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Final, Game Two: Brevard County 9, Dunedin (Blue Jays) 3 Brevard County Game Two Box Score and Game Log Link: Top three in the order reach 12 times in 15 plate appearances, led by Brendan Katin -- goodness, power prospects are so much fun because they're so rare; contributions from just about everyone in uniform for this seven-inning victory... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_dunafa_2

We're also told that if Huntsville had not been rained out tonight, Drew Anderson would have been good to go. Aren't we just the fountain of information tonight? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

Final, Game One: Dunedin (Blue Jays) 4, Brevard County 1 Brevard County Site Game One Summary: Butler lifts Jays in opener Jacob Butler hit a go-ahead three-run homer as Dunedin posted a 4-1 win over visiting Brevard County in the opener of Friday's doubleheader. Butler, just 3-for-24 in his first seven games with the Blue Jays, followed consecutive second-inning singles by Carlo Cota and Christian Snavely with his first homer to erase a 1-0 deficit. Chris Gutierrez homered to start the third for Dunedin (19-16), which has won five of its last seven games. Kurt Isenberg (1-1) allowed a run on three hits and three walks in five innings. He struck out six en route to his first win in three starts with Dunedin. T.J. Gornati tossed a scoreless sixth and Connor Falkenbach pitched a perfect seventh for his third save. Brevard County starter Bo Hall (5-3) surrendered four runs on four hits, including both homers, in three innings. Hernan Iribarren had half of Brevard County's four hits and scored on a sacrifice fly by Freddy Parejo in the second for the Manatees (56-49), who have dropped four of five. -- Carl Dispoto/MLB.com Brevard County Game One Box Score and Game Log Link: Looks like Mike Jones is pitching just effectively enough to maintain his 40-man roster spot; he'll need to be in Milwaukee for keeps in 2008 -- that's a long way from three-inning stints in the Florida State League... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_dunafa_1

As poster brewcru1 mentioned in an injury thread earlier (and we never doubt brewcru1 and his perfect record http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif ), RHP Chris Saenz was indeed released by the Brewers earlier this spring. Chris will always have those six shutout innings vs. St. Louis. Hopefully we see him again somewhere in the future.

As poster brewcru1 mentioned in an injury thread earlier (and we never doubt brewcru1 and his perfect record http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif ), RHP Chris Saenz was indeed released by the Brewers earlier this spring. Chris will always have those six shutout innings vs. St. Louis. Hopefully we see him again somewhere in the future.

RHP Wil Laureano of the Power has been traded to the Phillies for third baseman David Bell. A Brewer will have to be removed from the 40-man (and the 25-man) to make room. Wilfredo Laureano's Brewerfan Player Index Page: Already in professional baseball six years, the 22-year-old Dominican product is not a significant loss; the Phillies South Atlantic League team (Lakewood) has seen the 6'6" righty this season... www.brewerfan.net/ViewPla...ayerId=189

RHP Wil Laureano of the Power has been traded to the Phillies for third baseman David Bell. A Brewer will have to be removed from the 40-man (and the 25-man) to make room. Wilfredo Laureano's Brewerfan Player Index Page: Already in professional baseball six years, the 22-year-old Dominican product is not a significant loss; the Phillies South Atlantic League team (Lakewood) has seen the 6'6" righty this season... www.brewerfan.net/ViewPla...ayerId=189

Earlier this season the Brewers acquired 1B Greg Sain from the Padres (since released), Huntsville RHP Matt Yeatman from the Twins, and RHP Matt Smith from the Cardinals (since released) in deals for PTBNL's. In each of these trades, the transaction has been closed with cash considerations. There are no PTBNL's now pending for the organization (coming or going).

Earlier this season the Brewers acquired 1B Greg Sain from the Padres (since released), Huntsville RHP Matt Yeatman from the Twins, and RHP Matt Smith from the Cardinals (since released) in deals for PTBNL's. In each of these trades, the transaction has been closed with cash considerations. There are no PTBNL's now pending for the organization (coming or going).

West Virginia Press Release: CHARLESTON, WV (July 28, 2006) - The West Virginia Power, Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers have made another roster move. Today, middle infielder Hector Bernal was placed on the disabled list due to his left leg injury on Thursday night, and Ryan Barba has been called up from the Arizona Brewers to take his place. In fifth inning of Thursday night's game against the Charleston Riverdogs, Bernal seriously injured his left leg while trying to turn a double play at second base. The extent of his injury is not known at this time, but he is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Bernal was hitting .203 with three RBI over 13 games with the Power. Barba, who was signed by Milwaukee earlier this month as an undrafted free agent, played in seven games with the Arizona Brewers and hit .231 with seven RBI. Barba played his college ball at the University of New Mexico where he hit .329 with nine home runs and 43 RBI during the 2006 season. The Charleston Daily Mail has learned that Bernal did indeed break his left tibia and fibula. Interesting to note that this is the second consecutive occasion that the organization has bypassed Helena to promote an infielder from Arizona (Bernal being the prior occurrance).

West Virginia Press Release: CHARLESTON, WV (July 28, 2006) - The West Virginia Power, Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers have made another roster move. Today, middle infielder Hector Bernal was placed on the disabled list due to his left leg injury on Thursday night, and Ryan Barba has been called up from the Arizona Brewers to take his place. In fifth inning of Thursday night's game against the Charleston Riverdogs, Bernal seriously injured his left leg while trying to turn a double play at second base. The extent of his injury is not known at this time, but he is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Bernal was hitting .203 with three RBI over 13 games with the Power. Barba, who was signed by Milwaukee earlier this month as an undrafted free agent, played in seven games with the Arizona Brewers and hit .231 with seven RBI. Barba played his college ball at the University of New Mexico where he hit .329 with nine home runs and 43 RBI during the 2006 season. The Charleston Daily Mail has learned that Bernal did indeed break his left tibia and fibula. Interesting to note that this is the second consecutive occasion that the organization has bypassed Helena to promote an infielder from Arizona (Bernal being the prior occurrance).

From an early July Cordero start, thanks to LS Brewer on the Major League forum: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...p;sid=t500

From an early July Cordero start, thanks to LS Brewer on the Major League forum: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...p;sid=t500

Pretty amazing that Huntsville now has a better postseason chance than anyone but Nashville in the entire organization, especially with their current starting rotation. Go Stars!

Standings through Thursday's action: Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 58 48 .547 - 34-21 24-27 L1[/b] Iowa 54 51 .514 3.5 30-24 24-27 W1 Omaha 43 63 .406 15.0 26-26 17-37 W2 Memphis 41 64 .390 16.5 23-31 18-33 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee 20 14 .588 - 12-7 8-7 W6 Chattanooga 19 15 .559 1.0 12-7 7-8 L2 West Tenn 18 16 .529 2.0 11-4 7-12 W2 [b]Huntsville 16 18 .471 4.0 9-10 7-8 W5[/b] Carolina 12 22 .353 8.0 8-7 4-15 L5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daytona 21 12 .636 - 14-8 7-4 W1 St. Lucie 18 14 .563 2.5 10-9 8-5 W1 Palm Beach 15 20 .429 7.0 7-7 8-13 L1 Vero Beach 14 20 .412 7.5 8-11 6-9 W3 [b]Brevard County 13 19 .406 7.5 6-5 7-14 L1[/b] Jupiter 12 20 .375 8.5 8-12 4-8 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakewood 22 12 .647 - 10-5 12-7 L2 Lake County 18 14 .563 3.0 10-7 8-7 W1 Hickory 18 16 .529 4.0 8-12 10-4 W4 Greensboro 15 17 .469 6.0 8-9 7-8 W1 Hagerstown 15 18 .455 6.5 8-13 7-5 L1 [b]West Virginia 15 18 .455 6.5 7-6 8-12 W1[/b] Lexington 13 21 .382 9.0 7-9 6-12 W1 Delmarva 12 20 .375 9.0 7-9 5-11 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billings 23 14 .622 - 13-6 10-8 W1 Great Falls 18 19 .486 5.0 8-11 10-8 L1 Missoula 17 20 .459 6.0 9-9 8-11 L3 [b]Helena 14 23 .378 9.0 6-12 8-11 W2[/b] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona League (R) - Arizona League Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZL Giants 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 W1 AZL Mariners 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 W1 AZL Padres 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 W1 AZL Royals 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 W1 [b]AZL Brewers 0 0 - 0.5 0-0 0-0 -[/b] AZL Angels 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 L1 AZL Athletics 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 L1 AZL Cubs 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 L1 AZL Rangers 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 L1

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

Follow Friday'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 Game One: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_dunafa_1 Brevard County Game Two: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_dunafa_2 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_savafx_1 Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Arizona Rookie: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_angrok_1

Friday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Ben Hendrickson at home vs. Colorado Springs (Rockies), 6:40 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: RHP Corey Thurman at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.espn1450radio.com/ Brevard County: RHP Mike Jones and LHP Manny Parra in a doubleheader at Dunedin (Blue Jays), 4:05 gametime; sorry, no audio for this series West Virginia: RHP Shawn Ferguson at Savannah (Nationals), 5:55 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: RHP Amaury Rivas at home vs. Great Falls (White Sox), 7:45 PM pre-game; 8:00 gametime Audio (click on "Listen Live"): www.helenabrewers.net/html2/index.php Arizona: TBD at the Angels' complex vs. the rookie Los Angeles of Anaheim kids, 9:00 PM Central time, never any web audio for the Arizona League -- night play begins in the AZL League

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Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Close games continue to give Sounds trouble BY JESSICA HOPP Tennessean Staff Writer If given a choice between a base hit and a home run, Sounds outfielder Nelson Cruz most certainly would have taken the hit. That would have at least put him in scoring position with a chance at a tie. Instead, his solo shot in the ninth did nothing more than bring the Sounds a closer loss as they dropped a 2-1 decision to Colorado Springs in front of 6,548 fans at Greer Stadium. The defeat ended Nashville's six-game home winning streak. "That run doesn't matter," Cruz said. "I needed to get on base and have someone drive me in." The one-run decision has been a recurring theme for Nashville this season. Thursday marked the Sounds' 43rd one-run game of 2006 ? the most in the 16-team Pacific Coast League this season. It was also Nashville's 26th one-run defeat, another PCL high. Heading into Thursday night's game. Omaha was second with 21 one-run losses. "It's disappointing," Sounds Manager Frank Kremblas said. "We have got to have better at bats with runners in scoring positions." Cruz never got that chance, instead hitting a leadoff home run over the center field wall in the bottom of the ninth. It was his 20th home run of the season, tying him for second place in the PCL. A single by Graham Koonce was followed by a sacrifice bunt by Vinny Rottino to put Koonce in scoring position, but Chad Moeller and Chris Barnwell struck out to end the game. "We made a couple of mistakes," Cruz said. "That's baseball, ya know?" Colorado Springs started the fourth inning with a home run by Josh Wilson for the 1-0 lead. It was Wilson's fifth home run of the year and second in as many days. The Sky Sox scored again in the seventh when Carlos Rivera stole third. Kaz Matsui got the RBI. The Sounds are 2-1 in the four-game series against the Sky Sox with the final game to be played tonight at 7 p.m. at Greer. What they said: ?We just couldn?t get our runners in. We have got to be able to do that.? ? Kremblas. ***Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS New pitching award possible for Sounds with a low ERA BY JESSICA HOPP Tennessean Staff Writer There's always been strikes and perfect games, but now minor league pitchers have an additional goal to shoot for ? the Most Spectacular Pitcher Award. Announced on Thursday, the annual award will go to the qualifying pitcher with the lowest earned run average for the season and will include a trophy and a $7,500 check. To be eligible, a pitcher must work a minimum of 112 innings, but those innings do not have to be in the same league or with the same team. If a pitcher moves throughout the farm system his combined ERA for the season will determine his standing. Additionally, there will be a $500 award for the best pitcher in each classification. The Sounds have three pitchers that could be in the running for the Triple-A award. Tonight's starter Ben Hendrickson is fourth among Triple-A pitchers with a 2.12 ERA. Jared Fernandez is eighth with a 2.41 ERA. Nashville's Dana Eveland has a 1.83 ERA, but because he played part of the season in Milwaukee, he has not pitched enough minor league innings to qualify. No reward here: Sounds starting pitcher Justin Lehr pitched his longest outing of the season and collected his sixth quality start to drop his ERA to 3.33, his lowest point with the Sounds. But after giving up two runs in 7 1/3 innings, Lehr took the loss Thursday night, dropping his record to 3-4. He gave up seven hits while striking out seven and walking one. Colorado Springs' Justin Hampson collected a win and moved to 5-3 for the season. Name's the same: The Sounds are 0-2 when the starting pitchers share the same first name. On May 7, New Orleans' Justin Echols beat the Sounds' Justin Thompson in a 10-7 decision. Barnwell back: After spending more than a month with the Brewers, infielder Chris Barnwell returned to the Sounds lineup on Wednesday. He scored a run and was 1-for-3. It was a nice change from his time with the Brewers where he struggled batting .067 (2-for-30) in 13 games. Thursday, however, things didn't go as well. He was 0-for-4 in his second game back with the Sounds, striking out in the final at-bat of the evening to end the Sounds' chance for a come-from-behind win. "It's tough," Sounds Manager Frank Kremblas said of Barnwell's transition. "First you go up, there are a little jitters and you don't get consistent (at bats). He wasn't as relaxed as he could be. Then, coming back down it takes a little time to get back in the swing of things." Rottino keeps rolling: Heading into Thursday night, Sounds utility man Vinny Rottino was batting a team-leading .354 (23-for-65) in the month of July. He kept things rolling on Thursday with a double in his first at-bat and a single in the fourth, but struck out in the seventh. It is a sharp turnaround from last month when Rottino batted just .229 (16-for-70). Chavez a Cub: Pitcher Wilton Chavez, who the Sounds released on Tuesday, signed with Cubs on Thursday and was assigned to Triple-A Iowa, which is currently in second place behind Nashville in American North Division.

Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=51251 Sounds come up short with trade deadline looming By Nate Rau, Nashville City Paper Sports Correspondent Time will tell what impact, if any, Major League Baseball?s fast-approaching trade deadline has on the Nashville Sounds? pennant chase. As of Thursday evening, Nashville?s big league affiliate, the Milwaukee Brewers, stood 5.5 games out of the National League Wild Card but had five teams ahead of them in the race. Despite that, team general manager Doug Melvin told the Milwaukee media last week the Brewers would likely be buyers, not sellers, entering the July 31 deadline. If the Brewers go shopping for help, a number of Sounds players could be used as trade bait. The Sounds, who are considering going with a six-man starting rotation, have an abundance of always-coveted starting pitching. One of those six starters came through again, as Justin Lehr threw 7.1 strong innings, although Nashville fell to Colorado Springs 2-1 at Greer Stadium. Lehr allowed only two runs on seven hits, while fanning seven. ?I think I threw the ball well, I don?t have any complaints,? Lehr said. ?I don?t think anybody?s going to be bothered [if we go with] a six-man rotation. I don?t think any of us wanna go to the pen, because we already have seven guys down there who are throwing the ball so well.? The Sounds have a four-game lead in the American Northern Division over second-place Iowa, which had a late game Thursday. All six of Nashville?s starting pitchers would seem to be tradable commodities. Although each has done the job for the Sounds (team starters have a 3.88 ERA), five of the six have had shots with the Brewers. But they did not fare nearly as well. Dana Eveland, Zach Jackson, Ben Hendrickson, Jared Fernandez and Lehr all struggled with Milwaukee. Lehr said Sounds players aren?t paying attention to the blowing trade winds and are concentrating on winning. ?I don?t know what the rumors are on the Internet,? Lehr said. ?They could trade ten guys and I might not be one of them. I imagine they?ll do something, they usually do. But it won?t affect any of us unless we go to another team.? Nashville?s bats went silent until the ninth when Nelson Cruz?s 20th homer brought the team to within a run. Graham Koonce followed with a single, but the Sounds stranded the tying run on the second base.

Link while active, text follows: www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...amp;coll=1 Stars parlay four hits into win over Barons Solid defense helps Huntsville win its fifth straight game By JOHN FERRY Huntsville Times Sports Staff, jferry@htimes.com Five straight wins, the longest such streak of the season. Four games out in the Southern League North Division, but with 36 still to play in the second half. That's the position the Huntsville Stars find themselves in after Thursday night's 3-2 win over the Birmingham Barons at Joe Davis Stadium. "One day at a time," Stars manager Don Money said. "We took our lumps (in the first half of the season). Right now, knock on wood, we're playing pretty decent ball. We're getting timely hitting, good pitching, and playing pretty solid defense." Do all three, Money continued, and it usually adds up. Big bats didn't decide this one. Huntsville produced only four hits. In fact, the Stars settled this one in the sixth inning without benefit of a hit. Steve Moss and Brad Nelson walked to begin the inning, and the Barons then replaced starting pitcher Corwin Malone with Brian West. Carlos Lee got Moss home with a long sacrifice fly to left. Huntsville, which never was behind in the game, scored its other runs in the second inning. With one out, Lee walked, Jeff Eure singled to left, Lou Palmisano blooped a single to right to score Lee, and Ozzie Chavez singled to right to score Eure. The game marked the return of Chavez to the Stars. He had been promoted from Huntsville to Triple-A Nashville on June 20 and batted .231 in 24 games with the Sounds. Chavez, who went 1-for-2 with a walk on Thursday, had played 68 games for the Stars, batting .254. He took the place of Milko Jaramillo, now on the disabled list, on the roster. Tim Dillard started for the Stars and went 7 2/3 innings, allowing eight hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Having reached 108 pitches, he was pulled in favor of Khalid Ballouli. Dillard, who had lost three straight, got the win and evened his season record at 7-7. "I've had an up and down season," he said. "I'm trying to get the consistency back." Dillard also noted how well his team is playing, including the defense. He mentioned infielders such as Nelson, Callix Crabbe and Eure. "Our defense was great tonight," Dillard said. "We have a great group of guys." Ballouli got the final out of the eighth, and Joe Valentine pitched the ninth. Birmingham had runners on first and second, then Valentine got pinch hitter Thomas Collaro to pop out to end the game. The two teams then stared at each other across the field, with words having reportedly come from the Barons side. That situation was broken up before it could get physical.

Thursday's Helena KCAP Pre-Game Audio Chat with outfielder Stephen Chapman (Select date for July 27th, skip to the 3:00 minute mark) -- www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

Wednesday's Helena KCAP Pre-Game Audio Chat with catcher D.J. Neyens, on the shelf with a separated shoulder after a home plate collision (Select date for July 26th, skip to the 12:30 minute mark) -- Always interesting to hear from the undrafted players about their signing experience among other topics... www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

Helena Independent Record: www.helenair.com/articles...806_03.txt Brewers capitalize on Sox miscues By IR STAFF The Great Falls White Sox had two errors in the top of the seventh, and Andy Bouchie made them pay for it. Bouchie hit a three-run homer to help the Helena Brewers rally back from a 3-2 deficit and defeat the White Sox 7-3 Thursday in Great Falls. The hit came after Brad Miller reached first on a fielding error by third baseman Michael Grace, then scored on an error by pitcher Steven Spurgeon on a pickoff attempt. Stephen Chapman walked and then scored on a single by Cole Gillespie, who would make it home along with Chris Errecart on Bouchie?s homer. It was Bouchie?s fourth on the season, tying Chapman for second on the team. Errecart leads the Brewers with five. While the Brewers batters dominated the plate, their pitchers kept Great Falls at bay. Zach Braddock pitched into the fourth inning before allowing all three runs. He gave up three hits in that inning while striking out five and walking three on the game. Stuart Sutherland was given the win while Brock Kjeldgaard was awarded the save. He went three innings and allowed one hit while striking out two. Great Falls? entire lineup managed five strikeouts and Chris Brennan was given the loss despite pitching to just one batter, Chapman, who he walked. The Brewers, who are out of title contention for the first half of the Pioneer League season, are 14-23. The two teams will meet again at Kindrick Legion Field today at 7:05 PM (8:05 Central).