Tue. 6/21: Eight Affiliate Games, with Mudcats Vying for First Half Title

[Ro Mueller]

Thread will be utilized for any minor league news Tuesday, lineup updates, etc.

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Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth

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[Ro Mueller]

Low-A Carolina (34-29) is in Down East (30-33) this week, trying to extend their 4-game winning streak and win the first half division title. RHP Edwin Jimenez will make his 13th appearance (8th start) in the opener. SS Eduardo Garcia comes in with an 8-game hitting streak;

[Ro Mueller]

The reeling Timber Rattlers (34-28) host Quad Cities (25-38) this week, having lost 5 straight games. RHP Ryne Moore will make his 7th appearance (6th start) for Wisconsin. C Darrien Miller is back in action for the first time since June 3rd, while MLB rehabbing 3B Mike Brosseau gets a start:

[Ro Mueller]

AA Biloxi (30-31) hosts first-place Pensacola (33-25) this week, with RHP Noah Navolas looking for a 2nd-straight solid start (6 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 8 Ks last time out). SS Cam Devanney aims to extend his 13-game hitting streak:

[Ro Mueller]

Despite a difficult June thus far (6-11 record this month), AAA Nashville is hanging on to the best record in the 20-team International League at 39-26. This week, the Sounds host 33-33 Braves' affiliate Gwinnett. RHP Josh Lindblom will strive to replicate last week's start (6 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 5 Ks). RF David Dahl is coming in off a nice 5-game stretch (8-for-18, HR, 8 RBIs):

[markedman5]

 

[homer]

I realize Jackson Reetz is old but at some point this isn't a fluke. Not sure if we're at that point or not but it's been fun so far.

[folly412]

Feliciano has finally homered!

 

[Jim French Stepstool]

4 hours ago, homer said:

I realize Jackson Reetz is old but at some point this isn't a fluke. Not sure if we're at that point or not but it's been fun so far.

Given that he has a little versatility & therefore wouldn't elbow Feliciano out of playing time, I'm surprised he hasn't been promoted to N'ville. Plenty of AAAA types they could jettison to make room.

[Ro Mueller]

DSL game summaries (one win, one loss):

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE

Final: DSL Baltimore Black 5, DSL Brewers1 2
Box Score / Game Log

The Brewers1 squad actually led most of this game, as all the Baltimore Black damage took place in a 5-run sixth inning. The loss dropped the team’s record to 3-9.

18-year old starting LHP Osbriel Mogollon pitched 3 scoreless, hitless innings, striking out 4 batters and issuing 2 walks. His ERA remains 0.00 through 3 appearances on the season (6 innings, 9 Ks).

Throughout the organization, catchers are hitting surprisingly well and this is no different for our DSL clubs. Here, 17-year old left-handed hitting C Roman La Torre (OPS of .931 in 15 plate appearances) hit an RBI double in the second inning to give the Brewers1 team a 1-0 lead. La Torre also threw out an attempted base stealer in the top half of the inning.

Neither team had any hits from the third through fifth innings, as drama built in the 1-run contest planned for just 7 innings.

However, Baltimore Black got to the Brewers1 relief core in the sixth inning, scoring 5 runs on 4 hits and a hit batsman, the last such hit being a 2-run homer.

Generating just 2 hits in any game will not get the job done, but we’ll still note that it was 18-year old switch-hitting 1B Arnys Rodriguez (.931 OPS in 27 plate appearances) who collected that second hit with 2 outs in the final inning to cut the deficit to 5-2.

Exciting DH/OF Luis Lara continued his mini-slump (0-for-last-10; 1-for-last-14), but still sports an OPS of .966 through 51 plate appearances.

Better luck tomorrow, young men!

Final: DSL Brewers2 8, DSL Texas Red 7
Box Score / Game Log

The Brewers2 squad came out on top of this high-scoring, see-saw, 9-inning contest, taking leads in the first, fifth, seventh and eighth innings, before holding off the Texas Red team for the final 6 outs. The victory raised Brewers2’s record to 5-7.

Major contributions were received from:

• 18-year old left-handed hitting 1B Yeison Perez (3-for-5, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs) - 1.392 season OPS in 43 plate appearances 
• 18-year old left-handed hitting RF Irving Igualas (4-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 SB) - 1.005 season OPS in 25 plate appearances
• 18-year old DH/C Brayan Oropeza (2-for-3, 2 walks, 2 RBIs) - 1.825 season OPS in 14 plate appearances
• Starting 18-year old LHP Anfernny Reyes (4 2/3 innings, 3 R (0 ER), 6 H, 1 BB, 2 WPs, 2 Ks) - 0.00 season ERA in 13 1/3 innings
• Winning 19-year old RHP pitcher Hamlet Vasquez (3 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 WP, 4 Ks) - 2.08 season ERA in 4 1/3 innings.

Brewers2 opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, with SS Demetrio Nadal walking and coming home on a LF Jose Gonzalez sacrifice fly.

Texas Red answered back with 2 unearned runs in the second inning, aided by an infield hit and an error.

But the defense behind starter Reyes wasn’t all bad, as 3 Texas Red singles in the third inning yielded no runs, thanks to a LF Gonzalez-3B Juan Baez-C Eric Martinez relay to nab a runner at home.

Brewers2 grabbed its second lead of the game in the fifth inning, courtesy of Perez providing an RBI single, then scoring on a ground out for a 3-2 lead. Reyes exited after retiring the first 2 batters of the fifth inning, but Texas Red then tied it back up via an error and a balk.

The game remained 3-3 until the top of the seventh inning, when a Perez RBI double scored Baez (who’d singled - .923 season OPS in 52 plate appearances), then Igualas singled home Perez for a 5-3 lead.

Of course, this lead didn’t lead last, as Texas Red responded with 4 runs in the bottom half of the seventh inning for a 7-5 advantage.

The entertainment continued in the top of the eighth inning, with Brewers2 plating 3 runs for an 8-7 lead that would hold up until the end. All the action came with 2 outs, as Perez doubled and scored on a wild pitch, then Oropeza singled home 2 runs to score Gonzalez (who’d walked) and Martinez (who’d been hit by a pitch).

Hamlet Vasquez did give up 3 hits and a walk in his 3 innings of work, but only conceded 1 run in earning the victory. He struck out the final 2 batters in a 3-up, 3-down ninth inning.

[Robocaller]

4 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Given that he has a little versatility & therefore wouldn't elbow Feliciano out of playing time, I'm surprised he hasn't been promoted to N'ville. Plenty of AAAA types they could jettison to make room.

there's not really much of a need to promote to AAA. The pitchers probably have better stuff (but worse command) in AA. So unless there's a need at Nashville, or a need to make room for someone to play in Biloxi, there's no urgency to promote.  Unless they are concerned about giving him a living wage (AAA gets paid a lot more).

Plus, presumably there will be shuffling of a catcher when Severino is cleared to play.

[Ro Mueller]

ARIZONA COMPLEX LEAGUE

Final: ACL D-Backs Black 12, ACL Brewers Blue 1
Box Score / Game Log

This 7-inning contest was a blowout from the get-go, as the Diamondbacks scored 5 runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back. The loss dropped the Blue team’s record to 3-9.

19-year old RHP Jesus Rivero was the unfortunate early victim, retiring just 1 of the 8 batters he faced. On a positive note, he didn’t yield any extra base hits – just 3 singles, 3 walks and a fielders choice where all runners were safe.

Two of Blue’s three hits occurred in the bottom of the first inning, when 19-year old 2B Alexander Perez (.814 season OPS in 39 plate appearances) reached via infield single and scored on a passed ball.

19-year old DH/OF Jace Avina’s (.921 OPS in 46 plate appearances first inning single was also of the infield variety, so Blue’s only base hit to the outfield came from 18-year old SS Daniel Guilarte .919 OPS in 46 plate appearances) in the sixth inning.

Mining the box score for positives, we see that 19-year old RHP Quinton Low (0.00 season ERA in 4 innings) and 24-year old LHP Leoni De La Cruz (2.08 season ERA in 4 1/3 innings) pitched scoreless fifth and seventh innings, respectively, each allowing one hit, no walks and recording one strikeout. 21-year old RHP Raul Mendoza (1.93 season ERA in 4 2/3 ACL innings) also pitched a scoreless 1 1/3 innings and recorded 3 strikeouts, though also gave up a hit and 2 walks.

Final: ACL Mariners 11, ACL Brewers Gold 0
Box Score / Game Log

Should I just copy-and-paste from the blow out above? The Gold team fell behind 7-0 in the second inning, which ended all drama early in this 7-inning game, dropping their record to 7-5 with a 4th loss in their last 5 games.

20-year old starting RHP Yerlin Rodriguez was coming off two solid outings (10 innings, 3 ER, 9 Ks), but got roughed up in this one: 1 1/3 IP, 7 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 0 Ks.

Offensively, Gold failed to capitalize on lead-off hits in the first inning (18-year old Jadher Areinamo - .781 OPS in 50 ACL plate appearances) and second inning (20-year old Branlyn Jaraba). After a late start to the season (undisclosed injury?), Jaraba had his best game, going 2-for-2, plus a walk.

The team’s only other hit came from 19-year old C Blayberg Diaz (.793 season OPS in 35 plate appearances).

Super 18-year old left-handed hitting LF Luis Castillo unfortunately went 0-for-3 for the second consecutive game, dropping his season OPS to 1.194 in 45 plate appearances.

Again mining for anything positive, we note that 20-year old RHP Phili Silverio (season ERA 12.27 in 3 2/3 innings) pitched a 3-up, 3-down sixth inning (1 strikeout) and 19-year old LHP Fraudy Maldonado (season ERA 4.91 in 7 1/3 innings) struck out 3 hitters over 1 2/3 innings of work (though yielded a run on 3 hits and a walk.

[Jim Goulart]

Hope Biloxi's Robbie Hitt had a nice 26th birthday Tuesday.

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