Link Report for Games of Friday, August 1st

[MassBrew]

Friday's Daily Menu :

 

We'll be plugging in the standings for playoff-contending Huntsville and Beloit 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 with a second-place finish. Hopefully we'll begin to include the Arizona Brewers here as well soon (now 3-1 in the second half).

 

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

 

INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Pascual Coco at home vs. Durham (Devil Rays), 7:00 PM

 

Audio link:

www.newstalk1430.com/

 

HUNTSVILLE: The return of RHP Mike Jones, at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 7:05 PM

 

Audio link:

espn1450.com/

 

 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 22 16 .579[/b] BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 20 18 .526 2.0 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 19 18 .514 2.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 19 19 .500 3.0 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 17 22 .436 5.5 

HIGH DESERT: RHP Dan Hall at Lancaster (Diamondbacks), 9:05 PM

 

Audio link:

www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm

 

BELOIT: RHP Dennis Sarfate at Peoria (Cardinals), 7:00 PM; standings look better each day...

 

Audio link (opponent's):

www.sportsjuice.com/provi...me=pchiefs

 

 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 26 14 .650[/b] CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 25 16 .610 1.5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 23 18 .561 3.5 *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 22 18 .550 4.0 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 20 21 .488 6.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 18 23 .439 8.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 17 23 .425 9.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 16 25 .390 10.5 

HELENA: LHP Carlos Ramirez at Billings (Reds), 8:00 PM

 

Audio link (opponent's):

www.billingsmustangs.com/

 

ARIZONA: Idle, coming off wins Wednesday and Thursday

[MassBrew]

Indianapolis Media Notes for Friday:

Win a car tonight! Bullpen game Saturday? Who starts?

 

TONIGHT: The Indians look to match their longest winning streak of the season with a fifth consecutive victory. The Tribe has won four in a row for the fourth time this season. A win tonight would equal the five-game streak the Indians put together from June 20-24. In the four wins, the Indians pitching staff has allowed five earned runs in 36.0 IP (1.25 ERA). The Tribe starters have allowed five earned runs in 26.2 IP (1.69 ERA).

 

The Tribe continues a four-game series with the Durham Bulls. Durham leads the season series five games to four. The teams had each swept a two-game series in their home parks before the teams met in Durham last weekend. The Bulls took three of four in that series outscoring the Tribe 34-19. The Indians avoided a sweep by winning the final game 9-4. Jared Sandberg and Jeff Liefer, who combined for 11 hits and eight RBI in the series, were both recalled by Tampa Bay yesterday.

 

ROSTER MOVE: RHP Matt Childers has been promoted from Double-A Huntsville and will join his brother Jason on the Tribe roster. Matt went 1-0 with a 2.93 ERA and eight saves in 36 games for the Stars. He allowed just one earned run over his last 19.2 innings as he recorded two saves in six appearances. Childers made three relief appearances for the Indians last season tossing 5.0 scoreless innings.

 

THE "HOME" STRETCH: The final month of the season will truly be the "home" stretch for the Indians. From July 29 through Aug. 30, the Tribe will play 22 home games in 33 days. The Indians are 3-0 in that stretch. The final 16 games of the year will be against IL West rivals. The Tribe has won seven of its last nine home games, including five straight which is the longest home winning streak of the year.

 

HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS: Tonight is Win-A-Car Night. Ten lucky fans will win cars. Saturday is Card Set and Autograph Night. The first 4,000 fans receive a 2003 Indians team card set, and Indians players will sign autographs from 5:45-6:30. On Sunday, the first 4,000 fans will receive a pair of Tribe sunglasses.

 

YESTERDAY: Derek Lee and Shane Nance combined on the second one-hitter of an opponent in Victory Field history. Lee was perfect through 6.0 innings before allowing a lead-off single to Jason Tyner in the seventh. Lee struck out a season-high nine before departing after 7.2 innings. Nance retired all four men he faced to earn his first save. Jim Rushford and Mark Smith hit back-to-back doubles in the fourth, and Steve Scarborough had a solo homer in the eighth.

 

ON THE MOUND: Righthander Pasqual Coco makes his team-leading 22nd start. Coco leads the Tribe with eight wins, 109.1 innings pitched and 77 strikeouts. He is the only Tribe hurler to have been a member of the starting rotation the entire season. Coco won seven consecutive decisions over 12 starts from May 4 - June 28, but has lost his last two decisions. Both of those losses have seen Coco pitch only 3.0 innings including his most recent start which came at Durham on Sunday. In that outing, Coco allowed nine runs on 10 hits and two walks in a 9-3 defeat.

 

KEEPING IT CLOSE: The Indians went 11-17 in July. Of the Tribe's 28 games in July, nine were decided by one run (3-6) while another nine were decided by two runs (4-5). The last three games have been won by the Tribe with a two-run margin.

 

ON THE LEADER BOARD: Mark Smith ranks eighth in the IL in batting with a .301 average. Jim Rushford is five plate appearances short of qualifying for the league leaders in hitting. His .318 mark would rank fourth. David Manning ranks third with 56 bases on balls.

 

Note to Indy staff: Manning's walks = not a good thing...

 

SCARBOROUGH - MORE THAN FAIR: In 11 games dating back to July 21, Tribe shortstop Steve Scarborough is hitting .333 (13-for-39) with eight runs, 12 RBI, five doubles, one triple and four home runs. Scarborough hit .262 in July with a team-high 16 extra-base hits.

 

HOT AT THE PLATE: In 30 games since June 21, Cody McKay is hitting .313 (31-for-99). Mark Smith has hit safely in 17 of his last 19 games (.315, 23-for-73). Smith brings an eight-game hitting streak into tonight's game. It's his ninth hitting streak of five or more games this season.

 

THE MAN'S GOT A GUN: OF Jason Conti leads the league with 15 outfield assists including two this week. The last time an IL outfielder recorded more assists was in 1999 when Chad Mottola and Anthony Sanders tied for the league lead with 17.

 

HOME CROWD HEROES: Since moving into Victory Field on July 11, 1996, the Indians are 97-75 (.564) when 10,000 or more fans visit the ballpark.

 

UPCOMING PROBABLES:

Saturday vs. Durham - RHP Carlos Reyes (9-2, 2.07) vs. TBA

Sunday vs. Durham - LHP Jim Parque (4-3, 4.20) vs. LHP Luis Martinez (2-0, 0.00)

[dman]

well BELOIT does it again winning 5-2 on 2 hits. i know heether hit a 3 run homer in the 1st and not much from that point on. i believe that completes the road trip 9-2. what ahell of a road trip

[Mike2k33]

Birmingham (White Sox) 5, Huntsville 1

 

Huntsville Site Game Summary:

 

www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=251

 

Huntsville Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 8/01/03 BIRMINGHAM 5 AT HUNTSVILLE 1 YTD YTD BIRMINGHAM AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG D.Sandoval 2B 3 1 2 1 .271 R.Knox LF 3 0 0 0 .248 J.Piniella LF 4 1 1 2 .283 D.Krynzel CF 4 0 0 0 .296 J.Reed CF 4 0 2 0 .396 J.Hardy SS 4 0 0 0 .283 G.Alvarez 1B 4 0 0 0 .306 C.Hart 3B 4 0 0 0 .303 S.Bikowski DH 4 0 1 1 .316 B.Gemoll 1B 3 1 1 0 .256 C.Maldonado CAT 3 1 1 0 .268 N.Varner RF 2 0 1 0 .282 J.Hamilton RF 2 0 0 0 .266 B.Nelson DH 4 0 3 1 .250 G.Reyes SS 2 1 1 1 .200 K.Johnson CAT 3 0 0 0 .175 T.Nicholson 3B 2 1 1 0 .260 A.Machado 2B 4 0 0 0 .213 T.Yofu PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Jones PIT 0 0 0 0 .120 J.Bullard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Miller PIT 0 0 0 0 .250 J.Bajenaru PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Ray PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 28 5 9 5 TOTALS 31 1 5 1 BIRMINGHAM 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0- 5 9 1 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0- 1 5 1 E--D.Sandoval, K.Johnson. DP--BIRMINGHAM 0, HUNTSVILLE 3. LOB-- BIRMINGHAM 9, HUNTSVILLE 9. 2B--D.Sandoval (20), J.Piniella (16), J.Reed (7), C.Maldonado (17), B.Nelson (3). SB--J.Reed (10), J.Hamilton 2 (6), G.Reyes (12), R.Knox (29), C.Hart (21), B.Nelson (1). CS--B.Gemoll. HBP--D.Sandoval, R.Knox. SF--J.Piniella. SH--J.Reed, J.Hamilton, T.Nicholson. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BIRMINGHAM T.Yofu (W,8-6) 5.2 4 1 1 3 4 0 3.51 J.Bullard 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.00 J.Bajenaru (S,7) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.86 HUNTSVILLE M.Jones 3.0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2.40 R.Miller (L,0-6) 2.0 2 2 2 5 1 0 3.53 K.Ray 3.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3.10 B.Adams 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.79 HB--T.Yofu, K.Ray. WP--T.Yofu. SO--J.Piniella, G.Alvarez, R.Knox, D.Krynzel, J.Hardy, C.Hart, K.Johnson, A.Machado. BB--D.Sandoval, G.Alvarez, S.Bikowski, C.Maldonado, J.Hamilton, G.Reyes 2, T.Nicholson, R.Knox, B.Gemoll, N.Varner 2, K.Johnson. T--3:06. A--6103

[Mike2k33]

Beloit 5, Peoria (Cardinals) 2

 

Beloit Box Score:

 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG PEORIA AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs LF 3 1 0 0 .290 M.Lemanczyk LF 3 0 2 1 .283 C.Crabbe 2B 3 1 0 0 .266 M.Jaramillo SS 5 0 1 0 .223 T.Gwynn CF 4 0 0 0 .289 R.Gorecki CF 4 0 0 0 .279 P.Fielder 1B 3 0 0 1 .311 T.Hanson 3B 4 1 1 0 .271 T.Hinton DH 3 1 0 0 .228 J.Santor 1B 3 0 0 0 .291 M.Mendez RF 4 1 0 0 .248 T.Evans DH 4 0 0 0 .243 A.Heether 3B 3 1 1 3 .208 T.Lemon RF 4 0 1 1 .211 P.Esparragz CAT 3 0 0 0 .254 M.McCoy 2B 4 1 2 0 .228 C.Terni SS 3 0 1 0 .236 J.Motte CAT 2 0 1 0 .153 D.Sarfate PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Runyon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Breslow PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Burch PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Cavazos PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 29 5 2 4 TOTALS 33 2 8 2 BELOIT 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 5 2 0 PEORIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1- 2 8 2 E--M.Jaramillo 2. DP--BELOIT 0, PEORIA 1. LOB--BELOIT 1, PEORIA 10. 2B--C.Terni (10). 3B--M.McCoy (4). HR--A.Heether (1). SB--J.Santor (2). CS--M.Lemanczyk. SF--P.Fielder. SH--M.Lemanczyk. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT D.Sarfate (W,9-2) 5.0 3 0 0 4 5 0 3.06 C.Breslow 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 5.21 J.Alliston 2.0 2 1 1 0 5 0 3.20 PEORIA B.Runyon (L,3-2) 7.0 2 5 1 3 3 1 2.29 J.Burch 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 A.Cavazos 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.47 SO--P.Fielder, M.Mendez 2, C.Terni, M.Lemanczyk, M.Jaramillo 2, R.Gorecki 2, T.Hanson, T.Evans 4, T.Lemon 2, J.Motte. BB--K.Bibbs, C.Crabbe, T.Hinton, M.Lemanczyk, R.Gorecki, J.Santor, J.Motte 2. T--2:28. A--4090

[Mike2k33]

Durham (Devil Rays) 7, Indianapolis 6, 11 innings

 

Indy Site Game Summary:

 

INDIANAPOLIS -- Jason Smith's bases loaded single in the top of the 11th inning lifted the Durham Bulls to a 7-6 win at Victory Field Friday night. The Bulls (58-51) came back from a 5-0 deficit to win and maintain a four-game lead in the International League South.

 

The Tribe jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the third inning. The 7-8-9 hitters in the order reached base on a hit batsman and two singles. Rich Paz singled home one run while Pete Zoccolillo came through with a two-run single. Jim Rushford followed with an RBI hit of his own.

 

The Indians (49-62) extended the lead to 5-0 in the fifth when Paz led off with a double to left and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Zoccolillo.

 

Tribe starter Pasqual Coco sailed through six innings of work, scattering six hits while holding Durham off the scoreboard. He allowed a lead-off home run to Pete LaForest in the seventh, and Brooks Badeaux reached on an error before a heavy rain forced a 31-minute delay.

 

John Foster took over on the mound when play resumed, and after giving up singles to Jason Tyner and Ryan Jackson, gave up a game-tying, three-run homer to Matt Diaz. George Lombard made it back-to-back longballs when he followed with a blast to straight-away center which put Durham in the lead 6-5.

 

Indianapolis tied the game with a run in the bottom of the seventh. Paz led off with a single, advanced to third on a sacrifice and a ground out, and scored on Rushford's third single of the night.

 

Roberto Giron (0-3) took the loss for the Tribe. Working his third inning for the first time this season, Giron gave up singles to Ryan Jackson and Diaz before walking Chris Truby to load the bases in the 11th. Smith followed with a single to right to drive in his 61st run of the season.

 

Lee Gardner (1-7) earned the win with two perfect innings of relief. He fanned three.

 

Todd Williams picked up his fourth save with a 1-2-3 11th.

 

The four-game series, which is tied at one game apiece, will continue Saturday at 7 p.m. at Victory Field. Ben Ford (3-3) will face Carlos Reyes (9-2).

 

Indianapolis Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 8/01/03 DURHAM 7 AT INDIANAPOLIS 6 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD DURHAM AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG J.Tyner CF 4 1 3 0 .327 J.Conti CF 3 0 0 0 .229 F.Moore LF 4 0 0 0 .000 P.Zoccolillo RF 4 1 1 3 .281 D.Grummitt PH 1 0 0 0 .286 J.Rushford LF 5 0 3 2 .323 D.Grummitt 1B 1 0 0 0 .286 M.Smith DH 5 0 2 0 .303 R.Jackson 1B 5 1 2 1 .297 C.McKay CAT 4 0 1 0 .233 R.Jackson LF 1 1 1 0 .297 K.Luuloa 3B 4 0 0 0 .257 M.Diaz RF 6 1 2 3 .333 D.Jennings 1B 3 1 0 0 .238 G.Lombard DH 5 1 2 1 .273 S.Scarboroug SS 5 1 1 0 .228 C.Truby 3B 5 0 1 0 .252 R.Paz 2B 4 3 3 1 .412 J.Smith SS 5 0 3 1 .294 P.Coco PIT 0 0 0 0 .267 P.LaForest CAT 4 1 1 1 .263 J.Foster PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Badeaux 2B 6 1 2 0 .231 R.Marquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 D.James PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Nance PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Belitz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Rust PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Gardner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Williams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 47 7 17 7 TOTALS 37 6 11 6 DURHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1- 7 17 0 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0- 6 11 1 E--J.Conti. DP--DURHAM 3, INDIANAPOLIS 2. LOB--DURHAM 14, INDIANAPOLIS 5. 2B--R.Paz (2). HR--M.Diaz (7), G.Lombard (11), P.LaForest (10). CS--J.Smith. HBP--K.Luuloa, D.Jennings 2. SF--P.Zoccolillo. SH-- G.Lombard, J.Conti 2. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA DURHAM D.James 6.0 8 5 5 0 2 0 4.44 T.Belitz 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.95 E.Rust 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.06 L.Gardner (W,1-7) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.69 T.Williams (S,4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.70 INDIANAPOLIS P.Coco 6.0 7 2 1 3 6 1 4.92 J.Foster 0.1 4 4 4 0 1 2 3.14 R.Marquez 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.80 S.Nance 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.87 R.Giron (L,0-3) 3.0 4 1 1 2 5 0 5.01 HB--D.James 2, E.Rust. SO--J.Tyner, F.Moore 2, D.Grummitt 2, M.Diaz, G.Lombard 2, C.Truby, J.Smith 2, P.LaForest 3, J.Conti 2, P.Zoccolillo, J.Rushford, S.Scarboroug. BB--J.Tyner 2, C.Truby, J.Smith, P.LaForest 2, C.McKay. T--3:34. A--11524

[Kaukauna]

Wow, Indy bullpen implodes. Might be a good day to take a mulligan. Great to see Rushford still doing well, though.

[MassBrew]

Lancaster (Diamondbacks) 5, High Desert 2

 

High Desert Box Score:

Two run HR from Jeremy Frost in the ninth hardly enough..

 HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG LANCASTER AB R H BI AVG C.Morris CF 4 0 1 0 .264 M.Williams CF 4 2 2 0 .294 T.West 2B 4 0 1 0 .245 D.Uggla 2B 2 1 2 0 .299 D.Clark LF 3 0 0 0 .343 D.Uggla 3B 1 0 0 0 .299 S.Candelaria 1B 4 1 2 0 .282 D.Firlit SS 0 0 0 0 .368 F.Villanueva CAT 4 0 1 0 .295 J.Jones RF 2 0 1 2 .302 R.Santana RF 4 0 0 0 .273 M.Thiessen LF 1 0 0 0 .292 J.Frost DH 4 1 2 2 .270 S.Neal 1B 4 0 1 2 .375 J.Raburn 3B 4 0 0 0 .268 K.Nichols DH 2 0 2 0 .321 O.Chavez SS 3 0 1 0 .227 J.Garthwaite LF 3 0 0 0 .311 D.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Garthwaite RF 0 0 0 0 .311 J.Hundley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Varela 3B 3 1 0 0 .271 J.Backsmeyer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.DiRosa CAT 3 0 0 0 .230 D.Richar 2B 0 0 0 0 .314 D.Richar SS 3 1 1 0 .314 K.Whatley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 2 8 2 TOTALS 28 5 9 4 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2- 2 8 1 LANCASTER 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 X- 5 9 1 E--J.Raburn, D.Uggla. DP--HIGH DESERT 3, LANCASTER 0. LOB--HIGH DESERT 6, LANCASTER 2. HR--J.Frost (6). SB--D.Uggla (20). CS--D.Clark. HBP-- J.Jones. SH--D.Uggla. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT D.Hall (L,6-10) 3.0 4 3 2 1 0 0 6.80 J.Hundley 3.0 5 2 2 0 1 0 4.37 J.Backsmeyer 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.30 LANCASTER K.Whatley (W,3-2) 9.0 8 2 2 1 2 1 4.50 HB--J.Hundley. BALKS--D.Hall, J.Hundley. SO--R.Santana, J.Raburn, S.Neal, M.DiRosa. BB--D.Clark, K.Nichols. T--2:33. A--4125

[MassBrew]

Billings (Reds) 9, Helena 8

 

Helena Box Score:

Brewers finally meet their match on the basepaths, going only 1-for-4 in SB attempts; Helena pitching has been weak as of late, putting it mildly; Judd Richardson bumped up in the rotation in front of Carlos Ramirez -- hopefully everything's all right with Carlos, the prized 18-year-old (19 in two weeks)...

 HELENA AB R H BI AVG BILLINGS AB R H BI AVG G.Rodriguez 2B 4 1 0 0 .225 L.Bolivar SS 5 0 2 0 .419 T.Trofholz CF 5 0 2 0 .349 T.Cairns 3B 5 1 2 0 .333 L.Palmisano CAT 3 0 1 1 .377 J.Votto 1B 5 2 3 0 .354 D.Anderson LF 5 1 2 0 .328 M.Perez CAT 5 2 1 0 .361 V.Rottino 1B 3 1 2 0 .351 W.Olmstead LF 4 2 2 3 .275 V.Rottino 3B 1 0 0 0 .351 B.Himes RF 4 1 2 1 .311 M.Ramirez DH 5 2 3 0 .361 R.Mosby DH 2 1 1 3 .219 J.Barnes 3B 3 1 1 0 .265 C.Dickerson CF 4 0 2 1 .210 B.Whitney PH 0 0 0 1 .341 D.Beale 2B 4 0 0 0 .216 B.Whitney 1B 1 1 1 0 .341 C.Vazquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Deevers RF 4 1 1 2 .304 C.Medlock PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Gomez SS 5 0 2 2 .242 M.Wells PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Richardson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 O.Escorcha PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.McKenna PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Shafer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Slack PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 39 8 15 6 TOTALS 38 9 15 8 HELENA 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1- 8 15 2 BILLINGS 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 X- 9 15 3 E--J.Barnes, A.Gomez, L.Bolivar, J.Votto, M.Perez. DP--HELENA 0, BILLINGS 0. LOB--HELENA 11, BILLINGS 9. 2B--M.Ramirez (12). 3B-- B.Whitney (1). HR--W.Olmstead (9), R.Mosby (6). SB--G.Rodriguez (17), L.Bolivar (7), T.Cairns (1), J.Votto (4). CS--T.Trofholz, V.Rottino, R.Deevers, L.Bolivar, B.Himes. SF--L.Palmisano, R.Mosby. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HELENA J.Richardson 3.1 5 3 3 2 4 1 5.46 D.McKenna 2.0 6 4 3 1 1 0 7.84 N.Slack (L,1-1) 2.2 4 2 2 0 6 1 2.08 BILLINGS C.Vazquez 2.0 5 4 2 2 1 0 3.12 C.Medlock 3.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 2.08 M.Wells 1.1 3 3 3 2 1 0 1.31 O.Escorcha (W,4-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.99 D.Shafer (S,7) 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 2.19 WP--D.McKenna, N.Slack. SO--G.Rodriguez, D.Anderson, M.Ramirez, J.Barnes, R.Deevers 2, A.Gomez, J.Votto 2, M.Perez 3, W.Olmstead, B.Himes 2, R.Mosby, C.Dickerson, D.Beale. BB--G.Rodriguez 2, L.Palmisano, V.Rottino, B.Whitney, R.Deevers, W.Olmstead, B.Himes, R.Mosby. T--3:48. A--4295

[MassBrew]

In terms of wins and losses, a pretty bad night.

 

Beloit wins on just two base hits, and even there Tony Gwynn is now "mired" in a slump, and Dennis Sarfate walks four in five innings, and while we won't quibble with his scoreless effort (oh wait, I guess we are), it looks as though his pitch count may have limited him to only the five innings -- a bit of a season-long issue for the right-hander with an otherwise impressive 9-2 record.

 

Brad Nelson with three of Huntsville's five hits, and you have to wonder just how much J.J. Hardy is pressing at the plate.

[MassBrew]

Indianapolis Star Game Story:

2B Rich Paz, off to a .412 start (1.003 OPS) in his first six games at AAA, is in your "Action Shot"; otherwise no quotes, just a rehash from the Indy site...

 

www.indystar.com/print/ar...5-036.html

[MassBrew]

Huntsville Times Game Story:

Quotes from Mike Jones -- thank goodness the mature young man spoke up as soon as he experienced discomfort, unlike so many others...

 

www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...536482.xml

[MassBrew]

High Desert Site Game Summary:

 

Lancaster, CA ? Keith Whatley threw his first complete game of his professional career on Friday night, as the Lancaster JetHawks defeated the High Desert Mavericks by a final score of 5-2 at the Hangar in Lancaster.

 

Jeremy Frost's two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning ruined what could have been a complete game shutout for Whatley. Despite allowing Frost's sixth home run of the year, Whatley (3-2) still picked up the win, getting Johnny Raburn to ground out to end the game.

 

The Mavs were off-balance all night against the left-hander, collecting just six base hits through the first eight innings. Whatley only walked one, while striking out two on the game.

 

The JetHawks got an unearned run to take a 1-0 lead off Mavs starter Dan Hall (6-10) in the second. With Kyle Nichols at second base and one out, Edgar Varela grounded back to Hall. Nichols got caught between second and third and was tagged out by third baseman Raburn. On the play, Varela tried to take second base. Raburn's throw to second sailed into right field and allowed Varela to score the game's first run.

 

The JetHawks added two in the third, as Jaime Jones collected a two-run single to make it 3-0. Hall would last only three frames, as he's still working with a low pitch count after having mild tendonitis in his right shoulder.

 

Former Mav Steve Neal's two-out base hit to right field knocked in two runs, as the JetHawks made it 5-0 against reliever Jeff Hundley.

 

Justin Backsmeyer followed Hundley's three innings, with two scoreless frames.

 

The Mavs have now lost two straight and fall to 9-32 in the second half. Overall, High Desert is now 43 games under .500 for the first time this year, at 34-77.

 

Danny Kolb (3-9) throws for the Mavs on Saturday in Lancaster. The JetHawks will counter with Justin Wechsler (8-8). Game time is 7:15 (9:15 Central) from the Hangar.

 

The Mavs return to Mavericks Stadium on Monday as they face Rancho Cucamonga.

[MassBrew]

Helena Independent Record Game Story:

 

www.helenair.com/articles...203_03.txt

[MassBrew]

Daily Press High Desert Game Story:

 

www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...873,98756,