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<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
For the second straight game, GM John Coppolella was present in Chattanooga to watch Mississippi. After a shaky Sean Newcomb spotted the Lookouts a 4-0, the M-Braves rallied for a 5-4 win to end their seven game losing streak. They were down to their final strike before Oz Albies delivered a two-run triple, completing his three-hit game that also included a double.
As much of a relief as the win was, the disappointment in Newcomb was palpable. The big lefty, laboring in 94-degree heat, needed 32 pitches to get through the first inning, giving up a pair of runs. Newcomb found his groove briefly, but left the game trailing 4-2. A.J. Minter had another three-strikeout inning and the Braves added a third run in the eighth before the last-ditch rally.
But the team slump continues. Peterson, Meneses, Schrader and Franco were all 0-fer. Odom, who has earned the No.1 catcher's job over Astudillo, had a double, single and run scored, while Steve Gaylor had two hits and two runs scored.
Mader, like Weigel an undeserving 0-2, starts for Mississippi Monday night.
As much of a relief as the win was, the disappointment in Newcomb was palpable. The big lefty, laboring in 94-degree heat, needed 32 pitches to get through the first inning, giving up a pair of runs. Newcomb found his groove briefly, but left the game trailing 4-2. A.J. Minter had another three-strikeout inning and the Braves added a third run in the eighth before the last-ditch rally.
But the team slump continues. Peterson, Meneses, Schrader and Franco were all 0-fer. Odom, who has earned the No.1 catcher's job over Astudillo, had a double, single and run scored, while Steve Gaylor had two hits and two runs scored.
Mader, like Weigel an undeserving 0-2, starts for Mississippi Monday night.
