Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up: May 16th
Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up
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5/12 – OF Ronald Acuna placed on DL
5/12 – OF Leudys Baez activate from DL by Rome
5/13 – Gwinnett Braves released C Ryan Lavarnway
5/13 – RHP Bladimir Matos promoted from extended spring to Rome
5/13 – RHP Dalton Geekie demoted from Rome to extended spring
5/14 – 1B Brandon Snyder activated from DL by Gwinnett
5/14 – LHP Oriel Caicedo promoted from extended spring to Rome
5/14 – RHP Matt Custred demoted from Rome to extended spring
Hitter of the week – Returning from Atlanta to Gwinnett has sat well with Adonis Garcia. He hit home runs four games in a row as he put a week’s line of .360/.429/.840 with those 4 HR, 6 runs, 9 RBI, a stolen base, and a 3/5 BB/K. Honorable mention: While Matt Tuiasosopo has gone .429/.500/.857 in his 3 days back in Gwinnett, I’ll go with Dustin Peterson and his monster week, finishing a single short of the cycle in one game and putting up a .680 slugging percentage as he hit 2 doubles, a triple, and 2 home runs as he drove in 5 runs and scored 5 runs with a 3/5 BB/K ratio.
Pitcher of the week – He’s struggled with being jerked around in his role to start the season, but a couple weeks after being settled back into the rotation, Andrew Thurman had the type of week that you’d expect from him if you saw him before the bus crash in Carolina last season. His total between his two starts was 11 2/3 innings, 8 hits, 3 earned runs, 2 walks, and 14 strikeouts. Honorable mention: While Max Povse put up a 15/1 K/BB over his two starts, he allowed a number of runs as well, and I wanted to use this space to highlight the tremendous work of Trevor Belicek this week in relief for Rome. He threw 7 1/3 innings, allowing only 2 hits, no runs, no walks, and striking out 7.
Next: Gwinnett Braves
AAA Gwinnett Braves (18-20)
Thursday
Gwinnett defeated Rochester 4-3. Tyrell Jenkins went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits and a walk, striking out 3. Jace Peterson had a single and a double. Matt Tuiasosopo had a single and a double. Emerson Landoni had two singles. Adonis Garcia hit a home run. Anthony Recker had a double. Emilio Bonifacio stole his 13th base.
Friday
Gwinnett was rained out against Pawtucket on Friday.
Saturday
The G-Braves split a double header with Pawtucket Saturday. In game 1, John Gant pitched a great game, going 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6 to earn his 3rd win. No Rome Brave was on base twice, but they did supply power as Adonis Garcia and Ronnier Mustelier each had home runs and Ozzie Albies had a double.
Pawtucket and Gwinnett had a back and forth game that ended with Pawtucket on top 8-6. Ryan Weber got the fill in start, going 3 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits and a walk, striking out 3. Matt Tuiasosopo had a double and two walks. Ozzie Albies had a single and two walks. Adonis Garcia had a home run, walk, and stole a base. Ronnier Mustelier had a double and a walk. Emilio Bonifacio had a single and a walk. Sean Kazmar had a double.
Sunday
Gwinnett and Pawtucket got into a slug fest on Sunday with 5 home runs between the two teams and 13 earned runs between the two starting pitchers. Pawtucket came out with the win 12-7. Lucas Sims got the start, and it wasn’t pretty, going 3 1/3 innings, allowing 6 earned runs on 7 hits and 3 walks, striking out 4. Ozzie Albies didn’t homer, but he did get on base three times with a single and two walks. Matt Tuiasosopo had a double and a home run. Brandon Snyder hit a home run and a single. Adonis Garcia hit a home run in his 4th straight game and walked, driving in 3 runs. Emilio Bonifacio and Anthony Recker had two singles. Ronnier Mustelier had a single and a walk.
Leaders
BA: Adonis Garcia .333
OBP: Adonis Garcia .405
HR: Matt Tuiasosopo 5
SB: Emilio Bonifacio 13
W: Tyrell Jenkins and John Gant 3
SV: David Peterson 3
SO: John Gant 33
ERA: Kanekoa Texeira 2.70
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Next: Mississippi Braves
AA Mississippi Braves (16-21)
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Thursday
Mississippi had a big start from Rob Whalen to win 4-1 over Mobile. Whalen went 6 innings, allowing one run on 4 hits and a walk, striking out 4. Dustin Peterson finished a single short of the cycle, with a home run, triple, and a double, driving in 3 runs. Matt Lipka had a double and 2 walks with a stolen base. Carlos Franco had a single and two walks. Dian Toscano had a single and a walk.
Friday
Mississippi was shut out on Friday by Mobile 7-0. Brandon Barker pitched very well, though his defense didn’t back him up, and his one mistake cost him big as he allowed a 3-run home run, accounting for 3 of the 4 runs he gave up in his 5 innings on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 3. Carlos Franco had a single and a walk, but also committed two errors. Dustin Peterson hit a double. Matt Lipka stole his 5th base.
Saturday
Andrew Thurman pitched a pure gem and handed off a big lead to the bullpen, but a 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the 9th was blown and then the game lost in the bottom of the 10th as Mississippi fell to Pensacola 5-4 in 10. Thurman went 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run on 3 hits and a walk, striking out 9. Carlos Franco had two singles. Dustin Peterson had a single and a walk and stole his first base of the season. Dansby Swanson had a single and a walk. Jacob Schrader and Johan Camargo each hit home runs.
Sunday
Chris Ellis got his 6th win, but it was more for his bat than his arm as Mississippi beat Pensacola 4-3. Ellis went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks, striking out 4. However, with the bat, Ellis had 2 doubles and a single. Dansby Swanson had a single and a double. Johan Camargo had a double.
Leaders
BA: Willians Astudillo .275
OBP: Dansby Swanson .369
HR: Dustin Peterson 5
SB: Matt Lipka 5
W: Chris Ellis 6
SV: Mauricio Cabrera 4
SO: Chris Ellis 36
ERA: Stephen Janas 1.90
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Next: Carolina Mudcats
Carolina Mudcats (15-20)
Thursday
Carolina scored a walk off victory in the bottom of the 10th inning to defeat Potomac 3-2. Enderson Franco pitched a very solid game, going 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits, striking out 4. Joey Meneses had two singles and a walk. Keith Curcio had a triple and a double. Ryan Gebhardt had a double and a single. Braxton Davidson and Tanner Murphy each had two walks. Jordan Edgerton had a single and a walk. Reed Harper had a double.
Friday
Carolina walked off again on Friday, this time in the 9th inning over Lynchburg to win 4-3. Wes Parsons pitched well, going 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and no walks, striking out 4. Raymar Navarro threw 2 innings, allowing 2 hits and striking out 4 to get the win in relief. Joey Meneses continued his hot hitting with a home run, double, and a walk. Joseph Odom and Braxton Davidson each had a double and a single. Ryan Gebhardt had a single and a walk.
Saturday
Carolina’s Matt Withrow was once again victimized by the long ball as Carolina fell to Lynchburg 4-1. Withrow went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits (2 home runs) and 3 walks, striking out 5. Stephen Gaylor had a single and two walks. Joseph Odom took his batting average over .300 with two singles. Joseph Daris had a double. Keith Curcio stole a base.
Sunday
Lynchburg squeeked out a 5-4 win over Carolina on Sunday. Max Povse went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits and one walk, striking out 8 in a start that was much better than the 4 runs he gave up. Reed Harper had three doubles on the day. Joey Meneses had two singles and a walk. Ryan Gebhardt had a single and a double. Keith Curcio had two singles. Braxton Davidson had a single and a walk.
Leaders
BA: Joey Meneses .339
OBP: Joey Meneses .396
HR: Joey Meneses 4
SB: Stephen Gaylor 8
W: Enderson Franco 3
SV: Chase Johnson-Mullins 5
SO: Max Povse 41
ERA: Evan Phillips 1.13
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Next: Rome Braves
Rome Braves (13-23)
Thursday
Rome got Mike Soroka back on track on Thursday as they shut out Hickory 3-0. Soroka went 5 2/3 innings, allowing only one hit, walking 2, and striking out 5. Luke Dykstra, Austin Riley, and Jonathan Morales each had two singles. Lucas Herbert had a double and a walk. Juan Yepez and Leudys Baez had a single and a walk.
Friday
Hickory tied the ball game in the bottom of the 8th and won it in the 10th to defeat Rome 4-3. Patrick Weigel went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks, striking out 2. Ray-Patrick Didder had a home run and a single. Jonathan Morales had two singles and a stolen base. Alejandro Salazar had two singles. Wigberto Nevarez had a double.
Saturday
Hickory and Rome went back and forth on Saturday, but Hickory came out the victor 8-7. Max Fried went 5 innings, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits and a walk, striking out 3. Luke Dykstra was the offensive star of the night, hitting a double, two singles, drawing a walk, and a stealing a base. Juan Yepez had two doubles and a single. Yeudi Grullon had a double and a single. Jonathan Morales had two singles. Justin Ellison had a double and a walk. Ray-Patrick Didder had two walks.
Sunday
It took 18 innings, but Rome’s offense finally woke up in the 18th inning, scoring 7 runs in the 18th to win 9-2. Ricardo Sanchez had an excellent start, going 5 innings, allowing 1 run (0 earned) on 3 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6. Alejandro Salazar had four singles and a steal. Bradley Keller had 3 doubles. Luke Dykstra had two singles, a double, a walk, and 2 stolen bases. Justin Ellison had 2 doubles, a single, and a walk, while stealing a base. Juan Yepez had two singles and a double. Yeudi Grullon had two singles and a walk. Ray-Patrick Didder had two singles and a steal. Leudys Baez had a single and a walk while stealing a base. Lucas Herbert had a stolen base.
Leaders
BA: Jonathan Morales .323
OBP: Ronald Acuna .389
HR: Austin Riley 3
SB: Ronald Acuna 12
W: Trevor Belicek 3
SV: Oriel Caicedo 2
SO: Mike Soroka 37
ERA: Mike Soroka 1.96
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