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I'm just a youth & high school coach and in 3 seconds could tell you that Gray had/has way more projectable mechanics than Jungmann. Jungmann starts toward the 3rd base dugout and then throws across his body. His mechanics are a disaster He didn't throw like that in college, he was a short strider and mostly all upper body.

Really illustrates how important it is to get things right in the Draft, and if you don't, it can negatively effect a franchise for years. The Brewers passed on Jose Fernandez and Sonny Gray to take Jungmann! You act like back in 2011 everyone knew Sonny Gray was going to be amazing. ungmann AND Bradley were both more highly rated than Gray by many. At the time Jungmann was hitting 98 and both had great control and Jungmann was considered a top of the rotation potential arm. They both had their stuff go downhill after the draft something we couldn't predict. On the subject of Fernandez I am pretty sure he was a huge sign-ability concern and Miami was likely the only team that could get him away from the South Florida commitment. Not likely he would have signed with us and he would have been a wasted pick. I don't want to rehash Jungmann for the 1000th time, but I never saw him hit 98, in fact I never saw him go 95+. He was working mostly upper 80s low 90s with a 2 seam FB that was around the plate but wasn't located well, and a CB that every hitter who swung at got a piece of and I wasn't impressed with. His 4 seam FB was 94-95 on the ESPN gun, but ESPN's gun at the time was notoriously fast a MPH. His pre-draft scouting report was nothing like what he did in the post season that year, nor does it match any of his professional scouting reports. It's not like he suddenly forgot how to pitch, he was just never very good from a pro standpoint, he was basically the same pitcher as a college junior that he was a freshman. Even last year he didn't throw strikes, hitters were constantly just chasing his stuff out of the zone for whatever reason. No one drafted Jose Fernandez because he was very clear before the draft that he would only sign with a FL team, Colby has mentioned that numerous times over the last handful of years.

They did once with a draft pick, they said from day 1 LaPorta was likely going to be a trade piece, and of course he was traded for Sabathia.

Javier Salas has an interesting line through 3 innings.... it's all 3s and 2s: 3IP, 3BB, 3SO, 2R, 2H, 2ER. He's also thrown 63 pitches in those 3 innings.

I'm not sure why you're worried about 3B as i see him as a MI. I like the idea of having 2 SS capable fielders, one at SS and one at 2B. I think Gatewood (already moved) and Lara are much more likely to end up there than Perez. I would be disappointed if Groome was the on board and we took a position player, regardless of whom, as I don't see much impact pitching in the minors at this time. I understand if people believe that Lopez, Hader, and Medeiros are those guys, I'm just don't see it for the reasons I've laid out previously over the last 2 years. I'm not anywhere near as high on Pint, Perez over Pint would be fine.

How do we know who is elite and who isn't at this time? I might project player A has a higher ceiling than player B, but ceiling doesn't determine whom is ultimately the more productive MLB player unless both reach that potential, which is typically pretty rare. Again there is no good reason to burn a year of service time and hit super 2 status for any current prospect, regardless of status, in the minors at this time. If they want to start bringing up players in July or August to get experience I could care less, it doesn't affect their service time or cost down the road. The only explanation which has been offered is "better baseball" which to me suggests the reasons are personal and on the selfish side. I think if this pitching staff comes together the team can win maybe as many as 72 games. If things go really bad, if the rotation continues to be terrible, then what's the difference who plays where?

Shuckers and Smokies postponed on Sunday Game to be made up as part of a Monday doubleheader at MGM Park Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/0/0/4/175646004/cuts/POSTPONED_rh0avqky_mxw2tvf7.jpg

I'm more curious why people want to plug Reed into CF when he's never been the 1st CF option on any minor league team he's been on? Is CF production really that important this year? I've long advocated for a patient approach, there's nothing patient about calling MiLB players in April of a season this team clearly won't be competitive in. It's like looking at the transaction forum and seeing threads for Gomez, Lincecum, Panda, and Bauer... Melvin's strategy didn't allow the organization to sustain success, yet we're going to jump right back on that aging veteran bandwagon trying to catch lightening in a bottle for a single season in hope of grabbing a couple of extra wins and potential trade value? There's no reason to go Super 2 with any current players from this crop of prospects, nor is there a pressing need that will make significant a difference. Let the players in AAA play a whole season there and lets see how things shake out roster wise next season. Finally, if we're going to be a bottom 10 team, I'd rather be at the extreme bottom than at 10. Trading any assets to assist the MLB club only hurts this rebuilding process that many of us saw coming but wanted no part of, have the patience and fortitude to see the process through.

Rattlers fall 5-3 to Lansing Lugnuts rally in seventh to top Wisconsin By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/8/6/2/175672862/cuts/5_1_PlayerOfTheGame_cc2j99ag_3ei3b8on.jpg Jon Perrin struck out eight over six innings for the Timber Rattlers on Sunday afternoon against the Lansing Lugnuts. (Wisconsin Timber Rattlers/Ann Mollica) Wisconsin Boxscore Jon Perrin had that 2 run hiccup but the rest of the game he pitched like he had in 2 of his previous 3 outings. And That rehashed my scouting report from last year and added his own thoughts last week so I'll just say that he's not a projectable frontline guy, but he could be a 4-5/bullpen type, he reminds me some of Austin Ross. It's more they way they work hitters at this level than any delivery or stuff similarities... Just relentlessly attacking the zone. Unfortunately Alex Farina caused all of his own problems and the inning snowballed on him, it was just his second outing so I don't have a good feel for him at this time. Max McDowell (2-3,2B) and Carlos Belonis (2-4) had the multi hit games for the T-Rats. Check out the game story for further McDowell exlpoits... Wisconsin Boxscore Rattler Radio Postgame Post – May 1, 2016

Biloxi postponed.

Nottingham's walk-off gives Shuckers 2-1 victory Josh Hader allowed one run over six innings on Saturday night Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/0/1/8/175582018/cuts/DSC_0097_ai3vvsk2_vfkwwkkk.JPG Biloxi Boxscore Despite being in an awful slump all season Jacob Nottingham continues to bat towards the top of the order and tonight it paid off. Looking somewhat objectively at his career, 2015 is the aberration at this point, kind of like Jorge Lopez on the pitching side. I'm usually pretty slow to jump on break out candidates, though occasionally I do like with Tyrone Taylor when he was in WI. More often than not I end up fooled in the end, which is why I typically wait for a repeat performance before getting overly excited. I'd settle for the .760 OPS he put up in 43 games in Stockton last year as proof of meaningful progression as a hitter. Josh Hader showed some improvement getting through 6 complete for the first time this year on 89 pitches of which 54 were strikes (60.674%), not that 61% is an elite strike percentage, but it's progress. Nick Ramirez (2-3,BB) pushed his AVE to .289, amazing what 5 hits in 2 days will do at this point in the season and Kyle Wren's 3 hit day pushed his AVE up to .213. I wouldn't have setup the lineup the way Mike Guerrero has been doing it, but I would have been very wrong today as it worked out wonderfully. Biloxi Recap

Biloxi currently in a rain delay.

Lansing shuts out the Rattlers in eleven innings Wisconsin falls 3-0 in extra innings to see winning streak snapped By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/7/2/4/175482724/cuts/PlayerOftheGame4_30_IMAGE_iohm4ac0_cmm5jzoy.jpg David Burkhalter tossed seven scoreless innings and allowed two hits against Lansing on Saturday afternoon. (Wisconsin Timber Rattlers/Nick Guenther) Wisconsin Boxscore Well nothing went right in the 11th on the mound and/or defensively, but this game was lost with just 4 hits in 11 innings which honestly shouldn't happen given all of the returning experience on the position player side of this team. Still it was a good run and the Rattlers are 11-12 on the season. Chris pointed out a couple of days ago that the only time the Rattlers were within 1 game of .500 in 2015 was after they lost the first game of the season, I have no complaints thus far. As noted in the game story Luis Aviles (2-4,2B) had the only multi hit game and XBH in the contest. Wisconsin Recap Rattler Radio Postgame with pics and interviews. Once again please listen to the interviews as they are an excellent resource.

Then Hader really isn't an option at this point because that's about where he'll be in 100 pitches... 5 complete or so.

Bullpen struggles late in 8-3 loss to Smokies Nick Ramirez went 3-for-5 with a homer and two runs on Friday Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/1/4/8/175400148/cuts/2Q5A4698_mobobxd0_b8dxl5b3.JPG Nick Ramirez blasted his second homer of 2016 in the eighth inning Friday (Michael Krebs) Biloxi Boxscore Jed Bradley's up and down season isn't a surprise, Hobbs Johnson's inability to avoid base runners has been. Jorge Ortega only threw 81 pitches, 57 for strikes, I would have let him pitch the 6th, but this low pitch count thing has been going on for a couple of years now. It's fine in the lower levels but at AA it honestly drives me a bit crazy. I'm sure the game story will cover Tyrone Taylor and Nick Ramirez having nice games at the plate. Ramirez 3 hit day bumped his AVE from .216 to .262 and his OPS from .662 to .819. Biloxi Recap

Rattlers shut out Lansing 2-0 Wisconsin wins sixth straight game By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/9/5/8/175376958/cuts/4_29_PlayerOftheGameMarcosDiplan_IMAGE_aslgi8vy_sbmr8vsj.jpg Marcos Diplan struck out eight and allowed one hit over five scoreless innings for his third win of the season as the Rattlers beat the Lansing Lugnuts 2-0. (Wisconsin Timber Rattlers/Ann Mollica) Wisconsin Boxscore This is the best pitching we've had in our WI tenure, not just results, but Miguel Diaz and Marcos Diplan are legit prospects whom are performing well. Freddy Peralta's FB is a tick slower than those guys but the results have been stellar thus far. WI pounded out 11 hits but only managed the 2 runs. David Denson (2-4), Blake Allemand (2-4), Carlos Belonis (2-4), and Elvis Rubio (2-4) had the multi-hit games. Max McDowell extended his streak with a double and played his characteristic strong defense while Jake Gatewood extended his hit streak with a gift double on an IF pop up as well. Luis Aviles all of 6'1", 170lbs played 1B in this one, I do wish Denson was getting some time there but that is what it is, he's played 4 games in the OF this season. Wisconsin Recap I give you Marcos Diplan... Lansing Top of the 1st Andrew Guillotte walks. Lane Thomas strikes out swinging. With Juan Kelly batting, Andrew Guillotte caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Max McDowell to shortstop Isan Diaz. Juan Kelly triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Carlos Belonis, deflected by center fielder Monte Harrison. Ryan Hissey strikes out swinging. Lansing Top of the 2nd Gunnar Heidt strikes out swinging. Jacob Anderson strikes out swinging. Justin Atkinson called out on strikes. Lansing Top of the 3rd Josh Almonte grounds out, pitcher Marcos Diplan to first baseman Luis Aviles. Austin Davis strikes out swinging. Andrew Guillotte grounds out, shortstop Isan Diaz to first baseman Luis Aviles. Lansing Top of the 4th Lane Thomas walks. Lane Thomas out at 2nd, catcher Max McDowell to shortstop Isan Diaz. Juan Kelly flies out to left fielder Elvis Rubio. Ryan Hissey flies out to right fielder Carlos Belonis. Lansing Top of the 5th Gunnar Heidt called out on strikes. Jacob Anderson grounds out, shortstop Isan Diaz to first baseman Luis Aviles. Justin Atkinson strikes out swinging.

Shuckers snap Smokies win streak with 6-5 victory Adrian Houser wins first game of 2016 as Jaye Chapman secures MiLB-best ninth save Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/7/1/2/175176712/cuts/DSC_0137_gji13nir_iklqu9vi.JPG Chris McFarland blasted his first home run of the season in the third inning tonight (Cristina Coca) Biloxi Boxscore Beat the Cubs! I'm digging these incredibly thorough Biloxi game stories... unfortunately Adrian Houser continues to struggle, he ends April with an ERA over 7 despite getting the win here. Jaye Chapman has fairly ridiculous numbers... 9.1 IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, and 15 SO. When I was watching Victor Roache flail away at 3 straight breaking balls to strike out on 3 pitches in WI I would have never guessed he'd have a .300 AVE after 50 AA ABs. It took some time but he's made good progress making contact. Biloxi Recap

Rattlers shutout Loons 1-0 to earn three-game sweep Wisconsin wins its fifth straight game By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/8/2/4/175130824/cuts/4_28_PlayerOftheGameJakeDrossner_IMAGE_h2yefo4l_hoorsn0i.jpg Jake Drossner tossed five scoreless innings out of the bullpen, struck out six, and earned his first win of the season for the Timber Rattlers on Thursday afternoon. Wisconsin Boxscore Work has been cramping my style all season and today was no different as I missed the game entirely. What an outing for Jake Drossner who had been struggling to start the season, if this jump starts Jake what a pitching staff this will be from a performance standpoint. This isn't a super projectable bunch, but they should be able to perform at a pretty high level for the league. David Denson (2-4) had a nice day, he'd been struggling a bit lately, and Max McDowell added the only XBH for the Rattlers in today's game. I realize Jake Gatewood is making a position change but he did have his 7th error in just 21 games, the transition hasn't been as smooth as I would have hoped. He's talked a couple of times about how different 3B is because the ball is on you so quickly, Tucker Neuhaus didn't do well with that either last year which is why I think 2B is a much better fit for him. It's too early to make a call like that with Jake, but when I get a chance to start watching some games I'll be interested to see how he's progressed. Wisconsin Recap

Rattlers win fourth straight Isan Diaz and Elvis Rubio each drive in two for Wisconsin By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers[ http://www.milb.com/assets/images/9/4/4/174999944/cuts/4_27_PlayerOftheGameIsanDiaz_vd3dxp7i_dovwnr3c.jpg Isan Diaz went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI for the Timber Rattlers on Wednesday night. (Wisconsin Timber Rattlers/Ann Mollica) Wisconsin Boxscore 4 in a row! ERA wise Wisconsin has the 3rd best staff in the 16 team league which trips my pitching bias, I've enjoyed this team even when I don't have much to add to the summary. Drake Owenby and Miguel Diaz both struck out 5 a piece and Quintin Torres-Costa posted his 3rd consecutive scoreless appearance. I was hoping last night that Isan Diaz' fluke 9th inning single would help him get going again and today he was 2-5... could it be? Mitch Ghelfi (2-3,2 BB) had a real nice game and Jake Gatewood (2-4,2B) missed a HR by 3 feet and posted his 3rd multi-hit game in a row. Wisconsin Recap Max McDowell (all season really) and Elvis Rubio put their arm strength and hustle on display tonight. Great Lakes Top of the 4th Brendon Davis strikes out swinging. Garrett Kennedy reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Blake Allemand. Garrett Kennedy out at 2nd, catcher Max McDowell to shortstop Isan Diaz. Jordan Paroubeck pops out to shortstop Isan Diaz. Great Lakes Top of the 5th Nick Dean homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Logan Landon pops out to first baseman Mitch Ghelfi in foul territory. Omar Estevez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Elvis Rubio. Pitching Change: Quintin Torres-Costa replaces Drake Owenby. With Edwin Rios batting, Omar Estevez caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Max McDowell to second baseman Blake Allemand. Edwin Rios singles on a line drive to left fielder Elvis Rubio. Edwin Rios out at 2nd, left fielder Elvis Rubio to second baseman Blake Allemand.

Wisconsin wins with a walkoff Perrin Ks 14, Harrison drives in three including the game winner By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/0/3/6/174773036/cuts/4_26_PlayerOfTheGame_IMAGE_5w5cj3j4_zt7kwdf9.jpg Jon Perrin struck out 14 in 6-2/3 innings on Tuesday night for the Timber Rattlers. (Wisconsin Timber Rattlers/Nick Guenther) Wisconsin Boxscore Fun! Fun! Fun! Prospects performing well all over the place in this game. Jon Perrin's SO night covered by previous posters and the game story, that bloop double which no one saw was the worst and nearly cost the Rattlers. Scott Grist was just as strong in relief, he's had a nice start to the season. I have little doubt there will be a MiLB.com feature on this game. There was a nice sign of life from Monte Harrison earlier tonight, he went the other way on an 0-2 pitch for the (at the time) game tying hit in the 5th... then of course he came through with the game winner in the 9th. Speaking of signs of life, Jake Gatewood posted his second consecutive multi hit performance. Elvis Rubio (2-4) continues to perform well at the plate, hopefully his success continues all year. Isan Diaz has been mired in a horrible slump, hopefully his bad hop single over the 1B which tied the game is the break he needed to head the other way. Wisconsin Recap For the win! Wisconsin Bottom of the 9th Pitching Change: Marcus Crescentini replaces Kevin Brown. David Denson lines out to first baseman Matt Jones. Jake Gatewood singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jordan Paroubeck. Elvis Rubio singles on a line drive to left fielder Jordan Paroubeck. Jake Gatewood to 2nd. Luis Aviles strikes out swinging. Isan Diaz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ariel Sandoval. Jake Gatewood scores. Elvis Rubio to 3rd. With Monte Harrison batting, Isan Diaz advances to 2nd on defensive indifference. Monte Harrison singles on a line drive to center fielder Gage Green. Elvis Rubio scores. Isan Diaz to 3rd.

Shuckers drop series finale to M-Braves Club heads back to Biloxi with league's top record Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/0/1/0/174663010/cuts/_BRP4905_Benton_Reed_odfh8xz2_dve1bcxi.jpg Nick Ramirez doubled home Biloxi's first run in the seventh inning on Tuesday morning (Benton Reed Photography) Biloxi Boxscore Well Wei-Chung Wang had a stinker today, too many hitters pitches, which led to too many hits, especially XBH, which of course led to a poor outcome. Martin Viramontes is making me sad, he's just never found his control and the results are telling. With only 4 hits and 3 walks there's not much else to talk about. Biloxi Recap

Shuckers win third straight to take series from M-Braves Biloxi's Javi Salas and Drew Gagnon combine for fourth shutout of 2016 Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/5/0/4/174550504/cuts/DSC_0278_cdbzyxv8_hwg29q9p.JPG Drew Gagnon hasn't allowed a run in 13.1 innings pitched this season. He earned his first save since 2011 Monday (Cristina Coca) Biloxi Boxscore This is the one the prospect laden team that hasn't disappointed this or last season in the W/L columns... just fun to follow. After using 5 pitchers yesterday the Shuckers needed a pitching performance like this to give the pen a day off. I was high on Drew Gagnon when he was with WI, I thought his ceiling was that of a #3, but he's fallen on rough times since 2013. His career could use a boost and so far this year his ERA is a sparkling 0.0 ERA, good for him. Javier Salas is an interesting guy but he's also never been a big strike out guy, he's another guy to watch and see if his SOs will trend up over the long term. In case you missed it in the game story Nate Orf (2-3,BB) had the only multi hit game for Biloxi tonight. Prospect wise Tyrone Taylor is sporting a .263 AVE, Brett Phillips .276, Jacob Nottingham .137, and Chris McFarland .239. Biloxi Recap Manger Mike Guerrero handles substitutions like a NL MLB club would, not something you always see in the minors, there are usually a couple of situational moves every night in the game log.

Sixth-inning outburst leads to 4-2 win on Sunday Tyrone Taylor records his third three-hit game in the win Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/4/0/0/174289400/cuts/_BRP4964_eq3gsa7u_hcl5mpcz.jpg Tyrone Taylor was 3-for-4 on Sunday afternoon (Benton Reed Photography) Biloxi Boxscore I used to say this about pitchers like Mark Rogers and I'll say it again about Josh Hader, a big part of the way of the I evaluate pitchers is based on efficiency. Unless we have the best bullpen in baseball I want starting pitchers who can regularly go 6+ innings. Otherwise we're leaving too many innings for the bullpen, who are usually lesser quality pitchers, not to mention the extended effect of the bullpen having to pitch too many innings all season. Hader is filthy, but he doesn't throw enough quality strikes, and while the Brewers will give him every chance to succeed, don't be surprised if these kind of performances continue if national publications start projecting him as a back of the bullpen piece. He did match up well against a favorite of mine from a previous draft in Sean Newcomb who's been struggling with control issues himself, though this was his worst outing of the season giving up 3 runs. Biloxi used 5 pitchers to get through the game, Jaye Chapman once again closed it out though his perfection streak was snapped as mentioned in the story, his scoreless streak remains. Other than Tyrone Taylor's exploits covered in the game story Javier Betancourt (2-4) added the other multi hit game. MH mentioned this in yesterday's LR but Betancourt has a very Joantgel Segovia type batting line with only one XBH thus far. If I was forced to pigeon hole him today I'd say his best bet is as a utility player, though his defense isn't super at SS, he seams to be more of a 2B. Biloxi Recap

Rattlers Go Extra Mile for Win In Peoria Wisconsin scores four in 11th for a 5-1 win By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Wisconsin Boxscore What perfect time for an excellent extra inning win with the off day tomorrow. Though having used only 3 pitchers it's not like the Rattlers would have been short pitching going forward. As discussed in the game story Jordan Yamamoto and David Burkhalter were fantastic, both now have sub 2 ERAs on the young season. As usual Chris covered the offensive highlights in the story but Mitch Ghelfi (2-5), Elvis Rubio (2-4), Jake Gatewood (2-5,2 2B), and Luis Aviles (2-5) all had nice games at the plate. Gatewood's 2 double day pushed his AVE up to .197 and Avlies is now hitting .353 (just 10 games). Sthervin Matos was the only T-Rat to come up empty in today's game, which is unfortunate, he's hitting .056. Wisconsin Recap Winning makes everyone happy! Wisconsin Top of the 11th Defensive switch from right field to first base for Orlando Olivera. Thomas Spitz remains in the game as the right fielder. Mitch Ghelfi singles on a fly ball to left fielder Vaughn Bryan. Max McDowell singles on a fly ball to right fielder Thomas Spitz. Mitch Ghelfi to 3rd. Pitching Change: Sasha Kuebel replaces Landon Beck. David Denson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Thomas Spitz. Mitch Ghelfi scores. Max McDowell to 2nd. Elvis Rubio out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Sasha Kuebel to first baseman Orlando Olivera. Max McDowell to 3rd. David Denson to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Monte Harrison replaces David Denson. Jake Gatewood doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Vaughn Bryan. Max McDowell scores. Monte Harrison scores. Luis Aviles bunt grounds out to first baseman Orlando Olivera. Jake Gatewood to 3rd. Sthervin Matos reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Eliezer Alvarez. Jake Gatewood scores. Blake Allemand grounds into a force out, shortstop Edmundo Sosa to second baseman Eliezer Alvarez. Sthervin Matos out at 2nd.

Betancourt's ninth inning triple leads to Shuckers comeback win Jaye Chapman remains perfect on the season, logging his seventh save Biloxi Shuckers *note that I wrote my summary before the game story popped, sorry for duplication. http://www.milb.com/assets/images/2/6/2/174150262/cuts/c2_lem3qr46_vqr6g7ic.jpg Jaye Chapman remained perfect on the season, logging his seventh save. (Jason Clark) Biloxi Boxscore Biloxi certainly made the most of the 3 hits they had... a walk, pinch runner, a triple, and an error=the win! Jorge Ortega gave up 7 of the 9 Mississippi hits, no walks, the 1 run, and 2 strike outs. Jed Bradley now has 4 scoreless appearances in a row, while Jaye Chapman remains perfect on the season. Javier Betancourt (2-4.3B) was the hero in the a fore mentioned scoring play, Chris McFarland added the other hit. The Biloxi hitters did manage 6 walks in the contest against 7 strike outs. Defensively Brett Phillips gunned a runner at 3rd in the 4th. Biloxi Recap Lots of situational substitutions late in the game.