Jim Goulart

STARS SHUTOUT BY M-BRAVES PEARL, Miss.- Three Mississippi Braves pitchers combined to blank the Huntsville Stars bats on Tuesday night, shutting them out by a score of 2-0 at Trustmark Park. Just like the first two games of the series, the M-Braves took the initial lead. In the third inning, Mississippi shortstop Jason Christian led off the frame with an infield single off of Stars starting pitcher Josh Stinson. After a throwing error by second baseman Scooter Gennett put Christian on second, another throwing error by Gennett on a Bobby Stevens grounder scored Christian to make the score 1-0. One inning later, an RBI single by left fielder Evan Gattis plated center fielder Todd Cunningham to give the M-Braves a 2-0 lead and the game. M-Braves starting pitcher J.R Graham set the pace early, improving to 2-1 on the year after giving up just one hit through six innings while striking out five in the process. Relievers Chasen Shreve and Chris Jones went on to hold the Stars scoreless to notch down the victory. For Jones, he earned the save in 1.2 innings of work, his first of the season. For the Stars, Stinson took the hard-pressed loss, falling to 11-7 on the season after giving up two runs (one earned) on eight hits through six innings of work. Stinson has now failed to capture his 12th win on the season in his last five starts. Aside from Stinson, relievers Brian Garman and R.J Seidel each pitched an inning of scoreless relief. On offense, the Stars were limited to just three hits overall. Gennett led the way with a double in the seventh inning while first baseman Hunter Morris and right fielder Kentrail Davis each scattered a single throughout the game. With the loss, the Stars were shutout for the ninth time this season. The shutout also marked the third time the Huntsville offense was blanked in the last nine games. Game four of a five-game series between the Stars and M-Braves takes place on Wednesday as Huntsville will send RHP Evan Anundsen (5-7, 4.89 ERA) to toe the rubber. First pitch is at 7:00 PM.

Via the Helena site: Following Tuesday's game, Brewers LHP Brent Suter was promoted to Wisconsin. The Harvard University product was 4-2 on the season with a 3.92 ERA. Suter leaves the team ranking second in innings pitched with 43.2 and strikeouts with 42. Opponents were able to draw just eight walks on Suter over the course of his nine relief appearances and two starts.

Rockies best Brewers 9-0 Helena Brewers The Brewers and Rockies were locked up in a tight one and moving at a brisk pace Tuesday evening, until the rain started to fall. After the one and a half hour rain delay Grand Junction quickly took control and earned their third shutout of the season with a 9-0 victory. Despite recording seven hits and drawing four walks in the contest, Helena didn't receive the timely hits necessary to push any runners across the plate. The Brewers received multi-hit performances from Ruben Ozuna, Michael Turay and Paul Eshleman, each of which recorded two hits a piece. Two Brewers made their Kindrick Legion Field debuts on Tuesday. Jose Pena, who was second in the Arizona League in triples and fifth in total bases went 0-for-4, while, Joe Andrade went 0-for-2 with two walks as the starting designated hitter. Originally, right-hander Leonard Lorenzo was set to make his eleventh start of the season, but with rain in the forecast Helena instead started Joel Pierce. Pierce pitched 3.2 innings allowing just one run while striking out five. The Windsor, Ontario native was tabbed with his first loss of the season. The Brewers return to action tomorrow night in game two of four against the Grand Junction Rockies. First pitch is slated for 7:05 PM (8:05 Central).

Tuesday's Brevard/Lakeland game postponed Doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday By Frank Longobardo / Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. - The scheduled game on Tuesday, August 21 between the Brevard County Manatees and the Lakeland Flying Tigers has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Wednesday, August 22 beginning at 5:05 PM (4:05 Central). Brevard County and Lakeland will play two seven-inning games.

Helena pre-game interview with Manager Jeff Isom Chris McFarland a topic of discussion, as is athletic catcher Michael Turay, forced in now at third base...

Audio from Omaha — “The Vibe from Vargas” Jeff Hem's note -- Tonight’s interview is with Sounds right-hander Claudio Vargas, who discusses his masterpiece (8ip, 2h, 7k) victory Monday night in Omaha, his season to this point (6-1, 3.58, 18 starts), the dangerous Omaha lineup that he kept in check, working with catcher and fellow veteran Humberto Quintero and what’s in store for Vargas the remainder of the season and next year.

Mike Guerrero with kind words for Claudio Vargas in the game story from Omaha.com

BrewCrewBall photos from the Rattler matinee Video: Game highlights -- wow, Rattlers staff is fast. Yadiel Rivera's defense is just so darn good...

Peoria's long run with the Cubs may be nearing an end -- hello, Kane County? And yes, this is only relevant to Midwest League fanatics.

Nashville Media Notes

AUDIO: Mark Rogers with Joe Block on the Brewers' post-game after his first win

Only four games left for the DSL Brewers, only eight left for the Maryvale rookies. *** Remember -- MiLB.com subscribers can watch Huntsville live, plus the archive, for the entire Mississippi series, which concludes Thursday. This will be the Stars' final 2012 televised series. All Nashville games remain available via MiLB.TV. *** DVR ALERT! As we like to do, here's some notice for you. This Wednesday August 22nd, Time Warner Cable Sports 32 TV will broadcast the Rattlers home game vs. Cedar Rapids (Athletics) at 7:05 PM. UW-Milwaukee's Chad Pierce is the scheduled starter. The big leaguers play a matinee that day. This is the final cable TV broadcast of the Rattlers scheduled for 2012 (it will be interesting to see if they pick up a playoff game or two.)

RHP's Damien Magnifico and Tyler Wagner are featured in Bill Mitchell's latest Helena photo gallery

Wisconsin Media Notes for your matinee

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STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division Rookie Advanced - Pioneer League North Division Rookie - Arizona Summer League DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris Division *** NOTE: AAA Nashville, Rookie Maryvale and the DSL do not play a split schedule. When you click on a standings link for Huntsville, Brevard County, Wisconsin, and/or Helena, you'll then be able to choose 1st half and/or overall standings in addition to the current 2nd half standings.

Follow Tuesday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers

Tuesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Wily Peralta at Omaha (Royals), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Jeff Hem is the new play-by-play voice of the Sounds; follow him on Twitter @jeffhempbp; we'll link to his blog updates at On the Air…and Off MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Nashville games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $39.99 season-long package ($9.99 to pay for a single month). We imagine the audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: RHP Josh Stinson at Mississippi (Braves), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the Huntsville feed from the MiLB main audio page Alex Cohen is the new play-by-play voice of the Stars; follow him on Twitter @alexmcohen. It's fantastic that Huntsville is returning to what will be a traditional broadcast format this year. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. MiLB.TV subsciption note: Huntsville road games in four locales (Mississippi, Tennessee, Jacksonville and Pensacola) will be broadcast. ********** Brevard County: RHP Drew Gagnon at home vs. Lakeland (Tigers), 5:35 PM gametime Sorry, no audio available for this series... Once again this season, Brevard does not have its own audio coverage. It appears two teams in the Manatees North Division (within which the majority of games are played) have audio, and all six teams in the South Division have audio (at least for their home games), so there will be opportunities to listen to approx. 70% or Brevard's games this season, just all from the opponent's perspective. There are no Florida State League games on MiLB.TV this year. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Mark Williams at home vs. Peoria (Cubs), 11:45 AM pre-game, 12:05 PM gametime Free Live Audio Link - 1280 AM WNAM Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio. MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; Wisconsin is one of only two (Great Lakes) Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV; Chris' call provides the audio. So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, all Timber Rattlers home games, and Stars' road games from four Southern League locales. ********** Helena: RHP Leonard Lorenzo at home vs. Grand Junction (Rockies), 7:50 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the Helena feed from the MiLB main audio page We're lucky to have Steve Wendt back on board for another H-Crew season. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Reds' complex in Goodyear; 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Blue Jays, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until late afternoon at the earliest

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STARS WIN STREAK SNAPPED AT THREE PEARL, Miss. - A walk-off RBI single by Mississippi Braves first baseman Joey Terdoslovich snapped a three-game winning streak for the Huntsville Stars as they fell by a final score of 4-3 on Monday night at Trustmark Park. Just like the first game of the series on Sunday, the M-Braves struck first. Center fielder Todd Cunningham drew a two-out walk in the third inning off of starter Ariel Pena and stole second and then advanced to third on a wild pitch. During that at-bat, right fielder Keenan Wiley lined a single into left field to score Cunningham and make the score 1-0. As M-Braves starting pitcher David Hale shut down the Stars bats early, Mississippi padded their one-run lead in the sixth inning. Cunningham started off things again with a leadoff single and stole second. Later in the inning, a RBI single from catcher Matt Kennelly scored Cunningham to put their lead at 2-0. However, like the previous three games, the Stars were able to mount a comeback. In the seventh inning, center fielder Josh Prince started off the rally with a single. After Prince reached second on a balk by M-Braves reliever Brent Leach, shortstop Hainley Statia brought him home on an RBI single to cut the Stars deficit to one. Following a single by second baseman Scooter Gennett put runners at the corners with one out, an RBI single by Hunter Morris drove in Statia to tie up the game. The next at-bat, Gennett scored on a RBI groundout by right fielder Brock Kjeldgaard to give Huntsville a 3-2 lead. Unfortunately, the Stars got a taste of their own medicine by the end of the night. In the eighth inning, after Huntsville RHP Kyle Heckathorn walked the bases loaded, reliever Josh Butler hit M-Braves second baseman Phil Gosselin with a pitch to bring home the game tying run. With lefty Dan Meadows in the game to begin the bottom of the ninth, the M-Braves completed a comeback of their own. To begin the inning, third baseman Jason Christian singled and then advanced to second via sacrifice bunt. After an intentional walk, a fielder’s choice by right fielder Wiley put runners at the corners for Terdoslovich. To win the ballgame, Terdoslovich lined a Meadows’ fastball into right field to score Christian. On offense, the Stars were led by both Gennett and Prince who had two hits apiece. Also, the RBI single for Morris was his 99th run batted in on the season. The Stars loss combined with the Chattanooga Lookouts losing on Monday keeps Huntsville six games back of a playoff spot with 13 regular season games left to play. Game three of a five-game series between the Stars and M-Braves takes place on Tuesday as Huntsville will send RHP Josh Stinson (11-6, 3.13 ERA) to the mound. First pitch is at 7:00 PM.

Rattler Radio Blog: Over four minutes of video highlights at the link above and a link to the detailed report from BrewCrewBall, so very much worth your while. *** Post-Crescent video interview: Timber Rattlers catcher Rafael Neda talks about catching Brewers pitcher Shaun Marcum Monday night in an 8-1 win over Peoria at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium *** Post-Crescent game story with quotes also features a photo gallery.

Audio from Omaha — “Mondays with Mike (Guerrero)” Jeff Hem's note -- Here is this week’s installment of “Mondays with Mike” with Sounds manager Mike Guerrero, who discusses the Sounds’ recent 5-3 homestand, their first two games in Omaha, how the Sounds are trying to pitch to Royals prospect Wil Myers, getting rest for outfielder Khris Davis (not in lineup Monday for first time as a Sound) and what he wants to see from the club over the remaining 15 games of the season.

Huntsville Media Notes

Wisconsin Media Notes

Timber Rattlers facing Cubs' knuckleballer Joseph Zeller tonight.