Atlanta Braves Minor League Report Organizational Record: 321-334 Yesterday’S Record: 2-3 August 31, 2015
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Atlanta Braves Minor League Report Organizational Record: 321-334 Yesterday’s Record: 2-3 August 31, 2015 Recap: Gwinnett pulled a run back in the ninth but couldn’t complete the comeback, falling to division- Team Leaders leader Norfolk (BAL) 4-3 to move to 3.0 games back in W: Greg Smith/Kanekoa Texeira, 6 the standings…RHP Kanekoa Texeira allowed two International League (AAA) S: Ryan Kelly, 13 runs and six hits over 4.0 innings, before LHP Mitch 72-63, 2nd (-3.0), Southern Division K: Kanekoa Texeira, 68 Lambson allowed a run in 2.1 frames of relief to take the loss…3B Hector Oliver poked his third double in as Starter ERA: Smith, 2.52 (30 ER/107.) many games and picked up his third RBI in 10 games Reliever ERA: Kelly, 0.95 (3 ER/28.1) with the G-Braves…2B Sean Kazmar also doubled, AVG: Cedric Hunter, .285 (126-for-442) Yesterday: Norfolk 4, Gwinnett 3 going 1-for-4 with a run scored…Gwinnett has eight HR: Cedric Hunter, 12 games remaining on its 2015 schedule. WP: Terry Doyle (3-1, 2.85) RBI: Cedric Hunter, 71 LP: Mitch Lambson (0-1, 4.76) Next Game: 8/31/15 vs. Biloxi, 7:00 p.m. SB: Mallex Smith, 27 S: Oliver Drake (23) LHP Greg Smith (6-5, 2.52) vs. RHP Bradin Hagens Recap: Mississippi also scored in the ninth last night but couldn’t erase a deficit, falling to Biloxi (MIL) 4-3 despite Team Leaders two final-inning runs…Four M-Braves relievers combined W: Greg Ross, 7 Southern League (AA) to toss 4.0 scoreless innings from the bullpen after RHP S: Tyler Jones, 15 First Half: 33-35, 3rd (-10.0), Southern Division Andrew Thurman allowed four runs over 5.0 frames in K: Greg Ross, 73 Second Half: 34-28, 2nd (-0.5) the start…Thurman surrendered eight hits and three walks while striking out one…Mississippi collected eight Starter ERA: Ross, 4.10 (60 ER/131.2 IP) hits on the night, including a pair from C Steve Reliever ERA: Jones, 2.32 (11 ER/42.2 IP) Rodriguez, who drove home one… 3B Rio Ruiz went 1- AVG: Emerson Landoni, .299 (117-for-391) Yesterday: Biloxi 4, Mississippi 3 for-4 to extend his season-long hitting streak to 15 games HR: Kevin Ahrens, 8 WP: Andrew Thurman (1-3, 4.58) (.362, 21-for-58) dating to 8/14. RBI: Kevin Ahrens, 58 LP: Adrian Houser (4-0, 1.80) Next Game: 8/31/15 vs. Biloxi, 7 :00 p.m. SB: Matt Lipka, 15 S: Yhonathan Barrios (6) RHP Steve Janas (1-2, 3.68) vs. LHP Josh Hader Recap: Carolina snapped a four-game skid by topping Lynchburg (CLE) by a 5-3 score last night…LHP Matt Team Leaders Bywater allowed 11 hits in 3.0+ innings in the start, but W: Brandon Barker/Seth Webster, 8 used a pair of strikeouts to help limit the damage to just S: Justin Jackson/Brad Roney/Richie Tate, 4 Carolina League (High-A) three runs…LHP Andy Otero (2.2 IP) and RHPs Richie K: Seth Webster, 85 First Half: 34-35, 3rd (-7.0), Southern Division Tate (2.1 IP) and Brad Roney (1.0 IP) combined for 6.0 Starters ERA: Webster, 2.75 (36 ER/117.2 IP) Second Half: 33-30, 3rd (-7.0) innings of two-hit relief…Two batters collectively tallied six of Carolina’s 11 hits, as DH Jake Schrader (HR, 2 R, Relievers ERA: Jackson, 2.28 (12 ER/47.1 IP) AVG: Connor Lien, .284 (120-for-423) RBI) and OF Joey Meneses (2 RBI) both had three-hit th Yest erday: Carolina 5, Lynchburg 3 performances…Schrader’s blast was his 15 of the year, HR: Jake Schrader, 15 WP: Andy Otero (1-3, 2.40) tops among Braves farmhands. RBI: Jake Schrader, 59 LP: Justin Brantley (5-6, 3.02) SB: Connor Lien, 32 Next Game: 9/1/15 at Frederick, 7:00 p.m. S: Brad Roney (4) LHP Blair Walters (5-8, 2.93) vs. RHP David Hess Recap: Rome survived a ninth-inning rally from Greenville (BOS) to top the Drive 4-3 yesterday...RHP Team Leaders W: Sean Furney, 7 Sean Furney earned his team-leading seventh win on the year by tossing 7.0 innings of two-run baseball, S: Dustin Emmons, 4 South Atlantic League (A) yielding six hits and four walks and striking out K: Sean Furney/Zach Quintana, 62 First Half: 31-39, T6th (-8.0), Southern Division three…2015 19th-round draft pick RHP Sean Furney, 2.81 (34 ER/109.0 IP) Second Half: 24-38, T7th (-18.0) McLaughlin allowed one unearned run over 2.0 innings Starters ERA: two earn the save…At the plate for Rome, OF Stephen Relievers ERA: Emmons, 3.64 (22 ER/54.1 IP) Gaylor reached base three times and scored twice after AVG: Ozhaino Albies, .310 (122-for-394) Yesterday: Rome 4, Greenville 3 going 1-for-2 with a pair of runs… 1B Matt Tellor drove HR: Braxton Davidson, 9 home two with a 1-for-3 effort. WP: Sean Furney (7-7, 2,81) RBI: Jordan Edgerton, 54 LP: Ben Taylor (0-2, 3.40) Next Game: 8/31/15 vs. Greenville , 7:00 p.m. SB: Omar Obregon, 30 S: Sean McLaughlin (2) LHP Trevor Belicek (0-0, 3.72) vs. LHP Jake Drehoff Recap: Danville opened up its final series of the season with a 2-1 loss to Kingsport (NYM) last night…The D- Team Leaders Braves stroked 13 hits on the game but only scratched W: Ryan Clark, 5 across one run…3B Austin Riley collected three hits, Appalachian League (Rookie) S: Chase Johnson-Mullins, 6 including a double, to boost his average with Danville to K: Matthew Custred, 43 33-33, 3rd (-10.0), Eastern Division .362 (38-for-105) in 28 games…The 41st overall pick in the 2015 draft is riding a 12-game hitting streak, during Starters ERA: Lawlor, 2.30 (7 ER/27.1 IP) which he’s batted .467 (21-for-45) with three home runs Relievers ERA: Custred,1.47 (5 ER/30.2 IP) and 10 RBI…SS Yeudi Grullon had two hits and scored AVG: Carlos Castro, .313 (61-for-195) Yesterday: Kingsport 2, Danville 1 a run…RHP Matt Withrow surrendered just two runs HR: Austin Riley, 5 WP: Thomas McIlraith (6-1, 1.71) over 5.0 innings but fell to 0-4 on the season. RBI: Carlos Castro, 28 LP: Matt Withrow (0-4, 3.56) Next Game: 8/31/15 at Kingsport , 7:00 p.m. SB: Ray-Patrick Didder, 9 S: Seth Davis (1) RHP Ryan Clark (5-1, 3.02) vs. RHP Erik Manoah Recap: The GCL Braves won both of their final two Team Leaders games of 2015 to secure a 27-33 record and a second- place finish in the GCL’s Northeast division…A number W: Evertz Orozco, 5 of 2015 draft picks made an impact with the GCL Braves, S: Evertz Orozco, 3 Gulf Coast League (Rookie) including Atlanta’s top overall pick LHP Kolby Allard, the 27-33, 2nd (-9.5), Northern Division 14th overall selection…Allard tossed 6.0 innings over K: Gabino Avalos, 38 three starts with the club and allowed just one hit and one Starters ERA: J.Martinez, 2.23 (10 ER/40.1 IP) st hit batter while striking out 12…INF Austin Riley, the 41 Relievers ERA: Orozco, 2.33 (7 ER/27.0 IP) overall pick, led the team in homers (7) and RBI (21) over Jonathan Morales, .304 (41-for-135) 30 games before a promotion to Danville…C Jonathan AVG: Morales paced the club with a .304 (41-for-135) average HR: Isranel Wilson, 10 on the season, including six straight multi-hit efforts to RBI: Alejandro Salazar, 25 close out the season. SB: Ronald Acuna, 11 Next Game: Season completed on 8/29 2015 Players of the Week/Month Awards Player Award Player Award Player Award RHP Matt Wisler IL Pitcher of the Week (5/4-10) INF Johan Camargo CL Mid-Season All-Star OF Connor Lien CL Player of the Week (7/6-12) INF Ozhaino Albies SAL Player of the Week (5/4-10) OF Dustin Peterson CL Mid-Season All-Star LHP Andrew Barbosa SL Pitcher of the Week (7/20-26) OF Joseph Daris SAL Player of the Week (5/18-24 RHP Caleb Beech SAL Mid-Season All-Star RHP Lucas Sims SL Pitcher of the Week (8/17-23) RHP Matt Wisler IL Pitcher of the Week (5/25-5/31) LHP Kyle Kinman SAL Mid-Season All-Star INF Johan Camargo CL Year-End All-Star RHP Jake Brigham SL Pitcher of the Week (5/25-5/31) INF Ozhaino Albies SAL Mid-Season All-Star OF Connor Lien CL Year-End All-Star RHP Jake Brigham SL Pitcher of the Week (6/1-7) INF Jordan Edgerton SAL Mid-Season All-Star DH Jake Schrader CL Year-End All-Star RHP Tyrell Jenkins SL Mid-Season All-Star OF Joseph Daris SAL Mid-Season All-Star RHP Jorge Reyes SL Mid-Season All-Star INF/OF Keith Curcio CL Player of the Week (6/8-14) RHP Jake Brigham SL Mid-Season All-Star SS Ozhaino Albies SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game RHP Tyler Jones SL Mid-Season All-Star LHP Manny Banuelos IL Mid-Season All-Star C Chris O’Dowd SL Mid-Season All-Star RHP Carlos Fisher IL Mid-Season All-Star OF Mallex Smith SL Mid-Season All-Star INF Emerson Landoni SL Player of the Week (7/6-12) ***Affiliate information, schedule, staff and player bios can be found in the Player Development & Scouting section of the Atlanta Braves Media Guide (Pages 214-323).*** .