Atlanta Braves Minor League Midweek Wrap Up, May 4th

Mar 16, 2017; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; A view of the field prior to the game of the Detroit Tigers against the Atlanta Braves at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 16, 2017; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; A view of the field prior to the game of the Detroit Tigers against the Atlanta Braves at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
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Mar 16, 2017; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; A view of the field prior to the game of the Detroit Tigers against the Atlanta Braves at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 16, 2017; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; A view of the field prior to the game of the Detroit Tigers against the Atlanta Braves at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

Atlanta Braves Minor League Midweek Wrap Up

Transactions:
5/2 – RHP Mauricio Cabrera sent to Gwinnett Braves on rehab assignment
5/2 – RHP Wes Parsons assigned to Danville Braves from Gwinnett Braves
5/3 – LHP Joe Rogers placed on 7-day DL by Mississippi Braves
5/3 – RHP Wes Parsons assigned to Mississippi Braves from Danville Braves

Organization Leaders through Tuesday (25 AB, 12 IP minimum):
BA: Randy Ventura .359, Carlos Castro .342, Juan Yepez .337, Lane Adams .333, Alay Lago .329
OBP: Tyler Neslony .453, David Freitas .422, Randy Ventura .419, Tanner Murphy .400, Brett Cumberland .392
SLG: Tyler Neslony .605, Lane Adams .588, Alex Jackson .567, Juan Yepez .506, Johan Camargo .500
2B: Juan Yepez 11, Travis Demeritte 9, Ozzie Albies 8, Three with 6
3B: Ronald Acuna 4, Cristian Pache 3, Ozzie Albies, Luis Valenzuela, and Omar Obregon 2
HR: Alex Jackson 7, Five with 4
SB: Randy Ventura 13, Ronald Acuna 12, Ozzie Albies 8, Ray-Patrick Didder and Kevin Josephina 7
W: Oriel Caicedo 4, Sam Freeman and Michael Mader 3, Eleven with 2
S: Akeel Morris, Devan Watts and Brandon White 3, Three with 2
G: David Peterson, Evan Phillips, and Caleb Dirks 3, Five with 8
IP: Drew Harrington 28 1/3, Tyler Pike 27 1/3, Kolby Allard 27, Three with 26 1/3
SO: Sean Newcomb 35, Ian Anderson 30, Tyler Pike and Touki Toussaint 29, Patrick Weigel 28
ERA: Thomas Burrows 0.68, Jon Kennedy 0.71, Oriel Caicedo 1.14 ERA, Chad Sobotka 1.26, Jacob Webb 1.46
WHIP: Jon Kennedy 0.63, Lucas Sims 0.72, Oriel Caicedo 0.72, Matt Withrow 0.77, Bryse Wilson 0.97

Next: Gwinnett Braves

AAA Gwinnett Braves (14-11)

Monday

Gwinnett had Monday off

Tuesday

Durham defeated Gwinnett 6-2. Luke Jackson went 4 2/3 innings, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks, striking out 4.

Johan Camargo had three singles. Mel Rojas, Jr. had two singles. Matt Tuiasosopo had two walks. Rio Ruiz had a single and a walk. Ozzie Albies had a home run.

Wednesday

Gwinnett jumped out to an early 4-1 lead, but they couldn’t hold it, and Durham took the victory 5-4. Lucas Sims made the start, going 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and no walks, striking out 7.

Mel Rojas, Jr. had a double and a single. Ryan Howard had a home run. Xavier Avery had a triple.

Weekend Probables

Thursday, 10:35AM ET: Aaron Blair vs. Durham
Friday, 7:05PM ET: TBD @ Charlotte
Saturday, 7:05PM ET: TBD @ Charlotte
Sunday, 2:05PM ET: TBD @ Charlotte

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Next: Mississippi Braves

AA Mississippi Braves (12-14)

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Monday

Tennessee swept Mississippi in both games of a double-header on Monday. In game 1, Max Fried struggled out of the gate and never could really recover as the M-Braves fell 6-3. Fried went 4 innings, allowing 6 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks, striking out 6.

Travis Demeritte had a double and a single. Keith Curcio, Carlos Franco, and Connor Lien each had a double. Dylan Moore stole a base.

In game two, Mississippi took a 6-2 lead, but could not hold it, losing 7-6. Mike Soroka got the start and went 5 2/3 innings, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits and no walks, striking out 6.

Armando Araiza had a double and a single. Travis Demeritte had two singles. Jared James had a single and a walk. Keith Curcio and Adam Brett Walker each had a double. Dylan Moore had a stolen base.

Tuesday

Mississippi had the day off.

Wednesday

Mississippi rode a 7-run 5th inning to a 10-4 win over Birmingham.

Kade Scivicque had three singles. Joey Meneses had a double and a single. Travis Demeritte had a double and a walk. Carlos Franco and Connor Lien each had a single and a walk. Keith Curcio had two walks and stole a base. Luis Valenzuela had a double.

Weekend Probables

Thursday, 7:05PM CT: Kolby Allard @ Birmingham
Friday, 7:05PM CT: Matt Withrow @ Birmingham
Saturday, 6:30PM CT: Max Fried @ Birmingham
Sunday, 3:00PM CT: Mike Soroka @ Birmingham

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Next: Florida Fire Frogs

Florida Fire Frogs (12-15)

Monday

Florida had a furious come back, but they could not best Palm Beach, losing 8-6. Touki Toussaint got the start, going 4 1/3 innings, allowing 6 runs on 7 hits and a walk, striking out 6.

Ray-Patrick Didder, Austin Riley, Carlos Castro, and Alay Lago each had two singles. Alejandro Salazar had a double and a walk. Braxton Davidson had a home run. Ronald Acuna stole a base.

Tuesday

Florida was rained out.

Wednesday

Florida swept a double header on Wednesday. Luis Gohara threw well in game one as Florida defeated Palm Beach 8-1. Gohara went 6 innings, allowing 1 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks, striking out 3.

Carlos Castro had a home run, a single, and a hit by pitch. Alejandro Salazar had a double and a single. Omar Obregon and Jonathan Morales had two singles. Braxton Davidson had two walks. Alex Jackson had a walk and was hit by a pitch. Austin Riley had a single and a hit by pitch. Tyler Neslony had a double.

Tyler Pike was elite in the second game as the Fire Frogs defeated the Cardinals 5-0. Pike went 6 innings with 2 hits and 2 walks, striking out 8.

Ray-Patrick Didder and Braxton Davidson each had two singles. Didder added a stolen base.

Weekend Probables

Thursday, 10:30AM ET: Drew Harrington @ Palm Beach
Friday, 7:05PM ET: TBD vs. Clearwater
Saturday, 7:05PM ET: Touki Toussaint vs. Clearwater
Sunday, 5:05PM ET: TBD vs. Clearwater

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Next: Rome Braves

Rome Braves (17-9)

Monday

Rome was off Monday

Tuesday

Rome defeated Hagerstown 4-3 on Tuesday. Ian Anderson had his toughest start of the season, going 5 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks, striking out one.

Lucas Herbert had a home run and a walk. Brett Cumberland had a home run and was hit by pitch twice. Juan Yepez had two singles. Cristian Pache had a triple. Kurt Hoekstra had a double.

Wednesday

Rome did score first, but lost to Hagerstown on Wednesday 8-3. Joey Wentz went 5 innings, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits and no walks, striking out 4.

Lucas Herbert had a home run and a single. Randy Ventura had a single and two walks. Anthony Concepcion and Marcus Mooney had a single and a walk.

Weekend Probables

Thursday, 7:05PM ET: Ryan Lawlor @ Hagerstown
Friday, 7:00PM ET: Bryse Wilson @ Greensboro
Saturday, 7:00PM ET: TBD @ Greensboro
Sunday, 4:00PM ET: TBD @ Greensboro

Next: Braves Minor League Database

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