Sun. 6/5 - Time to Start Winning Again

[Jim Goulart]

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[Ro Mueller]

The Timber Rattlers get us started for today's series finales, needing a win to split the week 3-3 at home against Peoria. Starting RHP Justin Jarvis had a nice month of May (2.73 ERA in 26 2/3 innings with 31 Ks). RF Arbert Cipion hasn't skipped a beat since his promotion, hitting his first homer in High-A yesterday and now sporting a 7-game hitting streak (5 pre-promotion, 2 post):

[Ro Mueller]

The Shuckers are down 4-1 in this week's series in Pensacola and turn to starting LHP Nick Bennett (5.21 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 6.2 K/9 in 38 innings in AA) to turn things around. 3B Yeison Coca has had a nice 3-game run (6-for-12, HR, 5 RBIs):

[Ro Mueller]

The AAA Sounds are down 3-2 in this week's series in Durham, so need a victory today to avoid their first series loss of 2022. Solid RHP Dylan File (3.86 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 7.1 K/9 in 44 1/3 innings) will make his 11th appearance of the season. LF Abraham Almonte comes into the game with an 8-game hitting streak:

[Ro Mueller]

This week in Lynchburg has been a struggle for our Low-A Mudcats, who trail the series 4-1 entering tonight's finale. Starting RHP Alexander Cornielle (3.22 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 10.9 K/9 in 36 2/3 innings) will make his 10th appearance. Keen-eyed 1B Jesus Chirinos has an 11-game on-base streak (9 hits, 10 walks over the period): 

[Ro Mueller]

Wisconsin did well to start off this Sunday with a Win(!) - 5-1 over Peoria.

RHP Justin Jarvis continued his fine form (6 innings, 1 run, 3 hits), while 4 of the Timber Rattler runs were scored via homers by Zavier Warren, Ashton McGee (it's awesome to see him hitting consistently again) and MLB Veteran Alex Hall.

[wibadgers23]

The legend continues…Chourio with a homerun in his first AB of the day.

[Ro Mueller]

Biloxi's Sal Frelick doubled in the 1st inning, when the team loaded the bases with nobody out and failed to score. Then he homered in the 2nd inning, a 2-run shot which is his first as a Shucker.

Jakson Reetz also doubled and scored on a sacrifice fly in the 3rd inning. Biloxi leads Pensacola 3-0.

[Ro Mueller]

Carolina's Eduardo Garcia followed up Jackson Chourio's 1st inning solo shot with one of his own (his 3rd of the year) in the 2nd inning, giving Carolina a 2-0 lead.

Lynchburg scored an unearned run in the 3rd inning to cut it to 2-1, before Chourio led off the 4th inning with a base hit to put the Mudcats in business. 

[Ro Mueller]

Jonathan Davis (single) and Abraham Almonte (double) were left stranded in the 1st inning, then Durham homered to take an early 1-0 lead over Nashville.

Almonte then singled in the 3rd inning to knock in Brian Navaretto to tie it up 1-1.

[Ro Mueller]

Felix Valerio hit his 7th home run of the season to give Biloxi a 5-1 lead in the 4th inning.

[Ro Mueller]

RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez has entered in the bottom of the 6th inning to relieve starting RHP Alexander Cornielle (3 runs, 2 earned). It's a 3-3 tense affair in Lynchburg.

[Ro Mueller]

Through 5 innings in Durham, Nashville is 1-for-9 with RISP with 5 men left-on-base, while Durham is 1-for-1 with RISP and have stranded zero runners. Durham 2, Nashville 1.

[Ro Mueller]

Jackson Chourio comes through in the 8th inning against tough righty Davis Sharpe. It's a 2-RBI single, Chourio's 3rd hit of the game, giving Carolina a 5-3 lead.

[Ro Mueller]

LHP Nick Bennett threw 87 pitches, covering 4 2/3 innings (2 runs, 3 hits, 7 Ks) and RHP Nash Walters got the final out of the 5th inning.

Biloxi leads Pensacola 6-2, with RHP Carlos Luna entering now. Hopefully he's able to cover the final 4 innings to preserve a much-needed win for the club.

[Ro Mueller]

Carlos F. Rodriguez was impeccable as usual, throwing 4 shutout innings (2 hits, 1 walk, 8 Ks) to earn the win over Lynchburg 6-3. That brings Carolina back within a half-game of Lynchburg for first place.

[Ro Mueller]

Carlos Luna exits after throwing 60 pitches, covering 2 2/3 innings. The last batter, Pensacola OF JD Orr just an extraordinary 14-pitch at-bat.

It's 6-4 Biloxi, leading with 2 outs and a runner on 3rd base in the bottom of the 8th inning.

RHP Arnaldo Hernandez is in the game, hoping to strand this runner and earn a 4-out save. 

[Ro Mueller]

11 minutes ago, damuelle said:

Carlos Luna exits after throwing 60 pitches, covering 2 2/3 innings. The last batter, Pensacola OF JD Orr just an extraordinary 14-pitch at-bat.

It's 6-4 Biloxi, leading with 2 outs and a runner on 3rd base in the bottom of the 8th inning.

RHP Arnaldo Hernandez is in the game, hoping to strand this runner and earn a 4-out save. 

Check that. Arnaldo Hernandez did successfully strand that runner at 3rd in the 8th inning to keep Biloxi ahead 6-4, but it's RHP Harold Chirino who enters in the 9th inning to attempt to earn the save.

[Ro Mueller]

Can the Shuckers toss away a 5th game in this week's series against Pensacola?

First batter of the bottom of the 9th inning: reaches via error
Second batter: walks
Third batter: hit by pitch

[Ro Mueller]

...Fourth batter: hit by pitch.

It's now 6-5 Biloxi and Pensacola still has the bases loaded with nobody out.

[Ro Mueller]

...Fifth batter: hit by pitch. Hey, that's 3 consecutive hit-by-pitches, the last two earning RBIs for standing in the correct place.

6-6 game. Bases still loaded. Still nobody out.

I'm going to bed.

No wait, before I could even close my laptop, we hit a 4th batter in a row.

Pensacola walks off Biloxi yet again, this time scoring 3 runs in the 9th inning without even needing to get a hit. Four consecutive hit-by-pitches is not something you expect to see at any level of baseball, but the Shuckers are being quite inventive this week.

Good night.

[CheeseheadInQC]

Carlos Rodriguez has put together six straight starts in which he threw exactly four innings and gave up exactly two hits in each, which is a truly bizarre statistical anomaly in addition to being really impressive. Over that period he has a 1.88 ERA, a 0.71 WHIP, and a 35:5 strikeout to walk ratio.

[Joseph Zarr]

3 hours ago, CheeseheadInQC said:

Carlos Rodriguez has put together six straight starts in which he threw exactly four innings and gave up exactly two hits in each, which is a truly bizarre statistical anomaly in addition to being really impressive. Over that period he has a 1.88 ERA, a 0.71 WHIP, and a 35:5 strikeout to walk ratio.

Pitcher of the Month, indeed. He’s been stellar.

[Joseph Zarr]

Biloxi ‘Awwww’ Shuckers have now migrated into nightly pitching melt down territory. Such a weird season down there. When it’s not one thing, it’s another. 

[LouisEly]

23 hours ago, damuelle said:

Carlos F. Rodriguez was impeccable as usual, throwing 4 shutout innings (2 hits, 1 walk, 8 Ks) to earn the win over Lynchburg 6-3. That brings Carolina back within a half-game of Lynchburg for first place.

The guy he relieved has also been pitching very well and is a bit under the radar.  Last year as a mostly 19-year-old split between rookie ball and two games at low-A in 41 IP he struck out 60 to only 18 walks.  Has a nice frame on him too at 6'2", 180.