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[Jim Goulart]

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[MudcatsfaninBrunsCO]

Last Mudcats game tonight "on milb.tv"  for me for a while. I'm going to the NC Mts for a trip with no service till Saturday afternoon. Yall enjoy the red hot Muddies!

[Ro Mueller]

18 minutes ago, MudcatsfaninBrunsCO said:

Last Mudcats game tonight "on milb.tv"  for me for a while. I'm going to the NC Mts for a trip with no service till Saturday afternoon. Yall enjoy the red hot Muddies!

Wishing you a great time in the mountains 👍

[Ro Mueller]

That's a tough loss for the ACL Brewers, falling 8-7 to ACL Guardians after blowing leads of 5-2 and 7-5.

C Kevin Garcia (2-for-5, 2 RBIs) did his best to be the hero, delivering a 2-out, 2-run single to re-take the lead 7-5 in the 7th inning, then coming through again with 1-on, 2-out single in the top of the 9th inning.

But all Garcia's last hit did was move LF Roderick Flores (leadoff walk that inning; 2-for-4 game) over to 3rd base, with me wondering why there was no steal attempt for Flores (26-for-31 on SBs in his career) as Fielder flew out and Ereu K'd for the first 2 outs. A Paulino infield pop-out ended it.

Rehabbing DH Josh Adamczewski went 0-for-4 with a K, but walked and scored the game's first run on a wild pitch. 2B Jadyn Fielder (1-for-3, 2 walks, 2 RBIs) followed with a 2-out, 2-run single in that same 3rd inning.

Starting RHP Carlos Carra was effective (4 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 BB, 4 Ks), but RHPs Aldrin Gonzalez (1 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 0 Ks) and Joshua Quezada (3 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 0 BB, 4 Ks) were not. Quezada gave up a 2-run homer with 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th inning which gave the ACL Guardians the only lead they required in the game.

That homer was the sole extra base hit for either team in the contest. CF Handelfry Encarnacion reached base 4 times (1-for-2, 3 walks, SB), threw out a baserunner at home and had an error. 1B Kevin Ereu went 1-for-5 with 4 Ks.

The ACL Brewers went 4-for-18 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 baserunners as they fall to 24-23.

 

[Ro Mueller]

In the latest DSL Blue vs. Gold Civil War, the Blue squad built a seemingly unassailable 9-1 lead before allowing 11 Gold batters to hit in the final half-inning. Blue still prevailed 9-7, with a game-ending groundout stranding the potential game-tying runners at 2nd and 3rd.

18-year old LF Angel Gonzalez (3-for-4, triple, double, RBI) and 17-year old RHP Luis Velasquez (3.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 6 BB, 3 Ks) led the Blue Men to the 7-inning victory, with the Blue team also out-hitting Gold 12-4. 2B Joan Gutierrez (2-for-3, double, walk) and RF Frandy Lafond (1-for-2, walk, HBP, SB, 2 RBIs) each reached base 3 times, while 1B Kegnnalex Seijas (1-for-3, walk) had a 2-run double to blow the game open at 7-1 in the 6th inning.

Three errors (including 2 by converted C Jonathan Rangel) and 3 unearned runs hurt Gold's cause. Their top performers were 2B Juan Martinez (1-for-3, triple, walk), Rangel (1-for-3, walk, RBI) and RHP Saul Sanchez (1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 0 Ks; 2 stranded inherited runners.

[Ro Mueller]

Terrific RHP Tyson Hardin (2.17 ERA, 1.07 WHIP. 9.4 K/9 in 74.2 High-A/AA IP) is making his 4th AA start for the Shuckers, as they aim for a 3-2 series lead at home against Pensacola tonight. 3B Zavier Warren is 3rd in RBIs (48) and 6th in homers (10) in the Southern League.

[Ro Mueller]

AAA Nashville is in Memphis seeking to earn a 3-2 series lead with a victory tonight behind RH swingman Garrett Stallings (3.06 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 6.9 K/9 in 35.1 IP). Excluding an 0-for-1 pinch hit game, 3B Bobby Dalbec has a 15-game on-base streak. 

[Ro Mueller]

The High-A Timber Rattlers are 3-10 in the second half and trail this week’s series against Beloit 3-1, but that all begins to change tonight as RHP Tanner Gillis (1.55 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 7.0 K/9 in 46.1 Low-A/High-A IP) returns from injury for his first game since May 30. 2B Daniel Guilarte’s slump is extreme: 1-for-last-21 with 12 Ks and 1 walk.

[Ro Mueller]

The Low-A Mudcats can clinch this week’s series over Fayetteville with a win tonight behind RHP Bryce Meccage, who’s hoping his last start (3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 Ks) has him back on track. CF Braylon Payne homered yesterday and has a 5-game hitting streak.

1 - Made - SS
2 - Payne - CF
3 - Bitonti - 1B
4 - Anderson - DH
5 - Walling - RF
6 - Holguin - 3B
7 - Lameda - 2B
8 - T. Rodriguez - LF
9 - Walther - C
X - Meccage - P

[MudcatsfaninBrunsCO]

3 hours ago, Ro Mueller said:

Wishing you a great time in the mountains 👍

Thank ya! I

[Jake McKibbin]

Is it just me or does Braylon Payne look a LOT more consistent in the box since his return?

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, Jake McKibbin said:

Is it just me or does Braylon Payne look a LOT more consistent in the box since his return?

Didn't watch his first PA today but I thought he looked really comfortable yesterday. Seemed much more grounded in his swing.

[Jake McKibbin]

23 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Didn't watch his first PA today but I thought he looked really comfortable yesterday. Seemed much more grounded in his swing.

Same, it just looks like he's found some rhythm and timing, and a little bit of confidence again.

I wonder if it was less an injury he was off for, and more just some time off on an unofficial development list placement 

[MudcatsfaninBrunsCO]

Fayetteville playing sooo well tonight..... welp, maybe me being gone next week will be better

[wibadgers23]

Hardin looks good early on but Meccage got hammered and is out of the game already.

[gregmag]

1 hour ago, Jake McKibbin said:

I wonder if it was less an injury he was off for, and more just some time off on an unofficial development list placement 

This is what I was assuming. I don’t remember hearing a word about any injury or why he was out. I agree he has looked markedly better since coming back.

[Joseph Zarr]

A nice seven-spot between Jay and Payamps in the sixth has the Sounds knotted at 8-8 Yeesh. 

[Terry]

Hardin is one whiff away from doing something funny today.

[Terry]

Andrew Vaughn's batted ball profile for the past few years.

2022


2023


2024


His batted ball profile is part of the reason why he always underperforms his expected stats. Since joining Nashville you can spot the approach difference.


(Launch angle is not there yet though or ...maybe it's by design?)

[homer]

8 hours ago, Terry said:

 

As an aside, it's crazy to me to see a graph like this and remember the days when we couldn't get minor league hitting splits against L/R pitching. I've been on this site a long time :)

[wiguy94]

9 hours ago, Terry said:

Andrew Vaughn's batted ball profile for the past few years.

2022


2023


2024


His batted ball profile is part of the reason why he always underperforms his expected stats. Since joining Nashville you can spot the approach difference.


(Launch angle is not there yet though or ...maybe it's by design?)

That 2025 AAA sample is not what you want to see. Tons of pulled ground balls and a bunch of fly balls to center.

[Terry]

8 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

That 2025 AAA sample is not what you want to see. Tons of pulled ground balls and a bunch of fly balls to center.

It's actually less fly ball to center as it is blue.

[wiguy94]

Just now, Terry said:

It's actually less fly ball to center as it is blue.

Yeah brain fart there but either way you never want to see that many pulled ground balls.