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Here are the individual interviews via the lineup of shows at SportsRadio 1250 The Fan for 5/19 - 5/22: Tuesday - BrewerFanatic's Jack Stern Tuesday - USA Today's Bob Nightengale Wednesday - WISN's Pat Timlin Thursday - Corey Knebel Thursday - Paul Wagner Friday - Anthony Witrado of Forbes Sports Friday - Directors of "Ueck" Steve Farr & Michael Vollman Friday - Sports Info Solution's Mark Simon

Here are the WTMJ "Brewers 360" Morning News segments for 5/19 - 5/22: Tuesday - Pat Murphy Wednesday - Jeff Levering Thursday - Matt Arnold Friday - Rick Schlesinger Other WTMJ segments from the week: Tuesday - Lane Grindle Wednesday - Adam McCalvy Thursday - ESPN's Jen Lada Thursday - Michael Consentino, the Brewers’ Senior VP of Ticket Sales Thursday - Dom Cotroneo

This thread will be utilized for any minor league news Saturday. Organizational Scoreboard (Not including the Arizona Complex League) Arizona Complex League Scoreboard (7-8 ACL Padres visit 6-9 ACL Brewers, 1:00 PM Central) Audio Links MiLB TV (Subscribers)

Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Transactions: SS Luis Pena sent on rehab assignment to ACL Brewers RHP Luke Roupe activated from ACL Brewers’ 7-day injured list Welcome back and all seems well for Luis Pena - more on his night in the game section for Maryvale to conclude this report. The Brewers were always going to be extra-cautious after the April 22nd incident in which Pena lost consciousness, and yes, a full month had passed since that date. One can imagine the number of tests that have been run and the amount of monitoring to have taken place since. Luke Roupe, drafted in the 17th round last summer out of a North Carolina high school, had his professional debut delayed a bit, but he joined Pena on the field Friday night. We hope you'll catch up on the entire system before sneaking down to the bottom of this report . Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 6, Durham (Rays) 5 Box Score and Game Log Via the Sounds, game details, and we encourage readers to always review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds Shut Down Bulls' Late Rally for 6-5 Win - Knehr Improves to 3-0 and Fernández Earns First Save of Season The videos embedded in that report include the big RBI knocks from Jeferson Quero and Brock Wilken. Among the other run-scoring plays described in the linked summary are these, which can be viewed as follows: Luis Lara forceout Luis Matos single Also from the summary: "Nashville's 3.41 ERA in bounce back games is tied for the best in the International League with Omaha." ERA in bounce back games? Like, who tracks that? Baseball allows for a wonderful spectrum of analysis, doesn't it... In his two prior appearances, RHP Garrett Stallings started and worked 12.2 scoreless innings with only two walks. On the surface, it seems he would still be needed in a starting role, but he came up big in the 8th here: The Nashville rotation may be the most in-flux thing in all of the Brewers system, understandable given the vagaries of the Sounds-Brewers mound relationship (certainly paying off at the big-league level). If Stallings is temporarily back in the pen, you've got Friday's starter Coleman Crow (88 pitches to get through 4.1 innings, 3 ER), plus RHP Tyson Hardin (one start since his call-up from Biloxi), LHP Thomas Pannone, and seemingly struggling RHP Carlos Rodriguez, who has worked in long relief as of late, comprising part of the Sounds' rotation, along with any rehab efforts from Quinn Priester. Yet the club has won 10-of-11 games! LHP Rob Zastryzny's latest rehab stint began on May 14th. Not a lot of room in the MLB pen, and Rob Z. has been lights-out in four appearances since: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K. How long will he be strung along before activation? Nashville drew ten walks, so the number of times players were on base was significant: Wilken 4, Matos and Greg Jones 3, Cooper Pratt, Luis Lara, Jeferson Quero twice each. Whenever Luis Rengifo has a miserable MLB night (as he did Friday), we glance Jett Williams way - 0-for-5 here, one K. Postponed, rain: Birmingham (White Sox) at Biloxi Catch up with the latest Biloxi pre-game audio interview archives The teams are still trying to complete the 11th inning (and possibly beyond) of their Thursday game (box score), discussed in Daniel's fine Link Report yesterday. As of right now, Friday's game is not scheduled as a make-up (yet), as Sunday is still listed as a single game. We wonder if the game will be made up in Birmingham with Biloxi as the home team during the June 9th - 14th series. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link) Final: Great Lakes (Dodgers) 13, Wisconsin 4 Box Score and Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers, game details: Unlucky Thirteen for Wisconsin at Great Lakes Chris Mehring squeezed videos of Andrew Fischer's early-game home run and Josh Adamczewski's late-game double into his report linked above. Also, early in the game this defensive play occurred: Adamczewski walked twice in addition to his two-bagger. We're 33 games into his season, and he's still sporting an incredible 1.024 OPS (.322/.441/.583). Young Josh also stole his 7th base in eight tries. Our swooning continues. CF Josiah Ragsdale singled three times, fanned in the other two plate appearances. The K rate is high at 28.2%, but he's also walking in 19.3% of his plate appearances for a .417 OBP. Night off for Braylon Payne. RHP Travis Smith was very solid in five of six swing-role outings to begin his season. In his most recent appearance before Friday, he did allow four runs in a five-inning start with five walks, so that was a bit of a stumble, but not a blow-up. Unfortunate that his outing here went very sideways, but kudos to Jack Seppings for saving the bullpen in what could have turned into another game in which a T-Rat position player was needed on the mound. There is "lowlights" video available from the local news outlet. Wilson Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Wilson 7, Delmarva (Orioles) 2 Box Score and Game Log Wilson Pitching Stifles Shorebirds; Big Eighth Secures Victory - Warbirds Don't Allow an Earned Run in Win Check out 18-year-old Brady Ebel's April vs. May splits, then admire: Ebel also doubled and singled, such a promising turnaround - it's so easy to focus on early numbers because they're the only figures we have at the time, lesson for us all. Wow, Jarrett Bonet, and the Brewers' Organizational Pitcher of the Month for April's line of 6.1 scoreless innings, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 HBP, 6 K, 93 pitches included this: DH Jadyn Fielder walked three times to lift his OBP to .412. The Warbirds were handed (or better said, earned) ten free passes. Final: ACL Brewers 8, ACL White Sox 6 Box Score and Game Log Juan Pena's evening, not surprisingly in the designated hitter role for his first game back: Walked on five pitches after getting up in the count 3-0 Stole 2nd base Advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch Scored on the front-end of a double steal with OF Kenny Fenelon Walked (again) on five pitches after getting up in the count 3-0 Advanced to second base when Brailyn Antunez was HBP, then stranded Sent a 77 MPH grounder to 3rd base, reached on an error Advanced to second on a Fenelon walk Scored on a two-out CJ Hughes 96.8 MPH line single to right Leading off the 6th, Pena is hit by a pitch, remains in the game, does not advance Is pinch-hit for in the 8th, seemingly unrelated to the HBP You'll also be able to track Luke Roupe's pro debut via the top of the 1st game log. Only 16 pitches thrown, five batters faced, two outs secured, one run allowed, and a shoutout to catcher Freider Rojas for nabbing a baserunner at 2nd to end the inning after Roupe's exit. The A-Crew trailed 3-2 heading to the bottom of the 4th before rallying for three runs, some of which described in the Pena recap above. Utilityman Roderick Flores doubled in a run to tie the game. Flores has seen very limited action, but has contributed in all five games he's played, all at first base here in 2026, four of eight hits the XBH variety, 1.363 OPS (.727 OPS in his first Maryvale season last summer). Flores, a right-handed bat, then homered in the 5th, but it wasn't your garden variety. He pulled a 96.7 MPH ball to left field but circled the bases when White Sox left fielder Christian Gonzalez (not currently in Pipeline's Chisox Top 30) suffered an injury that forced him to leave the game, hopefully will be OK. A Fenelon RBI triple and Hughes RBI single capped the scoring in the 8th, set up by opposition errors to break the 6-6 tie. 20-year-old Venezuelan RHP Ismael Yanez is the designated closer and did his job here. Earlier in the game, 20-year-old Dominican RHP Cesar Espinal stranded two runners for Roupe, and added a quiet frame of his own, fanning three total. RHP's Caleb Nieman and Hayden Vucinovich surrendered runs but each managed three innings of contributions. Stud RF Alexander Frias last played on Tuesday, now missing two games since his mid-game exit on that day, no apparent reason. Standard Saturday day game for Maryvale, we'll see if Luis Pena plays on the quick turnaround time. It's all-evening action for the full-season affiliates, with the Shuckers hopefully rallying in extras to complete their suspended game. Have a great day, folks. 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Marco Dinges hasn’t played catcher since exiting the May 5th contest early (9th straight as DH). Friday marked game #10 as DH-only. Any insights into what the organization is monitoring?

Player has likely been in Maryvale working with training staff there who are most familiar where the player is in the rehab process, and are best suited to monitor the player's return to action and to see how the body responds.

Catch up on five recent Shuckers interviews via the archive page link:

OF Mark Coley exited in the 4th inning after fielding a double in right field, so we’ll have to monitor his availability. *** MiLB goofed up on the game archive of this suspended contest, as if they had written over the original copy, a la the old VHS days, so for once, my paid subscription won't assist with more analysis here.

It's likely too early for ARobs to join in here, although LHP Tate Kuehner's 7-day IL stint did become official. Wednesday's Nashville game archive for those with subscription rights Regarding Kuehner's 3rd inning exit, go to the 01:56:00 hour/minute mark. Kuehner walks a man, time for a catcher visit, but he's trying to get comfortable, kind of shimmying his shoulder, making some telling facial reactions. Then allows a lined RBI base-hit on a 1-0 count. Makes three more pitches to old friend Raynel Delgado, then calls the training staff to the mound. They quickly call it a night. Difficult to discern to be honest, it's an upper body issue, and seemingly left side of the southpaw's torso. Could be anything from shoulder to side.

Make room in your weekend for the two most recent @Spencer Michaelis "Minor League Sandboxes" - start times are approximate, you can locate on Spotify as well, Apple Podcasts here: 5/15 - 01:38:00 hour/minute mark 5/22 - 01:26:00 hour/minute mark As always, enjoy the latest 5/22 full pod with Jack & Spencer, even if you initially skip forward to the sandbox!

It’s been a struggle for LHP Justin Chambers (20th round 2023, $547,500, then recovering from Tommy John, quickly traded to Dodgers in Bryan Hudson deal). Faced the T-Rats Thursday.

A deep cut alumnus we’ve been following for years, lost in the 2019 Minor League Rule 5 phase to the Giants and a circuitous path since. What a story and coming to Milwaukee on Monday!

Oliver Dunn on the move

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From the tail end of Monday's Link Report: "Both the Sounds and Timber Rattlers play at 10:05 Central on Tuesday, so I'll be sampling some Jeff Hem and Chris Mehring during my four-hour drive to a New Hampshire getaway" This was wild. I jumped on board just in time for the final two innings of the T-Rats drama, and then immediately transitioned to the hold-your-breath 9th inning with Nashville. A wonderfully entertaining 45 minutes or so, though I'm guessing I was the only person in the White Mountains to pull up Chris' and Jeff's calls today. Sounded great, guys!

Pretty sure he meant why is he pitching so poorly…

This thread will be utilized for any minor league news Tuesday. Organizational Scoreboard (Not including the Arizona Complex League) Arizona Complex League Scoreboard (ACL Angels 7-6 visit the 4-8 Brewers, 8:00 PM Central) Audio Links MiLB TV (Subscribers)

Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Transactions: Biloxi Shuckers released RHP Joe Corbett. RHP Joshua Quezada assigned to Wilson Warbirds from Nashville Sounds. Corbett, 29 years old, was signed in February and had split 2026 between Nashville and Biloxi. A 10th round pick by the Rangers in 2019, some background on that winter signing by the Crew can be found here. As for Quezada, it was quite a week, and we spotlighted that within our Minor League Forum's Transaction Thread. It's not a new transaction, but we are blessed to have a source to provide various Brewers organizational injury-related updates, and we learn more about Nashville corner infielder Luke Adams' still-pending status here. Each day, we kick off a discussion thread, almost an "as it happens" thread, on our Minor League Forum. With the usual light Monday schedule of only rookie-level games (Dominican Summer League yet to begin), that thread is often brief. The latest Monday thread contained updates on the Nashville stolen gloves situation, and yes, even pre-season Dominican action. Final: ACL Mariners 11, ACL Brewers 8 Box Score and Game Log The 4-8 Maryvale club scored eight runs for the 2nd time in three games, but are now riding a three-game skid, though it was a lovely 84-degree evening temperature at first pitch, It was an interesting pairing to begin the game on the mound, two 20-year-old's working their way back from summer 2024 Tommy John surgeries. RHP Hayden Robinson, drafted in the 14th round in 2023 out of a Louisiana high school, dazzled in six Maryvale appearances in 2024 before suffering his elbow injury, and somewhat remarkably was pitching again for the A-Crew just a touch over 12 months later, leading us to believe that he underwent the still very serious but less invasive internal brace form of TJ, making seven brief starts in 2025. This was his second start this summer, and the stat line shows Robinson will need to push forward past early results, as assuredly he will. LHP Joey Broughton tore his UCL just prior to the 2024 draft, allowing the Brewers to pluck him with a 13th round pick out of a Michigan high school and ink him to a well over-slot $535,000 bonus away from a University of Pittsburgh commitment. Broughton, unlike Robinson, did not pitch in the regular season last summer, making his pro debut on May 5th. This was his 3rd appearance. After a superb pro debut, 19-year-old RHP Ma'Kale Holden has walked eight and plunked another one over 6.2 innings in his two follow-up appearances. 20-year-old Venezuelan RHP Ismael Yanez is a 4th year pro and a rare 3rd-year Arizona League Brewer. The pair wrapped up mound work in this game, as your box score review showed. Maryvale baserunners were successful on seven of eight SB attempts, with RF Alexander Frias leading the way with three without being caught. Frias was able to run wild because of a double, single, and two walks. Frias was replaced defensively in the bottom of the 8th, after he had just contributed in a three-run Maryvale top of the inning that closed the gap to what would be the final 11-8 score. No indication in the game log that this was injury related. Nine of Frias' 17 hits thus far have gone for extra bases; he'll be playing in this beast mode all season at just 18 years old. It's notable that Frias' mid-level bonus of $350,000 is shaping up as a bargain. More expensive to sign, CF Brailyn Antunez ($900,000) and LF Kenny Fenelon ($1.3 million) each had two base knocks that included a double, for Antunez, his 1st two-bagger (his other two XBH's are home runs), 4th double for Fenelon (6th XBH). $1.1 million infielder Cristopher Acosta shifted from short to third base, he singled and walked as he tries to overcome a dreadful start at the plate. Review the error section of the box. Both teams were sloppy leading to unearned runs, with the Crew more heavily penalized. The team is in action again Tuesday evening, along with the rest of the organization. Both the Sounds and Timber Rattlers play at 10:05 Central on Tuesday, so I'll be sampling some Jeff Hem and Chris Mehring during my four-hour drive to a New Hampshire getaway this morning. Hoping you all enjoy your week, thanks for making the Link Report part of your day. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article

Monday 5/18: Via WTMJ's Morning News (download link): Brewers 360 with Vinny Rottino Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Jim, Matt & Molly" (download link): "Lane Grindle joins in ahead of the first Brewers vs Cubs series of the season! They get into the quality of the Milwaukee-Chicago annual rivalry, Brice Turang's growing stardom, and how the hatred for Pete Crow-Armstrong adds fuel to the fire of this matchup! Plus, they talk about Lane's bad Chicago accent, Lane & Pat Murphy's shared love for banana pudding, & how many hot dogs could they eat on a Dime Dog Night at the Timber Rattlers game!" Via Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee's "The Huddle": Brewers reporter Hunter Baumgardt (go to the 19:00 minute mark) Via SportsRadio the Fan's "Nine 2 Noon" Show: David Haugh from "The Score" out of Chicago Via the Fan Milwaukee's "Mason Crosby Show": Chicago sports talk show host Matt Spiegel Via David Gasper's "Brewers Daily" YouTube page: "Brewers Secure Border Battle Series Win" Via WSCO's "The Show with Tony G and Leo" (download link): JustBaseball.com's Matt Carroll (go to the 19:50 minute mark) Via WTMJ's Afternoon News (download link): "Lane Grindle joins the show live from the Wrigley Field booth, settling into Chicago for game day and giving listeners a feel for the energy, the atmosphere and the behind‑the‑scenes vibe inside the Friendly Confines." Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Brewers.TV Analyst Tim Dillard discusses how impressive the performances have been from young pitchers that have filled in for the Brewers. Tim breaks down how the Crew can roll recent success into a divisional win over the Cubs." Via Mike Heller's "I Love Mondays" Podcast: ESPN 1000 Chicago's David Kaplan (go to the 14:00 minute mark) Via "The Bill Michaels Show" (Hour Four): Chicago "Off the Ivy" podcaster Cody Delmendo *** Postgame shows for the 9-3 win over the Cubs: Via WTMJ's Postgame Show with Dom Cotroneo - Jerry Augustine is Dom’s guest Via SportsRadio the Fan's Post Game Show w/ Tim Allen Locked on Brewers Postcast with Brandon Sneide - "Brewers Crush Cubs in Chicago - Yelich, Bauers Help Power Statement Win" Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Division Kings: The Brewers Proving They Still Are the "Team to Beat"

Brewers prospect Bonet eager to fulfill family MLB tradition RHP Jarrette Bonet, from a family of MLB veterans, is turning a strong first pro season in Wilson into a bid to reach the majors on his own terms By Paul Durham, Wilson Times While playing professional baseball might be a family tradition for Jarrette Bonet, the Wilson Warbirds pitcher hopes to add to that heritage all the way to the big leagues. Bonet, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound right-hander, is off to a pretty good start in his first season of pro ball after signing a free-agent minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers last summer. Bonet skipped Rookie ball altogether and came straight to Wilson at the conclusion of spring training. So far, he’s been very impressive at times, if not consistent in his eight appearances, all starts, for the Single-A Carolina League Warbirds. Bonet is 1-2 with a 5.20 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings. Opponents are batting .246 against him and his WHIP is 1.35. Bonet has cooled off a bit after a hot start that saw the Brewers name him their Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April after he went 1-1 with a 3.09 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 23 1/3 innings. Bonet said that his success has come directly from hard work. “I’m working really, really, really hard for this, waiting four years for the opportunities,” he said during a recent interview at Wilson Ballpark. “I’ll be here and there’s hard work every day — like every single day — but I’ll never quit. I think this is the reason I’m doing well right now. I think it’s like, my hard work and I never quit.” Bonet, who hails from Manati, Puerto Rico, has played baseball in the United States before at San Jacinto (Texas) Junior College as well as with the Trenton Thunder summer collegiate team in the MLB Draft League. He said that experience helped him get to where he is, but the pro game is much different. “My preparation right now is so much better,” Bonet said. “What I did in college, my first year in college, I was a little lazy, but I feel like here, you can’t do this. You need to work a lot. This is one of the adjustments I do, and I work on my mechanics a lot in the offseason, like in the spring training, too. So, I think it’s everything like this that has helped me a lot right now.” Bonet was a key member of Puerto Rico’s team in the World Baseball Softball Confederation U18 Baseball World Cup in 2023. He threw 4 1/3 innings of hitless relief to get the win in Puerto Rico’s upset of No. 2-seeded United States. Bonet said that playing for P.R. pitching coach Dicky Gonzalez Baez was a great experience as well. “He played in Japan, and I talked to him (very much), and he’s helped me a lot, like little things I need to learn,” Bonet said. “I think it’s helped me a lot.” Bonet comes from a big-league family with uncles Jose Valentin and Javier Valentin playing a combined 26 years of MLB baseball while cousin Jesmuel Valentin played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2018. All three, like Bonet, are from Manati, a town of less than 40,000 known for its lush tropical beaches. While Bonet hopes to follow in their footsteps, he’s not comparing himself to his relatives — or anyone else. “No, for me, I don’t feel that pressure,” he said. “But probably, like the people say that you need to be good, like, same or better with your family. But I don’t feel that pressure. I play for me, for my future and for doing better, whether with my family or not.” While Bonet is eager to climb the ladder in the Brewers organization, he likes the vibe in Wilson so far, especially Wilson Ballpark. “The park, I think it’s that part of the city is, like, chill,” he said. “I think the teammates here, there’s a lot of good teammates, a lot of good people. I think it feels special here, like, it’s good.”

WARBIRDS NOTEBOOK: Players come and go — and come back — as season heats up Amid constant call-ups and returns in their inaugural season, the Wilson Warbirds juggle a shifting Brewers prospect roster, uneven offense, solid pitching and steady crowds By Paul Durham, Wilson Times As fans of the Wilson Warbirds become acclimated to the young talent in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, they might want to pay attention because the players might not be here long. The Wilson roster was set at the outset of Single-A Carolina League play April 3 and didn’t change until April 18 when right-handed pitcher Enniel Cortez went on the Injured List. Since then, the Brewers have made 15 roster changes affecting the Warbirds as players come, go and come again. Two of the newest Warbirds — outfielder/first baseman Tyler Rodriguez and catcher Rylan Mills — enjoyed a memorable first week in Wilson with homers that led to victories at Wilson Ballpark over the weekend. Two players on the first Warbirds roster — RHP Garrett Hodges and utilityman Luiyin Alastre — earned promotions to the next rung in the Brewers organizational ladder to High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers over the last few weeks. Two more, catcher Eric Martinez and pitcher Joshua Quezada, were sent to Triple-A Nashville Sounds last weekend. However, Martinez, who just had 19 at-bats in Wilson, has been transferred to the Development List while Quezada returned to Wilson on Monday after throwing 1 1/3 hitless innings Saturday for the Sounds. Warbirds manager Eddy Morgan is the person who gets to tell the players that they are getting called up and that’s definitely a perk of his job. “That’s the coolest thing, right?” said Morgan, in his first season of pro ball after two decades as a college head coach in Wisconsin. “You see their face, and they’re like, oh, yeah, this is awesome! Yeah, to me, that’s pretty cool. A lot of people have a lot of influence. It’s just not the manager — coaches, our entire staff. “I think our staff here is as good as I’ve been around. I know I’ve been in college for a long time, but just talking to people, this staff communicates well. I think we connect with the players really well. And to me, it has everything to do with the staff and (the player) versus the manager. But I get to tell him!” Hodges, who played at Gardner-Webb University, went 2-1 in Wilson and notched his first victory at Wisconsin on May 13 while Alastre is hitting .310 for the Timber Rattlers after hitting just .160 in 15 games with the Warbirds. “That’s what they’re all playing for, right?” Morgan said. “And no offense to Wilson — we love it here — but the goal is not to stay in Wilson. The goal is to advance and get to Wisconsin and then to (Double-A) Biloxi and Nashville and the big leagues. So, Hodges was the latest in the way he was throwing the ball. He deserved the call-up now. Ran his fastball to 98 the other day. Very confident. Looks in control. And so, he’s ready for that next stage. And I think we’ll see some more of these guys grow up.” ATTENDANCE SO FAR So far, the Warbirds have averaged 2,336 spectators per game with two sellouts (3,700) and Saturday’s game, May 16, with 3,475 in attendance. The smallest crowd so far was 1,003, the opening game of the second homestand. The average per homestand has decreased from 2,333 in the first six games to 2,202 in the second to 2,164 for this past week. This week’s games are the first of two back-to-back homestands for the Warbirds in their inaugural season. The next one will run June 30 through July 12 and will be followed by a two-week stretch without games at Wilson Ballpark. The MLB All-Star Game break is July 13-16, then the Warbirds head to Hickory for three games against the Crawdads before going to Charleston for a six-game series starting July 21. NUMBERS GAME The Warbirds offense has struggled much of the season with the team ranked last in the Carolina League in hits (248), runs (179), batting average (.202) and slugging percentage (.322) while No. 2 in strikeouts with 429. However, there are some bright spots in the lineup. Center fielder Jose Anderson has hammered eight home runs, tying him for the Carolina League lead while right fielder Handelfry Encarnacion has slugged six homers. Both are in the top 10 in RBIs with 26 and 25, respectively. While neither has enough at-bats to qualify for the league leaders, Wilson outfielder/DH Pedro Ibarguen is hitting .315 (23 for 73) and infielder Luis Lameda is batting at a .293 clip (24 for 82). Wilson’s pitching across the board has been better as the Warbirds rank fifth in both team ERA (4.35) and strikeouts (398) but they have given up a league-high 39 homers, with 24 hit in the cozy confines of Wilson Ballpark.