8/23/2015 SUNDAY MINORS FINAL ... Sims pitches M-Braves into 1st place

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08-23-2015, 09:59 AM
rico43

8/23/2015 SUNDAY MINORS FINAL ... Sims pitches M-Braves into 1st place

PENNANT RACES???

International League
Gwinnett (69-59, 2nd, 3 1/2 behind Norfolk)
Southern League
Mississippi (30-24, 2nd, 1/2 behind Pensacola)
Carolina League
Carolina (30-25, 3rd, 4 1/2 behind Winston-Salem)
South Atlantic League
Rome (21-32, last, 2 games from elimination)
Appy League
Danville (27-31, 3rd, 5 games from elimination)
GCL
Braves (23-31, 2nd, eliminated)
DSL
Braves (37-35), 4th, season over

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EDT

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 5, Louisville 4

SP: G. Smith 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K.
WP: Hursh (1-0) 1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K.
R. Kelly (Save, 12) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
Cunningham 3-4, 2B, HR (2nd), 4 RBI; M. Smith 2-4, 2 R, SB; Terdoslavich 1-4, RBI.

CLASS AA

Mississippi 3, Pensacola 1

WP: Sims 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K.
Kinman (Save, 6) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.
Ruiz 1-4, HR (3rd), 2 RBI; Hyams 1-4, R; Kang 1-3, RBI.

ADVANCED CLASS A

Winston-Salem 3, Carolina 1

LP: Barker (8-4) 6 IP. 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K.
Lien 2-4; Giardina 1-4, RBI.

CLASS A

Asheville 13, Rome 1

LP: (no Toussaint) Grosser (5-6) 0.1 IP, 5 H, 8 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, HR.
Lewis 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K.
Gaylor 1-4, 2B, RBI; Dykstra 2-4, 2 2B; Davidson 1-4, 2B, 3 K.

SH0RT-SEASON

Danville 6, Johnson City 4

SP: Soroka 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K.
WP: Geekie (1-0) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. (team debut)
Dill (Save, 1) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Riley 1-4, HR (3rd), 2 RBI; Campbell 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R; Acuna 1-2, 2B; Lanning 1-3, 2B, RBI.

GCL Braves, idle

DSL Braves, season complete
08-23-2015, 02:54 PM
msstate7

No Olivera or Bethancourt at Gwinnett today. Hopefully both will be in Atlanta tomorrow.
08-23-2015, 03:15 PM
msstate7

Mallex 2-4, sb, 2 errors
08-23-2015, 03:53 PM
ball4life32

Austin Riley hits home run #3.
08-23-2015, 05:01 PM
CJ9

One run allowed for Lucas Sims through 4 IP. More importantly, 1 BB/ 7 K.
08-23-2015, 05:17 PM
CJ9

Sims strikes out the side in the fifth, up to 10 Ks and 1 BB now. More good news: 52 strikes of 68 pitches.
08-23-2015, 05:26 PM
msstate7

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJ9

Sims strikes out the side in the fifth, up to 10 Ks and 1 BB now. More good news: 52 strikes of 68 pitches.

Awesome
08-23-2015, 06:35 PM
Hudson2

It's good to see Ruiz hit a homer. Riley continues to be a beast as well.
08-23-2015, 07:56 PM
Deester11

I've always said that Sims has the stuff if he can match the adjustments. Thethe has been in his corner from day one. If he can continue to limit his walks, his upside is still tremendous.
08-23-2015, 08:21 PM
Tapate50

Grosser has been destroyed of late. Not just ineffective, but just downright abysmal
08-23-2015, 08:24 PM
Hawk

Sims seems to have really turned a page since his promotion to Mississippi, finally looks like he's on the threshold of putting it all together.
08-23-2015, 08:28 PM
UNCBlue012

I hope Sims keeps it up! I had so much faith in him coming up.
08-23-2015, 08:49 PM
auyushu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deester11

If he can continue to limit his walks, his upside is still tremendous.

This will be the key. If he can get his walks down and control his stuff better he's a TOR pitcher. If he continues as he has for the past two years with the high walk totals he's likely a bottom of the rotation type or a reliever. Hopefully he gets it together, but this is the first game he hasn't had really high walk numbers since he went to Miss. Maybe it starts a trend.
08-23-2015, 08:53 PM
Braves1976

No surprise. I was never really concerned about Sims like others here.
08-23-2015, 08:57 PM
nsacpi

Nice game from the Todd.
08-23-2015, 08:58 PM
weso1

What's the story on Sims? He's giving me that Teheran vibe. Where suddenly he just becomes as good as everyone says he is going to be.
08-23-2015, 09:14 PM
rico43

Quote:

Originally Posted by weso1

What's the story on Sims? He's giving me that Teheran vibe. Where suddenly he just becomes as good as everyone says he is going to be.

It's such a common answer it's almost a cliche. Remember he missed more than month due to the bus wreck. What he had a chance to work on, or figure out, is a good question.
08-23-2015, 11:29 PM
Deester11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Braves1976

No surprise. I was never really concerned about Sims like others here.

I'd just have to say you have big ba..z because I've seen him a lot and he was getting shelled. Usually one inning and it affected him the rest of the game. Look at his games if you don't believe me. I've followed him since Rome mostly, and he was always a great arm, great in uniform and then...BAM, the inning. What he's doing now is impressive. I am a fan, but I can't say I thought he'd do what he's doing now UNLESS, he got the Smoltz doctor dude giving him the magic dust!
08-24-2015, 11:49 AM
50PoundHead

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deester11

I'd just have to say you have big ba..z because I've seen him a lot and he was getting shelled. Usually one inning and it affected him the rest of the game. Look at his games if you don't believe me. I've followed him since Rome mostly, and he was always a great arm, great in uniform and then...BAM, the inning. What he's doing now is impressive. I am a fan, but I can't say I thought he'd do what he's doing now UNLESS, he got the Smoltz doctor dude giving him the magic dust!

I think that's one of the more difficult things for young pitchers to deal with; learning to stop the bleeding and get out of a potentially big inning for the opposition.

I remember some were down on Sims when the Braves had him start the season in High A again, but the minor league staff tends to know what it is doing.