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Beloit Game Summary from the Burlington Site: The Burlington Bees (5?3, 27?51) scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 7?5 lead on their way to an 8?6 win over the Beloit Snappers (2?6, 40?38) at Community Field tonight. The Bees won three out of four in the series and have won three in a row for the first time since sweeping a four?game series from the Quad Cities April 16?19. The Bees scored first with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Chris Lubanski led off with a single and scored on a double to left?center field by Walter Sevilla. Sevilla advanced to third on the throw to the plate and scored on a groundout by Mitch Maier. The Snappers came back with two runs in the top of the second to tie the game and added two more in the third on an RBI triple by Drew Anderson who later scored on a single by Vinny Rottino. All four runs (three earned) were scored against Kahi Kaanoi, who started tonight in place of the injured Ambiorix Burgos. Brad Stiles took over in the fifth and gave up a solo homer to Adam Heether in the top of the sixth inning which gave the Snappers a 5?2 lead. The Bees rally in the bottom of the sixth started on a double by Maier off of Snappers' starter Greg Moreira. Kenard Springer then struck out on a ball in the dirt and catcher Carlos Corporan fired the ball down the right field line for an error allowing Maier to score and Springer to get to second. After a walk to Kila Kaaihue, Dan Grybash took over for Moreira. Adam Donachie bunted and when Grybash couldn't field the ball, everyone was safe and the bases were loaded with nobody out. Brandon Powell followed with an infield single to make it 5?4 and Bryan Graham walked to force in the tying run. Ty Taubenheim took over for Grybash and Jeff Barry greeted him with a two?run single to the wall in center to cap off the rally and give the Bees a 7?5 lead. The Bees added an unearned run in the eighth when Kaaihue doubled and scored as Guilder Rodriguez threw the ball away on a bouncing ball by Powell. Stiles continued on the mound into the eighth inning. With one out, the Snappers got three straight singles capped off with an RBI by Rottino to make it 8?6. After Heether popped out, Stiles gave way to Steve Bray who struck out Corporan to end the inning and then worked a scoreless ninth for his third save. Stiles (2?1) picked up the win and Grybash (1?2) suffered the loss.

Final: San Jose (Giants) 13, High Desert 7 High Desert Game Summary from the San Jose Site: The San Jose Giants defeated the High Desert Mavericks 13-7 Thursday evening at Municipal Stadium in front of 1,218 fans. San Jose pounced on the Mavericks with ten runs in the first inning which began with a Fred Lewis walk. Lewis was then picked off first base but first baseman Travis Hinton dropped the ball. The flood gates opened when shortstop Enrique Cruz threw to a vacated first base after getting the force out at second which allowed Angel Chavez to score, giving the Giants their first of 10 runs in the inning. The inning included an A.J. LaBarbera two-out single to drive in Brad Vericker and Randy Walter. Later in the inning the recently added Chavez, who was San Jose's Defensive Player of the Year in 2003, hit a two-run double. The Giants chased High Desert starter Manny Parra after two were out in the first after Fred Lewis scored on a wild pitch. Dan Trumble then greeted relief pitcher Craig Breslow with a single to center field to drive in Nate Schierholtz. Parra was victim to two errors in the first inning as all 10 runs were unearned. However, Parra did not help his own cause as he walked five of the twelve batters he faced. Giants starter Julio Pavon earned his first win of the season with San Jose as he allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out five in six innings. The ten-run cushion to put the Giants on top early was welcomed as the Giants had totaled only one run of support of Pavon in his two previous starts this season. Brooks McNiven was solid in relief of Pavon as he did not allow a run in his two innings of work. McNiven struck out two and allowed only one hit. After McNiven¹s departure, the Mavericks broke through with four runs in the ninth to cut the deficit to six. The ninth inning rally was powered by a Mario Mendez two-run homer. The Giants continue their three game series with the High Desert Mavericks on Friday, July 2 with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 P.M. at San Jose Municipal Stadium. The scheduled starting pitcher for San Jose is left-hander Brian Burres (2-0, 2.81) while High Desert is expected to counter with David Bradley (3-4, 3.48). High Desert Box Score: Giants' stud pitcher Merkin Valdez was pushed to Sunday... GAME DATE: 7/01/04 HD at SJ HIGH DESERT 7 AT SAN JOSE 13 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG SAN JOSE AB R H BI AVG C.Crabbe 2B 5 2 2 0 .303 F.Lewis CF 3 1 0 2 .309 D.Boyd LF 5 1 1 1 .291 A.Chavez SS 6 2 2 2 .333 F.Villanueva CAT 5 0 2 3 .241 N.Schierholt 3B 5 1 4 2 .333 T.Hinton 1B 5 1 3 1 .315 D.Trumble LF 3 1 1 1 .277 J.Frost DH 5 0 1 0 .263 R.Walter RF 4 2 2 0 .272 B.Van Iderst RF 4 0 2 0 .500 B.Vericker 1B 4 1 0 1 .282 M.Mendez CF 3 1 1 2 .264 B.Buscher DH 4 2 1 1 .241 T.Farnsworth 3B 4 0 0 0 .152 A.LaBarbera 2B 5 2 2 2 .300 E.Cruz SS 4 2 2 0 .206 S.Holm CAT 4 1 1 0 .259 M.Parra PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Pavon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Breslow PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.McNiven PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Slack PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Cram PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Rivard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Nolasco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 40 7 14 7 TOTALS 38 13 13 11 HIGH DESERT 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4- 7 14 3 SAN JOSE 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X-13 13 1 E--T.Hinton, E.Cruz 2, A.Chavez. DP--HIGH DESERT 0, SAN JOSE 1. LOB--HIGH DESERT 7, SAN JOSE 10. 2B--D.Boyd (17), F.Villanueva (9), T.Hinton (22), B.Van Iderst 2 (2), A.Chavez (1). 3B--N.Schierholt (3), R.Walter (3). HR--M.Mendez (6). SB--A.LaBarbera 2 (7). HBP--D.Trumble. SF--M.Mendez. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT M.Parra (L,4-2) 0.2 5 10 0 5 0 0 3.86 C.Breslow 2.1 4 1 1 1 1 0 7.19 N.Slack 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.91 R.Rivard 2.0 3 2 1 1 1 0 2.25 D.Nolasco 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.82 SAN JOSE J.Pavon (W,1-2) 6.0 7 3 3 0 5 0 3.71 B.McNiven 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.61 J.Cram 1.0 6 4 4 0 0 1 6.61 HB--N.Slack. WP--M.Parra. SO--C.Crabbe 2, F.Villanueva 2, J.Frost, T.Farnsworth, E.Cruz, F.Lewis 2, A.Chavez, B.Vericker 2, B.Buscher, S.Holm 2. BB--F.Lewis 3, D.Trumble, R.Walter, B.Vericker, B.Buscher, S.Holm. T--2:56. A--1218High Desert Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=18903

Beloit Box Score: Errors hurt; Steve Moss 0-for-5 (4 K's)... GAME DATE: 7/01/04 BLT at BUR BELOIT 6 AT BURLINGTON 8 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG BURLINGTON AB R H BI AVG W.Campana SS 5 1 1 0 .286 C.Lubanski CF 5 1 2 0 .244 S.Moss CF 5 0 0 0 .210 W.Sevilla SS 4 1 1 1 .199 D.Anderson LF 4 2 2 1 .278 M.Maier 3B 5 1 2 1 .279 L.Palmisano DH 4 1 2 0 .309 K.Springer LF 4 1 0 0 .252 V.Rottino 1B 4 1 3 2 .283 K.Kaaihue 1B 3 2 1 0 .248 A.Heether 3B 4 1 2 1 .253 A.Donachie CAT 3 1 0 0 .193 C.Corporan CAT 3 0 0 1 .231 B.Powell 2B 4 1 2 1 .230 R.Deevers RF 4 0 1 0 .219 B.Graham DH 2 0 0 1 .181 G.Rodriguez 2B 4 0 2 0 .273 J.Barry RF 4 0 1 2 .253 G.Moreira PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Kaanoi PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Grybash PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Stiles PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Taubenheim PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Bray PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 37 6 13 5 TOTALS 34 8 9 6 BELOIT 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0- 6 13 3 BURLINGTON 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 X- 8 9 2 E--C.Corporan, G.Rodriguez, D.Grybash, K.Springer, K.Kaaihue. DP-- BELOIT 2, BURLINGTON 0. LOB--BELOIT 5, BURLINGTON 7. 2B--G.Rodriguez (4), C.Lubanski (10), W.Sevilla (8), M.Maier (22), K.Kaaihue (12). 3B-- D.Anderson (2). HR--A.Heether (13). SB--V.Rottino (2). CS--B.Powell. SF--C.Corporan. SH--A.Donachie. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT G.Moreira 5.0 6 5 5 2 4 0 5.14 D.Grybash (L,1-2) 0.0 1 2 1 1 0 0 5.63 T.Taubenheim 3.0 2 1 0 1 5 0 3.55 BURLINGTON J.Kaanoi 4.0 7 4 3 0 5 0 3.27 B.Stiles (W,2-1) 3.2 5 2 2 0 2 1 2.57 S.Bray (S,3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.35 WP--G.Moreira. SO--W.Campana, S.Moss 4, A.Heether, C.Corporan 2, R.Deevers, C.Lubanski 2, W.Sevilla, M.Maier, K.Springer, B.Graham, J.Barry 3. BB--W.Sevilla, K.Kaaihue, B.Graham 2. T--2:34. A--718Beloit Game Log: Double play snuffed Snapper rally in the 2nd... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12574

Indians shortstop Steve Scarborough tags Buffalo's Brandon Phillips with a ball-filled glove. Phillips was trying to steal second base in the fourth inning. -- Mpozi Mshale Tolbert / The Indianapolis Star http://www.indystar.com/images/pics2/image-159338-1745.jpg

Huntsville Site Game Summary: The Stars needed a win like this. After a disheartening extra-inning loss to Mobile the night before, Huntsville rebounded from deficits of 5-1, 6-3 and 7-6 to defeat the Bay Bears, 10-7, on Thursday night at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars (5-3, 36-41) snapped their three-game skid and regained sole possession of first place in the Southern League West second-half standings. Down 6-3 in the sixth, Huntsville battled back against Bears reliever Rene Miniel. Making his Stars debut, outfielder Jamie Gann delivered three key hits and drove in two runs, and his last hit opened Huntsville?s sixth-inning rally. Gann led off with a single, then Chris Barnwell was hit by a pitch. Ozzie Chavez dropped down a sacrifice bunt, and catcher Nick Trzesniak threw the ball up the rightfield line, scoring Gann. With runners at first and third, Miniel committed two wild pitches, scoring Barnwell and sending Chavez to third. Pinch-hitter Johnny Raburn?s sacrifice fly tied the game, 6-6. Trailing 7-6 in the seventh, Huntsville rocked Mike Bumstead, as Tony Gwynn Jr. doubled and scored on Prince Fielder?s single, his third hit of the game. After Fielder stole second base, Brad Nelson singled home Fielder for the Stars? first lead, 8-7. In the eighth, Rickie Weeks? run-scoring double, his third hit in the contest, made it 9-7, and Weeks scored on third baseman Rico Washington?s throwing error for a 10-7 advantage. Fielder paced Huntsville?s 15-hit outburst, two more hits than the Stars had over their three previous losses combined. Fielder went 4-for-5 with a double, two runs batted in and three runs scored. Gann finished 3-for-4 with three singles, two runs batted in and one run scored. Weeks went 3-for-5 with two doubles, driving in one and scoring one. Gwynn was 2-for-5, doubling, bunting for a hit and scoring twice. Nelson, Ozzie Chavez and Kade Johnson each had a hit apiece. Stars reliever Fernando Rijo (2-3) picked up his second win, fanning two while allowing one run on one hit and one walk in two innings. Bumstead (0-1) suffered his first loss, permitting three runs on four hits with two strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings. John Novinsky saved his eighth game, striking out one in a perfect ninth. Stars lefty Matt Ford (1-2, 3.55) meets Mobile?s all-star righty Chris Rojas (6-4, 3.38) in game three of the series Friday night at Joe Davis Stadium. Game time is 7:05 p.m. for a Fireworks Friday and Tim Hudson Bobblehead giveaway courtesy of Papa John?s and WAAY-TV 31.

Indianapolis Post-Game Notes: Russell Branyan?s two-run homer in the fifth inning off Tribe starter Pedro Liriano (3-7) helped Buffalo dispose of Indianapolis Thursday night as the Bisons defeated the Tribe, 4-2. Buffalo amassed 12 hits off Tribe pitching, while the Indians produced eight hits, two each from Chris Magruder and Chris Coste and a solo homer from Steve Scarborough in the third inning. The Tribe left eight runners on base and squandered several opportunities to catch the Bisons late in the game. Indianapolis falls to 37-41 and Buffalo improves to 44-36. Indianapolis will travel to Louisville Friday for a single game before returning to Victory Field to face the same Bats on Saturday and Sunday. QUOTE: Chris Magruder on the Indians loss: "We played a pretty good team tonight," Magruder said. "They pitched well and hit well. It seems like when things aren?t going well, we?re not getting the key hits that we need. Hopefully, we?ll get back on track. It?s hard to point a finger at either our pitching or offense. We just haven?t been consistent with either one. We?ll bounce back." NOTES: Chris Magruder has hit .357 in his last 10 games. Catcher Mark Johnson was not available as he returned home to Warner Robbins, Ga. for the birth of his first-born son.

Arizona Brewers Box Score: RHP Greg Bruso toyed with the Ranger youngsters after the Mark Rogers' show; David Krynzel is expected to remain on the Arizona squad for a few more days -- looking good; I've simply repeated myself each day -- the adventures of Hernan Iribarren and Carlos Gallardo (now a combined 35-for-67) continue; RHP Richard Breshears makes his pro debut (see Transaction thread)... RANGERS 1 AT BREWERS 9 YTD YTD RANGERS AB R H BI AVG BREWERS AB R H BI AVG L.Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 .263 D.Krynzel CF 4 3 3 0 .417 J.Torres LF 2 0 0 0 .241 H.Iribarren 2B 3 2 2 2 .500 Herren CF 3 0 0 0 .000 F.Parejo LF 5 0 2 2 .316 F.Thon 1B 4 0 0 0 .292 C.Gallardo 1B 5 0 3 2 .548 I.Gac DH 4 0 1 0 .409 F.De La Cruz 3B 3 0 2 1 .318 A.Sanchez CAT 3 0 0 0 .200 A.Ayala DH 5 0 0 0 .250 J.Maldonado RF 3 0 0 0 .296 S.Chapman RF 5 2 2 0 .172 M.Gomez 3B 3 0 0 0 .333 N.Corredor CAT 5 1 2 2 .400 R.Valdez 2B 3 1 1 1 .222 L.Leclercq SS 4 1 1 0 .167 N.Casanova PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 O.Vicioso SS 0 0 0 0 .133 R.Perez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Rogers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.De Los San PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Bruso PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 Breshears PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Garner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 29 1 2 1 TOTALS 39 9 17 9 RANGERS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0- 1 2 2 BREWERS 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 X- 9 17 2 E--M.Gomez, N.Casanova, F.De La Cruz, G.Bruso. DP--RANGERS 1, BREWERS 0. LOB--RANGERS 4, BREWERS 11. 2B--D.Krynzel (1), F.Parejo (5), C.Gallardo (3), F.De La Cruz (2). 3B--D.Krynzel (1). HR--R.Valdez (1), N.Corredor (1). HBP--J.Torres 2. SF--F.De La Cruz. SH--H.Iribarren. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA RANGERS N.Casanova (L,0-1) 2.0 6 5 5 1 1 0 23.63 R.Perez 3.2 9 4 4 0 5 1 8.10 F.De Los San 2.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 11.37 BREWERS M.Rogers 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 G.Bruso (W,1-0) 5.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1.13 Breshears 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 J.Garner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 HB--M.Rogers, G.Bruso. WP--N.Casanova 3, G.Bruso. SO--L.Rodriguez, J.Torres, F.Thon, I.Gac 2, A.Sanchez 3, M.Gomez, R.Valdez, D.Krynzel, A.Ayala 2, S.Chapman 2, L.Leclercq 3. BB--Herren, D.Krynzel, H.Iribarren, F.De La Cruz. T--2:29

Final: Helena 3, Missoula (Diamondbacks) 1 This team is fun to follow... Helena Box Score: Charlie Fermaint a two-run HR in the 2nd... GAME DATE: 7/01/04 HEL at MSO HELENA 3 AT MISSOULA 1 YTD YTD HELENA AB R H BI AVG MISSOULA AB R H BI AVG G.Acosta DH 4 0 1 0 .333 D.Bruce 2B 4 0 0 0 .250 S.Sollmann 2B 4 0 1 0 .347 D.Bruce 3B 0 0 0 0 .250 A.Festa 3B 4 0 0 0 .268 W.Castillo DH 4 0 0 0 .288 G.Richardson 1B 3 1 1 0 .438 J.Centeno LF 3 0 2 0 .488 A.Mannon RF 4 0 0 0 .296 R.Mercado CAT 4 0 0 0 .333 A.Segura Cor CAT 3 1 2 1 .500 M.Matos CF 3 0 0 0 .270 C.Fermaint CF 4 1 1 2 .250 J.Santiago PH 1 0 0 0 .238 H.Rasheed LF 3 0 0 0 .341 J.Brito 1B 4 1 1 0 .286 A.Escobar SS 3 0 1 0 .277 T.Gulick RF 3 0 1 1 .341 E.Walker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Sosa 3B 2 0 0 0 .250 J.Wilson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Williams PR 0 0 0 0 .200 R.Marion PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Rodriguez 2B 0 0 0 0 .184 J.Olivares SS 2 0 0 0 .139 S.Dove PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Julio PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Vasquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 3 7 3 TOTALS 30 1 4 1 HELENA 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 3 7 1 MISSOULA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 4 1 E--A.Escobar, R.Sosa. DP--HELENA 1, MISSOULA 0. LOB--HELENA 4, MISSOULA 5. 2B--S.Sollmann (3), J.Brito (4), T.Gulick (2). HR-- C.Fermaint (1). SB--G.Acosta (1). HBP--G.Richardson. SH--J.Olivares. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HELENA E.Walker (W,2-0) 5.2 2 1 1 1 7 0 1.84 J.Wilson 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 R.Marion (S,2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.19 MISSOULA S.Dove (L,1-2) 7.0 6 2 2 1 4 1 2.84 D.Julio 1.2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.61 E.Vasquez 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 HB--D.Julio. WP--E.Walker, R.Marion, D.Julio. SO--S.Sollmann, A.Mannon 2, H.Rasheed, D.Bruce, W.Castillo 2, R.Mercado, M.Matos, T.Gulick, R.Sosa 2. BB--A.Segura Cor, J.Centeno, R.Sosa. T--2:36. A--2083Helena Game Log: LHP Edwin Walker struck out four of the final five he faced before being removed in the sixth -- had to be pitch-count time... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=16605

Final: Huntsville 10, Mobile (Padres) 7 Double digits for the Stars! Huntsville Box Score: Kudos to the bullpen; Weeks, Gwynn, and Fielder 9-for-15 with four doubles at the top of the order; welcome to Huntsville, Jamie Gann -- if only you arrived six weeks ago... GAME DATE: 7/01/04 MOB at HVL MOBILE 7 AT HUNTSVILLE 10 YTD YTD MOBILE AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG M.Nettles LF 5 0 1 0 .208 R.Weeks 2B 5 1 3 1 .248 K.Jones CF 4 1 2 0 .218 A.Gwynn CF 5 2 2 0 .245 J.Barfield 2B 3 1 1 0 .241 P.Fielder 1B 5 3 4 2 .261 G.Sain 1B 4 1 1 3 .219 B.Nelson LF 4 0 1 1 .270 R.Washington 3B 2 1 0 0 .231 J.Gann RF 4 1 3 2 .750 R.Merrill SS 3 1 0 1 .261 C.Barnwell 3B 3 1 0 0 .238 J.Gerber RF 4 1 2 2 .250 O.Chavez SS 3 1 1 0 .213 N.Trzesniak CAT 4 0 0 1 .206 K.Johnson CAT 4 1 1 0 .226 M.Thompson PIT 2 1 0 0 .200 D.Sarfate PIT 1 0 0 0 .111 R.Miniel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Adams PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Clements PH 1 0 0 0 .250 G.Woolard PIT 0 0 0 0 .333 M.Bumstead PIT 0 0 0 0 1.000 J.Raburn PH 0 0 0 1 .266 J.Cassel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Rijo PIT 0 0 0 0 .286 J.Novinsky PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 7 7 7 TOTALS 35 10 15 7 MOBILE 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0- 7 7 3 HUNTSVILLE 1 0 2 0 0 3 2 2 X-10 15 0 E--G.Sain, R.Washington, N.Trzesniak. DP--MOBILE 3, HUNTSVILLE 0. LOB--MOBILE 8, HUNTSVILLE 5. 2B--J.Barfield (14), R.Weeks 2 (15), A.Gwynn (10), P.Fielder (16). HR--G.Sain (22), J.Gerber (2). SB-- P.Fielder (8). CS--N.Trzesniak, R.Weeks. HBP--R.Washington, C.Barnwell. SF--J.Raburn. SH--K.Jones, O.Chavez, F.Rijo. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MOBILE M.Thompson 5.0 9 3 2 0 1 0 3.50 R.Miniel 1.0 1 3 2 0 1 0 4.00 M.Bumstead (L,0-1) 1.2 4 3 3 0 2 0 6.00 J.Cassel 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 HUNTSVILLE D.Sarfate 3.1 5 6 6 5 5 2 5.00 B.Adams 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 3.97 G.Woolard 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.44 F.Rijo (W,2-3) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 4.29 J.Novinsky (S,8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.25 HB--R.Miniel, D.Sarfate. WP--R.Miniel 3, D.Sarfate. SO--M.Nettles 3, K.Jones, G.Sain 2, J.Gerber 2, N.Trzesniak, M.Thompson 2, J.Clements, R.Weeks, J.Gann, O.Chavez 2. BB--J.Barfield 2, G.Sain, R.Washington 2, R.Merrill 2, M.Thompson. T--3:03. A--687Huntsville Game Log: Because of Jamie Gann's presence, Johnny Raburn was available for a key pinch-hit game-tying sacrifice fly in the sixth... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12008

In progress: Mobile (Padres) 6, Huntsville 3, after four innings Rain delay?

In progress: Helena 2, Missoula 1, after seven innings Looks like LHP Edwin Walker was strong in his third straight start...

Final: Burlington (Royals) 8, Beloit 6

In progress: San Jose (Giants) 10, High Desert 0, after one inning I can't tell you what happened to Manny Parra and the Mavs here, as I'm watching perhaps the most dramatic regular season game I've seen in years (Red Sox / Yanks tied in the 12th), but this is what Sports Network is reporting. 10-0. Ugh...

Final: Buffalo (Indians) 4, Indianapolis 2 Indianapolis Box Score: Corey Hart with double # 19... GAME DATE: 7/01/04 BUF at IND BUFFALO 4 AT INDIANAPOLIS 2 YTD YTD BUFFALO AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG G.Sizemore CF 3 1 3 0 .302 P.Bergeron CF 4 0 1 0 .208 J.Peralta SS 4 0 1 0 .340 T.Durrington DH 4 0 0 0 .125 R.Branyan 3B 4 1 1 2 .269 C.Hart RF 4 0 1 0 .279 E.Young 1B 4 0 0 0 .306 J.Liefer 1B 2 0 0 0 .332 A.Escobar RF 3 1 1 1 .293 C.Magruder LF 4 1 2 0 .274 C.Clapinski RF 1 0 1 0 .281 C.Coste 3B 4 0 2 1 .276 B.Phillips 2B 4 1 2 0 .303 M.Erickson 2B 3 0 1 0 .263 E.Crozier LF 4 0 2 0 .281 A.Delgado CAT 3 0 0 0 .161 F.Gutierrez DH 4 0 0 0 .148 B.Gemoll PH 1 0 0 0 .220 D.Wathan CAT 4 0 1 0 .273 S.Scarbrough SS 3 1 1 1 .229 C.Durbin PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Figueroa PH 1 0 0 0 .264 K.Davis PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Liriano PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Wickman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Ford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Lee PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Michalak PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Reichert PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 4 12 3 TOTALS 33 2 8 2 BUFFALO 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0- 4 12 0 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0- 2 8 1 E--S.Scarbrough. DP--BUFFALO 2, INDIANAPOLIS 2. LOB--BUFFALO 5, INDIANAPOLIS 7. 2B--D.Wathan (9), C.Hart (19), C.Magruder 2 (17). HR--R.Branyan (18), A.Escobar (3), S.Scarbrough (2). SB--G.Sizemore (11), E.Crozier (5). CS--B.Phillips, C.Coste. HBP--G.Sizemore. SH--M.Erickson. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BUFFALO C.Durbin (W,3-2) 6.0 7 2 2 1 6 1 2.65 K.Davis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9.19 B.Wickman 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.46 D.Lee (S,6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.19 INDIANAPOLIS P.Liriano (L,3-7) 5.0 8 4 3 0 4 2 5.23 B.Ford 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 C.Michalak 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.16 D.Reichert 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.81 HB--P.Liriano. WP--C.Durbin. SO--R.Branyan, E.Young, E.Crozier, F.Gutierrez 2, P.Bergeron, T.Durrington 2, C.Magruder, C.Coste, M.Erickson, A.Delgado, B.Gemoll. BB--J.Liefer 2. T--2:39. A--7786Indianapolis Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...AMEID=9385

Posted by homer 15 minutes into the game: Why do I get the feeling the Crew will need at least 10 runs today? Yup...

Final: Arizona Brewers 9, Arizona Rangers 7 Obviously, some other nice pitching outings will be overshadowed by that of Mark Rogers in this one... FINAL R H E - - - ARIZ RANGERS 1 2 2 ARIZ BREWERS 9 17 1

New Northern League OF for High Desert -- looks like some promise for a Rushford / Zoccolillo - type: Linked story while active, text follows: www.flyersbaseball.com/te....asp?ID=85 SCHAUMBURG, IL- Outfielder Ben Van Iderstine, the Northern League?s leading hitter, is now the third Flyer this season to join the affiliated ranks. The Milwaukee Brewers organization purchased Van Iderstine?s contract on Wednesday and assigned him to Class A High Desert in the California League. He is scheduled to join the club on Thursday in San Jose. Van Iderstine is the second Flyer to be signed by the Brewers organization in the last week after Milwaukee picked up IF Wandel Campana on June 24. Campana reported to Class A Beloit in the Midwest League. Van Iderstine joins former Flyers RHP Brad Ziegler in the California League. Ziegler was signed by Oakland on June 14 and has started off well for Class A Modesto. The 25-year-old Van Iderstine got off to a phenomenal start for Schaumburg in 2004. He reached base via a hit or a walk in the first 34 games of the season, establishing a new team record. His batting average remained above .400 since the second game of the year and he leaves with the Northern League?s highest batting average at an even .400. The Canadian native joined the Flyers for the final month of the 2003 season and was an important contributor to the club?s playoff chase down the stretch. This is Van Iderstine?s first opportunity with a major league organization after he began his career with two seasons in the independent Frontier League and then spent the first part of last year in the independent Canadian League. There are now eight former Schaumburg players and one former Flyers coach currently working in affiliated ball. Van Iderstine is the 25th player or coach to join a major league organization after working in Schaumburg, dating back to 1999. Numbers: www.baseballamerica.com/c...+iderstine

From the High Desert site: Mavericks utility infielder and outfielder Scott Candelaria had been placed on the Mavericks restricted list. Candelaria leaves the Mavs after three seasons and 238 games with a combined .275 average, 43 doubles and 9 home runs. From mlb.com: Restricted List: A player who fails to report or fails to sign a contract with the Club to which the player is reserved may be placed on the Restricted List. There is no minimum number of days the player must remain on the Restricted List before the player can be reinstated to the Active List. A player on the Restricted List does not count against a Club's Active List limits or its Reserve List limits. The 25-year-old "Candy Man" is returning home to help out his family and continue his education. Brewerfan wishes Scott well, and his placement on this list perhaps keeps the door open ever so slightly for a return down the road. Despite the Mavs' losing ways, I know I've heard Candelaria's name often via audio in the midst of many Cal League offensive barnburners.

RHP Mike Jones has once again officially been placed on the Huntsville disabled list. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/ohwell.gif

Huntsville Times Game Story: Stars' latest loss extra painful Error in 10th leads to 3-1 defeat against visiting BayBears By PAUL GATTIS Times Sports Staff pgattis@htimes.com The words from Huntsville Stars manager Frank Kremblas came with a machete-like sharpness Wednesday night, through clenched teeth and dripping with irritation. Tough way to lose a game, Frank? "Yep," was Kremblas' razor-blade response. Indeed, it was a tough way to lose a game - a botched infield grounder with two outs that led to Mobile's 3-1 victory in 10 innings before an announced crowd of 713 at Joe Davis Stadium. "But when you don't make the plays at crunch time, it's tough to win games," Kremblas continued. With two outs and nobody on in the top of the 10th, BayBears leadoff hitter Marcus Nettles doubled. It appeared harmless, though, when Ronnie Merrill followed with a looping liner to Stars second baseman Rickie Weeks. Appeared harmless, perhaps, but it wasn't. The looping liner seemed to freeze Weeks as he played the bounce. Then he hurriedly made an off-balance throw to first baseman Prince Fielder. The throw was in the dirt and bounced away from Fielder as he tried to find the base with his foot. Meanwhile, Nettles rounded third base. Fielder recovered to throw home, but Nettles made an acrobatic slide to elude the tag of catcher Kade Johnson. Then Josh Barfield followed with a long double to right off losing pitcher Paul Stewart (4-1) that scored Merrill. "He was bearing down on first base," Weeks said in verbally replaying Merrill's grounder. "It was a bad throw. That was it." Still, it was one of those funny-looking plays that makes you wonder if you really saw what you thought you saw. "It was a tough play," Kremblas said. "It was weird coming off the bat. I think (Weeks) thought he had less time than he had." That one play, though, only seemed to magnify bigger problems for the Stars. Against Mobile starter Clay Hensley - who entered the game with an unsightly 5.45 ERA - the Stars could get only three hits and one run in his seven innings of work. And even that run was so quiet you would've thought that someone punched the mute button. In the seventh, Chris Barnwell bounced a single up the middle. He beat the throw to second on a sacrifice bunt by Johnny Raburn, moved to third on a bunt by Johnson and scored on a fly ball by Ozzie Chavez. For the game, the Stars had only five hits and struck out 11 times. "We've got to hit the ball better," Kremblas said. "We're not hitting worth a crap. If we don't start hitting the ball better, we're not going to win any games." The Stars came into the game tied with Mobile with a .237 team batting average - the lowest in the Southern League. But the Stars' 296 runs scored this season is by far the fewest in the league. Wednesday's termite-infested bat rack wiped out a gem of a performance by starter Ryan Costello. He allowed a run on four hits in seven innings and Stewart was that one ground ball away from completing his third scoreless inning of work. "The pitching's been great," said Kremblas, veiling another indictment of his offense. And remember that season-best five-game winning streak from last week? It's now digressed into a three-game losing streak. "We're not really worried about it," Fielder said. "We're just trying to play baseball. We've just got to play hard." Fielder added to All-Star team: Fielder became the second Star on the Southern League All-Star team Wednesday. He was named as a replacement player after the initial roster was announced Tuesday. He joins left fielder Brad Nelson, who was voted to the team.

Thursday has a feast of evening action for you (five audio feeds) after the Milwaukee matinee, including one heck of a pitching matchup on the West Coast for dessert. See, that's why they call them audio feeds -- you're hungry for them, they're part of your 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 Pedro Liriano at home vs. Buffalo (Indians), 7:00 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ Alternate audio link (Bisons' feed): www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=bbisons/ HUNTSVILLE: RHP Dennis Sarfate at home vs. Mobile (Padres), 7:05 PM; we're promised a new "mystery" position player... Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ HIGH DESERT: LHP Manny Parra at San Jose (Giants), 9:00; fantastic pitching matchup with the Giants' Merkin Valdez... Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: RHP Greg Moreira at Burlington (Royals), 7:00 PM Audio link (Bees' feed): www.gobees.com/audio.html HELENA: LHP Edwin Walker (do you prefer Ed?) at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 8:05 PM Audio link (Ospreys' feed): www.1340kylt.com/ ARIZONA ROOKIE: RHP Mark Rogers on the mound as the boys host the Rangers' tykes in Maryvale at 10:30 AM Mountain time; expect Jim Powell to report on Rogers' outing during the Brewer radio broadcast...

WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 44 33 .571 TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 42 38 .525 3.5 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 38 41 .481 7.0 [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 37 40 .481 7.0[/b] WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB *MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 4 3 .571 [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 4 3 .571[/b] BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 4 3 .571 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 2 4 .333 1.5 MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 2 4 .333 1.5 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB *LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 6 0 1.000 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 4 2 .667 2.0 INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 4 2 .667 2.0 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 2 4 .333 4.0[/b] LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 1 5 .167 5.0 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 5 2 .714 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 4 3 .571 1.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 4 3 .571 1.0 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 4 3 .571 1.0 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 4 3 .571 1.0 WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 3 4 .429 2.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 3 4 .429 2.0 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 2 5 .286 3.0[/b] NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 8 4 .667[/b] GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 7 5 .583 1.0 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 6 6 .500 2.0 MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 3 9 .250 5.0 W L PCT GB GIANTS (SAN FRANCISCO) 6 2 .750 ROYALS (KANSAS CITY) 5 3 .625 1.0 MARINERS (SEATTLE) 5 3 .625 1.0 PADRES (SAN DIEGO) 4 3 .571 1.5 RANGERS (TEXAS) 3 4 .429 2.5 CUBS (CHICAGO CUBS) 3 4 .429 2.5 ATHLETICS (OAKLAND) 3 4 .429 2.5 [b]BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 2 5 .286 3.5[/b] ANGELS (ANAHEIM) 2 5 .286 3.5

Helena Game Story from the Missoulian: Brewers bash Osprey. 14-8 Helena bats overshadow Brito's four hits By KIM BRIGGEMAN of the Missoulian Change is in the wind for the Missoula Osprey. "We're going to have to do something," manager Jim Presley said after Helena batted .400 and walked eight times Wednesday night in a 14-8 win over the O's in Play Ball Park. The Brewers ran their record to 6-1 against Missoula in the young Pioneer League season. They racked up 18 hits, four by first baseman Grant Richardson and three more by Hasan Rasheed, who drove in four runs from the leadoff position. Twelve of Helena's runs came with two outs, including all seven in a seam-ripping second inning against starter Derik Nippert. Nippert, 0-3 after three starts, left in the second frame only to have Adam Mannon greet reliever Hipolito Guerrero with a two-run home run to put the Brewers up 8-0. "If we can just hold 'em to four or five (runs), we're OK," said Presley, glancing up at the towering scoreboard that flashed eight runs and 11 hits for the Osprey. "We'll start building guys up" to start shaking up the starting rotation. In less than 12 innings of his three starts, Nippert has been touched for 30 hits and 20 earned runs. None of the four pitchers that followed him escaped unscathed, although the two runs Kosuke Yonezawa gave up in two innings of work were both unearned due to a two-out error by shortstop Derek Bruce. Helena's power surge was led by Mannon, who has 16 of his league-leading 19 RBIs against the Osprey. He added a double off the left field wall to his home run over roughly the same area. It was Mannon's fourth home run and second in as many nights after going yard against Great Falls on Tuesday. The Brewers smacked six doubles, two by Rasheed. Amid all that Helena offense, however, were a couple of encouraging signs for Missoula. First baseman Javier Brito, hitting .147 when Helena left town after six straight games last Saturday, had the first 4-for-4 night of his career. One of those hits was a solo home run, the second by an Osprey in their new ballpark. Brito, the O's backup first baseman last season, has gone 8-for-11 in his last three games to raise his batting average to .289. The 6-3, 220-pound Brito comes from Venezuela and doesn't have a firm grasp on English yet. But he showed what's gotten into his swing - moving his feet closer together to help him cover more of the plate. The home run, he said, was a fastball from Helena reliever Justin Barnes, the first off the converted third baseman this season. The location? Brito smiled and held his hand chest high. Catcher Richard Mercado threw an instant jolt into a crowd of 2,140 when he entered the game in the seventh. The Arizona Diamondbacks' 12th-round draft pick three weeks ago, Mercado signed on after leading the Arizona Wildcats to an improbable berth in the College World Series. He arrived in Missoula earlier Wednesday and replaced catcher Wilkin Castillo in the seventh inning. In his first professional at-bat, the right-hander stung a couple of foul balls into the windy night down the right-field line. Then he lined a 1-and-2 pitch from Barnes to the deep recesses of right-center for a stand-up triple (though he slid just to make sure). Mercado picked up his first RBI an inning later on a single up the middle. "Everybody's going to want to showcase their abilities right here and I just wanted to come out and be aggressive," said Mercado, who played his high school ball at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Calif. - the same school that produced ex-Osprey shortstop Sergio Santos, the Diamondbacks' No. 1 draft choice two years ago. "I was glad to see him get that first base hit," Presley said. "He's a player." Notes from the nest: The short two-game series between Helena and Missoula concludes Thursday night with a battle of lefties. Shane Dove, 1-1, goes for Missoula against the Brewers' Ed Walker. Walker came out on top of a 6-2 decision when the two faced off last Friday in the O's opener in Play Ball Park. Catcher Richard Mercado, who joined the Osprey on Wednesday after signing a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, batted .342 for the Arizona Wildcats this season. Mercado's star at Arizona rose this season after he played backup in his first two years. Baseball America said a "tireless work ethic" earned Mercado the starting spot at catcher. "Pitchers preferred throwing to him, and he threw out 13 of 30 base stealers with just an average arm," according to Baseball America. Mercado is the second-highest draft pick on the Osprey roster. Pitcher Steven Jackson was taken in the 10th round out of Clemson. Missoula Osprey Kevin Williams slides safely into second under the tag of Helena's Steven Sollman during third-inning action Wednesday night at Play Ball Park. Photo by MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian http://www.missoulian.com/content/articles/2004/07/01/sports/sports01.jpg

Helena Game Notes from the Independent Republic: Helena hammers Missoula By IR Staff MISSOULA ? Make no mistake about it, the Helena Brewers love to play the Missoula Osprey. Helena (8-4) beat Missoula (3-9) for the sixth time in seven tries on the young season, this time a 14-8 victory Wednesday night. The Brewers scored 12 of their 13 runs with two outs, including a string of seven in the second inning. Adam Mannon had a home run in the inning, his fourth, and increased his Pioneer League-leading RBI total to 19. Hasan Rasheed had four RBI for the Brewers, going 3-for-6 with a pair of doubles. Starter Josh Wahpepah extended his streak of shutout innings to nine in the third inning of the game ? his entire professional career to that point ? before giving up a pair of earned runs. Justin Barnes spelled Wahpepah to start the fourth inning. Barnes earned the win for his 4 1/3 innings' work, striking out six. Missoula refused to buckle, though, adding five runs in the bottom of the eighth to trail 13-8, sparked by Derek Bruce's bases-clearing double. Helena is at Missoula again tonight at 7:05.

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville update: NO BENCH A FACTOR IN LOSSThe Huntsville Stars will get a new position player tomorrow......... I don't know who it will be. A very reliable inside source didn't know either at the time, but this may have finally been precipitated by a situation in the 7th inning when manager Frank Kremblas had to send Jeff Housman to pinch-hit for Ryan Costello with two out and the go-ahead run on third....... This situation of being short-handed on the bench every day since Brandon Gemoll went up to Indianapolis just went on for one day too long, and it finally cost them......... After the game, pitching coach Fred Dabney and Kremblas were cursing like Marines, partly because of that and partly for a preliminary 10th inning scoring decision charging Paul Stewart with two earned runs on what were two poor plays in the decisive 10th by Rickie Weeks and Prince Fielder. To pick this all up, we go back to the bottom of the 7th........ Chris Barnwell led off against Mobile righty Craig Hensley and looped a 3-1 pitch straight to center, dropping in for a hit to break up a 2-for-22 slump. Two consecutive bunts on first pitches to Johnny Raburn and Kade Johnson resulted in runners on second and third......... Ozzie Chavez flew out on an 0-1 pitch to left-center, scoring Barnwell with the Stars' first and only run, but Frank did not want to bring Costello out for the 8th inning. He had already thrown 94 pitches, and pitched a fine ballgame (57 or 60.6% for strikes). He spotted his fastball well all night, but it was time to say good night........ However with a runner on third, the go-ahead run, who was there to go to? Your .146-hitting catcher or an outfielder with a strained hip flexor that was keeping him out of the line-up, that was preventing him from running, as well as handicapping him at the plate........ Earlier in the day, Ryan Knox tried to take a few swings in the cage and was so frustrated, he flipped the bat away in disgust....... All Frank had left was his pitchers, number one on the list, designated pitcher-pinchhitter, Housman......... In case you're wondering why he didn't send up his best hitting pitcher, Chris Saenz (.357 in 28 ABs w/2 doubles), he was charting pitches from his seat in Section I behind the plate....... So .250-hitting Housman was the no-choice choice........ Hensley struck him out on three pitches. Paul Stewart came in and retired five of seven batters in the 8th and 9th....... A bunt hit by Marcus Nettles was erased by a double play in the 8th and a wild pitch on strike three put Ben Johnson on with two out in the 9th, but there was no damage there. Frank's decision to situate left fielder Brad Nelson in paid off, as left-handed hitting Kennard Jones hit an opposite-field pop fly that Nelson had to run in a few steps to make the play on. Had he been playing at normal depth, it would have been a sure hit......... But all that wouldn't matter in the end. Stewart used all of three pitches to retire Nick Trzesniak and pinch-hitter Joe Gerber. Then Marcus Nettles, promoted from Class A-Lake Elsinore (Cal.) a week ago, doubled to right-center, probably the hardest hit ball of the night........ The count on the next hitter, Ronnie Merrill, was 3-2 when he hit a weak grounder in the hole near second base........ Rickie Weeks ran over several steps to his right to field the ball.......... Weeks had no time to get the speedy Nettles, but he had just enough time to get Merrill...... The ball wasn't hard hit, so Weeks, making an awkward off-balance throw across his body, rushed it to Fielder before he ever got to the bag. In a bargain, Prince had trouble picking the ball on the hop......... Drawing Fielder off the bag, Merrill was safe, but coming around third was Nettles........ Nettles had a head start with the ground ball hit behind him. Seeing Fielder could not take Weeks' poor throw cleanly, he was off to the races.......... Having trouble finding the handle on the ball right to the end, Prince finally rushed a slightly off-line throw to Kade Johnson, who's pulled away from the plate....... Kade dives behind him to make the tag on a sliding Nettles, but misses twice as Nettles avoids the tag and gets in the back door to break the 1-1 tie......... Kade threw to second to try and get Merrill on the throw to the plate, but was unsuccessful........ That also proved fateful, as Josh Barfield (whose father, 12-year American League veteran Jesse was in attendance tonight) doubled to right to score Merrill for the third and final run. The original ruling was an error given to Fielder on the throw home........ From the scorer's point-of-view, Nettles scored on the throw, and couldn't assume the success of the tag, so the run was earned, as well as the subsequent run scored by Merrill on the double by Barfield........ That got Dabney hot........ The booth acquiesced and changed the error by Fielder to a fielding error, since Prince had trouble finding the handle on Weeks' throw (Weeks should have been given an error, but it was a tough play to make, and that was taken into account). That, by the scorer's logic, gave Stewart two unearned runs since the runs were the result of Fielder's fumbling........ That, at last report, is how this was reported when a new box was presumably sent back down to Dabney. NOTE: The morning box shows the two 10th inning runs as earned, even with the error on Fielder -- MassBrew The Stars had trouble with Hensley's breaking balls all night...... I believe every one of his strikeouts --- eight of them --- came on breaking balls. He did not look like a pitcher with a 5.45 ERA tonight. The movement on his pitches was from side-to-side and Barnwell and Johnson, particularly, had trouble picking it up...... Barney finally got lucky on a 12-6 curve and uppercut it on the right spot, dropping it in the right place leading to the run in the 7th........ Through six innings, the Stars had only hit six balls into the outfield --- none of them hard-hit. He gave up two hits through six --- one by Tony Gwynn Jr. in the 1st blooped to right and Fielder's in the 3rd which was short-hopped by Ben Johnson. Johnson tried to fake the fair catch, but the ump at first, Garrett Watson, wasn't buying. The Bay Bears scored in the 1st inning on an 0-2 pitch to Dave Kingman-clone Greg Sain........ Sain's two-out hit threaded the hole on the left side of the infield, proceeding throught left-center to score Ronnie Merrill, who had doubled to left........ Costello, who went seven innings for the first time this year, fell behind numerous times on hitters, but retired nine straight at one point, was never hit hard after that, and allowed only one hitter to get to second base........ A fine game overall, but absolutely no run-support......... The Bay Bears are now 18-6 over their last 24 games, even though they are hitting .220 as a team in that period. Thursday, Dennis Sarfate (4-7, 4.46) will face righty Mike Thompson (4-0, 3.49). Thompson has faced the Stars three times this season, holding them scoreless, but being hit for a .273 average. This will be his first start......... Sarfate has held Mobile to a .186 average in two starts, in which he's 1-1 with a buck fifty ERA. The Southern League announced its rosters for the 2004 Southern League All-Star Game at Chattanooga's Bell South Park on July 13....... Brad Nelson was named to the team and will be joined in the outfield by D'Jaxx outfielders Aron Weston and Dwaine Bacon........ Prince Fielder was named to the All-Star squad as a replacement for D'Jaxx 1st baseman Micah Hoffpauir, who is rehabbing in Arizona........ Mobile pitcher R.D. Spiehs, who got the win, was named to the team to replace Birmingham's Arnie Munoz, who was promoted to Charlotte....... Other Mobile players named to the squad were closer Brad Baker, the runaway leader in saves, starter Chris Rojas, 2nd baseman Josh Barfield, and hit-or-miss slugger Greg Sain........ The entire list will be on my link in another day.