Atlanta Braves Game Recap w/Morning Chop, Box: Pirates Prevail; White, Banuelos
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White, Braves combine on one-hit shutout
Alex White‘s comeback from Tommy John surgery hasn’t gone as planned, but the North Carolina native, back home in the south, is finally feeling a little more like his old self.
White allowed one hit over seven innings in his third start for the Braves and Jose Peraza lined a go-ahead RBI double in the ninth as Triple-A Gwinnett blanked Pawtucket, 1-0, on Friday night at McCoy Stadium.
“It felt great,” White said. “[Catcher Jose] Yepez was unbelievable behind the plate. I shook him off twice tonight and both times were bad pitches. After that, I committed to following him.”
White took a no-hitter into the fifth, when veteran catcher Matt Spring blooped a one-out single to left field. He worked around four walks, striking out three, in his fourth outing since signing a Minor League deal with the Braves on June 10.
Peraza, the Braves’ top prospect, extended his hitting streak to four games in the ninth. Daniel Castro lined a leadoff single and came home on Peraza’s bloop double that fell in among three fielders in right.
Peter Moylan (2-0) relieved White and struck out one in a perfect eighth to pick up his second win and David Carpenter fired a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out Carlos Peguero to finish off the one-hitter.
[Ed. note – much more was written about White and his comeback – hit the link above to see more of that… it’s a good story.
Also of note: Bethancourt wasn’t catching White last night. Interesting. ]
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