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Indianapolis Post-Game Notes: Syracuse knocked out Tribe starter Pedro Liriano Saturday night as the SkyChiefs defeated Indianapolis, 9-4. Glenn Williams and Julius Matos slammed homers off the Indianapolis starter to build a 9-0 lead, before the Tribe rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Ryan Glynn (2-2) limited Indianapolis to five hits in eight innings, fanning six Tribe hitters. Liriano (3-6) picked up the loss as Indianapolis fell to 36-37. Syracuse improves to 31-45. The two teams meet at Victory Field Sunday for the final of a four-game series. The first 4,000 fans will receive a retro cap, courtesy of WTHR-13, Marsh and O?Malia?s. QUOTE: Cecil Cooper, Indians manager on the loss: "We simply did not pitch well," said Cooper. "In order for us to be successful, we have to pitch well. We have to make pitches. We can?t afford to fall behind so many hitters. We fell behind all night. This has been a trend of late, but that?s what we?ve done. You can?t pitch behind good hitters and expect to win. That just puts too much pressure on this team." NOTES: The crowd of 12,133 was the largest of the season at Victory Field.

Final: Inland Empire (Mariners) 7, High Desert 3 Next Thursday in San Jose, San Francisco super mound prospect Merkin Valdez is scheduled to face a pretty good pitcher in his own right -- Manny Parra. Whatever happened to that daily thing Baseball America used to do profiling each night's featured matchup?

Arizona Brewers Box Score: Still don't know how the Brewers lost, handed seven error gifts; one of the nicest surprises we've seen in some time -- Huntsville RHP Greg Bruso with a dominant three-inning rehab start; we know nothing about 1B Carlos Gallardo, but we'll learn if he keeps up his .500 pace... CUBS 8 AT BREWERS 6 YTD YTD CUBS AB R H BI AVG BREWERS AB R H BI AVG C.Quinones CF 4 0 0 0 .176 O.Angulo DH 5 2 1 0 .200 M.Hoffpauir 2B 4 2 1 1 .333 H.Iribarren 2B 3 0 1 0 .412 R.Morgan 1B 4 1 3 0 .429 S.Chapman CF 4 1 0 0 .118 E.Puello SS 2 1 2 4 .333 F.Parejo LF 5 1 2 2 .333 J.Douillard CAT 4 0 1 1 .235 C.Gallardo 1B 4 0 2 1 .500 J.Serrano 3B 5 1 1 0 .333 F.De La Cruz 3B 4 1 1 0 .200 Z.Green RF 4 1 1 1 .231 N.Corredor CAT 3 0 2 0 .286 L.Perez DH 4 1 1 0 .400 J.Lopez CAT 0 0 0 0 .000 Joseph LF 4 1 2 1 .500 O.Vicioso SS 3 1 0 0 .200 Krawiec PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Delarosa RF 3 0 0 0 .250 A.Santana PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Arias PH 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Mathes PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Rivera RF 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Kosow PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 Bruso PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Mosquea PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Laureano PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Malave PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 8 12 8 TOTALS 35 6 9 3 CUBS 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 3- 8 12 7 BREWERS 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0- 6 9 0 E--M.Hoffpauir, R.Morgan, E.Puello 4, J.Douillard. DP--CUBS 1, BREWERS 1. LOB--CUBS 7, BREWERS 7. 2B--R.Morgan (1), J.Serrano (2), F.Parejo (2). 3B--Z.Green (1), O.Angulo (1), N.Corredor (1). SB-- R.Morgan 3 (3), F.Arias (1). CS--R.Morgan, O.Angulo, N.Corredor. HBP--E.Puello. SF--E.Puello 2. SH--C.Quinones, J.Lopez. CI--S.Chapman. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA CUBS Krawiec 2.0 2 4 1 2 0 0 4.50 A.Santana 4.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 J.Mathes (W,1-0) 2.0 3 2 1 1 3 0 4.50 J.Kosow (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 BREWERS Bruso 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 D.Mosquea 2.1 6 3 3 1 2 0 14.73 W.Laureano 2.2 2 2 2 1 3 0 6.23 R.Malave (L,0-1) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 13.50 HB--D.Mosquea. WP--W.Laureano. PB--J.Lopez. SO--C.Quinones, M.Hoffpauir, R.Morgan, J.Serrano, Z.Green 3, L.Perez 2, O.Angulo 2, S.Chapman, F.Parejo, F.De La Cruz, A.Delarosa 2. BB--M.Hoffpauir, R.Morgan, J.Douillard, H.Iribarren 2, O.Vicioso.

Beloit Site Game Summary and Player of the Game Info: www.snappersbaseball.com/...me_id=1335

In progress: Inland Empire 7, High Desert 1, bottom of the 7th at Friendly Mavericks Stadium The Mavericks have more errors (five) than base hits (one) thus far -- and just think, four days off starting Sunday with that taste in their mouths; one of the best young prospects in all of baseball, Seattle's Felix Hernandez, just cruising here -- Fernandez is an 18-year-old who toys with Cal League hitters -- yikes!

Final: Missoula (Diamondbacks) 3, Helena 1 Ospreys finally get the best of the Brewers... Helena Box Score: Drawing six walks is nice, but you've got to cash them in... GAME DATE: 6/26/04 HEL at MSO HELENA 1 AT MISSOULA 3 YTD YTD HELENA AB R H BI AVG MISSOULA AB R H BI AVG H.Rasheed LF 4 1 0 0 .310 D.Bruce 3B 4 0 1 1 .323 S.Sollmann 2B 5 0 2 0 .382 J.Olivares SS 4 0 0 0 .167 C.Fermaint CF 3 0 0 0 .250 W.Castillo CAT 3 2 2 0 .342 G.Richardson 1B 2 0 0 0 .419 M.Matos CF 3 0 0 0 .296 A.Festa 3B 2 0 0 0 .296 T.Gulick DH 3 0 0 0 .323 A.Mannon RF 3 0 0 0 .250 J.Centeno LF 4 0 3 2 .538 C.Blevins CAT 4 0 1 0 .154 J.Brito 1B 3 0 0 0 .147 D.Bates DH 4 0 3 0 .432 M.Townsend RF 3 1 1 0 .133 A.Escobar SS 4 0 0 0 .294 F.Rodriguez 2B 2 0 0 0 .200 R.Hinton PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Krantz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Julio PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Vasquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 1 6 0 TOTALS 29 3 7 3 HELENA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 6 2 MISSOULA 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X- 3 7 0 E--G.Richardson, A.Escobar. DP--HELENA 1, MISSOULA 0. LOB--HELENA 11, MISSOULA 7. 2B--S.Sollmann (2), W.Castillo (2), M.Townsend (1). CS--C.Fermaint, D.Bruce. HBP--G.Richardson, A.Mannon, M.Matos, J.Brito. SH--T.Gulick, F.Rodriguez. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HELENA R.Hinton 4.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 6.14 J.Baker (L,0-1) 4.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 8.10 MISSOULA B.Krantz 4.2 2 1 1 6 3 0 5.40 D.Julio (W,1-0) 3.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 E.Vasquez (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 HB--R.Hinton, J.Baker, B.Krantz 2. WP--B.Krantz, D.Julio. SO--H.Rasheed 2, S.Sollmann, C.Fermaint, C.Blevins, A.Escobar, D.Bruce 2, T.Gulick, M.Townsend. BB--H.Rasheed, C.Fermaint 2, G.Richardson, A.Festa 2, W.Castillo. T--2:33. A--2014Helena Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=16601

Final: Kane County (A's) 8, Beloit 0 Snappers have been dominated in Friday, Saturday losses this week... Beloit Box Score: RHP Greg Moreira hit hard -- seems like he's been around for ages, but Moreira only just turned 21; RHP Kenny Durost returns to action... GAME DATE: 6/26/04 KNC at BLT KANE COUNTY 8 AT BELOIT 0 YTD YTD KANE COUNTY AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG B.Ingram SS 4 2 2 1 .254 T.Trofholz CF 3 0 0 0 .308 L.Appert 2B 3 0 1 1 .242 W.Lewis DH 4 0 1 0 .404 D.Castillo CAT 5 1 1 1 .275 D.Anderson LF 4 0 2 0 .270 T.Brown CAT 0 0 0 0 .381 L.Palmisano CAT 4 0 2 0 .318 V.Spanos DH 4 0 1 2 .290 V.Rottino 3B 4 0 0 0 .286 B.Snyder 3B 4 1 2 0 .294 R.Deevers RF 4 0 1 0 .225 D.Majewski CF 4 2 1 0 .291 C.Corporan 1B 3 0 0 0 .235 K.Wayment LF 5 0 1 0 .266 J.Murray SS 3 0 0 0 .175 E.Kim 1B 4 0 2 2 .244 G.Rodriguez 2B 3 0 0 0 .273 C.Tritle RF 4 2 1 0 .209 G.Moreira PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Dunwell PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Durost PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Grybash PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Dillard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 37 8 12 7 TOTALS 32 0 6 0 KANE COUNTY 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0- 8 12 0 BELOIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 6 1 E--V.Rottino. DP--KANE COUNTY 1, BELOIT 2. LOB--KANE COUNTY 11, BELOIT 6. 2B--B.Ingram (16), D.Castillo (22), E.Kim (11). SB--D.Majewski (8), C.Tritle (3). SF--V.Spanos. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA KANE COUNTY C.Dunwell (W,8-3) 8.0 4 0 0 1 10 0 3.89 M.Rodriguez 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.74 BELOIT G.Moreira (L,5-4) 3.0 9 6 6 1 2 0 4.85 K.Durost 2.0 0 1 1 2 3 0 3.61 D.Grybash 2.0 1 1 1 4 1 0 5.40 T.Dillard 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.79 WP--M.Rodriguez, K.Durost, D.Grybash 3. SO--D.Castillo 2, V.Spanos, B.Snyder, K.Wayment 2, E.Kim, C.Tritle, T.Trofholz 2, W.Lewis, L.Palmisano, V.Rottino 2, R.Deevers, C.Corporan 3. BB--B.Ingram 2, L.Appert 2, B.Snyder, D.Majewski, E.Kim, C.Tritle, T.Trofholz. T--2:54. A--3060Beloit Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12498

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville update: PAYBACK!After another panic attack by the local weathermen warning us that Friday would be a total washout, over 4,300 came out to the Joe this night to see the real Ben Jones on Dukes of Hazzard night, get their picture taken with him, and get their clothing signed........ Jones, I'm told, played Cooter Jones on the TV series. I never wasted an hour of my life watching that show, so I wouldn't know Cooter Jones from Cooter Brown, but the bucolic structure of this show has always been appealing to the unsophisticates here. The Stars remembered the four-game sweep at Smokies Park two weeks ago, in which they were outscored 31-15, by returning the favor, this time showing them the tough pitching that had abandoned them for most of June up to the end of the first half. By limiting the Smokies again to just a run, they swept a team for the first time since May 6-9 last year at Chattanooga........ Dennis Sarfate walked a pair with two out on 3-2 counts in the 1st inning, but cruised through five innings virtually trouble-free. He stranded Skip Schumaker with one out in the 3rd by striking out Papo Bolivar and Dan Moylan. Nate Espy doubled to the left field corner in the 4th inning, scoring eventually on a sacrifice fly. And Sarfate retired the side in the 5th...... After throwing 92 pitches, 58 for strikes, Sarfate's night was done, leaving Paul Stewart, in his first appearance since coming back from Indianapolis, to get the last out with Dan Moylan on third. He dispatched Chris Duncan on a 2-0 pitch with a fly out to left, then retired the side in the 7th. This game looked again like the pitchers' duel of the last two nights, until the turning point came with the Smokies leading 1-0........ And it all began with the shortest double anyone can ever expect to see.......... Frank Kremblas is not a proponent of the sacrifice bunt, but with Johnny Raburn on first after a leadoff single, Ozzie Chavez attempted one to the third base side, except in was unintentionally popped to the vicinity of the plate. Skip Schumaker, a centerfielder normally, thus out of his comfort zone at third base, made a noble effort diving in to try and catch it off the top of the grass, but it tipped off the top of his glove and caromed past catcher Dan Moylan into foul ground in back of the plate. Seeing the situation, Chavez easily took third........ Now I would have liked to have seen that scored for the rara avis it was --- but the official scorer robbed Chavez of a bunt double, scoring it as a single (which Chavez clearly had even if a play was made at first) and a fielder's choice........ I would like to know what choice Moylan had with Chavez pulling up at second. And it was already much too late to make an across-the-body attempt on Raburn....... Hold on to the ball is the only choice Moylan had, good enough to only hold the runners......... And you talk about rare birds. Joel Alvarado, 2-for-34 to this point in June, doubled his hit output for the month, first dropping a single into shallow left, scoring Raburn, then in the 8th inning, slicing a double into the corner in right field --- only his third two-hit game of the season and 7th in 58 games with the Stars over three seasons........ After Rickie Weeks forced Alvarado, scoring Chavez from third, Javier Colina literally flew through the air to snag what seemed to be a sharply hit line single to right-center........ That was the defensive play-of-the-game. Brad Nelson opened the Huntsville lead to 4-1 with a two-run HR to left, his team-leading 14th of the season in the 6th inning, but it didn't end there....... With one out, Raburn solidly whacked a a hop single to right....... Ozzie Chavez, back again an inning later, hit another pitch in Schumaker's direction, this one a soft grounder which he couldn't come up with cleanly, caroming to shortstop Corey Erickson for an error........ With the runners on the go, Alvarado grounded toward the hole on the left side, but Erickson made a fine stop on the run........ The throw, while it pulled Nick Espy off the bag, was still in time to retire Alvarado, but Raburn and Chavez moved up 90 feet......... With the count on Paul Stewart at 3-and-2, relief pitcher Andy Cavazos, just less than a week off the disabled list, uncorked a wild pitch that was about a mile from home plate, scoring Raburn to make the score, 5-1. In the final three innings, the Stars bullpen retired eight of 10 hitters. Meanwhile, the hits kept on a-coming......... Wilson Ciprian now on the mound for the Smokies in the 7th. Tony Gwynn had reached on a force play....... With a 1-2 count on Prince Fielder, Gwynn stole second and with the 1-0 on Chris Barnwell, he stole third....... Moylan only has a 21% success rate at getting base-stealers this season, but he's in the line-up because he's hit safely in 10 of his last 13 games with a super-human 23 hits........ Gwynn, with two steals in a game for the third time this year, is 7th among the Southern League's stolen base leaders........ Barnwell, a .346 hitter with runners in scoring position, then singled through the right side of the infield to score Gwynn, making it 6-1......... In the 8th, a full count walk by Tennessee's Carmen Cali (1-1, 2.52, 8 saves) to Chavez was followed by Alvarado's double --- the hardest ball I've seen hit in a long time from him....... Cali (40 Ks, 15 BBs) then walked Rickie Weeks on four straight to load the bases....... That finished a very good day for Weeks, who had two hits and a walk. I like the way he's looked so far in the second half, with a hit streak of five games, he's 6-for-19 with three RBIs.......... On a 1-0 pitch, Gwynn bounced a pitch in on him high off the infield grass to Cali. Cali took the ball, but found no one to throw it to at first, Espy being lured over by the high hop. That scored Chavez to make it 7-1........ Prince then hit a tailor-made 1-2 gournder to Colina, who anticipating the double play a little too much, lost the handle on the ball, bringing the runners around and scoring Alvarado for the final 8-1 count......... Saul Rivera, making his 2nd appearance for the Stars, threw 11 pitches, most of them to Chris Duncan after Dee Haynes' leadoff single to right, but Duncan hit into a 4-6-3 double play, with Weeks getting the benefit of a high hop at eye level to kick it off. Most unusual moment -- next to the bunt "double" was Jeremy Cook and Dennis Sarfate trading pitches thrown behind their heads. Sarfate was first, with his first pitch to Cook in the 3rd. When Sarfate came up in the 3rd, Cook returned the favor, not even coming close to his head with his first pitch........ Children at play. Johnny Raburn was 5-for-10 in this series without an RBI, but with three runs scored. He has six hits in his last 13 at-bats......... Chris Barnwell, the hottest hitter all month, has hit safely in 16 of 21 games this month, going at a .338 clip with 11 RBIs, two shy of his May total, his monthly best........ The Stars outscored the Smokies, 17-5 in this sweep, while hitting just .217, but the rotation gave up just two earned runs in 17 2/3 innings, while the bullpen was unscored upon in 9 1/3......... If the Stars are going to win the second half, they're going to do it with their pitching, and so far, they've gotten off to the right start. Saturday, the Stars take their final trip in their history to Greenville, where the G'Braves will become the Mississippi Braves or whatever next season........ Matt Ford (1-2, 3.60) will be opposed by veteran Brian Moehler, who was a 15-game winner for the Jacksonville Suns way back in 1996, and 50-56 in the major leagues, mostly for the Tigers from 1997-2000. When the Tigers traded him to the Reds on July 23, 2002 with 3rd baseman Matt Boone and cash for shortstop David Espinosa and a player to be named later, the Tigers acquired Noochie Varner as one of the players to complete the deal....... Moehler was a Double-A All-Star in 1996, but since then, has battled shoulder problems and surgery to replace an elbow ligament in his pitching elbow....... He's 32 and at the end of the trail. He's 2-3 with a 5.29 ERA and making his 8th start of the year.

In progress: Missoula (Diamondbacks) 2, Helena 1, after six innings Join me for what should be a decent listen...

Final: Syracuse (Blue Jays) 9, Indianapolis 4 Wasn't even that close -- Tribe scores four in the 9th... Indianapolis Box Score: Wes Helms on base three times but commits two errors... GAME DATE: 6/26/04 SYR at IND SYRACUSE 9 AT INDIANAPOLIS 4 YTD YTD SYRACUSE AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG R.Adams SS 5 0 0 0 .273 P.Bergeron CF 4 0 0 0 .227 S.Clapp 2B 5 0 2 0 .313 M.Erickson 2B 4 0 0 0 .257 G.Gross DH 4 1 1 0 .287 C.Magruder LF 4 1 2 0 .275 G.Williams 3B 4 3 2 1 .260 C.Hart RF 3 1 0 0 .289 S.Pond LF 5 1 1 0 .262 W.Helms 3B 3 1 2 0 .313 A.Sanders CF 5 2 2 2 .400 M.Johnson DH 4 1 1 3 .265 S.Fagan 1B 3 1 2 2 .233 C.Coste 1B 4 0 1 0 .289 J.Matos RF 3 1 1 3 .250 A.Delgado CAT 4 0 0 1 .179 T.Whittaker CAT 3 0 1 1 .338 L.Figueroa SS 4 0 1 0 .266 R.Glynn PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Liriano PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Haines PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Weibl PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Ford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Erdos PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 37 9 12 9 TOTALS 34 4 7 4 SYRACUSE 0 2 0 1 0 4 2 0 0- 9 12 1 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4- 4 7 3 E--J.Matos, P.Bergeron, W.Helms 2. DP--SYRACUSE 0, INDIANAPOLIS 0. LOB--SYRACUSE 6, INDIANAPOLIS 5. 2B--S.Pond (15), S.Fagan (9), M.Johnson (12), C.Coste (11). 3B--A.Sanders (1). HR--G.Williams (18), J.Matos (1). CS--S.Clapp, T.Whittaker. SF--J.Matos, T.Whittaker. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SYRACUSE R.Glynn (W,1-1) 8.0 5 0 0 0 6 0 4.55 T.Haines 1.0 2 4 4 2 0 0 4.74 INDIANAPOLIS P.Liriano (L,3-6) 5.0 8 6 6 2 5 2 5.22 C.Weibl 2.0 3 3 0 1 1 0 3.77 B.Ford 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 T.Erdos 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.44 WP--T.Haines. SO--S.Clapp 2, G.Gross, S.Pond 2, A.Sanders 2, T.Whittaker, M.Erickson, C.Magruder 2, C.Hart, M.Johnson, C.Coste. BB--G.Gross, G.Williams, S.Fagan, C.Hart, W.Helms. T--2:27. A--12133Indianapolis Game Log: Tonight's Indianapolis pre-game notes only projects a rotation through Sunday (Jorge de la Rosa) -- unusual based on their past releases. Clint Weibl makes an unexpected relief appearance tonight. Always interesting to speculate, but the Brewers may send down a pitcher to take Weibl's rotation slot (Wes Obermueller?) when Wes Helms is activated Tuesday. We'll see... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=14197

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Final: Huntsville 6, Greenville (Braves) 4 Brad Nelson hit HR # 15 over the CF fence to put the Stars ahead for good in the 5th; Rickie Weeks 3-for-5; bullpen strong again; details soon... Huntsville Box Score: Tony Gwynn Jr. on base four times; Kade Johnson three times... GAME DATE: 6/26/04 HVL at GRV HUNTSVILLE 6 AT GREENVILLE 4 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG GREENVILLE AB R H BI AVG R.Weeks 2B 5 1 3 2 .253 A.Stern CF 5 0 0 0 .314 A.Gwynn CF 3 1 2 1 .241 N.Calzado 3B 4 0 1 0 .340 P.Fielder 1B 5 0 0 1 .250 J.Melian LF 5 1 1 0 .200 B.Nelson LF 4 1 1 2 .279 B.McCarthy RF 4 1 0 0 .300 C.Barnwell 3B 4 0 0 0 .244 S.Thorman 1B 4 1 2 1 .231 J.Raburn RF 4 0 1 0 .268 T.Pena SS 4 0 0 0 .280 K.Johnson CAT 2 2 1 0 .229 A.Herr 2B 2 1 2 0 .292 O.Chavez SS 4 0 1 0 .211 J.Boscan CAT 3 0 1 2 .205 M.Ford PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Moehler PIT 1 0 0 0 .250 G.Woolard PIT 2 1 1 0 .333 J.Velazquez PH 1 0 0 0 .214 F.Rijo PIT 1 0 0 0 .286 M.McBride PIT 0 0 0 0 .214 J.Novinsky PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 .253 TOTALS 35 6 10 6 TOTALS 34 4 7 3 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0- 6 10 3 GREENVILLE 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0- 4 7 0 E--P.Fielder, C.Barnwell 2. DP--HUNTSVILLE 1, GREENVILLE 0. LOB-- HUNTSVILLE 6, GREENVILLE 9. 2B--A.Gwynn (9), S.Thorman (3), J.Boscan (7). HR--B.Nelson (15). SB--A.Gwynn (19), P.Fielder (6), K.Johnson (4), N.Calzado (3), J.Melian 2 (2). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE M.Ford 3.0 3 4 1 3 1 0 3.55 G.Woolard (W,1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3.57 F.Rijo 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.28 J.Novinsky (S,7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.34 GREENVILLE B.Moehler (L,2-4) 6.0 10 6 6 1 5 1 5.87 M.McBride 3.0 0 0 0 3 3 0 5.51 WP--M.Ford. SO--R.Weeks, A.Gwynn, P.Fielder 2, B.Nelson, C.Barnwell, J.Raburn, O.Chavez, A.Stern 2, B.McCarthy, S.Thorman, T.Pena, K.Johnson. BB--A.Gwynn 2, K.Johnson 2, N.Calzado, B.McCarthy, A.Herr 2, J.Boscan, B.Moehler. T--3:05. A--3184Huntsville Game Log: It was tight in the ninth... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=16344

Final: Arizona Cubs 8, Arizona Brewers 6 Your team plays errorless ball. Your opponents make seven errors. Yet you lose to fall to 0-4. That should be one heck of a box score Sunday AM... FINAL R H E - - - ARIZ CUBS 8 12 7 ARIZ BREWERS 6 9 0

The last time we thought the Brewers could take advantage of a young pitcher was Sunday vs. Aaron Cook. How'd that work out? Have a good feeling though, about this one tonight. Daily Brew's Series Preview -- (thanks, Bill!): www.brewerfan.net/ViewDai...portId=260 MLB.com: milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com...;fext=.jsp I like Adam McCalvy's optimism -- the Brewers have lost three of four, which is true. It sounds better than the Brewers have lost three straight.

International League Standings (available by link only today): www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...league=INT WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 3 0 1.000[/b] *MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 2 1 .667 1.0 BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 2 1 .667 1.0 MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 1 2 .333 2.0 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 0 3 .000 3.0 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB *LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 5 0 1.000 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 3 1 .750 1.5 INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 3 2 .600 2.0 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 2 3 .400 3.0[/b] LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 1 4 .200 4.0 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 2 0 1.000 WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 1 1 .500 1.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 1 1 .500 1.0 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 1 1 .500 1.0 *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 1 1 .500 1.0 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 1 1 .500 1.0 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 1 1 .500 1.0 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 1 1 .500 1.0[/b] NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 6 2 .750[/b] BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 5 3 .625 1.0 GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 4 4 .500 2.0 MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 1 7 .125 5.0 W L PCT GB ROYALS (KANSAS CITY) 4 0 1.000 GIANTS (SAN FRANCISCO) 4 0 1.000 MARINERS (SEATTLE) 3 1 .750 1.0 RANGERS (TEXAS) 1 2 .333 2.5 PADRES (SAN DIEGO) 1 2 .333 2.5 ATHLETICS (OAKLAND) 1 2 .333 2.5 ANGELS (ANAHEIM) 1 2 .333 2.5 CUBS (CHICAGO CUBS) 0 3 .000 3.5 [b]BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 0 3 .000 3.5[/b]

Saturday'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 Pedro Liriano at home vs. Syracuse (Blue Jays), 7:00 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ Alternate audio link (SkyChiefs' feed): www.skychiefs.com/ HUNTSVILLE: LHP Matt Ford at Greenville (Braves), 6:15 PM Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ HIGH DESERT: RHP Jesse Harper at home vs. Inland Empire (Mariners), 9:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: RHP Greg Moreira at home vs. Kane County (A's), 7:00 PM Audio link (Cougar's feed): www.kccougars.com/ HELENA: RHP Josh Baker at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 8:05 PM; last night's broadcast mentioned that RHP Robert Hinton would get the start -- both Baker and Hinton will likely see action... Audio link (Osprey's feed): www.1340kylt.com/ ARIZONA ROOKIE: TBD on the mound as the boys host the Cubbies at 10:30 AM; head on over on this Saturday morning, Phoenix-based fans...

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: Final frame failure for High Desert bullpen By TIM HARAN/Staff Writer ADELANTO ? The High Desert Mavericks, holding a commanding four-run lead with one out in the ninth inning, were on the verge of experiencing their first three-game win streak of the season. But this is the High Desert and leads are fragile, especially with the wind blowing out. Inland Empire exploded for seven runs in the top of the ninth, capped by a three-run, go-ahead homer by the unlikeliest of heroes, to defeat the Mavs 8-5 Friday at Mavericks Stadium. Gary Harris, the 66ers center fielder, was hitting just .214 against the Mavs this season and had struck out 25 times in 56 plate appearances, including two times Friday. But in his final at-bat, Harris launched a home run over the right field wall off High Desert reliever Homero Rivera. "It's always in the back of my mind, but when you get up there you have to take each at-bat one at a time," Harris said of his struggles against the Mavericks. "I went up there (in the ninth) and all the at-bats before that were out of my mind." Rivera struck out Jon Nelson to lead off the ninth, but gave up a single to Carlos Arroyo and a two-run homer to T.J. Bohn. An error, a walk and a two-run triple by backup catcher Brian Lentz tied the game at five, setting the table for Harris' heroics. "If you get beat, you get beat," High Desert manager Mel Queen said. "But when you play as bad as we did (in the ninth) it's pretty pathetic. "You can't ask a pitcher to get five outs in an inning. Granted he made a mistake to (Harris), but he should have never been facing him. We should have been in the clubhouse." The Mavericks have won two straight games nine times this season but have yet to string together three in a row. High Desert received another solid outing from its starting pitcher only to lose the lead late in the game. This time it was Khalid Ballouli who made quick work of 66ers hitters but received a no-decision. In seven innings he allowed one unearned run on just two hits. The right-hander struck out seven. Ballouli's only trouble came in the third when he walked Matt Hagen to lead off the inning and surrendered a single to Lentz before forcing Inland Empire to ground into a double play. The next batter, newcomer Erick Monzon, hit a grounder to short that Enrique Cruz fielded cleanly but threw wildly to first. Hagen scored on the play to put the 66ers on top 1-0. After hitting four home runs in a series opening win against Inland Empire, the Mavs knocked out two solo shots in the sixth inning Friday, one by Callix Crabbe and another by Dan Boyd. Crabbe smashed a two-run triple, his second of the night, in the eighth and scored on a Scott Candelaria single. Nick Slack pitched a scoreless eighth, allowing no hits and striking out two, but Rivera allowed seven runs ? three earned ? on five hits in the ninth.

With the Helena box score from June 21st now "found", Baseball America and Sports Network stats and standings now include complete season-to-date totals. While you can currently look up individual Arizona League player stats at BA, the league numbers are missing, even though the Gulf Coast League numbers in Florida are there. We've emailed BA about that -- should be addressed in the coming days. Sports Network has chosen to ignore both the Gulf Coast and Arizona Leagues, and has even removed their dead hyperlinks to such.

Play Ball Park firsts By The Missoulian Pitch - 7:34 p.m., a swinging strike by Helena's Hasan Rasheed on a slider thrown by Osprey Shane Dove. Hit - Helena's Alberto Segura, a single to right field in the second inning. Walk - Helena's Tony Festa in the second inning. Strikeout - Hasan Rasheed, by Missoula's Shane Dove in the first inning. RBI - Helena's Steven Sollman on a single in the third inning. Run - Helena's Dallas Bates on Sollman's single in the third inning. Stolen base - Helena's Grant Richardson in the third inning. By the numbers 11 Number of pitches it took Osprey starter Shane Dove to strike out the side in Helena's first at-bat. 46 Number of players, coaches and dignitaries lined up along the third-base line during opening ceremonies. 2,526 Attendance for the first game in Play Ball Park, a Missoula Osprey record.

Helena Game Story from the Missoulian: O's clipped at new home By KIM BRIGGEMAN The pomp was something else. But it was the same old circumstance Friday night for the Missoula Osprey on the opening night of Play Ball Park. The Helena Brewers ruined the reverie of an Osprey record 2,526 fans with their fifth victory in as many nights with a 6-2 decision over the floundering O's, who fell to 1-7. Helena (6-2) solved Missoula starter Shane Dove for four runs in the tell-tale third inning, and Osprey hitters stranded 10 base runners, including two on third base in the late innings. "We should have scored five runs easy," said O's manager Jim Presley. Instead it was the Brewers that came through. They lashed 12 hits off four Missoula southpaws - Dove, Todd Stein, Vince Davis and Hipolito Guerrero. Stein and Davis were making their professional debuts. Brewers first baseman Grant Richardson had a two-run single with two outs in the third, two batters after Steve Sollman knocked in the first run in Play Ball Park. Helena scored the clinching run in the ninth after Guerrero retired the first two batters, on a base hit by Richardson and a ringing double by third baseman Tony Festa. "We allowed four runs after two outs," said Osprey pitching coach Wellington Cepeda. "That's been the biggest problem lately. We've been giving up too much with two outs. We're just one pitch away from maybe a one-run inning or no runs." Left fielder Jaen Centeno continued his torrid streak for Missoula with a 2-for-3 night. He drove in Missoula's second run in the eighth inning and made a diving catch in the outfield, both after turning an ankle in the muddy basepath after doubling in the second inning. Derek Bruce had a three-hit night for Missoula in his second game as the leadoff hitter. Five Brewers had two hits apiece, and both of Festa's were doubles. Ironically, two of Helena's hottest hitters, outfielders Charlie Fermaint and Adam Mannon, went 0-for-9. Fermaint struck out five times against three different Osprey pitchers. Dove, who owns Missoula's lone pitching victory, started out on fire. He struck out the first three Brewers - Hasan Rasheed, Sollman and Fermaint - on just 11 pitches with a nasty breaking ball. But things unraveled for Dove in the third inning. Dallas Bates led off with a single that center fielder Miguel Matos bobbled, allowing Bates time to make second base. Alcides Escobar laid down a sacrifice bunt that took a sideways hop. Missoula first baseman Javier Brito fielded it but couldn't reach Escobar on the base line to make the tag. Soon after Sollman had his historic RBI double and Richardson, who's batting nearly .500 this season, scorched a single down the left field line to score two. Missoula tries again to break its five-game losing streak Saturday night in the new park. The Osprey send right-hander Ben Krantz, their starter in a 9-8 loss in Helena on Monday, against the Brewers' Josh Baker. Tony Festa, right, of the Helena Brewers collides with Missoula Osprey catcher Wilkin Castillo at home plate during the second inning Friday at Play Ball Park in Missoula. Festa was called out on the play. Photo by TOM BAUER / Missoulian http://www.missoulian.com/content/articles/2004/06/26/sports/sports01.jpg

Not the game story, but just the article on the new Pioneer League ballpark in Missoula, photo included: www.missoulian.com/articl...news01.txt How about those rolling hills in the background? Nice... http://www.missoulian.com/content/articles/2004/06/26/news/top/news01.jpg

Huntsville Times Game Story: Four of a kind's a winner Huntsville equals season-high win streak by completing sweep By PAUL GATTIS Times Sports Staff pgattis@htimes.com So is it true that the greatest of floods can start with the smallest of trickles? Sometimes all it takes is the innocence of a bunt to unleash a deluge of runs, a lesson learned Friday night by the Tennessee Smokies. Sparked by a sacrifice bunt by Ozzie Chavez, the Huntsville Stars scored in each of their final four at-bats for an 8-1 win and the finishing touch on a three-game sweep of the Smokies. Before an announced crowd of 4,319 at Joe Davis Stadium, the Stars matched their season-long four-game winning streak by getting strong pitching from starter Dennis Sarfate and three relievers, a double and a two-run homer by Brad Nelson and two runs and two hits by Johnny Raburn. The bunt by Chavez was perhaps most lethal of all. It happened in the fifth inning with the Stars trailing 1-0. Raburn led off with a single and the task before Chavez was to bunt him to second base. But the bunt was popped down the third base line and Tennessee third baseman Skip Schumaker dove to make the catch. But the ball short-hopped his glove and Schumaker - in his diving attempt - inadvertently knocked the ball back toward home plate, past catcher Dan Moylan and into foul territory. With the ball rolling free, Raburn reached third and Chavez scampered to second. Then Joel Alvarado followed with a single off losing pitcher Jeremy Cook (2-3) that scored Raburn and Rickie Weeks grounded into a fielder's choice to score Chavez. And the Friday night fireworks show came early. Nelson's homer highlighted a three-run sixth inning, Chris Barnwell knocked a run-scoring single to right after Prince Fielder was intentionally walked ahead of him in the seventh, and Gwynn and Fielder each had RBIs as the Stars added two more runs in the eighth. So after losing nine of their last 11 to end the first half, the Stars are now 3-0 to start the second half. "Obviously, it's nice," Stars manager Frank Kremblas said. "It's really nice." The Stars scored eight runs in a game for only the second time since June 8. In fact, the Stars had won their previous three games by scoring a total of just seven runs. "We got some runs (after the bunt) and that takes the pressure off of you," Kremblas said. "The biggest thing was that we relaxed." At the same time, the Stars pitchers made the eight runs seem like a surplus. Sarfate (4-7) allowed four hits and a run in 5 2/3 innings while relievers Paul Stewart, Jason Shelley and Saul Rivera combined to allowed two hits in a scoreless 3 2/3 innings. "He did good," Kremblas said of Sarfate. "He struggled with his command all night. But he made the pitches when he needed to make them." Just as Chavez made the bunt when he needed to make it.

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Stars Complete Sweep with 8-1 WinMake it four in a row for the streaking Stars, who completed a three-game sweep of Tennessee and secured their fourth straight victory ? tying their season high ? with an 8-1 whipping of the Smokies (39-33, 0-3) on Friday night at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars (34-38, 3-0) remained in first place in the Southern League West second-half standings. Four Stars pitchers combined to shackle Tennessee?s bats, and Huntsville scored in every inning from the fifth through the eighth to complete the Stars? first series sweep of the season. Starter Dennis Sarfate (4-7) notched his fourth win and snapped his personal three-game losing streak with 5 2/3 solid innings, allowing only one run on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts. Three relievers authored spotless work, with Paul Stewart making his first appearance since his return from Triple-A Indianapolis. Stewart tossed 1 1/3 perfect innings, then Jason Shelley and Saul Rivera each spun a scoreless frame, allowing one hit apiece with Shelley fanning one. Down 1-0 in the fifth, the Stars came alive against Smokies starter Jeremy Cook. Johnny Raburn led off with a single, then Ozzie Chavez bunted on the third-base side. Skip Schumaker charged in and dove for the ball, attempting to catch it on the fly. The ball bounced off his glove and rolled behind home plate, sending Raburn to third and Chavez to second. Joel Alvarado promptly singled to left to score a run, and one out later Rickie Weeks grounded into a force play, scoring Chavez for a 2-1 lead. Prince Fielder walked to start the sixth, and Brad Nelson slammed a two-run homer to left, his team-high 14th of the season. One out later, Raburn singled to right and took second when Chavez reached on Schumaker?s error at third. With the runners in motion, Alvarado?s groundout to short advanced them to second and third. Reliever Andy Cavazos? wild pitch gave Huntsville a 5-1 lead. In the seventh, Chris Barnwell delivered a two-out, run-scoring single to right, then Huntsville got two in the eighth. Chavez led off with a walk and took third on Alvarado's double to left. Weeks? one-out walk loaded the bases, and Tony Gwynn Jr. singled home Chavez. Fielder hit a bouncer up the middle, where second baseman Javier Colina booted the ball for an error, with Alvarado scoring for an 8-1 lead. Cook (2-3) suffered the loss, permitting five runs, four earned, on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. Stars lefty Matt Ford (1-2, 3.60) meets G-Braves righty Brian Moehler (2-3, 5.29) in game one of a three-game series at Municipal Stadium in Greenville on Saturday night. Game time is 6:15 p.m. CT and the FPH Financial Services Pre-game Show starts at 6:00 p.m. CT. Stars baseball can be heard on ESPN 1450 and at www.huntsvillestars.com.

Indianapolis Post-Game Notes: I can pretty much guarantee that Indy is the only AAA market that does not have reporters covering home games... Chris Magruder hit a two-run home run in the third inning and Corey Hart tripled in two runs in the fifth as the Indianapolis Indians beat the Syracuse SkyChiefs 7-3 Friday night at Victory Field. The Indians (36-36) totaled 10 hits to win for the second night in a row. Jeff Farnsworth (2-2) pitched 72/3 innings and struck out five Syracuse batters for the win. The SkyChiefs (30-45) took a 2-0 lead in the first on a home run by third baseman Glenn Williams. But Indianapolis tied the score with runs in the first and second, then took a 7-2 lead with two runs in the third and three in the fifth. Syracuse scored once more in the sixth when Gabe Gross homered to right field, but Farnsworth and Indians reliever Matt Childers held the SkyChiefs scoreless over the last three innings. "Our team has been struggling," Farnsworth said in a news release from the Indians. "It's not fun when you're losing. Everybody tries to do a little too much. Tonight, we wanted to do the same thing that we did (Thursday). That is, we wanted to play relaxed and stay within ourselves. "Everybody played well this evening. We got our hits and I pitched well. The coaches have done a great job calming us down. We want to . . . win the next 20." Mike Smith (3-3) took the loss for Syracuse. Third baseman Wes Helms, on a rehabilitation assignment from Milwaukee, went 1-for-4. The Indians' Matt Erickson throws to first after forcing out Jorge Sequea. -- Steve Healey / The Indianapolis Star http://www.indystar.com/images/pics2/image-157955-1876.jpg

For you Saturday morning early-birds, there's all the raw numbers. Look for all the text descriptions and press coverage to be online by 9:00 AM Central, along with Saturday's Daily Menu.