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Final: Nashville 7, New Orleans (Marlins) 6 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Joe Koshansky photo, text follows -- Sounds Come From Behind To Beat Zephyrs, 7-6 NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds came from behind to score four runs in the final two innings to top the New Orleans Zephyrs, 7-6, on Friday night in front of 9,462 fans, the largest crowd at historic Greer Stadium this season. Jesus Colome (1-0) and Matt Ginter combined to hold the Zephyrs scoreless over the final four frames while allowing just one hit and one walk in the process. Joe Koshansky was a double short of the cycle, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored. The win gave the Sounds a series split and was the fifth victory of the season when trailing in the eighth inning or later. The Sounds took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on Bill Hall's Triple-A debut for 2009. Outfielder Jason Bourgeois walked on four straight pitches to begin the game, with Hall later singling to right field and to score Bourgeois for a 1-0 lead. Dave Matranga's two-out double in the next frame plated catcher Neil Wilson from first base to tie the game at one. Koshansky then gave the Sounds a 2-1 lead in the second inning with his 17th home run of the season, a solo shot to right field that landed on Chestnut Street. Koshansky's home run was the first recorded by a Sounds player in the last 11 games. New Orleans went ahead in the next frame on John Lindsey's 18th home run of the season, a three-run shot to left field that put the Zephyrs in front at 4-2. Dave Matranga later added his sixth homer and extended the New Orleans lead to 5-2 in the next inning. Nashville cut the lead to 5-3 in the next frame after Adam Heether walked to begin the inning. Koshansky hit another bomb off the outfield wall in right-center to score Heether with a triple, and was thrown out by the third baseman trying to score from third. The Zephyrs went back up by three in the next inning on another home run. Michael Ryan hit a deep shot down the right field line that landed on Chestnut Street, his 14th of the year. The Sounds got another one back in the bottom of the seventh after Koshansky and Patrick Arlis singled to reach base. Bourgeois followed with an RBI-single to score Koshansky and cut the lead to 6-4. Later in the inning, Hall came up to bat with the bases juiced with two outs and hit an infield single to third that plated Arlis, bringing the Sounds within one. Koshansky tied the game at six in the bottom of the eighth with his fourth hit and third RBI of the game, singling to right field. Arlis then hit the game-winning base hit to right field that scored Koshansky and put the Sounds ahead for good at 7-6. AUDIO: Patrick Arlis' Game Winning Single Brett Sinkbeil (2-7) took the loss after allowing two runs on two hits in the eighth inning for New Orleans. Sounds starter Nick Green gave up six runs on eight hits including three home runs in five innings of work. Bourgeois extended his hitting streak to nine games, while Arlis' hitting streak moved to seven contests in the victory. The Sounds welcome the Albuquerque Isotopes to historic Greer stadium for the opener of a four-game series at 6:00 PM CT on Saturday night, their last visit to Music City this season. Southpaw Chris Cody (4-6, 4.20) makes the start for Nashville against Albuquerque left-hander Eric Stults (4-1, 4.00) Nashville Box Score Fun contest; where's Angel? Yes, we know -- banged up, understandable but discouraging... Nashville Game Log

Final: Montgomery (Rays) 4, Huntsville 3, ten innings Huntsville Site Game Summary Biscuits Win in Last At-Bat, Again Missed Opportunities Hurt Huntsville in Defeat By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars Pedro Powell singled in the game-winning run with one out in the bottom of the tenth inning to carry Montgomery to a 4-3 walk-off win over Huntsville Friday night in the last of a five-game set at Riverwalk Stadium. The Biscuits took the last four games of the set to raise their record to 16-19 in the second half and 49-56 overall, while the Stars slipped to 14-21 in the second half and 52-52 overall. Rob Wooten retired all six batters he faced, fanning the side in the ninth, and gave way to Juan Sandoval to open the tenth. Cody Cipriano lined his first pitch into center field for a hit, moved to second base on a Matt Spring sacrifice bunt and scored when Powell singled into left field and Drew Anderson's throw home sailed high and wide of catcher Jonathan Lucroy. Sandoval suffered the loss to fall to 3-3, while Eddie Morlan earned the win to improve to 5-4. Morlan struck out Lucroy and got Taylor Green to fly out with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth and induced Michael Garciaparra to ground into an inning-ending double play in the top of the tenth with two runners on. The Stars stranded a dozen base runners over the last eight innings to lose in walk-off fashion for a second straight night. Lucroy's leadoff long ball in the second inning gave the Stars a 1-0 lead and marked the second straight night they had scored first after the Biscuits had tallied first in the first three games of the series. It was only the sixth home run allowed by Biscuits' starter Brandon Mann in 88 innings. Chris Nowak led off the bottom half of the frame with his second home run since rejoining the Biscuits to tie the game at one. Lucroy and Green singled to open the fourth and advanced on a Lorenzo Cain sacrifice bunt that was fielded by the catcher Spring, which left home plate vacated. Lucroy dashed in from third to score, as Mann was breaking toward the plate and unable to corral a throw from first baseman Matt Fields, which also allowed Green to advance to third base. Kevin Melillo followed with a sacrifice fly to plate Green to make it 3-1 Stars. Rashad Eldridge led off the home sixth with a double, moved to third base on a Brandon Chaves single and scored to trim the visitors' lead to 3-2 when Fernando Cortez grounded into a double play. Stars' starter David Welch was then lifted after 5 2/3 frames, giving up seven hits and striking out two and was followed to the hill by Mike McClendon, who gave up a single to Nowak, who then stole second and scored to tie the game on a base hit by Cody Strait. Mann was lifted in the seventh with two runners on and one out and replaced by Ryan Reid, who got Shane Justis to bounce into a force play at second base and struck out Anderson to end the threat. Mann left with a no-decision after yielding six hits, walking two and striking out three. The Stars put runners at the corners with one out in the eighth but failed to score, as Reid fanned Melillo and Chuck Caufield to end the inning. Huntsville opens a five-game series in Jacksonville on Saturday night with right-hander Mike Jones taking the hill against Suns' right-hander Nic Ungs. Coverage of the game begins at 5:50 PM central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score My fellow staffer pogokat compared Jonathan Lucroy to Jason Kendall this week -- I'm very comfortable with Lucroy's .758 OPS, 27 extra-base hits, including the seven HR's, and 61 walks vs. 50 K's... Huntsville Game Log

Final: Brevard County 3, Sarasota (Reds) 2 Brevard County Box Score Lefty Dan Merklinger continues to impress, five shutout innings, no walks, six K's; RHP Omar Aguilar with the save despite allowing a 9th inning home run -- only the 2nd run allowed in 18.2 Brevard innings -- of course, these were supposed to be Nashville innings when off-season projections were made last winter; Eric Farris caught stealing for only the 4th time in 50 tries -- Farris was 3-for-4 with a double; still just 22, lefty bat Logan Schafer (.804 OPS) doubled and homered; Schafer's walk rate remains weak, but shines compared to Lee Haydel's -- Haydel has just 14 walks in 369 AB's -- given his speed, that's just a sin and borderline ridiculous, actually; the Brent Brewer batting third-for-no-apparent-reason experiment has been over for a few games now... Brevard County Game Log The go-ahead and decisive rally -- Brevard County Bottom 7th Brent Brewer flies out to right fielder Denis Phipps. Anderson De La Rosa singles on a fly ball to left fielder Justin Reed. Derrick Alfonso triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Denis Phipps. Anderson De La Rosa scores. Logan Schafer doubles (24) on a ground ball to left fielder Justin Reed. Derrick Alfonso scores. Eric Farris flies out to center fielder Dave Sappelt. Steffan Wilson called out on strikes.

Link while active, text follows: Rattlers' struggles test the players' mental make-up Brett Christopherson, Appleton Post-Crescent GRAND CHUTE - August has emerged from hiding, and if you're among the privileged to list "professional baseball player" on your 1040s, you know what that means. "The dog days," Wisconsin Timber Rattlers catcher Corey Kemp said. When combined with a recent batch of rough losses, that doesn't do much in the way of injecting optimism into a club that's trying to focus on the final 36 games of a Midwest League season that has come to an ugly skid. The economy isn't the only thing in a funk, folks. Check out the Rattlers, who have dropped 14 of their past 16 games, following a 7-0 setback to Quad Cities on Friday in a series opener at Fox Cities Stadium. That's what you call scuffling, with a capital S. Throw in an exclamation point for good measure. "You want to win every time, and when that doesn't happen, you try to find ways to see why you didn't win," said second baseman Brett Lawrie, who finished with a single in four trips to the plate. "Right now, we haven't been doing that. We just keep making the same mistakes. Sometimes, we don't hit. Sometimes, we don't pitch. We've just got to combine those two right now." The good news is this is low A ball and not the bigs, where a steady dose of losing draws unwanted attention, not to mention the ire of a peeved fan base. At this level, player development - like it or not - takes priority over victories. But learning how to win is a key part to this development thing. And even though this isn't the majors, the stakes are still incredibly high. Maybe the public isn't combing through the box scores and keeping close tabs on what's going down on a daily basis, but there are plenty of eyes within an organization whose job it is to pour through the scouting reports and help make tough decisions on topics like player movement - and a player's future. "Some guys, when things are going well, they go out there and do their thing," Rattlers manager Jeff Isom said. "But when things are going bad, they bury their heads in the sand and can't get themselves out. And that's kind of what we're seeing right now. They've got to find out what they're made of. You've got to be mentally strong. It's not a game for the weak, that's for sure." Isom has told his club as much during team meetings in which some tough questions have been raised. "What do you have to do to compete?" "And if you're not competing at this level, how do you expect to move up through the organization?" "That's just reality," Isom said. "We're still trying to make these players better, and we're not going to quit by any means. But it's a little bit in their hands. They have to hold themselves accountable." They also have to share in accepting the blame. Entering Friday's contest, the Rattlers had hit a mere .201 and scored just 25 runs over their previous 10 games. The pitching staff, meanwhile, was roughed up for a 6.14 ERA during that same stretch. "It's going to take a group effort to turn this thing around," said Kemp, held hitless in three at-bats. "We've had individual guys step up, but that hasn't seemed to be good enough. It takes a team. Everybody's tired of losing." And yet, there was another loss to digest on Friday - a season-high seventh straight. The key inning was the fifth, a frame that encapsulated all that has gone wrong for a group that still has playoffs on its mind. Wisconsin, amazingly, trails the second-half wild-card spot by only two games. Second baseman Jason Stidham delivered in the clutch when he sent a soft liner over a leaping Lawrie with two down and the bags full to drive in a pair and give the River Bandits a 3-0 advantage. The Rattlers then took their turns, opening with a walk and a single but failing to convert. It was a frustrating extension of their just-completed road trip, a dismal 0-6 showing against Peoria and Fort Wayne in which the Rattlers were outscored by a combined 40-14 margin. "I don't know if it's the mental part of the game that weighs on them a little bit, thinking, 'Geez, we're three runs down, this seems like an insurmountable lead for us. I don't know if we can get it done,' " Isom said. "When you're losing games and you're failing at times, that's not a bad thing. You can learn about what the guy's make-up is and how a guy's going to respond." So, how will these guys respond to adversity? Rise or wilt? Check back in about a month to find out the answer. "Obviously, people that watch know who's competing and who's not competing," Lawrie said. "They know who's out there to play and who's out there grinding. You've just got to keep competing. You can't give anything in."

Final: Quad Cities (Cardinals) 7, Wisconsin 0 Wisconsin Site Game Summary Shutout runs losing streak to seven By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Quad Cities River Bandits beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 7-0 Friday night at Time Warner Cable Field. The loss was the seventh straight for the Timber Rattlers and Quad Cities starting pitcher Arquimedes Nieto had a lot to do with it. The righty pitched six scoreless innings, walked one, and struck out a career-high eight batters. Osvaldo Morales put the River Bandits (45-58 overall, 15-18 second half) up 1-0 in the top of the second inning. He lifted a high fly to left that carried over the wall for a lead off homer, his fourteenth of the season. Quad Cities added to their lead with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth. Frederick Parejo doubled and Jack Cawley walked to start the inning. Rattlers starting pitcher Cody Scarpetta got the next two outs. But he walked Jose Garcia to load the bases. Jason Stidham followed with a line drive single to center that drove in two runs for a 3-0 Quad Cities lead. Wisconsin (47-56, 13-20) put two runners on with no outs in the bottom of the fifth and two on with one out in the bottom of the sixth, but Nieto got out of both jams to keep the shutout alive. The River Bandits padded their lead in the ninth with four more runs. Pedro Lambertus loaded the bases on a single, a walk, and a hit batsman. He would give up an RBI single to Jarred Bogany and be replaced by Liam Ohlmann. Ohlmann entered with the bases loaded and one out. The first run scored on a passed ball. Jose Garcia's single to right drove in the final two runs of the night. Wisconsin would get two hits to start the bottom of the ninth inning against Dave Carpenter, but he got a 6-4-3 double play and a strikeout to end the game. This was the eighth time the Rattlers have been shutout this season. Game two of the series is Saturday night. Daniel Meadows (11-3, 3.83) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Quad Cities sends Scott McGregor (4-7, 6.98) to the hill. Saturday is also It's Easy Being Green Night! The Timber Rattlers have an eco-friendly night planned with local environmentally friendly companies in attendance. There will be displays and information along with a flurry of "green" game enhancements. Plus, enter to win a host of great and eco-friendly prizes. There is also a scheduled post-game fireworks display sponsored by Fox 11. Game time is 7:05 PM. More details at Brett Christopherson's Post-Crescent Blog Wisconsin Box Score Tough game when the most upbeat part of the summary is the Eco-Green Night preview; all seven Rattler hits were singles -- Erik Komatsu had three and Peter Fatse two; bottom four in the order 0-for-12 with six K's; RHP Cody Scarpetta technically with a quality start -- two of his three walks were in a two-run River Bandit fifth, which ended on a play at the plate... Wisconsin Game Log The Timber Rattlers' Corey Kemp takes a pitch as River Bandits catcher Jack Cawley sets the target at Fox Cities Stadium on Friday. Post-Crescent photo by Kirk Wagner http://cmsimg.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=U0&Date=20090801&Category=APC021102&ArtNo=908010632&Ref=AR&Profile=1019&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0

Final: Arizona Brewers 5, Arizona Dodgers 3 Arizona Box Score Brewers take a 4-0 lead after three innings, and hold on despite allowing two 9th inning runs; RHP Kris Dabrowiecki has found a niche as the A-Crew's sometimes-closer, and stranded two of RHP Andrew Dunn's baserunners for the save; among the three earlier RH pitchers, none of whom allowed an earned run, Blake Billings' line was the most impressive, as Tyler Cravy and Seth Lintz combined for six walks; Brandon Sizemore still the most advanced hitter in Maryvale, reaching three times; five different Brewers drove in runs, including 19-year-old Dominican catcher Orton Rodriguez, who was 2-for-4 with a triple; shortstop Carlos George definitely has offensive skills (.790 OPS), but committed as many throwing errors (two) as he had stolen bases here -- his error pace is down from '08, however... Arizona Game Log The three-run inning -- AZL Brewers Bottom 3rd Carlos George walks. With Demetrius McKelvie batting, Carlos George steals (9) 2nd base. With Demetrius McKelvie batting, wild pitch by Brandon Martinez, Carlos George to 3rd. Demetrius McKelvie doubles (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Nick Akins. Carlos George scores. Wayne Dedrick flies out to center fielder Stetson Banks. Brandon Sizemore singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nick Akins. Demetrius McKelvie to 3rd. Brandon Sizemore to 2nd on the throw. Maxwell Walla grounds out, second baseman Ramon Jean to first baseman Michael Pericht. Demetrius McKelvie scores. Brandon Sizemore to 3rd. Allixon Cequea singles on a line drive to right fielder Jonathan Garcia. Brandon Sizemore scores. Orton Rodriguez singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Akins. Allixon Cequea to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Roberto Feliciano replaces Brandon Martinez. Jonathan Requena called out on strikes.

Final: Helena 4, Billings (Reds) 2 Link while active, text follows: Bucci superb in Brewers win By AMBER KUEHN - Helena Independent Record In need of a win to stay in the hunt for the first-half season North Division title, the Helena Brewers turned to their two strongest arms. Nick Bucci was superb at the start, as he has been all season, and Michael Fiers closed the game without forfeiting a run to help Helena to a 4-2 win over the Billings Mustangs Friday at Kindrick Legion Field. It was the first game of the series with the Mustangs, who at 11-25 are in the Pioneer League North basement. The right-handed Bucci remains undefeated at 6-0, the best record in the league. Bucci's ERA of 3.06 ranks him fourth, but the sparkling marks are of little importance to the 19-year-old. "I tend not to look at that at all," he said. "We got the win tonight and that's all I'm happy about." Bucci had faced just one over the minimum number of batters through five innings, at one point retiring 10 straight. The fast worker kept batters out of their comfort zone, wasting little time between pitches. At times the Mustangs players would step out of the batters box just to try to buy time and slow Bucci down. "When I go out there, I try to be aggressive," he said. "I throw a lot of fastballs, I've got a curveball and a changeup. I like to work quick to keep our defense on our toes." And work quick he did, helping move along a game that lasted just a minute over the 2-hour mark. The Ontario, Can., native finished the game with seven strikeouts, no walks, three hits and two runs in seven innings of work. "Bucci's outstanding," Brewers manager Rene Gonzales said. "He made one mistake and that was it." Gonzales said he puts confidence in all his pitchers, but admitted that Bucci has been the most consistent. "You always know the losing skid's going to stop with him, he's such a bulldog out there," Gonzales said. "It's fun to know he's gonna be out there on the mound." While Bucci continued to put up goose eggs for the Brewers, his teammates backed him up by getting hot on offense. Josh Prince started things off in the fourth, blooping a single that fell just in front of Billings' 16-year-old center fielder Yorman Rodriguez. Prince was caught trying to steal second base for the second straight night, a rarity for the league leader in thefts. After Billings starter Leonardo Astorga walked Mike Brownstein, Scott Krieger belted a two-run homer to put the Brewers on the board. His 10th long ball of the year was a straight shot to dead center off the first pitch he saw. The Mustangs crawled back in the sixth. Frank Pfister reached on a base hit, but after an ill-advised throw by Brewers catcher Cameron Garfield (Helena's lone error of the contest), Pfister advanced to third. Mauricio Pimentel then had a sacrifice RBI to bring in Billings' first score. Despite the unearned run, Bucci continued to work quickly. While the ace remained on the mound in the seventh, Fiers began warming up in the bullpen. Bucci said Fiers is a guy he likes to see coming in behind him. "You just gain confidence," he said. "He's been lights out the whole year." Shortly after Bucci struck out Rodriguez for his seventh K, Billings right fielder Sean Conner cracked a home run to tie up the game after falling behind in the count. "I know Bucci's kicking himself for giving up that home run," Gonzales said. Cutter Dykstra would answer in the bottom of the seventh. Although Dykstra was caught on second trying to extend a base hit, he still managed to bring in Garfield and Sean Halton for what would be the winning runs. "I have total confidence in our offense for putting up runs," Bucci said. "So I just try to go out there and put up zeros." The Brewers had a chance to tack on more late in the inning. After Chad Stang, Prince and Brownstein all got on by walks, Helena failed to produce points as Krieger struck out. Billings reliever Daniel Corcino hadn't thrown in a bases-loaded situation all season but managed to dodge the bullet. Fiers managed to escape a jam of his own in the eighth, getting a crucial out with two Mustangs in scoring position. "He throws strikes," Gonzales said of his clutch closer, who fanned five in two innings. "Everything's at the knees and that's why he's successful. I hope that the rest of the bullpen follows his lead and watches why he's successful." Fiers came in to close in the eighth and struck out five en route to his eighth save in nine tries this season, a Pioneer League best. Astorga, despite being tagged with the loss, had his longest outing for the Mustangs this season, a solid performance in 6 2/3 innings. Astorga fanned four, walked three and gave up seven hits and four runs. "Their starter didn't do bad either," Gonzales said. "Their pitchers pitch really well and we were just able to get a clutch hit by Dykstra to separate us by two." Although the opponents own the North's worst record, Bucci said they have to prepare for Billings just like any other team. "You can't take anyone for granted at all in this league," he said. Gonzales said any team can show up to win on any given night. "I didn't think Missoula was going to be very strong the first time we played them and now they're at the top of our division," he said. "So you never can tell. "I think we're way better than our record, so that's not a measure of a team." The Brewers' victory, coupled with a Great Falls loss, moves Helena (19-17) into a tie for second place. Missoula still has a two-game lead on the Brewers, and Helena must win out to have a shot in the second half. Helena Box Score Michael Fiers' 35-to-1 K / BB ratio in just 21 innings was noted above, Nick Bucci's 43-to-9 in 47 innings pales in comparison, but is still outstanding -- of course, Bucci is over five years younger; as for Fiers, has anyone ever been called to the big leagues direct from rookie ball? I know pitchers have avoided the minor leagues altogether in rare cases. Only DH Edgar Trejo failed to reach base for the H-Crew... Helena Game Log

Final: DSL Giants 6, DSL Brewers / Orioles 4 DSL Brewers / Orioles Box Score 6'7" 17-year-old LHP Eliezer Montano (is he 6'8" yet?) allowed two runs (only one earned) in the final three innings; Hitaniel Arias has been an error-machine in his conversion to first base; catcher Jhonatan Javier's OPS continues to rise, even at its lofty heights (1.032) -- he homered, doubled, and walked here; 17-year-old SS Andres Martinez is 2-for-his-last-27 and has K'd 55 times in 128 AB's, now hitting .164... DSL Brewers / Orioles Game Log

RHP Nick Green was named the Nashville starter for tonight.

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This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated a few hours prior to gametime. Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): *** We're going to include the link to Kraig McNutt's Nashville blog in the same post as the Nashville media notes link going forward. *** "Voice of the Rattlers" Chris Mehring's informative and entertaining Rattlers Radio Blog includes game notes an hour or two before gametime.

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. MiLB.com now has Gameday available for AA as well as AAA this season. Nashville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_31_nozaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_31_hunaax_monaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_31_sarafa_breafa_1 Wisconsin: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_07_31_qcsafx_wisafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572 Helena: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_07_31_bilrok_helrok_1&did=t433&sid=t433 Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_31_dodrok_brrrok_1 Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_07_31_dobrok_dgirok_1

Friday's Menu: TGIF! Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: TBD at home vs. New Orleans (Marlins), 6:35 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime; it was to be RHP Mike Burns' turn Live Audio Link Huntsville: LHP David Welch at Montgomery (Rays), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: LHP Dan Merklinger at home vs. Sarasota (Reds), 6:05 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... Wisconsin: RHP Cody Scarpetta at home vs. Quad Cities (Cardinals), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: RHP Nick Bucci at home vs. Billings (Reds), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link Arizona Summer League: at home in Maryvale vs. the Dodgers' kids; no more day games -- all games begin at 7:00 local time in the desert; no audio, naturally... Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: at the DSL Giants (see this thread for some roster background) -- all games are 10:30 local time in the Dominican, and no need to ask about web audio; we usually won't see updated box scores until the overnight...

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Helena Brewers' Shawn Zarraga checks the overthrow as he turns to steal third base while Great Falls' Jeff Tezak runs to recover the ball during their game Thursday night at Kindrick Legion Field. (All Photos by Lisa Kunkel, Helena Independent Record) http://www.helenair.com/content/articles/2009/07/31/sports/top/50spl_090731_brewers.jpg Brewers' Chad Stang dives back to first base in time to beat the tag from Great Falls' Jose Vargas. http://images.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/articles/2009/07/31/sports/top/50spl_090731_brewers-2.jpg Brewers shortstop Josh Prince waits to tag Great Falls' Jordan Cheatham on the steal http://images.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/articles/2009/07/31/sports/top/50spl_090731_brewers-3.jpg Brewers' Kyle Dhanani scores on a wild pitch as Great Falls pitcher J.R. Ballinger attempts the cover http://images.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/articles/2009/07/31/sports/top/50spl_090731_brewers-4.jpg

Huntsville Stars' Taylor Green can't make the tag before Montgomery Biscuit Brandon Chaves reaches third base Thursday. The Biscuits downed the Stars 2-1. (Montgomery Advertiser Photo by Lloyd Gallman) http://cmsimg.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DS&Date=20090731&Category=SPORTS01&ArtNo=907310319&Ref=AR&Profile=1002&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0

Adam McClavy at MLB.com: Triple-A Nashville catcher Angel Salome, considered Milwaukee's top catching prospect, has been absent from the box scores of late. He missed his fourth straight start on Wednesday, marking the eighth time in 11 Sounds games that Salome didn't play. Asked via e-mail about Salome's status, assistant general manager Gord Ash responded that the team was "just giving him a few days. According to the trainer, he will be fine." A followup e-mail inquiring about Salome's particular ailment went unanswered. Ash has been very busy with GM Doug Melvin searching for pitching help ahead of Friday's non-waiver Trade Deadline.

No Angel Salome again tonight. I've been told Salome is just banged up, nothing serious. Well, then get in there, kid. There's probably 23 others banged up on the roster.

Nothing compatible with the Hawaiian League this year, probably in 2010. Details here.

Nashville doesn't have any designated hitter games until August 9th, so that doesn't assist matters.

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nashville 56 48 .538 - 31-21 25-27 W1 Memphis 53 51 .510 3.0 32-21 21-30 L1 Iowa 52 52 .500 4.0 30-20 22-32 L4 Omaha 43 60 .417 12.5 20-28 23-32 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chattanooga 17 16 .515 - 10-6 7-10 L2 West Tenn 17 16 .515 - 7-8 10-8 W1 Tennessee 16 17 .485 1.0 5-10 11-7 W3 Carolina 14 19 .424 3.0 7-11 7-8 W2 Huntsville 14 19 .424 3.0 6-9 8-10 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tampa 21 9 .700 - 5-6 16-3 W5 Brevard County 19 11 .633 2.0 11-6 8-5 L1 Clearwater 17 14 .548 4.5 8-6 9-8 W4 Dunedin 17 15 .531 5.0 10-7 7-8 W1 Daytona 15 16 .484 6.5 6-9 9-7 L3 Lakeland 15 16 .484 6.5 7-7 8-9 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Great Falls 19 15 .559 - 10-6 9-9 W2 Missoula 19 15 .559 - 14-5 5-10 L2 Helena 17 17 .500 2.0 6-9 11-8 L1 Billings 11 23 .324 8.0 7-11 4-12 W1

This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated a few hours prior to gametime. Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): *** We're going to include the link to Kraig McNutt's Nashville blog in the same post as the Nashville media notes link going forward. *** "Voice of the Rattlers" Chris Mehring's informative and entertaining Rattlers Radio Blog includes game notes an hour or two before gametime.

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