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Brevard County blanked by Daytona By Frank Longobardo / Brevard County Manatees One pitch made the difference in the Brevard County Manatees' return from a six-day road trip. Daytona Cubs left fielder Nelson Perez hit a solo home run to right field in the third inning as the Manatees fell 1-0 at Space Coast Stadium on Friday night. Manatees starter Michael Fiers (0-2, 1.88 ERA) went seven strong innings allowing four hits and striking out seven, but made the one costly mistake to Perez. The Manatees (5-11) though had their chances in the last three innings of the game. In the seventh with two on and one out, Juan Sanchez singled to shallow left center field, but Erik Komatsu was waved home and gunned down by Daytona's Junior Lake. Anderson De La Rosa flied out to end the inning. In the eighth inning as the Manatees had runners on first and second with one out, but Sergio Miranda lined out to Cubs second baseman Marwin Gonzalez, who then threw out Josh Prince at first for the double play. With their last chance in the ninth, Komatsu led off the inning with a single and then stole second after Brock Kjeldgaard struck out. With the tying run on second and one out, Erik Miller struck out and Sanchez grounded out to end the game. Komatsu led the way at the plate for Brevard County with two hits. Dae-Eun Rhee got the win for the Cubs (7-10) as he threw six innings of one-hit ball and struck out two. Brevard County and Daytona will wrap-up their quick two-game series on Sunday afternoon beginning at 1:05 PM (12:05 Central) at Space Coast Stadium. Manatees starting pitcher Michael Fiers threw seven strong innings allowing one run on four hits with no walks and seven strikeouts, but Brevard County could not push a run across though as they fell 1-0 to Daytona on Friday night. (Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography)http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2010/04/24/vxv4r5QR.jpg

Link while active, text follows: Rattlers profile: No. 14 Joey Paciorek by Post-Crescent staff writer Brett Christopherson Paciorek's file - Age: 21. - Position: Infielder. - Bats/throws: Right/right. - Height, weight: 6-2, 225. - Residence: Blaine, Wash. - Glove: Wilson A2000. - Bat: Louisville Slugger, Pro Stock; 34 inches, 32 ounces. Notes: Selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 15th round of the 2007 June draft. ... Hit .227 with five homers and 45 RBI in 132 career minor-league games between rookie levels Arizona and Helena (Mont.) prior to this season. ... Father, Jim, appeared in 48 games with the Brewers in 1987. Favorites - MLB team growing up: Seattle Mariners. - MLB player(s) growing up: Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez. - MLB player today: Joe Mauer. "I like the way he plays; the way he swings it." - Brewers player: "The whole team." - Sport other than baseball: Hockey. - Way to relax: "Joke around with the guys or listen to music. Keep it loose. You can't take it too seriously." - Music: "A little bit of everything, with a preference towards rap." - TV show: "Dexter." - Food: Grilled chicken and vegetables. Q&A Q: So, you're originally from Canada, eh? You must have played hockey, right? A: I didn't get to play ice hockey. It was pretty much all baseball, basketball and football. Never played, but I love watching it. Q: Well, did you love watching your Canadians beat the U.S. for the men's hockey gold? A: A little bit. I talked about it down in spring training. Bragging rights. I didn't get to watch any events, but I went up there (to Vancouver) and just walked around town (during the Olympics). It was fun. Q: Milwaukee Bucks guard Luke Ridnour also grew up in Blaine, Wash. Know him? A: I met him. His dad was actually my PE teacher in high school. Yeah, they've got his whole shrine at the high school. Real big deal. He's really the first pro athlete to come out of there. Q: Word is, had baseball not worked out, you were interested in becoming a firefighter. True? A: Yeah, there was just some interest and it's a real respectable job. I couldn't do a desk job. Just kind of caught my eye. I was going to go to (college) and do a fire science course and play baseball. Q: Any reason why you're wearing No. 14? A: Not really. Just liked the number. I was 41 in high school, and they only went up to 40 (here), so I just reversed it. Q: Your father and your uncles John and Tom played in the big leagues. How influential have they been to your career? A: Just growing up, I was always around baseball. There wasn't really any doubt in my head that I was going to play — at least in high school. I didn't realize I'd play competitively in the pros. But there was no doubt I was going to play baseball as long as I could, growing up. And once I got here, they (helped) as far as knowing how to carry yourself on and off the field. Q: What was the best piece of advice they offered, as far as baseball goes? A: Just getting into a routine. That's huge. Just trying to feel the same way every day. And get into a good work ethic on and off the field. Q: Did your dad ever play in the Midwest League? A: He did, when (the Brewers) were at Beloit. (Laughing) He told me Clinton, Iowa, was the worst place to play. Q: You were drafted out of high school. How tough was the adjustment to pro ball? A: Just the speed of the game. You go from being a big fish in a small pond to being a small fish in a big pond. And learning how to be a professional on and off the field. Q: People often talk about the mental grind of baseball. Do you find that to be more of a challenge than the physical aspect? A: That's the biggest difference between guys here and guys in the big leagues. Everybody's got the ability, the God-given ability. But the mental side is huge. Q: You guys were recently an out away from a no-hitter when a Burlington batter ripped a liner down the left-field line for a double. As the third baseman, rumor has it you could have made the play — true? A: (Laughing) I don't think so. Guys were trying to say, 'We blame it on you.' But it was a little out of my reach. So they decided to blame (catcher Cameron) Garfield instead for the pitch call. It was exciting, though. Jake (Odorizzi) threw a real good game, and (Damon) Krestalude came in and did his job and it was down to the last out. Q: The goal is to keep advancing levels. What do you need to improve to give yourself a shot at the bigs? A: Everything. Keeping a good work ethic and getting better everyday. Just keep grinding away. *** The tool box Wisconsin Timber Rattlers manager Jeff Isom breaks down Joey Paciorek's skills: - Hitting for average: "He's a guy that, with a few mechanical changes, is going to hit for some average. He'll probably be about a .250 hitter in the big leagues. That's what I would project him at, and that's still pretty good." - Hitting for power: "He's got a great body. You see the size that he has and you see his shoulders, and that's one thing we look at. A kid like Joey, 21 years old — we're projecting him four or five years down the road and in the big leagues — I see him hitting for a decent average and a little bit of power, as well. You might not see the results right now, but there's something we see occasionally in his bat during batting practice. I know the organization is high on this kid." - Running speed: "Running's not his specialty. He's going to be a power guy, but I wouldn't say he's below average by a whole lot. But he's not a major-league average runner, which is OK if you're a power guy at the corner position." - Arm strength: "He's got a strong arm. If he's backhanding the ball down the third-base line, he's got a strong enough arm where he's going to be able to get a quick runner out." - Fielding: "He's a corner infield guy, but he can play second base. We had him there in spring training, and then we moved a couple things around and he fits in at third base. … He' s got a decent glove. I actually think he probably does a little bit better job at second base. He turns a good double play. He's adequate at third base — makes the plays when they're at him. His glove is improving." - Final thoughts: "He's a heads-up player, a hard-nosed player. He goes about his business and works hard. I've known him for two, three years, and I think the world of the kid. He's got a lot of attributes that will make him, or have him, move on in this organization." Joey Paciorek plays the infield for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. 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Link while active, text follows: Rain chases Snappers pitcher Osterbrock when Timber Rattlers batters can't By Jim Oskola, Post-Crescent staff writer GRAND CHUTE — After being held to three hits on Friday, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers showed some offensive life at rain-soaked Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium on Saturday. It wasn't quite enough life, though, as Beloit won its second straight in the three-game series, defeating the Rattlers 7-5. Wisconsin got two runs in the first inning off Beloit starter Daniel Osterbrock when Scooter Gennett sliced a double to left, Peter Fatse tripled to the right field corner and Sean Halton doubled down the third baseline. Just when the umbrella-toting Rattlers fans started to think Wisconsin had Osterbrock on the ropes, he settled down and only four more Rattlers reached base in the next six innings. "He was mixing his pitches all right," Fatse said. "He wasn't overpowering but he definitely was mixing things up on us. I think, for the most part, we were getting ourselves out a little bit in the middle innings." Gennett, who went two-for-three with two doubles and a pair of runs scored, thought Osterbrock got in a good rhythm. "We had good at-bats early," Gennett said. "We kind of came off our approach a little bit, but he had good rhythm, got real comfortable up there and you can't allow that to happen if you want to win ballgames." Or maybe Osterbrock is just lucky against the Timber Rattlers. In 2009, Osterbrock went 7-10 in 28 games for Beloit but went 3-0 against Wisconsin, allowing four runs on 12 hits, while striking out 22 in 19 innings. Saturday's pitching line for Osterbrock was seven innings, five hits, two runs, one walk and eight strikeouts. The good thing for the Rattlers was the one-hour, 21-minute rain delay after the seventh inning finished Osterbrock's day and allowed them to go to work against the Beloit bullpen. Trailing 5-2 in the eighth inning, the Rattlers used a patient approach at the plate against Peter Kennelly and Steve Blevins to score three runs. The doubles came early in the count against Kennelly but following a walk to Fatse, Blevins relieved and the Rattlers batters did a good job of sitting back and waiting for strikes. "You have to be patient when you're down in a game," Gennett said. "Seeing pitches and making him throw strikes worked in our favor. We got a lot of walks and had a lot of good at-bats there at the end." Blevins hit the first batter he faced (Halton) and then missed the strike zone on eight of his next nine pitches to force in a pair of runs. "At that point, we were waiting to see a couple pitches and we were in our catch-up approach," Fatse said. "We were not going to be too aggressive unless he got a strike on us early." The patience at the plate paid off until Blevins finally ended the inning by getting Michael Marseco to ground out to short on a 2-2 pitch. "We definitely have to stay with our routine," Gennett said. "It's really important when you're not doing well to not give up and try new things. You've got to maintain what you've been doing, what's gotten you to this point, and stick with it." With the season only 17 games old, there are plenty of at-bats left.

This may be the most photographed Brewer affiliate of all time -- here's the Post-Crescent's gallery for Saturday's Timber Rattlers game.

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Brad's Rattlers photos from Friday night

More on the weather from Buck -- Stars fans, tonight's 6-o'clock game joins the long list of area event cancellations. Due to severe thunderstorms and projected tornado activity that will be hitting north Alabama in the next couple hours until late into the evening, tonight's game between the Chattanooga Lookouts and the Stars has been postponed. The game will be made up as part of a DH tomorrow (Sunday) beginning at 1:00 PM. The decision to postpone this game was made after numerous phone calls to weather officials, the league president and the visiting team. The weather experts have stressed to us that today's storms will be violent and they couldn't stress enough the seriousness of them. Not only do we have to consider the safety of Stars fans, players and coaches, but the safety of having the Chattanooga Lookouts bus drive into severe thunderstorms with tornado activity very likely. We knew two days ago what was coming but we waited until this morning to make final plans on the off chance that the front would change direction. Our goal is to make every attempt to play baseball, but not at a cost of anybody's safety. Currently there is a tornado watch until 2:00 PM today with more updates coming. We just received a report that we will have another batch of severe storms beginning at 3:00 this afternoon and that the severe and/or isolated thunderstorms will not end until midnight. Our staff made it in early today and we have moved just about everything and anything that could go airborne. We tarped the field last night and have a large amount of water on it - along with tractors, equipment and benches - that will hopefully help keep it on the ground so we can play baseball tomorrow. Our goal is to get in early tomorrow and reconfigure the stadium. The plan is to open gates at noon. The Stars players and coaches will be on the concourse signing autographs from noon until 12:20 PM. Make sure you're here early. Also, ensure that you safeguard your family and yourselves today and tonight while these storms pass thru the area. We'll have clearer skies tomorrow and a DH to get us back on schedule. Rock On!

Hey folks, apologies from me, as I failed to remind you about last Thursday's Timber Rattler game being a Time Warner Channel 32 event. Here's the box score from that game You have two chances to DVR the replay from that game this weekend -- the position players and Andre Lamontagne would appreciate it, Eric Arnett may wish you to overlook this one -- regardless, if you want to do some self-scouting with the convenience of the occasional fast-forward / rewind button, here's the schedule for the re-broadcasts: Saturday 4/24, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sunday, 4/25, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Check for updated links shortly before game time for media notes -- PDF documents: Nashville Media Notes Huntsville Media Notes ***http://rattler-radio.blogspot.com/Rattler Radio: Game notes April 24, 2010: Today's Rattlers pitchers April 24, 2010: Rattlers lineup

MID Western (click column headers to sort) Club W L PCT GB Home Away L 10 Streak Quad Cities 12 4 .750 - 6-1 6-3 7-3 W1 Peoria 10 6 .625 2.0 6-0 4-6 7-3 L1 Beloit 9 7 .563 3.0 5-4 4-3 7-3 W2 Cedar Rapids 7 9 .438 5.0 4-2 3-7 5-5 L3 Clinton 7 9 .438 5.0 5-5 2-4 3-7 L2 Kane County 7 9 .438 5.0 5-4 2-5 3-7 W1 Wisconsin 7 9 .438 5.0 5-5 2-4 4-6 L1 Burlington 5 11 .313 7.0 4-3 1-8 4-6 W2

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nashville 10 6 .625 - 3-5 7-1 W1 Memphis 8 8 .500 2.0 4-4 4-4 L1 Iowa 7 9 .438 3.0 3-5 4-4 W1 Omaha 7 9 .438 3.0 2-6 5-3 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee 13 2 .867 - 4-1 9-1 W7 Huntsville 9 6 .600 4.0 3-2 6-4 L2 Chattanooga 7 8 .467 6.0 6-4 1-4 W3 Carolina 6 9 .400 7.0 2-8 4-1 L5 West Tenn 6 9 .400 7.0 3-7 3-2 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clearwater 10 6 .625 - 7-1 3-5 W2 Dunedin 9 7 .563 1.0 5-3 4-4 L1 Tampa 9 7 .563 1.0 5-3 4-4 W1 Lakeland 8 7 .533 1.5 5-2 3-5 L2 Daytona 6 10 .375 4.0 2-6 4-4 L1 Brevard County 5 10 .333 4.5 3-5 2-5 W1

Follow Saturday'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

Link while active, text follows: Long ball gives West Tenn a victory By David Thomas, Jackson (TN) Sun It was the perfect storm. But the Diamond Jaxx's 12-1 win over the Huntsville Stars at Pringles Park on Friday had nothing to do with the weather, though the game was called after a 37-minute rain delay in the bottom of the seventh. Mike Wilson had a pair of home runs, and Carlos Triunfel drilled a grand slam as the Jaxx closed out a 10-game homestand. The Jaxx ended the game with five round-trippers, which gives West Tenn a Southern League leading 20 home runs. Triunfel's shot highlighted a seven-run, second inning which included back-to-back shots by Wilson and Guillermo Quiroz to open the inning off Huntsville starter Chris Cody. Leury Bonilla was hit by a Cody pitch, which loaded the bases for Triunfel after back-to-back singles by Johan Limonta and Alex Liddi. After Triunfel's blast gave the Jaxx a 6-0 lead, Wilson greeted Huntsville reliever Mark Willinsky with a one-out triple for his second hit of the inning that scored Dustin Ackley. Peguero and Wilson played long ball in the fourth as the Jaxx upped their lead to 11-1. Triunfel reached on an error to open the fourth and scored one out later when Peguero went yard with his fifth of the year. Wilson, who leads the Southern League in homers, hit his second of the game and his sixth of the season after Ackley walked. Jaxx pitcher Steve Hensley won for the first time in 2010 and lowered his earned run average to 1.80. The Stars managed its only run off Hensley in the fourth after Lorenzo Cain opened the inning with a double, Huntsville's first hit of the game. Cain scored on a two-out infield hit by Zelous Wheeler. After Taylor Green singled, Hensley worked his way out of the inning when Triunfel threw Steffan Wilson out from short. Cody allowed six runs (all earned) on six hits in 1.2 innings of work.

The weather looks to be a bit iffy (60% chance of rain in Appleton), but if you do happen to find yourself driving around or in the yard, Chris reminded us -- If you can't make it to the game, tune in to AM 1280, WNAM.

Saturday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chuck Lofgren at New Orleans (Marlins), 5:45 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Amaury Rivas at home vs. Chattanooga (Dodgers), 5:45 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP Michael Fiers at home vs. Daytona (Cubs), 6:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link (Cubs' feed) Wisconsin: LHP Del Howell at home vs. Beloit (Twins), 12:45 PM pre-game; 1:05 gametime; RHP Nick Bucci scheduled to tandem in relief Live Audio Link

Hey folks, apologies from me, as I failed to remind you about last Thursday's Timber Rattler game being a Time Warner Channel 32 event. Here's the box score from that game You have two chances to DVR the replay from that game this weekend -- the position players and Andre Lamontagne would appreciate it, Eric Arnett may wish you to overlook this one -- regardless, if you want to do some self-scouting with the convenience of the occasional fast-forward / rewind button, here's the schedule for the re-broadcasts: Saturday 4/24, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sunday, 4/25, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

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I goofed this up -- forgot to tell folks about last Thursday's game on TV, I'll be including the next game in the subject field.

Brad with a first-hand account on the Wisconsin game, including Lasker / Heckathorn comments, and a reason to see if Khris Davis is in Saturday's lineup...

Link while active, text follows: Timber Rattlers' hitting binge interrupted in defeat By Brett Christopherson, Post-Crescent staff writer GRAND CHUTE — The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' sizzling offense had just scratched out a meager three hits, yet the scene playing out in the team's indoor batting cage afterward didn't surprise manager Jeff Isom. There was center fielder D'Vontrey Richardson cracking liners off the tee. And there was third baseman Pete Fatse going over pitches and plate approaches with hitting coach Matt Erickson before taking a few cuts. The Rattlers' bats were finally cooled in a 7-2 Midwest League loss to Beloit on Friday at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. So it was time to get back at it and get things right again. "This left a bad taste in their mouth today, with the way we got three hits tonight," Isom said. "The guys know they're better than that. … We weren't happy with the results, and this team is going to work, there's no question about that. "I get here at one o'clock in the afternoon, and we've got guys already in uniform ready to go and get work in. This team wants to work." Wisconsin came into the game the league leader in team batting average (.280) and extra-base hits (54) and tied atop the league in runs scored (86). The numbers had been even more impressive over the previous five games, with the Rattlers batting .293 and averaging 10 hits and seven runs in winning three of those contests to climb to within a game of the .500 mark. So what happened Friday? "He was a quality pitcher," Fatse said of Snappers starter Liam Hendriks, a 21-year-old right-hander who struck out six, allowed only a second-inning double and retired the final 12 batters he faced over five sterling innings. "He located both sides of the plate. He almost threw kind of a teaser slider, just trying to get you on your feet. But he was locating his fastball, mixing up speeds and did a really good job. "Everybody's human. You're not going to put up 10 hits a game as a team, but as long as we keep that focus and that mentality at the plate, I think we'll be fine. It's just one game." Fatse had been swinging the hottest stick on the club, batting .571 (eight-of-14) over the previous five games and an even .500 (14-of-28) over the previous 10 but struck out twice and didn't collect a hit in four trips to the plate as his average "dipped" to .438. Isom, meanwhile, called Hendriks "probably the best guy we've seen this year." "We knew we had a battle," Isom said. "I thought in the first inning we had some good at-bats off of him and didn't have anything to show for it. And then he just settled in and he rolled the remainder of the way." The Snappers, who boast the league's second-lowest team ERA at 2.43, used three pitchers to quiet the Rattlers and also took advantage of an early lead due to a four-run opening inning against Wisconsin starter Maverick Lasker. Still, the attitude in the home dugout was one in which players were sure they'd whittle away at the deficit and eventually assume control, given the recent production. "With this offense, we figure anything is possible," said designated hitter Chris Dennis, who drew three walks on Friday and leads the club with four homers and 13 RBI while batting .340. "Tonight, we had a rough night, but we're going to keep swinging the bats. There's never a deficit that we can't overcome as a team — that's how we feel."

Beloit 7, Wisconsin 2 -- and other stuff Brett Christopherson's blog post is loaded tonight -- interesting quotes from Chris Hook on Eric Arnett among other nuggets, be sure to click above..

Chris' blog entry a bit unique tonight -- this game wasn't worthy of an official gut check, or has the gut check been retired? Autopsies after each loss? Can't wait for future entries -- blog posts, that is, not autopsies -- that would mean more losses...

Diamond Jaxx use big second inning to roll over Stars By Aaron Morse / Huntsville Stars The West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx (6-9) used a seven-run second inning and slugged five homers in the game to crush the Huntsville Stars (9-6) by a final score of 12-1 in a rain-shortened affair Friday night. Stars starting pitcher Chris Cody (2-1) had been quite effective in his first two outings of the year, and he mowed down the Diamond Jaxx in the first inning. But West Tenn. flexed their muscles in the second as Mike Wilson started things off with a solo homer to left. Then the Diamond Jaxx made it back-to-back jacks with a Guillermo Quiroz bomb. Back-to-back singles followed by a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases for Carlos Triunfel. He proceeded to clear them with a grand salami. A couple more base hits chased Cody from the game. Mark Willinsky entered the game and pitched effectively at first, and the Stars got one back in the top of the fourth thanks to a Zelous Wheeler RBI single which plated Lorenzo Cain. But Willinsky, fresh off the seven-day DL, ran into trouble in the fourth. Triuenfel reached on an error, and one out later Carlos Peguero cleared the bases with a two-run jack. Willinsky walked Dustin Ackley and Wilson proceeded to blast his second homer of the night. An RBI ground-out from Triunfel in the fifth off reliever Donovan Hand extended the lead to 12-1. The skies opened up after the top of the seventh inning and the game was concluded due to the rainy weather. The Stars managed only four hits off Diamond Jaxx pitchers Steven Hensley and Josh Fields. Cain scored the lone run as he looks to start a new hitting streak after having his 13-gamer broken Thursday night. Huntsville returns to Joe Davis Stadium Saturday night with a 6:00 PM first pitch against the Chattanooga Lookouts. The Stars won their opening series of the year three games to two against Chattanooga. That’s the same margin they’ve now won all three series they’ve played this season. Amaury Rivas (2-0) will be on the mound.

Final: West Tenn (Mariners) 12, Huntsville 1, 6.5 innings, rain Huntsville Box Score Mother Nature with her own version of the mercy rule, too bad it wsn't three innings earlier; Chris Cody and Mark Willinsky combined to allow 11 runs through four innings; Donovan Hand gained some semblance of success over the next two innings (one run), and Chris Errecart, as noted above, was set to take the mound, but then the umps called it (actually, according to Gameday, Errecart came in and K'd his only batter faced, but that was taken off the books); Lorenzo Cain starts a new hit streak with a double, the Stars' only extra-base hit, Zelous Wheeler and Taylor Green each singled and walked; Diamond Jaxx smoked five long balls; frustrating we don't know more about the status of RHP Evan Anundsen, still on the DL... Huntsville Game Log After throwing a 1-2-3 first inning, this for Chris Cody, one of the more disastrous stretches of at-bats we'll see all season, prepare yourself for the onslaught -- West Tenn Bottom 2nd Mike Wilson homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Guillermo Quiroz homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Coaching visit to mound. Johan Limonta singles on a line drive to center fielder Lorenzo Cain. Alex Liddi singles on a line drive to left fielder Lee Haydel. Johan Limonta to 2nd. Leury Bonilla hit by pitch. Johan Limonta to 3rd. Alex Liddi to 2nd. Carlos Triunfel hits a grand slam (1) to left field. Johan Limonta scores. Alex Liddi scores. Leury Bonilla scores. Kuo Hui Lo flies out to left fielder Lee Haydel. Carlos Peguero singles on a ground ball to right fielder Caleb Gindl. Dustin Ackley grounds into a force out, second baseman Anderson Machado to shortstop Zelous Wheeler. Carlos Peguero out at 2nd. Dustin Ackley to 1st. Pitcher Change: Mark Willinsky replaces Chris Cody. Mike Wilson triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Lorenzo Cain. Dustin Ackley scores. Guillermo Quiroz pops out to shortstop Zelous Wheeler.

Loe Outduels Holland, Sounds Win Homestand FinaleNASHVILLE - Sounds right-hander Kameron Loe worked eight scoreless innings and Nashville plated three late runs in a 3-0 victory over the Oklahoma City RedHawks on Friday evening in front of 6,741 fans at historic Greer Stadium. The win, Nashville's first shutout of the year, wrapped up the Sounds' first homestand of the season. Nashville (10-6) finished 3-5 during their first eight games at Greer. Loe (2-1), who lowered his ERA to 3.70 with the stellar outing, allowed six hits and struck out four batters while walking none over his eight scoreless frames in his second quality start of the year. Loe and Oklahoma starter Michael Holland engaged in a pitcher's duel for much of the evening as the game remained scoreless over the game's first seven frames. After Loe recorded a scoreless top of the eighth, the Nashville offense finally broke through against Holland (2-1) in the home half of the frame. The Oklahoma City southpaw, who had allowed only one run through his first three starts, had his streak of 21 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings come to a close as Nashville plated three runs in the bottom of the eighth to break the scoreless deadlock and grab a 3-0 lead. Joe Koshansky opened the Sounds' eighth with a single to center and moved to second on a Norris Hopper sacrifice. Hopper reached first on the play following a poor throw by first baseman Chad Tracy that drew ex-Sound Hernan Iribarren off the bag. Nashville loaded the bases when Ray Olmedo legged out a bunt single. Johnny Raburn brought the evening's first run plateward when his sacrifice fly to center scored Koshansky. Eric Farris followed with a single to re-load the bases and chase Holland from the contest. Nashville shortstop Luis Cruz greeted RedHawks reliever Pedro Stoop with an RBI single to left to double the advantage to 2-0. The Sounds added their third run when Oklahoma City third baseman Matt Brown mishandled an Adam Heether grounder, allowing Olmedo to score. Closer Chris Smith retired Oklahoma City in order in the top of the ninth to notch his sixth save of the year for Nashville. The Sounds travel to New Orleans tomorrow for a four-game road trip against the Zephyrs (AAA-Marlins). Left-hander Chuck Lofgren (2-1, 4.50) will start Saturday's 6:00 PM series opener for Nashville and face New Orleans right-hander Rick Vandenhurk (1-0, 2.40).