Brinson collects three hits in second straight
After a slow end to May, Lewis Brinson is heating back up.Milwaukee's top prospect went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored as Triple-A Colorado Springs topped Round Rock, 12-8, on Tuesday at Security Service Field.
After a slow end to May,
Milwaukee's top prospect went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored as Triple-A Colorado Springs topped Round Rock, 12-8, on Tuesday at Security Service Field.
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After grounding out in his first two at-bats, Brinson knocked a single to center field to lead off the sixth inning. After the Sky Sox batted around, he slapped a two-RBI single to right later in the frame. MLB.com's No. 13 overall prospect capped his night with a leadoff single to center in the eighth.
With a 3-for-5 effort Monday, Brinson tallied back-to-back game with at least three hits for the first time since July 26-27, 2015. Although he went 5-for-28 (.179) in his last nine games of May, the 23-year-old bumped his slash line up to .310/.397/.510 with 21 RBIs in 41 games following a strong start to June.
Milwaukee's No. 16 prospect
For Round Rock,
After falling a triple shy of the cycle Monday, 25th-ranked Rangers prospect
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