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Transactions: RHP Garrett Stallings optioned to AAA Nashville from MLB Brewers RHP Melvin Hernandez activated by Low-A Wilson from Development List Game Action: Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Charlotte (White Sox) 9, Nashville 2 Box Score The Nashville Game Summary is not available via a link this AM, so it is being posted for you in full here: Big Knights First Too Much for Nashville to Overcome Tyler Black Pushes On-Base Streak to 19 Straight CHARLOTTE, NC - Nashville and Charlotte continued to trade wins through the first three games this week at Truist Field with the Knights getting a 9-2 win on Thursday night. Six runs in the bottom of the first proved too much for Nashville to overcome as the Knights took a 2-1 series lead heading into the weekend portion of the final series before the All-Star break. Right-hander Lyon Richardson took the mound for his second start of the season with the Sounds and was provided a 1-0 lead to work with after Tyler Black and Luke Adams combined for back-to-back two out doubles in the top of the first inning. Black extended his on-base streak to a Triple-A career-best 19 straight games and was the first of his two hits at the plate for the night. Richardson looked destined to make quick work of Charlotte in the bottom of the first with two ground outs to start his outing. A two-out walk issued to Michael Turner proved to be the catalyst for the big inning that ensued. Five straight hits followed, including three home runs, the final two on consecutive pitches with Riley Unroe hitting his first of two home runs on the night to give the Knights a 6-1 lead after the first inning. The eighth two-out RBI between the two clubs to start the game was provided by Darrien Miller, who connected for his first Triple-A home run on the first pitch he saw from Knights starter Jonathan Cannon in the top of the second. Richardson worked around a single in the second before ending his spot start after 2.0 IP and the six earned runs on six hits. Easton McGee got in three innings of work in relief and stranded the bases loaded in his first inning out of the bullpen after a single and two walks in his first inning of work. McGee tossed the first three-up, three-down half inning for either side when he breezed through the Knights lineup in the bottom of the fourth. He wasn't as fortunate in his third and final inning of work as the two-out magic continued with Unroe hitting his second home run of the game with a two-run home run to put the Knights up 8-2 after the fifth. Will Childers was greeted into the game with a leadoff double by Rikuu Nishida who scored the game's final run on an RBI single for Turner before Childers got Ryan Galanie to ground into a double play to end the frame. Blake Holub was the lone Nashville reliever to not surrender a hit as he struck out the side in the seventh inning to push his streak to 10 straight appearances without allowing an earned run. Peter Strzelecki was tasked with pitching the bottom of the eighth and bookended his only inning of work with strikeouts to strand two Knights baserunners after issuing a two-out walk and a single. Black and Miller combined for four of the six Nashville hits as each finished the night with multi-hit games, the second straight 2+ hit night for Miller. Quero chipped in with his 12th double of the season to go along with Adams' RBI double from the top of the first inning to account for all six hits. The series will continue on Friday night with first pitch scheduled for 6:04 pm at Truist Field in downtown Charlotte. POSTGAME NOTES: GET THAT STREAK A MOLSON: Tyler Black wasted no time at all pushing his on-base streak to a new Triple-A career-best 19 straight games dating back to June 13. Black, the 33rd overall pick by Milwaukee in 2021, is hitting .281 (18-for-64) during the streak with eight XBH after his first inning double on Thursday night. He has also added 14 RBI and has drawn 16 walks, swiped nine bases, and crossed the plate 18 times over his last 19 games. He's riding a five-game hitting streak and has a hit in 15 of the 19 games. Black previously owned an 18-game on-base streak to start his Triple-A career with Nashville from August 6-27, 2023. The 19-game streak is the fourth-longest by a Sounds player this season, trailing Brock Wilken (30 G), Cooper Pratt (25 G), and Luke Adams (20 G). His multi-hit performance on Thursday was the sixth in 50 Triple-A games this season. He also owns the longest hitting streak of the season for the Sounds, with an 11-game streak from March 28-May 14 with a nine-game stint with the Milwaukee Brewers mixed in between. Along with his 18-game streak to start his Sounds tenure, Black posted a career-long 35-game on-base streak for Double-A Biloxi earlier in 2023. SHAKE AND BAKE: Darrien Miller has produced back-to-back multi-hit performances and clubbed his first career Triple-A home run in the top of the second on Thursday night as part of a 2-for-4 day at the plate. After being limited to one hit through his first five Triple-A games, he has settled in with a hit in each of his last three games (5-for-11) along with an RBI in three straight games. He ended a 20-game drought since his last home run on May 27 with Double-A Biloxi. Miller now has 44 home runs across 482 career minor league games in the Brewers farm system and sits just outside the top 10 for most home runs hit in the farm system since 2021, in a four-way tie in 11th. Over the same span, he ranks 2nd in walks (276), 3rd in runs (261), T-7th in RBI (211), and 9th in doubles (70) and total bases (540) in the farm system during the regular season. HOL & NOPES: Right-hander Blake Holub worked his 10th straight appearance without allowing an earned run dating back to May 21 after working a scoreless seventh inning against Charlotte on Thursday night. His 10-game streak is tied for the seventh-longest active streak in the International League and sits at 11.1 IP overall dating back to May 17th since allowing an earned run. The 10-games are tied for the third-longest for a Nashville reliever this season along with Jacob Waguespack. Holub now trails Brian Fitzpatrick (14 G) and Craig Yoho, who has an active 16-game streak going after his last appearance with Nashville on July 1. Holub has tossed 18 total scoreless appearances across his 29 games with Nashville this season and has allowed just two earned runs over his last 19 appearances. Since making his Sounds debut in 2024, Holub leads all Nashville pitchers in appearances with 92 and ranks T-2nd in saves (7), 5th in strikeouts (121), 7th in IP (97.2), and T-7th in wins (7). *** Perhaps the 102.6 MPH groundout by Charlotte’s first batter should have told us that starting RHP Lyon Richardson (2 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 2 Ks) didn’t have his best stuff this time out, but the three homers allowed in the same six-run first inning certainly drove the point home. C Darrien Miller (2-for-4, HR, RBI) led an attempted comeback with his first AAA homer and a two-out single in the 4th inning to put two runners on while trailing 6-2, but SS Eduardo Garcia (0-for-4, 4 Ks) wasn’t able to get them in. That was as close as the Sounds could make it on Thursday. Back from the MLB taxi squad, RHP Easton McGee (3 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 5 Ks) got the most work in, nearly scaling through three scoreless innings, but undone by a two-out, two-run homer in the 6th frame. Sounds’ Extras: Kudos to RHPs Blake Holub and Peter Strzelecki for tossing a combined two scoreless frames with five Ks in relief. Each of OF Tyler Black (2-for-4, double), 1B Luke Adams (1-for-3, double, HBP, RBI) and 2B Eddys Leonard (0-for-2, two walks) reached base twice, but the team only had four opportunities with runners in scoring position. OF Blake Perkins led off in his first AAA game since early May, recording two ground outs and two Ks. Friday’s outlook: Nashville needs a victory even this week’s road series at two games apiece. Might we see RHP Coleman Crow (3 IP on July 4) make his second rehab appearance? Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Biloxi 11, Knoxville (Cubs) 2 Box Score Via the Shuckers’ website, game details and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: DeBerry, Lineup Dominate in Shuckers Win over Smokies While 23-year old RHP Jaron DeBerry (7 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 11 Ks) was utterly dominant (I’d bet Rick Sweet would love to see him up in AAA ball), Knoxville starting pitcher Nick Dean exited with an injury delay in the 2nd inning and the Shuckers ultimately got to the Smokies’ bullpen with a six-run 6th inning. Four walks in six batters led to Biloxi’s first run before OF Josiah Ragsdale (2-for-4, HR, 2 walks, 4 RBIs, SB) and SS Jesus Made (3-for-5, HR, double, walk, 4 RBIs, 2 SBs) broke open the game in a big way: Peruse the box score and you’ll see that C Matt Wood (3-for-3, double, 2 walks) reached base five times, while each of 3B Mike Boeve (2-for-3, 2 walks), OF Jacob Hurtubise (1-for-3, 2 walks, RBI) and OF Josh Adamczewski (1-for-5, walk, 2 RBIs) had solid days. Shuckers’ Extras: 12 hits and 14 walks made for a fun game for the offense, although usual contributors 1B Blake Burke, DH Andrew Fischer and 2B Eric Brown Jr. had tougher days: combined 0-for-13, 4 walks, 1 HBP, 10 Ks. Don’t worry – Fischer’s on-base streak is now 48 games long and his AA OPS is 1.266 (in 74 plate appearances). RHP Cameron Wagoner (1 IP, 3 Ks) also continues to make his case for a promotion to Nashville. Friday’s outlook: 21-year-old RHP Bishop Letson (4.58 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 8.8 K/9 in 59 IP) gets the start, with Biloxi requiring another win to tie up this week’s road series. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Wisconsin 6, Beloit (Marlins) 4 Box Score Via the Timber Rattlers’ website, game details: Rattlers Survive Sky Carp Thanks to the superb Wisconsin media team for compiling video highlights of their home victory: And don’t miss the 17-minute Mehring-Timm post-game podcast, featuring comments from 2B Daniel Dickinson (1-for-2, HR, 2 walks, 2 RBIs) and acting manager Evan Berliner. The linked game report, videos and podcast cover 21-year old LHP Wande Torres’ fourth consecutive dominant start, allowing just 2 of 23 batters to reach base, both with 2 outs in the second inning. Though Torres (7 IP, 0 R, 1 H – a single, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 8 Ks) was denied the win, C Yannic Walther (1-for-3, double) triggered the immediate response from the offense in their 4-run, 5-hit eighth inning. Die-hards in the Minor League Forum noted that Dickinson’s strength may now have fully retuned, one year after hamate surgery, perhaps contributing to his homering in back-to-back games. Timber Rattlers’ Extras: Eight of Wisconsin’s nine position players reached base via hit or walk, including 2-for-4 days for 3B Luis Pena (double) and DH Marco Dinges (2 RBIs). RHP Jason Woodward (2/3 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 0 Ks) and LHP Jose Meneses (1 1/3 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 2 Ks) made things interesting for 2,795 home fans in attendance, before Meneses buckled to close out the win via called strikeout with the bases loaded. Friday’s outlook: RHP Jayden Dubanewicz gets the start, with Wisconsin aiming to take a 3-1 home series lead. Wilson Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Fayetteville (Astros) 11, Wilson 1 Box Score Via the Warbirds’ website, game details: Fayetteville's Seven-Run Inning Downs Wilson In essentially a reverse image of Biloxi’s win, starting LHP Andrew Healy (5 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 Ks) and Wilson battled to a tie until a blow-up 6th inning against the Warbirds’ bullpen. Six hits, five walks, one hit-by-pitch and two opponent errors unfortunately only resulted in one run for Wilson, as the team went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position, stranding 11 baserunners. 18-year-old SS Brady Ebel (3-for-4, double, walk, SB) reached base four times to lift his season OPS to .793. OF Jose Anderson came aboard twice (1-for-3, HR, walk), doing what he does best: 2B Juan Martinez’s 51-game on-base streak came to an end in this game, going 0-for-4 on two fly outs and two ground outs. The streak stretched across seven DSL games in 2025, 40 in the Arizona Complex League this year and four games with Wilson. Warbirds’ Extras: RHP Carlos Carra (2/3 IP, 5 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 K) has been swapping between great outings and difficult ones, unfortunately only retiring 2 of 7 batters faced before being lifted at 35 pitches. RHPs Bryce Schaum (1 1/3 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 0 Ks) and Thomas Conrad (2 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 3 Ks) also struggled in relief. C Kevin Garcia also had a tough day, going 0-for-4 with 4 Ks and committing an error. However, he did throw out one of three attempted basestealers. Friday’s outlook: LHP Joey Broughton is scheduled to start, with Wilson looking to claim a 3-1 series advantage at home. Final: ACL Rockies 13, ACL Brewers 6 Box Score Although the Zona Crew outhit the Rockies 9-7, they were never really in this game, trailing 3-0 by the second inning and 11-1 by the 5th frame. If not for the eight unearned runs allowed on two errors, maybe this game would have had a different outcome. With the defeat, their record dropped to 24-26. 2B CJ Hughes (2-for-4, RBI, HBP) had an early solo homer (his 5th blast of 2026) and six consecutive Brewers reached base to open a 4-run 6th inning, as the offense certainly tried to do its part. DH/OF Brailyn Antunez (2-for-4, walk, 2 RBIs; .282 AVG, .887 OPS) also reached base three times, while 1B Roderick Flores (2-for-4, triple) and OF Kenny Fenelon (1-for-4, double, walk) had solid days. Resilient LHP prospect Frank Cairone (1 2/3 IP, 2 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 Ks; 30 pitches) made his second professional start and was a bit unlucky to concede two earned runs after exiting with 2-on, 2-out. RHP Bryan Relagado threw the most pitches (64 of them, 32 for strikes) but only covered 2 2/3 innings (7 R (1 ER), 4 H, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 1 K). RHP Chase Bentley had the most encouraging line of the evening: 4 IP, 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 BB, 4 Ks). DSL Brewers Blue and DSL Brewers Gold both saw their morning contests postponed by rain, with make-up dates planned for July 15 and July 27, respectively. We hope that you enjoy the Minor League Link Report. On Friday, seven affiliate games are on tap, starting with the Dominican Summer League squads at 10:00am CST and ending with the ACL Brewers at 8:00pm CST. The Milwaukee Brewers also commence their series at the Pirates at 5:40pm CST. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth