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Helena 2, Billings (Reds) 1, 10 innings Helena Independent Record Game Story: www.helenair.com/articles...803_02.txt Helena Box Score: RHP Ty Taubenheim's been solid all summer long... GAME DATE: 8/27/03 HELENA 2 AT BILLINGS 1 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD HELENA AB R H BI AVG BILLINGS AB R H BI AVG G.Rodriguez 2B 4 1 2 0 .236 C.Dickerson CF 3 0 1 0 .256 M.Melo LF 4 0 0 0 .254 T.Cairns 3B 4 0 0 0 .308 T.Trofholz CF 5 1 2 0 .349 L.Bolivar SS 4 0 0 0 .353 M.Ramirez DH 3 0 1 0 .333 J.Votto 1B 3 0 1 0 .313 A.Gomez PR 0 0 0 0 .202 T.Gutierrez 1B 2 0 0 0 .000 B.Whitney 1B 4 0 2 1 .293 M.Perez CAT 4 1 2 0 .333 V.Rottino CAT 5 0 0 0 .322 W.Hudson PR 0 0 0 0 .143 R.Deevers RF 4 0 1 0 .313 J.Urgelles CAT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Barnes 3B 4 0 1 0 .247 W.Olmstead LF 2 0 0 0 .272 A.Septimo SS 3 0 0 0 .220 R.Mosby DH 4 0 1 1 .229 M.Stetter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Gentry RF 4 0 0 0 .226 T.Taubenheim PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Beale 2B 2 0 1 0 .206 D.Eveland PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Acevedo PH 0 0 0 0 .310 J.Knoff PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Till PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Bohorquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 2 9 1 TOTALS 32 1 6 1 HELENA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 2 9 1 BILLINGS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 6 1 E--M.Melo, L.Bolivar. DP--HELENA 1, BILLINGS 2. LOB--HELENA 10, BILLINGS 9. 2B--R.Deevers (12), J.Barnes (9), J.Votto (16). SB-- G.Rodriguez (29), C.Dickerson (7). CS--T.Trofholz. HBP--M.Ramirez, W.Olmstead. SH--M.Melo, A.Septimo, C.Dickerson, T.Cairns, W.Olmstead. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HELENA M.Stetter 5.0 3 1 1 1 8 0 4.35 T.Taubenheim (W,5-1) 4.0 3 0 0 0 6 0 2.28 D.Eveland (S,13) 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.99 BILLINGS J.Knoff 6.0 6 1 1 2 7 0 2.27 B.Till 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.67 C.Bohorquez (L,1-3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.82 HB--M.Stetter, B.Till. WP--M.Stetter, C.Bohorquez. PB--J.Urgelles 2. SO--G.Rodriguez, M.Melo 3, M.Ramirez, V.Rottino 3, R.Deevers, J.Barnes, A.Septimo, C.Dickerson 2, L.Bolivar 3, J.Votto, T.Gutierrez, M.Perez, W.Olmstead 2, R.Mosby, P.Gentry 2, D.Beale. BB--G.Rodriguez, M.Ramirez, B.Whitney, C.Dickerson, L.Bolivar, D.Beale, J.Acevedo. T--3:05. A--1641

Lancaster (Diamondbacks) 8, High Desert 3 High Desert Site Game Summary: ADELANTO, CA ? Despite an 8-3 loss to the Lancaster JetHawks on Wednesday night at Mavericks Stadium, High Desert Mavericks? fans had plenty of reasons to cheer in the ninth inning. Scott Candelaria and Johnny Raburn became the first teammates in California League history to play all nine positions over the course of a nine-inning game. Howie Clark is the only other Mavericks player to play all nine positions in one game. Clark did it on September 2nd, 1995, under Manager Tim Blackwell, now the current Mavs skipper. Candelaria started the ninth inning by getting Jay Garthwaite to pop up to Raburn at second base. After allowing a single to Edgar Varela, Candelaria was removed from the game and was replaced on the hill by Raburn. Raburn walked Mike Thiessen and then got Travis McAndrews to hit a ground ball to first, Ozzie Chavez misplayed the throw from first base, loading the bases with one out for Joe Wilkins. Raburn struck out Wilkins looking and then got Marland Williams to hit into an inning-ending fielder?s choice, ending a scoreless ninth. The JetHawks broke a 1-1 tie with five runs in the fourth inning. Mavs starter Danny Stout (2-2) allowed an RBI double to Mike Thiessen and a two-run triple to Marland Williams, giving the JetHawks a 4-1 lead. Aaron Dean came on and allowed an RBI single to Danny Richar, making it 5-1. Richar eventually scored on an RBI hit by Kyle Nichols, giving him a league-leading 103. Dean allowed two more runs in the fifth, making it 8-1. The Mavs tied the game at 1-1 in the third, as Froilan Villanueva picked up his team-leading 69th RBI with a ground out. High Desert got their other two runs in the eighth, as Todd West?s ground ball knocked in Jeremy Frost and Chris Morris? single plated John Toner. Pete Sikaras didn?t get a save, but worked a scoreless ninth to make a winner out of JetHawks starter Mike Schultz (2-2). The Mavs try to take two of three from the JetHawks, sending Dan Hall (6-13) to the mound for the final time in 2003 on Thursday night. The JetHawks will answer with John Castellanos (6-3). Game time from Mavericks Stadium is 7:05 (9:05 Central). High Desert Box Score: Amazingly, Chavez' error was the only one in the game; it took ccoperation and flexibility from other players as well to move Raburn and Candelaria around; the fact that the Lancaster ninth inning was scoreless was sweet -- the feat was completed without making a mockery of the game... GAME DATE: 8/27/03 LANCASTER 8 AT HIGH DESERT 3 YTD YTD LANCASTER AB R H BI AVG HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG M.Williams CF 6 1 1 2 .286 C.Morris LF 1 0 1 0 .265 D.Richar SS 4 1 1 1 .308 C.Morris CF 4 0 1 1 .265 J.Gorman PH 0 0 0 0 .219 C.Morris RF 0 0 0 0 .265 J.Gorman SS 0 0 0 0 .219 R.Santana 1B 1 0 0 0 .293 D.Uggla 2B 3 0 2 0 .289 R.Santana 2B 1 0 0 0 .293 K.Nichols 1B 5 0 1 1 .310 R.Santana RF 2 1 2 0 .293 J.Garthwaite RF 4 1 0 0 .300 S.Candelaria PIT 0 0 0 0 .288 E.Varela 3B 4 3 3 0 .250 S.Candelaria CAT 1 0 1 0 .288 M.Thiessen DH 4 1 3 2 .271 S.Candelaria 1B 0 0 0 0 .288 T.McAndrews LF 5 0 1 1 .256 S.Candelaria 2B 1 0 1 0 .288 J.Wilkins CAT 3 1 2 1 .238 S.Candelaria 3B 0 0 0 0 .288 M.Schultz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Candelaria SS 1 0 0 0 .288 B.Biggs PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Candelaria LF 0 0 0 0 .288 C.Wells PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Candelaria CF 1 0 0 0 .288 P.Sikaras PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Candelaria RF 0 0 0 0 .288 O.Chavez SS 1 0 0 0 .224 F.Villanueva 3B 4 0 1 0 .292 F.Villanueva LF 1 0 0 1 .292 J.Raburn PIT 1 0 0 0 .279 J.Raburn CAT 0 0 0 0 .279 J.Raburn 1B 1 0 1 0 .279 J.Raburn 2B 1 0 0 0 .279 J.Raburn 3B 1 0 0 0 .279 J.Raburn SS 0 0 0 0 .279 J.Raburn LF 0 0 0 0 .279 J.Raburn CF 0 0 0 0 .279 J.Raburn RF 0 0 0 0 .279 J.Frost 1B 2 0 0 0 .237 J.Frost LF 2 1 1 0 .237 J.Toner RF 0 0 0 0 .210 J.Toner DH 3 1 1 0 .210 B.Foster CAT 2 0 0 0 .191 B.Foster RF 1 0 0 0 .191 T.West 2B 1 0 1 0 .240 T.West SS 3 0 0 1 .240 D.Stout PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Dean PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Marx PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 38 8 14 8 TOTALS 37 3 11 3 LANCASTER 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0- 8 14 0 HIGH DESERT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0- 3 11 1 E--O.Chavez. DP--LANCASTER 0, HIGH DESERT 1. LOB--LANCASTER 11, HIGH DESERT 11. 2B--E.Varela (3), M.Thiessen (10), J.Wilkins (2). 3B--M.Williams (1). SB--R.Santana (41). CS--M.Thiessen, T.West. HBP--E.Varela. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA LANCASTER M.Schultz (W,2-2) 5.2 7 1 1 2 6 0 4.67 B.Biggs 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.94 C.Wells 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.07 P.Sikaras 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.89 HIGH DESERT D.Stout (L,2-2) 3.2 6 5 5 3 2 0 7.07 A.Dean 2.1 7 3 3 0 1 0 6.67 T.Marx 2.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 12.89 S.Candelaria 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 J.Raburn 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 HB--D.Stout. WP--B.Biggs. SO--D.Richar, K.Nichols, J.Garthwaite, T.McAndrews, J.Wilkins, R.Santana, S.Candelaria 2, J.Raburn, J.Frost 2, J.Toner 2, B.Foster, T.West. BB--J.Gorman, D.Uggla 2, J.Garthwaite, M.Thiessen, J.Wilkins 2, R.Santana, J.Raburn, J.Toner, B.Foster. T--2:58. A--1138

Huntsville Site Game Summary: www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=303 Huntsville Box Score: GAME DATE: 8/27/03 BIRMINGHAM 6 AT HUNTSVILLE 2 YTD YTD BIRMINGHAM AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG D.Sandoval 2B 4 0 1 1 .288 A.Machado 2B 5 0 1 1 .236 J.Piniella LF 5 1 1 1 .297 D.Krynzel CF 5 0 0 0 .265 J.Reed RF 4 1 1 0 .407 J.Hardy SS 4 1 1 0 .282 S.Bikowski DH 5 1 3 3 .320 C.Hart 3B 4 0 2 0 .301 J.Hamilton 1B 4 0 3 0 .240 B.Gemoll 1B 4 0 1 0 .263 S.Morales CAT 3 0 0 1 .253 N.Varner RF 3 0 0 1 .275 G.Reyes SS 5 0 2 0 .203 B.Nelson LF 4 0 1 0 .221 J.Shaffer 3B 3 0 0 0 .207 D.Clark DH 4 1 2 0 .237 T.Nicholson PR 0 1 0 0 .273 M.Kremblas CAT 2 0 0 0 .193 T.Nicholson 3B 0 0 0 0 .273 J.Shelley PIT 0 0 0 0 .167 C.Durham CF 3 2 1 0 .276 D.Nolasco PIT 0 0 0 0 .125 C.Castillo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Meaux PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Bajenaru PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 6 12 6 TOTALS 35 2 8 2 BIRMINGHAM 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0- 6 12 1 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0- 2 8 1 E--G.Reyes, D.Krynzel. DP--BIRMINGHAM 0, HUNTSVILLE 0. LOB--BIRMINGHAM 10, HUNTSVILLE 10. 2B--J.Piniella (23), J.Hamilton (4), C.Hart (36), D.Clark (11). HR--S.Bikowski (3). SB--J.Hamilton (8). CS--J.Hamilton. SF--S.Morales, N.Varner. SH--D.Sandoval. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BIRMINGHAM C.Castillo (W,3-1) 5.2 4 1 1 2 5 0 4.13 R.Meaux 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2.08 J.Bajenaru 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 3.29 HUNTSVILLE J.Shelley (L,3-1) 6.2 7 4 4 4 2 1 2.39 D.Nolasco 1.1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3.69 B.Adams 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.05 WP--C.Castillo. SO--D.Sandoval, J.Piniella, A.Machado, D.Krynzel 2, B.Gemoll, N.Varner, B.Nelson 2, D.Clark. BB--J.Reed, J.Hamilton, S.Morales, J.Shaffer, C.Durham, J.Hardy, M.Kremblas 2. T--2:55. A--792

Indianapolis Star Game Story: Rich Paz "Action Shot"; plenty of Jason Conti talk... www.indystar.com/print/ar...9-036.html Indianapolis Box Score: Jim Rushford leadoff? Interesting choice by Coop... GAME DATE: 8/27/03 TOLEDO 3 AT INDIANAPOLIS 4 YTD YTD TOLEDO AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG O.Infante SS 4 0 0 0 .238 J.Rushford LF 4 0 2 0 .311 A.Torres CF 4 0 0 0 .258 R.Paz 2B 4 0 0 0 .342 C.Ross RF 4 1 3 0 .287 P.Zoccolillo RF 4 0 0 0 .274 E.Young DH 3 1 0 0 .269 C.McKay 1B 4 0 0 0 .236 P.Lennon 1B 4 1 1 1 .245 J.Conti CF 4 1 3 0 .248 A.Hinch CAT 2 0 0 0 .269 W.Veras 3B 4 1 1 0 .223 B.Ust 3B 3 0 0 1 .248 R.Knox PR 0 1 0 0 .252 E.Kingsale LF 4 0 1 1 .221 D.Jennings DH 3 1 2 0 .242 J.Perez 2B 3 0 0 0 .224 A.Delgado CAT 4 0 1 0 .317 P.Ahearne PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Scarboroug SS 4 0 2 1 .237 E.Eckenstahl PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Teut PIT 0 0 0 0 .273 T.Pearson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 3 5 3 TOTALS 35 4 11 1 TOLEDO 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0- 3 5 4 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3- 4 11 0 E--O.Infante 3, B.Ust. DP--TOLEDO 1, INDIANAPOLIS 1. LOB--TOLEDO 5, INDIANAPOLIS 8. 2B--C.Ross (35), J.Rushford (12). HR--P.Lennon (9). HBP--A.Hinch. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA TOLEDO P.Ahearne 7.2 8 1 0 0 6 0 3.36 E.Eckenstahl (L,3-6) 0.1 2 3 1 1 0 0 3.16 T.Pearson 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.53 INDIANAPOLIS N.Teut 6.0 4 3 3 3 5 1 4.41 R.Giron 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.73 J.Childers (W,5-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.29 HB--N.Teut. SO--O.Infante, A.Torres, C.Ross, E.Young, P.Lennon, J.Perez, R.Paz 3, P.Zoccolillo, J.Conti, S.Scarboroug. BB--E.Young, A.Hinch, B.Ust, D.Jennings. T--2:23. A--8355

Indy Site Game Summary: INDIANAPOLIS -- Steve Scarborough's single down the third base line past a diving Brant Ust scored Doug Jennings with the winning run as the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Toledo Mud Hens 4-3 on Wednesday night at Victory Field. Scarborough's single capped off a three-run ninth inning rally for the Indians, as the Tribe came back from a 3-0 deficit after six innings to pick up the victory. The Indians (63-75), winners of a season-high six in a row, moved past the Hens (63-76) into third place in the International League West. The Tribe scored all three runs in the ninth without making an out. Jason Conti started the frame off with a single to left field against Mud Hens reliever Erik Eckenstahler. Conti moved to second on a single to right off the bat of Wilton Veras, before Eckenstahler (3-6) loaded the bases by walking Jennings, who was attempting to lay down a sacrifice bunt. Toledo then turned to righthander Troy Pearson to pitch out of the bases-loaded, no out jam. Alex Delgado was the first to face Pearson, and grounded sharply to Ust at third base. After fielding the grounder cleanly, Ust's throw to home was wide of the mark, skipping past A.J. Hinch to the backstop. Both Conti and pinch runner Ryan Knox scored on the play as Jennings moved into third base representing the winning run while there were still no outs in the inning. That set up Scarborough's hard-hit grounder just inside the bag and past the outstretched glove of Ust allowing Jennings to score easily from third base. The late-inning heroics shattered an otherwise outstanding pitching performance by Toledo starter Pat Ahearne. Ahearne lasted into the eighth inning, pitching 7.2 innings while allowing eight hits and only one unearned run in the ballgame. Toledo scored all three of its runs off of Indians starter Nate Teut, who gave up the three runs on four hits in 6.0 innings. Toledo struck first in the top of the fourth when Teut struggled with wildness in hitting Hinch with a pitch while walking two other batters, including Ust with the bases loaded. Gene Kingsale added a two-out single following the walk to Ust that put the Mud Hens on top 2-0 after four. Patrick Lennon made it 3-0 in the top of the sixth when his leadoff blast landed in the pine trees in dead centerfield. The Indians scored their first run in the seventh when one of three errors committed by Hens shortstop Omar Infante allowed Veras to score on a fielder's choice groundout by Delgado. The Mud Hens committed four errors in the game, leading to three unearned runs, all of which proved to be the difference in the ballgame. Jason Childers ( 5-4) picked up the win for the Tribe by turning in a perfect top of the ninth in his first game back since being struck on the hand with a line drive last Saturday at Louisville. The Indians and Mud Hens will conclude the brief two-game series on Thursday evening at Victory Field when the Tribe sends Pasqual Coco (10-8, 4.91) to the mound to face Seth Greisinger (5-9, 4.22) and Toledo.

Beloit 4, Clinton (Rangers) 1 Beloit Site Linescore, Game Summary and Player of the Game Info: www.snappersbaseball.com/...me_id=1196

Indianapolis 4, Toledo (Tigers) 3 Ninth-inning rally as the Tribe parallels the Brewers with a late-season winning streak in an attempt to escape the cellar... INTL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TOLEDO 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 4 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 11 0 FINAL WP - JASON CHILDERS (5-4) LP - ERIC ECKENSTAHLER (3-6) HOME RUNS: TOL - PAT LENNON (9) OFF NATE TEUT IN THE 6TH TIME: 2:23 ATT: 8,355

Just sent this to Jayson Stark for his Useless Information forum at ESPN: Just wondering -- what's the longest winning streak by a sub-.500 team that was still under .500 when the streak ended? In other words, which team having a truly awful season managed to put together the best late-season run?

Other than Prince Fielder, no other Beloit player earned Midwest League honors. The Tigers' Jon Connolly had a tremendous season and must have eked past Manny Parra for LHP honors: www.midwestleague.com/Pos...er2003.htm No Indianapolis Indians among the International league All-Stars: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...s/?id=1380 No Arizona Brewers, either; SS Gilberto Acosta seemed a sure thing, but the league's MVP is also a shortstop... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...s/?id=1378 The Southern and California Leagues have yet to announce their squads.

Arizona Giants 5, Arizona Brewers 1 Box score later... Arizona Linescore: ARI FINAL R H E - - - ARIZ GIANTS 5 10 1 ARIZ BREWERS 1 6 1

Indianapolis Media Notes for Wednesday: TONIGHT: The Indians continue the final homestand of the season with the opening game of a two-game series with Toledo. The Tribe trails Toledo by one-half game for third place in the IL West standings. A win tonight would put the Indians in sole possession of third place for the first time since July 1. The Indians have not finished the season in fourth place since 1993. The Indians have won five in a row for the second time this season. The first five-game streak came from June 20-24 against Pawtucket and Scranton. The last time the Tribe won six straight was last Aug. 14-20 when they won seven consecutive games. The Indians and Mud Hens have split 12 meetings this season including six at Victory Field. The Tribe won two of three the last times the teams met - Aug. 18 and 19. On Aug. 18, the Indians began a stretch of 16 straight games against IL West rivals. The Tribe is 7-3 in this stretch, and 18-24 against division foes overall this season. THE "HOME" STRETCH: The final month of the season is truly the "home" stretch for the Indians. From July 29 through Aug. 30, the Tribe plays 22 home games in 33 days. The Indians are 16-14 in that stretch, including an 11-7 mark at Victory Field. YESTERDAY: The Tribe defeated Louisville 2-1 for their fifth straight win. All five wins came against the first-place Bats. Luis Martinez worked seven shutout innings to lower his ERA to 0.99. He struck out six while allowing five hits and two walks. Pete Zoccolillo doubled in a run and scored in the fourth to account for both Tribe runs. Shane Nance earned his second save in as many days. ON THE MOUND: Lefthander Nate Teut makes his 18th trip to the mound tonight. It will be his 13th start. Teut is coming off a 1-0 shutout of Louisville on Aug. 22. He worked seven innings in that contest allowing four hits and one walk while fanning a season-high seven. This will be Teut's first time facing Toledo this season. ON THE LEADER BOARD: Jim Rushford ranks seventh in the IL with a .309 average. HOT AT THE PLATE: Rich Paz has a season-long, nine-game hitting streak. Over the streak, Paz is hitting (.543, 19-for-35). Since joining the Tribe on July 25, Paz has reached base safely in 29 of 31 games (.432 OBP). Ryan Knox had a season-long, seven-game hitting streak snapped Tuesday. He hit .367 (11-for-30) on his streak. Knox leads the team with 14 steals despite playing in just 31 games. Jim Rushford has hit safely in 26 of 31 games since July 27 (.295, 36-for-122). Alex Delgado has hit safely in 13 of 17 games since July 26 (.364, 20-for-55). THE MAN'S GOT A GUN: OF Jason Conti leads the IL with 21 outfield assists. Conti is one of only five IL outfielders to record 21 or more assists since 1970. The last IL outfielder with 21 assists was Ed Ott (Charleston) in 1974. The others with 21 or more were: Richard Miller (21-Louisville-1971), Rodney Gaspar (23-Tidewater-1970) and Ben Oglivie (26-Louisville-1971). When the Indians were in the American Association, Buffalo's William Pennyfeather had 21 assists in 1993. Conti had three assists in the first game of a doubleheader on Aug. 15. He also has one assist with Milwaukee this season. MORE FIELDING PROWESS: Steve Scarborough leads IL shortstops with a .966 fielding percentage. In 437 chances, Scarborough has committed just 15 errors. Alex Delgado ranks third among IL catchers having thrown out 51.7% of would-be basestealers. NANCE'S NUMBERS: In 28 appearances since May 23, LHP Shane Nance has allowed one run in 42.0 innings. In that period he has allowed just 22 hits and eight walks while striking out 42. Nance threw 34.2 scoreless innings, the longest streak in the minors this season, from May 16 through Aug. 18. UPCOMING PROBABLES: Thursday vs. Toledo - RHP Seth Greisinger (5-9, 4.22) vs. RHP Pasqual Coco (10-8, 4.91) Friday vs. Columbus - TBA vs. RHP Ben Ford (5-3, 2.73) Saturday vs. Columbus - TBA vs. LHP Derek Lee (2-4, 4.08)

Indianapolis Press Release: (Also as discussed on the major league forum...) www.indyindians.com/press..._2703.html

Huntsville Times Game Story: "And, this time around, the Stars barfed again" www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...934780.xml

Beloit Daily News Game Story: www.beloitdailynews.com/803/snap27.htm

Wednesday's Daily Menu : We'll be plugging in the standings for playoff-contending Huntsville, Beloit and Helena within the Daily Menu while pertinent; Huntsville's fighting for a second-half crown that would provide additional home field advantage in the playoffs; Beloit's looking to qualify with a second-half division championship -- they can also automatically qualify for the playoffs with a second-place division finish. It now appears that Helena is playing for additional home-field rights as well. All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: LHP Nate Teut at home vs. Toledo (Tigers), 7:00 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: RHP Jason Shelley at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 7:05 PM Audio link: espn1450.com/ WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 37 26 .587 [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 33 31 .516 4.5[/b] MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 31 33 .484 6.5 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 30 34 .469 7.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 27 35 .435 9.5 HIGH DESERT: RHP Danny Stout at home vs. Lancaster (Diamondbacks), 9:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: LHP Eric Henderson at home vs. Clinton (Rangers), 7:00 PM; no audio WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 40 23 .635[/b] *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 37 26 .587 3.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 35 29 .547 5.5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 33 31 .516 7.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 33 31 .516 7.5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 32 32 .500 8.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 27 36 .429 13.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 25 39 .391 15.5 HELENA: LHP Mitch Stetter at Billings (Reds), 8:00 PM Audio link: www.billingsmustangs.com/ NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 16 12 .571 MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 15 13 .536 1.0 [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 15 13 .536 1.0[/b] BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 10 18 .357 6.0 ARIZONA: RHP Brian Rauch vs. the Giants' rookies at home this AM

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...720,76884,

A couple of familiar names in this SportsTicker update: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...r/?id=1374

In addition to 2003 18th round draft pick RHP Oscar Montes (now signed, see 2003 Draft Forum), the Brewers have added two more players to the Arizona roster, each with 2004 contracts: Infielder Oscar Angulo, Bats/Throws Right, 5'11', 165, born 2/1/84 Outfielder Anderson Delarosa, Bats/Throws Right, 6'0", 166, born 8/16/84 Probably all we'll know on these two kids until next year's media guide is out... You can never have enough Oscar's, we always say...

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville Update: SECOND VERSE, SAME AS THE FIRSTInstead of playing to impress Milwaukee G.M. Doug Melvin and club President Ulice Payne, who were present tonight, the Stars' looked like a job-seeker falling asleep in front of their future bosses........ The momentum has clearly shifted for this team........ They look like a team that has lost the will to win, a club almost too depressing to watch, an engine without its steam, a team you would barely suspect is playoff-bound. The Stars have now lost six of their last seven and seven of their last nine, hitting just .225 in their last ten games. Although they haven't needed much of a spark offensively to win games before, (they've been 8th, 9th, or 10th in hitting, but 3rd in the league in runs scored for a long while), they seem to have forgotten how to score and win........ Once excelling in lighting two-out rallies and taking advantage of mistakes, now Birmingham is ironically using that recipe against Huntsville, taking every page and every chapter out of Frankieball to eliminate the Stars........ The Barons need just a win Wednesday or Thursday to do just that. In the first inning, they used a sacrifice and an error to set up their first two runs........ Following a one-out single by Juan Piniella, Jeremy Reed laid down a drag bunt in Chris Barnwell's direction. It was a tough play, but Barnwell's throw went wild past Brandon Gemoll, putting runners on 2nd and 3rd........ Scott Bikowski poked a 1-2 breaking ball over the head of J.J. Hardy for a 2-run single. Reed slid away from the plate, as evidenced by the drag marks on the fresh chalk, but both Kade Johnson and Frank Kremblas were overruled by the umpire. Birmingham has even showed Huntsville the kind of eye-popping defense that the Stars have been pulling against teams all season........ With one out and Alejandro Machado on first in the bottom half of the 1st inning, Hardy hit a 1-2 pitch up the middle. 2nd baseman Danny Sandoval dove to stop the ball from going through, then flipped it from his glove to waiting shortstop Guillermo Reyes, who completed the double play. Noochie Varner lined a ball that looked like a double or maybe triple off the wall in right field in the 2nd inning, but the ball kept carrying and hit off the 2nd row of billboards for a home run....... It would be their only run........ Jim Bullard (1-1, 1.17 in 9 appearances vs. the Stars this season) scattered the Stars' three remaining hits --- a single to left by D.J. Clark in the 2nd and singles by Hardy in the 4th and the 6th........ Tetsu Yofu was the scheduled starter for Birmingham, but he was scratched due to a sore elbow, one that Gabe Alvarez told me, would not prevent him from making his next start......... Dave Krynzel killed a potential rally in the 5th, a 31-pitch inning by Bullard, his toughest inning of the night. With runners on second and third, both of whom reached on walks, Krynzel struck out in desparation on a 1-2 pitch that was low and away.The Stars would never have a chance like that again in the game.......... Krynzel, who also struck out in the 1st, appears to have lost confidence in his game. He has fanned in 18 straight games, a club record since I've been able to record game-by-game strikeout totals starting in 1996. He has 112 Ks on the year, and has struck out 36 times in 87 ABs this month.. Pedro Liriano, who became the first Huntsville pitcher to lose 13 games in a season since Curtis Shaw in 1993, was rather effective. He did not go to a three-ball count on any Birmingham hitter until the 4th inning, and he got some defensive help as well........ Krynzel failed in a diving attempt to catch Tom Nicholson's leadoff liner to the gap in left-center in the top of the 2nd inning. Nicholson legged out a triple as the throw came in from Brad Nelson........ Nicholson was then cut down at the plate on a throw from Barnwell, after fielding Chad Durham's hot grounder off his chest, one that will leave a mark tonight........ Liriano also got out of a one-out, runners on the corners situation in the 3rd inning......... After 84 pitches, Pedro handed the ball off to the bullpen, but after two quiet innings under Jeff Hundley, the Barons exploded for five runs in the 8th, kicked off by a two-run, bases-loaded single by Carlos Maldonado. The Stars are now 11-14 in August and look destined for their first losing month since April of last year....... The Barons are 17-8........ Game three of this series will pit Jason Shelley (3-0, 1.96) against Birmingham right-hander Carlos Castillo (2-1, 4.91), a 28-year old veteran who has seen days with the White Sox, the Red Sox, and Japanese baseball........ He was a 3rd round draft pick of the White Sox in 1994, and signed this year on June 30 by the Sox to a contract with Birmingham.......... The Stars have two more dates in the regular season to break the 200,000 mark in attendance. They need to average 1,849 at the gate. Unless the Stars' front office can get the Ten Commandments judge and Pat Robertson to come and hold a post-game tent revival for the Bible freaks in this area, it's not likely they'll make it, but there is a Christian concert following Thursday's game, which starts at 5:05, and that will represent the Stars last chance to avoid their first sub-200K year since 1988. Liriano is now 2-3 in August with a 5.83 ERA........ Hardy is 8-for-20 in his last five games and is hitting .310 since August 7........ Corey Hart, hitting .326 in his last 11 games, was given a rest tonight........ Machado is 2-for-19 in his last 6 games, but has 6 of his 8 stolen bases this month, in his last 10 games. Luis Martinez won a 2-1 game for Indianapolis tonight against Louisville, his 4th win without a loss for the Indians, giving him a 12-3 mark this year, split between the Stars and Indy......... In what looked like a fantasy match-up, Derek Lee, on Monday night, won his 2nd game, beating another former Huntsville Star, Todd Van Poppel........ Dionys Cesar, who hit .282 in 60 games for the Stars in 2001, was picked up by the Chattanooga Lookouts after 2nd baseman Andrew Beattie was promoted to Louisville. The Stars regular season ends with four games against Chattanooga at Bell South Park.

Oops, jumped the gun with my original title thread -- the Snappers have clinched a spot in the Midwest League playoffs, but not necessarily the second half division crown yet...

Helena Game Story from the Billings Gazette: www.billingsgazette.com/i...-tangs.inc League Honors detailed in the Helena Independent Record: Palmisano MVP, honors for Eveland, Trofholz, and Sedar... www.helenair.com/articles...703_02.txt

Indianapolis Star Game Story: Jason Childers nursing an elbow after beings struck; Jim Rushford "Action Shot"... www.indystar.com/print/ar...1-036.html

High Desert 5, Lancaster (Diamondbacks) 1 High Desert Site Game Summary: ADELANTO, CA ? Wins have been few and far-between for the High Desert Mavericks in 2003. Tuesday night, the Mavs opened up their final homestand in 2003 with a much-needed victory over the Lancaster JetHawks, winning by a score of 5-1 at Mavericks Stadium. The win snaps a three-game losing streak for the Mavs, and gives High Desert their 40th win of the year, as their overall record now stands at 40-94. Chris Saenz continued his dominance, picking up his team-leading ninth win of the year. Saenz pitched into the seventh inning, allowing just one unearned run on the night. Saenz (9-9) was chased after issuing two walks in the seventh and only one out. Justin Gordon came on and retired Marland Williams on a fly ball to right field. With two outs and runners at first and second, Danny Richar lined a single into right field. Ralph Santana?s throw from right field nailed Jason Gorman at the plate for the third out of the inning. Earlier in the game, Santana threw out Travis McAndrews trying to score, keeping the JetHawks off the board. Froilan Villanueva?s three-run homer down the left field line in the third inning put the Mavs up 3-0. Lancaster starter Cliff McMachen (6-4) pitched well, but couldn?t get out of trouble when he had to. For Villanueva, it?s his ninth homer of the year, and it gives him a team-best 68 RBIs. McMachen allowed a two-out single to Chris Morris in the seventh inning, which knocked in Ozzie Chavez and Todd West, giving the Mavs a 5-1 lead. Gordon never got into trouble, as he allowed just two base runners over the final 2.2 innings. He earned his fifth save of the year with the scoreless relief. The Mavs send Danny Stout (2-1) to the hill for the first time as a starter on Wednesday night, as the Mavs look to make it two straight wins. Lancaster will counter with Mike Shultz (1-2). Game time from Mavericks Stadium is 7:05 (9:05 Central). High Desert Box Score: GAME DATE: 8/26/03 LANCASTER 1 AT HIGH DESERT 5 YTD YTD LANCASTER AB R H BI AVG HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG M.Williams CF 4 0 0 0 .287 C.Morris CF 3 1 2 2 .263 D.Richar SS 3 1 1 0 .308 R.Santana RF 4 0 1 0 .291 J.Garthwaite RF 2 0 1 0 .303 F.Villanueva 3B 4 1 1 3 .293 K.Nichols DH 4 0 0 0 .311 J.Frost 1B 4 0 0 0 .237 E.Varela 1B 4 0 0 0 .234 B.Foster DH 4 0 0 0 .193 D.Uggla 3B 4 0 1 0 .287 J.Toner LF 3 0 0 0 .203 T.McAndrews LF 4 0 1 0 .260 O.Chavez SS 3 1 1 0 .224 J.Gorman 2B 4 0 1 0 .219 T.West 2B 2 2 0 0 .240 J.Wilkins CAT 2 0 0 0 .205 J.Alvarado CAT 2 0 0 0 .141 C.McMachen PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Saenz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Slaten PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gordon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 1 5 0 TOTALS 29 5 5 5 LANCASTER 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0- 1 5 2 HIGH DESERT 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 X- 5 5 2 E--E.Varela, J.Gorman, C.Saenz 2. DP--LANCASTER 0, HIGH DESERT 0. LOB--LANCASTER 8, HIGH DESERT 3. 2B--D.Uggla (30). HR--F.Villanueva (9). SB--R.Santana (40). CS--C.Morris. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA LANCASTER C.McMachen (L,6-4) 7.0 5 5 3 3 7 1 3.39 D.Slaten 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.91 HIGH DESERT C.Saenz (W,9-9) 6.1 4 1 0 4 4 0 5.20 J.Gordon (S,5) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.44 WP--C.Saenz. PB--J.Alvarado. SO--M.Williams, K.Nichols, D.Uggla, J.Gorman 2, J.Frost 2, B.Foster 2, J.Toner, O.Chavez, T.West. BB-- D.Richar, J.Garthwaite 2, J.Wilkins 2, C.Morris, T.West, J.Alvarado. T--2:32. A--1324

Billings (Reds) 5, Helena 0 Helena Box Score: GAME DATE: 8/26/03 HELENA 0 AT BILLINGS 5 YTD YTD HELENA AB R H BI AVG BILLINGS AB R H BI AVG G.Rodriguez 2B 3 0 0 0 .231 C.Dickerson CF 4 1 2 0 .255 T.Trofholz CF 4 0 2 0 .348 T.Cairns 3B 5 1 2 2 .320 D.Anderson LF 3 0 0 0 .314 L.Bolivar SS 3 0 0 0 .360 M.Melo LF 1 0 0 0 .263 J.Votto 1B 3 0 0 0 .313 M.Ramirez DH 4 0 1 0 .333 M.Perez CAT 4 1 3 0 .330 B.Whitney 1B 3 0 0 0 .288 W.Olmstead LF 4 1 3 0 .275 V.Rottino 3B 2 0 0 0 .330 R.Mosby DH 4 0 0 0 .229 R.Deevers RF 3 0 0 0 .314 J.Acevedo RF 4 1 0 0 .310 C.Lozada CAT 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Beale 2B 4 0 1 2 .202 A.Septimo SS 3 0 1 0 .224 J.Paduch PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Kloostrmn PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Medlock PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Carter PIT 0 0 0 0 .268 P.Hendrix PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 29 0 4 0 TOTALS 35 5 11 4 HELENA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 4 2 BILLINGS 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X- 5 11 0 E--V.Rottino, R.Deevers. DP--HELENA 1, BILLINGS 1. LOB--HELENA 4, BILLINGS 9. 2B--W.Olmstead (12), D.Beale (5). HR--T.Cairns (1). SB--G.Rodriguez 2 (28). CS--T.Trofholz. HBP--V.Rottino. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HELENA G.Kloostrmn (L,5-1) 5.0 9 5 4 1 5 1 3.59 N.Carter 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.40 P.Hendrix 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 6.75 BILLINGS J.Paduch (W,7-1) 7.0 4 0 0 1 6 0 1.98 C.Medlock 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.88 HB--J.Paduch. SO--D.Anderson 2, M.Melo, B.Whitney 2, V.Rottino, R.Deevers, A.Septimo, C.Dickerson, J.Votto 2, M.Perez, R.Mosby 2, J.Acevedo 2, D.Beale 2. BB--G.Rodriguez, C.Dickerson, L.Bolivar, J.Votto. T--2:18. A--2719

Indianapolis 2, Louisville (Reds) 1 Indy Site Game Summary: INDIANAPOLIS -- Behind another spectacular pitching performance from Luis Martinez, the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Louisville Bats for a fifth consecutive day, sweeping the home and home series with a 2-1 win at Victory Field on Tuesday night. The Bats (74-63) lead over Columbus in the International League West is down to just a half game. Martinez, making his seventh start of the season for Indianapolis, pitched 7.0 shutout innings allowing only seven baserunners on five hits and two walks while striking out six to raise his season total to 46 whiffs in 45.2 innings (0.99 ERA). Martinez needed only 93 pitches to pick up his fourth win of the season in improving to 4-0. With neither team having scored through the first two innings, Steve Scarborough led off the bottom half of the third for Indianapolis hitting a ball off the right-center field wall. The ball bounced past Bats centerfielder Emil Brown and back towards the infield as Scarborough raced around the bases. Brown's relay throw to shortstop Chris Clapinski and subsequent throw home was just in time to beat Scarborough in his attempt for an inside-the-park home run. The Indians did manage to break through against Louisville starting pitcher Matt Belisle in the fourth inning as Pete Zoccolillo doubled home Rich Paz with the Tribe's first run before coming around to score on a two-out single by Cody McKay. Belisle (2-3), acquired by the Cincinnati organization in a deal with Atlanta for Kent Mercker, pitched 7.0 innings allowing only the two runs, one of which was unearned, while striking out five. Louisville's Michael Coleman pinch hit for Belisle with one out in the eighth inning, driving a John Foster offering high and deep over the centerfield fence for his first home run of the season, but Foster retired the next two batters in the inning before turning the game over to Shane Nance for the ninth inning. Nance allowed a leadoff walk to Brown to open the ninth, but then got Russell Branyan to line out to Paz at second base. Paz wheeled and fired to first in time to catch Brown off the bag for a double play. Nance then caught Felipe Crespo looking at strike three to end the game. The save was Nance's third of the season. The baserunning blunder was the second of the game for Brown as Jason Conti picked up his 21st outfield assist of the season in the top of the fourth inning when he gunned down Brown at third base on a single off the bat of Branyan. Conti is the first IL outfielder to record 21 assists in a season since Ed Ott in 1974. The Indians (62-75) will host the Toledo Mud Hens at Victory Field for a two-game series starting on Wednesday night when lefty Nate Teut (3-5, 4.40) takes to the hill for the Indians to face Toledo's Pat Ahearne (4-5, 3.64). Indianapolis Box Score: GAME DATE: 8/26/03 LOUISVILLE 1 AT INDIANAPOLIS 2 YTD YTD LOUISVILLE AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG M.Budzinski LF 4 0 0 0 .268 R.Knox LF 3 0 0 0 .252 W.Guerrero RF 4 0 2 0 .276 R.Paz 2B 3 1 2 0 .355 E.Brown CF 3 0 1 0 .297 J.Rushford 1B 4 0 1 0 .309 R.Branyan 3B 4 0 1 0 .327 P.Zoccolillo RF 4 1 2 1 .276 F.Crespo 1B 3 0 0 0 .248 J.Conti CF 3 0 1 0 .243 C.Clapinski SS 3 0 1 0 .143 A.Delgado CAT 3 0 0 0 .319 A.Beattie 2B 3 0 0 0 .158 C.McKay 3B 3 0 1 1 .239 M.Stefanski CAT 2 0 0 0 .222 S.Scarboroug SS 3 0 1 0 .235 M.Belisle PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 L.Martinez PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 M.Coleman PH 1 1 1 1 .158 W.Veras PH 1 0 0 0 .223 S.Service PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Foster PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Bevel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Nance PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 29 1 6 1 TOTALS 29 2 8 2 LOUISVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0- 1 6 2 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X- 2 8 0 E--F.Crespo, M.Belisle. DP--LOUISVILLE 3, INDIANAPOLIS 3. LOB-- LOUISVILLE 4, INDIANAPOLIS 5. 2B--P.Zoccolillo (34). 3B--S.Scarboroug (7). HR--M.Coleman (1). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA LOUISVILLE M.Belisle (L,1-2) 7.0 6 2 1 2 5 0 1.71 S.Service 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 B.Bevel 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 INDIANAPOLIS L.Martinez (W,4-0) 7.0 5 0 0 2 6 0 0.99 J.Foster 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.89 S.Nance (S,3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.43 SO--M.Budzinski, W.Guerrero 2, E.Brown, F.Crespo, C.Clapinski 2, M.Stefanski, R.Knox, R.Paz, J.Conti, S.Scarboroug, L.Martinez 2. BB--E.Brown, F.Crespo, M.Stefanski, R.Knox, R.Paz. T--2:17. A--5708