Autumn Dreamin

DJ hits another, his 3rd in 2 games.

Veras hits one out oppo just out of reach of the leaping CF. Just kept carrying. Elko hits one out dead center one batter later. His first at AA.

Cousin turned in a very solid start: 6IP, 2ER, 8H, 0BB, 5K. His longest outing of the year.

Back to back doubles from Chappy and Baldwin, then DJ goes yard for his second in 2 games.

It's going to be a while before we can really judge Quero's game calling and such, but...Nastrini's excellent start was followed up with no baserunners allowed by the pen over 3IP. 15K and 1BB for Barons pitching in all against a solid offensive team. There were a couple sliders in the dirt that escaped Quero's reach, but he was quick enough to gather them to hold runners. Caught a pair of foul pops. I know he's supposed to be "bat first," but I'm really not concerned about his ability to defend and stick at C.

6IP, 1ER, 6H, 1BB, 10K for Nastrini. Maybe two of those hits were solid contact? The others were just kind of unlucky bloops, including the one that scored. Half of his Ks were in his final two innings. Held his velo pretty well at 94ish by the end, breaking stuff got a lot of whiffs late. Cannon tomorrow, Thompson Friday, Bush Saturday, Eder Sunday.

Nick "Nasty" Nastrini annihilates the side in the 5th. Maybe back out for the 6th? He's at 76 pitches or so.

Really like the way Nastrini doesn't seem to wilt under pressure. He's had some little ticky tack contact fall in a few times, and just pitches through it. Over in WS, McCullough gets the win as local product Jordan Mikel completes the shutout with 3K and 2H over his 2IP.

McCullough out after 7IP. No runs, no walks, 3H, 6K.

Some home plate views of Nastrini.

Sorry...both for all of the time you've missed AND all of the time you're about to spend watching from here on out ?

Nastrini through 2 with 2K. The slider looks pretty good, FB hitting 95-96. He made a solid play on a grounder hit back to him, and Quero followed up with a nifty sliding catch on a popup behind the plate.

Local product DJ Gladney hits a 3 run no doubter to RF. Turner goes back to back with a HR to left. 6-0 Dash, plenty of run support for McCullough who comes back out for the 6th at just 53 pitches. @South Side Hit Men I watch certain players more closely than others, but since they added MiLB games to MLB.tv, I can just flip between games whenever something interesting is happening. Glad you find it helpful! We definitely have some guys in the system now.

McCullough has his good stuff tonight in WS, faced the minimum through 5. Only baserunner was a single, erased by a DP on the next pitch.

Also Batista for Kannapolis. He had a solid debut for us last week.

The org outscores their opposition 67-22 in a cumulative 7-0 day. No team scored fewer than 5 runs, and no team gave up more than 5 runs. Fun stuff.

Supreme crosstown pettiness at work sitting Luis vs. the Brewers to lose that series and then having him return to crush baseballs vs. the Cubs.

That HR was especially nice, because it picked up Ramos who ran himself into a FC out as the free runner in extras. Great showing from Quero overall. Excellent work with Mena, came through with 2 productive outs in key situational spots, and of course those pretty homers. Barons win 7-5, completing an org sweep of the full season slate as the Knights and Sox also turn in Ws. DSL won too, and the ACL team is leading late, so maybe we'll see a rare full org sweep.

Oh my god Quero walkoff bomb I love him

He has been solid for a while, but especially great since Quero arrived. 18.2IP, 6ER, 20K, 6BB with his new battery mate. 2.89ERA, 1.13WHIP. Shame he gets the ND tonight.

He destroyed that ball with only 9 fingers.

Kanny wins in a blowout, 16-3. Hard to pick a standout in a lineup that gets 16 hits and 8 walks to just 6K, but Sprinkle was s a force today. 3-3 with a HR, 2BB, and 3 RBI. The trio of Harris/Park/Gonzo all got 2 hits apiece. Park walked twice, and Harris/Gonzo once each. McDaniel gets the W with an odd line of 5IP, 3ER, 10H, 3BB, 3K, limiting the damage to one inning despite plenty of baserunners. WS also nabs a blowout win, 14-4. Burke 2-6 with a 2B. Chappy 2-4 with a 3B and BB. Baldwin (3-4, HR, BB) and Willits (2-4, BB) continue to settle in nicely after their promotions. Schweitzer went 4IP on 6H, 2BB, 3K. 3 runs, 2 earned.

Quero ?!