Link Report for Friday 8/20 - TGIF!

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

 

The Arizona Complex League clubs are in action

 

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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 Carolina is at home. Road feeds available for the others.

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The two scheduled Dominican Complex League games for the Brewers have been postponed.

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The Timber Rattlers look to break their 3-game losing streak, as recently-turned 22-year old LG Castillo is quietly having a solid year (.293/.332/.450):

 

1 - Valerio - 2B

2 - Wiemer - RF

3 - Ward - DH

4 - Gray - CF

5 - Warren - 1B

6 - McClanahan - 3B

7 - Rodriguez - LF

8 - Kahle - C

9 - Pinero - SS

X - Bennett - P

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Jeferson Figueroa (2019 32nd rounder) gets his first action in Low-A and Ernesto Martinez returns from a recent injury, as the Mudcats strive to make it 4 wins in a row:

 

1 - Frelick - CF

2 - Murray - 2B

3 - Zamora - SS

4 - Binelas - 3B

5 - Clarke - C

6 - McGee - DH

7 - Martinez - 1B

8 - Nnebe - LF

9 - M. Wilson - RF

X - Figueroa - P

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Josh Lindblom takes a crack at snapping Nashville’s 7-game skid:

 

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Lucas Erceg makes his 20th pitching appearance of the season, after coming off two decent outings (2.57 ERA in 7.0 innings with 8 Ks):

 

1 - Howell - 3B

2 - Mitchell - CF

3 - Fry - C

4 - Palma - LF

5 - Spanberger - 1B

6 - Lutz - RF

7 - Dillard - DH

8 - Devanney - SS

9 - Cantrelle - 2B

X - Erceg - P

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Tonight was Erceg's best pitching performance of his career. It is easy to be down on him but in many ways just being thrown into AA to pitch for the first time in your professional career and do what he has done is fairly impressive. One more year for the Brewers to see if he can potentially help the big league team in the bullpen before he become a minor league free agent.

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Nice first stateside outing for Miguel Segura. 3 1/3 scoreless innings with two hits, one walk and four K's is a pretty solid way to start things.

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Box: Nashville 5, Memphis (Cardinals) 3

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Lindblom Fans a Dozen as Sounds Snap Skid

Nashville Beats Memphis to End Seven-Game Losing Streak

 

Much respect to Josh Lindblom for what he's done with the Sounds, like, seriously. Maybe it's the lack of any media coverage on the team, but not a single quote expressing displeasure with his situation.

 

By the way, except for an occasional Timber Rattler story that sneaks by firewall/subscription blocks, the lack of newspaper/TV coverage on all four affiliates is evident more than ever. The Sounds, even years ago, were empty in this regard. Biloxi TV is showing their bandwagon nature with the team down this year, and nothing at all from Zebulon, Carolina.

 

Thank goodness for the wonderful Wisconsin coverage from Kyle Lobner, including the postgame podcasts he joins Chris Mehring on.

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Box: Biloxi 4, Pensacola (Marlins) 1

 

Four-Run Sixth Pushes Shuckers To 4-1 Win Over Wahoos

Erceg Goes Career-Best Five Frames, Picks Up First Win

By Garrett Greene

 

Nice mound efforts throughout!

 

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VIDEO Tweet via @BrewersPD: RHP Carlos Luna (Thursday's game) - 0.84 WHIP across 67.2 combined-level 2021 innings

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Box: Cedar Rapids (Twins), Wisconsin 1

 

Wisconsin (download) - Via the Timber Rattler Virtual Press Box

 

Helman Homers Kernels Past Rattlers

Wisconsin falls 3-1 at Cedar Rapids

By Chris Mehring

 

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VIDEO via the Timber Rattlers: "We hang out with Joe Gray Jr. during practice and hear his perspective during the daily life of a minor league baseball player!"

 

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More on Joey Wiemer

 

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Toby with a Felix Valerio note

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Box: Carolina 6, Augusta (Braves) 5

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Comeback 'Cats Win Fourth Straight

The Mudcats rallied back from a four run deficit with six runs across the sixth, seventh and eighth while winning their fourth straight

 

AUDIO: Post-Game Interview with Manager Joe Ayrault

 

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VIDEO Tweets via the Mudcats:

 

Freddy Zamora

 

Wes Clarke

 

Ernesto Martinez wheels

 

Ethan Murray

 

Ashton McGee

 

VIDEO Tweet via MLBPieline: Not sure if Sal Frelick got the best jump on the ball here, but the dive cinches it

 

VIDEO Tweet: Not your standard double play to end it

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Box: ACL Brewers Gold 5, ACL Mariners 3, seven innings

 

No small feat beating the Seattle club, now 27-10

 

Heck of a stateside debut for 19-year-old Venezuelan RHP Miguel Segura, stranded one of two runners, then tossed three scoreless, walking one while fanning four.

 

CF Hedbert Perez singled, walked, and stole a base as his OPS climbed to .978.

 

RF Eduarqui Fernandez (.917 OPS in August) as he was 2-for-3 with a walk here.

 

20-year-old Dominican native 3B Alberis Ferrer has somewhat quietly had a nice 2021., .889 OPS after this game. He hit his 3rd HR (9th of his three-year career, 323 AB's), and added a sacrifice fly.

 

0-for-2 with a walk in Game Two for 19-year-old switch-hitting SS Kaylan Nicasia, the 16th round pick out of a Florida high school. Nicasia is a native of The Netherlands.

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Box: ACL Brewers Blue 6, ACL Dodgers 4

 

Blue trailed 4-2 after four, but were just fine after that point.

 

By far the highlight of 6'5" 19-year-old rookie Dominican RHP Edrian Robinson, as he stranded a runner, then tossed three scoreless, four strikeouts and no walks.

 

2021 competitive balance pick 2B Tyler Black had walked twice when Toby made this observation, he would go on to walk a 3rd time as he reached base in all five plate appearances. Black stole two bases but was also picked off first in the 8th.

 

18-year-old C Jeferson Quero (the DH in this game) on base thrice - doubled, singled, and was HBP.