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Josh Romanski's professional pitching debut did not go well.

Final: DSL Cardinals 5, DSL Brewers 2DSL Brewers box score 2B Yonki Hernandez was 3-4 with a walk. SS Andres Martinez, 1B Hitaniel Arias, and OF Jose Pena were all hitless, but all walked twice. C Carlos Pena doubled and walked. LF Ronny Puello doubled in his only plate appearance. CF Jose R. Garcia had a tough day, 0-5 with four punch outs. Towering lefty Eliezer Montano allowed two runs (one earned) in four innings, surrendering one hit, four walks, and a hit batsman while striking out four. Righty Elvis Mora worked a scoreless 7th with a hit and two strikeouts in his pro debut. DSL Brewers play-by-play

Final: Huntsville 11, Mobile 2Stars' offense explodes as they romp Mobile Aaron Morse/Huntsville Stars The Huntsville Stars (25-27) used a 10-run second inning to propel themselves to an 11-2 victory over the Mobile BayBears (25-25) Tuesday night at Joe Davis Stadium. It was actually Mobile taking an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a lead-off home run off the bat of Collin Cowgill. One out later, starting pitcher Michael Bowman was hit in the shin by a line drive and had to be removed from the game. On came Donovan Hand (2-1), who would toss 5.2 innings of scoreless baseball to get the win. BayBears starter Bryan Shaw (1-5) gave no indication he’d struggle as he sent the Stars down 1-2-3 in their half of the first. Zelous Wheeler drew a lead-off walk and Drew Anderson got the first hit of the game by singling to left. Taylor Green, starting at second base to give Brett Lawrie a rare night off, walked to load the bases. Lee Haydel singled home two and Sean McCraw, getting a rare start, singled home Green to make the score 3-0. But they were only getting started. Donovan Hand helped out his own cause with a ringing double to center that plated Haydel and McCraw. After Lorenzo Cain walked, Caleb Gindl joined the hitting party with a single to left to drive home Hand. Mat Gamel, the ninth man to come to the plate, singled to re-load the bases. That would mercifully signal the end of the day for Shaw as the BayBears brought in Bryan Henry from the bullpen. He would get the first out of the inning when Wheeler grounded out, but Cain scored on the play and the Stars had a 7-0 lead. After Anderson lined out, Green hit his second homer in as many days as he blasted a three-run shot over the right field fence. When the dust cleared it was 10-1 Stars. They would tack on one more in the bottom of the sixth on a Gindl solo shot. Meanwhile, the BayBears got one back off reliever Eddie Morlan in the seventh thanks to a solo homer off the bat of Cyle Hankerd. Everyone in the Stars’ starting lineup tallied a hit and scored in a run in the game. Green’s three RBI gives him nine over the past two days. Gindl, Gamel, Anderson, and McCraw all tallied multi-hit games. The Diamond Jaxx and the Smokies also won Tuesday night so the Stars remain 5.5 games back in the north division. They’ll send Daniel Merklinger (2-1, 4.56 ERA in Brevard County) to the mound Wednesday for his Double-A debut. First pitch is scheduled for 7pm central time. Huntsville box score Certainly hope Bowman's okay. Nice to see the Stars' bats partying like it's April for the second straight night. This was Green's first appearance at second base since 2007. Cain was 1-3 with two walks. Gamel's second hit was a double. Strange that Angel Salome didn't play after being activated; hopefully we'll see him tomorrow. Brandon Kintzler worked a scoreless 9th, allowing one hit and striking out two. Huntsville play-by-play

He touched 95 with his fastball the other night.

Final: Nashville 5, Albuquerque 4First-place score another last at-bat win Nashville Sounds NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds scored four runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to hang a 5-4 defeat on the visiting Albuquerque Isotopes on Tuesday evening at historic Greer Stadium in the opener of a four-game series. Adam Heether raced home on Norris Hopper's game-winning infield single for Nashville, which scored five unanswered runs in the game's final two frames. The Sounds (30-21) claimed their 12th last at-bat victory of the year and the club's fourth last at-bat triumph of the five games during their current homestand. Trailing 4-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, Nashville rallied to record the victory against Scott Dohmann (0-1), who blew his second save of the year. After the next two batters of the frame were retired, Ray Olmedo ripped a two-out, two-run single up the middle to pull the Sounds within a run at 4-3. After Dohmann walked Heether and hit Joe Koshansky with a pitch to load the bags to push the potential tying and winning runs into scoring position, the Albuquerque right-hander uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Olmedo to scamper home with the tying run. Hopper, who flew out with the bases loaded to end the eighth inning for Nashville, came through with the bags full in the ninth as he followed with his game-ending infield single to deep second. Chris Smith (2-1) was the beneficiary of the late Sounds rally, picking up the win following a scoreless top of the ninth. Albuquerque took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning against Sounds spot starter Mike McClendon. Lucas May led off with a walk and stole second before later scoring on a double play groundout. The Isotopes upped their advantage to 3-0 in the fifth. Jamie Hoffmann (3-for-4) and Ramon Nivar started the frame with back-to-back singles off McClendon. After each moved up on a groundout, Albuquerque starting pitcher Seth Etherton bounced a two-run single over the head of Heether at third base to bring home both runners. McClendon took a no-decision in his first start of the year for Nashville. The right-hander allowed three runs on six hits over five innings of work. Tim Dillard worked two scoreless frames of relief for the Sounds before rehabbing right-hander David Riske was greeted by pinch-hitter Michael Restovich with a solo homer to lead off the eighth. The first-pitch blast was the veteran's third of the season and made it a 4-0 contest. Riske allowed one run on one hit, Restovich's homer, in his lone inning of work. In five rehab outings for Nashville, the right-hander has posted a 1.50 ERA (1er/6.0ip) with six strikeouts. The Sounds finally got on the board in the eighth against Albuquerque reliever Juan Perez. Josh Anderson drew a one-out walk and later scored on team RBI leader Koshansky's two-out single to center. Nashville left the bases loaded in the frame as Perez escaped the jam without further damage by retiring Hopper on an inning-ending flyout. Etherton worked seven innings of scoreless, four-hit ball in his start for Albuquerque but took a no-decision due to the late blown save. The right-hander struck out seven on the night. The teams continue the series with another 7:05 p.m. meeting on Wednesday night. Right-hander Mark Rogers, the Brewers' top selection in the 2004 draft, will make his career Triple-A debut with a start for the Sounds. Albuquerque will counter with left-hander Brent Leach (3-1, 4.99). http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2010/06/01/VipJoCTu.jpg (Mike Strasinger/Nashville Sounds) Nashville box scoreThey've really been cardiac kids lately. This was McClendon's first start of the year; I'm impressed that he managed five innings. Heether was 1-4 with a walk. Olmedo singled and walked three times, and Trent Oeltjen had two hits and a walk. Nashville play-by-play

Final: Brevard County 6, Jupiter 1Brevard County box score Wily Peralta tossed five strong innings for the win, allowing just a run on five hits and a walk, striking out four. He didn't keep the ball on the ground as well as he usually does, three ground outs against five air outs, but no matter. Despite walking four and hitting a batter, Brandon Ritchie followed with three shutout innings, and Andre Lamontage worked a scoreless 9th with two strikeouts in his first game for the Manatees. Juan Sanchez had two hits, while Josh Prince and Sean Halton each singled and walked, and Erik Komatsu and Shawn Zarraga each had a double. Komatsu and Halton were also each hit by a pitch, and Prince stole his 13th base. Kentrail Davis again did not play. Brevard County play-by-play Most of the Manatees' damage came in the 1st: Brevard County Top 1st Josh Prince reaches on fielding error by shortstop Emilio Ontiveros. Juan Sanchez singles on a line drive to left fielder Jeremy Synan. Josh Prince to 2nd. Erik Komatsu hit by pitch. Josh Prince to 3rd. Juan Sanchez to 2nd. Sean Halton walks. Josh Prince scores. Juan Sanchez to 3rd. Erik Komatsu to 2nd. Sergio Miranda out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jeremy Synan. Juan Sanchez scores. Shawn Zarraga doubles (7) on a fly ball to left fielder Jeremy Synan. Erik Komatsu scores. Sean Halton to 3rd. Bryan Evans intentionally walks Brock Kjeldgaard. Scott Krieger singles on a line drive to center fielder Chris Dunn. Sean Halton scores. Shawn Zarraga to 3rd. Brock Kjeldgaard to 2nd. Anderson De La Rosa grounds into a force out, pitcher Bryan Evans to catcher Jose Ceballos. Shawn Zarraga out at home. Brock Kjeldgaard to 3rd. Scott Krieger to 2nd. Anderson De La Rosa to 1st. Josh Prince called out on strikes. Ritchie was fortunate to escape unscathed here: Jupiter Bottom 7th Thomas Hickman grounds out to first baseman Sean Halton. Jeremy Synan grounds out, second baseman Sergio Miranda to first baseman Sean Halton. Jose Ceballos hit by pitch. With Emilio Ontiveros batting, wild pitch by Brandon Ritchie, Jose Ceballos to 2nd. Emilio Ontiveros walks. Daniel Pertusati walks. Jose Ceballos to 3rd. Emilio Ontiveros to 2nd. Jake Smolinski flies out to right fielder Scott Krieger.

Final: Wisconsin 2, Fort Wayne 1 Heckathorn helps Rattlers snap streak Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers FORT WAYNE, IN – Kyle Heckathorn pitched well again and the Wisconsin offense did just enough for a 2-1 victory over the Fort Wayne TinCaps Tuesday night at Parkview Field. Heckathorn allowed one run in seven innings of work and struck out six for his third win of the season. The Rattlers ended a five-game losing streak with the win. Cutter Dykstra broke the scoreless tie with a solo homer in the top of the fourth. The long home run to left-center was the first for Dykstra since he rejoined the Rattlers in early May. Fort Wayne (27-26) tied the game in the bottom of the fourth. Jon Alia singled to start the inning with a single. One out later, Dean Anna doubled to center and Alia scored. The would not score again. The TinCaps had a good opportunity to take the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. They loaded the bases with one out on two singles and an error. But, Heckathorn struck out the next two batters to keep the game tied. Timber Rattlers catcher Cameron Garfield singled with two outs in the top of the sixth inning. Pete Fatse followed with a double to score Garfield all the way from first to put Wisconsin (19-33) back in front. Edinson Rincon doubled to start the bottom of the seventh inning. He moved to third with the tying run on an infield grounder. Wisconsin brought the infield in and the strategy paid off. Rymer Liriano sent a grounder to second and Scooter Gennett’s throw to the plate was in time for out number two. Heckathorn struck out Anna to end the inning. The right-hander pitched seven innings and allowed one earned run for the third straight start for Wisconsin. He has struck out 16 and walked two in his last 21 innings. But, he needed the bullpen to hang on for the win. Jon Pokorny relieved Heckathorn to start the eighth and got the first out. But a walk to Jonathan Valdez put the tying run on first. Valdez was 13-for-14 in stolen base attempts coming into Tuesday’s game. He was 13-for-15 after Tuesday’s game. He tried to steal second on an 0-2 pitch to Danny Payne. Garfield threw a strike to second to nip Valdez for out number two. Pokorny struck out Payne on the next pitch. In the ninth, Pokorny added to the degree of difficulty. He walked Jason Hagerty and gave up a single to Rincon. Jeudy Valdez pinch ran for Hagerty after the walk and he was at second base with Alia at the plate. Pokorny struck out Alia on a pitch in the dirt and Valdez thought the ball got away from Garfield. The pinch runner realized his mistake too late a tried to scramble back to second. But, he saw that Garfield’s throw back would beat him to the base. Valdez desperately reversed direction and tried to make third base. But, Michael Marseco’s throw to Kyle Dhanani at third was on target and the Rattlers ended the game with that unorthodox double play. Game two of the series at Parkview Field is Wednesday night. Nick Bucci (3-1, 1.82) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Fort Wayne has Jerry Sullivan (4-2, 3.23) as their scheduled starter. Tune in for the action on AM1280, WNAM. The Miller Lite Pregame Show begins at 5:45pm. Game time is 6:05pm CDT. Wisconsin box scoreHeckathorn struck out six, walked none, and allowed five hits, while getting 11 ground outs against four air outs--great effort. Uncharacteristic lack of control from Pokorny, but he got the job done. Great to see Garfield have some success throwing out runners, too. Gennett posted his usual 2-4 line, with one of his hits being a double. Dykstra added a walk to his homer. Khris Davis and Chris Dennis were both 0-4, and D'Vontrey Richardson did not play. Wisconsin play-by-play

So they finally bother to activate Salome...and Sean McCraw starts at catcher. I don't get it.

Rattler Radio: Game notes Tonight's pitcher Starting lineup After a tough couple days, looks like D'Vontrey Richardson is getting the night off; Cutter Dykstra is leading off.

McCalvy reports that Rogers is expected to make only one start for Nashville.

Eveland to Pittsburgh.

Cain also has a very low line drive rate. It might be a classification thing.

Hey, the Brewers must read the P50: LHP Dan Merklinger was promoted to Huntsville.

The former. According to Coach, he's in Huntsville, but I have no way of verifying that.

It's up. Go easy on me.

RHP Kameron Loe, whose out clause was rapidly approaching, had his contract purchased after the game today.

Final: Mobile 8, Huntsville 7Late runs not enoughConnor Shreve/Huntsville Stars The Huntsville Stars heroic rally fell one run short amidst Memorial Day celebrations at Joe Davis Stadium in Huntsville in an 8-7 loss to the Mobile Bay Bears. The loss drops the Stars three games under .500 with a record of 24-27. Stars starter Alex Periard (2-4 4.53) proved to be his own worst enemy in the first, walking four Bay Bears batters. After a Colin Cowgill leadoff double, the first two walks were issued to Evan Frey and Kory Casto which loaded the bases for Konrad Schmidt. The catcher scored two with a single up the middle (audio - Wheeler and Lawrie mis-communicated on the play). Periard walked two more batters and threw a wild pitch, allowing two additional runs (audio, audio)before a strike out and a Tom Layne double play ended the inning. Periard did settle down to allow only four hits and one run over his next five innings. The 22 year old worked six innings, giving up seven hits and five runs while walking five Bay Bears and striking out two. Periard continued his 2010 trend of throwing at least five innings in every one of his starts this season. His counterpart however received the offensive support he needed in throwing 100 pitches over five innings for the win. The only blemish on Tom Layne’s (6-2 3.15) line was a Lorenzo Cain home run that departed The Joe over the left field fences in the first inning (audio). The Stars waited until the bottom of the eighth to start their ill fated rally. Mobile reliever Kyler Newby began his outing by firing a ball off the helmet of Zelous Wheeler. Drew Anderson and Martin Maldonado both added singles to bookend a Lee Haydel pop out. Seventh inning defensive substitution Taylor Green picked the right time to send a ball out of the park. His first home run of the year (audio), and the Stars first grand slam brought Huntsville to within one run and set up the defining play of the game, a play at the plate on Brett Lawrie. The Stars second baseman singled and moved to third on a Cain base hit. Cain stole second and when Mobile short stop Jake Wald bobbled the throw, Lawrie dashed for home. Schmidt’s block of the plate forced Lawrie’s slide to the foul side of the diamond and his tag on the base runners left foot came in time, according to home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott. Huntsville’s youngster was instantly thrown out of the ballgame for throwing his helmet up the third base line in showing his displeasure at the call; manager Mike Guerrero joined him in the clubhouse moments later (audio). Mobile and Huntsville added to the tension with two runs a piece in the final inning. Huntsville will try to start the month of June on the right foot Tuesday night in game two of the current series. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (CDT) and, as always it can be streamed live at www.huntsvillestars.com Huntsville box score Great to see Cain and Green homer. Cain also singled, walked, and stole his 11th base of the year, while Green added two singles and totaled six RBI. Lawrie and Caleb Gindl also each had two hits--it's almost like April again. Mat Gamel was also 2-5. Unusual to see Periard walk so many, and it's really crucial to his success as a ground-ball pitcher that he not, given that he's usually assured of a bunch of singles getting through. Still no Angel Salome. Huntsville play-by-play The Stars put the tying run at third in the 9th: Huntsville Bottom 9th Mat Gamel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Evan Frey. Zelous Wheeler singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ollie LintonJr. Mat Gamel to 2nd. Drew T. Anderson flies out to center fielder Ollie LintonJr. Anderson Machado called out on strikes. With Martin Maldonado batting, wild pitch by Reid Mahon, Mat Gamel to 3rd. Zelous Wheeler to 2nd. Martin Maldonado walks. Taylor Green singles on a fly ball to right fielder Evan Frey. Mat Gamel scores. Zelous Wheeler scores. Martin Maldonado to 3rd. (audio) Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Sean McCraw replaces Nick Green. Sean McCraw grounds into a force out, shortstop Jake Wald to second baseman Jacob Elmore. Taylor Green out at 2nd. Ken Macha probably would have pinch hit with a pitcher there.

This isn't the place for a discussion of Escobar's merits, guys. Let's keep it on-topic.

That won't suffice, since it won't clear a spot on the 40-man. It could be coupled with a DFAing of Luis Cruz or Adam Heether, but getting rid of Suppan seems more straightforward.

McCalvy with the news. Loe's been decent for Nashville this year, but I wouldn't expect much. Loe's not on the 40-man, so the Brewers will need to clear yet another spot there; no word on the move, though McCalvy speculates that Suppan might get DFA'd.

New Power 50 should be up sometime tonight.

Final: Nashville 8, Iowa 0Cruz crushes grand slam in Nashville's 8-0 win Nashville Sounds NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Shortstop Luis Cruz belted a grand slam as part of an eight-run eighth inning to propel the Nashville Sounds to an 8-0 win over the division-rival Iowa Cubs on Memorial Day afternoon at historic Greer Stadium in the finale of a four-game series. Nashville (29-21) improves to a PCL-best 13-5 in division play after taking three of four from the Cubs for the series win, the team's only winning series in May. Sounds starting pitcher Chase Wright also had a great day from the mound in his fourth quality start. The left-hander surrendered a season-best three hits with no walks over seven shutout innings while fanning a Sounds' career-high six batters in a no-decision. After hitting the first batter of the game, Wright retired the next ten consecutive hitters and 21 of his next 23 before departing after the seventh. Mitch Stetter (1-0) earned the win, fanning one batter over one shutout frame. In his Sounds season-debut, Jeff Bennett pitched a perfect ninth inning, as the Cubs were held to just three hits in the shutout between the three pitchers on the afternoon. The Sounds batted around for the fourth time on the year and scored all eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the most runs plated in an inning this season. Pinch hitter Erick Almonte led off the frame with a single to left field off reliever Scott Maine to start the rally. The next batter Josh Anderson reached base on an infield throwing error, followed by a sacrifice bunt by shortstop Ray Olmedo. After Chuck Caufield came into the game to pinch-run for Almonte, Maine intentionally walked Adam Heether to pitch to Joe Koshansky and load the bases. Maine walked Koshansky on four pitches to plate Caufield for the first run, then walked Trent Oeltjen on four straight for the second run. Right-hander Blake Parker came into the game to relieve Maine and gave up an RBI-single to Norris Hopper for the third run. Cruz then came to the dish and crushed Parker's first pitch down the left field line and over the wall for a grand slam, his fourth long ball and 28th RBI of the season. The grand slam was Nashville's second of the season after Olmedo recorded a grand slam last week in Sacramento. Later in the eighth, Caufield walked in his at-bat and then scored for an 8-0 lead on an Anderson RBI-double. Caufield scored two runs in the inning without being credited with an at-bat. Maine (0-1) picked up the loss after giving up five runs (four earned) with three walks in 1/3 of an inning. Cubs starter Mitch Atkins took a no-decision in a quality start, allowing just three hits with two walks and a season-high eight strikeouts over six scoreless innings. The Sounds welcome the Albuquerque Isotopes to Music City for a 7:05 pm CT opener on Monday evening at historic Greer Stadium. Right-hander Kameron Loe (4-3, 3.16) will start for the Sounds against Isotopes right-hander Seth Etherton (1-0, 4.24). Nashville box score You can listen to Cruz's grand slam here. Cruz also had a single, and Heether was 1-2 with two walks. Nashville play-by-play

Final: Cedar Rapids 2, Wisconsin 0Richards, two other Kernels shut out Rattlers Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Garrett Richards struck out 11 Rattlers hitters and Casey Haerther knocked in the only runs of the game. Cedar Rapids defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 2-0 on Memorial Day at Perfect Game Field. Haerther was 3-for-3 and his double in the sixth inning proved to be enough for the Kernels to beat Wisconsin for the seventh straight time. Richards kept the Rattlers (18-33) off the scoreboard through the first six innings by keeping the Rattlers from even putting the ball in play. At one point in the game, Richards struck out seven straight batters. Wisconsin starting pitcher Eric Arnett did his part in keeping the Rattlers in the game. He pitched a career high seven innings and matched his professional high for strikeouts with six. But, the Kernels (33-18) did just enough offensively to beat Arnett and the Rattlers. Haerther broke the scoreless tie with one swing of the bat. Mike Trout had singled to start the sixth inning. One out later, Jeremy Cruz was hit by a pitch. Haerther lined the first pitch from Arnett to right-center for a double to knock in both runners. Haerther was out trying to stretch the hit into a triple, but the damage had been done. The Kernels had a 2-0 lead. The Rattlers had a pair of hits against reliever Jeremy Berg to put two runners on base with one out in the top of the eighth inning. However, Berg got out of the jam with a popout and a strikeout. Mike Kenney worked a 1-2-3 top of the ninth for the save. The Rattlers continue their 13-game road trip by starting a series at Fort Wayne against the defending Midwest League Champion TinCaps. Kyle Heckathorn (2-3, 2.97) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Fort Wayne has scheduled Nick Greenwood (2-2, 4.12). Game time at Parkview Field is 6:05pm CDT. Wisconsin box scoreYou know it was a bad day for the offense when the second Rattler mentioned is tomorrow's starter. Scotter Gennett and Kyle Dhanani each had two hits, but D'Vontrey Richardson, Khris Davis, and Chris Dennis were each 0-4. Arnett allowed six hits, walked none, and hit a batter in his second straight encouraging start. Can Mike Trout get promoted already? Wisconsin play-by-play

No Salome at Huntsville.

McCalvy: "Melvin said the organization did not believe the injury was serious and that Rivas could miss just one start."