Thurs. 8/14 - Bobby Petrol Continues Rehab with Nashville in Durham

[wibadgers23]

Burke continues his strong showing in AA.

 

[biedergb]

Well, Pratt is not breaking out of the slump that I hope

But Blake Burke is enjoying the Southern league for this southern man.  Hits it opposite field to left (aided by the wind blowing out that way)

Shuckers get the lead. Just wow!

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Just a killer. Bases loaded via 2 walks on 8 pitches. And Dinges is up 2-0 and swings at a slider and just gets over it. Grounder right to 2nd base and its an inning ending GIDP.  T-Rats still trail 4-3.

Made/Pena/Fischer are making waves, and Dinges with a rare off day offensively.

[biedergb]

Not sure if he scored or not - EBJ grounds to SS and Wood comes home, Javik is saying it is a 10-8 Shuckers lead and GameDay has him out 🤷‍♂️

[biedergb]

OK Javik corrects himself. It was out at the plate, but no matter Vargas rips it to center and 2 runs in.

11-8 Shuckers. Just wow. Down 6-1 at one point.

 

Meanwhile Rund has loaded the bases against Great Lakes with no one out. Oh boy

[biedergb]

Wow what an at bat by Loon hitter Munoz. Fouls off 7 in a row and 9 of 10 pitches

Then Rund gets a nice pitch on the inside of the plate and the batter moves back and the ump goes with the batter and calls it a ball. Close pitch maybe a touch inside. Unfortunately Loons win the at bat and a walk scores a run, TRats now trail 5-3. Bases still loaded and no one out. Yikes

[biedergb]

Cooper Pratt I mean an absolute no doubter - he knew it when he swung. Off the bat at 98 mph. Just crushed it and Shuckers are up 14-8!

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Rund almost escapes with just teh run. Gets a frosty K and then a grounder force out at home

But a wild pitch. Dang and it's 6-3 Loons

Almost at 40 pitches in just this inning.

Gets the batter swinging. But not after creating a mess for himself and getting out with 2 runs allowed.

[biedergb]

T-Rats need some Shucker magic here.

[Joseph Zarr]

30 minutes ago, tomoohka said:

Watching my first T-Rats game of the year -- is Dinges always this bad on the throw to second?

The throw to 2nd base is his biggest issue at present. He absolutely has the pop and the cannon arm but he lacks the consistent footwork and balance of throwing motion to that base in particular. It's strange. Itcomes and it goes. If you go back to game one of this series, Dinges throws an absolute accurate rocket with a 1.79 Pop to grab perhaps the most dangeorus base runner in Minor League baseball. He is just inconsistent with it at present - he'll definitely need to pound that home in the off-season. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Be still my heart, the Sounds are leading a series at the midway point!

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

The throw to 2nd base is his biggest issue at present. He absolutely has the pop and the cannon arm but he lacks the consistent footwork and balance of throwing motion to that base in particular. It's strange. Itcomes and it goes. If you go back to game one of this series, Dinges throws an absolute accurate rocket with a 1.79 Pop to grab perhaps the most dangeorus base runner in Minor League baseball. He is just inconsistent with it at present - he'll definitely need to pound that home in the off-season. 

Agree. It is  better than earlier in the year when he was airmailing the throws to second. Now he is either bouncing them, or tonight going to far over to this left on the throws. But comparing his first week or two at Carolina to now it is a noticeable improvement so I know he can make the necessary changes and improve.

[Matt]

Hell yea the kids are doin things. 

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7 minutes ago, biedergb said:

T-Rats need some Shucker magic here.

Yes sir.  Hedbert with a single, then a walk by Castillo and a balk. With two outs  Guilarte base hit to score two.

Now Made hits it and it falls just in front of the CF.  Some magic here, let's see if they can continue some 2-out magic. It's 6-5 T-Rats still trail, but tying and go ahead runners on base.

[Matt]

What a fun comeback in Wisconsin. 

[biedergb]

Holy heck Pena rips a double to left, and T-Rat now LEAD!!

What a comeback. Some magic alright. It's in the air.

[biedergb]

OK So excited I didn't realize that Made held up. So it was TIED

But no worries Andrew Fischer bails me out with the most Brewer of any hit a squibbler between pticher and 1B and he beats it out for an infield single.

And Pena scores from 2nd on an infield hit. Yup you read that right.

Pardon my post before, but T-RATS now LEAD!

[markedman5]

T Rats with a very Brewers like 8th inning……..

[biedergb]

Just not Dinges night. He does not have off nights like this often. But he Ks to end that rally, but wow what a comeback by the kids in Appleton.

[Joseph Zarr]

Get the lead back after a massive rally and have to turn to 2025 Figueroa is a tough pill. Let's hope he doesn't put men on base right off the bat with an inability to find the zone. Need a good One here!

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3 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Get the lead back after a massive rally and have to turn to 2025 Figueroa is a tough pill. Let's hope he doesn't put men on base right off the bat with an inability to find the zone. Need a good One here!

Walks the first batter George, and then it's Hope, Wagner and Gelof. Not the batters you want to face here.

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Walks Hope, and 2 on with no out.

Figueroa making it more difficult on himself. Can't squander that wonderful comeback now can we?

Let's get some outs now.

[markedman5]

That was the most bizarre double play I’ve seen in awhile……and I think the guy was safe at 3rd……lol

 

[biedergb]

Wow. After a lot of bad calls going against our teams (looking at you in the Mudcat game the other night ignoring anything Adamczewski did), the T-Rats just were gifted an out.

Liner to third, and Fischer can't snare it, it gets away and he runs to the bag and was late but George called out then throws to 2nd to get Hope for a DP. Blown call but I will absolutely take it

Then Figueroa strikes out Gelof. That is how you end it.
What a game, absolute chaos the last inning, just wild. A win - however it was even if a blown call assisted it, is a win I will gladly take.

Go watch the first inning of the TRats offense and the last inning (bottom of the 8th), and you will be entertained.

EDIT: meant to write bottom of the 8th as the home team. Too excited, rookie mistake by me

[Joseph Zarr]

Just your standard T-Rats comeback win on the shoulders of Luis Castillo's solo shot, Daniel Guilarte's 2-for-4 (1 R, 2 RBI) and Figueroa's Save.