Link Report for Games of Saturday, July 26th

[MassBrew]

"There's no place like the road, there's no place like the road..."

Nobody's home! Unfortunately, we miss out on a lot of the newspaper coverage when that's the case...

Saturday'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 with a second-place finish, and Helena's looking for a first-half title (their first-half ends this Sunday, July 27th).

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

INDIANAPOLIS: LHP Nate Teut at Durham (Devil Rays), 4:00 PM

Audio link:
www.newstalk1430.com/

HUNTSVILE: How does RHP Jason Shelley follow-up his sizzling debut? He'll start at Chattanooga (Reds), 6:15 PM; last night Milwaukee had the Wes Obermueller curiosity factor going for them; tonight it's harder to justify listening to the Brewers and not the Stars...

Audio link:
espn1450.com/

 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 17 15 .531 [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 17 15 .531[/b] BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 17 15 .531 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 17 16 .515 .5 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 15 19 .441 3.0

HIGH DESERT: LHP Tommy Marx at Rancho Cucamonga (Angels), 9:05 PM

Audio link:
www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm

BELOIT: Snappers all alone in first place! RHP Dennis Sarfate at Kane County (A's), 7:00 PM; the Cougars have given the Snappers fits this season; Kane County has a wonderful audio set-up in which you can check out the game live or on archive...

Audio link (opponent's):
www.kccougars.com/kcchome...sters.html

 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 22 13 .629[/b] PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 21 14 .600 1.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 21 14 .600 1.0 *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 19 16 .543 3.0 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 18 17 .514 4.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 15 20 .429 7.0 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 14 21 .400 8.0 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 13 21 .382 8.5

HELENA: RHP Judd Richardson at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 8:05 PM

Audio link (opponent's):
www.1340kylt.com/Happenin...0A8052A72}

Here's hoping the Brewers just win tonight and end all the confusion about the division title (see the Link Report for Friday's games)

 NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 24 13 .649[/b] BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 22 14 .611 1.5 GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 20 16 .556 3.5 MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 18 19 .486 6.0 

ARIZONA: The littlest Brewers travel to Mesa to meet the teeny-tiny Cubbies; starting pitcher info unavailable; never any audio for the Maryvale guys...

Have you been reading about the record heat in the Phoenix area? Yikes!!!

[MassBrew]

D'oh! I'm way too analytical. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/embarassed.gif

 

Of course, the first four letters of analytical spell....http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif

 

Pretty confusing the way the Pioneer League scheduled things, but as igor67 points out below from Friday's Report:

 

No offense Jim but I just used simple math half of 76 is 38 Helena has played 37 games. They'll win tonight just to make sure of course, but just trying to help out on the explanation.

 

We've since confirmed things, and...

 

Congratulations, Helena! See you in the playoffs!

[Rightomac13]

Durham (Devil Rays) 16, Indianapolis 4

 

Indianapolis Line Score:

 

 INTL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - INDIANAPOLIS 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 1 DURHAM 2 0 7 0 5 0 1 1 0 16 19 0 FINAL WP - DOUG WAECHTER (1-1) LP - NATE TEUT (2-4) SAVE - CEDRICK BOWERS (2) HOME RUNS: IND - MARK SMITH (10) OFF DOUG WAECHTER IN THE 4TH STEVE SCARBOROUGH (6) OFF DOUG WAECHTER IN THE 4TH DUR - JARED SANDBERG (12) OFF ROB GIRON IN THE 5TH CHRIS TRUBY (14) OFF BEN FORD IN THE 8TH TIME: 3:10 ATT: 9,020

Edited so as to make readable...

[MassBrew]

Huntsville 8, Chattanooga (Reds) 7

Stars barely hold on...

 

Huntsville Line Score:

 SOU FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HUNTSVILLE 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 8 10 2 CHATTANOOGA 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 8 2 FINAL WP - JASON SHELLEY (2-0) LP - JOHN KORONKA (7-10) SAVE - MIKE ADAMS (10) HOME RUNS: CAT - GUYE SENJEM (8) OFF JASON SHELLEY IN THE 6TH TIME: 3:09 ATT: 6,237

[MassBrew]

Indy Site Game Summary:

Yuck...

 

DURHAM, N.C. -- Things went from bad to worse for the Indianapolis Indians Saturday night. After the host Durham Bulls scored two runs on four sharply hit balls in the first inning, Tribe starter Nate Teut was forced to leave the game due to an injury. The Bulls continued their hit parade against four more Tribe hurlers as they went on to a 16-4 win.

 

The Bulls (55-48), who are in first place in the International League South, battered reliever Derek Lee for seven runs in the third inning and Roberto Giron for five runs in the fifth in handing the Tribe its worst setback since a loss 12-0 at Durham on July 27 of last year.

 

All eight of the Bulls who hit safely in the game connected on doubles with Ryan Jackson collecting a pair of two-baggers. The nine doubles by Durham is the most given up by the Indians during the Victory Field Era.

 

Jackson smashed both of his doubles in the third inning when the Bulls sent 11 men to the plate. Durham's designated hitter led off with a double down the right field line. He scored when Jeff Liefer singled. After three more runs had crossed the plate, Jackson came to bat for the second time in the inning with the bases loaded. He cleared the bases with a drive into the gap in left-center to cap the seven-run outburst and give the Bulls a 9-1 lead.

 

To their credit, the Indians (45-60) came right back with a big inning of their own. Mark Smith led off the top of the fourth with his 10th homer of the year. After Cody McKay walked, Steve Scarborough hit his sixth long ball of the year, and third of the week, to cut the deficit to 9-4.

 

Critical baserunning blunders, which have plagued the Indians all season, cost them potentially more runs in the fourth. Alex Delgado and Jason Conti followed Scarborough's home run with singles, but Delgado overran third and was thrown out to end the rally.

 

Durham put the game completely out of reach with five more runs in the fifth. Jared Sandberg, who finished the night with five RBI, drove in three with his 12th home run of the year.

 

Durham's 16 runs and 19 hits were both the most given up by the Indians this season.

 

Scarborough, who finished two-for-four with three RBI, continued his bid to become the first Indian to win IL Batter of the Week honors this season. The Tribe shortstop has batted .455 since Monday with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI.

 

Doug Waechter (1-1) earned his first Triple-A win for Durham. He allowed four runs in five innings. Cedrick Bowers pitched four innings of shutout relief to earn his second save. Teut (2-4) took the loss.

 

The Indians, who have lost seven straight games at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, will look for their first win there since June 26, 2002 when the series continues Sunday. David Manning (5-7, 4.70) will oppose Carlos Reyes (9-1, 1.67)

[MassBrew]

Indianapolis Box Score:

An old-fashioned tail-whipping; we're still waiting for Derek Lee's first effective AAA appearance this season, unfortunately -- that was a nice story at the time of the call-up, anyway...

 GAME DATE: 7/26/03 INDIANAPOLIS 4 AT DURHAM 16 YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG DURHAM AB R H BI AVG J.Conti CF 5 0 2 0 .232 J.Tyner CF 4 1 1 1 .315 W.Veras 3B 5 0 1 0 .230 B.Badeaux 2B 5 2 2 1 .243 J.Rushford 1B 4 0 0 0 .316 R.Jackson DH 3 3 2 3 .295 M.Smith LF 4 1 2 1 .299 J.Liefer LF 5 2 2 1 .321 C.McKay DH 2 2 0 0 .237 J.Sandberg 3B 5 1 3 5 .231 K.Luuloa 2B 4 0 0 0 .258 P.LaForest CAT 4 1 0 0 .277 P.Zoccolillo RF 4 0 2 0 .279 C.Truby 1B 5 2 3 2 .259 S.Scarboroug SS 4 1 2 3 .232 J.Smith SS 5 2 2 2 .296 A.Delgado CAT 4 0 3 0 .309 G.Lombard RF 5 2 4 0 .275 N.Teut PIT 0 0 0 0 .143 D.Waechter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Lee PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 C.Bowers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Marquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 B.Ford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 4 12 4 TOTALS 41 16 19 15 INDIANAPOLIS 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0- 4 12 1 DURHAM 2 0 7 0 5 0 1 1 X-16 19 0 E--J.Conti. DP--INDIANAPOLIS 1, DURHAM 2. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 8, DURHAM 7. 2B--S.Scarboroug (16), J.Tyner (7), B.Badeaux (11), R.Jackson 2 (33), J.Liefer (6), J.Sandberg (16), C.Truby (18), J.Smith (13), G.Lombard (18). HR--M.Smith (10), S.Scarboroug (6), J.Sandberg (12), C.Truby (14). HBP--B.Badeaux. SF--J.Tyner. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS N.Teut (L,2-4) 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 3.92 D.Lee 1.2 7 7 7 2 4 0 8.00 R.Giron 2.1 4 5 5 1 3 1 5.15 R.Marquez 1.2 1 1 1 1 4 0 3.89 B.Ford 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 2.93 DURHAM D.Waechter (W,1-1) 5.0 7 4 4 3 5 2 3.72 C.Bowers (S,2) 4.0 5 0 0 0 3 0 4.76 HB--D.Lee. WP--R.Marquez, D.Waechter, C.Bowers. SO--J.Conti 3, M.Smith, C.McKay, K.Luuloa 2, S.Scarboroug, J.Tyner 2, B.Badeaux 3, J.Liefer, P.LaForest 2, C.Truby 2, J.Smith 2, G.Lombard. BB--J.Rushford, C.McKay 2, J.Tyner, R.Jackson 2, P.LaForest. T--3:10. A--9020

[MassBrew]

Beloit 13, Kane County (A's) 12

Well, it only took three hours and 56 minutes, a real pitcher's duel; Snappers bang out 16 hits but no HR'S; oh yeah, they made seven errors and won!

 

Details by AM...

[MassBrew]

Huntsville Box Score:

Corey Hart with a base hit, sac fly, and two walks; despite his error, he made some outstanding plays at third base as well; David Krynzel getting caught stealing much less often the last several weeks...

 GAME DATE: 7/26/03 HUNTSVILLE 8 AT CHATTANOOGA 7 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG CHATTANOOGA AB R H BI AVG D.Krynzel CF 5 1 2 1 .301 S.Perez LF 3 2 1 0 .303 B.Nelson LF 4 2 1 1 .250 A.Diaz CF 5 0 1 1 .250 J.Hardy SS 5 1 1 0 .286 E.Encrnacion 3B 3 1 1 1 .217 C.Hart 3B 2 1 1 1 .299 R.Jennings 1B 5 1 1 0 .200 B.Gemoll 1B 5 0 2 2 .256 G.Senjem RF 4 1 2 3 .254 N.Varner RF 4 0 1 2 .282 A.Beattie 2B 2 0 1 0 .252 R.Miller PIT 0 0 0 0 .250 B.Peterson CAT 4 1 1 0 .244 M.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Anderson SS 3 0 0 0 .190 M.Kremblas CAT 4 0 0 0 .200 B.Bevel PIT 0 0 0 0 1.000 C.Barnwell 2B 3 2 1 0 .250 B.Gray PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Shelley PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Sardinha PH 1 0 0 0 .224 R.Knox PH 1 1 1 1 .256 J.Koronka PIT 2 1 0 0 .138 R.Knox RF 1 0 0 0 .256 W.Caceres SS 2 0 0 0 .264 TOTALS 35 8 10 8 TOTALS 34 7 8 5 HUNTSVILLE 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0- 8 10 2 CHATTANOOGA 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2- 7 8 2 E--C.Hart, C.Barnwell, R.Jennings, W.Caceres. DP--HUNTSVILLE 1, CHATTANOOGA 0. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 6, CHATTANOOGA 6. 2B--B.Nelson (1), J.Hardy (21), B.Gemoll (22), N.Varner (11), C.Barnwell (5), R.Jennings (1), G.Senjem (16), A.Beattie (22), B.Peterson (7). 3B--R.Knox (4). HR--G.Senjem (8). SB--D.Krynzel (35), S.Perez (19). SF--C.Hart. SH--J.Shelley, A.Beattie. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE J.Shelley (W,2-0) 6.0 5 5 3 3 5 1 2.08 R.Miller 2.2 3 2 1 2 3 0 3.38 M.Adams (S,10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.20 CHATTANOOGA J.Koronka (L,7-10) 6.0 7 6 4 3 3 0 3.90 B.Bevel 0.2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1.04 B.Gray 2.1 2 0 0 0 5 0 4.47 WP--J.Shelley, B.Bevel. SO--B.Nelson, J.Hardy, B.Gemoll, M.Kremblas 3, C.Barnwell, R.Knox, S.Perez 2, E.Encrnacion, R.Jennings, G.Senjem 2, B.Anderson, D.Sardinha, W.Caceres. BB--B.Nelson, C.Hart 2, C.Barnwell, S.Perez 2, E.Encrnacion 2, A.Beattie. T--3:09. A--6237

[MassBrew]

Helena 5, Missoula (Diamondbacks) 3

Dana Eveland saves Judd Richardson's first pro win...

[Never Outhustled]

I thought it was funny when so many people were ripping on the Brewers for not promoting Dereck Lee. The brewers simply new he couldn't handle the next level, but they eventually gave into public opinion, and now everyone knows what the Crew already new. It is good to see Steve Scarborough heatup. He was having a fine season At AA last year intill he got promoted, then he got lost in the shuffle. Massbrew, you've seen him in person, can he handle SS defensively?

[Al the Thinking Man]

You have to let the player fail. The Brewers "knew" Brian Tollberg couldn't handle AAA, despite success in AA. , and released him. He's a decent bottom of the rotation starter for SD now.

 

Promote them until they fail, you never know until they do.

[H0FFY]

Well, Al, that is so true what you say.

 

Because teams refuse to simply promote guys as they deserve, I feel we will never see the likes of Doug Jones again.

 

And, in fact, the league may now be ripe for guys like that. Since everybody now throws so hard, a guy who thows soft (with control and variation) may be so unusual and 'new', he could be the next big thing.

[batman]

If Jamie Moyer tried out for a big league club, he wouldn't get past the first cut. That says a lot about the power of scouting and the perception of what a player needs in order to succeed.

 

And don't count Lee out just yet. He deserved the promotion, and he deserves to start every fifth day for at least a couple months. If he fails, so be it... cut him loose or don't resign him. But to say that he's a lost cause after only a few admittedly terrible starts is very shortsighted.

 

~Bill

[tlpc4]

Prince is within a couple games of the time Nelson spent at Beloit last year. His numbers are better than Nelsons in every category except RBI and I think doubles. Just fun to compare.

[MassBrew]

He (Derek Lee) deserved the promotion, and he deserves to start every fifth day for at least a couple months.

 

Lee's last couple of outings have been out of the pen; it may be a while, if at all, before he gets another start, although Nate Teut's apparent injury might create an opening.

[MassBrew]

Huntsville Site Game Summary:

 

www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=238

 

From Huntsville Times:

 

On Saturday in Chattanooga, all-star right-hander Mike Jones threw his first bullpen pitches since going on the disabled list in mid-July, and Stars pitching coach Stan Kyles said Jones "looked sharp." Jones is on track to start at Joe Davis Stadium on Friday against Birmingham.

[MassBrew]

Beloit Game Summary (Kane County Site):

 

Geneva, IL ? There were two words to describe tonight?s game ? crazy and unpredictable. The Cougars (19-17, 60-46) fought back all night but fell short, 13-12 to the Beloit Snappers (23-13, 55-48) in front of 14,008 (largest crowd of the season). When it was all said and done, Jon Huizinga (1-0) earned the win out of the Beloit bullpen and Manny Rodriguez (2-2) suffered the loss for the Cougars. Bo Hall avoided a lead off single by Brian Stavisky in the ninth inning, earning his ninth save of the season, striking out Kory Wayment to end the game.

 

Both starters in tonight?s game didn?t make it past the fourth inning. Brigmer Leon allowed nine hits and seven runs (six earned) in just four innings pitched. Beloit starter Dennis Sarfate was tagged for eight hits and eight runs in 3 2/3 innings.

 

Wayment paced the Cougars offense, extending his hitting streak to seven games, going 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Francis Gomez (2-for-4) delivered a two-run single in the eighth inning, cutting the Beloit lead to 13-11. Brant Colamarino picked up his 64th RBI on ground out, plating home the Cougars 12th run. Stavisky (2-for-5) had two hits, including his second home run of the season.

 

Beloit sent nine men to the plate in the first inning, taking a 4-0 lead against Leon. During the opening frame, Marcus McBeth injured his right index finger, diving for a fly ball off the bat of Tony Gwynn. McBeth left the game, but his replacement, Nick Rogers (1-for-3) blasted a two-run homer in the second inning.

 

The Snappers sent 10 men to the plate in the fifth inning to produce four runs. The Cougars scored four times in the fourth inning, sending nine men to the plate. The Cougars trailed 4-0, 5-1, 7-4, 11-8, 13-8, but their rally fell just short.

 

The Cougars and the Snappers play game three of their series on Sunday afternoon at Elfstrom Stadium; game time is 2:00 PM. RHP Derrell McCall (0-0, 0.00) makes his 1st start of the season for the Cougars; RHP Calvin Carpenter (1-2, 4.62) will make the start for Beloit.

 

Beloit Box Score:

Wow, reliever Jon Huizinga really stopped the bleeding here; Prince Fielder hit two more times by pitches...

 GAME DATE: 7/26/03 BELOIT 13 AT KANE COUNTY 12 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG KANE COUNTY AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs LF 5 2 2 1 .297 M.McBeth LF 0 0 0 0 .256 C.Crabbe 2B 5 3 4 4 .270 N.Rogers LF 3 3 1 2 .258 T.Gwynn CF 6 2 2 0 .322 A.Ethier CF 4 2 2 0 .308 P.Fielder 1B 4 0 2 2 .313 F.Gomez 2B 4 0 2 2 .271 T.Hinton RF 5 0 1 1 .221 B.Colamarino 1B 4 0 0 1 .240 M.Mendez PH 1 0 0 0 .248 N.Cruz RF 5 0 1 1 .236 M.Mendez RF 0 0 0 0 .248 B.Stavisky DH 5 1 2 1 .276 J.Eure DH 5 1 1 1 .246 C.Tritle PR 0 0 0 0 .216 A.Heether 3B 5 1 1 1 .209 J.McCurdy SS 4 1 1 0 .240 P.Esparragz CAT 4 2 1 0 .256 J.Suomi CAT 5 2 1 1 .221 C.Terni SS 4 2 2 0 .242 K.Wayment 3B 5 3 3 2 .251 D.Sarfate PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Leon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Huizinga PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Mowday PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Kohn PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 44 13 16 10 TOTALS 39 12 13 10 BELOIT 4 1 2 0 4 0 0 2 0-13 16 7 KANE COUNTY 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 4 0-12 13 4 E--C.Crabbe, P.Fielder, P.Esparragz 2, C.Terni 3, F.Gomez 2, K.Wayment, C.Mowday. DP--BELOIT 1, KANE COUNTY 1. LOB--BELOIT 12, KANE COUNTY 6. 2B--C.Crabbe 2 (21), J.McCurdy (18), J.Suomi (13). 3B--J.Eure (3). HR--N.Rogers (4), B.Stavisky (2), K.Wayment (4). SB--P.Esparragz (12), N.Rogers (13), K.Wayment (12). CS--J.McCurdy. HBP--P.Fielder 2, C.Terni. SF--C.Crabbe. SH--P.Esparragz, J.McCurdy. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT D.Sarfate 3.2 8 8 7 4 3 3 3.21 J.Huizinga (W,1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.42 J.Alliston 1.0 3 4 3 1 2 0 3.15 B.Hall (S,9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.91 KANE COUNTY B.Leon 4.0 9 7 6 1 1 0 4.30 M.Rodriguez (L,2-2) 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 0 7.56 C.Mowday 3.2 3 2 1 2 3 0 6.49 S.Kohn 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.91 HB--B.Leon 2, C.Mowday. WP--J.Alliston, B.Leon 2, M.Rodriguez. SO--M.Mendez, J.Eure, P.Esparragz, C.Terni 2, N.Rogers 2, F.Gomez, B.Colamarino, N.Cruz 3, J.McCurdy, K.Wayment 2. BB--K.Bibbs, J.Eure, A.Heether, N.Rogers 2, A.Ethier, F.Gomez, B.Colamarino. T--3:56. A--14008

[MassBrew]

Helena Independent Record Game Story:

Quotes from Manager Ed Sedar; congratulations to Melissa Dudek who broadcast the game, a first for a woman in America...

 

www.helenair.com/articles...703_02.txt

 

Helena Box Score:

As advertised, Vinnie Rottino has been versatile -- 17 games at 1B, eleven at 3B, two in the OF, two behind the plate...

 GAME DATE: 7/26/03 HELENA 5 AT MISSOULA 3 YTD YTD HELENA AB R H BI AVG MISSOULA AB R H BI AVG G.Rodriguez 2B 3 1 0 0 .227 J.McStoots SS 3 0 0 0 .212 T.Trofholz CF 3 0 1 0 .362 J.Kaplan CF 4 0 1 1 .299 L.Palmisano DH 3 1 2 1 .386 A.Murillo 2B 4 0 0 0 .315 V.Rottino LF 3 0 0 0 .350 A.Murillo 3B 0 0 0 0 .315 M.Ramirez 1B 4 1 2 2 .366 A.Mottram DH 4 0 0 0 .271 A.SegurCornr CAT 3 0 0 0 .333 C.Gonzalez RF 3 1 1 0 .260 J.Barnes 3B 4 1 1 0 .268 A.McCreery 1B 1 0 0 0 .301 R.Deevers RF 4 0 2 1 .308 A.McCreery 3B 3 1 1 2 .301 A.Gomez SS 4 1 1 1 .195 M.Montero CAT 4 0 1 0 .309 J.Richardson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Melendez LF 3 1 1 0 .321 S.Beresford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Brito 1B 3 0 1 0 .226 D.Eveland PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Bonifacio PR 0 0 0 0 .143 E.Bonifacio 2B 0 0 0 0 .143 M.Rosen PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Novosel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Cremidan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 5 9 5 TOTALS 32 3 6 3 HELENA 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1- 5 9 1 MISSOULA 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0- 3 6 0 E--G.Rodriguez. DP--HELENA 1, MISSOULA 2. LOB--HELENA 4, MISSOULA 4. 2B--R.Deevers (7). HR--M.Ramirez (6), A.Gomez (1), A.McCreery (4). SB--L.Palmisano (10), E.Bonifacio (7). CS--T.Trofholz, M.Ramirez. HBP--J.McStoots. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HELENA J.Richardson (W,1-0) 6.0 4 3 2 1 3 1 5.11 S.Beresford 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.44 D.Eveland (S,9) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.70 MISSOULA M.Rosen (L,1-2) 5.1 7 4 4 4 4 2 5.96 W.Novosel 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 A.Cremidan 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.69 HB--J.Richardson. WP--D.Eveland, M.Rosen. SO--G.Rodriguez 2, M.Ramirez, A.SegurCornr, J.Barnes 2, R.Deevers, J.McStoots 2, A.Murillo, A.Mottram, C.Gonzalez, A.McCreery. BB--G.Rodriguez, T.Trofholz, L.Palmisano, V.Rottino, A.SegurCornr, C.Gonzalez. T--2:25. A--1009

[MassBrew]

Rancho Cucamonga (Angels) 9, High Desert 2

 

High Desert Site Game Summary:

 

Rancho Cucamonga, CA ? The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes used two big innings to defeat the High Desert Mavericks on Saturday night at the Epicenter by a final score of 9-2.

 

Four runs in the first and five in the 7th were more than enough for Quakes starter Jake Woods (8-5). After allowing an RBI single to Froilan Villanueva in the first inning, Woods allowed just two base hits over the next five frames to get the win.

 

Mavs starter Tommy Marx (0-1) got roughed up in the first inning, allowing four runs, as the Quakes took a four run lead. Marx would settle down and work three scoreless innings to keep the Mavs in it.

 

Neither team would score again until the Quakes blew it open with five in the seventh. Mavs reliever Danny Stout allowed four runs while Jeff Hundley allowed another, as the Quakes went up 9-1.

 

Villanueva hit his fifth homerun of the year and second in two games in the ninth, to complete the scoring.

 

The Mavs and Quakes finish their three-game series on Sunday night at 6:15 PM (8:15 Central) at the Epicenter in Rancho Cucamonga. Dan Hall (6-9) takes on Eddie Ramirez (0-1) in the finale.

 

High Desert Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 7/26/03 HIGH DESERT 2 AT RANCHO CUCAMONGA 9 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG RANCHO CUCAMONGA AB R H BI AVG C.Morris CF 3 0 1 0 .266 J.Rodriguez SS 4 1 1 0 .316 J.Raburn DH 3 1 2 0 .275 J.Aspito RF 5 2 2 0 .277 D.Clark LF 4 0 2 0 .354 J.Mathis CAT 4 1 2 0 .325 S.Candelaria 3B 4 0 0 0 .287 D.McPherson 3B 4 1 0 1 .311 F.Villanueva CAT 4 1 2 2 .298 N.Gorneault LF 3 2 2 1 .318 J.Frost 1B 4 0 0 0 .273 M.Eylward 1B 4 1 1 2 .287 R.Santana RF 3 0 0 0 .270 J.Turner 2B 4 1 2 4 .246 T.West 2B 4 0 0 0 .249 D.Gates DH 2 0 1 1 .232 O.Chavez SS 3 0 0 0 .223 N.Kimpton CF 4 0 0 0 .237 T.Marx PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Woods PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Stout PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.O'Sullivan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Hundley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Williams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 2 7 2 TOTALS 34 9 11 9 HIGH DESERT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 2 7 0 RANCHO CUCAMONGA 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 X- 9 11 0 DP--HIGH DESERT 0, RANCHO CUCAMONGA 0. LOB--HIGH DESERT 6, RANCHO CUCAMONGA 6. 2B--N.Gorneault (33), M.Eylward (19), J.Turner (13). 3B--J.Turner (5). HR--F.Villanueva (5). SB--J.Rodriguez (5). CS--C.Morris 2, N.Gorneault. HBP--R.Santana, D.Gates. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT T.Marx (L,0-1) 4.0 4 4 4 4 3 0 17.23 D.Stout 2.1 6 4 4 0 4 0 6.75 J.Hundley 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 4.26 RANCHO CUCAMONGA J.Woods (W,8-5) 6.0 6 1 1 2 3 0 4.01 M.O'Sullivan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.67 B.Williams 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 6.69 HB--T.Marx, J.Woods. WP--D.Stout. BALKS--J.Woods. SO--C.Morris, S.Candelaria 2, J.Frost, R.Santana, T.West, J.Rodriguez 2, J.Aspito, J.Mathis, D.McPherson 2, M.Eylward, J.Turner, N.Kimpton. BB--C.Morris, J.Raburn, J.Rodriguez, J.Mathis, N.Gorneault, D.Gates. T--2:39. A--4365

[MassBrew]

Arizona Cubs 6, Arizona Brewers 5

Late rally falls short; four Brewer errors lead to three unearned runs; defense is always such an issue at the lower levels, it's not just offense that allows players to make an impression and eventually advance -- but remember, lots of instruction is taking place at this level -- surely, plenty of these kids must have very rough fundamentals...

 

Arizona Box Score:

 

 GAME DATE: 7/26/03 BREWERS 5 AT CUBS 6 YTD YTD BREWERS AB R H BI AVG CUBS AB R H BI AVG D.Bates DH 5 0 2 1 .280 J.Balcom RF 4 1 1 0 .500 F.Mejia LF 5 1 0 0 .286 S.Rosario 2B 4 2 2 1 .303 G.Acosta SS 3 0 0 0 .356 C.Mejia DH 3 0 0 1 .312 A.Mannon RF 4 0 0 0 .289 R.Fitzgerald CF 4 1 1 1 .423 F.Plasencia CF 4 0 0 0 .262 A.Garcia 1B 2 1 1 0 .349 T.McCormack 3B 2 1 0 0 .241 A.Francisco 3B 4 0 1 0 .236 R.Pijuan 1B 3 2 2 0 .257 J.Valdez LF 3 1 2 1 .298 C.Lozada CAT 4 1 2 2 .353 O.Bernard CAT 2 0 0 1 .270 B.DePaula 2B 4 0 1 1 .209 C.Rojas SS 2 0 0 0 .213 T.Morrison PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Rauch PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Bay PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Flandes PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Mateo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 5 7 4 TOTALS 28 6 8 5 BREWERS 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2- 5 7 4 CUBS 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 X- 6 8 1 E--G.Acosta, R.Pijuan, C.Lozada, T.Morrison, A.Francisco. DP--BREWERS 4, CUBS 0. LOB--BREWERS 6, CUBS 3. 2B--D.Bates (5), C.Lozada 2 (4). 3B--J.Balcom (1), S.Rosario (3), R.Fitzgerald (6), J.Valdez (5). CS--A.Francisco, C.Rojas. SF--C.Mejia. SH--O.Bernard. CI--A.Garcia. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BREWERS T.Morrison 5.0 6 3 3 1 3 0 7.50 B.Rauch (L,1-2) 2.0 1 1 0 1 2 0 3.50 W.Flandes 1.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 CUBS P.Rodriguez 2.0 3 3 2 1 1 0 8.76 R.Bay (W,6-0) 6.0 0 0 0 3 9 0 1.37 J.Mateo (S,2) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 5.00 WP--W.Flandes. PB--C.Lozada. SO--D.Bates 2, G.Acosta, A.Mannon 3, T.McCormack 2, R.Pijuan, C.Lozada, B.DePaula, J.Balcom, C.Mejia, R.Fitzgerald 3. BB--G.Acosta, T.McCormack 2, R.Pijuan, A.Garcia, C.Rojas. T--2:10.

[igor67]

You know I bet if those midwest league pitchers saw video of Prince's collison with the catcher at home plate last week, he wouldn't be hit again.

[MassBrew]

Daily Press High Desert Game Story:

Dan Hall will be limited to two innings Sunday night in his first start in a while; Sunday's game is on audio as of 8:00 PM Central -- as the only show in town tonight, check them out...

 

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