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This I think is our first official mention in a major city's newspaper: prepsports.stltoday.com/s...enDocument The area's top prospect is former DeSmet pitcher Bob Zimmerman, now at Southwest Missouri State. A righthander, Zimmerman is 6 feet 5, 228 pounds and ranked as the No. 13 college prospect by Baseball America, No. 24 by TeamOneBaseball and No. 36 in college and No. 60 overall by Brewerfan.net. You should be pretty proud of yourself, Patrick. It sounds like you obviously had one of the best pre-draft coverages in the nation... enough for the post-dispatch to use you as a reference.

If Lou doesn't step it up after his 1-5 performance last night, i'm going to have to name Gilbert-o as my fave player of the week.

AZL Cubs 12, AZL Brewers 4 ARI FINAL R H E - - - ARIZ CUBS 12 16 3 ARIZONA BREWERS 4 11 1

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Think people who ended hitting streaks....

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Catcher Lou Palmisano sounds alot like Captain Lou Albano. http://www.wrestlingmuseum.com/images/models/loualbano.jpg

What kind of garbage is this? Lou Palmisano only went 2-3? No home run? The guy even took a walk, sheesh... SWING THE BAT http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Lou can Dou no wrong... even his out was a sac fly...

I'm assuming they're pulling batting orders out of a hat, at this point, to try to get something sparked.

Are they throwing underhanded to Lou, or is he this good?? There must be thought about sending VandenBerg to the Desert and Lou to Beloit... If I can catch a Gwynn/Fielder/Palmisano game, my summer will be complete. Just for grins, Patrick's draft blurb on Lou: Extremely athletic catcher that shows a strong, accurate arm. Is very active behind the plate with good footwork. Needs work as a hitter, but shows good hitting actions with decent power going the other way and the potential to hit for a good average. Florida Atlantic signee for the '04 season. From Broward head coach Bob Deutschman: "I can assure you that you will be happy with the selection of this player. Hands down, Lou is the best baseball player that I have had the good fortune of coaching. He is an exceptional athlete, hits for average and power, blocks exceptionally well and throws well. He has great work ethic and maturity and is without question, ready to be a professional." If his defense is as good as advertised..... YOWZA

Helena 14, Missoula (Diamondbacks) 3 We never get tired of this: "Lou! Lou! Lou!" Helena Independent Record Game Story: www.helenair.com/articles...503_02.txt Helena Site Game Summary: Brewers Bite BackHelena bounced back from its worse loss of the season monday night as they beat Missoula 14-3 in Helena. Great Falls lost to Billings 5-2 and Helena recaptured sole possession of first place. The Brewers responded with 16 hits to prove that last night was a fluke. Helena sent 11 men to the plate in the second inning putting seven across. Sweet Lou Palmisano extended his hitting streak to 16 games going 4-for-4 with four RBI including a monster home run over the batters eye and a double. Guilder Rodriguez walked in the second to reach base safely for the 23rd straight game. Rodgiuez finished the night going 2-for-3 with three runs scored. LHP Greg Kloosterman picked up his second win of the season giving up only two runs on eight hits in six innings. Simon Beresford pitched the final three innings giving up two hits to pick up his first save of the year. John Allender was the losing pitcher getting knock out after giving up eight runs in three and two thrids innings. Helena Box Score: Lou Palmisano leads the Pioneer League in hitting and slugging, second in OBP; Vinnie Rottino and Robby Deevers are in the Top 10 in hitting -- Manny Ramirez needs a few more plate appearances to qualify; Guilder Rodriguez leads in SB's... GAME DATE: 7/14/03 MISSOULA 3 AT HELENA 14 YTD YTD MISSOULA AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG C.Melendez LF 3 0 1 0 .385 G.Rodriguez 2B 3 3 2 0 .253 J.Santiago PH 1 0 0 0 .067 A.Gomez 2B 1 0 0 0 .204 J.Santiago CF 1 0 0 0 .067 M.Melo CF 5 3 3 1 .368 J.McStoots 2B 4 0 1 0 .225 D.Anderson LF 5 1 1 2 .325 J.McStoots SS 1 0 0 0 .225 L.Palmisano CAT 4 2 4 5 .436 A.Murillo 3B 4 0 2 1 .298 A.SegurCornr CAT 1 0 1 0 .355 A.McCreery 3B 0 0 0 0 .317 B.Whitney 1B 4 1 1 0 .351 A.Mottram CAT 4 0 0 0 .281 R.Deevers RF 5 1 1 0 .333 J.Acosta DH 3 0 0 0 .229 M.Ramirez DH 4 1 1 1 .423 M.Guerrero PH 1 0 0 0 .133 V.Rottino 3B 4 1 2 3 .333 C.Gonzalez RF 3 1 3 0 .284 A.Septimo SS 3 1 0 0 .226 T.Vanzile PH 1 0 0 0 .125 G.Kloostrmn PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Vanzile RF 0 0 0 0 .125 S.Beresford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Kaplan LF 1 0 0 0 .278 J.Kaplan CF 3 0 1 1 .278 J.Brito 1B 3 1 0 0 .185 J.Olivares SS 2 1 1 0 .264 E.Bonifacio PR 0 0 0 0 .119 E.Bonifacio 2B 1 0 1 0 .119 J.Allender PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Cuevas PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Krantz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Vaillancou PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 3 10 2 TOTALS 39 14 16 12 MISSOULA 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1- 3 10 1 HELENA 0 7 0 2 0 3 0 2 X-14 16 2 E--J.Allender, A.Gomez, M.Melo. DP--MISSOULA 1, HELENA 2. LOB-- MISSOULA 8, HELENA 4. 2B--C.Gonzalez (5), J.Kaplan (6), D.Anderson (6), L.Palmisano (7), B.Whitney (7), V.Rottino (3). HR--L.Palmisano (5). SB--G.Rodriguez (13). HBP--J.Brito, J.Olivares. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MISSOULA J.Allender (L,0-2) 3.2 8 9 9 3 2 0 15.55 M.Cuevas 2.1 4 3 3 0 1 1 7.47 B.Krantz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 T.Vaillancou 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 8.59 HELENA G.Kloostrmn (W,2-0) 6.0 8 2 2 0 7 0 3.97 S.Beresford (S,1) 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3.75 HB--S.Beresford 2. WP--J.Allender. PB--A.SegurCornr. SO--J.McStoots, A.Murillo, A.Mottram, J.Acosta, M.Guerrero, J.Kaplan, J.Brito 2, M.Melo, D.Anderson, A.Septimo. BB--G.Rodriguez, B.Whitney, A.Septimo. T--2:19. A--1722

Davis on Board reminded me of the "Baby on Board" song the Be Sharps sang on the Simpsons. It was a weak reference.

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Doug Davis Brewerfan.net Player Profile: www.brewerfan.net/ViewPla...ayerId=600 Doug Davis rejected an assignment to AAA syracuse by Toronto. He had already pitched in AAA Oklahoma this year... Huntsville will be his 4th team in 2003. He's apparently got a great cut fastball, but had injury problems.

Way to scoop, bill!

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I think it's time we do an MRI on the Brewers.

How nice does Loretta for Franklin and Ginter look NOW? It'll be interesting to see if Ginter's just a late bloomer, or if he's just real hungry right now.

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Beloit 12, Burlington (Royals) 6 Prince Fielder hits #20... Manny Parra with 6 scoreless innings, improving to 9-2. snappersbaseball.com game summary: www.snappersbaseball.com/...me_id=1145 Beloit Box Score: 97 K's vs. 14 BB's -- Mr. Parra, you are a pitcher! GAME DATE: 7/12/03 BURLINGTON 6 AT BELOIT 12 YTD YTD BURLINGTON AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG M.Stocker CF 5 0 1 2 .264 K.Bibbs LF 4 2 1 1 .292 E.Lonnquist DH 4 0 1 0 .213 C.Crabbe 2B 4 3 3 2 .260 D.Espino 3B 5 0 0 0 .292 T.Gwynn CF 2 1 1 1 .379 K.Kaaihue 1B 4 1 0 0 .222 P.Fielder 1B 4 2 2 4 .303 D.Murphy 2B 4 0 0 0 .274 T.Hinton DH 3 1 1 0 .197 M.Tupman CAT 4 1 2 1 .221 J.Eure 3B 4 1 1 0 .257 A.Sanchez SS 4 1 1 0 .261 P.Esparragz CAT 5 1 2 1 .253 T.Frend LF 4 2 3 2 .267 M.Mendez RF 5 1 2 3 .255 B.Stephens RF 4 1 1 0 .211 C.Terni SS 4 0 0 0 .221 J.Bayliss PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Parra PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Colton PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Huizinga PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Delacruz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Trytten PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 38 6 9 5 TOTALS 35 12 13 12 BURLINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0- 6 9 2 BELOIT 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 X-12 13 5 E--T.Frend, J.Bayliss, C.Terni 4, J.Huizinga. DP--BURLINGTON 0, BELOIT 1. LOB--BURLINGTON 7, BELOIT 8. 2B--M.Tupman (11), C.Crabbe 2 (18), T.Gwynn (6), P.Fielder (16), P.Esparragz (7). 3B--M.Stocker (8), M.Mendez (3). HR--T.Frend (5), P.Fielder (20). SB--A.Sanchez (7). CS--D.Murphy, C.Crabbe. HBP--J.Eure. SF--P.Fielder. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BURLINGTON J.Bayliss (L,6-9) 4.2 10 8 7 3 5 1 3.39 K.Colton 2.2 2 4 4 4 0 0 13.50 A.Delacruz 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 BELOIT M.Parra (W,9-2) 6.0 5 0 0 0 5 0 2.88 J.Huizinga 1.2 4 6 1 1 4 1 4.24 R.Trytten (S,1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.10 HB--J.Bayliss. WP--K.Colton, J.Huizinga. SO--M.Stocker, E.Lonnquist, D.Espino 2, K.Kaaihue 2, M.Tupman 2, A.Sanchez, K.Bibbs, P.Fielder, T.Hinton, J.Eure, M.Mendez. BB--E.Lonnquist, K.Kaaihue, K.Bibbs, C.Crabbe, T.Gwynn 3, T.Hinton 2. T--2:51. A--1257

Huntsville 4, Tennessee (Cardinals) 3 Huntsville hangs on for the win, and Ben Hendrickson shines again. Huntsville Site Game Summary: Ben Hendrickson's smiling face accompanies the story... www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=205 Huntsville Box Score: Daryl Clark with a .406 OBP in 128 Huntsville AB's (30 walks), impressive... GAME DATE: 7/12/03 HUNTSVILLE 4 AT TENNESSEE 3 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG TENNESSEE AB R H BI AVG A.Machado 2B 4 1 1 0 .250 S.Schumaker CF 5 0 0 0 .251 C.Barnwell SS 3 0 0 0 .244 J.Nelson SS 5 0 1 0 .245 R.Paz RF 3 0 0 0 .256 C.Cosme 2B 4 0 1 0 .302 C.Hart 3B 4 0 1 1 .287 B.Jacobsen 1B 3 0 1 0 .301 B.Gemoll 1B 4 0 1 0 .243 K.Burns RF 4 0 2 0 .331 N.Varner CF 4 1 1 0 .308 C.Erickson 3B 3 1 0 0 .220 D.Clark LF 3 1 2 1 .258 J.Kinney PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Johnson CAT 4 0 0 0 .174 Y.Molina CAT 4 0 1 0 .246 B.Hendrckson PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 C.Weekly 3B 0 1 0 0 .271 R.Gripp PH 1 1 1 2 .274 C.Weekly LF 3 0 0 0 .271 B.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Villalon PIT 2 0 0 0 .100 M.Parker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Axelson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Benjamin PH 1 0 1 1 .176 K.Sprague PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Bolivar LF 1 1 1 2 .268 TOTALS 32 4 7 4 TOTALS 35 3 8 3 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0- 4 7 2 TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2- 3 8 0 E--D.Clark, B.Adams. DP--HUNTSVILLE 0, TENNESSEE 2. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 4, TENNESSEE 8. 2B--A.Machado (1), J.Nelson (12), B.Jacobsen (18), A.Benjamin (3). 3B--N.Varner (1). HR--R.Gripp (4), P.Bolivar (3). CS--C.Hart. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE B.Hendrckson (W,4-1) 6.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 2.25 B.Adams 1.2 3 1 0 1 1 0 4.06 M.Parker (S,5) 1.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2.70 TENNESSEE J.Villalon (L,3-1) 6.0 5 3 3 3 11 0 2.41 J.Axelson 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 2.84 K.Sprague 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.08 J.Kinney 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 SO--A.Machado, R.Paz 3, C.Hart 2, B.Gemoll 2, N.Varner 3, D.Clark, K.Johnson 3, B.Hendrckson, B.Jacobsen, C.Erickson, Y.Molina, C.Weekly 2. BB--C.Barnwell, R.Paz, D.Clark, B.Jacobsen, C.Erickson, C.Weekly. T--2:52. A--5535

Louisville (Reds) 8, Indianapolis 5 indyindians.com game summary: LOUISVILLE, KY -- The visiting Indianapolis Indians dropped the first of a two-game series from Louisville's Slugger Field 8-4 to the Louisville Bats on Saturday evening. Louisville batted around in the bottom of the sixth inning, sending ten batters to the plate while scoring six runs in the inning as the Bats improved their record to 8-2 against the Tribe this year. The Indians jumped on the board first, as Bill Hall opened the game with a double down the left field line and later scored on Jim Rushford's RBI single two batters later. The Bats struck back in their half of the first inning as third baseman Brandon Larson launched a two-out, two run homer in the bottom of the inning off Indians starter David Manning that put Louisville on top 2-1. Manning (5-5) flirted with disaster throughout his five-plus innings of work, as he allowed the leadoff batter to reach base safely in five out of the six innings he started. The Indians took the lead in the top of the fifth inning by sending eight batters to the plate in scoring three runs. With two outs and no one on base, Hall started the rally with a walk and then scored on Jason Conti's single to center when an errant relay throw allowed Hall to tie the score at 2-2. With Conti at second, Rushford lined an RBI single to give the Indians a 3-2 lead, then scored on Mark Smith's RBI single. Louisville stormed back in the bottom of the sixth, as Manning was unable to record an out before leaving with the bases loaded and no outs for reliever John Foster. Manning allowed three straight singles to start the inning before issuing a walk to pinch hitter Jason Jennings bringing home Jason Maxwell from third. Felipe Lopez then greeted Foster with a two-RBI double to right field to give the Bats the lead for good at 5-4. Louisville then scored three more runs in the inning on a two-RBI double by Ruben Mateo and a single by Larson that scored Mateo with the bats sixth run of the inning. Scott Randall picked up the win pitching six innings for Louisville, improving his record to 7-1 on the year. Ryan Wagner, the Cincinnati Reds' top pick in this past June's draft, pitched a scoreless eighth inning for Louisville. The Indians (41-53) and Bats (58-38) will conclude the two-game series on Sunday evening when Wes Obermueller (0-0, 4.50) pitches for Indianapolis against Louisville's Lance Davis (5-7, 4.30) at 5:15 p.m. The Indians will then have three days off for the All-Star break before heading off to Rochester for a four-game series on Wednesday. Billy Hall with another multi-hit game... Does Royce feel the heat yet? Indianapolis Box Score: GAME DATE: 7/12/03 INDIANAPOLIS 5 AT LOUISVILLE 8 YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG LOUISVILLE AB R H BI AVG B.Hall 2B 4 2 2 1 .279 F.Lopez SS 5 2 2 2 .276 J.Conti CF 5 1 1 0 .223 W.Guerrero LF 4 0 1 0 .290 J.Rushford 1B 4 1 2 2 .337 J.Hamilton PIT 0 0 0 0 .083 M.Smith LF 4 0 1 1 .295 R.Mateo RF 5 1 2 2 .324 P.Zoccolillo RF 3 0 2 0 .284 B.Larson 3B 4 1 2 3 .325 W.Veras 3B 3 0 0 0 .231 F.Crespo 1B 3 0 1 0 .260 C.McKay CAT 4 1 1 0 .241 M.Watson PIT 0 0 0 0 .333 S.Scarboroug SS 4 0 1 0 .213 R.Wagner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Manning PIT 3 0 0 0 .083 M.Stefanski PH 1 0 1 0 .191 J.Foster PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Stefanski 1B 0 0 0 0 .191 D.Jennings PH 1 0 0 0 .224 J.Maxwell 2B 3 1 1 0 .279 C.Miller CAT 4 1 1 0 .251 M.Budzinski CF 3 1 2 0 .295 S.Randall PIT 0 0 0 0 .357 R.Jennings PH 0 1 0 1 .223 R.Jennings 1B 1 0 0 0 .223 R.Jennings LF 0 0 0 0 .223 TOTALS 35 5 10 4 TOTALS 33 8 13 8 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1- 5 10 1 LOUISVILLE 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 X- 8 13 1 E--S.Scarboroug, M.Budzinski. DP--INDIANAPOLIS 2, LOUISVILLE 2. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 6, LOUISVILLE 9. 2B--B.Hall (24), F.Lopez (10), R.Mateo 2 (15). HR--B.Larson (16). SB--B.Hall (10), F.Lopez (2), F.Crespo (9). HBP--F.Crespo. SH--S.Randall 2. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS D.Manning (L,5-5) 5.0 8 6 6 4 3 1 4.32 J.Foster 3.0 5 2 2 1 0 0 2.55 LOUISVILLE S.Randall (W,7-1) 6.0 7 4 4 3 4 0 3.95 M.Watson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.76 R.Wagner 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 J.Hamilton 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.11 HB--D.Manning. WP--D.Manning, S.Randall. SO--J.Conti 3, C.McKay, S.Scarboroug, F.Lopez, B.Larson, F.Crespo. BB--B.Hall, P.Zoccolillo, W.Veras, W.Guerrero, B.Larson, J.Maxwell, M.Budzinski, R.Jennings. T--2:38. A--13131

Great Falls (White Sox) 12, Helena 7 Helena Line Score: Looks like a pitcher's duel... PIO FINAL R H E - - - GREAT FALLS 12 17 0 HELENA 7 13 4

Beloit 9, Burlington (Royals) 8, 13 innings Snappers' Site Game Summary: www.snappersbaseball.com/...e20904a0a1 Beloit Box Score: Did you know Prince Fielder hits the occasional longball? YTD YTD BURLINGTON AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG M.Stocker CF 6 1 1 0 .265 K.Bibbs LF 7 2 3 0 .293 E.Dean 2B 6 1 1 1 .235 C.Crabbe 2B 6 1 3 2 .253 D.Murphy SS 6 0 0 0 .277 T.Gwynn CF 6 0 1 1 .375 D.Espino 3B 4 0 0 0 .297 P.Fielder 1B 6 2 2 4 .301 K.Kaaihue DH 6 2 2 3 .225 T.Hinton DH 6 0 0 0 .195 D.Jensen 1B 6 0 1 0 .205 J.Eure SS 6 1 3 0 .257 D.Lytle LF 5 2 2 0 .237 J.VandenBrg CAT 6 1 3 1 .299 L.Gonzalez CAT 6 1 3 3 .183 A.Heether 3B 5 1 2 0 .234 B.Stephens RF 5 1 2 0 .210 M.Mendez RF 6 1 1 1 .252 D.Endicott PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Delacruz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Breslow PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Hoelscher PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Bausher PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Mcgill PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 50 8 12 7 TOTALS 54 9 18 9 BURLINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1- 8 12 3 BELOIT 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2- 9 18 1 E--E.Dean, D.Murphy, D.Jensen, J.Eure. DP--BURLINGTON 2, BELOIT 0. LOB--BURLINGTON 7, BELOIT 10. 2B--D.Lytle (2), J.Eure 2 (17), M.Mendez (7). HR--K.Kaaihue 2 (6), L.Gonzalez (2), P.Fielder 2 (19). SB--M.Stocker (28) , K.Bibbs 2 (40), J.Eure (20), A.Heether (3). CS--J.Eure. SH--D.Lytle, A.Heether. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BURLINGTON D.Endicott 6.0 6 5 5 1 5 2 3.54 A.Delacruz 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.14 N.Hoelscher 2.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 5.75 T.Mcgill (L,1-1) 3.1 6 2 2 0 2 0 4.91 BELOIT L.Pena 5.2 3 3 3 3 6 0 3.45 C.Breslow 2.0 5 4 4 0 1 2 5.35 T.Bausher 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.38 J.Alliston 2.1 3 1 1 0 3 1 2.92 B.Hall (W,7-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.28 WP--D.Endicott, L.Pena 2. SO--E.Dean, D.Murphy 3, D.Espino 2, K.Kaaihue, D.Jensen 2, D.Lytle 3, L.Gonzalez, B.Stephens, C.Crabbe, T.Gwynn, P.Fielder, T.Hinton, J.VandenBrg, A.Heether, M.Mendez 2. BB--D.Espino 2, B.Stephens, C.Crabbe. T--3:30. A--1988

Norfolk (Mets) 4, Indianapolis 3 Indyindians.com game summary: INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Indians (41-52) dropped the final game of an eight-game homestand 4-3 to the Norfolk Tides (46-47) Friday night as tempers flared at Victory Field. The Tides held off a late Indians rally to earn a split of the four-game series as Jason Middlebrook pitched six shutout innings to earn the win for the Tides. Middlebrook (5-6) allowed five hits, walked two, and struck out three in holding the Tribe off of the scoreboard for six innings. The Tides offense, meanwhile, jumped on Tribe starter Derek Lee (0-2) for one run in the top of the first inning and two more in the top of the second. Tribe reliever Ben Ford came on for Lee to start the top of the sixth inning, and was promptly greeted by Matt Watson's pinch-hit solo home run that made the score 4-0. It was Watson's third home run in as many games. Wilton Veras led off the bottom half of the seventh inning with his second home run of the season off Tides reliever Phil Seibel. The Indians added two more runs in the inning when Steve Scarborough scored on Mark Smith's pinch-hit triple, and when Smith scored on Bill Hall's one-out ground ball to short, bringing the score to within 4-3. Tempers flared in the eighth inning when Tribe reliever Roberto Giron hit Watson with a pitch. As the two exchanged heated comments, Norfolk manager Bobby Floyd was ejected. Tides catcher Joe Depastino, who was called out on strikes to end the inning, was tossed from the game two batters later. Things remained heated in the bottom of the eighth. After two men were out, Veras stepped to the plate against Heath Bell. Bell's 0-1 pitch sailed far inside and Bell was immediately ejected. Acting manager Al LeBoeuf was also thrown out of the game. The Tribe had a chance to even the score in the bottom of the ninth against Tides reliever Ed Almonte, as Almonte hit leadoff batter Cody McKay with a pitch, but after a sacrifice by Scarborough, McKay was stranded on second as Almonte picked up his 17th save of the season. Both benches cleared as the game ended, but the umpires separated the teams before any further altercation could develop. Norfolk's first baseman Jorge Toca hit safely in his first three at-bats Friday to bring his streak to seven consecutive base hits. He grounded into a fielder's choice in the seventh and finished the night 3-for-4 with one RBI. The Indians travel to Louisville for a brief two-game series on Saturday and Sunday before taking off for the All-Star break on Monday. David Manning (5-4, 3.86) will start on Saturday for the Tribe against Scott Randall (6-1, 3.79). Sportsticker game summary: INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Jason Middlebrook spun six scoreless innings and the Norfolk Tides hung on to defeat the Indianapolis Indians, 4-3. Middlebrook (5-6) yielded five hits, struck out three and walked two to get the win, snapping a personal five-game losing streak. Edwin Almonte recorded his 17th save with a scoreless 1 1/3 innings for Norfolk, which moved within two games of first place in the International League South Division. Matt Watson homered for the third time in four games and Jorge Toca finished with three hits and an RBI for the Tides. Wilton Veras clubbed a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to break up the shutout bid for Indianapolis, which fell for the ninth time in 12 games. Derek Lee (0-2) gave up three runs -- two earned -- and five hits in five frames of work to suffer the loss. Indianapolis Box Score: A mediocre 2nd outing for Derek Lee... Wilton Veras with his 2nd homer of the year. GAME DATE: 7/11/03 NORFOLK 4 AT INDIANAPOLIS 3 YTD YTD NORFOLK AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG J.Velandia SS 4 0 1 0 .233 B.Hall 2B 4 0 1 1 .276 D.Garcia 2B 5 1 2 1 .296 J.Conti CF 4 0 1 0 .224 M.Scutaro LF 4 0 0 0 .299 J.Rushford LF 4 0 1 0 .333 J.Toca 1B 4 0 3 1 .273 K.Luuloa 1B 4 0 1 0 .262 T.Shinjo CF 4 0 0 0 .211 P.Zoccolillo RF 4 0 1 0 .280 P.Redman RF 0 0 0 0 .239 W.Veras 3B 4 1 1 1 .234 M.Watson PH 0 1 0 0 .284 C.McKay CAT 2 0 0 0 .240 M.Watson RF 2 1 1 1 .284 S.Scarboroug SS 3 1 1 0 .212 R.Johnson 3B 3 1 0 0 .266 D.Lee PIT 1 0 0 0 .500 J.Depastino CAT 3 0 0 1 .298 R.Knox PH 1 0 0 0 .167 H.Bell PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Ford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Almonte PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Smith PH 1 1 1 1 .296 J.Middlebroo PIT 3 0 0 0 .125 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Seibel PIT 0 0 0 0 .429 A.Delgado PH 1 0 0 0 .292 J.Wilson CAT 1 0 0 0 .227 TOTALS 33 4 7 4 TOTALS 33 3 8 3 NORFOLK 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0- 4 7 1 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0- 3 8 0 E--J.Velandia. DP--NORFOLK 1, INDIANAPOLIS 0. LOB--NORFOLK 8, INDIANAPOLIS 7. 2B--D.Garcia (12), J.Toca (22), K.Luuloa (18). 3B--M.Smith (2). HR--M.Watson (7), W.Veras (2). SB--J.Toca (7). CS--B.Hall. HBP-- M.Scutaro, M.Watson, C.McKay. SF--J.Depastino. SH--S.Scarboroug. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA NORFOLK J.Middlebroo (W,5-6) 6.0 5 0 0 2 3 0 4.26 P.Seibel 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 6.61 H.Bell 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 E.Almonte (S,3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.59 INDIANAPOLIS D.Lee (L,0-2) 5.0 5 3 2 3 5 0 5.40 B.Ford 2.0 1 1 1 0 4 1 3.00 R.Giron 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.70 HB--E.Almonte, B.Ford, R.Giron. BALKS--D.Lee. PB--C.McKay. SO-- J.Velandia 2, M.Scutaro, R.Johnson 2, J.Depastino 2, J.Middlebroo 3, B.Hall, C.McKay, S.Scarboroug, D.Lee. BB--J.Velandia, M.Watson, R.Johnson, B.Hall, C.McKay. T--3:02. A--13683