Wed. 8/6 - DSL Kids Idle; DeBerry DeButs with DeShuckers

[biedergb]

It's Yerlin time in Peoria. I gotta step away for a minute, but we will see which Yerlin it is tonight, although 3-0 to the first batter, so yikes.

[Joseph Zarr]

Garrett Spain with the big insurance runs poke up the middle. A 2-RBI single! (Pratt and Garcia - really nice return to the Shuckers line up - BB's). Huge poke in a 3-1 count. 4-1 Shuckers. Top of the 8th.

[Joseph Zarr]

Don't see this often. Second long ball surrendered by RHP Manuel Rodriguez. Tie game. 4-4 in the bottom of the 6th. Both pull shots over the LF wall. No doubters. We do see Manuel pitch into the sixth regularly, however. 

[Joseph Zarr]

After the game-tying HR, Rodriguez gives up a hard hit grounder off Made's glove - running glove side toward CF. Tough play. Hit his glove and caromed straight out. Then an absolute seeing eye cue shot down the LF line. Very weakly hit. Double. Then a sac fly. Then a weakly hit seeing eye single through the right side. One down. Man on 1st. T-Rats trail 6-4. Tough luck inning.

Meanwhile, the Shuckers are pouring it on with a six run inning. Included a fabulous slide past a throw up line toward 3B by one C Darrien Miller to avoid the tag. Fantastic slide. Truly. It's 8-1. Lotta oppo and seeing eye singles in this inning surrounding the two early walks. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Just a very strange night. 

RHP Chad Patrick hadn't given up more than five runs in an outing since early 2023. I can't remember the last time I saw Manuel Rodriguez get tagged like this in an inning or a game. Still 6-4. Only one down. Just gave up another double to the LF warning track and wall. Too many hangers is the name of the game. Rodriguez wins and dominates because he paints the edges. He has hung too many off-speed pitches dead center. Uncharacteristic. 

[Joseph Zarr]

22 minutes ago, biedergb said:

Well. The Shuckers close it out. Middendorf made it interesting. But 8-4 win

Sounds are soundly losing. Wiener 5, rest of his team 4, Sounds 0.. ugh

Middendorf has truly had a terrible season. Makes me sad.

[Joseph Zarr]

Sounds getting blown out, yes. BUT, the silver linings: Yoho solid and steady yet again. AND, RHP Justin Yeager clearly belongs in Triple-A. He has yet to concede a single run in any inning to date. He goes scoreless again. Meanwhile, Holub continues to be a circus. He allowed the three runs atop the previous six scored by Jax. 

[biedergb]

Made saves Yerlin. Bases loaded, and a nice play to field it and a good throw, and over to first. Inning ending DP.

Yerlin is so tantalizing with his stuff, but just cannot command it enough. Maybe he will learn, because if he does he is an electric reliever. But just misses too much right now.  You have it in you Yerlin, and I want to believe you can be another in a long line of homegrown stud relievers, but a few big steps to get through for now.

On delay but heading to the 9th and T-Rats still down 6-4.

[RedStickBrew]

27 minutes ago, biedergb said:

…Wiener 5…

[biedergb]

Manuel Rodriguez a very un-Manuel like night - lots of hits although pitch count not unreasonable. I think he will be better next turn around.

Made and Pena fly out. It's up to Hedbert.  Be a good time for him to start to get hot again.

[biedergb]

Hedbert with a hit.

Castillo up - let's see if he can create some magic.

[biedergb]

Castillo grounds out, and T-Rats lose. Dang.

[Joseph Zarr]

3 minutes ago, RedStickBrew said:

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, biedergb said:

Castillo grounds out, and T-Rats lose. Dang.

Castillo has truly had a brutal season. Before the injury. After the injury. And, in the interim, we've had to watch Daniel Guilarte AB's alllllllll season long. It is ugly. 

[biedergb]

Welp. 1-2 night on the farm.  DeBerry surprising as the star pitcher tonight, outshining Patrick and M. Rodriguez who both had uncharacteristic outings. Sounds and T-Rats combine for as many hits as the Shuckers have.

T-Rats can be entertaining and exciting the next few weeks with the promotions, and possible return of Dinges and possible debut of Fischer.

[Joseph Zarr]

Sounds were shut out twice in each of the past two series. This is a new emerging trend and I do not like it.

[Joseph Zarr]

14 hours ago, Spencer Michaelis said:

Looks like Jeferson Quero is down in Arizona playing in rehab games in the Bridge League already, so that's good to see.

 

Just to follow up on this. In tonight's broadcast, Jeff Hem mentioned he's been feeling quite good in Arizona and may even be back with Nashville in the next couple of days. We all know that line-up needs another bat to help them get back on track. Here's hoping.

[MudcatsfaninBrunsCO]

19 hours ago, wibadgers23 said:

No Mudcats tonight.  The Carolinas sure do get a lot of rain.

 

It's been in the low 70's all week and wet.