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Overbeck's Two Homers Power Clearwater ClearwaterThreshers.com CLEARWATER, Fla. - Cody Overbeck hit a pair of homers including the game winner in the bottom of the 10th inning to power the Threshers past the Manatees 6-5 in the series finale. Clearwater avoids the sweep and holds on to first place with its 12th win of the year. Per trend in the series, the Manatees got off to a quick start scoring two runs in the first inning. However the Threshers responded with their first run in two games in the second when catcher Tim Kennelly singled home Jim Murphy, who reached on a double. Clearwater then took its first lead in the series the following inning when Cody Overbeck launched his fourth homerun of the season to score Anthony Gose. The Threshers picked up another run in the fourth to bring the score to 4-2. Brevard County responded the next half inning by loading the bases with no outs, then picking up a run on a groundout and an RBI single by Erik Komatsu. With the score knotted up at four, Troy Hanzawa drove in Murphy to put the Threshers back on top 5-4. Then with two outs in the ninth, Justin De Fratus surrendered a double down the left field line to Komatsu to score the tying run. Then in the 10th inning, Overbeck led off and took the 1-2 offering from Trey Watten (0-3) over the leftfield fence for the walkoff victory. Heitor Correa got the start for the Threshers and went five innings, giving up four runs on four hits, and striking out four. Tyler Cloyd and Tyson Brummett combined for three scoreless innings in relief of Correa. Chris Kissock pitched a perfect 10th for his first win of 2010.

Indeed, and it attracted some attention, too.

Final: Peoria 8, Wisconsin 7 Rattlers take Chiefs to the limit, but fall in 9th Chris Mehring/TimberRattlers.com PEORIA, IL – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers showed plenty of scrap and heart against the Peoria Chiefs on Thursday night at O’Brien Field. The Rattlers rallied from a 5-0 and a 7-6 deficit against the Chiefs, but a two-out RBI single by Jonathan Mota in the bottom of the ninth drove home the winning run. Peoria won the game 8-7 to remain perfect at home in 2010. The loss was the fifth straight for Wisconsin. The Chiefs (13-8) grabbed the lead early. An RBI single by Justin Bour in the top of the first put the Chiefs on the board. Rattlers starting pitcher Eric Arnett threw a wild pitch later in the frame to allow a run to score. Peoria made it 5-0 with three runs in the fourth inning. The first two batters reached on a single and a double. Mota knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly. George Matheus doubled home a run and Francisco Guzman singled in another for that five-run cushion. Wisconsin (7-13) rallied back in the top of the fifth. They loaded the bases on three singles against Peoria starting pitcher Rob Whitenack. A run scored on a wild pitch, but an overthrow on the play at the plate led to a runner being thrown out at third. So, the Rattlers were trailing 5-1 with two outs and a runner on second base. Whitenack walked Khris Davis and was pulled from the game. Peoria reliever Andres Quezada entered the game and walked Sean Halton to reload the bases. Pete Fatse took ball one from Quezada. The Rattlers right fielder lined the next pitch into the right field corner for a three-run triple and Wisconsin trailed by one run. The Rattlers got to Quezada again in the sixth inning. Carlos George tripled in the tying run. He would score the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. But, the Chiefs fought to maintain their unbeaten record at home to start 2010. Hiram Burgos gave up a single and a one-out ground rule double in the bottom of the seventh. Andre Lamontagne relieved Burgos and got a grounder to first off the bat of DJ Fitzgerald, but it was slow enough to get the tying run home. Mota was next and his single to center put the Chiefs up 7-6. The Rattlers did not quit. There were two outs and none on for Wisconsin in the top of the eighth. George kept the inning alive with his second triple of the night. D’Vontrey Richardson drew a walk. Scooter Gennett lined a 1-0 pitch to left-center to score George with the run to make the score 7-7. Lamontagne gave up a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth. A sacrifice bunt, an intentional walk, and a strikeout set the stage for Mota. He smacked an 0-1 pitch to left for the game-winning single. Peoria is 9-0 at O’Brien Field this season. Wisconsin continues their road trip with a stop in Beloit. The Rattlers start a four game series with their in-state rivals on Thursday night. Kyle Heckathorn (0-1, 2.25) is the scheduled starter for the Rattlers. Liam Hendriks (1-0, 0.41) is the scheduled starter for the Snappers. Wisconsin box score Another day, another close loss for Wisconsin. On the game-winning hit, Davis* charged the ball as the runner on second rounded third; Mehring seemed to think Davis had a great shot at throwing out the runner at the plate, but Davis overran the ball. Arnett's final line: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 wild pitches, 1 error. He has not yet allowed fewer runs than innings pitched this year. On the bright side, Gennett continues to be awesome, 2-4 with a walk. Richardson was hit by a pitch in addition to his walk and stole a base, but also struck out three times. Davis was 0-4 with a walk, Cameron Garfield was 1-4, and Chris Dennis was 0-5. *The PBP says the ball was hit to right, but the PBP lies. Wisconsin play-by-play

Final: Nashville 4, Memphis 2 Sounds Win 4-2 Over Division-Rival Redbirds NashvilleSounds.com NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds dropped the divisional-rival Memphis Redbirds, 4-2, on Throwback Thursday at historic Greer Stadium in the opener of a four-game series. Sounds starter Kameron Loe (3-1) twirled his second consecutive quality start in the victory, allowing two runs (zero earned) on seven hits with three strikeouts and no walks in seven innings. The 6-8 right-hander also induced three double plays during the first three innings. The Sounds jumped on the board in the opening frame and took an early 1-0 lead after second baseman Eric Farris hit a leadoff single to extend his team-high hitting streak to seven games. Farris advanced to second base on a Ray Olmedo sacrifice bunt and then swiped third for his team-leading fifth stolen base of the year. Joe Koshansky hit a sacrifice fly to shallow center with Farris coming home and sliding under the Bryan Anderson tag for the first run. Memphis outfielder Shane Robinson tied the game in the following frame with a two-out double that brought home Mark Hamilton. Nashville started another rally in the bottom of the fourth inning, adding three more runs to the Sounds' lead. Adam Heether started with the game with his second walk of the contest and went to third on a Koshansky double off the right field wall. Catcher Jonathan Lucroy plated both runners for the first two runs with another double that inning, and advanced to third on an infield bunt single by Norris Hopper. Johnny Raburn followed with a sacrifice fly to score Lucroy for the third run for a 4-1 Nashville lead. Left-hander Zach Braddock pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief, striking out five batters in the process. With a runner on first with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, Chris Smith fanned Mark Shorey with three pitches to lockdown his PCL-leading ninth save. Memphis left-hander Evan MacLane (1-3) surrendered four runs on six hits with five strikeouts and two walks over seven innings to take the loss. Olmedo also extended his hitting streak to six games with a 1-for-3 performance. The Sounds and division-rival Memphis Redbirds continue with the second game of a four-game series at 7:05 pm CT on Friday evening at historic Greer Stadium. Sounds southpaw Chuck Lofgren (3-1, 4.71) takes the mound against Redbirds right-hander Lance Lynn (0-1, 5.23). Nashville box scoreZach Braddock, ladies and gentlemen! The legend grows. This is the second time this year Braddock has been removed in the 9th inning so Smith could pick up a one-out save; I hope there are some steaks flowing in the opposite direction of the saves. No Sound had more than one hit; Koshansky, hit by a pitch to go along with his double, and Heether, with his two walks, were the only two to reach base more than once. I'm not sure if Farris was shaken up on the play at the plate, but he stayed in the game for two more innings until his turn in the order came up again, at which point he was pinch-hit for by Adam Stern, himself returning from an injury. I've typed the word "injury" at lot this year. Olmedo, in his brief time in left field before taking over for Farris at second, threw a runner out at home. Nashville play-by-play

Final: Birmingham 3, Huntsville 1 Huntsville box score The curse of the minor league outfielders continues, this time with Caleb Gindl as its victim; Gindl singled in the first and was removed for a pinch runner after an injury delay. Not much going on for the Stars' bats tonight. Zelous Wheeler had two hits, and Chris Errecart doubled and walked. Brett Lawrie and Taylor Green were each 1-4. Starter Chris Cody allowed two runs in five innings on five hits, three walks, and a hit batter, striking out three. Mike Jones took it from there and pitched pretty well, allowing just an unearned run in three innings on one hit, one walk, and one hit batter, striking out three. Huntsville play-by-play

More fielding hilarity from the Rattlers.

Chris Dennis's cousin is a bit of a hockey prospect.

Final: Clearwater 6, Brevard County 5 (10 innings) Brevard County box score The Manatees entered the 9th trailing by one, but Erik Komatsu's two-out RBI double tied it up; however, they'd go on to lose on a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th. Komatsu finished 3-5, while Juan Sanchez did him one better with a 4-5 performance and two doubles. There was a troubling aspect to Sanchez's line, though: his position. Sanchez was in center while normal center fielder Kentrail Davis didn't make an appearance a day after being removed from the game following a HBP, already the second time Davis has been injured this year. Hopefully this one doesn't require a DL stint. Josh Prince was 1-3 with a walk and a sacrifice, while Shawn Zarraga, in just his second game since being transferred to BC, was 1-4 and was hit by a pitch. On the bump, Brandon Ritchie got the start and allowed four runs in 3.2 innings. His tandem partner, Trey Watten, finished the game and got hung with the loss but pitched well overall, giving up two runs in four innings on four hits and a walk, striking out four and posting a sterling 8/0 GO/AO; in fact, the game-ending home run was the first fly ball he allowed all night. In between Ritchie and Watten, Evan Frederickson tossed 1.1 scoreless innings with two walks and no strikeouts. Brevard County play-by-play This says a lot about Zarraga's current prospect status: Brevard County Top 6th Juan Sanchez doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Steve Susdorf. Michael Roberts walks. Shawn Zarraga ground bunts into a force out, third baseman Cody Overbeck to shortstop Troy Hanzawa. Juan Sanchez out at 3rd. Michael Roberts to 2nd. Shawn Zarraga to 1st.

MLB Daily Dish did an interview with Odorizzi: Gotta work on the past tense there, Jake.

Odorizzi bringing the heat to a chilly Wisconsin spring Curt Rallo/MiLB.com Right-hander Jake Odorizzi isn't fazed when he sees his breath in the biting chill of Wisconsin in April. The native of Highland, Ill., can handle the cold weather and has handled Midwest League hitters so far this season. Odorizzi, who turned 20 on March 27, pitched five hitless innings in his Midwest League debut. In 12 innings this season, he's 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA, allowing only two runs on four hits and five walks while striking out 19. Standing 6-foot-2 and weighing 175 pounds, Odorizzi brings heat to the frigid spring. The impressive start marks a step forward for the 32nd overall pick in the 2008 Draft. He was 1-2 with a 3.48 ERA in his debut in the Rookie-level Arizona League, then went 1-4 with a 4.40 ERA last season in the Rookie-level Pioneer League. "It takes a little bit getting used to, throwing every fifth day," Odorizzi said. "The competition level is tough, but now I'm fully used to it. "Midway through last season, things just kind of kicked in. I'm comfortable with it and I haven't had problems since then." Odorizzi attributed his dominant start this season to Brewers coaches preparing him for a transition to full-season baseball and getting strong support from Timber Ratters teammates. "I'm throwing the ball pretty well and the team is playing great behind me," he said. "They're hitting the ball really well and playing good defense. They've put it all together and that makes for a good start." When Odorizzi steps on the mound, Midwest League opponents face an arsenal of weapons. He employs a four-seam fastball, slider, curve and changeup. "I had all those pitches in high school," Odorizzi said. "Now I'm working on perfecting them. The changeup is what I'm working on the most. That's my main emphasis." Odorizzi's effectiveness lies in keeping hitters off-balance with that four-pitch repertoire. "It gives the hitter a lot to think about," he said. "Even if it's a pitch I don't throw very much, it's still in the back of their minds that they could see it. I work hard at trying to keep hitters off-balance," he explained. "I work both sides of the plate and try to stay one step ahead of the hitter." Odorizzi is able to handle the expectations that come with being a first-round pick and has the patience required to develop in the Minor Leagues. "The Brewers are taking their time with me and I understand that," he said. "I came in with an open mind. Everybody wants to be progressed quickly, but there are always people ahead of you. You have to keep things in the right perspective. You can go out and pitch well and think you're ready, but the next outing, you might do terrible. It humbles you. You have to be patient." http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2010/04/29/XRuW6327.jpgJake Odorizzi is averaging 12.9 strikeouts per nine innings. (Chris Proctor/Four Seam Images)

Final: Peoria 4, Wisconsin 2 Rattlers can't stop Peoria's streak Chris Mehring/TimberRattlers.com PEORIA, IL – The Peoria Chiefs are still perfect at home in 2010, but the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers made them work for their eighth straight win at O’Brien Field to open the 2010 season. Wisconsin had a 2-0 lead, but the Chiefs scored three times in the sixth and held off the Rattlers on Wednesday night. The loss was the fourth straight for the Timber Rattlers. D’Vontrey Richardson’s speed got the Rattlers (7-12) a run in the top of the first inning. He started the game with a single and wound up at third after a pair of wild pitches by Peoria starting pitcher Su-Min Jung. Scooter Gennett sent a shallow popup into foul territory down the left field. The ball was caught by shortstop Hak-Ju Lee. Richardson sped home with the first run of the game. In the fourth inning, Wisconsin had runners at first and third with no outs. Cameron Garfield grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to score the runner from third for a 2-0 lead, The Rattlers had chances to extend the lead. They loaded the bases with one out in the fifth, but did not score. Garfield doubled with one out in the sixth, but Wisconsin could not cash in a run. It didn’t seem to matter. Rattlers starting pitcher Efrain Nieves pitched five scoreless innings and allowed three hits and struck out five. He turned the ball over to Jake Odorizzi to start the sixth inning. The game turned at that point. Justin Bour and Jonathon Mota started the bottom of the sixth with back-to-back singles. Richard Jones stepped in and popped a 2-2 pitch from Odorizzi into foul territory for what appeared to be the first out of the inning. But, the ball dropped in behind Joey Paciorek and Jones got another hack. He would line the next pitch for a two-run double to tie the game. Later in the sixth, Francisco Guzman drove in Jones with a sacrifice fly to put the Chiefs (12-8) in front 3-2. Odorizzi retired the first two batters of the Peoria seventh inning, but gave up a single to Greg Rohan. An error kept the inning alive and Mota made the Rattlers pay with an RBI single for a 4-2 Chiefs lead. Wisconsin threatened in the ninth, but could not score against Peoria closer Jordan Latham. The final game of the three game series is Thursday night. Eric Arnett (0-2, 11.57) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Rob Whitenack (2-1, 4.24) is the scheduled starter for the Chiefs. Wisconsin box score Disappointing outing for Odorizzi, but sounds like he got a little unlucky as well; I like that he didn't walk anyone. On the other hand, a great, heartening game from Nieves. Richardson drew a walk in addition to his single, which I also like, though he continues to strike out at a frightening pace with two more today. Gennett added a double to go along with his sac fly, but committed his 5th error. Khris Davis was 0-2 with a walk and a HBP in his return to action after an apparent hand injury. Cameron Garfield was 2-4 with a double, and Chris Dennis and Joey Paciorek each 2-3 with a walk. Wisconsin play-by-play The aborted 9th inning rally: Wisconsin Top 9th Joseph Paciorek walks. Michael Marseco singles on a line drive to left fielder Richard Jones. Joseph Paciorek to 2nd. D' Vontrey Richardson flies into double play, center fielder Jose Valdez to third baseman Greg Rohan. Joseph Paciorek out at 3rd on the throw. Ryan Gennett strikes out swinging. Dennis was also thrown out at home in the 2nd inning trying to score from second on Paciorek's single to right.

Project Prospect's 2010 draft board.

Rattler Radio: Game notes Tonight's pitchers Starting lineup Great to see Khris Davis back in the lineup.

Final: Brevard County 8, Clearwater 0 Brevard County box score Cody Scarpetta pitched very well, going five scoreless on four hits, striking out four and walking just one. Lucas Luetge backed him up with three almost-perfect innings, a single being the only blemish (I never realized until now that the lefty's initials are LLL--very apropos). Matt Cline had a nice 3-4 day at the plate, and Brock Kjeldgaard was 2-5; each had a double. Kentrail Davis was 1-2 and was hit by a pitch, but as I said above, he was apparently hurt on either the HBP or the subsequent baserunning and was removed from the game. Dangerous time to be a Brewers minor league outfielder. Erik Komatsu also was hit by a pitch, but miraculously avoided injury. Josh Prince rapped his first triple of the year and also walked. Brevard County play-by-play More baserunning fun: Brevard County Top 3rd Erik Komatsu flies out to right fielder D'Arby Myers. Kentrail Davis singles on a ground ball to first baseman Jim Murphy. Brock Kjeldgaard lines into double play, third baseman Cody Overbeck to first baseman Jim Murphy. Kentrail Davis doubled off 1st.

Looks like Kentrail Davis might have gotten injured again: Kentrail Davis hit by pitch. Josh Prince scores. Sergio Miranda to 3rd. Erik Komatsu to 2nd. Brock Kjeldgaard doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder D'Arby Myers. Sergio Miranda scores. Erik Komatsu scores. Kentrail Davis to 3rd. Pitcher Change: Jon Velasquez replaces J. Ramirez. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Juan Sanchez replaces Kentrail Davis. A little odd that he wasn't removed immediately; maybe he got hit somewhere on the leg and it tightened up after running the bases?

Final: Chattanooga 4, Huntsville 2 Huntsville box score Michael Bowman allowed three runs on six hits and three walks in six innings with 5 K's, but the Stars' offense couldn't get going. Only Taylor Green, 1-3 with a walk, was on base more than once. Brett Lawrie was 0-3 with a walk, Caleb Gindl notched a double, and Martin Maldonado knocked a solo homer. Huntsville play-by-play After already plating one to narrow the margin to two runs, the Stars had the tying runs on base for Steffan Wilson with two down in the 9th, but he struck out. They could have scored in the 4th, but Zelous Wheeler was thrown out trying to stretch his single into a double: Huntsville Bottom 4th Brett Lawrie pops out to shortstop Dee Gordon. Caleb Gindl doubles (6) on a fly ball to right fielder Scott Van Slyke. Zelous Wheeler singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Lambo. Caleb Gindl to 3rd. Zelous Wheeler out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Andrew Lambo to catcher Jessie Mier to shortstop Dee Gordon. Taylor Green strikes out swinging.

To replace Cain on the Stars roster, Brett Dowdy was transferred to Huntsville from Nashville.

Rattler Radio: Guts

Final: Chattanooga 12, Huntsville 3 Huntsville box scoreUh, Mark Rogers pitched in this game; so did Chuckie Caufield and Chris Errecart. The latter two combined for two scoreless innings, while the former got one more out while allowing ten more runs. So, yeah, not the greatest start, but "only" five of them were earned, and it's still fewer runs per inning than Trevor Hoffman gave up today. Errecart had a pretty nice day all around, 2-3 at the plate with a double and a walk to go along with his fireman act. Caleb Gindl was 2-4, and Zelous Wheeler smacked his second homer in as many games. Taylor Green was 0-4 and Brett Lawrie 1-5 with three strikeouts. Huntsville play-by-play In between the four-run 1st and more-run 3rd, Rogers actually managed a scoreless, four-batter 2nd inning. Caufield's perfect 8th: Chattanooga Top 8th Pitcher Change: Chuck Caufield replaces Robert Hinton, batting 9th. Eduardo Perez flies out to right fielder Caleb Gindl. Tommy Giles flies out to center fielder Lee Haydel. Mike Rivera grounds out, third baseman Taylor Green to first baseman Chris Errecart.

Final: Peoria 5, Wisconsin 4 Late Peoria homer foils Rattlers comeback Chris Mehring/TimberRattlers.com PEORIA, IL – The Peoria Chiefs have two home runs this season. Greg Rohan has both of them. His second long ball of the year snapped a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Chiefs a 5-4 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Tuesday night at O’Brien Field. The Rattlers rallied with three runs in the top of the eighth inning to tie the game, but the blast from Rohan sent Wisconsin to their third straight loss. The Chiefs (11-8) struck first with three runs in the bottom of the third inning. Francisco Guzman started the inning with a bunt single. Hak-Ju Lee doubled to put two runners in scoring position. Logan Watkins followed with a triple to right to push both runners across the plate. Matt Cerda was next and his fly ball to right was deep enough to score Watkins with the third run of the inning. Wisconsin (7-11) got one of those runs back in the top of the fourth inning on a two-out RBI single by Sean Halton. But, a two-out RBI single by Guzman in the bottom of the fourth put the Chiefs in front 4-1. The score stayed that way until the Rattlers scrapped together a three-run rally in the top of the eighth inning. Scooter Gennett walked and Chris Dennis singled to right on a hit-and-run to put Gennett on third. Pete Fatse sent a fly ball to the warning track in left that was dropped. Gennett scored, Dennis took second, and Fatse reached. A sacrifice bunt moved both runners into scoring position. Halton sent Dennis home from third and Fatse to third with an RBI grounder. Fatse scored the tying run on a wild pitch. Chad Robinson got ahead of Rohan 0-1, but the next pitch was driven over the left field wall and the Chiefs were back in the lead. James Leverton, who blew the save in the top of the eighth inning, pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second win of the season. Game two of the series is Wednesday night. Efrain Nieves (1-2, 6.75) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Peoria sends Su-Min Jung (3-0, 0.00) to the mound. Wisconsin box score Damon Krestalude started and allowed four runs in five innings on six hits and a walk, striking out five. Gennett finished 2-4 with a walk and was caught stealing. Dennis's single was his lone hit of the game; he struck out three times. D'Vontrey Richardson finished 0-4 with a walk and was picked off first (without checking, I think at least the third time he's been picked off this year), and Cameron Garfield was 0-2 with a walk and a sac bunt. Carlos George had two hits but an equal amount of errors, already eight of the latter on the year. Wisconsin play-by-play Gennett tried to score from third on Fatse's grounder to first in the 4th inning but was thrown out at home. The Rattlers had the bases loaded and nobody out in the 5th but couldn't score: Wisconsin Top 5th Carlos George singles on a line drive to right fielder Francisco Guzman, deflected by pitcher Kenneth McNutt. Franklin Romero singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Kenneth McNutt. Carlos George to 2nd. With D' Vontrey Richardson batting, wild pitch by Kenneth McNutt, Carlos George to 3rd. Franklin Romero to 2nd. D' Vontrey Richardson walks. Ryan Gennett lines into double play, shortstop Hak-Ju Lee to second baseman Logan Watkins. Franklin Romero doubled off 2nd. Chris Dennis strikes out swinging.

Clearwater Offense Silent In 3-0 Loss To Brevard Adrian Martinez/ClearwaterThreshers.com CLEARWATER, Fla. - The offense struggled tonight as the Clearwater Threshers (11-7) managed just four hits, falling to the Brevard County Manatees (7-11) 3-0 in the opening game of the series. Chris Capuano (1-0) and Daniel Merklinger combined on the shut out for the Manatees. Capuano, a 2006 National League all-star for the Milwaukee Brewers, made his first rehab start of 2010 after undergoing a second Tommy John surgery last year. The southpaw scattered three hits and stuck out five in five innings. Merklinger followed with four more scoreless innings for his first save of the year. Brevard threatened to score early on in the first inning but was denied when right fielder Brian Gump nailed Josh Prince at the plate trying to tag up on a fly ball. Brevard also had runners in scoring position in the fourth and fifth inning but Clearwater starter Jesus Sanchez (0-3) was able to escape unscathed. The Manatees finally broke through in the top half of the sixth inning with a pair of singles followed by a pair of fly balls to plate the first run. Then Erik Miller clubbed a single up the middle to score the second run for Brevard. That would be all from Sanchez who worked six innings, surrendering the two runs on six hits and striking out four. After Tyler Cloyd worked a scoreless seventh for the Threshers, Korey Noles allowed the three hitters he faced to reach base in the eighth. Chris Kissock then came on gave up an RBI single to Sergio Miranda, then picked up a strike out and a double play to get out of the jam. The Threshers were 0-3 on the night with runners in scoring position and struck out 10 times, reaching double-digits for the second time this season. Fidel Hernandez did record a hit in the ninth inning to extend his hit-streak to nine games. The two teams square off again Wednesday afternoon at 1 p.m. as Cody Scarpetta (1-2) will face J.C. Ramirez (2-0) during Senior Citizens Day at Bright House Field.

Final: Brevard County 3, Clearwater 0 Brevard County box score Chris Capuano's road back to the big leagues got off to a good start. Everyone's favorite vamire-loving lefty tossed five scoreless innings, striking out five, walking none, and allowing three hits. Dan Merklinger, who is also left-handed, though I'm not sure his stance on nosferatu, was even better, striking out five in four scoreless innings to finish the game, walking none and surrendering just one hit. Sergio Miranda led the Manatees offense with three hits and two stolen bases, while Kentrail Davis and Erik Miller had two base knocks and a steal each, and Erik Komatsu walked twice. Josh Prince was 1-5. Brevard County play-by-play Okay, I know I said that BC should take chances on the bases because of the low run environment, but it sure seems like they're getting thrown out at home a lot: Brevard County Top 1st Josh Prince singles on a line drive to center fielder Anthony Gose. Sergio Miranda singles on a line drive to right fielder Brian Gump. Josh Prince to 3rd. Erik Komatsu flies into double play, right fielder Brian Gump to catcher Tim Kennelly. Josh Prince out at home on the throw. With Kentrail Davis batting, Sergio Miranda steals (2) 2nd base. Kentrail Davis called out on strikes.

Rattler Radio: Game notes Tonight's pitcher Starting lineup

Final: Nashville 12, New Orleans 1 Sounds Score 12 For Series Sweep NashvilleSounds.com METAIRIE, La. - The Nashville Sounds exploded to score 12 runs and sweep the New Orleans Zephyrs on Wednesday afternoon at Zephyr Field in the finale of a four-game series. With the best record in the Pacific Coast League at 14-6, Nashville has already recorded its second sweep of the season and move to a PCL best 11-1 on the road. Sounds starting pitcher Chase Wright (2-0) had a career day, allowing six hits with a strikeout and a walk over seven shutout innings in his team-leading third quality start of the season. The southpaw also went a career high 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored at the plate. Nashville recorded both season-highs with 12 runs and 17 hits in the victory, while going 7-for-16 with runners in scoring position. Catcher Jonathan Lucroy posted a season-high four hits, while infielders Eric Farris and Ray Olmedo each added two hits and three runs scored. Wright helped his own cause in the top of the third inning, singling to left field to begin the rally. Farris followed with another base hit and moved Wright to third base. Olmedo then sacrificed Wright home for the club's first run with Joe Koshansky and [Norris Hopper] driving home the next two runs for a Nashville 3-0 lead. The Sounds extended the lead in the following frame, scoring both runs with two outs for a 5-0 advantage. Farris doubled and again was brought home by Olmedo for the first run. Adam Heether then doubled home Olmedo for the other score. Nashville tacked on three additional runs in the in the top of the sixth inning, as Wright reached base via walk to start the damage. After Olmedo singled again, Wright scored his second run on a Hector Luna throwing error. Koshansky drove home the next run with another base-knock to right field, with Hopper plating the final run of the inning with an infield groundout. Wright led off the following inning with his third hit of the game, followed by Farris' second double that advanced Wright to third. After an Olmedo walk, Heether was hit by Chris Schroder's first pitch of the at-bat that brought home Wright and made it 9-0. Lucroy's fourth hit brought home the next run, with Hopper and Johnny Raburn each drawing based loaded walks for a 12-0 lead. New Orleans' lone run came in the eighth inning as outfielder Jason Lane singled home pitcher Taylor Tankersley. Zephyrs starting pitcher Jorge Sosa was taken out the game after the fourth inning after allowing five runs on 10 hits with four strikeouts to earn the loss (1-1). Schroder was tagged for four runs in 1 1/3 innings in relief. A.J. Murray allowed one run in one inning in relief while Mitch Stetter ended the contest with a scoreless frame. After an off day tomorrow, the Sounds travel back to Music City to welcome the 2009 PCL Champion and American Northern division-rival Memphis Redbirds for Thursday evening's 7:05 pm CT contest at historic Greer Stadium. Right-hander Kameron Loe (2-1, 3.70) takes the hill for Nashville against Redbirds southpaw Evan MacLane (1-2, 3.71). http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2010/04/27/LrUzarbK.jpg Chase Wright (Mike Strasinger/Nashville Sounds) Nashville box scoreHow do you get four hits while your team scores 12 runs and only have one (R+RBI)? Mitch Stetter's now put up 6.1 scoreless innings since his demotion; I hope Jeff Suppan is writing him frequently, preferably with checks included, grandma-style. Three different pitchers drew walks today; the two walks to Zephyrs pitchers were the only free passes handed out by the Sounds today--go figure. Nashville play-by-play

Well, it's a lot better than throwing in the 80s like he was last year.