Atlanta Braves Minor League Midweek Wrap Up: September 1
Atlanta Braves Minor League Midweek Wrap Up
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8/29 – OF Matt Lipka activated from DL by Gwinnett
8/30 – RHP John Gant promoted from Gwinnett to Atlanta
8/30 – LHP Brian Moran activated from DL by Gwinnett
8/30 – RHP Chris Withrow sent on rehab to Gwinnett
8/30 – RHP Brandon Cunniff demoted from Atlanta to Gwinnett
8/30 – RHP Shae Simmons promoted from Gwinnett to Atlanta
8/30 – RHP Chad Sobotka promoted from Carolina to Mississippi
8/30 – RHP Victor Mateo placed on DL by Mississippi
8/30 – C Joseph Odom placed on DL by Mississippi
8/30 – C Kade Scivicque promoted from Carolina to Mississippi
8/30 – C Sal Giardina activated from temporarily inactive list by Carolina
8/31 – LHP Jon Kennedy promoted from Danville to Carolina
Organization Leaders through Tuesday (225 PA, 57 IP minimum):
BA: Cristian Pache .307, Luke Dykstra .304, Jared James .301, Emilio Bonifacio .298, Joey Meneses .296
OBP: Ray-Patrick Didder .382, Jared James .377, Marcus Mooney .367, Reid Brignac .361, Emilio Bonifacio .359
SLG: Matt Tuiasosopo .483, Carlos Castro .481, Austin Riley .463, Mel Rojas .451, Joseph Odom .431
2B: Austin Riley and Dustin Peterson 36, Ozzie Albies 30, Joey Meneses 28, Johan Camargo and Keith Curcio 26
3B: Ozzie Albies, Ray-Patrick Didder 9, Justin Ellison and Matt Lipka 8, Cristian Pache 7
HR: Austin Riley 18, Carlos Castro 15, Mel Rojas and Jake Schrader 12, Dustin Peterson and Matt Tuiasosopo 11
SB: Emilio Bonifacio 37, Ray-Patrick Didder 36, Ozzie Albies 29, Keith Curcio 24, Justin Ellison and Stephen Gaylor 18
W: Chris Ellis 12, Patrick Weigel 10, Max Povse 9, Max Fried, Mike Soroka, and Matt Withrow 8
S: Madison Younginer 15, Evan Phillips, Chase Johnson-Mullins, and David Peterson 10, Devan Watts 8
G: Madison Younginer 44, David Peterson 43, Bradley Roney and Steve Janas 42, Four with 41
IP: Max Povse 152, Chris Ellis and Patrick Weigel 141 1/3, Enderson Franco 137, Mike Soroka 136
ERA: Jason Hursh 1.83, Taylor Lewis 1.97, Jed Bradley 2.17, Patrick Weigel 2.61, Tyrell Jenkins 2.70
WHIP: Kolby Allard 1.05, Steve Janas 1.07, Patrick Weigel 1.08, Rob Wooten 1.10, Max Povse 1.12
Next: Gwinnett Braves
AAA Gwinnett Braves (63-75, 1 game lead in South division)
Monday
Gwinnett walked off with a win on Monday 6-5 over Norfolk. Rob Wooten made the start, going 4 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and no walks, striking out 2. Reid Brignac had a big day at the plate with 3 singles and a double. Emilio Bonifacio had two singles and a double. Daniel Castro and Braeden Schlehuber each had a double and a single. Rio Ruiz had a single and a walk.
Tuesday
Norfolk followed a 4-run 8th inning to defeat Gwinnett 5-2. Jed Bradley had a solid start, going 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 6 walks, striking out 4. Rio Ruiz had a double and a single. Emilio Bonifacio and Ronnier Mustelier each had two singles.
Wednesday
Gwinnett shut out Norfolk on Wednesday 2-0. Tyrell Jenkins made the start and his stuff was moving in ridiculous ways, so much so that he even struggled to put it where he wanted it. He went 6 scoreless innings, allowing only 1 hit, but giving up 7 walks while striking out 4. Ronnier Mustelier had a double and a single. Reid Brignac had two singles. Rio Ruiz had a single and a walk. Blake Lalli had a double.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:05PM ET: TBD vs. Durham
Friday, 7:05PM ET: TBD vs. Durham
Saturday, 7:05PM ET: TBD vs. Durham
Sunday, 7:05PM ET: TBD @ Charlotte
Video Highlights
Next: Mississippi Braves
AA Mississippi Braves (70-63, 1 game lead in South division)
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Monday
Michael Mader had his first rough start in his time with Mississippi as the Braves lost big 13-0 on Monday. Mader went 5 innings, allowing 5 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks, striking out 3. Carlos Franco had two singles. Joey Meneses had a single and a walk.
Tuesday
Mississippi had a big 9th inning to defeat Chattanooga 6-3. Max Povse made the start, going 6 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks, striking out 2. Willians Astudillo had four singles and even stole a base. Stephen Gaylor had three singles and a stolen base. Ozzie Albies had a home run, a single, and a stolen base. Carlos Franco had a double and two walks. Connor Lien had a single and two walks. Dustin Peterson had two singles.
Wednesday
The Braves struck early and held on behind a solid start from Lucas Sims to defeat Chattanooga 6-2. Lucas Sims went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks, striking out 4. Stephen Gaylor had four singles. Johan Camargo had a triple and a single. Carlos Franco had a double and a single. Willians Astudillo had two singles. Joey Meneses had a home run. Connor Lien had a double.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:00PM CT: Patrick Weigel vs. Biloxi
Friday, 7:00PM CT: TBD vs. Biloxi
Saturday, 6:00PM CT: TBD vs. Biloxi
Sunday, 5:00PM CT: TBD vs. Biloxi
Video Highlights
None posted
Next: Carolina Mudcats
Carolina Mudcats (48-87)
Monday
Carolina had the day off.
Tuesday
Carolina dropped both ends of a double-header on Tuesday. In the first game, they fell to Wilmington 9-1. Wes Parsons made the start, though his final line didn’t reflect how well he pitched for the first 5 innings. His final tally was 5 1/3 innings pitched with 5 runs allowed on 9 hits and 3 walks, striking out 3. Jordan Edgerton had a home run.
In the second game, Carolina fought again until their bullpen blew open the game late, losing 5-2. Carlos Portuondo made the spot start, going 3 2/3 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits and 3 walks, striking out 6. Travis Demeritte had a double, triple, and a walk. Dylan Moore, Braxton Davidson, and Erison Mendez each had doubles. Keith Curcio had a stolen base.
Wednesday
Carolina got another gem from Matt Withrow as they defeated Wilmington 3-2. Withrow went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, striking out 11. Keith Curcio had a double and a triple. Sean Godfrey had a double and a single. Luis Valenzuela had two singles. Jordan Edgerton had a double.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:00PM ET: Ryan Clark vs. Wilmington
Friday, 7:00PM ET: Enderson Franco vs. Wilmington
Saturday, 6:00PM ET: TBD vs. Winston-Salem
Sunday, 6:00PM ET: TBD vs. Winston-Salem
Video Highlights
Next: Rome Braves
Rome Braves (66-68, tied for first place in Southern division with Augusta)
Monday
Rome had the day off.
Tuesday
Greenville took down Rome on Tuesday 7-3. Ricardo Sanchez had a rough start, going 4 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks, striking out 2. Austin Riley had a home run, double, and a single. Justin Ellison and Alejandro Salazar each had a double. Jared James and Ronald Acuna each had a stolen base.
Wednesday
Rome took control in the top of the 1st and never let up, defeating Greenville 9-1 on Wednesday. Mike Soroka pitched a gem, throwing 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits and a walk, striking out 9. Ronald Acuna had a home run and two singles. Austin Riley had a home run, double, and two walks. Jonathan Morales had a double and two singles. Kevin Josephina had a double and a single.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:05PM ET: Touki Toussaint @ Greenville
Friday, 7:05PM ET: TBD @ Augusta
Saturday, 6:05PM ET: TBD @ Augusta
Sunday, 5:05PM ET: TBD @ Augusta
Highlight Videos
None posted
Next: Danville Braves
Danville Braves (30-36)
Monday
The Braves were shut out in Monday’s game 4-0. Joey Wentz had a solid start in the loss, going 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and a walk, striking out 5. No Danville hitter was on base twice, but Marcus Mooney did steal his 6th base of the season.
Tuesday
Burlington swept a double-header from Danville by identical 9-2 scores. In the first game, Ian Anderson made the start and went 4 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 2. Marcus Mooney and Cristian Pache each had a single and a walk. Brett Cumberland had a double.
Jeremy Walker started the second game and threw a solid ball game, going 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and no walks, striking out 2. Bradley Keller had a double, single, and a walk. Marcus Mooney had a double and a single. Alex Lee had two singles. Elias Arias had a single and a walk.
Wednesday
Danville was shut out by Burlington 4-0. Jhon Martinez actually had a solid start, going 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk, striking out 4. Cristian Pache had two singles.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:00PM ET: Ian Anderson vs. Burlington (last game of season)
Next: GCL Braves
GCL Braves (28-28, clinched Northeast division title, #4 seed in playoffs)
Monday
The Braves defeated the Yankees East 4-2 in a rain-shortened game on Monday. Kyle Muller made the start, but due to the rain, he only threw 1 inning, allowing no hits or walks, striking out 2. Odalvi Javier relieved Muller and threw 5 innings, allowing one unearned run on 4 hits and 2 walks, striking out 2. Alex Aquino had a double and a single. Randy Ventura and A.J. Pierzynski each had two singles.
Tuesday
The Braves and Yankees East were tied at 0 when the game was called due to rain. The Braves got an excellent start from Alan Rangel, who went 4 innings, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk, striking out 3. Jackson Pokorney walked twice to be the only Braves hitter to reach base twice.
Wednesday
The Braves were rained out on Wednesday, closing out their regular season.
Next: Braves Minor League Database
Weekend Schedule
Friday, 12:00PM ET: @ Phillies (playoff single-game elimination)
Saturday, 12:00PM ET: best-of-3 championship series begins (if the Braves win Friday)
Sunday, 12:00PM ET: game 2 of championship series