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  1. Feature Article on Jose Capellan as a starter again (six no-hit innings)
  2. MiLB.com Texas League Pitcher of the Week Will Inman, San Antonio 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 10.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 9 SO Starting the season with two scoreless starts, Inman's return trip to San Antonio has started wonderfully. Both five-inning outings have come against the Texas League's newest franchise, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, who managed just four hits against Inman in 10 innings. Right-handed hitters are having an especially hard time against Inman, batting just .107 on the season.
  3. Nashville Pre-Game Audio Chat with Starting Pitcher Zach Jackson
  4. LHP Brandon Parillo, a promising shorter southpaw who could force ground balls wonderfully (8th round, 2004), but was released in spring training 2007 after injuries derailed his efforts, has signed with Kalamazoo (MI) of the independent Frontier League. SS Brad Miller, just released by the Brewers this spring, has signed with the Traverse city (MI) Beach Bums of the same league. RHP Jeff Farnsworth (AAA Indianapolis, 2004) signed with Southern Maryland of the independent Atlantic League. RHP Alec Zumwalt signed with Camden (NJ) of the Atlantic League.
  5. Baseball America indicates the Brewers have signed a catcher named Carlos Pena. Since there is no established pro catcher by that name, we're left to assume it's another Latin kid who will make his pro debut with the Maryvale kids this summer.
  6. Nashville Media Notes: As expected... HOPF ACTIVATED; MALDONADO RETURNED TO BREVARD COUNTY: Catcher J.R. Hopf has been activated from the Sounds' disabled list and replaces fellow backstop Martin Maldonado on the club's active roster. Maldonado, who did not appear in a game during his three days with Nashville, has been returned to Advanced-A Brevard County, where he opened the campaign. Hopf, who batted .226 (36-for-159) with five home runs and 17 RBIs in 57 games between two clubs last season, was Nashville's top hitter in the 2007 playoffs (.500, 5-for-10, 3 RBIs). He spent the first four games of the 2008 season at Double-A Huntsville and was 0-for-3.
  7. West Virginia Site: GREENVILLE COMPLETES POWER SWEEP The Greenville Drive scored multiple runs in three innings of Monday morning's game at Appalachian Power Park and extended their winning streak to six games as they completed the four game sweep of the Power, defeating West Virginia 9-3. Aaron Reza began the game with a solo home run to left, his second of the year. The Power answered quickly in the bottom of the first inning with a pair of runs to take their only lead of the game. John Alonso ripped an RBI single and Caleb Gindl's sacrifice fly brought in Jonathan Lucroy to give the Power a 2-1 edge. It didn't take Greenville long to respond as they took the lead for good in the second inning on back-to-back two out hits from Kris Negron and Reza. Negron's single scored David Mailman and Negron scored later in the inning on Reza's double. Manny Arambarris added to the lead with a two-run homer in the top of the third. The Drive plated three runs in the sixth inning. David Marks's sacrifice fly brought in Anthony Rizzo and Yamaico Navarro drove in the final two with at triple, giving him seven RBI in the series. The Drive plated their final run in the seventh when Marks walked with the bases loaded. The Power scored their final run in the seventh on Brent Brewer's RBI double. Ryan Colvin (1-0) allowed a run on four hits over three innings out of the pen to get the victory while Roque Mercedes (0-1) was tagged with the loss after giving up five runs on seven hits through three innings. Greenville starting pitcher Jose Alvarez was taken out after four and two thirds, but struck out eight batters while allowing two runs on just two hits. The Power are 3-9 after the loss and Greenville improves to 8-4 with the victory. The Drive finished their eight game road trip with a 7-1 record. Zelous Wheeler had the only multi-hit game for the Power, going 2-for-4. Reza and Mike Jones both went 3-for-4 for the Drive. Greenville outscored West Virginia 24-7 in the series. The Power will begin a four game series with the Asheville Tourists at McCormick Field on Tuesday night. Right hander Evan Anundsen (1-0, 1.64) will get the start for the Power. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central).
  8. Stars Press Release: By the way, it was 40 degrees for the Power game today, too... The Huntsville Stars have decided to fight back against Mother Nature tonight in the team's series opener against the Chattanooga Lookouts. With chilly temperatures again threatening Joe Davis Stadium, the Stars have stepped forward with a weather guarantee. The temperature will not drop below 40 degrees during tonight's game, guaranteed. Stars' General Manager Buck Rogers is so sure of it that if the temperature does plummet, he will allow every fan in attendance to use their ticket stub at another Stars' home game, any Stars' home game. "Come on out to the party tonight," Rogers implored fans. "The weather may be cold, but the game's going to be hot. If it gets too cold for you, come on back later and we'll try again." Tonight, and every Monday night, is also Military Monday and Pray-'n-Play Monday. Fans who present a Military ID or a Church Bulletin, will receive special $1.00 ticket price. "How can you go wrong? Come watch a game for a buck, and if it gets cold, come back and catch a game when the weather's a little nicer." The Stars host the Chattanooga Lookouts, tonight at 7:05 pm in the first game of a five-game series. The Stars will send lefty Steve Hammond (1-1, 4.50) to the mound against the Lookouts' Sam Lecure (0-0, 8.31).
  9. C Sal Fasano signs with the Braves. C J.D. Closser released by the Cubs. RHP Claudio Vargas signs a minor league deal with the Mets, as many of you already know. Tampa Bay re-signed RHP Grant Balfour to a minor league deal.
  10. Baseball America: Diamondbacks Release David Krynzel Nine pro seasons in and Krynzel, the Brewers' first-round pick (11th overall) in 2000, hasn't come close to establishing himself in the big leagues. He accrued just 48 career at-bats with Milwaukee. Things aren't even that rosy on the minor league side, where Krynzel, 26, owns .268/.346/.399 averages and 199 steals, but more strikeouts than you'd like to see from a leadoff type.
  11. Final: Greenville (Red Sox) 9, West Virginia 3 Details from the Power Press Release later on... West Virginia Box Score Well, Andy "Bull" Barch, I was a bit distracted at work for sure, but did listen to you for every pitch; the Power was dominated all series long, and today was no different; Power pitchers allowed 21 baserunners -- ugly, just ugly, painful actually; Roque Mercedes wasn't wild, but has never shown he can be successful above the rookie level; a few bright points -- defense was much better today, including Brent Brewer, who was moved to the #9 spot in the order -- Brewer went 1-for-3 with an RBI double but struck out two more times; Lee Haydel is consistently seeing a lot of pitches and should continue to grow as a leadoff man; Jeff Isom moved Zelous Wheeler up to the #2 spot, as he has been hitting the ball better than his .250 average indicates; Power batters struck out 13 times while drawing two walks; two of the older players on this young Power team, Kurt Crowell and Curt Rindal, have been really struggling... West Virginia Game Log Andy received some excellent email questions today -- how can he get good questions, yet we're letting down Jim Powell via the Sports Bubbler? Let's rectify that for Jim against the Cardinals this week, folks...
  12. Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Omaha 6 4 .600 - 5-2 1-2 L2 Memphis 6 5 .545 0.5 2-1 4-4 W2 Iowa 4 5 .444 1.5 2-4 2-1 L1 Nashville 2 9 .182 4.5 1-2 1-7 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 7 3 .700 - 4-1 3-2 W3 Tennessee 7 3 .700 - 4-1 3-2 W4 Huntsville 6 4 .600 1.0 5-0 1-4 L2 West Tenn 6 4 .600 1.0 4-1 2-3 W2 Chattanooga 5 5 .500 2.0 2-3 3-2 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jupiter 8 3 .727 - 6-0 2-3 L1 Palm Beach 7 4 .636 1.0 3-2 4-2 L1 Daytona 6 4 .600 1.5 4-3 2-1 W2 Brevard County 6 5 .545 2.0 1-2 5-3 W1 Vero Beach 3 7 .300 4.5 2-2 1-5 L7 St. Lucie 2 9 .182 6.0 2-5 0-4 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greensboro 7 4 .636 - 4-3 3-1 W1 Hickory 7 4 .636 - 3-1 4-3 L1 Lake County 6 4 .600 0.5 2-1 4-3 W1 Hagerstown 5 4 .556 1.0 2-1 3-3 L1 Delmarva 4 5 .444 2.0 3-3 1-2 L1 Lakewood 4 6 .400 2.5 3-4 1-2 W1 West Virginia 3 8 .273 4.0 2-5 1-3 L3 Lexington 2 9 .182 5.0 1-6 1-3 L5
  13. 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
  14. Follow Monday'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_14_iowaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_14_cngaax_hunaax_1 West Virginia: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_14_capafx_wvaafx_1
  15. Monday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Yovani Gallardo at home vs. Iowa (Cubs), 5:40 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP Steve Hammond at home vs. Chattanooga (Reds), 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: Idle West Virginia: RHP Roque Mercedes at home vs. Greenville (Red Sox), 9:20 AM pre-game, 9:35 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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  17. I will likely have kicked off Monday's Link Report in time, but if not, a reminder that the Power and Roque Mercedes have a morning affair today -- 9:20 AM for the pre-game: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/multimedia/audio.jsp
  18. Link while active, text follows: Gallardo to get rehab start tonight By MAURICE PATTON Tennessean Staff Writer Yovani Gallardo is expected to rejoin the Sounds and make a third rehabilitation start tonight against visiting Iowa. Gallardo, who was placed on the Milwaukee Brewers' disabled list after injuring his left knee prior to the start of spring training, started the Sounds' 7-5 loss April 4 at New Orleans and took a no-decision. He then worked 5 1/3 innings and took the loss in a 2-1, six-inning game April 9 at Oklahoma. Following his second start, the 22-year-old joined the Brewers in New York and pitched a bullpen session before the team chose to have him make another Sounds appearance. With Gallardo's return, the Sounds will utilize a six-man starting rotation for the next time through. Chris Narveson is set to start Tuesday's series opener against visiting Omaha, followed by Richie Gardner on Wednesday and Nic Ungs on Thursday. Lindsay Gulin is scheduled to pitch Friday's series finale on an extra day of rest, with Zach Jackson to pitch Saturday in Albuquerque on an extra day as well. In 13 starts for the Sounds last season, Gallardo went 8-3 with a 2.90 ERA - leading the Pacific Coast League in wins and all of minor league baseball with 110 strikeouts. The Brewers purchased his contract on June 14. In 20 games (17 starts) with Milwaukee, Gallardo went 9-5 with a 3.67 ERA and was named the team's pitcher of the month for July and September. More moves: Catcher J.R. Hopf is expected to be activated off the disabled list by Double-A Huntsville and promoted to Nashville prior to today's game. To make room for Hopf, catcher Martin Maldonado is expected to be reassigned to Single-A Brevard County. All about the streak: Three Sounds players brought hitting streaks into Sunday's game - and the one least likely to be extended, based on the starting lineup, was the only one that survived. Brendan Katin, who did not start the game, came off the bench with a two-run pinch-hit single in the seventh inning to stretch his streak to four straight games. Meanwhile, Brad Nelson and Vinny Rottino each started and went 0-for-4 to see their strings stopped at eight and four games, respectively. For Nelson, it was the first game in which he had played this season that he hadn't finished with at least one hit. Rare back-to-back: The Sounds' doubleheader defeats Saturday marked their first consecutive home losses to Iowa in the same series since dropping three straight to the Cubs on Aug. 11-13, 2001. Small ball: The Sounds' 10 stolen bases entering Sunday's play were tied for the PCL lead with Round Rock. The Sounds' four home runs are the fewest in the league. Meanwhile, Nashville is hitting just 6-for-33 (.182) with runners in scoring position and two outs, scoring just six runs in that situation while allowing 15. The Sounds' 30 runs are among the fewest team totals in the league.
  19. Link while active, text follows: Sounds' bats heat up to end six-game skid Jackson's arm gives offense opportunity By MAURICE PATTON Tennessean Staff Writer The Sounds snapped a six-game losing streak Sunday with nine hits in a 6-1 victory over visiting Iowa. "It's not very good weather to hit in," Sounds Manager Frank Kremblas said regarding the 46-degree temperature at game time. "You've got to be a little tougher mentally, try to stay warm when you're in (the dugout) so when you do hit, your hands aren't frozen." That didn't seem to be a problem for the Sounds, who scored runs in three different innings and took advantage of Zach Jackson's seven innings of six-hit pitching. Jackson, who allowed the only run, picked up the first quality start of the year. A quality start is six innings or more with three earned runs or fewer. "You've got to go out with the mentality of doing your thing; you can't control anything else," said Jackson (1-2), who reduced his ERA to 5.50 from 8.18. "You just keep putting up zeroes, give your team a chance, be the aggressor." Jackson's two-out double in the third set up the Sounds' first run, as veteran infielder Abraham Nunez followed with a base hit off the glove of Iowa shortstop Andres Blanco that scored Jackson. The Sounds then scored two in the fourth. Laynce Nix and Russell Branyan each singled with two out before Adam Heether's hit drove them in. Iowa scored its lone run in the seventh, but Brendan Katin's two-run pinch-hit single keyed a three-run rally in the bottom of the inning. "These guys are going to swing the bats and score runs. I'm not worried about that," Jackson said. Jason Shiell and Luis Pena each threw a scoreless inning to close out the victory. But Jackson's outing, the longest of the year by a Sounds starter, was the difference. "We gave him some wiggle room with the one run in the third and the two in the fourth," Kremblas said. "But he was able to make pitches with runners on and two outs. That's been an Achilles' heel for us as a staff." What they said: "You never want to give the ball up; at least, I don't. A complete game would be nice. Eight (innings) would be nice. But I'm not going to complain about seven. I'm happy I left in the position I was in." - Jackson.
  20. http://cmsimg.tennessean.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DN&Date=20080414&Category=SPORTS0401&ArtNo=804140336&Ref=AR&Profile=1002&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0 The Sounds' Laynce Nix slides safely into home to score a run against Iowa on Sunday, when Nashville ended a six-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory at Greer Stadium. Tennessean Photo by Larry McCormack (The Tennessean)
  21. David, thanks for your Huntsville report as always -- you know Brett Pollock is doing a nice job on the airwaves if you can put together a road game report like that based on his call. Also David, with the way you're quickly able to pull up opposing players' records and such against the Stars, I'd love to visit and see your "database" and your routine some time. Obviously, it's a labor of love for you, and is appreciated here greatly. Jackson Sun coverage of the game The most unusual two-out play came in the third when Huntsville's Michael Brantley hit a pop-up in foul territory where Jaxx third baseman Ronnie Prettyman caught it. Freddy Parejo, who was on first base for Huntsville during the at-bat, had almost made it to second on a steal attempt when the catch was made, and Prettyman was able to throw the ball to first baseman Marshall Hubbard for the tag-up to end the inning. The final out of the game came when Chris Errecart hit a hard grounder between first and second for Huntsville. Just as it seemed the ball was going to get into rightfield for a single, Jaxx second baseman Jeffrey Dominguez jumped in the way to make a diving grab and made the throw to first to end the game.
  22. Final: Nashville 6, Iowa (Cubs) 1 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for new Brendan Katin photo, text follows -- Sounds Snap Skid With 6-1 Win Over Cubs The Nashville Sounds got their second win of the season on Saturday afternoon, beating the Iowa Cubs, 6-1, after dropping the first two games in the series at Greer Stadium. Zach Jackson (1-2) got the win for the Sounds after pitching seven innings and giving up only one run on six hits with four strikeouts. He retired the first 10 batters he faced en route to recording Nashville's first quality start of the season and the longest outing by any starter this year. The Sounds scored first after Jackson recorded the first hit of the game with a double to left field in the bottom of the third inning off Cubs starter J.R. Mathes. Jackson scored on the next at-bat when Abraham Nunez hit an infield single that got by Cubs shortstop Andres Blanco, allowing Jackson to score from second. Nashville added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning when Laynce Nix and Russell Branyan hit back-to-back singles and both scored on Adam Heether's two-out single to right field. Branyan managed to hustle his way all the way from first to score on the play. Branyan went 3-for-4 in the contest and raised his average to .406 on the young season. He has hit safely in nine of his 11 games. Iowa notched their lone run of the game in the top of the seventh when Koyie Hill doubled off Jackson and came in to score on pinch-hitter Tony Richie's infield single to shortstop Ozzie Chavez. Chavez made a tremendous diving grab to keep the ball in the infield but could not complete the throw to first base. The Sounds padded their lead in the bottom half of the seventh inning with three more runs off Iowa reliever Juan Mateo. Branyan led off the inning with a double followed by a Steve Sollmann walk. Brendan Katin then came in to pinch-hit for Jackson and knocked a two-run single to left field. Chavez completed the scoring with a single of his own, scoring Katin from second. AUDIO: Brendan Katin Two-Run PH Single The Sounds were 4-for-8 with runners in scoring position, a welcome change of pace from their .175 average to start the season. Saturday's six-run effort was a season high for a club that had scored a PCL-low 24 runs over its first 10 games. Sounds relievers Jason Shiell and Luis Pena both pitched scoreless innings behind Jackson, with Pena finishing the game for Nashville with two strikeouts. Nashville first baseman Brad Nelson had his team-best eight-game hitting streak snapped with an 0-for-4 afternoon. Mathes took the loss for Iowa and dropped his record to 0-1 with a 3.75 ERA after giving up two earned runs on five hits in six innings pitched. The teams will play the final game of the four-game series on Monday night at 6 p.m. at Greer Stadium. Right-hander Yovani Gallardo (0-1, 4.82) will make his third rehab start with Nashville while recovering from pre-season knee surgery and will face off against right-hander Mark Holliman (0-0, 6.00) for the Cubs. Nashville Box Score Nashville Game Log
  23. Final: Greenville (Red Sox) 3, West Virginia 1 This reeks of West Virginia's Milwaukee affiliation debut in 2005... West Virginia Site: DRIVE RALLY PAST POWER The Greenville Drive were held scoreless through seven innings of Sunday's game at Appalachian Power Park but scored three times in the top of the eighth inning and won their fifth game in a row, defeating the West Virginia Power 3-1. West Virginia scored their only run on John Alonso's inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the second. In the eighth, Mike Jones singled to score Che-Hsuan Lin and tie the game before David Mailman delivered a two-run single later in the inning to put the Drive ahead. Ryne Lawson (1-0) allowed just three hits over three scoreless innings of relief to get the victory and Rob Bryson (0-1) was tagged with the loss. Amaury Rivas started the game for the Power and tossed five scoreless innings of three-hit ball with four strikeouts. The Power are 3-8 after the loss and Greenville improves to 7-4 with the victory. The Drive have used three big innings in the series to push them past the Power. In addition to the three-run eighth on Sunday, they used a five-run sixth inning on the front end of Saturday's double header to beat the Power 7-2 and they plated four runs in the third inning of game two to win 5-1. West Virginia has been held to four runs on 16 hits against the Drive. The Power will finish the four game series with Greenville Monday morning. Right hander Roque Mercedes (0-0, 5.19) will get the start for the Power and the Drive will counter with left hander Jose Alvarez (0-1, 13.50). The first pitch is scheduled for 10:35 AM (9:35 Central). West Virginia Box Score As noted in a few fan comments above, Brent Brewer's start to the season could not have been more brutal; Amaury Rivas with a heck of a five-inning start; John Alonso's lost some weight this season, but is hardly a burner -- inside-the-park HR, wow... West Virginia Game Log Lee Haydel caught stealing 3rd base in the first inning, then caught stealing 2nd base in the third -- ugh... The WSWW audio link for the 13th opens with Andy "Bull" Barch discussing the Power's tough early start with the Charleston Daily Mail's Jacob Messer, who does a fantastic job providing us with Power coverage all year long. Later, at the 40:00 minute mark, the pre-game audio interview is with new Power hitting coach Jim Lett. OK, the Alonso HR call via the audio link just above -- go to the 01:32:00 minute mark...
  24. Huntsville Pre-Game Audio with Reid Nichols Make sure you're on the April 13th WUMP archive, go to the 14:45 minute mark...
  25. Final: West Tenn (Mariners) 8, Huntsville 1 Stars drop series finale By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars Ryan Ketchner put together a solid start and combined with two relievers to silence the Stars bats for a second straight day in West Tenn's 8-1 victory on a 41-degree, blustery Sunday afternoon at Pringles Park. The Diamond Jaxx took four of the five games in the series to improve to 6-4 on the season, while Huntsville fell to 6-4 and a game behind Carolina in the North Division. Huntsville has been held to a single run in each of the last two games on a combined total of 12 hits after exploding for 10 runs on 10 hits in their lone win of the series on Friday night. Mike Saunders led off the home first with a bunt single, advanced on a groundout, stole third base and scored on a base hit by Adam Moore, who knocked in his third run of the series to give the home team the early edge. Moore then scored on a double by Marshall Hubbard, who knocked in seven runs in the series and at least one in four of the five games. Sam Narron, who was scored on in the first inning in seven of his 14 turns on the road last season, retired the side in order in the second but ran into more trouble in the third. Moore singled with two outs, moved to third base on another Hubbard double before Prentice Redman's two-bagger, his first extra-base hit of the season, delivered both runners to push the West Tenn lead to 4-0. Narron was removed after four innings and suffered the loss after giving up four runs on six hits and a pair of walks. He has been roughed up for 20 earned runs on 34 hits over 18 1/3 innings in his four starts at Pringles Park over the last two seasons. Ketchner kept the Stars blanked through the first five frames before Matt LaPorta's bases loaded sacrifice fly got the visitors on the board. Ketchner was then taken out after reaching his pitch limit and replaced by Travis Chick, who retired Chris Errecart to end the inning. Ketchner notched his first win after allowing a run on six hits, while walking one and recording one strikeout. Chick went 2 1/3 shutout frames before Craig James retired the side in order in the ninth to end the game. Ronnie Prettyman's two-run home run off of Robert Hinton in the sixth inning and Jon Nelson's two-run double in the seventh accounted for the final margin. Nelson drove in six runs in the series after going without one in the first five games of the season. Freddy Parejo had his third two-hit game of the series for the Stars to push his hitting streak to six consecutive games. The Stars return home Monday night to open a five-game series with Chattanooga as left-hander Steve Hammond will take the hill against Lookouts right-hander Sam LeCure. Coverage of the game begins at 6:50 p.m. central time and can be heard locally on SportsRadio 730 WUMP and through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score Stars hit into three double plays, including speedy Alcides Escobar twice -- Escobar had two singles to lift his average to .158... Huntsville Game Log
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