Wed. 8/21 - Return of the Fantastic Four: It's All Full-Season Affiliated Ball from Here

[Joseph Zarr]

Groundout to Baez at 3B. 3 Runs. One hit. A very ACL feel to that Flores work. Gotta come aboard sharper. 3-3 game. 

[wiguy94]

Dinges leads off the bottom of the 3rd with 108 EV line drive double to the wall in LF. He's definitely flashing some raw power in his first two professional games

[Joseph Zarr]

Dinges took two massive hacks and fell out of his shoes 😅 in his 2nd AB tonight. No matter. He patiently worked the count and ultimately ripped a 108 mph double to the LF wall with the OF shifted toward RF. Lead-off runner is aboard to start the Mudcats half of the third. Di Turi to the dish.

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, wiguy94 said:

Dinges leads off the bottom of the 3rd with 108 EV line drive double to the wall in LF. He's definitely flashing some raw power in his first two professional games

The man swings capital HARD. BUT, he hasn't chased yet really. Backing up his low K rate in over 200 ABs at FSU.

[Joseph Zarr]

Big AB for Reece Walling here. He K'd in a pretty poor 1st AB. Bases juiced. Two down. 3-3 ball game in the bottom of the 3rd. Garcia just worked his 0-2 count and took the free pass - his 2nd tonight.

Meanwhile, RHP Logan Henderson is now pitching. Yay.

[Joseph Zarr]

Walling quickly in an 0-2 count. Check swing and went on a slider in the dirt. Check swung and took a heater on the outer black. 1-2 count laying off an inside slider. Lays off a high inside heater. 2-2 count. He takes looking on an outside corner breaking ball. That's the second time he has gone down looking at that exact pitch. Gotta be better in that situation. In the very least, fight it off Reece. Sigh. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Hendo just K'd a guy on a gorgeous change-up for the 2nd out. He just gave up a two-run two-out jack over the LF wall on a hanging change-up dead center belt high. Roinks. 2-0 Shrimpsters.

[Joseph Zarr]

RBI two out bases loaded walk for Jadher Areinamo. Perez will try to do damage lefty-to-lefty. He hasn't looked all that comfortable in his AB's. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Castillo just brutally misplayed a fly ball to LF with two down. Couldn't find it initially. Then found it stumbling backward and dropped it as it went directly into his mitt. Unbelievable. LOL. Two men down. Man now in scoring position in a 3-3 game top of the 5th.

[Joseph Zarr]

My goodness. The error comes back to haunt the Muddies. 4-3 game after a sky high bloop somehow found the grass between Bitonti and Walling. Unreal. Looked like a ball neither guy wanted to get to or was incapable of calling and taking that ball. Bitonti still had an angle to that ball and made an attempt. Ultimately he whiffed on the catch attempt. 

 

[Joseph Zarr]

Early trouble for LHP Adam Seminaris. 1-2 liner single to LF has the bases juiced. Nobody out in just his first inning of work. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Guilarte has swiped three bags tonight. Just took 2nd and 3rd. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Seminaris got a K looking and then a sac fly to CF. 1-0 Barrons. Two down. Men on 1st and 2nd. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Bases loaded for the second consecutive inning for the Muddies. This time Yophery Rodriguez will get the opportunity to do some damage. Muddies still trail 4-3. Two down. He takes a strike looking. He swings and misses on a string pull change-up that dips just below the zone. 

Meanwhile, Seminaris just gave up another couple runs via a ground out and bloop single to CF. 3-0 Shuckers trail. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Yophery fell 0-2 and worked it full and took a free pass. Game is tied 4-4. Bases still juiced. New pitcher coming aboard.

[Joseph Zarr]

The Shrimp are really making Henderson work and they are taking advantage by sitting on his change-up. He has the bases juiced in the top of the 4th. One down. And, Gordon sits on a first pitch 88 mph cutter - poorly located - and knocks two across. 4-0 Shrimp. Henderson really just isn't locating.

[MudcatsfaninBrunsCO]

2 hours ago, Joseph Zarr said:

The weather is looking gorgeous in Zebulon, NC - low 70's and crystal clear. We will get our second look at RHP Jason Woodward in a Mudcats jersey. He was quite impressive in his first showing. DH Marco Dinges is given the clean-up spot tonight with 1B Eric Bitonti batting third and SS Fillipo Di Turi batting fifth. Daniel Guilarte slides over to 2B. And, RF Reece Walling comes aboard as Miguel Briceno is sent back to the bench. Mudcats held on to win game 1. Let's hope they can jump to a 2-0 series lead.

 

I can back you up on the weather as a local!!!! It is wonderful! Mid 50s as low tonight and tomorrow!!

[Joseph Zarr]

Another Cooper Pratt BOMB. You guessed it: pulled moon shot over the LF wall. Big poke T-Rats lead 2-1. That was a crazy launch angle. He hit the hyeck out of that ball but it barely made it over the fence due to the launch. Went into orbit and kissed the moon I hear.

[Joseph Zarr]

Naturally, the umps don't know it was a HR. AND, now they give it. My goodness. Another moon shot. The man can pull that ball. All these silly prospect maven prognostications just don't get it. Pratt has immense power. Listen to ME. Not them. That is my public service announcement. LOL.

[Joseph Zarr]

Bitonti gets one to fall! Rips a liner single into RF. Noice! Nice to see him make some decent contact for a line drive in any fashion. Been a bit of a pop up lull. Let's hope that gets him going. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Well Augusta's RF'er gave his own version of charity (De La Cruz) Very catchable ball hit deep to the warning track and he just absolutely biffed the catch. Bitonti scores. Di Turi moved on to 2B. Mudcats lead 5-4. Augusta has committed 4 errors on the evening. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Castillo makes them pay - two run jack over the RF wall. Smoked it pulling an inside heater. His 2nd in two nights. 17 on the year. That was a 348 foot cooker. 7-4 Mudcats lead and more imporantly Castillo has that coveted 69 RBI mark. 

[Kellerowl]

2 bombs for cats. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Continuing the numerous anomalies in the MiLB.TV and Gameday universe in 2024, they are reporting RHP Jeferson Figueroa having relieved Cornielle here in the bottom of the 5th. That is absolutely verifiably RHP Bayden Root. LOL.

[Joseph Zarr]

Reece Wallling BOMB