Autumn Dreamin

I want to highlight some newer/lesser known guys in Kanny, who won tonight 5-1. One is 21yo RHSP Ricardo Brizuela, who threw his best start of the season today: 6IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 3K. If you ignore his very first A ball inning where he got tagged for 6 runs, he's got a 1.86 ERA and 0.93 WHIP in 38.2IP at the level. And even after the terrible first inning, he battled to still give the team 5IP in that first start. There's also a pair of new bats off to good starts at the level. IF Sam Antonacci (5th round) was 3-4 with a pair of doubles today, and has quietly overtaken Wolkow with a .828 OPS (.289/.460/.368). A silly 11 BB to 6 K in 12 games. And corner IF Alec Makarewicz (UDFA) who has hit in 12 straight and is slashing .295/.377/.410 with 18 hits/12RBI in his 16 games.

Another solid outing for Nastrini after his last start got cut short by the ump: 5IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 6K. 11 whiffs on the slider. Nishida running himself out of that leadoff triple ended up mattering. Dash sacrifice a position player to get walked off in extras after they couldn't break a 1-1 tie. Must have missed why they ran out of pitching while flipping between games? They only used 3 BP arms yesterday, and 3 today after Smith.

Schultz finished his 4IP with 2R (both unearned), 2H (the second was a very playable groundball to 2B), 0 walks, 3K. Consistent 97-98 on the FB.

Charlotte send 9 to the plate in the first, and spot Nastrini a 6-0 lead. He has a quick 1-2-3 inning to get the bats back out there. Schultz got burned by back to back errors for a pair of unearned runs. Smith pitched out of second and third 1 out (two singles, the second an unlucky chopper where a late throw to third let the runner advance) with a pair of Ks. He's done after 3IP/38P. 4 strikeouts, no walks (but one HBP), 2 singles, every BIP was on the ground.

Over in Kanny, Wolkow gets the Ballers on the board with an RBI single. And a 1-2-3 first for Schultz in Bham. Rise of the lefties.

Smith's first inning: 3-1 GB 4-3 GB HBP swinging K against his former teammate/catcher Creed Willems

Smith debut is free to watch, should be around 3 innings from him (though it's apparently more of a pitch limit than an innings limit).

Sounds like a minimum length stay on the IL for Quero. Should be back this week and "under consideration" for a late season call up but they don't want to rush him, per Getz.

Not only the same game, but the same at bat. He was at the plate when the game was suspended and will be behind it when the game resumes.

Some notes: Kanny were lost on defense to start the game. LMG looks like he's still knocking off the rust at 1B. Ronny Hernandez is usually solid behind the plate, but allowed his first 2 passed balls of the season today. He caught 2 runners...out of 8. Not the best welcome for the new arms. Kanny was down 5-1, but got the comeback 8-6 win largely anchored by Wolkow. Over in Charlotte, Knights won 8-3. DeLoach is staying hot. He was 3-4 with a HR, 2B, and BB. August line up to .348/.451/.565. Good defender too, I'm a fan. McGough (Eloy trade) has a 0.68 WHIP and .143 BAA as a Knight. I like him too. WS continued their streak of losing despite outhitting their opponent. Bockenstedt didn't have it today, allowed 6 baserunners in the first before getting an early hook for pitch count.

WS has been shutout 3 games in a row, despite outhitting the opposition in the last two. Unfortunate. Jake Peppers had one no good, very bad 6 run inning, and Kanny lost 7-3. Barons bats started off hot and never looked back, they won 8-2. Veras continued a 14 game on base streak with a 3-5 night. Schweitzer had maybe his best start of the season. 6IP, 3H, 0ER, 1BB, 6K. Gets the W. Pallette made his AA debut and picked up where he left off for the Dash: 2IP, 0H, 0BB, 2K.

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Cueto makes it back to the majors, starting for the Angels tomorrow.

2 HR game for Gonzo, the latest a go ahead solo shot.

Rikuu leads MiLB in runs scored.

Looks like the goal is to bring his total to ~100 innings this year. Should be a good base to build from.

O/U June for his MLB debut?

Especially curious to get a look at Pierce George after reading this from a scout:

Robots might be calling balls and strikes, but the umps don't want you to forget them. First this: Which was relatively minor...but then in the next inning, Nastrini gets quickly ejected from the game for arguing a safe call on a SB. I personally thought the runner was out, but also Nastrini didn't do anything especially demonstrative that made it obvious why he'd get kicked so quickly?

Smith and Schultz next Saturday.

Sounds like Hagen Smith's next outing will be for Winston-Salem. Wonder if he joins the Barons playoff run at the end of the season and we get a sneak preview of him and Schultz on the same staff.

Allowed a hit to his second batter, and that runner scored on a play at home after he left the game. Dash never retook the lead, so he gets a rare 0.1IP L.

Some notes from today's slate: Tommy Vail had been great (0.65ERA in 18IP entering today) after a promotion to WS, but he left today's start in the first with an injury. Nothing that looked visually obvious. Jeral Perez looks like a good get. Solid at SS, went 2-3 with a 2B, 3B, and BB today. Wilfred Veras is locked in. A HR today for his second in 3 games. Slashing .328/.409/.534 through 58 August ABs. Sean Burke should taste the majors soon. Adisyn Coffey in 6IP this month: 1ER, 10K, 2BB, 2/2 saves. Finally, don't let Smith being nasty distract you from the fact that he's not even our top LHP prospect. Schultz finished 3.2IP/0ER without his best stuff today. He had to (and did) pitch out of second and third no outs in the first after a HBP and BB, which cost him some precious pitch count.