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Birmingham (White Sox) 7, Huntsville 1 Offense has completely gone south -- not that it was ever very "north" to begin with... Huntsville Site Game Summary: The Stars aren't even facing top pitchers as of late... www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=301 Huntsville Box Score: Stars' batters K 12 times; odd time for a Corey Hart day off... GAME DATE: 8/26/03 BIRMINGHAM 7 AT HUNTSVILLE 1 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 2 0 0 0 .237 J.Piniella LF 5 1 1 0 .298 D.Krynzel CF 3 0 0 0 .268 J.Reed RF 2 2 1 0 .410 J.Hardy SS 4 0 2 0 .282 G.Alvarez 1B 3 0 1 0 .312 B.Gemoll 1B 4 0 0 0 .263 J.Hamilton PH 1 1 1 0 .227 N.Varner RF 4 1 1 1 .278 J.Hamilton 1B 1 0 1 0 .227 B.Nelson LF 4 0 0 0 .220 S.Bikowski DH 3 0 2 2 .316 D.Clark DH 4 0 1 0 .231 J.Shaffer PH 1 0 0 0 .209 K.Johnson CAT 2 0 0 0 .189 C.Maldonado CAT 5 1 1 2 .261 C.Barnwell 3B 3 0 0 0 .250 T.Nicholson 3B 4 1 1 0 .273 P.Liriano PIT 0 0 0 0 .079 G.Reyes SS 4 1 1 1 .201 J.Hundley PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 C.Durham CF 3 0 0 0 .276 R.Miller PIT 0 0 0 0 .286 J.Bullard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Smith PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.McWhirter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 7 11 6 TOTALS 30 1 4 1 BIRMINGHAM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0- 7 11 0 HUNTSVILLE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 4 1 E--C.Barnwell. DP--BIRMINGHAM 1, HUNTSVILLE 0. LOB--BIRMINGHAM 9, HUNTSVILLE 7. 3B--T.Nicholson (1). HR--N.Varner (6). SB--G.Reyes (15), A.Machado (11), K.Johnson (5). CS--S.Bikowski. HBP--T.Nicholson. SF--D.Sandoval. SH--J.Reed. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BIRMINGHAM J.Bullard (W,5-3) 5.0 3 1 1 3 8 1 3.78 M.Smith 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.86 K.McWhirter 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5.40 HUNTSVILLE P.Liriano (L,9-13) 5.0 5 2 0 0 4 0 3.65 J.Hundley 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.08 R.Miller 1.0 3 4 3 2 0 0 3.66 M.Adams 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.07 HB--J.Hundley. WP--R.Miller. PB--K.Johnson. SO--D.Sandoval, J.Piniella, G.Alvarez, J.Shaffer, C.Maldonado 2, T.Nicholson, C.Durham, D.Krynzel 2, B.Gemoll 2, N.Varner, B.Nelson 2, D.Clark 3, K.Johnson, C.Barnwell. BB--J.Reed 2, S.Bikowski, C.Durham, A.Machado 2, D.Krynzel, K.Johnson 2. T--3:04. A--1072

Beloit 5, Clinton (Rangers) 4 Beloit Site Linescore, Game Summary, and Player of the Game Info: www.snappersbaseball.com/...4b498230c0 Beloit Box Score: Rickie Weeks has gotten on base in over half his plate appearances since signing, folks... CLINTON AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG A.Webster LF 4 1 3 0 .242 K.Bibbs LF 5 1 3 1 .297 J.Senreiso CF 4 0 0 1 .217 C.Crabbe DH 4 0 1 0 .260 C.O'Riordan 2B 4 0 1 1 .314 T.Gwynn CF 4 0 0 0 .279 H.Lebron RF 4 0 1 0 .310 P.Fielder 1B 3 0 1 0 .313 L.Grayson PR 0 0 0 0 .203 R.Weeks 2B 1 1 0 1 .341 L.Grayson RF 0 0 0 0 .203 T.Hinton RF 3 1 0 0 .229 N.Gold DH 3 1 1 0 .259 M.Mendez PH 1 0 0 0 .252 P.Quero 1B 4 0 0 0 .272 M.Mendez RF 0 0 0 0 .252 E.Santana CAT 4 1 1 2 .258 A.Heether 3B 3 1 1 1 .234 R.Shelley 3B 3 1 1 0 .229 P.Esparragz CAT 4 1 1 2 .250 C.Ringe SS 3 0 0 0 .218 C.Terni SS 4 0 0 0 .236 S.Urena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Carpenter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 O.Ortiz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Huizinga PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Pezely PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 4 8 4 TOTALS 32 5 7 5 CLINTON 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0- 4 8 1 BELOIT 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 X- 5 7 0 E--C.Ringe. DP--CLINTON 0, BELOIT 1. LOB--CLINTON 5, BELOIT 10. 2B--A.Webster (6), C.O'Riordan (8), N.Gold (32), K.Bibbs (12), A.Heether (10), P.Esparragz (9). HR--E.Santana (5). SB--A.Webster (3), K.Bibbs (54). HBP--P.Fielder. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA CLINTON S.Urena 3.2 5 4 2 4 2 0 5.01 O.Ortiz (L,0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.70 F.Pezely 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.34 BELOIT C.Carpenter 5.0 6 4 4 1 6 1 3.65 J.Huizinga (W,4-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.69 L.Pena 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.10 B.Hall (S,11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.63 HB--O.Ortiz. WP--J.Huizinga. PB--P.Esparragz. SO--J.Senreiso 3, C.O'Riordan 2, N.Gold 2, P.Quero, R.Shelley, C.Ringe 2, K.Bibbs, C.Crabbe, T.Gwynn 2, A.Heether, P.Esparragz, C.Terni. BB--N.Gold, R.Shelley, C.Ringe, C.Crabbe, T.Gwynn, R.Weeks 3, A.Heether. T--2:58. A--1018

Tuesday'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 Luis Martinez at home vs. Louisville (Reds), 7:00 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: RHP Pedro Liriano at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 7:05 PM; Ulice Payne is in town tonight, too Audio link: espn1450.com/ WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 36 26 .581 [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 33 30 .524 3.5[/b] MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 30 33 .476 6.5 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 30 33 .476 6.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 27 34 .443 8.5HIGH DESERT: RHP Chris Saenz at home vs. Lancaster (Diamondbacks), 9:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: RHP Calvin Carpenter at home vs. Clinton (Rangers), 7:00 PM; magic number is one; no audio WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 39 23 .629[/b] *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 37 25 .597 2.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 35 28 .556 4.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 33 30 .524 6.5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 32 30 .516 7.0 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 31 32 .492 8.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 26 36 .419 13.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 25 38 .397 14.5 HELENA: LHP Greg Kloosterman 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 11 .593 [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 15 12 .556 1.0[/b] MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 14 13 .519 2.0 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 9 18 .333 7.0ARIZONA: Idle

Huntsville Times Game Story: "As far as I'm concerned, we stink right now''... www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...271540.xml And why did the Brewers wait so long to pitch Greg Bruso, anyway? Beloit Daily News Game Story: Home games mean quotes and analysis... www.beloitdailynews.com/803/snap26.htm

Neither Jim Powell nor anyone else remembers or has mentioned: Dan Serafini, former Brewer property -- 2-2, 5.96 ERA, nine games, four starts with Indianapolis in 2001

Player of the Week Honors in Maryvale: ARIZONA LEAGUE (August 18-24) Hitter--The Brewers' Gilberto Acosta hit .619 (13-21) with 4 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 RBI and a .714 slugging percentage.

Indianapolis Star Game Story: Plenty of quotes... www.indystar.com/print/ar...7-036.html

By the way, Burlington won and Cedar Rapids' game was suspended, so I don't believe Beloit clinched a spot last night. Magic number is probably one, though. Any chance Derek Lee gets a September callup? He's pitched well of late. 40-man spots will be awfully tight, especially in anticipation of the players in the DeJean trade, and players called up in September still need to be added to the 40-man roster. So look for Luis Martinez, Shane Nance, John Foster, and Matt Childers, and a bat in Cody McKay (also because every team adds a third catcher in September). Awfully hard to picture another pitcher added to that call-up list. Not so hard to picture the Brewers maneuvering the 40-man with a 60-day DL stint or two to add another bat like Jim Rushford, Jason Conti, or even Pete Zoccolillo.

Beloit Site Game Summary and Player of the Game Info: Sounds like Jason baker should have been the choice... www.snappersbaseball.com/...me_id=1193 Beloit Box Score: 3B Adam Heether with a double, triple, and walk in three plate appearances... CLINTON AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG C.Coughlan LF 3 0 0 0 .277 K.Bibbs LF 4 0 3 2 .294 A.Webster PH 1 0 0 0 .207 C.Crabbe DH 4 0 1 0 .260 C.Hamblen DH 4 0 0 0 .259 T.Gwynn CF 4 0 1 0 .284 C.O'Riordan 2B 4 1 2 0 .316 P.Fielder 1B 4 1 1 1 .312 J.Senreiso CF 3 0 0 0 .219 R.Weeks 2B 4 1 1 0 .349 P.Quero 1B 3 0 0 1 .276 T.Hinton RF 3 0 1 1 .231 H.Lebron RF 4 1 3 1 .310 M.Mendez RF 1 0 0 0 .253 E.Santana CAT 4 0 1 0 .258 J.VandenBrg CAT 3 0 0 0 .303 R.Shelley 3B 4 0 0 0 .228 A.Heether 3B 2 2 2 0 .232 C.Ringe SS 3 0 1 0 .220 C.Terni SS 2 0 0 0 .239 C.Herrera PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 O.Beltre PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Breslow PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 2 7 2 TOTALS 31 4 10 4 CLINTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0- 2 7 0 BELOIT 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 X- 4 10 2 E--A.Heether, C.Terni. DP--CLINTON 0, BELOIT 0. LOB--CLINTON 8, BELOIT 5. 2B--C.O'Riordan (7), C.Ringe (19), K.Bibbs (11), R.Weeks (5), T.Hinton (20), A.Heether (9). 3B--A.Heether (1). HR--H.Lebron (4), P.Fielder (27). CS--C.Coughlan. HBP--J.Senreiso. SF--P.Quero. SH-- C.Terni. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA CLINTON C.Herrera (L,9-9) 7.0 9 3 3 1 3 0 4.18 O.Beltre 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 2.35 BELOIT J.Baker (W,5-3) 6.0 5 1 1 1 2 1 3.04 C.Breslow 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5.55 J.Alliston (S,10) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.00 HB--J.Baker. SO--H.Lebron, E.Santana, R.Shelley 3, T.Gwynn, R.Weeks, J.VandenBrg, C.Terni 2. BB--C.Coughlan, C.Ringe, A.Heether. T--2:24. A--1042

Huntsville Site Game Summary: www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=299

Indy Site Game Summary: INDIANAPOLIS ? The Indianapolis Indians defeated the Louisville Bats for a fourth straight day, picking up a 5-2 win at Victory Field on Monday night. After having swept the Bats in a three-game series at Louisville over the weekend, the Tribe opened the final homestand of the season by scoring all five runs in the first three innings of the ballgame. Louisville scored first when former Indian Mark Budzinski lined a double off the wall in dead centerfield leading off the game. He then came around to score on an Emil Brown RBI single. Brown scored two batters later on an RBI groundout by Michael Coleman to put the Bats on top 2-0. The Indians answered back in the bottom half of the first inning when Ryan Knox helped manufacture a run by leading off the inning with a bunt single down the first base line. Knox took second base with his 14th steal of the season, moved to third on Rich Paz?s sacrifice bunt, and then scored on a two-out wild pitch by Louisville starter Todd Van Poppel. Cody McKay gave the Tribe the lead for good in the bottom of the second inning when he launched his sixth home run of the season deep to right field. McKay?s blast was a two-run shot, as Jason Conti had reached ahead of him on a leadoff single. Next batter Steve Scarborough narrowly missed going back-to-back with McKay as his team-leading sixth triple bounced off the very top of the left field wall. Scarborough scored one batter later on Derek Lee?s bloop single over the heads of a drawn in left side of the Louisville infield. The Tribe made it 5-2 in the third inning when Pete Zoccolillo drew a walk to lead off the frame against Van Poppel. He then scored on Jason Conti?s triple off the top of the wall in right field. Following the two-run first inning, Tribe starter Derek Lee settled down by closing the door on the Louisville offense. Lee allowed only two hits over his next 6.2 innings, lasting into the eighth while allowing five hits and two runs. Lee (2-4) was relieved by Shane Nance with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Nance, who was brought on to face Russell Branyan with a runner on first, pitched the final 1.1 innings striking out all four batters he faced to pick up his second save of the season. Van Poppel, making his fourth start of the season, allowed all eight Indians hits in 6.0 innings to take the loss and drop to 3-3. The Indians and Bats will conclude the two-game series at Victory Field on Tuesday evening when the Tribe sends lefty Luis Martinez (3-0, 1.16) to the hill to face Louisville?s young righty Matt Belisle (2-2, 2.12).

Arizona Box Score: CUBS AB R H BI AVG BREWERS AB R H BI AVG C.Rojas SS 5 0 0 0 .219 C.Fermaint LF 5 0 0 0 .295 T.Johnston 2B 5 0 1 1 .179 G.Acosta SS 5 0 0 0 .349 R.Harvey RF 5 0 0 0 .184 F.Plasencia CF 4 1 1 0 .286 R.Fitzgerald CF 4 1 1 0 .382 A.Mannon RF 2 2 1 0 .274 A.Garcia 1B 4 0 0 0 .315 T.McCormack 3B 3 1 1 0 .263 A.Francisco 3B 4 2 2 0 .231 B.Opdyke DH 4 0 2 0 .263 C.Mejia LF 4 2 2 1 .273 B.DePaula PR 0 0 0 0 .220 J.Valdez DH 3 1 2 3 .304 S.Guhring CAT 3 0 2 0 .267 A.Tidball CAT 3 0 2 0 .324 R.Pijuan 1B 4 0 0 0 .202 J.Oritz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Phillips 2B 4 0 0 0 .188 P.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 H.Pruett PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Weber PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Wooley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Marion PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 37 6 10 5 TOTALS 34 4 7 0 CUBS 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0- 6 10 1 BREWERS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0- 4 7 2 E--A.Francisco, C.Fermaint 2. DP--CUBS 0, BREWERS 0. LOB--CUBS 8, BREWERS 7. 2B--C.Mejia 2 (11), J.Valdez (7), T.McCormack (8). 3B-- A.Francisco (2). HBP--R.Fitzgerald, S.Guhring. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA CUBS J.Oritz (W,1-1) 5.0 1 1 0 2 5 0 1.74 P.Rodriguez 3.0 6 3 3 1 2 0 9.16 M.Weber (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.38 BREWERS H.Pruett (L,2-3) 5.1 7 5 4 3 4 0 5.85 R.Wooley 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.89 R.Marion 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.91 HB--J.Oritz, R.Wooley. SO--T.Johnston, R.Harvey 2, R.Fitzgerald, A.Garcia, A.Francisco, C.Fermaint 2, F.Plasencia, R.Pijuan 3, J.Phillips. BB--A.Garcia, J.Valdez, A.Tidball, A.Mannon 2, T.McCormack. T--2:29.

Arizona Cubs 6, Arizona Brewers 4 The kids are now 16-35; box score late tonight... ARI FINAL R H E - - - ARIZ CUBS 6 10 1 ARIZ BREWERS 4 7 2 ARIZONA LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING TOP 10 (MINIMUM 137 PLATE APPEARANCES) BATTER CLUB AVG G AB R H HR RBI Fitzgerald, Ryan CUB .385 49 187 33 72 5 38 Mejia, Jorge ATH .377 50 223 48 84 7 30 Aviles, Mike RY1 .368 49 201 49 74 5 36 [b]Acosta, Gilberto BRR .359 45 167 39 60 1 21[/b] STOLEN BASES [b]Acosta, Gilberto BRR 28[/b] Cashman, Brandon RNG 22 Abreu, Johany GIA 15 Furtado, Micah RNG 15 Several Players Tied at 13 ON-BASE PERCENTAGE Furtado, Micah RNG .452 Strain, Ryan GIA .436 Fitzgerald, Ryan CUB .435 [b]Acosta, Gilberto BRR .429[/b] Cashman, Brandon RNG .428 PITCHING TOP 10 (MINIMUM 40 IP) PITCHER CLUB W-L ERA IP H BB SO Millikan, Bryan GIA 5- 1 2.35 46 42 22 32 [b]Hawk, Tommy BRR 1- 0 2.43 41 40 15 26[/b] Bay, Ronald CUB 7- 1 2.50 58 51 9 69 Smith, Cody RNG 2- 0 2.91 43 31 10 27 *Hughes, Dustin RY1 4- 2 3.18 45 32 17 48

BA's Hot Sheet for this Week: Fielder, Martinez, Shelley and Weeks... www.baseballamerica.com/t...sheet.html

Indianapolis Media Notes for Monday: TONIGHT: The Indians open the final homestand of the season. The Tribe is coming off a 3-2 road trip. The Indians dropped the first two games at Columbus, but came back to sweep three games from first-place Louisville. The Tribe will look to continue the winning streak with two more games against the Bats to open the homestand. The Bats are managed by Rick Burleson. The former shortstop was a teammate of Cecil Cooper's in Boston from 1974-76. On Aug. 19, the Indians began a stretch of 16 straight games against IL West rivals. The Tribe is 5-3 in this stretch, and 16-24 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 14-14 in that stretch, including a 9-7 mark at Victory Field. YESTERDAY: The Indians completed a three-game sweep of Louisville with an 8-4 win. The Tribe had 17 hits for the second consecutive game. Jason Conti led the way with a 4-for-5 night. He scored three runs. Cody McKay and Ryan Knox each had two RBI. ON THE MOUND: Lefthander Derek Lee makes his seventh start and 13th appearance for the Indians tonight. Lee has lost his last two appearances despite allowing just three earned runs in 13.1 innings (2.03 ERA). On Aug. 15, Lee was the final pitcher in the Tribe's 18-inning game at Charlotte. He worked 5.1 innings of relief, but was beaten by an unearned run. Lee went back into the rotation on Aug. 19 and held Toledo to three runs over eight innings, but suffered a 3-1 defeat. Lee started the season with Double-A Huntsville and was 11-3 with a 3.40 ERA when he was promoted to Indy on July 4. His first start came against the Bats on July 6. Lee took the loss in that contest allowing four runs on six hits in five innings. ON THE LEADER BOARD: Jim Rushford ranks fourth in the IL with a .313 average and fifth with a .375 on-base percentage. Alex Delgado ranks third among IL catchers having thrown out 51.7% of would-be basestealers. HOT AT THE PLATE: Rich Paz has tied his season-long, seven-game hitting streak. Over the streak, Paz is hitting (.533, 16-for-30). Since joining the Tribe on July 25, Paz has reached base safely in 27 of 29 games (.415 OBP). Ryan Knox has a season-long, six-game hitting streak. He has hit .385 (10-for-26) on his streak. Knox is tied for the team lead with 13 steals despite playing in just 29 games. Jim Rushford has hit safely in 25 of 29 games since July 27 (.307, 35-for-114). Alex Delgado has hit safely in 13 of 16 games since July 26 (.385, 20-for-52). UPCOMING PROBABLES: Tuesday vs. Louisville - RHP Matt Belisle (2-2, 2.12) vs. LHP Luis Martinez (3-0, 1.16) Wednesday vs. Toledo - RHP Pat Ahearne (4-5, 3.64) vs. LHP Nate Teut (3-5, 4.40) Thursday vs. Toledo - RHP Seth Greisinger (5-9, 4.22) vs. RHP Pasqual Coco (10-8, 4.91)

Huntsville Times previews the big Birmingham series: www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...863060.xml

High Desert Site Game Summary: Modesto, CA - The Modesto offense couldn't be contained on Sunday evening, as the A's finished off a three-game sweep of the Mavs, defeating High Desert by a final score of 17-11 at John Thurman Field in Modesto. The High Desert offense put up great numbers with 11 runs on 10 hits, but it wasn't enough on Sunday, as the A's knocked around several members of the Mavs pitching staff. Mavs starter Chad Petty lasted just two innings, allowing five runs on six hits. Petty actually left with the Mavs in front at 6-5. Reliever Justin Backsmeyer came on and got roughed up. Backsmeyer (1-9) only recorded two outs in the third inning, before finally being chased. The A's scored a total of eight runs in the third inning, sending 13 men to the plate in taking a 13-6 lead. Modesto had 13 runs and 16 hits after just three innings of play. The Mavs kept putting runs on the board, getting two more off A's starter Christian Gonzalez (4-2) in the fifth. The A's put the game out of reach by scoring one in the fifth against Bobby Bystrowski and three in the sixth and seventh combined against Aaron Dean. The Mavs rounded out the scoring by tallying three times in the eighth against A's reliever Chris Mowday. Chris Morris had the big-hit of the inning, a two-run single to make it 17-10. Morris finished the night with three hits and three RBIs. The A's were led by Corey Myers, who had four hits and four RBIs. Omar Quintanilla, who homered in his first Cal League at-bat on Friday against the Mavs, picked up his second homer in an A's uniform against Dean in the seventh, and finished the night with a career-best four hits. The Mavs finish the road trip at just 1-5 and finish the year with a record of 16-54 away from Mavericks Stadium. The Mavs try to end their three-game losing streak on Tuesday night, opening up their final seven-game homestand, against the Lancaster JetHawks. Chris Saenz (8-9) will throw on Tuesday after High Desert takes a much needed day off on Monday.

Monday'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 Derek Lee at home vs. Louisville (Reds), 7:00 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: RHP Greg Bruso in his Huntsville debut at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 7:05 PM; realistically, a must-win for the Stars as far as a second-half crown goes... Audio link: espn1450.com/ WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 35 26 .574 [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 33 29 .532 2.5[/b] MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 30 32 .484 5.5 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 29 33 .468 6.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 26 34 .433 8.5 HIGH DESERT: Idle BELOIT: TBD at home vs. Clinton (Rangers), 7:00 PM; no web audio for this series WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 38 23 .623[/b] *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 36 25 .590 2.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 35 27 .565 3.5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 32 30 .516 6.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 32 30 .516 6.5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 30 32 .484 8.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 26 35 .426 12.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 25 37 .403 13.5 HELENA: Idle NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 16 11 .593 [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 15 12 .556 1.0[/b] MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 14 13 .519 2.0 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 9 18 .333 7.0ARIZONA: TBD at Maryvale vs. the Cubs' kids this morning

Helena Independent Record Game Story: RHP Greg Moreira's outing deserves extra attention here... www.helenair.com/articles...503_05.txt Helena Box Score: GAME DATE: 8/24/03 PROVO 4 AT HELENA 1 YTD YTD PROVO AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG H.Kendrick 2B 5 1 3 1 .337 G.Rodriguez 2B 4 0 0 0 .234 M.Pali 1B 5 1 2 1 .356 T.Trofholz CF 4 0 0 0 .345 M.Brown 3B 4 0 1 1 .290 D.Anderson LF 4 0 1 0 .319 W.Madrigal RF 4 0 1 0 .351 M.Ramirez DH 4 0 0 0 .335 B.Wilson CAT 3 1 0 0 .272 B.Whitney 1B 2 1 0 0 .293 A.Peel CF 3 0 1 0 .292 V.Rottino CAT 4 0 0 0 .333 B.Wood SS 3 0 0 0 .237 R.Deevers RF 4 0 3 1 .319 M.Collins DH 4 0 1 1 .333 J.Barnes 3B 3 0 1 0 .247 J.Guzman LF 3 1 0 0 .230 A.Septimo SS 3 0 1 0 .222 M.Simard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Durost PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 V.Sterzbach PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Beresford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Austen PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Moreira PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Stover PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 4 9 4 TOTALS 32 1 6 1 PROVO 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0- 4 9 2 HELENA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 6 1 E--W.Madrigal, B.Wood, J.Barnes. DP--PROVO 0, HELENA 1. LOB--PROVO 8, HELENA 6. 2B--M.Pali (13), A.Peel (14). HR--H.Kendrick (3). CS-- B.Whitney, R.Deevers. HBP--M.Brown, A.Peel. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA PROVO M.Simard (W,3-1) 6.0 5 1 0 2 5 0 2.35 V.Sterzbach 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.59 D.Austen (S,6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.63 HELENA K.Durost (L,2-5) 4.2 7 3 3 1 2 1 6.31 S.Beresford 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 5.26 G.Moreira 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.95 R.Stover 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.33 HB--S.Beresford, G.Moreira. WP--K.Durost, R.Stover. SO--M.Pali, B.Wood, J.Guzman 2, G.Rodriguez, T.Trofholz, M.Ramirez 2, V.Rottino 3, A.Septimo. BB--B.Wilson, B.Wood, J.Guzman, B.Whitney 2. T--2:15. A--757

Modesto (A's) 17, High Desert 11 Mavericks swept again; Chad Petty will get one more chance to win as a Mav in 2003; hide the children before checking out a couple of the pitching lines here... From the Modesto Site: The A?s had three regular starters sitting out for the game, but still jumped on High Desert starter Chad Petty for five runs in the first two innings. The A?s then continued to pound away at four High Desert relievers to amass their highest hit total of the season. High Desert Box Score: GAME DATE: 8/24/03 HIGH DESERT 11 AT MODESTO 17 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG MODESTO AB R H BI AVG C.Morris CF 4 2 3 3 .261 O.Quintanill SS 6 3 4 1 .500 R.Santana RF 5 1 2 3 .292 M.Kiger 2B 5 4 3 1 .286 S.Candelaria 1B 4 1 0 0 .286 J.Weber CF 5 1 1 2 .369 F.Villanueva 3B 5 0 1 2 .294 C.Myers CAT 6 2 4 4 .318 J.Frost CAT 5 0 0 0 .243 J.Morris DH 5 1 2 3 .280 J.Raburn LF 4 1 0 0 .280 G.Schndmller 1B 5 2 2 2 .234 B.Foster DH 4 2 2 1 .196 J.Perry RF 4 1 3 2 .292 O.Chavez SS 4 1 0 0 .223 I.Garcia 3B 6 1 2 1 .247 T.West 2B 3 3 2 1 .241 L.Turner LF 3 2 1 1 .231 C.Petty PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Gonzalez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Backsmeyer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Robertson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Bystrowski PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Mowday PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Dean PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Price PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Stavros PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 38 11 10 10 TOTALS 45 17 22 17 HIGH DESERT 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 0-11 10 1 MODESTO 3 2 8 0 1 2 1 0 X-17 22 2 E--O.Chavez, G.Schndmller, L.Turner. DP--HIGH DESERT 1, MODESTO 1. LOB--HIGH DESERT 4, MODESTO 12. 2B--R.Santana (11), F.Villanueva (22), T.West (20), M.Kiger (37), J.Weber (10), J.Morris 2 (25), G.Schndmller 2 (11). 3B--C.Morris (4). HR--B.Foster (16), O.Quintanill (2), J.Perry (3). SB--R.Santana (39). HBP--G.Schndmller, J.Perry, L.Turner. SF--J.Weber. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT C.Petty 2.0 6 5 4 1 0 0 6.96 J.Backsmeyer (L,1-9) 0.2 9 8 8 0 0 1 6.44 B.Bystrowski 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.80 A.Dean 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 1 6.54 T.Stavros 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.54 MODESTO C.Gonzalez (W,4-2) 5.0 6 8 2 2 1 1 3.33 L.Robertson 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.65 C.Mowday 1.0 2 3 3 2 3 0 11.12 B.Price 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.20 HB--C.Petty 2, B.Bystrowski. WP--C.Mowday. PB--J.Frost 2. SO--R.Santana, S.Candelaria, F.Villanueva, J.Frost 2, O.Chavez, M.Kiger, J.Weber 3, G.Schndmller, I.Garcia. BB--C.Morris, S.Candelaria, J.Raburn, T.West, M.Kiger, J.Morris, J.Perry, L.Turner. T--3:18. A--2988

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Ben Hendrickson pictured; recap mentions Greg Bruso, tonight's starter, from the Royals, but it's San Francisco... www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=295

Provo (Angels) 4, Helena 1 Helena Site Game Summary: Provo held Helena batters to only six hits as they beat the Brewers 4-1 Sunday in Helena. Helena left six men on base, four in scoring position. This was the second straight game in which the Brewers left more runners in scoring position than the margin of defeat. Robby Deevers went three-for-four including Helena's only RBI. Drew Anderson, Justin Barnes and Agustin Septimo all singled for the Brewers. Kenny Durrost pitched four and two thirds innings and is now 2-5 on the season. Greg Moriera and Ricky Stover pitched the final four innings allowing only one base runner. Helena heads to Billings for a three game stint starting Tuesday.

Indianapolis 8, Louisville (Reds) 4 Indy Site Game Summary: LOUISVILLE, KY. -- The Indianapolis Indians completed a three-game sweep of the Louisville Bats with an 8-4 win Sunday night cutting the Bats lead in the International League West to 2 1/2 games. The Tribe (60-75) opens the final homestand of the season Monday with two more games against Louisville. Coming off a season-high 17 hits Saturday night, the Indians matched that total Sunday as they won their third straight game for the first time this month. Jason Conti led the attack with four hits and three runs scored. The center fielder, who had a two-game stint with Milwaukee last week, singled in the second, fourth, sixth and eighth innings, and scored the final three times he reached base. The Indians built a 4-0 lead against Bats starter Scott Randall (10-4). Steve Scarborough singled and scored on a double by Ryan Knox in the third inning. Pete Zoccolillo's 11th home run, and an RBI single by Scarborough made it 3-0 in the fourth. Conti led off the sixth with his third single and scored on a ground out by Scarborough to make it 4-0. After Louisville narrowed the gap to 4-3, the Indians came up with four insurance runs off of Carlos Almanzar in the eighth. The first four batters hit safely including a two-run single from Cody McKay. Pinch hitter Doug Jennings added a sacrifice fly and Knox drove in his second run of the night with a single to cap the scoring. Knox extended his hitting streak to a season-high six games. Ben Ford (5-3) earned the win for the Indians. The righthander retired the first nine batters of the game, and allowed only two baserunners through the first five innings. The Bats (74-61) plated three runs in the sixth, however. Mike Stefanski led off with a single before Ford issued back-to-back walks to Kevin Baez and Mark Budzinski. After Wilton Guerrero knocked in one run with an infield grounder, Emil Brown lined a bases loaded double into the left field corner. Two runners raced home to make it 4-3, but Guerrero was cut down at the plate as he tried to score all the way from first. Brown then made the Bats second baserunning mistake of the inning when he was caught trying to steal third base with slugger Calvin Pickering at the plate. Pickering then grounded out to end the inning. Four Tribe relievers finished the effort allowing just one unearned run in the bottom of the ninth. The Indians will face all three of their West division rivals on the upcoming homestand which runs through Saturday. Monday is Fan Appreciation Night. Tickets are $7 and $3, and hot dogs will be sold for 25 cents. Indianapolis Box Score: GAME DATE: 8/24/03 INDIANAPOLIS 8 AT LOUISVILLE 4 YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG LOUISVILLE AB R H BI AVG R.Knox LF 5 0 2 2 .260 M.Budzinski LF 3 1 1 0 .267 R.Paz 2B 5 0 1 0 .343 W.Guerrero 3B 5 0 0 1 .275 J.Rushford 1B 5 0 2 0 .313 E.Brown CF 4 0 2 2 .297 P.Zoccolillo RF 4 2 2 1 .275 C.Pickering 1B 3 0 0 0 .263 W.Veras 3B 5 1 1 0 .226 F.Crespo RF 4 0 1 0 .250 J.Conti CF 5 3 4 0 .240 A.Beattie 2B 4 0 0 0 .188 C.McKay CAT 4 1 3 2 .235 J.Maxwell SS 4 1 2 0 .266 S.Scarboroug SS 3 1 2 1 .233 M.Stefanski CAT 3 1 2 0 .222 B.Ford PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 S.Randall PIT 1 0 0 0 .263 D.Ebert PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Baez PH 0 0 0 0 .172 R.Marquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 C.Michalak PR 0 1 0 0 .000 D.Jennings PH 0 0 0 1 .233 J.Hamilton PIT 0 0 0 0 .077 J.Foster PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Coleman PH 1 0 0 0 .152 M.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Almanzar PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Hill PH 0 0 0 0 .667 TOTALS 38 8 17 7 TOTALS 32 4 8 3 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 0- 8 17 1 LOUISVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1- 4 8 1 E--R.Knox, C.Almanzar. DP--INDIANAPOLIS 2, LOUISVILLE 2. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 7, LOUISVILLE 7. 2B--R.Knox (6), E.Brown 2 (18). HR--P.Zoccolillo (11). CS--J.Conti, E.Brown. HBP--C.Pickering. SF--D.Jennings. SH--S.Scarboroug, B.Ford. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS B.Ford (W,5-3) 5.1 3 3 3 3 3 0 2.73 D.Ebert 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.26 R.Marquez 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.15 J.Foster 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.76 M.Childers 1.0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 LOUISVILLE S.Randall (L,10-4) 6.0 11 4 4 1 3 1 4.63 J.Hamilton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.39 C.Almanzar 2.0 5 4 4 0 0 0 3.65 HB--J.Foster. SO--R.Knox 2, R.Paz, B.Ford, M.Budzinski 2, C.Pickering, F.Crespo, A.Beattie. BB--P.Zoccolillo, M.Budzinski 2, M.Stefanski, K.Baez, J.Hill. T--2:46. A--7759

Arizona Brewers 6, Arizona Mariners 3, 10 innings Arizona Box Score: Six Brewers with multiple base hits, led by (who else?) SS Gilberto Acosta's three; by far, the finest pro outing of 18-year-old Venezuelan Miguel Garcia's career; wild game late with runs being scored back and forth in a see-saw finish... BREWERS AB R H BI AVG MARINERS AB R H BI AVG C.Fermaint DH 5 1 1 0 .311 G.Sandel 2B 3 0 0 0 .264 G.Acosta SS 5 1 3 0 .359 A.Jones SS 4 0 3 0 .287 F.Plasencia CF 5 1 2 2 .287 B.Schweiger CAT 4 0 0 0 .292 A.Mannon RF 5 0 2 1 .272 C.Wu 1B 2 0 0 0 .279 W. Lewis 2B 5 1 2 0 .253 M.Hrynio PR 0 0 0 0 .500 T.McCormack 3B 4 1 0 0 .261 M.Hrynio RF 1 1 1 0 .500 D.Bates LF 5 1 1 1 .255 W.Balentien DH 4 1 1 2 .272 R.Pijuan 1B 4 0 2 1 .208 C.Craig LF 4 0 0 0 .313 G.Olayemi CAT 4 0 2 1 .174 M.Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 .315 M.Garcia PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Cruz RF 2 0 1 0 .232 J.Cedeno PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Cruz 1B 2 0 1 0 .232 C.Gittings PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Ozoria 3B 4 1 1 1 .277 R.Fagan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Leaist PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Bernat PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 42 6 15 6 TOTALS 34 3 8 3 BREWERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3- 6 15 0 MARINERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0- 3 8 1 E--P.Ozoria. DP--BREWERS 1, MARINERS 1. LOB--BREWERS 7, MARINERS 6. 2B--R.Pijuan (5), G.Olayemi (1). 3B--F.Plasencia (3). HR--W.Balentien (14), P.Ozoria (1). SB--A.Mannon (5), T.McCormack (1). CS--C.Fermaint, E.Cruz. HBP--A.Jones. SH--B.Schweiger. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BREWERS M.Garcia 6.0 3 0 0 0 5 0 8.36 J.Cedeno 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 1 9.14 C.Gittings (W,2-2) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 4.50 MARINERS R.Fagan 6.0 7 0 0 0 2 0 4.36 R.Leaist 2.0 0 1 0 1 3 0 5.54 D.Bernat (L,1-2) 2.0 8 5 5 0 1 0 8.31 HB--J.Cedeno. WP--R.Leaist. PB--B.Schweiger 2. SO--G.Acosta, A.Mannon, T.McCormack, D.Bates 2, R.Pijuan, G.Sandel 2, W.Balentien 2, C.Craig, M.Wilson, P.Ozoria. BB--T.McCormack, G.Sandel 2, C.Wu. T--2:23.

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