Joseph Zarr

- RHP Jeison Pena has been activated by the Carolina Mudcats - RHP Blake Whiting was placed on the 7-Day IL by the Carolina Mudcats

Yikes. Hopefully, the Brewers know something we don't. Hopefully the drop in Velo was indeed intentional. He didn't look anywhere close to ready to open up. Geee, it sure would have been real nice if a single Wisconsin Sports Media member, you know, showed up during his pre-game availability for his second outing! In the post-game pod Chris Moehring mentioned not a single member was there to ask him anything. This is actually a pretty big storyline for the Brewers - near-term but long-term even more so. That was a big fail.

I certainly don't disagree with you there. Man, that'd be a reallllllly odd decision. I would have to think they are going to send him to Arizona. They have a strength camp upcoming etc. He can simply work on mechanics and motion and slowly opening up the arm...in rehab terms.

With 9 Games remaining in an absurdly tight and competitive playoff chase, it is officially time to celebrate the Shuckers bullpen. I don't know how long it's even been since a worthy celebration, here, but it is overdue: Starting at Game 1 of this ongoing win streak (Saturday, August 26th) - a 6-2 victory over already playoff bound Pensacola - we have seen the following collective production: 32 1/3 IP 25 H 15 BB 36 K 2 HBP 1 WP 2 Pitch Clock Violations (it's 2023, afterall) 6 ER (for those of you at home, that's a measley 1.67 cumulative ERA) 1.2371 WHIP 10 Holds 3 Wins 5 Saves (Robinson, Vennarro, and Lazar) 0 Losses Just absurdly good at the most crucial point in their season. This is deserving of a massive round of applause...they're going to need to keep it going if they want to take this division from the also red hot Biscuits. We see you Shuckers bullpen. And, we salute you.

Oh man, that Luke Adams and Logan Henderson clip tho?

Now this would be fun! He certainly merits the opportunity.

Holy cow, Charlotte just beat Durham 4-3. Did not see that coming. What an absolutely huge comeback tonight for the Sounds. They continue to climb the mountain that is the journey to the top of the second half International League leaderboard. There are NINE teams within 4.5 G of first place. NINE! 4.5 GB of Lehigh Valley and Durham with 14 games to play.

"Reunited and it feels soooooo good..."

Thank the baseball gods they will eliminate each other head-to-head. Really fortunate result for the Shuckers to dictate terms at their ballpark - you can't ask for more than that. I'm still salty about the straight cancelled game that gave Montgomery a half game. Screw that!🤣

SO fitting that the game ended with another Nicasia defensive gem! He is so underrated out there. Legit a really good defender with a plus arm to boot.

Charlotte just put up a deuce in the 8th inning to tie it 3-3 in Charlotte. They will now head to Xtras. IF the Knights should somehow win this one, the Sounds will have gained a game in the traffic jam atop the International League second half leaderboard. They currently sit 5.0 GB pending the result in Charlotte. Go Knights!

WOW, Harrison singles to RF and the Sounds walk it off 7-6. They scored all seven runs in the 7th-thru-9th innings with the 8th frame being the big 4-run tying rally. It's gonna be a 4-0 night on the Farm!

Bases juiced and one down for the Sounds. Bottom 9th. 6-6. Monte Harrison at the dish with a 1-0 count.

INF Abraham Toro just smacked a bases clearing triple in the bottom of the 8th. It's a four-run inning amd we are tied 6-6 suddenly! Tyler Black to the dish to try and send him across for the improbable late lead.

Clarke three run bomb (23rd of the year - 73 RBI) the Shuckers lead the Barrons 8-1 in the top of the 7th. Chourio is the first Double-A player aince at least 2005 with a 20+ HR / 40 + SB season. AND with Montgomery winning their third straight va Chattanooga, 8-2, the Shuckers will again hold serve and remain 0.5 GB if this holds. This closing series has the recipe to be a real banger final six games in Biloxi. I hope they fill that ballpark!

Just so incredibly proud of this Mudcats team and manager Victor Estevez and his staff. BUT, let's not forget the ACL and Carolina post-season bonanzas are also a direct reflection of the International Free Agent classes and the continued efforts in the DSL. The Brewers have put in the work and the results are showing in a BIG way in 2023.

Chourio K in his first AB. 1-for-10 at Birmingham as we look to complete the mid-series game 3 tonight. Let's hope he can re-discover one of those sizzling hot streaks in time for Montgomery at Home!

Up 7-0 entering the top of the third inning, RHP Joseph Hernandez has walked, given up a run-scoring double, and walked. Men on 1st and 2nd. No outs. 7-1 T-Rats. And he gets a key DP ball! Man on 3B. Two down now.

Galindez now has 9 K thru 5 IP. The Red Sox did manage a hit in the fifth. Still knotted 0-0. Tight one. Galindez has been a bit of a late season promotional revelation and I am absolutely into it!

After five complete innings, the Kannapolis Cannonballers lead Lynchburg 7-4. Meanwhile, in Salem the Mudcats are knotted at 0-0 in the top of the 5th and RHP Yorman Galindez has not conceded a single hit with 6 K's.

Good stuff from the Shuckers Javik Blake who continues to spoil us with his ongoing pre-game interview series. Here's Wednesday's chat with RHP TJ Shook who dealt a wizardly start in just 58 pitches before the big breakout seventh inning ended his outing. Shook is a very well-spoken interview - I'd put him up there in terms of affability with RHP Tyler Herb (may he be recovering strong up in Nashville!). We learn he sports a catcher's mitt in between starts to keep it loose with his fellow pitchers and he was voted a Minor League Team Rep:

Where Things Stand Today The Mudcats need a single win or a single Lynchburg loss to claim the second-half playoff birth and play a Game One at Home. They have four games remaining. They are knotted 1-1 at Salem. Winners of 9 straight, Biloxi will look for a 10th win in a row and their third in a row to start their second to last series at Birmingham. They remain a mere 0.5 GB of Montgomery (the 1/2 game, here, decided by a cancellation of a recent Shuckers contest - no fair!) as they head toward the final deciding homestand versus these same Biscuits. Wisconsin is playing for pride, now, after laying two consecutive stinkers versus the mighty Cedar Rapids Kernels. Peoria beat Beloit 3-0 last night and clinched the Midwest League's East Division second half birth. Kudos to Peoria. The T-Rats gave it a great run but they will ultimately look back at many failed opportunities in the second half in a 'what could have been' improved run of play. We'll look for strong finishes and small storylines and (hopefully) a possible late Double-A promotion for talented 3B Brock Wilken. Nashville has won the first two contests versus the Memphis Redbirds but Durham (now having won five in a row dating back to their shellacking of the Sounds) has done the same versus the woeful Charlotte Knights. There is plenty of ballgame left in the International League, with 15 games remaining. However, a playoff push is extremely unlikely given the eight teams stacked between the Sounds and first place Durham. Gulp. We will continue to root them on and hope for solid Triple-A performances from here on out.

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