Colorado Springs Sky Sox: (60-79), 24.5 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0 | |
| Col. Springs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
LHP Brent Suter: (L, 3-1) 6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 0 K — 3.31 ERA
RHP Jaye Chapman: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 2.66 ERA
3B Matt Dominguez: 2-for-4, HR (10), RBI, R, 2 K — .270 AVG
RF Michael Reed: 1-for-4, 2B, K — .241 AVG
Biloxi Shuckers: (33-32), 2.5 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | |
| Biloxi | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
LHP Hobbs Johnson: (L, 7-8) 2.2 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 2 K — 3.84 ERA
LHP Jed Bradley: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K — 3.77 ERA
RF Garrett Cooper: 2-for-3, BB, R — .684 AVG
1B Nick Ramirez: 2-for-4, 2B, K — .241 AVG
Brevard County Manatees: (26-37), 13.5 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |
| Brevard County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
RHP Johnny Hellweg: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K — 4.89 ERA
LHP Trevor Seidenberger: (L, 4-2) 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR — 3.06 ERA
RF Clint Coulter: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, R — .248 AVG
2B Chris McFarland: 1-for-3, BB, 2 R — .277 AVG
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers: (27-38), 17.5 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 4 | 6 | 0 |
RHP Josh Uhen: (W, 2-3) 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K — 4.39 ERA
RHP Zach Cooper: (S, 3) 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K — 1.88 ERA
DH Elvis Rubio: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI — .241 AVG
CF Luis Aviles: 2-for-3, 2B, 3B, 2 R, K — .192 AVG
Helena Brewers: (13-19), 5.0 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | |
| Billings | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | x | 8 | 16 | 4 |
RHP Junior Rincon: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 4 K — 5.00 ERA
RHP Nate Griep: (L, 0-2) 2.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 2 K — 9.10 ERA
CF Trent Clark: 1-for-3, HR (1), RBI, BB, R — .364 AVG
LF Troy Stokes: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SB (25), 2 R, K — .271 AVG
RF Carlos Belonis: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, R, K — .262 AVG
Prospect of the Day: RHP Johnny Hellweg, Brevard County
It’s been a long recovery for Hellweg, who underwent Tommy John surgery last year. He recently made headlines with a velocity spike into the high-90s — effectively his pre-surgery velocity — yet the results haven’t followed in the same suit. In fact, I recently wrote an article that advocated moving Hellweg to the bullpen and grooming him to be a late-inning reliever, all in an effort to craft an elite relief corps for the Brewers and potentially shortcut their rebuilding process.
On Thursday, though, the 6-foot-7 hurler tossed seven strong innings, allowing a single run while striking out four. He induced 10 ground outs, compared to a mere five fly outs. All in all, it was precisely what the club wants Hellweg to be — a fireballing ground-ball machine who can overwhelm hitters and generate a few whiffs along the way. Neither his breaking stuff nor his command has been polished enough to get the kind of strikeouts his velocity would otherwise suggest.
I’m not certain the Brewers plan to develop Hellweg as a starter going forward. This may just be a way to give the right-hander bulk innings, in order to rebuild his arm strength and his confidence. He may show up in camp as a reliever — like a couple years ago — and try to break camp with the big-league club. With his frame and huge fastball, he’ll get plenty of chances to impress, too.