Sat. 9/9 - Hopefully We're Dressed to the Nines Tonight

[Joseph Zarr]

Chourio grounds out weakly to deep SS. He is thrown out by a few steps. 4-for-23 in the series now. The struggle is real: the young man was over-amped and nearly offered at a slider 4 feet off the plate and in the dirt in the first pitch of the AB. The current run of AB's just doesn't lie. By Chourio's standards, he is mired in a mini-funk. We're going to need more if the Shuckers have thoughts of usurping Montgomery at Home.

[Joseph Zarr]

Clarke goes down swinging on a very nice slider on the outer stripe. He tried to check on the offering he could not hold it. RHP Cam Robinson comes on with his Southern League leading Saves tally looking for another in a 4-3 tight ball game. Let's go, Cam. Keep it rolling, young fella! 

In Wisconsin RHP Tanner Shears will try to close it out in the 9th frame of a 3-2 ball game for the T-Rats.

Tight ones all around late!

[Joseph Zarr]

Shears gets a weak grounder to 1B on an inside-tailing pitch that nearly snapped the bat handle. What a 2-2 pitch. One down. He gets a gorgeous K looking on a 3-2 nasty splitter. That pitch was pure filth. And Shears gets another K looking. T-Rats win 3-2.

Robinson gets Elko on a pitch one ground out to Zavi Warren at 3B. One down. He gets a hard chopper 1B side and Martinez absolutely botches a sliding stab with Murray sitting deep in the hole for the likely scoop and throw out. Error to Martinez by my look there. Runner aboard 1B. AND, after the error, the batter rips a single up the hole and there are runners to the corner. They scored that chopper a single. No way. That play has to be made. Ugh. 

[Joseph Zarr]

1st and 3rd runners. 2-1 count. Robinson gets a hard grounder to Zamora who makes another gutsy and stellar play. I saw a DP play there but he was looking there and gets the runner on a very accurate throw right to the plate. WOW. I don't know. The DP was likely there but you can not complain about that scoop and dart and getting the lead runner at home plate. Yowza. Two down. Men on first and 2nd. 

[Joseph Zarr]

AND Murray gets the running grab on a chopper up the middle and he gets the fielder's choice at 2B. WOW. 4-3 Biloxi. Incredible win. Heck of a job battening down the hatches in some super precarious settings there. WHewwww. 

Major major hats off to Freddy Zamora who made two stellar plays at SS with gorgeous throws to homeplate in moments he had to make absolutely split second decisions. You don't question that when they work out and when the throws were that good. Very very impressive plays. 

[brewmann04]

Freddy van be reaaly good and then make you go  a bit crazy

[wiguy94]

The Brewers full season affiliates have all been so good in the 2nd half.

Nashville - 33-28 (.541)

Biloxi - 37-24 (.607)

Wisconsin - 35-30 (.538)

Carolina - 39-25 (.609)

Total - 144-107 (.574)

It's a pretty big bummer that we could potentially only see 1 playoff team out of those 4 teams. 

 

[Joseph Zarr]

Wait. Checks Box Scores.

Nashville came back and won 8-7?!?

[Joseph Zarr]

Unreal. Navs! Yes Sir!

 

[Joseph Zarr]

AND, the T-Rats (tho eliminated) managed to pull within ONE game of Peoria with one game remaining. Man, they had their shot in those first two games of this Kernels series. Just, wow. Right there. What an effort. What a second half run. 

[Joseph Zarr]

I've cued it up for you. THIS is precisely why I've been telling you 3B Brock Wilken is on his way to the MLB. We see the size. We see the frame. We see the plate discipline. We see power to all fields. We see he is much much more than a HR hitter. What nobody told us about before he arrived in High-A, is he is also already a tremendous defensive player. Cued to his play of the game for you at 3B. What a play this is:

 

[Joseph Zarr]

@sveumrules:

The filth of Shears. Just check out these splitters he throws. What you don't see in these highlights is several 95 mph arm-side running heaters he worked up and in on both hitters in this 3-2 nailbiter T-Rats victory.

I've timestamped the two closing and consecutive splitter punch out pitches. Just downright filthy. One of the best pitches in the entire system. Full stop. It freezes hitters in their stance. It just dies like a spiraling duck: