Manager’s report from Advanced Instructional League (#5)

Timber Rattlers manager Matt Erickson checks in from Arizona with notes about the Advanced Instructional League games.  This update is from Wednesday’s game, a 9-0 loss to the Rangers/Royals and it features a Tyler Thornburg appearance.

• The Brewers/Mariners took one on the chin as the Rangers/Royals pitched a shutout, while belting out 14 hits for the 9-0 win.
• The Mariners pitching gave up 5 runs in the first 3 innings.
• The Brewers staff took the ball in the 6^th.
• [Tyler] Thornburg struck out two batters in a scoreless 6th, gave up 2 runs in the 7^th, and got another zero in the 8^th by inducing a double play and a pop up.
• [Alan] Williams pitched the 9^th and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, 1 bb, and 1 SO.
• Defensive report:
• [TJ] Mittelstaedt made a nice catch on a line drive at 3b.
• [Nick] Shaw had a couple routine plays at 2b.
• [Yadiel] Rivera made two nice plays
• A back hand play 6-3
• And started a web gem DP by coming in on a chopper and delivering a perfect feed to Shaw for the 6-4-3.
• Offensive report: No runs. Collected just 3 hits.
• Rivera had two hard hit singles 2/3.
• Shaw had a line drive single to LF.
• Rivera and Mittelstaedt were both caught stealing 2b on first movement from the LHP.

Brewer farmhands in the boxscore:
Yadiel Rivera SS… 2/3. 2 singles
Hunter Morris 1b… 0/3. F7, K, 6-3
TJ Mittelstaedt 3b… 0/3. 5-4, K, K
Max Walla RF… 0/3. K, Kc, K
Nick Shaw 2b… 1/3. 1-3, 1b, 6-3
Adam Wiesenburger  C… 0/1. K
Rafael Neda C… 0/1. 5-3