6/28 - Charlotte @ Norfolk

[nevadaO]

At the game tonight to watch Grayson on the bump and he has pitched well tonight.

6 IP so far, 4 hits, 1 BB, 8K's. He's been aggressive and besides hitting their leadoff batter with the first pitch of the game has been very accurate in the zone and ahead in most counts.

He gave up a mashed home run to CF but that's the only ER so far.

Norby HR'd down the LF line and Mountcastle is hitting the ball hard so far, save for one groundout.

 

[nevadaO]

Grayson's night is over. Really a great job and I think the automated strike zone tonight really helped him. 

He was still missing really high out of the zone with some pitches when he was missing, but It wasn't often. 

 

[Sports Guy]

Str% was about 65%.

He missed 15 bats tonight.  26% swingstr%.

[nevadaO]

Mountcastle again whacking the ball almost lined into a triple play he hit it so hard. 

108.5 on the exit velo gun.

He's been better with his pitch selection tonight but has also taken some massive hacks and missed.

[Fiver6565]

didn't want to start a new thread but another game today at noon.  Tides were down 8-0, just put up 8 in the sixth to tie it up.  I tuned in just as a Cowser oppo taco tied it up, but didn't see how many runs that was (at least 2, I saw Daz Cameron score ahead of him for sure).  8-8, 6th still going with two outs, pitching change w/ bases empty.

[Fiver6565]

Announcer just said Cowser's was a three-run shot.  Also run scoring doubles by Ortiz and Kjerstad.  Mountcastle up now, grounds out to end it.  He's 1-4.

[MCO'sFan]

7 minutes ago, Fiver6565 said:

Announcer just said Cowser's was a three-run shot.  Also run scoring doubles by Ortiz and Kjerstad.  Mountcastle up now, grounds out to end it.  He's 1-4.

This isn't a Mountcastle thread but I hope he gets healthy but I really, really don't want him on the big club anymore. I like the flexibility that the platooning that is going on with Urias, Santander and O'Hearn provides to rotate guys in/out. Mounty can only play 1B and he just doesn't hit well enough at this point to stay on this team. 

[Fiver6565]

Tides up 10-8 now after Ortiz doubled in Kjerstad (who was HBP, scored from first) and was subsequently doubled in by Lester.

[Fiver6565]

Wandisson Charles on for save opportunity in 10-8 game.

[Fiver6565]

Charles gets the 3-4-5 hitters in order in the ninth for the save.  Almost all fastballs, most at 98, last one was at 99.  One pitch at 90 - I guess it was a slider?  Otherwise all fastballs.

 

Pretty nice last four innings for the baby birds today!

[Sports Guy]

Rom was absolutely awful today but the bats showed up.

[clapdiddy]

31 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Rom was absolutely awful today but the bats showed up.

I made a note in his 2023 thread...is it time to move him to the bullpen?

[Sports Guy]

11 minutes ago, clapdiddy said:

I made a note in his 2023 thread...is it time to move him to the bullpen?

I don’t think the stuff plays in the pen.

[Fiver6565]

2 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

Rom was absolutely awful today but the bats showed up.

I was wondering who started, the announcer didn't mention it in the later innings.  Was hoping it was some no-name or something (knew it wasn't Grayson)