Joseph Zarr

A two-out deep SS infield single scores the go-ahead FredNats run here off RHP Shane Smith in the top of the 6th frame. It's now 2-3 bad guys.

They need a 'W' so so bad. Let's hope they hold on for a victory!

Junk is running into trouble here in the 4th. Sounds are clinging to a 3-2 lead but he suddenly finds the bases juiced with nobody down. The deep sac fly to LF is hit scoring the tying run but Keston Hiura (playing LF again) rifles a fantastic throw to Dorrian covering 3B and he grabs the lead runner. Two down now. 3-3 game.

C Brian Navarreto has thrown out 8-of-17 base stealers. That's a ridiculous league leading 47%. I do love to watch him catch a game.

Situational hitting. You love to see it. Monasterio hits the deep 2-1 Sac Fly to RF. 3-2 Sounds. And, Big Jon Singleton rips a first pitch line drive to CF that finds the grass - his on base streak reaches a ridiculous 27 games.

OF Monte Harrison hits a flare to RF and Navarreto advances to 3B and he quickly steals 2B. CF Blake Perkins then rips a line drive over the leaping 3B and it goes all the way to the LF wall. They've drawn even 2-2 versus highly-touted LHP Jared Shuster. Perkins quickly swipes 3B with ease and the infield is forced in. Still one down with Perkins at 3B. INF Andruw Monasterio is at the dish.

It's an evening of just missed long balls it appears. C Brian Navarreto misses a long ball by about 3' to deep left CF. He grabs the double instead and the Sounds have a runner in scoring position looking to hack away at the 2-0 Gwinnett lead.

SS Vaughn Grissom hits a very hard chopper right down the 1B line into the deep RF corner and the Stripers have a two-out rbi. It's 2-0 Gwinnet here in the 3rd frame. Both runs earned and these two runs are tied for his most allowed as a member of the Sounds.

And, Lara scores on a wild pitch while Nicasia is in scoring position at 2B (after walking the AB prior). 2-2 ballgame!

And INF Gregory Barrios does a nice job on an 0-2 pitch driving a line drive to deep RF and scoring the tagging Guillarte. Lara advances to 3B. 2-1 FredNats and OF Kaylan Nicasia has a chance to drive in the tying run.

RHP Patricio Aquino just gave up a deep two-out run-scoring triple to the perfect alley in right center where the ball somehow snuck past the sprinting CF Luis Lara. 2-0 Fredericksburg. We'll head to the bottom of the fourth as Aquino gets the weak liner one-hopped to Barrios at SS who fires to Adams at 1B.

INF Jadher Areinamo just missed a HR down the LF line by about 6'. That's a double high off those wild n wooly Zebulon walls. It was a big non-HR as Luke Adams struck out on 3 pitches to leave him stranded on 2B. I'm cry. Mudcats trail 1-0 into the top of the 4th.

A reminder of two ongoing on-base streaks in Carolina and Nashville, respectively: Tune in tonight to see if these streaks keep streakin'!

RHP Cam Robinson sure feels comfy in Double-A. Hopefully, he can use this as a springboard to get back his zone in Nashville. So far the International League has been a safe he can't quite crack.

I personally have a hard time denying how utterly impactful the surprise WBC start he had for Nicaragua was/is. It proved, then and there (imho, of course), he was ready to take the reins as the true Brewers Minor League Ace. He is putting the proverbial proof in the pudding.

This just in: RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez is still really really good. What a find and what a development in the past year plus.

He's struggled just like this for weeks. Essentially, if we are being constructively honest, since his two HR game versus Pensacola and RHP Esteury Ruiz. He needs to be better at the plate. It's that simple. And, we hope it comes with experience and hard work but he is most definitely not hitting like the #1 prospect in all of baseball. That comes with performance and, in Double-A, it just hasn't come YET.

I see your three Aces and I show you my two of clubs, five of hearts, and a ten of diamonds 1) This is Joe Gray Jr's first time playing in his native Hattiesburg, Mississippi in over 2,000 days. Wishing him a riveting performance after he finally got that elusive first knock (a double) late in his last series versus Montgomery. 2) Timber Rattlers change their fortunes into a rare and unexpected winning streak. 3) INF Luke Adams breaks out of his ongoing mini-slump. And C Matt Wood is sent North to Wisconsin to give the jolt the club is sorely needing.

It was the highly-anticipated return of young RHP Logan Henderson. He made it through his outing unscathed and, more importantly, healthy but his location was sorely lacking. The Timber Rattlers continued their ongoing losing ways. Nashville came home in a big way. And, Biloxi was rained out in Rocket City. Let's get into the report! /images-custom/google-analytics/author-tracker.gif Image courtesy of Brewer Fanatic Game Balls: We're heading to Nashville and recognizing LHP Thomas Pannone's four innings of fine work. We're staying in Nashville and recognizing OF Monte Harrison who is finally rewarded with a long ball after rocking several balls in St. Paul in a fine evening at the dish and on the base paths. We're staying in Nashville again and honoring INF Andruw Monasterio extending his hitting streak to seven games with a fine evening at the plate and in the field. We're staying in, you guessed it, Nashville and honoring LF Keston Hiura's solid evening - it's becoming routine for the talented hitter. And, we're closing the honors in Zebulon recognizing RHP Miguel Guerrero's continued excellent work with inherited runners escaping an early jam and helping keep his stablemate, RHP Logan Henderson, clean on the earned run sheet. Transactions: RHP Logan Henderson was assigned to the Carolina Mudcats from the ACL Brewers Blue LHP Jakob Brustoski was released by the Carolina Mudcats RHP Fernando Olguin was released by the Carolina Mudcats OF/1B Yeison Perez, OF Duncan Garcia, and INF Angel Pereira were transferred to Extended Spring Training from the DSL Brewers. 1B/C Tayden Hall was activated by Low-A Carolina from the 7-day injured list LHP Bennett Sousa was optioned to AAA Nashville from the Milwaukee Brewers RHP Luis Contreras was assigned to AA Biloxi from AAA Nashville RHP Gus Varland was activated by the Milwaukee Brewers from his rehab stint at AAA Nashville LHP Darrell Thompson was assigned to the Nashville Sounds from the Biloxi Shuckers Highlights from the Week that Was: There are many wonderful tidbits on the Brewers Player Development twitter feed at present covering several of the promising ongoing Brewers prospects work of late. Of particular note: RHP Harold Chirinos' ongoing fantastic form out of the Shuckers bullpen; Shuckers OF Carlos Rodriguez's running on-base streak; a highlight of a fully laid out Shuckers OF Noah Campbell diving to prevent an extra bases knock in deep right field; LHP Nate Peterson's fine form in Carolina etc. Please, check in on these tidbits. Here we will highlight two Mudcats pitching performances this past week and Shuckers catching phenom, Jeferson Quero: 2022 5th round pick, RHP Will Rudy (Cal Poly Polmona), debuted for Carolina during last week's Delmarva series. He was quite impressive in his debut outing and, at first look at least, it would appear Brewers fans should be excited about some truly wonderful arm action: We're always checking in on RHP Jacob Misiorowski and his fantastic flame thrower of an arm. He had his best and longest outing of his young 2023 season versus Delmarva this past week. Simply put, it was glorious. When he is bringing that 101-102 mph heat, that mid-80's curveball is awfully unfair: Lastly, we have C Jeferson Quero putting on his full display of talents versus Montgomery. Incredible pop time with a cannon of an arm. and a 108 mph home run rocket. What's not to love when this young man is behind the dish? Final: Nashville 11, Gwinnett (Braves) 3 Box Score / Game Log Game Notes Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Sounds Clobber Gwinnett to Open Series Just when you think you've seen it all on a baseball diamond, a first base umpire jogs directly in front of a perfect Cam Devanney dart to 1B Jon Singleton extending LHP Thomas Pannone's bad luck first inning. I've never seen such a ridiculous move by a first base umpire. Truly. The ump just nonchalantly jogged directly in front of the bag and directly into the path of Devanney's gorgeous rocket. The ball consequently caromed off his hip and to the pitchers mound. Manager Rick Sweet was, shall we say, not all that thrilled. To this, I can attest. Aside from a bad luck parachute bloop rbi single, Pannone responded to this umpire misfortune with aplomb: he struck out his final batter and escaped only trailing 1-0. Pannone continued to throw wonderfully through the remainder of his outing. When all was said and done, he went 4 IP, 6 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 ER. Three Quick Strikes: 1) INF Andruw Monasterio extended his hitting streak to seven games with a seeing-eye two-rbi grounder through the left side and into the shallow left field grass. After some early season jitters in the field and at the plate, it would certainly appear Monasterio has found his comfort. He's playing quite a bit better defense as well - a very refreshing surprise - as he made several solid throws and scoops throughout the contest. 2) The Sounds went back-to-back long balls in back-to-back games. Yeah baby! Let's take a look at the early lead reclamation project off of 1B Jon Singleton's and LF Keston Hiura's bats. This was the karma LHP Thomas Pannone deserved from the baseball gods after his bad luck first frame: 3) When your line-up produces 14 hits there is plenty of things to talk about - just take a peak at that box score. However, I'm going to briefly discuss the end of RHP Pedro Fernandez's outing. I don't think I've seen him hit that hard this entire season. He seemed to lose control of his off-speed pitches as he gave up back-to-back jacks on what appeared by my naked eyes to be mistake batting practice change-ups. Even though he escaped the inning, he did so off an extremely well-hit line drive off another off-speed hanger. INF Cam Devanney savvily swiped the ball out of the smoking hot air. Fernandez looked quite unpleased heading to the dugout and for good reason. Hopefully, this was just a moment and nothing more. I'll be paying attention to his next outings to see if there are any lingering effects. There was apparently an early bout of rain in Rocket City and, as a result, a postponement. Biloxi will play a scheduled doubleheader on Thursday: Final: South Bend (Cubs) 10, Wisconsin 1 Box Score / Game Log Game Notes Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please visit and review: Cubs Ambush Wisconsin with Seven Run First Inning Take a Look: T-Rat Talk with Alex Hall I really don't know what to tell you about the ongoing struggles in the Timber Rattlers clubhouse. It's getting to absurd levels where manager Joe Ayrault may need to consider a witch doctor. No Timber Rattler is more snake bitten at present than massively struggling RHP Cameron Wagoner. And, unfortunately, it doesn't look like it's getting better any time soon - hopefully he is afforded a Development List stint and, if we're lucky, a reboot. Here's how it's going for the young hurler. With two down and a man on first base via a ground ball single, Wagoner proceeded to walk a batter; hit two batters; give up a bases clearing double; give up a two-run home run; and leave the game after giving up a triple. Yikes is the word. This all came after a full count walk with two down. When all was said and done, Wagoner was credited with seven earned runs in a mere 2/3 IP. Take Your Base: There's just not all that much to highlight here. The T-Rats are simply put: epically struggling. They're losing close games. They're losing by large margins. Their bats, overall, continue to be mostly silent. They are suffering from miscues at inopportune moments. When they get a good start and continued solid bullpen work - and make no mistake their bullpen continues to be a plus - they struggle mightily to get a key hit or score or capitalize on RISP. It's a proverbial cocktail of misfortune and self-induced harm (for lack of a better word). The only way to turn the tides is to play better. Full stop. It starts with the coveted prospects. It ends with better fundamental baseball and, hopefully, better starting pitching overall. As alluded to above, a seven run first inning deficit does very little to help a turn toward winning avenues. The young Timber Rattlers currently look every part of their 8-19 record. Final: Fredericksburg (Nationals) 4, Carolina 3 Box Score / Game Log Game Notes Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please visit and review: Late Rally Not Enough in 4-3 Loss to FredNats RHP Logan Henderson scuffled in his return outing. His 26-pitch first inning included a two out single, a wild pitch, a walk, and another walk to load the bases. Thankfully, he induced a 3-1 count got weak chopper to 3B Jadher Areinamo who made a fine charging play to grab the runner at first base. It didn't get any better for Henderson as he threw 20 more pitches in the second frame before departing with runners on first and second base by way of, well, two more walks. Simply put: he was missing the zone in a variety of ways. He'll look to sharpen his tools before his next outing. Three Quick Strikes: 1) After a red hot start to his 2023 season, INF/OF Luke Adams has hit the doldrums of a mini-slump. After popping out weakly to the mound in the third inning he extended a 2-for-22 run of choppy waters at the dish. He ended his night 0-for-3 at the dish but he did show continued discipline laying off pitches high and outside the zone grabbing a key walk. Adams will continue to grind to find that power and launch angle of the earlier part of the season. 2) Though RHP Tyler Wehrle scuffled in his first two innings - ultimately, allowing four hard-hit runs in his second inning of work - the Mudcats certainly had their chances to make the comeback. They managed a single rbi via a walk with the bases juiced in the sixth inning and they had the tying runner on second base in the ninth inning as the rains were pouring down. OF Luis Lara hit a weak chopper to the pitcher down the first base line and any threat of a tie or a comeback walk-off victory were over. The young Mudcats stranded seven baserunners from the 5th-through-7th innings. 3) C Matt Wood and INF Daniel Guilarte both extended their on-base streaks to 20 and 24 games, respectively. Neither grabbed a hit but they both reached base via a casual walk down the first base line and Wood even grabbed that elusive bases loaded free pass rbi. Wood, in particular, continues to look like an inevitable promotional candidate: 22 BB to 14 K with his peripherals is absolutely nothing to sneeze at. He continues to manage the game solidly as well. Regardless, both young men have played a significant part of Carolina's early-season success despite tonight's loss. The young T-Rats will need a bounce back outing tomorrow evening from RHP Stiven Cruz. Nashville will have typically dependable RHP Janson Junk on the mound as they look to take the 2-0 series lead versus Gwinnett. Carolina will see if they can get more shutdown innings from young RHP Patricio Aquino. And, Biloxi will hope to get a mid day matinee affair going in Rocket City where we'll have the opportunity to watch young Shuckers Ace, RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez coming off his most recent and dominant 10 K start. As always, thank you for reading and thank you for supporting Brewers Minor League baseball. 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

Thanking the baseball gods for the Sounds output tonight. They lead 11-3 headed to the 9th. Lots of things going on for lotta players up and down the line-up.

Mudcats have a chance to tie or take the lead here. Guilarte is standing on 2B. Lara is at the dish. 4-3 Nats. Bottom of the 9th. Not to be. Lara grounds out with a weak chopper to the pitcher. Mudcats lose 4-3. They definitely had their chances after Wehrle's rough 6th.

Keston Hiura now has 28 rbi in 29 games played in Nashville. He just ripped a line drive single past the diving Grissom in to LF. His torrid pace continues. He's now hitting 0.324 with a 1.083 OPS. Oh, hey, he also hit his 11th home run in the Singleton-to-Hiura back-to-back. That's now back-to-back Sounds games, to boot, with back-to-back HR jacks. Noice!

There isn't a single Sound hitting the ball harder and cleaner than OF Monte Harrison going on two series now. He's 3-for-3 tonight and all three are rockets. It's really nice to see him being rewarded after he hit some absolute rockets in St. Paul - including the 4th hardest hit ball in all the Minor Leagues in 2023 with a 116.2 mph line drive single into LF. It's really nice to see him get comfortable and find success. He has a single, a smashed double to deep left center, and a laser shot line drive two-run jack over the right field wall. He also just swiped 3B and then went home when the ball was thrown with nobody covering the bag. The Stripers look every part of their record tonight. Evidence:

Bases juiced for C Matt Wood. Carolina trails 4-0 after Wehrle's rough 2nd inning. Can Wood come through clutch? Well, yes. He walks on four straight pitches. It's 4-1 and INF Daniel Guilarte is coming to the dish. It looks like a new pitcher is in store. Guilarte can't come through as he hits a weak chopper down the 1B line and the pitcher bobbles it but scoops it to 1B in plenty of time. The threat ends. Mudcats trail 4-1.