Brewers Minor League Link Report (8/4): The Hits (And Walks) Keep Coming As DSL Rookies Sweep A Pair Of Monday Games

Transactions: Miami Marlins traded RHP Austin Roberts to Milwaukee Brewers for cash. Roberts was assigned to Biloxi.

RHP Caleb Nieman assigned to Carolina Mudcats from ACL Brewers.
LHP Santiago Martinez assigned to DSL Brewers Blue from DSL Brewers Gold.
SS Joandrew Pena assigned to DSL Brewers Gold from DSL Brewers Blue.

All 2025 draft picks have now officially been been activated and assigned to the ACL Brewers. There's quite the list of names so they will not be listed here but feel free to peruse the list. 

Game Action:

Final: DSL Brewers Blue 15, DSL Red Sox Red 5

Box Score

The DSL Brewers Blue busted out their walking shoes on Monday night as the squad scored 15 runs on just eight hits, with the DSL Red Sox issuing a whopping 16 walks and 5 HBP. The Brewers had just one extra base hit on the day – the first professional homerun for Brailyn Antunez. The 17 year-old Antunez knocked in five runs on three hits – both professional bests – for the #42 overall prospect in the 2025 international class. Antunez also stole two of the Brewers’ nine bases on the day.

Carlos Done joined Antunez as the only other Brewer with a multi-hit day. Done had two singles, two RBI, three steals, and scored three times. Shortstop Leonard Rijo drew four walks and scored twice, while first baseman Joan Gutierrez drew three walks and scored three times. Moises Polanco added to his team-leading RBI total with his 35^th steak, while also reaching base three times.

In terms of pitching performances, there wasn’t a whole lot to highlight for the Brewers as three pitchers combined to issue nine hits and 10 walks over nine innings. Lenin Mendez was the only DSL Brewer to toss a scoreless appearance on Monday with 1.2 innings to go along with one strikeout. The trio of Brewers’ arms did combine for 10 strikeouts, led by six punch outs from Josue Toledo, who earned his first win of the season in relief.

Final: DSL Brewers Gold 10, DSL Rojos 9

Box Score

The DSL Brewers Gold edged the Rojos on Monday with a 10-9 victory spearheaded by a trio of 17-year old batters. Catcher Isais Chavez led the way with three hits, two runs scored, two RBI, and two walks. Left fielder Alexander Frias had a career-best three hits and now has produced multi-hit games in four out of his last five. Nicolas Barrios was the other Brewer player to record two hits, and his RBI triple in the seventh inning proved to be the winning margin. We featured leadoff man Juan Martinez in the MiLB Hitters of the Month piece last week, and Martinez went one for five on the day, but extended his hitting streak to 11 games while raising his average from .264 to .327 in that stretch.

Again there was not a lot of brilliance on the mound for Brewers’ pitchers, as a trio of arms combined to allow 15 hits, nine runs, and four walks. Saul Sanchez was perhaps the Brewers’ most effective thrower on the day, working 3IP, 3H, 1ER, 2BB and 3K to earn his first win of the season.

 Elsewhere around the Minor League affiliates:

All four full-season affiliates endured losing weeks in the Brewers organization last week, so we will search for some silver linings…

Carolina had a rough go of it last week, winning the first game of their series with Augusta, before dropping the next four games. The Mudcats still hold a 1.5 game lead in the second-half standings over Fredericksburg. The Cats host first-half champs Lynchburg this week and will look to exact some revenge over the Guardians’ affiliate. Lynchburg leapfrogged Carolina in the final weeks of the first half for the first half title and playoff spot.

Also featured in last week hitter of the month post, was Josh Adamczewski, and he was about the only Mudcat to hit last week, going five for 15 with four extra base hits for a 1.377 OPS for the week. Besides proving he can stay healthy, the 20 year-old Adamczewski has to be wondering what else he can do to earn a promotion to High A. In case you missed the news, Jesus Made and Luis Pena are finally heading to Appleton this week. The Brewers’ top two prospects combined to hit four for 33 last week, so they were not exactly blistering the ball leading up to their promotion.

With the call-ups of Made and Pena, some of the attention on the Mudcats can now be paid to the stockpile of arms heading up the Carolina run prevention unit. Tyler Renz, Melvin Hernandez, Travis Smith, and Jayden Dubanewicz all allowed just one earned run in their separate appearances last week, going three to five innings for each. They combined for 17 strike outs in 16.2 IP.  

Here’s a look at Dubanewicz with a nice view from behind home plate:

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers also had a tough week, bested in four of six with Lake County and the T-Rats scored just 14 runs in the six game series. Wisconsin has the worst second half record among the 12 team Midwest League. The Rattlers will travel to Peoria to take on the Cardinals’ affiliate, the team closest to them in the standings, and we will see if the additions of Made and Pena can help Wisconsin climb out of the cellar. When first baseman Blake Burke was promoted from Appleton to Biloxi last week and with Jadher Areinamo dealt, that opened some room on the Wisconsin roster for Made and Pena.

Eduardo Garcia was the lone bright spot offensively for Wisconsin last week, as he went nine for 18, with two doubles, five RBI, and three steals in the week for a 1.182 OPS. Here’s one of those doubles, courtesy of the Rattlers’ X account:

On the bump for Wisconsin a few players stood out, including the rehabbing Robert Gasser, who struck out five in four scoreless innings. Yerlin Rodriguez struck out six across three innings of relief work. Manuel Rodriguez logged his longest outing since April with six innings of one-run ball. Rodriguez has allowed just one earned run in his last 17.1 innings, with a 14:2 BB:K ratio in that span.

In Biloxi, the Shuckers also struggled, as they dropped five consecutive games to Pensacola in a one-win week at AA. The eight-team Southern League has just two teams with winning records in the second half and Biloxi is near the bottom at 14-19. The Shuckers travel to Knoxville this week to take on the Cubs’ affiliate.

On offense it was a tough week for the Shuckers, who managed just 10 extra base hits and zero home runs, as the power outage continued in wake of Brock Wilken and Luke Adams’ absences. Catcher Darrien Miller continued to swing a hot bat with two of those extra base hits, five hits total, and five walks for 1.071 OPS for the week. The aforementioned Burke made his AA debut and went three for eight with his first RBI in AA in two games.

There were not a lot of dominant starting pitching performances during the week for Biloxi, but relievers Brian Fitzpatrick, Zach Peek, and Mark Manfredi all had scoreless multi-inning appearances last week. Spencer featured Manfredi and a couple other Shuckers’ relievers in his July round up, so be sure to check that out.

Finally, the Nashville Sounds lost four of six games to first-place Scranton last week and now find themselves nine games back in the standings. The Sounds host first half champion Jacksonville this week and will look to play a happier tune.

Daz Cameron and Jorge Alfaro hit the lone home runs for the Sounds last week and both players remained hot with an OPS north of 1.100 for the week. The rest of the Sounds’ hitters produced some pretty gruesome numbers, going a combined 27 for 155 (.174 average) with a 46:18 K:BB ratio. A forgettable season from Tyler Black continued as the former prospect struck out 10 times in 20 at-bats to lead the team in woe.

On the hill, Chad Patrick had the best start of any Sounds’ hurler this week, pitching into the sixth inning while allowing just one earned run.

Carlos Rodriguez bounced back from his worst start of the year with 3.2 innings scoreless, despite two hits, four walks, and a HBP. Rodriguez has not pitched into the fifth inning since mid-May, as he continues to ramp up after missing all of June.

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