Really nice to see Bobby Gas get up to 4.0 IP in his road back. 7 K. Really nice work! Sounds lead 9-3 as Williams, Pratt, and Leonard stay hot. 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K for Reiss Knehr.
Boeve go-ahead two-run jack top of 9th has the Shuckers atop their nemesis Biscuits 4-2!
Not a cheapie either. Goes down and golfs a liner oppo taco over the high wall in Left CF:
It's a good thing Rangel can hit. I have the ongoing feeling he's a bit of an ongoing defensive 'project'. But, man alive, he sure can hit. Took last year's DSL momentum stateside and continues to slap that ball all over.
I was thinking about this yesterday and seem to recall (perhaps incorrectly) he injured his thumb sliding into a base?
Actually, Jim touched on this a page back and I am remembering incorrectly. Jim linked Sweet's comments (no details of severity given) SO it remains a but mysterious:
Encarnacion continues to be a revelation for Wilson. Another jack today. Bitonti 5-for-5 with 2 dubs and a dinger. Fischer 4-for-5 with 2 round trippers and a three-bagger?! Luis Castillo (!!) with a double and three feee passes. Burke with his 10th and 11th HR today becoming the fastest Shucker ever to 10 HR. Jett Williams continues to heat up with a 2-for-3, 1 2B, 2 BB performance. Woodward with 6 K in 2 1/3 IP. Ol Reliable Garrett Stallings goes six scoreless scattering 3 H and 1 BB. Cameron Wagoner with another scoreless 2 K frame.
Lots of zesty lines today!
I said it in the off-season pod, I'm going to say it again here:
I think we really found something in C Rylan Mills
The whispers I heard from Arizona post-draft were more prominent than usual concerning his hit tool. He sure as heck is balling out early.
I was just about to laud a Minor League announcer get all the pitch calls correct on the call...and then he called the last K curve a slider. Not easy up in those booths from on high relying on data!
I think a Stenberg, Celebrini, Smith Sharks are in the playoffs. They've got the young William Eklund and vet Jon Klingberg as well. Sharks would be unwise to pass on Ivar - he is just a different depth of player who hit the SHL at his age and didn't blink. Plus he'll bring that healing Swedish sauna culture to the recovery room!
Assuming Toronto goes predictably McKenna, I SO hope they grab Ivar and pair Him with their insanely talented young core. I personally like him more than McKenna regardless. He is an absolute Hoss.
Was just noticing they swapped in Blayberg Diaz after he threw out a runner at 2B. All while seeing Fischer and Bitonti are a combined 0-for-6 with 6 K. Pain.
- RHP Jacob Waguespack has been released by the Nashville Sounds
* Given how well Waguespack has pitched for the Sounds at 32 years of age I tend to think this is an agreed upon arrangement so he may pursue a MLB roster opportunity elsewhere.
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What I see when I peruse the Shuckers' pitching ledgers?
Nice to see RHP Nick Merkel have a bounce back 2nd outing off his IL stint.
That's all I got. Worth celebrating for the Large Mammal.