Link Report for Games of Friday, August 8th

[MassBrew]

Friday's Daily Menu :

What -- no doubleheaders?

 

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 vs. Charlotte (White Sox) at home, 7:00 PM; here's hoping there's a bit of a buzz in Indy for this one -- they may not have Luis (and his incredible streak) for much longer...

 

Audio link:

www.newstalk1430.com/

 

HUNTSVILLE: RHP Ben Hendrickson at a reeling West Tenn (Cubs) squad, 7:05 PM

 

Audio link:

espn1450.com/

 

 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 25 20 .556 [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 25 21 .543 .5[/b] MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 23 23 .500 2.5 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 22 24 .478 3.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 21 25 .457 4.5 

HIGH DESERT: The series moves to the visitor's house -- LHP Chad Petty at Rancho Cucamonga (Angels), 9:15 PM

 

Audio link:

www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm

 

BELOIT: RHP Calvin Carpenter at Wisconsin (Mariners), 7:05 PM

 

Audio link (opponent's):

www.sportsjuice.com/provi...wtrattlers

 

 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 31 15 .674[/b] *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 27 19 .587 4.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 26 21 .553 5.5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 24 23 .511 7.5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 24 23 .511 7.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 23 24 .489 8.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 21 25 .457 10.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 18 29 .383 13.5

HELENA: The Helena kids host Billings (Reds), 8:05 PM, RHP Kenny Durost gets the start

 

Audio link:

www.billingsmustangs.com/

 

 NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 6 5 .545 [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 6 5 .545[/b] GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 6 5 .545 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 4 7 .364 2.0

ARIZONA: at Texas' complex; no starting pitcher info available. Remember to fax in the box score, Mr. Official Scorer!

[MassBrew]

Get' em tonight, Chad!

 

From Baseball America's Chat Today:

 

Q: Jim Goulart from brewerfan.net asks:

What's happened to LHP Chad Petty (0-8 at High Desert)? This wasn't what the Brewers bargained for when they received Petty (and OF Noochie Varner, holding his own at AA Huntsville) in the Alex Sanchez trade. Thanks.

 

A: Will Kimmey: High Desert, one of BA Associate Editor Alan Matthews' favorite high Class A destinations, is a hitter's paradise. Plus the Brewers have kept most of their best prospects in two groups, one just above at Hunstville and the other below at Beloit. So there's not much talent there, making it one of the minors' worst teams. Think Tigers. So Petty's probably a little better than that record, like Jeremy Bonderman and Mike Maroth are in Detroit, but Petty isn't a real overpowering pitcher and hasn't had much success with his changeup. So a two-pitch pitcher in a hitter's park does not a good combination make.

[cooper9]

i think he was overrated. the other teams pitching does not seem to have trouble. 0 wins vs many loses.

[PrimetimeHater]

The guy is still young, and I'm going to wait until he is out of High Desert until I start judging him. I know he's sucked...but I try not to be rough on pitchers that suck there, and I try not to be overly excited about hitters that tear it up there.

[Crew Believer]

I finally got a question answered in a BA Chat. I've been like 0 for 13 this yr lol.

 

Q: Geoff from brewerfan.net asks:

Which team is more loaded w prospects: Huntsville(Corey Hart,JJ Hardy, Brad Nelson, Mike Jones, Dave Krynzel) or Beloit(Manny Parra, Prince Fielder,Tony Gwynn, soon-to-be Rickie Weeks) and is the Brewers farm system in the top 5 now in your opinion?

 

A: Will Kimmey: I like Hunstville, just because they're more advanced, but two very nice squads and hope for the future

[MassBrew]

More from BA's Chat:

 

Q: Grover from Queens, NY asks:

With Rickie Weeks signing this week, who do you think will reach the majors first, Weeks, Prince Fielder or Anthony Gwynn? Also, do you think Weeks will remain at 2B as a major leaguer?

 

A: Will Kimmey: The Brewers new regime has decided to keep core groups of prospects together and let them develop and move up the ladder at the same time. Those three will be in the same group, finishing at Beloit this year, then moving to high Class A in 2004, but not before. Same for the Huntsville crew, several of whom could find themselves in Milwaukee next year. Lots of scouts felt Weeks could be fine at second, but with his bat, he'd still play as a decent LF, so it's not a concern, though he's obviously more valuable with that bat in the middle infield. He's such a good athlete, I like his chances. I'll give Prince Fielder and his ridiculous bat potential the best and first odds of watching the sausage race live.

 

 

Q: C. Monty from Springfield asks:

Will- Any hints about the early finalists for BA's player of the year? Does the player maintain rookie status? It would seem like Harden could be the minor league player of the year, though he'll exhaust his rookie status with his call up.

 

A: Will Kimmey: Names kicked around here lately: Prince Fielder, Zack Greinke, Joe Mauer. Harden and Miguel Cabrera won't have enough minor league time to make the list.

 

Q: Dave from Maryland asks:

Could there be a future outfield combination of Brad Nelson, Dave Krynzel, and Anthony Gwynn?

 

A: Will Kimmey: Don't see why not.

 

Q: James from Guthrie OK asks:

Hi Will, I am going to keep asking questions in hope that you'll answer one of mine. Where in the rotation do you predict Brewer Manny Parra?

 

A: Will Kimmey: Manny Parra has the stuff and mentality to be a top of the rotation guy. He still has plenty to learn as he refines his stuff, but he Hendrickson and Jones (if both can get over some health speed bumps) looks mighty promising for Brewers fans down the road.

[batman]

Indianapolis 1, Charlotte (White Sox) 0, 10 innings

 

The Luis Martinez Triple-A Domination Tour continues. The appearance extends his Triple-A scoreless innings streak to 26 and one-third. Jim Rushford with the winning base hit in the bottom of the tenth.

 

Indianapolis Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 8/08/03 CHARLOTTE 0 AT INDIANAPOLIS 1 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD CHARLOTTE AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG A.Miles 2B 4 0 0 0 .296 J.Conti CF 5 0 1 0 .234 T.Hummel 3B 5 0 0 0 .291 R.Paz 2B 5 0 1 0 .267 R.Gload LF 4 0 1 0 .320 J.Rushford 1B 1 0 1 1 .322 J.Borchard CF 4 0 1 0 .237 J.Rushford LF 2 0 0 0 .322 M.Rivera CAT 3 0 1 0 .319 P.Zoccolillo RF 4 0 1 0 .283 A.Rios DH 3 0 1 0 .322 K.Luuloa 3B 4 0 0 0 .255 R.Hankins 1B 3 0 0 0 .316 C.McKay 1B 4 0 3 0 .233 S.Morgan RF 3 0 0 0 .283 R.Knox PR 0 0 0 0 .243 J.Nunez SS 3 0 1 0 .220 R.Knox LF 0 0 0 0 .243 J.Adkins PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Jennings DH 3 0 0 0 .221 A.Munoz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Scarboroug SS 4 0 0 0 .228 D.Nickle PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Delgado CAT 4 1 1 0 .341 D.Sanders PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Martinez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Nance PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 0 5 0 TOTALS 36 1 8 1 CHARLOTTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 5 1 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 1 8 0 E--J.Nunez. DP--CHARLOTTE 2, INDIANAPOLIS 2. LOB--CHARLOTTE 8, INDIANAPOLIS 9. 2B--R.Paz (3), P.Zoccolillo (28), C.McKay (12), A.Delgado (5). 3B--C.McKay (1). SB--J.Conti (13). CS--A.Rios, J.Nunez. HBP--D.Jennings. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA CHARLOTTE J.Adkins 8.0 5 0 0 2 2 0 3.91 A.Munoz 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.48 D.Nickle (L,0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.23 D.Sanders 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 INDIANAPOLIS L.Martinez 6.0 3 0 0 4 5 0 0.00 S.Nance 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1.69 J.Childers (W,3-4) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.54 HB--A.Munoz. SO--T.Hummel, R.Gload, M.Rivera, A.Rios 2, R.Hankins, J.Nunez, R.Paz, K.Luuloa. BB--A.Miles, M.Rivera, A.Rios, R.Hankins, S.Morgan, J.Nunez, J.Rushford 2. T--2:57. A--14385

Looks like a nice night for Cody McKay. Great job by Martinez and Nance and Childers held it down until Rushford came through in the tenth. Good execution to get the runner over and it sounds like the defense did their part as well. Good win for the Indians.

 

IndyIndians.com Game Summary:

 

The Indianapolis Indians picked up their second straight extra-innings victory on Friday night as Jim Rushford singled home Alex Delgado with the game's lone run in the Tribe's 1-0 victory over the Charlotte Knights. The win follows up a 3-2 victory in 10 innings on Thursday night at Toledo.

 

With the game still scoreless heading into the bottom of the 10th, Delgado led off the inning with a double to right-center off of Charlotte reliever Doug Nickle. After Jason Conti's bunt failed to move Delgado to third, Rich Paz grounded out to first base allowing Delgado to advance. The Knights then brought in lefty Dave Sanders to face the left-handed batting Rushford, who wasted no time in lofting the first Sanders offering just over the outstretched glove of Charlotte centerfielder Joe Borchard for an Indians victory.

 

Making his fourth start of the season for Indianapolis, Luis Martinez pitched 6.0 shutout innings while allowing only three hits. Martinez, who has yet to allow a run since being promoted from Double-A Huntsville on July 24th, extended his scoreless innings streak to 26.1 innings by striking out five Knights against four walks on 90 pitches.

 

Martinez benefited from an outstanding defensive performance from his battery mate Delgado. In the top of the second inning Martinez issued a walk and allowed a base hit to Armando Rios to put runners on first and third with only one out. Martinez battled back to strike out Ryan Hankins, and on the same play Delgado's throw to Paz at second was in time to catch Rios attempting to steal second to end the inning.

 

One inning later Delgado again came to the rescue as Martinez allowed a walk and a base hit to put runners on first and second with no outs. Following a flyout by Aaron Miles, Delgado gunned down his second runner in as many innings when he caught Jorge Nunez attempting to steal second base on the back end of a double steal. Then with two outs and a man on third, Delgado picked up Tim Hummel's squeeze bunt attempt and fired a bullet to Rushford at first for the final out of the inning.

 

Shane Nance pitched 2.2 innings of shutout baseball in relief of Martinez to run his own streak of scoreless innings to a team-high 29.0 innings. Jason Childers pitched the final 1.1 innings for the Indians to earn his third victory of the season, improving to 3-4.

 

Overshadowed in the late-inning heroics was a solid performance turned in by Charlotte starting pitcher Jon Adkins. Adkins pitched 8.0 innings allowing only five hits before leaving with the game still tied at 0-0.

 

The two teams will continue the three game series on Saturday night when the Tribe sends lefty Doug Davis (1-2, 4.55) to the mound to face Ryan Kohlmeier (7-4, 4.45) and the Knights. Nickelodeon cartoon character Sponge Bob will be at the park.

 

On a related note, it appears that Luis was almost promoted to start Saturday in Milwaukee. The Huntsville Stars game summary on Friday night/Saturday morning features this tidbit: "Former Stars pitcher Luis Martinez received the call-up to Milwaukee Friday and will make his big league debut Saturday against the Florida Marlins at Miller Park." Obviously that's not the case, but it would appear that the Brewers' had been thinking seriously about it and the Huntsville gang jumped the gun.

 

Interesting.

 

~Bill

[nikip43]

Luis Martinez...amazing

 

hopefully he'll build up confidence throughout the duration of the AAA season so hes pitching on the ground next year. I would hate to see him get roughed up late in '03 and lose it all.

[batman]

West Tenn (Cubs) 3, Huntsville 2

Tough loss for the Stars against a struggling West Tenn team.

 

Huntsville Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 8/08/03 HUNTSVILLE 2 AT WEST TENN 3 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG WEST TENN AB R H BI AVG A.Machado 2B 4 0 1 0 .253 R.Theriot SS 3 1 1 0 .253 D.Krynzel CF 4 0 0 0 .288 M.Dzurilla 2B 3 1 1 0 .267 J.Hardy SS 4 0 0 0 .275 B.Harris 3B 4 0 1 0 .278 C.Hart 3B 4 0 1 0 .305 J.Dubois 1B 4 0 2 1 .277 B.Gemoll 1B 4 0 0 0 .263 R.Sadler CF 4 1 1 1 .294 N.Varner RF 4 1 2 1 .274 J.Melian RF 3 0 1 0 .248 B.Nelson LF 2 0 0 0 .212 A.Weston LF 4 0 0 0 .205 K.Johnson CAT 3 0 0 0 .165 L.McKnight CAT 3 0 0 0 .213 B.Hendrckson PIT 0 0 0 0 .111 M.Nannini PIT 2 0 1 0 .189 K.Ray PIT 2 1 0 0 .000 D.Hood PH 1 0 0 0 .237 M.Parker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Ramires PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Barbier PH 0 0 0 1 .239 TOTALS 31 2 4 1 TOTALS 31 3 8 3 HUNTSVILLE 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0- 2 4 1 WEST TENN 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1- 3 8 0 E--C.Hart. DP--HUNTSVILLE 1, WEST TENN 0. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 5, WEST TENN 7. HR--N.Varner (5). SB--B.Harris (5), J.Melian (4). HBP--B.Nelson, L.McKnight. SF--B.Barbier. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE B.Hendrckson 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.15 K.Ray 5.0 5 1 1 1 4 0 2.74 M.Parker (L,8-6) 2.2 1 1 0 1 2 0 3.07 WEST TENN M.Nannini 7.0 3 2 2 2 10 1 3.74 E.Ramires (W,3-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.22 HB--M.Parker, M.Nannini. WP--M.Nannini. SO--A.Machado, D.Krynzel 4, J.Hardy, C.Hart 2, B.Gemoll, N.Varner 2, B.Nelson, K.Johnson, B.Harris 2, J.Dubois, A.Weston 2, M.Nannini, D.Hood. BB--B.Nelson, K.Ray, R.Theriot, M.Dzurilla, J.Melian. T--2:41. A--4166

Hard to believe that Ben was pulled for giving up one run... hope he is alright. Ray and Parker combine to allow only 2 runs, 1 earned, in 7 and two-thirds innings but Parker nonetheless gets the hard-luck loss. Two hits for Noochie but not much else offensively.

 

HuntsvilleStars.com reports that Hendrickson was removed for "precautionary reasons". Hopefully this proves to be a smart move and Ben is A-Okay. I'm sure everyone in the organization is extra-sensitive to pitchers' arms today.

 

HuntsvilleStars.com Game Summary:

 

After three consecutive late-inning victories, Huntsville?s luck finally ran out. In the opener of a four-game series, West Tenn rallied to win in the bottom of the ninth, 3-2, on Friday night at Pringles Park. The playoff-bound Stars (65-50, 25-22) fell 1½ games behind Birmingham in the Southern League West second-half chase.

 

Down 2-1 in the sixth, the Diamond Jaxx mounted a threat against reliever Ken Ray. Mike Dzurilla drew a one-out walk and raced to third on Jason Dubois? two-out single. Ray Sadler followed with a slow roller to short, where J.J. Hardy fielded and threw on the run. Sadler was ruled safe on a very close play at first, and Dzurilla scored the tying run.

 

In the bottom of the ninth, Sadler reached on a high pop-up in front of the plate that grazed third baseman Corey ?s glove for a two-base error. Jackson Melian, a Star in 2002, received an intentional walk, then Alan West lined out to right after twice failing to execute a sacrifice bunt. Lukas McKnight was hit by a pitch, setting the stage for pinch-hitter Blair Barbier, who lofted a deep sacrifice fly to center, scoring Sadler for a walk-off West Tenn win, 3-2.

 

The Stars erased an early 1-0 deficit on Noochie Varner?s solo homer in the second. Varner?s fifth homerun of the year was a monster, nearly reaching the highway beyond a hillside over the leftfield wall. Huntsville grabbed a 2-1 lead in the fifth, when Ray drew a two-out walk, took third on Alejandro Machado?s hit-and-run single and scored on a wild pitch.

 

Huntsville?s bullpen carried the day, as starter Ben Hendrickson was removed from the game for precautionary reasons. Hendrickson?s velocity was down, and Stars pitching coach Stan Kyles decided not to take a chance. Hendrickson twice this season has had disabled list stints of a month in length with soreness in his prized right elbow and forearm.

 

?The bullpen did a solid job. When you have to go to the pen in the second inning and you hold them to two runs, that?s all we can ask of them and more. There are a lot of tired arms down there. They?ve been resilient all year. Whatever we?ve asked them to do, they?ve stepped up,? Kyles said.

 

Ken Ray provided yeoman?s work out of the pen, authoring five stellar innings, his longest stint of the year. Ray permitted just one run on five hits and one walk while fanning four. Matt Parker (8-6) threw 2 2/3 solid frames but suffered a tough loss, giving up only an unearned run on one hit and one walk with two strikeouts. Jaxx starter Mike Nannini recorded 10 strikeouts while permitting two runs on three hits and two walks in seven stanzas, and Emanuel Ramirez (3-1) notched the win in relief, surrendering one hit with three strikeouts in two scoreless innings.

 

In Saturday night?s game two of the series, Huntsville matches righty Pedro Liriano (7-11, 3.63) against Jaxx right-hander Jon Leicester (5-5, 3.74). Game time is 7:05 p.m.

 

~Bill

[batman]

Beloit 6, Wisconsin (Mariners) 2

 

Despite the win, the big story in Beloit is Manny Parra's injured shoulder.

 MID FINAL R H E - - - BELOIT 6 11 0 WISCONSIN 2 5 3

No Ballouli means Manny is probably not going to start tomorrow, but that's just speculation.

 BELOIT 6 AT WISCONSIN 2 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG WISCONSIN AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs LF 5 2 3 0 .296 G.Harris CF 4 1 2 0 .282 C.Crabbe 2B 3 1 0 0 .275 M.Garciaparr SS 2 1 0 0 .240 T.Gwynn CF 5 0 2 2 .287 T.Bohn DH 3 0 1 1 .253 P.Fielder 1B 4 0 1 0 .307 M.Hagen 3B 4 0 1 0 .233 J.Eure 3B 4 0 0 0 .247 C.Arroyo LF 2 0 0 1 .253 A.Heether DH 4 1 1 0 .219 R.Rivera CAT 4 0 1 0 .266 M.Mendez RF 5 1 2 0 .252 B.Metheny 1B 3 0 0 0 .188 P.Esparragz CAT 4 0 1 0 .248 J.Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 .264 C.Terni SS 2 1 1 2 .228 J.Nelson 1B 0 0 0 0 .264 C.Carpenter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Aoki RF 4 0 0 0 .218 J.Huizinga PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Cordova 2B 4 0 0 0 .278 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Jimenez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 O.Delgado PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Wear PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Heaston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 6 11 4 TOTALS 31 2 5 2 BELOIT 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3- 6 11 0 WISCONSIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 2 5 3 E--G.Harris, M.Garciaparr, M.Hagen. DP--BELOIT 0, WISCONSIN 1. LOB--BELOIT 10, WISCONSIN 8. SB--J.Eure (27), G.Harris (32), C.Arroyo (11). CS--J.Eure. SF--C.Arroyo. SH--C.Crabbe, A.Heether. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT C.Carpenter (W,3-3) 5.1 3 2 2 4 4 0 3.24 J.Huizinga 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.76 J.Alliston (S,7) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.02 WISCONSIN C.Jimenez (L,8-9) 5.2 9 3 1 2 2 0 2.75 O.Delgado 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.55 G.Wear 0.2 1 2 1 1 0 0 3.00 B.Heaston 1.0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2.53 WP--J.Huizinga. SO--T.Gwynn, P.Fielder, J.Eure, A.Heether, M.Mendez, C.Terni, T.Bohn, M.Hagen, C.Arroyo, B.Metheny, J.Nelson. BB--C.Crabbe, P.Fielder, J.Eure, C.Terni 2, G.Harris, M.Garciaparr 2, T.Bohn, C.Arroyo. T--3:06. A--4747

Huizinga and Alliston solid out of the pen. Kenard picked up three hits and Terni the star, going 1-for-2 with a pair of walks, 2 RBI, and a run scored.

 

TimberRattlers.com Site Summary:

 

Chas Terni delivered a two-out, two-run single in the top of the sixth inning to put the Beloit Snappers ahead of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3-2. Beloit pulled away late for a 6-2 victory. Calvin Carpenter allowed two first inning runs, but allowing nothing else in his 5-1/3 innings of work for the win. Josh Alliston pitched the final 1-1/3 innings for his seventh save.

 

The Snappers scored in their first at bat. Lead off hitter Kennard Bibbs reached on an infield single and was sacrificed to second base. Anthony Gwynn singled to leftcenter to drive home Bibbs.

 

Wisconsin answered right back with two run in the bottom of the first. TJ Bohn chopped an RBI single through the left side of the infield to tie the game. A sacrifice fly by Carlos Arroyo put the Rattlers in front 2-1.

 

The offenses of both teams were kept quiet until the top of the sixth. Adam Heether singled with two out and nobody on base. Mario Mendez followed with a single and Pedro Esparragoza reached on an error. Terni's single through the right side of the infield put the Snappers in the lead.

 

In the ninth, the Snappers loaded the bases with no out. Gwynn drove in his second run of the night with an infield single. The final two runs scored on a two out error.

 

~Bill

[hsvstarsfan]

The appearance extends his Triple-A scoreless innings streak to 26 and two-thirds. Jim Rushford with the winning base hit in the bottom of the tenth.

 

That tops the 23 consecutive scoreless he started with at Huntsville, not counting the unearned run, April 21 vs.Birmingham. I'm anxious to see what he'll do with Milwaukee before the year is out.

[batman]

Helena 4, Billings (Reds) 0

 

Five in a row for Helena.

 PIO FINAL R H E - - - BILLINGS 0 7 0 HELENA 4 7 0

Details to come.

 

~Bill

[Frisbee Slider]

Enjoyed my 2nd Snappers game this evening in Apple-ton...

 

Beloit had a ton of hits early but just could not cash in...Prince has yet to have one real good swing on a ball yet this series, they're busting him inside with fastballs to back him off the plate and then throwing offspeed pitches outside and Prince is out on his front foot hitting them sky high but only to shallow right, i've seen it happen 4 times already this series.

 

Calvin Carpenter threw well...he certainly had trouble locating his pitches though, numerous 3 ball counts...he battled but had a good outing...Jon Huizinga threw extremely well in his first inning of relief got in a little trouble in the next inning but fought through it.

 

A much more patient approach for Beloit tonight as compared to yesterday...although Gwynn is batting 3rd...he has a very good makeup for a leadoff hitter, i'm not exaggerating when i say he has fouled off over 15 pitches so far in 2 games, many with 2 strike counts (take into account he's bunted on the first pitch a couple times)

 

Highlight of the night: Prince swinging at a changeup...becoming off balanced and falling on his backside all the way in the right handed batters box...he swung from his heels and payed the price...a crowd of over 4,000 got a kick out of it...

 

Forgive my length, but another fun game to watch.

[batman]

Arizona Rangers 9, Arizona Brewers 5

 

No word yet on whether Rickie made his debut. Three errors seemed to be the difference as both teams racked up quite a few base hits.

 ARI FINAL R H E - - - ARIZ BREWERS 5 13 3 ARIZ RANGERS 9 14 0

Details to come.

 

~Bill

[Kaukauna]

I believe Weeks went one-for-three and was hit by a pitch, but I don't have any greater details.

[MassBrew]

Bill, thanks for putting together the "Report" this evening. Much like Housman and Shelley were "godsend" additions to the Huntsville staff recently, we feel the same about your arrival as a staff member here at Brewerfan. OK, enough gushing...

 

Indianapolis Star Game Story:

Always nice to get multiple quotes from Mr. Rushford...

 

www.indystar.com/print/ar...3-036.html

[MassBrew]

Rancho Cucamonga (Angels) 9, High Desert 4

 

High Desert Site Game Summary:

 

No Glaus, No Problem. Quakes Roll

ADELANTO, CA ? The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes didn't need Anaheim Angels third baseman Troy Glaus on Friday night, as they pounded nine runs and 11 hits en route to a 9-4 win over the High Desert Mavericks at the Epicenter in Rancho Cucamonga.

 

Last year's World Series MVP, who appeared in action against the Mavs on Tuesday and Wednesday, missed his second straight game with pain in his right shoulder.

 

Tommy Murphy made up for Glaus' absence with a series-best four hits, with two RBIs and two runs scored. The Quakes have now won three of the first five meetings in this seven-game series.

 

The Mavs took a 1-0 lead in the first, as Ralph Santana reached on an error and later scored from third on a balk by Quakes starter Tim Bittner.

 

The Quakes quickly tied it in the first as Murphy scored on an RBI single from Mike Eyward. They took the lead for good, as David Gates homered for the third time in his last five games, giving the Quakes a 2-1 lead. They added a run in each of the next two innings, chasing Mavs starter Chad Petty. Petty (0-9) allowed four earned runs on seven hits on the night.

 

The Quakes blew open the game with four in the fifth against reliever Aaron Dean.

 

Justin Gordon and Justin Backsmeyer each worked a 1-2-3 inning out of the Mavs bullpen.

 

The Mavs made a run in the late innings, scoring one in the eighth and two in the ninth. Scott Candelaria's RBI single plated Ozzie Chavez in the eighth.

 

Trailing 9-2 in the ninth, Todd West's ground ball to short, scored Charlie Lozada, who walked to lead off the ninth. Lozada, who was just called up from the Arizona Brewers, made his debut in the ninth inning by pinch hitting for Jeremy Frost.

 

Chavez rounded out the scoring by delivering a sac fly to score Johnny Raburn, making it 9-4.

 

Chris Morris saw his 14-game hitting streak come to an end, going 0-2 on the night. Although the season-long streak stopped, Morris reached base three different times with two walks and a hit-by-pitch.

 

The Mavs look to get back on track, sending Chris Saenz (8-8) to the hill on Saturday night. Steven Shell (6-8) goes for the Quakes. Game time from the Epicenter on Saturday is at 7:15 (9:15 Central).

 

High Desert Box Score:

 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG RANCHO CUCAMONGA AB R H BI AVG C.Morris CF 2 0 0 0 .269 J.Rodriguez 2B 5 1 1 0 .274 R.Santana RF 5 1 1 0 .284 T.Murphy SS 5 2 4 2 .274 S.Candelaria LF 4 0 2 1 .281 C.Kotchman 1B 4 1 0 0 .310 D.Clark DH 2 0 0 0 .314 M.Eylward DH 3 2 2 1 .302 F.Villanueva CAT 4 0 0 0 .302 D.Gates LF 4 1 1 1 .241 J.Frost 1B 3 0 0 0 .241 B.Del Chiaro CAT 4 1 1 2 .200 C.Lozada PH 0 1 0 0 .000 M.Pichardo 3B 3 0 1 1 .207 J.Raburn 3B 4 1 2 0 .277 R.Melgarejo RF 2 1 1 2 .174 T.West 2B 4 0 0 1 .244 N.Kimpton CF 3 0 0 0 .230 O.Chavez SS 3 1 1 1 .236 T.Bittner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Petty PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Wolensky PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Dean PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Buckley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gordon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Thompson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Backsmeyer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Marx PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 4 6 3 TOTALS 33 9 11 9 HIGH DESERT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2- 4 6 1 RANCHO CUCAMONGA 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 X- 9 11 2 E--S.Candelaria, J.Rodriguez, T.Murphy. DP--HIGH DESERT 1, RANCHO CUCAMONGA 2. LOB--HIGH DESERT 7, RANCHO CUCAMONGA 6. 2B--J.Rodriguez (5), M.Eylward (22), M.Pichardo (3). 3B--O.Chavez (6), T.Murphy (5). HR--D.Gates (9). CS--R.Santana. HBP--C.Morris. SF--O.Chavez. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT C.Petty (L,0-9) 4.0 7 4 4 1 3 1 7.51 A.Dean 1.0 3 4 4 3 2 0 6.75 J.Gordon 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.15 J.Backsmeyer 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.49 T.Marx 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 16.20 RANCHO CUCAMONGA T.Bittner (W,1-0) 5.2 3 1 0 4 5 0 0.00 D.Wolensky 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.92 L.Buckley 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 R.Thompson 2.0 3 3 3 1 3 0 3.86 HB--R.Thompson. WP--R.Thompson. BALKS--T.Bittner. SO--C.Morris 2, R.Santana, S.Candelaria, D.Clark 2, J.Frost 2, O.Chavez, J.Rodriguez 2, T.Murphy, D.Gates 3, B.Del Chiaro, N.Kimpton. BB--C.Morris 2, D.Clark 2, C.Lozada, C.Kotchman, M.Eylward, M.Pichardo, R.Melgarejo 2, N.Kimpton. T--2:46. A--6486

[MassBrew]

Helena Independent Record Game Story:

Manager Ed Sedar with plenty of quotes; Guilder Rodriguez "Action Shot"; great to see RHP's Kenny Durost and Brian Montalbo with big efforts...

 

www.helenair.com/articles...903_01.txt

[MassBrew]

Earlier in the thread, from Kaukauna:

 

I believe Weeks went one-for-three and was hit by a pitch, but I don't have any greater details.

 

Well, the Arizona second baseman did do that, but it was Will Lewis...

 

The Rickie Watch continues for another day...

 

Arizona Box Score:

 YTD YTD BREWERS AB R H BI AVG RANGERS AB R H BI AVG W. Lewis 2B 3 0 1 0 .262 M.Furtado 2B 4 0 2 2 .371 F.Plasencia CF 4 1 3 0 .303 A.Pena SS 5 1 1 1 .242 F.Mejia LF 4 0 2 1 .293 C.Hamblen 1B 4 0 0 1 .327 A.Mannon RF 4 1 1 0 .274 L.Baez LF 5 2 2 2 .355 G.Acosta DH 3 1 0 0 .331 B.Cashman CF 2 1 2 1 .288 T.McCormack 3B 4 1 2 0 .276 R.Baldwin CAT 4 0 2 1 .326 C.Corporan 1B 4 1 2 2 .268 L.Charles DH 4 1 2 0 .246 S.Guhring CAT 4 0 0 1 .167 J.Guzman RF 4 1 1 0 .191 B.DePaula SS 4 0 2 1 .232 T.Swope 3B 3 3 2 1 .667 T.Morrison PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Regilio PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Rauch PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Cordiero PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Cedeno PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Espinal PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 5 13 5 TOTALS 35 9 14 9 BREWERS 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3- 5 13 3 RANGERS 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 2 X- 9 14 0 E--T.McCormack, S.Guhring, T.Morrison. DP--BREWERS 0, RANGERS 2. LOB--BREWERS 6, RANGERS 7. 2B--F.Plasencia (9), A.Mannon (7), L.Baez (14), B.Cashman 2 (8), L.Charles 2 (5), J.Guzman (4), T.Swope (1). 3B-- F.Mejia (1). HR--C.Corporan (2), L.Baez (5). CS--F.Plasencia. HBP-- W. Lewis, G.Acosta, B.Cashman. SF--M.Furtado, C.Hamblen. SH--W. Lewis. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BREWERS T.Morrison (L,0-2) 4.0 7 3 3 0 3 0 6.92 B.Rauch 2.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 3.91 J.Cedeno 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 1 9.17 RANGERS N.Regilio 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 C.Cordiero (W,4-0) 4.0 5 1 1 1 0 0 7.59 W.Espinal (S,1) 3.0 7 4 4 0 2 1 5.77 HB--T.Morrison, N.Regilio, W.Espinal. WP--B.Rauch, J.Cedeno 2, C.Cordiero. SO--F.Plasencia, F.Mejia, G.Acosta, T.McCormack, S.Guhring, A.Pena 2, L.Charles, J.Guzman 2. BB--F.Plasencia, B.Cashman, T.Swope. T--2:42.

[MassBrew]

Helena Box Score:

Center Fielder Terry Trofholz has been a hitting machine...

 GAME DATE: 8/08/03 BILLINGS 0 AT HELENA 4 YTD YTD BILLINGS AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG L.Bolivar SS 4 0 0 0 .383 G.Rodriguez 2B 3 0 1 0 .213 T.Cairns 3B 4 0 2 0 .444 T.Trofholz CF 4 2 2 0 .352 J.Votto 1B 3 0 0 0 .349 D.Anderson LF 2 1 0 0 .333 M.Perez CAT 3 0 1 0 .365 L.Palmisano CAT 3 0 1 1 .383 W.Olmstead LF 4 0 1 0 .256 M.Ramirez DH 4 0 1 1 .378 B.Himes RF 4 0 1 0 .304 B.Whitney 1B 4 1 1 1 .315 R.Mosby DH 4 0 1 0 .214 J.Barnes 3B 4 0 0 0 .265 P.Gentry CF 3 0 0 0 .198 M.Melo RF 3 0 0 0 .237 D.Beale 2B 3 0 1 0 .209 A.Septimo SS 3 0 1 0 .205 J.George PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Durost PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Bohorquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Montalbo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Wells PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 0 7 0 TOTALS 30 4 7 3 BILLINGS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 7 0 HELENA 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X- 4 7 0 DP--BILLINGS 0, HELENA 1. LOB--BILLINGS 7, HELENA 7. 2B--T.Trofholz (7). HR--B.Whitney (1). SB--T.Trofholz (21). CS--A.Septimo. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BILLINGS J.George (L,0-1) 5.0 6 3 2 2 7 0 3.60 C.Bohorquez 2.0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3.33 M.Wells 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 1.52 HELENA K.Durost (W,2-3) 6.0 6 0 0 1 3 0 4.94 B.Montalbo (S,1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.74 WP--J.George, K.Durost, B.Montalbo. BALKS--J.George. PB--M.Perez. SO--L.Bolivar, W.Olmstead, B.Himes 2, R.Mosby, P.Gentry, T.Trofholz, D.Anderson, M.Ramirez, B.Whitney 2, J.Barnes 4, M.Melo 3, A.Septimo. BB--J.Votto, M.Perez, G.Rodriguez, D.Anderson 2, L.Palmisano, M.Melo. T--2:27. A--1114

Check out the top averages here...

 PIONEER LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING TOP 10 (MINIMUM 135 PLATE APPEARANCES) BATTER CLUB AVG G AB R H HR RBI [b]Palmisano, Louis HEL .383 45 167 31 64 6 41[/b] Bolivar, Luis BIL .383 31 133 40 51 6 28 Nanita, Ricardo GRF .379 45 177 35 67 5 37 [b]Ramirez, Manuel HEL .378 37 119 25 45 7 28[/b] Hernandez, Habelito BIL .377 36 162 42 61 8 32 Perez, Miguel BIL .365 38 137 33 50 0 19 [b]Rottino, Vincent HEL .353 40 136 24 48 0 14[/b] [b]Trofholz, Terry HEL .352 45 176 38 62 0 16[/b] Votto, Joey BIL .349 48 172 40 60 3 25 Underwood, Daniel CAS .347 44 170 37 59 4 25 

[dman]

if i heard right weeks batted in a simulated game against deroucher and went 1-3 and was hit, i cluld be wrong but that what someone at work heard from powell

[MassBrew]

If I heard right Weeks batted in a simulated game against Durocher and went 1-3 and was hit, I could be wrong but that's what someone at work heard from Powell

 

I have little doubt Rickie faced Durocher in a simulated session, it's just funny that the 1-for-3 with a HBP is exactly what Lewis did at the top of the order; who knows, with the reliabilty (or lack thereof) of Arizona box scores lately, maybe that was Weeks...

 

Daily Press High Desert Game Story:

 

www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...836,97250,

 

The Mavs were on the road, but the better show was still at Mavericks Stadium http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif :

 

www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...511,47080,

 

I was always a Gina Schock fan (the drummer)....

[Al the Thinking Man]

Shane Nance pitched 2.2 innings of shutout baseball in relief of Martinez to run his own streak of scoreless innings to a team-high 29.0 innings

 

Yeah, Luis is ALMOST to where Shane is.

 

Honestly, the idea we are totally wasting this year letting Shane waste away at a level he has been successful at in the past is quite foolish.

 

He needs consistent work in MIL, not Indy. We're still going to have the same questions about Nance we did last offseason. Pathetic.

[deeswan]

Al, I would agree and I assume he'll get called up in September, at least. My gripe with Nance is that, for all his dominance in AAA, he seems to get to Mil. and stop trusting his stuff. He has been a nibbler all year at the big-league level, it would be nice to see him get another shot and just pound the strike zone.

[hardytheman]

Nance=aaaa