Link Report for Games of Tuesday, April 12th

[Mass Haas]

surprised to see Rogers appear in this game. Wonder if they're planning on Rogers and Wahpepah just sharing starts until they build up some pitch counts and innings

 

DHonks, remember how it's been set up for West Virginia. Eight starters rotating turns -- each starter will be limited to around 80 pitches when opening a game, each piggy-backer to about 40 pitches upon following up -- with each set switching back and forth. On Opening Day, Wahpepah followed Rogers -- here the roles are reversed.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Brevard County 3, Port St. Lucie (Mets) 2

Only three base hits, but Jeff Eure and Steve Moss come through back-to-back with two outs...

 

Brevard County Box Score:

Carlos Villanueva with a strong start; Bo Hall with the strikeout pitch working...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_sluafx_1

 

Brevard County Game Log:

Nice jobs by Jeremy Lewis and Nick Slack closing it out...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_sluafx_1

 

Port St. Lucie Site Game Summary:

 

For the second night in a row the St. Lucie Mets lost to the Brevard County Manatees, dropping a heart breaker 3-2.

 

In only his second trip to the mound as a Met, first-round draft pick and starting pitcher Phil Humber blanked the Manatees for five innings, scattering two hits while striking out five. Henry Owens relieved Humber in the sixth and pitched two innings, giving up three earned runs and was credited with the loss. Eddie Comacho and Jose Rodriguez pitched well in relief over the final two innings.

 

Offensively the Mets couldn't get much started, as they only collected five hits for the night. In the bottom of the sixth inning Lasto Milledge doubled to left field and Brett Harper followed with his team leading third home run for the season. For the night, Harper and Jamar Hill were each 2-for-4.

 

The Mets and Manatees will finish there homestand tomorrow. Gametime is 7:00 PM (6:00 Central).

[scoop53714]

justin lehr.....9 hits, 5 runs.....1/3 of an inning. Ugly. Nelson Cruz better be a legit big leaguer.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Lexington (Astros) 8, West Virginia 0

The Power with only three base hits of their own, all lonely singles; only one more chance to avoid opening their new ballpark Thursday winless -- the team's now 0-6...

 

West Virginia Box Score:

Power batters strike out 14 times, drawing two walks; 2-2/3 scoreless innings from Mark Rogers tonight; newcomer Jason Tuttle now 0-for-17...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lexafx_1

 

West Virginia Game Log:

These game logs continue to list the home team first for each inning -- very confusing...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lexafx_1

 

Lexington Site Game Summary:

 

Hunter Pence belted two home runs and added a double to lift Lexington to an 8-0 win over West Virginia Tuesday night. Pence?s multi home run night was the first for a Legend in 2005. Lexington also received solo shots from Saul Torres and Mario Garza to give Lexington a season high of four in a game.

 

Ronnie Martinez (1-1) also shined. The right-hander surrendered one hit in seven innings of work. Martinez struck out a season high nine batters in the game. Paul Estrada worked the final two scoreless innings.

 

The Legends got started early with a run in the first on Scott Robinson?s RBI single. Garza? solo shot made it two nothing after two. Pence doubled the score with a two run homer in the third.

 

Pence? three run shot in the fifth inning made it 7-0 and one out later, Torres finished the scoring with a solo home run.

 

The Legends have won two straight to even their record at three wins and three losses. The Legends staff struck out 14 batters. It?s the fourth time they?ve had double?digit strikeouts in a game. The shutout was Lexington?s first of the season.

 

The Legends will seek the sweep on Wednesday night. Juan Gutierrez will face lefty Greg Kloosterman. The first pitch is set for 7:05, network coverage begins at 6:50.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Oklahoma (Rangers) 11, Nashville 2

 

Detailed "Live" Game Log from Sounds' Site:

Valid until the start of the next game...

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/live/xlive.htm

 

Nashville Box Score:

Six walks from Krynzel, Weeks, Fielder, and Nelson; Corey hart is really struggling here early on...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

 

Nashville Game Log:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

 

Greg Colbrunn singles on a ground ball to left fielder Corey Hart.

Keith McDonald singles on a ground ball to left fielder Corey Hart. Greg Colbrunn to 2nd.

Jason Botts singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan Knox. Greg Colbrunn to 3rd. Keith McDonald to 2nd.

Cody Ransom hits a grand slam (3) to left field. Greg Colbrunn scores. Keith McDonald scores. Jason Botts scores.

Andres Torres singles on a ground ball to left fielder Corey Hart.

Esteban German singles on a ground ball to shortstop Steve Scarborough. Andres Torres to 2nd.

Jason Conti singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dave Krynzel. Andres Torres to 3rd. Esteban German to 2nd.

Marshall McDougall singles on a ground ball to left fielder Corey Hart. Andres Torres scores. Esteban German to 3rd. Jason Conti to 2nd.

Pitcher Change: Jeff Bennett replaces Justin Lehr.

 

Do you think Justin Lehr will sleep well tonight? Wow...

[DHonks]

Thanks Mass, forgot about that. I knew Wahpepah was scheduled to follow Rogers, but wasn't the game called early last time?

 

And Scoop, I wouldn't be too worried about Lehr. I know one organization was shocked he was even available. He was dominant last year in the PCL. If he's doing this badly in a month, then that's a different story

[batman]

Seven grounders and a homer. Wow.

 

~Bill

[Mass Haas]

Prince Fielder Pre-Game Audio:

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/a...204-12.mp3

[Mass Haas]

Audio of Rickie Weeks' two-run triple tonight:

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/a...204-12.mp3

 

Nashville Site Game Summary -- link for Rickie Weeks photo, then text:

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=1503

 

The visiting Oklahoma RedHawks broke open a close contest by scoring 10 runs over the seventh and eighth innings against the Nashville bullpen en route to posting an 11-2 victory over the Sounds on Tuesday evening at Greer Stadium in the second game of a four-game set.

 

RedHawks shortstop Cody Ransom homered for the third straight game, belting an eighth-inning grand slam, and finished a triple short of the cycle with a 3-for-5, four-RBI effort to lead the charge.

 

Oklahoma broke a scoreless tie with a pair of doubles down the left field line in the top of the fifth inning by Ransom and Esteban German off Sounds starter Clint Weibl. The Sounds missed a scoring opportunity in the bottom of the frame. After loading the bases with two down against RedHawks starter Jason Standridge, the right-hander struck Corey Hart out swinging to end the threat.

 

The RedHawks increased the lead to 4-0 with a two-out rally against the Sounds bullpen in the top of the seventh. After retiring the first two batters, Nashville reliever Chad Paronto allowed an Andres Torres single to left, a German infield single, and a walk to Jason Conti on a 3-2 pitch. After the right-hander was lifted by Sounds skipper Frank Kremblas, Marshall McDougall greeted new reliever Justin Lehr with a bases-loaded, bases-clearing double to deep center.

 

Nashville second baseman Rickie Weeks (2-for-4) halved the lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh with a one-out, two-run triple that plated Ryan Knox and Dave Krynzel and chased Standridge from the ballgame.

 

Oklahoma put the game out of reach in the top of the eighth by opening the inning with eight consecutive hits off Lehr to make it a 9-2 game, including Ransom?s grand slam. The RedHawks tacked on two more runs after Jeff Bennett relieved Lehr to finish with a seven-run, nine-hit inning.

 

Standridge (1-1) picked up the victory after allowing two runs over his 6 1/3 innings, fanning five, while Weibl (0-1) took the tough-luck loss for the Sounds, allowing one run and striking out six in his 4 2/3 frames. Keith Stamler tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings to close out the game and earn his first save.

 

The teams continue their series with a noon matinee at Greer Stadium. Right-hander Ben Hendrickson (0-0, 6.75) takes the hill for Nashville for his second start of the season. He?ll face RedHawks right-hander Kameron Loe (0-0, 3.00).

[BrewCrewKid]

Has Scarborough ever pitched before?

[Mass Haas]

Link while active, text follows:

 

tennessean.com/sports/bas...D=68167151

 

Seven-run eighth halts Sounds rally

By MAURICE PATTON

Tennessean Staff Writer

 

Suffice it to say last night wasn't one of Justin Lehr's better outings.

 

The Nashville Sounds reliever faced 10 batters but retired just one as visiting Oklahoma broke open a close game late and grabbed an 11-2 victory.

 

''Unfortunately, it wasn't Justin's night,'' Nashville Manager Frank Kremblas said of Lehr, whose earned run average went from 4.50 to 30.86 after giving up seven runs on nine hits. ''Everything they hit was in a hole or uncatchable.''

 

Marshall McDougall's three-run double in the seventh inning followed by Cody Ransom's eighth-inning grand slam squelched any thoughts of another comeback victory for the Sounds.

 

The RedHawks sent 12 hitters to the plate in the eighth, scoring seven runs to build on a 4-2 lead, a cushion the Sounds had just cut in half on Rickie Weeks' two-run triple in the bottom of the seventh.

 

''He got a lot of groundballs with his sinker,'' Nashville catcher Pat Borders said of Lehr. ''They just happened to be in the right spot.''

 

Trailing by nine runs in the ninth, Kremblas brought shortstop Steve Scarborough in to pitch. Scarborough, a former pitcher at Texas A&M, allowed one hit and picked up a strikeout.

 

Despite allowing one run on five hits over 4 2/3 innings, spot starter Clint Weibl was tagged with the loss. Weibl started in place of Jose Capellan, who was held out due to a blister on his right middle finger sustained in last Thursday's opener.

 

The Sounds, who had scored 38 runs in their first five games, were held to just five hits and were 1-for-16 with runners on base and 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.

 

''I thought (Oklahoma starter Jason) Standridge did a good job, working his fastball in and out with some sink and some life to it,'' Kremblas said. ''Then he added in some good offspeed stuff. He made good pitches when he needed them.''

 

Hitting streak: With Scarborough going hitless in four at-bats last night, Dave Krynzel is the only Sounds player to have hit safely in each of the team's first six games. Krynzel singled in the fifth to extend his hitting streak.

 

Homecoming: Former Sounds infielder Paco Martin, whose 179 hits and 580 at-bats during the 1993 season still stand as franchise records, is among the Brewers' minor league development staffers in town for the current series.

 

In addition to Martin, who serves as the organization's roving infield instructor, also in town are field coordinator Eddie Sedar and hitting coordinator Jim Skaalen. Reid Nichols, Milwaukee's director of player development, has been in town since Thursday's season opener.

 

Maurice Patton covers the Nashville Sounds for The Tennessean. He can be reached at 259-8018 or mopatton@tennessean.com.