Sat. 9/16 - OK, Biloxi, Focus on Tonight, Take It One Game at a Time

[Jim Goulart]

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[Jim Goulart]

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[Jim Goulart]

 

[Ro Mueller]

The AAA Sounds seek their 7th win in a row, starting five hitters from the MLB 40-man roster (Mitchell, Perkins, Ruf, Miller, Jones), plus red-hot 3B Tyler Black (hitting .448 in last 11 games, with 11 RBIs, 11 walks, 10 runs) and yesterday's 2-homer man CF Chris Roller. RHP Caleb Boushley (4.86 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 7.4 K/9 in 126 IP) gets today start at Charlotte. 

[Ro Mueller]

AA Biloxi needs a home victory over Montgomery tonight to fend off elimination and essentially force a one-game playoff qualifier tomorrow. 25-year old RHP TJ Shook (2.70 ERA in last 26.2 IP) starts this mega-contest. CF Jackson Chourio has hit safely in 23 of his last 24 games. 

[Joseph Zarr]

7 hours ago, Mass Haas said:

 

His "I've just ran 100mph down the base path" look never gets old:

[Ro Mueller]

Rehabbing RF Blake Perkins struck out swinging in the first inning and was then apparently replaced for an injury. Sounds trail early 2-0, as Boushley conceded 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks in the bottom half of the inning.

[wiguy94]

Isaac Collins with a leadoff HR for Biloxi. Up 1-0 in the bottom of the first!

[Joseph Zarr]

So it would appear both C Jeferson Quero and manager Mike Guerrero were ejected after a groundball out (Quero to 3B) in the bottom of the 4th. The 3-through-9 portion of the Shuckers line up are a miserable 1-for-15 on the game so far. Top of the 7th. Shuckers trail 2-1. 

Watching the play, I can tell you this: 

1) Caminero made a heck of a barehanded charging play and Quero was safe. It was a classic tie goes to the runner situation. And the ump rewarded the barehanded throw but tanked the call.

2) Quero injured his groin on the play so it's understandable why he was even more animated

3) The ump gave him an awfully quick hook

4) Mike Guerrero got his piece and then some into the ump. I don't think I've ever seen him that ticked off.

5) UGH. Quero is one injury after the next these past three month. It absolutely looked like he hurt his groin on the play and left with a noticeable limp.

[Joseph Zarr]

And, in Charlotte, after RHP Caleb Boushley had already surrendered two runs in the bottom of the 4th to make it a 5-0 Knights lead, he walked the bases full and was pulled. In came RHP Luis Contreras with the bases juiced. He proceeded to give up the 0-1 grand salami. No bueno. Certainly doesn't look like Navs was calling for this location:

Sounds get walloped 9-3. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Shuckers harmless three up and three down seventh. 1-for-18, now, for the 3-through-9 of the batting order. Just brutal so far. Warren liner to LF. Kahle reach bloop fly out to LF. Rodriguez chopper to the far 3B line and Caminero once again making it look easy - he's a very good defender at 3B to boot? Heck of a prospect.

[Joseph Zarr]

Shook's only mistake of his evening was a first pitch two-run HR jack in the 4th to the Biscuits' Mason Auer. It was a rocket over the LF wall. He jumped on a dead center heater. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Meeker has now pitched 3 scoreless innings in relief. It is still 2-1 Biscuits and we head to the bottom of the 8th frame. Come on bats WAKE UP! WAKE UP! Time to get out of bed and hit the base paths!

[Joseph Zarr]

Zamora pop fouls a first pitch curveball into shallow 1B territory. Murray swings and misses (well behind) two mid 90's heaters then hits a weak grounder to Caminero at 3B who bobbles it off the heel of his glove and then throws wide of 1B. Murray is safe. EBJ is pinch running now.

[Joseph Zarr]

Collins fouls off two heaters - the second one was a meatball and he regretted getting under it. He then goes down looking on a dead center curve. EBJ takes second and the throw goes into CF. Now on 3rd. Two down. Chourio to the dish.

[Joseph Zarr]

Chourio grounds out weakly to 2B. That was the moment. We are on to the 9th. 2-1 Biscuits.

[Joseph Zarr]

Down to their last strike, Zavi Warren reach shot a liner down the RF line. He grabs a dub. Ernesto Martinez is pinch running. It will be up to Nick Kahle in just his second AB since coming off the IL Tuesday. 

[Joseph Zarr]

A first pitch belt high curve. Kahle hacks and gets under it and sends a sky high pop up just behind the pitcher's mound. The Shuckers season is over after tomorrow's tilt. They had the runner on 3B in the 8th. They had Chourio to the dish. He was incapable of delivering in the biggest moment of their season tho he did manage a 2-for-3 game overall.

The Biscuits will be in the post-season for the ninth year in a row (they have nothing to show for this streak). 

Frustrating loss. Sleepy bats. Pitching deserved much better.

[wiguy94]

I'm quite frankly shocked they used Ernesto Martinez as a pinch runner and didn't use him to pinch hit for Kahle...Clarke was at DH. Just eat the DH and move him to catcher. Just disappointed the season ended with Kahle a guy who has barely played all season at the plate.

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, wiguy94 said:

I'm quite frankly shocked they used Ernesto Martinez as a pinch runner and didn't use him to pinch hit for Kahle...Clarke was at DH. Just eat the DH and move him to catcher. Just disappointed the season ended with Kahle a guy who has barely played all season at the plate.

Said the exact same thing as he went to the dish. Kahle has had some nice AB's in 2023 no doubt. But, they are few and far between and this was his second AB in some time and this was your season on the line. Martinez plays lefty bat to RH hitter there to boot. I can only wonder what Mike Guerrero would have done in the same situation given he fought hard for his player and was booted after that blown call at 1B. Tough tough way to end your season. AND, it really came down to Collins and Chourio failing to put meaningful wood on the ball in the 8th. Those are your money bats. They fell flat in that crucial moment.

[Ro Mueller]

That’s a tough loss. Well done TJ Shook and James Meeker. Great second half Shuckers!!