Brewers' Brinson logs another three-RBI game
It would be tough for Lewis Brinson to state his case for another shot at "The Show" more cleanly.Milwaukee's top prospect went 3-for-5 with a homer, a triple and three RBIs to pace Triple-A Colorado Springs in an 11-0 romp at Omaha on Sunday evening.
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Milwaukee's top prospect went 3-for-5 with a homer, a triple and three RBIs to pace Triple-A Colorado Springs in an 11-0 romp at Omaha on Sunday evening.
Over eight games since returning to the Pacific Coast League on Monday from a big league stint, the 23-year-old outfielder has posted four three-RBI games. He's 14-for-34 (.412) since coming back to the Sky Sox and batting .329/.404/.560 with 17 doubles, nine homers, two triples and eight steals over 53 Triple-A games this year.
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The No. 13 overall prospect lost a seven-pitch battle to Storm Chasers starter
Facing Kansas City No. 8 prospect
"When he was hitting in the cage today working, you could see that he was focused," Sweet told MiLB.com on Monday. "He was determined. He had that chip on his shoulder like, 'I'm going to get back doing this. I'm going to get back up there and show them exactly what I can do.'
"That's exactly the type of athlete you want. Things like that are what separates winners in the game. The guys who want to get right back out there and get to work are the guys who usually wind up succeeding and having very good careers. I know his first taste of the big leagues was maybe not what he expected or looked for, but he came back here, and I could tell he had that brightness to his eyes."
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