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Tuesday's Daily Menu: The Arizona Summer League season wraps up...we'll miss those temperature and attendance reports... All starts Central Time except for Arizona Rookie; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Wes Obermueller at Memphis (Cardinals), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: RHP Ty Taubenheim at Tennessee (Diamondbacks), 6:00 PM pre-game, 6:15 gametime Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ Brevard County: Steve Hammond at Vero Beach (Dodgers), 6:00 PM; no audio for this series West Virginia: RHP's Mark Rogers and Justin Barnes in a double-dip at home vs. Delmarva (Orioles), 5:05 PM Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: RHP Robbie Wooley at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 8:05 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.missoulaosprey.com/ Arizona: TBD at home in the Maryvale complex vs. the toddlin' Rangers, 7:00 PM local time; never any web audio for Arizona Rookie ball -- this is the Arizona squad's season finale

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Reprinted from a post earlier this week: Now look, if we back out the single worst inning from any pitcher's performance, that pitcher will benefit. But here's what makes the incredible Will Inman even more impressive. July 20th, Ogden, Utah Inman has retired the Raptors 1-2-3 in both the 1st and 2nd innings. Then, in the 3rd, beyond any logical explanation, this happens: Adam Godwin singles on a ground ball to second baseman Kenneth Holmberg. Rick Taloa homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Adam Godwin scores. James McDonald pops out to third baseman Michael Bell in foul territory. Juan Rivera grounds out, shortstop Ryan Crew to first baseman Ned Yost IV. Justin Crist homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. David Sutherland singles on a line drive to center fielder Charlie Fermaint. Russell Mitchell homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. David Sutherland scores. Juan Apodaca homers (8 ) on a fly ball to right field. B. J. Richmond singles on a line drive to center fielder Charlie Fermaint. Pitcher Change: Dane Renkert replaces William Inman. Adam Godwin singles on a line drive to left fielder Darren Ford. B. J. Richmond to 2nd. Rick Taloa strikes out swinging. One hellacious inning (actually 2/3 of an inning), seven hits, four of them home runs, six earned runs. Now, this is where it gets good -- If you take that bottom of the 3rd out of the equation, if you just remove those ten minutes from Will Inman's life, here are his rookie numbers: 5-0, 12 G, 4 Games Started, 38.1 IP, 15 H, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 ER, 10 BB, 49 K, 0.47 ERA, 0.65 WHIP There, I just made my favorite post of 2005! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/happy.gif I don't know what happened in Ogden that night, some type of nexus of the universe convergence or something, but yikes! UPDATE: Monday, August 29th -- Matched up against the Pioneer League Pitcher of the Year, Missoula's Greg Smith, who was rocked, Will Inman posted this line: six IP, five hits, zero runs, zero walks, eight K's Updating his "minus one bad inning" numbers we now get: 6-0, 13 G, 5 Games Started, 44.1 IP, 20 H, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 ER, 10 BB, 57 K, 0.41 ERA, 0.68 WHIP Let the man-crushes intensify http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Final from Sunday's regularly scheduled game: Arizona Royals 7, Arizona Brewers 0, scheduled for seven innings No linescore or game log, but box score otherwise intact... Weather: 113 degrees, clear. Wind: 0 mph, None. T: 1:52. Att: 11. Arizona Box Score: Another one-inning rehab stint for RHP Josh Alliston; more struggles for Canadian RHP Craig Langille; Jhonathan (yes, that's how it's spelled) Blanc, normally an outfielder, with his second scoreless pitching stint -- throughout the organization this season, position player relief appearances have been nearly spotless this season... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_royrok_1

Final, completion of suspended game from back on August 9th: Arizona Brewers 7, Arizona Royals 4 No linescore or game log, but otherwise box score intact; looks like you'll want to disregard YTD numbers in the box score, they seem to reflect totals from and / or through August 9th... Arizona Box Score: They got a few innings in back on earlier this month, which explains a name like Tony Festa (now with Brevard County) in the box score... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_royrok_1

Final: Brevard County 3, Vero Beach (Dodgers) 2, ten innings So the boys in Florida avoid the hurricane-related postponements... Game Summary from the Dodgers' Site: Steve Moss led off the 10th Inning with a home run to help Brevard County hand Vero Beach a 3-2 loss Monday night at Holman Stadium. Blake DeWitt, a 2004 First Round Draft Pick for LA, went 3-5 with a homer in his Holman Stadium debut. The series continues Tuesday night at 7:00 PM (6:00 PM Central) with FREE TICKETS available at Vero Beach-area Subway locations. Brevard took a lead in the second inning when Ozzie Chavez lifted a two-run homer to center off starter Danny Muegge. Those were the only runs Muegge allowed in eight innings - his longest appearance of the season. He allowed only a bunt single after the fifth inning. DeWitt's home run came in the third inning and accounted for the Dodgers first run. Vero tied the score at two in the fifth. Jamie Hoffman reached on an infield single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Two outs later Matt Kemp singled him home. However, Vero Beach managed just three singles the rest of the way off Brevard's bullpen. It was the 11th loss in the last 14 games for the Dodgers. Brevard County Box Score: Palm Beach loses to Daytona -- Manatees' playoff hopes still alive; gold star to the bullpen troops; Steve Moss and Drew Anderson three hits apiece -- look for those boys in Huntsville next year... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_vbdafx_1 Brevard County Game Log: Lou Palmisano guns down a huge baserunner in the 6th -- I guess from all accounts, he's had a fine year behind the plate and handling the B.C. staff... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_vbdafx_1

West Virginia Site: Power playing two on final Two-for-TuesdayCharleston, WV ? Monday night?s game between the West Virginia Power and the Delmarva Shorebirds has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a double header on Tuesday night, for the final Two-For-Tuesday of the season at Appalachian Power Park. The first pitch in game one will be delivered at 6:05 PM (5:05 Central). The scheduled starters in game one are RHP Mark Rogers (1-9, 5.16) for the Power and the Shorebirds will counter with RHP Radhames Liz (1-2, 4.18). In game two the Power are scheduled to start RHP Kevin Roberts (1-2, 6.14) and the Shorebirds will counter with RHP Luis Ramirez (9-6, 2.46).

Huntsville Site: The Huntsville Stars game Monday night with the Tennessee Smokies has been postponed due to heavy rain that fell eariler in the day and the anticipation of more to come as the result of Hurricane Katrina. The game will be made up Wednesday as part of a doubleheader. The two teams open a three-game series in Sevierville, TN on Tuesday night. Ty Taubenheim, scheduled to pitch Monday for the Stars, will start the series opener. Coverage of the game Tuesday night gets undeway at 6:00 p.m. central time and can be heard locally on EPSN 1450 or through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.

Nashville Site: MEMPHIS -- Tonight?s scheduled contest between the Nashville Sounds and Memphis Redbirds, scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m., has been postponed due to rainfall preceding tropical storm Katrina at AutoZone Park. The game will be made up as part of a 6:05 p.m. doubleheader on Wednesday evening. The teams will play two seven-inning games that night. The Sounds and Redbirds will attempt to dodge the raindrops and begin their series with a 7:05 p.m. contest on Tuesday night at AutoZone Park. Nashville right-hander Wes Obermueller (3-1, 2.61) heads to the hill to face off against Memphis right-hander Anthony Reyes (7-6, 3.82).

Congratulations to LHP Ryan Costello, the Florida State League's Pitcher of the Week.

Nashville Media Notes for Monday (PDF format): Includes this: SOUNDS SHUT OUT OF POSTSEASON ALL-STAR TEAM: The Pacific Coast League announced its 2005 All-PCL Team this afternoon and Nashville was shut out of the proceedings for the second straight year and for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The PCL will announce its Rookie-, Pitcher-, and Manager-of-the-Year as well as the league MVP later this week. www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 71 65 .522 - 33-35 38-30 L1[/b] Omaha 68 68 .500 3.0 32-36 36-32 L1 Memphis 65 70 .481 5.5 33-31 32-39 L3 Iowa 62 69 .473 6.5 38-29 24-40 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 35 26 .574 - 20-13 15-13 W1 West Tenn 34 28 .548 1.5 19-12 15-16 L1 [b]Huntsville 27 35 .435 8.5 12-18 15-17 W4[/b] Tennessee 26 36 .419 9.5 13-14 13-22 L5 Chattanooga 24 38 .387 11.5 15-20 9-18 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm Beach 37 26 .587 - 18-14 19-12 L2 Vero Beach 35 26 .574 1.0 19-12 16-14 L2 [b]Brevard County 33 29 .532 3.5 15-17 18-12 W2[/b] St. Lucie 32 30 .516 4.5 15-16 17-14 L2 Daytona 30 31 .492 6.0 18-13 12-18 W2 Jupiter 25 35 .417 10.5 17-13 8-22 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delmarva 39 22 .639 - 22-9 17-13 L1 Lexington 34 27 .557 5.0 20-15 14-12 L2 Lake County 31 29 .517 7.5 14-13 17-16 L1 Hickory 30 30 .500 8.5 17-13 13-17 L1 [b]West Virginia 29 31 .483 9.5 15-14 14-17 W2[/b] Lakewood 28 33 .459 11.0 17-18 11-15 W1 Greensboro 27 34 .443 12.0 10-16 17-18 L2 Hagerstown 23 36 .390 15.0 11-16 12-20 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Helena 18 9 .667 - 8-6 10-3 L1[/b] Missoula 15 12 .556 3.0 9-6 6-6 W1 Billings 13 14 .481 5.0 6-6 7-8 L2 Great Falls 12 15 .444 6.0 6-7 6-8 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona League (R) - Arizona League Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZL Giants 18 9 .667 - 8-6 10-3 W6 AZL Athletics 17 10 .630 1.0 10-4 7-6 W1 AZL Mariners 17 10 .630 1.0 10-4 7-6 L2 AZL Royals 13 12 .520 4.0 8-5 5-7 W1 AZL Rangers 14 13 .519 4.0 8-7 6-6 L1 AZL Padres 11 14 .440 6.0 5-9 6-5 W4 [b]AZL Brewers 9 14 .391 7.0 3-9 6-5 L8[/b] AZL Angels 9 17 .346 8.5 2-5 7-12 L1 AZL Cubs 8 17 .320 9.0 4-9 4-8 L3Stats and League Leaders, USA Today (or go to MILB.com): www.usatoday.com/sports/b.../index.htm

Follow Monday's action as it happens: Nashville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_mrbaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_vbdafx_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Arizona: Not updated live, but usually later during the overnight... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_angrok_1

Monday's Daily Menu: The big boys are idle -- no excuses for not partaking in the minor league audio buffet tonight... All starts Central Time except for Arizona Rookie; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Wes Obermueller at Memphis (Cardinals), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: RHP Ty Taubenheim at home vs. Tennessee (Diamondbacks), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ If that link is down for bandwidth, use: specs.eyecentric.com/pres...opup.shtml Brevard County: TBD at Vero Beach (Dodgers), 6:00 PM; no audio for this series West Virginia: RHP Mark Rogers at home vs. Delmarva (Orioles), 6:05 PM Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: TBD at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 8:05 PM; Greg Smith, Pioneer League Pitcher of the Year, faces the H-Crew... Audio link (opponent's): www.missoulaosprey.com/ Arizona: TBD at the baby Angels' complex, 7:00 PM local time; never any web audio for Arizona Rookie ball...

Joining Michael Brantley in a Helena debut Sunday night was 3B/SS Jose Jimenez, also a young 18 years old, just six days older than Brantley. He posted these nice numbers in Arizona: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...pid=456156

Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...905_01.txt Brewers continue to struggle By KEVIN SHIVELY - IR Sports Writer The Helena Brewers struggled in their series with Billings, and they don't seem to be having an easier time with the Osprey. The Missoula club beat the Helena Brewers 8-5 Sunday night, winning the first of a three game series and pulling closer to the Brewers in the standings. The Osprey are in a playoff race with the Mustangs and needs some Billings losses to win the second half. Sunday's win brought Missoula within three games of the first place Brewers in the second-half standings. Missoula didn't waste any time in picking up a lead in the game, scoring four runs in the first inning on back-to-back homeruns from Osvaldo Diaz and Bryan Byrne. The Brewers, on the other hand, didn't score until the fifth. They collected three runs in the inning, but that only matched the three Missoula had picked up earlier in the fifth. Ryan Crew and Stephen Chapman each had RBI doubles for Helena in the inning. Chapman also hit a two-run homer in the seventh to bring the Brewers within two. The Helena slugger was 2-for-4 in the game with four RBI. In the bottom of the ninth, down by two, Helena put two runners on, bringing the tying run to the plate in Jose Jimenez. Jimenez, new from the Arizona League Brewers was making his first appearance for the Helena club. The Osprey turned an easy double play to get out of the game. It was their third double play in the game. Cody Evans started the game on the mound for Missoula, pitching into the fifth before he was replaced by Derik Nippert, who pitched two innings for the win. For Helena, Tyler Morrison got the loss. Morrison allowed five earned runs in his 4 2/3 innings on the mound, but walked none and struck out six. The two teams will square off again tonight at 7 p.m. (8:00 Central).

Nashville Pre-Game Players Chat With Utilityman Vinny Rottino: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...208-26.mp3 Nashville Audio Plays Of The Week: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...208-28.mp3

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Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Tommy Phelps photo, text follows -- www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=1771 Late Express Homer Hands Sounds 4-3 LossROUND ROCK, Tex. ? Luke Scott crushed a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to stake the Round Rock Express to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Sounds on Sunday evening in the finale of a five-game series at The Dell Diamond. Despite its fourth loss of the series, Nashville (71-65) retained its three-game lead over Omaha in the PCL American Conference Northern Division, as the Royals lost to Oklahoma to reduce the Sounds? magic number to six. The Express grabbed a 1-0 lead with an unearned run in the bottom of the third inning when Charles Gipson ripped a two-out RBI double off Nashville starter Tommy Phelps. Nelson Cruz crushed his third homer in the last two nights to tie the contest in the top of the fourth, belting a mammoth solo shot to left-center to lead off the frame against Round Rock reliever Travis Driskill. The right-hander entered the game to face Cruz after starter Carlos Hernandez was removed due to an injury. AUDIO: Mammoth Nelson Cruz Homer www.nashvillesounds.com/a...208-28.mp3 Later in the frame, Chris Barnwell delivered a one-out RBI single to plate Mike Rivera and give the Sounds a 2-1 lead. Nashville increased its lead to 3-1 in the sixth on a strange play with the bases loaded and one out. Trent Durrington hit a ball to short that scored Barnwell from third but resulted in a double play when Tony Zuniga was thrown out attempting to move from first to second and Corey Hart attempted to score from second and was gunned down at the plate. In the decisive eighth, pinch-hitter Alex Eckelman and Gipson led off the frame with consecutive singles against Sounds reliever Alec Zumwalt, who was replaced by left-hander Mitch Stetter. Scott greeted the southpaw with a go-ahead, three-run shot to right-center, his team-leading 31st longball of the season. The Sounds put the tying run into scoring position with one out in the bottom of the ninth against Express closer Scott Strickland but Jeff Cirillo grounded into a game-ending double play. Express reliever T.J. Mathews (1-1) recorded his first victory of the year, tossing a scoreless frame following Scott?s homer. Stetter (1-1) took his first career Triple-A loss after blowing the save. Strickland picked up his tenth save with a scoreless ninth. Phelps turned in a solid outing in his fourth start for Nashville, allowing only one unearned run on two hits over five innings of work. The Sounds continue their road trip on Monday evening at Auto Zone Park in Memphis, where they?ll engage the division-rival Redbirds in the 7:05 p.m. opener of a four-game series. Right-hander Wes Obermueller will make the start for the Sounds and face Memphis right-hander Anthony Reyes.

Link while active, text follows: www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...amp;coll=1 Stars find a way to win Huntsville wins fourth straight by scoring on wild pitch in eighth By MATTHEW NASCONE For The Huntsville Times The Huntsville Stars won their fourth straight game on a crucial play in the eighth inning Sunday. Enrique Cruz struck out on a wild pitch by Mike Schultz, scoring Adam Heether and giving the Stars a 4-3 victory over the Tennessee Smokies at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars turned a tie game into a win in the eighth inning for the second straight night against Tennessee. The Stars turned seven errors into five runs during the two games. "A win is a win," said Huntsville manager Don Money. "We could have put the game out of reach early, but we just didn't get the hits when we needed them and we squeezed out a win. "We have given our share of games like that away this year, so I'll take it." None of the three runs the Smokies scored were earned as starter David Bradley went six innings, allowing no earned runs, striking out seven batters and walking none. Bradley gave up two unearned runs on three hits in the first inning, but allowed no hits and struck out six in the following five innings. "My location wasn't as good in the first inning, my command wasn't quite there, but after that I settled down and I was locating my pitches better and that was the biggest difference," Bradley said. Brian Wolfe (3-1) picked up the win for the Stars, throwing two innings in relief. Gerrit Simpson recorded his third save of the season, pitching a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout. The win was the Stars' fourth straight victory, a feat the team has not accomplished since July 29-Aug. 1. The first earned run of the game came in the bottom of the fourth on a single by Brad Nelson. Heether scored on Nelson's single to tie the game at 2-2. In the fifth inning the Stars grabbed a 3-2 lead when Brandon Gemoll scored on a fielder's choice. The Smokies tied the game two innings later on a sacrifice fly.

Brevard County Site Game Summary: Manatees Crush Cardinals; 'Tees Remain in Playoff Hunt The Manatees rolled over the Palm Beach Cardinals 9-1 on the strength of their potent offense and Ryan Costello's stellar pitching. Costello breezed through the Cardinals lineup on his way to his sixth victory. Costello shined through seven and a third innings, allowing only six hits and striking out eight. His only mistake was a ball left up for Cardinals center fielder Reed Gorecki that was deposited over the left field fence for a home run. Reliever Jeremy Lewis came on in the eighth to record his tenth save. The Manatees bats started off hot in the first inning. With runners on second and third and one out, Jeff Eure laced a double down the right field foul line to score Steve Sollmann and Steve Moss. Lou Palmisano followed with an RBI single to plate Eure and give the Manatees a 3-0 lead. The Manatees struck again in the sixth for a run, and again in the eighth for five more. Eure ended the game going 3-5 with three RBI's. Palmisano had another good game, going 3-5 with two RBI's. With the win, the Manatees moved to within 3.5 games of the Cardinals for first place in the FSL East Division with seven games remaining. The Manatees head to Vero Beach tomorrow to take on the second place Dodgers at 7:00 pm (6:00 Central). The first place Cardinals travel to Daytona Beach to face the Cubs. The season ends in a week and four teams remain mathematically qualified for the final playoff berth in the FSL's Eastern Division. Jupiter has been eliminated and Vero Beach has already clinched a post-season berth.

West Virginia Site Game Summary: Power split the series with LexingtonLexington, KY ? The West Virginia Power took advantage of a four-run sixth inning on Sunday night at Applebee?s Park and they went on the beat the Lexington Legends by the final score of 7-1 in their final game against their archrival this season. Will Lewis gave the Power a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on an RBI single, which was his first of three hits in the game. Lexington tied the game on a two out RBI single from J.R. Towles in the bottom of the second. The Power took the lead for good in the top of the fifth inning when Hernan Iribarren stole second base and then scored on a two-base throwing error committed by catcher Chris Clark. The Power pulled away scoring four runs in the top of the sixth inning on five consecutive hits. Lewis and Agustin Septimo both hit RBI doubles in the inning, Hasan Rasheed drove in the third run of the inning on an RBI single, and Rasheed scored later in the sixth when Samuel Gervacio was called for a balk. The Power plated the final run of the game on Septimo?s sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning. Yovani Gallardo (7-3) tossed six and two thirds solid innings to earn the victory, and Felipe Paulino (1-1) obtained the loss. The Power are 29-31 in the second half after the win and the Legends move to 34-27 with the loss. The Power will begin the final home series of the season at Appalachian Power Park (four-games) with the Delmarva Shorebirds on Monday night. The Power will throw RHP Mark Rogers (1-9, 5.16) and the Shorebirds will counter with RHP Radhames Liz (1-2, 4.18). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central).

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Heether's Hustle Helps Stars Win Fourth StraightAdam Heether scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch with two outs in the eighth inning, as Huntsville came back to down Tennessee 4-3 Sunday night in the third game of a four-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars won their fourth straight game to improve to 27-35 in the second half and move into third place one game ahead of the Smokies in the North Division. The Stars have won four consecutive games for the first time since July 29 through August 2 when they swept a three-game set from Montgomery and won the first game of a three-game series at West Tenn. Mike Schultz took over on the mound for the Smokies with one out in the eighth inning and gave up a double to Heether, who collected two hits in a contest for the first time at the double-A level. Heether stole third base with two outs and Enrique Cruz at the plate for his second steal of the night and a season-high fifth for the home team. Cruz struck out swinging on a 3-2 pitch from Schultz that got past catcher Mike DiRosa, allowing Heether to score and Cruz to reach first base. Gerrit Simpson retired all three hitters he faced in the ninth to earn his third save and second in as many nights. Tennesee had tied the game in the top of the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Jarred Ball that scored Marland Williams. Chris Carter and Jamie D?Antona doubled in two-out runs against Stars? starter David Bradley in the first inning to put the Smokies ahead for the second straight night in their first at-bat. The right-hander then retired the next 11 hitters before Williams reached base in the fifth on a Heether error. Bradley then set down the next five batters before departing after six innings during which he threw 107 pitches. The only Smokies? hit after the first inning was a single by Adam Haley after Ball?s scoring fly ball. The Stars scored single runs in the first, fourth and fifth innings against Smokies? starter Dustin Nippert, who entered the game with the best earned run average in the league. The right-hander allowed two earned runs on seven hits and four walks and threw 100 pitches before being lifted after five frames. The series wraps up on Monday night with Huntsville right-hander Ty Taubenheim taking the hill against Smokies? right-hander Tony Pena. Coverage of the game gets underway at 6:50 p.m. central time on ESPN 1450 AM and via the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.