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Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Transactions: Milwaukee Brewers traded RF Steward Berroa to Philadelphia Phillies for cash. LF Jacob Hurtubise assigned to Nashville Sounds from Biloxi Shuckers. C Francisco De Marchena assigned to DSL Brewers Blue. Nashville pre-game media notes Gwinnett (Braves) 5, Nashville 0 Box Score As always, you are encouraged to read the official round-up from the team’s site: Offense Stymied in Shutout Loss to Gwinnett The Sounds ran into a buzzsaw in the form of 20-year-old electric Braves’ prospect Didier Fuentes in second game of their series with Gwinnett on Wednesday night. Fuentes (#97 overall on MLB Pipeline) cruised through six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and four walks while striking out eight Sounds. Luke Adams accounted for the only two hits for the Sounds on the night. The rest of the Sounds’ prospect-laden lineup have continued to struggle mightily to open the season. Jett Wiliams, Cooper Pratt, Jeferson Quero, and Brock Wilken were a combined 0 for 14 with two walks. Through 10 games, only Quero (.578) is sporting an OPS over .450. Greg Jones has now reached base in all nine games in which he has appeared with another hit-by-pitch. Jones added his fifth steal of the season and is now second on the team to Luis Lara with an .871 OPS. The Sounds’ pitching staff fared a little better on the mound. Garrett Stallings started and went four scoreless, with just one hit, two walks, and four strikeouts. The game turned in the bottom of the fifth, after Stallings gave way to Easton McGee. After a caught stealing, McGee had two out with nobody on before the flood gates opened. McGee walked a pair, gave up three hits, and five batters later it was 4-0 Stripers. McGee was lifted from the game and Joe Corbett struck out former Brewer Ben Gamel to retire the side. Big lefty Brian Fitzpatrick closed the game out with two innings and just one unearned run allowed on a Wilken throwing error in the bottom of the eighth. Fitzpatrick has yet to allow an earned run in five innings this season. Biloxi pre-game media notes Biloxi 6, Pensacola (Marlins) 3 Box Score Shuckers Tie Double-A Record in 6-3 Win over Blue Wahoos The Shuckers improved to 3-2 on the season with a convincing 6-3 victory over Pensacola on Wednesday night. The Shuckers jumped on the Wahoos in the first when top prospect Jesus Made reached on an error, stole second, and scored on Blake Burke’s first non-home run hit of the season, courtesy of Biloxi’s X account: Righthander Manuel Rodriguez would make that run hold up until the top of the fourth when he allowed a solo home run, the only blemish in his Keesler Field debut. The 20-year-old Rodriguez, who pitched to a 3.00 ERA across 90 IP at A/AA last season, finished the night with five strikeouts in 5.2 IP. The Shuckers would quickly respond in the bottom half of the fourth and break the game open with a lot of loud contact. (Or did it just seem that way because I always hear the contact before I see the contact on the Shuckers’ broadcast? I digress.) March trade acquisition Damon Keith continued his torrid start with a 114 MPH exit velocity blast off the centerfield wall to ignite the rally. That registered as the Shuckers hardest hit ball on the season and was made more impressive when you consider the Shuckers’ broadcast mentioned that a Shucker has not hit a homer to straightaway centerfield in Biloxi since Jackson Chourio in 2023. Third baseman Mike Boeve followed Keith with an RBI single before catcher Matthew Wood drove a two-run homer to right to make it 4-1 Shuckers: The Shuckers capped the scoring with RBI singles from Dasan Brown and Jesus Made in the inning to take a 6-1 lead which they would not relinquish. Video Boeve RBI Single Brown RBI Single Made RBI Single Wisconsin pre-game media notes Wisconsin 9, Quad Cities (Royals) 1 Box Score Wisconsin Gets a Late Start in Win at Quad Cities The Timber Rattlers ran their win streak to three consecutive games with another exciting victory on Wednesday night. The game was scoreless through five innings, due in part due to Jason Woodward’s triumphant return from his second Tommy John surgery. Woodard, a 2023 fourth-round pick, threw 2.2 scoreless innings in his first appearance since August 2024. The game broke for the Rattlers in the bottom of the sixth. After RBI singles from Luis Pena and Marco Dinges opened the scoring, Josh Adamczewski followed with a three-run blast, courtesy of Wisconsin’s X account: One inning later, third baseman Andrew Fischer launched a grand slam to make it 9-0 Wisconsin: Travis Smith earned the win as the bulk man on the mound for the Rattlers, pitching five innings with one run, on four hits, one walk, and four strikeouts. 2025 sixth-round pick Josiah Ragsdale had an up-and-down night, with four steals despite zero hits and two poor fielding errors. Fischer also had an error in the seventh, following his grand slam, on a poor throw that he was a bit too lackadaisical on. Just goes to show these guys aren’t without their development areas, but it’s still a really exciting time to be watching this Brewers’ system. Video Pena RBI Single Wilson pre-game media notes Salem (Red Sox) 6, Wilson 3 Box Score Late Push Sends Salem Past Wilson The Wilson Warbirds set the tone early in the second inning when Jadyn Fielder ripped an RBI single to right, followed by Yannic Walther’s run‑scoring knock to give the Warbirds a 2–0 lead. After Salem tied the game in the third, Wilson answered right back in the fourth. Fielder was hit by a pitch, stole second, and scored on Juan Ortuno’s sharp two‑out single to put Wilson back on top, 3–2. Unfortunately, Salem responded in the bottom of the inning to tie the game again and would then rally for runs in the sixth and eighth innings to seal the victory. Tyler Renz started for Wilson and went 3IP 1H 2R 1ER 2BB 4K in his first start of the season. 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I went back and watched all 10 steals and I'm not sure there were many attempts where a perfect throw from Quero would have gotten the runner, especially Jarvis' attempts. But i think you can't ignore that a couple of those throws we're off target as well. Agree with you on C-Rod's regression. How long will he have a spot on the 40 man roster? Similar to Tyler Black, I feel like it could just be time for a change of scenery for him...

Image courtesy of Brewer Fanatic Transactions: None Nashville Pre-game media notes Gwinnett (Braves) 4, Nashville 1 Box Score As always, you are encouraged to read the official round up from the team site: Sounds Suffer 4-1 Loss to Gwinnett The Sounds dropped the first game of their series with Gwinnett on Tuesday night, and the story was the Stripers running all over Sounds’ starter Carlos Rodriguez and catcher Jeferson Quero. Gwinnett stole a stunning 10 bases in the game, all in the first five innings. Gwinnett leadoff man Jim Jarvis accounted for four of the steals, and even Rowdy Tellez chimed in with a first inning steal, his second on the season. If you’re a glutton for punishment, or care to breakdown what went wrong, you can rewatch most of the steals here, courtesy of Gwinnett’s X account: Quero entered the game having thrown out 3/7 would-be base stealers on the young season but looked discombobulated on a few attempts. He sailed a few throws 3-4 feet wide of the bag, had one or two less than stellar exchanges, and then a couple times he had a delayed reaction with a lefty in the box. I’m not pushing the panic button on Quero yet, because Rodriguez did not do a whole lot to help, as Stripers runners were getting massive jumps on him, without many throws over. Besides getting run all over, the Sounds run prevention was good in the latter half of the game, holding Gwinnett scoreless in the final four frames and totaling 14 strikeouts on the night. Reliever Drew Rom struck out five in a row at one point: Offensively, the Sounds managed just two hits, with Jett Williams’ single in the 6th inning accounting for the lone run of the game. For just the second time all season, Luis Lara failed to reach base, as he took an 0 for 4 collar. Luke Adams wore his fourth HBP of the year. Garrett Stallings will take the mound in game two on Wednesday night. Still no Robert Gasser in the probable starting pitchers for the week yet. When and where will we see the Gas Man next? Biloxi pre-game media notes Biloxi 8, Pensacola (Marlins) 2 DeBerry's Gem Paves Way for 8-2 Home Opening Win over Blue Wahoos Box Score The results were more positive in the Southern League on Tuesday night as Biloxi dominated Pensacola with a wire-to-wire victory in the Shuckers’ home opener. Twenty-three-year-old Jaron DeBerry anchored the Shuckers run prevention with a dazzling season debut. The 2024 third round pick tossed five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and just one hit allowed to earn the win. In his final inning of work, Berry was the beneficiary of a stellar defensive play by centerfielder Dasan Brown that kept the Blue Wahoos off the board: Blake Burke got the action going in the bottom of the first with his fourth homer of the year, courtesy Biloxi’s X account: Burke has four hits in four games and they’re all solo bombs. Everyone in the Biloxi lineup got in on the action, but most of the damage came from the top of the order. Second baseman Dylan O’Rae continued his hot start to the season with a triple, three runs scored, and three steals. The Shuckers stole six bases as a team. Jesus Made drew three walks and drove in O’Rae with an RBI single to cap the scoring in the seventh. Damon Keith added two hits and knocked in three. Mark Manfredi struck out the side in the ninth inning, and has now struck out eight of nine batters faced this season. As a team, the Shuckers struck out 14 batters. Full local news report (game highlights) from Biloxi's home opener - WXXV Additional Biloxi video: Wild pitch scores the 2nd Biloxi run Dasan Brown RBI single Jesus Made RBI single Wisconsin pre-game media notes Wisconsin 6, Quad Cities (Royals) 0 Box Score Rattlers Shut Out Quad Cities It was good to see all the Timber Rattlers top prospects back in the lineup on Tuesday after Braylon Payne, Marco Dinges, and Josh Adamczewski all left the second game of Saturday’s frigid double header in Appleton. The Timber Rattlers made the most of their seven hits (six singles, one double) by going 4-for-9 with runners in scoring position on the night. Payne, Luis Pena, and Eric Bitonti all had run-scoring singles. Andrew Fischer capped the scoring with a two-run single in the seventh: On the mound, Rattlers’ 23-year-old starter Yorman Galindez was making his first professional appearance since June 2024, after missing all of 2025 recovering from elbow surgery. Galindez pitched just two scoreless innings, while striking out four, but we only saw him for 30 pitches due in part of a lengthy delay around an injury to the home plate umpire. Righty Bryalon Owens was the bulk man and earned the win in relief, striking out eight over 4+ innings. Not to be undone by Nashville and Biloxi on the night, Wisconsin managed 17 strikeouts of their own. Additional Wisconsin video (first two without audio): Each an RBI single - Braylon Payne Luis Pena Eric Bitonti Wilson pre-game media notes Salem (Red Sox) 10, Wilson 2 Warbirds Drop Series Opener at Salem Box Score Salem dominated from the opening bell on Tuesday night. The RidgeYaks built an early lead and blew the game open with a four‑run fourth inning and a five‑run fifth, cruising to a 10–2 win over the Wilson Warbirds in the series opener. Andrew Healy, a 2025 9th round pick out of Duke, made his professional debut on Tuesday night. Healy’s two scoreless innings were the lone bright spot for the Warbirds, who committed five errors that led to four unearned runs in the contest. Juan Ortuno now owns a modest three game hit streak to start the season. Ortuno also notched his first steal of the season. Handelfry Encarnacion added two singles to raise his average to .278 through three games. VIDEO: Luiyin Alastre sacrifice fly 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

Windy day there. Feel bad for Collins... Lockridge playing better D out there and Mitchell with the big bat today.

potentially a 30 RBI day in play with 5 RBI thru 3 innings!

Fischer and Pena now combining to double off the Sky Carp with a great snag and throw by Fischer! Woo! It may be freezing in Appleton, but these two are cookin

Wow Chris Mehring has called every Ratlers inning for the last 20+ years? I was not aware. I think Lane Grindl on the Brewers radio broadcast said he's doing all 18 innings solo of the Brewers DH today

double steal from Fischer and Pena!

quality play from Fischer to end the inning. then Brewers flash some defense too!

Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Transactions: None Game Action: Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Charlotte (White Sox) 9, Nashville 3 Box Score Via the Sounds’ website, game details, and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds drop second game of series 9-3 a{text-decoration:none;color:#464feb}tr th,tr td{border:1px solid #e6e6e6}tr th{background-color:#f5f5f5} The Nashville Sounds lost 9–3 to the Charlotte Knights on Wednesday night, dropping to 2–3 on the season. Despite the loss, Luis Lara had a standout performance, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Charlotte struck first in the second inning after a pickoff error by Sounds starter Carlos Rodriguez led to an unearned run. Nashville answered immediately when Lara hit a solo home run to tie the game 1–1. The Knights then took control by scoring four runs across the third and fourth innings, chasing Rodriguez after 3.1 innings. He allowed five runs on eight hits with two strikeouts in his first start of the season. Nashville’s bullpen initially kept the game close. Peter Strzelecki escaped a bases-loaded jam and tossed 1.2 scoreless innings, and Brian Fitzpatrick added two more scoreless frames. The Sounds mounted a brief rally in the seventh inning, highlighted by an RBI single from Lara and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to Ethan Murray, cutting the deficit to 5–3. Charlotte put the game away in the ninth inning, scoring four insurance runs off Kaleb Bowman to extend the lead to 9–3. The Sounds will continue the six-game series Thursday, April 2, with Garrett Stallings making his first start of the season. That will be our last solo spotlight of the Sounds, as the other minor league affiliates will all open play on Friday April 3. 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

Depends on what the big league team needs. Is the plan to insert him into the rotation? Who comes out? How much taxiing of starters are we gonna see this season? To be determined. I think in 2 more appearances, he'd be up to 60-70 pitches. He only threw 6 IP in spring, so they may take it slow with him

Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Transactions: Milwaukee Brewers optioned C Jeferson Quero to Nashville Sounds Milwaukee Brewers sent RF Steward Berroa on a rehab assignment to Nashville Sounds. Milwaukee Brewers sent LHP Rob Zastryzny on a rehab assignment to Nashville Sounds. The Brewers’ other minor league affiliates announced their Opening Day rosters, which you can find here: Biloxi Shuckers (AA) Wisconsin Timer Rattlers (High A) Wilson Warbirds (Low A) Game Action: Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Nashville 7, Charlotte (White Sox) 3 Box Score Via the Sounds’ website, game details, and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds win second straight with 7-3 victory over Charlotte Charlotte and Nashville started with some early offense from both teams in the first inning in the Sounds' home opener, the first of 24 matchups between these International League foes. Under-the-radar offseason acquisition Shane Drohan had a bumpy start in his Brewers' organization debut. After a walk, steal, and double, Drohan and the Sounds found themselves in a 1-0 hole just two batters into the game. Drohan also issued a walk and hit-by-pitch in the first frame but was able to escape a bases loaded jam by striking out Waukesha native Jarred Kelenic to end the threat. In the bottom of the first, Knights’ starter Jonathan Cannon (81 ERA+ in 228 MLB innings with the White Sox) took the hill to take on a Sounds' lineup that was missing Cooper Pratt as the organization and player finish negotiating his “shocking” extension. With Pratt out, Jett Williams was playing short and leading off. Williams led off the game with a strike out, part of a tough night that saw him go 0 for 5 with three strikeouts and some shaky defense. Steward Berroa, in his season debut, followed Williams with a single, before Tyler Black launched his first homer of the season to quickly give the Sounds the lead: It will be interesting to see if Black can justify a call-up at any point this season, after Andrew Vaughn’s injury and the recent acquisitions of Luis Matos and Damon Keith have cleared and then muddied the path forward for Black. After the Sounds took the lead on Black’s bomb, Drohan was aided by a double play in the second inning, as Williams snagged a ground ball, stepped on second in one motion, but then misfired in the dirt to first baseman Luke Adams. However. Adams was able to secure the out with a scoop to bail Williams out. In the third, Drohan walked two and hit another batter, but was once again able to strike out Kelenic with the bases loaded to escape the inning unscathed. Drohan would pitch into the fourth inning with a final line of 3.1 IP 3 H 2 ER 4 BB 6 K and 2 HBP. In 2025, Drohan only extended himself to 4+ innings six times in his 15 appearances, so it’s worth monitoring whether the Brewers will attempt to stretch Drohan out or use him as a reliever as the season goes on. In the bottom of the third, the Sounds manufactured two runs on some small ball. After singles by Black and Luis Lara, Brock Wilken collected his first AAA RBI with a single. With runners on the corners, Wilken then broke for second in a double steal that saw Lara score on an error by the Charlotte shortstop William Bergolla Jr. In the top of the fourth. The Knights turned the tables on the Sounds' suspect defense. Wilken bobbled what could have been an inning-ending double play on a 105 MPH ground ball, which gave the Knights a run. The Knights then pulled off their own double steal of home to close it to 4-3. Logan Henderson made his season debut in the Sounds’ defensive half of the fifth inning. Henderson looked dominant in his three scoreless innings of work, allowing just a hit and a walk, while striking out five. Henderson threw 28 of 45 pitches for strikes and got 13 whiffs. The Sounds broke the game open in the fifth with a two-run triple off the bat of Greg Jones to make it 6-3. Luke Adams would follow Jones with Adams’ first AAA RBI - a sac fly to close the scoring at 7-3 in the Sounds’ home opener. Sounds Extras If the 28-year-old Jones never makes it back to The Show, his career 1/7 with a HR, SB and .821 OPS is the kind of cup of coffee that gets you written into Field of Dreams. Infielder Eddys Leonard was rung up on an automatic strike for a pitch clock violation in his first at-bat. Former Brewer Oliver Dunn struck out in each of his first three ABs, before singling in his final two at-bats Former Brewer Tyson Miller pitched a scoreless ninth for Charlotte Carlos Rodriguez will take the mound for the Sounds on Wednesday, completing our first cycle through the deep rotation at AAA Nashville. 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

six starters leaves one less reliver in the pen, All the above mentioned starters will be lucky to pitch 5-6 IP consistently. This is a recipe to burn out the bullpen even faster than they already do, can't see it happening for any period of time

The Brewers have never handed the ball to a player by the name of Montgomery in their franchise's history. 😆

Transactions: Nashville Sounds activated C Nick Kahle. Milwaukee Brewers selected the contract of LHP Bruce Zimmermann from Nashville Sounds. Game Action: Final: Louisville (Reds) 9, Nashville 8 (10 innings) Box Score The Sounds lost a tough one on Saturday night as they blew an early six run lead, before losing the game in the 10th inning. Nashville jumped out to an early lead, as the offense once again put pressure on from the first hitter of the game. After a Daz Cameron HBP and steal, Anthony Seigler brought home the first run of the game with a single. The red-hot Brandon Lockridge followed Seigler with a single, before Tyler Black hit a three-run jack to make it 4-0 Sounds after just four batters. Lockridge and Black each had three hits on the night. Earlier this week on the Brewers Fanatic Podcast, Spencer Michaelis speculated on Black’s future in the organization, suggesting the team and player could both benefit from a fresh start. Despite a nice month of September in which Black has slashed .327/.413/.491, it’s been a mostly forgettable season for the former Top 100 prosect. It's not inconceivable that tonight’s homer could be the last highlight we see from Black as a member of the Brewers’ organization: In the third inning, the Sounds added to their lead with singles from Lockridge and Black in front of an Oliver Dunn two-run triple: Dunn would then score on a sac fly from catcher Eric Haase to give the Sounds a 7-1 lead, which proved to be short-lived. In the bottom of the third, surprise starter Josh Maciejewski, who filled in after Bruce Zimmerman was called up to Milwaukee, gave it all back as he allowed six runs while retiring just one batter in the inning. After the wild back-and-forth to start the game, the Sounds and Bats played the next six innings scoreless, heading to the 10th inning tied at seven. Nate Peterson worked 3.2 scoreless to keep the game tied through the middle innings. Peterson has now recorded three scoreless appearances in September since being promoted to AAA. Justin Yeager followed Peterson with two perfect innings and now has thrown 21.1 innings at Nashville this seasons with just two earned runs allowed. In the top of the 10th, Haase singled in the Manfred Man to give the Sounds the one-run lead. Unfortunately, the Bats walked it off in the second pitch of the bottom of the tenth on an absolute missile from Edwin Rios: The Sounds and Bats conclude their season on Sunday with Alexander Cornielle set to toe the slab for the Sounds on the season’s final 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

Transactions: Nashville Sounds activated LF Jimmy Herron. Nashville Sounds transferred LHP Tucker Davidson to the Development List. Game Action: Nashville 6, Louisville (Reds) 4 Box Score The Nashville Sounds offense continued to play all the right notes as they drummed out 12 hits to defeat the Louisville Bats on Friday night. Every Sounds’ starter had at least one hit, though the Sounds only managed two extra-base hits on the night on doubles from Anthony Seigler and Oliver Dunn. In the first inning, the Sounds loaded the bases, but were unable to make Bats’ starter TJ Sikkema pay, as Dunn grounded out to end the threat. The Bats responded with a solo tallies in the first and second innings off Sounds’ starter Carlos Rodriguez for an early 2-0 lead after two innings. The Sounds finally broke through in the third inning, when Seigler and Brandon Lockridge led off the inning with singles to set the table for catcher Jeferson Quero, who brought in the first run of the game with a single of his own. Lockridge is now slashing .340/.415/.404 in September at Nashville while going 4/4 in steals as he makes a case for a spot on the Brewers' postseason roster from afar. After a walk to Freddy Zamora, Ethan Murray lined a 103.9 MPH shot off the second baseman to bring in two and give the Sounds a 3-2. The play was initially ruled a base hit for Murray, but was then changed to an error. The broadcast didn’t give us a very good look at the play: From there, Rodriguez was able to lock in for a few innings, before eventually losing the zone in the fifth inning, when he walked four to tie the game at 3-3 before exiting after striking out Scrabble enthusiast Christian Encarnacion-Strand to escape the jam. On the night, Rodriguez line read 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, and 5 K. It will be interesting to see where Rodriguez, who turns 24 in November, fits into the Brewers plans for 2026 after 200+ combined innings in AAA the last two seasons. The score would remain tied until the seventh inning when Murray once again delivered with a two-run single to give the Sounds the lead. The knock was the first hit of the night with runners in scoring position for the Sounds, who finished a whopping 2 for 17 with RISP on the night. The Sounds made the most of their 10 singles and five walks by stealing eight bags on the night, led by lead off man Jared Oliva’s four swipes, which now gives him an International League-leading 57 steals on the season. Sounds’ relivers Blake Holub and Brian Fitzpatrick combined for three flawless innings with three total strikeouts to put the team in position to win the game. In the ninth, the Sounds added an insurance run with Murray once again at the plate, this time in the form of a wild pitch: Julian Merryweather earned his third save of the season in a high wire act to end the night. After getting the first man in the frame, Merryweather allowed a walk, single, single to make it 6-4. A stolen base put the tying runs in scoring position with just one out. Merryweather then got a crucial strikeout and ground out to hold on for the win. The Sounds are back in action Saturday with Bruce Zimmerman set to take the hill in the penultimate game of the season, as the Sounds will go for their fourth consecutive victory in the series. 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

Transactions: LF Brandon Lockridge roster status changed by Nashville Sounds. Milwaukee Brewers optioned LF Brandon Lockridge to Nashville Sounds. Milwaukee Brewers optioned LHP Robert Gasser to Nashville Sounds. Game Action: Nashville 10, Charlotte (White Sox) 0 Box Score Chad Patrick Hurls Quality Start as Nashville Takes Series Lead over Knights In the lone victory of the day for the Brewers’ minor league affiliates, the Sounds dominated Charlotte from start to finish, scoring in the first inning and never looking back on the way to a shutout. Chad Patrick, in his return to Nashville after two appearances in Milwaukee, looked sharp with six scoreless innings with only 2 hits and three walks allowed. Patrick also struck out five. The Sounds offense saw four players with multi-hit games, including Tyler Black, who hit his third homer of the season to cap the scoring for Nashville: Ernesto Martinez Jr. was one of the players with two hits and an RBI: Nashville has now won three in a row but is 12 games back of the division lead. The Sounds conclude their series with Charlotte on Sunday. Final: Montgomery (Rays) 5, Biloxi 3 (eight innings) Box Score Shuckers Swept By Biscuits in Doubleheader With a rainout Friday, we had to wait an extra day to see Jaron DeBerry take his turn in the rotation this week. Unfortunately DeBerry did not look incredibly crisp with the extra day off as he labored his way through an 87 pitch, four inning outing on Saturday afternoon. DeBerry only surrendered one run, on a solo homer by Will Simpson, one of four hits allowed, while walking and striking out three apiece. DeBerry wasn’t given a whole lot of leeway from the home plate umpire in this outing as DeBerry consistently burned the edges or lower part of the zone, but did not get the calls: The Shuckers squandered a couple early opportunities in the first game of the twin bill. In the first inning, Biloxi loaded the bases with one out, but Luis Lara grounded into a double play to let Biscuits' starter Ty Johnson off the hook. In the second inning, a two-out rally put men in scoring position for Garret Spain, but the right fielder was unable to come through. After the Shuckers fell behind 1-0 on a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth, they quickly responded in the top of the fifth for what looked like it could be the winning rally. First, Cooper Pratt beat out an infield single to bring in the tying run. After a Brock Wilken walk, Blake Burke crushed a double to deep center to make it 3-1 Shuckers: Burke finished the game as the only Shuckers player with multiple hits. Alas, the Shuckers gave the lead away in the bottom half of the inning, as Kenny Piper hit a two-run shot following a double by old friend Jadher Areinamo. The game would require an extra inning to determine a winner, which Simpson did emphatically with a walk-off two run blast, his second of the game. Final: Montgomery (Rays) 3, Biloxi 1 (seven innings) Box Score In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, offense was once again at a premium, as Biloxi actually out-hit Montgomery six to three. Just like game one, the scoring didn’t start until the fourth inning, when red-hot Blake Burke launched a solo homer to give the Shuckers the lead: Burke had two hits and a HBP in the game and now has a .981 OPS in 106 plate appearances at AA. No other Shuckers player had an extra base hit in the game, as four other players each tallied a single. Burke’s homer held up until the bottom of the sixth inning, when Montgomery knocked starter Alexander Cornielle from the game. Cornielle exited with two men on and one out. Reliever Zach Peek could not strand the inherited runners, issuing a walk, a single, and a sac fly, which plated three runs, two of which were earned. Biloxi has lost five in a row and will look to avoid the six game sweep on Sunday. Final: Quad Cities (Royals) 8, Wisconsin 2 Box Score Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link) It was a rough night in Appleton, as the Brats did not have a ton of positive performances to highlight. Catcher Marco Dinges provided the big blast of the night, with a two-run, opposite field homer that left the bat at 103.4 MPH: Dinges was HBP on the hand in the ninth inning, but stayed in the game. Here’s hoping that won’t cause Dinges to miss time. No other Wisconsin player had an extra base hit, but Jesus Made did collect two singles to stay hot since his promotion to high A ball. The Brats’ run prevention unit was busy all night. After a 1-2-3 first inning, the Wisconsin pitching staff did not have another clean inning all game. The Brats dealt with traffic all night issuing 14 hits and five walks. In the second and third innings, the defense was able to get double plays to escape danger, but Quad Cities then rallied for their eight runs in the fourth through seventh innings. Sunday marks the final home game of the season for Wisconsin, who have lost seven of their last eight games. Final: Delmarva (Orioles) 3, Carolina 2 Box Score Mudcats Rally Falls Short The Mudcats’ run prevention group pitched well enough to win this game, unfortunately an error by first baseman Gery Holguin led to two unearned runs in the third inning and in a one-run defeat that proved to be the difference. 2024 16th round draft pick Jayden Dubanewicz continued his masterful work on the season, needing only 66 pitches (42 strikes) to get through his five innings of two-hit ball. The only blemish against Dubanewicz were the two unearned runs, as he also struck out five without issuing a walk. Dubanewicz now has a 1.64 ERA in 55 innings at Carolina, which came after 23.2 innings in the ACL to start the year. Fellow 2024 draft pick (18th round) Tyler Renz came on in relief of Dubanewicz and nearly duplicated his results. Renz worked four innings, allowing three hits, one run, with five strikeouts and no walks. The 18 year-old Renz spent a little more time in the ACL this season (54 innings there), but has looked impressive in Carolina with a 1.84 ERA in 14.2 innings. Offensively, the Mudcats only managed five hits. Jose Anderson doubled in a run in the first inning, his third consecutive game with a two-bagger. Catcher Yannic Walther added two singles, one of which knocked in the Mudcats second run in the ninth inning. With the loss, the Mudcats fall two games back of the division lead with a head-to-head series at first-place Fredericksburg looming next week to conclude the season. The Mudcats play their final regular season game in Zebulon on Sunday. 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

I blame my Catholic upbringing for the mix-up! lol All afternoon I was doing word exercises in my mind "The Cleveland Cavaliers consumed cavatappi and caviar which led to many cavities. Cavalry. Caviar. Cavaliers"