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DeBerry does pitch the 5th. And it’s 1-2-3. 71 pitches. Likely done now? But wow 7K, 1 Bb and 1 hit (that HR).

Encarnacion Ks looking. Nasty curve. Anderson flies out to left and Payne scores. (Isn’t that a sac fly? Anderson is 0-4 and no sac fly in the box score) DiTuri now bloops one (a little more a liner) to shallow center and it’s 4-1.

Payne steals second and Ragsdale very patient and draws a walk. Adamczewski just bloops it and 2 feet short of the CF for a single. 2-1 Mudcats. Let’s go.

Payne’s speed forces a rushed throw and an error puts runners at the corners. Mudacts were up 1-0, tied 1-1. Renz pitched 3 innings - 1 unearned run, 2K and 0 BB.

DeBerry get two grounders then strikes out nemesis Workinger on a pretty curveball (maybe?). His 7th K. At 60 pitches through 4 IP, nit sure if he will go for 5th given his workload on Tuesday. Will see.

I will have to go back to watch but Michael Fowler did get into the Sounds game. But 2 hits and 3 walks and gives up 2 runs. Otherwise it’s 4-2 Sounds and it’s a bullpen game (McGee starts, Fowler follows, and Holub pitching as well). No Carlos Rodriguez- maybe just being cautious with him??

DeBerry no hitting no more. Crap Clohisy hammers one to right tie game 1-1. DeBerry was cruising through 3.

Sounds like you have your retirement fund there😉 Seriously - that is awesome-. I hope that trio of prospects all come to fruition as those guys will look awesome in the big show someday

DeBerry does start. Pratt not in the line up, uh oh. That is another potential gut punch for this year. How many top 10-20 prospects have had to miss significant time so far - Wilken, Adams, Hardin, Letson, Quero, Knoth, Dinges, Boeve and recently Henderson. Let's see if we get any update from Javik on Pratt.

Huge caught stealing. Gets the first out and with 2 outs Loons hitter doubles. Ugh, no, George who has tormented the TRats this series triples home the run and scores on an error. Yikes Now a 5-3 deficit. Dang up 3-0 and now behind in the 8th. Feels like the Mudcats game yesterday.

Made fouls off a tough pitch and lays off a couple more tough pitches, showing his very good eye at the plate. But gets under the 3-2 pitch and pops it up. Not a lot hits for the T-Rats but they have drawn 6 walks. Will go back later today to watchin Letson's outing. Just great to see his name in the boxscore

Listed as TBD the news and broadcast last night indicated that it will be Bishop Letson making his much anticipated return after a lengthy IL stint. Biloxi also has TBD and it’s DeBerry’s turn in the rotation, but he did go 6 innings in 81 pitches Tuesday and he’s logged 75 IP in his first professional season (although he did through 90 IP last year at DBU). We will see if he pitches or if there is a game time decision. It’s also line up watching to see if Pratt will start, or did something happen maybe on his hit by pitch, or on his HR swing? Maybe something else happened that led to his departure last night we may never know about. I know I sure am hopeful he is ok as he was starting to get back into an “even month” hot streak, and finally seeing some power that has been sorely lacking most of this AA season. Otherwise Melvin Hernandez will look to help the Mudcats get back on the winning track, down 2-4 in this week’s series, they need a win to stay in the playoff hunt. Will these mostly teenage bats find consistency to power the offense the last few weeks? Nashville will see which version of Carlos Rodriguez they get - brilliant early in the year, injured in his emergency MLB outing. Since returning it’s been decent start and then rough start. Earlier this week was decent, so does he start to revert to earlier brilliance, or is a clunker in store? I know I am enjoying seeing the August Jefferson Quero highlights. He has been good the first half of this month so far.

No comeback. 1-2-3 bottom of the 9th. 7-0 shutout loss. Welp Sounds and Shuckers win as well as some team who had an away game in Ohio.

Rattlers pitchers only give up 3 hits. But 10 walks to go along with 11K, and 3 WP and a HBP. Bottom of 9, down 7-0. Gonna need a huge comeback ….

Dinges lays off a couple good pitches. And draws the walk. Impressive at bat by Marco against a very tough pitcher.

This Ibarra pitcher for the Loons. Man he gets Pena swinging. And the Fischer fouls several off and looks at a beautiful breaking pitch down the middle. Fischer 0-4 with 3K, he will not hit every night. But Ibarra - I am impressed he has made the T-Rats look so foolish this week.

Yeah Fowler, Hodges (both UDFA) and Nova (minor league free agent) are the only ones on the active roster over 21. A few 21 year olds - Reyes, Quezada and two catchers (Walther, Ordonez), and Ragsdale. Then a couple of 20 year olds in the field (adamczewski and Holguin) and several pitchers. But then a bunch of 18-19 year olds. So incredibly young - this is the age of several ACL clubs.

OK a single to right and Alastre throws it home and his throw takes him in a bit, Dinges tries to get the hitter at first and threw it wildly and it goes to the right field corner, Alastre has to run over there and gets to it but the hitter rounds the bases and beats the throw home. Ugh 3 runs "single" with the big 3 base error. That is 2 innings where the Loons have scored multiple runs (4 and now 3) with only 1 hit in the inning. Feeling like ACL/DSL innings there yikes. Once again seems like it is just some baseball karma right?

Could get out of hand here. Stiven Cruz in and walks the first batter who steals a base. Gets Hope to just get under it for a fly out. Now another walk. And Gelof is up. Oh boy.

Payne and Ragsdale both strike out - Payne swinging maybe, check swing possibly, fouled into the catcher not sure but it's strike 3. Ragsdale looking. And it's a touch 3-2 loss. Dorchies and Dubanewicz (D&D) do pitch well, but this Mudcat offense is not the same as it is really so young with mostly 18-19 year olds in the line up with Walther and Ragsdale as 21 year olds (and I guess Holguin is 20)

It's Lameda-Payne-Ragsdale up for Mudcats to see if they can come from behind now to tie it or get a lead.

Dubanewicz throws a pick off throw away and the runner gets to third. He Ks the next batter. Then gives up a hit to left center and it's 3-2 game now Fayetteville leading. Dubanewicz was given a borderline pitch for strike 3 on the prior batter and again to the last batter. He gets 2 K this inning but 2 hits with an error gifts them a run.

Langhorne clean inning. 2 Ks and a ground out. 12 pitches and keeps it a 4-0 game. Very nice outing. Again he could be a key contributor and a mover as a NDFA from last year. Good size and can get it up to 94 mph (maybe a touch higher earlier this year?) and seems to have a nice offspeed breaking pitch.

Miles Langhorne is out for his first outing in about 6 weeks. Gets a K on his first batter. He can really help that bullpen stabilize if he can get his form and stay healthy.

And Castillo (the other Luis) gets a big single and Dinges waved around 3rd, but the ball wasn't that deep and a nice relay throw and Dinges is out at the plate. Dang it. At least he made it around third hustling with no issues, as the last time I watched Marco round third hustling like that was when he landed on the IL. So at least is OK. But darn that was a chance for a big inning. Well one Wisconsin club have a big inning.