Atlanta Braves Minor League Midweek Wrap: May 12th
Atlanta Braves Minor League Midweek Wrap Up
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5/9 – OF Sean Godfrey placed on DL by Mississippi
5/9 – OF Mel Rojas, Jr. assigned to Mississippi
5/9 – 2B Jace Peterson activated from paternity leave to Gwinnett
5/9 – C Anthony Recker assigned to Gwinnett
5/9 – C Braeden Schlehuber demoted from Gwinnett to extended spring
5/10 – RHP Dalton Geekie promoted from extended spring to Rome Braves
5/10 – RHP Bladimir Matos demoted from Rome Braves to extended spring
5/10 – LHP Oriel Caicedo demoted from Rome Braves to extended spring
5/10 – RHP Chad Sobotka activated from DL to Rome
5/10 – RHP Brandon Cunniff demoted from Gwinnett to extended spring
5/10 – LHP Ian Krol promoted from Gwinnett to Atlanta
5/11 – RHP Ryan Lawlor demoted from Carolina to extended spring
5/11 – LHP Michael O’Neal promoted from extended spring to Carolina
5/11 – RHP Williams Perez promoted from Gwinnett to Atlanta
5/11 – OF Matt Tuiasosopo demoted from Atlanta to Gwinnett
5/11 – IF Levi Hyams demoted from Gwinnett to extended spring
Organization Leaders through Tuesday (60 AB, 17 IP minimum):
BA: Dansby Swanson .330, Joey Meneses .327, Ozzie Albies .325, Jonathan Morales .309, Ronald Acuna .300
OBP: Dansby Swanson .438, Ronald Acuna .389, Ray-Patrick Didder .386, Ozzie Albies .381, Joey Meneses .378
SLG: Dansby Swanson .530, Joey Meneses .495, Ozze Albies .472, Joseph Odom .458, Jonathan Morales .427
2B: Dansby Swanson 15, Austin Riley 10, Jordan Edgerton 10, 5 with 8
3B: Ray-Patrick Didder 3, 8 with 2
HR: Dustin Peterson 3, Austin Riley 3, Joey Meneses 3, 10 with 2
SB: Ronald Acuna 12, Emilio Bonifacio 11, Dansby Swanson 9, Ray Patrick 8, Stephen Gaylor 8
W: Chris Ellis 5, Brandon Barker 3, Trevor Belicek, 3, Enderson Franco 3, 9 with 2
S: Chase Johnson-Mullins 5, Mauricio Cabrera 4, Evan Phillips 4, David Peterson 3, 4 with 2
G: Mauricio Cabrera 12, Madison Younginer 12, 6 with 11
IP: Chris Ellis 42, Max Povse 37.1, Lucas Sims 36.2, Brandon Barker 34, Patrick Weigel 34
K: Lucas Sims 51, Patrick Weigel 34, Max Povse 33, Chris Ellis 32, Sean Newcomb 32, Mike Soroka 32
ERA: Brandon Barker 1.59, Chris Ellis 1.71, Mike Soroka 2.32, Steve Janas 2.41, Tyrell Jenkins 2.76
WHIP: Steve Janas 0.91, Max Povse 0.94, Chris Ellis 0.98, Brandon Barker 1.00, Trevor Belicek 1.02
Next: Gwinnett Braves
AAA Gwinnett Braves (16-18)
Monday
Rochester was happy to see Lucas Sims out of the game, and took advantage to win 6-3 over Gwinnett. Sims finished with a line of 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts. Sean Kazmar had two singles. Ryan Lavarnway had a double and a walk. Jace Peterson walked twice. Ozzie Albies had a double.
Tuesday
Casey Kelly was rolling along with excellence until the 4th inning, when the wheels just completely came off. His final line was 3 1/3 innings, 7 runs allowed (5 earned) on 4 hits and 5 walks, striking out 4. Adonis Garcia had two singles. Ozzie Albies had his first home run in AAA. Ronnier Mustelier had a triple. Emilio Bonifacio stole his 11th base.
Wednesday
Kanekoa Texeira made a spot start after Williams Perez was called up. He did fairly well on short rest, going 4 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 8 hits and 3 walks, striking out 2. However, Rochester starter Andrew Albers was dominant on Wednesday, going a complete game against Gwinnett as Rochester won 7-1. Adonis Garcia had two singles. Emilio Bonifacio stole his 12th base.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 1:35PM ET: Tyrell Jenkins @ Rochester
Friday, 7:05PM ET: John Gant @ Pawtucket
Saturday, 6:05PM ET: Lucas Sims @ Pawtucket
Sunday, 1:05PM ET: Casey Kelly @ Pawtucket
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Next: Mississippi Braves
AA Mississippi Braves (14-19)
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Monday
Andrew Thurman gave a great start, but the M-Braves couldn’t score any runs to support him as Mobile defeated Mississippi 4-1. Thurman’s final line was 5 innings, 5 hit, 2 runs, 1 walk, and 5 strikeouts. Johan Camargo and Jacob Schrader had two singles. Carlos Franco had a triple.
Tuesday
Chris Ellis was brilliant on Tuesday, shutting out Mobile 5-0. Ellis put up a final line of 7 innings, allowing 3 hits and a walk, striking out 5. Dansby Swanson had a triple and two singles. Dian Toscano had three singles. Johan Camargo, Willians Astudillo, and Matt Lipka each had two singles.
Wednesday
The Mississippi offense showed up big on Wednesday, but in uncharacteristic fashion, the M-Braves starter actually had a rough game as Mobile won 5-3. Sean Newcomb went 5 innings, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 3. Jordy Lara had two singles and a home run. Matt Lipka had a single and a walk. Dustin Peterson hit a monster solo home run.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:00PM CT – Rob Whalen vs. Mobile
Friday, 7:00PM CT – Brandon Barker vs. Mobile
Saturday, 6:30PM CT – Andrew Thurman @ Pensacola
Sunday, 4:00PM CT – Chris Ellis @ Pensacola
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Next: Carolina Mudcats
Carolina Mudcats (13-18)
Monday
Carolina was off Monday.
Tuesday
Max Povse got back to his excellent play on Tuesday, but it took Carolina to extras to get the win 4-3 over Potomac. Povse put up a final line of 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits, striking out 7. Joseph Daris had a triple and a single with a stolen base. Braxton Davidson had two singles. Jordan Edgerton had a double and walk.
Wednesday
Getting to extras again on Wednesday, Potomac put up a 4-spot in the 10th to defeat Carolina 9-5. Ryan Clark got the start, going 5 1/3 innings, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits and a walk, striking out 4. Joseph Odom had two singles and a home run. Joey Meneses, Keith Curcio, and Braxton Davidson each had two singles and stole a base. Ryan Gebhardt walked twice. Jordan Edgerton hit a home run.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:00PM ET – Enderson Franco vs. Potomac
Friday, 7:00PM ET – Ryan Lawlor vs. Lynchburg
Saturday, 5:00PM ET – Matt Withrow vs. Lynchburg
Sunday, 2:00PM ET – TBD vs. Lynchburg
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Next: Rome Braves
Rome Braves (11-21)
Monday
Rome took the game to the 13th inning before defeating Augusta 3-2. Oriel Caicedo got the start and went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits, striking out 2. Jonathan Morales and Bradley Keller had a single and a double. Juan Yepez had a single and a walk. Justin Ellison stole a base.
Tuesday
Touki Toussaint put in another great start, but the bullpen blew the lead late in the game as Rome lost 7-4. Toussaint’s final line was 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4. Justin Ellison had two singles. Ray-Patrick Didder had a double, walk, and a steal. Austin Riley walked twice. Lucas Herbert stole his first base of the year.
Wednesday
Rome was off Wednesday.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 6:00PM ET – Mike Soroka @ Hickory
Friday, 7:00PM ET – Patrick Weigel @ Hickory
Saturday, 6:00PM ET – Max Fried @ Hickory
Sunday, 3:00PM ET – Ricardo Sanchez @ Hickory
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