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Offense showing some signs of life. Lara with a hit, then a SB, Adams hit a liner right over Lara's head, so runners at the corners and Pratt joins the hit parade and it's now 5-2 Wilken is up. Let's see if the offense can get some crooked numbers this inning. Wilken trying to tying it up on that swing. Oh my.

Not the prettiest or most efficient stat line for Mis (compared to a couple of his last few outings), but if he is done (which I would suspect) he went 6 IP, worked through some traffic and got 5K (and 4BB, 5H) on 92 pitches and his last one was 98.4 mph per GameDay, so he had the velocity late.

Chris Edwards calls them the "Cardiac 'Cats", we call them relentless. Either way that Carolina Mudcat team is something special with a stacked line up, solid pitching, and a never say die approach late. Let's enjoy them while we can. And then enjoy them on TRats/Shuckers in the future

And a grounder off the first basement then the throw goes home and the runner is SAFE! 4-3 Mudcats! Nice win. Great comeback, and what an effort by Holobetz. Now for the other affiliates to get a magical inning or two. At least the minor league clubs are looking up at the moment.

Nadal walks on 4 pitches. The pitcher goes 2-0 on Walling, and mound visit, next pitch a ball. Full count and Walling has a single to RF and then an error on the throw in to the IF, and Nadal scores and Walling awarded 3rd base. No outs, tie game and winning run 90 feet away. Let's go Mudcats!

Biloxi settling in after a rough start. Shuckers are outhitting the Clingstones 4-2, but runs are 4-1. And Clingstones have drawn 5 BB, while the Shuckers surprisingly none. Mudcats had a chance and the tying run moved up to 90 feet away, but nothing happening. Still down 3-2 on to the 9th. I guess there can be some 9th inning magic I hope, right?

After his rough inning early on I didn't think he had a chance of going more than 3 innings of relief. Solid recovery. Now that offense needs to come to life late - let's be relentless tonight. Otherwise - that was some HR by Wilken, not crushed, but just attacked the pitch (which was good to see) and it was a liner over the fence. Good job Brock.

Well Root gives up back-to-back singles to start the 8th. Limits - a grounder could have been DP (I didn’t watch to see if it was close) then sac fly and K. And it’s 1-0 Whitecaps. TRats offense needs to go. Gotta head out for a bit and will check back to see if maybe there is a hero in this game. Hardin pitched fantastic in the 5th and 6th innings. Deserved the win. Offense needs to have a fantastic inning soon.

Holy heck. I assumed Hardin was out after 6. I turned it off and he goes 7 innings. 9K, 0Bb, 4 H in 85 pitches. That’s so impressive! Now Bayden Root in and in some trouble.

So since he just fielded a pop up a few minutes ago, I now see that Juan Baez did return after last night's HBP. Very good news, as how he went down looked scary, so I'm happy to see that.

94 mph strike and it's a K to end the 6th inning. Hardin works around the "error" and a single. 75 pitches to get through 6 scoreless innings and 9K. Man the Letson-Hardin combo is something to dream on....

The interview with Cornielle by Seth is here and worth a watch.

And Areinamo and Hardin got jobbed there. Not a great throw by Jadher, but Burke clearly did get back to the bag on the reply. So runner on in the 6th, Hardin still in, and no outs in the 6th.

Oooo. I'm going to have to watch Tyson Hardin's start from today. That stat line through 5 IP is pretty enticing, and we will see if he trots out for the 6th in a 0-0 pitching duel.

Great write up. And interesting as you have Letson and Cornielle among the top 3. I just put in a review of their starts last night, and I have been watching Cornielle for a while, and loved his interview with @Seth Stohs last year - such a great kid. But while the results are similar, the way they get there are different, and I would put Letson as #2 given the ability and the way he was so consistent. Cornielle had one amazing outing, and has been lucky with his good stuff but his command will make or break his day. And when Henderson and M. Rodriguez fall off the top 5 that tells you the SP had a good month. Looking forward to seeing some new names on the list as we will eventually see DeBerry, Renz, Tobias and Dorchies all debuting, and some players coming back from IL stints, and not to mention some guy named Bryce where the Meccage is clear he has some elite stuff and a solid family lineage to be a potential mover in the prospect rankings. Let's go Brewers .... well minor league Brewers at least 😌

I now watched the TRats game. First of all one of the posters ( @Playing Catch ) asked about Areinamo's defense. And I can defer to Spencer, Joseph, etc, but last night's game did highlight his ability. In the second, there was a well hit ball to the hole into left and Areinamo ranged to get it and made a good play to field it, and a good throw, but because of where it was hit he did not get the runner nor make it look close, but that was not on Jadher. Later in the game he made a play on a ground in the 5th right to him as he was "in perfect position" as Chris Mehring stated. He is athletic, smart and fundamentally sound. He can play SS, but I still think he is a 2B/SS/UT player in the future particularly in an organization that has a guy like Turang and another highly touted IF in Pratt. Bishop Letson was great in this game. He was in command. He hit 95-96 in the first, and was 92-94mph in the 2-5th innings, but did hit 95mph once in the fourth. He appears to have 2 or 3 other pitches, one 80 mph that I thought was a curve but a similar pitch was called a change up by Mehring. Maybe he has two in the low 80s?? And another 87 off speed pitch that I thought was a change, but was called an "off speed" and he may have a second FB possibly as there were some that were 91-92, even when he was still hitting 93 typically. He was efficient except for that 2nd inning. Where a chopper to the left and the above stated hit that Areinamo got to put runners on. He battled through with a 34 pitch inning, but 3rd (7), 4th (12) and 5th (13) were all so efficient in pitches. He looked sharp. Very projectible and I imagine he could add a tick to the velo, or at least maintain 95 throughout the game and that could make him a pick for the top pitcher in the system if/when Mis graduates. Health will be his main key, as he hasn't logged a ton of innings, so here's hoping he can stay on the field for the long run. Finally Areinamo and Burke each smoked HR. Burke in particular was launched to deep center showing his power potential. His first coupe at bats he was not a locked in, but made up for. Areinamo on the other hand is always in his at bats, and if he can find some power he will be a future pro in my mind. Baez was hit in the head with a pitch and went down. Hoping he goes through some checks and protocols and will be alright - I suspect he will be out until next series - although I have not checked today's game thread to see if he was surprisingly in the line-up.

I watched it and will put in a review/summary in the Minor League Link Report if you want some thoughts on the TRats from last night's game.

Great news for Peña and the Mudacts. So tomorrow will revert back to Sunday, as opposed to Rodriguez-day (Carlos and Manuel were both slated to start)

Cornielle has the stuff, not elite, but good stuff. I’ve been a big fan. But his command is not great. It’s not just control, as he isn’t “wild” (ie like Yerlin for example), but if he misses the zone he will get a lot of balls called, and that leads to walks or longer at bats. And he doesn’t have that elite out pitch which is why he has risen steady, a lot to like, but still more work to do. Maybe the pitching sides EMJ?

Can’t answer completely, but he has had a good arsenal I think low 90s and a couple of off speed stuff. His command will be his main issue. It was not there last night but his composure was as he still made it through 4 innings without much damage. But if he can command he can move up. His ERa is sparkling, and as one of his biggest fans I will admit it is not as accurate- he has been lucky although pitching well but not ERA < 1.00 well. I hope his next start will show improved command. His best starts his command was great and that is better than last year. I will defer to others on changes in pitches or other things compared to last season but he looks similar to last year.

Cornielle was erratic last night. He has good stuff, no velo data or pitch data on the feed. But his command was off as indicated by the high number of walks, and high pitch count. He was at 50 pitches I think at the end of 2 innings. He was great in his last inning in the 4th. A lot of outs were hard hit, but mostly the batters did not have a good read. Effectively wild? If he can hone the command, he has the making of a back end starter or long reliever at the minimum.

I did not but wil be watching this morning both TRats and Shuckers - gotta watch Cornielle’s start for sure. i was able to get WiFi on my planes so saw the game day box scores and updates. Solid for the system all around, even the Mudcats despite digging a hole and making it deeper had the tying run 90 feet away. Man they can definitely turn it in. Pitching and defense is their Achilles heal. But offense especially when healthy (with Dinges and Peña) is amazing, enjoy it while it lasts in Zebulon, and enjoy it in Wisconsin when they get there (both high A and the big leagues😉)….. Given the sad state of the MLB club at the moment it’s time for me to just focus on these baby brewers. Can we return Priester for Yophery please, it’s been less than 30 days - what is the return policy???

This was an absolute gut punch. The lead was lost, but it was a tie game, and this was a routine pop up that was in that "no-man's land" or alternatively "everyman's land" between home, pitcher and first. Anyone could have had it, the catcher called for it and it drifted toward the infield more and clearly did not track it enough. And because it was 2 outs, the runners just ran and easily scored 2. That zone was inconsistent and seemed to be squeezed in the late few innings, but I think hurt Langhorne's rhythm. The inconsistent zone also hurt Reyes, but he was not in rhythm nor in great control so may not have deserved the benefit of the doubt. But Stanley was apparently jawing for several pitches before getting thrown out. Ok, I am still going through my own therapy from the TRats and Mudcats games, as both were within reach and a bad inning really did them both in. Good news? There will be a new slate of games tonight Bad news- I will be flying tonight so will miss Mr. Alexander Cornielle's start tonight. Should be in for Saturday and Sunday games I hope.

No magic as the relentless offense just ran out of gas. A 3 run 8th and 2 run 9th just to get there was all they could muster. Some suspect defense and less than ideal pitching late in the game did them in. TRats trying to claw back into with a walk by Baez, but then Hall flies out. And Alastre ends the inning. One more inning to go in Wisconsin. I'm done for the night

Wilken is way to passive and really unsure at the plate. Don't want to pile on him, but he just can't seem to click. He strikes out looking. Sure his recognition is OK and he is getting the walks, but not much more than that. Shuckers lose tongiht 9-5. In the ninth, Lara, PRatt and Wilken all K. And not to pile on him too but Bitonti is slumping as noted, and who would have had Nadal having a higher OPS and more HRs than Bitonti? Mudcats down to the last out now. Down 3 runs. TRats in the 8th still down 6-3