Fri. 7/7 - Gasser Headlines

[Jim Goulart]

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[Jim Goulart]

While eyes will be rightly fixated on Reds-Brewers, worth noting that Columbus at Nashville with Robert Gasser on the mound is the "Free Game of The Day". (MiLB.TV via MLB At Bat app)

[Jim Goulart]

Will be incorporated into Saturday AM's Link Report:

Final: DSL Brewers #1 Squad 3, DSL Guardians Blue 0 

Box Score / Game Log

On Thursday, Cerveceros "Uno" were shut out by a 1-0 score, mustering only four hits (one double).

Friday's batted-ball offense was similar (five hits, two of them doubles), but the team was able to celebrate a victory.

Top 2023 bonus signee Yophery Rodriguez, playing LF in this one (has primarily been in CF this season), has hit safely in ten of his last 11 games. He smacked a line drive one-out single to CF in the 4th, and would score on a clutch two-out double by another 17-year-old, corner infielder Gery Holguin, playing third base here.

It was also a two-out single that netted an insurance run in the 8th, with CF Pedro Tovar (a Venezuelan rookie who only turned 17 two weeks ago) driving in 2nd-year Panamanian RF Irving Igualas. Igualas had walked with one out and advanced on a single by yet another 17-year-old, switch-hitting Jhon Bencosme (playing first base here). It's been a struggle for both Igualas and Bencosme in 2023 thus far, so nice to see them contribute.

Rookie catcher (DH'ing here) Luis Garcia doubled in Holguin (who had singled) for the bonus insurance in the 9th.

Rookie Venezuelan RHP Gabriel Colmenarez cruised through five shutout innings (three hits, one of them a double, 0 BB, 2 K). His countryman, LHP Jose Meneses, followed up with four frames of sweet mound work of his own, as your box score perusal revealed. Meneses did walk two in the 9th to bring the tying run to the plate, but ended the game on a swinging strike. First career win and first career save for the duo, nice!

$1.4M bonus baby shortstop Kevin Ereu's pace has cooled since he missed two weeks of action in mid-June (2-for-22). This was his 6th consecutive hitless game, but he's managed to walk ten times in eight games since his return to action, a great sign when the BABIP gods aren't smiling.

[Jim Goulart]

Will be incorporated into Saturday AM's Link Report:

Final: DSL Rockies 5, DSL Brewers #2 Squad 3, ten innings

Box Score / Game Log

Team Dos lead 3-0 after seven, then 3-1 after eight.

The first two Rockies batters were retired in the 9th - just one more out needed!

Infield single to the pitcher, sigh. Walk, and then two line drive singles, tie game. Brewers went quietly in the bottom of the 9th (one-out HBP).

The Rockies went with the bunt strategy in the 10th, not always deployed by road teams. The Colorado kids never got a ball out of the infield but scored twice. Nothing for the Cerveceros in the last-chance frame. Bummer of a loss.

18-year-old RHP Justin Caceres of Nicaragua wasn't killed with exit velocity but was on the mound for the two fateful innings. LHP Pedro Quintana allowed an 8th inning HR that breathed life into the bad guys. It was the first run Quintana had allowed in his 4th pro game. You'll remember that Quintana missed all of 2021 and 2022 due to injury upon being acquired from the Mets for OF Billy McKinney.

Not only did 2nd-year RHP Aneuris Rodriguez strand two inherited runners upon entering in the 3rd, he would toss 4.2 hitless, scoreless innings (2 BB, 6 K). Ten of his 15 pro appearances have been starts so the Brewers see something in the just-turned 19-year-old Dominican product.

Two intriguing Brewers rookies reached twice. Bonus baby 17-year-old SS Filippo Di Turi seems to fill all his box scores in some fashion. His OPS is .847 through 86 AB's.

Though 18-year-old CF Ramon Moreno is only hitting .224 to Di Turi's .337, Moreno's OPS rivals his teammate at .836. Fun line! 82 plate appearances translating to 58 AB's thanks to 21 (!) walks. Plus 24 K's, 6-of-7 in SB attempts, and six of Moreno's 13 hits going for XBH's, including two HR's. Put it all together, and that's kooky!

 

[Ro Mueller]

The Low-A Mudcats have RHP Quinton Low (4.08 ERA with 28 Ks in 17.2 IP) starting tonight as they seek a 3-1 series advantage at home over Fayetteville. LF Hedbert Perez homered yesterday and has an .898 OPS over his last 96 PAs. 

[Ro Mueller]

The High-A Timber Rattlers need a bounce back win to go up 3-1 in their home series against Beloit, with RHP Edwin Jimenez (3.44 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 9.4 K/9 in 65.1 IP) getting the start. 1B Ernesto Martinez has a 12-game hitting streak. 

[Ro Mueller]

The AA Shuckers are also up 2-1 in their series in Pensacola, with RHP Christian Mejias (6.31 ERA with 83 Ks in 67 IP) taking the hill to start tonight. 1B Zavier Warren has homered in 2 of his past 3 games. 

[Ro Mueller]

LHP Robert Gasser (3.94 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 10.7 K/9 in 80 IP) takes the ball for AAA Nashville, who need a victory to even their series in Columbus 2-2. LF Eddy Alvarez (.867 OPS in 254 PAs) returns to action after leaving a game early 7 days ago. 

[wiguy94]

Well Gasser just got ejected after one pitch..

[Ro Mueller]

Trevor Megill was apparently ejected too. Really getting our money’s worth this series. Let’s go Sounds!

[wiguy94]

3 minutes ago, damuelle said:

Trevor Megill was apparently ejected too. Really getting our money’s worth this series. Let’s go Sounds!

I have a feeling we get quite a few positional player pitcher innings from Nashville today. They really aren’t in a place to go 9 innings of bullpen pitchers. 

[Ro Mueller]

3 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

I have a feeling we get quite a few positional player pitcher innings from Nashville today. They really aren’t in a place to go 9 innings of bullpen pitchers. 

Let’s see what Contreras, Thompson, Strzelecki and Bukauskas can give us!!

[Ro Mueller]

Hedbert Perez came through yet again, delivering an RBI single to knock in Gregory Barrios in the 1st inning. 1-0 Mudcats. Really glad it’s clicking for him. 

[duewizard]

Why did the ejections happen?

[Jim Goulart]

6 hours ago, Mass Haas said:

While eyes will be rightly fixated on Reds-Brewers, worth noting that Columbus at Nashville with Robert Gasser on the mound is the "Free Game of The Day". (MiLB.TV via MLB At Bat app)

 

[Ro Mueller]

1 minute ago, duewizard said:

Why did the ejections happen?

Gasser’s pitch was a (blue font) smidge inside, with everyone already on edge after yesterday’s brawl. 

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, duewizard said:

Why did the ejections happen?

Gasser hit Rucchio in the butt on the first pitch of the game. After the brawl in yesterday's game they probably wanted to avoid escalation by tossing Gasser. Personally think the ejection was a bit excessive especially because it hit him in the butt and wasn't anywhere near the head.

[Ro Mueller]

Getting a LOT of Biloxi road video and quite pleased: 

 

[duewizard]

3 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Gasser hit Rucchio in the butt on the first pitch of the game. After the brawl in yesterday's game they probably wanted to avoid escalation by tossing Gasser. Personally think the ejection was a bit excessive especially because it hit him in the butt and wasn't anywhere near the head.

Sounds excessive. Thanks for the update!

[sveumrules]

Lots of early action for Carolina up 5-2 top of 5th.

Luis Lara (1-2, BB), Gregory Barrios (2-3, 2B, SB), Jadher Areinamo (2-2, 2B, SB) and Jesus Chirinos (1-1, BB) all busy on the bases so far.

Quinton Low with his longest outing of the year at 4 IP | 1 ER | 3 H | 1 BB | 5 K.

[sveumrules]

Nashville fired up after the ejections.

Luis Urias bomb plus a bases clearing  Skye Bolt triple have them up 5-0 bottom 5th.

Luis Contreras (3 IP) and Darrell Thompson (2 IP) posting the zeroes.

[Ro Mueller]

Sad to see Strzelecki lose all confidence and control. Claudio will attempt to clean up his 7th inning mess. Sounds lead 5-1, but the bases are loaded with one out.

[Ro Mueller]

Shuckers are out-hitting the Blue Wahoos 11-8, but can’t get the key hit(s), so trail 8-3. We’ve stranded 8, they’ve stranded 2…that’s how it goes sometimes.

Campbell, Collins, Murray and Lutz each have 2 hits through 6 innings. Even with 6 extra base hits, we still just have 3 runs. 

[Ro Mueller]

Mudcats lead 6-3 in the top of the 8th inning, but Will Childers inability to throw strikes tonight is finally catching up with him and there’s apparently no reliever to save him. Bases loaded, nobody out. Gulp.

[Ro Mueller]

2 minutes ago, damuelle said:

Mudcats lead 6-3 in the top of the 8th inning, but Will Childers inability to throw strikes tonight is finally catching up with him and there’s apparently no reliever to save him. Bases loaded, nobody out. Gulp.

After allowing all 4 batters to reach this inning in a futile attempt to throw more than 60 pitches, Childers finally exits on that last double. 72 pitches, 32 strikes. 6-5, still nobody out. Yerlin Rodriguez is in now…wish he’d started the inning.