Fri. 4/19 - Woessner & Wichrowski Seek "W"'s

[Jim Goulart]

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

Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores

[Ro Mueller]

High-A Wisconsin looks to RHP Brett Wichrowski (1.29 ERA with 9 Ks in 7 IP) lead them to a home win over Cedar Rapids which would even the series 2-2. 1B Mike Boeve listed his OPS to 1.231 in 50 PAs with another solid game yesterday. 

[Ro Mueller]

Can AA Biloxi make it 7 straight victories? They’ve got RHP Tyler Woessner (0.90 ERA with 15 Ks in 10 IP) on the mound at home tonight against Chattanooga, while DH/OF Justin Dirden makes his 2024 and Brewers’ organizational debut. 

[Ro Mueller]

AAA Nashville seeks a 3-1 home series over Omaha and has RHP Chad Patrick (5.14 ERA with 5 Ks in 7 IP) on the hill tonight. 2B Yonny Hernandez comes in with a 13-game on-base streak. 

[wiguy94]

Officially on Ryan Birchard watch. He wasn't put on the IL from what I can see and he hasn't pitched since the 6th.

[Ro Mueller]

The young Low-A Mudcats are 10-2 and lead this week’s series in Augusta 2-1. 18-year old RHP Josh Knoth (3.00 ERA with 7 Ks in 6 IP) makes his 3rd start of the year in tonight. 3B Juan Baez and CF Yophery Rodriguez have both started the season with 11-game on-base streaks. 

[Ro Mueller]

Woessner didn’t have the same magic tonight, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) on 3 doubles, 3 singles. 1 BB, 1 HBP in 5 IP.

But Biloxi only trails 3-1 and has the first two players aboard (singles for Sparks and CD Rodriguez) in the bottom of the 6th inning. Bring ‘em home!

[Ro Mueller]

After striking out swinging his first 2 times up in his debut, “new guy” Justin Dirden comes through for Biloxi by pulling a game-trying double to right field with 2 outs in the bottom of the 6th inning. Go Shuckers! 3-3 thus far.

[Ro Mueller]

Chad Patrick had a terrific outing for Nashville (2 hits, 0 BB in 6 IP - 1 HR), but the offense’s squandered opportunities (1-for-11 with RISP) kept the game 1-1.

Recently-claimed RHP Corbin Martin then conceded a run in his debut relief inning.

But Vinny Capra (7th inning) and Brewer Hicklen (8th inning) each hit solo homers and the Sounds grab a 3-2 advantage. Hang on!

[Ro Mueller]

The Mudcats are 0-for-8 with RISP and have no extra-base hits, trailing 3-0 in the top of the 9th inning.

Josh Knoth conceded 1 run in 2.1 IP, Jesus Rivero 2 runs in 3.2 IP. At least Aidan Maldonado has thrown 2 scoreless innings in a bounceback for him.

[Ro Mueller]

C David Garcia walked and LF Yhoswar Garcia singled with 1 out.

Veteran 2B Jose Acosta and 18-year old 3B Juan Baez get the chance  notch a massive hit with the Mudcats trailing 3-0 and down to their final 2 outs.

[Ro Mueller]

Acosta walks ‘em full, Baez gets an infield single to bring 1 run in.

Now it’s 3-1, bases still loaded with 1 out and 18-year old CF Yophery Rodriguez comes up to try to keep the road rally going. 

[Ro Mueller]

Holy bleeping bleeping blapping big bopping moly. Yophery: Rodriguez’s First Pitch Grand Slam to left center field!! That’s his first homer of 2024! What a moment! It’s 5-3 Mudcats here in the 9th inning. Woo hoo!!!!

[Ro Mueller]

Over in Nashville, Manager Rick Sweet can’t call upon closer Enoli Paredes (pitched last 2 games) to protect a 3-2 ninth inning lead and opts not to extend Kevin Herget for a 2nd inning. Instead it’s Ryan Middendorf who’s tasked with closing this one out.

He walks the first batter on 4 pitches. Gets a fly out. Throws a wild pitch. Hits a batter. C’mon Ryan!!

[Ro Mueller]

Middendorf gets out of it: line out, ground out, digging a little deeper to peak at 96.3mph on the 2nd last pitch. Sounds win 3-2 on that 8th inning solo shot by Hicklen. Yay!

[Ro Mueller]

In Augusta, RHP Harrison Durow converted his 3rd save in 3-up, 3-down fashion in front of 4,440 shell-shocked fans. Yophery Rodriguez’s 9th inning grand slam wins it for the Mudcats 5-3!!

[Ro Mueller]

That’s 2 exciting comeback wins. Have the Shuckers fully turned around that 3-0 deficit in Biloxi?

You bet they have!

After RHP Nick Merkel induced a ground ball double play to escape a 2-on, 1-out situation in the top of the 8th inning, Biloxi takes the lead on an Ernesto Martinez 2-out single that scores CD Rodriguez (who singled) in the bottom half of the inning. Then Justin Dirden collects his 2nd hit and Martinez scores on a wild pitch.

It’s 5-3 Shuckers going into the final inning!

[Ro Mueller]

Here’s RHP Justin Yeager for Biloxi, aiming to convert his 4th save in 4 chances. He gets a strike out swinging, but walks the second batter on 4 pitches.

[Ro Mueller]

Yeager and Yerzy go with high heat to the next batter, who goes down swinging. And then he wins a tough 9-pitch battle to K the final hitter swinging.

Shuckers win 5-3. Three comeback wins for our minor league squads tonight!

[Ro Mueller]

And the other game? Wisconsin? The one which Brett Wichrowski started?

Well, he conceded a run in the top of the 1st inning, then the Timber Rattlers scored 12 unanswered runs(!!) over the first 3 frames, highlighted by a SS Gregory Barrios 2-run double (his 7th double of 2024) and a C Matt Wood 3-run homer.

Wisconsin now leads 12-3 in the 8th inning.

Unstoppable Mike Boeve, after collecting a walk and 2 singles, exited after just 4 innings of play. I pray it’s for a positive or nothing-burger reason.

[Ro Mueller]

It’s not the best look, but here’s the Yophery Go-Ahead Slam: 

 

[Ro Mueller]

And here’s the Hicklen Go-Ahead Solo Shot: 

 

[Ro Mueller]

After the Shuckers probably got a favorable call to plate a run on a sac fly in the 6th inning (with Chattanooga’s manager arguing in vain and ejected), here’s Dirden’s game tying hit in the 7th inning: 

 

[Ro Mueller]

Martinez’s Go-Ahead Single for Biloxi: 

 

[Ro Mueller]

Barrios’ Go-Ahead Double early in Wisconsin’s blowout win: