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Jeferson Quero alert: Since May 22nd, Quero is batting 11-for-36. 2 doubles. 1 HR. 5 rbi's. 5 walks. 5 k's. Love the 1:1 walk to k ratio. This is a nice little run for the young catcher. He's always giving great defensive work to the squad and has a solid arm to second base. This type of offensive output is noticeable.

The DSL Brewers 1 outhit Philly 8-4 but still managed to lose the game 6-5. A valiant 2-run ninth inning fell short. Luis Lara continues to shine early going 2-for-4 today to with 2 runs.

It would appear, early in the DSL, the DSL Brewers 2 squad can really put up some runs. 10 yesterday. 12 today in the 8th inning. Yeison Perez followed up his two dubs and rbi yesterday with count em' two ding dongs and 4 rbi's so far versus the DSL Rangers. Trailing 9-4 in the bottom of the sixth, the Brewers 2 put up an 8 spot. This will do. Yes, this will do.

Man, I saw that yesterday finishing up my report. I got postponed in Carolina, no ACL or DSL games and I saw what was in store for you, Daniel...

Everything is a a few notches better in Biloxi when Joey Wiemer is doing his thing. This isn't hyperbole. He ripped a solo knock and had an incredible outfield assist (his seventh of the year) to set the tone early (highlight within). Brandon Knarr was magnificent in his Double-A debut - he worked fast, looked confident, pounded the zone, and left with a 3-1 lead after six complete innings. Wisconsin failed to back-up another fantastic start from Antoine Kelly managing a mere one hit. Nashville scuffled in a disastrous third inning. My Jackson Chourio fix was left unfulfilled as Carolina took the tarp off...and then postponed their contest. On to the reports! Image courtesy of Brewer Fanatic Everything is a a few notches better in Biloxi when Joey Wiemer is doing his thing. This isn't hyperbole. He ripped a solo knock and had an incredible outfield assist (his seventh of the year) to set the tone early (highlight within). Brandon Knarr was magnificent in his Double-A debut - he worked fast, looked confident, pounded the zone, and left with a 3-1 lead after six complete innings. Wisconsin failed to back-up another fantastic start from Antoine Kelly managing a mere one hit. Nashville scuffled in a disastrous third inning. My Jackson Chourio fix was left unfulfilled as Carolina took the tarp off...and then postponed their contest. On to the reports! Transactions: INF Pablo Reyes was optioned by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Nashville Sounds, RHP Rafael Garcia and much-discussed and much-asked about RHP Logan Henderson have both been listed on High-A Wisconsin's 60-day injured list *** No DSL or ACL contests to report on today. Rest up young men and enjoy whatever the 'day off' entails. *** Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes POSTPONED Yesterday, I shared Jackson Chourio's press release regarding his 'Player of the Week' honors. In today's pre-game notes, we learn: The hype is very very real because this young man is just very very good at baseball. It's truly hard to fathom this type of success in his first promotion and his first affiliate action. The sky is the limit here in every way. AND, without further ado, I tuned in to the MiLB.tv broadcast for this one. The tarp came off. The start was delayed. Then the rains returned and the game was postponed. No Jackson Chourio for me this fine early summer's eve. I soldiered on. *** Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Beloit (Marlins) 2, Wisconsin 0 Box Score / Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please visit and review: Wisconsin Drops Pitchers Duel to Beloit - Rattlers Muster One Hit in Loss to Sky Carp There really isn't all that much to say about tonight's contest. Antoine Kelly was fantastic again. He held Beloit to a single run over six complete strong innings of four hit and two walk ball. He added five strikeouts for good measure. However, he was bested by Beloit's Pat Monteverde who brought a no-hitter into the sixth inning and ended his day thereafter - 3 walks and a sole one hit to Zavier Warren. Monteverde also tallied six strikeouts. The Timber Rattlers failed to plate a run and lost 2-0. Further Abbreviated Notes: Antoine Kelly is still very very good at pitching the baseball. Zavier Warren grabbed the sole hit of the night for the Rattlers in the top of the sixth and this was after Tyler Black had walked. This was truly their sole chance to get something going. The inning ended in a double play and, well, that was that. It's worth noting, and this is mentioned in Chris Mehring's article above: The Timber Rattlers had only gone scoreless one time in their first 41 contests. They've been shut out four times in their last twelve games. The offense has been a bit sleepy. Let's hope that changes! *** Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Biloxi 4, Tennessee (Cubs) 3 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please visit and review: Valerio Delivers Fifth Walk-Off Win for Biloxi - Wiemer Homers for the 13th Time This Season Some great tidbits in the Biloxi Pre-Game Notes above. I could share the bullpen stats from the Pensacola series, but, no no no. Today, let us peruse our daily 'Reetz Reader': Bold is my own. Hope aboard the hype train. Come one and come all. It's Jakson Reetz season. This was Brandon Knarr's Double-A debut and, man, what a performance. He came to the mound and was absolutely ready to rock - and, rock he did. All things considered, this is a mild miracle as he arrived in Biloxi the early morning prior at a spry 1 am. Oh, to be young! Brandon pretty much made one single mistake on a Chase Strumpf line-drive rocket just over the wall in left field. Other than that, Brandon complete six full innings of five hit, two walk, and eight strikeout ball. It was truly a pleasure to watch the game tonight. Thank you, Brandon. I wish you many many more starts like this in the games ahead. Further Viewing Notes: Joey Wiemer is different. He truly is. Let's watch his incredible outfield assist in the top of the fourth: This is his seventh outfield assist on the season. Do not challenge that arm, young men. You'll regret it. What's more? Joey followed that throw with his 13th home run - a solo shot - in the bottom half of the same fourth inning: Can you say: "How to own an inning"? I can. In more than one language. ? It felt unfair to see the recent Biloxi bullpen meltdown continue after Knarr's admirable work but that was the case for Arnaldo Hernandez. It started, and the portent was crystal clear, with a first pitch roped double over Tristen Lutz in left field. The hit hammered off the high wall, past Lutz's throwing hand and into the glove of a sprinting Sal Frelick. Arnaldo followed by surrendering a single and another double. Given recency bias, I was expecting the worst. Kudos to Arnaldo for settling down and maintaining a tie. The 3-1 lead vanished but he didn't unravel. He followed this rough seventh inning with a scoreless eighth. Cam Devanney's approach at the plate, and his consequent results in 2022, is night and day better than what we saw in 2021. I continue to love watching this young man play. Here's a well-hit left field double scoring Thomas Dillard from first base (!!). Great stuff: Mike Guererro wanted this one badly and rightfully so as things had gone awry lately. Mike used a pinch-runner in Noah Campbell for Thomas Dillard at first base in the bottom half of the eighth inning. In the ensuing ninth inning, Mike swapped Gabe Holt for Brent Diaz. This proved to be a very savvy move as Gabe beat a pitch-out attempt and managed to steal second as the throw was short and ultimately dribbled into CF. We might have to do a Quadzilla 'measure-off' amongst Thomas Dillard, Brandon Knarr, and Mayor of Door County and Quadfather Corey Dillon. That's some serious serious HAM on these young men. I know the odds-on favorite would be the Quadfather. BUT, I'm not sold. Speaking of Thomas Dillard, I mentioned it the Minor League game thread, but he has really come on as the season has progressed. He added three walks to his league-leading (tied) 35 walks tonight. That's 38 total. I'm going to take a guess he's now solely atop the Southern League leader board. Tristen Lutz missed a couple plays in left field tonight, I would propose. They weren't easy plays, but they are plays he can make. This being said, he stayed meaningful at the plate - something that has been a common theme since mid-May: Here is your Felix Valerio walk-off Zen: *** Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Norfolk (Orioles) 8, Nashville 3 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Sounds Downed by Norfolk in Series Opener - Nashville Drops Third Straight Despite Tyler White's Three-Hit Effort It was a 'Welcome Back Ethan' return for highly-touted lefty, Ethan Small. These sentiments quickly turned in the third inning after a rare botched double play ball from stalwart Mark Mathias. The inning snow-balled and the game simply got away. Apparently, there was rust to shake off from the recent road trip and the postponed game from last night. Let's hope the Sounds can get back to winning as the series progresses. Further Viewing Notes: Is Norfolk Ethan Small's Triple-A kryptonite? They beat Small for his previous only loss of the year on May 6th. They kicked him out of tonight's game before the third inning was completed. In just his second batter faced, lefty and just promoted Gunnar Henderson smashed a line drive home run over the wall in right field. It was a bad omen, apparently. Ethan's night unraveled in the following manner: well-hit fly out to left field, 1-2 single given up on a fastball high and over the heart of the plate, double play ball botched by Mark Mathias (only his second error on the season) on an errant throw well off the second base bag and into the dirt. The inning 'should' have been over. But, alas, it continued. And it went downhill from there. The ump's tight strike zone did Ethan no favors. The runners on, post-error, stole second and third on a bang-bang play and a wonderful throw to second from Feliciano. The play was extremely close but it did appear the runner beat the throw with a foot-first slide. Ethan then threw a wild pitch on a full count to plate the first run for Norfolk. Tip of the cap to the Tide: they earned their runs and took advantage. For all of you with MiLB.TV subscriptions, tune into the pre-game interview with the one and only Jeff Hem and young RHP Dylan File (on the replay the interview starts at roughly 51 minutes 22 seconds). Jeff is so good at these interviews. I can't encourage you enough to check in on these pre-games but also check into Jeff's ongoing blog as interviews stay current throughout the season: Updated and Ongoing Interviews Here. Our very own @Mass Haas will post these Here but bookmark that page and reload it weekly. Is there anything more priceless in Minor League baseball than the Nashville Sounds 'Junior Announcers'? I love watching the youngsters on the mic. Such good stuff. The Sounds tied the game up in the bottom of the second at 1-1 with a vintage baseball collection of seeing-eye hits that plated Tyler White. Tyler hit an absolute bloop single that turned double down the right field line as the ball fell amongst three charging Tides players. Jon Singleton followed with a walk. Mark Mathias followed with a groundout fielders choice. David Dahl plated Tyler with a weakly hit but well beat-out infield single to shortstop. Let's recognize the continued excellent work from Andy Otero in the Nashville bullpen. After tonight's five scoreless innings of two walk and three strikeout ball, Andy has completed 14 2/3 relief innings for the Sounds giving up a mere two runs. What's more, he's absolutely toned down his walks and hits against since his time in Biloxi. His BA against is sub 0.100. His WHIP is sub 0.75 ? Nobody likes those 70-75 mph off-speed pitches. Keep it up, Andy! Incredible stuff. Unfortunately, other than the fine plate work of Tyler White and a welcomed 2-for-5 night at the plate for Brice Turang, not a whole lot else happened at the plate. This being said, Jonny Davis' continued on-base work, well, continued: After going 1-for-4 with a walk, Jonny improved his on-base streak to 19 games. He’s hitting .303 (23-for-76) with 12 runs during the streak. It's going to be hard for Corey Ray to get meaningful playing time with that type of production. Speaking of Brice Turang, this play was not as easy as Brice made it look: He just makes it look too easy. I've said it before, I'll say it again: Turang is an incredibly good fielder. *** A Final Detour: This is what it's all about. We have a legend in our midst here at Brewer Fanatic in Jim Goulart whose tireless dedication over twenty years of Minor League Brewers coverage is truly worthy of an interwebs placard of some form or another. As a group here at Brewer Fanatic, we cover the Minor Leagues because we love the stories, we love the players, and we want the best for all the athletes; coaches; and affiliates (and their organizational employees at large). It truly is a beautiful community of folks. Well, tonight in Oakland, Bob Hards made his Major League debut in the broadcast booth after 31 years covering Oakland's Double-A affiliate in the Midland Rockhounds (formerly, the Midland Angels). This is simply something to celebrate. Something to bring joy. The Brewers have a wealth of broadcasting talent amongst their affiliates. As a habitual watcher of MiLB.TV, I want to salute the continued awesome work of Greg Young in Zebulon, Chris Mehring (and Kyle Lobner) in Wisconsin, Garrett Greene and Thomas Zinzarella in Biloxi, and Jeff Hem in Nashville. May each and every one of you achieve all you aspire to achieve in your broadcasting endeavors. I appreciate your fantastic work on a nightly basis and I thank each and every one of you. You make the game of baseball better for all of us. *** That's a wrap for my Minor League reports this week. We're on for a full slate of games tomorrow. 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Do you think Manager Mike Guerrero was happy to have Joey back in the line-up tonight? Glorious baseball nectar! That OF assist is just...filthy is a word.

I mean. COME ON! NO FAIR!

It's not looking good in Nashville as the Sounds trail 8-3 and we're headed to the ninth inning where Andy Otero will look to keep his continued bullpen success rolling. He's gone 4 scoreless tonight. He's now only allowed a mere 2 runs in 13 2/3 innings of Triple-A work since his promotion (excluding his yet to be completed ninth inning of work). What incredible work since his promotion!

YESSSSSSSSSS! How sweet it is. The four-game skid is over. Felix Valerio hits the bases-loaded (no out) sacrifice fly to left field to drive in pinch-runner Gaber Holt. A wonderful result given Manager Mike Guerrero was emptying the pinch-runners. They were bunting men over in the ninth (I see you Yeison Coca - hell of a bunt!). 4-3 win baby!

Man, this is awesome. Thanks for sharing!

Man, this is awesome. Thanks for sharing!

The T-Rats are incapable of backing up Antoine Kelly's strong start and fall 2-0 behind a mere one hit from Zavier Warren. That's now two in a row in the 'L' column in Beloit. Bummer.

Thomas Dillard: On Base specialist. That's three walks tonight in addition to the double. Thomas was tied for the Southern League lead with 35. With three more tonight, we have to imagine he is now in sole position with 38 walks.

A fielder's choice ground out plates the third run. There are now two down and it's 3-3. Man on third. The bullpen continues to be an issue in Biloxi. What an unfortunate development of late.

AND, just like that, he tosses up a meat ball on a 3-1 count and Bradley Beasley rips a grounder under the glove of Coca at third base. Could he have back-handed that ball? Yes. Was it an easy play? Absolutely not. That ball was roped. 3-2 Shuckers. Men on second and third and still no outs.

Arnaldo Hernandez is trying to do his best to continue the Shuckers bullpen meltdown pandemic. First pitch: ripped double deep off the wall in left field. Second batter hits a hard hit grounder through the outstretched dives of Coca and Devanney. Third batter? Let's go 3-0. YUCK.

Holy Brandon Knarr have a debut! 6 complete innings of 8 k ball. He just stranded 2 men (first and second base) to close the sixth inning on a sweet breaking buckling curve on a 1-2 count. THIS is epic stuff.

You're telling me. He's just a complete stud and the entire Biloxi viewing experience is so much better when he's playing. He does so much for that line-up.

A Mark Mathias throwing error...and then there are 5 more runs and Ethan Small is out of the game after 2 2/3 innings? Whew now. That's ugly. 6-1 Norfolk and Zach Brown takes the hill. I'll have to go back and see what happened there.

This just in: The Timber Rattlers are being no-hit into the top of the 6th inning. I partly share this to absolutely jinx Beloit. ?

Tristen Lutz just hammered a double to the wall in left field scoring Dillard. It's 3-1. All four hits for the Shuckers are XB hits. 3 dubs and Wiemer's jack. This is FUN!

Thomas Dillard is really growing on me throughout this 2022 season. He takes walks. He plays every day. He plays hard and with the same showmanship every game. And, now, after early struggles his bat is heating up. He missed a double down the left field line by a matter of inches...it didn't matter. He knocked his 12th double through the left center gap two pitches later on a full count. That's resilience and sticking to it.

AND, just like that. That's Joey Wiemer HR 13. Goodness gracious, I missed watching this young man play. He's a stud. A total full-package stud. Ripped a ding dong over the wall in left field.

Welcome back, Joey Wiemer! An absolute ROPE (his seventh outfield assist) while running full speed to corral a well-hit ball down the right field line off of continually red hot Matt Mervis, Joey grabs the ball at said full-speed and spins on a dime and throws a one-hop laser (improbably, I might add) to nail the runner at second. That was just different. Hey, Keith Law, strikeouts at a 32% clip don't mean all that much with Joey's power and his arm. They just don't. That's my take. What. A. Throw.