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The way Mark Redman has already befuddled the Brewers twice this year, it wouldn't matter if Peyton, not David, Manning was firing the ball for the Crew. Manning's start will determine whether we see Luis Martinez in a Brewer uniform later this week.

Saturday'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 Doug Davis vs. Charlotte (White Sox) at home, 7:00 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: RHP Pedro Liriano at West Tenn (Cubs), 7:05 PM; Because Jim Powell's pre-game interviews are available via archive, I suggest you give Robert Portnoy's pre-game shows a listen more often before some of you may choose to switch to the big league game. There's a pre-game interview nearly every night. Friday night, the guest was Huntsville Hitting Coach Sandy Guerrero, and the conversation purposefully steered away from a discussion of the more prominent players, and broke down the games instead of Noochie Varner, Alejandro Machado, and Chris Barnwell. Always a good take, and nice job, Robert... Audio link: espn1450.com/ WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 26 20 .565 [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 25 22 .532 1.5[/b] MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 23 24 .489 3.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 22 25 .468 4.5 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 22 25 .468 4.5HIGH DESERT: There's little doubt now that RHP Chris Saenz is a legitimate prospect, absence on the Power 50 be damned (Hi, Toby http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif ). The Mavs' ace takes the mound at Rancho Cucamonga (Angels) tonight, 9:15 PM. Saenz' next start after tonight should fall on his 22nd birthday this Thursday. Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: No official word on who will replace Manny Parra on the mound at Wisconsin (Mariners), 7:05 PM; it's not yet official that Parra will miss the Miller Park game -- only that he won't throw in this one. We can speculate that we'll see Khalid Ballouli tonight. Audio link (opponent's): www.sportsjuice.com/provi...wtrattlers WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 32 15 .681[/b] *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 27 20 .574 5.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 27 21 .563 5.5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 25 23 .521 7.5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 24 24 .500 8.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 24 24 .500 8.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 21 26 .447 11.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 19 29 .396 13.5 HELENA: Impressive LHP Greg Kloosterman at home vs. Billings (Reds), 8:05 PM Audio link: www.billingsmustangs.com/ NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 7 5 .583[/b] GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 7 5 .583 MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 6 6 .500 1.0 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 4 8 .333 3.0ARIZONA: Big RHP Alvaro Martinez faces the Royals' Team One squad at the Royals' complex; this weekend's games are the final night games on the Arizona schedule; after that, it's back to the mid-morning start times the rest of the way...

The Brewers placed RHP Ruben Castillo of the Arizona Brewers on the disabled list with an undisclosed injury. Castillo just turned 20; the Brewers signed him out of Venezuela. This is his first year state-side. Castillo had struggled in six relief appearances in Arizona thus far this summer.

If I heard right Weeks batted in a simulated game against Durocher and went 1-3 and was hit, I could be wrong but that's what someone at work heard from Powell I have little doubt Rickie faced Durocher in a simulated session, it's just funny that the 1-for-3 with a HBP is exactly what Lewis did at the top of the order; who knows, with the reliabilty (or lack thereof) of Arizona box scores lately, maybe that was Weeks... Daily Press High Desert Game Story: www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...836,97250, The Mavs were on the road, but the better show was still at Mavericks Stadium http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif : www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...511,47080, I was always a Gina Schock fan (the drummer)....

Helena Box Score: Center Fielder Terry Trofholz has been a hitting machine... GAME DATE: 8/08/03 BILLINGS 0 AT HELENA 4 YTD YTD BILLINGS AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG L.Bolivar SS 4 0 0 0 .383 G.Rodriguez 2B 3 0 1 0 .213 T.Cairns 3B 4 0 2 0 .444 T.Trofholz CF 4 2 2 0 .352 J.Votto 1B 3 0 0 0 .349 D.Anderson LF 2 1 0 0 .333 M.Perez CAT 3 0 1 0 .365 L.Palmisano CAT 3 0 1 1 .383 W.Olmstead LF 4 0 1 0 .256 M.Ramirez DH 4 0 1 1 .378 B.Himes RF 4 0 1 0 .304 B.Whitney 1B 4 1 1 1 .315 R.Mosby DH 4 0 1 0 .214 J.Barnes 3B 4 0 0 0 .265 P.Gentry CF 3 0 0 0 .198 M.Melo RF 3 0 0 0 .237 D.Beale 2B 3 0 1 0 .209 A.Septimo SS 3 0 1 0 .205 J.George PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Durost PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Bohorquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Montalbo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Wells PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 0 7 0 TOTALS 30 4 7 3 BILLINGS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 7 0 HELENA 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X- 4 7 0 DP--BILLINGS 0, HELENA 1. LOB--BILLINGS 7, HELENA 7. 2B--T.Trofholz (7). HR--B.Whitney (1). SB--T.Trofholz (21). CS--A.Septimo. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BILLINGS J.George (L,0-1) 5.0 6 3 2 2 7 0 3.60 C.Bohorquez 2.0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3.33 M.Wells 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 1.52 HELENA K.Durost (W,2-3) 6.0 6 0 0 1 3 0 4.94 B.Montalbo (S,1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.74 WP--J.George, K.Durost, B.Montalbo. BALKS--J.George. PB--M.Perez. SO--L.Bolivar, W.Olmstead, B.Himes 2, R.Mosby, P.Gentry, T.Trofholz, D.Anderson, M.Ramirez, B.Whitney 2, J.Barnes 4, M.Melo 3, A.Septimo. BB--J.Votto, M.Perez, G.Rodriguez, D.Anderson 2, L.Palmisano, M.Melo. T--2:27. A--1114Check out the top averages here... PIONEER LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING TOP 10 (MINIMUM 135 PLATE APPEARANCES) BATTER CLUB AVG G AB R H HR RBI [b]Palmisano, Louis HEL .383 45 167 31 64 6 41[/b] Bolivar, Luis BIL .383 31 133 40 51 6 28 Nanita, Ricardo GRF .379 45 177 35 67 5 37 [b]Ramirez, Manuel HEL .378 37 119 25 45 7 28[/b] Hernandez, Habelito BIL .377 36 162 42 61 8 32 Perez, Miguel BIL .365 38 137 33 50 0 19 [b]Rottino, Vincent HEL .353 40 136 24 48 0 14[/b] [b]Trofholz, Terry HEL .352 45 176 38 62 0 16[/b] Votto, Joey BIL .349 48 172 40 60 3 25 Underwood, Daniel CAS .347 44 170 37 59 4 25

Earlier in the thread, from Kaukauna: I believe Weeks went one-for-three and was hit by a pitch, but I don't have any greater details. Well, the Arizona second baseman did do that, but it was Will Lewis... The Rickie Watch continues for another day... Arizona Box Score: YTD YTD BREWERS AB R H BI AVG RANGERS AB R H BI AVG W. Lewis 2B 3 0 1 0 .262 M.Furtado 2B 4 0 2 2 .371 F.Plasencia CF 4 1 3 0 .303 A.Pena SS 5 1 1 1 .242 F.Mejia LF 4 0 2 1 .293 C.Hamblen 1B 4 0 0 1 .327 A.Mannon RF 4 1 1 0 .274 L.Baez LF 5 2 2 2 .355 G.Acosta DH 3 1 0 0 .331 B.Cashman CF 2 1 2 1 .288 T.McCormack 3B 4 1 2 0 .276 R.Baldwin CAT 4 0 2 1 .326 C.Corporan 1B 4 1 2 2 .268 L.Charles DH 4 1 2 0 .246 S.Guhring CAT 4 0 0 1 .167 J.Guzman RF 4 1 1 0 .191 B.DePaula SS 4 0 2 1 .232 T.Swope 3B 3 3 2 1 .667 T.Morrison PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Regilio PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Rauch PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Cordiero PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Cedeno PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Espinal PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 5 13 5 TOTALS 35 9 14 9 BREWERS 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3- 5 13 3 RANGERS 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 2 X- 9 14 0 E--T.McCormack, S.Guhring, T.Morrison. DP--BREWERS 0, RANGERS 2. LOB--BREWERS 6, RANGERS 7. 2B--F.Plasencia (9), A.Mannon (7), L.Baez (14), B.Cashman 2 (8), L.Charles 2 (5), J.Guzman (4), T.Swope (1). 3B-- F.Mejia (1). HR--C.Corporan (2), L.Baez (5). CS--F.Plasencia. HBP-- W. Lewis, G.Acosta, B.Cashman. SF--M.Furtado, C.Hamblen. SH--W. Lewis. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BREWERS T.Morrison (L,0-2) 4.0 7 3 3 0 3 0 6.92 B.Rauch 2.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 3.91 J.Cedeno 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 1 9.17 RANGERS N.Regilio 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 C.Cordiero (W,4-0) 4.0 5 1 1 1 0 0 7.59 W.Espinal (S,1) 3.0 7 4 4 0 2 1 5.77 HB--T.Morrison, N.Regilio, W.Espinal. WP--B.Rauch, J.Cedeno 2, C.Cordiero. SO--F.Plasencia, F.Mejia, G.Acosta, T.McCormack, S.Guhring, A.Pena 2, L.Charles, J.Guzman 2. BB--F.Plasencia, B.Cashman, T.Swope. T--2:42.

Helena Independent Record Game Story: Manager Ed Sedar with plenty of quotes; Guilder Rodriguez "Action Shot"; great to see RHP's Kenny Durost and Brian Montalbo with big efforts... www.helenair.com/articles...903_01.txt

Rancho Cucamonga (Angels) 9, High Desert 4 High Desert Site Game Summary: No Glaus, No Problem. Quakes Roll ADELANTO, CA ? The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes didn't need Anaheim Angels third baseman Troy Glaus on Friday night, as they pounded nine runs and 11 hits en route to a 9-4 win over the High Desert Mavericks at the Epicenter in Rancho Cucamonga. Last year's World Series MVP, who appeared in action against the Mavs on Tuesday and Wednesday, missed his second straight game with pain in his right shoulder. Tommy Murphy made up for Glaus' absence with a series-best four hits, with two RBIs and two runs scored. The Quakes have now won three of the first five meetings in this seven-game series. The Mavs took a 1-0 lead in the first, as Ralph Santana reached on an error and later scored from third on a balk by Quakes starter Tim Bittner. The Quakes quickly tied it in the first as Murphy scored on an RBI single from Mike Eyward. They took the lead for good, as David Gates homered for the third time in his last five games, giving the Quakes a 2-1 lead. They added a run in each of the next two innings, chasing Mavs starter Chad Petty. Petty (0-9) allowed four earned runs on seven hits on the night. The Quakes blew open the game with four in the fifth against reliever Aaron Dean. Justin Gordon and Justin Backsmeyer each worked a 1-2-3 inning out of the Mavs bullpen. The Mavs made a run in the late innings, scoring one in the eighth and two in the ninth. Scott Candelaria's RBI single plated Ozzie Chavez in the eighth. Trailing 9-2 in the ninth, Todd West's ground ball to short, scored Charlie Lozada, who walked to lead off the ninth. Lozada, who was just called up from the Arizona Brewers, made his debut in the ninth inning by pinch hitting for Jeremy Frost. Chavez rounded out the scoring by delivering a sac fly to score Johnny Raburn, making it 9-4. Chris Morris saw his 14-game hitting streak come to an end, going 0-2 on the night. Although the season-long streak stopped, Morris reached base three different times with two walks and a hit-by-pitch. The Mavs look to get back on track, sending Chris Saenz (8-8) to the hill on Saturday night. Steven Shell (6-8) goes for the Quakes. Game time from the Epicenter on Saturday is at 7:15 (9:15 Central). High Desert Box Score: YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG RANCHO CUCAMONGA AB R H BI AVG C.Morris CF 2 0 0 0 .269 J.Rodriguez 2B 5 1 1 0 .274 R.Santana RF 5 1 1 0 .284 T.Murphy SS 5 2 4 2 .274 S.Candelaria LF 4 0 2 1 .281 C.Kotchman 1B 4 1 0 0 .310 D.Clark DH 2 0 0 0 .314 M.Eylward DH 3 2 2 1 .302 F.Villanueva CAT 4 0 0 0 .302 D.Gates LF 4 1 1 1 .241 J.Frost 1B 3 0 0 0 .241 B.Del Chiaro CAT 4 1 1 2 .200 C.Lozada PH 0 1 0 0 .000 M.Pichardo 3B 3 0 1 1 .207 J.Raburn 3B 4 1 2 0 .277 R.Melgarejo RF 2 1 1 2 .174 T.West 2B 4 0 0 1 .244 N.Kimpton CF 3 0 0 0 .230 O.Chavez SS 3 1 1 1 .236 T.Bittner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Petty PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Wolensky PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Dean PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Buckley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gordon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Thompson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Backsmeyer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Marx PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 4 6 3 TOTALS 33 9 11 9 HIGH DESERT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2- 4 6 1 RANCHO CUCAMONGA 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 X- 9 11 2 E--S.Candelaria, J.Rodriguez, T.Murphy. DP--HIGH DESERT 1, RANCHO CUCAMONGA 2. LOB--HIGH DESERT 7, RANCHO CUCAMONGA 6. 2B--J.Rodriguez (5), M.Eylward (22), M.Pichardo (3). 3B--O.Chavez (6), T.Murphy (5). HR--D.Gates (9). CS--R.Santana. HBP--C.Morris. SF--O.Chavez. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT C.Petty (L,0-9) 4.0 7 4 4 1 3 1 7.51 A.Dean 1.0 3 4 4 3 2 0 6.75 J.Gordon 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.15 J.Backsmeyer 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.49 T.Marx 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 16.20 RANCHO CUCAMONGA T.Bittner (W,1-0) 5.2 3 1 0 4 5 0 0.00 D.Wolensky 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.92 L.Buckley 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 R.Thompson 2.0 3 3 3 1 3 0 3.86 HB--R.Thompson. WP--R.Thompson. BALKS--T.Bittner. SO--C.Morris 2, R.Santana, S.Candelaria, D.Clark 2, J.Frost 2, O.Chavez, J.Rodriguez 2, T.Murphy, D.Gates 3, B.Del Chiaro, N.Kimpton. BB--C.Morris 2, D.Clark 2, C.Lozada, C.Kotchman, M.Eylward, M.Pichardo, R.Melgarejo 2, N.Kimpton. T--2:46. A--6486

Bill, thanks for putting together the "Report" this evening. Much like Housman and Shelley were "godsend" additions to the Huntsville staff recently, we feel the same about your arrival as a staff member here at Brewerfan. OK, enough gushing... Indianapolis Star Game Story: Always nice to get multiple quotes from Mr. Rushford... www.indystar.com/print/ar...3-036.html

More from BA's Chat: Q: Grover from Queens, NY asks: With Rickie Weeks signing this week, who do you think will reach the majors first, Weeks, Prince Fielder or Anthony Gwynn? Also, do you think Weeks will remain at 2B as a major leaguer? A: Will Kimmey: The Brewers new regime has decided to keep core groups of prospects together and let them develop and move up the ladder at the same time. Those three will be in the same group, finishing at Beloit this year, then moving to high Class A in 2004, but not before. Same for the Huntsville crew, several of whom could find themselves in Milwaukee next year. Lots of scouts felt Weeks could be fine at second, but with his bat, he'd still play as a decent LF, so it's not a concern, though he's obviously more valuable with that bat in the middle infield. He's such a good athlete, I like his chances. I'll give Prince Fielder and his ridiculous bat potential the best and first odds of watching the sausage race live. Q: C. Monty from Springfield asks: Will- Any hints about the early finalists for BA's player of the year? Does the player maintain rookie status? It would seem like Harden could be the minor league player of the year, though he'll exhaust his rookie status with his call up. A: Will Kimmey: Names kicked around here lately: Prince Fielder, Zack Greinke, Joe Mauer. Harden and Miguel Cabrera won't have enough minor league time to make the list. Q: Dave from Maryland asks: Could there be a future outfield combination of Brad Nelson, Dave Krynzel, and Anthony Gwynn? A: Will Kimmey: Don't see why not. Q: James from Guthrie OK asks: Hi Will, I am going to keep asking questions in hope that you'll answer one of mine. Where in the rotation do you predict Brewer Manny Parra? A: Will Kimmey: Manny Parra has the stuff and mentality to be a top of the rotation guy. He still has plenty to learn as he refines his stuff, but he Hendrickson and Jones (if both can get over some health speed bumps) looks mighty promising for Brewers fans down the road.

Get' em tonight, Chad! From Baseball America's Chat Today: Q: Jim Goulart from brewerfan.net asks: What's happened to LHP Chad Petty (0-8 at High Desert)? This wasn't what the Brewers bargained for when they received Petty (and OF Noochie Varner, holding his own at AA Huntsville) in the Alex Sanchez trade. Thanks. A: Will Kimmey: High Desert, one of BA Associate Editor Alan Matthews' favorite high Class A destinations, is a hitter's paradise. Plus the Brewers have kept most of their best prospects in two groups, one just above at Hunstville and the other below at Beloit. So there's not much talent there, making it one of the minors' worst teams. Think Tigers. So Petty's probably a little better than that record, like Jeremy Bonderman and Mike Maroth are in Detroit, but Petty isn't a real overpowering pitcher and hasn't had much success with his changeup. So a two-pitch pitcher in a hitter's park does not a good combination make.

Speaking of Arizona boxes, the Brewers have told us that was regular SS Gilberto Acosta, and not Beloit's Adam Heether, who was mistakenly listed, at SS for the Arizona kids the other day. Too bad, I was hoping 2002 2nd round pick Josh Murray might have been activated. The same source "anticipates" that we'll see Rickie Weeks in action tonight. But that's not a guarantee (my words). And the source also hasn't seen an Arizona box score from last night. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Replacing OF Mark Smith on the Indianapolis roster is Huntsville OF Ryan Knox, who returns to AAA. For the moment, your Huntsville outfielders are Brad Nelson, David Krynzel, and Noochie Varner. Ryan Gripp saw some time in right field a couple of weeks ago, but now he's moved on as well with his release. We'll likely see additional movement (Daryl Clark?) soon, but that's just speculation for now.

Huntsville Times Game Story: Entertaining and informative effort from Mark McCarter, as usual... www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...979200.xml

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: Chris Morris, other stuff... www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...812,69045,

Friday's Daily Menu : What -- no doubleheaders? 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 vs. Charlotte (White Sox) at home, 7:00 PM; here's hoping there's a bit of a buzz in Indy for this one -- they may not have Luis (and his incredible streak) for much longer... Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: RHP Ben Hendrickson at a reeling West Tenn (Cubs) squad, 7:05 PM Audio link: espn1450.com/ WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 25 20 .556 [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 25 21 .543 .5[/b] MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 23 23 .500 2.5 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 22 24 .478 3.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 21 25 .457 4.5 HIGH DESERT: The series moves to the visitor's house -- LHP Chad Petty at Rancho Cucamonga (Angels), 9:15 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: RHP Calvin Carpenter at Wisconsin (Mariners), 7:05 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.sportsjuice.com/provi...wtrattlers WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 31 15 .674[/b] *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 27 19 .587 4.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 26 21 .553 5.5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 24 23 .511 7.5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 24 23 .511 7.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 23 24 .489 8.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 21 25 .457 10.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 18 29 .383 13.5HELENA: The Helena kids host Billings (Reds), 8:05 PM, RHP Kenny Durost gets the start Audio link: www.billingsmustangs.com/ NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 6 5 .545 [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 6 5 .545[/b] GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 6 5 .545 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 4 7 .364 2.0ARIZONA: at Texas' complex; no starting pitcher info available. Remember to fax in the box score, Mr. Official Scorer!

Arizona Brewers 8, Arizona Mariners 6 In one of the cruelest hoaxes perpetrated on Brewerfan.net nation in history, the box score for this game, as too frequently is the case in the Arizona League, is "not reported". Hopefully, we'll learn if Rickie Weeks made his debut last night or not, and also find out how the rest of the Maryvale kids made out. Arizona Line Score: ARI FINAL R H E - - - ARIZ MARINERS 6 10 0 ARIZ BREWERS 8 9 1

Beloit Box Score: RHP Dennis Sarfate - outstanding! GAME DATE: 8/07/03 BELOIT 2 AT WISCONSIN 3 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG WISCONSIN AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs LF 4 0 2 0 .292 G.Harris CF 4 0 1 2 .280 C.Crabbe 2B 4 0 1 1 .277 M.Garciaparr SS 4 0 0 0 .241 T.Gwynn CF 4 0 1 0 .283 B.Metheny 1B 4 0 1 0 .231 P.Fielder 1B 3 0 0 0 .308 J.Nelson DH 4 0 1 0 .264 T.Hinton RF 4 0 0 0 .229 C.Arroyo LF 2 2 1 0 .254 M.Mendez RF 0 0 0 0 .249 C.Ehrnsberge 2B 3 0 0 0 .211 J.VandenBrg CAT 4 0 1 0 .302 M.Hagen 3B 4 1 1 0 .233 J.Eure DH 4 1 1 0 .249 R.Rivera CAT 2 0 1 1 .266 A.Heether 3B 2 1 0 0 .218 T.Aoki RF 2 0 0 0 .226 C.Terni SS 2 0 0 1 .227 T.Fulmer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Sarfate PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 2 6 2 TOTALS 29 3 6 3 BELOIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0- 2 6 1 WISCONSIN 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1- 3 6 0 E--J.VandenBrg. DP--BELOIT 0, WISCONSIN 0. LOB--BELOIT 5, WISCONSIN 8. 2B--R.Rivera (14). SB--J.Eure (26), C.Arroyo 2 (10). CS--K.Bibbs. HBP--P.Fielder. SF--C.Terni, G.Harris. SH--T.Aoki. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT D.Sarfate 6.0 1 1 1 3 7 0 2.98 J.Baker 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2.70 B.Hall (L,7-4) 0.2 1 1 1 3 1 0 2.88 WISCONSIN T.Fulmer (W,8-7) 9.0 6 2 2 1 7 0 2.67 HB--T.Fulmer. SO--T.Gwynn 2, P.Fielder, T.Hinton, J.VandenBrg 2, C.Terni, M.Garciaparr 2, B.Metheny, J.Nelson 2, C.Arroyo, C.Ehrnsberge 3. BB--A.Heether, C.Arroyo 2, C.Ehrnsberge, R.Rivera 2, T.Aoki. T--2:24. A--3933

Huntsville Site Doubleheader Summary: www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=264 David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville Update: HISTORIC DEBUT FOR HUNDLEYMother nature made it impossible for the Stars to play Wednesdsay's game. A late afternoon thundershower made the field unplayable and left nearly a foot of water in the visitors' dugout........ Jeff Hundley had just arrived in town to spell a thinned out pitching staff, now suffering with news that Milwaukee could shut Mike Jones down for the entire year, pending news of stress tests on his sore elbow in Milwaukee, Friday........ The rainout enabled Hundley to set some Stars history Thursday night, as he became the first pitcher since Joe Klink on May 13, 1989, to record a win and a save in a double-header........ Klink, the only Star ever to accomplish this, did it on the road at Knights Stadium in Charlotte in a 6-4, 5-2 sweep......... The historic differrence is that Hundley did it in his debut as a Huntsville Star......... Hundley was 0-1 with a save in 23 appearances at High Desert at the time he was called up. Hundley filled the roster spot, not of Mike Jones, who was not officially placed on the disabled list, but of Ryan Gripp, who asked for and was given his release....... Gripper, who led the Stars in the month of July by hitting .392 with 3 HRs, had grown frustrated with his role on the bench and lack of playing time. After Brad Nelson arrived and began to play in left, Gripp's mind was made up........ Gripper is also making marriage plans in September, and felt it was aggravation he didn't need....... He was hitting .285 in 67 games, and was 5-for-8 in his last few trips as a pinch-hitter. His contribution to the Stars' first half title should be unquestioned. In game one, Mobile held a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the final inning when the Stars thrilled the crowd with a comeback........ J.J. Hardy led off with a walk, and one out later Brandon Gemoll doubled him to third. Noochie Varner was walked intentionally, then Nelson hit a chopper up the middle....... Shortstop Danny Bravo fielded the ball cleanly, but threw high to first as Hardy scored to narrow Mobile's lead to 2-1........ After Kade Johnson struck out, Chris Barnwell came to the plate in a pinch-hit role, but it was a passed ball that would score Gemoll with the tying run...... Barnwell would walk on four pitches...... Mobile manager Craig Colbert brought in reliever Alan Webb from the bullpen, but after going 3-and-1 on Alejandro Machado, Machado took a pitch low and inside for a walk that forced in Varner for a 3-2 win. The Stars snapped a scoreless duel in the 4th inning of the second game on a looping single by Mike Kremblas that scored Gemoll from 2nd base....... The Bay Bears, who have played a lot better in the second half, would rally off Dave Nolasco with two out in the 5th....... Humberto Quintero started things with a base hit to right. A sacrifice would put him in scoring position. After Freddie Guzman flied to left, Vince Faison's base hit up the middle scored Quintero to tie the game. The Stars waited until the 6th inning to make their move....... Shortstop Joe Gerber made a fine dig on a low throw from shortstop Danny Bravo on Corey Hart's grounder, but Corey's long legs got to the bag first on an extremely close play......... Gemoll then singled up the middle, sending Hart to third. Varner forced Gemoll at second........ Kremblas then bunted through an attempted squeeze that forced Corey in a rundown. Hart was a dead duck. Catcher Humberto Quintero chased Corey down, but Rico Washington's throw back to Quintero hit Corey in the back on the numbers, the ball deflecting back to the mound, and Hart scored the go-ahead run....... After Kremblas grounded out to second, moving Varner to second, Barnwell line a ball up the middle, scoring Varner with the insurance run......... All that was left after that was for for Hundley to put the ribbon on a double-header victory. Hundley did hit a batter, but his 7th inning effort was spotless. The Stars are now an incredible 7-0-3 in double-headers this season, which has to be their best record in their history for twin-bills....... That's including a couple of games where they had to make up a suspended game and there's still one to make up against Chattanooga........ The Stars now travel to Jackson to play the Diamond Jaxx in a four-game series. Ben Hendrickson (5-4, 4.07) will start game one against Diamond Jaxx right-hander Mike Nannini (9-7, 3.80)........ Nannini is 2-2 with a 2.49 ERA vs. Huntsville this season. The Stars have hit .273 off his pitching. Ryan Knox is now 1-for-17 in August....... Dave Krynzel's first time caught stealing in the 2nd game ended a string of 12 straight stolen base attempts. He hadn't been caught since June 16, but he is still well within a shot of breaking the club's season record of 20 by Luis Polonia in 1985. Krynzel has now been caught 19 times this season....... Brandon Gemoll is 10-for-23 (.435) in August....... Corey Hart is 7-for-19 (.368) in his last 5 games, but now has 93 strikeouts on the season. Huntsville Game One Box Score: GAME DATE: 8/07/03 MOBILE 2 AT HUNTSVILLE 3 DH GAME #1 YTD YTD MOBILE AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG F.Guzman CF 3 0 1 1 .328 A.Machado 2B 3 0 1 1 .253 T.Donovan LF 4 0 1 0 .204 D.Krynzel CF 3 0 1 0 .289 R.Washington CAT 3 0 0 0 .242 J.Hardy SS 3 1 2 0 .280 J.Knott 1B 3 0 0 0 .249 C.Hart 3B 3 0 0 0 .303 B.Scales 3B 2 0 0 0 .287 B.Gemoll 1B 3 1 1 0 .263 J.Gautreau 2B 3 1 2 1 .232 N.Varner RF 2 1 0 0 .273 D.Bravo SS 3 0 0 0 .221 B.Nelson LF 3 0 0 1 .224 V.Faison RF 3 1 2 0 .225 K.Johnson CAT 3 0 0 0 .168 D.McAdoo PIT 3 0 0 0 .077 J.Housman PIT 1 0 0 0 .286 R.Tucker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Knox PH 1 0 0 0 .240 A.Webb PIT 0 0 0 0 .250 J.Hundley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Barnwell PH 0 0 0 0 .252 TOTALS 27 2 6 2 TOTALS 25 3 5 2 MOBILE 0 0 0 0 1 0 1- 2 6 1 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 3- 3 5 0 E--D.Bravo. DP--MOBILE 0, HUNTSVILLE 0. LOB--MOBILE 6, HUNTSVILLE 5. 2B--J.Hardy (23), B.Gemoll (26). HR--J.Gautreau (12). SB--F.Guzman (25), A.Machado (5). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MOBILE D.McAdoo 6.1 4 1 1 0 7 0 4.53 R.Tucker (L,2-6) 0.1 1 2 0 2 1 0 3.74 A.Webb 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.27 HUNTSVILLE J.Housman 6.0 4 1 1 2 5 1 1.46 J.Hundley (W,1-0) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 BALKS--J.Hundley. PB--R.Washington. SO--T.Donovan 2, R.Washington 2, J.Knott, B.Scales, A.Machado, C.Hart, N.Varner, B.Nelson, K.Johnson 3, R.Knox. BB--F.Guzman, B.Scales, A.Machado, N.Varner, C.Barnwell. T--2:01. A--1497Huntsville Game Two Box Score: GAME DATE: 8/07/03 MOBILE 1 AT HUNTSVILLE 3 DH GAME #2 YTD YTD MOBILE AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG F.Guzman CF 4 0 0 0 .317 R.Knox LF 3 0 0 0 .238 V.Faison LF 3 0 1 1 .226 D.Krynzel CF 2 0 1 0 .291 R.Washington 3B 3 0 0 0 .240 J.Hardy SS 2 0 0 0 .278 J.Knott RF 2 0 0 0 .247 C.Hart 3B 3 1 2 0 .305 J.Gerber 1B 2 0 0 0 .250 B.Gemoll 1B 3 1 2 0 .266 J.Gautreau 2B 2 0 0 0 .230 N.Varner RF 3 1 0 0 .269 R.Spiehs PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Kremblas CAT 3 0 2 1 .206 D.Bravo SS 3 0 0 0 .218 C.Barnwell 2B 3 0 1 1 .253 H.Quintero CAT 2 1 2 0 .299 D.Nolasco PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 C.Rojas PIT 1 0 0 0 .176 B.Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 .220 B.Scales 2B 1 0 0 0 .286 J.Hundley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 23 1 3 1 TOTALS 25 3 8 2 MOBILE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 1 3 1 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 1 0 2 X- 3 8 1 E--R.Washington, C.Barnwell. DP--MOBILE 0, HUNTSVILLE 1. LOB--MOBILE 6, HUNTSVILLE 6. SB--J.Knott (5). CS--D.Krynzel, C.Hart. HBP--H.Quintero. SH--C.Rojas. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MOBILE C.Rojas (L,5-8) 5.0 7 3 1 2 4 0 3.97 R.Spiehs 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.17 HUNTSVILLE D.Nolasco (W,1-2) 6.0 3 1 1 3 3 0 4.50 J.Hundley (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 HB--J.Hundley. PB--M.Kremblas. SO--J.Gerber, D.Bravo, C.Rojas, R.Knox, D.Krynzel, J.Hardy, D.Nolasco. BB--J.Knott, J.Gerber, J.Gautreau, D.Krynzel, J.Hardy. T--2:07.

Final: High Desert 10, Rancho Cucamonga (Angels) 4 High Desert Site Game Summary: Offense Explodes in 10-4 WinADELANTO, CA ? A five-run fourth inning broke open a close game as the High Desert Mavericks rolled to a 10-4 win over the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Thursday night at Mavericks Stadium. The win gives the Mavs a split in the four-game series. High Desert sent ten men to the plate against Austin Bilke in the fourth inning, scoring five times for a 10-4 lead. Scott Candelaria had an infield single to knock in a run, making it 6-4. With Ralph Santana at third and Candelaria at first, the Mavs pulled off the double steal, as Santana swiped home, his third steal of the night. Candelaria later scored on Froilan Villanueva?s second of three hits on the night, making it 8-4. Johnny Raburn?s third hit of the affair knocked in Villanueva for a 9-4 lead. Ozzie Chavez capped the inning with an RBI single, plating Raburn for a 10-4 lead. Mavs starter Danny Kolb had a rough first inning, giving up an RBI triple to Tommy Murphy as the Quakes took a 1-0 lead. Murphy later scored on an RBI single by Justin Turner to make it 2-0. Villanueva?s first-inning two-run blast gave the Mavs the lead for good at 3-2. Trailing 2-1, Villanueva ripped his seventh home run of the year to left-center field off Quakes starter Eddie Ramirez (0-2). High Desert added a run in the second and one in the third to go up 5-2. David Gates? second homer of the series, a two-run shot to right field made it 5-4 in the fourth. Kolb (5-9) would settle down and work three straight scoreless innings. He allowed just two hits in his final six innings of work. Chris Morris had three hits for the Mavs to stretch his hitting streak to 14 straight games. The Mavs improve their second half record to 12-35 and overall to 37-80. They continue their stretch against Rancho Cucamonga, as the series shifts to the Epicenter on Friday. Chad Petty (0-8) goes for the Mavs against Tim Bittner (0-0) of the Quakes on Friday evening. Game time from the Epicenter in Rancho Cucamonga is at 7:15 (9:15 Central). The Mavs don?t return home until Friday, August 15th against the Bakersfield Blaze. High Desert Box Score: Ralph Santana 30-for-42 in SB attempts... GAME DATE: 8/07/03 RANCHO CUCAMONGA 4 AT HIGH DESERT 10 YTD YTD RANCHO CUCAMONGA AB R H BI AVG HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG R.Melgarejo RF 3 1 1 0 .143 C.Morris CF 4 2 3 0 .270 J.Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 .277 R.Santana RF 4 2 1 0 .286 T.Murphy DH 4 1 1 1 .269 S.Candelaria LF 5 1 1 1 .279 M.Eylward 1B 4 0 0 0 .298 D.Clark DH 5 0 0 0 .317 J.Turner 2B 3 1 2 1 .252 F.Villanueva CAT 5 2 3 3 .305 D.Gates LF 4 1 1 2 .241 J.Frost 1B 5 0 0 0 .248 A.Corbeil CAT 4 0 1 0 .255 J.Raburn 3B 4 3 3 1 .275 M.Pichardo 3B 4 0 0 0 .200 T.West 2B 3 0 1 1 .247 N.Kimpton CF 2 0 0 0 .233 O.Chavez SS 3 0 2 2 .235 E.Ramirez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Kolb PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Bilke PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Stavros PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Griffith PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Bystrowski PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.O'Sullivan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Rowenhorst PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 4 6 4 TOTALS 38 10 14 8 RANCHO CUCAMONGA 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0- 4 6 4 HIGH DESERT 3 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 X-10 14 0 E--J.Turner, D.Gates, E.Ramirez, A.Bilke. DP--RANCHO CUCAMONGA 1, HIGH DESERT 1. LOB--RANCHO CUCAMONGA 4, HIGH DESERT 8. 2B--C.Morris (22), J.Raburn (8), T.West (16), O.Chavez (2). 3B--T.Murphy (4). HR-- D.Gates (8), F.Villanueva (7). SB--R.Santana 3 (30), S.Candelaria (3), J.Raburn (24). SH--R.Santana. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA RANCHO CUCAMONGA E.Ramirez (L,0-2) 3.0 7 5 4 2 2 1 8.10 A.Bilke 1.0 5 5 2 1 1 0 4.98 D.Griffith 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.31 M.O'Sullivan 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.53 J.Rowenhorst 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.22 HIGH DESERT D.Kolb (W,5-9) 7.0 5 4 4 3 2 1 6.33 T.Stavros 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.98 B.Bystrowski 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.27 WP--E.Ramirez, D.Kolb. BALKS--B.Bystrowski. SO--J.Rodriguez, T.Murphy 2, M.Eylward, D.Gates 2, R.Santana, S.Candelaria, D.Clark, J.Frost 2. BB--R.Melgarejo, J.Turner, N.Kimpton, C.Morris, T.West, O.Chavez. T--2:33. A--1523

Final, Game Two: Helena 9, Billings (Reds) 0 Helena Independent Record Doubleheader Story: Excellent account, "Action Shot" of Helena's cult hero; quotes from him, too... www.helenair.com/articles...803_01.txt Helena Site Doubleheader Summary: An additional detail or two... Helena beat Billings 4-3 (8 innings) in game one; and 9-0 in game two of the double header Thursday night at Kindrick Field in Helena. Helena is now 31-18 the best record of the season and 6-5 in the second half, tied for first place. In game one Lou Palmisano went two-for-three, with a two run shot on an 0-2 pitch in the seventh to tie the game at three. Vinny Rottino added two hits of his own and an RBI. In game two Justin Barnes went three-for-four with a double and RBI. Helena scored nine runs on nine hits and nine Mustang errors. In game one Nic Carter pitched two innings allowing only one man to reach base for his first professional win. In game two Judd Richardson started, pitching five innings allowing no runs on three hits. Dan McKenna and Greg Moreira pitched the final two innings to complete the shutout for the Brewers. Helena and Billings continue the series on Friday. Helena Game One Box Score: LHP Carlos Ramirez avoids further damage by not walking a batter... GAME DATE: 8/07/03 BILLINGS 3 AT HELENA 4 DH GAME #1 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD BILLINGS AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG L.Bolivar SS 3 2 2 0 .397 G.Rodriguez 2B 4 0 0 1 .210 T.Cairns 3B 4 0 2 1 .448 T.Trofholz CF 4 0 1 0 .355 J.Votto 1B 4 0 2 0 .361 D.Anderson LF 2 2 0 0 .329 M.Perez CAT 4 0 0 0 .366 L.Palmisano CAT 3 1 2 2 .383 W.Olmstead LF 4 0 0 0 .254 B.Whitney 1B 3 0 0 0 .311 B.Himes RF 4 1 2 0 .311 J.Barnes PH 1 0 0 0 .258 R.Mosby DH 3 0 2 0 .216 M.Ramirez DH 3 0 1 0 .383 P.Gentry CF 3 0 1 1 .208 A.Gomez PR 0 0 0 0 .216 D.Beale 2B 3 0 0 0 .207 A.Gomez DH 1 0 0 0 .216 D.Hawk PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 V.Rottino 3B 4 0 2 1 .356 O.Escorcha PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Melo RF 3 0 1 0 .253 A.Septimo SS 3 1 1 0 .208 C.Ramirez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Hendrix PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Carter PIT 0 0 0 0 .268 TOTALS 32 3 11 2 TOTALS 31 4 8 4 BILLINGS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0- 3 11 2 HELENA 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1- 4 8 0 E--M.Perez, W.Olmstead. DP--BILLINGS 1, HELENA 2. LOB--BILLINGS 6, HELENA 7. 2B--P.Gentry (8). 3B--L.Bolivar (1). HR--L.Palmisano (6). CS--L.Bolivar. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BILLINGS D.Hawk 6.1 4 3 2 1 3 1 2.50 O.Escorcha (L,4-1) 1.1 4 1 1 2 0 0 2.25 HELENA C.Ramirez 5.0 9 3 3 0 5 0 2.84 P.Hendrix 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7.90 N.Carter (W,1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 8.31 WP--D.Hawk, O.Escorcha. PB--M.Perez. SO--T.Cairns, J.Votto 2, W.Olmstead 4, R.Mosby, P.Gentry, B.Whitney, V.Rottino, A.Septimo. BB--L.Bolivar, D.Anderson 2, L.Palmisano. T--2:05. A--1967Helena Game Two Box Score: Back in first place? So much for that slow start to the second half; wow, Judd Richardson's line worth reviewing below... GAME DATE: 8/07/03 BILLINGS 0 AT HELENA 9 DH GAME #2 YTD YTD BILLINGS AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG L.Bolivar SS 3 0 1 0 .395 T.Trofholz CF 3 2 0 0 .349 T.Cairns 3B 3 0 1 0 .438 R.Deevers CF 1 0 0 0 .304 J.Votto 1B 3 0 0 0 .355 M.Melo RF 2 2 0 0 .247 W.Olmstead LF 3 0 1 0 .256 D.Anderson LF 2 1 2 1 .338 B.Himes RF 3 0 0 0 .305 B.Whitney 1B 1 0 1 0 .317 R.Mosby DH 2 0 0 0 .212 L.Palmisano DH 2 1 1 2 .384 P.Gentry CF 3 0 0 0 .203 V.Rottino 1B 3 1 1 0 .353 C.Ziemendorf CAT 3 0 0 0 .159 V.Rottino LF 1 0 0 0 .353 W.Hudson 2B 1 0 0 0 .000 A.SegurCornr CAT 4 0 1 0 .333 B.Hendley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Barnes 3B 4 1 3 1 .273 B.Till PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Gomez 2B 4 1 0 0 .208 D.Talamantez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Septimo SS 4 0 0 0 .202 J.Richardson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.McKenna PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Moreira PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 24 0 3 0 TOTALS 31 9 9 4 BILLINGS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 3 9 HELENA 1 3 0 5 0 0 X- 9 9 0 E--L.Bolivar, T.Cairns 2, J.Votto 2, B.Himes, C.Ziemendorf 2, W.Hudson. DP--BILLINGS 1, HELENA 1. LOB--BILLINGS 5, HELENA 9. 2B--L.Bolivar (11), L.Palmisano (12), J.Barnes (7). SB--T.Trofholz (20), M.Melo (4), D.Anderson (5). CS--A.Gomez. HBP--L.Palmisano. SH--M.Melo. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BILLINGS B.Hendley (L,0-1) 3.0 3 4 1 1 2 0 3.00 B.Till 0.2 3 5 3 2 0 0 3.86 D.Talamantez 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 6.85 HELENA J.Richardson (W,2-0) 5.0 3 0 0 1 10 0 4.64 D.McKenna 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.15 G.Moreira 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.72 HB--D.Talamantez. WP--B.Hendley, D.Talamantez, J.Richardson, G.Moreira. BALKS--B.Till. PB--A.SegurCornr. SO--T.Cairns, J.Votto 2, B.Himes 3, R.Mosby 2, P.Gentry 2, C.Ziemendorf 2, T.Trofholz, A.Gomez, A.Septimo 2. BB--R.Mosby, W.Hudson, M.Melo, D.Anderson, L.Palmisano. T--2:15.

Beloit Game Summary from the Wisconsin Site: www.timberrattlers.com/pr...?recid=172

Two updates before calling it a night (others can feel free to jump in during the overnight): In Progress, Game Two: Helena 9, Billings (Reds) 0, after four innings The Brewers have taken advantage of nine Billings errors in the first four innings and... In Progress, High Desert 10, Rancho Cucamonga (Angels) 4, 7th inning stretch in Adelanto A very fun night with news of a possible Rickie Weeks debut in the AM yet to come; only the Beloit gang will meet with defeat (hopefully)...

Thanks for the first hand Beloit reports, molitor fan and CRicks28! Brewjester, welcome. Ben Ford won't be added to the 40-man this off-season (most likely), but he would be a nice choice to ink to a AAA deal again once the new offseason signing period begins. (He will be 28 this month.) Game Two: Huntsville 3, Mobile (Padres) 1 Stars sweep; Corey Hart scores the go-ahead run in the sixth inning of this seven-inning nightcap when he escaped a rundown on a missed squeeze play (throw hit him in the back). David Nolasco goes six strong innings for his first AA victory; Jeff Hundley with the unique daily-double -- a win in Game One and a save in Game Two -- neither one came easily. Despite a few hard hit balls by both teams this night, the ball was not carrying in the southern skies. There's just no comparison between Cal and Southern League playing conditions.

Indy Site Game Summary: TOLEDO, OHIO -- The visiting Indianapolis Indians made it a family affair on Thursday night, defeating the Toledo Mud Hens 2-1 in extra innings as Matt Childers picked up the win for Indianapolis while brother Jason Childers pitched a scoreless tenth inning for the save. After managing only a single run over the game's first nine innings, the Indians broke through in the first extra frame when Richard Paz singled with two outs to bring home Doug Jennings with the go ahead run on a ground ball through the right side of the infield against Toledo reliever Steve Avery. Jennings, who reached base on a pinch-hit walk against Franklyn German to leadoff the inning, was sacrificed to second by Tribe catcher Alex Delgado, and advanced to third on Jason Conti's groundout to first. Then with two outs, Paz hit what appeared to be a routine grounder to the right side of the Mud Hens infield, but first baseman Kevin Jordan was slow in reacting and was unable to make the play, allowing Jennings to score from third. Matt Childers, who relieved Tribe starter Ben Ford in the bottom of the eighth, allowed one hit while striking out three Mud Hens in two innings of relief to pick up his first win of the season. Matt (1-0) then gave way to older brother Jason for the final three outs as Jason needed to face only three batters in picking up his eighth save of the season. Ford, making his fifth start and 22nd appearance for the Tribe, allowed two hits and did not walk a batter in his 7.0 innings, but left with the game tied at 1-1 and did not factor in the decision. Toledo starter Seth Greisinger also pitched a solid ballgame, locking up in a fierce pitchers duel. Both starters left having allowed only one run, both of which came on solo home runs. Toledo third baseman Brant Ust, a University of Notre Dame product, got the Mud Hens on the board first with a one-out blast to deep left to make the score 1-0. Ford then went on to retire the next 13 batters he faced before allowing a two-out single to Andres Torres in the sixth. In 32.0 innings as a starter this season, Ford has walked only four batters while striking out 27. Pete Zoccolillo tied the score in the top of the seventh inning when his one-out blast off Greisinger landed beyond the right field fence for his 10th home run of the season. Greisinger pitched 7.2 innings for Toledo before leaving with two outs and two Indians on base in the top of the eighth. German (1-3) pitched out of the jam by getting Jim Rushford to fly out to left before retiring the Indians in the top of the ninth. He was then allowed to start the top of the tenth, but after walking Jennings and recording the first out on Delgado's sacrifice, Avery was brought into the game. With the win, the Indians (51-67) were able to avoid a sweep of the three-game series at Toledo (59-60). Next up for the Tribe will be a three-game tilt with the Charlotte Knights at Victory Field. Indians lefthander Luis Martinez (3-0) will make his fourth start for the Tribe on Friday as he looks to extend his 20.1 inning scoreless streak against Jon Adkins (7-7, 4.21) and the Knights. Indianapolis Box Score: No walks and 8 K's for the Brewers' staff; best pitched Indy game of the year? GAME DATE: 8/07/03 INDIANAPOLIS 2 AT TOLEDO 1 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG TOLEDO AB R H BI AVG J.Conti CF 5 0 2 0 .234 A.Torres CF 4 0 1 0 .283 R.Paz 2B 5 0 2 1 .275 J.Perez LF 3 0 0 0 .228 J.Rushford 1B 5 0 2 0 .322 E.Young PH 1 0 0 0 .260 M.Smith LF 5 0 0 0 .294 E.Young LF 0 0 0 0 .260 P.Zoccolillo RF 3 1 1 1 .283 H.Bocachica RF 4 0 0 0 .239 C.McKay DH 3 0 0 0 .226 P.Lennon DH 4 0 0 0 .252 S.Scarboroug SS 4 0 0 0 .231 B.Ust 3B 4 1 1 1 .251 W.Veras 3B 3 0 0 0 .226 O.Infante SS 3 0 0 0 .230 D.Jennings PH 0 1 0 0 .227 D.Klassen 2B 3 0 0 0 .236 K.Luuloa 3B 0 0 0 0 .259 K.Jordan 1B 3 0 1 0 .225 A.Delgado CAT 3 0 1 0 .345 Y.Valera CAT 2 0 0 0 .188 B.Ford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Greisinger PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.German PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Avery PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 2 8 2 TOTALS 31 1 3 1 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1- 2 8 0 TOLEDO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 3 0 DP--INDIANAPOLIS 0, TOLEDO 0. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 8, TOLEDO 1. HR-- P.Zoccolillo (10), B.Ust (5). CS--J.Rushford, A.Torres. SH--A.Delgado, Y.Valera. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS B.Ford 7.0 2 1 1 0 4 1 2.82 M.Childers (W,1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 J.Childers (S,8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.60 TOLEDO S.Greisinger 7.2 6 1 1 1 1 1 4.10 F.German (L,1-3) 1.2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1.61 S.Avery 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.64 SO--J.Conti, M.Smith, P.Zoccolillo, A.Torres, H.Bocachica, P.Lennon 2, B.Ust, O.Infante, D.Klassen, Y.Valera. BB--P.Zoccolillo, C.McKay, D.Jennings. T--2:37. A--6582