Wed. 7/5: Night Owls

[Jim Goulart]

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

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

[Jake McKibbin]

Just noticed Misiorowski isn't scheduled this week at all.. injury related or a developmental/scheduled break?

[sveumrules]

57 minutes ago, Jake McKibbin said:

Just noticed Misiorowski isn't scheduled this week at all.. injury related or a developmental/scheduled break?

Last pitched 7/2 and believe he is pitching in the Futures Game.

[Ro Mueller]

19-year old OF Luis Castillo (.791 OPS for ACL/Low-A last year) is back from injury for his first Mudcats’ action since September 11, 2022. A win over Fayetteville at home will give Carolina a 2-0 series lead. Solid RHP Will Rudy (3.40 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 8.9 K/9 in 47.2 IP) makes his 11th start. 

[Ro Mueller]

High-A Wisconsin can also go up 2-0 in their home series against Beloit, with RHP Stiven Cruz aiming to duplicate his last start (5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 8 Ks). 1B Ernesto Martinez has a .382 AVG during his 10-game hitting streak. 

[Ro Mueller]

20-year old C Jeferson Quero’s remarkable season (.878 OPS) for AA Biloxi continues with an 8-game hitting streak. RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez (3.09 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 12.1 K/9 in 67 IP) takes the mound in Pensacola to earn the Shuckers a 2-0 series advantage. 

[Ro Mueller]

RHP Jason Alexander looks for 3rd start terrific rehab start for AAA Nashville (10 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 9 H, 1 BB, 3 Ks over last 2 starts), this one at home to try to even the series 1-1 against Columbus. Also rehabbing, CF Tyrone Taylor has homered in 2 of his last 3 games played. 

[Joseph Zarr]

DH Quinton Low is back. AB's have been extremely sparse for Low but it is worth pointing out he hit 0.294 with a 0.958 OPS in just 17 registered AB's (21 PA's) in June. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Two singles to RF and a fairly pedestrian effort by the slow-moving 1B Jesus Chrinos does Rudy no favors. That's a quick 1-0 Fayetteville lead. Rudy has given up at least 3 runs in each of his past 5 outings as he looks to discover his early season stuff. And, just like that, he hangs an off-speed delivery center cut and it's ripped deep off the RF wall. 6.17 ERA over his last 5 outings. He is in a rough patch.

[Joseph Zarr]

Rudy has allowed 5 hits through 2 IP already. Lots of loud contact. Way too many hangers. Rudy is definitely in a rut and he'll just have to continue working through it. He just gave off a lead-off deep double (his 2nd of the game) to the wall in right CF. 6 Hits now. 2-0 Woodpeckers. Another hit on an 0-2 count.  Oppo liner through the left infield gap. 

[Joseph Zarr]

OF Tyrone Taylor 102 mph off the bat. 420 some foot two-run shot to open the 1st frame. It was a center cut slider. That's two HR in two games for Taylor. 2-0 Sounds. Alexander with a pretty sharp 1st frame.

[Joseph Zarr]

Meanwhile, Rudy finally surrenders a long ball after flirting with a couple very hard hit doubles. That's now 6 consecutive outings with 3 runs or more allowed. Like I said: rut. It was a no doubter over the wall in LF.

[Joseph Zarr]

Ahhhh yes, the bases loaded no out for the Shuckers bats. Fly out to foul territory in LF off of Carlos D. Rodriguez's bat. Sparks K. Fly out to deep CF off the bat of INF Isaac Collins. No runs plate. That is a scenario that can come back to haunt you.

[Joseph Zarr]

OF Jace Avina long ball. 8th of the year. A two out three-run shot helps make this a game (Mudcats trail 5-3) in the 4th frame. Now in the bottom of the 5th, the Mudcats have runners on 1st and 2nd base with two down. RHP Will Rudy's final line: 5 IP, 10 H (yikes), 5 ER, 1 HR, 1 K. Not a pretty outing. 

[Joseph Zarr]

This is not how you endear yourself to a young pitcher's inaugural Double-A outing. Come on fellas, help Brady out here with some clean defense. This runner then scored on a single after a Brady wild pitch sent him to 3B. Boooo!

[Joseph Zarr]

C Payton Henry gapper to left center high off the wall. 9-3 Sounds baby. Lets get that run differential back, men!

[Joseph Zarr]

C Jose Sibrian missed the tying knock down the RF line as it fell just foullll. He then ripped a 102 mph rocket toward the LF wall...that was just run down. Two are stranded. Mudcats lose 7-5. Wehrle will take the loss.

[Joseph Zarr]

Meanwhile, LHP Alex Claudio is getting knocked all around the outfield grass here in the top of the 8th. He has yet to record an out. He's already allowed a run. The bases are still juiced. And, that's it. 0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER. Yikes. Sounds lead 9-4 but Claudio certainly isn't helping that cause.

[Joseph Zarr]

Boy the Sounds are suddenly doing everything in their power to let the Clippers make a serious charge at this deficit. A 1-2 hanging breaking ball is hit to LF. OF Skye Bolt skyes the throw attempting to nail the runner at 3B (he would not have gotten that runner given his arm). Another runner scores. All runners advance. 9-6 Sounds suddenly. Tying run at the plate. Nobody out. Megill nearly gives up a liner off the wall in far LF but it goes just foul. This is an ugly ugly inning.

[Joseph Zarr]

9-8 now. Every ball is finding the gap beyond Devanney at SS. One liner after the next squeaking through . He was shaded middle given the runner at first base. It's now suddenly 9-8. Runners at the corners 1 down. Yikes. A total unraveling (albeit, some quite unlucky) between Claudio and Megill. A high chopper to 3B, not hit all that hard, has only one play to 1B. The Sounds now risk falling behind. 9-9. Two down. Runner at 2B. Whewwww.

[Joseph Zarr]

Clippers send 11 to the plate. They grab 8 hits. They score 7 runs. 10-9 Sounds are down. What a cruddy inning! 😂

[Joseph Zarr]

Holy hyeck this game is BONKERS. 10-10. Men on 2nd and 3rd. One down. Two utterly karmic super bloops into shallow RF. Van Meter sprinkled in an oppo single. This is a crazy late-inning baseball affair. Hats off to Hiura with a two strike battle. He fought an 0-2 heater inner half into the uber shallow grass. Wild. Skye Bolt will try to atone for his earlier throwing error.

[Joseph Zarr]

Talk about a wild situation to see your first Triple-A action of 2023:

LHP Nick Bennett is going to be thrust into this pinball baseball game no matter what here in the top of the 9th. Bolt looks outmatched striking out on four pitches. Urias is in a 3-1 count walks on a high inside heater. Toro will have the bases dripping. Come on, Abraham!

[Joseph Zarr]

Wild pitch! After three consecutive sliders, Romero throws a change-up about 3' short of home plate. 11-10. How about a save opportunity, Mr. Bennett?!? LOL. Toro's count is now full. He rips a screamer just shy of the LF warning track and it's run down. Whoa boy.

[Joseph Zarr]

Well, Bennett is not making it easy on himself. 3-0 count to the lead-off. He gives up a liner to RF. He then rushes the gather of a sacrifice bunt to flip it to 1B with his glove but leaves the ball int he grass. He had no need to rush that play. Now he has two men aboard. Nobody down. He has to calm down there and make the play at 1B.  AND, now he's hit the third batter who was squaring to bunt. Ugly stuff. Bennett then rushes a basic come backer. Has a chance to save himself from this quagmire and rushes the throw to home plate and throws it into the dirt. He is charged an E1. What happens next? A liner to LF. 12-11 Clippers. 

Bennett looks entirely overmatched. Tough tough sledding. And he's IN it with nobody up in the bullpen.