Link Report for Games of Monday, May 29th

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Monday's Daily Menu:

 

All times Central; pitchers subject to change --

 

Nashville: LHP Zach Jackson at Iowa (Cubs), 12:45 PM pre-game, 1:05 gametime

 

Audio link:

www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/

 

Huntsville: RHP Tim Dillard at home vs. West Tenn (Cubs), 1:50 PM pre-game, 2:05 gametime

 

Audio link:

www.espn1450.com/

 

Brevard County: Idle

 

West Virginia: RHP Kevin Roberts at home vs. Lakewood (Phillies), 5:55 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime

 

Audio link:

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

[Mass Haas]

Follow Monday's action as it happens:

Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Window". Activate the Nashville Gameday. For the other links, 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. It's sweet!

 

Nashville:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_iowaaa_1

 

Huntsville:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

 

West Virginia:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

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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 Sunday's action:

 Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 27 23 .540 - 16-8 11-15 L3[/b] Iowa 22 26 .458 4.0 12-12 10-14 W3 Omaha 19 31 .380 8.0 12-14 7-17 L3 Memphis 18 31 .367 8.5 11-13 7-18 W3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chattanooga 33 18 .647 - 20-6 13-12 W1 West Tenn 29 22 .569 4.0 12-13 17-9 W1 Carolina 25 26 .490 8.0 15-10 10-16 L1 Tennessee 24 27 .471 9.0 15-11 9-16 W3 [b]Huntsville 20 30 .400 12.5 9-16 11-14 L10[/b] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Lucie 28 21 .571 - 14-13 14-8 W3 [b]Brevard County 26 23 .531 2.0 12-10 14-13 W2[/b] Daytona 25 25 .500 3.5 15-10 10-15 L2 Palm Beach 24 25 .490 4.0 11-13 13-12 L1 Jupiter 21 28 .429 7.0 10-15 11-13 W1 Vero Beach 19 31 .380 9.5 11-14 8-17 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delmarva 30 18 .625 - 16-9 14-9 L1 Lexington 30 19 .612 0.5 18-9 12-10 W1 Greensboro 27 22 .551 3.5 19-8 8-14 W1 Lakewood 26 23 .531 4.5 14-9 12-14 L1 [b]West Virginia 25 23 .521 5.0 14-11 11-12 W1[/b] Lake County 23 27 .460 8.0 12-13 11-14 L1 Hickory 20 27 .426 9.5 10-11 10-16 W2 Hagerstown 18 31 .367 12.5 9-11 9-20 L6

[Team Canada]

Looks like Zach Jack had 3 great innings and then completely lost it in the 4th:

 

 

Luis Montanez singles on a line drive to center fielder Tony GwynnJr.

Michael Restovich homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Luis Montanez scores.

Micah Hoffpauir singles on a soft line drive to center fielder Tony GwynnJr.

Jeff Deardorff doubles (8) on a ground ball to left fielder Brent Abernathy. Micah Hoffpauir to 3rd.

Buck Coats singles on a line drive to center fielder Tony GwynnJr. Micah Hoffpauir scores. Jeff Deardorff scores.

Coaching visit to mound.

 

Ouch.

[Mass Haas]

Stars have lost another late-inning two-run lead; 3-2 West Tenn, top of the 9th in Huntsville...

[DHonks]

It should be noted that Krynzel has apparently stopped his slide much quicker than in years past.

 

Nice win for Nashville

[Mass Haas]

Final: West Tenn (Cubs) 3, Huntsville 2

Eleven losses in a row -- details later tonight...

 

Final: Nashville 5, Iowa (Cubs) 4

Details later...

[NastyTwig]

Not a bad start at all for WV... Single, single, double steal, walk, and a slam.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Nashville 5, Iowa (Cubs) 4

 

Nashville Site Game Summary:

Link for Brent Abernathy photo, text follows --

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=1977

 

Sounds End Road Trip With 5-4 Win In Iowa

 

DES MOINES ? Milko Jaramillo?s RBI single capped a three-run eighth inning as the Nashville Sounds rallied for a 5-4 win over the division-rival Iowa Cubs in the finale of a four-game series on Monday afternoon at Principal Park.

 

The Sounds (28-23) trailed 4-2 before loading the bases with nobody out in the eighth. Brent Abernathy, who started the inning with a single, came home on Mike Rivera?s sacrifice fly before Cubs reliever Andy Shipman balked in the tying run. Jaramillo followed with a single to right, putting Nashville in front for good as it held on to snap a three-game losing streak and avoid a series sweep.

 

AUDIO: Jaramillo Go-Ahead RBI Single --

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/a...205-29.wma

 

Chris Demaria (1-0) worked a scoreless seventh to pick up the win for the Sounds, and Allan Simpson registered the final four outs for his team-leading fourth save of the year.

 

Iowa outfielder Michael Restovich hit a two-run homer, his eighth longball of the season and fourth roundtripper of the four-game series, and Buck Coats drove in two more with a single during the Cubs? four-run fourth inning against Nashville starter Zach Jackson, who lasted only three innings and surrendered more than three runs for the first time in 10 starts this season.

 

The Sounds halved the Iowa lead to 4-2 in the sixth with a pair of runs against Cubs starter Angel Guzman. Brad Nelson drew a bases-loaded walk to plate Tony Gwynn (3-for-5) with the first Nashville run and Rivera followed with his first of two sacrifice flies on the afternoon.

 

Shipman (0-2) blew a save for Iowa and took the loss by surrendering three runs on four hits in 1 1/3 frames.

 

Abernathy continued his strong May with a 3-for-4 effort and is now batting .365 in the month.

 

The Sounds and Cubs both travel to Nashville on Tuesday and will open their final four-game series of the year with a 7:00 p.m. contest at Greer Stadium. Right-hander Ben Hendrickson (2-0, 2.08) mans the bump for the Sounds in the series opener to face Iowa left-hander Rich Hill (1-1, 2.93).

 

Nashville Box Score:

What a bullpen effort -- six shutout innings led by RHP Mike Meyers...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_iowaaa_1

 

Nashville Game Log:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_iowaaa_1

[Mass Haas]

Final: West Tenn (Cubs) 3, Huntsville 2

 

Huntsville Site Game Summary:

Link, text follows --

 

www.huntsvillestars.com/n...newsId=855

 

Seventh Inning Rally Stings Stars

 

Nic Jackson doubled home the winning run with two outs to cap a three-run seventh inning rally, as West Tenn came from behind to defeat Huntsville 3-2 Monday afternoon in the second game of a five-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Diamond Jaxx won their second straight game to improve to 30-22 and move to within three games of North Division leading Chattanooga, which fell to Mississippi, while the Stars lost a franchise-record eleventh game in a row to fall to 20-31. Huntsville also established another franchise record with a tenth consecutive loss at home. The Stars have not won at home since defeating Montgomery 4-1 on May 7.

 

Russ Rohlicek opened the seventh inning by walking Adam Greenberg and Carlos Rojas and the two runners executed a double steal with pinch-hitter Richard Lewis at the plate. Lewis walked to load the bases and Chris Walker followed by grounding into a double play to plate Greenberg to cut the Stars lead to 2-1 and move Rojas to third base. Gary Cates hit what looked to be a routine, inning ending ground ball but shortstop Ozzie Chavez had it go off his glove, through his legs into left field to allow Rojas to score to tie the game. With Cates breaking on a 1-1 pitch, Jackson clubbed a fly ball that landed over the head of center fielder Steve Moss to allow Cates to cross the plate with the go-ahead run. It was Jackson?s seventh RBI with the Jaxx and his second of the series.

 

Thomas Atleee tossed shutout relief in the seventh and eighth innings and Clay Rapada retired the side in order in the ninth to preserve the win and earn his 15th save of the season to match David Shafer of Chattanooga for the league lead. Carmen Pignatiello went 2 1/3 scoreless innings behind starter Carlos Marmol, who was lifted with two outs in the bottom of the fourth after a 49 minute rain delay, to pick up his first win.

 

Callix Crabbe and Drew Anderson put together back-to-back doubles with two outs in the third to produce Huntsville?s first run and Lou Palmisano belted a solo home run, his third of the season, to push the lead to 2-0. It was Palmisano?s first run batted in since his game-winning two-out, two-run single in the tenth inning at Tennessee on May 14.

 

Tim Dillard threw five scoreless innings, allowing six hits and striking out two. He remains winless at home and has not won since April 17 at Montgomery. Rohlicek suffered the loss and allowed more than one run in an appearance for the first time.

 

The series continues on Tuesday night with right-hander Travis Phelps taking the hill for Huntsville against Diamond Jaxx southpaw Chris Shaver. Coverage of the game begins at 6:50 p.m. central time and can be heard locally on ESPN Radio 1450 AM and via the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.

 

Huntsville Box Score:

When backup catcher J.C. Boscan is the pinch-hit choice down a run in the 9th, you know your team is in trouble (Travis Ezi and Guilder Rodriguez were other choices on an anemic bench); Stars outhit, 11-5; the rain delay contributed to Tim Dillard's (brief) five-inning stint...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

 

Huntsville Game Log:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

[Mass Haas]

In progress: Lakewood (Phillies) 8, West Virginia 8, bottom of the 8th in West Virginia

Well, the big boys are done tonight (mercifully), so no reason you can't jump on board and join this wild one in progress...

[molitor fan]

I just personally wish that Will Inman had been healthy and able to start this game, simply because the pitching matchup would have been:

 

Inman vs. Outman

[Mass Haas]

Final: West Virginia 10, Lakewood (Phillies) 8

West Virginia site summary with details later on...

 

It's a shame Will Inman wasn't available for this matchup vs. Lakewood starter Josh Outman -- what a great belly-button promotion of some sort they could have had at Appalachian Power Park tonight...

 

West Virginia Box Score:

Like with Nashville tonight, stellar work by the bullpen -- Patrick Ryan needs to sneak into the rotation, and 24-year-old closer Dane Renkert needs to move up; second straight night it's six unanswered runs to win it; Mat Gamel's first-inning grand slam was quickly given back by a struggling Kevin Roberts; Ned Yost on base four times; Tony Festa's pinch hit single was huge to tie things in the 7th, and it was Angel Salome (again) in the 8th with the go-ahead knock...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

 

West Virginia Game Log:

Not to ruin the fun, but this is a horrific defensive team...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

[Mass Haas]

Beat me by two minutes, molitor fan http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Team Canada]

That would have been one of the best pitching lines ever.

[Mass Haas]

West Virginia Site Game Summary:

 

Power come from behind and score six unanswered again

 

For the second time in as many games, the West Virginia Power scored six unanswered runs to beat the Lakewood BlueClaws at Appalachian Power Park. The Power rallied from an 8-4 deficit and beat the BlueClaws 10-8 on Monday night.

 

The scoring started in the bottom of the first inning on Mat Gamel?s grand slam. It was his eighth homer of the season and it gave the Power an early 4-0 lead. In the second inning Welinson Baez knocked a run in on a single and then two runs scored on Greg Golson?s single. Lakewood scored five times in the top of the third inning to take the lead. Cooper Osteen began the inning with a double and scored the first run of the inning on Mike Bell?s fielding error. Baez knocked in the second run on an RBI single and Fidel Hernandez walked with the bases loaded to bring in the next run. Golson reached on a fielder?s choice which scored Lou Marson, and a throwing error by Ryan Crew allowed Baez to score on the play to complete the five-run frame.

 

The comeback began in the bottom of the fourth inning. Ned Yost and Brad Willcutt scored on Michael Brantley?s double and Angel Salome knocked in the final run of the inning on a groundout. In the seventh, Tony Festa tied the game with a pinch-hit RBI single. Salome gave the Power the lead on an RBI single in the eighth inning and Gamel provided the Power with insurance on an RBI base hit later in the inning.

 

Though he did not factor into the decision, Patrick Ryan pitched four and two thirds scoreless innings out of the bullpen and at one point retired 11 straight batters.

 

Dane Renkert (5-2) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win, and Andy Barb (2-2) obtained the loss. The Power are 26-23 after the win and the BlueClaws fell to 26-24 with the loss.

 

The Power will finish the four game series against the BlueClaws Tuesday night. Lakewood will start left hander Zach Cline (0-0, 0.00) and the Power will counter with left hander Derek Miller (5-1, 2.70). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central).

[Mass Haas]

Link while active, text follows:

 

www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...amp;coll=1

 

Stars' losing streak reaches 11 games

West Tenn's 3-run seventh earns 1-run win

By JOHN FERRY

Huntsville Times Sports Staff, jferry@htimes.com

 

West Tenn manager Pat Listach had some advice for baseball teams whose seasons have taken a wrong turn.

 

"Keep your head up," Listach said. "Walk proud and play the game the right way."

 

Listach's team has not had a sparkling first half of the season, especially at home, but is still in contention in the Southern League North Division. That half will end on June 18.

 

Listach was offering the advice to the opposition on Monday at Joe Davis Stadium. West Tenn had come from behind for the second straight game and handed the Stars a stinging 3-2 defeat.

 

Huntsville, which has not won since May 17, has lost 11 straight games. The Stars have dropped 10 straight at home, with the last win coming on May 7.

 

The Memorial Day win by West Tenn, like the one on Sunday night, came when Huntsville appeared poised to end its losing ways. Listach said for the most part Huntsville had the upper hand in pitching.

 

Pitching didn't really decide Monday's game. Defense played the major role.

 

"We stole two wins," Listach said.

 

Huntsville had take the lead in the third inning when Callix Crabbe and Drew Anderson collected back-to-back doubles. Then, just before a 49-minute rain delay in the fourth, Lou Palmisano drove a homer over the fence in left.

 

The game turned in the seventh against Huntsville's Russ Rohlicek, who had taken over an inning before for starter Tim Dillard.

 

Rohlicek walked the first three batters, then gave up a run on a double play grounder. Gary Cates then grounded to short for what appeared to be an inning-ending out, but Ozzie Chavez let it go between his legs, allowing the tying run to score.

 

Nick Jackson then doubled to left to produce what would be the game-deciding run.

 

Huntsville fell to 20-31. Three games left in the homestand against West Tenn.

 

"The last six or seven games we've found a way to lose," Anderson said. "It's one of those things. I've never gone through this before."

 

Said manager Don Money: "These position players are young and came out of high-A ball. A lot of them have not made the adjustment."

[And That]

Anyone else notice that Mike Bell has 19 errors with the Power through his first 32 games there? Yowsa.

[PrimetimeHater]

Why wouldn't Dane Renkert be promoted by now? You would think they would try to push him along as old as he is for A ball.

[Mass Haas]

Link while active, text follows:

 

www.dailymail.com/news/Sp...006053026/

 

Catcher's hit gives Power a victory

Christopher Wade

For the Charleston Daily Mail

 

It was a beautiful night for baseball and a Memorial Day crowd of 2,039 was treated to plenty of fireworks at Appalachian Power Park.

 

There was the grand slam homer in the bottom of the first inning by Power third baseman Mat Gamel that gave West Virginia an early 4-0 lead.

 

However, the Lakewood Blue Claws scored the next eight runs to wipe out the early deficit and took a four-run lead of their own.

 

The Power quickly responded with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.

 

Then, West Virginia tied the game at 8-8 in the bottom of the seventh inning on back-to-back plays that resulted in both managers leaving their respective dugout to argue with the home plate umpire.

 

In fact, Lakewood catcher Louis Marson apparently argued a little too much and was ejected.

 

Want more fireworks?

 

OK, for the second straight day, Power catcher Angel Salome delivered the game-winning hit. This time it produced a 10-8 victory over the Blue Claws.

 

"Angel is a big part of our offense and is an awesome guy to have at the plate in those situations," Power Manager Mike Guerrero said.

 

"We gave up the lead, but our team never quits. That's just the way we play. We have a group of guys that we just try and keep their heads up and it gives us an opportunity to come back and win every game."

 

One of the biggest moments of the game was the back-to-back calls that saw both Guerrero and Lakewood Manager Dave Huppert come out and argue with the home plate umpire.

 

It all started in the seventh inning with Lakewood holding an 8-7 lead. The Blue Claws retired the first two Power hitters, but, then, first baseman Ned Yost delivered a double and pinch-hitter Tony Festa laced a single to center field.

 

When Yost decided to try to score on Festa's base-hit, Lakewood center fielder Greg Golson fired a perfect strike to home plate. What really fueled the controversy, however, was Yost's decision to try to score standing up.

 

Marson applied the tag and the home plate umpire pointed toward the catcher, but called Yost safe. During the ensuing argument Marson was ejected and Huppert almost joined him.

 

The fireworks weren't over, either.

 

On the next play, the Power's Nate Yoho singled to center field, Festa tried to score and, again, Golson fired home. With a perfect slide, Festa appeared to get around new catcher Aaron Cheesman, but was called out.

 

That prompted Guerrero to come out and argue.

 

With Cheesman now in a tie game, Lorenzo Cain led off the eighth inning with an infield single. The Power center fielder stole second base as Cheesman fired his throw into center field for a error. That allowed Cain to reach third base.

 

Michael Brantley followed with a walk, leading to Salome's heroics. .

 

After the game, Huppert voiced his displeasure with the first play at the plate, which proved to be momentous. Besides tying the game, it led to Lakewood's starting catcher being ejected and, then, to the reserve catcher's throwing error which led to the game-winning run.

 

"He (Yost) came in standing up, Greg threw a perfect strike to the plate, our catcher made a great tag and I thought he was out," Huppert said.

 

"Then, with the ejection, Lou (Marson) does a great job of throwing out runners and slowing down the running game. We have the throwing error, so that play was a big loss all the way around."

 

Neither starting pitchers lasted long as Lakewood hurler Joshua Outman left after three inning and Power starter Kevin Roberts managed just 2 1/3 innings, giving up eight hits and eight runs, but only four earned runs. The Power committed five errors.

 

Power relievers Patrick Ryan and Dane Renkert shut the Blue Claws down the rest of the game, throwing 6 2/3 innings of shutout ball.

 

"Our bullpen did a great job tonight," Guerrero said. "That's their job."

 

The Power (26-23) will finish the four-game series with Lakewood at 7:05 PM today (6:05 Central) at Appalachian Power Park. The Power will start left-hander Derek Miller (5-1, 2.70).

[pogokat]

The Power have a few pitchers in that over 24 range that shouldnt be in low A...i'm sure they'll move at some point...i can't believe derek miller hasn't moved up since his fastball is in the 90's...sorta weird