Brewers Minor League Link Report (6/6): Luke Adams Rescues Nashville, and Yet Another Wilson Walk-Off

Both Biloxi and Wilson hosted their Star Wars nights, but Luke's magic was present in Jacksonville in a Skywalker-worthy blast, where Adams provided a last-gasp go-ahead two-run homer for Nashville.

Transactions: 

• Milwaukee Brewers selected the contract of LHP Drew Rom from Nashville Sounds.
• Nashville Sounds activated RHP Gerson Garabito from the 60-day injured list.

Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes 
Final: Nashville 2, Jacksonville (Marlins) 1
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:

Adams Lifts Sounds to Win with Late Home Run - Nashville Flips Script on Jumbo Shrimp

With so little activity on the basepaths, you'd think piecing together a detailed game summary might be a challenge. Kudos again to Cory Hilborne of the Sounds' staff, giving us a sense of the drama throughout this taut contest. Hope you enjoyed the read and watching the big Luke Adams bomb.

Now when Cory includes this tidbit, you know that was an invitation to the wayback machine for us - keep in mind this now reads as "Wilson Warbirds", but was posted via the "Carolina Mudcats" moniker at the time, August 2023:

"It was Luke Adams' second career go-ahead home run in the ninth inning with his first coming via a walk-off three-run home run to help Low-A Carolina beat Delmarva 6-3."

That's also a reminder that as fans we have been blessed with excellent minor league announcers over the years. Chris Edwards is excellent for Wilson, and his predecessor Greg Young was so smooth before choosing to detour from his broadcast career.

As long as we're talking broadcasters, here's another look at Adams' big swing - props to the Jumbo Shrimp play-by-play man for making the moment sound as big as it was, despite it impacting his own club negatively -

Really rooting for RHP Garrett Stallings, 28, to get his first big-league opportunity. Manager Rick Sweet has rightly sung Stallings' praises often. I'm aware we made our pitch for LHP Thomas Pannone to be the next man up if needed in the big-league rotation roulette, but Stallings would be a great story. Do you remember how Stallings was acquired? Kudos to you if you remember the details of this trade. The young prospect in the deal barely touched full-season ball with his new organization and is now released.

Even the one run scored by Jacksonville hardly registered on the exit velocity scale.

Tyler Black and old friend Bradley Blalock were ejected prior to the game. Guessing that's the nonsense where there's a standoff after the national anthem and they won't leave the field.  If that was the case, great job removing yourself from the bench options in this one, Tyler.

Not a great night for the Cooper Pratt - Jett Williams watch, Pratt 0-for-4 with two GIDP's, Williams 1-for-4, again in center field. Williams looped a soft liner (86.1 MPH) to left for his base knock.

Luis Lara missed a 4th straight game, and sorry, no clear answers for your questions about it.

Catch up with the latest Biloxi pre-game audio interview archives - Manager Mike Guerrero's Friday night chat is among those listed

Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes
Suspended in the bottom of the 6th in Biloxi: Montgomery (Rays) 0, Biloxi 0
Box Score and Game Log (Thus Far)

Blake Burke is at the plate, Matthew Wood at second base after a leadoff walk (his third walk of the game, OBP .418) and a wild pitch during the Burke at-bat.

Pre-game:

Darrien Miller is the DH for this game, doubled and singled in two trips. His own OBP is .462, and he and Wood have formed a super-productive offensive catcher tandem. Did you know the 25-year-olds were born eight days apart? Wood is the elder statesman.

Talk about burying the lead - Jaron DeBerry is still really, really good, folks, only at 74 pitches thru six scoreless.

My fellow Link Reporter "Ro" will take you through the completion and the regularly scheduled game in Sunday's report (if weather allows).

Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link)
Final: Cedar Rapids (Twins) 7, Wisconsin 6
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Timber Rattlers, game details: 

Kernels End Wisconsin’s Win Streak with Late Comeback - Rattlers hit four homers in 7-6 loss

You better believe all four T-Rat tater videos are within Chris Mehring's linked report.

To view some of the pitches thrown by Jason Woodward and to a greater extent, Wande Torres, to Cedar Rapids batters, here's the Kernels' 'X' feed. 

If Wande was hoping to get his name plastered across multiple lines in the box score, well, mission accomplished:

• Torres pitched to 2 batters in the 8th inning.
• WP: Torres.
• Balk: Torres.
• Disengagement violations: Torres.
• HBP: Diaw (by Woodward); Genth 2 (by Torres, by Torres); Winokur (by Torres).

What was up with the 3rd pickoff attempt that led to the eventual winning run?

Luis Pena, Josiah Ragsdale, Tayden Hall among those on the very full Wisconsin bench for this one. If no Rattlers are on a plane after Sunday's game (Biloxi moves on to Birmingham, Alabama this coming week), well, we won't riot, but we'll raise an eyebrow or two or three. No, wait, eyebrows max at two.

Easily lost in the shuffle was the job RHP Garrett Hodges did in the bottom of the 8th - two on, nobody out upon entering for Torres. Nine pitches and two at-bats later, GIDP and strikeout, on to the 9th within reach.

And this was posted on Saturday before another Fischer power display:

Wilson Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Wilson 4, Salem (Red Sox) 3, 10 innings
Box Score and Game Log

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