5/11 WEDNESDAY MINORS FINAL ... System skunked
SWANSON SNAPS COLD SPELL
Four hitless games is a minor slump for most players. It just seems like something more when it happens to Dansby Swanson. MLB.com's No. 6 overall prospect snapped out of his funk with three hits, including an RBI triple, as Double-A Mississippi blanked visiting Mobile, 5-0, on Tuesday night. After beginning his Southern League stint with nine hits in 20 at-bats for the M-Braves, Swanson was hitless in his last 13 at-bats before singling in his first plate appearance against the BayBears on Tuesday.
"That's just baseball," the Vanderbilt product said. "I mean, the last couple of games we played against Tennessee I got pitched really tough and the pitchers were just consistently making pitches. That's how baseball goes. I had a lot of good at-bats [on Monday night] and hit the ball hard, so I wasn't worried about the slump."
After slashing .333/.421/.526 in 21 games with Class A Advanced Carolina, the Braves' top prospect earned a promotion to Mississippi, where he hit safely in his first five games. Although he said he recognizes that the game is the same, he's noticed some considerable differences between the two levels.
"I guess the biggest thing is more consistency," Swanson said. "The bullpen arms are more consistent and the starters can throw more pitches for strikes. The defense and the positioning is much better, so getting hits can be trickier. Really, every time you move up a level, pretty much everything is better."
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WEDNESDAY'S MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
CLASS AAA
Rochester 7, Gwinnett 1
LP: Texeira (1-2) 4.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER(3R), 3 BB, 2 K
De La Cruz 1.1 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Cunniff 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Peterson 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Albies 0-3, K
Garcia 2-3
(3 total hits)
CLASS AA
Mobile 5, Mississippi 3
LP: Newcomb (1-2) 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Janas 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Mateo 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
LIpka 1-3, RBI, BB
Swanson 0-4, K
Lara 3-4, HR (2nd), RBI
D. Peterson 1-4, HR (4th), RBI
Rojas Jr. 0-4, 3 K
ADVANCED CLASS A
Potomac 9, Carolina 5 (10)
SP: Clark 5.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 2 K
O'Neal 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Johnson-Mullins 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R,1 BB, 2 K
LP: Quintana (1-3) 1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 K
Edgerton 1-5, HR (2nd), 2 RBI
Odom 3-5, R, HR (3rd), 2 RBI
Davidson 2-5, SB, K
CLASS A
Rome, idle.
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MOVES
GWINNETT: Cunniff returned to active roster
ROME: Matos, Caicedo moved to Danville roster; Geekie returned to Rome roster, Sobotka actiivated from DL
