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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_05_16_lvgaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2009_05_16_hunaax_mobaax_1 Brevard County Completion of Suspended Game: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_05_15_breafa_lakafa_1 Brevard County Regularly Scheduled Game: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_05_16_breafa_lakafa_1 Wisconsin: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_05_16_cliafx_wisafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572

With Michael Bowman set to be transferred back to the Wisconsin active roster (his blister issue looks to be past him), we could get word of as many as eight roster moves (four players added, four removed) for the TimberRattlers, to open their homestand. I'm sure Chris Mehring will be busy for us later today.

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Link here for the live audio choices - audio will no longer archive. Sorry, no audio for this Brevard County series. Nashville: LHP Lindsay Gulin at home vs. Las Vegas (Blue Jays), 5:35 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Huntsville: LHP Chris Cody at Mobile (Diamondbacks), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 PM gametime Brevard County: First, it's the completion of Friday's suspended game (scoreless after one inning) at Lakeland (Tigers), 3:00 PM gametime, then RHP Amaury Rivas is scheduled to start the regularly scheduled nightcap; the first game should be played to its full nine innings, with a seven-inning game two Wisconsin: RHP Michael Bowman at home vs. Clinton (Mariners), 6:20 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime

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Final: Nashville 8, Reno (Diamondbacks) 4 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Jason Bourgeois photo, text follows -- Sounds Take Three Of Four From Reno NASHVILLE- The Nashville Sounds won a wild one on Friday night by a score of 8-4 against the Reno Aces in front of 7,678 fans at historic Greer Stadium. Nashville cracked out 17 hits on the evening, led by Jason Bourgeois' 4-for-4 performance with three runs scored and first home run of the season. Sound starter Tim Dillard (6-1) earned his PCL-leading sixth win of the season, allowing three runs on five and two-thirds innings pitched while striking out two. The Sounds took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on Bourgeois' two out RBI single to center field that scored Erick Almonte, extending his season-long hitting streak to seven games. Joe Koshansky added to the Sounds lead in the bottom of the third inning, hitting a two-run home run to right field after a triple from Hernan Iribarren, making the score 3-0. Koshansky's long ball was his seventh of the season, and first at historic Greer Stadium. AUDIO: Joe Koshansky Two-Run Homer Bourgeois' second hit of the game led off the fourth inning. After Cole Gillespie reached on an infield error and a sacrifice bunt by Dillard, Tony Gwynn knocked home Bourgeois for a 4-0 Sounds lead. Reno was finally able to get to Dillard in the top of the sixth. Watson and Alex Romero singled, followed by a walk to Jon Hester to load the bases. An infield single by Chris Roberson scored Watson, with Romero scoring on an error, making the score 4-2. Ruben Gotay knocked home John Hester in the next at-bat, reducing the Sounds lead to 4-3. Nashville came back to score two runs in the bottom of the same frame, all with no outs. Bourgeois again led off the inning with infield-single and stole second base on the first pitch to Cole Gillespie. Bourgeois then broke for third and scored on a hit-and-run single to centerfield by Gillespie, extending the Sounds lead to 5-3. Gwynn's second RBI of the night made it 6-3 Sounds. The Aces struck back with another run in the top of the seventh inning to trim the lead to 6-4, but Bourgeois followed with a solo shot to right field to extend the lead back to three runs for a 7-4. Tony Barnette (2-3) picked up the loss for Reno, surrendering four runs on eight hits over four innings. Nashville's bullpen shut down the opposition again this evening, allowing no earned runs in three and a third innings following Dillard's performance. Chris Smith earned his eighth save of the season for the Sounds. The Sounds welcome the Las Vegas 51s to Music City at 6:00 PM tomorrow night at historic Greer Stadium for a four-game series, their lone meeting during the 2009 season. Southpaw Lindsay Gulin (1-1, 8.38) faces lefty Brian Burres (1-3, 6.65). Nashville Box Score Tim Dillard has a heck of a chance to be the AAA All-Star Game starter, although this wasn't his best outing; Chris Smith should be there as well; Sounds turn four double plays; it was a positive statistical night for each and every Sound that played, you'll hardly ever see that, but it's true here; Hernan Iribarren is cruising with an .849 OPS, nice; six Sounds with muliple-hit games... Nashville Game Log

Final: Cedar Rapids (Angels) 5, Wisconsin 2 Wisconsin Site Game Summary Rattler road trip ends with a loss By Chris Mehring / MiLB.com CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Manuel Flores scattered ten hits over seven innings and was supported by some manufactured runs as the Cedar Rapids Kernels beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-2 on Friday night at Perfect Game Field. Angel Castillo and Matt Crawford each drove in a pair of runs for Cedar Rapids. Wisconsin wrapped up their seven game road trip with a 2-5 record. The Kernels (16-18) scored an unearned run in the bottom of the second inning to take the lead. Adam Younger reached on an error. He stole second and went to third on a ground out. A sacrifice fly by Dwayne Bailey was deep enough to chase Younger home with the first run of the game. The Kernels manufactured two more runs in the bottom of the third inning. Alexi Amarista singled, stole second and went to third on an error. A walk and a hit batsman loaded the bases with no outs. Back-to-back RBI grounders by Castillo and Crawford made the score 3-0. Cedar Rapids added two more runs in the fifth. Castillo drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly. Then, Crawford drove in his second run with an RBI double for a 5-0 lead. Wisconsin (12-21) had some chances. In the second inning Michael Vass was at third and Jose Duran was at first. Edgar Trejo lifted a fly ball to medium right and Vass tried to score. But, Castillo made a strong throw to the plate to cut down Vass and end the inning. The Rattlers loaded the bases with three singles in the top of the sixth, but could not cash in against Flores in the frame. Wisconsin finally broke through in the seventh inning. Erik Miller collected his third hit of the night, a one-out double. One out later, Michael Marseco singled to center to drive in Miller. Flores would get the final out of the seventh and turn the game over to the Kernel bullpen. Flores did not walk a batter and struck out a pair to put himself in position for his second win. In the eighth, Wisconsin again loaded the bases against reliever Matt Shoemaker. They scored a run on an infield grounder by Miller. Then, a walk to pinch hitter Brett Lawrie reloaded the bases. Mike Kohn relieved Shoemaker to get the final out of the inning. Kohn gave up a single in the ninth, but struck out the other three batters he face to finish the game and get his first save of the season. Wisconsin Box Score You'd never know it considering the final score and that the T-Rats outhit the Kernels by 12-to-7, but Wisconsin was 4-for-13 with RISP and Cedar Rapids 1-for-12; sounds like a roster shakeup is in the works for the boys... Wisconsin Game Log Erik Miller picked off in the 3rd, of course just preceding a Sean McCraw double... Chris Mehring explained the non-start for Brett Lawrie: Lawrie is not in the starting lineup for the first time this season. He is 2-for-12 in the first three games of this series and 2-for-22 on the road trip.

Lakeland Site: Tonight's scheduled Florida State League game between the Lakeland Flying Tigers and Brevard County Manatees has been postponed due to wet playing conditions at Joker Marchant Stadium. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday, May 16 at 4:00 PM (3:00 Central). What is unclear at this time is whether there will be another doubleheader Sunday to make up Game Two. Saturday's first game will be a continuation of tonight's suspended game. Like Huntsville's David Welch (and Yovani Gallardo, it seems), Evan Anundsen's work schedule will be altered by the unfortunate start-and-stop situation, no doubt.

The rain also a nightmare for Buck Rogers -- Huntsville had a world-record setting event planned to begin after the game this evening, an all-weekend wiffle ball game with the funds raised scheduled to go to Habitats for Humanity. Mother Nature well out in front in the season standings in '09.

From Brett in Huntsville: The Friday night game scheduled between Huntsville and Chattanooga has been rained out. The teams played one scoreless inning before heavy rains and the threat of more rain throughout the night forced the postponement. The two teams do not meet again in the first half of the season and will not make up the game. The Stars travel to Mobile Saturday to begin a five-game series against the BayBears. Chris Cody will make the start for Huntsville against Mobile right-hander Matt Torra. Coverage of the game will begin at 6:50 PM central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. We'll see what happens with the rotation over the coming week, how it will impact David Welch's side work between now and his next start, etc. What a nightmare the weather's been for the organizational pitching coaches.

At Brevard, OF Logan Schafer bounces back quickly from a tweaked groin and is activated from the DL. To make room, RHP Rigoberto Almonte is transferred to the Wisconsin roster. No word quite yet on a corresponding roster move for the Timberrattlers.

Rattler Radio Blog: May 15, 2009: Game notes May 15, 2009: Timber Rattler Starting Pitcher (Cody Adams) Probable Pitchers (next series vs. Clinton) -- Very tentative

Plenty of tidbits within Chris Mehring's Wisconsin Week in Review here.

From Thursday: Nashville Pre-Game Coaches Chat with Manager Don Money -- Gamel talk, then some Gamel talk, and then for good measure, some Gamel talk Hernan Iribarren Two-Run Single + Three Errors Hernan Iribarren singles on a line drive to center fielder Alex Romero. Cole Gillespie scores. Patrick Arlis scores. Tony Gwynn scores. Hernan Iribarren to 3rd. Missed catch error by center fielder Alex Romero. Throwing error by center fielder Alex Romero. Throwing error by pitcher Cesar Valdez. From Wednesday: Tony Gwynn Diving Catch

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 19 14 .576 - 10-6 9-8 W2 Memphis 18 14 .563 0.5 10-6 8-8 L2 Nashville 19 16 .543 1.0 8-10 11-6 L1 Omaha 17 17 .500 2.5 8-8 9-9 L5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee 16 14 .533 - 7-6 9-8 W2 Huntsville 15 15 .500 1.0 6-10 9-5 L3 Chattanooga 15 19 .441 3.0 7-8 8-11 W3 West Tenn 12 19 .387 4.5 5-8 7-11 L2 Carolina 13 21 .382 5.0 6-9 7-12 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brevard County 22 10 .688 - 10-5 12-5 L3 Clearwater 18 15 .545 4.5 7-10 11-5 L1 Daytona 16 17 .485 6.5 8-9 8-8 W3 Lakeland 14 17 .452 7.5 9-8 5-9 W2 Dunedin 13 18 .419 8.5 4-11 9-7 L4 Tampa 13 19 .406 9.0 5-10 8-9 L2

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):

Midwest League Standings

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_05_15_renaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2009_05_15_cngaax_hunaax_1 Brevard County Game One: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_05_15_breafa_lakafa_1 Brevard County Game Two: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_05_15_breafa_lakafa_2 Wisconsin: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_05_15_wisafx_cedafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Link here for the live audio choices - audio will no longer archive. Sorry, no audio for this Brevard County series. Nashville: RHP Tim Dillard at home vs. Reno (Diamondbacks), 6:35 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Huntsville: LHP David Welch at home vs. Chattanooga (Dodgers), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:00 PM gametime Brevard County: RHP's Mike Jones and Evan Anundsen in a doubleheader at Lakeland (Tigers), 4:00 PM gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Wisconsin: RHP Cody Adams at Cedar Rapids (Angels), 6:20 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime

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Brett remembers he has a blog http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif. Just giving him a hard time.... Thanks, Brett.

colbyjack, I have no idea where these Canadian players would fall in the draft, but if we see their names in June, this article will remind us of the Brewers' interest.

Final, Game Two: Cedar Rapids (Angels) 5, Wisconsin 3 Wisconsin Site Game Two Summary Thorne in the side By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- Cedar Rapids Kernel pitcher Jeremy Thorne made his first pro start a good one. He pitched five scoreless innings, and struck out four for the win in a 5-3 Kernels win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The victory in game two gave the Kernels a split in the doubleheader at Perfect Game Field. As in game one, the Kernels grabbed the early lead. Matt Crawford reached with a leadoff bunt single. Alexi Amarista tripled to drive in Crawford. Roberto Lopez followed with an RBI grounder to make the score 2-0. Cedar Rapids (15-18) added to their lead with a pair of two out runs in the bottom of the fourth. Anel De Los Santos blooped in a single to shallow center with a runner at third base. He would move to second on a wild pitch and score on a single to right by Adam Younger. Thorne walked two, stuck out four, and allowed just four hits before turning the game over to the Cedar Rapids bullpen. Younger made the score 5-0 with a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the sixth. Brock Kjeldgaard got the Rattlers (12-20) on the board with a three-run double in the top of the seventh with two outs. But, Cedar Rapids got the final out to finish off the Rattlers. The final game of the series in Cedar Rapids is Friday night. Cody Adams (1-3, 3.60) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. The Kernels will counter with Manuel Flores (1-2, 2.17). Game time is 6:35 PM. Wisconsin Game Two Box Score 2008 7th round pick Trey Watten has allowed 17 earned runs in 18 innings in his last four starts -- not stellar; two more walks and a wild pitch for Evan Frederickson in his two innings -- he'll be 23 in September, that was one risky (and questionable) supplemental first round pick -- where's the progress, Evan?; Michael Marseco's hitting streak ends at six; Juan Sanchez leads the club in doubles with eight; Cutter Dykstra walked twice as the DH, batting ninth... Wisconsin Game Two Game Log Well, Brock Kjeldgaard's bases-clearing double made it interesting in the final inning, and the final score respectable at least; clean defense again -- yay...

Final, Game One: Wisconsin 4, Cedar Rapids (Angels) 2, eight innings (scheduled for seven) Wisconsin Site Game One Summary Rattlers rally to win game one By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Brock Kjeldgaard's RBI single in the top of the eighth inning broke a 2-2 tie and led the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to a 4-2 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels in game one of a doubleheader at Perfect Game Field. Corey Kemp drove in pair of runs for the Rattlers in the come from behind victory. The Kernels (14-18) got on the board without the benefit of a hit in the bottom of the first. Rattler starting pitcher Wily Peralta walked Alexi Amarista on a 3-2 pitch with one out. A pair of wild pitches moved Amarista around to third base. A sacrifice fly by Roberto Lopez knocked in Amarista for the 1-0 lead. Michael Vass started the Timber Rattler second inning with a line drive homer to left. The home run was the third of the season for Vass and tied the game 1-1. Amarista started a rally for the Kernels in the bottom of the fourth inning. He doubled to start the frame and moved to third on an infield grounder. Gabe Jacobo doubled down the left field line to drive in Amarista with the go ahead run. Kemp tied the game with a two-out double in the top of the sixth. The Rattler designated hitter stepped to the plate with Brett Lawrie at second and Vass at first. Kemp lined the first pitch of this at bat down the right field line. Lawrie scored easily to even the score. Vass tried to score from first on the play, but was cut down at the play on a strong relay throw from Amarista. In the top of the eighth, Michael Marseco extended his hitting streak to six games with a leadoff single. He stole second and a bunt single by Juan Sanchez put runners at the corners. One out later, Kjeldgaard lined a shot down the third base line. Adam Younger could not hold on to the rocket and Marseco scampered home with the go ahead run. Later in the frame, Kemp drove in an insurance run with a sacrifice fly. Closer Jim Henderson earned his ninth save with a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth. Daniel Meadows got his fifth win of the season for the Rattlers (12-19) as he worked 1-1/3 innings of scoreless ball in relief of Peralta. Wisconsin Game One Box Score Clean defensive effort -- a nice change; it's fine that third baseman Edgar Trejo is getting his many at-bats, just wondering how John Delaney is doing -- don't think we ever got a definitive injuy report on him; Erik Miller only 4-for-his-last-28; nice mound efforts, guys... Wisconsin Game One Game Log

Final: Reno (Diamondbacks) 4, Nashville 3 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Hernan Iribarren photo, text follows -- Sounds' Win Streak Snapped With 4-3 Defeat NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds had their four-game winning streak snapped on Thursday evening at Greer Stadium as they dropped a 4-3 decision to the Reno Aces in the third game of a four-game set. With its victory, Reno snapped a six-game skid. Reno jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning against Sounds starter Nick Green. Chris Roberson led off with a double and scored when third baseman Ruben Gotay followed with an RBI single. The Aces upped the lead to 3-0 in the third on Rusty Ryal's two-run homer to left off Green, his fourth roundtripper of the year. Nashville rallied to tie the contest in the bottom of the sixth thanks to four Reno errors in the frame, three of which coming on Hernan Iribarren's bases-loaded single off Aces starter Cesar Valdez. After Cole Gillespie opened the inning with a walk, Valdez threw wide of the first base bag on pinch-hitter Patrick Arlis' sacrifice bunt, allowing both runners to reach safely. Tony Gwynn walked to jam the bags for Iribarren, who delivered a two-RBI single to center. On the play, Aces center fielder Alex Romero committed two errors, first overrunning the ball then throwing wildly toward the plate to allow Gwynn to score the third run on the play. Reno pulled back in front, 4-3, in the top of the seventh on catcher Luke Carlin's one-out RBI single to right against Sounds reliever Wes Littleton. Reliever Doug Slaten (1-1) picked up his first victory of the year for the Aces after working 2 2/3 scoreless frames, allowing one hit. Bobby Korecky notched his second save of the year by retiring Nashville in order in the ninth. Littleton (0-3) took the loss for the Sounds after allowing the game-deciding run in his lone inning of action. The teams wrap up the series with a 7:00 PM finale on Friday evening. Right-hander Tim Dillard (5-1, 2.31) will take the hill for the Sounds to face Reno right-hander Tony Barnette (2-2, 5.91). It will be another Reading Club Day at the ballpark and a spectacular fireworks show will follow the game. Nashville Box Score Hernan Iribarren hits third in Mat Gamel's spot, and Erick Almonte played third base; all four Sounds hits were singles; Nick Green's six-inning pitching line would earn a win on many nights, but not this one; the Mike Rivera-imposed rest for Angel Salome didn't help him here (0-for-4)... Nashville Game Log

Link Report Bonus: As the proud parent of a hearing-impaired daughter with mad baseball "skillz", this is always one of my favorite links of the year and one of the few times I share a tidbit about myself away from the forum here. Thanks so much to the Sounds for doing this for the kids in greater Nashville.