Thu. 6/1: Put Away MLB Blues and Welcome Back Quinton Low

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Thread will be utilized for any minor league news Thursday, lineup updates, etc.

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Low-A Carolina leads their series in Lynchburg 2-0 and welcomes RHP Quinton Low (1.23 ERA in 7.1 IP) back for his first action since being injured on April 21. Veteran C Jose Sibrian has RBIs in each of his last 5 games. 

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The High-A Timber Rattlers aim to extend their series lead to 3-0 with a victory at home against Peoria. Starting RHP Cameron Wagoner (9.00 ERA in 32 IP) really needs to turn a corner. SS Eric Brown Jr. leads the team with 21 stolen bases and has a 20 BB / 25 K ratio. 

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AA Biloxi seeks a 2-1 series lead at home against Pensacola, sending RHP Christian Mejias (5.45 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 11.6 K/9 in 39.2 IP) out for his 8th start (10th appearance). SS Ethan Murray (.758 OPS in 113 PAs) takes over at shortstop after Freddy Zamora exited early yesterday. 

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RF Tyler Naquin returns from injury (last played April 28) and 2B/OF Noah Campbell makes his first AAA start tonight, as Nashville tries to grab a 2-1 series lead in Charlotte. RHP Caleb Boushley (4.95 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 7.4 K/9 in 43.2 IP) makes his 12th start of 2023. 

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Passed ball costs the Mudcats a run in the 1st inning.

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Quinton Low just pitched one inning in his return, striking out two but allowing one run (single, stolen base, passed ball, infield RBI single). The Mudcats have scored one as well on a Kaylan Nicasia double and Jesus Chirinos RBI single.

RHP Miguel Guerrero pitched the 2nd inning, LHP Nate Peterson the 3rd. 1-1 score.

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11 minutes ago, damuelle said:

Quinton Low just pitched one inning in his return, striking out two but allowing one run (single, stolen base, passed ball, infield RBI single). The Mudcats have scored one as well on a Kaylan Nicasia double and Jesus Chirinos RBI single.

RHP Miguel Guerrero pitched the 2nd inning, LHP Nate Peterson the 3rd. 1-1 score.

For some reason that run is being counted as an earned run. Not that it matters but the poor scorekeeping this week has been very bothersome to me for some reason.

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Switch-hitting Blake Perkins homered to lead off Nashville’s game, but Charlotte responded with 2 runs on 3 hits off Caleb Boushley in the bottom of the frame. Down 2-1; work to do.

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Carolina up 7-4 top of five with a three run Luke Adams jack doing most of the damage.

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Nashville up 5-2 top of four as six consecutive singles from Blake Perkins, Luis Urias, Jon Singleton, Alex Jackson, Cam Devanney and Tyler Naquin plated four runs in the third.

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Biloxi just underway and still scoreless bottom of two.

Chourio doubled and Quero singled in their first PAs while Christian Mejias has K’d three through his first two frames.

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Wisco also just underway trailing 2-0 top of two.

TRats loaded the bases bottom of one on Robert Moore, Ben Metzinger and Joe Gray Jr. singles, but Eduardo Garcia couldn’t cash them in.

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Tristen Lutz and Ethan Murray home runs have the Shuckers on the board, 3-0 bottom of two.

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Speaking of HRs, Blake Perkins has gone deep for the second time, Sounds now up 7-2 top of five.

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Ethan Murray just hit a HR to right center easily clearing the wall by a good 10+ feet. That's an impressive power display. He's been extremely hot the last month and is looking like a guy we should all certainly be keeping a closer eye on.

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2 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Ethan Murray just hit a HR to right center easily clearing the wall by a good 10+ feet. That's an impressive power display. He's been extremely hot the last month and is looking like a guy we should all certainly be keeping a closer eye on.

405ft from Murray.

 

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It all started with an error.

After retiring Jose Sibrian and Hedbert Perez to start the sixth inning, Luis Lara ROE’d, moved to second on a PB, scored on a Kay-Lan Nicasia single, Luke Adams walked, a balk moved them both up a base then a Jheremy Vargas single scored them both. Now Jadher Areinamo has walked with a Gregory Barrios single knocking another in.

Now 11-4 Carolina with two on two out top of six.

 

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9 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Ethan Murray just hit a HR to right center easily clearing the wall by a good 10+ feet. That's an impressive power display. He's been extremely hot the last month and is looking like a guy we should all certainly be keeping a closer eye on.

Was at 284/429/448 (149 wRC+) with 15 BB | 21 K over his last 84 PAs entering tonight.

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Eric Brown Jr. singled to cash in Alex Hall’s double, Wisco trailing 2-1 bottom of three.

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5 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

Eric Brown Jr. singled to cash in Alex Hall’s double, Wisco trailing 2-1 bottom of three.

A bit over eager trying to stretch it to a double. Moore reached on a HBP to open the next inning and was easily caught stealing (think Moore is a sneaky slow type guy like Luis Urias)

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Gotta wonder where the real Tyson Miller went. Third straight disastrous outing for him (1 with Brewers, 2 in Nashville).

Entered with 2-on, 2-out and Nashville leading 8-3 in the bottom of the 7th inning. Exited lucky to still have an 8-7 lead going into the 8th inning. 3 hits and a hit-by-pitch. Final batter swung at a 1-0 pitch outside the zone to fly out.

Hang on Sounds!!!

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My goodness Luis Urias is a very slow human being. Singleton hit a flyball to deep left center field off the wall with 2 outs and Urias was thrown out at home by about 5 feet.

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24 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

My goodness Luis Urias is a very slow human being. Singleton hit a flyball to deep left center field off the wall with 2 outs and Urias was thrown out at home by about 5 feet.

Looking at his StatCast running numbers is not pretty.

Steady decline from 28.0 ft/s (75th percentile) in 2018 down to 26.4 ft/s (29th percentile) in 2022. That’s like catcher/DH slow.

For comparison, Joey Bart and Eloy Jimenez are at 26.3 ft/s so far this year.

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Some nice relief work in Carolina with Shane Smith going two scoreless, now at 37 K | 9 BB over 21.1 IP.

Tanner Shears struck out a pair and walked one in a scoreless ninth to lower his ERA to 0.52 on the season with 30 K | 15 BB across his 17.1 IP. A solo HR back on May 7th remains his lone run surrendered.