Link Report for Thursday 8/19

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Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores

 

The Arizona Complex League clubs are in action

 

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Links for affiliate audio

 

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Standings and sortable stat pages

 

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MiLB.TV options: Only Carolina is at home. Road feeds available for the others.

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Brewers’ Wiemer taps into power potential

Outfielder’s homer surge fuels wild month, promotion to High-A

By Gerard Gilberto, MiLB.com

 

Thank you, Zavier Warren! (Read...)

 

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The Son Of A Venezuelan Baseball Icon, Hedbert Perez Forges His Own Path

By Walter Villa, Baseball America

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Steady Ashton McGee (.300/.432/.498) tries to lead the Mudcats to a 3rd straight win, while Nick Belzer gets back on the mound for his first action since July 29th:

 

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Brandon Knarr brings his flamethrower up to Wisconsin for his High-A debut, after striking out 103 batters in 75.0 innings at Carolina:

 

1 - Valerio - 2B

2 - Wiemer - RF

3 - Warren - 1B

4 - Gray - CF

5 - Ward - LF

6 - L. Castillo - DH

7 - Pinero - SS

8 - Rios - C

9 - Coca - 3B

X - Knarr - P

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Matt Lipka starts in CF after Corey Ray departed early yesterday, and Daniel Vogelbach commences a new rehab assignment, as free-falling Nashville aims to scratch out a needed win:

 

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Tristen Lutz(!) is back from injury, seeing action for the first time in over 7 weeks. Biloxi looks to bounce back from an extra-inning heartbreaker yesterday and has the right man (Carlos Luna) on the mound to do it:

 

1 - Hamilton - SS

2 - Mitchell - LF

3 - Fry - 3B

4 - Spanberger - 1B

5 - Lutz - RF

6 - Dillard - DH

7 - Diaz - C

8 - Howell - CF

9 - Holt - 2B

X - Luna - P

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This is really premature, but have the Brewers ever had a July 2 signing start the year in full season ball after just one year in the system? I'd imagine they'd prefer to take things a little more slowly like they have with Perez, but man Mendez hasn't missed a beat since coming stateside.

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Box: Memphis 12, Nashville 11, ten innings

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Sounds Losing Streak Extended to Seven Games

Matt Lipka, Daniel Vogelbach and Dustin Peterson Homered in The Loss

 

Sounds led 10-5 heading to the bottom of the 8th...

 

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It's been a season to forget for LHP Quintin Torres-Costa, who turns 27 next month. He'll be a minor league free agent at the end of this season. RHP Eric Yardley was no help, allowing all three of Torres-Costa's runners to score.

 

NOTE:

 

(That reminds me, time to start posting the "due for free agency" and "eligible for Rule 5 selection" lists. I know many of you follow and track that closely, and if someone wants to take a crack at it, feel free to start a new thread for each, and as a community, we can review each list with a fine-tooth comb for accuracy. All MLB organizations will have it tough with Rule 5 protection, as the lost 2020 season counts as service time. You'll see some very inexperienced names on that list.)

 

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What a lost season for Mario Feliciano (.446 OPS in 67 AAA at-bats).

 

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VIDEO Tweets: the lowlights via the Redbirds' media feed, as RHP R.J. Alvarez was on the mound for consecutive unique walk-off losses

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Final: Biloxi 2, Pensacola (Marlins) 1

 

Spanberger's Ninth-Inning Blast Lifts Shuckers To 2-1 Win

Luna Turns In Third Quality Start For Biloxi

By Garrett Greene

 

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Speaking of potential minor league free agents, unless RHP Carlos Luna (25 next month) signed the rare two-year free agent deal this spring with the Crew, Luna and his agent would find Carlos in demand should he select free agency over a re-up with Milwaukee.

 

Welcome back, RF Tristen Lutz (0-for-3, BB, two K's). It was June 30th when he had to exit after a HBP, unclear whether hand or wrist took the brunt.

 

Garrett Mitchell, playing LF here, now has his AA sample of at-bats up to 98 (.578 OPS).

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Box: Cedar Rapids (Twins) 9, Wisconsin 8

 

Wisconsin (download) - Via the Timber Rattler Virtual Press Box

 

Kernels Wrest Win Away from Wisconsin

Rattlers let 8-3 lead get away from them in 9-8 walkoff loss

By Chris Mehring

 

Four hours, nine minutes...thanks for the fine recap after all that, Chris (as always).

 

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That top four in the lineup should look awful familiar to 2021 Mudcats fans.

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Box: Carolina 6, Augusta (Braves) 5, 6.5 innings, rain

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Carolina Outlasts Augusta in Rain-Shortened Game

Alex Binelas hit his first career home run and Andre Nnebe had the eventual game winning double in the fifth

 

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AUDIO via Reviewing the Brew's "Cold Brew Podcast": "Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll are joined this week by Carolina Mudcats broadcaster Greg Young.

 

The Brewers Low-A affiliate has been having an excellent 2021 season, and Greg is able to give us in-depth scoops on the team and how some Milwaukee Brewers prospects have been performing this year. We start with a discussion of what Greg has seen with the outfield studs that have graced the grass in Zebulon, North Carolina this year, including Joe Gray Jr., Joey Wiemer, and most recently, the Crew's 2021 first round pick Sal Frelick. Among the other Brewers hitting prospects discussed are Ernesto Martinez, Zavier Warren, Felix Valerio, Gabe Holt, and Freddy Zamora. On the mound, we discuss flamethrower Abner Uribe, along with Justin Bullock, TJ Shook, and Brandon Knarr. It's a fun and insightful episode with Greg, and is full of information on some top Brewers prospects."

 

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VIDEO Tweets via the Mudcats:

 

Another look at Alex Binelas' HR, which you saw in the traditional CF view in the game summary

 

Ashton McGee, such a solid season

 

Andre Nnebe with what would prove to be the final margin

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VIDEO Tweet via @BrewersPD: RHP Noah Zavolas' work for Biloxi Wednesday

 

VIDEO Tweet via @BrewersPD: Joey Wiemer's Timber Rattlers line drive HR (Wednesday)

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Box: ACL Brewers Blue 8, ACL White Sox 5

 

Blue scored in six of nine frames...

 

This is really premature, but have the Brewers ever had a July 2 signing start the year in full season ball after just one year in the system? I'd imagine they'd prefer to take things a little more slowly like they have with Perez, but man Mendez hasn't missed a beat since coming stateside.

 

No kidding. Still 17-years-old through season's end (and I'll remind everyone of that each mention), CF Hendry Mendez is now 8-for-14 with two triples (one BB, three K's) stateside.

 

2021 Compensation Pick 2B Tyler Black made his pro debut, 0-for-2, BB, K, throwing error.

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Box: ACL Brewers Gold 3, ACL Royals Blue 2, seven innings

 

Ten K's for the three Brewer hurlers (five walks, one HBP).

 

Hedbert! 3-for-3, two RBI.

 

Our buddy Toby notes another pro debut in this game.

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Box: DSL Giants Black 10, DSL Brewers #1 Squad 9

 

Wild walk-off loss.

 

Ten free passes issued, along with two HBP's, by Cerveceros pitchers.

 

All ten Crew position players picked up at least one base hit. In fact, except for one Giants batter (who walked twice), all players had a knock in this game.

 

Recently-turn3d 18-year-old Venezuelan 2B Miguel Briceno was placed in the leadoff spot despite lagging numbers, and singled three times to lift his OPS to .436 after 61 at-bats.

 

Congrats to 18-year-old Venezuelan OF Jose Gonzalez on his first professional home run (pulled a fly ball to LF).

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Box: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 3, DSL Colorado 2 (nine innings, scheduled for seven)

 

17-year-old CF Jackson Chourio had his career-to-date moment, a leadoff (ghost runner) two-run walk off blast to end the game. Chourio signed for $1.9 million in January.

 

Fantastic work by the two Crew pitchers, as soon-to-be 19-year-old Nicaraguan RHP Jared Albir and 18-year-old Dominican RHP Henrison Mota (ERA still 0.00) shined.

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Box: DSL Colorado 4, DSL Brewers #2 Squad 0, completion of the July 26th game

 

Jackson Chourio had two of his team's three hits, including a double.