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Final: Arizona Royals 5, Arizona Brewers 0 Arizona Box Score Joey Paciorek's struggles coming off his 2007 .805 OPS are puzzling -- he did reach by HBP here; Lou Palmisano on base four times, not sure when (or if) he'll be behind the plate in '08.. Arizona Game Log

Final: West Tenn (Mariners) 4, Huntsville 3 Huntsville Site Game Summary: West Tenn Edges Stars, Again Missed Opportunities Costly for Huntsville By Brett Pollock / MLB.com Adam Moore doubled in the winning run in the seventh inning to lead West Tenn to a 4-3 victory over Huntsville Saturday night in the fourth of a five-game series at Pringles Park. The Diamond Jaxx won their third straight to raise their record to 21-27 in the second half, while the Stars dipped to 22-27 in the half. West Tenn has won 12 of the 20 games in the season series, including seven of nine at home. Greg Halman singled with one out in the home first, stole second and scored the game's first run on a two-out single by Johan Limonta that also moved Mike Wilson to third base. Stars' starter David Welch then picked off Limonta, who stayed in the rundown long enough to allow Wilson to score to give the home side a 2-0 edge. Mat Gamel, batting in the fifth spot in the order for a first time this season, led off the second inning and blasted the first pitch from Luis Munoz for a home run to right field to cut the lead the lead to 2-1. Lorenzo Cain then smashed a home run over all three tiers of signage in left field on an 0-1 offering for his third long ball to knot the score at two. It marked the second time, and the first since Freddy Parejo and Carlos Corporan did it on May 17, that the Stars hit back-to-back home runs. Use the same audio link as the Alcides Escobar interview above, then browse to the 35:30 minute mark, to hear Brett Pollock's calls of the back-to-back blasts. Brent Johnson put the Jaxx back on top with a home run in the third, his fifth of the season and second of the series. The Stars stranded Cain at third with one out in the fourth but tied the game in the fifth when Michael Brantley walked and advanced on a Guilder Rodriguez sacrifice bunt that also spelled the end of the night for Munoz, who reached his pitch limit. Roman Martinez took over and uncorked a wild pitch that moved Brantley to third before he scored on a fly ball by Alcides Escobar. Munoz was charged with three runs on six hits, while walking one and fanning three. Welch was removed after six innings, giving up three runs on four hits, walking one and fanning five. Steve Bray took over and gave up a leadoff double to Limonta that was followed by Moore's two-base hit to give West Tenn its third lead of the night. Moore has knocked in 16 of his 61 runs this season against the Stars. Bray dropped to 1-2 after allowing the decisive run in his lone inning of work. Cain legged out an infield hit and Cole Gillespie walked with one out in the eighth inning, as Jason Kershner was replaced by Shawn Kelley after an inning and a third of scoreless relief. A Moore passed ball allowed the runners to advance but Kelley squashed the threat by striking out Chris Errecart and Parejo. The right-hander then set down the side in order to earn his seventh save and keep the Stars to three runs or less for a 16th time in their last 20 games. The series finishes Sunday afternoon with right-hander Alex Periard taking the mound against West Tenn right-hander Brodie Downs. Coverage of the game begins at 4:20 pm central time and can be heard locally on SportsRadio 730 WUMP and through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com and www.730ump.com. Huntsville Box Score Lorenzo Cain reached four times, stole two bases, sporting an .841 OPS in 107 AA at-bats... Huntsville Game Log

Huntsville Pre-Game Audio Interview with Shortstop Alcides Escobar Click on the WUMP archive of August 9th, interview is right off the top; great strides in speaking English, very proud of the kid in that regard -- those of us who know learning a second language beyond childhood isn't easy...

Final: Orem (Angels) 3, Helena 2 Walkoff loss... Helena Independent Record: Orem inches past Brewers Helena Independent Record The Helena Brewers suffered another loss at the hands of the Orem Owlz Saturday, falling 3-2 thanks to five errors and poor hitting in clutch spots. Tied at 2-2, Orem's Donato Giovanatto singled on a ground ball to right field, scoring Tyson Auer in the bottom of the ninth for the winning run. The Brewers (3-9) are searching for their first win after losing the last five straight, and have fallen to the bottom of the Pioneer League North Division, tied for third with the Missoula Osprey. Orem (8-4) are the South Division's first-half champions and remain in second behind Ogden (9-3), Helena's opponent today on the road. The Brewers will meet the Raptors at 4:05 PM (5:05 Central). Giovanatto brought in Auer on an RBI single in the first inning to get the scoring started. In the fourth, Helena starter Cody Adams ran into trouble after a leadoff double by Giovanatto, who was driven in by the next batter. Orem then loaded the bases before Adams was relieved. Trey Watten came on to get the last out of the inning. Down 2-0, the Brewers scored once each in the fifth and sixth innings to tie game. Derrick Alfonso hit his first triple of the season on a line drive to right field to lead off the fifth. After back-to-back strikeouts, Erik Miller pushed Alfonso across the plate with a single and the Brewers were on the board. In the sixth, Brock Kjeldgaard drove in Erik Komatsu on a fielder's choice grounder. Komatsu and John Delaney were both 2-for-4 and Miller 2-for-3 to lead Helena. Giovanatto went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run to lead Orem. Garrett Sherrill (1-7) gave up the final run one hit and one walk, finishing with the loss. He struck out two. Orem's Andrew Taylor (2-1) picked up the win, going two innings and giving up one hit while striking out two. *** Giovanatto gives Owlz a dramatic victory By Ryan Comer, Deseret News OREM - For the last five days, Donato Giovanatto has been wondering why nobody in the media seems to want to interview him. All he needed to do was collect the game-winning hit. Giovanatto went 3-for-5 and knocked home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth on Saturday as the Orem Owlz defeated the Helena Brewers 3-2 at Brent Brown Ballpark. The victory completed a three-game sweep of the Brewers and extended the Owlz' winning streak to six games. "I'm still bitter," Giovanatto said with a small smile about not being interviewed before Saturday. With the score tied at 2-2 and two out in the bottom of the ninth, Tyson Auer walked. Roberto Lopez then grounded one to short, but the feed by David Fonseca was dropped by second baseman Jose Duran, allowing both runners to reach safely. Giovanatto came up next and slashed a 1-1 fastball into right field to bring Auer home. "The wind was blowing in, so I just wanted to hit it on the ground," Giovanatto said. Wind, lightning and two rain delays made the game more interesting than Giovanatto or any of the Owlz would have liked. "I was getting hungry," Giovanatto said. The game was delayed for seven minutes in the top of the first as intense showers rolled over the ballpark. Then, with one out in the bottom of the first, the umpires had to call the game again, this time for 57 minutes, as another system rolled through. Fortunately for the Owlz, the delays didn't last any longer. "If that had gone another 15 minutes, (Will) Smith wouldn't have been out there," Owlz manager Tom Kotchman said. Smith started for the Owlz and allowed one run and five hits in five innings of work. He walked none and struck out seven. "They're never fun," Smith said of the delays. "You can't let your arm get tight. (Pitching coach) Zeke (Zimmerman) told me what to do and what not to do." The Owlz wasted little time getting on the scoreboard with a run in the bottom of the first. With one out, Auer walked. Auer stole second and then moved to third after the attempt to throw him out skipped into center field. The game was called for the second time after Lopez walked to put runners on the corners. After the delay, the game resumed with Giovanatto at the plate. Giovanatto blooped a single to right to score Auer, but was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double. The Owlz got another run in the bottom of the fourth to extend the lead to 2-0. Giovanatto led off with a double down the left-field line and then scored on an infield single to second by Ryan Groth. The throw to first went past first baseman Brock Kjeldgaard, allowing Groth to reach safely. The Owlz had a chance to do even more damage in the inning, but Darwin Perez struck out with the bases loaded. The Brewers scored one in the fifth and one in the sixth to even the score. The Owlz loaded the bases again in the bottom of the eighth, but Dwayne Bailey grounded out to first. Helena Box Score Trey Watten bailed out Cody Adams in a bases-loaded situation, then Garrett Sherrill did the same for Watten; starter Adams allowed ten baserunners in 3.2 innings (six hits, three walks, one HBP), but only two runs (one earned) -- hopefully the 2008 2nd round pick will show us more before the month is out; Sherrill hasn't been great, but he's thrown better than his 1-7 mark would indicate, and didn't deserve the loss here; 20-year-old Erik Komatsu with a .975 OPS and has walked (20) more often he's struck out (18) in 176 AB's -- the lefty bat (and arm)played right field in this one and stole two bases, now 8-for-11 in that category for the season... Helena Game Log

Helena Pre-Game Audio Interview with RHP Cody Scarpetta Click on the KCAP archive of August 9th, then browse to the 12:30 minute mark; good stuff about his dad as well...

Link while active, text follows: Sounds sweep doubleheader By STEVE SILVER Tennessean Staff Writer The Sounds swept their first doubleheader in more than three years Saturday night at Greer Stadium. They scored five runs on 10 hits to beat the Omaha Royals 5-3 in the first game. Nashville then overcame an early one-run deficit in the nightcap to pull out a 2-1 win. The Sounds' most recent doubleheader sweep was Aug. 5, 2005, over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. Nashville is now 3-7 in five doubleheaders this season. "Any win is a good win and to get a doubleheader win is even nicer," Manager Frank Kremblas said. In the first game, designated hitter Brad Nelson drove in Joe Dillon with a first-inning single to put the Sounds on top 1-0. The Sounds scored four more runs to topple the Royals. Both Nelson and Dillon went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the first game. Despite falling into a 1-0 hole in the third inning of the second game, the Sounds rebounded when Jay Gibbons homered to right field to tie the score. Hernan Iribarren drove in the game-winning run with a fifth inning single. Pitcher's journey: Left-hander Troy Cate became the 18th pitcher to start a game for the Sounds in 2008 when he took the mound in the second game. He gave up three hits and one run in four innings. Nashville used 15 starting pitchers last season. Interleague woes: The Sounds are 14-23 when facing an American League affiliate this season. Nashville's designated hitters are batting .287 (37-for-129) with five home runs and 20 RBIs in those games.

Nashville Pre-Game Audio Chat with Starting Pitcher Nic Ungs Final, Game One: Nashville 5, Omaha (Royals) 3 Final, Game Two: Nashville 2, Omaha 1 Nashville Site Doubleheader Summary: Link for Joe Dillon photo, text follows -- Sounds Sweep Royals in Doubleheader NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds posted their first doubleheader sweep since August 2005 with two wins over the Omaha Royals on Saturday night at Greer Stadium. With the wins, the Sounds (50-71) stayed hot as winners of six of their last seven contests. Two-out RBIs were the key to game one of the doubleheader, with the Sounds recording four of their five runs with two outs in their 5-3 victory over the Royals. Sounds starter Sam Narron (7-3) gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings pitched to pick up his team-leading seventh win of the year for the Sounds, and both Joe Dillon and Brad Nelson contributed two RBIs each to pace the offensive attack for Nashville. Game two was a low-scoring affair, with the Sounds pulling out a 2-1 victory over Omaha. Jay Gibbons had a solo home run and Hernan Iribarren recorded the go-ahead RBI on an infield single in the bottom of the fifth inning. Sounds pitchers Troy Cate, Mitch Stetter (2-3), and Tim Dillard combined to throw seven innings of one-run ball to keep the Royals off the board after the third inning. Nashville relievers have now only given up one run over their last 16 2/3 innings. The Sounds scored the first run of game one in the bottom of the first inning when Dillon scored from second base on a two-out single from Nelson off Omaha starter Carlos Rosa. Dillon singled and moved to second on a fielding error from right fielder Brayan Pena in the previous at-bat. Omaha responded with a run of its own in the top of the second inning to tie the game. Angel Sanchez doubled to center field off Narron and scored when Chris Lubanski singled in the next at-bat. Nashville then mounted a three-run rally in the bottom of the inning off three hits and two walks. Adam Heether started the inning with a double, and Dillon contributed a two-run single to cap the rally for the Sounds. Nashville added another run in the bottom of the fourth inning off a pair of doubles from Gibbons and Nelson, who picked up his second two-out RBI of the night. The Royals cut the deficit to two in the top of the sixth inning when Kila Ka'aihue belted a two-run home run to right field off Narron. The longball was his sixth of the year in just 10 games for the Royals since being promoted from Double-A Arkansas. Joe Bateman contributed 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief to pick up his second save of the year for the Sounds. Nashville Game One Box Score Sam Narron is now 13-4 between Huntsville and Nashville this season -- he walked three, hit two, and surrendered a home run here, but survived; Joe Bateman stranded two and continues his fine work -- he was an astute pick by the Crew in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft out of the Giants' system... Nashville Game One Game Log Narron induced two double plays to help out... The Royals scored first in game two in the top of the third inning off Cate. Damon Hollins and Matt Tupman led off the inning with back-to-back singles before Josh Labandeira knocked another single to score Hollins from second and give the Royals the lead. Nashville evened things up in the bottom of the fourth on a solo home run from Gibbons to right field. The longball was his second on the year for the Sounds. The Sounds took the lead in the next frame when Ozzie Chavez reached on a fielding error by Royals first baseman Kila Ka'aihue with two outs, and then stole second and scored on an infield single by Iribarren. Labandeira, the Omaha second baseman, made a diving stop on the groundball to keep the ball in the infield but was unable to throw Chavez out at home. Cate pitched four innings and gave up only one run in his first spot start for the Sounds. Dillard picked up his second save of the season after pitching out of two jams, striking out Labandeira with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh to end the contest. He worked two scoreless innings. The teams continue the series tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. at Greer Stadium. Left-hander Chris Narveson (4-12, 5.10) will start for the Sounds against right-hander and ex-Sound Jose Capellan (4-1, 3.56) for Omaha. Nashville Game Two Box Score Adam Heether settling in as the everyday shortstop... Nashville Game Two Game Log

Final: Brevard County 5, Daytona (Cubs) 2 Game Summary from the Cubs' Site / Daytona News-Journal: Manatees Down Cubs Daytona Wins Season Series, but Came Up Short in Finale [DAYTONA BEACH, FL] Following the I-95 trophy presentation, Brevard County came into Saturday's ballgame eager to make the Cubs pay for snatching that trophy. The Manatees did just that behind timely hitting and good pitching. The Cubs lost 5-2. Mel Stocker singled to begin the ballgame for the Manatees and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. A pickoff play gone wrong saw a two-base error by Daytona shortstop Darwin Barney that scored Stocker. The Cubs bounced back quickly. Daytona scored a run in the bottom of the first on an RBI double by Ty Wright. Wright's drive to center fell under the glove of a diving Charlie Fermaint, allowing Jonathan Mota -- who had led off with a single -- to score from first. Steve Clevenger followed with a single to right field, but Wright -- trying to score from second -- was thrown out at the plate by Brevard right fielder Chuck Caufield. Cubs manager Jody Davis gave Wright a signal to hold at third, but he said he was late with the sign and took the blame. Daytona didn't score again until the bottom of the ninth when Canzler led off with a double over Fermaint's head and advanced around on two groundouts. The game swung in favor of Brevard County when Taylor Green belted a solo shot home run to right field to lead off the fourth inning. This turned out to be the game winning run in the ballgame. Amaury Rivas, the starter for the Manatees, shut down the Cubs offense for five, and the bullpen was equally effective. Rivas came into the game with a 7.20 earned run average and lasted just two innings in his previous start, an 8-1 loss to the Cubs on Monday. Brevard County officially broke the game open in the seventh inning, where three runs came across to score, highlighted by a two-run triple for Yohannis Perez. Perez also had a triple against the Cubs on Friday in a 7-3 loss. The Cubs continue to reach base and leave runners stranded. Local Embry-Riddle product Kenny Homlberg went 1-for-4 with a base hit up the middle in the second. The infielder came into the game with a .223 average. Brevard County Box Score Fifteen HR's for Taylor Green -- by the way, we're hearing rumblings that the Cleveland Indians may make their selection on the PTBNL this coming week; Brent Brewer singled three times; Jonathan Lucroy doubled and singled; Zach Braddock continued his return with a scoreless inning of relief... Brevard County Game Log

Andy Barch provides eight minutes plus of detailed team analysis as he opens his pre-game show "Bull on Baseball" -- Click on the WSWW archive of August 9th, it's right off the top...

Final: West Virginia 17, Hickory (Pirates) 1 Amazingly, the Power remains only 1.5 games ahead of stubborn Lakewood (two games in the loss column)... West Virginia Site Game Summary: POWER OFFENSE EXPLODES Eric Fryer hit for the cycle, five players turned in multi-hit games, and the West Virginia Power scored a season high 17 runs on Saturday night at Appalachian Power Park as they defeated the Hickory Crawdads 17-1. The Power scored five times in the first inning. Steffan Wilson's first of four hits was a two-run single to put the Power on the board. Caleb Gindl doubled in the next run before Matt Cline walked with the bases loaded and Lee Haydel drove in the final run of the inning with a sacrifice fly. The Power doubled their lead with a five-run second inning. Wilson blasted a two-run homer, his 17th of the season, before Curt Rindal singled in the next two runs and scored on Eric Farris's two-out base hit. West Virginia added four more runs in the third. Zelous Wheeler belted a three run homer, his third of the home stand and his 12th of the year. Haydel drove in the final run of the inning with a triple. The Crawdads scored their lone run on Austin McClune's sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. The Power also scored in the fourth on Fryer's solo home run, his ninth of the year. West Virginia plated their final two runs on Uly Snijders's two-run shot in the eighth inning. Fryer singled in the second, doubled in the third, homered in the fourth inning and completed the cycle with a triple in the bottom of the eighth. He is the first Power player to hit for the cycle at Appalachian Power Park. He went 4-for-5 with four runs and an RBI. Michael Bowman (2-1) allowed just an unearned run over five innings of work on three hits to earn the victory. Pedro Lambertus and Curtis Pasma combined to toss four scoreless innings of relief. Rafael De Los Santos (2-9) allowed five runs on two hits and walked three batters over a third of an inning and was tagged with the loss. The Power improved to 65-52 on the year and 33-15 in the second half with the win. The Crawdads fell to 45-73 on the year and 15-33 in the second half with the loss. The 17-1 victory is the largest margin of victory this season for the Power. Wilson and Fryer paced the Power with four hits apiece. The four home runs tied a season high. The Power will finish the four game series against Hickory Sunday night. The Power will start left hander Dan Merklinger (5-8, 5.54) and the Crawdads will counter with left hander Mike Felix (4-4, 4.52). The first pitch is scheduled for 6:05 PM (5:05 Central). *** This MiLB.com article includes an audio link that has all four base hit calls from Andy "Bull" Barch on Eric Fryer's cycle. Text follows: Fryer heats up, hits for cycle By Steve Conley / Special to MLB.com A night after watching a teammate barely miss hitting for the cycle, Eric Fryer made sure to cash in on his own opportunity. Fryer tripled in the eighth inning Saturday to become the first player in team history to hit for the cycle as the West Virginia Power pounded the Hickory Crawdads, 17-1, at Appalachian Power Park. Fryer was hit by a pitch in the first inning, then singled and scored in the second and stroked his 20th double and scored again in the third as the Power built a 10-0 lead. He slugged a solo homer, his ninth, in the fourth but grounded into a double play in the sixth. He knew he'd get one more shot at making history, however. "I was trying to do a little too much in that at-bat [in the sixth]," the Ohio State product said. "I knew I'd get another chance and I just thought if it happens, it happens." The 22-year-old catcher/left fielder ripped a ball down the third base line in the eighth and got a friendly carom off the wall to give him a shot at reaching third. "The ball kinda kicked away from the left fielder in the corner and got away from him," said Fryer. "I went into third standing up and it was a bang-bang play, I just barely got in there. I was pretty pumped. That doesn't happen too often." The cycle came a night after outfielder Caleb Gindl went 4-for-4 and fell a double shy of the rare feat. His teammates had some fun with it. "They were all giving me lots of praise," said Fryer, Milwaukee's 10th-round pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. "Gindl almost had one last night, so they were giving him a lot of crap, saying, 'That's how it's done.'" Fryer raised his batting average to a South Atlantic League-leading .345 and has hit safely in 16 of his last 19 games. He was named the SAL Player of the Week on July 7 after a four-game stretch in which he went 12-for-16 with eight RBIs, including a 5-for-5, six-RBI performance on July 6. He is hitting .380 with 40 RBIs since the All-Star break. "I haven't changed my approach a whole lot," he said. "I'm just waiting for good pitches to hit and using the whole field. It helps on a night like tonight, when everyone's hitting. It kinda lights a fire in you and you feel like you can hit anything up there." Steffan Wilson went 4-for-5 with a homer, four RBIs and three runs scored, Zelous Wheeler hit a three-run shot and Uly Snijders contributed a two-run blast as West Virginia tied a season high with four homers. Curt Rindal went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored to help the Power (33-15) post their third straight win. West Virginia starter Michael Bowman (2-1) was the beneficiary of the 19-hit assault, yielding an unearned run on three hits and a walk with one strikeout over five innings. Pedro Lambertus fanned two over three hitless frames. Hickory starter Rafael De Los Santos (2-9) recorded just one out and was charged with five runs on two hits and three walks. Austin McClune's sacrifice fly in the fourth produced the lone run for the Crawdads (15-33), who have lost four straight and 10 of their last 11 games. West Virginia Box Score Eric Fryer spent the bulk of the game behind the plate, making his feat even more impressive; continue to keep an eye on very young RHP Pedro Lambertus -- when young Latin pitchers earn a spot in full season ball, the Brewer coaches know they're on to something; OK, we'll overlook the four West Virginia errors -- this time... West Virginia Game Log Drink up!

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 69 50 .580 - 42-22 27-28 L1 Memphis 64 55 .538 5.0 30-26 34-29 L2 Omaha 52 67 .437 17.0 24-35 28-32 W1 Nashville 48 71 .403 21.0 21-34 27-37 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 30 18 .625 - 16-7 14-11 L1 Tennessee 24 24 .500 6.0 11-14 13-10 L2 Huntsville 22 26 .458 8.0 11-14 11-12 L2 West Tenn 20 27 .426 9.5 8-14 12-13 W2 Chattanooga 20 28 .417 10.0 10-13 10-15 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daytona 27 17 .614 - 16-6 11-11 W2 Jupiter 26 20 .565 2.0 13-10 13-10 W1 St. Lucie 24 19 .558 2.5 12-9 12-10 W2 Palm Beach 23 24 .489 5.5 14-10 9-14 L1 Brevard County 20 25 .444 7.5 9-12 11-13 L1 Vero Beach 14 33 .298 14.5 6-18 8-15 L10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Virginia 32 15 .681 - 18-6 14-9 W2 Lakewood 31 17 .646 1.5 14-8 17-9 W3 Delmarva 26 22 .542 6.5 10-12 16-10 W1 Lake County 21 27 .438 11.5 12-14 9-13 L1 Hagerstown 20 28 .417 12.5 9-17 11-11 L4 Lexington 18 28 .391 13.5 9-16 9-12 L2 Greensboro 17 30 .362 15.0 9-15 8-15 L2 Hickory 15 32 .319 17.0 4-17 11-15 L3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billings 10 1 .909 - 7-0 3-1 W4 Great Falls 5 6 .455 5.0 2-3 3-3 L1 Helena 3 8 .273 7.0 1-4 2-4 L4 Missoula 3 8 .273 7.0 3-2 0-6 L3

Arizona League Standings The A-Crew tries to improve on its 1-18 road record tonight.

This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated several hours prior to gametime. Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format):

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 Window". Open the Nashville Gameday. For the others, choose "Recap". While you're listening to your minor league game of choice (or watching/listening to the big league Crew when they are playing), simply refresh your game log browsers every so often. Nashville Game One: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_09_omaaaa_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Two: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&gid=2008_08_09_omaaaa_nasaaa_2&cid=556&t=g_box Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_09_hunaax_wtdaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_09_breafa_dbcafa_1 West Virginia: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_09_hicafx_wvaafx_1 Helena: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_09_helrok_orerok_1 Arizona: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_09_brrrok_royrok_1

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times Central except Arizona League; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP's Sam Narron and Troy Cate in a doubledip at home vs. Omaha (Royals), 5:45 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Audio link via WNSR, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/clubs/ip_index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=t556 Huntsville: LHP David Welch at West Tenn (Mariners), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Audio link via WUMP, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?sid=t559 Brevard County: RHP Amaury Rivas at Daytona (Cubs), 6:05 PM gametime Audio link via Daytona broadcast, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?cid=503&sid=t503 West Virginia: RHP Michael Bowman at home vs. Hickory (Pirates), 5:55 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Audio link via WSWW, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/clubs/ip_index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=t525 Helena: RHP Cody Adams at Orem (Angels), 7:55 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Audio link via KCAP, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/clubs/ip_index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=t433 Arizona: TBD at the Royals' complex in Surprise, 7:00 PM local Mountain Standard Time Never any audio for the Maryvale Crew

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Link while active, text follows: Sounds start homestand with ugly loss to Omaha By STEVE SILVER Tennessean Staff Writer A disastrous fifth inning derailed the Sounds' season-long four-game win streak Friday night. The Omaha Royals blasted two home runs and drove in five runs in the fifth to topple the Sounds 6-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 10,072 fans at Greer Stadium. Although Sounds starter Lindsay Gulin retired the first seven batters he faced, the lefty ran into trouble early in the fifth. Omaha catcher Brayan Pena launched a deep, two-run home run off the guitar-shaped scoreboard in center field to put the Royals on top 3-1. Gulin walked the next two batters before surrendering a homer to Damon Hollins. That put the Sounds in a 6-1 hole. "I think they did a good job of adjusting to what (Gulin) was doing and they made him throw strikes early in the count," Sounds Manager Frank Kremblas said. "He then got behind some guys and had to come to them and then they hit the ball well." Nashville never recovered as its bats went silent the rest of the game. Laynce Nix provided the only sign of offense, blasting a solo home run to left field in the second inning to give the Sounds an initial 1-0 lead. He also tripled in the fourth - his 14th extra-base hit in his last 16 games. Ungs returns: The Sounds called up right-handed pitcher Nic Ungs from Double-A Huntsville on Friday. Ungs started the season in Nashville and went 1-2 with a 10.86 ERA over four starts. He was placed on the disabled list at the end of April with a right shoulder injury. Ungs returned in late June with the Stars, where he went 4-1 with a 1.96 ERA, holding Huntsville opponents to a .221 batting average. He will rejoin the starting rotation Monday. To make room for Ungs in the rotation, right-hander Richie Gardner moved to the bullpen. Gardner is 4-5 with a 6.21 ERA in 17 starts this season. Pena on D.L.: The Sounds placed closer Luis Pena on the disabled list, retroactive to Wednesday, to open a roster spot for Ungs. In his last eight appearances Pena has blown three saves and posted a 1-3 record with an 18.00 ERA. Opponents have hit .400 (16-for-40) off the 2008 All-Star during that stretch. "It was for more of a mental break than anything," Kremblas said. Long ball Laynce: Nix's 23rd home run of the season moved him into a tie for third on the Sounds' all-time list with 54.

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Final: Arizona Rangers 7, Arizona Brewers 2 Arizona Box Score Tough outing for starting LHP Kristian Bueno, his infield defense didn't help; RHP Ben Jeffers, as noted above, with a stellar effort; it was 7-2 after two innings, and stayed that way; the A-Crew scored two first-inning runs keyed by Joey Paciorek's triple and Shawn Zarraga's double; Lou Palmisano's knee even allowed him to steal a base -- he's still DH'ing only; Jake Odorizzi two scoreless but not dominant innings; RHP Stosh Wawrzasek is back from Canadian Juniors play, and also tossed two scoreless... Arizona Game Log

Final: Orem (Angels) 9, Helena 3 Helena Box Score Brewers allowed runs in the 3rd through 7th innings; Brock Kjeldgaard and Cutter Dykstra went deep, Dykstra also doubled; Jose Duran doubled and singled twice; Chris Dennis and Corey Kemp each reached twice -- all that being said, offensively, only three runs, two coming on the solo shots; Erik Komatsu back in the lineup -- if I remember correctly from previous audio, he was nursing a sprained wrist, correct me if I'm mistaken; catcher Mike Roberts must have been dizzy, seven Brewer wild pitches (no passed balls), four by LHP Brandon Ritchie in just 1.2 innings -- surprisingly given that stat, no walks for the southpaw; four more K's in two innings for Wily Peralta... Helena Game Log RHP Cody Adams will start Saturday with Trey Watten to piggyback -- good news as Adams' shoulder strengthens...

Helena Pre-Game Audio Interview with RHP Rico Salmon Click on the KCAP archive of August 8th, then browse to the 07:45 minute mark; playing with an injured toe, banging it just as many of us might, in our bedroom; didn't realize the late-round Brewer pick was previously a 10th round selection by the Nationals; well-spoken, nice job with the initial interview...

Final: Daytona (Cubs) 7, Brevard County 3 Game Summary from the Cubs' Site: [DAYTONA BEACH, FL] Wearing tropically styled jerseys in lieu of Jimmy Buffet night, the Daytona Cubs came from behind to crank out a late inning comeback win, 7-3. The Cubs batted around and put up five runs, including a go-ahead RBI single by Steve Clevenger. The game began as a pitcher's duel. Brevard County starter Derek Miller and Daytona starter Hung-Wen Chen were both effective early and neither offense was able to put anything together in the first three innings. Miller was relieved in the fourth by Cub killer Bobby Bramhall. Brevard County finally broke through for some offense in the fifth inning. With no outs and the bases loaded, Yohannis Perez smacked a bases-clearing triple. After inducing a ground out, Mike Cooper came in and retired two straight to end the inning. The Manatees jumped ahead, 3-0. The Cubs got to Bramhall for the first time this season in the bottom of the sixth. Bramhall pitched 18 scoreless innings against Daytona before finally coughing up some runs. Russ Canzler and Robinson Chirinos drove in a pair of runs on back-to-back one out singles, chasing Bramhall from the game. Cubs closed in to just one run back, 3-2. Jonathan Mota walked with one out in the seventh. Manatee reliever Josh Wahpepah threw over to check on Mota and the ball got away, advancing Mota to third. This set things up for Cubs centerfielder Jim Adduci, who smacked a hard ground ball up the middle through a drawn in infield to tie the ballgame. After a walk to Ty Wright, Clevenger pounded out an RBI base hit to give Daytona a lead. Canzler added on with an RBI ground out. Chirinos kept it going, as he stroked an RBI single. Ryan Harvey completed the monster inning with another RBI single, and the Cubs turned the tables on Brevard County, going up 7-3. The Cubs finish their series against the Manatees Saturday beginning at 7:05 PM (6:05 Central) at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Brevard County Box Score Mel Stocker continues to toy with Florida State League pitching, but not their catchers (only 5-for-10 in FSL steal attempts) -- trivia: Mel's full name is Myreon Romel Stocker; tough to win when Jonathan Lucroy and Taylor Green combine to go 0-for-8; Brent Brewer, hitting 6th, singled twice; welcome back to action, Derek Miller... Brevard County Game Log

Huntsville Pre-Game Audio Interview with Strength and Conditioning Coach Eric McMahon Click on the WUMP archive of August 8th, then browse to the 08:45 minute mark; discussion about fighting season-end fatigue...