Brewers Minor League Link Report (8/14): Crow and Dorchies Shine; Wilson's MiLB-Leading Walkoff Count Grows

The affiliates won five of six games Friday, though Biloxi and its impressive-on-paper roster has somehow stumbled into a nine-game losing streak. The DSL teams scored a bunch of runs without a bunch of hits.

Transactions: 

• Milwaukee Brewers recalled RHP Grant Anderson from Nashville Sounds.
• Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Lyon Richardson to a minor league contract, assigned to Nashville Sounds.
• LHP Jared Koenig assigned to Nashville Sounds from ACL Brewers.
• Nashville Sounds activated C Ramón Rodríguez from the 7-day injured list.
• Biloxi Shuckers placed RHP Braylon Owens on the 7-day injured list.
• Biloxi Shuckers placed C Marco Dinges on the 7-day injured list.
• C Darrien Miller assigned to Biloxi Shuckers from Nashville Sounds.
• RHP Jack Seppings assigned to Biloxi Shuckers from Nashville Sounds.
• OF Braylon Payne assigned to Biloxi Shuckers from Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.

Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Nashville 9, Indianapolis (Pirates) 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:

Bo Naylor's Multi-HR Night Highlights Sounds' Win 

I'm going to intersperse video with text from the linked game summary (which you should still read in full):

The Sounds powered in front early thanks to the first home run in a Sounds uniform for Bo Naylor. After Sal Frelick drew a six-pitch walk to start the game, Naylor crushed the first offering from Noah Davis to put the Sounds up 2-0.

After three straight walks to load the bases, Ethan Murray pushed the lead to four runs with a two-out, two-RBI single.

Naylor then connected on his second home run in as many at-bats - his eighth career multi-HR game - to make it 5-0.

Two batters later, Akil Baddoo launched his first home run since June 20.

A pair of two-out walks in the bottom of the third turned the lineup over to Frelick, who continued to tee-off against Davis with Nashville's fourth home run through three innings to extend the lead to nine. It was the first home run of the rehab assignment for Frelick and his first since game one of a doubleheader against Indianapolis' parent club on July 11.

Crow, the Brewers no. 22-rated prospect was excellent on the mound Friday night. The right-hander worked a season-high 6.2 IP without allowing a run on two hits. He struck out six and issued just one walk for his second straight quality start and fourth over his last five games en route to his team-leading seventh win of the season. It marks the 21st career quality start for Crow, who has worked a quality start every time going 6+ IP during his professional career. Friday night was the eighth time doing so without allowing an earned run. He allowed his first hit in the top of the fourth, retiring 10-of-11 to start the game, and facing the minimum until allowing a two-out single to Enmanuel Valdez.

The combined shutout was gone after Will Childers was taken deep in the 9th.

Eric Brown, Jr. must still be nursing an injury, has yet to play in the four games of this series but remains on the active roster.

Catch up with the latest Biloxi pre-game audio interview archives - Brewers Hitting Coordinator Brenton Del Chiaro, consistently one of the best interview subjects in the system, is the latest guest, and his chat is formally linked here.

Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Pensacola (Marlins) 9, Biloxi 4
Box Score and Game Log

Wood Slugs Third Grand Slam of the Season, Shuckers Beaten by Blue Wahoos - Biloxi Loses Ninth Consecutive Contest

Blink and you missed the lone Shuckers' highlight of the night, once again brought to you in not-so-glorious standard definition:

We'll have to try and drop the snarky comments on the video quality out of Keesler. My goodness, first world problem, right? We're so spoiled compared to not-that-many years ago when we had box scores and little else.

As was pointed out in our daily forum thread, only one current healthy Shuckers pitcher has an ERA under 4.50 (RH reliever Edwin Jimenez at 4.05). Here's the stats page.

It's a tradeoff. RH starter Manuel Rodriguez kept the ball in the park but walked four men for the first time all season. It was only the 2nd time he has walked three or more.

Andrew Fischer singled but fanned twice. He wasn't alone in the K brigade, 11 on the night for Biloxi batters. Fischer is consistent as heck, and let's not forget his .987 Biloxi OPS in 47 games is impressive (hard to match the 1.118 mark posted as a Timber Rattler in 54 games). Those K rates, again consistent - 33.82% with Biloxi, 33.33% with Wisconsin. Fischer remains a fascinating case study.

Braylon Payne enjoyed his 20th birthday off as he settled into his new environs.

Josh Adamczewski sat for a second consecutive night, hopefully back Saturday.

The Blue Wahoos' 'X" feed is packed with unfortunate pitches from the good guys. This one resulted in a fly ball to right field Damon Keith would tell you he should have held on to.

Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link)
Final: Wisconsin 6, Cedar Rapids (Twins) 0
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Timber Rattlers, game details (with four videos for your enjoyment): 

Dorchies Dominant in Rattlers Shutout Win - Wisconsin picks up much-needed 6-0 victory over Kernels

Midwest League second half standings - what a dogfight!

Fun promotion for the fans in Cedar Rapids despite the Kernels' loss -

Happens to the best of prospects in a tiny two-game sample - Luis Pena 0-for-9 with six K's, golden sombrero here.

Plenty of goodness within Chris Mehring's linked report. Remember, the squad is wrapping up a two-week road trip this weekend.

A reminder that RHP Ethan Dorchies is 19 years old all season (20 in October). When he is on, and he has been "on" five times in his last nine starts, he's outstanding. Dive deep into his game log and you'll agree it's been a very solid season for the Illinois native.

We're only halfway through August, so Eric Bitonti has time to up his .616 OPS for the month. As his monthly splits will show, even when he batted .213 in July, his OPS figure was strong.

Wilson Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Wilson 5, Columbia (Royals) 4, 11 innings
Box Score and Game Log

Warbirds Put the 'Walk' in Walk-Off - Ortuño Leads the Way with Three Hits

Four wins in a row, and 1.5 games out of first place.

Audio interview from earlier this week - Manager Eddy Morgan discusses Brailyn Antunez and Rylan Mills among others

I'd have to research it, but I feel like I've been on Link Report duty for all of Wilson's MiLB-leading 13 walkoffs, meaning the majority have come on Friday and/or Saturday nights.

By the way, the manufacturer will need to update this T-Shirt.

The Fireflies picked up Chris Edwards' Wilson call on the three-run home run that tied things in the 8th. No walkoff without this!

Another box score in which every starter contributed.

However, yikes Warbirds!

• Team RISP: 1-for-20.
• Team LOB: 12

Check out the "earned runs allowed" column in RHP Hayden Robinson's game log. The recently turned 21-year-old has rocked his 2026 season.

Non-drafted 20-year-old RHP Thomas Conrad has been solid but was oh-so-money here. His three scoreless frames included working around the ghost runner in both the 10th and 11th innings as seen in the game log, which you are highly suggested to review for those innings here.

Final: DSL Brewers Gold 8, DSL Braves 7 (Reds)
Box Score and Game Log

Gold now 33-18.

Down 3-1 heading to the bottom of the 6th, the bats (Goldenrods) put up a four-spot on zero hits. DSL action, baby!

• HBP
• K (Ricki Moneys)
• Walk
• Walk
• Wild Pitch
• Popout
• Balk
• Wild Pitch

The four Brewer pitchers only combined to walk three, but they plunked four.

RHP Justin Lugo picked up the save in his first outing since switching over from DSL Blue. He didn't strike anyone out here, but has 29 K's in 18.1 innings in this, his 2nd pro season. Lugo's season-long stats aren't particularly shiny, but you'd win a bar bet or two by naming him as the Brewers' lone mound representative in last month's All-Star Game.

Moneys and 17-year-old outfielder Josue Rodriguez each singled twice and were responsible for four of the team's five hits, with the only other knock a double by wunderkid Leander Matos, who is a "young" 17 - July 2nd birthday.

Final: DSL Brewers Blue 11, DSL Red Sox Blue 7
Box Score and Game Log

Six combined errors (three each team) only led to three unearned runs total. Red Sox pitchers threw six wild pitches, Brewers RH starter Brailin Aguirrez had two of his own. Imagine how many pitches in this league would be formally ruled as wild if ones that went to the backstop with no one on base were included.

When did "Brailin", "Braylon", etc. become a hot trend birth name? Apparently 18-20 years ago, it seems.

After six innings, Blue trailed 7-4. 

Shortstop Diego Frontado's 10th (!) HR led off a four-run 7th in which there was only one other base hit, a single.

Then, the Blue Man Group plated three insurance runs in the top of the 9th on zero hits! Two different opponents, similar madcap results within the Crew's two island affairs Friday.

This time in a bulk relief role, just-turned 18-year-old Venezuelan RHP Jesus Sanchez shined again, as not only the box score but his July and August game logs will show you.

It's a solid starting pitcher lineup Saturday, with Bishop Letson, Wande Torres, and Diustin Mayorquin joining enigma Brandon Sproat in evening action. Have a great late-summer Saturday, all!

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