Link Report for Sun. 8/25

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Sunday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Nashville: RHP Johnny Hellweg at Albuquerque (Dodgers), 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 Taylor Jungmann at Mississippi (Braves), 4:45 PM pre-game, 5:00 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: LHP Brent Suter at home vs. Dunedin (Blue Jays), 3:35 PM pre-game, 4:05 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 Rodolfo Fernandez makes his first professional start at home vs. Kane County (Cubs), 12:45 PM pre-game, 1:05 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: LHP Anthony Banda at Grand Junction (Rockies), 4:40 PM pre-game, 5:00 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 home vs. the mini-Athletics, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league

 

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DSL Brewers: Season complete (26-45), final individual stats found here

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Programming notes --

 

In addition to the Sounds (always), both Huntsville and Helena are available via MiLB.TV for their current series.

 

Speaking of MiLB.TV, it's a rare four-pack of games as Wisconsin (all home games covered) has returned to Appleton.

 

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DVR Alert! (One day's notice)

 

Monday's 7:05 PM Timber Rattlers game will be televised on TWC Sports 32.

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

 

Nashville

 

Huntsville

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

Helena

 

Maryvale

 

New MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

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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.

 

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.

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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

 

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.

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Weather.com:

 

Albuquerque, NM

 

Pearl, MS

 

Viera, FL (Melbourne)

 

Grand Chute, WI (Appleton)

 

Grand Junction, CO

 

Maryvale, AZ

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Happy 25th Birthdays to both Huntsville 2B Nick Shaw and Brevard County RHP Cody Scarpetta!

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VIDEO from Saturday --

 

Helena's Angel Ortega doubles in a run as the Brewers fall to Grand Junction, 9-6

 

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VIDEO from Saturday --

 

Huntsville's Jason Rogers hits a two-run homer as the Stars beat Mississippi, 2-0

 

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VIDEO from Saturday --

 

Huntsville's Andy Moye strikes out Christian Bethancourt (full at-bat)

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Helena rained out in Colorado, doubleheader Monday evening.

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Fernandez is fantastic in Rattlers victory

Wisconsin beats Kane County 3-1

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

GRAND CHUTE, WI - Rodolfo Fernandez stepped up on Sunday for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The right-hander out of Cuba made his first professional start and tossed a gem against the Kane County Cougars in Wisconsin's 3-1 victory. The win at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium allowed the Rattlers to pick up ground in the Western Division playoff chase.

Alfredo Rodriguez put the Timber Rattlers (57-70 overall, 28-34 second half) in front with a run in the bottom of the third inning. His two-out single up the middle drove Orlando Arcia home from third base. Wisconsin added to their lead in the fourth inning. They had Tyrone Taylor at third and Victor Roache at first base with one out. Parker Berberet grounded into a force play at second to get Taylor home for a 2-0 lead.

 

Fernandez carried a seventeen inning scoreless streak heading into Sunday's game. The native of Cuba kept Kane County off balance and off the scoreboard through the first five innings. The Cougars (52-75, 22-39) got to Fernandez in the sixth.

 

Wilson Contreras stood at the plate with Gioskar Amaya at second and two outs. Contreras doubled just inside the bag at third base to drive in Amaya. An error on the play let Contreras take third base. That RBI hit ended the scoreless streak of Fernandez at 22-2/3 innings.

 

Arcia made a stellar defensive play at short to end the bottom of the sixth inning and keep the Rattlers up 2-1. Marco Hernandez followed the Contreras play with a hot shot up the middle. Arcia made a diving stop of the ball, got to his feet, and fired a strike to first base to get Hernandez.

 

Fernandez tossed six innings, allowed one run on four hits, walked none, and struck out five as he put Wisconsin in position to win the game.

 

The Rattlers added to their lead in the bottom of the sixth inning. Victor Roache singled to start the inning and Berberet was hit by a pitch with one out. Kane County brought left-handed reliever Al Yevoli on in relief of starter Starling Peralta to face Max Walla. The left-handed hitting Walla pulled a double inside the first base bag to drive in Roache and the Rattlers lead was back to two runs.

 

Mike Strong took over for Fernandez in the top of the seventh. He allowed a leadoff double only to strand that runner at third base. In the eighth, Strong worked around a leadoff single and a two-out double to keep the Cougars off the scoreboard. He tossed a perfect ninth inning with a pair of strikeouts to close out the Cougars. Strong allowed three hits, struck out five, and earned his first save of the season.

 

The Clinton LumberKings entered Sunday's action at 31-30 in the second half and holding a four game lead over the Timber Rattlers for the Wild Card. But, Clinton lost 6-4 at Beloit to drop to .500 on the half..

 

Additionally, Peoria lost 9-1 at Cedar Rapids. Wisconsin has moved even with Peoria in the second half standings. Both teams are 28-34 and trail Clinton by three games for the Wild Card with eight games remaining in the regular season.

 

The series continues on Monday night at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Tyler Wagner (9-8, 3.29) is scheduled as the starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. James Pugliese (0-0, 7.20) is the scheduled starter for the Cougars. Game time is 7:05pm.

 

The final poster in the Dunkin Donuts poster series features the entire 2013 Timber Rattlers team and the first 1,000 fans to attend the game will receive this team photo. Plus, on a Qdoba Q*Monday purchase a lunch entrée at either Qdoba location in Appleton and receive a free ticket to this game courtesy of Qdoba and 106.7, The Kruz. Stick around after the game for a fireworks display from Super Mobil.

 

If you can't make it out to the stadium, Time Warner Cable SportsChannel will have the television broadcast starting at 7:00pm. The radio broadcast may be heard on AM1280, WNAM or IHeartRadio starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. Monday's game is also available on MiLB.TV.

 

WP: Rodolfo Fernandez (4-3)

LP: Starling Peralta (2-2)

SAVE: Mike Strong (1)

 

TIME: 2:25

ATTN: 5,417

 

A consistent soul – Postgame Post for August 25, 2013

 

Wisconsin Boxscore

 

Wisconsin Recap

 

Wisconsin Gameday

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Via Jeff Hem's blog --

 

Audio from Albuquerque — Donovan Hand Interviews Jeff Hem

 

"The Sounds have a seven-game losing streak as they enter Sunday night’s contest in Albuquerque. So, in an effort to break from the norm and snap the skid, reliever Donovan Hand interviewed me today for the pregame show. When Hand was in the big leagues recently he interviewed Brewers radio announcer Joe Block, and yesterday Hand asked if he could do the same with me. Anything to try to snap the skid!"

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MillerParkProspects.com -- Mailbag for Brad

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Final: Mississippi 6 Huntsville 2

 

Mississippi took advantage of starter Taylor Jungmann's control problems to build a lead and cruised to a 6-2 victory Sunday afternoon. Jungmann (9-10, 4.38) only lasted 3 1/3 innings, allowing 5 earned runs on 3 hits and 7 walks while striking out 1. The 7 walks were a season high. Jungmann now has 72 walks to 79 strikeouts on the season. Taylor saw his ERA jump to 4.38. Jungmann threw 80 pitches, 43 for strikes. He did post a 7-2 GO/FO ratio.

 

With Jungmann having a short start, the bullpen was needed to cover 4 2/3 innings. Frankie De La Cruz was first out of the pen. He worked 1 2/3 innings, allowing an earned run on 3 hits. Next was Micah Owings. He worked a 1-2-3 inning striking out 1. Owings has now worked 5 scoreless innings, striking out 9. The hitting side, not so good (1-27). Michael Olmsted also threw a 1-2-3 inning striking out 1. The Brewers plan to send Olmsted down to have some success to build on going into the off season seems to be working so far. Finally Eric Marzec pitched a perfect 8th inning, striking out 1.

 

Huntsville Box Score

 

Another game, another 2 runs for the Stars, the 10 straight scoring 2 runs or less. Tonight, both runs scored on an 8th inning 2 run home run from Brock Kjeldgaard. It was Kjeldgaard's 21st home run on the season, tying teammate Jason Rogers for the team and league lead. Today, Rogers didn't record a hit, but did draw a walk and stole his 7th base on the season. Third baseman Mike Walker had a perfect day at the plate, going 1-1 with 3 walks and a run scored. Nick Shaw, Eric Patterson, and Hector Gomez each singled for the Stars. Catcher Joey Paciorek drew a walk tonight for Huntsville.

 

Huntsville Play By Play

 

Huntsville's lone highlight came in the 8th.

 

Huntsville Top of the 8th

 

Pitching Change: Thomas Keeling replaces James Hoyt, batting 9th.

Jason Rogers lines out to left fielder Robby Hefflinger.

Mike Walker walks.

Brock Kjeldgaard homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. Mike Walker scores.

Eric Patterson strikes out swinging.

Joey Paciorek walks.

Defensive switch from first base to shortstop for Omar Luna.

Pitching Change: Shae Simmons replaces Thomas Keeling, batting 7th.

Defensive Substitution: Christian Marrero replaces pitcher Thomas Keeling, batting 9th, playing first base.

Hector Gomez strikes out swinging.

 

Huntsville (27-36 second half, 56-75 overall) and Mississippi will play game 4 of this 5 game series tomorrow night. Ariel Pena (7-8, 3.88) will be on the hill for the Stars. He will be looking to extend his recent run of good starts. Game time is set for 7:00 Central. Don't forget to join Stars Radio Broadcaster Alex Cohen starting at 6:45 for the pregame show. This game will be available on MiLB TV for those with a subscription. As always, turn down the TV sound and turn up the Stars Radio Broadcast.

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Impressive line from Hellweg tonight -- 6 BB, 3 WP, 1 HBP, & 111 pitches in 4.2 IP

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Final: Dunedin 6, Brevard County 5

 

Jays rally to take down 'Tees, 6-5

Brevard eliminated from playoff contention

By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees

 

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Manatees starting pitcher Brent Suter had his shortest start of the season as he went just 4.1 innings in Brevard County's 6-5 loss to the Dunedin Blue Jays on Sunday evening at Space Coast Stadium in Viera. (Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography)

 

AUDIO: Game Highlights

 

VIERA, Fla. - The Brevard County Manatees and the Dunedin Blue Jays traded four-run innings, but it was the Blue Jays who came out on top with the 6-5 win to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Manatees on Sunday evening at Space Coast Stadium.

 

Brevard's (27-32 second half, 64-62 overall) loss, combine with a Daytona win earlier in the day, eliminated the 'Tees from playoff contention. The Manatees now sit 9.5 games out of first place with eight games remaining on the schedule.

 

Brevard got on the board in the opening frame, with Yadiel Rivera singling and scoring on a Cameron Garfield base hit.

 

Dunedin (23-34, 60-63) took advantage of a walk, an obstruction call and a two-out single by Jon Berti to tie the game in the third inning.

 

Brevard County quickly retook the lead as they batted around in a four-run third. A pair of walks opened up the frame and then a series of singles drove in all four runs. Mitch Haniger drove in two men, then Greg Hopkins, Ben McMahan and Brandon Macias each picked up RBI base hits.

 

The final RBI single of the third came against reliever Wil Browning, after John Anderson gave up five runs on six hits with three walks in 2.1 innings. He struck out just one man.

 

Browning would end up earning the win, representing the first in a series of strong relief appearances for the Jays. Once Browning entered, Macias' single was joined by a pair of Cameron Garfield singles as the only base runners allowed in 6.2 innings of work from the D-Jays bullpen.

 

The Blue Jays scored another run in the fourth with three straight hits to open the inning, including an RBI double off the bat of Marcus Knecht which cut Brevard's lead to 5-2.

 

Four runs in the top of the fifth, including a two-run homer from Michael Crouse, gave the Blue Jays their 6-5 lead at the halfway point.

 

Brent Suter (7-9, 3.40 ERA) was lifted after the home run as he went 4.1 innings. He gave up all six of Dunedin's runs, with five of them being charged as earned. Suter surrendered ten hits and four walks, while recording just one strikeout.

 

Stephen Peterson and Eric Arnett combine to allow just two hits in 4.2 innings with five strikeouts in relief of Suter.

 

Brevard County's homestand will continue on Monday evening at 5:05 p.m. with a doubleheader against the Lakeland Flying Tigers to open a four-game series.

 

Chad Pierce (5-6, 3.71 ERA) is slated to take the mound for game one for the Manatees against Lakeland's Wilsen Palacios (6-8, 3.46 ERA).

 

In game two, Brevard's Taylor Mangum (1-1, 4.80 ERA) is scheduled to make his first professional start, with the Flying Tigers sending Patrick Cooper (2-1, 2.95 ERA) to the hill.

 

 

Brevard County Box Score

 

 

Brevard County Play-by-Play

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It's 10:35 Central, if you're seeing this live (or almost) listen in as Stephen Parker of the Sounds (and his .219 average) just needs a single for the cycle in the Sounds' 9th.

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It's 10:35 Central, if you're seeing this live (or almost) listen in as Stephen Parker of the Sounds (and his .219 average) just needs a single for the cycle in the Sounds' 9th.

 

Deep fly ball out, no cycle tonight...

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Rule 5 Protection & The 40-Man Roster -- The Fall 2013 Decisions To Be Made

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Sounds Avoid Sweep With 10-5 Win In Finale

Nashville's Stephen Parker Goes 3-For-5, A Single Shy Of Cycle

Nashville Sounds

 

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Stephen Parker, archive photo (Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds)

 

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Nashville Sounds avoided a five-game series sweep and snapped a seven-game losing streak by defeating the Albuquerque Isotopes, 10-5, in the series finale Sunday night at Isotopes Park, highlighted by a 3-for-5 effort by third baseman Stephen Parker.

 

With the rain coming down in the sixth inning of a tie game, Parker delivered the go-ahead run for Nashville via the long ball. The solo shot to dead center field marked Parker's eighth home run of the season and put the Sounds ahead 5-4.

 

In the following inning with the bases-loaded, Parker lifted a pitch from reliever Blake Johnson (6-6) to left-center field for a bases-clearing three-run triple to put the game out of reach for the home team. Parker finished with four RBIs, two runs, and a single shy of the cycle.

 

Johnson was charged the loss, allowing Nashville five runs on five hits over two innings of work.

 

The Sounds initially trailed 1-0, but broke away with four runs in the in the fifth inning. Parker doubled to start the frame, and Sounds starting pitcher Johnny Hellweg helped his own cause with an RBI-single up the middle.

 

Nashville continued to work the bases loaded and with two outs before Sean Halton drew a walk from 'Topes tosser Matt Palmer to give Nashville the 2-1 advantage. First baseman Hunter Morris doubled the Sounds score with a single to right-center field.

 

The 'Topes got on the board in the first inning with an RBI-double from former Sound Tony Gwynn Jr., scoring Dee Gordon. Hellweg ended his 33-pitch first inning by getting Brian Barden to strike out with the bases loaded.

 

Hellweg was faced with a similar two-out bases-loaded situation in the bottom of the fifth inning, but this time Barden connected for a bases-clearing triple to knot the game at four runs apiece, which ended Hellweg's night at 111 pitches, the most by a Sounds starter this season.

 

Hellweg racked up seven strikeouts to six walks, both matching season highs, before Donovan Hand (3-1) took over to close out the fifth inning for Nashville. Hand stayed in the game to deliver a total of 2 1/3 scoreless innings for his third win. He struck out three and walked one.

 

Dustin Molleken also saw work from the Sounds bullpen, loading the bases in the eighth before recording his first outs on a double-play in which the 'Topes picked up a run. He finished the game for Nashville.

 

Sounds infielder Eugenio Velez, 2-for-3, connected for a single in the first to extend his season-best hit streak to 14 games, which matches Parker's team season-high that he record from April 28 to May 11.

 

Nashville scored their 10th run when Sean Halton grounded into a double play in the eighth inning; Kentrail Davis, 2-for-4, scored from third.

 

The Sounds begin their final road series of the season Monday night against the Oklahoma City RedHawks at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Throwing for Nashville will be RHP Jimmy Nelson (3-6, 4.09) opposite Oklahoma City's RHP Ross Seaton (3-6, 8.15). Baseball returns to Greer Stadium on Friday, August 30, for the team's final homestand of the season.

 

 

Nashville Box

 

 

Nashville PbP

 

 

Nashville Gameday

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Audio links now up at Nashville site game story

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Final, AZL Athletics 7, @AZL Brewers 3

 

AZL Brewers Box Score

 

Five different Brewers reached base twice, the team hit .300 with RISP, seems like more than three runs should have scored.

 

20-year-old Venezuelan RHP Jorge Ortega managed a "quality" six innings despite four walks. RHP Milton Gomez followed with an unfortunate 7th inning.

 

AZL Brewers Game Log

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What going on with the control issues from the top prospects?

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AUDIO via Alex --

 

Huntsville's Brock Kjeldgaard smashes a two-run home run off former Stars' reliever Thomas Keeling making it a 6-2 ballgame

 

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Now watch the VIDEO of the same blast, plus some outfielder confusion, via the Braves' call

 

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Stars Silenced By M-Braves, Northcraft

By Alex Cohen / Huntsville Stars

 

In game three of a five-game series at Trustmark Park, the Huntsville Stars lost to the Mississippi Braves by a score of 6-2 on Sunday evening.

 

After getting shutout one night earlier, the M-Braves broke out to a hot start against Stars starting pitcher Taylor Jungmann.

 

To begin the game, the M-Braves worked three walks from Jungmann into an RBI single from first baseman Omar Luna and an RBI groundout by outfielder Jose Martinez to make the score 2-0. Mississippi then got a two-run, two-out double from second baseman Tommy LaStella in the second inning to go up by four.

 

That offense was plenty for M-Braves starting pitcher Aaron Northcraft. The 23-year-old tossed five scoreless frames against the Stars to improve to 8-8 on the year. Northcraft is now 3-0 in three starts against Huntsville this year.

 

The win for the ninth-ranked prospect in the Braves organization was preserved by a combined three scoreless innings of relief from righties Shea Simmons and James Hoyt.

 

For the Stars, their only offense in the eighth inning against former Huntsville reliever Thomas Keeling.

 

Following a walk by third baseman Mike Walker, outfielder Brock Kjeldgaard launched a two-run blast off the batters eye in centerfield to make the score 6-2. For Kjeldgaard, the homer was his 21st on the season, tying him for the league lead with two others, including fellow Stars teammate Jason Rogers. It was also his 7th homer on the year against Mississippi alone.

 

From a pitching perspective, Jungmann fell to 9-10 on the season after giving up five runs in 3.1 innings while walking a season-high seven batters. Jungmann has now lost three straight starts.

 

Aside from the Brewers second-ranked prospect, Huntsville got an inning of scoreless relief from righties Micah Owings, Michael Olmsted and Eric Marzec.

 

Mississippi's offense tacked on their other two runs on an RBI groundout by third baseman Edward Salcedo in the fourth inning and an RBI single from Northcraft one inning later.

 

On Monday, the Stars will play game four of a five-game set against the Braves at Trustmark Park. Huntsville will send RHP Ariel Pena (7-8, 3.88 ERA) while Mississippi will counter with RHP Gus Schlosser (6-5, 2.50 ERA).

 

Coming into the game, Pena has given up just two earned runs in his last three starts (15 innings pitched).

 

First pitch is at 7:00 PM.