(WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS) – GRAND CHUTE, WI – The Milwaukee Brewers have announced Wande Torres as their Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July. This is the third consecutive month a Rattler has won Milwaukee’s Minor League Pitcher of the Month.
Torres, who was signed as an International Free Agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2022, was 1-0 with a 3.65 ERA in five starts for the Timber Rattlers in July. He walked twelve and struck out 32 in 24-2/3 innings. Torres was the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week after his start against Beloit on July 9 when he allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out eight over seven scoreless innings. He also had a ten-strikeout game at Peoria on July 3.
The left-hander led the Midwest League in strikeouts and innings pitched in July. Torres is also among the league leaders for the season in both categories through Wednesday’s games. He is tied with Samuel Dutton of Lansing for the most innings pitched this season (96-1/3). Torres is fourth in the Midwest League in strikeouts with 101.
Andrew Fischer and Braylon Owens were named the Brewers Player and Pitcher of the Month for May when they were Timber Rattlers. Both have since been promoted to the Biloxi Shuckers, Milwaukee’s Double-A affiliate in the Southern League.
Josh Knoth and Josiah Ragsdale swept those awards for June. Knoth is scheduled as the starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers tomorrow night in Beloit against the Sky Carp. Ragsdale was promoted to Biloxi in at the end of June and was recently traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dustin May and JoJo Romero.
The Timber Rattlers are in Beloit through Sunday, August 9 and remain on the road at Cedar Rapids from August 11 through August 16. Torres and the Rattlers are scheduled to return to Neuroscience Group Field for a two-week homestand against Lake County and South Bend from August 18 through August 30. Details for the promotions during the homestand and how to purchase tickets are available at this link.
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