Darrien Miller came through when Nashville needed it most, ripping a two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning to send the Sounds to their only win of the day across the Brewers’ minor league system. Elsewhere, Jesus Made homered for Biloxi, Marco Dinges returned behind the plate, Wisconsin lost in extra innings and Wilson never got a chance to play after rain washed out its finale.
Nashville kept pushing until it finally finished the job, earning a 3-3 split in its weekly series by taking the final three games. Charlotte had briefly grabbed the lead with a two-run top of the eighth against rehabbing right-hander Joel Kuhnel, but Akil Baddoo opened the bottom half with an infield single and Miller followed with the big swing that flipped the game back.
The Sounds got steady work on the mound as well. Brett Wichrowski worked three scoreless innings with three strikeouts, and Gerson Garabito allowed one run over 3 2/3 innings with two strikeouts.
On the left side of the infield, Brock Wilken went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI, while Eduardo Garcia added a 2-for-4 day with a home run and an RBI. Luke Adams and Tyler Black each reached base twice, and Nashville out-hit Charlotte 10-5.
There was also a small piece of history attached to the day. A Sounds press release noted that Rick Sweet now owns sole possession of second-most minor league managerial wins.
Biloxi’s game, by contrast, turned ugly in a hurry. Southern League debuts for Chandler Welch and Tanner Perry did not go smoothly, with the pair combining to allow 15 runs, 14 earned, in the middle innings as a 3-3 game turned into a 20-3 blowout.
Stiven Cruz gave up two first-inning homers in a rare spot start after throwing 42 pitches three days earlier, but Made answered in the third with a two-run homer to reset things. He finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Dinges’ return was one of the more notable developments for Biloxi. After dealing with a shoulder impingement, he was back behind the plate for the first time since May 5.
He went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI before exiting after five innings, and the team was simply easing him back in. Josh Adamczewski stayed hot with a 2-for-2 day, a double and two walks, while Blake Burke singled, walked and stole his 26th base.
Wisconsin’s loss was the kind that stings twice. The Timber Rattlers got a strong start from Ethan Dorchies, who worked six innings and allowed one run on four hits with four walks, one hit batter and four strikeouts. Bjorn Johnson, Jason Woodward and Quinton Low then held Lansing to one run on four hits through nine innings, but the offense couldn’t cash in when it mattered.
The ninth inning offered a chance to walk it off. Tyler Rodriguez singled with one out, two walks loaded the bases, and then two ground ball outs - including a force at home on the first one - ended that threat. Wisconsin still had life in the 10th, but Low gave up the automatic runner, loaded the bases and then surrendered a three-run triple that looked decisive.
The Timber Rattlers answered anyway. They put the first four men on in the bottom of the 10th, with Luis Castillo driving in two on a double to cut it to 5-4 and leave runners on first and second with nobody out.
But the rally died there, with a strikeout and a lineout double play ending the game. Wisconsin out-hit Lansing 10-7 and stranded 11 runners.
Daniel Dickinson reached base four times, Eric Bitonti went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, and Castillo finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Wilson’s finale was postponed by rain, with the Warbirds and Nationals planning to make up the game as part of a doubleheader in Fredericksburg on September 3.
For the week, Wisconsin went 4-2 and Wilson finished 3-2, while Nashville split 3-3 and Biloxi went 2-4.
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