That is my three hundredth article writing for Over The Monster. Insert cake emoji, insert candles emoji. Right here’s to a different 300! Let’s get proper into yesterday’s motion.
The WooSox — seeing the Purple Sox dig deep into their bullpen and lose 7-3 — perhaps received envious and did the identical? On a six-pitcher night time Cooper Criswell received tagged for 3 earned runs on 5 hits in 4 innings and the offensive output couldn’t match that. It additionally didn’t assist that Brennan Bernardino, resting down in Worcester, didn’t look too nice in his inning of labor, however he did strike out three, at the very least. There have been even a number of vibrant spots: a bullpen candidate down the stretch in Jovani Moran struck out 5 whereas retiring all six Bisons (Blue Jays AAA) he confronted, completely nails. Kristian Campbell’s hitting streak is now at 15 video games following an evening off Tuesday and hitting in a DH slot Wednesday. And, lastly, Tyler McDonough is sneakily getting three-hit video games on the backside of the lineup. The switch-hitter, though not a Main League bat but, is flexible within the area and is a participant the Purple Sox should resolve the way to use in fairly quick order, as he was drafted within the third spherical of 2021.
Ronaldo Hernandez has been fairly good since being re-added to the group, and is a reputation these bored with the Connor Wong expertise can be fast to throw out throughout the offseason as a doable Quad-An answer, as he was in 2023 with out ever really cracking a Main League lineup card. On Wednesday, his two hits had been two of the workforce’s solely 5 on the night time in Harrisburg (Nationals AA), whereas one of many different three got here from Miguel Bleis’ first house run since his promotion. Blake Wehunt didn’t have it in his begin tonight however Noah Tune at the very least was clear in his look.
How do you fight Isaac Stebens blowing his first save of the 12 months and giving up three runs? Effectively, you stroll it off within the ninth inning, that’s how. This was all because of a clutch Franklin Arias single with two outs with the Drive trailing 8-7 after which an ensuing two walks given up by Rome’s (Braves Excessive-A) nearer. All advised, he Drive handled a three-and-anything rely like a recreation of peekaboo, dangerous analogy, I don’t care, the Drive drew twelve walks on this one. The sport was hectic, however by being affected person, the Drive pulled an unlikely win from the jaws of defeat.
