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Huntsville Press Release: Catcher Anderson de la Rosa has been transferred from the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to the Stars. In 12 games with Nashville, he was batting .263 (10-for-38) with five doubles and four RBI. INF Steffan Wilson has been placed on the disabled list. He is batting .201 (42-for-209) with Huntsville this season. He is currently third on the team in home runs with six. Additionally, RHP Robert Hinton was promoted to Triple-A Nashville. With the Stars in 2010, Hinton was 3-2 with a 3.40 ERA. He recorded one save in four opportunities. RHP Amaury Rivas was also activated from the disabled list. Rivas was placed on the DL back on July 9 and did not participate in this year's Southern League All-Star Game on July 12. With these moves, the Stars active roster stays at 24, the Southern League limit.

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 49 41 .544 - - 23-22 26-19 6-4 W1 Iowa 49 42 .538 0.5 54 27-24 22-18 6-4 L1 Memphis 49 43 .533 1.0 53 26-19 23-24 4-6 L1 Nashville 48 43 .527 1.5 53 23-19 25-24 4-6 L2 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Huntsville 12 9 .571 - - 5-3 7-6 7-3 W4 Carolina 11 10 .524 1.0 49 4-4 7-6 6-4 L2 * Tennessee 11 10 .524 1.0 49 7-4 4-6 5-5 W3 Chattanooga 10 11 .476 2.0 48 7-6 3-5 3-7 L4 West Tenn 7 14 .333 5.0 45 4-6 3-8 2-8 L1 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Tampa 12 6 .667 - - 5-3 7-3 5-5 W2 Daytona 12 8 .600 1.0 51 8-2 4-6 6-4 W1 Brevard County 11 9 .550 2.0 50 8-5 3-4 7-3 W1 Clearwater 9 12 .429 4.5 47 7-2 2-10 3-7 L2 * Dunedin 8 12 .400 5.0 47 5-4 3-8 4-6 L2 Lakeland 6 12 .333 6.0 47 4-5 2-7 5-5 W1 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Quad Cities 11 7 .611 - - 5-4 6-3 5-5 L2 Kane County 12 8 .600 - - 8-3 4-5 8-2 W3 * Cedar Rapids 11 8 .579 0.5 51 7-3 4-5 6-4 L1 Clinton 10 9 .526 1.5 50 6-5 4-4 5-5 L1 Wisconsin 10 10 .500 2.0 49 8-3 2-7 5-5 L1 Burlington 9 10 .474 2.5 49 8-3 1-7 4-6 L1 Beloit 8 11 .421 3.5 47 6-5 2-6 4-6 W1 Peoria 6 12 .333 5.0 47 4-6 2-6 3-7 W2 PIO North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Great Falls 13 11 .542 - - 6-6 7-5 5-5 L2 Billings 12 12 .500 1.0 14 7-5 5-7 7-3 W1 Helena 12 12 .500 1.0 14 7-5 5-7 2-8 L5 Missoula 9 15 .375 4.0 11 6-6 3-9 4-6 W1 AZL Central Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak AZL Brewers 15 5 .750 - - 3-3 2-1 5-3 W2 AZL Dodgers 10 10 .500 5.0 32 2-2 2-2 4-4 W1 AZL Indians 9 11 .450 6.0 31 2-2 4-1 6-2 W1 AZL Reds 7 13 .350 8.0 29 0-3 2-3 1-6 L4 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Cardinals 23 17 .575 - - 18-3 5-14 6-4 L2 DSL Mariners 23 17 .575 - - 14-6 9-11 8-2 W4 DSL Brewers 17 22 .436 5.5 28 11-7 6-15 4-6 L4 DSL Athletics 17 24 .415 6.5 26 10-11 7-13 3-7 W2

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 (Gameday also available) Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Arizona Rookie (Maryvale) DSL Brewers Game One DSL Brewers Game Two

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chase Wright at home vs. Omaha (Royals), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Mark Rogers at home vs. Mississippi (Braves), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP R.J. Seidel at home vs. Charlotte (Rays), 6:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link (Select Charlotte Stone Crabs for the visiting feed) Wisconsin: RHP Damon Krestalude at home vs. Lansing (Blue Jays), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: RHP Stosh Wawrzasek at home vs. Ogden (Dodgers), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Padres' complex in Peoria; 9:00 PM; never audio for games in this league DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Cardinals, 9:30 AM -- not a guarantee, but this most likely will be a doubleheader to make up for last Friday's rainout; each contest seven innings

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Huntsville overcame quite the pitching performance from the undrafted Braves' 23-year-old. More game details from MiLB.com.

Rattlers pitcher Del Howell picked up the win in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against Lansing in Grand Chute. (Post-Crescent photo by Wm. Glasheen) http://cmsimg.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=U0&Date=20100716&Category=APC021102&ArtNo=7160548&Ref=AR&Profile=1019&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0

Link while active, text follows: Kentrail Davis' rehab from hamstring injury puts him in position to help Wisconsin By Mike Woods, Post-Crescent staff writer GRAND CHUTE — June 14 was not a good day for Kentrail Davis. That's when the Brewers moved him from High Class A Brevard County to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, and the red flags filled cyberspace. Another high Milwaukee draft pick — selected in the first round of the 2009 June draft, a pick that came via the CC Sabathia trade — not delivering on expectations. Davis was hitting .244 with 17 RBI and no homers when he was sent to the Timber Rattlers. But, as is often the case, things aren't always as they seem. "It was a never a reason of performance for being sent down," said Davis after the Rattlers split a doubleheader with Lansing on Thursday, taking the first game 7-4 before dropping the second 4-2 on Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. "It was more of an injury that I'm dealing with right now that a lot of people don't know about. It's a hamstring injury. They just wanted to get me up here in better weather to try and heal this thing." Roughly 15 games into this season, he tweaked his hamstring at Brevard County in Florida. He sat out two weeks, came back, then tweaked it again. He sat another three weeks before the Brewers decided to move him to cooler weather in hopes of helping the injury heal. That part of it hasn't worked out so well. Every single day, Davis shows up to the park about an hour before his teammates and goes through a series of treatments with Rattlers trainers Jeff Paxson and Brian Melton. "It's sore," said Davis. "Just playing every day, your legs are going to be sore, whether you're hurt or healthy. I mean, it's kind of tough. It's a long process, but it's working if I can stay on the field every day. It's a hassle, but I want to do whatever takes to get back up there." Despite playing on an injured wheel, Davis has excelled in his one month with the Rattlers. He's hitting a team-high .348 with two homers and 14 RBI. "The last month has been a little stressful, just with the injury," Davis said. "But, I love it here. I'm not thinking about being sent down. I really don't care about that as long as I'm playing. "I don't expect to be 100 percent this year, at all. So I'm just taking it one day at a time and just doing enough to keep me out there on the field every day for the rest of the season." Davis said just being on the field, despite his sore hamstring, keeps him confident. "If I'm sitting and I come back and then I'm sitting and then I come back, I'm up and down," he said. "But if I can stay out there, then I feel good. … I've never really been in a rhythm this year at all." He admitted the mental part of dealing with the injury has been just as draining as his daily rehabilitation. But he has shown the fortitude to press on no matter what the obstacles. "It drives me crazy," he said of the slow healing process. "All I can do is just prepare. Just go to the trainer and do my routine everyday and try and stay positive about it. That's all I can do."

Link while active, text follows: Raptors slide past Brewers By AMBER KUEHN, Helena Independent Record He’s only been in Helena for two days, but Milwaukee Brewers assistant general manager Dan O’Brien already has a pretty good read on his Pioneer League team. “It’s a little bit early in the (evaluation) process, but it’s pretty clear they don’t give up, they always make a late charge and you can tell that’s partly engrained in their approach,” O’Brien said. “I’ve seen some good pitching ... but we haven’t played as good of defense as I know we’re capable of.” The Helena Brewers indeed had a rough outing in the field Thursday, registering five errors while dropping their fifth straight, an 8-5 loss to the Ogden Raptors. Despite the handful of miscues, Helena’s offense came alive late, allowing the home team to threaten in the bottom of the ninth. After rallying from a four-run deficit for the second straight night, the Brewers had the tying run at the plate in Greg Hopkins, who made his first appearance in the lineup after missing seven games following a concussion. With a pair of runners in scoring position, Hopkins hit a hard shot to center field, but Ogden outfielder Leon Landry was right underneath it for the game-ending out. Now, a once-hot Helena squad that began the season 8-1 falls to .500 (12-12) for the first time this season. “To have the tying run at the plate in the ninth is all you can ask for right there,” said Helena skipper Joe Ayrault. “But anytime you make five errors and the other team doesn’t make any, your chances of winning that ball game aren’t very good.” Ogden struck first as Landry came home on a throwing error by Brewers catcher Brent Dean after stroking a double and then advancing to third on a wild pitch by Helena starter Matt Miller. The right-hander suffered his first loss of the season, giving up six hits and four runs (three earned) in six innings. Landry bombed an opposite field, two-run homer in his next at bat, and scored another run in the seventh to give the Raptors an even larger cushion. The Brewers only managed two hits through the first four innings — while making three errors in that time frame — and did not plate any runs until the sixth. “You know how these guys are, kind of a late-inning hitting ball club,” Ayrault said. (O’Brien told the guys) you’ve got to make sure to come out when the bell rings and get on these guys early.” Ogden and Helena each finished with 10 hits, but it was the Raptors’ pitching which stood out. Five-foot-11 southpaw Antonio Castillo started for the visitors and earned the win, striking out four and allowing just three hits and one walk through five innings. Shawn Tolleson earned the save for the second straight night, his sixth of the season. It didn’t hurt that the Raptors backed up that pitching with run support. “They’ve got some guys that can swing the bat over there,” Ayrault said of Ogden (14-10). “They’re a solid ball club, they played errorless baseball tonight. We can definitely match up with them, we’ve just got to play our game.” O’Brien is in town for the next four days to have a chance to see every Brewer pitcher throw, and so far he’s liked what he’s seen. “I think everyone that has gone out there has been as advertised, and so far, has been impressive,” he said. “The bottom line is, you win with pitching and defense and I’m very confident as the season goes on those two will be the strength of this team.” Ayrault’s not concerned about the attitude of his guys, whether it’s a five-game losing skid or a player is in an 0-for-20 slump. “Every day you walk through that door it’s a new day,” he said. The Brewers will try to avoid the sweep tonight, as Helena’s Stosh Wawrzasek gets the nod against Ogden right-hander Red Patterson. DIAMOND NOTES: Brewers catcher Brent Dean was just 1 for 4 Thursday, but his single in the fifth inning ran his hitting streak to eight straight games. He leads the team in batting with a .395 average...Cody Hawn had cat-like reflexes several times throughout the game, backhanding hard-hit shots for outs at first base...the Brewers had 1,461 in attendance at Kindrick Field. 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Four-run eighth propels BC past Stone Crabs By Frank Longobardo / Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. - The Brevard County Manatees broke a 5-5 tie with four runs in the bottom of the eighth en route to a 9-6 victory over the Charlotte Stone Crabs on Thursday night at Space Coast Stadium. The Manatees (38-51 overall, 11-9 second half) were down 5-3 going into the bottom of the seventh, but a one-out single to center field from Sean Halton drove in Peter Fatse and Juan Sanchez to tie the game at 5-5. Then in the eighth, three straight one-out one-run singles by Fatse, Sanchez and Erik Komatsu gave Brevard County an 8-5 lead. The Manatees would score one more run to make it 9-5. Brevard County's offense pounded out 14 hits and was 5-for-14 with runners in scoring position. The Manatees also benefitted from four Charlotte (52-38, 9-12) errors that led to four unearned runs. Wily Peralta started on the mound for Brevard County and went five innings and allowed four runs (all earned) on five hits, while walking three and striking out one. Trey Watten earned the win in relief as he threw 1 1/3 innings of perfect ball. Charlotte starter Joe Cruz was solid, but allowed three runs -- two earned -- on eight hits over six innings. Cruz walked just one while striking out six, but the Manatees were able to end the righty's scoreless streak at 23 innings. Fatse was productive in the lead-off spot, going 4-for-5 with a double, RBI and three runs scored. Komatsu and Halton had three hits each while driving in two and three runs, respectively. Scott Krieger also had two hits, including a solo-home run off Cruz to lead-off the third inning which marked the first run allowed by the Charlotte starter since his June 24 start against Fort Myers. Walks were the order of the night from Brevard County pitching, who combined to issue 10 bases on balls in the game. Anthony Scelfo's bases-loaded walk in the ninth brought the Stone Crabs closer, but Corey Frerichs settled down to retire the side and close out the 9-6 Manatees victory. Brevard County and Charlotte will play the third game of its four-game series on Friday night beginning at 7:05 PM (6:05 Eastern). Set to take the hill for the Manatees on Friday is R.J. Seidel (3-0, 2.59), while the Stone Crabs will counter with Frank De Los Santos (7-4, 4.13).

July 15 - Chat with Sounds outfielder Adam Stern

Post-Game Interview (Huntsville's 5-4 win) with the newest member of the Brewers organization, 1B / 3B Chris Nowak, the longtime Rays farmhand who homered in the game

Stars take sole possession of first place By Aaron Morse, Huntsville Stars The Huntsville Stars (12-9, 45-46) struck-out 15 times, but it didn’t matter as they stormed back to defeat the Mississippi Braves (12-9, 42-47) by a final score of 5-4 Thursday night. With the win, the Stars take over sole possession of first place in the Southern League North Division. The Braves got on the board with two in the second inning against Stars’ starter Michael Fiers. With one out, Michael Daniel doubled to left. It’d be the theme of the night as the Braves tallied seven doubles in the game. A ground-out moved him to third and Jesus Sucre doubled him home (audio). Pitcher Brandon Beachy helped his own cause with a double of his own, driving in Sucre to make the score 2-0 (audio). Speaking of Beachy, he was lights out, tossing five innings, giving up three hits and striking out 13, which is the most K’s any opposing pitcher has accumulated against the Stars this year. But Huntsville was able to keep things close. In the third, Brett Lawrie led-off with a single to right. One out later, Lawrie swiped second base and advanced to third when Sucre’s throw went into center field. The mistake was costly as Zelous Wheeler hit a routine grounder to short that was enough to score Lawrie and cut the deficit to 2-1 (audio). Unfortunately for the Stars, Mississippi got some insurance in the fourth. It was Daniel getting things started again, this time with a lead-off double. Donell Linares singled to left to move him to third. Sucre followed with a single of his own, driving in Daniel and making the score 3-1 (audio). With runners on first and second and nobody out, Beachy was unsuccessful with a sacrifice bunt attempt, as the Stars got the lead runner at third base. Luckily for them, Fiers walked Antoan Richardson to load the bases. A Luis Bolivar ground-out to Green at third plated the Braves’ fourth run of the game (audio). The newest Star struck back for Huntsville in the bottom of the frame. Chris Nowak drilled a solo homer to make the score 4-2 (audio). Fiers held his own despite his counterpart’s dominance, going five innings, giving up four runs, all earned, on seven hits, walking two and striking out three. Mississippi’s bullpen proved to be their undoing. Michael Broadway was called upon in the sixth to protect the 4-2 lead. Zelous Wheeler greeted him with a single to left. Drew Anderson grounded out and Wheeler advanced to second on the play. After Nowak walked, Taylor Green came up large with an RBI single to right; Nowak was thrown out at third on the play, but the Stars cut the deficit to 4-3 (audio). With two down, Chuck Caufield drilled a double to center, scoring Green and knotting the game at four (audio). While Mark Willinsky had no trouble in the sixth inning, the same cannot be said for reliever Andre Lamontagne, who walked a tightrope in his two innings of work. The Braves put runners on the corners with only one out, but he got Michael Daniel to fly into a double play to end the seventh. In the eighth, he gave up a lead-off double, yet three ground-outs later he was out of the inning. The Stars rewarded Lamontagne’s perseverance with the go-ahead run in the eighth against Braves’ reliever Jaye Chapman. Drew Anderson reached on a lead-off base-on-balls and Nowak hit a grounder that bounced off Chapman’s glove, putting runners on first and second. Green hit into a force-out, and the Stars had runners at the corners with only one away. Unfortunately, Caufield struck-out, leaving it up to Dayton Buller. Buller smacked a sharp grounder up the middle that went off the glove of second baseman Eric Duncan for the Braves’ fourth error of the night. The play scored Anderson from third and the Stars had the go-ahead run without tallying a hit (audio). Jim Henderson worked a perfect ninth for his sixth save of the year and Lamontagne (1-0) picked up his first career double-A victory (final out audio). Huntsville looks for their first series sweep of the year Friday night as they send Mark Rogers (4-6, 3.52 ERA) to the mound. Tune in starting at 6:45 PM Central Time to the Stars Radio Network. First pitch is at 7:00 PM.

It's pretty unfair that we tend to point out when Mat Gamel commits errors, yet Taylor Green now has 15 of his own. Had no idea it had snuck up that high. *** Rolando Pascual not only uncorked four wild pitches, he plunked three batters. Is he more intimidating with a ball or bat in his hand? *** One of only a couple of Nashville highlights on the night is available at the audio link on this page.

The Braves are 30-10 at home. Good luck, Crew.

There probably is a slight injury with Huntsville RHP Amaury Rivas that got him placed on the 7-day DL, but this writer who was at the Southern League All-Star Game wrote: West Tenn's Steven Hensley and Huntsville's Amaury Rivas weren't available because they pitched over the weekend. So perhaps it was even some creative roster juggling to give Rivas a mini-break.

Rattler Radio: Game Notes Part One and Part Two Tonight's Doubleheader Starters Starting Lineup (Game One)

Nashville Media Notes 25-YEAR SERIES SPLIT: In a pretty amazing feat (and possibly Omaha broadcaster Mark Nasser’s favorite game note ever), the Sounds and Royals have split their 376 all-time regular season meetings dating back to 1985, when the Sounds moved up to the Class AAA level and joined the now-defunct American Association. The clubs are tied at 4-4 in meetings this season and split the previous two season series, 8-8. The Sounds were the last team to win a season series between the rivals, triumphing 9-7 in 2007.

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Iowa 49 41 .544 - - 27-24 22-17 6-4 W3 Omaha 48 41 .539 0.5 55 23-22 25-19 6-4 L1 Memphis 49 42 .538 0.5 54 26-19 23-23 5-5 W1 Nashville 48 42 .533 1.0 54 23-18 25-24 4-6 L1 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Carolina 11 9 .550 - - 4-3 7-6 6-4 L1 Huntsville 11 9 .550 - - 4-3 7-6 7-3 W3 Chattanooga 10 10 .500 1.0 50 7-6 3-4 3-7 L3 * Tennessee 10 10 .500 1.0 50 6-4 4-6 5-5 W2 West Tenn 7 13 .350 4.0 47 4-6 3-7 2-8 W1 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Tampa 12 6 .667 - - 5-3 7-3 5-5 W2 Daytona 11 8 .579 1.5 51 7-2 4-6 6-4 L2 Brevard County 10 9 .526 2.5 50 7-5 3-4 6-4 L1 Clearwater 9 11 .450 4.0 48 7-2 2-9 3-7 L1 * Dunedin 8 11 .421 4.5 48 5-4 3-7 4-6 L1 Lakeland 6 12 .333 6.0 47 4-5 2-7 5-5 W1 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Quad Cities 11 6 .647 - - 5-3 6-3 6-4 L1 * Cedar Rapids 11 7 .611 0.5 - 7-2 4-5 7-3 W4 Kane County 11 8 .579 1.0 52 7-3 4-5 7-3 W2 Clinton 10 8 .556 1.5 52 6-4 4-4 5-5 W1 Burlington 9 9 .500 2.5 51 8-2 1-7 5-5 W1 Wisconsin 9 9 .500 2.5 51 7-2 2-7 5-5 W3 Beloit 7 11 .389 4.5 48 5-5 2-6 4-6 L3 Peoria 5 12 .294 6.0 48 3-6 2-6 2-8 W1 PIO North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Great Falls 13 10 .565 - - 6-6 7-4 6-4 L1 Helena 12 11 .522 1.0 15 7-4 5-7 3-7 L4 Billings 11 12 .478 2.0 14 7-5 4-7 6-4 L1 Missoula 8 15 .348 5.0 11 5-6 3-9 3-7 L2 AZL Central Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak AZL Brewers 14 5 .737 - - 2-3 2-1 4-4 W1 AZL Dodgers 9 10 .474 5.0 33 2-2 1-2 3-4 L4 AZL Indians 9 11 .450 5.5 32 2-2 4-1 6-2 W1 AZL Reds 7 13 .350 7.5 30 0-3 2-3 1-6 L4 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Cardinals 23 16 .590 - - 18-2 5-14 6-4 L1 DSL Mariners 22 17 .564 1.0 33 14-6 8-11 8-2 W3 DSL Brewers 17 21 .447 5.5 29 11-7 6-14 5-5 L3 DSL Athletics 16 24 .400 7.5 26 9-11 7-13 2-8 W1

Follow Thursday'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 (Gameday also available) Brevard County Wisconsin Game One Wisconsin Game Two Helena Arizona Rookie (Maryvale) DSL Brewers

Thursday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chris Waters at home vs. Omaha (Royals), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Michael Fiers at home vs. Mississippi (Braves), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: TBD (likely RHP Cody Scarpetta) at home vs. Charlotte (Rays), 6:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link (Select Charlotte Stone Crabs for the visiting feed) Wisconsin: LHP Del Howell and RHP Nick Bucci at home in a doubleheader vs. Lansing (Blue Jays), 5:15 PM pre-game; 5:35 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Live Audio Link Helena: RHP Matt Miller at home vs. Ogden (Dodgers), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home vs. the bratty Cubbies; 9:00 PM; never audio for games in this league DSL Brewers: at the DSL Athletics, 9:30 AM

Stars surge into a tie for firstBy Aaron Morse, Huntsville Stars Taylor Green smacked a three-run homer and the Huntsville Stars (11-9, 44-46) scored five runs in the fifth inning on their way to a 9-3 victory over the Mississippi Braves (12-8, 42-46) Wednesday night. The win gives Huntsville a share of first place in the north division with the Carolina Mudcats. It’s the first time all year the Stars have been on top of the standings. Huntsville grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first against Braves’ starter Tom Gustafson. With one away, Lee Haydel doubled down the right field line. After Zelous Wheeler walked, Gustafson got the second out of the inning by striking out Drew Anderson. But his wildness hurt him when he proceeded to also walk Steffan Wilson. With Green at the plate, a passed ball allowed Haydel to score from third (audio). Mississippi took advantage of some sloppy defense to take the lead in the third against Stars’ starter Josh Butler. Jesus Sucre blooped a single to shallow center. Two outs later, Butler issued a free pass to Alejandro Machado. After a wild pitch moved both runners up 90 feet, Eric Duncan hit a slow chopper to second base. Brett Lawrie charged hard, but had a hard time getting the ball out of his glove. He airmailed the rushed throw, allowing two runs to score as the Braves went up 2-1 (audio). A Mauro Gomez RBI double down the line gave them a 3-1 edge (audio). All three runs were unearned and Butler was excellent again, going 5.2 innings giving up four hits and striking out five while walking four. It’s his third straight start without surrendering an earned run. The Stars’ big fifth inning started innocently enough with two straight outs. Gustafson struck-out Haydel swinging, but the pitch was wild and Haydel hustled to first safely. A wild pitch advanced him to second and Zelous Wheeler drove him in with a single to left. On the throw to the plate, Wheeler moved to second base (audio). He’d score on a Drew Anderson RBI single and the game was tied (audio). After Steffan Wilson walked, Green unloaded on an off-speed pitch for his fifth homer of the year (audio). The 6-3 lead was more than enough for the Stars’ pitching staff, but just for good measure the Stars tacked on one in the seventh thanks to a Donell Linares error on a grounder off the bat of Dayton Buller that scored Wilson from third (audio). In the eighth, a RBI single from Wilson (audio) and a Green sacrifice fly (audio) extended the lead to 9-3. That’s how the game would end as Eddie Morlan, Nick Green, and Robert Hinton combined to toss 3.1 shutout innings in relief of Butler (3-4) who picked up the win (final out audio). The game marks the end of the Braves’ seven-game winning streak.

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Post-Game Interview (Huntsville's 9-3 win) with Taylor Green

Link while active, text follows: Brewers’ losing skid hits four By AMBER KUEHN Helena Independent Record Helena Brewers manager Joe Ayrault isn’t one to make excuses. He likes to preach aggressiveness on the bases, hopes guys learn from their mistakes and understands that not every comeback is going to result in a one-run game in his team’s favor. But boy, would he like to have this one back. Ogden Raptors shortstop Jake Lemmerman stroked a two-out RBI double that one-hopped the wall in center field to break up a 5-all tie in the eighth and give Ogden the 6-5 win. The Brewers lost their fourth straight, their longest losing skid of the season. But in a game where Helena still pounded out 11 hits and scored four unanswered runs to tie the game, it was less-than-perfect baserunning and a couple of calls that didn’t bounce the Brewers' way that could have been the difference. “We have to do the little things,” Ayrault said. “We had some mistakes on the bases, little things that we could have easily turned it around and won that ball game.” After the Raptors roughed up Helena starter Evan Frederickson for four runs in the first two innings, Helena mounted a comeback thanks to Brandon Sizemore’s second-inning solo shot over the left-center field wall and timely singles by Cody Hawn, John Dishon and Carlos George in the fifth frame. But shortly after the Brewers took their first lead of the game in the sixth on George’s RBI single, Franklin Romero Jr. appeared to have a solid sacrifice fly to left to score John Bivens from third. Home plate umpire Alex Ransom said Bivens left base early, taking the run away for an inning-ending out and causing plenty of commotion from the Brewers’ dugout. “I’m not the kind of guy that blames the umpire for making the call, but it’s one of those things, I feel very confident that he was on the base and scored on an easy sacrifice fly,” said Ayrault, who also argued that a catcher’s interference call was missed an inning later. “None of us really saw it but it’s one of those calls,” said hitting coach Ned Yost. “It was hit to deep left center, so there’s no need to rush, especially with Bivens, he’s quick. But then again I didn’t see it. I asked him (if he left early), he said that he didn’t.” Still, there were plenty of bright spots in the game for the 12-11 Brewers, who still trail Great Falls by just one game in the Pioneer League North standings. Helena got its best outing so far from right-hander Seth Lintz, who made his first relief appearance. In 3 2/3 innings, Lintz gave up just three hits, one earned run and struck out three. “That’s the best I’ve seen Lintz throw the ball,” Ayrault said. Overall, the pitching was what the Helena staff had hoped to see. Moving Frederickson from the bullpen to the starting rotation was the right move, Ayrault believed, even if the end numbers didn’t show it. And closer Brian Garman struck out all four batters he faced. “Frederickson did a really nice job there, he could have got out of the inning with a zero,” Ayrault said, noting that a few broken-bat singles early on resulted in a little tough luck for the southpaw. Another bright spot for the home team was the bat of Brent Dean. The Helena catcher went 3 for 4 to push his average to .412. Lemmerman, meanwhile, led the Raptors (13-10) at the plate in a 3-for-4 performance of his own. “He’s really turned it around,” Yost said of Dean. “He’s really just slowed himself down at the plate... he’s finally starting to realize he doesn’t have to swing hard to hit it hard.” Even with the recent skid, Yost has no doubt that the Brewers will get back to their winning ways soon. “We’re swinging the bats well; no matter how many runs we’re down by I always feel confident we’re going to come back,” he said. “It’s one or two little things here or there that will put us over the top. We’re close, one-run games, we’ve just got to keep after it.”