Milwaukee Brewers Minors: Trey Supak leads Biloxi to fifth straight win
Milwaukee Brewers prospect Trey Supak lead the way to victory last tonight in Biloxi. But what else happened throughout the Brewers organization on May 17th?
Triple-A
San Antonio Missions (24-17) vs. Memphis Redbirds (21-20)
The Milwaukee Brewers Triple-A affiliate got their fourth win in a row and got the series win against the Redbirds in a 6-4 win.
Zack Brown struggled again, just going three innings and allowing four runs with just one strike out. Tristan Archer went three scoreless, followed by stellar pitching by Miguel Sanchez and Deolis Guerra who closed out the game.
The Missions had doubles from Mauricio Dubon, Tyler Saladino, Tyrone Taylor, and Cory Spangenberg. Troy Stokes Jr. had a big solo home run in the eighth inning to break the 4-4 tie and Jake Hager drove in the sixth run for the Missions. Stokes was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Double-A
Biloxi Shuckers (23-20) vs. Chattanooga Lookouts (21-20 )
Shuckers take the series against the Lookouts with their fifth straight win in the 6-1 victory on Saturday night.
Another strong offensive showing for Biloxi as they put up eight hits, two for regular offensive hero, Michael O’Neill, two for pitching star Trey Supak. The big hits of the hit belonged to Jake Gatewood, who had a three-run home run in the fifth inning and a solo shot for Patrick Leonard in the seventh.
Not only did Supak help with his bat, his work on the mound was impressive. He went seven innings, allowed just one run on two hits, and struck out eight. Marcos Diplan and Nate Griep did their jobs throwing two scoreless in relief to finish out the game.
Class A Advanced
Carolina Mudcats (26-16) vs. Fayetteville Woodpeckers (19-23)
Carolina keeps their streak alive, winning their third straight and took the series against Fayetteville with a 6-4 win Saturday.
Ryan Aguilar was 3-for-5 with two runs, while Milwaukee Brewers top catching prospect Payton Henry drove in three runs on a home run in the third inning. Zach Clark also collected two hits in the win.
Nelson Hernandez got win number five on the season with five innings of work. He allowed four runs but struck out six and kept his team in the lead for the bullpen to finish it up. Rodrigo Benoit collect save number eight and sits second in the Carolina League for saves this season.
Class A
Wisconsin TimberRattlers (18-20) vs. Burlington Bees (24-17)
No game tonight for Wisconsin as weather moved in and postponed tonight’s action. There will be a double header on Sunday against the Bees.