Minors thread 731: Upton, GIlmartin Proceed With Rehab

[rico43]

BJ Upton begins his rehab tonight in Gwinnett, playing center and batting leadoff.

Upton was retired on a fly ball in the first, struck out swinging in the third and led off the 6th with a ground ball to short before leaving the game. He handled four fly balls in center without a hitch.
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At the other end of the minor league food chain, Sean Gilmartin blew through the Gulf Coast Blue Jays to the tune of three hitless innings Wednesday morning. HIs pitch count was up only because he struck out five (alongside zero walks).

On the back side of that game was another encouraging performance: three shutout, hitless innings for Andy Otero to record the save. Otero struck out four and walked no one. Throw in Ian Stiffler's so-so three innings (six hits, two runs), the GCL Braves struck out 10 and walked zero in a one-run win.

No word if Stiffler's mother was in attendence.
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WEDNESDAY'S SCORES

CLASS AAA

Charlotte 2, Gwinnett 1

SP: Martin 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K. (2.89)
LP: Lamm (1-1) 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K.
BJ Upton 0-3, K; Mejia 1-4, 2B, RBI; Boggs 1-3, 2B.

CLASS AA

Montgomery 3, Mississippi 2 M-Braves left bases loaded in 9th, runner out at plate in 8th.

LP: Lee (5-8) 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K.
La Stella 2-4, 2 RBI (.333); Brewer 3-4, R; Kleinknecht (PH) 1-1.

ADVANCED CLASS A

Lynchburg 6, Frederick 2

WP: W. Perez (3-1) 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER(1R), 4 BB, 2 K. (0.75)
Lipka 2-5, 3B, 2 RBI, SB; Rohm 2-5,.3B, R, 2 RBI; Kubitza 2-4, 2B, R; Nunez 1-3, 2B, R, RBI.

CLASS A

Augusta 3, Rome 2

LP: Lafreniere (5-10) 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K.
E. Garcia 1-3, 2 RBI; Carroll 2-2, 2 R, SB (5); Peraza 1-4,SB (48).

SHORT-SEASON

Game One
DSL Braves 5, DSL Tigers 1 (7)

WP: Santana (3-2) 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K.
Silva (Save, 2) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K.
Flores 2-3; Azuaje 1-3, R, RBI, SB; Estevez 1-3, R; Castro 1-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI.

Game Two
DSL Tigers 9, DSL Braves 3

LP: Heredia (1-3) 2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K.
Azuaje 2-3, R; Flores 1-3, HR (1st), 3 RBI.

Bluefield 7, Danville 2 (8)

SP: Dettmann 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K.
LP: Tate (2-1) 2.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K.
Reynolds 1-2, RBI, SB; Camargo 2-3, 2B, R, RBI; Black 1-3, R.

GCL Braves (14-19) 3, GCL Blue Jays 2

SP: Gilmartin 3 IP, 0 H, 0 H, 0 BB, 5 K.
WP: Otero (2-1) 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K.
Morel 2-4, 2B, R, RBI; V. Reyes 0-4; Sanchez 1-3, 2 R, SB; Livesay 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI.