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Helena 8, Great Falls (White Sox) 5 Helena Independent Record Game Story: Your Lou Palmisano "Action Shot" included; Johnny Naron mentioned as the hitting coach, with Andy Tomberlin having been moved to High Desert earlier... www.helenair.com/articles...003_01.txt Helena Box Score: 17 hits, 16 of them singles -- that's OK; lots of these kids are putting together nice offensive seasons that will look pretty in next year's media guide -- definitely a fun team to follow via the box scores; the Great Falls starter had allowed zero hits in his previous start -- 13 Wednesday night... GAME DATE: 7/09/03 GREAT FALLS 5 AT HELENA 8 YTD YTD GREAT FALLS AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG A.Gray 2B 4 0 1 1 .328 G.Rodriguez 2B 4 2 2 0 .246 R.Nanita RF 4 0 1 0 .410 T.Trofholz CF 4 1 2 0 .300 B.Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 .391 D.Anderson LF 3 2 2 1 .288 S.Morris DH 4 0 0 0 .308 L.Palmisano CAT 5 2 1 1 .391 B.Bounds 1B 3 1 0 0 .373 B.Whitney 1B 4 1 4 1 .378 C.Lisk CAT 2 1 1 1 .340 R.Deevers RF 5 0 4 2 .339 M.Deuchler CAT 1 1 1 0 .433 M.Ramirez DH 4 0 0 0 .389 C.Kelly 3B 4 0 1 2 .188 J.Barnes 3B 4 0 0 0 .273 C.King LF 4 2 1 0 .233 A.Septimo SS 4 0 2 0 .245 M.Myers SS 4 0 2 0 .304 G.Kloostrmn PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.McCarthy PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Taubenheim PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Dizard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Slack PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 5 8 4 TOTALS 37 8 17 5 GREAT FALLS 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2- 5 8 3 HELENA 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 X- 8 17 1 E--C.Kelly 2, B.McCarthy, R.Deevers. DP--GREAT FALLS 3, HELENA 2. LOB--GREAT FALLS 4, HELENA 10. 2B--M.Deuchler (2), C.King (2), R.Deevers (3). HR--C.Lisk (4). SB--T.Trofholz (5), L.Palmisano (4). SF--B.Whitney. SH--T.Trofholz. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA GREAT FALLS B.McCarthy (L,4-1) 6.0 13 5 3 2 4 0 1.97 F.Dizard 2.0 4 3 2 1 3 0 6.00 HELENA G.Kloostrmn (W,1-0) 5.0 5 3 3 1 7 1 4.32 T.Taubenheim 3.1 3 2 2 1 4 0 4.15 N.Slack (S,3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 WP--F.Dizard 2, G.Kloostrmn. PB--C.Lisk, M.Deuchler. SO--A.Gray 2, R.Nanita, B.Anderson, S.Morris 4, B.Bounds 2, C.Kelly, C.King, L.Palmisano, R.Deevers, M.Ramirez 3, J.Barnes 2. BB--B.Bounds, C.Lisk, G.Rodriguez, D.Anderson 2. T--2:37. A--1422

Beloit 7, Cedar Rapids (Angels) 4 River Bandits' Site Game Summary: Prince Fielder's two-run home run in the top of the third inning broke a 3-3 tie and sent the Beloit Snappers past the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7-4, Wednesday before a paid crowd of 4,475 on Mediacom/Fox Sports Net Fireworks Night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The loss dropped the Kernels to 10-11 in the second half of the Midwest League race. Beloit is 11-10. The Kernels scored twice in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-1 lead. Erick Aybar rocketed a one-out triple to right and scored on Alberto Callaspo's line single off Beloit pitcher Dennis Sarfate (7-2). A pair of walks loaded the bases and Callaspo scored on Greg Porter's single. The Kernels left the bases loaded when Caleb Maher flied out to shallow left and Jake Mathis grounded out. Beloit reclaimed the lead, 3-2, in the top of the second on Callix Crabbe's two-run single. Aybar's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second tied the score, 3-3. Fielder's 17th home run, a two-run, opposite-field shot to left, put Beloit back on top, 5-3, in the top of the third. The Snappers tacked on runs in the fifth and sixth innings to build their lead to 7-3. Travis Hinton had an RBI double and Crabbe a run-scoring single. Beloit Box Score: GAME DATE: 7/09/03 BELOIT 7 AT CEDAR RAPIDS 4 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG CEDAR RAPIDS AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs LF 5 1 3 0 .283 Q.Cosby CF 5 0 1 0 .220 C.Crabbe 2B 4 0 2 3 .252 E.Aybar SS 4 1 1 1 .303 T.Gwynn CF 4 1 1 0 .389 A.Callaspo 2B 4 1 3 2 .331 P.Fielder 1B 5 1 1 2 .299 J.Abruzzo CAT 4 0 0 0 .262 J.Eure DH 3 1 1 0 .244 M.Abram DH 3 0 0 0 .244 T.Hinton RF 4 0 1 1 .200 G.Porter 3B 3 0 1 1 .296 M.Mendez RF 0 0 0 0 .255 C.Maher LF 4 0 0 0 .255 J.VandenBrg CAT 4 1 1 0 .293 J.Mathis 1B 4 0 0 0 .236 A.Heether 3B 4 1 1 0 .216 B.Weed RF 3 2 2 0 .286 C.Terni SS 2 1 0 0 .229 R.Ray PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Sarfate PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Cimorelli PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 H.Gliemmo PIT 0 0 0 0 1.000 J.Huizinga PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 7 11 6 TOTALS 34 4 8 4 BELOIT 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0- 7 11 1 CEDAR RAPIDS 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 4 8 2 E--P.Fielder, E.Aybar, J.Mathis. DP--BELOIT 1, CEDAR RAPIDS 1. LOB--BELOIT 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 9. 2B--T.Hinton (13), J.VandenBrg (8). 3B--E.Aybar (7). HR--P.Fielder (17). SB--B.Weed (12). HBP--J.Eure, A.Callaspo, G.Porter. SF--E.Aybar. SH--C.Crabbe. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT D.Sarfate (W,7-2) 6.0 5 3 3 3 5 0 2.97 J.Baker 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.27 J.Huizinga 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.11 CEDAR RAPIDS R.Ray (L,2-5) 2.0 6 5 4 1 1 1 4.56 B.Cimorelli 3.1 5 2 1 1 1 0 6.91 H.Gliemmo 3.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.27 HB--J.Baker 2, R.Ray. WP--J.Baker, R.Ray. SO--T.Hinton, J.VandenBrg, Q.Cosby 4, A.Callaspo, M.Abram, C.Maher. BB--T.Gwynn, C.Terni 2, J.Abruzzo, M.Abram, B.Weed. T--2:44. A--4475

Inland Empire (Mariners) 3, High Desert 2 High Desert Site Game Summary: SAN BERNARDINO, CA - The High Desert Mavericks lost their ninth straight game on Wednesday night, losing to the Inland Empire 66ers by a final score of 3-2 at Arrowhead Credit Union Park in San Bernardino. Mavs starter Chad Petty (0-5) had the best outing of his brief Maverick career, pitching eight solid innings, allowing just three runs on seven hits. Petty's offense didn't give him enough support though, despite working only the second complete game of the year for the High Desert pitching staff. Inland Empire jumped out to a 2-0 third inning lead. Eddie Menchaca doubled home Ismael Castro for a 1-0 lead and later scored to make it 2-0. Menchaca would again knock in Castro, this time in the fifth, as the 66ers took a 3-0 lead. The Mavs finally got on the board against 66ers starter Ryan Ketchner (10-3) in the sixth inning. Jason Belcher's two-out single plated Froilan Villanueva, as the Mavs made it 3-1. High Desert's struggling offense got their second run in the eighth, as Ozzie Chavez scored from second base on an error by Inland Empire's John Castellano at first base. Ketchner retired Scott Candelaria on a ground ball to second with the tying run at first base though, ending the Maverick threat. In the ninth, Justin Blood was brought out of the 66ers bullpen and retired Brad Nelson. Emiliano Fruto then struck out Jeremy Frost and Johnny Raburn to end the game, earning his first save of the year. With the win, Ketchner improves to 4-0 against the Mavs and is the Cal League's first 10-game winner. The ninth straight loss is a new high for the Mavs, who are 32 games under .500 at 28-60. Jeff Hundley (0-1) will go for the Mavs on Thursday night in San Bernardino. The 66ers will throw left-hander Glenn Bott (3-5). Game time is 7:05 (9:05 Central) from Arrowhead Credit Union Park. The Mavs return home on Friday, July 11th as they face Rancho Cucamonga at Mavericks Stadium. High Desert Box Score: Brad Nelson with his second game in LF; by necessity on this squad? GAME DATE: 7/09/03 HIGH DESERT 2 AT INLAND EMPIRE 3 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG INLAND EMPIRE AB R H BI AVG F.Villanueva 1B 4 1 2 0 .295 D.Delucchi CF 2 0 1 0 .331 J.Belcher RF 4 0 2 1 .326 H.Brown 3B 3 0 0 1 .262 S.Candelaria 3B 4 0 0 0 .296 G.Jacobs LF 3 0 0 0 .351 B.Nelson LF 4 0 0 0 .309 J.Castellano 1B 4 0 2 0 .306 J.Frost DH 4 0 0 0 .346 J.VanMeetren DH 3 0 0 0 .258 J.Raburn CF 4 0 1 0 .269 C.Guerrero RF 4 0 0 0 .273 T.West 2B 3 0 0 0 .260 L.Oliveros CAT 3 0 0 0 .307 B.Foster CAT 3 0 0 0 .182 I.Castro 2B 3 2 2 0 .254 O.Chavez SS 3 1 1 0 .240 E.Menchaca SS 3 1 2 2 .245 C.Petty PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Ketchner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Blood PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Fruto PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 2 6 1 TOTALS 28 3 7 3 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0- 2 6 0 INLAND EMPIRE 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X- 3 7 1 E--J.Castellano. DP--HIGH DESERT 1, INLAND EMPIRE 1. LOB--HIGH DESERT 4, INLAND EMPIRE 6. 2B--F.Villanueva (16), I.Castro (12), E.Menchaca (5). HBP--D.Delucchi, G.Jacobs. SF--H.Brown. SH--D.Delucchi. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT C.Petty (L,0-5) 8.0 7 3 3 1 3 0 8.45 INLAND EMPIRE R.Ketchner (W,10-3) 8.0 6 2 1 0 2 0 3.36 J.Blood 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.14 E.Fruto (S,1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.72 HB--C.Petty 2. WP--R.Ketchner. PB--B.Foster. SO--S.Candelaria, J.Frost, J.Raburn, B.Foster, G.Jacobs, J.Castellano, J.VanMeetren. BB--J.VanMeetren. T--2:23. A--3935

Yes, but from Indy's site: Bill Hall was moved into the lead-off spot in the lineup June 7 and has gone 34-for-102 (.333) with 23 runs scored, 12 doubles, two home runs, eight walks and five stolen bases in 25 games since. Hall has hit safely in 32 of his last 38 games. In that period, he's batting .314 (50-for-159). Hall had back-to-back eight-game hitting streaks in June (June 7-16 and 18-26).

Analyzing an Arizona box score is always an adventure. Switch-hitting 20-year-old Venezuelan SS Gilberto Acosta has only made one error in 13 games, is 7-for-7 in SB attempts, and pushes his OPS closer to .950 with today's performance. Not a bad start to the season; he hit .315 in 184 Arizona AB's last year. CF Charlie Fermaint is now 20-for-45; eventually he'll take that first walk, but for now, the hack attack sure is working nicely for the 17-year-old. He's a RH bat. Another 17-year-old, Alvaro Martinez, struck out eight in 3.2 IP. He's the 6'7" (and still growing) RHP. He's got to be a scary sight for opposing batters. I'm going to need some help with this next one. Batting cleanup, at catcher, with his first four AB's of the year, A. Correa, which must be Alex, the soon-to-be 21-year-old with two years in the DSL and two years in Arizona already under his belt. But all as a pitcher! Now the Giants were 6-for-6 in SB attempts, and Correa made two errors, so it wasn't a great day behind the plate. Here's the additional kicker -- Correa is left-handed! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/eek.gif Clancy, I apologize for knocking the let's convert Brandon Gemoll to catcher idea you were pushing. We'll try to verify if that was indeed Alex Correa behind the plate (and batting cleanup). It's not like the Maryvale team is hurting for catchers, even with Simon Guhring in Germany.

Norfolk (Mets) 5, Indianapolis 3 Reminiscient of the tough High Desert loss last night -- really now, it seems closers are struggling throughout the organization this month, except for Helena... Indy Site Game Summary: INDIANAPOLIS -- The visiting Norfolk Tides came to life in the top of the ninth inning, scorching closer Roberto Giron for four runs to take a 5-3 come-from-behind victory over the Indianapolis Indians on Wednesday afternoon. The late comeback spoiled a solid one-run, eight-inning effort by Tribe starting pitcher Pasqual Coco as the Tides evened the four-game series at one apiece. Norfolk sent nine batters to the plate against Giron in the top of the ninth inning, the first four of which all crossed home plate. Jorge Velandia and Marco Scutaro started the inning off with leadoff singles putting runners on first and second for Tsuyoshi Shinjo, whose sacrifice bunt was fielded by Giron and thrown wide of first baseman Keith Luuloa allowing Velandia to score and Scutaro to move on to third base. Matt Watson then ripped an RBI double scoring Scutaro with the tying run and sending Shinjo to third base. Following a ground out to Giron by Russ Johnson and an intentional walk to Mike Glavine, pinch hitter Dan Garcia ripped a single to left field scoring Shinjo and Watson to give the Tides their first lead of the day at 5-3. Norfolk's late-inning heroics came after Coco held the Tides to only one run on five hits over his eight innings prior to a 56-minute rain delay that hit Victory Field in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Tribe opened the scoring in the bottom of the first when Ryan Knox scored on Mark Smith's RBI groundout. With the score tied at one in the bottom of the fifth inning, Tribe third baseman Wilton Veras connected on his first home run in nearly a year when he belted Tides starter Mike Bacsik's pitch over the left field wall to give the Indians a 2-1 lead. The Tribe added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning off of reliever Heath Bell when Bill Hall led off the inning with a double to right before scoring on Pete Zoccolillo's sacrifice fly two batters later. Ed Almonte pitched the ninth inning for Norfolk to record his 16th save of the season, allowing one hit while also striking out one batter. The Indians (40-51) and Tides (46-45) will continue the four-game series on Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Victory Field when lefty Nate Teut (1-3, 3.12) takes the mound for Indianapolis to face Jason Scobie (1-2, 4.95). Indianapolis Box Score: GAME DATE: 7/09/03 NORFOLK 5 AT INDIANAPOLIS 3 YTD YTD NORFOLK AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG E.Snead CF 4 0 0 0 .233 B.Hall 2B 4 1 2 0 .274 J.Velandia SS 4 1 1 0 .231 R.Knox CF 2 1 0 0 .182 M.Scutaro 3B 4 1 3 0 .305 P.Zoccolillo RF 3 0 1 1 .280 T.Shinjo RF 3 1 1 0 .233 M.Smith LF 4 0 1 1 .297 M.Watson LF 4 2 3 2 .280 K.Luuloa 1B 3 0 0 0 .264 R.Johnson 2B 4 0 0 0 .274 S.Scarboroug SS 4 0 0 0 .214 M.Glavine 1B 3 0 0 0 .213 W.Veras 3B 3 1 1 1 .229 J.Depastino CAT 0 0 0 0 .298 J.Rushford PH 1 0 0 0 .333 J.Wilson CAT 3 0 0 0 .238 A.Delgado CAT 3 0 0 0 .298 D.Garcia PH 1 0 1 2 .299 C.McKay PH 1 0 1 0 .238 E.Almonte PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Coco PIT 3 0 1 0 .267 M.Bacsik PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Redman PH 1 0 0 0 .242 J.Conti PH 1 0 0 0 .214 H.Bell PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Toca PH 0 0 0 0 .257 J.Toca 1B 0 0 0 0 .257 TOTALS 33 5 9 4 TOTALS 32 3 7 3 NORFOLK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4- 5 9 2 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0- 3 7 1 E--J.Velandia, M.Scutaro, R.Giron. DP--NORFOLK 1, INDIANAPOLIS 1. LOB--NORFOLK 5, INDIANAPOLIS 6. 2B--M.Scutaro (15), M.Watson (13), B.Hall (22), P.Zoccolillo (23). HR--M.Watson (5), W.Veras (1). SB--K.Luuloa (2). SF--P.Zoccolillo. SH--T.Shinjo, R.Knox. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA NORFOLK M.Bacsik 7.0 5 2 2 2 3 1 5.26 H.Bell (W,1-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 6.14 E.Almonte (S,2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 INDIANAPOLIS P.Coco 8.0 5 1 1 1 6 1 4.53 R.Giron (L,0-2) 1.0 4 4 3 2 0 0 4.95 BALKS--M.Bacsik. SO--J.Velandia 2, T.Shinjo, M.Glavine, J.Wilson, M.Bacsik, B.Hall, K.Luuloa, S.Scarboroug 2, A.Delgado. BB--E.Snead, M.Glavine, J.Toca, R.Knox, K.Luuloa. T--2:29. A--7211

Arizona Giants 3, Arizona Brewers 1 Charlie Fermaint continues to wail away... Gilberto Acosta continues the hit parade... Tommy Hawk impressive, but the baby Brewers cough up a loss... Arizona Box Score: YTD YTD GIANTS AB R H BI AVG BREWERS AB R H BI AVG J.Abreu RF 4 1 0 0 .311 D.Bates LF 4 0 0 0 .279 R.Strain 2B 2 0 0 1 .268 C.Fermaint CF 4 0 2 0 .426 J.Hammonds CF 3 0 0 0 .000 B.Opdyke DH 4 1 0 0 .138 J.Yens CF 2 0 1 1 .354 A.Correa CAT 4 0 1 0 .250 N.Schierhltz 3B 3 1 3 0 .432 G.Acosta SS 4 0 2 1 .409 N.Schierhltz 1B 2 0 1 0 .432 F.Plasencia RF 4 0 0 0 .209 W.Zbacnik 1B 3 0 1 0 .226 T.McCormack 3B 3 0 0 0 .298 L.Disla 3B 1 0 0 0 .182 R.Pijuan 1B 2 0 0 0 .250 D.Buller CAT 3 0 1 1 .324 B.DePaula 2B 3 0 0 0 .182 M.Felix CAT 2 0 1 0 .261 T.Hawk PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Mooney DH 5 1 1 0 .250 A.Martinezsa PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.German LF 4 0 1 0 .205 J.Cedeno PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Ventura SS 2 0 0 0 .182 J.English PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Anderson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 Marker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Nacar PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 3 10 3 TOTALS 32 1 5 1 GIANTS 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0- 3 10 1 BREWERS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0- 1 5 2 E--W.Zbacnik, A.Correa 2. DP--GIANTS 1, BREWERS 2. LOB--GIANTS 13, BREWERS 6. 2B--J.Yens (3), M.Felix (1). SB--J.Abreu (4), N.Schierhltz 3 (4), W.Zbacnik (1), M.Mooney (4), G.Acosta (7). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA GIANTS J.English 5.0 1 0 0 2 8 0 4.50 L.Anderson 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 18.00 Marker (W,1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 L.Nacar (S,4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.69 BREWERS T.Hawk 4.0 5 1 1 2 2 0 3.38 A.Martinezsa (L,0-2) 3.2 4 2 2 4 8 0 4.72 J.Cedeno 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.87 WP--J.English 2, A.Martinezsa. SO--R.Strain, J.Yens, N.Schierhltz, W.Zbacnik, L.Disla, D.Buller 2, M.Mooney 2, C.German, R.Ventura, D.Bates 2, C.Fermaint, B.Opdyke, A.Correa 2, F.Plasencia 3, T.McCormack 2, R.Pijuan 2, B.DePaula. BB--J.Abreu, R.Strain 3, L.Disla, R.Ventura 2, T.McCormack, R.Pijuan. T--2:49.

In progress: Rain delay, Indianapolis 2, Norfolk (Mets) 1, after 7.5 innings Wilton Veras with his first HR... INTL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - NORFOLK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 (END 7) HOME RUNS: NOR - MATT WATSON (5) OFF PASQUAL COCO IN THE 2ND IND - WILTON VERAS (1) OFF MIKE BACSIK IN THE 5TH

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Now for the rest of the day's action: All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... HUNTSVILE: Idle HIGH DESERT: LHP Chad Petty at Inland Empire (Mariners), 9:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: RHP Dennis Sarfate at Cedar Rapids (Angels), 7:00 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.kernels.com/Pages/radio.html HELENA: Big, big series at home vs. Great Falls (White Sox), as the standings below will attest to; LHP Greg Kloosterman gets the starting nod; very sorry to report again there appears to be no audio available for this series NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 15 4 .789 HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 14 5 .737 1.0 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 11 9 .550 4.5 MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 10 10 .500 5.5ARIZONA: The Brewers hosted the Giants' Rookie squad this AM; RHP Tommy Hawk was scheduled to start

More here shortly, but since Indy has a matinee today, we'll kick the Daily Menu off with them: INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Pascual Coco vs. Norfolk (Mets), 2:00 PM Central Time Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ Indianapolis Media Notes for Wednesday: TODAY: The Indians and Norfolk Tides continue a four-game series at Victory Field. This is the Tides first visit to Indy since July 13 and 14 of last season. The teams met for four games at Harbor Park in early May. The teams split the series. The Tribe lost the last game 7-6 in 11 innings. Norfolk, which leads the IL with 127 stolen bases, has swiped 11 bases in the five head-to-head matchups. The Indians were just 2-10 against the Tides last season including an 0-6 mark at Victory Field. Prior to Tuesday's win, the Tribe's last win over Norfolk at home came on June 24, 2001. Since joining the IL in 1998, the Indians are 27-38 against the Tides. 2001 Tribe MVP Marco Scutaro is with Norfolk. After going 19-10 in June, the Indians are off to a 2-6 start in July. The team is hitting .272, but the pitching staff has a 5.97 ERA. RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY: Mother Nature has given central Indiana and the Indians all that they could handle the past few days. Since the Tribe opened this homestand on July 4, Victory Field has received 3.18 inches of rain (through midnight Tuesday). Players and fans have waited out three official delays totaling 3 hours 46 minutes. There was also an unofficial delay of about two hours Saturday before the game was postponed. ON THE MOUND: Righthander Pasqual Coco makes his team-leading 19th start today. He leads the team in with eight wins, 91,1 innings and 67 strikeouts. He is tied for third in the IL in wins. Coco won seven consecutive decisions over 12 starts from May 4 through June 28 recording a 3.84 ERA. The streak was snapped in his most-recent start, however. Coco took the loss on July 3 at Columbus when he allowed seven runs in 3.0 innings. Coco is 4-1 with a 4.15 ERA in eight starts at Victory Field this season. He is 3-3 with a 5.06 ERA in seven afternoon starts. Coco, who had not batted prior to this season, is 3-for-12 at the plate and has a three-game hitting streak. ON THE LEADER BOARD: Pasqual Coco is tied for third in the IL with eight wins. Keith Luuloa is third in the circuit with a .512 slugging percentage. Roberto Giron ranks fourth with 14 saves. Bill Hall is fifth with 50 runs scored. David Manning ranks third with 44 bases on balls. UPCOMING PROBABLES: Thursday vs. Norfolk - RHP Jason Scobie (1-2, 4.95) vs. LHP Nate Teut (1-3, 3.12) Friday vs. Norfolk - RHP Jason Middlebrook (4-6, 4.66) vs. LHP Derek Lee (0-1, 7.20)

Man, nothing like a successful web search at lunch time! Nick Bates feature story on his Brewer signing: www.lenconnect.com/articl...ports1.txt

The newest Brewer farmhand is RHP Nick Bates, a 23-tear-old who made his Arizona Brewer debut Tuesday. Bates completed his Michigan State career in 2002, with a very nice senior year (9-3, 2.97 ERA, 7 CG, 30 BB and 100 K in 88 IP), and was Kansas City's 22nd round selection in the 2002 June draft, but apparently never signed with the Royals. Earlier this year, Bates was pitching in relief in the independent Frontier League with Evansville. He was given his release there on June 20th, and signed with the Brewers shortly after that. RHP Nick Bates 2003 numbers with Evansville: www.baseballamerica.com/c...ates%2C+ni Bates' Profile Page at Michigan State (prior to senior year): msuspartans.ocsn.com/spor...ick00.html Nice Detailed Feature Article on Bates from Spring 2002: www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=9934 Not sure what the circumstances were that kept the Royals from coming to an agreement with Bates, but he's Brewer property now...

Catcher Simon Guhring of the Arizona Rookie Brewers was placed on the Temporary Inactive list. Pretty interesting, actually... Guhring was given permission to play for the German National Team in an attempt to qualify for the Olympics. He will be gone approximately three weeks. Nice of the Brewers to allow him to compete for a spot in the Olympics. Guhring is one of only two German players in organized affiliated ball right now. The Brewers released their other "German import" (sorry, couldn't resist http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif ) this spring, 3B Mitch Franke. This article details Mike Piazza's trip to Germany this offseason and mentions Guhring... mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/ml...&fext=.jsp Guhring is holding his own thus far in limited Arizona action this year and last, hitting .237 with a relatively low strikeout total. Neat story, if nothing else... As always, our thanks to the Brewers for responding to our requests about the status of specific players.

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: Worth checking out for the toss the glove play (in a good way)... www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...690,67789,

Cedar Rapids (Angels) 4, Beloit 2 Khalid Ballouli did not start -- came in for Calvin Carpenter; Tony Gwynn in the # 3 spot -- had been hitting 2nd... River Bandits' Site Game Summary: Rafael Rodriguez pitched seven innings of four-hit ball and Jared Abruzzo lashed a two-run double to lead the Cedar Rapids Kernels past the Beloit Snappers, 4-2, Tuesday night before a paid crowd of 1,639 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The win was the second in as many nights against Beloit for the Kernels, who evened their second-half record at 10-10. Beloit also is 10-10. Rodriguez (5-8), who has won two straight after losing six in a row, gave up only one run, walked one and struck out seven. The Kernels jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning against Snapper starter Calvin Carpenter. Abruzzo lined a one-out, two-run double and scored one out later when Greg Porter flared a single to right. Beloit scratched across a run in the third inning. Kennard Bibbs reached on a fielder's choice, stole second and scored on Callix Crabbe's RBI single. Quan Cosby's RBI single in the fourth inning scored Porter, who had reached on a single, and increased the Kernels' lead to 4-1. Beloit had a big inning going in the eighth inning. Bibbs singled leading off the inning and went to third on Crabbe's double. Tony Gwynn grounded out to first, scoring Bibbs and moving Crabbe to third. Prince Fielder then hit a towering fly ball to medium right. Kernels right fielder Jason Sugden caught the ball and threw a strike to the plate to cut down Crabbe trying to score and end the inning. Beloit Box Score: GAME DATE: 7/08/03 BELOIT 2 AT CEDAR RAPIDS 4 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG CEDAR RAPIDS AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs LF 4 2 2 0 .278 B.Weed 3B 2 0 0 0 .282 C.Crabbe 2B 4 0 2 1 .248 B.Weed RF 3 0 0 0 .282 T.Gwynn CF 3 0 0 1 .400 E.Aybar SS 4 1 2 0 .304 P.Fielder 1B 4 0 1 0 .300 A.Callaspo 2B 3 1 1 0 .326 T.Hinton DH 4 0 0 0 .199 J.Abruzzo CAT 3 1 1 2 .266 J.Eure 3B 4 0 0 0 .243 M.Abram DH 4 0 1 0 .262 M.Mendez RF 4 0 0 0 .255 G.Porter 3B 2 1 2 1 .295 P.Esparragz CAT 4 0 0 0 .254 J.Sugden PH 1 0 0 0 .148 C.Terni SS 3 0 1 0 .231 J.Sugden RF 1 0 0 0 .148 C.Carpenter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Maher LF 4 0 1 0 .260 K.Ballouli PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Mathis 1B 4 0 1 0 .239 C.Breslow PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 Q.Cosby CF 3 0 1 1 .221 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 O.Lugo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 2 6 2 TOTALS 34 4 10 4 BELOIT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0- 2 6 2 CEDAR RAPIDS 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X- 4 10 1 E--C.Crabbe, C.Breslow, J.Abruzzo. DP--BELOIT 0, CEDAR RAPIDS 1. LOB--BELOIT 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 9. 2B--C.Crabbe (16), J.Abruzzo (20). SB--K.Bibbs (38), E.Aybar (20), Q.Cosby (8). CS--B.Weed. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT C.Carpenter (L,0-2) 3.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 6.75 K.Ballouli 1.2 4 1 1 1 2 0 6.87 C.Breslow 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.66 J.Alliston 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.87 CEDAR RAPIDS R.Rodriguez (W,5-8) 7.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 4.62 O.Lugo (S,4) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.78 WP--R.Rodriguez 2. SO--K.Bibbs, C.Crabbe, T.Hinton, J.Eure, M.Mendez 2, P.Esparragz, C.Terni, B.Weed, J.Abruzzo 2, M.Abram, J.Sugden, J.Mathis. BB--T.Gwynn, A.Callaspo, J.Abruzzo, Q.Cosby. T--2:37. A--1639

Inland Empire (Mariners) 4, High Desert 3 Probably the toughest loss of the year, considering how badly the Mavs could've used this win... High Desert Site Game Summary: Tough Loss Drops Mavs AgainSAN BERNARDINO, CA - In the ultimate of heartbreaking games, the High Desert Mavericks equaled their longest losing streak of the season, dropping their eighth straight game for the second time this year on Tuesday night. The Inland Empire 66ers scored three times in the bottom of the ninth to pull out a 4-3 victory over the Mavs at Arrowhead Credit Union Park in San Bernardino. Mavs closer Bobby Bystrowski (0-3), who hadn't had an opportunity to earn a save in over a month, blew just his second save chance this year in allowing the three ninth-inning runs. Clinging to a 3-1 lead, Bystrowski struck out the first man in the ninth before walking former Mav, Cristian Guerrero. Pinch hitter Chris Collins doubled to right field to chase home Guerrero and make the score 3-2. Pinch runner Ismael Castro advanced to third one pitch later on a passed ball by catcher Joel Alvarado. Without throwing another pitch, the game would be tied at 3-3, as Bystrowski, attempting to work from the windup, was called for a balk by base umpire Brandon Leopoldus. Dustin DeLucchi hit a ground-rule double to center field and would score two batters later, as Greg Jacobs knocked in the winning run with a single to right field. High Desert jumped on top early, as Jason Belcher led off the game with his fifth homer of the year. The lead-off home run is the first of the year for the Mavericks. After Inland Empire tied the game in the bottom of the first on a John Castellano RBI double, the Mavs took the lead in the fourth. Johnny Raburn led off the inning with single. After advancing to second on a bunt by Chris Morris, Raburn scored on a Jeremy Frost RBI single to make it 2-1. The Mavs made it 3-1 in the sixth, as Morris knocked in Scott Candelaria, who doubled to open the frame. The loss overshadowed a great performance from Mavs starter Danny Kolb, who went six innings, while allowing just one run. Justin Gordon set up the dramatic ninth inning with two scoreless innings of relief out of the High Desert bullpen. Inland Empire's Jared Thomas (5-3) earned the win by recording four outs in relief. High Desert tries to avoid a nine-game skid by sending Chad Petty (0-4) to the mound on Wednesday night in San Bernardino. The 66ers will counter with Ryan Ketchner (9-3) at 7:05 (9:05 Central). High Desert Box Score: GAME DATE: 7/08/03 HIGH DESERT 3 AT INLAND EMPIRE 4 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG INLAND EMPIRE AB R H BI AVG J.Belcher RF 4 1 2 1 .323 D.Delucchi CF 5 1 1 0 .328 T.West SS 5 0 1 0 .263 B.Bone 3B 3 0 1 0 .231 B.Nelson 1B 5 0 2 0 .321 H.Brown PH 1 0 1 0 .264 S.Candelaria 3B 5 1 3 0 .301 H.Brown 3B 0 0 0 0 .264 J.Raburn LF 5 1 1 0 .269 G.Jacobs LF 5 1 3 1 .354 C.Morris CF 2 0 1 1 .256 J.Castellano 1B 4 0 1 1 .303 J.Frost DH 4 0 1 1 .409 J.VanMeetren DH 4 0 0 0 .262 R.Santana 2B 3 0 0 0 .268 E.BstdaMrtnz 2B 4 0 3 0 .242 J.Alvarado CAT 4 0 0 0 .128 L.Oliveros CAT 4 0 0 0 .312 D.Kolb PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Guerrero RF 3 1 1 0 .281 J.Gordon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Menchaca SS 2 0 0 0 .239 B.Bystrowski PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Collins PH 1 0 1 1 .268 I.Castro PR 0 1 0 0 .249 C.Baek PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Done PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Thomas PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 37 3 11 3 TOTALS 36 4 12 3 HIGH DESERT 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0- 3 11 0 INLAND EMPIRE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3- 4 12 2 E--B.Bone, L.Oliveros. DP--HIGH DESERT 0, INLAND EMPIRE 0. LOB-- HIGH DESERT 11, INLAND EMPIRE 10. 2B--B.Nelson (6), S.Candelaria 2 (17), D.Delucchi (6), G.Jacobs (33), J.Castellano (21), C.Guerrero (7), C.Collins (8). 3B--E.BstdaMrtnz (2). HR--J.Belcher (5). SB--C.Morris 2 (42), E.BstdaMrtnz (3). CS--T.West, E.BstdaMrtnz. HBP--C.Morris. SH-- C.Morris. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT D.Kolb 6.0 8 1 1 1 4 0 5.74 J.Gordon 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.56 B.Bystrowski (L,0-3) 0.1 3 3 3 2 1 0 5.34 INLAND EMPIRE C.Baek 6.0 9 3 3 0 2 1 3.35 J.Done 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.21 J.Thomas (W,5-3) 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.33 HB--J.Done. BALKS--B.Bystrowski. PB--J.Alvarado. SO--B.Nelson, S.Candelaria, C.Morris, J.Frost, R.Santana, J.Alvarado, D.Delucchi 2, B.Bone, J.VanMeetren, E.BstdaMrtnz, L.Oliveros 2. BB--J.Belcher, R.Santana, H.Brown, C.Guerrero, E.Menchaca. T--3:15. A--2452

Indianapolis 6, Norfolk (Mets) 3 Timing of rain delays shorten Wes Obermueller's debut... Indy Site Game Summary: INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Indians survived over two hours of rain delays to pull out a 6-3 come-from behind victory over the Norfolk Tides Tuesday night at Victory Field. The start of the game was delayed 17 minutes due to rain, and after Norfolk took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, it was delayed another one hour forty-nine minutes before the Tribe even came to bat. After going down in order through the first three innings, the Tribe (40-50) took the lead for good with four runs in the fourth. Pete Zoccolillo's two-out double drove in two runs to put the Indians ahead 2-1. Cody McKay followed with an RBI double, and Wilton Veras drove in a run with a single as the Indians chased Tides starter Jake Joseph (4-3). Veras doubled in an insurance run in the sixth, and Jim Rushford added an RBI hit in the seventh as the Indians defeated Norfolk at home for the first time since June 24, 2001. Ben Ford (2-3) earned the win for the Indians. Ford entered the game in the third inning and allowed just one run over four innings. Norfolk (45-45) took a 1-0 lead without getting a hit. Esix Snead drew a leadoff walk before proceeding to steal second, third and home. Snead leads the International League with 36 thefts. The run came off Tribe starter Wes Obermueller who was making his Indians debut after coming over from the Kansas City organization in a July 2 trade. The series continues Wednesday afternoon with a 2 p.m. Business Day Special. Indianapolis Star Game Story: www.indystar.com/print/ar...1-036.html Indianapolis Box Score: GAME DATE: 7/08/03 NORFOLK 3 AT INDIANAPOLIS 6 YTD YTD NORFOLK AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG E.Snead CF 2 1 1 0 .237 B.Hall 2B 5 2 2 0 .272 D.Garcia 2B 3 0 0 1 .295 S.Scarboroug SS 5 0 0 0 .218 M.Scutaro 3B 4 1 1 1 .296 J.Rushford 1B 3 0 1 1 .335 J.Toca 1B 4 0 0 0 .257 M.Smith LF 3 1 0 0 .298 M.Watson LF 3 0 0 0 .267 P.Zoccolillo RF 4 1 2 2 .280 P.Redman RF 4 0 1 0 .242 C.McKay CAT 4 2 2 1 .235 R.Johnson SS 3 0 1 0 .280 W.Veras 3B 4 0 3 2 .227 J.Depastino CAT 4 0 1 0 .298 J.Conti CF 3 0 0 0 .214 J.Joseph PIT 1 0 0 0 .333 W.Obrmueller PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Seibel PIT 1 1 1 0 .429 B.Ford PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Velandia PH 1 0 0 0 .231 K.Luuloa PH 1 0 0 0 .267 P.Zamora PIT 0 0 0 0 .571 J.Foster PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 O.Moreno PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Knox PH 1 0 1 0 .222 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 30 3 6 2 TOTALS 34 6 11 6 NORFOLK 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0- 3 6 0 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 X- 6 11 0 DP--NORFOLK 1, INDIANAPOLIS 1. LOB--NORFOLK 5, INDIANAPOLIS 8. 2B--P.Redman (20), R.Johnson (8), B.Hall (21), P.Zoccolillo (22), C.McKay (10), W.Veras (7). HR--M.Scutaro (7). SB--E.Snead 3 (36), B.Hall (9). CS--R.Johnson. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA NORFOLK J.Joseph (L,4-3) 3.2 4 4 4 1 2 0 3.96 P.Seibel 2.1 2 1 1 3 1 0 5.93 P.Zamora 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.06 O.Moreno 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.64 INDIANAPOLIS W.Obrmueller 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.50 B.Ford (W,2-3) 4.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 2.92 J.Foster 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1.84 R.Giron (S,14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.33 SO--M.Scutaro 2, J.Toca 2, M.Watson, P.Redman, R.Johnson, J.Depastino, S.Scarboroug 3, M.Smith, J.Conti, B.Ford. BB--E.Snead 2, D.Garcia, M.Watson, R.Johnson, J.Rushford, M.Smith, J.Conti, B.Ford. T--2:50. A--5910

Norfolk (Mets) 1, Indianapolis 0, after two innings Underway after over two hours of pre-game rain delay; newcomer Wes Obermueller gave up one run in the first; should the Brewers' extra-inning affair wrap up soon, some of you may want to slide over to this one (audio link in the Daily Menu above)...

By the way, Huntsville's in the Southern League West http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

Jim Powell just reported that Beloit OF Steve Moss will miss the rest of the regular season -- he's going to have surgery on his injured shoulder. Moss might see time in the fall instructional action in Maryvale. Also, High Desert OF Dan Boyd was officially placed on the Mavericks' disabled list on July 1st; he's been out since early June with an injured left wrist.

Arizona Angels 8, Arizona Brewers 6 Arizona Box Score: Brewers rack up 12 hits and 10 walks but strand 13; "Concepcion" is RHP Wington Flandes in his 4th appearance; "N Bates" could be a newly signed pitcher... GAME DATE: 7/08/03 BREWERS 6 AT ANGELS 8 YTD YTD BREWERS AB R H BI AVG ANGELS AB R H BI AVG D.Bates LF 3 2 1 0 .308 F.Nunez CF 5 2 3 0 .292 C.Fermaint CF 5 2 2 1 .419 S.Rodriguez 3B 4 1 2 2 .220 B.Opdyke CAT 2 0 2 1 .160 B.Wood SS 3 0 1 2 .255 A.Mannon RF 5 0 1 1 .326 B.Lopez 1B 5 0 0 1 .292 C.Corporan 1B 4 0 0 0 .216 C.Walston RF 3 1 0 0 .235 G.Acosta SS 3 1 3 0 .400 M.Collins CAT 3 1 2 0 .379 F.Plasencia DH 5 0 1 0 .231 P.Lepage DH 3 1 2 1 .353 T.McCormack 3B 3 1 1 1 .318 J.Jones LF 3 1 0 0 .280 B.DePaula 2B 4 0 1 1 .195 S.Del Orbe 2B 4 1 1 1 .276 T.Morrison PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Smith PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Bates PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.D'Amico PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Castillo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Buckley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Arnold PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 6 12 5 TOTALS 33 8 11 7 BREWERS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0- 6 12 1 ANGELS 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 X- 8 11 2 E--T.McCormack, S.Rodriguez, C.Walston. DP--BREWERS 0, ANGELS 3. LOB--BREWERS 13, ANGELS 8. 2B--B.DePaula (1), B.Wood (5). 3B--C.Fermaint (2), F.Nunez (1), M.Collins (1), P.Lepage (1). SB--C.Fermaint (4), G.Acosta 2 (6), F.Nunez (4). CS--D.Bates, B.DePaula, S.Rodriguez. HBP--C.Corporan, T.McCormack, C.Walston, M.Collins. SF--B.Wood 2. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BREWERS T.Morrison 4.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 4.50 N.Bates 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 4.50 R.Castillo 1.1 2 4 4 2 2 0 27.00 Concepcion (L,0-1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 27.00 ANGELS J.Smith 3.2 6 4 4 3 3 0 5.40 L.D'Amico 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 L.Buckley 2.0 3 2 0 3 1 0 3.00 M.Arnold (W,1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 HB--T.Morrison, R.Castillo, J.Smith, L.Buckley. WP--L.Buckley, M.Arnold. BALKS--J.Smith. PB--B.Opdyke. SO--C.Fermaint, A.Mannon 3, C.Corporan 2, T.McCormack, S.Rodriguez, B.Wood, B.Lopez, C.Walston 2, J.Jones 2, S.Del Orbe 2. BB--D.Bates 3, B.Opdyke 3, G.Acosta 2, T.McCormack, B.DePaula, S.Rodriguez, P.Lepage, J.Jones. T--2:52.

Mark McCarter of the Huntsville Times in Jacksonville: More Southern League notes than Huntsville notes here for this one; it's Matt Parker, not Kevin! www.al.com/sports/huntsvi...236140.xml

Indianapolis Media Notes for Tuesday: TONIGHT: The Indians welcome the Norfolk Tides to Victory Field for the first time in nearly a year. The Tides last visit to Indy was July 13 and 14 of last season. The teams met for four games at Harbor Park in early May. The teams split the series. The Tribe lost the last game 7-6 in 11 innings. Norfolk, which leads the IL with 124 stolen bases, swiped eight bases in the series. The Indians were just 2-10 against the Tides last season including an 0-6 mark at Victory Field. The Tribe's last win over Norfolk at home came on June 24, 2001. Since joining the IL in 1998, the Indians are 26-38 against the Tides. 2001 Tribe MVP Marco Scutaro is with Norfolk. After going 19-10 in June, the Indians are off to a 1-6 start in July. The team is hitting .264, but the pitching staff has a 6.44 ERA. YESTERDAY: Louisville beat the Tribe 6-5 to take the series three games to one. Ruben Mateo and Brandon Larson broke a 4-4 tie with back-to-back home runs leading off the eighth inning. The Indians, who had trailed 4-0 at one point, tied the game with four runs in the sixth. Bill Hall doubled home two runs, while Jim Rushford hit a two-run homer. The difference in the game was a disputed double by Tribe center fielder Jason Conti. The Indians thought the ball cleared the fence on the fly for a solo homer in the third inning, but umpire Don Goller ruled it a ground rule double. HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS: Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer will be at Victory Field tonight. He will sign autographs from 6-6:30. Wednesday is a 2 pm Business Day Special. Thursday is Autographed Ball Night. The first 4,000 fans will receive an Indians autographed baseball. Friday is the seventh anniversary of the opening of Victory Field. The first 4,000 fans will receive a Victory Field cap. Over 300 Boy Scouts will camp out at the ballpark after the game. Saturday's fireworks have been rescheduled to follow Friday's game. ON THE MOUND: Righthander Wes Obermueller makes his Indians debut tonight. He was acquired from Kansas City on July 2 in the deal that sent RHP Curtis Leskanic to the Royals. Obermueller made 17 starts with Triple-A Omaha and led the PCL with 10 wins. He was selected to the PCL All-Star team. Obermueller went 7-2 over his last 11 starts since May 8. TOP OF THE ORDER: Bill Hall was moved into the lead-off spot in the lineup June 7 and has gone 30-for-93 (.323) with 20 runs scored, 10 doubles, two home runs, eight walks and four stolen bases in 23 games since. Hall has hit safely in 30 of his last 36 games. In that period, he's batting .306 (46-for-150). Hall had back-to-back eight-game hitting streaks in June (June 7-16 and 18-26). HOT AT THE PLATE: Over the last 47 games Jim Rushford is hitting .352 (62-for-176). He has five home runs in the last 11 games. Steve Scarborough has swung a hot bat lately too. In 34 games since May 30, Scarborough is hitting .306 (37-for-121). Cody McKay boasts the longest active hitting streak on the club. He brings a six-game streak into tonight's contest and can tie his season-long streak with a base hit. In 13 games since June 21, McKay is hitting .421 (16-for-38). UPCOMING PROBABLES: Wednesday vs. Norfolk - LHP Mike Bacsik (0-6, 5.59) vs. RHP Pasqual Coco (8-5, 4.83) Thursday vs. Norfolk - RHP Jason Scobie (1-2, 4.95) vs. LHP Nate Teut (1-3, 3.12) Friday vs. Norfolk - RHP Jason Middlebrook (4-6, 4.66) vs. LHP Derek Lee (0-1, 7.20)

Tuesday's Daily Menu : All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Wes Obermueller makes his Brewer organization debut at home vs. Norfolk (Mets), 7:00 PM; Wes will be heading to the plate for the first time in his pro career as well Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILE: The Southern League All-Star Game comes to you from Jacksonville, Florida, 6:05 PM Audio Link: www.930thefox.com/suns.html HIGH DESERT: RHP Danny Kolb at Inland Empire (Mariners), 9:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: RHP Khalid Ballouli at Cedar Rapids (Angels), 7:00 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.kernels.com/Pages/radio.html HELENA: Idle ARIZONA: The Brewers are back in action at the Angels' complex this morning; RHP Tyler Morrison (2003, 10th round, California high schooler) gets the start