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AAA Nashville looks to take a 2-0 home series lead over Gwinnett behind LHP Bruce Zimmermann (5.98 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 7.1 K/9 in 46.2 IP). CF Jimmy Herron comes in with an 18-game on-base streak.

1B Luke Adams (.830 OPS vs. league average .653) returns atop the AA Biloxi lineup after missing 3 games, as they seek to grab a 2-0 home series lead over Montgomery. RHP Brett Wichrowski (2.45 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 7.9 K/9 in 18.1 IP) makes his 6th start, hoping to get through 5 innings for the first time this year.

RHP Jack Hostetler (4.85 ERA, 12 Ks in 13 IP) makes his 5th start for Carolina, as they shoot for a 2-0 home series lead over Charleston. 1B Eric Bitonti has an amazing 5 HRs over his last 3 games. The team welcome DH Gery Holguin (1.112 OPS in 55 ACL PAs) for his Low-A debut.

DH Hedbert Perez returns to action (last played 8 days ago) and RHP Stiven Cruz makes his first start of 2025 (after 13 relief appearances in AA - 5.59 ERA) as Wisconsin tries to sweep today’s home doubleheader over Cedar Rapids.

High-A Wisconsin hosts Twins’ affiliate Cedar Rapids for a doubleheader today, with RHP Ryan Birchard starting the opener and looking for a bounce back from his last appearance.

Rattlers’ rained out. Playing 2 games tomorrow from 12:10pm CST.

High-A Wisconsin has scratched and clawed their way back to a 25-26 record, so shoots for .500 tonight as they host Twins’ affiliate Cedar Rapids. RHP Ryan Birchard needs to shake off a frustrating last relief appearance (1.2 IP, 6 R, 1 K). CF Eduardo Garcia leads the team in runs, doubles, homers, RBIs and SLG.

It’s a battle for supremacy in the Southern League as first place Biloxi hosts second place Rays’ affiliate Montgomery. 23-year old RHP Alexander Cornielle (2.30 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 8.6 K/9 in 41 IP) leads the squad tonight, while 3B Brock Wilken leads the league in homers (12) and walks (48).

AAA Nashville hosts Braves’ affiliate Gwinnett this week, with today marking the return of super prospect C Jeferson Quero to full season affiliate ball after a year-long injury. Rehabbing Brandon Woodruff gets the start.

Low-A Carolina commences its home series against Rays’ affiliate Charleston, with RHP Travis Smith (3.72 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 6.8 K/9 in 29 IP) making his 10th start. What does 1B Eric Bitonti have in store for us after his 5-for-7, 4 HR, 7 RBI weekend?

RHP Morris Austin was promoted to High-A by the White Sox:

- 1B/3B Gery Holguin promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers

- C Ramon Rodriguez placed on AA Biloxi’s full season injured list

I’m not sure how useful lineups are after-the-fact, but here’s the relatively experienced DSL Brewers Blue squad which wiped the floor with DSL Rojos (Reds) in 7 innings at home: 1 - Brailyn Antunez (17 - Venezuela) - CF - 2025 signee 2 - Carlos Done (18 - D.R.) - RF - 2024 signee debuting today 3 - Leonard Rijo (17 - D.R.) - SS - 2025 signee 4 - Jefer Lista (17 - Venezuela) - 1B - 2025 signee 5 - Frandy Lafond (18 - D.R.) - LF - 2024 signee (.836 OPS) 6 - Yoneiker Lugo (18 - Venezuela) - C - 2024 signee (.779 OPS) 7 - Moises Polanco (18 - Venezuela) - 3B - 2024 signee (.779 OPS) 8 - Jhoanjel Saez (18 - Venezuela) - 2B - 2024 signee (.704 OPS) 9 - Kegnnalex Seijas (19 - Venezuela) - DH - mid-2023 signee (.555 OPS in 36 PAs) X - Ayendy Bravo (18 - D.R.) - RHP - 2024 signee (2.38 ERA) And here’s the lineup for the younger DSL Brewers Gold squad which was essentially one key play short of grabbing a win in 9 innings at DSL Orioles Black: 1 - Kenny Fenelon (17 - D.R.) - CF - 2025 signee 2 - Cristopher Acosta (17 - D.R.) - 2025 signee 3 - Isais Chavez (17 - Venezuela) - C - 2025 signee 4 - Eryks Rivero (17 - Venezuela) - DH - 2025 signee 5 - Juan Martinez (18 - Venezuela) - 3B - 2024 signee (.700 OPS) 6 - Francis Sosa (17 - D.R.) - RF - 2025 signee 7 - Matthew Moses (17 - Venezuela) - 1B - 2025 signee 8 - Nicolas Barrios (17 - Venezuela) - LF - 2025 signee 9 - Cristian Montilla (17 - Venezuela) - 2B - 2025 signee X - Gabriel Colmenarez (19 - Venezuela) - RHP - 2023 signee (3.19 ERA)

Maybe not, since he doesn’t play as much shortstop or walk as much. But Pena’s got the edge in hitting for average and stealing bases. Hopefully he can keep doing enough to force the team to give him time at shortstop,

Image courtesy of Biloxi Shuckers For the week, Wisconsin (5-1) and Carolina (4-1) were series winners, while Nashville (2-4) and Biloxi (2-4) ended up on the short end. Transactions: There were a whopping 32 moves involving Dominican Summer League players in advance of their season commencing on Monday, June 2. Of particular note are the roster placements of OF Kenny Fenelon and SS Cristopher Acosta (both on DSL Brewers Gold), plus OF Brailyn Antunez (DSL Brewers Blue) Game Action: Final: Nashville 11, Indianapolis 1 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: Clarke's Multi-HR Game Propels Sounds in Series Finale 23-year old starting RHP Logan Henderson’s first outing since his latest Major League stint ended on May 25 was a relatively short one, delivering a solid 3 innings: 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 Ks in 57 pitches (40 strikes). I’d venture to guess the early exit was planned, as none of the 5 subsequent Nashville relievers had pitched since Thursday. 1B Wes Clarke (3-for-4, 2 HRs) drove in runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 7th innings in his best day of 2025 thus far: You’ll find more highlights of Clarke, 2B Ray Delgado (2-for-5, 2 RBIs, SB) and C Jorge Alfaro (1-for-4, double, walk, 2 RBIs) at the Sounds’ Twitter/X feed. Sounds’ Extras: Three relievers on the Brewers’ 40-man MLB roster saw action: RHP Easton McGee (2 IP, 0 R, 1 K; 94.8mph peak), LHP Bryan Hudson (1 IP, 0 R, 0 Ks; 91.6mph peak), RHP Elvis Peguero (1 IP, 1 R, 1 K; 97.6mph peak). If Christian Yelich’s hand injury were serious, DH/OF Eddie Rosario (2-for-5, double; 7-game hitting streak) and 3B Anthony Seigler (1-for-4, walk, RBI, SB; hit safely in 19 of last 20 games) may have been candidates for a call-up. Eight Sounds’ contributed their 15 hits, but SS Oliver Dunn (0-for-6, 4 Ks) will have to find other days to make his mark at the plate. At least OF Jimmy Herron is pulling himself out of his early season funk (3-for-5, walk, SB). Next week’s outlook: Nashville comes back home to battle Braves’ affiliate Gwinnett for 6 games, commencing on Tuesday. Rehabbing Brandon Woodruff is the expected starter for Tuesday’s series opener. Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Biloxi 5, Rocket City 1 Box Score and Game Log Via the Shuckers’ website, game details: Crow's Dominant Return to Toyota Field Leads Shuckers to 5-1 Win Starting RHP Coleman Crow delivered a phenomenal performance on the road (5 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 9 Ks) even as he’s still building up innings after a long injury layoff. His 73 pitches marked a season high, which he achieved while striking out the final 4 batters he faced. Verified Member @wiguy94 summarized Crow’s dominance in the Minor League Forum: 73 pitches, 51 strikes, 15 called strikes, 14 whiffs, 38.9% whiff rate, 20.5% called strike rate, 19.2% swinging strike rate. After struggling for runs all week and seeing their first 7 hitters go down in order in this contest, #8 and #9 batters OF Bladimir Restituyo and 2B Jheremy Vargas (3-for-4) sparked the offense via a one-out single and double in the 3rd inning, setting the stage for DH Mike Boeve and SS Cooper Pratt to push 4 runs across: Shuckers’ Extras: LHP Mark Manfredi (2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K) RHP Will Childers (1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K) continued Crow’s theme of pounding the zone, throwing 32 of 45 pitches for strikes. 1B/3B Luke Adams was absent from the Sunday lineup after being a late scratch on Saturday. Hopefully we’ll see him back in action next week. Every Biloxi offensive player reached base via hit or walk, though I’m sure that 3B Brock Wilken would love to have collected a hit (now 2 for his last 34 at-bats). OF Luis Lara was caught stealing for the first time in 2025, after 19 consecutive thefts. Next week’s outlook: First place Biloxi comes back home for a massive 6-game set against second place Montgomery (the Rays’ AA affiliate). 23-year old RHP Alexander Cornielle (2.30 ERA, 41 Ks in 43 IP) is likely to start the opening game on Tuesday. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Wisconsin 8, Peoria 6 Box Score and Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers’ website, game details: Rattlers Rally Past Peoria for 8-6 Win Wisconsin’s media team did a great job putting together video highlights of the exciting comeback victory: And we’re also thankful for the 26-minute Mehring/Lobner post-game podcast, featuring LHP Jesus Broca, SS Daniel Guilarte and Manager Victor Estevez. Despite trailing 4-2 and being out-hit 10-2 by the middle of the 5th inning, Wisconsin hung tough, with OF Luiyin Alastre (2-for-4, 2 RBIs), 3B Juan Baez (3-for-5, RBI) and SS Eduardo Garcia (2-for-4, RBI) combining on a 7-for-13 afternoon to lead the comeback. Starting LHP Anthony Flores had thrown 57 pitches on Tuesday, but the team needed him to give what he could to help save arms for next week: 4 IP, 4 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 3 Ks – in 77 pitches (53 strikes). Timber Rattlers’ Extras: It was nice to hear LHP Jesus Broca on the podcast, as he came through in a big way to bridge the middle innings: 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 Ks in 41 pitches. Handed an 8-4 lead after SS Daniel Guilarte’s 2-run homer in the 7th inning (Guilarte was 14-for-120 with 2 doubles and 12 singles before that blast), RHPs Yerlin Rodriguez and Aaron Rund closed it out in somewhat rough fashion: combined 2 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 WP, 1 K. Chris Mehring and Kyle Lobner highlighted that this was super SS/2B Jadher Areinamo’s first rest day of 2025 and also listed out expected starters for next week, but we didn’t hear when we might expect to see RHP Bishop Letson (last pitched May 8) back on the mound. Next week’s outlook: Wisconsin extends its homestand and will host Twins’ affiliate Cedar Rapids for six games, with RHP Ryan Birchard (4.66 ERA, 43 Ks in 36 2/3 IP) scheduled to start the opening game on Tuesday. Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Carolina 4, Salem 2 Box Score and Game Log Via the Mudcats’ website, game details: Longball Propels Mudcats to Sunday Victory 1B Eric Bitonti’s second straight 2-homer game powered the Carolina offense and suddenly puts him atop the team’s leaderboard with 7 dingers on the season. 22-year old starting RHP Chandler Welch stacked a 2nd decent start, though he exited relatively early leading 2-1 after 4 innings and 56 pitches (30 strikes): 1 R. 1 H, 2 BB, 5 Ks. LHP Sam Garcia (3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 Ks) did well to work around a sixth inning 1-out double (K, BB, groundout) with the game still tight at 2-1. The two teams combined on 9 hits, 6 of which were solo homers. The Mudcats’ only non-homer hit was SS Luis Pena’s 6th inning single, after C Yannic Walther and Bitonti had both gone yard earlier in the frame. For Walther, that’s his first homer since June 2023 in the Dominican Summer League, though he does only have 204 career at-bats. Mudcats’ Extras: LHP Anfernny Reyes’ first 3-up, 3-down inning since April 27 had to feel nice in the 8th inning. RHP Jack Seppings made the home crowd a bit nervous by loading the bases in the 9th (single, 2 walks). A called strike 3 gave Seppings his 2nd K of the inning and 4th save of 2025. Excluding the homer trio, the rest of the team was 0-for-19 with a walk, and even that walk (OF Reece Walling - Carolina League leader in that category) was eliminated via a caught stealing. Next week’s outlook: Carolina gets to stay home, this time hosting Rays’ affiliate Charleston for 6 games. The pitching staff is suddenly looking quite fresh, thanks to Saturday's rainout. We hope that you enjoy the Minor League Link Report. On Monday, the Dominican Summer League commences with DSL Brewers Gold playing at DSL Orioles Black, while DSL Brewers Blue hosts DSL Rojos (Reds) – both games start at 10:00am CST. The Milwaukee Brewers also play in Cincinnati at 6:10pm CST, while the 16-5 ACL Brewers host the 13-8 ACL Mariners at 8:00pm 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

Wisconsin closed out the win 8-6 to improve to 25-26 on the season. The 9-1-2 batters Alastre-Baez-Eduardo combine on a 7-for-13 day. Yerlin had a typical 8th (2 BB, run-scoring wild pitch) and Rund allowed the potential game-tying run to come to the plate, but induced a ground out to end it. Really nice team win while resting Areinamo and not having any top pitchers (Letson, Hardin, Root, Peek) throw. After a very slow start to the campaign on the basepaths, Yhoswar now has 24 thefts, Eduardo 18. Okay, nobody else has more than 6, but it’s still progress.

Coleman Crow is up to 73 pitches (season high) thru 5 innings with 9 Ks, including the last 4 batters faced. No walks.

Logan Henderson only pitched 3 innings (0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 Ks - 57 pitches), but I assume it was planned. None of the 5 relievers who followed in Nashville’s 11-1 victory had pitched since Thursday. 15 hits for the victorious Sounds, including Wes Clarke’s 3-for-4, 4 RBI day.

14 Ks in 13 innings in 3 games since coming down to Low-A is a nice breakthrough. And I give him a mulligan on that first Low-A game, since he was pitching 5 days after throwing 85 pitches. Welch - 22 years, 88 days Travis Smith - 22, 204 DeBerry - 22, 277 Holobetz - 22, 305 Sam Garcia - 23, 10 Gillis - 24, 295

Daniel Guilarte set aside his miserable campaign-to-date (14-for-120 with 2 doubles, 12 singles) for at least one at-bat. Turn over that leaf!!:

The Timber Rattlers were being out-hit 10-2 at one point, but now lead 6-4 in the 7th inning after a 4-run burst in the last half frame. Luiyin Alastre had a big double (scoring 2, one helped by an error) to tie it. Credit to LHP Anthony Flores for surviving 4 innings (4 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 3 Ks - 77 pitches) and LHP Jesus Broca for some sweet bridge work (now up to 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 Ks - 41 pitches).

Cooper Pratt ends his slump at an opportune time: bases-clearing double to center field to push Biloxi's lead from 1-0 to 4-0 in the 3rd inning.

OF Kenny Fenelon, SS Cristopher Acosta, C Isais Chavez, RHP Saul Sanchez, OF Francis Sosa, INF Juan Martinez, RHP Carlos Canales, RHP Gabriel Colmenarez, RHP Ruben Saldana, C Roniel Paulino and LHP Joan Pena assigned to DSL Brewers Gold OF Frandy Lafond, INF Moises Polanco, RHP Lonell Downs, C Yoneiker Lugo, OF Gerlyn Payano, RHP Justin Lugo, OF Jefer Lista, OF Angel Gonzalez, C Kegnnalex Seijas, RHP Lenin Mendez, RHP Jean Rodriguez, OF Carlos Done, C Johanderson Tarazona and RHP Luis Velasquez assigned to DSL Brewers Blue RHP Enrique Velasquez, LHP Santiago Martinez and LHP Daniel Garcia placed on DSL Brewers’ Gold’s 7-day injured list INF Sharlisson De La Rosa, OF Alexander Frias, RHP Brailin Aguirrez and RHP Merwin Manrique placed on DSL Brewers Blue’s 7-day injured list