It looks like it'll be a bullpen game for Nashville, as Garrett Stallings is now listed as the starter (max pitch count this year = 26).
They already looked short-handed to cover Saturday-Sunday-Monday, but my expectation was that they might get innings out of Deivi Garcia, Elvin Rodriguez and yesterday's spot call-up Josh Maciejewski. But now Deivi's on the Development List and DL Hall is listed as Sunday's starter. Let's hope these games go well.
Reliever Sam McWilliams also hasn't played since May 11.
The ACL Brewers' 9-inning game at ACL Guardians is under way, with 18-year old RHP Carlos Carra making his first stateside start (4th appearance) and C Jeferson Quero playing for the first time in 5 days:
1 - Ortuno - 2B
2 - Quero - C
3 - Encarnacion - CF
4 - Quintana - SS
5 - Montero - 1B
6 - Flores -LF
7 - Ibarguen - RF
8 - Holguin - 3B
9 - Rojas - DH
X - Carra - P
RHP Dariel Jaquez of DSL Brewers Blue placed on 60-day injured list
1B/3B Joandrew Pena of DSL Brewers Blue placed on 60-day injured list
RHP Alejandro Parra of DSL Brewers Gold placed on 60-day injured list
RHP Dalvin Bodre of DSL Brewers Gold placed on 60-day injured list
RHP Luis Aguayo of DSL Brewers Gold placed on 60-day injured list
SS Cooper Pratt is back in the lineup after missing 3 games, as AA Biloxi aims to extend its home series lead over Knoxville to 3 games to 1. LHP Tate Kuehner (3.13 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 8.4 K/9 in 37.1 IP) gets the start and 3B Luke Adams (.833 OPS in 166 PAs) looks to extend his 18-game on-base streak.
The High-A Timber Rattlers can clinch their first series win of 2025 at South Bend tonight. RHP Ryan Birchard (3.72 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 10.9 K/9 in 29 IP) makes his 8th start. 1B Blake Burke’s on-base streak is now 25 games.
The AAA Sounds can clinch a home series win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with a victory behind RHP Tobias Myers (3.2 IP, 4 R, 11 H in 3.2 IP in MLB last week) tonight. DH Anthony Seigler has a 13-game hitting streak.
Jadher Areinamo oppo-taco leadoff homer for Wisconsin. Eduardo, Burke and Dinges followed with back-to-back-to-back singles, but a pickoff (Burke) and GIDP (Baez) limited us to one more run.
2-0 Timber Rattlers before Hardin throws his first pitch.
High-A Wisconsin leads their series at South Bend 2-0 and has stellar RHP Tyson Hardin (1.16 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 9.3 K/9 in 38.2 IP) on the bump tonight. 1B Blake Burke has hit safely in 16 of his last 17 games.
Carolina is down 1-0 in their series at Fredericksburg and MILB is showing RHP Jack Hostetler (6.75 ERA, 8 Ks in 8 IP) as the Game 1 starter after a 6-week injury absence:
1 - Made - SS
2 - Anderson - CF
3 - Bitonti - 1B
4 - Di Turi - 3B
5 - Walling - RF
6 - Nadal - LF
7 - Lameda - 2B
8 - T. Rodriguez - RF
9 - E, Martinez - C
X - Hostetler - P
AA Biloxi is tied 1-1 in their home series against Knoxville and has 22-year old RHP Brett Wichrowski (3.60 ERA, 6 Ks in 10 IP) making his 4th start tonight. 3B Brock Wilken leads the Southern League in homers (11) and walks (39) and is 2nd in total bases (73).
Hall’s ready.
Civale’s not ready, but we’re likely activating him anyway.
I’m glad (for his sake) Woodruff is getting $17.5m, but sad for Brewers’ fans that we’re not getting anything close to that value on the field.
Ashby may need a LOT more time to get to H2 2024 MLB performance level.
1B Luke Adams (.829 OPS in 157 PAs) is back after missing 3 games, just as SS Cooper Pratt is conspicuously absent for the 2nd straight game. RHP Alexander Cornielle gets the home start against Knoxville, with AA Biloxi aiming for a 2-0 series lead.
AAA Nashville hosts Yankees’ affiliate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for a doubleheader to kick off this week’s series, with rehabbing Brandon Woodruff starting the opening game. LF Eddie Rosario makes his 3rd start since joining the squad (2-for-7, HR, walk).
I think I’d have preferred Misiorowski on 5 days’ rest today, Patrick on 5 days’ rest tomorrow.
And maybe don’t throw Mears a second inning when you’ve got McGee completely fresh.
Of course, I also wouldn’t have let Durbin hit late. I can’t help but feel this may give us false confidence in him going forward. But maybe that’s just me being negative.
Oh well. Well done to Patrick, Durbin, Hoskins and Chourio. Hopefully CF-Rod has a good outing tomorrow. Kind of need it.
Here’s the lineup from that early Wisconsin game at South Bend, with 20-year old LHP Anthony Flores looking to replicate his last start (5 IP, 0 R, 3 Ks). SS Eduardo Garcia came in on a solid 4-game run: 6-for-14, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs.