Brewers Farm Update: Tuesday, September 8

Colorado Springs Sky Sox: (62-81), 23.5 GB

RHP Hiram Burgos:  (L, 3-4) 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR — 3.35 ERA
RHP Brandon Kintzler:  1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 5.50 ERA
CF Kyle Wren:  1-for-3, SB (15), R — .246 AVG

RHP Jorge Ortega:  (W, 1-0) 6.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K — 1.50 ERA
RHP Rob Wooten:  (H, 7) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 4.76 ERA
CF Kyle Wren:  2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R — .250 AVG
1B Matt Clark:  2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 R, K — .284 AVG

LHP Wei-Chung Wang:  (W, 1-0) 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K — 0.00 ERA
RHP Austin Ross:  1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 6.96 ERA
1B Matt Clark:  3-for-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R — .288 AVG
LF Matt Long:  2-for-3, 3 RBI — .258 AVG

RHP Josh Roenicke:  (L, 7-12) 3.1 IP, 11 H, 8 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 6.15 ERA
1B Matt Clark:  2-for-2, 2B, HR (20), RBI, BB, 2 R — .291 AVG
LF Matt Long:  2-for-4, HR (7), RBI, R — .260 AVG

Biloxi Shuckers: (35-34), 2.5 GB

RHP Jorge Lopez:  5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR — 2.26 ERA
SS Orlando Arcia:  3-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI — .309 AVG
RF Garrett Cooper:  2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB, R — .652 AVG
LF Victor Roache:  2-for-3, RBI, SB (2), R — .247 AVG

RHP Adrian Houser:  (L, 4-1) 2.0 IP, 5 H, 7 R (5 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR — 2.92 ERA
RHP Martin Viramontes:  3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K — 6.39 ERA
LF Victor Roache:  2-for-4, HR (8), RBI, R — .251 AVG

[Sunday’s game postponed due to rain.]

LHP Josh Hader:  (L, 1-4) 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K — 2.79 ERA
RHP Manny Barreda:  1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K — 3.38 ERA
C Parker Berberet:  3-for-3, 2B — .232 AVG

RHP Tyler Wagner:  5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K — 2.25 ERA
RHP Yhonathan Barrios:  (W, 3-2) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K — 3.15 ERA
RF Garrett Cooper:  1-for-1, 2 BB, R — .552 AVG

Brevard County Manatees: (26-40), 15.5 GB

RHP Cy Sneed:  7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K — 2.47 ERA
RHP Preston Gainey:  (L, 2-4) 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K — 2.70 ERA
DH Dustin Houle:  2-for-4, 3B — .289 AVG

LHP Zach Hirsch:  (L, 1-4) 3.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 4 K — 4.89 ERA
RHP Tristan Archer:  5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K — 3.42 ERA
C Dustin Houle:  2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI, 2 K — .300 AVG

RHP Javier Salas:  4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K — 4.13 ERA
RHP Brandon Woodruff:  (L, 4-7) 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K — 3.45 ERA
RF Clint Coulter:  1-for-3, K — .246 AVG

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers: (27-42), 20.5 GB

RHP Angel Ventura:  6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 8 K — 3.09 ERA
LHP Kodi Medeiros:  (L, 4-5) 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K — 4.44 ERA
SS Jake Gatewood:  1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K — .207 AVG
3B Tucker Neuhaus:  2-for-5, 2 RBI — .244 AVG

RHP Eric Hanhold:  (L, 0-4) 3.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K — 7.60 ERA
SS Jake Gatewood:  2-for-5, HR (4), 2 RBI, 2 R, K — .213 AVG
1B Sthervin Matos:  4-for-5, 2B, RBI, R — .228 AVG

RHP Cody Ponce:  5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K — 2.15 ERA
RHP Devin Williams:  (L, 3-9) 3.2 IP, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR — 3.44 ERA
1B David Denson:  1-for-4, HR (3), 2 RBI, R — .229 AVG
2B Tucker Neuhaus:  1-for-4, 2B — .249 AVG

RHP David Burkhalter:  (L, 5-9) 3.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — 4.99 ERA
RHP Gian Rizzo:  2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 3.09 ERA
DH David Denson:  0-for-2, 2 BB, K — .226 AVG

Helena Brewers: (15-22), 4.0 GB

RHP J.B. Kole:  (W, 1-4) 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K — 4.38 ERA
RHP Jon Olczak:  (S, 1) 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K — 2.60 ERA
3B Jose Cuas:  1-for-4, 2B, RBI, K — .258 AVG
RF Carlos Belonis:  1-for-4, 2 SB (20), 2 R — .261 AVG

LHP Drake Owenby:  (L, 1-3) 3.0 IP, 0 H, 2 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 2 K — 7.67 ERA
RHP Jordan Yamamoto:  2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K — 7.84 ERA
CF Trent Clark:  2-for-5, K — .375 AVG

RHP Marcos Diplan:  (L, 2-2) 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K — 3.75 ERA
LHP Jake Drossner:  4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — 3.64 ERA
2B George Iskenderian:  1-for-3, BB, K — .328 AVG

RHP Joshua Torres:  5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K — 3.27 ERA
RHP Bubba Blau:  (L, 3-5) 3.1 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR — 6.57 ERA
LF Troy Stokes:  2-for-3, BB, K — .272 AVG

Prospect of the Day:  LHP Wei-Chung Wang, Colorado Springs

Wang recently received a surprise promotion to Triple-A Colorado Springs, a move that saw him leapfrog Double-A during the Shuckers’ postseason campaign. The left-hander had enjoyed significant success in recent months, and that continued against the New Orleans Zephyrs. He tossed six scoreless frames and struck out five. In his last 14 games (85.0 innings), Wang has compiled a 1.59 ERA and has held opposing hitters to a mere .311 slugging percentage. A dominating stretch.

At only 23 years old, the Taiwanese native has already had a storied career. The Brewers plucked him away from Pittsburgh’s rookie leagues, which thrust him in the big leagues despite never pitching anywhere higher than the Gulf Coast League. To make matters worse, Milwaukee rarely gave him the ball, which prevented him from developing a schedule or rhythm in the majors. It all unraveled quickly, and many Brewers fans dismissed him as another failed prospect — all this while Wang should’ve been pitching in Class-A ball.

Things didn’t improve much this spring; however, after staying in the same place for the first time in almost two years, Wang appears to be settling in nicely. He’s developing his curveball, pounding the strike zone, and keeping hitters off balance. His sub-2.00 ERA since the middle of June — as cited earlier — is evidence of this. He’s finally where he should be, in the minors, trying to develop into a solid back-end starter.