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<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
He nowhere near the hot list of Braves prospect, but it undeniable that 24-year-old first baseman Joey Meneses is having a year that will put him on the prospect map. After going 1-for-2 in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader, he is hitting .342. In the Advanced Class A Carolina League, he began today with an 18-point lead in the league batting race. He also has the most hits in the league.
This week, named Carolina League POW, Meneses has had back-to-back 4-hit games, including a walk-off RBI single.
After having a 15-game hitting streak in May, he has hit in 8 of his last nine games, with six of them multi-hit games. Monday, he had a career-high five RBIs after previous posting four RBIs on Saturday. He has shown some power; his 17 doubles are fourth in the league, and he has a team-leading five homers.
Meneses, a Mexico native, broke in with the Braves in the 2011 DSL season at age 18. He came back to the DSL a year later and raised his average 100 points, to .303. He has had to move up the chain slowly, needing two years at each level. At Rome, he hit .257 in 2013, .283 in '14.
His 2014 season was plagued by two stints on the disabled list, a wrist injury causing problems much of the year.
Hit .239 at Carolina last year, but is on a rampage this year.
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TUESDAY'S MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
CLASS AAA
Lehigh Valley 7, Gwinnett 6
BIG TIME BLOWN SAVE, Allowed 5 runs in bottom of 9th
SP: De La Cruz 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Marksberry 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Jenkins 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Roney 0.1 IP, 0 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
L: Ramirez (1-2, BS) 0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Ruiz 2-3, BB
Albies 1-5, BB
Recker 2-4, 2 HR (6th, 7th), BB, 3 RBI
Brignac 1-4, HR (2nd), RBI
Mustelier 1-3, 2 R, 2B, BB
Castro 1-3, RBI
CLASS AA
Mississippi 5, Jackson 1
SP: Whalen 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K
WP: Cabrera (3-3, BS) 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Cunniff 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Swanson 2-4, 2B, 3B, R, 3 RBI
Schrader 1-3, HR (6th), BB, RBI
Camargo 3-4, R
D.Peterson 1-4, RBI
ADVANCED CLASS A
Game One
Lyncburg 7, Carolina 3 (7)
LP: Clark (0-8) 4.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
Giardina 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (catcher moved)
Giardina 2-3, R, RBI
Obregon 1-3, 2 RBI
Meneses 1-2, BB (.342)
Gaylor 1-2, 2 BB
(Only 3 hits)
Game Two
Lynchburg 9, Carolina 4 (7)
SP: Bird 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
LP: Salazar (1-3) 0.2 IP, 1 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, WP
Lewis 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER(1R), 0 BB, 0 K
Minter 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Mendez 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Odom 2-3, HR (7th), RBI
Davidson 1-2, 2B, R, RBI, BB
Meneses 2-4, 2B, R (.345)
Murphy 1-3, 2B, R, RBI
CLASS A
Columbia 6, Rome 2
LP: Soroka (1-6) 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Matos 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Sobotka 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Dykstra 1-4
Herbert 1-4, 2 RBI
Ellison 2-3
DSL SHORT-SEASON
DSL Braves 8, DSL Brewers 1
Julian 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Pantoja 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
WP: Sepulveda (1-0) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
Joaquin 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Sanchez (Save, 1) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
(Combination 3-hitter)
Michel 3-5, 3 R, 3B, 2 RBI, SB
Juan Morales 2-5, 3B, 2 RBI
Centeno 1-3, R
Bermudez 2-3, 2 R, RBI
Lora 1-3, 2 RBI
This week, named Carolina League POW, Meneses has had back-to-back 4-hit games, including a walk-off RBI single.
After having a 15-game hitting streak in May, he has hit in 8 of his last nine games, with six of them multi-hit games. Monday, he had a career-high five RBIs after previous posting four RBIs on Saturday. He has shown some power; his 17 doubles are fourth in the league, and he has a team-leading five homers.
Meneses, a Mexico native, broke in with the Braves in the 2011 DSL season at age 18. He came back to the DSL a year later and raised his average 100 points, to .303. He has had to move up the chain slowly, needing two years at each level. At Rome, he hit .257 in 2013, .283 in '14.
His 2014 season was plagued by two stints on the disabled list, a wrist injury causing problems much of the year.
Hit .239 at Carolina last year, but is on a rampage this year.
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TUESDAY'S MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
CLASS AAA
Lehigh Valley 7, Gwinnett 6
BIG TIME BLOWN SAVE, Allowed 5 runs in bottom of 9th
SP: De La Cruz 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Marksberry 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Jenkins 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Roney 0.1 IP, 0 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
L: Ramirez (1-2, BS) 0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Ruiz 2-3, BB
Albies 1-5, BB
Recker 2-4, 2 HR (6th, 7th), BB, 3 RBI
Brignac 1-4, HR (2nd), RBI
Mustelier 1-3, 2 R, 2B, BB
Castro 1-3, RBI
CLASS AA
Mississippi 5, Jackson 1
SP: Whalen 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K
WP: Cabrera (3-3, BS) 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Cunniff 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Swanson 2-4, 2B, 3B, R, 3 RBI
Schrader 1-3, HR (6th), BB, RBI
Camargo 3-4, R
D.Peterson 1-4, RBI
ADVANCED CLASS A
Game One
Lyncburg 7, Carolina 3 (7)
LP: Clark (0-8) 4.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
Giardina 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (catcher moved)
Giardina 2-3, R, RBI
Obregon 1-3, 2 RBI
Meneses 1-2, BB (.342)
Gaylor 1-2, 2 BB
(Only 3 hits)
Game Two
Lynchburg 9, Carolina 4 (7)
SP: Bird 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
LP: Salazar (1-3) 0.2 IP, 1 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, WP
Lewis 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER(1R), 0 BB, 0 K
Minter 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Mendez 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Odom 2-3, HR (7th), RBI
Davidson 1-2, 2B, R, RBI, BB
Meneses 2-4, 2B, R (.345)
Murphy 1-3, 2B, R, RBI
CLASS A
Columbia 6, Rome 2
LP: Soroka (1-6) 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Matos 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Sobotka 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Dykstra 1-4
Herbert 1-4, 2 RBI
Ellison 2-3
DSL SHORT-SEASON
DSL Braves 8, DSL Brewers 1
Julian 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Pantoja 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
WP: Sepulveda (1-0) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
Joaquin 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Sanchez (Save, 1) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
(Combination 3-hitter)
Michel 3-5, 3 R, 3B, 2 RBI, SB
Juan Morales 2-5, 3B, 2 RBI
Centeno 1-3, R
Bermudez 2-3, 2 R, RBI
Lora 1-3, 2 RBI
