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Brevard County Site Game Summary: Dillard Downs Yankees 'Tees Shut Out Yanks Manatees starter Tim Dillard pitched seven shutout innings on the way to a 3-0 victory over the Tampa Yankees. Dillard was impressive in allowing only four hits and two walks while striking out seven. He improved his record to 10-7 without allowing a runner past second all night. Dillard's ERA now stands at a sterling 2.50. Reliever Jeremy Lewis would pitch two scoreless innings to record his sixth save. The Manatees got on the board offensively in the fourth inning on a Jeff Eure bases loaded walk against Yankees starter Brett Smith. Eure would strike again against the Yankees in the bottom of the sixth. After a two-out single by catcher Lou Palmisano, a double by Eure down the left field line would plate Palmisano all the way from first base. A line drive single by the next batter, Ozzie Chavez, would score Eure and cap off the night for the Manatees. The Manatees look to take the fourth and final game of the series against the Yankees tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 PM (noon Central).

Arizona Padres at Arizona Brewers, postponed, rain That must have been a welcome rainstorm!

Final: Helena 9, Missoula (Diamondbacks) 3 Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...105_03.txt Brewers open second half with win By TOM COTTON - IR Sports Editor Kenny Holmberg did his father proud Saturday night. Holmberg cracked a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning Saturday night helping lift the Helena Brewers to a 9-3 win over Missoula in a Pioneer League contest at Kindrick-Legion Field. The shot was Holmberg's sixth of the season which equalled the season best of his father, Dennis, who played for Billings in the Pioneer League in 1969. Dennis is currently a coach in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. The younger Holmberg was 4-for-4 at the plate Saturday night and his solo shot cleared the left-center field wall and broke a 2-2 tie. He worked the count full and jumped on an offering by Missoula pitcher Mark Romanczuk. Holmberg had seen a steady diet of off-speed pitches in his first two at bats against Romanczuk, but the Osprey hurler decided to go with his fastball six straight times in the third at-bat and paid the price. "I got pitches to hit and anytime you do that, you can't miss them," Holmberg said. Romanczuk lasted three more batters, and Helena would push across two more runs in the inning. Those came on a single by Freddy Parejo who was sent down to Helena from Class A West Virginia Thursday. Parejo appeared to not mind the demotion as he went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs and scored another in his first appearance for Helena. "He showed no signs of pouting," said Helena coach Eddie Sedar. "That is the game of baseball. He might do well and get called up again." The Brewers put the game out of reach with two runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth. The final pair of runs were driven across by Holmberg who ripped a double to score Ryan Crew and Mat Gamel. The win opened the second half of the season for the Brewers, who claimed the first-half Northern Division title, but saw several key players promoted. "The guys that were called up deserved that honor," Sedar said. "There is a lot of talent on this team. "I believe in our pitching and I believe in our hitting." Brewers pitching was solid in the contest, limiting Missoula to six hits. Five different Helena pitchers took to the mound with none pitching more than two innings. The win went to Brandon Parillo, who didn't give up a hit in two innings of work. The Brewers play Monday in Great Falls. Helena Box Score: Our apologies to Mat Gamel -- all public mention of his name, including the official MILB.com site, includes the unusual spelling of "Mat", so we'll stop adjusting that; still waiting for LHP Brandon Parillo to have an off night -- it's been nearly two seasons now; Adam Mannon a walk as a pinch-hitter and then a base hit later in his return to the H-Crew... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Helena Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1

Final: Huntsville 7, Montgomery (Devil Rays) 1 Huntsville Box Score: Ben Van Iderstine 3-for-3 with a sacrifice; Tony Gwynn on base four times, Vinny Rottino three; 86 of Gwynn's 103 base hits have been singles; just don't know what it's going to take to get Dennis Sarfate to AAA... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Huntsville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

Final: Brevard County 3, Tampa (Yankees) 0 Brevard County Box Score: RHP Tim Dillard does what Tim Dillard does -- Mr. Consistent, as in consistently efficient and very effective; the 'Tees have the one roster that's been stable this week, still battling at the top of a tough division... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1 Brevard County Game Log: LHP Jeremy Lewis continues to shine in relief after his independent league contract was purchased -- shades of Craig Breslow in reverse... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1

Final: Sacramento (A's) 5, Nashville 3 Nashville Site Game Summary: Sounds Fall For Fourth Straight Game, 5-3NASHVILLE ? The Nashville Sounds held the Sacramento River Cats hitless for eight innings on Saturday evening at Greer Stadium. Unfortunately for the season-high 12,344 fans in attendance, Sacramento registered five runs on five hits in its lone inning of productivity to post a 5-3 win over the Sounds in the opener of a four-game series. With their fourth straight loss, the Sounds (59-49) had their lead over Memphis in the PCL American Conference Northern Division reduced to five games. Nashville came up on the short end of a series opener for the first time in its last 11 series and fell to 3-12 on the year when playing on Saturdays. Tony Zuniga put the Sounds on the board in the bottom of the second inning with a two-out solo homer to left off Sacramento spot starter Mike Saipe. Audio Link of Tony Zuniga's HR: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...207-30.mp3 Nashville doubled the lead to 2-0 in the third when Dave Krynzel tripled and scored on a Warren Morris sacrifice fly. Sounds starter Gary Glover retired the first 13 batters in order prior to a fifth-inning walk to Brant Colamarino and held the first 15 River Cats hitless before the Sacramento offense came alive in the top of the sixth. Charles Thomas opened the sixth with a single, moved to third on a John Baker double, then scored on Freddie Bynum?s RBI single up the middle. Jermaine Clark followed with an RBI groundout that plated Baker to tie the game at 2-2. Matt Watson put the River Cats on top, 3-2, with an RBI single to right-center. Bobby Smith continued the fireworks in the frame with a one-out, two-run homer to right-center off Glover, his 13th tater of the year, which improved the Sacramento lead to 5-2. Nashville rallied for a run in the ninth against River Cats closer Jairo Garcia. Nelson Cruz ripped a one-out double to right-center then scored one batter later on Zuniga?s RBI single down the right field line to bring the score to its final 5-3. River Cats reliever Victor Moreno (2-2) picked up the victory with 2 1/3 scoreless innings behind Saipe. Glover (3-2) took the loss after allowing a season-high five runs over 5 2/3 frames while pitching on only two days? rest. Garcia earned his team-leading 12th save. The teams continue the series with a 6 p.m. meeting on Sunday evening at Greer Stadium. Right-hander Wes Obermueller (0-0, 2.57) will make the start for the Sounds and face Sacramento right-hander Juan Cruz (3-0, 1.54). Nashville Box Score: RHP Jeff Bennett healthy enough to pitch, and activated from the disabled list for this one... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

Nashville Pre-Game Audio with LHP Jeff Housman: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...207-30.mp3

Final: West Virginia 7, Hickory (Pirates) 3 If you had traded Adam Mannon, Freddy Parejo and Clay Blevins for Brendan Katin, Charlie Fermaint and Angel Salome in fantasy baseball, you'd be G.M. of the year -- there's no truth to the rumor the Power's going undefeated the rest of the season, but it might be close... West Virginia Site Game Summary: POWER OFFENSE ERUPTS IN THE SEVENTHCharleston, WV ? The West Virginia Power offense scored five runs on eight hits in the bottom of the seventh inning of Saturday night?s game to beat the Hickory Crawdads 7-3. Angel Salome, one of three Power newcomers, hit a solo shot in the bottom of the second inning to start the scoring for the Power. Later in the inning Hasan Rasheed knocked in Brendan Katin with a two-out single to give the Power a 2-0 lead. Neil Walker cut the lead in half for Hickory on a solo shot and made it a 2-1 game. The Power sent eleven batters to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning and scored five runs on eight hits, including two home runs to open up a six-run lead. Charlie Fermaint hit a three-run homer and Ryan Braun hit a two-run blast later in the inning to give the Power a 7-1 lead. In the top of eighth inning Hyung Cho knocked in Mike Cockrell on an RBI single to bring the Crawdads closer. In the top of the ninth inning Cho knocked another run in on an RBI groundout but it was too little, and too late for Hickory. Derek DeCarlo (6-3) earned the victory, and Romulo Sanchez (2-1) obtained the loss. The Power are 18-17 in the second half after the win and the Crawdads move to 21-14 with the loss. The Power will conclude the four game series against Hickory at Appalachian Power Park on Sunday afternoon. The Power will throw RHP Josh Wahpepah (5-5, 3.63) and the Crawdads will counter with RHP Derek Hankins (5-5, 4.15). The first pitch is scheduled for 2:05 PM (1:05 Central). West Virginia Box Score: Man, that lineup looks sweet; RHP Eric Thomas' 2005 comeback story continues -- nice! www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 West Virginia Game Log: Newcomers or not, clean defense helps, as it did here... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

Jim Powell doesn't believe in the jinx by mention, so neither will we -- Gary Glover with a no-hitter through five innings Of course, both no-hitters (Nashville and West Virginia) were broken up in the sixth innings of their respective games, and in fact, Glover took the loss as a result of his poor sixth, so don't blame me, Gary, it was Powell's fault...

Jim Powell doesn't believe in the jinx by mention, so neither will we -- Gary Glover with a no-hitter through five innings, and the West Virginia duo of Eric Thomas (four innings) and Derek DeCarlo (one inning) are doing the same. Tim Dillard, tonight's Manatee TBD, has a two-hit shutout through four. In other words, a stellar night on the mound thus far....

Nashville Media Notes for Saturday (PDF format): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 59 48 .551 - 30-26 29-22 L3[/b] Memphis 53 54 .495 6.0 29-27 24-27 L1 Iowa 47 57 .452 10.5 31-25 16-32 L5 Omaha 48 59 .449 11.0 19-28 29-31 W3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 20 12 .625 - 12-9 8-3 W2 West Tenn 21 13 .618 - 10-7 11-6 L1 Tennessee 16 18 .471 5.0 7-7 9-11 L1 [b]Huntsville 15 19 .441 6.0 5-10 10-9 W1[/b] Chattanooga 12 22 .353 9.0 5-11 7-11 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delmarva 23 10 .697 - 15-1 8-9 W1 Hickory 21 13 .618 2.5 10-7 11-6 L1 Lexington 17 16 .515 6.0 11-8 6-8 W1 [b]West Virginia 17 17 .500 6.5 8-7 9-10 W1[/b] Lakewood 17 18 .486 7.0 11-10 6-8 W1 Lake County 15 19 .441 8.5 8-9 7-10 L1 Greensboro 14 20 .412 9.5 5-9 9-11 L1 Hagerstown 11 19 .367 10.5 4-9 7-10 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Helena 24 14 .632 - 11-8 13-6 L1[/b] Billings 23 15 .605 1.0 13-6 10-9 W1 Great Falls 15 23 .395 9.0 9-10 6-13 L1 Missoula 13 25 .342 11.0 5-14 8-11 W1Florida State League Standings Link: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...p;sid=l123 Arizona League Standings: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...mp;lid=121 Stats and League Leaders, USA Today (or go to MILB.com): www.usatoday.com/sports/b.../index.htm

Links to follow Saturday's action as it happens: Nashville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_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_brrrok_1

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times Central except for Arizona Rookie; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Gary Glover at home vs. Sacramento (A's), 5:40 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Nashville Site Gamecast Feed: www.nashvillesounds.com/live/xlive.htm Huntsville: RHP Dennis Sarfate at home vs. Montgomery (Devil Rays), 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 home vs. Tampa (Yankees), 6:00 PM; no audio for this series West Virginia: RHP Eric Thomas at home vs. Hickory (Pirates), 6:05 PM Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: TBD at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 8:05 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.missoulaosprey.com/ Arizona: TBD vs. the mini-Padres at home in Maryvale, 7:00 PM local time; never any web audio for Arizona Rookie ball...

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Helena Independent Record: The Helena Brewers won the first-half championship of the Pioneer League's Northern Division Thursday night and quickly saw several top players move on. Five Brewers were sent up to Class A West Virginia of the South Atlantic League including catcher Angel Salome and outfielders Charlie Fermaint and Brendan Katin. The three were among the top five Pioneer League batters in batting average. Fermaint led the league in home runs with 12. Salome's 50 RBI's also led the league. Also being moved up to the Charleston club are LHP Derek Miller and RHP Kevin Roberts. Both had an ERA around 2.75. Helena has two additions to their roster, catcher Clay Blevins and outfielder Freddy Parejo. Both played at West Virginia with Blevins hitting .200 in 120 at bats. Parejo was hitting .231 for West Virginia. Blevins played in Helena last year, where he hit .243 for the Brewers. Mass Haas: We'll try to learn more about other moves with West Virginia, such as disabled list placements (Will Lewis?) that may have freed up roster spots. We have reason to believe that RHP Brian Montalbo, a 7th round pick in 2003 out of the state of Alaska, has left the Power of his own choosing. He may be on a restricted list at this time.

Final: Missoula (Diamondbacks) 12, Helena 1 Link while active, text follows: Osprey take advantage of Brewers By TOM COTTON - IR Sports Editor The Helena Brewers suffered a post-championship hangover Friday night as they dropped a 12-1 decision to the Missoula Osprey in a Pioneer League contest at Kindrick Legion Field. The Brewers won the first-half Northern Division title Thursday night, but were not sharp Friday giving up 17 hits to the worst offensive club in the league. The Osprey jumped on Brewer pitching early, as the first three batters of the game rapped singles. Travis Tully, who was 4-for-5 on the night, started things off and later came around to score on a single by Rusty Ryal. That run was a portent of things to come, as Missoula tacked on two runs in the second and another in the fourth. However, the big inning was the sixth, where Missoula pushed across eight runs, four fewer than their franchise record. Helena pitcher Luis Bernal tried to keep Missoula off balance with a knuckleball, but he didn't fool Osprey hitters who led off the inning with three singles. Bernal was replaced by Wilfredo Laureano, who didn't have any more success in the inning. Laureano issued two walks before giving up an RBI single to Jake Elder and a two RBI single to Pedro Ciriaco. In all, Missoula sent 12 men to the plate in the inning and six got hits. All of the six hits were singles. Missoula didn't have an extra-base hit on the night. While the Osprey had offensive success, the same could not be said of the Brewers, who saw their three top offensive players, Charlie Fermaint, Angel Salome and Brendan Katin called to Class A West Virginia Thursday night. Missoula pitcher Anthony Cupps, a seventh round draft pick from the University of Mississippi, pitched seven strong innings striking out five. That was a far cry from his last start Sunday against Ogden when he gave up seven earned runs in five innings. He worked with Missoula pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre, Jr. Tuesday and he said that helped him get back on track. Cupps faced the minimum 15 batters through the first five innings and he upped his record on the season to 2-3. "I was locating my fast ball in and out and I didn't go deep into too many counts," Cupps said. Missoula pitching was also helped by solid defense. The Osprey turned four double plays on the night. "It picked me up," Cupps said. "When a man got on and then to get a ground ball in the infield and pick up the double play, helped a lot." The Brewers lone run came off of Osprey reliever Vince Bongiovanni. Carlos Gallardo launched a solo shot that cleared the right-field wall in the seventh inning. Agustin Septimo and Matt Gamel each had two hits for Helena on the night. Elder had three hits in the game for Missoula. The two teams will meet again tonight to open the second half of the season. Mark Romanczuk is scheduled to start for Missoula. Helena's starter will be announced. Notes: Missoula catcher Gerardo Bustamante was at the stadium for the game, one night after being taken to St. Peters Hospital after collapsing Thursday night. Bustamante was hit in the head with a ball before the second game of a double-header while warming up the pitcher. Bustamante appeared to be just fine after the incident. Friday's win by Missoula was only the second this season by the Osprey over the Brewers. Ogden wrapped up the Southern Division title Friday night with an 11-7 win over Orem. www.helenair.com/articles...005_04.txt Helena Box Score: H-Crew hit into four double plays; 2003 5th round catcher Bryan Opdyke's going to get a chance to see what he can do now; why start Robbie Wooley on three days' rest after his most recent efforts have probably been a confidence boost? Is RHP Simon Beresford hurt? He hasn't pitched in ages -- we'll work to find out... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Helena Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1

Huntsville Times: RHP Brett Evert's spot will be filled by 6'3", 200 lb., 25-year-old right-hander Gerrit Simpson, 3-0, who had a 3.83 ERA in 37 appearances at Tulsa, the Rockies' Double-A club. Tulsa Drillers Site: The Drillers announced another roster move before the game. Tulsa native Gerrit Simpson was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers system. The Tulsa native will report to Double A Hunstville in the Southern League. In his second season with the Drillers, Simpson was 3-0 this year with a 3.83 ERA in 27 games. He was a 2001 5th round pick of the Rockies out of the University of Texas. No word on what the trade involved. We'll work on finding out for you. Overall Simpson's stats are fairly pedestrian, and he's in his second season of working in middle relief / setup. But you make this move when you're simply short on bodies for various reasons at this time... RHP Gerrit Simpson's Career Numbers Prior to 2005: www.thebaseballcube.com/p...pson.shtml Gerrit Simpson's 2005 Numbers: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...pid=455589

Final: Huntsville 4, Montgomery (Devil Rays) 2 Huntsville Site Game Summary: Link for David Bradley photo, text follows -- www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=682 Bradley Finishes Off BiscuitsBrad Nelson knocked in three runs to back the complete game pitching effort of David Bradley in Huntsville?s 4-2 win over Montgomery Friday night in the opener of a three-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars stopped an overall four-game slide and five-game home losing streak to improve to 15-19 in the second half, while the Biscuits dropped their second in a row to fall to 15-19 in the second half. The Stars have won three of the four games played between the teams this season. The Stars scored in the home first when Nelson Castro reached on a fielder?s choice, moved to third base on a Brandon Gemoll double and scored on a Nelson ground out. The home team tacked on three in the third inning when Guilder Rodriguez scored on a throwing error and Nelson delivered a two-run single to plate Castro, who had singled, and Gemoll, who had singled. Nelson drove in three runs in a game for the fourth time since rejoining the Stars after having knocked in only two runs in the previous ten games. Montgomery scored in the fourth when former Stars utility player Johnny Raburn led off with a single, moved to third on an errant Bradley pickoff attempt and crossed the plate on an Elijiah Dukes groundout. The Biscuits trimmed the lead to 4-2 in the sixth when Rico Washington?s one-out double chased home Dukes, who had reached on a fielder?s choice. Bradley then issued his only walk of the night when he put Wes Bankston on but got out of the inning by inducing Shawn Riggans to ground into a double play. The right-hander set down the next eight hitters in a row before Riggans singled with two outs in the ninth. Scott Neuberger bounced into a force out at second on the next pitch for the final out of the game, as Bradley wrapped up the longest performance by a Stars pitcher this season. Huntsville?s only other complete game of the season happened on April 8, the second night of the campaign, when Dennis Sarfate threw 4 1/3 innings in a rain-shortened loss at Carolina. Bradley allowed eight hits, struck out six and improved to 5-2. The series continues Saturday night with the right-hander Sarfate taking the hill for the Stars against Biscuits? right-hander Jamie Shields. 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. ***Link while active, text follows: www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...amp;coll=1 Oh baby, was Bradley sharp Pitcher with child on the way beats Biscuits to stop Stars' losing streak By MARK McCARTER Times Sports Staff markcolumn@aol.com David Bradley delivered 105 pitches Friday night on the way to an impressive complete game victory for the Stars. The next delivery he makes will be even more important. Bradley stopped a four-game Huntsville losing streak by pitching the Stars past Montgomery 4-2 in front of an announced crowd of 7,424. He now takes temporary leave of the team to return to his home near Parkersburg, W. Va. - to be there for the delivery of his second child. Bradley's wife Julia is pregnant - the Bradleys already know it's a boy - and doctors plan to induce labor this week. They already have a 3 1/2-year-old daughter, Isabelle. Add the growing family to a season in which he has gone 5-2, moving into the starting rotation from a nondescript bullpen role, and earned an invitation to the Southern League All-Star Game. It makes for a special summer for a man who this time a year ago was pitching for the Washington (Pa.) Wild Things of the independent Frontier League. Asked what he'd have said had someone told him in the spring he'd be a starter and pitching a complete game in July, Bradley laughed. "I'd have told them they were crazy,'' he said. "God has just blessed me big-time this year. I give him all the credit for it. I'm just using what he gave me. And it's really been a blessing. And tonight was just another one.'' The Stars, who continue this homestand against Montgomery tonight at 7:05, announced a roster change before Friday's game. Pitcher Brett Evert (0-0, 2.97 in 16 relief appearances) was promoted to Triple-A Nashville. Brandon Gemoll doubled in a run in the first for a 1-0 Stars lead, then had one of three consecutive singles that provided a three-run third. Guilder Rodriguez had led off with a double and scored on a throwing error after Nelson Castro's infield hit. Gemoll singled Castro around to third, then Brad Nelson drove both of them home. Ex-Star Johnny Raburn scored in the fourth after singling, taking third on an errant pickoff attempt by Bradley and scoring on a grounder by Elijah Dukes. Rico Washington doubled home Dukes in the sixth. Bradley, who has fallen into trouble occasionally by throwing too many pitches, fell into old habits in the ninth, going 3-2 on the first two batters before retiring them. After Biscuit catcher Shawn Riggins singled sharply to right with two out, Stars pitching coach Rich Sauveur jogged to the mound. "Do you want this?'' Sauveur challenged him. He did. Bradley got Scott Neuberger on a grounder, ending the game. "He was in control all night,'' manager Don Money said. "You've got to give him credit.'' Give him credit? Hey, give the man a cigar. Huntsville Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Huntsville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

Final: Fresno (Giants) 9, Nashville 5 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Julio Mosquera photo, text follows -- www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=1717 NASHVILLE ? The Nashville Sounds dropped their third straight game to the Fresno Grizzlies on Friday evening at Greer Stadium, falling 9-5 in front of a season-high 11,302 fans in the finale of a four-game series. Despite the loss, Nashville (59-48) maintained its six-game lead over the Memphis Redbirds in the PCL American Conference Northern Division. The visitors took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning when Angel Chavez scored on Doug Clark?s two-out RBI single. PCL home run leader Todd Linden belted his 27th roundtripper of the season for the Grizzlies, touching Sounds starter Ben Hendrickson for a solo shot to extend the lead to 2-0 in the top of the fourth. After Mike Cervanek and Adam Shabala singled, Angel Chavez belted a two-out, three-run homer down the left field line to up the Fresno advantage to 5-0. The Grizzlies tacked on four more in the fifth. Cervanek delivered an RBI double to center to plate Mickey Lopez then scored later in the frame on a passed ball charged to Sounds catcher Julio Mosquera. Chavez continued his solid evening when he followed with an RBI single to right off Sounds reliever Brett Evert, who made his Nashville debut in the contest only hours after joining the club from Double-A Huntsville. Fresno starter Matt Kinney got into the act by adding an RBI single of his own to run the lead to 9-0. Nashville shortstop Steve Scarborough broke up Kinney?s no-hit bid with an infield single to open the bottom of the sixth then scored the Sounds? first run later in the frame on outfielder Corey Hart?s sacrifice fly. Third baseman Chris Barnwell made his professional pitching debut when he moved to the mound for Nashville in the seventh inning and promptly tossed a 1-2-3 frame. The Sounds plated four runs in the bottom of the eighth to make the score a respectable 9-5. Dave Krynzel led off with a double and scored on Warren Morris? single. After Hart singled, Prince Fielder hit into a fielder?s choice that erased Morris at third and Barnwell walked to load the bags for Mosquera, who unloaded them with a three-run double into the right field corner. AUDIO: Julio Mosquera's 3-Run Double www.nashvillesounds.com/a...207-29.mp3 Coincidentally, the pre-game audio was also with Julio Mosquera: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...207-29.mp3 Kinney (4-6) fanned nine batters and allowed one run on three hits over seven frames to earn the victory. Hendrickson (5-8), who was ejected by home plate umpire Jack Samuels for hitting Shabala with a pitch following Cervanek?s fifth-inning double, took the loss after allowing a season-high eight runs on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings. The Sounds continue their homestand on Saturday evening when they welcome the two-time defending PCL champion Sacramento River Cats (AAA-A?s) for a four-game series. Right-hander Gary Glover (3-1, 2.16), who threw three scoreless innings in Wednesday?s suspended game, takes the hill on two days? rest for the Sounds. Sacramento will counter with right-hander Ryan Glynn (1-1, 1.52). ***Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Sounds lose third game in a row Third baseman pitches three scoreless innings By JEFF LOCKRIDGE Tennessean Staff Writer Chris Barnwell's debut as a relief pitcher was flawless. That feat becomes more impressive when you consider he's an infielder. With the Nashville Sounds short on arms and shorter in the scoring column, Manager Frank Kremblas called on Barnwell to make his first professional appearance on the mound during a 9-5 loss to Fresno last night at Greer Stadium. "It was fun, especially since I didn't let up any runs," Barnwell said. "Frank came up to me before the inning and asked if I was ready to throw. I just went with my fastball the first two innings. The last inning I threw a couple of sliders." Barnwell's three scoreless frames before a season-high crowd of 11,302 did nothing to alter the outcome, which gave the Grizzlies the series by taking the last three of a four-game set. Fresno scored 24 runs in its three wins. Memphis's 12-1 loss to Sacramento last night allowed the Sounds to maintain a six-game divisional lead. Sacramento is in Nashville for the first of four games at 6 tonight. "We'll be much better (tonight)," Kremblas said. "What hurt was having the rainout (Wednesday) and losing Gary Glover after three innings. The other thing was Clint Weibl getting hurt by the line drive (Thursday)." Glover will start tonight on two days rest after his abbreviated outing. The Sounds have also been handcuffed by the recent promotion of starters Justin Lehr and Rick Helling to Milwaukee. Injuries to Jeff Bennett and Mike Adams have landed them on the disabled list. Last night Ben Hendrickson started on three days rest and was roughed up. Fresno took the lead in the third inning on Doug Clark's RBI-single, and then scored four runs in the fourth and fifth innings for a 9-0 cushion. Home plate umpire Jack Samuels ejected Hendrickson when the right-hander plunked Adam Shabala with a 3-1 count in the fifth. The score was 6-0 at the time. "We were trying to work inside," Sounds catcher Julio Mosquera said. "Ben was pitching on short rest and we were trying to get him through the inning. We didn't even get a fair warning." Kremblas was less surprised by the ejection after seeing Shabala swing at the 3-0 offering with his team comfortably ahead. Fresno's Matt Kinney silenced the Sounds' bats through five innings. Steve Scarborough legged out an infield single to lead off the sixth and breakup the no-hit bid. He later scored on Corey Hart's sacrifice fly ? the lone run Kinney allowed in seven innings. Nashville got its offense going late behind Mosquera's bases-clearing double to right field, the highlight of a four-run eighth. The Sounds put two aboard in the ninth before Prince Fielder grounded out to end the game. Todd Linden hit his PCL-leading 27th home run of the season and Angel Chavez added a two-run shot for Fresno. New Sound: Right-hander Brett Evert arrived from Double-A Huntsville a couple of hours before game time and saw immediate action, pitching 1-2/3 innings in relief of Hendrickson. He allowed one run on three hits and walked two. Bible mania: Purity Faith Nights continues tonight with John the Baptist bobblehead dolls being handed out to the first 2,000 fans. Gates open at 4 p.m. Streak ends: The Sounds' season-long streak of 13 consecutive games with at least one home run ran out last night thanks to Kinney. Nashville had 25 homers during its stretch. What they said: "Our pitching has been so good all year. I just hate to see our guys go out there not fully rested." ? Barnwell. Nashville Box Score: Sounds draw six walks; Prince Fielder with ten errors at first base, but many of those were early-season, if memory serves... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

Final: Arizona Giants 8, Arizona Brewers 2 Weather: 101 degrees, clear. Wind: 1 mph, Varies. T: 2:40. Att: 28 -- that might be a Maryvale record. Arizona Box Score: RHP Craig Langille has only struck out 10 in 25 innings -- that's a bit troubling; RHP Jose Beltre has been hit harder, but has 30 K's in 21.2 IP; Harold Mejia's OBP still matches his average after 106 AB's -- zero walks; errors still an issue, as it almost always is at this level... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_brrrok_1 Arizona Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_brrrok_1

Link while active, text follows: www.wvgazette.com/section.../200507302 Braun HR lifts Power 1st-round pick?s ninth-inning blast earns 6-4 victory By Doug Smock Charleston Gazette Staff writer Ryan Braun continues to pound South Atlantic League pitching, and is getting more dramatic about it. Friday night, Braun launched a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the West Virginia Power a 6-4 come-from-behind victory over the Hickory Crawdads. On a fireworks night, he gave an early jolt to the paid crowd of 4,057 at Appalachian Power Park with his shot to the old Watt Powell Park seats in left. ?It was a first-pitch fastball and I was looking for something I could hit hard,? Braun said. ?Fortunately, I was able to do that.? Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers? first-round draft pick this summer, hit the Power?s third game-ending homer of the season. All three have come in the friendly confines of ?The App,? with Carlos Corporan and Hasan Rasheed hitting the others. Since arriving in Charleston from an ever-so-brief stint at rookie-level Helena, Mont., the Californian went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, raising his average to .329 with four homers and 14 RBIs in just 20 games. In the last 11 games, he is hitting .452. The Power (17-17 second half) rallied from a 4-1 deficit, product of another hard-luck outing by 2004 first-rounder Mark Rogers and the mastery of Hickory starter Yoann Torrealba. West Virginia struggled against the right-hander from Venezuela, managing just three hits in six innings. The Power didn?t get a runner to second base until the sixth inning, when Braun?s RBI triple to the right-field wall cut the Crawdads? lead to 3-1. The Power entered the seventh-inning stretch down three runs again, but Braun had awakened the troops. ?That was huge,? Braun said of the sixth-inning triple. ?We had been struggling a little bit. We hit a few balls hard at people. We obviously hadn?t scored any runs, their pitcher was throwing very effectively and I think that was huge to get some momentum back on our side.? Then, more good news for the camouflage-clad home team: Torrealba was done for the night. Derek Drage came in for the Pirates affiliate, and he got dragged around for three runs in the seventh. Corporan led off with a double, went to third on a 1-5-3 grounder off the pitcher and scored on a Josh Brady single. Josh Murray was hit by a pitch and Drage almost hit Adam Mannon, but the ball hit the knob of Mannon?s bat. Mannon eventually struck out, but Alcides Escobar and Hernan Iribarren hit RBI singles to tie the game at 4. Murray scored the tying run when Hickory catcher Neil Walker dropped the throw from right fielder Antonio Sucre. The home-plate umpire was poised to call Murray out, a questionable decision that would have brought derision from Rod Blackstone?s ?toast section.? The rally took Rogers, the Brewers? first-round pick in 2004, off the hook. He gave up just six hits in seven innings, but was on the way to falling to 1-8. Rogers? only win came July 12, a 3-2 win over Lakewood. Rogers is typically plagued by a stinker inning and offensive non-support. This time, a three-run third inning put him in trouble. Brian Bixler started the third with a single. Neil Walker?s sharp hit to right moved Bixler to third and Rogers walked Anthony Bocchino to load the bases with none out. After pitching coach John Curtis visited the mound, Mike Carlin scored two runs with a hit to center. Second baseman Iribarren then threw wild attempting to start a 4-6-3 double play, loading the bases again. Mike Cockrell made it 3-0 with a sacrifice fly to deep center. Iribarren finally doused the uprising, handling the front end of a double play by himself. Dan Schwartzbauer, the Crawdads? No. 9 hitter, smacked a solo homer behind the right-field bleachers for a 4-1 lead in the top of the seventh. Still, manager Ramon Aviles thought Rogers had a good outing. ?Mark, he was more aggressive with the fastball tonight,? Aviles said. ?He had one bad inning, but then he got right. He continued to pitch and battle out there and I was very happy when we bailed him out.? Dave Johnson (4-2), who pitched the final two innings, escaped a first-and-third jam in the eighth the get the win. Dustin Craig (4-5) took the loss. Notes: The win extended the Power?s winning streak on Fridays to four games. The season record on that day is 6-10 . . . At 21-13 in the second half, Hickory has almost equaled its win total of a 22-44 first half. The Crawdads are in second place in the Sally?s North Division, 2 1/2 games behind Delmarva . . . Former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch tossed her cane aside and threw out the first pitch, a wide grounder . . . Reid Nichols, the Brewers? farm director, attended along with assistant Mark Mueller. Power shortstop Alcides Escobar relays the ball to first base to complete a double play in the second inning. Escobar started the play by taking Dan Schwartzbauer?s grounder and forcing a sliding Antonio Sucre at second. Charleston Gazette photo by M.K. McFarland http://www.wvgazettemail.com/images/stories/PowBl.jpg

Nashville loses, Huntsville wins, the new-look Helena squad is getting routed, and the parent Brewers have me too ticked off for details now -- all the updates in the early AM -- good night, kids, play nice...

Final: Tampa (Yankees) 8, Brevard County 3 Brevard County Box Score: LHP Steve Hammond roughed up a bit in his high-A debut in relief; Drew Anderson extends what we believe to be a 21-game hit streak now; Adam Heether's three-run HR the totality of the offensive production... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1 Brevard County Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1

West Virginia Site Game Summary: Power Win On Braun's Walk-Off HomerCharleston, WV ? Ryan Braun extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a two-out single in his first at-bat of Friday night?s game against the Hickory Crawdads at Appalachian Power Park, but his last at-bat was the story of the game, as he hit a walk-off two-run homer and the Power beat the Crawdads 6-4. The Crawdads took an early lead scoring three times in the top of the fourth inning. Mike Carlin knocked in the first two runs on a single and Mike Cockrell drove in the final run of the inning with a sacrifice fly. It was a 3-0 game until Braun hit a two-out RBI triple to put the Power on the board in the bottom of the sixth. The Crawdads answered back in the top of the seventh inning on Dan Schwartzbauer?s solo shot to take a 4-1 lead. The Power tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning on RBI singles from Josh Brady, Alcides Escobar and Hernan Iribarren. Dustin Craig retired the first two batters in the bottom of the ninth inning before walking Iribarren. Braun hit the first pitch he saw during the very next at-bat over the wall in left center field, his fourth home run of the year, which was the third walk-off home run of the year for the Power. Dave Johnson (4-2) earned the victory, and Dustin Craig (4-5) obtained the loss. The Power are 17-17 in the second half after the win and the Crawdads move to 21-13 with the loss. The Power will continue the four game series against Hickory at Appalachian Power Park on Saturday night. The Power will throw RHP Eric Thomas (0-0, 3.12) and the Crawdads will counter with RHP Romulo Sanchez (2-0, 1.20). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). West Virginia Box Score: Ryan Braun a double shy of the cycle; just the fact that Mark Rogers toughed it out through seven is huge; this lineup will look much, much different Saturday, that's for sure... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 West Virginia Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1