Wed. 8/16 - DSL Makeup Games in the Morning; Four Affiliate Match-Ups in the Evening

[Joseph Zarr]

Lara with his first High-A RBI on a hard hit ground ball to LF scoring Darrien Miller. 3-1 T-Rats. Nobody down. Men on 1st and 2nd.

[JCREW]

20 minutes ago, markedman5 said:

 

Things for McKendry tonight are looking eerily similar to Houser last night... low pitch count, Sweet Rick left him in a batter or two too long. 

[Joseph Zarr]

CF Kaylan Nicasia OF assist in a 1-0 game nabbing the runner rounding third as Diaz tags him out at home in a bang-bang play. As you saw above: Nicasia's defense is vastly underrated. He's very good in the OF grass. HUGE play.

[Joseph Zarr]

Just another web gem grab from CF Luis Lara. His jumps are so good. He chases down a deep liner and catches the ball as he falls head first into the CF wall. Incredible grab. He's alright. he's up. He's very very good. Fantastic stuff from the young man.

AND, thankfully, we have a highlight:

 

Stud.

[Joseph Zarr]

LF Jace Avina rips a two out double to the wall in LF. Fantastic work, Mr. Avina! 2-0 and the insurance run is on the board in the 8th. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Metzinger hard hit gapper to Left CF scores Mendez (ripped single through the 3B/SS gap into LF). 6-1 T-Rats in the 6th. Let's Go!

[Joseph Zarr]

Bottom of the 8th and RHP Jesus Rivero ran into bases loaded trouble (2 BB and a single flare to RF). WINNING manager, Victor Estevez brings on his closer RHP Yerlin Rodriguez. He proceeds to induce a first pitch DP - Areinamo-to-O'Rae-to Chirinos. THAT.Was.The.Sauce. Playoffs! I want Mudcats Playoffs!

[Joseph Zarr]

Winker rips a deeeeeeep shot off the base of the 403' sign in Right CF. 7-1. That ball was smacked. LOVE this result baby. 104 mph off the bat. 410' of distance on that smash by Winker.

[Joseph Zarr]

Love what I'm seeing from O'Rae at Carolina. This young man is a winning baseball player. He plays urgent in the field. He's disciplined on the basepaths and in the batters box. Very very quick. I'm very excited about his prospects.

[Joseph Zarr]

Boeve tacks on a cheap flare single that caused a car crush in the Kernels infield SS gap. Yikes. Two cross (Lara and Winks). 9-1 T-Rats babayyyyy

[Ro Mueller]

Rowdy 0-for-4 with 3 Ks. We may need to rent a place for him in Nashville. Gulp.

[Joseph Zarr]

Let's go Big Bob! On base all four times tonight. THIS is what I'm talking about Bobby. He has these tools. More of this, please! Woot Woot.

[Ro Mueller]

Keston Hiura smacks his second homer of the night - one off a lefty, one off a righty. Also walked. No Ks. He’s basically got 2 weeks to make his case for a September 1 call-up. Sounds trail 5-4 in the bottom of the 8th inning.

[Joseph Zarr]

RHP Yerlin Rodriguez start to his 9th:

0-2 HBP

WP

3-2 BB. 

Two men on. Nobody out. Might have been an inside strike but could easily be called a ball...and it was. Yikes. 2-0 feels tentative.

[Joseph Zarr]

Whewww. He goes 96 mph on the upper inner tip of the zone for a swing and miss. Then he drops an 85 mph dime of a breaking ball on the outer half for the swinging K. That's Rodriguez's first out. 2-0 Mudcats. One down bottom of 9.

[Joseph Zarr]

AND, 1B Jesus Chirinos snags the hard hit liner to his left and picks the runner off at 1B for the game ending DP. Woot woot. Mudcats win 2-0. Yeah baby!

[Joseph Zarr]

Boy, the Sounds potentially starting their Home series 0-2 to the very last place Charlotte Knights would be, umm, something.

[Brewcrew82]

Rowdy is on his way to getting DFA'd. Absolutely horrific at-bats. 

[Joseph Zarr]

 Hendry Mendez deep gapper to the RF wall. His second consecutive knock. Have a game young man! Let's get the motor runnnnnnning. Lead-off double here in the top of the 7th.

[Joseph Zarr]

2 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Rowdy is on his way to getting DFA'd. Absolutely horrific at-bats. 

Either way, the Brewers covered their bases by trading for Santana. Toro has been just fine at 1B and can hit quite well. They'll be fine. Rowdy hadn't been giving them anything all year regardless of how his Rehab work continues and what comes of it. Obviously, we'd all love to have 2022 Rowdy but we just might not ever get that in 2023.

[Ro Mueller]

Tellez 3-run walk-off blast. Sounds win 7-5. Woo hoo!!!!!!! 

 

[brewmann04]

At this point Roddy does not deserve back in the main lineup 

[CheeseheadInQC]

You knew after all that he was either going to strike out on three pitches or walk it off

[Brewcrew82]

And just as we're all ragging on Rowdy...I still need to see it in some more games. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Rowdy Rowdy 3-Run walk-off blast babyyyyy. Ye doubters Repent! Sinners 

 

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