ANAHEIM -- Who’s in the mood for a Friday night “doubleheader”?

Brewers fans will have opportunity this week, with the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers slated to play a Midwest League game at Miller Park at 7:05 p.m. CT -- two hours before the Brewers play the Dodgers in a National League Championship Series rematch at Dodger Stadium. It’s the first time in several years that Miller Park will host Minor League baseball.

“I think it’s a win-win for the Timber Rattlers and the Brewers,” said Brewers farm director Tom Flanagan. “The Timber Rattlers and [club president] Rob Zerjav take care of our guys throughout the season, and if anything, doing this in April gives them a game where they know the weather isn’t a factor.

“For the players and the staff, to play a game in a Major League setting -- there’s a value in that. It’s not going to be a sellout crowd, but being on that field and experiencing that environment, I think it’s helpful.”

The game will feature a number of top prospects, including 2018 first-round Draft pick Brice Turang, who ranks third on MLB Pipeline’s list of Milwaukee’s top prospects.

If the weather holds on Thursday night in Peoria, Ill., and the Timber Rattlers’ pitching rotation remains intact, a pair of top pitching prospects will take the Miller Park mound in a tandem. The starter is expected to be right-hander Drew Rasmussen, Milwaukee’s sixth-round pick last year out of Oregon State who endured two Tommy John surgeries but caught Craig Counsell’s eye during a visit to Minor League camp in Spring Training. It would be Rasmussen’s pro debut.

Following Rasmussen to the mound would be fourth-round pick Aaron Ashby, the Brewers’ No. 9 prospect.

Also slated to play are No. 20 Brewers prospect Pablo Abreu and No. 23 Je’Von Ward, both outfielders; plus third baseman Chad McClanahan; slick-fielding shortstop Antonio Pinero; and catcher David Fry.

“I think, age-wise, it’s the second-youngest team in the Midwest League this year,” said Flanagan. “But it’s a lot of exciting guys who are going to get their bumps and bruises along the way but have a nice ceiling.”

Tickets start at $10 and are available at Brewers.com/TimberRattlers.

Aguilar sits
Still seeking his first extra-base hit of 2019 after hitting 35 home runs a year ago, Jesús Aguilar had a day to decompress Wednesday when the Brewers finished their three-game series at Angel Stadium.

Aguilar was 0-for-5 Tuesday to drop his batting average to a hard-luck .111 after 10 games. We can say hard-luck because Statcast offers data to support the notion that Aguilar is battling bad luck as much as a batting funk. His difference between his expected weighted on base average (.311) and his actual weighted on base average (.182) was 129 points, seventh-highest in baseball entering the day. It suggests that if he keeps hitting baseballs the same way, his statistics will improve in time.

“The only thing you can control is hit it hard,” Aguilar said. “I don’t try to overthink things. It’s early. Ten games. I’m all right mentally. I know, at some point, I’m going to get those base hits. I’m going to be all right.”

“He’s just not quite locked in where you square up three balls a night,” said Counsell. “I think for Aggie, driving the baseball is a big deal. Driving the baseball over the outfielder’s head or getting it to the wall or over the wall, it’s part of his offensive game. He hasn’t done that as of yet, but the highest guys are still under 50 plate appearances. We’re just getting started, still.”

It’s particularly tough early in the season, when a player’s small sample statistics are splashed across scoreboards.

“I try not to look over there. When you stand at home plate, you go like this,” Aguilar said, staring at the ground with a laugh. “I don’t have that luck yet, but I’m going to keep swinging.”

Last call
• Counsell said the Brewers had decided to keep Christian Yelich planted in right field this season, rather than move him around when left fielder Ryan Braun or center fielder Lorenzo Cain have days off. That’s, in part, a testament to reserve outfielder Ben Gamel’s work so far in center field.

• Jeremy Jeffress surrendered a home run for the second straight night but otherwise navigated an inning for Triple-A San Antonio in what might prove the final outing of his rehab assignment. The Brewers wanted to see him pitch back-to-back days before they decide in the coming days whether to recall Jeffress for the next homestand.