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

[Joseph Zarr]

I'm going to try no to jinx us again but it needs to be said: 

Wichrowski is really putting it all together his past few starts. Looks really good. Everything working. Speed ranging 80-to-97 mph. 

[Joseph Zarr]

I did not realize the Rays had promoted Gregory Barrios to Montgomery (yes, that Barrios). He is hitting 0.091. He popped out weakly to Warren (who made a fantastic leaping snare earlier) in shallow right CF to end the Biscuits 3rd frame. 1-0 SHuckers still lead.

[MilwaukeeBeers]

21 inches of break on that sweeper for a K by Wichrowski

[Joseph Zarr]

Boy, Muddies blew a bases loaded one out opportunity in the bottom of the 6th. Anderson K'd on an inside change-up. Di Turi flew out to shallow RF. Darn. Still trail 2-0.

[Joseph Zarr]

9 minutes ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

21 inches of break on that sweeper for a K by Wichrowski

Yeah, between that pitch and his 97 mph heat he's just hitting on all cylinders. As Javik said: filthy.

[Joseph Zarr]

Wichrowski: 43 pitches through 4 shutout innings. Is that good? 

[Joseph Zarr]

The Mudcats lead all of Minor League baseball in walks. Amazing. 

[Joseph Zarr]

I can confidently say I do not like the home plate umping in pretty much any of the games tonight. I feel like Wichrowski just got squeezed on what should have been a strike three heater on outer black but he is credited with a walk instead. Falls behind 3-0 to the next hitter before he laces an RBI single into CF. 1-1 game. Lara makes the smart relay into the pitcher's mound and they get the runner in a run down rounding second. Heady heady play. Tie game we head to the bottom of the 5th.

[Joseph Zarr]

That'll be credited as an OF assist for Lara. He now is tied for the lead in all of Double-A with 7 on his season. Incredible. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Man, RHP Melvin Hernandez has a really advanced change-up. That is a really nice pitch. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Di Turi! Ties the game in the bottom of the eighth with a double to the right CF gap. This young man just keeps stepping up. 34th RBI of his season. Incredible. 2-2 game.

[Joseph Zarr]

Wichrowski will leave down 3-1. Still. Got his pitch count up. Faced some late adversity. Great outing as a whole. We build from here. Loved what I saw. Just keep stacking and staying healthy. 

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Melvin Hernandez needs to put on some weight MiLB has him at 139 lbs. I know 7th graders heavier lol, but yeah changeup is an impressive pitch. Maybe some velo comes as he fills out. Still only 5'11 too so no guarantee. I love a good junkballer 

[Joseph Zarr]

RHP Bo Bowman tips his cap to Wichrowski stranding his runner at 1B with consecutive K's. And outer curve swing and miss. A high outside heater swing and miss. Both to lefties. Really nice work, Bo!

[Joseph Zarr]

The last two innings I've seen RHP Elvis Peguero pitch as a Sound are the best two innings I've seen from Peguero in a year? Just flat out dominant. Love to see it.

[Joseph Zarr]

Boy RF Jose Anderson made a fantastic leaping catch to grab the second out of Langhorne's 10th inning. Sac Fly. Could very much have been extra bases. He leapt and snared that puppy before the wall backing up hot. Nice play! Two down. 3-2 as Manfred's man scores on the play - he had advanced to 3B on a ground out to 2B.

[Joseph Zarr]

18 minutes ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

Melvin Hernandez needs to put on some weight MiLB has him at 139 lbs. I know 7th graders heavier lol, but yeah changeup is an impressive pitch. Maybe some velo comes as he fills out. Still only 5'11 too so no guarantee. I love a good junkballer 

Yeah those weights are never right. They are typically artifacts to when they first signed. He's at least 150 at present 😜

[Joseph Zarr]

Man, Xtras. Payne is in an 0-1 count. The ump calls strike two looking on a pitch easilyh a foot outside the zone. Absolute butcher job call. Brutal. He's been terrible all night long. Braylon then goes down looking on an actual strike - inside heater on the inner black. Brutal.

[Joseph Zarr]

No matter. Who other than Luis Peña and his third poke of his night. Tie game. 3-3 bottom of 10.

[Joseph Zarr]

Peña proceeds to grab his 24th SB to get into scoring position.

I LOVE this young man's game and am so glad he is a Brewer. Advances to 3B on a WP. Bitonti in a 1-2 count.

[Joseph Zarr]

Bitonti swings and K's on a pitch in the dirt. Bad form, Eric! Doh!

[Joseph Zarr]

Anderson goes down looking on a heater that was too close to take in a 1-2 count. May have been just outside. But, can't take that pitch. On to the 11th. 3-3 game.

[Joseph Zarr]

Well, if the Mudcats happen to lose this game in 11 they will look back to Langhorne's WP in an 0-2 count to the first batter he faced. It advanced the runner to 3B. He got the K. He then got the fly out to Nadal in LF who charged and threw accurately but the runner tagged and just slid in under the tag. Tough!

[markedman5]

Peña and Made…….going to get used to saying that…..

 

[Joseph Zarr]

Welcome to Triple-A RHP Joel Payamps. He takes an 0-2 count full and then gets hit for a 3-2 oppo double on a heater on the outer black. Looked familiar.😅