Sat. 8/19 - ACL Crew's Magic # is 1 with Two Regular Season Games Left

[Jim Goulart]

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

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

[wiguy94]

ACL Brewers clinch! 

[Ro Mueller]

1 hour ago, wiguy94 said:

ACL Brewers clinch! 

Good team effort in the 8-4 victory over ACL Guardians. Six different players with an RBI. Cooper Pratt reached base 4 times. Eric Brown Jr. homered for the 2nd straight game.

The pitching did enough, though nobody stood out in particular. Brailin Rodriguez threw 2 scoreless innings for the win, Blake Whiting K’d 2 of 3 batters faced in the 9th inning.

Anthony Perez gets a special shout-out for coming in and getting Jaison Chourio to pop out with the bases loaded and the game 7-4 in the 8th inning.

[Ro Mueller]

The Low-A Mudcats are even 2-2 in their series at Kannapolis, with dominant RHP Logan Henderson getting the start tonight. LF Jace Avina has a .969 OPS over his last 38 games (153 PAs).

[Ro Mueller]

The AA Shuckers have won 5 straight games and look for another win at Mississippi tonight. RHP Christian Mejias starts Game 5 of this week’s series. DH Wes Clarke has a .895 OPS since May 4 (328 PAs). 

[Ro Mueller]

AAA Nashville can take a 4-1 series lead with another home win over Charlotte. RHP Janson Junk (4.49 ERA in 104.1 IP) is tonight’s starter. SS Cam Devanney has a .914 OPS since May 24 (226 PAs). 

[sveumrules]

DSL2 falls 5-3.

Demetrio Nadal (2-3, BBx2, SB but also CSx2), Roderick Flores (2-4, 2B, SB), Luis Lameda (0-3, BBx2), and Danny Puerta (0-2, BBx2) were all on multiple times while Christopher Vasquez had a big two RBI single.

Justin Caceres gets pitcher of the game with two scoreless innings and 1 H | 2 BB | 2 K with Pedro Quintana working around 1 H | 2 BB to throw a scoreless frame of his own.

[sveumrules]

DSL1 falls 4-1.

Yophery and Pedro Tovar with the lone hits while Gery Holguin walked twice and Brian Sanchez walked and got plunked.

Lots of scoreless pitching lines including Esmir Suarez (3 IP | 1 H | 2 BB | 2 K), Yonawil Florimon (1.2 IP | 1 BB | 2 K), Argenis Aparicio (1 IP | 1 K) and Roman Perez (1 IP | 2 K).

[sveumrules]

TRats even things up at one in the top of the second as Mike Boeve comes around to score on a pair of groundouts after hitting a double to lead off the inning.

[sveumrules]

Carolina trailing 2-0 after five with singles from Tayden Hall and Jose Sibrian the only hits.

Dylan O’Rae has a walk, reach on error and stolen bag so far.

[sveumrules]

Jackson Chourio with the lone Biloxi hit so far as the Shuckers are down 2-0 bottom of four.

[Ro Mueller]

RHP Bradley Blalock (2.64 ERA in 61.1 IP) makes his 3rd start for High-A Wisconsin, still looking for his first Win. The Timber Rattlers are down 3-1 in their series at Cedar Rapids. 

[wiguy94]

Still plenty of time left but rough hitting night so far. Carolina with 2 hits. Wisconsin, Biloxi, and Nashville all with 1 hit.

[wibadgers23]

8 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Still plenty of time left but rough hitting night so far. Carolina with 2 hits. Wisconsin, Biloxi, and Nashville all with 1 hit.

Yeah Chourio has a hit. Other than that, not much to report so far.

[Ro Mueller]

Brock Wilken is off to a better start than I expected for a power-first player. Maybe we’ll even have him play the final week in Biloxi (September 12-17), after Wisconsin finishes up on September 10th.

[sveumrules]

Lara double, Wilken single gets Wisco another run top of eight.

Now top of nine has gone Mendez double, Miller double, Acosta walk, Vargas single to close the gap to 5-4.

Doston up with men on the corners and no outs and he grounds into a DP to tie it up.

[Ro Mueller]

The Timber Rattlers were dead in the water, down 5-1 in the 8th inning against might Cedar Rapids.

But a Lara double and Wilken single cut it to 5-2 that inning.

And now the first 4 batters have reached in the 9th inning: Mendez double, Miller double, Acosta walk, Vargas single. 5-4, 2 on, nobody out, pitching change.

Let’s go Wisconsin!!!!!

[Ro Mueller]

Unfortunately a GIDP limited Wisconsin to only tying the game 5-5. Then Cedar Rapids walked it off on two-out single. Rattlers lose 6-5. Rough night for our full season affiliates. 🥲

[Ro Mueller]

The starting experiment presumably over, RHP James Meeker was back to his dominant relief form for Biloxi, although in a losing effort: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 Ks.

I hope we get him up to AAA ball. A late bloomer, he’s already older than 8 of our active pitchers in Nashville.