Sat. 9/7 - Evening Action

[Stealofhome]

As Chris Edwards says...Di Turi's hat trick becomes the sombrero. 0-4, 4 Ks, OPS at .552 after his .956 in the ACL.

[Stealofhome]

Braylon Payne got the third baseman to rush the throw and reached first base, then easily stole 2nd and 3rd and scored on a fielding error. Just immediately puts pressure on the bases.

[sveumrules]

1 minute ago, Stealofhome said:

Braylon Payne got the third baseman to rush the throw and reached first base, then easily stole 2nd and 3rd and scored on a fielding error. Just immediately puts pressure on the bases.

BuT tHe PrE dRaFt RaNkInGs

[Stealofhome]

Payne up for the second time in the inning and caught the infielders napping and stole second by just beating the fielder to the bag after a dropped popup. So that's six bases this game (infield single, taking 2nd, 4 SB) all because of his speed.

[Joseph Zarr]

Payne is an absolute problem for opponents. 4 SB. He just hit a broken bat bloop and neither the SS nor 2B could get to it in a mad dash for the flare. The ball caroms off the leaping SS glove and then back down off the 2B charging into the shallow RF grass. Payne sees the miscue and swiftly grabs 2B with nobody covering. What a weapon to get on the heels of the playoffs.

[biedergb]

And Biloxi giving the game away?

Woessner in. Oh. Boy. Gives up a double and a WP. No out. Biloxi may very well end up losing another 1-0 game. Sheesh

[Joseph Zarr]

3 minutes ago, biedergb said:

And Biloxi giving the game away?

Woessner in. Oh. Boy. Gives up a double and a WP. No out. Biloxi may very well end up losing another 1-0 game. Sheesh

Highly likely at this point. Their offense is truly a battle within every night. They have four players - including blue-chipper EBJ - batting sub 0.200 with 0.530 OPS or lower. The struggle is very very real. Hence, why I said the loss of Scott was so damaging - he can actually hit XBH's.

[Joseph Zarr]

They do have Wilken and EMJ up after Miller K'd swinging. SO, they have a chance with their two power bats.

[Joseph Zarr]

Wilken with a very uncompetitive K looking. Sigh. It's up to EMJ.

[Stealofhome]

Tyler Black with a nice 2 strike hit, good to see.

[Joseph Zarr]

EMJ delivers (of course he does!) with a gapper drive that is cut off in left CF but he stretches it into a double and is in scoring position. He is AMPED. Man, I love him so much. Up to EBJ for the biggest moment in his vastly disappointing offensive season.

[biedergb]

Wilken Ks

But EMJ gets on base

So game is up to EBJ. Welp. That’s not who we want up

[Joseph Zarr]

AND, they pinch run for EMJ. Fascinating choice. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Wow. Ump gives EBJ the benefit of the doubt on a possible K looking. He works an 0-2 count full and takes the free pass. Sparks up.

Also, this just in:

EBJ has changed his pre-swing set up. That is brand new as of tonight. Simple basic stance. I LOVE this. I sincerely hope he keeps this into the last week. Gotta simplify.

[Joseph Zarr]

2-2 count. Sparks just took a massive rip on a dead center cut 94 mph heater and missed. Whewwww. That was a pitch for Sparksy to mash. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Takes it full high and outside.

[Joseph Zarr]

He walks! Bases are JUICED. Whewwwwww. It's up to Zavi Warren. Can he find a clutch poke?!?

 

[biedergb]

Three straight walks. And it’s tied. Woo hoo

[Joseph Zarr]

He gets ahead 2-0 laying off high inside and low inside. He takes well inside 3-0. Whewww baby. Come on Zavi. We have a TIE GAME FOLKS. And the bases are still juiced. 1-1 game. 

[Joseph Zarr]

EMJ broke this puny closer. He broke him in two.

[biedergb]

Mudcats like it on and look to close it out. 18-4 in the 9th

Nashville still up looking to add more but up 5-2.

Wiscondin down. Round struggling. Currently down 4-0

[Joseph Zarr]

Kahle. Oh Kahle. Flails at a slider. Reaches at a high outside heater and oppo line grounds out to 2B. New pitcher young man. You can't be swinging at the first pitch. The previous pitcher just threw 8 consecutive balls and walked three straight. Classic. Undisciplined.

[biedergb]

Wheels fall off in Cedar Rapids as Wisconsin fall behind 8-0 now

Nashville up 6-2

Muddies win

Shuckers 1-1 on to the bottom of 9.

[Joseph Zarr]

I did not have an RHP Aaron Rund 2/3 IP, 7 H, 7 R eighth inning on the Bingo card tonight. No, I did not. Get this out of your system young man. This T-Rats team is going to need your sharper self in the playoffs. He has been extremely consistent all season that's a really odd one.

[Joseph Zarr]

Really don't understand the decision to pinch-run EMJ there after the stretch double. At all. He's 18-of-23 SB on his season. He is the hottest player on this team by a country mile. He gives you everything at 1B defensively. What, for a nominal speed advantage in Hall? Not a fan of that move at all.