Tue. 7/29 - Gasser in Appleton for Areinamo-Less Rattlers; Road Series for Others

[Jim Goulart]

This thread will be utilized for any minor league news Tuesday. 

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[Ro Mueller]

AAA Nashville plays at Yankees’ affiliate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this week. LHP Bruce Zimmermann looks to continue his solid 7-game run (1.95 ERA with 24 Ks in last 37 IP). Hack-happy 3B Bobby Dalbec has a .771 OPS in his last 88 PAs with a crazy 2 BB / 36 K ratio. 

[Ro Mueller]

AA Biloxi is at Marlins’ affiliate Pensacola this week, with RHP KC Hunt starting Game One on 4 days’ rest (6 IP, 1 R, 7 Ks on Thursday). 1B Zavier Warren (.713 OPS vs. league average .660) is 2nd in the Southern League with 58 RBIs.

[Ro Mueller]

The Low-A Mudcats trot out their full offensive arsenal (well, with Payne on the IL) as they aim to destroy Braves’ affiliate Augusta on the road. RHP Melvin Hernandez has a 1.01 ERA with 36 Ks over his last 44.2 IP. 18-year old 2B Luis Pena has the highest slugging % in the Carolina League (.484).

[Ro Mueller]

High-A Wisconsin is back home, hosting Guardians’ affiliate Lake County this week. Rehabbing Robert Gasser starts tonight after throwing 1 inning and 16 pitches on Wednesday. 19-year old Luiyin Alastre (.654 OPS in 269 High-A/ACL PAs) gets the start at second base, after the trade of Areinamo and Guilarte’s early exit on Sunday.

[Joseph Zarr]

Oh hey tuned in just in time to see an infield ump blow a call at 2B against the Mudcats. Shocking. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Hey that same ump just blows a DP call against the Mudcats. Rodriguez clearly beat the DP throw at 1B. No matter, he's out. LOL. It's an RBI DP however. 1-0 Mudcats. Rain begins to fall.

[Joseph Zarr]

Zimmerman works around a lead-off walk to open his 4th. He K's his 2nd. Works around a Delgado error on a weakly flared DP ball (couldn't get the ball to 2B cleanly) with a ground out to Zamora at SS (force out to 3B) and a 3rd K. He is looking very sharp (as usual over the past two months). 0-0 game headed to the top of the 5th.

[Joseph Zarr]

Alfaro an opening oppo taco puts the Sounds on the board. It's 1-0 Nashville. His 14th of his season. That was a carrying muscle shot on an outside slider. 107 mph off the bat. Very impressive poke. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Rain has let up in Augusta as the Mudcats still lead 1-0 in the bottom of the 3rd. Hernandez opened his third frame with a beautiful swinging 1-2 K on an outer black change-up. Gorgeous pitch. 

Shuckers are still Delayed.

[Joseph Zarr]

Beautiful fundamental baseball nabs an out at 3B and preserves the 1-0 lead from now. Ibarguen hit Bitonti on a relay in the middle infield - heads up to both. Bitonti catches the runner who had run through the stop sign and couldn't get back to 3B. Accurate throw gunned him down. Di Turi placed the tag. It was a single to RF after two consecutive BB's from Hernandez. He has fallen behind 3-0. Gets is 3-2. Gets a swinging K on a beautiful slider. Incredible work. 5 K for Hernandez through three innings. The youngster has so much grit.

[Joseph Zarr]

Bitonti. BOMB. RF. 2-0 Muddies. Absolutely crushed. 16th on the year. That was a dart. 111 mph off the lumber baby.

[Joseph Zarr]

Delgado makes up for the Error with a diving stop preventing a seeing eye single up the middle and helps Zimmerman grab his second out. Runner on 1st. Two down. 1-0 Sounds bottom 5.

[Joseph Zarr]

Tyler Black one out triple in the top of the 6th. Liner deep to the RF corner. NOICE!

[Joseph Zarr]

Hernandez sees the first run cross. He just gave up a gapper triple with two down as well with Ibarguen up and in in RF.

Meanwhile,

Dalbec pokes Black home with the casual single to CF. 2-0 Nashville.

[Joseph Zarr]

Hernandez works around the trouble. He sees one cross but prevents further damage despite the triple and his third BB. He gets the weak pop out to 1B foul territory,

[Joseph Zarr]

Dunn walks. Dalbec to 2B. Oliva lines out to LF. Runners hold. Alfaro knocks in Dalbec (his second RBI) with a single poke to LF. 3-0 Sounds. Let's GO baby! Love it!

[Joseph Zarr]

Looks like they are warming up and Biloxi and Pensacola will indeed play tonight. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Birchard just gave up a one out solo jack in third frame. T-Rats trail 1-0. With their current line up that feels more like 3-0.

[Joseph Zarr]

Biloxi already on the board and have runners on the corners in the first frame with one down. 1-0 Shuckers.

[Joseph Zarr]

Double-A C Matt Wood is indeed swinging in a 3-0 count. Legend status engaged.

[Joseph Zarr]

AND we are delayed at Augusta in the 6th. Muddies still lead 2-1. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Pratt's first AB: a double beyond the sprinting LF'er that landed on the warning track. 

[Joseph Zarr]

RBI singles from Zavi Warren and Ethan Murray have given the Shuckers an early 2-0 lead. 

[Joseph Zarr]

AND, we have a Tyler Black misplay on a liner to his glove side. Tough play. Short hop liner. Still a play he can make. BUT, as we know, a play Black often does not make because he can't really play defense. Lead-off man aboard at 2B as a result to open Hudson's first inning of work in the 7th.