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: 5/29 – RHP Josh Collmenter sent outright by Atlanta Braves to Gwinnett Braves 5/29 – IF Matt Gonzalez assigned to Florida Fire Frogs from Rome Braves 5/29 – OF J.B. Moss released by Florida Fire Frogs 5/29 – LHP Joey Wentz activated from 7-day DL by Rome Braves 5/29 – RHP Raymar Navarro assigned to Danville Braves from Rome Braves 5/29 – 1B Ramon Osuna assigned to Rome Braves from Danville Braves 5/30 – LHP Luiz Gohara activated from 7-day DL by Mississippi Braves 5/20 – RHP Evan Phillips assigned to Gwinnett Braves from Mississippi Braves 5/30 – LHP Jon Kennedy assigned to Danville Braves from Rome Braves 5/30 – RHP Raymar Navarro assigned to Rome Braves from Danville Braves 5/31 – OF Stephen Gaylor placed on 7-day DL by Mississippi Braves 5/31 – OF Connor Lien assigned to Mississippi Braves from Danville Braves 5/31 – 1B Carlos Castro activated from 7-day DL by Florida 5/31 – C Wigberto Nevarez placed on 7-day DL by Florida
Gwinnett walked off with a 4-3 win in 10 innings on Monday over Syracuse. Patrick Weigel got the start, going 5 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks, striking out 1.
Adonis Garcia had two doubles and two singles. Mel Rojas had a single and two walks. Xavier Avery had a single and a walk. Johan Camargo and Carlos Franco each had a double.
Tuesday
Gwinnett was defeated by Louisville 5-2 on Tuesday. Lucas Sims made the start, going 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks, striking out 5.
Dustin Peterson had a double and two singles. Carlos Franco had two singles. Lane Adams had a stolen base.
Wednesday
Gwinnett jumped out to an early lead, but Louisville took the lead back right away and didn’t give it back in a 7-5 win over the G-Braves on Wednesday. Wes Parsons made the start, going 4 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 9 hits and a walk, striking out 5.
Johan Camargo had a home run, two singles, and a walk. Braeden Schlehumber hit a home run. Adonis Garcia and Sean Kazmar each had doubles.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:05PM ET: Andrew Albers @ Louisville Friday, 7:15PM ET: Sean Newcomb @ Indianapolis Saturday, 7:05PM ET: Patrick Weigel @ Indianapolis Sunday, 1:35PM ET: TBD @ Indianapolis
Mississippi jumped out early and defeated Jackson on Tuesday 6-4. Kris Medlen got the start, going 4 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4.
Ronald Acuna had a pair of doubles and a single. Joey Meneses had three singles. Travis Demeritte had a double, single, and a walk. Luis Valenzuela had a pair of singles and a walk. Stephen Gaylor had a single and a walk. Reed Harper had a pair of walks.
Wednesday
Mississippi backed Mike Soroka on a day when he didn’t have his best stuff, defeating Jacson 9-3. Soroka went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 11 hits and a walk, without a strikeout.
Ronald Acuna had a big day, with four singles and two stolen bases. Sal Giardina had a double, two singles, and was hit by pitch. Joey Meneses had two home runs. Travis Demeritte and Connor Lien each had a single and a walk. Mike Soroka had a double.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 6:05PM CT: Kolby Allard @ Jackson Friday, 6:05PM CT: Matt Withrow @ Jackson Saturday, 6:05PM CT: Max Fried @ Jackson Sunday, 5:00PM CT: TBD vs. Biloxi
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Next: Florida Fire Frogs
Florida Fire Frogs (22-31)
Monday
Florida had Monday off.
Tuesday
Florida held down the Clearwater offense until the 9th inning, cruising to a 4-1 victory. Ricardo Sanchez got the start Tuesday, going 5 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4.
Florida jumped out to an early lead, but the bullpen couldn’t hold that lead as they fell to Clearwater 9-5. Touki Toussaint made the start, going 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 10 hits and 3 walks, striking out 4.
Anfernee Seymour had a single and two walks. Omar Obregon had a single and a walk. Braxton Davidson had two walks. Carlos Castro had a home run. Tyler Neslony had a double.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:00PM ET: Enderson Franco @ Clearwater Friday, 6:15PM ET: Tyler Pike @ Clearwater Saturday, 7:05PM ET: TBD vs. St. Lucie Sunday, 5:05PM ET: TBD vs. St. Lucie
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Next: Rome Braves
Rome Braves (30-23)
Monday
Though Rome had a scheduled double header, they were only able to get one game in on Monday before rain postponed the second game.
In that first game, Rome scored in the top of the 11th inning to defeat Greenville 3-2. Joey Wentz got the start and went 4 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits and a walk, striking out 3.
Brett Cumberland had a double, single, and a walk. Randy Ventura had two singles, a walk, and a stolen base. Justin Ellison had a home run and a single. Kurt Hoekstra had a double and a single. Cristian Pache had two singles.
Tuesday
Rome split a double header Tuesday with Greenville. In the first game, Rome scored 7 runs in the final 7th inning to tie the game and send it into extra innings, where the Rome Braves finally won 10-7. Ian Anderson had a rough start, going 4 innings, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks, striking out 2. Thomas Burrows was excellent in relief, going 3 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and no walks, striking out 6.
Justin Ellison hit a home run and walked twice. Brett Cumberland had a double and was hit by pitch twice. Carlos Martinez had three singles and a walk. Yeudi Grullon had two singles. Ramon Osuna had a single and a walk. Kurt Hoekstra and Cristian Pache each had a double.
Greenville took game 2 by a score of 5-2. Jaret Hellinger made the start, going 4 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and a walk, striking out 1.
Brett Cumberland had a home run and walk. Ramon Osuna had two singles. Yeudi Grullon had two walks.
Wednesday
Greenville turned on their offense late, scoring all their runs in the 6th and later, defeating Rome 7-1. Ryan Lawlor went 5 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and no walks, striking out 9.
Kurt Hoekstra had two singles. Randy Ventura had a single and a walk. Brett Cumberland and Ramon Osuna each had a double.
Weekend Probables
Thursday, 7:00PM ET: Bryse Wilson vs. West Virginia Friday, 7:00PM ET: Jeremy Walker vs. West Virginia Saturday, 6:00PM ET: Joey Wentz vs. West Virginia Sunday, 2:00PM ET: Ian Anderson vs. West Virginia
