Autumn Dreamin

Good pop for a 2B, like Sosa. Some of these guys should get a head start on OF reps eventually.

Lol, today's game might be a new contender. Closer gives up a go ahead HR to a .125 hitter in the 9th. PCA reaches on a single, steals second on the next pitch, but gets tagged out after oversliding the bag (his second out on the bases in a low scoring game). Cubs lose 3-2.

Barons won 9-0. McCullough (4IP), Palisch (3IP, 9u/9d), Dalquist (1IP) and Kelley (1IP) combined for the shutout. 3 hit games for Bergolla and Braden, Veras 2-5 with a 2B and 3B. Road broadcast had a kid fan in the booth for a couple innings who chipped in some analysis:

Braden is on quite the heater. Multiple hits AND at least 1 XBH in each of his last 4 games, including 3-4 with a walk and 2 doubles tonight. Last 4 games: 9-16, 6 (!!) doubles, 3 BB, 3K. AA OPS up to .851.

Wonder if Sasaki just ends up in the pen when he gets healthy.

Barons won 7-5. Smith went 4IP, 2ER, 4H, 1BB, 2K. Walk and single to the first two he faced, then retired 9 in a row. Runs were kinda cheap, scored in the 4th on a BABIP bloop single to shallow RF and a ball misplayed into a triple that both scored. Nice to see just the 1 walk, velo is still down though. Caden Connor follows up a 5 hit day by going 4-5 with 2 doubles. Braden 2-4 with a double and walk, Bergolla 3-4, Antonacci, 2-4. Gladney had a double and HR. BMont seems like he's getting comfy in AA...slashing .317/.391/.488 through 11 August games.

Bonemer update

Sounds like LaCombe will piggyback Reyes for Kanny, another good arm to watch

Shane Smith with an arsenal tweak to get back into form. Threw 16 changeups today about equally to RH/LH and got a 63% whiff rate on them.

Doesn't really matter, but that strike 2 call on Teel was rough

135 across 4 pitchers, not bad.

Ridiculous missed call robs Vasil of the save

Alright, Mead! He's out.

Neto showing up the nice Colson play from earlier

Skipping to 2 strikes to use his powerups

Well that's one way to make up for it

13-2 win for the Barons. They are 23 games over .500. 3IP 2ER for McDougal, 4IP 0ER for Schweitzer who continues to be unhittable in AA. 0 ERA in 28.2 innings. He might be one of those guys who just needs to skip Charlotte; his HR/9 there is 3x his career rate at the lower levels, and his walk rate jumps presumably because he's more afraid of contact. Antonacci 3-4 with a 2B and 2 walks, Braden 2-4 with two 2B and a walk, Caden Connor with a 5-7 game lol.

Jumped just a little early there

Wouldn't mind a rain-assisted save here to spare a couple innings for the pen

Second hardest EV of the inning after Colson, higher xBA than the one he reached on lol

What an AB Teel