All four affiliates go at least .500 in another solid week for the organization
Each week, I’ll be bringing you a roundup of the Brewers minor league affiliates, including score updates, key players, and more. Here is the week 22 roundup.
Triple-A Nashville
The Sounds took four of six from the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (60-64 overall; 25-24 second half) to improve to 66-59 overall and 28-22 in the second half, still five games behind Columbus for the International League West lead.
Francisco Mejía hit two homers and drove in five this week, while Christian Arroyo hit a homer, doubled, and drove in five. Owen Miller led the offense with six hits, and Carlos D. Rodriguez slashed .364/.563/.545 with four hits, two RBIs, and five walks. As a team, the Sounds hit .221/.311/.381 with five homers and 26 runs scored.
Aaron Ashby had a pair of strong relief appearances before being called up again, going 2 ⅔ perfect innings with five strikeouts. Carlos F. Rodriguez and Mitch White each went six one-run innings in their starts this week, as Rodriguez struck out five and White struck out four. Jacob Misiorowski went 3 ⅓ scoreless innings across two relief appearances, striking out three, earning his first professional save, and allowing just one baserunner on a hit-by-pitch. The Sounds pitching staff finished the week with a 3.67 ERA, striking out 50 across 54 innings.
The Sounds hit the road and head to Charlotte to take on the Knights (57-66 overall; 24-25 second half) for the last time this season. Nashville is 8-3 against Charlotte this year.
Double-A Biloxi
The Shuckers went 3-3 against the Birmingham Barons (63-57 overall; 22-29 second half) to move to 58-59 overall and 28-22 in the second half, now ½ game behind the Montgomery Biscuits (29-22 second half) in the Southern League South standings.
Lamar Sparks and Zavier Warren each homered as they fought for the team lead with eight and seven hits, respectively. Sparks slashed .348/.423/.522 while Warren slashed .350/.435/.600. Dylan O’Rae swiped six bags and picked up six hits in 18 at-bats for a .333/.478/.333 line. As a team, the Shuckers hit .215/.323/.320 with four homers and just 22 runs scored.
K.C. Hunt had a solid start for the Shuckers, going 5 ⅔ innings and allowing two runs with seven strikeouts. Nate Peterson led the team with eight strikeouts across just 3 ⅔ innings in two appearances, allowing one unearned run. Will Childers worked three scoreless over two appearances with four strikeouts while Justin Yeager and Blake Holub each picked up a save. The pitching staff finished the week with a 3.83 ERA, tallying 54 strikeouts across 51 ⅔ innings.
The Shuckers head home for a huge series with the division-leading Biscuits (69-51 overall; 29-22 second half). Biloxi went 3-3 against Montgomery earlier in August and is 14-10 against the Biscuits overall this year.
High-A Wisconsin
The Timber Rattlers had another series split this week, going 3-3 against the Great Lakes Loons (62-56 overall; 28-24 second half) to move to 73-46 overall and 31-22 in the second half. They now have a 2.5-game lead over Quad Cities in the Midwest League West second-half standings.
Herbert Perez and Cooper Pratt each hit a pair of homers for Wisconsin this week, while Jadher Areinamo led the team with eight hits, slashing .333/.360/.375. Jesus Chirinos and Tayden Hall both had seven hits as Chirinos hit .368/.429/.474 and Hall hit .389/.500/.444. As a team, Wisconsin hit .252/.357/.388 with five homers and 30 runs scored.
Alexander Cornielle racked up a team-high 11 strikeouts in just 4 ⅔ innings this week, allowing one run on four hits and three walks. Will Rudy made a pair of starts and allowed just two runs (one earned) over nine innings with eight strikeouts. Tyler Wehrle worked four scoreless innings with five strikeouts to pick up a save. As a staff, the Rattlers finished the week with a 3.31 ERA, striking out 63 batters over 54 ⅓ innings.
The Rattlers return home to take on the Quad Cities River Bandits (59-60 overall; 29-25 second half) for the final time this season. Wisconsin is 10-8 against the Bandits this season.
Single-A Carolina
The Mudcats went 4-2 against the Augusta GreenJackets (42-74 overall; 15-36 second half) to improve to 71-47 overall and 30-23 in the second half, 2.5 games behind Fredericksburg in the Carolina League North second-half standings.
Luis Castillo slugged a pair of homers and drove in a team-high eight runs this week, while Daniel Guilarte led the team with seven hits and four steals. Yophery Rodriguez continues to impress with six hits and six walks in 22 plate appearances (.545 OBP) this week. As a team, the Mudcats hit .260/.344/.388 with three homers and 33 runs scored.
Anthony Flores made two appearances (one start), earning the win in both games as he struck out 11 across eight innings of work. Morris Austin worked in relief twice this week, striking out five and allowing two runs (one earned) across 4 ⅓ innings, while Harrison Durow worked five scoreless with five strikeouts in two relief appearances. As a pitching staff, the Mudcats had a 4.50 ERA and struck out 61 over 54 innings.
The Mudcats head to Lynchburg to battle the Hillcats (64-54 overall; 27-25 second half) for the last time this season. Carolina is 6-3 against Lynchburg this year.
Performances by Top 10 Brewers Prospects (Weekly Performance; Season Totals)
- (MLB No. 62) SS Cooper Pratt (A+): .200/.238/.500 (20 at-bats), 2 HR, 3 RBI; .279/.365/.403 (340 at-bats), 7 HR, 44 RBI
- (MLB No. 66) RHP Jacob Misiorowski (AAA): 3 ⅓ IP, 0 H, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 0 BB, 3 SO; 89 ⅔ IP, 53 H, 33 ER (3.31 ERA), 53 BB, 116 SO
- *(MLB No. 68) 3B/1B Tyler Black (AAA): .188/.316/.375 (16 at-bats), 0 HR, 1 RBI; .263/.374/.420 (369 at-bats), 11 HR, 55 RBI
- OF Yophery Rodriguez (A): .375/.545/.500 (16 at-bats), 0 HR, 1 RBI; .253/.346/.397 (380 at-bats), 7 HR, 55 RBI
- 3B Brock Wilken (AA): .000/.357/.000 (9 at-bats), 0 HR, 0 RBI; .210/.323/.368 (348 at-bats), 14 HR, 45 RBI
- 3B/1B Luke Adams (A+): No appearances; .232/.448/.408 (284 at-bats), 11 HR, 55 RBI
- RHP Logan Henderson (AAA): 3 ⅔ IP, 5 H, 4 ER (9.82 ERA), 2 BB, 3 SO; 70 ⅓ IP, 51 H, 23 ER (2.90 ERA), 11 BB, 92 SO
- RHP Josh Knoth (A): 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER (3.60 ERA), 0 BB, 4 SO; 84 ⅓ IP, 78 H, 42 ER (4.48 ERA), 40 BB, 96 SO
- **3B/SS Eric Bitonti (A): .190/.227/.238 (21 at-bats), 0 HR, 2 RBI; .279/.392/.543 (265 at-bats), 14 HR, 61 RBI
- **1B Blake Burke (A+): No appearances; .250/.333/.250 (16 at-bats), 0 HR, 0 RBI
*Tyler Black was sent back to Triple-A Nashville during the week. Both his weekly and season stats are combined between Triple-A and MLB.
**After excluding both No. 1 prospect Jeferson Quero (shoulder) and No. 5 prospect Robert Gasser (elbow) for much of the season due to season-ending injuries, I’ve also removed No. 9 Braylon Payne and No. 11 Mike Boeve. Payne is expected to begin at the Rookie level, which had its regular season conclude in July. Boeve was placed on the 60-day IL last week with an undisclosed injury, though it could be related to the injury that kept him shelved for most of July. As a result of Payne and Boeve being removed from our top 10 list, we’ve added No. 13 Eric Bitonti and No. 15 Blake Burke (No. 14 Bryce Meccage is also expected to begin at the Rookie level).