Jim Goulart

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". 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: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_dunafa_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

Monday's Daily Menu: Your choice of appetizers for West Coast Brewer baseball! All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Chris Oxspring at home vs. Memphis (Cardinals), 5:45 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP Steve Hammond at home vs. West Tenn (Mariners), 6:55 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.huntsvillestars.com/ Brevard County: LHP Steve Garrison at Dunedin (Blue Jays), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:00 PM gametime Audio link (game will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp West Virginia: LHP Brae Wright at home vs. Augusta (Giants), 5:55 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Audio link (game will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

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First baseman Chris Errecart did indeed land on the Brevard disabled list, the specifics of his injury not known at this time. Chris Errecart's page at MiLB.com with current stats: web.minorleaguebaseball.c...pid=453230

Charleston Daily Mail: The Power returned to the Capital City after Sunday's victory -- their third in a row -- to start an eight-game homestand at Appalachian Power Park with a four-game series against the Augusta (Ga.) GreenJackets tonight. The first pitch is set for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central) on a Fat Two for Tuesday at the stadium. The Northern Division-leading Power (28-12) and the Southern Division-leading GreenJackets (30-13) are the South Atlantic League's top two teams, albeit with contrasting strengths. West Virginia (.300 batting average) is its top hitting team, while Augusta (2.36 earned run average) is its top pitching team. The Power is starting left-hander Brae Wright (3-2, 6.20). The GreenJackets are pitching left-hander Clayton Tanner (4-2, 1.56).

Link while active, text follows: www.dailymail.com/story/S...ers-Green/ Third base is the charm for Power's Green Jacob Messer Charleston Daily Mail Sportswriter Taylor Green was a last-minute addition to the West Virginia Power roster this season -- and it took a position switch to put him here. Green, a converted shortstop who played second base last year and this spring, impressed coaches in the Milwaukee Brewers' farm system with the way he hit in Arizona. Nevertheless, Green figured the Brewers' brass would send him to Helena (Mont.) for a second season in the rookie Pioneer League. However, they thought he was ready for the Class A South Atlantic League. The only problem was, Power second baseman Kenny Holmberg was returning to Charleston for his second season here. So, Milwaukee roving infield instructor Garth Iorg asked Green if he ever had played third base. Green, who earned All-America honors as a shortstop at Cypress (Calif.) College, told Iorg he hadn't but would if necessary. "I had probably played a total of five games at third base in my life," Green said. The Brewers moved Green to third base for the last three days of spring training, and he did well enough to earn a starting job at that position with the Power. "I was hoping they would send me to Charleston," said Green, who knocked in two runs Sunday afternoon in West Virginia's 9-8 road win over Asheville (N.C.). "But I wasn't expecting it." "He is still making the transition from rookie ball, getting used to the environment and adjusting to the league, but he is coming along real good," Power Manager Mike Guerrero said of the 5-foot-10, 180-pound Green, a 20-year-old Canadian who bats left and throws right. "He is making the most out of his playing time. He is showing us that he can do a lot of things at the plate and in the field." Green, a British Columbia native whom the Brewers selected in the 25th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, will try to reverse a strange trend during this homestand. He has hit .362 in 12 road games compared to .219 in 11 home games. So much for home sweet home, huh? Of course, Green will improve on his Power Park totals if he hits like he has in his last eight games (.407 batting average with three homers, eight runs and 13 RBI). "I really don't know why I'm hitting so well right now," said Green, who has a .304 batting average with one triple, four doubles, four homers, 14 runs and 19 RBI in 23 games this season. "I just feel comfortable up at the plate. I'm seeing good pitches. And people are getting on base in front of me. That makes it nice and easy to hit." Green, who normally bats ninth in the Power lineup, has proven his worth in clutch situations. He has hit .381 with runners on base, .448 with runners in scoring position and .667 with the bases loaded. "He has always been a good hitter," Power hitting coach Corey Hart said. "That's why he made the team. "He got off to a slow start. He was anxious to prove himself. He tended to overswing. Then, he got hurt. So, he had some time off in between at-bats. So, he didn't come back sharp. "But he has been able to get in a groove and he's swinging the bat like he can." Green played in only four games before the Power placed him on the disabled list this season, managing only one hit and one run in that span. So, he headed to the bench for his 10-day hiatus with a .077 batting average. "It was really tough to start the season like that," Green said. "You really want to get off to a good start." Even when he wasn't producing at the plate, Green was contributing in the field. He has made only two errors this season despite the position switch. "I always want to play good defense," Green said. "But if I'm not hitting, I try to play even better on defense."

Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Sounds closer Hackman compiles saves in bunches By MIKE ORGAN Tennessean Staff Writer Sounds closer Luther Hackman picked up his fourth save over a seven-day stretch Sunday. Hackman helped Nashville beat Albuquerque 5-2 by retiring the side in the ninth inning. No other Pacific Coast League pitcher had more than one save over the previous six days. Hackman now has a total of six saves on the year. He's safe: Joe Dillon, who hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, has hit safely in seven of the last eight games. Locked in: Laynce Nix has hit safely in eight of his nine games with Nashville on a rehabilitation assignment. The center fielder singled to left field Sunday. He has eight RBIs and six of his hits have been for extra bases. Strumming: Mike Rivera's fourth-inning home run hit the Sounds guitar-shaped scoreboard, meaning for the second time this season the catcher will receive a free Copley guitar. A presentation will be made later in the season. The only other Sound who has hit the guitar this season is Ryan Braun, who hit it twice. Braun's back: Braun returned Saturday after missing 12 games with left wrist tendinitis. Braun, Milwaukee's No. 2 prospect according to Baseball America, leads the Sounds with eight home runs. But he is 0-for-7 over with a walk since returning. Reed speed: Albuquerque center fielder Eric Reed, one of the fastest players in the PCL, showed off his speed in the sixth inning. Reed got a triple off a shot that bounced to the warning track in center field. He scored on a sacrifice fly by Chad Hermansen. D-E-F-E-N-S-E: Nashville defense has played mistake-free baseball in five of the last six contests and has committed a Pacific Coast League-low 25 errors. The Sounds also lead the PCL with a .984 fielding percentage. The only error in the last five games was an overthrow of second by catcher Vinny Rottino. The Sounds led the PCL last season with a .982 fielding mark.

Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Happy HR anniversary: Sounds go back-to-back It's first time since same date in '06 By MIKE ORGAN Tennessean Staff Writer Opponents might want to steer clear of playing the Sounds on May 20. Nashville hit back-to-back homers for the first time since that date last year in Sunday's 5-2 win over Albuquerque. Joe Dillon and Mike Rivera clubbed back-to-back home runs on Sunday in the fourth inning when Nashville pulled ahead 3-1 before a Greer Stadium crowd of 5,313. "That gave us a lot of confidence,'' Rivera said. "We needed to get something going and that's a pretty good way to get something going. I got a fastball down the middle and took advantage of it." Rivera also had the second of consecutive homers in the Sounds' 7-4 win over Tacoma last May 20. Nelson Cruz had the other. Dillon's homer, a two-run shot and his second in the series against Albuquerque, cleared the left field wall just over the outstretched glove of former Sound Chad Hermansen. Rivera followed with a solo shot that hit the Sounds guitar-shaped scoreboard in left field. Nashville's Tim Dillard (2-3) allowed just one more run over the next two innings before being replaced by Grant Balfour in the seventh. Luther Hackman earned his sixth save. "I was just trying to keep our team close before we got those two homers,'' Dillard said. "It was kind of slipping away and I didn't have my best stuff. I was like, 'Anything right here would be great,' and the next thing you know it was a couple of bombs. When you have an inning like (the fourth) you really just try to get your team back in there because when they're seeing it well, it's contagious.'' Tennessean feature on Rick Ankiel, visiting Nashville starting Monday night: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS

Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=56267 Dillard delivers in Sounds win By Nate Rau, Nashville City Paper Sports Correspondent All season long, Tim Dillard has been a case study in pitching better than your record indicates. Entering Sunday?s home game against Albuquerque with a modest 1-3 record, Dillard has been overshadowed by the stellar early season performances of his rotation-mates Yovani Gallardo, Zach Jackson and Chris Oxspring. Dillard turned in yet another quality outing, while Joe Dillon and Mike Rivera hit back-to-back homers to lead Nashville to a 5-2 victory over the Isotopes in front of 5,313 fans at Greer Stadium. Dillard went six innings, scattering eight hits for two earned runs en route to the win. He moves to 2-3 on the season with his ERA dropping to 3.25. ?I try to put the team in position to win,? Dillard said. ?It?s kind of been half and half. There?s been times I go out there and give up five runs so obviously I?m not doing my job.? Scott Seabol took Dillard deep for a solo homer in the fourth. In the sixth, Eric Reed tripled and eventually scored. Besides those mistakes, Dillard was effective at pitching out of trouble and holding down the Isotopes offense. His defense did its part, making several highlight reel-caliber plays ? especially a diving grab by Laynce Nix in center. ?I gave up eight hits, but the defense made some great plays,? Dillard said. ?When you?ve got defense like that, you just let them put it in play and let your team do their thing.? The Sounds offense ? inconsistent as it has been for much of the season ? reared its ugly head Sunday. They didn?t collect a hit off starter Paul Mildren until the bottom of the fourth when Nix broke through with a single. But Nashville came out of its slumber in style as Joe Dillon followed Nix?s base hit with a two-run homer. Mike Rivera followed with a home run of his own, a solo shot that pushed the Sounds? lead to 3-1. It was the first back-to-back homers by the Sounds since one year ago to the day. Rivera won a Copley guitar for his efforts, as his blast bounced off the guitar scoreboard in left center. The Isotopes cut into the league in the sixth when Reed tripled and later scored on a sacrifice by Chad Hermansen. Nashville answered back with a pair of runs in the sixth. Ozzie Chavez and Andy Abad both collected RBIs during the inning. The Nashville bullpen kept Albuquerque offense quiet after that. Grant Balfour and Luther Hackman combined for three scoreless innings to finish the game. Hackman earned his sixth save. Sounds regain Braun: The Milwaukee Brewers? top offensive prospect, Ryan Braun, returned to action on Saturday after missing 12 games because of a sore wrist. Braun replaced outfielder Drew Anderson, who was demoted to Double A Huntsville. In his first two games since returning from the injury, Braun is 0-for-7 with two walks.

Link while active, text follows: citizen-times.com/apps/pb...7705210307 Power outslug Tourists By Jason McGill JMCGILL@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM ASHEVILLE- Ask most Asheville Tourists pitchers, and they might tell you the West Virginia Power can't leave town fast enough. For the fourth time in as many days, West Virginia hitters peppered McCormick Field with hit after hit after hit. The Power (28-12) took a 9-8 win Sunday and in the process handed the Tourists (29-13) their first series loss of the year. West Virginia went 59-for-160 (.368) at the plate and scored 37 runs in four games - the Power won three of four in Asheville, including a one-hitter Friday and a shutout Saturday. West Virginia also entered the game with the best batting average in the South Atlantic League (.297) - 22 points higher than the next ballclub and 33 points higher than fifth-ranked Asheville (.264). West Virginia is even better on the road with a .307 average. "I think we just caught a hot team," said Asheville relief pitcher James Burok, who managed 2 1-3 scoreless innings in the series. "We didn't help ourselves out, and they didn't miss good pitches. You got to give them credit. They could swing it." Asheville starter Keith Weiser looked to become the first pitcher in professional baseball to start the year 8-0, but he gave up five runs - one earned - in the third and allowed 13 hits. Weiser did not figure in the decision as Matt Repec knotted the game at 8 with an RBI double in the seventh inning. But the Power hit back-to-back two-out doubles off Zach Simons (2-1) to retake the lead, 9-8, in the eighth inning. "It's tougher to lose games like this than when you get blown out," Asheville manager Joe Mikulik said. "You just go over all the ways we gave them the game. We just got to keep fighting back. We'll learn from this. Coaches can talk all the want, but sometimes the game teaches you." Every West Virginia player tallied a hit, six of whom got at least two hits. Things could have been worse for the Tourists, as West Virginia stranded 10 runners. "They didn't make many mistakes," said Mikulik, who remains 10 wins shy of setting the Asheville all-time managerial wins record. E.J. Shanks shut the door on the Tourists with a perfect ninth inning for his sixth save. Hector Gomez led the Asheville offense, as he went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs. Michael McKenry, Victor Ferrante and Repec each homered for the Tourists. Ferrante notched an inside-the-park home run with one out in the second inning. He crushed a ball off the wall in center field and made it home easily thanks to a long carom. Weiser finished with eight runs - three earned - on 13 hits and two walks in 5 2-3 innings. He struck out six batters, but it's only the second time in nine starts he hasn't lasted at least six innings.

Link while active, text follows: www.wvgazette.com/section...2007052022 First-place Power returns home tonight By Mike Whiteford Charleston Gazette Staff Writer The West Virginia Power made it look easy in April, winning 17 of its first 21 games, and is now within sight of a division championship. The Power opens an eight-game home stand at Appalachian Power Park tonight and, with less than a month remaining in the season?s first half, needs a solid finish to secure the title and the accompanying playoff spot. Entering tonight?s play, the Power is 28-12 and holds a 4 1/2-game lead over second-place Greensboro in the South Atlantic League?s Northern Division with 27 games left, including four with the Bats. Each of the two first-half division winners advances to postseason play in September. ?It would be nice to win something after all the hard work you go through,?? said Power manager Mike Guerrero, ?but it?s also part of the players? development. It?s part of what we?re trying to do as an organization. We?re trying to teach the kids how to win and the importance of being a winner.?? The pressure of a division race, Guerrero added, enhances the development process. ?Actually, players will develop better when they know they have to go out there and perform [in pressure situations],?? he said. ?As they go higher in baseball, there?s more pressure and, once you learn to perform in those situations, it becomes easier. These guys know what they have to do out there, and if they execute the little things, the big things will come more easily.?? The Power will face the Augusta Greenjackets tonight and Tuesday and, after a Grand Slam School Day Wednesday, will conclude the series with another evening game Thursday. The Power will play host to the Greenville Drive Friday through Monday. Last year, the Power missed out on the playoffs, finishing second in each half with records of 39-30 and 35-32, respectively. The season?s first half ends June 17. POWER POINTS: Even with the 17-4 record, the Power?s biggest lead was just 4 1/2 games on May 1. ... Entering Sunday?s play, the Power led the league with a .297 average. Lake County was second at .275. Darren Ford leads the Power with a .351 mark. ... The Power?s Michael Brantley played in the outfield last year and started this season there but is seeing time at first base. A hip-flexor injury slowed him, prompting the move. ?He?s expanding his horizons,?? said Guerrero. ?Players need to learn as many positions as they can. It?s better for them. They can only get better for it. He knows all three positions in the outfield now; he knows how to play first base.?? ... Brantley hadn?t played first base since high school. ... The Power will play two games at Greensboro June 2-3 and two games against the Grasshoppers at APP June 5-6.

Link while active, text follows: www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...amp;coll=1 Katin cranks one out in 11th Stars DH's walk-off home in 11th beats Diamond Jaxx 8-7 By BRAD SHEPARD For the Huntsville Times Heading into his at-bat in the bottom of the 11th inning, Brendan Katin had three hits and three broken bats. With one swing of his fourth bat of the day, he splintered the spirits of West Tenn. The Stars' designated hitter smacked an opposite-field, walk-off home run to complete a dramatic 8-7 comeback win over the Diamond Jaxx in front of 1,516 fans at Joe Davis Stadium. It ended a four-hour, five-minute marathon that featured Huntsville crawling out of 5-0 and 7-3 deficits early. "I was very confident going into that last at-bat," Katin said. "But it didn't really hit me till I came around third and saw everybody. I mean, that ball just barely went over." It was just enough. Despite leaving 14 baserunners on and making two costly blunders on the base paths, the Stars won their third consecutive game by smacking 15 hits and coming through in the clutch. With two on and two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Stars trailing 7-6, Lou Palmisano emerged from the dugout as a pinch hitter on his day off. He ripped an RBI single to left to tie the game and send it into extra innings. "Unbelievable, unbelievable," Palmisano said of the game afterward. "The way we've been swinging the bats, we always feel like we're in the game. It's the type of guys we have, but I can't believe this." With the game on the line, Palmisano tried to stay as even-keeled as possible. Since he'd not played all day, he felt much rustier than Katin. "You just try to be as calm as possible and not get too amped up," Palmisano said. "When you get the hit, all the pressure just falls off you." Early, it appeared there wouldn't be much pressure at all on the Stars. Way back on what seemed like Saturday, Adam Pettyjohn started the game and lasted only one-third of an inning. Seven of the eight batters he faced reached base, as he allowed five hits, one walk, one hit-batsman and four earned runs. Bo Hall replaced him and got an inning-ending double play, but the Stars were in a huge hole early. After a pair of comebacks, Ruben Mateo missed a go-ahead home run down the left-field line by mere inches in the sixth. After the noisy foul, he grounded out weakly to second. A long time later, none of that mattered - even with so many men left stranded. "That tells you we had a lot of chances to get them in," Stars manager Don Money said. "At least we were putting pressure on them." The Diamond Jaxx finally cracked, too. They couldn't muster any offense against Huntsville's last three pitchers - Luis Pena, Marino Salas and Jeff Housman - who worked five near-spotless innings, allowing only two baserunners. It was Pena's first outing with the Stars after being recalled from Single-A when the Brewers released Luis Villarreal, and his two scoreless innings provided a spark. "I felt like it was our game when Pena came in and shut down the side in his first game for us," Katin said. "That's when it turned for me." He made sure of it later.

Journal-Sentinel Update: Heading out: Right-hander Greg Aquino, on the disabled list since April 22 with soreness in his pitching forearm, will begin a rehabilitation assignment with Class AAA Nashville today.

That's a distinct possibility, and we'll know more on Monday AM. Errecart left a game after a swinging strike three, which leads speculation to something like an oblique, you'd imagine.

Guys who spend three full seasons in the independent ranks (2004-2006) do not ask for their release from an affiliated club. His promotion to AAA earlier was a surprise to begin with, as he had never been at the AA level before.

Final: Huntsville 8, West Tenn (Mariners) 7, 11 innings Huntsville Site Game Summary: Link, text follows -- www.huntsvillestars.com/n...ewsId=1168 Katin Carries Stars to Come From Behind Win! Brendan Katin?s opposite field, walk off home run in the 11th inning lifted Huntsville to a dramatic 8-7 comeback win over West Tenn Sunday afternoon at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars have taken the first three games of the series to improve to 22-19 and maintain the top spot in the North Division by a half game over Tennessee, while the Diamond Jaxx fell to 18-25 and five games off the pace. The Stars pushed their home win streak to a season-high five games and clinched a second series victory in five tries on home soil, where they are now 12-11. Juan Sandoval, the fifth pitcher of the day for West Tenn, opened the decisive frame on the hill and Katin, the first batter he faced, launched a 3-2 pitch over the wall in right field for his seventh home run of the season and his second game-winner in extra innings. He slugged a solo home run in the top of the 11th at Montgomery on April 22 to give the Stars a 2-1 win. Katin wound up collecting four hits in a game for a second time this season, both at home, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs. West Tenn opened the game with four runs in the first inning on run-scoring hits by Prentice Redman, Marshall Hubbard, Charlton Jimerson and Luis Valbuena, who collected an infield single that knocked Stars? starter Adam Pettyjohn out of the game. The veteran southpaw retired only one of the eight hitters he faced and the first six batters he encountered all reached base. Bo Hall took over and gave up a home run in the second inning to Erick Monzon that put the visitors in front 5-0. Hall wound up going 3 2/3 innings in the longest stint by a Huntsville reliever this season and yielded a lone run on three hits. The five pitchers used in the Stars bullpen combined to go 10 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on six hits, while walking three and striking out seven. The Stars got back into the game with three runs in the third off starter Robert Rohrbaugh but fell behind 7-3 in the fifth when the Diamond Jaxx plated two runs against Robert Hinton, who had allowed only two runs in his first 14 outings covering 17 innings. The Stars clawed back to within 7-6 with three more runs in the sixth on run-scoring singles by Yohannis Perez and Mel Stocker and a balk by Jose De La Cruz that plated Stocker. Aaron Trolia gave up a one-out single in the ninth to Carlos Corporan and then was replaced by Craig James, who walked Katin before getting Adam Heether to fly out for the second out of the inning. Manager Don Money called on Lou Palmisano to bat for Perez and the Stars? catcher came through with a single into left field on a 3-2 pitch to chase home pinch-runner Guilder Rodriguez with the tying run. The series continues Monday evening, as Huntsville will send southpaw Steve Hammond to the hill against West Tenn right-hander Joe Woerman. Coverage of the game begins at 6:50 p.m. central time and can be heard locally on SportsRadio 730 AM WUMP and through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score: Only four hours, five minutes! No doubt we'll be reliving this game as part of David Weiser's yearly "Top 10 Games of the Season" feature in September... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Huntsville Game Log: Wow, how clutch was Lou Palmisano's hit in the 9th... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

Huntsville Site: Link, text follows -- www.huntsvillestars.com/n...ewsId=1167 Stars Make Change to Bullpen The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted right-hand pitcher Luis Pena from high class-A Brevard County to Huntsville and have released left-hand pitcher Luis Villarreal. Pena is expected to be in uniform Sunday afternoon for the Stars in the middle game of a five-game series against West Tenn. Pena had appeared in 16 games in relief for the Manatees, posting a record of 5-0 with six saves in eight chances before his promotion. He allowed five earned runs over 21 2/3 innings of work for an earned run average of 2.08. The 24-year-old recorded 27 strikeouts and issued only seven walks. Pena was signed as a non-drafted free agent by Milwaukee on July 12, 1999. Villarreal made six outings in relief for Nashville and allowed one earned run on five hits for a 1.93 ERA over 4 2/3 innings before being sent back to the Stars this past Friday. The former Red Sox draft choice appeared eight times in relief for Huntsville, posting a record of 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA. He earned the win for the Stars on Opening Day with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief and suffered his loss April 21 at Montgomery. Villarreal, perhaps unlike other recent releases, was squeezed out in a numbers game more than by virtue of performance. Outfielder Drew Anderson is still not officially on the Stars' roster, so that second necessary roster move has yet to be made.

Salome has seen work at catcher within the past week (not Sunday).

Additional Brevard details just posted at MiLB.com: Inman, Manatees ground Jays Will Inman allowed one run over five innings as Brevard County edged Dunedin, 4-3, on Sunday. Inman (3-2) allowed seven hits and three walks while striking out seven to lower his ERA to 1.34. Ben Stanczyk gave up one run over the next three frames before Dave Johnson recorded his third save. Johnson yielded one run on three hits in the ninth. The Manatees (27-16) got a run in the second when Angel Salome singled and scored on Freddy Parejo's double. Salome went 3-for-3 and added an RBI double in the third. Alcides Escobar went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored for Brevard County, which has won five straight and 10 of 11. Blue Jays starter Aaron Tressler (1-2) allowed three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four in five innings. Josh Kreuzer hit his sixth and seventh homers and scored three times. Kyle Phillips went 3-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 16 games for Dunedin (19-23), which has lost five straight. -- Steve Conley/MLB.com

Final: Brevard County 4, Dunedin (Blue Jays) 3 Brevard County Box Score: Will Inman with the power effort (7 K's, only one ground ball out, while limiting the damage to one run while allowing an uncustomary ten baserunners in five IP -- also three stolen bases against he and catcher Nestor Corredor); watch out, Florida State League, here comes Angel Salome, on base all four times; Alcides Escobar with three more hits, including a double, he's among the top 3 in hits in the league; another nice relief stint for Ben Stanczyk... web.minorleaguebaseball.c...p;sid=t503 Brevard County Game Log: Inman worked around an error among the first inning baserunners -- uncanny how this kid bears down in the rare occasions when opponents threaten; Ned Yost back in action, off the DL at first base; Manatees Pitching Coach Fred Dabney ejected by HP umpire Matt Hensel in the 5th; the Blue Jays' Daryl Harang is Aaron's brother, and DH/C Kyle Phillips played 58 games for the Manatees last season... web.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_dunafa_1

Final: Nashville 5, Albuquerque (Marlins) 2 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Laynce Nix action photo, text follows -- www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=2328 Sounds Keep Rolling With 5-2 Win Over 'Topes NASHVILLE ? Tim Dillard turned in his third straight quality start and Joe Dillon and Mike Rivera belted back-to-back home runs to propel the Nashville Sounds to a 5-2 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series at Greer Stadium. The win was the Sounds? fifth in their last six games overall and the club's 12th in the last 14 home games. Nashville (23-20), which took three of four from the Isotopes, wrapped up its fourth winning series in five home series this season. Albuquerque third baseman Scott Seabol put the visitors on the board in the top of the fourth inning with a one-out solo homer to left off Sounds starter Tim Dillard. The blast was his eighth of the year. Nashville jumped in front by a 3-1 count in the bottom of the frame on back-to-back home runs from Dillon and Rivera. With one out, Laynce Nix singled to center to break up Isotopes starter Paul Mildren?s no-hitter. Dillon (2-for-4) followed with his second home run of the series, a two-run shot to left that sailed just over the glove of a leaping Chad Hermansen and put the Sounds into the lead. Three pitches later, Rivera followed with his sixth roundtripper of the year, a shot off the guitar-shaped scoreboard in left-center. AUDIO: Mike Rivera's Guitar Shot HR -- www.nashvillesounds.com/a...205-20.mp3 The blasts came one year to the date of Nashville?s last set of consecutive taters. Nelson Cruz and Rivera went deep on two straight pitches from Tacoma hurler Bobby Livingston on May 20, 2006 at Greer Stadium. Dillon has been red-hot at the plate for the Sounds of late, hitting safely in seven of his last eight contests at a .462 clip (12-for-26). Nix provided a defensive gem for Nashville in the top of the fifth, making a spectacular diving catch of a Johnny Raburn liner in the right-center gap following a long run (pictured at the link atop this post). The Isotopes got a run back in the sixth when Eric Reed tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of former Sound Chad Hermansen, reducing the Nashville lead to 3-2. Nashville responded in the bottom of the frame with a pair of unearned runs charged to Mildren to extend the lead to 5-2. After the first two batters were retired, the Aussie southpaw issued walks to Rivera and Vinny Rottino before being replaced by right-hander Ross Wolf. After Jose Macias loaded the bases when he reached on a throwing error by Isotopes shortstop Robert Andino, Ozzie Chavez plated Rivera with an RBI single to right and pinch-hitter Andy Abad drew a bases-loaded RBI walk from Wolf to force home Rottino with the frame?s second run. Dillard (2-3) earned his second consecutive win for the Sounds, allowing two runs on eight hits over six innings. The right-hander lowered his ERA to 3.25 through nine starts. Grant Balfour followed with two perfect innings that included a pair of strikeouts before Luther Hackman came on to work a 1-2-3 ninth to secure his team-leading sixth save of the year and fourth in the club?s last five games. Mildren (3-4) was issued the loss after allowing five runs (three earned) on three hits in his 5 2/3 frames of action. He walked three batters and struck out three. The Sounds continue their homestand on Monday by welcoming the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds (AAA-Cardinals) to town for the 6 p.m. opener of a four-game series. It will be the teams? first of 16 meetings this season. Right-hander Chris Oxspring (2-2, 2.58) will make the start for Nashville to face Memphis right-hander Mike Parisi (3-2, 7.46). Nashville Box Score: High praise of Tim Dillard in the interview linked just above - he induced two key GIDP's; requisite Ryan Braun update: 0-for-4, two fly outs, two ground outs... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: Clutch effort by Dillard in the 3rd... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

Nashville Pre-Game Audio Coaches Chat with Roving Pitching Instructor Jim Rooney: A very worthwhile listen... www.nashvillesounds.com/a...205-20.mp3

Final: West Virginia 9, Asheville (Rockies) 8 West Virginia Site Game Summary: POWER EDGE TOURISTS The Asheville Tourists erased 6-1 and 8-4 deficits on Sunday afternoon but Steve Chapman?s RBI double in the eighth inning put the West Virginia Power over the top as they took their third game in a row from the Tourists with a 9-8 victory. Darren Ford scored in the first inning on Geoff Strickland?s fielding error. Asheville tied the game on Victor Ferrante?s inside-the-park home run in the second. The Power scored five times in the third to regain the lead. Ford and Chuckie Caufield hit RBI doubles, Taylor Green plated two with a single and pitcher Keith Weiser?s throwing error allowed the other run to score. Asheville plated three runs in the bottom of the third on Mike Paulk?s RBI double and Matt Repec?s two-run homer. Chapman drove in Caufield on a sacrifce fly in the fourth and John Alonso ripped an RBI single with two outs in the sixth inning to put the Power up 8-4. Asheville made it 8-6 in the sixth inning on Mike McKenry?s two-run homer and the Tourists tied the game in the seventh inning on Paulk?s sacrifice fly and Repec?s run-scoring double. Alonso doubled with two outs in the eighth inning and scored the eventual winning run on Chapman?s two-bagger during the next at bat. J.T. King (4-1) pitched an inning and a third, holding the Tourists scoreless to get the win and E.J. Shanks (6) earned the save. Zach Simons (2-1) was tagged with the loss. The Power improved to 28-12 with the win and the Tourists fell to 29-13 with the loss. All nine Power position players hit safely, and six Power players had multi-hit games. Darren Ford extended his hitting streak to 11 games and Michael Brantley doubled to extend his on base streak to 16 games. The Power will begin a four game series against the Augusta GreenJackets at Appalachian Power Park on Monday night. The Power will start left hander Brae Wright (3-2, 6.20) and the GreenJackets will counter with left hander Clayton Tanner (4-2, 1.56). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6_05 Central). Additional details from MiLB.com: Power edge Tourists Stephen Chapman doubled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning to lead West Virginia over host Asheville, 9-8, on Sunday. John Alonso ripped a two-out double to center, then scored on Chapman's double to right to break an 8-8 tie. The Power's Darren Ford had two doubles to extend his hitting streak to 12 games and raise his batting average to .351. Alonso went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. J.T. King (4-1) pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit while fanning three to pick up the win for West Virginia (28-12). Starter Roque Mercedes gave up four runs on seven hits over five innings. E.J. Shanks tossed a perfect ninth to record his sixth save. Zachary Simons (2-1) took the loss after yielding one run on two hits while fanning one and walking one. Starter Keith Weiser, who came into the game 7-0, allowed eight runs -- three earned -- on 13 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Asheville (29-13) homered three times. Victor Ferrante belted his second homer in the fourth, Matthew Repec slammed a two-run shot in the third, and Michael McKenry cracked his seventh with a man on the sixth. -- Alan Friedman/MLB.com West Virginia Box Score: Another clean defensive effort; Power 6-for-6 in SB attempts, Brent Brewer with two to give him 15 on the season; seven doubles among the Power's 16 hits; Kenny Holmberg sidelined for an unknown reason for a third day, allowing both halves of the Taylor Green / Jimmy Mojica third base platoon to start; just-turned 19-year-old LHP Luis Ramirez has allowed 17 ER in his last 17.1 IP; starter Roque Mercedes' effort, would be generously described as "middling" statistically... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_ashafx_1 West Virginia Game Log: A lot to digest for sure... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_ashafx_1 For some perspective, here's a link to the South Atlantic League batting statistics by team: web.minorleaguebaseball.c...mp;lid=116

The L.A. Times with the most detailed article any visiting market has ever run on the Crew -- some rehashing, but some nice quotes from Melvin and other insights: www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_5937974

Standing through Saturday's action: Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 23 19 .548 - 14-6 9-13 L2 Nashville 22 20 .524 1.0 12-6 10-14 W1 Memphis 20 23 .465 3.5 14-9 6-14 W1 Omaha 19 23 .452 4.0 15-9 4-14 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huntsville 21 19 .525 - 11-11 10-8 W2 Tennessee 21 20 .512 0.5 8-10 13-10 W1 Chattanooga 19 24 .442 3.5 11-12 8-12 L2 West Tenn 18 24 .429 4.0 10-10 8-14 L2 Carolina 16 27 .372 6.5 9-11 7-16 L3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brevard County 26 16 .619 - 15-6 11-10 W4 Palm Beach 24 18 .571 2.0 13-12 11-6 W3 Daytona 21 20 .512 4.5 13-8 8-12 W1 Vero Beach 20 22 .476 6.0 14-7 6-15 L3 Jupiter 18 24 .429 8.0 6-11 12-13 L1 St. Lucie 16 26 .381 10.0 8-13 8-13 L3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Virginia 27 12 .692 - 13-7 14-5 W2 Greensboro 25 17 .595 3.5 13-5 12-12 L4 Lake County 20 21 .488 8.0 12-12 8-9 W1 Lakewood 19 20 .487 8.0 7-11 12-9 L2 Hagerstown 18 24 .429 10.5 10-12 8-12 L1 Delmarva 17 23 .425 10.5 8-10 9-13 W2 Lexington 18 25 .419 11.0 8-13 10-12 L1 Hickory 16 23 .410 11.0 6-9 10-14 W1