Fri. 7/28 - Misiorowski's Second AA Start. Extra Innings in ACL Ball Tonight

[Joseph Zarr]

With tonight's two-bagger, CF Jackson Chourio has now elevated his season OPS to 0.802. What a ridiculously hot month of July. It almost makes you wonder if those ridiculous tacked baseballs were a bad idea?

Errrrr, scratch that. With his second dub dub in a 3-for-4 evening so far his OPS is up to 0.811.

Great Scotts, Marty!

[wiguy94]

Darrell Thompson has had a rough go of it lately. Someone posted an article on him recently from his hometown newspaper I believe and he said he expected to make his MLB debut this season and was expecting it to happen at the end of this month. Since that article was written he has given up 9 runs in 6.1 IP...don't think you're getting that call Darrell

[Joseph Zarr]

8 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Darrell Thompson has had a rough go of it lately. Someone posted an article on him recently from his hometown newspaper I believe and he said he expected to make his MLB debut this season and was expecting it to happen at the end of this month. Since that article was written he has given up 9 runs in 6.1 IP...don't think you're getting that call Darrell

Man he was trending so well before that article too. A really unfortunate turn in his season.

[brewmann04]

I don’t see anyone coming up for the pen  they have Wilson and soon Ashby 

[Joseph Zarr]

Welp, Chourio just smacked his 2nd dub of the night. OPS up to 0.809. Black just smacked his 8th triple of 2023. The Shuckers suddenly lead 7-5. This offense. My goodness. It's a 5-run 4th.

[Joseph Zarr]

Also, if the Brewers for some inexplicable reason trade INF Tyler Black at the deadline (which they'd be absolutely foolish to do, imho) they better be getting back some legit MLB gold. This young man is an unbelievably good offensive talent. This doesn't grow on trees. He is legitimately the total package at the dish. Just look at this triple. Let me just reach down here and poke it to the wall in the deep left center gap. 

 

[Joseph Zarr]

Don't blink but after tonight's impending shellacking in Columbia the Mudcats are a half inning from being 10 games over 0.500 again. I don't believe they've been here since early June? (Off the top of my head). This is a heck of a 4-0 start on the road at Columbia. They're starting to get contributions up and down the line-up. The bullpen has really come into its own, again, after all the recent promotions. Just an incredible job by manager Victor Estevez and the greater Mudcats Coaching and Player Development staff. They've got the baseball machine churning down in Zebulon.

With Lynchburg leading 2nd place Salem 5-1 in the bottom of the 5th, the Mudcats are on the doorstep of seeing their 2nd Half lead rise to 3 1/2 games. After tonight's performance, they move to 17-10 since the first half ended June 22nd. This is a young talented squad coming into its own before our very eyes. What makes it even more exciting is the offensive talent currently in the ACL.

I mean, y'all, Columbia is no Low-A slouch. They came into this series in the thick of things atop their Division looking to make some moves. The Mudcats have now outscored them 34-to-13. If we go back to the Home series versus Kannapolis, the Mudcats are 9-1 over their past 10 games outscoring their opponents 90-to-45.

Whewwwww baby!

[Ro Mueller]

• Rehabbing LHP Eric Lauer is starting for ACL Brewers tonight.
• 2nd round pick INF Mike Boeve is DHing and batting 2nd in his organizational debut.
• 1st round pick 3B Brock Wilken is hitting third.

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, damuelle said:

• Rehabbing LHP Eric Lauer is starting for ACL Brewers tonight.
• 2nd round pick INF Mike Boeve is DHing and batting 2nd in his organizational debut.
• 1st round pick 3B Brock Wilken is hitting third.

Can they retroactively send RHP Adrian Houser on a rehab outing as well? Asking for a friend.

[Joseph Zarr]

RHP Robbie Baker pitched 2 1/3 innings and did not allow a long ball!

He definitely had some help from SS Freddy Zamora, I should add. What a play! It's stuff like this that makes Zamor's routine errors so maddening. He has legit unteachable stuff at SS and yet he is prone to the silliest lapses.

 

[Joseph Zarr]

INF Zavi Warren two-run jack. It's another scorching hot Warren long ball. Goodness he is on one again in his second half. Uncanny how he making this a yearly thing. It's now a 9-5 Shuckers lead in the 6th.

I should add, this long ball was a friggin' scorcher. A rocket launch.

 

[wiguy94]

The mid summer Zavier Warren hot streaks are something else. Why can't he hit like this all year?

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, wiguy94 said:

The mid summer Zavier Warren hot streaks are something else. Why can't he hit like this all year?

He's on the Jesus Chirinos diet? I can't explain it. But, it's now kind of a thing.

[Joseph Zarr]

If we toss aside RHP TJ Shook's rough 2 1/3 IP July 8th @ Pensacola, we are looking at a really good month of July:

4 G, 19 2/3 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 24 K, 2 ER, 2 W, 1 SV

He finished tonight's 9-5 victory going 4 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 5 K while picking up the Save. Really fantastic work, Mr. Shook. I salute you!

[sveumrules]

Lauer with a scoreless frame 2 K | 1 BB.

Juan Baez has homered to tie it up at 2-2 in the 4th.