May 14, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of a Atlanta Braves cap and glove on the field prior to a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports
May 14, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of a Atlanta Braves cap and glove on the field prior to a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports /
Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up
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6/2 – IF Jace Peterson optioned to Gwinnett Braves from Atlanta Braves 6/2 – RHP Andres Santiago assigned to Gwinnett Braves from Florida Fire Frogs 6/2 – IF Johan Camargo recalled to Atlanta Braves from Gwinnett Braves 6/2 – RHP Matt Wisler assigned to Gwinnett Braves from Atlanta Braves 6/2 – LHP Jon Kennedy assigned to Rome Braves from Danville Braves 6/2 – RHP Raymar Navarro placed on 7-day DL by Rome Braves 6/2 – OF Antonio Sucre assigned to DSL Braves 6/2 – RHP Yefri Del Rosario assigned to DSL Braves 6/2 – RHP Alger Hodgson assigned to DSL Braves 6/2 – RHP Madinson Colon assigned to DSL Braves 6/2 – RHP Juan Contreras assigned to DSL Braves 6/2 – RHP Jose Montilla assigned to DSL Braves 6/3 – C Braeden Schlehuber placed on 7-day DL by Gwinnett Braves 6/4 – RHP Andres Santiago assigned to Florida Fire Frogs from Gwinnett Braves.
Hitter of the week: Many dismissed Joey Meneses‘ big 2016 start with Carolina as being old for the level and repeating the level, but he’s turned it on at Mississippi this year at roughly the same time he did it at Carolina last season.
On the week, Meneses barely took the weekly title with a line of .458/.480/.875 with a double, 3 home runs, and 8 RBI. He’s providing a steady bat in the middle of the Mississippi lineup that often has some up and down within the lineup.
Honorable mention: Speaking of that up and down, one of the most streaky guys on the team this year has been Travis Demeritte. Plugged in at third base for much of the week, Demeritte certainly didn’t let the position switch affect his hitting, as he pounded out a .364/.440.909 line with a double, triple, and 3 home runs.
Pitcher of the week: Returning from injury, Joey Wentz looked excellent in two starts, though he was on a limited pitch count in both starts, or he could have tallied even better overall stats.
Combined on the two starts, he went 9 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks, striking out 9.
Honorable mention: The Braves have been blessed to have a number of flexible pitchers step up that can work in the bullpen or rotation. Andrew Albers has been that sort of guy for Gwinnett, and the lefty had a pair of good appearances on the week, totaling 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and no walks, striking out 9.
Next: Gwinnett Braves
AAA Gwinnett Braves (28-27)
Thursday
Louisville scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th to force extra innings and walked off with a 3-2 victory over Gwinnett on Thursday. Andrew Albers threw 6 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and no walks, striking out 9. Rhiner Cruz and Enrique Burgos combined for 2 scoreless innings of relief, allowing one combined hit with no walks and combining for 3 strikeouts.
After a brilliant start by Sean Newcomb, Indianapolis scored 4 runs in the 7th inning to defeat Gwinnett 4-1. Newcomb’s final tally was 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks, striking out 7. David Freitas had a double. Ozzie Albies had a stolen base.
Saturday
After allowing Indianapolis to score 4 runs in the final two innings to send the game into extra innings, Gwinnett scored two in the top of the 11th to win 6-4. Patrick Weigel made the start, going 5 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and 4 walks, striking out 5.
Ozzie Albies had a home run, triple, and a hit by pitch. Jace Peterson had two doubles and a single. Anthony Recker had a double and a single. Mel Rojas, Jr. had two singles. Lane Adams had a triple and a walk. Dustin Peterson had a double and a walk.
Sunday
While Gwinnett scored first, Indianapolis came back strong to defeat the G-Braves 5-3. Matt Wisler made the start, going 5 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4.
Jace Peterson had a home run, single, two walks, and a stolen base. Matt Tuiasosopo had two singles and a hit by pitch. Xavier Avery had a single and a walk.
Leaders
BA: Johan Camargo .311 OBP: David Freitas .398 HR: Mel Rojas, Jr. 6 SB: Ozzie Albies 15 W: Andrew Albers and Lucas Sims 4 SV: David Peterson 5 SO: Sean Newcomb 74 ERA: Rhiner Cruz 2.61
An early shoot out cooled down after the third inning until Jackson walked off with a 7-6 victory. Kolby Allard allowed 6 runs in 5 2/3 innings on 9 hits and 3 walks, striking out 3.
Jackson came out on top of a pitcher’s duel with Mississippi 2-1. Max Fried went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks, striking out 8.
Jared James had a double and a single. Joey Meneses had a home run and a walk. Sal Giardina had two singles.
Saturday
Mississippi scored a victory over Jackson on Saturday 4-3. Luiz Gohara made his first start back off of the DL, going 2 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits and a walk, striking out 2. Jesse Biddle went 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing 3 hits and no walks, striking out 2.
Travis Demeritte had a brilliant day, with two home runs, a triple, and a walk.
Sunday
Mississippi won a rain-shortened game on Sunday 6-1 over Biloxi in 6 innings. Kris Medlen threw all six innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and a walk, striking out 4.
Connor Lien had a double and two walks. Dylan Moore had a home run and a single. Travis Demeritte had a home run. Keith Curcio had a double. Ronald Acuna had a stolen base.
Clearwater jumped out hard on Florida and the Fire Frogs couldn’t recover, falling 7-3 on Thursday. Enderson Franco made the start, going 3 innings, allowing 6 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks, striking out 2. Corbin Clouse threw three scoreless innings of relief, allowing only two hits and a walk, striking out 5.
Florida allowed a run in the bottom of the 9th to take the game into extra innings, and Clearwater walked off with the 3-2 win in 11 innings. Tyler Pike had an excellent start, going 6 innings, allowing one run on 7 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4.
Braxton Davidson had a double, single, and two walks. Tyler Neslony had two singles. Anfernee Seymour had two walks.
Saturday
Florida’s Saturday game was rained out.
Sunday
Florida dropped a pair of games to St. Lucie on Sunday. In game 1, Florida fell 5-4. Drew Harrington made the start, going 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks, striking out 3.
Tyler Neslony had three singles. Alay Lago had a single and two walks. Ray-Patrick Didder had a double and a single. Jonathan Morales had a single and a walk. Matt Gonzalez had a double.
In game 2, Florida attempted to come back, but fell short 4-2. Ricardo Sanchez went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4.
Alay Lago had two singles. Matt Gonzalez had a single and a walk.
Leaders
BA: Carlos Castro .312 OBP: Anfernee Seymour .394 HR: Alex Jackson 10 SB: Ronald Acuna 14 W: Tyler Pike and Drew Harrington 4 SV: Devan Watts 4 SO: Tyler Pike 62 ERA: Devan Watts 1.59
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Next: Rome Braves
Rome Braves (32-25)
Thursday
Rome scored 3 runs on the bottom of the 8th inning to secure a 5-4 victory over West Virginia. Bryse Wilson made the start, going 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits and a walk, striking out 5. Tucker Davidson threw three scoreless innings of relief to get the win, allowing two hits and no walks, striking out two.
West Virginia scored a victory over Rome 3-1 Friday. Jeremy Walker made the start for Rome, going 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and no walks, striking out 6.
Brett Cumberland had a single, walk, and was hit by pitch. Cristian Pache had two walks and stole a base. Marcus Mooney had a single and was hit by pitch.
Saturday
Rome won a back and forth game with West Virginia on Saturday 4-3. Joey Wentz made the start, going 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6.
Anthony Concepcion had a triple. Justin Ellison and Kevin Josephina each had a double. Kurt Hoekstra had a stolen base.
Sunday
Rome made a valiant effort with 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th, but they fell to West Virginia 8-7. Ian Anderson made the start, going 5.1 IP, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 7.
Justin Ellison had a double and three singles along with two stolen bases. Brett Cumberland had two singles and was hit by pitch. Kurt Hoekstra had a double and a single. Marcus Mooney was hit by pitch twice. Cristian Pache and Lucas Herbert each had a double.
Leaders
BA: Randy Ventura .333 OBP: Brett Cumberland .462 HR: Brett Cumberland 8 SB: Randy Ventura 18 W: Oriel Caicedo and Jon Kennedy 5 SV: Brandon White 5 SO: Ian Anderson 68 ERA: Brandon White 1.57
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Next: DSL Braves
DSL Braves (1-0)
Saturday
The Braves opened with a victory over Astros Blue 8-5. Yefri Del Rosario made the start, going 3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and two walks, striking out 3. Walner Polanco got the win, going 1 1/3 perfect innings of relief, striking out two.
Charles Reyes had two singles. Yoeli Lopez and Eudis Lora each had a single and a walk. Juan Carlos Negret was hit by pitch twice.
BA: Victor De Hoyos, Carlos Centeno .500 OBP: Three with .500 HR: None SB: None W: Walner Polanco 1 SV: None SO: Yefri Del Rosario 3 ERA: Four with 0.00
