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West Virginia Site Game Summary: LEWIS DRIVES IN 4 IN WIN OVER LEXINGTONCharleston, WV ? Will Lewis entered Tuesday night?s game against Lexington as the West Virginia Power?s leader in Runs Batted In. On Tuesday he drove in four runs and the Power beat the Legends by the final score of 9-5. In the top of the first inning Drew Sutton grounded into a 4-6-3 double play with the bases loaded and knocked in Bryan Triplett to give Lexington a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the second inning Adam Mannon and Alcides Escobar both reached on fielder?s choices and brought in runs in the process to give the Power a 2-1 lead. The Power pulled away in the bottom of the fourth inning on Lewis?s three-run triple and Grant Richardson?s Sac Fly RBI to take a 6-1 lead. Francisco Caraballo knocked in a run on an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning to make it a 6-2 game. Hasan Rasheed produced a run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the Power up 7-2. In the top of the seventh the Legends pulled themselves within striking distance. Hunter Pence and Ole Sheldon hit RBI singles and Drew Sutton smacked an RBI double to make it a 7-5 game. Lewis smacked an RBI single and Richardson contributed with an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning to put the Power up 9-5. Yovani Gallardo (2-3) earned the victory, Robert Hinton (5) earned the save and Evan Englebrook (6-2) obtained the loss. The Power are 5-7 in the second half after the win and the Legends fall to 5-7 with the loss. The Power will conclude the series against the Lexington Legends at Appalachian Power Park on Wednesday night. The Power will throw RHP Mark Rogers (0-6, 4.62) and the Legends will counter with RHP Jimmy Barthmaier (6-3, 2.34). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central).

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Heath Phillips tossed a complete game and Andy Gonzalez knocked in a pair of runs in Birmingham?s 3-1 win over Huntsville Tuesday night in the second game of a four-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Barons have taken the first two games to improve to 10-3 in the second half, while the Stars dropped to 7-7 and fell a game behind West Tenn and Carolina for the top spot in the North Division. Cipriano Garcia, playing in his first game with the Barons, singled with one out in the third and moved to second base when Jerry Owens drew a walk from Stars? starter Glenn Woolard, making the start in place of Manny Parra, who was sidelined by a sore shoulder. Woolard uncorked a wild pitch that advanced both runners before Gonzalez sent a ground ball just inside the first base line that rolled into the right field corner for a double that scored both runners to put the visitors on top 2-0. Nelson Castro singled with two outs in the fifth, moved to second base on a single by Jeff Winchester and scored on a base hit by Tony Gwynn, Jr., who ended a 19 at-bat hitless streak, to trim the lead to 2-1. Casey Rogowski drew a leadoff walk from Woolard in the sixth and scored an insurance run on a base hit by Ryan Sweeney, the White Sox?s second rated prospect, according to Baseball America. Chris Young lined out to shortstop Enrique Cruz, who tried to double off Rogowski but instead sailed his throw into the stands, allowing Rogowski to advance to third. Sweeney then hit a high, chopping ground ball over second baseman Callix Crabbe, who was drawn in with the rest of the infield to try to cut off another run. The Stars loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the frame but Ben Van Iderstine grounded into a double play to end the inning. Huntsville is now 19-for-89 in bases loaded situations this season. Phillips then retired the side in order over the next three frames to nail down his sixth win of the season and fourth on the road. The southpaw fanned three and did not walk a batter in his longest outing of the year. The series continues Wednesday night with right-hander David Bradley taking the hill for the Stars against Barons left-hander Daniel Haigwood, making his first double-A start. 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.

Final: Great Falls (White Sox) 6, Helena 4 Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...605_05.txt Brewers suffer first home loss By TOM COTTON - IR Sports Editor There were some leftover fireworks Tuesday at Kindrick-Legion Field. The Helena Brewers endured some shaky umpiring and saw their manager and pitching coach ejected during a wild 6-4 Pioneer League loss to the Great Falls White Sox. It was the second loss in a row for the Brewers (11-3) and their first losing streak of the season. The White Sox (5-9) scored the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning on a very questionable play. With one out and Garrett Guest at the plate, Great Falls executed a squeeze play that seemingly was going to go awry. Guest missed the bunt for the third strike, hanging Tartaglia out to dry, but the White Sox centerfielder charged home and was three or four feet outside the base line before he touched home. Home plate umpire Justin Moore called Tartaglia safe, putting the White Sox up 5-4. That set off long and heated discussion between the Brewers coaching staff and the umpiring crew and eventually pitching coach Mark Littell was tossed, following manager Ed Sedar who was ejected earlier in the game, by Moore. "I have been in a lot of pickles," the speedy Tartaglia said. "It is something we work on. My job is to make the pitchers better and make my self better so we work on that." Sedar and Littell didn't have any comment about the umpiring efforts in the game, but Sedar said that Great Falls, who stand six games behind the Brewers in the North Division standings, came to play. "They are coming to battle and maybe we are taking them for granted," Sedar said. Sedar said that the Brewers have to improve on the basepaths. Three times the Brewers were thrown out at third base. Stephen Chapman was thrown out by Tartaglia in the fifth inning trying to take an extra base. Michael Bell was picked off at third in the sixth and in the eighth Matt Gamel was thrown out, trying to advance on a passed ball. "Hitting isn't always going to be, but base running should be," Sedar said. Much of the Brewers hitting came from Ryan Braun who hit a massive two-run home run over the centerfield wall in the fourth. Braun, a first-round pick from the University of Miami, was 2-for-3 in the game. Agustin Septimo also had two hits for Helena. Great Falls did much of their damage in the fourth, when four runs crossed the plate. Rafael Lluberes started solidly, but had control problems in the fourth, walking two batters after Francisco Hernandez led off the inning with a single. Lluberes had a cracked fingernail and had to leave the game midway through the frame and he gave way to Dane Renkert who gave up an RBI single to Javier Castillo and a two-RBI single to Matt Sharp. Sharp was 2-for-4 at the plate to lead Great Falls. Hernandez also collected two hits for Great Falls. The two teams will meet again tonight for their fifth straight time and Clayton Richard will throw for Helena. Tyler Morrison will pitch for Great Falls. Helena Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Helena Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Jon Ebelt IR Staff Photographer - Helena leftfielder Ned Yost sprints over to make a catch in foul territory Tuesday against Great Falls. The Brewers finally returned home after several road games in past weeks. http://www.helenair.com/content/articles/2005/07/06/sports_top/b01070605_05.jpg

Final: Birmingham (White Sox) 3, Huntsville 1 Huntsville Box Score: Nine Stars base hits, all singles -- no walks drawn; 24 errors for SS Enrique Cruz, cost an unearned run here... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Huntsville Game Log: Crushing Ben Van Iderstine double play in the 6th -- after that, the Stars final nine went down meekly in order... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

Final: West Virginia 9, Lexington (Astros) 5 West Virginia Box Score: Good to see SS Alcides Escobar in the lineup -- he left Monday's game; four RBI for Will Lewis; Hasan Rasheed on base four times; the bottom four in the Power lineup 2-for-13 but with four walks -- those batting averages aren't very imposing... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 West Virginia Game Log: The dynamic duo in the middle turn two double plays; Yo Gallardo with the victory despite four walks -- play-by-play man Andy Barch indicated the home plate ump was consistently tight on both staffs; All-Star Robert Hinton with the impressive outing to close it out... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

Final: Daytona (Cubs) 8, Brevard County 1 Brevard County Box Score: You wonder how tenuous RHP Luis Pena's 40-man status will be during this offseason; Ben Diggins gets in an inning of relief; Kenny Durost and Nick Slack continue to have uneven efforts in limited relief opportunities... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_dbcafx_1 Brevard County Game Log: Well, the 'Tees led 1-0 early on... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_dbcafx_1

Latest Hot Prospect Sheet from BA includes a certain hot Nashville outfielder: www.baseballamerica.com/t...t2005.html

Final: Arizona Royals 11, Arizona Brewers 6 Somebody please explain why they're not playing night games... Weather: 109 degrees, sunny. Wind: 1 mph, Varies. T: 2:47 Arizona Box Score: The heralded Canadian pitching duo of Alexandre Periard and Craig Langille is wilting in the heat; RHP Amaury Rivas with four balks -- yes, they're still teaching the game at this level; only one Brewer draws a a walk; Lenny Leclercq at first base? www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_brrrok_1 Arizona Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_brrrok_1

Nashville Press Release: METAIRIE, La. -- Tonight?s scheduled contest between the Nashville Sounds and New Orleans Zephyrs, scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m., has been postponed due to the impending arrival of tropical storm Cindy at Zephyr Field. 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. In Wednesday's twinbill, Nashville right-hander Gary Glover (1-0, 1.13) will start the opener and face New Orleans right-hander Chad Durbin (0-4, 7.26). Right-hander Ben Hendrickson (4-6, 4.39) will start the nightcap for the Sounds and face Z's right-hander Brian Powell (5-4, 5.16).

Huntsville Press Release: Two More Stars Named All-StarsHuntsville, AL- The Southern League of Professional Baseball has announced that Huntsville outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. and pitcher David Bradley have been named to the Southern League All-Star team and will join Stars pitchers Dana Eveland and Mitch Stetter on the North squad. Gwynn Jr. will replace injured West Tenn outfielder Felix Pie and Bradley will take the spot of Diamond Jaxx pitcher Talley Haines, who was promoted to Triple-A Iowa. Gwynn Jr. is currently batting .274 with 11 doubles and 28 RBI and is third in the league with 25 stolen bases. The son of Tony Gwynn is in his third year of professional baseball after being selected in the second round of the 2003 draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. Bradley, who is 27 years old, has pitched in 24 games for the Stars this season, including three starts. He has a record of 3-1 with a 2.23 ERA. The right hander was acquired by Milwaukee in October of 2003 when his contract was purchased from Washington of the independent Frontier League. The Southern League All-Star Game will be held July 13th at Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.

Stats and League Leaders, USA Today (or go to MILB.com): www.usatoday.com/sports/b.../index.htm

A shower from the Power Jake Stump Charleston Daily Mail Staff Hollywood's hottest couple could have spent their honeymoon with the hot dog guy, the Toastman and Pyro the mascot. Instead, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck will have to settle for a baby shower with those characters. Or at least they're invited. You, too, are invited to Charleston's largest baby shower Friday night at Appalachian Power Park, where the West Virginia Power baseball team will host "Jennifer Garner Baby Shower Night." "I don't know if they'll make it or not," Power general manager Andy Milovich said about Garner and Affleck. "It's a hectic time for them with a marriage and a baby on the way. Hopefully, they're in need of some R and R and will come out." Publicists for the two actors confirmed last week that Charleston sweetie and "Alias" star Garner, 33, tied the knot with Affleck, 32, on a Caribbean island Wednesday. Representatives also confirmed that Garner is pregnant with her first child. Boston TV station WCVB reported that Garner and Affleck were rumored to spend Fourth of July weekend in Charleston with Garner's family, but Milovich said he believes the two are still on their honeymoon. Part owner of the Power Alan Levin is in Los Angeles and has ties to Hollywood, Milovich said. Through Levin, the team was able to officially invite the two to Appalachian Power Park for the baby shower. Affleck's recent attire indicates he may actually consider the offer. Affleck, a long-time Boston Red Sox fans, was photographed wearing a Power T-shirt in "US" magazine in May. Affleck hasn't been to any games, so a friend or relative of Garner must have picked up a shirt for him, team officials said. If Affleck and Garner accepted the invitation for Friday, the team would likely host them in one of the luxury suites. Then again, they'd be welcome to sit wherever they wanted, Milovich said. Of course, it would be rude to not invite the family to the baby shower. Milovich said he'd like to make the occasion a family affair by hosting the entire Garner clan. Garner's mother, Pat, contacted this morning, declined comment. Milovich acknowledged of Friday's event, "This is a tongue-in-cheek promotion, but it's also a time to do something fun and benefit a great cause." As part of the promotion, the Power asks fans to bring a "shower gift" in the form of diapers, baby wipes, food, formula, wash, shampoo, lotion and baby clothing or maternity clothing. Items will be donated to Starting Points, a local nonprofit organization that serves needy children under 8 and their families. "To do that with the help of Jennifer and Ben, it seemed like a great idea," Milovich said. "This is a chance to celebrate the life of a significant Charlestonian and benefit a charity at the same time." Any fan that brings a donation to the ticket window will be admitted into the game for free. Season ticket holders will receive a ticket voucher for a future game. Also, if you can prove that your name is Jennifer or Garner, you'll receive a free ticket to the game. After the game, the 2003 superhero flick starring Garner and Affleck, "Daredevil," will be shown on the big screen. It's not known whether Rod Blackstone, the Power's Toastman, will give the couple the ceremonial toast.

Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 47 38 .553 - 25-19 22-19 W2[/b] Memphis 42 42 .500 4.5 21-19 21-23 W1 Iowa 39 46 .459 8.0 24-21 15-25 L1 Omaha 39 46 .459 8.0 14-22 25-24 L1 Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 6 5 .545 - 4-4 2-1 L1 [b]Huntsville 7 6 .538 - 2-3 5-3 L1[/b] West Tenn 7 6 .538 - 4-4 3-2 W1 Chattanooga 6 7 .462 1.0 3-5 3-2 W3 Tennessee 5 8 .385 2.0 1-4 4-4 L3 Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Brevard County 9 3 .750 - 3-1 6-2 W5[/b] Vero Beach 7 5 .583 2.0 3-3 4-2 W1 Palm Beach 7 6 .538 2.5 3-3 4-3 L1 St. Lucie 6 6 .500 3.0 2-4 4-2 L1 Jupiter 5 7 .417 4.0 5-2 0-5 W1 Daytona 3 10 .231 6.5 2-6 1-4 L6 Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delmarva 8 3 .727 - 5-0 3-3 W6 Hickory 8 3 .727 - 3-1 5-2 W2 Lakewood 8 3 .727 - 5-3 3-0 W4 Greensboro 5 6 .455 3.0 0-1 5-5 L1 Lake County 5 6 .455 3.0 2-3 3-3 L1 Lexington 5 6 .455 3.0 4-4 1-2 L4 [b]West Virginia 4 7 .364 4.0 3-0 1-7 W1[/b] Hagerstown 3 8 .273 5.0 1-3 2-5 L4 Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Helena 11 2 .846 - 3-0 8-2 L1[/b] Billings 9 4 .692 2.0 2-2 7-2 W1 Great Falls 4 9 .308 7.0 4-6 0-3 W1 Missoula 2 11 .154 9.0 1-8 1-3 L1Arizona League Standings: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...mp;lid=121

Links to follow Tuesday's action as it happens: Nashville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nozaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_dbcafx_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

Tuesday's Daily Menu: All times Central except for Arizona League; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Gary Glover at New Orleans (Nationals), 5:45 PM pre-game; 6:05 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: RHP Glenn Woolard at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 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: RHP Luis Pena at Daytona (Cubs), 6:05 PM Audio link (opponent's -- click on right-side banner): www.daytonacubs.com/ West Virginia: RHP Yo Gallardo at home vs. Lexington (Astros), 6:05 PM Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: LHP Rafael Lluberes at home vs. Great Falls (White Sox), 8:00 PM; unfortunately, no web audio for this series... Arizona: TBD vs. the infant Royals at Maryvale, 11:30 AM local time in Arizona; never any audio for this league

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Link while active, text follows: www.dailymail.com/news/Sports/200507057/ West Virginia bats come alive on Independence Day Matt Lockhart Charleston Daily Mail Sportswriter It finally happened. It was late in the eighth inning. The West Virginia Power was losing -- again. Not a single hitter was taking the cuts Manager Ramon Aviles desired. Then, something clicked. Alcides Escobar led off with a slow roller down the line. Hernan Iribarren followed with a bunt single. Before the 6,744 fans attendance knew it, eight consecutive batters reached. Three two-run hits later, the Power had scored enough for an 8-2 victory over Lexington. "Hitting is contagious," said Power utility man Josh Brady, who delivered a two-run double in the eighth. Now, the Power hopefuls want winning to be contagious. After a dismal 25-45 first half to the South Atlantic League season, West Virginia has started the final 70-game stretch 4-7, including a recent four-game losing skid. That has come while the SAL first-half cellar-dwellers Delmarva, Lakewood and Hickory have climbed to the top of the second-half standings. West Virginia, on the other hand, hasn't found much winning. Perhaps, until now. "That win was huge for us," said Brady. "It felt good to get back to the potential we know we have." Aviles maintains that the Power potential only goes as far as its bats will take them. "Early in the game we had chances but we kept not swinging the bat and not being aggressive," said Aviles, a former Philadelphia Phillies middle infielder. "I hope that the late inning (helped) the guys realize when you swing the bat you got a shot." Starting pitcher Josh Wahpepah (4-3) kept Lexington's hitters off balance much of his 5 2/3 scoreless innings, except for five hits. Wahpepah, a third-round draft pick in 2004, has held opponents scoreless in his last 10 2/3 innings of work. West Virginia hosts Lexington again tonight at 7:05 (6:05 Central). * * * GOLF anyone? To hear Power General Manager Andy Milovich talk about the South Atlantic League All-Star golf tournament, America's Favorite Home Videos should've been there. The Venezuelan middle infield tandem of Alcides Escobar and Hernan Iribarren got to swing clubs for the first time -- and it was an experience. Escobar's slice was so bad that he turned the opposite direction to swing. And Iribarren, a left-hander, had to use right-handed clubs. Needless to say, their first two balls went into the water. They even taped each other's swings, Milovich said. "And they must've had 15 calls each on their cell phones from friends." Both stayed on the phone talking to friends about their golf games. They even played hacky sack with golf balls. * * * ESCOBAR injured his left leg when he was involved in a three-person collision at first base. After the training staff checked him out, Escobar tried to return but was led off the field. * * * THE Milwaukee Brewers' first-round pick, Ryan Braun, was batting .323 with a homer and eight RBI after seven games in Rookie League Helena. By all reports, Braun should be moved to either low-A West Virginia or high-A Brevard County in the near future. * * * JULY 4th pre-game activities included a B.E Taylor concert and a visit -- via motorcycle -- from Gov. Joe Manchin. ... A crowd of 6,744 showed up for the game to raise the season total to 135,512 -- an average of 3,662 per game ... The players wore camouflage jerseys in honor of the 130th Airlift Wing ... A new four-row covering of awning has been installed behind home plate. Contact sportswriter Matt Lockhart at mattlockhart@dailymail.com. West Virginia catcher Clay Blevins, left, tags out Lexington?s Brandon Barganier at home in the top of the first inning. Barganier tried to score on a Hunter Pence grounder, but was thrown out at home by third baseman Josh Murray. Charleston Gazette Photo: Tom Hindman http://www.dailymail.com/images/tag0705.jpg

Link while active, text follows: www.greatfallstribune.com...50320/1006 Sox enjoy a happy holiday By MIKE TOWNE Great Falls Tribune Sports Writer Brandon Allen was wearing a big smile as he signed autographs for young Great Falls White Sox fans Monday night at Centene Stadium ? and for good reason. All Allen did was go 3-for-4 with a pair of booming two-run home runs, leading Great Falls to a 5-2 Pioneer League victory over the Helena Brewers. Left-hander Boone Logan also helped to make it a joyous Fourth of July for a packed house of 4,405 fans, facing the minimum number of batters in three innings to earn his first victory of the season. Allen, a 19-year-old first baseman who was a fifth-round pick in the 2004 draft, tied the game at 2-2 with a home run just inside the rightfield foul pole in the fourth inning. He provided two insurance runs with a 380-foot blast over the right center-field fence in the eighth. "It feels really good. It's good for us to get one over Helena," said Allen, who expanded his team RBI lead to 14 with his third and fourth homers of the young season. "Coach told us before the game it was time to step it up, time to start playing good ball and get Helena." The victory snapped Helena's winning streak at four games and dropped the Brewers, the Pioneer League's hottest team, to 11-2. It was Great Falls' first win against the Northern Division leaders in five starts this summer. "It was a great win at the right time. We needed it," White Sox manager John Orton said. "We battled back last night and came up a bit short (losing 6-5 to Helena after trailing 5-0), and we built off the momentum of that." Allen's first home run came on a 3-0 pitch by Helena starter Steve Hammond, with one out and Garrett Guest resting on second following a double to left. He connected solidly on an inside pitch, he said. Following two scoreless innings, Great Falls took the lead to stay. Manny Rodriguez was hit by a pitch from reliever Robbie Wooley, went all the way to third on a wild pitch and ensuing wild throw by catcher Angel Salome and scored on Javier Castillo's sharp single to left. Guest led off Great Falls' half of the eighth inning with a single, and Allen followed with his second homer. "It was a fastball right down the middle," he said. Allen, who was batting .366 in 41 at bats entering the game, refused to take all the credit. "We had great pitching and made some great defensive plays," he said. "My hat's off to the pitchers. They kept us in the game." After committing five errors in Sunday's loss, the Sox didn't have a miscue on Monday night. Starter Carlos Torres "didn't have his best stuff" Orton said, but the right-hander still worked five effective innings, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out one and walking four. He gave way to Logan in the sixth inning, and the left-hander proceeded to retire nine of the 10 batters he faced. Ned Yost singled with one out in the sixth, but he was caught stealing. He struck out Agustin Septimo, who had singled in his two previous at bats, to end the inning. Logan struck out both Charlie Fermaint and Salome to finish the seventh inning. He had a three-up-three-down inning in the eighth. "He was lights out for three innings. Logan pitched great. He was focused," Orton said. Southpaw Jay Marshall worked the ninth inning, retiring all three batters he faced to pick up his first save of the season. Of Allen, the Great Falls skipper said, "He's had quality at bats all season. He's had a lot of big hits. He's been hitting righties and lefties. "I can't say enough about his approach. It all starts with batting practice." "It was good to put it all together. Everyone contributed," Allen said. "If we can continue to put it all together like we did tonight, we'll be all right." Ortin agreed with that statement. "Helena is the hottest team in the league, and you have to play solid all the way through to beat them. We're capable of doing that. "We just need to keep building confidence." Yost doubled home Matt Gamel to give Helena a 1-0 lead in the top of the second. Gamel had led off the inning with a single to right-center. Yost scored on a single up the middle by Septimo to give the Brewers a 2-0 advantage. Gamel, Yost and Septimo each had two hits to lead Helena's eight-hit attack. Great Falls right-hander Paul Moviel (1-0, 3.27 ERA) is scheduled to open against Helena left-hander Rafael Lluberes (1-0, 9.39) in tonight's game at Kindrick Legion Field. ... The Brewers swept a two-game set against Great Falls on June 25-26 in Helena, winning 6-4 and 10-4.

Link while active, text follows: www.news-journalonline.co...070505.htm Daytona Cubs lose 6th straight By SEAN KERNAN Daytona News-Journal Staff Writer DAYTONA BEACH -- On a night when there were fireworks going off all around Jackie Robinson Ballpark, the Brevard County Manatees used the baseball equivalent of a sparkler to take the lead over the Daytona Cubs. The Manatees used back-to-back bunt hits on attempted sacrifices to set up the go-ahead run in the sixth inning of an 8-3 victory Monday night. "The one bunt was actually going foul and it hit Scott Moore's footprint he left charging the ball and went back fair," Cubs manager Richie Zisk said. "Two balls in that inning went 30 feet and caused a lot of problems for us." With the score tied at 3, Brevard County's C.J. Medlin singled to lead off the seventh off Jordan Gerk (2-3). No. 9 batter Steve Sollmann bunted down third base. Daytona catcher Jake Fox and third baseman Scott Moore let the ball roll, as it appeared to be going foul. But the ball hit a divot and stopped, giving Sollmann a hit and advancing Medlin to second. Travis Ezi followed with another bunt, this time beating the throw to first by Moore. The tie-breaking run came across on a double-play grounder by Ozzie Chavez. It was an odd night to begin with as the game started an hour and 20 minutes late because of rain. Fog late in the game may have played a part in Brevard's four-run ninth inning as Daytona's Matt Creighton had trouble seeing a leadoff pop fly by Medlin and couldn't make the catch. The two-base error sparked a four-run rally highlighted by Drew Anderson's three-run triple that capped a five-RBI effort for the Manatees left fielder. The Cubs slipped to 3-10 in the second half, losing for the sixth consecutive game. Daytona is 38-42 overall. The Manatees, a Milwaukee Brewers affiliate, improved to 9-3 and remain in first place in the second half of Florida State League action. Brevard County is 35-45 overall. The Cubs scored two runs in the first inning on RBI singles by Brian Dopirak and Creighton. Leadoff batter Chris Walker provided the spark with a leadoff walk before he stole second and third, giving him a league-high 34 stolen bases. Dopirak moved into scoring position on a groundout by Moore before Creighton singled him home. J.J. Johnson led off the Cubs' half of the fourth with a home run to left to counter Brevard's first run of the game in the top of the fourth. It was Johnson's sixth homer of the season. Daytona starter Yorkin Ferreras didn't figure in the decision. The left-hander fanned eight batters in 4 2/3 innings, but gave up a two-out, two-run single to Anderson that tied it at 3. "He pitched well; we extended him as far as we could with his pitch limit," Zisk said. "He had second and third and two out, and he got beat with a two-strike pitch. It's one of those things where you're hoping to get five innings to get him a win. That one pitch cost him." OF NOTE: Former Seabreeze, DBCC and UCF standout Bo Hall pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the Manatees. Brevard County Manatees at Daytona Cubs WHERE: Jackie Robinson Ballpark. WHEN: 7:05 p.m. (6:05 Central) OVERALL RECORDS: Brevard County 34-45, Daytona 38-42. SECOND-HALF RECORDS: Brevard County 9-3, Daytona 3-10. PROBABLE STARTERS: RHP Luis Pena (2-3, 4.50 ERA); Daytona, RHP Juan Mateo (5-3, 4.50).

Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Tony Zuniga photo, text follows: www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=1670 Sounds Win In Last At-Bat Again, 2-1METAIRIE, La. ? The Nashville Sounds continued their last at-bat magic on Monday evening, scoring a run in the top of the ninth inning to record a 2-1 victory over the New Orleans Zephyrs at Zephyr Field in the opener of a four-game series. The win was Nashville?s 16th last at-bat victory of the year and second in as many nights. With the victory, Nashville (47-38) recorded its second straight victory and maintained its 4 ½ game lead over Memphis in the PCL American Conference Northern Division. The Sounds took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth when Tony Zuniga led off with a single and later scored on a Steve Scarborough double-play grounder. New Orleans catcher Craig Kuzmic evened the contest in the bottom of the sixth with a two-out solo homer to right-center off Sounds starter Justin Lehr. The blast was the backstop?s second of the season. Neither team scored again until the decisive ninth. Nashville outfielder Nelson Cruz led off the frame with a double down the right field line against Zephyrs reliever C.J. Nitkowski, moved up a base on a Warren Morris sacrifice, and scored on Zuniga?s two-out RBI double to center. Nashville outfielder Corey Hart extended his career-high hitting streak to 13 games with a 1-for-4 evening. Sounds infielder Chris Barnwell (1-for-3) upped his season-high hit streak to six games and Cruz (1-for-4) extended his streak to five games, each of his outings with Nashville. Sounds reliever Jose Capellan (5-2) earned the victory after fanning two batters over two scoreless innings of work. The hard-throwing right-hander extended his scoreless streak to 14.0 innings since moving to the bullpen in mid-June. Nitkowski (1-1) was saddled with his first loss for New Orleans after allowing the game-winning run in his two frames. Lehr took a no-decision despite posting his fifth consecutive quality start for Nashville, allowing one run on Kuzmic?s homer and striking out seven over seven solid frames of work. The teams hook up in the second game of the series at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday evening at Zephyr Field. Right-hander Gary Glover (1-0, 1.13) takes the hill for the Sounds to face New Orleans right-hander Chad Durbin (0-4, 7.26).

Link while active, text follows: www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...amp;coll=1 Stars can't get bats to heat up Barons win behind knuckleball pitcher Haeger By SKIP VAUGHN For The Times skipv@htimes.com Fines ranging from $3 to $11 for the latest kangaroo court were posted in the Huntsville Stars dressing room before Monday night's game against the Birmingham Barons. "It just takes a little bit of tension off," explained Stars manager Don Money. The fines were levied on the bus ride home Sunday night from Jackson, Tenn. "I always lead the way with the fines," said second baseman Callix Crabbe, laughing about his $11 penalty. "I didn't do anything," said center fielder Tony Gwynn Jr., a $5 victim. "We had fines just for being here." The Stars hoped to make the Barons pay on the Fourth of July night, but Birmingham beat the Stars 1-0 before an announced crowd of 9,056 - which also watched postgame fireworks - at Joe Davis Stadium. Huntsville starter Dennis Sarfate - who owes $8 for his word selection - was almost above reproach on the mound. The right-hander (7-5) went six innings with one run, four hits, two walks and five strikeouts. But the Barons' Chris Stewart lined his fifth home run over the left-field wall in the fifth inning for a 1-0 lead. (Suffice it to say, Sarfate should be pardoned for his first utterance after that.) "I thought I threw the ball well," he said of his outing. "I made one mistake, slider up." The Stars (7-6) meanwhile couldn't do anything against Barons knuckleballer Charlie Haeger. The right-hander (3-0) pitched eight scoreless innings with three hits, one walk and five strikeouts. Haeger threw 110 pitches, 71 for strikes; and 50 of his 86 knuckleballs were strikes. "It was working pretty good tonight," he said. "I had a pretty good feel for it. I was able to throw strikes with it pretty consistently tonight." "Charlie Haeger was outstanding tonight," Barons manager Razor Shines said. "It's really difficult to command the knuckleball and he did that." He kept the Stars batters off balance all night. "It's the first time I think we ever went up against a knuckleballer that pitched eight innings," Money said. "I told the guys you've got to attack a knuckleball." Birmingham closer Bobby Jenks allowed a one-out single to Kennard Bibbs in the ninth and then induced Vinny Rottino into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game for his 19th save. He was promoted to the Chicago White Sox after the game. "Everybody here is excited for Bobby," Shines said. Huntsville and Birmingham (9-3) play the second of their four-game series tonight at 7:05 at Joe Davis Stadium. Probable starters are Stars right-hander Glenn Woolard (3-7, 5.38) and Barons left-hander Heath Phillips (5-1, 2.92).

Final: Great Falls (White Sox) 5, Helena 2 Team invincible stumbles... Helena Box Score: LHP Steve Hammond now has a 23-to-0 K/BB ratio; RHP Robbie Wooley still working on things; Brewers brass needs to move Ryan Braun up -- no need for him to be DH'ing, but it's a semi-regular occurrance with fellow high pick Matt Gamel also in Helena... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_grfrok_1 Helena Game Log: The vaunted big three at the top of the order could only muster two walks in this one... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_grfrok_1

Final: Brevard County 8, Daytona (Cubs) 3 Who knew these boys had this in them? Four-run 9th breaks it open... Brevard County Box Score: Carlos Villanueva now 6-0, despite allowing 11 baserunners in his six innings; Bo Hall, Jeremy Lewis, and Brian Wolfe -- unheralded bullpen success; Drew Anderson drives in five... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_dbcafx_1 Brevard County Game Log: Villanueva pitched out of a huge jam in the 6th; Anderson with a bases-loaded triple in the 9th -- only the inside-the-park grand slam is a more exciting play in baseball... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_dbcafx_1

Congratulations to LHP Josh Habel of Brevard County, the Floida State League's Pitcher of the Week: Florida State League Josh Habel, Brevard County 2 G, 2 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 13.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 12 SO, 0 SV Brevard County southpaw Josh Habel threw 13 shutout innings for the Manatees last week, picking up a pair of wins to even his record at 4-4. The former University of Northern Iowa hurler won the first and last games of a 5-1 week that left Brevard County in first place in the East Division of the Florida State League. He inherited a 3-1 third-inning deficit on June 27 and went on to allow just two harmless singles over the next six innings while the offense warmed up and gave the Manatees a 10-3 win over Jupiter. Six days later, Habel allowed just five hits in seven shutout innings of a 4-0 win at Daytona. On the week, not only did no one score off Habel, but no one even reached third base against him. He struck out six in each of his two outings.

West Virginia Site Game Summary: POWER SCORE SEVEN RUNS IN THE 8TH INNING TO BEAT LEXINGTONCharleston, WV ? The Lexington Legends took a 2-1 lead over the Power going into the bottom of the eighth inning in Monday night?s game at Appalachian Power Park. In the bottom of the eighth, the Power sent eleven batters to the plate and scored seven runs to beat the Legends by the final score of 8-2. The Power scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning on an RBI single from Josh Brady. In the top of the eighth inning Drew Sutton?s RBI single tied the game, and Sutton scored later in the inning on Kevin Vital?s RBI groundout to make it 2-1 Lexington. In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Power scored seven runs. Will Lewis knocked in the first two runs of the inning on a two-run single. Later in the inning Brady and Clay Blevins delivered back-to-back two-run doubles and Josh Murray drove in the final run of the inning on an RBI single. Ben Stanczyk (3-1) earned the victory, and Paul Estrada (2-6) obtained the loss. The Power are 4-7 in the second half after the win and the Legends fall to 5-6 with the loss. The Power will continue the series against the Lexington Legends at Appalachian Power Park on Tuesday night. The Power will throw RHP Yovani Gallardo (1-3, 3.67) and the Legends will counter with RHP Evan Englebrook (6-1, 3.09). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central).