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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6/22 – IF Jace Peterson recalled by Atlanta Braves from Gwinnett Braves 6/22 – 3B Rio Ruiz optioned by Atlanta Braves to Gwinnett Braves 6/22 – C Brett Cumberland assigned to Florida Fire Frogs from Rome Braves 6/22 – C Wigberto Nevarez placed on 7-day DL by Florida Fire Frogs 6/22 – 1B Austin Bush assigned to Rome Braves 6/22 – 3B Jordan Rodgers assigned to Rome Braves 6/23 – RHP Matt Custred activated from 7-day DL by Rome Braves 6/23 – LHP Oriel Caicedo assigned to Florida Fire Frogs from Rome Braves 6/23 – RHP Taylor Lewis assigned to Rome Braves from Florida Fire Frogs 6/23 – LHP Adam McCreery assigned to Florida Fire Frogs from Rome Braves 6/23 – RHP Devan Watts assigned to Missisippi Braves from Florida Fire Frogs 6/23 – RHP Chad Sobotka assigned to Florida Fire Frogs from Mississippi Braves 6/23 – LHP Chase Johnson-Mullins placed on 7-day DL by Florida Fire Frogs
Hitter of the week: Signed out of Cuba this winter, many fans entered the season knowing very little about Alay Lago. With Florida’s games not broadcast on MiLB.tv, many have missed out on a chance to see Lago and get an idea of who he is as a player.
Lago may not be an incredibly elite defender or the next Ryne Sandberg. However, he’s having a very quality season with Florida and may earn a promotion to Mississippi soon. This past week, he put on a show, hitting .480/.500/.800 with 4 runs, a double, two triples, a home run, 4 RBI, and even 2 steals.
Honorable mention: Taken in the 11th round this season, the Atlanta Braves thought they had a jewel in power hitter Drew Lugbauer. He may not stick at catcher long-term, but the Braves will be trying him at multiple positions that he is comfortable with, as he’s already caught and played third base.
Lugbauer with Danville had a booming week, hitting .417/.500/1.250 with a double and three home runs on the week, driving in 8 runs.
Pitcher of the week: He’s struggled for much of the season to gain his footing and establish himself the way many thought he would in returning to AAA this year, but this week Matt Wisler had a start that many thought he’d be capable of for some time, going 6 innings, allowing no runs on 6 hits and a walk, striking out 5.
Honorable mention: The Braves were pleased to get Luiz Gohara this offseason in the Mallex Smith deal, and he completely dominated the Florida State League. Suffering through injuries once he was promoted to AA Mississippi, Gohara has just started to round into form now that he is fully healthy. In his start this week, Gohara went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits and a walk, striking out 5.
Next: Gwinnett Braves
AAA Gwinnett Braves (38-36)
Thursday
Gwinnett and Charlotte were rained out Thursday.
Friday
Gwinnett won in a rain-shortened game against Norfolk on Friday 4-3. Aaron Blair went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits and 3 walks, striking out 2.
Gwinnett defeated Norfolk on Saturday 5-3. Andrew Albers went 5 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits, striking out 2.
Xavier Avery had a pair of home runs and a single. Rio Ruiz had three singles and a walk. Ozzie Albies had a home run and a single. Kyle Kubitza had a single and a walk.
Sunday
Down 6-1 at one point, the G-Braves fought back to force extra innings, but Norfolk still pulled it off with a 9-8 victory. Kris Medlen got the start, and it wasn’t pretty, going 2 innings, allowing 6 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 1.
Matt Tuiasosopo had a home run, two singles, and a walk. Dustin Peterson had a triple, a single, and a walk. Carlos Franco had a double and a home run. Rio Ruiz had a single and a walk. Anthony Recker had a single and was hit by pitch twice.
Leaders
BA: Jace Peterson .338 OBP: Jace Peterson .450 HR: Matt Tuiasosopo 7 SB: Ozzie Albies 18 W: Andrew Albers 6 SO: Lucas Sims 81 ERA: Rhiner Cruz 2.70
Mississippi was beaten in both halves of a double header by Biloxi on Friday 2-0. Tyler Pike went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks, striking out 2.
Biloxi’s bats came alive with Mississippi on Sunday in scoring an 11-9 victory. Max Fried lasted just 2/3 of an inning, allowing 5 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks.
Mississippi scored a pitching duel win over Biloxi 2-1. Mike Soroka won his 9th game of the season, throwing 6 innings, allowing a run on 9 hits and a walk, striking out 2.
Keith Curcio had two singles. Ronald Acuna, Sal Giardina, and Dylan Moore each had a double and a walk.
Sunday
The M-Braves scored 4 runs in the top of the 10th inning to defeat Biloxi 7-3. Luiz Gohara went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits and a walk, striking out 5.
Omar Obregon had a single and two walks. Ronald Acuna had a home run and a single. Dylan Moore had two singles and was hit by pitch. Travis Demeritte had a triple and a walk. Sal Giardina and Connor Lien each had a single and a walk. Jared James had a double.
Leaders
BA: Ronald Acuna .321 OBP: Sal Giardina .390 HR: Carlos Franco 11 SB: Ronald Acuna 16 W: Mike Soroka 9 SV: Jason Hursh 5 SO: Max Fried 74 ERA: Mike Soroka 2.18
Video Highlights
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Next: Florida Fire Frogs
Florida Fire Frogs ()
Thursday
The Fire Frogs got an excellent start from Enderson Franco to help defeat Fort Myers 8-1. Franco went 6 innings, allowing 1 run (0 earned) on 7 hits and 2 walks, striking out 3.
Fort Myers scored a 2-1 victory over Florida on Friday. Andres Santiago threw 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk, striking out 7.
Alex Jackson had two singles and was hit by pitch. Braxton Davidson had two walks. Ray-Patrick Didder had a triple.
Saturday
Florida scored a 4-3 victory over Fort Myers on Saturday. Touki Toussaint made the start, going 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6.
Austin Riley had two home runs, a double, and a walk. Alay Lago had a home run and a walk. Brett Cumberland had a double and a walk. Anfernee Seymour had a stolen base.
Sunday
Florida tied the score at 3 in the bottom of the 2nd inning, but that’s as close as they got, losing to Fort Myers 8-3. Ricardo Sanchez went 4 innings, allowing 6 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks, striking out 4.
Tyler Neslony and Alay Lago each had two singles. Tanner Murphy had a double and a walk. Alejandro Salazar had a double.
Rome led off the game with a run in the first, and that would be all they got as they fell to Asheville 7-1 Thursday. Alan Rangel made the start, going 3 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits and a walk, striking out 5.
Rome scored an extra inning victory over Asheville 4-3. Jeremy Walker made the start, going 6 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and 3 walks, striking out 4.
Marcus Mooney had two doubles. Austin Bush had a home run and a single. Kurt Hoekstra had two singles. Cristian Pache had a single and a walk. Randy Ventura had a stolen base.
Saturday
Asheville scored a run in the bottom of the 10th inning to defeat Rome 6-5. Joey Wentz got the start, going 5 1/3 innings, allowing 4 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks, striking out 7.
Austin Bush had a double and a single. Randy Ventura had two singles and a stolen base. Jordan Rodgers had a double.
Sunday
Rome put up a 5-spot in the 2nd inning and rode it to a 7-2 victory over Asheville. Bryse Wilson threw 6 innings, allowing one run on 4 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6. Matt Custred threw two perfect innings, striking out 2.
Lucas Herbert had a home run and two singles. Kurt Hoekstra had a double and two singles. Justin Ellison had two singles. Kevin Josephina had a home run.
Leaders
BA: Carlos Martinez .324 OBP: Brett Cumberland .432 HR: Brett Cumberland 10 SB: Randy Ventura 26 W: Three with 5 SV: Brandon White 8 SO: Ian Anderson 77 ERA: Brandon White 1.82
Highlight Videos
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Next: Danville Braves
Danville Braves ()
Thursday
Danville and Elizabethton were rained out Thursday.
Friday
Danville split a double header with Elizabethton on Friday. In the first game, Elizabethton scored two in the bottom of the 7th to score a 7-6 victory. Odalvi Javier got the start for Danville, going 3 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks, striking out 5.
The Braves scored 2 in the top of the first and made it stand up to defeat Elizabethton 2-0. Dilmer Mejia got the start, going 2 perfect innings, striking out 4.
Nicholas Shumpert had a double and two singles. Derian Cruz and Drew Lugbauer each had a double.
Saturday
Elizabethton scored 4 runs over the final three innings to walk off with a win over Danville 8-7. Kyle Muller made the start for the Braves, going 3 2/3 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6.
William Contreras had a double, single, and a walk. Drew Lugbauer had a home run and a walk. Isranel Wilson had a triple, a walk, and a stolen base. Leudys Baez had a double. Derian Cruz had a stolen base.
Sunday
Danville walked off with a 7-6 victory in 11 innings over Princeton on Sunday. Jaret Hellinger got the start and went 4 innings, allowing a run on 3 hits and a walk, striking out one.
Drew Lugbauer had two home runs, a single, and a walk. Hagen Owenby had a double and two singles. Isranel Wilson had a triple, two singles, and a walk. Bradley Keller had a double, single, and a walk. Derian Cruz and Nicholas Shumpert each had two singles. William Contreras had a single and a walk.
Leaders
BA: Nicholas Shumpert .429 OBP: Nicholas Shumpert and Drew Lugbauer .500 HR: Drew Lugbauer 3 SB: Four with 1 W: Kelvin Rodriguez 2 SV: Raymar Navarro 1 SO: Kyle Muller 6 ERA: Four with 0.00
Next: DSL Braves
DSL Braves (8-10)
Thursday
The Braves scored a shutout over the Rays on Thursday 8-0. Jose Montilla got the start, going 4 innings, allowing just 3 hits.
The Rays scored a 6-4 victory over the Braves on Friday. Deyvis Julian got the start, throwing 3 innings, allowing a run on 2 hits and no walks, striking out 2.
Jose Palma had two singles, a walk, and stole a base. Enmanuel Guitian had two singles. Yenci Pena had two walks. Manuel Juan had a single, a walk, and a stolen base. Charles Reyes stole a base.
Saturday
The Braves scored a 5-4 victory over the Dodgers on Saturday. Servando Hernandez made the start, going 4 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and no walks, striking out 1. Filyer Sanchez finished out the game, going 2 scoreless innings, allowing a hit and no walks, striking out 3.
Wiston Cerrato had a pair of singles and a walk. Charles Reyes had two walks and a stolen base. Emmanuel Isea had a single and a walk. Eudis Lora had a stolen base.
