Tue. 4/29 - Three Series (all but Wisconsin) are Rematch Series

[SF70]

17 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Marco Dinges. Man alive. Just scorches a triple off the RF wall for two more RBI. My goodness. That man can absolutely tomahawk lasers. Unreal talent.

Probably should be at Wisconsin soon. He can take Adamczewski with him.

[Joseph Zarr]

A botched scoop by Bitonti at 1B and a botched grounder to SS Made failed to corral when potentially trying to pick the runner at 2B has Gillis with two runners on and one down when he 'should' be out of the inning. Let's see if he can escape.

[Joseph Zarr]

And a 1-2 poke through the right side. 7-3 Mudcats. Runners at the corners. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Ground ball up the middle. 7-4 Muddies.

Those were very obviously costly fielding misplays. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Another RBI poke up the middle after a fly out to LF. 7-5 game. Roinks.

[Joseph Zarr]

Shuckers trail 1-0 after a swinging snort falls for an RBI single. Classic. Men on 1st and 2nd. Two down. Hunt will try to escape.

[Joseph Zarr]

And Hunt misses an off-speed outside short and in the dirt. Bases juiced. 1-0 deficit. Bottom of the 2nd and we have a mound consult.

[homer]

1 hour ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Dinges ripped a first pitch liner off the Pelicans' SS (apparently, the ongoing camera snafus continue - what are we doing in Zebulon?) and we are tied 2-2. Men on the corners. Nobody down.

He gets lost in the shuffle but Dinges now has the best OPS on that team

[Joseph Zarr]

I went back and watched Dinges' 5th inning. I don't see anything obvious other than he was stretching out his left leg a couple times. I didn't see anything of obvious note. He started and completed that frame. Let's just hope it was a planned swap out for unknown reasons. Maybe when he was legging out his triple? Hard to say. Nothing looked out of sorts on the throw out to 1B on the swinging bunt to start the frame.

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, homer said:

He gets lost in the shuffle but Dinges now has the best OPS on that team

He certainly doesn't get lost in my shuffle. Actually, @Spencer Michaelisand I have been pumping him up since last season - honestly, when he was drafted. We've been huge fans. He's very very legit. Hopefully, tonight's exit was logistical and nothing else. Fingers crossed. 

AND Madé gains one back with a long ball over the video board in LF from batting righty. Whewww baby. Rocket. 408 feet. 107 mph off the bat. Yowza. 8-5 Muddies.

[Joseph Zarr]

Pratt and Wilken scorched two line outs to strand a runner in the Shuckers 3rd. They still trail 1-0.

Meanwhile 1B Eric Bitonti's mini-slump continues. Going back to the recent series at Columbia, he is now 4-for-22 with 13 K through four AB tonight. He has a golden sombrero. He is just missing hittable pitches. Then he is pushing. He's faced only lefties tonight. He's had some hittable pitches he's fouled back. Rough rough stretch. Made several solid defensive plays and then had the original error to lead to those runs last inning when he flat out missed a routine grounder down the 1B side under his glove. He's got to keep grinding. The hits will fall.

[Joseph Zarr]

Meanwhile, Cargo just opened his fourth frame with a hanger that was absolutely scorched over the LF wall and off the cinder blocks in Gwinnett. Stripers now lead 1-0.

[Joseph Zarr]

Bitonti can round out his golden sombrero with a collision with C Yannik Walther. That's Bitonti's ball. Another defensive miscue leaves another RBI opportunity as Gillis works the 1-2 count and gets out of it with a pick-off move to 1B regardless. That's 3 errors on the Mudcats. I wonder how they'll score that one. I'd tally it to the Catcher. 

[biedergb]

2 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Bitonti can round out his golden sombrero with a collision

Oof. Bitonti is struggling, power hitters take more time, but he and Wilken have been less than stellar.

I may try to catch some of the games in the later innings 

‘But good to have you back in the nightly minor league game thread again Jospeh.

[Joseph Zarr]

Hunt just gave up a long ball. Shuckers trail 2-0. I believe they are being no-hit heading into the 5th? Haven't checked the box and they are on the second screen.

[Joseph Zarr]

Nashville just took a 2-1 lead in the top of the 5th on a ground out to SS off the bat of Monasterio and a balk. Meanwhile, Oliver Dunn just scorched a lefty-on-lefty first pitch triple that turned into an inside the parker after the throw to 3B caromed off his leg. 3-1 Sounds. Noice! That ball went off the RF wall. He turned on an inside slider (it appeared - we'd have to vet via Statcast). It will be scored a triple and an E9.

[biedergb]

1 minute ago, Joseph Zarr said:

believe they are being no-hit heading into the 5th?

Almost Lara broke it up with a double last inning. But the rest of the team -oh boy -4 walks, 4 K

And Warren walks again.  

[biedergb]

Adams gets on via catcher’s interference- wow he is just an OBP machine

[biedergb]

And D. Miller with a seeing eye single - scores Warren. 2-1 Shuckers still trail. And runners at the corners. Lets go shuckers.

 

Ramon Rodriguez!

Big RBI single!

2-2 game

[Joseph Zarr]

10 minutes ago, biedergb said:

Oof. Bitonti is struggling, power hitters take more time, but he and Wilken have been less than stellar.

I may try to catch some of the games in the later innings 

‘But good to have you back in the nightly minor league game thread again Jospeh.

I am personally less 'concerned' about Bitonti. He's striking out a bunch of late, yes. I didn't see a single game last week, obviously busy at the Draft. BUT, tonight, he's faced all lefties and his timing is just off. He's swinging at hittable pitches he just isn't barrelling them up. He also still leads the Carolina League in doubles. For the most part he's playing solid defense at 1B - outside of tonight's two snafus. I see a player battling but fighting himself.

Wilken, I continue to see a passive hitter. A hitter who doesn't swing at enough hittable pitches. A power hitter who doesn't access his power enough. He is just entirely too passive and selective to a fault. 

Meanwhile, Lara just broke up the No-No (a No-No to me, perhaps, because I haven't paid deep attention) with a deep double to RF. Men on 2nd and 3rd. Two down. Can they capitalize? Cooper Pratt will try to do the damage.

EDIT to ADD:

I see you are ahead of me. I will hand the Shuckers to you, my friend. Nice to see I will see a tie game! Woot woot!

[Joseph Zarr]

LHP Bjorn Johnson K's the side in the 8th frame. Man, I continue to just love this young man's game. Muddies still hold the 8-5 lead.

[biedergb]

Restituyo bloops it into LF and Miller score.  3-2 Shuckers lead.

Top of the lineup up …. But Spain pops out to foul. Lara is up.

 

EDIT:  Blake Burke HR for TRats.  I did not see it but good to see him get a big fly!

[Joseph Zarr]

4-Hit game for Made who leads off the Muddies' 8th with a grounder single into RF. This one from the left side of the plate. What a talent.

[Joseph Zarr]

3 minutes ago, biedergb said:

Restituyo bloops it into LF and Miller score.  3-2 Shuckers lead.

Top of the lineup up …. But Spain pops out to foul. Lara is up.

 

EDIT:  Blake Burke HR for TRats.  I did not see it but good to see him get a big fly!

111 mph liner oppo taco baby:

 

[biedergb]

Brian Fitzpatrick relieved KC Hunt, and was slightly erratic, but gives up a walk, gets a nice grounder for a double play, and a grounder ends the frame.  Nice. Shuckers are back up to bat.