Link Report for 8/21 -- J.M. Gold Hurting Again

[MassBrew]

Thursday's Daily Menu :

Brewers this afternoon; a veritable feast of minor league audio this evening, with a couple of games conveniently starting at dinner time in the midwest for those with hearty appetites...

 

We'll be plugging in the standings for playoff-contending Huntsville, Beloit and Helena within the Daily Menu while pertinent; Huntsville's fighting for a second-half crown that would provide additional home field advantage in the playoffs; Beloit's looking to qualify with a second-half division championship -- they can also automatically qualify for the playoffs with a second-place division finish. It now appears that Helena is playing for additional home-field rights as well.

 

All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed...

 

INDIANAPOLIS: LHP Luis Martinez at Columbus (Yankees), 6:00 PM - Luis is the one certifiable reason to listen in on the Tribe these days

 

Audio link:

www.newstalk1430.com/

 

HUNTSVILLE: RHP Pedro Liriano is the likely starter at Carolina (Marlins), 6:05 PM

 

Audio link:

espn1450.com/

 

 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 32 25 .561 [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 32 26 .552 .5[/b] MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 28 30 .483 4.5 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 27 31 .466 5.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 25 31 .446 6.5

HIGH DESERT: RHP J.M. Gold hopes to stretch out for three-to-four innings at Bakersfield (Devil Rays), 9:15 PM; after Wednesday's fiasco, can a ten-game losing streak possibly be avoided?

 

Audio link:

www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm

 

BELOIT: LHP Eric Henderson at Cedar Rapids (Angels), 7:00 PM

 

Audio link (opponent's):

www.kernels.com/Pages/radio.html

 

 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 37 20 .649[/b] *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 34 23 .596 3.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 33 25 .569 4.5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 29 29 .500 8.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 29 29 .500 8.5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 28 30 .483 9.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 25 32 .439 12.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 25 33 .431 12.5 

HELENA: LHP Mitch Stetter vs. Ogden (Dodgers) at home, 8:05 PM

 

Audio link (opponent's):

www1.infinitydesign.net/v...s.com/www/

 

 NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 13 10 .565[/b] GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 13 10 .565 MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 12 11 .522 1.0 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 7 16 .304 6.0 

ARIZONA: Idle

[filthyfrog]

With Gold joining Saenz and Petty, there are now three notable pitchers in the High Desert rotation. Not that any of them have had great seasons, but at least there's a reason not to skip over the Mavericks box score three days out of five.

[batman]

Carolina (Marlins) 2, Huntsville 0

 

Liriano put together a nice start but didn't get any support from his hitting mates. He set down the first 11 batters he faced before Krynzel lost a popup in the lights. Noochie Varner got kicked out of the game in the ninth after striking out. Corey Hart got a bloop hit to leadoff the inning but Varner and then Nelson struck out to end it.

 

Krynzel walked twice and only struck out once: that's good, right? Corey Hart was 1-for-4 with a steal. Parker and Hundley both with nice relief outings.

 

Two losses in a row, however. No joy in Mudcat-ville tonight.

 GAME DATE: 8/21/03 HUNTSVILLE 0 AT CAROLINA 2 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG CAROLINA AB R H BI AVG D.Krynzel CF 1 0 0 0 .273 B.Hall 3B 4 0 1 0 .233 D.Clark RF 1 0 0 0 .228 J.Medrano 2B 4 0 0 0 .259 C.Barnwell 2B 4 0 1 0 .247 M.Padgett RF 3 0 1 0 .279 J.Hardy SS 4 0 0 0 .276 C.Aguila LF 3 0 0 0 .314 C.Hart 3B 4 0 1 0 .301 J.Willingham 1B 3 0 1 0 .407 B.Gemoll 1B 3 0 0 0 .265 D.Niles SS 3 1 0 0 .270 N.Varner CF 1 0 0 0 .276 C.Ambres CF 3 1 1 0 .249 N.Varner RF 3 0 0 0 .276 R.Jorgensen CAT 3 0 1 0 .223 B.Nelson LF 3 0 1 0 .200 D.Bridges PIT 2 0 1 2 .377 K.Johnson CAT 3 0 0 0 .188 P.Magness PH 1 0 1 0 .215 P.Liriano PIT 2 0 1 0 .079 S.Fesh PIT 0 0 0 0 .333 M.Parker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Flannery PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Machado PH 1 0 0 0 .250 J.Hundley PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 TOTALS 30 0 4 0 TOTALS 29 2 7 2 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 4 0 CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X- 2 7 0 DP--HUNTSVILLE 1, CAROLINA 1. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 7, CAROLINA 7. 2B-- M.Padgett (27). SB--C.Hart (24), P.Liriano (2). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE P.Liriano (L,9-12) 6.0 5 2 2 2 5 0 3.78 M.Parker 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.11 J.Hundley 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.90 CAROLINA D.Bridges (W,10-1) 7.0 2 0 0 4 6 0 2.59 S.Fesh 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.03 M.Flannery (S,20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.56 WP--D.Bridges. BALKS--J.Hundley. SO--D.Krynzel, D.Clark, C.Barnwell, J.Hardy, C.Hart, N.Varner, B.Nelson, K.Johnson, P.Liriano, J.Medrano, M.Padgett, C.Aguila, J.Willingham, D.Niles, C.Ambres. BB--D.Krynzel 2, B.Gemoll, B.Nelson, M.Padgett, C.Aguila, J.Willingham, D.Niles. T--2:20. A--1549

Full game story to come.

 

~Bill

[batman]

Columbus (Yankees) 4, Indianapolis 3

 

Luis Martinez with a brilliant start (as usual, I guess). The Indians gave up three runs in the eighth to put Columbus ahead, tied it up in the ninth, and then lost it in the bottom of the inning. Tough loss.

 GAME DATE: 8/21/03 INDIANAPOLIS 3 AT COLUMBUS 4 YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG COLUMBUS AB R H BI AVG R.Knox CF 5 2 2 1 .239 C.Pride CF 4 0 1 0 .287 R.Paz 2B 5 0 3 1 .301 C.Wilson 2B 4 0 1 0 .272 J.Rushford LF 5 0 1 0 .313 B.Smith LF 4 1 1 1 .275 W.Helms 3B 2 0 1 0 .400 F.Seguignol 1B 4 0 3 2 .335 W.Veras 3B 1 0 0 0 .225 M.Vento RF 3 0 2 0 .294 P.Zoccolillo RF 4 0 1 0 .268 M.Hernandez DH 3 1 0 0 .293 C.McKay 1B 4 0 1 0 .231 E.Almonte SS 3 0 0 0 .255 D.Jennings DH 2 0 1 0 .241 D.Henson 3B 3 1 1 1 .235 A.Delgado CAT 4 0 1 0 .339 M.Jensen CAT 2 1 0 0 .228 S.Scarboroug SS 4 1 1 0 .229 C.Parker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Martinez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Bean PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Choate PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Foster PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Marsonek PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 3 12 2 TOTALS 30 4 9 4 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2- 3 12 0 COLUMBUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1- 4 9 1 E--D.Henson. DP--INDIANAPOLIS 2, COLUMBUS 3. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 9, COLUMBUS 6. 2B--R.Knox (4), R.Paz (7), J.Rushford (11), F.Seguignol (21), D.Henson (38). SB--R.Knox (11). CS--J.Rushford, C.Pride. HBP--D.Jennings. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS L.Martinez 7.1 5 2 2 4 7 0 1.16 R.Giron 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.95 J.Foster (L,2-2) 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.86 COLUMBUS C.Parker 6.0 9 1 1 1 1 0 4.61 C.Bean 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.40 R.Choate 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.26 S.Marsonek (W,4-4) 1.0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4.89 HB--C.Parker. SO--J.Rushford, W.Veras, C.McKay 2, C.Pride 2, C.Wilson 2, M.Hernandez 2, E.Almonte 2, M.Jensen. BB--W.Helms, D.Jennings, M.Vento, M.Hernandez, E.Almonte, D.Henson, M.Jensen. T--2:38. A--6637

Game story to be added soon.

~Bill

[batman]

Anybody got the High Desert feed working? I'm just getting dead air.

 

Thanks,

Bill

[NastyTwig]

Crank the volume. It's there, just real quiet.

[batman]

Thanks, NastyTwig!

[MassBrew]

Indy Site Game Summary:

 

COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Drew Henson, whose two-out error in the top of the ninth inning allowed the visiting Indianapolis Indians to tie the score, atoned for his mistake with a game-winning double in the bottom of the inning as the Columbus Clippers came from behind for a 4-3 win Thursday night.

 

The Indians (57-75) took a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning, but allowed three runs to cross the plate as the Clippers (69-64) came from behind for the second straight night.

 

Clippers' closer Sam Marsonek (4-4) walked Doug Jennings to open the bottom of the ninth, but got Alex Delgado to hit into a double play. With two outs, the Tribe rallied for two runs to tie the game. Steve Scarborough singled sharply to center before Ryan Knox drove him home with a double to right-center. Rich Paz then hit a grounder to Henson whose throw bounced into first and got away from Fernando Seguignol. Knox came all the way around from second on the play with the tying run.

 

Tribe reliever John Foster (2-2) issued a one-out walk in the bottom of the ninth before Henson drove a ball into right-center that rolled all the way to the wall allowing Michel Hernandez to score from first with the winning run.

 

Tribe starter Luis Martinez was masterful much of the night, but didn't get the run support he needed for a victory. Martinez, who had allowed just three runs in 31.1 innings in his first five starts with the Indians, put up goose eggs for seven innings. The lefthander scattered five hits over the first four innings before retiring 10 men in a row from the fourth through the seventh. He struck out seven and recorded 12 ground ball outs while not allowing a ball to be hit in the air.

 

The trouble came in the eighth when Martinez opened the inning by throwing eight straight balls to Henson and Marcus Jensen, the number eight and nine hitters in the lineup. After striking out Curtis Pride for the first out, Martinez was removed for reliever Roberto Giron.

 

Giron struck out Craig Wilson for the second out, but Bobby Smith lined a single just past Giron's glove and up the middle to drive in Henson with the tying run. Foster was brought in to face the switch-hitting Seguignol who leads the league with a .335 average. Seguignol, who hit a game-winning homer against the Tribe Wednesday, hit the first offering from Foster over Jim Rushford in left field to plate two runs and put the Clippers in the lead 3-1.

 

The Indians scored the game's first run in the third inning. Knox led off with a single and then swiped his 11th base in 26 games before Paz singled him home.

 

The Indians head to Louisville Friday to open a three-game series with the first-place Bats. The Tribe returns to Victory Field Monday for the final homestand of the season.

[MassBrew]

Cedar Rapids (Angels) 3, Beloit 0

LHP Eric Henderson apparently pitched well...

 MID FINAL R H E - - - BELOIT 0 2 2 CEDAR RAPIDS 3 4 0

[MassBrew]

Helena 3, Ogden (Dodgers) 1

Just finished listening to this one -- Stetter, Taubenheim, and Eveland all solid on the mound again tonight; Dana put the first two men on in the ninth before closing it out without any damage; Brewers take advantage of the lone Raptor error to punch across their three runs -- details by morning...

[MassBrew]

Beloit Game Summary from the Cedar Rapids Site:

Turns out RHP Calvin Carpenter got the start tonight and turned in one of his better performances as of late -- LHP Eric Henderson goes tomorrow; looks like the Angels have a tremendously hot pitching prospect on their hands; a Kernel insurance run scored on a Rickie Weeks error, his fifth thus far...

 

This link includes the always nice box score with pitch counts -- we'll paste the SportsTicker box with updated averages and ERA's on Friday AM...

 

www.kernels.com/Pages/Boxscores/821.html

[MassBrew]

High Desert 3, Bakersfield (Devil Rays) 2

Mavs Win! Mavs Win!

 

High Desert Site Game Summary:

 

BAKERSFIELD, CA - The High Desert Mavericks ended their nine-game losing streak on Thursday night, defeating the Bakerfield Blaze by a final score of 3-2 at Sam Lynn Ballpark in Bakersfield.

 

The win is the Mavs first against the Blaze this season in six attempts. They improve to 14-46 in the second half and 39-91 overall.

 

Two unearned runs gave the Mavs the early lead. Ralph Santana reached in the first inning on Luis DePaula's first of two errors on the night. Santana later scored on Froilan Villanueva's RBI single off Blaze starter Jarrett Campbell (3-4) for a 1-0 lead.

 

The Mavs went up 2-0 as Joel Alvarado walked, moved to second on another DePaula error, and scored on Scott Candelaria's sac fly.

 

The Blaze got a run back against Mavs reliever Danny Stout in the third to close to within 2-1. Brian Martin opened the inning with a single and later scored on an RBI groundout by Edgar Gonzalez.

 

The Mavs added a huge insurance run in the eighth, as Candelaria singled with two outs, and then scored on Villanueva's RBI double. Villanueva finished the night with two hits and two RBIs, giving him a team-best 62.

 

Tony Stavros allowed an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth, as the Blaze pulled to within a run at 3-2. DePaula doubled to open the inning, and after moving to third on a passed ball, scored on a sac fly by Gonzalez.

 

Stavros settled down and worked a scoreless ninth, earning his second save of the year, stranding the tying run at first base.

 

Stout (2-1) got the win for the Mavs, allowing one run in three innings of relief. Mavs starter J.M. Gold pitched two scoreless innings, but after taking the mound in the third, removed himself after feeling severe discomfort in his right arm.

 

The Mavs head to Modesto on Friday night looking to make it two straight wins on the six-game road trip. Dan Hall (6-12) takes on Brad Weis of the A's. Game time from Modesto is at 7:05 (9:05 Central).

 

High Desert Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 8/21/03 HIGH DESERT 3 AT BAKERSFIELD 2 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG BAKERSFIELD AB R H BI AVG C.Morris CF 4 0 0 0 .259 B.Martin CF 4 1 1 0 .285 R.Santana RF 4 1 2 0 .289 L.De Paula 2B 4 1 2 0 .252 S.Candelaria 1B 3 1 1 1 .285 E.Gonzalez 3B 3 0 1 2 .272 F.Villanueva 3B 4 0 2 2 .296 A.Clark 1B 4 0 1 0 .250 J.Toner DH 4 0 0 0 .229 A.Bonner RF 4 0 1 0 .309 J.Raburn LF 3 0 0 0 .283 L.Mateo DH 4 0 1 0 .292 T.West 2B 4 0 1 0 .240 J.Arhart CAT 4 0 0 0 .253 O.Chavez SS 3 0 0 0 .233 H.Kelly SS 3 0 0 0 .148 J.Alvarado CAT 3 1 0 0 .138 I.Centeno LF 4 0 1 0 .233 J.Gold PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Campbell PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Stout PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Crawford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Dean PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Stavros PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 3 6 3 TOTALS 34 2 8 2 HIGH DESERT 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0- 3 6 1 BAKERSFIELD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0- 2 8 2 E--F.Villanueva, L.De Paula 2. DP--HIGH DESERT 0, BAKERSFIELD 0. LOB--HIGH DESERT 6, BAKERSFIELD 7. 2B--F.Villanueva (21), T.West (19), L.De Paula 2 (18), A.Clark (25), A.Bonner (7), L.Mateo (25), I.Centeno (5). SB--C.Morris (65), R.Santana 2 (38). CS--R.Santana, L.Mateo. HBP-- H.Kelly. SF--S.Candelaria, E.Gonzalez. SH--O.Chavez. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT J.Gold 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 6.65 D.Stout (W,2-1) 3.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 6.29 A.Dean 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 6.37 T.Stavros (S,2) 2.0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4.60 BAKERSFIELD J.Campbell (L,3-4) 6.0 3 2 0 1 7 0 2.96 C.Crawford 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.00 HB--T.Stavros. WP--A.Dean. PB--J.Alvarado. SO--R.Santana, S.Candelaria, F.Villanueva 2, J.Toner 2, O.Chavez, J.Alvarado, B.Martin 2, E.Gonzalez, A.Bonner, L.Mateo, J.Arhart 3, H.Kelly, I.Centeno. BB--J.Raburn, J.Alvarado. T--2:59. A--1339

[MassBrew]

Huntsville Site Game Summary:

 

www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=291

[MassBrew]

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville Update:

 

TAG ALONG

I have to wonder if the Stars are going to have enough gas in the tank when the playoffs come on September 3.

 

They are hitting just .224 in August. They have scored 68 runs this month, averaging 3.4 runs per game with 11 games left. Their lowest in any one month this season was 111 in May........ Despite the offensive lag, they are playing tag with Birmingham, a half game under, as they have been for the last four days, thanks to the league-leading pitching staff....... Both Birmingham and the Diamond Jaxx finished the 2nd half two games under .500, so this is an important four-game series for these two teams. Tonight, the Barons lost 6-4.

 

The Stars faced potential Championship opponent Donnie Bridges tonight and pitching coach Stan Kyles was impressed. "Bridges reminded me of a big league pitcher," he said. "He didn't give us a whole lot of good pitches to hit."......... Bridges climbs a notch to 4th among the Southern League's ERA leaders........ Not only did Bridges throw two-hit ball for seven innings, but he also drove in both of Carolina's runs, driving a 2-2 Liriano fastball through the middle of the infield with the bases loaded in the 5th....... It was no lucky shot either. Bridges was hitting .370 entering the game........ Bridges became the Mudcats first 10-game winner this season.

 

Pedro Liriano set down the first 11 batters to face him, while Bridges retired the first eight batters before Liriano looped a single inside the right field line in the 3rd...... Corey Hart singled to start off the 9th, but then Carolina closer Mike Flannery retired the next three hitters, striking out Noochie Varner and Brad Nelson to end the game........ Varner was ejected after yelling something at home plate ump Brian Kennedy. That delayed the end of the game by four minutes while Varner gathered his belongings in the dugout and headed to the clubhouse.

 

I didn't hear the game, so there's not much in the way of details I can add, but then, there's no much more that can be said, either....... And there's not much more I'll be able to say the next few days. I'm leaving on another short vacation in Memphis. I'll be back Tuesday to see the second of a four-game series vs. Birmingham, but there will no update here until Wednesday, so I can play catch-up with the box scores.

 

Jason Shelley (3-0, 1.80) will go to the mound against righty Mick Ungs (2-4, 3.98). The Stars have not seen him either....... The Stars, 12-7 against Carolina the last two seasons, have won three of four meetings this season, with three to go. The Mudcats and Stars met eight times in 1995, so this will be the shortest season series between these two teams in their history.........

 

Bridges and Liriano entered the evening one-two in the SL in walks.........

 

Both teams are one-two in the league in stolen bases, with the Stars in front. The Stars have stolen 160 bases this year, 18 from the club record set by the 1st Brewer-affiliated Stars team in 1999.......

 

Dave Krynzel struck out in his 13th consecutive game, tying a record in the Brewers era of Stars baseball with Chad Green........ Krynzel's average has dropped 25 points since August 1. He's 8-for-68 this month (.118). Will he back to his old self in September?........

 

In 1985, the Stars won their first SL Championship, despite the fact that leading HR hitter Rob Nelson (32 HRs), hit .210 in the final two months of the season and Terry Steinbach, a .300 hitter throughout the middle of the season, hit only .194 the final month. Steiny came back to hit .357 in the post-season and Nelson hit 2 HRs and drove in 8 runs....... So you just can't close the book on Krinkles. That's just baseball. See you next week.

[MassBrew]

Beloit Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 8/21/03 BELOIT 0 AT CEDAR RAPIDS 3 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG CEDAR RAPIDS AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs LF 2 0 0 0 .288 Q.Cosby CF 3 1 0 0 .244 T.Gwynn CF 4 0 0 0 .277 E.Aybar SS 3 1 1 0 .298 R.Weeks 2B 4 0 0 0 .333 A.Pavkovich 3B 2 0 1 0 .333 P.Fielder 1B 3 0 0 0 .312 A.Callaspo 2B 4 0 0 2 .328 T.Hinton RF 3 0 1 0 .234 G.Porter LF 4 0 0 0 .294 J.VandenBrg CAT 3 0 0 0 .304 C.Maher DH 3 0 0 0 .239 C.Crabbe DH 3 0 0 0 .266 J.Abruzzo CAT 4 0 0 0 .267 A.Heether 3B 3 0 0 0 .224 J.Mathis 1B 3 0 0 0 .238 C.Terni SS 2 0 1 0 .238 B.Weed RF 3 1 2 0 .267 C.Carpenter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Moreno PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Carroll PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Breslow PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Lincoln PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 27 0 2 0 TOTALS 29 3 4 2 BELOIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 2 2 CEDAR RAPIDS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X- 3 4 0 E--R.Weeks, J.VandenBrg. DP--BELOIT 0, CEDAR RAPIDS 0. LOB--BELOIT 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 7. 2B--E.Aybar (28), A.Pavkovich (4). SB--E.Aybar 2 (28), B.Weed 2 (16). CS--K.Bibbs. HBP--C.Terni. SH--K.Bibbs. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT C.Carpenter (L,3-5) 6.0 3 2 2 3 2 0 3.31 J.Alliston 1.0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2.73 C.Breslow 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.59 CEDAR RAPIDS A.Moreno (W,1-0) 7.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 0.00 J.Carroll 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 M.Lincoln (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.32 HB--A.Moreno. WP--C.Carpenter, J.Alliston. SO--T.Gwynn 2, R.Weeks, P.Fielder, T.Hinton, C.Crabbe, A.Heether, C.Terni, G.Porter, C.Maher 2, J.Abruzzo, J.Mathis. BB--K.Bibbs, Q.Cosby, E.Aybar, A.Pavkovich 2, C.Maher. T--2:26. A--2082

[MassBrew]

Helena Independent Record Game Story:

 

Stingy Stetter pitches Brewers back into first

By TOM COTTON - IR Sports Editor - 08/22/03

 

The friendly confines of Kindrick-Legion Field have been especially kind to Helena Brewers pitcher Mitch Stetter this season and that didn't change Thursday night.

 

The Brewers' left-hander has made six appearances in the Helena ball park this season and he has allowed just two earned runs and has a 1.17 ERA in that span.

 

Stetter gave up just one earned run in five innings work Thursday night and struck out seven as the Brewers shut down Ogden 3-1 in a Pioneer League contest.

 

"Every ball park is different and when you start pitching well in one you start to think, ?This is pretty fun,' " said Brewers pitching coach Mark Littell.

 

The win gave the Brewers sole possession of first place in the North Division of the Pioneer League. Helena (39-23, 14-10) owns a one-game lead over Great Falls. The White Sox fell to Idaho Falls Thursday night.

 

Stetter, a 16th round pick by the Brewers this season, breezed through the first four innings. allowing just two base runners.

 

In the fourth, Ogden shortstop Chin-Lung Hu led off the inning with a single, but Stetter rebounded to strike out the next three batters to close out the inning.

 

"Stetter did a super job," Littell said. "He worked ahead and challenged hitters. He changed speeds and used the inner half of the plate better."

 

While Stetter was shutting down the Raptors, Ogden starter Jordan Pratt was holding the Brewers in check. Guilder Rodriguez led off the game with a bunt single and he came home on a ground out by Manny Ramirez, but that would be the only run that Helena was able to muster until fifth.

 

Carlos Corporan, a recent addition to the Brewers roster, and Robbie Deevers hit to back singles to start the inning.

 

The next batter was Andri Gomez who hit a line drive to Pratt who tried to get the force play at third. However, Ogden third baseman Juan Gonzalez couldn't handle the throw and Corporan came home on the error. Deevers would also score in the inning on a sacrifice fly by Rodriguez.

 

That would be enough for for the Brewers pitching staff as Ty Taubenheim came in for Stetter in the sixth and pitched three spotless innings. Dana Eveland picked up his 12th save of the season.

 

The Brewers scratched together five hits in the game and no Brewer got more than one hit in the contest.

 

The Raptors were led by Ryan Carter who went 3-for-4 in the game with a double.

 

Terry Trofholz had three stolen bases to give him 32 for the season. The team record for stolen bases is 34 by Darryl Hamilton in 1986.

 

Helena now has won two in a row and they split the four-game series with the Raptors. The Brewers won the season series with Ogden 4-3.

 

Helena will start a three-game series at home tonight against the South Division leaders, the Provo Angels. Carlos Ramirez will get the start for Helena.

 

Helena Site with just an additional detail or two:

 

Mitch Stetter picked up his sixth win of the season as Helena beat Ogden 3-1 Thursday Night before a crowd of 1,682 in Helena. The Brewers continued to steal everything that was not nailed down swiping five on the night. With the victory Helena improves to 14-10 on the second half and 39-23 overall.

 

Terry Trofholz went one-for-three with three stolen bases and a walk for the Brewers. Guilder Rodriguez added a hit and an RBI as well as stealing a base.

 

Stetter pitched five innings of four-hit ball allowing just one run while striking out seven. Ty Taubenheim pitched three scoreless innings of relief. Dana Eveland pitched the ninth to pick up his league leading 12 save.

 

Provo comes to town Friday night at 7:05 PM (8:05 Central) for game one of a weekend series.

 

Helena Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 8/21/03 OGDEN 1 AT HELENA 3 YTD YTD OGDEN AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG A.De Aza CF 4 0 0 0 .253 G.Rodriguez 2B 3 1 1 1 .231 C.Hu SS 4 0 1 0 .303 T.Trofholz CF 3 0 1 0 .350 R.Martin CAT 4 0 1 0 .266 D.Anderson LF 2 0 0 0 .326 L.Castillo DH 4 0 1 0 .294 M.Ramirez DH 4 0 1 1 .349 J.Milons LF 4 0 1 0 .305 B.Whitney 1B 3 0 0 0 .297 G.Comfort 1B 3 1 1 0 .280 V.Rottino 3B 4 0 0 0 .350 R.Carter RF 4 0 3 0 .320 C.Corporan CAT 3 1 1 0 .286 D.Laurin 2B 2 0 0 0 .221 R.Deevers RF 3 1 1 0 .314 A.Laroche PH 1 0 0 0 .000 A.Gomez SS 3 0 0 0 .205 J.Gonzalez 3B 3 0 0 1 .234 M.Stetter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Pratt PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Taubenheim PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.White PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Eveland PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Schmoll PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 1 8 1 TOTALS 28 3 5 2 OGDEN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0- 1 8 1 HELENA 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X- 3 5 0 E--J.Gonzalez. DP--OGDEN 0, HELENA 1. LOB--OGDEN 8, HELENA 6. 2B-- R.Martin (10), R.Carter (12). SB--R.Carter (7), G.Rodriguez (24), T.Trofholz 3 (32), D.Anderson (6). HBP--D.Anderson. SF--J.Gonzalez, G.Rodriguez. SH--B.Whitney. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA OGDEN J.Pratt (L,0-7) 4.2 3 3 1 1 1 0 8.25 M.White 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.26 S.Schmoll 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.13 HELENA M.Stetter (W,6-2) 5.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 4.63 T.Taubenheim 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2.49 D.Eveland (S,12) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.08 HB--J.Pratt. WP--M.Stetter. SO--A.De Aza 2, R.Martin, L.Castillo 2, J.Milons 2, G.Comfort, R.Carter, D.Laurin, A.Laroche, J.Gonzalez, G.Rodriguez, M.Ramirez 2, B.Whitney, C.Corporan, R.Deevers. BB-- G.Comfort, D.Laurin, T.Trofholz, D.Anderson. T--2:25. A--1682

[BrewDude]

Massbrew, did you ever find out what the severe discomfort in JM's shoulder was? Man can this guy get even one break!! One baby step forward and ten leaps back. He has to be mentally drained!!