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Atlanta Braves Minor League Midweek Wrap Up: August 18th

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Atlanta Braves Minor League Midweek Wrap Up

Transactions:
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

Mar 18, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves second baseman Emillio Bonifacio (64) is congratulated by first baseman Fredddie Freeman (5) as he hit a solo home run during the third inning against the Miami Marlins at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 18, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves second baseman Emillio Bonifacio (64) is congratulated by first baseman Fredddie Freeman (5) as he hit a solo home run during the third inning against the Miami Marlins at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

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

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Next: Mississippi Braves

Mar 17, 2016; Melbourne, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves first baseman Jake Schraader (89) fields a ball in the seventh inning against the Washington Nationals at Space Coast Stadium. The Washington Nationals won 9-7. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 17, 2016; Melbourne, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves first baseman Jake Schraader (89) fields a ball in the seventh inning against the Washington Nationals at Space Coast Stadium. The Washington Nationals won 9-7. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /

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

Mar 15, 2015; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves catcher Tannner Murphy (80) throws a pitch during a spring training baseball game at Champion Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 10-5. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 15, 2015; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves catcher Tannner Murphy (80) throws a pitch during a spring training baseball game at Champion Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 10-5. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

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

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Rome Braves (56-64)

Monday

Rome was off on Monday

Tuesday

Hagerstown struck first, but Rome scored the rest of the runs in a 4-1 win. Arodys Vizcaino pitched the first in a rehab appearance and allowed the only run of the game on 2 hits and no walks, striking out one. Patrick Weigel replaced him and went 7 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and 2 walks, striking out 9. Ray-Patrick Didder had three singles. Austin Riley had a home run and a single. Jonathan Morales had two singles. Juan Yepez had a double.

Wednesday

Rome was rained out Wednesday.

Weekend Probables

Thursday, Game 1, 5:00PM ET: Ricardo Sanchez vs. Hagerstown
Thursday, Game 2: Oriel Caicedo vs. Hagerstown
Friday, 7:05PM ET: Mike Soroka @ Asheville
Saturday, 6:05PM ET: Touki Toussaint @ Asheville
Sunday, 2:05PM ET: Kolby Allard @ Asheville

Highlight Videos

Next: Danville Braves

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Jul 21, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; A baseball, baseball glove and baseballs are shown on the infield during batting practice before the game against the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

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

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May 26, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; An Atlanta Braves Tomahawk Team member passes out t-shirts to the fan from against the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

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

Jul 26, 2015; Cooperstown, NY, USA; Hall of Fame Inductee Pedro Martinez (L) and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal (R) hold up the Dominican Republic flat at the end of his acceptance speech during the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies at Clark Sports Center. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 26, 2015; Cooperstown, NY, USA; Hall of Fame Inductee Pedro Martinez (L) and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal (R) hold up the Dominican Republic flat at the end of his acceptance speech during the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies at Clark Sports Center. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports /

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

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