Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap: May 30th

Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up

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5/26 – RHP Chris Withrow promoted from Gwinnett to Atlanta
5/26 – RHP Casey Kelly demoted from Atlanta to Gwinnett
5/26 – LHP Michael O’Neal demoted from Mississippi to Carolina
5/26 – RHP Wes Parsons placed on DL by Carolina
5/26 – RHP Zach Quintana demoted to extended spring from Carolina
5/26 – RHP Taylor Lewis promoted from Rome to Carolina
5/26 – RHP Jim Johnson assigned on rehab to Rome
5/27 – IF/OF Adonis Garcia promoted from Gwinnett to Atlanta
5/27 – RHP Brandon Cunniff demoted from Gwinnett to Mississippi
5/27 – LHP Adam McCreery promoted from extended spring to Rome
5/28 – RHP Aaron Blair promoted from Gwinnett to Atlanta
5/28 – RHP Kanekoa Texeira promoted from extended spring to Gwinnett
5/28 – RHP Jim Johnson assigned on rehab to Gwinnett
5/29 – OF Stephen Gaylor promoted from Carolina to Gwinnett
5/29 – 1B Matt Tellor released by Rome

Hitter of the week – Brandon Snyder continued an incredible run of hitting for Gwinnett as he went .388/.388/.667 on the week with two doubles and a home run. He also stole a base. Honorable mention: Ray-Patrick Didder put up an incredibly balanced line for Rome, going .296/.387/.444 with 5 runs scored, a double, a home run, 3 runs batted in, a 4/4 BB/K ratio, and 3 stolen bases on the week.

Pitcher of the week – Rob Whalen has hit his starts in such a way that he has not had two starts in a week to push for this, but in a week where no two-start guy “dominated”, Whalen had the best game score of the week, so I’ll “cheat” and use this as a way to highlight the excellent season he’s had. I actually put up on Twitter a hitter and pitcher of the day every day, and Whalen is tied with Chris Ellis and Mike Soroka with the most selections on the season across the minor league system.

Honorable mention: While his combination of starts did not best Whalen, Enderson Franco had a very solid week with two starts that totaled 13 innings, 4 runs allowed (3 earned) on 8 hits, no walks, and 14 strikeouts. While Franco was originally seen as a “roster filler” type to hold a place until guys like Touki Toussaint and Mike Soroka were ready for promotion, he’s been establishing himself as a solid inning-eating rotation member for the Mudcats this season.

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AA Mississippi Braves (22-28)

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Thursday

Mississippi made a valiant effort to come back, ending the game with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th, but falling to Jacksonville 5-3. Chris Ellis got the start and went 7 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks, striking out 5. Dustin Peterson and Johan Camargo each had a single and a double. Carlos Franco walked twice. Dansby Swanson had a single and a walk. Jordy Lara had a double.

Friday

Mississippi scored first and found runs at a premium, winning 3-1 over Jacksonville on Friday. Sean Newcomb went 5 innings, allowing one run on 5 hits and a walk, striking out 5. Levi Hyams had a double and a home run. Carlos Franco and Matt Kennelly each had a double and a walk. Dian Toscano had a single, walk, and a stolen base.

Saturday

Mississippi defeated Jacksonville 6-2 behind a tremendous start from Rob Whalen. Whalen went 6 innings, allowing 2 unearned runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, striking out 8. Jordy Lara had a double and a home run. Dansby Swanson had a home run and a single. Mel Rojas, Jr. had a single and a double. Matt Lipka had a triple and a steal.

Sunday

Mississippi lost a pitching duel on Sunday 2-0 to Jacksonville. Victor Mateo got the start and went 4 innings, allowing 2 runs on 1 hit and 1 walk, striking out 5. Three relievers combined to then throw 5 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits and 3 walks, striking out 8. Carlos Franco had two singles.

Leaders

BA: Dansby Swanson .283
OBP: Dansby Swanson. 362
HR: Dustin Peterson 5
SB: Matt Lipka 7
W: Chris Ellis 6
SV: Mauricio Cabrera 4
SO: Sean Newcomb 51
ERA: Stephen Janas 2.08

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Next: Carolina Mudcats

Carolina Mudcats (19-29)

Thursday

Carolina’s bats had a big day Thursday, defeating Myrtle Beach 10-2. Matt Withrow got the start for the Mudcats, going 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks, striking out 8. Jordan Edgerton had three singles and a walk. Joey Meneses had two singles and two walks. Keith Curcio had a double, single, and a walk. Braxton Davidson and Ryan Gebhardt each had a double and a single. Stephen Gaylor had a triple.

Friday

After allowing Frederick to score in the first, Max Povse shut them down and the Mudcats put up 3 in the 6th inning to win 3-1. Povse went 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 10 Keys hitters. Jordan Edgerton had two doubles. Ryan Gebhardt had two singles. Joey Meneses had a single and a walk.

Saturday

Carolina scored one in the first, but that’s all they got as they fell 4-1 to Frederick Saturday. Ryan Clark went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4. Joseph Odom had a single and a double.

Sunday

Carolina also ran into a touch pitcher’s duel, losing to Frederick 2-0 Sunday. Enderson Franco went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits, striking out 7. Carolina only managed two hits on the day.

Leaders

BA: Joey Meneses .309
OBP: Joey Meneses .378
HR: Joey Meneses 4
SB: Keith Curcio 10
W: Three with 3
SV: Chase Johnson-Mullins 6
SO: Max Povse 57
ERA: Evan Phillips 0.90

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Next: Rome Braves

Rome Braves (20-30)

Thursday

Rome took the win Thursday over Greenville 7-4. Jim Johnson made a rehab appearance to start the game and threw one inning. Matt Custred got the win, going 3 2/3 innings, allowing a solo home run, two hits, one walk, and striking out 6.

Ray Patrick Didder had a home run, single, walk, and a stolen base. Alejandro Salazar and Leudys Baez each had three singles. Jonathan Morales had a single and a double. Lucas Herbert had two singles. Bradley Keller had a double. Luke Dykstra stole a base.

Friday

While it wasn’t his best start, Mike Soroka gave Rome a solid start but did not get a chance at a win as Greenville took the win 3-1. Soroka went 5 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks, striking out 5. No Rome hitter was on base multiple times. Carols Castro had a double. Ray-Patrick Didder stole his 13th base of the season.

Saturday

Luke Dykstra drove in Leudys Baez in the bottom of the 9th to break a tie, winning 9-8. Patrick Weigel went 5 innings, allowing 6 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 8. Ray-Patrick Didder had a single, a double, and a walk. Austin Riley had two singles. Jonathan Morales had a single and a walk. Luke Dykstra and Justin Ellison each had a double.

Sunday

Greenville’s offense tallied 5 in the 9th to make the game look much worse, defeating Rome 10-2 Sunday. Max Fried got the start, going 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 4 hits and 5 walks, striking out 4. Adam McCreery made his debut for the Braves system after his acquisition in the Jhoulys Chacin trade, and he threw 2 innings, allowing one unearned run on 2 hits and a walk, striking out 3.

Ray-Patrick Didder had a single and a walk. Leudys Baez had a double. Justin Ellison stole his 6th base of the season and had an outfield assist throwing out a runner at home.

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Leaders

BA: Ronald Acuna .300
OBP: Ray-Patrick Didder .392
HR: Austin Riley 3
SB: Ray-Patrick Didder 13
W: Ricardo Sanchez 3
SV: Oriel Caicedo 3
SO: Patrick Weigel 58
ERA: Grayson Jones 2.57

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