Jim Goulart

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): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

Follow Sunday'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 "Log" or "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: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_06_01_iowaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_06_01_hunaax_cngaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_06_01_vbdafa_breafa_1 West Virginia: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_06_01_wvaafx_gboafx_1

Sunday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Derrick Turnbow (to be followed by RHP Richie Gardner) at home vs. Iowa (Cubs), 1:45 PM pre-game; 2:00 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP Derek Miller at Chattanooga (Reds), 1:00 PM pre-game; 1:15 gametime Audio link via WUMP (game will also archive at this link): http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?sid=t559 Brevard County: RHP Jeremy Jeffress at home vs. Vero Beach (Rays), 12:00 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... West Virginia: RHP Evan Anundsen at Greensboro (Marlins), 3:45 PM pre-game, 4:00 gametime Audio link via WSWW, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

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Without re-listening to the Huntsville audio archive, which may have provided details, simply put the Huntsville Media Relations staff sent out a press release on the transaction, then rescinded it, then it actually went live. It was probably pulled back initially when there were questions as to whether it would become official in time for Saturday's roster. No big deal, and we appreciate when the affiliates are kind enough to treat Brewerfan as a "news organization" and include us in their releases.

Power 50 will "crosses fingers" be online by midnight Sunday, as we seek to maintain our so-far maintained goal of posting new the first of each month. My turn for comments, almost by default, as you wouldn't believe the "off-field" events currently impacting each of the P50 four (Brad, Patrick, Toby and myself) if we told you. Don't worry, nothing's wrong and everybody's OK, but in a wild convergence of cirumstances, it's amazing that any of us have found time for Brewerfan (and all of you) as of late. Kind of a reminder that this is all a diversion (hey, but an important diversion) for each of us. Until then, back to my Link Reporting (and "real" life). Jim

Final: West Virginia 6, Greensboro (Marlins) 5 West Virginia Press Release: POWER SECURE THIRD STRAIGHT WIN Greensboro, NC - The West Virginia Power matched their season-long winning streak with their third consecutive one-run victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at NewBridge Bank Park on Saturday night, topping the 'Hoppers 6-5 and will have a chance to go for the sweep on Sunday. Caleb Gindl and Curt Rindal ripped back-to-back RBI singles with two outs in the top of the first inning to give West Virginia an early lead. Matt Cline's sacrifice fly plated David Fonseca in the second to make it a 3-0 Power advantage. Mike Stanton hit a solo homer in the bottom of the second to put the Grasshoppers on the board. Steffan Wilson and Gindl hit back-to-back solo homers to begin the third inning for West Virginia. Matt Dominguez doubled in a run with two outs in the bottom of the third to bring the Grasshoppers within three. Eric Farris smacked a one-out triple in the fourth inning and scored West Virginia's final run on a wild pitch. Justin Jacobs hit Greensboro's second homer of the game in the bottom of the inning to make it a 6-3 contest before Dominguez blasted a two-run shot in the fifth to bring the Grasshoppers within a run. The Grasshoppers stranded three over the final five innings against Roque Mercedes and Rob Bryson. Mercedes (2-4) earned the victory in his first relief appearance of the season, allowing no runs over an inning and two-thirds. Bryson (2) struck out three and retired all seven batters he faced to get the save. Kyle Kaminska (2-2) suffered the loss, giving up six runs on eight hits over five innings of work. Dan Merklinger tied his longest outing of the season, going four and two-thirds, allowing five runs on five hits with six strikeouts but didn't go long enough to factor into the decision. The Power improved to 22-32 with the win and the Grasshoppers fell to 28-27 with the loss. The victory improved West Virginia's record to 6-9 in one-run games, doubling their victories in games decided by one run going into the series. West Virginia is now 19-7 all time at NewBridge Bank Park and 15-15 on the road. Every Power player struck out at least once. They struck out 16 times, establishing a new season high. Gindl and Lee Haydel paced the Power with two hits a piece. The Power will finish the four game series against Greensboro Sunday evening. Right hander Evan Anundsen (3-4, 4.21) will get the start for the Power and the Grasshoppers will counter with right hander Alejandro Sanabia (0-1, 5.63). The first pitch is scheduled for 5:00 PM (4:00 Central). West Virginia Box Score The Power drew one lonely walk (Steffan Wilson) among all those K's, but hey, we're not supposed to quibble after victories; Roque Mercedes' long run in the rotation appears over; Zelous Wheeler started in left field before moving back to third base for defense in the 8th -- first time I can remember Wheeler in the outfield; Rob Bryson was just dominant in a loud hostile environment for the multi-inning save... West Virginia Game Log

Who was at Friday's at Miller Park early today? If you were, you likely saw Brewer staff working out multiple prospects that they're considering drafting, as today was the annual day when the Brewers bring in potential draftees they have particular interest in. Even our own colbyjack would be hard-pressed to identify some of the players from that vantage point without binoculars, but we know of at least one high school RHP who was in town -- St. Lucie County notebook: Brewers to get 1st-hand look at Krestalude colbyjack tells us via this scouting report he located from the 2008 World Showcase from early January: Damon Krestalude is a RHP with a 6'4'', 185 lb. frame from Port St. Lucie, FL who attends Port St Lucie HS. Tall, lean athletic build, body projects well, quick clean delivery, loose easy arm action, some late run to fastball, online finish, nice sinking action on change-up, 10 to 4 curveball with tight spin, curveball is a plus pitch, fastball jumps on hitters, good command, projectable. His FB is 85-87, 69 CB, 77 CH. Pitchers with these types of descriptions (clean delivery, loose easy arm action) often gain velocity as they mature, especially given this young man's impressive size. He sounds like a prototypical Jack Z. sleeper, as colby noted to me.

Jim Powell & Tom Flanagan, Brewers Director of Player Development & Scouting In order, the audio discussion is on Jeremy Jeffress, Omar Aguilar, Angel Salome, and Mat Gamel's defense -- good stuff, as you can imagine...

Final: Iowa (Cubs) 5, Nashville 2, ten innings Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for new Jeff Weaver photo, text follows -- Sounds Open Homestand With Extra-Inning Loss NASHVILLE - The Iowa Cubs scored three runs in the top of the tenth inning to hang a 5-2 defeat on the Nashville Sounds on Saturday evening at Greer Stadium in the opener of a four-game series. Felix Pie ripped a one-out double off Sounds reliever Mitch Stetter to start the tenth. After Matt Murton drew a walk, pinch-hitter Bobby Scales delivered an RBI single to center to put the I-Cubs in front. Iowa catcher Casey McGehee gave the visitors some breathing room when he followed with a two-run single to left-center, increasing the lead to three. Iowa took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning when former Sound Luis Figueroa dropped a well-executed two-out bunt single up the first base line to plate Josh Kroeger, who had opened the frame with a single. Nashville tied the contest with an unearned run in the bottom of the inning. Brad Nelson drew a leadoff walk and later scored the tying run from third when Hernan Iribarren stole second and McGehee threw the ball into center field. The Cubs moved back ahead by a 2-1 count in the third when Eric Patterson scored on a bases-loaded McGehee sacrifice fly. Neither team scored again until the home half of the ninth when the Sounds squared the contest at 2-2. With one out, Iribarren drew a walk from Cubs reliever Andy Cavazos then scored from first when Chris Woodward lifted a fly ball single to center that was nearly snagged by a sliding Pie. Iribarren narrowly beat Pie's throw to the plate on the play. AUDIO: Sounds Tie It In The 9th One heck of an exciting call, too bad the loss followed shortly after... Cavazos (1-1) picked up the win following the late rally despite allowing the game-tying run in his 1 1/3 innings of work. Jim Brower, who joined Iowa hours before the game after being acquired by the Cubs from the Cincinnati Reds organization, worked around a pair of walks to pitch a scoreless bottom of the tenth to earn his first save. Stetter (0-2) was saddled with the loss after surrendering three runs on three hits in his lone frame of action. Neither starter factored in the decision despite a pair of solid efforts. Iowa starter Randy Wells dominated Sounds batters in his six frames. The right-hander struck out nine batters while allowing one unearned run on three hits. Nashville starter Jeff Weaver turned in his second quality start of the year. The veteran allowed two runs on eight hits while striking out six batters in a season high-tying seven innings. The teams continue the series with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday afternoon. Right-hander Derrick Turnbow (1-0, 13.50) will make the start for the Sounds and face Iowa right-hander Justin Berg (1-2, 7.32). Nashville Box Score Jeff Weaver threw 106 pitches over seven innings; Mitch Stetter has to be beside himself -- he had it, the big league clubhouse, lifestyle and salary, and he has temporarily lost control, literally, of his ideal situation... Nashville Game Log

Brevard County Site Game Summary: Braddock Blows Away Devil Rays By Tyler Stover / Brevard County Manatees (Viera, FL) Zach Braddock dominated Vero Beach Saturday night, leading Brevard County to a 3-2 victory. Braddock struck out 11 Devil Rays in his six innings of work, while allowing just one run on two hits. Taylor Green led the offensive attack for the Manatees with three hits and two RBI, including a deep solo home run to right field in the sixth inning. Mike McClendon entered the game in the eighth inning to pitch out of a jam, and then pitched a perfect ninth for his second save. The Manatees pitching staff tallied 15 strikeouts total. Vero Beach struck quickly in the first inning, with an RBI double from J.T. Hall, giving them the early 1-0 lead. The Manatees bounced back with two runs in the bottom half of the inning, with a triple from Lorenzo Cain, followed by singles from Green, Andy Bouchie, and Charlie Fermaint. Green's home run made the game 3-1, and the Devil Rays were able to scratch out one run in the seventh inning to provide the final margin. Jeremy Hellickson (5-1) was saddled with his first loss of the season, allowing three runs over six innings. The Manatees wrap up their homestand Sunday, with Jeremy Jeffress (1-2, 10.22) taking on Ryan Morse (2-0, 2.02). Second place in the FSL East will be on the line as the Manatees look to finish their homestand with a winning record. Zach Braddock struck out 11 Devil Rays Saturday night. (MiLB.com Photo by Dennis Greenblatt) http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2008/05/31/gLk4FT4J.jpg

Woodward is basically Craig Counsell insurance. If the Brewers had Kansas City or Seattle's record right now, they'd be less concerned about bringing in an experienced guy. But they have to think this way. Prior to this move and since Abraham Nunez' release, your backups to Counsell were Ozzie Chavez, Callix Crabbe, and Adam Heether, with nearly zero big league experience. Woodward shouldn't see Milwaukee unless Craig goes down, but he's virtually guaranteed to do so if Craig does. Nice move, actually...

I just listened to that final couple of innings -- nice! Though some might mention (jokingly) that the Power should save these recent wins for the second half race. Good for them -- they deserve a decent stretch of fun. Three straight one-run road wins against a quality opponent, that's outstanding.

Final: Chattanooga (Reds) 12, Huntsville 5 Huntsville Press Release: Stars Fall to Chattanooga After Early Lead FOURTH INNING LEADS LOOKS TO WIN Jordan Smith tossed six solid innings and knocked in three runs to help Chattanooga down Huntsville 12-5 Saturday night in the opener of a five-game set at AT&T Field. The Stars dropped to 34-22 and temporarily a half game behind West Tenn in the North Division, while the Lookouts improved to 29-27 and moved to within five and a half games of the top spot. Huntsville got off to a rousing start, scoring in the first inning on a solo home run by Alcides Escobar and a two-run blast by Matt LaPorta, his league-best 14th of the year. The Lookouts got back into the game in the bottom half of the second on a two-out, two-run double by Smith, who collected his first hit in his first professional at-bat. At that point, all 14 runs allowed by the Stars on the road trip had come with two outs. Chattanooga put together a five-run rally in the fourth to take the lead for good that got started when Sean Henry was hit on an 0-2 offering from Steve Hammond leading off the frame. Smith then delivered a bases-loaded single to plate Henry to tie the game before Cody Strait followed with a base hit to knock in Justin Turner to give the Lookouts a 4-3 advantage. Eric Eymann drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Chris Valaika capped the rally with a two-out, two-run double. Huntsville pulled to within 7-5 in the seventh on a two-out, two-run single by Escobar against Robert Manuel, who had allowed only two earned runs in 26 2/3 innings since joining the Lookouts. Left-hander Lee Tabor came on to retire Mat Gamel on a come-backer to end the inning before the Lookouts put the game out of reach with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Derrik Lutz tossed two scoreless innings to close out the game, allowing one hit and recording two strikeouts. Hammond was taken out after six innings and was tagged with his third loss of the season after allowing seven runs on eight hits. David Johnson took over and allowed a two-run triple by Sean Henry, who then came in on a scoring fly ball by Turner, who had two hits, scored twice, walked twice and knocked in a run. Johnson was lifted after issuing back-to-back walks and replaced by Mike Jones, who got pinch-hitter Danny Dorn to ground into an inning-ending double play. Valaika hit a two-out home run in the eighth and B.J. Szymanksi singled in the final run of the night, as Huntsville yielded a season-high dozen runs for a second time this year. The series continues Sunday afternoon with left-hander Derek Miller taking the hill against Lookouts' right-hander Sam LeCure. Coverage of the game begins at 1:00 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 Well, time for me to head back to the Transaction thread and delete the confusing Huntsville media retraction, as Micheal Garciaparra did indeed make his Huntsville debut, striking out as a pinch-hitter; you have to feel for 23-year-old OF Freddy Parejo (DNP), as he just can't get consistent AB's given the nature of this lineup and the scarcity of designated hitter games in the Southern League; looks like Donovan Hand's arrival spelled the end of Mike Jones' closely monitored three- and four-inning starts... Huntsville Game Log

Final: Brevard County 3, Vero Beach (Rays) 2 Brevard County Box Score It wasn't that long ago that you'd have Yovani Gallardo or Will Inman making minor league starts, and you'd see their names in the Link Report Daily Menu, and say to yourself, that's appointment TV (or appointment box score, you know what I mean). That's been lacking in 2008, but Zach Braddock and his Brevard teammate Jeremy Jeffress both qualify in that regard. Braddock wasn't babied here, as he was allowed to work a full six innings while striking out 11 and walking two (one HBP), allowing just one run on two hits. So obviously I was wrong yesterday when I said this Manatee squad lacks storylines, they only are short in "everyday" storylines. Taylor Green, the team MVP thus far, hits a leadoff home run in the 6th, giving him five Florida State League home runs before June, a fine number. Green finished 3-for-4 with two RBI. Mike McClendon stranded an inherited runner in the 8th, then retired the side in the 9th in order, finishing with three K's. Looks as though he will get first crack at Omar Aguilar's closer role... Brevard County Game Log Seven of Braddock's 11 K's were swinging...

Nashville Media Notes: WOODWARD JOINS SOUNDS: Veteran infielder Chris Woodward joins the Sounds today after being signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as a minor league free agent. The 31-year-old opened the 2008 campaign with Lehigh Valley (AAA-Phillies) and batted .206 (13-for-63) with two doubles and one RBI in 19 games before being released on May 2. He started 16 games at shortstop, two games at second base, and made one appearance as a pinch-hitter for the Iron Pigs. He committed seven errors in 19 games (six of the seven came at SS). Woodward attended New York Yankees minor league spring training but was released in late March and signed with the Phillies. Prior to this season, he spent the past six years in the majors with Toronto (2002-04), the New York Mets (2005-06), and Atlanta (2007). To make room for Woodward on the active roster, catcher J.R. Hopf was transferred back to the advanced rookie Helena roster, where he spent the majority of the month of May. ROTATION SHUFFLE: Right-hander Ben Howard will start Sunday's contest for the Sounds in place of left-hander Chris Narveson, who was placed on the disabled list yesterday due to an ankle injury initially sustained during his May 12 start in Las Vegas. On Monday, reliever Derrick Turnbow will make his second start for Nashville. Regular starter Richie Gardner will follow him. In his initial start on Wednesday at Albuquerque, Turnbow allowed two runs in 1 2/3 innings, walked six batters, and allowed six stolen bases. Infielder Chris Woodward Career Statistics

Mat Gamel's photo is featured as a pre-game audio reminder on MiLB.com's home page today as one of the rotating headlines, along with this note: Huntsville's Mat Gamel leads the Minors in hits (86), runs (53) and total bases (152) and has a 45-game on-base streak.

Huntsville's front office confirms that Milwaukee has signed 25-year-old infielder Michael Garciaparra, brother of Ramon and the (thus-far) failed former # 1 draft pick (# 36 overall) of Seattle in 2001. In 2007, Philadelphia claimed Garciaparra off waivers. he had not played pro ball in 2008 until now. Garciaparra takes suspended Ryan Crew's spot on the AA roster. Michael Garciaparra Career Statistics 2007 Stats in More Detail (Note you can click on MiLB.com's "Highlights" section near the bottom of the page to get bullet point summaries on each of Garciaparra's pro seasons.) This 2007 article probably summarizes Garciaparra's career best. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_455752.jpg

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): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 28 26 .519 - 19-11 9-15 W2 Memphis 28 28 .500 1.0 11-13 17-15 L2 Omaha 26 27 .491 1.5 15-15 11-12 L2 Nashville 23 31 .426 5.0 11-12 12-19 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huntsville 34 21 .618 - 19-11 15-10 W2 West Tenn 34 21 .618 - 19-6 15-15 W1 Carolina 30 25 .545 4.0 14-11 16-14 L2 Chattanooga 28 27 .509 6.0 17-13 11-14 W3 Tennessee 22 33 .400 12.0 12-18 10-15 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm Beach 33 21 .611 - 19-9 14-12 L1 Vero Beach 28 26 .519 5.0 16-9 12-17 W5 Brevard County 27 27 .500 6.0 17-12 10-15 L2 Daytona 26 28 .481 7.0 11-15 15-13 L1 Jupiter 25 29 .463 8.0 15-11 10-18 W1 St. Lucie 12 42 .222 21.0 5-23 7-19 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lake County 34 21 .618 - 15-14 19-7 L2 Delmarva 30 24 .556 3.5 18-11 12-13 W3 Lakewood 30 25 .545 4.0 15-13 15-12 W2 Greensboro 28 26 .519 5.5 13-15 15-11 L2 Hagerstown 27 27 .500 6.5 12-15 15-12 L4 Hickory 27 28 .491 7.0 11-16 16-12 L3 West Virginia 21 32 .396 12.0 7-17 14-15 W2 Lexington 16 37 .302 17.0 7-20 9-17 W1

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 "Log" or "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: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_05_31_iowaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_05_31_hunaax_cngaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_05_31_vbdafa_breafa_1 West Virginia: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_05_31_wvaafx_gboafx_1

Saturday's Daily Menu: It looks to me like dinner is served at 6:00 Central tonight, yes? All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Jeff Weaver at home vs. Iowa (Cubs), 5:45 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP Steve Hammond at Chattanooga (Reds), 6:00 PM pre-game; 6:15 gametime Audio link via WUMP (game will also archive at this link): http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?sid=t559 Brevard County: LHP Zach Braddock at home vs. Vero Beach (Rays), 6:00 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... West Virginia: LHP Dan Merklinger at Greensboro (Marlins), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime Audio link via WSWW, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

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The player traded seems like a really genuine (and fairly talented) guy -- good follow-up to the story here.

Final: Albuquerque (Marlins) 9, Nashville 4 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Brad Nelson photo, text follows -- Sounds Close Road Trip With 9-4 Loss ALBUQUERQUE - The Albuquerque Isotopes scored eight runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to hang a 9-4 loss on the Nashville Sounds on Friday evening at Isotopes Park in the finale of a four-game series. With the defeat, Nashville (23-31) finished its road trip with a 4-4 record. Isotopes third baseman Dallas McPherson belted his PCL-leading 16th & 17th home runs in the contest, driving in a game-high four runs. Nashville first baseman Brad Nelson continued his torrid May, pacing the Sounds with a 3-for-4 night at the plate. The Sounds grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Hernan Iribarren led off the contest with a double to left, stole third, and scored on a Tony Gwynn sacrifice fly. Center fielder Laynce Nix (2-for-3) doubled the Nashville advantage in the third with a two-out RBI double to center off Isotopes starter Eulogio De La Cruz. Tony Gwynn, who had preceded Nix with a two-out single, scored on the two-bagger. McPherson halved the lead in the home half of the fourth when he drilled a one-out solo homer to right off Sounds starter Lindsay Gulin. Nashville tacked on a pair of runs in the sixth on a bases-loaded Adam Heether groundout followed by a two-out RBI Brendan Katin single, making it a 4-1 game. After being held to one run on four hits over the first six frames, the Isotopes erupted for eight runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to take a 9-4 lead. After Albuquerque loaded the bases with one out against Gulin on a pair of singles and a walk, former Sound Chris Barnwell greeted reliever Erasmo Ramirez with a two-run double to left that cut the Nashville lead to 4-3. Andrew Beattie followed with a two-run single that gave the 'Topes their first lead of the evening. Ramirez issued an intentional pass to John Gall before being relieved by Jason Shiell, who was greeted by a Tagg Bozied RBI single to center that plated Beattie. McPherson followed with his second roundtripper of the evening, a three-run shot to left that put the home team in front by five. Albuquerque reliever Ross Wolf (1-1) was the beneficiary of the late Isotopes rally, picking up his first win of the year after working one scoreless inning. Ramirez (1-2), who has allowed runs in each of his last three outings after opening the year by holding the opposition scoreless in 14 of 15 appearances, took the loss after suffering a blown save and failing to retire any of his three batters faced; all three scored. Nashville catcher Vinny Rottino singled in the sixth inning to extend his hitting streak to 10 games, the longest effort by a Nashville player all season. The Sounds return to Music City on Saturday to begin an eight-game homestand with the 6 p.m. opener of a four-game series against the division-rival Iowa Cubs. Right-hander Jeff Weaver (1-3, 6.69) will man the bump for the Sounds to face Iowa right-hander Randy Wells (4-1, 2.78). Nashville Box Score Tony Gwynn is 6-for-17 (all singles) with two walks since his return to Nashville; you get the sense that the Brewers are just waiting for even one decent Jeff Weaver outing to justify a call-up, that one outing may come tonight -- the Brewers will need to make a roster move at AAA to activate Weaver for the game from the temporary inactive list... Nashville Game Log