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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

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chris Narveson at home vs. New Orleans (Mets), 5:45 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP David Welch at home vs. Carolina (Marlins), 1:50 PM pre-game; 2:05 gametime Audio link via WUMP (game will also archive at this link): http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?sid=t559 Brevard County: TBD at home vs. Jupiter (Marlins), 6:00 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... West Virginia: RHP Evan Anundsen and TBD in a doubleheader at Lakewood (Phillies), 2:50 PM pre-game, 3:05 gametime; both games are scheduled for seven innings... Audio link via WSWW, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

Will Inman scuffed up in his latest start

Audio from New Orleans' feed of all three Branyan home runs Link while active, text follows: Branyan goes yard three times By Rob Jemella / Special to MLB.com Russell Branyan wasn't expecting to homer for the third time in the game when he came to the plate with two outs in the eighth inning Friday night, but it would be difficult to blame him if he had. Branyan proceeded to smack his Nashville Sounds club record-tying third homer of the game to break an 8-8 tie and rally the Nashville Sounds to a 10-8 victory over the New Orleans Zephyrs at Greer Stadium. "It was hard not to think about it," Branyan said. "You don't go up there swinging for the fences, but I got a good pitch and hit it out." The Major League veteran, who has 11 home runs this season, went 4-for-5 with six RBIs to become the sixth Sounds player to go deep three times in a single game. The most recent effort came from current Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun in April 2007. Branyan became a regular for the Cleveland Indians in 2000. He also has played for the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals before returning to the Brewers organization and being assigned to Triple-A Nashville. The Sounds built a 7-2 lead by the fifth inning, in large part due to Branyan's two-run homers in the second and third innings, but the Zephyrs fought back with six unanswered runs to go ahead in the eighth, 8-7. After Steve Sollmann scored the tying run on a wild pitch, Branyan delivered an opposite field two-run shot to left field off New Orleans reliever Nate Field (1-2) to put Nashville back on top. "We're playing good ball right now," Branyan said. "The team is starting to shape up, I'm just glad I was able to get a big hit to give us the win." It was the first victory of the year for Derrick Turnbow (1-0), who had allowed the Zephyrs to take the lead on a wild pitch in the eighth. Luis Pena struck out two in a perfect ninth to earn his fifth save. Another former Major Leaguer, Nashville starter Jeff Weaver, gave up seven runs -- six earned -- on 12 hits in six innings of work. Brad Nelson went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for the Sounds. Zephyrs' starter Adam Bostick lasted just 3 1/3 innings, surrendering seven runs on eight hits, including Branyan's first two home runs. Valentino Pascucci hit his sixth homer for New Orleans, a solo shot off Weaver in the sixth. Russell Branyan is the first Sounds player to hit three out since Ryan Braun in '07. (Photo by Mike Strasinger/Nashville Sounds) http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2008/05/16/AadpkpTM.jpg

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Nashville Pre-Game Coaches Chat with Manager Frank Kremblas

Link while active, text follows: Turnbow picks up first win as a Sound By MAURICE PATTON Tennessean Staff Writer Derrick Turnbow's second Greer Stadium appearance didn't go as well as his first - but he got a better result. The former Franklin High standout came out of the Sounds bullpen in the eighth inning Friday night against New Orleans and allowed the go-ahead run on a two-out wild pitch. But Russell Branyan's third two-run home run of the night pushed the Sounds to a 10-8 victory. Turnbow, who came into town in 2004 as a member of the Salt Lake Bees and notched a save, has given up three earned runs in three innings of work since joining the Sounds earlier this week. He had been designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers. Still, he picked up the win, his first since joining the team. "It works out that way sometimes," Sounds Manager Frank Kremblas said. "He has to figure out the mechanical adjustments he has to make. His delivery, the consistency of his delivery when he's good, isn't there yet." Ex-Sound heads south: Nelson Figueroa, who led Nashville with 12 pitching victories in both the 2003 and '04 seasons, was designated for assignment by the Mets earlier this week after going 2-3 with a 5.12 ERA in nine games (six starts). Figueroa has cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to New Orleans, and is expected to join the Zephyrs in time for Saturday's contest. Come on back: Jeff Weaver thought he had one more strikeout than he eventually totaled in Friday night's start. The veteran right-hander was so sure his two-out 0-2 pitch to Jesus Feliciano finished off the Zephyrs' center fielder in the third inning that he headed toward the dugout and was within about three strides of the third-base line before realizing home plate umpire Jason Dunn had called the pitch a ball. Feliciano took another ball and fouled off two pitches before grounding out to shortstop. Base path bandits: Three stolen bases in the fourth inning extended the Sounds' string to 16 consecutive successful attempts. Steve Sollmann - who stole two of those bases - got another one in the eighth. Sollmann is the first Sounds player to steal three bases in a game since Jermaine Clark did so on Aug. 31, 2006, at Albuquerque. Laynce Nix added a steal in the eighth to give the Sounds a season-high six, one short of the team record that was set June 22, 1990, against Denver - which moved to New Orleans for the 1993 season. The Sounds have converted 22 of 23 attempted steals, a streak broken only by pitcher Ben Howard's caught-stealing. They lead the Pacific Coast League with 47 stolen bases. Shake 'em up: A handful of roster moves were announced prior to the game Friday, with at least one more anticipated in the next few days. Mitch Stetter, who excelled as a situational left-hander out of the bullpen for parts of the past three seasons, was optioned back from Milwaukee prior to the Brewers' interleague game Friday night at Boston and was activated by the Sounds before their game. Stetter, who was called up by Milwaukee on April 18, will be replaced on the Brewers' roster by left-hander Zach Jackson. After opening the year with a 1-3 record and an 8.89 ERA as a starter, Jackson posted a 2.92 ERA in five relief appearances for the Sounds. Also joining the Sounds for Friday's game was pitcher Sam Narron, called up from Class AA Huntsville to fill the spot vacated with Thursday's call-up to Milwaukee of Mark DiFelice. Narron, also a left-hander, was 6-1, 2.77 in eight starts for Huntsville, including a win Wednesday in his second complete game of the season. He is expected to start Monday against visiting Memphis. Meanwhile, former Sounds infielder Callix Crabbe is expected to rejoin the team during the current eight-game homestand. Crabbe hit .287 with nine homers, 38 runs batted in and 17 stolen bases in 130 games with Nashville last season before he was selected by San Diego in the Rule 5 Draft during the winter meetings in December. After hitting .176 (6-for-34) in 21 games, Crabbe was designated for assignment last weekend, giving San Diego 10 days to either trade him or have him clear waivers. Once he cleared waivers, the team was required under Rule 5 guidelines to offer him back to the Brewers for half the $50,000 the Padres paid to select him. Milwaukee opted to reacquire him and assign him to Nashville.

Link while active, text follows: Branyan's three homers lift Sounds By MAURICE PATTON Tennessean Staff Writer Russell Branyan had a historic night Friday against New Orleans. The Sounds' third baseman became the sixth player in franchise history to hit three home runs, and his team needed all three in a 10-8 victory. "Any time you give your team the lead, it's joyful - I don't care what level you're playing at," said Branyan, who appeared to take a little longer to get out of the batter's box after his third drive. "I'm definitely not trying to show anybody up. You don't get that opportunity much." Branyan, who has 11 homers on the season, went deep in each of his first two at-bats - pulling a two-run shot to right field in the second inning and hitting one to left for a pair of runs in the third. Behind the two homers, the Sounds took a 7-2 lead before New Orleans scored five runs in the fifth and went ahead 8-7 on an eighth-inning Derrick Turnbow wild pitch. But Steve Sollmann tied the score when he scored on a wild pitch; Laynce Nix drew a one-out walk and stole second; and Brad Nelson struck out. With an open base and a struggling Eric Munson on deck, Branyan got a pitch he could handle - and did. "I guess they thought they could get him to swing at some bad pitches, but he's pretty locked in right now," said Munson, who came into the game hitting .143 and was 1-for-4. "I was surprised because he's been so hot and I've stunk so badly." Branyan raised his average to .374 with his 4-for-5 effort, and the Sounds have won 12 of 17 games after a 5-18 start. "It's starting to come together," he said. "Our pitching is coming around, the bullpen is settling in, and the lineup is starting to do it." "We've got a lot of threats in our lineup. We're getting on base and we're making things happen. It's good to see." Photo by GEORGE WALKER IV / FILE / THE TENNESSEAN Russell Branyan tied a Sounds record with three home runs Friday against New Orleans. http://cmsimg.tennessean.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DN&Date=20080517&Category=SPORTS0401&ArtNo=805170377&Ref=AR&Profile=1002&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0

Final: Nashville 10, New Orleans (Mets) 8 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Russell Branyan photo, text follows -- Branyan Belts Three Homers, Sounds Win 10-8 NASHVILLE - Third baseman Russell Branyan's club record-tying third home run of the evening in the bottom of the eighth inning propelled the Nashville Sounds to a 10-8 victory over visiting New Orleans on Friday evening at Greer Stadium. Branyan (4-for-5) drove in a Sounds season-best six runs while becoming the sixth Nashville player in the club's 31-year history to club three home runs in a contest. With his four-hit effort, the veteran infielder raised his batting average to .374 on the year. Branyan's three roundtrippers increased his team-leading tally to 11 on the year, a total that ties him for third in the Pacific Coast League, only one back of the leaders. The Sounds squandered an early 7-2 advantage as New Orleans scored six unanswered runs to grab an 8-7 lead in the top of the eighth before Nashville rallied for a three-spot in the bottom of the frame, highlighted by Branyan's opposite-field, two-run, game-winning blast to left. AUDIO: Branyan's Game-Winning Third HR Sounds first baseman Brad Nelson also enjoyed a solid evening, finishing 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored to increase his average to .324. New Orleans took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on Argenis Reyes' two-out RBI single off Sounds starter Jeff Weaver, which scored Michel Abreu from second. Branyan quickly erased that deficit when he slugged a two-run home run off Zephyrs starter Adam Bostick in the bottom of the frame. The blast, which plated Nelson, was the veteran's team-leading ninth of the year and gave the home team a 2-1 lead. The Sounds added a third run later in the frame when Brendan Katin scored from third on a Steve Sollmann sacrifice fly. Branyan struck again in the third when he belted another two-run homer off Bostick, this one an opposite-field shot to left that again plated Nelson. Zephyrs right fielder Val Pascucci pulled the visitors within 5-2 in the fourth with a one-out solo homer to right, his sixth roundtripper of the season. Nelson increased the Sounds' lead to 7-2 in the bottom of the fourth with a bases-loaded two-run single that chased Bostick from the contest. New Orleans rallied to knot the contest at 7-7 with a five-run fifth against Weaver, highlighted by a two-run Jesus Feliciano single as the Z's sent nine batters to the plate. The Sounds squandered a scoring opportunity in the bottom of the fifth, loading the bases with one out but failing to push a run across as Adam Heether struck out and Laynce Nix flew out against Z's reliever Ivan Maldonado. The Zephyrs took an 8-7 lead in the top of the eighth against Derrick Turnbow when Abreu, who had reached on a fielder's choice earlier in the frame, scored from third on a two-out wild pitch. Nashville evened things in the bottom of the frame by also scoring on a wild pitch. Sollmann led off with a walk, stole second and moved to third when catcher Raul Casanova's throw went into center field, and scored when Nate Field's 3-2 offering to Nix went to the screen. After Nelson struck out, Branyan crushed a 1-0 Field offering over the left field wall to put Nashville in front by the final 10-8 margin. Turnbow (1-0) was awarded the victory following the late Nashville rally. The right-hander allowed one run in his lone inning of work and walked a pair of hitters. He threw only 10 of his 24 pitches for strikes. Luis Pena retired the Zephyrs in order in the ninth, including strikeouts of the final two batters, to notch his fifth save. Field (1-2) took the loss after allowing the three eighth-inning runs to the Sounds. Neither starter factored in the decision. Weaver allowed seven runs (six earned) on a Sounds season-high 12 hits over six innings. Bostick surrendered seven runs on eight hits over his 3 1/3 frames of action. The teams continue the series with a 6 p.m. matchup on Saturday. Left-hander Chris Narveson (2-4, 3.94) will man the bump for Nashville and face New Orleans right-hander Tony Armas, Jr. (1-4, 3.02). Nashville Box Score Russell, Russell, Russell, save some of those for an inevitable call-up; Brad Nelson, what can we say - wow; Steve Sollmann on base three times with three stolen bases and a sacrifice fly out of the leadoff spot; Jeff Weaver --sigh; Luis Pena is getting closer and closer -- Derrick Turnbow is not... Nashville Game Log

Link while active, text follows: Manatees' Jeffress gets back on track BY GEORGE BREMER FLORIDA TODAY In his own words, Jeremy Jeffress was back where he's "supposed to be" Thursday night -- on the pitcher's mound. He flashed the vast potential that has scouts buzzing (five strikeouts), but also the inconsistency that comes with a 50-game layoff (four walks) in just 2 2/3 innings. "Four years from now," Brevard County Manatees pitching coach Fred Dabney said, "I guarantee he won't remember this outing." That's not entirely true. There are reasons for Jeffress to hang on to this start. Ranked as the 43rd best prospect in all of baseball by a survey of 20 scouts on minorleaguebaseball.com -- a list that includes young major-league stars Evan Longoria, Joba Chamberlain and Jacoby Ellsbury -- Jeffress' fast track to the majors was derailed last season when he was suspended under baseball's drug policy because of marijuana. He received a $1.55 million signing bonus from the Milwaukee Brewers after they selected him with the 16th overall pick in the 2006 draft, and was 9-5 with a 3.13 ERA last season for the low-A West Virginia Power before the suspension. His fastball touched 100 mph, and his name began to be mentioned alongside recent Brewers farmhands Yovani Gallardo and Manny Parra. But while Gallardo and Parra were helping the Brewers to a second-place finish in the National League Central last fall, Jeffress was preparing to enter rehab. "Baseball is a game I love. This is what I want to do for a living," Jeffress told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in February. "I had a problem. I've been to rehab to get it straight. I'm not ashamed that I've been in rehab. I went there to get help. It's something that helped me." He echoed those sentiments in the coaches' office underneath Space Coast Stadium after allowing five earned runs in his Brevard County debut. "Just knowing stuff that looks great and fun is not always good for you," Jeffress said of what he learned during his suspension. "I just have to make decisions that are best for me, and that's what I'm learning to do." Coincidentally, Jeffress' first Manatees start came against the Jupiter Hammerheads and Jeff Allison -- a pitcher with a much darker history of legal problems and substance abuse. The Florida Marlins' top draft pick in 2003, Allison is serving three years probation after pleading guilty to four felonies and four misdemeanors stemming from an October arrest in Greensboro, N.C. The charges included heroin possession and two counts of possessing a stolen vehicle. "This is it," Allison, a native of Peabody, Mass., told the Boston Globe during spring training in Jupiter. "It's time to grow up, and that's how they (the Marlins) put it. It was plain and simple: 'You're a grown man. If you want to play baseball, then do your thing.' " Allison is 2-4 with a 2.47 ERA for Jupiter this season, and he allowed just two earned runs in five innings against the Manatees. Former Tampa Bay Rays No. 1 overall selection Josh Hamilton would seem to provide inspiration for any player struggling with drug problems. Substance abuse forced him out of the game entirely from 2003-05, and he played just 15 minor-league games in 2006. But Hamilton got clean and made a triumphant major-league debut with the Cincinnati Reds last year. This year, he's hitting .314 with 10 homers and a major-league high 49 RBIs for the Texas Rangers. Jeffress' troubles pale to those of Allison and Hamilton. And he rejects comparisons to any player, choosing instead to blaze his own trail. "I'm just trying to play my game," Jeffress said. That game provides plenty of reason for optimism. Jeffress toiled at the Brewers' spring-training complex in Arizona while he served out the remainder of his suspension. He flew into Brevard County on Sunday and hadn't pitched in a live game in months. Still, his fastball reached 98 mph in the second inning, and he said his arm felt good. "The greatest thing in the world," Jeffress said of returning to the mound. "It felt good just to be back on the team." The day began with Jeffress' mother, Yolanda, dazzling the crowd with a stirring rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." "Amazing," Jeffress said of his mother's performance. "I love hearing her sing." The support of his family is important to Jeffress. They've followed him on each stop of his career, and his brother and girlfriend were also in attendance Thursday night. That family support should serve him well. "He has a good, strong family background," Dabney said. "That's a positive. They're out here supporting him." For her part, Yolanda Jeffress believes her son's troubles are behind him. "He's come a long way," she said. "He's got his stuff together now, and he's going to do a great job here." Funny how that word -- stuff -- continues to come up around Jeffress. On the mound, he has the kind of stuff that can drive him to the upper echelon of the major leagues. "He has electrifying stuff," Dabney said. "No. 1, No. 2 starter stuff in the big leagues." Dabney's objective now is to get Jeffress to trust that stuff. He felt Jeffress wasn't throwing every pitch with conviction Thursday, and notched it up to the adjustments every player must make when they move up a level. Jeffress said he was a little nervous, maybe too anxious, and he tried to do too much. But he's clearly comfortable in his skin. A man with his eyes turned once again toward what appears to be a very bright future. Asked what advice he'd give to the young players who will be drafted next month at Walt Disney's Wide World of Sports complex, Jeffress' answer was revealing. "Just play the game you love," he said. "Don't try to impress anybody but yourself." Brevard County's Jeremy Jeffress pitches during his 2008 debut Thursday at Space Coast Stadium in Viera. (Photo by Heather Bremer, FLORIDA TODAY) http://cmsimg.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=A9&Date=20080517&Category=SPORTS&ArtNo=805170333&Ref=AR&Profile=1002&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0

At Brevard, RHP Josh Wahpepah is active from the DL while RHP Mike McClendon is now on the 7-day DL list. The Brewers backdated McClendon's stint to May 13th, so it is likely a minor injury. McClendon had given up 16 runs in his last 21.1 IP.

Final: Jupiter (Marlins) 10, Brevard County 2 Brevard County Box Score Darren Ford on base three times; Yohannis Perez three singles; Stephen Chapman really struggling; Josh Wahpepah a nice effort coming off the disabled list, but did we all envision the soon-to-be 24-year-old former 3rd round pick (in '03) pitching middle relief at high-A in '08? As mentioned above, Alex Periard a rough start -- a post above was spot-on, where are the pitching breakout seasons this year? Brevard County Game Log Looks like Taylor Green was removed with the score 9-1 after five -- chance to get Matt Cline some AB's with Perez at SS in this one...

Link while active, text follows: Stars upstaged again Carolina uses homer in eighth inning to hand Huntsville 5-4 defeat By BRAD SHEPARD For The Huntsville Times With the Florida Marlins' top hitting prospect in center field and their top pitching prospect on the mound for Carolina, it was a good bet one of them would do some damage. About the last guy anybody expected any noise from was an outfielder hitting .132. But Kris Harvey upstaged teammates Cameron Maybin and Chris Volstad by belting a two-out, two-run homer in the top of the eighth off Robert Hinton to give the Mudcats a 5-4 win over the Huntsville Stars in front of 3,903 fans at Joe Davis Stadium. "I feel like I got my hitting going the last series," Harvey said. "I rode home with my dad and hit in our cages (in Catawba, N.C.) back home, and I got back to hitting the way I did in high school and when I was at Clemson." Harvey's shot gave Carolina (24-18) its second win in as many nights against the North Division-leading Stars (29-13). "It's a big confidence-booster," Harvey said. "Now, we've got to try to take the series." After Huntsville took a 3-1 lead into the fifth inning behind Derek Miller, the Stars starter's control problems finally caught up to him. His fourth and fifth walk of his five innings both came around to score and tie the game. The walks negated the good work Huntsville batters had done off of Volstad - the 6-foot-7 2005 first-round draft pick who was 3-1 with a 2.58 earned run average. The Stars scored single runs in the first, third and fourth, and Volstad worked 5 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits, walking five and giving up three runs. "We've played against those guys the last three years, and it's the best hitting team in the league," Volstad said. "They have good at-bats and a good approach at the plate." Volstad said Huntsville fans didn't see his best work Friday. "A couple of starts ago in Jacksonville, I was kind of all over the place," he said. "Sometimes that happens, and you've got to get through it and not let it hurt you big. "I definitely finished stronger than I started." Maybin made the most noise he has in the series during the eighth when he was ruled out on a questionable call at first base. He was tossed and proceeded to get in the umpire's face with an animated argument. By then, the Mudcats didn't need him, anyway. Harvey had done all the damage. Huntsville blew a prime scoring opportunity with two on and no outs in the seventh, but Bell tipped a sacrifice bunt attempt that was bare-handed in foul grounds by Carolina catcher Brett Hayes. Gillespie added a long home run in the bottom of the ninth, but it left Huntsville a run shy.

Final: Carolina (Marlins) 5, Huntsville 4 Huntsville Site Game Summary: Mudcats Rally Late For Second Straight Win Carolina Caps off 12th Comeback Victory of Season By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars Kris Harvey's home run in the eighth inning was the deciding blow in Carolina's 5-4 comeback win over Huntsville Friday night in the second of a five-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Mudcats improved to 24-18 on the season and pulled to within five games of the division leaders, while the Stars dropped to 29-13 and saw West Tenn move to within three and a half games of the top spot in North Division. Brett Hayes legged out an infield single with two outs before Harvey, a .132 hitter entering into the game, launched a 1-1 offering from Robert Hinton over the wall in left field to break a 3-3 tie and give the Mudcats their first lead since the first inning. It was Harvey's third long ball of the year and gave him five runs batted in over 117 at-bats. Cole Gillespie's two-out solo home run in the bottom of the ninth off of Chris Mobley kept hope alive for the Stars. Mike Bell then reached on a fielding error by Lee Mitchell at second base before Freddy Parejo grounded out to end the game. Mobley earned his third save after Matt Yourkin tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings to earn his second win. Mitchell's bases loaded walk in the first inning drove in the first run of the game but Stars' starter Derek Miller worked out of further trouble to keep it a 1-0 score. Huntsville tied the game on a two-out, run-scoring hit by Gillespie in the bottom of the first before RBI hits by Bell in the third and Mat Gamel in the fourth extended the home team's lead to 3-1. Miller walked John Raynor and Cameron Maybin in the fifth and the pair pulled off their second double steal of the series before a Gaby Sanchez sacrifice fly and a two-out RBI hit by Mitchell got the game tied. Raynor and Maybin were the first two of 21 batters walked by Miller this year to score. He was lifted after five frames, giving up three runs on four hits and issuing a season-high five bases on balls. Mudcats starter Chris Volstad was taken out after 5 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and five walks. Yourkin took over with Alcides Escobar at first and struck out Gamel to end the home sixth. The southpaw allowed one hit, walked one and fanned two. The series continues Saturday afternoon with left-hander David Welch taking the mound for the Stars against Mudcats' right-hander Marc Lammachia. Coverage of the game begins at 1:50 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 Matt LaPorta and Cole Gillespie each reached three times; Derek Miller's 28 K's and 21 BB's in 46.2 IP nothing special, and he's gone exactly five innings in five of nine starts and six innings three times -- that's not enough at this level; need more consistency from Robert Hinton as well... Huntsville Game Log

Chris Errecart is nursing a sore back, and is day-to-day. Callix Crabbe won't be reporting to Nashville for another day or two or three -- when he does, a roster move will need to be made.

MiLB.com Story on Lindsay Gulin's Effort

I'll need to link rather than copy and paste this morning, thanks: Tennessean Game Story Tennessean Notes Story Huntsville Times Game Story Sounds GM Steps Down, Will Still Lead Stadium Hunt

Nashville Photo Gallery -- Six Photos, Nice Shots

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 20 19 .513 - 13-9 7-10 L1 Memphis 20 21 .488 1.0 7-10 13-11 W2 Omaha 17 20 .459 2.0 11-11 6-9 L4 Nashville 16 23 .410 4.0 8-8 8-15 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huntsville 29 12 .707 - 17-4 12-8 L1 West Tenn 24 16 .600 4.5 11-4 13-12 W1 Carolina 23 18 .561 6.0 11-9 12-9 W1 Chattanooga 22 19 .537 7.0 12-9 10-10 W3 Tennessee 15 26 .366 14.0 6-14 9-12 L6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm Beach 25 15 .625 - 16-7 9-8 W3 Brevard County 20 20 .500 5.0 11-9 9-11 L1 Jupiter 20 20 .500 5.0 12-5 8-15 W1 Daytona 19 21 .475 6.0 7-9 12-12 W1 Vero Beach 19 21 .475 6.0 14-7 5-14 L1 St. Lucie 8 32 .200 17.0 5-18 3-14 L8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lake County 25 14 .641 - 9-8 16-6 W3 Greensboro 23 17 .575 2.5 10-12 13-5 W5 Delmarva 20 18 .526 4.5 12-8 8-10 L4 Hagerstown 19 20 .487 6.0 6-10 13-10 W3 Lakewood 19 21 .475 6.5 10-10 9-11 L4 Hickory 19 22 .463 7.0 7-12 12-10 W3 West Virginia 14 24 .368 10.5 7-13 7-11 L3 Lexington 12 27 .308 13.0 5-16 7-11 L3

Final: Carolina (Marlins) 3, Huntsville 2, 12 innings Huntsville Site Game Summary: Mudcats Rally To Down Stars in Extras By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars John Raynor drove in the game-winning run in the 12th inning to lead Carolina to a 3-2 comeback win over Huntsville Thursday night in the opener of a five-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Mudcats improved to 23-18 on the season, while the Stars saw their six-game win streak brought to a halt and slipped to 29-12 overall. The Stars lead over idle West Tenn in the North Division was cut to four and a half games. Pinch-hitter Andy Jenkins led off the 12th with a double and moved to third base on a Brad Davis sacrifice bunt. Lorenzo Scott then sent a ground ball back to the mound that deflected off pitcher David Johnson, who picked up the ball near the first base line and threw home, only to see Jenkins stay put at third. Scott reached on a fielder's choice and moved to second base on defensive indifference before Raynor delivered a fly ball to chase home Jenkins with the go-ahead run. Carlos Martinez worked around a Mat Gamel single in the bottom of the inning to record his first save in four chances and help send the Stars to just their fourth loss in 21 home games. Chris Mobley tossed a scoreless 11th inning for the win and Jesus Delgado tossed four shutout frames in his longest relief appearance of the year. Stars' starter Steve Hammond led off the home third with a single, stole second base and scored on a throwing error by Mudcats' starter Ryan Tucker on a Michael Brantley bunt base hit. Angel Salome's two-out, run-scoring hit in the sixth staked the Stars to a 2-0 lead. Tucker was lifted after six innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on seven hits. The young right-hander has not allowed more than two runs in any of his nine starts. Hammond was taken out after six scoreless innings and replaced by Jason Shiell, who worked out of trouble in the seventh and was taken out after back-to-back walks with one out in the eighth in his first appearance for Huntsville. Raynor and Cameron Maybin then pulled off a double steal before Patrick Ryan fanned Chris Coghlan for the second out. Gaby Sanchez came through by lacing a double down the left field line to score both runners to tie the game on only the seventh hit allowed by Ryan in 19 innings. The series continues Friday night with left-hander Derek Miller taking the mound for the Stars against Mudcats' right-hander Chris Volstad. Coverage of the game begins at 6:50 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 Matt LaPorta walked three times; Angel Salome two singles and a walk; David Johnson was excellent, but unfortunately takes the loss despite a fine four-inning relief stint; the Stars should have to make a roster move once Mike Jones arrives there... Huntsville Game Log

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 Friday'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_16_nozaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_05_16_cmcaax_hunaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_05_16_jupafa_breafa_1 West Virginia: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_05_16_wvaafx_lwdafx_1

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chris Narveson at home vs. New Orleans (Mets), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP Derek Miller at home vs. Carolina (Marlins), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Audio link via WUMP (game will also archive at this link): http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?sid=t559 Brevard County: RHP Alex Periard at home vs. Jupiter (Marlins), 6:00 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... West Virginia: RHP Evan Anundsen at Lakewood (Phillies), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:05 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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Final: Nashville 2, New Orleans (Mets) 1 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for new Lindsay Gulin photo, text follows -- Gulin Dominates Z's In 2-1 Sounds Win NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Sounds starter Lindsay Gulin threw six innings of no-hit baseball to pick up his first win of the season and lead Nashville past the New Orleans Zephyrs, 2-1, at Greer Stadium on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series. Gulin (1-3), who struck out a season-high 10 batters, was taken out after the sixth inning because he had thrown 109 pitches. Ben Howard took over for Gulin in the seventh and gave up one run, then Tim Dillard and Luis Pena pitched scoreless eighth and ninth innings to close the game with Pena earning his fourth save of the year. Sounds pitchers only gave up two hits on the night. Zephyrs starter Brian Stokes (4-4) pitched his fourth quality start of the season but was unable to outduel Gulin. Russell Branyan continued to swing a hot bat with a double down the right field line in the bottom of the second inning off Stokes. Vinny Rottino moved him to third with a groundout, and then Brendan Katin knocked a two-out infield single on a groundball that Zephyrs shortstop Anderson Hernandez managed to keep from squirting into the outfield. Hernandez tried to make the long throw to get Katin but sailed the ball over Michael Abreu's head at first base, allowing the run to score. AUDIO: Brendan Katin RBI Single The Sounds put up another single digit on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third inning when Adam Heether started a two-out rally with a single to right field. Laynce Nix followed with a single of his own to extend his hitting streak to nine games, matching the longest streak for the Sounds this season. Brad Nelson walked to bring Branyan up with the bases loaded, but he never lifted the bat off his shoulder and took a five-pitch walk to score Heether from third. The Zephyrs scored their lone run in the top of the seventh inning when Anderson Machado singled in Gustavo Molina, who started the inning off with a single. The teams will face off again tomorrow night at Greer Stadium at 7:00 p.m. Lefty Chris Narveson (2-4, 3.94) will man the bump for the Sounds with right-hander Tony Armas, Jr. (1-4, 3.02) taking the mound for New Orleans. Nashville Box Score Linday Gulin probably topped out at 80 MPH, amazing; Tim Dillard must have been disappointed he didn't get "the call", but he didn't show it here; Hernan Iribarren back at second base for a night -- I like that... Nashville Game Log