Wed. 6/4 - Daytime Double-dip in Appleton; DSL'ers Get a Day Off

[Joseph Zarr]

Made grounds out to 1B. Payne comes out swinging and missing falling behind 0-2. Was looking for Harrison's heater and goes down looking at a dead center slider (Harrison sits 92-95 mph and touches 99 mph). Peña flies out to LF after one pitch. On to the 2nd.

[wiguy94]

Feel like the zone has been pretty tight for Hostetler.

[Joseph Zarr]

Charleston opens up the 2nd inning with a reach single to RF. This is followed by a double roped into the LF corner. Looked like a change-up that just saw way too much dead center with not enough dip. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Ahhhh and then he is done in by an end of the bat corkscrew swinging bunt. Brutal luck. Baseball. 1-0 deficit.

[Joseph Zarr]

Made takes the sure double play over the possible play at the plate - and, this being said that was a heck of a cross-body throw to 2B on a charging scoop. Whewww. Showing off his innate strength there. They fall to 2-0 but you love getting two outs and clean base paths. 

[wiguy94]

Hostetler leaves the game with a trainer...we can't have nice things

[Joseph Zarr]

Oh no. Hostetler is being taken out after a change-up got away from him arm side. He's flexing that right hand and arm and then leaves slightly grimacing headed to the dugout. Dang it!

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, wiguy94 said:

Hostetler leaves the game with a trainer...we can't have nice things

Just really SUCKS amigo! Man. Hurt me!

[Joseph Zarr]

Bitonti is hitting 0.367 over his last 8 games. He takes a walk to start his evening. Man, can we get this version all the time? We deserve it with all the injuries we suffer as Fanatics. Come on, nawwwww.

[Joseph Zarr]

Would be an awesome time for Jose Anderson to get his first long ball in Low-A. Just sayin'. JUST sayin'.

[Joseph Zarr]

OR, a jam shot shallow RF fly out just in foul territory. I tried. I really did.

[Joseph Zarr]

Holguin's debut Low-A AB. How about you face a mammoth who touches 99 mph? Go for it, young man! 😅

[Joseph Zarr]

Oh for crying out loud Bitonti is shaking out his right hand/wrist after sliding back to 1B. My gods. Give us a break.

[Joseph Zarr]

Bitonti stays in the game. Phewwww. Got a wee nervous there.

[wiguy94]

Still no Ernesto Martinez in the Nashville lineup

[Joseph Zarr]

Harrison may be leaving this Charleston start early - which would be weird...he was dealing. And he's gone 6 IP several times of late. Chris Edwards is saying their bullpen arm is speeding up his get ready routine. Hopefully, Harrison is OK. Very talented pitcher.

[Ro Mueller]

AAA Nashville looks to take a 2-0 home series lead over Gwinnett behind LHP Bruce Zimmermann (5.98 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 7.1 K/9 in 46.2 IP). CF Jimmy Herron comes in with an 18-game on-base streak.

[Joseph Zarr]

Man, I swear the umps. Made is called out on a foul tip but that ball very clearly hit the dirt first. It will be recorded a strikeout. Both umps missed that. Classic.

[Joseph Zarr]

And now to play catch up. Just back inside from a half hour of farm animal chores.

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Wichrowski seems to have that velo back up again consistently. He is pretty nasty especially tunneling that plus slider off the fastball. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Alfaro gets things going for the Sounds with a two-run double off the straightaway CF wall. Noice! 2-0 Sounds.

Meanwhile, I see RF Jose Anderson hit a two strike triple deep off the RF wall. That's the 8th triple by a Mudcat. Man on 3rd. Two down bottom of 4.

[Joseph Zarr]

Made had an error earlier on a ground ball that appeared to surprise him with how it died instead of hopping up into the glove - he may have lifted early. No matter. He's made two fantastic charging plays as well at 3B tonight with two incredibly accurate throws across his body - one to 2B and one to 1B. The defense continues to trend up. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Another Matt Wood HR. Sheesh. ABsolutely killed that ball. Four hits in Double-A. 3 HR. 108 mph off the scoreboard in RF. The very top of the scoreboard, no less. Sheeeeesh.  Shuckers lead 1-0.

[wiguy94]

Matthew Wood with a 108 EV HR. Pretty good.

[brewmann04]

48 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Still no Ernesto Martinez in the Nashville lineup

Not a good sign at all