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Dang this kid is good

International siging bonus was $1.1M so you're right. First day as a multimillionaire!!

Reiss Knher gets 3 strikeouts (15 in the game for the Sounds!!) to win the game!

Pratt walks to reach for the third time tonight (2H 1BB), Lara flies out to center and then Adams is hit again!! 3rd time tonight! He will be sore tomorrow morning! Black gets an infield hit and Quero has the bases loaded. He strikes out but Badoo walks in a run! Wilken strikes out and to the 9th we go.

Junior Fernández is in for the 8th. Gets a fly out and then a hit to left field. Another play where Black's lack of defensive acumen showed. That ball was in the air for a long time but Black had a bad jump and lacked the closing speed/ability to slide to make the catch, Woof the defensive miscues continue. Ball grounded to Leonard and it eats him up. What should have been a GIDP to end the inning is now 1st and 2nd with 1 out. Oh and Quero missed a challenge. Lovely. Now another ball grounded to Leonard (by old friend Raynel Delgado) who tags out the runner at second. Runners at the corners with 2 outs. No dice. Ball grounded into left field past the diving glove of Pratt scores a run. Then Black's throw to third is wild and Fernández wasn't backing it up so it goes all the way to Quero and its runners at second and third with 2 outs. Junior strikes out Trey Morgan (who has a diamond sombrero tonight sheesh) and escapes the defensive meltdown giving up only one run.

Badoo grounds out sharply to short, Wilken flies out to right and Leonard gets his second hit of the night on a 2 out ball hit to left field past the diving shortstop. Jett hits one weakly on the ground to second and the inning is over. Looks like the bats are done for the night.

Sounds go K-F7-K for a quick 1-2-3. Hardin is done for the night after a spectacular performance and Koenig is in to pitch in the 7th. He gets a ground out and then gives up a wierd single. Bouncing ball to third that Jett caught as he hopped over the bag. No throw and it looked like he thought it was foul but the ump ruled it fair. Jared gets a K looking and then a pick off! Looked good in that rehab outing. Boy does the MLB bullpen need him.

Hardin is out for the 6th and gives up a homer with no outs. Next batter hits a ball to deeep left that Black is able to get to, but Tyson is giving up some hard contact this inning. Oh but he comes back with back to back K's to Dunn and Morgan!!! A strikout swinging and a foul tip end what has been an amazing performance. 11 strikeouts!!

Lara pops out but the Sounds with a big inning and now they lead 7-0

A gift! Pick off throw went to the outfield so Leonard scored and Jett advanced all the way to 3rd. And now Pratt with a bomb!!! His 6th!

Quero pop up to right field, Badoo fly out to deeeeep center but Wilken doubles hard to left on a cutter right down the middle. Yet another RISP with 2 outs for the sounds. Can Leonard drive him in? Yes! Lines one HARD (110 MPH!) to left on a triple and he drives in Wilken. Uh-oh but some shenanigans. The outfielder rose his hands claiming the ball was out of play but the umpire did not stop play, which allowed Leonard to reach 3rd. Durham's manager was out but to no avail. Leonard remains at third and Jett is up. He draws a walk (catcher challenged the call but didn't get it).

No matter. Hardin gets his 8th and 9th K swinging on fastballst!

Hardin gets a K and then gives up a double on a liner to left. The runner extended a ball that should've been a single but Black's throw to Leonard was way off-line. If only that kid could be an average defender anywhere.

Tyler Black swings and misses on a full count cutter and the inning is over. Already 13 left on base for the sounds. Better hope Hardin keeps dealing or they will regret it

Leonard with grounds softly to third and Jett lines a hanger to left field for a single. He then tags and advances to second on a really aggressive play after Pratt flies out to center. Lara walks for the second time today on a wild pitch that allows Jett to advance to third. Had a scary moment as he fouled a ball into his right foot but was able to walk it off. Not to worry, though, as he stole a base on the first pitch of the next at bat. Adams get hit (again!) in the left arm and Mr. Rick Sweet has left the dugout to talk with the umps Durham goes to the bullpen. Bases loaded, 2 outs, bottom 4.