Jim Goulart

Sunday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Tim Dillard at home vs. Salt Lake City (Angels), 6:20 PM pre-game; 6:35 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Amaury Rivas and TBD (likely RHP Andre Lamontagne) in a doubleheader at home vs. West Tenn (Mariners), 10:45 AM pre-game; 11:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP's Cody Scarpetta and Trey Watten in a doubleheader at home vs. Dunedin (Blue Jays), 4:05 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Sorry, no audio for this series... Wisconsin: RHP Efrain Nieves at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Angels), 12:45 PM pre-game; 1:05 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: Idle Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Royals' complex in Surprise; 9:00 PM; never audio for games in this league DSL Brewers: Idle

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Final, Game Two: @Huntsville 4, West Tenn (Mariners) 3, seven innings as scheduled Stars salvage split of twin bill as Anderson rewrites the record books By Aaron Morse, Huntsville Stars Drew Anderson set the Stars’ all time record for career doubles and his hit turned out to be the difference as the Huntsville Stars (25-23, 58-60) snuck by the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (23-25, 62-55) by a final score of 4-3 in game two of Saturday’s double header. West Tenn took the early lead for the second game in a row on a Carlos Peguero RBI double in the second inning (audio). This time though the Stars struck back in a big way. In the bottom of the frame, Chris Nowak, Taylor Green, and Andy Machado smacked back-to-back-to-back singles with one away. Up stepped Lee Haydel, who hit a chopper to second base. The Diamond Jaxx got the force at second, but Carlos Triunfel’s throw to first was low and got away. Two runs crossed the plate to give Huntsville the 2-1 edge (audio). Dayton Buller followed with a clutch RBI single to extend the lead to 3-1 (audio). The Diamond Jaxx chipped away against Stars’ starter Chris Cody. Matt Lawson led-off the third with a single to right. Nate Tenbrink followed with a single of his own and Lawson went corner to corner. One out later, Johan Limonta legged out a grounder as the Stars’ got the lead runner at second but no more. Lawson scored on the play to cut the lead to 3-2 (audio). In the bottom of the frame, Zelous Wheeler doubled to center with one down. That’s when Anderson hit his record-setting 72nd career double as a Huntsville Star, driving in Wheeler to provide some much needed insurance (audio). Back-to-back doubles off the bats of Leury Bonilla and Brandon Bantz in the fourth cut the Stars’ lead to a slim one run (audio). The Diamond Jaxx chased Cody from the game in the fifth thanks to two singles. But Robert Hinton (4-2) bailed the Stars out when he forced Scott Savastano to hit into a 6-4-3 double play. Cody’s final line was 4.1 IP, 9 hits, three runs, all earned, no walks and six strike-outs. Hinton tossed a scoreless sixth and Jeremy Jeffress nailed down his first save of the year with a perfect seventh (final out). With the victory, the Stars salvaged a split in the twin bill and remain 4.5 games back of the Diamond Jaxx in the Wild Card race heading into Sunday’s doubleheader. All the action can be heard on www.huntsvillestars.com beginning at 10:45 AM central time with the Window World Pre-Game Report. Huntsville Game Two Box Score Yes, it's an early Sunday start, as management decides against the split doubleheader due to more weather concerns; old friend Steve Bray started for the D-Jaxx; nice to Jeremy Jeffress get the job done in the final inning, but we need you in a starting role in 2011, young man... Huntsville Game Two Game Log Robert Hinton was big in that 5th inning, stranding the two Chris Cody baserunners, on a single pitch, according to Gameday -- West Tenn Top 5th Nate Tenbrink singles on a fly ball to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Alex Liddi flies out to right fielder Drew T. Anderson. Coaching visit to mound. Johan Limonta singles on a ground ball to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Nate Tenbrink to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Robert Hinton replaces Chris Cody. Scott Savastano grounds into double play, shortstop Anderson Machado to second baseman Zelous Wheeler to first baseman Chris Nowak. Johan Limonta out at 2nd.

Final, Game One: West Tenn (Mariners) 4, @Huntsville 1, seven innings as scheduled Stars drop game one of Saturday’s double dip By Aaron Morse, Huntsville Stars Anthony Vazquez (1-2) dominated on the mound as the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (23-24, 62-54) knocked off the Huntsville Stars (24-23, 57-60) by a final score of 4-1 in game one of Saturday’s double header. Vazquez went 6.2 innings, giving up only four hits and a lone run while striking out six. A big key for Vazquez was that he did not walk anyone. Meanwhile after a routine first inning, Michael Bowman (8-10) surrendered an unearned run the very next frame. With one away in the second, Nate Tenbrink doubled to center. Then Guillermo Quiroz gave the ball a ride to deep right that Chuckie Caufield dropped for an error (audio). Tenbrink scored on the play to give West Tenn the 1-0 lead. Bowman settled down and tossed two straight scoreless innings. The long ball got to him in the fifth though. Joe Dunigan led-off with a single up the middle. The ever-dangerous Carlos Triunfel followed with a bomb to left and West Tenn extended their lead to 3-0 (audio). A Brandon Haveman single followed by a deep fly-out from Matthew Lawson signaled the end of the day for Bowman. The right-hander went four and a third, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits. He walked one and struck-out six. Lucas Luetge entered and got the Stars out of the inning. He would give up a solo shot to Carlos Peguero in the sixth though as West Tenn took a 4-0 advantage (audio). The Stars finally got to Vazquez in the last half inning, the bottom of the seventh. Zelous Wheeler started things with a single to left. Two outs later Andy Machado doubled home Wheeler on a ball that Joe Dunigan misplayed to cut the deficit to 4-1 (audio). But that’d be it for the Stars as veteran reliever and 2009 Brewer farmhand Wes Littleton entered and got pinch hitter Taylor Green to pop out to third to end the game for his third save of the season. Machado tallied the only multi-hit game for the Stars as he went 2-3 with a RBI. Michael Fiers made his first appearance since coming off the DL and tossed an inning of scoreless ball. Haveman and Tenbrink each smacked two base hits for the Diamond Jaxx. Huntsville Game One Box Score Nice to see Michael Fiers in action, disappointing to see that whatever ailed him isn't allowing him to jump right bck into the starting rotation... Huntsville Game One Game Log

Nashville Pitching Coach Rich Gale

Not a formal transaction, but Nashville RHP Josh Butler is day-to-day as he waits to pass a kidney stone.

PDF document: Huntsville Media Notes from Friday's rainout, but does the job...

Reliever Donovan Hand (really enjoyed his authenticity as he discussed the major league pursuit) and Manager Don Money (new Brewer Mike McClendon discussed in some detail) are the latest additions to the Nashville audio archive.

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Iowa 68 51 .571 - - 35-29 33-22 6-4 W1 Omaha 66 54 .550 2.5 23 32-27 34-27 9-1 W6 Memphis 65 55 .542 3.5 22 35-23 30-32 5-5 W1 Nashville 62 57 .521 6.0 20 31-27 31-30 4-6 L1 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak * Tennessee 31 17 .646 - - 19-7 12-10 9-1 W1 Huntsville 24 22 .522 6.0 18 14-9 10-13 4-6 L5 West Tenn 22 24 .478 8.0 16 11-9 11-15 7-3 W1 Chattanooga 21 26 .447 9.5 14 11-13 10-13 4-6 L1 Carolina 21 27 .438 10.0 13 10-13 11-14 3-7 L5 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Daytona 30 16 .652 - - 17-7 13-9 4-6 W2 Tampa 29 16 .644 0.5 25 14-7 15-9 6-4 W1 Brevard County 27 20 .574 3.5 21 13-9 14-11 4-6 L3 Lakeland 22 23 .489 7.5 18 13-9 9-14 7-3 W3 Clearwater 20 27 .426 10.5 14 13-9 7-18 6-4 L1 * Dunedin 19 27 .413 11.0 14 11-13 8-14 3-7 L1 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Quad Cities 27 18 .600 - - 10-13 17-5 4-6 L2 * Cedar Rapids 27 19 .587 0.5 - 14-10 13-9 7-3 W2 Kane County 27 19 .587 0.5 - 16-6 11-13 6-4 L2 Clinton 25 21 .543 2.5 23 14-11 11-10 7-3 L1 Beloit 23 21 .523 3.5 20 13-9 10-12 7-3 W2 Wisconsin 22 25 .468 6.0 19 12-10 10-15 5-5 W2 Peoria 20 24 .455 6.5 19 11-12 9-12 3-7 L4 Burlington 16 28 .364 10.5 14 11-9 5-19 1-9 W1 PIO North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak * Great Falls 7 6 .538 - - 5-3 2-3 5-5 L2 Billings 6 6 .500 0.5 26 4-3 2-3 5-5 W2 Helena 6 6 .500 0.5 26 2-2 4-4 5-5 L1 Missoula 6 7 .462 1.0 25 2-4 4-3 5-5 W1 AZL Central Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak AZL Brewers 27 15 .643 - - 9-8 9-7 5-5 W2 AZL Dodgers 23 19 .548 4.0 11 9-7 9-6 8-2 W5 AZL Reds 22 22 .500 6.0 8 8-7 9-8 6-4 L2 AZL Indians 19 25 .432 9.0 5 7-10 9-7 3-7 L7 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Mariners 38 26 .594 - - 21-11 17-15 6-4 L1 DSL Cardinals 35 28 .556 2.5 7 22-8 13-20 5-5 W1 DSL Athletics 28 35 .444 9.5 E 16-17 12-18 5-5 W1 DSL Brewers 26 38 .406 12.0 E 15-17 11-21 4-6 L2

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Saturday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chuck Lofgren at home vs. Salt Lake City (Angels), 6:20 PM pre-game; 6:35 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Michael Bowman and TBD (likely LHP Chris Cody) at home vs. West Tenn (Mariners), 4:45 PM pre-game; 5:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP Kyle Heckathorn at home vs. Lakeland (Tigers), 6:05 gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... Wisconsin: RHP Hiram Burgos at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Angels), 6:10 PM pre-game; 6:35 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: RHP Stosh Wawrzasek at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home vs. the lil' Angels; 9:00 PM; never audio for games in this league DSL Brewers: at the DSL Mariners, 9:30 AM -- * just one week remains in the DSL season

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Link while active, text follows: Washed out again as dugouts flood Mark McCarter, The Huntsville Times HUNTSVILLE, AL -- The best description came from Jill Cacic, the Huntsville Stars' public relations director, who noted that "the field is playable but the stadium isn't." For the second straight evening, the Stars were forced to postpone games because of dugouts left flooded and other problems caused by late-afternoon rain. At scheduled game time Friday, water still cascaded from the playing surface down the dugout steps. Though the infield was covered by a tarp, the outfield hadn't drained sufficiently to permit play, either. The Joe Davis Stadium infrastructure was such on Thursday, in fact, that water flowed from electrical conduits, making things not only unplayable but unsafe, according to general manager Buck Rogers. The Stars will try again with a 5:00 PM doubleheader Saturday against the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. They'll also play twice Sunday in a day-night doubleheader with separate admissions for a pair of nine inning games. Game times will be announced Saturday. For the Stars, who have lost five in a row and fallen 4 1/2 games behind West Tenn in the chase for a wild-card postseason spot, "Honestly this is good. A few days off may rejuvenate us," said coach Al LeBoeuf. Pitching coach John Curtis would disagree somewhat because "two doubleheaders in two days messes things up" in the pitching rotation. It will put a premium on efficiency, with a necessity that pitchers go deeper into games and not burn up the bullpens. For the Stars as an organization, "It kills us. Thursday and Friday are big nights and we're already struggling to fill the ballpark," Rogers said. The rain washed out the popular Thirsty-Aid Thursday promotion, though Friday's promotions -- free T-shirts to the first 500 fans -- will carry over to tonight. Fans with Costco cards are admitted for 50 percent off. There will be postgame fireworks tonight as well. Tennessee went into Friday's play with a 5 1/2 game lead over Huntsville in the Southern League North, with 25 games remaining in the season. If Tennessee, the first-half champ, wins the second half as well, the other playoff spot goes to the team with the best overall record. West Tenn is 61-54, Huntsville 57-59 on the season.

Link while active, text follows: Richardson, Rattlers get it done vs. Bandits Steve Batterson, Quad City Times The wait wasn't worth it Friday night for the Quad-Cities River Bandits. Wisconsin's D'Vontrey Richardson used his bat and glove to make certain that was the case, frustrating the River Bandits in the Timber Rattlers' rain-delayed 5-3 Midwest League win at Modern Woodmen Park. Richardson helped decide the game in the top and bottom of the fourth inning. In the top half, he made Quad-Cities pay for an inning-opening error by shortstop Ted Obregon. After a two-out walk, Richardson belted a three-run homer to right that extended the Wisconsin lead to 4-0. The River Bandits attempted to rally in the bottom half of the frame, loading the bases after C.J. Beatty singled home Quad-Cities' first run of the game. With two outs, Luis Mateo drove a ball deep to center field, but the cat-quick Richardson, playing at mid-depth, made a basket catch on the run to leave the bags full of Bandits. "That is the way it has been going for us at home," Quad-Cities manager Johnny Rodriguez said after watching his team lose a series at Modern Woodmen Park for the fourth time in five tries. "Richardson made a great play in center that changed the game, and his homer, he shouldn't have even been at the plate in that inning. He got it done. We didn't." Rodriguez said his team doesn't seem to be coming up with the clutch hit or pitch it needs at home. The Bandits are 17-5 on the road in the second half. "We've got to find a routine that works, and right now we haven't found that," Rodriguez said. Beatty pulled Quad-Cities within 4-3 with a two-run single in the fifth, but the Rattlers' Matt Costello and Jon Pokorny combined to limit the Bandits to three hits over the final 4 2/3 innings.

Just a shout out to another of the Massachusetts guys in the system, but Rattlers' LHP Matt Costello (stats) has now pitched four times in the last five days, and went 2.2 innings on Friday night. Lefty bats are hitting .211 with a high ground ball ratio against him in the small 33 AB sample. This is his age 23 season, so he should be doing well in the Midwest League, and he is, but it's clear he has Jeff Isom's trust, since middle relief has been a real bugaboo otherwise all season for Wisconsin. Just an opportunity to praise one of the more anonymous players in the system YTD.

Brewers fall to Missoula 10-4 By Brett Billings/Helena Brewers The Brewers returned home to face Missoula after winning Thursday night's game at Missoula 17-6. Unfortunately, that momentum never carried over and Helena fell to the Osprey 10-4 on Friday night at Kindrick Legion Field. Things looked promising for the Brewers early on when Robbie Garvey led off the game with a solo shot over the right field fence. Garvey, who started the year in Rookie League Arizona, pushed his batting average over .300 with the 2 for 5 performance. Cody Hawn drove in Helena's other three runs with RBI singles in the third, seventh, and ninth. Hawn, a 6th round pick out of the University of Tennessee, leads the Pioneer League in RBI with 45. Tyler Thornburg, whose pitch count has been monitored closely, started on the mound. He tossed 1.2 innings, allowing one earned run. He struck out five and walked three. Tyler Cravy finished the second inning and pitched the next five. He allowed seven runs on seven hits while striking out six and walking one. Rob Currie and Caleb Thielbar threw one inning apiece to finish the game. The Brewers look to split the series tomorrow night. LHP Patrick Shuster (3-3, 3.60) is scheduled to start for Missoula. The Brewers will send RHP Stosh Wawrzasek (0-3, 6.23) to the mound. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 (8:05 Central). *** Link while active, text follows: Turnabout is fair play as Osprey rout Brewers By AMBER KUEHN, Helena Independent Record Just 24 hours after being pummeled on their home field, the Missoula Osprey gave the Brewers a taste of their own medicine. A four-run fourth inning helped Missoula to a 10-4 victory over the Brewers on Friday in Pioneer League play, marking the first time the Osprey won at Kindrick Legion Field this season. Helena swept the opening series, and has topped Missoula eight out of 11 times this season. Osprey second baseman Eric Groff admitted his team may have been more fired up than usual for this one, after being roughed up for 20 hits in a 17-6 blowout Thursday. “Last night was a rough game and everyone was pretty miserable after that,” said Groff, who was one of three Osprey to record three RBIs. “It was nice to show that we are capable of returning the favor.” Missoula starter Robby Rowland pitched five strong innings, giving up just four hits and two runs, both by Robbie Garvey. Garvey began the game with a home run on Rowland’s second pitch of the evening, but it was the only time the Brewers led throughout the contest. Mistakes on Helena’s part only helped the Osprey early on. “Having those errors early and having to fight back probably hurt us,” said Helena manager Joe Ayrault, who was ejected at the end of the fifth inning. After a called third strike on Franklin Romero Jr., Romero argued with home plate umpire Gavin Hanson that the ball was out of the zone. He then tossed his bat and helmet down for the ballboy and proceeded to head out to center field when Hanson ejected him. Ayrault was livid, having a conversation loud enough for all to hear, and the 714 fans in attendance applauded the skipper when he was thrown out. “I told (the umpire) I thought the ball was up and asked him where it was at,” Romero said. “I got my player’s back,” Ayrault said. “The umpire said he dumped his gear...if a guy throws his equipment it’s one thing, but I said ‘what do you expect him to do, run back to the dugout?’ Romero should have still been playing in that ballgame.” Cody Hawn led the Brewers at the plate with a 3-for-5 performance, including a trio of RBIs. Helena threatened in the seventh inning, loading the bases against Missoula reliever Teo Gutierrez, but stranded all three when Greg Hopkins grounded out to first. “Our pitchers did a great job, our bats were alive and we played good defense,” Groff said, adding that Helena’s early season comebacks against Missoula were not in the back of his mind. “Our pitchers are pitching very well, they’re a lot different than what they were at the beginning of the year. “You can’t let stuff get to you. You take it one game at a time and forget the night before.” All photos by Dylan Brown Independent Record Helena's Robbie Garvey steals second under Missoula's Eric Groff Friday night at Kindrick Legion Field. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/1/92/74e/19274e64-a752-11df-a5c1-001cc4c03286-revisions/4c660a2dde211.image.jpg Garvey slides into first safe after Missoula attempted a pick-off in the fourth inning. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/5/2f/241/52f24130-a752-11df-95f0-001cc4c03286-revisions/4c660a8ed29f1.image.jpg Garvey celebrates with his team mates after hitting a home run in the first inning http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/5/f5/191/5f519160-a752-11df-86d3-001cc4c03286-revisions/4c660aa35a64e.image.jpg Helena's Tyler Thornburg throws the first pitch of the game. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/6/f0/b0e/6f0b0e2e-a752-11df-b31e-001cc4c03286-revisions/4c660abe40206.image.jpg

Seven strong innings and a win for Romanski (one earned run through six, then two runs allowed in the 7th while pitching with a big lead), thanks to the Yankees' 2009 2nd round pick driving in nine runs.

Chris has some interesting photos along with his game notes on the Rattler Radio blog tonight.

Think about it a bit -- not difficult to figure out who made this week's list (hint: position player). OK, too easy...

Fooled again by MiLB.com, RHP Darren Byrd is starting for the Manatees, not LHP Dan Merklinger.

PDF documents: Nashville Media Notes Huntsville Media Notes (Pre-Rainout) The notes do tell us that LHP Chris Cody was to start the nightcap...

Stars Playoff Push Must Start With Diamond Jaxx Connor Shreve, Huntsville Stars A midseason turnaround has the Huntsville Stars baseball team in the thick of the 2010 Southern League playoff race. The 2010 campaign started well enough but Huntsville could not keep pace with it’s solid April record, finishing the first half in fourth place at 33-37. Huntsville started the second half well also with a league best 15-11 July record but has avoided the drop off in performance that doomed the first half chase. Before the Stars current five game losing streak began, the squad had not shown any signs of stumbling to the finish line. Huntsville now hopes that a sweep, the season’s first, on the road at the hands of the first placed Tennessee Smokies will be nothing more than a fluke with the most important five games of the season beginning Friday in Huntsville. The Stars skid coming against the Cubs affiliate has almost certainly guaranteed that a playoff berth will have to come via the wild card competition. The wild card comes in to play if the divisions first half winner also takes the second half, which the Smokies with a six game lead in the Northern Division, seem poised to do. Barring a major Tennessee meltdown, the North’s other playoff team will be determined by the wild card race, meaning overall record. Heading in to Friday night play, the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx hold a 4.5 game lead over the Stars for overall record. The Diamond Jaxx, for whatever reason, has been one of the Stars least favorite opponents this season. West Tennessee struggled early against Huntsville but seems to have gained the advantage, winning 9 of the last 11 games between the two teams en route to a nine games to five season advantage. The Stars are also hoping for a home turnaround having been at the losing end of seven of the nine games with West Tennessee at Joe Davis Stadium. The struggle at home for Huntsville is a season long trend not strictly limited to play against The Diamond Jaxx. It is a trend, though, that may be in the rear view mirror. The Milwaukee Brewers AA squad only won 15 first half games at home but has taken eight of its last ten helping the team to a 14-9 second half home record. However the Stars last impressive home stretch, which included dominating series wins over Mississippi and Carolina, came immediately after West Tennessee pocketed four of five games in Huntsville while outscoring the Stars 35-21. With only 24 games left, The Stars sit in a promising yet precarious position. A good set at “The Joe” will simply lead to an incredible race the rest of the way but a poor series, could force Huntsville to set its sights on 2011.

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Iowa 67 51 .568 - - 35-29 32-22 6-4 L3 Omaha 65 54 .546 2.5 24 32-27 33-27 9-1 W5 Memphis 64 55 .538 3.5 23 34-23 30-32 4-6 L1 Nashville 62 56 .525 5.0 22 31-26 31-30 5-5 W1 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak * Tennessee 30 17 .638 - - 19-7 11-10 8-2 L1 Huntsville 24 22 .522 5.5 19 14-9 10-13 4-6 L5 West Tenn 22 24 .478 7.5 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Chattanooga 21 25 .457 8.5 16 11-12 10-13 4-6 W4 Carolina 21 26 .447 9.0 15 10-13 11-13 3-7 L4 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Daytona 30 16 .652 - - 17-7 13-9 4-6 W2 Tampa 28 16 .636 1.0 25 13-7 15-9 6-4 L2 Brevard County 27 19 .587 3.0 22 13-8 14-11 5-5 L2 Lakeland 21 23 .477 8.0 18 13-9 8-14 7-3 W2 Clearwater 20 26 .435 10.0 15 13-9 7-17 6-4 W1 * Dunedin 19 27 .413 11.0 14 11-13 8-14 3-7 L1 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Quad Cities 27 17 .614 - - 10-12 17-5 4-6 L1 Kane County 27 18 .600 0.5 - 16-6 11-12 6-4 L1 * Cedar Rapids 26 19 .578 1.5 25 13-10 13-9 6-4 W1 Clinton 25 20 .556 2.5 24 14-10 11-10 8-2 W2 Beloit 23 21 .523 4.0 21 13-9 10-12 7-3 W2 Wisconsin 21 25 .457 7.0 19 12-10 9-15 5-5 W1 Peoria 20 24 .455 7.0 20 11-12 9-12 3-7 L4 Burlington 15 28 .349 11.5 14 11-9 4-19 1-9 L9 PIO North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak * Great Falls 7 5 .583 - - 5-3 2-2 5-5 L1 Helena 6 5 .545 0.5 27 2-1 4-4 5-5 W2 Billings 5 6 .455 1.5 26 3-3 2-3 5-5 W1 Missoula 5 7 .417 2.0 25 2-4 3-3 5-5 L2 AZL Central Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak AZL Brewers 27 15 .643 - - 9-8 9-7 5-5 W2 AZL Dodgers 23 19 .548 4.0 11 9-7 9-6 8-2 W5 AZL Reds 22 21 .512 5.5 9 8-7 9-7 7-3 L1 AZL Indians 19 24 .442 8.5 6 7-9 9-7 3-7 L6 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Mariners 37 25 .597 - - 20-10 17-15 6-4 W1 DSL Cardinals 34 28 .548 3.0 8 22-8 12-20 4-6 L1 DSL Athletics 27 34 .443 9.5 2 16-17 11-17 5-5 W1 DSL Brewers 26 37 .413 11.5 E 15-16 11-21 5-5 L1

Follow Friday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Tab or New Window". Choose "Recap". 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 (Gameday also available) Huntsville Game One (Gameday also available) Huntsville Game Two (Gameday also available) Brevard County Wisconsin Helena DSL Brewers

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF, 13th-style! Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Sam Narron at home vs. Salt Lake City (Angels), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Michael Bowman and TBD (likely RHP Michael Fiers) at home vs. West Tenn (Mariners), 4:45 PM pre-game; 5:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Live Audio Link Brevard County: LHP Dan Merklinger at home vs. Lakeland (Tigers), 6:05 gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... Wisconsin: RHP Damon Krestalude at Quad Cities (Cardinals), 6:40 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: RHP Tyler Thornburg at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Cardinals, 9:30 AM