Tue. 8/8 - Crazy Eights (But Only the Standard Seven Games)

[Jim Goulart]

This thread will be utilized for any minor league news Tuesday, lineup updates, etc.

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

[Jake McKibbin]

Rodriguez is having a game so far, an outfield assist from center field to third base, a stolen base, single and a run so far first time through the order

Demetrio Nadal doing Nadal things too, with a sac fly RBI to go on top of yet another single and yet another stolen base

[sveumrules]

DSL2 prevails 7-2 over Blue Guardians.

Filippo Di Turi (1-3, 2B, BB, SB of home), Luis Lameda (3-3, BB), Pedro Ibarguen (2-4) and Estefano Lozano (2-4, 2B) all reached multiple times in addition to the aforementioned Demetrio Nadal (1-2, BB, HBP, SF, 2xSB).

Luis Guevara went five strong with 1 R | 2 H | 1 BB | 3 K while Lenin Mendez followed up with two frames of 1 BB | 3 K.

 

[Joseph Zarr]

The Carolina Mudcats are back at Five County Stadium hoping to preserve their 5.0 G lead in their push for the second half crown. They are taking on the last place Delmarva Shorebirds who have been a thorn in their side throughout 2023. INF Luke Adams gets the night off - he is replaced by talented INF Jadher Areinamo at 3B. Tayden Hall is back at 1B while Jesus Chirinos will look to keep his hot bat swinging as the DH. RHP Alexander Vallecillo (1-2, 39 2/3 IP, 4.08 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) will look to shut things down from the hill.

 

[Joseph Zarr]

The Nasvhille Sounds are back on the road (not their Home series versus Durham had any home 'cooking' - sighs) to face the Indianapolis Indians. We see 1B Rowdy Tellez is taking the start at first to begin his rehab work. INF Abraham Toro moves over to 2B with Dorrian manning SS and Black back at 3B. RHP Caleb Boushley will be back on the hill trying to help his team move past their 2-4 series loss at Home to the Durham Bulls. 

 

[Joseph Zarr]

Action-packed first innings happening in Carolina and Indianapolis. Tyler Black rocked a classic 'trust the process' very hard hit line out to deep CF. Tellez ripped a single to RF. Keston Hiura rocked a line drive single to LF. Men on 1B and 2B. One down.

Meanwhile, CF Luis Lara made a fantastic grab deep at the wall in straightaway CF. I don't know how he made the catch - he was entirely turned around and just stuck his arm up. 

About as exciting as 0-0 games get.

 

[Joseph Zarr]

Patrick Dorrian three-run line shot to straightaway CF. 4-0 Sounds after Rowdy Tellez scored on a WP. Dorrian. One of my favorites. Love him.

[Joseph Zarr]

C Brian Navarreto. Very good at baseball. That is all.

Makes a heck of a charging scoop and twirl and rifle shot to 1B to grab the third out in the bottom of the first. 

I could watch him catch every night. Well, actually, I do. 😅

[Joseph Zarr]

What's the Shuckers reward for a hard fought series 2-4 series loss @ Pensacola? A 6-game series verus the extremely talented Tennessee Smokies. C Jason Lopez getting the rare start behind the dish. 1B Ernesto Martinez Jr. will see if he can take his scorching hot work in High-A Wisconsin into his Southern League debut. RHP Christian Mejias will do his best to improve upon his last 5 IP outing. Can he give his team 3 runs or less earned? This will be a true test:

 

[Joseph Zarr]

Having recently played a 6-game series at Dayton, the T-Rats are now home to face the same Dragons. 3B Brock Wilken is back in the field at the hot corner. Alex Hall is back at 1B. LHP Nate Peterson will do his best to showcase improved stuff after his recent shellacking at South Bend. But, really, we are all grateful we will be awarded the home packages of extensive highlights and post-game podcasts. 

 

[sveumrules]

16 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Patrick Dorrian three-run line shot to straightaway CF. 4-0 Sounds after Rwody Tellez scored on a WP. Dorrian. One of my favorites. Love him.

106.6 MPH at 24 degree launch angle goes 459 feet.

[Joseph Zarr]

The Sounds are flashing some absolute leather here early in Indianapolis. Jones just made a charging shoelace diving face first grab on a liner to LF - it was a lunging poke off a slider down and in. They lead 4-0 and Boushley is benefiting from the troops who have absolutely shown up. I love it.

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

106.6 MPH at 24 degree launch angle goes 459 feet.

Kind of crazy how obvious the impact of the leaguewide humidor use in the MLB is when you compare the HR distances between AAA and the MLB. No way 106.6 EV and 24 LA goes 459ft in the MLB

[wiguy94]

Mejias getting absolutely rocked. 5 hitters and he hasn't recorded an out. 4-0 Smokies with a runner on 2B.

[Joseph Zarr]

3 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Mejias getting absolutely rocked. 5 hitters and he hasn't recorded an out. 4-0 Smokies with a runner on 2B.

Yup. And it started with an opening walk. Then an oppo single down the line. Sucks. You can't not show up with your good stuff versus the Smokies. They are too good. He hung an absolute meatball slider right over the heart of the plate on the next pitch after giving up the single. Ugly outing early. Missed a back-to-back shot (104 mph off the bat) 402' dead CF off the top of the wall for a double. Just getting hammered.

[Joseph Zarr]

Dorrian just smashed a single off the wall in RF. That ball was smoked. He is on One. Sounds lead 6-0 here in the 3rd frame. Goodness my oh my he is seeing that ball and swinging sauce.

[Joseph Zarr]

Owen Miller gapper bloop liner and he stretches it to a double with savvy base running. Men on 2nd and 3rd. 1 down still. Sounds are now up 7-0. You love to see it!

[Joseph Zarr]

Chourio with a first AB four pitch walk. He is chasing Black's On Base record. He is now at 23 consecutive games. 

[Joseph Zarr]

The Shuckers had runners on the corners with 1 down facing the 4-0 deficit. Wes Clarke bloop pop out to shallow CF. Ernesto Martinez Jr. a first pitch high chopper groundout to 1B. We're on to the second frame.

[wiguy94]

Boushley feeling it early today. 5 straight strikeouts.

[Joseph Zarr]

Mejias starts his second frame much like his first. Sigh. Line bloop single to RF. Takes the next batter 0-2 and walks him. Men on first and second. Nobody down. Not the type of stuff you can bring to this very talented Smokies offense. He then gives up an RBI linedrive single to RF. 5-0. Nobody down. Runners on the corners. Mejias is not going to last. And, it's going to test an already struggling Shuckers bullpen. Single to RF on the next pitch on a hanging off-speed dead center. 6-0. Runners back on the corners nobody down.

[Joseph Zarr]

2 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Boushley feeling it early today. 5 straight strikeouts.

Mejias...is not.

[Joseph Zarr]

Delmarva continues to be a thorn in the Mudcats side. The Muddies lead 2-1 but they have left runners on base in every inning. They just stranded runners on the corners after Sibrian was thrown out at home on a beautiful throw from RF on what tried to be a sac fly. 

[Joseph Zarr]

The T-Rats saw the 4 run Tennessee first @ Biloxi and raised them two shots. A 6-run first inning. 6-0 T-Rats in the 2nd frame. INF Eduardo Garcia book-ended the run output with a two-run double. 

[Joseph Zarr]

3B Tyler Black saves extra bases with a beautiful diving stab in full flight. He rises and throws a one-hop accurate throw to 1B but the runner beats it out by a good step. A really good play. On the very next play, however, Black is eaten up by a grounder that snuck under his back-handed glove. It was hit sharply but he showed poor form in the diving attempt - it was an easier play to be made but it was fairly ruled a hit. He could have, in the very least, dove and stopped the ball and had a chance at 3B. Either way, men on 2nd and 3rd now. One down. 8-1 Sounds now.