Tue. 9/15: Birthday Boy Letson in Playoff Opener for Shuckers; Sounds Begin Final Series of 2026

[Jim Goulart]

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Monday and Tuesday's Birthdays:

From our Handy Dandy "Who's Your Brewers Birthday Buddy?" Thread -

Enjoy your days, gentlemen!

[Jim Goulart]

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[Jim Goulart]

 

[Joseph Zarr]

AFL participants officially announced.

Meneses, Quezada, Birchard, and Mercedes. Wood, Bitonti, and Payne.

[Joseph Zarr]

I was today's years old when I realized former Shucker LHP Adam Seminaris leads all of Minor League baseball in strikeouts heading into this final week of the regular season (Triple-A, speaking). I find this absolutely remarkable if also hard to believe.😅

[MattK]

2 hours ago, Joseph Zarr said:

AFL participants officially announced.

Meneses, Quezada, Birchard, and Mercedes. Wood, Bitonti, and Payne.

Really interesting, Payne is the 2nd youngest on the roster, Mercedes the 3rd, and - I believe Bitonti the 4th. 

Almost no one is in AA beyond a bunch of the Brewers (including the young Brewers). Gotta be all good signs, no? 

[Ro Mueller]

Let’s celebrate RHP Bishop Letson’s 22nd birthday with a playoff win in Game One of AA Biloxi’s best-of-3 Southern League semifinal series at Marlins’ affiliate Pensacola. Letson’s in great form of late (16 IP, 4 R, 23 Ks in last 4 starts).

1B Andrew Fischer registered a 1.066 OPS in the regular season, leading the minor leagues with 48 homers in 560 PAs. He also tallied 114 RBIs.

[Ro Mueller]

The AAA Nashville Sounds are home for their final series of the 2026 campaign, hosting Cardinals’ affiliate Memphis. RHP Coleman Crow was solid through 5.2 innings last week, but then dinged for 5 runs before the next out. SS Eduardo Garcia has homered in 2 of his last 4 games. 

[Ro Mueller]

Dylan O'Rae drew a full count walked and stole second base in the top of the first inning, but was stranded.

Bishop Letson allowed 2 singles and a walk in the bottom half of the inning, but Braylon Payne bailed him out: 

 

[Ro Mueller]

Pensacola had 2-on, 1-out in each of the first 3 innings, yet didn't score. A 5-4-3 (Bitonti-O'Rae-Fischer) GIDP ended that 3rd inning.

They're now going to the 5th inning, still tied 0-0. Biloxi have zero hits through 4 frames.

[Ro Mueller]

Biloxi's been battling (flailing against?) 23-year old Wisconsinite Jacob Kisting from Verona, who had a 1.72 ERA and 10-0 record this season with 127 Ks in 110 innings.

Kisting was dominating here - no-hitter through 4 innings, 6 Ks - but just conceded a solo homer to Damon Keith. And now Kisting exits with an injury delay, oh my. 

 

[Ro Mueller]

 

[Ro Mueller]

A 2-out RBI single from Dylan O'Rae plates Mike Boeve, who had doubled. Biloxi's up 2-0. 

 

[Joseph Zarr]

Wood plates two more as the Shuckers jump to a 5-1 lead! Big poke!

 

[Joseph Zarr]

5-3 Shuckers lead. Wande Torres just gave up a two out two-run single up the middle. After allowing the first two batters aboard in the 7th inning (his second inning of work) via singles, he got the next two batters down via pop out and ground out. The runners advanced. 2-2 count. Too much of the plate. Good experience for the young man, indeed, but the Double-A level continues to offer instruction on where he needs to improve in the off-season. Second mound visit and he stays in the game. We all know the Shuckers bullpen is their Achilles heel. Let's hope he can shut it down and prevent further damage.

[Joseph Zarr]

AND, he walked the next batter. I have to think that is it for Torres. Men on first and second. Two down. Shuckers clinging to a 5-3 lead.

[Joseph Zarr]

Yup. That's the third mound visit this frame. Let's see who the Shuckers plan to come aboard to try to put out this fire. RHP Travis Smith it is. Smith has been much improved of late. They'll need that version here.

[Joseph Zarr]

Atta way, Travis! Got a head 0-2. Nibbled. Induced the ground out to 3rd base. You love to see it.

[Joseph Zarr]

The Shuckers have struck out 14 times through 8 frames with 3 apiece for Payne and Bitonti. Woof.

[Joseph Zarr]

Eric Bitonti has played a mere 7 Double-A games since his call up and first action September 8th. He has 29 PA's. He has walked once. He has struck out 15 times. 4 more K's tonight.

Game 1 to the Shuckers, 6-3. Smith with the key relief of the second inning shaky Torres and then Birchard shut the door with a 2 K Save. Adamczewski added the insurance run knocking across Fischer (2-for-5, 2 R, 1 K). Keith and Wood tallied two knocks apiece as well.