Link Report for Friday 5/7 - "Two"-ledo for AAA Nashville

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

 

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Links for affiliate audio

 

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Standings and sortable stat pages

 

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MiLB.TV options: Wisconsin and Carolina home games, but all four games are available via an MiLB.TV subscription.

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Looks like AA games involving two NL affiliates no longer have pitchers batting.

 

In AAA, it continues.

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Here's today's lineup for our first place Wisconsin Timber Rattlers:

 

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We've got the lineup for Game One of the Sounds' doubleheader, as follows:

 

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Here's how the unbeaten Carolina Mudcats line up today:

 

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The Biloxi Shuckers try to make it two in a row:

 

1 - Lutz - CF

2 - Turang - SS

3 - Longo - LF

4 - Palma - DH

5 - Henry - C

6 - Aguilar - 1B

7 - Fry - 3B

8 - Friis - 2B

9 - Lujano - RF

X - Small - P

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Corey Ray homers in both games of the DH

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Reese Olson with an impressive performance

 

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Ethan Small with a tough start for Biloxi but did strike out 6

 

7 hits 2 walks and 4 runs in only 3 innings.

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Reese Olson with an impressive performance

 

 

It would be nice if he'd take a big leap. The Brewers seemed really high on him two years ago with the aggressive placement.

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This was the starting lineup for Game Two of the Sounds' doubleheader:

 

1 - Strange-Gordon - SS

2 - Westbrook - LF

3 - D. Peterson - 1B

4 - Green - 3B

5 - J. Peterson - 2B

6 - Feliciano - DH

7 - Ray - CF

8 - Spanberger - RF

9 - Diaz - C

X - B. Hardy - P

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Korry Howell (CF Wisconsin High-A) had two chances for a cycle. His three hits were more than Beloit's two hits:

- Lead-off first pitch homer in the first

- Triple in third

- Single in fifth

- Walk in sixth

- Groundout in 8th

 

I remember a spring training video where they had mentioned him as a pleasant surprise in camp.

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AUDIO Via Garrett Greene's Soundcloud: "Here it is, the call of all 13 walks for the Shuckers in the top of the 6th inning on May 6, 2021 against the Birmingham Barons"

 

"My goodness!"

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Box, Game One: Nashville 5, Toledo 0

Box, Game Two: Nashville 5, Toledo 4

 

Sounds Sweep Doubleheader in Toledo

Nashville Back to an Even .500 After Taking Pair from the Mud Hens

 

Reminding folks that reading the fantastic game summaries all four affiliates put out is mandatory.

 

After four games, Jamie Westbrook's line is .636/.733/.909 (1.642 OPS). That'll play. The versatile Westbrook only turns 26 next month.

 

LHP Aaron Ashby pretty much just as advertised - nearly unhittable, but only 36 strikes in 74 pitches.

 

If that brief MLB call-up was a confidence boost and motivator for Corey Ray, then we're all on board.

 

RHP Matt Hardy was outstanding in his first Biloxi appearance. If he reaches AAA alongside LHP Blaine Hardy, the sky's the limit on Hardy Boys promotional ideas.

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Box: Birmingham 7, Biloxi 3

 

Biloxi Falls To Barons 7-3 In Small's Debut

Henry Hits First Home Run for Shuckers in 2021

By Garrett Greene

 

Newcomer OF Mitch Longo walked in his 0-for-3 Brewers organization debut.

 

Hot start for Payton Henry, the catcher for all four games thus far. 18-year-old Jhonnys Cabrera yet to see action, and with Manny Pina due back this weekend, you wonder if that will set off a chain reaction in which Cabrera exits his "in emergency" status and gets back to Maryvale for needed reps.

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Box: Wisconsin 9, Beloit 0

 

Howell and Olson Lead Wisconsin to 9-0 Win

Rattlers power past Beloit

By Chris Mehring

 

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VIDEO (not in above): Korey Howell triple

 

Nolan Bratt reminds us of comments by Tom Flanagan on Howell.

 

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AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "The Timber Rattlers beat the Beloit Snappers 9-0 on Friday night behind Korry Howell's bat and Reese Olson's arm. Hear from the heroes and from manager Matt Erickson. Chris Mehring & Kyle Lobner also talk about the contributions from others on the team in the win that moved the team to 3-1 on the season."

 

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Timber Rattlers expect schedule switch to fewer games, longer series to improve health and safety of players

Mike Sherry, Appleton Post-Crescent

 

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You want playing time? Be on the Rattler's roster. A pitcher-heavy group has only three bench players, and with Garrett Mitchell unavailable through the weekend, on Friday night only infielder David Hamilton and backup catcher Kekai Rios were available.

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Box: Fayetteville 8, Carolina 4

 

28 K's within, 14 per side. It touches all levels of pro baseball.

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Woodpeckers Hand Mudcats First Loss 8-4

Joe Gray Jr. and Zavier Warren homered in Carolina’s first loss of the season

 

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VIDEOS via the Mudcats:

 

RHP Abner Uribe - Although as you just read, Uribe's final line wasn't quite stellar

 

Zavier Warren's HR - Nice that the moment is captured online for him

 

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This is posted in our Mudcats' season-long feature thread as well:

 

Fangraphs Scouting Notebook:

by Eric Longenhagen

 

Jhoan Cruz, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers (Low-A Carolina)

 

I saw the 20-year-old Cruz during the spring and he already has a plus changeup, one that got Tyler Soderstrom to swing and and miss twice in the same at-bat. He’s a Lilliputian 5-foot-9, a trait that runs through many Brewers minor league pitchers as, I’ll speculate, they’ve been on the lookout for low release heights. He was only 87-90 with the fastball when I saw him and Cruz’s slider in the 78-83 mph range looked below-average to me, but this is a loose, athletic 20-year-old with an out pitch.

 

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Start times for Saturday's games (Central):

 

Nashville 4:05 PM

 

Biloxi 6:30 PM

 

Wisconsin 1:05 PM

 

Carolina 4:00 PM