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AAA Nashville calls upon Swiss Army knife RHP Garrett Stallings (2.77 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 6.8 K/9 in 48.2 IP; pitched 1.2 IP on Wednesday) to guide the team to a series-clinching win at home against Charlotte. DH Tyler Black has an .817 OPS over his last 63 AAA/MLB PAs.

AA Biloxi have already won this week’s home series against Rocket City and seek a 5th win of the week. 23-year old RHP Alexander Cornielle is making his 2nd start of the week (4 IP, 0 R, 7 Ks on Tuesday). C Darrien Miller is having a good month at the plate (.765 OPS in 61 July PAs).

The High-A Timber Rattlers can grab a 3-3 series split with a win at Quad Cities today. LHP Sam Garcia aims to replicate his terrific Tuesday start (5 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 6 Ks). SS Jadher Areinamo leads the Midwest League in hits (109) and total bases (170).

Aw man. Jayden Dubanewicz exits after just 1 inning and 14 pitches, with the game log indicating an injury delay to commence the 2nd inning.

Low-A Carolina gets its 3rd and final chance to clinch a home series win over Kannapolis, with 19-year old RHP Jayden Dubanewicz having his 2nd outing of the week (4 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 Ks on Tuesday). SS Jesus Made (.798 OPS, 40 SBs), 2B Luis Pena (.869 OPS, 40 SBs) and CF Jose Anderson (.690 OPS in Low-A/ACL) return to the lineup as Eric Bitonti rests.

Bobby Dalbec started off the Sounds’ 2nd inning with a single, helping trigger a 4-run frame including Ray Delgado’s first homer of 2025.

Here’s that Matt Wood 3-run homer to turn the tide for Biloxi. Actually, Luis Lara started the turnaround by gunning down a baserunner at home for his 9th assist.

Mudcats fall by a run in extra innings for the 2nd straight day. Hopefully we let Made, Pena and Adamczewski all play together tomorrow so we still win this series 4-2.

Mudcats and Cannon Ballers are headed to extra innings, still tied 4-4.

Big 5-run second inning for the Timber Rattlers, including 4 extra-base hits, highlighted by Hedbert Perez’s 14th homer.

Jeez. Reece Walling now hitless in his last 31 at-bats, including 0-for-3 with 3 Ks today. He just struck out on 3 pitches with the game tied 4-4, bases loaded, 1 out in the bottom of the 7th inning. The Mudcats are trying to pull this out while resting Made, Pena and Payne.

As Chris Mehring broadcasts his 3,000th consecutive game, High-A Wisconsin hands the ball to RHP Tanner Gillis (1.81 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 6.9 K/9 in 54.2 IP in Low-A/High-A) as they strive to claw back from a 3-1 series deficit at Quad Cities. 1B Blake Burke needs to snap his 0-for-19 skid.

After 2 straight shutout defeats, AAA Nashville finds itself in a 2-2 home series tie against Charlotte. RHP Logan Henderson looks to bounce back from a down outing (3:2 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 4 BB, 2 Ks last week). DH Daz Cameron has a 10-game on-base streak.

The AA Shuckers also look to clinch a series over Rocket City tonight, with LHP Nate Peterson looking for a better spot start than last week (1.1 IP, 4 R, 1 K). 20-year old CF Luis Lara leads the Southern League in doubles (24) and is 2nd in walks (57).

Low-A Carolina gets a second chance to finish off a home series win over Kannapolis, this time behind RHP Bryce Meccage, who’s on a decent 4-game run (2,45 ERA with 20 Ks in last 18.1 IP). 2B Josh Adamczewski (1.027 OPS in 137 PAs) is back in the lineup after a rest day.

Chad Patrick has not walked more than 3 batters in any of his 21 games this year. He just walked 3 straight batters in the 1st inning and threw a wild pitch. A Jimmy Herron error added to the damage. Sounds trail 3-0 before their first turn at bat. That’s a rough start to Patrick’s trade deadline audition. Guess we’ll have to keep him.

19-year old RHP Manuel Rodriguez (1.99 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 7.7 K/9 in 40.2 IP) gets the chance to lead High-A Wisconsin back to a 2-2 series tie at Quad Cities. DH/OF Steward Berroa makes his 2nd rehab start.

RHP Chad Patrick (3.49 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 9.0 K/9 in 105.2 MLB/AAA IP) makes his 3rd AAA start as Nashville looks to take a 3-1 home series lead over Charlotte. DH Jared Oliva has had a terrific July (.993 OPS in 68 PAs with 9 SBs).

The AA Shuckers can take a 3-1 home series lead over Rocket City behind red-hot LHP Tate Kuehner (1.08 ERA with 31 Ks in last 25 IP). After yesterday’s game-winning homer, 3B Ethan Murray (.860 OPS in 220 PAs) needs 2 more homers to join the 10 HR/10 SB club.

The Low-A Mudcats aim for an 8th straight win, which would also clinch this week’s home series against Kannapolis. LHP Wande Torres is on a respectable 4-game run (3.63 ERA with 21 Ks in 17.1 IP). RF Pedro Ibarguen has a 16-game on-base streak.

The DSL squads dropped their games for the 2nd straight day (Red Sox Red 2 - 0 Brewers Blue; Brewers Gold 1 - 8 CLE Goryl) and were a bit less competitive than yesterday as well. The Blue team made great escapes in the 1st and 5th innings to keep it scoreless to that point. We then stranded baserunners at 2nd and 3rd in the bottom of the 5th inning, before Red Sox Red scored via a bunt single, HBP and wild pitch to grab a 1-0 lead in that 7-inning contest. Our standouts of the day were 17-year old RHP Diustin Mayorquin (6 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 7 Ks; season ERA 2.87) and 18-year old RHP Christopher Peralta (4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 Ks; season ERA 6.15). Top offensive players were 1B Jonathan Rangel (2-for-3, walk; season OPS 1.076), SS Leonard Rijo (2-for-3, SB; season OPS .703) and 3B Juan Martinez (2-for-4; season OPS .948).

I tried to re-create the rankings to see the overall scoring, as follows: 1 Jesus Made 1275 2 Luis Pena 1240 3 Cooper Pratt 1108 4 Jeferson Quero 1071 5 Logan Henderson 1051 6 Marco Dinges 897 7 Braylon Payne 863 8 Robert Gasser 786 9 Andrew Fischer 689 10 Brock Wilken 669 11 Luke Adams 661 12 Bishop Letson 529 13 Josh Adamczewski 428 14 Eric Bitonti 378 15 Luis Lara 331 16 Coleman Crow 308 17 Blake Burke 230 18 Craig Yoho 222 19 Tyson Hardin 190 20 Mike Boeve 169 21 Brady Ebel 120 22 Bryce Meccage 95 23 Brett Wichrowski 73 24 Jadher Areinamo 56 25 Josh Knoth 42 26 Carlos F Rodriguez 31 27 Melvin Hernandez 27 28 JD Thompson 23 29 Ethan Dorchies 22 30 Tyler Black 15 31 Manuel Rodriguez 10 32 Jason Woodward 9 33 Bjorn Johnson 8 34 Alexander Cornielle 7 35 Brailyn Antunez 6 36 Frank Cairone 5 37 Handelfry Encarnacion 3 38 Ernesto Martinez 2 39 Ethan Murray 1

Image courtesy of Biloxi Shuckers Transactions: RHP Tyler Renz promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers LHP Robert Gasser sent on rehab assignment to High-A Wisconsin OF Steward Berroa sent on rehab assignment to High-A Wisconsin C Ty Duvall released by AAA Nashville Recent draft picks (3B Andrew Fischer, RHP Jacob Morrison, RHP Joshua Flores, LHP Andrew Healy) and non-drafted free agent OF Malachai Halterman assigned to ACL Brewers Game Action: Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Charlotte 2, Nashville 0 Box Score and Game Log Via the Sounds’ website, game details and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Nestor Cortes' Nine Punchouts Not Enough in Sounds Shutout Loss to Knights LHP Nestor Cortes was solid in his 4th rehab start (5 2/3 IP, 2 R (1 ER)), striking out 9 of 23 batters faced (vs. 1 walk) in 93 pitches to give him a 1.00 ERA through 18 rehab innings. The maximum number of rehab days pitchers is 30, so Cortes likely needs to be activated by the Major League club by August 1, while also keeping in mind that the MLB trade deadline is July 31. After a wild 14-13 victory on Wednesday, the Sounds’ offense produced 10 outs from its first 10 batters on Thursday, collecting their first hit on an OF Jared Oliva double in the bottom of the 4th inning (stranded via ground out and strikeout). That said, Nashville still had 5 of the 6 hardest hit balls in the game, keeping the Knights’ defense on their toes. SS Freddy Zamora’s 8th inning single gave the team its best scoring chance with 2-on, 1-out, but a pop out and strikeout followed, so Nashville’s series lead was reduced to 2 games to 1. Sounds’ Extras: Solid relief work from the trio of RHP Easton McGee, LHP Josh Maciejewski and RHP Craig Yoho (combined 3 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 Ks) gave the offense a chance to turn things around. DH Ernesto Martinez Jr. was the only Nashville player to reach base more than once (counting only hits, walks and HBPs), coming aboard 3 times – 2 walks, 1 HBP. Defense certainly played a role in this outcome, with Charlotte converting two clutch double plays and committing no errors, vs. 0 GIDPs and 1 error (of the 3-bases and unearned run variety) for the Sounds. Friday’s outlook: RHP Chad Patrick (3.49 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 9.0 K/9 in 105 2/3 MLB/AAA IP) is scheduled to make his 3rd AAA start of the year, with Nashville shooting for a 3-1 series advantage. Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Game One Final: Rocket City 5, Biloxi 1 (in 7 innings) Box Score and Game Log Game Two Final: Biloxi 3, Rocket City 1 (in 7 innings) Box Score and Game Log Via the Shuckers’ website, game details: Murray's Late Homer Gives Shuckers Doubleheader Split Against Trash Pandas The Shuckers were down 3-0 before collecting their first hit of the opening game, ultimately being out-hit 10-4 in the contest. Still, the team pushed one run across in the bottom of the 4th inning and stranded the bases loaded in that key frame, going 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position in the contest. RHP Brett Wichrowski (4 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 3 Ks) and middle reliever RHP Bayden Root (2 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K) navigated heavy traffic in the opening-game defeat, while 3B Ethan Murray (1-for-3, walk) and 2B Jheremy Vargas (1-for-2, walk) each reached base twice. The nightcap saw a great bounceback performance from RHP KC Hunt (6 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 Ks; lowering season ERA to 5.11), supported by terrific defense in the 3rd inning in particular: However, the game was still knotted 1-1 until Murray’s terrific at-bat with 2 outs in the bottom of the 6th inning, coming back from an 0-2 count to run it full before blasting his 8th homer of 2025: 6’7” LHP Brian Fitzpatrick’s transition to full time bullpen work in 2025 has been quite the success (2.23 season ERA with 37 Ks in 32 1/3 IP), working around a leadoff single to notch the save: Shuckers’ Extras: “Biloxi Mayor” 1B Zavier Warren continued his steady contributions, going 2-for-6 on the evening with a triple, stolen base and run scored. We can also laud LHP Mark Manfredi for his 3-up, 3-down inning of work (3.22 season ERA) in the first contest. Friday’s outlook: 24-year old LHP Tate Kuehner, who’s on quite the 5-game run (1.08 ERA with 31 Ks in last 25 IP; season ERA 2.45) aims to lead Biloxi to a 3-1 home series lead. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Quad Cities 7, Wisconsin 3 Box Score and Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers’ website, more game details: River Bandits Pull Away From Rattlers After throwing just 9 pitches in his first rehab appearance last week, it was no surprise that LHP Robert Gasser was limited to one inning and 16 pitches (2 R, 1 H, 1 BB – 10 strikes) in this contest. The linked game report details the offensive contributions of OF Luiyin Alastre (2-for-4, triple, 2 RBIs), SS Jadher Areinamo (1-for-4, double, HBP, 2 SBs) and 3B Juan Baez (1-for-3, walk), as the squad tied the game up 3-3 by the 4th inning. Although RHP Jaron DeBerry pitched respectably through 5 innings of long relief, the team unfortunately stranded runners in scoring position in each of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th innings. Timber Rattlers’ Extras: Quad Cities erupted for 3 runs on 4 hits (including a triple and single against DeBerry before his exit) in the 7th frame, helping to mar DeBerry’s final line (5 IP, 4 R, 9 H, 2 BB, 6 Ks). Wisconsin was out-hit 13-5 and went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, with 1B Blake Burke, C Andrick Nava, OF Kay-Lan Nicasia and 2B Daniel Guilarte combining on an 0-for-14 evening. Friday’s outlook: 19-year old RHP Manuel Rodriguez (1.99 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 7.7 K/9 in 40 2/3 IP) is set for his 6th start since returning from injury, having ramped up to 63 pitches last week (5 IP, 0 R, 3 Ks). Wisconsin needs a victory to even this week’s road series at 2 games apiece. Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Carolina 2, Kannapolis 0 Box Score and Game Log Via the Mudcats’ website, game details: Mudcats Shutout Kannapolis After starting RHP Travis Smith silenced the Cannon Ballers for 5 innings (0 R, 3 H – all singles, 2 BB, 3 Ks), 18-year old, 5’11” LHP Enderson Mercado put himself firmly on the prospect radar with 4 innings of scoreless relief (3 H, 1 BB, 2 Ks) in his Low-A debut. Smith and his counterpart tossed 4 ½ scoreless innings until Carolina’s #8 (OF Luis Lameda) and #9 (C Yannic Walther) batters reached base via a hit-by-pitch and 4-pitch walk with 2 outs in the bottom of the 5th inning, with 2B Josh Adamczewski following with a 5-pitch walk before SS Jesus Made (2-for-4, double, 2 RBIs, stole his 40th base) delivered the key blow: Back to Enderson Mercado, who displaced terrific Ethan Dorchies as the youngest pitcher in the 12-team Carolina League. Displaced? Mercado is an entire 5 months younger than Dorchies, entering this level after just 18 years, 123 days on this Earth. Of course, his Arizona Complex League statistics should perhaps temper our enthusiasm a little bit (5.05 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 10.7 K/9 in 46 1/3 IP at that level). Mudcats’ Extras: Lameda (1-for-2, run scored) and Adamczewski (1-for-3, walk) had productive days, while OF Reece Walling added an outfield assist in the 2nd inning. Friday’s outlook: LHP Wande Torres (5.69 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 9.4 K/9 in 55 1/3 IP) gets the start, with Carolina aiming to extend its winning streak to 8 games. Final: DSL CLE Mendoza 14, DSL Brewers Blue 13 (in 11 innings) Box Score and Game Log You’d hope that a 7-2 lead in the 7th inning would be safe, but that’s not always the case, especially in the Dominican Summer League. 18-year old OF Carlos Done (3-for-5, walk, 2 RBIs; .262 AVG, .832 OPS) continued his offensive outbreak as the top performer in this game, doubling and scoring to lead off the game, jacking his 4th homer of 2025 to extend the lead to 7-2 and doubling in a run for a 13-12 advantage in the top of the 11th inning. 17-year old starting RHP Carlos Galindo (5 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 Ks) nearly extended his season record to 5-0, before the disastrous 8-run inning against RHP Brailin Aguirrez (1 1/3 IP, 5 ER) and RHP Merwin Manrique (1/3 IP, 3 ER). The Blue Crew were 1 out away from clinching victory in the bottom of the 9th inning (BB, WP, game-tying single off of RHP Justin Lugo) and bottom of the 11th inning (HBP, BB, walk-off 2-run double against RHP Jhosep Ospino). Instead, they fall to a record of 20-16. C Yoneiker Lugo (2-for-2, double, 2 walks, RBI; .284 AVG, .748 OPS) reached base in all 4 plate appearances, but was lifted in the bottom of the 7th inning, so we’ll need to monitor his status. Final: DSL CLE Goryl 9, DSL Brewers Gold 7 Box Score and Game Log Similar to their Blue brethren, the Golden Men allowed a 7-3 lead to slip away to fall to 17-20 on the season. Every position player reached base via hit or walk in the game, including 8 of them within the first 3 innings as the team built its 7-3 advantage, highlighted by 2-run doubles from OFs Alexander Frias and Nicolas Barrios. 17-year old starting RHP Enrique Velasquez completed two rough innings (2 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 5 BB, 2 WP, 0 Ks), while RHP Carlos Canales fared better (2 IP, 0 R, 1 H – infield single, 0 BB, 2 Ks). However, 17-year old RHP Gustavo Garcia (3 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 2 BB, 3 WP, 3 Ks) conceded 2 runs in the 5th inning and another 3 runs in the 6th inning to cough up the lead. The Gold squad drew back-to-back walks to start the 7th inning and added 2 more walks in the 8th inning, but didn’t push any runs across. For the game, 3B Cristian Montilla went 2-for-4, while each of SS Cristopher Acosta, OF Kenny Fenelon and 2B Juan Martinez went 1-for-3 with 2 walks. We hope that you enjoy the Minor League Link Report. On Friday, the DSL squads kick off action at 10:00am CST (Brewers Blue hosting Red Sox Red; Brewers Gold playing at CLE Goryl) before the Milwaukee Brewers host the Marlins at 3:10pm CST. Start times for the full season affiliates range from 5:30pm CST (Carolina) to 6:35 pm CST. 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