Wed. 7/2: Six-Pack Evening (Two Shuckers Games, DSL Idle)

[Joseph Zarr]

LHP Nate Peterson has his first runners aboard here in his third inning of relief work. With two down in the sixth he has runners on the corners. 4-2 Shuckers lead. Lead-off walk. Two pop outs. Really nice reach poke 2-2 flare into shallow RF. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Peterson strands them via weak ground out to a charging Pratt at SS. Threat over. On to the 7th in a scheduled 7-inning first game. 4-2 Shuckers.

[Joseph Zarr]

AND we have a Delayed Start in Zebulon fwiw.

[Joseph Zarr]

Oh hey the infield ump blows another call robbing 3B Ethan Murray of extra bases. Unreal. He didn't even see the ball jumping in the air! Good grief.

[Joseph Zarr]

Umps are conferencing. That ball was fair by a foot. Unbelievably poor call. LOL. Let's see if this crew can manage to amend this overt mistake. My guess is they don't given how this game has been called repeatedly against the Shuckers.

[Joseph Zarr]

Of course. The umps stay foul. What a joke. That's at least the third call blatantly wrong and against the Shuckers. 

[Ro Mueller]

Missing some of their previous horses (Miz, Seigler, Cameron, Rosario. CF-Rod), AAA Nashville have dropped 4 straight, but get a jolt with rehabbing LHP Nestor Cortes (last pitched April 3) on the hill. They need a win to even their home series against Memphis 1-1. 2B Ray Delgado needs to shake his slump (4-for-last-39 with 0 XBHs). 

[Joseph Zarr]

Man, that really chaps my hide. A lone out XBH is taken away. Murray K's looking, instead, on a 3-2 heater on the outer black. The Shuckers will have to work around at least the third botched call against them and hodl tight to their 4-2 lead. That was truly just such an embarrassingly poor call from the ump crew. The entire Shuckers bullpen knew it. Legitimately the fourth time (?) I've heard the Wahoos announcers say: Well, video certainly indicates that call went against the Shuckers. LOL.

[Joseph Zarr]

AND the homeplate ump squeezes Peterson with two down in the 7th. Predictable like the sun rising and setting.

[Joseph Zarr]

Wait a moment. I'm apparently a noob. They are playing two nine inning tilts? Hokay then. They are definitely going to the 8th. 4-2 Shuckers. Peterson gets the fly out to left CF to end his third inning of scoreless work.

[Joseph Zarr]

Pratt lead-off double. The bullpen hilariously and emphatically points to the 3B ump and calls it fair. Man on 2nd. Nobody out top of 8.

[Joseph Zarr]

Boeve rips a triple past the diving CF'er Sasaki. He sold out but the ball dipped beneath his glove in the full out dive. 5-2 Shuckers baby. Boeve on 3rd. Nobody out. Boeve just hits in Pensacola. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Zavi grounds out hard to 2B with the infield in. Boeve holds. Miller walks. Men on the corners. One down. New pitcher coming aboard. Spain to the dish who has taken some massive hacks in a current 0-for game one.

[wibadgers23]

Are we not giving Lara enough love this season? I know I’m guilty of overlooking him but he’s had such a solid season and I believe he’s only 20 years old still.

[Joseph Zarr]

Spain works out of an 0-2 count fighting off his kyrptonite - low off-speed in the dirt - for a foul tip (just barely). Lays off an outside off-speed. Ropes a two-rbi single to shallow left CF. Miller had advanced via 2B. 7-2 Shuckers baby! Let's GO!

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, wibadgers23 said:

Are we not giving Lara enough love this season? I know I’m guilty of overlooking him but he’s had such a solid season and I believe he’s only 20 years old still.

Lara gets plenty of Love. He's widely considered the best pure young OF prospect in the system. He's had a really nice season after a slow start.

[MudcatsfaninBrunsCO]

Be prepared for a July 3rd double header in Zebulon.... it's iffy

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, MudcatsfaninBrunsCO said:

Be prepared for a July 3rd double header in Zebulon.... it's iffy

Yeah I saw the weather delay. Doesn't look good eh? 

[Joseph Zarr]

AND, the homeplate umpire took a foul ball off his mask. He is being pulled. The 3B ump has gone into the locker room to put the homeplate gear on. We are in a delay in Pensacola.

[Ro Mueller]

23-year old LHP Sam Garcia had his best start of 2025 in his last outing (5 IP, 1 R, 6 Ks) and aims to lead Wisconsin to a 2-0 series lead at Beloit. LF Yhoswar Garcia is 2nd in the Midwest League in stolen bases (34). 

[Brian]

Is there not a game 2 thread for the Brewers vs Mets?

[Joseph Zarr]

Bryant leads off his 8th with a 1-2 muscle single into CF. He follows with a 3-2 walk. Men on 1st and 2nd. Nobody out. Shuckers still lead 7-2.

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, Brian said:

Is there not a game 2 thread for the Brewers vs Mets?

I think the double-header is just all in the same thread, no?

[Brian]

Just now, Joseph Zarr said:

I think the double-header is just all in the same thread, no?

OK, no one seems to be posting, I will check again thanks. 

[Joseph Zarr]

He was ahead 1-2 to the next batter. It's now a 3-2 count. Next pitch fouled back. Following pitch fouled back. Then he is absolutely squeezed (yet again) on a beautiful breaking ball. Man, gotta reward that pitch with strike 3 looking. 

Well, upon rewatch: that was indeed just a tad high and inside. Just missed. Bases juiced. Nobody out for Bryant who is clearly struggling with his command. Ruh roh.