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Infielder Steve Sollman has landed on the Brevard County disabled list with a thumb injury -- we don't know how serious the injury is. This is what prompted the Ned Yost promotion, as Sollman saw a good deal of time at first base for the 'Tees.

Infielder Steve Sollman has landed on the Brevard County disabled list with a thumb injury -- we don't know how serious the injury is. This is what prompted the Ned Yost promotion, as Sollman saw a good deal of time at first base for the 'Tees.

Nashville Media Notes: BEATTIE ADDED TO ROSTER; JARAMILLO TRANSFERRED TO SINGLE-A: Infielder Andrew Beattie has been added to the Sounds roster today after signing with the Brewers as a free agent yesterday. The 28-year-old opened the season in the Oakland Athletics organization and batted .269 (43-for-160) with six HR & 30 RBI in 44 games at Triple-A Sacramento before being released on July 30. Beattie missed the first two months of the season while on the River Cats? disabled list due to a fractured/dislocated left thumb. To make room on the roster for Beattie, infielder Milko Jaramillo was transferred from Nashville to Single-A Brevard County. Jaramillo, who had rejoined the Sounds on Saturday from Double-A Huntsville, appeared in only one game during his second stint with Nashville, going 0-for-3 in a start on Sunday (3B). He batted .176 (3-for-17) in eight games for the Sounds on the year. Andrew Beattie Career Statistics: www.thebaseballcube.com/p...ttie.shtml

Nashville Media Notes: BEATTIE ADDED TO ROSTER; JARAMILLO TRANSFERRED TO SINGLE-A: Infielder Andrew Beattie has been added to the Sounds roster today after signing with the Brewers as a free agent yesterday. The 28-year-old opened the season in the Oakland Athletics organization and batted .269 (43-for-160) with six HR & 30 RBI in 44 games at Triple-A Sacramento before being released on July 30. Beattie missed the first two months of the season while on the River Cats? disabled list due to a fractured/dislocated left thumb. To make room on the roster for Beattie, infielder Milko Jaramillo was transferred from Nashville to Single-A Brevard County. Jaramillo, who had rejoined the Sounds on Saturday from Double-A Huntsville, appeared in only one game during his second stint with Nashville, going 0-for-3 in a start on Sunday (3B). He batted .176 (3-for-17) in eight games for the Sounds on the year. Andrew Beattie Career Statistics: www.thebaseballcube.com/p...ttie.shtml

Link while active, text follows: www.dailymail.com/news/Sports/200608027/ Power's Cain nears record Michael Dailey Charleston Daily Mail sportswriter With apologies to Robert Redford and Roy Hobbs, West Virginia Power outfielders Lorenzo Cain is looking more and more like the real "Natural." While most newcomers to professional baseball struggle with the day to day grind of minor league baseball, as well as the change from aluminum to wood bats, Cain has excelled at what may be the most difficult thing in athletics: hitting a baseball. Cain, the Brewers' 17th-round draft pick in the 2004, made an impressive splash into professional baseball last season, winning Most Valuable Player honors in the Arizona Summer League. In 50 games with the Arizona Brewers, Cain batted .356 with five homers, five triples, 18 doubles, 37 RBI, 45 runs, and a league best 73 hits, while developing into what Baseball America deemed the eighth best prospect in the league. Now in just his second pro season, Cain is at it again by punishing South Atlantic League pitchers for a league-leading 122 hits entering tonight's 7:05 PM (6:05 Central) home game against Columbus. Cain is batting a team high .300, good for sixth in the SAL. At his current pace, Cain, who enters tonight's game having hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, including five multi-hit games, could eclipse the Charleston Class A club record of 150 hits in a season, established by then Charleston Wheeler and Cincinnati farmhand Bobby Perna in 1992. Making Cain's accomplishments even more impressive is the fact that he's only played organized baseball for four years. "A lot of people aren't aware that he's only been playing baseball for four years," said former Major Leaguer and current Power hitting coach Mike Lum. "For a guy who hasn't played baseball very long, to do what he's done is really incredible. "He's a very dedicated individual. He's willing to learn, and he's a very good athlete. For him to do what he's done in just four years, kind of shows off his athleticism." While other may marvel at his rapid progress at the plate, Cain is just doing what comes naturally. "I've just been trying to make progress," said Cain, a 6-foot-2, 183-pound outfielder. "I've tried to play well in each league that I've been in. I don't know what it is. "I've just hit well since high school. I'm trying to stay on that pace and keep going." The main things that Cain would like to improve upon as a professional are more patience at the plate and an increase in power numbers. "I need to be more disciplined at the plate and try to cut down on my strikeouts a little bit," said Cain. "I'd also like to bring my power numbers up from where they are, but I'm just hoping that will come along as I keep playing and developing." Another aspect of Cain's game that needs improvement is facing a steady dose of off-speed pitches in the SAL. Having speedy leadoff man Darren Ford ahead of him in the lineup helps cut down on the number of breaking balls he sees, but Cain has still seen a steady dose of curves and changeups. "If he (Ford) gets on, I'll see fastballs," said Cain, "but most of the time pitchers try to stay away and throw more curveballs and change ups to me. A lot more than I saw in Arizona, I can tell you that. "To tell you the truth, I'm still trying to adjust to all the curves and changeups I'm getting. I just try to get them to throw me that fastball. "Just throw me that fastball and I'll jump on it." Lum said Cain's adjustment to off speed pitches is just part of the learning process that all good hitters must overcome. "He's a young hitter in the development stage," Lum said. "He has a lot to learn and he's learning it. I've always thought that to become a good big league hitter, hitters have to have at least 1,500 at bats in the minor leagues and maybe 2,000 at bats. "That develops their hitting skill and their learning curve. "It will take him some time. What he's done so far is incredible. It's on the job training for him and once he gains some more experience and a feel for what he's trying to do at the plate, I think he's going to be a fine, fine Major League player."

Link while active, text follows: www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...amp;coll=1 Stars' second rally seals win Huntsville's Chavez delivers big hit in 9-8 win over Chattanooga By BRAD SHEPARD For The Huntsville Times After some eighth-inning pyrotechnics, the Stars' bats had just enough firepower left to putter out some heroics in the ninth. Shortstop Ozzie Chavez's high-hopping single up the middle past a drawn-in Chattanooga Lookouts infield gave Huntsville a thrilling 9-8 win in front of an announced crowd of 1,411 fans at Joe Davis Stadium. "It was a great comeback, a great win," Stars manager Don Money said. "We've battled all year and been coming out on the short end." The game had more turns than Talladega, but it was the Stars' Brad Nelson who raced in for the winning run to cap an inning of small ball and a game of lead changes. Chavez also lit the fuse on an eighth-inning comeback with a two-run, bases-loaded double, but his final hit - though much softer - carried a bigger bang on the scoreboard. Lookouts reliever Jon Coutlangus started the bottom of the ninth by walking Nelson and loaded the bases by hitting Ron Acuna and allowing Drew Anderson to reach on a bunt single. With one out, Chavez came to bat. What came next wasn't the most dramatic finish to a game dripping with excitement, but it was pretty much all the same to the Stars, who celebrated after snapping a two-game losing streak. As late as the bottom of the eighth, it appeared Chattanooga's winning streak would reach three games without a whimper from the home team. Trailing 6-3, the Stars erupted for five runs off four hits and a pair of walks to emerge with a two-run lead. The majority of the damage was inflicted by Chavez, who finished 4-for-5 with four RBIs, and Jeff Eure. Chavez roped a Jim Abbott pitch over center fielder Chris Dickerson's head for a two-run double. Dickerson first broke in on the ball and wound up chasing it to the wall. With one out and two on, Eure delivered a two-run, pinch-hit single up the middle. Chavez slid into home under the high throw from Dickerson to give Huntsville a 7-6 lead. "He sure picked us up tonight," Money said of Chavez. Callix Crabbe added an RBI single for much-needed insurance, because Huntsville reliever Joe Valentine allowed a two-run, game-tying home run to Chattanooga's Drew Anderson in the top of the ninth. Anderson's blast immediately followed a dropped foul-tip third strike by Stars catcher Lou Palmisano. Palmisano had a chance to redeem himself with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom half, but he struck out in front of Chavez's single. Note: Can you ever blame a catcher for not holding a foul tip? I don't think so. -- Jim The dazzling comeback by the Stars overshadowed a spectacular individual performance by Lookouts first baseman Joey Votto. Entering the game in a slump worse than he'd suffered all season, Votto was hitting .182 with no home runs and two RBIs in the past 10 games. So, as if on cue, the triple-crown contender ended up a triple shy of the cycle, going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs. Despite the slump, Votto was still dominating the league like no other player in years. He is first in the league in hits, home runs, batting average, doubles, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, extra-base hits, runs scored and second in RBIs. He wasn't enough Tuesday. The Stars offense got going early, knocking around Cincinnati top pitching prospect Homer Bailey for eight hits and three runs in five innings.

Brevard County Game Summaries: The Brevard County Manatees scored one run in the sixth inning to beat the Jupiter Hammerhead 4-3 Tuesday in Florida State League baseball. Brendan Katin batted 2 for 3 with a triple, and Carlos Corporan went 2 for 3 with a double. Katin and Corporan each contributed one RBI. Earlier Adam Brandenburg tossed five no-hit innings to lead Jupiter past Brevard County, 5-2, in the completion of Monday's suspended game Tuesday. Brandenburg (2-1) struck out three and walked one in his first start with the Hammerheads. The 24-year-old left-hander retired the first 13 batters he faced before issuing a one-out walk to Hernan Iribarren in the fifth. He coaxed Adam Heether into a double play to end the inning and faced the minimum 15 batters before exiting. J.T. Restko led Jupiter (14-22) with two hits and two RBI. The 21-year-old outfielder ripped RBI singles in the first and a four-run fifth. Edgar Varela added an RBI single and Carlos Piste had two hits and scored a run to round out the Hammerheads attack. Brevard County starter Josh Wahpepah (5-6) allowed a run on a hit and four walks in two innings. Derek Miller allowed four runs -- three earned -- on six hits and a walk, while striking out five over five innings. Kyle Phillips ended the shutout with a two-run homer in the ninth, but the Manatees (15-21) managed only four hits.

Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=51320 Sounds end losing streak, split doubleheader By Nate Rau, Nashville City Paper Sports Correspondent The Nashville Sounds chased the bitter taste of a season-worst five-game losing streak by downing the Salt Lake Bees 9-5 in the second game of a doubleheader at Greer Stadium on Tuesday. The win came after a hard-to-swallow 7-6 loss in the first game, in which the Sounds coughed up a four-run lead in addition to having a relief pitcher and their manager ejected. Vinny Rottino (two hits, three runs), Chad Moeller (two hits, three RBIs) and Brent Abernathy (three hits, two runs) were among a handful of Sounds who powered the team to victory in the nightcap. Nashville?s lead in the Pacific Coast League American Northern Division stood at three games. Second-place Iowa had a night game in Las Vegas. (Iowa won, the lead is 2 1/2 games....) Sounds manager Frank Kremblas said finally getting a win didn?t wipe away the frustration of blowing the lead in the team?s previous three losses. ?This is one of those times when you get leads and you don?t hold them,? Kremblas said. ?It happens? in baseball. You see it every year.? While the Nashville offense churned out 12 hits en route to the most runs the team has scored since May 21, starter Carlos Villanueva (4-0) picked up his fourth-straight victory. Villanueva pitched all seven innings and seven hits for five earned runs. ?We swung the bats better. We?ve swung the bats better the past few games. I think the day off [because of Monday?s rainout] helped us. ?Villanueva did OK. It wasn?t his best game.? The day off didn?t help in the first game. That?s when the Bees won in extra innings, although the game only lasted eight frames. PCL doubleheaders are seven innings. Tommy Murphy hit a game-winning homer off reliever Allan Simpson in the eighth to cap the Bees? four-run rally. One batter later Simpson was ejected for arguing with home plate umpire Ramon Armendariz after a balk was called on a pitch that would have ended the inning. Simpson appeared to bump chests with Armendariz while arguing the call. Kremblas was ejected the prior inning for arguing with third base ump D.J. Reyburn following a close play at second base in which left fielder Kennard Bibbs was ruled out. Murphy?s homer and the Sounds ejections came on the heels of an implosion by the Nashville bullpen, which was given a 6-3 lead by starter Dana Eveland, who hasn?t won since May 4. Chris Demaria (one earned run), Dennis Sarfate (two earned runs) and Simpson (one earned run) each played a role in surrendering the lead. Sarfate walked in the game-tying run. Laynce Nix hit his first homer as a Sound and Dave Krynzel launched a two-run shot to help Nashville build a 6-2 lead.

Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Sounds finally end skid Split doubleheader to end slide at five By MIKE ORGAN Tennessean Staff Writer It's a good thing the Sounds played a doubleheader Tuesday. They needed the second game to snap their longest losing streak of the season. The Sounds, who played two against Salt Lake as a result of Monday's rainout, got four runs in the fifth inning of the second game and won 9-5. That came after Nashville lost the first game 7-6 in eight innings, which marked Nashville's fifth consecutive loss. The Sounds also lost five in a row June 5-10. The win, while welcomed, was not enough to wash away the bitter taste left by the skid for Nashville Manager Frank Kremblas. "Absolutely not,'' Kremblas said when asked whether he was over the losing streak. "We had the lead in every single game (the last three) and lost it in every game. It's just one of those times when you get leads and you don't hold them." So how did he finally get his team over the hump? Kremblas is unsure. "If there was something that you could do about it, and if I knew what it was, I'd be a kadrillionaire,'' Kremblas said. The nine runs were the most scored by Nashville in 67 games, since beating Tacoma 10-1 on May 21. A Greer Stadium crowd of 4,339 stuck around to see the streak end as the Sounds leave today for their longest road trip of the season, which begins with a 9:05 p.m. game at Fresno. As it did in most of the games during the slump, Nashville took an early lead in the second game. The Sounds led 4-2 after Zach Sorensen's sacrifice bunt scored Vinny Rottino from third. Unlike the earlier games, though, Nashville avoided trouble by loading the bases with no outs in the fifth and got a shot to right field by Dave Krynzel that scored Graham Koonce. Chad Moeller's sacrifice bunt then scored Brent Abernathy, and Sorensen's hit that dropped in right field scored Rottino, giving the Sounds an 8-3 lead. Koonce stretched Nashville's lead to 9-5 in the sixth with a home run, his 11th of the year. ***Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Sounds embark on longest road trip By MIKE ORGAN Tennessean Staff Writer The Sounds, who have been at home since July 25, head out today on their longest road trip of the season. It will be a 13-day, 12-game jaunt that includes stops in Fresno, Sacramento, and Albuquerque. The Sounds, who are 24-27 away from home, won't return to Greer Stadium until Aug. 15. Lets play two: Tuesday marked the Sounds' second home doubleheader. Nashville has played two doubleheaders on the road this season. Power play: The Baseball America Triple-A Best Tools were awarded Tuesday, and for the second consecutive year, a player who spent time with the Sounds won the Best Power Prospect. Nelson Cruz, who was with Nashville until being traded to the Rangers last week and had hit 20 home runs and 73 RBIs during his time with the Sounds, won the honor this year. Last year it went to Prince Fielder, who has been with the Brewers and is a Rookie of the Year candidate. Sowers under control: Former Vanderbilt pitcher Jeremy Sowers, before being called up to the Cleveland Indians, won Baseball America's Best Control award for his time with Buffalo. Sowers pitched back-to-back complete game shutouts over the past week for the Indians. Former Middle Tennessee State pitcher Dewon Brazelton, who started the season with the Padres and has been in Triple-A Portland since earlier in the summer, was named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday. The Tullahoma, Tenn., native picked up a pair of wins and posted an ERA of 0.71 last week. Pavkovich returns: Stingers' left fielder Adam Pavkovich, who left Sunday's game after being hit in the jaw on a pitch by Sounds reliever Mike Meyers, returned to action Tuesday. X-rays were negative on Pavkovich's jaw. Pavkovich was 0-for-2 with an RBI in the first game and not in the lineup for the second. Hot start: With two hits on four at-bats in the first game, Laynce Nix improved to 4-of-7 since joining the Sounds on Sunday. Nix got his first home run for the Sounds in the first inning. He struck out swinging in the first inning of the second game. A scorcher: The temperature at Greer Stadium at the start of the first game was 98 degrees, according to the scoreboard.

Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...206_03.txt Errors stop Brewers streak By JEFF WINDMUELLER - Independent Record Sports Writer After playing without an error for the last two games, the Helena Brewers allowed two in a row Saturday that cost them in their 8-4 loss to the Billings Mustangs at Kindrick Legion Field. The loss also ended a six-game winning streak that has given the Brewers the top spot in the Pioneer League North Division, with a 3-1 record in the second half. In the top of the fifth inning, Billings? Billy Rojo cracked a low bouncer, striking third baseman Carlos De La Cruz in the chest and giving the batter time to reach first. Then, Justin Turner sent a hard-hit grounder toward first baseman Bill Rowe, who muffed the play when the ball rolled high off his glove. Both Rojo and Turner would score in the five-run inning that gave the Mustangs a 7-1 lead. ?The defense broke down a little bit,? said acting manager Johnny Narron. ?If you look back at the games we won, we played errorless baseball. The walks hurt us and the errors hurt us defensively.? Narron, the Brewers batting coach, is sitting in for manager Ed Sedar who is serving a 3-game suspension and was given a $150 fine after being ejected from a game last week. ?Offensively, I think the kids battled. You saw that right down to the last inning, we didn?t give up,? Narron said. The Brewers were able to score three runs in the final inning when rightfielder Danny Dorn dropped a fly ball by Brewers? Stephen Chapman. The error allowed Garry Savas ? who got on with a hit pitch ? Carlos De La Cruz and David Parker to score. With two outs, the catch would have ended the game. The Mustangs pitching crew also outperformed the Brewers who suffered five walks to the Mustangs three. Billings, meanwhile, pitched seven scoreless innings, keeping the Brewers to just four batters per inning throughout six of them. Kevin Gunter earned the win. He threw four innings, allowing only three hits while striking out four. Brock Kjeldgaard took the loss for the Brewers, giving up five runs off six hits while walking two. Narron, who managed the Brewers in 2004, said that the absence of Ed Sedar could have an effect on his players. ?Eddie is the heart and soul of our team. The players respond to him, he?s in my mind the best manager in minor league baseball. He sets the tone,? Narron said. ?We?re going to do the best we can, we?ll play hard, we?ll play like Eddie wants us to play.? If they can keep up their play, Narron believes they can reverse their standings from the first half of the season, when the Brewers finished last in the league ?We?re going to be right in the thick of things in the end of this half.? Narron said. ?We?re looking to win this half.? Helena will have Wednesday off before heading to Great Falls on Thursday. That game is scheduled to begin at 7 PM (8:00 Central). Jon Ebelt Independent Record Staff Photographer - Helena Brewer David Parker (10) doesn?t make it to second base in time as Billings? Justin Turner is there for the force out to end the inning Tuesday at Kindrick Legion Field. http://www.helenair.com/content/articles/2006/08/02/sports_top/b01080206_03.jpg

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Tuesday's Helena KCAP Pre-Game Audio Chat with Canadian RH closer Chris Toneguzzi (Select date for August 1st, skip to the 8:00 minute mark) -- www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

Wow, Huntsville with a walk-off two-out Ozzie Chavez single to win 9-8 in a game that looks like it had everything! Can't wait to read the recap later, along with the Huntsville Times account in the AM...

Final, Game One: Salt Lake (Angels) 7, Nashville 6, eight innings, scheduled for seven This team's officially in trouble, kids; Sounds led, 6-2 after four innings... Nashville Game One Box Score and Game Log Link: More details from Sounds' site later on; Laynce Nix a double and home run; Dave Krynzel a home run and three RBI from the 7 spot; Dennis Sarfate retired only four of nine batters in his blown save relief stint; Frank Kremblas ejected once extra innings began; RHP Allan Simpson ejected later in the inning after a balk call... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

Final, Jupiter (Marlins) 5, Brevard County 2, completion of Monday's game No game log, box score otherwise intact... Brevard County Game One Box Score Link: Kyle Phillips with a two-run HR with two down in the 9th, otherwise no run production at all; lefty Derek Miller finding the going tougher than in the Sally League; Adam Heether now with over 80 Brevard AB's after 244 AB's in Huntsville -- what a disappointing season... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_1 RHP Robert Hinton your starter in the seven-inning Manatee nightcap.

Link while active, text follows: www.bellinghamherald.com/...004/SPORTS Two bad outings can't affect an entire season Irony: An expression of utterance marked by a delibrate contrast between apparent and intended meaning. This week stood as kind of a personal milestone for me, one of what will hopefully be many in upcoming years. I reached my 100th inning as a professional pitcher, and although it was a satisfying moment the weary game filled with irony stuck its head out. In this season I started strong and had a solid middle part of the year. I gave up just eight runs in 57 innings of work and looked to be on the way for finishing my sophomore season better then ever imagined. Then, like the flash of a match things changed. In two long innings I had given the same number of runs in those two innings as I had in the previous 57. It was like being hungry as can be and then biting into a frozen cheeseburger, or rotten banana. It was an amount of failure I hadn't felt in my career yet and acted as an eye-opener. I had the realization that failure is inevitiable. How did this happen in just two innings? It's a game of inches. Ground balls became line drives and quality strikes became meatballs in the middle of the plate. More then anything, I think when things are going well you think you are untouchable and therefore underestimate your opponent. When this happens the wrath of runners going around the bases like a merry-go-round was the result. In this sport based on failure, coaches and managers are more worried about not only how you react to failure, but they also want you to realize you are evaluated on your consistency through a long season, not one or two bad outings. It was a learning experience, that's for sure, and I just hope that once that merry-go-round starts I have the ability to stop it. WHAT NOW? Aspiration: A strong desire for high achievement. A key word for anyone looking to be successful in any field, whether it's business or athletics. In my profession every player who gets the opportunity has the same goal of someday playing in the major leagues. When you get there, you've achieved your goal. But then what? You have set this lofty goal and somehow passed all these great players in front of you and held off the ones behind. So I asked my coach this question of how to stay motivated after a lifelong goal has been met. The answer was elementary: you become the best at whatever you do. And, most importantly, you do whatever you can personally to be on a winning team and know that all-star games and playoff appearances will come with aspiring to be the best at your job. Dane Renkert is a pitcher for the West Virginia Power of the Class-A South Atlantic League. Before joining the Milwaukee Brewers organization he pitched for Bellingham High School, the Bellingham Bells and Washington State University. He will chronicle his experiences throughout the season.

Helena Asst. GM Travis Brower is posting some nice photos with the H-Crew's game summaries during this homestand: www.helenabrewers.net/html2/index.php

Standings through Monday's action: Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 58 51 .532 - 34-24 24-27 L4[/b] Iowa 55 54 .505 3.0 30-24 25-30 L1 Memphis 44 65 .404 14.0 26-32 18-33 L1 Omaha 44 66 .400 14.5 26-26 18-40 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chattanooga 22 16 .579 - 13-7 9-9 W2 Tennessee 22 16 .579 - 13-7 9-9 L1 West Tenn 20 18 .526 2.0 13-5 7-13 W1 [b]Huntsville 17 20 .459 4.5 10-12 7-8 L2[/b] Carolina 13 25 .342 9.0 8-7 5-18 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daytona 22 14 .611 - 15-9 7-5 L2 St. Lucie 20 16 .556 2.0 11-9 9-7 W1 Palm Beach 17 21 .447 6.0 9-8 8-13 W2 [b]Brevard County 15 20 .429 6.5 6-5 9-15 W2[/b] Vero Beach 15 22 .405 7.5 9-12 6-10 L2 Jupiter 13 22 .371 8.5 8-12 5-10 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakewood 26 12 .684 - 14-5 12-7 W4 Lake County 20 16 .556 5.0 12-9 8-7 L1 Hickory 20 18 .526 6.0 8-12 12-6 W1 Greensboro 17 19 .472 8.0 8-9 9-10 L1 Hagerstown 17 20 .459 8.5 10-15 7-5 L1 [b]West Virginia 17 20 .459 8.5 7-6 10-14 L1[/b] Delmarva 13 23 .361 12.0 8-12 5-11 L1 Lexington 13 25 .342 13.0 7-9 6-16 L4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Helena 3 0 1.000 - 3-0 0-0 W3[/b] Missoula 2 1 .667 1.0 2-1 0-0 W2 Billings 1 2 .333 2.0 0-0 1-2 L2 Great Falls 0 3 .000 3.0 0-0 0-3 L3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona League (R) - Arizona League Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZL Padres 3 0 1.000 - 2-0 1-0 W3 AZL Giants 3 1 .750 0.5 1-1 2-0 W2 AZL Royals 3 1 .750 0.5 2-1 1-0 L1 AZL Angels 2 2 .500 1.5 1-0 1-2 L1 AZL Athletics 2 2 .500 1.5 2-0 0-2 W2 AZL Cubs 2 2 .500 1.5 1-0 1-2 W1 AZL Rangers 1 2 .333 2.0 1-0 0-2 L1 AZL Mariners 1 3 .250 2.5 1-2 0-1 L3 [b]AZL Brewers 0 4 .000 3.5 0-2 0-2 L4[/b]

Follow Tuesday'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 Game One: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Two: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_2 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Brevard County, Completion of Monday's Suspended Game: No linescore or game log, but box score will otherwise be intact... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_1 Brevard County, Regularly Scheduled Game: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_1 Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1

This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds and/or Huntsville Stars are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated an hour or two prior to gametime: Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf Following Nashville's lead, Huntsville now makes its media notes available as well, nice: www.huntsvillestars.com/i...eNotes.pdf

Tuesday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Dana Eveland and RHP Carlos Villanueva in a twinbill at home vs. Salt Lake (Angels), 4:40 PM pre-game, 5:00 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: RHP Tim Dillard at home vs. RHP Homer Bailey and Chattanooga (Reds), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.espn1450radio.com/ Brevard County: First, it's the completion of Monday's suspended game at home vs. Jupiter (Marlins), 5:00 gametime; a seven-inning nightcap will follow -- LHP Derek Miller will pitch this evening, it's unclear which game he will "start" Audio link (opponent's): www.jupiterhammerheads.com/ West Virginia: Idle Helena: RHP Brock Kjeldgaard at home vs. Billings (Reds), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Audio (click on "Listen Live"): www.helenabrewers.net/html2/index.php Arizona: Idle

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Hammerheads, Manatees suspended Monday's Florida State League game between the Jupiter Hammerheads and Brevard County Manatees was suspended due to rain. The Hammerheads were leading, 1-0, in the bottom of the second inning when thunderstorms rolled into Space Coast Stadium. The game will resume on Tuesday at 6:00 PM (5:00 Central), followed by the regularly scheduled contest.

Link while active, text follows: www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...amp;coll=1 First worst for pitcher Gallardo sharp after rough start, but Stars still lose By MARK McCARTER Huntsville Times Sports Staff, markcolumn@aol.com On Monday night, the stage belonged to one of Milwaukee's premier pitching prospects. Yovani Gallardo, the 20-year-old phenom, was like an actor who forgot his lines in the first scene, then put on an award-winning performance the rest of the way. After Chattanooga hopped on Gallardo for five first-inning runs, the game fell upon a pair of ex's in the eighth. Ex-Huntsville outfielder Noochie Varner, now wearing Lookout threads, doubled against ex-Lookout Travis Phelps and scored the winning run on a Chris Dickerson double as Chattanooga knocked off the Stars 6-5. That spoiled a terrific offensive performance by Huntsville third baseman Ryan Braun, who had a homer and two doubles, driving in four runs. The last three weeks, he is batting at a .406 clip. "He's hitting the ball hard," said manager Don Money. "The ball just jumps off his bat." Tonight, the stage will belong to Chattanooga's Homer Bailey, the top pitching prospect in the Reds organization. The young Texan has yet to allow a run in 21 innings of work in the Southern League, going 4-0 in his six starts. He'll face the Stars' Tim Dillard. The cautionary tale to that: Gallardo had an 0.67 ERA before the first inning Monday. Microscopic - or non-existent - ERAs are not safe these days. On the subject of other pitching prospects, Manny Parra, who spent last season with the Stars before undergoing shoulder surgery, joined the club Monday from Brevard County (1-3, 2.96 ERA in 14 starts) and will start Wednesday. He replaces Khalid Ballouli, on the disabled list with a shoulder strain. Gallardo was stunningly off-target in the first inning, allowing a one-out Drew Anderson double, then enabling him to score on a wild pitch. He then walked three of the next four men he faced and gave up a grand slam to third baseman Luis Bolivar. Gallardo was simply stunning after that. He didn't allow another hit until the sixth, during which he pitched to only one batter over the minimum. "Two different pitchers tonight," said pitching coach Rich Sauveur, who noted that Gallardo's delivery was "too quick to the plate" in the first inning and thus left the ball too high in the strike zone. "It was the worst situation he's been in all year, and the kid showed some serious poise," Sauveur said. "This is a good test for him. Down five nothing in the first inning, what are you going to do? Are you going to give up? Or are you going to tighten your belt?" His counterpart, Tyler Pelland, also suffered a tough first inning, giving up three runs on a Ron Acuna single and two-run double by Braun. Pelland continued to struggle with his control, but Huntsville couldn't cash in until an Acuna double and two-run Braun homer in the fifth to tie the game. Varner, ninth in the league in hitting, third in RBIs but only an afterthought in Milwaukee's plans when he was here in '03, greeted Phelps with a leadoff double in the eighth. Dickerson followed with his RBI double.