Brewers Minor League Link Report (4/5): The Young Man Was "Made" For Games Like This

The Timber Rattlers enjoyed Easter Sunday with a scheduled off day. The Sounds and Warbirds landed on the winning side of their ledgers, and although the Shuckers did not, a certain #1 Brewers prospect poked a blast to right that he seemingly didn't hit quite square as part of a very pretty box score line.

Transaction:

• Milwaukee Brewers optioned RHP Logan Henderson to Nashville Sounds.

Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Nashville 7, Charlotte (White Sox) 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:

Sounds Rally for Four in the Eighth to Prevail 7-5 Over Charlotte - Adams Homers in Second Consecutive Game in 7-5 Win

The Sounds media notes list TBD for starting pitchers for all of next week. MiLB's day off Monday will mark LHP Robert Gasser's 10th day off since his season debut start on March 27th as the team works to load balance potential big league rotation arms.

From the game summary:

"Right-hander Blake Holub came into relief for Kuehner and tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts along the way."

That doesn't give Holub, who impressed Pat Murphy in big-league camp, his full due. Starting LHP Tate Kuehner opened the 5th inning with single (old friend Oliver Dunn), double, single. The Sounds faced a 5-1 deficit upon Holub's entry but two strikeouts and a liner to short later, the threat was over.

Give a huge MVP Award to the bullpen overall - after Holub, Easton McGee, Brian Fitzpatrick, Kaleb Bowman and Will Childers combined for an additional three innings of scoreless one-hit, one-walk ball. In the 9th, first baseman Luke Adams committed his 2nd error of the game, this one a throwing error on an attempted 3-1 assist to Bowman, putting the lead man on. A Bowman wild pitch immediately placed that runner in scoring position. Bowman netted a groundout and strikeout, but a walk brought the go-ahead run to the plate. Childers was summoned, striking out veteran LaMonte Wade, Jr. to end matters.

For me, a go-to box score line that often tells the tale of the game -

• Inherited runners - scored: Coffey 2-2; Holub 2-0; Childers 2-0.

Coffey doesn't pitch for the good guys.

Adams offset any fielding adventures with this -

Although we disagree with the "all this man does" part. Adams was plunked as part of the 4-run Sounds 8th, that's three this year in seven games, making for 90 HBP's in 290 professional games.

Adams also had an RBI single in the 6th (video), his one non-HR in 20 AB's thus far in 2026. 

Right fielder Greg Jones did this in the 6th:

Regarding that play, MiLB Gameday and box scores aren't infallible. When this appeared in the box:

• Outfield assists: Jones, G 2 (Harris, D at 1st base, Antonacci at 1st base).

I had to search for that 2nd assist to first base. Twice in one game? Alas, didn't happen. the Gameday logged the above video as "Dustin Harris lines into a double play, right fielder Greg Jones to first baseman Luke Adams to right fielder Greg Jones to first baseman Luke Adams. Sam Antonacci out at 1st."

So no, Jones and Adams didn't play catch on that one.

All nine spots in the lineup contributed by reaching base at least once in some form or manner, as your box score review will show.

Seven hits total (one a home run) to go with four walks for Black during this streak:

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