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Winker, Trahan among top prospect performers Thursday
- Updated: August 26, 2016
Lewis Brinson seems to be enjoying life in the Brewers’ organization.
The No. 18 overall prospect (Brewers’ No. 2) has done nothing but rake since he was acquired from Texas before the non-waiver Trade Deadline and that theme continued Thursday night with a pair of homers in Triple-A Colorado Springs’ 5-0 win over Oklahoma City.
Brinson’s first multi-homer game of the season was the latest feat in an impressive stretch. The 22-year-old prospect is hitting .414 with four homers and 17 RBIs through his first 15 games with the Sky Sox.
Brinson got off to a fast start Thursday night, hammering a solo homer to left in his first at-bat. Brinson went deep in his next at-bat — also to left — in the third.
And in case the two homers weren’t enough, he also flashed some leather and made a diving catch in left-center in the bottom of the third inning.
In three games since returning from the disabled list due to a strained left hamstring, Brinson is 6-for-12 with six RBIs and four extra-base hits.
The rest of the best performances from top prospects Thursday:
• No. 28 overall prospect Mickey Moniak (Phillies’ No. 2) had a trio of extra-base hits with the GCL Phillies. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 Draft went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a triple in his club’s 7-2 win. After his third three-hit game, the 18-year-old is hitting .289 through 42 games.
• No. 44 overall prospect Brent Honeywell (Rays’ No. 2) has gone 14 consecutive innings without surrendering a run after firing seven scoreless frames for Double-A Montgomery. Honeywell threw 60 of his 83 pitches for strikes, struck out four and gave up a pair of hits.
• No. 58 overall prospect Jesse Winker (Reds’ No. 3) continued his torrid August with a 3-for-5 night. The 23-year-old drove in two runs and is hitting .341 this month and an even .300 through 95 games with Triple-A Louisville.
• The hits are starting to come in bunches for Mets’ No. 2 prospect Dominic Smith (No. 60 overall). After going 3-for-5 with two RBIs for Double-A Binghamton, the first baseman has hits in six of his past seven …
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