Brewers Minor League Link Report (5/26): Only Mother Nature Can Slow the Brewers' System

[Ben Lepak]

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 Transactions: 

• Milwaukee Brewers recalled RHP Coleman Crow from Nashville Sounds.
• Nashville Sounds sent 3B Luke Adams on a rehab assignment to ACL Brewers.
• Nashville Sounds released CF Jordyn Adams.
• RHP Yorman Galindez assigned to Biloxi Shuckers from Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
• RHP Tanner Perry assigned to Wisconsin Timber Rattlers from Wilson Warbirds.
• Wilson Warbirds placed LHP Anfernny Reyes on the 7-day injured list.
• RHP Hayden Robinson assigned to Wilson Warbirds from ACL Brewers.

 

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Game Action:

Nashville pre-game media notes
Nashville 5, Gwinnett (Braves) 4
Box Score

As always, you are encouraged to read the official round-up from the team’s site: Sounds Shut Down Late-Inning Threat from Gwinnett

The Sounds jumped out to an early lead in their 5-4 victory on Tuesday and then held on thanks in large part to their relief corps.

Luis Matos extended his hitting streak to eight games with a two-run single to open the scoring in the first, which you can find here courtesy of Nashville’s X account:

Jeferson Quero later added a sac fly to make it 3-0 before Gwinnett rallied to tie it at three in the fourth.

Cooper Pratt immediately responded for Nashville with an RBI single in the bottom half of the fourth, before Brock Wilken gave the Sounds insurance with an RBI ground out in the following inning.  Wilken, who was dropped to the eighth spot in the lineup on Tuesday, could be fighting for playing time when Luke Adams returns from rehab.

Luis Lara added another three hits, and this catch on defense:

Lara is now second in the league in hits and has been the model of consistency all season long. Since March 31, Lara has carried a batting average above .324 for all but four days of the season.

The Nashville rotation is suddenly looking a bit thin with recent call-ups of Robert Gasser and Coleman Crow. It was a team effort out of the pen with Brian Fitzpatrick earning the win in relief. The rehabbing Rob Zastryzny now has 5.1 IP clean at Nashville this month, with six strikeouts, one hit, and one walk allowed. Craig Yoho earned the save, and has not allowed an earned run since April 25, a string of 11.2IP.  In that stretch, Yoho has a 13:4 K:BB ratio with only five hits allowed.

Nashville, now 31-21 on the season and half a game out of first in the International League, has yet to name a starter for Wednesday’s game.

 

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Biloxi pre-game media notes

The Shuckers were rained out on Tuesday and will make the game up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. Tanner Gillis (0-1, 3.95 ERA) was slated to start Tuesday’s game while  Bishop Letson (0-3, 6.66 ERA) was originally scheduled for Wednesday’s game.

 

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Wisconsin pre-game media notes
Peoria (Cardinals) 5, Wisconsin 2, F/7
Box Score

Peoria Beats Rattlers to Open Series

Wisconsin lost their series opener to Peoria in a soggy, rain-shortened affair on Tuesday night. Despite the wind and the rain, Andrew Fischer shot a lightning bolt through the air with his league-leading 14^th home run of the season, courtesy of the Wisconsin X account:

Not much left to say about Fischer at this point.  The power is incredible, but the whiffs and strikeouts are still a bit problematic. Will we see Fischer in Biloxi soon, or does the organization want to see him improve more on his swing and miss before awarding a promotion?

Marco Dinges accounted for the other run with a moon shot of his own:

Not many other superlatives for Wisconsin on this night, but you can find the rest of the “highlights” below.  The well-travelled Andrick Nava had two hits. Josiah Ragsdale had a double. Starter Wande Torres (5IP 8H 4R 4ER 2B 6K) labored through another tough outing and took the loss.

If you're looking for a silver lining on this cloudy night, it sounds like Luis Pena's rehab assignment is complete and we will see him back in Appleton this week.

2025  59^th overall pick J.D. Thompson (0-0, 5.68 ERA) will take the mound in game two on Wednesday.

 

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Wilson pre-game media notes
Wilson 4, Myrtle Beach (Cubs) 1
Box Score

Renz Mows Down Myrtle Beach in Series Opener

The Wilson Warbirds pulled out a 4-1 victory over Myrtle Beach on Tuesday night despite striking out a whopping 16 times as a team and being outhit 9-6.

Brady Ebel was once again the sparkplug of the Wilson offense as he had two doubles and drove in two runs. The 18 year-old Ebel earned Player of the Week honors for his stellar performance last week and now a .993 OPS with 16 runs, 16 RBI and a perfect 13/13 on steals in the month of May. Find the videos of the double here and here.

Leadoff man Juan Ortuno was the only Warbird who didn’t strike out in the game. Ortuno was on base four times with a pair of walks and a pair of singles. Ortuno also scored twice and swiped his 15^th bag of the season.

Pedro Ibarguen provided the big blast of the day with his third homer of the year which you can see here, via the Wilson X account:

Ibarguen will carry an eight-game hit streak into Wednesday’s game and for the month of May, the soon-to-be 20-year-old sports a 1.078 OPS.

Rylan Mills also had an RBI double and now has six RBI in just four games in the Carolina League:

On the mound for Wilson, Tyler Renz had his best outing of the season. In his first scoreless outing since April 14, Renz matched a season-high in innings (five) and strikeouts (six). After 11 walks in his last 12 innings, Renz only walked two on the night, throwing 52 of 73 pitches for strikes. @Spencer Michaelis captured some of Renz’s stuff here:

Enniel Cortez (3IP 3H 1R 1ER 0BB 3K) picked up where Renz left off in one of his better showings on the season. Peyton Niksch picked up his second save of the season with a scoreless final frame.

Jayden Dubanewicz (0-0, 2.53 ERA) will look to keep things rolling for Wilson (22-20) when he takes the mound on Wednesday. After a rough start to their inaugural season, Wilson suddenly feels like they're rounding into form, as the Warbirds have won 9 of their last 11 games.

 

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ACL Brewers 10, ACL Cubs 6
Box Score

It is beginning to feel like the next wave of Brewers hitting prospects is breaking out in the Arizona Complex League. That was on full display in Tuesday’s drubbing 10-6 of the Cubs.

Kenny Fenelon, the highest paid signing at $1.3M in the 2025 international class, had a inside-the-park home run, a double and steal. Brailyn Antunez had a 109.6 MPH exit velocity home run. Alexander Frias had two more hits and now leads the team with a 1.126 OPS.

Luke Adams made his first appearance since early April and hit a home run and a double. Juan Martinez replaced Adams and stole two bases and is now 10/10 on the season in steals. The Brewers as a team went 8/8 on steals in the game. Cristopher Acosta, another million dollar bonus baby from the 2025 class, knocked in two runs on the night, which doubled his RBI total for the season.

On the mound, starter Joey Broughton had his best professional outing. Broughton struck out six in four innings of one-run ball.  The innings and strikeouts totals were personal bests for Broughton, who now has a 1.69 ERA in 10.2 IP in ACL play.

 

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[Ben Lepak]

I failed to mention that Acosta’s RBI were a product of his first state side HR, which you can find here courtesy of the prospectsaz instagram account