Toledo 2, Gwinnett 1
Nate McLouth 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Willie Cabrera 1-4, .167 avg
Freddie Freeman 0-2, 2 BB
Scott Diamond 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO
Nate McLouth led off the game with a home run which is his 4th at Gwinnett. Scott Diamond pitched well, the Braves just couldn’t mount any offense. Toledo pitching held Gwinnett to 4 hits on the night.
Mobile 4, Mississippi 1
Tyler Pastornicky 2-4, 2 2B
Eric Duncan 1-4, 1 2B
Cody Johnson 0-3, 2 K
Erik Cordier 5 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO
Tyler Pastonicky had two doubles and raised his average to .228 since coming over from the Blue Jays organization. Eric Duncan also had a double but the Mississippi Braves couldn’t find that key hit with men on. Cody Johnson struck out twice to lower his average to an even .200 on the season.
Myrtle Beach 12, Kinston 2
Cory Harrilchak 2-5, 1 RBI
Michael Jones 3-5, 2 R, 1 RBI
Gerardo Rodriguez 1-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Samuel Sime 2-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI
Brett Oberholtzer 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO
The Pelicans scored early and often while routing Kinston 12-2. The Pelicans banged out 13 hits to go with their 12 runs.
Savannah 4, Rome 7
Joe Leonard 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg 2-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Christian Bethancourt 3-5, 1 RBI
Mattew Weaver 2-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Edward Salcedo 0-4, .209 avg
Joe Leonard stayed hot and Christian Bethancourt had his second consecutive three hit game leading Rome to a 7-4 victory. Rome scored four times in the opening two innings and never looked back. Edward Salcedo continues to struggle with his average dipping to .209.
GCL Braves 5, GCL Phillies 1
Matt Lipka 2-3, .316 avg
Cory Brownsten 1-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Victor Cadette 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Carlos Franco 2-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Dan Winnie 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 SO
Matt Lipka had two hits and Cory Brownstein added a home run as the GCL Braves came up with a victory over the GCL Phillies. Dan Winnie got the start and pitched 5 innings while only allowing 1 hit. Victor Cadette and Carlos Franco each had two hits apiece.
DSL Tigers 6, DSL Braves 2
Ronald Luna 2-3, 2 R, 1 BB
Aris Alcantara 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Amable Nin 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 8 SO
Oriel Caicedo 0.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB
Amable Nin struck out eight over six innings for the DSL Braves but still came away with the loss (0-4). Oriel Caicedo didn’t retire a batter in his appearance out of the bullpen allowing 1 hit but walking three.