Link Report for Wednesday 8/7

[Mass Haas]

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Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores

 

Dominican Summer League Scoreboard (includes DSL Brewers/Indians game)

 

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Links for affiliate audio

 

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Standings and sortable stat pages

 

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MiLB.TV options: Only two feeds - San Antonio and Biloxi road. Carolina and Wisconsin unavailable, Rocky Mountain idle.

[Mass Haas]

Happy 19th Birthday to Maryvale's sidelined RHP Wilber Diaz, a DSL standout in 2018

 

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[Mass Haas]

AUDIO via the "Locked On Brewers" Podcast: A look at the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers with Play by Play voice Chris Mehring (8:25 minute mark, taped last Friday night)

[Mass Haas]

Troy Stokes, Jr. the latest 210Gameday.com Photo Gallery Feature

[And That]

Final: DSL Brewers 6, DSL Cardinals Red 5

 

DSL Brewers Box Score

 

A four run-rally in the 7th highlighted by Eduarqui Fernandez' 10th home run, followed by a go-ahead home run in the 9th from shortstop Alberis Ferrer, propelled the Brewers to victory over the Cardinals. The win keeps the Brewers 4.5 games back of the steaking D-Backs club in first place.

 

Erys Bautista had the only multi-hit game for the Brewers, both singles, and he walked as well.

 

Ramon Carrasco, just activated and two days shy of his 17th birthday, earned his second save in his third pro appearance. Oscar Castaneda, so solid for most of the season, turned in his second rough appearance in a row, though he was able to limit the damage to three earned runs over five innings.

 

DSL Brewers Game Log

 

Tie game:

 

DSL Brewers Bottom of the 7th

Farlyn Manon flies out to left fielder Claudio Ramirez.

Henry Leon grounds out, shortstop Bryan Matute to first baseman Roblin Heredia.

Joneiker Ponce de Leon reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Bryan Matute.

Sebastian Burciaga walks. Joneiker Ponce de Leon to 2nd.

Erys Bautista singles on a ground ball to second baseman Sander Mora. Joneiker Ponce de Leon to 3rd. Sebastian Burciaga to 2nd.

Wild pitch by pitcher Brayan Ramirez. Joneiker Ponce de Leon scores. Sebastian Burciaga to 3rd. Erys Bautista to 2nd.

Eduarqui Fernandez homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Sebastian Burciaga scores. Erys Bautista scores.

Branlyn Jaraba flies out to center fielder Miguel Marcos.

 

Ball game:

 

DSL Brewers Bottom of the 8th

Pitching Change: Augusto Calderon replaces Brayan Ramirez.

Jesus Parra pops out to first baseman Roblin Heredia.

Alberis Ferrer homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field.

Farlyn Manon flies out to right fielder Fernando Brazoban.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Alejandro Marte replaces Henry Leon.

Alejandro Marte pops out to third baseman Luis Andujar.

[And That]

Final: DSL Cubs1 7, DSL Brewers/Indians 6

 

DSL Brewers/Indians Box Score

 

As has been the case so often this season, the co-oppers had a lead in the later stages of the game but coughed it up. On Wednesday, six runs scored in the 6th staked them to a 6-3 advantage. Then the seventh innings came and went to see the game tied, and in the ninth saw the good guys summarily walked off.

 

Jeicor Christian doubled and Francis Gonzalez tripled to highlight to offensive contributions from Brewers. Francis Casado took his first career loss after not recording an out and allowing the winning run in the ninth.

 

DSL Brewer/Indians Game Log

 

The lead, while it lasted:

 

DSL Indians/Brewers Top of the 6th

Jose Baez singles on a ground ball to first baseman Juan Mora.

Wild pitch by pitcher Anderson Feliz. Jose Baez to 2nd.

Francisco Gonzalez triples (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Josue Fernandez. Jose Baez scores.

Jeicor Cristian doubles (11) on a fly ball to right fielder Josue Fernandez. Francisco Gonzalez scores.

Angel Bautista singles on a ground ball to third baseman Edwin Castillo.

Henyer Gomez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Josue Fernandez. Jeicor Cristian to 3rd. Angel Bautista to 2nd.

Luis Valderrama strikes out swinging.

Lahiorne Diaz doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Elias Fabian. Jeicor Cristian scores. Angel Bautista scores. Henyer Gomez to 3rd.

Pitching Change: Marco Prieto replaces Anderson Feliz.

Alan Meza singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cristian More. Henyer Gomez scores. Lahiorne Diaz to 3rd.

Bryan Nino pops out to shortstop Rafael Morel.

Alan Meza steals (10) 2nd base. Lahiorne Diaz scores. Throwing error by catcher Brayan Mancilla.

Jose Baez walks.

Francisco Gonzalez pops out to third baseman Edwin Castillo in foul territory.

[Mass Haas]

Mudcats and Wood Ducks Postponed in Kinston

Tonight's game in Kinston, NC has been postponed; doubleheader set for Thursday at 4:30 PM (3:30 Central)

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Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes

 

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Box: Burlington 5, Wisconsin 3

 

Burlington had lost nine in a row.

 

Rattlers Let One Get Away In Burlington

Del Valle homers twice, including three-run shot in seventh to rally Bees past Wisconsin

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

The money sentence:

 

They (the Timber Rattlers) could not take advantage of eight walks by Burlington's pitching and five errors by Burlington's defense and Wisconsin was 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position. It would cost them.

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Box: Biloxi 6, Tennessee 5, 11 innings

 

Eleven-Inning Battle Lands Shuckers Series Opening Win

Biloxi Works Three Separate Leads to Outlast Smokies

By Andrew Chapman / Biloxi Shuckers

 

Here's how LHP Daniel Brown closed it out --

 

Tennessee Bottom of the 11th

 

Pitching Change: Daniel Brown replaces Tyler Spurlin, batting 3rd.

Jhonny Pereda starts inning at 2nd base.

Jared Young strikes out swinging.

Eddy Martinez flies out to right fielder Joantgel Segovia.

Christian Donahue grounds out, shortstop Bruce Caldwell to first baseman Ryan Aguilar.

 

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Brent Suter allowed his first baserunner, as you just read, on the walk. Between Maryvale and Biloxi, five innings, seven K's, working on that stretched-out no-hitter (sorry about the jinx).

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San Antonio Pre-Game Media Notes

 

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Box: San Antonio 14, Albuquerque 7

 

No formal game summary available from either club as of this AM.

 

First game of the hyper-powered-location road trip. The Missions now a remarkable 72-43. The Isotopes, a Rockies' affiliate, fall to 47-68.

 

Missions put 23 men on base, smacking seven doubles, three by Lucas Erceg.

 

Home runs for Corey Ray, Cory Spangenberg, and yes, Burch Smith.

 

RHP Luke Barker did allow two of Smith's three baserunners to score, but was still otherwise effective over 2.2 innings. Although he'll be 28 years old in March, Barker, an indy ball find, will not be Rule 5 eligible this fall. So despite his success, that plays against him regarding a September call-up. Milwaukee likely won't tie up the 40-man roster spot for the winter when they won't have to. Barker almost surely will debut at some point in 2020, however.

[Mass Haas]

Combined 19-3 negative scores for Maryvale Blue and Gold Wednesday night.

 

Details later on...

[And That]

Combined 19-3 negative scores for Maryvale

A return to normalcy.

[homer]

Erceg seems to have figured something out the last week or so.

[Mudville9]

Not to take the thread off topic, but if Erceg, Brown and Ray can recover some luster we have some nice chips for next year's deadline if we are in the race for an arm or two. Might even move up to #29 on the farm rankings.

[clancyphile]

Stokes close to his career OPS after an early season slump.

 

There's a reason I've had him above Ray on most - if not all - of my Top 25 ballots. The guy just... produces.

 

EDIT: I'd compare him to a right-handed Ben Gamel with speed.

[TigerUppercut]

Stokes close to his career OPS after an early season slump.

 

There's a reason I've had him above Ray on most - if not all - of my Top 25 ballots. The guy just... produces.

 

EDIT: I'd compare him to a right-handed Ben Gamel with speed.

 

Huh? Stokes is hitting .241 with an OPS below .760 in the PCL. Those are atrocious numbers.

 

By comparison, in his short stint there last year, Gamel hit .349 with a .969 OPS.

[And That]

Final: AZL Giants Orange 7, AZL Brewers Blue 2

 

AZL Brewers Blue Box Score

 

Danny Casals went 3-4, but the rest of the offense managed one hit, while Jhoan Cruz had another tough outing, an outing which was more than enough to sink the Blues.

 

Rehabbing Karlos Morales, still just 19 (for a few more days), pitched two clean innings.

 

AZL Brewers Blue Game Log

[And That]

Final: AZL Reds 12, AZL Brewers Gold 1

 

AZL Brewers Gold Box Score

 

Yesterday's 12-1 win is today's 12-1 loss. Ashton McGee got on base five times with a single, double, and three walks; Jesus Chirinos and Zane Zurbrugg each singled twice. That was no match, however, for an unrelenting Reds offense and porous defense.

 

Cam Robinson did throw his second scoreless outing in a row.

 

AZL Brewers Gold Game Log

[And That]

Huh? Stokes is hitting .241 with an OPS below .760 in the PCL. Those are atrocious numbers.

Stokes' wRC+ of 85 is not great, certainly below average, but "atrocious" seems a bit far afield.

 

Troy's underlying numbers are mostly just fine - walk rate is well above league average, K rate is league average, overall power output is about league average, and he's still contributing on the basepaths. The main difference seems to be that for whatever reason, while the rest of the PCL is swatting home runs at ridiculous rates, Stokes has seen his HR/FB rate *drop* from 2018 to 2019, from 12.8% to 9.3%. Being that he has a near-identical FB% to last year, I would expect the HR/FB% to gravitate upward for the remainder of the year unless there's an underlying injury or mechanical reason causing the deficiency.