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Final: Nashville 4, Oklahoma (Rangers) 2 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Joe Dillon photo, text follows -- www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=2258 Sounds Close Homestand With 4-2 Victory NASHVILLE ? Joe Dillon?s sixth-inning bases-loaded double powered the Nashville Sounds to a come-from-behind 4-2 victory over the Oklahoma RedHawks in front of 5,388 fans on Thursday evening at Greer Stadium. With the win, Nashville (3-4) concluded its season-opening homestand with two straight victories. The Sounds have come from behind to notch all three of their wins this season. Oklahoma jumped out to a 2-0 lead against Sounds starter Tim Dillard with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth. RedHawks designated hitter Marlon Byrd (2-for-4) put the visitors on top 1-0 with a one-out, broken-bat RBI single to center that scored Victor Diaz. The second run came around to score on a Drew Meyer double. Mike Wood did not factor in the decision for Oklahoma but turned in a solid start, allowing only one hit over four scoreless innings. The Sounds pulled ahead 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth on Dillon?s bases-loaded double off RedHawks reliever Doug Mathis. The Nashville outfielder received two RBIs on the play and the go-ahead run, scored by Ryan Braun, came plateward due to a fielding error by Oklahoma left fielder Jason Botts. Dillon currently leads Nashville with four RBIs this season. AUDIO: Joe Dillon's Bases-Clearing Double -- www.nashvillesounds.com/a...204-12.mp3 Sounds outfielder Brad Nelson singled in the seventh inning, ending an 0-for-13 start to his season. After moving to second on a passed ball, Nelson moved to third on a Chris Barnwell groundout and scored when RedHawks first baseman Nate Gold threw wildly towards the hot corner, increasing the Sounds? cushion to 4-2. Nashville reliever Steve Bray (1-0) picked up the win following 1 2/3 scoreless innings of work that included three strikeouts. Luther Hackman kept things interesting in the ninth, walking the bases loaded after retiring the first two batters, but struck out Gold to secure a scoreless frame and notch his first save of the year. Dillard took a no-decision for the Sounds after allowing two runs on six hits over five innings. The right-hander struck out three batters while walking two. He threw 94 pitches, 56 for strikes. Jose Capellan made his team-leading fourth appearance in Nashville?s seven games and worked a scoreless frame. The hard-throwing right-hander has worked 5 1/3 scoreless frames with only one hit allowed while striking out eight in 2007. Mathis (0-2) took his second loss of the year after giving up four runs (three earned) on six hits over 2 2/3 frames of relief work for Oklahoma. The Sounds travel to New Orleans tomorrow morning to begin their first road trip of the 2007 season. Right-hander R.A. Dickey (0-1, 5.40) will start Friday evening?s 7 p.m. contest, which will be the Zephyrs? home opener. New Orleans will counter with right-hander Jorge Sosa (1-0, 0.00), who defeated the Sounds on Sunday. After a four-game stop in the Crescent City against the Zephyrs, Nashville will continue on to Oklahoma City for another series with the RedHawks. Baseball returns to Greer Stadium on Saturday, April 21, when the Sounds welcome the division-rival Iowa Cubs. ***Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=55651 Dillon?s hit wakes up Sounds By Nate Rau, Nashville City Paper Sports Correspondent The Nashville Sounds? offense had effectively been shushed for most of its season-opening homestand. The team had a paltry .170 batting average over the first six games heading into Thursday?s game against Oklahoma. For five innings against the RedHawks, it was more of the same. Then, the Sounds finally made some noise. Joe Dillon hit a three-run double that woke up the Sounds offense and carried Nashville to a 4-2 victory in front of a season-best 5,388 fans at Greer Stadium on Thursday. For Nashville (3-4) it was its third come-from-behind win of the season. ?We needed a break and I think we got a break right there,? said Dillon, whose hit bounced awkwardly and then straddled the left field line. ?The way we?ve been swinging the bat everything has been at somebody. I?ll take that.? Oklahoma (2-5) got on the board first with two runs in the fourth off Sounds starter Tim Dillard. Meanwhile, the Sounds? offensive woes continued to begin the game. After second baseman Callix Crabbe?s leadoff single, the Sounds didn?t manage a second hit until the fifth inning. Then in the sixth the offense came alive. Chris Barnwell and Drew Anderson singled, followed by a Ryan Braun walk that set the stage for Dillon?s clutch hit. Dillon hit a ball that chopped in the infield and then landed on the line in left field. An error by RedHawks left fielder Jason Botts during the play allowed the third run to score. ?It?s the beginning of the year. It?s going to take a few games to get going,? Dillon said. ?We?ve got some guys that can swing the bat.? Nashville added a thank-you-very-much insurance run in the seventh when Brad Nelson singled and later scored on a throwing error by Oklahoma?s Nate Gold. Looking for his first win of the season, Sounds starter Dillard lasted five innings. He scattered six hits over five innings and 94 pitches for one earned run. ?I threw a lot of pitches. A lot of deep counts,? Dillard said. ?I kept trying to get ahead and kept throwing balls.? Dillard was aided by a pair of excellent defensive plays that prevented more damage ? one by Crabbe and another by Dillon. ?Our defense has been great all year,? Dillard said. ?That?s why, a lot of times instead of trying to strike guys out just make them swing the bat. We?ve got a great defense behind us.? Sounds reliever Luther Hackman made it an adventure in the ninth. After retiring the first two batters, Hackman walked the bases loaded before fanning Gold to earn the save and end the game. ***Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Sounds escape with By MIKE ORGAN Tennessean Staff Writer The biggest crowd of the season at Greer Stadium saw the Sounds hold on in a big way Thursday night. Leading by one run in the sixth inning, Nashville allowed Oklahoma no hits over the last three innings on the way to a 4-2 victory. Oklahoma loaded the bases in the top of the ninth on three consecutive walks, but Sounds pitcher Luther Hackman struck out Nate Gold to end the game and pick up the save. The crowd of 5,388 watched the Sounds get their second consecutive win over the RedHawks in the final game of a seven-game homestand. "I don't think I was loose because it's kind of cold. ? I walked three guys, so I had to get the last guy out so that we could win this game,'' Hackman said. "It was really important that we win this game. We needed to hang in there. When it starts warming up I think we'll start hitting the ball better; pitchers will start throwing a little better and stop walking guys." Two Nashville runs came on errors by Oklahoma (2-5). The first was in the sixth, giving the Sounds a 3-2 lead The next in the seventh made it 4-2. In the sixth, RedHawks left fielder Jason Botts botched his throw to third to let Ryan Braun score. In the seventh, RedHawks third baseman Tug Hulett lost the ball, allowing Brad Nelson to put Nashville up 4-2. The run was earned. "We just hadn't had any breaks up until this game,'' said Sounds outfielder Joe Dillon, whose bases-clearing double gave Nashville the 3-2 lead. "For sure, it shows a lot character for us to play nine innings like that and come out on top." Nashville finished with eight hits, one shy of the season-high nine, which came in Tuesday night's 5-4 win over Oklahoma. Nashville Box Score: We love Steve Bray, but three walks uncharacteristic... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: Frustration in the 5th -- fortunately, better results the next inning... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

Final, Game Two: Jupiter (Marlins) 4, Brevard County 0 Only organizational loss this evening... Link while active, text follows: www.floridatoday.com/apps...002/SPORTS Inman shines in loss Manatees split pair with Jupiter BY JIM CAWLEY FLORIDA TODAY On Thursday, Will Inman gave the Milwaukee Brewers nine more reasons to be excited about the future. The Brevard County Manatees starter and top Brewers prospect struck out nine, allowing just one unearned run in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Jupiter Hammerheads at Space Coast Stadium. Jupiter added three more unearned runs in the top of the seventh against a generous Brevard County defense to win the game 4-0. The Manatees won the first game 7-2. Both contests were seven innings. "(Inman) knows how to pitch," Brevard County (3-4) manager John Tamargo said. "He's got good stuff and he's competitive -- and that's all you want out of a pitcher. "It's just too bad Inman was the pitcher when we didn't get any runs. I would have liked to see us get a few runs, because he would have held them and we would have won." Inman, who lowered his ERA to 0.84, was more critical of his performance, calling it "very average." And he wasn't impressed with the strikeouts, either. "Strikeouts don't win games," Inman said. "Strikeouts happen when you go after guys, which is what I do. I challenged a lot of guys, and that's what happened." Inman struck out six against the Daytona Cubs last Friday, allowing just one run in 5 2/3 innings. Battling Cubs starter and former Notre Dame baseball and football star Jeff Samardzija, Inman took a no decision in what amounted to a 3-2 Brevard County victory. On Thursday, Inman did get himself into trouble at times and retired the side in order just once. But each time, he bore down and dug himself out of the hole -- usually by way of strikeout. "I take a lot of pride in that -- getting out of jams that I create myself," Inman said. That's something that left an impression on his manager Thursday night. "He could have easily given in and they could have scored three, four runs, but he battled all the way through it," Tamargo said. "That's what you want to see out of a young guy who's going to get a chance to pitch in the major leagues." Jupiter (5-2) starter Trevor Hutchinson -- brother of former NFL quarterback Chad Hutchinson -- was solid opposite Inman in Game 2, pitching four scoreless innings. He gave up just three hits, striking out six and walking none. Nestor Corredor and Mat Gamel combined for four of the Manatees' five hits in the game. Gamel had the team's only extra-base hit -- a double. With runners on first and second and nobody out in the 7th, the Hammerheads' Gaby Sanchez reached on an error by Gamel before first baseman Ned Yost misplayed Dante Brinkley's grounder, allowing Lorenzo Scott Jr. to score. Brad McCann hit an RBI single and Kris Harvey walked to force home Sanchez with the game's final run. In Game 1, shortstop Alcides Escobar went 3-for-4 with two runs scored as the Manatees outhit the Hammerheads 11-3. Cole Gillespie drove in three runs and Charlie Fermaint had two hits, including a double. Manatees designated hitter Carlos Corporan added a solo homer to right in the third inning. Eight Manatees finished the game with at least one hit. Brevard County starter Rafael Lluberes went three innings, allowing a run on two hits. David Johnson (1-0) pitched two innings of relief and earned the win. He allowed just a homer by Brad McCann, striking out three and walking one. Vince Perkins picked up the save, despite walking four in two innings of relief. The Manatees host the St. Lucie Mets tonight at 7:00 (6:00 Central) at Space Coast Stadium. It's a special Friday the 13th promotion and fans are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes. Brevard County Game Two Box Score: You know Cole Gillespie and Ryan Crew will hit, despite their slow starts... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_2 Brevard County Game Two Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_2

Final, Game Two: West Virginia 3, Lakewood (Phillies) 2 Walkoff single for Chuckie Caufield -- two walk-offs in Charleston! West Virginia Site Doubleheader Summary: POWER TAKE TWO FROM LAKEWOOD Jimmy Mojica and Chuckie Caufield provided the excitement with game-winning hits for the West Virginia Power as they won in their final at-bat twice on Thursday night to take both halves of the doubleheader against the Lakewood BlueClaws at Appalachian Power Park. In game one Lakewood scored first in the second inning when Jay Miller crossed the plate on Brent Brewer?s throwing error. The Power tied the game in the third inning when Mojica crossed the plate on Andrew Lefave?s groundout, and took the lead on Caufield?s single. Lakewood took the lead back on back-to-back RBI doubles from C.J. Henry and Bradley Key in the fourth inning. The BlueClaws extended their lead when Jay Miller scored on Andy Bouchie?s throwing error in the sixth and Miller's RBI single in the seventh. In the bottom of the seventh the Power scored three runs to force extra innings. Michael Brantley beat out a potential double play ball, knocking in a run in the process. Kenny Holmberg knocked Brantley in with a double and Holmberg scored the tying run on Bouchie?s single. Mojica ended the game in the bottom of the eighth inning with a walk-off homerun, his second homer of the year. In game two the Power scored first on Lefave?s RBI single in the first inning. Lakewood scored twice in the third to take the lead. Jason Donald ripped an RBI single, and then scored later in the inning on Caufield?s error in right field after a base hit from Adrian Cardenas. The Power tied the game in the fifth inning on Brent Brewer?s RBI single. In the bottom of the seventh, Caufield provided the heroics with a base hit up the middle that scored Brewer to win the game. In game one Omar Aguilar (1-0) earned the victory and Garet Hill (0-1) took the loss. In game two Patrick Ryan (2-0) earned the victory and Ron Hill (0-1) took the loss. The Power improved to 4-3 with the @#%$ and the BlueClaws fell to 3-4 with the losses. The Power will begin a four game series against the Delmarva Shorebirds at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium in Salisbury, Maryland on Friday night. The Power will start left hander Zach Braddock (0-0, 0.00). The first pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM (5:35 Central). West Virginia Game Two Box Score: Darren Ford four singles in eight at-bats in his first night back (two stolen bases); I'll try to hold back on pointing them out for a bit, but Brent Brewer had a fielding error (error # 6 on the young season) -- hang in there, Brent; just-turned 22-year-old RHP Mike McClendon has looked fine in his two starts... web.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_2 West Virginia Game Two Game Log: Power waste a 1st and 3rd, no out opportunity in the 4th; huge caught stealing putout throw to third base for catcher Martin Maldonado in the 6th... web.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_2

Nice, the boys go 6-1 in games on a busy Link Report night! Here's the remaining updates...

Final, Game One: West Virginia 6, Lakewood (Phillies) 5, eight innings (scheduled for seven) West Virginia Game One Box Score: Newcomer Jimmy Mojica is 8-for-12 on the season, with four extra-base hits; Brent Brewer heating up a bit at the plate, but three errors tonight (among the Power's four -- three unearned runs) -- Brewer now with five errors on the young season; welcome back, Darren Ford... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 West Virginia Game One Game Log: Omar Aguilar with a clutch strikeout in the 8th; Darren Ford with an outfield assist to the plate in the 2nd; tough double play with the bases juiced for Kenny Holmberg in the 5th; great win... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

Walk off homer for the red-hot Jimmy Mojica! Power wins, 6-5!

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In progress, Game One: Lakewood (Phillies) 5, West Virginia 5, bottom of the 8th in Charleston (was scheduled for seven innings) Here's the three-run rally that tied things for the Power in the 7th: West Virginia Bottom 7th - Pitcher Change: Garet Hill replaces Michael Dubee. - Brent Brewer doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Quintin Berry. - Andrew Lefave called out on strikes. - Chuck Caufield singles on a ground ball to right fielder Gus Milner. Brent Brewer to 3rd. - Michael Brantley grounds into a force out, second baseman P. J. Antoniato to shortstop Jason Donald. Brent Brewer scores. Chuck Caufield out at 2nd. Michael Brantley to 1st. - Kenneth Holmberg doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Quintin Berry. Michael Brantley scores. - Andy Bouchie singles on a ground ball to left fielder Quintin Berry. Kenneth Holmberg scores. Andy Bouchie to 2nd on the throw. - Stephen Chapman strikes out swinging.

West Virginia disabled list juggling prior to Thursday's doubleheader: OF Darren Ford and RHP J.T. King activated IF Taylor Green and LHP Jose Romero on the D.L. with undisclosed injuries

Independent Atlantic League signings: 6'6" LHP Ryan Costello (2004-2005) re-signed with the Camden Riversharks. LHP Benito Baez, just released at the end of camp, signed with the Road Warriors club.

Final, Game One: Brevard County 7, Jupiter (Marlins) 2 Brevard County Game One Box Score: 12 Manatees reach base in the six innings at the plate; Alcides Escobar has only walked once in 27 AB's, but he's now at .370; Cole Gillespie drives in three; of course, we don't see the plays and we love Mat, but it's hard not to note that Mr. Gamel has four errors in six games at third base; RHP Vince Perkins with four walks in his scoreless two inning save... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_1 Brevard County Game One Game Log: Carlos Corporan with four extra-base hits already; former Brewer farmhand SS Agustin Septimo, lost in the 2005 Minor League Phase of the Rule 5 Draft, made the move up to high-A after the Brewers saw him in the Sally League all last season... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_1

As of 6:00 PM Central, Reid Nichols joins Scott Pinner in the Manatee booth. Later tonight, we'll tell you where within the archive to click (top of the 2nd, game two). Opening discussion on Will Inman...

Final, Game One: Huntsville 5, Tennessee (Cubs) 2 Stars ruin Smokies' home opener; nothing truly stands out except that everyone who played, both on the mound and at the plate, contributed in some way -- solid way to begin the evening... Huntsville Game One Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_tenaax_1 Huntsville Game One Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_tenaax_1

Baseball America is expanding their transaction update coverage a bit. Later this evening we'll make note of these moves within our Player Index (some had been noted previously): Released: OF Ty Meadows off the Nashville roster (this was pre-season, he did not appear in a game for the organization) Placed on minor league disabled list: RHP Josh Baker, RHP Bo Hall, RHP J.T. King, RHP Devin Rogers, RHP Mark Rogers, LHP Lindsay Gulin, LHP Jeff Housman, LHP Jeremy Lewis, C C.J. Medlin, 1B Michael Carlin, OF Darren Ford Placed on restricted list: RHP Khalid Ballouli (retired), RHP Luis Jimenez

Jacob Messer of the Charleston Daily Mail does a nice job providing us with coverage on the West Virginia Power. He had the chance to talk to Hank Aaron's son Larry, who scouts the minor leagues as part of the Brewers' professional scouting staff -- in other words, he helps Doug Melvin locate those "nuggets" in trades. Hee's the thread on the Major League Forum with Jacob's latest article: p092.ezboard.com/fbrewers...4584.topic

Standings through Wednesday's Action: Big night tonight -- can't be having four sub-.500 affiliates... Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memphis 4 3 .571 - 4-3 0-0 L1 Iowa 3 4 .429 1.0 0-0 3-4 L1 Nashville 2 4 .333 1.5 2-4 0-0 W1 Omaha 2 5 .286 2.0 0-0 2-5 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chattanooga 3 3 .500 - 1-0 2-3 W2 Huntsville 2 3 .400 0.5 2-3 0-0 L1 Tennessee 2 3 .400 0.5 0-0 2-3 L2 West Tenn 2 5 .286 1.5 0-0 2-5 L1 Carolina 1 6 .143 2.5 0-0 1-6 L6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jupiter 4 1 .800 - 1-1 3-0 W4 St. Lucie 4 2 .667 0.5 2-0 2-2 L2 Daytona 3 3 .500 1.5 1-1 2-2 L1 Palm Beach 3 3 .500 1.5 2-2 1-1 W2 Brevard County 2 3 .400 2.0 1-2 1-1 L1 Vero Beach 1 5 .167 3.5 1-3 0-2 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hickory 5 2 .714 - 2-1 3-1 W1 Lexington 5 2 .714 - 5-2 0-0 W1 Greensboro 3 2 .600 1.0 1-1 2-1 W1 Lakewood 3 2 .600 1.0 1-2 2-0 W2 Lake County 2 3 .400 2.0 0-0 2-3 L1 West Virginia 2 3 .400 2.0 2-3 0-0 L2 Delmarva 2 5 .286 3.0 0-0 2-5 L1 Hagerstown 2 5 .286 3.0 1-3 1-2 L1

These links will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds and/or Huntsville Stars are scheduled to play. Normally they are updated an hour or two prior to gametime, with Nashville's usually earlier: Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf Huntsville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): www.huntsvillestars.com/i...eNotes.pdf

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". 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 Game One: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_tenaax_1 Huntsville Game Two: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_tenaax_2 Brevard County Game One: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_1 Brevard County Game Two: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_2 West Virginia Game One: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 West Virginia Game Two: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_2

Thursday's Daily Menu: Keep in mind all your doubleheader games come in "lite" menu portions -- seven innings... All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Tim Dillard at home vs. Oklahoma (Rangers), 6:40 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP's Adam Pettyjohn and Steve Hammond in a double-dip at Tennessee (Cubs), 3:45 PM pre-game; 4:00 gametime Audio link: www.huntsvillestars.com/ Brevard County: LHP Rafael Lluberes and RHP Will Inman in a doubleheader at home vs. Jupiter (Marlins), 4:00 PM Audio link (games will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp West Virginia: LHP Brae Wright and TBD (probably RHP Mike McClendon) at home in a two-for-one special vs. Lakewood (Phillies), 5:05 gametime Audio link (games will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

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Latest from David Weiser at: www.starsboxscore.com/ The biggest thing that sticks out to me in this past series, which the Stars lost, 3-2, is how ineffective our starter has been in the 1st inning of every ball game........ The Braves scored in the 1st inning of four out of five games: 11 runs on 15 hits and four walks, an average of .556...... To add to the irony of such a miserable opening series at home in which the temperature for every game never got above 50°, Pettyjohn, Hammond, Jones, Parra, and Narron were all able to retire the side in order in the 2nd inning......... The bullpen, by stark contrast for the series, had an ERA of 1.14 in 28 2/3 innings of work, struck out 33 hitters, walked just three, and gave up only 11 hits. In the Mississippi finale, The Braves' Matt Esquivel (I keep wanting to call him Luis) hit the first home run of the year in the stadium, a two-run blast that went over the Corr Wireless sign in left (the third tier of billboards), then cleared the hill behind it......... Coincidence or not, there was no wind at all for the first time in this series. Still it was so uncomfortable, I wore gloves while keeping score....... I've paid the price for this series. I've got a nasty cold now which has kept me home for a couple of days. Mel Stocker's triple to the gap in left-center in the 3rd inning was one of only two hits for the Stars. It drove in Yohannis Perez (.188) who led off the inning with a ground single by J.C. Holt into centerfield...... Stocker made a lot of people who witnessed the game forget the triple, however, when in the 8th inning, after stealing 2nd base with the club behind by four runs, he tried to steal 3rd with two out!........ That, in my opinion, and I'm sure many others, was the dumbest, most pointless thing I have seen in many a game. Because of.my schedule, I'll miss the first inning or two of most games this year. I missed the 1st of this one, which I understand took Sam Narron 34 pitches to get out of. I'll have to rely sometimes on eyewitness accounts, for which I'm thankful to Bryan Neece of the Stars for with regards to Esquivel's home run...... Not much to say about the rest of the game. Lee Hyde retired 12 of 14 hitters in one stretch during his five innings of work. Hyde was a late replacement on the mound for Francisley Bueno, who was placed on the inactive list. Steve Moss, who started the season wearing #22, switched to #11 Monday night....... Moss was hitting .400 wearing #22, for those who believe in superstition. Wednesday night's road opener against the Tennessee Smokies was rained out. Just rotten, incessant drizzle.

Nashville Chat with Starting Pitcher R.A. Dickey: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...204-12.mp3

Hey pogokat, you got me covered for Link Report updates later tonight, OK? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Actually, this will be one of our shortest and wettest Link Reports ever. However, Thursday now boasts doubleheaders for the Stars, Manatees, and Power.

Huntsville now officially postponed. Stars' site: The Huntsville Stars game with Tennessee on Wednesday night in Sevierville has been postponed due to sustained rain and the anticipation of more to follow. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader with the Smokies beginning at 4:00 p.m. central time on Thursday afternoon. Adam Pettyjohn and Steve Hammond, a pair of southpaws, will start in games one and two, respectively, for Huntsville and will be opposed by right-hander Sean Gallagher and left-hander Donnie Veal for the home team.

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