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Good stuff here! Manager Victor Estevez touches on improved plate discipline. And, he touches on the improved results for Ferrer, my early season Low-A 'darling' Arbert Cipion, and the recently discussed (above) Karlos Morales. Morales has seen his velo jump from high 80's top out to easily grabbing 93's. This is a big development as he is lethal against Lefty bats.

Good stuff here! Manager Victor Estevez touches on improved plate discipline. And, he touches on the improved results for Ferrer, my early season Low-A 'darling' Arbert Cipion, and the recently discussed (above) Karlos Morales. Morales has seen his velo jump from high 80's top out to easily grabbing 93's. This is a big development as he is lethal against Lefty bats.

All I could think of with your title was the old SNL bit. Love the message here. I'm definitely pulling for Hiura even if his fit feels mysterious. If his bat plays, he plays. What a moment today in the eleventh.

All I could think of with your title was the old SNL bit. Love the message here. I'm definitely pulling for Hiura even if his fit feels mysterious. If his bat plays, he plays. What a moment today in the eleventh.

Ethan Small was scratched from his start late due to ongoing Nashville clubhouse non-COVID related sicknesses. Thomas Jankins took the challenging role of the spot-start. Meanwhile, Andy Otero got his first relief work at Triple-A while Fernando Olguin got his first starting work at Low-A Carolina. Wisconsin played a sleeper for their matinee as Ryne Moore struggled in his first start since his promotion. And Biloxi, unfortunately, did their blown lead thing and failing to find that hit thing with runners on. Let's get into the recap! Transactions: Milwaukee recalled (INF) Keston Hiura from Nashville AND, what a move it was: Crack a beer. That's the good stuff. *** Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Carolina 8, Down East (Rangers) 1 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please review: Olguin Goes 5.0 Scoreless in 8-1 Carolina Victory - Arbert Cipion and Alberis Ferrer Combined for Two Home Runs, a Triple, and Four RBI in the Home Win LISTEN: Post-Game Interview with Mudcats Manager Victor Estevez If this is the continued results from ACL Brewers call-ups, let's keep them coming. These early returns certainly have me pining for the start of the ACL season June 6th. Notably absent, for his second game in a row, Eduardo Garcia stayed on the shelf. I listened for any updates on his status or condition but for the second consecutive game there was nothing to be heard. We'll have to keep our eyes peeled for any news. I tuned in early to catch the first work of Fernando Olguin. Here are my thoughts on the game. Viewing Notes: After a clean top of the first inning for Olguin, Arbert Cipion opened the bottom half with a leadoff home run over the wall in left field. Not a bad way to start a game! Arbert, who I've mentioned before in reports, continues to have a comeback season in 2022. He finished the game three of four from the lead-off spot and improved his OPS to .771 on the season. Jesus Chirinos entered tonight's game with a 12-game on-base streak. He finished the evening 0 for 3 but did manage to get on base with a base on balls. That's now 13 straight for Jesus. Let's keep it going! Alberis Ferrer hit his first triple of his 2022 season knocking in his 16th RBI with two down in the bottom of the second on a blast deep to wall in center right field. Jheremy Vargas had walked and stolen two bags and scored easily from third, running on contact. We have now seen two straight scoreless opening pitching performances from the ACL Brewers call-ups. Stiven Perez had three remarkable opening innings in his recent inaugural start, and now we can add a highly effective outing from recently promoted Mexican national Fernando Olguin. Olguin completed five full innings of two hit ball with one strikeout and zero walks. The most remarkable thing from these youngsters of late is the control. It isn't easy to hop up a level, especially ACL to Low-A, and avoid the free passes entirely. These youngsters are clearly not afraid of the moment. You love to see it. As touched on above, Alberis Ferrer played a key role in this game. In addition to the RBI triple, Alberis knocked in two on a home run over the wall in left field. It was his best game of late and with Eduardo Garcia still on the sidelines the Mudcats are going to need this kind of production. Let's watch the blast to left field in the seventh extending the lead to 6-0 for Carolina: Of final note in tonight's Carolina victory is the continued impressive bullpen work of Karlos Morales. After two more scoreless innings tonight (zero hits, one walk, and four strikeouts), Karlos has improved his overall season totals to 18 2/3 innings pitched, six earned runs, 26 strikeouts, nine walks, two hit batters, with a 1.18 WHIP. Batters in Low-A are currently hitting a mere .186 when he takes the mound. *** Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes via their all-encompassing Virtual Press Box Final: South Bend (Cubs) 8, Wisconsin 2 Box Score / Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please review: South Bend Evens Series - Rattlers Held to Two Hits in 8-2 Loss to Cubs Please listen in to the post-game audio podcast here (this will touch on Antoine Kelly's start as well). I want to again encourage you to partake in these media feasts during the Timber Rattler home series in 2022. Chris and Kyle and, really, the Timber Rattlers as a whole, do such a fantastic job feeding our insatiable appetites for High-A coverage. Incredible output deserving of recognition and appreciation. On to the game at hand... Ryne Moore faced some adversity right off the bat to start inning one versus South Bend. Zavier Warren made a nice diving stop at the hot corner, but he rushed his throw and sent the ball down the first base line into foul territory. With a lead-off man suddenly on second and none down, Ryne saw batter number two square up to bunt. Ryne read the slightly popped-up bunt perfectly and made an incredible diving catch while also getting to his feet and managing to pick-off the runner on second for the double play. With two down, Moore induced a groundout to McGee past first base on one more pitch to close the inning. It was three-up and three-down on four pitches. Unconventional, yes. But, a heck of a way to debut at High-A. Inning two was not as kind as Ryne faced quite a bit of pressure and ultimately gave up four runs including the final two on a seeing-eye bloop single that fell between Tyler Black and Tristan Peters in shallow right field. This just in: promotions are often quite challenging. Here's to better innings and games in High-A, Ryne. Further Viewing Notes: Base runners continue to find ways to run on the T-Rats. In inning number two alone, South Bend swiped three fairly easy bases. Wes Clarke was behind the plate today and it seemed runners were jumping early on Ryne and it isn't really as though Wes had legitimate chances to throw anyone out. Grabbing another steal in the fifth inning, the Cubs, a team that came in with a mere 19 stolen bases on the season, had four steals entering the sixth. While Moore struggled to find his High-A footing, Daniel Palencia was cruising: six up and six down with three punch outs through two complete innings for South Bend. Back to Moore: he continues struggling with hit batters in 2022. After hitting seven batters in 35 innings pitched while with High-A Carolina, Ryne hit his first batter in the third inning plunking South Bend DH and cleanup hitter, Jake Washer, in the hip. He proceeded to hit two more batters in the fourth inning but let's be honest: the lead-off plunked batter in the fourth was about as ridiculous as it gets. Cubs third baseman Jake Slaughter clearly stuck his elbow directly over the plate and into the path of the in-breaking pitch. In a distant dugout, it is rumored fans could hear the cacophonous and maniacal laughter of Wilson Contreras. While Wisconsin had zero offensive output by the fifth inning, the Cubs had lead-off runners aboard in four of their first five. Miguel Guerrero walked his first batter to open inning five. It was that kind of game for the Rattlers. Things weren't going smoothly for the T-Rats into the fifth but they still provided glimpses of the defense that has carried them most of their season. With four double plays after five, two of these were from extremely savvy sacrifice fly throw-outs of overzealous runners at second base. We saw a 7-5-4 and a 7-6-4 fly out throw them out and, let me tell you, the school kids loved these plays. Back to Guerrero, his 1-2-3 sixth inning of work (including a strikeout on a very nice hooking breaking pitch) was his best inning I've seen in his season to date. Let's hope he can find that High-A footing and see continued success! In total, Miguel went three complete innings of one earned run ball with one hit, one walk, and one strike out. Brady Schanuel achieved the rare four strikeout inning after his third strike found its way through Wes Clarke's legs - the pitch sunk hard and below Clarke's catcher's mitt and to the back stop. Not to be deterred, Brady proceeded to strike out right fielder - and top ten Cubs prospect - lefty Owen Caissie, to close the inning. A really fine inning of work from Brady; these are the kinds of outings you want a young hurler to build on. However, inning number two did not fare as well as Brady loaded the bases twice. He left having conceded only one earned run. Tyler Gillies took the hill to close the inning, limiting further damage, on a fly out to the deep left field warning track. The Timber Rattlers went down in-order in eight of nine innings and were out hit nine to two. That's certainly not going to win many ballgames. Be that as it may, let's look at the very mini rally we had with Tyler Black and Tristan Peters aboard Complete game highlights here: *** Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes via the Shuckers' Virtual Press Box Final: Mississippi (Braves) 6, Biloxi 4 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please review: Four Run Seventh Inning Sinks Shuckers 6-4 - C Jakson Reetz Homers Again in Loss One of the issues plaguing Biloxi in their middle-of-the-road season to date is a lack of consistency. They've squandered leads in many a game and tonight was no different. This evening, it was a quick meltdown single inning from Carlos Luna who, until that point, had been relatively dynamite through two late innings of relief. Couple that with a failed rally in the eighth - down two at the time with two runners aboard and zero outs - the old 2022 arch nemesis for the Shuckers reared his head: RISP. They finished the evening 2 of 13 with runners on. And, as such, they lost the lead late and a chance at victory. Let's hope they can find some semblance of more consistent and effective baseball moving forward. As fans, it's all we can and should do. This is a series they certainly can take from Mississippi, if they just find a little more of that special something that puts 'W's in the standings. Further Viewing Notes: Oh, hey! Felix Valerio has an eleven-game hitting streak. Do not sleep on this young man. He is a savvy, savvy batsman: Thomas Dillard showcased his improved plate work of late with a key double to take the lead in the top of the same third inning knocking home Felix: Jakson Reetz and Brent Diaz just continue their season filled with timely and key hits. Both young catchers came into 2022, it almost seemed, afterthoughts in the scope of the lower levels' conversations. But, if anything is clear early in 2022, it's the notion we should not overlook the play of these two young men. Jakson hit his eighth home run on the season, and his fourth in five games, to give the Shuckers a 4-2 lead in the top of the sixth inning. Diaz, additionally, finished his evening two of four with an RBI. Closing the Double-A catching loop: I personally think Jakson Reetz is one of the more unheralded and under-the-radar new members of the Brewers system. Perhaps, it's because he is another one of the many impactful Minor League free agents the Brewers managed to ink in late 2021. Perhaps it's because the Shucker pitching staff as a whole hasn't been all that consistent. Perhaps it's because the Shuckers are hovering around a .500 record. But, let's not forget: Jakson is still only 26 years old. He has a body ready-made for catching. He has an arm. And, well, he's having the best early season of his Minor League career at the plate. What his season will ultimately become overall is anyone's guess at present, but, I suggest in the very least keeping an eye on the box score to see how he fares moving forward. I celebrated the Joey Wiemer recent walk parade with two free passes taken last night. Well, unfortunately, it was back to some Joey Wiemer strikeouts tonight. He was 0 of 5 overall with four punch outs. Given Joey's production of late and throughout 2022, we'll give him tonight as a mulligan. And, given what Joey provides in the outfield, we know he's always dangerous regardless of his typical offensive output. He throws runners out with the best of them but he has underrated range: Carlos Luna had a fourth inning of relief work he'd definitely like back. Entering said fourth inning of work - off of three scoreless, two hit, two walk, five strikeout ball - Luna allowed the following: lead off double, another double, single to right field, and another double for good measure. Toss in a Cam Devanney throwing error and it was suddenly 5-4 Mississippi with none down and the dangerous Michael Harris II on third base. Harris would score on a Robbie Hitt wild pitch and it was 6-4. Just like that the 4-2 lead vanished as did a chance at back-to-back victories. With runners on first and second and nobody down in the top of the eighth, as I alluded to above, the Shuckers reverted to their struggles with RISP. Brent Diaz advanced Lutz and Devanney (both reached by walk) on a fly to right field, There were runners on second and third base. However, Yeison Coca flew out to shallow center where Michael Harris II made a sensational diving catch and the runners stayed put (I still don't quite know why Lutz didn't tag) and Gabe Holt followed with a weakly hit pop out to shortstop and the potential rally was squandered. The catch is one worth seeing. There's a reason Harris II is considered the Braves number one prospect: *** Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 7, Louisville (Reds) 4 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Sounds Use Big Eighth Inning for Fourth Straight Win - Nashville Takes Lead on RBI Hit by Pitch, Earns 7-4 Victory Over Louisville Just before warm-ups commenced, and just after an exhilarating extra innings win in Milwaukee, we heard the news Ethan Small was scratched from his start in favor of Thomas Jankins. Though we initially thought it might be a much anticipated call-up, we learned it was the unfortunate effects of the familiar illness making the rounds in the Sounds' dugout. Get well soon, Ethan! For the record: my pre-game routine stayed the same. I locked in. I ran some laps. I did some Burpies. I stayed ready. As mere witnesses to the literal levels of this game, we must never lose our focus. ? This is my season too, after all. I will say, the privilege of watching Nashville's home broadcasts in 2022 does have me feeling all kinds of: "Man, I wish I lived in and around Nashville!". Their season is that good. And, their ballpark atmosphere is clearly top of the line. Further Viewing Notes: Jonathan Davis did what he does to lead off the game: he got on base. He walked on four pitches and he quickly added to his robust .415 OBP. And, for good measure, he then stole second to move to seven of seven on stolen bases on the season. He added a key two-run single in the eighth to pad the lead, breaking the game open. I don't know if there's been a more impactful player on the Sounds these past two weeks. He has literally been a 'must play' player for the Sounds. Louisville's Zach Godley gave us his best 2021 Brewers Zach Godley in inning one as he pitched 28 pitches, walked batters, hit batters, and saw Jonathan Davis score on a passed ball. I still am not over what I will term 'The Transaction'. And, that is all I will say about that.? Well, maybe I'll show a clip: Trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning and the bases juiced after a Jonny Davis walk, Brice Turang singled through the gap between third and short and scored two runners. Jonny Davis was picked off second base from left field and Singleton followed with a punch out (his second of the evening) on an off-speed pitch. The game was back to even, however. Hats off to Andy Otero for his fine work in his first middle relief appearance since his call-up. Andy finished his fine outing going four crucial innings of zero run ball. He was clearly producing mostly weak and minimal contact off his mid 70's off-speed and breaking pitches. He can work in his mid to upper 80's fastball into his mix because his breaking and off-speed stuff is so good. It was a proud moment as a fan to see him rise to the occasion and shut down the Louisville bats. When Louisville did make good contact on occasion, Otero benefited from timely positioning: Tyler White may not be producing many hits of late, but for those of us watching these games regularly, we know this isn't due to a lack of good at bats these past few games. He's seeing the ball better than he was during his recent mini-slump. No at-bat was more indicative of this than his walk to move Singleton to second base in the bottom of the eighth inning with the dangerous David Dahl on deck. This proved to be a pivotal at bat in the early part of what turned into the winning rally. Alex Jackson took one on the literal leg on an inside breaking ball with two down and the bases juiced in the bottom of the eighth. He'll take the RBI. It was a brave and poised take. The stuff of dive bar legend. What isn't funny? After his RBI hit by pitch, Alex Jackson has nine RBI with the bases loaded this season (3-for-7). That's serious. Serious production. The Sounds batters were beneficiaries of eight walks and three passed balls. With only five hits before their late outburst, the game was tied 3-3 and it was clear why the Sounds were 25-11 and the Bats were 13-23 before the outcome was decided. Baseball truly has a razor thin margin for error. Louisville has many a good baseball player and their talent is quite obviously there. But, winning just isn't easy. The Sounds, fascinatingly, make it look routinely so. I guess, 41 walks over the past seven games helps. ? Final mention will go to, let's see, (I could literally pick 4-5 players here - embarrassment of riches) Miguel Sanchez. He had a rough week in Jacksonville last series as he lost his control for a game or two. Well, tonight was much different. He pounded the zone and pitched an effective one inning of late relief work. No hits. No walks. One strikeout. This is what we want to see from our AAAA-level guys. This is what we've seen the majority of 2022 from Miguel. Jacksonville is in the rearview mirror. *** That's all for me in this Mid-Week slate. Please tune in to the upcoming fine work of @damuelleand @Mass Haasas they continue to help keep you in the Minor League affiliate loop. We are back to all evening games Thursday. And we get another first-timer: TJ Shook will get his first start in Biloxi. Here's hoping he can stay dominant and help those Shuckers rebound from tonight's tough loss. 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

Typing error aside in Jeff's post, my money is on Sadzeck as 'next man up'. He's routinely touching 97-98 on the gun when he needs to. He's getting decent whiffs (just north of 10/9 ip). And, most importantly, he's finally healthy after two years of struggling in that department. Hobie Harris has the 0.00 but he doesn't have Sadzeck's 'stuff'. Sadzeck is also one of those 6'7" imposing guys. I would also say, even tho his era jumped a wee bit after scuffling some in his past couple outings, don't sleep on Strzelecki. He has comparables to all these older vets and a higher k/9 rate. He's probably lower on the proverbial totem pole given this is his first full Triple-A season but he has stuff at 27 years of age that speaks to an eventual shot at some point here in the next couple years.

Typing error aside in Jeff's post, my money is on Sadzeck as 'next man up'. He's routinely touching 97-98 on the gun when he needs to. He's getting decent whiffs (just north of 10/9 ip). And, most importantly, he's finally healthy after two years of struggling in that department. Hobie Harris has the 0.00 but he doesn't have Sadzeck's 'stuff'. Sadzeck is also one of those 6'7" imposing guys. I would also say, even tho his era jumped a wee bit after scuffling some in his past couple outings, don't sleep on Strzelecki. He has comparables to all these older vets and a higher k/9 rate. He's probably lower on the proverbial totem pole given this is his first full Triple-A season but he has stuff at 27 years of age that speaks to an eventual shot at some point here in the next couple years.

One of the absolute joys of religiously following the Minor League Brewers affiliates is seeing young men rewarded for their tireless hard work. Congratulations and high fives abound on this Minor League Monday - check out the bountiful 'Transactions' below. I personally witnessed several jaw-dropping plays from the center field position from High-A Wisconsin up to Triple-A Nashville. It was truly one spectacular game-winning or game-saving play after the next. From Jonny Davis' game-saving diving catch or his game-tying home run, to Joe Gray Jr's game-winning two-run bomb over the wall in left field in the bottom of the eighth inning of a 1-1 game, to Sal Frelick laying out in shallow center for a crucial out in a 6-2 game. An incredible evening to witness. Let's get into the reports! Transactions: (RHP) Cristian Sierra was released by High-A Wisconsin, (RHP) Fernando Olguin was promoted from the ACL Brewers Gold squad to Low-A Carolina, (RHP) Tyler Herb and (RHP) Matt Hardy were assigned to the Nashville Sounds from the Biloxi Shuckers, (RHP) Trevor Kelley had his Triple-A contract purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers, (RHP) TJ Shook was promoted to the Biloxi Shuckers from High-A Wisconsin, (C) Jason Lopez transferred to the Biloxi Shuckers from the ACL Brewers. Let's all take a collective pause. That's a lot of meaningful action for our Minor League Monday. Huge congratulations are in order for Trevor Kelley and his call-up. We're rooting for you Trevor. Let's make the most of this opportunity. For those of us who watch our affiliates on the regular, we know this is much-deserved. Best of luck with the Big Club! Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Down East (Rangers) 8, Carolina 5 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please review: Carolina Falls 8-5 in Series Opener with Wood Ducks - Carolina Left 14 Men on Base in the Loss, Including Three in the Eighth If you recall back to the season's beginnings, the Mudcats swept the Wood Ducks in a quick three-game series to open the 2022 season. Tonight's opener, at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, would not be a similar outcome as the Mudcats ultimately lost 8-5. After taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning, Edwin Jimenez faced quite a bit of trouble to start the third. After giving up a line drive single and walking the next batter he saw the Wood Ducks' Junior Paniagua lay down a seriously expert bunt down the third base line and Alberis Ferrer rushed his throw pulling Jesus Chririnos off the bag. It was bases loaded and no outs after the throwing error. Thankfully, Edwin escaped the early jam conceding only two runs. However, in total, this was not Edwin's sharpest outing of the year as he walked three batters, allowed six hits, and saw five earned runs to cross the plate in five complete innings. The Mudcats managed to regain that lead in the bottom of the third to make it a 3-2 ballgame. However, it's challenging to overcome two runners gunned down at home plate in three innings. After a lead-off triple to open the second inning, Hendry Mendez was gunned down at home on a high chopper to third base. Hedbert Perez was gunned down at home trying to push a run across off from second base after a Chirinos line drive single to center field in the bottom of the third. It was 3-2 Mudcats entering the fourth inning. But, it certainly could have been a bigger lead. Edwin kept his stuff together and was having a decent outing until things unraveled in the fifth. He left the inning trailing 5-3 and it was the end of his work for the day. Aside from his control issues in today's contest, I continue to like what I see from Edwin. When he is at his best, he is working the breaking ball on the edges of the zone. Today just was not his best outing but he had moments. It was a game of errors for the Mudcats with five errors in total. Two pick-off throws past the first base bag (one each to Jimenez and Puello) and Alberis Ferrer tacked on two more throwing errors from third base. He now has 14 errors on the young season. Eduardo Garcia's continued absence was felt as the line-up lacked that extra bit of danger. The young men fared well overall with ten hits but the top of the order suffered from his absence. The one-two punch of Garcia to Chourio can be lethal. I'm eager to see it soon. The recap paragraph from the post-game article release says it all for this one: That just isn't going to win many ball games. Let's hope the Mudcats can shore up their sloppy work in the field and get some more timely hits in the next one! *** Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes via their all-encompassing Virtual Press Box Final: Wisconsin , South Bend (Cubs) Box Score / Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please review: Rattlers Find a Gray Haven - Joe Gray Jr. Breaks 1-1 Tie with Two-Run Homer in Bottom of the Eighth When Sal Frelick was originally promoted to Double-A Biloxi, manager Joe Ayrault mentioned he was most likely going to shuffle around the lead-off spot. Originally, Tristan Peters got the first couple nods in the number one slot. Since then, it has been the Tyler Black show and it is quite easy to see why: Tyler had three hits, a run scored, and an RBI for the Rattlers on Sunday. He has been Wisconsin’s lead-off batter in the last nine games where he has been on base twenty-one times and scored ten runs. It certainly would appear as though Tyler has taken the job and run with it for now. He led off tonight's contest and went 0 of 2 but managed two walks and scored a run. This will play. Antoine Kelly has now made two consecutive starts last into the sixth inning - both eclipsing his previous career-highs. This young lefty is really coming on in 2022 and it is a pleasure to watch. This was his first time as a professional he pitched six complete innings and, just to be clear, he entered this same sixth inning with a highly coveted no-hitter. It wouldn't last, unfortunately, as he conceded a lead-off line drive single and, later, a two-out double. But, the fact of the matter is: this is surely a prospect on the rise. Not to be missed in this no-hit bid was the incredible effort by Carlos Rodriguez in left field to grab a key out in the fifth inning keeping the no-no bid in tact. It truly was a web gem. To take a glimpse at the athletic play, head to 0:40 on the Game highlight reel below: Cam Robinson opened the ninth inning with a strikeout on a 1-2 pitch. The ball skimmed past Darrien Miller's back-handed glove, however, and the runner advanced to first base. They scored it a wild pitch for Cam, but, I'm going to chalk this up to the scorer suffering from a bad angle. Darrien Miller 'should' have caught the ball. It was a back-hander, yes, but it was fairly routine. It wasn't an egregious miss by Darrien but it's a ball he should probably catch and he's going to want that one back. Hey, guess what? The wild pitch didn't matter: Cam got the fantastic 6-4-3 double play to get out of that brief early inning jam. Wisconsin continues to play absolute lights out High-A defense and this bang-bang flawless 6-4-3 double play was a prime example. It was truly a moment. Joe Gray Jr. had laid off a couple tantalizing close pitches out of the zone. He demonstrated the improved approach at the plate we've seen in the past couple of weeks. He sat back. He crushed. His Fan Club was pumped ?: Tristan Peters had reached base in every game, in some fashion, since April 16th. He went 0 for 3 tonight with a sacrifice fly to right field for an rbi. What a run. On to the next streak, young man. Keep that season trending up! Now that we've seen TJ Shook promoted to Biloxi, I'm going to tout the T-Rats back-end. I'll take the duo of Kent Hasler and Cam Robinson to close-out any tightly contested game against any top-tier teams. Cam gets the glory, and rightfully so, with his shutdown saves. But, I'm here to tell you Hasler is a bulldog on the mound. He attacks hitters. He has really sneaky good stuff and features a breaking ball on par with Robinson's. What a season of pitching at High-A Wisconsin to date! *** Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes via the Shuckers' Virtual Press Box Final: Biloxi 6, Mississippi (Braves) 5 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please review: M-Braves Threaten Late, Shuckers Hold on for 6-5 Win - RHP Zach Vennaro Strands Winning Run on Base Biloxi had eight men reach the batters box in the first inning and seven more in the second. We can certainly roll with this kind of offensive output. As a matter of fact, the Shuckers' batters chased the typically reliable and highly effective Braves starter, Jared Shuster, in 2/3 of an inning. It was quickly 6-0 for the Shuckers after two complete - their bats stayed hot and disciplined early picking up where they left-off their recent homestand versus Birmingham. Nick Bennett benefited from this early run support. The fast-working lefty finished his evening with five complete innings pitched surrendering seven mostly scattered hits and one walk while punching out four batters. Nick has been better as of late. Let's hope this keeps up. Innings are always better with lead-off extra base hits! Sal Frelick led off the first inning with a triple while Yeison Coca ripped a double down the first base line to lead-off inning number two. This put the pressure on the Braves' pitching staff and it certainly got things going. Speaking of Yeison: an absolutely unabashed tip of the cap to the recently promoted infielder. Yeison was recently shuffled around (from High-A to Nashville and down to Double-A Biloxi) a bit before landing in Biloxi. What a night he had! After a 3-3 to start his evening with shots to all fields, he finished with three hits in five trips to the plate. And, keep in mind, Sal didn't just do it with his bat tonight. He saved a key run with the Shuckers still clinging to a 6-2 lead with a runner on third base: It's a sudden Joey Wiemer walk party. This is a truly a wonderful development in the past week plus. Joey opened his night with two diligent and disciplined walks. In his third at bat, he narrowly missed a rope down the third base line via an incredible stab and throw to first beating Joey by an ant's breath. He then proceeded to single in his fourth trip to the plate. All in all, he went one for three on the evening with the two walks. He now has 15 free trips on the season in 132 trips to the plate and five walks in his past seven games. Let's hope this keeps rearing its head! Taylor Floyd's early 2022 returns are not stellar: 3 2/3 innings pitched over five outings since his return. If we take a peak behind the tattered curtain: in 2/3 of these innings he has allowed nine of his 11 hits and all seven of his earned runs. With three runs surrendered in the bottom of the ninth tonight, nearly squandering the Shuckers' 6-2 lead, Taylor now has a .524 batting average against with a healthy 3.27 WHIP since his return in early May. This is obviously an extremely small sample size so let's absolutely keep that in mind, but, it is fair to say Taylor has been extremely hit-and-miss in his brief stint in Biloxi. Here's to better relief outings ahead! Tristen Lutz has come back to the club ready to rip. He had a key two-rbi double in the first inning on a rope to deep right center field. He is now 6 of 12 with a home run, two doubles, and six rbi's in his three games since returning: The at-bat of the game would have to go to Jakson Reetz and his two-rbi bloop muscled single to extremely shallow right field in the top of the second inning. Jakson steadfastly worked the count full and fought off several pitches while doing so. This hit proved to be the winning rbi's: After Floyd's near meltdown, Zach Vennaro came aboard with runners on first and second base and only one down. Zach played the part of the hero grabbing his third save of the year while striking out his last batter. The Shuckers breathed a collective sigh of relief and moved back to 0.500 at 17-17 on the year. *** Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 4 Louisville (Reds) 3 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Jonathan Davis Leads Sounds to Win Over Bats - Center Fielder Drills Game-Tying Homer and Makes Spectacular Catch If you like defense and you like pitching, the Sounds are currently must watch baseball. They absolutely threw around some leather tonight, including a beautiful rundown of a hard hit laser shot to deep left at the warning track for out number two in the bottom of the ninth by David Dahl (who happened to catch all three outs to close the game) and an absolutely incredible play by Jonny Davis in center field. I hope to have some of these highlights! Oh, wait just one moment. Heeeeeeeeeeere's Jonny! Speaking of leather: Game-saving diving catch? Check. Game-tying solo home runs? Also check. Hobie Harris recorded his third save (of twelve total Sounds saves on the season) and continues to sport a 0.00 ERA. He isn't mowing them down like Strzelecki or Sadzeck but it's hard to find fault with no runs allowed. Hobie can find 96-97 on the radar gun. He sprinkles in a splitter and some off-speed. Hopefully, he can find his first Big League action of his career in 2022! David Dahl continues to have a phenomenal season. Not only did he record all three outs in left field to end the game, he also hit this go-ahead unexpected opposite field hustle double to give Nashville the lead in the bottom half of the fifth inning. That is simply swiping second base right there! According to Sounds historical records, the 25-11 record to begin 2022 is the Sounds best record through 36 games to start a season since at least 1998 when the franchise oddly began playing in the Pacific Coast League (they played in the American East division that year with New Orleans, Memphis, and Oklahoma). With Ethan Small taking the mound tomorrow night, the Sounds have to feel good about their chances to build off their historical start and improve upon this early home stand. What a season we have here early in Nashville! *** The Affiliates managed a 3-1 evening and we saw plenty of exciting plays throughout. Stay tuned early tomorrow as recently promoted Ryne Moore takes the Hill for Wisconsin in an early matinee game - his first start at High-A. Additionally, the above-listed ACL Gold promoted Fernando Olguin will take the mound for Carolina - his first start at Low-A. Ethan Small is always must watch in Nashville. Lots to look forward to in less than 24 hours. As always, thanks for reading! 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

I would add one note above: Stiven Cruz did only pitch 3 innings in his debut in Carolina but that was technically as the Starting pitcher and was recorded officially in the 'Games Started' stat column.

I would add one note above: Stiven Cruz did only pitch 3 innings in his debut in Carolina but that was technically as the Starting pitcher and was recorded officially in the 'Games Started' stat column.

BTW, @Seth Stohs, I continue to just LOVE these reports heading into Minor League Monday. It's wonderful to see the week in review - the aerial overview, if you will - of the work @damuelle, @Mass Haas, and I have been doing the previous week. Thanks for consolidating and starting each week off with a bang.

BTW, @Seth Stohs, I continue to just LOVE these reports heading into Minor League Monday. It's wonderful to see the week in review - the aerial overview, if you will - of the work @damuelle, @Mass Haas, and I have been doing the previous week. Thanks for consolidating and starting each week off with a bang.

Agreed. He may not get as much love elsewhere, BUT, Knarr has been one of our early season darlings here. He's been lights out since Game 1. I've said on a couple occasions now: I'll take on any High A team with a Knarr, Shook, Kelly trio in a five game series and feel real good about our chances.

Agreed. He may not get as much love elsewhere, BUT, Knarr has been one of our early season darlings here. He's been lights out since Game 1. I've said on a couple occasions now: I'll take on any High A team with a Knarr, Shook, Kelly trio in a five game series and feel real good about our chances.

What a Sunday for the Brewers as a whole. I'm sure Joey will look forward to that next Birmingham series - he's now hit 6 of his 9 dingers versus Barons' pitching.

What a Sunday for the Brewers as a whole. I'm sure Joey will look forward to that next Birmingham series - he's now hit 6 of his 9 dingers versus Barons' pitching.

I'll say one thing: Manager Joe Ayrault? I want to play for that guy! What a good attitude. I love how he interacted with his guys. You can see how the team hasn't missed a beat with Sal Frelick up to Double-A.

I'll say one thing: Manager Joe Ayrault? I want to play for that guy! What a good attitude. I love how he interacted with his guys. You can see how the team hasn't missed a beat with Sal Frelick up to Double-A.

It’s really absurd. Agreed. And, as Wild fans, what stinks the most is it sets up up for more Playoff disappointment. This being said, the disappearance of Fiala and the over-investment in Fleury are really tearing their heads. St. louis is just a tough matchup for the shifts with the smaller back line as well. I am prepared for the inevitable loss in St. Louis. It was a miracle they took one there to begin with.

Just preparing for another first round Wild exit. Le sigh. If they trot out Fleury again…I’ll hit a pillow and say ‘darn!’.

The Shuckers fought back in their matinee game but reverted to the poor form seen during their recent seven-game skid. The Sounds clawed their way back to even but faded late with three uncharacteristic runs conceded by the bullpen. Carolina lost a well-pitched low-scoring affair in Fayetteville. BUT, all was literally not lost: Wisconsin kept plugging away and ultimately won on a classic move the runner brand of baseball late and a vintage May 2022 closing performance from Cam Robinson. Transactions: None Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Fayetteville (Astros) 2, Carolina 0 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please review: Carolina Blanked 2-0 in Series Tying Loss - Mudcats Shut Out for Third Time on the Road This Season Please take a trip down memory lane to this date in history in 1992. Taste some of that vintage Mudcats storyline. Folks, this is the good stuff: Israel Puello had his best outing of his career to date for High-A Carolina. This was a much needed outing for the young hurler and we hope to see more of this moving forward. Ultimately, I gave the old 'Tag' nod to Edwin Jimenez who pitched three shutout innings of zero run, one hit, one walk, and four strikeout ball allowing his team the opportunity to claw back in it late. Edwin, in my opinion, (still a mere 20 years old) has been one of the steadier pitching options for Carolina. Regardless, after several rough outings, it was truly nice to see Israel turn a kind of corner. Jeferson Quero showed off his arm nailing a failed stolen base attempt after a lead-off walk - the second out in inning number four. It was a bang-bang play and a heck of a throw from the young catcher. He opened inning five with a very compact and impressive swing on a single to right field. It's always nice to be reminded by the prospect themselves of why they are highly touted. This is Jackson Chourio's second hitless game in eight total outings for the Mudcats. However, one thing seems quite clear early: this young man doesn't strike out much (zero, again, on the 0-4 outing). Low strikeout totals and tendencies are always an extremely positive sign for an extremely young and talented hitter. The bats were awfully quiet in this one for the young Mudcats with a mere four hits and not a single hit for extra bases. This being said, I have to admit seeing Jesus Chirinos swipe second base (his first steal of the season) was definitively not on my list of expected outcomes. Speaking of Chirinos, in all the hype and feel-good we've had for the exciting Jackson Chourio (0-4 in this affair) we've forgotten to point out the recent string of success for Jesus: : he has hit safely in 7 consecutive games after tonight. and has gone 8-for-27 during this span. Transitioning to a more demanding offensive position like first base from catcher takes time. It's nice to see the young man starting to gather momentum. The All-Time series versus the Woodpeckers move to 24-22 in favor of Carolina who now sit at 10-14 overall at SEGRA stadium in Fayetteville. *Please keep in mind highlights are limited in many Away contests for the T-Rats...I will attempt to post condensed game highlights when they arrive tomorrow. We are truly spoiled during their Home series. Thank you Chris and Kyle!* Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes via their all-encompassing Virtual Press Box Final: Wisconsin 3, Quad Cities (Royals) 2 Box Score / Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please review: Late Run Lifts Rattlers Over River Bandits - Wisconsin Wins Fifth Straight Game I mentioned Tristan Peters last night. Let us take a look at his recent run of excellence. A very compact and nuanced, but, easy and flowing swing: He continues to be unheralded, but, I'm going to keep shining light on this young man's season. He has winning baseball tools for days. A bright future is ahead. To start inning number five for Antoine Kelly, Carlos Rodriguez botched his very first fly out of the season. A routine deep fly to the warning track caromed off his glove and there was a runner aboard at second base with zero outs. This was highly uncharacteristic from the typically adept outfielder - his first error of the season. Unfortunately, this error seemed to rattle Kelly as it led to a walk on a wild pitch and the runner aboard advanced to third. Ultimately, the Quad Cities got one run from the error on a sacrifice fly out to Tristan Peters in right field. Tristan followed this sac fly with an adept play to snare a well-hit liner down the right field line. Cam Robinson continues his string of excellent work in May, He pitched two scoreless, including a punch out to end the contest preserving the 3-2 victory. Cam is un-scored upon in May. That's going to play at any level. In a recent post-game podcast, Kyle Lobner made the astute observation: the Midwest League is much kinder to teams who don't beat themselves. Well, the Timber Rattlers currently espouse this bit of wisdom with aplomb. During their recent string of success, the Rattlers just are not making many mistakes. And, when a player does make an inevitable mistake, their teammates don't compound the issue by piling on more. They are simply playing winning baseball. At the High-A level, this is truly a joy to watch. Case and point: the winning run crossing in the eighth inning was about as emblematic of taking advantage of mistakes as it gets. Joe Gray Jr. led off with a double. On the very next pitch he advanced to third on a wild pitch. Darrien Miller was incapable of getting Joe across home plate as he grounded out to the pitcher. However, Tristan Peters executed what was tantamount to a swinging bunt dribbler down the first base line and Joe scored and the T-Rats had their lead. This is winning baseball. And, in this case, that run won the game. Speaking of Joe Gray Jr., he is definitely heating up: What does winning baseball look like, you ask? Tonight's win gave our Timber Rattlers their third different five-game winning streak of the season. That'll do! A nod to Tristan Peters again. He singled in the fourth inning to push his current on-base streak to nineteen games. He knocked home the winning run. He ended the fifth inning threat after Quad City's first runner crossed home plate. Tristan=Winner in 'Canadian'. ? Another nod is in order for Antoine Kelly going a career-high 5 2/3 innings. He didn't grab a decision on the evening, but, for a young man who prefers to work out of the bullpen he sure is looking quite nice as a starter. Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes via the Shuckers' Virtual Press Box Final: Birmingham (White Sox) 10 , Biloxi 5 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please review: Barons Consistent Hitting Tops Shuckers 10-5 - Wiemer Homers for Second Straight Day A telling inning for the 2022 Shuckers at present would have to be the top of the seventh inning today. After just clawing back to within a 2-3 score in the bottom of the sixth via some Joey Wiemer base-running prowess and some friendly throwing errors from Birmingham, Lucas Erceg took the mound for the second inning of his outing. A tough grounder snuck its way into right field off the sliding backhanded effort from Thomas Dillard - a difficult play but definitely a makable play. Unfortunately, these are the types of plays not being made so far in 2022. The Barons then bunted their man to second base. There was one down and the inning was still quite manageable. What proceeded to happen is a series of weak grounders finding their way to various parts of the infield or the outfield. A let-up on another makable play down the first base line from Thomas Dillard (a ball most on the Biloxi squad felt was a foul ball but a ball that was called fair) allowing the fifth run to cross. Previous to that, Freddy Zamora failed to corral a one-hop bullet throw from Joey Wiemer to nail the runner at second base rounding first which would have grabbed out number two. Innings like these have appeared all too often for the young Shuckers. And, as a result, they continue to struggle. Times are tough and the slog is real down in Double-A. Let's hope they can start playing better ball in days ahead! Lost in the shuffle, was Nick Bennett's career-high eight strikeouts in the early tilt. In total, Nick went five complete innings of four hit and one walk ball. He was snakebitten by a couple early solo shots but, all in all, he had quite a nice outing. Perhaps, his best showing overall of 2022. Here's hoping he keeps trending in this direction as he was one of the more intriguing pitching follows to start the year in Biloxi. Further Viewing Notes: Joey Wiemer managed to steal his third base in the first two games of this series and his sixth overall in 2022. An unheralded aspect of Joey's game is his overall athleticism. He obviously has a cannon of an arm. and showcased that arm on two separate plays in the seventh inning, but he also has the speed to swipe bases and cover the outfield. Joey also added another outfield assist to his already League leading tally and, really, should have had another - he now has six assists through 29 games. There simply continues to be a plethora of things to celebrate here. I could talk about his sixth home run of his season, and the second ding dong in two days, as well. Oh, wait, I guess I just did. Here's the highlight: The Barons definitely found some tell signs in Nick Bennett's delivery. In the fifth inning alone, they managed to swipe three bases. I'm curious to see how this plays moving forward as, even out of the stretch, there was some delay affording runners a good take off. Freddy Zamora committed his 11th error in 29 games. It was yet another throwing error and, at this point, I don't know what we're going to get leaving his hands. It's a real conundrum here early in 2022 and this is certainly not the start we fans envisioned after the way 2021 ended for the young shortstop. Lucas Erceg continues to experience improbably bad luck while taking the mound as a reliever. He was credited with giving up five hits in his 1 2/3 innings today. He was credited with giving up four runs. The stat line doesn't really depict what happened and, I would politely argue, his defense let him down on numerous occasions and the umpire blew a call. I gave you a brief glimpse in the above description. However, always the optimist, I'm convinced better days are ahead. He did manage to touch 100mph on the radar gun in his second inning of work. Perhaps, just maybe, there was a little added frustration in that heater! The Shuckers hit 1-9 with RISP. This continues to be a problem for the team. Brent Diaz managed to knock in his fourth home run of the season to tie the game in the bottom of the second inning. His average has now dipped below .200 on the season but he continues to make meaningful contact: We showcased Garrett Mitchell's speed last night as he scored the winning run on an extremely shallow liner to left field. Here, he hits his second triple of his season and blazes to third. I seriously ponder how fast Garrett could run a 40 yard dash. This young man has some serious get up and go! The series is tied 1-1. Let's just move onto game number three and play some better baseball! Let's go, young men. Keep those chins up, heads high, and unlock your greatness.? Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Jacksonville (Marlins) 7, Nashville 5 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Sounds Rally Late But Fall Short in Jacksonville - Brice Turang, Jon Singleton Hit Home Runs in Loss Caleb Boushley took the mound for the Sounds today and gave up two two-run homers in the bottom half of the first. He limited any further damage and pretty much coasted through his four remaining innings. He left his outing after five, having given up a mere five hits and one walk while striking out five batters. Those two homers held for Jacksonville, however, as Caleb left with the Sounds trailing 4-2. The Sounds definitely clawed back into the game and made a hotly contested game of it - something you'd expect and hope for from two Divisional leaders. After tying the game 4-4 in the top of the sixth, Nashville had the bases juiced with two down. Pablo Reyes came to the plate with an opportunity to open a lead but continued his unfortunate struggles and struck out on three pitches. When Pablo is making contact he has simply been unlucky as he's typically been making quite good contact. A strike out on three pitches is not the result he or the Sounds were after. And, so goes the game of baseball. Further Viewing Notes: Brice Turang managed to blast his third home run of his season pulling the Sounds within 4-3. It was a beautiful smooth stroke and booming moonshot over the wall in right field. He looks so much more poised and calm at the plate. Don't just take my word for it. Here's someone much more qualified commenting on Brice: The adjustments Turang has made, in concert with the Sounds and Brewers hitting coaches, have made such a discernible difference. Take a look at this swing: Not to be outdone, Jon Singleton followed suit with his seventh bomb (and first dinger against a lefty!) of his season and it was suddenly a tie ball game at 4-4. Here is your highlight: The view from the ballpark definitely showed what I was seeing. The Home crowd was surprisingly excited: Bedrocks of the Nashville Sounds offensive surge, all season long really, Brice Turang and David Dahl had their eighth and seventh respective multi-hit games on the year. Turang finished his day 3 of 5 with the home run, RBI, and run. David finished 2 of 4 with a run. He is now back above .300 hitting .309 on the season. The David Dahl resurgence is real. He plays a smooth and steady outfield to boot. Uncharacteristic blemished performances from the bullpen sealed the Sounds fate after tying the game in the sixth. In the bottom half of the same sixth inning, Miguel Sanchez gave a run right back with a sequence of self-inflicted harm. A hit batter, a walk, a double play ground ball and it looked like the inning would end. But, Miguel threw a wild pitch to the very next batter and it was 5-4 Jacksonville. Thomas Jankins didn't fair much better in the seventh inning. In one inning pitched, Jankins gave up 3 hits, one walk, and a wild pitch while giving up two earned runs. It was 7-4. The Sounds had a legitimate shot to tie or win the game in the ninth inning. After Brice Turang's routine pop-up between the short stop and a sprinting left fielder somehow found the grass, the Sounds had two men aboard. Keston Hiura then worked a count full and hit a rope shot past a diving third baseman and it was 7-5 with two men on, two out, and Jon Singleton representing the leading run at the plate. The drama ended on a beautiful breaking pitch from Jacksonville (LHP) Robert Garcia as Jon succumbed to his second strike out on the afternoon. Fear not, my friends, we head back to an evening game tomorrow for our Sounds. And, just let this soak in: The Sounds have won every series they have played so far this year. If we trace team the team records all the way back to the last century (1988?), this is the first time since at least 1987 the team has won its first five series in a season. Let's make it six! We are actually back to all evening games for the clubs tomorrow. I don't know about you, but I am partial to all evening tilts. Let's hope Nasvhille and Biloxi get some good rest and come out mashing tomorrow night. As always, it's been a pleasure sharing my reports with you. Let's keep rooting for the farm! 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

Last night's (the above report) Timber Rattler victory highlights have surfaced: