Jim Goulart

Martin Maldonado's celebratory HR from Tuesday night.

Nashville Audio Archive -- August 31 - Chat with shortstop Edwin Maysonet

AUDIO: Mike Fiers Strikes Out Final Batter To Complete Shutout

More on Ortiz (from Colin Fly): He's 6-foot-1, left-handed hitter, right-handed in the field. The agreement is pending standard MLB age-ID investigation.

http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/1350974547/photo_normal.JPG @cfly Colin Fly #Brewers have agreed to terms with OF Juan Ortiz on a 2012 minor league contract. He's a 16 year-old OF from the Dominican Republic. *** The 2012 contract becomes important, as it has been in past year's (the "future" season contract) in determining service time years such as 40-man roster protection.

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Adam McCalvy notes: Zelous Wheeler and Brandon Kintzler are both "taxi squad" members, which means they will dress, work out and travel as all other players but will only be activated two days -- Wednesdays and Saturdays -- out of the six-day-a-week schedule.

Nick of Timeby Bob Brainerd, sports32.com (Time Warner Cable) Photos by Brad Krause http://www.sports32.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ramirez-ready-199x300.jpg Nick Ramirez was always the big kid on the block. Not a bully, just a big kid. “I’ve always been bigger than everyone and able to hit home runs,” said Ramirez, the 6-3, 225 pound first baseman of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. “Me and my buddy Josh Vitters, he was the third overall pick (2007) for the Cubs, played Little League for one year and it was just for fun…we wanted to play one year because we always played travel ball, and I think we both had like 24 home runs and both set the record for home runs in a season.” Life was a blast back in the day for the Anaheim native who packed a punch even as a youngster. Ramirez parlayed his power into a college scholarship at Cal State Fullerton, a program that prepped him for his future on the diamond. “We always had an excellent schedule where we would play the best competition in the nation,” said Ramirez. “We weren’t playing one or two good teams a week; we were playing everyone that was out there that could beat us every day.” Ramirez spent three seasons bashing balls in the heart of the Titans order, hitting .313 with 35 home runs and 155 RBI during his career. His best marks came in his sophomore campaign, when he went off for 16 round trippers with 75 RBI and a team high .346 average. With all that raking at the plate, Ramirez still found time to occasionally leave his first base position and enter the ninth inning to close the deal from the mound. “I didn’t do much with pitching because I would only throw on the weekends, get a save here and there on Tuesday, but I wouldn’t throw bullpens during the week because my arm would be a little sore, so I’d just pitch on Friday, Saturday, Sunday,” said Ramirez. “I would play eight innings at first base and then come in and pitch. “I liked doing it because I got some adrenaline out of it and it was fun.” Ramirez on the bump was anything but a novelty act. Some baseball scouts preferred Ramirez in that role, after hurling 16 saves in as many chances at Cal State Fullerton earlier this season. The desire to close was there, just not the nasty ninth inning “look.” “I would come into pitch with dirt on my jersey after playing eight innings, but I didn’t really have a whole ugly attitude kind of thing,” said Ramirez. “I just wanted to win and I was going to give it my best stuff and if you could hit it, go ahead. I had a good defense behind me so I didn’t try to do too much. “There really wasn’t any need for me to shift gears because I was already in a winning mode the whole time during the game.” http://www.sports32.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ramirez-swing1-300x200.jpg Ramirez made it clear prior to the draft that he could close the door on his closing career for good and focus on being an offensive threat. The Brewers agreed, and tabbed Ramirez in the fourth round back in June, setting up a quick turnaround transition. “I got drafted and our season ended two days before the draft,” recalled Ramirez. “Within three weeks I was out in Montana playing there for maybe three and a half weeks and then I got called up here to Appleton.” His stay with the Brewers Pioneer League rookie team in Helena turned out to be a rest stop on his 2011 baseball travel log. Ramirez continued his offensive onslaught smacking eight home runs with 30 RBI in just 23 games. His .689 slugging percentage was second in the league, and when Timber Rattlers first baseman Cody Hawn went on the DL, there was no reason remaining to hold the newest first baseman back. Ramirez was on the move again. “After that, it’s kind of like, now where am I going?” said Ramirez. “But I’ve really settled down and I’ve gotten pretty much acclimated with everything around here, how we do everything here in Appleton. I figure I’m not going anywhere for the rest of the season so I can just really focus on myself and finish up strong.” The whirlwind summer hasn’t bogged Ramirez down to the point he lets exhaustion consume him. His three productive seasons with the Titans, along with a roster spot on the 2010 Collegiate National Team, where his TEAM USA squad took a silver medal in Tokyo, prepped Ramirez for his promotion to the pros. “It got me familiar with the fact that there are going to be good players every night regardless of who you’re playing,” said Ramirez. “So now that I’m playing professional baseball, everyone here was drafted for a reason. There are no days where you can just take off and let your talent take over. There are days where you have to work no matter what.” His laboring for a living means battling to endure the extremes of the game. Blessed with a powerful bat, he wants his lumber to provide not just the long ball, but also the ball in play more often than not. http://www.sports32.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ramirez-fielding-300x199.jpg “I’d like to see myself become a complete hitter,” said Ramirez. “I feel like I’ve never had a problem hitting for average, but that was in college, so I’d love to hit for average in the pro level but also add some production. I’m not going to tell you I’m going to go out there and hit .200 with 30 home runs because I want to be a dangerous bat in the middle of the lineup. If I go out there and work on the things I need to do, I’m capable of doing it.” As his season at the Class A level comes to a close, Ramirez is having trouble in both departments, hitting under .200 with three home runs in a month’s worth of ball games with the Timber Rattlers. Perhaps this hop scotching blur of a year is finally catching up with Ramirez, who prefers the nomadic life of a baseball player on the rise. “I’d be lying to you if I told you I wanted to feel comfortable everywhere, because I’d rather just move up and get to the big leagues as fast as possible,” said Ramirez. “I know if that’s going to happen then I’m not going to be in cities for an extended period of time. I feel like I’ve gotten adjusted to the long bus rides then playing the next day. This is the first year for me but it’s also a very good learning experience.” Recent draft day actions of the big club suggest a plan to restock at the first base position to help soften the blow of the anticipated Prince Fielder departure. Will Nick Ramirez get his shot to fill that vacancy someday? Only time will tell, but now that Ramirez is a big bat in the Brewers system instead of a big man on campus, he dares to dream the ultimate fantasy. “In college it was always just a thought, kind of like a one day it can happen sort of thing,” said Ramirez. “But now that I’m playing for the Brewers and seeing there are three levels above me before the big leagues, it’s almost like a dream that you can touch sort of thing. I don’t know what ballpark it would be at, but it will be somewhere and I’ll be able to hear my name called to come hit. That’s my dream right there. “It’s a surreal thing knowing you might be one call away.”

Nashville staff kind enough to tell us that Anderson Machado had three days to report after the transfer from Huntsville (or another way to view it, the Brewers had three days to "float" the transfer), so Machado won't formally become active until another move is made. The Mets are on the clock...

To make room, the less-than-scintillating Rolando Pascual was banished back to Maryvale, where the regular season is over. He's not happy. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_503448.jpg The 22-year-old lefty Manny Ruiz is actually three months older than Pascual, who has been around since 2006. *** And we still don't know how Nashville is getting away being one over the roster limit again tonight...

Nashville Media Notes Look for Wisconsin's notes here just prior to gametime.

Pacific Coast League American Northern Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 77 60 .562 - - 39-31 38-29 6-4 L1 Memphis 73 64 .533 4.0 3 41-24 32-40 7-3 L1 Nashville 69 69 .500 8.5 E 40-32 29-37 4-6 W1 Iowa 63 75 .457 14.5 E 37-29 26-46 4-6 L1 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Chattanooga 38 27 .585 - - 17-13 21-14 4-6 W1 * Tennessee 38 27 .585 - - 22-13 16-14 6-4 W2 Carolina 29 35 .453 8.5 E 15-15 14-20 5-5 W2 Jackson 28 37 .431 10.0 E 15-20 13-17 5-5 L2 Huntsville 26 38 .406 11.5 E 10-19 16-19 4-6 W2 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Dunedin 36 29 .554 - - 17-14 19-15 5-5 L3 Clearwater 34 29 .540 1.0 5 23-12 11-17 7-3 L1 Tampa 33 29 .532 1.5 5 16-18 17-11 6-4 L1 Brevard County 30 32 .484 4.5 1 11-16 19-16 5-5 W2 * Daytona 28 33 .459 6.0 E 13-14 15-19 3-7 W1 Lakeland 26 36 .419 8.5 E 13-17 13-19 3-7 W2 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak @ Clinton 37 26 .587 - - 19-15 18-11 8-2 L1 Quad Cities 37 26 .587 - - 19-12 18-14 7-3 L1 Kane County 34 30 .531 3.5 4 14-18 20-12 2-8 L1 Beloit 28 35 .444 9.0 E 13-16 15-19 3-7 W1 Wisconsin 28 36 .438 9.5 E 15-20 13-16 6-4 L2 * Burlington 27 36 .429 10.0 E 14-15 13-21 6-4 W1 Cedar Rapids 27 37 .422 10.5 E 15-17 12-20 5-5 W2 Peoria 25 39 .391 12.5 E 12-20 13-19 3-7 W1 PIO North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Billings 18 11 .621 - - 10-4 8-7 7-3 L1 Great Falls 18 11 .621 - - 9-5 9-6 7-3 W2 * Missoula 14 15 .483 4.0 6 9-6 5-9 3-7 L3 Helena 9 20 .310 9.0 1 5-10 4-10 3-7 W2

Follow Wednesday's action as it happens: Nashville (Gameday also available) Brevard County Game One Brevard County Game Two Wisconsin Helena

Wednesday's Daily Menu: Nashville: RHP Mike Fiers at Iowa (Cubs), 6:20 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime Live Audio Link -- Select the Nashville feed from the MiLB main audio page MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Huntsville: Idle Brevard County: RHP Tyler Thornburg and Manuel Ruiz in a doubleheader at home vs. Clearwater (Phillies), 4:05 PM gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Sorry, no audio available for this series... Wisconsin: RHP Brooks Hall at Burlington (Athletics), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 gametime Live Audio Link MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Helena: LHP Mike Strong at home vs. Billings (Reds), 7:50 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link -- Select the Helena feed from the MiLB main audio page Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Season complete; 17-39 record, worst in the 13-team league DSL Brewers: Season complete; 44-27 regular season, first-round playoff series loss

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The Southern League named their all-season All-Star Team today, no Huntsville Star was named. From Buck Rogers, Stars' GM: MARIETTA, GA – The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs is pleased to announce the 2011 Postseason All-Star Team as voted upon by the league’s field managers, radio broadcasters and print media. The 2011 Southern League Post-season All-Star Team is as follows: Catcher Stephen Vogt Montgomery First Base Paul Goldschmidt Mobile Second Base Tyler Kuhn Birmingham Third Base Ryan Wheeler Mobile Shortstop Tyler Pastornicky Mississippi Outfield Denis Phipps Carolina Outfield A.J. Pollack Mobile Outfield Alfredo Silverio Chattanooga Outfield Scott Van Slyke Chattanooga DH Ernesto Mejia Mississippi Utility Man Tyler Kuhn Birmingham Best Hustler Kevin Mattison Jacksonville RH Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi Chattanooga LH Pitcher Matt Moore Montgomery Relief Pitcher Rafael Dolis Tennessee

Photo Gallery from Sounds Game -- Des Moines Register

Nashville Audio Archive -- August 30 - Chat with Brewers Latin American Pitching Instructor Bill Castro Wily Peralta among the topics, unfortunately no Gian Rizzo comments...

Martin Maldonado extended the Nashville lead to 6-2 in the top of the fifth when he belted his second home run in two nights, a three-run shot off the facing of the suites beyond the left field wall. AUDIO: Martin Maldonado's Three-Run HR

Felix's Blast Powers Brewers to Victory By Nicholas Allen, Helena Brewers The Brewers were just 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position Tuesday night, but it was a very big "one." Steve Felix launched a three-run home run deep into the night in the bottom of the sixth inning to give the Brewers a 5-3 lead as Helena beat the Billings Mustangs 6-4 at Kindrick Legion Field. Felix finished the night with five RBI to lead the Brewers offensively. Catcher Tyler Roberts recorded two hits and Max Walla and Kyle Dhanani each scored twice. Walla added two outfield assists, giving him 11 on the season, most in the Pioneer League. Conversely, the Billings defense was not as sharp. The Mustangs committed four errors that led to five unearned runs. Starter Drew Gagnon went 1.2 innings, allowing one earned run on one hit and four walks, striking out two before giving way to Tommy Toledo out of the bullpen. Toledo (1-5) pitched 5.1 innings, surrendering two runs on three hits and two walks in his first professional victory. David Goforth recorded the save, working the final two innings, striking out three and allowing one run. The teams meet again Wednesday in the second game of the three-game series in Helena. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (8:05 Central). *** Helena Independent Record Photo Gallery *** Brewers open final homestand with a win Helena Independent Record Helena Brewers pitcher Tommy Toledo picked up the first win of his professional career, Steve Felix hit his second home run in a Helena uniform and the Brewers kicked off their final homestand with a 6-4 victory over Billings at Kindrick Legion Field. The Helena victory snapped the Mustangs’ six-game win streak. Helena took a 5-3 lead in the sixth inning on Felix’s three-run shot off Mustangs hurler Wes Mugarian. The hosts were productive with two outs. Kyle Dhanani reached on a fielding error by Billings shortstop Juan Perez, one of four Mustangs miscues in the game, and Tyler Roberts singled on a fly ball to center. That set up Felix for his homer, which sailed over the right-field wall. The night got off to a rocky start for Helena, when starter Drew Gagnon walked four batters through an inning and 2/3. Toledo came in and walked the first batter he faced, before settling in and going 5.1 innings. Toledo, who was 0-5 entering the contest, won after allowing just two runs on three hits while striking out four. Billings first baseman Robert Maddox had his first hit against Helena this season, with a two-run bomb in the third inning to give the visitors a 3-2 lead. It was Maddox’s 12th home run of the season. Felix, playing at the DH spot, led the Brewers with five RBIs and a run scored. Roberts was the only Helena player with more than one hit, going 2 for 4 in the contest. Yadiel Rivera, Max Walla and Adrian Williams all struck doubles. Half of the Brewers eight hits went for extra bases, though the team was just 1 for 15 with runners in scoring position. Walla had two outfield assists in right field to give him 11 on the season, most in the Pioneer League. Mugarian took the loss, with five runs on six hits through six innings, though none of the runs were earned. Kyle Waldrop led the Mustangs offensively with a 2-for-3 performance.

Rattler Radio Final Home Game Post-Game Thoughts *** Post-Crescent Photo Gallery accompanies the Matt Erickson feature posted in the coaching thread

Appleton native Matt Erickson enjoyed first year at helm of Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in his hometown by Tim Froberg, Appleton Post-Crescent GRAND CHUTE — Matt Erickson's summer of 2011 was one of both education and exhilaration. As a rookie manager, the 36-year-old Erickson learned how to meet the challenges of running a minor league baseball team. What made the experience even more unique and rewarding was that Erickson got to manage his first team in what is essentially his hometown. "It's been just a great experience," said Erickson Tuesday night at the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' home finale. "It seems like it just flew by. I've been in professional baseball 15 years and this is the fastest season I can remember. But it's been a lot of fun. Hopefully, they will let me do it again next year." The former Appleton West three-sport athlete has proved to be a fast learner and a highly competent manager. Although Wisconsin failed to make the playoffs, the Timber Rattlers will finish with the franchise's highest win total since Steve Steinmann's team went 76-63 in 2005. With five games remaining following Tuesday night's 6-3 loss to Cedar Rapids, Wisconsin (66-68) has eight more wins than last year. The Rattlers haven't set the minor league baseball world on fire, but they have played respectable ball — despite a modest talent level and promotions which stripped the team of its top two pitchers, Austin Ross and Tyler Thornburg, and slugger Chris Dennis. "I think we got better as the season went along," said Erickson. "What I'm the most proud of is the consistency level of our team. Whether we were winning or losing, we played the game the right way and with great effort." Erickson admits there was a learning curve to his first season as a manager after serving as the Rattlers' hitting coach the previous two seasons. "In the dugout earlier in the season, the game was going pretty fast for me," he said. "I was trying to figure out what I liked and didn't like. As I got more experience, the game seemed to slow down. It never got overwhelming. There were things I got better at over the course of the year. Hopefully, I can take that experience into next year and be better at my job." Learning how to handle the pitching staff might have been the biggest managing challenge for Erickson, an infielder in professional baseball for 11 seasons. "Just figuring out the roles of the pitching staff was different," he said. "As a hitting coach and position player, I had never really been a part of that before. I relied heavily on Chris Hook (the Rattlers' pitching coach) and got a lot more comfortable about that as the season went along. "That's one thing that really helped me. I have an excellent coaching staff with guys who are really passionate about their job and who I believe in." Getting a chance to manage professionally in what is practically his back yard was an added bonus. "It's been awesome," said Erickson. "This is a great area for baseball. We received tremendous support from the community and from Rob (Zerjav, the team president) and his staff. They go out of their way to make sure that we have whatever we need on the developmental side. And it's been really nice being able to bring my son here for games." Outfielder-first baseman Jason Rogers enjoyed playing for Erickson and said the first-year manager established a positive working environment. "He's fun to play for," said Rogers. "He's young, just like us. And he keeps it loose. He's a player's coach, but he knows his stuff, stays on us and doesn't let us get complacent." Although he won't know his 2012 assignment until later in the year, Erickson hopes to continue his career as a manager. After the close of the Rattlers' season, Erickson will manage a co-op team of Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners players in the Arizona advanced instructional league for a four-week period starting in mid-September. "The pinnacle of our game is down there at Milwaukee and I would love to be a part of that some day," he said. "But right now, I'm very happy with the balance in my life. It's a unique situation in pro ball to be able to manage in your hometown. I'm very appreciative of it."

Jim over at Bernie's Crew has documented the list first out in the blogosphere, so kudos to him with our thanks. Here's the link, feel free to discuss here. This thread will provide your daily updates once the AFL season begins October 4th.

Baseball: Calvert Hall's Krieger Rises With Brewers Scott Krieger, a 2005 Calvert Hall grad, is in his third season in the Milwaukee Brewers' organization By Matt Zenitz, Towson (MD) Patch.com Even now, Scott Krieger can still remember his baseball coaches at Calvert Hall College High School preaching to him about the importance of hard work. “The number-one thing they instill in their players, and instilled in me, is just the importance of hard work,” Krieger said. “They helped me realize that I wouldn’t be able to get to [the professional] level without hard work and just going out every day and giving your best.” Getting to the professional level had been a goal of Krieger’s for as long as he can remember. And although he says he wasn’t projected as a major league player coming out of high school, he continued to put in the necessary work he knew it would take to one day become one. The work paid off. A 19th-round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft after an outstanding baseball career at George Mason University, Krieger is currently is in his third year in the Brewers’ organization and is having a breakout season. The 24-year old outfielder, who graduated from Calvert Hall in 2005, is batting .275 with 27 extra-base hits - 17 doubles, three triples, seven home runs – and 35 RBIs for the Class-A Brevard County (FL) Manatees. He has hit 31 home runs in his three seasons in Milwaukee’s organization. “Scott’s been a nice piece for us,” Brevard manager Jeff Isom said. “He’s done a nice job. He features a strong bat, has power and does a nice job [defensively] in the outfield as well.” Krieger grew up in Towson, minutes away from Calvert Hall’s campus. At Calvert Hall, he was a three-year varsity player and was named All-County and All-Metro in both his junior and senior seasons. He batted .500 with 10 home runs and 49 RBIs as a junior in 2004 and hit .524 with nine home runs and 45 RBIs as a senior in 2005. During the 2005 season, the Cardinals won a state-record 31 straight games and finished the year ranked No. 7 in the USA Today National Poll. Krieger posted a .467 career batting average at Calvert Hall and slugged 21 home runs. At George Mason University, he was a four-year starter batting .356 with 57 doubles, 11 triples, 69 home runs and 238 RBIs. He hit .365 or better during each of his last three years with the Patriots and hit at least 20 home runs during each of those three seasons. He had a career-best 80 RBIs as a senior in 2009. Now, Krieger is focused on having continued success in the Brewers’ organization and doing whatever he needs to in order to one day reach the major leagues. Krieger and the Manatees wrap up their regular season Sept. 4. “Obviously, I’d love to get a chance to play in the big leagues,” Krieger said. “I just want to finish this year out strong, continue to play and hopefully get a chance to get to the big leagues at some point.”

Final: Huntsville 6, @Jackson 3 Huntsville Press Release -- Davis’ Four RBIs Spoil Jackson’s Playoff Hopes JACKSON, Tenn. – Khris Davis drove in four runs for the Huntsville Stars (63-71), leading them to a 6-3 victory over the Jackson Generals (66-69) in the final road game of the 2011 season. With the win, the Stars have eliminated the Generals from playoff contention. Davis went deep for the second time this season at AA in his first at-bat of the game (113 Huntsville AB's, 15 HR's at High-A Brevard County in 304 AB's there -- Mass Haas). In the eighth inning, he came through again with a three-RBI double that put the Stars up 6-2. The loss went to Edward Paredes (1-3) who came in to pitch the eighth. He only lasted a third of an inning allowing four runs, including Davis’ double. Francisco Martinez and Vinnie Catricala each hit solo shots for the Generals off reliever Jesus Sanchez. Martinez tied the game at two in the seventh and Catricala narrowed the deficit to 6-3 in the eighth. Cody Scarpetta came off the DL and went 4.1 innings giving up only one run on two hits and two walks. Sanchez (4-7) came in for 3.2 innings of relief to pick up the victory. He gave up a total of three hits. Rob Wooten got his seventh save of the season with a one-two-three ninth inning and two strikeouts. The Stars are off Wednesday and will return home for the final five games of the season against the Mobile BayBears on Thursday at 6:43 PM. *** Stars Take Generals Home Finale Vinnie Catricala homered for fourth time in five games in series By Brandon Shields, Jackson Generals JACKSON, TENN. (AUGUST 30, 2011) - The Jackson Generals came up with a few big hits in their home finale on Tuesday at Pringles Park. The problem was the Huntsville Stars came up with more big hits that produced more runs. The Stars left with a 6-3 win to end the Generals' home season with a loss and officially knock them out of contention for the Southern League playoffs. The difference in the game proved to be the top of the eighth inning when the Stars put four runs on the board. Hainley Statia led off the inning with a double down the left-field line, and Sean Halton singled to bring him home. Zelous Wheeler and Sergio Miranda singled to load the bases for Khris Davis. Davis responded by doubling to right-center field to bring all three base-runners home. The four-run inning broke a 2-2 tie after the Stars led 2-1 for five innings. Chih-Hsien Chiang nearly tied the game with a home run down the right-field line in the bottom of the sixth inning, but the ball was high over the foul pole and close to the line. The ball landed outside the stadium to the right of the line. The right-field umpire called the play a foul ball, and Chiang took the third strike on the next pitch. Francisco Martinez did tie the game the next inning when he hit a home run over the left-field wall. Johermyn Chavez nearly followed with another homer in left field, but it hit the top of the wall for a double. He was eventually stranded on third base. The Generals tried to mount a comeback in the bottom of the eighth when Vinnie Catricala hit a home run, his fourth in the five-game series. Chiang recorded the other RBI for the Generals when he hit a double in the bottom of the first to bring Scott Savastano home. Jesus Sanchez picked up the win on the mound for the Stars with two earned runs allowed on three hits and a walk while striking out three in 3.2 innings of work. Rob Wooten picked up his seventh save with a couple of strikeouts in the ninth inning. Edward Paredes picked up the loss with four earned runs allowed on four hits in a third of an inning. Huntsville Box Score If anybody caught the broadcast and the reason for Cody Scarpetta's DL stint was mentioned, fill us in. Gord Ash is normally willing to comment on 40-man prospect injury updates, so maybe Mr. McCalvy will see this and inquire for us. Lee Haydel was caught stealing for the 18th time this season (successful 16 times) -- sorry to rain on the team's victory with that nugget, Lee. Hopefully Khris Davis can build off today and mash during this final homestand coming up. It's pretty much a given he'll begin 2012 at AA to begin his age-24 season, one would think, but we'll see... Huntsville Play-by-Play