Link Report Sun 5/6 - Yo Dazzles; Mike Jones Strains Forearm

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Sunday's Daily Menu:

 

All times Central; pitchers subject to change --

 

Nashville: RHP Yo Gallardo at home vs. Round Rock (Astros), 1:45 PM pre-game; 2:00 gametime

 

Audio link:

www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/

 

Huntsville: RHP Mike Jones at home vs. Chattanooga (Reds), 1:50 PM pre-game; 2:05 gametime

 

Audio link:

www.huntsvillestars.com/

 

Brevard County: RHP Jesse Harper at Clearwater (Phillies), 11:50 AM pre-game, 12:00 PM gametime

 

Audio link (game will also archive at this link):

www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

 

West Virginia: RHP Alex Periard at home vs. Lexington (Astros), 12:55 PM pre-game, 1:05 gametime

 

Audio link (game will also archive at this link):

www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

[Mass Haas]

Follow Sunday's action as it happens:

Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Window". Open the Nashville Gameday. For the others, choose "Log". While you're listening to your minor league game of choice (or watching/listening to the big league Crew when they are playing), simply refresh your game log browsers every so often.

 

Nashville:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

 

Huntsville:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

 

Brevard County:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_clrafa_1

 

West Virginia:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

[Mass Haas]

These links will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds and/or Huntsville Stars are scheduled to play. Normally they are updated an hour or two prior to gametime, with Nashville's usually earlier:

 

Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format):

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

 

Huntsville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format):

 

www.huntsvillestars.com/i...eNotes.pdf

[Mass Haas]

Standings through Saturday's action:

 Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nashville 16 13 .552 - 8-5 8-8 L1 Memphis 16 14 .533 0.5 13-5 3-9 W1 Iowa 14 15 .483 2.0 8-4 6-11 W2 Omaha 13 17 .433 3.5 11-5 2-12 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee 14 13 .519 - 5-8 9-5 W2 Huntsville 13 14 .481 1.0 6-8 7-6 L2 Chattanooga 13 16 .448 2.0 7-8 6-8 W2 West Tenn 13 16 .448 2.0 7-7 6-9 W1 Carolina 12 17 .414 3.0 7-7 5-10 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm Beach 16 12 .571 - 7-7 9-5 L2 Brevard County 16 13 .552 0.5 8-6 8-7 L1 Daytona 15 14 .517 1.5 9-5 6-9 L1 Vero Beach 13 15 .464 3.0 9-6 4-9 W3 Jupiter 13 16 .448 3.5 5-9 8-7 W1 St. Lucie 13 16 .448 3.5 6-9 7-7 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Virginia 19 7 .731 - 11-5 8-2 L2 Greensboro 17 12 .586 3.5 11-4 6-8 L1 Lakewood 14 12 .538 5.0 6-7 8-5 W3 Lake County 14 14 .500 6.0 9-6 5-8 L3 Lexington 14 15 .483 6.5 7-8 7-7 W2 Hickory 12 15 .444 7.5 5-4 7-11 W1 Delmarva 10 17 .370 9.5 5-8 5-9 W1 Hagerstown 10 18 .357 10.0 6-8 4-10 L2

[Mass Haas]

No Ryan Braun in the Sounds lineup again today; unfortunately, watching the Brewers so unable to hear Chuck Valenches' call, which unfortunately does not archive. Will try to pass on info later on...

[TheCrew07]

WV up late, BC worked badly, 0s at Nashville and Huntsville early.

 

edit. Periard's ERA is pretty amazing. Yo with 4Ks through 3.

[And That]

J'aime Periard.

[Mass Haas]

Not over yet, but the Power have wasted so many chances, and just coughed up a four-spot in the 8th to go down 4-3.

[Mass Haas]

Final: Clearwater (Phillies) 9, Brevard County 2

 

Brevard County Box Score:

Only four hits, only one walk, two costly errors, not a lot to like here...

 

web.minorleaguebaseball.c...p;sid=t503

 

Brevard County Game Log:

 

web.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_clrafa_1

[TheCrew07]

WV comes back to win... wow.

[Mass Haas]

Down to their final out, Darren Ford homers to tie the game in the bottom of the 9th!

 

Three batters later, Chuckie Caufield with a walk-off single!

 

Power wins, 5-4 -- details later, and we'll tell you when the 9th inning audio archive is available for review.

 

West Virginia Bottom 9th

 

- Martin Maldonado flies out to right fielder Jordan Parraz.

- Taylor Green grounds out, second baseman Greg Buchanan to first baseman James Van Ostrand.

- Darren Ford homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

- Brent Brewer singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Holder.

- Michael Brantley singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Parraz. Brent Brewer to 3rd.

- Chuck Caufield singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Holder. Brent Brewer scores. Michael Brantley to 2nd.

 

Box score and game log links shortly...

[pogokat]

Brent Brewer with a walk and a double...he's pretty darn good...

[Mass Haas]

Final: West Virginia 5, Lexington (Astros) 4

 

West Virginia Box Score:

Top five in the order combine to reach base 13 times; Quebec's Alex Periard will start to draw some serious attention north of the border -- the Canadian press follows its prospects closely; 25-year-old independent league signee E.J. Shanks has been a stabilizing force in the late innings, now 17 innings without an earned run this season...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

 

West Virginia Game Log:

Thank goodness for the comeback win, because the Power 5th, 7th, and 8th innings were painful to follow...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

[TheCrew07]

Yo with 7.0IP 0R 3BB 9K through 7. He's 0-3 at the plate though, slacker.

 

Brewer approaching the mythical .300... I was skeptical when I saw him bumped all the way to WV, but I was wrong.

[TrueBrew]

I just wanted to add that Yo only gave up one hit throught seven as well.

[Cyanogen5]

So when does Darren Ford get promoted? He has done nothing but rake. He can still work on cutting down his strikeouts at Brevard.

[Mass Haas]

West Virginia Site Game Summary:

 

POWER RALLY FOR 20TH WIN

 

The West Virginia Power scored two times with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon and came from behind to defeat the Lexington Legends 5-4 at Appalachian Power Park.

 

The Power scored their first three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Darren Ford scored on Michael Brantley?s sacrifice fly before Chuckie Caufield doubled in Brent Brewer and Andrew Lefave capped off the three-run frame with an RBI single.

 

The lead held strong until the Legends scored all four of their runs with two outs in the eighth inning. Max Sapp ripped an RBI single to score Greg Buchanan before Jimmy Van Ostrand gave Lexington the lead on a three-run homer.

 

The Power were down to their final out in the bottom of the ninth inning when Ford hit a solo home run, his second of the year, to tie the game at 4-4. Brewer and Brantley followed with back-to-back base hits and Caufield ended the game on a walkoff RBI single. The game-winning RBI single was Caufield?s second of the year.

 

Power starting pitcher Alex Periard tossed six scoreless innings of five-hit ball and struck out five but didn?t get the decision. He extended his scoreless innings streak to 15. E.J. Shanks (3-0) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn the victory and Santo Luis (0-1) was tagged with the loss.

 

The first five batters in the Power starting lineup had multi-hit games. Caufield led the team with three hits and two RBI.

 

The Power improved to 20-7 with the win and the Legends fell to 14-16 with the loss.

 

The Power will finish the four game series with Lexington Monday morning. The Power will start left hander Zach Braddock (2-0, 1.14) and the Legends will counter with left hander Polin Trinidad (1-2, 6.64). The first pitch is scheduled for 10:35 AM (9:35 Central).

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MiLB.com Brevard County Game Notes:

 

Carpenter, Threshers thrash Manatees

 

Andrew Carpenter hurled a four-hitter for eight innings as Clearwater routed visiting Brevard County, 9-2, on Sunday.

 

Carpenter (3-1), a 21-year-old right hander, allowed both runs, striking out eight and walking one to lower his ERA to 2.39.

 

He retired the first 14 batters he faced before the Manatees' Cole Gillespie reached on an infield single with two out in the fifth inning.

 

Brett Harker threw a perfect ninth in relief.

 

The Threshers (20-10) broke open a 2-2 game with five runs in the sixth. Welinson Baez, who went 2-for-4, keyed the rally with a bases-loaded double that drove in three. Orlando Guevara's RBI double and Mike Spidale's sacrifice fly plated two more runs.

 

The Threshers' Jeremy Slayden also went 2-for-4 to raise his batting average to .327.

 

Jesse Harper (1-3) pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing seven runs -- five earned -- on six hits while fanning four and walking two for the Manatees (16-14). -- Alan Friedman/MLB.com

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Nashville Pre-Game Audio Chat with Reliever Steve Bray:

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/a...%205-6.mp3

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Final: Nashville 5, Round Rock (Astros) 2

 

Nashville Site Game Summary:

Link for Yovani Gallardo photo, text follows --

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=2302

 

Gallardo Tosses Another Gem In 5-2 Victory

 

NASHVILLE ? Yovani Gallardo turned in another gem for Nashville on Sunday afternoon at Greer Stadium, leading the Sounds to a 5-2 victory over the Round Rock Express in front of 7,096 fans.

 

Gallardo (4-1) allowed only one hit and fanned nine batters over seven scoreless innings to earn the victory in his fifth consecutive quality start. The right-hander did not allow a runner to advance past first base during his outing and took the overall minor league lead with 51 K?s through his first six starts.

 

The victory, which ties Gallardo with Zach Jackson for the team lead, was the 21-year-old hurler?s fourth in his last five starts; in his previous start on April 30 at Iowa, he left in line for a win before a blown save by the Sounds? bullpen resulted in a Nashville loss.

 

Gallardo lowered his ERA to 2.19 on the year and has held opponents to a .164 batting average this season.

 

The first-place Sounds (17-13) notched their fourth win in the last six games and their eighth victory in the club?s last nine home contests.

 

Mike Rivera paced the Nashville offense on the afternoon with a 2-for-2 effort that included a home run, double, two RBIs, and two runs scored.

 

Rivera (2-for-2) broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth inning with a leadoff solo home run off the guitar-shaped scoreboard in left-center. The blast, which came against Round Rock starter Jared Gothreaux, was his second of the season.

 

AUDIO: Mike Rivera Homers Off The Guitar --

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/a...%205-6.mp3

 

The Sounds extended the lead to 3-0 in the sixth against Gothreaux. With one out, Charles Thomas drew a walk and Vinny Rottino singled to chase the right-hander. Andy Abad greeted Express reliever and former Brewer farmhand Travis Phelps with a rocket RBI single off the glove of first baseman Mark Saccamanno to plate Thomas and extend his hitting streak to seven games. Rivera followed with a sacrifice fly to center to bring home Rottino with Nashville?s third run of the contest.

 

Round Rock plated its first run in the top of the eighth against the Nashville bullpen. Jose Capellan allowed consecutive singles to put runners on the corners before inducing a popout from pinch-hitter Barry Wesson. After Luis Villarreal took over on the hill, Eric Bruntlett scored from third on a Josh Anderson groundout to make it a 3-1 contest.

 

Nashville added a pair of gift insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 5-1 contest when Round Rock second baseman Brooks Conrad misfired to first while handling a two-out, bases-loaded grounder off the bat of Sounds pinch-hitter Jose Macias. Rottino and Rivera scored in unearned fashion on the play. Express reliever Scott Sauerbeck had walked the bases loaded.

 

The Express made it a 5-2 game in the ninth against Luther Hackman. Eric Munson led off the frame with a single and scored on a two-out RBI triple by Bruntlett.

 

Gothreaux (1-1) took his first loss of the year for Round Rock after allowing three runs on five hits over 5 1/3 innings.

 

The teams wrap up the four-game series with a 10:30 AM finale on Monday morning. Left-hander Zach Jackson (4-2, 4.32) will take the hill for the Sounds to face Round Rock right-hander Chad Reineke (2-2, 7.20).

 

The game will feature a crowd filled with over 8,000 area schoolchildren in attendance as part of the successful Nashville Sounds Reading Club program. All program participants who have met their reading goals receive a free ticket to the game and will be recognized for their accomplishments during a pre-game, on-field parade.

 

Nashville Box Score:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

 

Nashville Game Log:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

[Mass Haas]

Final: Huntsville 5, Chattanooga (Reds) 2

Huntsville site details later...

 

Huntsville Box Score:

Those Huntsville bullpen ERA's are pretty darn impressive; kind of an odd time to pull Mike Jones, with two outs and no one on in the 4th -- pitch count would have seemed to be reasonable given the game log, wonder if he's OK...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

 

Huntsville Game Log:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

[tyguy20204]

I'm sorry, but with Yo pitching like this you can't keep him in the minors any longer. Trade Vargas for some BP arms, whatever, just make room for the man.

[TheEndless7]

Where's Braun.....

[DHonks]

Keeping Yo in AAA makes sense. Vargas is throwing fine, Bush isn't throwing well but will improve. Really, there's no reason to call up Yo. I'd rather have him in AAA with a close leash on his innings and pitches/inning. Why mess with what is working in the big leagues?