Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up: April 18

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Thursday

The M-Braves got a great start from Sean Newcomb, but the bullpen couldn’t hold down Montgomery as they lost 6-3. Newcomb went 5 innings, allowing one run on one hit, 4 walks, and struck out 4. The only Mississippi hitter to reach base twice was Carlos Franco, who walked twice. Jacob Schrader and Levi Hyams each had a double.

Friday

Rob Whalen didn’t have his best stuff, but he fought through and gave Mississippi enough to get the offense going, and it blew up, scoring 9 runs to defeat Montgomery 9-2. Whalen went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk, striking out 5. His defense had his back, turning two double plays behind him. Dustin Peterson was the offensive star of the night, going 3-4 with a big home run, scoring 3 runs and driving in 3 as well. Jake Schrader hit a home run of his own and walked twice on the night. Willians Astudillo added three singles. Johan Camargo and Carlos Franco each had two singles. Dian Toscano had a triple and a walk. Ozzie Albies had a single and a walk.

Saturday

One big swing sunk Mississippi on Saturday as a grand slam was the big blow to defeat the M-Braves 5-1. Brandon Barker got the start and went 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4. Ozzie Albies is the only M-Brave with two hits as he collects two singles. Jacob Schrader had a single and a walk.

Sunday

Poor defense and continued struggles from two big pieces of the Mississippi bullpen turned a 2-1 lead into a 4-3 Mississippi loss to Chattanooga. Lucas Sims started the game and went 5 2/3 innings, allowing 1 unearned run on 2 hits and 3 walks, striking out 10. While I listened to the game on the radio and haven’t been able to see the game yet, the radio announcers stated that the zone changed drastically in the 4th inning, and that’s the inning when Sims allowed all 3 of his walks, showing quite good control throughout the rest of the game. He handed off a 2-1 lead to the bullpen, and Kyle Kinman and Mauricio Cabrera continued their recent issues in the bullpen, as Kinman allowed an inherited runner from Jason Hursh to score along with two walks and a single to tie the game, and Cabrera gave up 2 runs in his inning or work (though he didn’t walk anyone after walking 3 last time out) to put Chattanooga in the lead. Ozzie Albies had two triples on the day and scored two runs. Carlos Franco had two singles. Dustin Peterson had a single and a walk. The M-Braves committed 4 errors on the day, however, making life tough on their pitchers.

Leaders (through Saturday)

BA: Ozzie Albies .326
OBP: Ozzie Albies .380
HR: Three with 1
SB: Three with 1
W: Rob Whalen, Chris Ellis 1
SV: Mauricio Cabrera 1
SO: Lucas Sims 26
ERA: Hunter Cervenka and Bradley Roney 0.00

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