Brewers Minor League Link Report (4/10): Timber Rattlers Win in a Rout, But Three One-Run Losses Elsewhere

[Jim Goulart]

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Transactions:

• RHP Easton McGee recalled to MLB Brewers from AAA Nashville
• 1B/OF Tyler Black placed on AAA Nashville’s 7-day injured list on April 8 (last played on Sunday April 5th)
• INF/OF Eduardo Garcia activated from AA Biloxi’s 7-day injured list
• OF Damon Keith placed on AA Biloxi’s 7-day injured list retroactive to April 9
• OF Jordyn Adams placed on AA Biloxi’s 7-day injured list retroactive to April 9

Injury updates on Keith and Adams below.

 

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Friday Media Notes unavailable
Final: Gwinnett (Braves) 6, Nashville 5
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Sounds, game details, and we encourage readers to always review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine:

Costly Errors Spoil Sounds Near Comeback Against Stripers - Wilken Belts First Career Triple-A Homer in 6-5 Loss

It seems fruitless to point out positives here when the error column flashes a "6".

Sure, as the chock-full game summary noted, every Sound had at least one base hit. 28-year-old switch-hitting RF Greg Jones has flashed his 2019 first round (Rays, 22nd overall) pedigree - three singles here. Find Brock Wilken's blast here, punished a meatball, yet it's hard to remove your eyes from the .029 in the lower right at the time of impact. Watch as both Eddys Leonard (here) and Ramon Rodriguez (here) line balls into the left-center field gap.

Leonard has started five games in left field and three at second base, including this one, where three times he was charged with a fielding error. Both Robert Gasser and Blake Holub committed pickoff errors,

The Gwinnett media team isn't the most active, so remarkably, we don't have video of the wild walk-off sequence that concluded the night on Jeferson Quero's throwing error to third base. However, the Stripers did post a "booth cam" video of their PxP guy calling the action.

Cooper Pratt sat a second consecutive night; odd given he had already been idle while finalizing his physical for the contract extension.

Gasser was at 62 pitches when lifted in the 4th. He left this pitch in a bad spot, though kudos to said PxP man for his synth-pop reference with his "Welcome to Schunky-Town" call. 

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Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Pensacola (Marlins) 5, Biloxi 4
Box Score and Game Log

Catch up with the latest Biloxi pre-game audio interview archives - Manager Mike Guerrero's chat from Friday night is available along with all this week's collection

Via the Shuckers, game details:

Made Records Third Multi-Hit Performance, Shuckers Fall to Blue Wahoos - Shuckers come within 90 feet of tying the game in the ninth, Gillis shines in relief over 5.0 shutout innings

Wow, Biloxi loaded the bases with one out in the 9th, but Jesús Made struck out swinging in a three-pitch at-bat and Blake Burke grounded out to first to end it.

 

As Bishop Letson's two-contest 2026 game log shows, consistency isn't always a good thing, especially when a WHIP is at 3.75 for each very brief outing. Clearly something is amiss, and Pitching Coach Josh Spence has some work to do with the talented 21-year-old.

 

The Shuckers camera feed was unavailable for this game in what is hopefully a one-off. Speaking of consistency, and we love you, Biloxi organization, but early-season video troubles are a seemingly yearly ritual. But c'mon, we're so spoiled in this day and age of prospect tracking compared to years ago. They'll figure it out.

 

As you saw in the transaction section above, the Shuckers had to place two outfielders on the IL after each had to leave Wednesday's game early. For the ability to view archived minor league games, it seems you now need an MLB+ subscription as opposed to the old MiLB.TV subscription, and it's pricier, at least that's what I've encountered. Regardless, in the review of that game:

 

Top of the 3rd (archive link for subscribers) - go to the 01:34:50 hour/minute mark - Emaarion Boyd doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jordyn Adams. Emaarion Boyd to 3rd. Emaarion Boyd advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Jordyn Adams.

 

This was really unique. Adams made a somewhat awkward dive to his right as the ball clipped him and bounded away, with Adams delayed in his recovery to chase the ball down and get it in. After several viewings, it appears the ball caught Adams on a short hop to his head/face, and the trainer spent a few minutes with him as Adams' facial expressions while standing on the field seemed to confirm that. We won't fully speculate as to whether his absence is concussion-protocol related, but it's a possibility.

 

Keith reached on an infield single to third base leading off the 5th, 02:27:05 hour/minute mark. There was absolutely no doubt about this injury, as Keith grabbed at his right hamstring as he crossed first base. Clearly in pain, the red-hot Keith (1.343 OPS in five games) hobbled back into the dugout.

 

With Jacon Hurtubise's recent promotion to Nashville preceding these injuries, Biloxi is reduced to Dasan Brown and Kay-Lin Nicasia as true outfielders, though Eduardo Garcia's activation from the IL will help, while Dylan O'Rae and Jheremy Vargas have plenty of experience on the grass. This helps explain Mike Boeve's left field debut this week.

 

Kudos to 25-year-old RHP Tanner Gillis for a spectacular long relief outing behind Letson and LHP Anthony Flores, who struggled for the first time (four walks) in three outings. Gillis faced one over the minimum in his five innings, a lonely single.

 

Pensacola won despite having only three hits, all singles.

 

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Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link)
Final: Wisconsin 9, Quad Cities (Royals) 0
Box Score and Game Log

Rattlers Rebound for a Big Win

My goodness, as you'll read at the tail end of that detailed game summary, we need to expand our injury section to include the umpiring crew. Goodness.

Bryce Meccage gets the ground ball and help from his mates -

In addition to the embedded "X" videos in the game summary, here are additional highlights:

Andrew Fischer sacrifice fly

Luis Pena sacrifice fly

Blayberg Diaz RBI double (off a position player/catcher, but he'll take it)

Marco Dinges didn't agree with his 6th inning called strike, allowing Diaz to replace him.

Rattlers drew 13 walks and an HBP but also K'd 17 times, including a four-pack for Fischer, who negates a true sombrero with a walk and the afore-viewed sac fly.

Meccage, Jack Seppings, and in particular Chandler Welch all received their mound due in the game summary after this combined shutout.

Still waiting on Luis Pena's first XBH (it's early), but he's rolling after four games played (.550 OBP, 4-for-4 in SB attempts).

 

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Wilson Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Salem (Red Sox) 5, Wilson 4
Box Score and Game Log

Salem Takes Series from Wilson - Warbirds Rally Comes up Short

The boys managed only four hits (doubles by Jose Anderson and Juan Ortuno) but tried to make the most of nine bases on balls. Strikeouts continue to be a major issue, 13 here. What a slide by Anderson!

 

Enderson Mercado surrenders a triple to the second batter of the game 

Then, Pedro Ibarguen immediately misplayed this one in center, didn't help Mercado's cause

Luiyin Alastre could have been credited with a hit on this screamer, but drives in a run regardless

Baserunning mistake by Salem, but enjoy the Wilson uniforms looking sharp

RHP Enniel Cortez left this one in a bad spot to a LH bat

Of the 14 active position players, only Brady Ebel, Jadyn Fielder, and Nick Monile are not products of the Dominican Academy. Not sure of the English language skills of the many Latin American players but look for the three U.S.-born players to be popular interview subjects of the local media for the home opener Tuesday.

 

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It's all evening action on Saturday as the farm system looks to build on its 16-16 overall mark. Catch you Sunday AM,

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[Jim Goulart]

Biloxi VIDEO via WLOX - if it’s out there, we’ll find it

[Ro Mueller]

Thankfully it’s expected to be a short IL stint for Tyler Black: