Clarke just ripped a double down the RF wall. Now we have men on the corners (missed what happened there). Spain goes down looking. Two down. 2-0 Sounds.
EBJ with his second RISP opportunity of his night. He lined out to 2B earlier. He swings and misses on two early sliders. Massive hacks. Works the count 2-2. Rips a gorgeous RBI single into LF through the 3B/SS gap. 3-0 Shuckers. Atta boy!!
What do I mean? Watch his first AB in the bottom of the 2nd inning.
I just watched Luke Adams strike out and I'm unsure if he took his bat off his shoulders. A classic Luke Adams AB. 😅
Oliva with a gorgeous charging diving catch to get Tobes his first out on a bloop top of 2. Tobes K's the next batter up and just off the corner of the zone. Two down.
I'm loathe to speak so soon, but I do tend to be out in front of these things as a general rule on our board:
I think we may absolutely have a diamond in the rough in Mendoza. He has tools to work with here that if harnessed and evolved could really turn into something. I see the vision. Really nice off-speed stuff to work off his sinker. Where I'm not quite sold in this early early outing and first time seeing him is the four-seamer. That's where the work seems to need to be picked up. He has 6 K through 2 1/3 IP. And these are swings and misses, folks.
@MudcatsfaninBrunsCO: Feel free to post those Mudcats updates as they roll in. I'm going to focus in on the games I can watch. Any and all updates are appreciated so have at it if you feel so inclined!
AND, I swear to you, just as I typed that Burke picks off a liner toward 1B and doubles off the runner off 1B. I'm just saying: this young man is more than a power bat. It's abundantly obvious. He is very clearly a baseball player.
I'm telling you prospect 'experts' really don't know what they're talking about a lot of the time when it comes to the Brewers prospects. I find this year-in and year-out. Dykstra just undersold Areinamo's defense again in the T-Rats pod today. AND, I overwhelmingly hear Blake Burke can't play defense. Hogwash. That man has hands. He's made tow very good plays in four games I was told he shouldn't be able to make. He's a much better and more nimble athlete at first base than given credit for. This much is clear early.
Well, we had video through two batters. Weird to see it cut out like that. BUT, yeah, the highlight of my viewing evening has ended. I am Mudcats all night every night. Most entertaining game-by-game action by a hefty margin.
Watching Tobes' first rehab work. Sitting 92 mph early. Pop fly to CF. Out one. 90 mph fly out to LF one pitch batter two. Everything is coming in smooth and easy. Looks like he is warming up out there.
Payne has a lead-off single in the first. He has a double in the second. Unfortunately, we still have no video in Myrtle Beach. Alastre was apparently gunned down at Home on the play.
Wilken comes out with a massive swing and miss on a first pitch slider. BUT, he works a five pitch walk laying off a slider belt high and away. Love that.