Brewers Minor League Link Report (8/31): Misiorowski and Yoho Dance Around Baserunners; O'Rae Swipes 60th

Let's see how Saturday's action evolved while firing up some Bananarama! Has it been a "Cruel Summer" on the Brewers' farm? Not really, it's been pretty kind for most!

Transactions:

• RHP Aidan Maldonado activated from High-A Wisconsin's 7-day injured list 
• RHP Jeison Pena activated from Carolina’s 7-day IL
• RHP Bishop Letson placed on Low-A Carolina’s 7-day injured list, retroactive to August 28

Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes (Technically Friday's notes) 

Final, Completion of Friday's Suspended Game: Charlotte (White Sox) 5, Nashville 3, seven innings as scheduled
Box Score and Game Log

Final, Regularly Scheduled Game: Nashville 8, Charlotte 7, eight innings, scheduled for seven 
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Sounds’ website, game details, and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine:

Sounds Hold Off Charlotte, Split Twinbill - Nashville Closes Winning August with Dramatic Victory

When we left off Friday, the Knights had loaded the bases with none out off starter Evan McKendry in the bottom of the 4th. Manager Rick Sweet tabbed 40-man roster southpaw Tyler Jay as the man to clean up that mess, and he did McKendry's ERA no favors as all three runners crossed the plate (double, two singles) as Jay also allowed a 4th run to score in the frame.

It was then Jacob Misiorowski's turn to get some additional AAA work, which clearly was an indication that a September 1st addition to the big-league roster wasn't going to happen. In two innings of work, Misiorowski allowed just one run, but he walked three (one strikeout). The one run scored when Charlotte's Michael Chavis, a RH bat, lined a pitch to right-center. Surprisingly, the Knights did not post video.

Isaac Collins hit a two-run, two-out homer in the final inning to make a 5-1 game a bit more respectable.

The nightcap was exciting, and I was fortunate enough to watch the final couple of innings. Down to their last strike, Charlotte tied the game and sent it to the extra frame with this poke off of RHP Ryan Middendorf -

As the Sounds' submitted summary detailed, Owen Miller led off the extra inning with an RBI triple, and Brian Navarreto drove in Miller with what proved to be the game-winner. Miller has had a very respectable AAA season, and if Andruw Monasterio were to be sidelined at all down the stretch, a re-add to the Brewers' 40-man for Miller wouldn't be a horrible necessity.

RH reliever Craig Yoho pitched the 6th and kept the game tied 4-4 with a semi-eventful outing: groundout, strikeout, double, walk, strikeout.

Earlier, RHP Elvis Peguero was touched for three hits, a walk, and two runs in his one inning of "I don't want to be here" work. DL Hall pretty much made the decision for Milwaukee brass clear in terms of the September 1st pitching add. The Mis, Yoho, and Peguero each need to sit tight until a possible future move takes place later in the month.

Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Biloxi 5, Montgomery (Rays) 1
Box Score and Game Log

Shuckers Finish August with Dominant Win over Biscuits - Peterson ties career-high with 6.0 innings, O’Rae becomes first Brewers farmhand to 60 stolen bases since 2009

There are six worthwhile videos for your review on the Biloxi "X" feed. We'll post the two here that powered the four-run 3rd inning that completed the Biloxi scoring output.

It's been 25 games, 13 starts for lefty Nate Peterson, as his game log for 2024 shows the wide variety of innings pitched within outings. This was one to remember, congrats to Nate.

Dylan O'Rae's season is nearing an even split between High-A Wisconsin and AA Biloxi, as his stat line will show when you click the 2024 dropdown here. That link is worth the look, as the comparative XBH's, BB's, K's, SB figures are nearly parallel. Yet the .AVG/.OBP/.SLG figures aren't nearly similar.

BABIP: .413 with Wisconsin, .304 with Biloxi.

Yeah, that'll explain part of it. Reminder - won't turn 21 until February.

Brock Wilken was absent again after his golden sombrero game on Thursday (a game in which he was then pinch-hit for by Nick Kahle as the DH prior to a scheduled 5th at-bat while the Shuckers rallied late, to no avail). 

I went back and pulled up the MiLB.TV archive, there was no evidence of Wilken pulling an oblique or such on his final swing, he just marched straight to the dugout. When Kahle pinch-hit, Javik Blake was surprised as us, but also indicated that Wilken was not in the dugout at that point. So, we wait...rough year for Brock.

See you again in 2025, Beach Chickens. You were glorious.

Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link)
Final: Quad Cities (Royals) 7, Wisconsin 2
Box Score and Game Log

Quad Cities Scores Early to Beat Wisconsin - Rattlers drop fourth in a row to River Bandits

The T-Rats only have seven regular season games left to regain their season-long mojo (and get some injured players back) - Sunday's home finale, then six games at Cedar Rapids.

Hopefully we'll see Cooper Pratt and Luke Adams back soon, we remain in the dark on their status. There is a postgame podcast slated for Sunday afternoon, maybe Manager Victor Estevez will be open with some details.

Despite marginal at best results, the production crew found six minutes, 25 seconds of game action for us:

If your attention span is challenged this AM, MiLB.com also condensed the usual Luis Lara defensive highlight reel for us:

I will say, if you bypassed the full video package, you missed other web gems via Hedbert Perez in left field and Jadher Areinamo at second base.

Will Rudy's 1.20 WHIP is solid, but it belies the 4.86 ERA.

It's a 32% K rate for Jesus Chirinos in 2024, this was his second four-K game of the season, but his first with more than two strikeouts in August.

Road game wiped out on Saturday -

Sunday's action is split between early and late-afternoon starts, with the two A-Ball teams kicking off the day's schedule. Please continue to enjoy your Labor Day weekend!

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