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Brewers trio among 10 top prospect performers Wednesday

Double-A Biloxi kicked off the Southern League Championship Series on Wednesday with a decisive, 7-2, win over Chattanooga.

Jorge Lopez turned in another excellent start for the Shuckers, allowing one earned run on four hits over seven innings. The Brewers' No. 9 prospect issued one walk and struck out six, throwing 73 of his season-high 110 pitches for strikes.

The 22-year-old right-hander has been dominant since the beginning of August, going 5-1 with a 1.22 ERA and 52 strikeouts over 44 1/3 innings (eight starts) in that span. Meanwhile, Lopez has now won both of his playoff starts for Biloxi, during which he's posted a 0.