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Final: Nashville 5, New Orleans 3 (10 innings) Sounds Win 4th Straight, Top Z's In 10 NashvilleSounds.com METAIRIE, La. - Shortstop Luis Cruz delivered a two-run single in the top of the tenth inning to propel the Nashville Sounds to an exciting, come-from-behind 5-3 victory over the New Orleans Zephyrs on Monday evening at Zephyr Field. It was the fourth straight win for Nashville (13-6), which improved to 10-1 in road games and 2-1 when playing extra frames this season. After trailing 3-1 in the eighth, the Sounds rallied to a late tie before pushing ahead for the first time all night in the decisive tenth. Erick Almonte drew a one-out walk from Zephyrs reliever Jose Veras to get things started in the tenth. Norris Hopper (3-for-5) followed with a double to right to put two runners in scoring position for Cruz, who plated both men with his game-winning single to center. Sounds closer Chris Smith retired New Orleans in order in the bottom of the tenth to preserve the victory and earn his league-leading eighth save of the year. The late Nashville rally made a winner out of John Axford (2-2), who fanned two batters in one scoreless frame of work. Veras (0-1) was saddled with the loss after surrendering a pair of runs in his lone inning. The Zephyrs grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first on third baseman Hector Luna's fourth home run of the season, a two-out solo shot to center off Sounds starter Chris Waters. New Orleans doubled its advantage in the third when Luna struck again with two down, plating Bryan Petersen with an RBI single to left. The Sounds halved the lead to 2-1 in the fifth. Ben Johnson doubled to right with one out and later scored in unearned fashion when Eric Farris extended his season-best hitting streak to five games with a two-out infield single. Luna committed a throwing error from the hot corner on the play, allowing Johnson to put Nashville on the board. The Z's added a run in the bottom of the sixth to push the lead to 3-1 but missed an opportunity for much more after loading the bases with no outs against Waters. After the left-hander struck out Jones for the first out, Petersen plated Scott Cousins with a single to center before Waters popped up Emilio Bonafacio and reliever Tim Dillard came on to leave the sacks full of New Orleans baserunners when he induced an inning-ending groundout from Luna. Nashville rallied for a pair of runs to tie the contest at 3-3 in the eighth. Pinch-hitter Brett Dowdy led off with a single against Jones then scored to make it a one-run affair on Ray Olmedo's one-out double to left, which chased the New Orleans starter. After Olmedo stole third, Zephyrs reliever Kasey Olenberger caught Adam Heether looking before another two-out Z's fielding gaff cost the home team. Shortstop Ryan Klosterman was unable to handle an Almonte grounder, allowing Olmedo to cross the dish with the tying run. Jones, who left in line for a victory following a quality start for the Z's, was left with a no-decision after holding the Sounds to three runs (one earned) on five hits over his 7 1/3 innings. Nashville will try to secure a four-game sweep when the teams wrap up the series with an 11:30 a.m. contest on Tuesday morning. Left-hander Chase Wright (1-0, 3.63) will man the bump for the Sounds to face New Orleans right-hander Jorge Sosa (1-0, 1.80). Nashville box scoreHeether was 0-5. Farris stole his fourth base. Jonathan Lucroy got the day off.http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t556&gid=2010_04_26_nasaaa_nozaaa_1&cid=556&t=g_box Nashville play-by-play

Final: Huntsville 8, Chattanooga 2 Huntsville box score Alex Periard had his best start of the young season, giving up two runs in five innings on seven hits while striking out five against one walk. His sinker was working, to the tune of a 6/2 GO/AO. Mike McClendon and Brandon Kintzler each kept their ERAs zeroed with four scoreless innings between them to finish the game; nice to see McClendon, who hadn't pitched in a week. Zelous Wheeler, doing his best to live up to the cleanup spot he inherited from Jonathan Lucroy, knocked a three-run homer and finished 2-3 with a walk; Caleb Gindl was also 2-3 with a free pass. Brett Lawrie finished 1-4 with a walk, as did Lee Haydel, filling in at leadoff for the injured Lorenzo Cain. Taylor Green was 1-4. Huntsville play-by-play Jim Henderson must put on a show in batting practice. The reliever pinch hit again, striking out for Periard in the 5th.

I just asked him and he said they don't have a radar gun but he's guessing 90-92.

He came up limping following a double yesterday, apparently after injuring his left hamstring, and was removed from the game; no word on the severity yet.

Cain's out of the lineup for Huntsville.

Zduriencik on Kotchman:

Final: Chattanooga 7, Huntsville 5 (7 innings) Huntsville box score Alex Periard didn't make the start as expected, leaving Mike Jones to bump it for the Stars. The first inning saw Jones allow five runs, though he settled in and tossed two more much-needed innings without allowing a run. Jim Henderson relieved and allowed two runs, the first he's surrendered all year, which turned out to be the margin of victory. Lorenzo Cain smacked a two-RBI double in the 4th, but injured his left hamstring on the play and was removed for a pinch runner; no update yet on either Cain or Periard. Brett Lawrie was 1-4, his one hit being a bases-loaded single that was hit so hard that only one run could score. The Stars' other stars, Caleb Gindl and Taylor Green, didn't start after playing in the first game, though Green did go 0-1 as a pinch hitter. Huntsville play-by-play The Stars had plenty of chances to add some more runs, but this stands out as the most glaring of missed opportunities: Huntsville Bottom 3rd Sean McCraw singles on a fly ball to center fielder Trayvon Robinson. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Jim Henderson replaces Mike Jones. Jim Henderson walks. Sean McCraw to 2nd. Coaching visit to mound. Lorenzo Cain walks. Sean McCraw to 3rd. Jim Henderson to 2nd. Brett Lawrie singles on a fly ball to left fielder Tommy Giles. Sean McCraw scores. Jim Henderson to 3rd. Lorenzo Cain to 2nd. Zelous Wheeler flies out to right fielder Scott Van Slyke. Steffan Wilson strikes out swinging. Chris Errecart grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Anthony Hatch. Lorenzo Cain out at 3rd.

Final: Nashville 3, New Orleans 2 Sounds Win 3-2 Over Zephyrs NashvilleSounds.com METAIRIE, La. - The Nashville Sounds beat the New Orleans Zephyrs 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Zephyr Field in the second game of a four-game series. Sounds right fielder Johnny Raburn went 2-for-3 with a double and the go-ahead, two-run triple in the sixth inning in the victory. The top three batters in the Nashville lineup also went a combined 6-for-14. The Sounds took a quick 1-0 lead in the opening frame as Sounds leadoff hitter Eric Farris reached base with a single to center field. Ray Olmedo then singled with Farris advancing to third base. The next batter Adam Heether followed with a sacrifice fly to left field for his team-leading 10th RBI for Nashville's first run. New Orleans took the lead back in the next inning as Danny Richar belted a two-run homer to right center field, his second home run of the season. Nashville started a rally in the top of the sixth inning when catcher Jonathan Lucroy recorded a base hit to left field followed by a Norris Hopper walk. Coming into the ballgame later in the inning to relieve starter Ryan Tucker, Brian Lawrence then offered up a two-run triple to Raburn that put the Sounds ahead for good at 3-2. Nashville's bullpen was dominating again in the win, as Zack Braddock, Mitch Stetter, and Chris Smith combined for four scoreless innings. Braddock and Stetter have yet to allow a run thus far this season, while Smith picked up his PCL-leading seventh save in the victory. Sounds starter Marco Estrada (1-0) had another great outing to pick up his first win of the season, surrendering just two runs on four hits with four strikeouts in five innings. Tucker (0-1) took the loss, allowing three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched. The Sounds and Zephyrs continue with the third game of a four-game series at 7:00 pm CT on Monday evening at Zephyr Field. Left-hander starter Chris Waters (2-0, 3.78) takes the hill for Nashville against New Orleans southpaw Hunter Jones (0-1, 4.20). Nashville box scoreAs I mentioned above, it seems odd that Estrada was removed after only 66 pitches. Braddock struck out three in two scoreless innings, allowing just a walk. Stetter was left in after pitching the 8th to face the lefty leading off the 9th and then removed for Smith--I like that bullpen management. Farris was 3-5, Lucroy 2-4, and Heether 1-4. Nashville play-by-play

Brevard County rallies twice, tops Daytona in 14 innings Frank Longobardo/ManateesBaseball.com In an epic Sunday afternoon showdown, the Brevard County Manatees rallied twice to defeat the Daytona Cubs 5-4 in 14 innings. After nine scoreless innings, the Cubs were able to break the tie and score three runs in the tenth. In the bottom of the inning with two outs and the bases loaded, Juan Sanchez singled to right to score Sergio Miranda and Kentrail Davis to cut the deficit to 3-2. Anderson De La Rosa came up next and singled to left to score Sanchez and tie the game at 3-3 After three more scoreless innings, Daytona plated one in the 14th on a ground-rule double by Brett Jackson. Down 4-3 going to the bottom of the 14th, the Manatees still had one more rally left in them. Davis and Brock Kjeldgaard each singled off of Daytona's Oswaldo Martinez to lead off the inning and knocked him out of the game after 3 1/3 innings of relief work. Chris Siegfried entered the game for the Cubs and fielded a bunt by Erik Miller and tried to get Davis out at third but threw the ball away, allowing Davis to score and tie the game. Another throwing error by Siegfried to third base on a bunt attempt by Sanchez, allowed Kjeldgaard to reach third safely and put the winning run 90 feet away. It would be De La Rosa, who tied the game in the ninth, that singled to center to score Kjeldgaard and complete a second Manatees rally and win the game 5-4. Manatees starter Wily Peralta threw six shutout innings and allowed just four hits, while walking two and striking out five. Corey Frerichs and Nick Green followed Peralta with three innings of perfect relief. Daniel Meadows threw four solid innings for Brevard County as he gave up one run on four hits and ended up the winner in Sunday's marathon game. After an off day on Monday, the Manatees will hit the road again for a six-game road trip beginning with a three-game series against the Clearwater Threshers. The first game of that series will be Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.

Lorenzo Cain was just pulled from the game after coming up lame on a double. They're speculating it's his left hamstring; he has of course had hamstring problems in the past.

First pinch-hitter off the bench for the Stars is...Jim Henderson. Naturally, he draws a four-pitch walk.

Final: Brevard County 5, Daytona 4 (14 innings) Brevard County box score Eamus Manati! Jealous that Huntsville got to play 14 innings today, BC decided to as well. The game was scoreless through nine innings before the teams traded three-spots in the 10th; the Cubs took the lead again in the top of the 14th but couldn't get a single out in the bottom of the frame as the Manatees got two runs to win it. Wily Peralta was great, striking out five and walking two in six shutout innings, allowing four hits and getting nine ground outs against just two air outs. Dan Meadows got a well-deserved win in relief, as he ate the last four innings, the first three scoreless. Kentrail Davis, in his return to action, went 1-5 with a walk, his leadoff single in the 14th keying the winning rally. Brock Kjeldgaard was on base three times with a single, a walk, and a HBP. Josh Prince was 1-5 with a walk in the leadoff spot. Juan Sanchez had a nice three-hit day, and Anderson de la Rosa was 2-4 with a walk; it was his single that won the game. Erik Komatsu cooled off with an 0-6 showing. Brevard County play-by-play The two rallies: Brevard County Bottom 10th Sergio Miranda singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Perez. Erik Komatsu grounds out, first baseman Marwin Gonzalez to pitcher Mike Perconte. Sergio Miranda to 2nd. Kentrail Davis walks. Brock Kjeldgaard hit by pitch. Sergio Miranda to 3rd. Kentrail Davis to 2nd. Erik Miller pops out to first baseman Marwin Gonzalez in foul territory. Juan Sanchez singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyler Burke. Sergio Miranda scores. Kentrail Davis scores. Brock Kjeldgaard to 3rd. Anderson De La Rosa singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Perez. Brock Kjeldgaard scores. Juan Sanchez to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Oswaldo Martinez replaces Mike Perconte. Steve Braun grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Junior Lake. Anderson De La Rosa out at 2nd. Brevard County Bottom 14th Kentrail Davis singles on a line drive to center fielder Brett Jackson. Brock Kjeldgaard singles on a line drive to left fielder Smaily Borges. Kentrail Davis to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Chris Siegfried replaces Oswaldo Martinez. Erik Miller reaches on throwing error by pitcher Chris Siegfried. Kentrail Davis scores. Brock Kjeldgaard to 2nd. Juan Sanchez reaches on throwing error by pitcher Chris Siegfried. Brock Kjeldgaard to 3rd. Erik Miller to 2nd. Anderson De La Rosa singles on a fly ball to right fielder Kyler Burke. Brock Kjeldgaard scores. Erik Miller to 3rd. Juan Sanchez to 2nd. Nice to have the other team's defense bite them for a change. The game-winning hit by ADLR sounded like it could have been caught, but Burke let it drop in hopes of it going foul, as he wouldn't have had a chance to throw out Kjeldgaard at the plate if he'd caught it.

Not sure if there's anything wrong with Alex Periard, but Mike Jones got the start for the Stars in the second game. EDIT: And what's with pulling Marco Estrada after five innings and only 66 pitches and bringing in...Zach Braddock? It's only 3-2--they might need him later!

Haha, Steve Braun's nickname is apparently the "Hebrew Hoover". I like it.

Final: Huntsville 7, Chattanooga 1 (7 innings) Huntsville box score Amaury Rivas was extremely effective again today, allowing just an unearned run in an (abbreviated) complete-game four-hitter. Had the game not been foreshortened, Rivas might have gone all nine innings; he needed just 82 pitches as it was. He continues to battle his control a bit, walking three and posting a pedestrian 60% strike percentage, and we'd love to see more traditional dominance (only five strikeouts), but the 12/1 ground out/fly out ratio is dominance of a difference flavor and certainly worthy of notice. Rivas was a particularly ground ball-oriented pitcher last year and was even less so in his first three starts, so we'll have to see if this the start of a new trend or an anomaly. For the hitters, Lorenzo Cain really wishes Logan Schafer would hurry up and get healthy so he can join Jonathan Lucroy in Nashville: 3-4 today with his first homer of the year. Brett Lawrie was 1-4 with two strikeouts, Taylor Green 0-2 with a walk (no doubles two days in a row--must be black magic), and Caleb Gindl 0-4. Zelous Wheeler and Martin Maldonado were perfect, the former 2-2 with a double and a walk and the latter 1-1 with a double, walk, and sac fly. Huntsville play-by-play The Stars batted around in the 3rd: Huntsville Bottom 3rd Lorenzo Cain singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Lambo. Brett Lawrie singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Lambo. Lorenzo Cain to 2nd. Caleb Gindl flies out to center fielder Trayvon Robinson. Zelous Wheeler doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Trayvon Robinson. Lorenzo Cain scores. Brett Lawrie scores. Coaching visit to mound. Taylor Green walks. Steffan Wilson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Trayvon Robinson. Zelous Wheeler scores. Taylor Green to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Timothy Sexton replaces Chris Withrow, batting 9th. Lee Haydel called out on strikes. Martin Maldonado doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Tommy Giles. Taylor Green scores. Steffan Wilson scores. Amaury Rivas called out on strikes.

After Flores struggled again in the 11th, Dan Meadows came on and got out of a bases-loaded jam unscathed.

Lorenzo Cain's first homer of the year is a welcome sight. He had developed useful power by 2008, but seemed to be robbed of it by the knee injury. All three of his extra base hits have come in the last week, and all were on fly balls, much more encouraging than grounders down the line.

Isom's player evaluations are really candid and insightful.

Final: Nashville 8, New Orleans 3 Lofgren Uses Arm, Bat To Lead Sounds Past Z's NashvilleSounds.com METAIRIE, La. - Nashville left-hander Chuck Lofgren turned in a solid five-inning start on the hill and drove in three runs at the plate to lead the Sounds to an 8-3 win over the New Orleans Zephyrs on Saturday evening at Zephyr Field in the opener of a four-game series. With the victory, Nashville (11-6) picked up its third win in the last four contests and improved to 8-1 on the road this season. Lofgren (3-1) allowed three runs on five hits over five innings to notch his third win in four starts to begin the year for Nashville. The southpaw added a 2-for-3, three-RBI effort at the plate; all three of the hurler's RBIs came with two outs. The eight runs scored marked the highest scoring output for Nashville this season. Lofgren led a group of five Sounds batters who recorded two-hit efforts as the visitors rapped out a season-high 12 hits on the evening Sounds third baseman Adam Heether (2-for-5) got the scoring started with a two-out solo homer to left in the top of the first inning. The blast, Heether's team-leading fifth of the year, came against Z's starter Rick VandenHurk. New Orleans quickly answered in the home half of the frame against Lofgren. Emilio Bonfacio led off with a triple to right and scored to make it a 1-1 contest when Bryan Peterson followed with an RBI single to center. Lofgren, who handles the lumber well, helped his own cause in the second by ripping a two-out, two-run double to center off VandenHurk to give Nashville a 3-1 advantage. Jonathan Lucroy (2-for-4), who singled to open the frame, and Johnny Raburn, who drew a two-out walk, scored on the two-bagger. The Z's pulled back within a run at 3-2 in the bottom of the second when catcher Brad Davis slugged his first home run of the year, a leadoff solo shot to left off Lofgren. Nashville added to its lead in the fourth, plating a pair of two-out runs to make it a 5-2 game. Lofgren again helped his own cause when his single to center brought Norris Hopper plateward, and Eric Farris followed with an RBI knock of his own to right. A pair of two-out walks came back to haunt Lofgren in the bottom of the fourth as pinch-hitter Alejandro Machado pulled the home team back within two at 5-3 with a two-out RBI single to center. The Sounds tacked on three insurance runs in the eighth against New Orleans reliever Jose Veras to extend the lead to 8-3. Joe Koshansky led off with a walk and moved to third on a Lucroy double before both players scored on Hopper's two-run double to right. Hopper later scored on pinch-hitter Erick Almonte's RBI fielder's choice to third. Nashville had the bases loaded with only one out later in the frame but Zephyrs reliever Adalberto Mendez stifled any further rally by inducing an inning-ending, line drive double play from Luis Cruz. The Sounds' bullpen continued its impressive early-season performance, as three hurlers combined for four scoreless frames to keep New Orleans off the board in the late innings. David Johnson followed Lofgren to the hill and worked a pair of hitless frames, fanning two batters. John Axford added a scoreless eighth, retiring the side on 13 pitches including a pair of strikeouts, before left-hander A.J. Murray closed out the win by working around a pair of baserunners in a scoreless ninth, leaving two men on board as he struck out the game's final two batters. VandenHurk (1-1) lasted only four frames for the Z's, allowing five runs on six hits in absorbing his first loss of the year. The teams continue the series with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday afternoon. Right-hander Marco Estrada (0-0, 2.50) will man the bump for the Sounds to face New Orleans right-hander Ryan Tucker (0-0, 3.38). http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2010/04/24/xPJjdRga.jpg Nashville box scoreLofgren walked three and struck out two. I love pitchers who love to hit; there's not much more satisfying than two-out RBI doubles from your starter. Nice to see Axford with a perfect, dominant inning after he'd been scored upon in his last two outings, and of course it's great to see Lucroy post his first multi-hit game at AAA. Nashville play-by-play

Final: Daytona 1, Brevard County 0 Brevard County box score Mike Fiers is pretty much your sole highlight here. He struck out seven in seven innings, allowing the sole run of the game on a solo homer, one of only four hits he surrendered. He walked none and hit a batter. At the plate, Erik Komatsu continued his hot streak by going 2-4 and is now 18 for his last 32. The only other Manatee to reach base more than once was Matt Cline with a single and a walk, as Cubs prospect Dae-Eun Rhee limited the 'Tees to just two baserunners in first six innings. Still no Kentrail Davis; we heard that his injury wasn't serious and that he'd be activated as soon as he was eligible to return, but it's several days past that now with no sign of him. Brevard County play-by-play When you're as limited offensively as BC, I suppose you have to take chances on the bases, but this attempt to tie the game didn't pay off: Brevard County Bottom 7th Pitcher Change: Aaron Shafer replaces Dae-Eun Rhee. Erik Komatsu reaches on fielding error by shortstop Junior Lake. Brock Kjeldgaard strikes out swinging. Erik Miller singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Perez. Erik Komatsu to 2nd. Juan Sanchez singles on a ground ball to shortstop Junior Lake. Erik Komatsu out at home, shortstop Junior Lake to catcher Michael Brenly. Erik Miller to 2nd. Anderson De La Rosa flies out to right fielder Kyler Burke. Another potential rally was short-circuited in the next inning: Brevard County Bottom 8th Michael Roberts grounds out, third baseman DJ LeMahieu to first baseman Matthew Spencer. Matt Cline singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Perez. Josh Prince reaches on fielding error by shortstop Junior Lake. Matt Cline to 2nd. Sergio Miranda lines into double play, second baseman Marwin Gonzalez to first baseman Matthew Spencer. Josh Prince doubled off 1st.

Rattler Radio: What Chris's gut is telling him

Huntsville game recap by Aaron Morse from announcer Chad Anderson's blog.

Final: Beloit 7, Wisconsin 5 Snappers' 9th inning rally beats Rattlers Chris Mehring/TimberRattlers.com GRAND CHUTE, WI – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers fought back to tie the Beloit Snappers with three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. But, the Snappers scored twice in the top of the ninth inning and held off Wisconsin for a 7-5 win on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Field. Wisconsin (7-10) got a pair of two-out RBI hits in the bottom of the first inning to grab a 2-0 lead against a nemesis. Scooter Gennett doubled with one out, but he was still at second with two outs. Pete Fatse drove in Gennett with a triple. Sean Halton followed with an RBI double. That was about all the Rattlers could manage against Beloit starting pitcher Daniel Osterbrock on the day. Beloit (10-7) answered with a pair of runs in the top of the second. Rattlers starting pitcher Del Howell walked the leadoff batter to start the inning. Yosmil Pinto was next and his RBI double knocked in the first run. Another walk and a single loaded the bases and Howell threw a wild pitch that let Pinto score the tying run. The game remained tied 2-2 until the sixth inning. Aaron Hicks homered off reliever Nick Bucci with one out in the top of the frame to put the Snappers up 3-2. Bucci got the second out of the inning, but walked Brian Dozier. Angel Morales was next and hit a two-run homer to left to make the score 5-2. The rain started falling in the top of the seventh. After Osterbrock got the final out of the bottom of the seventh, the umpires called for the tarp to be put on the field. Osterbrock made three starts against the Rattlers in 2009 and went 3-0 with a 1.42 ERA. He would be in line for a fourth win in four starts against the Rattlers after he went seven innings with eight strikeouts. The rain delay lasted 81 minutes and when the game resumed, the Rattlers got busy tying the game. D’Vontrey Richardson doubled with one out in the Rattlers half of the eighth inning against Beloit reliever Peter Kennelly. Gennett followed with a double to make the score 5-3. Kennelly got the second out, but walked Pete Fatse to put the tying run on base. Steve Blevins relieved Kennelly and hit Sean Halton with the first pitch to load the bases. Blevins would walk Cameron Garfield on four pitches to force in a run to make the score 5-4. Blevins walked Joey Paciorek on a 3-1 pitch and force home the tying run. Wisconsin reliever Hiram Burgos, who had pitched a scoreless eighth, had two out and a runner at first in the top of the ninth. But, Tobias Streich singled to keep the inning alive. Then, James Beresford singled to left to send in a run to make the score 6-5. A wild pitch by Burgos allowed Streich to score the final run of the game. The Timber Rattlers would put two on with one out against Blevins in the bottom of the ninth. That was when Edgar Ibarra entered the game and recorded the final two outs for the Snappers to get his first save of the season. The final game of the homestand is a Brewers Sunday presented by 107.5, The Fan. Timber Rattlers players will be wearing jerseys and caps based on those of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers. Fans may play catch on the field before the game. There is also a post-game autograph session with the players. Additionally, Time Warner Cable subscribers may bring in their bill and receive up to four half priced reserve seat tickets. Wisconsin sends Damon Krestalude (1-0, 2.57) to the mound as the starting pitcher. Beloit counters with Miguel Munoz (0-0, 1.98) as their scheduled starter. Wisconsin box score Though Howell allowed only two runs, ten runners in four innings isn't much progress, though at least the strikeouts showed up today. Bucci, by contrast, allowed only three baserunners in his two innings, but thanks to the two homers, they all scored; he struck out one. Richardson was 2-5, and the fly-ball double is great to see, but he continues to strike out a disturbing amount, twice more today for 20 on the year against only three walks. Gennett continues to greatly impress: both of his doubles were on line drives, and he also walked, was hit by a pitch, and stole a base. Chris Dennis finally had a bad day, 0-5 with four strikeouts. He'd really been keeping the strikeouts down so far this year. Garfield added a single to go along with his walk. It looks like Khris Davis was held out of the game today after injuring his hand last night. Wisconsin play-by-playAfter leaving the bases loaded in the second, Howell somehow escaped unscathed after loading them again with no outs in the 4th: Beloit Top 4th Tobias Streich doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Peter Fatse. James Beresford singles on a line drive to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Aaron Hicks singles on a ground ball to left fielder Peter Fatse. Tobias Streich to 3rd. James Beresford to 2nd. Wang-Wei Lin grounds into a force out, pitcher Del Howell to catcher Cameron Garfield. Tobias Streich out at home. James Beresford to 3rd. Aaron Hicks to 2nd. Wang-Wei Lin to 1st. Brian Dozier strikes out swinging. Angel Morales called out on strikes.

Apparently they'll be getting back under way shortly.