Fri. 8/25 - Postseason Chases Continue; Maryvale Best-of-3 Finals Begins vs. D-Backs

[Jim Goulart]

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

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

[Jim Goulart]

ARIZONA LEAGUE SCOREBOARD: Friday will be a 7:00 PM Central gametime vs. the D-Backs, first of a best-of-three

Games follow on Saturday, and if necessary, Sunday

[wiguy94]

I posted this elsewhere but Nashville has actually played themselves into a 2nd half playoff race. They are 2 GB right now and have been playing extremely well lately. 

[wibadgers23]

23 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

I posted this elsewhere but Nashville has actually played themselves into a 2nd half playoff race. They are 2 GB right now and have been playing extremely well lately. 

I believe just about every team is in contention for a playoff spot with the exception of Wisconsin maybe?

[wiguy94]

3 minutes ago, wibadgers23 said:

I believe just about every team is in contention for a playoff spot with the exception of Wisconsin maybe?

Yeah.

Nashville - 2 G back

Biloxi - Tied for 1st

WI - 5 games back of Peoria for 2nd place and 2nd half playoff spot

Carolina - 2 G lead

[Ro Mueller]

SS Eric Brown Jr. returns to the lineup and Julio Teheran makes his first rehab start, as High-A Wisconsin seeks a 3-1 series lead at home against Quad Cities. 

[Jim Goulart]

Pensacola at Biloxi is free for all tonight

[Ro Mueller]

CF Jackson Chourio has homered in 2 straight games and LHP Adam Seminaris returns from injury for his first AA ball since May 17, as Biloxi needs a home win over Pensacola to claw back to 1-3 in this week’s series. 

[Ro Mueller]

Low-A Carolina seeks its 3rd straight home win over Columbia, with RHP Patricio Aquino (3.11 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 8.8 K/9 in 75.1 IP) getting tonight’s start. LF Tayden Hall has a 13-game hitting streak. 

[Ro Mueller]

AAA Nashville looks for a 4th straight win at Gwinnett, with league strikeout leader LHP Robert Gasser getting the start. 3B Abraham Toro has a 14-game hitting streak. 

[Ro Mueller]

It probably won't happen, but I suggest that we promote SS Eric Brown Jr. to AA:

• Lineups are too imbalanced at the moment: AA Biloxi: 12 position players (just 5 infielders) + 16 pitchers; High-A Wisconsin: 15 position players (8 infielders) + 15 pitchers
• Brown will already be 23 in December, so might as well get a taste of AA now before being a fixture there next season
• Brown's game is speed, defense and contact hitting, so he shouldn't struggle too much when moved up
• Moving him up will free up immediate playing time for INFs Eduardo Garcia, Ben Metzinger, Jheremy Vargas and Jose Acosta, with Garcia and Robert Moore sharing shortstop duties at Wisconsin to close out this season

[Ro Mueller]

If Carolina's going to make the playoffs, it certainly helps to have 1B Jesus Chirinos around. His 2nd inning solo homer gives the good guys a 1-0 lead. 

 

[Ro Mueller]

9-up, 9-down for Stripers starter Michael Soroka against Nashville. We appear to have our hands full in this game, trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the 3rd inning.

[markedman5]

This to me is what is exciting about Black…….he hasn’t gone on any kind of hot streak yet at AAA but he finds a way to get on base

 

[wibadgers23]

22 minutes ago, markedman5 said:

This to me is what is exciting about Black…….he hasn’t gone on any kind of hot streak yet at AAA but he finds a way to get on base

 

Yeah he reminds me of Frelick. Just has a knack for getting on base.

[sveumrules]

ACL crew takes a 2-0 lead bottom of three via Yeison Perez walk, Cooper Pratt single and Juan Baez double.

[sveumrules]

Nashville wins 7-3 with Jahmai Jones (2-4, 2B, BB), Owen Miller (2-4, 2B), Tyler Black (2-5) and Payton Henry (1-3, BB) all reaching multiple times.

Gasser gave up 3 R over 6 IP before Jason Alexander, Ethan Small and JB Bukauskas threw a scoreless frame each to close it out.

[sveumrules]

Biloxi falls 6-4 with Isaac Collins (0-3, BBx2), Jeferson Quero (1-5, 2B), Wes Clarke (2-4, BB), Freddy Zamora (2-3, BB) and Ernesto Martinez (3-4, 2B) having the big days on offense.

Best pitching line in the box was James Meeker giving up 1 R over 4.1 relief IP with 4 H | 1 BB | 1 K.

[sveumrules]

TRats trailing 8-2 in the 8th.

Luis Lara (2-4, SB, CS), Brock Wilken (1-3, 2B) and Jheremy Vargas (2-2, BB) having the best days with the bats.

Teheran went 3 IP | 1 R | 3 H | 0 BB | 4 K in his rehab start.

[sveumrules]

Carolina will need the crookedest of numbers bottom of nine to come back from this one, trailing 12-4.

Patricio Aquino worked around 9 H to only allow 1 R over 5 IP with 0 BB and 4 K before the bullpen blew things up.

Dylan O’Rae (1-3, HBP, SB), Jadher Areinamo (1-3, BB), Tayden Hall (1-4, 2B), Jesus Chirinos (1-3, HR, HBP) and Jace Avina (2-4, 2B) did what they could.

[Joseph Zarr]

10 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

Carolina will need the crookedest of numbers bottom of nine to come back from this one, trailing 12-4.

Patricio Aquino worked around 9 H to only allow 1 R over 5 IP with 0 BB and 4 K before the bullpen blew things up.

Dylan O’Rae (1-3, HBP, SB), Jadher Areinamo (1-3, BB), Tayden Hall (1-4, 2B), Jesus Chirinos (1-3, HR, HBP) and Jace Avina (2-4, 2B) did what they could.

After an incredible amount of work over months and months. the Mudcats bullpen is suddenly fragile as an eggshell. 11 runs allowed over the final 3 IP. Wehrle allowed 7 H over 2 IP and Jeison Pena regressed again. Sigh. They are making their playoff push very very hard and are suddenly in jeopardy of another late season collapse. Gotta find that resolve to end the drought.

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

After an incredible amount of work over months and months. the Mudcats bullpen is suddenly fragile as an eggshell. 11 runs allowed over the final 3 IP. Wehrle allowed 7 H over 2 IP and Jeison Pena regressed again. Sigh. They are making their playoff push very very hard and are suddenly in jeopardy of another late season collapse. Gotta find that resolve to end the drought.

Biloxi and Carolina both in jeopardy of blowing their playoff leads. Meanwhile Nashville is suddenly 1 game back of the IL lead.

[markedman5]

Yikes

 

[sveumrules]

Josh Timmerman (3 IP | 2 H | 1 BB | 1 K) and Osbriel Mogollon (4 IP | 2 H | 1 BB | 5 K) each had scoreless outings for the ACL crew.

Justin Yeager gave up an unearned in the 8th on a Pratt throwing error followed by a ground rule double.

Bayden Root on to try and close out the  2-1 Brewers lead.

[wiguy94]

10 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

Josh Timmerman (3 IP | 2 H | 1 BB | 1 K) and Osbriel Mogollon (4 IP | 2 H | 1 BB | 5 K) each had scoreless outings for the ACL crew.

Justin Yeager gave up an unearned in the 8th on a Pratt throwing error followed by a ground rule double.

Bayden Root on to try and close out the  2-1 Brewers lead.

Root gets the first 2 hitters to strikeout then gives up back to back singles. Runners on the corner with 2 outs. 2-1 ACL Brewers still