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Woo hoo!!

19-year old SS Daniel Guilarte returns to the Mudcats after missing exactly 2 months with an injury and rehab. LF Reidy Mercado also makes his Low-A debut. RHP Will Rudy (3.68 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 7.8 K/9 in 58.2 IP) starts as Carolina seeks a 4th straight win at home over Kannapolis.

RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez (2.81 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 12.0 K/9 in 77 IP) makes his 17th start, with AA Biloxi aiming for a 3-1 series lead in Montgomery. C Jeferson Quero and his .293 / .379 / .498 slash return to the lineup after a day off. The teams have combined for 53 runs through 3 games thus far.

- INF Jose Caballero activated from ACL Brewers’ 7-day injured list

Sal Frelick and Luke Adams led a scoring binge across the system, with full season affiliates scoring 41 runs in four victories to push their aggregate season record into black (175-171) for the first time in months. /images-custom/google-analytics/author-tracker.gif Image courtesy of Biloxi Shuckers Transactions: SS Daniel Guilarte activated from Low-A Carolina's 7-day injured list OF Hedbert Perez placed on Low-A Carolina's 7-day injured list (broke a bone in his foot while running the bases on Tuesday, as caught by @wiguy94 when listening to the Mudcats' broadcast on Thursday) RHP Thyago Vieira activated from AAA Nashville's 7-day injured list RHP Pedro Fernandez transferred to Development List from AAA Nashville Game Action: Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 12, Jacksonville 10 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds’ website, game details, and we encourage readers to review the affiliate write-up as part of their Link Report routine: Frelick's Explosive Night Powers Sounds Victory Have a day, Sal – 3-for-4, HR, two doubles, walk, 6 RBIs! He homered on the second pitch he faced, a two-run shot to give Nashville an early 2-0 lead Then doubled in two more runs in the 4th inning to grow the advantage to 6-2 And after Jacksonville dribbed and drabbed their way to a six-run seventh inning to cut the Sounds’ lead to 10-8, Frelick brought home two more runs with a 7th inning double to provide essential cushion. And you’ll more video highlights (e.g. of Hiura, Toro, Brian Navarreto & Co.) at the Sounds Twitter feed. Sounds’ Extras: Supported by the offensive outburst, RHP Jason Alexander (6 1/3 IP, 7 R (2 ER), 7 H, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 2 Ks) cruised until the 7th inning, when the team nearly squandered its 10-2 advantage, hurt by two errors and a bunt single before giving way to LHP Darrell Thompson with the bases loaded and two outs and a 10-4 lead. Thompson promptly threw a wild pitch and gave up two doubles to tighten things considerably. Others on Promotion Watch: Abraham Toro – HR, double, walk, HBP, 2 RBIs, fielding error at third base; Keston Hiura - single, 2 HBPs, 2 RBIs; Clayton Andrews – came in to face the final batter, striking him out to earn the save. DH/INF Josh VanMeter got a rare chance to lead off, singling, walking four times and scoring three runs, while unsung Navarreto added a solo homer. On the flip side, INF Patrick Dorrian was given his fourth (and last?) start at shortstop, having a miserable day: 0-for-5 at the plate, 3 errors in the field including one with two outs in the 9th inning. Friday’s outlook: RHP Janson Junk is the scheduled starter, aiming to extend the Sounds’ series lead to 3-1. Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Biloxi 9, Montgomery 8 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers’ website, game details: Shuckers Score Four in the Ninth, Come Back and Defeat Biscuits, 9-8 What a back-and-forth affair in the late innings, with the Shuckers winning despite blowing a 5-3 lead in the 8th inning and committing five errors in the game. Left fielder Noah Campbell (3-for-5, HR, double, 3 RBIs) provided the early muscle, then each of 1B Wes Clarke (1-for-4, HR, 2 RBIs), DH/3B Tyler Black (2-for-5, triple, 2 RBIs, 2 SBs), center fielder Jackson Chourio (2-for-5, RBI) and Campbell came through late in Biloxi’s pivotal 8th and 9th innings which produced six runs. You’ll find a lot more highlights of this road game (thank you Biloxi media team) at their Twitter feed. Shuckers’ Extras: This was starting RHP Christian Mejias’ best outing (5 2/3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 5 H, 2 BB, 2 Ks, 1 WP) since late May, a welcome development for a team which has struggled with starting pitching performance and depth. Bad defense and a rare shaky relief appearance from RHP Ryan Brady (1 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 2 Ks) set up for a wild and woolly finish. Four Shuckers committed the five errors, which you’ll see at the box score link, with the real back-breaker being Freddy Zamora’s fielding error with two on and one out while clinging to a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the 8th inning. The Biscuits grabbed four runs that inning, despite only hitting two singles to the outfield. After being part of that 8th inning storm (one single, one walk conceded against seven batters faced), RHP Cam Robinson (2 IP, 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K) stayed in to earn the save in the 9th inning, but not before additional drama: 2-out triple, error on Ethan Murray (who’d ironically entered as a defensive replacement). Of course, the defense wasn’t all bad, as right fielder Lamar Sparks showed off his cannon: Friday’s outlook: RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez gets the start, with Biloxi also seeking a 3-1 advantage in the series. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Wisconsin 11, Dayton 2 Box Score / Game Log Via the Rattlers’ website, game details: Rattlers Offense Continues to Click in Dayton This game was never in doubt, with Wisconsin pounding out 14 hits and seizing an 8-1 lead by the 4th inning, as seemingly everybody contributed: 2B Jose Acosta plays with clear joy and confidence, so it was great to have him start the scoring with a 2nd inning, two-run homer to give the Timber Rattlers their first lead at 2-1 Right fielder Je’Von Ward (3-for-5) continued his recent extra-base hit surge, collecting two doubles to give him eight extra-base hits (2 HRs, 6 doubles) in his last six games C Matt Wood (3-for-5) hit his first dinger since his time with the Mudcats in May, capping off Wisconsin’s six-run 4th inning Every spot in the lineup produced at least one hit. Timber Rattlers’ Extras: Starting RHP Alexander Cornielle (4 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 4 BB, 4 Ks) was the beneficiary of the offensive explosion, though he still had to battle control issues over four innings of work. 25-year old RHP Nick Merkel (4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 5 Ks) had a grand time in relief, firing 33 strikes in 46 pitches as he breezed through four scoreless innings, lowering his season Wisconsin ERA to 3.20 and overall season ERA (including Low-A ball) to 3.45, with 60 Ks in 47 innings. With the game a blowout and rains coming in, the game was declared over with one out in the bottom of the 9th inning. Friday’s outlook: RHP Tyler Woessner gets the chance to clinch a series victory, as the Timber Rattlers seek a 4th straight win over Dayton. Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Carolina 9, Kannapolis 7 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats’ website, game details: Adams Homers as Mudcats Win Third Straight 9-7 Similar to the Biloxi storyline above (but without any errors committed by our squad), this game was a see-saw affair, with the lead changing hands five times over the first six innings before the Mudcats came out on top. Six players had multi-hit games for Carolina and the team needed every one of them, with veteran C Jose Sibrian (2-for-5, 2 RBIs; starting at catcher for the 4th time in 5 days) connecting on what proved to be the game-winning hit, a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the 6th inning to give the Mudcats an 8-7 advantage. Mudcats’ Extras: 19-year old 3B Luke Adams (2-for-4, 3 RBIs) is in the zone, doubling in the 1st inning, hitting a two-run homer in the 3rd inning to give Carolina its first lead (3-1), then adding a 6th inning sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 7-6 at the time. Others with multi-hit games: 1B Tayden Hall (two singles, 3 walks), center fielder Luis Lara (double, two singles), right fielder Luis Castillo (2 singles, 2 RBIs). On the mound, starting RHP Patricio Aquino (4 IP, 5 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 5 Ks) had one of his roughest outings, walking all three batters he faced in the 5th inning, all of whom scored on a 3-run double which gave Kannapolis a 5-4 lead. RHP Alexander Vallecillo also struggled in his first inning of work (2 runs on 3 singles and a walk in the 6th inning), before settling down to pitch two scoreless frames. RHP Yerlin Rodriguez then showed off his 100mph heat in striking out three of four batters faced to earn the save. Friday’s outlook: RHP Will Rudy aims to grab a victory which would give Carolina a 4-0 series advantage. Arizona Complex League Action Final: ACL Brewers 4, ACL Cubs 3 (in 7 innings) Box Score / Game Log Given the many recent high-scoring games and bullpen blow-ups, this 7-run, 8-hit, 1-error (by the Cubs) contest had to be a refreshing game for the coaching staff. And beating the Cubs is always fun! 19-year old LHP Osbriel Mogollon (4 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 7 Ks) and 23-year old LHP Brian Fitzpatrick (3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 Ks) combined to strike out 12 Cubs, while conceding only one walk, with no hit batsmen, wild pitches or balks. As I said, refreshing! 19-year old right fielder Reece Walling (2-for-3, HR, double) seized his opportunity as the leadoff batter, hitting his first home run in the Brewers’ organization in the 1st inning, then adding a double in the 4th inning. SS Juan Baez (RBI single; 1.020 OPS), left fielder Angel Pereira (RBI triple) and 1B Yeison Perez (single) contributed the other three hits. Dominican Summer League Action Continuation Game (from bottom of 3rd inning) Final: DSL Guardians Blue 7, DSL Brewers #2 Squad 6 Box Score / Game Log Down 5-0 before the day started, the Dos young men valiant fought back with a five-run 6th inning to tie the game 6-6. However, they fell by conceding one run in top of the 9th inning, then failing to score despite putting four baserunners aboard (single – caught stealing, 3 walks) in the bottom half of the frame. Starting RHP Bryan Rivera had been roughed up (5 ER in 1 2/3 IP) when the game started three days ago, but 17-year old Luis Guevara followed with his best outing: 4 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 BB, 6 Ks). Four players had multi-hit games, all of which can be categorized as “usual suspects”: 2B Demetrio Nadal – 3-for-5, RBI SS Filippo Di Turi – 2-for-5, SB C Eric Martinez – 2-for-5, double, 2 RBIs DH/OF Christopher Vasquez – 2-for-3, 2 doubles, walk, 3 RBIs Regularly Scheduled Game Final: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 7, DSL Guardians Blue 2 (in 7 innings) Box Score / Game Log The Dos squad got their revenge in the follow-up game, taking a 2-0 lead in the 4th inning and extending it to 7-0 by the 7th and final inning. The seven runs came despite producing only four hits, helped by six walks and two Guardian errors. SS Demetrio Nadal (1-for-2, HR, walk, 3 RBIs, SB), DH/SS Filippo Di Turi (2-for-4, triple, double, 2 RBIs) and C Freider Rojas (1-for-1, 2 walks) lead the offense. Starting 17-year old RHP Melvin Hernandez (5 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 Ks; season ERA 1.80) put together his best game, striking out six and not allowing a run despite two doubles conceded. Final: DSL Braves 3, DSL Brewers #1 Squad 2 Box Score / Game Log Outhit 8-4, this was still a tough loss for the Uno men, conceding two unearned runs in the top of the 9th inning to lose and fall to a 20-12 record on the year. 17-year old starting RHP Eric Prado was once again terrific (4 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 Ks), though the earned run actually increased his season ERA to 1.04. 18-year old LHP Jose Meneses (3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 BB, 3 Ks, 1 WP) also tacked on three scoreless innings of relief, despite issuing four walks, lowering his own ERA to 1.82. 22-year old RHP Roman Perez (1 IP, 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 0 BB, 0 Ks) took the loss, with SS Kevin Ereu committing a key error before the game-tying and game-winning singles. At the plate, 3B Luis Alastre (1-for-2, HR, walk, 2 RBIs) delivered the key production, his first homer as a Brewer coming as a 2-run shot in the 5th inning. C Yannic Walthier also reached based three times on a double and two walks. 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Patrick Dorrian’s 3rd error of the night prolongs Jacksonville’s life. 12-10, Nashville still needs to get one more out to escape. The Dorrian-SS thing was cute in an emergency or two. Not necessary now with Devanney in-house. Good, they brought in Clayton Andrews to K the final batter.

Serious back and forth affairs for Carolina and Biloxi tonight. Carolina eked out a 9-7 win. Biloxi coughed up 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to fall behind 7-5, but now scored 3 in the top of the 9th inning to snatch the advantage back at 8-7. Tyler Black 2-run triple, then Jackson Chourio knocked him home with a single. Hold on Shuckers!!

Brewers have signed 24-year old RHP Blake Whiting out of Utah. Had a rough 2023 (8.13 ERA), but let’s see what we can make of him. https://utahutes.com/news/2023/7/20/baseball-milwaukee-brewers-sign-udfa-blake-whiting.aspx

Balls are flying out early: Noah Campbell 2-run shot to give Biloxi a 2-0 lead Jose Acosta 2-run shot to give Wisconsin a 2-1 lead Brian Navaretto adds a solo shot to boost Nashville's lead to 4-0

Pretty nice start for Nashville: Josh VanMeter walk, Sal Frelick 2-run homer, Abraham Toro solo homer. Go Sounds!!

RHP Thyago Vieira activated from AAA Nashville's 7-day injured list RHP Pedro Fernandez transferred to Development List from AAA Nashville

RHP Jason Alexander (6 ER in 2 IP last time out) looks for a bounce-back outing to lead AAA Nashville to a 2-1 series lead over Jacksonville at home. 1B Keston Hiura has an .893 OPS in 12 July games, but has also K’d in 8 straight games.

22-year old DH/3B Tyler Black is 4th in OBP, 6th in SLG, 1st in SBs (with 43!) and 3rd in walks in the Southern League, leading off again as AA Biloxi looks to grab a 2-1 series lead in Montgomery. RHP Christian Mejias (6.96 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 10.4 K/9 in 76.1 IP) gets the start.

High-A Wisconsin seeks to extend its 2-0 series lead in Dayton. 21-year old RHP Alexander Cornielle has put together a string of 4 decent outings (2.87 ERA in last 15.2 IP). 1B Ernesto Martinez has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 games, with an 1.142 OPS in that time.

20-year old RHP Patricio Aquino (2.06 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 9.5 K/9 in 52.1 IP) gets the start for Low-A Carolina, which aims for a 3-0 series lead at home against Kannapolis. DH/1B Jesus Chirinos is 12-for-25 in July with 10 walks and 2 homers.

SS Daniel Guilarte activated from Low-A Carolina's 7-day injured list OF Hedbert Perez placed on Low-A Carolina's 7-day injured list (bummer, since I was fully expecting him to be promoted)

It’s nice to see Monasterio’s bet on the Brewers paying off. A minor league depth addition last year, he was crowded out from AAA Nashville in June 2022 and bumped down to AA Biloxi for nearly 2 months. He finished the season with Nashville, then played two months of Venezuelan Winter Ball, racking up 160 plate appearances by late December. In the meantime, he re-upped on a Minor League deal with the Brewers on December 20 despite knowing he’d be battling Turang, Toro, Owen Miller, Devanney and Dorrian for AAA playing time. And we also added Eddy Alvarez on that same December 20, then Josh VanMeter shortly after. Monasterio just turned 26 years old in May and I hope he has a long, successful MLB career ahead of him.

It’s time for AAA Nashville to snap its 4-game losing streak, with RHP Caleb Boushley (4.61 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 7.2 K/9 in 84 IP) taking the mound at home against Jacksonville. DH/INF Abraham Toro has had 3 straight multi-hit games and LF Skye Bolt returns after last playing 10 days ago.

AA Biloxi can double their series lead at Montgomery with a win tonight, with RHP James Meeker (2.74 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 9.5 K/9 in 49.1 IP) making his 5th start (21st appearance). SS Freddy Zamora is back in the lineup for the first time since leaving Saturday’s game early.

High-A Wisconsin can go up 2-0 in their series at Dayton with a win tonight. RHP Cameron Wagoner (7.21 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, 6.5 K/9 in 63.2 IP) makes his 17th start. 3B Ben Metzinger is 8-for-19 with 4 XBHs and 8 RBIs in his 5-game hitting streak.

LHP Nate Peterson promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina RHP Brannon Jordan placed on High-A Wisconsin's 7-day injured list INF Eduardo Garcia placed on High-A Wisconsin's 7-day injured list

- OF Reidy Mercado promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers

Dude's playing with confidence:

Low-A Carolina aims for a 2-0 series lead at home over Kannapolis, with RHP Quinton Low (3.74 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 13.7 K/9 in 21.2 IP) making his 6th start (11th mound appearance). 3B Luke Adams (.805 OPS in 281 PAs) is right back in the 2-spot after reaching 4 times yesterday.