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Missions player possibilities for 2020

Missions outfielder Tyrone Taylor chases down a fly ball at Wolff Stadium last summer. - photo by Joe Alexander
Missions outfielder Tyrone Taylor chases down a fly ball at Wolff Stadium last summer.
If and when the 2020 major league and Triple-A seasons get underway, here is a look at who might be playing for the San Antonio Missions:

These Milwaukee Brewers transactions from March list players the big club sent to San Antonio:

Brewers optioned 3B Ryon Healy to Missions.
Brewers optioned 2B Mark Mathias to Missions.
Brewers optioned SS Ronny Rodriguez to Missions.
Brewers optioned C David Freitas to Missions.
Brewers optioned CF Corey Ray to Missions.
Brewers optioned RHP Trey Supak to Missions.

The following players have minor-league contracts with the Brewers and were invited to spring training with the big club. They could end up in San Antonio and include six of last season’s Missions:

LHP Clayton Andrews
RHP Zack Brown
3B Andres Blanco
3B Lucas Erceg
C Payton Henry
RHP Thomas Jankins
RHP Mike Morin
C Mario Feliciano
RHP Drew Rasmussen
RHP Miguel Sanchez
LHP Ethan Small
RHP Aaron Wilkerson
1B Logan Morrison
C Tuffy Gosewisch

Other 2019 Missions who were in the Brewers’ minor league spring training were:

P Bubba Derby
C Skyler Ewing

Outfielder Tyrone Taylor had his 2019 season with the injured slowed by injuries. He is on the Brewers’ 40-man roster by wasn’t playing in spring training while he recovered from surgery.

Update on Friday, Feb. 27, 2020:

The Milwaukee Brewers optioned the following players to the San Antonio Missions:
C Jacob Nottingham
LHP Angel Perdomo
RHP Bobby Wahl
RHP Eric Yardley

Missions beat OKC to stay close in playoff chase

The San Antonio Missions' Tyler Austin (right) and Tyrone Taylor celebrate after Austin's two-run homer in the third inning on Friday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
The Missions’ Tyler Austin (right) and Tyrone Taylor celebrate after Austin’s two-run homer in the third inning on Friday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
The San Antonio Missions got key hits and shutout pitching through eight innings to beat the Oklahoma City Dodgers 4-2 on Friday at Wolff Stadium.

The Missions remain 1 1/2 games behind the Round Rock Express in the Pacific Coast League American Southern Standings. Round Rock beat New Orleans 3-2 on Friday.

Tyler Austin hit a two-run homer in the third inning, his second home run and fourth extra-base hit since joining the Missions on Aug. 16.

Nate Orf drove in the Missions’ first run with an RBI single in the second inning.

Troy Stokes Jr. added an RBI single in the sixth inning to bring in the Missions’ final run.

Missions starting pitcher Aaron Wilkerson (8-2) pitched five scoreless innings, allowing two hits with five strikeouts and two walks. He lowered his season ERA to 3.34.

Angel Perdomo and Miguel Sanchez combined to pitch a scoreless sixth inning. Freddy Peralta kept the Dodgers scoreless in the seventh and eighth innings.

The Dodgers scored both of their runs in the top of the ninth off of Missions reliever Ray Black.

David Freitas helps Missions belt Aces

David Freitas drove in three runs for the Missions with a fifth-inning double on Sunday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
David Freitas drove in three runs for the Missions with a fifth-inning double on Sunday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
David Freita had a three-RBI double and a solo home run as the San Antonio Missions beat the Reno Aces 8-3 Sunday at Wolff Stadium.

Nate Orf drove in the Missions’ first run of the game in the bottom of the fifth. Orf was one of three Missions to score when Freitas doubled with the bases loaded later in the inning to give the Missions a 4-2 lead.

Michael O’Neill had an RBI double and scored on a single by Mauricio Dubon as the Missions added two more runs in the sixth to make it 6-2.

Freitas hit his fourth home run of the season to lead off the bottom of the seventh and make it 7-2.

Orf doubled in O’Neill in the bottom of the eighth for the Missions’ final run.

The Aces scored the first two runs of the game on solo home runs by Abraham Almonte in the third and fifth innings.

Missions starting pitcher Aaron Wilkerson (6-1) went five innings and got the win. He gave up the two home runs to Almonte – the only runs Wilkerson has allowed in home games at Wolff this season.

When will the Brewers take another look at Aaron Wilkerson?

The San Antonio Missions' Aaron Wilkerson pitches against the Omaha Storm Chasers on Friday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
The San Antonio Missions’ Aaron Wilkerson pitches against the Omaha Storm Chasers on Friday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
Last night in Pittsburgh, Milwaukee Brewers starter Jhoulys Chacín gave up seven earned runs in less than three innings in a 9-4 loss to the Pirates.

Before leaving in the bottom of the third inning, Chacín walked three men with the bases loaded.

Chacín, 3-7 on the season, went 0-4 in the month of May in five starts.

Last night in Triple-A, the San Antonio Missions’ Aaron Wilkerson threw seven scoreless innings and allowed one hit with six strikeouts and three walks.

Obviously, it’s a significant difference between playing in the bigs and the Pacific Coast League.

And in Wilkerson’s time with the Brewers earlier this season, he didn’t exactly tear it up. Wilkerson appeared in three games with Milwaukee and gave up six earned runs in 7 1/3 innings.

But since coming back to San Antonio, he has gotten in a groove and dominated. Here are his last three starts in the Pacific Coast League when he had three wins and gave up no earned runs:

May 31, San Antonio def. Omaha 3-0
win, 7.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 6 SO, 3 BB

May 25, San Antonio def. Memphis 4-0
win, 5.2 IP, 0R, 0 ER, 3 H, 8 SO, 2 BB

May 19, San Antonio def. Memphis 9-3
win, 6.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 7 SO, 1 BB

In all, the 6-foot-3 right-hander from Fort Worth has pitched in five games with San Antonio since coming back from Milwaukee. He has allowed one earned run in 28 innings in that stretch with 13 hits, 25 strikeouts and 9 walks.

Whether Wilkerson goes back up to Milwaukee in the near future will depend as much on the health and performance of the Brewers’ pitching staff as it does on his own stats.

For the time being, down in San Antonio, Wilkerson is doing his part.

More on Wilkerson and Travis Shaw

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    • Lucas Erceg, Tyler Saladino homer as Missions pound Redbirds

    The Missions' Tyler Saladino watches his three-run homer sail over the right-field fence in the sixth inning against the Redbirds on Sunday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
    The Missions’ Tyler Saladino watches his three-run homer sail over the right-field fence in the sixth inning against the Redbirds on Sunday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
    The San Antonio Missions lashed out 15 hits including two home runs in a 9-3 victory over the Memphis Redbirds on Sunday at Wolff Stadium.

    Lucas Erceg hit his sixth home run of the season, a two-out solo shot in the second inning.

    Tyler Saladino hit his eighth homer of the season with two runners on base in the sixth inning.

    Erceg, Saladino and Blake Allemand had two hits each for the Missions.

    Missions starting pitcher Aaron Wilkerson (2-0) went six innings for the win. He allowed one unearned run on two hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.

    It was the fifth straight win for the Missions, including the first four games of the current series against the Redbirds. The teams conclude their series with an early game Monday at 11:05 a.m.

    Jake Hager has another walk-off hit for Missions

    The San Antonio Missions' Jake Hager (right) and Jacob Nottingham celebrate after Hager's walk-off hit against the New Orleans Baby Cakes on Tuesday at Wolff Stadium - photo by Joe Alexander
    The Missions’ Jake Hager (right) and Jacob Nottingham celebrate after Hager’s walk-off hit. – photo by Joe Alexander
    Twice in three days, Jake Hager stepped up to the plate with the game on the line.

    Both times Hager came through with a hit that gave the San Antonio Missions a victory.

    After producing a walk-off hit on Sunday at Wolff Stadium, Hager did it again Tuesday night.

    This time Hager’s single in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Missions a 1-0 victory over the New Orleans Baby Cakes.

    Under the extra-innings rule, the Missions started the bottom of the 10th with Cory Spangenberg on second base. Nate Orf had a bunt single to advance Spangenberg to third. Jacob Nottingham got an intentional walk to load the bases.

    That brought Hager to the plate. He responded with his 12th RBI of the season.

    The Missions used five pitchers to combine for the 10-inning shutout. Aaron Wilkerson started and pitched five innings. Alex Wilson (1-0) pitched the top of the 10th inning and got the win. The Missions got the final two outs in the top of the 10th with a double play.

    San Antonio Missions shortstop Mauricio Dubon turns a double play that ended the top of the 10th inning and kept the game scoreless on Tuesday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
    Missions shortstop Mauricio Dubon turns a double play that ended the top of the 10th inning and kept the game scoreless. – photo by Joe Alexander
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    • Milwaukee Brewers call up pitcher Aaron Wilkerson from San Antonio Missions

    Missions pitcher Aaron Wilkerson shut out the Nashville Sounds for 6 1/3 innings on April 12 at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
    Missions pitcher Aaron Wilkerson shut out the Nashville Sounds for 6 1/3 innings on April 12 at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
    The Milwaukee Brewers called up right-handed pitcher Aaron Wilkerson on Tuesday.

    Wilkerson was scheduled to be the San Antonio Missions’ starting pitcher in Wednesday’s road game against the Memphis Redbirds.

    With the Missions this season, Wilkerson made two starts and had a 1-0 record with an 0.79 ERA. He pitched 11 1/3 innings with five hits, 12 strikeouts and two walks.

    Wilkerson got the win in his first outing of the season, a 4-1 road victory over the Oklahoma City Dodgers. He pitched five innings and allowed one run on three hits with 10 strikeouts and one walk on April 7.

    In his most recent outing, he got a no-decision in a 7-3 loss to the Nashville Sounds on April 12 at Wolff Stadium. Wilkerson pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings. He allowed two hits with two strikeouts and one walk.

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  • Brewers call up Wilkerson on brewcrewball.com

    • Missions fall to Sounds despite three home runs; Tyler Saladino hits inside-the-parker

    The Missions' Tyler Saladino hit an inside-the-park home run against the Sounds on Friday at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
    The Missions’ Tyler Saladino hit an inside-the-park home run against the Sounds on Friday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander

    The San Antonio Missions got home runs Keston Hiura, Tyler Saladino and Tyrone Taylor but lost to the Memphis Sounds 7-3 Friday at Wolff Stadium.

    Saladino hit an inside-the-park homer in the seventh inning, beating a tag in a close play at the plate, to give the Missions a 2-0 lead.

    Hiura homered in the fourth for the first run of the game.

    Taylor added his third home run of the season in the ninth.

    The Sounds scored all seven of their runs in the eighth inning off Missions relief pitchers.

    Missions starting pitcher Aaron Wilkerson threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings and allowed two hits with one walk and two strikeouts.