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The AA Shuckers also need to win the finale (in Montgomery) to salvage a 3-3 series tie. RHP Christian Mejias gets the start, trying to get his poor ERA (5.37) to match his solid other numbers (1.25 WHIP, 11.4 K/9 in 55.1 IP). DH/OF Tristen Lutz is quietly mashing in June (1.061 OPS in 45 PAs).

Childers gave up 3 runs on 3 hits, lasting just one inning for the Mudcats. Thankfully Jesus Parra re-set the game in the 2nd inning with a 3-run blast. RHP Quinton Low has entered to pitch the 2nd inning, walking the first two batters. Could be a long game…

The Low-A Mudcats also trail their series 3-2 (in Augusta) and give 22-year RHP Will Childers (4.15 ERA with 7 Ks in 8.2 IP) his 1st start (3rd appearance) since joining the Brewers. 3B Luke Adams leads the team in runs, doubles, homers, RBIs, walks and stolen bases.

LHP Robert Gasser (4.65 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 10.5 K/9 in 62 IP) seeks his 4th straight win, which would give AAA Nashville a 6-0 home sweep of Gwinnett. CF Sal Frelick is 5-for-11 with a HR, 2B, 3 BBs, 5 RBIs, 2 SBs and 5 runs since his return.

21-year old RHP Edwin Jimenez (2.10 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 10.3 K/9 in 51.1 IP) and the High-A Timber Rattlers need a victory in the finale at Great Lakes to tie the series 3-3. CF Joe Gray Jr. has a .894 OPS thus far in June (63 PAs).

AAA Nashville seeks a 5th straight win at home against Gwinnett. RHP Janson Junk (4.30 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 5.7 K/9 in 55.2IP). C Alex Jackson (.901 OPS in 118 PAs) has the highest OPS in the lineup.

High-A Wisconsin and Great Lakes have played 3 straight 1-run games and the series is tied 2-2. RHP Tyler Woessner (2.38 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 8.6 K/9 in 56.2 IP) gets the big start tonight. 1B/C/OF Alex Hall leads the team with a .725 OPS.

AA Biloxi is tied 2-2 in their series in Montgomery, with RHP Tobias Myers (5.70 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 11.1 K/9 in 53.2 IP) making tonight’s start. 24-year old 2B/SS Freddy Zamora is putting together a respectable season: .255 AVG, .354 OBP, .399 SLG.

RHP Will Rudy and the Low-A Mudcats strive for a 3rd straight win and 3-2 series lead in Augusta. 18-year old CF Luis Lara has raised his OPS to .855 with 25 BB and 14 Ks in 143 PAs.

Must have replaced Hiura with a lookalike:

- RHP Tyson Miller optioned to AAA Nashville from MLB Brewers - LHP Wade Miley and DH/1B Jesse Winker reinstated to MLB Brewers from MILB rehab assignments - OF Lamar Sparks placed on 7-day injured list by AA Biloxi, retroactive to 6/16 - RHP Samuel Dario placed on 7-day injured list by ACL Brewers

Yes, because he’s comfortable there. This is a guy who re-upped on a minor league deal in early 2023 despite the fact that it meant that he was ineligible to have his contract selected by his MLB club in the first month of the season (due to DFA rules). That said, I personally wouldn’t mind to see him venture out, bet on himself to make it elsewhere since I’m not sure he’ll get another shot with the Brewers unless Tellez gets injured. I thought the Rockies were a good fit in the offseason. Now, the Marlins (minor league deal) may present the best opportunity. Or he can opt for fortune and fame in Japan or Korea.

We wanted to tip our caps to some players that were recently released or retired: 22-year old LHP Pablo Garabitos, born in the Dominican Republic, was taken in the 25th round ($125k sign-on bonus) of the 2018 draft out of Lakewood Ranch High School in Florida. Pegged as a reliever from the get-go, he was quite dominant in Arizona (2 seasons – 2.22 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 9.8 K/9 in 48.2 IP)) and Low-A ball (2022 season – 1.61 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 9.8 K/9 in 56 IP), so it’s difficult to understand why the organization didn’t promote him at a faster clip. He evidently suffered an injury this past offseason or at the start of spring training, causing him to be placed on the 60-day injured list in early April 2023, before his surprising release last week. We hope that Pablo is fully healed and ready to seize the next opportunities which come his way. 22-year old OF Micah Bello was a competitive balance pick after the 2nd round ($550k sign-on bonus) in 2018 out of Hilo High School in Hawaii. He did just enough on the field in 2018 and 2019 to keep prospect watchers interested (e.g. .648 OPS, 10 stolen bases in Arizona; .726 OPS with 6 homers at Rocky Mountain). He then recorded a ho-hum .663 OPS with 64 Ks (vs. 11 walks) as a 20-year old at Low-A Carolina in 2021, though lost two months due to injury. Sent to repeat at Low-A in April 2022, he was the team’s top hitter with a .994 OPS in 18 games before being promoted to High-A Wisconsin, where he posted a .641 OPS over 20 games before being injured. This year, he struggled in 14 games at Wisconsin, though perhaps he was dealing with yet another injury before announcing his voluntary retirement. We hope that Micah was able to further his education on the side during his five seasons in the Brewers’ organization and wish him luck in his future endeavors. 22-year old RHP Fernando Olguin joined the Brewers as an international free agent out of Mexico in May 2019, then did nothing but impress over his first two seasons: 1.88 ERA with 53 Ks in 43 IP in the Dominican Summer League in 2019; 2.87 ERA with 30 Ks in 31.1 IP in Arizona in 2021. Then 21-year old Fernando put up somewhat respectable results last year in Low-A ball (5.30 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 9.0 K/9 in 69.2 IP), though with need for improvement. This year, Olguin faced just 11 batters at Low-A Carolina before being released. He has since joined Tijuana of the Mexican League (independent ball) and we hope he makes significant strides there. 25-year old RHP Joey Matulovich was a 20th round selection ($110k sign-on bonus) in 2018 out of UC-Berkeley. After surprisingly good numbers (2.75 ERA with 49 Ks in 36 IP) in the hitter-friendly Pioneer League in 2018, the next season in Arizona/Low-A Wisconsin was more of a struggle (5.57 ERA with 45 Ks in 32.1 IP). By 2021, he was revived in Low-A ball (1.80 ERA with 56 Ks in 40 IP) but struggled after a promotion to High-A (6.55 ERA with 39 Ks in 34.1 IP). Last season saw a full-time shift to the bullpen in High-A, which unfortunately didn’t deliver the expected results (5.98 ERA with 64 Ks in 58.2 IP), then he only saw action in 5 games at High-A Wisconsin in April before being released. He’s since joined Winnipeg in the American Association (independent ball) and we wish him terrific success. 24-year old LHP Jakob Brustoski signed as an undrafted free agent out of Texas Tech in July 2021. He can certainly light up the radar gun, striking out 69 batters in just 32.2 IP in 31 games over about two seasons with the Brewers: 7 games in Arizona, 24 at Low-A Carolina. Unfortunately, control was an issue as he also walked 50 batters, threw 32 wild pitches and hit 9 players, contributing to his career MILB ERA of 11.57. We wish Jakob success in putting his tools together elsewhere in baseball or in whichever career he chooses. 33-year old RHP Robert Stock joined AAA Nashville in January 2023 after an eventful career with the Cardinals, Pirates, Reds, Padres, Red Sox, Cubs, Mets, Dooson Bears (Korea) and the Israeli National Team. He’s logged 72.2 innings in the Majors, lastly in 2021. Originally selected by St. Louis as a catcher from USC in the 2009 draft, he didn’t transition to pitching until 2012 in Low-A ball. He’d pitched respectably in AAA in 2021 and in Korea in 2022, but this season with Nashville was a struggle (8.22 ERA in 23 IP). Mr. Stock has quickly landed on his feet with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League (independent ball) and we wish him tremendous success. 20-year old OF/INF Jacob Zalm joined the Brewers as an international free agent out of Curacao in July 2019, though wasn’t able to debut until July 2021 due to the lost Covid season. After a highly productive 2021 in the Dominican Summer League (.764 OPS with 15 stolen bases in 135 PAs), he spent most of 2022 stateside Arizona, posting a somewhat respectable .655 OPS with 5 stolen bases (vs. 0 CS) in 113 PAs. Released just prior to the ACL season commencing, perhaps Zalm was a casualty of the Brewers’ reduction to having just one team in Arizona, but his lack of a premium defensive position (most 2022 innings were in left field) probably didn’t help his case. We wish Jacob all the best whether in baseball or other career pursuits. 21-year old RHP Phili Silverio was signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in March 2021. Phili skipped Dominican Summer League ball, being placed directly in Arizona in July 2021, understandably struggling to a 5.59 ERA and 1.86 WHIP, though with an eye-opening 30 strikeouts in just 19.1 innings pitched. Unfortunately, his ERA (7.48) and walks (26 in 21.2 IP) didn’t improve in a second season in Arizona, before he was ultimately released early last month. Good luck Phili! 20-year old RHP Delson Guzman signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in October 2019. Similar to Zalm, Guzman didn’t formally debut until July 2021. He pitched just 4.2 innings in the Dominican Summer League that season, before going on the 60-day injured list. Unfortunately, that injury carried into the 2022 season, in which he only pitched 7 innings (2.57 ERA with 9 Ks) in Arizona. This year, Delson was placed on the 60-day injured list to start the season in April and has now been released. We wish Mr. Guzman the best of success in his future pursuits. 19-year old RHP Leonardo Rivera joined as an international free agent from the Dominican Republic in January 2021, but went on the 60-day injured list and didn’t debut until 2022 with DSL Brewers-1. Last season, he made 15 relief appearances, delivering a 6.48 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 7.2 K/9 in 25 innings. He also earned two wins and one save for his efforts. We wish him a successful career, whether in baseball or another path. 18-year old RHP Breijher Subero signed as an international free agent from Venezuela in June 2022, but he unfortunately never made his organizational debut. We hope he’s healthy and wish him well in his career and life.

Turang walk-off homer in the 10th!!

Thyago Vieira issued 3 walks in the top of the 9th inning, but didn’t concede a run. Still 2-2 agaInst Gwinnett. Toro, Naquin and Navarreto are due up to try to walk off a 4th straight win.

Ah, man. Wouldntchaknowit…Great Lakes answers with a 2-out solo homer off RHP Brannon Jordan in the bottom of the 9th inning. To extra innings they go, tied 7-7.

Down to their final out and staring at a likely third straight 1-run loss at Great Lakes, Eduardo Garcia and Alex Hall said “No!” Garcia singles on an 0-2 pitch, then Hall follows with a 2-run blast. Win this thing, gentlemen! 7-6 Timber Rattlers need to hold on.

A win for the Low-A Mudcats would even their series in Augusta 2-2. RHP Alexander Vallecillo (1.35 ERA with 26 Ks in 20 IP) is tonight’s starter, while DH/OF Hedbert Perez has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games.

Not a good outing for Mr. Jarvis, giving up 6 runs in 2 1/3 innings. Runner on 2nd is his responsibility too, with RHP Robbie Baker on in relief. Montgomery 6, Biloxi 4, still in the 3rd inning.

Boy does 21-year old RHP Stiven Cruz (6.91 ERA in 43 IP) need to turn things around, so High-A Wisconsin can vanquish 41-18 Great Lakes. DH/C Matt Wood has an 11-game hitting streak.

The AAA Sounds are up 3-0 in their home series against Gwinnett and have RHP Pedro Fernandez (3.83 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 7.1 K/9 in 44.2 IP) making his 8th start (15th appearance). Can SS Brice Turang homer for the 3rd consecutive game?

OF/INF Keston Hiura sent on rehab assignment to ACL Brewers OF Monte Harrison transferred to Development List from AAA Nashville

Looks like Winker is probably back, maybe activated tomorrow.

AA Biloxi has won 3 games in a row and has a doubleheader in Montgomery today. RHP Justin Jarvis (2.59 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 10.5 K/9 in 62.2 IP) starts the first game. 3B Tyler Black continues to lead the Southern League in stolen bases and walks, is 3rd in OBP and 6th in runs scored.

Pretty solid day for some of our DSL-2 guys: 2B Luis Lameda - 2 singles, 3 walks, SB, 2 RBIs, 1 run (1.083 OPS) 3B Roderick Flores - double, single, walk, 2 RBIs, 1 run (1.035 OPS) DH Demetrio Nadal - single, 2 walks, 4 SBs, 3 runs (1.127 OPS in limited time) RHP Aneuris Rodriguez - 4.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 Ks, 1 WP (1.04 ERA)