Brewers Minor League Link Report (7/17): Renz and Quintana Impress in Thursday Rookie Action

[Ro Mueller]

Tyler Renz, rehabbing Carlos Rodriguez, Jorge Quintana and Roderick Flores led ACL Brewers to a tight Thursday win. Both Dominican squads struggled offensively in defeat, but Carlos Done homered.

Transactions:

• C Andrick Nava acquired from Phillies for cash and assigned to High-A Wisconsin
• RHP Wenderlyn King placed on ACL Brewers’ 7-day injured list
• RHP Aidan Maldonado transferred to High-A Wisconsin’s 60-day injured list
• RHP Jake Polancic transferred to High-A Wisconsin’s full season injured list

Game Action: 

Final: ACL Brewers 4, ACL Mariners 3
Box Score and Game Log

Rehabbing RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez (4 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 3 Ks) and 18-year old RHP Tyler Renz (4 1/3 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 1 WP, 7 Ks) stifled the ACL Mariners for 8 innings before Renz tired in the 9th and the Zona Crew held on.

OF Roderick Flores (2-for-3, double, walk) and SS Jorge Quintana (3-for-5, double, RBI) keyed the offense, both delivering 2nd inning hits as the Brewers grabbed a 2-0 lead.

Quintana and rehabbing OF Luis Castillo (2-for-4) both singled and scored in the 5th inning to push the advantage to 4-1.

That’s how things stood until the bottom of the 9th inning, when Renz allowed a walk, 2 singles and a line out, equaling his season high of 22 batters faced and giving way to RHP Carlos Espinal. After a run-scoring balk, Espinal closed out the win with a strikeout and line out.

Also of note, OF Handelfry Encarnacion (0-for-his-last-12 but with just 2 Ks in that span) exited early after popping out in the top of the 6th inning, so we’ll need to monitor his availability.

Our Arizona Squad (28-27) are back at it Friday night as they host the ACL Diamondbacks (29-26) at 8:00pm CST.

Final: DSL Tampa Bay 6, DSL Brewers Blue 3
Box Score and Game Log

Strong pitching from 17-year old RHP Carlos Galindo (4 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 Ks) was nearly rewarded, as 2B Leonard Rijo delivered an RBI single with 2-on, 1-out in the 6th inning to cut an early deficit to 2-1.

C Yoneiker Lugo followed with a single of his own. Unfortunately, Tampa gunned down the lead baserunner at home on the play, one of three Brewers thrown out on the bases in the pivotal 6th and 7th innings.

Five consecutive hits scored 4 unearned runs off of RHP Diustin Mayorquin (3 IP, 4 R (0 ER), 5 H, 0 BB, 1 WP, 3 Ks) in the bottom of the 7th inning to extend Tampa’s advantage to 6-1.

OF Carlos Done’s 2-run blast in the 9th inning helped the final score line. Batting leadoff, Done went 1-for-4 with a walk and 2 RBIs. SS Moises Polanco went 2-for-5 and sports a season AVG of .306 and OPS of .938.

The Blue Men (18-14) get another chance tomorrow, hosting DSL Padres Gold (22-11) at 10:00am CST.

Final: DSL Pirates Gold 3, DSL Brewers Gold 1
Box Score and Game Log

Four baserunners in the first 2 innings didn’t produce any runs for Brewers Gold, but starting 18-year old RHP Jose Arias (5 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 4 Ks) had a respectable outing to give the team a chance.

The team trailed 3-0 by the 6th inning, but C Roniel Paulino (2-for-4) doubled with 1 out in the bottom of the 7th inning to initiate a potential comeback. A walk and OF Nicolas Barrios (1-for-3) single loaded the bases, but only a sacrifice fly came from it to narrow the gap to 3-1.

Three straight walks to open the bottom of the 8th inning should have done some damage, but two players caught stealing wrecked that opportunity. Paulino’s inning-opening single in the 9th was followed by three strikeouts.

Team Gold only managed 4 hits in the contest and went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. The relieving trio of RHPs Enrique Velasquez, Albert Vargas and Wandy Cabrera combined to only concede 1 run and strike out 4 batters over 4 innings, but each has a season ERA above 11.00.

The Gold Squad (15-18) also get another chance for a win on Friday, playing at DSL Cubs Blue (15-17) at 10:00am CST.

We hope that you enjoy the Minor League Link Report. On Friday, the full season affiliates and Milwaukee Brewers return to action. Carolina plays at Delmarva at 6:05pm. Nashville (hosting Indianapolis), Wisconsin (RHP Ryan Bichard starting at Cedar Rapids) and Biloxi (at Montgomery) all commence at 6:35pm CST. The Brewers have a late game at the Dodgers at 9:10pm CST.

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