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Helena Independent Record Doubleheader Story: www.helenair.com/articles...403_02.txt

Young C/3B Charlie Lozada moves his strong bat to Helena from High Desert in light of Alberto Segura's wrist injury.

Huntsville Times Weekly Notes Column: Mark McCarter with a chock-full update, considering the Stars have been on the road all week... www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...312500.xml

Sunday'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: RHP Ben Ford at Louisville (Reds), 5:15 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: RHP Ben Hendrickson at Carolina (Marlins), 1:00 PM Audio link: espn1450.com/ WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 34 26 .567 [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 32 29 .525 2.5[/b] MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 30 31 .492 4.5 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 28 33 .459 6.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 26 33 .441 7.5HIGH DESERT: LHP Chad Petty at Modesto (A's), 8:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: RHP Khalid Ballouli at Cedar Rapids (Angels), 2:00 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.kernels.com/Pages/radio.html WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 38 22 .633[/b] *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 35 25 .583 3.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 34 27 .557 4.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 32 29 .525 6.5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 31 30 .508 7.5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 30 31 .492 8.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 25 35 .417 13.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 25 36 .410 13.5HELENA: RHP Kenny Durost vs. Provo (Angels) at home, 6:00 PM; no web audio for this series NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 15 11 .577[/b] GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 15 11 .577 MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 14 12 .538 1.0 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 8 18 .308 7.0ARIZONA: RHP Miguel Garcia at the Mariners' complex this morning

FYI if you normally don't follow the "Trade Rumor" forum -- we're tracking the day-to-day pitching lines of the Cardinal pitchers here until the Mike DeJean deal is completed: pub123.ezboard.com/fbrewe...=485.topic

Game One: Provo (Angels) 6, Helena 2 Game Two: Helena 4, Provo 1 Helena Game One Box Score: Dare we say LHP Carlos Ramirez has looked pretty ordinary as of late -- we'll remind ourselves he just turned 19; tough night for catcher Carlos Corporan with three passed balls... GAME DATE: 8/23/03 PROVO 6 AT HELENA 2 DH GAME #1 YTD YTD PROVO AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG H.Kendrick 2B 3 2 1 0 .337 G.Rodriguez 2B 4 0 3 0 .241 A.Peel CF 3 1 1 0 .291 M.Melo RF 2 0 0 0 .265 M.Brown 3B 4 0 1 1 .295 D.Anderson LF 3 0 0 0 .320 W.Madrigal RF 3 1 0 0 .352 M.Ramirez DH 3 0 0 0 .343 B.Wilson CAT 4 1 1 1 .276 B.Whitney 1B 3 0 1 0 .297 M.Pali LF 2 1 1 0 .353 V.Rottino 3B 2 1 0 0 .346 B.Wood SS 3 0 1 1 .243 C.Corporan CAT 2 0 0 0 .250 M.Collins DH 2 0 1 0 .344 R.Deevers CF 3 1 1 2 .315 R.Kenning 1B 3 0 0 0 .274 A.Septimo SS 3 0 1 0 .219 B.Zimmerman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Ramirez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Pullin PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Grybash PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Morban PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Dillard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 27 6 7 3 TOTALS 25 2 6 2 PROVO 0 0 0 4 2 0 0- 6 7 1 HELENA 0 2 0 0 0 0 0- 2 6 1 E--H.Kendrick, D.Anderson. DP--PROVO 2, HELENA 1. LOB--PROVO 5, HELENA 5. 2B--A.Peel (13), B.Wilson (11), B.Whitney (17). HR--R.Deevers (4). SB--G.Rodriguez 2 (26). HBP--W.Madrigal, M.Pali. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA PROVO B.Zimmerman 4.0 4 2 2 2 6 1 4.50 A.Pullin (W,4-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.54 C.Morban 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.70 HELENA C.Ramirez (L,5-3) 3.2 3 4 4 1 2 0 3.57 D.Grybash 1.1 2 2 0 1 1 0 3.15 T.Dillard 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 HB--C.Ramirez 2. WP--C.Morban, C.Ramirez 2, D.Grybash, T.Dillard. PB--C.Corporan 3. SO--W.Madrigal, B.Wood 2, R.Kenning 2, D.Anderson, M.Ramirez 2, B.Whitney, C.Corporan, R.Deevers, A.Septimo 2. BB-- H.Kendrick, A.Peel, M.Collins, M.Melo, V.Rottino, C.Corporan. T--2:04. A--1368Helena Game Two Box Score: First three Helena batters of the game set the table for Manny Ramirez' grand slam; RHP Judd Richardson's early exit is cause for concern, given his injury history -- we'll see; 7th round RHP Brian Montalbo has been super for several weeks now; looks like the Brewers transferred catcher Charlie Lozada from High Desert to Helena in light of Alberto Segura's broken wrist... GAME DATE: 8/23/03 PROVO 1 AT HELENA 4 DH GAME #2 YTD YTD PROVO AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG H.Kendrick 2B 4 0 0 0 .330 G.Rodriguez 2B 2 1 0 0 .238 M.Pali LF 2 1 1 1 .354 T.Trofholz CF 2 1 1 0 .351 M.Brown 3B 3 0 0 0 .291 D.Anderson LF 3 1 1 0 .320 W.Madrigal RF 2 0 1 0 .353 M.Ramirez DH 3 1 1 4 .343 B.Wilson DH 3 0 1 0 .276 V.Rottino 1B 3 0 0 0 .340 R.Kenning 1B 3 0 0 0 .269 R.Deevers RF 3 0 0 0 .309 A.Peel CF 3 0 1 0 .291 J.Barnes 3B 1 0 0 0 .245 M.Collins CAT 2 0 0 0 .337 C.Lozada CAT 2 0 0 0 .000 J.Guzman SS 2 0 0 0 .241 A.Gomez SS 2 0 0 0 .202 K.Pawelczyk PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Richardson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Touchstone PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Montalbo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 24 1 4 1 TOTALS 21 4 3 4 PROVO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 4 0 HELENA 4 0 0 0 0 0 X- 4 3 0 DP--PROVO 0, HELENA 1. LOB--PROVO 6, HELENA 2. 2B--W.Madrigal (23). HR--M.Pali (8), M.Ramirez (9). HBP--M.Pali, M.Collins. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA PROVO K.Pawelczyk (L,1-2) 4.0 3 4 4 3 3 1 6.00 N.Touchstone 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.63 HELENA J.Richardson 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 1 5.02 B.Montalbo (W,1-1) 5.1 2 0 0 0 5 0 3.31 HB--J.Richardson 2. WP--B.Montalbo. SO--M.Brown 2, W.Madrigal, R.Kenning 2, A.Peel, J.Guzman, G.Rodriguez, D.Anderson, J.Barnes, C.Lozada. BB--W.Madrigal, J.Guzman, G.Rodriguez, T.Trofholz, J.Barnes. T--1:43.

Beloit 10, Cedar Rapids (Angels) 3 Huge night for the "Big 3" of Rickie, Prince, and Tony, especially for Mr. Weeks... Game Summary from the Kernels' Site: Pitch count tells us that they're being careful with Dennis Sarfate; Luis Pena now in the bullpen... www.kernels.com/Pages/Boxscores/823.html Beloit Box Score: The Kernels' box is nice, this one also includes the updated averages and ERA's... BELOIT AB R H BI AVG CEDAR RAPIDS AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs LF 5 2 2 0 .291 Q.Cosby CF 4 1 1 0 .249 C.Crabbe DH 4 2 0 0 .261 E.Aybar SS 4 2 3 1 .302 T.Gwynn CF 3 2 2 1 .282 A.Pavkovich 3B 4 0 0 0 .348 P.Fielder 1B 4 2 3 1 .316 A.Callaspo DH 3 0 1 0 .331 R.Weeks 2B 5 1 3 5 .343 G.Porter RF 3 0 1 1 .294 T.Hinton RF 5 0 1 1 .233 J.Abruzzo CAT 3 0 1 0 .267 J.VandenBrg CAT 5 1 2 0 .306 M.Abram PH 1 0 0 0 .205 A.Heether 3B 5 0 0 0 .217 M.Abram CAT 0 0 0 0 .205 C.Terni SS 5 0 2 1 .240 J.Mathis 1B 4 0 0 0 .235 D.Sarfate PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Jenkins LF 4 0 0 0 .171 B.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Weed 2B 4 0 0 0 .265 L.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.D'Amico PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Marquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Goas PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Carroll PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Cimorelli PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 41 10 15 9 TOTALS 34 3 7 2 BELOIT 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0-10 15 3 CEDAR RAPIDS 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0- 3 7 2 E--T.Hinton, C.Terni 2, J.Mathis, L.D'Amico. DP--BELOIT 0, CEDAR RAPIDS 1. LOB--BELOIT 9, CEDAR RAPIDS 7. 2B--K.Bibbs (10), P.Fielder (22), J.VandenBrg (12), C.Terni (12), Q.Cosby (3). 3B--E.Aybar (8). HR-- R.Weeks (1). SB--C.Crabbe (25), R.Weeks (1). CS--E.Aybar. HBP-- C.Crabbe. SH--K.Bibbs, T.Gwynn. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT D.Sarfate (W,12-2) 5.0 5 2 1 2 4 0 2.67 B.Hall 3.0 2 1 1 1 5 0 2.66 L.Pena 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.15 CEDAR RAPIDS L.D'Amico (L,1-1) 2.2 7 5 5 1 0 1 4.21 J.Marquez 3.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 5.56 A.Goas 1.1 2 2 1 0 1 0 4.15 J.Carroll 0.2 3 2 1 0 1 0 2.36 B.Cimorelli 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.57 HB--L.D'Amico. WP--L.D'Amico, A.Goas 2, J.Carroll. SO--J.VandenBrg, A.Heether, C.Terni, Q.Cosby, A.Pavkovich 3, A.Callaspo, G.Porter 2, M.Abram, J.Mathis 2, K.Jenkins. BB--T.Gwynn, P.Fielder, Q.Cosby, A.Callaspo, G.Porter. T--3:02. A--4526

High Desert Box Score: Finally available... HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG MODESTO AB R H BI AVG C.Morris DH 4 1 0 0 .257 G.Thomas CF 4 1 1 1 .316 R.Santana CF 5 0 3 0 .293 O.Quintanill SS 4 3 2 1 .500 S.Candelaria 1B 4 0 1 0 .284 M.Kiger 2B 5 1 3 3 .283 F.Villanueva 3B 4 1 1 1 .295 M.Bowser 1B 3 0 1 0 .300 J.Raburn LF 4 1 1 0 .283 J.Morris DH 4 0 1 1 .278 J.Toner RF 4 0 1 1 .231 M.Teahen 3B 3 1 1 0 .288 J.Frost CAT 4 0 2 0 .252 J.Perry RF 3 1 1 0 .280 O.Chavez SS 3 0 0 0 .230 G.Schndmller LF 2 1 1 0 .231 T.West 2B 4 0 1 1 .240 D.Harriman CAT 1 0 0 1 .206 D.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Weis PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Marx PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Sanchez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Shank PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 3 10 3 TOTALS 29 8 11 7 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1- 3 10 0 MODESTO 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 X- 8 11 1 E--M.Kiger. DP--HIGH DESERT 1, MODESTO 1. LOB--HIGH DESERT 8, MODESTO 7. 2B--J.Frost (12), M.Kiger 2 (36), J.Perry (7). HR--O.Quintanill (1). HBP--G.Schndmller. SF--D.Harriman. SH--G.Schndmller, D.Harriman 2. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT D.Hall (L,6-13) 5.0 8 4 4 2 0 1 7.02 T.Marx 3.0 3 4 4 3 2 0 13.83 MODESTO B.Weis (W,14-7) 7.0 6 2 0 1 10 0 2.93 A.Sanchez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 C.Shank 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.35 HB--T.Marx. WP--T.Marx. PB--D.Harriman. SO--C.Morris 3, F.Villanueva 2, J.Raburn, J.Toner 3, J.Frost, T.West, J.Morris, G.Schndmller. BB-- C.Morris, O.Chavez, G.Thomas, O.Quintanill, M.Bowser, M.Teahen, J.Perry. T--2:39. A--3496

Modesto (A's) 3, High Desert 2 High Desert Game Summary: The Mavs' site is having update issues, so Mike Lindskog was kind enough to file his game report via email with Brewerfan... Modesto, CA - The High Desert Mavericks dropped their second straight game on Saturday night, losing a close one to the Modesto A's by a final score of 3-2. Danny Kolb pitched one of his best games of the season, striking out a season-best ten men. Kolb (5-12) matched A's starter Marc Sauer (4-2) until the bottom of the seventh inning, when the A's scored two runs to take a 3-1 lead. With two outs, Jed Morris hit a bleeder through the right side of the infield for a base hit. Mark Teahen lifted a fly ball to left field that was misplayed by left fielder Johnny Raburn. Morris scored the go-ahead run as the A's took the lead for good at 2-1. Jason Perry followed with a run-scoring single as the A's went up 3-1. The Mavs got within a run in the eighth, as Scott Candelaria picked up his third hit of the night, and his second RBI, driving in Chris Morris from third base. After Froilan Villanueva legged out an infield single to put runners at first and second, John Toner was robbed of a base hit by an over-the-shoulder catch by Omar Quintanilla. In the ninth, Jeff Coleman shut down the Mavs in order, striking out Jeremy Frost to end it, and record his fourth save. The Mavs and A's square off on Sunday night in the final road game of the year for the Mavs. Chad Petty (0-9) takes on Christian Gonzalez (3-2) at 6:05 (8:05 Central) from Modesto. High Desert Box Score: HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG MODESTO AB R H BI AVG R.Santana CF 4 0 0 0 .290 G.Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 .314 R.Santana RF 0 0 0 0 .290 O.Quintanill SS 4 1 1 0 .375 J.Raburn 3B 0 0 0 0 .282 M.Kiger 2B 3 0 1 0 .283 J.Raburn LF 4 0 1 0 .282 M.Bowser 1B 4 0 1 1 .300 S.Candelaria 1B 4 0 3 2 .289 J.Morris DH 3 1 1 0 .279 F.Villanueva CAT 0 0 0 0 .295 G.Schndmller PH 1 0 0 0 .230 F.Villanueva 3B 4 0 1 0 .295 M.Teahen 3B 3 1 1 1 .289 J.Toner LF 0 0 0 0 .214 J.Perry RF 3 0 1 1 .281 J.Toner RF 4 0 0 0 .214 D.Harriman CAT 3 0 1 0 .210 B.Foster DH 4 0 1 0 .191 L.Turner LF 3 0 0 0 .228 O.Chavez SS 4 0 0 0 .227 M.Sauer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.West 2B 3 0 0 0 .238 J.Coleman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Frost PH 1 0 0 0 .250 J.Alvarado CAT 2 1 1 0 .142 C.Morris PR 0 1 0 0 .257 C.Morris CF 0 0 0 0 .257 D.Kolb PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gordon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 2 7 2 TOTALS 31 3 7 3 HIGH DESERT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0- 2 7 1 MODESTO 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X- 3 7 1 E--J.Raburn, M.Bowser. DP--HIGH DESERT 0, MODESTO 0. LOB--HIGH DESERT 6, MODESTO 5. 2B--S.Candelaria (27), B.Foster (11), O.Quintanill (1), M.Bowser (29), M.Teahen (26). SB--J.Toner (3), C.Morris (66). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT D.Kolb (L,5-12) 6.2 6 3 3 1 10 0 6.58 J.Gordon 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.63 MODESTO M.Sauer (W,4-2) 7.0 5 1 1 0 5 0 3.41 J.Coleman (S,4) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.23 SO--J.Raburn 2, S.Candelaria, B.Foster, O.Chavez, T.West, J.Frost, G.Thomas, O.Quintanill, M.Kiger, M.Bowser 2, J.Morris, G.Schndmller, M.Teahen, J.Perry, D.Harriman, L.Turner 2. BB--J.Alvarado, M.Kiger. T--2:31. A--4213

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Brad Nelson in the accompanying photo... www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=294

Indy Site Game Summary: Richard Paz is a minor league free agent at season's end - the Brewers will surely see if they can re-sign him, but a 40-man roster spot is unlikely; we'll have to see how Jason Childers' hand is -- see below... LOUISVILLE, KY -- Richard Paz and Pete Zoccolillo combined for seven hits in eight at bats as the Indianapolis Indians picked up a 9-6 victory over the Louisville Bats on Saturday evening in the second game of a three-game series at Slugger Field. The Indians tied a season-high with 17 hits in the ballgame as Pasqual Coco earned his team leading 10th victory on the year. Paz followed up a 3-for-3 night on Friday by going 4-for-4 with a walk in Saturday night's game, and has now reached base safely an amazing nine straight times over the first two games of the series while raising his batting average to .350 on the season. Zoccolillo, meanwhile, was 3-for-4 with two doubles and five RBI in the game, driving home runs in the first, fifth, sixth, and eighth innings. Trailing 3-1 heading into the top of the fifth inning, the Tribe offense sent eight batters to the plate against Louisville starter Chris Michalak (1-1) en route to scoring four runs to take a 5-3 lead. In the inning, Zoccolillo provided the key blow with a two-run double to score Coco and Paz with two outs which gave the Tribe a 4-3 lead. The Indians (59-75) added to their lead in the very next inning by again sending eight batters to the plate, this time scoring three runs against Bats reliever Lance Davis to take an 8-3 lead. After giving up three runs in his first two innings, Coco settled down to retire nine in a row before allowing a one out single in the bottom of the fifth. Coco allowed a two-run home run to Calvin Pickering in the bottom of the first, and gave up an RBI single to Mark Budzinski in the second. Ahead 8-3 in the bottom of the sixth, Coco allowed his second home run of the day to Pickering, a leadoff shot to left centerfield. Coco left after 6.0 innings leading 8-5, having allowed eight hits. At the plate Coco helped his cause by picking up two hits in three at bats while scoring two runs and driving home two more. Roberto Giron picked up the save for Indianapolis when he became the third Tribe pitcher used in the bottom of the ninth inning. Travis Miller relieved Shane Nance, who had struck out five in his two innings of relief, by walking the leadoff man Budzinski and then allowing a single to Wilton Guerrero. With runners on first and third and still no outs, Jason Childers was brought into the game to face Emil Brown. Childers faced only one batter, however, as Brown lined into a fielder's choice that first ricocheted off of Childers' hand before Wilton Veras picked it up and threw out Guerrero at second base. Following the play Childers was removed in favor of Giron, who pitched the final 0.2 innings to earn his 15th save of the season. The Indians will look for a sweep of the three-game series on Sunday when righthander Ben Ford (4-3, 2.57) takes the mound for the Indians to face Scott Randall (10-3) and Louisville. The Indians then return home to Victory Field to open the final homestand of the 2003 season when the Bats also make the trip from Louisville for a brief two-game set at Victory Field.

Saturday's Daily Menu : That "TBD" guy is pitching at three levels for the Milwaukee system today; we could research things and make semi-educated guesses as to who's starting in each case, but we'll let the games fall into place and see who takes the mound... 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 Pascual Coco at Louisville (Reds), 5:15 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: LHP Jeff Housman at Carolina (Marlins), 6:15 PM Audio link: espn1450.com/ WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 33 26 .559 [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 32 28 .533 1.5[/b] MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 30 30 .500 3.5 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 27 33 .450 6.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 26 32 .448 6.5HIGH DESERT: TBD at Modesto (A's), 9:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: TBD at Cedar Rapids (Angels), 7:00 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.kernels.com/Pages/radio.html WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 37 22 .627[/b] *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 34 25 .576 3.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 33 27 .550 4.5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 31 29 .517 6.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 31 29 .517 6.5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 30 30 .500 7.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 25 34 .424 12.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 25 35 .417 12.5HELENA: LHP Carlos Ramirez and TBD in a doubleheader vs. Provo (Angels) at home, 7:05 PM; no web audio for this series NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 14 10 .583[/b] GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 14 11 .560 .5 MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 13 12 .520 1.5 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 7 18 .280 7.5ARIZONA: RHP Alvaro Martinez Sosa is scheduled to start at the Royals' complex vs Kansas City's "Team Two" squad

Indianapolis, Huntsville, High Desert and Beloit all on the road, limiting press coverage; David Weiser on vacation; Helena hailed out -- lean pickings for the ol' Link Report today!

Huntsville Site Game Summary: www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=293

Modesto (A's) 8, High Desert 3 High Desert Line Score: No box score availabale for this one as of Saturday AM... CAL FINAL R H E - - - HIGH DESERT 3 9 0 MODESTO 8 11 0No game summaries or newspaper accounts available, either, for now. RHP Dan Hall took the loss.

Beloit Box Score: Includes updated averages and ERA's... BELOIT AB R H BI AVG CEDAR RAPIDS AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs LF 4 1 2 1 .289 Q.Cosby CF 5 2 3 2 .249 T.Gwynn CF 4 0 1 1 .276 E.Aybar SS 3 2 1 1 .298 R.Weeks 2B 3 1 0 0 .300 A.Pavkovich 3B 4 2 4 3 .364 P.Fielder 1B 3 1 1 0 .312 A.Callaspo 2B 3 0 2 2 .331 T.Hinton DH 4 0 1 1 .234 C.Maher LF 5 0 1 0 .239 C.Crabbe SS 4 0 0 0 .263 J.Abruzzo CAT 4 1 1 0 .266 A.Heether 3B 4 0 1 1 .224 M.Abram 1B 5 1 2 0 .207 M.Mendez RF 4 1 1 0 .254 A.Dvorsky DH 5 2 2 0 .242 P.Esparragz CAT 4 0 1 0 .248 B.Weed RF 3 0 1 1 .267 E.Henderson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Jenkins PH 1 0 0 0 .177 F.Martin PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Jenkins RF 0 0 0 0 .177 J.Huizinga PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Breslow PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Ramirez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Marquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Reyes PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 4 8 4 TOTALS 38 10 17 9 BELOIT 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0- 4 8 2 CEDAR RAPIDS 1 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 X-10 17 0 E--M.Mendez, P.Esparragz. DP--BELOIT 0, CEDAR RAPIDS 1. LOB--BELOIT 5, CEDAR RAPIDS 12. 2B--K.Bibbs (9), T.Gwynn (7), A.Callaspo (36). SB--P.Esparragz 2 (14), E.Aybar (29), M.Abram (1). CS--Q.Cosby, B.Weed. HBP--R.Weeks, P.Fielder, J.Abruzzo, B.Weed. SH--E.Aybar. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT E.Henderson (L,4-2) 2.1 7 5 5 4 0 0 4.53 F.Martin 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 J.Huizinga 2.0 7 5 4 1 1 0 3.89 C.Breslow 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.49 CEDAR RAPIDS R.Rodriguez (W,10-11) 5.0 5 3 3 0 1 0 4.31 E.Ramirez 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 3.00 J.Marquez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.69 R.Reyes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 HB--F.Martin, J.Huizinga, R.Rodriguez 2. WP--J.Huizinga. PB--J.Abruzzo. SO--K.Bibbs, T.Gwynn, T.Hinton, A.Heether, Q.Cosby, J.Abruzzo, M.Abram 2, K.Jenkins. BB--Q.Cosby, E.Aybar, A.Pavkovich, A.Callaspo 2. T--2:54. A--3517

Not a lengthy or insightful piece, but some national recognition for Manny Parra and Dennis Sarfate in this SportsTicker article: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...r/?id=1360

Beloit Game Summary and Box Score from the Cedar Rapids site: Successful debut in relief for RHP Forrest Martin; apparently, the infields are not as nice in the Midwest League as they were in the Southwest Athletic Conference -- Rickie Weeks with six errors in nine games... www.kernels.com/Pages/Boxscores/822.html

Cedar Rapids (Angels) 10, Beloit 4 Maybe the Huntsville and Beloit kids started reading their press clippings... Beloit Line Score: MID FINAL R H E - - - BELOIT 4 8 2 CEDAR RAPIDS 10 17 0

Apparently it was more than rain in Helena: Helena and Provo were hailed out when a freak storm came across Mount Helena Friday Night. There will be a double-header played Saturday night. For all the parents of the rookie league players away from home for the first time, we've had incredible record heat in Arizona, terrible wildfires causing smoky conditions in Helena, and now this. Now all we need is for the Helena bus to be stranded for ten hours by hitting a cow in the road (Brewers' Ogden team, 2002).

The Brewers have informed us that Helena catcher Alberto Segura did injure his right wrist in a collision with an opposing player on the 20th. In an unrelated and less interesting move given it's the tail end of a lackluster AAA season, LHP Travis Miller has been activated from Indy's disabled list.

Indianapolis Media Notes for Friday thru Sunday: THIS WEEKEND: The Indians head to Louisville on the heels of a two-game sweep at Columbus. The Indians are just 2-9 against the Bats this season including a 1-4 mark at Slugger Field. On Aug. 19, the Indians began a stretch of 16 straight games against IL West rivals. The Tribe is 2-3 in this stretch, and 13-24 against division foes overall this season. The Indians offense has been slow to heat up in August. Through the first 22 games of the month, the Tribe bats are hitting .252 and have scored 63 runs (2.86 rpg). The Indians have been held to two or fewer runs in 11 of the 22 games. The Indians are a season-low 18 games under .500 for the first time since July 20, 1993. The last time the Indians have been more than 18 games below .500 was on Sept. 3, 1990 when the Tribe finished the season 24 games under (61-85). 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 11-14 in that stretch, including a 9-7 mark at Victory Field. ON THE MOUND: Lefthander Nate Teut will make his 12th start and 17th appearance Friday. Teut's last win came on July 20 against Norfolk. Since then he is 0-2 with three no decisions. The Indians have won all three of the games when Teut has not received a decision. Teut's last outing came on Aug. 16 against Norfolk. He gave up five runs on nine hits in 4.2 innings. Teut faced the Bats on July 4 and took the loss in a 3-1 contest allowing two runs in five innings. Righthander Pasqual Coco makes his team-leading 26th start on Saturday. Coco also paces the Tribe with nine wins, 133.1 innings and 92 strikeouts. This will be his second attempt at win number 10. He took the loss in his last start, Aug. 17 vs. Norfolk, allowing five runs in five innings. Coco was called for three balks in that game. Coco made back-to-back starts against the Bats in April and took the loss in both outings. He combined to give up nine runs in 11.0 innings. At the plate, Coco is hitting .278 this season and had a five-game hitting streak snapped in his last start. Righthander Ben Ford will get the ball Sunday. This will be his fifth start since coming back into the rotation on Aug. 2, and his eighth start overall. In his last four starts, Ford is 1-0 with a 2.03 ERA (6 ER / 26.2 IP). He has allowed just one earned run in each of his last three starts (1.35 ERA). Ford's last start was a complete game effort against Toledo in the first game of a doubleheader on Aug. 18. He allowed six hits and one walk while striking out six in seven innings. Ford has made three relief appearances against Louisville this season allowing one earned run in 5.0 innings. ON THE LEADER BOARD: Jim Rushford ranks fourth in the IL with a .313 average and fifth with a .377 on-base percentage. Alex Delgado ranks second among IL catchers having thrown out 53.3% of would-be basestealers. HOT AT THE PLATE: Jim Rushford has hit safely in 23 of 26 games since July 27 (.308, 32-for-104). Alex Delgado has hit safely in 13 of 15 games since July 26 (.417, 20-for-48) . UPCOMING PROBABLES: Monday vs. Louisville - RHP Todd Van Poppel (3-2, 2.79) vs. LHP Derrin Ebert (0-1, 5.40) Tuesday vs. Louisville - RHP Matt Belisle (2-2, 2.12) vs. LHP Luis Martinez (3-0, 1.16)

Friday'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 Louisville (Reds), 6:15 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: RHP Jason Shelley at Carolina (Marlins), 6:15 PM Audio link: espn1450.com/ WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 32 26 .552 [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 32 27 .542 .5[/b] MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 29 30 .492 3.5 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 27 32 .458 5.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 26 31 .456 5.5 HIGH DESERT: RHP Dan Hall at Modesto (A's), 9:05 PM; Hall's on a limited late-season pitch count, and now the Mavs are down to 11 healthy pitchers Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: LHP Eric Henderson at Cedar Rapids (Angels), 7:00 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.kernels.com/Pages/radio.html WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 37 21 .638[/b] *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 34 24 .586 3.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 33 26 .559 4.5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 30 29 .508 7.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 30 29 .508 7.5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 29 30 .492 8.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 25 33 .431 12.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 25 34 .424 12.5HELENA: LHP Carlos Ramirez vs. Provo (Angels) at home, 8:05 PM; no web audio for this series NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 14 10 .583[/b] GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 13 11 .542 1.0 MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 12 12 .500 2.0 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 7 17 .292 7.0ARIZONA: RHP Tom Wilhelmsen makes his second Arizona rehab appearance this morning vs. the A's kids in Maryvale -- expect RHP Tommy Hawk to see action as well

From the Helena Independent Record: The Helena Brewers have lost their second catcher of the season. Alberto Segura broke his wrist Wednesday night and is out for the year. Brewers backstop Lou Palmisano was lost for the year earlier this month. This is a bummer, as the 19-year-old Dominican product is something of a sleeper prospect, having bypassed the Arizona League coming off a kick-butt 2002 in the DSL in which he walked nearly twice as often as he struck out. He was producing just fine, thank you, in Helena as well. (We have a note in to the Brewers asking which wrist is broken and how it occurred.) Alberto Segura's 2003 numbers: www.baseballamerica.com/c...r=segura+c Segura's Brewerfan Player Profile Page: Check out the 2002 numbers; squarepusher, please look into why the 2003 numbers are not up-to-date -- thanks! www.baseballamerica.com/c...r=segura+c For now, it seems that 2003 12th round pick Carlos Corporan and super-versatile Racine, Wisconsin product Vinnie Rottino will split Helena catching duties.

The Helena Independent Record reports that LHP Gabriel Mendoza was given his release from the Helena squad in order to make room for RHP Tim Dillard. The 21-year-old Venezuelan was in his fifth season in the Brewer system and had posted some nice secondary numbers along the way; you wonder if a recent stint and return from the injury list added to the reasons behind his outright release. Man, that's got to be a long, lonely and sad bus / plane trip from Helena to Venezuela. Another Epy Guerrero signing is gone -- don't kid yourselves folks, Epy's record with the Brewers is far from impressive, some might say he's contributed more with two sons in the system as (batting coaches) than signed prospects. Here's hoping Luis Martinez changes that view... Gabriel Mendoza Brewerfan Player Profile: www.brewerfan.net/ViewPla...ayerId=178 Toby's Power 50 History with Mendoza: www.brewerfan.net/ViewPow...ayerId=178