Wed. 8/14 - Timber Rattler matinee amongst 5 contests

[Joseph Zarr]

1-1 count. He throws a ball in the dirt and Mejía executes a masterful scoop on a ball in the dirt right in front of him. Tie game. Middy gives up a deep hard hit gap double to the deep right CF wall. Sheeeesh. That ball was smashed. You can't have these mistakes in these innings. That's two mistake pitches. The 0-2 single to Peters was a mistake. That was a mistake pitch as well. Ugh. You tip your cap to the oppo double - that was just a fantastic piece of professional hitting on a solid pitch.

[Joseph Zarr]

For as good as Ashby looked, Middendorf is balancing that out with the bad. He is absolutely saved by a diving Zamora to get the improbable out on a full stretch. My goodness. What. A. Play. Miller with the expert scoop as well. Middendorf was definitely on the verge of blowing that lead. Major kudos to Freddy there. That was a massive play.

[biedergb]

Brailin gives up a hit. Then strike out on a questionable swing call. That’s evens it out.

But a 9 pitch walk. And the tying run is now up for Delmarva.

[Joseph Zarr]

Tying run is now to the plate in Delmarva after Rodriguez put his second runner aboard on a 9-pitch full cout walk. He's at 40 pitches now. He'll stay on and attempt to end the threat. Man, these games tonight are intense! 😂

[Joseph Zarr]

Both Clarke and Hicklen are just not seeing the bat-to-ball well tonight at all. They are swinging and missing on many a hittable pitch. Hicklen has now struck out 4 times as well. Just gross. 😅 He swings and misses on an outside change-up a pitch after getting under and missing an upper center cut heater. He and Clarke have looked identical in the batters box. 

[biedergb]

And a fly ball to right. Walling hustles and hauls it in.  That’s the game 6-3 Muddies win.

Nice comeback win.

[Joseph Zarr]

Rodriguez gets two fly outs to end it. The Sounds are now on the verge of stranding Clarke at 2B. After Hicklen struck out, Miller flew out to RF foul territory. It's up to the switch-hitting Mejía and he sends a first pitch deep but ultimately a fly out to the right CF warning track. Man. This is certainly feeling like the Sounds are willing their ways into a loss. Clarke never moved off 2B.

[Joseph Zarr]

Middendorf opens his 11th getting the ground out to 1B. One down. Runner advances to 3B. Second batter he gets a 1-2 K swinging on a fantastic slider that dips outside the zone. Gorgeous frisbee slider there. Two down now. Ol' friend Tristan Peters - who opened the 10th with an 0-2 single to RF - will come to the dish.

[Joseph Zarr]

Middy gets ahead 0-2 on a slider up and in fouled well into the stands beyond RF. Ahead in the count here let's execute, Middy! Let's execute.

[biedergb]

2 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Ol' friend Tristan Peters

Brewer killer, and former brewer farmhand.

seems to always hit well against us, or maybe I just watch when he gets a hit - it’s called rosenthal syndrome 

EDIT: but he’s retired. On to 12th inning

[Joseph Zarr]

He gets the ground out to SS. Fantastic. There is fight yet left! Let's go, men! Dig deep!

[Joseph Zarr]

Cargo does his job grounding out to 1B. Mejía advances to 3B on contact. Roller will try to do the job.

[Joseph Zarr]

Roller goes down looking on a dead center heater. He is challenging. That was a clear and obvious strike. Man. Tough tough look there. Gotta try and foul that off at least.

[Joseph Zarr]

Zamora deserves a run-scoring knock here. HE GETS IT!!!!

[Joseph Zarr]

With the defensive web gem to save the game for more innings, he is awarded with a go-ahead line drive RBI single into shallow LF. LOVE that for Freddy. Huge knock. 9-8 Sounds.

[biedergb]

Stolen base by Zamora. And then Collin’s Ks. Welp. One run lead. Bottom 12. Sounds another chance to close it out.

[Joseph Zarr]

Freddy then swipes 2B as Collins takes a high corner strike. Now 1-2 count. He also goes down looking. Ouch!

[biedergb]

Oof. Error by Capra. Oh boy. Runners at the corners.  None out. 

And a deep fly and it’s tied 9-9.

[CheeseheadInQC]

Man, if Ashby could get back to his former self, even if it is limited to a relief role, that would be a big help going forward.

[biedergb]

And really??

OK 2 outs and the Bulls steal second on a bad throw by Mejia.

Then the runner takes off for third catching everyone sleeping and the panic throw to no one goes into the seats, and it’s a walk off error on a pickoff attempt.  I mean seriously 😒 

Holub should have just eaten the throw and focused on the man at the plate. Oh well….

[Joseph Zarr]

What a way to lose it. Unreal. Two defensive miscues in the inning. The final nail in the coffin an inexplicable no cover at 3B and Holub blindly throwing to nobody into the bullpen. Capra bobbled and let the first batter aboard on a weakly hit grounder to 2B. Unreal way to lose.

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, biedergb said:

And really??

OK 2 outs and the Bulls steal second on a bad throw by Mejia.

Then the runner takes off for third catching everyone sleeping and the panic throw to no one goes into the seats, and it’s a walk off error on a pickoff attempt.  I mean seriously 😒 

Holub should have just eaten the throw and focused on the man at the plate. Oh well….

Yup. That was an unbelievable way to end that one. About as ugly as it gets.

[Joseph Zarr]

16 K's for the Sounds bats. And, lemme tell ya, those were not good K's. Very uncompetitive swings. OR just simply looking at obvious strikes. The Roller K looking in the top of the 11th and futile challenge was the metaphor for the helplessness I saw in Hicklen and Clarke's combined 1-for-11 with 8 K. Clarke was given a triple on a complete misplay in deep CF too. 

Anywho, I'm going to cleanse my Soul from that Loss and take a shower. 😅 Will try to focus on the positives in my report and Herget and Ashby followed by Freddy will be getting my Love.