Who besides Lynchburg will be in the playoffs?

Clip show is like 9 games back for wild card spot. Ducks was officially eliminated with their loss yesterday. Lake County is dead last and 37.5 games back.

Mahoning Valley winning their division.

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I don't know what this will look like but here goes ...

2017 New York-Penn League Current Standings

Current Standings | Wild Card Standings | Playoff Procedures

New York-Penn League McNamara CLUB W L PCT▼ GB ELIM# HOME AWAY DIV L10 STRK
Staten Island Yankees (NYY) 41 26 .612 - - 24-10 17-16 17-15 4-6 L1
Hudson Valley Renegades (TB) 40 28 .588 1.5 8 20-15 20-13 19-13 7-3 W2
Aberdeen IronBirds (BAL) 37 31 .544 4.5 5 18-16 19-15 20-12 4-6 L1
Brooklyn Cyclones (NYM) 19 48 .284 22.0 E 10-23 9-25 8-24 4-6 W1

New York-Penn League Pinckney CLUB W L PCT▼ GB ELIM# HOME AWAY DIV L10 STRK
Mahoning Valley Scrappers (CLE) 39 28 .582 - - 20-13 19-15 32-23 7-3 L2
State College Spikes (STL) 37 31 .544 2.5 7 19-14 18-17 30-26 7-3 W3
West Virginia Black Bears (PIT) 35 33 .515 4.5 5 20-15 15-18 30-26 1-9 L7
Williamsport Crosscutters (PHI) 32 34 .485 6.5 2 20-15 12-19 28-28 6-4 L1
Batavia Muckdogs (MIA) 29 38 .433 10.0 E 18-15 11-23 24-32 5-5 W2
Auburn Doubledays (WSH) 27 40 .403 12.0 E 16-17 11-23 23-32 3-7 W1

New York-Penn League Stedler CLUB W L PCT▼ GB ELIM# HOME AWAY DIV L10 STRK
Vermont Lake Monsters (OAK) 38 30 .559 - - 21-13 17-17 20-12 6-4 L1
Connecticut Tigers (DET) 33 32 .508 3.5 5 17-15 16-17 17-15 7-3 W1
Tri-City ValleyCats (HOU) 32 36 .471 6.0 3 17-15 15-21 14-18 2-8 L2
Lowell Spinners (BOS) 31 35 .470 6.0 3 18-16 13-19 13-19 5-5 W1

So the way the NYPL playoffs work is division winner with best record plays the wild card team in first round. Other two division winners play. First round is best of 3.

So as of right now Scrappers would play Vermont Lake Monsters in 1st round. But there is a week left to go so Scrappers still have shot at best record. They have a shot at losing division lead too.

Thanks Hillbilly.

I'm still not finding anything at Indians.com that shows Greg Allen added to the 40man roster. I do, however, find him along with Mejia and Haase listed on the Columbus roster.

Mitch Longo 2 hits in his first 2 ABs for the Hillcats.

McKenzie adding to his highlight reel: 10 K in 7 innings, 0 walks, 5 hits, 1 run. Now 186 strikeouts in 143 pitches.

Yeah, I think there was a mix up with early reports. Mejia and Allen on their way up to Cleveland, but stopped at Columbus first on the way during today's Tribe off day.

Columbus blew out Toledo 14-3. ... Former Buckeye Tanner Tully gets his first AAA win. 7 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K. ... Naquin 2-4 with a double and a walk. ... Papi 2-3 with a double, 2 walks, and a stolen base.

Akron beats Harrisburg 6-5. ... Bradley 3-4 with 2 doubles.

Lynchburg beat Potomac 5-1. ... McKenzie 7 IP, 5, H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K. ... Krauth 2 hitless scoreless innings, 2 K. ... Loopstok 2-4 with a walk and a stolen base. ... Longo 3-4.

Lake County lost to Lansing 7-4. ... Chu 3-4 with a home run. ... Tinsley 1-4.

Scrappers lose to State College 4-3. ... Benson 1-3 with 2 walks. ... Jones 2-5. ... Clement 2-4 with 2 doubles and a walk. ... Berardi 3-5.

AZL Tribe off today.

AZL Tribe is done for the season.

if you want to see a photo of the blade, looking awfully skinny click here:
https://www.milb.com/milb/news/triston- ... -185364810

McKenzie hits double-digits in K's again

Indians No. 2 prospect pads Minors-best strikeout total with 10

Triston McKenzie is coming to the finish line in a season in which he's led the Minor Leagues in strikeouts while posting a career high in innings pitched.

Cleveland's No. 2 prospect fanned 10 over seven innings as Class A Advanced Lynchburg topped Potomac, 5-1, on Thursday night at Calvin Falwell Field. McKenzie gave up one run on five hits and didn't walk a batter as he won for the third time in five starts without a loss.


"I'm feeling really good, just kind of glad I went out there and competed for my team and gave us an opportunity to win," MLB.com's No. 24 overall prospect. "It's just kind of being on the same page as my catcher [Martin Cervenka] and being on the same page as my coach [Rigo Beltran]. It's going out there with an intensity from pitch one."

McKenzie (12-6) threw 64 of 91 pitches for strikes and lasted seven innings for the second time this month and the fifth time since July 4.

"I'd say it's a big part of my success right now," the right-hander said of working with Cervenka. "It aids in different things, especially with my game, speed of play and stuff like that. It kind of lets me focus less on what pitches to call and more on just executing the pitches he puts down."

McKenzie amassed 21 punchouts over his last two starts, giving him a Minor League-leading 186 over 143 innings in the Class A Advanced Carolina League. After recording a 1.62 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP in 15 starts for Class A Short Season Mahoning Valley and Class A Lake County in 2016, McKenzie has stayed on track with a 3.46 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP in 25 outings with the Hillcats this year. He was named the circuit's Pitcher of the Year earlier Thursday.

"It's just a lot of off-field stuff, in the weight room too," he said. "My routine is coming in every day and whether I pitch or I'm throwing a bullpen or whether I'm working out that day or coming in to throw, it's just making sure things stay consistent from Day 1 until the last day of the season."

After setting down seven of the first eight batters, McKenzie found himself in trouble in the third inning. Bryan Mejia laced a shot up the middle that was deflected to center field by second baseman Claudio Bautista and No. 10 Nationals prospect Daniel Johnson ripped a double to center. Jack Sundberg plated Mejia with a groundout, but the No. 42 overall pick in 2015 limited the damage by fanning Ian Sagdal.

"I'd say it was a long inning beforehand. I didn't come out and pound the strike zone like I had earlier in the game," McKenzie said. "I think I put them into good counts and ... they're professional hitters. They made timely swings, they made timely hits and they drove the run in."
The 6-foot-5, 165-pound righty stayed in control for the rest of the outing, allowing two singles over his final four frames. After whiffing 24th-ranked Washington prospect Jakson Reetz and Dale Carey to end the seventh, McKenzie locked up his sixth double-digit strikeout game of the season.

While the Florida high school product credits mixing up his pitches and speeds to keep Potomac off balance, he also believes the third frame helped him stay in control through the remainder of the outing.

"I hold on to it so it doesn't happen again. I always focus and make sure that I make quality pitches after that," McKenzie said. "[Going deep into the game] is something big for me, especially with playoffs coming up. We just want our bullpen to be fresh, and on the other hand, I always want to go out there and throw a complete game.

"If I can't do that, I want to go deep into the game as possible, which means I'm competing and giving my team the best chance to win."
Ben Krauth issued two walks with two strikeouts over the final two innings for his fourth save in as many chances.

Bautista belted his sixth homer and Mitch Longo added three singles for Lynchburg.

Since the only expressed concern about McK is his ability to stay strong through a long season his August surge is even more promising. A little weight won't hurt. Pancakes and mac and cheese this winter.

BA on Thursday games:

Triston McKenzie, rhp, Indians. McKenzie was at it again Thursday, fanning 10 in seven innings as high Class A Lynchburg beat Potomac (Nationals) 5-1. The wiry righthander has 21 whiffs in his past two starts and leads the minors with 186 punchouts in 143 innings.

CLE AA Bradley, Bobby 1B 4 2 3 2 .249 2 2B (25)
CLE AA Chang, Yu-Cheng SS 3 1 0 0 .215 BB (50)
CLE AA Krieger, Tyler 2B 4 0 0 0 .229
CLE AAA Rodriguez, Nellie 1B 4 2 2 3 .170 HR (17), BB (50) [surging, sort of]
CLE LoA Ice, Logan C 2 0 0 0 .224 2 BB (41)
CLE SS Benson, Will RF 3 1 1 1 .229 2 BB (29), CS (1)
CLE SS Clement, Ernie SS 4 1 2 0 .280 2 2B (8), BB (6) [something other than singles, for a change]
CLE SS Jones, Nolan 3B 5 1 2 0 .299
CLE HiA McKenzie, Triston 7 5 1 1 0 10 3.46 W (12-6)

Bradley's OPS is below 800 this summer but his strikeouts are way down, too,
Sorry these don't line up but at least I've highlighted the walks and strikeouts and extra base hits.

Year Age Club Lg Class AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS GDP OBP SLG OPS
2014 18 Indians AZL R .361 39 155 39 56 13 4 8 50 16 36 3 0 0 .426 .652 1.078
2015 19 Lake County MWL LoA .269 108 401 62 108 15 4 27 92 56 148 3 0 6 .361 .529 .890
2016 20 Lynchburg CAR HiA .235 131 485 82 114 23 1 29 102 75 170 3 0 5 .344 .466 .810
2017 21 Akron EL AA .249 127 450 63 112 25 2 22 88 54 118 3 3 11 .331 .460 .791

AZL Tribe has 2 more games against Rangers that I know of. Might be make up games.

wrong again, sorry