8/25 THURSDAY'S MINORS FINAL: GCL clinches playoffs, Rome wins agaiin

[rico43]

PENNANT RACES

Gwinnett 2nd, 0.5 games behind Charlotte (magic number 12)

Mississippi (33-24) 1st, 3.5 games ahead of Pencaola (magic number 10)

Carolina (16-42) 4th/last, 21 games behind Myrtle Beach (eliminated)

Rome (36-23) 1st, 1.5 games ahead of August (magic number 10)

Danville 4th, 6.5 games behind Burlington (magic number 6)

GCL Braves 1st, 4 games ahead of Pirates (magic number 3)

DSL Braves 5th, 21 games behind Rockies (eliminated)

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THURSDAY'S MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 6, Buffalo 4

WP: Bradley (2-0) 7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
Withrow 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
Texeira 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Bonifacio 2-4, 2B, R
Rojas 2-4, 2R
Ruiz 2-2, 2B, HR (10th), 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 BB
Kazmar 1-3, 2B

CLASS AA

Biloxi 3, Mississippi 2

SP: Povse 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
LP: Dirks (1-1) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER(1R), 3 BB, 2 K

Albies 2-4, 2B, R
Meneses 2-3
Hyams 1-4, RBI

ADVANCED CLASS A

Myrtle Beach 8, Carolina 4

LP: Beech (2-9) 5 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Lawlor 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 Er, 1 BB, 4 K
Moran 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Salazar 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K
Navarro 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Demeritte 2-4, HR (3rd), RBI
Godfrey 2-4, 2 RBI
Edgerton 1-4, RBI
Davidson 1-2, 2 R, BB

CLASS A

Rome 2, Kannapolis 1 (10)

SP: Toussaint 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
Kennedy 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
WP: Watts (2-1) 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Josephina 1-4, RBI
Seymour 1-2, R, BB, 2 SB
James 1-4

SHORT-SEASON

Game One
GCL Braves 7, GCL Tigers 2 (7)
Five errors for Tigers, 0 for Braves

WP: Rangel (3-1) 5.1 IP, 6 H,2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Davidson 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Schlosser (Save, 5) 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0K

Ventura 1-5, RBI
Crowley 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB (.347)
Boeldak 1-2, R, 2 RBI
AJP 1-3, R, BB
Concepcion 1-2, R, RBI

Game Two
GCL Braves 3, GCL Tigers 0 (7)

SP: Mejia 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
WP: J. De La Cruz (2-0) 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Hoekstra 1-3, 2B, R, RBI
Ventura 0-0, 3 BB, SB
Fernandez 1-3, RBI, SB
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Greeneville 10, Danville 4

SP: Walker 3.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Matos 3.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Rice 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Pache 2-4, BB
Keller 2-4, R, RBI
Cumberland 1-3, R, RBI


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DSL Braves (29-40) @ DSL Cardinals, ppd.

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[mqt]

Kind of crazy that Bradley has become one of the pitchers I'm most excited to track given our embarrassment of riches across our minor league rotations.

[rico43]

Kind of crazy that Bradley has become one of the pitchers I'm most excited to track given our embarrassment of riches across our minor league rotations.

First round picks are first round picks. One of the steals of the year.

[bravesfanMatt]

BTW.. AJ is rehabbing with GCL today. 1-2 with a BB/K/single - run scored. luckily he is DHing so Rangel is having a great day on the mound.

[bravesfanMatt]

also official on MLB Soroka in at 100

[50PoundHead]

Sweep for the GCLers. Jasseel de la Cruz continues his great work since coming stateside, running his scoreless innings streak to 15.

[Horsehide Harry]

BTW.. AJ is rehabbing with GCL today. 1-2 with a BB/K/single - run scored. luckily he is DHing so Rangel is having a great day on the mound.

Gonna show them boys how to crush a few Natti Lights...

[50PoundHead]

Gonna show them boys how to crush a few Natti Lights...

I'd hate to see A.J. arrested for contributing to the delinquency of minors. Hope he's checking IDs.

[mqt]

Ruiz and Demeritte both just hit HRs in the past few minutes.

[dak]

Ruiz through 5 innings: BB, HR, bases-clearing 2B.

[msstate7]

Ruiz through 5 innings: BB, HR, bases-clearing 2B.

Dfa beckham and call Ruiz up in September

[praeceps93]

Solid outing from Touki tonight. 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 1 ER, 9 Ks. 60 of 97 pitches for strikes.

[dak]

More nice work from Jed Bradley: 7 IP, 5H, 1 R, 4 BB, 6 Ks. With all due respect to Joel De La Cruz, would like to see Bradley take his spot so we can make an informed roster decision on him before he becomes an MiLB FA this Fall.

[TheBravos]

So he's a free agent this fall? We won't have anymore control?

[dak]

So he's a free agent this fall? We won't have anymore control?

He'll be a 6 year minor-league free agent, by my accounting. If we don't add him to the 40-man roster, he's free to sign wherever he pleases. His contract has never been purchased by an MLB team, so he has all 3 option years. That's a big point of value for him. If he was just your random 26 year old AAAA guy having a nice year that had already burned through his options, it would be different.

[TheBravos]

Sheew...did not know that. Yes...bring him up...why not.

[Managuarantano's Volunteers]

Nice 0-0 with 3BB and a steal game for Ventura. He seems to be mastering mind control over pitchers.

Before I made my profile, with Seymour's lead on stolen bases, I was considering Sey Mour Stolen Bases. I made the right choice.