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Nashville Pre-Game Audio Coaches Chat with Manager Frank Kremblas

Link while active, text follows: Stars' LaPorta slams 2 homers By BRAD SHEPARD For The Huntsville Times With one organization's top prospect sitting in the stands charting pitches, another organization's top prospect hit two off the charts. Huntsville right fielder Matt LaPorta - Milwaukee's top minor leaguer, according to Baseball America - continued his torrid week with two long home runs. The second one was a go-ahead, three-run shot off former major leaguer Yhency Brazoban in the seventh that sent Huntsville to an 11-3 win over Jacksonville. "It's not that the ball looks big these days," LaPorta said. "I've just got my approach figured out finally." Though Dodgers top prospect Clayton Kershaw was using his strong left arm to mark pitches, the southpaw will get his chance to stifle LaPorta and the Stars tonight at 7:05. Good luck. The way LaPorta is going, Kershaw may have a hard time. Following an opening-night grand slam, LaPorta went 45 at-bats without a home run. But in the past six games, he has hit five long balls. He pushed his league-leading totals to six home runs and 22 RBIs and sent the 1,702 fans at Joe Davis Stadium home happy, despite Brazoban's frustration. L.A. manager Joe Torre said earlier this week that Brazoban was "at the top of the list" if the Dodgers needed to call up a 12th pitcher, but they promoted Jacksonville's Cory Wade instead. Brazoban responded by giving up the homer and getting tagged with the loss. "He's a pretty good pitcher," LaPorta said of Brazoban, who had 21 saves for L.A. in 2005. "He threw me that first-pitch slider, and I threw the bat at it, and thought, 'I'm going to have to bear down on this guy.' "I focused on fastball because I thought his slider was too good to hit. He gave me one, and I just touched it." Though this year's top Dodgers prospect wasn't in action until tonight, last year's was. Third baseman Andy LaRoche - who played a stint in Los Angeles last year - made a rehab appearance after his freak spring training accident. On March 7, LaRoche attempted to catch a pickoff throw, but the ball caromed off St. Louis baserunner D'Angelo Jimenez, hit LaRoche on the base of the thumb on his throwing hand, and tore a ligament. He went 1-for-3 Thursday and is expected to remain with the Suns at least through the rest of the series. "It's still a little sore, but that's what I'm down here for," LaRoche said. "I'm about three weeks ahead of schedule right now. It's just as much mental as physical. It was tough watching and thinking if not for a freak accident, I'd be out there." Huntsville starter Steve Hammond outdueled McDonald - himself a top-10 prospect -shutting down a potent lineup, with Juan Gonzalez's home run being the only blow. Hammond worked six innings, allowing five hits and one run. Mat Gamel's seventh-inning error that would have ended the inning led to two runs and a 3-3 tie. The Suns would have taken the lead if not for Cole Gillespie throwing out Gonzalez trying to score, setting up LaPorta's bomb and then a five-run eighth. "He's swinging the bat well right now," Stars manager Don Money said. "Knock on wood."

Final: Huntsville 11, Jacksonville (Dodgers) 3 Huntsville Site Game Summary: Offense Breaks Open a Close Game Late By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars Matt LaPorta launched two home runs, including the tie-breaking three-run blast in the seventh inning, to power Huntsville to an 11-3 win over Jacksonville Thursday in the opener of a five-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars improved to 13-8 on the season and moved to within two games of front-running Carolina in the North Division, while the Suns dropped to 10-11 and saw their five-game win streak come to an end. The Stars won for just the fourth time in 21 games against the Suns since the start of the 2006 season. LaPorta's leadoff home run in the second inning off James McDonald gave the Stars the lead and a run-scoring single by Angel Salome later in the inning pushed the lead to 2-0. Michael Brantley's run-scoring hit in the fourth extended the home team's advantage to 3-0 and gave the young outfielder hits in each of his last 14 starts. Stars' starter Steve Hammond blanked the Suns on three hits through five frames before Juan Gonzalez led off the sixth with his fifth home run of the season. Hammond was taken out after six innings after yielding the lone run on five hits. He walked one and struck out eight, the third time in five turns he has punched out at least eight hitters. Robert Hinton took over in the seventh and walked leadoff man Jamie Huffman, who came in to score on a Mat Gamel throwing error with two outs. Gonzalez followed with a double to deliver Ivan DeJesus to tie the game before he was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a single by Greg Jacobs. Hinton wound up picking up the win after giving up two unearned runs on three hits in his inning of work. Yhency Brazoban opened the home seventh on the hill and gave up back-to-back singles by Alcides Escobar and Gamel before LaPorta unloaded on a 1-1 offering for his second homer of the night, his sixth of the season and fifth in the last six games. Brazoban, the former big leaguer, had tossed 8 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing only two hits, before tonight. He retired the next three hitters and was charged with the loss. David Johnson stranded two runners in the eighth and worked a perfect ninth to pick up his first save of the season. Cole Gillespie's three-run double highlighted a five-run eighth inning rally against Zach Hammes that blew the game open, as the Stars set a season-high with their 11 runs and matched a season-best with 14 hits. The series continues Friday night with Huntsville left-hander Derek Miller taking the hill against Suns' southpaw Clayton Kershaw, the top ranked prospect in the Dodgers organization. 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 Top five in the order reached base 13 times, plus a sac fly; Matt LaPorta leads the league with 22 RBI, five more than anyone else -- his six HR's also pace the circuit... Huntsville Game Log

Final: Brevard County 7, Jupiter (Marlins) 5 Brevard County Site Game Summary: Manatees Rally for 7-5 Win By Tyler Stover / Brevard County Manatees Usually, a 5-0 deficit in the third inning is enough to make a team panic. This was not an issue for the Manatees on Thursday night, as they calmly responded with seven unanswered runs to defeat the Jupiter Hammerheads, 7-5. Jupiter jumped out to the early 5-0 lead behind timely hitting from their offense, as all five of their runs were scored with two outs. It would not be enough on this night, however, as the Manatees offense sprung to life, scoring one run in the third, two in the fourth, and two in the sixth to tie the game at five. The Manatees were able to climb back in the game thanks to an extraordinary effort by their bullpen. Josh Wahpepah, winning pitcher Casey Baron (1-0), and Omar Aguilar combined for five scoreless innings, allowing only one hit. The game remained tied until the bottom of the eighth inning. Jimmy Mojica drew a walk sandwiched between a popout and a strikeout by the Manatees. Taylor Green, Chuck Caufield, and Stephen Chapman then hit three consecutive singles with two outs, bringing in two runs to give the Manatees their first lead of the game, 7-5. Aguilar pitched a perfect ninth for his FSL-leading seventh save, striking out two Hammerheads. Jupiter and Brevard County face off again Friday night in the rubber match of the series. The teams are also deadlocked in second place in the FSL East, with identical 12-9 records. Josh Butler will make his first start as a Manatee, facing off against Jeff Allison of the Hammerheads. MiLB.com Photo by Dennis Greenblatt Jimmy Mojica attempts to turn a double play during Brevard County's 7-5 victory Thursday night. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2008/04/24/ZCkUqZiR.jpg Brevard County Box Score In five starts covering 26 innings, Mike McClendon has walked zero and struck out 11. But he's also allowed 42 base hits and has an ERA of 7.27, so there's pitching to contact, but to a bad extreme; closer Omar Aguilar is building on his Hawaiian League stint and is on his way to an All-Star appearance... Brevard County Game Log

Link while active, text follows: Power comes up short vs. Delmarva By Rick Ryan Charleston Gazette Assistant Sports Editor The Power continued to flash some offense Thursday night, just not as much as visiting Delmarva. Joe Mahoney launched a two-run homer in a four-run fifth inning, leading the Shorebirds to an 8-5 South Atlantic League victory in front of 5,044 fans at Appalachian Power Park. It marked the eighth win for the Shorebirds in their last nine games at The App. Joe Nowicki also blasted a round-tripper for Delmarva, which went up 7-2 after its big inning and held off the Power (7-14). West Virginia rapped out 10 hits, continuing an offensive resurgence that started last week and resulted in nearly 10 runs per game during a 4-1 stretch. That came on the heels of a seven-game losing streak in which the Power managed just 12 total runs and saw its batting average sink to .194, last in the 16-team league. Kurt Crowell, Caleb Gindl and Zelous Wheeler each had two hits for West Virginia Thursday - one of Crowell's a solo homer to deep left-center in the seventh that brought the Power within 7-5. Speedy Brett Brewer legged out a triple in the third but was nailed at home after Matt Angle caught a fly to short center. "We're still carrying it over,'' Power manager Jeff Isom said of the offensive renaissance. "The guys competed tonight, but that one inning hurt us. "The guys are much more patient at the plate than what they were before. Even though we got down 7-2 at one point, we didn't feel like we were out of this ballgame by any means. We cut it to two runs, and anything can happen if you get a guy on at that point. We didn't give in. I guess that's a consolation - we're in the ballgame. Still, we're playing from behind, which is tough to do.'' Matt Tucker (3-for-5) doubled twice for Delmarva, one of them plating two runs in the tell-tale fifth off Rob Bryson. Anthony Martinez also had three hits for the Shorebirds (11-10). Left-hander Tony Butler (1-1) got his first win with six innings of work, even though he allowed eight hits and four runs. Amaury Rivas (1-1) took the loss for the Power, giving up six hits and three runs in four innings. In his last appearance, he worked 7 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to get a win in Asheville. West Virginia began a rare 16-game stretch Thursday in which it plays Delmarva and Hagerstown eight times apiece. "You get to know a team pretty well after you see them eight and eight in a short period of time,'' Isom said. "It's a situation where we'll get to learn their hitters and they'll get to learn ours, and we'll get to learn their pitching a little bit. You seem to think it might help the hitters out, but then the pitchers will see a whole lot of your hitters. There's something to read into a whole lot of that. You're going to be familiar with what they're capable of doing, and positioning the players is a big thing.'' PHOTO - Delmarva catcher Victor Castillo (8) tags out West Virginia's Brent Brewer at home plate in the third inning.

Final: Delmarva (Orioles) 8, West Virginia 5 West Virginia Site Game Summary: SHOREBIRDS WIN EIGHTH STRAIGHT AT APPALACHIAN POWER PARK The Delmarva Shorebirds scored four of their eight runs in the top of the fifth inning on Thursday night at Appalachian Power Park to defeat the Power 8-5, snapping West Virginia's three-game winning streak and they extended their winning streak at Appalachian Power Park to eight games. The Shorebirds used three straight singles in the top of the first inning to kick-start their offense. The third base hit came from Tyler Henson and it knocked in Matt Angle. Joe Mahoney then grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to plate the second run of the inning. In the third, Pedro Silveren delivered a two-out RBI single to give Delmarva a 3-0 advantage. The Power scored twice in the bottom of the second. Caleb Gindl and Zelous Wheeler began the inning on back-to-back base-hits. Gindl scored later in the frame on John Alonso's groundout and Wheeler came home on Steffan Wilson's two-out single. The Shorebirds pulled away with a four-run fifth inning. Matt Tucker brought in the first two on a double and Joe Mahoney did the rest with a towering two-run homer. Lee Haydel singled with two-outs to score Kurt Crowell in the bottom of the fifth inning before Curt Rindal's sacrifice fly plated Gindl one inning later. The Power scored their final run in the seventh inning on Crowell's solo homer, his first of the season. The Shorebirds got their final run in the eighth inning on Joe Nowicki's solo home run. Tony Butler (1-1) held the Power to four runs on eight hits over six innings and struck out two to get the victory. Zach Clark allowed just a run on two hits over three innings of relief to grab his first save of the season and Amaury Rivas (1-1) was tagged with the loss after surrendering three runs on six hits over four innings. The Power fell to 7-14 with the loss and the Shorebirds improved to 11-10 with the win. Wheeler, Gindl and Crowell all had multi-hit games for the Power, as all three had a pair of hits. Delmarva has not lost a game at Appalachian Power Park since April 6, 2006. They've run off eight straight victories at Appalachian Power Park since that opening day loss over two years ago. The Power will continue the four-game series with Delmarva Friday night. Right hander Roque Mercedes (0-1, 9.72) will get the start for the Power and the Shorebirds will counter with left hander Cole McCurry (0-1, 3.60). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). West Virginia Box Score Over 5,000 in attendance; Rob Bryson's last two outings have been rough -- he's a prime prospect, but it's too easy to over-hype rookie league guys before they even begin full-season play; that was Tony Butler, the fine prospect from Milwaukee, starting for the Shorebirds... West Virginia Game Log

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Omaha 11 7 .611 - 7-4 4-3 W1 Memphis 9 11 .450 3.0 2-6 7-5 W1 Iowa 8 10 .444 3.0 3-7 5-3 W1 Nashville 4 15 .211 7.5 2-5 2-10 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 15 5 .750 - 8-2 7-3 W2 Huntsville 12 8 .600 3.0 8-2 4-6 W1 West Tenn 12 8 .600 3.0 8-2 4-6 W2 Chattanooga 11 9 .550 4.0 6-4 5-5 W3 Tennessee 9 11 .450 6.0 5-5 4-6 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm Beach 14 6 .700 - 9-3 5-3 W5 Jupiter 12 8 .600 2.0 7-1 5-7 W2 Brevard County 11 9 .550 3.0 5-4 6-5 L2 Daytona 11 9 .550 3.0 6-5 5-4 W1 Vero Beach 10 10 .500 4.0 7-4 3-6 L1 St. Lucie 2 18 .100 12.0 2-7 0-11 L9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lake County 13 7 .650 - 5-3 8-4 L1 Greensboro 12 8 .600 1.0 5-5 7-3 L2 Delmarva 10 10 .500 3.0 6-6 4-4 W1 Hickory 10 10 .500 3.0 5-4 5-6 W1 Lakewood 9 11 .450 4.0 5-7 4-4 W2 Hagerstown 8 12 .400 5.0 3-5 5-7 L2 West Virginia 7 13 .350 6.0 3-7 4-6 W3 Lexington 6 14 .300 7.0 1-9 5-5 L3

Follow Thursday'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_04_24_nasaaa_omaaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_24_jaxaax_hunaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_24_jupafa_breafa_1 West Virginia: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_24_delafx_wvaafx_1

Thursday's Daily Menu: Again, the big boys conveniently wrap up early for your dining pleasure below! All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Nic Ungs at Omaha (Royals), 6:15 PM pre-game; 6:35 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP Steve Hammond at home vs. Jacksonville (Dodgers), 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 Mike McClendon at home vs. Jupiter (Marlins), 6:00 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... West Virginia: RHP Amaury Rivas at home vs. Delmarva (Orioles), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Audio link via WSWW, be sure to select the proper date (games will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

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Final: Jupiter (Marlins) 4, Brevard County 2 Brevard County Box Score Former Brewer farmhand SS Agustin Septimo was claimed in the minor league Rule 5 by Florida prior to the '06 season and excelled at low-A -- but he's struggling now for consecutive years in the FSL; Chuckie Caufield with three hits, but the top of the order struggled (0-for-12, three walks) in front of him; Alex Periard, not 21 until June, continues to impress; Bobby Bramhall's 7th inning for the loss was tough, done in by three ground ball singles among other events; Manatees fanned 13 times... Brevard County Game Log

Final: West Virginia 12, Lexington (Astros) 2 West Virginia Site Game Summary: POWER OFFENSE EXPLODES The first six batters in the West Virginia Power starting lineup had multi-hit games as the Power offense scored 12 runs on a season high 22 hits to win their third game in a row, defeating the Lexington Legends 12-2 at Applebee's Park. The scoring started in the second when Zelous Wheeler hit his first of two doubles and scored later in the inning on Kurt Crowell's groundout. Jonathan Lucroy's second of four hits brought in the first of three runs in the top of the third as his base hit scored Lee Haydel before Lucroy and Caleb Gindl touched home plate on Wheeler's second double of the night. The Power scored all three of their runs in the fourth inning with two outs. Lucroy's double plated the first run before Gindl and Curt Rindal ripped back-to-back RBI singles. Lucroy scored for a third time in the top of the sixth inning on a wild pitch before he doubled again in the seventh inning to bring in Haydel and David Fonseca. The Power plated their final two runs in the eighth inning on Steffan Wilson's second home run of the season. Lexington scored twice in the bottom of the ninth on Jonathan Fixler's two-out double. R.J. Seidel (1-1) limited Lexington to just four hits over five scoreless innings of work and stuck out four to get the victory. Colt Adams (1-2) was tagged with the loss after surrendering seven runs on 13 hits over three and two thirds. Mike Ramlow pitched three perfect innings in relief. The Power improved to 7-13 with the win and the Legends fell to 6-14 with the loss. Lucroy went 4-for-4 with three runs and four RBI, giving him two four-hit games this season. Caleb Gindl and Lee Haydel both hit safely four times as well, establishing single-game bests for them this season. West Virginia is 4-1 since their seven-game losing streak and they have outscored their opponents 49-19 during that stretch. The Power will begin a four game series with the Delmarva Shorebirds at Appalachian Power Park on Thursday night. Right hander Amaury Rivas (1-0, 1.56) will get the start for the Power and the Shorebirds will counter with left hander Tony Butler (0-0, 3.71). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). West Virginia Box Score Fans of crooked numbers, enjoy; nice job by R.J. Seidel and Mike Ramlow; even after Jonathan Lucroy left the game after reaching five times, Uli Snijders made it a perfect six from the catcher's spot... West Virginia Game Log

The Brewers updated many of the weights of the players in their media guide this year. Amazingly, after being listed at 185 last year, the Brewers list the 6'6" Ramlow at 170 pounds in their '08 guide. Wow.

Old friend RHP Chris Saenz has signed with Schaumburg (IL) of the independent Northern League. RHP Gerry Oakes (Matt Kinney trade) has signed with the Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League. This is his first work in indy ball after getting chances with the Brewers, Twins, Braves, Rangers and Giants organizations.

Link Narron nearly perfect against Braves By Benjamin Hill / Special to MLB.com Sam Narron may not have attained perfection against the Mississippi Braves on Wednesday afternoon, but he sure came close. The 6-foot-7 southpaw retired the first 23 batters he faced en route to a two-hit complete-game victory as his Huntsville Stars rolled to a 9-1 win. "I'd never taken a no-hitter that deep into the game before," said Narron. "As the game went on, everybody was just trying to keep the same routines. I had the same guy giving me a high five after every inning, and then went to sit on the same spot on the bench." Narron (3-1) had his bid for a perfect game ruined with two outs in the eighth inning, when Diory Hernandez tripled down the left-field line. Prior to connecting on his triple, Hernandez courted controversy by attempting to break up the no-hit bid with a bunt. "When you get that deep with a no-hitter, you want to lose it with a legit hit. Especially when your team has a 9-0 lead," said Narron. "I guess [Hernandez] wanted to start a rally, and that's how he decided to go about it." Although Narron's bid for Southern League immortality ended in the eighth inning, the 26-year-old stayed in the contest and was able to record the third complete game of his minor league career. Narron was touched for a run in the frame, however, as Matt Young drew a one-out walk, advanced to third on Javier Guzman's double, and scored on Jason Perry's sacrifice fly. "If I had wanted to preserve the shutout, I shouldn't have walked that guy," said Narron. "But, overall, I felt really good today. I was throwing the ball where I wanted to, and preserving my pitch count by getting the ball in play and then relying on my defense." Narron even helped his own cause by chipping in with the bat, as he collected two of the Stars' 13 hits and also drove in a run. Freddy Parejo led the charge by going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored, and an RBI, while Alcides Escobar collected three singles and drove in two runs. Dustin Evans (0-4) started for Mississippi and suffered his fourth loss in as many starts, yielding eight runs on 10 hits over 5 2/3 innings. Nelson Payano yielded a run on three hits over 2 1/3 innings before Michael Nix tossed a 1-2-3 ninth.

At West Virginia, RHP Jared Sutton was activated from the 7-day DL; to make room, RHP Pedro Lambertus was placed on the DL (undisclosed injury). Lambertus walked the only two batters he faced last time out. To make room for newly acquired Josh Butler at Brevard County, RHP Travis Wendte was placed on the 7-day DL. This is Wendte's second stint this spring (undisclosed injury).

Huntsville Pre-Game Audio Interview with 1B Chris Errecart Go to the WUMP archive of April 23rd, then to the 03:30 minute mark...

Final: Huntsville 9, Mississippi (Braves) 1 Huntsville Site Game Summary: Narron Flirts With Perfection in Stars' Win By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars Sam Narron retired the first 23 batters he faced en route to a complete-game two-hitter in Huntsville's 9-1 victory over Mississippi Wednesday morning and afternoon in the last of a five-game set at Trustmark Park. The Stars improved to 12-8 on the season after taking three of five in the series, while the Braves' second two-game win streak came to an end, as they fell to 4-16. Huntsville has outscored the Braves 65-29 in grabbing eight of the ten meetings this season. Narron breezed through seven innings, recording 11 ground ball outs and retiring nine hitters with two pitches or less. He struck out Kala Ka'aihue to begin the eighth and then set down Greg Creek on a bouncing ball to first for the second out. Diory Hernandez bunted the first pitch he saw foul up the third base line and was greeted by an irritated catcher Carlos Corporan on his return to the batter's box. The Mississippi second sacker then smashed a ground ball past Mat Gamel at third, down the left field line and into the corner for a triple to ruin Narron's bid for perfection. Narron walked Mark Jurich before retiring J.C. Boscan on a liner to center field to end the frame. Matt Young walked with one out in the ninth, moved to third base on a double by Javier Guzman and scored on a Jason Perry sacrifice fly to spoil the shutout bid. Narron walked two, fanned five and chipped in with two hits in his second nine inning complete game with the Stars to improve to 3-1. The visitors jumped on Dustin Evans for four runs in the first inning on five hits. Gamel, Matt LaPorta and Chris Errecart delivered consecutive run-scoring doubles to make it 3-0. Freddy Parejo singled with two outs to score Errecart to complete the rally. The Stars scored seven times in the first inning off of Evans in his two starts against them. Parejo finished with three hits and is has collected 20 hits in 41 at-bats. Ryan Crew doubled with one out in the fourth and scored when Narron followed with a double down the left field line to collect his first hit and first run batted in of the season. Michael Brantley doubled home two runs with two outs in the sixth and then scored when Alcides Escobar followed with a single to make it 8-0 and chase Evans from the game. The right-hander suffered his fourth loss in as many turns after allowing 10 hits, walking two and fanning three. The Stars return home Thursday night to begin a five-game set against Jacksonville with southpaw Steve Hammond making the start against Suns' right-hander James McDonald. 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 Sam Narron will be 27 in July, he should be seeing Nashville at some point -- and yes, staffs are crowded everywhere in the system, it seems; a 1.159 OPS after 41 AB's for Freddy Parejo -- flukish or not, that's impressive... Huntsville Game Log

Jeffress (100), Salome (97), and LaPorta (23) also on the list.

Sam Narron with 7 2/3 innings of perfect pitching, but a hard-hit ground-ball triple breaks it up. Stars are rolling, congrats to Sam on his near perfecto.

Let's just say I hope as many people as possible took my advice and tuned in to Huntsville as I have today. Also, let's just leave it at that for now without further in-game posts. Enjoy.

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Omaha 11 7 .611 - 7-4 4-3 W1 Memphis 9 11 .450 3.0 2-6 7-5 W1 Iowa 8 10 .444 3.0 3-7 5-3 W1 Nashville 4 15 .211 7.5 2-5 2-10 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 14 5 .737 - 7-2 7-3 W1 Huntsville 11 8 .579 3.0 8-2 3-6 L2 West Tenn 11 8 .579 3.0 7-2 4-6 W1 Chattanooga 10 9 .526 4.0 5-4 5-5 W2 Tennessee 9 10 .474 5.0 5-5 4-5 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm Beach 13 6 .684 - 8-3 5-3 W4 Brevard County 11 8 .579 2.0 5-3 6-5 L1 Jupiter 11 8 .579 2.0 7-1 4-7 W1 Daytona 10 9 .526 3.0 6-5 4-4 L1 Vero Beach 10 9 .526 3.0 7-4 3-5 W1 St. Lucie 2 17 .105 11.0 2-6 0-11 L8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lake County 13 6 .684 - 5-3 8-3 W2 Greensboro 12 7 .632 1.0 5-4 7-3 L1 Delmarva 9 10 .474 4.0 5-6 4-4 L2 Hickory 9 10 .474 4.0 4-4 5-6 L3 Hagerstown 8 11 .421 5.0 3-4 5-7 L1 Lakewood 8 11 .421 5.0 5-7 3-4 W1 Lexington 6 13 .316 7.0 1-8 5-5 L2 West Virginia 6 13 .316 7.0 3-7 3-6 W2

Follow Wednesday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Window". 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. Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_23_hunaax_msbaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_23_jupafa_breafa_1 West Virginia: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_23_wvaafx_lexafx_1

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Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: Idle Huntsville: LHP Sam Narron at Mississippi (Braves), 10:45 AM pre-game; 11:00 gametime Audio link via WUMP (game will also archive at this link): http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?sid=t559 Brevard County: TBD (RHP Alex Periard is expected) at home vs. Jupiter (Marlins), 6:00 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... West Virginia: RHP R.J. Seidel at Lexington (Astros), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Audio link via WSWW, be sure to select the proper date (games will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp