Tuesday September 21: a bullpen game in Philly on the last full day of summer

[SteveA]

Gametime:  7:05 pm

Forecast:   a pleasant 73, no precipitation

Roster Move:  DJ Stewart placed on the IL with a right knee osteochondral defect.   Cesar Valdez added to the 40 man roster in DJ's place and brought up from Norfolk.

Matchup:  Connor Greene (R) starts a bullpen game for the Orioles vs Adonis Medina (R)   [Matt Moore was scratched about 3 hours before gametime, so this could be a double bullpen game]

Lineups [NL rules, no DH]

1.. Cedric Mullins (L) CF

2. Austin Hays (R) LF

3. Anthony Santander (S) RF

4. Trey Mancini (R) 1B

5. Pedro Severino (R) C

6. Pat Valaika (R) 2B

7. Richie Martin (R) SS

8. Kelvin Gutierrez (R) 3B

9. Conner Greene (R) P

 

1. Odubel Herrera (L) CF

2. Jean Segura (R) 2B

3. Bryce Harper (L) RF

4. J.T. Realmuto (R) C

5. Brad Miller (L) 1B

6. Andrew McCutchen (R) LF

7. Didi Gregorius (L) SS

8. Freddy Galvis (S) 3B

9. Adonis Medina (R) P

Orioles Bench
Ryan McKenna (R)
Ryan Mountcastle (R)
Ramon Urias (R) -- was in the lineup but was a late scratch a little over an hour before gametime
Austin Wynns (R)

 

Bullpen Availability

Available
    Fernando Abad*  1.0 IP, 25p Saturday  
    Michael Baumann 2.0 IP, 46p Saturday
    Marcos Diplan 1.0 IP, 27p Friday
    Thomas Eshelman called up from Norfolk Sunday
    Eric Hanhold 1.0 IP, 12p Sunday;  0.2 IP, 7p Friday 
    Brooks Kriske called up from Norfolk Sunday
    Dillon Tate   1.1 IP, 15p Sunday 
    Cesar Valdez just added to the roster from Norfolk
    Tyler Wells  1.0 IP, 7p yesterday

May be Available
    Cole Sulser  1.1 IP, 12p yesterday;  0.1 IP, 13p Sunday 

*denotes lefthander

Current Rotation (T=today, A=announced, G=guess)
T-Greene, A-Akin, G-Lowther, G-A. Wells, G- Means
[Chris Ellis not going tonight due to "tired arm"]

 

 

[Philip]

For the last few days I’ve been very sad about the end of baseball season. Not just because the team is terrible and there’s no October, and not just because it doesn’t seem like Mike has done anything meaningful to improve the team. Perhaps the organization, yes. Minor league depth, yes, wise trades…maybe. Improving the on-field product for the present and immediate future? Ummmm I’m not so sure.

But not even that.

Its because baseball will end and we will Move into the vast snowy wasteland that is “THE OFF-SEASON” 

I love baseball. All the teams in which I have an interest are failures yet again, but I still regret the end of the annual chapter.

[SteveA]

Update from Bowie, Championship Series Game 1:

Bowie 1, Akron 0, mid 2nd

Jordan Westburg led off the bottom of the 1st with a HR for the Bay Sox.

Grey Fenter has given up 2 hits and struck out 2 in 2 scoreless innings.

[SteveA]

Big strikeout of Harper with a man on 3rd and one out.

[bpilktree]

Mullins got robbed.  I am watching the Phillies broadcast they have camera right at the pole.  There is a scuff mark right on the pole. 

[jdwilde1]

I thought Cedric hit #30 there.  

[bpilktree]

Just now, jdwilde1 said:

I thought Cedric hit #30 there.  

He did they just didn’t call it. They should have walked out there and looked at the pole.  

[jdwilde1]

1 minute ago, bpilktree said:

 

3 minutes ago, jdwilde1 said:

I thought Cedric hit #30 there.  

He did they just didn’t call it. They should have walked out there and looked at the pole.  

 

It definitely looked like the ball deflected off the poll on replay.  I am still surprised how often NY seems to get the replay call incorrect.

[scOtt]

Ok. Alton and Elizabeth are done. About the most hilarious show they ever did!

 

Completely forgot about the game. JUST NOW turned it on. Flabbergasted there's no score yet!  Unless you're TB you CAN'T make that sh!t work!

 

But it's working... *knockswood*

[scOtt]

HIGH heat at 95 works!

[Can_of_corn]

Anyone else see this?

He's not giving it back because he's not a moron.

[scOtt]

^^^WOW!^^^

 

Kiermaier is already one of my favorite opposing players! Went up two or three notches right there!

 

I don't think the C even realized. Probably didn't till he looked down at his wrist again for instructions!

[scOtt]

I thought Urias started? Then was replaced. He can play the field?

[scOtt]

Not biting on that weak slider.

[scOtt]

Just now, scOtt said:

Not biting on that weak slider.

Until it's fat!