Sun. 8/25 - Even One Win Will Make Up for Saturday

[Jim Goulart]

Thread will be utilized for any minor league news Sunday. 

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[Ro Mueller]

19-year old LHP Anthony Flores makes his first start (5th appearance) as Low-A Carolina as they get a 3rd chance to complete a home series win over Augusta. CF Yophery Rodriguez has a 6-game hitting streak.

[Ro Mueller]

RHP Will Rudy (4.76 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 8.3 K/9 in makes his 3rd start in 98.2 IP) 11 days as High-A Wisconsin needs a win in the series finale at Great Lakes to forge a 3-3 series draw. SS Cooper Pratt is absent from the lineup for a 2nd day. SS Eduardo Garcia has a 14-game on-base streak, with 5 HBPs over his last 5 games 

[wiguy94]

Hedbert Perez with 108 EV rocket HR to right field. He's had a really nice start coming off the IL.

[Ro Mueller]

After having little to show for big opportunities in the 2nd and 3rd innings, Carolina puts up a 6-spot in the 5th inning to grab a 7-3 lead.

Eric Bitonti, Luis Castillo and Daniel Guilarte are 6-for-9 with 5 RBIs.

 

[sveumrules]

Wisco leading 4 to 1 heading to top of eight.

In addition to the aforementioned Hedbert homer, Jadher Areinamo is 3 for 4 with a double while Felix Valerio has an RBI double.

Will Rudy was solid through four (1 ER | 3 H | 1 BB | 4 K) while Jeferson Figueroa has followed with three scoreless (2 each H, BB, K).

[Ro Mueller]

After a tough loss yesterday, AA Biloxi needs a victory behind LHP Nate Peterson (4.40 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 9.2 K/9 in 73.2 IP) in the series finale to even their series at Birmingham. 1B Ernesto Martinez Jr. is out of the lineup for a 4th consecutive game. LF Lamar Sparks’ has had a solid 3.5 months at the plate (.821 OPS in last 257 PAs, though supported by a .416 BABIP). 

[sveumrules]

TRats hold on to win 5 to 2.

Hedbert added a double to his ledger in the late innings while Tyler Bryant surrendered his first run in 10.2 Midwest League innings but notched his third save nonetheless.

Mudcats also prevailed, 7 to 5.

Harrison Durow went two scoreless (1 HBP | 3 K) with Dikember Sanchez picking up his third save throwing a scoreless ninth (1 HBP | 1 K).

The combined exploits of Bitonti, Castillo and Guilarte accounted for most of the offense as noted up thread but Yophery Rodriguez and Marco Dinges both went 2 for 4 with a double each while Filippo Di Turi walked twice and stole a bag. Yophery also had an outfield assist.

[biedergb]

How about Anthony Flores who goes 5 IP in his first start at low A. And the ACL crew of Flores - Reyes - Sanchez pitch all but 2 innings of this game.

And TRats winning - still no Adams or Pratt, and no Lara or T. Hall today. Still no Burke either. But the offense did get it going 

Hitless and scoreless in Birmingham - any surprise there. Probably another lower scoring affair.

[sveumrules]

Biloxi on the board first top of three with a pair of two out runs.

A Zavier Warren solo shot started things off followed by a Casey Martin walk, and Darrien Miller & Brock Wilken HBPs to load the bases for a Connor Scott RBI single.

Gave one back in the bottom half though with a Wilken error, double, and Nate Peterson wild pitch.

Now 2 to 1 middle four.

[Joseph Zarr]

1 hour ago, biedergb said:

 

And TRats winning - still no Adams or Pratt, and no Lara or T. Hall today. Still no Burke either. But the offense did get it going 

Hitless and scoreless in Birmingham - any surprise there. Probably another lower scoring affair.

This is where an Away series comes back to bite us in the kiester. The Post-Game Pods we get on evenings where there is no next-day matinee give us all the injury updates. Perhaps we'll find out what is going on or what has been going on when they return this week for a six-game home stand vs. Quad Cities. IF the young duderz don't play Tuesday or Wednesday, that is. First post-game pod will be Wednesday eve as we go from a Tuesday eve opening game to the mid-day Wednesday matinee. FWIW.

[sveumrules]

Lamar Sparks solo shot to lead off the sixth. Now 3 to 1 Shuckers.

[Joseph Zarr]

OF Hedbert Perez is still a 'liability' vs LHP's but it's hard not to feel extremely validated and affirmed given his early High-A output. I've been on the forefront of the 'Give him a chance to get healthy before writing him off' defense lines (LOL) this past year. He flashed several times in the past season plus before getting injured and despite the prolonged slump. He still flashed the smooth and powerful line drive swing with gap power. I continue to contend that despite his small size he's a plus OF'er because he can cover ground and he has a really good arm. Feeling pretty pumped by what we're seeing early in his return. Just, please please please stay healthy and re-build that foundation.

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, sveumrules said:

Lamar Sparks solo shot to lead off the sixth. Now 3 to 1 Shuckers.

[Joseph Zarr]

I'm a BIG fan of limiting LHP Nate Peterson to reduced short stints. Love love love using him as a piggy-back short-stint starter today. Peterson can be quite effective if he simply faces an order once. He's a bullpen arm by my eyes until he can get his breaking ball issues under wraps. Way too many hangers. In short stints he can use it as a chase pitch while maximizing the impact of his heavy arm-side run on his rising heater. This is one of my favorite story lines of the Shuckers series this week. No matter what happens throughout the rest of the game seeing an impactful 2 2/3 IP, 64 pitch, one time through the order outing for Peterson brings me joy. That's a staff adjusting in-season even though their pitching staff is over-extended. LOVE this type of work.

[Joseph Zarr]

We know 3B Brock Wilken is a brand new dad (awesome news!) but I think it's fair to say the talented young man needs a rebirth himself heading into September. My goodness. It. Is. Ugly at the dish in August.

63 AB. 6 H. 0 XBH. 28 K. 13 BB. 

Wooooof

Let's hope he can rediscover that power stroke and add some insurance runs late. We're running on empty.

[jay87shot]

It would be great to see a Trent Grisham style turn around for Hedbert. He seems to be on the right path with those huge EV bombs recemtly.

[Joseph Zarr]

Have any of you actually watched EBJ's swing in 2024? It's really a fascinating train wreck. I legit can't fathom how he thinks his current pre-swing set-up and in-swing motion makes an ounce of sense in the long run. It needs so many moving parts to come together perfectly to make a possible hit a reality. I am very very curious if this isn't an organizational approach of "Let's let him do this in 2024 and in the off-season (maybe starting back in the AFL) completely re-work his swing." I can't imagine this current approach is a long-term solution. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Sparks adds an oppo first pitch two out RBI line drive single in the 7th. This just after EBJ hit an absolute jam shot bloop granted a single which was clearly an error miscommunication between the charging RF and 2B - the ball dropped about 15 ft into the shallow RF grass. 4-1 Shuckers, regardless. We'll take it!

[biedergb]

4-1 on to bottom 7 after Murray pops out.

W. Childers in to pitch this inning.

[Joseph Zarr]

A passed ball advances runners to 2nd and 3rd. Hall walks. Murray cant barrel a dead center hanging curve and pops out to shallow left CF with the SS easily backtracking and corralling the pop up. Boy, that was an extremely hittable pitch and Murray knew it. Sigh. They add one insurance run. 4-1 headed to the bottom of the 7th.

[Ro Mueller]

26-year old RHP Chad Patrick makes his 2nd start of the week as AAA Nashville gets a 2nd chance to complete a home series win over Jacksonville. CF Carlos D. Rodriguez’s hitting streak is up to 9 games 

[Joseph Zarr]

A lead-off line drive single to left CF to start the Barrons 7th is followed by a hanging 2-2 fly out to LF (mistake pitch). Childers, who isn't particularly sharp, then walks the next batter on 4 pitches. Men on 1st and 2nd. One down. 

[biedergb]

Childers works around a lead off hit and a 1-out walk. Gets the K on 96 high heat. Then gets a line drive right to the 2B. On to the 8th. Bullpen has been doing it's job so far.

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, biedergb said:

Childers works around a lead off hit and a 1-out walk. Gets the K on 96 high heat. Then gets a line drive right to the 2B. On to the 8th. Bullpen has been doing it's job so far.

One of those classic smoked liners right to Murray shadowing toward 2B. Hitter was all over it.