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ESPN2 next Wednesday night - 6:00 PM Central with Sean McDonough, Buck Martinez, and Kyle Peterson -- two former Brewers on the call... http://www.ilbaseball.com/images/asg2004.jpg And by the way, it's official -- your International League starting pitcher: http://espn.go.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/7060.jpg Congratulations, Ben! See you in Milwaukee five days later! (Well, that last part's not official, but c'mon...)

Final: Huntsville 8, Mobile (Padres) 3 Huntsville Box Score: GAME DATE: 7/08/04 MOB at HVL MOBILE 3 AT HUNTSVILLE 8 YTD YTD MOBILE AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG K.Jones CF 3 1 1 0 .229 R.Weeks 2B 4 0 1 1 .248 R.Merrill SS 4 0 0 0 .247 A.Gwynn CF 5 0 1 1 .254 J.Barfield 2B 4 1 1 2 .240 P.Fielder 1B 5 2 3 2 .258 R.Washington 3B 4 1 1 1 .286 B.Nelson LF 4 1 1 1 .276 B.Johnson LF 3 0 1 0 .231 J.Gann RF 4 1 1 2 .345 G.Sain 1B 2 0 0 0 .224 C.Barnwell 3B 3 1 2 0 .247 J.Gerber RF 4 0 1 0 .244 J.Raburn SS 4 1 0 0 .268 S.Morales CAT 4 0 0 0 .220 K.Johnson CAT 3 1 2 0 .237 B.Whitaker PIT 1 0 0 0 .222 J.Housman PIT 2 1 1 0 .250 M.Nettles PH 1 0 0 0 .220 P.Stewart PIT 1 0 1 1 .111 E.Huerta PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Knox PH 1 0 0 0 .259 J.Clements PH 1 0 0 0 .254 J.Shelley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Bumstead PIT 0 0 0 0 1.000 R.Miniel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Trzesniak PH 1 0 0 0 .203 TOTALS 32 3 5 3 TOTALS 36 8 13 8 MOBILE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0- 3 5 2 HUNTSVILLE 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 X- 8 13 2 E--R.Merrill, R.Washington, J.Raburn 2. DP--MOBILE 2, HUNTSVILLE 1. LOB--MOBILE 6, HUNTSVILLE 7. 3B--P.Fielder (1). HR--J.Barfield (11), R.Washington (1), P.Fielder (14), J.Gann (3). CS--J.Barfield. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MOBILE B.Whitaker (L,5-7) 4.0 7 5 5 0 2 2 4.15 E.Huerta 2.0 5 3 2 2 3 0 9.00 M.Bumstead 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.28 R.Miniel 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.46 HUNTSVILLE J.Housman (W,3-5) 5.0 1 0 0 3 4 0 3.23 P.Stewart 3.0 4 3 3 1 5 2 3.16 J.Shelley 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.18 WP--B.Whitaker, P.Stewart. SO--K.Jones 2, R.Merrill, R.Washington, B.Johnson, G.Sain, J.Gerber 2, J.Clements, R.Weeks 2, A.Gwynn 2, B.Nelson, J.Gann. BB--K.Jones, B.Johnson, G.Sain 2, R.Weeks, C.Barnwell, K.Johnson. T--2:33. A--1254Huntsville Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12011

Final: Indianapolis 3, Ottawa (Orioles) 2 Indianapolis Box Score: Adrian Hernandez strikes out ten; David Krynzel and Corey Hart combine for five hits, Hart with his sixth triple... GAME DATE: 7/08/04 OTT at IND OTTAWA 2 AT INDIANAPOLIS 3 YTD YTD OTTAWA AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG D.McDonald CF 4 0 0 0 .226 D.Krynzel CF 4 0 3 0 .250 M.Fontenot 2B 5 1 3 0 .276 P.Bergeron LF 4 0 0 0 .226 J.Cust LF 5 0 2 1 .258 C.Hart RF 4 1 2 0 .287 G.Gil CAT 4 0 2 0 .277 J.Liefer 1B 4 1 1 1 .298 C.Mottola RF 4 0 1 0 .269 C.Coste CAT 2 0 1 0 .270 E.Guzman 3B 4 1 2 0 .267 L.Figueroa 3B 3 1 1 1 .261 P.Swann DH 3 0 0 0 .278 M.Erickson 2B 3 0 1 1 .263 E.Garabito SS 3 0 0 0 .296 B.Gemoll DH 3 0 0 0 .217 J.Hammond 1B 4 0 1 1 .227 S.Scarbrough SS 2 0 1 0 .254 J.Maine PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Hernandez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Rakers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Reichert PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Williams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Ford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 2 11 2 TOTALS 29 3 10 3 OTTAWA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0- 2 11 0 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X- 3 10 1 E--C.Coste. DP--OTTAWA 2, INDIANAPOLIS 0. LOB--OTTAWA 11, INDIANAPOLIS 7. 2B--M.Fontenot 2 (23), J.Liefer (15). 3B--M.Fontenot (7), C.Hart (6), C.Coste (1). HR--L.Figueroa (3). SB--E.Guzman (3), D.Krynzel (5). CS--D.Krynzel, M.Erickson. HBP--P.Swann. SH--C.Coste, M.Erickson. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA OTTAWA J.Maine 6.0 6 1 1 3 6 1 4.52 A.Rakers 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.68 T.Williams (L,1-1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 2.20 INDIANAPOLIS A.Hernandez 5.2 6 1 1 2 10 0 5.47 D.Reichert (W,5-1) 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 2.75 B.Ford (S,2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 HB--A.Hernandez. SO--D.McDonald 2, J.Cust 2, C.Mottola 2, P.Swann 2, J.Hammond 3, P.Bergeron, J.Liefer 2, M.Erickson 2, B.Gemoll. BB-- D.McDonald, G.Gil, E.Garabito, C.Coste, L.Figueroa, S.Scarbrough. T--2:38. A--9396Indianapolis Game Log: Hernandez works out of a bases loaded, no out jam in the 2nd; Tribe wasted opportunities early, too; I just knew that at 140 lbs., little Luis Figueroa's HR was an inside-the-park job... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=13960

Final: Beloit 7, Battle Creek (Yankees) 4 Beloit Game Summary from the Battle Creek Site: The Battle Creek Yankees dropped the first game of a four-game series to the Beloit Snappers 7-4 Thursday night at C.O. Brown Stadium. The win was Beloit?s fourth in five games against the Yankees this season. Beloit jumped out to an early lead scoring three runs in the top of the first. A sacrifice fly by Drew Anderson and a two-run single by Vinny Rottino gave the Snappers a 3-0 lead. However, the Yankees came back with three runs to tie the game. John Urick?s two-run double made it 3-2 and Jason VanMeetren tied the game with an RBI groundout. Beloit came back with three more runs in the top of the second to take the lead for good. Manuel Ramirez led off the inning with a home run, Anderson had a sacrifice fly and Lou Palmisano added an RBI double for the Snappers. Battle Creek cut the lead to 6-4 with one run in the fourth. Tommy Rojas singled, took second on a wild pitch and scored on Nick Walsh?s RBI single, but they couldn?t get any closer. Beloit added a single run in the seventh for the 7-4 final. Yankees? starter Tyler Clippard (6-8) gave up 12 hits and six runs in six innings of work. Mike Gardner pitched two innings in relief and Paul Thorp pitched the ninth for Battle Creek. The second game of the four-game series will be Friday night at 7. Chase Wright will take the hill for the Yankees against Greg Kloosterman for Beloit. Beloit Box Score: Add two sacrifice flies to drew Andeerson's 2-for-3 evening... GAME DATE: 7/08/04 BLT at BTC BELOIT 7 AT BATTLE CREEK 4 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG BATTLE CREEK AB R H BI AVG G.Rodriguez 2B 3 2 1 0 .268 N.Walsh LF 4 1 2 1 .324 T.Trofholz RF 5 1 3 0 .311 H.Made SS 4 1 1 0 .267 D.Anderson LF 3 0 2 2 .289 M.Carson RF 5 1 1 0 .331 L.Palmisano CAT 4 1 1 1 .310 E.Andrus CF 4 0 0 0 .266 V.Rottino DH 5 1 2 2 .286 J.Urick 1B 4 0 1 2 .256 A.Heether 3B 5 0 1 0 .252 J.Van Meetre DH 2 0 0 1 .333 S.Moss CF 4 0 1 0 .206 W.Vasquez 3B 4 0 1 0 .236 M.Ramirez 1B 3 1 2 1 .269 T.Rojas CAT 3 1 2 0 .280 J.Murray SS 4 1 1 0 .170 E.Cruz 2B 4 0 0 0 .238 L.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Clippard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Grybash PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Gardner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Stetter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Thorp PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 7 14 6 TOTALS 34 4 8 4 BELOIT 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 7 14 0 BATTLE CREEK 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0- 4 8 1 E--T.Clippard. DP--BELOIT 2, BATTLE CREEK 0. LOB--BELOIT 8, BATTLE CREEK 8. 2B--L.Palmisano (14), S.Moss (7), M.Ramirez (15), J.Urick (15). 3B--D.Anderson (3). HR--M.Ramirez (5). SB--T.Trofholz 2 (31), L.Palmisano (3). SF--D.Anderson 2. SH--G.Rodriguez, T.Rojas. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT L.Pena (W,8-3) 5.0 7 4 4 1 3 0 4.14 D.Grybash 3.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 5.23 M.Stetter (S,6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.12 BATTLE CREEK T.Clippard (L,6-8) 6.0 12 6 5 3 3 1 3.83 M.Gardner 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.99 P.Thorp 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.00 WP--L.Pena, M.Gardner 2. PB--L.Palmisano. SO--G.Rodriguez, T.Trofholz 2, V.Rottino, A.Heether, S.Moss, M.Carson, E.Andrus, J.Urick, J.Van Meetre, W.Vasquez, T.Rojas. BB--G.Rodriguez, L.Palmisano, M.Ramirez, N.Walsh, H.Made, J.Van Meetre 2. T--3:01. A--1147Beloit Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12437

Link Report Bonus -- top Arizona League names in the early going... www.topprospectalert.com/...706hc.html

Topprospectalert.com with a nice photo for Travis Hinton friends and family -- receiving Cal League All-Star Game honors... http://www.topprospectalert.com/mlramblings/images/thinton1.jpg

Indianapolis Pre-Game Notes: Jeff Liefer 0-for-25 (seven walks) since accepting the Indy assignment... www.indyindians.com/pdf/gamenotes.pdf

Final: Arizona Brewers 5, Arizona Angels 4 Box score late tonight or in the AM... FINAL R H E - - - ARIZ BREWERS 5 10 3 ARIZ ANGELS 4 8 1

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: Mavs win it the hard way in 10 High Desert's Villanueva, Cruz homer in victory By TIM HARAN/Staff Writer RANCHO CUCAMONGA ? Nothing ever seems to come easy for the High Desert Mavericks. The team squandered an early two-run lead Wednesday against Rancho Cucamonga. It recaptured a one-run advantage in the top of the ninth. And it promptly surrendered that edge in the bottom of the inning. It's enough to make a manager scratch his head. "We came back, but we shouldn't have had to," High Desert manager Mel Queen said. Entering the ninth with the score tied, Mavs shortstop Enrique Cruz blasted a solo home run over the left field wall to give High Desert a short lived 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the frame, Cruz's counterpart, Quakes shortstop Erick Aybar led off with a solo shot of his own against Mavs reliever Homero Rivera to tie the game and send it into extra innings. But High Desert tallied three runs on four hits in the 10th to defeat Rancho Cucamonga 7-4 at The Epicenter. "Aybar made it interesting," High Desert pitching coach John Curtis said, explaining that Rivera's pitch wasn't a bad one. "That ball he hit was two inches off the ground. (Mavs catcher Froilan Villanueva) said he would have had to block it." For the Mavs in the 10th, Ben Van Iderstine knocked a leadoff double off the right-center field wall and Troy Farnsworth followed with a soft liner to right to put runners on the corners with nobody out. Mario Mendez stroked an RBI single up the middle to drive in the go-ahead run. After Cruz struck out, Kennard Bibbs smacked a single to shallow left that scored Farnsworth and Mendez. Manny Parra started for the Mavs for the first time since suffering his worst outing of the season. "It was huge to go out there and prove that last time was just a fluke and it's going to happen again," Parra said of his 2/3-inning performance on July 1 against San Jose. "The thing I was most disappointed with (against the Giants) was my control and just letting it snowball." Against the Quakes, Parra gave up three runs on seven hits in 5 2-3 innings. But the left-hander, pleased with his pitch location this time out, said Rancho Cucamonga was simply hitting quality pitches. Parra, the Milwaukee Brewers' top pitching prospect, squared off against the Quakes' Steven Shell, who entered the game with a California League-leading 3.34 ERA. Neither pitcher figured in the decision. Other than giving up two first-inning runs, Shell shut down the Mavericks, allowing just five hits while striking out nine. The Mavs totaled five runs against Quakes relievers James Carroll and Rich Thompson. Villanueva put High Desert on top in the first with a two-run homer, his second in his last two games. NOTES: The Mavericks rank third in the California League in home runs with 74. The team has homered in four straight games. ... Travis Hinton picked up his 100th hit of the season with a single in the seventh inning. The first baseman went 4-for-5 with an RBI. ... Third baseman Jeff Eure could return to the Mavs lineup this week after missing nearly two months with a fractured hamate (wrist) bone.

Thursday's Daily Menu : All times Central except Arizona Rookie (local Mountain); pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Adrian Hernandez at home vs. Ottawa (Orioles), 7:00 PM; not a high-profile series until Ben Hendrickson throws again -- a good thing since the only audio feed is that of Indy, which we still believe to be down since the start of the season... Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: LHP Jeff Housman at home vs. Mobile (Padres), 7:05 PM Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ HIGH DESERT: RHP David Bradley at Rancho Cucamonga (Angels), 9:15 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: RHP Luis Pena at Battle Creek (Yankees), 6:00 PM Audio link (Yankees' feed): www.battlecreekyankees.com/ HELENA: LHP Jared Theodorakas at home vs. Great Falls (White Sox), 8:05 PM; sorry, no online audio for this series http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif ARIZONA ROOKIE: Officially, TBD at the Angels' complex -- we believe it will be RHP Mark Rogers, though -- 10:30 AM local time in Arizona

WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 47 38 .553 TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 48 40 .545 .5 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 41 46 .471 7.0 [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 40 45 .471 7.0[/b] WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 9 5 .643 [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 8 6 .571 1.0[/b] WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 7 7 .500 2.0 MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 5 9 .357 4.0 *MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 5 9 .357 4.0 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB *LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 9 3 .750 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 8 5 .615 1.5 INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 7 6 .538 2.5 LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 5 8 .385 4.5 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 5 8 .385 4.5[/b] WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 9 5 .643 *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 9 5 .643 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 8 5 .615 .5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 8 5 .615 .5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 7 7 .500 2.0 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 6 7 .462 2.5[/b] WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 5 8 .385 3.5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 5 8 .385 3.5 NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 12 7 .632[/b] GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 10 8 .556 1.5 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 9 8 .529 2.0 MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 5 13 .278 6.5 W L PCT GB MARINERS (SEATTLE) 9 4 .692 GIANTS (SAN FRANCISCO) 9 4 .692 ROYALS (KANSAS CITY) 8 5 .615 1.0 RANGERS (TEXAS) 8 5 .615 1.0 PADRES (SAN DIEGO) 7 6 .538 2.0 [b]BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 5 7 .417 3.5[/b] ATHLETICS (OAKLAND) 5 8 .385 4.0 ANGELS (ANAHEIM) 4 9 .308 5.0 CUBS (CHICAGO CUBS) 3 10 .231 6.0

Helena Independent Republic Game Story: Pitching duo keep Sox at bay By KEVIN SHIVELY - IR Sports Writer Robert Hinton and Josh Baker combined for ten strikeouts to help the Helena Brewers win the first game of their homestand, a 6-3 victory over Great Falls. Hinton pitched five innings for the win, striking out five and allowing only one walk and one hit. Baker finished the game for his first save, striking out five more, and allowing no walks and only four hits. "Any time our pitching can hold the other team to three runs, we have a chance to win," Helena skipper Johnny Narron said. "I think this was one of the best ball games we've thrown all year." The only earned run the White Sox managed was on a solo home run with no outs in the ninth inning from first baseman Tom Collaro. The solo shot was followed by a long single from Scott Martin, but Baker and the Brewers recovered, sitting down the next three batters, one of which Baker struck out swinging. "Baker's really become comfortable as a professional," Narron said. "Every game he throws, he gets better." The Brewers had 11 hits of their own in the game, scoring three runs in the fifth and three in the sixth. Catcher Charlie Lozada led the Helena club at the plate. He was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Lozada singled to put Grant Richardson in scoring position in the fifth, and then had a two-run single in the sixth before scoring on one of the White Sox's four errors. "They made a few errors, but I think our aggression helped us get baserunners," Narron said. "We hit the ball hard and put some pressure on them that caused a few errors." Carlos De La Cruz, who is listed as an infielder but has pitched and played outfield this season, took over in left field in the fourth for Hasan Rasheed, who was benched with a back spasm. De La Cruz was 2-for-3 and made several plays in the field. "We don't win because of a few guys or our so-called ?starting lineup,' " Narron said. "We win as a ball club. We have lots of different kids come in and have an opportunity to rise to the occasion." Helena shortstop Alcides Escobar didn't play in the game either. Gilberto Acosta filled the position. "We had to give him a rest," said Narron of the 17-year-old Venezuelan, Escobar. "He's playing at a much higher level than most kids his age and we wanted to give him a break." Escobar is expected back in the lineup today, when the two teams will meet again at 7:00 PM (8:00 PM Central). Photo by Jon Ebelt IR Staff - Helena's Alberto Segura, right, is called safe at third base as Chris Kelly of Great Falls makes the catch. However, Segura was sent back to second base after the sacrifice bunt by teammate Gilberto Acosta was ruled a foul during fourth inning action Wednesday at Kindrick Legion Field. http://www.helenair.com/content/articles/2004/07/08/sports_top/b01070804_01.jpg

Additional Huntsville details from the Montgomery Advertiser: After hitting 11 homers for Bakersfield before being called up on July 4, Vince Harrison's first home run as a Biscuit came after Huntsville manager Frank Kremblas pulled his starter, Matt Ford, due of an injury. Ford took his warm-up tosses prior to the start of the bottom half of the sixth, but called for the trainer before throwing an official pitch in the inning. "He told me he had a kink in his neck when he came off the field after the fifth," Kremblas said. "He told me he wanted to go out and try it. I had a feeling his neck would stiffen up while he sat on the bench. Obviously, he couldn't go after that." Montgomery's Amado German looks to the umpire for a call after sliding in safely ahead of Rickie Week's tag. The Biscuits won the rain-shortened game, 1-0. -- Lloyd Gallman, Advertiser http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/images/news_daily/070804/SPORTS_biscuits708%20copy.jpg

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville update: STARS LEAVE NINE, COME UP EMPTYLate afternoon thundershowers have been a ritual here for over a week...... Overcast skies that were the norm for much of the month of June have run past their due, but for the most part, the Stars have been lucky to get their games in. There wasn't been one postponement in June, but a week into July, with the trend just beginning to change, the rains came to put the stopper on the Stars during the 7th inning stretch........ Mike Prochaska, winless in a month, and Matt Ford, winless since Opening Day, traded goose eggs until Fernando Rijo finally left one up for Vince Harrison in only his third game as a doughboy in the 6th inning and drove in deep to left........ It was his first Double-A hit and it won the game. Ford gave up a hit in four of his five innings, and a walk in the 4th, but left Montgomery starving......... The Stars with just five hits on the night, managed to leave nine runners on base, leaving a runner in three of the first four innings, but left their golden chance behind in the 5th........ After Johnny Raburn flied out to left, Ozzie Chavez ripped an 0-1 breaking ball inside the right field line. Aaron Clark had a little trouble digging it out of the corner at the 333 mark. It stuck for Clark, allowing Ozzie to slide in at third....... Joel Alvarado had home run distance on an inside pitch at 1-and-0, but just missed a home run as it landed on the concourse. A 3-and-2 pitch in the dirt put him on first instead....... Rickie Weeks, who by admission hates to walk (12 times in 118 plate appearances in June) took a pitch that was way outside to load the bases, but Tony Gwynn, ahead of the count and on an eight-game hitting streak, struck out on a 3-2 high fast ball and Prince Fielder struck out looking to end the inning. The Stars left two on in the 7th, but there would never be another chance.......The rain was blowing sideways across the field in sheets, puddling in the warning track at two spots when this game should have gone into the bottom of the 7th......... It was called at 9:15 CDT........ The Stars' next encounter vs. the Biscuits will come in just a little more than a week at Joe Davis Stadium. Ryan Knox will come off the disabled list tomorrow, but admitted he was sore after a Wednesday workout and would prefer a pinch-hit role on Thursday when the Stars come home to take on Mobile....... Gary Jones' mother died, so he will not be in Huntsville for the four-game series or the Southern League All-Star game next week......... Manager Frank Kremblas will take over that role........ The Bay Bears scored in every inning, Wednesday night, to beat Birmingham, 12-5, so the Stars remain one game out.

Huntsville Site Game Summary: In a rain-shortened pitcher?s duel called after 6 ½ innings, Huntsville fell 1-0 to the Biscuits on Wednesday night at Riverwalk Stadium. The Stars (8-6, 41-43) dropped three of four to Montgomery and remain one game out of first in the Southern League West second-half standings. Stars lefty Matt Ford crafted his best start since returning from the disabled list in early June. Ford allowed just four hits and one walk while fanning two over five scoreless innings. He departed with the game tied, 0-0, following a visit from Stars trainer Greg Barajas after warming up for the sixth. ?He attacked the zone aggressively and executed his pitches as we expected,? Stars pitching coach Fred Dabney said. ?It was by far the best performance he?s had since he?s been injured.? Biscuits lefty Mike Prochaska (2-4) picked up the win with six shutout frames, permitting just four hits and two walks while striking out four. The Stars? had their best chance against Prochaska in the fifth, when Ozzie Chavez ripped a one-out triple into the rightfield corner. Joel Alvarado and Rickie Weeks walked to load the bases. Prochaska struck out Tony Gwynn Jr. with a high fastball and caught Prince Fielder looking on a knee-high fastball to end the threat. Stars fireballer Fernando Rijo relieved Ford and faced Vince Harrison, seeking his first hit in his third game since joining Montgomery. Harrison sent a first-pitch fastball deep to left for a solo homer, the game?s only run. Rijo (2-4) suffered the loss, allowing just the Harrison homer with no walks and no strikeouts in the sixth. Brian Henderson notched his first save, retiring the only batter he faced in the seventh. Stars lefty Jeff Housman (2-5, 3.43) meets Mobile right-hander Brian Whitaker (5-6, 3.77) in the opener of a four-game series at Joe Davis Stadium. Game time is 7:05 p.m. on a WTAK Thirsty Thursday night at the ballpark.

Final: Helena 6, Great Falls (White Sox) 3 Everyone in the lineup contributes; solid pitching from Robert Hinton and Josh Baker; this team is buff, folks... Helena Box Score: Fear Grant Richardson, all you Great Falls pitchers -- yes, that's 0-for-0 with five walks; Gilberto Acosta (three errors) still struggling after demotion from Beloit... GAME DATE: 7/07/04 GRF at HEL GREAT FALLS 3 AT HELENA 6 YTD YTD GREAT FALLS AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG A.Ricks 2B 4 1 2 0 .500 G.Acosta SS 5 0 1 0 .217 R.McCarthy DH 4 0 1 0 .250 S.Sollmann 2B 5 1 1 0 .306 C.Kelly 3B 4 0 0 0 .324 A.Festa 3B 3 1 1 0 .306 T.Collaro 1B 4 1 1 1 .196 G.Richardson DH 0 1 0 0 .419 S.Martin LF 4 0 1 0 .283 C.Lozada 1B 5 2 2 2 .341 F.Alvarez RF 4 0 0 0 .207 J.Serfass RF 4 0 1 0 .143 D.Lucy CAT 3 0 0 0 .244 C.Fermaint CF 4 1 1 2 .246 M.Perez SS 3 1 0 0 .209 A.Segura Cor CAT 3 0 1 1 .318 J.Rivera CF 3 0 0 0 .213 H.Rasheed LF 1 0 1 0 .333 T.Doyle PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.De La Cruz LF 3 0 2 0 .133 G.Hansen PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Hinton PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Banks PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 3 5 1 TOTALS 33 6 11 5 GREAT FALLS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1- 3 5 4 HELENA 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 X- 6 11 3 E--C.Kelly, T.Collaro, M.Perez 2, G.Acosta 3. DP--GREAT FALLS 1, HELENA 0. LOB--GREAT FALLS 5, HELENA 11. 2B--C.Fermaint (3), A.Segura Cor (2). HR--T.Collaro (4). SB--S.Sollmann 2 (4), A.Festa 2 (2). CS--G.Acosta, G.Richardson, C.De La Cruz. HBP--D.Lucy, A.Festa. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA GREAT FALLS T.Doyle (L,0-2) 4.2 7 3 3 4 2 0 4.24 G.Hansen 2.1 4 3 2 2 1 0 5.84 D.Banks 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.25 HELENA R.Hinton (W,1-1) 5.0 1 1 0 1 5 0 4.60 J.Baker (S,1) 4.0 4 2 1 0 5 1 4.30 HB--T.Doyle, R.Hinton. WP--T.Doyle, J.Baker. SO--A.Ricks, R.McCarthy, C.Kelly 2, T.Collaro, F.Alvarez 3, M.Perez 2, G.Acosta, S.Sollmann, J.Serfass. BB--M.Perez, A.Festa, G.Richardson 5, A.Segura Cor. T--2:41. A--1453Helena Game Log: Big two-out RBI hits from Charlie Fermaint and Alberto Segura in the 3rd... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=16563

Indianapolis Post-Game Notes: Ok, de la Rosa was pulled after the rain delay... After rain held up the game for 70 minutes in the second inning, the final game between the SkyChiefs and Indianapolis was called after 5 ½ innings due to a downpour that swept over Syracuse. The SkyChiefs prevailed, 4-3, winning three of the four games. Syracuse scored early with one run in the first off of a Shawn Fagan home run and another unearned run in the third when Julius Matos reached base on an error, advanced on a groundout and scored on a Glenn Williams single. The Indians tied the game with two runs in the top of the fourth on a Peter Bergeron triple, a Corey Hart RBI triple and Jeff Liefer?s RBI fielder?s choice. The Tribe took the lead briefly in the top of the fifth when Matt Erickson walked to lead off the inning, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Steve Scarborough?s double down the left field line. But in the bottom of the fifth, Simon Pond?s two-run double put Syracuse ahead for good, 4-3. The Indians had runners on first and third with two out in the top of the sixth inning, but Erickson struck out swinging to end the threat. The umpires then called the game due to wet conditions. Indians reliever Travis Phelps took the loss, moving his record to 6-4. The Indians drop to 40-45. Scarborough (1-for-2) extended his hitting streak to eight games. The Indians return to Victory Field Thursday at 7 p.m. for Beatlemania Night at the ballpark.

Congrats to 2003 Brewer Pete Zoccolillo (Rangers), who will face some old friends as a member of the AAA Pacific Coast League team, to which he was just added. Of course, the now-legendary Bucky Jacobsen will be playing for the PCL squad, as well.

Beloit Game Summary from the South Bend Site: Normally, the months of November and December are reserved for giving. Wednesday at The Cove, the Hawks celebrated those months by helping the Beloit Snappers win their third game in four tries at Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium with a 2-1 victory over the Silver Hawks. The Snappers grabbed their first run in the second inning. Starting pitcher Dustin Glant (5-4) gave up a lead off single to Vinny Rottino and promptly threw two wild pitches, moving Rottino to third. Rottino scored on a ground out by Adam Heether. Beloit scored its second run in the sixth. Terry Trofholz reached on an infield single and moved to second on a sacrifice. He then advanced to third on a stolen base and came home when Hawks catcher Miguel Montero threw the ball into left field. The Hawks tallied their lone run in the bottom of the sixth on a throwing error by first baseman Carlos Corporan allowing Lino Garcia score after he reached on a two base hit and made his way to third after Miguel Montero walked with runners at first and second.

Final: Montgomery (Devil Rays) 1, Huntsville 0, game called after seven innings, rain Mother Nature not a fan of the Brewers' minor league system tonight... Huntsville Box Score: Matt Ford heeded Toby's Power 50 comment; I know all about "pitcher's league", "young for AA", and "decent OBP", but somehow I still can't get past seeing .252 next to Prince Fielder's name... GAME DATE: 7/07/04 HVL at MTG HUNTSVILLE 0 AT MONTGOMERY 1 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG MONTGOMERY AB R H BI AVG R.Weeks 2B 3 0 1 0 .248 D.DeMent 2B 3 0 0 0 .275 A.Gwynn CF 4 0 1 0 .255 V.Harrison 3B 3 1 1 1 .111 P.Fielder 1B 4 0 0 0 .252 A.German CF 2 0 1 0 .259 B.Nelson LF 3 0 0 0 .276 C.Isenia DH 3 0 0 0 .273 J.Gann RF 3 0 1 0 .360 E.Reece 1B 3 0 0 0 .233 C.Barnwell 3B 3 0 1 0 .243 J.Brewer SS 2 0 0 0 .259 J.Raburn DH 3 0 0 0 .273 B.Martin LF 2 0 1 0 .244 O.Chavez SS 3 0 1 0 .217 A.Clark RF 2 0 0 0 .210 J.Alvarado CAT 1 0 0 0 .155 D.Massiatte CAT 2 0 2 0 .179 M.Ford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Prochaska PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Rijo PIT 0 0 0 0 .286 A.Coose PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Henderson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 27 0 5 0 TOTALS 22 1 5 1 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 5 0 MONTGOMERY 0 0 0 0 0 1 X- 1 5 1 E--J.Brewer. DP--HUNTSVILLE 1, MONTGOMERY 0. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 9, MONTGOMERY 4. 2B--C.Barnwell (14), A.German (7), D.Massiatte (1). 3B--O.Chavez (1). HR--V.Harrison (1). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE M.Ford 5.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 3.64 F.Rijo (L,2-4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.19 MONTGOMERY M.Prochaska (W,2-4) 6.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 4.15 A.Coose 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.49 B.Henderson (S,1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 SO--A.Gwynn, P.Fielder, B.Nelson, O.Chavez, V.Harrison, A.Clark. BB--R.Weeks, J.Alvarado 2, A.German. T--2:07. A--2944Huntsville Game Log: One out, bases loaded in the fifth -- Gwynn and Fielder strike out... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=16279

Where is their (Arizona) website or do they have one? How can I follow how Yovani is doing in rookie league? Just stick with us, coach. Read the minor league forum Link Report each day -- I hear the guy who puts it together is OK...

In progress: Montgomery (Devil Rays) 1, Huntsville 0, after seven innings This game is being delayed by rain in the top of the eighth... In progress: Great Falls (White Sox) 1, Helena 0, after four innings

Final: Beloit 2, South Bend (Diamondbacks) 1 Beloit Box Score: Nice to see RHP Carlos Villanueva's return (in a relief role) -- we never did learn why he's been idle... GAME DATE: 7/07/04 BLT at SBN BELOIT 2 AT SOUTH BEND 1 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG SOUTH BEND AB R H BI AVG T.Trofholz RF 4 1 2 0 .306 J.Kaplan LF 5 0 1 0 .294 W.Lewis 2B 3 0 0 0 .372 M.Goss RF 1 0 0 0 .288 D.Anderson LF 4 0 1 0 .285 L.Garcia CF 3 1 1 0 .241 L.Palmisano CAT 4 0 1 0 .311 J.Cook RF 4 0 0 0 .255 V.Rottino DH 4 1 2 0 .284 J.Cook CF 0 0 0 0 .255 A.Heether 3B 4 0 1 1 .253 A.Frazier DH 4 0 1 0 .273 W.Campana SS 3 0 0 0 .273 M.Montero CAT 3 0 1 0 .290 S.Moss CF 3 0 0 0 .205 E.Varela 3B 4 0 0 0 .264 C.Corporan 1B 3 0 0 0 .226 E.Varela 1B 0 0 0 0 .264 G.Moreira PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 0 .231 C.Villanueva PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Reynolds 3B 2 0 1 0 .225 T.Taubenheim PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Mottram PH 1 0 0 0 .256 A.Mottram 1B 1 0 0 0 .256 E.Bonifacio 2B 3 0 1 0 .244 D.Glant PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 2 7 1 TOTALS 35 1 7 0 BELOIT 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0- 2 7 2 SOUTH BEND 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0- 1 7 2 E--W.Campana, C.Corporan, M.Montero, L.Reynolds. DP--BELOIT 0, SOUTH BEND 1. LOB--BELOIT 4, SOUTH BEND 9. 2B--L.Palmisano (13), A.Heether (18), L.Garcia (10). SB--T.Trofholz 2 (29). SH--W.Lewis. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT G.Moreira (W,6-4) 5.2 3 1 0 2 3 0 4.64 C.Villanueva 1.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.75 T.Taubenheim (S,7) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.42 SOUTH BEND D.Glant (L,3-3) 9.0 7 2 1 0 3 0 4.68 WP--G.Moreira, D.Glant 2. SO--T.Trofholz, W.Lewis, L.Palmisano, J.Kaplan, J.Cook, A.Frazier, M.Montero. BB--M.Montero, E.Bonifacio. T--2:27. A--2124Beloit Game Log: Tough-luck complete game loss for the SilverHawk pitcher... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=15383

Final: Syracuse (Blue Jays) 4, Indianapolis 3, game called after 5.5 innings, rain Indianapolis Box Score: Jorge de la Rosa lifted after facing just one batter in the 2nd -- unless there was a rain delay right there (don't think so), that can't be good... GAME DATE: 7/07/04 IND at SYR INDIANAPOLIS 3 AT SYRACUSE 4 YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG SYRACUSE AB R H BI AVG D.Krynzel DH 3 0 0 0 .224 J.Matos SS 3 1 0 0 .325 P.Bergeron CF 3 1 1 0 .233 S.Fagan 1B 3 2 2 1 .238 C.Hart RF 3 1 2 1 .284 G.Gross LF 3 0 0 0 .286 J.Liefer 1B 3 0 0 1 .299 G.Williams 2B 2 1 2 1 .265 B.Gemoll LF 3 0 0 0 .223 S.Pond 3B 3 0 1 2 .258 T.Durrington 2B 3 0 1 0 .182 G.Quiroz CAT 2 0 0 0 .245 M.Erickson 3B 2 1 0 0 .262 C.Hermansen RF 2 0 0 0 .270 A.Delgado CAT 1 0 0 0 .170 T.Whittaker DH 2 0 1 0 .308 S.Scarbrough SS 2 0 1 1 .251 J.Guiel CF 2 0 0 0 .200 J.De La Rosa PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Glynn PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Phelps PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 D.Maurer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 23 3 5 3 TOTALS 22 4 6 4 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 2 1 0- 3 5 1 SYRACUSE 1 0 1 0 2 X- 4 6 1 E--T.Durrington, J.Matos. DP--INDIANAPOLIS 0, SYRACUSE 0. LOB-- INDIANAPOLIS 4, SYRACUSE 5. 2B--S.Scarbrough (19), S.Pond (16), T.Whittaker (5). 3B--P.Bergeron (3), C.Hart (5). HR--S.Fagan (8). HBP--G.Quiroz. SH--A.Delgado. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS J.De La Rosa 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5.66 T.Phelps (L,6-4) 4.0 5 3 2 0 0 0 4.74 SYRACUSE R.Glynn (W,3-1) 5.0 3 3 3 1 4 0 4.19 D.Maurer (S,2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.96 HB--J.De La Rosa. PB--G.Quiroz. SO--C.Hart, B.Gemoll 3, T.Durrington, M.Erickson, S.Pond. BB--M.Erickson, G.Williams. T--1:40. A--4746Indianapolis Game Log: Tribe had a chance to tie in the final inning... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=14214

RHP Yovani Gallardo signs for what appears to be slot money for 2nd rounders thus far -- not a bad slot, huh? www.baseballamerica.com/d....php?rnd=2