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Cornielle gave up a first inning homer to 21-year old OF Hector Rodriguez in his second straight start. Down 1-0 after 1 inning. And now the Bats have loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the 2nd inning (HBP, Dunn error, single). Ruh roh.

24-year old free-agent-to-be RHP Alexander Cornielle makes his 3rd AAA start and 2nd of the week (5 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 6 Ks on Tuesday), as the Sounds close out the 2025 Minor League season seeking to finish off a 4-2 series win at Louisville. LF Jared Oliva has safely secured the International League’s stolen base crown (57 vs. second place 47) and DH Tyler Black is 10 for his last 22.

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Being bound and determined to get more outs from spot starter Maciejewski does not actually mean we’ll get more outs. Shoot. 6 of the first 7 Louisville hitters score in the bottom of the 3rd inning. Rather unfair to Josh in my ignorant opinion, as the last 4 batters went HBP, 103.1mph double, 102.9mph single, 102.4mph 3-run homer. A 7-1 lead is now a 7-7 tie. So now LHP Nate Peterson comes in.

Grabbed 2 more via an Oliver Dunn triple:

4 batters, 4 runs for the Sounds. Is that a good ratio? …highlighted by an Anthony Seigler 12-pitch single and a Tyler Black 372-foot homer.

LHP Robert Gasser’s recall to MLB Brewers from AAA Nashville should become official on Sunday:

In their penultimate game of the 2025 campaign, the AAA Nashville Sounds look to clinch a series victory at Louisville behind spot starter LHP Josh Maciejewski (2.77 ERA with 20 Ks over last 26 IP). 2B Anthony Seigler has 5 multi-hit games in his last 7 contests.

If there’s no roster move, then maybe Peterson will have to throw 4 innings.

Congrats to INF Raynel Delgado, who had a tremendous second half:

Pretty cool honor for Garrett Stallings:

Why not shock us with Hunt or Hardin, similar to Cornielle’s somewhat surprising call-up last week?

The thought at least crossed my mind (for a split second…nothing serious) that Zimmermann could be called up as long relief for Patrick, since Patrick isn’t stretched out and just pitched on the 14th and 16th. We’ll then probably DFA Zimmermann tomorrow and have Gasser start Sunday’s game.

It was a rather inefficient outing for CF-Rod (90 pitches, 53 strikes, 3 runs in 5 innings), but the Sounds’ bats (12 hits, 5 walks) and feet (8-for-8 on stolen base attempts) were relentless in their 6-4 victory. Ethan Murray got his first career action playing first base, then ended up being involved in 4 of Nashville’s 6 runs: - grounder which scored 2 unearned runs on an error for a 3-2 lead with 2 outs in the 3rd inning - 2-out, 2-run single to grab a 5-3 lead in the 7th inning Blake Holub and Brian Fitzpatrick combined to cover 3 scoreless innings of relief before Julian Merryweather made things interesting in the 9th, stranding the potential game-tying runners in scoring position. Jared Oliva, Anthony Seigler and Luis Urias each had 2 hits, with Oliva stealing 4! bases to give him 57! on the season.

AAA Nashville’s terrific 83-62 season continues as they seek a 3-1 series lead at Louisville behind 23-year old RHP Carlos Rodriguez (5 IP, 1 R, 5 Ks last week). CF Brandon Lockridge is hitting .340 in 11 September games.

I don’t know how much managing wiggle room they really get (probably not much), but I’d suspect the main “what ifs” running through Manager Ayrault’s mind after that tough loss are: 1) Whether he could/should have sent out Abdiel Mendoza for the 8th inning. After a blow-up on May 14, Mendoza tossed 11.2 scoreless innings against Montgomery the rest of the year. 2) Whether he should have had Eduardo Garcia bat instead of Restituyo with 2-on, 2-out in the 8th inning. They were facing a lefty or else Matt Wood would have been the obvious choice.

I’d meant to include @ARobsBrewCrew’s update on Ernesto Martinez Jr.: ”Ernesto Martinez’ 2025 MiLB season is over. He was placed on the Development List earlier this week and is no longer in the states as he will be playing for the French Men’s Senior Team competing for the Baseball European Championship. Colin Walsh (Ireland) and Noah Zavolas (Greece) are also set to compete.” If that’s the last we see of free-agent-to-be EMJ in a Sounds’ uniform, he finished on an 8-game hitting streak and with a .890 OPS over his final 69 PAs.

Transactions: LHP Nate Peterson activated by AAA Nashville from Development List RHP Garrett Stallings placed on Development List by AAA Nashville Game Action: Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 15, Louisville 4 Box Score and Game Log Via a Sounds’ press release, game details: Sounds Pile up Season-High 18 Hits in Win over Bats After just 13 Sounds’ batters had come to the plate, Nashville had already raced out to an 8-0 lead in the 2nd inning, scorching the Louisville Bats to grab a 2-1 road series lead. OF Daz Cameron (2-for-5, walk, RBI) got it all started with a first pitch, 101.7mph double to open the game, while OF Brandon Lockridge (4-for-5, walk, 4 RBIs, SB) delivered a 105.8mph RBI single and a 102.5mph bases-clearing double within the first two frames. DH Jeferson Quero’s 105.3mph, 3-run dinger completed the early barrage in support of starting LHP Tucker Davidson (5 IP, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 5 Ks), who can be forgiven for losing his edge for one inning (3-run 2nd frame) while holding such a big lead. Quero went 2-for-4 with 2 walks and 3 RBIs in the contest. Every Nashville batter collected at least one hit, with 8 of the batters driving in runs in a fun evening at the park, highlighted by 3B Anthony Seigler’s 107.9mph, 426-foot 2-run blast in the 4th inning. Sounds’ Extras: C Eric Haase doubled home 2 runs in the 5th inning to extend the advantage to 14-3 by that point, part of a 3-for-6 evening for him. 40-man MLB roster men RHP Easton McGee and Craig Yoho stayed fresh by covering one scoreless inning each, along with LHP Nate Peterson. Next week’s outlook: RHP Carlos Rodriguez (5 IP, 1 R, 5 Ks last week) is scheduled for his 2nd start since being optioned back to AAA, with Nashville aiming for a 3-1 series advantage. Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Montgomery 4, Biloxi 2 Box Score and Game Log Via the Shuckers’ website, game details and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Shuckers Eliminated from 2025 Playoffs in Game Two Loss Against Montgomery A truly dramatic playoff game from start to finish saw both starting pitchers dance around traffic in the early innings before 2B Jesus Made (2-for-5) blasted his first AA homer (3rd inning solo shot) and SS Cooper Pratt (2-for-4) doubled and scored on a 1B Blake Burke (2-for-4) single in the 6th inning for a 2-0 lead. While Shuckers’ RHP Jaron DeBerry minimized hard contact and received strong defensive support over 5 2/3 scoreless innings (5 H, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 2 Ks), his counterpart TJ Nichols relied more on strikeouts (5 1/3 IP, 2 R, 0 BB, 7 Ks), including six consecutive Ks at one point. After the teams combined to strand 5 baserunners in the bottom of the 6th and top of the 7th innings, old friend Jadher Areinamo drew an inning-opening walk against RHP Austin Roberts, who then conceded a game-tying 2-run homer. A few batters later, old friend Gregory Barrios reached on a rare error by Pratt, ultimately allowing 2 unearned runs to cross. 2-out walks by 3B Luke Adams and C Darrien Miller gave Biloxi its last real chance in the 8th inning, but an OF Bladimir Restituyo pop-out dashed that hope. Shuckers’ Extras: Pratt’s return to action was a very welcome sight after he’d exited his last game with a hand injury 8 days earlier. RHP Abdiel Mendoza did well to strike out Brayden Taylor in relief of DeBerry to strand two baserunners before working around a walk and single in the 7th frame, covering 1 1/3 innings in just 22 pitches. RHP Travis MacGregor also covered 1 1/3 scoreless innings to give the Biloxi offense a chance to come back. We’d like to give a huge thank you to Biloxi’s management and administrators, particularly Javik Blake and the media team. This was a successful season in so many respects and you did exceptionally well to cover it all. We hope that you enjoy the Minor League Link Report. On Friday, the Sounds commence their game at 6:15pm CST, while the Milwaukee Brewers head to St. Louis for a 7:15pm CST start. 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 View full article

Anthony Seigler 107.9mph, 426-foot 2-run blast. Oh my. Sounds are up 12-3 in the 4th inning.

13 Sounds’ batters into the game and Nashville already leads 8-0 in the 2nd inning. Daz Cameron got it all started with a first pitch, 101.7mph double. Brandon Lockridge has a 105.8mph RBI single and a 102.5mph bases-clearing double. Jeferson Quero added a 105.3mph 3-run dinger. Boo-yah!!

Thought about mentioning Black! 14 hits and 8 SBs over his last 11 games. Keep it up!

Is RF Brandon Lockridge auditioning for a spot on the MLB playoff roster (9 hits, 3 SBs in last 6 games)? What about 3B Anthony Seigler (7-for-17 with 4 doubles since return to Nashville)? The AAA Sounds aim to grab a 2-1 series lead at Louisville behind effective 29-year old LHP Tucker Davidson (15.2 IP, 2 R, 15 Ks over last 3 games).

SS Cooper Pratt (.691 OPS with 31 SBs) returns from a hand injury for his first action in 8 days, as the AA Biloxi Shuckers face the prospect of playoff elimination or a series-tying win at home against RHP TJ Nichols (2.90 ERA with 156 Ks in 133.2 IP) and the Montgomery Biscuits. RHP Jaron DeBerry (4.38 ERA with 102 Ks in 100.2 IP) gets the start in Game 2, with C Darrien Miller behind the plate.

In case anyone did not already like Jared Oliva enough: