Brewers Minor League Link Report (8/30): A Hard Day's Night, As Affiliates Manage One Win in Five Games

Transactions:

LF Brandon Lockridge roster status changed by Nashville Sounds.

Milwaukee Brewers optioned LF Brandon Lockridge to Nashville Sounds.

Milwaukee Brewers optioned LHP Robert Gasser to Nashville Sounds.

Game Action:

Nashville 10, Charlotte (White Sox) 0

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Chad Patrick Hurls Quality Start as Nashville Takes Series Lead over Knights

In the lone victory of the day for the Brewers’ minor league affiliates, the Sounds dominated Charlotte from start to finish, scoring in the first inning and never looking back on the way to a shutout. Chad Patrick, in his return to Nashville after two appearances in Milwaukee, looked sharp with six scoreless innings with only 2 hits and three walks allowed. Patrick also struck out five.

The Sounds offense saw four players with multi-hit games, including Tyler Black, who hit his third homer of the season to cap the scoring for Nashville:

Ernesto Martinez Jr. was one of the players with two hits and an RBI:

Nashville has now won three in a row but is 12 games back of the division lead. The Sounds conclude their series with Charlotte on Sunday.

Final: Montgomery (Rays) 5, Biloxi 3 (eight innings)

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Shuckers Swept By Biscuits in Doubleheader

With a rainout Friday, we had to wait an extra day to see Jaron DeBerry take his turn in the rotation this week. Unfortunately DeBerry did not look incredibly crisp with the extra day off as he labored his way through an 87 pitch, four inning outing on Saturday afternoon. DeBerry only surrendered one run, on a solo homer by Will Simpson, one of four hits allowed, while walking and striking out three apiece. DeBerry wasn’t given a whole lot of leeway from the home plate umpire in this outing as DeBerry consistently burned the edges or lower part of the zone, but did not get the calls:

The Shuckers squandered a couple early opportunities in the first game of the twin bill. In the first inning, Biloxi loaded the bases with one out, but Luis Lara grounded into a double play to let Biscuits' starter Ty Johnson off the hook. In the second inning, a two-out rally put men in scoring position for Garret Spain, but the right fielder was unable to come through.

After the Shuckers fell behind 1-0 on a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth, they quickly responded in the top of the fifth for what looked like it could be the winning rally. First, Cooper Pratt beat out an infield single to bring in the tying run. After a Brock Wilken walk, Blake Burke crushed a double to deep center to make it 3-1 Shuckers:

Burke finished the game as the only Shuckers player with multiple hits.

Alas, the Shuckers gave the lead away in the bottom half of the inning, as Kenny Piper hit a two-run shot following a double by old friend Jadher Areinamo. The game would require an extra inning to determine a winner, which Simpson did emphatically with a walk-off two run blast, his second of the game.

Final: Montgomery (Rays) 3, Biloxi 1 (seven innings)

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In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, offense was once again at a premium, as Biloxi actually out-hit Montgomery six to three. Just like game one, the scoring didn’t start until the fourth inning, when red-hot Blake Burke launched a solo homer to give the Shuckers the lead:

Burke had two hits and a HBP in the game and now has a .981 OPS in 106 plate appearances at AA. No other Shuckers player had an extra base hit in the game, as four other players each tallied a single.

Burke’s homer held up until the bottom of the sixth inning, when Montgomery knocked starter Alexander Cornielle from the game. Cornielle exited with two men on and one out. Reliever Zach Peek could not strand the inherited runners, issuing a walk, a single, and a sac fly, which plated three runs, two of which were earned.

Biloxi has lost five in a row and will look to avoid the six game sweep on Sunday.

Final: Quad Cities (Royals) 8, Wisconsin 2

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Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link)

It was a rough night in Appleton, as the Brats did not have a ton of positive performances to highlight. Catcher Marco Dinges provided the big blast of the night, with a two-run, opposite field homer that left the bat at 103.4 MPH:

Dinges was HBP on the hand in the ninth inning, but stayed in the game. Here’s hoping that won’t cause Dinges to miss time. No other Wisconsin player had an extra base hit, but Jesus Made did collect two singles to stay hot since his promotion to high A ball.

The Brats’ run prevention unit was busy all night. After a 1-2-3 first inning, the Wisconsin pitching staff did not have another clean inning all game. The Brats dealt with traffic all night issuing 14 hits and five walks. In the second and third innings, the defense was able to get double plays to escape danger, but Quad Cities then rallied for their eight runs in the fourth through seventh innings.

Sunday marks the final home game of the season for Wisconsin, who have lost seven of their last eight games.

Final: Delmarva (Orioles) 3, Carolina 2

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Mudcats Rally Falls Short

The Mudcats’ run prevention group pitched well enough to win this game, unfortunately an error by first baseman Gery Holguin led to two unearned runs in the third inning and in a one-run defeat that proved to be the difference. 2024 16th round draft pick Jayden Dubanewicz continued his masterful work on the season, needing only 66 pitches (42 strikes) to get through his five innings of two-hit ball. The only blemish against Dubanewicz were the two unearned runs, as he also struck out five without issuing a walk. Dubanewicz now has a 1.64 ERA in 55 innings at Carolina, which came after 23.2 innings in the ACL to start the year.

Fellow 2024 draft pick (18th round) Tyler Renz came on in relief of Dubanewicz and nearly duplicated his results. Renz worked four innings, allowing three hits, one run, with five strikeouts and no walks. The 18 year-old Renz spent a little more time in the ACL this season (54 innings there), but has looked impressive in Carolina with a 1.84 ERA in 14.2 innings.

Offensively, the Mudcats only managed five hits. Jose Anderson doubled in a run in the first inning, his third consecutive game with a two-bagger.

Catcher Yannic Walther added two singles, one of which knocked in the Mudcats second run in the ninth inning.

With the loss, the Mudcats fall two games back of the division lead with a head-to-head series at first-place Fredericksburg looming next week to conclude the season. The Mudcats play their final regular season game in Zebulon on Sunday.

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