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<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
Red-hot Mississippi was duly rewarded with players selected for the Southern League all-star game, to be played June 17 in Chattanooga
Named were:
Shae Simmons (promoted)
Williams Perez (injured)
James Hoyt
Aaron Northcraft
Mychal Jones
Elmer Reyes
MISSISSIPPI MOVES: Daniel Carroll demoted to Lynchburg; Mitch Atkins to Miss. from Gwinnett; FA Jorge Reyes assigned to Miss. Eric Berger released.
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Carolina League has also announced its all-stars.
Lynchburg players named:
Jose Peraza
Greg Ross
LYNCHBURG MOVES: Josh Elander on DL.
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Thanks to MLBTR for this item:
Former Pirates farmhand Cesar Lopez has signed a minor league deal with the Braves, according to the club’s transactions page. The 23-year-old Cuban-born hurler was pitching for the independent American Association’s Grand Prairie AirHogs (0-1, 6.23) prior to this deal. Lopez notched a 4.46 ERA with 10.0 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9 in 42 1/3 innings across three levels for the Pirates last season, though he topped out at Class-A Advanced.
He was assigned to the Rome roster; A.J. Holland was demoted to Danville.
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TWO-DAY RESULTS FROM THE MINORS
CLASS AAA
Wednesday's Game
Columbus 9, Gwinnett 4
LP: C. Martin (3-5) 4.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K.
Thomas 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.
Hamilton 1-4, HR (5th), 3 RBIs.
Pastornicky 1-4, R.
Gosselin 1-4, R.
Tuesday's Result
Columbus 5, Gwinnett 1
LP: Stewart (3-3) 6 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K.
Salcedo 1-3, R.
Hamilton 2-4.
CLASS AA
Wednesday's Game
Mississippi 8, Montgomery 5
WP: Northcraft (7-2) 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K.
Hoyt (Save, 3) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K.
Loman 1-5, HR (8th), 3 RBIs.
Hunter 3-4, 2B, R, 3 RBIs.
Rohm 3-4, 2B, 2 R.
Nunez 2-4, RBI.
Tuesday's Result
Mississippi 7, Montgomery 6
SP: Akins 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K.
WP: Cunniff (2-0) 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.
Hoyt (Save, 2) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
E. Reyes 3-5, R. (.335)
Leonard 3-6, R.
Landoni 3-5, R, RBI.
Loman 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Rohm 3-5, R, 2 RBIs.
ADVANCED CLASS A
Wednesday's Game
Myrtle Beach 7, Lynchburg 1 (6)
LP: Ross (4-2) 5 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 6 K.
Wren 1-2.
Peraza 1-2, 3B.
3 total hits.
Tuesday's Result
Myrtle Beach 6, Lynchburg 1
LP: Batista (2-2) 5 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K.
Skinner 1-3, 2B.
Wren 1-5, 2B, SB. (27)
Ahrens 1-3, 2B, RBI.
CLASS A
Wednesday's Game
Augusta 12, Rome 8
LP: Gil (3-3) 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K.
C. Lopez 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K. (debut)
V. Reyes 2-5, RBI.
Schrader 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBIs, HBP.
R.Wilson 4-5, 3 R, RBI.
Franco 2-5, 2B, 3 RBIs.
Tuesday's Result
Rome 4, Augusta 3
SP: Watts (1-0) 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K.
Otero (Save, 1) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB. 3 K.
Camargo 2-5, 2B, R, RBI.
Schrader 3-4, 2B, 2 RBIs.
Caratini 1-2, HR (2nd), RBI.
SHORT-SEASON
Wednesday's Game
DSL Pirates 9, DSL Braves 6 (10)
SP: Mora 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
Heredia 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.
LP: Laguna (0-1) 2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.
Wilems 2-4, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBIs.
Salazar 2-4, R, BB.
Cortes 1-4, 3B, 2 R, RBI.
Tuesday's Result
DSL Braves 10, DSL Pirates 6
SP: Sanchez 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.
WP: Manzanares (1-0) 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K.
Moreno (Save, 2) 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Jesus Jones 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 0 K.
Arias 1-4, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBIs. (.385)
Castro 4-4, 3 R, BB. (C)
Tejeda 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBIs, SB. (also OF assist, from R)
Named were:
Shae Simmons (promoted)
Williams Perez (injured)
James Hoyt
Aaron Northcraft
Mychal Jones
Elmer Reyes
MISSISSIPPI MOVES: Daniel Carroll demoted to Lynchburg; Mitch Atkins to Miss. from Gwinnett; FA Jorge Reyes assigned to Miss. Eric Berger released.
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Carolina League has also announced its all-stars.
Lynchburg players named:
Jose Peraza
Greg Ross
LYNCHBURG MOVES: Josh Elander on DL.
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Thanks to MLBTR for this item:
Former Pirates farmhand Cesar Lopez has signed a minor league deal with the Braves, according to the club’s transactions page. The 23-year-old Cuban-born hurler was pitching for the independent American Association’s Grand Prairie AirHogs (0-1, 6.23) prior to this deal. Lopez notched a 4.46 ERA with 10.0 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9 in 42 1/3 innings across three levels for the Pirates last season, though he topped out at Class-A Advanced.
He was assigned to the Rome roster; A.J. Holland was demoted to Danville.
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TWO-DAY RESULTS FROM THE MINORS
CLASS AAA
Wednesday's Game
Columbus 9, Gwinnett 4
LP: C. Martin (3-5) 4.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K.
Thomas 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.
Hamilton 1-4, HR (5th), 3 RBIs.
Pastornicky 1-4, R.
Gosselin 1-4, R.
Tuesday's Result
Columbus 5, Gwinnett 1
LP: Stewart (3-3) 6 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K.
Salcedo 1-3, R.
Hamilton 2-4.
CLASS AA
Wednesday's Game
Mississippi 8, Montgomery 5
WP: Northcraft (7-2) 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K.
Hoyt (Save, 3) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K.
Loman 1-5, HR (8th), 3 RBIs.
Hunter 3-4, 2B, R, 3 RBIs.
Rohm 3-4, 2B, 2 R.
Nunez 2-4, RBI.
Tuesday's Result
Mississippi 7, Montgomery 6
SP: Akins 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K.
WP: Cunniff (2-0) 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.
Hoyt (Save, 2) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
E. Reyes 3-5, R. (.335)
Leonard 3-6, R.
Landoni 3-5, R, RBI.
Loman 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Rohm 3-5, R, 2 RBIs.
ADVANCED CLASS A
Wednesday's Game
Myrtle Beach 7, Lynchburg 1 (6)
LP: Ross (4-2) 5 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 6 K.
Wren 1-2.
Peraza 1-2, 3B.
3 total hits.
Tuesday's Result
Myrtle Beach 6, Lynchburg 1
LP: Batista (2-2) 5 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K.
Skinner 1-3, 2B.
Wren 1-5, 2B, SB. (27)
Ahrens 1-3, 2B, RBI.
CLASS A
Wednesday's Game
Augusta 12, Rome 8
LP: Gil (3-3) 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K.
C. Lopez 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K. (debut)
V. Reyes 2-5, RBI.
Schrader 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBIs, HBP.
R.Wilson 4-5, 3 R, RBI.
Franco 2-5, 2B, 3 RBIs.
Tuesday's Result
Rome 4, Augusta 3
SP: Watts (1-0) 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K.
Otero (Save, 1) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB. 3 K.
Camargo 2-5, 2B, R, RBI.
Schrader 3-4, 2B, 2 RBIs.
Caratini 1-2, HR (2nd), RBI.
SHORT-SEASON
Wednesday's Game
DSL Pirates 9, DSL Braves 6 (10)
SP: Mora 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
Heredia 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.
LP: Laguna (0-1) 2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.
Wilems 2-4, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBIs.
Salazar 2-4, R, BB.
Cortes 1-4, 3B, 2 R, RBI.
Tuesday's Result
DSL Braves 10, DSL Pirates 6
SP: Sanchez 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.
WP: Manzanares (1-0) 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K.
Moreno (Save, 2) 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Jesus Jones 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 0 K.
Arias 1-4, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBIs. (.385)
Castro 4-4, 3 R, BB. (C)
Tejeda 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBIs, SB. (also OF assist, from R)
