8/11 THURSDAY MINORS THREAD ... Braves add two pitcers
The Braves have acquired minor league left-hander Brian Moran from the indy team, the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League and assigned him to Gwinnett. Moran was in the Mariners system from 2009-2015. This season, he was 0-4, 3.12 in 38 appearances for Bridgeport.
Moran underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014 and was claimed by the Angels in the Rule V draft in December of 2013. He was inactive for the Angels and was returned to the Mariners for the 2015 season.
The Braves have claimed right-hander Wilfredo Boscan, who was released by the Pirates Friday. He was 1-1 with a 6.46 ERA in six games (one start) for the Bucs. He was added to the 40-man roster and optioned to Gwinnett.
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UPDATE ON DEMERITTE (from MiLB.com):
Braves 2B Travis Demeritte, Class A Advanced Carolina: 3-for-4, 2 3B, RBI, R, BB, K -- Up until Wednesday, it had been slow going for Demeritte since he joined the Braves organization from the Rangers on July 27. But after an 0-for-12 stretch dropped his Mudcats average to .132 through 10 games, he put together his first three-hit game for Carolina yesterday with two triples. Demeritte began the 2016 season as a standout at Class A Advanced High Desert, where he produced a .272/.352/.583 line with 25 homers in 88 games before the trade. Part of those numbers were no doubt influenced by High Desert's extreme hitter's park, making it interesting to see what the 21-year-old can do in a more neutral environment like the Carolina League. Eleven games are not a large enough sample to make any definitive points, but he still has a couple more weeks to prove himself before the season comes to a close.
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THURSDAY'S MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
CLASS AAA
Gwinnett, idle
CLASS AA
Mississippi 2, Jacksonville 0
WP: Newcomb (6-7) 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 K (103 Ps)
Pfeifer 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Dirks 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Peterson (Save, 6) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Astudillo 2-4, HR (4th), 2 RBI
Albies 1-5
Swanson 0-2, R, 2 BB, HBP
Lien 3-5, 2B
ADVANCED CLASS A
Game One
Winston-Salem 6, Carolina 2 (7)
LP: Franco (5-10) 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 5 BB, 1 K
Salazar 1.2 IP. 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 2 K
(9 walks in 6 innings)
Curcio 2-3, RBI
Gebhart 1-4, 2B
Moss 1-3, 2B
Davidson 1-2, RBI, BB
Demeritte 0-3, R, BB, 2 K
Game Two
Winston-Salem 2, Carolina 0 (7th)
SP: Quintana 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Navarro 3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
McLaughlin 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Demeritte 1-3, K
Tejeda 1-2, 3B, BB
Davidson 0-3, 3 K
Curcio 0-1, 2 BB
CLASS A
Rome 5, Hickory 3
WP: Soroka (6-9) 7.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Kennedy 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Graham (Save, 6) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Seymour 1-5, 2B, 4 K
Riley 3-4, 2 R, 2B, HR (12th), 3 RBI, BB
Castro 2-4
Morales 1-4, RBI
Josephina 2-4, R
SHORT-SEASON
GCL Pirates 3, GCL Braves 1
SP: Rangel 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
Guardado 1 IP,1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (rehab)
Heredia 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR
Mejia 2-4
Shumpert 1-3, 2B
Yepez 1-3
Godfrey 1-4, RBI (rehab)
Flowers 0-2 (rehab)
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Danville 3, Bristol 0
ONE-HITTER!
WP: Stanton (1-1) 5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Cockrell 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Webb (Save, 2) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Osuna 2-4, R, RBI (.350)
Pache 1-4, RBI (.343)
Cruz 1-4, 2B, R
Gonzalez 2-4, R (.300)
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DSL Braves 3, DSL Nationals 0
SP: Sepulveda 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
WP: Vasquez (4-1) 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Diaz (Save, 1) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
J.C. Encarnacion 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI
Ramos 1-4, RBI
Borrego 1-2, R, BB
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