Brewers' minor-league report

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Shortstop Mauricio Dubon led the organization with 12 hits and 17 total bases over seven games, hitting .375.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Mauricio Dubon, SS, Biloxi: It's been a tough start offensively for the Shuckers, but Dubon used a big week to get himself up to .300 for the season. He led the organization with 12 hits and 17 total bases over seven games, hitting .375 with two doubles, a home run and five runs batted in. Dubon is getting on base at a .352 clip, which has helped him steal a Southern League-best 21 bags through 38 games. Dubon came over to the Brewers from the Boston Red Sox along with Travis Shaw and minor-league pitcher Josh Pennington in exchange for reliever Tyler Thornburg.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Trey Supak, RHP, Wisconsin: Supak seems to get better each time he takes the mound. He earned his first victory of the season over Fort Wayne in his sixth start, allowing three hits, one run (earned) and a walk to go with 11 strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings. Supak has set a career high in strikeouts in each of his last three outings and has 42 in 30 innings to go with a 2.40 ERA and WHIP of 0.77. "He’s looked really good," said Brewers farm director Tom Flanagan. "His breaking ball has really gotten better. He’s always flashed a good one, but he’s having much more success with that pitch of late and obviously with the way he’s pitching, the numbers reflect that progress he’s made."

BOX SCORE: Brewers 6, Padres 2

JOURNAL SENTINEL'S TOP FIVE PROSPECTS

1. Lewis Brinson, OF, Colorado Springs: It was a relatively slow week for Brinson, who hit .333 over five games with a double. He's hitting .327 with four homers,13 RBI and an OPS of .911 through 26 games.

2. Josh Hader, LHP, Colorado Springs: Hader made one start last week, allowing five hits, one earned run on a homer and two walks with four strikeouts over a five-inning no-decision against Sacramento. He's now 3-2 with a 4.20 ERA, WHIP of 1.35 and 36 strikeouts in eight starts (40 2/3 innings).

3. Isan Diaz, INF, Carolina: Diaz hit .276 with two doubles, two homers, three RBI and five walks to post an OPS of 1.157 over six games. He's up to .279 overall with team highs of seven homers and 24 RBI.

4. Corey Ray, OF, Carolina: Ray managed only three singles over six games, although he did draw five walks. He's hitting .229 with 10 doubles, 13 RBI and a .305 on-base percentage through 25 games.

5. Lucas Erceg, 3B, Carolina: Erceg doubled, homered and drove in four runs over five games. His early-season struggles have dropped his batting average to .211 and his on-base percentage to .250 through 32 games. He's homered three times and driven in 14 runs.

AFFILIATES UPDATE

Class AAA Colorado Springs: The Sky Sox had an abnormally tough week, going 2-4 to drop their record to 21-12 overall in the Pacific Coast League. Ryan Cordell (.412, homer, five RBI), Ivan De Jesus Jr. (.368) and Kyle Wren (.333, homer, three RBI) led the way offensively, while starter Paolo Espino (5 1/3-inning win) and reliever Tristan Archer (1.93 ERA in three appearances) pitched well.

Class AA Biloxi: The Shuckers sit at 19-19 in the Southern League's South Division after a 4-3 week. Second baseman Javier Betancourt had a great seven-game stretch with four doubles, a homer and four RBI, and outfielder Clint Coulter homered twice and drove in four over six games. Right-hander Luis Ortiz is off to a nice start as well.

Advanced Class A Carolina: The Mudcats went 5-2 lto up their record to 18-19 in the Carolina League's Southern Division. Jake Gatewood saw his 23-game hitting streak end Monday night, but he's still tearing it up with a .331 average. Right-handers Corbin Burnes, Cody Ponce and Wuilder Rodriguez all pitched well.

Class A Wisconsin: A 4-2 week left the Timber Rattlers at 17-17 in the Midwest League's Western Division. Catcher Mario Feliciano had a big week, hitting .476 with a double and seven RBI in five games, while right-hander Jordan Desguin continued his solid work for the pitching staff.