Ro Mueller

He’d taken 9 pitches over 2 at-bats: a 4-pitch walk; then watched 2 strikes and 3 straight balls before pulling the trigger to park that one. The man is serious about baseball.

Tyler Black singled and scored on a double play ball. Then Ethan Murray homered the next inning, his 3rd of the year. 2-0 Rattlers early.

David Dahl doubled and scored on an Alex Jackson sacrifice fly. 1-0 Sounds lead early. Still wondering if the MLB Brewers will try, ya know, two LHH outfielders against a RH starter some day. Until then, Mr. Dahl will just keep mashing in AAA.

The AAA Sounds (20-9) are away to face Marlins' affiliate Jacksonville (18-12) this week, with RHP Josh Lindblom (2.33 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 9.0 K/9 in 27 innings) starting the opening game. Future Star SS Brice Turang has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games:

AA Biloxi (12-15) looks to turn over a new leaf, returning home to battle White Sox affiliate Birmingham (11-16) for six games this week. RHP Victor Castaneda (2.31 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 8.1 K/9 in 23 1/3 innings) makes his 6th start, while the Shuckers' prospect-laden offense tries to come to life (league-low .653 OPS on league-low .283 BABIP):

Wisconsin's (17-10) on the road this week, taking on Royals' affiliate Quad Cities (11-16). I'll risk embarrassment and say this line-up graphic is likely wrong, as LHP Brandon Knarr (1.27 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 10.5 K/9 in 28 1/3 innings) is today's expected starter, though I'd certainly understand if Mr. Knarr has been promoted to Biloxi. RF Tristan Peters has reached base in 17 straight games:

The 14-13 Mudcats travel to face Astros' affiliate Fayetteville (9-18) this week, with RHP Ryne Moore (2.57 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 10.3 K/9 in 28 innings) getting the Game One start. Amazing CF Jackson Chourio (12-for-25, 6 extra base hits, 4 strikeouts) bats cleanup today:

- RHP Brandon Ramey released by Low-A Carolina The 21-year old Ramey, drafted by the Phillies in 2018 ($125k signing bonus) in the 30th round (Martin Luther King HS, Riverside, CA), was acquired by the Brewers in the David Phelps trade in Aug/Sep 2020. He'd thrown very well as an 18-year old in the Gulf Coast Rookie League in 2019 (2.78 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 11.9 K/9 in 22 2/3 innings), but injuries limited his opportunities in the Brewers' system (just 5 2/3 rehab innings in Arizona last year; 9 1/3 innings this year at Low-A Carolina). Best of luck to you Brandon!

- IF Ashton McGee assigned to High-A Wisconsin from AA Biloxi - IF Yeison Coca assigned to AAA Nashville from High-A Wisconsin - 1B Ernesto Martinez placed on High-A Wisconsin's 7-day injured list - OF Corey Ray placed on AAA Nashville’s 7-day injured list - RHP JC Mejia recalled to MLB Brewers from AAA Nashville - RHP Jandel Gustave optioned to AAA Nashville from MLB Brewers

Alex Hall delivered the game-winning single to snatch a Rattler victory from defeat. Jackson Chourio had a special day, as a Mudcat rally fell just short. The Sounds threw their 5th shutout of this young season. Biloxi gave it their all in another close loss. Image courtesy of Brewer Fanatic Alex Hall delivered the game-winning single to snatch a Rattler victory from defeat. Jackson Chourio had a special day, as a Mudcat rally fell just short. The Sounds threw their 5th shutout of this young season. Biloxi gave it their all in another close loss. While the Sounds cruised to a comfortable Mother’s Day win, each of the Brewers’ other affiliates was left for dead late in their matchups: Carolina trailed 7-2 in the 8th inning Wisconsin had been out-hit 10 to 1 and was down 3-0 entering the bottom of the 9th inning Biloxi had 1 hit through 7 innings and was behind 2-0… …but each of those squads made their mothers proud by never giving up: Jackson Chourio homered to spark a 5-run Mudcat rally, though they eventually fell 9-7 The Timber Rattlers drew 5 walks, before Alex Hall’s 2-out, 2-run game-winning single Brent Diaz clobbered a tying 2-run blast, before the Shuckers lost in extra innings A few Game Balls on this special Sunday are reserved for the pitchers who kept throwing blanks to give their struggling offenses a chance (Tyler Herb, Jason Alexander, TJ Shook), while Jackson Chourio (4-for-4, 1st homer) was the star hitter of the day and Alex Hall was an offensive and defensive hero. Transactions: P Alec Bettinger was transferred to AAA Nashville’s Active Roster from the Development List Game Action: Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Augusta 9, Carolina 7 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats’ website, game details, and we encourage readers to review each of the affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Chourio Goes 4-for-4 with a Home Run in 9-7 Loss Opening the game by giving up a leadoff double and then a run-scoring throwing error by 3B Alberis Ferrer on a sacrifice bunt obviously discombobulated normally solid RHP Brannon Jordan, who then walked a batter and gave up two singles to quickly put Carolina down 3-0 at home. Jordan was reasonably solid from that point, while OF Jackson Chourio kept trying to inspire the offense: Singling but not scoring in the 1st inning Singling, stealing second and scoring on a DH Hendry Mendez single to cut the Augusta lead to 3-1 in the 3rd inning Doubling in OF Arbert Cipion in the 5th inning to claw the game back to 5-2 Homering to cut it to 7-3 and lead a 5-run rally in the 8th inning Walking to lead off the 9th inning and bring the potential tying run to the plate with nobody out https://twitter.com/CarolinaMudcats/status/1523370833464692736?cxt=HHwWgMDU3fXsjKQqAAAA After a Green Jacket infield hit and outfield hit chased Jordan to lead off the 5th inning, a steal of home and then a third Ferrer error pushed the deficit to 5-1. https://twitter.com/CarolinaMudcats/status/1523375915325353984?cxt=HHwWgMDTxdyUj6QqAAAA It felt like the game was likely over in the top of the 8th inning, when an infield single, walk and 2-out, opposite field triple off LHP Jakob Brustoski stretched the score to 7-2, but it only added to the drama. Starting with Chourio’s homer opposite field homer, the first 5 Mudcat hitters reached base in the bottom of the 8th inning, ultimately tying the game on 2B Zack Raabe’s first-pitch single to center to score OF Hedbert Perez. https://twitter.com/CarolinaMudcats/status/1523386691280531456?cxt=HHwWgMCr1fuHlKQqAAAA Unfortunately, RHP Brandon Ramey wasn’t able to keep it knotted up, as Augusta’s Stephen Paolini pulled a 1-out pitch out to right field to re-claim a lead which would hold up, forcing Carolina to split the 6-game series 3-3. MLB Pipeline thankfully put the Chourio highlights in one clip: https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1523414349338931200?cxt=HHwWgMCjofDRoKQqAAAA Performances of Note: Jackson Chourio – 4-4, HR, double, BB, 2 RBIs, SB Jesus Chirinos – 2-5 Hendry Mendez – 1-3, BB, RBI Hedbert Perez – 1-4, RBI Zack Raabe – 1-4, RBI Brannon Jordan – 4 IP, 5 R (3 ER), 6 H, 2 BB, 1 WP, 4 K Trevor Tietz – 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 WP, 2 K Junior Montero – 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K Brandon Ramey (Loss) – 1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 0 K Next week’s outlook: The 14-13 Mudcats return travel to Fayetteville (9-18), with RHP Ryne Moore (unless Mr. Moore (2.57 ERA through 28 innings) is on a bus to Quad Cities to join the Timber Rattlers) likely to start the first game of the series. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Wisconsin 4, Fort Wayne 3 Box Score / Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers’ website, game details: Rattlers Do It Again! Wisconsin’s media team always does an amazing job, so please read their write-up and enjoy the video summary: https://twitter.com/TimberRattlers/status/1523427911323500546?cxt=HHwWhIDS9aTnpqQqAAAA Players and fans may have been forgiven in thinking this was simply not Wisconsin’s day, as they’d had more players caught stealing (2) than hits (1) through 8 innings. However, Manager Joe Ayrault has instilled some crazy confidence in these Timber Rattlers, who found another way to win, this time despite being down 3-0 and out-hit 10-1 entering the bottom of the 9th inning. RHP Max Lazar got the start, but was limited to just two innings (plus two leadoff walks in the 3rd inning) after pitching on Tuesday earlier in the week. Three TinCap 2nd inning hits put the Rattlers behind 2-0, which seemed likely to hold up against stellar Fort Wayne pitching. Thankfully, Wisconsin’s pitching and fielding kept them in the game, starting with RHP Tyler Gillies and C Alex Hall combining to eliminate that 2-on, nobody out 3rd inning threat: Strike ‘em out, throw ‘em out to catch the lead runner at 3rd base Another caught stealing, this time at 2nd base RHP TJ Shook came into the 2-0 game in the 4th inning, providing a near-certainty that the game would remain within reach: Two infield singles in the 5th inning didn’t faze Shook, who induced two ground-outs to exit that inning cleanly Shook responded to a 1-out, 7th inning double by striking out the next two batters However, a Fort Wayne run-scoring double off RHP Robbie Baker extended the TinCap lead to 3-0 in the 8th inning, which looked somewhat insurmountable after no Rattlers reached base in the bottom half of the inning. RHP James Meeker pitched around one single in the top of the 9th inning to give his mates one more chance. What a crazy finish: 5 walks and 2 strikeouts in the bottom of the 9th inning brought the Rattlers back to 3-2 with the bases loaded and 2 outs. That 5th walk was enough for the TinCap manager to call on a reliever to attempt to close it out. Likely counting on a first pitch strike, Hall received it and smacked the ball into right field to score Joe Gray Jr. and Tristan Peters with the game-winning runs. https://twitter.com/TimberRattlers/status/1523412705981345792?cxt=HHwWgMCtpZzyn6QqAAAA Performances of Note: Micah Bello – 1-3, BB, RBI Alex Hall – 1-4, 2 RBIs Ethan Murray – 0-1, 2 BB, 1 HBP Max Lazar – 2 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 K Tyler Gillies – 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K TJ Shook – 4 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 5 K James Meeker (Win) – 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 WP, 2 K Next week’s outlook: The 17-10 Timber Rattlers take the bus to Quad Cities (11-16), with LHP Brandon Knarr the expected Game One starter. Again, that’s unless the excellent Mr. Knarr (1.27 ERA through 28 1/3 innings) is heading to Mississippi on a promotion. Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Montgomery 4, Biloxi 3 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers’ website, game details: Walk-Off Home Run In Tenth Leads to Sweep of Shuckers After those amazing Carolina and Wisconsin comebacks, it really seemed too much to ask or expect that Biloxi would do the same. I mean, in the midst of a 6-game losing streak, down 2-0 with 2 outs in the 8th inning after mustering only 1 hit to that point in a frustrating contest, one could not reasonably expect the team to pull itself off the mat. And yet, the Shuckers showed their resiliency, tying it up against the odds and even taking an extra-inning lead before succumbing to the 7th straight loss, this one of the walk-off variety. RHP Tyler Herb was once again fantastic, starting a second game of the week and throwing blanks for 5 straight innings. Herb dispatched the most dangerous threat after a walk and hit in the 5th inning by notching a 3-pitch strikeout and inducing a 1-3 groundout. Unfortunately, Biloxi’s offense was downright pitiful through most of this one, putting the minimum number of men to the plate (21) through seven innings, though we must credit Montgomery’s terrific defense: A 1st inning walk by Sal Frelick was eliminated by being caught stealing A 5th inning Ashton McGee liner back to the pitcher enabled Felix Valerio (who’d singled) to be doubled up off of first base A 6th inning Cam Devanney liner to second base caught Brent Diaz (who’d walked) off of first base After solid 6th inning work by RHP Matt Hardy, the Biscuits ultimately grabbed a 2-0 lead with two doubles, a single and a sacrifice fly off of RHP Nash Walters in the 7th inning. However, with two outs in the top of the 8th inning, Biloxi responded, with McGee earning a full count walk and Brent Diaz pulling the first pitch he saw out to left field (his 3rd home runs of 2022) to knot the contest at 2-2. Diaz then threw out an attempted base stealer at 2nd base to send the game to extra innings, where McGee came through with a 2-out single to score Manfred’s ghost (Freddy Zamora) and give the Shuckers a 3-2 lead. However, the Biscuits’ opening hitter of the bottom of the 10th inning Evan Edwards gave his mother a nice memory, blasting a 1-2 pitch off of RHP JT Hintzen to score himself and Manfred’s ghost and give his squad 4-3 win and complete a 6-game sweep over Biloxi on the week. https://twitter.com/BiscuitBaseball/status/1523437862003220480?cxt=HHwWgICpob-qq6QqAAAA Performances of Note: Brent Diaz – 1-3, HR, BB, 2 RBIs Ashton McGee – 1-3, BB, RBI Felix Valerio – 1-3, BB Tyler Herb – 4 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 6 K Matt Hardy – 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K Zach Vennaro – 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K Arnaldo Hernandez – 1 IP,0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K JT Hintzen (Loss) – 0 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K Next week’s outlook: The 12-15 Shuckers come home to lick their wounds and face Birmingham (11-16). RHP Victor Castaneda (2.31 ERA, 1.11 WHIP in 23 1/3 innings) is the likely starter of the first game of the 6-game set. Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 4, Norfolk 0 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds’ website, game details: Sounds Shutout Tides on Mother’s Day Only the heroics of Alex Hall could prevent OF Jonathan Davis from claiming one of the Game Balls on this Mother’s Day. As a leadoff hitter, the 29-year old Davis is problem for other teams, showing why he’s played in the majors in 4 consecutive seasons. While 40-man roster RHP Alec Bettinger made his 2022 debut, successfully working around 5 base runners (2 hits, 3 walks) through 3 innings, the pesky Davis kept creating opportunities for the Sounds: First inning infield single and stolen base, though stranded at 3rd base Second inning single, scoring on a Jon Singleton walk to follow-up Keston Hiura’s RBI hit-by-pitch and extend the Sound lead to 2-0 Sixth inning single, coming home on a Singleton base hit to left field. 3-0 Nashville Eighth inning walk, though stranded https://twitter.com/nashvillesounds/status/1523409308553125888?cxt=HHwWgICpvbusnqQqAAAA After OF David Dahl was scratched from the original Saturday line-up, it was great to see him back in right field on Sunday, with his 6th inning RBI single completing the scoring on this fine day. With Bettinger’s return, RHP Jason Alexander was bumped from starting but thankfully still got in his scheduled work, keeping zeros on the board from the 4th through the 8th innings to earn a deserved win. https://twitter.com/nashvillesounds/status/1523401764321787904?cxt=HHwWgIDUyar1mqQqAAAA While Keston Hiura continues to hit righties well, I’m sure that Brewers’ brass is hoping he can face some lefties in AAA. Unfortunately, his first inning strikeout was his only chance against a left-handed pitcher in this one, as he went 1-for-3 against righties the rest of the way. We should recognize the nice work by 3B Mark Mathias to help Alec Bettinger keep a clean sheet: https://twitter.com/nashvillesounds/status/1523388337590968321?cxt=HHwWgoCp0eXnlKQqAAAA Performances of Note: Jonathan Davis – 3-4, BB, SB David Dahl – 2-5, RBI Weston Wilson – 2-4 Jon Singleton – 1-3, 2 BB, 2 RBIs Keston Hiura – 1-4, HBP, RBI Brice Turang – 1-4, BB Brian Navarreto – 1-4, SB Alec Bettinger – 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 WP, 3 K Jason Alexander (Win) – 5 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 4 K JC Mejia – 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K Next week’s outlook: Nashville (20-9) heads to Jacksonville (18-12) this week, aiming to keep the good times rolling. Veteran RHP Josh Lindblom (2.33 ERA, 0.96 WHIP in 27 innings) is the expected starting pitcher in the opening game. We hope that you enjoy the Minor League Link Report. Enjoy your travel day, young fellas! 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Shuckers have struggled again, managing just 1 hit through 7 2/3 innings, down 2-0. But wait, an Ashton McGee walk and first-pitch blast by Brent Diaz ties it up! Win, gentlemen! You can do it!!

Holy cow, the Rattlers snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, getting only their 2nd hit of the game in the last, game-winning at-bat with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th (Alex Hall - 2 RBI single).

RHP TJ Shook with his usual domination at High-A Wisconsin (4 scoreless innings, no walks, 5 Ks). I hope his travel day bus tomorrow takes him to Mississippi.

Jackson Chourio hit his first homer of the season to start off a 5-run, 8th inning rally. It’s 7-7 Carolina-Augusta as they head to the 9th inning.

The AA Shuckers desperately need a win this Mother's Day to avoid a 6-game sweep in Montgomery. Starting RHP Tyler Herb (1.93 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 10.0 K/9 in 23 1/3 innings) has put up solid numbers through 5 games this year, while SS Freddy Zamora is riding a 5-game hitting streak: 1 - Sal Frelick - CF 2 - Freddy Zamora - SS 3 - Joey Wiemer - RF 4 - Thomas Dillard - DH 5 - Felix Valerio - 2B 6 - Ashton McGee - 1B 7 - Brent Diaz - C 8 - Cam Devanney - 3B 9 - Noah Campbell - LF X - Tyler Herb - P

RHP Alec Bettinger makes his 2022 season debut, starting for AAA Nashville today as the club strives to close out a 4-2 series win over Norfolk. Recently-optioned 2B Keston Hiura is also in the Sounds' lineup for the first time this year:

- RHP Alec Bettinger will move from AAA Nashville's Development List to its Active Roster, as he's been announced as today's starter

Wisconsin will try to close out a 5-1 series victory over Fort Wayne on this Mother's Day, with RHP Max Lazar getting the start (2.51 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 5.0 K/9 in 14 1/3 innings). DH/C Darrien Miller reached base 4 times yesterday to raise his slash (.278 AVG / .388 OBP / .486 SLG):

Low-A Carolina will try again to clinch a series victory over Augusta, this time with RHP Brannon Jordan (2.57 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 12.4 K/9) on the mound. CF Jackson Chourio has made the brass look like geniuses for pulling the trigger on his call-up (.381 AVG / .409 OBP / .571 SLG in 22 plate appearances):

Dylan File and Nashville’s excellent bullpen threw a shutout against Norfolk, with Brice Turang getting the big 2-out RBI single in the 8th inning to win 1-0.

Consistent traffic against Segura eventually gave Augusta a 5-3 lead, but thankfully 7th inning singles by Leones, Chourio and Alberis Ferrer (2 RBIs) have tied it up.

The first 4 hitters reached base against Rodriguez (with 1 scoring), but he then settled in and retired 13 hitters in a row. OF Arbert Cipion turned around that 1-0 deficit with a 2-run homer in the 4th inning. A SS Eduardo Garcia RBI single in the 5th inning has Carolina ahead 3-1, though it's worrisome that Garcia immediately exited for a pinch runner. RHP Miguel Segura came on in relief of Rodriguez in the 5th inning, but he's run into difficulty in the 6th inning.

AA Biloxi sends RHP Lucas Erceg (likely an opener for LHP Andy Otero) to the mound in Montgomery as the squad tries to end its 5-game skid. 1B Thomas Dillard aims to homer for a 3rd consecutive game:

AAA Nashville is knotted at 2-2 in their series with Norfolk, with RHP Dylan File (4.84 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 6.4 K/9 in 22 1/3 IP) on the mound tonight. Red-hot 3B Mark Mathias (1.001 OPS in 62 plate appearances) is back in the lineup after a day off: UPDATE: Brosseau called up to Brewers, replaced in lineup by Andruw Monasterio. Dahl is also swapped for Weston Wilson. Jonathan Davis will lead off.