Matt Lipka, the Braves' No. 1 pick in the 2010 draft (35th overall) has finally earned a promotion to Class AAA Gwinnett. Lipka, still only 24, was hitting .248 with 14 stolen bases at Class AAA Mississippi, batting leadoff much of the year.
Lipka (6-1, 200) was playing his third season in Mississippi.
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THURSDAY'S MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
CLASS AAA
Lehigh Valley 2, Gwinnett 1 (11)
SP: Harrell 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 8 K
Wooten 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Marksberry 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Ramirez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
LP: Weber (0-3) 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Albies 1-5, 3B, R
Recker 1-4, 2B, BB
Lipka 1-3, BB (AAA debut)
Ruiz 1-5
CLASS AA
Birmingham 5, Mississippi 2
Mateo 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Peterson 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Camargo 0-1, RBI
Schrader 1-3, 2B, R
Swanson 0-3, BB
Rojas 0-3, RBI
ADVANCED CLASS A
Game One
Wilmington 2, Carolina 1 (7)
LP: Navarro (4-2) 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Lewis 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Odom 1-2, 2B, R
Meneses 0-3
Davidson 1-2, BB
Game Two
Wilmington 3, Carolina 2 (7)
SP: Quintana 3 P, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
McLaughlin 2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
LP: Johnson-Mullins (0-3) 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Odom 1-3, HR (8th), RBI
Edgerton 1-3, R
Gaylor 1-3, RBI
CLASS A
Greensboro 9, Rome 1
LP: Fried (4-5) 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Jones 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Matos 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Sobotka 1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Custred 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Grullon 2-2, RBI, BB
Herbert 1-4, R
Baez 1-4
Riley 0-3
SHORT-SEASON DSL
DSL Braves 8, DSL Yankees 2
SP: Lopez 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
De La Cruz 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Abreu 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Gil (BS) 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
WP: Rodriguez (2-0) 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Laguna 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
(Combined: 13 Ks, 2 BB)
Michel 2-5, R, RBI, 3 K
Martina 1-5, 2 R, RBI
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