Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up August 29th
AAA Gwinnett Braves (61-74)
Thursday
Gwinnett struck early and held on during a late Buffalo flurry to win 6-4 Thursday. Jed Bradley made yet another excellent start, going 7 innings, allowing one run on 5 hits and 4 walks, striking out 6. Rio Ruiz had a tremendous day at the plate, going for a home run, a double, and two walks. Emilio Bonifacio had a double, single, and a walk. Mel Rojas had two singles. Sean Kazmar had a double and a walk. Braeden Schlehuber had a double.
Friday
Gwinnett had a big offensive game, defeating Durham 11-1. Tyrell Jenkins made the start, going 5 scoreless innings, allowing 5 hits and 3 walks, striking out 4. Mel Rojas had a home run, triple, and a double. Rio Ruiz had three singles. Ronnier Mustelier and Reid Brignac each had a double, single, and a walk. Daniel Castro had a double and a single. Emilio Bonifacio had a triple and a single.
Saturday
Chris Ellis continued to shuffle with Gwinnett as they lost to Durham on Saturday 5-3. Ellis went 6 innings, allowing 5 runs (4 earned) on 5 hits and 3 walks, striking out 7. Emilio Bonifacio had a big day at the plate, with a double and three singles. Daniel Castro had a double and a single. Ronnier Mustelier had a home run. Rio Ruiz had a double. Mel Rojas had a stolen base.
Sunday
Durham outscored Gwinnett 10-6 on Sunday. Wilfredo Boscan made the start and went 3 innings, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits and a walk, striking out 3. Ronnier Mustelier hit a home run, double, and a single. Rio Ruiz had a double and a walk. Tyler Moore had a home run and a walk. Reid Brignac walked twice. Emilio Bonifacio, Sean Kazmar, and Daniel Castro each had a single and a walk.
Leaders
BA: Ronnier Mustelier .295
OBP: Reid Brignac .359
HR: Matt Tuiasosopo 11
SB: Emilio Bonifacio 37
W: Tyrell Jenkins 7
SV: Maikel Cleto and Bradley Roney 4
SO: Chris Ellis 61
ERA: Jason Hursh 0.75
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