Thurs. 9/12: Do-or-Die for Mudcats; T-Rats Sweep? Shuckers Scheduled for Two

[Joseph Zarr]

Pretty much every button manager Nick Stanley pressed and didn't press in the post-season backfired. He really had a poor two game stretch. A real bummer.

[wiguy94]

1 minute ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Pretty much every button manager Nick Stanley pressed and didn't press in the post-season backfired. He really had a poor two game stretch. A real bummer.

Estevez trying to follow suit by leaving in Rudy 2 batters too long tonight.

[wiguy94]

JADHER AREINAMO, COOPER PRATT, and TAYDEN HALL TURN AN AMAZING DOUBLE PLAY TO KEEP THE SCORE 3-2!

[Joseph Zarr]

A Jheremy Vargas double has tied the game 3-3. Garcia HBP and SB set the scene before the RBI poke.

[Joseph Zarr]

The AB's I've seen in this post-season from Di Turi, Castillo, and Eduarqui Fernandez? Just so uncompetitive. Tough looks all around with this group.

[Joseph Zarr]

How about RHP Dikember Sanchez pitching 1 2/3 scoreless 4 K innings after Rudy gave up the lead? I mean that's some major work for a young man who was pitching in the ACL earlier this summer!

[wiguy94]

3 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

How about RHP Dikember Sanchez pitching 1 2/3 scoreless 4 K innings after Rudy gave up the lead? I mean that's some major work for a young man who was pitching in the ACL earlier this summer!

Shoutout to Rund who got the double play to strand the runners on the corners situation that he inherited from Sanchez

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, wiguy94 said:

Shoutout to Rund who got the double play to strand the runners on the corners situation that he inherited from Sanchez

Just walked Roccaforte with two down in the 8th. The tension is palpable!

[wiguy94]

Wow that's horrendous defense from Vargas in LF. What should have been a warning track flyout to end the inning turns into a go ahead RBI double because Vargas started coming in on the ball that went over his head.

[Joseph Zarr]

And, just like that Rund Loses the tie. Two out walk. Two out double. Sigh. 4-3 River Bandits. And, yes indeed, it was ruled a dub but Vargas completely butchered his read.

Man, we were seeing some brutal defense by the Mudcats and now Vargas throws his hat in the ring.

[Joseph Zarr]

Rund escapes. Big money bats upcoming. Pratt, Adams, Areinamo.

[Joseph Zarr]

Man, I love Pratt SO much. Just an absolute Gamer. Opens with a walk. He is not afraid of the moment in any way shape or form.

[Joseph Zarr]

OMG Ramon Rodriguez!

[Joseph Zarr]

Dub Dub to LF and Pratt crosses homeplate! It's a 4-4 game!

[Joseph Zarr]

Eduardo Garcia  trying to do too much strikes out on four pitches. Quite over-zealous on an inside pitch outside the zone to go down swinging. He strands Rodriguez at 2B. 4-4 and we head to the 9th. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Which version of RHP Bayden Root do we get?

Lead-off single to RF followed by a WP. Ruh-roh Raggy! No bueno.

[wiguy94]

Oh brother. Bayden Root gives up a leadoff single and then spikes a FB about 3ft outside for a wild pitch on the very next pitch. Go ahead run on 2B with 0 outs.

[wiguy94]

Grounder to Pratt who has a farely routine play at 3B but he fumbles the transfer and runners on the corner with 0 outs...not good

[wiguy94]

6-4 River Bandits. Defense failing both A ball teams tonight.

[Joseph Zarr]

With these ugly playoff developments in Carolina and Wisconsin, this may be a nice pick me up. Considering the outlet, kind of a huge deal:

 

[wiguy94]

That's just a horrendous send from Estevez at 3B with 1 out and Luke Adams coming up. Unspeakably bad. Lara was out by about 20ft.

[Joseph Zarr]

My baseball gods the Rattlers tied the game and Adams has a two out chance to walk it off! Whewwwww. It's 6-6! Man on 2B.

[wiguy94]

LUKE ADAMES BAILS OUT ESTEVEZ WITH A BLOOP SINGLE TO RF! RATTLERS WIN!

[biedergb]

Holy wildness. H Perez gets on with a hit. Lara grounder but beats out the throw so only a FC at second. And it’s 6-5. PRATT! Huge hit but the throw gets Lara at home.

Pratt at second. Tie game and Adams up

[Joseph Zarr]

OmG!!!! T Rats WINNNNNNNNN!!!!0