Link Report for Games of Friday, July 28th

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Friday's Daily Menu:

 

All times Central; pitchers subject to change --

 

Nashville: RHP Ben Hendrickson at home vs. Colorado Springs (Rockies), 6:40 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime

 

Audio link:

www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/

 

Huntsville: RHP Corey Thurman at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime

 

Audio link:

www.espn1450radio.com/

 

Brevard County: RHP Mike Jones and LHP Manny Parra in a doubleheader at Dunedin (Blue Jays), 4:05 gametime; sorry, no audio for this series

 

West Virginia: RHP Shawn Ferguson at Savannah (Nationals), 5:55 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime

 

Audio link:

www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower.

 

Helena: RHP Amaury Rivas at home vs. Great Falls (White Sox), 7:45 PM pre-game; 8:00 gametime

 

Audio (click on "Listen Live"):

www.helenabrewers.net/html2/index.php

 

Arizona: TBD at the Angels' complex vs. the rookie Los Angeles of Anaheim kids, 9:00 PM Central time, never any web audio for the Arizona League -- night play begins in the AZL League

[Mass Haas]

Follow Friday's action as it happens:

Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Window". Open the Nashville Gameday. For the others, choose "Log". While you're listening to your minor league game of choice (or watching/listening to the big league Crew when they are playing), simply refresh your game log browsers every so often.

 

Nashville:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

 

Huntsville:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

 

Brevard County Game One:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_dunafa_1

 

Brevard County Game Two:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_dunafa_2

 

West Virginia:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_savafx_1

 

Helena:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1

 

Arizona Rookie:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_angrok_1

[Mass Haas]

This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds and/or Huntsville Stars are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated an hour or two prior to gametime:

 

Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format):

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

 

Following Nashville's lead, Huntsville now makes its media notes available as well, nice:

 

www.huntsvillestars.com/i...eNotes.pdf

[Mass Haas]

Standings through Thursday's action:

 Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 58 48 .547 - 34-21 24-27 L1[/b] Iowa 54 51 .514 3.5 30-24 24-27 W1 Omaha 43 63 .406 15.0 26-26 17-37 W2 Memphis 41 64 .390 16.5 23-31 18-33 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee 20 14 .588 - 12-7 8-7 W6 Chattanooga 19 15 .559 1.0 12-7 7-8 L2 West Tenn 18 16 .529 2.0 11-4 7-12 W2 [b]Huntsville 16 18 .471 4.0 9-10 7-8 W5[/b] Carolina 12 22 .353 8.0 8-7 4-15 L5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daytona 21 12 .636 - 14-8 7-4 W1 St. Lucie 18 14 .563 2.5 10-9 8-5 W1 Palm Beach 15 20 .429 7.0 7-7 8-13 L1 Vero Beach 14 20 .412 7.5 8-11 6-9 W3 [b]Brevard County 13 19 .406 7.5 6-5 7-14 L1[/b] Jupiter 12 20 .375 8.5 8-12 4-8 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakewood 22 12 .647 - 10-5 12-7 L2 Lake County 18 14 .563 3.0 10-7 8-7 W1 Hickory 18 16 .529 4.0 8-12 10-4 W4 Greensboro 15 17 .469 6.0 8-9 7-8 W1 Hagerstown 15 18 .455 6.5 8-13 7-5 L1 [b]West Virginia 15 18 .455 6.5 7-6 8-12 W1[/b] Lexington 13 21 .382 9.0 7-9 6-12 W1 Delmarva 12 20 .375 9.0 7-9 5-11 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billings 23 14 .622 - 13-6 10-8 W1 Great Falls 18 19 .486 5.0 8-11 10-8 L1 Missoula 17 20 .459 6.0 9-9 8-11 L3 [b]Helena 14 23 .378 9.0 6-12 8-11 W2[/b] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona League (R) - Arizona League Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZL Giants 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 W1 AZL Mariners 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 W1 AZL Padres 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 W1 AZL Royals 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 W1 [b]AZL Brewers 0 0 - 0.5 0-0 0-0 -[/b] AZL Angels 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 L1 AZL Athletics 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 L1 AZL Cubs 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 L1 AZL Rangers 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 L1

[Mass Haas]

Pretty amazing that Huntsville now has a better postseason chance than anyone but Nashville in the entire organization, especially with their current starting rotation.

 

Go Stars!

[hsvstarsfan]

Huntsville: RHP Corey Thurman at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime

 

Tonight's game has been postponed due to heavy rains. (Greatly needed, but at the wrong time) No make-up date has been announced, but the Stars finish the season with a 5-game series at Hoover Met.

[homer]

Hurricane is up to .334 after 2/3 in the first game and now 1/1 in the second. He is on a real roll lately.

[And That]

Manny Parra is your TBD starting pitcher in the second game of the Brevard double-dip tonight.

[1e Corbeau]

There's a good one going in Savannah tonight. Ferguson with a very strong outing. Gives up only two hits; hard to beat that...

 

The Hurrican really needs to get the bump. You don't suppose he's being held back due to the corked bat episode, do you (pl)? Brendan Katin is an XBH machine.

[And That]

Manny Parra is pitching a very good game through the 4th inning of a 7-inning game.

[And That]

And Ryan Crew is just destroying FSL pitching. Kid should be in Huntsville by the end of the year.

[bullox]

Manny Parra is pitching a very good game through the 4th inning of a 7-inning game.

 

Way to go Toby.

[Mass Haas]

Final, Game One: Dunedin (Blue Jays) 4, Brevard County 1

 

Brevard County Site Game One Summary:

 

Butler lifts Jays in opener

 

Jacob Butler hit a go-ahead three-run homer as Dunedin posted a 4-1 win over visiting Brevard County in the opener of Friday's doubleheader.

 

Butler, just 3-for-24 in his first seven games with the Blue Jays, followed consecutive second-inning singles by Carlo Cota and Christian Snavely with his first homer to erase a 1-0 deficit.

 

Chris Gutierrez homered to start the third for Dunedin (19-16), which has won five of its last seven games.

 

Kurt Isenberg (1-1) allowed a run on three hits and three walks in five innings. He struck out six en route to his first win in three starts with Dunedin.

 

T.J. Gornati tossed a scoreless sixth and Connor Falkenbach pitched a perfect seventh for his third save.

 

Brevard County starter Bo Hall (5-3) surrendered four runs on four hits, including both homers, in three innings.

 

Hernan Iribarren had half of Brevard County's four hits and scored on a sacrifice fly by Freddy Parejo in the second for the Manatees (56-49), who have dropped four of five. -- Carl Dispoto/MLB.com

 

Brevard County Game One Box Score and Game Log Link:

Looks like Mike Jones is pitching just effectively enough to maintain his 40-man roster spot; he'll need to be in Milwaukee for keeps in 2008 -- that's a long way from three-inning stints in the Florida State League...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_dunafa_1

[And That]

LHP Luis Ramirez is your Baby Brewer starter. C Brett Whiteside is back in the lineup, albeit at DH.

[molitor fan]

Katin is now is 3rd in the FSL in both Rbi's and Total bases after his 4x4 , 2 dinger game today....

 

He has been very very good.

[Mass Haas]

We're also told that if Huntsville had not been rained out tonight, Drew Anderson would have been good to go.

 

Aren't we just the fountain of information tonight? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Mass Haas]

Final, Game Two: Brevard County 9, Dunedin (Blue Jays) 3

 

Brevard County Game Two Box Score and Game Log Link:

Top three in the order reach 12 times in 15 plate appearances, led by Brendan Katin -- goodness, power prospects are so much fun because they're so rare; contributions from just about everyone in uniform for this seven-inning victory...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_dunafa_2

[brewers4eric]

Sarcasm alert. Trading Nelson Cruz might just screw up Nashville's playoff chances.

[pogokat]

Final: Colorado Springs (Rockies) 6, Nashville 3

 

Nashville Site Game Summary:

to follow later in the night...or morning

 

 

Nashville Box Score and Game Log Link:

Man, that roster looks pretty depleted without cruz, hart, or tgj

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c..._nasaaa_1

[pogokat]

Final: Savannah 3 (Nationals), West Virginia 2, 11 innings

 

West Virginia Site Game Summary:

 

Power Fall in 11 to Sandgnats

 

The West Virginia Power came from behind twice to tie the Savannah Sand Gnats at Grayson Stadium on Friday night, but the Gnats pulled away with a victory on an RBI double from Tim Pahuta in the bottom of the eleventh inning, beating the Power 3-2.

 

Scott Schade drove in the first run of the contest on an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth inning to give the Gnats the lead. The Power tied the game on Nestor Corredor?s two out RBI double in the eighth inning. The Gnats took the lead again in the bottom of the eighth on Dee Brown?s run scoring double. Down to their final strike, the Power received a big two out RBI double from Mike Bell to tie the game at 2-2. The game ended in the bottom of the eleventh inning when Tim Pahuta stepped in with runners on first and second base, and ripped the game winning RBI double down the right field line.

 

West Virginia?s record in extra innings fell to 3-4 and the Sand Gants improved to 6-4 in games with extra frames. Power starter Shawn Ferguson tossed six innings of two hit ball and only allowed a hit while striking out seven.

 

Don Levinski (1-1) earned the victory, and Josh Louis (1-1) got the loss. The Power are 54-49 overall and 15-19 in the second half after the loss while the Sand Gnats improved to 45-60 overall and 17-18 in the second half after the win.

 

The Power will continue the four game series against the Savannah Sand Gnats at Grayson Stadium on Saturday night. Left hander Gene Yost (7-3, 3.61) will make the start for Savannah and the Power will counter with left hander Dave Welch (3-6, 2.84). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.

 

 

West Virginia Box Score and Game Log Link:

Barba 0-4 in his West Virginia debut..

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.co..._savafx_1

[bullox]

Man, that roster looks pretty depleted without cruz, hart, or tgj

 

I guess that's what Melvin meant when he said he wasn't keen on making (at the time) Indy a winner. If they produce major league players, they are a success no matter what the result.

[pogokat]

Final: Helena 5, Great Falls (White Sox) 3

 

Helena site Game Summary

 

Brewers Take Down White Sox

 

The Helena Brewers matched a season high winning streak at three Friday night, as they overtook the Great Falls White Sox 5-3. Great Falls got on the board early in the first inning, scoring two, thanks in part to Helena?s two errors. The Brewers responded in the bottom half scoring one from a Cole Gillespie double. Helena would strike again in the bottom of the fourth, with a Chris Errecart two run bomb. Both teams scored one in the sixth, and Helena tacked on another in the bottom of the eighth to put the score at 5-3. Travis Wendte came on to pitch three no hit innings for the Brew crew, striking out four in the process. The two teams will face off again Saturday night at 7:05.

 

Helena Box Score and Game Log Link:

Cole Gillespie should be somewhere in A ball..or at the very least, he should open 2007 in High A

 

www.minorleaguebaseball...._helrok_1

[Mass Haas]

Link while active, text follows:

 

www.helenair.com/articles...906_02.txt

 

Brewers end half with win

By TOM COTTON - Independent Record Sports Editor

 

The Helena Brewers had a nice ending to a disappointing first half Friday night.

 

The Brewers picked up a 5-3 win over Great Falls at Kindrick Legion Field to conclude the first-half of their Pioneer League campaign.

 

The good news for Helena is that they go into the second half with a three-game winning streak. The bad news is they finished the first-half in last-place with a 15-23 mark.

 

?More than anything, the last three years, the team that has won the first-half has also won the second half so it is good to get some wins against the team that is in second place,? said Helena manager Ed Sedar.

 

Sedar said the starting pitching for Helena has been outstanding during the three-game winning streak and Helena right-hander Amaury Rivas was on top of his game Friday. He settled down nicely after giving up two unearned runs in the first inning.

 

White Sox shortstop Scotty Madsen reached thanks to an error to lead off the game and Santo Garcia followed that up with a single.

 

Chris Carter picked up an RBI later in the frame and Missoula native Kris Welker drove in a run with a single.

 

That would be all the damage that the White Sox offense could do, however, as Rivas settled down and worked six strong innings.

 

?He kept hammering the strike zone,? Brewer pitching coach Mark Littell said.

 

Helena reliever Travis Wendte finished off the job, striking out four in three innings of work.

 

He relied on a nasty slider to retire the White Sox in order in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings.

 

?When he throws it at different speeds, it is his best pitch,? Littell said.

 

Offensively the Brewers were paced by the heart of their order as clean-up hitter Cole Gillespie scored twice and reached base four times.

 

No. 5 hitter Chris Errecart drove in three runs, two of which came on a home run in the fourth inning, giving Helena a 3-2 win. He drove a Logan Williamson offering over the left-field wall for his sixth round-tripper of the season. He leads the team in that category.

 

?(Hitting coach) Johnny Narron gets them prepared to hit each and every night,? Sedar said.

 

After Great Falls pushed across a run in the sixth, Helena took the lead for good in the seventh when Stephen Chapman came home on a wild pitch by Great Falls reliever Michael Rocco.

 

Jordan Swaydan also had two hits for Helena in the contest.

 

The two teams will meet again tonight to start the second half. Ramon Sanchez is scheduled to start for Great Falls, while Brandon Parillo is slated to start for Helena.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Arizona Angels 9, Arizona Brewers 8

 

Arizona Brewer Box Score and Game Log Link:

Left fielder Andrew Lefave reaches five times -- he's at .488/.542/.732 after 41 AB's with only three K's (1.274 OPS) -- there's your Carlos Lee replacement; first baseman John Alonso drives in four; Brewers commit six errors, four by 2006 2nd round pick Brent Brewer at shortstop, now with 18 errors in limited action -- this kid seems overmatched in Maryvale, that doesn't bode well; mound efforts not as ugly as you'd think -- limited the bases on balls and victimized by defense...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_angrok_1