Tue. 7/2 - Double DSL AM Dip vs. Pirates, Then Traditional Evening Schedule

[Jim Goulart]

Thread will be utilized for any minor league news Tuesday. 

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[wiguy94]

I see we have some weather issues for the DSL teams today. I assume that the outer part of Hurricane Beryl must be hitting the DR today. 

[Ro Mueller]

19-year old RHP Daniel Corniel (4.40 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 9.1 K/9 in 57.1 IP) and Low-A Carolina need a win at Down East to tie up the series 1-1. SS Cooper Pratt was selected for the Futures Game; he has a 35-game on-base streak. 

[Ro Mueller]

23-year old Tate Kuehner (2.88 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 11.2 K/9 in 50 IP) looks to extend High-A Wisconsin’s winning streak to 6 games, which would give them a 2-0 series lead at Beloit. DH/1B Jesus Chirinos is back in the lineup after leaving Sunday’s game early. 

[Ro Mueller]

AA Biloxi have won 15 of 23 games and are shooting for a 2-0 home series lead over Mississippi behind 23-year old RHP Bradley Blalock (5.06 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 7.4 K/9 in 53.1 IP). CF Carlos D. Rodriguez is 3rd in batting average, 5th in walks in the Southern League. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Looks like the Mudcats stranded a couple runners early. We are in the bottom of the 2nd frame and Corniel certainly seems sharper. BUT, hey, what would we know it's @ Down East. The Media Blackout Capital of Minor League baseball. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Corniel is running into a wee bit of trouble here in the 3rd frame. Walk, double, double. He also has 2 K. 1-0 Down East. Men on 2nd and 3rd. Two down. 4 K through 2 2/3 IP. Let's hope he can prevent further damage.

[Joseph Zarr]

Not to be. First pitch single to CF. 3-0 Down East. Two down. Man on 1B. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Corneil just walked the next batter on four pitches. We have a mound visit. I have no idea what the pitch count is this inning but it has to be getting up there. Men on 1B and 2B. Two down still. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Oh boy. Woof. We are suddenly back to the 3rd inning mini meltdowns we saw from Corniel earlier in the first half. He just gave up a 2-out triple. Let's remember, he had two down. A 1-2 count. And nobody on base. Then, he gave up 5 runs. 5-0 Down East and he's not out of the woods yet. Woof.

[Ro Mueller]

OF Noah Campbell returns to AAA ball and SS Freddy Zamora plays his first game since exiting early 6 days ago, as AAA Nashville aim for a 2-0 series lead at Memphis. RHP Taylor Clarke (5.34 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 7/7 K/9 in 30.1 IP) gets the start. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Pratt just led of the 4th frame with a double. Also, this:

 

[Joseph Zarr]

5 hours ago, wiguy94 said:

I see we have some weather issues for the DSL teams today. I assume that the outer part of Hurricane Beryl must be hitting the DR today. 

BT Dub. That hurricane is already a Cat 5. Winds in excess of 170 mph. Possibly building to 200 mph. Expected landfall in Coastal Southern Texas/Louisiana by Sunday. Very very scary stuff. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Men on 1B and 2B. No outs. Walling had just walked. Castillo in a 3-0 count. Down 5-0...he flies out to LF on the next pitch. Can't be green lighting there. Ahhhhhh the ups and downs of Castillo at the dish. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Briceno ends the inning by hitting into a DP. Bottom of 4. Mudcats trail 5-0. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Three up. Three down. A clean inning for RHP Bradley Blalock. All three infield pop ups.

[Joseph Zarr]

Two more K for Corniel in the 4th frame. He works around a two out single. That's 6 K through 4 IP. 5-0 Mudcats trail.

[Joseph Zarr]

We finally have a feed in Beloit. AND, the first pitch I see is Adams getting hit on the lead left leg. Bases juiced. One down, apparently. No idea how three straight men have reached. Wood to the dish.

[Ro Mueller]

That’s some odd play by play in Beloit. Gregory Barrios reached on a single deflected by the first baseman over to the shortstop? Luke Adams hit by pitch for the kajillionth time. Timber Rattlers’ hitting coach Tim Doherty ejected. Interesting.

[Joseph Zarr]

Wood drove a run in on an end-of-the-bat whiffle flub ground out to 3B. 1-0 T-Rats on to the bottom of the first where Kuehner will look to continue his run of dominance.

[Joseph Zarr]

2 minutes ago, damuelle said:

That’s some odd play by play in Beloit. Gregory Barrios reached on a single deflected by the first baseman over to the shortstop? Luke Adams hit by pitch for the kajillionth time. Timber Rattlers’ hitting coach Tim Doherty ejected. Interesting.

Yup. And zero feed of anything but the plunk on Adams. Very weird.

[Joseph Zarr]

Lead-off K on three pitches from Kuehner. Glorious.

[Joseph Zarr]

Holy web gem by Garcia at 3B. Just absolutely snared a ball and launched a cannon to 1B as he popped up from the dirt. Only 89 mph off the bat but it was a weird hit off the lumber. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Kuehner ends the frame with his 2nd frame. Man, his game is really really growing on me. Just knows how to pitch. Extremely deceptive off-speed (unhittable at times) and really knows how to play the upper part of the zone in favorable counts. 

[Ro Mueller]

Bummer for Mike Boeve. Hug watch? Hope he’s fine. This is Casey Martin’s 5th different position he’s started at for Biloxi in his 11th game in the field.