's perspective, this is just a very cool three minutes for you to spend --

 

A Gem from 1996: Ortiz vs. A-Rod, Griffey in Appleton Home Run Derby

 

Great job, Gary Horcher.

[dacbrewers]

Granted, Macias was not playing great but when you bring in a high prospect, you would expect him to be better, which hasn't been the case. I'm am and always will be confused as to who comes up with all these Prospect rankings. 85% of them are bogus.

[Mass Haas]

Great to see fireballing Wisconsin reliever Martin Viramontes make the rehab start in Maryvale tonight, and in style, first outing since July 10th.

 

AZL Mariners Bottom of the 1st

 

Luis Caballero strikes out swinging.

Brett Thomas strikes out swinging.

Alexy Palma strikes out swinging.

 

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RHP Devin Williams following up Viramotes tonight.

[TheCrew07]

Peoria's four-run seventh stops Wisconsin

Rattlers fall four games off the playoff pace with 7-2 loss to Chiefs

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Peoria Chiefs strung together five straight hits with two outs in the top of the seventh inning to score four runs and break a 2-2 tie Friday night at Time Warner Cable Field. Peoria went on to defeat the Timber Rattlers 7-2 and dim Wisconsin's playoff hopes.

 

Tyler Roberts put Wisconsin (52-66 overall, 23-30 second half) in front in the bottom of the second inning. Roberts doubled to right to drive in Parker Berberet with two outs and the Rattlers were up 1-0.

 

Wisconsin made it 2-0 in the third. Michael Reed was hit by a pitch with one out and took second on a wild pitch. Mike Garza followed with a double to left-center.

 

Peoria (65-55, 27-26) came back with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth inning on back-to-back infield RBI singles. Ildemaro Vargas knocked in the first run and Breyvic Valera tied the game with his infield dribbler.

 

The Chiefs busted the game open with a two out rally in the top of the seventh against Rattlers reliever Harvey Martin. Valera doubled with two away and nobody on base. Jeremy Schaffer singled through the left side of the infield to get Valera home with the go-ahead run. Jordan Walton was next and he doubled to send Schaffer home. Then, Trevor Martin tripled to center to make the score 5-2. Nick Martini followed with a double to score Martin and the Chiefs were up by four.

 

Brad Watson, the Chiefs starting pitcher, settled in after the second inning RBI double by Garza. He retired the next eleven batters he faced. Max Walla snapped that streak with a double to start the Wisconsin seventh inning. Orlando Arcia followed with a single to left to put runners on the corners with no outs. That knocked Watson out of the game. But, the Rattlers would not score in the seventh.

 

Peoria added a run in the top of the eighth inning. Vargas tripled to drive in Charlie Tilson and the Chiefs had a 7-2 lead. That was it for the scoring.

 

Peoria's win allowed them to stay tied with the Clinton LumberKings for the second half Wild Card spot in the Western Division. Both teams are 27-26 and lead the Timber Rattlers by four games. Clinton's defeat of the Quad Cities River Bandits on Friday night allowed both the Chiefs and LumberKings to move to within 3-1/2 games of the River Bandits for the top second half playoff spot in the Western Division.

 

The Timber Rattlers begin a road trip on Saturday night at Beloit. Jorge Lopez (6-8, 5.23) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. The Snappers have Andres Avila (5-3, 5.96) as their scheduled starting pitcher. Game time at Pohlman Field is set for 7:00pm. Catch all of the action on AM1280, WNAM or IHeartRadio night starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm.

 

WP: Brad Watson (3-5)

LP: Harvey Martin (2-3)

SAVE: Brad Adamek (1)

 

TIME: 2:43

ATTN: 6,683

 

Wisconsin Boxscore

 

Wisconsin Recap

 

Wisconsin Gameday

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Final: Huntsville 4 Mobile 2

 

The Huntsville Stars evened the series with the Mobile Bay Bears with a 4-2 victory Friday night at The Joe. Stars starter Ariel Pena delivered a quality start, going 6 strong innings. Over those 6 innings, Pena (7-8, 4.09) allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4. He threw exactly 100 pitches, 62 for strikes and posted a 7-3 GO/FO ratio. He earned his 7th win on the season.

 

Behind Pena, the Stars bullpen delivered 3 perfect innings of relief. Greg Holle worked a 1-2-3 7th, striking out 1. Kevin Shackelford was next, working a perfect 8th, striking out 1. Shackelford's ERA now sits at 1.29 over 21 innings of work. Finally, David Goforth slammed the door in the 9th, striking out 1, and earning his 3rd save on the season.

 

Huntsville Box Score

 

Stars hitters pounded out 8 hits and drew 3 walks en route to scoring 4 runs on Friday night. They were led by first baseman Jason Rogers. Rogers went 2-4 with 2 runs scored. Jason now has pushed his average up to .267. Third baseman Shea Vucinich also contributed 2 hits for the Stars. He was 2-4 with an RBI. Catcher Shawn Zarraga, fresh off the DL, got the Stars on the board in the first with a 2 out, 2 run double. Zarraga also drew a walk later in the game. Right fielder Brock Kjeldgaard tied teammate Jason Rogers for the team and league lead with his 20th home run on the season. Second baseman Nick Shaw singled, drew a walk, and scored a run. Shortstop Hector Gomez had the Stars only other hit.

 

Huntsville Play By Play

 

Zarraga's 2 out double gets the Stars rolling.

 

Huntsville Bottom of the 1st

 

Chadwin Stang strikes out on a foul tip.

Nick Shaw walks.

Jason Rogers singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dustin Martin. Nick Shaw to 2nd.

Brock Kjeldgaard called out on strikes.

Shawn Zarraga doubles (8) on a line drive to center fielder Keon Broxton. Nick Shaw scores. Jason Rogers scores.

Micah Owings flies out to center fielder Keon Broxton.

 

Huntsville (24-29 second half, 53-68 overall) will go for the series win when they meet the Mobile Bay Bears for game 5 Saturday night. Righty Brooks Hall (1-4, 5.06) will be on the mound for the Stars. Game time is set for 6:43 Central. Don't forget to tune in starting at 6:30 to catch Stars Radio Broadcaster Alex Cohen with the pregame show.

[Eye Black]

Final: Daytona 5, Brevard County 1

 

Still no game story for Brevard, and I am way past my bedtime with an early AM wake-up...

 

Brevard County Box Score

 

D. Richardson: 1-5

Y. Rivera: 2-4, 2B

N. Ramirez:1-4

M. Haniger: 2-4

C. Hawn: 2-3, 2B

 

C. Pierce: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO

A. Moore: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO

 

 

Brevard County Play-by-Play

 

Not a great overall night for Chad Pierce, but a nifty 4th:

 

Daytona Bottom of the 4th

• Anthony Giansanti strikes out swinging.
  
• Bijan Rademacher strikes out swinging.
  
• Yaniel Cabezas strikes out swinging.

[TooLiveBrew]

Sounds Lose Series Opener To Express, 7-4

Nashville Sounds

 

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Stephen Parker (Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds)

 

• AUDIO: Stephen Parker Go-Ahead Two-Run HR
  
• AUDIO: Blake Lalli RBI Single

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds dropped the opener of a five-game series against the Round Rock Express on Friday evening , falling 7-4 in front of 8,714 fans at Greer Stadium.

 

Nashville (50-77) out-hit the Express, 10-8, in the contest and Sounds pitchers combined to strike out a season-high 15 batters in the losing effort.

 

Round Rock got off to a quick start against Sounds right-hander Jimmy Nelson, grabbing a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on Alex Buchholz's one-out RBI single.

 

The Express doubled their lead to 2-0 in the third when Engel Beltre led off with a double and scored on Mike Bianucci's one-out single to center.

 

The Sounds got on the board in the home half of the third when Stephen Parker drew a leadoff walk and later scored on a Eugenio Velez sacrifice fly to make it a 2-1 contest.

 

Parker powered Nashville to a 3-2 lead in the fifth when he slugged his first home run in 192 at-bats, a massive two-run bomb to right off Round Rock starter Jake Brigham. Blake Lalli, who led off the frame with a single, also scored on the third baseman's seventh big fly of the year.

 

Round Rock reclaimed the lead in the top of the sixth with a two-run homer of its own, a two-out Chris McGuinness shot to right-center off Nelson that put the visitors back on top by a 4-3 margin.

 

The Express tacked on three more scores later in the frame in unearned fashion after center fielder Kentrail Davis dropped Beltre's bases-loaded fly ball with two down. Two runs scored on that play and another when Buchholz added an infield single. On that play, Sounds shortstop Ozzie Chavez threw out Beltre at the plate as he also attempted to score.

 

Nelson (3-5) took the loss for the Sounds after allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits in his 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out nine batters, one shy of his career high. His 109 pitches on the night were the most by a Nashville hurler all season.

 

Lalli -- who is batting .351 (13-for-37) over his last nine games -- pushed across Nashville's fourth run of the night in the bottom of the sixth with a one-out RBI single up the middle to plate Robinzon Diaz (3-for-5).

 

Brigham (5-3) earned the win for the Express after giving up four runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 frames.

 

The Sounds missed opportunities to reduce the deficit in the sixth and seventh, leaving the bases loaded in both frames without scoring.

 

Express right-hander Wilmer Font closed out the contest with a pair of hitless innings to earn his fourth save of the year.

 

The team square off against at 6:35 p.m. on Saturday evening. Left-hander Chris Narveson (4-7, 5.14) will man the bump for the Sounds and face Round Rock right-hander Scott Richmond (4-5, 5.76).

 

 

Nashville Box

 

 

Nashville PbP

 

 

Nashville Gameday

[Mass Haas]

Opportunities squandered in 5-1 loss at Daytona

By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees

 

An early 1-0 lead with three consecutive hits in the first inning had the Manatees looking good, but the Daytona Cubs scored five unanswered runs for a 5-1, series-opening victory on Friday night in Daytona.

 

Yadiel Rivera's one-out double was immediately followed by back-to-back singles from Nick Ramirez and Mitch Haniger, scoring Brevard County's lone run in the opening frame.

 

Both Ramirez and Haniger were stranded on their bags, the first two of ten men left on the base paths in the game.

 

The Manatees (23-29 second half, 60-59 overall) also tied a season high by striking out 15 times.

 

Daytona (29-18, 64-49) took advantage of a strong start by Corey Black. Despite scattering eight hits, Black (4-8) earned the win by holding Brevard to just the one run, striking out eight men and walking only one.

 

Behind him, the offense picked up the tying run in the second, then added three more in the third.

 

After Elliot Soto led off with a double, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a groundout, Dustin Geiger launched a two-run homer to give the home team a 4-1 lead.

 

In the sixth, top Cubs prospects Dan Vogelbach and Kris Bryant had back-to-back singles with a wild pitch in the middle. That put runners on the corners, allowing Vogelbach to score on a ground ball.

 

Brevard's Chad Pierce (5-6) was hit with the loss, taking blame for all five runs. He surrendered seven hits, though he walked just one batter and struck out four.

 

Both bullpens pitched well, with Zach Cates being the first man out for Daytona. He tossed three scoreless, one-hit frames with six strikeouts before Jeff Lorick finished it off with a perfect ninth.

 

Alex Moore threw two near-perfect innings for the Manatees. Vogelbach's second knock of the night was the only blemish on Moore's line, which also featured three Ks.

 

The series shifts to Space Coast Stadium on Saturday night, where the Manatees will enjoy a one-game homestand. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM (5:35 Central). Starting for the 'Tees will be Tyler Cravy (3-2, 2.24 ERA), with Ivan Pineyro (2-0, 1.86 ERA) pitching against Brevard for the first time this year.

 

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Black, Geiger, Giansanti lift Daytona Cubs, 5-1

By Sean Kernan, Daytona News-Journal

 

DAYTONA BEACH – Corey Black didn't have his fastball Friday night.

 

But the Daytona Cubs' right-hander didn't need it the way he was able to throw curveballs, sliders and changeups for strikes, whiffing eight Brevard County Manatees in five innings of a 5-1 victory at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

 

Black, who had walked 50 in 91.2 innings leading up to Friday, walked just one. That allowed him to scatter eight hits and yield just one run.

 

“The walks this year have been piling up, so to only have the one walk was great,” said Black (5-8). “I didn't have my fastball, so I went to the breaking balls, and that was another good sign, being able to throw everything for a strike. The fastball was getting hit around a bit, so after the second inning I told the catcher I was going to have to rely on curveball, slider, changeup.”

 

The Cubs (29-18) got production from designated hitter Dustin Geiger, who belted his 14th homer of the season, and left fielder Anthony Giansanti, who knocked in two runs.

 

Geiger had the most dramatic moment at the plate, launching a 3-0 pitch the opposite way for a two-run homer in the third inning off losing pitcher Chad Pierce (5-6).

 

“I gave him the green light, and boy, did he put a great swing on it,” Daytona manager Dave Keller said. “How many times do you see a righty hit one out over there? That was impressive.”

 

Keller was equally impressed by Black's outing. The pitcher who was acquired last month in the Alfonso Soriano trade to the Yankees continues to lead the Florida State League in strikeouts (10.06) per nine innings.

 

“He threw all his breaking pitches ahead, he threw all his (breaking) pitches behind in the count and he threw them all in all different counts, so it was tough for them to sit on a pitch,” Keller said. “They are a very aggressive, especially early in the count, fastball-hitting team.”

 

Zach Cates added six strikeouts and Jeff Lorick one more to give Daytona's hurlers 15, matching a season high set July 20 against the Charlotte Stone Crabs.

 

Daytona also completed its season-high sixth straight game without an error.

 

The first-place Cubs now lead Lakeland by five games.

[Mass Haas]

AUDIO: Brevard County Game Highlights (mostly lowlights)

 

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AUDIO: Manatees pitcher Eric Arnett talks about his rehab from preseason knee surgery and pitching in the 2013 season.