Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap: May 30th
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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