We are very much seeing the results of having to use Tayden Hall in LF to spell the paper thin T-Rats OF crew. He just doesn't have the wheels to get to some of these 50/50 balls. Gillis sees his first run cross after a sky high deep bloop lands about 6' in front of the hard-charging Hall. A natural outfielder likely gets to that ball. Then again, Guilarte is our new converted CF'er after the disastrous Kaylan Nicasia experiment. 3-1 T-Rats. A two out RBI poke.
Delmarva is doing their best RHP Jose Nova impression tonight. That's now two throwing errors in wild pick-off throws to 1B. They strand Holguin this time, however as Walther grounds out to SS to end the Mudcats 5th.
That was Hardin nabbing the runner at 1B to end the inning. He faked out to 2B and had the guy leaning. They got him.
Nevermind. LOL. Streams crossed and I was hallucinating. You were absolutely correct.
Made just casually reached down and ripped an RBI single into RF. 3-0 T-Rats. He has so much innate wiggle and power in those wrists. It's wild. That was not an easy poke.
A 1B Blayberg Diaz (I just can't get used to typing that - lol) double into the LF corner scores Tayden Hall (BB). It's 2-0 T-Rats in the bottom of the 2nd.
Johnson gets the swinging K on a really nice off speed pitch that dove into the dirt. Check swing sword there. 2-2 and they'll head to the bottom half.
Johnson had a man on 3B and two down. A ball is ripped into the RF corner. Anderson made a very valiant full on diving effort but just missed the ball. It rolls to the wall for an RBI triple. Man on 3rd. Two down. Now a 2-2 game.
Lameda K's looking at an outside ball. He kept the AB alive by a ball called on a clear strike at the bottom of the zone.
This is something in Zebulon. Whewwwww.
Jose Anderson gets some redemption smoking a hard hit grounder off the backhand attempt at 3B into the LF corner. He gets the friendly bounce and gets to 2B. That's his 12th double. Much needed knock. Two down. Man on 2B.
Another beautiful dead center curve from Johnson (this time) is called a ball. He then walks the batter. This strike zone is definitely worse than last night's! LOL.
Ragsdale walked on a pitch that looked like it was an upper corner inside zone strike. But, then again, it's a 'guess the zone' evening. Bases are juiced. A new reliever comes aboard. Two down. 1-1 game.
A WP and Walther advances to 2B. And, Payne walks. Ragsdale will try to do some damage - he struck out looking at two very clear balls outside the zone in his first AB.
Good gracious the hacks OF Jose Anderson takes at off-speed pitches in the dirt or way away is impressive.
This is two clear strike 3's looking the homeplate ump has missed. No matter, it's Anderson. Just throw it in the dirt. He K's swinging. He has regressed of late and it is depressing.
Kudos to Johnson. Extremely unfavorable conditions to come aboard. Man on 1st. Nobody out. They get the CS (overslid the bag - Walther's throw was high and not quite in time). Ground out to 3B. Ground out to the mound.