May 18, 20178 yr Four night games. SCOREBOARD Charlotte (20-18) at Norfolk - Giolito (1-5 6.55) Birmingham (13-27) vs Tennessee - Cooper (1-2 3.82) Winston Salem (13-27) vs Lynchburg - Easterling (2-2 3.11) Kannapolis (20-16) vs Hickory - (0-0 4.82) Hopefully Giolito will show some signs tonight
May 18, 20178 yr QUOTE (joejoedairy @ May 18, 2017 -> 01:50 PM) Four night games. SCOREBOARD Charlotte (20-18) at Norfolk - Giolito (1-5 6.55) Birmingham (13-27) vs Tennessee - Cooper (1-2 3.82) Winston Salem (13-27) vs Lynchburg - Easterling (2-2 3.11) Kannapolis (20-16) vs Hickory - (0-0 4.82) Hopefully Giolito will show some signs tonight He was decent his last start.
May 18, 20178 yr Wouldn't have guessed I'd be more excited for Matt Cooper starts than Giolito when the season started.
May 18, 20178 yr Engel with sixth homer, up to 760 ops. Giolito walked Michael Bourn to start game but got a 5-4-3 dp that Delmonico almost threw away. Line drive smoked but directly at 2b Ladendorf, who was well-positioned. This NOR line-up is filled with former big leaguers, fwiw. Don't love that Moncada's thumb injury is top hand from his dominant LH side. Btw, Dunning's brother was activated by the Knights. Asche activated as well but not in the lineup. Edited May 18, 20178 yr by caulfield12
May 18, 20178 yr QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ May 18, 2017 -> 05:11 PM) Wouldn't have guessed I'd be more excited for Matt Cooper starts than Giolito when the season started. .... really?
May 18, 20178 yr QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 18, 2017 -> 05:57 PM) .... really? Obviously Giolito is a *much* better prospect but I'm very interested to see how Cooper gets on. A 1.39 FIP in AA is just ridiculous.
May 18, 20178 yr Two hopper to SS, routine play. Chance Sisco, #1 O's prospect and a catcher hammers a resounding double into the gap and through the wind into deep RCF. Giolito was 6-5 with a 2.97 era in 3 minor league stops last year. Strikeout swinging after going 3-1 in count, bat goes flying into the seats, two outs. Groundball to ss Everth Cabrera to get out of the inning, 23 pitches, ERA at 6.19. 13 more scoreless innings he'll be at 4.50, haha. Fulmer, btw, now at 3.86. Danish 3.32 and Lopez 3.14. Another double, wind-aided over Jacob May, halfway up the LF wall by Logan Schafer to lead off bottom of the third. Groundball to SS, runner can't advance to third. Walked Michael Bourn Identity/Ultimatum/Supremacy for the second time. Giavotella hits into second dp in two ab's. 6.03 era, 3/2/0/2/1, just 36 pitches. Edited May 18, 20178 yr by caulfield12
May 18, 20178 yr With Moncada on DL and Collins sitting out, it helps illustrate how little offensive talent there is in the system after top guys
May 18, 20178 yr QUOTE (fathom @ May 18, 2017 -> 06:17 PM) With Moncada on DL and Collins sitting out, it helps illustrate how little offensive talent there is in the system after top guys +1000000000
May 18, 20178 yr Giolito currently at 39 k's in 38.3 IP, 21 walks. 40 hits. 1.59 whip. May, Rayburn and Blair hitting well. Pedro Alvarez kills a homer to the opposite field. Got out in a hurry. Oops. 2-1 Knights. Line drive that Liriano snagged before it almost carried over his head...also to oppo field by Andino. Sisco with opposite field blast into LCF for second double of the night. All Xb hits so far, four. Strike three swinging, second Washington k but only at 92 mph. Strike 3 called on inside corner looking. Edited May 18, 20178 yr by caulfield12
May 18, 20178 yr gameday has the ball in the zone to this dude.. should be a 5 strike strikeout so far
May 18, 20178 yr 92 was the only velocity the radio guy gave...time to go to work. http://www.milb.com/common/tunein_popup.js...&abbrev=CHA Anyone else can listen if they so desire. Edited May 18, 20178 yr by caulfield12
May 19, 20178 yr Gonna be a rough day for a pitcher when he's throwing less than 50% strikes. It's a long season so there's plenty of time for Giolito to work things out.
May 19, 20178 yr LMFAO. Just noticed Pedro Alvarez batting .190 for the Tides. Guess the Sox weren't so dumb after all for passing on him.
May 19, 20178 yr QUOTE (ron883 @ May 19, 2017 -> 05:06 AM) Does it make sense to send Giolito to AA yet? That would be the worst thing to do. Last thing he needs is to face impatient hitters that will chase his pitches out of the zone and let him get away with awful command Edited May 19, 20178 yr by fathom
May 19, 20178 yr No, sending to Giolito won't help much because he already has a relationship with McCatty from Washington...unless that breaks down for some reason. Edited May 19, 20178 yr by caulfield12
May 19, 20178 yr QUOTE (FLsouthsider @ May 18, 2017 -> 07:39 PM) What's up with Jameson Fisher? Is he hurt? Took a foul ball off his shin/ankle area. Bruised up pretty bad, but no DL, he's day to day we are told.
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