Roegner keeps scoreless streak alive

Make it 28 2/3, Cameron Roegner. 
The Milwaukee Brewers left-hander extended his scoreless-innings streak Thursday, allowing three hits over six innings with a career-high seven strikeouts in Class A Advanced Carolina's 11-3 win over Down East. Roegner (6-1) lowered his ERA to 0.68, the lowest among qualified pitchers in the Carolina League. 

The 2016 22nd-round pick has only struck out 37 hitters in 53 1/3 innings this season, but he's been able to dispatch opposing hitters with a low walk rate (2.5 per nine innings) and a 1.05 WHIP.

He's also adept at inducing groundouts as Roegner entered Thursday with the fourth lowest ground-ball percentage in the Carolina League at 53.7 percent, according to FanGraphs. It's allowed him to be effective despite a 7.7 swinging strike rate, the lowest on the circuit. 
"This year, I haven't been a huge strikeout guy. I've just been trying to get weak contact early in counts and when I do get contact, trying to make sure those aren't extra-base hits and pitches that guys can drive," Roegner recently told MiLB.com. "Trying to just consistently get weak contact early in counts and you keep your pitch count down."
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The 24-year-old went 5-2 with a 3.56 ERA in his first full season with Class A Wisconsin in 2017. Roegner sported a 3-2 record and 3.07 ERA in his first professional season, split between the Rookie-level Arizona and Pioneer Leagues. 
The Mudcats offense gave Roegner a big boost with Weston Wilson leading the charge with four RBIs, a homer and a double on a 3-for-5 night. Top Brewers prospectKeston Hiura chipped in an RBI double.