Brinson keeps knocking in runs for Sky Sox
On the Fourth of July, three continued to be the magic number for Lewis Brinson at the plate.Milwaukee's top prospect went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored as Triple-A Colorado Springs edged Nashville, 9-8, at Security Service Field. It marked the third consecutive game
On the Fourth of July, three continued to be the magic number for
Milwaukee's top prospect went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored as Triple-A Colorado Springs edged Nashville, 9-8, at Security Service Field. It marked the third consecutive game in which Brinson drove in three runs and his second straight with three hits.
The 23-year-old outfielder put the Sky Sox on the board in the first inning with a double down the left-field line that plated Milwaukee's ninth-ranked prospect
In the sixth, Brinson roped a two-run single to left to help Colorado Springs turn a one-run deficit into a 7-6 lead. He found his way aboard one more time in the eighth, reaching on a throwing error by rehabbing Athletics shortstop
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The evening continued an impressive stretch at the plate for the 23-year-old outfielder. He returned to the Sky Sox on June 26 after hitting .097 over 14 games in the big leagues, but has gone 17-for-38 (.447) with three homers and 13 RBIs in nine games back in the Pacific Coast League. Over that span, he has five multi-hit games, five games with three RBIs and three games with three or more hits.
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Brinson's hot streak has lifted him into seventh on the circuit in batting average at .336, while his .986 OPS in 54 contests sits third behind teammate
Cooper finished with a homer and a double and plated two runs for Colorado Springs.
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Semien went yard and singled as he continued working his way back from a right wrist contusion suffered in April.
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