Brewers Minor League Link Report (6/23): A Clean Sweep for the Rookie Ball Squads on Monday

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Final: DSL Brewers Blue 6, DSL LAD Bautista 0

Box Score

This game started quietly on offense, with Brewers 17 year old Johandy Ramirez tossing two perfect frames in just his second professional appearance to lead off a dominant run prevention effort by the Brewers. Lonell Downs followed Ramirez and did the heavy lifting, working 5IP, 1H 0R, 1 BB, and 3K.

The Brewers were held hitless until catcher Yoneiker Lugo slapped a two out single in the bottom of the third for the game’s first hit. The Dodgers didn’t manage their first hit until the fifth inning on a single off of Downs. On the day, the Brewers’ pitchers held the Dodgers to just two hits and two walks.

The Brewers finally broke through with three run rallies in the seventh and eighth innings. In the seventh, Kegnnalex Seijas and Leonard RIjo drew back-to-back walks to set the table for Lugo, who singled home a run. After a strikeout and wild pitch, Jefer Lista socked a two run single to make it 3-0 Brewers. In the eighth, Moises Polanco singled and swiped two bags. After a walk to Jhoanjel Saez, Angel Gonzalez then drove in Polanco on an infield single. Seijas followed with the only extra base hit of the day for the Brewers – a two run double to center – and the Brewers led 6-0. Johan Zapata worked the final two frames scoreless for the Brewers to earn his first save of the season.

Lista and Lugo each had two-hit games for the Brewers offense. Seijas now has 10 RBI and seven hits in just 20 at-bats. Seijas and Rijo are tied for the team lead in RBI, though Rijo has 38 more ABs than Seijas. Gonzalez and Polanco each stole a pair of bases for the Brewers.

Final: DSL Brewers Gold 3, DSL Orioles Orange 1

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The Brewers Gold had a masterful day on the mound on Monday as well as Gabriel Colmenarez   started and went 5IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, and 3K to earn his first win of the season. Saul Sanchez and Ruben Saldana each worked two scoreless frames (despite a lot of traffic), with Saldana earning a save to lock up the victory for the Brewers.

There was not a ton of action on the base paths for the Brewers, which has been the story so far this season. All nine Brewers starters in this game finished the game with batting averages below the Mendoza Line. The Brewers needed a wild pitch to score their first run of the game in the third. The other two runs came on sacrifice flies from Kenny Fenelon in the third and fifth innings. The team managed only six hits with just a lone double from Nicolas Barrios going for extra bases.

Both DSL Brewers squads are now 7-8 on the season.

FInal: ACL Brewers 17, ACL Dodgers 2

Box Score

The ACL Brewers busted out the bats early on Monday night, batting around in the first inning while scoring seven runs in the opening frame. After the Dodgers put up a run on starter Joshua Quezada in the top half of the first, the Brewers did all the scoring they would need in the bottom half when seven consecutive hitters reached base with one out. The highlight of the inning was a two run knock by catcher Luis Corobo. Jadyn Fielder, Demetrio Nadal, and Handelfy Encarnacion all contributed run scoring singles in the frame as well.

But the Brewers were not done after one big rally and kept the merry-go-round spinning on the Dodgers all game long. After the Dodgers tallied a run in the top of the third, the Brewers responded with a three run rally in the bottom half of the inning. Following lead off singles by Encarnacion and the rehabbing Blake Perkins, Jorge Quintana socked a ground rule double to left field for the first extra base hit of the game for the Brewers. A sac fly and then an RBI single from Fielder made it 10-2 Brewers through three innings of action. That would be enough offense for Quezada, who picked up his fifth win of the ACL season with a final line that read 5IP, 2H 2ER, 1BB, and 6K.

The Brewers finished the game with multi-run rallies in each of the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, which included a solo blast from the 20 year old Fielder, who was 5 for 5 on the night. Fielder now sports a .981 OPS on the season after reaching base six times in this one. Seven Brewers had multi hit games for the Brewers, including Pedro Ibarguen, who entered the game as a defensive replacement for Perkins late and knocked in two runs. Frederi Montero, Nadal, and Ramon Flores all reached base four times. The box score was filled with crooked numbers for the Brewers offense as the Brewers had 17 hits, 9 walks, and 5 HBP on the night.

Argenis Aparicio worked the final four innings cleanly - allowing just two hits and no runs while striking out two - to secure the rare 12 out save, his third of the year.

A quick look at the other affiliates:

The Mudcats finished off a series win versus Columbia on Sunday with a wild walk-off. The teams traded two run rallies in the bottom of the eighth and top of the ninth before Edgardo Ordonez laced a two out two strike double into the right field corner to give the Cats the victory.

The Cats start the second half of the season with a 3-0 record and will look to redeem themselves after collapsing late in the first half and giving away the title to Lynchburg. Eric Bitonti has been heating up offensively for the Mudcats, hitting .275/.373/.667 in the month of June with three homers in his last four games. Check out this upper cut from Sunday:

The Mudcats travel to Delmarva this week to take on the Orioles affiliate who began the second half with  three consecutive losses.

On the flip side of the standings, the Timber Rattlers started the second half of the season with three straight losses to first half champs West Michigan. To be fair, the T-Rats got a bit of a raw deal catching West Michigan when they did, as the Tigers are due to promote the heart of this lineup any day now. Kevin McGonigle carried a .400 average and 1.200 OPS into Saturday’s game for the White Caps, and he’s one of two players (Josue Briceno the other) with a 1.000+ OPS for West Michigan. There’s not much more for these guys to prove at the A ball level. Tip your hat to Jaron DeBerry who worked 3IP, 2H, 1R, 1BB, and 4K on Sunday, with the lone run coming on a solo blast from 2023’s #3 overall pick Max Clark.

Marco DInges is a player who could soon find himself on top 100 rankings with those Tigers’ prospects as he’s continued to rake in Appleton. Like Bitoni, Dinges hit three homers last week – in three consecutive games – to boost his June slash line to a sick .359/.431/.641. Check out Friday’s moonshot here:

Speaking of guys without much left to prove at this level, Jadher Areinamo has been stating his case for a promotion with a massive June as well. For the month, Areinamo sports a .364/.397/.621 with a strike out rate under 13%.

The Timber Rattlers don’t have it much easier this week as they host the Quad Cities (Royals) side that’s now 41-28 on the season. Check out the weekly Rattlers pod here:

In Biloxi, the eyes of Brewer Fanatic Nation will be anxiously waiting on word of Brock Wilken’s injury, as details have been minimal as Wilken travels to Milwaukee for further examination. Apparently Wilken slipped and injured his knee in the clubhouse celebration after the Shuckers clinched the first half title. That news, on the heels of an injury to Luke Adams, is just devastating for fans looking for some slugging help at the big league level. Wilken may have had an outside shot to help the Brewers this season yet, now we’re holding our breath for the best possible news. Someone wrap Cooper Pratt in bubble wrap please!

Despite that, the games must go on and the Shuckers took four of six from Knoxville last week. They’ll look to keep it going when they travel to last place Columbus (Braves) this week. Tyson Hardin picked up his first win at AA last week going 6IP, 4H, 2ER, 1BB, and 5K. Hardin threw 54 of 79 pitches for strikes in leading Biloxi to a 6-2 win midweek over the Smokies.

And finally, stop me if you heard this one before, but we could finally be approaching the end of Brandon Woodruff’s long and winding road back to the big leagues. News out of Milwaukee on Monday was that Woody may need one last tune up – possibly in Nashville – before joining the Brewers.

Nashville won four of six games versus Iowa last week and will look to carry that momentum to Jacksonville this week, as they take on the Marlins’ affiliate that won the first half title in the International League. Old friend Tobias Myers looked sharp on Sunday, throwing 48 of 73 pitches for strikes en route to a 5IP, 4H, 0R, 0BB, 6K performance. As if the injury news from Biloxi wasn’t bleak enough, the Brewers are also awaiting word on injuries to Garrett Mitchell, Coleman Crow, and Carlos Rodriguez from last week. Here’s hoping all these players receive good news and can get back to playing games as soon as possible.

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