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Final: Nashville 7, Memphis (Cardinals) 6 These Cardiac Sounds are truly "The Incredibles"! Nashville Site Game Summary: www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=1700 Bottom Of Ninth Rally Nets Sounds 7-6 WinNASHVILLE ? The never-say-die Nashville Sounds scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to erase a 6-4 deficit and score a 7-6 victory over the division-rival Memphis Redbirds on a wild Wednesday afternoon at Greer Stadium. With the victory, Nashville (55-43) improved to a season-best 12 games over .500 and, more importantly, increased its lead in the PCL American Conference Northern Division to a season-high six games over the Redbirds. Trailing 6-4 after Memphis second baseman Tim Hummel hammered his second home run of the afternoon, a two-run shot off Sounds reliever Mitch Stetter in the top of the ninth, Nashville quickly got to work in the bottom of the frame. Nelson Cruz, Mike Rivera, and Chris Barnwell opened the inning with consecutive singles off Redbirds reliever Ricky Stone to load the bases. Steve Scarborough followed with an RBI infield single to pull the Sounds within a run at 6-5. With the bases still loaded, pinch-hitter Tony Zuniga hit a grounder to third baseman Scott Seabol, who threw to the plate to force Rivera for the first out of the inning. Memphis catcher Brad Cresse threw to first in an attempt to complete a double play but his throw sailed over the head of first baseman John Gall and into right field, allowing Barnwell and Scarborough to score the tying and winning runs. Audio Link -- Sounds Win! Sounds Win! www.nashvillesounds.com/a...207-20.mp3 The victory was Nashville?s 20th last at-bat win of the year and their second in as many days against the Redbirds. In addition, the win was the Sounds? 16th victory in a game in which they trailed in the seventh inning or later. Every Nashville starter except Prince Fielder, who contributed an RBI, recorded a hit in the contest. Nashville?s Corey Harts combined to net the Sounds a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Corey D. Hart led off the contest with a double to right, was sacrificed to third, and scored on All-Star Corey Hart?s sacrifice fly to left. Hummel evened things in the third with a leadoff solo homer to left off Sounds starter Ben Hendrickson. The roundtripper was his second of the season and first of two on the afternoon. The Sounds plated single runs in the sixth and seventh to up the lead to 3-1 behind Hendrickson. Fielder picked up an RBI in the sixth before Rivera swatted his second home run of the series and seventh overall on the year in the seventh, touching up Redbirds reliever Josh Pearce. Memphis rallied in the eighth against Hendrickson, tying the game with runs coming on a Skip Schumaker sacrifice fly and a Gall RBI single. Nashville right fielder Nelson Cruz -- who recorded a hit for the 15th time in 16 Triple-A contests -- made a spectacular leaping grab at the wall in right on Schumaker?s ball, robbing the Redbird of his sixth home run of the season and temporarily securing the Sounds? lead. After Hendrickson exited the ballgame following Gall?s knock, the Redbirds grabbed a 4-3 lead when Rivera was unable to handle a Stetter offering and Bo Hart, who extended his hitting streak to a season-high 14 games earlier in the inning, scampered home on the passed ball. Outfielder Corey Hart continued to produce big hits for the Sounds in clutch situations against Memphis, belting a two-out solo homer off Josh Kinney in the bottom of the eighth to square the game at 4-4. The blast, his tenth of the year, came less than a day after his game-ending 12th-inning bomb on Tuesday night. After Seabol drew a walk to open the ninth, Hummel touched Stetter for a go-ahead two-run blast, his second dinger of the day, to give Memphis its short-lived 6-4 advantage. Stetter (1-0) picked up his first career Triple-A victory for Nashville, while Stone (0-1) took a loss in his first decision of the year after allowing the three bottom-of-the-ninth tallies (one earned). The teams wrap up the series with a 7 p.m. meeting on Thursday evening at Greer Stadium. Right-hander Mike Meyers (3-3, 6.17) will make a spot start for Nashville and face Memphis right-hander Mark Nussbeck (3-4, 2.57). Nashville Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

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Chain Reaction Continues: RHP Brian Wolfe, who has been lights out as Brevard County's late-inning guy, has been promoted to AA Huntsville. Wolfe was a free-agent signee after being released by the Twins organization earlier this season.

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 54 43 .557 - 28-22 26-21 W2[/b] Memphis 49 48 .505 5.0 26-22 23-26 L2 Iowa 45 49 .479 7.5 30-24 15-25 W1 Omaha 44 53 .454 10.0 18-23 26-30 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Tenn 14 10 .583 - 8-5 6-5 W2 Carolina 13 10 .565 0.5 8-7 5-3 L1 [b]Huntsville 13 12 .520 1.5 4-7 9-5 L1[/b] Tennessee 12 12 .500 2.0 5-6 7-6 L2 Chattanooga 10 15 .400 4.5 5-8 5-7 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Brevard County 15 9 .625 - 4-4 11-5 L2[/b] St. Lucie 15 9 .625 - 4-5 11-4 W2 Vero Beach 14 10 .583 1.0 9-6 5-4 W3 Palm Beach 15 11 .577 1.0 6-5 9-6 W2 Jupiter 10 13 .435 4.5 9-6 1-7 L3 Daytona 8 16 .333 7.0 4-9 4-7 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delmarva 19 6 .760 - 14-1 5-5 W6 Hickory 15 9 .625 3.5 6-4 9-5 W2 Lexington 13 12 .520 6.0 8-4 5-8 L1 [b]West Virginia 12 12 .500 6.5 5-3 7-9 L1[/b] Lakewood 11 14 .440 8.0 8-8 3-6 W1 Lake County 10 15 .400 9.0 6-7 4-8 L4 Hagerstown 9 15 .375 9.5 3-7 6-8 W1 Greensboro 8 16 .333 10.5 1-6 7-10 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Helena 19 8 .704 - 9-4 10-4 L1[/b] Billings 17 10 .630 2.0 9-5 8-5 W5 Great Falls 9 18 .333 10.0 6-8 3-10 L5 Missoula 8 19 .296 11.0 4-12 4-7 W1Arizona 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

Nashville Media Notes for Wednesday (PDF format): When you combine the Sounds day record and their Wednesday record, it pretty much guarantees a win today -- read on... www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

Nashville Site: Right-hander Mike Meyers, who opened the season with Nashville before being reassigned to Double-A Huntsville on June 11, has been re-added to the Sounds roster. The 27-year-old posted no decisions, one save, and a 1.71 ERA (4er / 21.0ip) in 11 relief appearances for the Stars. Meyers went 3-3 with a 6.17 ERA in 22 relief outings for the Sounds.

Links to follow Wednesday's action as it happens: Nashville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_mobaax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_ogdrok_1 Arizona: Not updated live, but usually later during the overnight... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_royrok_1

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times Central except for Arizona League; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Ben Hendrickson at home vs. Memphis (Cardinals), 11:40 AM pre-game; 12:00 PM gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Nashville Site Gamecast Feed: www.nashvillesounds.com/live/xlive.htm Huntsville: RHP Glenn Woolard at Mobile (Padres), 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. Daytona (Cubs), 6:00 PM Audio link (opponent's, right-hand side of linked page): www.daytonacubs.com/ West Virginia: RHP Josh Baker at home vs. Lakewood (Phillies), 6:05 PM Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: TBD at Ogden (Dodgers), 8:05 PM Audio link (opponent's, scroll to left-hand side of linked page): www.ogden-raptors.com/ Arizona: TBD at the Royals' complex, 10:30 AM local time in the Arizona sun; never any audio for this league...

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Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Sounds' Bennett released from hospital Sounds reliever Jeff Bennett was released from Summit Medical Center yesterday after spending the previous two days there with viral meningitis. "Everything's fine now," the former Gordonsville star said from the team clubhouse at Greer Stadium prior to yesterday's game. "I'll be back to playing next week." It was the first time Bennett had been at the stadium since he pitched in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against Albuquerque. Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. The inflammation can be bacterial or viral. Bacterial meningitis is less common but considerably more serious than viral and can be life-threatening. The frequency of viral meningitis increases in summer and fall but is often undiagnosed because it resembles the flu.

Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=42994 Fielder gets last word By Nate Rau, nrau@nashvillecitypaper.com Talk is always cheap. Even when it?s two of the top minor league prospects engaged in a shouting match, which leads to an ejection for one of them. After Monday?s war of words between Nashville?s Prince Fielder and Memphis? Adam Wainwright, which ended with Fielder getting ejected, the two got to face off for real Tuesday. Wainwright, listed as the No. 2 prospect in the Cardinals organization, took the hill for Memphis and Fielder was in the lineup for the Sounds. One night earlier, Wainwright and other members of the Redbirds bench thought Fielder came in high on Redbirds catcher Brad Cresse on a play at the plate. He responded by yelling something to Fielder, who let loose a tirade which led to his ejection. While Fielder stormed back onto the field, Wainwright remained inside the dugout. Nashville manager Frank Kremblas could have given Fielder the day off on Tuesday, but elected to play his star slugger. ?I think [Monday night] was a situation where things get heated and people say things they don?t mean and then put it behind them the next day,? Kremblas said. In the third inning, Fielder popped a ball the opposite way that carried all the way over the fence for his 18th homer of the year. Fielder?s trip around the bases was without incident. ?I wasn?t worried about him too much after my first at-bat,? Fielder said. ?Once the game started, I was just ready to play baseball. It was just another home run.? Fielder, who finished 1-for-3, said neither Wainwright or any of the other Redbirds had words for him during the game. In the second inning, Wainwright had a breaking pitch get away from him that plunked Steve Scarborough in the head. That?s when home plate umpire Kevin Sweeney administered warnings to both benches to prevent any more drama between the two teams. There were no other incidents following the warning.

Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Hart HR in 12th lifts Sounds Nashville earns 19th win in its final at-bat By MAURICE PATTON Tennessean Staff Writer It's official: Corey Hart is Public Enemy No. 1 of the Memphis Redbirds. The Nashville Sounds all-star outfielder led off the 12th inning with a solo home run to deal the visitors a 5-4 loss last night. On July 3, Hart's solo shot in the 10th decided an 8-7 Sounds win. For Nashville, it was the 19th win in the team's final at-bat and the fourth game-winning home run at Greer Stadium. It also marks the fifth Sounds win in six outings against Memphis and extends the team's lead in the Pacific Coast League American North to a season-high five games. "I just wanted to get up there and get on base, get a rally going," Hart said after his ninth home run of the season. "I was more happy with what happened. "(Before the July 3 game-winner) I hadn't done that in three seasons. It's not something you look to have happen, but you'll take it." Hart was the first Nashville baserunner since Julio Mosquera's two-out, bases-loaded walk in the seventh drove in Hart to give the Sounds a 4-3 lead ? a lead Memphis erased in the top of the eighth on Scott Seabol's RBI base hit. The Redbirds blew a chance to take a 10th-inning lead when right-fielder Nelson Cruz made a stellar running catch on a Seabol drive to right field with runners at first and third and one out. Bo Hart apparently tagged up and scored on the play, but Cruz threw back to first and doubled off Chris Duncan to complete an inning-ending double play. Hart crossed the plate before Duncan was doubled off but the run didn't count, presumably because umpires ruled Hart failed to tag up from third. "I thought they'd be tagging, but I caught it and I heard everybody yelling 'one' (first base)," Cruz said. "That was an outstanding catch," Manager Frank Kremblas said. "When he hit it, you're thinking, just keep it to one run. Then he stuck his glove up, and I still didn't think he caught it; next thing, he's throwing to first base." Dearly departed: Nashville pitcher Justin Lehr was called up by the Brewers. Lehr, who was 7-7 with a 3.99 ERA in 27 games (11 starts), will take the roster spot vacated by Wes Obermueller, who was optioned by Milwaukee to the Sounds. Obermueller was 1-2, 4.62 in 18 games (six starts). Up the charts: Hart stole his 22nd and 23rd bases of the season during the seventh inning . The steals gave him the team lead, breaking a tie with current Brewers infielder Trent Durrington. He also moved into third place on the Pacific Coast League list ? behind Portland's Kerry Robinson (26) and Omaha's Adrian Brown (24). Game at a glance ? Winning pitcher: Clint Weibl (2-2). ? Big stick: Corey Hart, 2-for-5, two stolen bases, game-winning solo home run. ? How they won: Hart led off the 12th with a solo shot off Memphis reliever Bill Pulsipher after the Redbirds bullpen had retired 13 consecutive Nashville hitters. It was the third Nashville lead ? the Sounds squandered 3-2 and 4-3 margins. The Nashville relief corps allowed one unearned run in 5+ innings. ? What they said: "I think it'll be easier for us than them (to play at 12 noon today). But we can't let up here. They're going to come back a little upset. We've got to be ready." ? Sounds Manager Frank Kremblas. ? Today's pitchers: Sounds ? RHP Ben Hendrickson (4-7, 4.53 ERA). Redbirds ? RHP Anthony Reyes (7-3, 3.08).

Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=42992 Sounds outlast ?Birds in 12 By Nate Rau , nrau@nashvillecitypaper.com Tuesday night?s meeting between first-place Nashville and second-place Memphis played out like an epic back-and-forth game of tug-of-war. Neither Volunteer State rival budged until the bottom of the twelfth inning. That?s when, after three hours and thirty-eight minutes of baseball, Sounds All-Star right fielder Corey Hart jacked a game-winning homer to left field off Bill Pulsipher to give Nashville a 5-4 win. ?Obviously I was tired,? Hart said. ?I was just trying to hit it really hard to get the inning going. I wasn?t trying to hit a home run.? The Sounds now have a season-best five game lead over Memphis in the PCL American North Division. ?It?s an extra inning big win, those are always big,? Sounds manager Frank Kremblas said. ?From a mental standpoint, it?s an important win for us.? Nashville?s Nelson Cruz made a game-saving, over-the-shoulder catch in the top of the 10th inning on a ball hit deep to right center by Scott Seabol. Cruz then turned around and doubled up Chris Duncan to end the inning and the Redbirds scoring threat. The Sounds had to use five pitchers to secure the win. Kane Davis and Clint Weibl combined to throw three scoreless innings at the end. Weibl (2-2) earned the win and has pitched well in the first two games of this four-game set against the Redbirds. ?I thought our pitchers did a good job,? Kremblas said. ?Defensively, we made some miscues, but our pitchers pitched around them.? The Sounds took the lead in the seventh inning, when the Memphis bullpen derailed. Memphis relievers Carmen Cali and Jimmy Journell teamed up to load the bases and eventually walk the go-ahead run. Hart scored when Journell walked Julio Mosquera. Memphis answered back in the top of the eighth. That?s when Seabol hit a ball up the middle and a miscommunication between Chris Barnwell and Warren Morris of the Sounds allowed Bo Hart to score the game-tying run for Memphis. Both starting pitchers were far from untouchable, but settled into grooves of their own. After a rocky start, Memphis starter Adam Wainwright settled down to go six innings, surrendering three runs on seven hits. Rick Helling had his usual lengthy outing, going 6.2 innings and also picking up the no decision. Prince Fielder hit his second homer in three days ? a two-run shot which tied the game in the third.

Raptors bounce back in 10th-inning Godwin's blast beats Brewers By Aaron Morton Ogden Standard-Examiner staff OGDEN -- Some nights are just your night. Monday night it was the Brewers' night. Tuesday night was the Raptors' night. After taking their worst loss of the season to the Helena Brewers, the Raptors had scraped and hit their way back into the lead. And lost it. And tied it. And won it in extra innings -- a 10-9 nail-biter at Lindquist Field Tuesday night in front of 4,696 thrilled fans. "Unbelievable," center fielder Adam Godwin said. "It was our best game at home. If you weren't here, you missed out." The fans certainly got their money's worth. The game had it all: home runs, wild errors, hit batters, close calls and clutch hits -- none more clutch than Godwin's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning. His soft drive into right field scored B.J. Richmond -- who reached his first hit of the night in six plate appearances. "It was a team victory," said Godwin, who went 3-for-5. "I just happened to be the last one to get the last hit." The first hit might have been just as important as it was the first time in five games that Ogden had the early lead against Helena. The Raptors got it when Apodaca drove in David Sutherland, who drew a two-out walk. In fact, the newly shaven-headed Sutherland, Ogden's leader in batting average, was 0-for-2 with four walks on the night. However, that lead quickly evaporated as the game started to look a lot like Monday night's 12-3 thumping. One of the main thumpers was center fielder Brendan Katin, who was 4-of-6 with two doubles the night before. He hit his first of two opposite-field home runs over the right-center wall in the second inning. The first was a solo-shot, the second -- a two run blast -- capped a four-run third inning. But unlike Monday, the Raptors climbed back into the game bit-by-bit. The Raptors loaded the bases once in the third and twice in the fifth but scored just two runs. They got another in the sixth to cut the lead to just two runs (6-4). But things continued to look bleak until Brewers pitcher Tyler Morrison walked up the mound. The Raptors were down 7-4 and had already stranded 10 batters. And now in the eighth, the Raptors had the bases loaded again for clean-up hitter Russ Mitchell. Helena manager Ed Sedar pulled knuckle-baller Luis Bernal and replaced him with Morrison. First pitch -- a high and inside wild pitch, scoring Godwin from third. Second pitch -- Mitchell tattoos the ball off the top of the wall in left center, driving in two more runs and tying the game 7-7. Three pitches later, catcher Juan Apodaca crushed a double of the left-field wall to score Mitchell and give the Raptors an 8-7 lead. But a two-error ninth inning led to two Helena runs and the Brewers got back the lead only to have Shane Justis drive in pinch runner D.J. Jackson in the bottom of the ninth to extend the game to extra innings for the first time this season for the Raptors. RAPTORS NOTES: Justis replaced second baseman Jesus Soto in the sixth inning. Soto was hit in the left arm by Brewers pitcher Ryan Marion in the fifth. He ran the bases, scored a run, but was replaced defensively. ... The Raptors hold a commanding lead in the Pioneer League attendance. Going into Tuesday's games, Ogden has averaged 3,725 fans a game. The next closest team is Great Falls (2,845). Helena has the lowest attendance (1,064). ***Brewers fall in extra innings By Helena IR Staff The Helena Brewers failed to close the door on Tuesday and the Ogden Raptors rumbled through the opening with a come-from-behind 10-9 win over Helena in 10 innings in front of 4,656 fans in Ogden. Helena took the lead in the fourth inning and held it at 7-4 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning before the wheels fell off. Ogden (16-12) scored four runs in the eighth for an 8-7 lead. Helena came back with two runs in the ninth but gave up the tying run in the bottom of the frame to send the game into extra innings. The Brewers failed to score after putting runners at first and second with no outs in top of the tenth. Helena retired the first two Raptors in the bottom of the tenth before giving up a single and hitting a batter to set up the game-winning RBI single by Adam Godwin. In losing the game, the Brewers failed to capitalize on Brendan Katin's big night. The 23rd round draft pick out of the University of Miami hit home runs in the second and third innings and finished with three hits and three RBI in the game. He now has eight home runs on the year. Charlie Fermaint also had three hits and scored three runs in the game for the Brewers. Angel Salome extended his hitting streak to 13 games with an RBI single in the top of the fifth inning. The two teams meet again tonight in Ogden at 7:05 p.m. (8:05 Central).

Nice little scoop by Joe in Arizona here -- RHP Justin Lehr to Milwaukee, we'll see, discussion on Major League Forum: p092.ezboard.com/fbrewers...8790.topic

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Steve Baker doubled home two runs and Dale Thayer worked out of a bases loaded jam in the ninth inning to preserve Mobile?s 3-1 win over Huntsville Tuesday night in the second game of a four-game set at Hank Aaron Stadium. The BayBears improved to 6-15 in the second half and won for the first time since beating Mississippi on July 3, while the Stars dropped to 13-12 in the second half and remained in third place, now a game and a half behind front-running West Tenn, which defeated Tennessee and leapfrogged over a defeated Carolina. Thayer opened the ninth on the hill for the home side and started the frame by giving up a single to Enrique Cruz, who has hit safely in 11 straight against Mobile, and walking Guilder Rodriguez, the eighth issued by BayBears pitching. John Vanden Berg dropped down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners before pinch-hitter Nelson Castro walked to load the bases. Tony Gwynn, Jr. then grounded sharply to shortstop Jesse Garcia, who knocked the ball and threw from his knees to second baseman Ronnie Merrill for the force and his relay throw to first beat Gwynn to complete the game-ending twin killing. Garcia reached on a Cruz throwing error with one out in the fifth and moved to second base when Paul McAnulty walked for the second of three times on the night. Corey Smith lined out on a diving catch by left fielder Brad Nelson for the second out of the inning but Baker drilled Dennis Sarfate?s next pitch into the alley in left-center field to score both runners to give Mobile a 2-1 lead and knock the Stars? starter out of the game. Sarfate, pitching for the first time in 15 days after being sidelined by a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand, allowed two unearned runs on three hits and a season-high six walks. The right-hander suffered the loss to drop to 7-6 on the season and 3-1 against the BayBears in his four starts against them. Alec Zumwalt recorded the final out in the fifth in his first appearance since June 2 and gave up an unearned run in the sixth inning. Nick Trzesniak walked to open the frame, moved to second on a Vanden Berg passed ball, to third on a Mike Thompson single and scored on a fielder?s choice grounder by Kennard Jones. Mobile had its lead off man aboard in each of the first seven innings and all three runners who scored did not reach base with a hit. Thompson lasted 6 1/3 innings and allowed a lone run on four hits with five walks and five strikeouts. He squared his season record at 6-6 and beat the Stars for the first time in four tries after being bested by Sarfate in each of his first three starts. Paul Abraham and Craig Breslow combined to toss 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief behind Thompson. The series continues Wednesday night with right-hander Glenn Woolard taking the hill for the Stars against BayBears? right-hander Travis Chick. Coverage of the game gets underway at 6:50 p.m. central time on ESPN 1450 AM and through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.

Nashville Site Game Summary: NASHVILLE ? It was déjà vu all over again for outfielder Corey Hart and the Nashville Sounds on Tuesday evening at Greer Stadium. Sixteen days after belting a game-ending solo homer in the bottom of the tenth inning to defeat Memphis on July 3, Hart struck again, crushing a game-ending shot off Redbirds reliever Bill Pulsipher to lead off the bottom of the twelfth that gave the first-place Sounds a dramatic 5-4 victory over their division rivals. Hart?s blast, his ninth of the year, resulted in the Sounds? 19th last at-bat victory of the season and propelled Nashville (54-43) to a season-high five-game cushion over the second-place Redbirds in the PCL American Conference Northern Division. The Redbirds grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning against Sounds starter Rick Helling. Skip Schumaker led off with a single, stole second, and scored on Raul Gonzalez?s one-out RBI single. Memphis doubled the lead in the third when Redbirds starting pitcher Adam Wainwright led off with a double to right-center then came in to score when Schumaker followed with an RBI single to left-center. Prince Fielder tied the contest with one swing of the bat in the bottom of the third, going the other way for a game-tying two-run homer to left off Wainwright. The blast was the slugger?s team-leading 18th of the year. Warren Morris, who opened the inning with a single, scored on the tater. Nashville grabbed a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth with an unearned run. With two outs, Steve Scarborough doubled. Helling followed with a routine grounder to shortstop but John Nelson?s throw was wide of first base, allowing Scarborough to score the go-ahead run. Memphis first baseman quickly re-tied the game at 3-3 with a mammoth leadoff solo blast to right off Helling to open the seventh, his seventh roundtripper of the year. Sounds catcher Julio Mosquera drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk from Redbirds reliever Jimmy Journell to plate Hart for a 4-3 Nashville lead. The Redbirds responded quickly once again, tying the game on Scott Seabol?s one-out RBI single up the middle in the top of the eighth off Nashville reliever Jose Capellan, who suffered his second blown save of the year. Right fielder Nelson Cruz made the defensive play of the day for Nashville to maintain a tie score in the top of the tenth. With runners on first and third and one out, Seabol lifted a fly ball to right that Cruz tracked down at the wall for a running catch. With both Memphis runners moving on the play, Cruz threw to first base to double off Chris Duncan and end the threat. Reliever Clint Weibl (2-2) picked up the victory for the Sounds after tossing a scoreless inning of relief, while Pulsipher (3-6) absorbed the loss after surrendering Hart?s game-ending longball. The teams continue the series with a noon matinee on Wednesday afternoon at Greer Stadium. Right-hander Ben Hendrickson (4-7, 4.53) will toe the rubber for the Sounds and face Memphis right-hander Anthony Reyes (7-3, 3.08).

Final: Ogden (Dodgers) 10, Helena 9, ten innings Helena Box Score: Fermaint, Salome, Katin, and Chapman all on base three times apiece; pretty hideous night on the mound -- starter Ryan Marion walked seven, knuckleballer Luis Bernal hit two batters, Tyler Morrison managed to allow three inherited runners to score, give up two runs on his own, and throw three wild pitches in one fun-filled inning of work, and Richard Breshears lost it in the 10th... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_ogdrok_1 Helena Game Log: Remember kids, this pinball Pioneer League baseball is just a tad short of the High Desert hijinks, but it's still wild, wild stuff most nights -- factor that into all analysis; a lot to digest here, but entertaining -- how did Ned Yost end the 8th, perhaps trying to score on a wild pitch? www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_ogdrok_1

Final: Nashville 5, Memphis (Cardinals) 4, 12 innings Corey Hart does it again! Walk-off HR for the huge win! Nashville Box Score: Prince Fielder says "Take That!" to Adam Wainwright; clutch Sounds pitching throughout... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: Old friend Pete Zoccolillo a triple shy of the cycle; Chris Barnwell error cost Jose Capellan in the 8th; yet another "Hart" in the boxscore, Bo with the Redbirds... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

Pre-Game Nashville Audio with Asst. GM Gord Ash -- Part Two the one to choose if you'll only tune in to one -- but why would you do that http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif ? Part One: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...207-18.mp3 Part Two: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...207-19.mp3

Final: Mobile (Padres) 3, Huntsville 1 Huntsville Box Score: Dennis Sarfate's blister may still be an issue -- Dennis walks six; Stars can only convert one run out of five base hits (all singles) and eight walks; 5th inning error by Enrique Cruz (# 26) cost the Stars two runs, and essentially, the game... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_mobaax_1 Huntsville Game Log: Tony Gwynn ends the game by grounding into a double play with the bases loaded -- ugh! www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_mobaax_1

In addition to RHP Dennis Sarfate being activated from the Huntsville DL tonight, RHP Alec Zumwalt was also activated for the Stars. Fellow righty Khalid Ballouli was placed on the Huntsville DL (possible back strain, according to what we read earlier this week).

There's a Brewer in the Top 10 of BA's Hot Prospect Sheet: www.baseballamerica.com/t...t2005.html

Final: Arizona Rangers 7, Arizona Brewers 6 It was 6-6 after three innings, all the way until the walk-off loss; word has it the 11 in attendance stayed right till the end... Weather: 104 degrees, overcast. Wind: 0 mph, None. T: 2:57. Att: 11. Arizona Box Score: Canadian Craig Langille with a poor start, followed by some nice innings from a couple of the Latin kids -- they really should schedule some games in the Great White North for Craig, Mark James and Alex Periard; Arizona catchers hitting? -- Haven't seen that in years, even Angel Salome got off to a slow start last season... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_rngrok_1 Arizona Game Log: Leadoff double wasted in the 8th... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_rngrok_1

Nashville Media Notes for Tuesday: www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf