Link Report for Thursday 5/6 - Go For A Walk in Birmingham

[Jim Goulart]

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Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores

 

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Links for affiliate audio

 

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Standings and sortable stat pages

 

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MiLB.TV options: Wisconsin and Carolina home games, but all four games are available via an MiLB.TV subscription.

[Jim Goulart]

TWEET: Awesome callup by the Marlins, former Link Report fave RHP Anthony Bender.

 

Congrats on the debut, Anthony (plus my reaction).

[Ro Mueller]

While the big league club rests their bats for a fifth day, our undefeated High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers line up as follows:

 

1 - Hamilton - SS

2 - Cantrelle - 2B

3 - Rodriguez - RF

4 - Howell - CF

5 - Ward - DH

6 - Castillo - LF

7 - McClanahan - 1B

8 - Rios - C

9 - Coca - 3B

X - Jarvis - P

[Ro Mueller]

Here's today's starting lineup for our undefeated Low-A Carolina Mudcats:

 

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[Ro Mueller]

Today's AAA Nashville Sounds lineup features 22-year old Aaron Ashby throwing to his 22-year old battery-mate Mario Feliciano:

 

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[Ro Mueller]

The AA Biloxi Shuckers play the late game in the organization tonight. Here's the lineup:

 

1 - Lutz - CF

2 - Turang - SS

3 - Palma - RF

4 - Erceg - DH

5 - Henry - C

6 - Aguilar - 1B

7 - Garcia - 3B

8 - Devanney - 2B

9 - Lujano - LF

X - Francis - P

[brooks_quichenick]

Looks like Nashville's game tonight has been postponed due to rain.

[trwi7]

Biloxi 6th inning.

 

Walk

Walk

Strikeout

Walk

Walk

Single

Sac Fly

Walk

Walk

Walk

Walk

Walk

Walk

Hit By Pitch

Walk

Walk

Walk

Fly Out

 

12 runs on 2 hits.

[CheeseheadInQC]

Couple of successful returns. Glad to see Nathan Kirby throw a scoreless inning, but man, for a guy who hasn't pitched in an official game since 2017, Brendan Murphy sure made his presence known tonight. Three scoreless innings with seven strikeouts.

[Jim Goulart]

Looks like Nashville's game tonight has been postponed due to rain.

 

Via the Sounds -- "Thursday night’s game between the Nashville Sounds and Toledo Mud Hens was postponed due to rain at Fifth Third Field. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Friday, May 7 with the first beginning at 6:05 p.m. The doubleheader will be seven inning games.

 

Starting pitchers for both games have yet to be determined."

[Jim Goulart]

Box: Biloxi 14, Birmingham 6

 

Walk This Way - Shuckers Draw 16 Walks In 14-6 Rout of Barons

13 Walks Come In 12-Run 6th Inning for Biloxi

By Garrett Greene

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Fielding and throwing errors from Brice Turang - won't see that in a game often.

 

All ten Biloxi hits were singles. In fact, all 22 Shuckers base hits in their first three games have been singles. Their .253 slugging matches the team's .253 batting average.

 

How can this be with this man playing every day?! He filled our Winter Ball thread this year.

 

Via @BrewersFarm - Nathan Kirby slider

[Jim Goulart]

Box: Carolina 12, Fayetteville 2

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Mudcats Brew Up Third Straight Win 12-2

Gabe Holt led the Carolina offense with three runs and three RBI out of the leadoff spot

 

As you just read, Mudcats drew ten walks of their own.

 

Via @BrewersFarm - TJ Shook sliders and LHP Brendan Murphy's "filth"

 

More Brendan Murphy

 

Reminder on the signing of RHP T.J. Shook after the five-round 2020 draft.

 

Mudcat Tweets: Micah Bello double and RBI single

 

Gabe Holt RBI knock

 

Zavier Warren doubled for his first Brewers' system base hit, and LHP Jackson Gillis, drafted in the 13th round in 2019, finally debuted with a scoreless inning. We never did learn why the Vanderbilt product did not pitch for the Crew in his draft year.

[Jim Goulart]

Box: Beloit 5, Wisconsin 3

 

Beloit’s Fast Start Too Much for Wisconsin

Snappers 4-0 lead is too big for Rattlers

By Chris Mehring

 

Rattlers RISP: 0-for-7, 15 K's overall

 

Affiliated debut for 26-year-old indy ball signee Johnny LaRossa, who, as Baseball Prospectus noted after his signing, was "96-97 mph with life, and an impressive slider".

 

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AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "Matt Erickson joined Chris Mehring and Kyle Lobner to talk about the game. There's a brief update on Garrett Mitchell's status, talk about a few of the calls, discussion on relievers, and more in this episode."

 

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Yes, Chris' calls are back! Be sure to check out the catch and tumble by the Snappers' left fielder.

 

[Jim Goulart]

AUDIO via WSCO: CEO/President of the Timber Rattlers Rob Zerjav (go to the 14:00 minute mark)

 

Plenty of player talk, not just business talk...

[Jim Goulart]

@BrewersPD Twitter video (Wednesday's games):

 

Timber Rattler David Hamilton

 

Mudcat RHP Evan Reifert with the emphatic save

[Jim Goulart]

Wild thangs: Double-A Brewers affiliate draws 13 walks in an inning

 

“It just got out of control, literally,” longtime Barons radio announcer Curt Bloom said. “And it was contagious.”

[Outlander]

Couple of successful returns. Glad to see Nathan Kirby throw a scoreless inning, but man, for a guy who hasn't pitched in an official game since 2017, Brendan Murphy sure made his presence known tonight. Three scoreless innings with seven strikeouts.

What is the story with him and why he hasn't pitched in so long?

[folly412]

Wild thangs: Double-A Brewers affiliate draws 13 walks in an inning

 

“It just got out of control, literally,” longtime Barons radio announcer Curt Bloom said. “And it was contagious.”

 

It's fun when your team walks the bases loaded and then gets a big hit. 13 walks in an inning somehow sounds like a miserable way to watch your team put up 12 runs.

[Jim Goulart]

What is the story with Brendan Murphy and why he hasn't pitched in so long?

 

2018 - Missed the season with left biceps tendinitis. Then underwent shoulder surgery in September.

 

2019 - Missed the season recovering from that shoulder surgery.

 

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Shoulders are not elbows, unfortunately.

[AKCheesehead]

Box: Biloxi 14, Birmingham 6

 

Walk This Way - Shuckers Draw 16 Walks In 14-6 Rout of Barons

13 Walks Come In 12-Run 6th Inning for Biloxi

By Garrett Greene

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Fielding and throwing errors from Brice Turang - won't see that in a game often.

 

All ten Biloxi hits were singles. In fact, all 22 Shuckers base hits in their first three games have been singles. Their .253 slugging matches the team's .253 batting average.

 

How can this be with this man playing every day?! He filled our Winter Ball thread this year.

 

Via @BrewersFarm - Nathan Kirby slider

 

Nice to see Kirby back in action. Slider Of Death has a nice ring to it.