Fri. 9/22 - Game 4 of Nashville's Final Series of 2023

[Ro Mueller]

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[Ro Mueller]

The AAA Sounds looks to take a 3-1 series lead over Jacksonville at home, with starting LHP Eric Lauer playing his 10th Nashville game since return from injury (3.94 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 13.5 K/9 in 32 IP during this period). RF Jackson Chourio has a 12-game hitting streak, including 3 games in AAA ball. 

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Lauer goes 1-2-3 top of the first with two Ks, the second coming via manager challenge.

Fastball sitting 92-93 MPH.

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Nothing nothing headed to bottom of three.

Lauer gave up a single and fanned two more over the 2nd/3rd innings.

A Jahmai Jones single is it for the Sounds offense so far.

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Nashville has gone off for four runs here bottom of four via Miller double, Wiemer single, Black single, Toro single, Ruf sac fly, Henry single, Devanney walk.

Still runners on first and second and two out with Jackson stepping to the dish.

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Take that back, bases loaded one out for Jackson as Jahmai Jones called strike three is overturned to ball four.

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Chourio hits a first pitch cutter at 103.9 MPH exit velo x 30 degLA = 404 feet for a sac fly.

5-0 Sounds.

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And a Wild Pitch nets Nashville a sixth and final run bottom of four.

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After sitting in the dugout for the long Sounds barrage, Lauer surrenders a lead off HR to Austin Allen.

91.3 MPH exit velo x 30 degLA = 337 foot wall scraper?

Bounces back with a K, ground out, line out. Pitch count at 51 (39 strikes) through five IP.

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Tyler Black leads off the Nashville half pulling a triple to RF.

101.6 MPH exit velo x 21 degLA = 325 feet.

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Darin Ruf singles Black home on a ground ball (97.3 MPH at zero degLA) to the left side.

Now 7-1 Sounds heading to top of the sixth.

 

[Joseph Zarr]

 

16 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

After sitting in the dugout for the long Sounds barrage, Lauer surrenders a lead off HR to Austin Allen.

91.3 MPH exit velo x 30 degLA = 337 foot wall scraper?

Bounces back with a K, ground out, line out. Pitch count at 51 (39 strikes) through five IP.

Karma for Allen who has ripped some rocket line outs this series. 91.3? LOL.

[wibadgers23]

12 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

Tyler Black leads off the Nashville half pulling a triple to RF.

101.6 MPH exit velo x 21 degLA = 325 feet.

Man is he having some kind of month or what.

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, wibadgers23 said:

Man is he having some kind of month or what.

Some kind of season. He is an incredible offensive weapon.

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Lauer struck out the first batter of the sixth on three pitches.

Followed it up with a 104 MPH single, walk, HBP, mound visit.

Struck out the next guy, but just surrendered a single to (who else) Austin Allen that plated two.

[Joseph Zarr]

 

1 minute ago, sveumrules said:

Lauer struck out the first batter of the sixth on three pitches.

Followed it up with a 104 MPH single, walk, HBP, mound visit.

Struck out the next guy, but just surrendered a single to (who else) Austin Allen that plated two.

And he just walked them full again...Ruh Roh Raggy!

[biedergb]

Lauet is not impressing to be a MLB option this season.

‘His FB is at least 92.x mph in 6 th. Better than 90-91.

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11 minutes ago, wibadgers23 said:

Man is he having some kind of month or what.

Started off 143/333/250 (62 wRC+) over his first 8 G | 36 PA in Nashville.

In the 28 G | 124 PA since he has hit 330/435/553 (150 wRC+).

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Lauer comes back out for the 7th and gets four outs via K, reach on Toro error, ground out and K to retire the side.

Presumably ends his night at 7 IP | 4 ER | 6 H | 2 BB | 1 HBP | 10 K with 99 pitches (67 strikes).

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Alex Claudio gives up one in the eighth going K, single, double, ground out, single.

Ethan Small then came on and stranded runners on the corners inducing a first pitch ground out.

7-5 Sounds bottom of eighth and Devanney leads off with a walk to turn the lineup over to Jahmai (and Jackson) at the top.

 

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Jahmai doubles (98.9 MPH exit velo x 26 degLA = 385 feet) to bring Cam around from first.

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Ethan Small stays in for the 9th and picks up the save going K, single, pop out, ground out to secure the 8-5 Nashville victory.

[Joseph Zarr]

With the Sounds 'W' (41-31) they will, divisionally speaking,  remain 0.5 G ahead of the St. Paul Saints who beat Toledo 10-6. With the Iowa Cubs loss, they will fall 2.0 GB of the Sounds. Granted these teams are all outside of Playoff contention, but there is still some small amount of pride and clubhouse cheer to play for. 

[Ro Mueller]

Respectable final outing for Lauer - 10 Ks in 7 IP.. Will that be the last we see of him in the Brewers’ organization? Seems like a non-tender candidate, unfortunately, at his expected arbitration price range.

Look at Ethan Small bailing out Alex Claudio there in the tense 8th inning. He hit 95.2mph in the 9th inning. Maybe he’ll be in the Brewers’ pen in 2024.

Elsewhere, St. Paul won and Iowa lost, so it’s basically just Nashville and St. Paul battling to win the second half West title (but alas no playoff berth). Two games left on the season.