Sat. 5/10 - Organizational Six-Pack, Third Try a Charm?

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Filippo Di Turi pinch hit for DH Braylon Payne to lead off the Carolina second, something to keep an eye on.

He walked, followed by a Demetrio Nadal HBP, two on nobody out for the 7-8-9 hitters.

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2 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

Filippo Di Turi pinch hit for DH Braylon Payne to lead off the Carolina second, something to keep an eye on.

He walked, followed by a Demetrio Nadal HBP, two on nobody out for the 7-8-9 hitters.

And that is what makes that Mudcat team so dangerous and relentless. The 7-8-9 hitters are not pushovers, and routinely have key hits. As Lameda hits a double to get Carolina on the board, 2-0

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16 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

Make that 23 games with a leadoff walk & stolen bag.

RBI fielders choice in Made’s second PA makes it 3-0 Carolina.

& he promptly steals second.

& now Luis Peña has walked to load the bases for Marco Dinges. Still just one out.

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Maciejewski not sharp in the 6th. One out, but 2 walks, and a fluke single (pop up to right foul grounder that the wind blew back into play last second that Spain could not get back to).

Yeager is in to try to keep the Shuckers lead here.

Looks like the Muddies chased the starter for Kannapolis.

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3 minutes ago, biedergb said:

Looks like the Muddies chased the starter for Kannapolis.

New guy hasn’t been much better.

Walked Marco for another run and now Bitonti has knocked another home with a sac fly.

5-0 Carolina.

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Yeager and gets a K and pop out. Still 4-1 Shuckers. Nice job

Gotta figure he will see AAA this year.

[markedman5]

Wilkken can’t be worse than what we are throwing out there on a daily basis in Milwaukee……I know it’s too soon and he’s only at double A but man our offense has just been dreadful.

[biedergb]

DeBerry threw a few more pitches in the 2nd inning, but strikes out the side. Nice.

Yeager is back on for the 7th in Biloxi to try to close the game and try to take the opening game of the double header.

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Yeager get a K, grounder to short, and then pop to shallow right, and it's game 1 Shuckers. 

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Muddies get another run. 6-0 in the 3rd. Just keep it going

And Shuckers have won 3 in a row against 1st place Pensacola. They are now 18-13 after starting 1-7 this season. That is a 17-6 in the past 23 games, wow!

[Ro Mueller]

High-A Wisconsin finds themselves knotted at 2 games apiece at Peoria, with 20-year old LHP Anthony Flores (5.79 ERA, 18 Ks in 18.2 IP) starting tonight’s pivotal game. 1B Blake Burke’s hitting streak is up to 7 games. 

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[Ro Mueller]

The Shuckers can clinch a home series victory over Pensacola behind RHP Alexander Cornielle (0.42 ERA, 26 Ks in 21.2 IP) in the second game of today’s doubleheader. Bash Brothers Brock Wilken (7 HRs) and Zavier Warren (5 HRs) are in the top 5 in the Southern League in homers. 

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Ashby rehab assignment started out well. Then an error in his second inning erased by a GIDP. But a walk, WP and a single. Ashby is not as sharp, but also getting squeezed with the strike zone. He has questioned several pitches. So not totally wild. But losing command as he is getting to about 40 pitches.

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Looks like things unraveled fast for TRats and Flores. A long first inning and 4 runs in, via 2 walks, 2 HBP, base hit and a balk, and an error by Baez.

 

Meanwhile Bjorn Johnson solid in relief so far for DeBerry as Muddies still cruising 8-0.

Carlos Rodriguez back on, after Ashby has a good 2 IP rehab assignment.

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7 pitches in and Cornielle already struggling for Biloxi. Walks the first batter which is a no-no.

Then an RBI double.  C'mon Alexander let's get buckle down and get it going.

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9 minutes ago, biedergb said:

7 pitches in and Cornielle already struggling for Biloxi. Walks the first batter which is a no-no.

Then an RBI double.  C'mon Alexander let's get buckle down and get it going.

And he does just that - allows a big fly to CF that Lara makes a nice play on (that is said a lot)

Then a fly to RF, and Restituyo nabs the runner. only 1 run in, 13 pitches for Cornielle. Nice bounceback that inning. Let's get the offense going!

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Flores was OK in the 2nd, but struggling again in the 3rd, and it's now 6-1 and approaching 60 pitches.

Carlos Rodriguez sounds like he is getting hit hard as he gives up 3 runs, now down 4-1.

Bjorn Johnson is at 3.1 innings of scoreless relief, 0H, 1BB, and 3K. As Muddies are trying to add to the 8-0 lead.

 

I'm watching game 2 for Biloxi, as the Shuckers are looking to get something going after a lead off double by Warren, after Cornielle has an uneventful 2nd inning.

[biedergb]

Adams!! Big 2 run double, and the Shuckers are on top 3-1. Sweet!!

[biedergb]

Wow, it's walk-a-palooza in Kannapolis. 9 walks, 2 HBP and 6 hits overall for the Muddies, plus a run on an error in the 7th, they extend the lead to 11-0.

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Wow. If after 7 pitches including the 4 pitch lead off walk in the start of the game, you would have told me that Cornielle would be through 3 IP (EDIT It was only 3IP, not 4 IP et) with no further runs, and would be at only 36 pitches, I would say heck yeah. If you told me that the Shuckers would grab lead during that time and lead 3-1 and the other team's starter would be at 44 pitches through 3 IP, I would say - yes sir that is our early season 2025 Biloxi Shuckers, a total 180 from the club we watched June - August of last year.

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It will go down a F-9 in the scorebook, but after striking out swinging on a curveball and looking bad in the 1st, Pratt drills a liner to right that was caught by a very nice play by the RF with a EV of 101.

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Wilken called out on a low strike 3 huge breaking curveball ...  there is nothing you can do with that:

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Huge 4 IP of relief by Bjorn Johnson, as he concedes one run, before Vire in for a walk and a K, and they have completed 7 innings, still up 11-1

 

Meanwhile Cornielle, through 4 IP now, and only the 1 run, and 52 piches for 4 IP, and now 2K to 1 BB. Shuckers up 3-1 coming to bat in the bottom of 4.

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Carlos Rodriguez was pretty good in his 5 IP of "relief" on his normal start night.

He has 7 K and 0BB, but allwed 5 hits, and 3 XBH and those 3 XBH were three in a row (double, double, HR) to start the 6th. Outside of that he was rolling. Sounds are down.

 

Shuckers trying to add to the lead here, and Adams again bit hit - double down the 3rd base line. His second consecutive RBI double. Nice hitting there Luke. It's now 4-1.