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Link while active, text follows: The 14-inning game probably prevented post-game quotes -- Timber Rattlers win in 14th inning By Ryan Wilson Post-Crescent staff writer GRAND CHUTE - Patience and doctors were a requirement at Fox Cities Stadium on Saturday night. Two separate rain delays - one four minutes and the other 18 - had fans running for cover and players hopping into the dugout. However, even more patience was needed for runs to cross the plate in a pitcher's duel that didn't end until an error on Peoria in the 14th inning gave the Timber Rattlers a 2-1 victory. However, there was bad news to go with the good. Steve Braun, the younger brother of Milwaukee's Ryan, left the game in the bottom of the third after falling awkwardly to the field after being tagged out in a rundown between third and home. Then in the bottom of the eighth, Chris Dennis tried to score the go-ahead run with two outs, but was thrown out on the play. As he tried to avoid the tag, he landed wrong on his foot. Both Braun and Dennis had to be helped from the field. After five scoreless innings, Peoria's Josh Vitters hit a one-out solo home run to left field in the top of the sixth off Efrain Nieves. But Wisconsin answered right back in the bottom half of the inning. Brett Lawrie doubled with one out, and moved to third on an error by Peoria pitcher Chris Siegfried. The next batter, Brock Kjeldgaard, bounced into what appeared to be an inning-ending double play. While the throw to second got one out, the relay was wide enough to cause Chiefs second baseman Junior Lake to hesitate. Kjeldgaard hustled all the way down the line and beat the throw, allowing Lawrie to score and tie the game 1-1. As the game went to extra innings, Peoria had the makings for a go-ahead score in the top of the 10th. With Ryan Flaherty at third with nobody out, the Chiefs attempted a squeeze bunt play that failed, and left Flaherty out to dry. A strikeout and groundout to second later, the Rattlers were out of the inning. Wisconsin starter Cody Scarpetta went five innings and did not allow a run. Nieves came on in the sixth and gave up just one run over three innings to keep Wisconsin in the game.

Link while active, text follows: Love of game lifts Raburn Stars infielder keeps upbeat after toiling nearly decade in minors By Brad Shepard For The Huntsville Times Nearly every night before he goes to bed, Stars utility infielder Johnny Raburn calls his 5-year-old son Jace in St. Petersburg, Fla., to tell him about the most recent game. "He asks me did we win and did I get a hit," Raburn said. "If I did, he says, 'Good job, Dad.' If not, he tells me to, 'Watch the ball, swing hard and hit a home run.' " Raburn smiled big at that. In his nine-year minor league career, the 30-year-old has five total home runs. He has long since passed potential prospect status, and he is batting .235 with seven RBIs in a part-time role this year. But he isn't giving up anytime soon. His wife of six years, Heather, works in marketing for minor league baseball, and she doesn't want Raburn to stop playing. She knows the business, and he said that helps matters considerably, especially considering he rarely gets to see her and his son throughout the season. "She's been extremely supportive," Raburn said. "I've thought about starting a new career, but she wants me to make it as much as I do. I'm fortunate to have found somebody who supports and encourages me to continue my aspirations of playing. "I'll keep a uniform on as long as they keep handing them out." Over the course of his career since being drafted in the 16th round by the Angels after his junior year at the University of South Florida in 2001, he's worn plenty of them. From the Angels, Raburn went to the Brewers to the Rays to the Marlins back to the Rays and is now on his second stint with the Brewers organization. He has played in nine cities and for three different Southern League teams - Jacksonville, Montgomery and Huntsville. He also played for the Stars in 2004 when he hit .248 with 16 steals. "There's not much of the country I haven't seen," Raburn said. Even though he doesn't necessarily excel at anything, Raburn has earned the praise of Stars manager Bob Miscik because of what he does well. "His on-base percentage is respectable (.373 entering Saturday) even though his batting average isn't that great," Miscik said. "He's a gamer. It's the little things that make him valuable." On Friday, it was the big things. He went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored to help the Stars to a 9-3 win over Chattanooga and earned another spot in the starting lineup for Saturday. When he picked up his phone to tell Jace, he remembered his son had to get up early, so the news had to wait till the morning. Jace was just as excited. "Unfortunately, I haven't been able to see him as much this year because of how the economy is," Raburn said of his son. "He came opening week, and he loves going out on the field, and I love him being there. " 'For love of the game' is an old clich, but as long as this season is, how long I'm away from my family and especially with the money we make, you have to love the game to keep going, and I do."

Link while active, text follows: Osprey blast five HRs in win over Brewers By MICHAEL HEINBACH of the Missoulian Missoula Osprey shortstop David Narodowski took some extra batting practice prior to Saturday night's Pioneer League baseball contest at Ogren-Allegiance Park against the Helena Brewers. When it was over, Narodowski proved a little extra work can go a long way. Narodowski hit his first two home runs as a professional and finished 4-for-5 with three RBIs to lead the O's to a convincing 16-7 victory that gave the club its first two-game win streak and place it above .500 for the first time on the young season. The Osprey (3-2) struck early and often, hitting a total of five home runs, including the second in as many days by right fielder Bobby Stone and the first of the season for both catcher Jae Yun Kim and left fielder Alan Santiago. After the O's tortured three Helena pitchers for 16 hits - 10 for extra bases - Narodowski said that once the ball got rolling, it was hard to stop. "You definitely feed off each other on a night like tonight," said the Arizona Diamondbacks' 15th-round pick in this year's draft out of Kansas. "The guy in front of you gets a hit and you start feeling good, thinking you can hit the pitcher they're throwing. Then it just runs through the whole lineup and goes on and on." Santiago, getting his first start of the season for the O's in left field, not only hit his first homer as a pro, but doubled twice to end the night 3-for-5 with three driven in. Osprey second baseman David Nick added a double in his 2-for-4 evening. Missoula went right to work when Stone blasted a three-run homer in the first, then scored twice more in the second before plating six in the third to take an early 11-3 lead. That was enough to settle Osprey starting pitcher Eury De La Rosa, who was sometimes shaky in four innings. He allowed four runs on seven hits and a pair of walks, while fanning four. Right-hander Keith Cantwell (2-0) took over and got the win in two innings of work. He allowed two runs on four hits without issuing a walk. Cantwell fanned two. The Brewers (2-3) collected 12 hits, but aided several Osprey rallies by committing five errors. Their bats were paced by catcher Cameron Garfield, who was 3-for-3 with a homer, a double and four RBIs. But the evening belonged to the Osprey offense and Santiago believes a win in that fashion shows what the 2009 Osprey are capable of. "The one thing about this team is we've had great chemistry from Day One," he said. "Playing like we did tonight, I think we now know we can play like this the rest of the year." Narodowski feels that now he and his teammates are adjusting to life in the Pioneer League, the sky's the limit. "We're just starting to get comfortable," he said after raising his average from .250 to .583. "That first series in Helena, I know I was just kind of feeling my way, especially with the wood bat. It took a while to get used to, but we worked on some stuff before the game and it seemed like it worked pretty good." Notes: The Osprey scored at least one run in each of the first six innings, yet held the Brewers to just two scoreless frames in that span... Prior to the game, the Osprey announced right-handed pitcher Eric Smith, Arizona's second-round draft choice from this year had signed a contract and will be sent to Missoula. This spring at the University of Rhode Island, Smith went 5-3 with a 4.08 ERA and struck out 56 batters in 70 2-3 innings.

I know it's just a typo, but can you imagine?

Final: Arizona Brewers 10, Arizona Angels 5 Arizona Box Score Second rehab stint for 40-man roster RHP Nick Green; 23-year-old non-drafted free agent signee RHP Mitch Miller finished up in his pro debut; in between those two, as noted above, RHP Maverick Lasker officially threw for the organization for the first time; 1B Sean Halton, a RH bat, with three hits including a double; you may not realize it, but 18-year-old Dominican LF Jose Garcia, he of the generic name but very projectible 6'3", 195-lb. build, was a major investment for the Brewers ($550,000, second-most ever internationally only to the previously-mentioned tonight Rolando Pascual) and folks will be smiling after his triple and single here -- we'll be following this young man for years, and yes, he posted a measly .515 OPS in 176 Maryvale AB's last season... Arizona Game Log

Final: Missoula (Diamondbacks) 16, Helena 7 Helena Box Score Hiram Burgos with a Chien-Ming Wang-like ERA after one outing -- kid, when you're in the big leagues someday you'll sit back and laugh about your pro debut -- no worries, but can't you just picture the family listening to Steve Wendt's call from home? Puerto Rican native Joel Morales makes his mound debut in Helena after paying the hard dues of Maryvale; looks like Joey Paciorek is still capable of handling third base -- night off for Edgar Trejo; Cameron Garfield and his 1.414 OPS is a young 18 years old, having only had his birthday in May -- and the Brewers had him bypass Maryvale -- be excited about his start; one groundball out and done as the DH for Khris Davis -- planned or a tweak of some sort? Helena Game Log If you dare...

Final: Wisconsin 2, Peoria (Cubs) 1, 14 innings Wisconsin Game Summary: RATTLERS GO THE DISTANCE TO GET ABOVE .500 GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers outlasted the Peoria Chiefs 2-1 in a fourteen inning game at Time Warner Cable Field on Saturday night. The Rattlers did not have a hit over the final six innings, lost two players to injuries, sat through a pair of short rain delays, and took advantage of five Peoria errors to win their third straight game and move their overall record above .500 for the first time since April 24. Neither team could score against the opponents starting pitcher. Cody Scarpetta struck out six over five scoreless innings for the Rattlers (37-36 overall, 3-0 second half). Peoria starter Chris Carpenter kept the Rattlers off the scoreboard for 4-1/3. However, neither starter got a chance to go any deeper in the game. A hard rain shower of less than five minutes hit the stadium with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning. Earlier in the game, a brief downpour forced a four minute pause in the game without the need for the tarp. But, this time the umpires called for the tarp to be placed on the field. There was an 18 minute delay and neither starter came back after the game restarted. The Chiefs (38-34, 0-3) got on the board first with a solo homer by Josh Vitters in the top of the sixth inning. Vitters, who has homered in two straight games in this series, hit his fifteenth home run of the season with one out off Efrain Nieves. Nieves and two other Wisconsin pitchers kept the Chiefs off the board for the rest of the game. Chris Siegfried, who got the final two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning as the reliever for Carpenter, allowed a one out double to Brett Lawrie in the bottom of the sixth. Chris Dennis reached on an error that sent Lawrie to third. Brock Kjeldgaard was next and he sent a grounder to third. The throw to second got Dennis, but Kjeldgaard beat the relay to first to beat the double play and Lawrie scored the tying run. Wisconsin had a great opportunity in the bottom of the eighth inning, but the arm of rightfielder Kyler Burke kept the game tied. Corey Kemp reached on a throwing error by pitcher Erik Hamren. But, Burke threw out Kemp as he tried to take third on the play. Later in the inning, Dennis tried to score from second on a two-out single to right by Jose Duran. Burke threw Dennis out at the plate for the final out of the inning. Dennis was injured on the play. The throw from Burke was up the third base line and Dennis leapt to avoid the tag of catcher Michael Brenly. The tag was applied and Dennis landed awkwardly on his right leg and had to be helped off the field. Dennis was the second Rattler who had to be carried off the field. In the third inning, Steve Braun was on third base and broke for the plate on an attempted suicide squeeze. However, the Chiefs pitched out on the play and Braun was caught in a rundown. He went down making a turn to the plate and needed assistance to get off the field. The Chiefs had runners at first and third with no outs against Daniel Meadows in the top of the tenth inning and attempted a squeeze. The play did not work for the Chiefs as the batter missed the ball and the runner was easily tagged out between third and home. The score stayed tied until the bottom of the fourteenth. That's when the Rattlers cashed in on some Peoria mistakes. Duran reached to start the frame on a throwing error by shortstop Ryan Flaherty. One out later, Duran advanced to second on a wild pitch by Peoria reliever Manolin DeLeon. DeLeon got the second out and Juan Sanchez stepped up to the plate. The Rattlers centerfielder swung at the first pitch and popped the ball up to short right. The game appeared to be headed to the fifteenth inning as second baseman Junior Lake settled underneath the ball. But, Lake missed the ball. Duran crossed home with the winning run and the Rattlers are now 7-0 against the Midwest League affiliate of the Chicago Cubs in 2009. Nick Tyson, who extended his season scoreless streak to 15-1/3 innings with a 1-2-3 top of the fourteenth, picked up the victory. The final game of the four game series is Sunday afternoon. Trey Watten (3-6, 3.78) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. Peoria sends Aaron Shafer (5-4, 5.04) to the mound. Game time is 1:05 PM. Sunday is the first Bark in the Park Event at Time Warner Cable Field. Dog owners may bring their canines to the game and watch the game from the left field grass seating. Sunday is also Brewers Sunday with the players wearing Milwaukee Brewers-themed jerseys and caps. Players will be available for a post-game autograph session on Sunday, too. Wisconsin Box Score Best game summary of the year from Chris, and that's saying something; pitching lines to behold, Rattler offensive box score lines not as empty as you might think -- enjoy perusing... Wisconsin Game Log

Final: Nashville 11, Oklahoma City (Rangers) 5 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Brendan Katin congratulated by Angel Salome photo, text follows -- Sounds Blast RedHawks In Homestand Opener NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds belted three home runs en route to opening their homestand with an 11-5 victory over the Oklahoma City RedHawks on Saturday evening in front of 7,535 fans at historic Greer Stadium. Every Sounds batter either recorded a hit, scored a run, or drove one in during the club's 15-hit attack. Shortstop Alcides Escobar and catcher Angel Salome each turned in three-hit evenings while right fielder Brendan Katin and second baseman Hernan Iribarren both produced three RBIs on the night. Oklahoma City jumped out to a 1-0 lead against Sounds starter Chase Wright in the top of the first inning. Julio Borbon led off the contest with a triple to right-center and scored the game's first run when Joaquin Arias followed with an RBI infield single. The Sounds tied the contest at 1-1 in the bottom of the second after loading the bags on three singles by Salome, Adam Heether, and Katin off RedHawks starter Bryan Corey. Erick Almonte followed with an RBI fielder's choice grounder. Nashville pulled ahead 5-1 with a four-run third, highlighted by a three-run Katin homer to center off Corey, the slugger's team-leading 16th roundtripper of the year. Iribarren increased the home team's lead to 8-1 in the fourth with a three-run homer of his own, a one-out shot to right off Corey. The blast, the infielder's second of the year, also plated Jason Bourgeois and Escobar. AUDIO: Hernan Iribarren Home Run Heether continued the Sounds' power surge in the fifth when the third baseman led off the frame with his sixth homer of the year. The blast to left off Corey made it a 9-1 game. Nashville upped the advantage to 11-1 later in the frame on a Cole Gillespie RBI triple followed by an Escobar run-scoring single. Oklahoma City pulled within 11-3 in the sixth with a pair of runs off Sounds reliever Wes Littleton on Arias' two-run double down the left field line, then tacking on two runs in the ninth against Ryan Houston to bring the score to its final 11-5. Wright (5-5) squared his record on the year and improved to 4-1 in his last nine starts by earning the victory for the Sounds. The southpaw allowed one run on four hits over five innings. Corey (3-3) was saddled with the loss after being victimized for 11 runs on 13 hits in just 4 2/3 frames of action. The teams continue the series with another 6:00 PM matchup on Sunday evening. Left-hander Manny Parra (0-1, 1.38) will man the bump for the Sounds to face Oklahoma right-hander Luis Mendoza (2-2, 5.30). Nashville Box Score 91 pitches through five innings for Chase Wright (four hits, four walks, two HBP's, but somehow only one run); Angel Salome OPS by month -- April .532, May .744, June .947; Alcides Escobar isn't moping, is he? Actually, who is on this squad? Kudos to Don Money and the players... Nashville Game Log Wright stranded the bases loaded in both the 2nd and 3rd innings; Brendan Katin's 3rd inning three-run bomb came with two out -- huge...

Chris Dennis left the Rattlers game after falling awkwardly on his right foot trying to avoid a tag at the plate in the 8th inning. Steve Braun left the same game in the 3rd inning after injuring himself in a rundown after a botched squeeze attempt. Each player had to be helped off the field.

Three hours and 56 minutes gametime with 22 minutes in delays -- Rattlers win 2-1 in 14 innings! By the way, since the beginning of the season, the WNAM link provided by MiLB.com for Rattler audio has hosed my internet explorer browser consistently. From now on, we'll provide a direct link in the Daily Menu to this better route to Chris Mehring's call: http://radiotime.com/station/s_21351/WNAM_1280.aspx

Final: DSL Angels 19, DSL Brewers / Orioles 8 DSL Brewers / Orioles Box Score As we learned from my fellow New Englander above, we need not fear the 19 runs allowed -- the only Brewer hurler, Rolando Pascual, cleaned up in his mop-up role; Javier (on base three more times), Chirinos, and Barrini are your Brewer batters to scan for... DSL Brewers / Orioles Game Log

Link Report Bonus: Tom Haudricourt takes a look at his list of the Brewer's top 10 pitching prospects, all some ways away

And all that being said, along comes the game recap from the 'Tees front office -- Cardinals Fly Past Manatees, 8-3 (Viera, FL) Palm Beach dominated Brevard County Saturday night, blasting the Manatees, 8-3. The Manatees had an extremely rough day in the field and on the mound, with a total of four errors, three wild pitches, and two passed balls. Only three of the eight runs allowed by Brevard County were earned. Lucas Luetge (4-5) was rocked for five runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks. He also uncorked two wild pitches. Aaron Luna led the Cardinals' attack with a 3-5 day, including two doubles, two RBI, and two runs scored. Richard Castillo (2-7) was wildly effective Saturday night, allowing two runs on three hits over six innings to earn the win. He walked five, but struck out nine. His only two runs allowed came on Chris Errecart's towering home run (4) to center field in the fourth inning. The Manatees look to get back on track Sunday afternoon, and earn a series split. Mark Rogers (0-1, 1.54) gets the nod for Brevard County. He will take on Nick Additon (2-2, 3.18) of Palm Beach. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 PM (12:05 Central).

Final: Palm Beach (Cardinals) 8, Brevard County 3 Brevard County Box Score Manatees trailed 3-2 heading to the top of the 6th, but a messy inning that included a leadoff HBP by Lucas Luetge, a Brent Brewer error, a Roque Mercedes bases loaded wild pitch immediately followed by a Carlos Corporan passed ball, well, you get the picture, the game was lost there; only three of the eight Manatee runs allowed were earned; two more errors in the 9th, one by pitcher Brandon Rapoza, led to two unearned runs; Brewer may have been listed as the DH early on, according to a post above, but that was rectified in the box score; Chris Errecart handled DH duties and was productive; Logan Schafer singled and walked twice, would like to see that OBP (.337) closer to the .360 range; despite two walks, Lee Haydel's .303 OBP isn't cutting it either, even in the Florida State League's offensively-deprived atmosphere; Zelous Wheeler (.219) just 2-for-his-last-22... Brevard County Game Log This squad suddenly has lost its shine, a good chunk of talent, and all its first-half momentum...

Final: Chattanooga (Dodgers) 4, Huntsville 1 Huntsville Site Game Summary Chick and Giles Lead Looks to Win Huntsville Handcuffed Offensively in Final Game of Series By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars Tommy Giles launched two home runs to support seven strong innings from Travis Chick in Chattanooga's 4-1 win over Huntsville in the last of a six-game set Saturday evening at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars took four out of six to begin the second half and are 42-33 overall, while the Lookouts are 32-43 overall. Chattanooga leads the season series 8-7, as the two teams have split ten games in Huntsville. Giles belted his first home run of the night with two outs in the second inning to give the Looks a 1-0 lead against Josh Butler. It was the second time in the series that Giles took the Stars' right-hander deep in the second inning to give the visitors the early lead. James Tomlin doubled with one out in the third, moved to third base on a Ramon Nivar single and scored to make it 2-0 on a base hit by Eddy Perez, who had been just one for 15 in the series before the single. Butler struck out Tomlin to end the fourth inning with runners at second and third and got Mike Rose to ground into an inning-ending double play to end the fifth. Butler suffered the loss after giving up two runs on five hits, while walking three and fanning five over five frames in the shortest of his three starts with Huntsville. Giles belted his second homer of the night, a two-out shot off of Mike McClendon in the sixth inning to push the visitors lead to 3-0. It was only the second long ball allowed by the Stars' right-hander in 49 innings of work. Chick stranded a runner at third base in each of the first three frames and retired ten in a row before Chuck Caufield led off the seventh inning with his first triple of the season and scored on a J.R. Hopf groundball out. Chick closed his performance by striking out pinch-hitter Jonathan Lucroy with a runner at first to end the seventh. The right-hander gave up three hits, walked two and fanned six in his longest outing of the year to improve to 6-3. Andrew Lambo drew a one-out walk in the eighth inning off of Casey Baron, moved to second base on a Giles bunt base hit, to third base on a Justin Sellers ground out and scored on a Hopf passed ball to make it 4-1. Victor Garate tossed a scoreless eighth inning and Matt Sartor retired the side in order in the ninth to end the game and earn his fifth save. The Stars open a six-game series in Sevierville, TN Sunday afternoon with right-hander Donovan Hand starting for Huntsville against Tennessee right-hander Marcos Mateo. Coverage of the game begins at 3:45 PM central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score Adam Stern tripled and doubled for two of the Stars' three base hits; recent roster shakeups equal increased playing time for Chuckie Caufield and Freddy Parejo, two of only three true outfielders (Stern) on the roster... Huntsville Game Log

The Twins released 28-year-old Ben Hendrickson after six somewhat ugly relief appearances in recent weeks.

The Twins released 28-year-old Ben Hendrickson after six somewhat ugly relief appearances in recent weeks.

Flip-flop in Appleton -- Scarpetta to start, Nieves to follow later on... LHP Lucas Luetge gets the call for the Manatees.

Huntsville Update: The Milwaukee Brewers announced today that OF Drew Anderson has been activated from the Temporarily Inactive List and promoted to Nashville. INF Michael Garciaparra has been assigned to Huntsville from Nashville. Also, INF Taylor Green has been placed on the 7-Day Disabled List retroactive to June 24th. All moves are effective immediately and Garciaparra will be in uniform tonight as the Stars close their six-game homestand against the Chattanooga Lookouts. *** News from Brevard County: C Anderson De La Rosa placed on the DL (injury not disclosed). This move makes room for RHP Alex Periard's arrival. *** Really, really hope that Taylor Green isn't going to be injury-prone throughout his career -- he's had some odd ones, apparently rib-related now...

Midwest League Standings Arizona League Standings Dominican Summer League Standings

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nashville 42 33 .560 - 23-15 19-18 L2 Iowa 40 34 .541 1.5 23-16 17-18 W2 Memphis 35 39 .473 6.5 22-16 13-23 W1 Omaha 28 46 .378 13.5 11-21 17-25 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huntsville 4 1 .800 - 4-1 0-0 W2 Tennessee 2 3 .400 2.0 0-0 2-3 L2 West Tenn 2 3 .400 2.0 0-0 2-3 W2 Carolina 1 4 .200 3.0 1-4 0-0 L3 Chattanooga 1 4 .200 3.0 0-0 1-4 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clearwater 2 0 1.000 - 0-0 2-0 W3 Dunedin 1 0 1.000 0.5 1-0 0-0 W4 Tampa 1 0 1.000 0.5 1-0 0-0 W1 Brevard County 1 1 .500 1.0 1-1 0-0 W1 Daytona 1 1 .500 1.0 0-0 1-1 W1 Lakeland 1 1 .500 1.0 0-0 1-1 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Great Falls 3 1 .750 - 1-0 2-1 W3 Helena 2 2 .500 1.0 2-1 0-1 L1 Missoula 2 2 .500 1.0 1-0 1-2 W1 Billings 1 3 .250 2.0 1-2 0-1 L3

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 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. 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_06_27_orhaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2009_06_27_cngaax_hunaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_06_27_pbcafa_breafa_1 Wisconsin: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_06_27_peoafx_wisafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572 Helena: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t433&gid=2009_06_27_helrok_misrok_1&cid=433&t=g_box Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_06_27_angrok_brrrok_1 Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&gid=2009_06_27_danrok_dobrok_1&cid=3130&t=g_box

Saturday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Link here for the live audio choices - audio will no longer archive. For this Brevard County series, the opponent (Palm Beach) audio is available via this link Nashville: LHP Chase Wright at home vs. Oklahoma City (Rangers), 5:35 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Huntsville: RHP Josh Butler at home vs. Chattanooga (Dodgers), 5:45 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Brevard County: TBD at home vs. Palm Beach (Cardinals), 6:05 PM gametime; MiLB.com still lists RHP Jeremy Jeffress as the starter, as the pending suspension hasn't been announced formally as of yet Wisconsin: LHP Efrain Nieves at home vs. Peoria (Cubs), 6:20 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime; RHP Cody Scarpetta is scheduled to pitch in relief Helena: RHP Hiram Burgos, the club's 2009 6th round pick out of Bethune-Cookman University, makes his professional debut at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Arizona Summer League: at home in Maryvale vs. the baby Angels; no more day games -- all games begin at 7:00 local time in the desert; no audio, naturally... Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: at home vs. the DSL baby Angels (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...