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  1. Two DSL Cerveceros victories. You have to love it. Combine output of 21-6 for the good guys. That's going to be a fun one to look through.
  2. It was a classic four-game affair. Two mid-day slates. Two evening tilts. Thankfully, the Shuckers were there to squeak one out. The affiliates mustered a 1-3 day overall and were outscored 21-8 in the process. We'll look to greener pastures tomorrow but, for now, let's get into today's Minor League report! Image courtesy of Biloxi Shuckers - Carlos F Rodriguez Game Balls: RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez earns a nod here with his escape work in the first inning and the dominant quality start from there. INF Tyler Black gets another nod here for his continued ability to get on base, swipe bases, and generally wreak havoc in the batters box. RHP Tyson Miller gets a nod here for building on his recent successful call-up with more scoreless impactful bullpen work. OF Luis Lara gets recognition for a 2-for-4 day, another stolen base, and just generally being an advanced player beyond his years. INF Jon Singleton gets one last memorial run around the game ball base paths as he heads to the waters of Minor League Free Agency. One last Singleton 'Tag'. One last mention. It's been a true pleasure watching Big Jon in a Sounds uniform. All the best to an extremely likable athlete and one of my favorite baseball stories in recent memory. Transactions: INF Jon Singleton cleared waivers (DFA'd by the Brewers) and elected Minor League Free Agency en lieu of an assignment with the Nashville Sounds. LHP Eric Lauer was placed on the Nashville Sounds 'Temporarily Inactive List' INF Keston Hiura was activated by the Nashville Sounds off the 7-Day IL - he had been rehabbing with the ACL Brewers Final: Norfolk (Orioles) 8, Nashville 3 Box Score / Game Log Game Notes Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Sounds Offense Sputters in Loss to Tides Well, if that headline doesn't sound familiar to Brewers fans. This was a 4-3 ball game heading into the ninth frame despite the final score. The Sounds, perhaps, were done in by an untimely out at third base in the bottom of the 6th frame. Trailing 4-2 at the time, C Alex Jackson ripped a deep ball high off the right center field wall and wanted to stretch it to a three-bagger. Naquin had scored from second base on the deep ball. It was suddenly 4-3. A fresh man on the bags could have meant a rally. Instead, the inning ended shortly thereafter with a thud: RHP Caleb Boushely gave his club 6 IP but was ultimately done in by a solo shot, a triple, and a sac fly. His line reads 6 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 4 ER. He fell to 3-4 on his season. 1) The wheels have started to wobble on the tracks for RHP Thyago Vieira. What was a storybook beginning to his Sounds career - nine consecutive scoreless dominant outings - has been almost diametrically opposite over his last six appearances. We might politely call this a 'rough patch'. After tonight's, 1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 HR, 2 K, we are looking at the following unsightly line in June: 7 1/3 IP, 13 H, 12 K, 5 BB, 9 ER, 11.05 ERA, 2.45 WHIP, and 0.394 BAA. It sure would be nice if Vieira and Biloxi's RHP Cam Robinson had a get-together to heal their woes and get back to dominating hitters. We can put any thoughts of a call-up well on the back burner until if and when this is cleaned up. 2) A 2-for-16 mark with RISP and 8 men LOB is not typically a winning combo on most nights. Norfolk, on the other hand, despite their two fielding errors, capitalized with a 2-for-5 mark with RISP while only stranding three men on base. This was all they needed as their pitching staff was adeptly able to work around seven Sounds knocks and five free passes. This was just one of those baseball nights. On to the next. 3) Rehabbing RHP Matt Bush now has 4 BB in 5 IP for the Sounds - he has to clean that up or, as we know, it will come back to haunt him should he get the call back up to the Big Club anytime soon. To continue this relief pitching theme as I close my thoughts on the Sounds, RHP Tyson Miller has likely pitched the best he has all season since his outing June 4th - this includes his impactful two outings with the Brewers before he was optioned. He is hitting his stride at the perfect time and likely starting to show his best stuff. Let's hope he can keep this up. Final: Biloxi 2, Chattanooga (Reds) 1 Box Score / Game LogGame Notes Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please visit and review: Six Shutout Innings from Rodriguez Leads Shuckers to Second Straight Win Beginning the series versus the previously red hot Chattanooga Lookouts 2-0 is no small feat. Consider me very impressed with our young upstart Shuckers. RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez managed to work around a troublesome first inning where he walked a batter, hit a batter, and then walked the bases full. Once he induced the inning ending double play, however, he scattered a mere three hits over his final five innings. Rodriguez handed the ball to RHP Ryan Middendorf after completing 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 5 K, 0 ER. This was his fourth quality start of 2023 and he now has 83 K in 62 2/3 IP. It will be very interesting to see what happens once these tacked balls are replaced in the Southern League. Three Quick Strikes: 1) You'd definitely be hard-pressed to find a Shuckers player impacting ball games more than OF Carlos D. Rodriguez has in the month of June. Last night he had a key rbi-double and a key hit in the ninth inning walk-off rally. Tonight, he just continued to make winning plays. He started the scoring with a hard hit infield single in the bottom of the second inning. He also laid out to prevent a lead-off base runner in the top of the eighth inning helping RHP Ryan Middendorf's bottom line in the process: 2) RHP Cam Robinson ultimately picked up the save limiting the Lookouts to one run in the bottom of the ninth. As a stand alone line - 1 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 ER, 1 HR - this is a fine performance. However, if we take this in the totality of outings since mid May, Robinson has now conceded one or more runs in eight of his past eleven outings. It's a rough stretch any way you look at it. We will continue to hope he rediscovers the dominant form of 2022. 3) INF Tyler Black may not have a definitive defensive position, but I shudder to even think the Brewers would consider trading such an immensely talented offensive player. He just does it time and time again. Today, he stole his 39th base, earned two free passes, and hit a single. Regardless of what comes of this season, and Black's career at large, let's all just agree to enjoy every minute of what he is putting on tape in 2023. I said it last night and I'll say it again: we are watching Biloxi Shuckers record-breaking history. Final: Lansing (Athletics) 7, Wisconsin 1Box Score / Game Log Game Notes Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please visit and review: Lansing Cycles Past Wisconsin 7-1 Another much improved RHP Cameron Wagoner start. And, yet, another Timber Rattlers loss. He falls to 1-9 on his season filled with ups and downs. Wagoner has definitely been better lately, to be clear. Even in the better bottom-line outings, Wagoner is conceding contact and he's been walking more batters of late - 6 BB in has past two starts. If May is the anomaly, Wagoner is still allowing a 0.269 BAA in April and June. All this being said, he definitely did enough today to give his team the chance to compete and take a victory: 4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 ER. He left the ballgame with his team only trailing 2-0. That will play on most nights. Hopefully, he keeps trending up and can keep fine-tuning his offerings and approach. Your Post-Game Podcast is Available: ** Post-Game Pod includes a very cool story and words re: RHP Taylor Floyd's time as a T-Rat and his day of departure ** Your Full Game Highlights Package: Three Quick Strikes: 1) RHP Michele Vassalotti continues to struggle in June. If we are to look at anything, for me it is the walks and lack of control that began in May - to the tune of nearly a walk an inning (7 BB in 7 1/3 IP). He has now walked four more batters in 5 2/3 IP in June. If you couple this with a 0.292 BAA and a 1.94 WHIP in the same month of June, you can see why that ERA has sky-rocketed to a season worst 11.12 over the month's four outings. This seems like a classic case of a talented pitcher trying to over-correct things in search of his former best stuff. We can only hope he finds that old groove and gets through this rough patch. 2) I've been alluding to this in recent write-ups, but I want to show you what I'm talking about. INF Robert Moore has gotten back to that tight and compact swing plane that gives him his highest success. Take a look at this sac fly. No wasted movement. This was a purpose-driven swing: He continues to trend up as I see it. If there is an ongoing area of improvement Moore 'should' address it would have to be his ongoing issues caught stealing - his 9th CS and a PO today mar his overall output. 3) OF Joe Gray Jr. extended his hitting streak to nine games - his longest of his 2023 season. His trip to Double-A Biloxi certainly didn't go as planned, however, he has returned to Wisconsin with a workmanlike approach and continues to build on a much better season in 2023. I don't know where he goes from here in a stacked organizational outfield picture. But, if he continues to build on these early months, his baseball future will remain bright. Hopefully, he earns another opportunity for a return trip to the Southern League. Final: Lynchburg (Guardians) 5, Carolina 2Box Score / Game Log Game Notes Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please visit and review both game summaries: Avina Hits 2-Run Blast in 5-2 Carolina Loss RHP Patricio Aquino had an uncharacteristic rough start. He has been mostly fantastic this season so we'll toss it up as a mulligan. 3 2/3 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 1 HB, 2 K, and 3 ER is not what the doctor ordered. The three earned runs coming in the top of the first really took the wind out of the sails as the Mudcats ship ultimately barely left the harbor. Three Quick Strikes: 1) Let's just start with the good. He's been on some kind of run of late. He's been the most consistently clutch bat in a line-up desperately in need of clutch. OF Hedbert Perez deserves the extended recognition: 2) INF Luke Adams is making better line drive contact - he seems to be getting past his early-season penchant for pop-ups. This is a great sign. But, as a budding young talent there will always be things to work on. Fine-tuning his approach on the base paths and continuing to avoid sloppy mechanics when over relying on his innate athleticism while throwing the ball will go a long way to accelerating his advancements. He went 2-for-3 today but he also committed his second throwing error in two days (his 7th on the season). It's such a tricky thing to pull the whole package together. We've seen several hints of what might be in store throughout this first half of Low-A ball. Miles to go. 3) RHP Yujanyer Herrera is simply a different pitcher since he injured himself in the very early going of his May 3rd start at Delmarva. I just don't see the same young man on the mound. I don't know if it's a confidence issue, a rough patch, or a lingering issue but after reaching 4 2/3 IP, 5 IP, and 5 IP consecutively before the injury departure Herrera hasn't reached 5 IP since. Perhaps, the early case of 'the walks' simply caught up to him and it was already in the tea leaves? It's hard to say. But, the current trajectory is not a sustainable pitching path. We are back to a full slate of 8 games tomorrow - phew! The Sounds and Tides will make-up Monday's rain out with a double header. We'll have DSL games all morning long. We'll have the ACL Crew in the wee hours of the desert evening. RHP Justin Jarvis will try to bounce back from his worst outing of 2023 his last time out as the Shuckers will look to build a 3-0 series lead. In Carolina, RHP Alexander Vallecillo will look to get the Mudcats back on the winning track. As always, thanks for reading. And, thanks for supporting Brewers Minor League baseball. 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  3. Game Balls: RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez earns a nod here with his escape work in the first inning and the dominant quality start from there. INF Tyler Black gets another nod here for his continued ability to get on base, swipe bases, and generally wreak havoc in the batters box. RHP Tyson Miller gets a nod here for building on his recent successful call-up with more scoreless impactful bullpen work. OF Luis Lara gets recognition for a 2-for-4 day, another stolen base, and just generally being an advanced player beyond his years. INF Jon Singleton gets one last memorial run around the game ball base paths as he heads to the waters of Minor League Free Agency. One last Singleton 'Tag'. One last mention. It's been a true pleasure watching Big Jon in a Sounds uniform. All the best to an extremely likable athlete and one of my favorite baseball stories in recent memory. Transactions: INF Jon Singleton cleared waivers (DFA'd by the Brewers) and elected Minor League Free Agency en lieu of an assignment with the Nashville Sounds. LHP Eric Lauer was placed on the Nashville Sounds 'Temporarily Inactive List' INF Keston Hiura was activated by the Nashville Sounds off the 7-Day IL - he had been rehabbing with the ACL Brewers Final: Norfolk (Orioles) 8, Nashville 3 Box Score / Game Log Game Notes Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Sounds Offense Sputters in Loss to Tides Well, if that headline doesn't sound familiar to Brewers fans. This was a 4-3 ball game heading into the ninth frame despite the final score. The Sounds, perhaps, were done in by an untimely out at third base in the bottom of the 6th frame. Trailing 4-2 at the time, C Alex Jackson ripped a deep ball high off the right center field wall and wanted to stretch it to a three-bagger. Naquin had scored from second base on the deep ball. It was suddenly 4-3. A fresh man on the bags could have meant a rally. Instead, the inning ended shortly thereafter with a thud: RHP Caleb Boushely gave his club 6 IP but was ultimately done in by a solo shot, a triple, and a sac fly. His line reads 6 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 4 ER. He fell to 3-4 on his season. 1) The wheels have started to wobble on the tracks for RHP Thyago Vieira. What was a storybook beginning to his Sounds career - nine consecutive scoreless dominant outings - has been almost diametrically opposite over his last six appearances. We might politely call this a 'rough patch'. After tonight's, 1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 HR, 2 K, we are looking at the following unsightly line in June: 7 1/3 IP, 13 H, 12 K, 5 BB, 9 ER, 11.05 ERA, 2.45 WHIP, and 0.394 BAA. It sure would be nice if Vieira and Biloxi's RHP Cam Robinson had a get-together to heal their woes and get back to dominating hitters. We can put any thoughts of a call-up well on the back burner until if and when this is cleaned up. 2) A 2-for-16 mark with RISP and 8 men LOB is not typically a winning combo on most nights. Norfolk, on the other hand, despite their two fielding errors, capitalized with a 2-for-5 mark with RISP while only stranding three men on base. This was all they needed as their pitching staff was adeptly able to work around seven Sounds knocks and five free passes. This was just one of those baseball nights. On to the next. 3) Rehabbing RHP Matt Bush now has 4 BB in 5 IP for the Sounds - he has to clean that up or, as we know, it will come back to haunt him should he get the call back up to the Big Club anytime soon. To continue this relief pitching theme as I close my thoughts on the Sounds, RHP Tyson Miller has likely pitched the best he has all season since his outing June 4th - this includes his impactful two outings with the Brewers before he was optioned. He is hitting his stride at the perfect time and likely starting to show his best stuff. Let's hope he can keep this up. Final: Biloxi 2, Chattanooga (Reds) 1 Box Score / Game LogGame Notes Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please visit and review: Six Shutout Innings from Rodriguez Leads Shuckers to Second Straight Win Beginning the series versus the previously red hot Chattanooga Lookouts 2-0 is no small feat. Consider me very impressed with our young upstart Shuckers. RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez managed to work around a troublesome first inning where he walked a batter, hit a batter, and then walked the bases full. Once he induced the inning ending double play, however, he scattered a mere three hits over his final five innings. Rodriguez handed the ball to RHP Ryan Middendorf after completing 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 5 K, 0 ER. This was his fourth quality start of 2023 and he now has 83 K in 62 2/3 IP. It will be very interesting to see what happens once these tacked balls are replaced in the Southern League. Three Quick Strikes: 1) You'd definitely be hard-pressed to find a Shuckers player impacting ball games more than OF Carlos D. Rodriguez has in the month of June. Last night he had a key rbi-double and a key hit in the ninth inning walk-off rally. Tonight, he just continued to make winning plays. He started the scoring with a hard hit infield single in the bottom of the second inning. He also laid out to prevent a lead-off base runner in the top of the eighth inning helping RHP Ryan Middendorf's bottom line in the process: 2) RHP Cam Robinson ultimately picked up the save limiting the Lookouts to one run in the bottom of the ninth. As a stand alone line - 1 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 ER, 1 HR - this is a fine performance. However, if we take this in the totality of outings since mid May, Robinson has now conceded one or more runs in eight of his past eleven outings. It's a rough stretch any way you look at it. We will continue to hope he rediscovers the dominant form of 2022. 3) INF Tyler Black may not have a definitive defensive position, but I shudder to even think the Brewers would consider trading such an immensely talented offensive player. He just does it time and time again. Today, he stole his 39th base, earned two free passes, and hit a single. Regardless of what comes of this season, and Black's career at large, let's all just agree to enjoy every minute of what he is putting on tape in 2023. I said it last night and I'll say it again: we are watching Biloxi Shuckers record-breaking history. Final: Lansing (Athletics) 7, Wisconsin 1Box Score / Game Log Game Notes Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please visit and review: Lansing Cycles Past Wisconsin 7-1 Another much improved RHP Cameron Wagoner start. And, yet, another Timber Rattlers loss. He falls to 1-9 on his season filled with ups and downs. Wagoner has definitely been better lately, to be clear. Even in the better bottom-line outings, Wagoner is conceding contact and he's been walking more batters of late - 6 BB in has past two starts. If May is the anomaly, Wagoner is still allowing a 0.269 BAA in April and June. All this being said, he definitely did enough today to give his team the chance to compete and take a victory: 4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 ER. He left the ballgame with his team only trailing 2-0. That will play on most nights. Hopefully, he keeps trending up and can keep fine-tuning his offerings and approach. Your Post-Game Podcast is Available: ** Post-Game Pod includes a very cool story and words re: RHP Taylor Floyd's time as a T-Rat and his day of departure ** Your Full Game Highlights Package: Three Quick Strikes: 1) RHP Michele Vassalotti continues to struggle in June. If we are to look at anything, for me it is the walks and lack of control that began in May - to the tune of nearly a walk an inning (7 BB in 7 1/3 IP). He has now walked four more batters in 5 2/3 IP in June. If you couple this with a 0.292 BAA and a 1.94 WHIP in the same month of June, you can see why that ERA has sky-rocketed to a season worst 11.12 over the month's four outings. This seems like a classic case of a talented pitcher trying to over-correct things in search of his former best stuff. We can only hope he finds that old groove and gets through this rough patch. 2) I've been alluding to this in recent write-ups, but I want to show you what I'm talking about. INF Robert Moore has gotten back to that tight and compact swing plane that gives him his highest success. Take a look at this sac fly. No wasted movement. This was a purpose-driven swing: He continues to trend up as I see it. If there is an ongoing area of improvement Moore 'should' address it would have to be his ongoing issues caught stealing - his 9th CS and a PO today mar his overall output. 3) OF Joe Gray Jr. extended his hitting streak to nine games - his longest of his 2023 season. His trip to Double-A Biloxi certainly didn't go as planned, however, he has returned to Wisconsin with a workmanlike approach and continues to build on a much better season in 2023. I don't know where he goes from here in a stacked organizational outfield picture. But, if he continues to build on these early months, his baseball future will remain bright. Hopefully, he earns another opportunity for a return trip to the Southern League. Final: Lynchburg (Guardians) 5, Carolina 2Box Score / Game Log Game Notes Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please visit and review both game summaries: Avina Hits 2-Run Blast in 5-2 Carolina Loss RHP Patricio Aquino had an uncharacteristic rough start. He has been mostly fantastic this season so we'll toss it up as a mulligan. 3 2/3 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 1 HB, 2 K, and 3 ER is not what the doctor ordered. The three earned runs coming in the top of the first really took the wind out of the sails as the Mudcats ship ultimately barely left the harbor. Three Quick Strikes: 1) Let's just start with the good. He's been on some kind of run of late. He's been the most consistently clutch bat in a line-up desperately in need of clutch. OF Hedbert Perez deserves the extended recognition: 2) INF Luke Adams is making better line drive contact - he seems to be getting past his early-season penchant for pop-ups. This is a great sign. But, as a budding young talent there will always be things to work on. Fine-tuning his approach on the base paths and continuing to avoid sloppy mechanics when over relying on his innate athleticism while throwing the ball will go a long way to accelerating his advancements. He went 2-for-3 today but he also committed his second throwing error in two days (his 7th on the season). It's such a tricky thing to pull the whole package together. We've seen several hints of what might be in store throughout this first half of Low-A ball. Miles to go. 3) RHP Yujanyer Herrera is simply a different pitcher since he injured himself in the very early going of his May 3rd start at Delmarva. I just don't see the same young man on the mound. I don't know if it's a confidence issue, a rough patch, or a lingering issue but after reaching 4 2/3 IP, 5 IP, and 5 IP consecutively before the injury departure Herrera hasn't reached 5 IP since. Perhaps, the early case of 'the walks' simply caught up to him and it was already in the tea leaves? It's hard to say. But, the current trajectory is not a sustainable pitching path. We are back to a full slate of 8 games tomorrow - phew! The Sounds and Tides will make-up Monday's rain out with a double header. We'll have DSL games all morning long. We'll have the ACL Crew in the wee hours of the desert evening. RHP Justin Jarvis will try to bounce back from his worst outing of 2023 his last time out as the Shuckers will look to build a 3-0 series lead. In Carolina, RHP Alexander Vallecillo will look to get the Mudcats back on the winning track. As always, thanks for reading. And, thanks for supporting Brewers Minor League baseball. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scoresCurrent Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and DepthCurrent Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth
  4. BAM @wiguy94. 😅 Now, I'm just sayin' because I'm just sayin', he has packed on some pounds since last year. He came into 2022 already looking like a gym rat. He was clearly chiseled and had the frame to add some pounds. I'm telling you, he is easily 215-220. He is ripped.
  5. I will also point out, the Sounds were 2-for-16 with RISP. The Tide were 2-for-5. Lotta opportunities.
  6. Boy those RHP Thyago Vieira feel good moments of his first nine outings have fallen to the wayside over his last six appearances. And, the wheels really fell off in tonights 4-spot. That's a really rough month of June so far. He was already flirting with a 7.11 ERA with a 2 + WHIP in his first five appearances this month. I don't want to look after tonight's 'yowch!' 😅
  7. Exactly. You should see him next to Valerio. 😅 6'2" 220. That's my take.
  8. I have no meaningful answer for you. Unfortunately, I can't text Tyler to get a response from the source.
  9. I'm telling you, I am convinced those are antiquated numbers pulled from late HS or as he was entering college. Here his collegiate player page:
  10. I've seen several 6'2"s. And, when I see his frame, his mass, his strength...he plays every bit of 6'2". I refuse to accept 5'10". I remember this when he was first drafted: He is a strong man. That 220 hits. Maybe I just want him to be 6'2"? Maybe, I'm just a moron.😅
  11. Well, I've been saying for quite a bit, why not slot him back to 2B? He wasn't bad there. He wasn't eye-popping by any measure - maybe a little stiff - but it's likely the best place to continue playing him long-term. Regardless, I am personally not in favor of trading the best bat and best offensive approach in the entire system. And, yes, I do believe he is the best bat in the system. He does so many things in that batters box you can not teach. This is his first year focusing on evolving his stroke to the power gaps and he's been really advancing at an accelerated rate. He will easily set the Biloxi steals record - already blew the on base record out of the water. I'll wait for the position to declare itself. And, if you think the Brewers won't try him at first base - regardless of his listed height he has size and a frame that say it could 'work' - they've primarily been playing Hiura there and LF all Triple-A season. And, also also also 😅, Tyler Black is NOT 5'10". That's an absurd antiquated measurement. Very very easily he is closer to 6'3" and is likely 6'2". There is no way in god's green Earth he is remotely as short as Keston Hiura who is listed as a real 5'11". Of this, I can guarantee you. I watch most of his games on the regular. That measurement is oldddddd.
  12. In what is likely an unsurprising bit of news, but still sad for me none the less, 1B Jon Singleton cleared waivers and has elected Minor League Free Agency. We thank you, Mr. Singleton, for your time in the Brewers organization. You were a true pleasure to watch and your story is inspiring to so many of us. I sincerely hope you get a great opportunity wherever that may be. Best of luck to you and your beautiful family.
  13. I can't describe fully how awesome it is to see the young Shuckers win these first two games versus this Red(s) hot Chattanooga club. Two different types of victories. Equally impressive. Especially gratifying after two very tough losses to close out their series at Montgomery
  14. This. And, to be honest here, we 'shouldn't' be rushing to any pitching conclusions until those balls are removed. Classic MLB foolery.
  15. Game Balls: I am running out of adjectives to describe INF Tyler Black's season. His defense is trending in a better direction at the hot corner - he made a fantastic stab and throw home to grab a key out early though he was eaten by a hard chopper later in the game - and everything he does offensively turns to gold. He notched his 38th stolen base in 53 games. He ripped his 9th homer 414 feet to left center - 99 mph off the bat. I have a legitimate baseball man crush. RHP Logan Henderson answered the bell and then some tonight. This game definitively had a feel of "If he's not on a pitch count in his ongoing recovery and build-up, we're looking at a quality start." He ended his night after 5 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 ER, 9 K. Just a stellar outing featuring his full arsenal of dominant tools. RHP Jacob Misiorowski wasn't as efficient as his former Low-A counterpart in RHP Logan Henderson, but consider this: he has yet to concede a single run since his High-A promotion. I personally feel these High-A umps don't really know how to call several of his pitches as I see numerous blown calls in every outing. He has so much movement in those sliders and breaking balls, I almost feel the umps fail to see those blazing heaters. None the less, Misiorowski gets the nod here with his ability to meet such a big moment in his career and come away entirely unscathed - 4 2/3 IP, OF Tristen Lutz gets the nod here for his beauty of a line drive to CF to improbably walk-off Chattanooga. He had missed a deep fly to RF the first pitch he saw. He knew he was reading the heater. Kudos to him for waiting for his pitch and ripping it for the ice bath. RHP Brennan Jordan gets the nod for playing the part of a closer in the seventh inning. More below. His pivotal 1 1/3 IP helped ensure the T-Rats shutout remained intact. Transactions: RHP Nick Merkel was assigned to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers from the Carolina Mudcats In a corresponding move, 20-year-old RHP Jose Chavez, in what was his third consecutive ACL season with the Brewers, was rewarded with an assignment to the Carolina Mudcats from the ACL Brewers. Fantastic news for the young hurler. OF Roman Quinn was released by the Nashville Sounds - best of luck, Mr. Quinn! In a corresponding move, INF/OF Josh Van Meter was activated by the Nashville Sounds (he had been rehabbing with the ACL Crew) RHP Jason Alexander was moved to the Biloxi Shuckers from the ACL Brewers to continue his rehab. assignment(s) Final: Biloxi 8, Chattanooga (Reds) 7 Box Score / Game LogGame Notes - NOTE: these game notes are from the Montgomery series. The Shuckers did not load a proper Game Notes for today's Game 1. Hopefully, we will be so lucky tomorrow. Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please visit and review: Shuckers Score Three in the Ninth, Tristen Lutz Smashes Walk-Off Single for 8-7 Win Fresh off a frustrating 2-4 series at Montgomery (a series that truly could have gone either way after a fairly indicative 2-2 start), the Shuckers were back home facing the Chattanooga Lookouts. RHP Jason Alexander was bumped up from his ACL rehab work to man the hill for the Shuckers squad - his first Southern League start since 2021. After a delayed start, we were underway just over a half hour late. I was excited to see Alexander for the first time in 2023. I will just say, what was quite apparent in Alexander's first upper-levels action of 2023 is a few things: the Southern League most definitely isn't the ACL, the Lookouts offense is red hot, and Alexander's outing exemplified how challenging it is to pitch in the Southern League as a generality. I see it time and time again. Tacked balls or no tacked balls. Through 2 IP, Alexander had given up many a hit - the cheap and expensive variety - and it continued into the third frame. All in all, Alexander left after three complete and had runners on the bags every inning: 3 IP, 8 H, 1 BB, 5 ER, 1 K. To borrow from old Shuckers fan Obi-Wan Kenobi: "These are not the Starts you're looking for." Be sure to check the Biloxi Shuckers twitter feed for a bevy of highlights HERE Finally, be sure to check into the ongoing pre-game Audio series with Shuckers announcer, Javik Blake. He sat down with super prospect, INF Tyler Black, on Tuesday to discuss his 35 game record-setting on-base streak among other things. The interview will likely be posted HERE some time tomorrow. Three Quick Strikes: 1) LHP Russ Smith badly needed this relief outing. It was in all likelihood his most consistent showing in Double-A since his promotion. He looked sure of himself, I loved his body language, and he was pitching fast. The results naturally followed. His defense certainly didn't do him any favors either. All told, he finished with 3 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K, 0 ER. Can we use this as our baseline, Mr. Smith, and trend upward from here? I'd love to see it. A very pleasantly surprising outing that proved pivotal to the comeback. 2) INF Freddy Zamora, now healthy, remains an utterly perplexing prospect for me. He is an extremely smooth-moving athlete but by my eyes he makes entirely too many routine errors for my liking. I don't know if it's a concentration issue - I simply don't know what it is. But, for a young man who has an elite defensive reputation, I sincerely have yet to see anything closely resembling this reputation on a consistent basis. He let a slow grounder take its time to his glove early and he then rushed an inaccurate throw to 1B for a throwing error (his 9th registered error of 2023). This allowed the runner to advance to second base. He wasn't charged with an error, but he botched a grounder on a dribbler up the middle. I would argue there was a play to be made and it left his relief arm in LHP Russ Smith in serious trouble. All in all, we are talking about a 94% fielding percentage over 1280 Minor League innings for a soon to be 25-year-old. Somebody convince me otherwise. 3) The real testament to the comeback ninth inning was the line-up rallying the troops after C Jeferson Quero was tagged out in a run down after he rounded second base thinking the CF throw was coming home. It could have been a runners on 1st and 2nd, nobody out scenario. It wound up a sole runner on with one down. Key AB's from Wes Clarke, Ethan Murray, and Carlos Rodriguez kept the mojo going. Tristen Lutz just put the finishing touch on what was a fantastic inning for the young men. Final: Wisconsin 3, Lansing (Athletics) 0Box Score / Game Log Game Notes Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please visit and review: Wisconsin Shuts Out Lansing to Open Homestand Your Glorious Full Game Highlights Package: Did you watch those highlights? Good. Now get in the batters box: The T-Rats were back home looking to <insert your tire puns here> those rusty Lansing Lugnuts. There are ample wordplay adventures to be had in the post-game affiliate articles this week - hopefully, trusty Chris Mehring is up to the task! RHP Jacob Misiorowski was home for his very first start in front of the T-Rats faithful. With such a highly-touted prospect, the Fox Cities venue was jam-packed with fans. It was a wonderful sight for this Brewers Minor League aficionado. All in all, I would say tonight's outing wasn't Misiorowski's most dominant outing of 2023 - which is a testament to how dominant he can be and has been. But, considering the circumstances, and considering he has yet to concede a High-A run, we're certainly not going to complain. When all was said and done, Misiorowski was begrudgingly pulled (he wanted to continue, quite clearly) after 4 2/3 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K. Three Quick Strikes: 1) A definitive key moment to victory came in the top of the seventh inning. Manager Joe Ayrault went to trusty late-inning Ace, RHP Brannon Jordan, who grabbed a crucial punch out with runners on the corners and two down. After that K, Jordan gave one more scoreless frame before handing the ball to RHP Luis Amaya who grabbed his second save in his third try of 2023. 2) INF Robert Moore continues to play a definitively more on-brand style of baseball. This current run of productivity is the style of play we all fell in love with in the late summer and early fall of 2022. The 11 SB-to-8 CS remains an unfavorable statistical trend. But, the savvy defensive work at 2B; the better AB's; the tighter swings; and his overall game are in such a better place than they were a month ago. Kudos to him for staying in the grind and getting better results. 3) With not much else to highlight, quite honestly, in a three-hit T-Rats output let's look forward. Good things are coming our way, fans: (Special kudos to Curt Hogg for his work tonight) Final: Lynchburg (Guardians) 4, Carolina 3Box Score / Game Log Game Notes Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please visit and review both game summaries: Mudcats Rally Late in 4-3 Loss to Hillcats With only two days remaining until the first half's end, I was a bit forlorn to see the Mudcats had squeaked back to within 3 1/2 games of first place Down East. Oh, what could have been had the Mudcats been able to complete their recent series versus the Wood Ducks en lieu of the weather-induced cancellations. Alas, we had game one of the home series versus Lynchburg to enjoy. After a clean first frame, RHP Logan Henderson ran into trouble in the second inning. Three consecutive well hit singles into right field off lefty bats saw a run cross and runners on the corners with no outs. However, he got back to the right-handed bats and shut it all down. K, CS, K. Special nod goes to INF Jadher Areinamo who made a ridiculously good play in the diving catch and tag at second base for that second out in the above-mentioned 'CS'. If we toss out those singles - by my eyes, and if my memory serves correct, each knock came from off-speed deliveries - Henderson was special. He had everything working to high effect and it leaves me with a familiar sentiment: if he can just move further from the injury and keep building his strength and stamina. 5 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 ER, 9 K. A special outing. A special talent. Three Quick Strikes: 1) Another game. Another one-run loss. The Mudcats made a game of it in the ninth with a two-run mini-rally but INF Jesus Parra and INF Jheremy Vargas went down swinging consecutively to end the threat. I continue to wonder what could have been in this first half had INF Daniel Guilarte stayed healthy and had, say, C Matt Wood's bat stayed in the line-up. We have many things to look forward to in the second half - likely ACL promotions and, hopefully, continued developments at the dish throughout the line-up. But, for me personally, this first half is filled with "Oh, what could have been!" 2) It was a night showcasing continued improvements and results when making contact - including a 100 mph liner smashed over the pitcher and into CF - for INF Luke Adams. But the CS; PO; and throwing error will weigh down those results. Adams went 2-for-3, 1 BB, 1 K, and 2 R. He'll look to avoid those mental lapses moving forward - at least avoid them in bunches. The throwing error was a result of the cavalier attitude Adams has due to his ridiculous athleticism. He made the running throw quite bit more challenging than it needed to be and, as a result, the ball sailed well wide of 1B. 3) OF Kaylan Nicasia was given a charitable triple on his liner to CF in the ninth inning. Kudos to him for the tally. That was a sinking liner that probably should have been caught but definitely ate the lunch of the CF who slipped and face-first fell to the grass. Perhaps it was the rains earlier in the evening and the continued moisture in the air. Regardless, it was a generous gift from the scorer. ACL D-Backs Red 4, ACL Brewers 2 Box Score / Game Log The ACL Crew outhit the D-Backs 9-to-5 but they also committed three errors, threw five wild pitches (three from RHP Darling Solano who also had 4 BB and a HB), and hit a batter. The Crew were also a meager 1-for-11 with RISP and ultimately stranded 12 runners overall. And, well, this is the backstory to the 4-2 loss. Sloppy. INF Dylan O'Rae continues to make his mark of late. He managed a 2-for-4 night at the dish but he also swiped two more bases - that's 13-of-13 in 9 games played. A very intriguing stat line. Our very own@sveumrulessaid it best in our Game Thread (HERE): I agree with the sentiments wholeheartedly but I would also point out these AB's are split with red hot C Satchell Norman. Oh, hey, look at us debating Brewers catchers. Shocking, I know. The Crew fell to 8-3 on their season with the disappointing loss. Final: DSL Brewers #1 8, DSL Guardians 3Box Score/Game Log The young DSL Brewers Uno bounced back from yesterday's loss and improved to 8-4 on their young season. 10 stolen bases really sticks out for me when I scan the game logs and box scores - three steals apiece for INF Gery Holguin and INF Luiyin Alastre. Two successful steals home in what were likely a classic double steal scenarios also sticks out - the fundamentals, or lack thereof, often impact these tilts filled with such young aspiring athletes. The Uno took full advantage of the Guardian's five errors as they were actually outhit 8-to-5 overall. This being said, at least there was some good karma for the good guys after they went a woeful 2-for-21 with RIPS (!!). Yowza. German C Yannic Walther got some action at 1B today and committed his first fielding error of his season. However, he also continued to swing a hot bat going 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K. Nicaraguan RHP Enniel Cortez got the start and managed 4 2/3 IP, 6 H, 0 BB, 2 ER, 7 K - a very solid start for a young pitcher continuing to make a name for himself in the very early going of his Brewers career (16:1 K:BB in 14 2/3 IP in 2023). His stablemate, Dominican RHP Jesael Cabrera grabbed the victory with his 3 1/3 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 ER work. Final: DSL Giants Orange 6, DSL Brewers #2 3 Box Score/Game Log The Brewers Dos have now lost two straight and are back to a 0.500 mark at 6-6 overall. Headed into the fifth frame, this game was knotted at 2-2 - an outcome reminiscent of the Crew #2's loss yesterday when a very tight 2-0 deficit turned into a 7-1 route in the final two innings. This being said, the Brewers Dos were outhit 7-4 today and apparently never had a single runner in scoring position whereas they held the Giants to a 1-for-7 mark with RISP. In other words, it could have been worse but it was unlikely to be better. This being said, as per usual, some things pop off the page. Diminutive 18-year-old Dominican OF Ramon Moreno didn't play in 2022 (all we can deduce is he was likely on the 'Restricted List until late September). However, he's certainly catching my attention early in this 2023 DSL season. A 2-for-3 day with 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR (his first of 2023), 1 BB, and 0 K has his seasonal output up to a 0.289 BA with a 0.999 OPS in 28 AB's. That' enough to lure us in for more. On the pitching side, we'll recognize 19-year-old Dominican southpaw, David Dominguez, in his finest outing in his third appearance: 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K, 0 ER. It was a day filled with mixed results. All in all, we have to be pleased with the walk-off; two fine pitching outings from two young intriguing arms; and the continued historic season from INF Tyler Black. Tomorrow, we have Wisconsin and Biloxi manning the mid-day contests. We'll have an opportunity to watch LHP Thomas Pannone pitch at his favorite ballpark in Nashville where he has been red hot. And, we'll have another opportunity to watch tantalizing young Mudcats RHP Patricio Aquino. There will be no DSL or ACL contests - Wednesday and all. As always, thanks for reading and thank you for supporting Brewers Minor League baseball! 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  16. Two more stolen bases for young INF Dylan O'Rae. Man, this young man apparently has some wheeeeels. That's now a 13-for-13 mark in only 9 games. I like this trend!
  17. 16 hits for Chattanooga. 12 hits for the Shuckers. Man, to be a pitcher in the Southern League. Just not a friendly place! 😅
  18. Oh baby. THAT. WAS. AWESOME. What heart that inning. Fantastic fight. Great AB's. Total team effort. Glorious. 8-7. Way to give out some medicine after two heartbreaking losses to close the Montgomery road series. Great way to end our viewing evening!
  19. The Shuckers have trailed by 4 runs on three separate occasions in this tilt. Rodriguez takes second base on indifference. They have no business winning this game until they do. Lets see if they can steal one. AND YES THEY DO!!!!!! Woot Woot!!!! Lutz liner to CF! A walk-off single. WOW. Yeah BABY!!!!!
  20. Shuckers have pulled within 7-6. Runners on the corner. OF Carlos Rodriguez will attempt to tie it or grab a walk-off. He hit the two-run double to pull within 7-5 earlier. YES SIR! He hits the single on a grounder up the middle. My goodness. It's 7-7. Still two down. And LF Tristen Lutz will try to walk it off. Wow. What a wild inning.
  21. I feel you Mr. Murray. 100%. And that shot above is after the runners foot was a good 3-4" above that cleat hanging in the air. I have no idea how they miss these glaringly obvious calls.
  22. And yet another blown call by an infield ump. This time in Biloxi. Let's take a look as to whether INF Ethan Murray held this tag on the slide at 2B. Hint: he definitely did. Ump looking right at the play. Fails to see the runners foot is clearly on top of Murray's cleat and not the bag. I tell you these plays have been happening on a nightly basis against the Brewers affiliates. It's unreal how often they blow these plays.
  23. For as consistent as Tyler Black has been, we can point to how inconsistent phenom Jackson Chourio has been. He goes down swinging at a high inside heater in the 8th. He just has looked frustrated and unsure at the dish the entire night after roping that 110 mph liner that was snagged by the SS.
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