Autumn Dreamin

Barons had 30 HR through 81 games coming into this one.

Has Ryan Fuller been spotted in Birmingham recently? 2 HR and a double (Burke) through 4 is a power surge for them lol

The summer of Tauchman rolls on

Barons up early after a 3R shot from Gonzo on the first pitch he saw, 103mph 382' to RCF

I think bad umpiring is particularly harmful to a team like the Sox where so many of your innings/games are won and lost on the margins, so I get especially annoyed by it. And that's doubly true when we have so many young guys trying to dial in their zone understanding as is. And it's TRIPLY true when there's no consistency. If you're gonna call a bad zone, at least keep it the same bad zone and don't make guys guess.

I mean it wasn't even close lol

Look at the rookies go 😍

Good for him. I'm one of the people who does buy into his underlying contact metrics and stuff, so I hope the change of scenery helps.

Losing that series to the Sox at home apparently really woke the Jays up I guess, they've gone 11-2 since.

Also convenient that COL, WAS, etc. are locked out of top 10 for '26

Nastrini on the bump against Charlotte will be a weird sight if that one actually gets played tonight.

Also, uh, Nats just fired their GM a week before the draft. Not sure it impacts 1OA, but it certainly could cause some scrambling somewhere?

Guards took a 1-0 lead once Skubal left the game in the 8th. Clase blows the save to take it to extras 1-1. They give up 6 in the 10th to lose 7-2. 10 straight losses, 15 runs scored total in that stretch.

He also seems to have the same ump luck as LRJ, where whenever he tries to lay off close pitches they get called against him.

They better trade Tauchman before I get (more) attached. Still has an arb year left and it's not like we have a wealth of young OF knocking down the door.

Looks like a line drive in the box score 😅 Baseball gods trying to compensate for the bad umping?

Oh but THAT'S a strike??

That second angle was compelling I thought

Yeah, he had an opt out if he wasn't on the 40.

The Guards are having a bad time. Ongoing 9L streak, shutout 5 times in that stretch (and 8 times in the last month which is more than the Sox all season)