Louisville has a couple of games going today. Sanmartin goes in one of them. He's not been good all season. His 13.50 ERA is actually about the same as his 13.78 ERA at the major league level. Sigh. Still on the 40-man roster though. Game Two will probably be a Johnny All-Staff game, with Deck McGuire the odds-on favorite to toe the rubber just after the Star Spangled Banner. McGuire pitched for the Reds in 2017 and acquitted himself quite well. In 13.2 innings, he had a 2.63 ERA. The next season didn't go as well, and he moved around the upper edges of the minors until latching on with a Korean team, then an independent league. It'd be a great story, were he to come back and pitch well. Unlikely, but great.
Chattanooga continues their series with Birmingham at 7:15. Doug Gray says Connor Curlis will pitch tonight, and Doug's never lied to me (as far as I know), so let's go with that. The Lookouts won last night to stretch their record to five above .500. They're still in 3rd place in the North Division of the Southern League, but it's tight. 1.5 games behind the 1st place Rocket City Trash Pandas. Both divisions are tight-- six of the eight teams in the league are within 1.5 games of 1st place.
Dayton trots out Christian Roa to see if he can earn the Dragons win number 30 on the season. A big part of the reason why the Dragons are so good this season is 1B/ OF/ DH Alex McGarry. He leads the league in slugging percentage (.771) and OPS (1.138). He's also fifth in the league in BA, tops the league in HR, and is second in RBI. Something to watch as the season continues-- how cool would a Triple Crown look on a resume? I wonder if he'd prefer to be moved up or to win an MVP. Anyone have any opinion on that?
Daytona will play two today, beginning at 5:05. (Prepare for a long one, 'Tuga fans.) Chase Petty goes in one game, Reynardo Cruz in the other. After starting out hot, Petty has struggled lately. He's giving up almost a hit per inning and K'ing only 8.4/9. The BB rate is good. ERA at 4.05. Cruz has fared worse. He's giving up more than five runs per game, but his K (10.4) and hit rates (7.5) are better. Both are still young and haven't thrown that many innings, so there's always hope.