Atlanta Braves Minor League Midweek Wrap Up: August 18th
Atlanta Braves Minor League Midweek Wrap Up
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8/15 – OF Brandon Snyder activated from paternity list to Gwinnett
8/15 – RHP Victor Mateo placed on DL by Gwinnett
8/15 – RHP Rob Wooten placed on DL by Gwinnett
8/15 – LHP Brady Feigl sent on rehab to Danville
8/15 – RHP Roberto Hernandez demoted from Atlanta to Gwinnett
8/15 – OF Sean Godfrey demoted from Mississippi to Carolina
8/15 – IF Ryan Gebhardt placed on temporary inactive list by Carolina
8/15 – C Tyler Flowers sent on rehab to Rome
8/15 – RHP Arodys Vizcaino sent on rehab to Rome
8/16 – IF Omar Infante released by Gwinnett
8/16 – RHP Maikel Cleto activated from DL by Gwinnett
8/16 – RHP Roberto Hernandez placed on restricted list by Gwinnett
8/16 – C Wigberto Nevarez placed on DL by Rome
8/16 – IF Juan Yepez activated from DL by Rome
8/16 – RHP Luis Gamez demoted from Danville to GCL
8/16 – 1B Tyler Moore sent on rehab to GCL
8/16 – RHP Victor Joaquin released by DSL
8/17 – IF Reed Harper promoted from Carolina to Mississippi
8/17 – SS Dansby Swanson promoted from Mississippi to Atlanta
8/17 – C Kade Scivicque assigned to Carolina
8/17 – C Isaias Tejeda released by Carolina
Organization Leaders through Tuesday (210 AB, 52 IP minimum):
BA: Luke Dykstra .304, Joey Meneses .295, Ozzie Albies .293, Ronnier Mustelier .292, Dustin Peterson .292
OBP: Ray-Patrick Didder .388, Keith Curcio .363, Ozzie Albies .360, Rio Ruiz .354, Ronnier Mustelier .352
SLG: Matt Tuiasosopo .483, Carlos Castro .463, Dustin Peterson .450, Austin Riley .447, Joseph Odom .440
2B: Dustin Peterson 35, Austin Riley 32, Ozzie Albies and Keith Curcio 26, Joey Meneses 25
3B: Ozzie Albies, Justin Ellison, Matt Lipka, and Ray-Patrick Didder with 8, Keith Curcio and Cristian Pache 6
HR: Austin Riley 15, Carlos Castro 12, Dustin Peterson and Matt Tuiasosopo 11, Three with 10
SB: Emilio Bonifacio 36, Ray-Patrick Didder 32, Ozzie Albies 25, Keith Curcio 22, Matt Lipka and Stephen Gaylor 16
W: Chris Ellis 11, Patrick Weigel 10, Max Povse 9, Max Fried, Evan Phillips, and Matt Withrow 7
S: Evan Phillips 10, David Peterson and Chase Johnson-Mullins 9, Devan Watts 7, Bradley Roney, Brandon White, and Josh Graham 6
G: David Peterson 40, Steve Janas and Brandon Cunniff 39, Bradley Roney 38, Evan Phillips 37
IP: Max Povse 130.2, Patrick Weigel 129, Enderson Franco 127, Chris Ellis 124.1, Mike Soroka 123
ERA: Evan Phillips 1.81, Taylor Lewis 2.17, Jed Bradley 2.35, Patrick Weigel 2.51, Sean McLaughlin 2.78
WHIP: Steve Janas 1.05, Kolby Allard 1.08, Patrick Weigel 1.08, Rob Wooten 1.08, Evan Phillips 1.08
Next: Gwinnett Braves
AAA Gwinnett Braves (55-69)
Monday
Charlotte flexed their offensive muscle over Gwinnett on Monday, defeating the Braves 8-4. John Gant went 5 innings for Gwinnett, allowing 6 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks, striking out 1. Blake Lalli had a double and two singles. Sean Kazmar had a double and a single. Emilio Bonifacio had a triple, two walks, and two stolen bases. Rio Ruiz had two walks. Reid Brignac and Mel Rojas each had a stolen base.
Tuesday
Gwinnett jumped out early, but Charlotte hammered away to defeat the Braves 9-5. Kanekoa Texeira went 5 innings, allowing a run on 7 hits and 3 walks, striking out 2. Blake Lalli had a double and three singles. Reid Brignac had a double, single, and a walk. Emilio Bonifacio and Brandon Snyder each had a double and a single. Rio Ruiz had a single and a walk.
Wednesday
Gwinnett dropped 5 runs in the top of the 7th to defeat Charlotte 9-4. Chris Ellis went 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks, striking out 6. Brandon Snyder had 2 doubles and a single. Reid Brignac had a double, 2 singles, and a walk. Kyle Kubitza had two singles. Emilio Bonifacio and Blake Lalli each had a single and 2 walks. Matt Lipka had a double.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:05PM ET: TBD vs. Charlotte
Friday, 7:05PM ET: TBD vs. Charlotte
Saturday, 7:05PM ET: TBD vs. Rochester
Sunday, 2:05PM ET: TBD vs. Rochester
Video Highlights
None Posted
Next: Mississippi Braves
AA Mississippi Braves (66-53)
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Monday
Mississippi scored first, but they didn’t score again, losing 5-1. Lucas Sims made the start, but he only lasted 4 innings, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks, striking out 1. Jake Schrader had a double and a single. Johan Camargo had two singles. Ozzie Albies had a double, walk, and a stolen base.
Tuesday
Mississippi was off Tuesday.
Wednesday
Mississippi didn’t miss that Dansby guy at all on Wednesday as they defeated Pensacola 6-3. Sean Newcomb went 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and a walk, striking out 7. Jake Schrader had two home runs, a single, and a stolen base. Ozzie Albies had a double, single, and a stolen base. Carlos Franco had a single and a double. Connor Lien had a triple and a walk.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:00PM CT: Michael Mader vs. Pensacola
Friday, 7:00PM CT: Max Povse vs. Pensacola
Saturday, 6:00PM CT: Jed Bradley vs. Pensacola
Sunday, 5:00PM CT: Lucas Sims vs. Pensacola
Video Highlights
None posted
Next: Carolina Mudcats
Carolina Mudcats (45-78)
Monday
Carolina fought to the end, but they couldn’t push past Salem as they fell 5-4. Ryan Clark made the start, going 7 innings, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 7. Erison Mendez had a double and a single. Keith Curcio had two singles and a walk. Luis Valenzuela had two singles. Omar Obregon had a single and a walk.
Tuesday
Salem scored 4 in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game and then won the game over Carolina with a walk-off in the bottom of the 11th inning 7-6. Enderson Franco went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks, striking out 7. Keith Curcio had two singles, a walk, and a stolen base. Travis Demeritte had a single and two walks. Erison Mendez had two singles. Braxton Davidson and J.B. Moss each had a single and a walk.
Wednesday
Salem shut down the Mudcat offense in a 5-1 win. Wes Parsons went 4 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4. Travis Demeritte had a triple.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:05PM ET: Caleb Beech @ Salem
Friday, 7:05PM ET: Matt Withrow @ Wilmington
Saturday, 7:05PM ET: TBD @ Wilmington
Sunday, 1:35PM ET: TBD @ Wilmington
Video Highlights
None posted
Next: Rome Braves
Danville Braves (25-26)
Monday
Danville grabbed a 3-2 victory over Burlington on Monday. Jhon Martinez made the start, going 7 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits and no walks, striking out 3. Matt Gonzalez had a single, walk, and a stolen base. Ramon Osuna had a single and a walk. Derian Cruz had a double. Trey Keegan had a steal.
Tuesday
The Tuesday game against Burlington was suspended due to a power outage with the game in the top of the 8th inning and Burlington leading 4-1. This will be made up on August 30th.
Wednesday
Danville was off Wednesday.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:00PM ET: Jaret Hellinger vs. Greeneville
Friday, 7:00PM ET: Joey Wentz vs. Greeneville
Saturday, 7:00PM ET: Jeremy Walker vs. Greeneville
Sunday, 4:00PM ET: Jhon Martinez vs. Bluefield
Next: GCL Braves
GCL Braves (23-24)
Monday
The Braves offense exploded early and kept it up all game, defeating the Tigers East squad 10-3. Kyle Muller had 3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and a walk, striking out 2. Luis Ovando had two singles and a walk. Anthony Concepcion had a triple and a single. Randy Ventura had a triple and a walk. Jackson Pokorney had two singles and a steal. Ricardo Rodriguez had two singles. Alex Aquino and Nicholas Shumpert each had a single, walk, and a stolen base. Griffin Benson had a double.
Tuesday
The Braves shut out the Tigers East in a rain-shortened game 2-0. Odalvi Javier went 5 1/3 shutout innings, allowing 3 hits and no walks, striking out 1. William Contreras had a double and a walk. Randy Ventura had a triple. Anthony Concepcion stole a base.
Wednesday
The Braves took the lead in the top of the 8th, but they gave it right back in the bottom of the 8th to lose to Yankees West 5-4. Alan Rangel went 2 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 2. Anthony Concepcion had a home run, two singles, and a walk. Alan Crowley had a pair of singles. Alex Aquino had a single and a walk.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 12:00PM: vs. Yankees West
Friday, 12:00PM ET: vs. Phillies
Saturday, 10:00AM ET: @ Phillies
Sunday: Off
Next: DSL Braves
DSL Braves (26-36)
Monday
The Braves dropped their Monday contest with the Tigers 5-2. Kelvin Rodriguez went 4 innings, allowing 1 unearned run on 4 hits and no walks, striking out 2. Carlos Centeno had two singles and a walk. Danyer Salazar had two singles.
Tuesday
The Tigers nipped the Braves 4-3. Deyvis Julian went 3 2/3 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and a walk, striking out one. Braulio Vasquez had 2 singles, 2 walks, and a steal. Yoeli Lopez had a home run, 2 walks, and a steal. Romer Rojas stole a base.
Wednesday
The Angels defeated the Braves Wednesday 6-3. Jhoniel Sepulveda got the start and went 2 innings, allowing 6 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits and no walks. Romer Rojas had two singles and a walk. Braulio Vasquez, Victor De Hoyos, and Andres Adrianza each had two singles. Danyer Salazar and Eudis Lora each had a double.
Next: Braves Minor League Database
Weekend Schedule
Thursday, 10:30AM ET: vs. Angels
Friday, 10:30AM ET: vs. Brewers
Saturday, 10:30AM ET: @ Brewers
Sunday: OFF