Atlanta Braves Minor League Monday

Gwinnett Braves (37-38)

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Thursday

Cody Martin took the hill for Gwinnett on Thursday, going 7 innings, but allowing 4 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6. He took the loss as Indianapolis defeated the Braves 4-3. Only one Braves hitter was on base twice, Sean Kazmar via 2 walks. Eric Young, Jr. had a triple for the only extra base hit. Christian Bethancourt had two stolen bases, and Mallex Smith added a steal as well.

Friday

A run in the top of the 9th gave the Braves a win over Pawtucket Friday night 1-0. Alex White got the start for the Braves, going 7 scoreless innings, allowing 1 hit and 4 walks while striking out 3 to continue his solid performance since being picked up by the Braves two weeks ago. With the lack of scoring, there were understandably few standout hitters on the day. Daniel Castro had two hits, Jose Peraza had a run scoring double, and Eric Young, Jr. stole his 8th base at Gwinnett in the game.

Saturday

Pawtucket jumped on a tough start for Manny Banuelos and continued piling on the runs, winning Saturday over Gwinnett 7-3. Banuelos went 3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks, only striking out 1. The offense was led by Mallex Smith and Sean Kazmar who each had three hits. Mallex added 3 steals, and Kazmar had a triple on the day. Cedric Hunter was also on base three times with two singles and a walk.

Sunday

Pawtucket took Gwinnett to the 12th before defeating the Braves 3-2. Greg Smith had a nice start, throwing 5 scoreless innings, allowing only 3 hits and striking out 5. Christian Bethancourt had 2 hits and a walk along with a stolen base. Jose Peraza had 2 hits, including his 20th steal. Eric Young, Jr. had his 9th steal.

Leaders

BA: Christian Bethancourt .357
OBP: Christian Bethancourt .386
SLG: Christian Bethancourt .500
HR: Barrett Kleinknecht 3
SB: Jose Peraza 20

W: Manny Banuelos 6
SV: Aaron Kurcz 7
SO: Manny Banuelos 69
ERA: David Carpenter 0.78
WHIP: Ryan Weber 0.79

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