Link Report for Games of Friday, August 15th

[MassBrew]

Friday's Daily Menu :

 

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 and RHP David Manning in a twinbill at Charlotte (White Sox), 4:15 PM -- we'll know how Luis did by very early evening...

 

Audio link:

www.newstalk1430.com/

 

HUNTSVILLE: RHP Pedro Liriano at home vs. Chattanooga (Reds), 7:05 PM

 

Audio link:

espn1450.com/

 

 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 29 24 .547[/b] BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 28 24 .538 .5 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 26 27 .491 3.0 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 26 27 .491 3.0 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 25 28 .472 4.0

HIGH DESERT: LHP Derrin Ebert at home vs. Bakersfield (Devil Rays), 9:05 PM; amazingly, it's the first time these teams have squared off all season; the Blaze are in last place in the Northern Division's second half standings. Note to High Desert management -- you can remove the "Daryl Clark Returns to the Mavs" picture from the team's home page http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

Audio link:

www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm

 

BELOIT: LHP Eric Henderson at home vs. Wisconsin (Mariners), 7:00 PM; wondering if the Brewers put out the big major league-style buffet table in the clubhouses for the kids last night...

 

Audio link (opponent's):

www.sportsjuice.com/provi...wtrattlers

 

 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 35 17 .673[/b] *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 31 22 .585 4.5 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 30 23 .566 5.5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 27 26 .509 8.5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 26 27 .491 9.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 26 27 .491 9.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 23 29 .442 12.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 23 31 .426 13.0 

HELENA: Finally, the Brewers get to play and travel to Ogden, the site of Milwaukee's Pioneer League affiliate for several seasons prior to this year. The Helena players who will be able to visit former host families and old friends will be Greg Moreira, Judd Richardson, Andri Gomez, Nic Carter and Manuel Melo. The Raptors will likely qualify as a wild-card team for the post-season despite not winning a half-season division crown. LHP Greg Kloosterman takes the mound tonight at 8:00 PM. It won't be former Raptor radio voice Terry Byrom, but you'll be able to listen to this series. Why didn't the Raptor site look this nice when the Brewers were in town?

 

Audio link (opponent's):

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

 

 NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 10 7 .588[/b] MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 9 8 .529 1.0 GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 9 8 .529 1.0 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 5 12 .294 5.0

ARIZONA: RHP Tommy Hawk took on the Cubs in Tuscon this morning

[MassBrew]

From the Indy Site:

 

RHP Jayson Durocher has joined the Indians on a major league rehabilitation assignment. He is expected to pitch one inning tonight. Durocher made six one-inning appearances on rehab with the Indians in May going 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA. After just six games back with Milwaukee (2-0, 11.04), Durocher was placed on the DL with right shoulder tendinitis. Beginning Aug. 10, he made two appearances for Rookie League Arizona retiring all six batters he faced.

[MassBrew]

Indianapolis Media Notes for Friday:

 

TONIGHT: The Indians and Charlotte meet in a doubleheader for the final two head-to-head games of the season. The Tribe needs a sweep to finish with a split of the 12-game season series. The Tribe's only other trip to Knights Stadium this season came in April. A four-game sweep by Charlotte was part of a seven-game losing streak by the Indians. The Indians fared better against Charlotte when the teams met last weekend at Victory Field. The Indians were able to win two of three - both in extra innings.

 

Tonight will be the Tribe's seventh doubleheader of the season. The Indians have won one, split two and lost three DHs. One of the sweeps was at the hands of the Knights on April 19.

 

Since July 23, 17 of the Tribe's 22 games have come against opponents from the IL's South division. The Indians are 9-8 in these recent match-ups, but are still just 21-23 against South foes for the season.

 

The Indians offense has been slow to heat up in August. Through the first 13 games of the month, the Tribe bats are hitting .239 and have scored 32 runs (2.46 rpg). The Indians have been held to two or fewer runs in eight of the 13 games.

 

The Indians have played five extra-inning contests in August going 3-2 in those games. Three of the last six games have gone into extra frames with the Tribe winning all three.

 

ON THE MOUND: Lefthander Luis Martinez makes his fifth start for the Indians in game one, and will look to extend his 26.1 scoreless innings streak. Martinez has faced IL South teams in each of his four previous starts. His most recent trip to the mound came against Charlotte on August 8. He pitched in and out of trouble as he allowed three hits and four walks in six innings, but got several fine defensive plays behind him to keep his string of scoreless innings alive. Martinez did not get a decision in a 1-0 win. The Indians have scored just four runs in Martinez's last three starts (1.33 rpg), and only 10 runs in his four starts (2.5 rpg). Martinez has been involved in three straight shutout wins, and the opposition has plated only one run in the four games in which he has pitched.

 

Martinez came up from Double-A Huntsville on July 24. With the Stars, he led the Southern League with 116 strikeouts and was fifth with eight wins and a 2.58 ERA. He started the season with 21 scoreless innings, and was the Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April (3-1, 0.31 ERA).

 

Righthander David Manning will pitch game two. In his 12th season of professional baseball, Manning made his Major League debut on Aug. 2 at Montreal. He took the loss allowing six earned runs in four innings. Manning also was hit hard in his second big league start on Aug. 9, and was sent back to the Indians where he started the season. Manning began the season in the Tribe bullpen with the final three of his six appearances coming against the Knights. He gave up three runs in 3.1 innings. Manning was moved into the rotation on May 2 and went 3-1 with a 1.53 ERA in his first six starts. His last start for the Indians came on July 28 against Durham. He snapped a personal three-game losing streak by limiting the Bulls to three runs in seven innings.

 

ON THE LEADER BOARD: Jim Rushford ranks fourth with a .317 average and fifth with a .385 on-base percentage. Alex Delgado ranks second among IL catchers having thrown out 57.7% of would-be basestealers.

 

SCORELESS INNINGS STREAKS: LHPs Luis Martinez and Shane Nance are boasting impressive scoreless innings streaks. Martinez, who was promoted from Double-A on July 24, has made four starts and has yet to allow a run in 26.1 innings. He has fanned 28 while walking 10. Nance, who has had two stints in Milwaukee this season, has not allowed a run since May 16. In 23 appearances since May 23, Nance has worked 32.0 scoreless innings. In that period he has allowed just 13 hits and five walks while striking out 24.

 

UPCOMING PROBABLES:

Saturday vs. Norfolk - RHP Jason Roach (5-8, 4.49) vs. LHP Nate Teut (2-5, 4.50)

Sunday vs. Norfolk - RHP Tyler Yates (1-2, 2.93) vs. RHP Pasqual Coco (9-7, 4.63)

[MassBrew]

BA's Daily Dish can't get enough of the Brewers lately...

 

Signed out of the Dominican Republic at age 16, Brewers lefthander Luis Martinez has emerged from relative obscurity this year to become one of the system?s top arms.

 

Martinez, 23, brought a 21-42, 5.97 career record into the season as he started out repeating Double-A Huntsville. He went 8-5, 2.58 with 116 strikeouts in 115 innings to earn a promotion to Indianapolis, where he put up 26 1/3 straight scoreless innings while fanning 28. At 6-foot-6, Martinez isn?t a fireballer, sitting in the 89-90 mph range while working his curveball in and out and using his outstanding changeup up and down in the zone. Brewers officials say he has matured and learned how to pitch, and was helped by the prospect-laden environment at Hunstville.

 

?He obviously got off to a great start,? Brewers farm director Reid Nichols said. ?He was the pitcher of the month for our organization and was considered for a major league callup. We didn?t bring him to Milwaukee, but we figured if he was a candidate for that, we could try him at Triple-A and see how he did. He?s been great.?

[biedergb]

Now that is a pretty sight ... THREE first place teams. And what is impressive is Huntsville - it's difficult to "defend" a first half title, especially with the flux of core players (Martinez to AAA, Jones and Hendrickson on DL).

 

Granted all this at the expense of High Desert, but it's been a while since we had a first place team or two, and if you count first/second half titles separately, then we have the potential of 5 pennants (Huntsville 1st/2nd, Beloit 2nd, Helena 1st/2nd).

[batman]

Arizona Brewers 7, Arizona Cubs 1

 

No errors today... that's got a be a good thing, no? And it's always good to beat the Cubs, whether those in Chicago or their younger brothers in AZ.

 BREWERS 7 AT CUBS 1 YTD YTD BREWERS AB R H BI AVG CUBS AB R H BI AVG D.Bates DH 5 1 1 1 .255 J.Balcom RF 4 0 1 0 .265 G.Acosta SS 5 2 2 2 .319 J.Rios 2B 3 0 0 0 .305 F.Plasencia CF 3 1 0 0 .295 R.Harvey DH 2 0 0 0 .000 A.Mannon LF 4 1 2 2 .261 R.Fitzgerald CF 4 1 3 1 .386 T.McCormack 3B 3 0 2 1 .271 A.Garcia CAT 3 0 0 0 .321 W. Lewis 2B 5 0 0 1 .242 A.Francisco 3B 4 0 1 0 .223 F.Mejia RF 5 1 2 0 .310 J.Valdez LF 3 0 0 0 .287 R.Pijuan 1B 3 0 0 0 .220 N.Jackson 1B 3 0 0 0 .230 G.Olayemi CAT 4 1 0 0 .135 C.Rojas SS 3 0 1 0 .221 T.Hawk PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Polanco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Martinezsa PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Oritz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Martin PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Alvarez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Santana PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 37 7 9 7 TOTALS 29 1 6 1 BREWERS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6- 7 9 0 CUBS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 6 2 E--J.Rios, A.Francisco. DP--BREWERS 2, CUBS 0. LOB--BREWERS 9, CUBS 6. 2B--D.Bates (8) , A.Mannon (8) , T.McCormack (6). HR--G.Acosta (1), R.Fitzgerald (4). SB--F.Plasencia (10), F.Mejia (3). CS--C.Rojas. SH--R.Pijuan, J.Rios. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BREWERS T.Hawk 4.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 2.02 A.Martinezsa 3.0 2 0 0 3 2 0 5.45 F.Martin (W,2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.78 CUBS A.Polanco 3.0 3 1 1 1 3 1 7.11 J.Oritz 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.00 J.Alvarez 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 7.17 A.Santana (L,1-5) 1.0 4 6 0 1 0 0 5.23 WP--A.Martinezsa, F.Martin, A.Polanco. BALKS--A.Polanco. SO--D.Bates, G.Acosta, A.Mannon, T.McCormack, F.Mejia, R.Pijuan, G.Olayemi, J.Balcom, R.Harvey, R.Fitzgerald, A.Francisco 2, C.Rojas. BB--F.Plasencia 2, A.Mannon, T.McCormack 2, R.Harvey 2, A.Garcia, J.Valdez. T--2:28.

Gilbert-A with a two-hit performance and home run number one as a member of the AZ Brewers... it was only his third ever as a professional. Mannon and McCormack each with two hits and each with a double. Tommy Hawk (the pitcher, not the mascot) with a strong outing and Martinezsa and Martin combine for 3 innings of scoreless relief.

 

Good job all around... too bad Jack Z. wasn't there to see this one.

 

~Bill

[batman]

Charlotte (White Sox) 4, Indianapolis 3 - Game One

 

What a game. 18 long innings. Two pitchers, Luis and Derrek, got full "starts". This one hurts.

 GAME DATE: 8/15/03 INDIANAPOLIS 3 AT CHARLOTTE 4 DH GAME #1 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG CHARLOTTE AB R H BI AVG R.Knox LF 5 0 1 0 .259 A.Miles 2B 7 2 3 0 .302 J.Conti CF 7 1 2 0 .230 T.Hummel 3B 5 2 1 0 .287 J.Rushford 1B 8 1 1 1 .313 R.Gload LF 8 0 3 1 .315 K.Luuloa 2B 4 1 2 1 .258 J.Borchard CF 7 0 1 1 .235 R.Paz PR 0 0 0 0 .277 J.Burke CAT 8 0 5 2 .337 R.Paz 2B 3 0 2 0 .277 M.Rivera DH 4 0 0 0 .306 P.Zoccolillo RF 6 0 2 1 .277 N.Murphy PR 0 0 0 0 .229 C.McKay CAT 7 0 1 0 .224 N.Murphy DH 3 0 0 0 .229 D.Jennings DH 7 0 1 0 .223 R.Hankins 1B 7 0 0 0 .299 W.Veras 3B 7 0 1 0 .225 S.Morgan RF 7 0 2 0 .275 S.Scarboroug SS 7 0 1 0 .230 J.Nunez SS 8 0 2 0 .219 L.Martinez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Kohlmeier PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Durocher PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Sanders PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Nance PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Nickle PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Foster PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Majewski PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Ginter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Lee PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 A.Munoz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Meyer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 61 3 14 3 TOTALS 64 4 17 4 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 3 14 3 CHARLOTTE 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 4 17 0 E--J.Rushford, R.Paz 2. DP--INDIANAPOLIS 1, CHARLOTTE 3. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 13, CHARLOTTE 19. 2B--J.Rushford (9), K.Luuloa (25), P.Zoccolillo (29), R.Gload (33), J.Nunez (7). SB--R.Knox 2 (6), A.Miles (6), T.Hummel (9). CS--R.Knox, J.Conti, P.Zoccolillo, R.Hankins. HBP--R.Knox 2, P.Zoccolillo, C.McKay. SH--A.Miles, T.Hummel 2, N.Murphy. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS L.Martinez 5.0 8 3 3 3 5 0 0.86 J.Durocher 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.57 S.Nance 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.49 J.Foster 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 4.01 M.Childers 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 D.Lee (L,1-3) 5.1 4 1 0 1 7 0 4.58 CHARLOTTE R.Kohlmeier 5.1 5 3 3 0 1 0 4.38 D.Sanders 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.86 D.Nickle 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.79 G.Majewski 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.60 M.Ginter 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.02 A.Munoz 3.2 3 0 0 2 3 0 4.97 J.Meyer (W,1-2) 2.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.55 HB--R.Kohlmeier 2, D.Sanders, D.Nickle. BALKS--A.Munoz. PB--C.McKay. SO--J.Conti, P.Zoccolillo, C.McKay, D.Jennings, W.Veras 2, S.Scarboroug 2, T.Hummel 3, R.Gload 3, J.Borchard, J.Burke 2, M.Rivera 2, N.Murphy 2, R.Hankins 3, S.Morgan 3, J.Nunez. BB--R.Knox, J.Conti, R.Paz, P.Zoccolillo, D.Jennings, A.Miles, T.Hummel 2, R.Gload, J.Borchard, R.Hankins, S.Morgan. T--6:20. A--5275

Charlotte's catcher had five hits on the night. Four Indians had two hits apiece and Ryan Knox reached base four times.

 

~Bill

[Kaukauna]

FREE BASEBALL!!

 

Ok, now I'm just getting carried away.

 

Daron Sutton tells us that Luis allowed three runs in five innings, but only one of them earned. Another decent job, it appears.

[MassBrew]

As folks sample the various minor league audio choices tonight, let me know if anyone has any luck pulling in the Helena at Ogden broadcast -- just getting dead air. Thanks.

[batman]

I can't access the Ogden feed, either, Jim.

 

~Bill

[MassBrew]

Maybe because the timing allows you to catch the game from the start so often, I'm doing the "give High Desert some love" thing tonight.

 

It really is amazing how the Mavericks have become a victim of the "we must keep Huntsville, Beloit, and Helena together mentality". I just keep reminding myself that no major league team has a successful affiliate at each level. Derrin Ebert on the mound should make for a competitve contest tonight.

 

Has any team ever been put together with more former catchers? Jason Belcher, Froilan Villanueva, and Jeremy Frost's days behind the plate are a thing of the past. 18-year-old Charlie Lozada can catch, but also played third base in Arizona. Jeff Eure and Manny Ramirez will likely be added to the High Desert mix next year. So the catcher prospects who can hit can't catch, and vice versa.

 

In other words, get that ankle well, Cap'n Lou.

[MassBrew]

In progress: Huntsville 6, Chattanooga (Reds) 2, after five innings

 SOU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CHATTANOOGA 0 0 0 2 0 2 HUNTSVILLE 3 1 0 0 2 6

[MassBrew]

Derrin Ebert on the mound should make for a competitve contest tonight.

 

In progress: Bakersfield (Devil Rays) 3, High Desert coming up, after one-half an inning...

 

Oh well....

[NastyTwig]

Beloit loses 11-9.... Prince gets his 25th homer, and 100th RBI.

[batman]

Huntsville 10, Chattanooga (Reds) 5

 

The Stars overcome three errors and a homer by Smitherman to top the Lookouts. Corey Hart with 4 more hits and Daryl Clark adds a pinch-hit double (way to go, Daryl!).

 

Box Score:

EDIT: Bill, you were kind not to mention David Krynzel's four strikeouts; honestly, has any other Brewer farmhand hit more poorly over the last six weeks? Anyone? -- MassBrew

 GAME DATE: 8/15/03 CHATTANOOGA 5 AT HUNTSVILLE 9 YTD YTD CHATTANOOGA AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG W.Caceres CF 5 0 2 0 .264 A.Machado 2B 3 2 0 0 .245 E.Encrnacion 3B 5 0 1 0 .241 D.Krynzel CF 4 1 0 0 .275 G.Senjem RF 4 2 1 0 .260 J.Hardy SS 4 2 1 1 .285 S.Smitherman LF 3 2 1 2 .317 C.Hart 3B 5 3 4 1 .303 J.Gutierrez 1B 4 1 1 1 .196 B.Gemoll 1B 3 1 2 2 .264 A.Beattie 2B 4 0 1 0 .253 N.Varner RF 4 0 0 1 .278 D.Sardinha CAT 3 0 1 2 .244 B.Nelson LF 3 0 1 1 .222 J.Bannon SS 4 0 0 0 .143 K.Johnson CAT 1 0 1 1 .191 T.Howington PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Kremblas CAT 2 0 0 0 .200 T.Thompson PIT 1 0 0 0 .333 P.Liriano PIT 2 0 0 0 .056 B.Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 .215 D.Clark PH 1 0 1 0 .239 B.Salmon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Hundley PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 B.Bevel PIT 0 0 0 0 .250 J.Dellaero PH 1 0 0 0 .226 TOTALS 36 5 8 5 TOTALS 32 9 10 7 CHATTANOOGA 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0- 5 8 2 HUNTSVILLE 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 X- 9 10 3 E--E.Encrnacion, D.Sardinha, J.Hardy, C.Hart, M.Kremblas. DP--CHATTANOOGA 1, HUNTSVILLE 0. LOB--CHATTANOOGA 6, HUNTSVILLE 10. 2B--W.Caceres (10), C.Hart (32), B.Gemoll (28), D.Clark (9). HR--S.Smitherman (19). SB--A.Machado (6), D.Krynzel (39). CS--D.Clark. HBP--N.Varner, K.Johnson. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA CHATTANOOGA T.Howington (L,0-2) 2.1 3 4 3 6 2 0 11.81 T.Thompson 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 2.35 B.Salmon 1.0 3 3 3 2 1 0 6.59 B.Bevel 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0.77 HUNTSVILLE P.Liriano (W,9-11) 6.0 6 5 4 2 8 1 3.82 J.Hundley (S,2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1.00 HB--T.Howington, B.Bevel. WP--T.Howington. SO--E.Encrnacion, G.Senjem 2, S.Smitherman 2, J.Gutierrez, J.Bannon, T.Howington, T.Thompson, B.Anderson, J.Dellaero, D.Krynzel 4, B.Gemoll, B.Nelson 2, M.Kremblas, P.Liriano. BB--S.Smitherman, D.Sardinha, A.Machado 2, D.Krynzel, J.Hardy, B.Gemoll 2, B.Nelson 2, J.Hundley. T--3:16. A--5297

And the beat goes on...

 

~Bill

[batman]

Wisconsin (Mariners) 11, Beloit 9

 

Looks like a close one. Here's a great game summary from the folks at TimberRattlers.com...

 

timberrattlers.com/press/...?recid=179

 WISCONSIN 11 AT BELOIT 9 YTD YTD WISCONSIN AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG C.Harrington LF 3 2 1 0 .262 K.Bibbs LF 4 1 0 0 .293 M.Garciaparr SS 5 2 4 1 .247 T.Gwynn CF 4 0 2 0 .287 T.Bohn CF 5 2 2 1 .255 R.Weeks 2B 5 2 2 1 .333 J.Nelson DH 4 0 0 1 .262 P.Fielder 1B 5 2 3 3 .314 C.Arroyo RF 4 1 2 2 .262 T.Hinton RF 5 1 2 1 .227 M.Hagen 3B 5 1 1 1 .233 C.Crabbe DH 5 1 1 0 .273 B.Metheny 1B 5 2 2 1 .211 A.Heether 3B 5 0 2 3 .213 R.Rivera CAT 5 1 4 3 .275 P.Esparragz CAT 4 2 1 0 .243 R.Cordova 2B 5 0 1 1 .273 C.Terni SS 3 0 1 0 .237 T.Watson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Henderson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Dowdy PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Huizinga PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Heaston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Viane PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 41 11 17 11 TOTALS 40 9 14 8 WISCONSIN 2 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 0-11 17 1 BELOIT 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2- 9 14 4 E--T.Bohn, A.Heether 3, C.Terni. DP--WISCONSIN 0, BELOIT 1. LOB-- WISCONSIN 8, BELOIT 8. 2B--R.Rivera 2 (16), T.Hinton (17), A.Heether 2 (7). 3B--C.Harrington (7). HR--P.Fielder (25), T.Hinton (9). SB--C.Arroyo (13), K.Bibbs 2 (50), T.Gwynn (12). CS--C.Harrington, A.Heether. HBP-- C.Harrington, C.Terni. SF--J.Nelson. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA WISCONSIN T.Watson 3.2 6 6 5 3 1 2 4.58 J.Dowdy (W,1-2) 2.2 5 1 1 0 4 0 6.00 B.Heaston 2.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 2.74 D.Viane (S,5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.93 BELOIT E.Henderson (L,4-1) 4.1 11 8 7 2 4 0 3.70 J.Huizinga 2.2 5 3 2 0 2 0 3.09 J.Alliston 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.81 HB--T.Watson, E.Henderson. WP--E.Henderson. BALKS--E.Henderson. SO--M.Garciaparr, J.Nelson 3, M.Hagen, R.Cordova 2, P.Fielder, T.Hinton, C.Crabbe, P.Esparragz, C.Terni. BB--C.Harrington 2, C.Arroyo, K.Bibbs, T.Gwynn, P.Esparragz. T--3:10. A--3483

Almost thirty-five hundred in Beloit? Normally, that would be a huge crowd. After last night, however... http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif .

 

Adam Heether gets the start and knocks in three with a pair of doubles. Travis Hinton and Prince each go deep. Lots of good offensive performances... but the pitchers let them down on this night.

 

~Bill

[batman]

Helena 4, Ogden (Dodgers) 2

 

Another nice win from the Captain-less Helena Crew. The opposing team again has a nice writeup that scoops Ticker:

 

Ogden-Raptors.com Game Summary:

 

www1.infinitydesign.net/v...s/?id=1130

 

Box Score:

 HELENA 4 AT OGDEN 2 YTD YTD HELENA AB R H BI AVG OGDEN AB R H BI AVG G.Rodriguez 2B 5 1 2 0 .228 A.De Aza CF 4 1 1 0 .270 M.Melo LF 4 0 1 0 .272 C.Hu SS 4 0 3 1 .299 T.Trofholz CF 3 0 0 1 .357 X.Paul LF 4 0 0 0 .298 M.Ramirez DH 3 1 1 0 .379 L.Castillo 3B 4 0 1 0 .291 V.Rottino 1B 3 1 1 1 .354 R.Martin CAT 3 1 1 0 .275 A.SegurCornr CAT 3 0 0 0 .324 J.Milons RF 4 0 0 0 .309 R.Deevers RF 4 1 2 2 .310 R.Carter DH 3 0 0 0 .319 J.Barnes 3B 4 0 1 0 .253 M.Ludwig 1B 4 0 1 0 .240 A.Gomez SS 4 0 0 0 .217 J.Gonzalez 2B 4 0 1 0 .240 G.Kloostrmn PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Cuen PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Taubenheim PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Bailey PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 4 8 4 TOTALS 34 2 8 1 HELENA 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0- 4 8 2 OGDEN 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0- 2 8 3 E--G.Rodriguez, A.Gomez, A.De Aza, L.Castillo, R.Martin. DP--HELENA 0, OGDEN 1. LOB--HELENA 6, OGDEN 9. 2B--V.Rottino (8) , R.Deevers (10), M.Ludwig (2). 3B--G.Rodriguez (1), A.De Aza (1), C.Hu (4). HR-- R.Deevers (2). SB--G.Rodriguez (20), T.Trofholz (24). CS--M.Melo. HBP--R.Carter. SF--T.Trofholz, C.Hu. SH--A.De Aza. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HELENA G.Kloostrmn (W,4-0) 5.0 6 2 1 1 8 0 3.66 T.Taubenheim (S,1) 4.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2.68 OGDEN D.Cuen (L,3-6) 5.2 6 4 4 1 0 1 6.57 C.Bailey 3.1 2 0 0 2 3 0 3.07 HB--T.Taubenheim. WP--G.Kloostrmn. PB--A.SegurCornr. SO--G.Rodriguez, M.Ramirez, A.Gomez, A.De Aza 2, X.Paul 3, L.Castillo, J.Milons, R.Carter 3, J.Gonzalez. BB--M.Ramirez, V.Rottino, A.SegurCornr, R.Martin. T--2:30. A--4259

Greg Kloosterman says "Toby, whatchou thinking about taking me off the Power 50?!?". 19th round pick Ty Taubenheim, a big right-hander from Washington that the A's picked in 2002 (so he's got to be good, right? ) goes 4 scoreless innings to pick up the save. Ramirez, Rottino, and Rodriguez continue to rake. All around good game for the guys in Helena.

 

~Bill

[batman]

Charlotte (White Sox) 5, Indianapolis 1 - Game Two

 

Believe it or not, the Indians and Knights actually played game two of their scheduled doubleheader. I know its late in the season, but isn't this a little absurd?

 

Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 8/15/03 INDIANAPOLIS 1 AT CHARLOTTE 5 DH GAME #2 YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG CHARLOTTE AB R H BI AVG R.Knox LF 4 1 1 0 .258 A.Miles 2B 3 0 2 1 .304 J.Conti CF 4 0 1 1 .230 T.Hummel SS 4 0 0 0 .284 J.Rushford 1B 3 0 1 0 .313 R.Gload 1B 3 0 0 0 .313 K.Luuloa 3B 2 0 0 0 .256 J.Borchard CF 3 1 1 0 .236 P.Zoccolillo RF 3 0 0 0 .274 M.Rivera DH 3 1 2 0 .311 D.Jennings DH 3 0 1 0 .226 R.Hankins 3B 1 1 0 0 .297 A.Delgado CAT 3 0 2 0 .343 S.Morgan RF 2 1 0 1 .274 R.Paz 2B 1 0 0 0 .273 N.Murphy LF 3 0 0 0 .222 S.Scarboroug SS 3 0 0 0 .228 J.Aceves CAT 2 1 1 2 .600 D.Manning PIT 0 0 0 0 .071 J.Rauch PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Marquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 TOTALS 26 1 6 1 TOTALS 24 5 6 4 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 6 0 CHARLOTTE 0 0 0 5 0 0 X- 5 6 0 DP--INDIANAPOLIS 0, CHARLOTTE 0. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 7, CHARLOTTE 6. 2B--J.Aceves (2). SB--R.Knox 2 (8), A.Miles (7), R.Hankins (2). CS--J.Conti. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS D.Manning (L,6-8) 4.0 4 5 5 4 3 0 4.91 R.Giron 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.23 R.Marquez 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.99 CHARLOTTE J.Rauch (W,6-1) 7.0 6 1 1 3 4 0 4.49 WP--D.Manning. PB--J.Aceves. SO--J.Conti 3, R.Paz, T.Hummel, R.Gload, S.Morgan, N.Murphy 2, J.Aceves. BB--K.Luuloa, R.Paz 2, A.Miles, R.Hankins 2, S.Morgan, J.Aceves. T--1:54.

Looks like Manning's rough outings with Milwaukee carried over into his first start back at Triple-A. Think there were really 0,000 fans there? Considering the game didn't get started until after 1:00 AM Charlotte-time, that could very well be true.

 

There's going to be some awful tired ballplayers tomorrow, that's for sure.

 

~Bill

[batman]

Bakersfield (Devil Rays) 11, High Desert 4

 

Tough one for the Mavs.

 

Box Score:

 BAKERSFIELD 11 AT HIGH DESERT 4 YTD YTD BAKERSFIELD AB R H BI AVG HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG B.Martin CF 5 1 1 1 .280 C.Morris CF 4 0 0 0 .264 L.De Paula 2B 5 1 4 2 .251 R.Santana RF 4 1 3 1 .284 E.Gonzalez 3B 3 1 1 1 .266 S.Candelaria 3B 4 1 2 1 .280 E.Reece 1B 4 2 2 2 .285 J.Frost 1B 4 0 1 1 .254 C.Isenia CAT 5 2 2 1 .289 J.Toner LF 3 0 0 0 .192 L.Mateo LF 4 2 3 3 .297 J.Raburn DH 3 0 0 0 .278 J.Arhart DH 5 0 1 1 .249 T.West 2B 4 0 1 0 .241 A.Bonner RF 4 1 1 0 .313 O.Chavez SS 4 0 0 0 .231 H.Kelly SS 4 1 0 0 .136 J.Alvarado CAT 4 2 1 0 .143 J.Campbell PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Ebert PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Cramer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Marx PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Pruett PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Backsmeyer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 39 11 15 11 TOTALS 34 4 8 3 BAKERSFIELD 3 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 1-11 15 2 HIGH DESERT 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0- 4 8 0 E--L.Mateo 2. DP--BAKERSFIELD 2, HIGH DESERT 1. LOB--BAKERSFIELD 7, HIGH DESERT 5. 2B--B.Martin (25), L.De Paula (16), C.Isenia (4), A.Bonner (4), J.Frost (9). HR--E.Gonzalez (4), E.Reece (15), L.Mateo 2 (10). SB--R.Santana 2 (35). CS--L.De Paula. HBP--E.Gonzalez, L.Mateo, H.Kelly. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BAKERSFIELD J.Campbell (W,3-3) 5.2 6 3 3 2 2 0 3.25 B.Cramer 2.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 J.Pruett 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.89 HIGH DESERT D.Ebert (L,2-1) 5.0 12 10 10 1 3 3 6.19 T.Marx 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 14.48 J.Backsmeyer 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 5.75 HB--D.Ebert 2, T.Marx. WP--J.Campbell, T.Marx. SO--B.Martin 2, E.Reece, J.Arhart, A.Bonner, H.Kelly, S.Candelaria, J.Toner 2. BB--E.Gonzalez, E.Reece, A.Bonner, J.Toner, J.Raburn. T--2:53. A--3808 

Ralph Santana with a very nice night... Ebert, not so much. Tommy Marx failed to give up a run for the first time since... well, since forever, I think (or at least it seems that way... sorry, Tommy).

 

~Bill

[batman]

Friday's action in brief:

 

W - Arizona Brewers 7, Arizona Cubs 1

L - Charlotte (White Sox) 4, Indianapolis 3 - Game One

W - Huntsville 10, Chattanooga (Reds) 5

L - Wisconsin (Mariners) 11, Beloit 9

W - Helena 4, Ogden (Dodgers) 2

L - Charlotte (White Sox) 5, Indianapolis 1 - Game Two

L - Bakersfield (Devil Rays) 11, High Desert 4

Overall: 3-4

 

Interestingly enough, all three wins came against National League affiliates (the Cubs, Reds, and Dodgers respectively) while all four losses came against American League affiliates (the White Sox, Mariners, and Devil Rays). Yes, that useless bit of trivia was brought to you by insomnia.

 

Combined, the Brewers scored 38 runs but their opponents tallied 39.

 

That's all from me... Jim will surely fill in all the missing pieces and fix up the Report come Saturday AM.

 

G'night,

~Bill

[MassBrew]

That's all from me... Jim will surely fill in all the missing pieces and fix up the Report come Saturday AM.

 

G'night,

~Bill

 

Holy cow! You mean G'morning, right Bill?

 

Thanks!

[MassBrew]

Indianapolis Site Game One Summary:

Three (3!) more outfield assists for Jason Conti!

 

FORT MILL, S.C. -- Ross Gload singled home Aaron Miles with an unearned run in the bottom of the 18th inning Friday night as the host Charlotte Knights defeated the Indianapolis Indians 4-3 in the first game of a doubleheader. The game, which ended at 12:37 EDT, was played in six hours 20 minutes and was just 17 minutes shy of becoming the longest game in Indians history. The second game of the doubleheader was scheduled to begin after 1:00 a.m. EDT.

 

Miles led off the 18th with a ground ball to first base that Jim Rushford misplayed. After going to second on a sacrifice by Tim Hummel, Miles came around with the winning run when Gload lined a single into right-center.

 

The tough-luck loser was Derek Lee (1-3), the Tribe's sixth pitcher of the night. Lee worked 5 1/3 innings scattering four hits and a walk while striking out seven.

 

Jake Meyer (1-2), the Knights' seventh hurler of the contest, earned the win with 2 1/3 innings of relief.

 

For most of the night, the game was one that neither team seemed to want to win. After Charlotte tied the game at 3 in the fifth, both teams had numerous chances to claim the victory. The Indians left the bases loaded in the sixth, and had at least one runner on base in 11 of the final 12 innings. The Tribe hit into three double plays and had three runners caught stealing as they came up empty handed.

 

The Knights put six runners into scoring position from the sixth inning on, but could not get the timely hit needed to end the game. The best opportunity came in the eighth when Ryan Hankins reached second on back-to-back errors by second baseman Rich Paz. With two outs, Scott Morgan singled to center field where Jason Conti scooped up the ball and fired a strike to Cody McKay at the plate to gun down Hankins and end the inning. The assist was Conti's third of the game, increasing his league-leading total to 19.

 

Charlotte took a 2-0 lead in the third inning when the first five batters reached base safely. The runs snapped the scoreless innings streak of Tribe starter Luis Martinez at 28.1. Miles and Gload dropped down bunt singles on either side of a walk to Hummel to load the bases. Consecutive singles by Joe Borchard and Jamie Burke drove in two runs. The inning ended when Conti gunned down Gload at the plate for his first assist of the game.

 

The Tribe stormed back in the fourth inning with three runs to take the lead. Conti led off with a single and scored on Rushford's ninth double of the season. Keith Luuloa followed with an RBI double to tie the game, and then scored when Pete Zoccolillo lined a single to right.

 

Burke singled home Hummel in the fifth to tie the game. Conti came up big in the field again throwing out Borchard at third base as Hummel crossed the plate.

 

Jayson Durocher, who joined the Indians Friday on a rehabilitation assignment from Milwaukee, pitched a scoreless sixth inning. Durocher is expected to rehab with the Indians through the end of the minor league season.

 

While Martinez saw his scoreless streak snapped in his fifth Triple-A start, reliever Shane Nance turned in two shutout innings to extend his scoreless innings streak to 34.0.

[MassBrew]

Indianapolis Game Two Summary (SportsTicker):

 

FORT MILL, South Carolina (Ticker) -- Jon Rauch recorded his first complete game of the year to lead the Charlotte Knights to a doubleheader sweep of the Indianapolis Indians, 5-1. Rauch (6-1) allowed a run and six hits, striking out four and walking three, for his fourth straight win.

 

Jon Aceves highlighted a five-run fourth inning with a two-run double for Charlotte, which has won its last four home games. Aaron Miles, who had three hits and scored twice in the Knights' 18th-inning triumph in the first game, went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base. Jason Conti opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning for Indianapolis, which fell to 5-10 in doubleheaders this season. David Manning (6-8) gave up all five runs, four hits and four walks in four innings for the loss.

[MassBrew]

So the Indianapolis crew loses two, then has to drag themselves onto a plane for a flight home to Indy, where they'll play tonight.

 

Charlotte is only four games out in their division, so I imagine the teams had to get in the game during this last scheduled meeting between the teams. But what about league rules concerning starting times? Local city ordinances? Apparently nothing stood in the way of this doubleheader's completion. Umpires, broadcasters, grounds crew, you name it -- indeed a marathon for all.

[MassBrew]

As of post time Saturday AM, the only Huntsville summary comes from SportsTicker:

 

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (Ticker) -- Brandon Gemoll finished with two RBI and Corey Hart went 4-for-5 with three runs scored as the Huntsville Stars topped the Chattanooga Lookouts, 9-5.

 

Gemoll capped the scoring with a two-run double in the sixth inning. Hart, who doubled and scored in the first inning, singled home a run in the sixth. J.J. Hardy had an RBI single and scored twice for Huntsville, which has won three in a row and eight of its last 11.

 

Pedro Liriano (9-12) allowed five runs -- four earned -- and six hits in six innings for the win. Jeff Hundley yielded two hits and struck out three over three scoreless innings for his second save.

 

Steve Smitherman connected on a two-run homer and scored twice for Chattanooga, which dropped to 6-17 vs. the Stars this season. Ty Howington (0-2) gave up four runs -- three earned -- and three hits with six walks in 2 1/3 innings for the loss.