rico43
<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
With Freddy Garcia moving to Gwinnett and Phil Gosselin returning, infielder Luis Nunez has been released. Reliever Tyler Brosius has been promoted from Danville to the Rome Braves.
Reliever Tyler Vail and outfielder Cody Livesay were both promoted from the GCL to Danville.
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This has been mentioned briefly on this board, but a grudging tip of Fredi's hat must be made in the direction of the Gulf Coast League Nationals team, which is going into it final stretch of games with a 46-9 record. That's an absurd .836 winning percentage.
The absudity continues with the Nationals' home record: 25-2. They have a 23-game lead in their division. They have a .282 team batting average, 20 points higher than second place, 105 stolen bases -- over 30 more than their closest pursuer.
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SATURDAY'S GAMES
CLASS AAA
Columbus 4, Gwinnett (57-78) 3
SP: Poveda 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K.
LP: Beimel (1-2) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
Carrithers 2-5, 2B, RBI, SB; Gartrell 1-4, 2B, RBI; Leonard 1-3, RBI.
CLASS AA
Huntsville 2. Mississippi (71-60) 0
LP: Thomas (7-8) 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
Moran 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Pedroza 1-3, 2B; La Stella 1-2, 2 BB (.331).
ADVANCED CLASS A
Lynchburg (66-63) 3, Frederick 1
WP: Ross (9-6) 7 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K.
Cornely (Save, 10) 1 IP, 0 H, 1 K.
Lipka 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R; Kubitza 1-4, 2B, RBI; Rohm 2-4, R (.309); Moses 1-2, RBI.
CLASS A
Kannapolis 6, Rome (69-62) 1
LP: Cabrera (3-8) 4 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 4 BB, 3 K.
Chaffee 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K, 2 HBP.
Sanchez 1-3, RBI; Kalenkosky 1-4, 2B; Wren 1-3, R, 2 SB (29); Meneses 1-3.
DSL BRAVES
(End of season)
DSL Brewers @ DSL Braves
SP: TBA.
Friday Game
DSL Brewers 4, DSL Braves 2
LP::Manzanares (0-6) 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.
Cleofa 3-4, 2 R, HR (1st), RBI; Estevez 1-4.
GULF COAST LEAGUE
GCL Braves (23-33) 5, GCL Astros 1
SP: Grosser 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K.
WP: Zavala (1-3) 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K.
Reed Harper 2-3; Hagenmiller 3-4, 2 2B, R, RBI; Murphy 1-3, 2B, RBI.
Suspended Game
GCL Astros 9, GCL Braves 8 (15)
SP: Caicedo 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 0 K.
Kimbrel 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
LP: Espinosa (3-4) 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K.
Reed Harper 2-8, R, 2 BB (.302); Sears 1-3, R, SB; Hass 1-3, 2, R, RBI; Murphy 1-8, RBI; F. Sanchez 0-5, R, 2 BB, 5 K..
APPALCHIAN LEAGUE
Danville (26-33) 3, Greeneville 1
WP: Dettmann (2-4) 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER(1R), 2 BB, 3 K. (2.30).
Swanner (Save, 5) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Moranda 1-2, RBI; Brown 1-3, R, SB; Camargo 1-3, R.
Reliever Tyler Vail and outfielder Cody Livesay were both promoted from the GCL to Danville.
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This has been mentioned briefly on this board, but a grudging tip of Fredi's hat must be made in the direction of the Gulf Coast League Nationals team, which is going into it final stretch of games with a 46-9 record. That's an absurd .836 winning percentage.
The absudity continues with the Nationals' home record: 25-2. They have a 23-game lead in their division. They have a .282 team batting average, 20 points higher than second place, 105 stolen bases -- over 30 more than their closest pursuer.
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SATURDAY'S GAMES
CLASS AAA
Columbus 4, Gwinnett (57-78) 3
SP: Poveda 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K.
LP: Beimel (1-2) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
Carrithers 2-5, 2B, RBI, SB; Gartrell 1-4, 2B, RBI; Leonard 1-3, RBI.
CLASS AA
Huntsville 2. Mississippi (71-60) 0
LP: Thomas (7-8) 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
Moran 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Pedroza 1-3, 2B; La Stella 1-2, 2 BB (.331).
ADVANCED CLASS A
Lynchburg (66-63) 3, Frederick 1
WP: Ross (9-6) 7 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K.
Cornely (Save, 10) 1 IP, 0 H, 1 K.
Lipka 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R; Kubitza 1-4, 2B, RBI; Rohm 2-4, R (.309); Moses 1-2, RBI.
CLASS A
Kannapolis 6, Rome (69-62) 1
LP: Cabrera (3-8) 4 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 4 BB, 3 K.
Chaffee 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K, 2 HBP.
Sanchez 1-3, RBI; Kalenkosky 1-4, 2B; Wren 1-3, R, 2 SB (29); Meneses 1-3.
DSL BRAVES
(End of season)
DSL Brewers @ DSL Braves
SP: TBA.
Friday Game
DSL Brewers 4, DSL Braves 2
LP::Manzanares (0-6) 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.
Cleofa 3-4, 2 R, HR (1st), RBI; Estevez 1-4.
GULF COAST LEAGUE
GCL Braves (23-33) 5, GCL Astros 1
SP: Grosser 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K.
WP: Zavala (1-3) 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K.
Reed Harper 2-3; Hagenmiller 3-4, 2 2B, R, RBI; Murphy 1-3, 2B, RBI.
Suspended Game
GCL Astros 9, GCL Braves 8 (15)
SP: Caicedo 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 0 K.
Kimbrel 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
LP: Espinosa (3-4) 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K.
Reed Harper 2-8, R, 2 BB (.302); Sears 1-3, R, SB; Hass 1-3, 2, R, RBI; Murphy 1-8, RBI; F. Sanchez 0-5, R, 2 BB, 5 K..
APPALCHIAN LEAGUE
Danville (26-33) 3, Greeneville 1
WP: Dettmann (2-4) 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER(1R), 2 BB, 3 K. (2.30).
Swanner (Save, 5) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Moranda 1-2, RBI; Brown 1-3, R, SB; Camargo 1-3, R.