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Jakson Reetz League-leading Johnson to the deepest part of the park in right center? A night after the walk-off one armed Jack over the wall in left? #TheHypeTrainWhistleBlows

Jakson Reetz League-leading Johnson to the deepest part of the park in right center? A night after the walk-off one armed Jack over the wall in left? #TheHypeTrainWhistleBlows

Hendry Mendez with another walk-off? And an oppo at that? His ability to take these high leverage pitches into the opposite field is uncanny for his age. Such an intriguing young player.

Hendry Mendez with another walk-off? And an oppo at that? His ability to take these high leverage pitches into the opposite field is uncanny for his age. Such an intriguing young player.

I'm just sayin' because I'm literally just sayin': My amateur scouting report seems to have fared well in the early going. Love me some 2022 Jonny Davis. In other news, down the Big ol' River: Jakson Reetz just hit a walk-off two-run jack. PLENTY of room on my Hype Train. Hop aboard.

I'm just sayin' because I'm literally just sayin': My amateur scouting report seems to have fared well in the early going. Love me some 2022 Jonny Davis. In other news, down the Big ol' River: Jakson Reetz just hit a walk-off two-run jack. PLENTY of room on my Hype Train. Hop aboard.

Kudos to any of you Johnny Cash fans. Given his 2022 season and tonight's two-run walk-off blast over the wall in left field (that probably left many in my farmhouse wondering what all the hootin' and hollerin' was about), Jakson Reetz did it again. It's hard to fathom the depth of 2021 Minor League Free Agent signings impacting the Brewers organization in 2022. Speaking of which, Andruw Monasterio (signed in November of 2021) began his Shuckers career 6-for-6 with a 2-for-2 start to tonight's contest including a two-run blast in the first inning. That doesn't even sniff at Jonny Davis, Jason Alexander, Abraham Almonte, Jon Singleton, Tyler White, Tyler Herb, Trevor Kelley, and Hobie Harris etc. This just in: The Milwaukee Brewers personnel and player development departments are really good at their jobs. On to the reports! Transactions: None Officially Special Note: This just in (HERE) via our very own @ARobsBrewCrew: *** There were no DSL or ACL Brewers Affiliate Games today...stay tuned tomorrow as the young men will be looking to get back at it. All four squads will be taking the diamond throughout the day. Until then, here's a little bit of ACL Zen: *** Carolina Pre-Game Notes Final: Fayetteville (Astros) 8, Carolina 5 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please visit and review: Carolina Comes up Short in 8-5 Loss to Fayetteville - The Mudcats Went 0-for-10 with Runners in Scoring Position in Wednesday's Series Tying Loss I was hoping to see young Alexander Cornielle take the next step in his pitching development for his 2022 season. Instead, and unfortunately, I watched his worst outing of the year. All told, Alexander only made it 2 2/3 innings surrendering six runs on six hits (two 2-run HR's), three walks, and four punch outs. Let's hope he can bounce back in his next outing. Coming into this one he had been executing quite well since his maligned first outing where an error led to five runs and an early exit. The Mudcats did attempt their best to rally back into things late with one of their patented late-inning outbursts, but, unfortunately, their ninth inning mini-rally fell short after Jesus Chirinos hit into a game-ending double play. Further Notes: Not pictured above, but worthy of mention is Zach Raabe and his three walk and two run outing. Jackson Chourio finished 0-for-5 leaving five men on base while doing so. It's not often we see a goose egg with Chourio, but an 0-for-5 with no strikeouts is a good 0-for-5 in my book. Eduardo Garcia continued his recent run of excellence. From my side of the fence, his most noteworthy stat tonight is two free passes to one strikeout. His one absolutely necessary area of growth moving forward is plate discipline. This being said, he has been fantastic of late and it is awesome to witness. Jeferson Quero continues his offensive resurgence with a 2-for-4 outing with a walk and a run Hedbert Perez hit his 12th double of the season and continued his recent run of extra base hits. Here's hoping for a potent second-half! 0-for10 with RISP is not a number the Mudcats will want to repeat in the weeks ahead. It's dueling 8-5 final scores in Five County. The Mudcats took it 8-5 yesterday, the Woodpeckers 8-5 tonight. What will tomorrow bring? Stay tuned! *** Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Game 1: Cedar Rapids (Twins) 6, Wisconsin 2 Box Score / Game Log Game 2: Wisconsin 3, Cedar Rapids 1 Box Score / Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please visit and review: Game 1: Kernels Beat Wisconsin 6-2 in Conclusion of Tuesday's Game - Cedar Rapids 5-0 Lead Too Big for Timber Rattlers this Time Game 2: Warren Homers & Jarvis Strikes Out Ten in Wisconsin Win - Timber Rattlers Take 7-Inning Game 3-1 from Cedar Rapids Well, the T-Rats managed to win the remaining 6 innings of game 1, 2-1 but the opening 0-5 hole was too much to overcome. Miguel Guerrero and Tyler GIllies gave their all to close the game after Zach Mort's rough start the evening prior. The two combined for six innings of work with a mere single earned run allowed, two hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts. The mini two-run rally came in the bottom of the eighth as Tyler Black and Ethan Murray led the inning with back-to-back singles and were eventually plated by singles from Tristan Peters and Zavier Warren, respectively. That was all there was to it on the day, however, as both teams failed to get baserunners around third and home in the ninth inning. A special mention should be given to Tyler Gillies as he went three full scoreless and effective innings - his longest outing since 2019 and further showing his recovery process is evolving. Game 2 was an entirely different affair altogether as Justin Jarvis returned to his dominant form completing five full innings of one hit and ten strikeout ball. Cam Robinson did his thing grabbing his 18th Save of the season in a scoreless 7th. On the offensive side of things, it was definitely a top of the order performance: 6-for-14 combined for Tyler Black, Ethan Murray, Joe Gray Jr., Tristan Peters, and Zavier Warren. Black, Peters, and Warren each plate a run with Warren providing the pop with a 2-run homer - his 4th of the season. Extra special for Zavier: his Mom and Aunt were in attendance for the games. How awesome is that? Here's the early Tristan Peters infield single that scored the first run in the early going: All in all, the day was about Rattlers pitching: 13 innings pitched and a mere three hits allowed. Hear ye', hear ye'. Keep it coming with the Cam Robinson hype. I'm here for it 24/7. ? Your extra special Home-based Post-Game(s) podcast: Split Decision on a Positive Day (with Kyle Lobner and Chris Mehring). AND, our beloved full-game YouTube highlights: You just have to love those Timber Rattlers Home slates! It's a real special Minor League treat to get these full-game YouTube highlights - you'd be hard-pressed to find an organization that does it better postgame than the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers organization. Given pitching was the name of the game today, let's close today's T-Rats coverage with an homage to pitching stud Antoine Kelly with a secondary special tip of the cap to T-Rats pitching coach, Will Schierholz, who truly is doing a fantastic job in 2022: *** Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Biloxi 7, Mississippi (Braves) 6 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please visit and review: Down to FInal Strike Reetz Walk-Off Homer Stuns M-Braves - Monasterio Drives in Three While Tying Franchise Record Andruw Monasterio began his Shuckers career a perfect 6-for-6. This tied former Shuckers Garrett Cooper (2015) and Dustin DeMuth (2016) for the Shuckers franchise record for consecutive hits. In his first at bat, in his second game as a Shucker, he blasted a 2-run homer over the wall in left field plating Noah Campbell who led the Shuckers' first frame with a walk: Andruw did prove his mortality by managing a fly out in his seventh at bat. A collective sigh was heard in the streets of Biloxi and children wailed at the ball park. The streak ended. BUT, alas, the game continued. Proving it isn't always how hard you hit it, Andruw later demonstrated sometimes you just need to make contact: Victor Castaneda struggled in an abbreviated 2 2/3 start (his second intentional condensed outing since his IL return) needing 73 pitches to collect his eighth out. Taylor Floyd came on in relief and his 2 1/3 scoreless, hitless, walk-less innings helped set the tone as he passed the ball to Harold Chirino. All told, Taylor and Harold didn't strike a single batter out but they relied on their defense and the defense provided all they needed. Nash Walters came on in the eighth inning and he showcased his change-up to good effect. Nash started his year strictly working his fastball and slider but, since that time, he has added his curve and change-up to the mix. I am eager to watch his outings in the games ahead as he looks on the cusp of some dominant relief work. What will he need to do this? Locate. Locate. Locate. Still too many 1-0 and 2-0 counts. But, the stuff is there. Zach Vennaro seemed to struggle with his slider a bit tonight and with a consistently very tight strikezone he was forced to try and work his fastball to three consecutive lefty bats. Ultimately, he was done in by a two-run bomb on a pitch that called for up and in. But not enough up and not enough in: This led to a sudden 6-5 deficit. Fear not, Jakson was in waiting in the wings. Jakson will get the majority of tonight's publicity, and rightfully so, but let us not overlook the work of Thomas Dillard. I've mentioned it a couple of time in my reports and I'm going to mention it again now: he's gotten better as the year has progressed. He is starting to heat up at the dish - 3-for-5 tonight - and his BA and OPS are rising as a result. 0.231 and 0.740, respectively. He stayed relevant all season with his impeccable ability to draw walks. Well, other pieces of the puzzle are starting to fit. He's a joy to watch. Joey Wiemer looked frustrated and uncomfortable at the plate. This is the first time I can say this to date. This will be a test of his ability to find and work his way out of this mini-slump. Several off-speed and breaking pitches were his demise tonight - he looked overeager and as though he hoped to meet and greet a misplaced fastball. He adjusted earlier in the season. I expect the same in the weeks ahead. This being said, manning center field again tonight, he made a very nice break on a shallow liner in the later innings and made the diving catch. All eyes are on you, Joey. No pressure.? Where for art thou Gabe Holt? For that matter, where for art thou Sal Frelick? Ahhhh, the mysteries of Minor League injuries persist. Both remain 'Active' and, yet, both remain absent. To this end, is it me or has Garrett Mitchell been on the 7-Day IL since May? I hope to see each and every one these Shuckers very soon. Noah Campbell's recent hitting streak may have come to an end but his offensive impact continues: Ok. Let's take a peak at the view from the Hype Train. What's missing from this glorious scenery is the 1-2 count. The preceding pitch was a 91 mph fastball up and in Jakson swung on and missed violently. There's nothing like getting out ahead of an off-speed breaking pitch and carrying it deep over the wall in left field with one arm. What. A. Stud: *** Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 8, Indianapolis (Pirates) 5 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Sounds Complete Comeback to Even Series - Nashville Erases 4-0 Deficit for Come-from-Behind Win It certainly isn't often you witness Jon Singleton drive in Tyler White via a triple. But, I swear to you: I saw this phenomenon. And, my goodness it was beautiful. Jon continued his recent run of excellent results at the plate. I love to see it. Caleb Boushley managed to work his way through a 3-run inning but ultimately gave his club five complete - not his sharpest outing but he kept his team in it and his teammates answered in kind. All told, Caleb finished his evening with five complete innings, working around seven hits and a couple walks, with six key strikeouts and the four earned runs. Not his best outing by any measure but enough to allow his team to chip back into it and ultimately ahead. Further Notes: Yay for a Weston Wilson 3-for-3 outing. Man, was he due. Toss in a walk, two runs, and a rbi and Weston had to have felt some relief post-game. Here's to more production like this! He may have been slumping in recent games but let us not forget, after tonight’s three-hit evening, he's third on the Sounds ball club with 15 multi-hit games. An early absolutely key at bat of the game was Pablo Reyes' two-run jack. Let's take a peak (Oh, hey! That's Weston Wilson on base): The unsung and consistent work of the Nashville bullpen. Is there any bullpen arm more unsung than RHP Matt Hardy? (who, by the way, just continues to get people out): Patrick Dorrian with his first knock as a Sound. Congrats! It was a big insurance chopper with the infield in: I mentioned the Jon Singleton triple. Well, he also knocked in the go-ahead run with a single in the seventh inning. He's heating up, folks. The results may not be what he has hoped for (or fans were hoping for, more likely) but I am telling you: his impact on the field and in the clubhouse is undeniable. I'm glad he's in the Brewers organization. I have all the faith in the world in his talents. One of my Sounds bullpen favorites and recent Brewers call-up, Peter Strzelecki, picked up his second save with a scoreless three-strikeout ninth. When he deals, he deals. I hope to see him back with the big club at some point this season. *** Tune in tomorrow as Israel Puello gets his first start on a Wisconsin Timber Rattler mound. Additionally, Our DSL and ACL affiliates take the diamond after a well-deserved 'day off'. Dylan File will take the Hill in Nashville, Miguel Segura at Five County Stadium, and, well, Biloxi is 'TBD'. As always, thanks for reading! Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Arizona Complex League Scoreboard Dominican Summer League Scoreboard Standings and sortable stat pages Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article

I just saw Jonathan Davis' catch. My word. That was an absurd level of danger and difficulty. THAT is literally laying it all on the line for your team and your teammates. ?

I just saw Jonathan Davis' catch. My word. That was an absurd level of danger and difficulty. THAT is literally laying it all on the line for your team and your teammates. ?

Can't you see the sunshine? Can't you just feel the moonshine? I can. Carolina wins again! Those Eastern Pines are whispering sweet songs of victory - their first in seven games. In Wisconsin, the Timber Rattlers escape an early 5-0 deficit...err...um via a weather delayed suspended game. Carlos Luna gives the Shuckers four fabulous innings of relief ensuring the comeback victory. Nashville can't escape the early ongoing troubles of Alec Bettinger (BUT, hey, I did get my dominant Tyler Herb fix...all was not lost). Further down the ladder some very intriguing pitching work in our ACL and DSL contests. Let's get into the recaps! Transactions: There was a bit of action in the player movement department including another unexpected and, frankly, sad retirement. (Retroactive to 6/27) INF Pablo Reyes was optioned back to Nashville from Milwaukee INF Andruw Monasterio was assigned to Biloxi from Nashville RHP Trevor Kelley was optioned back to Triple-A Nashville from the Brewers RHP Israel Puello was assigned/promoted (?) to Wisconsin from Carolina INF Antonio Pinero was activated from the 7-Day IL returning to the Timber Rattlers' active roster RHP Edrian Robinson of ACL Brewers Blue was placed on the 60-Day IL LHP Scott Sunitsch began his rehab assignment with the ACL Brewers Gold RHP Jolon Zhao handed in his walking papers and retired *** Let's kick off our DSL coverage with an homage to our very own @damuelle who gave us this little DSL nugget in the Minor League Game Thread earlier today: An awesome day in the DSL for our two Brewers squads. Let's recap... DSL Brewers 1 4 , DSL White Sox 2: Daniel (quoted above) gave you the Jhonny Severino teaser. With that double and triple in today's 3-for-5 lead-off line, he is now 8-for-13 over his last three contests. The BA is up to 0.255 and the OPS is creeping toward 0.800 at 0.772. One of our current Brewer Fanatic favorites in Luis Lara continues to perform extremely consistently and extremely well. Today was no different as Luis went 2-for-5 and is now rocking a 0.352 BA with a 0.939 OPS in 72 at bats. In addition to the fine work from Osbriel Mogollon , we saw fine scoreless work from Leonardo Rivera and Jesael Cabrera who pitched five combined scoreless innings. This is three straight victories for the DSL Brewers 1 who have improved to 6 and 12 in their early going. DSL Brewers 2 5, DSL Phillies White 3: Reybert Reyes had a 1 1/3 inning four hit and three run hiccup (including two straight hit batters before departing in the eighth) allowing the Phillies back into the game late. Reyes can thank his running mate Nelson Cuevas for preventing further damage and ensuring a victory to get back to 0.500 at 9-9. Cuevas shut the Phillies down with a closing scoreless 1 2/3 innings. It was shutdown work at first but Nelson worked for it in the end - the drama included consecutive singles, a hit batter, bases loaded drama and a throw at home. Let's hit the showers and call it a 'W'! Whewwww. Perhaps most pleasant in this victory was the multiple hit performances from the bottom-of-the-order and sub 0.200 hitters Demetrio Nadal and Mendy Ferreira. A hard fought if unexpected victory. *** Let's kick off our ACL games with some tasty tasty highlights from RHP Phil Silverio's work last week versus the ACL Royals. ACL White Sox 7, ACL Brewers Gold 4: Let's start with a tip of our proverbial hats to up and coming OF Luis Castillo. With today's 1-for-4 outing (1 rbi, 1 triple), he continues to rake: 0.397 BA and 1.145 OPS in 58 at bats. Quite an intriguing beginning for the 18-year-old prospect. Of note in the pitching realm: Ryan Middendorf completed another scoreless inning - 4 1/3 total. A small sample but a good result. So far, Ryan's unscored upon with a WHIP sub-1.00. And, in his first rehab outing Scott Sunitsch opened with a scoreless one hit, one strikeout inning. Kudos for a successful return! ACL Brewers Blue 3, ACL D-Backs Red 0: A shutout is always worthy of a deeper dive. Seven complete innings of 3 hit, 8 strikeout ball. Anthony Perez started this gem out with five unblemished three hit innings including four strikeouts. Perhaps most impressive is the Brewers Blue did not give out a single walk in the entire outing. Following Perez, Leoni Cruz (at his age of 24 looking to get promoted) completed a scoreless three strikeout inning while Quinton Low pitched another scoreless frame to close out the game. Offensively, the bats were relatively quiet but it was enough. And, special mention will go to OF 19-year-old Venezuelan Jamal Zalm whose 0-for-1 two walk outing brought two key runs across the dish. *** Final: Carolina 8, Fayetteville (Astros) 5 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please visit and review: Mudcats Win See-Saw Battle 8-5 to End Skid - Eduardo Garcia Led the Way While Going 3-for-4 with Three RBI in Carolina's Series Opening Victory Versus Fayetteville Let's talk about the 2-1-2-3 run output to close this baby out. That's the stuff. Coming on late but coming on. That's how you end the 6-game skid. Let's keep it rolling! Eduardo Garcia gets the sound bite with his 3-for-4 evening but let's also recognize Jackson Chourio's triple (his fifth) and Jesus Chirinos two-hit night with three rbi's. Junior Montero gets the victory in this one but it came at the price of a blown save. Michele Vassalotti continues his resurgence. After a recent bout of challenged outings, Vassalotti has now gone three straight outings of three combined innings with zero runs and six punch outs. That's what we became accustomed to and it feels quite nice to see its return. Let's talk about Carlos Rodriguez. He continues his run of excellence. In five outings in June, the Mudcats' Ace has now pitched to the tune of 21 1/3 innings, 10 hits, 11 walks, 25 k's, 5 runs, 2 HR's, 1 HB, 0.149 BAA, 0.98 WHIP, 2.11 ERA. Folks, he's a stud. We are seeing a trend. Let's not forget: He ended May with a better k:bb ratio, yes, but the ERA is now floating on a two-month 2.05 average. May and June combined we are looking at 55 k's to 15 bb's. The word I would prefer to use here is 'zesty'. Let me close with a Hedbert Perez missile from last week. Because, well, nobody else in the Brewers' minors has done this: *** Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes POSTPONED: Cedar Rapids (Twins) 5, Wisconsin 0 - SUSPENDED in the Third Inning Abbreviated Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please visit and review: Rattlers and Kernels Suspended on Tuesday - Cedar Rapids Led 5-0 When Rain Halts Game This game had an unwelcome feeling as Zach Mort was struggling through three innings of five hit and two walk ball. He did manage the three strikeouts but the five runs - including a two-run homer to the second batter he faced - had put his team in a hole. The T-Rats managed to scatter three hits but plated nary a runner. Hence, we'll pick this back up tomorrow and follow with a seven inning game to complete the now double-header. *** Before we get into Biloxi's comeback win let's honor Shucker C/OF/DH Jakson Reetz (thank you@Mass Haas: See Thread Here). As the resident Conductor (self-proclaimed) of the Jakson 'Hype Train', let us all take a moment to honor his weekly reward: Southern League Player of the Week. The young man has been such an absolute joy to watch in 2022. Please tune in. He somehow continues to go relatively unnoticed and undervalued in our community of fans. Can we name another player in the system who would put out this incredible output in Double-A over a half a season with as little fanfare or recognition? Former third round pick. New organization (only his second). Just turned 26 in January of 2022. Crushing it. On to tonight's victory! Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Biloxi 3, Mississippi (Braves) 2 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please visit and review: Biloxi Kicks Off Second Half with 3-2 Comeback Win - Luna Spins Four Scoreless Frames to Earn Victory We'll look past the caught stealing, the pick off at first base, and the throwing error. A 4-for-4 evening at the dish after being sent down to help bolster the Double-A troops is worthy of a spotlight. It didn't result in any runs or rbi's but it set the tone. So did this: Andruw Monasterio: we salute you! Further mention is in order for Kent Hasler's scoreless 1 2/3 innings that handed the ball to Carlos Luna who was phenomenal. I've said it before: Luna has the toolkit it's simply a matter of control. One walk in four innings will get the job done. Fantastic work tonight from Luna! Sometimes a rally takes an opportunistic hit and some timely courage. How about this tying run: What does winning baseball look like? You saw the Mike Guerrero send of Felix Valerio above - a great call and a heck of a jump and slide from Valerio. Well, let's take a look at Jason Lopez getting the jump to score the winning run off of Noah Campbell's sacrifice fly: I sense bigger and better things for Biloxi in their second half - after all they struggled with in the first few months, they still had their chance for an automatic post-season bid. Tonight was a fantastic beginning. Let's keep rooting them on. *** If we're going to celebrate Reetz above, we're definitely going to celebrate Ethan Small right here: International League Pitcher of the Week. A much needed bounce-back performance versus Gwinnett Saturday to give his lone start of the week a special shine. This was the Small we grew to love before his call-up; it's simply reassuring to know it is absolutely still in there. Here's to more of these types of celebrated outings in the weeks ahead! Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Indianapolis (Pirates) 6, Nashville 3 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Sounds Fall to Indians in Series Opener - Sounds Welcome 18 Millionth Fan in Franchise History As if Ben Gamel hasn't done enough damage versus the Brewers, he had to continue his ridiculous trend versus the Sounds? His two-run jack in the second inning off the ever-struggling Alec Bettinger helped push the Indy lead to 4-0. Beyond Bettinger's continued struggles, we can look to the combined 0-15 output from Pablo Reyes, Brice Turang, Pedro Severino, and David Dahl in the 1-4 slots as a significant reason for the offensive struggles. The hitless quartet did manage three walks but tempered this with six strikeouts. A mere run crossed on their behalf. This being said, Turnag continued to flash his defensive prowess: It's a shame the aforementioned 1-4 slots couldn't get the bats churning even just a little bit. Mark Mathias (3-for-3), Jon Singelton (2-for-4), and Mario Feliciano (2-for-4) were ready and willing in the 5-7 slots. Special mention shall go to Singleton who knocked in all three rbi's including his 10th home run jack (a two-run shot) to right field: A tip of the proverbial cap will also go to Tyler Herb . Tyler has struggled in recent starts but his stellar relief work (5 ip, 4 hits, 7 k's, 0 ER) allowed Nashville to stay within striking distance. It simply wasn't to be tonight in the series opener. Let's hope the Sounds can pick it back up tomorrow. *** And that's a wrap for Tuesday evening down on the Farm. Stay tuned tomorrow as the T-Rats look to come back and then take two in their now double-header. To that end, we know we'll see Justin Jarvis take the mound at some point. Alex Cornielle, Victor Castaneda, and Caleb Boushley will also be taking the Hill, respectively, in the evening. These are quality arms to lead our squads toward hopeful victories. As always, thanks for reading! Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Arizona Complex League Scoreboard Dominican Summer League Scoreboard Standings and sortable stat pages Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article

It worked for Ethan Small so let’s try it on for Tyler Herb: Gee, it sure would be nice and quite the relief if Tyler gave us one of his patented 6-7 ip shut em down outings he was so consistently executing in Biloxi. We’ve seen a couple solid outing from the Minor League vet but he is due for some shutdown ball. Let’s go, Tyler!

It worked for Ethan Small so let’s try it on for Tyler Herb: Gee, it sure would be nice and quite the relief if Tyler gave us one of his patented 6-7 ip shut em down outings he was so consistently executing in Biloxi. We’ve seen a couple solid outing from the Minor League vet but he is due for some shutdown ball. Let’s go, Tyler!

1.5 years running (He was promoted to Pensacola July 20, 2021) and Griffin Conine continues to be a an all or nothing strikeout or absolute thorn in Biloxi’s side. Let’s take a brief look at his 1.5 years running stat line versus Biloxi: 36 of 145 for a middling 0.248 BA 64 TB’s 11 of the 36 hits: HR’s. So, though he’s only hitting roughly 1 of 4 AB’s there is a 1 in 3 chance that’ll be a long shot over the fence. 5 Dubs 17 runs 19 BB’s 63 K’s ? 22 rbi’s My suggestion to Biloxi pitchers: Don’t give him anything to hit. The odds of Griffin swinging and missing versus walking is far more significant. And the odds are, if you give him something to hit there is a statistical probability it’s leaving the ballpark.

1.5 years running (He was promoted to Pensacola July 20, 2021) and Griffin Conine continues to be a an all or nothing strikeout or absolute thorn in Biloxi’s side. Let’s take a brief look at his 1.5 years running stat line versus Biloxi: 36 of 145 for a middling 0.248 BA 64 TB’s 11 of the 36 hits: HR’s. So, though he’s only hitting roughly 1 of 4 AB’s there is a 1 in 3 chance that’ll be a long shot over the fence. 5 Dubs 17 runs 19 BB’s 63 K’s ? 22 rbi’s My suggestion to Biloxi pitchers: Don’t give him anything to hit. The odds of Griffin swinging and missing versus walking is far more significant. And the odds are, if you give him something to hit there is a statistical probability it’s leaving the ballpark.

Thanks for writing this. He’s a total stud and, due to his now habituated slow starts to seasons, it certainly seems he is somehow inexplicably overlooked.

Thanks for writing this. He’s a total stud and, due to his now habituated slow starts to seasons, it certainly seems he is somehow inexplicably overlooked.

Jeferson Quero closing out his first half of Low-A ball in style. His arm is an absolute cannon - it's nice to see him get some recognition. Just a solid solid backstop with a lot of upside. We're lucky to have him.

Jeferson Quero closing out his first half of Low-A ball in style. His arm is an absolute cannon - it's nice to see him get some recognition. Just a solid solid backstop with a lot of upside. We're lucky to have him.

From our glorious ongoing ‘Minor League Transactions’ thread and from Monday, 6/21 (for those interested): - LHP Justin King promoted to High-A Wisconsin from ACL Brewers Gold - RHP Victor Castaneda activated from AA Biloxi's 7-day injured list - RHP Harold Chirino activated from AA Biloxi's 7-day injured list - OF Tristen Lutz placed on AA Biloxi's 7-day injured list - C Brent Diaz placed on AA Biloxi's 7-day injured list - OF Micah Bello placed on High-A Wisconsin's 7-day injured list - RHP Trevor Gott sent on rehab assignment to High-A Wisconsin - 3B Mike Brosseau sent on rehab assignment to High-A Wisconsin Thanks @damuelle for laying this down for us!

Love this format. Pipe Dream. Realistic possibility. Nice work, Tim.

Coming off essentially a week and a half of wedding preparation and ceremonial bliss on my farm with a mere one day of recovery felt a little challenging in my return to covering the teams we all love. But, man, that changed quickly when I watched Biloxi and Wisconsin fight tooth and nail for late victories. Tyler Herb continued his erratic starting performances in Nashville and, well, Carolina, literally gave up A home run and that was the ball game. One hit. One run. Game over. Let's get into the recaps. Transactions: NONE *** DSL Brewers 2 13, DSL Brewers 1 8: Our two young Brewers squads in the Dominican League faced off for their second time in their extremely young season and, just as in the first contest, the DSL Brewers 2 managed to pull one out. It's fair to say: this one has the looks of a sloppy 11 error affair (Wooooof!) that aided seven unearned runs to cross the plate. Jhofez Mejias took the loss for the DSL Brewers 1 but not a single of his four runs were earned ?. Special mention should be given to DSL Brewers 2's Jeral Vizcaino who managed to execute the rare scoreless two-inning stint in this one. A mere walk with three strikeouts gave his pitching line a special shine. As seen above in the score, there were quite a few runs across the plate in this affair. On the DSL Brewers 2 side of things, Brayan Oropeza continues to hit the living heck out of the ball. With two more singles, a walk, and three rbi's in this game his OPS is now sitting at an absolutely sustainable 1.632. Whewww. Irving Igualas managed another two hits, as did Reminton Batista (including his first home run of the year in the first - a solo shot), and Juan Baez. Special kudos to Francisco Nina and his breakout three-hit game. On the DSL Brewers 1 side of things, Luis Lara managed to hit his fourth double as did Duncan Garcia (two hits on the day including said fourth double), and Gery Holguin managed to collect two hits including his sixth rbi. Holguin's average and OPS may be pedestrian but he is clearly opportunistic with his knocks. Carolina Pre-Game Notes (No Game Notes posted ?) Final: Down East (Rangers) 1, Carolina 0 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please visit and review: Rodriguez and Puello Allow One Hit in 1-0 Loss - The Mudcats Fell into a Tie for First in the First Half Standings with the Loss The challenge with the Down East road games is always the complete lack of video or media coverage so I am left to the Gamecast. It is what it is. As noted in the organizational headline, the Mudcats are now tied with Salem for first place atop their division. Let's hope they can earn some separation after tomorrow's contest. Carlos Rodriguez held the Down East Wood Ducks hitless and scoreless through three full innings. With one swing of the bat, that predicament changed and the Mudcats trailed 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth. And, well, this one essentially ended right there. It's not often you lose 1-0 in a one-hit affair. That is exactly what happened tonight for our Mudcats. All three Mudcats hits came in the first three innings. The Wood Ducks managed one hit through nine innings. A home run. And, Mudcats lose 1-0. This is one of those brief write-ups. What more is there to say? This was a pitching duel. Rodriguez made a single mistake. Israel Puello came on and shut it down. The bats simply never knocked a run across. *** Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Wisconsin 4, Quad Cities (Royals) 2 Box Score / Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please visit and review: Rattlers Rally for 4-2 Win Over River Bandits - Gray and Warren Deliver Two-RBI Hits in Wisconsin's Big Inning Zach Mort got the starting nod and pitched five complete and effective innings. He left with a 0-0 score and a mere three hits and two walks with three punch outs. From pitch one, Zach was pounding the zone with an effective blend of off speed stuff keeping hitters uncomfortable. This was the best version of Zach I've seen of recent vintage. I was particularly impressed with his curve and breaking balls. He worked fast, he was confident, and he pitched with purpose. And, if we're honest, he was helped by a little bit of barehanded work from Mike Brosseau : Full Game Highlights here: And, HERE'S your post-game audio podcast. As always, please enjoy. Further Game Viewing Notes: Minor League umpire special number two of the evening: A failed first batter strike out on a full count for Cam Robinson. It was a glorious inside breaking pitch. Completely buckled and fooled the batter. And, apparently, it fooled the umpire as well. Strikes matter. And, sometimes, they're hard to see for the home plate umpire and, well, that's just what it is in these lower level affairs. I share a sigh for you, Cam. And, for you, Wes Clarke. I saw you bickering - rightfully so! Oh wait! Said umpire also missed a called third strike on a 2-2 count to close the game. It was another gorgeous breaking ball. This one dead right center of the plate. A good six inches below the top of the strike zone. AND, yet, said ump managed to call that beauty a ball while calling strike three on a breaking ball a good 6" off the inside of the plate. We'll take it but, also, that has to be extremely tough on these pitchers. And, calling balls and strikes in the modern game just isn't easy. Sighs for all! I return from my wedding and Justin King has been promoted to Wisconsin from the ACL Brewers Gold?!? And, to boot, he debuted with a flawless inning in a comeback win?! ?You have to love it. Well done, Justin! His clean top half of the eighth inning kept the game within winning distance. Let's enjoy two much deserved clutch hits here by Joe Gray Jr. and Zavier Warren . They've had a bit of the bad luck contact blues lately. It was awesome to see them finally break through: *** Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Biloxi 4, Pensacola (Marlins) 2 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please visit and review: Reetz Homer Completes Shuckers Comeback in 5-4 Win - Devanney Ties Franchise Record With 15-Game Hit Streak My first Shuckers game in over a week, and, well, it was not that wonderful to witness an umpire blow a beautiful strike three breaking ball off the outside of the plate to start inning one. Baseball is back baby! Fear not, Mr. Bullock, you got that left field fly out to atone for the umpire's false eyes and struck out the third batter for a three-up and three-down first inning. The Shuckers saw Noah Campbell lead-off the bottom-half with his 10th double of the season and was immediately sent home on the wings of a Joey Wiemer home run rocket to left field - his fifteenth of the year. Other than a Paul McIntosh home run in the fourth inning (his fifth of the year versus Biloxi - settle down, Paul!) this was Bullock's best outing perhaps all season. Let's take a look at the first inning Wiemer blast: It was 2-0 Shuckers heading to the second inning. Sal Frelick left yesterday's game after a triple, and, well, there was admittedly no update as per Garrett Greene in the press box. We'll have to keep an eye and ear open for any news or updates. Terence Doston took Frelick's spot in center field. Further Viewing Notes: I continue to find it a challenge to get a read on Carlos Luna. He came on to spell Bullock in the top of the fifth inning and grabbed out number one on a weak grounder to first (barely thrown out by Felix Valerio ) but then proceeded to walk a batter, give up a rope double off the wall in left field, and then hit a batter to load the bases. The Blue Wahoos managed a deep sacrifice fly to center field to tie the game at 2-2. Thankfully, Luna limited the damage there. He managed a strikeout to end the inning and then started off the top of the sixth with another punch out and closed the same frame with a whiff as well. He has much better stuff than his current ERA would tell but, for whatever reason, it has yet to all come together for a meaningful stretch in 2022. Let's hope for more consistent and better runs of play in the second half of this season. Recently, a forum poster proposed: "Is Joey Wiemer in a slump?" I would simply offer: "Maybe?". And, if it is, it's a 'mini slump' or it's simply a sudden lack of favorable production and luck at the plate. Joey simply impacts the game in far too many ways to consider some strikeouts and some bad luck a 'slump'. I truly believe this. Just look at last night's game where he literally executed three web gems to secure a victory. Wiemer can impact any and every game with more than his bat. Tonight he simply managed a key two-run jack. This is the best version of Justin Bullock I've seen in 2022. He was hitting all edges of the zone. He was mixing in his curve, his breaking ball, and his change-up with an effective fastball. He limited the Blue Wahoos to one run on the McIntosh homer and was just 'in control'. Kudos are in order. Cam Devanney led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a sliced single to left field. Cam has now hit safely in 15 games and reached base safely in 21. His 2022 surge continues. If Devanney is most improved on Biloxi, Campbell is a close second. His rip down the third base line scored the tying runs in the seventh after his ground rule double led to his run scored on the Wiemer home run blast. Noah has been absolutely fantastic since his low point early on - an error earlier in the season when he dropped a routine fly ball leading to a tough Home loss. After an 18 day stint on the IL in May, Noah has hit to the tune of 'WOW'. Check out his June Game Logs Here: a truly INCREDIBLE 48 AB run. Take notice. Wiemer has been thrown from games two times in the past month or so. Well, after an absolutely botched check swing third strike call (folks, it wasn't even close) he almost got his third ejection. I have absolutely zero idea what the first base umpire was looking at but, man, that was a key botched call. With Campbell on third he stayed there as Joey was called out and Pedro Severino grounded out in his at bat. It was 4-4. I've driven the Jakson Reetz 'Hype Train' all season long and I certainly am not stopping now. He hits the absolutely crucial solo shot to take the 5-4 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning (his 15th of the year). Winning players make winning plays. I didn't see a single Wahoo base runner even attempt a steal tonight. I love this young man's game. A first half MVP for me 100%. How awesome has Zach Vennarro been for the Shuckers in 2022? Well, let's just give the generic: Awesome. Since returning to Biloxi he's been lights out. Tonight was no different as he secured the quick and easy three-up and three-down Save to close out the come back win. With four more victories to close out an improbable 6-0 series win versus Pensacola, the Shuckers can take the first half and an automatic Playoff birth. They have taken the first two. Let's root for four more! *** Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Gwinnett 7, Nashville 2 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Stripers Defeat Sounds to Even Series - Late Runs Not Enough as Sounds Fall 7-2 Tyler Herb continued his up and down work in Nashville on a down note to start this evening. After two complete innings, he had conceded two runs on five hits. He did manage to prevent any free passes and had a lone strikeout but it is fair to say Herb has struggled with men on base during his brief promotion to Triple-A Nashville. He ended his rough outing managing to complete five full innings on the evening but he conceded 11 hits, five runs, and a walk to boot. It's been mostly a struggle since the promotion. Here's to better games ahead! Luke Barker gave up two runs late with the game 5-2 in favor of Gwinnett. Further Notes: The Jon Singleton heartbreak continues for me. 0-for-4 on the evening with four strikeouts. Captain Muscles, I'm rooting for you. But, man, how the mighty have fallen since the Jacksonville series weeeeeeeks ago. Let's turn it around! The Sounds ended up 2-for-7 with RISP. Ultimately, this played a large part in the game getting out of hand. They managed nine hits. They simply tacked on the two runs too late. Hats off to the bullpen for allowing a mere two hits. Barker's two runs given up ultimately didn't matter, but, it is worth noting Luke's ERA after the two-run home run is above 4.00. In a frustrating 7-2 loss, it is worth pointing out the defense continued: three double plays for the Sounds on the evening. Pablo Reyes, Corey Ray and Brice Turang all went 2-for-4 on the evening. Pablo, however, managed the lone rbi's. Kudos to decent nights at the dish. *** That's all for me in an evening of mixed results in our lower levels. Stay tuned tomorrow when our ACL affiliates take the diamond again and our DSL teams are back playing other organizations. We'll have all evening affairs across the higher level match-ups including another possible gem from Caleb Boushley in Nashville. Thanks for reading! Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Arizona Complex League Scoreboard Dominican Summer League Scoreboard Standings and sortable stat pages Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article