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110mph laser HR there for Tristan Lutz - it sure looked like he dented that light pole. He came off the IL in the best form of his season. Form we really hadn't seen since his opening series in Pensacola. You love to see it! What do I mean by 'top form'? Well, having been on the shelf since April 29th after 1 AB versus the same Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Tristan has been on a proverbial tear since his return May 14th versus Birmingham: 11 games/ 43 AB's/ 13 hits/ 24 TB/ 2 Doubles/ 3 HR/ 11 RBI's/ 5 Walks/ 0.302 BA/ 0.375 OBP/ 0.558 SLG

110mph laser HR there for Tristan Lutz - it sure looked like he dented that light pole. He came off the IL in the best form of his season. Form we really hadn't seen since his opening series in Pensacola. You love to see it! What do I mean by 'top form'? Well, having been on the shelf since April 29th after 1 AB versus the same Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Tristan has been on a proverbial tear since his return May 14th versus Birmingham: 11 games/ 43 AB's/ 13 hits/ 24 TB/ 2 Doubles/ 3 HR/ 11 RBI's/ 5 Walks/ 0.302 BA/ 0.375 OBP/ 0.558 SLG

Incredible bullpen work in Biloxi - much needed and sweet results for several arms who had hiccups of late. Sal Frelick has come back from his brief stint on the shelf in top notch form to boot - quite an exciting development. The duo of Hasler and Robinson (a fine Law Group name, I might add if they should ever change pursuits) is about as lights out as you can get at High-A. Very exciting and electric stuff we should all be aware of. Hats off to Toledo: they earned that win.

Incredible bullpen work in Biloxi - much needed and sweet results for several arms who had hiccups of late. Sal Frelick has come back from his brief stint on the shelf in top notch form to boot - quite an exciting development. The duo of Hasler and Robinson (a fine Law Group name, I might add if they should ever change pursuits) is about as lights out as you can get at High-A. Very exciting and electric stuff we should all be aware of. Hats off to Toledo: they earned that win.

Miller Park. Inaugural game in the new ballpark. Then president G Dub Bush threw the ceremonial first pitch. Jeremy hits the first ever official home run in the ball park. I was there. Dare I say, I was a wee weepy-eyed. @homer:This one's for you, amigo.

Miller Park. Inaugural game in the new ballpark. Then president G Dub Bush threw the ceremonial first pitch. Jeremy hits the first ever official home run in the ball park. I was there. Dare I say, I was a wee weepy-eyed. @homer:This one's for you, amigo.

@sveumrules@CheeseheadInQC Nice looking Mix in here!

@sveumrules@CheeseheadInQC Nice looking Mix in here!

Words can't express how happy I am for Mark. Extremely well-deserved. He's been so dang good for Nashville this year. That 2021 injury is way back in the rear view mirror.

Words can't express how happy I am for Mark. Extremely well-deserved. He's been so dang good for Nashville this year. That 2021 injury is way back in the rear view mirror.

Biloxi's game was cancelled due to ongoing COVID issues with the Montgomery Biscuits ball club, Wisconsin lost convincingly in Cedar Rapids, Nashville and Carolina each mounted late game-winning rallies to continue their recent runs of success. Let's get into the recaps! Transactions: (from 5/23) (RHP's) Miguel Sanchez and Trevor Kelley were both recalled from Nashville to the Milwaukee Brewers, (RHP) Dylan File was outrighted from Milwaukee to the Nashville Sounds (5/24) (INF/OF) Mark Mathias was selected from the Nashville Sounds (YES! Congratulations and well-deserved, Mark!) to the Milwaukee Brewers - *** Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Carolina 11 , Kannapolis (White Sox) 8 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please review: Comeback Cats Rally Back for 11-8 Victory - Hedbert Perez and Arbert Cipion Both Had Career Nights as the Mudcats Defeat Kannapolis 11-8 Before we get into the game tonight, let's honor the fine season of Zach Raabe and, especially, his past week of offensive output: Zach managed a 1-for-4 evening at the plate with an rbi and a walk to boot. His OPS continues to stay above 0.800. I bring this to your attention here, but, please see this and more in last week's affiliate recap by @Seth Stohs Here. This is always a great reframe for the week ahead. All eyes were on Fernando Olguin for his second start of his young season. Unfortunately, the young hurler struggled with control early and often and he left the game with his team facing an unfavorable deficit. However, these young Mudcats have shown quite a bit of resilience of late. Tonight was no different. Further Viewing Notes: Though three runs crossed the plate in the top of the first, only one was charged due to an atypical relay throwing error from defensive stalwart, Eduardo Garcia. Two runs crossed the plate on the gaffe after the sacrifice fly had already scored one. This being said, Fernando Olguin struggled early and often in his second start. Control was the biggest issue for the young hurler. He finished his outing going a mere three complete innings of six hit, five walk, three strike out, eight run (six earned) ball. With two more walks tonight, Hendry Mendez has reached base safely in fifteen straight games. What a run for the youngster! Kudos to Hedbert Perez and his epic bounce back day and his three-run jack to make it an 8-7 game in the bottom of the fifth. Perez ultimately finished 4 of 5 getting that batting average back to 0.200! Let's go for a quaint panoply of highlights to give you a taste of what we saw during the multi-inning Mudcats comeback: If I'm going to tout Hedbert, and rightfully so, let's also go the way of one of my early-2022 affiliate darlings: Arbert Cipion. He came to the plate in the same bottom-half of the fifth inning with runners on first and third (Jheremy Vargas and Chirinos, respectively) having hit three of three on the day. Arbert proceeded to hit an absolute laser shot 102 mph line-drive grounder headed for the un-occupied hole between first and second base. Unfortunately, this laser shot literally ricocheted off the bottom of the pitcher's foot directly into the glove at first base. And, so it goes. Regardless, Arbert finished his night 5 of 6 at the plate with an rbi in the lead-off spot. His OPS is now north of 0.800 at 0.812 on the season. What an early-going for the New Jersey native! Vargas made a heck of a stab on a hard-hit ground out to end the top half of the sixth inning with a runner on third and two down. He made the stab and throw look much easier than it was. The score was held at 8-7 and, at the time, it felt like a key play for a possible comeback. The Mudcats offense chipped away and grabbed the lead over several key middle innings but this game was 100% also about the Mudcats' bullpen. They finished six scoreless innings to secure the victory. Though bullpen stalwart Michele Vassalotti is credited with his third save, special mention and special note will go to Pablo Garabitos who grabbed his second win on the season. Pablo settled the entire Kannapolis momentum down with three stellar innings of two walk and six strike out ball just after Olguin had given up his eight runs. Without his poise, this may be a completely different result. *** Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes via their all-encompassing Virtual Press Box Final: Cedar Rapids(Twins) 13, Wisconsin 2 Box Score / Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please review: Rattlers Drop Decision at Cedar Rapids - Kernels Open Two Game Lead Over Wisconsin with Win Perhaps there isn't all that much positive to glean from a 13-2 butt-whooping. We saw third baseman Ashton McGee pitch the eighth inning, after all. BUT, I should point out, as a rule we trend toward the positive here in our Minor League reports. This being said, I definitely point out things as I see them - I watch the games after all. Nothing I say here is a routine or casual glance of a box score unless otherwise noted. It is informed by viewings - day after day, week after week. Take that with a grain of salt, most definitely. Or, take it as a nice bit of informed perspective - truthful but sprinkled with positivity. To that end, Ryne Moore had a fantastic first inning. He really did. It was night and day better from his start, at home, versus South Bend in his High-A debut. And, well, things got away from him shortly thereafter. There's nothing more to say, really. Let's simply get into the viewing notes below and, frankly, get on to game number 2 tomorrow ?. Further Viewing Notes: Joe Gray Jr. showed his continued improvement and improved approach at the plate. Case and point: Joe's ground out to end the first inning was a beautifully hit ball. It was reminiscent of the many outs Pablo Reyes was unfortunate to receive in Nashville before his ongoing break-out. The shift was simply in the right place. And, yet, it was by no means an easy out. Stay thirsty, Joe. Those hits will keep coming. He did grab a single later in the contest. Catcher Darrien Miller saw his 42nd, 43rd, and 44th stolen base runner reach safely in the early going. The first stolen base, mind you, opened a three run outburst as it could have (and, perhaps, should have) been a strike out throw them out inning ending double play. That absolutely would have helped the young Ryne Moore. On the 2022 season, Darrien has only thrown out 10.2 % of base runners trying for a steal. That's not a typo: 44 of 49 successful attempts. What will Darrien do when the strike zone is automatic? There is an abundance of growth and opportunity here and, frankly, there is no sugarcoating this: this is a concerning statistic for a catcher. Over his minor league career, including 2022, Darrien has only thrown out 14.86% of base runners. Wes Clarke continued his understated but extremely effective 2022 season with two doubles tonight (five on the season). He continues to be a fun prospect to watch on a nightly basis. Carlos Rodriguez continued his recent surge going 2 of 4 on the evening including his eighth double on the year to knock in Wes Clarke. Ryne Moore started strong but had a rough cumulative three innings pitched: eight hits, seven earned runs, two walks, two strikeouts. Long gone are the early days of 2022 at Low-A Carolina. Here's hoping Ryne can find a new version of himself in High-A. We're rooting for you, Ryne! *** Biloxi - Montgomery - COVID Postponed ? *** Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 6, Toledo Mud Hens(Tigers) 4 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Sounds Take Series Opener in Extras at Toledo - Nashville Scores 3 Runs in the 11th for a 6-4 Victory Over the Mud Hens Nashville managed to boot Toledo Starter Matt Manning in the top of the second after Weston Wilson drew a four pitch walk to load the bases. Manning wouldn't have pitched long regardless but the plan wasn't to see him leave in the second inning. The Mud Hens brought Logan Shore to the mound and he retired Jonny Davis on a fastball looking over the heart of the plate. It was Jonny's second punch out in the early going and, well, he didn't manage to take the bat off his shoulders with the bases full. The Sounds tied the game in the top half of the second inning. Mario Feliciano extended his hitting streak to eight games with a single up the middle, and Tyler White managed to knock Pablo Reyes home on a single after Reyes had walked and stolen second base. Ethan Small 'settled down' after a two hit one run first managing two harmless ground outs to second base after a weak pop-up to Reyes on one of Small's patented 78 mph change ups in the second. If you don't watch Small's change-up on a regular basis, it would catch you by surprise like most hitters. It is uncannily effective. Personally, I can't wait to see it with the Brew Crew bullpen. Further Viewing Notes: After leaving the bases juiced with two down in inning number two, the Sounds left runners on first and second with two down in inning number three. Jonny Davis struck out to end the second while David Dahl fought a pitch up and out of the zone but popped out along the third base line in foul territory with Reyes and Almonte leaving on the pitch. The second Nashville run in the top of the fourth was vintage 2022 Nashville Sounds baseball. Taking advantage of a key error on a possible double play ball, Brice Turang fought off 3-4 tough strike-two pitches and ultimately hit a solid fly ball for the Sacrifice to left field. It was 2-1 Sounds Let's just take a real quick sneak peak at the continued effective and dominating work Ethan Small: Reyes continued his scorching hot run of late. Tonight's 4 of 5 outing (3 rbi's, solo home run, 2 runs) simply builds off his recent work back in Nashville. I've said it before. I'll say it again: with the way he was making contact it was a matter of time. I am extremely happy for Reyes as he was one of my favorite late-season call-ups of 2021. Between Mark Mathias, Reyes, and Turang...the Brewers are in extremely good hands. What a luxury. Back to Reyes: during his current seven-game hitting streak, he is batting .567 (17-for-30) with nine runs, four doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI. He has had four hits in two of his last three games. The word is 'sizzling'. It isn't just Reyes heating up, however. In Nashville in 2022 it seems every other week a batter or two are getting scorching hot. Mario Feliciano has an eight game hitting streak. Eat your heart out, Pablo! During Feliciano's streak, he is batting .516 (16-for-31) with four runs, a double, three RBI and three walks. He also has two four-hit games during the streak. Sheesh! We'd love to see some more slugging peripherals but it's hard to complain with that type of production. To boot, he looked fantastic and spry behind the plate tonight. Jon Singleton has an 0.875 OPS on a pedestrian batting average of 0.221. A significant reason behind the low average is his ongoing 2022 struggles against left-handed pitching. Hitting 0.148 against said lefties on the season coming into tonight's game, Singleton struck out looking with two down and the bases juiced in the top of the fourth inning facing (LHP) Sam Howard (no relation to Ron, I checked. If he is related, I didn't look hard enough.?) Ultimately, Singleton went 1-6 on the evening with four strikeouts and a run scored. A basic "I watch the Sounds on a regular basis..." comment: It's really hard not to absolutely appreciate Turnag's constant steady defense and accurate arm. He simply does not make many mistakes. Inning four was a prime example as he expertly made two outs to end the inning fielding a tricky ground out with absolute ease then throwing a cannon to nail the runner by several feet at first. This is a 22-year-old MLB baseball player. It is a matter of time. I can tell you: the Brewers know this. (We'll ignore the hiccup botched grounder with one down in the bottom of the ninth, Brice. Even though it loaded the bases, it didn't result in a run!) Hobie Harris had a rare outing where he struggled with control. Three free passes is not something we see all too often in 2022. Thankfully, he had the adept Matt Hardy to help pick him up allowing only the one tying run with the bases full and only one out. Both ninth inning runs, ultimately, were charged to Harris. Speaking of Hardy, what a job to get out of the extremely tricky predicament in the bottom of the ninth. Without his two crucial punch outs to end the inning, who knows what would have come of a single ball in play. A scoreless tenth, to boot, gets him an extra special nod. Incredible work from Hardy who was promoted swiftly from Double-A Biloxi and was thrown to the wolves in just his third outing with the Sounds. *** That's a wrap for my 'Minor League Monday' report. Unfortunately, with a couple away games on the books I didn't get an opportunity for all too many highlights. We'll have to stay tuned for what happens with Biloxi and Montgomery - rumor has it there were COVID issues for Montgomery in their last series as well. Please, keep in mind Nashville has a very early start tomorrow at 11:05 EST when Jason Alexander takes the hill. Wisconsin, as well, will tip off a matinee at 1:05 EST as Justin Jarvis looks to build of his recent outing of dominating 10k ball. Organizational Scoreboard, including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Links for affiliate audio 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's interesting timing for sure. Will be interesting overall to see how it plays out here. This is obviously a big injury for the Big Club.

Counsell spoke to this last night in a sit down with Adam McCalvy and Sophia Minnaert. The current thinking, at least according to Counsell, is they will now use Ashby as a Fifth Starter. He spoke to, and was obviously aware, this takes him out of his current highly effective bullpen long innings guy. For your reference:

It is very safe to say: South Bend wants Kelly in Double-A today. LOL. That's two absolutely dominating performances in the series.

It is very safe to say: South Bend wants Kelly in Double-A today. LOL. That's two absolutely dominating performances in the series.

The Biloxi Shuckers could not overcome Noah Zavolas' continued struggles since his 2022 return and, ultimately, fell to the Mississippi Braves. Elsewhere in the system, Wisconsin batters found their strokes and supported the ever-dominant Brandon Knarr who continues his lights out 2022 campaign. The Carolina 'Micro Brews' managed to hold on to their slim lead after an extensive weather delay pulling out a 2-1 victory, and Nashville was shut down by inconsolable and fickle weather after taking a 7-0 lead into the third inning. Let's get into the Recaps! Transactions: None *** Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Carolina 2, Down East (Rangers) 1 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please review: Mendez Leads Mudcats to Fourth Straight Win - The Mudcats Won Their Fourth Straight While Also Clinching Their Third Series Victory Over the Wood Ducks Stiven Cruz took the hill for his second start since his ACL call-up. He worked his way through his first real test during his brief time in Low-A: in the second inning Cruz walked two batters while giving up a single to load the bases. Ever the gamer, however, he induced two harmless infield pop-ups to escape the jam. Cruz remains un-scored upon through seven complete innings pitched, with 11 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.00. Two early two-out runs in innings two and three were the difference for the 'Micro Brews' on the evening as they held through the rain delay and the game's finish. For the second evening in a row Hendry Mendez stole the post-game headline. Further Viewing Notes: Rain delay you say? Yes, I do: This just in, in case you were unaware, the second youngest player in Low-A, Hendry Mendez , loves hitting opposite field anything: Let's embellish the highlight: Hendry has now reached base safely in 13 consecutive outings with this opposite field single. That's what we call 'tough stuff' when we dig deep for clichés. I'm going to keep chiming away on this until proven otherwise: Jackson Chourio is built different. It's hard to describe what I see on a nightly basis but this highlight gives a brief glimpse. Ever un-fazed no matter the count, he is always a possible base-runner or a potential run-across in Low-A. This near home run was his ninth double in only 61 at bats: Ok. Let's wrap-up these above past few comments with a bit more provocation: Can we talk about the two youngest players in the Low-A Carolina league - Chourio and Mendez - continuing to shine and play tantalizing baseball? This should definitively not be overlooked. Chourio, in particular, was recently moved to number three on the updated Brewers 'Baseball America' Top 30 prospects. He's 18 years old, folks. This is exciting. Mendez is following suit and playing extremely good ball as of late. And, hey, I didn't even mention Eduardo Garcia . That's discipline. Jakob Brustoski continued his recent string of effective bullpen work. After an extremely rough April where Jakob struggled to find the zone consistently, he's bounced back admirably in May with 6 2/3 innings pitched: four hits, three runs, two hit batters, three walks, 12 punch outs. After tonight's unblemished innings, he's seen his ERA drop from 21.94 to 13.94 pitching to a very workable 4.05 ERA in all of May. Things are looking up! Speaking of bullpen work: let's recognize the sum total of Pablo Garabitos, Brustoski, Trevor Tietz, and Brannon Jordan. The young men pitched a total of five complete innings of one run, two hit, five strikeout ball. The lone run came on a solo shot off Jordan in the final two innings. He got his first save of the season on two innings of effective work - closing the game on a punch out with high heat after a couple very effective breaking balls. Garabitos grabs the win with his sole fifth inning of one hit, one strikeout ball. *** Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes via their all-encompassing Virtual Press Box Final: Wisconsin 9, South Bend (Cubs) 2 Box Score / Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please review: Rattler Club Cubs 9-2 - Knarr Pitches Six Scoreless for Sixth Win as Offense Cracks 14 Hits It was an absolutely beautiful game in Appleton Wisconsin and the Timber Rattlers showed up with hits aplenty to back another stellar outing from Ace, Brandon Knarr . They managed this all while appeasing the season high attendance north of 4,000 total fans. What a showing! Hits were sprinkled all about the ballpark, stellar defense was played and Knarr was dealing. It was nice to see the bats heat up as they had been relatively held in check over the last two games. Let's take a look at my viewing notes and the plethora of awesome home game post-game materials that will give you a good look at what went down at the home ballpark. Game Viewing Notes: More insight on what is now routine stellar defense. A run was saved early by Ethan Murray at short stop: Zavier Warren is the Felix Valerio of High-A Wisconsin. He shows an equally disciplined approach at the plate and he plays stellar defense at the hot corner just as Valerio does the same at second base for Biloxi (and, now, occasionally left field as well). A perfect example of this was the home run blast in the bottom of the eighth (his second on the season) followed by an absolutely incredible stop and throw-out from third base to end the game. Check out this stab starting 2:06 on the Full Game highlight reel: How good has Knarr been in 2022? Firstly, after today's scoreless six-inning outing he lowered his ERA to 1.17, moved his strikeout total to 55, and saw his scoreless streak extended to 13 1/3 innings. Not shabby. But, let's look at his last 5 outings: he has allowed a mere two runs over 30 innings. Four of those starts have been scoreless outings. Can you say: Promotion? Check out the post-game Soundcloud pod for further thoughts on and from Knarr, Wes Clarke and Tyler Clarke : Post-Game Pod Here Keep in mind, Knarr relinquished a hit every inning today. BUT, he limited all damage. They were singles. He dominated out of the stretch - including a pick-off. He buckled down, in concert with his infield, and kept a very active base-running team in South Bend very much in check. He's just flat out been excellent all season long. He's essentially a couple flukes away from an 8-0 start to the season. That's just incredible stuff. It was nice to see Tyler Black get back on track with a three hit game. Having started the series a mere 1 of 14, he finished his evening with three hits in five trips and started his game three for three. Wes Clarke had another vintage 2022 Wes Clarke day. His average just doesn't tell the story of his solid season and the OPS of 0.737 backs that up. He knocked in two RBI's in consecutive innings early and earned two walks as well on the day. Every Timber Rattler grabbed a hit today except Darrien Miller. Every Timber Rattler reached base today including Darrien Miller. This was an offensive outburst shared by everyone in the line-up. A tip of the cap to Zach Mort who closed the game with three innings complete of two-run ball (all in the ninth inning) preserving the elite back-end tandem of Hasler and Robinson for the series finale on Sunday. Let's see what Antoine Kelly can do his second time working the South Bend line-up on Sunday. Perhaps, just maybe, the true highlight of the game was Tim Dillard's work on the mound and with the famed 'Bratzooka': Black stole three bases in today's game. He has eight total on the season now and the Timber Rattlers now have 7 of the 25 top base stealers in the Midwest League. Black also took the field in center field today. This was Tyler's first action in the outfield since high school. Is this noteworthy? Probably not. But, it is a classic Brewers maneuver. *** Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes via the Shuckers' Virtual Press Box Final: Mississippi (Braves) 5, Biloxi 4 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please review: Late Rally by Shuckers Not Enough in 5-4 Defeat - OF Joey WIemer Falls Triple Shy of Cycle Noah Zavolas features a five-pitch mix as a young pitcher: a fastball, change-up, curveball, slider, and cutter. There's lots to pick from in his pitching bag and he showed the possible prowess of this mix in 2021 with 121 often remarkable innings pitched. Even with five pitches, however, you can not hang off-speed offerings directly over the plate - especially to very good baseball players. Noah did so on pitch number two to Braves number one prospect, Michael Harris II, and he saw the delivering absolutely crushed to dead center field off the high wall. Believe me when I say this: Michael Harris II is an extremely talented baseball player. He's balled out in every game I've seen the Shuckers play the Braves in 2022. The score was still 2-1 Shuckers after Biloxi managed to plate two in the top-half of inning number one on a bevy of two-out singles. Noah struggled to find his footing in this outing. BUT, ever the optimist, I am going to celebrate the footing Noah did find. After conceding 5 runs after two innings, Zavolas hunkered down and found some flow. Given his 2021 performance, I'm going to chalk these rough early outings to 'working the kinks out'. There's too much there and this is merely outing number two coming off a mysterious delay to his season's beginning. Here's to better game's ahead! Further Viewing Notes: Things looked good early as the Shuckers were scoring runners with two down on the aforementioned 'bevy of singles'. Tristen Lutz stayed hot and helped knock a run across: Terence Doston saw his first ever action in Double-A. He is a smaller stature athlete who passed up an opportunity to play football at West Virginia before opting for the Minor Leagues as a Brewers 22nd round draft pick in 2019. Tonight, he played left field and smoothly collected two fly-ball outs in the first inning to get his evening started. As a random 'hunch', I would gather the organization wants to expose Dotson to Yeison Coca who, also a smaller statured athlete, has put on an impactful amount of weight over his early seasons and it shows in Coca's physical growth. After a first at-bat strikeout, where Terence looked overmatched, Doston recovered and made nice contact on two line drive outs to the Braves' shortstop in addition to an extremely well hit out to right field. Unfortunately, in the game of baseball it isn't how you hit it but, rather, where you hit it. Dotson fared well tonight and he should hold his head high. Nothing would describe the current stretch of inconsistent Shuckers baseball more than the failed pick-off and pickle in the bottom of inning number two. Thomas Dillard did his part by throwing a ball too high to Cam Devanney who barely made the leaping snare just off second base. Devanney then rushed his throw to first, hit the base runner on the helmet, and the ball trickled past the first base bag and the runner was safe. These are the types of defensive miscues seemingly happening on a regular basis for Biloxi in 2022. This was a key gaffe as there were no outs at the time, Zavolas was struggling, and the runner then left on the ensuing 3-2 count and grabbed third base on another well-hit ball to center field. The Shuckers remain a Southern League leader in errors. This sequence was indicative of that stat. I've now seen two Shuckers pitchers charged balls for pitch clock violations in two consecutive games. Last night Arnaldo Hernandez was charged a ball on a 1-2 count with the bases loaded before a bases-clearing double to the wall in right field that turned the tide of the entire game. In today's game, with runners on second and third base in a rough second inning, Zavolas was charged with a pitch-clock violation. Thankfully, he escaped unscathed inducing a sharply hit ground ball for the inning-ending double play. BUT, it is worth pointing out: the pitch clock changes the game in pressure situations. A pitcher can see a favorable count ruined in a matter of mere seconds. The struggle with RISP reared its head in inning number three for even the hottest of Shuckers hitters. With Joey Wiemer on second base after a wonderful stretch of a single into a hard-earned double, and the ever-walkable Thomas Dillard on first base (his pitch-recognition and patience appears to be Dillard's best attribute - 27 walks on the season) on first, both Jakson Reetz and Tristan Lutz struck out and stranded the runners on the base paths. It remained 5-2 Braves heading to the bottom half off the third. The Shuckers finished 3 for 12 on the evening with RISP. He may have thrown a scoreless inning on Tuesday in Mississippi (and, a big hooray for that and a wish for many more scoreless innings ahead!) but Lucas Erceg led off his outing in the bottom of the seventh as he has done many times in 2022: he gave up a hard hit double. Admittedly, I was a wee concerned he might see another run away inning. Erceg's 2022 scouting report might read: "High velocity but pitches to contact." Let's get to the goods: Lucas got out of the seventh and eighth inning unscathed. All in all, this was a very successful outing for the recently transitioned hurler and one we should hope he builds on. He even struck out the absolutely dangerous Michael Harris II after walking the number nine hitter. That's a win! All told, two innings of scoreless one hit, one walk, and one strikeout ball for Erceg tonight. Wiemer was a triple shy of the cycle on the evening. He absolutely crushed a home run to deep left field. He literally swings and hits the ball different than most other players at the ballpark. The home run ball was hit harder and further than any ball the entire evening and it wasn't even close - this included the home run hit to straight away center field by Michael Harris II in the first inning. Let's all take our long overdue Wiemer 'Moment of Zen': The Shuckers almost had the tying-run across. But, well, this isn't really going to get it done Felix?: Speaking of Felix, he may be in a mini slump at the plate but he continues to play incredible defense. Erceg can tip his cap to Valerio's incredible diving stop at second base in the center field grass, improbable turn and throw to nail the runner by a fraction at first, all while saving a sure run from scoring. The Shuckers still have an opportunity to split the six-game away series with a win tomorrow. Here's hoping! *** Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 7, Louisville (Reds) 0 - POSTPONED in THIRD INNING (Booooooo!) Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Sounds and Bats Suspended at First Horizon Park - Game to be Resumed at 1:05 Sunday Things were looking rosy early. And, then the weather rolled in. See my brief notes below. Of note, unheralded but steady Abraham Almonte was having a game - just another thriving Nasvhville Sounds late 2021 free agent signing. It is truly difficult to understand how immaculately the Brewers organization has hit on Minor League free agents in late 2021. They are answering the proverbial bell up and down the Nasvhille roster. Abbreviated Game Notes: Josh Lindbolm faced the minimum number of batters through three innings. I'm calling this an imperfect perfect game - he did concede one hit after all. Create a new stat column, please. I have spoken. The Sounds managed seven runs in only 2 complete innings. Abraham Almonte's three-run home run to left field played a big part: Prior to this three-run jack, however, Almonte also had his say in the first inning knocking in the game's first run on a single up the middle: A tip of the proverbial cap is due for Pablo Reyes. He is finally seeing his weeks of solid contact rewarding him with hits in the stat column. He's made good contact regularly and now he is finding results. I'm rooting for you, Pablo! *** That's a wrap for my Saturday fill-in Minor League report. Please stay tuned early tomorrow as we have matinee tilts abound for all our beloved teams. Nashville will lead things off as they pick-up and conclude today's weather-postponed outing for game number one. They'll have the unexpected double header following immediately after a 30 minute 'rest'. As always, thanks for reading and thank you for supporting our Minor League players! 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The look-see on the fine work of Justin Jarvis. What an outing!

The look-see on the fine work of Justin Jarvis. What an outing!

Good looking stuff from Alexander Cornielle last night. Great to see this!

Good looking stuff from Alexander Cornielle last night. Great to see this!

They call him 'The Delivery Man'. He asked, you answered, he delivered yet again. Thanks for the efforts @Brock Beauchamp! Noted.

That was a tough end to what was a hard-fought evening across all Affiliates. The ball won't always bounce your way in the close contests, obviously, and that was the rare evening when our teams didn't manage to pull it out late. On to the next. Biloxi can apparently add bullpen struggles to their suddenly growing list of ailments. Here's hoping they can turn it around and find that steady flow state. A two-game blip does not a season make, but, they keep flirting with the 'wrong' side of 0.500 and these Away series are doing them no favors of late.

That was a tough end to what was a hard-fought evening across all Affiliates. The ball won't always bounce your way in the close contests, obviously, and that was the rare evening when our teams didn't manage to pull it out late. On to the next. Biloxi can apparently add bullpen struggles to their suddenly growing list of ailments. Here's hoping they can turn it around and find that steady flow state. A two-game blip does not a season make, but, they keep flirting with the 'wrong' side of 0.500 and these Away series are doing them no favors of late.