Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up: June 20
Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up
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6/16 – RHP Casey Kelly demoted from Atlanta to Gwinnett
6/16 – RHP Tyrell Jenkins promoted from Gwinnett to Atlanta
6/16 – RHP Raymar Navarro placed on DL by Carolina
6/17 – RHP Lucas Sims demoted from Gwinnett to Mississippi
6/17 – RHP Chris Ellis promoted from Mississippi to Gwinnett
6/17 – RHP Bladimir Matos demoted from Rome to Danville
6/17 – RHP Dalton Geekie promoted from Danville to Rome
6/18 – RHP Zachary Bird promoted from Danville to Carolina
6/18 – RHP Zach Quintana placed on DL by Carolina
6/18 – RHP Caleb Beech promoted from Rome to Carolina
Hitter of the week – Dustin Peterson has been at the center of the Mississippi offensive revival in the last few weeks. He’s in the midst of an extended on-base streak and just had his 15-game hitting streak snapped this weekend. He hit .429/.516/.607 on the week with 6 runs, 2 doubles, a home run, 9 RBI, a steal, and a 4/3 BB/K.
Honorable mention: It was near impossible to pick between them, so I’m going to select both Joey Meneses and Joseph Odom of Carolina. The Mudcat teammates had a pair of tremendous weeks. Meneses went .419/.455/.645 with 7 runs, 4 doubles, a home run, 5 RBI, and a 1/4 BB/K. Odom went .385/.467/.769 with 7 runs, 2 doubles, a triple, 2 homers, 6 RBI, and a 3/5 BB/K.
Pitcher of the week – There were really only two guys in consideration for this award this week because both had tremendous two-start weeks, but I chose to go with Robert Whalen, who combined for 13 innings pitched without a single earned run (he did allow one earned run. He allowed 7 hits and 5 walks and struck out 12 as he established himself as Mississippi’s ace.
Honorable mention: My second guy in consideration is Touki Toussaint, and it was no easy feat to separate the two. Toussaint has been doing a masterful job since changing his approach to work lower in the zone and dial back his velocity a touch to attempt to use his natural movement to induce lots and lots of weak contact. This week was the pinnacle of what the Braves want to see from Touki as he combined for 14 innings pitched, 2 runs allowed (1 earned) on 8 hits and a single walk. He “only” struck out 9, but if he’s only walking 1 in 14 innings, I think the Braves would take that!
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AAA Gwinnett Braves (31-39)
Thursday
It took 11 innings, but Lehigh Valley again bested Gwinnett, this time by a 2-1 score on Thursday. Lucas Harrell got the start and pitched very well, going 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits and 3 walks, striking out 8. Ronnier Mustelier had two singles. Anthony Recker had a double and a walk. Matt Lipka had a single and a walk. Ozzie Albies hit a triple. Emilio Bonifacio stole a base.
Friday
Gwinnett’s offense scored 4 in the last two innings to seal a 7-1 victory over Scranton/WB on Friday. Manny Banuelos got the start and went 4 innings, allowing one unearned run on 4 hits and 3 walks, striking out 5. Daniel Castro had a double, a single, and a walk. Emilio Bonifacio had two singles, a walk, and a stolen base. Rio Ruiz had a single and two walks. Ozzie Albies had a single and a walk.
Saturday
Chris Ellis got shelled in his AAA debut, and Gwinnett lost Saturday 7-1. Ellis couldn’t get out of the 1st inning, throwing only 2/3 of an inning, allowing 5 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks. Rio Ruiz had two singles. Reid Brignac had two walks. Matt Lipka hit a triple.
Sunday
Gwinnett ended up on the short side of a 1-0 pitching gem on Sunday. Joel De La Cruz got the start, and he threw 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits and a walk, striking out 2. No Braves hitter was on base twice in the game.
Leaders
BA: Sean Kazmar .281
OBP: Reid Brignac .381
HR: Matt Tuiasosopo 8
SB: Emilio Bonifacio 23
W: Lucas Harrell and Casey Kelly 2
SV: Bradley Roney and Jose Ramirez 2
SO: Joel De La Cruz 41
ERA: Casey Kelly 2.82
Video Highlights
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AA Mississippi Braves (34-35)
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Thursday
Mississippi jumped out quick to a 2-0 lead, but then couldn’t keep up as Birmingham took Thursday’s game 5-2. Victor Mateo got the start for the M-Braves and went 6 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks, striking out 4. Dustin Peterson was the only Brave on twice, with a single and a walk. Jake Schrader had a double.
Friday
Mississippi took Friday’s game from Birmingham 7-1. Jed Bradley got the start for the Braves and went 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and 3 walks, striking out 6. The M-Braves exploded for 16 hits on the game, led by Willians Astudillo with 4 singles. Mel Rojas had a home run and a single. Dansby Swanson had a double and a single. Dustin Peterson and Carlos Franco each had two singles. Dian Toscano had a single and a walk. Jake Schrader hit a home run.
Saturday
After scoring 2 in the top of the 9th to tie it, Mississippi fell to Birmingham in 10 innings, 3-2. Sean Newcomb had another tremendous start, going 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits, striking out 5. Dustin Peterson snapped his hitting streak, but he did have two walks. Dian Toscano had a single and a walk. Mel Rojas had a double.
Sunday
Mississippi supported another excellent start by Robert Whalen with 8 runs to get the 8-3 victory. Whalen went 7 innings, allowing 1 unearned run on 2 hits and a walk, striking out 8. Jake Schrader had three singles. Jordy Lara had two doubles. Dansby Swanson and Dustin Peterson each had two singles. Carlos Franco had a single and two walks. Dian Toscano had two walks. Mel Rojas had a single and a walk.
Leaders
BA: Dustin Peterson .284
OBP: Dustin Peterson .350
HR: Jake Schrader and Dustin Peterson 7
SB: Dansby Swanson, Mel Rojas, and Dustin Peterson 3
W: Robert Whalen 5
SV: Madison Younginer and Mauricio Cabrera 4
SO: Sean Newcomb 74
ERA: Robert Whalen 2.16
Video Highlights
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DSL Braves (7-5)
Thursday
The Braves secured a solid victory over the Yankees2 squad on Thursday, 8-2. Carlos Lopez got the start and threw 2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out 2. Kelvin Rodriguez got the win with 2 1/3 innings of perfect relief, striking out 3. Shean Michel had two singles. Yoeli Lopez had a double, walk, and a stolen base. Reilys Blanco had a double and a walk. Carlos Borrego and Luis Ovando each had a single and a walk.
Friday
The Braves bats were strong on Friday, defeating the Yankees2 team 10-5. Deyvis Julian got the start for the Braves and went 2 innings, allowing one run on 2 hits, striking out 2. Shean Michel had three singles, two walks, and a stolen base. Juan Morales had a triple and two singles. Yoeli Lopez had three singles and a steal. Reilys Blanco had three singles. Jose Bermudez had a double and a single. Luis Ovando had a steal.
Saturday
The Braves wrapped up their weekend with a tough 8-4 loss to the Cardinals. Servando Hernandez got the start and went 1 1/3 innings, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits and a walk, striking out 1. Reilys Blanco had two singles.
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Leaders
BA: Shean Michel .348
OBP: Carlos Centeno .472
HR: None
SB: Shean Michel and Yoeli Lopez 4
W: Jhoniel Sepulveda and Kelvin Rodriguez 2
SV: Kelvin Rodriguez and Filyer Sanchez 1
SO: Erick Abreu 10
ERA: Kelvin Rodriguez 0.00