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Tyler Pastornicky contiued to find AAA easy, Jair Ascencio recorded his 18th save in 18 chances, and Jose Constanza, Tony Mueller, and Jose Peraza extended teir hitting streaks.

Gwinnett Braves 5, Norfolk Tides 2

Jose Constanza RF 2-5, RBI, .325 AVG
Tyler Pastornicky SS 3-5, SB (1), .421 AVG
Mauro Gomez 1B 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, .282 AVG
Ruben Gotay 2B 2-3, RBI, E (4), .245 AVG
Todd Redmond 5 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K, W (7), 3.18 ERA
Cory Gearrin 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 K, 2.35 ERA
Jaye Chapman 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K, 2.17 ERA
Jairo Acencio 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K, SV (18), 1.45 ERA
Tyler Pastornicky continued to make the transition to AAA look easy, with 3 singles and his first stolen base. Jose Constanza extended his hitting streak to 8 games with a 2 hit day, and he's hit .393 with a .485 OBP during that span. Mauro Gomez didn't homer for the first time in 3 days, but he did extend his hitting streak to 5 games, going 6-18 in that span. Todd Redmond was breezing through the game, but ran out of steam in the 6th. Still, he was good enough to pick up his 7th win of the year as his bullpen followed him with 4 scoreless innings. Jairo Asencio is now 18-18 in save opportunities this season and Jaye Chapman has tossed 7.1 straight scoreless innings.

Julio Teheran will try to improve on his his league leading 1.70 ERA Saturday night.

Mississippi Braves 3, Jacksonville Suns 5

Willie Cabrera 2B 1-3, HR (5), 3 RBI, E (8), .273 AVG
Luis Avilan 5.2 IP, 5 R, 2 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 4.95 ERA
JJ Hoover 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 2.59 ERA
Willie Cabrera drvoe in all 3 M-Brave runs, 2 with a 1st inning homer, and the other on a 6th inning sacrifice fly. In his last 3 games, Cabrera has gone 4-13 with 2 homers and 6 RBI. JJ Hoover continues to flourish as a reliever, tossing his 7th straight scoreless appearances, covering 6.2 innings.

Lefty Brett Oberholtzer will take on the Suns tomorrow.

Lynchburg Hillcats 4, Salem Red Sox 6

Marcus Lemon LF 2-5, OF Assist, .237 AVG
Joe Leonard 3B 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, .253 AVG
Christian Bethancourt C 2-4, RBI, .247 AVG
LV Ware CF 2-4, 2B, RBI, SB (12), .235 AVG
Aaron Shafer 4 IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 8 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 3.05 ERA
Brett Butts 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 0.00 ERA
Eliecer Cardenas 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K, 0.98 ERA
Andrelton Simmons saw his 12 game hitting streak end, though he did reach on a walk. Joe Leonard missed some games this week with chest pains, but he must have felt good tonight, with a 3 hit, 2 RBI day. Christian Bethacourt had a 2 hit day and is now 4 for his last 10. He also threw out the only 2 runners who attempted to steal against him. LV Ware broke an 0-15 slump with a 2 hit day. Aaron Shafer struggled through 4 innings, allowing 6 runs, 5 earned. After putting up a 1.48 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP in his first 5 appearances, he's had a 4.70 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP in his last 5 games. Brett Butts has recovered from Tommy John surger and joined the Hillcats, tossing a scoreless inning in his first appearance for the team. Eliecer Cardenas has dominated for Lynchburg, with a 0.98 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, and 10.9 K/9 in 39.2 innings.

Chris Masters will start the series finale Saturday.

Rome Braves 8, Delmarva Shorebirds 7

Tony Mueller CF 1-3, RBI, 2 BB, SB (2), .292 AVG
Edward Salcedo 3B 2-4, 2B, BB, .275 AVG
Evan Gattis 1B 2-4, 2 HR (13, 14), 5 RBI, BB, 2 E (10, 11), .296 AVG
Ryan Delgado C 2-4, RBI, .176 AVG
Aaron Northcraft 3 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 3.18 ERA
Tyler Stovall 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K, W (1), 4.17 ERA
Evan Gattis had a full day, homering twice and driving in 5 runs, but he also made a couple errors, though he was playing out of position at first base. The 24 year old has really dominated the Sally League this year, with a .296 average and .922 OPS. Edward Salcedo reached 3 times, with a walk, a single, and a double, and he's gotten better as the year's gone on, with a .290 average and a .997 OPS after the All-Star break, compared to a .268 average and a .766 OPS before the break. Tony Mueller extended his hitting streak to 8 games, and he's hitting .454 with a 1.015 OPS in that span.

The R-Braves start a series against Kannapolis Saturday, with Caleb Brewer scheduled to take the hill.

Danville Braves 2, Burlington Royals 3

Kyle Kubitza 3B 1-3, BB, SB (6), .281 AVG
Greg Ross 5 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K, 2.84 ERA
Dan Winnie 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 3.13 ERA
Wilson Rivera 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K, 0.69 ERA
Jarrett Miller 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K, 3.14 ERA
Kyle Kubitza, who models his batting stance after Jim Thome, reached twice and stole a base, and over his last 10 games he's hit .343 with a .932 OPS and 5 stolen bases. Wilson Rivera struck out 2 over a perfect inning, and the 21 year old Dominican has a 0.69 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP, and 15.2 K/9 in 13 innings this season. Jarrett Miller struck out the side over a perfect inning, something the 21 year old has done plenty of this season, with 18.9 K/9 in 14.1 innings this year.

GCL Braves 5, GCL Tigers 6

Felix Marte RF 1-3, 2 BB, SB (5), .263 AVG
Logan Robbins DH 2-5, 3B, HR (4), 2 RBI, .260 AVG
Anthony Nunez C 3-3, 2B, RBI, BB, .216 AVG
Hector Garcia LF 0-1, 3 BB, .159 AVG
Matt Talley 5 IP, 1 ER, 2 K, 2 BB, 3 K, 1.64 ERA
Logan Robbins tripled and homered, extending his hitting streak to 6 games. He's 8-22 with a double, 2 triples, a homer, 4 RBI, and 2 walks during that span. The 21 year old leads the team in OBP, slugging, and OPS, triples, home runs, total bases, walks, and stolen bases. Anthony Nunez had the best day of his career, reaching base every time he came to the plate, with 3 singles and a walk. The 21 year old Dominican catcher, who is in his first year playing in the US after 3 seasons in the DSL, had been just 5-34 before today. Matt Talley, a 21 year old lefty out of the Citadel, has a 1.64 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP in 22 innings this season.

DSL Braves 2, DSL Angels 6

Daniel Castro 2B 2-5, 2B, .228 AVG

Jose Peraza SS 2-4, .276 AVG

Oriel L. Caicedo 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 1 K, 1.29 ERA

Jose Peraza extended his hitting streak to 7 games with a 2 hit day, and during the streak the 17 year old Venezuelan has hit ..419 with a .903 OPS and 3 stolen bases. Fellow 17 year old Oriel L Caicedo, a little lefty out of Panama, had another solid start, allowing 2 runs over 5 innings, though he did see a 12 inning scoreless streak over his last 3 appearances end. In 42 innings this year he has a 1.29 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP.

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Chipper Jones began his rehab with Rome, Evan Gattis hit 2 home runs for the second straight day, Chase Larsson also hit 2 home runs, and Julio Teheran's turn in the rotation was wasted by rain and umpire incompetence.

Gwinnett Braves 0, Norfolk Tides 0, suspended after 1 inning

In a game that never should have been started, Julio Teheran struck out 2 in a scoreless 1st inning before the game was suspended due to torrential downpour. The game will be resumed tomorrow as part of a double header, though Teheran's turn through the rotation was wasted because of the poor decision making by the umpires to start the game in the first place.

Mississippi Braves 7, Jacksonville Suns 2

Myke Jones CF 3-5, .236 AVG
Ernesto Mejia 1B 1-5, HR (16), RBI, .299 aVG
Brett Oberholtzer 6 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 5 K, W (8), 3.70 ERA
Arodys Vizcaino 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K, 3.81 ERA
Myke Jones had a 3 hit day, and in his last 10 games, he's hit .342 with a 1.037 OPS. Brett Oberholtzer picked up his 8th win of the year by allowing 2 runs, 1 earned, over 6 innings. Since the All-Star break, the left has a 1.80 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP in 40 innings.

Lynchburg Hillcats 7, Salem Red Sox 3

Marcus Lemon LF 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, .271 AVG
Andrelton Simmons SS 2-5, 2B, RBI, BB, SB (14), .304 AVG
Joe Leonard 3B 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB, .257 AVG
Christian Bethancourt C 3-5, 2B, RBI, .269 AVG
LV Ware CF 2-4, 2B, .239 AVG
Chris Masters 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K, W (6), 3.23 ERA
Andrew Wilson 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K, 2.61 ERA
Marcus Lemon had a great day as the leadoff hitter, reaching on 4 hits, including a double, and a walk. Over his last 8 games, the 23 year old has hit .363 with a .945 OPS. Christian Bethancourt had a 3 hit day, and in his last 4 games he's gone 7-15 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI. Joe Leonard had a pair of hits, including a double, and in his last 3 games he's 6-12 with 2 doubles, 3 RBI, and a walk. LV Ware also had a pair of hits, and he's 4-8 with 2 doubles and a RBI in his last 2 games. Andrelton Simmons might have seen his 12 game hitting streak end yesterday, but he got right back on the horse with a pair of hits today, and July has been his best month of the year, with a .350 average, .398 OBP, and a .848 OPS. Chris Masters allowed just 1 run over 6 innings, striking out 6, and over his last 3 starts he has a 1.42 ERA and a 0.89 WHIP. Andrew Wilson whas excelled since the All-Star break, with a 0.82 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and 9.8 K/9 in 11 innings over 9 appearances.

The Hillcats are off on Sunday before they begin a series against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Monday when David Hale will get the start.

Rome Braves 7, Kannapolis Intimidators 11

Chipper Jones DH 0-2, BB, .000 AVG
Evan Gattis C 3-5, 2 HR (15, 16), 3 RBI, .303 AVG
Tommy La Stella 2B 3-4, .253 AVG
Caleb Brewer 5.1 IP, 9 ER, 10 H, 4 BB, 3 K, 5.26 ERA
Carlos Perez 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 4.98 ERA
Chipper Jones made a rehab start tonight for Rome, but he wasn't even close to the biggest story of the game, as catcher Evan Gattis followed up yesterday's 2 homer game with another 2 homer game. In his last 2 games, Gattis is 5-9 with 4 homers and 8 RBI, and during his 8 game hitting streak he's hit .424 with a .939 slugging percentage and a 1.363 OPS. Chipper had a walk in 3 plate appearances. Tommy La Stella had a 3 hit day, and over his last 5 games he's gone 9-17 with 2 triples. Caleb Brewer was a SAL All-Star this year, but since his perfect inning in the All-Star game he's struggled mightily, with a 10.30 ERA and a 1.86 WHHIP in 32.1 innings since the break.

Chipper Jones is scheduled to play again for Rome on Sunday in the series finale against Kannapolis.

Danville Braves 8, Burlington Royals 3

Kyle Kubitza DH 2-4, 2 2B, 4 RBI, .290 AVG
Brandon Drury 3B 1-2, 2 RBI, BB, .350 AVG
Chase Larsson LF 2-4, 2 HR (2, 3), 2 RBI, .239 AVG
David Filak 5 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 8.53 ERA
John Cornely 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K, W (1), 2.08 ERA
Chase Larsson showed the kind of pop he had in college, clubbing out a pair of home runs. Over his last 7 games, he's hit .333 with a 1.084 OPS. Kyle Kubitza his a pair of doubles, and over his last 10 games, he's hit .359 with a .994 OPS. After struggling for much of the year, David Filak had a decent start, allowing 3 runs, 2 earned over 5 innings while striking out 5. Hopefully he can take some positive momentum into his next start. John Cornely picked up his first professional win by pitching his 4th straight scoreless appearance. Durning that stretch, he's thrown 7 innings and struck out 12 while only allowing 2 hits and 2 walks.

GCL Braves 0, GCL Tigers 1

Kirk Walker 3B 2-4, .290 AVG
Felix Marte RF 1-3, 2B, .266 AVG
Eduardo Castillo 7 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 3.73 ERA
Eduardo Castillo had a phenomenal start, shutting out the Tigers over 7 innings while striking out 5 and allowing just 4 hits. The 20 year old Dominican has a 3.73 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and 4 K/BB in 31.1 innings this year. Felix Marte had a double in 3 at bats today, extending his hitting streak to 5 games, going 8-16 with 2 doubles, a homer, 3 RBI, and 3 walks in that span.

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Quote (EwokHellKite @ Jul 24 2011 07:29pm)

you just see that ticker at the bottom?
chipper is god

returning monday? that's so soon after knee surgery