Link Report for Thurs. 6/19 - Not a pretty night

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Thursday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Nashville: RHP Johnnie Lowe at Las Vegas (Mets), 8:45 PM pre-game, 9:05 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 $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 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 Jacob Barnes at Pensacola (Reds), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:30 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Steve Jarnicki is the new play-by-play voice of the Stars - welcome aboard! Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveJarnicki. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast.

 

MiLB.TV - It appears seven of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games (not the Stars).

 

Pensacola does have MiLB.TV coverage available for this series.

 

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Brevard County: RHP Damien Magnifico at home vs. Daytona (Cubs), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime

 

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

 

Dave Walkovic returns as the play-by-play voice of the 'Tees; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio, as all games are scheduled to be broadcast in 2014.

 

No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV.

 

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Wisconsin: LHP Anthony Banda at Burlington (Angels), 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.

 

For the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from seven Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games.

 

NOTE: Thirty-nine (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (30) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule so you can coordinate your DVR activity.

 

No local TV coverage until Friday June 27th.

 

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Helena: LHP Luis Ortega at home vs. Billings (Reds), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

There's a new Voice of the Helena Brewers in 2014, as Dustin Daniel (@dustin__daniel on Twitter) takes over for legendary Steve Wendt. We look forward to Dustin building his own legacy moving forward.

 

MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction, Orem, and Idaho Falls (one series each), those games will be available to watch online.

 

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DSL Brewers: at the DSL Astros "Orange Squad", 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day

 

We're going to lock in the link to Brad Krause's fantastic Miller Park Prospects - Dominican Summer League primer right here, at least for the first couple of months of the DSL campaign, for your easy review. Brad will also be adding DSL Link Report duties to his Brevard coverage for us here. Thanks, Brad!

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

 

Nashville

 

Huntsville

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

Helena

 

DSL Brewers

 

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 these just prior to the respective game times --

 

Nashville Media Notes - it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Roster" banner on the Sounds' site.

 

Brevard County Media Notes - again, it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Manatees' site.

 

Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog

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STANDINGS: (For split-season leagues, 2nd half standings are shown as the default, although overall standings are also available at the link.)

 

AAA - Pacific Coast League American Southern Division

 

AA - Southern League North Division

 

High-A - Florida State League North Division

 

A - Midwest League Western Division

 

DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris

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Sortable individual stat pages:

 

Nashville

 

Huntsville

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

Helena

 

Dominican Summer League Brewers

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Weather.com:

 

Las Vegas, NV

 

Pensacola, FL

 

Viera, FL (Melbourne)

 

Burlington, IA

 

Helena, MT

 

Boca Chica, DR

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AUDIO: Voice of the Sounds Jeff Hem's appearance on Nashville sports talk radio Thursday, another good listen

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From Wednesday --

 

Final: DSL Braves 6, DSL Brewers 2

 

DSL Brewers Box Score

 

No box score posted yet. I'll update this later tonight or tomorrow morning when they get it online. Yosmer Leal took the loss after giving up three runs in five innings of work. Franley Mallen singled, doubled and knocked in a run.

 

DSL Brewers Play-By-Play

 

Still no formal MiLB.com box score from Wednesday...

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The Ortega boys --

 

Not to be confused with last night's Helena starter, who was Venezuelan RHP Jorge Ortega (who turns 21 on Friday, by the way), Thursday night's Helena starter will be making his formal Brewers' organization debut.

 

21-year-old LHP Luis Ortega gets the nod Thursday. He was acquired from the Red Sox for Burke Badenhop last winter. Listed at just 5'10, 155, Luis Ortega will be making his first appearance before a traditional stadium crowd, as the Dominican native has played one season in the DSL and one season in the Gulf Coast League in Florida.

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Miscellaneous notes from Steve in Huntsville --

 

The Stars completed a series sweep over Chattanooga which marked their second series sweep over a team this year. They also swept Tennessee May 26th-30th. Both sweeps came in Huntsville at Joe Davis Stadium...The Stars took 11 out of the 14 series in the first half of the season with seven of them being decided after the first three games…

 

During the Stars six game winning streak every winning pitcher for the Stars has been out of the bullpen. Tim Dillard has two wins while Casey Medlen, Tommy Toledo, David Goforth and Brent Suter have all factored into the decisions…

 

Last Saturday, the Stars for the 5th straight game hit at least one homer. The Stars are 27-9 when they hit at least one home run in a game. 28 out of the 45 or 62% of the Stars home runs have been solo shots. Hainley Statia hit a two-run homer in the 2nd inning. Statia had a very impressive series against Chattanooga going 7-15 with a HR and 6 RBI’s. He had two 3 RBI games against the Lookouts…. Mitch Haniger did not play Saturday. In his last 25 games, Haniger is batting .330 (31-94) with 7 home runs and 17 rbi’s…. Haniger has enjoyed hitting at home with his .314 home batting average compared to .209 on the road. Only Shawn Zarraga (.434) swings the bat better at home. Eight of Haniger’s ten home runs have been hit in Huntsville. Haniger’s six home runs in the month of June are the most in the Southern League. Haniger is on pace for 22 home runs this year… Zarraga did not play Saturday. In his last nine games, Zarraga is batting .619 (13-21) with 8 RBI… Kentrail Davis has batted leadoff now in eleven straight games. He has an RBI in four straight games. In his ten games as the leadoff man, he is 13-43, .302 with an on base percentage of .375. This season Davis has batted first, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth. The only spot in the order that Davis has had a higher batting average than the leadoff spot is 7th (.333 BA 15 G)…

 

Since the Stars clinched the 1st half championship they’ve gone 7-5…In the month of June alone, the Stars are 7-7. The Stars have the 2nd highest team ERA in June of any team in the league with a 5.13 team ERA.

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Per the Brewers' web site, Hiram Burgos will have season ending shoulder surgery. Tough break. His window of opportunity may be closing fast with all the other prospects the Brewers have now.

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Tidbit from Dustin:

 

Tonight's (Billings) Mustangs starter, RHP Luke Moran, was drafted by the Brewers (out of Lutheran High School North in Houston) in 2010. Passed up signing for junior college and signed with Reds in 2012.

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RHP Tyler Cravy will make his AAA debut Sunday afternoon in Salt Lake City.

 

The man he replaces in the Nashville rotation, LHP Brad Mills, will debut for the Athletics at home vs. Boston Friday night. Will enjoy peeking in on that one between innings of Brewers-Rockies.

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Speaking of Burke Badenhop:

 

Via Jen McCaffrey --

 

"Badenhop stretched his career-best scoreless inning streak to 16 innings and has now thrown 30.1 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run. That marks the third-longest relief stretch of that kind in Red Sox history behind Koji Uehara in 2013 and Dick Radatz in 1963."

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Timber Rattlers' Johnny Davis' brother --

 

Centennial’s Tyree Davis signs deal with Twins

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Rattlers second half opener is rained out

Wisconsin will play doubleheader at Burlington on Friday

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

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Final: @Pensacola 7, Huntsville 2

 

BIG FIRST INNING LEADS TO PENSACOLA WIN

Steve Jarnicki, Huntsville Stars

 

Pensacola, FL - The Pensacola Blue Wahoos took advantage of three first inning walks from Stars RHP Jacob Barnes (1-3) and posted five runs in the opening frame for a series opening 7-2 win over the Stars Thursday night at Bayfront Stadium.

 

After Barnes retired the first batter in the first, Ryan Wright reached on a throwing error by shortstop Nick Shaw. Barnes then proceeded to walk back to back hitters.

 

With the bases loaded Ross Perez cleared the bases on a three-run double to right center giving Pensacola a 3-0 lead.

 

Kyle Waldrop made it 4-0 on his RBI single into right. Devin Lohman capped off the scoring with a sacrifice fly putting the Blue Wahoos ahead 5-0.

 

Barnes only lasted 1.2 innings as he walked five batters. He allowed five runs (three earned).

 

The Stars got on the board in the fourth inning when Shawn Zarraga singled home Josh Prince to make it 5-1.

 

In the fifth the Stars chipped away at the deficit. Shaw was able to score on a wild pitch from Pensacola RHP Daniel Corcino (7-5) making it 5-2.

 

Corcino, who earned the win, pitched six innings. He allowed two runs on six hits.

 

Pensacola scored the final two runs of the game to put the game away. In the sixth inning, Kyle Waldrop broke for third on a wild pitch from Andy Moye. The catcher Zarraga threw to third but it went into left field scoring Waldrop.

 

The Blue Wahoos made the score 7-2 in the eigth on Perez’s solo home run. It was his third of the year as it came against Tommy Toledo.

 

The Stars (0-1, 46-25) and Blue Wahoos (1-0, 32-39) will play game two of their five game series on Friday. LHP Jed Bradley(0-2, 5.14) will start for the Stars. Pensacola will have RHP Jon Moscot (4-5,2.56) on the mound. Friday’s game can be heard starting at 6:15 pm CDT on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM and wtkiradio.com.

 

Huntsville Box Score

 

This was an ugly start for 24-year-old RHP Jacob Barnes, that's 22 walks in his first 34.1 innings at the AA level, and that's not the Barnes we saw at Brevard last summer (36 walks in 105.1 IP). RHP Tim Dillard was stellar, stranding Barnes' two baserunners and allowing only one baserunner in 3.1 innings. Heck, Tim also doubled for the Stars' lone extra-base hit and had a sacrifice bunt. Honestly, one could see Dillard joining a flush September roster as an experienced arm chewing up low-leverage innings, if he keeps it up.

 

SS Nick Shaw had the lone two-hit game, both singles, no surprise -- 37 of 42 hits are singles, "slugging" .268.

 

Catcher Shawn Zarraga is going to see plenty of time behind the plate while Adam Weisenburger's broken index finger is on the mend, so we can gawk at his numbers some more. With a single and walk tonight, Zarraga has three times as many walks as strikeouts on the season (30-to-10 in 182 plate appearances). His line is now at .378/.481/.497 (.977 OPS).

 

Huntsville Game Log

 

Ugh...

 

Pensacola Bottom of the 1st

 

Yorman Rodriguez grounds out, shortstop Nick Shaw to first baseman Nick Ramirez.

Ryan Wright reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Nick Shaw.

Jesse Winker walks. Ryan Wright to 2nd.

Seth Mejias-Brean walks. Ryan Wright to 3rd. Jesse Winker to 2nd.

Rossmel Perez doubles (6) on a line drive to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Ryan Wright scores. Jesse Winker scores. Seth Mejias-Brean scores.

Travis Mattair walks.

Kyle Waldrop singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kentrail Davis. Rossmel Perez scores. Travis Mattair to 3rd. Kyle Waldrop advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by right fielder Kentrail Davis.

Devin Lohman out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kentrail Davis. Travis Mattair scores.

Daniel Corcino strikes out swinging.

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Outside of the Dominican, not shaping up as a pretty night on the farm. The Rattlers may be pleased about their rainout.

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Final: DSL Brewers 4, DSL Astros Orange 1

 

DSL Brewers Box Score

 

Joan De La Cruz got the start for the Brewers and gave up a run in three innings. Melvin Tejada followed with three scoreless to pick up the win. Carlos Luna worked two shutout innings and Doni Arias shut the door in the ninth to earn his fifth save. Joantgel Segovia went 2-for-3 with a walk and improved his average to an even .600. Franley Mallen also had a two hit game, going 2-for-5 with a double. Nicolas Pierre added a single and a walk.

 

DSL Brewers Play-By-Play

 

DSL Brewers Top of the 4th

Raphachel Colatosti flies out to center fielder Andy Pineda.

Juan De Los Santos singles on a line drive to left fielder Vicente Sanchez.

Franmy Pena singles on a line drive to left fielder Vicente Sanchez. Juan De Los Santos to 2nd.

Dilson Fernandez triples (2) on a line drive to center fielder Andy Pineda. Juan De Los Santos scores. Franmy Pena scores.

Julio Mendez grounds out, third baseman Wilson Amador to first baseman Christopher Luciano.

Nicolas Pierre strikes out swinging.

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Final: Brevard County 4, Daytona 7

 

Brevard drops second half opener to Cubs, 7-4

By Andrew Luftglass / Brevard County Manatees

 

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Manatees designated hitter Nathan Orf went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Brevard County's 7-4 loss to the Daytona Cubs on Thursday night at Space Coast Stadium in Viera. (Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography)

 

VIERA, Fla. - In the first game of the second half, a big seventh inning by the Daytona Cubs sank the Brevard County Manatees, 7-4 at Space Coast Stadium on Thursday night.

 

Brevard County (0-1 second half, 36-31 overall) was clinging to a 4-3 lead at the start of the seventh and it looked like the score would remain that way. However with two outs, Albert Almora ripped a double to left-center field off of reliever Chad Pierce to keep the inning alive. Dan Vogelbach came up next and delivered the biggest hit of the game to that point. He drilled a double to score Almora and tie the game.

 

After Pierce walked Bijan Rademacher to put a pair on with two outs, the Manatees called on Kevin Shackelford out of the bullpen to try to escape the inning with the tie intact. The first hitter he faced was Wilson Contreras and the catcher greeted him rudely by hitting a laser to left-center field. Contreras' double scored both Vogelbach and Rademacher to give the Cubs a 6-4 lead.

 

Daytona (1-0, 27-42) tacked on one more insurance run in the eighth inning before Andrew McKirahan finished off the win. The left-hander allowed a double to Nathan Orf, but otherwise retired the Manatees for his sixth save of the season.

 

Daytona and Brevard traded runs early in the evening. The Cubs took advantage of Damien Magnifico's erratic control in the first inning. The 'Tees starter walked the first two men he faced and skipped a wild pitch past Cameron Garfield to score Pin-Chie Chen with the first run of the game. Vogelbach later hammered a solo homer to left-center to give Daytona a 2-0 lead.

 

The Manatees answered in the bottom of the inning. Orf led off with a single and Orlando Arcia slammed a double to bring him home. Later in the inning, Nicky Delmonico tied the ballgame with an RBI single.

 

Two innings later, the Manatees took their first and only lead of the game. Tyrone Taylor led off the inning with a triple and Michael Reed knocked him home with a double to put the 'Tees ahead, 3-2. Delmonico then came through with his second big hit of the night, as he smacked an RBI double to extend the lead to two runs.

 

After Daytona pulled within one run in the third on an RBI single by Gioskar Amaya, Taylor made a tremendous throw from center field to preserve Brevard County's lead. With Rock Shoulders on second and one out, Zeke DeVoss singled up the middle. Shoulders rounded third and tried to score, but Taylor unleashed a bullet of a throw to the plate. Garfield slapped the tag on Shoulders to keep the 'Tees on top by one run.

 

The Manatees eventually relinquished that lead and Cubs reliever Starling Peralta came away with a much-deserved win in relief. Peralta, who relieved starter Felix Pena in the fourth inning, pitched 4.2 perfect frames and struck out four.

 

Pierce took the loss in relief, as he allowed three runs, including the tying and go-ahead runs, over 2.2 innings of work. He gave up two hits, walked two and struck out four. In his shortest start since May 1, Magnifico allowed three runs on six hits, while walking four and fanning four in four innings.

 

Brevard County and Daytona will face off again on Friday night, this time at Radiology Associates Field at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Tyler Wagner (5-4, 2.09) will get the starting nod for the Manatees against southpaw Nathan Dorris (2-3, 5.96) for the Cubs.

 

Brevard County Box Score

 

Brevard County Play-By-Play

 

Brevard County Bottom of the 1st

Nathan Orf singles on a line drive to center fielder Albert Almora.

Orlando Arcia doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Bijan Rademacher. Nathan Orf scores.

Tyrone Taylor grounds out, third baseman Wes Darvill to first baseman Rock Shoulders. Orlando Arcia to 3rd.

Michael Reed strikes out swinging.

Nick Delmonico singles on a fly ball to right fielder Pin-Chieh Chen. Orlando Arcia scores.

Cameron Garfield singles on a fly ball to center fielder Albert Almora. Nick Delmonico to 2nd.

With Victor Roache batting, wild pitch by Felix Pena, Nick Delmonico to 3rd.

Victor Roache strikes out swinging.

 

Brevard County Bottom of the 3rd

Tyrone Taylor triples (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Bijan Rademacher.

Michael Reed doubles (11) on a fly ball to right fielder Bijan Rademacher. Tyrone Taylor scores.

Nick Delmonico doubles (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Albert Almora. Michael Reed scores.

Cameron Garfield flies out to left fielder Zeke DeVoss.

Victor Roache flies out to center fielder Albert Almora. Nick Delmonico to 3rd.

Mike Garza grounds out, shortstop Marco Hernandez to first baseman Rock Shoulders.

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From Wednesday --

 

Final: DSL Braves 6, DSL Brewers 2

 

DSL Brewers Box Score

 

No box score posted yet. I'll update this later tonight or tomorrow morning when they get it online. Yosmer Leal took the loss after giving up three runs in five innings of work. Franley Mallen singled, doubled and knocked in a run.

 

DSL Brewers Play-By-Play

 

Still no formal MiLB.com box score from Wednesday...

 

If you check the links now, you'll see the updates.

 

One thing to note is the somewhat random exit of catcher Kevin Martnez, who then did not play Thursday --

 

DSL Brewers Bottom of the 7th

 

Pitching Change: Osman Manzanares replaces Victor Joaquin.

Johel Atencio pops out to catcher Carlos Castro in foul territory.

Kevin Martinez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Bryan Philips. Kevin Martinez to 2nd.

Raphachel Colatosti lines out to third baseman Alejandro Salazar.

Nicol Valderrey pops out to second baseman Kevin Josephina.

 

DSL Braves Top of the 8th

 

Defensive Substitution: Dilson Fernandez replaces catcher Kevin Martinez, batting 6th, playing catcher.

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Recently released by the Brewers, OF Chadwin Stang included this photo of his season-ending injury from his indy ball game within this Twitter conversation:

 

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Sounds' Skid Hits Unlucky Seven In Vegas

Nashville Sounds

 

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(Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds)

 

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The Nashville Sounds suffered their seventh straight loss on Thursday evening at Cashman Field, falling 6-2 to the host Las Vegas 51s.

 

Nashville (38-37) fell 2 1/2 games behind first-place New Orleans with the setback.

 

Las Vegas left-hander Darrin Gorski (2-1) struck out 11 Sounds batters while twirling a quality start to earn the win. The southpaw held Nashville to two runs (one earned) on five hits over his 6 1/3 frames of action.

 

The Sounds took a short-lived 1-0 lead in the first inning when Irving Falu (3-for-4) singled and later scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Hunter Morris.

 

Las Vegas responded with a pair of runs in the home half of the initial frame to grab a 2-1 advantage against spot starter Johnnie Lowe. Andrew Brown and Cory Vaughn contributed RBIs for the 51s in the inning.

 

51s catcher Travis d'Arnaud (3-for-5) upped the home team's lead to 5-1 in the second when he slugged a three-run homer to left off Lowe, the backstop's sixth big fly of the year.

 

Lowe (0-2) took the loss in his spot start for the Sounds, surrendering five runs on six hits over his three innings of action.

 

Brown recorded his second RBI of the night for Las Vegas in the fourth, when his two-out single off Sounds reliever Dustin Molleken brought home d'Arnaud, who had doubled.

 

Nashville plated its second run of the night with a two-out rally in the fifth as Logan Schafer coaxed a free pass from Gorski and later scored on a Falu single.

 

The visitors mounted an unsuccessful rally in the ninth, putting runners on the corners with two outs courtesy of a Hector Gomez walk and a pinch-hit single off the bat of Pete Orr. However, 51s reliever Eric Goeddel popped up Schafer to close out the contest.

 

The Sounds look to avoid their second consecutive series sweep in the 9:05 p.m. CT finale between the clubs on Friday evening. Right-hander Ariel Pena (4-5, 4.27) will man the bump for Nashville and face Las Vegas right-hander Giancarlo Alvarado (2-3, 6.80).

 

Nashville Boxscore

This is just a much different ball club without the elite pitching featured earlier in the year. To be clear I don't have a problem with Jungmann and now Cravy moving up but Fiers and Mills were simply fantastic which carried this erratic offense. Brent Leach had a nice outing going 2 scoreless innings with 5 punchouts.

 

Nashville Recap

 

Nashville Gameday