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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". Activate the Nashville Gameday. For the other links, 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. It's sweet! Nashville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_pbcafa_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_augafx_1 Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_misrok_1 Arizona: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_rngrok_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

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Justin Lehr at home vs. Memphis (Cardinals), 6:40 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: Rehabbing LHP Jorge de la Rosa at home vs. West Tenn (Cubs), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.espn1450radio.com/ Brevard County: TBD (probably Mark Rogers) at Palm Beach (Cardinals), 5:00 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.palmbeachcardinals.com/ West Virginia: LHP Rafael Lluberes at Augusta (Giants), 5:55 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: TBD at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Audio (click on "Listen Live"): www.helenabrewers.net/html2/index.php Arizona: TBD (perhaps rehabbing RHP Jesse Harper) at the Rangers' kids, 12:30 PM Central time, 10:30 AM local, never any web audio for the Arizona League

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FYI a note on Derek Miller's suspension from the Charleston Daily Mail: The reason for his suspension was not released, but a club source said Miller missed a team bus and was suspended by the Milwaukee organization.

Link while active, text follows: www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...amp;coll=1 Another pitcher perfect outing Dillard delivers again in 5-4 win over Chattanooga By MARK McCARTER Huntsville Times Sports Staff, markcolumn@aol.com So many postgame demands on Tim Dillard. An on-field radio interview. Autograph seekers. Two more interviews. Then, most importantly, he had to dig into his locker for a Stars cap to give to his grandfather, visiting from Mississippi. And, oh yeah, he could finally stop holding his breath after poor Huntsville defense very nearly blew a four-run lead. Dillard allowed only four hits and struck out eight in 8 1/3 innings as Huntsville (4-6 in the second half) defeated Chattanooga 5-4 on Wednesday night. It was the fourth consecutive victory for Dillard, who was named this week to the Southern League All-Star Game. Dillard also had a pair of hits against the Lookouts (6-4), scoring a run and driving home another, heeding the advice of his father, former major leaguer Steve Dillard. "My dad always told me, 'Swing hard in case you hit it,' " said Dillard. He also credits some other recent advice from Milwaukee pitching coordinator Jim Rooney, who told him "just execute the next pitch. I had found myself thinking three pitches ahead or two or three batters ahead," Dillard said. The series was distinguished by wonderful pitching. Not merely Homer Bailey's six innings and 8 1/3 innings of no-hit pitching overall for the Lookouts on Tuesday, but also from Stars starters: Corey Thurman's seven innings with only three hits and one run on Tuesday. Yovani Gallardo's four-hit shutout pitching through seven on Monday. Six innings of shutout pitching from newcomer Steve Hammond on Sunday. All told, Huntsville's starters allowed only five earned runs in 34 1/3 innings against the league's top-hitting team. "The starters, knock on wood, have been outstanding," said Huntsville manager Don Money. The Stars go from big-league quality starting pitching to a big-league starting pitcher tonight. The Brewers' Jorge de la Rosa is making a rehab start for the Stars. West Tenn, a winner in 12 of 15 meetings against Huntsville this season, arrives for a five-game series. Postgame fireworks are scheduled Friday and again on July 3, and The Famous Chicken makes an appearance Saturday. Of Dillard, pitching coach Rich Sauveur said, "He's been lights out lately." He went 4-0 in June, allowing only eight earned runs in 36-plus innings. In his previous start, he struck out seven Mobile batters in a three-hit complete game shutout. He has added a slider to his arsenal - "he's worked night and day on the slider," Sauveur said - but Dillard said he had good success with a changeup Wednesday night. The Lookouts took a 1-0 lead on Dillard when Chris Dickerson tripled and scored on a Luis Bolivar single in the fifth. But Dillard led off the fifth with a single and later scored on a Drew Anderson single, then he singled home Brad Nelson with two outs in the sixth. In the seventh, Nelson drove in a pair of runs and Ron Acuna scored on a wild pitch as Huntsville padded its lead. It needed the padding. With one out in the ninth, Joey Votto doubled over Acuna's head. Exit Dillard, who had neared his 110-pitch limit. Enter reliever Khalid Ballouli, who served up a two-run homer to Aaron Herr. Then came consecutive errors by second baseman Callix Crabbe, left fielder Anderson and third baseman Ryan Braun. Suddenly, it was 5-4, with the tying run on third and go-ahead run on first, when Ballouli got Miguel Perez on a game-ending double play. "You get to where you start wondering what's going to happen next," Money admitted. "We miss the ground ball. They hit it to Drew Anderson - who doesn't drop fly balls - and he drops it. You're thinking, 'Man, what else can we do?' "

Link while active, text follows: www.mailtribune.com/archi...llrowe.htm Rowe revels in Beavers' success By DON HUNT Jackson County (Oregon) Mail Tribune Oregon State first baseman Bill Rowe scored the winning run in the decisive game of the College World Series. He batted .357 during the Beavers' eight games in Omaha, Neb., and was named to the all-tournament team. Rowe also set series records by making 87 putouts and by handling the ball 95 times without an error. Rowe returned to the OSU campus with the rest of the Beavers Tuesday still trying to fully digest the most exciting 10 days of his life, capped by Monday's 3-2 win over North Carolina that gave the Beavers their first NCAA title since the school won a cross country crown in 1961. "I'm probably not going to experience a game or a moment like we had (Monday) for the rest of my life," Rowe said. "The only thing that could top it would be to win a (Major League Baseball) World Series." Rowe was flabbergasted by Tuesday's huge celebration at Portland's Pioneer Square that saw more than 7,000 OSU fans fete the national champs. The Beavers arrived via a police escort from the Portland Airport. The players rode in a pair of Hummer stretch limousines. "It was crazy, man," Rowe said. "It was unreal. I've never experienced anything like that. "I've had so many (cellphone) calls and text messages, my bill is just going to be ridiculous." With the game tied at 2-all in the eighth inning, Rowe drew a two-out walk off North Carolina pitcher Daniel Bard. Following a single by Tyler Graham, former Crater High standout Ryan Gipson hit a grounder that Tar Heels second baseman Bryan Steed scooped up but threw wildly to first, allowing Rowe to score the go-ahead run. The Beavers made it stand up for the win. Rowe said he could read the lips of Bard after he got a visit from North Carolina's pitching coach before Rowe stepped into the batter's box. "He (Bard) was pleading his case to stay in the game and he said, 'I own that guy,''' Rowe said. "He was pumping in 95 mph fastballs but he walked me on five pitches." Rowe was passed up in last month's Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, but he's set to sign a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers today and be sent to Helena, Mont. OSU outfielder Cole Gillespie, the Pac-10 player of the year, was drafted by the Brewers in the third round and is also expected to join Rowe in Helena. "There's some good fly-fishing in Helena and so that's a bonus for me," said Rowe, who finished the season batting .349 with six homers and 56 RBIs in OSU's 66 games. "They want us there ASAP but I've still got to pack up my stuff and take it to Ashland. Everything's pretty hectic right now. We just got done with finals." Rowe plans to return to OSU in the fall and pick up a degree in philosophy. Rowe said he didn't worry about not getting drafted after getting a call from Brewers scout Brandon Newell. "He called me at the start of the (College) World Series and told me they were going to pick me up," Rowe said. "He also told me that I would probably crack their starting lineup."

Link while active, text follows: www.tribstar.com/sports/l...d=topstory Time is on his side Former West Vigo standout Lenny Leclercq learning pro ropes in minor leagues By Dennis Clark The Terre Haute Tribune-Star TERRE HAUTE ? A famous quote from 19th century French poet Victor Hugo ? ?Perseverance, secret of all triumphs? ? will be the way to future success in professional baseball for former West Vigo standout Lenny Leclercq. Leclercq, drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 11th round of the amateur draft in 2004, has just begun his third season with the Brewers? rookie league team, the Arizona Brewers. He had hoped to have moved up a rung on the Brewers? organization ladder this season, possibly to the Helena (Mont.) Brewers of the Pioneer League. That league is classified as rookie-advanced. That?s where Leclercq?s perseverance comes into play. Plus the fact he is still just 20 years old ? not turning 21 until Sept. 7. So youth is also on his side. ?It?s tough,? admitted Leclercq in a recent phone conversation. ?When [the Brewers] told us I wasn?t going [to Helena], it was disappointing. I?m still young ? but I?m the only one of my draft class in Arizona rookie ball.? Though his Arizona League game schedule began on June 23, Leclercq has been training in Phoenix since early March. He began the season in extended spring training, then has participated in daily practices and ?unofficial? games until the ?official? season began. So you think minor league baseball is all fun and games? Here is a typical day for Leclercq. He leaves his hotel room of the Holiday Inn Express at about 5:15 a.m., arrives at the Brewer?s Maryvale Complex by 6. The players go through stretching and conditioning exercises, then a throwing program for infielders and outfielders, then work on hitting and game situation drills. After a 30 to 40 minute break, the players start playing baseball games. In league season, the Arizona Brewers normally play four games in four days, then get the fifth day off. The Arizona Brewers play their games at 10:30 a.m. in the first half of the season, at 7 p.m. in the second half of the season. The Arizona League games are not well attended, box scores indicating 24 and 15 fans attending games last weekend. Oh yes, temperatures ranged from 94-100 degrees. ?[Minor league life] is a lot different than what I expected,? Leclercq added. ?Trying to handle failure has been the biggest adjustment. You have to try to keep it in a positive manner. ?Rookie ball is a tough league to play in. It takes a toll. It?s not like Class A ball on up ? here we have to practice every day before we play games. And the heat is always a factor.? Leclercq had a batting average of .253 in 2004, then .268 in 2005. In 83 combined games, he had eight doubles, four triples, two home runs and 19 runs batted in with 15 stolen bases. The one down side has been making consistent contact, striking out 102 times over the last two seasons. ?In extended spring training, I felt like I was hitting like I did back in high school,? assessed Leclercq. ?But just not hitting home runs.? The competition in rookie ball is daunting, as dugouts are bulging with up to 35 active players. Major league rosters by comparison have just 25 active players. Leclercq is also learning to play different positions, more than just his customary shortstop in high school. Last season, he played second base, center field, designated hitter, plus several starts at first base. He?s added third base to his fielding resume this season. ?I?d never played there in my life,? Leclercq laughed at the prospect of playing at the hot corner. ?I?ve played all positions, except catcher and pitcher. If I can play more positions, it can only help me later on. ?I like playing second base. I?m liking it most ? I?m getting the feel for that. I played one game at shortstop in extended spring training.? So far this season, Leclercq has started in three of the first four AZL games. Through Tuesday, he was 2 for 9 with a pair of walks and no strike outs. He has two starts at third base, then played second base on Monday. While the lower minor leagues don?t allow much contact with major league players, Leclercq has rubbed elbows with a few big leaguers. He has taken ground balls with Milwaukee second baseman Rickie Weeks and played briefly with pitchers Ben Sheets and Rich Helling during rehab starts. ?Last year we ran the bases with them [during Milwaukee?s spring training,? Leclercq said. ?It was fun being over there ? see how they do things.? Last offseason allowed Leclercq to recuperate a bit from his rigorous schedule, returning to his home in West Terre Haute and working at L.S. Ayres. ?I?d go to [West Vigo] to do my hitting, working with all the [high school] kids before school, hitting and throwing with them,? Leclercq said. If the television commercial is true about the effects of one night?s stay ? just think what six months in a Holiday Inn Express might accomplish. Leclercq quickly rejected the validity of that notion. He will stick with perseverance.

Final: Huntsville 5, Chattanooga (Reds) 4 Huntsville Site Game Summary: Link for Tim Dillard photo, text follows -- www.huntsvillestars.com/n...newsId=899 Dillard Does It On the Hill and With the Bat Tim Dillard threw 8 1/3 strong innings and chipped in with the bat, as well, by knocking in the go-ahead run in Huntsville?s 5-4 win over Chattanooga in the final game of a five-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars won two of the five games for a second straight series in the second half, while the Lookouts dropped to 6-4 in the second half and into a tie with Tennessee for the top spot in the North Division. Dillard was taken out after Joey Votto?s double with one out in the ninth and replaced by Khalid Ballouli, making his eighth appearance in relief. Aaron Herr was the first one to face the Huntsville right-hander and he belted a 2-0 pitch for a home run that cut the Stars? lead to 5-3. Herr knocked in seven runs over the last three games to push his season total to 10 against the Stars. Rick Asadoorian reached on a Callix Crabbe fielding error and Drew Anderson got to a Chris Dickerson fly ball in the gap in left-center field and couldn?t hold it for a two-base error that allowed Asadoorian to advance to third base. Pinch-hitter Noochie Varner reached on a fielding error by third baseman Ryan Braun that permitted Asadoorian to score to trim the lead to 5-4. Miguel Perez then bounced into a game-ending double play, as first baseman Brad Nelson scooped Crabbe?s relay throw out of the dirt on the backhand for the final out. Dillard won his third straight start to improve to 6-4 on the season and struck out a season-high eight. He extended his scoreless innings streak to 20 1/3 before Luis Bolivar?s single in the fifth chased home Dickerson with the game?s first run. The Stars? right-hander earned his second win at home and just the third for Huntsville in the last 23 games at the Joe. Dillard singled and scored in the fifth to tie the game at one and then came through with a two-out single in the sixth to score Nelson to give the home team a 2-1 edge. Lookouts? starter Travis Chick, facing the Stars for the eighth time since the start of last season, allowed two runs, one earned, on six hits over six frames and took the loss to drop to 4-5. He fanned six and walked three and was replaced by Jon Coutlangus, who gave up three runs in the seventh inning. Nelson delivered a two-run single with the bases loaded and Ron Acuna scored on a wild pitch to finish the rally. The Stars open a five-game set with West Tenn on Thursday night, as Milwaukee southpaw Jorge De La Rosa will make a rehab start for Huntsville and will be opposed by Diamond Jaxx? right-hander Bobby Brownlie. Coverage of the game begins at 6:50 p.m. central time and can be heard locally on ESPN Radio 1450 AM and via the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score: Ryan Braun 0-for-4, two K's -- Double-A ain't easy... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Huntsville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Tim Dillard Photo courtesy of PonderPhoto.com via the Stars' site: http://www.huntsvillestars.com/images/news/dillardt.JPG

Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=50707 Sarfate?s wild outing dooms Sounds By Nate Rau, Nashville City Paper Sports Correspondent Dennis Sarfate has been walking a tightrope most of this season. The Sounds pitcher has shown off his vast repertoire of pitches while simultaneously being able to stifle a chronic lack of control problem that has plagued him in seasons past. But the high-wire act ended Wednesday afternoon against Memphis, with the Redbirds chasing Sarfate in an 11-4 win at Greer Stadium. Sarfate recorded just nine outs against nine runs on nine hits. He walked two in the three-inning stint. He was not around the locker room following the game to discuss the damage, but manager Frank Kremblas detailed the problems in his stead. ?Everything was up in the zone,? Sounds manager Frank Kremblas said. ?He didn?t make any quality pitches down in the zone. He got behind hitters, never worked ahead. Everything a pitcher can do when they get hit, he did.? It was the most runs allowed by a Sounds starter this season and Sarfate?s ERA skyrocketed from just under 3.00 to 3.43. Sarfate (6-4) also spoiled his previously perfect 5-0 mark at Greer. In the past, Sarfate has been the epitome of the term ?effectively wild,? leading the Pacific Coast League in walks while still rating among the best in ERA. But against Memphis, Kremblas said he actually threw too many pitches near the heart of the plate. ?He threw more strikes than he has,? Kremblas said. ?When he was missing, he was missing in the zone instead of out of the zone.? Memphis tagged Sarfate for two runs in the first, four in the second and three more in the third before he was relieved by Chris Demaria. Sarfate?s struggles meant doom for a Nashville offense, which did manage to end its streak of scoring three runs or less. The last time the Sounds scored more than three runs was 11 games ago on June 16. Vinny Rottino led the Sounds offense, as he collected an RBI double and a solo homer for Nashville. NEW SHORTSTOP MAKES MARK: Ozzie Chavez notched his first-ever Triple-A hit in the seventh inning of his Music City debut. Chavez was promoted last week from Huntsville to help fill in for Chris Barnwell, who was called up by Milwaukee. The 22-year-old Chavez collected his first Triple-A RBI in the fifth inning, when his grounder to first plated Dave Krynzel. ROTTINO BEHIND THE DISH: Kremblas shuffled his lineup for the day game, with the most-notable change being Rottino getting the start behind the plate. It was Rottino?s fourth start at catcher this season. He gave up a passed ball, which led to a run in the third. ?I thought he did fine,? Kremblas said. Other changes included Mike Rivera getting the start at first base for Graham Koonce and Chavez getting the start at shortstop. Kennard Bibbs started in right field, with Nelson Cruz sliding over to center and Tony Gwynn getting the day off.

Link for Ozzie Chavez photo while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....002/SPORTS Redbirds hit Sounds' Sarfate hard Memphis first to really tag pitcher this year at Greer By JEFF LOCKRIDGE Tennessean Staff Writer Sounds pitcher Dennis Sarfate had played the role of Eliot Ness at Greer Stadium. He was anything but untouchable Wednesday. The Memphis Redbirds roughed up Sarfate for nine runs over three innings and rolled to an 11-4 victory over Nashville before a matinee crowd of 3,979. "He really wasn't wild, but everything he threw in the zone was up and hittable," Sounds Manager Frank Kremblas said. "He didn't have his control." Sarfate (6-4) was 5-0 with a 1.89 ERA in his first seven starts at Greer this season. The poor outing caused his ERA to jump more than half a run to 3.43. Memphis scored two in the first inning, four in the second and three in the third to chase Sarfate, who equaled the most runs surrendered by a Sounds pitcher in a game this year. Chris Duncan's two-out, two-run double highlighted the second inning and gave the Redbirds a 5-0 lead. Brian Daubach followed with his second RBI single through the left side, beating a Sounds' shift that had the left-hander played to pull. Redbirds shortstop John Nelson tacked on an RBI double in the third and a solo homer off Sounds reliever Mike Meyers in the ninth. Memphis' 15 hits overshadowed a nice day at the plate for Vinny Rottino, who had an RBI double and hit his sixth home run in the bottom of the ninth. "I felt pretty good today," Rottino said. "I just tried to go back to seeing the ball and reacting." Zach Sorensen added two hits for the Sounds, who have lost six of their last nine. The Sounds will try to earn a split in the four-game series with the Redbirds behind right-hander Justin Lehr in the series finale at 7 tonight. Nashville's home stand runs through Monday. ***Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Gwynn has golden memories of All-Stars By JEFF LOCKRIDGE Tennessean Staff Writer Nashville Sounds centerfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. has all-star memories like few others. His famous father, former Padres outfielder Tony Gwynn, was elected to 15 National League All-Star teams and will certainly join Cal Ripken Jr. as a Class of 2007 inductee into baseball's Hall of Fame. The younger Gwynn was able to attend many of those all-star games. "In Colorado (in 1998 ), that's the one that sticks out the most," he said. "There was a big roundtable discussion in the locker room with guys just talking baseball and strategy. There was Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds, Barry Larkin ? seven or eight all-stars talking baseball. "I was probably around 13 or 14 years old at the time. I wasn't going to say anything. I just sat there, listened and tried to soak it all in." Gwynn, a Double-A all-star last season, will be officially selected one of the starters to his first Triple-A All-Star game today. The game will be held July 12 in Toledo. Three other Sounds ? Nelson Cruz, Ben Hendrickson and Mike Rivera ? will join Gwynn on the roster. "I'm happy to go, although three days in San Diego would be nice around this time," Gwynn said. "But if you're going to have three days to do something, you might as well be at an all-star game." Golden sombrero: Third baseman Rico Washington was about the only Memphis player who didn't enjoy a big day at the dish. He was 0-for-5 with four strikeouts. Free bases: Redbirds outfielder Skip Schumaker swiped second base in the first inning of Wednesday's game, giving opposing baserunners 32 steals in their last 34 attempts against the Sounds. Note: Yeah, I realize that doesn't help the Mike Rivera cause -- we'll just blame Mark Johnson and Vinny Rottino http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif -- Mass Haas Firsts for Chavez: Sounds shortstop Ozzie Chavez got his first RBI in Triple-A on a groundout in the fifth and delivered a seventh-inning single for his first Triple-A hit. By the numbers: The Sounds dropped to 7-2 on Wednesdays, 8-7 in day games and 27-15 at Greer Stadium.

Final: Memphis (Cardinals) 11, Nashville 4 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Vinny Rottino photo, text follows -- www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=2025 Redbirds Hand Sounds, Sarfate 11-4 Loss NASHVILLE, Tenn. ? The Nashville Sounds dropped a Wednesday afternoon game, 11-4, to the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds at Greer Stadium. Memphis starter John Webb (4-6) earned his fourth win of the season as he logged seven innings of work. He allowed three Nashville runs to score on eight hits. The Redbirds offense jumped all over Sounds starter Dennis Sarfate early, plating a run or more in all three of his innings pitched. Sarfate (6-4) took his second consecutive loss after he logged his shortest outing of the year and allowed nine runners to cross home, matching the most allowed by a Sounds pitcher this year. In the first inning, Memphis jumped in front by a 2-0 score by plating two unearned runs following a fielding error by Sounds third baseman Zach Sorensen. The Redbirds struck again in the second, etching four runs. With two runners on, Chris Duncan hit a two-out, two-RBI double that increased the Redbirds lead to 5-0. Duncan scored during the next at-bat courtesy of a RBI single off the bat of Brian Daubach, who finished 3-for-5 on the afternoon. The Sounds recorded their first run of the game in the home half of the second. Nelson Cruz started the inning off with a single and crossed home later in the inning on a Vinny Rottino RBI double, the catcher?s 12th of the year. The Memphis offense continued to produce runs in the third inning. The visitors plated three more runners with the help of back-to-back-to-back hits to lead off the frame. All three of those runners eventually scored giving the Redbirds an eight-run lead at 9-1. The Sounds offense tried to get back in the game as they recorded single runs in the fourth, fifth, and ninth innings. The teams exchanged longballs in the ninth to close out the day?s scoring. Redbirds shortstop John Nelson, who went 3-for-3 on the afternoon, belted his 12th tater of the season to left off Sounds reliever Mike Meyers. In the bottom of the frame, Rottino belted a solo homer off Alan Benes over the left field fence for his sixth roundtripper of the year. AUDIO: Vinny Rottino Solo HR -- www.nashvillesounds.com/a...206-28.wma Nashville reliever Chris Demaria, who came on after Sarfate, logged four innings of work, his longest outing of the season. Meyers came in to finish the game and threw two innings, allowed one run on one hit. Even though the Sounds didn?t have much to cheer about on the afternoon, newly added shortstop Ozzie Chavez will remember this day. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Chavez hit a single into center field for his first hit at the Triple-A level. The Sounds and Redbirds play the finale of the four-game series on Thursday night at 7 p.m. Nashville will give the ball to right-hander Justin Lehr (1-2, 3.65) and southpaw Chris Narveson (2-1, 2.87) will head to the mound for Memphis. Nashville Box Score: As noted earlier, Vinny Rottino at the plate (Mike Rivera at first base)... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

Nashville Pre-Game Audio Chat with All-Star Pitcher Ben Hendrickson: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...206-28.wma

Wednesday's Helena KCAP Pre-Game Audio Chat with RHP Stuart Sutherland (Select date for June 28th, skip to the 13:30 minute mark): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

Final: Great Falls (White Sox) 8, Helena 6 Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...906_02.txt Brewers woes continue By JEFF WINDMUELLER - Helena Independent Record Sports Writer The Helena Brewers have been battling for a win the past six games and Wednesday night was no exception. The Brewers had two three-run innings, but the rally couldn?t pull them ahead of the Great Falls White Sox who left Kindrick Legion Field with an 8-6 win, sweeping their three-game series with Helena. ?They battled back, they?ve been doing that for most of the season excluding (Tuesday?s game),? said Brewers manager Ed Sedar. ?But they battled back, energy level was high and they played better baseball today.? That included an improvement at bat where the Brewers were in the Pioneer League?s cellar with a .227 team batting average. They had ten hits Wednesday including a two-run homer from Fredy De La Cruz, which brought them within one run in the fifth inning. The White Sox opened up a in the first inning when they scored four runs. After Santo Garcia grounded to first for the out, the White Sox had four straight hits off Brewers starter Roque Mercedes. The first three landed in center field, loading the bases for Great Falls? Chris Carter. Carter doubled a grounder down the third base line to score all three runners, and he would later score the final run of the inning off a wild pitch. The White Sox scored two more in the second inning off a line drive to centerfield by Lee Cruz, then another in the third inning after Tyler Reves doubled and then came in off a Franklin Batista hit to left field. The Brewers were down 7-0 before coming up to bat in the bottom of the third and took advantage of waning Great Falls pitcher, Tim Murphey. Murphey walked Stephen Chapman and Taylor Green on eight straight pitches, but there was no call for a warm-up in the White Sox bullpen. Chris Errecart reached when his bouncer to Great Falls second baseman Franklin Batista bobbled out of the Sox?s glove. Batista scooped it back up and ran to second to get the force out but was late. Green slid in low and Batista fell backward over the Brewer before picking himself up and limping away. The error allowed the Brewers to load the bases and for Chapman to score off a sacrifice fly by Andy Bouchie. Green scored next on a wild pitch, but after taking advantage of a mistake the Brewers made one of their own. D.J. Neyens doubled to right field, which brought in Chris Errecart for the third run and should have scored Fredy De La Cruz, but De La Cruz missed third base on his way home and was out on appeal. That ended the Brewers third inning. Despite Murphey?s tiring arm and his defense?s inability to get a final out, Great Falls manager Bobby Tolan didn?t take the pitcher out until after the Brewers? big inning. ?We left him in there trying to see if he could get five innings, but once (Helena) got three runs, I?m not taking my chances,? Tolan said. ?We?ve got plenty of pitchers in the bullpen.? The White Sox sent in Ryan Rote, who quickly dispatched three batters but then had the same problem as his predecessor in the fifth: getting the third guy out. With two outs and a double Errecart, Carlos De La Cruz hit a hard grounder to Batista that popped off his chest and rolled to the ground. Batista picked it up and threw wide to the first baseman. The error allowed De La Cruz on first and Errecart to score. With Carlos on, Fredy De La Cruz (not related) cracked a two-run homer over the left field wall. That brought the Brewers to trail 7-6, the closest they would come to the White Sox all evening. ?When he keeps his head down and swings he does well. When his head flies his swing gets long and he misses a lot,? Sedar said of Fredy De La Cruz. ?As long as he keeps his head down he does a nice job.? It?s one of the fundamentals that the Brewers coaching staff have been working on with their players. And, if anything, Tuesday?s performance shows that they can learn and improve. ?(It was) a very good improvement. We swung the bat much better today, scoring multiple runs. We haven?t done that very often early in the season,? Sedar said. Great Falls scored one more run in the sixth, but Helena relief pitcher Brandon Parillo was able to shut them out the last three innings. The Brewers have lost their sixth game in a row and will need to keep improving as they head on the road for six straight road games. They play in Missoula tonight at 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). The Brewers drop to 2-7 on the season while the White Sox improve to 6-3. Helena Box Score: Fredy de la Cruz on base four times; six innings of one-run relief from Travis Wendte and Brandon Parillo, Paillo's effort a nice bounce-back from his most recent appearance... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Helena Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Jon Ebelt, Helena Independent Record Staff Photographer - Helena?s Carlos De La Cruz, left, looks to put the tag on Great Falls White Sox baserunner Christian Marrero on a close play at first base during Brewers action Wednesday. Marrero did make it back in time. http://www.helenair.com/content/articles/2006/06/29/sports_top/b01062906_02.jpg

Final: Palm Beach (Cardinals) 6, Brevard County 5 Brevard County Site Game Summary: Cardinals edge Manatees Brandon Yarbrough's two-run triple capped a four-run eighth inning as Palm Beach defeated visiting Brevard County, 6-5, on Wednesday. With the Cardinals trailing, 5-2, in the eighth, Joe Mather drew a leadoff walk and came home on a double by Michael Ferris. After Tyler Greene walked, Brandon Yarbrough delivered a triple off reliever Josh Alliston before scoring the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Juan Lucena. Palm Beach reliever Zach Zuercher (2-2) got the win after allowing one run on three hits while striking out two in two frames. Mike Sillman notched his 17th save with a scoreless ninth. Alliston (0-1) surrendered a run on one hit while recording two outs. Brevard County used five pitchers and none went more than three innings. Steven Sollmann was 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Manatees (2-3). -- Josh Cooper/MLB.com Brevard County Box Score: Brewer pitchers walk nine, strike out 14; official scoring rules deficient when Dave Johnson gets a "hold" for his poor night's work; starter Luis Pena only works two innings plus two batters -- Manny Parra gets in one inning (one run, three K's) while perhaps getting in a side session; Ryan Crew on base three times... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...p;sid=t503 Brevard County Game Log: Looks like Hernan Iribarren took too big a turn at first base on an RBI single in the 2nd; two Manatee outs in the 3rd caught stealing; Robert Hinton's relief effort worth noting; wasting a two-on, no-out situation in the 8th came back to haunt the 'Tees; three men had a chance to tie it with a man in scoring position in the 9th -- no go... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...p;sid=t503

Until the Brewers heed my call (or until I exhaust myself from updating my profile), all Link Report Box Score / Game Log posts that involve Brewer affiliate losses will feature the smiling mug of Chad Moeller. Brewer affiliate wins will be represented by the determined face of Mike Rivera. Thanks for reading.

Final: Arizona Brewers 8, Arizona Mariners 7 Looks like our Jesse Harper fan was off by a day -- we're always, always better off going with TBD for Arizona Rookie ball pitcher projections... Arizona Brewer Box Score: Brewer catchers nail three of four trying to steal; national batting champ at UW-Milwaukee Mike Goetz off to a 1-for-15 pro start; teams combined for four triples and a three-run inside-the-park home run in spacious Maryvale, three sixth-inning triples by the good guys (HR was by the Mariners); right-fielder Chuckie Caufield with two errors but also an outfield assist to home plate; four of five pitchers with solid to very good outings; Wily Peralta's signing wasn't on a Rolando Pascual level, but it was heralded as significant by those in the know -- tough one today for Wily; 19 fans watched in the 105 degree sun... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_brrrok_1 Arizona Brewer Game Log: Marquise Liverpool -- great name for the rookie Mariner leadoff man; Jovanny Felix caught stealing 3rd base with two out in the 2nd -- yuck; Yonny Chaya worked so hard to get out of a man on third, no out jam (two K's), only to give the run away on a wild pitch; nice two-out RBI singles for the Crew in the 2nd and 3rd; thoroughly entertaining game log in a free-for-all way -- teams combined for two 1-2-3 innings... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_brrrok_1 First inning: With Jose Morban batting, Marquise Liverpool advances to 2nd on caught stealing error by Luis Ramirez, assist to catcher Brett Whiteside. Did starter Luis Ramirez perhaps interfere with a thrown ball to second base on the steal attempt? Same inning: Gerardo Avila singles on a bunt ground ball to right fielder Charles Caufield. Is the log guy messing with us?

Final: Augusta (Giants) 4, West Virginia 2 West Virgina Site Game Summary: WELCH GIVES GREAT EFFORT IN LOSS TO AUGUSTA Power lefty Dave Welch was spectacular on Wednesday night at Lake Olmstead Stadium against the Augusta GreenJackets tossing five and two thirds scoreless innings of work, but it was not enough as the Power lost their third straight game, falling to Augusta 4-2. Mike Bell snapped a scoreless tie in the top of the sixth inning on a two-out double down the left field line to score Mat Gamel and give the Power a 1-0 lead. Gamel came through with a clutch two-out RBI single in the eighth inning to score Darren Ford and put the Power up 2-0. The Augusta GreenJackets turned it on in the bottom of the eighth inning, sending eight batters to the plate and scoring four times to take the game away from the Power. David Maroul ripped a double down the left field line to score Antoan Richardson and cut the lead in half. Anthony Contreras brought in the tying run on a sacrifice fly and the GreenJackets took the lead on Mike Mooney?s RBI single. Money stole two bases and scored later in the inning on a single from Jose Yens. Sergio Romo (6-2) earned the victory, Wayne Foltin (12) got the save and Kevin Roberts (4-8) obtained the loss. The Power are 42-33 overall and 3-3 in the second half after the loss and the GreenJackets improved to 44-33 overall and 4-2 in the second half after the wins. Dave Welch started for West Virginia, allowing no runs on four hits, issued a pair of walks and struck out three through five and two thirds. Through four starts in June, Welch only allowed two earned runs through 22 1/3 innings of work. The Power will continue the four game series against the GreenJackets Thursday night. Augusta will start right hander Dan Griffin (5-4, 3.65) and the Power will start left hander Rafael Lluberes (4-3, 2.90). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). West Virginia Box Score: Darren Ford back after nursing his hamstring, steal # 34; rare day off for Angel Salome... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 West Virginia Game Log: Kenny Holmberg pinch-hit for Scotty McKnight awfully early (third inning); 2005 5th rounder Kevin Roberts hasn't been very good, but was victimized by a bunt single and a ground ball single leading off the troublesome 8th -- we can't see if hits are bloops or liners with our own eyes, but the game logs do help paint the picture... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_augafx_1

Power Press Release: The West Virginia Power, Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers have made another roster move. Today, left handed pitcher Derek Miller was placed on the suspended list, retroactive to Saturday, June 24. Miller is expected to miss one start and no move has been made to replace him on the roster. Miller struck out 12 batters in his last outing against Kannapolis. Miller is 7-1 with a 3.67 ERA, he is currently riding a seven game winning streak and his 88 strikeouts are third most in the league. The reason for his suspension has not been released. This suspension is a team suspension, not a league suspension, so we imagine it was for an off-field indiscretion. It appears the suspension is brief, so hopefully it is a relatively minor issue that is being addressed internally. Miller had to be on the cusp of a promotion, as so many of the Brevard pitchers are still limited on pitch counts; hopefully he gets there soon...

Standings through Tuesday's action: Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 42 35 .545 - 27-14 15-21 W1[/b] Iowa 36 41 .468 6.0 20-19 16-22 L1 Memphis 31 46 .403 11.0 18-23 13-23 L1 Omaha 30 47 .390 12.0 16-19 14-28 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chattanooga 6 3 .667 - 3-2 3-1 W2 Carolina 5 4 .556 1.0 3-1 2-3 W3 Tennessee 5 4 .556 1.0 3-1 2-3 W2 West Tenn 5 4 .556 1.0 4-1 1-3 L2 [b]Huntsville 3 6 .333 3.0 1-3 2-3 L2[/b] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Lucie 3 1 .750 - 0-0 3-1 W3 Daytona 3 2 .600 0.5 3-2 0-0 W1 Vero Beach 3 2 .600 0.5 0-0 3-2 W3 [b]Brevard County 2 2 .500 1.0 2-2 0-0 L1[/b] Palm Beach 2 3 .400 1.5 0-0 2-3 L1 Jupiter 1 4 .200 2.5 1-4 0-0 L4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakewood 4 1 .800 - 2-0 2-1 W3 [b]West Virginia 3 2 .600 1.0 3-0 0-2 L2[/b] Greensboro 3 3 .500 1.5 2-2 1-1 L1 Lake County 3 3 .500 1.5 3-1 0-2 L2 Delmarva 2 3 .400 2.0 1-0 1-3 W1 Lexington 2 4 .333 2.5 2-2 0-2 L2 Hagerstown 1 3 .250 2.5 1-2 0-1 L2 Hickory 1 3 .250 2.5 1-3 0-0 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billings 5 3 .625 - 4-2 1-1 W1 Great Falls 5 3 .625 - 1-1 4-2 W3 Missoula 4 4 .500 1.0 1-1 3-3 L1 [b]Helena 2 6 .250 3.0 2-4 0-2 L5[/b] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona League (R) - Arizona League Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZL Giants 4 1 .800 - 1-1 3-0 W3 AZL Mariners 4 1 .800 - 2-1 2-0 L1 AZL Padres 3 2 .600 1.0 1-1 2-1 W1 AZL Rangers 3 2 .600 1.0 1-2 2-0 L1 AZL Royals 3 2 .600 1.0 1-1 2-1 W1 AZL Angels 2 3 .400 2.0 1-2 1-1 W1 AZL Athletics 2 3 .400 2.0 0-2 2-1 L1 [b]AZL Brewers 1 3 .250 2.5 1-1 0-2 W1[/b] AZL Cubs 0 5 .000 4.0 0-3 0-2 L5

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 Wednesday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Window". Activate the Nashville Gameday. For the other links, 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. It's sweet! Nashville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_pbcafa_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_augafx_1 Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Arizona: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_brrrok_1

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Dennis Sarfate at home vs. Memphis (Cardinals), 11:40 AM pre-game, 12:00 PM gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: RHP Tim Dillard at home vs. Chattanooga (Reds), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.espn1450radio.com/ Brevard County: RHP Josh Wahpepah at Palm Beach (Cardinals), 5:00 PM; the Manatees' site lists Wahpepah as your starter -- perhaps others have gotten their work in on the side during this wet spell... Audio link (opponent's): www.palmbeachcardinals.com/ West Virginia: LHP Dave Welch at Augusta (Giants), 5:55 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: RHP Roque Mercedes at home vs. Great Falls (White Sox), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Audio (click on "Listen Live"): www.helenabrewers.net/html2/index.php Arizona: Former 40-man roster RHP Jesse Harper in a rehab start at home in Maryvale vs. the anything-but-ancient Mariners, 12:30 PM Central time, 10:30 AM local, never any web audio for the Arizona League

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