Jim Goulart

Congratulations to Carlos Corporan, on his way to Milwaukee for his big league debut to back up Jason Kendall while Mike Rivera's ankle heals up. Link to Major League Forum thread for discussion No word on a roster move at Nashville, perhaps recently signed Patrick Arlis is activated.

Carlos Corporan Bio Page from the Nashville Site

Afraid I need to ask again -- anyone getting the TimberRattlers' audio via the link they provide? We'll need to let Chris Mehring know that the starts of too many games aren't picking up the audio feed.

Link while active, text follows: Sounds prospect works to make glove match his bat By Maurice Patton THE TENNESSEAN Mat Gamel may be a made-for-ESPN third baseman. The Nashville Sounds infielder is a highlight reel at the plate, where he's leading the team in home runs and RBIs, and he's got the ability to make the flashy play on defense. Converting routine groundballs into outs, though, has been a problem for the 23-year-old. Through Nashville's first 20 games, Gamel has been charged with a Pacific Coast League-leading seven errors, on pace for 50 errors over the 144-game schedule, and well above the 32 he committed last season while playing for the Sounds and Double-A Huntsville. "He's made some great plays, he's shown he can make the plays," Sounds Manager Don Money said. "But at times, he loses focus on the easy ones. When he dives for a ball, gets up and throws it and doesn't really think about it, he does a lot better. "Sometimes he'll boot a ball and I'll just sit there and shake my head. How do you catch a routine ball and then miss first base by five feet. To me, that's just losing concentration." The fielding troubles have dogged Gamel throughout his pro career. He commited 53 errors while playing for Brevard County in 2007. And for Money, watching the frequent miscues is almost a personal insult. During his 16-year Major League career, Money set a record for consecutive errorless chances at third base with 261. He also established the record for most consecutive errorless games at third base with 88 - a mark that still stands. "I'll talk to him. I'll even take ground balls with him on occasion," the 61-year-old Money said. "I'll tell him, 'you're forcing me to take my glove out of my bag.' "He's learning. He's made a lot of improvement. But it is very frustrating." To Gamel's credit, he recognizes the resource he has in Money, who also managed him last season at Huntsville. Gamel's .918 fielding percentage at Double-A last year was a career best. "This is the second year I've had Don," he said. "I'm soaking up everything he says. I'm really willing to learn and trust what he says. I'm glad I get the opportunity to work with him again." For the most part, fielding hasn't been the issue for Gamel as much as throwing. And like a football quarterback, he knows almost immediately when he wishes he had a ball back. "I can tell when I throw it if it's going to be bad or not," he said. "I can feel the difference in what I'm supposed to do and what I'm doing, which is a big thing - to feel the difference, know what's right and what's wrong. "Everything's starting to make a lot more sense. I'm getting a lot more comfortable with doing things." Gamel seeks out opportunities to come to the park early and get extra work with Money as he tries to close the gap between his offensive prowess and his defensive deficiency. "His footwork was all messed up, which wasn't allowing his arm to get into (proper) throwing position," Money said. "We were working in spring training, gave him a little extra 'crow-hop' to allow him to get his arm up. He bought into the program, was willing to work at it and he got better; got a lot better. "It's all boiling down to his footwork. If his footwork's out of synch, his shoulder's not turned, it doesn't allow him to get his arm up. When you throw from an open position, most of the time it's up and away to first base on the home plate side. That's where he's missing his throws and that's just because he's not getting himself turned properly." While working to make his defense passable at the major league level, Money and the Brewers brass are fully aware Gamel is going to hit his way to Milwaukee. "Is he going to be a Gold Glove winner, make 10 errors a year? I don't see that," Money said. "Will he be adequate enough to do the job and go out and hit what he's capable of hitting? Yes. "If your forte is hitting, you'd better hit. If you don't hit, and your defense is off-center, that's another story." For now, the organization is committed to Gamel at the hot corner. "We want to make every effort to make third base his position," Milwaukee assistant general manager Gord Ash said. "He's with the perfect guy in Don. We think that's a good match in terms of working with his defense. We'll try to make it work there. If that becomes an issue down the road, we'll address it then." Nashville Sounds Mat Gamel (6) during the teams final practice session before the season opener. (Photo by Billy Kingsley/THE TENNESSEAN) http://cmsimg.tennessean.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DN&Date=20090429&Category=SPORTS0401&ArtNo=90429069&Ref=AR&Profile=1031&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0

Rattler Radio Blog: April 29, 2009 Starting Lineup April 29, 2009 Timber Rattler Pitchers (Media Notes Info) April 29, 2009 Game Notes

Final: Chattanooga (Dodgers) 7, Huntsville 6, ten innings Huntsville Site Game Summary Lambo Leads Looks to Walk Off Win Huntsville Heads Home After Road Trip Split Brett Pollock for MiLB.com Andrew Lambo crunched a walk-off home run to lead off the tenth inning to lift the Lookouts to a dramatic 7-6 come from behind win over the Stars Wednesday afternoon in the last of a five-game set at AT&T Field. Chattanooga ended the series by winning the last three games to improve to 6-14, while Huntsville dipped to 10-10 and to a half game behind Tennessee in the North Division. The Stars finished their first road trip of the year splitting 10 games. Lambo launched a 1-0 offering from Derrick Ellison over the wall in right field for his third home run of season to hand the Stars their second walk off loss of the road trip. The young left fielder wound up a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, scored three times and drove in a pair. Ellison, who had grabbed his first double-A win and save on the trip, suffered the loss. Huntsville scored three times in the eighth inning to regain the lead at 6-4 in a back and forth affair. Drew Anderson, brought on as a pinch-hitter against the right-hander Matt Sartor, delivered his first hit against a left-hand thrower when he doubled off of Carmen Cali, who was brought on to counter the Stars' switch, to drive in two and put the visitors back on top. Shane Justis was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in another run but the lead didn't last very long. Ellison opened the bottom half of the inning on the hill and walked Lambo to open the frame. Jamie Hoffman followed with a double to plate Lambo and came into score to tie the game when Gabriel Martinez singled off the glove of a diving Justis at second base. The Stars loaded the bases with one out in the ninth against Cali but Anderson bounced into a double play to end the frame. The Stars scored in the first two innings against James Adkins with ground ball outs. Vinny Rottino bounced into a double play in the first with runners at the corners to chase home Justis and Chuck Caufield's ground out to second base in the second inning plated Chris Errecart to give the visitors a 2-0 edge. The Lookouts tallied a run in the home second when Martinez led off with a double, moved to third base on a ground out and crossed the plate on a J.D. Closser base hit. Chattanooga tied the game in the fourth on a Victor Mercedes scoring fly ball. Adam Godwin drew a leadoff walk in the fifth, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a Lambo double. Mark Holliman uncorked a wild pitch to move Lambo to third and he then scored on a base hit by Hoffman that gave the Looks a 4-2 lead and knocked the Stars' right-hander out of the game. Holliman was charged with four runs on eight hits, while walking two and striking out two. Adkins committed a throwing error in the sixth inning that allowed Kevin Melillo to score from second base to pull the Stars within 4-3. The right-hander got out of further trouble by striking out the next two hitters and recording a ground ball out to strand two runners. He gave up six hits, walked two and struck out two over his six innings of work. The Stars return home Thursday to open a crucial five-game series against Tennessee with right-hander Jeremy Jeffress taking the hill against Smokies' left-hander Casey Lambert. Coverage of the game begins at 6:45 pm central time heard through and can be the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score Yohannis Perez 0-for-3 (.289), falling back to earth -- his prior numbers have been so dreadful, hopefully no one was caught up in false hope after two weeks... Huntsville Game Log

Reliever Steve Bray was signed from the independent ranks after one outing, by who? Well, Jack Z., of course. BRAY SIGNED BY MARINERS

LHP Mike Ramlow has been placed on the Brevard County disabled list with an undisclosed injury. For now, the Manatee roster sits at 24, one below the high-A limit.

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 13 7 .650 - 6-2 7-5 L1 Memphis 11 8 .579 1.5 7-4 4-4 W1 Omaha 11 8 .579 1.5 4-3 7-5 W1 Nashville 11 9 .550 2.0 5-7 6-2 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huntsville 10 9 .526 - 5-5 5-4 L2 Tennessee 9 9 .500 0.5 4-4 5-5 L2 West Tenn 9 10 .474 1.0 5-4 4-6 W2 Carolina 8 11 .421 2.0 2-3 6-8 W2 Chattanooga 5 14 .263 5.0 4-5 1-9 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brevard County 12 6 .667 - 6-2 6-4 W1 Clearwater 10 8 .556 2.0 4-5 6-3 L2 Daytona 9 9 .500 3.0 5-5 4-4 L1 Tampa 9 9 .500 3.0 4-4 5-5 W2 Dunedin 7 11 .389 5.0 2-7 5-4 W2 Lakeland 7 11 .389 5.0 5-5 2-6 L4

Midwest League Standings TimberRattlers now 0-7 on the road...

Follow Wednesday'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. Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2009_04_29_hunaax_cngaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_04_29_dbcafa_breafa_1 Wisconsin: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_04_29_swmafx_wisafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572

Wednesday's Daily Menu: Brewer day game, so check out Rattlers and 'Tees tonight... All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Link here for the live audio choices - audio will no longer archive. For the Brevard County game specifically, click here for the Daytona Cubs feed. Nashville: Idle Huntsville: RHP Mark Holliman at Chattanooga (Dodgers), 10:00 AM pre-game; 10:15 gametime Brevard County: RHP Mike Jones at home vs. Daytona (Cubs), 6:05 PM gametime Wisconsin: RHP Cody Adams at home vs. Great Lakes (Dodgers), 6:20 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime; RHP Wily Peralta will also pitch

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Link while active, text follows: Anundsen no-hits D-Cubs Brevard Co. hurler strikes out 10 in win By SEAN KERNAN, Daytona News-Journal Staff Writer DAYTONA BEACH -- Evan Anundsen was teacher for the day Tuesday. The Brevard County pitcher taught the 3,716 fans -- most of whom were elementary school students taking part in an Education Day promotion -- the meaning of a no-hitter. Anundsen also might have taught the Daytona Cubs a thing or two while throwing a nine-inning no-hitter in a 1-0 win at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. It was another piece of history at the historic ballpark. Anundsen's gem was the first Florida State League no-hitter at the Jack since Daytona's Carmen Pignatiello and Jared Blasdell combined for a nine-inning no-no in a 3-0 win over the Palm Beach Cardinals on July 18, 2003. And in what might be some sort of record for earliest completion of a no-hitter, it was done before 1 p.m. because of the 10:40 a.m. start. "When you're throwing strikes, you have a chance in these day games after a night game, but especially in a morning game," Cubs manager Buddy Bailey said. "(Anundsen) mixed and matched his pitches. He had good sink and movement. He had command of both sides of the plate. When he wanted to throw his breaking ball for a strike, he was able to do it. When he wanted people to chase it out of the zone, he was able to do it." Anundsen had a career-high 10 strikeouts that included nine different Cubs. Nate Samson walked, Starlin Castro was hit by a pitch and two other times the Cubs reached base on errors. A 2006 fourth-round draft choice out of Columbine (Colo.) High School, Anundsen is in his fourth season with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound right-hander is fully wrapped up in the Brewers-Cubs rivalry. "This is going to be our rival team and we had a tough (4-2) loss (Monday) night, and I'm just proud that we came out and fought our (butts) off," Anundsen said after he was mobbed by his teammates in the on-field celebration. "I'm just proud of the guys behind me and my catcher (Anderson Delarosa). . . . (The Cubs) better get used to this. That's all I can say." Anundsen was rather calm following his heroics. If it didn't look like he knew how to act after throwing a no-no, there was good reason: He had never thrown a no-hitter. Not even in Little League. Although Anundsen's reaction was subdued, the same couldn't be said for his teammates. Brevard County's Mike Jones smacked Anundsen with the old shaving-cream-pie-in-the-face prank while the game's star was answering questions from media. The only run of the game came in the eighth inning after Logan Schafer tripled off the fence in right field and two batters later Caleb Gindl singled to center off Steve Vento (0-2). Brevard County's Evan Anundsen delivers a pitch during his no-hitter against Daytona on Tuesday at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona News-Journal Photo by Dennis Greenblatt http://www.news-journalonline.com/downloads/0429spt.jpg

Cutbacks at the Tennessean? Maybe this will change in the heat of summer, but unlike past years, there's been little or no daily coverage of Sounds home games in the Nashville newspapers.

Link while active, text follows: Bandits polish off Rattlers Steve Batterson, Quad City Times Sometimes the best way to be aggressive at the plate is to remain patient. That formula worked for Quad-Cities on Tuesday night, when a patient approach allowed the River Bandits to finish off a four-game sweep of Wisconsin with a 4-2 win at Modern Woodmen Park. "I think we are more patient, more calm now than we have been," said Domnit Bolivar, who collected two of the six hits Quad-Cities managed off a collection of four Rattlers' pitchers. That patience paid off in the third and deciding inning when Wisconsin starter Evan Frederickson walked four batters, hit a fifth and allowed Brett Lilley to score the game's first run on a wild pitch. "They gave us some free passes and we made the most of them," Lilley said. A bases-loaded walk and a run that scored when Bolivar was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded gave Quad-Cities a 3-0 lead that stuck. Bandits manager Steve Dillard (Tim Dillard's dad) wasn't certain that opportunity would exist after watching Frederickson work his way through the Quad-Cities lineup with ease through two innings. "When you find yourself going up there against a pitcher who has good stuff - and it looked for a couple of innings like we might not get to him - it can be tough to hit when the guy gets a little wild," Dillard said. Dillard didn't have to look further than his clubhouse office TV for an example. "You see it in the big leagues all the time when guys swing at a 3-2 slider in the dirt," he said. "It can be a little easier to hit when a guy is climbing the ladder and pitches around the plate. I think we recognized that in this game and made it work for us." ALL OR NOTHING: The season has been feast or famine for Wisconsin, which has either swept or been swept in each of the five series it has played. QUICK STAT: Quad-Cities has gone 10-3 since starting the season 0-4. NEW T-RAT: Jose Duran went 0-for-3 in his Wisconsin debut Tuesday. The 2008 Big 12 player of the year at Texas A&M and a sixth-round pick of the Brewers replaces injured John Delaney on the Rattlers' roster. River Bandits third baseman Domnit Bolivar snags the throw from catcher Roberto Espinoza as Wisconsin's Erik Miller steels third base, Tuesday April 28, 2009 during third inning action at Modern Woodman Park in Davenport. (Photo by John Schultz/ Quad-City Times) http://www.qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/b/d1/91b/bd191b8a-346f-11de-be0d-001cc4c002e0.image.jpg

Final: Quad Cities (Cardinals) 4, Wisconsin 2 Wisconsin Site Game Summary Bandits sweep Rattlers By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers DAVENPORT, IA - The Quad Cities River Bandits beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4-2 on Tuesday night at Modern Woodmen Park. The Bandits scored three times thanks to a bout of wildness in the third inning and held off the Rattlers for a four-game sweep of the series. Timber Rattler starting pitcher Evan Frederickson lost the strike zone in the third inning. He walked four batters in the frame, hit a batter, and threw a wild pitch. There was also a single in the inning as the River Bandits scored enough for the win. The Quad Cities runs scored on a bases loaded wild pitch, a bases loaded walk, and a bases loaded hit batsman. Wisconsin (7-10) got on the scoreboard in the top of the seventh. Brock Kjeldgaard singled to start the inning. Michael Vass followed with a triple to right-center to knock in Kjeldgaard. However, none of the next three Rattler hitters could cash in Vass and the score was 3-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh. Quad Cities (10-7) made Wisconsin pay for not taking full advantage of their opportunity in the top of the inning. The Bandits put together three singles in the inning. The last one was an RBI single by Domnit Bolivar to make the score 4-1. Wisconsin loaded the bases in the top of the eighth inning and got a run on a sacrifice fly by Kjeldgaard. But, they would leave the bases loaded and trail 4-2 heading to the ninth. Casey Mulligan nailed down the win with a 1-2-3 ninth inning to pick up his fifth save of the season. The Rattlers return home to begin a nine-game homestand with a game against the Great Lakes Loons on Wednesday night. Cody Adams (0-1, 3.27) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Kyle Smit (0-0, 3.24) is scheduled to start for the Loons. Game time at Time Warner Cable Field is 6:35 PM. Wisconsin Box Score Evan Frederickson now with 17 walks and 16 K's in 14.1 innings to go with an 8.79 ERA; could have been even worse for Evan, but big lefty Daniel Meadows stranded three Frederickson baserunners and followed that up with two perfect innings; Efrain Nieves allowed six baserunners in his two innings, but only one run; Rattlers 0-for-10 with RISP, sigh... Wisconsin Game Log

Final: Chattanooga (Dodgers) 7, Huntsville 2 Huntsville Site Game Summary Looks' Bullpen Locks Down Huntsville Chattanooga Claims Second Straight From Stars By Brett Pollock / MiLB.com Jesus Rodriguez tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief and Chattanooga scored in four straight frames en route to a 7-2 decision over Huntsville Tuesday night in the fourth of a five-game set at AT&T Field. The Lookouts improved to 5-14 with wins in back-to-back games for the first time this season, while the Stars slipped to 10-9 but remain in first place in the North Division, a half game ahead of the Tennessee Smokies, who fell at home to the Carolina Mudcats for a second straight day. The Stars jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning with two outs when J.R. Hopf doubled in Drew Anderson and scored on a single by Johnny Raburn, who knocked in his first run of the season. However, the Looks tied the game in the bottom half of the inning when starting pitcher Francisco Felix doubled into right field to chase home Lucas May and Juan Gonzalez. Chattanooga took the lead for good in the third when Gabriel Martinez mashed a two-run home run to right field, his second of the season, off of starter David Welch, who took the loss to drop to 0-3. Felix was removed with the bases loaded and one out in the fourth and replaced by Rodriguez, who got Raburn to bounce into a force play at the plate and Welch to ground into a force out at second base. The Lookouts then tacked on a run against Welch in the bottom of the inning on a scoring fly ball off the bat of Victor Mercedes, who drove in his third run. Welch was charged with five runs on seven hits, while walking two and striking out four. Josh Wahpepah took over in the fifth and surrendered two runs on a bases loaded walk to Juan Gonzalez and an infield single by James Tomlin that finished the scoring for both teams. Wahpepah walked three, gave up three hits and struck out three in his two innings and was followed to the hill by Omar Aguilar, who threw two shutout frames. Felix, in his first start of the year, allowed six hits, while walking one and recording one strikeout. Rodriguez put together his longest outing of the season and yielded three hits while striking out one. He improved to 1-1 and was followed to the hill by Brent Leach, who threw two shutout innings and was removed with two runners on in the ninth. Victor Garate took over and struck out Kevin Melillo to end the game. The series wraps up Wednesday morning with right-hander Mark Holliman making the start for the Stars against Lookouts' left-hander James Adkins. Coverage of the game begins at 10:00 AM central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score Not the David Welch we've been accustomed to in years past, that's for sure; starting lineup a reminder of what a "veteran" club this is... Huntsville Game Log Stars had bases loaded, one out in the 4th and failed to score...

Adam McCalvy reports Mark Rogers to start Saturday

John Sickels with this note on his minor league blog, click the link for more from him on Matt LaPorta -- **Evan Anundsen threw a no-hitter for the Brevard County Manatees in the Florida State League this morning, fanning 10 with one walk in nine innings, giving him a 1.44 ERA with a 25/8 K/BB ratio in 25 innings, with 15 hits allowed and a 1.82 GO/AO mark. A fourth round pick in 2006 out of high school in Colorado, Anundsen was bought away from a Wichita State scholarship by the Brewers with $282,000. Not a big guy at 6-2, 180 when drafted, he's grown to 6-3, 200 as a pro, relying on a 90 MPH sinker, curveball and changeup. He posted a 12-8, 4.28 record with a 102/38 K/BB in 145 innings last year in the Sally League, with an unattractive 158 hits allowed but an intriguing 2.71 GO/AO mark. He's clearly a sleeper to watch.

Just-released catcher Andy Bouchie latched on with the Long Beach Armada of the independent Golden Baseball League.

Brevard County Press Release: Evan "A-No-No-Sen" No-Hits Cubs Evan Anundsen dominated all day Tuesday, no-hitting the Daytona Cubs and leading the Manatees to a 1-0 victory. Anundsen's masterpiece was the first nine-inning no-hitter in the Florida State League since Julio DeLaCruz of Clearwater accomplished the feat on August 18, 2006. It was also just the second no-hitter in Manatees' history. Clemente Nunez also pitched a no-hitter for Brevard County on May 28, 1995 against West Palm Beach. Anundsen was rarely challenged by the Daytona lineup, allowing just one walk and hitting one batter. He also overcame two errors by the Brevard County defense. The tensest moment of the game came with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. With Anundsen just one out from history, he induced a pop fly from Nate Samson to the left side of the infield. Brent Brewer appeared to be camped under the ball, but at the last second appeared to lose the ball in the sun, and it hit the heel of his glove and dropped to the infield dirt. As the crowd of 3,716 waited on the edge of their seats, the scoreboard operator finally placed a "2" under the error column for Brevard County, signifying that the no-hitter was still intact. Anundsen, apparently unfazed by the turn of events, rebounded to strike out Tyler Colvin to end the game. Anundsen finished with 10 strikeouts, a new career high. For most of the game, the main concern was that the Manatees would not be able to score and allow Anundsen the chance to go for the no-hitter. Despite several scoring chances for the Manatees, the game remained scoreless through seven innings. Finally, in the eighth inning, Logan Schafer ripped a triple off the right field wall. After an Eric Farris walk, Caleb Gindl came through with a line drive single to center field, scoring Schafer and giving Anundsen all the help he would need. The Manatees return home tomorrow for the third game of this four-game series. For all fans looking for a piece of history, Anundsen will be available to sign autographs from 6:30-7:30 tomorrow night on the main concourse. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif (I added the smiley, not in the official release -- that's cool for the kid.) Actually, remember when Jim Powell interviewed David Welch for a pre-game Brewer interview. Cory Provus, are you reading? Make it happen by Wednesday night. Now that, we know will archive.

Nashville Pre-Game Audio Chat with Starting Pitcher Mike Burns Well-spoken, interesting enough for a listen (aren't they all?)... Final: Nashville 7, Iowa (Cubs) 4 Link for "new Cole Gillespie at AAA" photo, text follows -- Sounds Split Series With Cubs With 7-4 Win NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds beat the Iowa Cubs 7-4 on the final game of a four-game series in front of 6,535 fans at Greer Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. The majority of the crowd on hand were area schoolchildren in attendance on field trips as a reward for reaching their reading goals in the Nashville Sounds Reading Club program. The Sounds were able to collect 16 hits on the day, including multiple hits by seven of the eight position players in the lineup. Adam Heether went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored to lead the charge for the Sounds. Outfielder Cole Gillespie doubled to collect his first Triple-A hit, breaking an 0-for-11 slump, to put the Sounds on the board, 1-0, in the bottom of the second inning. Catcher Angel Salome made it 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth with a two-RBI double that brought in Alcides Escobar and Heether, snapping a 0-for-13 streak. The Sounds extended their lead to 4-0 when Erick Almonte singled to score Salome later that same inning. AUDIO: Angel Salome Two-Run Double The Sounds put another three runs on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning on three straight RBI hits by Mat Gamel, Brendan Katin, and Heether. Sounds starter Tim Dillard (4-0) picked up the win after pitching his third consecutive quality start, allowing just three hits over six scoreless innings. Dillard, who has won all four of his starts this season, hasn't given up more than one earned run in any start. Reliever David Johnson also allowed no runs in one inning of work, striking out two. The Cubs were able to score three runs after staging a late rally in the top of the eighth inning. Outfielder Jake Fox hit his PCL-leading 12th bomb of the season, and fourth of the series, to make the score 7-2. Fox also added his eighth double of the season in the game. Chris Smith came in later that inning to earn his third save of the year. Smith faced pinch-hitter Sam Fuld with the bases loaded, but got a fly ball double play to end the inning. Cubs starter J.R. Mathes (3-2) picked up the loss after surrendering four earned runs on 12 hits over five innings. Following a league-wide day off tomorrow, Nashville resumes its homestand to welcome the division-rival Omaha Royals for a four-game set. Southpaw Lindsay Gulin (1-0, 8.35) takes on left-hander Bruce Chen (0-1, 5.06) in the series opener at 7:00 PM on Thursday night. Nashville Box Score Look at all the pretty numbers; rough 2009 AAA debut for Juan Sandoval... Nashville Game Log

Rattler Radio Blog: April 28, 2009 Game Notes April 28, 2009 Timber Rattler Pitchers (Frederickson / Nieves) April 28, 2009 Starting Lineups Chris' note: Welcome to town, Jose Duran. You're starting at third and batting 7th in your first day with the team. Tonight is going to be the first time since game #1 that Brock Kjeldgaard has not hit cleanup.

From the Timber Rattlers: TRANSACTIONS: The Timber Rattlers have placed infielder John Delaney on the disabled list retroactive to April 26. Infielder Jose Duran has joined the Timber Rattlers in Quad Cities and will be eligible for play tonight. MEET THE NEW GUY: Duran was a sixth round pick of the Brewers in the 2008 draft out of Texas A&M. He hit .372 and was the Big 12 Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in 2008. Duran hit .211 in 36 games for Helena in the Pioneer League after signing with the Rattlers. He is the brother of German Duran, who played 60 games for the Texas Rangers in 2008 and is currently playing for the Oklahoma City Red Hawks of the Pacific Coast League.