Sun. 6/11 - The Mudcats Will Snap Out of It, The Mudcats Will Snap Out of It...

[Jim Goulart]

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

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

[Ro Mueller]

Two rough days have put our full season affiliates at an aggregate of -5 (110 wins, 115 losses), but the good news is that there are 5 games today! Win ‘em all to end the weekend right.

[Ro Mueller]

The Sounds and Jumbo Shrimp picked up where they left off yesterday: tied 1-1 in the bottom of the 4th inning of a scheduled 7-inning game. RHP Matt Bush came in for his second rehab appearance.

[Ro Mueller]

Back and forth they go in Jacksonville. Matt Bush retired 3 players on ground outs. Cam Devanney doubled in a run to take a 2-1 lead. RHP JB Bukauskus came in for his 2nd relief start, giving up a 2-run shot. Then Eddy Alvarezresponded with a solo shot. 3-3, bottom of the 6th inning now.

[Ro Mueller]

The Low-A Mudcats haven’t won since RHP Will Rudy’s (1.53 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 9.2 K/9 in 29.1 IP) last start on Tuesday, but he’s back on the mound today to end their skid. DH Quinton Low gets his 4th appearance of the season as a position player. 

[Ro Mueller]

High-A Wisconsin leads their series in West Michigan 4-1 and has RHP Edwin Jimenez (2.09 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 10.1 K/9 in 47.1 IP) ready for his 5th start (12th appearance). 20-year old Eduardo Garcia continues to man the shortstop position as the team awaits Eric Brown Jr.’s return. 

[Ro Mueller]

Olympic speed skating silver medalist Eddy Alvarez smacked his second homer of the game, this one a 2-run shot to push the lead to 6-3 in extra innings in Jacksonville. Thyago Vieira grabs the win with a 2-inning stint.

That’s a good start to today’s slate of games.

[Ro Mueller]

Ugh. Carolina’s misery continues, as Will Rudy uncharacteristically gives up 4 runs in the top of the 1st inning on a walk, single, double and homer.

They trail 4-0 in the 3rd inning and desperately need a spark from somewhere, despite missing Daniel Guilarte, Luis Lara, Tayden Hall, Luis Castillo…

[Ro Mueller]

LHP Eric Lauer makes his 2nd rehab start for AAA Nashville, which is trying to clinch a 4-2 series win in Jacksonville. 25-year old C Payton Henry has two 4-hit games in his last 5 games played, lifting his OPS to .823. 

[Ro Mueller]

AA Biloxi has a secret weapon in its quest to salvage a 3-3 series tie in Mississippi: LHP Wade Miley makes his first rehab start! 22-year old RF Carlos D. Rodriguez collected 2 hits yesterday to lift his team-high batting average to .278. 

[Ro Mueller]

Ugh x 2. Eric Lauer’s not doing our Sounds any favors, giving up a single, double and homer on his first 8 pitches. 3-0 Jacksonville before any outs have been recorded.

[Ro Mueller]

Minor bright spot for the Mudcats, though they trail 4-0 in the 5th inning: Quinton Low has walked and doubled. 

[Ro Mueller]

Eric Lauer gets through the first inning after 34 pitches. Sounds trail 3-0.

[Ro Mueller]

Eric Lauer’s 2nd inning isn’t looking any better, as he gives up 3 singles on the first 7 pitches of the frame.

[Ro Mueller]

Another single off Lauer, then an error on CF Monte Harrison gives Jacksonville a little league grand slam. 7-1 Nashville trails, still with nobody out in the 2nd inning. 

 

[Ro Mueller]

We’ve got a sign of life in Zebulon, as RF Kay-Lan Nicasia hits a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 6th inning. The Mudcats now trail just 5-3. Let’s go!!!! 

 

[Ro Mueller]

The Timber Rattlers’ series finale has been rained out. I’d imagine they’ll remain in Michigan, given their 12:05pm game at Great Lakes on Tuesday.

[Ro Mueller]

Nashville’s getting crushed 8-2 in the series finale, but at least Tyler Naquin has two home runs. I wonder if Naquin’s on the cusp of opting out of his MILB contract, with Sal Frelick returning to Nashville soon.

[Ro Mueller]

Wade Miley retired the first 6 hitters in his rehab start for Biloxi, then worked around two singles to start the 3rd inning. 0-0 after 3 innings.

[Ro Mueller]

Wade Miley kept is going through 5 innings, exiting with a 4-0 lead thanks to timely hitting (4-for-7 with RISP).

But within 4 batters of Bo Bowman entering in the bottom of the 6th inning, Mississippi had already cut it to 4-3. Nail biter.

[Ro Mueller]

Relievers Tobias Myers, Cam Robinson and Abner Uribe got the job done, helped by Tyler Black scoring an insurance run in the top of the 9th inning. 5-4 Shuckers victory

[Joseph Zarr]

You can take Eric Lauer from the Brewers but you can't take the Brewers from Eric Lauer.

Am I right or am I right?! 🫠

Sigh. So many sighs.

 

[wibadgers23]

Nice to see Chourio with 3 hits and a couple RBI’s. Black with two hits and two more SB, now a ridiculous 33 on the year. Biloxi needed that today.