8/21 MINORS FINAL SUNDAY: SIMS sharp but bullpen combusts

[rico43]

SUNDAY'S MINOR LEAGUE SCORES

CLASS AAA

Rochester 3, Gwinnett 2

LP: Janas (2-2) 4 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Roney 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
Cleto 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Simmons 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Kazmar 2-4, HR (5th), RBI
Snyder 1-3, HR (3rd), RBI
Mustelier 1-4, 2B

CLASS AA

Pensacola 6, Mississippi 3

Sims 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
LP: Phillips (BS, 5-2) 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Peterson 0.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Pfeifer 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Gaylor 1-3, RBI
Odom 3-4, 2B, R
Albies 1-5, RBI
Peterson 1-4

ADVANCED CLASS A

Carolina (45-81) @ Wilmington, ppd.

CLASS A

Rome 4, Asheville 2
Trailed 2-0 going into 9th

WP: Allard (3-3) 8 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HR
Watts (Save, 7) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Riley 1-4, HR (16th), 2 RBI
Castro 2-4, HR (14th), 2 RBI
Josephina 2-4, 2B, R
Ellison 1-1 (PH)

SHORT-SEASON

Bluefield 7, Danville 4

SP: Stanton 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
LP: Mora (1-6) 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
Rice 0.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR
Matos 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K
Gilmore 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Cruz 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Osuna 1-4, 2B
Mooeny 1-4, 2B, R, RBI

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GCL Braves, DSL Braves idle

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[rico43]

MINOR LEAGUE PENNANT RACES

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett (57-70) leads IL South (Charlotte) by 1.5 games with 16 games remaining

CLASS AA

Gwinnett (33-20) lead SL South (Mobile) by 6 games with 16 games remaining

ADVANCED CLASS A

Carolina (16-40) trails CL Southern by 18.5 games and has, mercifully, been eliminated; currently on six-game losing streak

CLASS A

Rome (32-23) trails Augusta by 1.5 games in SAL Southern with 16 games remaining; Rome has won three straight, Augusta has lost four in a row

SHORT-SEASON

Danville (27-27) trails Burlington by 4.5 games, in fourth place; 10 games to elimination

GCL Braves (23-26) leads Pirates in GCL Northeast by 2.5 games; magic number is 7

DSL Braves (26-39) has been eliminated; 6 games remaining in season

[bravesfanMatt]

Thanks Rico. I was going to check the standings in a bit and now don't have to. Rome is on fire and has a series with the leaders coming up. Mississippi should hold that lead. Good stuff.

[bravesfanMatt]

Riley and Castro each with 2 run bombs in the 9th to give allard a chance for the win. Allard dealing.

[bravesfanMatt]

Hoping they were going to let Allard go complete.

8ip. 2er. 7h. 4k. 0bb. Only 90 pitches.

[jpack1]

Allard giving us some hope he will become the Ace we all hope.

Riley really turning in a solid year after the early struggles.

[bravesfanMatt]

Simmons with a good inning for g-Braves.

Sims still with to many balls. Can't go very deep with that many balls. (Someone will take that one I am sure).

[UNCBlue012]

I said it during his last start and I'll say it again: Allard is our best prospect.

[nsacpi]

I said it during his last start and I'll say it again: Allard is our best prospect.

best pitching prospect

[Nerfherders]

I'm curious... Is there any gamesmanship in playoff chases where organizations purposely demote players to get an advantage for a playoff push?

[UNCBlue012]

no hate involved, just didn't keep looking :) I love Fried, Povse is real interesting an are many of the others. I think Fried and Allard will top our rotation by 2020.

I agree. I've said it before, but I think Allard is our best prospect - yes, Dansby and Swanson included.

[bravesfanMatt]

I agree. I've said it before, but I think Allard is our best prospect - yes, Dansby and Swanson included.

Wait we have two dansby?

[Deester11]

I agree. I've said it before, but I think Allard is our best prospect - yes, Dansby and Swanson included.

This will hold true until/if/when/should Maitan live up to 3/4ths of his billing. That being said, I've seen all of our prospects this year except Povse (I keep missing him). But I've seen him since Rome as well (He was literally a man amongst boys even when he wasn't effective). Allard is our pitching stud right now. I don't think that's a question. HOWEVER, IF and that's a huge IF, Newcomb learns to walk..maybe 2-3 a game vs close to 5, you will put him at the top or even with Kolby. He's virtually unhittable when he can locate his pitches.

[Chico]

This will hold true until/if/when/should Maitan live up to 3/4ths of his billing. That being said, I've seen all of our prospects this year except Povse (I keep missing him). But I've seen him since Rome as well (He was literally a man amongst boys even when he wasn't effective). Allard is our pitching stud right now. I don't think that's a question. HOWEVER, IF and that's a huge IF, Newcomb learns to walk..maybe 2-3 a game vs close to 5, you will put him at the top or even with Kolby. He's virtually unhittable when he can locate his pitches.

That's the thing with Newcomb I like. If he gets his command down he could be dominant.

[bravesfanMatt]

That's the thing with Newcomb I like. If he gets his command down he could be dominant.

Newcomb will be great. He hasn't even matured fully yet. He is very high on my list.