Thurs. 9/17: Shuckers Hope to Avoid Game Three to Reach League Finals

[Jim Goulart]

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Thursday's Birthday:

RHP Brandon Sproat turns 26 today, we hope he has a great day.

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Jim Goulart]

Would also be nice to get a Tyson Hardin update, wouldn't it?

[Ro Mueller]

LHP JD Thompson (3.49 ERA with 56 Ks over last 38.2 IP) and AA Biloxi are back home for potential series-clinching Game 2 of their best-of-3 Southern League semifinal playoff series against Pensacola.

The Shuckers trot out the same starting lineup as their victory in Game 1, in which RF Damon Keith led the way (2-for-4, HR, double, walk, 2 RBIs). 

[Ro Mueller]

AAA Nashville have 4 games remaining in 2026 and look to grab a 2-1 home series lead over Memphis behind LHP Tate Kuehner (4 IP, 1 R, 6 Ks last week). CF Brandon Lockridge has a 6-game hitting streak with a double in each of his last 3 contests.

[Ro Mueller]

O’Rae singled the other way and Made homered. 2-0 Shuckers after 1 inning. 

 

[Ro Mueller]

Now Damon Keith singled to the opposite field and Matt Wood blasted him home.

4-0 Shuckers in the 2nd inning. 

 

[Ro Mueller]

Mike Boeve walked and now Braylon Payne gets in on the act with a 2-run homer.

6-0 Biloxi as they head to the third inning. 

 

[SF70]

I’m really liking the late-season pitching of the 3 Biloxi postseason starters. Letson-Thompson-Knoth are finishing the year strong and giving me a lot of confidence we have ourselves a nice group of upper-minors SP heading into next season.

[brooks_quichenick]

Sure looked like Fischer got robbed of an RBI double in the 7th, as the first base ump called his line drive rope down the RF line a foul ball. He fouled off a bunch of pitches after that, worked the count full, and was called out on strikes on a breaking ball inside off the plate. Really tough break AB.

[Joseph Zarr]

Nice to see Sproat hit the ground running back at Triple-A. 

[brewmann04]

Fischer with 3 K”S  really needs to cut down. The brewers need to get Sproat and Harrision mentality straight I ghis offseason

[Team Canada]

26 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Nice to see Sproat hit the ground running back at Triple-A. 

[Outlander]

Wood is a little older but can he stick at catcher? Could certainly use another catcher in the next year or two and he sure had a power spike this year to go along with the on base that has always been there. Rule 5 guy.

[biedergb]

3 hours ago, Outlander said:

Wood is a little older but can he stick at catcher? Could certainly use another catcher in the next year or two and he sure had a power spike this year to go along with the on base that has always been there. Rule 5 guy.

from what I watched (mostly in 2024-2025) he is absolutely a catcher.  His offense and age limited his ceiling, but I still see him as the most likely to be a back up or at worst 3rd catcher on a good MLB club. I think his floor is Payton Henry, but ceiling could be a Manny Pina, not truly in terms of talent/strengths/etc but in terms of a AAAA #3 catcher to a solid back up and occasional starter as the range.